Local Notes From Kennebunk And Portland Area
Surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Norman Nadeau of Boothby Road. Charles Sloan of South Portland visiting relatives in Portland. Mrs Ola Maguire and Marion Maguire with grandson Neil Gumprecht toured Leeds and Wayne. Ronald Robertson family returned to Summer Street after visit with Ralph Robertson family. John R. McInnis and wife returned to 29 Palms California. he serves with U S Marines. Robert Littlefield of Lowell visiting sister Mary Taylor in Bourne Street. Jon Milligan of Kennebunk bought four apartment houses on Portland Street opposite the Kennebunk Drive-In and plans renovations before renting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Nadeau
Boothby Road
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Charles J. Sloan
Charles R. Sloan
South Portland
Lloyd Jewett
Ross Road
Ola Maguire
Marion Maguire
Neil Gumprecht
Leeds
Wayne
Ronald Robertson
Ralph
Roger
David
Summer Street
Ralph H. Robertson
East Sullivan
John R. McInnis
29 Palms
Calif
Lena McInnis
High Street
McInnis
U. S. Marines
Robert Littlefield
Lowell
Mass.s
Mary Taylor
Bourne Street
Jon Milligan
Kennebunk
Land's End
Cape Porpoise
Daniel J. Crowley
Portland Street
Kennebunk Drive-in
Milligan
Summer Stages In Rev John Godfrey Greene
Greene a former local pastor will guest teach at church services. S/Sgt Walter Myers and daughter Pamela visiting family in town. Myers to return to Mississippi with wife and kids this week. Carleton Jenness and Portland guests of Mrs Wilbur Woodman. others hosted by Ruth Stevens. Pioneer girls meeting notes birthdays for Sharon Bumford and Pamela Goodwin with Emma Goodwin and Charlotte Bumford. Kennebunkport Playhouse to stage Gore Vidal The Best Man August 6 with Frank Lovejoy and Shepperd Strudwick. Moonlit Bagdad in Arundel Opera Theatre production of Kismet featuring Wesley Boynton and an ensemble cast. Omar Khayyam played by Robert Byars. Lalume by Carolyn Kimball or Gwen Theis. Kismet runs August 8-11. Ogunquit Playhouse presents The ComplaisANT Lover starring Walter Pidgeon and Martha Scott August 6-11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Godfrey
Greene
Edward Furman
State Island
N. Y
Walter Myers
Pamela
Lydia Myers
David Gale
Ruth Stevens
Beatrice Sadler
Waban
Mass
Barbara Fradsham
Christine Sargent
Massachusetts
Sharon Bumford
Pamela Goodwin
Pioneer Girls
Emma Goodwin
Charlotte Bumford
Eva and
Joan Goodwin
Emily Ricker
Sheri Reed
Cynthia Wood
Lois Randall
Susanne Clark
Betty Brown
Mrs. Gale
Frank Lovejoy
Kennebunkport Playhouse
Gore Vidal
Shepperd Strudwick
U. S. Steel
Omnibus
Perry Mason
Thomas Jefferson
Wendell Wilkie
20Th Century Fox
Lovejoy
McGraw
Home of the Brave,” ‘the Beachhead,” and “House of Wax."’ Lovejoy
Kennebunkport
Maine
Ancient
Bagdad
Arundel Opera Theatre
Kismet
Wright
Forrest
Wesley Boynton
Marsinah
Elizabeth LeBrun
Arundel
New England
New York
Caliph
Carlos Faria
Keneath Roberts
Faria
Tommy Albright
Carolyn Kimball
Gwen Theis
Carolyn
Boston University
University of Colorado
Longy School of Music
Cambridge
Armed Service
Gwen
University of Arkansas
Finian
Susan the
Gene
Leo Miller
Hassan- Ben
Wazir
Police
Baby Doe
Ogunquit Playhouse
Graham Greene
Walter Pidgeon
Martha Scott
Pidgeon
Way
Mrs. Miniver
Green
Valley
Miss Scott
Ben Hur
Mr. Pennypacker
Burgess Meredith
Nearly 100 Art Exhibits At Brick Store Museum
The 22nd annual art exhibition at Brick Store Museum Kennebunk drew 90 plus works in oils water colors and graphics with judges Charles Abbott and William Preston selecting George Kunkels oil White head Monhegan as Bertha K Barstow Memorial prize winner. Fifty two artists exhibited including Mildred Andrew Marcia Bailey Ralph Booth Martha Borman Elizabeth Bromley Helen Chace David Chapman Dorothy Cole Alan Crane and many others. The show opens August 7 with a 3 to 5 p m reception and runs through August with gallery hours 10 a m to 4 30 p m Tuesday through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brick Store Museum
Kennebunk
Charles Abbott
Massachusetts College of Art
William Preston
Ogunquit
George Kunkels
Whitehead
Monhegan
Bertha K. Barstow
F. Wenderoth Saunders
M. Quint Rose
Edna A. Wood
Thomas D. Green
Pine Hill Quarry
Nancy Namec
Alan Crane
the Mirror
Mildred Andrew
Richmond Hill
N. Y
Marcia E. Bailey
Crono
Ralph Booth
Martha Borman
Canton
Ohio
Elizabeth R. Bromley
Huntington
W. Virginia
Helen S. Chace
Westford
Mass
David F. Chapman
Wells
Dorothy T. Cole
Dayton
Kenne
D. Green
West Hartford
Conn
June L. Griffin
Lewiston
Charlotte Louise Groom
Cincinnati
Ruth
Hammond
Brunswick
Elaine L. Hanton
Rochester
N. H
Anne Power Hardenbergh
Canterbury
N.H
Priscilla Hartley
Kittery
Marjorie F. Heck
Cape Porpoise
William Henderson
York Harbor
Ruth Howland
Charlotte K. Jones
Freeport
Edward Mayo
Kennebunkport
Nancy Nemec
Hastings-on-Hudson
Dee Parfitt
Manchester
Kitty Parsons
Rockport
Florence B. Patten
Edna Perkins
Kennebunk Beach
Margaret C. Phares
Hillside
Measuring molasses or syrup in old kitchens
In historical cooking, the trick to measure sticky syrups is to grease the vessel first so the molasses or syrup releases cleanly. This tip helps prevent clinging, ensuring accurate amounts without waste.
Ground Broken For Glen-Mor 16 Lane Bowling Center
Ground breaking ceremonies were held in Kennebunk for the Glen-Mor 16 lane bowling center on Portland Street opposite the Kennebunk Drive-In Theatre. Co owners Lyman and George Matthews and partners from Cape Porpoise attended with Town officials and local business leaders. The building, due to be completed in November, will cover 9 by 130 feet, feature underground ball returns, wall to wall carpeting, and Colonial styling with brick and block construction. Automatic pin setters will be installed by Bowl Mor Corp and Brunswick lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen-Mor
Portland Street
Kennebunk
Philip Matthews
Ronnie Wood
Wesley Leech
Earl Davis
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
Gerard Genest
Glen- Mor
Kennebunk Drive-In
Lyman Matthews
Phillip
George Wood
Ronnie
Cape Porpoise
Robert York
Jon Milligan
Kennebunk Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
Kenne
Bowl-Mor Corp
Brunswick Corp
Glen Mor
Beach Art Exhibit Slated Next Week
The fifth annual exhibit by the Old Orchard Beach Art Association will run August 8 9 and 10 at Jordan Hall Temple Avenue Ocean Park from 2 to 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Old Orchard Beach Art Association
Jordan Hall
Temple Avenue
Ocean Park
Local Art Exhibition Opens With Prizes and Refreshments
Exhibits will feature oils water colors and pastels by local artists summer visitors and friends Prizes will be awarded and refreshments served as in past years Posters advertising the exhibition open to the public are on display today in Old Orchard Beach and the Ocean Park area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Ocean Park
Kennebunk Rotary Club Barbecue Draws 750 Attendees
About 750 attended the annual chicken barbecue sponsored by the Kennebunk Rotary Club held at the Kennebunk Junior High school grounds. Charles MacDonald Jr led cooking with aides. John Seekins Jr and others handled setup, publicity, ticketing, serving, parking, and cleanup under coordinated chairmanships. Wood of Cape Porpoise and Matthews of Cape Porpoise are noted local figures tied to regional business and bowling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Kennebunk
Charles MacDonald, Jr
Charles Cole
Robert Marier, Jr
Kenneth Burr
Jon Milligan
Burr
John Seekins, Jr
John Christensen
Frank Beard
Thomas Reagan
Richard Farftsworth
Charles
John Wilcox
Theodore C. Kingsbury
William Bergen
Charles Crosman
Norris Stephens
Leonard Angell
William Berry
E. E. McPherres
Wendell Fessenden
Ernest Fessenden
Vernon Littlefield
Roger Gonneville
A Packard
Vacation Sermons at St John Church in Sheboygan
Rev Fr Sweetser of Grace Church Sheboygan will lead services at St John Church St John Street on August 5 and 12 while Rev Harold McElwain is away. Services at 8 a.m. Holy Communion and 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Hymns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. Sweetser
Grace
Charles F. Phillips
Secretary Street
Bates
Ogunquit Lobster Salad Supper At Church Hall
A lobster salad supper is planned for Saturday at Ogunquit Methodist church Plummer hall Shore road. Serving hours 5 30 to 7 30 p m sponsored by Ogunquit Methodist Men s club Reservations available at the church on the day from 10 30 a m to 1 30 p m or 4 30 p m to serving time Edwin Littlefield is general chairman of arrangements Frank Keene of Ogunquit is a patient at York Village hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit
Frank Keene
York Village
Gannett Employees To Get Pay Hikes
Portland reports Guy Gannett Publishing Co. completed four union contracts by signing a two year deal with the Portland Newspaper Guild on Wednesday. The agreement sets wage increases and terms for members of the guild statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gannett
Portland
Guy Gannett Publishing Co
Portland Newspaper Guild
Beach Electrician Files In Bankruptcy
Frank C. Bernier of Old Orchard Beach filed a bankruptcy petition in U S District Court in Portland. Debts total $14 654 with $2 854 unsecured and $200 exempt. Four area residents also filed wage earner plans Knapp Le Mieux and the Bouthots all of Biddeford. Knapp debts $5 068 assets $100 exempt. Le Mieux debts $2 058 assets $203 with $200 exempt. the Bouthots debts $2 207 assets $250 with $200 exempt. Contracts with unions may affect payroll by about $134 000 annually by 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Bernier
Old Orchard Beach
U. S. District Court
Portland
Bernier
Floyd W. Knapp
Wells
Francis T. Lemieux
Donald G. Bouthot
Jeannine A. Bouthot
Biddeford
Knapp
Kindergarten Considered Important Education Step
Leslie J. Nason advises on establishing a town kindergarten noting its role in preparing children for first grade. He stresses positive transition, hands on practice before writing, and reading readiness, and urges parents to pursue a local program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Nason
H. H
Norristown
Mr. Nason
D. F
San Francisco
Patty
Vandals Sentenced in Kennebunk Beach Damage Case
Thomas Court, 18, of Bourne Street Kennebunk, received an indefinite sentence to the Men's Reformatory at South Windham after pleading guilty to vandalism at Kennebunk Beach. Two juveniles got sentences to the State School for Boys. one received a suspended sentence and two years probation. A juvenile’s probation for auto theft was revoked and he was sent to the reform school. The spree stretched along a five to six mile area at Kennebunk Beach and Upper Village in mid July with damage in the thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformatory
Kennebunk Beach
Kennebunk Lower Village
Medford Pastor To Preach At Ocean Park Temple Service
Rev Lyle O Bristol of Medford Mass will be guest preacher at The Temple Ocean Park Sunday 10 30 am interdenominational service. Other honorees include Rev Albert R Phillips and Rev M C Allen with music by Camp Azalea girls and Temple choir. Also beach vesper speaker Rev Frank H Knight Jr will discuss The Holy Land Today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle O. Bristol
First Baptist Church
Medford
Mass
Temple
Ocean Park
Assembly Committee
The
Ocean Park Association
Albert R Phillips
Central Square Baptist Church
Portland
M. C. Allen
Lawrence
Kans
Virginia McGann
Camp Azalea
Temple Choir
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Association
B. C
James Adams
George E. Gregory
Roy E. Polleys
Mr. Polleys
Emily F. Bond
Margaret A. Dunbar
Harold A. Osgood
A. Huestis Sulis
Winona Avenue
Frank H. Knight, Jr
North Attleboro
Holy Land
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Edmund Cashen Dial
Lebanon
Kate
John McTiernan
Jawan
Baby
Albany
Robert G. Buchanan
Gerard Leavitt
Morse Haithwaite
Thomas Piccard
John Kelsey
Brick Store
Penny
Anders
Donald D. Kimball
Maling
Best Buys
Corvair
Chrysler
Plymouth
LC. &L
Maling, Inc
Ifred Road
Kennebunk Rotary Club
Wood
Langsford House
Woodsford Businessmen's Club
Matthews
Ola Orchard Beach
Clement P. Wight
Dial
Albeo G
Lapierre
Beach Electrician
International Typographical Union
International Pressmen and Assistant's Union
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union
Nason
Leslie J. Nason
University of Southern California
Temple Service
Armand J. Mercier
Dyer ST
Saco
du Pont
Pat. Ork
Alfred Street
DuPont Paints
Ross G. Wyman
Dentistry
Main Street
Kennebunk, Maine
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