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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1959

Page

3

Kennebunk River Carnival Opens With 10000 Expected

More than 10 000 people are expected in Kennebunk for the 74th River Carnival sponsored by the Kennebunk Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce. Activities include lobster boat tours, a water ski show, a boat parade, concerts by Sabre Drum and Bugle Corps, and an aerial fireworks finale. Highlights feature a 2 p.m. baseball game at Parson’s Field and a 8:30 p.m. boat parade up the Kennebunk River with prizes for boat classes. Open houses and museum displays run through the day, with Harbor Square entertainment and a Dock Square concert in Kennebunkport.

Kennebunk Maine Kennebunkport Braves Harris Nine Parson's Field Sabre Andrews Post American Legion Portland Dock Square Kennebunkport New Eng Kennebunk Beach Nebunk River Kennebunk Feach Chamber of Commerce

Beach. Kenne bunk resident patient at Leech Nursing Home

George Chessman of Kennebunk is a patient at the Leech Nursing Home on Storer Street. Mrs. Richard Welch of Portland Street is on a week’s vacation from duties at the Kennebunk Savings Bank.

Beach George Chessman Kennebunk Leech Nursing Home Storer Street Richard Welch Portland Street Kennebunk Savings Bank

Curator To Speak At Brick Store Museum

John Kent Tilton, director of the Scalamandre Museum of Tex tiles in New York City, will lecture to Brick Store Museum members on August 18 at 8 p m in the Lord Gallery. The talk, An Historic Tour of the National Shrines of America, will feature colored slides of houses using Neo-classic Louis XVI textiles.

John Kent Tilton Scalamandre Museum of Textiles New York City Brick Store Museum Lord America Tilton Mt. Vernon Monticello Gumston Hall George Mason Jeremiah Lee Marblehead Tryon Place Royal Crown Derby Sheraton

Kennebunk Post Office Resumes Duties Asst. Postmaster Returns

Assistant Postmaster Edward C. Winston resumes duties at the Kennebunk post office after a month long annual leave. Arundel Grange No. 486 will meet August 21 at 8 p m instead of August 28. Harold and Mrs Sargent of High street visited Springvale with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Alexander Dewire. Melvin Sargent was taken to Maine Medical Center by KenneBunk Fire Department ambulance. Guests for a week at Elizabeth Smiths Sumner street home include Mr and Mrs Edward Rotell Garnerville NY. Mr and Mrs E D McKeon and…

Edward C. Winston Kennebunk Arundel Grange No. 486 Harold Sargent High Street Springvale Alexander Dewire Melvin Sargent Maine Medical Center Portland Kennebunk Fire Department Summer Street Elizabeth Smith Edward Rotell Garnerville N. Y E. D. McKeon

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the Museum of the Kennebunkport Historical Society Janet Port St. Joe Fla Rita Laurel Sanford Edmund Cashen Arnold Truscott Samuel Simpson R. D. Carrier Nancy Leech Boothby Road A. Wesley Leech Elfred Leach Tommy Oneonta Leech Sea River Brent Hill Gitta Foupe Red Cross American National Red Cross Don Brick Store Dial YU George Biddeford Fey Kaene George’s Electric Main Street Fishman's Bayon Pants Bermudas IM. H. Fishman
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