Pilgrimage to Monastery Topic for State Meeting
The Maine State Council of Union St John the Baptist association discussed the statewide pilgrimage to the Franciscan monastery in Kennebunkport set for Sunday August 27. Attendees at the Biddeford meeting included state president Moses J. Barbeau and state secretary Miss Lucienne C. Metayer, with public invitation extended for outdoor mass at 11 followed by dinner.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
State Council of Union St John the Baptist Association
Lucienne C. Metayer
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Moses J. Barbeau
Sanford
Adelard Janelle
Lewiston
Raphael Leclarc
Rodolphe Lemieux
Westbrook
Catherine Bourque
Portland
Lillian I. Viger
Napoleon Nadeau
Annual River Carnival Begs Week Of Events In Kennebunkport
The Kennebunk Kennebunkport Chamber starts a River Carnival week with events across Kennebunkport and Arundel. A Tuesday 10 a.m. food fair at Washington Park, a 5 to 7:30 p.m. chicken barbecue at Park Street playground, and open house at the Youth Center. Various activities follow including fairs, exhibits, dances, fireworks, a lobster bake, and an intrepid parade of boats with a sailing race set for August 20 at the Arundel Yacht Club.
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Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
Washington Park
Alewive Grange
Park Street
Rotary Club
Aurora Star Club
Kenebunkport
Masonic Temple
Arundel Pottery
Arundel
Madena Star Club
Cape Porpoise
Kennebunk Beach
South Congregational Church
Kennebunkport
Adult Fellowship
Kennebunk-Kennebunket Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Arundel Yacht Club
Double Fete Held At Wilfred Reid Home
A dinner party at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilfred Reid Sr Kennebunk honored their 43rd wedding anniversary and the birthday of their son FE Reid Kennebunkport. Guests included Wilfred Reid Jr Charles E Reid Charles Jr and Gregory Paramus NJ Wallace E Reid Kennebunkport plus the Reid clan. The Arundel hotel in Kennebunkport hosted their honeymoon stay now run by son Wallace. They are parents to three sons and 11 grandchildren.
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Wilfred Reid
Colonial Drive
Kennebunk
FE. Reid
Kennebunkport
Wilfred Reid, Jr
Charles E. Reid
Charles, Jr
Gregory
Paramus
N. J
Wallace E. Reid
Reid
New Jersey
Arundel Hotel
Wallace
Wilfred
Charles
Equity Library Theatre Gets Its Own Playhouse in New York
The Equity Library Theatre finally secures a dedicated space, ending 17 years of performing in school auditoriums and library halls. The new Master Theatre sits three miles uptown from Broadway’s core.
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Playhouse New York
Equity Library Theatre
Master
White Way
Oversized Flower Pot Is Attraction in Kennebunk
In Kennebunk the week features Catholic Feast of the Assumption services at St. Monica church at 7 30 a m and 6 p m. Local social notes list birthday dinners and visits among Maguire Gumprecht and Hutchins families, a Monmouth academy alumni reunion, and weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Andrew Peterson in Arundel with Demitre relatives from Portland.
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St. Monica
Kennebunk
Series Maguire
Parsons Street
Richard Gumprecht
Neil
Grove Street
Forest Maguire
Fletcher Street
Keith Brown
B. F. Emery Company
Summer Street
Brown
Gregory
Kevin
Square Pond
C. Kenneth Hutchins
Marion Maguire
Neil Camprecht
Falmouth
Water Festival Slated August 23 At Happy Day
Camp Happy Day in Old Orchard Beach plans a water festival for August 23 at Paradise Pool, starting 1 30 p m. Races will showcase skills learned this summer with life saving demonstrations by Frank Goodwin, Larry Green and James Houle and final swimming certificates awarded. Promotion day also features leaders advancing to Junior Counsellors and senior levels based on age and ability.
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Paradise Pool
Old Orchard Beach
William i Earle
Frank Goodwin
Larry Green
James Houle
Camp Happy Day
Missing: One Jail in McPherson Sparks Civic Gimmick
A movable jail exhibit used by the McPherson Junior Chamber of Commerce to poke interest in the Kansas centennial celebration went missing. The carousel jail was displayed during civic events to tease those who did not grow beards or purchase shaving funds.
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McPherson
Kan
Hot Top Over Cool Top In Road Safety Message
Engineers push safer streets while arguing drivers must change. Elmer Valo, utility outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, has played for seven big league teams and debuted with the Athletics in 1940, with the Phils in 1956.
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Elmer Valp
Philadelphia Phils
Philadelphia Athletics
Phils
K Port Civic Group Holds Public Session in Kennebunkport
The Kennebunkport Civic Association will hold its first general public meeting at Consolidated School at 8. Officials outline programs and fiscal policies by the selectmen and planning board chair. About 1000 invitations mailed. session open to year round and summer residents with a Q&A period.
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Kennebunkport Civic Association
Civic Association
Summer Visitor At York Beach Crowned Queen
A 16 year old high school senior from North Attleboro is named Miss Junior York after competing with 11 others at York Beach. Cheryl Galasso plans a dentistry career and works at Spiller's restaurant this summer. Runner up is Jeanette Theriault, 17, of York Village. Other contestants include Misses Eldredge Hodgin Monette Perkins Johnson Main Renaud LaBonte and more, with Marcia LaBonte crowned Miss Portsmouth Naval Base.
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York
Cheryl Galasso
York Village
York High School
Albert Theriault
Janice Eldredge
Wolfret Eldredge
York Beach
Carole Hodgin
Robert Hodgin
Mireille Monette
Linda Monette
Dramondville Que
Holly Perkins
William S. Perkins
York Harbor
Sandra Johnson
Roy Johnson
Sharron Main
Calvin Main
Janie Renaud
South Berwick
Maxine LaBonte
Seabury
Richard LaBonte
Marcia LaBonte
Dover
N.H
Portsmouth Naval Base
Galasso
Edward Hergelroth
Cape Neddick
Philadelphia
Robert Jeeves
Portsmouth
Calvin G. Flagg
Wolfeboro
Naval aviation jubilee marked by four cent stamp
Roger Walker York served as master of ceremonies for a ceremony announcing a four cent commemorative postage stamp. The issue honors the golden jubilee of naval aviation with a silhouette of the first naval airplane and will be issued August 20 in San Diego California.
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Roger Walker York
Naval Air Wings
San Diego
Naval Aviation
Fire Kills Stock and Homeless Nine at McKenney Farm
A Sunday fire destroyed the connecting house and barn at Horace McKenney’s farm 31 and a half miles from town, killing six yearling heifers and a young bull. Four McKenney children escaped, while the house, hay barn, and garage burned. Loss estimated at $10,000. Fire water supply was delayed by distance and wind drove flames across the road.
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Dexter
Horace McKenney
McKenney
Preston Richardson
Preston
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