Wells Couple To Observe 50 Married Years
Mr and Mrs Charles E Brown of Wells celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their Ogunquit home from 2 to 5 pm on Sunday. Their seven children eighteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren are hosting. Mrs Brown, formerly Mabel Gott of West Tremont, is active in the Ladies Aid Society of Wells First Congregational Church and the Abraham Lincoln Women’s Relief Corps. Brown long served as Wells town road commissioner and is a retired cement mason contractor.
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Pine
Charles E. Brown
Bay View Avenue
Ogunquit
Rriad Auouet
Ari
Ava Llitm Fiubuoel
Wells
Brown
Yyeu
Ocean
A. F
A. M
Kennebunk
Mass
Robert Pelletier
Day
Andy Vail
Omas Vail
One Road
New York City
David Johnson
Bruce
Wakefield
Louise Pelletier
Norman Campbell
Morrisville
William Marsh
Storer Street
Albert Tremblay
Maguire Road
Orvin Wormwood
the Landing
David Cole
West Kennebunk
Cumberland County Rabbit Breeders Association
William Hartwell
North Anson
Skowhegan
Olive Rebekah Lodge
Washington Park
Marion Dutch
Helen Welch
Nellie Wallace
Robert B. Perry
Barbara Cole
Drakes Island
Derry
N. H
Janet
Jill
Joseph T. Cole
Fletcher Street
Citadel
Charcester
S. C
David C. Ladd
Thornton Academy
Academy
Aut
Clifford Ladd
Saco
South Broadway
South Portland
Probable Cause Found On Forged Check Charge
In Kennebunk Municipal Court Judge Chester Cram found probable cause for Robert Foster 26 Skowhegan on a forged check charge and he was jailed after bail denial. Foster fled after questioning at a Kennebunk bank and later surrendered to state police. Also in court Elwin F Henderson Skowhegan paid 25 for passing on a hill. Lord, identified as tossing a beer can, received a littering warning after pleading guilty to dumping. Milde Worcester Mass found guilty of tossing paper on Route 1 and fined 10 after appealing unsuccessfully. The session included a Coast Guard connection and a town loader gas case continued to August 23 with restitution report.
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Chester Cram
Robert Foster
Skowhegan
Cram
Foster
Frank Stevens
State Probation Office
Elwin F. Henderson
Henderson
Philip W
Ogunquit Square
Ogunquit
Lord
Edward C. Milde
Worcester
Mass
Milde
Robert Janson
U. S. Coast Guard
Women Gaining Ground in Uganda Says Barbara Saben
New York AP reports Barbara Saben recalls a 1947 memo urging that women not be tethered like goats. She notes Uganda’s women moving toward recognition, education, and better nutrition while stressing need to Co operate with men for progress ahead of independence.
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New York
Bouncy
Barbara Saben
Uganda
Kampala
Hugh
McGill University
Toronto
Timothy
University of Oregon
Young Women’s Christian Association
Rose Marie set to shine at Arundel Opera Theatre
Rose Marie, a beloved musical, headlines Arundel Opera Theatre with Marie DeGilio as Rose Marie and Paul Ciano as Captain Jim Kenyon. The cast includes Robert Byars as Edward Hawley and Donald Collins as Sgt. Malone, with direction by Robert G. Buchanan and choreography by Gerard Leavitt. Performances run August 22 to 25.
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Rose Marie
Arundel Opera Theatre
Canadian Rockies
Marie DeGilio
Camille
Brooklyn Heights Opera Association
Amato Opera Theatre
Rossini Opera Workshop
Provincetown Playhouse
Jim Kenyon
Paul Ciano
Phoenix Theatre
New York
Boston Opera Group
Harcourt Street Opera Company
Robert Byars
Edward Hawley
Sgt. Malone
Canadian Mounted Police
Donald Collins
Armed Services
Robert G. Buchanan
Gerard Leavitt
Thomas Picard
John Kelsey
Friday Food Sale Planned At Goose Rocks
Goose Rocks Beach adult association members plan a Friday food sale on Schaltenbrand's lawn Goose Rocks starting at 10 a.m. Proceeds support the Community House and local projects. A weekly social at the Community House occurs tonight for association members. The annual August lobster supper is set for August 25 with committees to be announced.
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Schaltenbrand
Goose Rocks
Goose Rocks Beach
Space Probe Projects Idled By Work Strike
Six projects vital to the nations moon program were idled as a strike halted about 1,500 building trades at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Alabama. Picket lines appeared at three gates as Local 558 Interstate Brotherhood of Electrical Workers protested nonunion hires by Baraco Electrical Construction Co. A Marshall Space Flight Center official warned disruption could jeopardize Saturn the key to the moon exploration plan. About two-thirds of the workers engage Marshall projects valued around 18 million dollars with others at Army research facilities. At least 40 projects are affected across the two agencies.
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Huntsville
Ala
Redstone Arsenal
Marshall Space Flight Center
Saturn
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Baraco Electrical Construction Co
Greenhut Construction Co
Pensacola
Fla
Union
Baraco
Marshall Center
Building Trades
Marshall
Army
Army Ordnance Missile Command
Cumberland Avenue Cut Through Connecting Saco Road
Street Commissioner Herbert Kerns announced Cumberland avenue will be cut through from the Saco city dump to Ocean Park road. The city will use fill from the James street repair project to connect the two portions of Cumberland avenue.
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Cumberland Avenue
Saco City
Ocean Park Road
Saco Street
Herbert Kerns
Kerns
James Street
Cast Additions for Local Theater Production
The show will feature National Touring veterans in the cast with noted performers. Patrick Horgan Chris Gampell Ann Ives and Donald L Jackson join the supporting lineup. The production and venue details remain to be announced.
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Mr. Roberts
Stalag 17
Two Economic Indicators Show July Increase
Washington AP reports July brought gains in industrial production and housing. The Fed index rose to a record 119, with auto output up 10 percent after a Ford strike settlement. FHA housing starts gained 9 cents, while iron and steel and consumer goods stayed near June levels.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Housing Administration
Kennedy
Ford Motor Co
Saco Man Fined On Assault Count
Lester J. White of 27 Scammon Street Saco was fined 25 by Judge Simon Spill in Biddeford Municipal Court after pleading guilty to assault and battery. The charge from Mrs Muriel Gregoire of Saco stemmed from a scuffle that reportedly sent her to hospital for bruises. no other cases were heard.
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Lester J. White
Biddeford Auxiliary Hosts Tuesday Picnic and Birthday
The Biddeford post Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary held a picnic and surprise birthday for Mrs Blanche Small at the home of Mrs Alma Beaudoin on Pool Road Biddeford. Attendees included Mrs Delcia Frechette Mrs Small Mrs Marie Boisvert Mrs Alden Racine Mrs Almeria Proulx Mrs Luciana Roy Mrs Jeannette Curro and the hostess.
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Biddeford
Claypool Couple Feted At Dinner
Rev and Mrs Edmund A Claypool of Shelton Connecticut were honored at a dinner party celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary at the home of Mrs Robert Biggar 75 Middle Street Saco Guests included Mr and Mrs Philip O Sanborn Miss Helen Sanborn Rev and Mrs John A Sabeen David Sabeen Kathy Sabeen Steven and Carolyn Claypool and Mrs Biggar plus other guests of honor along with the couple
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Edmund A. Claypool
Shelton
Conn
Junk Company To Clean Brook Off Saco Street
County Attorney John Harvey announced after an hour long conference in Saco that the Saco Junk Company will clean a brook off North Street polluted by steel shavings loaded by the firm. Attendees included Harry Zaitlin of the Saco Junk Co, Saco Street Commissioner Herbert Kerns, Robert Smith of the Maine Water Improvement Commission and Chief Deputy Sheriff J Albert Merryman. A complaint against the junk company was not served after the meeting.
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Saco Junk Company, Inc
North Street
Junk Company
John Harvey
Saco Municipal Court
Harvey
Harry Zaitlin
Saco Junk Company
Saco
Herbert Kerns
Robert Smith
Maine Water Improvment Commission
Past Voltigeur Club Presidents To Be Honored
Past Presidents of Voltigeur club auxili will be honored Saturday night August 25 in the club hall. Yvon Caron director of sports named chairman of arrangements. Adrien Petit president reported. Drum and bugle corps and softball standings were discussed. Club beat Elks 11 to 10 at Elks field Saco, next game tonight at West Memorial field vs Saco Tanning. Next meeting August 28 at 8 p.m. Social winner Wilfred Poisson.
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Yvon Caron
Caron
Adrien Petit
Henry Roberge
Paul Angers
Antonio Dallaire
Elks Club
Elks Field
Saco
West Memorial Field
Wilfred Poisson
Miss Plourde Feted At Bridal Shower
Diane M. Plourde was guest of honor at a bridal shower at her Coolidge Avenue home in Saco for her September 1 marriage to Raymond J. Cloutier. Gifts were given and a buffet luncheon followed. Attending were Mrs. Peter Plourde, Mrs. Lucien Laverriere, Mrs. Pauline Fortin, Anne Plourde, Judy Laverriere, Linda Laverriere, Mrs. Alfred J. Cloutier, Mrs. Leo Parent, Mrs. Peter Forest, Mrs. Charles Gagne and Mrs. Bertrand Smart.
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Diane M. Plourde
Coolidge Avenue
Saco
Raymond J. Cloutier
Peter Plourde
Lucien Laverriere
Pauline Fortin
Marianne Plourde
Judy Laverriere
Linda Laverriere
Alfred J
Benay Venuta Seeks Divorce from Fred Clark
Los Angeles comedienne Benay Venuta 50 sued actor Fred Clark 48 for divorce Tuesday charging mental cruelty. The pair, married in 1952, have no children. Venuta's third marriage. Clark's first. The suit marks a high profile divorce in Hollywood circles.
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Los Angeles
Comedienne
Plans Set for Kennebunk Adult Education Courses
Plans are underway in Kennebunk to launch an adult evening education program at Kennebunk High School. Courses include industrial arts such as machine shop welding cabinet making electricity electronics blueprint reading and shop math typing stenography sewing investments and practical economics. Sponsors note neighboring towns have run successful programs and invite interested residents to write with name address and desired course. If interest is sufficient an article will appear in the August 28 special town meeting warrant with an estimated instructor cost of 550 and potential state subsidy up to 50 percent depending on funds.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk High School
Kennebunkport
Wells
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