Local Social Notes From Kennebunk and Nearby
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith and Becky return to Scottsville after two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kimball in Kennebunk. Lyman residents Mr. and Mrs. Donald Day move into the Stephen Leskowsky house on Berrycourt. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Edgerly purchase a Ralph Hinckley house in West Kennebunk and move in with daughters Connie and Debbie. Sale handled by Littlefield agency. William Taylor and daughter Anne travel to Albuquerque for Anne’s senior year at Valley High School. Anne to stay with relatives Mrs. Fred Starkey. Charles Bowdoin hosts daughter Betsy and son-in-law J Anthony Greenly plus Betsy and John, with Seavey Bowdoin and Seavey Bowdoin Jr. visiting from Lynfield Center, Mass. Edward Travers’ family hosts brother Walter Travers and mother Mrs. Theresa Travers from Norwood, Mass. Three weeks at Landing, Mrs. Lester G. Hathaway hosts Malcolm Campbell and children Janet, Nancy, Scott, Lauri of Nedham, Mass. George Cooper hosts son Edmund Cooper Jr. and family from Gardiner, with Linda Whitaker of Pittsfield. Maynard Welch Jr. of West Kennebunk buys Ralph Barrett house on Hall Street and will occupy. sale via Farnsworth agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Smith
Becky
Scottsville N. Y
Ernest Kimball
Cat Mousam Road
Donald Day
Lyman
Stephen Leskowsky
Berrycourt
Roger Edgerly
Kennebunk
Ralph Hinckley
West Kennebunk
Connie
Debbie
Littlefield Agency
William Taylor
Anne
York Street
Albuquerque
N. M
the Valley High School
Fred Starkey
Taylor
Charles Bowdoin
Summer Street
J. Anthony Greenly
Betsy
John
New York
E. Seavey Bowdoin
E. Seavey Bowdoin, Jr
Lynfield Center
Mass
Sea Road
Edward
Walter Travers
East Walpole
Theresa Travers
Norwood
Landing
Lester G. Hathaway
Malcolm F. Campbell
Janet
Nancy
Scott
Lauri
Nedham
Lower Village
George Cooper
Edmund Cooper
Cathy
Edmund, Jr
Gardiner
Linda Whittaker
Pittsfield
Maynard Welch, Jr
Ralph Barrett
Hall Street
Farnsworth Agency
Two Die in Head-On Crash Near Bangor
A head-on collision on Route 2 four miles west of Bangor killed Ronald C. Smith 19 of Moscow and Ralph A. McLaughlin 28 of Bingham. Harland B. Taylor 2 car Mars Hill was seriously injured. Victim’s car crossed center line into Taylor’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Route 2
Ronald C. Smith
Moscow
Ralph A. McLaughlin
Bingham
Harland B. Taylor
Mars Hill
Tayr
Riding Club Gymkhana and Final Show At Saco Valley Club
The Saco Valley Riding and Driving Club Inc held its season end gymkhana and horse show on club grounds with trophies in all classes. Judges and staff included Hugh Smith Winthrop as judge Kay Mewer ring mistress and Judith Ledoux who pinned ribbons. Winners spanned multiple classes from Western Grooming to Spotted Horse with top honors going to Marie Hilton Aurele Paquette James Smith and Sandra Deering across 21 events. Proceeds support Sweetser Home with a date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Valley Riding and Driving Club Inc
Hugh Smith
Winthrop
Kay Mewer
Judith Ledoux
Norman Tripp
Gene Bloodgood
Lillian Hulbert
Sweetser
Victory
Marie Hilton
Spur
Jane Washburn
Chico
Sandra Gagnon
Aprilyn
Patrick Paquette
Aurele Paquette
James Smith
Diana Rogers
Wesley Seaward
Ginger
Avis Nicker
Sandra Deerling
Sandra Deering
Miss Cocoa
Dennis Merrill
Lawrence Kearns
Mark Kearns
Sweetser Home
Evelyn Stackpole
Charles Hussey
Karen Hussey
Linda Stackpole
Deborah Bloodgood
Dennis Morrill
Sugar
Lynda Gilpatrick
C. Hussy
Sally Hussey
J. Smith
Maine Writers Elect Officers at Ocean Park
Mrs Lillian L Munroe of Jam Pee Plain Mass was elected chairman of the Maine Writers Conference at Ocean Park Porter's hall During the meeting at the Ocean Park hotel the group named Sarah Bridge Graves Loring Williams Adelbert Jakeman Sr Miss Mildred Thomas and others to officer posts and executive committee A four day conference concluded with 69 registering for the series this week and lectures by Charles Rawlings Lew Dietz and Marion Rowe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Park
Lillian L. Monroe
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Mildred Thomas
Sheldon Christian
Brunswick
Lillian L. Munroe
Jampee Plain
Maine Writers Conference
Porter Hall
Sarah Bridge Graves
Saco
Loring Eugene Williams
Cleveland
Ohio
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Sheldon Christtian
Julia A. Cook
Sue McConkey
Margaret Burr Todd
Richard A. Recchia
Florence Pinksham
South Harpswell
Ocean Park Hotel
Charles Rawlings
Saturday Evening Post
Lew Dietz
Marion Rowe
Maine Historical Society of Portland
Maine Historical Library
State of Maine Writers At
the Park
Thomas
Body recovered after 24 hour Penobscot River search
Searchers recovered the body of Peter M. Francis aged 66 of Old Town from the Penobscot River. A medical examiner ruled the death as drowning, ending a 24 hour search for the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costigan
Peter M. Francis
Old Town
Penobscot River
Consumer spending up in postwar surge amid rising incomes
The First National Bank of Boston notes in its September New England Letter that consumer spending is the fourth and largest postwar upsurge, driven by higher incomes and confidence. Personal income rose about 3 percent since recession lows through mid-1959, with durable goods spending up over 20 percent. Installment credit expanded to record levels, while saving dipped despite rising income, potentially dragging future growth as credit terms tighten and rates may rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Boston
New England
Six Signposts Pointed To World War II
A retrospective review traces six warning signs from the 1930s that presaged World War II. Manchuria, Ethiopia, the Rhineland, the Spanish Civil War, Austria, and Czechoslovakia illustrated the failure of major powers to act decisively as Hitler, Mussolini, and rising fascist forces challenged Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Hitler
Manchuria
Ethiopia
Rhineland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Henzy Pu-yi
China
League of Nations
Japan
League
U.S
Henry L. Stimson
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Britain
France
Kurt von Schuschnigg
Schuschnigg
Sally Simpson and Barry Gallant Married in Saco Ceremony
Sally Simpson and Barry Dennis Gallant wed in a 9 am Most Holy Trinity church service officiated by Rev. Henry Simms. The Bride wore Chantilly lace and carried white carnations. the groom is a Lund Manufacturing employee. Guests from Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts attended. They reside at 189 Graham Street after a honeymoon trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Simms
Sally Sue Simpson
Barry Dennis Gallant
Roland Simpson
Franklin Street
Saco
Clayton Gallant
Winter Street
Gladioli
Most Holy Trinity Church
Clayton Gallant, Jr
Sandra Lee Simpson
Polly Ann Grace
Two Biddeford Couples Honored On Anniversary
A double wedding anniversary celebration in Biddeford honors Edmond Larouche and Emelia Lauzon on 40 years of marriage and Edward Frechette with Gertrude Lacroche on 17 years. The event featured a 6:30 p.m. banquet at Hotel Thacher and open house at the Lacroche home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Purring Cat Ends Kidnapping Attempt in LA and Oxnard
In Los Angeles a man Richard Savoy, 31, tried kidnapping James A. Bentley, 47, at knife point to drive to Oxnard and back to obtain a deputy sheriff's gun for a crime life. Bentley's cat Goldie slept on Savoy's lap, prompting police arrest when officers were alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Richard Savoy
Savoy
James A. Bentley
Oxnard
Bentley
Goldie
Sanford Man Fined for Running Red Light in Biddeford
Joseph Roland Savoie a 25 year old resident of 21A Jackson Street paid a $10 fine in Biddeford Municipal Court after pleading nolo contendere to passing a red light at Pool and Hill streets. Biddeford police were the complainants with Court Recorder Gerald Nason presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Joseph Roland Savoie
Jackson Street
Biddeford
Nolo
Pool and
Hill Streets
Gerald Nason
Employment claims rise in local area this week
The number of employment claimants in the local area climbs from 938 to 1029, an increase of 91, according to figures released by State Employment Office Director Francis Coughlin. He says the rise is temporary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Employment Office
Francis Coughlin
Coughlin
Kennebunkport Clinic Offers Immunizations and Polio Shots
A well baby clinic by the Kennebunkport Health Council will run tomorrow from 10 a m to noon at the health council office. In addition to usual immunizations, the fourth polio shots will be offered for a small fee to those who received their previous doses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport Health Council
Health Council
Third shots announced after a year
A brief notice states that third shots are being announced a year after the initial rollout. It notes continued vaccination efforts and guidance from health authorities.
Fire Destroys Carmel Farm and Farmstead
Carmel report says Emil Theriault’s farmstand two barns a milk house and his home were destroyed by a fire early today. Theriault was taken to Bangor hospital for a checkup though not injured. Some furniture survived the house whose walls stood. Cause undetermined loss estimate unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel
Emil Theriault
Theriault
Bangor
Press called ally of church in Geneva Point remarks
Dr Ralph Steady of New York general secretary of the commission on public relations and Methodist information said the church is finding an important ally in the newspapers He added the press is belatedly coming to a more com
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Point
N. H
Ralph Steady
New York
Commission On Public Relations and
Methodist Information
Police Ball at Beach Tonight Draws Local Officers
The Old Urenard Beach Police department ball is set for tonight at 8 at the town hall. Music by Three Notes and A Downbeat. Special officers will cover all beats during the event. Committee includes Chief Ernest Murphy honorary chairman, Gordon McAllister chair, John Siddall tickets, John Marshall hall, Leopold Bellerose publicity, Phillip Levesque program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urenard Beach
Ernest Murphy
Gordon McAllister
John Siddall
John Marshall
Leopold Bellerose
Phillip Levesque
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Dial’ YU
Equitation Saddle Seat Western
Jocko
Royal Swan
Midnight
Catherine Lyons
Sheena
Golden Nuggett
Silver Don
Sweetser Children's Home
Equitation Western
Sassy
Sharon Seaward
Snowball
Barbara Deering
June Seaward
Rose Mary Kearns
Rosemary Kearns
Maine
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Stanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
Edouard Daladier
Germany
Eduard Benes
Benes
Chamberlain
Emil Hacha
Berlin
Prague
Soviet Union
Bell-Ans
Bell- Ans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Main Street Life Insurance
Seaboard Finance Company of Maine
Journal
Sally Simpson
Barry Gallant
Mrs. Barry Gallant
Lee
Edmond Laroche
Edward Frechette
Hotel Thacher
Cottage Street
Laroche
Ernest Collard
Robert Gagnon
Frechette
St. Andre Church
Msgr
Decary
Frechettes
Suramer Street
Old Orchard High School
Marguerite Whitehouse Pennel
Pennel
University of New Hampshire
Mapleton
Ore
Kennebunkport
Plete
Stoady
Geneva Point Camp
Main Street
Atlantic
J. C. Penney
Public Finance
Morrell
Nhole
Yukon Club
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