Historical Play Highlights DAR December Meeting at Thornton Academy
Children from the Rev. John Fairfield Society Children of the American Revolution presented a play Dispatches for Washington at the Red Daughters Becca Emery chapter meeting in Thornton Academy auditorium. The program mixed period acting with Christmas music and featured many named participants including Allan Hill Eleanor Foster Carol Tarbox and Tamaris Norton. A business meeting with 36 attendees followed with thanks from Senator Chase Smith and notes on Farm and community donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. John Fairfield Society
Re Daughters Becca
Norton
Allan Hill
Tamaris Norton
Carol Tarbox
America
Eleanor Foster
Caroline Norton
Miss Tarbox
Eleanor Watson
William Norton
Chase Smith
Margaret
Regents Meeting Hosts Include Local Hospitality Team
Regent A. Clark presided while refreshments were served by the hospitality committee. Names listed include Mrs Fihe Berwick Mrs Helen Ma honey Miss Thea Dennett Mrs Bessie V Haase and Mrs Catherine Hutchins.
Britain Feels Fury of Weekend Storms and Floods
Northern Europe endures violent weekend storms with 80 mph winds. Britain bears heavy property damage and at least two deaths with widespread flooding across 40 counties. Volunteers rescue marooned residents as Holland and Belgium report evacuations and disrupted transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Britain
Holland
France
Germany
Denmark
Belgium
Wales
England
Friesland
Amsterdam
Hamburg
St. Paul's
French
Toys For Tots On Display In Garage In Saco
Toys repaired by the Saco fire department for the Toys for Tots project are stored in the former Clayton Buick garage on Thornton Avenue. Completed toys are visible to passers-by and will stay in the garage until distribution for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Clayton Buick
Thornton Avenue
Washington street pupils perform Thanksgiving program
Readable excerpts show multiple classes at Biddeford Washington Street School presenting Thanksgiving plays and songs. Students from grades 1 through 5 recited prayers, sang turkey and Pilgrim themed numbers, read poems by Lydia Child and Wynne, and showcased many named students and teachers in a district pageant setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Biddeford
Heavenly Father
Theresa Tarbox
Valerie Wilson
Joel Wagner
Ramon Nolette
Sharon Tedeschi
Greg Cole
Philip Labbe
Barbara Descodeaux
Theresa Marquis
Sharon Clothier
Jacqueline Boisvert
Dianne Martel
Kim Rayburn
Stephen Randall
Jonathan Haines
Charles Antonakos
Christy Michelson
Linda Roberts
Richard Precourt
Roger Precourt
Laurette Blais
Roger Blais
Danny Davis
Danny Sylvester
Fat Mister Turkey
R. W. Gibb
J. Langland
Alice Dalgliesh
Lydia M. Child
Wynne
Portsmouth Voting Machines To Stay In City Election
Portsmouth keeps all electric ballot boxes as city officials plan to curb delays. Machines have performed well in primaries and elections but long lines and absentee counting remain issues. City Clerk McDonough backs legislation to end absentee reception at noon and authorize ward officials to start counts, improving speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Thomas J McDonough
New Hampshire
McDonough
Voters Added in Saco as Christmas Choir Festival Held
Eleven new voters registered with the Saco Board for December elections, listing names across wards 1 3 5 6 and 7. Meanwhile eight area churches’ junior choir festival was held at the White Church Biddeford with Horace N Killam directing and Mrs Carl Deis Jr as organist. participating choirs and members from multiple churches were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Registration
Saco
Mildred EF. Glover
Franklin Street
Barbara Prentiss
London Road
Rojeanne Marte
Cumberland Avenue
Louis Perreault
Wood Avenue
Jeanette Langevin
Winter Street
Sheila Mogan
Harrison Avenue
Ellena Stackpole
Dyer Street
Cecile Farley
Pleasant Street
Leo Grenier
Elm Street
Roderick Martin
Main Street
Elizabeth Marin
Nott Street
Biddeford-Saco
Horace N. Killam
iCarl Deis, Jr
School Street Methodist Church
Carolyn Allen
Ann Warren
Linda Binette
Elizabeth Binette
Gloria Allen
Rebecca Kimball
Robert Thompson
Nelda Thompson
Wade Goldthwaite
United Baptist Church
Biddeford
Richard Stephens
Sharon Stephens
Phyllis Stephens
Linda Carver
St. James Orthodox Church
John Throumoulos
North Saco
Carol Tripp
Patricia Tripp
Judy Johnson
Phyllis Kimball
Jane Parker
Susan Stickney
Janice Hawkins
Jill Chadbourne
Gail Chadbourne
Deborah Forrester
Jeanne Moore
Linda Warner
Kenneth White
Ethel Morton
Caroline Norton
Second Congregational Church
Diane Wagner
Barbara Wagner
Dale Wagner
Bonnie Snow
Maureen Snow
Linda Nemet
Robert Lang
Roxanne Clifford
James Seward
Deanna Seward
Joy Abbott
James Townsend
Candace Calderwood
Patrick Pierce
Michael Pierce
Patricia Griffin
Cheryl Rayburn
Beverly Trask
Linda Hanson
Sandra Hammond
Boy Scout Card Party Aids Equipment Fund Drive
A Whist party hosted last night by Boy Scout troop 369 for St. Adare parish raised funds for camping gear. Over 100 supporters attended and prizes were awarded to multiple named parishioners including Mrs. Lena Durette, Mrs. Harold Underwood, Mrs. Jeanne LaBranche, and Mrs. Evangeline Beaupre among others. A special award went to Mrs. Evangeline Beaupre, followed by a social hour with refreshments after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
St. Adare
Lena Du‘rette
Harold Underwood
Jeanne LaBranche
Evangeline Beaupre
Marie ‘Paquette
Priscila Grenier
Anne Neault
Lester
Joseph Pare
Port land man pleads not guilty in Saco traffic case
Samuel Silverman aged 55 of Port land paid a $10 fine in Saco Municipal Court this morning on charges of passing a motor vehicle and failing to return to the right within 100 feet of an oncoming vehicle. He pleaded not guilty before Judge Hilary Mahaney as Saco police complained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Silverman
Portland
Saco Municipal
Silverman
Hilary Mahaney
Saco
Goodall Tree Firm Low Bidder in Kennebunk Removals
The Goodall Tree Expert Company of Portland was the low bidder at about 1300 dollars for removing roughly 40 Dutch Elm diseased trees in Kennebunk. Removal is timed for frozen ground to protect lawns, with a special town meeting set for December 19 to authorize borrowing for the project and to consider transferring funds from surplus to the beach repair account. The board also approved a request to erect a Christmas tree in the business district near Mathieu Jewelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodall Tree Expert Company
Portland
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Board of Selectmen
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
Mathieu Jewelry Store
Girls Of COF Attend Church Have Breakfast
The Catholic Order of Foresters Juvenile Girls led by Mrs Delcia LaBranche and assisted by Mrs Jeanne Beaupre held their annual communion breakfast after Mass at St Andre church and a Wonderbar meal. A brief meeting planned the Christmas party with attendees including Rachel Coulombe Ann Marie Martin Jeanne Fecteau Laurence Fecteau Micheline Martel Rachel Tremblay Joanne Fecteau Diane Bisson Joan Cote Claudette Remillard Lorraine Rouselle Lorraine Morin Madeleine Dupras Diane Bernier Lorraine Cadorette Diane Martel Janice Perrin Dolores Nolette Rita Bellefeuille Rita Jalbert Doris Guay Nancy Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanne Fecteau
Diane Bisson
Joan Cote
Claudette Remillard
Lorraine Rouselle
Lorraine Morin
Medeleine Dupras
Diane Bernier
Lorraine Cadorette
Diane Martel
Janice Perrin
Dolores Nolette
Rita Bellefeuille
Rita Jalbert
Doris Guay
Nancy Perry
LaBranche
Mrs. Beaupre
Catholic Women's Club Meeting in Saco
The Catholic Women’s club of Most Holy Trinity church Saco will meet tonight at 8 at Notre Dame school hall Beach Street Saco. Mrs Donalda Brady program chairman will introduce Mrs Robert Warner PTA information committee member who will speak on plans for the new school and show enlarged pictures of the proposed project. Refreshments will be served by Mrs Stella Lombard or her committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Women's Club
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
Notre Dame
Beach Street
Donalda Brady
Robert Warner
Saco Pta
Stella Lombard
Old New England Cooks Use Hash From Boiled Dinner Leftovers
In old fashioned New England kitchens cooks saved vegetables from boiled dinners by dicing and mixing them into a hash. The practice reflects frugal home staples and practical use of all kitchen scraps.
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Great Britain
Maurice J. Arsenault
Public Accountant
Dolloff
Crescent Street
Ste. Jeean Baptiste Hall
Maine
York County
Beach St. Saco
Symbolic
Pesianemy
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Fremont Club
Yvonne Hevey
Anna Forcier
Amanda Durette
Marie Jeanne Gosselin
Emilia Romeo
Cora Leprohon
Trea
Surer
Aimee Labarre
Alice Nolette
Hilda Despre
Cerilda Garon
Dianna Moulin
Yvonne Landry
Fmillia Bolduc
Yvonne Bourque
Anna Turgeon
Thomas Perkins
Deborah Chasse
Jeyee Strickalrd
Deborah Wagner
Mark Bowker
William Cotsinas
Willard Dow
Suzanne Cagne
Margaret Couture
Ralph Belisle
Arthur MclIntyre
Clayton Ball
Mince Pie
John Paul Ledoux
Linda Methot
Carol Descoteaux
William Tulaba
David Marcille
Joanne Boisvert
Phyllis Stevens
Jean Adjutant
David Fifield
Paul Gagnon
Marcel Bouchard
Pamala Pelkey
Melodie Martle
Norman Beaupre
Gobble Gobble
Gobble
Coleen Marcille
Spencer Draggins
James Serrard
Patricia Ledoux
Susan Hutchins
Claire Danis
Diane Rheault
Richard
Couture
Michael Hallezuk
Joanne Leach
Michael Descoteaux
Gerard Houle
Andrea McGarey
Lynne Danis
Sandra Marquis
Darlene Provencher
George Bucklin
Michael Nolette
Dana Pictou
Linda Sevigny
Sandra Litwinowich
Brian Tulaba
Sheryl Murray
Constance Verrier
Alice Roy
William Bradford
John Hajdusz
Lanny Whitten
Mr. Turkey
Larry Buzzell
John Cotsinas
Diane Dew
Cynthia Weiss
Donald Jacques
Wayne Gilbert
William Currier
Clayton McClaskey
Mark Harriman
Lucille Belanger
Dolores Johnson
Portland Man
Ronald W. Hevey
Shipfitter
USN
H. F. Rommell
Hevey
Gerard R. Hevey
Temple Street
Irene B. Compagne
Buxton Road
Amphion
Norfolk
Aol
Goodall
Catholic Women’s Club
Fenderson
E-J Co
Kandahar
P. O
Rking
Ove Mivc
Melrose
Monhey
Ompa
Aladdin Pa
Orea
Melrose Distillers CO
N.Y
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