Friendship Club wraps candy for Pineland Hospital
The Friendship Club met at Mrs. Irma Bowdoin’s home in Kennebunk for a gift opening and a stork shower honoring Mrs. William Chase and Mrs. Hazel Johnson. Members filled over 200 bags with candy for Pineland Hospital and had toys collected previously for Pineland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Friendship Club
Irma Bowdoin
Winter Street
William Chase
Hazel Johnson
Portland
Pineland Hospital
Pineland
Grace Baron
Florence Bunnell
Mildred Pillsbury
Arline Clark
Ella Irving
Helen Walgatt
Blanche Evans
Agnes Turner
Margaret Fisher
Chase
Johnson
Bowdoin
Frances Hutchins
Edith Clement
Mildred Graffam
Longview Terrace
Nee Nah Council To Elect Officer In Pocahontas District
Nee Nah Council to elect officers at the next meeting on December 18 after a Penny Social supper. Mrs Carrie White presided at the regular meeting at the American Legion Hall with minutes read by Mrs Evelyn Lunder. A note of thanks came from Mrs Alice Bellevue who is recuperating after illness. Geneva Perrin appointed chairman of arrangements for the supper and will be aided by others. Members will contribute to a gift for an Indian girl at the Passamaquoddy Reservation instead of exchanging Christmas gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Pocahontas
Carrie Whittemore
Nee Nah Council
American Legion Hall
Evelyn Lunder
Alice Bellevue
Geneva Perrin
Passamaquoddy Reservation
Community group hosts holiday gathering and gifts
Old Town sponsors the event with Mrs. Millie Johnson and Mrs. Leona Murray leading gift purchases. The mystery prize went to Mrs. Geneva Petrin and awards to Mrs. Leona Murray and Mrs. Aurore Nolette. Mrs. Priscilla Bibber read an Our Heritage article from Red Men and Pocahontas magazines. Refreshments followed a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Town
Millie Johnson
Leona Murray
Priscilla Bibber
Geneva Petrin
Aurore Nolette
Red Men
Pocahontas
Great Council of the United States
Headquarters Chosen By Saco Republicans
At a Saco Republican City Committee meeting Chairman Gerard Cassette announced the campaign headquarters will be upstairs above Brothers Pharmacy. Hours open Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Anita Rowe and Norma Boothby in charge. Monday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with Edith Smith and Ethel Day. Harold P. Waight was named to form a slate for 1968 officers. next meeting December 27. Speakers included Mayor Donald C. Doyle and candidates Harold Applin Arthur Gallant and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Republican City Committee
Gerard Casssette
Brothers Pharmacy
Anita Rowe
Norma Boothby
Edith Smith
Ethel Day
Harold P. Waight
Donald C. Doyle
Harold Applin
Arthur Gallant
Raymond R. Dupuis
Malcolm K. MacLeod
Staples AMVETS Post Plans New Year Party
The Merton Ira Staples Post AMVETS held a meeting at 1968 at the Biddeford post home Alfred Street to report membership gains and renewals. Plans for a New Year’s party were outlined with reservations via committee members or post headquarters. The house repair committee announced renovations would be completed in time for the event. A party committee meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. to finalize plans. A state AMVETS dance at the New Gloucester post home was announced with urging attendance. Entertainment is scheduled tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Biddeford post home for members and guests. Weekly socials occur each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. prayers were led by Chaplain Roland Huot and Commander Emile Lamontagne presided, noting the next meeting will be Dec. 12 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Ira Staples
Amvets
Post
Alfred Street
Biddeford
New Gloucester
Talmadge Allen
Roland Huot
Emile Lamontagne
Mercenaries to Leave Kigali Under European Coordination
European governments rushed to secure flights for 123 white mercenaries from the Congo after Rwanda ordered their immediate removal from Kigali border town. Belgium’s airliner eyed for transport, with clearance sought over regional airspaces.
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Associated Press
Kinshasa
Congo
Rwanda
Kigali
Circle Fair Set For Tonight In Kennebunk
Circle 1 of the Women's Fellowship of Christ Church met at Mrs A Lee Kierstead home to plan December nursery coverage and the January 18 Men's Club supper. They reported on zip code book sales and distributed cookbooks, and prepared Christmas cards for shut ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Women’s’ Fellowship of Christ Church
A. Lee Kierstead
Parsons Street
Ronald Robertson
Robertson
Norman Wheeler
Kierstead
Edith Nutter
Roger Gonneville
Storer Street
Gonneville
Kenneth Jones
John Seekins
Melvin Sargent
Robert Perkins
FAO Reports 268,802 Animals Slaughtered in Land and Wales
The FAO states that 268,802 animals have been slaughtered in land and Wales, highlighting a significant livestock cull. Officials warn of ongoing impacts on local agriculture and market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land and
Wales
FAO
Hart Council Unit Welcomes Five Members
Five new members joined the Luke E. Hart Council, Knights of Columbus Auxiliary, in Biddeford at Washington Street hall. The group laid plans for the annual Christmas party on December 16, inviting paid up members and escorts to bring canned goods and $1 gifts, with Workbasket Project donations due. Committees were named for party arrangements and a Christmas basket fund, and acknowledgments were read from the American Cancer Society and Community Chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke E. Hart
Roger Souliere
Philip Gadbois
Raymond Allie
Lionel Lapointe
Maurice Labelle
Albert Carrier
Patrick Bouffard
Maurice Lamarre
Gerald du
Elmer Meserve
Sunshine Committee
Germaine Morneau
Henrietta Meserve
Jeanne Labbe
Norman Neault
Lorraine Bisson
Leo Paul Nolette
Albert Dudley
Henry Ross
Atlantic Lodge Meeting Surprises and Birthdays
Atlantic Lodge I OCF meets with ten members and two associates. A York County Past Noble Grands Association letter invites a January 16 meeting with supper at 6 30 p.m. Friends of Springvale confer first degree on two candidates December 12. Birthday cakes honor John Connor 92 and Herbert Trafton 82. North Vietnam holds 300 American fliers, no known turncoats, says an Air Force Academy official. Maj. Keith D Young cites 760 lost aircraft in the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Vining
York County
Herbert Trafton
Laconia Lodge
Biddeford
Los Angeles
North Vietnam
Air Force Academy
Keith D. Young
Air Force
Navy
Hanoi
U.S
Young
Toothpaste Tube Trick to Hide Keys Ends Up Saved
A DIY tip suggests placing keys at the very end of a toothpaste tube to stop children from wasting toothpaste. The tube is rolled up after use with the key wrapped inside, keeping items secure and out of reach.
Swan Islands Named for 17th Century Pirate Headquarters
The Swan Islands earned their name from a 17th century pirate who used the isles as his base of operations. The record notes the association between the islands and the notorious pirate.
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Swan Islands
Award Noted For Mrs Albert Dudley At Club Meeting
The report notes an award going to Mrs Albert Dudley and mentions the next business meeting scheduled for January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Dudley
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Philco
S&h
Nearlt « Marcotte
Corner Elm & Main Streets
Sears
Muffler
Buick
Rambler
Chrysler
Valiant
Chevrolet
Dodge
DeSoto
Pontiac
Studebaker
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Biddeford Shopping Center
Kelvinator
American Motors
INC
Appliance Center, Inc
Main Street
Saco Republicans
Staples Post
Mexico City
Gilberto Suarez Torres
Federal District
Theopoldo Velasco Mercado
State of Mexico
Mexico State
Nis
Yugoslavia
Vojislav Veljkovic
Socialist Alliance
Rome
Soviet Union
Europe
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Eng
Ore
Oregon
Gene E., Moore
Hart Council
Atlantic Lodge
Noble
Jack Newton
Atlantic Lodge I.O.C.F
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