Community Notices From Kennebunk and Surrounding Areas
Neighborhood day at Kennebunk Unitarian church on Wednesday December 14 includes a 1 p.m. dessert coffee hosted by Mrs. Harold H. Bourne Mrs. Mark Goodwin Mrs. Joseph Sheridan Mrs. Adalene Millikin and Mrs. Howard Pulling. A Christmas music program will be presented by Wesley L Boynton and Mrs Haithwaite. Arundel Grange meets Friday at 8 p.m. at Arundel Grange hall with refreshments led by Mr and Mrs Fre Merrill. The South Congregational Church Women’s Association Kennebunkport holds a monthly meeting December 13 at 8 p.m. Rev Albert Boyer and Mrs Elmo Tyndale lead and plan the program Thought for Christmas under Mrs Lawrence Davis. Visitors at the Landing home of Mr and Mrs Dwight Ames Sr include the Rev and Mrs Albert Boyer of Portsmouth New Hampshire and Ralph Vetterline. Pleasant Street resident Ralph Vetterline works at Beth-Steel shipyard in Quincy Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk Unitarian Church
Harold H. Bourne
Mark Goodwin
Joseph Sheridan
Adalene Millikin
Howard Pulling
Wesley L. Boynton
Mors Haithwaite
Arundel Grange
Arunce
Landing
Dwight Ames, Sr
Albert Boyer
Portsmouth
N. H
Ralph Vetterline
Pleasant Street
Beth— Steel
Quincy
Cole joins Broadway as dancer and show director
P-Jack Col. expands into directing with two projects. He handles choreography and direction for a musical with an Irish theme slated to debut on Broadway next St Patrick's Day, marking a dual role in the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole New York
Jack Col
Dre~ce Deviser
St. Pat
Kennebunk Junior Red Cross Organizes For New Year
The Kennebunk chapter of the Junior Red Cross begins an active year under Miss Joan Larsen. Officers are Betty Hersey president, Linda Warren vice president, Sandra Goodrich secretary, Paula Genthner treasurer. Members are aided by Sandra Goodrich, William Vail, and Katie McBride at local schools as donations fund JRC projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Kennebunk
Linda Warren
Sandra Goodrich
Paula Genthner
iPark Street
William Vail
Kathie McBride
Cousens
Augusta State Hospital
Aennebunk
Barbara Noyes
Caroline Russell
Suzanne Budd
Sharon Garrett
Betty Pierce
ABC Children’s Fund
Togus Veterans Hospital
Car Crash Victims Return Home From New Hampshire
Old Orchard Beach residents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gilbert returned home from an accident in Littleton New Hampshire last week. He has a broken foot while Mrs. Gilbert is confined at home. The Gor don Allgroves remain in Littleton with Mrs. Allgrove hospitalized for both legs broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gilbert
Eden Lane
Littleton
N. H
Gordon Allgrove
Allgrove
Old Orchard Beach Art Association
Patricia Strickland
Deering
CBS
Anne Horsman
Kay Mewer
John Strickland
Minivanca
Jennie Rallis
Aurora
Kennebunkport
Donald Nowell
Lillian Nowell
Edrice Bates
James A. Bowden
Arthur M. Singer
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Tll
Ogunquit Church Supper and Club Meetings Planned
A benefit supper for Ogunquit Baptist Church building fund is set for tonight at 6 in the new fire station under Friendship Circle sponsorship. The Circle will hold its December meeting and annual Christmas party on Monday December 12 at 7 30 p m at the church with candy boxes and gift exchanges during the social hour. The Ogunquit Parents' Club executive board meets Friday to plan the 1961 main project and outline fiscal year programs, with reports on a recent food sale. Mrs Charles E P Dunklee left November 13 to visit aunt Mrs Paul J Fischer in La Jolla California for a combined pleasure trip and rest cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit
Mary Verrill Aids In Wellesley Stage Production
Miss Mary Verrill of Old Orchard Beach assists with design and construction for the Wellesley College production of Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. The show opens on campus in Wellesley Massachusetts with Paul R. Barstow directing. Harvard students play most male roles while Wellesley students handle female parts and crew duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Verrill
West Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Wellesley College Theatre
George Bernard Shaw
Wellesley
Mass
Paul R. Barstow
Harvard University
Miss Verrill
Prescott L. Verrill
Old Orchard Beach High School
Joint Lions Club Meeting Sees Merger Talk and Speaker
Wells Iguqut Lions joined Kennebunk Kennebunkport Lions at a Tuesday gathering at the Turnpike Howard Johnson. Fred Skilling of Portland spoke on European hospitality and landscapes. A merger study committee was formed. Wells and Kennebunk delegates participated in zone and dinner meetings. A board meeting will plan the December 23 Wells High School Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells- Iguquit Lions Club
Kennebunk- Kennebunkport Lions Club
Howard Johnson
Turnpike
Kennebunk
Fred Skilling
Portland
Austria
Italy
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Weiss- Ogunquit
Samuel B. Stansfield
Harold S. Fellmen
George McKenney
Allen Stackhouse
Kennebunk-Kennebunk Port Club
Rodney Hansen
Earle Bibber
Wells
King Lion
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge Holds December Meetings
A large Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge gathering heard updates on members in hospital and home with injuries. Plans include a December 22 Christmas party for children, December 12 Past Noble Grands gathering with pot luck, and a December 19 York County meeting with gift exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge
Noble
Letha Butts
Grace Allgrove
Littleton
N. H
Anne Anderson
Elizabeth Leoncini
Old Orchard
Rebekah Lodge
Past Noble Grands
Ruth Anderson
Pine Point
York County
Past Noble Grands Association
Kennebunk
Olive Lodge
Avis Briggs
Hazel McLaughlin
Frances Pettengill
Leoncini
Jane Lake
Atlantic Lodge
OOF
Woman's Club Ogunquit Hosts Illustrated Europe Talk
Ogunquit Woman's club met at Mrs Cameron Biewend's home to view colored slides from Europe. William M Neshamkin narrated in place of the absent Biewend while Mrs Theodore Bracy led the business portion and hostesses served tea and social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit
Biewend
John Bradish
Barton Corneau
Robert L. Staples
Henry B. Batchelor
Schubert Vespers at South Congregational Church Kennebunkport
Schubert club presents Christmas vesper Sunday at 5 p.m. in Kennebunkport's South Congregational Church featuring the Saco string ensemble under choral director Bill Agnes Tibbetts. The program includes carols, choral works, soloists Ruth Steward and others, with Rev. Robert Howes officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schubert Club
South Congregational Church
Kennebunkport
Saco
Arthur Lombard
Gilman Fiske
Dorothy Furber
Grace Miner
Jenkins
Herald Angels
Allecro
Hayden
Angelo Gabriel
Pochon
Saco String Ensemble
Black
Haden
Boccherini
Childe Jesus
The
Judean Hills
Taylor
Bill Agnes Tibbetts
Bertha Furber
Ruth Steward
Margaret Johnson
Ruth Fiske
Nancy Noury
Edward Dargis
Alfred Cloutier
Adelard Huot
Fred Patterson
Robert Fenderson
Robert Howes
Harvey Bible Class Christmas Party and Tree
The Harvey Bible class met at the West Kennebunk church vestry for the annual Christmas party and chicken pie supper. Officers were elected to sell gelatin and dish cloths next year, with Mae Nadeau as president and Dorothy O Blemis as treasurer. A social hour followed with gifts exchanged under the tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Bible
West Kennebunk
Lillian McCrellis
Persis Moulton
MacNadeau
Myra Towne
Mae Giles
Jessie Hanson
Mae Smith
Myron Towne
Gertrude Dutch
Marion Hoyt
Ethel Littlefield
Gladys Nadeau
Virginia Varney
Blanche Bridges
Betty Pawlosski
Myrtle Hall
Helene Hutchins
Claretta Green
Elsie Taylor
Florence Jellison
Vivian Hanson
Veda Underhill
Christmas events and club notes at North Lebanon church
Holiday activities include December 18 Christmas movie and December 22 Sunday school program with a tree decorated by Harriet Hersom's teen class. Christ mas play practice by Colonist girls, sunshine baskets for shut ins, Bible study on The Risen Christ led by Emma Goodwin, and Baptist Women of Prayer program with Miss Muriel Hersom Puerto Rico aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Lebanon Church
Harriet Hersom
Emma Goodwin
Sheila
Elaine Chick
Sally Goodwin
Linda Roberts
Lorraine Cox
Charles Grant
Gertrude Gale
Arlene Tuttle
Missionary Circle
Isabelle Rand
Katherine Carter
Lillian Smith
Arvilla Randall
Muriel Hersom
Puerto Rico
Ruth Bumford
Charlotte Bumford
Jenette Tufts
Ruth Stevens
Lee Carter
Randall
Rand
Marilyn Colby Emmons
Lewis Colby
Gram” Lary Colby
Rochester
N. H
Gordon Smith
Alden Tucker
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Logan Airport
Boston
Frank Smith
Richard Smith
KC Auxiliary at Beach Elects New Treasurer
Rev James J Mullen Knights of Columbus auxiliary at Old Orchard Beach voted to replace treasurer Doris Bolduc with Vivian Joncas. President Rita Sherman presided as members planned to omit the December 21 meeting and arranged a charity Christmas observance with flowers for the altar convalescent home visits and a food basket for a needy family. A film on Cancer was planned for January and a card shower was set for an ill member. Ruth Coreau won the mystery prize. next meeting is January 4 with many members listed as present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Sherman
James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
Old Orchard Beach
Doris Bolduc
Vivian Joncas
Deer Season Winners Named in Local Shoot
Wilbur Jones won with a nine point buck while Martin Vachon, Marshall Baxter, George Cox, Theodore Gerrish, Merton Gerrish, Roland Brown, and Frank Bogart claimed does and a 10 point buck was reported in the roundup of local hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Jones
Martin Vachon
Marshall Baxter
George Cox
Theodore Gerrish
Merton Gerrish
Roland Brown
Frank Bogart
Niihau island resident to become U S citizen
Ishimatsu Shintani, 78, of Niihau the privately owned Hawaiian island south of Kauai, will become a U S citizen on November 30 after passing naturalization tests. He moved from Kauai 25 years ago, is married to a Hawaiian woman, and they have eight children among Niihau’s 240 inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Niihau
Kauai Island
U. S
Ishimatsu Shintani
Ishimatsu
Kauai
Shintani
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State Hospital
Augusta
ARC Children’s Fund
Tozus Veterans Hospital
Mira-Cloud
Iffalo
Biddeford
Albeo G
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Harvey Bible Class
Lebanon
William C. Seaton
Archer Littlefield
Theodore Bracy
Morley Shorey
Nelson Perkins
Hellmuth Strauss
George Mathews
Latin America
KC Auxiliary
Beach
Ruth Coreau
Ruth Auger
Marjorie Ga A
Rita Belair
Helene Fowler
Ida Robichaud
Catherine Lemire
Jeanne Southwick
Rita Tousignant
Mare Jorie Garon
Florence O's Connor
Angela Marcotte
Adele Grenier
Bernardine Levesque
Marie Toussignant
Joanne Deprey
Armand Landry
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