Hospital Auxiliary Plans Annual Christmas Ball
The Biddeford Saco Journal reports the Webber Hospital auxiliary plans its annual Christmas ball at St Jean Baptiste hall on December 26 from 8 30 p m to 1 a m The event funds nursing scholarships and equipment for Webber Hospital with eight girls entering nursing schools this year The auxiliary stresses ticket sales by every member and support for the hospital. A separate note says the Ladies Aid of the South Biddeford Methodist church organized Christmas visits and gifts for residents of Biddeford Homestead and Christian Haven, planned poinsettia donations to the church and to Pineland Center and the Salvation Army, and a January sewing project for the Biddeford Public Health nursing loan closet.
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Ladies Aid
South Biddeford
Biddeford Public Health Nursing Loan
Tre
Gaffney
Marion Clark
Clark
Unit
Martha Godithwaite
Linwood Thomas
Leona Johnson
Fannie Gross
Anna Tremblay
Goldthwaite
Lena Peck
Dorothy Peck
Debra
Ethel Collomy
Jean Goldthwaite
Jane Day
Inez Johnson
Nellie Norwood
Florence
Elizabeth
Addie Piper
Webber Hospital ,Auxiliary
St. Jean Baptiste Hall
Adams and
Jefferson Streets
Biddeford
Maine
Webber Hospital
Carleton Davis
Council Chagnon Holiday Hours At Club
The Council Chagnon club will close at 6 p.m. on Christmas and New Year’s Eve and stay closed on both holidays. Dues collection will skip December 25 and January 1, resuming December 26 and January 2. A cribbage tournament is planned for December 19 in the upstairs room while a Christmas fete by the Daughters of Isabella is set for downstairs.
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Council Chagnon Club
Daughters of Isabella
Girl Scouts Plan Community Carol Program in Biddeford
Brownie, Intermediate and Senior troops will perform Christmas carols Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6 30 to 7 30 in City Square. First group on the Universalist church steps, second around the municipal Christmas tree. Directed by Horace Killam with troop leaders Ann Hector Janice Cote and others assisting.
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Biddeford
Brownie
City Square
Universalist
Horace Killam
Ann Hector
Janice Cote
William Deans
Calixte Gauvin
Charles A. Thompson
Wayne Hutchins
Benjamin Remar
Norman Reilly
Howred Simmons
Robert Libby
James Hobbins
Local union officers elected amid wintry turnout
About 700 of roughly 1,350 eligible voters cast ballots at Union Hall on a snowy day. The Shevenell ticket led in straight ballots 402 to 218 over Lamontagne with multiple offices filled including executive board members auditors and joint board delegates and alternates.
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Blanc
Maymenu Au- Gee
Presideain-De- Cadie
Rai Veiner
Luuian Targus
Ralph Wugueile
Wienel Pertrann
Leo Laverriere
Conrad Petetier
Hegiland Durdeau
Ralph Oliver
Israel Shevenell
Thomas LeBlanc
Emma Daniels
Anna Forcier
Paul Lamontagne
Raymond Gaudette
Leo Gauthier
Lionel Bertrand
Joseph Carrier
Raymond Methot
Robert Beaulieu
Oscar Nolette
Bertrand Cyr
Gustave Gagne
Leo Davis
Union Hall
Shevwell
Lamontagne
E and L Club of Saco Donates to Church and Others
The E and L club of School Street Methodist church in Saco voted donations during a combined meeting and Christmas party at Mrs. Linnette Martin s home. They gave 200 to the church paint fund 500 for a new fire exit door and 10 to the Sunday school for the Christmas party. The event featured Christmas carols a reading a Santa gift exchange and a surprise gift to Mrs Martin and relatives.
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E. and L .Club
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Linnette Martin
North Street
Martin
LaDora Gannon
School Street
Marjorie Fog
Mary Rollins
Maude Tuttle
Eleanor Phinney
Herberta Harriman
Santa Claus
Phyllis Vining
Bertha Perkins
Elsie Lane
Alice Grace
Lillian Berry
Ella Luman
Edith Waterhouse
Nora York
Dora Clark
Marjorie Fogg
Carrie Emery
Meade Tuttle
Mabel Fairfield
Iva Harper
Georgianna Harriman
Emma McFarland
Ethel Ballard
Helen Tarbox
Lucy Allen
Foster
Alice Langmaid
Edith Gardner
Ethel Cobb
Sophie Mitchell
Eva McClellan
Annie Cranshaw
Besisie Dawley
Mildred Harris
Alice Witherell
Meribah Lane
Royal wedding guests fill page as Baudouin watches
Bride Fabiola in ceremony repeats in French as dignitaries attend. King Olaf of Norway Queen Juliana of the Netherlands ex-King Umberto and Marie Jose of Italy ex-King Simeon of Bulgaria Queen of Romania join royals. Britain's Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones also present.
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Gium
Fabiola
Baudouin
Olaf
Norway
Juliana
Netherlands
Umberto
Marie- Jose
Italy
Simeon
Bulgaria
Romania
Britain
Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Marriage Intentions Filed in Biddeford and Andover
The marriage intentions of Thomas Hale of Andover Massachusetts and R Rolande Belanger of 50 West Street Biddeford have been filed with the Biddeford city clerk’s office.
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Marriaage
Thomas, Hale
Andover
Mass
R Rolande Belanger
West Street
Biddeford
Past Matrons Elect Officers at Annette Chapter Christmas Meeting
Past Matrons of Annette chapter UES held a combined officer election and Christmas gathering at Mrs. Marion Johnson’s home in Glen Haven Circle Saco. Charlotte Crown was named president, Grace Littlefield vice president, Florence Northrup secretary, and Johnson treasurer. Retiring president Agnes Towle presided and thanked co workers. A tree and gift exchange followed a program and card signing for out of town members.
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Annette
UES
Marion J Johnson
Glen Haven Circle
Saco
Charlotte Crown
Grace Littlefield
Florence Northrup
Johnson
Agnes Towle
Marion Dow
Catherine Smith
Doris Clark
Agnes Cunningham
Lillian Allen
Gertrude Pease
Sarah Doe
Virginia Strombom
Isabelle Wilbur
Ruby Hannaford
Frances Tarr
Pauline Bogh
Bernice Milliken
Louise Reed
Annie Holt
Bertha Perkins
Ella Luman
Holt
Caroline Stackpole
Barbara Utman
Towle
Wilbur
Weymouth Street
Allen
Dow
Albert Houle Among Three File Bankruptcy Petitions
A Biddeford machine operator Albert A. Houle joined two other filers in U S District Court on Wednesday. Houle shows debts of 2907 and assets of 200 with claims exempt. Other petitioners include Russell C Thistlewood and Arlene of Scarborough Donald P Armstrong of Old Orchard Beach with a wage earner plan.
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Walters
Champion
Lewiston
Donald S. Owens
Waterville
Thornton Academy Night Classes Schedule
An adult education program director Sidney Criffith announced that Saco area's night classes including the art class are scheduled tonight at Thornton Academy. The notice clarifies which classes will be held and notes the evening’s overall plan.
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Saco
O' Thornton Academy
Sidney Criffith
Ethiopia’s royal tensions and reforms in the Congo era
The report notes loyalty of Ethiopian imperial guards and their possible deployment with 2,500 Ethiopian troops under UN command in the Congo. It cites rumors of succession disputes involving Asfa Wassan and the crown prince, and Asfa’s push for reform and higher living standards. It compares Ethiopia’s development efforts with Soviet credits and US technical aid.
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U. N
Congo
Asfa Wassan
England
United States
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