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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1960

Page

3

Local youth groups plan holiday events and trips

Troop 111 members Susan Clark Ruth Cumler Kimberly Bowdoin and Rhonda Smith along with Troop 116 leaders Sandra Merrill Christine Brown and Kathleen Haskell organize a Christmas party with gift exchange and refreshments. The Independent Service club, led by Mrs. Phyllis Maling, finalized plans for Christmas baskets for shut‑ins and needy families and welcomed new member Frances Hutchins. Next meeting is January 19 at Mrs. Marion Murray’s home with hostesses Mrs. Elizabeth Milligan and Mrs. Frances Hutchins. Mrs. Alphonse Dion near Portland street undergoes surgery at Webber hospital. A science field trip from Kennebunk Junior High, guided by student teacher Gerard Asselyn, visited Mrs. True Boothby’s home on Old Port road with 23 students, two drivers, and faculty members. Student participants include Paul Bernier and many others. Kennebunk librarianship talk by Mrs. Ruth Nickerson highlighted fundraising ideas. Circle 7 of Christchurch Women’s Fellowship held Christmas program at Mrs. George Lebarge’s home with devotion and decorations, and plans for January 19. Hostesses will be Mrs. Madeline Lovejoy and Mrs. Reginald Waterhouse.

Susan Clark Ruth Cumler Kimberly Bowdoin Rhonda Smith Sandra Merrill Christine Brown Kathleen Haskell Independent Service Club Phyllis Maling Storer Street Frances Hutchins Maling Evelyn Smith Marion Murray Colonial Drive Elizabeth Milligan Alphonse Dion Portland Street Webber Hospital Kennebunk Gerard Ass Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Cousens School Nickerson Women's Fellowship of Christchurch George Lebarge Park Street Frances Buzzell Almena Greene John Cummings J. Russell Yates Madeline Lovejoy Reginald Waterhouse

Nursing Home Planned At Bar Mills Near Buxton-Hollis Hospital

Bar Mills trustees launch funds drive to build a modern non profit nursing home adjoining Buxton and Hollis Community hospital. Initial capacity set for 25 patients with room for expansion. The facility will provide skilled nursing care, medical services, and social recreation, spiritual, educational, and rehabilitation programs, operating jointly with the hospital. Trustees listed include Carl Landry, Carl Estes, Frederick Smith, Mrs. Agnes Emery, Mrs. Martha Robinson, and many others.

Bar Millis Buxton and Hollis Community Hospital Hospital Board of Trustees Buxton and Hol Lis Commounity Hospital Carl A. Landry Carl Estes Frederick Smith Agnes Emery Martha Robinson George Gendron Marion E. I. Hague Henry Swanton Maurice Moulton Warren Walker Herri Thibodeau Lawrence Higgins Howard Haskell Douglas Bradbury James Gillchrest Allan Hague

Kennebunk School Menu December 19 to 23

Menus for Kennebunk High and Junior High show weekly meals from December 19 to 23. Each day lists main course sides beverages and fruits or desserts including Italian macaroni and cheese frankfurts buttered wax beans and rolls on Monday and clam chowder on Friday with various vegetables fruits or desserts. Park Street School entries include hamburger patty mashed potato carrots bread and butter chocolate pudding and milk with Tuesday ham and egg salad tomato soup and fruit choices.

Frankfurt Hamburg Parker House Park Street

Menus Note Week Lunches Across Days

The record lists meals by day with items including orange juice American chop suey rolls and butter ice cream raisins milk on Wednesday baked sausage mashed potatoes apple sauce bread and butter cookies milk on Thursday and fish sticks mashed potatoes spinach bread and butter cherry cobbler milk on Friday.

Prizes Awarded At Card Party In Old Orchard Beach

Winners in the final card party of a 10 game series were announced at the Old Orchard Beach Lions club hall Hoff man street. Mrs Sadie Thompson won ladies high while John Brooks took men s high. Edwin Dix on and Robert Pettengill shared queen of hearts. John Lapointe won a turkey, cakes went to Mrs Frances Johnson and Sumner Johnson. Grand prize went to Mrs Becky Brann and a new 10 game series will start next Friday.

Old Orchard Beach

Mothers Club Yule Fete Held at Kennebunk Lower Village

The Mothers Club met at the Kennebunk Lower Village clubhouse with vice president Leone Maling presiding in place of president Grace Gunn. Plans announced for Christ baskets. Christmas party led by Bernice Gooch with Jean Smith Averill Goulden and Ruth Gooch assisting. Gifts exchanged and a children’s party followed with ice cream cake and candy. Next meeting set for January 4 with Leone Maling and Kathleen Baum in charge of dinner.

Mothers’ Club Kennebunk Lower Village Leone Maling Grace Gunn Bernice Gooch Jean Smith Averill Goulden Ruth Gooch Kathleen Baum

Child Health Clinic In Kennebunk With Vaccines Offered

A child health clinic will be held at the Public Health office on 10 Storer Street in Kennebunk Tuesday from 3 to 5 PM. A physician will supervise vaccines for diphtheria pertussis tetanus and polio plus smallpox. Babies and children up to school age are eligible. Troops 111 and 116 Brownies met at Christchurch with leaders and planned a Christmas party for December 21. Patrol leaders were appointed for the next six weeks.

Public Health Office Storer Street Kennebunk Christchurch Edward Newell Fred Seeley Raymond Belyea Maynard Heskell Robert Barra Theodore Chamberlin Forrest Horne Carl Goldammer Arthur LaBlanc Freeman Davidson

Kennebunk BOV Class Elects Officers at Annual Meeting

The BOV class of the Kennebunk Baptist church held a covered dish supper served by Ruth Wills Harriet Freeman and Myrtle Benson followed by a business meeting led by president Miss Clythro Staples. Mrs Alma Tomlinson was elected president with Ruth Wills as vice president Louise Nichols secretary and Marion Cousens treasurer. Members donated gifts for Pineland School at Pownal and exchanged secret pals. Special gifts were given to Mrs Ruth Chappell and outgoing president Miss Cylthra Staples. Attendees included a long list of members and one guest Marie ing.

Kennebunk Baptist Church Ruth Wills Harriet Freeman Myrtle Benson Clythro Staples Ida Cousens Alma Tomlinson Louise Nichols Marion Cousens Pineland School Pownal Ruth Chappell Cylthra Staples Martha Bragdon Frances Burleigh Ruth Chappel Marion Couse

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