Johnson to spend Christmas at Texas ranch
President Johnson plans a Texas Christmas at his 40 acre ranch with kinfolk visiting. He will be with his sisters brothers uncles and cousins on Christmas Eve and may hunt or walk the hills on Christmas Day. The family uses home grown cedar trees holly and mistletoe for decorations and a turkey dinner is planned.
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Washington
Johnson
Johnsons
White House
Texas
Lynda
Lucy
May Davis
Zephyr Wright
South Biddeford Ladies Aid Holiday Party Summary
Mrs. Lena Pack opened her Biddeford home for the South Biddeford Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society Christmas party. A noon luncheon followed by a brief meeting approved poinsettias for the church and gifts for a local nursing home. Prizes were awarded. next meeting set for January 8 at Foss Street Church. Stockings collected for the Public Health Nursing Association and gifts exchanged with Debra Peck as Santa’s helper.
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Lena Pack
Marblehead Lane
Biddeford
Ladies Aid Society
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Marion Clark
Addie Piper
Foss Street Methodist Church
Mary Ingraham
Sigma Delta Class Holds Yne Party in Biddeford Home
A Christmas party for the Sigma Delta Class of the First Universalist Church in Biddeford was hosted by Miss Laura Bridgman on Alfred Street with President Mrs. John Tarbox in charge. Rev. Walter E. Kellison's letter was read and Santa Claus distributed gifts. Baluchitherium, a giant rhinoceros, was noted as the largest land mammal ever, about 17 feet tall and 24 feet long, from a million years ago.
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Sigma Delta
First Universalist Church
Biddeford
Laura Bridgman
Alfred Street
John Tarbox
Walter E. Kellison
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Clara Barton
John Cooper
Santa Claus
Delmont Emerson
Margaret Blake
Woburn Mass
Miss Bridgman
Rosemary Davis
Claire Mitchell
Eleanor Davis
Iren Tate
Walter’ Tufts
Jeannette Davis
Lloyd Woodman
J. Harry Davis
Christmas Program Presented In Lace at Thornton Academy
The Thornton Academy Glee Clubs and band, directed by Mrs. Helen S. Cropper, staged a Christmas assembly in William S. Linnell gym. Accompanists Stephen Lamb organ Jay Sneider piano Cynthia Freeman bell lyre and Paul Brown organ played solo. A Christmas march finale featured a military escort by majorettes and the band.
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Thornton Academy
Helen S. Cropper
William S.S. Linnell Gymnasium
Academy
Stephen Lamb
Jay Sneider
Cynthia Freeman
Paul Brown
Biddeford-Saco Fagles To Give Holiday Baskets
Biddeford Saco Aerue Fraternal Order of Eagles outlines Christmas basket distribution for needy families. Committee members plan to assemble at the aerie home on Birch Street to prepare baskets and deliver them Monday evening. The group also notes an annual Christmas party for children, New Year’s Eve festivities with buffet lunch, and regular Saturday dances. No meetings on Dec 25 or Jan 1. next gathering Jan 8. Holiday greetings from grand officers were received and an Augusta Aerie invitation was read for a Dec 21 buffet and dedication.
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Biddeford - Saco Aerue
Order of Eagles
Birch Street
Biddeford
Daniel Pendleton
Joseph Larose
Charles Shaner
Roland Hamel
Lionel Bouthot
Roland Perron
Aerie
Herschel McWilliams
Augusta Aerie
Red Coats
Gerald Hevey
Diamond Ring
Joffre Remillard
Horton Sparks BU Backfield With 220-Pound Power
Boston University relies on Bob Horton a 220 pound fullback from White Plains New York to drive the running game. He clocks 100 yards in 9.9 seconds underscoring his speed and strength for the program.
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Boston University
Bob Horton
White Plains
N.Y
Women Relief Corps elects officer slate in Saco
Fred Gurney Women’s Relief Corps met at G A R Hall Saco for an officer election and dinner. Officers named include Eva Sherman president Marion Boucher senior vice president Irene Ayer junior vice president Hazel Emmons chaplain and others. Installations are set for January 28 at 2 p m with Maine department president Dorothy Hubbard invited to conduct.
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Fred
Ruth Willey
Ethel Ballard
Marie Caton
Dorothy Hubbard
Wells
Maine
Teachers To Attend Science Workshops In Maine Grant
Augusta Maine elementary school teachers will participate in a series of science workshops funded by a federal grant. Governor John Reed announced the program aimed at improving science instruction statewide.
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Augusta
Maine
John Reed
Diagnostic Center Opens In Maine
The first diagnostic center in Maine for birth defects is now open at Maine Medical Center with backing from the National Foundation. Dr. Francis H. Fox, director, said the facility will include pediatrics neurology orthopedics and psychiatry experts. The only other comparable center is in Boston.
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Portland
Maine
Maine Medical Center
National Foundation
Francis H. Fox
Boston
Executive council outlines series of 40 workshops
The executive council reported plans Wednesday for a series of 40 workshops each accommodating about 12 students for 15 two hour classes. Farmington State Teachers College will supervise the courses.
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Ecutive Council
Farmington State Teachers College
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Mrs. Johnson
South Biddeford
Debra Peck
Santa
Addie
Emma
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Margaret Linscott
Martha Goldthwaite
Jane Goldthwaite
Yvonne Berry
Jane Day
Louise Gaffney
Lydia Emerson
Nellie Norwood
Ethel Collomy
Judith Mapes
Ella Piper
Clark
Olive Gross
Ruth Peck
Margaret Thomas
Koko Fowler
Ruth Ledeau
Wendy
Dorothy Peck
Debra
Janet Beland
Leona
Leona Johnson
Fannie Gross
Lucyanes
Anna Tremblay
Stephen
Joseph
Joanna Beal
Patricia Michaelson
Joan Gledhill
Tampa, Fla
Mrs. Peck
Aas Ia
Berlin
Berlin Zoo
Tlalloc
Museum of Anthropology
Mexico City
Women’s Relief Corps
Wells and Sanford Corps
Diagnostic Center
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Thayer
AML
Hollywood
China
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Romanov
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