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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1959
Page
3
Nearly 150 attendees at the First Congregational Parish Unitarian church in Kennebunk witnessed a Christmas party and multiple plays. Santa distributed gifts to children after the performances, followed by refreshments and a program featuring poems, skits, audience carols, and a reading of The Christmas Story according to Luke.
The annual Christmas program by Faith Tabernacle church children Old Orchard Beach featured readings by teens, poems by numerous young performers, a piano solo by Ruth Johnson and a trumpet piece by Andrew Martel. The Junior choir sang two selections and awards were given to standout Sunday school achievers including Linda Morgan and Patty Shaw.
Final arrangements have been made for the annual Christmas Snowball at Kennebunk High gym on Saturday Dec 26 from 8 30 until midnight by the Kennebunk Band Roosters. Music by Jimmie Hanson’s band of Portland. Entertainment includes Kennebunk High school majorettes head majorette Barbara Hersey Karen Curtis Lynda Brearey Pamela Angell Nancy Milligan Ernestine Welch Beverly MacPhail Margaret Bouchard. baton routine by Barbara Hersey and a vocal solo There Were Bells by Sandra Jive. baton routine by Lynda Root and a vocal by Bobby Hamel.
The American Legion auxiliary at Old Orchard Beach met at the Legion Home on School Street. President Mrs Avonell Petten gill led the session with reports read, projects discussed, and a $5 postage stamp donation planned for Togus.
Mrs. William A. Yates travels from Summer Street to New Britain Connecticut to visit daughter Norma Young and family. Mrs. Paul Watson spends the holidays in Worcester Massachusetts with son Donald and Marjorie, and with daughter and son in law Roland Wight and family at Paxton. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Cashen and son Edmund visit Norwood Massachusetts on Sunday with Mrs. Nellie Cashen. Catholics are reminded that Wednesday December 23 is a day of fast and complete abstinence. Mrs. Sadie Cox and daughter Helen Cox on Christmas vacation in Lewiston with daughter Mrs. George Campbell.
Hope Circle held a Christmas meeting at Milliken’s Mills Old Orchard Beach with President Mrs Muriel Gooch presiding. After routine business an exchange of Christmas gifts occurred. Hostesses were Mrs Milliken and Miss Lillian Cleaves. Mrs Hazel Kennett was absent due to illness. Attendees included Mrs Marie Gooch and many members listed.
Roger Jones of the University of Michigan arrives for Christmas holidays to stay with his mother Mrs Cora Jones and his wife at Hollis. Paul Wight a Rumford High School teacher visits his mother Miss Clement Wight and sister in North Saco with Mr and Mrs Gordon Rice. On Monday Mrs Wight accompanied Mr and Mrs Russell.
Durant and his daughter Geraldine with Miss Ethel Wight were guests on a business trip to Lewiston of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hodson and family in Portland on Monday.
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