Wells Legion Holds Memorial Rites for Ernest York
Wells Legion Post of the American Legion conducted memorial services and draping of the charter for 30 days for Ernest York at the Eldridge Road post home. Commander Harry Alpren led the meeting and noted a charity supper at Libby Mitchell post home in Scarborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest York
Eldridge
Leroy Hanson
American Legion
Wells Legion
Eldredge Road
Harry Alpren
Roland Chaloux
Holiday visitors fill Kennebunk homes for Christmas
Multiple households in Kennebunk and surrounding towns host relatives for Christmas and winter visits. Guests include families from Arundel West Kennebunk Saco Gardiner Portland Gorham and Waterville with ties to Colby College Fort Devens and the U S Army in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald McConnell
Grove Street
H. Marshall Soule
Arundel
Ernest McConnell
West Kennebunk
David McConnell
James
Springfield
Mass
Austin Boothby
Margaret
Susan
Martha
Sarah
Fort Devens
Edbert St. Clair
Thomas Reagan
Cathy
Tommy
Christopher
Mary Beth
Er Street
New Bedford
Gerald Crocker
Sea Road
Gardiner
Ben Crocker
Harry Stevens
Helen Backman
Robert Lindstrom
Edward Vezina
Jean Vezina
Stephen Wall
Massachusetts
Robert B. Perry
Janet
Jill
Derry
N. H
Joseph T. Cole
Fletcher Street
Wilfred Lamontagne
Saco
Francis Lamontagne
Winter Street
Beach Kiwanis Inducts Two Members at Regular Meeting
Rupert Davis and William Frizzle were inducted by President J Clyde Armstrong at the Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club meeting held at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall. Louis Simpson was elected a director and three Christmas basket appreciation letters were read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Davis
William Frizzle
J. Clyde Armstrong
Old Orchard Beach
Wells Notes and Meetings Split by Holidays and Guests
Mrs. Walter Fitch returns to Landholm Farm Wells after visiting in Burlington and Mattapan Massachusetts with Fitch Connors and McKenna families and Wendy Pinkham Moody Beach. Legion auxiliary unit meeting canceled with next session January 25. Wells-Ogunquit PTA to host Charles Andres January 4 with Wells Elementary audience 7 30 pm and junior high glee club selections. attendance banner to top classroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Fitch
Landholm Farm Road
Wells
Id Fitch
Morton Connors
Burlington
Mass
James E. McKenna
Mattapan
Massachusetts
Fitch
Robert A. Fitch
Wendy Pinkham
Moody Beach
Elbridge
Leroy Hanson
American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Andres
Wells-Ogunquit
Parent and Teacher Association
Maureen O'Hara to star in CBS Mrs Miniver adaptation
AP TV writer Cynthia Lowry reports Maureen O'Hara will play Mrs Miniver in a CBS World War II drama premiering Jan 7. She defends the wartime role as a new dramatic TV challenge after singing on television. Also notes Cyd Charisse on NBC Startime and Eve Arden's lively segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
NEW York (Ap
Maureen O'Hara
Emerald Isle
Hollywood
Miss O'Hara
Mrs. Miniver
CBS
Greer Garson
Maureen
Perry Como
Wartorn
England
Cyd Charisse
NBC
Miss Charisse
Tony Martin
Eve Arden
Spagee
James Mitchell
Mack the Knife
Christmas Guests and Local Festivities Across Cape Porpoise
A holiday round of visitors fills homes across Cape Porpoise. The Huff family hosts relatives from Maine and Boston as do the Ridlons in Chelsea and the Whitehouses with Melrose kin. A Christmas concert drew a full church, Santa distributed gifts, and many locals hosted extended family over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman P. Huff
Lyman H. Huff
P. H. Perry
Harold Ridlon
April
Chelsea
Mass
Hale Whitehouse
Melrose
Earl Grindall
Meaders
East
Lebanon
Ernest Ridlon
Orono
Garden City
N. Y
Druscilla Landry
Santa Claus
Edwina Davis
Wakefield
R. I
Kathleen Stinson
Carlton Miller
Monmouth Beach
N. J
Gary Ridlon
Merrimac
N. H
Carol Bilderback
Safety Rule For Drivers Who Tipple
Safety officials warn that any alcohol consumption impairs driving and New Year festivities attract more drinkers. They advise planning transportation in advance, using public transit or a non drinking friend, and emphasize safety and sobriety as essential on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlyn E. Barnard
Maine Highway Safety ‘Committee
Barnard
William I. McKenzie
Maine Highway Safety Committee
Theme Chosen For Program At Emery Chanter
Rebecca Emery chapter Daughters of the American Revolution selects "American Music" as the January program theme under Mrs Frances Waterhouse of Kennebunk. The 2 p m meeting will be at Mrs Dorothy Tarbox 435 Main St Saco with Miss A Florence Crowley presiding and hospitality duties reallocated to February yearbook members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Waterhouse
Kennebunk
Rebecca Emery
Daugh ‘Ters
Dorothy Tarbox
Main Street
Saco
A. Florence Crowley
Tarbox
Old Textbooks Compared With Modern Education
A 19th century geography set by Colton & Fitch shows 75 cent prices for 134 pages and 40 maps, with cheaper introductory volumes and a $1 atlas. The 1860s era values durability, gift-book pricing, and catalogs by Ivison Phinney Co, while J L Comstock's fifth edition A System of Natural Philosophy features 404 pages, 300 engravings, and international editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
George H. Lambert
Biddeford
Colton & Fitch
Colton
Ivison, Phinney& Co
Educational Publishers
New York
Lambert
J. L. Comstock
Europe
Lees
Naval and Military Academy of Edinburgh
Scotland
England
Prussia
Vacationing Munster Family Plans Postponed Band Meeting
Clayton Munster, employed in Washington D C, is spending New Year’s with his parents Mr and Mrs William Munster of Hoffman Street Old Orchard Beach The Old Orchard Beach Band Mothers club meeting is postponed to January 7 at 7 30 p m at the high school with plans for future meetings and projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanne
Paul Dallaire
Urbain Baillargeon
Lincoln Street
Saco
Dallaire
Delvica Dallaire
Old Salt Road
Old Orchard Beach
Navy
Miss Baillargeon
Biddeford High School
Clayton Munster
Washington, D. C
William Munster
Hoffman Street
Band Mothers Club
Christmas Day Guests and Church Notices in Kennebunk Area
Christmas Day guests include Rev and Mrs Donald Smith and family from Boothbay Harbor, Mr and Mrs Ralph Davis of Arundel, and others visiting local households. Port Church notices adjust Mass times at St Martha Kennebunkport to 8 30 am and 6 pm, not 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Bouchard
Margaret
Edward Michaud
Mary Holden
Auburn
James Holden
Portland
Bouchard
Albert Cowgill
Belinda
Earl Witham
Sheila
Vicki
Kennebunk
Edbert St. Clair
West Kennebunk
Thomas Boothby
Ethelyn
Gorham
Raymond Bartlett
David
Westbrook
St. Clair
Eric
Henry
Roberta
Mark Bachelder
Robert Bachelder
Goram
Allston True
Donald Smith
Jonathon
Douglas
Herbie
Boothbay Harbor
Ralph Davis
Arundel
Allan Wentworth
Terri
Lesley
Mae Smith
Charles High
Biddeford
Robert Knight
Myra. Towne
Roy Paul
Florence Campisi
Lawrence
Mass
Harold Farris
Wells
Harland Dutch
Hazel Hilton
Florence Hilton
Doran-Croteau Engagement Planned for June Wedding
Nancy Elizabeth Doran and Roger Gerard Croteau announce their engagement. Nancy, a Biddeford High School and Westbrook Junior College alumna, trained as a medical technologist at Central Maine General Hospital and works there. Roger, also a Biddeford High School graduate, will earn a BS in chemical engineering from UNH in June. A June wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Doran
Western Avenue
Biddeford
Nancy Elizabeth
Roger Gerard Croteau
Laurence Croteau
Prospect Street
Miss Doran
Biddeford High School
Westbrook Junior College
Central Maine General Hospital School of Medical Technology
Lewiston
Croteau
University of New Hampshire
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Wells Legion Post
Edmund Cashen
Dial YU
Beach Kiwanis Club
Far West
Psse Oe Ees
5 &H
Green’s Shoe Store
Maureen TV
Steel Hour
George Grizzard
Mark Richman
Cape
Ing
John Wakefield
Earl Lush
George
Bangor
George Emmons
George Seavey
Janet Seavey
Cambridge
John Seavey
Manchester
Conn
Joseph Thurston
Donald
Newport
Sandra Reid
University of Maine
Robert Reid
Emery Chanter
Clement P. Wight
Dial
Gertrude Dutch
Iutercoats
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