New England Vignettes Brightens region with quirky tales
The piece collects brief local anecdotes from New England figures like Mr and Mrs Francis Antonelli of East Haddam Conn who welcome a nocturnal ghost, Charlie and his snow blower in Weymouth and a Burlington ice cutter Ulric Barrett, plus MIT dial a bus study and a generous Braintree resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Elliott
Associated Press
Boston
New England
Francis Antonelli
East Haddam
Conn
Charlie
South Shore
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Local Night Meetings and Bake Bean Supper Planned
St Margarets Ladies Sodality meets in Parish Hall at 7 30. Old Orchard Beach Women's Civic Group convenes at Jameson School at 7 45. AMVETS Auxiliary offers public baked bean supper Saturday 6 30 to 8 at the Post home Walnut Street. Nee Nah Council Pocahontas canceled due to the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Margarets Ladies Sodality
Old Orchard Beach
Jameson School
Abbott - Verville Amvets
Post
Walnut Street
Nee Nah Council
Degree of
Pocahontas
Okinawa Marine base fuels Vietnam war effort and culture
AP Special Report surveys Camp Hansen and Kin Okinawa, showing 60,000 Marines moving to Vietnam monthly, signs of off duty life, and vast U.S. military presence. It details the Ryukyus administration, major units like the 30th Artillery Brigade and 313th Air Division, Kadena airbase operations, and complex U.S. military employment and local relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hansen
Okinawa
U.S
China Garden
Tokyo Rose
Kin
Marine Center
Vietnam
China Night
Takusan
Hansen
America
United States
Kadena
Hogether
Japan
Asia
James Lampert
Ryukyus Chain of
Ais
30Th
2Nd
1S. Army Medical Center
Pacific
Green Berets
Fort Buckner
Ryukyu
313Th
Jerry D. Page
Navy
7Th Fleet
They Cant Break It The Will Satire By HAL BOYLE
A humorous look at making a will in a New York law firm as a man lists near worthless assets and a lottery ticket worth nothing yet feels protected. The exchange with the junior attorney ends with a tiny fee of 51.11 and two cents left, leaving him with serenity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lincoln, Samilovitch
O’brannigan
Smuggles
Muggles
Art Association Members Will Discuss Works
Old Orchard Beach Art Association met at Jameson School with Frank Handlen guiding painting of varied subjects. The next meeting moved to Feb 25 due to school vacation. members will exhibit their paintings and Handlen will judge them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach Art Association
Jameson School
Frank Handlen
Handlen
Catherine B. Nielson
Robert M. Black
Cherilyn Provencher
Evelyn Monier
Priscilla Skilling
Carl Bohlin
Ray Lord
C. Paul Wight
Ethel Wight
Athena Gregory
Bernice Bixby
Atlantic Lodge To Exemplify Degree
Eleven members attended Atlantic Lodge 10 F at Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday. Noble Grand Austin Presley presided. The third degree will be exemplified next Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. The charter was draped 30 days in memory of Ernest L Guilford who died Monday after 59 years as a member. The York County Past Grands Association will meet here March 11 with a supper beforehand. Refreshments were served by Powers and Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Toilers-By-The-Sea Elects Officers At Portside Meeting
Toilers by the Sea convened at Porter Hall Temple Avenue electing officers for the camp year led by President Elva Frizzle. New posts include vice president Lillian Jakeman secretary Luella Munn treasurer Rachel Scott auditor Helen Smith and other committee roles with a Valentine season program and flowers discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Park
Toilers-by the-Sea
Porter Hall
Temple Avenue
Elva Frizzle
Baggs
Lillian Jakeman
Luella Munn
Rachel Scott
Helen Smith
Ethel Rowlands
O Lo Gardanier
Shirley Doe
White Cross
Isabelle Melver
Elizabeth Wilson
Hilman Barrett
Evelyn Bryant
Ruth Severance
Lucile Puffer
Marion White
Uby Brown
Puffer
Smith
Bryant
Louella Ballard
Munn
Gardanier
Mildred Soule
Ida Dexter
Hilma Barrett
Isabella Melver
Verna Wiggin
Clara Creighton
Ethel Whitten
Edna Sulis
Marion Hanscom
Ethel Draper
Kiwanis Official Visits Beach Club
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club held a Tuesday meeting at Wonderbar Steak House Biddeford led by President James F Murphy Rev William Malpass gave the invocation Dr Philip McCrum South Portland lieutenant governor made his first official visit and spoke on Kiwanis work Seventeen members attended after the meeting directors met to discuss year projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Kiwanis Club
Wonderbar
Biddeford
James F. Murphy
William Malpass
Philip McCrum
South Portland
Kiwanis
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Lake
Champlain
Ulric Barrett
Burlington, Vt
Charlie Flag
Braintree Mass
Clement P. Wight
Dial
TITAN
Zenith
Hbo
Elm St. Biddeford
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Coney Island
Salvation Army
Art Association
Atlantic Lodge
Nixon
United Nations
Quer
Ee i Aera Lee
Main ST
Saco
Toilers-By-The- Sea
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