New England Vignettes Stories of tall Furrows and local grit
Associated Press writer reports on Cerad Furrows a 8 feet 1 inch tall Hartford man who may be the world's tallest. He is jobless, yet attracts crowds and stars in an Alfred Hitchcock play as a monster. The piece also highlights Vermont underground boring crews with 13,988 holes last year, Dartmouth Winter Carnival bathing suit guests, Wheaton Tritons aqua ballet, New England Marine Trade Association safety award, and Barre heart drive cochair Velma Ironside.
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Associated Press
Boston
New England
Cerad Furrows
Rank Sinatra
Charles A. Lindbergh
Billy Sol Estes
Albany Avenue
Hartford
Conn
Furrows
New York
Leonard Adolf
Shorty
Dartmouth
Baker's Dozen
Tritons
Wheaton College
Wheaton
New England Marine Trade Association
New Hampshire
Laconia
Winnipesaukee
Squam
Winnisquam
Formation of YAMS campus chapter at St Michael's College
This week the Mi chaelman announces a campus YAMS chapter to rally student support for Maggie Smith. A staff member quips that YAMS will attract southern votes and, since YAMS eat potatoes, help cinch the Maine vote. The item also notes a safety boating promotion.
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Michaelman
St. Michael’s College
Winooski Park
Maggie Smith
Maine
Budget Board Approves Two Article Requests
Kennebunk budget board tentatively approves appropriation requests from the Park Commission and the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber asks 3698 dollars, same as last year, while the Park Commission seeks 6000 dollars including 2000 for parks and memorial field and 4000 for shade trees and Dutch elm disease control.
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Kennebunk
Budget Board
Park Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Theodore O. Kingsbury
Lewis H. Burr
Parks and Memorial Field
Park Commissioners
Return To School Opens New Doors For Adults
Dear Dr Nason advises adults seeking education to finish high school via junior college or university extension courses, often offered at night, enabling work while studying. The column notes programs for midlife reentry, with guidance for pursuing college teaching paths and locating suitable programs and subsidies through educational institutions.
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Dr. Nason
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Southern California
Nason
Biddeford-Saco
Scholarship Day Assembly at Kennebunk High School
National Honor Society sponsored a Scholarship Day at Kennebunk High School with remarks by President Miss Caroline Russell and presentations of carnations to faculty and high honor students. Supt. John Seekins Jr. awarded a merit certificate to David Clark, a finalist and athlete, as Nassau College President Dr. Roger Gay addressed ideals in society.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk High School
National Honor Society
Caroline Russell
Ellen Pfeiffer
Andrew J. Peterson
Susan Davidson
Russell
John S. Seekins Jr
David Clark
Alton Clark
Kennebunk Beach
David
Debbie Foller
Roger C. Gay
Nassau College
Wells Junior Band Program Plans Outlined
About 20 Wells Elementary parents attended a meeting at the elementary auditorium. Raymond Spencer, newly named instrumental music supervisor, outlined plans for the junior and senior bands, plus group and private lessons. Mrs. Lewis Coleman announced a March 14 food sale to fund uniforms for baton twirlers. The group discussed entering junior bands and majorettes in the May 2 Western Maine Music Festival parade in Biddeford. A follow up meeting is set for March 12 at 7:30 p.m.
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WELLS
Raymond Spencer
Lewis Coleman
Biddeford
Miss Lafountain Returns to Regis College for Studies
Miss Maureen LaFountain daughter of Atty and Mrs. Francis LaFountain of Miles Avenue returns to Weston Massachusetts to resume studies at Regis College after mid year holidays spent at home. Miss Louise Bury of Taunton Massachusetts was her guest and they ski at Mt. Cranmore North Conway New Hampshire. Mr and Mrs Stanley Leonard of St John Street left for a few weeks vacation in Florida. A public baked bean supper will be served at St Johns Parish Hall St John Street Saturday from 5 to 730 to benefit St Johns Parish and the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department.
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Maureen LaFountain
Atty
Francis LaFountain
Miles Avenue
Weston
Mass
Regis College
Louise Bury
Taunton
Mt. Cranmore
North Conway
N.H
Stanley Leonard
St. John Street
Florida
St. John’s
St. John’s Parish
Old Orchard Beach
Jacqueline Pare Engaged to Paul Souliere
Mr and Mrs Joseph P Pare announce the engagement of their daughter Jacqueline Pare to Paul Souliere son of Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Souliere both of Biddeford. Miss Pare a St Andre s Grammar School graduate attended Biddeford High and works for Bruce Shoe Co. Her fiancé attended St Andre s School and is employed by Flewrent and Sons Inc.
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Joseph P. Pare
Granite St
Biddeford
Jacqueline Pare
Paul Souliere
Ferdinand Souliere
West St
Miss Pare
St. Andre's Grammar School
Biddeford High School
The
Bruce Shoe Co
St. Andre's School
Flewrent and Sons, Inc
Bus Problems Discussed At Beach Meeting
Old Orchard Beach PTA meeting focused on the school bus situation with owner operator Jameson Atty. Robert York outlining issues and Pine Point trooper John Sands detailing state regulations. Large turnout included school board members Mary Smith and Louis DeAngelis. A film on school pupil dropouts was shown.
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Old Orchard Beach
Parent-Teacher Association
Jameson School
Robert York
John Sands
Pine Point
Mary Smith
Louis DeAngelis
Gerald Beauregard
Conrad Hebert
Philip Auger
P.T.A
Patterson marks 15 years with New England Mutual Life
Frederick A. Patterson of Saco a representative of the James B Longley Agency in Portland this month marks the 15th anniversary of his association with the New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. He is a member of the Southern Maine Association of Life Underwriters the Maine Chapter of CLU the Saco Biddeford Kiwanis Club and the Biddeford Saco Country Club. Mr and Mrs Patterson reside at 64 Laurel Ave Saco.
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Frederick A. Patterson
Saco
James B. Longley Agency
Portland
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Patterson
Southern Maine Association of Life Underwriters
Maine
CLU
Saco-Biddeford
Minimi, Inc. July 4 Wedding Date Set
Minimi, Inc. has scheduled a wedding date for July 4. The announcement notes the couple will wed on that day with plans for a formal ceremony and reception to follow.
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Minimi, Inc
Blondin the Little Wonder of Niagara Rope Feats
French acrobat Charles Blondin rose to fame from a six year old debut to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope 160 feet above water. He repeated the stunt many times with variations including blindfolded walks, wheelbarrow carries, sack hops, stilts, a man on his back, and a midline omelette break documenting his rise to fortune.
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Charles Blondin
Niagra
School Board At Wells Grants Adult Education Renewal
Wells Superintending School Committee approves continuation of Adult Education through the 1964 Spring term at Wells High School. The board also allows the Wells Congregational Church Women's group use of the Wells Elementary auditorium on April 17 for a fashion show. The panel authorizes Superintendent Robert W. Johnson to arrange payment for damages to a Carl Piirainen truck. Afterward, Beals and teachers outline pre primary and Grade 1 goals in the home economics room.
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WELLS
Wells High Ool
Wells Congregational Church Women’s Group
Robert W. Johnson
Carl Piirainen
Carroll P. Beals
Wells Elementary School
Margaret Belleau
Irene Allen
Harriet Lancaster
Dorothy Ward
Washington Portrait by Gilbert Stuart in East Room
The sole artifact remaining from the Adams era in the White House is Gilbert Stuart’s full length George Washington portrait. It hangs in the East Room, a public access space among the rooms open to visitors.
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White House
John Adams
George Washington
Gilbert Stuart
Dear Abby Tales of Love and Safe Handling
Dear Abby offers mixed guidance from a widow who wonders about a stalled engagement to a mother applauding a man who warned children away from an old refrigerator. The column also notes a San Diego doctor achieving the nation’s fourth best trotting time in 1963.
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Abby
Biddeford-Saco Journal
San Diego
Scot
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Vermont
Vermont Department of Highways
Gordon Lane
Velma Ironside
Barre
Susan
Steven
York Savings & Loan Association
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Seaboard
Seaboard Finance Company OF
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Main Street
Atlantic
Kennebunkport
Jack Libby
Charles E. Cole
Henry Twombly
Fletcher Total
Eign Wars
VFW
Leslie J. Nason
University of Southern California
Mr. T
Dayton
NASA
F. M
Paoli
Ind
Educational Policies Commission
Nationalducation Association
American Association of School Administrators
Michael A. Petit, M.D
Clement P. Wight
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Old Orchard Beach High School
Kiwanis Club
Adelbert M. Jakeman Jr
OOB
Alphonse H. Monier
Boys and
Jerome LePelletier
School Board At
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Biddeford & Saco Gasco
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