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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1962
Page
3
A compact directory lists Catholic Mass times at St Joseph St Andre Notre Dame de Lourdes St Mary and others across Saco Kennebunkport Wells and nearby towns. Also notes Baptist Unitarian First Parish Methodist United Baptist and Christian Science services with specific mass times and locations.
Across Biddeford Saco Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach parishioners attend Holy Communion Sung Eucharist and Sermon at 7 9 and 10 30 a m on Sundays along with nursery schools and parish activities St David church in Kennebunk observes 10 a m devotions and 11 15 a m services Vespers offered at St Philip by the Sea Fortunes Rocks and St John by the Sea Old Orchard Beach with specific first Sunday scheduling and choir involvement
The list details services at multiple faiths in Biddeford including Second Congregational on Crescent Street with 10:30 worship and monthly Communion, First Universalist on City Square, St Demetrios Greek Orthodox on Adams Street, Foss Street Methodist at Foss and Pool, South Biddeford Methodist on Pool Road, United Baptist on Jefferson Street, and First Unitarian Universalist arrangements with June school sessions.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints holds services at the Advent Church on Cleveland Street in Saco with Elder Maurice Dupuis as superintendent, Elder Roger V. Marden as first assistant, and Elder Milton E. Hall as second assistant. Priesthood meeting at 9 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m. are scheduled.
Advent Christian Church led by Rev Milford G Butterfield offers church school at 9 45 am and morning worship at 11 am. Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets with Rev George P Urban as pastor holds church school for all ages at 9 45 am and morning worship at 11 o clock with supervised nursery and children's church. First Congregational Church at North street and Arunderone features Morning worship at 930 am. South Congregational Church on Temple street with Rev Robert M Howes offers morning worship at 9 and 11 am.
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape announces Rev Henry O Megert as minister. Church school begins 9:30 a.m. Morning worship follows at 10:45 a.m.
Multiple denominations in Old Orchard Beach list Sunday worship and Sunday school times. Churches include Methodist on Washington Avenue led by Rev. John T. Stahl, First Baptist on Ocean Avenue with Rev. G Stephen Johnston, Advent Christian on Saco Avenue, Faith Tabernacle at Adantic Avenue and Third Street led by Rev. Russell K Pier, and Salvation Army at Union Avenue led by Lt. Elizabeth Burnell.
The list notes morning worship times and Sunday school for several local churches including First Congregational, Christ Church, Kennbunk Baptist, Christian Science Society, West Kennebunk Methodist, Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union, and more with pastors named such as Rev. Carl Bierman Rev. Frederic Holmberg Rev. Culmer Rev. Chester Staples Rev. Alfred Ives and Mrs. Gracie Ames.
Local churches in Wells share a pattern of weekly gatherings. Union worship at 10 30 a m at the Second church just north of Wells Corner alongside Sunday school sessions. Full Gospel Church hosts 2 p m Sunday school and 3 p m worship at Route 9 A off Route 109. Highpine Baptist meets on Sanford road with 1 p m Sunday school and 2 p m worship. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9 A offers 9 30 a m Sunday school and 10 30 a m worship. Moody Community Church at Moody Community hall by Route 1 holds 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m worship.
Goodwins Mills Methodist church holds morning worship and sermon at 9 30 a m with 10 30 a m church school lesson under Mrs Attleson. Advent Christian church led by Rev Livya Osborne offers morning worship and 11 a m service with Sunday school at 12 noon. Lyman Baptist Church with Pastor Robert I Vance has Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 1 p m.
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Paul S Hazlett holds Sunday worship at 11 am and Sunday school at 9 45 am with classes for all ages through high school. Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road with Rev Robert A Carter offers Sunday service at 9 30 am and Sunday school at 10 30 am.
Rev David W. Smith pastors morning services at Buxton Tory Hill Meeting House and North Congregational Church. Morning worship at 9 30 with Rev Smith leading both congregations.
AP reports Father Hugh F. Costigan S J a Bronx raised Jesuit now in Ponape in Micronesia uses building inspection and technical know how to promote development He leads local loans health and sewing programs and earns the title Chief Lapen as he designs a model village while teaching practical skills to island residents.
Bird specialist H. H. Miller outlines many feathers loss and feather-picking causes in parakeets. Boredom, lack of stimulation, overhandling, and improper sunlight can trigger self-interference. Diet, minerals, and protein influence feather health, while appropriate enrichment and moderation in handling help restore plumage. Readers are invited to send pet care questions for future columns.
Wells selectmen held a special session to discuss a budget committee meeting on January 11 and a joint session on January 15. A public hearing to accept a road as a town way was scheduled for January 18 before presenting to voters at March town meeting. Attending were Samuel B. Stansfield chair and members LaPierre Forbes Colby Bragdon along with Town Manager Dudley E. Oley.
Six members of Priscilla chapter attend Winnegannee chapter night in Yarmouth with Honor from Roy and Mrs Goodale. Attendees include Mrs Lawrence Fernald and Mrs Priscilla McIntire with special guest Anne Horsman of Portland. Wells Ogunquit PTA to meet Monday at 7:30 p m in Wells Elementary auditorium. Kitchen safety notes advise positioning saucepan handles to the side.
The menu lists weekly meals for Kennebunk and Park Street and Cousens High Schools. Items include macaroni and cheese, frankfurters, turkey, tuna, ham, American chop suey, fish sticks, and multiple vegetables with milk or fruit desserts.
York County realtors prepare for installation ceremonies during the January meeting at the Kennebunk Inn. John G. Smith of Kennebunkport will serve as president for 1962, with Chester F. Horne of Acton as vice president and John P. Kozlewski of Kennebunk as secretary treasurer. William R. Smith of Bancor will preside as installing officer. The evening includes a social hour at 6, dinner at 7, then the business meeting and installation.
The Webhannet club will meet Monday at the Fletcher Street clubhouse in Kennebunk at 1:30 p m. The program is Your Hobb featuring a three minute talk by members. Tea hostesses are Mrs Harold Bourne chairman assisted by Mrs Mark Goodwin Mrs Joseph Sheridan and Mrs Harrison Coleman.
The Kennebunk school committee weighs a $200 across the board raise for 63 teachers, offset by state subsidies. Teachers cite competitive local salaries and staff retention as wells as comparisons with Wells York Gorham Scarborough Falmouth Eliot towns. The district reviews Park Street building plans with architect W R Ingalls Jr as part of expansion talks. English war bride Hazel Watson and her family residing at 8 Intervale Road Kennebunk share how they settled in Maine after arriving from England in 1963.
John W. Harris of Biddeford Maine has reserved the Cold Water Brook prefix for his pure bred Guernsey cattle. The American Guernsey Cattle Club filed the name as his exclusive trademark. The club serves about 40 000 breeders coast to coast.
Reader asks about taking a heart condition dog on a hunt and using garlic to treat worms in cats. Expert says check with vet, a short occasional hunt may be harmless with rest, and garlic does not prevent or kill worms in cats.
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