Community notices and club meetings in Kennebunk area
Local organizations schedule meetings and visits. VFW auxiliary meets Wednesday at 8 PM at the Post home Fletcher St. Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters elect officers Wednesday at 8 PM. Ivy Temple meeting at Knights hall. Western Maine Pythian Jubilee attendees include Richard Leech. Arundel Grange holds Friday 8 PM instruction meeting with refreshments by Paul Boucher.
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VFW
Fletcher St
James Alton Bowdoin
Colleen
James Edward
Lynnfield
Edgar Bowdoin
Winter Street
Kennebunk
Bowdoin
Edward Libby
U.S. Navy
Fort Story
Elizabeth Kelley
Park Street
Delta Alpha’s
Christ Church
Dan Street
Esma Hall
Sarah Owen
Marjorie Fessenden
Ivy Templ
Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias Hall
Margaret Jewell
Ruth Smith
Arundel Grange
Leslie Adams
Paul Boucher
Olive Rebekah lodge marks 80th anniversary
Old Orchard Beach notes list attendees at Olive Rebekah lodge 80th anniversary in Kennebunk. Other items announce Old Orchard club meeting at Elizabeth Garland home, Junior AMVETS gathering, and an organizational Town meeting at the Fire Station with Leon Jones presiding and Dorothy Garland as secretary.
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Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge
Olive Rebekah Lodge
Kennebunk
Avis Briggs
Ethel Whitten
Ernest Guilford
Avonell Pettengill
Eunice Petterill
Barbara Gilbert
Jeanor Bradeen
Margaret Chamberlin
Old Orchard Club
Elizabeth Garland
Imperial Street
Luella Walker
Gertrude Wight
Amvets
Post
Walnut Street
Old Orchard Beach
Leon Jones
Dorothy Garland
KC Assembly at Beach Holds Monthly Knights Supper
The Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus at Old Orchard Beach Parish hall held a gathering led by Faithful Navigator Edgar Levesque. A supper was served, a social hour followed, and a special award was given to Mrs. Lewis Fowler.
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James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus Council
Old Orchard Beach
St. Knights
Edgar Levesque
Edward Brickley
Ernest Allaire
Lewis Fowler
Armand J. Landry
Raoul Belair
Alcide Bolduc
Charles Beaudoin
James Foley
Robert Quinn
Edgar Deprey
Daniel Gauthier
Ovila Laferte
Joseph Lamontagne
Harry Marcotte
Art Classes at Jameson School Open to Public
A ten week art course will run Wednesdays 7 to 9 p m at Jameson school Old Orchard Beach starting January 10 led by Edward Mayo of Kennebunkport. Contact Herbert R Bean or register at opening night. Open to all for a small fee with oil watercolor or pastels in an Adult Education program.
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Jameson School
Old Orchard Beach
Edward Mayo
Kennebunkport
Prin. Herbert R. Bean
Old Orchard Beach Art Association
Mayo
Beach Harrier Earns Varsity Cross Country Letter
John Joncas of 45 Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach received a varsity cross country letter at Tilton School banquet in New Hampshire. The senior captained the undefeated Tilton runners.
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John Joncas
Ocean Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Tilton
N. H
Joncas
Cape Porpoise Fire Chief Re elected at Annual Meeting
Ellsworth Hutchins was reelected fire chief at the Cape Porpoise Fire Department annual meeting. Gary Ridlon and Justin Foss named assistant chiefs, Lester Hutchins chief engineer, Lyman Huff Jr. president of the Atlantic Firemen's Educational Association, Bert Estes vice president, Arnold Nickerson III secretary, and Fred Severance treasurer of both groups.
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Cape Porpoise
Ellsworth Hutchins
Gary Ridlon
Justin Foss
Lester Hutchins
Lyman Huff, Jr
Atlantic Firemen’s Educational Association
Bert Estes
Arnold Nickerson III
Fred Severance
Olympian Club
Ruth Megert
Ruth Pinkham
Ruth Thurston
Marjorie Campbell
Marion Whitney
Hazel Davis
Ellen Buchanan
Annie Dodge
Lydia Emmons
Dollie Merrill
Marione Campbell
Ethel Wescott
Emery Huff
Leslie
Raymond Nunan
Lelia Welch
Leonard Bunnell
Leslie Stephen Crowell
Jessie Goodwin
Carroll Matthews
Ernest Ridlon
Langsford Road
Stone and Webster Engineering Company
Boston
Wesley Taylor
Mills Road
Florida
Gladys Mahler
Elsa Henry
Pier Road
Winchester
Mass
Gladys Leavitt
Marion Badden
Maine Debaters In Annual Bear Debate Tournament
Sixteen University of Maine students compete Saturday in Stevens Hall for the Maine Bear Debate tournament under Dr Wofford Gardner. Debaters include Patricia Mills Daniel Lilley Royce Flood Richard Currier Richard Hall Stanley Sloan Patricia E Carlin and others. The topic is labor organizations under anti trust law with four rounds, eight minute constructive speeches and four minute rebuttals. Awards go to top speakers and best teams. First round starts 10 30 a m with results at 4 30 p m.
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Rockland
Marjorie McGraw
East Blue Hill
Stuart Rich
University of Maine
Stevens Hall
Beach Legion Auxiliary unit holds meeting at Old Orchard Beach
President Mrs. Rita Sherman presided at the C. Fayette Staples unit of the American Legion auxiliary meeting at the Legion hall on School Street Old Orchard Beach. Secretary Mrs. Virginia Ford read last meeting records and treasurer Mrs. Mamie Balkan was reported absent.
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Rita Sherman
March of Dimes
Sherman
Aline
Colby College Library Hits 226 500 Volumes Milestone
Waterville Colby College Library reaches 226 500 volumes after December cataloging of 816 books and periodicals. Librarian John R. McKenna notes holdings nearly double since 1947 move to Mayflower Hill. New acquisitions include The Horizon Book of the Renaissance and a Library of Congress document. Miller Library undergoes $250 000 interior renovations to add study space, due in 1963.
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Waterville
Colby College
John R. McKenna
Mayflower Hill
Library of Congress
Miller
Jackie Cooper Keeps In Shape For Four Poster Return
Jackie Cooper a busy show business star since age three readies for CBS Four Poster on Saturday night. He directs and acts in Hennesey now in its second season and previously ran The People’s Choice. He values outside work to keep interest and plans another season or two of Hennesey before pursuing new projects. He also comments on guiding child actors and balancing his family with work. Dick Powell Show recommended tonight.
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New York
Jackie Cooper
Hrim
CBS
Hollywood
Cooper
Hennesey
John Anthony
Watauga County Transforms Without Federal Aid
Watauga County in Boone North Carolina moved from near poverty in 1955 to prosperity through local-led projects. A lingerie factory employing 265, a major golf course and boosted agriculture created 17 million dollars annually. Local firms formed Watauga Industries and Boone Developments with no federal loans.
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Boone
N.C
Watauga County
Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina
Watauga
Tar Heel
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Alfred T. Adams
Boone Banker
Watauga Industries, Inc
Boone Developments, Inc
Lt. K
Wade E. Brown
Watauga Industries
Boone Developments
Brown
Blue Ridge Parkway
Watauga area sees poultry fruits and cattle gains
Agriculture Department officials studied Watauga soil and advised poultry fruit and vegetable production. Broiler production rose from 171 300 to 1 221 900 in four years and strawberry acreage expanded dramatically. Cattle quality improved enabling yearling steer and feeder calf sales.
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Den
Art
Agriculture Department
Watauga
UM Booklet Details University of Maine Programs
A 43 page UM booklet titled An Introduction to Maine explains courses of study ROTC admission requirements expenses campus life organizations living arrangements athletics and more. High school students and parents can request copies by contacting the department of public information and central services at 25 Winslow Hall Orono Maine.
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Orono
University of Maine
University of Maine Press
Department of Public Information and Central Services
Winslow Hall
U. of M
Maine
Governor Vandiver backs study of yearround schools
Governor Ernest Vandiver says a proposal for 12 month public school classes is provocative and deserves thorough study. He notes his 13 year old son passionately asked him to veto the legislation at a Monday news conference in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Ernest Vandiver
Weimer Makes Miniature Wagons From Mahogany Wood
R E Weimer now 80 creates miniature covered wagons from mahogany and red wood. He recalls traveling the Chisholm Trail in a covered wagon with his parents in 1889.
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Kingfisher, Okla
R. E. Weimer
Weimer
Chisholm Trail
Trade With Japan Pointed Up By Council
A U S Japan trade council reports that Japan remains a major customer, creating about 5 000 jobs in New England in 1960 as Maine and nearby states sold 48 million dollars in goods. The council urges readiness to absorb more imports to boost future sales toward 1970.
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Journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
USA
United States - Japan Trade Council
Congress
New England
Maine
Japan
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Council
E USA
United States
Teaching Of English Will Be Improved
Washington AP A new program to improve English teaching in schools begins under the Office of Education. Contracts for three curriculum study centers are to be awarded by February after proposals by January 18. The effort, funded at over 500000, targets reading from elementary to high school English composition and spans multiple years.
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Washington
Office of Education
Ralph C. M. Flyint
Congress
Sterling M. McMurrin
Commissioner of Education
Eisenhower
National Council of Teachers of English
Bing Crosby Improves After Kidney Surgery
Santa Monica resident crooner Bing Crosby shows steady improvement after kidney stone removal. Dr Frederick Schlumberger says Crosby likely will be released from St Johns hospital within a week.
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Santa
Ronica
Calif
Bing Crosby
Frederick Schlumberger
Crosby
St. John’s Hospital
Six Maine farmers and homemakers to be honored in 1962
Six outstanding Maine farm people will be named Maine Outstanding Farmers and Homemakers at the 1962 University of Maine Farm and Home Week in April. The honor marks the 50th anniversary of the Cooperative Extension Service, with selection by a state committee and local nominations.
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Maine
County
Elliot and
Ricker
United States Department of Agriculture
False Teeth Comfort Tip from Tooth Powder Ad
A vintage ad promotes FASTEETH to improve denture fit and comfort. It claims alkaline powder reduces plate odor and prevents wobbling while encouraging users to purchase the product at any drug counter.
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Edmund Cashen Dial
Clement P. Wight
Dial
KC Assembly
Beach
Beach Harrier
Richard A. Noble
Branch Road
Helen Doris Noble
William L. Linskey
Savanah, Ga
Miss Noble
Kennebunk High School
Shepard Gill School of Nursing
Parker Hill Medical Center
Linskey, Jr
U. S. Coast Guard
New York City
Alice M. Crowell
Maine Debaters
Cynthia Lowry
Dick Powell
NBC
Powell
June Allyson
Raymond Lafortune
Harvard Street
Biddeford
Joan
Thomas Beausoleil
Victor Beausoleil
Pike Street
Lillian Brulette
Arundel
Miss Lafortune
St. Joseph High School
Bughee-Brown, Inc
Appleton Academy
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Hasson
Bing
Prince George Hotel
Manhattan
East 28Th St
Lex
DART
Dodge
Chevy Biscayne
Ford Galaxie
Elm Street
America
Biddeford, Maine
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