Crosby family visits Old Orchard Beach before France assignment
Captain Richard D. Crosby Jr. and his wife with sons Ricky Michael and Jonathan, from Tacoma, Wash., visit his mother at 16 Washington Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, before he leaves this week for an assignment in France. His wife and boys plan to join him in June and reside in Portland until then. Mrs Crosby Sr. will spend the winter with her son in Syracuse, N Y. Mosaic Club, Inc. to sponsor a dance for Masons at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall on West Grand Avenue Saturday night.
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Richard D. Crosby, Jr
USA
Ricky
Michael
Jonathan
Tacoma
Wash
Washington Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
France
Portland
Richard D. Crosby
Joseph Sinisgalli
Syracuse
N. Y
Mosaic Club, Inc
Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall
West Grand Avenue
Chiefs Raised At Ogunquit Pocahontas Ceremony
A candlelight installation at the Ogunquit firemen's hall installed Miss Doris Hilton as idepoty Great Pocahontas with Mrs Edith Dixon as Great Mishinewa and Mrs Priscilla Stevens as instal ling prophetess. New officers include Mrs Evelyn Lewingdon Pocahontas and Mrs Ruth Clough Wenonah along with other named officers and aides. A Past Pocahontas reception welcomed junior past Pocahontas Alyce Brooks who received a jewel from a former owner of Ogunquit’s first council. gifts were exchanged with the Past Pocahontas group and the installing staff. A covered dish supper followed. The next meeting is January 24 with Mrs Annie Gowen as official visitor.
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Agamenticus Council
Pocahontas
Ogunquit
Hazel ‘Margeson
Etta Ingalls
Wilhelmina Littlefield
Edith Griffin
Louise Kendall
Florence Larsen
Clara Miller
Minnie Moore
Alyce Brooks
Pocahontas Club
Pocahontases
Amanda Littlefield
Brooks
First Council of
Lewingdon
New Pocahontas
Clough
New Wenonah
Annie Gowen
Great Pocahontas
Great Council of
Maine
Edith Dixon
Evelyn Lewingdon
Beach VFW Opens Home To Youths
The Old Orchard Beach VFW opens its post home as a youth center with plans for dancing and games. Community members may donate records for the activities. Admission for the record hops will be kept low, with the first hop on January 27 at 7 30.
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Old Orchard Beach
VFW
Parish Supper Committee Named At St Margaret Hall
Mrs James Prendergast and Mrs Robert Smith announce the parish baked ham supper committee for St Margaret hall serving Saturday 5 to 8 pm open to the public. The roster includes Mrs Oscar Rocheleau Mrs Conrad Hebert Mrs Arnold Morin and many others. Also noted a January 30 meeting at Ogunquit Baptist church vestry to discuss school hot lunch program and year projects. Twin sons born January 15 at York hospital to Mr and Mrs William H Perkins Ogunquit Grange to meet tonight at 8 at the grange hall.
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James Prendergast
Robert Smith
St. Margaret Parish Hall
Oscar Rocheleau
Conrad Hebert
Arnold Morin
William Mullen
Gerard McGee
George LeBeau
Irene Murray
Mary Jane St
Benoit Blais
Robert Court
Thomas Fregeau
Prescott Verrill
Fred Knight
Beatrice Perry
Hugh Cullinan
Joseph Mullen
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Ogunquit
Parents’ Club
Ogunquit Village
York Hospital
York Village
William H. Perkins
Main Street
Grange Hall
School Street
Gentlemen's Night Meeting Postponed by Friend-Circle
The Gentlemen's Night gathering and program at Ogunquit Baptist Church were postponed from last Monday by the Friend-Circle due to unspecified reasons, delaying planned activities and observations.
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Ogunquit Baptis' Church
Tyro Teachers Honored at Kennebunk Pot Luck
Kennebunk Junior High hosted a pot-luck in honor of student teachers completing practice teaching. Guests included Mabel Foster and Herman Seavey from Farmington State, Laurence Bussey from Kittery, Gerard Asselin and Frank Chambers from Gorham, with supervising teachers JoAnne Larsen Leo Martin Mae Travers and Albert Meserve among others. An accreditation ceremony was led by Mrs Ola Masnire as citations were presented to the honored guests.
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Kennebunk
Mabel Foster
Farmington State Teachers College
Herman Seavey
Nassan College
Laurence Bussey
Kittery
Gerard Asselin
Frank Chambers
Gorham State Teachers’ College
Joanne Larsen
Kennebunk High School
Prin. Leo Martin
Mae
Auxiliary AMVETS Held Busy Session at Old Orchard Beach
Harold Strout of Saco visited the Abbot Verville AMVETS auxiliary meeting in Old Orchard Beach and spoke for Junior AMVETS. State President Frances Allen attended as guest. Post plans for Togus Hospital volunteers and upcoming state meeting at the Old Orchard Beach Post Home. Public roast beef supper on January 28 at 5:30 to 7 p.m. Details on refreshments assigned for card parties on January 22 29 and state meeting.
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Harold Strout
Saco
Abbot Verville Amvets
Old Orchard Beach
Amvets
Togus Hospital
Post
Frances Allen
Post Home
Dolores Levesque
Lillian McGee
Irene McGlauflin
Toni Bill
Mothers Club Guests at Kennebunk Meeting
The Mothers' club met at the Kennebunk Lower Village clubhouse with Vice President Leone Maling presiding in absent president Grace Gunn. Thank you notes were read from Gunn and Alice Emery. The Young Adult group will meet Tuesday evening to prepare articles for the summer fair. Supper was served by Ruth Gooch and assistants to about 50 attendees. Next meeting is Wednesday February 1 with Kay Baum chairing the dinner committee assisted by Mary Tate.
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Mothers’ Club
Kennebunk Lower Village
Leone Maling
Grace Gunn
Alice Emery
Atd
Ruth Gooch
Kathber? Baum
Peggy Numan
Shirley Schmidt
Hilda Gooch
Kay Baum
Mary Tate
Ogunquit Church Adopts Orphan From Philippines
The Ogunquit Baptist church Sunday school plans to sponsor a nine year old boy in the Philippines for one year through mission collections. Funds from class food sales and Doris Clogiston’s class are added to the Sunday school account as an attendance contest begins this Sunday with two teams competing to improve attendance and recruit new members.
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Ogunquit
Baptist Youth Plans Activities in Biddeford Saco Journal
The Baptist youth group meets each Sunday at 6 p m and invites all young people age 10 and over to attend. Plans include a Valentine party in February for Sunday school classes up to Grade 4 and a bowling party for the upper grades.
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The
Baptist Youthee
Biddeford
Lions Hear About Beach Sewer Job
Old Orchard Beach Lions Club held a supper and business meeting at the club house with King Lion Emerson Cummings presiding. Guest Larry Kraynick, sewer project engineer, announced work completed and departure soon. The fourth charity card party was set for tonight and the club voted to pay for glasses for a worthy child.
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Benjamin Downs
Carter Radley
Old Orchard Beach
Lions Club
King Lion
Emerson Cummings
Larry Kraynick
Kennebunk GOP Meeting and Local Basketball Game Recap
A Republican town committee gathering is set for Monday at 7 30 PM in Kennebunk Lower Town hall with County Chairman Carroll Clark of Ogunquit in attendance. A father son basketball game at Park Street school drew a large crowd and ended 79 42 with Mark Cuneo as top scorer on eight points.
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Kennebunk Lower Town Hall
Carroll Clark
Ogunquit
Park Street
Mark Cuneo
Joseph Kearns
George Cook
Wildes District
Kennebunkport
Waterbury
Roland Shuffleburg
Roland
Clyde Rand
Kennebunk Lower Village
Pauline Shackford
Lillian Hooper
St. Petersburg
Fla. Atty
Thomas Reagan
Summer Street
Intervale Road
Edward Bath
Lee Ephross
Cedars Lebanon Hospital
Los Angeles
Calif
Jack Ephross
Knoxville
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