Nephew Opposes Probate of Whittemore Will
Probate of the will of Laura E. Whittemore, who died April 24, is opposed by her nephew Ellery Farnham of Dexter. The will, dated December 23, 1955, was filed for notice in York County Probate Court at Alfred during the June term. It leaves specific bequests to Charles Trafton and Lucy Court, provides a weekly amount to Lucy Nickerson, and the residue to Lula Nickerson and Ellery Farnham. Justice Charles A. Pomeroy will hear related matters in Alfred on July 14.
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Laura
E. Whittemore
Pongreg
Ellery Farnam
Dexter
York County
Alfred
John . Balch
Kennebunk
Nettie
Lucy Court
North Berwick
Lucy Nickerson
Wells
Lula Nickerson
Ellery Farnham
Farnham
Atty —— D. Cram, Jr
Kenneuhh
Charles A. Pomeroy
North Windham
Merritt
The
Red Cross
Justice Pomeroy
Cape Porpoise Move Brings Leach Family to Redmond Apartment
Mr and Mrs Nelson Leach and family of Ken have moved to the Redmond apartment. Mr and Mrs Guy Emerson of New York City are also the six summer in one else cottages.
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Nelson Leach
Ken
Redmond
Guy Emerson
New York City
Free Wells Beach band concert with local sponsorship
The Sanford-Springvale Community band directs a Sunday 2 p.m. concert on Wells Beach terrace with Everett E. Firth as director and Norman Stansfield as business manager. Cosponsored by the Wells and Ogunquit Lions clubs Local 498 AFM and a Recording Industries grant, the event follows a prior similar show. A Saturday July 11 tag day funds West End Baseball equipment, while Ogunquit Lions host a charity auction Saturday on the Wells Second Congregational lawn starting at 10 a.m. with Frank R. Howe as auctioneer and refreshments available.
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Sanford-Springvale
Seawall Terrace
Wells Beach Square
Everett E. Firth
Norman Stansfield
Wells and Ogunquit
West End Baseball Association
Wells and Ogunquit Lions Club
Wells Second Congregational Church
U.S. Route 1
Wells Corner
Frank R. Howe
Wells Beach Hot Box Detective Aids Rail Safety
The Wells Beach device, the hot box detector on the westward track, records heat readings 84 miles to Boston. Dispatcher Walter Driscoll in Boston oversees tape recordings as trains pass, with signals to stop if overheated journals are detected.
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New Wells Beach
Boston and Maine Railroad
Central Dispatchers
Boston
Mass
Wells Beach
Walter J. Driscoll
Biddeford
Driscoll
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Florence Driscoll
Pool Street
Icome
Leona
Josephine Driscoll
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Walter Driscoll
Open House Planned by Camp Ellis Fire Auxiliary
At a recent Camp Ellis Fire Auxiliary meeting plans were made for a combined open house once the rebuilt firetruck is ready. Refreshments will be served and a miscellaneous table open to the public. An August 27 outing was discussed and members were encouraged to donate knick knacks for the table.
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Camp Ellis
Leona Allen
Winifred Nicolas
Lorette McAlevey
Christobelle Gagnon
Mabel Cloudman
Marjorie Pendleton
Lillian Gagnon
Duttons Visit Belmont Relatives as Reed Family Hosts
Old Orchard Beach society notes show Mr and Mrs John Dutton of Belmont Mass visiting Mrs Reeds on Hillside Avenue. Mrs Dutton is the former Shirley Reed. Also listed: Mary Jane Ahearn, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Ahern, Fort Hill Avenue, visiting relatives in Rumford. Turkey produced 41000 metric tons of dried figs in 1956 with most shipped to the United States.
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John Dutton
Belmont, Mass
Carl Reed
Hillside Avenue
Dutton
Shirley Reed
Mary Jane Ahearn
Frederick Ahern
Fort Hill Avenue
Rumford
Turkey
United States
Major Movies Studios Buzz For TV Films
AP reports a shift to television as 65 series and nine feature films are in production this season. Warner Brothers leads with 10 TV series. RKO is now Desilu Republic under Four Star. The industry relies on TV profits to sustain theatrical work while theater crowds seek fresh films. Pat Boone visits for the summer. Eddie Cantor attends Las Vegas shows amid family losses. Gordon McCrae stars in Bells Are Ringing at Kansas City Starlight Theater August 3–16, his first non-period role for Warner Bros. and Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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Hollywood
Warner Brothers
RKO
Desilu
Republic
Pat Boone
New York
ABC
Eddie Cantor
Las Vegas
Cantors
Eddie
Gordon
Sheila McCrae
Kansas City
Marine recruit Robert Clough joins Corps at Parris Island
Robert Clough, son of Mrs. Lillian Mae Smith, begins basic training at Parris Island South Carolina as a Marine recruit. He enlisted June 16 after graduating from Thornton Academy.
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Parris Island
S. C
Sis
Robert Clough
Lillian Mae Smith
RFC 3
Dayton
Clough
U. S. Marine Corps
Thornton Academy
Swim Program Starts Monday At Ocean Park
The Water Safety program for Old Orchard Beach begins Monday at the Royal Ambassador camp swimming pool in Ocean Park. Adult and junior life saving classes run daily until July 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. Children’s life saving classes are July 20 to July 31, 1 to 3 p.m. under Mrs Myra VapFleet, York county water safety chair, with Mrs Eleanor Shaffer assisting. Observers may visit daily. registration via Mrs F D Cook, Water Safety chair.
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Old Orchard Beach
Royal Ambassador Camp
Ocean Park
Myra VapFleet
York County
Eleanor Shaffer
Maine Extension service names officers at annual conference
Shirley Hobbs named head of Home Demonstration Agents Maine. L Whitney Hodgkins elected president of the Maine Association of County Agricultural Agents. Other officers include Lloyd Button Jr secretary treasurer Charles Eastman and Clement Dunning. Hobbs also president of Home Demonstration Agents with Harriet Worthing and Gene West as officers. Lewis Berce leads Maine 4H Club Agents for 1959 60 with Forest Sheldon Ruth Grady Walter Thompson and Olive Dubord as officers.
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Maine Extension Service
University of Maine
L. Whitney Hodgkins
Kennebec
Maine Association of County Agricultural Agents
Lloyd H. Button
Somerset County
Charles L. Eastman
Androscoggin-Sagadahoc
Clement S. Dunning
Cumberland County
Maine
New England Association
Shirley B. Hobbs
Yorkland Cumberland Counties
Maine Home Demonstration Agents Association
Harriet C. Worthing
Waldo County
Gene M West
Knox-Lincoln
Lewis C. Berce
Washington County
Forrest R. Sheldon
Piscataquis County
Ruth L 'Grady
Walter A. Thompson
Hancock County
Olive C. Dubord
Franklin County
Richmond summer school reshaped for faster graduation
Dean Edward F. Overton of the University of Richmond says the summer school formerly for remedial work is now filled with young people eager to graduate. The concept has changed, focusing on accelerating academic progress.
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
Richmond, Va
Edward F. Overton
Richmond
Uate
Richad Blaney Joins U S Navy Yesterday
Richard Blaney son of Mrs Rhea Blaney 14 Old Orchard jevenue Old Orchard Beach enlisted in the U S Navy for four years announced by Harold D Riddle DC1 local Navy recruiter Blaney will undergo nine weeks recruit training at Great Lakes Ill and return home on 14 day leave prior to further assignment He was attending Old Orchard Beach High school prior to enlisting.
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Richard Blaney
Rhea Blaney
Old Orchard Jevenue
Old Orchard Beach
U. S. Navy
Harold D. Riddle
DC1
Blaney
Great Lakes
Ill
Old Orchard Beach High School
Supreme Court not fully predictable on segregation and liberal-vs-conservative splits
Kennebunk community notes coverage includes vacation visits by Mrs. Crimmins and family, a hearing on issuing a permit for York Street business, and local social updates. The Associated Press analysis reflects on the Supreme Court's evolving stance on race and governance, noting shifts among justices in key civil rights and government oversight cases across decades.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Supreme Court
Warren
Black
Douglas
Frankfurter
Clark
Harlan
Brennan
Whittaker
Stewart
Tthem
John T. Watkins
Congressional
Congress
Watkins
Sailing Ship Talk Scheduled At Kennebunk
Charles Morgan of Concord Massachusetts will present a slide illustrated program on July 14 at 8 pm at the Rick Store Museum Kennebunk recounting New England coastwise sailing history. He will cover schooner construction Maine shipyards vessel growth from three masters to six masters trades, community impact, and eventual disappearance. The lecture aims to engage locals interested in Kennebunk and New England’s early shipping days.
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Rick Store
Kennebunk
New England
Charles §. Morgan
Concord
Mass
Morgan
Maine
Kennebunk - Kennebunkport
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Continental Distilling Corporation
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Merton Gordon
York Street
William Ramsden
Norwich
Conn
John Lindsey
Landing
Albert Bouvier, Jr
Stanley Breault
Michigan
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