Boy Scout Rescued After Nine Days on Mount Katahdin
Donn Fendler, aged 12, disappeared near Mount Katahdin’s summit during a 1939 hike with his father and twin brother. After nine days he was found near the Penobscot River, having survived on berries and water. His ordeal earned him a hero’s welcome and a gold medal. he later served as a Navy SEAL, an Army officer, and a special forces adviser in Vietnam.
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MT. Katahdin
Rye
N.Y
Mount Katahdin
Donn Fendler
Boston
Fendler
Donald
Ryan
Donn
New England
Nelson Mc’moarn
Bangor Hospital
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
University of Georgia
Maj
Donn C. Fendler
South Viet Nam
Charles Black Fund Drive Set
NEWFIELD A York County Law Enforcement Association meeting voted to start a Charles Black Fund. Donations sent to 50 Summer St Kennebunk will go to the widow of Trooper Charles Black who died in a bank robbery at South Berwick. Plans for the Maine Law Enforcement Association convention on Oct 24 at Poland Spring were announced. A shoot at Thomaston was planned with date to be announced.
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Newfield
York County Law Enforcement Association
Charles Black
Trooper
William Holman
Sanford
Edmund Cashen
Kennebunk
Summer St
Trooper Black
South Berwick
Holman
Maine Law Enforcement Association
Poland Spring
Thomaston
Gayle Witham Celebrates Second Birthday At Kennebunk Party
Gayle Witham marked her second birthday with a party at her parents home in Kennebunk. Balloons and a pink and white cake decorated the table as guests including Belinda Cowgill, Becky Cowgill, Betsy Cowgill, Kimberly O’Bleins, Danny Good son, Jimmy Good son, Sheila Witham, Vicki Witham, Mrs. Albert Cowgill, Mrs. Elsie Bouchard, Mrs. Frederick O’Blein s, Miss Margaret Bouchard and William Witham of Auburn attended Mealtime and favors were given to all guests.
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Kennebunk
Gayle Witham
Earl Witham
Fletcher Street
Witham
Belinda
Becky
Betsy Cowgill
Kimberly O'Bleins
Danny
Jimmy Goodson
Gayle
Sheila
Vicki
Albert Cowgill
Elsie Bouchard
Frederick O'Bleins
Margaret Bouchard
William Witham
Auburn
Illegitimate Daughter of President Harding Found
Glendale housewife and mother of three reveals she is Warren G Harding's love child by Nan Britton. The 46 year old Mrs Henry E Blaesing says the secret, kept for over 20 years, has not altered her normal life or family bonds.
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Glendale
Calif
Warren Gamaliel Harding
United States
Henry E. Blaesing
Nan Britton
Harding
James Phillips
Marion
Ohio
Miss Britton
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Blaesing
Iss Britton
Evanston
Ill
Mrs
Elizabeth Ann
Chicago
Elizabeth
Scott Willits
Mrs. Willits
President Harding
Pack Meeting At Happy Day Camp Drafts Camp Leaders
The semi annual pack meeting at Happy Day Camp for Boys featured two days of vigorous events led by Coaches David Webb and Paul Bellavance. The Meteors won first with 90 points, Robert Raiders took second with 60 points, Jets placed third with 50 plus, Droggins Dragons fourth at 320, and Spiro Droggits captained the team. William Earle announced leaders and camp officers for the coming week across senior, intermediate and junior groups.
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OLD Orchard Bprach
Happy Day Camp
David Webb i
Paul Bellavance
Marc Anton
Francis Cantara
Bruce Shaffer
James Robert
Larry Green
Meteors
Andrew Fitanides
Marc Hebert
Dean Wolfahrt
Robert Begin
Alan Hargis
Henry Blais
Timothy Burns
Marc Gonthier
Philip Williams
Kevin Cantara
Michael Curran
Guy Lizotte
Marc Vaillancourt
Jerry Crowley
Wayne Theopastou
Edward Moore
Steve Korobkin
Kevin Robert
Robert Raiders
Stanley Karlin
Michael Nason
Thomas Anton
Timothy Nelson
Guy Draneau
Glenn Bunting
Kurt Wolfahrt
Jeffrey Nathanson
David Golzbein
George Drogzitis
Peter Boilard
Peter Nadeau
David Fleurant
John Cosgrove
Stephen Douleette
John
Spiro Droggits
David Zaitlin
Michael St. Pierre
Paul Koroblin
Shawn Anton
James Williams
James Nadeau
William Cosgrove
John Mokazel
Robert Radley
Richard Smith
Bruce Surran
Michael Zaitlin
Calvin Twomey
Michael Hjort
William Earle
Saul Green
Jame Williams
Paul McPherson
Spiro Draggins
Guy Drapeau
Terri Anton
Corp
Paul Korobkin
Goldwater Starts With Upset In Arizona 1951
AP dispatch details Governor Howard Pyle urging a strong GOP Senate candidate against Ernest McFarland as Barry Goldwater, a Phoenix department store heir and local figure, gains prominence. The piece traces Goldwater family roots, early life, and rise to political activity amid a rainy December in southern Arizona. Prescott figures as his campaign starting point for a 1952 bid, echoing a pattern of hometown introductions.
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San Francisco
Arizona
Desort
Howard Pyle
Phoenix
Barry Goldwater
Glendale
Pyle
Ernest McFarland
McFarland
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Goldwater
Colorado River
Grand Canyon
Air Force
University of Arizona
Rotary Club
Prescott
Morris
Barry
Nations sign test ban. watchdog satellites launched
The initial watchdog satellites were placed in orbit on October 16, six days after the nuclear test ban treaty was signed by over 100 nations including the United States and Russia. France did not sign. The treaty bans atmospheric, underwater and space tests but allows underground detonations.
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United States
Russia
France
Pett Has Reflections On GOP National Convention
SAN FRANCISCO AP reflections on the Republican National Convention note Harold Stassen peaked in 1948 and Bill Scranton erred with a letter. Bill Miller became GOP VP in 54 minutes. Nixon thanked the convention for 1960 run. Eisenhower denounced sensationalist columnists amid gallery chants. Delegations praised press coverage as Washington keys were returned. The piece ends with convention week quips about laundry and leaving hearts and shirts in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Harold Stassen
Bill Scranton
Goldwater
Bill Miller
Mark Hopkins
Portland
Nyet
Dick Nixon
Eisenhower
Washington
Virginia
Nixon
Barry
Goldwater Wins Narrow Victory in Local Vote
The community expected at least 12 chartered airplanes for the speech and a doubling of the 15,000 population on the day. In 1952 few gave Barry Goldwater a chance against McFarland, yet Goldwater won by 7,000 votes, triggering his path to national prominence.
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Barry Goldwater
McFarland
Goldwater
Roosevelt on Real Estate Investment Security
Franklin D. Roosevelt argued that real estate cannot be lost or stolen and remains the safest investment when bought with common sense paid for in full and managed with reasonable care, emphasizing ownership and prudent stewardship.
Lincoln quote on property and labor ends with a call to self reliance
A quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln extols property as the fruit of labor and a positive good. It urges not to take from others but to work diligently to build one’s own house, framing property as desirable and beneficial to society. The passage emphasizes self-reliance and personal effort.
Independence of Home Spurs Civic Interest, Coolidge Says
President Calvin Coolidge states that owning a home gives independence and a stake in the earth, which strongly motivates civic interest and public usefulness. He emphasizes personal stake fosters responsibility and community contribution.
Family home ownership boosts pride and well being
A house owner family takes pride in its property, maintains it better, and gains greater pleasure and a healthier, happier atmosphere for raising children. The statement links ownership to improved living conditions and family welfare.
Canoe Trip Aims at Allagash River Authority
Augusta AP reports state officials led by Attorney General Frank M. Han cock planned a canoe trip down the Allagash River. The outing includes members of the Allagash River Authority to observe the wilderness area they must report on to the next legislature.
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Penobscot River
Norman Larochelle
Camp Ellis Beach
Saco
Dial
Southgate Motors, Inc
Five Points
Biddeford
Jack Weiss
George Spirounias
Clarence Tarr
Nugrape Soda
Crystal Bottling CO
Aspired Street
Gayle Whitam
Chevrolet
ED & Frank Chevrolet, Inc
Alfred Street
Richard Danforth
Anastasoff Studio
Main Street
Planer
Rice Barton Corporation
Worcester
Massachusetts
Pett
Scranton
Rockefeller
Lodge
California
Abraham Lincoln
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Federal Realty Co
Comet
Oldsmobile
P. S
P. B
Mercury
Monterey
Brookwood
Fordomatic
Plymouth
Dodge
Ford
Film St
Biddeford & Saco Gas CO
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