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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1962

Page

3

Community notices from Kennebunk area events

Social and community items include a family cookout honoring nephew S 1C Terry Pangburn and visiting relatives from North Carolina. Also Arundel Grange hosts a social party. St David Episcopal lawn auction reported. updates on local officials and staff on vacation. ambulance transport for Mrs Fila Mahrt. weekend visit from Vermont to the Sayres on Summer Street.

Richard Smith Summer Street Terry. Pangburn Pangburn Rebah Serina Jeffrey North Carolina Mary Parks Kennebunk Lower Village Mollie Jean Parks Presque Isle University of Maine Regina Parks Fort Fairfield Beverly Ann Billings Mary Jane Tanguay Joey and Todd Clarence Pangburn Smith Peggy Kennebunk Arundel Grange Arundel Fred Merrill Paul Dumont Merlin Burleigh Eleanor Merri Mary Dumont Doris Burleigh Cecelia Cashen St. David Episcopal Church Bob Bartlett Harvard Mann W. A. Lawrence Ernest Cartwright Sarah Bryant Intervale Road

Food Sale Supports Miniwanca Star Club at Masonic Hall

A Saturday food sale at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall in Old Orchard Beach benefited the Miniwanca Star club. Chairman Mrs. Jean Mooers led a team including Mrs. Pauline Peacock and Mrs. Anne Lublinsky with many volunteers assisting. a Sunday chicken pie supper followed, served by the Mosaic Club with help from Star club members and local families.

Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall Miniwanca Star Club Jean Mooers Pauline Peacock Anne Lublinsky Miss Mewer Gertrude Leonard Constance Roach Edrice Bates Joan Deane Marjorie Douglass Mildred Nowell Mosaic Club, Inc

Kennebunk Ladies Aid Fair Set By Baptist Church

The Kennebunk Baptist Ladies Aid will hold a summer fair Friday starting at 10 am on the church lawn, rain location inside. General chair is Mrs Marion Cousens with several area volunteers running food, apron, candy, novelty, attic, and holders tables. Luncheon runs 11:30 to 1:30 under Ruth Chappell.

Kennebunk Baptist Church Marion Cousens Ruth Chappell Ida Cousens Thelman Hanscom Hazel Austin Althea Johnson Myrtle Knight

Nason on Education by Leslie J. Nason Ed D

This column by Leslie J. Nason Ed D USC professor of education discusses current debates in education policy. It analyzes teacher training, curriculum standards, and the role of public schools in shaping civic readiness. Nason argues for evidence based approaches and critical thinking in classrooms.

Leslie J. Nason University of Southern California

Learning Ties In With Family Fun

A family summer activity guide suggests simple handicraft and drawing games to boost children's hand skills for school. Activities include drawing rounds, locating dateline items from the news, and creating crafts with common materials. Regular short practice fosters dexterity and creativity.

Junior Mary Mother Snataas Raeae

Kennedy to Take to Public for Support of Aims

President Kennedy plans direct appeals to the public to push domestic programs on medical care for the elderly and education, after 18 months of congressional inaction. He faces a Democratic Congress with Republican and conservative Democrat resistance, and risks distraction during election campaigns.

Washington Kennedy Congress Roosevelt Truman Jefferson Jackson McKinley Eisenhower Rayburn Johnson

Laos Cease Fire Watch Hinges on International Monitor

The article notes that U S military advisers and their support staff must leave Laos along with North Vietnamese troops. Western delegation chiefs caution that the cease fire agreement still requires full implementation. An international control commission formed by India, Poland, and Canada is to monitor compliance, but has faced access refusals by Pathet Lao forces in the jungle country.

U.S Viet Nam International Control Commission India Poland Canada Pathet Laoi

Belgian Students To Take Tour Of Kennebunks

Twelve girls from Nassan College Belgium as exchange students will join a Home and Garden tour in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport on Wednesday. General chairman Lewis Marshall invites the guests and Ruth C. MacKinnon assists. Hostesses include 90 from Kennebunkport and 88 from Kennebunk among 16 homes. Lunch will be at the Unitarian church, tour runs 10 am to 4 pm.

Belgium Nassan College Kennebunk Kennebunkport Lewis Marshall Ruth C. MacKinnon Nassan The Oar Ralph Greene Frank Beard Theodore W. Dwight Lewis K. Marshall Unitarian Church

University of Maine Dean's List Honorees Named by Towns

York county students and other Maine residents are listed for spring semester honors at the University of Maine. The Orono and Portland campuses include dozens of names from Bar Mills Berwick Biddeford Hollis Kennebunk Saco Sanford York Beach and many more.

York County University of Maine Orono Bar Mills Julie Ingalls Berwick Donald E. Plante Biddeford Philip F. Adams Jane A. Dansereau John R. Gagnon Amos J. Gay William W. Harris Thomas G. Peterson Monique J. Plante Norman Woodman Buxton Philip A. Hutchinson Cornish Michael S. Sawyer Eliot Ernest G Lebanon Carole L. Lord Old Orchard Beach Lawrence Price Saco Susan L. Hurd Hilary F. Mahaney Linda A. Moraney Marie E. Patterson Sanford Marthe A. Beaudoin Ellen M. Brackett David W. Estabrook David W. Fall Linda J. Holden Fileen FE. Meunier Waterboro Daphne L. Goodwin West Buxton Joel W. Eastman Fred T. Wildes York Paul E. Rivard David C. Wiggin York Beach Ann L. Adjutant Portland George M. Bourque Arnold E. Howe Donald R. Lessard Mary P. Twomey Kennebunkport Harriet H. Clark Priscilla J. Boothby Karen A. Burnham

Church Fair At Kennebunk Park Raises Funds

A fair at Washington Park benefited the Women's Home and Foreign Mission society of the Advent Christian church Kennebunk Lower Village. Mrs. Robert Spofford chaired the event with Mrs. Helen Hanscom in charge of aprons and fancy work at the table.

Washington Park Women's Home and Foreign Mission Society Advent Christian Church Kenneunk Lower Village Robert Spofford Helen Hanscom

Janet Howe and Joseph Nadeau Wed at Wells Beach Church

Janet Howe married Joseph P. Nadeau in a double ring ceremony at St. Mary church Wells Beach attended by family from Kennebunkport Dover and nearby towns. The couple plans to live in New Hampshire after a Miami Beach honeymoon and both have strong local and college credentials.

St. Mary Church Wells Beach Janet Howe Frank J. Howe Ocean Avenue Kennebunkport Joseph P. Nadeau James P. Nadeau Hough Street Dover N. H William J. Kelly Roukas Najjar Gerald Chasse Wells Sanford William Haley, Jr Waltham Mass Janis E. Bender Barnstable Janet E. Bender Milton Jacqueline Lembree Virginia Dyer Brunswick Carol Howe James Paul Nadeau, Jr Edward McCarthy Cambridge William Boyle, Jr Providence R. I Roderick Bedard Ronald Butts Watertown Walter Miami Beach Fla New Hampshire Nadeau Kennebunk High School Sargent College Phillips Exeter Academy Dartmouth College Boston University School of Law Phi Kappa Tau Student Bar Association

Brookline Scout Breaks World Speed Knot Typing Record

Brookline Massachusetts youth John W. Sim aged 13 shaved half a second from the 18 second world speed knot typing record. The previous mark was set by a Swiss Scout at the Second World Jamboree in Copenhagen in 1924.

Brookline Mass John W. Sim Copenhagen

Church Bazaar Volunteers Run Food and Flower Tables

Mrs Mary Tate presided over a food table while Mrs Virginia Spofford handled grab bags and Mrs Charles Towne offered flowers and plants. Mrs Milford Butterfield contributed white elephant items and Mrs Ruth Andrews oversaw refreshments. Helpers from the church assisted, and a tiny merry go round entertained children.

Mary Tate Virginia Spofford Charles Towne Milford Butterfield Attit Ruth Andrews

Brothers Compete In Day Camp Ball Contests

Fourteen pairs of brothers and a four-brother group compete in ball carrying at Happy Day camp for boys in Old Orchard Beach. Using rubber balls eight to ten inches, each boy gets two or three to fetch and return to a set spot, and similar events test dribbling and ball control with feet. Last week’s results include George Droggits, age 7, defeating Spiros Droggits, age 10, and James Houle, 12, beating Matthew Houle, 6.

Old Orchard Beach George Droggits Spiros Droggits Mike David Zaitlin Stepen Houle David James Houle Mathew Houle

Varied Antiques Exhibit at Old Orchard Beach Show

The Old Orchard Beach Historical Society hosted an antique and heirloom show Sunday at Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library. Exhibits included a 140 year old quilt, Julia Ward Howe attire, oil lamps, Revolutionary items, railroad signals, and bylaw documents. Notable participants included Mrs. Shirley Tanner, Mrs. Bhima Sturdivant, Virginia Turnbull, Edwin Dixon, and the Milliken family. Refreshments were served by local volunteers.

Old Orchard Dorothy Garland Violet Mewer William Libby Frank Libby Edwin Dixon Historical Society Leon Macomber Cynthia Michaud E. C. Staples Fire Engine Company Fire Department E.C. Staples Theodore Mingo Robert Jameson Carl Milliken Nason Milliken Virginia Turnbull Norman Davis Bhima Sturtevant Herbert Trafton J. Nason Milliken Franklin Milliken Dorothy Elizabeth Garland Virginia Turbull Paul Magrath Wesley M. Mewer Martha Trafton Gertrude Milliken

Overemotional Driver Compared To Calm Athletes

The piece argues overemotional drivers reveal immaturity and fault them for aggression. It contrasts them with champion athletes who stay calm, controlled, and focused, urging drivers to adopt the same cool determination to improve performance on the road.

Local youths clash in mixed age wrestling results

Paul Deschampault defeated Ricky Deschambeault in a seventh grade bout as Bobby Begin overpowered Ronny Begin. Dale Johnston beat Marc Johnston, while John Cosgrove won against Billy Cosgrove. Paul Golzbein toppled David Golzbein and Tom McGuire defeated Frank McGuire in a series of schoolyard matches.

Paul Deschampault Ricky Deschambeault Bobby Begin Ronny Begin Dale Johnston Marc Johnston John Cosgrove Billy Cosgrove Paul Golzbein David Golzbein Tom McGuire Frank McGuire

Noted Author to Lecture in Ogunquit on Thursday

George Tower, author of Rocks of Ogunquit, will lecture Thursday at 4 p m on the rocks near Beachmere Inn along the Marginal Way. The free program is sponsored by the Ogunquit Village Improvement Association and marks its fifth annual talk for summer residents and art members of the colony.

George Tower

Food distribution announced for Saco city hall

Surplus food will be distributed July 25 at Saco City Hall from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Mrs. Edith Smith, Saco welfare chairman, announced the details today.

Saco City Hall Edith Smith Saco Welfare

Small Fry League Tag Day Raises Over $450 in Kennebunk

More than $450 was raised in Kennebunk for the Small Fry league tag day. Proceeds fund expenses for the boys to attend a major league baseball game in Boston on August 12. Playground director David Littlefield and assistants Sue Dawson and Ken Wakefield called it the most successful event yet. Fred Seeley raised funds to buy hats and shirts for the players.

Kennebunk Boston David Littlefield Sue Dawson Ken Wakefield Fred Seeley Ileaguers

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Edmund Cashen Dial Clement P. Wight Dial Kennebunk Ladies Eobaik Treasure Island Dist. Co Boston, Mass Nason By James Marlow Associated Press News Laos Kennebunks Kennebunk Park Janet Howe Is Joseph Nadeau Mace Y International Maine Maine Highway Safety Committee Pearl Street Station E.aoke Ers Pris
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