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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1960

Page

3

Kennebunk High Holds Final Assembly Honors Senior Gifts

The last assembly of the year at Kennebunk High School Friday morning featured a trampoline presented to Principal Andrew J. Peterson by Senior class president Laurin Maling. Officers of next year’s underclasses were announced with Thomas Farnsworth, Timothy Marte, and David Littlefield taking current roles for the juniors, sophomores, and freshmen respectively. Peter Graham of Kennebunkport served as marshal and led the flag salute, while Kathleen King of Kennebunk led the opening prayer.

Kennebunk High School Andrew J. Peterson Laurin Maling Letawning Thomas Farnsworth Timothy Marte David Little

Wedding of Miss Stevens and Pfc. Kellott in Kennebunkport

The first wedding at St. David Episcopal church Kennebunkport linked Miss Jacqueline Stevens and Pfc. Donald Kellott in candlelit vows. Amid family and out of town guests the couple received 150 at St. David parish hall. The bride wore a Chantilly lace gown with a pearl crown veil and the groom serves in the U.S. Marines scheduled for Camp Lejeune after a wedding trip of undisclosed destination.

St. David Episcopal Church Kennebunk Jacqueline Ann Stevens Maurice W. Stevens Main Street West Kennebunk Pfc Donald Ernest Kellett Ernest Kellett Chelsea Mass Beachwood Road Kennebunkport George Whittier Lorell Hanscom Enfield Altze Alicia Wigglesworth Princeton Kathleen Adjutant Fey Adjutant Kathleen Fay James Kellett Scott Jeffrey Stevens Joseph Cote Dover N. H St. David Parish Hall St. David Frederick Phillips Anne Fowler Old Orchard Beach David Shields Jane Grunwald Rockland Rose Emmons Cape Porpoise Kennebunk High School Farmington State Teachers College Kent Dakota Wesleyan Nassan College United States Marine Corps Camp Lejeune N. C Out of Town Harry Kellett Ernest Peabody Danvers Roswell Bickford Feeily Stuart Trickett Wilmington Edmond Horasse Burlington Reginald Goldsworth Martin Peabody Helen Dickinson Manchester Elizabeth Chellis Newfield Lucien Ploard Rockport William Derham Sally Bell Joyce Magee Gardiner Marilyn Gilpatrick Fairfield

Funeral and Lodge Gatherings Near Old Orchard Beach

Mrs. Maude Ailes funeral attended by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Allgrove and Mrs. Carl Gilbert from Eden Lane in Vermont. Asa Douglass and John Strickland confer decrees at Adah chapter Biddeford. Miniwanca members present include Marjorie Dougas Patricia Strickland Mildred Nowell Kay Mewer Ed rica Bates. Ocean Park extension meets at Porter hall Ocean Park Tuesday at 10 30 am with lunch picnic. Nee Nah Council Degree of Pocahontas meets Tuesday at American Legion hall with pot luck supper at 6 30 pm.

Carl Gilbert Gordon Allgrove Eden Lane McIndy Falls Maude Ailes Allgrove Hva Asa Douglass John Strickland Miniwanca Order of the Eastern Star Adah Biddeford Marjorie Dougas Patricia Strickland Mildred Nowell Kay Mewer Edrica Bates Ocean Park Porter Hall Temple Avenue Nee Nah Council Pocahontas American Legion

Onion Cooking Times Vary by Size

The guide states 15 to 20 minutes for small onions and 30 to 5 minutes for large onions, detailing a simple timing range.

Editor Maps Women's Liberation Plan at Wellesley

Fred M. Hechinger of The New York Times outlines two programs to boost women's education and opportunity at Wellesley College 82nd commencement. He calls for extended home and continuing higher education and urges women to influence public discourse starting at home and oppose aggressive advertising.

Wellesley Mass Wellesley College Fred M. Hechinger New York Times Echinger Hechinger

Kennebunk special meeting to decide road extensions and funds

A Kennebunk town meeting on Monday June 13 at 7 p m will decide on extending Colonial Drive Woodside Drive and Birchwood Road plus a proposed $1 000 transfer from the surplus for municipal planning and contract authority with state and federal governments. Also, about 200 sewer district customers who are behind on bills face imminent liens with notices to many delivered by hand and filing of lien certificates if payments are not made.

Massachusetts Arundel Grange Pinehurst Mass Grange Cecelia Cashen Walfred Johnson Rotary Don & Elsie’s Kennebunk Lower Village John Alheim John Christensen John Seekins, Jr Major Howard Pease Force Base Maj Howard Ankara Turkey John Geary Lynne John Western Avenue James W. Day Pleasant Street Carroll Twist Twi Michael Mark Merrimac Alphonse Dion Portland Street Sidney Dymkoski Colonial Drive Mecha Dymkoski Barnard College Columbia University New York Dymkoski Kennebunk Joseph Powers Fairfield Conn Woodside Drive Birchwood Road Sea Road Kennebunk Beach Kennebunk Sewer ‘Ict Iwill Alfred

Census totals 1 283 York County farms in 1959

The 1959 Census of Agriculture reports 1 283 farms in York County with 166 886 total acres. The average farm size is 130 1 acres and the average farm value is 15 053 dollars. Of operators 986 own their farms, 268 partly own and rent, 20 are tenants.

York County Bureau of the Census U. S. Department of Commerce

County farm age and farm totals from preliminary census data

The county shows 53.7 years average age for operators and 312 operators aged 65 or more. Of 1,283 farms, 575 are commercial. The report includes crops livestock and equipment details with 1954 comparisons. Copies cost 10 cents from the Bureau of Census Washington DC.

Bureau of iCensus Washington D. C

Past Grand Outing of Biddeford Lodge Held

The Past Noble Grands association of Evangeline Hebekah lodge Biddeford met at Fort Hill Hills Beach for a June outing with a 6 30 p m buffet. Cards were sent to two members and an August 6 gathering at Kennebunk was announced along with a York County Past Noble Grands outing on August 16 at Wells Beach.

Noble Grands Association Evangeline Hebekah Lodge Biddeford Fort Hill Ethel Ross Hills Beach Gertrude Davis Helena Carr Mary Jones Ruby Packard Eva Hooper Irene Ellington Easley S. C Nellie Wedlace Noble Grand Evangeline Lodge Alewive Road Kennebunk York County Past Noble Grands Association Forbes Wells Beach Vera Munford Bertha Butler Ethel Ballard Nellie Wallace Madeline Robie Leah Robie Helen Daly

Yale Drama School Tour Scores With John Brown's Body

Yale School of the Drama reports strong spring tour success for John Brown's Body a dramatization of Stephen Vincent Benets epic about John Browns 1859 Harper's Ferry raid with a 30 player cast. The show has wowed audiences in New York Washington and Annapolis and may expand to benefit the drama school's scholarship fund.

New Haven Conn Yale School of the John Brown Stephen Vincent Benet New York City Washington Annapolis Drama School Harper's Ferry W. Va

Kennebunk High Alumni Awarded Scholarship At Banquet

The Kennebunk High Alumni banquet drew over 100 attendees including 30 seniors. The scholarship rose to 200 dollars and was awarded to Sumner Grant who will enroll at Gordon Theological School in Beverly Farms Massachusetts.

Kennebunk High School Sumner Grant Gordon Theological School Beverly Farms Mass John Downing Laurin Maling Supt. of Schools John S. Seekins, Jr Andrew J. Peterson Carl Hooper A. Harrison Taylor John C. Smith Leander Smith Robert Welch Perker Spencer Barbara Rhodes Richard Bibber William Clark Kennebunkport B. A. Smith Kennebunk William S. Gilpatrick Maurice Battler Springfield Mary Goodwin Joseph T. Cole Washington

Kennebunk Sewer District Names Trustees

The Kennebunk Sewer District held its annual meeting in Lower Town hall with trustees reports presented. Chairman Robert Wentworth presided as Charles Belyea was named to a five year term, Thomas J. Reagan to a one year term, and A Wesley Leech to a four year term.

Kennebunk Sewer District Lower Town Hall Robert Wentworth Charles Belyea Thomas J. Reagan George Whittier A. Wesley Leech Rober P. Wentworth

Sauteed Green Peas with Scallions in Butter

Utterly delicious greens are prepared by sautéing tender peas with scallion tops in butter. The method yields a bright, buttery side dish with fresh onion note and a silky texture.

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