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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1960

Page

3

Local Socials Mention Kennebunk Couples at Event

The snippet lists Kennebunk residents including Mrs. Edmund Cashen and several couples such as Mr. and Mrs. A Wesley Leech Mr and Mrs Henry Smith Mr and Mrs Leonard Goldman and Mr and Mrs Jack Ephross at a social gathering contact Dial YU 5 2174 appears as a sponsor line.

Kennebunk Edmund Cashen Dial YU A. Wesley Leech Henry Smith Leonard Goldman Jack Ephross

Kennebunk Social Notes Highlight Graduations and Meetings

Residents travel for graduations at Kennebunk High School gym tonight and Saturday. Godchild Leta Downing and Richard Lewin attend ceremonies. Meetings include Olive Lodge invitations, Ladies Auxiliary events, and Tri-Country Osteopathic Hospital Guild gatherings. Executives review warrants for a June 13 town meeting, plus a large coffee honors Elmont S Tyndale family visit.

Avrudaka Auburn Francis Dow Main Street Webber Hospital James Russell White Cohoes N. Y Summer Street J. Robert Downing Leta Downing Kennebunk High School Gilbert Lewin Gloria Williams Skowhegan Eugene Lewin Richard Lewin Lillian Knapp Fletcher Street Kennebunk Olive Rebekah Lodge Doris Hyler Maine Association of Ladies Auxiliaries Odd Fellowshell Rockland Canton Lafayette Mystic Rebekah Lodge Olive Lodge Saco Rebekah Lodge Tri-Country Osteopathic Hospital Guild Ralph Barrett Justress Edward Newell Allan Stackhouse Bernard Bunnell Victor Bryant Gerald Crotcker James Congdon Barrett Budget Board Kennebunk Town Hall Albert Smith Elmont Tyndale Ken Nebunkport Smith J. Maurice Carrier Alice Langley Downing

Kennebunk selects bids for cruiser fuel and coal

The Kennebunk Board of Selectmen awarded contracts for a new police cruiser to Christensen Ford Sales at 1175, with other bids from Snowe Motor and Sir? fk Greene's garage. Snowdon Motor Co won the gas and oil bid with 25.4 cents high test, 21.9 regular, plus multiple oil prices. Texaco and L. and J. stations submitted similar bids. Coal for the high school went to B F Emery at 16.90 per ton, with FE R Warren offering 17. The town gravel pit will close to all but highway deterioration work. Attendees included Plummer Adjutant, A Westy Leech, Ernest Brown, Raymond Breary, and Frederick Staples.

Kennebunk Board of Selectmen Christensen Ford Sales Snowe Motor Company Fk Greene Snowdon Motor Company Texaco L. and J. i B .F. Emery Company FE. R. Warren Company Hway Plummer A. Westy Leech Ernest Brown Raymond Breary Frederick Staples

Prom at Kennebunk High Shines With Flower Fantasy Theme

About 300 attendees filled the new Kennebunk High School gym for the Junior Senior prom. The event featured the theme Flower Fantasy with Jimmy Hanson’s Portland orchestra providing dancing music. Laurin Maling and Betsy Hall led the grand march, along with Thomas Farnsworth and Diane Shain. Chaperones included local couples, with many faculty and community members assisting. A memorial service for Grace Hunter and a report on a Shorey’s food sale were noted, plus prize recipients Antonia Harquoil and Rose Silverman. The next meeting is September 20.

Kennebunk High School Jimmy Hanson Portland Laurin Maling Betsy Hall Thomas Farnsworth Diane Shain Malden Mass Linda Clough Harriet Wen Nicholas Vlahakos Joanne Larsen Joseph Plamondon Milton Hall John Anagnostis Andrew J. Peterson John S. Seekins, Jr

Piano Recital At Kennebunk By Fred Lincoln Hill

Fred Lincoln Hill presents a piano recital by his pupils on June 15 at 8 p m in Christ Church Kennebunk Dane Street The program features Mozart Beethoven Schumann Bach Chopin Mendelssohn and more with numerous solo and duet pieces by John Lombard Ruth Hendrick Adele Buckland Betsy Smith and others including Fantaisie Impromptu and Concerto in G minor first movement.

Fred Lincoln Hill Christchurch Dane Street Kennebunk Mozart John Lombard Clyde Wildes Taylor Joan Downing Wigham Bach Anna Pfeiffer le Soir Chaminade Hill Chopin Henry Kingsly Mendelssohn Henry Kingsbury

Engagement Announced For Kennebunk Pair Frances Barrett and Alexander Burr III

Mr and Mrs Ralph V Barrett of Hall Street Kennebunk announce the engagement of their daughter Frances M Barrett to Alexander Burr III son of Mr and Mrs Alexander Burr Jr of Summer Street Kennebunk. Frances is a Kennebunk High School and Household Nursing Association School of Practical Nursing graduate employed at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Burr a Kennebunk High School graduate has served in the U S Navy and currently serves in the Coast Guard at Groton Conn attending radio school. A September wedding is planned.

Preston Armstrong Atlantic Avenue Old Orchard Beach Janet Mary Albert Paul Kinan Kaleel Kinan Boston Miss Armstrong Comptometer School Portland Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company International Shoe Machine Corporation Brighton Mass Ralph V. Barrett Hall Street Kennebunk Frances M. Barrett Alexander Burr Summer Street Miss Barrett Kennebunk High School Household Nursing Association School of Webber Hospital Biddeford Burr U. S. Navy Coast Guard Groton, Conn

Legion Group At Kennebunk Elects State Leader

The Past Presidents Parley of the American Legion auxiliary Kenne bunk unit met at Howard Johnsons in Wells for the annual dinner meeting and election. Mrs Marguerite Crowley was elected president and named Georgia Evans as secretary and treasurer. Several past presidents and unit members attended the gathering.

Webber-Lefebvre American Legion Auxiliary Kennebunk Howard Johnson's Wells Catherine Ambrose Marguerite Crowley Georgia Evans Alfie Leech Irma Bowdoin Frances Burke Macora Moulton Alice L. Downing Lillian Hicks Marion Maguire Louise Marsh Almena Greene Elinor Bergeron Zella Tibbetts

Reach Nee Nah Council Attends Supper Meeting

The final Nee Nah Council, Degree of Pocahontas, season ended with a Tuesday evening gathering at the American Legion hall Old Orchard Beach. A covered dish supper led by Mrs Shirley Doe preceded the meeting with Pocahontas Mrs Frances Johnson presiding. A communication from Great Pocahontas Mrs Ellen Staples of Belfast announced an official visitation in September. The charter was draped and a ceremony followed.

Nee Nah Council Degree of Pocahontas American Legion Hall School Street Old Orchard Beach Shirley Doe Pocahontas Frances Johnson Great Pocahontas Ellen Staples Belfast

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