Annual Maine 4 H Club Conclave Begins Sunday
More than 350 4-H members from every Maine county will gather at the University of Maine June 17 to 22 for the annual Maine 4-H conference. The event includes county finals and a 4-H Junior Leaders Conference with talks from experts, plus contests in dairy judging, land judging, tractor driving, dress revue, egg judging, and vegetable grading. Final speaker will be Rev. Walter L. Cook of Bangor.
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University of Maine
Maine
Ence
Margaret F. Stevens
Cooperative Extension Service
College of Agriculture
Winthrop C. Libby
Haiti
George F. Dow
Agricultural Experiment Station
W. H. Edmund
Goodyear Tire Co
Gordon Jones
Purdue University
Elden Bosworth
Somerset County
Barbara Marshall
Hancock
Marjorie Smith
Kennebec
Cathy Powers
Somerset
David Baker
Waldo
Melvina Cunningham
Central Aroostook
Martha Durrell
Franklin
David Ballard
Twin
Corinne F. Blaisdell
Louise Huff
Oxford
Virginia Lamb
Diana Norman
Margaret Stevens
Walter L. Cook
Bangor
Legion Unit Ends Season At Beach
C Lafayette Staples unit, American Legion auxiliary closed the season with a banquet at Skillins restaurant Ocean Park. President Mrs Evelyn Presley and many members attended. James Skillin hosted a tour of the restaurant and bakery after the meal.
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Rose Fournier
Virginia Skillin
Cressie George
Aline Fontaine
Lynette Earle
Rita Sherman
Viola Girard
Shirley Doe
May Slaney
Frances Mullen
Beard Named York County Finance Chairman for Reed Drive
Frank A. Beard a Kennebunk Kennebunkport candidate was appointed by Gov John H Reed to head York County finance for the Reed for Governor campaign A county quota of 3000 was set to be raised early in the campaign to avoid clashing with the main Republican drive Beard stressed strong support for Reed for the benefit of all Republican candidates in November.
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Frank A. Beard
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
John H. Reed
York County
Beard
Reed W
Kennebunk Social Notes Include Graduation and Leaves
Miss Jean Holmgren and Diane DeMulder of Marshfield Mass visit relatives in Kennebunk en route to Westbrook Junior College for a friend’s graduation. A Wayne Dickinson graduate of Lackland AFB Cryptographic Systems returns on 16 day leave, awaiting June 23 report to Sawyer AFB Michigan. Cindy Bush heals from a tonsillectomy at Notre Dame Hospital Biddeford. Gracia Seekins completes Bates College year and will summer with Seekins family while employed at Seaview Hotel Kennebunk Beach.
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Jean Holmgren
Diane DeMulder
Marshfield
Mass
Sawyer Air Force Base
Michigan
Cindy Bush
Joseph Bush
Ross Road
Notre Dame Hospital
Biddeford
Gracia Seekins
Bates College
Lewiston
John S. Seekins, Jr
Colonial Drive
Seaview Hotel
Kennebunk Beach
New Graduation Ceremony at Kennebunk High
Seventy eight seniors receive diplomas at Kennebunk High School with Superintendent John S Seekins Jr presiding. High honor students prepare speakers for a symposium on The New Direction to Education while a new policy drops valedictorian and salutatorian designations.
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Kennebunk High School
John S. Seekins, Jr
Prin
Andrew J. Peterson
Paula Noyes
Marvhbelle Walsh
Nancy Smith
Jean Wildes
Marie Campbell
David Kubiak
New Schubert Club Elects Mrs Chappell President
Mrs Homer Chappell of Kennebunk has been elected president of the Schubert club succeeding Mrs Lester Hathaway. Other officers include Vice-President Mrs Arthur Calder of Kennebunk Beach Secretary Miss Doris FitzPatrick of Kennebunkport and Treasurer Mrs Raymond Steward of Wells Branch. The group plans to send the president as delegate to the state music club convention in Rockland late in June. The annual meeting was at the summer home of Mrs Joseph T Cole on Drakes Island with Mrs Fred Holmberg presiding. A covered dish supper and social hour followed.
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Homer Chappell
Kennebunk
Schubert Club
Joseph T. Cole
Drakes Island
Chappell
Lester Hathaway
Arthur Calder
Kennebunk Beach
Doris Fitz. Patrick
Kennebunkport
Raymond Steward
Wells Branch
Music Clubs
Rockland
Fred Holmberg
Beach Folks Attending VFW Convention in Rockland
The state VFW convention will be held in Rockland on Friday Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Cecile Leonard president of Old Orchard Memorial VFW Post auxiliary, with delegate Mrs. Arlene Edwards, alternate Mrs. Blanche McKee and Mrs. Margaret Godin plan to depart Friday morning to attend.
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the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rockland
Cecile Leonard
Old Orchard Memorial V.F.W. Post Auxiliary
Arlene Edwards
Blanche McKee
Margaret Godin
Gary Leech’s Dual Birthday Fete Celebrations
Gary Leech son of Mr and Mrs Richard Leech Rossroad Kennebunk was guest of honor at two birthday parties. An afternoon cookout featured birthday cakes baked by his mother. An evening family cookout added two cakes made by his grandmother and mother with many relatives in attendance.
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Gary Leech
Richard Leech
Rossroad
Kennebunk
Cindy
Diane Bush
Vicki Witham
Gary
Craig
Joseph Bush
Earl Witham
Leech
A. Wesley Leech
Carrie Brooks
Ora McConnell
Everett Waterhouse
Robert Leech
James
Debbie
Judith Lovett
Bruce
Nancy Leech
Robin Stimpson
Betty
Beach AMVETS And Auxiliary Win Awards
Abbott-Verville AMVETS post in Old Orchard Beach met Tuesday evening at the post home on Walnut Street. Members heard of a June 23 bean supper to aid Little Town League, and noted the state convention in Portland was well attended. The Beach post earned a membership plaque and a Togus hospital certificate. the Auxiliary was named Auxiliary of the Year for the second time. New state officers will install June 21 at Freeport.
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Abbott-Verville Amvets Post
Post
Walnut Street
Old Orchard Beach
Tom Bill
Dan Guarino
Jerry Jacques
Bob’ Ricker
John Travers
Bob Bernier
Francis Sutherland
Bob Pettengill
Ben Goulet
Little Town League
Portland
Connie Ellingwood
Ralph Pettengill
Armand Levesque
Graymore Hotel
Beach Post
State Department Amvets
State Auxiliary
Togus Veterans Hospital
Harold Strout
Saco
Freeport
Comdr. Jacques
Og Goulet
Tomill
Convention Corporation
Bob Ricker
Comdr
Jacques
Wells High Class Night Noted By Seniors
Wells High School seniors observed a class night in the auditorium with a processional and welcome by James Williams. Wayne Moody delivered the class history while the glee club performed.
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Wells High
Wells High School
Wells School
James Williams
Wayne Moody
Wells High School Glee Club
Agnes S. Tibbetts
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Virginia Littlefield
William MacDonald
Charles Clarrage
Suzanne Collins
Norman Vezeau
Everett E. Firth
Mesang
Meredith Wilson
Robert Saunders
George West
Barry Coombs
Stanley
Urban Renewal Discussed At OOB High School Meeting
Old Orchard Beach planners will host a Friday night forum at 8 to explain urban renewal. Voters face a Monday decision on creating an urban renewal authority for the town. Planning board members Leo Larochelle and Donald Briggs arranged for experts Richard Kahill and Orian Wetterquist to attend.
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Old Orchard Beach
Leo Larochelle
Donald Briggs
Richard Kahill
State of
Maine
Orian F. Wetterquist
James W. Sewall Company
Old Town
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