Thornton Academy grants diplomas to 185 seniors
The 185 graduates of Thornton Academy, led by headmaster Robert L. Bowie, received diplomas at Linnell Gymnasium. The program featured organist Paul Brown, Rev. Paul K. Weimer’s invocation, the Madrigal Choir with Pris cilla Couture, and speeches on character, education, and community. Scholarships from multiple organizations were awarded to many students including Bridget Carol Dupuis and Audrey Philbrick, with notable funds named after Alton M. Seavey, Clarence L. Percy, Leah Moses, and others.
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Thornton Academy
Linnell
Paul Brown
Paul K. Weimer
Thornton Academy Madrigal Choir
Priscilla Couture
Roger Turcotte
Nancy Jean Tripp
Bridget Carol Dupuis
Robert L. Bowie
Harry P. Garland
Robert E. Lee
Joel Stacy
Women's Education and Industrial Union
Robert Reed
Saco Teachers’ Association
Douglas Carson
Thornton Academy ‘Teachers’ Association
Arthur Gannon
Saco Jayce
Westland Shoe Corp
Bessie Freedman Wolfson
Joanne L. Perron
Husson College
Alton M. Seavey
Bridget Carol Dullis
University of Maine
Clarence L. Percy Schol
Nancy J. Tripp
Pembroke College
John S. Locke
Stephen Brock Sanborn
Susan Mary Snow
University of New Hampshire
Rodney P. Choroszy
Richard Allen Kochis
Choroszy
Kochis
John Percy Deering
James Edward Nelson
Roger Clarence Turcotte
Lawrence S. Garland
Constance King Bond
Lawrence Rowe
Susan Leslie Hunt
Plymouth State College
Church Society Closes Season With Picnic
The Women's Missionary Society of Biddeford United Baptist Church closed its season with a picnic at Kennebunk Pond cottage of Mrs. Ruth Merrill. Miss Ora Wiggin received a birthday cake, with members Mrs. Mary Grace and others in attendance.
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Women’s Missionary Society of
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Ruth Merrill
Kennebunk Pond
Ora Wiggin
Mary Grace
Hazel Clay
Hazel Lahey
Grace Robinson
Minnie Henderson
Lalah Merrill
Mary Dawn
Catherine Curtis
Mabel Emery
Norma Noel
Sandra Mullett
Catherine Mullett
Man Converts Lawn to Concrete but Creates Front Yard Lake
In Richmond British Columbia Curtis Eystone aimed to replace half an acre of lawn with a curved driveway and a bridge. A 21 ton truck caused the wooden bridge to collapse, leaking six tons of concrete and breaking a water main. Firefighters and cranes struggled as the truck slid deeper into the ditch. Neighbors watched as the driveways, fences, trees, and water lines were damaged, leaving a growing lake with no water to the house. Eystone and family relocated to a hotel while crews dig to the main about 170 feet away. The next meeting is set for September 13 with location to be announced.
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Richmond
B.C
Curtis Eystone
Eystone
Michael
Legion Unit Debates Regalia Replacements
The Owen-Davis Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met at the post home in Saco led by President Mrs. Martha Beaudoin. Florence Lewis will investigate new ribbons, a prayer was offered by Acting Chaplain Mrs. Irene Turnage, and Charlene Farnham read the secretary’s report. The group plans a July 11 banquet at Van’s Restaurant Old Orchard Beach and an August banquet, with 6:30 p.m. meet at the post home for attendees. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Beaudoin and Mrs. Doris Valley.
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Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Beach Street
Saco
Martha Beaudoin
Florence Lewis
Irene Turnage
Charlene Farnham
Van's
Old Orchard Beach
Post Home
Beaudoin
Doris Valley
Skilled Rugmakers of Iran Weave Persian Masterpieces
Iran’s most skilled rugmakers are women and children. Their agile fingers move faster than the eye can follow and they can tie 3,000 knots of wool for silk a day. It may take years to weave a fine Persian rug, a few representing a lifetime of work.
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Iran
Notable Pledges Mention Repairs and Maintenance
The speaker notes a split of about $5,000 to the place and $25,000 to the truck, while the trucking firm urges proceeding with repairs. The speaker also confesses a dislike for mowing grass and concrete work, unsure which is worse.
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June Carole Allen
Robert Allen
Robert M. Allen
Carol Jean Anderson
John Edward Angis
Stewart Applin
Louis P. Arel
Oscar R. Audie Jr
Ronald Edward Ayotte
Donald Stanley Beal
Michael Louis Beaulieu
Agnes Marion Beck
Albert B. Beety
Timothy H. Begley
Kathleen Lee Bell
Jane Elizabeth Bellevue
Linda Ann Binette
Linda R. Blais
Patricia Jane Blow
John Sterling Blunt
Elizabeth Ann Bonang
Thomas Oscar Bouchard
Barry A. Bouffard
Janice Ann Boutet
Linda Arline Boutet
Nancy Ann Bowie
Lorraine Grace
Breton
Georgia Aileen Burrows
Paulette Eleanor Cabana
William P. Casavant Jr
Richard A. Cassette
Gail Chad
Paul Wilbur Crosby Jr
Anne Morgan Cunningham
Constance Madeline Cyr
Lorraine T. Dauphin
Mary Father Dentico
Bonita Anne Desrochers
Joseph Edward Desrochers
Lee Philip Desrochers
Bessie Diane Jdouville
Earl Warren Doyle
Roland J. Doyon
Edgar J. Dubois
Margaret Anne Dumont
Simone F. Dumont
Michael Thomas Duranceau
Sigrid Linnea Risberg
Steven L. Ellis
Barbara Ann Emmons
Ronald Philip Foran
Michael E
Mand
James Grenier
Wayne Robert Grenier
Paula Marie Hamilton
Philip James Harmon
Margery Curtiss Harrison
Diana Mae Harvey
William Thomas Heffernan
Robert Stephen Henderson
Jeanie Mae Hill
Marjorie F. Huntley
Kathleen Ann Hunt
Howard H. Hutto
Roland P. Jacques
Gail F. Jewell
Eleanor Joyce Kelly
Linda Bear Kimball
Richard Paul King
Donald J. Labonte
Thomas Ralph Jamb
Sheila Sharrell Langlois
Pamela Fay Pendleton
Audrey Elaine Philbrick
Anita Valeda Picard
Nancy Lee Picard
Ronald H. Piette
Linda Margaret Pimpare
George A. Poisson
Jacqueline Poisson
Victor Adelard Poisson
Richard L. Poitras
Claire E. Precourt
Ricky Larry Prokey
Carol Ann Rahisauckas
Nancy Diane Roberts
Shirley S. Rossignol
James A. Rowland
Joan Roy
Richard Earnest Roy
Ralph Freeman Rumery
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