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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1961

Page

3

Local notes on visits and anniversaries in Kennebunk area

Kennebunk residents and friends share family events and community notices. Mrs Edmund Cashen hosts calls at Kennebunk with others from York County. relatives visit Maidan Conn for Adolph Gumprecht anniversary. Rebekah lodge memorial service and Nobel Grands meeting planned. supper served at Fletcher street couple’s Birchwood road home. Airline crew chief Donald Benvie returns from leave in Oklahoma. two years in Spain ahead.

Nobel Grands Association York Rebekah Lodge Ince Richard Mitchell Fletcher Street Birchwood Road Fred Bunnell Bernard Titcomb Ocean View Road Herbert Jewett Ross Road Smuggler Cove Bunnell Lawrence Hatch Donald Benvie S. Air Force Oklahoma Sandra Hutchins Benvie York Street Spain Benvie Husband Harley Hutchins Christensen Ford Giles

Housework as Exercise Says Harvard Expert

Dr Frederick Stare of Harvard University reframes housework as a fitness routine. He promotes reaching bending and stretching during chores to burn calories and improve posture. The plan uses everyday tasks like cleaning shelves and climbing stairs two at a time to build tone without heavy equipment.

Frederick Stare Harvard University

Miniwanca Star Club Outing in Standish

The Miniwanca Star club held a Saturday outing at Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bliss home in Standish with a pot luck luncheon for 23. Members relaxed on the lawn, walked, fished, and socialized. President Patricia Strickland called a brief meeting to address matters and announced no further meetings until fall.

Miniwanca Edrice Bates May Slaney Anne Lublinsky Hazel Daly Esther Black Patricia Strickland Florence Gray Leonard Gray Harry Cummings Helen Cummings Florence Benson Isabelle Hinchcliffe Effie Ross John Broder Gertrude Leonard Paul Wight Gertrude Wight Ruth Lambert Mattie Bliss Richard Bliss

Family News From Old Orchard Beach

Old Orchard Beach residents report relatives visiting and returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bellevue traveled to Philadelphia to visit son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs Edward Mengert and family. their second son Gordon Robert was named. Miss Margaret Summerville of Paisley Scotland visits Mrs Emily McKinnon and remains through the summer. Mrs. Mary Anderson of Norwich England visits Mr and Mrs Hubert Standeven and plans to stay until September.

Robert Bellevue Grove Avenue Philadelphia Edward Mengert Gordon Robert Margaret Summerville Paisley Scotland Emily McKinnon Imperial Street Hubert Standeven Washington , Avenue Standeven Mary Anderson Norwich England

Knee bend exercise posture description

The statement describes a plank-like knee bend with the back erect and toe touch while keeping knees straight as a sign of healthy exercisers. It emphasizes proper form and suggests these cues indicate good technique in a fitness context.

Commemorative stamp features Queen Elizabeth II with Queen Victoria

A new stamp portrays Queen Elizabeth II alongside Queen Victoria. The artwork shows a plane above the scene and includes La Concepcion, Columbus’s flagship, under the plane as the ship that discovered Grenada.

Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria la Concepcion Columbus Grenada

Pet care Q and A 1961 column on birds and dogs

Reader questions cover keeping fish safe with a pool screen and taming a nippy parakeet with gentle handling. A response warns punishment fuels biting and advises lifting the finger under the chin. White Boxer pricing debunked. overly white dogs aren’t rarer or more valuable. Send more questions to Mr. Miller for future columns.

Miller General! Features Corp

Outdoor Aquariums Deck Summer Pools

Outdoor living pushes fish keeping into yards and decks. Goldfish are advised for beginners due to hardiness and variety, with DIY cement pools or ready fiberglass units. Proper aeration and water circulation support both fish and plants, using lilies, sagittaria, duckweed, and water hyacinth. Mosquito control comes from active fish, while cat and dog curiosity require protection.

Final Honor Roll At Wells High Is Announced

Wells High and Wells Junior High announce the fourth quarter honor roll. Principal Russell K. Noyes lists seniors with high honors Gloria Hanson Donna Hubbard Diana Rumson and others, plus juniors sophomores and freshmen earning honors and high honors. Junior High also notes high honors recipients including Nancy Bochesne Stephen Howard Richard Hutchins and others.

Wells High School Wells Junior High School Russell K. Noyes Gloria Hanson Donna Hubbard Diana Rumson Robert Bridges Ronald Everson Geraldine Mavel Frank Higgins, Jr Robert MacDonald Elizabeth Milburn Carol Ricker Sheila Stillings Sue Szczepanski Nancy Wentworth Stanley Adams Karen Ahern Barbara Elwell Patricia Fuller Lorna Littlefield William MacDonald Darlene Bridges Charlene Cole Judy Fellman Bonnie Gough Constance Higgins Virginia Littlefield Bonita Metcalf Mary Danert Francis Mithen Robert Sanders Mary Hal. Adres Joanne Dufort Ronald Gordon Cathy Lyons Judy Mooers Colleen Ogilvie Barbara Pisaruk Fawn Sheparu Jay Smith Robert Ahern Kenney Bassett Susan Andres Dale Piirainen David Smith Camille Young Curtiss Clemens Sandra Davis Barbara Gould Lane Phillips Virginia Tufts Wells Junior High Nancy Beauchesne Stephen Howard Richard Hutchins Lynn Johnson Patricia Maxwell Cheryl Miller Peter

School Honors List for Grades 7 and 8 Names Abound

Honors awarded across Grade 7 and Grade 8 feature Pamela Berry Linda Fuller Ellen Littlefield Bernice Tufts for Grade 8, with Stephen Amee IConic Bridges David Grooks and a lengthy roster of Grade 8 honorees including William Ward Vicki West Gail Wildes David Whitney Brian Wood Sheila Bucklin Melvin Burgess Erica Christensen Linda Coggeshall Pamela Coggeshall Kathleen Daggett Keith Darling Duane Douglass Peter Fernald Kathleen Feeney Linda Ford Pamela Galencia Diane Galligan Faye Hatch Peter Hutchins Ruth Hutchins Judy Jones John Mithen Martin Morse Joseph Searles Marcus Tufts and Grade 7 recipients.

Pamela Berry Linda Fuller Ellen Littlefield Bernice Tufts Stephen Amee Iconic Bridges David Grooks Brian Clough Patrica Cole Ray Collins Crystal Darling Linda Idherme Gary Grant Raymond Gregoire Sally Johnson Gail Litchfield Jacqueline Low Linda Mayo Jean Ittlefield Judith Litchfield Douglass Metcalf Gerald LaPierre William Ward Vicki West Gail Wildes David Whitney Brian Wood Sheila Bucklin Melvin Burgess Erica Christensen Linda Coggeshall Pamela Coggeshall Kathleen Daggett Keith Darling Duane Douglass Peter Fernald Kathleen Feeney Linda Ford Pamela Galencia Diane Galligan Faye Hatch Peter Hutchins Ruth Hutchins Judy Jones John Mithen Martin Morse Joseph Searles Marcus Tufts

Changing Name Not So Simple

Bride to be faces required updates to official records when changing from Miss to Mrs. Key items include Social Security, driver's license, payroll, bank accounts, insurance, savings bonds, stocks, bonds, and school records. Steps involve name-change forms, notifying agencies, and updating beneficiaries where applicable.

Mary Mary Ever Jones Social Security

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Kennebunk Edmund Cashen Standish Old Orchard Beach Clement P. Wight Boucouvalas Bros Crisco Maine Saco Speaking THE PET Forum Edith Libby Picasso Renoir Wesley Mewer Elliot Washburn Adelbert M. Jakeman, Jr Old Orchard Beach Art Association H. H. Miller Wells High St. Mary Church Biddeford Roger Letellier Irene Whitten South Street Lee Corvair Lakewood Chevrolet Lakewood ED & Frank Chevrolet, Inc Alfred Street
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