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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1959

Page

3

Kennebunk social notes show visits and gatherings

Mr. and Mrs. Orren Tibbetts return to Fletcher street with children David and Betsy after a Kennebunk pond cottage stay. Multiple local residents host relatives from Haverhill Mass to Gorham N H and Boston. A large group attends a polio clinic and a Pythian Sisters reception.

Orren Tibbetts David Betsy Fletcher Street Kennebunk Pond Mary Daggett Haverhill Mass Paul West Adolph Gumrecht Meriden Conn Richard Gumprecht Summer Street Forest Maguire Winthrop Connie Jean John Welch Peter Pierce Timothy Martel Keith Lovejoy Bo Hanson Linda Warren Carol Gooch Kennebunk Marion Maguire Monmouth Anderson Sea Road Bowers John Walsh New Bedford Arnold Bowers Rodney Moulton Warren Phillips Togus Moulton Veterans Hospital Walter Graham Kimberly Stacey Scott de Thompson Land ‘Ir Francis Pickett Lynn Frances Falmouth Max Pickett Pine Street Ale John Beauford Vickie Jean Allan Mark Onset William Beauford Ric Beauford Texas Tower Beauford Kenneth B. Whittle Farmingdale George Harrington Ross Street John Antonelli Dominic Antonelli Boston Frederick Cook Wildes District Kennebunkport Jack Ephross A. Wesley Leech Geneva Austin Maine Scarborough Kennebunk Lower Town Hall Edward T. Newell Edward T. Sewell R. N Beatrice Crowley Bernard Bunnell James Congdon Henry Smith Gerald Crocker Harold Bachelder Andover Ernest Mac Donald Colonial Drive Eric Lundin Worcester Mabel Garfield Robert R. Duddy Sarah Richard Robert United States Germany 7Th Army Lester G. Hathaway Carlisle Col. Duddy War College J. Robert Downing Maine Medical Association Rockland Samoset Hotel Downing York County Medical Association John S. Seekins, Jr University of Maine, Orono

Tax Service Not Available Friday

The taxpayer assistance service offered to taxpayers every Friday in the local Internal Revenue Service Office will not be available on Friday. Service to the public will, however, be offered on all subsequent Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as in the past.

Internal Revenue Service Office

James Day Guest Speaker at National Mechanics Convention

Kennebunk director of National Public Relations division of American Legion spoke at the National Council of United American Mechanics session in Charleston West Virginia. The three day program ended with an American Citizen Award banquet honoring J Edgar Hoover FBI director. Day attended the Hoover tribute banquet as a guest of honor.

James V. Day Kennebunk American Legion National Council of United American Mechanics Charleston West Virginia J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Day Hoover

Janice Spear Named Counselor at Old Orchard Beach Camp

Miss Janice Spear of South Portland, graduate of Gorham State Teachers College, is named head counselor for the Happy Day Camp for Boys at Old Orchard Beach for the 1959 season. William Earle of Old Orchard Beach is camp dean. She holds a senior lifesaving rating and an American Red Cross water safety instructor certificate and has camp experience at Camp Sunningdale on Sebago Lake. She has been chosen for the Lisbon school staff for the coming year.

Janice Spear South Portland Gorham State Teachers College Old Orchard Beach William Earle Miss Spear American Red Cross Sunningdale Sebago Lake Lisbon

Old Orchard Beach News and Social Happenings

Mr and Mrs Carl Gilbert Eden Lane guests of Mr and Mrs Walter Jordan Pine Point celebrate their second wedding anniversary. Sulman Gilbert and sons visit Ralph Cox Lowell Mass. Eastman and Paul Wight take weekend trip to Eustis. Rickey Ahearn home from Rumford. Rainbow Girls assembly meets at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall for initiation this Thursday.

Carl Gilbert Eden Lane Walter Jordan Pine Point Gilbert Sulman Gilbert Wayne and Douglas Rickey Ahearn Frederick Ahearn Fort Hill Avenue Rumford Old Orchard Beach Order of Rainbow Girls Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall

Buffet Supper For Biddeford Pool Wedding Party

A buffet supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Parks Biddeford Pool honored the wedding party of Mr. and Mrs. William Van Ness Jr who married Saturday at Union church Biddeford Pool Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Albra H Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Dana B Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Gary Noble Mrs. Frank A Goodwin Burton L Crowley Miss Karen L Goodwin Miss Evelyn V Goodwin Miss Jennifer A Parks the couple and hosts.

Shirley Parks Biddeford Pool William van Ness, Jr Union Church Albra H. Goodwin Marshall L. Goodwin Dana B. Goodwin Gary Noble Frank A. Goodwin Burton L. Crowley Karen L. Goodwin Evelyn V. Goodwin Jennifer A. Parks

Condemned Killer Seeks Supreme Court Review

Lincoln, Neb. AP report shows mass killer Charles Starkweather appealing for a U.S. Supreme Court review claiming unfair trial and inadequate representation. The court denied the request without comment. Starkweather, 20, was convicted in the Jensen killing among 11 admitted by him. Caril Ann Fugate, 26, also seeks a new trial as an accomplice.

Lincoln Neb Charles Starkweather Robert Jensen Bennet Starkweather Caril Ann Fugate Jensen Sue State Supreme Court

Girl Scout Camp Program A Hit Across Gorgeana Council

Enthusiasm for Gorgeana Girl Scout council day camp soars with a 150 percent rise in registrations, adding a second two week period at Kennebunk pond camp. 151 applications for a 100 girl capacity, with camps spanning Biddeford and Kennebunkport areas and wait lists for Barney Beg Pond.

Gorgeana Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Kennebunk Kennebunkport Limbrick Buxton Waterboro Kezar Falll Alfred Cornish Barney Barney Beg Pond South Berwick Somersworth North Berwick Sanford Springvale Sal Mo Cook York Gorgeana Council Dias Leo Cain Norman Palmer C. A. Thompson Earl Grames

Marilyn Monroe Undergoes Gynecological Surgery at Lenox Hill

New York AP report states film star Marilyn Monroe underwent gynecological surgery today at Lenox Hill Hospital with a hospital spokesman saying her condition is excellent. She is Arthur Miller's wife and has previously experienced miscarriages, including surgeries in 1957 and a loss in 1958 during film work.

New York Marilyn Monroe Lenox Hill Hospital Monroe Arthur Miller Doctors Hospital Calornia

Alfred Woman To Attend National Education Conference

Miriam B. Moody of Alfred will join seven other Maine educators at a national education conference in Kansas next week. The group will be accompanied by the Maine Student National Education Association president. The discussion centers on what teachers should learn to qualify for teaching under the National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards of the National Education Association.

Alfred Maine Kansas Miriam B. Moody Maine Student National Education Association National Commission On Teacher Education and Professional Standards National Education Association

Maryland Man Fined For Buzzing Pike

Kenneth P. Austin, 47, of Salisbury Maryland, was fined 209 in municipal court after pled guilty to buzzing the Maine Turnpike on Saturday. Investigators said he operated an airplane in a careless manner by dropping down near the road signs. State Police traced the aircraft to Augusta State Airport and arrested him after landing. An unidentified passenger was aboard and Austin said he was bound for a home in South China.

Gardiner Kenneth P. Austin Salisbury Maine Turnpike Austin Turnpike Augusta State Airport John B. Nichols Maine Aeronautics Commission South China

Nickname File Helps Police Identify Suspects in Washington

Washington police maintain a file of over 10 000 nicknames to match rough youth aliases with real names. The list expands daily from arrests and investigations and can link a handle like Bugle Head to a specific person amid a growing set of monikers.

Washington Sonny Butch Buddy Baby Brother Country Bubbles Blue Bubba Frog Fat Daddy Bird Brain Heavy Dog Appetite

Hartford plans Bahamas resort on Hog Island offshore Nassau

New York financier Huntington Hartford heir to A and P says he will invest multi million dollars to build a resort on Hog Island opposite Nassau. He reveals purchase of most of the four mile long island from Swedish industrialist Axel Wenner Gren.

New York Huntington Hartford Bahamas Hartford Hog Nassau Axel Wenner-Gren

Hagerty Recovering After Appendicitis Surgery

White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty is recovering after an appendectomy at Walter Reed Hospital. Anne Wheaton said doctors report good condition with no complications and Hagerty is expected to leave the hospital later this week. He will be billed $21 per day for the stay. admission was authorized by Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker.

Washington White House James C. Hagerty Hagerty Walter Reed Homey Hospital Anne Wheaton the Army Wilber M. Bruckers

Capitol Cornerstone to Be Laid July 4

President Eisenhower will lay the cover stone of the Capitol's new east front in Masonic ceremonies at noon July 4. Architect J George Stewart announced the date, chosen to honor the 1851 cornerstone laid by President Millard Fillmore for the House and Senate wings.

Washington Eisenhower Capitol J. George Stewart Spe Icial Commission Milard Fillmore House Senate George Washington

Steel Workers Strike Closes Pittsburgh Plant

Pittsburgh AP A 12000 production workers strike halts near capacity operations at Jones Laughlin Steel Corp Pittsburgh works over open hearth incentive pay rates The plant on both sides of the Monongahela River produced about 3 300 000 tons annually Union director Murray says company cut rates without notification No end in sight as talks planned amid broader industry contract efforts

Pittsburgh Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp John Murray United Steelworkers Dist. 16 Monongahela River Murray USW New York J&l

President Not a Mason at Lodge Ceremonies

The President is not a Mason and will attend separately from the lodge ceremonies. This confirms his participation is to be independent of Masonic rites and not part of the lodge’s official program.

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