Camp Happy Day Opens With Red Cross Water Safety Talk
Mrs. Howard Shaffer addressed Camp Happy Day in OLD ORCHARD BEACH as guest speaker. She noted the Red Cross Water Safety Program marks its 50th anniversary with 24 million swimming certificates and one million life saving certificates issued. She urged proper swimming instruction, supervised programs, and continued practice, stressing safety and perfection over speed. She urged parents to ensure formal training and campers to follow basic rules, including not swimming after eating and staying within safe bounds.
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Old Orchard Beach
Howard Shaffer
Red Cross
York County
Christening of Scott Richard Fenderson at Methodist church
Scott Richard Fenderson born to Mr and Mrs Richard E Fenderson of Saco Avenue was christened at Sunday morning services at Washington Avenue Methodist Church with District Superintendent Rev Lester L Boobar officiating. Godparents Mr and Mrs John Vigne of Kennebunk attended. Eastern Star members and Grand Chapter Maine representatives participated in related tea and meetings in Winthrop and Old Orchard Beach.
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Scott Richard Fenderson
Richard E. Fenderson
Saco Avenue
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Lester L. Boobar
John Vigne
Kennebunk
Helen Smith
Miniwanca
Order of the Eastern Star
Pauline Peacock
Howard Slaney
Martha
Jennie Rallis
Elwood C. Pollis
Winthrop
Grand Chapter
Maine
Marion Dexheimer
Adah Chanter
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Theodore Rallis
Army baseball coach Eric Tipton seventh season at West Point
Army coach Eric red Tipton enters his seventh season leading the Black Knights baseball program at West Point. The longtime figure oversees the squad through spring practices and aims to build a competitive team this year.
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Eric
Red) Tipton
West Point
Army
Boating Safety Rules Emphasize Companions and Skills
The guidance stresses not entering unfamiliar waters alone, checking the area first, always swimming with a companion, and ensuring the ability to swim before boating. These safety points aim to reduce accidents and promote cautious water activity.
Accidents Kill Six In State Yesterday
The Supreme Court term closed with muted action amid broad civil rights and reapportionment rulings. Notable outcomes included decisions on one person one vote, protection under the Fifth Amendment, labor and union issues, and segregation challenges. The term also addressed Communist party litigation and state immunity, reflecting a year of major constitutional questions.
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Congress
Communist Party
Louisiana
Lelse
Arbitration ‘Board
Cause Of N H College Fire Being Sought
Durham New Hampshire AP two students died in a three story Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house fire near the UNH campus. Victims were George A Blunden Jr 19 Gorham NH and Douglas C Pillebrown 19 Portsmouth NH. Ten others escaped by jumping from windows and fire escapes. The house valued at 48250 stood among six Greek houses. Blunden did summer research in computer programming and chemistry. Pillebrown attended MIT briefly and enrolled at UNH last February.
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Durham
N.H
Pi Kappa Alpha
George A. Blunden Jr
Gorham
Douglas C. Pillebrown
Portsmouth
Blunden
Pillebrown
Salem
N.fa
Brunswick
Staff Sgt Gregoire On Duty In Viet Nam
Staff Sgt. Gregoire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronaldo Gregoire of Biddeford Maine, is on duty with a U S Pacific Air Forces unit in Viet Nam as a cook. He helps provide essential support for USAF personnel training and assisting the Vietnamese in their fight. His wife Jacqueline is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alecide Couture of Willimantic Connecticut.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Robert T. Gregoire
Ronaldo Gregoire
Granite St
Biddeford
Maine
U. S. Pacific Air Forces
PACAF
Gregoire
USAF
U. S
Pacific
Far East
Jacqueline
Alecide Couture
Hope St
Willimantic, Conn
Wells Airman Is At Osan Base Korea
Airman I C Gross Jr arrives for duty with Pacific Air Forces at Osan Air Base Korea. He previously served at Fort Lee Virginia and is a cook. His mother Edith Franco of San Francisco California and father Bradford M Gross of Wells Maine are cited.
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Osan
Korea
I.C
Bradford M. Gross Jr
Edith Franco
Fifth Ave
San Francisco
Calif
Pacific Air Forces
Osan AB
Gross
Cook
Fort Lee
PACAF
Pacific
Bradford M. Gross
Route 1
Wells
Maine
Old Bones Of Man Found In Parsonfield Area
A human male skeleton estimated at 40 to 50 years old was found May 10 beside a rural Parsonfield road. Harvard Medical School reports six to eight years since death, with no fractures seen. Cause of death undetermined. York County Sheriff's deputy plans further investigation.
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Alfred
Harvard Medical School
Department of Legal Medicine
York County Sheriff's Department
Roland A. Langlais
Local Youth Enters Model Car Contest in Warren
Warren Michigan reports sixteen year old David P Peck, Biddeford High School student, has entered the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild model car contest. He lives with parents Mr and Mrs Paul H Peck on New Pool Road, Biddeford. The competition features hundreds of youths ages 11 to 20 vying for 117000 dollars in scholarships and cash awards offered by Fisher Body Division of General Motors.
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Warren, Mich
David P. Peck
Biddeford High School
Fisher Body
Peck
Paul H. Peck
New Pool Road
Biddeford
General Motors
Rubbish Truck Fire Triggers Double City Alarm
Sace firemen were called out twice yesterday afternoon as a city rubbish truck caught fire on Winter Street. Fifty feet of booster hose fought the blaze starting at 3 45 p.m. They returned to the station at 4 06 p.m. and were sent again to Winter Street Extension at 4 25 p.m. for a sawdust fire likely caused by the truck.
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Sace
Winter Street
1914 Graduates Of T A Reunite At Cascade Lodge
The class of 1914 Thornton Academy graduates held their 50th reunion at Cascade Lodge in Saco, sharing memories since graduation. Mrs. Meribah Brown led the reunion with a greeting letter from Mrs. Helene Baker of Clearwater, Florida. Fourteen of seventeen living members attended, including Helen Atkinson Ella Brizer Anna May Eastman Gladys Mayo Helene Lawrence Mildred Huxley Harold Palmer Neil Dow and Flor.
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Thornton Academy
Cascade Lodge
Saco
Meribah Brown
Helene Baker
Clearwater
Fla
Helen Atkinson
Ella Brizer
Brown
Anna May Eastman
Gladys Mayo
Helene Lawrence
Mildred Huxley
Harold Palmer
Neil Dow
Flor
Local School Alumni Recall Thornton Academy Coach
Former students and teachers gathered to honor Mrs. Robinson who taught and coached basketball at Thornton Academy about 50 years ago. Attendees included Mrs. Rankin Mrs. Gladys Sawyer Coyle Smith Mrs. Azalea Scammon Lloyd Walker Mrs. Isabelle Wilbur Mrs. Esther Cobb and Mrs. Gladys Towle Ford with guests Mrs. Ruth Sanborn Mrs. Grace Biggar Mrs. Harold Palmer Mrs. Coyle Smith Neil Dow and Mr. and Mrs. E Robinson of Topsfield Mass.
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Ence Rankin
Gladys Sawyer
Coyle Smith
Azalea Scammon
Lloyd Walkler
Isabelle Wilbur
Esther Cobb
Gladys Towle Ford
Ruth Sanborn
Grace Biggar
Harold Palmer
Neil Dow
Lloyd Walker
E. Robinson
Topsfield
Mass
Robinson
Thornton Academy
Husband Of Wells Woman Is Promoted
TACOMA Washington Richard J. O Donnell son of Mr and Mrs James J O Donnell of Clearwater Florida has been promoted to a master sergeant in the U S Air Force at McChord AFB Washington Sgt O Donnell is a motor vehicle maintenance technician in a unit that supports the Air Defense Command mission of defending the continental U S against enemy air attack A graduate of Everett Mass High School he attended New Hampshire State Technical Institute at Portsmouth His wife Patricia is the daughter of Mr and Mrs E J Parent of Wells Beach Maine.
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Tacoma
Wash
Richard J. O'Donnell
James J. O'Donnell
Barbara Ave
Clearwater
Fla
U. S. Air Force
McChord Afb
O'Donnell
Air Defense Command
Continental
U. S
Everett (Mass
New Hampshire State Technical Institute
Portsmouth
Patricia
E. J. Parent
Webhanet Drive
Wells Beach, Maine
Maine Summer Band Institute Opens in Orono
The second annual University of Maine Summer Band Institute began Saturday on the Orono campus with 78 participants including Roger Exposito of Biddeford. The two week program offers daily band rehearsals clinics theory and literature classes ensemble rehearsals and recreation under director Philip Nesbit the university band director and brass instructor.
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Orono
University of Maine
Roger Exposito
Biddeford
Philip Nesbit
University
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Presque Isle
Lewis Landry Jr
Lourt
N.H. College
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Nylon Corp Construction
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Boston
Norfolk Express
Turnpike
Biddeford, Maine
Miami
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Thacher Hotel
T.A
Institute
Federal Realty CO
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