OES Miniwanca Officers Honored At Beach Farewell
Mrs Patricia Strickland and John Strickland hosted a farewell dinner for the Miniwanca chapter Eastern Star officers at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall. Jennie Rollis presented a money bouquet to Mrs Strickland. slides by Asa Douglass. guests included Hubert Standeven back from Florida and many members and spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Strickland
John Strickland
Miniwanca
Order of the Eastern Star
Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall
Jennie Rallis
Asa Dourglass
Hubert Standeven
Florida
Jennie Rollis
Harold Smith
Asa Douglass
Pauline Peacock
John Bradeen
Esther Black
Gertrude Wight
Natalie Proggins
Leslie Wyman
Constance Roach
Donald Nowell
Dana Hall
Norman McKeen
Kay Mewer
Roger Parker
Beach License Fees Revised for Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach town meeting revised license fees lowering most charges. Maximums set for amusements include vending machines 25 dollars and parking lots 25 dollars or 50 cents per car. Hand writing analysis and personality reading drop to 10 dollars. games of skill to 5 dollars. amusement rides 15 dollars. riding stables and go-thru rides 15 dollars. other terms noted with roller skating rinks mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Victualers
Wells High Students Attend All Day Music Clinic and Events
More than 600 people attended a Wells area events including a Wells High School band clinic led by Carolyn Colby and a concert by the UNH Symphony Orchestra at the Memorial Union. Earlier, Rear Admiral (ret.) Donald MacMillan spoke on Greenland explorations at Wells Junior High. Activities were sponsored by the Wells-Ogunquit Teachers Association with help from a Wells Congo Women’s church group committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells High School
Carolyn Colby
New Hampshire
UNH Symphony Orchestra
Memorial Union
Wells Junior High School
Donald MacMillan
Greenland
Wells-Ogunquit
Dover
John N
Will Simpson
Warren Stiles
Wells Voters OK Tax Increase and Budgets at Meeting
Wells residents approved expenditures totaling 697 199 66 with 682 189 66 to be raised by taxation an increase from last year and a 6 17 per thousand tax rate rise. The meeting at Wells Junior High followed 41 articles including school budget changes and street and fire department funding while several items were indefinitely postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
New Wells Junior High
Planning Board
Robert W. Johnson
Captain Thomas Road
North Village Road
Wells Corner
Wells Beach
Highpine
Wells Branch
Algo Clam
Chamber of Commerce
Ogunquit Village
Ocean View Cemetery
Drakes Island
Ogunquit Village Corporation
Wells - Ogunquit
Board of Selectmen
Wells Town Elects Six Officials to Reapers Office
In Wells, six incumbents keep their posts after a municipal election drawing 464 votes. Selectman Albee G. LaPierre wins a second three year term 250 to 202 against Russell Bridges. assessors Clifford Moody George Lord and Lawrence Fernald also return. New school committee member John F. Miller tops with 424 votes. Town Clerk Alberta Wentworth and Treasurer Walter Hatch are re-elected unopposed. Town Manager Dudley Foley resigns. Albee LaPierre becomes chair as new appointments set police chief Elmer Hutchins and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Albee G. LaPierre
Russell O. Bridges
Board of Assessors
Clifford Y. Moody
George C. Lord
Lawrence V. Fernald
Roy C. Stevens
Herbert E. Hill
Dudley E. Foley
Sensations
Foley
Elmer C. Hutchins
Roland H. Joy
Elaine Hotte
Wilbur Perkins
Wells Town
County Vegetable Growers To Meet
Members of the York county Vegetable Growers association will hold their annual meeting on March 13. Roland E. Roberts of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension announces the event. John Andrew of Eastern States Farmers Exchange will discuss tailoring vegetable varieties for Maine growers. Stetson Smith of the Maine Farm Bureau will cover how current legislation affects the industry. A talk on The Art of Selling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Vegetable Growers Association
Roland E. Roberts
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Maine
John Andrew
Eastern States Farmers Exchange
West Springfield
Mass
Maine Crowers
Stetson Smith
Maine Farm Bureau
Augusta
Card party prizes awarded at Abbott-Verville AMVETS event
Old Orchard Beach reports Mrs Flora Ricker won the women's high prize and Mrs Mary Emery the women's low prize at the AMVETS auxiliary card party. Richard Briggs took the men's high prize and Donald Towsand the men's low. Briggs also won the Queen’s prize. Mrs Rose Beaulieu won a special prize. An next party is set for 8 pm next Sunday at the AMVETS post home Walnut Street. Orchard Lodge A F and A M will meet tonight at 7 30 at Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Ricker
Mary Emery
Abbott-Verville Amvets
Richard Briggs
Donald Towsand
Rose Beaulieu
Amvets
Kennebunk Community Groups Meet In Evening Gatherings
The Webber Lefebvre American Legion auxiliary meets at 8 tonight at Mrs Lilian Hicks home Kennebunk with hostesses Mrs Georgie Evans Mrs Dorothy Bennett and Mrs Blanche Wade guest speaker will be Mrs Ruth Nickerson of West Kennebunk. The Evening Alliance of the Kennebunk Unitarian church meets Tuesday at 8 pm at the church with Mrs John Kotlewski and Mrs Floyd Bull hosting and Mrs John Rogers of Kennebunk to lecture on birds. Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias rank of esquire work proceeds with Knight rank to be conferred March 15 under master of work George Clark. Refreshments by John Lindsey. Ambulance unit responded Saturday evening to move Mrs Albert Taschereau to the Osteopathic hospital in Portland. Ralph Laitres returned to Jewett City Conn after visiting his grandparents and family on Summer Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber-Lefebvre
American Legion Auxiliary
Lilian Hicks
High Street
Kennebunk
Georgie Evans
Dorothy Bennett
Blanche Wade
Ruth Nickerson
West Kennebunk
Frank Crown
Arundel
Webber Hospital
Elizabeth Smith
Skipper
Scott
Summer Street
New York
Sam Rotell
Kennebunk Unitarian Church
John Rogers
John Kotlewski
Floyd Bull
Richard Leech
Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythies
Esquire
George Clark
John Lindsey
Kennebunk Fire Department
Albert Taschereau
Old Limerick Road
Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
Ralph Laitres
Raoul Laitres
Jewett City
Conn
Edmund Cashen
Memorial Masonic Hall Fellowship Craft Degree Work
At Memorial Masonic Hall work will be in the Fellow Craft degree. Refreshments will be served.
Shower for AMVETS auxiliary guest at Old Orchard Beach
The Abbott Ver ville AMVETS auxiliary hosted a post home shower on Walnut Street in Old Orchard Beach. Attendees included Mrs Flora Ricker, Mrs Irene McGlauflin, Mrs Jean nette Brosseau, Mrs Leona Travers, Mrs Mary Emery, Mrs Joan Tenan, Mrs Doris Radley, Mrs Toni Bill, Mrs Irene Griffin, and Mrs Fred DuDevoir voir. Absent were Mrs Jeannette Southwick, Mrs Alma Glaude, Mrs Irene Guarino, and Mrs Hazel Du Voir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott-Verville Amvets
Post Home
Walnut Street
Old Orchard Beach
Flora Ricker
Irene McGlauflin
Jeannette Brosseau
Leona Travers
Mary Emery
Joan Tenan
Doris Radley
Toni Bill
Irene Griffin
Fred DuDevoir Voir
Jeannette Southwick
Alma Glaude
Irene Guarino
Hazel du. Devoir
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Lawrence V. Fer
OES Miniwanca
Albeo G
Lapierre
Roberts
Mile Road
Cranberry Lane
Central Avenue
Wells Highland Street
Pot Street
East Side Harbor
William F. Abbott
John N. Simpson
Wells First
Second Congregational
Mobil Flame
Kinmond
Saco
Ing
Tion
Biddeford-Saco Journal
MOBIL
America
South Portland
Saco Brunswick
Wiscasset
Woolwich
Main St
Mr. Cole
Mobil Oil Company
Six Wells
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Church Fellowship Hall
Edgar Campbell
Bernard Kenney
Ralph McLean
Robert Spofford
Milford
Clement P. Wight
Dial
Paul Cote
Bedford
Boys’ Wool
Orion
Johnson
Elm Street
White Star, Inc. Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Prospect & Porter Streets
Biddeford
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