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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1961

Page

3

Kennebunk Social Notes Report Vacations Visits

Kennebunk residents report travels and visits as Mrs Edmund Cashen, Mrs Edgar Bowdoin, and Mrs Rodney Moulton return from a 10 week Avon Park Florida trip. They stopped in Virginia to see James Alton Bowdoin family. Other locals host visitors and clubs plan meetings with guests from Kennebunkport Ogunquit and Melrose Mass.

Edgar Bowdoin Winter Street Rodney Moulton Brown Street Avon Park Fla Virginia Bowdoin James Alton Bowdoin Benjamin Crocker Gardiner Gerald Crocker Sea Road W. Damon Porter Brian Melrose Mass Harry Taylor Bourne Street Howard Pulling High Street Webber Hospital Fletcher Street Kennebunk Olympian Club Kennebunkport Women’s Club Ogunquit Arvid Moberger Roland C. Dutch Harry Stevens Fred Bunnell Elizabeth Louise Maguire

Goodwins Mills Extension Gets Clothing Tips

The Goodwins Mills Extension association met at Dayton town hall to learn stain removal and garment care. Mrs. Verna Attleson led the session titled Lets Take Care of Our Clothes and shared pressing tips with refreshments served by Mrs. Ethel Muller. The next meeting is April 25 on Is There A Better Way with Mrs. Chestina Brown leading.

Goodwins Mills Extension Association Dayton Town Hall Verna Attleson

Ogunquit Baptist church serves supper before village meeting

Ogunquit Baptist Church members will hold a public supper at the vestry Monday at 5 30 p m before the Ogunquit Village Corporation meeting at 7 30 p m in the Firemen's Hall on School Street.

Ogunquit

Wells Troop 353 Initiates Two New Scouts at Meeting

Wells Boy Scout Troop 353 held initiation ceremonies for two new members John Razsa and Michael Perry at the Wells American Legion hall. The meeting outlined plans for a Saturday food sale at Wells IGA Market with volunteers, a 9 30 painting bee at the Legion, and a three day camping trip April 21 to 24 at Mirror Lake. Nearby Union Easter service was scheduled for Sunday at 10 a.m. at North Lebanon church with Rev. Carter preaching. Community events included a social at the church vestry, Heart Fund drive totaling 191 45 led by Mrs. Gertrude Gale and assistants, and reports on local activities from town assessors meeting to funeral services in Sanford.

Wells Boy Scout Troop 353 John Razsa Michael Perry Frank J. Milinski Mirror Lake North Lebanon Lee Carter Duane Seabourne West and Center David Gale Rachel Gertrude Gale Ruby Abbott Marilyn Colby Margery Goodwin Barbara Goodwin Louise Ford Pauline DeHaven Clara Stackpole Rita Dube Emma Waterhouse Louise Hartford Linda Wilson Fred Hanscom Charles Grant Leslie Worcester Hallett Beals Kennebunk State Department Charlotte Bumford Mabel Powers Fred Gale Sanford Claude Elwell Irene Murdo Mast Lebanon Springvale Arlene Tuttle Morley Pine Tree Acton Clarence Randall Eetet Vermont Dean Emmons James Emmons Martha Gale Wyman Kemp Westbrook Yvonne Hudon Robert Carson Red Cross Fund Somersword N. H.) Baptist Church Fred Rand Henry Stewart Carl Ross Fred Galeney Carter Jonathan

AMVETS Plan Convention and Local Activities

AMVETS plan the New England convention at Old Orchard Beach June 2 to 4 with headquarters at the Vesper hotel. Delegates Jacques and Neault attended state meetings. a junior AMVETS post is planned. Civil Defense duties were outlined. The Old Orchard Beach club officers were elected. a ping pong playoff concluded with George MacDonald winning.

Old Orchard Beach Amvets Post Walnut Street Jerry Jacques Felix Neault State Executive Committee Freeport Tom Bill Biddeford Convention Corporation State Amvets Vesper Hotel East Grand Avenue James Skidds Notre Dame Hospital Ernest Brousseau Wal‘nut Street Pest No. 5 Veterans ’Committee George MacDonald Norman Lessard

Easter Music Service at Beach in Old Orchard Beach

The Baptist church on Upper Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach holds an Easter service at 2:30 p m Sunday with special music by a church group directed by Mrs Dorothy Hartlett Merrill

the Baptist Church Upper Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach Dorothy Hartlett Merrill

Beach Marine Wins Mathews Rifle Trophy at Parris Island

Pvt. Robert J. Leonard Jr., son of Mrs. Cecile Leonard of Old Orchard Beach, received the Brig Gen Calvin B Mathews Rifle trophy at Parris Island S C as the top shooter among Marine recruits for the year He scored 239 of 250 during recruit training and is assigned to Headquarters Bn Support Co B at the base Leonard enlisted in January 1960 after graduating Metropolitan Vocational High School in New York A letter from Gen David M Shoup praised his rifle marksmanship and the award is presented each March in a ceremony with officers and recruits present

Robert J. Leonard, Jr Cecile Leonard Old Orchard Beach Calvin B. Matthews Parris Island S.C Robert B. Luckey Leonard Marine Base David M. Shoup Marine Corps Metropolitan Vocational High School New York

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