Rebecca Emery Chapter Receives Gold Honor Roll Certificate
The Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR of Saco Biddeford celebrates the 75th anniversary with a gold honor roll certificate for gifts to the Maine Room and Museum at Washington DC. Regent Dorothy Tarbox presided as awards were announced by Maine State DAR curator Gertrude Farwell. A spring luncheon is planned for June 3 at Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall in Saco with reservations due by May 25.
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Rebecca Emery
Daughters of the American
Biddeford
Maine
Washington, D.C
Gertrude QQ. Farwell
Maine State Dar
DAR
National Societies Continental Memorial Hall
Dorothy Tarbox
Martha Hastings
National Defense
Farwell
Ina Emery
Mildred Reidel
Kentucky
Gertarde Pease
Trinity Episcopal Church
Saco
Elvira
Lord
Cleveland Street
Nancy Tarbox
Old York
Scarborough
Doris Thomas
E Hel Cobb
Ferry Road
Elizabeth Garland
Ruby Irish
Ella Luman
Muriel Miller
Lillian Frost
Priscilla Austin
Mildred Coleman
Edna Armitage
Alice Hurd
Mary Cott
Ethel Wright
Margare Strout
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Annie Lord
Bessie Hasse
Helen Tarbox
Gertrude Q. Farwell
Continental Memorial Hall
Washington, D. C
John Tarbox
Daughters of the American Revolution
Biddeford-Saco
Washington
Book Group Holds Final Meeting at Webhannel Club
Kennebunk the Book Group of the Webhannel Woman's Club held its final meeting at the Lord's Point home of Mrs. Allen Sawyer. Mrs. John Peterson reviewed Cape Ann, Cape America by Herbert Kenney. Ten hostesses were Mrs. Clarence Lombard and Mrs. Laurence Curtis. Next meeting will be announced in the fall.
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Kennebunk
Webhannel Woman’s Club
Lord’s Point
Allen Sawyer
John Peterson
Cape Ann
Cape America
Herbert Kenney
Clarence Lombard
Laurence Curtis
North America’s only diamond field located at Murfreesboro
The Murfreesboro field in Arkansas is the only diamond district in North America. Diamonds were first discovered there in 1906 marking the start of a notable mineral history in the region.
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North America
Murfreesboro
Ark
Anniversary Celebration Planned for Knights of Pythias
Kennebunk event notes a joint anniversary for the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters on May 17 at the Hi Way Steer House Biddeford marking the 93rd and 65th anniversaries. Grand Lodge meeting in Rumford April 27 to 29 sees Mrs Dutch elected first vice president and representative to Grand Temple. Wesley Leech elected to a three year term on the Ways and Means committee. Rank of Page to be conferred on two candidates May 12.
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Dutch
Grand Temple
Leech
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
Alfred Road
Biddeford
Knights
Motor Bike Gift Aids Gambian Mission Nuns
Donations from Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach residents funded a motor bike for Sister Yvette Guerette and two other nuns of Presentation of Mary Order. The trio use the bike to reach three Bathurst villages within a 20 mile area to teach religion. A niece in Biddeford sent thanks to contributors.
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Gambia
West Africa
Biddeford Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Yvette Guerette
Presentation of Mary Order
Biddeford
Bathurst
Conrad Belanger
Guinea Road
Yvette
Quotation Burnings Planned at Maine Unitarian Services
Readings of biblical and religious statements downgrading women to be burned as ashes during May services at Brunswick and Portland churches. NOW Maine organizers plan semi structured ceremonies with readings by about ten women and a local poet, followed by discussion. A copper urn will receive the ashes, symbolizing rejection of sexist quotes from St Paul Augustine Pope Pius XII Kierkegaard and a Jewish prayer.
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Brunswick
Maine
Job
Portland
National Organization For Women (Now
Ramona Barth
Universalist
Cobb
Brunswick Unitarian Church
Christ
St. Paul
22 Loans For Storm Damage Are Disbursed
Augusta Maine SBA director Mil ton G Wheeler reports by May 2 no. of interviews 494 and 122 storm damage repair loan applications totaling 538112 dollars plus 77 business relief applications totaling 860154 dollars. Twenty two business loans amounting to 63225 dollars have been disbursed. Summer residents urged to apply promptly to use temporary SBA help. The attorney general is the chief law officer of the United States.
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Augusta
Milton G. Wheeler
Maine
Wheeler
SBA
United States
Senate
Fifteen Local Students Named For Dirigo State Programs
Fifteen students from Kennebunk area are selected to attend 1972 Dirigo Boys State at the University of Maine June 20 to 25 and Dirigo Girls State at Colby College June 20 to 26. Sponsors include local posts, banks, chambers, clubs, and churches.
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Kennebunk
Dirigo
University of Maine
Colby College
Jonathon Huff
Cape Porpoise
Kennebunkport
Gregory Johnson
Webber
Lefebvre Unit
Faith Daggett
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