Kennebunk Girl Receives Maine Farmer and Homemaker Award
Brenda Freeman a home economics senior at the University of Maine is presented the Maine Farmer and Homemaker Award by the Home Economics club. The $50 honor recognizes a student for enhancing the College of Agriculture and School of Home Economics through university activities. Freeman, from Kennebunk, has held multiple leadership roles including president of All Maine Women, vice president of Pi Beta Phi, and dormitory president. She plans to teach second grade inBuffield Connecticut after graduation.
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Maine Farmer and Homemaker
Maine Extension Association
Miss Freeman Kennebunk
All Maine Women Club
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Associated Women Students Executive Council
Miss Freeman
Buffield, Conn
Kennebunk Social Notes and Local Meetings
Kennebunk residents hosted visitors from Maine and New York as hospital and family connections were noted. A BOV class meeting at Kennebunk Baptist church is planned for Thursday at 7 30 pm with devotions led by Genevieve Currier. Pythian Sisters rehearsal, Lions club gathering, and a rummage sale at Alewive Grange are on the week’s slate.
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Alan Bunnell
Bernard Bunnell
Rossroad
Maine Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
Ethel Clark
Raymond Gingras
Haverhill
Mass
Ronald Robertson
Summer Street
Edward Hyback
Dennis
David
Rochester
N. Y
Horace Robbins
Ross Street
Alfred Beaulieu
Skowhegan
Edmund L. Cashen
Beaulieus
Putnam
Iown
BOV
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Genevieve Currier
Ida Cousens
Mildred Hutchins
Marion Nason
Ivy Temple
Pythian
Knights of Pythias Hall
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Lions Club
Kennebunkport Inn
Grange event leadership lineup announced
Sponsored by the Grange, Mrs Beverly True serves as master and chairperson with assistants Mrs Mae Smith, Mrs Mildred Boyden, Mrs Virgie Thyng, Mrs Lillian Gross and Mrs Elsie Wilson guiding the program.
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the Grange
Beverly True
Mae Smith
Mildred Boyden
Virgie Thyng
Lillian Gross
Elsie Wilson
Legion Auxiliary Unit in Beach Elects Officers and Schedules Events
The Fayette Staples unit of the American Legion Auxiliary presided by Mrs. Evelyn Presley elected officers including vice presidents Antonia Sig and Thelma Moran, with Mrs. Rita Sherman as junior past president. A rummage sale is planned for May 19 and a joint installation with C Fayette Staples is set for June 6 at Porter Hall, with the auxiliary banquet on June 13 and delegates chosen for the state convention.
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Rita Sherman
Evelyn Presley
Fayette Staples
American Legion Auxiliary
Old Orchard Beach
Rose Fournier
Shirley Doe
Civil Defense
Ocean Park Extension Group
Porter Hall
Virginia Ford
Bidde
Antonia 5Ig
Thelma Moran
Mamie Balkan
Cecilia al- Jaire
Vir ‘Skillin
C. Fayette Staples
Fournier
Seman
iPia Ford
Shi Doe
Evelyn By
May Slaney
Beverly Moran
Virginia Skillin
Child Welfare Fund
Antonia Harquoil
Lynette Earle
Wells Beach Firemen Honor Old Timers Night
Wells Beach Hose company held Old Timers night at the May meeting at the Beach fire station. Honored were Austin Guest Clyde Daggett Harry Yorke Wesley Moody Clifford Moody Ernest Moody John Brown Roy Perkins Sr Carl Brown Russell Guest Kenneth Hill Francis Littlefield Miles Hill and Weldon Morrison. Marshall Boston presided and Richard Moore showed fire films. Supper and program were organized by Mrs Wheat Nickerson with aid from Mrs Virginia Merrill and Mrs Louise Taylor.
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Wells Beach
Beach
Austin Guest
Clyde Daggett
Harry Yorke
Wesley Moody
Clifford Moody
Ernest Moody
John Brown
Roy Perkins, Sr
Carl Brown
Russell Guest
Kenneth Hill
Francis Littlefield
Miles Hill
Weldon Morrison
Firemen’s Association
Marshall Boston
Richard Moore
Ogunquit
Chamber reports doubling referrals signals record summer
Lars Davis executive secretary told the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce board that by May 10 the chamber office had processed 351 referrals, up from 167 at the same point last year. Directors call this growth in pre-season inquiries an indicator of a likely very busy coming summer season.
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Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
Lars Davis
Davis
Ills In Mammoth Cave Attract Early 19th Century Visitors
Mammoth Cave Kentucky drew many ill visitors in the early 1800s who stayed underground seeking a cure for tuberculosis and other ailments, living within the cave to improve their conditions.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Softball Association Members and Leagues in 1961
The Amateur Softball Association reported 80,401 members competing in 5,367 teams across 804 leagues in 1961. In 1960 the organization counted 3,851 teams in 413 leagues.
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Amateur Softball Association
Kennebunk AL Auxiliary Installs New Officers
New officers of the Webber Lefebvre unit American Legion auxiliary were installed at the post on High Street Kennebunk. The slate includes Mildred Hamilton president and Julie Dutremble first vice president with other officers named. J Howard McKay will visit Maine May 25 for a dinner in Portland.
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Kennebunk
Webber-Lefebvre
American Legion Auxiliary
Georgianna Kerrigan
Julie Dutremble
Mildred Hamilton
Donna Noble
Sarah Owen
Webber- Lefebvre
Post Home
High Street
Catherine Ambrose
First District
Phyllis Truscott
Lillian Hicks
Lillian Gross
Maybelle Watson
Persis Moulton
Macora Moulton
Pearl Belyea
Belyea
J. Howard McKay
Maine
Lafayette
Portland
Sunshine Committee
Frances Burke
Ambrose
York County Council
Bar Mills
Georgia Evans
York County PNGs Elect Officers for Rebekah Lodge
Officers of the York County Past Noble Grands association were elected at Ruhamah Rebekah lodge Springvale. Ethel Witten Old Orchard Beach was named president with Carr ie Cramvale vice president and Carrie Emery recording secretary.
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York County
Past Noble Grands Association
Ruhamah Rebekah Lodge
Springvale
Ethel Whitten
Old Orchard Beach
Carrie Cramvale
Carrie Emery
Saco
Lucille McBride
Kennebunk
Nancy Rumery
Margaret Chamberlain
Arlene Connors
West Buxton
Herberta Harriman
Linnette Martin
Keane- Springvale
Gorham Rebekah
Kittery
Wells Lodge to Confer Entered Apprentice Degree Wednesday
Ocean lodge AF and AM will confer the Entered Apprentice degree at 8 p.m. at the nee Masonic hall Sanford road Wells. A special meeting is set for June 1 at 7 30 p.m with Master Mason work and Past Masters night plus a 6 30 p.m. supper. The Wells Beach Firemen's auxiliary hosts a supper meeting with representatives from Wells Corner High pine Wells Branch Kittery Eliot and Springvale for a films program open to the public at 8 p.m. including Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation and other topics furnished by the Red Cross and Maine Fire Insurance department.
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Ocean Lodge
Nee Masonic Hall
Sanford Road
Wells
Wells Beach
The
Red Cross
State of Maine Fire Insurance Department
Rare 1901 Pan American stamp sells for 5200 dollars
A 2 cent upside down railroad stamp from the Pan American Exposition of 1901 fetched 5200 at H R Harmer Inc auction in New York. It came from Margaret Flick Hoffman of Florence Italy formerly from New York. The buyer was unnamed. A Virginia poll lists Colonial Williamsburg Skyline Drive Blue Ridge Parkway and Mount Vernon as top sites.
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New York
H. R. Harmer Inc
Buffalo
Margaret Flick Hoffman
Florence
Italy
Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg
Skyline Drive
Blue _— Parkway
Mount Vern
Memorial Sunday Observed with Church Service and Meetings
Memorial Sunday will be observed on May 27 with worship at Christ Church at 9 30 a m and a 9 15 a m assemble time in the rear church parking lot. The next unit meeting is May 28 at the post home hosted by Mrs Hamilton Mrs Dutremble and Mrs Kerrigan.
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Hamilton
Leech
Elinor Bergeron
Irma Bowdoin
Gertrude Gosselin
Marion Hoyt
Kennebunk Couple Feted In Haverhill
A family party at Mrs. Dorothy Buzzell's Haverhill home honored Edward and Dorothy Haute of Kennebunk on their 53rd wedding anniversary. Gifts, telephone messages from children, a three tiered cake, and supper marked the celebration. Attendees included the couple's daughters Diane and Mrs. Joseph Bourque, with relatives from Wakefield, Salem, Saugus, Bradford, and Bradfor d. Absent were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beaudoin and family.
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Dorothy Buzzell
Haverhill
Mass
Edward Haute
Portland Street
Kennebunk
Carl Eaton
Wallingford
Diane
Joseph Bourque
Arthur Carrierre
Wakefield
Gladys Briscoe
Salem
Frank Briscoe
Saugus
George Briscoe, Jr
Clarence Goyette
Bradford
Edward Beaudoin
Biddeford
Randall hides unlisted phone to save 50 cents monthly
AP quotes Tony Randall detailing a scheme to keep his number listed under a false name to avoid unlisted fees. He notes the practice saves money, invites telemarketers, and plans to star in Not On Your Life for Warner Bros in Europe after a forthcoming Athens shoot.
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Hollywood
Tony Randall
Randall
Goodby
Europe
Warner Bros
New York
Reuben L. Pischmann
School report card from 1897 found during building teardown
Milo Howarth uncovered a high school report card dated 1897 in a former school building in Wausaukee Wisconsin. Subjects listed include constitution physical geography bookkeeping algebra rhetoric physics and orthoepy. Orthoepy is defined as the study of pronunciation.
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Wausaukee
Wis
Milo Howarth
Pillow Talk Star Reflects on Career Trap
The actor recalls how the hit Pillow Talk earned $14 million in the United States and led him to play the leading man's friend. He notes a big pay gap with rivals earning up to $150,000 for similar roles and fears ending his career as Rock Hudson's companion.
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Rock Hudson
Aero Workshop Slated At UMP
Capt. Alexander Hamilton Saco chairs an Aerospace Education workshop for teachers from July 9 to August 17 at the University of Maine. Lt. Col. Carl J. Lamb Maine Wing CAP announces no technical background is required. Sponsored by MAC University of Maine Civil Air Patrol and USAF. 40 Maine teachers may attend at half credit-hour cost. Six semester hours credit. Includes lectures experiments field trips and orientation rides. Applications to Charles Allen 428 Allen Avenue Portland.
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Alexander Hamilton
Saco
University of Maine
Portland
Carl J. Lamb
Springvale
Aeropace Education
Maine Wing Cap
Maine Aeronautics Commission
Civil Air Patrol
United States Air Force
MAC
Maine
Charles Allen
Allen Avenue
Campaign Poster Echoes Roman Numerals in Tucson
An AP report notes a Tucson campaign poster reading AUH20 in MCMLXIV announcing a political message. The strange inscription appears amid a conservative campaign effort in the city.
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Tucson
Ariz
False Teeth Won't Slip with FASTEETH Powder
Advert reads FASTEETH powder to secure denture plates and reduce odor. It claims to mold teeth more firmly for comfort and to prevent sour taste, urging readers to buy at any drug counter.
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Anys
Area Cows Set Production Records in Local Holstein Report
The Holstein- Friesian Association highlights new area records led by Frelo Advocate Jade with 19 130 pounds of milk and 699 pounds butterfat in 305 days and Rosa Lottie Tidy with 14 120 pounds milk and 615 pounds butterfat in 291 days. Gofson Wallie Tidy NOBS produced 17 287 pounds milk and 792 butterfat in 365 days. Kendrick Farms Gertrude King produced 16 350 pounds milk and 608 butterfat in 305 days. University of Maine supervised the weighing and testing. average U S dairy cow yields about 7 000 pounds milk and 265 pounds butterfat. Billy Bruton hit 17 home runs for Detroit in 1961.
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Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Frelo Advocate Jade
Rosa Lottie Tidy
Gerard G. Cassette
Saco
Gofson Wallie Tidy Nobs
University of Maine
Goldwater Mentioned as 1964 Presidential Hopeful
Barry Goldwater of Arizona is repeatedly cited as a viable presidential candidate in 1964 coverage. The reference appears during campaign commentary and opinion pieces across the era.
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Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
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