Advent Christian Church Sees Membership Growth in Kennebunk
Weekend travels connect residents from Walpole to Needham with relatives in Kennebunk as church events unfold. A workshop for area churches meets at Goodwins Mills at 7 30 this evening and Rev Robert Hewitt prepares baptism classes for a May 21 service. New members Valerie Mayo Chester Thompson and Rev and Mrs Robert C Hewitt join at a May 8 ceremony.
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Mary Tobin
Depot Street
Walpole
Mass
Robert Collins
Benjamin Lewin
Birch Street
Skowhegan
Robert Ionne
John Loring
Needham
Lendall J . Smith
Portland Street
Robert Parsons
Pound Ridge
N.Y
Crescent Surf
Kennebunk
Goodwins Mills
Robert Hewitt
Advent Christian Church
Fellowship of the Church
Mr. Hewitt
Lower Village
Valerie Mayo
Chester Thompson
Robert C. Hewitt
First Space Broadcast Delivers Eisenhower's 1958 Christmas Message
The first human voice transmitted from space echoed President Eisenhower’s 1958 Christmas greeting via America’s then newest satellite. The historic broadcast marked a milestone in space communications and showcased the young U S space effort to a global audience.
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Space
Eisenhower
America
Outer
U.S. student population nears 55 million in schools
The World Almanac reports about 30 percent of Americans aged 5 to 34 are in school or college, totaling roughly 55.1 million. Enrollment in college and professional schools has risen about 8.8 million since 1960, with overall trends up about 70 percent since then.
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United States
World Almanac
Alaska Purchase price noted in history story
The piece recalls the 1867 Alaska purchase from Russia for 7.2 million dollars, about two cents an acre, as a historic bargain. It blends other anecdotes on sleep, matrimony, water, glass safety, metals, and notable quotes with a Will Rogers quip about US opinions.
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New York
Alaska
Russia
United States
Canada
Uncle Sam
New York City
National Geographic Society
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Poland
Middle
East
Will Rogers
David Welper rises to big time with World War II epic
AP reports in Salt Lake City that 39 year old producer David L Welper aims for feature film fame with The Devils Brigade a $42 million World War II epic for United Artists. He directs on set oversees everything and plans more films including Remagen Bridge Of Good and Evil and TV work with Jacques Cousteau and John Glenn.
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Salt Lake City
David L Welper
Wolper
William Holden
Cliff Robertson
Vincent Edwards
United Artists
Iup
Hollywood
Special Service Force
Green Berets
Italy
England
Department of Defense
Devil's Brigade
Andrew McLaglen
Remagen Bridge
United States
Columbia
of Good and Evil
Ernest Gann
San Francisco
Jacques Cousteau
ABC
CBS
John Glenn
NBC
Glenn
Stanley
Livingstone
Captain Cook
Mud parrot fish Spins Nightgown for Protection
The mud parrot fish exudes a transparent mucous grows from the mouth and spreads over its body as darkness nears. The slime forms a protective cloak starting at the mouth and covering the entire fish.
Coffee Names Reflect Regions and Ports in Trade
Coffee naming ties to origin or voyage port. Santos coffee comes from Santos port, Mocha from its port, and Java denotes beans grown in Java. The practice highlights regional identification in the global trade of coffee beans.
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Santos
Mocha
Java
Myrtle Lodge And Ivy Temple Mark Founding
A supper for 80 members of Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters and Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias marked Ivy Temple’s 50th anniversary and Myrtle Lodge’s 88th. Grand officers attended and 40 year certificates and 25 year lapel buttons were awarded to several members.
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Helen Mills
Fannie Furbish
Ora McConnell
Thelma Farley
Ivy Temple
Josephine Hassell
Supreme Outer Guard
Russell Hosmer
Brunswick
William Martin
Henry Libby
Gene Nygard
Myrtle Lodge
Raymond, Hutchins
John A. Gowen
Fred H. Severance
Henry L. Smith
Joseph Robie
Lawrence V. Fernald
Edgar P. Brooks
John G. Smith
A. Wesley Leech
Clarence Davis
Roy S. Jackson
Louis Spill
Henry Megert
Lucretia Powers
Edward C. Benoit
Becky Lyons
Jane Clark
Miss Lyons
Roy
Jackson
Grand Lodges
Grand
Gladys Leech
Kennebunk
State Past Chiefs Association
Storm toll climbs in northern India across Kanpur and Bihar
The hail and windstorm sweeping from the Himalayan foothills killed 32 and injured up to 350 in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Kanpur reported at least 25 deaths and over 100 injuries as hailstones the size of tennis balls struck streets. The disaster brought rain to drought areas and caused extensive damage.
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New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Kanpur
States Seek Tax Shares Across United States
States push to reclaim part of federal income tax receipts amid debates on a 5 to 10 percent rebate. Resolutions vary by state, with supporters in North Dakota Minnesota Montana Colorado and others, while California and New York face stalled or opposed bids.
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Chicago
Congress
Walter W. Heller
Vietnam
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Shaffer
Pennsylvania House
Georgia Senate
House
Senate
Shafer
Texas House
Texas Senate
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Colorado
New Mexico
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
Nevada
Vermont
Phillip H. Hoff
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
New York
California
Ronald Reagan
Illinois
Oklahoma
Iowa
Wyoming
Canaries and Junk Gold in Home Workshop Creations
Readers share inventive projects from scrap items like an old Mack truck axle and a World War II tank camshaft turned into automated towel racks. A Willys block becomes yard art with a Greyhound bus rear end, while a Florida reader crafts artsy hub cap mobiles from junkyard parts.
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Assa
Honey
Rick
Stu
Wisconsin
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Manila Bulletin
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Angeles City
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Israel
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Michigan
George Romney
Nebraska
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Wells
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