Kennebunk Community Notes Include Cottages Move and Legion Events
Residents relocate from Norman Stevens cottages at Tide Watercourt to Dane Street while a five room house was moved to Kennebunk Airport. Webber-Lefebvre American Legion auxiliary members attend York Council meeting and the National President's banquet in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Shields
Norman Stevens
Tide Watercourt
Dane Street
Kennebunk
Joe Robinson
York Street
Webber-Lefebvre
American Legion Auxiliary
York Council
York
Zella Tibbetts
Georgia Evans
Alfie Leech
Catherine Ambrose
Ambrose
Leech
Vera Gray
Portland
G. Hollis Truscott
High Street
Elmira
N.Y
John Clark
Edward Hyback
Dennis
David
Oakfield
N. Y
Horace
Legion Auxiliary Committee Plans 1960 61 in Kennebunk
Webber Lefebvre unit of the American Legion auxiliary held an executive board meeting at Mrs. E L Hamilton home to assign committees for 1960 61. Attendees included Mrs. Zella Tibbets president and seven other officers. Refreshments were served after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber-Lefebvre
American Legion, Auxiliary
E. L. Hamilton
High Street
Zella Tibbetts
Pearl Belyea
Georgia Evans
Maybelle Watson
Gertrude Gosselin
Frances Burke
Elinor Bergeron
Catherine Ambrose Ar
Tubbetts
Memorial Day Plans Set for Old Orchard Beach Parade
Veterans Memorial committee announces 10th annual Memorial Day events in Old Orchard Beach with Fred St Ordway named grand marshal. Parade route along Washington Avenue to Saco Avenue and Old Orchard Street to Veterans Memorial Park. Shared duties by VFW American Legion and AMVETS. World War I Veterans Barracks to lead parade. Authorities invite all groups to join by 10 30 a m May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Memorial Committee
Old Orchard Beach
Thomas Bill
Abbott-Verville Amvets Post
Fred St. Ordway
Washington Avenue
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Street
Railroad Depot
Veterans Memorial Park
Bill
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Amvets
Amerian Legion
Ernest Allaire
Ernest Brousseau
VFW
Marlin Marshall
Maurice Edward
Armand McGlauflin
Dan Guerino
Winslow Tenan
Old Orchard
103Rd Maine Armored Cavalry
Maine National Guard
Biddeford Barracks
Silver Tea For Civic Group Attended By Many Locals
A silver tea benefiting the Old Orchard Beach Women's Civic Group was held at 36 Imperial Street yesterday from 2 to 5 pm. Mrs. Claude F. Garland chaired, with Mrs. Adelbert Jakeman and Mrs. Wesley Mewer as hostesses, and numerous members signed the guest book and assisted in serving, decorations, and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Claude F. Garland
Donald Ski
Imperial Street
Isabelle McIver
Romeo Binnette
Percy Frizzle
Fred Gooch
Joseph Ogden
Harry Cummings
Ernest Gallant
Henry Rudy
Donald Skilling
Lawrence Borges
Claude Garland
Leon Cole
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Elva M Frizzle
Christine D. Armistrong
Archie Draggins
Stanley Leonard
Vera Rudy
Simon Spill
Julia Goodkowsky
Kathryn Oglden
Martha Trafton
Peter A. Garland
Louis Balkan
G. Ladakakos
H. Dowling
Stanley Thompson
Helen Cummings
Carl Leavitt
Tammy Nieuweland
Adrienne Binette
Donald Briggs
Helen L. Johnson
Kaye Scraffer
Helen G. Smith
Gladys B. Parklin
Mary O. Meyer
Elia M. Perry
Doris W. Jones
L. Walker
Helen Fitzgibbon
Edith Gallant
Naomi Bean
Ethel Wight
Florence Benson
Isabella McIver
Dorothy Tripp
Gertrude Thompson
Marcia
Women’s Society of Christian Service to meet and rummage sale planned
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church will meet Thursday at 2 p m at the home of president Mrs Florence Benson Atlantic avenue. They will hold a public rummage sale Friday in Bliss Cafeteria Old Orchard street with Mrs Elizabeth Garland chairing the committee. The Old Orchard Beach Assembly Rainbow for Girls meets Thursday at 7 pm at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall followed by officer installation at 8 pm. The Ocean Park Home Extension meets at 10:30 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Society of Christian Service of
The
Methodist Church
Florence Benson
Atlantic Avenue
Bliss Cafeteria
Old Orchard Street
Elizabeth Garland
Old Old Orchard Beach
Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall
Ocean Park Home
Beach Youth Is Accepted At Maritime School
William H. Sherwell of Old Orchard Beach has been chosen as one of three Maine men to attend the King's Point academy, the US Merchant Marine training school in New York. Rep. James C. Oliver announced the appointment after Sherwell passed required mental and physical exams. The article also notes a speaking event by Mrs. Shirley Hobbs on decorating with color and lists attendees at the 68th annual Grand Chapter of Maine session in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Sherwell
West Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
King’s Point
Porterhall
Ocean Park
Helen Smith
Shirley Hobbs
York County
Miniwanca
Order of the Eastern Star
Grand Chapt. of Maine
Portland
Frances Murphy
Marjorie Douglass
Asa Douglass
Kay Mewer
Annie Lublinsky
Violet Mewer
Etta Morris
Gertrude Wright
Admiral Byrd band member at age four pilots a plane
A Biddeford Saco Journal item notes Admiral Richard Byrd as a 30 member of the band and recalls his early age when he first solo ball team pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Richard Byrd
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Edmund Cashen Dial
Egion
Kennebunk Farms Group
Antioch
Turkey
Rome
Biddeford
Jefferson Street
Howard T. Stackpole
Josephine E. Seidel
Edward E. Toomey
Vw Vous Pele Dhomb . Secs Company
Weill
Stahl
Grace Taylor
Geneva Violette
Dorothy Wilson
Lois Martin
Florence Clark
Dorothy Johnson
Constance Bean
Barbara Flanagan
Leonard KK. Gray
AdelaideCalley
Margaret H. Simpson
Arthur Dickson
Edwin K. Weymouth
Dorothy M. Garland
Theodore V. Moldenke
Philip R. Webb
Kay Whitman
Anna Anderson
Astrid Johnson
Beach St
Saco
E&xtra
Mattress
Daly Bros
Alfred Street
Howe
Howe’s Highway
Wells
Superior Auto Parts
Kennebunk Road
W. J. Fortier
Bacon Street
ABC Venetian Blind CO
Tripoli Avenue
Clement P. Wight
Dial
Airport Auto Parts Division of
Airport Garage New Hours
Elm St
Beach Youth
Maritime School
Letius
Main Street
ITT Lull
OF Main
Georges Levesque
Graham Street
Paul Deschambault
Reed Motor Company
Warren
Warren’s
Marst
Madras
Ing Madras
Bermudas
Lewis Polakewich
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