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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1962
Page
3
A compiled listing across Saco Kennebunkport Wells Beach and surrounding towns notes parish churches with their pastors and Sunday mass times from St Josepp through St Mary and All Souls churches. It also lists First Parish Congregational Second Parish Unitarian First Assembly of God and other denominations with service times and locations in Saco and nearby areas.
The first Mother Daughter banquet sponsored by the Women s Home and Foreign Mission Society of the Advent Christian Church drew 50 mothers and 33 daughters to Fellowship Hall Kennebunk Lower Village. The program featured readings solos and a spring fashion parade with proceeds supporting mission work. Guests included Mrs Peter Swetney and sister Ms Walter C Wrye visiting from Jamaica Plains and Plymouth New Hampshire respectively.
The piece lists Episcopal churches in Biddeford Saco Kennebunk Portland Harbor Old Orchard Beach and Fortunes Rocks with clergy Rev T S Knox Rev Harold A Hopkins and schedule details for Holy Communion Sung Eucharist Sermon morning prayers and parish activities including kindergarten and nursery services vespers and Sunday service times across the parishes St David St Phillip by the Sea St John by the Sea and Trinity provide times and special notes such as nursery care and first Sunday variations.
Listings of church locations and ministers in Biddeford and nearby areas with Sunday worship times and Sunday school schedules. Rev Edmound W Beal, Rev Lottie Record, Rev James Douglass Riddle, Rev Jasper M Beane lead services at First Universalist, Advent, Greek Orthodox, Foss Street Methodist, South Biddeford Methodist, United Baptist and Second Parish Union churches. May include guest preachers and school times.
Goodwins Mills Methodist church holds morning worship and sermon at 9 30 a m with a 10 30 a m church school lesson study directed by Mrs Attleson. Advent Christian church led by Rev Lioys Osborne offers morning worship at 1 a m and Sunday school at 2 noon. Lyman Baptist Church with Pastor Robert J Vance features Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m.
Local notices list two churches in Buxton with Rev David W Smith as pastor. Morning worship at 11 at Tory Hill Meeting House and at 9 30 at North Congregational Church.
Ogunquit Baptist church on Shore road led by Rev Paul Hazlett will hold Sunday morning worship at 11 am, with Sunday school at 9 45 am for all ages through high school. Ogunquit Methodist church on Shore road led by Rev Robert A Carter offers Sunday worship at 9 30 am and Sunday school at 10 30 am.
Old Orchard Beach churches list service times and pastors including Old Orchard Beach Methodist on Washington Avenue led by Rev John T Stahl with morning worship at 11. First Baptist on Ocean Avenue led by Rev G Stephen Johnston with Sunday school at 1 30 pm and worship at 2 30 pm. Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic Avenue and Third Street with Rev Russell Per head a Sunday school at 9 45 am junior church at 11 30 am morning worship at 1 00 pm. Salvation Army at Union Avenue commanded by Lt Elizabeth Burnell with Sunday school at 9 45 am and Sunday Holiness meeting at 11 am at Union Avenue headquarters.
Multiple local denominations announce their Sunday services across Kennebunk: First Congregational Parish led by Rev. Carl Bierman offers morning worship and Sunday school at 1 a.m.. Christ Church with Rev. Frederic Holmberg and Robert B Culmer holds 9:30 and 11 a.m. services. Kennbunk Baptist on Main Street with Sv. Chester M Stanles conducts Bible school at 9:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship. Christian Science Society at 25 Summer Street has 1 p.m. service and Sunday school. West Kennebunk Methodist, Rev. Alfred H. Ives, offers 9 a.m. worship and 10 a.m. Sunday school. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union led by Mrs. Gracie Ames has 10 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. worship.
Advent Christian church led by Rev Milford G Butterfield holds church school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m. Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets with Rev George P Urban as pastor offers church school for all ages. Sunday schedule shows 9 45 a m church service and 11 o'clock service with supervised nursery and children’s church. First Congregational church at North street and Arundel road, Rev Rhobert M Howes pastor, morning worship at 9 30. South Congregational church on temple street with Rev Robert M Howes offers morning worship at 9 and 11 am.
Wells First and Second Congregational churches join for union worship at the First church near Mile road every Sunday at 10 30 a m Sunday school follows. Full Gospel church on Route 9 A offers Sunday school 2 p m and worship at 3 p m. Highpine Baptist on Sanford road holds Sunday school at 1 p m and worship at 2 p m. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9 A led by Rev Coleman York has Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m. Moody Community church at Moody Community hall Route 1 lists Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m.
Cape Porpoise ay Methodist Church on the Cape announces Rev Henry O Megert as minister. Church school at 9 30 p m. Morning worship service at 0 45 am.
Gold was first found near Johannesburg in 1886, sparking a rapid rush as 3,000 prospectors moved to the area by the following year.
A national survey and Boston University study seek to reform views of clergymen wives. Mrs Hugh F Miller heads a 12 woman team aiming to replace the harried parsonage image with a factual guide for congregations and seminary families. The project spans three years and will result in a publishable manual next year.
Kennebunk selectmen and officials met with Park commission to address park and Memorial field issues. Smith Tree Service of Portland won the elm pruning contract for town properties at a low bid of 797 dollars amid other bids.
About 40 attended a Kennebunk Rotary Club dinner at the Kennebunk Inn. President Frank Bernd presided. Churchill Cressey introduced Eugene Martin of the Portland Rotary Club and Port land Chamber of Commerce Area Development Council. Martin spoke on Maine industrial development and noted the Fairchild Semiconductor plant opening in South Portland.
The Fashion Corner, a new dress shop, debuts in Kennebunk on Main Street inside the former Red and White building, owned by Mrs. Phyllis Perry with Mrs. Dorothea Snow assisting. Separate notes record residents visiting and returning from trips, plus a Republican Town committee meeting at Kennebunk Lower Town hall Tuesday at 7 30 p m to discuss voting lists and voter survey. Past Noble Grands night at Olive Rebekah lodge is set for Monday at 7 45 p m at IOOF hall.
The Junior class of Faith School of Theology, Old Orchard Beach, held a banquet in Porter hall Ocean Park honoring the graduating class of 1962. Rev Russell Pier spoke, with greetings by Robert Browne and remarks by Robert Goan. About 80 attended as the first graduation since opening in September.
Wells Junior High eighth grade parents are invited to pre registration conferences at Wells High School on May 22 and 23. Principal Russell K. Noyes and Richard Wakely guide sessions from 7:30 to 9 p.m. with blocks for last names A through G on May 22 and H through Z on May 23.
Circles 2 and 4 of the Women s Fellowship of Christ Church met at Mrs Roger Law rence Sea road Kennebunk with members present. Leader Mrs Kosvanec presided and outlined events including a May 25 food sale. A June work session will be at Mrs Kosvanec s home. Family night at the church Monday at 6 30 p m served by Circles 2 and 4 with Mrs Donald Smith as chairman. A Scotch auction by Mrs Ronald Robertson yielded a sum. Refreshments were served by Mrs Roger Gonneville and Mrs James Kosvanec.
Menus list weekly meals for Kennebunk Park Street and Cousens schools with daily options across Monday to Friday. Dishes include macaroni and cheese, Italian sandwiches, tuna salad, soups, hot entrees, vegetables, fruit, desserts, and milk. Multiple schools share similar offerings each day.
Al Helfer and Gene Elston are handling the broadcast duties for the Houston Colt .45s in the National League.
Be Kind To Animals Week promotes preventing unwanted breeding. Spaying dogs and cats ends cycles of litters and stray homelessness. Keep females indoors during heat, use vet advised preventatives, and consider spaying to avoid ongoing cruelty and burden on shelters.
A reader asks how to give cod liver oil to a parakeet when seeds are refused. The answer suggests using a medicine dropper to place a small amount into the beak, ensuring it enters the mouth and not the throat to avoid lung exposure.
The annual meeting will be held Monday May 21 at 6 30 PM at Cascade Lodge Saco Maine to elect officers and directors and transact other legal business. Madeleine Davenport Secretary Board of Directors.
A hearing is set in the Selectmen's Office at the omn Hall Arundel Maine on Tuesday May 22 at 730 PM for Louis and Rhea Bacigalupo to obtain a Victualer's and Inn-keeper's license for Ledgewood Route 1 to sell malt beverages. All persons may appear to show cause why licenses should not be granted with approval by the Selectmen. Dated Arundel Maine May 15 1962 Alice M Leach Town Clerk.
The Municipal Licensing Board will hold a hearing at Town Hall Old Orchard Beach on Monday May 28 1962 at 7:00 PM to consider Hotel Malt and Hotel Spirituous and Vinous liquor licenses for Anthony Napolitano The Whitehall Hotel 14 Old Orchard Street Simonne Janelle Edgewater Hotel 57 West Grand Avenue Restaurant Malt Licenses for Paul Benoit Seashore Gardens 8 West Grand Ave Paul Benoit The Beachcomber 6 Staples Street The hearing asks why the applications should not be granted Esther S Crowley dated Old Orchard Beach May 18 1962
On May 28 1962 at 7 00 PM the Municipal Licensing Board hears Chequinn Inc Arthur McCue president tide Inn 5 East Grand Avenue for hotel and liquor license. Dated May 19 1962 Old Orchard Beach Maine.
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