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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1964

Page

3

Retiring Wells Teacher Receives Surprise Party

Miss Ethel Weymouth, longtime Wells High math chief and Wells High librarian, was honored at a surprise party after noon in the home economics room. She retires at year end after 44 years at WHS and 48 years teaching, with gifts from students, staff, and the Wells Teachers Association, plus a certificate from the superintendent.

Wells Ethel M. Weymouth Wells High School Weymouth WHS Kenney Bassett Andrea Card Miss Stephen Howard The Wells Tea Chers’ Association Altine Watson Robert W. Johnson Lane Phillips Albine Watson Irene Allen New England Association of Chemistry Wellls High Wells Teachers Gail Searle Francis H’ludik Jolene Handrinos Kathleen Hutchins Miss Weymouth

Family Night Highlights Saco Troop 310 Awards

Saco Boy Scout Troop 310 held Family Night at Spring Street hall under Bou iouvalas-Dupuis AMVETS sponsorship. Assistant district commissioner Albert Ouellette promoted from first class to star scout. Peter Mareiko and Dennis Roy received second class pins. Robert Leclaire earned a tenderfoot pin. Merit badges awarded included first aid, fishing, mechanical drawing, citizenship in the home and community, stamp collecting, home repairs, Indian lore, woodworking, music and painting. Year pins were presented to Daniel Fennell, Charles Colpitts, Allen, David Dinsmore, Mark Au-

Saco Boy Scout Troop Bouiouvalas-Dupuis Post Amvets Spring Street Albert Ouellette David Roy Carlton Kaler Christopher Allen Stephen Bedell Irving Kallock Peter J. Mareiko Dennis Roy Robert Leclaire Roy Kaler Robert Ouellette Bedell Richard Lapointe Owen Colomb Allen Richard Martel Lapointe Norman Means Colomb

Community notices from Kennebunk and Arundel events

Kennebunk Baptist Church BOV class meets Thursday at 7 30 pm with hostesses Alma Tomlinson Ruth Wills and Althea Johnson and devotions led by Genevieve Currier Frances Burleigh in charge of the program. First preschool clinic set for 2 to 5 pm at the Public Health Association office 10 Storer Street. Cub Scouts Den 3 Troop 304 visited Pease Air Force Base New Hampshire for Armed Forces Day last Saturday and had a picnic at Dover Point New Hampshire. Arundel Grange meets Friday at 8 pm with home economics committee in charge. Pinehurst Massachusetts Grange to present a special program. Wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Norman Stackpole omitted daughter son in law and sister in law names in article. Grange supper raised a good sum. Emma Bunnell chaired assisted by Lois Johnson Anna Stimpson and Bessie Boston. Dining room duties by Mary Philbrick Ruth Clough. Carolyn Burns and Mrs Lucy Burns returning from Delray Beach Florida and Boca Raton Florida to Kennebunkport summer work at Colony Hotel. Kenneth Burns of Boca Raton and family visiting with relatives in the area.

B.O.V Kennebunk Baptist Church Alma Tomlinson Ruth Wills Althea Johnson Genevieve Currier Frances Burleigh Kennebunk Public Health Association Storer St Cub Scouts Den Kennebunk John Lindsey Pease Air Force Base N.H Dover Point Dover Lindsey Ronald Robertson Michael Simonds Thomas Gordon Ralph Robertson Frederick Smith Bruce Hilton Dennis Hilton Mark Lindsey Brian Lindsey Roger David Robertson Arundel June Stackpole George Roberts East Lebanon Stackpole Arundel Grange Emma Bunnell Lois Johnson Anna Stimpson Bessie Boston Mary Philbrick Ruth Clough Carolyn Burns del Ray Beach Fla Lucy Burns Boca Raton Kenneth Burns Miss Burns Kennebunk Beach Colony Hotel Kennebunkport Boca Raton, Fla

Student Government Day Set Wednesday In Saco

Mayor J Edward Whelan and the Saco City Council sponsor a student government day on Wednesday May 20 with Thornton Academy seniors occupying city offices. John Bright serves as student mayor with a council of seven ward aldermen and specialized posts for tax assessors, school committee, zoning appeals, building inspector, treasurer, and city clerk among others.

J. Edward Whelan Saco City Thornton Academy John Bright Anthony Carnevale Richard Charest Dale Hansen Stevan Cote John LaFond Dennis Morin Walter Wilson Kristi Anderson Beatrice Scamman Lane Nadler David Potter Joyce Peck Raymond Chenard Donald Thibodeau Keith Sanborn Saco Malcolm Graffam Joseph Stickney

Smithsonian draws about five million visitors yearly

The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC welcomes roughly five million visitors each year, highlighting its role as a premier national museum complex and a major tourist destination.

Smithsonianstitution Washington, D. C

Anchorage Aftershocks Predicted for Weeks After Quake

The U S Coast and Geodetic Survey at Fairbanks said aftershocks strong enough to be felt could be expected for several weeks. Langdon noted some residents slept heavily and felt fatigue. Anger over the quake’s impact grows as progress toward solutions slows, with spirits likely to dip this summer or fall.

Pace U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Fairbanks Langdon

Maryland Democrats Eye Turnout In Presidential Primary

Balloting continued after Wallace spoke in Cambridge as Edward M. Kennedy and a dozen senators campaigned for Brewster in Maryland. Officials predicted about 933,000 registered Democrats would vote, roughly 20 percent above typical presidential primary participation.

Wallace Cambridge Senate Edward M. Kennedy Maryland Brewster

Probate Court Lets Wills Stand In York County

The York County Probate Court at Alfred approved multiple wills and appointed executors for residents of Biddeford Pool and surrounding towns. Bequests included funds to Massachusetts General Hospital and The Children's Hospital, with residuary estates managed by trust institutions. Appraisals and administration orders covered estates from several towns, noting property values and future distributions to heirs and local organizations.

Alfred Laura F. Robbins Biddeford Pool John B. Roberts York County Brooks Potter North Andover Mass Joseph Foster Robbins Wenham Children’s Hospital Boston Laura A. Wigglesworth Robert B. Williamson, Jr Portland Rebecca Sandler Biddeford Thelma M Herbert A. Sandler Tobina Irving Sandler Wayne Hutchins Pierre Perron Paul Emile Robert D. Perron Joseph I. Audie Audie Leon Ste. Marie Ma‘rie Ange Ste. Marie Joseph Edmund Beaudoin Sanford Harland S. Rowe Springvale Joseph Gladys S. Moulton Hollis Center Maurice E. Moulton Elmer J. Burnham Kittery Depositors’ Trust Co Augusta Lester W. Avery

Beach Accident Under Investigation in Biddeford Area

Police report Constance Dubois 21 of 3 Main St Biddeford fell from a motor vehicle driven by Rene Lange 21 of 92 Cleaves St Biddeford on West Grand Avenue. The accident is under investigation.

Old Orchard Beach Constance Dubois Main St Biddeford Rene Langevin Cleaves St West Grand Avenue

False Teeth Comfort Promise In Dental Wash Ad

An old advertisement touts FASTEETH powder to secure false teeth and prevent plate wobble and odor. It promises firmer teeth and no mouth odor, urging readers to buy the alkaline non-acid powder at drug counters.

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Bates College Cornell Phi Beta Kappa North Berwick Maine Teachers Association American Association For Advancement of Science Association of Teachers of Mathematics of New England National Council of Teachers of Mathematics National Science Teachers Association Central Association _ of Saco Boy Scout Daniel Fennell Charles Colpitts David Dinsmore Mark Au Edmund Casiten Biddeford Motor Sales Bank of Kennebunk - Wells FDIC Daly Alfred Street Ea Hme California Sunkist Orance Cole Farm Dairy Biddeford, Maine Die Means James Wilcox Order of the Arrow Edgar Chevalier Thomas Lambert Michael Martel Mahockawanda Lodge 257 North St Walter Fougere Lincoln Road Deborah Wallace Pers Charles Elanger Michael Welch Margo Cote Janet Foran Runnning Recreation Commission Michael Petit Jean Marston Joyce Stevens Zabinew Kurlanska David Roberts Margaret Burke Stephen B. Garland Robert Wade Paul Callahan Philip Saperia Anchorage Wilhelm Roentgen Caren Youritr Duraclean Lindale Ave Main Street Lalla Maine Philip J. Montgomery Cape Elizabeth Richard Coolidge Ogunquit Village Osvaldo Riva Coolidge June Sneeringer Ottanna Mary Braggiotti Ogunquit William S. Hoe Otto Jacques Cape Neddick Joseph Woodfolk Baltimore Albert E. Gibbons Osvaldo Genoa Italy Emma Smith South Portland Malcolm Merrill Donald Butler Mary H. Wrigley Helen H Abby L. Wrigley Riverside Cemetery Corp Isabel L. Perkins Mary L. Talbot Vinalhaven Knox County Veterans’ Home Togus Second Methodist Church Island Community Medical Services Woodcoe Cassie-Coombs Post American Legion Marguerite Order of the Eastern Star Benjamin L. Morong Everett L. Morong Margaret E. Hanson Mary Ellen Blackington Leroy L. Morong Charles E. Morong Frederick W. Morong Camden Maine Cancer Society Home For Ing Estates John E. Hobbins J. Raymond Hobbins Edmund R. Hobbins Frances M. Murphy Daniel E. Crowley Oscar S. Welch South Berwick Alden M. Welch Maud R. Smith Walter E Clermont John Snow Jr Kathleyne S. Roberge Stella A. Johnson la Habra Cal Bernard M. Johnson Wilmington Walter E. Hatch Laura G. Bridgman Kathleyne H. Roberse Herbert M. Bridgman Pasadena Rebecca S. Hazlett Robert R. Stinson David W. Emmons Guardian C. Bessie Kimball Hollis John Havu Ralph W. Kimball Manchester Bunting Oil & Gas Service Kinmond Goodyear Tires Maine Dry Cleaners Maine Cleaners Pepperell Square Washington Ave
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