Wit and wonder in Boyle's Notebook of odd facts
HAL Boyle surveys curious notions from fortune tells to trivia. It notes women live longer than men at 65, guesses on ancient Rome, elk harem odds, and famous bootblacks as side lore, ending with Ed Howe's quip about fools and power.
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New York
Rome
Larry Goertz
U.S
Peter J. McGuire
Labor Day
Spyros Skouras
Lyndon 8. Johnson
Alexander Graham Bell
Ed Howe
Potato Hill
Ninety Seniors Graduate at St Francis College Ceremony
Dr Donald M Mackenzie Park College president spoke on sharing responsibility for civilization survival at the 14th commencement exercise. Ninety BA degrees were conferred and two honorary Doctor of Laws degrees awarded to Dr Mackenzie and Most Rev Peter Leo Gerety with Bishop Gerety presiding.
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St. Francis College
Donald TM. Mackenzie
Park College
Parkville
Clarence Laplante
St Francis College
Mathew Audibert
O. Pf. M
College
Superior
Donald M. Mackenzie
Pool Road
Biddeford
Clarance’s Laplante
O.F.M
Francis College
Mackenzie
Peter Leo Gerety
Portland
Bishop Gerety
John P. Davis
St. Joseph's College, Windham
St. Francis College Glee Club
Lawrence C. Davis
Richard Anastasolf
Clement Bail
Largeon
Old Town
Norman Beaupre
Benoit Boissonneault
Thomas Brazier
East Setauket
N. Y
Kenneth Buratte
New Britain
Conn
Ronald Caouette
John Capobiance
Providence
R.1
Thomas Cardwell
Clifton Hights
Penn
John Conn
Croydon
Albert Cormier
Putnam
Thomas D’aguila
Middletown
Vincent DeAngelis
New London
John DeCristioforo
Westbrook
Robert Demers
Michael Dichiara
Neward
N. J
Ernest Depietro
Waterbury
Charles Dodd
Brooklyn
N.Y
Philip Dolan
Garden City
Thomas Dudek
Brewer
Paul E. Dumont
Sanford
William Ferrero
Kensington
William
Yankee Belles Host Guest Night in Kennebunk at Christ Church
The Arun del Yankee Belle Chapter of Sweet Adelines Inc will hold guest night Thursday at 7 45 p m at Christ Church Kennebunk The Portland chapter will also attend and anyone interested in singing may join the group.
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Kennebunk
Arundel
Sweet Adelines Inc
Christ Church
Portland
Nyone
Flag to Biddeford from U S Capitol to honor Memorial Day
Kyros will present an American flag flown over the U S Capitol to Biddeford. Leo R Lemire will represent the city to receive the flag during Memorial Day exercises in Woodlawn Cemetery after the parade.
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U. S
Peter N. 4Kyros
Biddeford
Leo R. Lemire
U. S. Capitol
Washington, D. C
Woodlawn Cemetery
Nasser closes Suez if war erupts as Eshkol pledges readiness
In the Middle East the Egyptian president warns of closing the Suez Canal to Israel if war comes. Premier Eshkol declares Israeli forces ready to counter aggression. U.S. 6th Fleet officers expect possible Israeli invasion of Sinai if Egypt sinks a ship bound for Israel. A Soviet naval contingent moves toward the eastern Mediterranean amid rising tensions.
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Associated Press
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal
Israel
Levi Eshkol
U.S
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Mediterranean
Two Brush Fires Reported in Old Orchard Beach
Firemen responded to two small brush fires in Old Orchard Beach yesterday. One blaze on Benoit Avenue occurred early morning, another off Union Avenue in the afternoon. Officials report no damage.
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Old Orchard Beach
Benoit Avenue
Union Avenue
Harp as Oldest Stringed Instrument Mentioned
The harp is described as the oldest stringed instrument and is linked to Jubal in biblical accounts.
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Ny Bible
Jubal
Chichester Returns to Shore Life After Solo World Voyage
Plymouth England AP veteran sailor Sir Francis Chichester ends a 28,500 mile solo circumnavigation aboard Gipsy Moth IV. He traveled 107 days outward to Sidney and 119 days home via Cape Horn, recieves a royal welcome and plans a civic reception before a Thames voyage. He recalls fear at Cape Horn and expects earnings from his story and deals.
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Plymouth
England
Francis Chichester
Globe
Sidney
Australia
Cape Horn
Sound of the Sea
Sir Francis Drake
Elizabeth II
Chichester
Giles
Plymouth Sound
Royal Western Yacht Club
Citadel
Drake Island
Devon
Drake
English Channel
Thames
Greenwich
Francis
Elizabeth
Koichthone
Syancey
Joshua Siocum
Siocum
Stersry
Colivet
Lecome
Special PTA Meeting In Biddeford To Discuss Scholarships
A special Biddeford PTA meeting is set for 7 30 p m Wednesday at Kennedy School West Street to discuss scholarships Speakers include Joseph Wood scholarship chairman and Raymond Jenneally PTA treasurer Mrs Archie Maxwell Mrs Christos Throumoulos and Wood form the scholarship committee
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Biddeford
Parent-Teacher Association
Kennedy School
West Street
Joseph Wood
Raymond Jenneally
PTA
Archie Maxwell
Christos Throumoulos and
Wood
Beech Ridge Draws Large Crowd for Stock Car Night
Four thousand racing fans packed Beech Ridge Speedway in West Scarborough to watch Donnie Peterson of Portland win the stock car feature. Lee Cluff led much of the bomber feature before finishing second, with Russ Reed taking the novice win by a single car length. Class A heats awarded wins to Ken Bornheimer and Don Peterson, with Phil Libby placing high in the finals.
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West Scarborough
Donnie Peterson
Portland
Beech Ridge Speedway
Sand Atkinson
Ken Borneheimer
Peterson
Phil Libby
Homer Drew
Lee Cluff
Kennebunkport
Russ Reed
Ken Bornheimer
Saco
Sandy Atkinson
Bar Mills
Dave Kaylor
Bath
Don Peterson
Bob Libby
Groveville
del Stinson
Keith Fuller
Liberty
Raymond
Drew
Bob Boynton
Old Orchard Beach
Sunny Gammon
Waterville
Ron Mayberry
Ray Leach
Arundel
Larry Tanguay
Windham
Bob Babb
Dick Brown
Buzzy Stack
Cluff
Russ Nutting
Limerick
Red Bemers
Paul Rondeau
Scarborough
Morris Harmon
Mayberry
Bob Tanguay
Reed
Ken Lund
Sebago
Cal Varney
Helen Speed New President of Star Club
Helen Speed was elected president of the Miniwaneca Star Club at a Friday meeting in Robinson Memorial Hall with Gertrude Wight as secretary. Plans were made for public suppers on July 8 and August 12 and a pre social on June 11. The event included a bridal cake for Constance Warren and greetings from numerous members.
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Old Orchard Beach
Helen Speed
Gertrude Wight
Miniwanca
Constance Roach Warren
Kenneth Warren
David Mooers
Association
Miniwanea
Harold Smith
Warren
Canada
Constance Warren
Jean Mooers
Lucille Mooers
Helen Sneed
Edrice Bates
Ellen Clark
Janice Plaisted
Pauline Peacock
David
Charles Mooers
Robert Spear
Donald Nowell
Leonard Gray
Howard Slaney
Hubert Standeven
Lydia Flood
Annette Chanter
Gertrude Leonard
Esther Black
Laura Jordan
Marjorie Douglass
Patricia Strickland
Ethel Wight
Helen Cummings
Louise King
Violet Mewer
Mineral Society Field Trip Plans Highlight Local Meeting
A Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society session at Beach Museum Portland presided by President Russell Morse formed a field trip committee including Walter Wuth Phil Spiller and Paul Wicht. Slides of the Pacific area were shown. Local attendees included Walter Woth Paul Wight Marion Banks Sarah Bridie Graves Francis MacDonald Gerald Poirier Eldred Quimby Richard Johnson Alexander Hamilton and Dick DesRoberts.
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Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society
Beach Museum
Portland
Russell Morse
Walter Wuth
Phil Spiller
Paul Wicht
Gerald Poirier
Pacific
Walter Woth
Paul Wight
Marion Banks
Sarah Bridie Graves
Francis MacDonald
Eldred Quimby
Richard Johnson
Alexander Hamilton
Dick DesRoberts
Calcutta riot erupts in Hindu Muslim clashes killing five
In Calcutta a quarrel between a gambling club and its landlord sparked Hindu Muslim street violence. Five killed and about 100 injured as troops imposed a dusk to dawn curfew. Police later killed two rioters. arson followed as cars and two factories burned.
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Associated Press
Calcutta
India
Rainbow Order Slate Installed At Old Orchard
Officers of Old Orchard Beach Assembly Order of Rainbow for Girls were installed at a semi public ceremony at Robinson Memorial Hall West Grand Avenue. Kathryn Knight and Susan Sheehan led the installation with Brian Winters and Susan Whitehead among others assisting. Gifts were given, committees formed, and refreshments served.
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OLD Orchard Efach
Old Orchard Beach
Thyra Murphy
Mary Lou Nutter
Yvonne Phillips
Janice Sneed
Christine Teravainen
Paney Waterhouse
Karen Worcester
Sharon Wyman
Michelle Winters
Karen Teravainen
Vivian Tranci
Order of the eMolay
John True
Kennebunk
Jane Lamson
Assembly
Church Leaders Named In Rome Vatican Roster
Archbishop Karl Whistula of Krakow Archbishop Justin Darmaju wana of Semarang Archbishop Dino Staff of Italy pro-prefect of the Apostolic Signature Archbishop Carlo Gra ono Vatican nuncio to Italy Archbishop Pietro Parente secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Rt Rev Msgr Francesco Carpino of Italy pro-prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments were listed among church officials in Rome.
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Karl Whistula
Krakow
Poland
Justin Darmajuwana
Semarang
Indonesia
Dino Staff
Italy
The
Apostolic Signature
Carlo Gra‘no
Vatican
Pietro Parente
Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
Francesco Carpino
Congregation For the Discipline of the Sacraments
Kennebunk High Alumni Banquet Honors Scholarship Winner
Kennebunk High School alumni gathered for a Saturday banquet at the Consolidated School in Kennebunkport. Miss Melissa Hutchins received a $200 scholarship from alumni president Carley Huff, as Ned Bowen spoke on his book The Kennebunks in the 90s.
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Melissa Hutchins
Kennebunk High School
Carley Huff
Kennebunk High School Alumam Association
Consolidated School
Kennebunkport
Hutchins
Goredon Hutchins
Cape Porpoise
Kennebunk
Olive Rebekah Lodge
Gordon Hutchins
Ned Bowen
Kennebunks
Skip Smith
John S. Seekings Jr
Robert Perkins
Leo Martin
Park Street School
William Irons
John D. Downing
Lucille McBride
Vernon Whitcher
Arthur LeBlanc
Kenneth Burns
Ernest R. Warren
Marjorie Boynton
Orleans
Mass
Ralph W. Perkins
Manchester
Conn
Ope! Shufflebury
Kennie Warner
Police send four officers to Biddeford Memorial Day Parade
The Biddeford Police Department will be represented by Sgt. Norm and Arbour along with Patrolmen Ray mond Langevin Benoit Martin and Armand Ouellette in tomorrow afternoon’s parade. All other department personnel will assist with traffic control.
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Biddeford
Biddeford Memorial Day
Sgt
Normand Arbour
Raymond Langevin
Benoit Martin
Armand Ouellette
Annual Family Picnic Planned By Pack 309
Cub Scout Pack 309 plans its annual Family Picnic for June 11 at Landry's Landing Ossipee Lake Waterboro with a caravan from Shaw's Parking Lot Saco at 10 30 a m. Additional summer events include a Beach party July 16 Goose Rocks Beach and an August outing August 20 Gray's Fish Hatchery Gray with caravan from Shaw's Parking Lot. Round Table announced for June 13 at Camp Nutter Acton.
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Lake Eilart
Goose Rocks Beach
Gray’s Fish Hatchery
Gray
Shaw’s
Camp Nutter
Acton
Albert Lamirande
Maurice Label
James Lowell
Donald Gagnon
David Adams
Theresa Rastarache
Ruth Travis
Norman Provencher
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Hal Boyle
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Chicopee Falls
Richard Marchal
Rye
Raynald Martin
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Leonard Michaud
Lewiston
John Miranda
Warwick
R.J
Thomas Moore
Jamaica Plain
Patrick Mullen
Thomas Naylon
Rochester
Felix
Robert Shoup
Clveland Heights
Ohio
John Silvia
R.I
James Sinclair
Bloomfield
Rooul Souliere
West Warwick
Richard Souza
Francis Sullivan
Naugatuck
John Sullivan
Belmont
Thomas Sullivan
East Hartford
Thomas Sweeney
Cambria Heights
Robert Tapley
Millinocket
Jean-Marc Vachon
Auburn
William Vale
Brownville Junction
James Venditto
Joseph Welch
Pawtucket
Chester Wyzormiski
Torrington
Yankee Belles
Kyros
Reilly’s Bakery
Main Street
York County
UK Bakery
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International Rome
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United States
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