Merit badge for oceanography earned by Raymond Mercier
Raymond Mercier, a senior patrol leader, received an oceanography merit badge as an invited guest at the meeting. Others present included Scoutmaster Leon Lamb, Assistant Scoutmaster Ronald Guerin, and Gerard Collard, John Paul Joncas, and Oscar Nor mand.
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Raymond Mercier
Mercier
Leon Lamb
Ronald Guerin
Gerard Collard
John Paul Joncas
Oscar Normand
Pound Party at Wardwell Home in Saco
About 50 attended the 78th annual Pound party and open house at Wardwell Home 43 Middle St. in Saco. Residents present included Nellie Meeds Helen Peterson Alice Grace Janet McCheyne Eva Graham Bertha Butler Ethel Goodier Elizabeth Emmons Inez Twambley Ruth Brown Jessie Whitten Catherine Hubbard with Jessie Viets as matron. A humorous reading was given by Clement Taylor and refreshments were served. Organizers included Stephanie Butler and Marion Lowell.
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Wardwell
Middle
St., Saco
Nellie F. Meeds
Helen Peterson
Alice Grace
Janet McCheyne
Eva Graham
Bertha Butler
Ethel Goodier
Elizabeth Emmons
Inez Twambley
Ruth M. Brown
Jessie Whitten
Catherine Hubbard
Jessie Viets
Clement Taylor
Stephanie Butler
Marion Lowell
Electoral deadlock resolution in Congress history
The article explains that if the Senate is deadlocked after an election, the speaker of the House would serve as acting president once resigning as speaker and member. The next in line would be the president pro tempore of the Senate. The House has previously chosen presidents in two electoral deadlocks, selecting Thomas Jefferson in 1801 and John Quincy Adams in 1825 despite Jackson leading in popular and electoral votes.
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Senate
House
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
William Crawford
Jackson
Brattleboro’s 104 year old alumnus Henry Allen dies
Henry D. Allen Brattleboro’s oldest resident died Monday at 104. An 1884 alumnus of Brattleboro High School he led the alumni parade annually in a double breasted suit straw hat and carnation with the numerals 1884 on his arm, a noted local figure.
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Brattleboro, Vt
Henry D. Allen
Brattleboro
Brattleboro High School
Pasteeth Denture Aid Claims Faster Comfort Gains
PASTEETH dentures hold uppers and lowers more firmly for comfort while FASTEETH is not messy and aims for better bite. tests suggest denture performance improves when used regularly. advertised with drugstore availability and dentist recommendations.
Lyman Teacher Marks 50 Years in Local Service
About 100 people attended a tea at Cousens Memorial School in Goodwins Mills for Mrs. Alice Elwell celebrating 50 years of teaching in the Lyman school system. Gifts included a yellow rose corsage, a plaque from the school association, a handbag and a watch necklace among others, with Association President Mrs. Dorothy McGahey presenting the plaque.
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Lyman
Alice Elwell
Cousens Memorial School
Goodwins Mills
Elwell
Cousens Memorial School Association
Association
Dorothy McGahey
Edith Goodwin
Mc.Gahey
Marjorie Johnston
Gail Hooper
Lillian Monroe
Dorothy Rich
Carol Stearns
Inez Elliott
Catholic Women Plan Christmas Party In Saco Meeting
Catholic Women’s Club members met at Notre Dame de Lourdes School hall Beach oem Saco to plan the annual Christmas party. Officials set a $1 gift exchange and Dec 18 district meeting in South Berwick with a musical program. Rev James Daly announced church improvements and an upcoming parish hall project. A Christmas fair is set for Hamilton Memorial Hall Beach Street Saco Nov 30. Used trucks are listed in Section 12 of want ads.
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Catholic Women’s Club
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Beach Oem Saco
Leanderbar
Biddeford
Mary Dawson
South Berwick
James Daly
Most Og A Trinity Church
Hamilton Memorial Hall
Beach Street
Saco
Miniwanca Chapter Honors Guest Officers
Miniwanca Chapter Order of the Eastern Star holds Guest Officers Night with Worthy Matron Mrs Jean Mooers and Worthy Patron Da vid Mooers presiding. Grand Representatives introduce themselves. in memoriam for Marcella Gibson read. charter draped 30 days. Invitations accepted for several Chapter events. guest officers presented and gifts given. Rainbow Board meeting and Star Club events noted. refreshments served.
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Old Orchard Beach
Jean Mooers
David Mooers
Miniwanca
Order of the Eastern Star
Theresa Hilton
Clover
Kentucky
Wheat Nickerson
Priscilla
Vermont
Barbara Wheeler
Madonna
New Brunswick
Doris West
Connecticut
Elizabeth Hall
Beacon Light
Manitoba
Marcella H. Gibson
Grand Chapter
Maine
Fern
R.N
Teachers
Werden
Sentinel
Adah
Pemaquid
Grand Esther
Union
Deering
Farmington
Scout Troop 308 Plans Dec Camping Trip and Activities
Scout Troop 308 met at St Josephs Parish Scout Hall to discuss a December 6 to 8 camping trip at Scoutland on the Biddeford Dayton town line. Officials noted veterans parade participation, a whist party invitation for committee members and spouses on November 16, and a Mt Ossipee hike later this month. Several scouts earned tests including Serge Rule map sketching Mark Laroche stars Robert Cyr stars Robert Chabot knife and axe and Donal Robinson first aid second class.
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Scoutland
Biddeford Dayton
Biddeford
St. Joseph’s Parish
Roland Charland
Eugene Guerin
Mt. Ossipee
Serge Rule
Mark Laroche
Robert Cyr
Robert Chabot
Donal Robinson
Area Merchants Committee To Meet In Biddeford Saco
Chairman William L. Smith called a meeting of the Biddeford and Saco Merchants Committee for Thursday November 7 at 9 30 a m in the Chamber of Commerce conference room. The group will set a Christmas store shopping schedule plan Santa Claus arrival and street lighting and will hear a report on the Maine Merchants Association annual meeting.
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William L. Smith
Biddeford and
Saco Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Maine Merchants Association
Officer Slate Announced By Veterans Unit
York County Barracks veterans group met at St. Johns Hall Biddeford to elect officers. slate includes Delvina Mathurin Tarbox as president Florence Hooper as senior vice president Hazel Small as junior vice president Alice Sylvester as chaplain Arzelia Lacourse as conductress Bernadette Poissant as guard Deleia Frechette as treasurer Florence Gagne as secretary Mae Allen June Tarbox as trustees. Meeting reviewed reports donations made to three ill members and gifts planned for installing officer and president. Also voted to donate 25 to the barracks and 25 to the Department treasurer for Christmas coupons for Togus patients. Next meeting Dec 2 Wonderbar Steak House with banquet prior to installation. Washington AP Edward R. Burke 87 former Nebraska senator died in Kensington Md nursing home.
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York County
St. John’s Hall
Main Street
Elm Street
Biddeford
Delvina Mathurin
Florence Hooper
Hazel Small
Alice Sylvester
Arzelia Lacourse
Bernadette Poissant
Deleia Frechette
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Tarbox
Gagne
New England States Voters Eye Close Races In 1960 Election
A Boston report notes Massachusetts and Rhode Island likely to back Humphrey while Vermont and New Hampshire tilt to Nixon. Connecticut and Maine are tossups with Dewey-like dynamics shaping Senate and gubernatorial contests. Voters chose senators, congressmen, governors, and state legislators amid a broad ballot.
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Boston
New England
Hubert H. Humphrey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Richard M. Nixon
Vermont
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Maine
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
U.S. Senate
George D. Aiken
Abraham Ribicoff
Dat
Norris Cotton
Raiken
Robert Stafford
Iron Toda
Pipe Ribicoff
Cotton
John W. King
John H. Chafee
Chafee
Frank Licht
Chandler H. Stevens Jr
William
Abbott
Torbert H. Macdonald
D-Mass
Margaret M. Heckler
Bristol County
Edmund Dinis
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Donald J. Irwin
Peter N. Kyres
Horace A. Hildreth
William C2athaway
Elden H. Shute Jr
Fernand J. St. Germain
Lincoln C. Almond
Joseph K. O’brien
G. O'Hara
Robert O. Tiernan
Howard E. Russell
Louis C. Wyman
James Keefe
Thomas J. Mcclntyre
James C. Cleveland
Executive Council
GOP
Senate
House
Voters Line Up At Saco and Beach Polls
Voters in Saco and Old Orchard Beach queued after polls opened this morning. Town Clerk Barbara E. Lord reported unusually heavy turnout with long lines moving steadily through the Loran ’ger School gym, as seven wards reported exceptionally heavy voting.
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Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Barbara E. Lord
Loran ‘Ger
Well-Baby Clinic Set In Biddeford
A well-baby clinic will be held Thursday November 7 at 1 p.m. in the nursing office of Biddeford City Building. Diphtheria whooping cough and tetanus inoculations will be given with a physician in attendance.
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Biddeford City
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