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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1964
Page
3
Mr and Mrs John T Fleming of Summer Street were feted by family in honor of their 45th wed ding anniversary. Their daughter Mrs John T Pond gave a wedding bake and the couple received a 45 rose floral centerpiece and mixed chrysanthemums. Relatives sent many cards and gifts including a Cornflower money tree.
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The ceremony united the Fleming and Smilie families in Kennebunkport with attendees including Elwyn I Smilie and family and Alva Fleming and family. The couple, long residents of Kennebunk, were wed by the late Rev F H Pratt and Fleming is a World War I Army veteran. Refreshments followed with cake cut and served by Mrs Fleming.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Congress member Stanley R. Tupper seeking re election from the 1st District visited Town Hall this morning and then conducted a wand shaking tour along Old Orchard Street.
Biddeford Girl Scouts Troop 100 elected patrol leaders last night. Leaders include Paula Martel with Susan Beaulieu, Donna Dubuc with Denise Bouchard, Susan Angers with Diane Hood. They plan a Biddeford Saco Community Chest parade on Oct 12 and an overnight at Cookson cottage Hills Beach. A meeting at Girl Scout Hall Pool Street Biddeford is set for Friday at 4:45 p.m.
A three way tie exists in the Merton Ira Staples Post AM VETS membership drive among Roland L Huot Patrick Bergeron and Gerard Laverirere with Adrien A Petit close second. The meeting at Biddeford hall on Alfred Street noted Saturday night socials as entertainment by the Romney Quartet. Huot report on sports, dues renewal urged, slogan Five for Sixty Five announced by Commander Petit. State Commander Armand Levesque spoke on programs area AMVETS in the state.
Trinity Episcopal Church Guild meets in Cleveland Street parish house Saco to plan an Oct 21 luncheon bridge then a two-service smorgasbord at Christ Church Biddeford. Mrs. Joel Stacy chairs with assistants. A rummage sale follows at G A R Hall. An ingathering service is set for Oct 28 at 7 30 p m. in Christ Church. Episcopal Women diocese convention is Nov 9 10 in Portland with delegates and alternates named.
At the Miniwanca Chapter meeting of the Order of the Eastern Star in Old Orchard Beach Grand Officers presented including Grand Sentinel Earle J. Burrell of Gardiner Grand Chaplain Mrs Jeanette Snow of Scarborough Grand Marshal Mrs Margaret Johnson of Kennebunk Grand Martha Mrs Jennie N Rallis of Scarborough and Grand Electa Mrs Gladys Raeside of Eliot The evening featured greetings from visiting chapters and multiple future events and receptions across Maine with numerous chapters invited to inspections and social evenings A bylaw amendment to admit honorary members was approved over 100 members attended with Martha guests from neighboring chapters including many named grand officers and local dignitaries The event concluded with a flower on the altar a moment of silence for Past Patron Alfred Swinburne and a reception as well as a performance by soloist Howard Slaney.
Ocean Park officers were re elected at a supper meeting hosted by Mrs Helen Johnson with Mrs Esther Cobb assisting. The 1964 65 slate includes Mrs Alice Hurd president Mrs Dorothy Tarbox vice president Mrs Catherine Carter secretary Mrs Ruby Packard treasurer Miss Ethel Roberts sunshine chairwoman and Mrs Helen Daly press reporter. The nominating committee was chaired by Mrs Ethel Cobb. A prayer and business session followed with Thanksgiving fund donations. A tentative Oct 19 meeting date was set at the home of Mrs Rose Wilcox Biddeford with Mrs Carter assisting.
The Old Orchard Beach Republican Town Committee will meet tomorrow at 8 p m in the Lions Club hall on Hoffman Street. Guest speaker is Walter Webster of South Berwick, chairman of the York County Republican committee, with local officials urging all members and honorary members to attend.
In Akron, Ohio, Dominican Sisters begin using four large Sunday School rooms at Westminster United Presbyterian Church to house 92 preschool children from Our Lady of the Elms school. Pastor Dr Noel Calhoun calls it a Christian duty, praised by the church session and Catholic officials.
Biddeford firefighters were called four times yesterday. Three calls were to Westland Shoe for a blower system blaze with responses at 1 22 p m 2 06 p m and 3 17 p m, confined damage to the blowers. A grass and brush fire on Pool Road on Richard Spitz's property was extinguished in the afternoon, the cause listed as a carelessly thrown cigarette.
Employment claims filed at the Biddeford office of the Main Employment Security Commission totaled 721 last week, up from 635 a year earlier. The week before last 714 claims were filed versus 674 for the same period last year, according to Manager Francis Coughlin.
Rev. Milford G. Butterfield of Kennebunk was elected president of the Arun del Ministers Association at a Trinity Episcopal Church, Saco gathering. Rev. Thomas Knox led devotions and presided over the business session, with Lt. Phillip Satterlee elected pro-tem secretary-treasurer through December.
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