Kennebunk social notes and October raffle sale notice
Miss Helen Backman of Melrose and Robert Lindstrom of Everett spent Sunday with Miss Backman’s family in Kennebunk. The V F W auxiliary meets at 8 this evening at the post home on Fletcher Street and collects items for the October 24 rummage sale. Refreshments will be served by Mrs Betty Foley and Mrs Margaret Cantara. Arundel Grange No 486 sponsors a chicken barbecue by advance reservation only on Saturday October 17 from 6 to 8 pm at Arundel Grange hall. Co chairs are Fred Merrill and Mrs Ruth Clough. tickets available from grange members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Backman
Melrose
Mass
Robert Lindstrom
Everett
Miss Backman
Harry Stevens
Sea Road
Post Home
Fletcher Street
Betty Foley
Margaret Cantara
Arundel Grange No. 486
Arundel Grange Hall
Fred Merrill
Ruth Clough
The
Grange
Navy Enlistees May Now Be Home For Christmas Holidays
Navy recruiter Harold Riddle announces sailors enlisted from now until November 16 may return home for Christmas. Information came from Naval Recruit Training Center Great Lakes. Enlistees who want to be home should contact Riddle in Sanford or at 2 Stockman Avenue Saco before November 10, with phone options Sanford 2250 or AT 4-8369.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Riddle
DCI
Navy
Naval Recruit Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Riddle
Sanford
Stockman Avenue
Saco
County police form Monmouth radio network ties all towns
The 53 municipalities in Monmouth County organize a countywide police radio system to share information instantly across towns, reducing red tape and improving coordination among police forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freehold
N. J
Monmouth County
Schubert Club of Kennebunk Plans Seasonal Concerts
The Schubert Club of Kennebunk held its first meeting at Mrs. Grace Miner's home. Richard Farnsworth spoke about his scholarship trip to the Summer Youth Music School at UNH with drum illustrations. Mrs. Carroll Philbrick performed Chopin Fantasia. Plans include a May concert to fund the scholarship and hosting the Maine State Federation Convention in late spring. Christmas Vespers will be in Christchurch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schubert Club
Grace Miner
Kennebunk
Richard Farnsworth
University of New Hampshire
Carroll Philbrick
Chopin
John Audibert
State Federation of Music Clubs For
Maine
Christchurch
Clifton Murray
Ernest Smith
Bridal Couple Are Honored At Kennebunk
A Monday evening fellowship at Advent Christian church Kennebunk Lower Village honored Mr and Mrs Danforth M Googins who wed Saturday in Kennebunk. Decorations featured pink and white wedding bells and streamers. A This is Your Life program highlighted church Sunday school and scholars. Gifts came from relatives church members and friends. The couple cut a three tier cake and a buffet lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Danforth M. Googins
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport Church Group Plans First Fall Meeting
The Women’s Association of the South Congregational Church in Kennebunkport opens fall activities with a luncheon chaired by Mrs. Earl Freeman on Tuesday October 13 at 1 PM. Reservations due by October 10. Miss June Small leads devotions as officers and committee chairs report and show slides on Pilgrim Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Association of the South Congregational Church
Kennebunkport
Earl Freeman
June Small
Pilgrim Lodge
Webhannet Club Honors New Members With Tea
The Webhannet Club met Monday afternoon with a 1 p.m. luncheon led by Mrs. R. Edgar Fisher and the finance committee. Wesley Boynton and Morse Haithwaite gave a musical program. The next meeting on October 19 will feature a tea for new members and past presidents, with Miss Edna Harmon presenting a book review. Hostesses include Mrs. Alfred S. Britto and a team of committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webhannet Club
R. Edgar Fisher
Finance Committee
Wesley Boynton
Morse Haithwaite
Edna Harmon
Alfred S. Britto
George Noiles
Leslie Graffam
M. D. Clement
Fire Truck History Traced At Kennebunk Fire Museum
Kennebunk chronicles trace the Thomas B. Reed hook and ladder bought for 500 dollars in 1894 and loaned by townspeople in 1959. West Kennebunk's 1896 700 dollar housing fund, usage until 1917, and postwar moves noted. Brick Store Museum plans a carriage stall display for the historic vehicle amid a fire prevention week window exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Harrison Coleman
Thomas B. Reed
West Kennebunk
West Kennebunk Fire Company
West Kennebunk Grange
Local social notes from Wells Sanford and Kennebunk pond
Mrs Leland Tobey and Mrs Mildred Pierce of Wells were recent guests of Mrs Florence Hilton. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dutch visited Mrs Lawrence Stackpole in Sanford. Mrs Ethel Littlefield and Mrs Carrie Herring, summer residents at Kennebunk pond, have returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Tobey
Mildred Pierce
Wells
Florence Hilton
Kenneth Dutch
Lawrence Stackpole
Sanford
Ethel Littlefield
Carrie Herring
Kennebunk Pond
Broadway move trims price in Billy Barnes Revue
The Billy Barnes Revue moved from an off Broadway playhouse to a regular Broadway theater and lowered the cheapest seats from 2.25 to 2 dollars. Management cited the larger capacity of the new auditorium as the reason for the cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Barnes
West Kennebunk Bible Class To Sponsor Sale
The Harvey Bible class met for the church Monday evening and voted to hold a rummage sale and food sale on Oct. 17 starting at 10 a.m. in the church vestry. Mae Smith chairs the rummage sale and Virginia Varney leads the food sale. Edna Perkins Persis Moulton and Myra Towne will run a penny lunch at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Bible Class
Lillian McCrellis
Mae Smith
Virginia Varney
Edna Perkins
Persis Moulton
Myra Towne
Dorothy Morey
Freeport
Mae Nadeau
Dorothy O'Bleins
Ethel Littlefield
Myrtle Hall
Helene Hutchins
Virginia
Ladies Sodality Reception At St Margarets Church
A regular Ladies Sodality meeting at St Margarets parish hall welcomed new members and featured Rev George Geaudreau speaking on spiritual benefits of women socialists. Plans announced for a food sale and basket on October 25 after Mass, a Christmas bazaar on December 5, and invitations to members of other parish groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Margarets Church
Father Walsh
George Geaudreau
Robert Smith
Idlewild Players Form Off Broadway Club at Airport
The Airport Thespians New York Idlewild Players organize at New York International Air Terminal. All cast members are airport workers and the group plans original drama productions focusing on off Broadway style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Idlewild Players
International Air Terminal
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Dial
Kennebunk High School
Berwick High School
Pat Goulet
Lynda Rossnagle
Judye Emmons
Bonnie Bilderback
Park Street
Laurin Maling
Richard Lewin
West Kennebunk Bible Class
Ladies Sodality of Beach Church
Varney
Ruth Packard
Hazel Phillips
Barbara Stone
Mrs
Roland Larochelle
Hugh Cullinan
Gerard R. Cote
Frank Harris
Alfred Paul
Yvonne Goulet
Vivian Robichaud
Mary ‘Emery
Gerard Jacques
Claudette Jacques
Carol Girard
Carol Grenier
James Monahan
Frank LaFountain
Laurette M. Lewis
Philip Auger
William J. Mullen
Paul Murphy
Lewis Fowler
Lillian Knight
Madeleine Beaulieu
A. E. Boisvert
Mary Verrill
Martha Emery
Joseph Boucher
Louis Jon‘cas
G. B. LeBeau
Robert Benoit
Richard Miller
Dominic Fournier
Gerard McGee
Olivia Larivierre
Yvonne Perreault
Gertrude LaFo
Alice Acton
Eileen Moore
Eva Chisholm
Joyce Beaulieu
Rebecca Cretaro
Dale Armstrong
Shirley DesRoberts
Cheryl Marshall
Carol Ladakakos
Aline Fontaine
Irene Murray
Bernice Randall
Verne Bolduc
Doris Paradis
Pauline Bolduc
Lucy Mullance
Jeanne Boisvert
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Portland
Brewer, ME
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Federal Highway
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