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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1960
Page
3
Kennebunk and Kennebunkport residents plan weekend visits to Rochester New York with relatives. Others stay local with surgical recoveries noted at Webber and visits to Brighton Massachusetts. A new boat yard addition, a move to Sparks Nevada, and church rummage sale details round out the community notes.
A luncheon at 1 p m Wednesday October 12 at the Kennebunk Unitarian church opens the fall season of the Unitarian Alliance with speaker Mrs John Kozlewski reporting on the Unitarian May meetings. Miss Karen Taylor and Christopher Shields will share updates from Star Island. Hostesses include Mrs Charles Bowdoin chairman assisted by Mrs Gordon Howie Mrs Sidney Crawford Mrs Norris Eveleth Mrs Ernest Cartwright and Miss Edna Hubbard.
The Beach Women’s Society of Christian Service held its first fall meeting at President Florence Benson’s Old Orchard Beach home. Reports covered summer activities and Salvation Army Retired Officers dinner. Members prepared for a rummage sale October 28–29 and named the Christmas fair for November 17 with a supper.
Maine B nai B rith holds fall conference in Lewiston October 15 16 hosted by Twin City lodge and chapter with dance at the Lewiston Auburn Jewish community center and a Sunday program at the DeWitt hotel featuring Sol Hetchkopf Israel services director as principal speaker A diverse delegate group from Lewiston Auburn Portland Augusta Bangor Biddeford and Saco is listed with local organizers led by Jack Dion and others.
The Kennebunkport South Congregational Church unit of the Church Women will hold its installation on Tuesday October 11 with a 1 p.m. luncheon hosted by Mrs James Collins and Mrs Donald Adams. Reservations are due by October 8 to Mrs Ralph Smith. Elmont Tyndale will lead the devotional, followed by the annual meeting with reports from officers and committee chairs. Rev Robert Howes will conduct the installation service for the new officers.
Roger Turcotte presided as commander at the Webber-Lefebvre post meeting where finance officer Joseph Forest reported September. A charity paper drive is set for Sunday afternoon October 9 and a harvest supper on Saturday October 29 with Turcotte as chair. Members are up to date for 1961 and a membership drive is planned before November 11. The York County council meets in York on October 14. Refreshments were served by Leonard Bunnell.
OBS observed Past Patrons and Past Matrons night with 20 past officers presenting gifts. Arthur and Agnes Tracy, associate patron and associate matron, were hailed for 25 years of marriage with money bouquet and anniversary cake. Table decor featured bouquets of cut flowers.
The Maine Campus announces thirty five University of Maine students joining its weekly paper staff led by Mary Irving of Gorham. Staff includes editors business managers reporters and a photo team with students from Bangor Waterville Portland Old Town and other towns plus two out of state collaborators.
Dominoes club members meet at Barbara McKee home in Old Orchard Beach appoint Carol Grenier sunshine chair and Cheryl Marshall food sale chair for today at Washington Avenue Laundromat. Plans for a New Year’s ball and other activities discussed as attendees list includes Patricia Pitkins Alice Rideout Betsy Skillings and others.
Members of Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias and Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters met at Roy Jackson’s home to plan the annual Jubilee in Kennebunk on April 15 1961. John Lindsey was elected chair. Attendees included Walter Hargreaves Harland Dutch Jack Ephross Henry L Smith Roy Jackson and several sisters from Ivy Temple.
Ocean Park plans a weekend of annual closing events with a Saturday 6 p.m. harvest supper at the Royal Ambassador camp dining hall. Nearly 300 attendees are expected, with entertainment by F Stewart Shuster and an illustrated camp program by Rev Frank T Littorin. Sunday's interdenominational service at Porter Memorial hall starts at 10 50 a m, followed by society business and officer elections.
Lincoln Nebraska A police department and the state penitentiary staged a three game softball series. After the first game police returned a stray ball to the prison which mounted it on a trophy stand and offered it to the series winner.
President Mrs. Toni Bill was re elected to lead the Abbotts-Verville AMVETS auxiliary at the post home on Walnut Street. Other officers named include Irene Guarino Germaine Marie Mary Belanger Mary Emery Pauline Potvin Marie Jacques and Irene MacGlauflin. An installation with the post is set for Sunday October 16 at 2 30 pm. Card parties resume October 9 and 16 with Toni Bill and Irene Guarino as chairmen. A toy party and a Stanley party are planned for future dates. The next meeting is October 20.
Anticipating a new look in the 1960 homecoming program, hundreds of University of Maine alumni return to Orono for a different date, a New Hampshire football opponent not previously featured, and more music at the Saturday game. The schedule includes rallies, plays, campus coffees, the Maine New Hampshire game, reunions, and an alumni dance.
The annual homecoming luncheon will be held Saturday at noon with Dr. George Dow presiding and University President Lloyd H. Elliott greeting attendees. Honors include Willis C. Campbell representing the 1903 New Hampshire team and William J. Ricker representing Maine’s 1893 eleven, plus two other Maine players from that era. A Black Bear Award recipient will be named at the luncheon. A decorating contest, enhanced musical program, and a Rockland Drum and Bugle Corps show will accompany the 1:30 kickoff. Governor John Reed will attend and crown the homecoming queen at halftime.
Three meetings for area farmers are set for the week of October 10 by the York county extension service of the University of Maine and the U S Department of Agriculture. Activities include the York County Extension Women fall meeting at Conant chapel Alfred with illustrated talk by Mrs. Robert Cole, a poultrymen supper at Hawthorne school South Sanford with guest speaker Carroll Dunham, and a forestry meeting at Richard Arsenault’s woodlot in Alfred featuring Prof. R I Ashman addressing attendees.
Norristown Pa doctors sought today to determine the cause of a lingering infection after Philip Berkes Jr 38 who was bitten on the finger by a lion while visiting a zoo Sept 24 hid more of his left arm amputated Berkes Wednesday had his arm amputated near the shoulder at Montgomery Hospital The lower part of the arm was amputated last Saturday.
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