Visitors and family news from Kennebunk and area
Recent visitors at the Friend street home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blake included Mr. and Mrs. Earl Clarke and Mrs. Arthur Foxan of Malden Massachusetts. Weekend callers at the Blake home were Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Spinkey of Kittery and Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Perry with daughters Janet and Jill of Derry New Hampshire. Mrs. Donald Dyer and infant Kimberly Ann returned to the Mousam road home from Webber hospital. Mrs. Kenneth Curtis and daughter Susan of Portland spent Friday with her mother, Mrs. Olive Brown. Chancellor Commander Donald Dyer presided at Myrtle lodge meeting voting to assign page rank for October 10. Plans were made for a father and son night. Refreshments served by Clarence Davis, Donald Dyer and A Wesley Leech. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Simonds and sons Scott and Mark of Wethersfield Connecticut were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Cole. Mrs. Simonds and her sister Mrs. Robert B. Perry of Derry attended UNH homecoming. Master Geoffrey David Bowdoin of Wayland Massachusetts spent the weekend with his parents on Summer street.
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Friend Street
Frank Blake
Earl Clarke
Arthur Foxan
Malden
Mass
Blake
Reginald Spinkey
Kittery
Robert B. Perry
Janet
Jill
Derry
N. H
Joseph T. Cole
Drakes Island
Donald Dyer
Kimberly Ann
Clarence Davis
A. Wesley Leech
Stephen P. Simonds and
Scott and
Mark
Wethersfield
Conn
Fletcher Street
Simonds
University of New Hampshire
Geoffrey David Bowdoin
Wayland
Charles Bowdoin
Summer Street
Card party winners at Lions Club event in Old Orchard Beach
Prize winners at the Lions Club card party on Hoffman Street include Mrs. Helen Peele as women’s high and Mrs. Hilda Price as low, while the men’s high goes to Paws Pettengill and low to Edwin Ixon. Queen of Hearts went to Mrs. Mary Barrer and other prizes to Mrs. Claire Me ee Sumner Johnson and Mrs. Irene Guarino. A second party is planned for next Friday evening.
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Lions’ Club
Hoffman Street
Women's High
Helen Peele
Low
Hilda Price
Men's High
Paws Pettengill
Edwin Ixon
Queen of Hearts
Mary Barrer
Iar
Claire Meee Sumner Johnson
Irene Guarino
Lions Club
Jennie Rallis
Esther
Priscilla Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Wells
Highpine
Miniwanca
Kay Mewer
Dre Douglass
Asa Dougs
C. Fayette Staples Auxiliary
American Legion
Legion Hall
School Street
Wells fall church groups set tonight meetings
The Young Women's groups of Wells First and Second Congregational churches begin their fall season at 7 45 PM in the Second church parish house with October hospitality providing refreshments. Eldridge and LeRoy Hanson Post and Unit, American Legion and auxiliary, plan 8 PM gatherings at the Wells Legion home on Eldredge Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells First
Second Congregational
Second Church
Eldridge
Leroy Hanson
American Legion and Auxiliary
Wells Legion
Eldredge Road
UM Homecoming Plans for Maine Bowdoin Series
A 15 member faculty committee with two student reps is set to organize University of Maine's annual homecoming featuring the Maine Bowdoin State Series football game at Alumni Field. The event is scheduled for 1 30 p m on Saturday, with committee chairman William C Wells and President Lloyd H Elliott among appointees.
Illness prompts more tests for Dr. Arthur Compton
Nobel physicist and former Washington University chancellor Dr. Arthur H. Compton, 66, was flown from his northern Michigan summer home to St. Louis for further examinations after falling ill. The probe seeks to determine the exact nature of his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, Mo
Arthur H. Compton
Dr. Compton
Washington University
St. Louis
Michigan
Three Hurt In A Kennebunk Car Accident
Officer Paul Wormwood and Kennebunk Chief Frank Stevens stopped a car driven by L. T. Malloy of Hollis Center on York street after a 10:45 a m incident. The Malloy car sideswiped Martha Stanley of York street, Kennebunk, forcing her vehicle into a utility pole. Passengers Mary Miller 24 sustained a broken left foot and leg injuries, Henry Stanley 16 months suffered cuts and bruises, and Thomas Stanley 4 was observed at Webber hospital. Malloy faces driving charges in Kennebunk Municipal Court on October 19.
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Paul Wormwood
Kennebunk
Frank Stevens
L. T. Malloy
Hollis Center
Malloy
York Street
Martha Stanley
Stanley
Mary Miller
Henry Stanley
Thomas Stanley
Webber Hospital
Ladies Sewing Meeting At Port Plans Fall Events
The Ladies Society of the First Congregational church held an all day sewing meeting at Port. A fried clam supper is set for October 21 and a rummage sale for October 17. Donations for the sale may be arranged with Mrs. Florence Inniss. The next meeting hosts will be Mrs. Hazel Chamberlin in Rochester on October 19. Several items were made for a Christmas sale on November 7 at Weinstein's in Dock Square. Attendees included Shirley Walker and others. The next sewing meeting is scheduled for Thursday.
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Ladies Society
First Congregational Church
Florence Inniss
Hazel Chamberlin
Rochester
N. H
Weinstein
Dock Square
Shirley Walker
Dorothy Leach
Mary Philbrick
Amy Maddox
Portsmouth
N.H
Elizabeth Andrews
Ann Stuart
Mildred Cornealy
Kennebunkport Legion Auxiliary Plans Christmas Sales
Kennebunkport American Legion auxiliary unit joined with Biddeford to entertain department officers. Members present included Mrs. Alberta Redmond, Mrs. Florence Inniss, Mrs. Mildred Cornealy, Mrs. Beatrice Wakefield, and Mrs. Clara Philbrick. Regular meeting announced for Wednesday evening to plan a December 5 Christmas sale and a December 12 Christmas party. Attendees at York County Council in Berwick were Mrs. Wakefield, Mrs. Redmond, and Mr. and Mrs. Inniss. Mr. and Mrs. Irven Cornealy visited Ellsworth and Dover-Foxcroft. Mrs. Helen Thompson of Dover, N H, visiting the Cloughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
American Legion Auxiliary
Biddeford
Alberta Redmond
Florence Inniss
Mildred Cornealy
Beatrice Wakefield
Clara Philbrick
York County Council
Berwick
Peatrice Wakefield
Nicholas Inniss
Irven Cornealy
Ellsworth
Dover-Foxcroft
Helen Thompson
Dover
N. H
Arthur ‘Clough
Flavorful Meatball Mixture Tips with Parsley Boost
A quick tip suggests adding minced parsley liberally to the meatball mix to enhance aroma and brightness. The guidance emphasizes parsley's fresh, herbal note to improve texture and flavor.
Kennebunk Junior Crowned Homecoming Queen
Miss Lynda Rossenagle, a Kennebunk High junior, was named Homecoming Queen at the dance in the new gym ending the day’s events. Other contestants included Patty Goulet Bonnie Bilderback and Judy Emmons. The parade featured floats from classes and clubs, prizes awarded, and police assisted with traffic under Reserve Police Chief Paul Wormwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynda Rossenagle
Kennebunk High School
Richard Lewin
Carol Dugin
Patty Goulet
Bonnie Bilderback
John T. Seeikins
Andrew J. Peterson
Berwick Academy
National Honor Society
Dramatics Club
Village Shop
Kennebunk
Arundel Grange
Laurin Maling
Warren E. Bowdoin
George Lebarge
Josef Arentz
Kennebunkport CD Reserve Policie
Reserve
Paul Wormwood
John Trafton
Carol Durgin
Rossenagle
Kennel Club Feted At Dinner By Port County
Mr and Mrs Harold Wakefield entertained the York County Kennel club at the American Legion home Kennebunkport Maine with a lobster dinner after a regualr meeting led by Harry Tomlinson Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ernest Crowley Mr and Mrs James Enwoldson of Wells Kennebunk members and guests from Sanford Wells and Haverhill among the hostesses listed as Mrs Harold Wakefield
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Harold Wakefield
York County Kennel Club
American Legion Home
Main Street
Kennebunks Port
Harry Tomlinson
Ernest Crowley
James Enwoldson
Wells
Kennebunk
Jess Hill
John ‘Powers
John Powers, Jr
S. Emmons
Sanford
Charles Abbott
Mary Abbott
George Briggs
F. Robert Newton
Haverhill
Paul Wood
Kennebunkport Star Chapter Invites Members and Guests
The Aurora chapter of the Eastern Star met at the Masonic Building in Kennebunkport with Worthy Grand Matron Jaanita Sessions. Guests included Dwight Sturdivant and Agnes Swett, plus a chicken supper led by Frances Hutchins. Invitations listed events across October and November including chapters in Priscilla Pine Hill Portland and South Berwick, honoring grand officers and districts.
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Aurora
Eastern Star
Kennebunkport
Masonic
Jaanita
Dwight Sturdivant
Agnes Swett
District
Frances Hutchins
Helen Parks
Adah
Biddeford
Esther
Priscilla
Highpine
Conerstone
Portland
Martha
Union
Lyman
Milo Aldworth
Sarah Orne Jewett
South Berwick
Sarah Jewett
Fern
Alfred
Iowa
Grand Ruth
Dance pair Bam bi Linn and Rod Alexander split over divorce
Stamford report notes Bam bi Linn Burke wins an uncontested divorce from Rod Alexander Burke after a split in marriage. Alexander was away on a dance tour in the Orient when the decree was granted for mental cruelty.
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Stamford
Conn
Bambi Linn
Rod Alexander
Miss Linn
Rod Alexander Burke
Westport
Alexander
Orient
Marriage not a guarantee of bliss author says
Dorothy Roe reports on author Rona Jaffe who argues marriage does not guarantee happiness. Jaffe, famed for The Best of Everything, discusses her Rio de Janeiro research for Away From Home and notes Americans abroad emulate home gossip and marital tangles. A library note follows about termite damage removing Our National Forests copies at Oklahoma University.
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Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
Rona Jaffe
Boccaccio
New York
Rona
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
Norman, Okla
Olive Berry Perry Marries John Benjamin Simpson at Tory Hill
Olive Berry Perry of Baltimore weds John Benjamin Simpson of Briarcliff Manor New York in a ceremony at Tory Hill Meeting House Buxton officiated by Dr. Frederick H. Thompson of Portland. Organist Mrs Harry O Furber. matron of honor Mrs Anthony Wedge Jr. Reception at the Furber home across from the church, with a guest list including Perry Dexheimer Jochumsen Curtis Smith and many Buxton residents.
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Carl Berry Perry
Baltimore
Olive Berry Perry
John Benjamin Simpson
Briarcliffe Manor
New York
Tory Hill
Buxton
Frederick H. Thompson
Portland
Harry O. Furber
Anthony Wedge, Jr
Dorothy Furber
Carl B. Perry
Philip Dexheimer
Chester
N. J
Elva Jochumsen
Newburg
N. Y
Charles S. Curtis
St. Albany
Mid
Henry Smith
Shirley Smith
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Frederick Thompson
S. Hamilton
Millicent Hamilton
West Bath
Donald Ferris
Wenham
Selma Carlson
Esther Engler
Brookline
Harry C. Furber
Francis Sands
Dorothy Lamson
Linwood L. Brown
Harlow Brown
Paul Brown
Saco
Actress Susan Weld Changes Name to Tuesday Weld
In Santa Monica, the Superior Court approved the name change to Tuesday Weld. The actor had been known professionally as Tuesday Weld, and her mother testified she had used that name since Susan was two months old.
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Santa Monica, Calif
Susan Weld
Tuesday Weld
Superior Court
Susan
Aileen Weld
Yom Kippur Begins With Sundown Observance
Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, starts at sundown Sunday for Jews worldwide. It is a day of fasting self examination and prayer for forgiveness and moral improvement, per AP.
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New York
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Clement P. Wight
Dial
Port
Kennebunkport Mks
Fuprence Inniss
St. Joseph High School
Nancy Proctor
Carol A. Newman
Priscille Lauzon
Rochelle Caouette
Georgeanna Webb
Kennel Club
Port County
Arthur Flanders
St. Petersburg
Fla
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Presque Isle
Aroostook County
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Eigh
South Pacific
Kaiser Wilhelm’s Land
Olive Perry
Buxton Church
Ronald Caron
Paulette Laverriere
Odilon Laverriere
Green Street
Fries Iaddock
THE
Great Atlantic
Pacific Tea Company
Ap’ Super
Eis Vang Laima
Miami Es
Bell-Ans
Bellans
Orangeburg
Chez Irene
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