Dear Abby Etiquette Queries On Invitations And Social Reciprocation
Dear Abby addresses etiquette questions about accepting or declining an expensive wedding invitation and whether a gift is required. She then tackles why single friends rarely reciprocate invitations and notes that some social behaviors risk entitlement or discomfort. The final letter about a new neighbor sharing confidences is discouraged, with warning against gossip and potential harm.
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Abby
Amall
Kennebunk opens modern town office quarters and new Center
Renovations in Kennebunk yield modern working quarters for town office staff and the new Communication Center at Lower Town Hall. Town Manager Robert S. York and staff staff the area with federal engineers performing final inspections. A $17,500 match from the Federal Accelerated Public Works Program funded the center, with enhanced fireproof storage, town records, and a radio system linking police, highway crews, and light district equipment. Police lockup cells are pending federal approval and possible Kessler Shoe Company funding.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk Lower Town Hall
Robert S. York
Gwendolyn Beach
Patricia Maling
Clifford Speed
Boston
Federal
York
Kessler Shoe Company
Hard Words and Help Wanted at Night’s End
Readers urged to share thoughts with parents and request personal replies. The notice directs sending a self addressed stamped envelope to Abby through the paper for a private response.
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Abby
Rose Bush Blooms Again On Birthday
Mrs. Ellena Green of 45 Myrtle Street Biddeford maintains a 50 year record of birthday blooms from a white rose bush started in 1915. The plant blooms annually on July 9 in honor of her daughter Frances Lewis and again in October for her son Joseph, with the latest bud opening on October 8 in the living room.
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Ellena Green
Myrtle St
Biddeford
Green
Frances Lewis
Ferry Road
Saco
Joseph
Mrs Wells wins USGA Women's Amateur crown thrice
Former Anne Quast, now Mrs David Wells, captured the USGA Women's Amateur title in 1958 1961 and 1963 showcasing a dominant span in American golf history.
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David Wells
Anne Quast
USGA
Niagara Falls a thriving industrial power hub at night
Niagara Falls New York draws over two million visitors yearly. From the Canadian side multicolored floodlights illuminate the falls. Behind the tourist scene, the city thrives as an industrial center converting river power into various products.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
James Leech Is Honored At Party
James Leech son of Mr and Mrs Robert Leech was guest of honor at a fourth birthday party at their home. Guests included family friends from Kennebunk and West Kennebunk and Michael O Keefe from Dover. Attending and sending gifts are listed, with the host and hostess Mr and Mrs Robert Leech.
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West Kennebunk
James Leech
Robert Leech
A. Wesley Leech
Kennebunk
George Littlefield
Scott
Karen
Judith Lovett
Bruce
Richard Leech
Betty Ann
Gary
Craig
James
Debbie
Ruth Dalton
Michael O'Keefe
Dover
N. H
Bruce Coyne
U.S. Army
Fort Carson
Col
Affiec
Ora McConnell
Eastern Star guests honored at Esther Night in Goodwins Mills
Mrs Mildred Nowell of Old Orchard Beach led a group including Mrs Helen Smith Mrs Lillian Nowell Donald Nowell and Hubert Standeven as special guests at Union Chapter Goodwins Mills Tuesday evening Esther Night. Health Capsules offers general information not for diagnosis.
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Mildred Nowell
Esther
Miniwanca
Order of the Eastern Star
Union
Goodwins Mills
Helen Smith
Lillian Nowell
Donald Nowell
Hubert Standeven
Fourth Parents Weekend Slated At St. Francis
St Francis College plans its fourth annual Parents weekend October 18 to 20 with events led by the Student Senate and faculty. Highlights include a Friars Club stage production The Game of Chess starring Michael Austin Anthony DiPaolo Michael Hood and Neil Curley, a film on student life, and student music. Saturday features cross country with the University of Maine in Portland a 10 am panel on segregation a 1:30 pm bridge for Frederick Hall blessing a 2 pm soccer match against Gordon College plus a Biddeford High School marching band halftime show and social hour. Sunday Mass will close the weekend with Schola Cantorium performances and a box lunch. Coordination with the Chamber of Commerce supported arrangements.
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St. Francis College
Henry St. Pierre
Winchendon
Mass
Friars Club
Michael Austin
Springfield
Anthony DiPaoloa
Beechurst
Long Island
N. Y
Michael Hood
Ronkonkoma
N.Y
Neil Curley
Lynn
Abenaki Golf Club
Biddeford Pool
University of Maine
Portland
Frederick Hall
Fulgence Boisvert
C.F.M
St. Joseph’s
Red Knights
Gordon College
Beverly Farms
Biddeford Igh
St. Francis
Saco Armory
Ted Herbert
Glee Club
Lawrence Davis
Clarence Laplante
O.F.M
Schola Cantorium
Frederick Warner
Dinling Hall
Student Senate
Chamber of Commerce
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Abigail
van Buren
Old Orchard Beach High School
Bernie Bouchard
Esther Crowley
Lorraine Dowd
Edward Smith
Marlin Morris
Donald C. Jones
Donald W. Shorey
Frank Lawler
Old Orchard Beach
Jerome le Pelletier
Leon Jones
Helene Burke
Gloria Lemire
William Mullen
Woolworths
Servey’s
Maine
Woolworth
Ol Pont
Sam’s
Alfred
Glen Raven
Ee Anc
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Leon
Green Street
Weon Grover
Beaupre
Gas & Electric
Alfred Street
Clement P. Wight
Dial
Michael A. Petti
Vic’s Appliance Center
Main Street
Saco, Maine
Canal Bank
Old Orchard St
Bolduc Paint CO
Alfred St
Ocean Park Hotel
Temple Avenue
Ocean Park
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