Kennebunk Social and School Notes Highlight Local Visits and Updates
Richard Smith on 30 day leave from U S Air Force visits his mother Mrs Hannah Perce in Kennebunk and heads to Goodfellow AFB about Sept 15. Kennebunk school committee approves revised bus schedules after adding a new bus and discusses a preschool survey by the PTA. Charles Wormwood named fifth grade teacher at Park Street. Jack Ephross recovering after surgery at Maine Osteopathic Hospital.
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Richard Smith
U. S. Air Force
Japan
Hannah Rerce
Kuoss Road
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Texas
Lloyd Jewett
Ross Road
Central Maine Power Company
Biddeford
Clifton B. Leech
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Kennebunk
John Ikins, Jr
Parent Teacher Association
Parent-Teacher Association
Charles Wormwood
Park Street
Jack Ephross
Maine Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
Bloodhounds Track Fugitives at Georgia Prison Break
In Waycross Georgia bloodhounds tracked fugitives at the Ware County Prison branch. The escapees dug under the fence and disappeared. Prison officials ordered inmates to assist in the search.
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Waycross
Ware County
Appeal Filed Over Beach Man Will Contest
An appeal from Judge John B. Roberts decree allowing the will of George Methot of Old Orchard Beach was filed in York County Probate Court. Methot died April 8 and left his estate in equal shares to his nieces Antoinette and Juliette Arel with Antoinette named executrix. Florence Croteau appeals, alleging lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence by Antoinette and Juliette Arel. The Waterhouse Spencer and Carroll firm represents contestant Florence Croteau.
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John B. Roberts
George Methot
Old Orchard Beach
York County
Methot
Antoinette
Juliette Arel
Cleaves Street
Biddeford
Florence Croteau
Superior Court of Probate
Jeannette
Juliette) Arel
Waterhouse, Spencer and Carroll
Nature Talk at Cape Porpoise by Audubon guest
Miss Marion Clark hosted a Cape Porpoise gathering on Langsford Road where Mrs. Harriet Buchheister of Greenwich Connecticut spoke for the Audubon Society. She presented slides on Matinicus Rock Lighthouse life including flowers and birds such as the puffin. Attendees included Mrs. Ward Johnson Ralph Stephen Edna Perkins James Anderson and others. Refreshments were served by Miss Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Clark
Langsford Road
Cape Porpoise
Harriet Buchheister
Greenwich
Local Transit and Cemetery Access Timetable Note
A fragment lists times 3:00 3:00 LH 3:35 EP 5:00 5:30 with Ocean Park and Laurel Hill Cemetery. It mentions direct travel to or from Alfred Street foot and notes store hours and mill operation nights.
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Ocean Park
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Alfred Street
Biddeford
O. O. High School
City Sq
Main St
Aco
Saco
O. O. High
Warsaw at War 1939 A Polish Front in Decline
Reporter Eli Mer Peterson chronicles the first days of World War II in Warsaw. Explosions shattered offices as German bombers struck the Vistula riverfront while Polish troops, bold yet under armed, fought back. Crowds shouted defiant cheers as Britain and France declared war, foretelling Poland's rapid collapse.
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Warsaw
Elmer Peterson
Associated Press
Vistula
Peterson
War Office
U. S
Germany
Poland
Hitler
New York
Parker
Great Britain
France
Porpoise residents share news and bear grows five cubs
Cape Porpoise guests include Ethel Gardner and Jan Howie from Toronto plus numerous relatives from Massachusetts and Ohio. A Pennsylvania bear is noted to bear five cubs weighing seven to eight pounds each, highlighting local wildlife. The article also covers wedding details for Margery Sweet and family guests from Bangor Waterville and Scarborough, with notes on education and service.
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Pennsylvania
National Wildlife Federation
Scarborough Girl Weds Beach Resident in Blue Point Church
Miss Caroline Roberta Burnham, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold A Burnham of Scarborough, married Silas Alfred Cummings Tuesday at 7 p m in Blue Point Congregational church. Rev John R Cranston officiated. The ceremony featured a single ring rite and a reception for about 75 relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Roberta Burnham
Harold A. Burnham
Snowroad
Scarborough
Silas
Alfred Cummings
Elsie Cummings
Union Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Donald Cummings
Saco
Blue Point Congregational Church
John R. Cranston
Constance Hurd
Robert Maguire
James Girard
Dennis Girard
Church Guild
Sandra Burnham
Notable Attendees From Scarborough Gather For Event
The list includes Elsie Cummings, Richard Sweet and family from Old Orchard Beach, Patricia, Richard Jr., Roland, Nancy, Thomas, and Richard Hersom, with Mr and Mrs Richard Sweet, Dorothy White of South Portland, Stanley Merrill of Saco, and numerous Scarborough friends and relatives.
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Groom
Ancostra
Washington, D. C
Elsie Cummings
Richard Sweet
Patricia
Richard, Jr
Roland
Nancy
Thomas
Richard Hersom
Old Orchard Beach
Dorothy White
South Portland
Stanley Merrill
Saco
Scarborough
Meter refuses second nickel after half hour in Newark
George Ortland of Newark fed a nickel to a city parking meter, which registered 30 minutes and spit the coin back. He inserted a second nickel and the meter again showed 30 minutes before rejecting the payment.
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Newark
N. J
George Ortland
Ortland
Kennebunk Schools Hold Open House for Residents
Kennebunk and Kennebunkport schools hosted open house yesterday afternoon. School principals and custodians guided residents and interested spectators through the buildings, showcasing classrooms and facilities.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Nickel machine note and police reply in Newark
Ortland sent 10 cents to Newark police with a note claiming the nickel machine was the best he ever played. The incident highlights a quirky exchange over an arcade stake and police response.
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Ortland
Newark
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Dial YU
Beach Man
Lewis Bernstein
Auto Finance CO
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Old Orchard
P. M
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Maine
P.M
Cyan A. M. A
CE Camp
The
Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society
Porter Old Meeting House
Curtis K. Stanley
Bath
Mr. Stanley
Porter
Joseph Stanley
Kezar Falls
By Lloyd Lehrbas
Bob Parker
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Hungary
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Wesley Taylor
Ethel Gardner
Jan Howie
Toronto
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Victor Stiff
Cambridge
Mass
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Needham
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Susan
Emily Kendrick
Dorothea
Elizabeth Rice
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
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Virginia Schoenberg
New York City
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Guy Emerson
Nelson Cottage
Alfred Heaton
California
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Inez Jennison
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
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Lois
Salem Depp N. H
George Harriman
Ernest Ridlon
Lynn
Orono
Merton Hutchins
Webber Hospital
A. Edward Nunan
Sa. Ft
Maine Linoleum CO
Beach
Mill City
Chevrolet
Bargainland
P. B
P. S
Tu Tone, R. H., Ltd
Lincoln
Elm Street
Norge Appliances
Chevy
Nascar
National Association For Stock Car Advancement and Researc
Popular Science Magazine
Motor Trend Magazine
Sports Cars Illustrated
Automobile Manufacturers Association
National Automobile Dealers Association
Mill City Chevrolet Corp
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