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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1959

Page

3

Kennebunk Social Notes and Local Arrivals

Kennebunk residents and visitors are listed in a community roundup. Birthdays, hospital stays, weekend guests, and travels are noted for families including the Richards, Hawkins, Johnson, Johnston, Edwards, Thompson, Lord, and DeAngelis households. Local police reserve activity, school start, lodge meetings, and plans for rededication of Mousam lodge hall are reported with several public social events at the K of P hall.

Robert King Donald Rtchards Bar Mills Marion Bedard Hoey Street Elmer Johnson Cat Mousam Road Webber Hospital Biddeford Joh Hawkins Kevin and Craig Putney John Hawkins Brown Street Walter Graham Kimberly, Stacey and Scott Winthrop Mass Charles Thompson the Landing Thompson Arline Johnston Lawrence Carl Edwards Fletcher Street William Lord North Tonawanda N. Y Inoronto Niagara Falls Adirondacks Kennebunk Reserve Paul Wormwood Frank Stevens Co. D Edmund Cashen John Lindsey Donald Ramsden Norwich Conn Lindsey Donald Dyer Myrtle Lodge Jack Ephross Clarence Davis Osteopathic Hospital Portland Oscar DeAngéis Gail Donald John DeAngelis Summer Street Fred Barrett Robert Fred, Jr Vickie Rumford Paul Welch Maurice Caron Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters K. of P. Hall Gladys Leech Ora McConnell Pythian Main Street Eugene Laybold Portland Street Laybold Maine Canada Noble

Durant Family Hosts Holiday Weekend Guests

Geraldine Durant returned from Stratham New Hampshire where she visited relatives. Several Durant relatives from Hampton Dover and Haverhill joined the gathering including Walter Worth, Ar ther Durant and others. Winchester Sawyer is hospitalized in Saco and C Paul Wight has taken a math science teaching post in Rumford High School.

Geraldine Durant C. Russell Durant Adelaide Road Stratham N. H Norman Marston Donald Rogers Straham Walter Durant Haverhill Mass Saul Cote Dover Arthur Durant Robert Durant Hampton Finnemere Kenneth Tobique River N. B Walter Worth Francis Street Winchester Sawyer Sixteenth Street Saco Hospital C. Paul Wight Longwood Avenue Rumford

Dexter Girl Weds Beach Man In Dexter Ceremony

Miss Bernice Ann Bolduc and Robert Earle Randall wed at St. Ann Catholic Church Dexter with a 9 a.m. nuptial mass. Attendants wore aqua lace gowns, a reception for 200 followed at Dexter Firehall. The couple will reside in Old Orchard Beach after the wedding.

St. Ann Catholic Church Dexter Bernice Ann Bolduc Robert Earle Randall Old Orchard Beach Edward Bolduc Cedar Street Earle Randall Longwood Avenue Raoul Sevigny Briday Philip Mealy, Jr Fred Swan Theodore Bolduc James Bolduc Lillian Rockwell Arnold Randall William Murphy, Jr Dexter Firehall Lois Sicard Judy Wyman Velda Bolduc Delores Jordan Verne Bolduc June Nadeau Maine Massachusetts Connecticut Randall White Mountains Sac’ Avenue Dexter High School Sroom St. Louis High School Biddeford Bag Thomas Carr, Jr Clyde Cluff Kenneth Murphy Edmond Sicard Saco Patricia Barr Kennebunk

Two Portland Women Injured in Turnpike Collision

Two Portland women Doris C. Foster and Jehanne D. Foster were treated at Webber hospital for extensive bruises after their car collided with another on the Turnpike near Mile 20 Kennebunk. Albertus Foster and Curtis O. Beal escaped injury. both cars were reportedly demolished and state police investigated.

Portland Webber Hospital Mile 20 Kennebunk Doris C. Foster Jehanne D. Foster Fosters Albertus Foster Sebago Lake Curtis O. Beal Milbridge Beal Foster

Beach Well Baby Clinic Sets Immunizations at Town Hall

The Old Orchard Beach Well Baby clinic and immunization clinic will be held in the Town hall Tuesday at 9 a m. The usual immunization and polio vaccine will be given. Health officer George A. Farmer urges pre school children needing vaccinations to obtain them before school starts.

Old Orchard Beach George A. Farmer

Kennebunk School Menu First Week Lunches

Kennebunk High and Junior High list meals for Wednesday through Friday. Wednesday offers American chop suey with buttered wax beans a roll and butter ice cream and milk. Thursday serves baked beans with catsup coleslaw a roll and butter applesauce cheese wedge and milk. Friday features fish sticks tarter sauce mashed potatoes diced carrots a roll and butter and fresh fruit.

Kennebunk High and

New York Establishes R H Scholarship in Honor

The city of New York announces a music scholarship named R. H. Scholarship to honor a distinguished figure in the arts. The program aims to support aspiring musicians and reinforce the city’s commitment to cultural education.

New York City of

Labor Officials Plan Conclave At Kennebunkport

The 1959 convention of the International Association of Government Labor Officials will be held in Kennebunkport September 9 to 12 at The Colony. Marion E. Martin of Maine Department of Labor and Industry announced the event with a program focusing on health and safety, youth employment, apprenticeship training, minimum wage, and migratory labor.

International Association of Government Labor Kennebunkport Marion E. Marttin Maine Department of Labor and Industry United States Canada Clauson Frances Perkins U. S A. G. Wilson Ralph Wright Washington International Labor Organization Ben T. Huiet Georgia Department of Labor Nelson M. Bortz U. S. Labor Department Bureau of Labor Standards Marion E. Martin

Nancy Freeman Weds John Downing in Kennebunk

Nancy Freeman daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Freeman of Kennebunk married John Dawson Downing son of Mrs Samuel Downing of Arundel in a double ring ceremony at Christchurch Kennebunk. The Rev Fred B Holmberg officiated with Mrs George Whittier organist and Mrs Joseph Forte soloist.

Christchurch Kennebunk Nance Virginia Freeman Earl R. Freeman Beach Street John Dawson Downing Samuel O. Downing Arundel Fred B. Holmberg Christcchurch George Whittier Joseph Forte Somerville Mass Howard Noyes Everett Dorothy Daly Peabody Mary Downing Phyllis Greene Barbara Jakubowski Webster Gail McSherry Fryeburg Richard Stevens Robert Boothby Saco Daniel Bretter Scarsdale N. Y Earl Freeman Robert Marier Jr Robert Marier Kennebunk High School Nasson College Downing and iMaker, Inc Cape Cod Springvale Dacron

Boat Capsizes Off Kennebunk Beach Near Sanford

A 14 foot outboard motor boat capsized about a half mile off Parsons Beach Kennebunk Sunday injuring none. Five people were rescued including William Corbett of Sanford owner operator Otis Welch Arnold Michaud of Sanford Robert Drouin of Hartford Conn and Alexander McDonald of Clinton Mass. They spend about 30 minutes in the water before a motor launch towed the overturned craft to shore. Coast Guard response arrived but details of the rescue launch were not learned.

Parsons Beach Kennebunk William Corbett Sanford Otis Welch Arnold Michaud Robert Drouin Hartford Corbett

Orono Bride Weds Beach Man In Methodist Rite

Miss Jeanette Alice LeClair daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl LeClair of Orono became the bride of Arthur Thomas Dickson Jr son of Mr and Mrs Arthur T Dickson Sr of Old Orchard Beach. The ceremony at Orono Methodist church featured Ave Maria I Love You Truly. The couple will reside in Stillwater after a White Mountains wedding trip.

Jeanette Alice LeClair Earl LeClair Mayo Street Orono Arthur Thomas Dickson, Jr Arthur T. Dickson Old Orchard Beach Orono Methodist Church Allten Judy ‘Pratt Judy McNeary Judith Higgins Diane LeClair Maid of Honor Ronald LeClair Donald King Clayton Harding Edgar Prouty, Jr LeClair Dickson Joyce King Gordon Higgins Vernon Braley Carolyn Sleeper Ellen Shibles Earl McDonald Ralph Viola Donald Bruce Edgar Prout White Mountains Wilders Trailer Court Stillwater Or ‘One University of Maine

Rita Jefferson Weds Joseph Blake in New Hampshire Cathedral

Miss Rita Jefferson of Water town Mass daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Jefferson of Intervale New Hampshire married Joseph Edward Blake at 11 o clock in the Cathedral of the Pine in Ringes New Hampshire The couple will honeymoon in Bermuda The bride wore white silk organza and chantilly lace with a crown veil and bouquet The groom is son of Mrs Margaret Blake and the late Alvah J Blake The wedding featured a large guest list and a reception at the Old Mill in Westminster Massachusetts

Rita Jefferson Watertown Mass Raymond Jefferson Intervale N. H Joseph Edward Blake Cathedral of the Pine Ringe H. Blake Margaret Blake Alvah J. Blake Jennie F. Gough Joseph B. Gough Biddeford Linwood C. Potter Clair MacDonald Detroit Mich Charles Scontras University of Maine Arthur Quackenbush We*rn Owen Jefferson Frances Quackenbush Old Mill Westminster Charlotte Teele Norma Goldthwaite Tufts College Blake DeVry Technical Institute of

Geese Sink in Shallow Pond Water Near Charleston

National Wildlife Federation reports a Missouri farmer near Charleston found his flock of geese neck deep in a pond with shallow water. He later observed the birds struggling and sought help for the situation.

National Wildlife Federation Charleston

The Big Bear Shying Away from China Threat As World's Top Menace

James Marlow argues that communism aims to conquer the world and warns the West faces a long struggle. He notes Red China and the Soviet Union pursue aggression, subversion, and economic pressure, with a possible temporary peace as the best outcome. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee underscores the USSR’s aim to control the world.

China Associated Press Washington United States Laos Tibet Formosa South Korea Indochina Red China Asia Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Hitler Nikita Khurshichevy Khrushchev Eisenhower Senate

Miss Rita Houle Weds Harry Boyajian at St Joseph Church

Miss Rita Houle and Harry Boyajian wed at St Joseph Church in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev Carrier. The bride, a Marie-Joseph alumna, works for Eastern Airlines New York. the groom, a Swingline Inc. associate and Navy veteran, hails from Glendora California. Nearly 300 guests attended from multiple states and Canada. they plan to live in New York after a Miami honeymoon.

St. Joseph Church Rita Houle Harry J. Boyajian Revan Carrier Diana Rouselle Gilberte Normand Lorenzo Houle Alfred Street Biddeford Marie-Joseph Academy Eastern Airlines New York George Brown John Harry Boyajian Wabash Avenue Glendora Calif St. Louis High School U. S. Navy Swingline Inc Monique Brochu Rachel Brochu Betty Ann Desjardins Nancy Brochu Michael Horne Edward Petit Raymond Petit Armand Brochu Rachel Horne Knights of Columbus Hall California Canada Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire Miami Fla

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Edmund Cashen Dial Kennebunk School Menu R. & H. Scholarship Nancy Freeman John Downing Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Mannes College of Music Arthur Dickson, Jr Joseph Blake LYLAN Haloip Samuel Paul Jamaica By James Marlow Miss Rita Journal ““Wante Bacon Street J. A. Gendron Dial James A. Gendron Emery Street Howe Howe’s Highway Wells Davis Maintenance CO Gooch St Fall St
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