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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1960

Page

3

Local Kennebunk Notes Include Visits and Meetings

Kn owledge of area residents fills local items from Kennebunk and nearby towns. Mrs Judith Lovett leaves Raytheon Andover for Kittery Navy Yard. Miss Janet Bradbury visits. Mrs Roy Evans recovers at home from surgery. Sherry and Eric Kimball birthday correction. Edward Czar and family from Warwick visit. Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters to meet. Webber Lefebvre American Legion auxiliary hosts fish chowder supper with gifts. St David church Bishop's committee SET meeting details.

Judith Lovett Storer Street Kennebunk Raytheon Andover Mass Kittery Navy Yard Janet Bradbury North Andover William Hoepfner Roy A. Evans Webber Hospital Sherry Eric Kimball Ronald Kimball Eric Amond Kimball Store Street Edward Czar Cathy James Warwick R. I

Gunmen Today More Dangerous Than Ancestors

Arizona safety officials warn that modern fast draw shootings in 1958 and 1959 have risen despite no fatalities in two years. Gun clubs with blank and live ammo practice draw speed, causing many injuries from feet to thighs, prompting calls to unload guns.

Phoenix Ariz Arizona Territory O.K. Corral Arizona Arizona Game and Fish Department Johnny Ringos Scottsdale Tucson Yatt Earp

Arundel Grange Hosts Juvenile and Booster Night

Arundel Grange met with Master Ed mund L. Cashen presiding. An overseer from Quamphegan grange was invited to fill the lecturer seat at visiting officers night on Sept 20. The York County Law Enforcement association may use the hall on Sept 25. Miss Esther Bragdon represented Arundel at the Apple Princess contest in Acton fair and received a gift from Lecturer Cecelia Cashen. A committee was named to study monthly meetings, with a September 15 planning session. The program featured Miss Ella Mae Grant’s exchange student talk, a school opening skit, guitar and vocal selections, and remarks by local officers. A juvenile jam boree is planned for Augusta on Sept 17. Lectures and the York Pomona officers’ chairs were discussed for Sept 23 under Miss Eunice Fitton’s music direction. Refreshments were served afterward.

Arundel Grange Edmund L. Cashen Quamphegan Grange York County Law Enforcement Association Cecelia Cashen Esther Bragdon Acton Fair Fred Merrill Merlin Burleigh Ronald Lowell State Home Economics Committee Pearl Grant Lawrence Grant York Pomona Sacogrange Arundel Alfred Ella Mae Grant Saco Juvenile Grange Saco Subordinate Grange South Dakota Linda Bowen Orange Patricia Higgins Miss Grant Douglas Robert Card Byron Lowell Linda Card Carol Welch Ernest Burleigh Higgins Augusta Cashen Eunice Fitton Kennebunk Theresa Spencer The Grange

Six Men Held On Series Of Break Charges

Six men from Kennebunk and Kennebunkport face multiple charges after an early Saturday arrest by Kennebunk police chief Frank Stevens. They are Robert Lebarge 24 Elsworth Brown Jr 29 Richard Lebarge 21 Robert Chambers 23 Joseph Rouselle 21 of Kennebunk and Michael Brennan 18 of Kennebunkport. Labels include breaking and entering and larceny across several locations including Arundel and Kennebunkport with items stolen and vandalism noted.

Kennebunk Kennebunkport Alfred County Frank Stevens Robert Lebarge Elsworth Brown,Jr Richard Lebarge Robert Chambers Joseph Rousselle Michael Brennan Brown Street Kennebunk Beach Arundel George Martin Kimball Market Lebarges Brown Brennan Kennebunkport Police Chambers Rouselle Kennebunk Police George Cousens

Gail Drinkwater Is Eight Years Old

An outdoor party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Gilman Drinkwater in Searoad Kennebunk on Saturday afternoon for Gail Drinkwaters eighth birthday. Guests included Susan Jones Barbara Belyea Sandra Welch Joan Challis Stephen Bull Larry Challis Douglas Welch Jr the guest of honor Gail her brother Gary and her parents.

Gilman Drinkwater Searoad Kennebunk Gail Mrs Drinkwater Susan Jones Barbera Belyea Sandra Welch Joan Challis Stephen Bull Larry Challis Doulas Welch, Jr Gary Mrs. Gilman Drinkwater

Enrollment Totals Rise Slightly in Kennebunk District

Kennebunk and Kennebunkport schools open with enrollment tallies from Supt. John S. Seekins Jr. Kennebunk totals reach 288 at Cousens Junior Primary and 411 at the high school, up two overall due to a small junior primary class. Kennebunkport Consolidated shows 296 students this year, up from 292.

Kennebunk Kennebunkport John S. Seekins Cousens Park Street Kennebunkport Consolidated School

County Lawmen Field Day Set at Arundel Hall

The York County Law Enforcement Association announces its annual field day at Arundel Grange on Sunday September 25. Activities begin at 1 pm with a noon dinner followed by a horseshoe contest and a softball game between departments. Committee chair A Wesley Leech and members Russell Kittredge Nicholas Innis and Edmund Cashen will meet this week to finalize plans.

York County Law Enforcement Association Arundel Grange A. Wesley Leech Russell Kittredge Nicholas Innis Edmund Cashen

Wells Grange Opens Fall Season in Wells

Wells Grange will open its fall season of activities on Wednesday at 8 p m in the grange hall Sanford road Wells Jacob Kelley will have charge of refreshments The first fall meeting of the Abraham Lincoln Women's Relief Corps will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Wells Grange hall Gerald and Mary LaPierre and their parents Mr and Mrs Alber G LaPierre and children returned home after a weekend at Moosehead Lake en route they visited relatives in Dexter

Wells Grange Grange Sanford Road Wells Jacob Kelley Abraham Lincoln Women's Relief Corps Wells Grange Hall Alber G. LaPierre Gerald Mary Moosehead Lake Dexter

Kennebunk Couple Wedded 25 Years

Mr and Mrs Leo Bernier owners of the Kennebunk IGA store were surprised by employees for their 25th wedding anniversary. They wed in Holy Family church Sanford on September 8 1936. They have a daughter Mrs Percy Walker and two grandsons Brian and Bruce Walker.

Leo Bernier Kennebunk Iga Richard Dumas John Smith Vernon Whitcher David Holbrook Iris Pelletier Lucy Cowgill Bernier Holy Family Sanford Kalen Percy Walker West Scarborough Brian Bruce Walker Birchwood Road Kennebunk

Directors In Kennebunk Session At Chamber Office

The Kennebunk Kennebunk port chamber of commerce directors will meet at 11 Main Street on Wednesday at 7 30 p m to review 1960 activities and begin plans for 1941 Aimed at gathering summer season members opinions and suggestions for upcoming programs.

Kennebunk-Kennebunk Port Chamber of Commerce Main Street

Many Coeds Seek Mrs Degree In College Story

AP features profile of 18 year old Marsha Sterling of Wilton Connecticut and other girls pursuing a Mrs degree. The piece notes plans to meet men and fashion conscious wardrobes while detailing scholarships and family support. Marsha aims for social work and postpones marriage plans.

Magsha Sterling Wilton

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