Community Notes from Kennebunk and Nearby
Local columns report attendees at the Maine Savings Bank convention at the Balsams Dixville Notch N H. Mentioned are Mr and Mrs Roger Gonneville Mr and Mrs Ernest Warren Mr and Mrs Hamilton Dyer Mr and Mrs W Gilman Fiske and Mr and Mrs Robert Marier Sr Mrs Ruby Goldammer returns home after Webber hospital stay Mrs C Richard Comeau and son Richard Lee visiting in Kennebunk guests of Mrs Ronald Robinson and family Miss Jean Marie LeBlanc of Haverhill Mass joining Robinson family Mrs William Russell visits Hartford New Jersey with son Norman Perkins and family Mrs Joseph Anderson works at Weirs Beach Half Moon Gift Shop Mrs W A Lawrence chairs rummage sale at St Davids Episcopal Church Portland Street Saturday 10 a m assisted by St Davids Guild Horace Robbins on vacation from money order clerk post duties Arlene Small daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Small tours southern Europe with American Dynamed Co Pearl River N Y Mrs Ethel Welch from Portland visiting relatives Mr and Mrs E L Hamilton on High Street Mrs Ernest MacDonald and children Brookie and Susan spend weekend in Andover Mass with mother Mrs P J MacLellan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Gonneville
Ernest R. Warren
Hamilton Dyer
W. Gilman Fiske
Robert Marier
Maine Savings Bank
Balsams
Dixville Notch
N. H
Ruby Goldammer
Grove Street
Webber Hospital
C. Richard Comeau
Richard Lee
Haverhill
Mass
Ronald Robinson
Landing
Robinson
Jean Marie LeBlanc
William Russell
High Street
Hartford
N. J
Norman Perkins
Christopher
Joseph Anderson
Weirs Beach
Half Moon
W. A. Lawrence
St. David's Episcopal Church
Portland Street
St. David's Guild
Horace Robbins
Ross Street
Kennebunk
Arlene Small
Harold Small
Storer Street
Europe
American Dyanamied Company
Pearl River
N. Y
Ethel Welch
Portland
E. L. Hamilton
Ernest MacDonald
Brookie
Susan
Colonial Drive
Andover
P. J. MacLellan
West Kennebunk Church Class Plans Fall Sale
The Harvey Bible Class of West Kennebunk met at the church vestry for a fall gathering with a pot luck supper hosted by Virginia Varney and Perses Moulton. Eighteen members and two guests attended as Lillian McCrellis presided, voting to hold a rummage and food sale on October 17 and a plastic party, with officers directing the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Bible
West Kennebunk
Virginia Varney
Perses Moulton
Lillian McCrellis
Gertrude Dutch
Dorothy O’blenns
Gladys Nadeau
Myra Towne
Mae Nadeau
Helene Hutchins
Florence Jellison
Vivian Hanson
Myrtle Hall
Mae Smith
Effie Campbell
Blanche Bridges
Ethel Littlefield
Edna Perkins
Jessie Hanson
Marie Littlefield
Kay Varney
York County Extension Drive Seeks New Members
The York County Extension Service invites new members through its annual drive led by chairwoman Mrs Olive MacKenzie. The note mentions typical Israel rainfall patterns from April to October with little rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Extension Service Organization
York County
Olive MacKenzie
Israel
Ruth Night Attended By Mi ranca Chapter Members
Mrs Helen Smith Ruth of Miranca chapter Order of the Stern Star was among spe t guests at Ruth night at Marina chapter Kennebunk Very Matter Mrs Frances Murphy accompanied her Mrs Alice Bellevue sold her residence on Wesley Boulevard and will travel to England next week Her aunt Mrs Samuel Lublinsky of Atlantic avenue hosted visitors Mr and Mrs Chester Lord from La Jolla California yesterday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Smith
Ruth
Miranca
Order of the Stern Star
Spet
Maina
Kennebunk
Frances Murphy
Alice Bellevue
Wesley Boulevard
Forest Avenue
England
Chester Lord
la Jolla
Calif
Samuel Lublinsky
Atlantic Avenue
Beach Council Auxiliary Plans Installation Date
Plans were made for the installation of officers at St Margaret parish hall on Saturday October 17 during a special meeting of Rev James id Mullen council Knights of Columbus auxiliary. Miss Vivian Robichaud will install. Adele Grenier will be mistress of ceremonies. Mrs James Robichaud chairs orchestra. gifts by Mrs Philip Auger. food by Mrs Leon Desjardins. The mystery prize went to Mrs Roland Labelle. Miss Madeline Labelle to have a bridal shower September 20. Two meetings monthly, first and third Wednesdays at 7 p.m. begin October 7 at St Margaret hall. President Mrs John Girard presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Id. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
St. Margaret Parish Hall
Adele Grenier
Vivian Robichaud
James Robichaud
Philip Auger
Leon Desjardins
Roland Labelle
St Margaret Parish Hall
John Girard
Church Circle Picnic At Goose Rocks Beach Kennebunk
Members of Circle 1 of the Women s Fellowship of Christ church held an all day picnic Tuesday at the home of Mrs Wendell W Fessenden at Goose Rocks Beach. Hostesses were Mrs Fessenden and Mrs Frank McRae. Attending were a list of circle members and two guests from Amherst Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle 1
Women's Fellowship of
Christchurch
Wendell W. Fessenden
Goose Rocks Beach
Fessenden
Frank McRae
Harry Stevens
William Yates
Paul Watson
Elmer Bennett
Clarence Lombard
Leroy Hutchins
Joseph Burke
Harold Small
Archie Turner
Edgar Fisher
Phillip Carlisle
Nelson Hall
Gladys Jordan
Ernest Smith
Philo van Dyke
Russell Nealey
A. Jewett
McRae
Blair W. Andres
Marjorie Andres
Amherst
N. S
Beach Rebekah Lodge appoints new officers
Old Orchard Rebekah lodge named Noble Grand Avonell Pettengill and a slate of officers for the coming year. Deputy Noble Grand Letha Butts Recording Secretary Barbara Gilbert Financial Secretary Eleanor Bradeen Treasurer Dorothy Arno First Trustee Walter Jordan Second Trustee Gladys Goodwin Third Trustee Ethel Whitten. Delegation to Rebekah Assembly Maine set for Portland October 15 to 17. Fall banquet at Marsh View September 30 at 6 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge
Noble
Avonell Pettengill
Letha Butts
Barbara Gilbert
Eleanor Bradeen
Dorothy Arno
Walter Jordan
Gladys Goodwin
Ethel Whitten
Margaret Chamberlin
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Eastland Hotel
Portland
Marshview
Alewive Extension Plans First Fall Meeting at Grange Hall
The Alewive Extension service will meet at the Alewive Grange hall Tuesday at 1 p.m. for their first fall meeting. Jessie Hanson will lead the session on Scotland with Edward Cloudman of Saco as the afternoon speaker. Coffee and cookies will be served under Mrs. Guy Smith and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alewive Extension Service
Alewive Grange Hall
Scotland
Jessie Hanson
Edward Cloudman
Saco
Guy Smith
Outing of Beach OES Past Matrons at Kennebun Pond
Past Matrons Association of Miniwanca chapter, Order of the Easter Star, held an outing at camp of Mrs. Gertrude Leonard at Kennebun pond yesterday. Luncheon served by Mrs. Leonard. President Mrs. Ella Morris led a brief meeting with plans for future gatherings. Next meeting set for November 18 evening. Mrs. Helen Cummings arranging. Past Patrons and husbands to attend. Attendees included Miss Ethell Wicht, Mrs. Gertrude Wight, Mrs. Viotet Mewer, Miss Fannie, Mrs. Etta Morris, Mrs. Annie Dolbier, Mrs. Anna Anderson, Mrs. May Slaney, Mrs. Joan Deane, Mrs. Helen Cummings, Mrs. Ruth Durant, and Mrs. Gertrude Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniwanca
Order of the Easter Star
Gertrude Leonard
Kennebun Pond
Leonard
Ella Morris
Helen Cummings
Ethell Wicht
Gertrude Wight
Viotet Mewer
Fannie
Etta Morris
Annie Dolbier
Anna Anderson
May Slaney
Joan Deane
Ruth Durant
Beach Tag Day Boosts Jimmy Fund At Old Orchard Beach
A Jimmy Fund tag day at Old Orchard Beach raised 163.52 for the Children’s Cancer Research Foundation in Boston. William Earle led the drive with fifty youngsters in the 1959 Small Fry March for Jimmy, and Dennis Sherman won best solicitor honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Fund
Old Orchard Beach
Children’s Cancer Research Foundation
Boston
William
Billy” Earle
Jimmy
Dennis Sheman
Union Avenue
Bobby Boisvert
Channing Migner
Joe Warren
Adrien Dufr
Betty Leroux
Jane York
Brenda Lemay
Richard Giroux
Marie Faucher
Eddie Foley
Michael Tewhey
Maureen Staples
Louise Tully
Jean Conroy
Raymond Lambert
Paul Tully
Similarities Probed Between Bideford and Biddeford News
A British Gazette and a Maine Journal mirror each other with parallel stories on new shopping schemes and local factory work. Both papers report economic growth efforts, local industry openings, and cultural exchanges highlighting shared community ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bideford
North Devon
Ing Iland
Biddeford- Saco
Kennebunk
Atlantic
Great Britain
J . Journal
Maine
Battleford
Saco
Gazette
Torrington
Instow
Barnstable
Ilfracombe
Sumner
England
Biddeford
Explosion in Lewiston Turns Out to Sonic Boom
A Lewiston report described a fire truck chasing an explosion that sent a stopped car into two more vehicles. Maynard Morash, 31, of Halifax Nova Scotia, the first car’s driver, was treated for minor injuries. The so called explosion was a sonic boom from a jet cracking the sound barrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Maynard Morash
Halifax
N. S
Death Toll May Exceed 100 In Collapsed House
BARLETTA Italy disaster teams probe the rubble of a collapsed five story apartment building. Forty five bodies recovered and police say 58 are missing and believed trapped. Fifteen injured. Most victims died in their beds. Officials say more than 118 may have been inside when it fell at 7 am on Wednesday. Three workmen had just arrived to fix a cracking wall. The building had four added stories in six months and housed businessmen and city employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barletta
Italy
Unseasonably cold weather persists in Maine
Unseasonably cold weather continued into its fourth day keeping Mainers shivering. The cold wave brought readings as low as 27 degrees in Houston with 29 in Caribou and 30 in Presque Isle. Portland reported 35 degrees at municipal airport as officials forecast similar conditions statewide today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Houston
Caribou
Presque Isle
Bangor
Weather Bureau
Minneapolis Flour Mills Heritage Noted for 70 Years
The city of Minneapolis is famed for its flour mills, a notable industry since 1870s. The article highlights the long standing milling tradition and its impact on local economy and identity, reflecting decades of production and community growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Death in USC hazing event with raw meat choking
A USC student, Richard Swanson, 21, choked on a four inch by one inch piece of liver during a pre dawn fraternity hazing at the Kappa Sigma house. Dr. Melvin Goldy removed the meat and Swanson was pronounced dead on arrival at Central Receiving Hospital. Police said ten others were being initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Melvin Goldy
Kappa Sigma
Richard Swanson
Swanson
Central Receivingg Hospital
Goldy
International Council of Nurses Founded in 1899
The International Council of Nurses, established in 1899, stands as the global umbrella organization for professional women nurses. It coordinates international standards, advocacy, and education across member associations and healthcare settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
International Council of Nurses
international organization _of
professional women _ in
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Edmund Cashen
Dial YU
West Kennebunk Church
Hesper
Dr've
Clement P. Wight
Dial
Beach Council Auxiliary
Beach Rebekah Lodge
Alewive Group
Finest Royal Park
Army and Marine
Boucouvalas Bros
Armour
Columbia
Ibs
Bologna
Farmer Kerns State
HOOD
Libby’s Peas
Rosl
Fleischmann’s
Nabisco Saltires
JU. S. NO
Washington and
Federal Sts
J. S. NC
Garden Sweet
Ruby
Sunshine Hydrox
Sunkist
Beueevala
Pat
Nees
Sister City
Frome
Samset
Saco Tanning Corporation
Maine Seacoast
Biddeford-Saco
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