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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1962

Page

3

Kennebunk Socials and School News Highlight Local Life

Kennebunk residents host visiting Bronxville couples and note students returning to Oberlin Bates College and Hebron Academy. Local youths, University of Maine and Arundel Kennebunk students listed with summer jobs and school years. Olive Rebekah lodge to elect officers this evening. Kennebunk High band parades after Saturday win over Freeburg ending at the Kennebunk Inn.

George Hall Bronxville N. Y John de Angelis Summer Street Henry C. Kingsbury T. C. Kingsbury Oberlin College Ohio Henry Bates College Lewiston Arundel Kennebunk University of Maine Betsy Hall Judith Dresser Joyce Landon Richard Farnsworth John Folley Wayne Goodrich Donald Hayes Blanche Crown Bagley Olive Rebekah Lodge Freeburg Kennebunk High School Fletcher Street Main Street Kennebunk Inn

Youth Shows Honesty Still Best Policy

Eleven year old Tommy Tomas earned five dollars after finding two pocketbooks lost following Kennebunk's 7 to 6 football win over Fryeburg. The pocketbooks belonged to Donna Foss and Joan Dixon, both 17 and KHS cheerleaders. Donna's held about 70 dollars from summer work and Joan's contained keys and license. The pocketbooks were returned, and both girls were relieved and grateful.

Tommy Tomas Betty Tomas Brown Street Kennebunk Fryeburg Donna Foss Cape Porpoise Joan Dixon KHS Donna Joan

Coe Family Headed South Amid Family Illness

Old Orchard Beach notices say Mr and Mrs George Coe of Old Orchard street left for Hastings Florida due to Mrs Coe’s mother and sister illness. St John Auxiliary Guild plans a parish hall meeting on St John street Tuesday with pot luck supper at 6. Abbott Verville AMVETS post schedules a regular meeting Tuesday at 8 pm at the Post home on Walnut street. Old Orchard Memorial VFW auxiliary holds a regular meeting this evening at the Post home on Atlantic avenue.

George Coe Old Orchard Street Hastings Fla

Wells ALBED G LaPIERRE Meeting Notice and Local Names

A Wells School Building committee meeting is set for tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the Wells High School annex office. Gerald LaPierre and Richard Capbell spent the weekend in Andover and Boston attending a Yankees Red Sox game. Peter H Joy on 14 day leave at the Joy home Wells after nine weeks recruit training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Douglas Owen and Dennis A Hobson are noted as current or recent recruits at Great Lakes.

Wells School Building Committee Wells High School Gerald LaPierre Richard Capbell Andover Mass Boston New York Yankees Red Sox Peter H. Joy U.S. Navy Roland H. Joy Hilton Jane Wells Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill Douglas Owen Melvin A. Owen Dennis A. Hobson F. I. Hobson Nav Training Center

Ohio Artist's Oil Wins Popular Vote at Exhibition

In the 22nd annual Members' Exhibition at The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk Ohio artist Edna M. Stuhlmueller of Hamilton won the most popular votes for her oil painting The Oil Sunset Law. The show featured oils watercolors and graphics by area artists.

Brick Store Kennebunk Edna M. Stuhlmueller Hamilton Ohio

County Lawmen To Meet At Air Base

The York County Law Enforcement association will meet at Pease Air Force base Thursday at 7 p.m. Major Millner will speak on civilian police duty in a military plane crash. Arrangements are led by secretary Edmund Cashen of Kennebunk with President Leslie Wyman Sr. of Old Orchard Beach presiding.

York County Law Enforcement Association Pease Air Force Base Millner Mrovest Edmund Cashen Kennebunk Leslie Wyman, Sr Old Orchard Beach

Arundel Grange Meeting Honors Memory of Mrs Emma Crocker

Overseer Mrs Eleanor Merrill presided as Arundel Grange members heard reports on social parties and the Pomona supper. A memorial service was held and the charter draped for Mrs Emma Crocker. Members vote to place meeting dates on the Band Booster calendar and urge attendance for the September 27 officer election. Refreshments were served.

Eleanor Merrill Arundel Grange Pomona Emma Crocker Marion Hoyt Nancy Vetterline

Portland Symphony Announces Auditions With Lipkin

The Portland Symphony Orchestra under new conductor Arthur Bennett Lipkin will hold auditions at Portland City Hall auditorium on September 22 and 23 starting at 10 a m. The announcement says performing with the ensemble offers a chance to work under a world renowned baton.

Portland Symphony Orchestra Arthur Bennett Lipkin Portland City Hall Portland

Kennedy signal to refugees keeps Cuba issue alive

President Kennedy warned Khrushchev and Castro of possible military action if Cuba turns aggressive. He said Cuba remains under surveillance for Soviet supplies, while signaling support for Cuban refugee leaders aiming to restore freedom. The stance follows the Bay of Pigs and Europe’s Cold War tension.

Associated Press Washington Kennedy Fidel Castro Cuba Caribbean Russia Castro United States Bay of Pigs Rom Kennedy Khrushchev America Moscow Congress Senate House

Fund Raising Plans Mulled By Salon 598

York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty debated future fund raising at a September meeting hosted by Mrs. Antonia Harquail Old Orchard Beach. Virginia Ford and Shirley Doe were named Departmental chairman and Departmental budget chair respectively at Portland Marche. Yvonne Bergeron won the mystery package.

York County Antonia Harquail Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach Portland Virginia Ford National Jewish Hospital Shirley Doe Ocean Park Salon Petit Chapeau Min Biehler Ogunquit National Jewish York Beach Elsie Ellis Nellie White Saco Mamie Balkan Elodie Renaud Germaine Lariviere Ida Noyes Yvonine Bergeron Bid Bid. Ideford; Mrs. Min Biehler, Oguniquit Elaine LaPierre Wells Antonia Harquoil Ellis Annis

PNG Association Outing at Deer Pond in Saco Meeting Held

The Saco Past Noble Grands association gathered at the Meserve cottage in Deer Pond for a Saturday outing with a covered dish supper and a meeting led by president Miss Herberta Harriman. Attendees included Pris cilla Ladd Eva Sherman Mertie Meserve Ethel Day and others. upcoming meetings were announced including York County Past Noble Grands at North Berwick and a November 19 gathering in Saco with entertainment led by Madeliene Brackett and Adelpha McKeen.

Saco Past Noble Grands’ Association Henry Meserve Deer Pond Herberta Harriman York County Past Noble Grands Association North Berwick Saco Association Marion McAuley Lewis Avenue Saco Madeliene Brackett Adelpha McKeen Ethel Day Priscilla Ladd Eva Sherman Mertie Meserve Carrie Emery Linnette Martin Georgianna Harriman John Kennedy Erwin Kennedy Robert Thomas Vining Tommy Kimberly Pamela Roberts Lawrence Meserve Joanne

Priscilla OES Holds Fall Opener Inspection Night

Priscilla order of the Eastern Star held its first fall meeting at Highpine Masonic hall Wells with Mrs Anne R Hors tman of Portland as inspecting officer. Officers from Maine chapters attended, with degrees demonstrated by the local chapter under Worthy Matron Jeannine Goodale and Worthy Patron Roy A Goodale and a long list of invitations and notices read for upcoming events across multiple chapters. A supper benefitting ESTARL was served and visitors from numerous chapters joined the session.

Priscilla Order of the Eastern Star Highpine Masonic Hall Sanford Road Wells Anne R. Horstman Portland Grand Chapter Maine Stanley M. Whitney Belfast Herbert M. Sessions York Agnes H. Swett Berwick Rachel W. Fogg Gorham Elwood Pollis Lisbon Falls Grand Sentinel Mary E. Robbins Biddeford June Gillis Winthrop Grand Esther Esther H. Linscott Kittery Jeannine Goodale Roy A. Goodale Evelyn Fenderson Iowa Claire Tracy Annette Saco Artthur Tracy, Jr Adah Eleanor Hill Ruth Corner Stone Elaine LaPierre Miniwanca Old Orchard Beach Piscataqua Leah M. Page International Temple Committee Primrose Farmory Stanley R. Whitney Marion E. Whitcomb Sarah Orne Jewett South Berwick Edith Mills Helen Parks Estarl Esselyn Perkins Maude Hilton Pine Tree Deering Abenaki Pioneer Pleasant River Buxton Queen Esther Hallowell Springvale Clover Sawards Madonna Kenniebunk Fadette Union Lyman Aurora Kennebunkport Atlantic Francestown N. H Reading Mass Methuen Melrose Fostoria Ohio Mary Joy

TV Fatigue Hints for NBC Lawyer Series Amid Perry Mason Rivalry

AP reports NBC struggles to elevate Sam Benedict as a credible Perry Mason successor with Edmond O'Brien portraying a hurried San Francisco lawyer facing a murder verdict, a rent dispute, and a looming blackmail suit while other NBC and CBS shows debut or return.

New York Sam Benedict NBC Sam Edmond O'Brien San Francisco Mike

Urban Renewal Workshops Begin in Augusta Schedule

Urban renewal trustees and other interested parties are invited to a Wednesday through November 14 series of workshops at the State Office building Augusta. The sessions run 7 30 to 9 30 p m in Room 120A opposite the cafeteria with speakers from DED HHFA and city and state planning groups.

Augusta State Office Department of Economic Development William Dickson Portland City Planning Department Richard F. Cahill DED Frank Batstone Housing and Home Finance Ency of New York Harold Bailin HHFA Jack Braunstein Thomas Brennan Cahill Howard Heller Urban Renewal Authority Portland George Eras Carey Davis Manchester N.H

Janet Leigh Weds Bob Brandt in Las Vegas Wedding

Actress Janet Leigh becomes Mrs. Bob Brandt after a rapid sequence of divorce and marriage events. Leigh previously split from Tony Curtis last August and had a Mexican divorce before marrying Brandt in Las Vegas, becoming his fourth wife.

Las Vegas Nev Janet Leigh Bob Brandt Miss Leigh Tony Curtis Brandt Juarez Mexico Hollywood Leigh Curtis California

A Sense Of History Early Learning By Nason Ed D

Leslie J. Nason emphasizes developing a sense of history in early education. He proposes three methods: timeline dating with maps, dramatizing events, and tracing civilizations to see overlaps, aiding comprehension of daily news. The piece links math skills to historical memory and recommends visualizing expeditions like Lewis and Clark.

Colege Veryone United States Lewis and Clark Mediterranean

Women's Relief Corps Meeting Held At Wells

The Abraham Lincoln Women's Relief Corps of Wells opened its fall season with a luncheon at Henri's restaurant and a business session at Wells Grange hall. Guest Doris Duross of Saco, past Department president, attended. Eleven members met and future events were planned for October.

Abraham Lincoln Women's Relief Corps of Wells Henri Route 1 Wells Grange Hall Sanford Road Doris Duross Saco Fred S. Gurney Women's Relief Corps Rosette Alpren Barbara Executive Committee Barbara Perkins Helen Hayes

Night Court Themed Freshman Reception At KHS

A capacity crowd attended Kennebunk High School’s Freshman initiation and reception in the auditorium and gym. The Senior class sponsored with Sue Perry as stunt chair. Michael Condon judged, William Hanscom bailer, jurors Paul Plummer Terry Crown Margaret Bouchard Margaret Ricker. Michael Towne led the Record Hop as Senior class president.

Kennebunk High School KHS Sue Perry Michael Condon William Hanscom Paul Plummer Terry Crown Margaret Bouchard Margaret Ricker Michael Towne

Smith Installed As Master Of Orchard Lodge

Harry L. Smith was installed master of Orchard lodge AF and AM at a semi public meeting held Saturday at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall with installing officer Frederick W. Elwell of Goodwins Mills aided by Gordon Maddix installing marshal and Robert Tarbox installing chaplain Other officers named included Dean Speed senior warden Robert P. Googins junior warden Harry E. Sait treasurer Clarence A. Lary secretary Howard Merrill senior deacon Edgar Steward junior deacon C Russell Durant senior steward Bruce Steward junior steward Ernest Gallant marshal The chaplain tyler and organist were absent and to be installed later A large turnout of members families and friends attended refreshments and a social hour followed

Harry L. Smith Orchard Lodge Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall Frederick W. Elwell Goodwins Mills Gordon Maddix Robert Tarbox Dean Speed Robert P. Googins Harry E. Sait Clarence A. Lary Howard Merrill Edgar Steward C. Russell Durant Bruce Steward Ernest Gallant Tyler

Twin City UM Students Start Teaching Drills

University of Maine seniors begin supervised student teaching in Maine elementary and secondary schools. Dr. Porter Shirley leads the program with H. C. Lyseth Marion Boyce and others supervising. Seniors Roger Beauchesne Hilary Mahaney and Donna Daly begin placements at Thornton Academy Old Orchard Beach High and Biddeford respectively.

IRS Scent For Every Dollar Of Revenue Raises Billions

The Internal Revenue Service collects nearly 100 dollars for each dollar of revenue brought in, yielding about 100 billion in revenue.

Internal Revenue Service

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