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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1962

Page

3

Dedication of New Bible at Ocean Park

A Sunday 10 30 worship service at Porter Memorial hall Ocean Park features the dedication of a red morocco bound King James Version Oxford pulpit Bible in memory of Harold A Osgood longtime Ocean Park secretary 1955 1959 He also served as pianist for the Ocean Park Religious society and was a retired Medford High School faculty member and former Ocean Park restaurant operator The Bible is presented by Osgoods family with Adelbert M Jakeman to accept on behalf of the Ocean Park association Mrs G Stephen Johnston to offer dedicatory prayer and the morning scripture will be read from the new Bible followed by a congregational hymn.

Porter Memorial Hall Ocean Park Harold A. Osgood Ocean Park Association Porter Hall Medford Mass George R. Skillin Edith Osgood Stephenson South Lynnfield Ethel F. Hanson Gorham Adelbert M. Jakeman G. Stephen Johnston Religious Society

Wells Selectmen Approve Mobile Power Units Purchase

Wells Board of Selectmen and Harbor committee met to review harbor project progress and dredging work with Corps of Engineers representative Frank Fogerty and Portland engineer Edward Jordan. They approved buying two mobile power units for Wells Beach and Wells Corner fire stations and authorized cutting Dutch Elm disease infected trees after a prior fire station demonstration.

Wells Board of Selectmen and Wells Harbor Committee Progres Frank Fogerty Corps of Engineers Edward Jordan Jordan Engineering Firm Portland Atty Carl Bayer Clarence Fenderson Roger Batcheder Clifford Moody Harbor Committee Selectmen Vander W Forbes, Jr Samuel H. Stansfield Raymond W. Colby Albeo G. LaPierre Dudley E. Foley Board of Selectmen Wells Corner John Wells Civil Defense Wells Beach William Abbott

Installation Planned By Beach Lodge IOOF

A regular Atlantic Lodge IOOF meeting at Odd Fellows Hall with Noble Grand Arthur Hamilton presiding nominated officers for a joint installation with Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge set for Wednesday evening October 3. District Deputy Grand Master Harold Mullen and Deputy Marshal Herbert Trafton led instructions, with guests Ralph Smith and Herbert Trafton from Laconia Lodge Biddeford attending. Refreshments followed hosted by Hamilton and Past Grand Sulman Gilbert, as John Mackey, Syracuse end, shared a room with Ernie Davis during the latter’s college years.

Atlantic Lodge Ioof Odd Fellows Hall Noble Arthur Hamilton Harold Mullen Herbert Trafton Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge Laconia Lodge Biddeford Ralph Smith Noble Grand

Kennebunk Community News and Events Summary

Local residents enjoy short vacations and travel, with Kennebunk post office clerks on leave and families visiting Bar Harbor and Maine sites. Students enter Gorham State Teachers College, others plan moves to Kennebunkport, Okinawa, and Spokane. Community updates include fire ambulance call, Boy Scouts camporee, Masons and Madonna Chapter activities, St David Guild meeting, and a planned public supper.

Robert Welch West Kennebunk Kennebunk Joseph Anderson Sea Road Half Moon Weirs N.H Everett Cluff Winter Street Ralph Levi Lynn Mass Cleaves Cove Kennebunkport William Dwyer Roy Evans Storer Street Richard B. Clark Cynthia David Lewiston Judy Spiller Carl S. Spiller Fletcher Street Gorham State Teachers College Spokane Okinawa Olive Johnson Muriel Johnson Helene Hutchins Clara Goodwin Helen Buck Bar Harbor Maine Joseph Forrest Spiller’s York Street Boston Ernest MacDonald Brookie Susan Colonial Drive Andover P. J. MacLellan Susan MacDonald Jody Amy Goldman Mary Ann Billy Byron Roxann Zaleski Barbara Beth Kozlewski Jon Ackley George Wentworth Smokey the Bear Camp Nutter Acton Lewis H. Burr Kenneth A. Hinckley Maine Forest Service Burr Madonna Chapter C.E.S Luella Ingalls Raymond Ingalls Hall of the Star Club Margaret Eveleth Helen Kierstead Helen Curtis S ‘Ah Owen Elizabeth Stevens Norma LaPierre St. David Guilds Frank McMillan Progress Fund Frank McMil

Rum Mage Sale Planned at Local Church Event

Mrs Harvard Mann and Mrs Ernest Cartwright led the meeting. Members prepared articles for the church rum mage sale to be held on Saturday September 29.

Flen Harvard Mann Ernest Cartwright

Kennebunk Selectmen Delay Special Meeting Date

Kennebunk board of selectmen met with Town Manager Robert York to discuss delaying a date for a special town meeting on funds for a new school building until enrollment, scheduling, tuition, and construction cost data are released. They authorized bidding a Gooch's Creek bridge and hiring an attorney for Easements and eminent domain issues, plus soil tests on Storer and Water streets.

Kennebunk Board of Selectmen Robert York Norman Stevens Raymond Brearey A. Wesley Leech Plummer Board of Assessors Selectmen State Highway Department A. P. Wyman, Inc Waterville Gooch’s Creek Kennebunk Lower Village

Beach AMVETS Name Chairmen of Committees

Abbott Verville AMVETS Auxiliary held the first fall meeting at the Post Home in Old Orchard Beach with President Mrs. Joan Tenan presiding. Committees named include SOS and CARE led by Mrs. Mary Smith, Americanism and Civil Defense by Mrs. Mary Belanger, and Child Welfare and Community Service by Mrs. Claire Lariviere. Members plan Togus visit on October 12 and card parties resume October 7 at 8 p.m. open to the public.

Abbott Verville Amvets Auxiliary Post Home Old Orchard Beach Joan Tenan Paul Cote Togus Hospital Mary Smith Mary Belanger Claire Lariviere Togus Tenan Walnut Street

Eastern Star officers host guest night at An nette chapter

Ola Orchard Beach residents John Strickland and Pauline Peacock filled their stations for conferring degrees at Guest Officers Night in An nette chapter Saco. Attending were Patricia Strickland Helen Smith Constance Roach and Howard Slaney. Leonard Jones of Brunswick visited his sister Clement P Wight yesterday.

John Strickland Pauline Peacock Miniwanca Order of the Eastern Star Annette Saco Patricia Strickland Helen Smith Constance Roach Howard Slaney Leonard Jones Brunswick Clement P. Wight

Local church talks and community notes from Lebanon

Lebanon notes report Miss Carlita Smith of North Waterboro spoke at the Women's Missionary society meeting at Mrs. Fred Rand's home. Church trustees discussed parsonage and garage repairs with David Gale Fred Rand and Merle Philbrick. Moody family guests in Henniker and Sudbury guests are listed. Navy: William H. DeHart, East Lebanon, selected for Enlisted Scientific Education, to MIT after Sanford high school and Phillips Exeter. served on USS Constellation during John Glenn orbit, and attended Naval Preparatory at Bainbridge.

Carlita Smith North Waterboro Cuba Women's Missionary Society Fred Rand David Gale Merle Philbrick Warren Moody Henniker N. H Vern Cole J. Owen Bamford Bernard Grand Moody New Hampshire State Police Raymond Goodwin Sanford Hospital Emma Goodwin Good News Club Lillian Smith Stuart Dodge Sudbury Clarence Ranall William H. DeHart US Navy William DeHart East Lebanon Navy MIT Sanford High School Phillips-Exeter Academy DeHart Dam Neck Constellation John Glenn Naval Preparatory School Bainbridge, Md

Party Held At Kennebunk Home Demonstration Evening

Mrs Ronald Robertson entertained at her Summer street Kennebunk home with Mrs Irene Aus of Arundel as the demonstrator. Winners were Mrs Robert Barra Mrs Fred Smith Mrs Cam Crannae Attending were Mrs Byron Swett Mrs Melvin Sargent Mrs Sam Spencer Mrs Martin Billings Mrs Val Cliche Mrs Edmund Cashen Mrs Kenneth Jones Mrs John Lindsey the demonstrator and the hostess. A social period followed with refreshments and light chatter. The group discussed biscuit and baking powder dough.

Ronald Robertson Summer Street Kennebunk Irene Aus“n Arundel Robert Barra Fred Smith Cam Crannae Af Ddeann Byron Swett Melvin Sargent Sam Spencer Martin Billings Val Cliche Edmund Cashen Kenneth Jones John Lindsey Austin Robertson

Camp Ellis Club Announces Deer Shoot Schedule

Members of the Ellis Rod and Gun Club at Camp Ellis will host the first of three fall deer shoots on Sunday. The range opens to archers from 8 to 10 a.m. with the running deer shoot planned from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., also featuring a chicken shoot. Local crews prepare early for the event, now in its third straight year.

Imp Ellis Rod and Gun Club

Beach Junior AMVETS Field Day Planned by Abbott-Verville

The Abbott-Verville Junior AMVETS held its first fall meeting at the Post Home in Old Orchard Beach. Plans for a Field Day on September 30 at the Tarawicz Farm in Biddeford were announced, with games and entertainment starting at noon. A Teen Dance was set for tonight from 7 30 to 10 30 p.m. at the Post Home, and several Friday dances are planned for the season. A follow up meeting will be held next Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. to coordinate field day and winter activities.

Abbott - Verville Activites Russell Kimball Jerry Jacques

Lions Club To Sell Christmas Trees In Kennebunkport

The Kennebunkport Lions Club held a meeting at the Kennebunkport Inn with 14 members. King Lion Rodney Hanson presided as plans were laid for selling Christmas trees again this year and for an auction to be held next summer. The next meeting was scheduled.

Kennebunk-Kennebunkpoort Lions Club Kennebunkport Inn King Lion Rodney Hanson Kehnebunkport Nn

Supper Slated At Alewive Grange

A baked bean supper to benefit Beans for Youra will be served at Alewive Grange hall West Kennebunk Tuesday from 5 30 to 7 00 pm Booster night follows at the Alewive Grange meeting at 8 00 pm Serving on the supper committee are Mrs Elsie Wilson Mrs Anna Schoff and Mrs Mae Smith.

Alewive Grange West Kennebunk Youra Elsie Willson Anna Schoff Mae Smith

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