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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1960

Page

3

Kennebunk Social News and Club Meetings

Mrs Ernest Morris of High Street spent the weekend in Fall River with her ill mother Mrs Mary Urban. Mrs Elizabeth Smith and sons Skipper and Scotty visited Ripley with her mother Mrs Leslie Rees. Frank Blake returned from Five Islands to Friend Street home. George Cooper hosted a family clambake with Edmund and Debbie Cooper and others from Gardner Maine and Auburndale Massachusetts. Edmund Cooper and children visited his parents. James McKenney and wife returned to Fresno California after visiting his co. William McKenney resides in Kennebunk lower village. The first fall meeting of the Kennebunk CD reserve police is set for Tuesday at 7 30 in the lower town hall. Webber Lefebvre unit American Legion auxiliary to meet tonight at 7 30 at Mrs Lillian Hicks High Street Kennebunk.

Ernest Morris High Street Fall River Mass Mary Urban Elizabeth Smith Skipper Scotty Ripley Leslie Rees Frank Blake Friend Street Five Islands George Cooper Kennebunk Tower Village James McKenney Fresno Calif William McKenney Kennebunk Lower Village Kennebunk CD Reserve Police Lower Town Hall Webber-Lefebvre American Legion Auxilary Lillian Hicks Kennebunk

Old Orchard Beach Community Notices Show Schedule of Meetings

Old Orchard Beach bands boosters meet Tuesday at 8 p m in the high school cafeteria. Orchard Lodge AF AM officers to be installed tonight at 7 30 at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall. Methodist Sunday school picnic next Saturday on Cascade road with barbecue refreshments games prizes and twilight service by Rev John Stahl. Rally Day observed next Sunday with church transportation from 1 p m.

Old Cascade Road John Stahl Methodist Church

Halifax Woman Hurt In Crash At Kennebunk

On Sunday noon a two car collision on York street Kennebunk involved Don ald A Gosselin of Kennebunk and Fred W Armitage of Halifax Nova Scotia. Ruth Smith of Halifax suffered a forehead bump knee injury and was treated by Dr J Robert Downing after being thrown against the windshield. The Armitage car was totaled and the Gosselin vehicle damaged. Kennebunk police investigated led by Edmund L Cashen.

Donald A. Gosselin York Street Kennebunk Fred W. Armitage Halifax N. S Atlas i Transportation Armitage Ruth Smith J. Robert Downing Kennebunk _ police Gosselin Edmund L. Cashen Kennebunk Police Department

County Lawmen Have Field Day At Arundel Hall

The York County Law Enforcement association held its annual field day at Arundel Grange hall with coal broiled steaks lobsters and strawberry shortcake. Guests and officers including A Wesley Leech Chief Nicholas Inniss of Kennebunkport and Russell Kittredge attended. next meeting set for Dayton school on Wednesday October 19 with plans for dinner and a program.

York County Law Enforcement Association Arundel Grange Hall A. Wesley Leech Nicholas Inniss Kennebunkport Russell Kittredge Cape Porpoise Edmund Cashen Andrew Gallant Elmer Ayers Sherman ‘Clark Yvon Rondeau Wilfred Lessard Emile Lembree Warren F. Whitten Weldon A. Stevens Charles S. Davis Robert L. Cram Benny Goulet Emery Hutchins Robert A. Nedeau Milton Hall C. D

Maine 4 H Riders Shine At Exposition Top Honors

Maine 4 H club members excel at the Eastern States Exposition horse show in West Springfield Maine riders win New England title in stable management with Pamela Gay of Rockland first and Jean Hadlock second. Morrill Strout and LeClair also place in multiple groups with judges noting strong showings.

West Springfield Mass Maine Pamela Gay Rockland New England Jean Hadlock Robert Morrill Greene George Strout Livermore Falls Miss Gay Miss Hadlock Florence LeClair Lewiston Morrill Strout Cooperative Extension Service University of Maine Herbert Morrill Flora Hary Hary

Kellogg Grant Funds Dental Hygiene Program at Westbrook JC

President Edward Y. Blewett announced Westbrook Junior College received a 94250 grant from the Kellogg Foundation to cover equipment and operation for three years. The Board of Trustees also approved building a training and treatment clinic on the Portland campus.

WJC Portland Edward Y. Blewett Westbrook Junior College Kellogg Foundation

Prices for Quart and Pint Codes 192 193

Listing shows a quart code 192 priced at 4.75 with a five fraction, and a pint code 193 priced at 3.00. The OCR reads as a product price tag or catalog line with unit codes and costs. Contains no additional context or dates.

Pomona Officers Conduct Arundel Grange Meeting

Overseer Ernest Burleigh presided at Arundel Grange with Edmund Cashen absent. York Pomona officers filled chairs and Willis Merrill nomination accepted. Miss Eunice Fitton presented music program with several student performers. Next meeting October 14 to elect officers. refreshments by Fred Merrill.

Ernest Burleigh Arundel Grange Edmund Cashen Fred Merrill York Pomona Grange York Pomona Harry Willis Lorenzo Roberts Maine State Grange Ceres Isabelle Roberts Pomona Filo la Margaret Willis Flora Willis Merrill Merlin Burleigh Beaver Dam Grange Edmund Caashen Cecelia Cashen Eunice Fitton Kennebunk Laurie Genthner Carol Taute Miss Fitton Barbara Dutch Caroline Russell Miss Taute Donna Bull Pamela Condon Pamela Budd Genthner l Cashen Goodwins Mills Grange John F

Community notes and visits from Cape Porpoise and environs

Local social updates list visits by Mrs. Harold Wakefield and others, summer stays for residents in Glenwood Nova Scotia and Plymouth Meeting, and relatives visiting Garden City New York. Church fund drive progress reports set a $20 000 goal with $3 000 still needed. A first fall card party is planned in Waterville by the firefighters. Postmaster Florence Nunan and Mrs. Maling attended Waterboro post office dedication.

Harold Wakefield American Legion Auxiliary Waterville William Packard Grace Johnson Deer Isle James Black New Castle Del George Emmons Murray Roberts Herbert Estey Glenwood N. S W. D. Stewart Pittsburgh Pier Road Sterling Dow Cambridge Mass Harold Smith A. A. Ziegler Plymouth Meeting Ernest Ridlon, Sr Garden City N. Y Elsie Ridlon Ardelle Maling Margie Campbell Fairlee Taylor Carolyn Craig Clover Chapter CBS Sanford Arthur Roy Arthur Harold Buchanan Marjorie Emmons Doris MacKenna Springfield Florence Nunan New Waterboro Thomas Dignan Princeton N. J Gertrude Kilburn New York City Jean LeBailly FE. J. Robertson Turner Cottage

Family Reunites After 65 Years in Maine Coast Reunion

The Maddocks family held its first reunion in Intervale at Mr and Mrs Maynard Maddocks home to surprise 84 year old Elvie Maddocks of Norridgewock. Eight children attended along with relatives from Maine Massachusetts and California including Earlston Maddocks in San Jose and 19 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. An outdoor shore dinner followed the gathering.

Maynard Maddocks Intervale Elvie Maddocks Norridgewock Lvani Maddocks Kennebunk Hershel Ames Medway Mass Earlston Earlston Maddocks San Jose Calif Ella Bennett Thelma Shaw Ivan Maddocks Forest Maddocks Norwich Conn Mary Ames West Medway Elsie Maddocks Jard Elsie Maddocks

Marketing And Production Theme Of SBA Conference In Boston

Small businessmen from all six New England states gather in Boston on October 3 for the Smaller Business Association of New England annual conference. The daylong event centers on Marketing and Production with about 20 small manufacturers expected to attend.

New England Boston Smaller Business Association of Milton P. Brown Robert KE. McGarrah Harvard Business School

Fallon named York County GOP finance chairman

Fallon of Sprinvale named as York County GOP finance chairman by William S Mussenden of Bath. He replaces Frank A Beard of Kennebunkport who resigned to support First District candidate Peter A Garland of Saco. Fallon is Holy Cross and Michigan Law alum, former Nasson College historian, administrative assistant to the president, and current Nasson provost.

Fallon William S. Mussenden Bath John Fallon Sprinvale York County Frank A. Beard F Kennebunkport Peter A. Garland Saco Holy Cross College University of Michigan Law School Nasson College Springvale Nasson

Two New Lights Will Be Boost To Camera Fans

AP News describes two new lighting tools for film and still photography. The Sylvania Sun Gun features a quartz halogen lamp with 35,000 center-beam candlepower using 650 watts, a six amp draw, and a more than ten hour life. It runs on normal house current and balances at 3400K for Type A color film.

Sylvania

New Heiland Flashes Offer Versatile Lighting Options

The Sun Gun bounce unit and the Heiland Futuramic II electronic flash provide indirect and direct lighting for color and black and white film. Sun Gun swivels 90 degrees for wall or ceiling bounce and warns color film may pick up wall color. Futuramic II is compact, self contained and supports multiple power sources including house current C cells carbon zinc and nickel cadmium rechargeables. Both deliver 1/1500 second flashes with 5400K color, and include a direct reading exposure calculator.

Barbara Regan Heads Orchardettes At First Meeting

The Orchardettes opened the season at Miss Elaine Buzzell's home in Old Orchard Beach electing Barbara Regan as president with Maureen La Fountain as vice president and Elaine Buzzell as secretary. The next meeting will be at Barbara Regan's Cedar avenue home. West Virginia has 33 wins and 9 losses in 10 Southern Conference seasons, with no conference ties.

Orchardettes Elaine Buzzell Forest Avenue Old Orchard Beach Barbara Regan Maureen la Fountain Rebecca Hussey Patricia Tousignant Margaret MacGlauflin Michele Benoit Regan Cedar Avenue West Virginia Mountaineers

Kashmir buys dredgers and shovels to drain flood prone valley

Srinagar plans to widen and deepen the 19 mile Outfall Channel of the Jhelum river by purchasing two US dredgers and British shovels. The first phase costs 80 million rupees about 16.8 million dollars with dredgers each 750 cubic feet per hour arriving in early 1961.

Srinagar Kashmir United States Britain Jhelum

Collision Reveals Truck Carried 10000 Lb Dynamite

Mrs. Mary L. Riggs reported a minor crash with Thomas W. Peach who appeared pale after the collision. Peach explained the truck carried ten thousand pounds of dynamite, highlighting the danger involved in the incident.

Lexington, Ky.p Mary L. Riggs Thomas W. Peach Peach

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