Kennebunk social notes and town meeting items
Kennebunk residents return from Boston visits and host relatives in town. Ambulance transfers include Arthur Hayes to Webber hospital and Mrs Hazel Wentworth to the Medical Center in Portland. A Kennebunk Reserve police meeting is scheduled for 7 30 this evening. A hearing on Plummer street acceptance and the Sea road project drew no opposition and will be voted on at the Town meeting. A special selectmen meeting planned state referendum election on October 10. First fall meeting of the Kennebunk High Athletic Boosters set for Thursday at 8 at the high school. Pres John Eagleson to outline plans. Mrs Edward J Winston of South Portland visiting at Edward C Winston’s home. Joseph Forrest weekend visit to Canton and Norwood with ROTC instructor M/Sgt Charlies McCormick and Major (ret.) Francis J Shannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Johnson
Marie Johnson
Marion Hoyt
Helene Hutchins
Boston
Edmund L. Cashen
Summer Street
Auburn
Portland
Kennebunk Reserve Police
Seaf Kennebunk
Plummer Street
Sea Road
Kennebunk High Athletic Boosters
John Eagleson
Kennebunkport
Edward J. Winston
South Portland
Edward C. Winston
Fletcher Street
Joseph Forrest
Charlies McCormick
Canton
Mass
McCormick
Northeastern University
Forrest
Norwood
Francis J. Shannon
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge Banquet and AMVETS Meeting
Old Orchard Rebekah lodge will hold its annual banquet at Reeds Refreshments in Scarborough on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Members needing transportation should meet at Odd Fellows hall at 6. The Junior AMVETS meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Abbott-Verville AMVETS post home. A rehearsal for installing staff of Old Orchard Rebekah lodge led by district deputy president Mrs. Avis Briggs was held last night at the hall followed by coffee and dessert at Mrs. Briggs’s Lawn Avenue home. Offiers of Olive lodge Kennebunk will be installed at the meeting Monday evening, October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge
Reeds
Scarborough
Odd Fellows Hall
Amvets
Abbott-Verville Amvets
Walnut Street
Avis Briggs
Briggs
Lawn Avenue
Doris Elingwood
Gertrude Wight
Ethel Whitten
Mararet Chamberlin
Marioner
Eleanor Bradeen
Ruth Anderson
Avonell Pettengill
Harriet Andrews
Walter Jordan
Olive Lodge
Kennebunk
Art And Crafts Group To Elect Officers Oct. 5
Maine Arts and Crafts resumes monthly meetings on Thursday October 5 with the annual meeting moved to the Baptist church Ogunquit for this session. A chicken dinner at 6 45 p m precedes the meeting with reservations due by October 1 to Ralph Booth Ogunquit Box 475. Reports from the summer store at 105 Main Street will be presented. All members former members and potential new members urged to RSVP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Arts and Crafts
Unitarian Church
Kennebunk
Baptist Church
Shore Road
Ogunquit
Ralph Booth
Main Street
Mullen Council To Meet On Wednesday
Washington avenue Methodist church Men s club at Old Orchard Beach to install officers Thursday with turkey supper. Maynard Shorey to lead, a slate of officers to be installed, and a program featuring speakers from Portland to Old Orchard Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Avenue
Ted Fowler
Samuel Browne
Merrill Thompson
Walter Freeman
Jack Connor
John Tibbetts
John Stahl
Stilman Gilbert
Merrill Tompson
William Taylor
Sunshine
Men's Club
Shorey
Portland
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Ocean Park
Albert Deshaies
Herbert R. Bean
Simon Spill
Lawrence Porter
South Portland
Jerome le Pellettier
UC Refuses Permit To Cole Bus Truck Run
The Maine Public Utilities Commission denied Cole's Express a permit to operate truck buses between Bangor Houston and Presque Isle. The commission called the plan unique and worthy of study but ruled Cole's failed to prove public convenience and necessity given Bangor and Aroostook Railroad already runs bus service on the route. The proposal drew nationwide interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Bangor
Houston
Presque Isle
Cole's Express
PUC
Cole’s
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Alaska
Five Christenings At Advent Church In Kennebunk Lower Village
Five babies were dedicated during morning worship at Advent Christian church Kennebunk Lower Village on Sunday. Families attending included Bernard Kenney with Lorie Ann, Norman Robinson with Christopher, Richard Roy with Lynne, Paul Andrews with Terri, and Benjamin Hall with Alan. The sermon was titled The Art of Self Giving and Sunday School prizes were awarded for Loyalty Crusade week one with Violet G receiving 21 points for attendance and timeliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Bernard Kenney
Lorie Ann
Norman Robinson
Christopher
Richard Roy
Lynne
Paul Andrews
Terri
Benjamin Hall
Alan
Violet G
Wells Band Boosters Move Meeting Date to Wednesday
At a Wells Band Boosters special meeting held at Wells High School the group voted to shift monthly meetings from the third Monday to the third Wednesday to aid attendance by Ever Ett E Firth the band director and music staff. The next session is set for Wednesday October 18 at 7 30 p m. Other notes include plans for the band to play remaining home football games, grouping instrument insurance, and aid from boosters with band music filings. Mrs John Miller and Mrs Roscoe Douglass will stay on the uniform committee and uniforms have been assigned. President Roscoe Douglass led the session with reports from Treasurer Mrs Albeo G LaPierre and Secretary Mrs Arthur H Tufts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Band Boosters Club
Wells High School
Everett E. Firth
Russell K. Noyes
John Miller
Roscoe Douglass
Albeo G. LaPierre
Arthur H. Tufts
Ginkgo Forest Treasures Unearthed in Washington State
Fossilized ginkgo trees in Washington's Ginkgo Petri fied Forest reveal ancient remains buried for eons. The preserved specimens show gemlike forms and offer a glimpse into prehistoric North America flora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Washington State
Housewarming for Sampsons at new Kennebunk home
Mr and Mrs Victor Sampson held a surprise housewarming on Summer street Kennebunk hosted by Mrs Dorothy Labbe Biddeford Mrs Roger Edgerly West Kennebunk and Mrs Ruby Bouvier Arundel. Guests from Kennebunkport Sanford Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach attended or sent regrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Sampson
Summer Street
Kennebunk
Dorothy Labbe
Biddeford
Roger Edgerly
West Kennebunk
Ruby Bouvier
Arundel
Hazel Phillips
Ralph Barrett
Francis Lamontagne
Helen Downer
John Milligan
Elmore Wakefield
Kennebunkport
Jean Labbe
Francis Downer
Freeman Welch
Constantine Dyer
Raymond Burns
Old Orchard Beach
Roland LaFlamme
Sanford
Frank Beard
Frank Wilson
Henry Young
York
Harriet Garnett
Evelyn and
Rita Labbe
False Teeth Pasteeth Powder Improves Plate Fit
An improved powder Sprinkle on upper or lower plates to keep false teeth firm. Prevent sliding or slipping and reduce sour taste. Helps control odor and freshens breath. Obtain FASTSETH at any drug counter.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edmund Cashen
Dial YU
Wilfred Academy of Beauty Culture
Edna Hutchins
Robert Hutchins
High Street
Kennebunk High School
Hutchins
Franklin Square House
Clement P. Wight
Dial
Christ
Jolleen Dyer
Susan Andrews
Cambridge School of Business
Pamela Angell
Leonard Angell
Dane Street
Art and Crafts Group
Mullen
Methodist Mens Club
Beach
Evelyn Presley
Shirley Doe
Maurice Parisien
Florence O'Connor
Rita Sherman
Wild Acres
James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
St. Margaret Parish Hall
Raoul Belair
Charles Sherman
Lucien Huot
Bicdeford-Sacot Nework
Washington Philade
Pid
Thru
Saco — Percy’s Pharmacy
Thacher
Kennebunk — Bowdoin Drug
Advent Church
Wells
Sampsons
Buick
White Buick CO
Elm Street
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