Rummage Sale Planned by Kennebunk VFW Auxiliary
Mrs. Bernice Sampson will chair a rummage sale Saturday October 24 at 10 am at the VFW Post home sponsored by the VFW auxiliary. She is assisted by Mrs. Phyllis Lindquist and Mrs. Catherine Ambrose. Call Mrs. Sampson to arrange article pickup.
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Bernice Sampson
VFW
Phyllis Lindquist
Catherine Ambrose
Sampson
Donald Watson
Worcester
Mass
Paul Watson
Summer Street
Edmund L. Cashen
Floyd Mitchell
Blaine
Delphis Caouette
Auburn
William Yates
New Britain
Conn
Norma Young
Leif Groneng
Martha Johnson
New York City
Boston
Groneng
Esso Standard Oil Company
Esso Rangor
New York
Storer Street
Roland Wight
Paxton
George Turcotte
Rita
Valley Junction
Beaue
Can
Val Cliche
Arundel
Fernald White
Topeka
Kas
William J. White
San Antonio
Tex
Kennebunk Beach
Rol Rt Bryant
Louise Pelletier
Bobby
Dick Lyon
Old Orchard Beach Student Council Elects Officers
Officers of the Old Orchard Beach High School Student Council were elected yesterday. President Mary Verrill, Vice President Sharon Lord, Secretary Sandra Lombard, and Treasurer John Joncas were named. The Old Orchard Beach Band mothers plan a meeting at the high school cafeteria Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Band leader Alexander Pallang will take questions. Guatemala supplies most chicle used in U.S. gum manufacturing.
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Old Orchard Beach High School
Mary Verrill
Sharon Lord
Sandra Lombard
John Joncas
Raymond Collins
Union Avenue
St. Petersburg
Fla
Andrew King
S. S. Brittania
New York
Cork
Ireland
Kenneth Crawford
Old Orchard Beach
Alexander Pallang
Card Party Set by Beach Auxiliary At Legion Hall
The American Legion auxiliary C. Fayette Staples unit met at the Legion Home Old Orchard Beach with 22 paid members. A card party planned for October 1 was announced and a storm date noted. donations were approved to Opportunity Farm and Togus Christmas Gift Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Ford
Shirley Doe
Charlotte Gilman
Notre Dame Hospital
Elaine LaPierre
Webber Hospital
Opportunity Farm
Biddeford
Togus
Legion Hall
Avonell Pettengill
Betty Towne and Spencer Page Wed in Sanford Nuptials
Betty Towne daughter of Mr and Mrs Bradford Shaw Sr of Brownstreet Kennebunk and Spencer Page son of Mrs Alcide Page of Sanford united in marriage September 24 with Notary Public J Maurice Carrier officiating. Bride wore green wool dress with beige accessories. Attendant Mrs Walter Johnson of Kennebunk in black and white. Best man William Ramsey of Sanford. They reside at 10 John Street Sanford and both are employed.
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Betty Towne
Bradford Shaw
Brownstreet Kennebunk
Spencer Page
Alcide Page
Sanford
J. Maurice Carrier
Walter Johnson
Kennebunk
William Ramsey
John Street
York Products Inc
Kennely
Sonia Barker Is Honored At Kennebunk Bridal Shower
Miss Sonia Barker daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Barker of Brown Street Kennebunk was guest of honor at a recent bridal shower in the Walter Day home Intervale Road. Hostesses were Mrs Susan Day Johnson and Mrs Donna Dixon Noble. Guests included Mrs Raymond Bingham Newburyport Mass Mrs Virgil Tobey Melrose Mass and Kennebunk Beach among others.
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Sonia Barker
Harold Barker
Brown Street
Kennebunk
Walter Day
Intervale Road
Susan (Day) Johnson
Donna‘ (Dixon) Noble
Grace Gunn
Raymond ,Bingham
Newburyport
Mass
Virgil Tobey
Melrose
Kennebunk Beach
Maxwell F. Eveleth, Jr
Charles Tanner
Lena McInnis
Annie Ricker
David Lank
Nellie Sippel
Chester Eaton
Robert Dixon
Fenneth Ritchie
Reginald Libby
Josephine Babine
Claire Gagnon
Louise Pelletier
Grace Bly
Mildred Hutchins
Norman Nedeau
Johnson and Furs. Noble
Navy secretary appointment reshaped by refusal in 1798
George Cabot of Massachusetts was confirmed as the first Secretary of the Navy in 1798 but declined the post. Benjamin Stoddert of Maryland was then named to the office.
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George Cabot
Massachusetts
Navy
Benjamin Stoddert
Maryland
U of M Awaits Referendum Outcome
The University of Maine awaits Maine voters on October 12 to approve questions three and four funding a $10,000,000 self liquidating dorm bonds and capital improvements including a new College of Education and Wingate hall renovations. President Lloyd H. Elliott urged a yes vote to expand housing, education facilities, and student opportunities.
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Elliott
Maine
99Th
University of Maine
South Portland
College of Education
Wingate Hall
Wingate
Idaho Established as a Pioneer State by Wyeth
Nathaniel J. Wyeth, a Massachusetts merchant, played a key role in Idaho becoming an early pioneer state. His efforts helped define Idaho Territory and its path toward statehood.
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Idaho
Nathaniel J. Wyeth
Massachusetts
Designer Alyne Whalen Adds Gaiety to Race Tracks
Alyne Whalen, a Los Angeles designer, transforms race tracks with bold color schemes and large scale projects. She has designed Aqueduct in New York, Hollywood Park in California, Roosevelt Raceway on Long Island, and Hippodrome National in Caracas. Whalen says color lifts moods and aims for gay, festive interiors to counter race day gloom.
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Associated Press
Alyne Whalen
Alyne
New York
Aqueduct
Acre
Columbia University
N.Y.A
UCLA
Los Angeles
Miss Whalen
Hollywood Park
California
Roosevelt Raceway
Long Island
Caracas
Venezuela
Pair Face Child Neglect Charges in Auburn
Mr and Mrs Gerald Briggs were ordered to appear in Municipal Court on October 21 to answer child neglect charges. They must show cause why they should keep custody of their daughter Jeannette 15 who ran away, stayed in an unheated shack for nine days to escape alleged beatings, was found with only a flimsy blanket, and is now in temporary custody of the Maine Department of Health and Welfare.
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Auburn
Gerald Briggs
Jeannette
Maine Department of Health and Welfare
Beach Grid Prices Up At Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach officials raise adult tickets to 1 dollar with student tickets at 40 cents and grammar school tickets at 2 cents. The Seagulls host Mexico High Saturday at 1:30 for their first home game after two road contests.
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Old Orchard Beach High School
Biddeford
Thornton Academy
St. Louis
Beach
Grammar School
Seagulls
Old Orchard Beach
Mexico High School
Beach Man Fined On Drinking Count
Elmer V. Amsden of Old Orchard Beach was found guilty of drunken driving in Portland Superior Court. Judge Abraham M. Rudman ordered a $15 fine plus costs.
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Elmer V. Amsden
Old Orchard Beach
Abraham M. Rudman
Portland
Amsden
Ogunquit Women's Club Bridge and Card Party Held
The Ogunquit Women's Club hosts a dessert bridge and card party for members and guests at Dunelawn Ogunquit on October 7 at 12 30 pm. Reservations can be made by calling Mrs Richard W Kierstead or Mrs Weldon Morrison at the listed phone numbers.
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Ogunquit
Kennebunk Chamber Plans Protest Over Rail Station Closure
The Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce met at Lower Town hall with John G. Smith presiding. Donald E. Smith and Kenneth Burr were named to draft a letter protesting the closing of the Kennebunk railroad station and will send it to the Public Utilities Commission.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk Fish and Game Club Formed
A group of 40 sportsmen met at Lower Town hall Kennebunk to discuss forming a Kennebunk Fish and Game club. C Maurice Carrier presided. Maynard Rollins named chairman of a nominating committee to meet October 8 for officer slate, to be voted on October 15. Potential members may contact J Maurice Carrier.
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Lower Town Hall
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Fish and Game Club
C. Maurice Carrier
Maynard Rollins
Ose
J. Maurice Carrier
Two New Chevrolets Introduce Contrasting Visions for 1960
Chevrolet unveils two distinct 1960 models a conventional full size car and the Corvair a front engine compact. The standard car blends luxury with a quiet ride and strong V8 power while the Corvair uses a rear mounted aluminum air cooled flat six engine for light weight rear drive and roomy interior.
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Chevrolet
Corvair
U.S
America
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United States
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Albert Cole
Clement Meserve, Jr
Gene Meserve
Allan Cole
Kermit Littlefield
Roger Littlefield
Richard Buda
Nancy Clark
Frank Buda
Louis Ouellette
U of M
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Robert Wells
Carolyn Shorey
Hillcrest Avenue
Anastasoff
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Irene Fulfrost
Pamela
Ogunquit Women’s Club
States Bridge and Card Party
Kennebunk Station
Dorothy Kalanik
Dave Hichock
Cape Parry
Alaska
Pin
Canada
Wendell White Peto
Janet McKeon
E. D. McKeon
Colonial Drive
Mount Ida College
Newton Center
McKeon
Kennebunk High School
Fish and Game Club
American Discount Corner
Washington and
Federal
U. S Post Office
Leonard A. Verrier
Simard Avenue
Biddeford Dil
Mill City Chevrolet Corp
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