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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1959
Page
3
The Kennebunk Mission Circle will meet Friday at 2 p.m. in the church with Mrs. John Gowdey of South Berwick as speaker on the rural church contribution. Devotions lead by Mrs. Ida Cousens. hostesses are Mrs. Ruth Chappell and Mrs. Marion Cousens.
The Kennebunk Post Auxiliary heard Miss Gracia Seekins speak about Girls State at Colby College Waterville last summer. The October 12 meeting will feature a musical program and hostesses include Mrs Alfie Leech and others. Plans were set for a rummage sale at 10 a m Saturday and to assist Biddeford with the October 7 Department officers’ visit.
Old Orchard Beach High School Key Club members meet with new members including Donald Pratt and Stephen Cook. They plan a public car wash during the Old Orchard versus Mexico football game Saturday at 1 39 p m and a Thursday 6 30 p m pot luck in the cafeteria.
About 34 attendees joined a get acquainted supper at Kennebunk High School for faculty members and spouses. The event featured a covered-dish meal directed by home economics teachers Miss Joanne Larsen and Mrs. Verne Bodwell and salads by John Anagnostis. New teachers present included Mr and Mrs Henry Baillargeon, Mr and Mrs Keith E Hilton, Mr and Mrs Richard Hunt and Mrs Elizabeth Seaward. Mrs Pauline Day was unable to attend.
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis plans a community supper and ladies night on October 6 in Robinson Memorial hall. Attendees include York county clubs with 23 members and 3 guests. Principal Herbert Bean will speak on Khrushchev's visit and Russian customs. Proceeds support club projects.
The Kennebunk Civil Defense Reserve Police held the fall meeting at Lower Town Hall. Paul Bedard asked to be relieved as secretary while George LeBarge and Perley Gooch joined as new members. A Halloween committee with Hutchins, Cashen, and Turner was formed and duties for football, a wedding, Home Coming Day on October 10, and Halloween were assigned. The next meeting is October 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Miss Sally Ann McDonald was guest of honor at a surprise bridal shower hosted by her mother Mrs. Gertrude Hatch at their Kennebunk home on Mousam road. She will wed Roger Pratt on October 24 in Biddeford. Guests from Kennebunk Wells Branch Camp Ellis and other nearby towns attended. gifts and refreshments featured pink and white decor.
The Goodwin-Labbe-Taylor American Legion auxiliary unit planned a family night supper at the Legion hall in Dayton for Saturday. The group voted a donation to the Biddeford-Saco Community Chest and approved winter meetings at members homes. Jeannette Perreault won a mystery prize. refreshments were provided by Evelyn Leathers and Vi McAlevey.
Roger Woodcock of the Maine States Department of Agriculture spoke to the Saco Biddeford Kiwanis on a benefit beef barbecue in Kennebunk sponsored with the Hereford Association of Maine. The Oct 18 event supports the Multiple Sclerosis campaign at the Wonderbar Steak House.
Dorothy Taylor will assist with refreshments. Officers attending were Evelyn Leathers president, Alice Noel first vice president, Nellie Burgess corresponding secretary, Vi McAlevey treasurer. Algie Hines, past American Legion post commander, was a guest.
Scarborough voters defeated a 7 amendment for representative town government 774 to 453 in a special referendum. The measure was sponsored by the Scarborough Taxpayers Assn.
A birthday party was held at the Nadeau home on Fletcher Street for the fourth birthday of Donna Lee Nadeau. Guests included Donna Lee and her sister Tamara along with several Dill Truscott Welch and Welch family members.
AP dispatch says Khrushchev’s arrival sparked debate in the United States. Herman Sahagian of Belgrade calls the 21 gun salute a “shot heard around the world” and voices concern about the Soviet premier’s visit while addressing the Lebanese Youth Society.
Power failures caused by a snowstorm left the Pueblo city jail without heat. Inmates wore overcoats as temperatures hovered around 33 degrees.
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