Local Clubs Hold Meetings and Community Events In April
Town selectmen reviewed property lists ahead of annual tax assessments. Bodwell hall hosted a successful baked bean supper raising 50 for the movie projector fund. Dromore Grange resumed meetings. Sagadahoc Pomona gathered at Rich mond with 24 members. Phippsburg P T A plans Riverside hall meeting April 12 led by Rev H Macy Whitehead on Faith For a Lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodwell Hall
Small Point School
Maude Lincoln
Movie Projector
Dromore Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona
Richmond
Pomona Grange
Dromore Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Popham Beach
Nancy Welch
Evelyn Scott
Willard Lowell
Lowell
Elijah Bartlett
James Chambers
Martin Eaton
Eugene Winslow
Ida Nordlund
Lyman Barbour
Elmerston
Perley Quimby
Gertrude Tierney
Fence Bartlett
Gordon Alden
Gloria
Phyllis Eaton
Howard la Monde
Joan la Monde
James C. Gilman
Leo Hamel
J. William Gilman
Phippsburg P. T. A
Riverside Hall
H. Macy Whitehead
Fire at Bay Point Ends in Dead Chickens and Narrow Escape
Dwight Furbish and family woke to a fire started by a light bulb igniting paper in a bottom box of colored chickens about 4 30 am. Fire killed the chicks and scorched clothing as Mrs. Furbish and children escaped with water and smothering efforts helping others to safety. The family later noted reports of flu illness among the Furbish children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Furbish
Fin Furbish
Mr. Furbish
Bay Point
Jean Reed
Arthur Ashton
Woolwich
Charles Renaud
Portland
George
Dwight
Roberts
Probate Court
Swift
MacCourtly
Salem
Mass
Bath
H. Martin Powers
Harry Stone
Lewiston
Meadowbrook Social Notes Highlight Brunswick visitors
Meadowbrook residents host and visit neighbors including Mr. and Mrs. Merle Pottle of Brunswick and Dr. and Mrs. Earl Perkins with daughter Joyce. Moose tracks appear near the Bowker farm, with local sightings of a long-haunt moose impacting fruit trees nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Pottle
Brunswick
Jay K. Bowker
Meadowbrook
Earl Perkins
Joyce
Jean Bowker
Morse High
Lillian Munn
Turner Court
Bath
William Grevers
Meadoowbrook
Thomas Morse
Greg
Pitch Pine Hill
Morse
Moose
Bowker
Bowker Farm
Central Ladies Aid Group Hears Rug Making Talk
The Central Congregational Church Ladies' Aid met at the parish house for a noon luncheon. Mrs. Albert Longley chaired and Mrs. George Dean assisted. A brief business session followed with routine reports. Mrs. Mittendorf spoke on rug making, displaying her collection including a piece featuring every state flower. She explained dyeing methods and the equipment used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ladies Ladies’ Aid
Central Congregational Church
Albert Longley
Congregational Conference
Belfast
George Dean
Ralph Mittendorf
Parker Head community notes celebrate repairs and gatherings
Parker Head residents praise road work by Ralph Doughty and Lennie Wallace. Local social calendar includes birthdays, church events, PTA meetings, and visits from families in Bath Brunswick Portland and Lisbon Falls. Several locals travel to Portland and Bath for weekend gatherings and hospital visits.
Nazarene Church Notes Praises Pastor for Another Recall
The First Church of the Nazarene extends praise as Rev. Curtis L. Stanley accepts a recall for another year. Attendance in Sunday school has doubled, mid week prayer meetings are well attended, and a bus and taxis outreach helps suburban children and youth. The Nazarene Young People’s Society and Women’s Foreign Missionary Society have also grown, with plans for greater work ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of the Nazarene
Curtis L. Stanley
Nazarene Young People’s Society
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Stanley
West Point Friendship club rehearses play this day
West Point news notes the Friendship club rehearsing a play directed by Miss Maud P Thayer with cast including Mrs Myrtle Davis Mrs Esther Alexander Mrs Mary Gilliam Mrs Martia Doyle Miss Virginia Wallace Miss Juanita Brown and Gerald McKinney. Bobby Gilliam and Philip Wyman are building a three foot square sand table for Mrs Grace Wyman's primary room at the West Point school. Mrs Susan A Wallace seeks a piano for the school to lead singing as none is available. Twenty five people attended a birthday party for Minerva Wallace and Bruce Coffin with music by James Gilliam and Pearly Alexander. The recreation association named projector operators for movies and PTA sound projector training will be provided by Dr Perkins. A square dance is planned at Bodwell Grange Small Point on April 13 with several helpers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Club
Maud P. Thayer
Myrtle Davis
Esther Alexander
Mary Gilliam
Martia Doyle
Virginia Wallace
Juanita Brown
Gerald McKinney
Bobby Gilliam
Philip Wyman
Morse
Grace Wyman
West Point
Susan A. Wallace
The
Granville Wallace
Minerva Wallace
Bruce Coffin
Brunswick
Wallace
Ellen Talbot
James Gilliam
Brownie
Hayshakers
Pearly Alexander
West Point Recreation Association
Herbert Shorey
Marvin Gilliam
Ellis Wallace
Pearl Wallace
Association
Perkins
Phippsburg Center
PTA
Bodwell Grange
Small Point
Sixth Annual Elks Frolic Packs Morse High Auditorium
A sell out crowd enjoyed the Sixth Annual Elks Frolic at Morse High School Sunday evening. The two and a half hour show featured local talent and professionals directed by Brian M. Jewett with special scenery and lighting. Notables included Kathleen Watson with Esther Drummond and Doris White at pianos, a 14-model fashion and musical act, two trios, and the Ells Glee club of 60. Out of town acts included Farley and Burnie from Horace Heidt, Patty Dorr, Buddy Butterfield, Jenks and Micheaud, Jimmy Joyce, Ted McNamara, Donny Cobb, and more. The vast success was credited to strong direction and cooperative casts, Frolic committee, stage crew, merchants, and a record audience for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Brian M. Jewett
Kathleen Watson
Esther Drummond
Doris White
Spinet Pianos
Jimmy Callan
Wally Marshall
Charlie Isey
Barbara Lockhart
Jeanette Bennett
Eunice Reed
Rose Kelley
Ells Glee Club
60 Voices
Farley and
Burnie
Horace Heidt
Patty Dorr
Buddy Butterfield
Augusta
Jenks and
Micheaud
Portland
Jimmy Joyce
Boston
Ted McNamara
Donny Cobb
Birthday Party for Robert Bull Celebrated by Friends
Master Robert Stewart Bull, 10th birthday honoree, hosted a Monday party from four to six o'clock at his home on Central Avenue. Pink and green decorations, two large birthday cakes, and candy favors framed the refreshments. Games included dropping clothespins in a milk bottle with top contenders Larry Garside and Timothy Stinson. Attendees: Timothy Stinson, Stephen Belanger, William Miller, Jackie Goody, Michael Ball, Ralph Alley, and the host Richard Bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stewart Bull
Richard Bull
Central Avenue
Larry Garside
Timothy Stinson
Stephen Belanger
William Miller
Jackie Goody
Michael Ball
Ralph Alley
Helping Hand Club Meets With Mrs Cyr and Mrs Foster
The Helping Hand club met with Mrs. Emile Cyr at 1016 High Street hosted by Mrs. Oliver Foster. A brief business meeting was led by the president and reports were read. secretary read thank you cards for flowers and other courtesies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Cyr
Igh Street
Oliver Foster
Community Notices From Popham Area Churches and Homes
Church services were held at 11 a m Sunday at the school house led by Rev H Macy White. A public baked bean supper at Bodwell grange hall funded the movie projector. Reports list many local residents visiting friends and cottages across Bath, Lewiston, Phippsburg Center, Candy's Harbor, and Fort Popane, with multiple family visits and moving notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Macy Whitehead
Spinney
Bodwell Grange Hall
Movie Projector Fund
Popham
Ernest Oliver
Edith
Margaret
Fred Spinkey
Her Sprague
Nancy Welch
Carl Bickford
Leon B. Fickett
Frank D. Scott
University of Life
Winter Street
Bath
Fort Popane
Fickett
Coxs Head and Kennebec Travel Improve This Spring
Oil tankers frequent the Kennebec riverside area as frost leaves the ground. Coxs Head road becomes passable after rough travel, and Parker Head road shines after Road Commissioner Ralph Doughty scraped it and dug ditches. Edwin Hill and Frederick French of Kingfield visited nearby friends Wednesday, and Nathaniel Percy with S C Dozois and Julia Dozois traveled to Saco and Portland last week. Frederick Thomas attended the fibremen's meeting at Phippsburg Center Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Cox’s Head
Parker Head
Ralph Doughty
Edwin Hill
Frederick French
Kingfield
Nathaniel Percy
S. C. Dozois
Julia B. Dozois
Saco
Portland
Frederick Thomas
Phippsburg Center
Laurence Thayer
Stephen
Jane
Bath
Wyman Farm
Travers
Kenneth Wallace
West Point
Moore Home
Ernest Wood
Bernard Carlson
Dix's Island
Eric Carlson
Legion Auxiliary meets at Desmond home in Oak Street
American Legion Auxiliary met Wednesday at Mrs. Lucy Desmond’s Oak Street home with Mrs. Maud Dowling and Mrs. Charles Lyde as hostesses. President Mrs. Francis McLaughlin led a routine business session. Plans discussed to entertain the Third District Council with April 25 tentatively set. Nomination committee named to pick a year for May meeting. Committee includes Mrs. Frank Reinoehl Mrs. Delmar Bates and Mrs. Phoebe Hart. Social hour followed with refreshments prepared by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Lucy Desmond
Oak Street
Maud Dowling
Charles Lyde
Francis McLaughlin
Third District Council
Frank Reinoehl
Delmar Bates
Phoebe Hart
Bath Bus Juniors Win Grammar School Tournament
The Bath Bus Juniors upset Brunswick Jr High 39 37 in triple overtime at the Bath Y M C A Sixth Annual Grammar School Basketball Tournament with Phil Weybrant scoring the game winner. Brunswick led early. Bath rallied with Dick Thompson and Weybrant among top scorers as Dick Johnson tied the game at the horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Bus
Bath Y. M. C. A
Brunswick Jr. High School
Phil Weybrant
Weybrant
Brunswick Jr. High
Central Grammar School
Bath
Dick Thompson
al Smith
Dick Johnson
Johnson
Brunswick Boys
Maurice Michaud
Michaud
Larry Busque
Fred Howard
Jimmy Torrence
Billy Munsey
Terry Ramsay
Phil D’aiutolo
Jerry
Rene Sylvester
George Bernier
Don Brassard
Brunswick
J. M. Miller
Phil D’ Aiutolo
Sam Prawer
S. Praw and Company
George Musk
Gibbons Company
Jr. Ellis
Torrens
Lions
Roy Richter
Elks
Norman
Munsey
Ramsey
Aiutolo
F Thompson
Smith
Doyle
Brunswick JR High
Sylvester
Consoulious
Basque
Bernier
Brassard
Milliken and Clark Elks
Richter
Burden
Footer
Turcotte
Callan
Torrey
Boucher
Morse
F Burns
F Lagasse
F Hatch
Devoe
Bridges
Bourget and
Tabor
University of Life Opens Here Sunday Night
Bath's largest cooperative Christian program opened with a 450 plus turnout at Winter Street Congregational Church. Attendees split into interest groups, heard talks from Rev Guptil, Dr Thompson, Rev Lewis, Dr Zerby, and Dr Sargent, then sung by the Winter Street Men's Choir. Professor McConnell of Boston Gaines City urged faith in humanity and world order amid rising global challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Lowell
Perkin’s Island
Sheffield
Lowell
Clarence Sheffield
Laurence Thayer
Bath
Thayer
Albert Gray
Parker Head
F. A. Libby
Alston Oliver
Charles Blaisdell
Memorial Hospital
University of Life
Winter Street
Sandra Mank
Florence Rollins
Earl F. Lowell
Portland
Ensign Lloyd Lowell
San Francisco
Calif
George
Winter Street Church
Winter Street Congregational Church
Central Congregational Church
Salvation Army
May Ward
Nathaniel Guptil
Frei H. Thompson
Harland G. Lewis
Raytorn Zerby
Jesus
C. Clifford Sargent
M. McConnell
Boston
Gaines City
United Nations
Rachel Lindsay
Clergy Leaders Open Legislature Session in Bath
Rev. C. Clifford Sargent, pastor of Wesley Methodist church, opened Friday morning’s Legislature with a prayer. He becomes the second Bath pastor to serve this session, following Rev. Laforest Hodgkins of Central Congregational church who previously led in the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Clifford Sargent
Wesley Methodist Church
Sargent
Bath
Laforest Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Morse High to Represent Maine in Second Future Craftsman Contest
Morse High School senior George Biette will represent the school in Maine’s second annual Future Craftsman competition. The event, sponsored by state commerce and apprenticeship groups, will be judged at the State House in Augusta with regional contests planned in Waterville Winslow and Lewiston Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School Metal Trades Shop
George Biette
Maine
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Maine State Apprenticeship Council
State Department of Education
Maine Association For Industrial Education
Waterville-Winslow Chambers of Commerce
Lewiston and Auburn
Waterville-Winslow
Lewiston-Auburn
Birthday Party for Miss Teri Lee Wade
Teri-Lee Wade hosted a fifth birthday party Monday afternoon at her home on Front Street. Guests included Peter Guild, Olive Guild, Eleanor Main, Nicky Main, Barbara Haines, Betsy Jane Greene, Cheryl Wetherbee, Donna Wade, Jolene Suslar, Nancy McInnes, Beatrice Main, and Denny Main. Floral pink decor and a pink birthday cake with favors and name cards enhanced the celebration. Mrs. Wade and her mother Mrs. Ralph York assisted with serving and cake cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teri-Lee Wade
Earl Wade
Front Street
Teri-Lee
Wade
Ralph York
Milo
Peter and Olive Guild
Eleanor and
Nicky Main
Barbara Haines
Betsy Jane Greene
Cheryl Wetherbee
Donna Louise Wade
Jolene Suslar
Nancy Ellen McInnes
Beatrice Main
Denny Main
Clark Couple Welcome Randall Bartlett At Washington Birth
Mr and Mrs David Clark of 1530 Washington street announce the birth of a son at the Presley Convalescent and Maternity home 593 Washington street. The child weighs seven pounds four ounces and is named Randall Bartlett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Clark
Washington Street
Presley
Randall Bartlett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Desmond
Parker
Lennie Wallace
Lewis Lowell
Frances Morong
Elizabeth Wyman
Bernard Wy
Walter Cushing
Bernhard Carlson
Dix Island
Reginald Gordon
Malcolm O’brien
Marlene
Donald Logan
Linda Doughty
Press Herald Spelling
Elmer Allard
Ethel MacElroy
Allen Johnson
Grace Cushing
Belle Rheault
Belle Rollins
William J. Rollins
H. D. Mank
Leslie Darling
Hartford
Comm
Eugene Harrington
Herbert Doughty
Linda
Leslie Logan
Russell Turner
Leonard Turner
Ashdale
Winnegance
Bob Moore
Mertie Shepard
John S. Libby
Lisbon Falls
Irene Libby
Nazarene Church
Robert Bull
Herbert Sprague
Candy's Harbor
Peter A. Isaac
Stone House
John McCarty
Cape Cottage
John Cassidy
Grove
South Beach
Donald Small
Allan Spear
Donald
Nll
Vinal King
Marguerite McNally
Walter Prosser
Pejepscot
Leon Fickett
Norman E. Markham
Terry
George Barnes
Francis Barnes
Auburn
L. J. Preney
Arthur
Hardings
Davis
Ralph Small
George Oliver
Ida Oliver
Clifton
Marguerite McNulty
Harry Spencer
Ripley
Lyman Oliver
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Leah Bowie
Cox
Legion Auxiliary
Grammar School
Maine Chamber of Commerce
Miss Teri-Lee Wade
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