South End P T A Elects Officers and Plans Banquet
Mrs. Richard Jenkins was elected president of the South End P T A for the coming year at the meeting Tuesday evening. New officers include Miss Eleanor Ferguson as vice president, Mrs. Charles Marble as secretary, and Mrs. Albert Douglas as treasurer. Installation is set for May 1. A banquet for basketball and cheerleading squads is planned at Weeks Street school for May 2 with Manley Grant directing the program. The group also awards a Morse High girl graduate’s prize and notes upcoming band concert and plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Jenkins
South End
Eleanor Ferguson
Charles Marble
Albert Douglas
Weeks Street School
P. T. A. Hall
Fred Pashard
Manley Grant
Morse High
High Schol
Portland Children’s Players
the High School
Bath P. T. A. Council
Huse Memorial School
Stairs Sixth Grade Event at Weeks Street
Refreshments were served by the committee consisting of Mrs. Louis Mac Donald Mrs. Richard Raven Mrs. Guy Allenwood Mrs. Keith Atwood and Mrs. Vance Wakefield for the Stairs sixth grade gathering at Weeks Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks Street
Louis MacDonald
Richard Raven
Guy Allenwood
Keith Atwood
Vance Wakefield
Morse High student George Biette wins southern Maine Craftsmanship contest
George Biette of Morse High school captured a southern division win in the Maine Future Craftsman contest held at Edward Little High School in Auburn. He earned the Governor's Award Craftsmanship trophy and a wrench set, with 137 extra shop hours and top marks in scholarship and trade knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Biette
Morse High School
Edward Little High School
Auburn
Augusta
Biette
Cony High School
Morse High
Maine
S. V. Biette
Dummer Street
Bath D A R Members Attend State Session III
Members of the Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter led by Regent Mrs. Lena Shepard and Vice Regent Mrs. Lile Niles attended the Maine State Conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Hotel Eastland in Portland. Delegates named include Mrs. Zephie B. Lowell and others with reports due at the April 3 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Maine
Hotel Eastland
Portland
Dummer Sewall
Lena Shepard
Lile Niles
Thelma Mittendorf
Lena King
Nellie Lord
Mildred Albee
Bernice McGlinchy
Rebecca Minott
Ada Katherine Haggett
Shirley Clark
Lucile Steussy
Marie Andre
Maud Reed
Elwina Durgin
Myrle Stanton
Marilla Morse
Lt Gertrude Pratt Honored in Japan
Mrs. Gertrude Stewart of Greenstreet reports her daughter 1st Lieut Gertrude A Pratt A N C with the 249th General Hospital in Japan has been chosen to represent her unit at a Nurses Conference in the Southwestern Command. Pratt, in Japan two months, has 29 months remaining and notes cold weather, a Japanese maid, and comfort in her heavy nurse Uniforms. she also received many supportive cards from U S friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Stewart
Greenstreet
Gertrude A. Pratt
249Th General Hospital
Japan
Southwestern Command
United States
Bath
Pratt
Lieut
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Craft Class
Nequasset Farm Bureau reports completion of a home craft class with five suits and three toppers. Mrs Pauline Belanger led sessions with Mrs Marjorie Woerter at her home. assistants included Mrs Guy Cromwell. Next meeting April 11 at Sagadahoc Ferry Good Will club presents Salads That Suit by Mrs Glennell Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Pauline Belanger
West Bath Farm Bureau
Marjorie Woerter
Woerter
Guy Cromwell
Florence Hathorne
Glennell Brown
Nina Gavett
Genesta Carter
Sadie Bailey
Norman Wetherington
Food Project
Teen Age Sewing Circle Meets at Central Grammar School
The Teen Age Sewing Circle 4 H club met Thursday noon in Mrs. Granville Colby’s room at Central Grammar. Girls learned buttonholes and discussed the Style Dress Review set for May. Names present include Catherine Wallice, Lorraine Allain, Marjorie Bourget, Jean Brown, Marie Michaud, Janet Cohen, Barbara King, Ann Cohen, Helen Lemont, Dorothy Thompson, Donna Guynn, Irene Everett, Ana Witham, Nancy Young, Jacqueline Purdy, Joan Hawkes, and Carolyn Stackpole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar School
Granville Colby
Colby
Catherine Wallace
Lorraine Allain
Marjorie Bourget
Jean Brown
Marie Michaud
Janet Cohen
Barbara King
Ann Cohen
Helen Lemont
Dorothy Thompson
Donna Guynn
Irene Everett
Ana Witham
Nancy Young
Jacqueline Purdy
Joan Hawkes
Carolyn Stackpole
Pre-nuptial Shower For Anita Barter In Bath
A pre-nuptial shower for Anita Theresa Barter, daughter of Mr and Mrs Forest Barter of West Bath, was hosted by Mrs Frank Wilson at her Washington Street home. The event honored Anita and Ernest Hamblett ahead of their April 7 wedding at St Marys Catholic church with a reception at the Cosmopolitan club. Guests, gifts, and a parasol themed decor marked the occasion as Hamblett prepares to return to service at Fort Dix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Theresa Barter
Forest Barter
West Bath
Frank Wilson
Washington Street
Miss Barter
Ernest A. Hamblett
Edward B. Hamblett
Pratt Street
Hamblett
Morse High
Mr. Hamblett
U. S. Air Forces
Chandler & Edwards
West Hartford
Conn
Air Force
Fort Dix
N. J
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath
Frank Moses
Raymond Trott
Ethel Lee
Frank Fortier
Katherine Burgess
George Brownrigg
Phoebe Hart
Laura Carrier
Kathy Grainger
Eva Henderson
Yvette Bisson
Clarence Atwood
LeRoy Tard
Mark Hanna
Regi Soucy
Alphonse Turco
George McElman
S. Robert Hamblett
Walter White
Vivian Kronstrand
Margaret Wilson
Anita Barter
Bath to see housing boom and base reactivation
A Washington dispatch says Bath may gain federal housing with a surge in jobs at Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Co. Brunswick NAS near Bath will be reactivated as a jet base with work to start around April 1 attracting workers and military personnel. The Defense Housing bill of 1.5 billion dollars tops debate next week as real estate demand grows beyond supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatch
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Hyde Windlass Co
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Senate
Defense Department
Labor Department
Census Bureau
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Maine price ceiling rules 14 and 15 reach April 5
Grocers and food handlers who have not received the new ceiling price regulations Nos. 14 and 15 are urged to contact Sam Prawer of the Maine Office of Price Stabilization Advisory Board. Prawer will answer questions or bring them to the board at Friday’s meeting and welcomes suggestions to be presented to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Prawer
Maine
Office of Price Stabilization Advisory Board
Mr. Prawer
Advisory Board
Lions Hear Farnham Urge Guidance, Sportsmanship
Raymond Farnham of Morse High faculty spoke to the Sedgwick Lions last Wednesday on the American Way of Life. He warned about the crime wave, urged youth protection in sports, and cited eighth grade and high school tests. Guests included Richard K. Watson and Wells E. Glover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Sedgwick
Raymond Farnham
Morse High
Farnham
Sister of Mr Newell Will Visit Germany
Mrs Philip H Jones Sr of White Hills Huntington sister of Bath Iron Works Corp chairman William S Newell will visit Germany for seven weeks starting April 16 as part of a 11 woman leadership panel sponsored by the State Department Women's Bureau She will represent the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau and is mother of Connecticut State Representative Philip H Jones Jr The panel includes leaders from University Women League of Women Voters YWCA and other national groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Bath
Jones
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Joan Newell
Germany
Philip
House of Representatives
Philip H. Jones
White Hills
Huntington
Women’s Bureau
State Department
Associated Women
American Farm Bureau
University Women
League of Women Voters
YWCA
National Council of Negro Women, Business and Professional Women
National Council of Catholic Women
United Council of Church Women
Jewish Women of America
National Pta
National Education Association
Morse High Band Concert Set For April 6
Morse High School presents its annual band concert on Friday April 6 at eight o clock in Morse auditorium. The junior band opens followed by the Morse High band featuring Majorettes, moon and R B Hall tunes, and solos on trumpet trombone and saxophone. The event, sponsored by Bath P T A Council, caps a year of work ahead of graduation and upcoming junior band replacements. Tickets are on sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Morse Auditorium
Morse High
Moon
R. B. Hall
Bath P. T. A. Council
Elizabeth Lawrence Society C A R meets at Shumway home
Elizabeth Lawrence Society C A R met at the Shumway home on High Street after school. Eighteen attended including members and guests. A program featured Doris Wing on the Legend of the Blue Willow Ware Plate and Marion Smith on John Paul Jones. They voted to donate to the milk fund and send clothing to Kate Duncan Smith School in Alabama. An invitation from Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter invited members to a sound film at Central Parish House. Refreshments followed with May 9 planned at Marion Smiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lawrence Society, Co. A. R
Leslie Shumway
High Street
Susan Bates
Jean Shumway
Mers
Doris Wing
Marion Smith
John Paul Jones
Alabama
Kate Duncan Smith
Colonel Dummer Sewall
Central Parish House
Louisiana
Shumway
Smith
Wing
Cristel Cornish
Natalie Hathorne
Sandra Hathorne
Anna Lonn
Dixie Oliver
Lucy Lee Smith
Carol Henderson
Ellen Low
Nancy Temple
Janice Hastings
Carol Cornish
Marriott Small
Patricia Parks
Joyce Ring
Laura Hastings
Sharon Wing
Lemonts Return From Florida Vacation
Mr and Mrs Herbert Lemont of 564 Washington street return from a month long Florida trip visiting Miami Daytona Beach St Petersburg Everglades and more. They stayed with Mr and Mrs Horatio Baker aboard the yacht Scout and recount a jungle rain sighting and a chance reunion with local friends. Also noted: Winter Street church Ladies Aid bake bean supper Saturday five to seven chaired by Mrs Horace Ward with dining room led by Mrs Clifford Wilband and Mrs John Sylvester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R. Lemont
Washington Street
Florida
Miami
Daytona
St. Petersburg
Everglades
Daytona Beach
Horatio Baker
Arrowsic
Scout
Key West
Penny Farms
Lemont
Walter C. Rogers
Rogers
Calvin Rogers
Mrs. Lemont
Ladies’ Aid
Winter Street Church
Horace Ward
Clifford B. Wilband
John Sylvester
African telephone lines plagued by wild animals
Operators report elephants uprooting poles baboons using lines as gymnastics and a giraffe tearing through a line and dragging the wire about 200 yards, disrupting service across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Annual District of the Red meeting held in Auburn
Deputy Ruth Palmer inspected the Bowdoinham district meeting in Auburn with opening remarks by Mrs. N. G. of Auburn and Mrs. Fales of P. N. G. Reports from all lodges followed, Mae McFarland led the question period, and visitors spoke. An evening memorial service was conducted by Fidelity Lodge with Marie Hoffman chairing. Notables included Belle Lewis Bessie Curry and three district deputy presidents. Neighboring items note visits and a card party fundraiser for the Pythian Sisters, plus a long list of local residents’ weekend activities and a hospital transfer of Aric Antell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ruth Palmer
Bowdoinham
N. G
Fales
Mae McFarland
Fidelity Lodge
Marie Hoffman
P. P
Kelley
Belle Lewis
Rebekah
Mass
Ernest Frye
Murray Mackay
New Hampshire
Myrtie Cutler
Linwood Hackett
Hampton, N. H
Hackett
Laurence Hackett
Charles Hackett
Allan Frizzle
Freeport
James E. Allen
Portland
River Road
Longtime Bowdoinham Resident Lillian Elliott Dies
Lillian Elliott died Sunday at Morang Nursing Home where she had lived two years. Born in Methten Mass on April 13 1858 she came to Bowdoinham as an infant. Husband Charles and son Arthur predeceased her. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Heenie Funeral Home with Rev D W Staffeld of Georgetown officiating. Interment in Lisbon Falls. Surviving relatives include a granddaughter in Massachusetts a niece Tina Berry in Florida and a grandniece Blanche Rounds of Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Elliott
Morang
Methten
Mass
Bowdoinham
Charles Elliott
Arthur
Heenie
Rev
D. W. Staffeld
Georgetown
Lisbon Falls
Massachusetts
Tina Berry
Florida
Blanche Rounds
Auburn
How to choose and prepare acorn squash
When buying acorn squash select green ones and avoid stringy yellow fruit. Bake and serve as is or remove skin and mash with butter or drippings, salt and pepper, and a touch of brown sugar if desired. A group of teen-age models.
Hall Nash Wedding At Methodist Church In Washington
Willis B Hall Jr married Lucille Helen Nash at a Sunday afternoon ceremony in the Washington Methodist church. The wedding featured attendants from Washington, a reception at the Nash home, and plans to reside in Woolwich after a trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Nash
Aaton
Willis B. A. Ee Bath
Maine Food Advisory Committee meeting set in Portland
The Food Advisory Committee for the Maine District OPS will meet in Portland on Friday April 6 to discuss new food regulations and suggest amendments for Washington. Headed by Arthur Charles the group will convene at the Portland Chamber of Commerce and plan statewide food industry clinics to explain the regs. Members include John L. Baxter Peter Constantine Frank W. Fernald John S. K. Hunt Raymond S. S. Marsh Wilfred Michaud James J. O’Hare Earl Perry Frank Pike Samuel Prayer P. W. Richardson and Boutelle Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
OPS
Portland
Washington
Arthur Charles
Maine State Grocers’ Association
John S. K. Hunt
Raymond S.S. Marsh
Wilfred Michaud
Augusta
James J. O’hare
Earl Perry
Rockland
Frank Pike
Lubec
Samuel Prayer
Bath
P. W. Richardson
Boutelle Savage
Bangor
First Maracaibo Oil Well Heralds Large Scale Production
The Lake Maracaibo region in Venezuela saw its first commercial oil well drilled in 1913, with massive production beginning in 1923 accelerating regional oil output and marking a major industry milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Maracaibo
Venezuela
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South End P. T. A
Viola Osgood
South Street Schol
Evelyn Morse
Mitchell School
Evelyn
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Loan Association Tesse
ADU Ae
Eastland Hotel
Gertrude Pratt
Army Nurses Corps
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meeting
Asia
Anita T. Barter
This City
MR. Newell
Philip H. Jones, Jr
Whitehills
MORSE
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Disston
Sterling Park
Chamois
Bailey
North St
Bath, Maine
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
C.A.R
Herbert Lemont
Southland
Opera House
Sun
Mon
Arning
Doris Day
Rawleigh
Albany
N. Y
Mindjark
Hall
Nash
Methodist Church
Willis Brown Hall, Jr
Lucille Helen Nash
Marietta Nash
Arthur W. Hall
Alfred E. Nash
Beth
Dell Heal
Lloyd Burr
Burksport
Harold Gilmore
Kathy
York Harbor
Willis B. Hall
Middle Street
Zeta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
P.S
Group On Price Stabilization
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