Spring conference luncheon links local power squadrons
Wiscasset attendees join the 19th District Pow er Squadrons in Bath for the annual luncheon hosted by the Kennebec River squadron. Officers were re elected, Averill remains PR officer, and April meetings are planned in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Community clubs and families share updates from Wiscasset including events, births, travels, and local appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence A. Averill
U. S
Bath
Kennebec River
Casco Bay
Portsmouth
Winnepesaukee
Elmer B. Williams
George Wells
Laconia
N. H
Averell
Averill
Howard Mayo
Rockingham Hotel
Foreclosure Notice on Brunswick Savings Mortgage
Brunswick Savings and Loan Association sues to foreclose a mortgage on two Topsham lots and an additional parcel on Summer Street, tied to deeds from 1901 1951 and 1955. The breach of condition triggers foreclosure action. Emery W. Booker as treasurer signs the notice dated April 4 1956 in Brunswick Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien J. Lacharite
Agnes C. Lacharite
Topsham
Sagadahoc
Maine
Brunswick Savings and Loan Association
Brunswick
Cumberland
Henry F Hazling
Irene Barron
Sagodahoc
Henry F. Hazling
James F Chaney
Summer Street
George Barron
Cyrus Flagg
Flagg
J F Chaney
Chaney
Said Street
Said Topsham
Old Folks Home Association of
Emery W. Booker
Brunswick Savings and Loan Assoc. deed acknowledged in Maine
Notary public Joseph A. Aldred witnessed Emery W. Booker affirm that the instrument was the free act and deed of Brunswick Savings and Loan Association in his official capacity in Cumberland Maine on April 4, 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D
Emery W. Booker
Brunswick Savings and Loan Association
Joseph A. Aldred
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Holbrook at Home
Mrs Cleveland Holbrook was guest of honor at a surprise party Saturday at her High Street home. Daughters served as hostesses and the event featured roses from her six brothers and a corsage from her grandson James Leask. Attendants included numerous relatives and friends in a festive, cake filled gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Holbrook
High Street
Victor Leask
Richard Quimby
Marcia Holbrook
James Leask
Coleen Frank
LeRoy Perkins
Milton Morse
Charles Morse
Horace P. Morse
Earl Morse
Furber Installed As Master Of Polar Star Lodge
Edmund R. Furber was installed as master of Polar Star Lodge F A M Wednesday last week in a semi public ceremony attended by about 150 Masons and guests. In staging officer Edwin H P Lowell was assisted by Ernest R Freeman and Fred A Osgood. Others installed were Jack McCall senior warden Richard Towle junior warden George Boynton secretary Herbert L Anderson Jr treasurer Frank D Frink senior deacon Harry MacDonald junior deacon and Ernest R Freeman house committee member. Officers appointed included Dana L McIntire Jr senior steward Kenneth Morse junior steward Wesley R Sweeney marshal Robert C Mitchell tyler. Lowell presented the lodge with the past master's jewel of the late Charles Furber on behalf of Mrs William A Furber and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund R. Furber
Polar Star Lodge
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Ernest R. Freeman
Fred A. Osgood
Jack McCall
Richard Towle
George Boynton
Herbert L. Anderson
Frank D. Frink
Harry MacDonald
House
Dana L. McIntire, Jr
Kenneth Morse
Wesley R. Sweeney
Robert C. Mitchell
Tyler
Plan Special Easter Seal Drive Activities Across Maine
From now until April 10 the 1956 Easter Seal campaign for the Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults mobilizes clubs organizations and volunteers statewide to fund care and rehabilitation for Maine people crippled by disease or accidents. Campaign chair Mrs Duncan McInnes of Bath urges continued local support as Maine joins 1655 affiliates nationwide. Funds largely stay in state aiding Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital Bath and Pine Tree Camp Rome. The national Easter Seal Society has served the disabled for 35 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Maine
Duncan McInnes
Bath
Easter Seal Society
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
States
District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Pine Tree Society
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Pine Tree Camp
Rome
Easter Cheer Brightens Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Memorial Hospital patients enjoyed an Easter Bunny visit by a Brunswick high school girl in fairy land attire. Spring flowers brightened the lobby and rooms while trays bore Easter cups. A daughter was born Easter Sunday to Mr and Mrs Perley Creamer of Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Brunswick
Fairy Land
Perley Creamer
Woolwich
Birthday, club meetings, and school closure notes in Woolwich
Woolwich reports a closed Woolwich Central School due to the storm with only a few teachers and seven children attending. A joint birthday party for Mrs. Wright and her husband Henry Wright of Ocean Point, plus guests from Boston and New York, was held at Mr. and Mrs. Merle James home. Also noted are upcoming Day’s Ferry Community Club social, Nequasset Extension Group meeting in Bath, and Arthur Beane’s 75th birthday celebration on River Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Central School
Merle James
Henry Wright
Ocean Point
Wesley
Bath
Arthur Beane
River Road
Thomas Aylward
Gregory
Camden
Augusta
Hodgkins
Eben Dana
Sagadahoc Ferry
Lida Hathorne
Woolwich
Christine Hawthorne
Wiscasset
Wilmot Dodge
Hathorne
Ralph Champlin
Stevie
Bowdeinham
Mary Hall
Pearl Reed
William Fogg
Nequasset
Oakley Smith
Scarletina
Lawrence Edwards
Daniel Edwards
Island Falls
Florida
Edwards
Floyd Tidd
William Edwards
Frank DeWitt
Hightown
N. J
Barbara Thornton
Maine Medical Center
Portland
William Thornton
North Woolwich
William Clark
Damariscotta
Mary Dana
Dana
Josephine Fougere
Clayton Presby
Wilbur Presby
Fougere
Woolwich Center
Marl Packard
Marl, Jr
Dwight
Hickville
N. Y
Antique Flag in Garber Oklahoma Reused Despite 45 Stars
VFW members chose to keep the old flag that had been replaced at their hall after discovering it bore 45 stars. The design indicates it was made before 1890, prior to Oklahoma joining the Union as the 46th state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garber, Okla
VFW
Dresden Notes Lead From Fires to Easter Services
The Dresden column reports a fire department call to Gren Don Leash with no damage. Rev. James Herrick preached at Dresden Mills and South Dresden, and Rev. Eugene E. Crommett led Easter services at St John’s in Gardiner. Local visits include Mrs. George Bailey of Gardiner and other families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grendon
James Herrick
Dresden Mills
South Dresden
St. John’s Church
Eugene E. Crommett
Gardiner
George Bailey
L. A. Bailey
June
Ernest Cate
Bath Memorial Hospital
Cate
Wallace Rittall
Bath
Helen Woodward
Bangor
Priscilla Ingraham
Jeffry
Skowhegan
Dorr Woodward
W. Chick
Limington
Chick
Bridge Academy
George Sanford
Lions’ Club
Linda Skillin Celebrates Fifth Birthday With Party
Linda Lee Skillin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Erwin Skillin of 11 Drayton Road, marked her fifth birthday with a Saturday afternoon party at Hyde Park community hall. Green and yellow streamers, balloons, and Easter eggs-themed favors dressed the hall, with a cake, soda, and ice cream for guests. Attending were Gregory Moore, Gary Orr, Brenda Munsey, Donald Back, and many Bath and nearby residents, while several mothers helped supervise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lee Skillin
Erwin Skillin
Drayton Road
Hyde Park Community Hall
Gregory Moore
Gary Orr
Brenda Munsey
Donald Back
Sandy Lutz
Timothy Weston
Karen
Gail Thompson
Janice
Judith Smart
Janice Candage
Nickie Chambell
Michael
Stephen Footer
Dale Skillin
Bath
Douglas
Sherry Munsey
Wiscasset
Raymond Moore
Randall Orr
Ernest Back
Roy Lutz
Lawrence Weston
Barbara Thompson
Charles Candage
Erwin Chambell
James Foot
Band Boosters Sponsor Annual Band Aid Day plan
Morse High School Band Boosters meeting announces annual Band Aid Day as the sole fundraising campaign. Refreshments will be provided to Morse High Glee Club Band and Junior Band after the combined concert in the MHS auditorium Thursday. Morse Band to join Western Maine Audition Festival in Rumford in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Band Boosters
Morse High School
M.H.S
H. Kenneth Smith
Morse
Rumford
Stork Shower Held for Mrs David Lloyd Monday
Mrs Royden Haines Jr hosted a stork shower Monday at 17 Adams Court honoring Mrs David Lloyd the former Alfie Haines daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Haines of North Bath. Gifts were arranged in a white bassinet and guests included Mrs Earl Haines Mrs Royden Haines Mrs Ardenne Haines and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lloyd
Alfie Haines
Earl Haines
North Bath
Royden Haines, Jr
Adams Court
Royden Haines
Ardenne Haines
Sewall Pearson
Earl Pearson
Marilyn Brooks
Earl Haines, Jr
Betty Gilliam
Sadie Fogg
Bernard Bettis
Margaret Rooke
Harmon Kneeland
Dearborns Plan Eight Week European Visit
Mr and Mrs Douglas Dearborn of 969 Washington street will sail from New York on April 14 aboard the S S Independence to Naples Italy for an eight week tour of Europe. They will visit major cities in Italy France and Holland and travel by motor through Western Germany. A flight from Holland to England and a tour of England and Scotland follow before returning to Quebec on the Ivernia of the Cunard Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Dearborn
Washington Street
Europe
New York
S. S. Independence
Naples
Italy
West Bath Grange Easter Program Highlights
The West Bath Grange held an Easter program on Monday featuring readings by Irene Rice and William Garand Jr, songs by Bertha Palmer and Jack Landers, a tableau “Why Hearts Are Glad,” and an Easter egg skit. A Penny Match was won by Jack Landers and Saga dahoe Pomona plans a 75th anniversary program Friday at Topsham grange hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Robert
Lawrence Palmer
Jack Landers
Doris
Ruth Doughty
Rita Hennessey
Jean Belanger
Brenda Brewer
Phyllis Gagner
Roger McNelly
Robert Palmer
Hope
Margaret DeMerchant
Sagadahoe Pomona
Topsham Grange Hall
the Grange
James Royal
Junior Hospital League Coffee Netted $230 Profit
Mrs. Dean Shaw announced a $230 profit from the Junior Hospital League Spring coffee, to be donated with extra funds to Bath Memorial Hospital. At a North Bath gathering, Mrs. Lynn M. Bussey led the meeting as plans for a Scotch auction on May 1 were discussed, and the next meeting is set for April 17 in West Bath with Mrs. Omar R. King hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Shaw
Junior Hospital League
Bath Memorial Hospital
George E. Barker
North Bath
Lynn M. Bussey
Omar R. King
West Bath
Leon E. Buck
Frederick E. Robie, Jr
Donald N. Small
Shaw
Bussey
Carl B. Dearborn
Edward Sewall, Jr
S. Theodore Bertocci
C. Arthur Mayo, Jr
Eleanor L. Wilson
Leslie C. Shumway
Maine Council Of Little Theatres Meet Sunday
The Maine Council Of Little Theatres will meet at Hyde Windlass Recreation hall next Sunday afternoon at one. Bath Thespians announced the event at their Sunday evening meeting. Edward Butterfield chairs the reading committee with Clifford Russell and Mildred Marshall. Albert Thompson Kay Legard and Gladys Hassell agreed to assist. Butterfield distributed tickets for the final Thespian production King of Hearts at Morse High School on Saturday evening April 21 directed by Richard Haskell. Refreshments were served by Gladys Haskell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Council of Little Theaters
Hyde Windlass
Bath Thespians
Thespians
Richard Haskell
Edward Butterfield
Clifford Russell
Mildred Marshall
Albert Thompse Kay Legard
Gladys Hasell
Morse High School
Gladys Haskell
Easter Talk at Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship
Patricia Hathorn chairing the Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship meeting led Sunday evening program. Bernice Wilson assisted with talks by Grace Brown Floris Creamer and Charlene Hawes on What Easter Means to Me. Prayer circle and benediction followed. 26 members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Hathorn
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship
Miss Hathorn
Bernice Wilson
Grace Brown
Floris Creamer
Charlene Hawes
Engagement Announcement for Mary MacRitchie and Clifton Jewett
Mr and Mrs Angus J MacRitchie of Dedham Massachusetts announce the engagement of their daughter Mary H MacRitchie to Clifton I Jewett son of Mr and Mrs Erastus Jewett of Bath Maine The bride elect is a Bath Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduate on the nursing staff of New England Deaconess Hospital Boston She holds the rank of Captain in the Army Reserve Nurse Corps The groom elect is in the lobster business at Boothbay Harbor The wedding is set for April 7 at the First United Presbyterian church Newton Massachusetts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus J. MacRitchie
Massachusetts Ave
Dedham
Mass
Mary H
Clifton I. Jewett
Erastus Jewett
Winslow Street
Bath
MacRitchie
Bath Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
New England Deaconess Hospital
Boston
Army Reserve Nurse Corp
Jewett
Boothbay Harbor
First United Presbyterian Church
Newton
West Bath 4-H Members Attend County Meeting in Lewiston
West Bath 4-H club members attended a county meeting in Lewiston Tuesday evening on Home Improvement, hosted by Mrs. Pauline Lush of the University of Maine. Attendees included Barbara and Christine Fuller Marie Earle Joan Ring Reta Hennessey and Dottie Snowdon. Other news covers relatives visiting Bath area from Sydney Boothbay Yonkers Richmond and Gardiner with several Sunday calls noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wass
Patricia
Eugene Reynolds
Georgetown
Warren Davis
Samuel Davis
Richmond
Robert Killiam
Leonard of
Gardiner
Francis Deehan
Social visiting in North Bath and Bath area
Mrs. Gladyce Cothran and Edmund Higgins visited their mother Mrs. Rose Lee Higgins. Rose Kingsbury and Kenneth Crafts stayed with Mrs. Higgins and called on Mr. and Mrs. John DeGroot. Calvin Wing and Cleon Wing's families visited relatives. Walter Rogers and Elmer Rogers hosted and were visited by several family members. Karen Young returned home from Bath Memorial Hospital. Sheldon Day spent the weekend with his sister in Plainville Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladyce Cothran
Bath
Edmund Higgins
North Bath
Rose Lee Higgins
Rose Kingsbury
Kenneth Crafts
Bay Point
John DeGroot
Calvin Wing
Hollis Leeman
Woolwich
Cleon Wing
Brunswick
Elmer Rogers
Arthur Williams
Phippsburg
Karen Young
George Young
Bath Memorial Hospital
Sheldon Day
Plainville
Conn
Cedric Sukeforth
Mrs Bowen Torrey Leads Sewing Auxiliary Year Review
Mrs Bowen Torrey presided as the sewing committee reported 1137 items made by 195 workers totaling 538 hours. The group included Ladies Aid First Baptist Daughters of Isabella Central Church Ladies Aid Grace Church Auxiliary and others plus individual workers. The Clearning House noted 1723 volunteer hours. Mrs Durtean McInnes gave a hospital benefit project history. Edward L Kinder Jr praised local press cooperation. Other reports covered membership and refreshments. Five members received 100 hour pins. Lawrence Katz summarized last Fall's Auxiliary Fair with Dr Edward L Kinder Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Stover
Ladies’ Aid
First Baptist Church
Daughters of Isabella
Central Church Ladies’ Aid
Grace Church Auxiliary
West Bath Sewing Group
B'nai B'rith Chapter
Suburb Civic Club
St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Church
Durtean McIinnes
Dwight Pierce
Allan Spear
Kenneth Humphries
Edward L. Kinder, Jr
Melvin B. Henderson
American Hospital Association of Auxiliary
Lawrence Katz
Cochairman
Edward L Kinder, Jr
Sumner Sewall
Torrey
Wood family returns to Lunenburg after Easter visit
Mr and Mrs Stephen Wood bury and son Teddy have returned to Lunenburg Massachusetts after spending Easter with Mrs Woodbury’s mother Mrs Edward B Smith at her home on Middle street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Woodbury
Teddy
Lunenburg, Mass
Mrs. Woodbury
Edward B. Smith
Middle Street
Colby Convocation Week to Feature Notable Leaders
Colby College in Waterville hosts Convocation Week April 10 13 with leaders from politics literature arts science philosophy and business discussing The Re-Discovery of the Individual. A coast to coast broadcast Sunday April 8 features Colby President J Seelye Bixler vs Russell Kirk Have Mass Pressures Invaded the Campus. Notable speakers include Robert Maynard Hutchins Hugh Ross Robert Penn Warren Mildred McAfee Jack Levine Brand Blanshard Clarence B Randall and David L Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Colby College
Colby of America
Town Meeting
Colby
J. Seelye Bixler
Russell Kirk
Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
Hugh Ross
Robert Penn Warren
Mildred McAfee
Horton
Wellesley College
Jack Levine
Brand Blanshard
Department of Philosophy
Yale University
Clarence B. Randall
Inland Steel Co
Chicago
David L. Thomson
McGill University
Biologist Links Hormone to Lobster Shedding Delay
Syracuse University biologist J Kenneth Donahue reports experiments with estradiol benzioate injecting male lobsters near moult show seven of ten may not shed in 25 days while two die and five shed as normal. Potential long term aim to keep lobsters marketable during peak Maine season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
J. Kenneth Donahue
Syracuse University
Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries Research Division
Dr. Donahue
Donahue
McKown Point
Boothbay Harbor
Three Escapes in Peabody Rail Collisions
Charles McHugh, a 54 year old railroad worker from Peabody, was aboard two trains that collided, yet he escaped injury both times. A few days later he suffered leg burns from smoking. Also note the Band Boosters meet at Morse High School on Monday at 8 PM in room 207. A health tip suggests taking dried brewer's yeast for vitamin B1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Mass
Charles McHugh
Morse High School
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Star of Safety
Woman's Club of
del Bissonnette
Winthrop
Ava Barton
William Hanlon
Lewiston
Bill
U. S. Army
Fort Knox
Hanlon
Germany
Pat Gagnon
Danbury
Ralph Gagnon
Charles Christiansen
Steven Edson
St. Andrews Hospital
Helen Shaw
Danbury, Conn
Roy R. Marston
Francis Soule, Jr
Hugh Lancaster
Susan
Mabel Lancaster
Victor Owens
James
Allston
Vendella Doucette
Kathy
Harry Mosher
Lincoln County Court House
State OF
Mrs. Holbrook
Furber
Charles Furber
William A. Furber
Dresden
Band Boosters’ Club
Mrs. Dearborn
West Bath Grange
Junior Hospital League Coffee Nets
Maine Council of Little Theatres
North
Mrs. Bowen Torrey
Robert Hutchins
Clarence Randall
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Eisenhower
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Mexico
Louis St. Laurent
Canada
Greene Brier Hotel
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