Wiscasset Scouts and Lions aid bulbs sale success
Mr and Mrs John Rafter of Manhasset NY hosted a Wiscasset event. Troop 201 and the Lions club ran a light bulbs sale with Lions handling procurement and packaging. Wendell Lewis arranged transport for scouts selling bulbs. Proceeds will fund more camping gear. Five scouts earned First Class swimming requirements in August at the Y M C A. Committee meetings and club notices follow with community greetings and Easter visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rafter
Manhasset
L. IL
N. Y
Bradford Street
Wiscasset
Lions Club
Lions
Wendell Lewis
Augusta
Bill Lickwood
Dennis Soule
Richard Morris
George Harding
Paul Croxford
Neal Adams
Ken Gray
E. D. Schubert
Alan Pease
Rodney Bell
White Nichols
Alan Peace Wiscasset Woman's Club
St. Philip's Parish House
Woolwich Community News Highlights from Nequasset to Bath
Woolwich dancing at Bath Y M C A draws many children including Nequasset attendees Toni Dodge Rodney Bailey Stephen Bailey Phillip Baker Lynn Elwell and Carla Elwell. The piece notes local visits Easter weekend trips hospitalizations and family gatherings across Nequasset Bath Dow AFB Bangor and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Y. M. C. A
Woolwich
Nequasset
Toni Dodge
Rodney Bailey
Stephen Bailey
Phillip Baker
Lynn Elwell
Carla Elwell
Robins
Widow Grace H Doggett Dies At 79 In Local Home
Mrs Grace H Doggett 79 widow of Samuel Bradlee Doggett formerly of Boston died Monday at her High street home. A Summer resident of 1908 she lived here 17 years. Born in Stamford Conn she was daughter of William H Day ton and Julia Brown Day ton. Educated in Stamford and Brooklyn and a Connecticut Teachers College graduate she was a member of the Wiscasset Women's Club and Village Improvement Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace H. Doggett
Samuel Bradlee Doggett
Boston
High Street
Doggett
Stamford
Conn
William H
Julia Brown Dayton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Connecticut Teachers College
Nequasset Auxiliary Hosts Mrs Gilmore at Woolwich Meeting
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary met at Mrs Frederick Gilmore s Barley Neck Road Woolwich with Mrs Reginald Stacy in charge. They planned a public supper at the Congregational vestry and held a social hour with quiz games awarding prizes to several members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Gilmore
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary
Barley Neck Road
Woolwich
Reginald Stacy
Congregational Church
Stacy
Edward Blake
Charles Haley
Jordan Wright
Edmund Ingalls
Wilbur Presby
William Robson
Ruby Stinson
Presby
John Brooks
Maurice Hathorne
Frank Bailey
Clifford Moisson
Hollis Leeman
Jessie Spaulding
Ingalls
Lester Holbrook
Stinson
Haley
Gilmore
Rebecca Stevens
Woolwich Grange Votes for Two Street Lights at April Meeting
Woolwich grange members approved placing lights by the grange hall and by Montswag Baptist church to be maintained by the grange. Master Marion Chubbuck presided with pro tem officers Harvey G Chubbuck and Lynn McIntire. The group also voted donations to Maine Children's Home Society and New England Home for Little Wanderers, and heard reports on the State Youth Conference at Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Grange Hall
Montsweag Baptist Church
Grange
Marion Chubbuck
Harvey G Chubbuck
Lynn McIntire
Maine Children's Home Society
New England Home For
Little Wanderers
Judith McIntire
Augusta
Lynn
Judith MelInttre
David Barter
Jess Chubbuck
Richard Hanson
Jackie Durgan
Ceres
Clyde Bailey
Leon Poulin
Wiscasset
Moatsweag Baptist Church
Bonnie Brae
Woolwich
Topsham Fair
William Robson
Lahey Clinic
Boston
Beatrice Bailey
Whispering Hope
The
Melvin Pratt
Bodwell Grange
Harvey G. Chubbuck
Jesse Chubbuck
Fach
Chester McCrater
Jessie Spaulding
McCrater
Mrs. Spaulding
Lynn MecIntire
Ethel Reed
Gardiner
Bodwell
West Bath Granges
Merle Jameson
Former Bath Boy Heads New Britain Cancer Drive
Harold M. Peasley, a former Bath resident, named chairman of the New Britain Cancer Drive by district chair Joseph L. Doyle. Peasley, active in cancer work, will direct over 1,500 volunteers and previously led a one night crusade raising about half the local funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Peasley
Bath
New Britain
Welfare Assistance Roll Down From Last Year
Bath citizens receiving public welfare funds declined by more than 20 percent from last year according to David C. Dickson, superintendent. In March 1957 a total of 55 persons received aid, compared with 43 this March. Dickson cites general area prosperity and strict need thresholds as factors, with city also aiding non residents and reimbursements from state or other towns. Anne Wood and her son John of Cincinnati were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Howe at 55 Union Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
David C. Dickson
Dickson
Anne Wood
John
Cincinnati, O
John M. Howe
Union Street
Easter Program Shines At West Bath Grange
West Bath Grange hosted an Easter program led by lecturer Mrs. Alice Inman featuring songs readings and tableaux. Verna Coombs Estella Doughty and others performed while hats were paraded by local members. The event included a poem April Rainbows and an Easter dinner fundraiser with plans for a fried clam supper and future refreshments committee updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Inman
West Bath Grange
Whispering Hope
Verna Coombs
Estella Doughty
Bessie Boudreau
Helen McNelly
Persis Miller
Bertha Palmer
Alice Smith
Joseph Wilson
Clarence Minott
Donald Coombs
Helen Caton
Frances St. Martin
Grange
Helen Fields
Ethel MacDonald
Grange Friav
Grange Hall
Dora Royal
Marion Farnsworth
Alice Johnson
Herbert Freeman
Verl McNelly
Residents report birds and geese near North Bath
A large flock of robins was seen Sunday night as wild geese honked over North Bath. Firemen were called Sunday for a grass fire at Philip Hall’s home. Bath Memorial Hospital patients include John DeGroot and Mrs. Robert Berry. Several local residents visited relatives in Dover, Provincetown, Milan and Medford, with family gatherings and birthdays noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bath
Szath Fire Department
Philip Hall
Morse class 19338 urged to attend high school meet
Members of the Morse class 19338 are urged to attend a meet at the High School to hear plans for the 25th reunion and discuss arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Miss Mary Grace Talbot Visits Home Before Returning
Miss Mary Grace Talbot daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank M Talbot of 625 High Street spent last Friday night with her family before returning to Portland Saturday. She is a first year student nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Grace Talbot
Frank M. Talbot
High Street
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Richmond resident Llewellyn Alexander's 91st birthday noted
Llewellyn Alexander of Richmond observed his 91st birthday at Farley Nursing Home where he is the eldest resident. A longtime Richmond resident and former American Ice Co. worker on the Kennebec River, he is widowed, with four daughters and a grandson. He belonged to the Richmond Lodge of Odd Fellows for 49 years and remains in good health despite home confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llewellyn Alexander
Farley
Alexander
Richmond
American Ice Co
Kennebec River
Clara Shepard
James Roberts
Main Street
Paul Roberts
Pleasant Street
Richmond Lodge of Odd Fellows
David Trask
Albert Maynard
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Mayford Morris
Ruth Howe
Elizabeth Watson
John Lord
Maurice Robinson
Joe Baker
John Thrower, Jr
Lonnie Lord
Riley Pinkham
Harold Perry
William Babb
Lulle Grover
Daniel
David
Dresden Community Notes and Local Happenings
Geese noted near the Eastern river may be heard at night and in the morning. Mrs. Augustus Gould, who wintered with Mrs. Dorr Woodward, returned to Dresden Center Sunday. The Dresden Extension Association met at Mrs. Harland McCobb’s home in South Dresden. The topic Make Your Broiler Work was presented by Mrs. Stephen Powell of West. Health officer Mrs. Leslie Louveney says a polio clinic is forming with charges for adults but no fee for under 20. Rev. James Herrick’s sermon topic in South Dresden and Dresden Mills Sunday was God Takes a Hand. Miss Nancy Hall, once at Gardiner General Hospital, returned to Cedar Grove. Mrs. William R. Hoidlette visited in Portland. Lyndel Good of Dresden Mills is a Togus hospital patient. Mr. and Mr. Charles Roe, who wintered in Florida, returned to Dresden Mills. J. R. Foster of Boston was a weekend visitor. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Seat visited Melville Home Jette in West Dresden and John E. Hall. The Scotts traveled to Nova Scotia after wintering in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. William Whitney have returned from Florida where they lived since last winter. Friends of Alfred Houdlette, a patient at Bath Memorial hospital, wish him a speedy recovery.
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Good Will Club
Warren Kershner
Green Street
Ira Witham
Butch
Clinton
Forrest Baker
Nequasset
Lawrence Edwards
Larry
Melvin Cornish
Lori Jean
Sherman Mills
Edwards
Dale Sides
Adrian Levielle
Bangor
Timmy
Levielle
Bangor Hospital
Stanley Geneau
Bath
Joe Caouette
Woolwich
Charles Doughty
Hartford, Conn
Carl LeBlanc
Alice Proulx
Montreal
Carl Horn
Cheryle
Portland
Geneau
Colette
River View Casino
Joseph C. Hecht
Blacksbury
Mark Bromley
Hecht
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Frank Harding
Deborah
Herbert
Canton
Percy Marston
Pearl Reed
C. P. Hall
Percy Bailey
Cyrus Gilmore
Harold Gilmore
York Harbor
William Delaware
Richard Gowell
Teton Mountains
Wyoming
Maurice Shea
Rosa Shea
Forrest
Baker
Maurice Rice
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Augustus Gould
Dorr Woodward
Woodward
Dresden
Dresden Extension Association
Harland McCobb
South Dresden
Stephen Powell
West Dresden
Leslie Louveney
Mies
Nancy Hall
Gardiar General Hospital
Cedar Grove
William R. Hoidlette
Lyndel Good
Dresden Mills
Togus Hospital
Charles Roe
Florida
Toetr
J. R. Foster
Boston
Aubrey Seat
Melville Home
Jette
John E. Hall
Scotts
Nova Scotia
William Whitney
Alfred Houdlette
Bath Memorial Hospital
Residents Attend Local Social at Miss Johnson’s Home
Ing will be at the home of Miss Lillian Johnson on May 5. Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Nichols have returned to their lodge on Route 201. Weekend guests at the lodge included Edward Penta and Miss Helen Schippaletti of Somerville Massachusetts, their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Philip Paramountain and Pamela of Harvard Massachusetts. Edith Knight is a surgical patient at Gardiner General hospital. Azel Adams is a surgical patient at Augusta General hospital. Mrs. George Anderson and daughter returned home from Gardiner General hospital this week. Mrs. Melvin Lewis of Burlington Iowa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pinkham, Lincoln Street, is hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Nichols
Edward Penta
Helen Schippaletti
Somerville
Mass
Philip Paramountain
Pamela
Harvard
Edith Knight
Gardiner General Hospital
Azel Adams
Augusta General Hospital
George Anderson
Melvin Lewis
Burlington, Iowa
Edward Pinkham
Lincoln Street
Hart Boy Confined With Chickenpox At Home
Richard Hart of 674 Middle Street has been sidelined at home with chickenpox for a week and a half. A Foxher School first grader, he is expected to return to class this week. His brother Stephen, aged unknown, is also ill with chickenpox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hart
Joseph Hart
Middle Street
Richard
Foxher School
Stephen
Blind seven year old Donna Smith to enter hospital
Vivacious girl Donna Smith of West Bath is set to enter the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston for educational surgery. The first grade pupil at Huse Memorial School packs Braille books to read to patients and hopes to renew old friends during hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Smith
Marachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boston
Donna
Leonard S. Smith
Berrys Mill Road
West Bath
Ea Reer
Witth
Berys
Pirl
Huse Memorial School
Seamaster Hie
Eur
Sheshige
Plivas
Dom
Euile
Portland
Netivati
Ste
Elias
Missachuncotts Hopital
North Woolwich Sunday School Opens First Session
The North Methodist church in Woolwich held the first session of the men organized Sunday school at 1 30 pm on Sunday. The Rev Richard Arnold of Bath serves as pastor and announced regular classes every Sunday afternoon. Mrs Wilbur Howe is general superintendent with Mrs Just Wold and Mrs Richard Chadbourne heading the primary department and Mrs Densmore Leach and Mrs Albert Temple directing the junior division. Formal organization is set for April 26 with district superintendent Alfred G Hempstead of Augusta to conduct a quarterly conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Methodist Church
Woolwich
Richard Arnold
Beacon Street
Bath
Wilbur Howe
Just Wold
Richard Chadbourne
Densmore Leach
Albert Temple
Alfred G. Hempstead
Augusta
Mrs Philbrick and daughter visit in Meadow Wish
Mrs Phyllis Philbrick and her daughter Linda from Cranston Rhode Island spent Easter Sunday with Mr and Mrs Fred Merchant in Meadow Wish. The meeting highlighted family ties and holiday greetings across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Philbrick
Linda
Cranston
R. I
Euster
Phibrick
Fred Merchant
Meadow Wi
Pert To Head County Cerebral Palsy Fund Drive
A local drive in Pert To Head County aims to support cerebral palsy programs. Executive Director Tomes ae APL leads fundraising efforts with county and state partners. The drive involves community volunteers and seeks broad-based participation to raise awareness and funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pert
Cerebral Palsy
Bath
Hitinett
Sitounaire
Cereeink
Tomes
Woolwich GOP Caucus Chooses Town Committee and Officers
The Woolwich Republicans held a caucus Tuesday night to form a 52 member town committee and elect delegates to the convention. They recommended four to district and county committees and chose new officers with Harold Leeman as chairman and Marthow Doak as vice chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
GOP
Tuesdasight
Dele- Pales Windine
Charlotte Leeman
Roby Welch
Harold Leeman
County Committee
Chester Leeman
Warren Hawley
Marthow Doak
Doroguy Schulten
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred W. Blagden
Churchill Street
George Donnell
Fred Nute
Far Colby
Enda Jones
Louise Blagden
Donald
Robert Blagdes
Dorothy Apgar
Elizabeth Potter
Linda Simmons
Billy Webber
Judy Sutter
Michael Colby
Roger Dunning
Nancy Croxford
Paulette Page
Delmar Lind
Aptar
Wifts
Roy R. Marston
Thomas Rankin
University of Maine
Edgar Canvin
Federal Street
Alfred M. Norton
Ernest Boucher
Alfred M. Norton, Jr
Walter Dow, Jr
Douglas Munsey
Erwin O. Skil- Jin
Hollis M. Erskine
Windsor Locks
Wesley Farmer
Cpl. Farmer
Korea
Marilyn Rogden
Sheepscat Read
Barbara Eckhert
Bahamas
Jay Blagdon
Farmington
Maine
Blagdon
John Blagdon
Fort Mill Street
Framington State
Nequasset Auxiliary
Cancer Drive
North
John DeGroot
Robert Berry
Harry Higesias
Dover N. H
Provincetown
Mus
George Lawrence
Warry Higein Os
Orono
Louis de Groot
Diane
Medford
de Groot
John de Groot
Harry Higgins
University of Maine At
Arthur Tempie, Jr
Richard Allen
Royden Flames
Royden Haines, Jr
Exeter
Hampton Beach
N. H
Marion Goding
Bridgeport
Sewall Pearson
Michael
Sewall
Brian
Margery Hawkes
Suzanne
Mark
Ardenne
Cedric Long
Camden
Ardenne Haines
Henry G. Root
Jeffrey
Littleton
Winfield Groves
Alice Dougall
Rooke Farm
John Godfrey
Winthrop
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Bertha Trott
Madelyn Trott
Veneranda Sanford
Enterprise Grange
Bernard Thyng
Leon Batchelder
Vernon Little
George Sanford
Bernard
Wesley Webber
Harold Harford
Harris Hutchins
Cleveland Marriner
Clarence Witham
Hallowell
Ernest Haskell
Tri-Hi-Y
Patricia Leibowitz
Jacqueline Quinnam
Janice Guiou
Donna Ryder
Linda McPhail
Noble Grands Club
Beneh
Rebekah Lodge
James Herrick
Drecen Mills
God
Ing
Lillian Johnson
North Woolwich
Ldwin He, Pert
Chevyl
Chevrolet
Andes
South America
Buenos Aires
Valparaiso
Chevy
Automobile Club of
Argentina
Aihy
NBC IV
Center Street
Bath, Maine
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