Phippsburg Community News Highlights Meetings and Events
Phippsburg reports on PTA meetings at Riverside Hall and invitations from nearby groups. The Albert F Totman library closes Saturday afternoon. Dromore Extension Service hosts a kitchen planning talk. The Phippsburg Sportsman's Association meets 23 members, discusses stocking ponds, pheasant care, and site ideas. Bodwell Grange plans degrees and programs for spring, with spring vacation upcoming. Multiple social events include stork shower, surprise birthday, and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburgstian
Raymond Wyman
Small Point
Phippsburg P.T.A
Riverside Hall
Winnegance and
Parker Head
P.t.a.’S
Albert F
George Larrabee
Myron Wyman
Bodwell Grange
Grange
The
Eleanor Blaisdell
Anita Totman
Carol Wyman
Marlene Logan
Marilla Totman
Thomas C. Totmann
Reading
New England
Margaret Gilman
Dudley Harrington
Blaisdell
Dromore Bay
Maurice Blair
Wilma Roberts
Young Women's Club
Lewis Alexander
Lester Savage
Winthrop Blair
Ellen Blair
Gordon Alden
Ida Nordland
Fred Haggett
Edward DeBery
Thomas Totman
Maurice Pye
Diana Pye
Charles Pye
Clyde Pye
Faye Pye
Stanwood Gilman
Irma Gilman
James W. Gilman
William Blaisdell
Gertrude Blaisdell
Arnold Maxwell
J. Walter Snipe
Joseph Perkins
Truman Roberts
Truman Roberts, Jr
James Chambers
Stanley Perkins
Lester Morse
Martin Wyman
Donald Hanscom
Betty Bowker
Scribner Mockler
Clifford Pye
Mark Harrington
John, McCourt
I. W. Rainey
John Rogers
Harold Seavey
Charles Dodge
Leo Hamel
James C. Gilman
Frederick Haggett
Fred Hart
Eva Rogers
Fred Bowman
Gladys Haggett
Charles Stevens
Norman Dubie
Clarence Skhofield
University of Maine
Irma
William Gilman
Gloria Eaton
Allen Brown
Sebasco
Suny
Adele Hunt
Center
Marilla Williams
Jersey City
N. J
Adele M. Hunt
Charles W. Dillon
John F. Williams
U.S.A
Citadel
Charleston
S. C
Thomas Jcnes
U. S. Farm Counts Show Long-Term Decline Across Decades
United States farm numbers fell from about 1 000 in 1910 to 887 in 1952 as agricultural consolidation and rural depopulation reshaped the farming landscape. The figures illustrate a steady contraction in farmholdings over the first half of the 20th century.
University of Life Names Chairmen for 1956 Program
Walter ny eee and B. Williams announce sub-committee chairs for the 1956 University of Life program at Winter Street Congregational church. Registration will be led by E Lawrence McCurdy with a corps from multiple churches, while Frank Donnell handles chapel arrangements and ushers.
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Walter Ny Eee Pose Cheirmen
The
University of Life
B. Williams
Greater Bath
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Harry E. Fitch
Grace Episcopal Church
Reuben C. Walker
Church of the New Jerusalem
Mark Harrington
Christian Service Committee of
Phippsburg
Helen Augusta
Salvation Army
M. W. Westermeyer
Seventh Day Advent Church
Merle Niles
Wesley Methodist Church
Frank Donnell
Foster Pratt
Marc King
Walter E. Upham
Kenneth N. Francisco
E. Theresa Hill
Maine Council
Maurice Hutchins
Gillies Named Maine Cancer Crusade State Vice Chairman
James A. Gillies Jr of Bath is named state vice chairman of the 1956 Cancer Crusade for the Maine Cancer Society. The drive aims to raise 140000 to fund research education and service. Gillies, a Maine Cancer Society director and former Sagadahoc County chairman, urges all to support the three front battle against cancer.
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James A. Gillies, Jr
Bath
Maine Cancer Society
Frank E. Lowe
Gillies
Sagadahoc County
Ee Horse Show Association
Day Of Triumph to be shown at Bath Opera House
Bath BPW Club sponsors a wide screen color film The Day of Triumph the Life of Christ at Bath Opera House on April 18 Matinee at 2 pm and evening shows at 615 and 815 pm The Greatest Story Ever Filmed highlights Sermon on the Mount Last Supper and Resurrection with Lee J Cobb Joanne Dru Robert Wilson Judas and others in color by Tay See note specifies DeMille comparison and crew details
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The
Bath Business and Professional Women's Club
Bath Opera House
Gallilee
Hollywood
Mary Magdalene
Pontius Pilate
Cecil B. DeMille
Lee J. Cobb
Zadok
Joanne Dru
Robert Wilson
the Christ
James Griffith
Judas
Arthur J. Horman
Irvin Pichel
Tay
Bailey Family Returns From Jamaica Vacation
Mr and Mrs Boyd L Bailey and children Philip and Anne returned to their home at 900 Lighton Street after a week long vacation in Montego Bay Jamaica.
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Boyd L. Bailey Ami
Philip
Anne
Iigton Street
Montego
Bay
Jamaica
Gray and Emero tied by June wedding plans
Miss Joyce Gray of Portland and Roland Emero of Gloucester plan a June wedding. Gray is a Morse High School graduate and works in Portland. Emero, a Bowdoin College senior, is a Theta Delta Chi member. Multiple community notices follow about PTA activities, anniversaries, visits, and local engagements.
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Albert Gray
Joyce Marie
Portland
Roland Francis Emero
Robert Emero
Gloucester
Mass
Miss Gray
Morse Hi School
Westbrook, Junior College
Addressograph Multigraph Agency
Emero
Gloucester High School
Bowdoin College
Theta Delta Chi
Edwin M. Hart
David Arthur
Huntsville
Ala
W. H. Wyman
J. F. Mezenski
Winnifred Ross
Parker
P.T.A
Earl Hamel
P.T. A
Fight Cancer Through House-To-House Efforts Urges Leader
A speaker urged continued support for cancer research and public education as crucial to saving lives. The message highlighted funding for Maine tumor clinics and patient assistance. Also mentions Patsy Morse visiting relatives in Portland and Lucy E Smith returning home from Medford after a month with a friend.
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United States
Maine
Birth rate reported at 24.9 per 1000 in 1955 United States
The 1955 United States birth rate stood at 24.9 births per 1000 people. This statistic reflects population birth trends during the mid‑1950s.
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U. S
West Bath Grange hosts guest officers night program
West Bath Grange held a guest officers' night with officers from Merriconeag Dirigo Harraseeket Woolwich and Topsham taking office. The evening featured a long program of readings songs duets and a stunt. 111 grangers attended including 59 visitors. Refreshments followed and plans announced for upcoming meetings in Topsham and West Bath.
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West Bath
Leon Foster
Harfaseeker
David Sparks
Merriconeag
Bernice Nickerson
Dirigo
Clyde Bailey
Woolwich
Wallace Bragdon
New Gloucester
Mary Estabrook
Frances Harrington
Bodwell
Margaret Morse
Topsham
William Sparks
Ceres
Ethel
Jacqueline Stilphen
Jacqueline Chubbuck
Gary Worden
Shirley Beals
Jerry Hanson
Janice Lebel
James Royal
Alton Collins
Grangers
Ladies’ Aid of
Topsham Rone
Colonial Club Plans Cabaret Dance and Cribbage Matches
Colonial club members arranged a cabaret style dance for April 21 and cribbage contests on April 16 with Hyde Windlass Co and April 23 with the Elks, to be held at the Colonial and Elks clubs respectively. A cabaret committee includes Feeney, Main Jr, Commentu, Mank, Richards, Barker, Morton, Caverly, Gilman. New members named: R. W. MacLennan, Carl Meister, Walter Wames, Joseph McColord. A memorial plaque for late Frank Perkins, a former club president, was approved for display in the club rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Hyde Windlass Co
The
Elks
Elks Club
James Feeney
A. M. Main, Jr
Stanley Commentu
Henry Mank
Henry Richards
Dance For Teen Agers Friday Night At Huse
An April dance for teenagers will be sponsored Friday evening by the Huse Memorial P. T. A. at the Huse school. Coombs' orchestra will furnish music for dancing from 7 to 10 p.m. The affair is one of a series of dances for sixth to eighth graders in the city. Refreshments will be served and parents are invited to attend. Patrons and patronesses include County Attorney and Mrs George M. Carlton, Mr. and Mrs Lyman Poole and Mr. and Mrs Benjamin Sabo. The arrangements committee includes Melvin Comeau and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gower, assisted by other P. T. A. members.
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Huse Memorial P. T. A
Huse
Coombs’ Orchestra
George M. Carlton
Lyman Poole
Benjamin Sabo
Melvin Comeau
Walter Gower
Local Social and Visiting Notes from Popham Area
Popham Circle meets at Mrs. Walter Gilmore s home this week and Red Cross Fund collection by Mrs. Nancy Spinney continues. Residents and visitors include the Houstons of Bath at Kennebec Cottages with Mr. and Mrs. Markham, the Shepard family from Fairfield, and others visiting relatives in Waldoboro Woolwich Bath Cape Elizabeth Lewiston Mechanic Falls and Winnegance.
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Popham Circle
Walter Gilmore
Nancy Spinney
Red Cross
Ralph Houston
Bath
Kennebec
Norman E. Markham
Ernest Shepard
Sally
Fairfield
Ida Oliver
Waldoboro
J. Clarence Perkins
Stanley Perkins
Young Women’s Club
Maurice Blair
Phippsburg Center
Truman Roberts
Gerald Morong
Cape Elizabeth
Guy E. Crowley
Frank McCarthy
West Hartford
Oliver
Alex Reed
Woolwich
Peter A. Isaacson
Lewiston
Blanche Westall
Beverly Abbott
Mechanic Falls
Lisbon
Vesta Spinney
Fred H. Spinney
Thelma Skillins
Winnegance
Roger Oliver
Marguerite McNulty
Snow and flood hinder travel around Parker Head
The Sunday storm left two inches of slush and muddy ruts with a cave-in near Parker Head. Marshlands flooded and water holes on the highway posed hazards. Social notes mention a surprise shower for Mrs. Maurice Blair at Parker Head and GOP Young Republican meeting in Wiscasset Saturday night.
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Parker Head
P. Edward DeBery
Maurice Blair
Truman Roberts
Phippsburg Center
Bernard Carlson
Dix
GOP and Young Republican Club
Wiscasset
Bay Point Snow Locks In Six Inches Overnight
Sunday in Bay Point brought five to six inches of heavy snow. Only two or three cars managed to enter town and they were dug out before leaving. Residents and visitors, including Sumner Maines and Skipper Burnham, were observed painting boats prior to seining. Several locals and visitors, like Mrs Arlene Mains, Mr and Mrs Sherman Campbell, Mr and Mrs Dwight Furbish, Linwood Stevens, Emery Rideout, George Renaud, and Forrest Drake, are noted in social calls and visits around town.
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Bay Point
Sumner Maines
Skipper Burnham
Arlene Mains
Fairfield Sanitarium
Sherman Campbell
Dwight Furbish
Portland
Linwood Stevens
Georgetown
Emery Rideout
Bath
Farnham Lumber Co
George Renaud
Boothbay
Forrest Drake
The
Birchwood
Miss Nancy Bourgois Receives Merit Certificate
Miss Nancy R Bourgois of 41 Floral Street Morse High School senior has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. She is among more than 4300 top high school seniors nationwide in the top half of one percent in ability. The NMSC selected winners from hundreds of thousands of students in 10338 high schools and circulated the list to colleges and scholarship agencies. In Portland, Mrs Jessie Morrell Mrs Beatrice Burns Mrs Alice Rideout and Mrs Carolyn Thompson attended a Za Za Zuannas meeting at the Odd Fellows hall.
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Nancy R. Bourgois
Floral Street
Morse High School
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Miss Bourgois
NMSC
United States
Jessie Morrell
Beatrice Burns
Alice Rideout
Carolyn Thompson
City
Odd Fellows Hall
Portland
Liver Oil Content in Basking Shark Studied
Researchers report that basking sharks have livers composed of about 60 percent oil, a finding highlighted in the study of this large species. The oil-rich liver is noted as a distinctive physiological trait aiding buoyancy and energy storage in basking sharks.
Delta Kappa Gamma dinner features Maine history talk
Dr. Robert York, University of Maine history professor and new state historian, spoke at a joint Gamma and Eta chapter dinner at the Worster House in Hallowell. He highlighted Maine’s historical value alongside its natural resources and scenery.
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Maine
Robert York
University of Maine
Gamma
Eta
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Teachers’ Society of Maine
Worster House
Hallowell
York
Wilton
Natick youth held for murder in Bath case
A Natick sailor identified as Woods was arrested in Bath on murder charges after investigators traced his movements from the Air Station to Augusta. Police recovered $124 of $140 taken and clothing linked to the crime was sent to the state lab for blood tests. Woods, who denied knowledge of the killing, is to be arraigned April 20 and transferred to Kennebec County Jail.
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Holdsworth
Navy
Woods
State
Augusta
Blais
Bath
Arthur D. Dolloff
Natick
Sagadahoc
Carlton
Kennebec County
Sagadahoc County
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Auxiliary's Thrift Shop Clears $1050 For Hospital Fund
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary reports a year of growth with the Clearing House Thrift Shop contributing 1050 to the treasury and Cozy Corner adding 50. The shop opened on Summer Street in the YMCA building and employed volunteers led by Mrs. Dean Shaw and now chaired by Mrs. William Kelley with pricing by Mrs. Edward True and Mrs. Eastham Guild Jr. Over the past year 55 volunteers logged 1723 hours. The Cozy Corner, run by Mrs. Arthur King, offers magazines and gifts and funnels excess profits to the auxiliary.
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Memorial Hospital
Bowen Torrey
Clearing House
Arthur King
Cozy Corner
Torrey
Duncan McInnes
Ralph Bragg
Bath Memorial Hospital
The
Treasury
Thrift Shop
George Musk
Summer Street
Y.M.C.A
Dean Shaw
William Kelley
Auxiliary
Edward True
Eastham Guild, Jr
Anne Kimball
John
Dougherty
Richard Kimball
Lawrence Katz
Maine DAR President Attends Local Chapter Banquet
Mrs. Ezra White of Waterville, newly elected Maine State Society D A R president, attended the Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter banquet at Wesley church along with Mrs. Otto Larson. A turkey dinner for 46 preceded the meeting. The group discussed by laws, conservation topics, and upcoming fundraisers including a home cooked sale on April 20. Future meetings will be held Tuesdays.
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Ezra White
Waterville
Maine State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Dummer Sewall
Wesley Church
Otto Larson
CrAn Re
Elnora Oliver
Benjamin Woodside
Robert C. Mitchell
Norman W. Howard
Carl Y. Kennedy
Homer M. Potter
Percy C. Bailey
Portland
Frederick M. Haggett
Harry E. Ring
Leonard Lord
Woodside
Maine
White
Constitution Hall
Washington, D. C
New England
Susan B. Reed
Crossmore School
Wesley Church Women's Society
Walter Upham
Lillian Temple
Mare N. King
Charles Marble
Edna Upham
Carolyn Rogers
Elizabeth Marble
Yvonne Crosby
Priscilla Marble
Natick Honor Student Involved in Arrest Case
Woods Natick High School senior and National Guard enlistee once active on student council and school clubs faced arrest news shocked neighbors. He was an honor graduate in 1952 and later joined the Navy after Naval Air Corps transfer. Brown seeks the other suspects in the incident.
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Woods
Natick Fire
Fredericks Woods
Natick High
Mrs. MacDonald Named Philathea Class Head
Mrs. Kenneth MacDonald was elected president of the Philathea Class of Corliss Street Baptist Church at a vestry meeting Monday evening. She succeeds Mrs. Robert King with officers Orris Ames as vice president Isabelle Berry as secretary and Mrs Walter Day as treasurer. The slate for May 14 installation was presented by the nominating committee Mrs Harold Walker Mrs Francis Norton and Mrs Arthur Berry. A supper and hymn sing preceded the business session and social hour led by Mrs Roy Colby.
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Kenneth MacDonald
Corliss Street Baptist Church
MacDonald
Robert King
Orris Ames
Isabelle Berry
Walter Day
Harold Walker
Francis Norton
Arthur Berry
Floyd Elwell
Raymond Watson
Clarence Rogers
Roy Colby
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BPW Club
Parker Head School
Frances Morong
Howard
Eva Marie
Walter Cushing
Lester Beals
Connie Hoar
Herbert Bassett
Medford
Lynn
Cape Cod
Sam Sternberg
Albert Epstein
Bassetts
Brooklyn
N. Y
Joyce Gray
Dix Island
Charles Blaisdell
Florence Rollins
Sagadahoc Pomona
Topsham Grange
Earl Lowell
Brunswick
Forreston Wallace
West Point
Lowell
Warren Pye
Connecticut
Everett Lowell
Leston Harrington
Frank Burnell
Lewis Lowell
Lewis Moore
Harold Rogers
Eugene Harrington
Leslie Darling
Harriett
Asa Wallace
Lucy Marie
Jane Gray
Judy Darling
Irene Libby
Lisbon Falls
Stephen Hirster
J. F. Mazewski
Oakland
Calif
Patsy Morse
Westbrook Junior College
Mrs
Alvah Morse
Deering Street
Lucy E. Smith
Middle Street
E Nueatus
West Bath Grange
Frank Perkins
Wyoming
Popham
Cox
Marjorie Niles
Violet Smith
Frances Plumstead
Boothbay Area
Ruth Wilson
Amy Irish
Eleanor Danforth
Charlotte Hilyard
Catherine Leonard
Helen Hayes
Elizabeth Young
Ruth Trueworthy
Hope Hersom
Harriet Frye
Louise Mayo
Berenice Colty
Phyllis Rolfe
Ath
Air Standém
Maine Dar
Brown
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