Wiscasset County notices and local civic events
Lincoln County Court presides with Justice Siddall in his first appearance. Jurors drawn include Andrews Davis Kelley Royall Klebe Hulen Stewart McCobb Hatch Cunningham Ethridge McKenney Webber Chase York Pet rie Currie Spear Hilton. Boy Scout Troop 201 hosts Bath Troop 52 on fire prevention. American Legion posts initiate Richard Fairfield for Boys State. Auxiliary rummage sale April 19. Easter services and baptisms at St Philip’s. Wiscasset schools close Friday for break. Prize Speaking sees Lincoln Academy and Lincoln students placing. Fire department responds to two grass fires with no damage. Community meetings set for ministers and women’s clubs. Numerous personal notices, enrollments, and local movements across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norice Court
Cecil J. Siddall
York
Lincoln County Court
Lester Andrews
Hardie Davis
Boothbay Harbor
Theron Kelley
Frances Royall
Boothbay
Charles E. Klebe
Bristol
Elizabeth Hulen
Wentworth Stewart
Bertha M. McCobb
Dresden
Merton E. Hatch
Ralph Cunningham
Jefferson
Celia Ethridge
Newcastle
Ralph McKenney
Nobleboro
Harold
Exporer
Billy Cost
Peter Nichols
Bradford- Sortwell-Wright Post
American Legion
Albert Lewis
Richard Fairfield
Wiscasset High School
Legion
Orono
Auxiliary
Bradford - Sortwell - Wright Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Air
Alice Colby
Wiscasset
St. Philip’s Church
St. Phillip’s
Dana Lee Merry
Donald Loyall Jones
Dale Leslie Jones
Vici Lynn Verney
James Bradford Quinnam
Charlene Fay Huff
Philip Randall Goggins
Jayne Ellen Sherman
Benjamin Leroy Rines, Jr
Robert Archie Rines
Terri Lee Cronk
St. Philip’s
Waldoboro
Paula Chamberlain
Lincoln Academy
Barry Witham
Lincoln
Marjory Douglass
Wiscasset High
Chalmer Loud
David Bjorkgren
Beryl Nesbit
William Weiblen
Lincoln County ‘Ministerial Association
Congregational
Organ Society
Woman’s Club
Congregational Church
Richard Barker
Carol Barker
Martha Donovan
Charles Dunton
Leonard Dunton
Barbara Higgins
Forrest Johnson
George Stetson
Marcia Stetson
Patricia Meserve
Vandals Damage Popham Beach Cottage in Tops ham
Rock throwing vandals caused extensive damage at a summer residence owned by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh of New York City at Popham Beach. Fifty three panes of glass in the main house eight panes in the garage were smashed. Ceilings walls and doors were ruined with bullets through paneling. Deputy Sheriff Edward Belanger said the property showed signs of use on several occasions. Police continue investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Edward W. Belanger
Topsham
Elizabeth Marsh
New York City
Belanger
Chives Elevate Scalloped Potatoes and Chowder
If you have chives on a windowsill or can buy them from the market, mince and add to scalloped potatoes for a bright herb note. They also brighten bowls of creamy clam chowder with a fresh finish.
West Bath Grange to Observe 80th Birthday
West Bath Grange met with Master Alex Burgess and planned a celebration for the twenty fourth anniversary on April 18. Past officers golden sheaf and silver star members are urged to attend along with Easter and spring themed program attendees. A variety of readings, songs, and hat trimming were featured with prizes and an Easter lily awarded to Dora Royal. State officers expected for the 80th milestone. Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council meet April 21 with supper at 6 30 and a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Alex Burgess
Evelyn Gagner
Bernice McGlinchy
Lena Ring
Thelma Sylvester
Elsie Pinson
Verl McNelly
Alton Collins
Lawrence Palmer, Jr
Persis Miller
Dorothy Lewis
Helen McNelly
Margaret Morse
Topsham Grange
Allen
Merriconeag
Veil McNelly
Dora Royal
Ethel MacDonald
Masters’ Association and
Enterprise Grange
Richmond Village
Emma Larrabee
Continue Investigation Of Shaw s Book Store Loss
Police pursue leads in the Shaw s Book Store cash theft. Ralph Forbes reported a $202 bank deposit missing from a rear desk canvas bag between 10 am and 1 pm. Missing items include 111 in bills 15.44 in silver and 8563 in checks along with the deposit book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw's
Ralph Forbes
Junior High Destroyers Open Schedule On May 2
Bath Junior High's Destroyers launch an eight game schedule May 2 at Westbrook, announced by Athletic Director Maurice Clark. The first home game May 6 at Kelley Field also versus Westbrook. Further games set with Brunswick and South Portland amid 56 fresh players and an intramural softball league to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Junor Hick
Destroyers
Westbrook
Maurice Clark
Kelley Field
Brunswick
South Portland
Clark
How to Lose A Race Miami Fla
Jockey Ken ny Church rode Doctor Heitz at Hialeah Park where a saddle slip forced him to stay in after he tried to quit. The horse finished second but missing part of his weight pad led stewards to disqualify him for losing part of his impost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Kenny Church
Doctor Heitz
Hialeah Park
Church
West Bath 4 H Club meeting and local notices in Bath
The Shamrocks 4 H club met April 6 at Judy Ashe’s home in Bath with a White Sauce Mix demonstration and post meeting refreshments by Carol Bennett and Bonnie Belanger. Other items include Patty Morse entertaining at Morse High, naval family travels, births, hospital plans, and local greetings involving the Burnham and Ambrose families and Bath Memorial Hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrocks
Judy Ashe
Bath
Carol Bennett
Bonnie Belanger
Joan Ring
Marie Earle
Barbara Fuller
Sally Grindell
Barbara Woods
Reta Hennessey
Dorothy Snowdon
Pauline Belanger
Patty Morse
Morse High
Birch Point
Edward Babine
Edward
Patricia
Portland
California
Japan
Cpl
George Burnham
U. S. Army
Germany
Irving Burnham
Lawrence Burnham
York
Jack Rose
Bath Memorial Hospital
Charles Ambrose
Harriet Ambrose
Robert Burnham
Stanley
Brunswick
Irving Burnham, Jr
Stephen
Larry
George
Lewiston Hospital
F. Deehan
Laura Whitmore
Edward J. McMann
Marie
Paula
Joseph Larrabze
Mexican Professor to Be Visiting Lecturer at Bowdoin
Bowdoin president Dr. James S. Coles announced that Mexican archaeologist Pedro Armillas will be Visiting Lecturer in Archaeology for the 1955-56 year. Armillas, born 1914 in Spain, has taught at Escuela Nacional de Antropología and Mexico City College, with field work at Teotihuacan and other sites in Mexico and El Salvador. He plans to bring his family to the United States for the Tallman Professorship, with two children aged 11 and 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedro Armillas
Mexico
Tallman Foundation
James S. Coles
Bowdoin College
Talman
Bowdoin
Armillas
Spain
University of Barcelona
Escuela Nacional de Antropologia
Escuela Nacional
Mexico City College
Teotihuacan
Xochicaloco
la Quemada
Tabasco
Quelepa
el Salvador
United States
Leech Named Uptown Manager For Summer Season
Charles A. Leech of Bangor takes over management of the Uptown theater for the summer, replacing James Libby who moves to manage the North Windham Drive-In theater. Leech has held the Strand theater in Old Town and will base with his wife in Bath, promising the same patient policy and improved pictures. Libby to return to Uptown after summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Leech
Bangor
Uptown Theater
James Libby
North Windham Drive-In
Libby
Bridgham Theaters
Dover
N. H
Windham Drive-In
Graphic
Strand
Old Town
Junior High PTA to Sponsor Eighth Grade Speaking Contest
The Junior High School P T A will sponsor an eighth grade speaking contest at Huse Memorial school auditorium this evening at seven. Prizes will be awarded by the association and judges are Morse High School faculty members Miss Katherine Conley Mrs Phyllis Wright and Kenneth Bickford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Memorial
Katherine Conley
Phyllis Wright
Kenneth Bickford
Morse High School
Mandy
Judith Legard
Judith Ashe
Kathleen Watson
Ballard
Thomas Flaherty
Edward Larrabee
Arlene Brown
Sigrid von Huene
Carol Bennett
Edna White
Sam McGee
Alan Church
Edward Plante
Johnny
Sally Grindell
Morse High Band Penny Drive Starts April 18
Morse High School band kicks off a penny drive to cover heavy uniform replacement costs and Band Majorette fund needs. Boxes will be placed in local stores and handled by band members as they prepare for the May 14 Western Maine Music Festival in Sanford, a costly trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Sanford
Bath
Youth Guest Night At Woolwich Grange Honors Youth
Woolwich Grange held a youth guest night with young participants from neighboring granges and Ronald Orchard of Southport presiding. Officers included Ronald Riendeau and Dorothy Wallace, with Byron Harrington and Alice Harrington welcomed as state and juvenile deputies. The evening featured remarks, entertainment, and a tribute to the master Clyde Bailey as the grange planned its April 20 meeting and celebrated a birth at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Dirigo
Augustine Ponziani
Topsham
Geraldine Brown
Progressive
Wilson Ryder
Barbara Hagerthy
West Bath
Ceres
Jean Belanger
Flora
Joyce Ryan
Pomona
Clara Ellis
Dromore
Florence Farnham
Donald Reil
Melvin Pratt
Frederick Morse
Bodwell
Jessie Morrell
Beatrice Brown
Lucy Smith
Byron Harrington
Alice Harrington
Cancer Fund
The
Grange
Clyde Bailey
Bailey
Pa Memorial Hospital
Winter fundraiser backs penny drive only request
Residents voted to limit this year's charity appeal to collecting pennies only this winter, aiming to simplify generosity and maximize small donations from the community.
Graduation Week Program Set At Morse High School
Principal Raymond W. Farnham announced Morse High School has completed the graduation week program schedule for June. The plan confirms activities and speakers for the ceremony at the school campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Raymond W. Farnham
Schedule of 1960s High School Graduation Events
The year’s program lists Baccalaureate on Sunday June 5 Class Night on Monday June 6 Graduation on Tuesday June 7 Alumni Banquet on Friday June 10 Senior Reception on Saturday June 11. All events occur at the high school. About 180 holly species are noted.
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Wiscasset Water Company
Carl
P. Larrabee
Alfred M. Norton, Jr
J. William Schulze
Bermuda
Annie Carleton
Alton Ames
Hooper Street
Lincoln County
Joseph Albert Seigars
Air Force
Russell Joseph Studley
Army
Terville
Leslie A. Sullivan
Stephen Vansant
Washington, D. C
Grover Sprague
Mabelle Sherman
Bailey House
Middle Street
John Riley
Cambridge
Mass
Alvin Sortwell
Sortwell
Alex G. Grover
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Fred F. Pendleton
Kenneth E. Munsey
Boston University
Glenn B. Littlefield
Edgecomb
Coast Guard
Navy
Arthur R. Dalton
Fort Williams
William H. Gove
St. Paul, Minn
William McPhee
Gove
Georgia McPhee
Ralph Knowlton
Schulten Products
Turkey Kitchens, Inc
Turkey
Vichyssoise
Shaw’s Book Store
Junior High Destroyers
Leech
P.T.A
Woolwich-Grange
River of Time
Veronica Pridly
the Grange
Maynard
the Grange of the
Reading
Dorothy Wallace
Bobby
Diane Merrill
Eileen Ryan
Jessie Spaulding
Whispering Hope
Charlotte Leeman
Julia Getchell
Herbert McIntire
ATIF
USA
Yan
Ocean City
Gov't. Handy
U.S
U.S. Govt
Oxfords
Goodyear
Blue
Srona
Saycies
Rede
GOB Shop
Front Street
Bath, Maine
Y.M.C.A
A&p Super Market
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