Phippsburg schedules girl scout events and community talks
A busy Phippsburg week features a Girl Scouts and Brownies gathering at Bodwell Grange hall with a morning rehearsal, lunch, and games. The University of Life session concludes in Bath, while a projector fund drive and a state PTA delegation are highlighted. Community notices cover library lighting, local reunions, golf and pool work, donations, and numerous personal items from residents and visitors.
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Bodwell Grange Hall
University of Life
Winter Street Church
Bath
Howard P. Kellett
Massachusetts
Eight O'Clock
End Up Et. A. Y Evening Regu Econ
Lewis
Gordon Alden
William Blaisdell
Earl Hamel
Macqitehead
Lewis Alexander
Herman Smith
Bodwell Grange
Brownies
Albert F. Totman
Norman Markham
West Chester
Albert Bailey
Philip Jacob
Macy Whitehead
Sebasco Estates
Herbert Lemont
West Point Recreation Association
Small Point
Meadowbrook Guests Return After Weekend Visits
Meadowbrook notes report Mr and Mrs Elliott Ray returning to Worcester after several days with Jay K Bowker family. Gerald Little visits Center School and is welcomed by pupils and staff. Eugene Bowker and family return home from weekend with Bath and Kittery relatives. Heavy traffic on Meadowbrook and Stoneybrook roads as summer cottages fill for good weather weekend.
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Elizabeth
Leeds
Gordon Alden Fucsiey
Richard P. Morse
Winnegance
Ee Memorial
Leighton
Mapleton
Stanwood Gilman
Sylvester Cushman
Winnifred
Portland
Orman Hines
Brunswick
Sebasco Lodge
John Warner
Portsmouth
N. H
William P. Berry
Kittery
Reach
Leah Strout
Winneganee
Boston
Edward DeBery
Jeremiah Bartlett
James Gray
Waldoboro
William H. Gilman
Wyeth Albertson
Michigan
Palmer
Belfast
Melvin Wallace
Sebasco
Etta Bartlett
Hartford
Howard Bowker
Dudley Leavitt
Bath
Meadowbrook
Elliott Ray
Woburn
Mass
Jay K. Bowker
Emma Bickford
Woolwich
James Little
Gerald, Tom and
Jeffery
Caribou
Phippsburg
Mr. Little
Carrie Little
Turnercourt
Little
Gerald
Center School
Eugene R. Bowker
Eugene R., Jr
Cindy
Cecil Fullerton
Huse Street
Stoneybrook
Old Town Farm at Phippsburg Sold to Bath Buyer
Phippsburg town fathers sell the historic town farm building after more than a century of use. Melvin Henderson of Bath purchases the structure and plans to move it to Bath, likely near North Street, preserving one of the area's oldest houses and its early local stories. Contractor Durras of Lewiston will handle the move following a recent gale era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Melvin Henderson
Bath
Small Point
Sebasco
West Point
Durras
Lewiston
Popham Beach
Lems
North Street
Parker Head Sunday School and Local News Highlights
Parker Head reports Sunday school at 1 30 PM and church at 2 30 PM led by Rev Jesse Star guest speaker former Penobscot missionary. Spelling contest winners Howard Morong and Harriet Wyman head to Phippsburg Center May 4 for town champion. Numerous local visits, dinners, and meetings detailed. plans for church repairs summer services and state conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Whitehead
Jesse Star
Portland
Howard Morong
Harriet Wyman
Phippsburg Center
Morse High
Earl Hamel
Huse
Hamel
Charles Blaisdell
Herbert Doughty
Earl Lowell
Phippsburg Center Congregational
T. L. Totman
Albert Gray
Massachusetts
Edward Gray
Joyce Gray
Sandra Mank
Albert Bailey
Westchester
Robert Gray
Bernard Carlson
Dix Island
Irwin Daley
New Hampshire
Alston Oliver
Herbert Bassett
Lynn
Mass
Parker Head
Sam Sternberg
Popham Beach
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
George Woodward
Leo Hamel
Ashdale
J. Frank Mezenski
H. D. Mank
Gene Hamel
USMC
Frances Hoar
Morong
Florence Rollins
University of Life Program
Winter Street
Winslow
Windham
Russell Turner
Arthur Brown
Sally Lowell
Howard Bowker
Lewiston
Miss Lowell
Carl Peasley
Dresden
Lewis F. Lowell
Maurice Blaisdell
Clarence Blaisdell
Will Williams
Laurence Libby
State flower rhododendron named for Washington and West Virginia
The rhododendron is designated as the state flower for both Washington and West Virginia, reflecting its prominence in local flora. The designation ties to each state's natural heritage and gardening culture, underscoring regional pride in native plants.
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Washington and
West Virginia
Sunny church service sparsely attended at Bath area
Last Sunday’s church service drew a small crowd while Sunday’s service is planned to be omitted. A Friday night event at Bodwell Grange Hall drew good attendance and raised sixty eight dollars for the projector fund. Attendees included Fred Spinney Mrs Nancy Welch and Mrs Marguerite McNulty from Popham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodwell Grange Hall
Fred Spinney
Nancy Welch
Marguerite McNulty
Popham
South Beach
Ralph Small
Bath
Bessie Stiff
Saddle River
N. J
Riverside
Elmer Hathaway
Newton Center
Mass
Harry Cassidy
Walter E. Sprague
Kennebec
Coast Guard
Atkins Bay
Frank D. Scott
University of Life
Winter Street
Charles Small
Auburn
Leon B. Fickett
New York
Walter Gilmore
Sewall Prescott
Harvey Chubbuck
Woolwich
Llwellyn Oliver
Peter A. Isaacson
Lewiston
Isaacson
Arnold Schroeder
Robert
Cheshire
Conn
John Mitchell
Newtonville
Mitchell
Guy E. Crowley
Bath Memorial Hospital
Frank Ferrarra
Cambridge
Dunlap Hatch
Lawrence Taylor
George Oliver
Roger
Willard
Gail
Dixie
Allan Spear
Spear Cottage
Joseph H. Torrey
Torrey Cottage
J. Walter Snipe
Cox's Head road work resumes under Bath contractor
Private road construction at Cox's Head, delayed since fall, has been resumed by a Bath contractor. Weekend visits include Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wallace of West Point at Sewall Moore home and Mr Wood from Bath preparing for the season at their Cox's Head cottage. Local youths and firemen activity noted with meetings and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Kenneth Wallace
West Point
Sewall C. Moore
Popham Road
Eric Carlson
Small Point
Frederick Thomas
Center
Riverside Hall
Edith Perkins
Earle B. Perkins
Cranberry Point
Perkins Cottage
Beverly
Robert Moore
Morse High School
Ernest Wood
Little Cox’s Head
Mr. Wood
Three men guilty in Municipal Court speeding cases
Burton W. Taylor 44 of Brunswick and Philip E. Whitney 19 of Gray pleaded guilty to speeding on April 9 and 10, while Carroll F. Smith Jr. 29 of Brunswick faced a no registration charge. All paid $10 fines and $4.70 costs after arraignment on State Trooper Frank Powers’ complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Court
Frank Powers
Burton W. Taylor
Brunswick
Ham
Philip E. Whitney
Gray
West Bath
Carroll F. Smith, Jr
Topsham
White House Conference on Children Reported in PTA Meeting
Mrs. J J Smith reviewed the White House Conference work, Washington meeting notes, and sidelights at Huse PTA. The Maine committee with 100 members evaluated county data, 800 statewide participants, and 55,000 delegates attended the 1950 conference. Notables included Rev. Buttrick, Truman, Spock, Mead, Romulo, Lenroot, and Ewing. 32 Maine delegates joined the fifth conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lacy
Russell Austin
Joseph Pecci
Joseph I. Smith
Maine
White House
Washington
Huse Pta
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
PTA
Burton Taylor
Bowdoin College
Taylor
Maine Health and Welfare Association
Truman
Oscar R. Ewing
Benjamin Spock
M. D
Katherine Lenroot
Leonard Mayo
Margaret Mead
Carlos P. Romulo
Melvin A. Glasser
National Committee
Hallowell
Mrs Sumner Sewall Hosts Monday Contract Club Event
Mrs Sumner Sewall entertained the Monday Contract club at her home on Washington Street showcasing bridge play and social gathering among local residents.
Miss Sandra Strout Birthday Party in Woolwich
Miss Sandra Strout daughter of Mr and Mrs Clinton of Woolwich celebrated her eighth birthday Saturday noon at home with a group of young guests. The party featured blue and yellow decorations and games while gifts were opened. Mrs Margaret Lakin and Mrs Ivory Strout served, with a long list of attendees including Bobby Frank Betsy Oakley Smith Sharon Wilson Murphy Arolyn Francis Jerry Robbins Phillips Barbara Orr Judy Tinette Jane Sarah Green Reed Vicky Peters Jo Ann Butch Strout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Strout
Clinton
Woolwich
Strout
Margaret Lakin
Ivory Strout
Bobby
Frank Betsy
Oakley Smith
Howes
Sharon Wilson
Murphy
Arolyn
Francis
Jerry Robbins
Phillips
Barbara
Orr
Judy
Tinette Jane
Sarah Green
Reed
Vicky Peters
Jo Ann
Butch Strout
Navy Man Returns Aboard After Leave at Portsmouth
Robert Marshall USN has completed a ten day leave spent with his mother A. A. Treamer and sister Mrs. Jer rey Chaples on Washburn street and left Monday to report back to his ship in Portsmouth Virginia.
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William H. Voorhees
S. 1 c
Usn
Bath
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Bedford Street
Leyte
Voorhees
Boston Navy Yard
Robert Marshall
A. A. Treamer
Jerrey Chaples
Washburn Street
Portsmouth
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Mrs
Harry Johnson
Desmond
Parker
Warren Rogers
Shirley
Cpl. Rogers
Fort Devens
Rogers
Frances Callan
James
Central Maine General Hospital
Cox
J. J. Smith
Mr. Buttrick
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York City
Buttrick
Bath, Maine
Chevrolet
Feist
Fist i Sales
Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
Center Street