St Philip’s parish vestry meets as town events noted
Wiscasset in people notes includes St Philip’s 99th parish meeting and bishop’s visitation. Schools reopen for winter term. Huntoon Hill grange holds Scotch auction. First Congregational organ society opens winter season. Women’s Club hosts guest night with Dr. Lawrence Averill. Lincoln Lodge A F & A M installs officers. New Jerusalem Royal Arch chapter holds semi public installation. local residents visit families and students return to Wiscasset High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Philip's Parish
Wiscasset
Gerald Sherman
Huntoon Hill Grange
Organ Society of the
First Congregational Church
Woman's Club
Lawrence Averill
St. Philip’s
Memorial Gymnasium
Oliver Loring
St. Philip’s Church
Bible Baptist
A. F
A. M
Walter Townsend
W.M
Earl B. Colby
Leon M. Lewis
J.W
George H. Wilson
Frank H. Gray
Laurence I. Davis
Robert P. Frazier
William I. Kierstead
Franklin J. Skillin
J.D
James P. Bailey
Paul H. White
J.S
John F. Wyman
Tyler
Frederick T. Baird
Orvis Bonney
New Jerusalem Royal Arch
H.P
E.S
Leslie A. Sullivan
E.R
C. Forest Carlton
Eugene McGrath
Charles H. Plumstead
P.S
John B. Sutter
R.A.C
Byron A. Adams
Third
Vail
George N. Pooler
Second
Earl W. Dorr
First
George C. Griffing
Sentinel
Leland C. Foster
Elizabeth Layton to Wed Bruce Baker in June
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Layton announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Eleanor Layton to Bruce Steadmen Baker son of Mr and Mrs Forest A Baker of Woolwich. Elizabeth is a Morse High School senior and a 1953 Morse graduate. Bruce is employed at Bath Iron Works Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Layton
Pleasant Avenue
Elizabeth Eleanor
Bruce Steadmen Baker
Forest A. Baker
Woolwich
Miss Layton
Morse
Morse High
Baker
Bath Iron Works Corp
Jeep Plunges Through Ice at Goddard's Pond
Randall Orr operated a snow plow jeep that fell through the ice at Goddard's pond on Tuesday afternoon. A wrecker and several men toiled until about nine o'clock to recover the vehicle from roughly five feet of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Orr
Goddard's Pond
Free Pilot Classes Start in January
The Kennebec River Power Squadron offers two free piloting courses starting in January in Augusta and Boothbay Harbor. Ten weekly sessions cover rules, seamanship, equipment and law, lights, charts, compass, safety, and aboard manners. Open to boating enthusiasts. women and youths over 16 welcome. membership in US Power Squadrons not required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
U. S
Boothbay
William Danforth
Augusta
Walter Ripley
Elmer B. Williams
Bath
Maynard Lee
W. H. Albertson
Phippsburg
Hyde Windlass League and 1954 mortality low
A 1954 report notes over five thousand privately owned industrial groups employ about 250,000 scientists in their own research facilities and records show a national death rate of 92 per 1,000 population, the lowest on record.
Elks League Standings and High Scores Summary
Park Atleys second half standings feature Antlers seven eleven o clocks seven guards and fixed stars with Roxsai Purples and Lecturers close totals. Team highlights include Hiei C MacDonald high with 150 in high three strings and team totals for Eleven O Clocks reaching 1469 across summaries and records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Atleys
Guards
Roxsai Purples
Hiei
C. MacDonald
Royal Purples
Owen
R Cares
STARS
Footer
Mullaney
Aon
Portier
Irkiy
Bovyter
MacDonald
Henderson
Lautin Yqu
Fanere Io
Hartnett
Destined Oy
Fortier
I Fortier
I Fortis
Maine 4-H youths win state honors in 1954
Judson Holmquist 18 of Stockholm wins statewide 4-H Field Crops honors for his 167 acre farm by growing potatoes raising yields and using seed selection soil management. Elaine Perry 16 of Buckfield earns Frozen Foods state recognition with home grown produce preserved by freezing methods aided by leader Mrs Kathleen Casey and a $50 Savings Bond awarded through the International Harvester Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Judson Holmquist
Stockholm
U.S
International Harvester Co
Judson
Radcliffe Holmquist
Blaine
Oxford
University of Maine
Kathleen Casey
Elaine
Neighbors Across Kennebec Report Woolwich Updates
Woolwich residents in Bath Memorial Hospital include Lois Day Frances Hathorne Ralph Durgin and Everson Stinson. Social and club events at Day's Ferry Woolwich Central school and local gatherings are noted along with arrival visits and new year celebrations surrounding local families and fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Bath Memorial Hospital
Lois Day
Frances Hathorne
Ralph Durgin
Everson Stinson
Russell Boyd
Boston
Frank J. Walker
Day’s Ferry
Marriage Announced Of Reiser And Von Hroyningen Huene
Ingevorg Reiser of Bad Soden Germany and Friedrich Von Hroyningen Huene were married December 30 at St Pauls Episcopal Church Brunswick. They reside on River Road Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingevorg Reiser
Bad Soden
Germany
Friedrich von Hroyningen Huene
Dev
St. Pauls Episcopal Church
Brunswick
River Road
Woolwich
Committee Meeting Of Cub Pack 52 Plans Clam Supper
A Cub Pack 52 committee meeting at the Corliss Street church chaired by Oscar Marsh outlined a fried clam supper for Friday January 28 from 5 to 7 at the South End P T A hall. Tickets will be sold to the public. Attendees included Bart O Donnell treasurer Mrs O Donnell Paul Strube Lariston Caton and Harmon Ellison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
Oscar Marsh
South End
P. T. A. Hall
Bath Council of Church Women Meet With Mrs Klimoff Speaker
Mrs Richard Klimoff of Concord New Hampshire will be the principal speaker at the Bath Council of Church Women's annual meeting at Wesley Methodist church Tuesday January 11 A luncheon is planned at 1230 with a special music program Officers will be elected during the 2 p.m. business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Klimoff
Concord
N. H
Bath
Ice Expansion and Contraction Clarified
Ice expands when it freezes but at temperatures below freezing it contracts. The explanation notes that water’s volume increases during freezing due to molecular structure changes, while further cooling causes ice to become denser and shrink slightly.
West Bath sewing group aids Togus hospital and Red Cross
West Bath Grange Hall hosted a sewing circle Tuesday evening that made surgical pads for Togus hospital and the Red Cross. Attendees included Mrs. Stanley Rose Mrs. Alfre Condon Mrs. Maynard Carleton Mrs. Harold Perkins Mrs. George Stimpson Mrs. Oliver Wass and Mrs. Francis Deehan. Next meeting is January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
West Bath Grange Hall
Togus Hospital
Red Cross
Stanley Rose
Alfre Condon
Maynard Carleton
Harold Perkins
George Stimpson
Oliver Wass
Francis Deehan
William Taylor
Texas
Irving Burnham
Joyce Stovers
Gorham State Teachers College
Courtney Stover
James Lemont
Massachusets
Glen Smith
Bath
F. W. Dechan
Mary Boudreau
Massachusetts
Gerald
New York
Nery
U.S. Navy
Robert Burnham
Stanley
Brunswick
West Bath Grange programs and upcoming conferrals noted
At the West Bath grange meeting on Monday evening it was announced degrees will be conferred January 24 and 31 with applications due by January 10. A Friday dance featured Coombs orchestra. Clara Reil led the refreshment committee. Worthy Master Alex Burgess spoke on annual goals. Various performances and a tableau were staged, with Beatrice Wallenius chairing refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Coomb
Clara Reil
Alex Burgess
Bernice McGlinchy
Mercy MigtFadden
Rosa Freeman
Persis Miller
Father Time
Calvin Taylor
Jean Ann Gaudreau
Wills
Florence Farnham
Martha Crocker
William H. Small, Jr
Mattie Collins
Alton Collins
Laura McCourt
Patricia Mulcahy
Lawrence Palmer
Beatrice Wallenius
Myth Nebraska Navy Reaches 75000 Strong Say Lincoln Paper
M. E. Shaffer states Nebraska Navy strength now at 75 000 with historic commissions bearing the state seal issued over 21 years. Governors award Admiral ranks as goodwill gestures amid this curious military satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
M. E. Shaffer
Band Boosters Club Plans Citywide Drive at Morse High
The Band Boosters Club met at Morse High School with president Earl Lermond presiding. Members discussed a dues drive of 50 cents yearly to fund instruments uniforms and needs for the band. The May Music Festival in Sanford will benefit the Bath Maine band shoulder pads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Earl Lermond
Ira Nadine
Peter Owen
Sanford
Bath
Maine
Oscar Freeman
Cecil Rowland
Hospital League Meeting Recap and Plans
Junior Hospital League met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Eugene P. Eberhard at 912 Middle Street. President Mrs. William A. Niss led the business session and a holiday ball report by Mrs. Eberhard followed. The group discussed future dances and noted an excellent profit to fund hospital equipment. next meeting January 18 with Mrs. Niss at 950 Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
Eugene P. Eberhard
Middle Street
William A. Niss
Eberhard
Niss
Carl R. Dearborn, Jr
William F. Mussenden
Lynn M. Bussey
C. Arthur Mayo, Jr
S. Theodore Bertocci
Leslie C. Shumway
Frederick M. Haggett
Omar R. King
Eleanor Wilson
Dean Shaw
William P. Kelley
Donald N. Small
George E. Barker, Jr
Edward Sewall, Jr
William D. Hill, Jr
Frederick W. Robie
Sewing Club Holds New Year Party At Lewins Home
The North End Ladies Lewins Club hosted its annual New Year party at Mrs. Raymond Smith’s High Street home. Guests enjoyed a tree with gifts and jokes, a separate pitch game for gentlemen, and a buffet with lobster salad rolls potato chips relishes cakes coffee and confections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
Ladies Lewins Club
Raymond Smith
High Street
Carlton Andrews
Local Household Gathering Noted by Several Attendees
A social event lists attendees including Earl Kimble and Joseph Oliver with multiple accompanying spouses. The text also defines temperature scales noting water freezes at zero and boils at one hundred in centigrade.
Also Mentioned on This Page
James E. Stonier
West Buxton High School
Donald M. Petrie
Stonier
Wiscasset Academy
Betty Ann White
Robert J. White
Tracksville
Penn
Wiscasset High School
Kennebec River Power Squadron
Hyde Windlass League
Tigers
Giants
Dodgers
Red Sox
Braves
Pirates
Yankees Indians
L. Pooler
W. Staples
Berry
M Murray
Ramsay
Allenwood
Sl Caouette
Davidson
Caton
Comeau
Thomas
Marsh
Pooler
Yankees
Safford
Morin
Moore
Farr
J Burgess
T Robbins
A Jenkins
Card
Jenkins
Hawkes
Hopkins
Staples
Arsenault
Besaw
Vigne
Stuart
G Goodwin
Pratt
Harrington
Elks League
Elaine Perry
Uckfield
Cooperative Extension Service
Albert Temple
Day's Ferry Community Club
Herbert Munsey
Joseph H. Whitten
Frank Walker
Carroll Morse
Carl Pinson
Kay Stevens
Mass
Nequasset
Paul Blakeman
Barbara Jean
Patricia
John McAvoy
Lexington
Thomas Hancock
Mildred
Mary Ellen
Thomas, Jr
Lindenhurst
N. Y
William Stevens
Hancock
Stevens
Warren
Arrowsic
Franklin Wright
Falmouth
Roy Lawrence
Barbara
Deborah
Park Street
Ibra K. Lawrence
Arruwsic
North Bath
Sewall Strout
Elmer Rogers
H. W. Rogers
Clarence Moore
le James I. Rockefeller
Montauk Point
Long Island
J. H. Rockefeller
Robert Quirk
Dionne
N. J
Philip Tardiff
Mildred Young
Tardiff
Mae Coombs
Barbara Temple
Phyllis
Marylou
John DeGroot
Rose Lee Higgins
Kenneth Crafts
Bay Point
Council OF Church Women
West Bath Grange
Nancy Hatch
Santa Claus
Philip Little
Philip
Santa
Sister Kenny Hospital
Los Angeles
Mary Lockhart
International Soundphoto
Britain
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Band Boosters
Hospital League
Earl Kimble
Joseph Oliver
John M. Conley
Clifford B. Wilband
David Henderson
Herman Crocker
Jack Quirk
David Fields
Husbands Wresent
David
New England
Jean Fournier
Canada
New England States
CNA
C. Harold Ladue
Canadian National Passenger Department
O. Kenneth Daly
Canadian National Railways
Lady OF Guadalupe
Basilica of Guadalupe
Mexico City
Guadalupe Cay
Juan Diego
Hamburg
Elbe
Holland
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