Wiscasset High School Plan Advances With Eight Architect Firms
The Wiscasset planning committee has interviewed eight architectural firms to select a designer for a new high school. They stress balancing initial costs with future maintenance and expect a detailed citizen briefing at a special town meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Randall Bennett
Edgecomb
Dorothy
William T Cost
William Cost
Whitefield
George A. Cowan
Wiscasget
First Congregational Church
Stanley F. Johnson
Pegey Lamson
Cost
Orono
Wiscasset High School
University of Maine At
Reed's
Bath Road
Archie Rines
Alice Rankin
Joan Kaler
Sandra Daly
Sandra Taylor
John Blagdon, Jr
Lois Foye
Janice Campbell
Rowena Seizers
Linda Maybury
Linda Pickering
Alta Parker
Thomas Hutchins
George Abbott
Jay Blagdon
Dick Gowan
Bath
Gladys Gowan
Carol Higgins
Pamela Rines
Benjamin Rines
Clinton Kaler
Betty Rankin
Edgar Rankin
Edna Merrill Southard
Freeman D. Southard
Boston
Southard
Wilbur F. Merrill
Lincoln County
Wilbur
Harriet Lincoln Merrill
Wiscasset Academy
Castine and Gorham
Female Charitable Society
Garrison Hill
CES
Woman’s Club of
Egbert M. Sewall
Auburn
Gerald Sherman
David
Jane
Mt. Blue
Wilton
Rufus Stetson
Tierney
Rufus Jr
Thomas
Ethan
Washington, D. C
Avison
Hodge Street
Catherine Hoover
Lawrence Marston
North Reading
Edward Marston
Lynnfield
Egbert Sewall
East Auburn
Woolwich Hosts Busy 200th Anniversary Fair Weekend
A two day Summer fair by the Ladies Aid of Day's Ferry Congregational Church raised over 200 dollars. Highlights included a quilt by Mrs Arthur Brown and many donated items. The 200th celebration at Woolwich Central School features apron and fancy work sales and a booth run by the Aid. Several clubs and families participate in blueberry picking, garden freezes, and youth camps as part of Woolwich activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
S Ferry Congregational Church
Arthur Brown
Woolwich Central School
Herbert Munsey
Walter Sleeper
Clayton Stevens
Edward Gallant
Marcia Stinson
Victor Knight
Ralph Bowers
Carlton Day Reed
Carlton Day Reed, Jr
Wallace Ham
Edwin Wade
Alton Munsey
Joseph DeSire
Georgia Walker
Fred Brawn
Carroll Morse
Howard Whitlam
Albert Richard
Ralph Durgan
Arthur Brawn
Perley
Michael Gallant
James Munsey
Woolwich
Sagadahoe Pomona Grange
Clyde Bailey
Sagadahoe County
Alberta Bailey
Auta Munsey
Chester McCrater
Janet Bailey
Richard
Raymond Durgan
Bath
Harvey Chubbuck
Mountain Road
Bryant
Walter Smith
Canasta Club
Day's Ferry
Lenesta Ham
Peggy Hathorne
Grace Smith
Gertrude Brown
Murphy's Corner Cemetery Association Elected Officers
Murphy's Corner Cemetery Association held an ad journed meeting at the old schoolhouse. The annual meeting moved from July 14 due to low attendance. William Berry presided as retiring president. Vinal Hunnewell elected president. Gen. Stanley Aitken, U.S.A. ret., asked to be relieved of treasurer duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy's Corner Cemetery Association, Inc
Old Schoolhouse
William Berry
Vinal Hunnewell
Stanley Aitken
U.S.A
Woolwich group reelects officers and outlines grounds plans
The Woolwich club re elected secretary and treasurer and named directors David B. Soule Gerald Creamer and William Berry with terms of two three and three years. Committees on Ways and Means and entertainment were formed and Vinal Hunnewell was chosen grounds superintendent. Members discussed grounds upkeep and volunteer service while a long list of attendees included Stanley Elwell Rob son Soule Loring Soule and others. A separate note reports Mrs Frank J Walker and daughter returning from a Motor trip to South Dakota after a crash in Rapid City caused damages but no injuries. The trip included visits to the Badlands Rushmore and Niagara Falls among other stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gavett
David B. Soule
Gerald Creamer
William Berry
Stanley Elwell
Allen Noble
Vinal Hunnewell
William Robson
David Soule
Hilton Soule Loring Soule
Stanley Shaw
Stanley Aitken
Marion Berry
Frank J. Walker
Maxine Boyd
South Dakota
Rapid City
Boyd
Woolwich
Badlands
Brack Hills
Rushmore
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Welland Canal
Hamilton
Ontario
Kingston
Arrowsic Bridge Club Meets at Birch Point Cottage
The Arrowsic Bridge Club gathered last Thursday at Mrs. Carl Langbehn’s Birch Point cottage for a social afternoon with box lunches, desserts, and coffee. Guests included Mrs. Zina Eaton and Mrs. Edward Coombs who received cards and gifts for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birthday Bridge Club
Carl Langbehn
Birch Point
Zina’ Eaton
Edward Coombs
Karl Rosenwald
Ralph Steene
Norman Drummond
Perley Ater
Edward Johnson
Elbridge Wright
Archie Wishart
Maurice Shea
Wilbur Croker
Zina Feton
West Bath Church Services and Local Visitors
West Bath church services were led by Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell with the Sabine Association and other guests in attendance. Donald Freeman sang two solos and infant Priscilla Elaine Goss received baptism. Local residents including the Farnhams, Beanes, Cowans, and Willeys are noted in visits, travels, and family events around Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Oliver W. Bell
Bath
Sabine Association
Donald Freeman
Priscilla Elaine Goss
Clara Goss
Claire Morse
Robert D. Farnham
Francis Deehan
Rodene
Rebecca
Skowhegan
Cecil Beane
Donald Manter
Manchester
N. H
Glenis Bean
New Hampshare
Glenis
William Cowan
Robert Farnham
Waterville
Oakland
Myles Willey
al Higgins
Everett Willey
East Pond
Edward Cleves
Portland
Percy Holbrook
Lendall Chadbourne
Kittery
George Burnham
Irving Burnham
Reginald Farnham
Charles B. Doyle
Birch Point
Raymond Small
Bath Memorial Hospital
Sumner Andrews
Elks Band To Conduct Concert In Brunswick
The Bath Elks band Tha Newsy will perform on the Brunswick mall from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday under the Youth activities committee of the Brunswick lodge of Elks. Conductor James E Footer invites interested players to rehearsals Thursday at 7 30 p.m. or to call him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tha Newsy
Bath Elks
Brunswick Mall
Bruswick
Dresden St John’s Episcopal fair set for August 8
Dresden village news notes a St. John’s fair planned for August 8 on church grounds featuring a food sale grab bag and white elephant sale. Other items report ill residents, visits, farm work harvests, club picnics and vestry plans for August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
Frederick Berry
West Dresden
Jack Kendrick
Emil Popp
M. Bonney
Evelyn Hodgdon
Clifton B. Cate
Romeo Mains
Augusta
Leslie A. Bailey
Jane
Dresden Mills
Wilbur Howe
Woolwich
Katherine
Gerry Sheridan
Hawaii
Arboughton
Roseville
Mich
Donald Cowing
Mills
St. John's Episcopal Church
Sharon couple hosts family visit from Weeks Street
Mr and Mrs Harold Cohen of Sharon Massachusetts hosted weeks with husband and wife Mr and Mrs Abraham Greenblatt and family at their Weeks street home. They were joined by daughter Leslie who had stayed the week with her aunt and uncle the Greenblatts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Cohen
Sharon, Mass
Abraham Greenblatt
Weeks Street
Leslie
Mrs. Greenblatt
Townsend Harris First American Consul General to Japan
Townsend Harris, who helped found the City College of New York, served as the first American Consul General to Japan in 1855.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Harris
City College of New York
Japan
Fashion Parade Highlights Woolwich 200th Anniversary
The Friday fashion parade at Woolwich’s 200th anniversary features three eras Colonial Civil War and Gay Nineties on Central School grounds. Dancers include Prudence Reed Georgie Reed Walker and Maxine Walker Boyd. The event precedes a lobster bake and ends with a Town Meeting at the Old Town House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Doris Haley
New England
Haley
Prudence
Susan Reed
Carlton Day Reed, Jr
Georgie Reed Walker
Ruby Wheeler Stinson
Pearl Hall Reed
Marion Munsey Chubbuck
Maxine Walker Boyd
Senesta Angel Ham
Muriel Shea Preble
Gladys Wright Hathorne
Ssephene Dolloff Soule
Harry Muckler
Barber Shop
Susan Preble Howe
Beulah Houdelette Crocker
Charlotte Waltz Leeman
Charlene Soule
Janet Bailey
Mrs. Haley
Gerald Hersom
Paul Crocker
America
Paul A Pitman
Old Town House
Carlton Day Reed, Sr
David Soule
Priscilla Perkins
Old Ferry House
Day’s Ferry Road
Preble Monument
Day's Ferry
Richmond Area Legion Holds Outdoor Supper Meeting
The Richmond Emerson-Lane Post auxiliary and American Legion met Tuesday evening at the Bond home for an outdoor supper with Legion members as guests. Details note an August 15 gathering at the Sumer home at Undy's Harbor and transportation help via Mrs. Richard Nickel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson-Lane Post Auxiliary
American Legion
Lawrence Bond, Jr
Legion
David le Sourdais
Legion and Auxiliary
Marie L
Orville C. Stevens
Orville E. Stevens
North Front Street
Miss Thibodeau
Richmond High School
Hillcrest Poultry Plant
Lewiston
Stevens
Monmouth Academy
Hillcrest
Allie Packard
Parkman
Baptist Church
Arthur Terrell
Southard Street
Augusta General Hospital
Bernard Nicholls
Janice
Louise
Jacqueline
Buffalo
N. Y
George Johnson
Franklin McKenney
Carol Ann
John
Millbury
Mass
Richmond
Kenneth Sadgeley
White Street
Oscar Douglass
Donald Smith
Deshler
Ohio
Mary Parent
Hallowell
Connie Michaud
Brunswick
Duval Cottage
Woodard's Point
Chester Lorensten
Philip
Bath
Wesley Webber
Lillian Haynes
Elizabeth Haynes
Monmouth Centr
East Readfield
Northern Lights Display Brightens North Bath Weekend
Mrs Henry G Root and children Jeffrey and Julie Ann of Littleton Mass visit her parents Mr and Mrs Edwin Hemingway in North Bath. Edwin Hemingway returns to work at the B I W after vacation. Arthur Temple and wife welcome a son born Friday at Bath Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Root
Jeffrey
Julie-Ann
Littleton
Mass
Edwin Hemingway
Thee
B.I.W
Arthur Temple
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Days Sale Winners Announced By Retail Trade Board
Winners of prizes in the Bath Days Sale drawings were announced by the Bath Retail Trade Board. Prizes included gifts from Bath Department Store, Endicott Johnson Shoes, Gibbons Co, Sears Roebuck, and many other local businesses, with winners announced by store and prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Days
Retail Trade Board
Bath Department Store
Laurent Laverty
Washington Street
Bath Lumber Co
T. B. Marsh
Popham Beach
Douglas
Jill R Olsen
Lincoln Street
Endicott Johnson Shoes
Virginisia McQuarrie
Russell Street
Excel Oil Co
Marlo Bennett
Middle Street
Danny L. Tipsword
Noble Avenue
Fall’s
Chic
Laura Tukey
Andrews Road
The
Gibbons Co
Mary Babine
W. T. Grant Co
Brenton Ayer
Greenblatt's
T. G. Underwood
Norma H. Hathorne
Old Arrowsh Road
Woolwich
C. A. Fleming
L. R. Addison
Center Street
Markson Brothers, Clothiers
Jesse Allen
Morris S. Povich
John Bourque, Jr
Drummond Street
J. J. Newberry Co
Eva Geeneau
Marshall Street
Olympia
Margaret DeMerchant
A. G. Page Co
Mabelle Nelson
Front Street
Rogers Jewelry Co
C. H. Kidder, Jr
Milan Street
Richard
Robbie Richmond
Rose Lightbody
Milton Swift
Drayton Road
Daniel L. Lothrop
Parry's Tire
Austin Vachon
Edward Butterfield
High Street
Sears, Roebuck & Co
George F. Moody
South Harpswell
Noble Wood
Phippsburg
Shaw's Book
Lelia Thornton
Shepard's
George R. Carmichael
Miller Road
Men's Department
June DeGroot
RFD
Bath
Shoe
Sherman's Clothing
Shirley King
Pleasant Avenue
Wentworth Bendix Laundry
C. W. Rhoads
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Lewis E. Wilson
George E. Gates
Arrowsic
Crowds Pack St Marys Field Days At Parish Fair
More than 1 200 attended the St Marys church grounds two day fair with bean supper and Indian dances. Bat Eks band performed under James Footer while Frank Curran and co chairmen thanked volunteers and supporters for a successful fundraiser for the parish school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church Grounds
Supper Committee
Bat Eks Band
James Footer
Frank Curran
Richard Campbell
Richard Largay
St. Mary’s
St. Mary's Parochial School
Ada Milliken retires Bath's only woman taxi driver after 14 years
Ada Milliken of Bath retires from taxi work after fourteen years serving Bath and surrounding areas. Coming from Eastport in 1938 with husband Ernest Milliken and five children, she continued the business after his 1946 death, transporting hundreds of passengers and saving a baby in Georgetown on a dirt road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Milliken
Bath
Eastport
Ernest Milliken
Milliken
Millike
Baby Jeffrey John Born In Bath Hospital Weight Seven Pounds Thirteen Ounces
A baby boy named Jeffrey John weighed seven pounds and thirteen ounces at birth. The report notes William Elliot remains a medical patient at Bath Memorial Hospital, ambulance transfer occurred last week. Several local residents, including Clarence Moore and family, hosted visitors and guests at various homes and camps around Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey John
William Elliot
Bath Memorial Hospital
St. John
N. B
Clarence Moore
Brian Mace
Bath
Earl Wing
William Allen
Winterport
J. Carroll Wing
Moore
Clarence Seavey
Simple Curry Cream Eggs on Toast or Rice
Nothing in the house for lunch. Cook eggs hard and prepare a curry flavored cream sauce. Serve over toast or cooked rice with chutney for a quick, flavorful meal.
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Cabbage Island
Maine
Boothbay Harbor
Elwood Hathorne
Norma
Arrowsie Road
Charles Blaisdell
Parker Head
Sharon Cunningham
Scarborough
Murphy's Corner
Hilton Soule
New Stampshire
Far Dow
Sagadahoe Ferry
Champion
U.S.N.R
Marthew Doak
Andrea
Emily Ann
Gregory
Randy
Warren
Five Islands
Howard
Caroll Morse
Day
Matthen Doak
Harold Shaw
Walker Road
Sandra Smith
Day’s Ferry
Hugh Feisenhauer
Warren F Tinchey, Jr
Brunswick Summer Playhouse
Miles Hagar
Pittsville
Fla
Wiagans
Florida
Bion Ainsworth
Island
Arrowsie
Parviz Chahbazi
Mary Ann
Jehbn
Painesville
Chahbiazi
Ruland Peterson
Warreen F. Hawley, Jr
Richard Raven
Pamela
Margareta
Roland Peterson
Marion Winslow
Nobleboro
Winslow
South Bristol
Murray Peterson
Carol Ainsworth
Camp Hinds
Zion Ainsworth
Frank Ifeald
Georgetown
Michael Mazeciko
Kathy Galuza
John Mazciko
Saco
Peter Mazciko
Barker's Pond
Peter
G. Thomas Murphy
Sebasco
Otty Steen
Horatio L. Baker
Brigadoon
Mabel Philbeck
Grace Lawrence
Sadie Armstrong
Steen
Baker
John Clark
Indian Point
Chehbazi
Chahbazi
Colby
Clark
Elks Band
Dresden
Woolwich Festival
North
Mademoiselle
Irene Jumper
North Street
Sadie Kelley
Max Katz
Herbert Wright
Cecil V. Rowland
Tanaka
Murray Seavey
Great Pond
Helen Lee
Winthrop
Stagecoach Inn
Ardenne A. Stott
Park Street
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