Wiscasset Open House Day Highlights Historic Homes
Wiscasset Maine invites thousands to a Summer Open House Day on Aug 15 showcasing 20 historic houses plus public buildings. Featured homes include the Carlton House 1805 and the Nichols Sortwell mansion with Bulfinch influence, while public sites like the Lincoln County Museum and county Court House also welcome visitors.
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Nichels-Sortwell
Maine
Wiscasset
Nancy Dow
Alfred Norton
Norton
Bath Iron Works Corp
Boston
England
Europe
Wiscasseters
France
Lincoln County Cultural and Historical Association
Carlton
Samuel Doggett
Major Carlton
Nicholas Codd
Kavanaugh
Longfellow
Clark-Scott-Chase
Perry
Lake Erie
Charles G. Chase
Alvin Sortwell
Lee-Payson-Smith
Silas
Samuel E. Smith
Gov. Smith
Rice-Andrews
Wolcott Andrews
Coffin-Grant
Abiel Wood
High
Lee Streets
Stanley Parker
Henry Darling
New England
Wiscasset Harbor
Sheepscot
Charles DiPerri
Lincoln County
County Court House
Congregational Church
St. Philips Episcopal Church
Firefighters extinguish mattress blaze on 217 North Street
Bath firemen answered a 6.18 a.m. call from Box 511 to 217 North Street Saturday morning to put out a mattress fire believed sparked by a cigarette. The alarm cleared at 6.35 a.m.
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Bath
217 North Street
Narrow Escapes As Boy Rides Bike Through Downtown Streets
A ten year old boy rode wildly through Washington street Bath toward Vine street and Front. He barely avoided collisions with cars and a downed railroad crossing gate. The bike struck a gate and then a car hood but the boy remounted and sped away without injury or teammates.
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Washington Street
Vine Street
Vine
Middle
Front Street
Five From Bath Attend Two-Day PTA Conference
Five Bath delegates attended the P T A Leadership Conference at the University of Maine on August 12. Mrs. Joseph I. Smith of Bath led sessions as historian for the Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers Bulletin, with other Bath participants including Mrs. Lester Savoie and Mrs. Leonard Smith.
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University of Maine
Joseph I. Smith
Bath
Maine
Congress of Parents and Teachers Bulletin
Ramon Lawrence
Jericho
P. T. A. Congress
James McCampbell
Cleveland
Ralph G. Eckert
University of Connecticut
Richard Johnson
South End P. T. A
Joseph Smith
Lester Savoie
Edgar L. Drake
Dike Washington P. T. A
Seth Mullin
North Center
Leonard Smith
Huse Memorial
West Bath
Massachusetts Couple Buy One of Bath's Oldest Homes
A Bath historic house built circa 1790 changes hands as Mr. Francis P. Doyle and his wife from Swansea buy the residence at 1023 High Street from Mr. and Mrs. Converse G. Fenn after more than a decade of ownership. Doyle, with links to American Bitumals & Asphalt Co., has lived in Bath eight months with their daughter Gayle.
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Bath
Converse G. Fenn
Francis P. Doyle
Swansea
Mass
High Street
Doyle
American Bitumals & Asphalt Co
Woolwich
Gayle
Joshua Philbrook
Daniel
Jane S. Murphy
James F. Murphy
Murphy
Margaret M. Cargill
New York
Fenns
State Department Seeks Typists and Clerks For Overseas Posts
The U S Department of State seeks qualified typists stenographers and clerks for posts abroad. Interviews conducted in Portland August 6–11 with Miss Edythe Goellner. Eligible applicants include women 18 with 40 wpm typing and 80 wpm shorthand, and men 21–35 with 3 years office experience. Details on salaries, housing and overseas postings.
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Portland
U. S. Department of State
Hong Kong
Rome
Bombay
Washington, D. C
Edythe Goellner
Maine State Employment Service Office
Forest Avenue
Department of State
Legion Cadets Sweep Lobster Festival Parade Honors
The Legion Cadets Junior Drum and Bugle Corps won first place in the Lobster Festival parade in Rockland on Saturday, besting Maine and Massachusetts units. They received a trophy, with additional engraved awards for drum major and majorette sections, in front of 10,000 spectators.
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Legion Cadets
Rockland
Maine
Massachusetts
Memorial Service For Last Of GAR Held Here Monday
Albert Woolson, last Union Army survivor, honored at a Monday memorial service on Center Street. Chaplain Osborne led prayers, flags draped by Preble Hooker and Warner, Maine Department Commander Maurice Warner spoke, and taps by Bruce Milliken closed the service. Representatives from Sons of Union Veterans, Spanish American War Auxiliary, Navy Club and Am vets attended.
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Albert Woolson
Center Street
T. W. Hyde
Charles Osborne
Donald Preble
Woolson
Duluth
Minn
P. D. C. Vernon Miller
Sons of Union Veterans
Bruce Milliken
Legion Cadets
Spanish American War Auxiliary
Navy Club
The
Amvets
East Hartford Family Visiting Relatives in Bath and Woolwich
Mr and Mrs Richard Thomas and daughters Linda and Wendy of East Hartford Connecticut are visiting relatives in Bath and Woolwich as guests of Mrs Joseph Caouette the mother of Mr Thomas in Bath and Woolwich.
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Richard Thomas
Linda
Wendy
East Hartford
Conn
Bath
Woolwich
Mr. Thomas
Joseph Caouette
Sagadahoc GOP Plans Open House Candidates Night
Sagadahoc County Republicans organized early plans for a Candidates Night with gubernatorial candidate Willis A. Trafton Jr and U S Representative Robert Hale as headliners. The event, styled as an Open House, is set for August 14 at City Hall, with invitations going to all GOP members and a planning meeting to finalize arrangements.
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Sagadahoc County
Republican Committee
City Hall
Willis A. Trafton
Auburn
U.S
Robert Hale
Portland
GOPP
Wartford couple visiting Bath for weeks with relatives
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Young of Wartford Connecticut visit Bath for a few weeks staying with Mr and Mrs Mellen J Young at 78 Western Avenue while they are guests of the couple’s relatives and friends in the area.
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Gilbert Young
Wartford, Conn
Bath
Mr Young
Mellen J. Young
Western Avenue
Crooker Family Reunion at Thomas Point
An all day Crooker family reunion gathered Saturday at Thomas Point with weather-friendly conditions. A 1:30 clam bake by Joseph W. Larrabee and Edward J. McMann preceded a large tiered reunion cake. Four generations attended led by great grandmother Hattie Austin. plans for annual gatherings were made for 1957.
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Crooker
Thomas Point
Tne
Joseph W. Larrabee
Edward J. McMann
Hattie Austin
North Bath
Austin
Harry L. Crocker
Harry
Leslie
Ricky Crooker
Harry L. Crooker
Dorothy Gaudreau
Pauline Real
Jimmy Real
Frances’ Robichaud
Verna Coombs
Cheryl Coombs
Mr. Crocker
Donald Gaudreau
Jane Gaudreau
Florence Crocker
Mathias Gaudreau
Jackie
Jerry
Nancy Grover
Wesley Real
Jimmy
Donald Coombs
Cheryl
Kathy
Henry Bambeau
Mike
Bobby
Harry C. Crocker
Beverly
Frank
Larry
Teddy
Patty
Valerie
Brunswick
Alice M. Dougall
Theodore Gaudreau
Norman Robshaw
Carol
Ralph Crooker
Pauline
Nancy
Leforest Willey
Linda
Brenda
Ralph
Lee Forest
Helen Crooker
Kathleen Crooker
Bath
George Rose
Linwood
West Bath
Norman B. Crooker
Timothy Jackson
North Turner
Raymond Penfold
Ronald
Sabdra
Skipper
Gardiner
Leslie N. Crooker
Ricky
Richmond
Virginia
Monmouth
Valerie Ann Crooker
Bath Days Gifts Presented at First Annual Event
Thirty eight gifts were presented at the conclusion of the first annual Bath Days Saturday. Recipients include Brian Sawyer New Harbor Stanley Brimigeon Bath Roy Cook Bath Paul Farley Brunswick Barbara Grant Bath Reg Wright North Edgecomb Mrs S J Shaw Woolwich Sarah Wallace West Point Georgia Johnson Bath Priscilla W Rose Georgetown Robert Percy Bath Roscoe C McFadden Bath Mrs Schemmel Sebasco Estates Alton Simons Bay Point Bee Crane Brunswick Joe Morin Bath Robert Peabody Bath Gail Stacey Bath Mrs G G Burn Sebasco Estates Ernest Rouillard Bath Mrs E P Jagga Bath Louise Reed Woolwich Bernice Henderson Bath Miriam Alley Bath Evelyn Ater Bath Carl Dearborn Bath Henry P Donnell West Bath Annie Longley Bath James Spelling Sebasco Estates Carl Meister Bath Avon Meerscheidt Quebec Canada P Campbell Bath Frank Watkins Brunswick Arnelle Cook Bath Winona Wright Wiscasset Cindy Lou
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Brian Sawyer
New Harbor
Stanley Brimigeon
Bath
Roy Cook
Paul Farley
Brunswick
Barbara Grant
Reg. Wright
North Edgecomb
S. J Shaw
Woolwich
Sarah Wallace
West Point
Georgia Johnson
Priscilla W. Rose
Georgetown
Robert Percy
Roscoe C. McFadden
Mrs. Schemmel
Sebasco
Annie Longley
James Spelling
Sebasco Estates
Carl Meister
Avon Meerscheidt
Quebec
Canada
P. Campbell
Frank Watkins
Ardelle Cook
Winona Wright
Wiscasset
Cindy Lou
Road Race Entries Climb to Ten Ahead of Saturday
The 3 mile road race entry list grew to ten on Wednesday morning boosting hopes for about twenty runners at the start. The event is sponsored by St. Mary's Field Day activity with new entrants William Daly Jr of North Leeds Peter A Halli of Portland and Nate Hasenfus of Great Boston. Dollard Halli and Hasenfu l are noted AAU runners in Maine circles and the latter has been a schoolboy standout in the Greater area.
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St. Mary's
William Daly, Jr
North Leeds
Peter A Halli
Portland
Nate Hasenfus
Great Boston
Georgetown
Dollard Halli
Maine
Young Hasenful
Two Bath Boys Injured In Floral Street Car Crash
John J. Champagne aged 19 and passenger Carl E. Fogg 18 were injured Monday night when a 1955 sedan driven by Champagne left Floral street and hit 31 Floral. Champagne suffered a severely cut mouth possible chest injuries and possible skull fractures while Fogg had a forehead bruise and left hip pain. Both were treated at Bath Memorial Hospital. Champagne faces a driving charge after Police Patrolmen Clinton Haines and Robert Coombs investigated the crash.
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Bath
Floral Street
John J. Champagne
Bedford Street
Joseph Long
Champagne
Bath Memorial Hospital
Young Champagne
Carl E. Fogg
Raymond Fogg
Limestone
Clinton Haines
Robert Coombs
Lulu I. Foss
Haines
Young Fogg
Bath Lions Club Announces Schedule For Three-Quarter Century Club Meet
The Maine Three-Quarter Century Club meets August 15 at the University of Maine Orono with record turnout expected. Bath and Bangor Brewer Lions back transportation for seniors 75 plus. registration opens 9 30 a m. program 10 30 a m lunch 12 00 1 00 p m adjourn 4 00 p m.
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Bath Lions Club
Maine
University of Maine
Orono
Maine Publicity Bureau
Bangor Brewer Lions Club
Lions Club
Lions Clubs of
Leslie C. Shumway
Bath
Shumway
Deering Couple To Mark Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Carroll A Deering of Bath will observe their Golden Wedding Anniversary August 15 marking 50 years since their 1906 marriage at Beacon Street Methodist Church. Longtime residents at 398 Washington, they remain active in the community and were previously married on Deering Street.
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Mrs. Carroll A. Deering
Carroll A Deering
Washington Street
Beacon Street
McClure Auto Deal Stretches for 36 Years of Service
Cahill's Service Station on Leeman Highway promotes McClure automotives promising thirty six years of face dealiness and customer trust. Dial 3-9808 to prove the claim by buying a new or used car.
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McClure
Cahill
Leeman Highway
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Parker Endicott Marean
Nichols-Sortwell
State Department
Foreign Service Institute
Saigon
Madrid
Caracas
Venezuela
Foreign Service Reserve
Legion
William Milliken
Milliken
American Legion
Last of Gar
Sagadahoc Gop
Thomas’ Point
Mr. Deering
Carroll A. Deering
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Polar Star Lodge
Dunlap Commandery
South End
P. Alois
Mr Deering
Annie M. Campbell