Richmond Bride Weds William L O Brien in Double Ring Rite
Rich m ond Mrs Jeanette Schools daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Schools of 10 High street married William L O’Brien nephew of Mr and Mrs Charles Malloy in a double ring ceremony at St Ambrose church officiated by Rev Rollin A Martineau. Bridesmaid Miss Marilyn Schools wore blue dress. Reception at Odd Fellows hall. Groom to teach at Richmond High School in fall. They will live at 1 Center street.
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Jeanette Schools
George W. Schools
High Street
William L. O’brien
Charles Malloy, Bingham
Rollin A. Martineau
St. Ambrose Church
Harold Hurley
Odd Fellows Hall
Camille Cloutier
Jeanne Meserve
John McNally
Claudia Guion
Erla McFee
Gary Williams
Jean Lev
Subways Stretch 200 Miles Across New York System
The New York subway system spans about 200 miles of routes, serving multiple boroughs with a dense network. Officials emphasize its vast reach and central role in daily urban transit.
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New York
Marriage Filed for Horace B Ashe and Marjorie J Sumner
Notices report the marriage of Horace B Ashe to Marjorie J Sumner on August 2 at Bay Point witnessed by J P Louisa Howard. The item blends with local notes about birds, visitors, and residents at the Point, listing numerous names and August activities.
Man Collapses on Route 1 Taken to Memorial Hospital
State police identify the man as Archie Whalen of East Sullivan about 30 who collapsed beside Route 1 at Woolwich Monday morning while talking to workmen near the Carlton Bridge. He was rushed by ambulance to Bath Memorial Hospital for treatment after expressing intent to seek a ride to Togus Veterans Hospital.
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Archie Whalen
East Sullivan
Woolwich
Robert McKenney
Whalen
Carlton Bridge
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Bath Memorial Hospital
Visiting Rotarians Attend Meeting in Silent Row
Physical therapist Wilmert H. Wolf of Napleville Illinois Vanve Favor of Quanah Texas William C Taylor of Corning New York Paul Hoffmann of Washington DC and Edward Taylor of Lewiston attended the gathering In Ira D Nadine absence vice president Harmon E Eliason chaired the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmert H. Wolf
Napleville, Ill
Vanve Favor
Quanah, Tex
William C. Taylor
Corning, N. Y
Paul Hoffmann
Washington, D. C
Edward Taylor
Lewiston
Ira D. Nadine
Harmon E. Eliason
Picnic basket peanut butter mix recipe idea
A quirky food tip suggests combining peanut butter with chili sauce and crispy bacon crumbles, plus sweet relish, chopped raisins or grated carrots for a distinct sandwich variation. The note reads like a playful kitchen idea for a picnic item.
Missionary Dudley Kinsman speaks on Amazon tribes
Rev Dudley Kinsman of Georgetown, on fur lough from Brazil, gave a talk at First Baptist highlighting conditions among Amazon headwaters tribes. He noted cannibalistic rumors, white exploitation by rubber interests, and the language barrier with Portuguese and tribal dialects. He has spent 14 years in Brazil under South American Indian Mission, with his aunt Mrs Branwell Harford in attendance.
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Dudley Kinsman
Brazil
First Baptist Church
Amazon River
Kinsman
Middleboro
Mass
Branwell Harford
Five Islands
Working League
Central School
Jean Miller
Bath
Edith Laskey
Laskey
Robinhood
Gerald York
Boston
Georgetown Center
Ernest Heal
Archer Rogers
Wollaston
George Buzzell
Charles McMahan
Five Islands Art Show Entry Date Advanced to Aug 17
Final entry deadline for the Five Islands Art Show and Exhibition has been moved up to August 17. The event will run August 20 to 23 at the Five Island Community Club with Louis Doyle from Cambridge as judge chairman. Early entrants span Maine and several other states, while local organizers urge inquiries to Dr. Nathaniel J. Hasenfus and offer a Sheepscot Bay boat trip on the closing day.
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Five Islands
Five Island Community Club
Louis Doyle
Schools
Cambridge
Mass
Martha Burlington
Youngstown
Elizabeth Barlow
Kent
Wash
Robert Anderman
Hinsdale
Ill
Robert Dooley
West Sand Lake
N. Y
Anita Bizanes
St. Joseph
Mich
Christine Thowson
Hayward
Calif
John Moran
Worcester
Lena Marchi
Wellesley
Pauli Doyle
Boston
James Fitzsimmons
Springfield
Maine
Nell Chadwick
Houston
Margaret Sturgis
Mrs. Cramm
Augusta
Nathaniel J. Hasenfus
Melvin Comeau
Academy Street
Southport
James Boylin
Southport- Boothbay
Maine highway deaths soar in July 1955 warnings
Brian M. Jewett, chairman of the Governor's Committee on Highway Safety, cites July 1955 as a tragic peak with 23 deaths, including five young pedestrians. He notes Maine led the nation in mileage death rate for the first half of 1955, urging local communities to boost highway safety efforts and sober driving.
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Maine
Brian M. Jewett
Governor's Committee On Highway Safety
Jewett
Governor's Committee On
Knights of Columbus Lawn Party Thrives This Week
The Knights of Columbus lawn party opens Thursday and runs through Saturday with a midway on St Marys Street. Attendees can enjoy games, a refreshment booth, cake and grocery booths, pony rides, and a racing enthusiasts event. Friday features Bath Junior Legion Drum and Bugle Corps parade and demonstration. Co chairs John J. Keegan Jr and Arthur McDonald lead arrangements with a long list of helpers.
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Knights of Columbus
St. Mary's
Bath Junior Legion
New England
John J. Keegan, Jr
Arthur McDonald
George Bourget
Arthur Boulay
Donald Gurney
Francois Vaillanco
Returnee Resides Again in Winston-Salem Home
A person has returned to her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, resuming normal residence after a period away. The brief notice confirms her location and status.
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Winston-Salem, N. C
Five Islands Fire and Community Notices Report
The Fire Department battled a Aug 3 dwelling fire at Mrs Georgetta Pinkhams home with interior damage from water and smoke but quick action averted more harm. Local gatherings include a Stevens farm reunion with many relatives from Needham Royal Oak Augusta and White Plains plus library and cemetery association meetings and plans for a lobster salad supper Aug 20 and summer sales Aug 27. Community visits weekend guests and hospitalizations are noted among residents from Bath Lewiston Ogunquit Cambridge and Boston with several out-of-town kin visiting.
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Georgetta Pinkham
Paul A. Thompson
Stevens Farm
Ralph S. Washburn, Jr
Virginia
Susan
Needham
Mass
Robert C. Thompson
Priscilla
Barbara
Steven
Royal Oak
Mich
Roger L. Ayers
Cynthia
Carolyn
Augusta
Nehemiah Boynton III
Grace
Charlotte
Carter and
Paul
White Plains
N. Y
J. G. Stevens
Isabel Stevens
Library Association
William Farr
Lloyd Pinkham
William Stevens
Lincoln Campbell
Library Hall
Good Neighbor Club
Howard's Hall
Cemetery Association
Ray Grover
Dudley Kinsman
Brazil
Kinsman
Richard Barter
Bath
Marie Moore
Thomas Watson
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bina Marr
Quincy
Watson
Ray Gilpatrick
Frank Blake
Lewiston
Harold A. Rowe, Jr
Garey
Ogunquit
Rowe
Harold Rowe
Wilmert Wolfe
Naperville, Ill
Wolfe
Rs. D. W. Staffeld
William Chafe, Jr
Billy
Cambridge
Cote
Somerville
Briggs Cottage
Sedgemere Road
Chester Pinkham
Portland
Massachusetts
Howard Maylor
Howard, Jr
New Canaan
Conn
Freeport
Robert Smith
Ithaca
George Smith
Gertrude
Effie M. Smith
Dorchester
B. F. Perry
Alice Robinson
Dunedin
John Crowley
Kennebunk
Dick Hasenfus
Newburyport, Mass
Ogunguit
Joseph Rogers
State College
Reid Cottage
Harmon’s Harbor
Charles Corrivean
West Medway
Marycliy
June Wrigley
Cape Town
Africa
Margaret Barrett
Needham, Mass
Richard Huasenfus
No Damage Reported After Friday Night Storm in Bath
No damage was reported here Friday night as Bath endured a second thunderstorm in a week. The system brought brisk winds and a brief heavy shower, with heat lightning and minimal chain lightning observed. The storm passed mainly to the northeast, according to observers.
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Bath
Miss Margaret Miller Weds James N de Weerdt in New Jersey
Miss Margaret Jane Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Downing Bull of Bath Maine marries James N de Weerdt son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin de Weerdt of Bay River Minnesota at Grove Reform church North Bergen New Jersey on August 4 The Rev Harold Hoffman officiates with Miss Elizabeth Anne Bull and Edward Yench as attendants A reception at Hoagland House Washington Township follows the ceremony The couple plans a New England wedding trip and will reside in North Bergen New Jersey after September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hanson
Robert
Karen
Nixon
N. J
Fred Stilphen
Don Shoff
Brunswick
Lee Stilphen
Plymouth
N. H
Inez Johnston
Presque Isle
Chester Lord
Chestnut Street
Margaret Tribbet
Denver
Col
Melvin Lord of
Brewer
Michael Johnstone
Herbert Johnstone
Harold Mealey
William Slack
Louisville
Montgomery
Richard L. Witham
Winthrop
Guy Sparks
Garden City
N. C
Lillian A. Johnson
Main Street
Arthur D
Horace B. Ashe
Marjorie J. Sumner
Bay Point
Louisa Howard
J.P
Helen Sullivan
Dedham
Mass
Karen Ann Furbish
George Hill
Susan
Anchorage
Ruth E. Keen
Hempstead
N. Y
Robert Miller
Roosevelt
Andrew Butterfield
Edward Butterfield
Jane Niles
William Adams
Ruth Keen
Fred Spinney
Popham
F. Baird
Powell
Wyo
Arthur Maxwell
Richmond
Harold Drake
George Renaud
Billy Coombs
Arthur Rideout
Emery Rideout
Beatrice Bletchen
Frank Allen, Jr
York Harbor
Sherman Campbell
Byron and
Sherman, Jr
Dwight Furbish
Bussy
James
Kenneth McIvor
Billy Leeman
Old Orchard Beach
Carl Kiessling
Charles Kiessling
Bath
Roswell Haskell
Joan B. Taylor
Auburn
Thomas Hagan
Richard Hagan
Carl Rowe
Point
Jean Rogers
Health and Welfare Dept
Puntos
Bay Point Monay
Walter Beane
Rockland
Power Squadron
George Emmons
New York State
Emmons
Robert Hawley
West Georgetown
Amherst
Alfred I. Rowe
John Flynn
John, Jr
Nancy
Sunnyside
Jamestown
Niagara
Cambridge Springs
Hubert Youngken
Eugene
Robinhood
Robert Ide
Washington, D. C
Francis Johnson
MacMahan
William Gilland
Margaret Simpson
Campbell
Margaret Miller
James N. de Weerdt
Richard Downing Bull
Central Avenue
Margaret Jane Miller
Benjamin de Weerdt
Bay River
Minn
Harold Hoffman
the Grove Reform Church
North Bergen
Elizabeth Anne Bull
Edward Yench
Saddle River Township
Hoag
Memorial hospital auxiliary to install sink in emergency room
The Memorial hospital auxiliary ordered a sink for the emergency room to speed service and a typewriter for auxiliary use after a purchasing report by Mrs. James A. Gillies Jr. The group, led by President Mrs. Sumner Sewall, announced 181 paid members and noted July sales at the shop. Secretary notes, treasurer’s report, and notices were also reported. Cozy Corner volunteers gave six people 32 hours, and supplies volunteers four hours.
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Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
James A. Gillies, Jr
Edward St. Martin
Ralph Bragg
Twilight sail on Viking draws near fifty aboard
Nearly 50 people rode the pleasure cruiser Viking captained by George M. Lowden for a Tuesday twilight voyage to Merrymeeting Bay. The register listed residents from Bath Brunswick Popham Beach Freeport Wynburg Millinockett Boston Revere Newton Worcester Bloomfield Simsbury East Granby and Baltimore among others.
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Viking
George M. Lowden
Merrymeeting Bay
Raymond W. Farnham
Diane Farnham
Madeline Pace
Dean Clough
Elaine Kingsbury
Edward McAuliffe
Irving Burnham
Henry Richard
Philip Richard
Bath
D. D. Bradford
Norman Lawrence
Magella S. Bradford
Lorraine Allain
Paulette Caron
Abree Car
Florence L. Higgins
Newton
Mass
Katherine F. Berry
Worcester
Joan Eckhart
R. C. Eckhart
Lois Eckhart
Barbara Elaine Eckhart
Bloomfield
Chattabout Club Plans Sale and Outing for August
The Chattabout club of Bath plans a Saturday August 13 fundraiser at Popham Beach from 9 am to 1 pm featuring home cooked food fudge and fancy work. Proceeds go to philanthropic projects. Final sale plans were set during a Tuesday meeting with Evelyn Sweeney.
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Popham Beach
Chattabout Club of
Bath
Popham Post Office
Mars McAllister
Bessie Petit
Harriet Cotton
Celia Carlton
Evelyn Sweeney
York Street
Emerson
Petit
Willow Street
Durocher Leads NL Shortstops in Fielding Years
Leo Durocher topped National League shortstops in fielding during 1933 1936 and 1938 seasons highlighting his defensive prowess across multiple campaigns and showcasing his consistency at shortstop for the era.
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Leo Durocher
Three Towns Form First Aid Service In Woolwich
An organizational meeting of the Woolwich Arrowsie and Georgetown First Aid Service of Civil Defense was held at Woolwich Central school. Mrs Lenesta Ham was elected chief of the First Aiders with Mrs Yvonne MacFarland as assistant chief and Mrs David B Soule as secretary and publicity chair. Leonard F Maloon urged keeping ample first aid supplies and a large red cross marker for aerial drops at the Civil Defense control center at Central school. Meetings will be on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 30 p m at Central school.
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Woolwich, Arrowsie and Georgetown
First Aid Service of Civil Defense
Woolwich Central School
Lenesta Ham
R. N
Ham
Yvonne MacFarland
David B. Soule
Leonard F. Maloon
Woolwich Civil Defense
Red Cross
Woolwich Civil Defense Control Center
Central School
Bath Cemeteries Set to Close Nights From 9 PM to 7 AM
Bath will lock its cemeteries nightly from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. beginning Monday. Walter Millett, Parks and Cemeteries superintendent, announced that posts and chains will be installed at entrances, with barriers used each night and removed at 7 a.m. due to recent vandalism.
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Bath
Walter Millett
Parks and Cemeteries
Millett
YMCA Day Camp Closes Season After a Busy Summer
The YMCA Day Camp will close Monday after a season that drew about 130 boys each Monday. Swimming dominated activities with over 60 passing tests, including 40 non-swimmers earning Minnow awards and 20 advanced swimmers. Family Night to be held Monday August 22.
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Ymc.a
Melville A Thomas Funeral Held In Brunswick
Funeral services for Melville A Thomas 90 were held at 10 am Tuesday at the road home of Leslie C Shumway 638 High Street Brunswick. Born February 9 1865 in Brunswick he lived in Bath before moving to the area and retiring in 1945 from Hyde Windlass Co as clerk of stores. He was a violinist in local orchestras and is survived by sister Maria T Maxwell of Kittery and several nieces nephews and cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie C Shumway
High Street
Melville A. Thomas
New Meadows Cemetery
Brunswick
Andrew J
Caroline Holbrook ‘Thomas
Bath
Hyde Windlass Co
Thomas
Maria T Maxwell
Kittery
Funeral for Melville A. Thomas Held Tuesday
Melville A. Thomas was buried in the family lot at New Meadows cemetery Brunswick after a service Tuesday morning at 10 held at Leslie C. Shumway Funeral Home 638 High Street. Rev H Macy White head pastor of Phippsburg Congregational church officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville A. Thomas
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
H. Macy Whitehead
Phippsburg Congregational Church
New Meadows Cemetery
Brunswick
Ann M. Jones Rites Held in Pittston for Esteemed Widow
Ann M. Jones aged 85 widow of Rev. Charles T. Jones died Wednesday at her son Charles Ellis Jones home in Hartland where she lived the past 15 years. She was born in Phippsburg daughter of James H. Oliver and Patience R. Oliver. Survivors include two sons Charles Ellis Jones Hartland and Lee Paul Jones Hal lowell plus several grandchildren and a great grandchild Deatra Jones. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Pittston with burial to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann M. Jones
Annn M. Jones
Charles T. Jones
Charles Ellis Jones
Hartland
Pittston
Georgetown Methodist Church
Jones
Phippsburg
James H
Patience R. Oliver
Lee Paul Jones
Hallowell
Burton Jones
Allen
Gail Jones
Bangor
Patricia Gagnon
Syracuse
N. Bryant
Kathy Jones
Deatra Jones
Stewart Day
Largo
Florida
West Point
Maine
Annie M. Oliver obituary with Bath ties and service details
Annie Mae Oliver, 75, died Sunday at Memorial Hospital. Born in Damariscotta on March 18, 1880, she was daughter of William and Martha Bloom Oliver. She lived in Bath many years and resided recently at the Old Folks Home. A member of First Baptist Church, Past Noble Lady of Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies, and chaplain for five years of the Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary. Surviving: one brother Joseph Oliver and two nieces. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Curtis Funeral Home. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie M. Oliver
Annie Mae Oliver
Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Mar
William
Martha Bloom Oliver
Bath
Old Folks Home
First Baptist Church
Myrtle Lodge
Odd Ladies
Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
Joseph Oliver
Curtis Funeral Home
Oak Grove Cemetery
Katharine G Whitney 65 Dies at Summer Cottage Belgrade
Katharine G Whitney 65 widow of Lawrence A Whitney died Sunday at Camp Genesee Great Pond Belgrade. Born Boston November 6 1889 she was daughter of Joseph C and Helen Brenton Grey. Surviving three sons Bruce Fenn Auburn Sargent Fenn Dorset VT Con verse G Fenn Bath. She lived 1071 Washington Street member of Central Congregational Church active in Hyde Memorial Home and Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children. Flowers omitted donate to Hyde Memorial Home in her memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine G. Whitney
Lawrence A. Whitney
Camp Genesee
Great Pond
Belgrade
Boston
Joseph C
Helen Brenton Grey
Bruce Fenn
Auburn
Sargent Fenn
Dorset
Converse G. Fenn
Bath
Hyde Memorial Home
Pine Tree Society For
Ernest C. Goodenow Dies at 56 in East Brunswick
Ernest C. Goodenow 56 of East Brunswick died Thursday afternoon at Memorial hospital after a long illness. Born January 12, 1899 in Brunswick, he was the son of Samuel and Julia Bickford Goodenow. He attended Brunswick schools and worked as a laborer. Surviving are two daughters Esther Dube of Brunswick and Ernestine Lozier of Connecticut, two sisters Harriet Ambrose of West Bath and Mildred Brilliant of East Brunswick who lived with him, and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest C. Goodenow
East Brunswick
Memorial Hospital
Brunswick
Samuel
Julia Bickford Goodenow
Esther Dube
Ernestine Lozier
Connecticut
Harriet Ambrose
West Bath
Mildred Brilliant
Mrs. Nellie M. Collins Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Nellie M. Collins 74, of Brunswick, wife of Edward E. Collins, died Wednesday after a long illness. Born April 21, 1881 in Brunswick, she was daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Ward. She lived in Brunswick all her life and is survived by her husband, a daughter Mrs. Frank Saunders of Bath, a granddaughter, and several cousins. Funeral will be Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie M. Collins
Edward E. Collins
Brunswick
Daniel and
Elizabeth Learned Ward
Frank Saunders
Bath
Funeral services for Susan Mitchell at Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Susan Goodrich Mitchell were held at two o'clock Thursday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home. The Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt and the Rev. Harold G. Allen officiated. Bearers were H. Laton Jackson, Karcher S. Jackson, Mark A. Jackson, James L. Jackson, Vernon Mitchell and Merritt A. Mitchell. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Mitchell
Susan Goodrich Mitchell
Curtis Funeral Home
Frederick P. Moffatt
Harold G. Allen
H. Laton Jackson
Karcher S. Jackson
Mark A. Jackson
James L. Jackson
Vernon Mitchell
Merritt A. Mitchell
Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral Services For Harold L Donnell
Harold L Donnell former Bath resident and Morse High graduate died suddenly Tuesday in South Pasadena California Funeral services were held Friday at Eggleston Funeral Home South Pasadena He had worked as assistant cashier at the Los Angeles Bank of America and lived at 1036 Adelaine Avenue South Pasadena His mother is Mrs Roy A Donnell of Oak Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Donnell
Bath
Roy A. Donnell
Oakstreet
South Pasadena
Calif
Eggleston
Donnell
Morse High School
Los Angeles Bank of America
Adelaine Avenue
Mrs Oselie Despres Rites Held At St Marys Church
Requiem high mass for Mrs Oselie M Despres was sung Friday at nine in St Marys Church by Rev Fr John E Bellefontaine. Bearers were Francis Despres Eugene Arsenault Albert Poirer Ivan Richard Paul Arsenault and Aurel Bonnevie. Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Despres
Oselie M. Despres
St. Mary's Church
John E. Bellefontaine
Francis Despres
Eugene Arsenault
Albert Poirer
Ivan Richard
Paul Arsenault
Aurel Bonnevie
Calvary Cemetery
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Pleasant Pond
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Clifton Toothaker
Harold Bates
Sportsman's Association
Seventh Day Adventist Church
J. Wyland Wood
Earl Farley
Fred Farley
Daniel K. Bettle
Enterprise Grange Ladies’ Aid
Lewis Billings
Dorothy Billings
Jean
Kathy Jack
Edward Crockett
Howard Newcomb
Deborah
Northborough
Jenny E. Green
Maurice Pepin
South Weymouth
Healey
Jimmy
F. Moriarty
Marilyn
Fred
D. C. Maxfield
Rumford
L. S. Persons
Saratoga Springs
G. C. MacDonald
Barry
Lancaster
N. B
Man
Physical
Georgetown
Land House
Washington Township
de Weerdt
Naval Inspector of Ordnance
Bath Iron Works Corp
Dunwoodie College
Minneapolis
Northern Ordnance Inc
New Jersey
Bath Iron Works
North Bergen, N. J
Chattabout Club
YMCA
M. A. Thomas Funeral
M. H. Page
Nort St. Dial
Kennebec