Wedding on Oak Island joins Pratt Sharples and Chase clan
Georgianna Pratt Sharples of Brunswick married Charles Greenough Chase of Wiscasset on Oak Island Montsweag Bay with Rev. Thomas Campbell officiating. Best man Taswer Carrington and matron of honor were related to the couple. music by Henry Scott accompanied the ceremony. A reception followed near the cottage among pines and water views, after which the couple left for a wedding trip and will reside on High street. The issue also covers a large village gathering, public notices, personal items, and local society events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgianna Pratt Sharples
Brunswick
Charles Greenough Chase
Wiscasset
Oak Island
Montsweag Bay
Thomas Campbell
Taswer Carrington
Mrs. Chase
Henry Scott
Chase
High Street
Adams
Fred Hatch
Poland
Tripp Lake
Florence Fernald
Merle, Webber, Sr
Byron Adams
Frank B. Adams
Frank Philip
Wayne
Benjamin H. Adams
Robert
Lincoln Home For
Newcastle
Woman's Club of
Carolyn S. Varney
James Bimson
Freeman Southard
Chester Pendleton
John Blagdon
John Jackson
Charles Sewall
Helen Dickinson
Bath
Carl Fuller
Carleton Lowell
Miss Varney
Alvin Morris
Gardiner Road
Harold Poland
Boothbay Harbor
Forest Morris
A. Stanley Morris
Beatrice Morris Stockford
Harold Delane
Gorham
Lee Gorham
Fayette
Harry L. Bradford
George Boynton
Charles E. Cowley
Alfred Gorham
Victor Gorham
William Gorham
Carla Nason
First Congregational Church
Marion Bradshaw
Bangor Theological Seminary
Church School
The
Congregational Church
Wiscasset Water Co
Public Utilities Commission
Congregational
Lawrence Averill
Central Congregational Church
Sophia Woodman
Greenfield
Mass
Catherine Hoover
Arlington
Freeman D Southard
Hooper Street
Charles A. Dunton
Ava Barton
Chick
Egbert Sewall
Kenneth Burnham
Elmhurst
N. Y
Kenneth Hutchins
Bermuda
Woolwich Day's Ferry Club marks 30th anniversary
Woolwich Day's Ferry Community Club celebrated its 30th anniversary with a kitchen christening and a night of visiting members. Attendees included first president Herbert Munsey and Mrs. Munsey, local families, and guests from Bath, Boston, and beyond. The gathering noted past projects and future plans as the club continues civic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day’s Ferry
Barbara Kurz
Dorothy Marty
Mae Boyd
Boston
Mass
Richard Bisson
Bath
Day's Ferry
Justus ‘Miller
Union Bridge Mothers Club
School House
Lorraine Stilphen
Dorothy Ratliff
Eliza Tanner
Vera Weight
Merlene Wright
Nsaphine Soule
Sylvia Hathorne
Gladys Hathorn
Carolyn Stilphen
Gladys Small
Robert King, Jr
U.S. A
King
White Mountains
Portland
Fort Dix
N. J
Alfred Holmes
Scott
Providence
R I
Norris Waltz
Damariscotta
Peter Waltz
Maplewood
Waltz
Chester Leeman
Louise Leveroni
Jamaica Plain
Charles Leveroni
North Quincey
Barley Neck Road
Leveroni
Boston Herald
Ethel Blodget
Herbert Leeman
Barley Neck
North Quincy
Worwolwich
Bath Shipyard Leaders in Destroyer Production
Union notified four radar station ships as three Atomic Submarines Yong and Charles F Moran praise Bath as the best shipyard in America for building seven destroyers and six destroyer leaders. Skilled mechanics and Bath-built ship reputation cited, with support from the American Federation of Labor in Washington, D.C. for Bath to secure major destroyer orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
America
Bath
Charles F
Chick"’ Moran
American Federation of Labor
Washington, D.C
Bath Memorial Benefit At Small Point Flowers And Fabrics
Bath Memorial hospital gains support from a benefit held at Mrs. Edward P. Curtis’s Summer home in Small Point. James Colli and John Thompson, Decora tors' Shop Portland proprietors, showcased wallpapers fabrics and gifts to a large crowd. Fifteen percent of sales from the event were donated to the Memorial hospital in conjunction with the annual auxiliary fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Edward P. Curtis
James Colli
John Thompson
Decorators
Portland
Curtis
The
Memorial Hospital
Modern artificial eyes move like natural eyes
Modern artificial eyes are designed to move in a lifelike manner, mimicking natural eye motion for a more convincing appearance and improved interaction. The development focuses on synchronized movement, responsiveness to lighting, and comfortable wear for users.
Gladys Gowen's 11th Birthday Party At Arrowsic
Gladys Gowen celebrated her 11th birthday with a lawn party at Arrowsic school attended by friends. Prizes went to Melanie Lawrence, Andrew Gowen, Leslie Ainsworth, Averill Elwell, and Bobby Phinney. The gathering featured cakes, ice cream, and drinks with many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Gowen
Richard Gowen
Arrowsic School
Gower
Melanie Lawrence
Andrew Gowen
State of Maine
Leslie Ainsworth
Averill Elwell
Gordon Lawrence
Bobby Phinney
Gladys
Ronald Phinney
Peter
Robert Phinney
Bion Ainsworth
Jean
Frances Greenleaf
Sharon
Shirley
Lawrence Day
Darrell
Gordon
Paul
Richard Knight
Enos Gaudette
Andrew
Spinney Mill Road
Phinney Point
Kennebec
Woolwich
Clarence Carlton
Leah Strout
Phippsburg
Edith Campbell
Harold Purington
Dawn
Gail
William Potter
Bath
Arrowsie
James Steen
Nancy Helen
Steen
Wilbur Crooker
Milan Street
Jones’ Eddy
Richard Tice
Evelyn
Richard and
Everett
Charlottes Iville
W. Va
Karl Rosenwald
Ralph Steen
Perley Ater
Norman Drummond
Birthday Club
Maurice Shea
Oliver Street
Wilbur Crocker
Merle C Niles Hosts Relatives Luncheon
Mr and Mrs Merle C Niles entertained relatives at their home 717 Middle Street on Tuesday with a luncheon for Mrs Niles sisters and brother and their families visiting here. Attending were Mr and Mrs William Temple Exeter and daughter Mrs C Edward Bold and her children Wendy and Bill of Syracuse NY Mr and Mrs George A Cahill Sterling NJ Mr and Mrs Andrew Butterfield Bath and daughter Mrs Albert Coombs and two children Eleanor and Alison of Pittsburgh PA also their son and wife Mr and Mrs Edward Butterfield Bath Miss Jane Niles and Miss Alice Johnson Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial
Milo Wedge
John Deeds
Wilmington
N. C
Wedge
Ralph Reynolds
Sagadahoc Ferry
New England
Woolwich
Reynolds
West Coast
Richard Crocker
Loomis School
Windsor
Conn
Lexington
Mass
Stevens
John McAvoy
Sidney Shaw
Lynn
Herbert Munsey
Day’s Ferry
Paul Cate
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ray Cate
Dresden Mills
Tarpy Schulten
North Woolwich
Syracuse
N. Y
Schulten
B. I. Cooper
Merle C. Niles
Middle Street
Niles
William Temple
Exeter
C. Edward Bold
Wendy
Bill
George A. Cahill
Sterling, N. J
Andrew Butterfield
Bath
Albert Coombs
Eleanor
Alison
Pittsburgh
Edward Butterfield
Jane Niles
Alice Johnson
Odd Fellows Picnic At Auburn Attendee Trio Highlight Event
Mrs. Caroline Thompson, Mrs. Louise Stevens, and Miss Essie Berry of this city attended the annual Odd Fellows picnic at the Odd Fellows home in Auburn Saturday. Following afternoon entertainment in the recreation room, officers left for New Brunswick for the session opening there Monday. Grand Master Rev. George Volz of Wilton is seriously ill at home and cannot receive visitors but would welcome cards. A record 280 billion cubic feet of natural gas was used by the U S steel industry in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Thompson
Louise Stevens
Essie Berry
Odd Fellows Home
Auburn
New Brunswick
George Volz
Wilton
Dutch Elm Disease takes heavy toll in Maine regions
The Dutch Elm Disease outbreak, spreading in the Kit tery and York area, targets elms valued at over 40 million dollars. July and August show rapid yellowing, with officials urging reporting to the Maine Forest Service and coordinated removal of diseased trees and nearby bark beetle breeding wood to protect shade trees statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Kittery
York
Maine Forest Service
Augusta
Winners Named Carriage Parade
The annual Doll Carriage parade at City Park named first place winners Bill Whitcomb Fisher playground Priscilla Maddox Lambert Park and Martha Ellen Shepard Goddard's. Melody Preble and Bill Whitcomb Fisher won special awards for outstanding entries plus Priscilla Maddox Lambert Park and Penny Roderick Huse for best costumes. Class A winners included Leonard Elis Fisher and Bonnie Kirt Lambert Park. Class B top Priscilla Maddox with Melody Preble and Kitty Haynes Lambert Park. Class C winner Martha Ellen Shepard with Susan Minott and Joanne Robinson Lambert Park. Judges were Mrs Albert Pecci Mrs Ernest Kingsbury and Mrs Francis Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Bill Whitcomb
Fisher Playground
Priscilla Maddox
Lambert Park
Martha Ellen Shepard
Goddard's
Melody Preble
Huse
Fisher
Penny Roderick
Leonard Elis
Bonnie Kirt
Kitty Haynes
Susan Minott
Joanne Robinson
Albert Pecci
Ernest Kingsbury
Francis Bennett
Morse High Football Schedule Released
Morse High football coach Harry F Hallsey announced a nine game season with–preparations starting August 29 including two daily sessions. The Shipbuilders play five home games and four away with dates at Brunswick Gardiner Cony St Dom’s Waterville Westbrook Sanford and a night game at Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Harry F. Hallsey
Hallsey
Brunswick
Gardiner
Cony
Biddeford
St. Dom's
Waterville
Westbrook
Sanford
Hyde Windlass Lady Office Employes Enjoy Outing
Hyde Windlass Lady Office Employes enjoyed their annual outing and dinner at the Lobster Point Friendship. Attendees included Mrs Bertrand Lavoie Mrs Reuben H Walker Mrs Catharine H Legard Mrs Helen Bonney Miss Glenys Seavey Miss Almeda Genthner Miss Edith Small Mrs George Biette Miss Priscilla K Perkins Mrs Albert W Desmond Mrs Harold Grundy and Miss Addiella Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Company
Lobster Point Friendship
Bertrand Lavoie
Reuben H. Walker
Catharine H. Legard
Helen Bonney
Glenys Seavey
Almeda Genthner
Edith Small
George Biette
Priscilla K. Perkins
Albert W. Desmond
Harold Grundy
Addiella Palmer
Graces At West Bath Grange Celebrate Legends and Positively
West Bath Grange held a Monday meeting with songs Let Me Call You Sweetheart and My Wild Irish Rose. Florence Farnham read the legend of Ceres. Pomona and Flora legends were read by others. The Penny match, clothespin stunt, and a cake project were won by members including Frances Waterman and Joseph Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Ceres
Florence Farnham
Persis Miller
Bertha Palmer
Dreamland
Helen McNelly
Ruth Doughty
Pauline Belanger
Estella Doughty
Arvella Holbrook
E. W. Haggett
Margaret DeMerchant
Derwin Southard
Alex Burgess
Alton Collins
Leon Belanger
Alice Inman
Ladies Aid
Grange Hall
Grange
West Bath Methodist Church
Cosmo Garden Club Plans Togus Trips
Cosmopolitan Garden club members plan two trips to Togus Veterans hospital to distribute flowers. The Aug. 19 and Aug. 26 outings invite members with flowers to donate, by contacting President Mrs. Nellie D Arcy by Aug. 18. Resolutions on Mrs. Susan Mitchell death were read, and sketches on wild animals were featured with readings by several members. Mrs John Parker, past president of the State Federation of Garden clubs, will speak at the Aug. 22 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Cosmopolitan Club
Nellie D'Arcy
Harpswell
Susan G. Mitchell
Albert Whitney
Mildred Nichols
Nellie Goodrich
John Gillespie
Mabel Harris
Alice Johnson
Gillespie
D'Arcy
John Parker
State Federation of Garden Clubs
Vaillancourt Thibeault Engagement in West Bath
Francoise Vaillancourt and David W Thibeault are engaged, announced by Mr and Mrs Francois Vaillancourt of West Bath. Francoise, Morse High School graduate 1955 and Carmen's Beauty Shop apprentice, will wed David, Morse High School graduate 1951 and Burgess Market employee. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francois Vaillancourt
West Bath
Francoise Marcella Vaillancourt
David Wilfred Thibeault
Beatrice Thibeault
Court Street
Bath
Wilfred Thibeault
Portland
Miss Vaillancourt
Morse High School
Carmen's
Thibeault
Burgess Market
Beau Haven Riding Club Plans Finishing Work at Ranch
Members of the Beau Haven Riding Club met Thursday evening at the ranch to paint the ring. The project was nearly completed and they expect another session soon to apply final touches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beau Haven
Bath area notes and visiting guests at Skowhegan fair
Shamrock 4-H girls exhib it bread and muffins at Skowhegan fair. A clambake at Rock Haven cottage draws many visitors including the Mank, Caverly, Bouillard, Pollard, Burns, Avery, Boussard, Deehan, and related families from Bath Brunswick Belmont Streat, St Petersburg Florida and North Vassalboro. Travel continued with visits to Foster Point and White Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mank
Rock Haven
Ralph Mank
Henry Mank
Judith
Donald Mank
James Caverly
Eugene Bouillard
Edwin Pollard
St. Petersburg
Fla
North Vassalboro
Harold Gerald
Clinton
Frank Avery
Dorothy Avery
Brunswick
Richard Boussard
Philip and
Stephen
East Millinocket
Ethel Burns
F. Deehan
Herbert Babkirk
Portsmouth
N. H
Belmont Street
Bonnie Belanger
Oakland
Leon Belanger
Mildred Bowie
Auburn
Bath
Henry de Graff
Alfreda Perkins
White Mountains
Isabella Bryant
Wilson Mills
Richard Broussard
Philip
Joan Giacobbe
Groton
Mass
Sgt
Hugo Howard
Eugene Rouillard
Mank Cottage
Mr. Mank
Hyde Windlass Co
Frank Donnell
Philip Burns
Horace Morse
Canada
Francis Bean
Read Ferry
Alfred Babkirk
Cocoa, Fla
Forrest Bean
Jane Bunker
New York
Popham Beach Enjoys Record Summer Visitor Surge
Perfect mid summer weather and clear skies draw hundreds to Popham Beach with children playing on the sands. Moonlit nights spark evening beach parties bringing additional crowds and boosting area business, credited to fine weather and the improved highway into Popham Small Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Popham
Popham-Small Point
Extensive Repairs at Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Memorial hospital undergoes structural repairs and general conditioning. The wooden section gains white paint and green trim while the front porch and main entrances are renovated. A new boiler with oil burner is being installed, and improvements extend to the sidewalk area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board
Woolwich Church Schedules August Service Suspension
The First Congregational Church of Woolwich will have no services in August. The 7.30 evening services resume on Sunday September 4. Regular pastor Rev. Stanley R Johnson is on vacation. Rome has a subway seven miles long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church of
Woolwich
Stanley R. Johnson
Calypso Card Game Debuts as a New Trick Taking Challenge
The article introduces Calypso as a fresh four-deck trick taking card game from Trinidad. Each player gets a personal trump suit, no bidding, no dummy, and all four players play every hand. Players form Calypsos by tricks won, with no melding or wild cards, and a game completes in about 30 minutes. A pocket leaflet with complete rules is available by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to Playing Cards in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Lexington Avenue
New York 17
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Judith Fellows
Nathan Fellows
Harvey R. Pease
Edward Chilman
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Man
Gail Foster
Leland Foster
Bath Road
Allen C. Moore
Braintree
Edna Jones
Arthur
Peabody
Hilda Brandt Burke
Southport
Burke
Hilda Brant
Ann Grover
Louise J Blundon
Kelton Southard
Easthampton
John H. Southard
Bessie Haggett
Pendleton
Russell Mayne Reilly
New Harbor
Coast Guard
Donald Davis
Dayton
R. T. Grover, Jr
Davis
Grover
Frank Shea
Wakefield
Bath Hospital
Arrowsic
U. S
Morse
Hyde Windlass
Cosmo Garden Club
Francoise Vaillancourt
David W. Thibeault
Beau Haven Riding Club
Shamrock 4-H
Skowhegan Fair
Sher Cottage
Foster’s Point
Summerton
Foster's Point
Herbert Wood
Elliott
Charles Eastman
Harland Boynton
William Hodgkins
Woolwich Church
Rome
Yma Sumac
Moises Vivanco
Los Angeles
Vivanco
Maureen Shea
Miss Sumac