Wiscasset Notes Include Accident Report and Community Events
A Massachusetts car driven by Mrs. Ethel C. Garcelon crashed near an Amoco station, leaving her with facial injuries and her husband with serious wounds. In other items the town hosts arithmetic and reading clinics, a 150th meeting of the Wis casset Female Charitable Society, birthdays, teaching appointments, and residents moving or visiting from Belfast and Brooklyn. Ward Cunningham enters Maine Maritime Academy. the Morson family plans relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Ethel C. Garcelon
Amoco
Garcelon
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Nell Sefton
Elizabeth Sylvester
Dean Shibles
Wiscasset Female Charitable Society
J. William Schulze
Roy Marston
Richmond White
Suzanne Speed
Union Street
Trial in Rome could reveal Mus solini death details
Walter Audisio former Italian Red partisan goes on trial in Rome for theft of a watch tied to Mussolini death. A special Chamber of Deputies committee ordered the trial. Audisio, once a guerrilla colonel, is credited with directing the firing on Mussolini and Claretta Pettacci and her brother from whom the watch was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benito Mussolini
Walter Audisio
Red
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Audisio
Mussolini
Claretta Pettaci
Marcello
International
Walker Smith 36 Dies at Brother's Home in Wiscasset
Walker Smith aged 36 died at his brother Robert Smith’s High street home Saturday evening. Born in Wiscasset son of the late Joseph H. and Harriet Pushard Smith he lived there all his life and worked for Wiscasset Lumber Co. Survived by brother Robert L. Smith two aunts an uncle and several cousins. Funeral held Tuesday afternoon from the High street home with interment in Greenlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Smith
J. Walker Smith
Robert
High Street
Wiscasset
Joseph H
Harriet Pushard Smith
Man in Columbia ordered to attend church weekly after grenade incident
In Richland County, a man who flourished a hand grenade during an arrest was placed under a peace bond requiring weekly church or Sunday school attendance with his family for one year. Magistrate Cal Lawsor also imposed five days or a $5 fine, with a suspended 30 day jail term or $100 fine. The wife reports weekly on his attendance. officers were summoned by her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, S. C
Richland County
Cal Lawsor
Earth from 24 nations unites at Liberty Island ceremony
Earth from 24 foreign countries and all U S states and territories now rests on Bedloe's Island beside the Statue of Liberty as a ceremony marks the mingling of peoples who built the nation. A separate note suggests garnishing fish or meat with pineapple rings studded with cloves for an appealing platter.
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Earth For Liberty
New York
Earth
United States
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Cheese Stuffed Pepper Appetizer
Prepare a small green pepper by trimming top and removing seeds. Fill with a three ounce cheese spread, chill until firm, then slice crosswise and serve over salad greens with dressing.
Woolwich Calendar Notes Multiple Social and Travel Events
Woolwich residents attended a Sept 11 roast turkey and baked ham dinner at the hall after a business meeting. A surprise post nuptial shower honored Mrs. Robert King Jr nee Mary Leeman at the Molson home with gifts and refreshments. Several families travel, visit, or announce births and hospital stays, including Lori Jean Cornish born at Bath Memorial, and various trips to Skowhegan Bar Harbor Fort Lauderdale Algoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert King, Jr
Mary Leeman
Janice
Mary Lebel
Clifford Molson
Barley Neck Road
Esther Williams
Marilyn Wing
Wiscasset
Helen Creamer
Florence Hathorne
Hilda Baker
George Molson
Bath Memorial Hospital
Ethel Higgins
Brunswick
Carle Longfellow
Keith Edwards
Island Falls
Mr. Edwards
Lawrence Edwards
Day's Ferry
William Edwards
Daniel
Melvin Cornish
Lori-Jean
Cornish
Verna Edwards
Sagadahoc Ferry
Fred Houck
Philadelphia
Woolwich
Houck
Norma Hunnewell
Ada Cross
William Fogg
Nequasset
Brian M. Jewett
Joseph Odiorne
Coopers Mills
Bernard Bailey
Moatsweag Road
Henry Baird
Robert
Powell
Wyo
Popham Beach
Baird
Harvey Chubbuck
Moatsweag
Rena Spinney
Popham
Costello P. Hall
Edward V. Reed
Cyrus Gilmore
Mary Stinson
California
Old Alna
William Haslam
East Providence
R. I
Vera Mudge
East Green
Roby Welch
Henry J. Dearborn
Boothbay Harbor
Loring Soule
Charlene
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
St. John
N. B
Bar Harbor
Cadillac Mountain
Paul G. Bagdikian
Bath
Hockomock Bay
Samuel Soule
Middle Road
Newman Getchell
West Bath
Soule
Phipps Point
Wis. resident to visit wife and son in New England
Capt. Stanley Harvey on two weeks leave in the area visits Rapid City and Sharpened. Gary Shu marker and parents Cleve Shu marker are mentioned in relation to a separate visit. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Martin and daughter Shirley travel from Dedham Massachusetts after weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Small in North Woolwich. Orville Small and four sons and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Small host family in Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colbys
Westport
Taver Low
Boston
Henry Chapin
New York City
Andrews
Bath Road
Ward Cunningham
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
G. J. Morson
Everett
Mass
R. P. Frazier
Morson
Norfolk
Orville Small
North Woolwich
Mr. Small
Charles Small
Auburn
Ricky Armes Celebrates Third Birthday Party
Ricky Armes son of Mr and Mrs Richard Armes of 14 Bailey Street celebrated his third birthday with a Saturday afternoon party. Games and refreshments were provided. Guests included Colleen Ketchum Bonnie and Bobby Johnston Andy Herrin Cindy Hopkins Patti Anne Hopkins Debbie Brooker and Linda Reay. Attending mothers included Mrs William Ketchum Mrs Robert Johnston Mrs Eugene Herrin Mrs Ralph Palmer Mrs George Hopkins Mrs James Brooker and Ricky's grandmother Mrs Lewis M King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Armes
Richard Armes
Bailey Street
Colleen Ketchum
Bonnie and
Bobby Johnston
Andy Herrin
Cindy Hopkins
Patti Anne Hopkins
Debbie Brooker
Linda Reay
William Ketchum
Robert Johnston
Eugene Herrin
Junior Bicycle Club Plans Safety Day on Saturday
Bath junior bicycle club announces Safety Day for Saturday August 20 observed by members and led by State Trooper Herman J. Boudreau. The 10 am program at the State Armory on Lincoln Street will include bicycle films and boxing entertainment. Diana Barter returns as a club staff member and safety division officer, bringing total officers to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Junior Bicycle Club
Herman J. Boudreau
State Armory
Lincoln Street
Diana Barter
Christian Scientists Plan Special Service At Cathedral of the Pines
A special Christian Science service will be held Sunday at 3 30 p m at the Cathedral of the Pines in Rindge New Hampshire The annual third Sunday in August event mirrors Mother Church Boston lessons with the current topic Mind and is open to the public for attendance
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Cathedral of the Pines
Rindge
N. H
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Sunshine Vacation Bible School enrolls over 50 youths
The Sunshine Vacation Bible school registered an enrollment of over 50 at the first session held Monday morning at Hyde Park community building. The theme is ambassadors for Christ. Miss Dorothy Marshall directs with Mrs. Sarah Brooks as assistant. Children ages four to 14 welcome. volunteers urged to help.
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Sunshine Vacation Bible School
Hyde Park
Ambassadors For Christ
Dorothy Marshall
Sarah Brooks
Winter Street Ladies Aid Picnic Planned for Thursday
Members of the Ladies Aid of Winter Street Congregational church are invited to picnic at Foster's Point hosted by Mrs. Elmer B. Williams. A chartered bus will depart the church at 9 30 a.m. for transport, and attendees should bring a picnic lunch with coffee served by the hostess.
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Ladies Aid of
Winter Street
Blind Typist in Lansing Proves Accuracy Defies Darkness
Charles G Love Jr., blind since 1942, types for the State Welfare Department in a pitch dark room and maintains near perfect accuracy. He mentors other blind typists, handles stenographic work and Braille, earns 3612 annually, supports a wife and two children, and serves as Bethel Methodist lay leader planning to seek a preacher license next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing, Mich
Charles G Love Jr
Love
State Welfare Department
Paul G. Conlan
Welfare Department
Lansing
Bethel Methodist Church
United States Uses 445 Million Pounds of Potato Chips in 1954
A 1954 report shows U S consumption of potato chips reaching 445 million pounds. The figure highlights growing snack demand and shifts in food preferences during the decade.
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United States
Arrowsic News Roundup From Bath To Boston
Arrowsic reports family events, injuries, and local weather impacts. Ralph Frye’s brother’s death spurs visits to Boston and Scituate, while Russell Sturmer recovers in Bath Memorial Hospital after a fall during painting. A thunderstorm damaged Horatio L Baker property and blueberry fields, with drought fears easing after rains. Families visit, travelers move, and local figures attend hospitals and summer homes.
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Boston
Sturmer
Arrowsic
Horatio L. Baker
McCrater
Baker
George Gates
Chester Whittaker
Herbert Marlow
Ernest Smith
Georgetown Road
Westport Island
Allen Frye
Cohasset
Mass
Frye
Howard Frye
Jane Pride
Annie Starkey
Watertown
Hugh Eisenhauer
Sharon Bailey Celebrates Fourth Birthday Party
Sharon Bailey daughter of Clyde and Mrs Bailey of Woolwich marked her fourth birthday with a Saturday party. Guests included Susan Chubbuck Jay Bailey Janet Bailey Bruce Woodman Brian Woodman Wing family from Eliot and others. Prizes went to Jay Bailey and Danny Hupp. Refreshments and decorations featuring balloons were enjoyed. Sharon’s sister Anne Marie Bailey attended with relatives including Mrs J G Bailey and Albert Garland Sr.
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Sharon Bailey
Clyde Bailey
Woolwich
Jay Bailey
Danny Hupp
Susan Chubbuck
Janet Bailey
Bruce
Brian Woodman
Linda
Mike
Ricky
Vickie Wing
Eliot
Gregory Moore
Kendra Chubbuck
Danny
Brenda Hupp
Sharon
Anne Marie Bailey
Harvey Chubbuck
Elbert Woodman
Burton Wing
Raymond Moore
Kenneth Chubbuck
Dale Hupp
J. G. Bailey
Felen Smith
Albert Garland
Albert, Jr
Kittery
Mrs Hill Is Honored With Surprise Stork Shower
Mrs William A Hill Jr was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower held Monday evening at 18 Huse street hosted by Mrs Arnold LeVasseur with co host Mrs Maurice Owen Gifts were opened in a decorated baby bath and refreshments served The attendees included Mrs William A Hill Sr Mrs Roland Hanscom Miss Margie Hanscom Mrs Arthur LeVasseur and daughters Penny and Tiny Mrs Stanley Hill Mrs Sally Wright and Miss Maureen Owen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Hill, Jr
Arnold LeVasseur
Huse Street
LeVasseur
Maurice Owen
Hill
William A. Hill, Sr
Roland Hanscom
Margie Hanscom
Arthur LeVasseur
Penny and
Tiny
Stanley Hill
Sally Wright
Maureen Owen
Baby Laura Louise born to West Bath couple
West Bath report notes Cmdr. and Mrs. Wilbur M. Fowden Jr. of Annandale Virginia welcomed a daughter Laura Louise born July 28. The item lists numerous local visits and guests including Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Deehan and Mrs. Ethel Burns and relatives from Kittery Monmouth Augusta Gardiner Rome Winneganee and Brunswick.
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Cmdr
Wilbur M. Fowden, Jr
Annandale
Laura Louise
Lawrence Putnam
Ethel Burns
Philip Burns
F. W. Deehan
George Burnham
Nome
George Burden
Berwick
N. H
Bertha Pierce
Bertha Keil
William Hodg
Gardiner
Herbert Leonard
Augusta
Harland Boynton
Oliver Lennon
William Hodgkins
Leon Prince
Monmouth
Madrid
L. D. Small
George Boynton
Pine Tree Camp
Rome
Chester King
West Bath
Phippsburg
Richmond
John Hardy
Quincy
Mass
Fred Rose
Milton Morse
Winneganee
William Wyon
Joanne Boudreau
Susan
Newfoundland
Marshall Boudreau
Kansas
Texas
Herbert Babkirk
Portsmouth
Hermia Toothaker
Nellie Ricker
Georgia Strout
Ethel Davis
Esther Higgins
Willis Baker
Brunswick
Ned Reed
Harry Smith
Bath
Katherine Hamilton
Florence Neiley
Hannah Snow
Garden Club Plans Visit To Veterans Hospital
Cosmopolitan Garden club will visit the Veterans hospital at Togus on Friday as done for five years. They will carry flowers to wards dining room and chapel. Those with flowers to donate may call president Mrs. Nellie D Arcy on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Nellie D'Arcy
Lord Family Reunion At South Berwick Baptist Church
The 54th annual reunion of the sons and daughters of Nathan Lord will gather at the Baptist church in South Berwick on Thursday beginning at 11 a.m. The program includes a noon dinner and afternoon tours of the Sarah Orne Jewett and Hamilton houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons and Daughters
Nathan Lord
Baptist Church
South Berwick
Sarah Orne Jewett
Hamilton
Big Prefab Coming Chicago
The largest prefabricated building to date will rise in Chicago as a clear span structure resembling a large Quonset hut. The $17 million facility will host sporting events and conventions and seat 25,000 spectators.
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Chicago
West Bath Grange Holds Busy Session and Plans Fair
West Bath Grange met Monday with plans for the annual Grange Fair set for September 16 and 17. Lecturer Alice Burgess left for Kingston Rhode Island for the New England Lecturers Conference, joined by Sagadahoc Pomona Tops ham grange leaders and Merrymeeting grange lecturer Florence Stilhpen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Alice Burgess
Kingston
R. I
University of Rhode Island
Mary Gaudreau
Eleanor Ripley
Sagadahoe Pomona
Topsham Grange
Margaret Morse
Florence Stilphen
Merryme
Grange Hosts Event Led by Alton Collins
The men present a program directed by Alton Collins and a following week the women will stage the entertainment with Mattie Collins directing.
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The
Grange
Alton Collins
Mattie Collins
Sabine Records Destructive Sabine Storm Causes Tree Damage
The Sabine thunderstorm of Sunday around 5 30 p m caused extensive damage. Two large pines uprooted in C Lloyd Hooker's yard collapsed on a car owned by Elizabeth Edes and Edward Mosse of Peabody Massachusetts, total loss. A pine struck Clifford Aiken's cottage porch and another tree narrowly missed the Dain residence porch. Multiple trees fell on properties including Aikenhead Dean and Fullerton, blocking and delaying traffic until cleared. Otis Card family attended a funeral in Dixfield for Alice C Payne with other locals visiting.
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Otis Card
Ralph Card
Janice
Dixfield
Alice C. Payne
Joseph Coss
Bath
Dana Small
Bates Cottage
Sabine
Aikenhead
Dean and Fullerton
Five From Bath On Dean's List at University of Maine
Five Bath men Blaine E. Trafton Carroll E. Denbow Herbert J. Warren Frank Young and Carlton E. Green are among 641 students named to the University of Maine Dean's List for Spring semester grades of B or better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
University of Maine
University
Blaine E. Trafton
Carroll E. Denbow
Herbert J. Warren
Frank Young
Carleton E. Green
Eddie Yost Balances Baseball With Teaching Career
Eddie Yost, third baseman for the Washington Senators, works as a school teacher during the off season, leveraging his baseball earnings to support his educational career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Yost
Washington Senators
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