Phippsburg Community Activities Highlight Weekend
Phippsburg groups host a food sale at Dromore grange hall Saturday at 11 am and hold various gatherings this week. The Phippsburg Christian Service Committee sponsors hymn sing and church services while youth groups plan events and meetings with speakers from Center church and Oberlin Theological School alumna Charlotte Ho Topp set for pulpit duties.
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Dromore
Dromore Grange Hall
Phipps Congregational Church
H. Macy Whitehead
Center Church
Addie Seavey
Martin Goodwin
Alice Lowell
Annie Harrington
Riverside
P.T.A
Small Point Parsonage
Bodwell Grange
Frederick Morse
Harold Seavey
Clarence Skofield
Topsham
Bayley’s Beach
Adele Spencer
Martha Robinson
Marilla Totman
Marlene Logan
Patty Holbrook
Donald Logan, Jr
Macy Whitehead
Town Hall
Ernest Oliver
William Blaisdell
Albert Bailey
Grampus and Polokus
Mr. Bailey
Kenneth Weeks
Thomas Totman
Phippsburg Center
Fred Haggett
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Adele B. Spencer
Small Point
Popham Beach
Charlotte M. Ho-Topp
Ho-Topp
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
Oberlin
Booth for polio at Legion party in Sagadahoc
Smith Tobey Post American Legion volunteers man a polio fundraiser booth at the Legion Lawn Party with coin boxes and attendants. Campaign director Leslie C Shumway says Sagadahoc County may fall short of expected March of Dimes contributions as polio cases rise nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc
Harry L. Day
Shumway
California
Maine
National Foundation of
Hay Fire Destroys Bale Field Near Stone House Farm
A hay fire reported at 1.52 in Sewall's field near Stone House Farm on Whiskeay road burned cut and baled hay left in the field. Children built a playhouse from the hay and may have started the blaze. The alarm was raised by the Stone House Farm caretaker fearing spread to woods. Engine 2 fought the fire, extinguishing it by 2.37 after the all out.
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Sewall
Stone House Farm
Social Roundup of Local Visitors and Guests
Annie Wilson and Lillian Kean were among Monday callers along with Bert Manson in Bath and Winnegance. Augusta’s Three-Quarter Century Club and several Bath visits featured in a busy week of calls and hospitality across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Wilson
Waltham
Lillian Kean
Hallowell
Bert Manson
Winnegance
Bert Hunt
Florence Maass
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mary Dannenfelser
Angie Mank
Julia Logan
Edith McLean
Kenneth Weeks
Earl Hamel
Lloyd D. Lowell
Brunswick
Ramon Hamel
Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
J. F. Mezenki
South Weymouth
William Cushing
Dora Morissette
Bath
Freeland King
Dennis
Ruth Darling
Beatrice Lewis
Harry
Patty Wyman
Rockland
Charles Lolstt
Redford Christiansen
George Ingraham
Florence Rollins
Edmund Rollins
Wachburn
Dorothy Rogers
Asa Wallace
Connie
Frances Morong
Sonny Erickson
USN
Archie Erickson
Paul Stella
B.N.A.S
Leslie Logan
E. A. Hathorn
Sandra
Morris Blaisdell
Charles Blaisdell
Clara Darling
Leone Sherburne
East Bridgewater
Mass
Walter L. McCarty
Canton
N. Y
L. O. Percy
Minnie McCarty
Eugene Ross
James Folan
Los Angeles
Calif
Maud Dennis
Albert Gray
Bernard Carlson
Dix Island
Grays
Patty
Maryann Wyman
Popham
Leo Hamel
Frank Mezenki
Bath Garden Club Meets On Tuesday
Bath Garden club met Tuesday afternoon at the Summer home of Mrs. Sumner Sewall in Small Point with good attendance and one guest, Mrs. Aimee von Huene of Woolwich. Members discussed junior nature and hospital service, noted the departure of treasurer Mrs. William Mennealy for Presque Isle, planned the hospital fair booth, and announced a workshop in October. A silver tea at the home of Mrs. Walter Rogers was held after the business session.
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Bath Garden Club
Sumner Sewall
Small Point
Aimee von Huene
Woolwich
William Mennealy
Presque Isle
Mennealy
Club
Hospital Fair
Walter Rogers
Washington Street
Sewall
Earl Farnham
Norman Howard
Cotton Mills Processed 9.4 Million Bales in 1952-53
U S mills reported 9.4 million bales of cotton processed in the 1952 53 season reflecting strong output across the industry.
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U.S. Mills
Cosmopolitan Garden Club plans summer antique exhibit
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club met in Bath to finalize plans for a summer project the antique exhibit and flower display set for Sept. 15 in club rooms. New members were welcomed and the group arranged a visit to the Veterans Administration to deliver flowers.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Albert Whitney
Herbert Harris
Whitney
Roscoe P. McFadden
Bath
Brunswick Road
Carrie Hall
Garden Club
Veterans Administration
Emerton Gross
Gross
Ralph White
John Atwood
John Gillespie
Nellie D'Arcy
Fred Quimby
Leroy Lord
Bernard MacDonald
Mildred G. Nichols
Connie Howe
Dale Howe
William W. Dennison
South Carolina
Blue Star Memorial Highway
City of
Dennison
Harry Smith
Carville Douglas
Melvin Howe
Dale
Alice Johnson
Alice Nowell
Rotary Lawn Mower Accident Wounds George Gavett
George B. Gavett of Woolwich suffered a deep cut and severed arteries when a rotary lawnmower blade struck his foot on the William Tudor Gardner estate at Phipps Point. He was treated at St Andrews hospital Boothbay Harbor after first aid from his family physician and underwent surgery. He is expected to recover with no lasting effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Gavett
Woolwich
William Tudor Gardiner
Phipps Point
Mr. Gavett
St. Andrews Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Gavett
Gardiner
Bath
Bath Friends Hope That Mr. Gavett
Barbara Wick Returns Home After Week with Pinkhams
Miss Barbara Wick daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wick of North Berwick has returned home after a week visiting her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Fred Pinkham on Mechanic Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Wick
Frank Wick
North Berwick
Fred Pinkham
Mechanic Street
Popham Beach Crowds. Phippsburg Dances Tie to Weekend
Weekend weather draws large crowds to the beach as several yachts sail the river. Social notes mention Miss Adele Spencer conducting Sunday service at Popham and Miss Charlotte Ho-Topp of Oberlin as guest speaker next Sunday. Many local families and visitors from Bath Portland and Troy share visits and vacations at area cottages and centers including Popham Phippsburg and Perkins Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele Spencer
Popham Church
Charlotte Ho-Topp
Oberlin
Phippsburg Center
Randall
PAS
Coxs Head road work and local club meeting notes
Coxs Head road commissioner Ralph Doughty repaired bad spots on Coxs Head road. Dromore Extension met at grange hall to discuss handicrafts with lessons on Fibre Flowers Hooked Rugs Decor tive Stitchery. A September 15 event and August 28 food sale were planned. Attendees included Priscilla Thayer Sarah E Wilbur Gladys Dozois and Clare Goodwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Doughty
Cox's Head
Dromore
Grange Hall
Addie Seavey
Clare Goodwin
Alice Lowell
Anna Harrington
East Auburn
Priscilla Thayer
Sarah E. Wilbur
Gladys Dozois
Martin F. Goodwin
C. Harry Hannaford
East Lynn
Mass
Elmer Tibbetts
Port Clyde
Edward P. Thomas
Eli Carlson
Bernard Carlson
Dix's Island
Popham
Albert V. East
Leon Smith
Wollaston
Clapp
Boston
Smith Cottage
Henry Sheffield
Portland
Mabel Maureen
Bath
Carl S. Lewis
Leslie
Swampscott
DRESDEN OBITUARY OF LESLIE A BAILEY DRESDEN MILLS NATIVE
Leslie A. Bailey died last Sunday at his Dresden Mills home. Born April 7 1865 he was the son of Jesse and Mary Bailey and survived by his wife a daughter Jane four nieces and three nephews. He attended Oak Grove Seminary Vasallboro Haverford College and the University of Chicago with A B and M A degrees. He taught Greek at Harding Simmons University and Bridge Academy where he served as trustee and secretary and was district superintendent for ten years. Community notes report a bridge project over the Eastern River at South Dresden with eight foot clearance provoking objections from boat owners and local clubs seeking a sixteen foot clearance.
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Leslie A. Bailey
Dresden Mills
This Town
Jesse
Mary Bailey
Jane
Catherine Bubier
Litchfield
Watler Rittall
South Portland
Pearl Rittall
Charles Sargent
Gardiner
Hamilton Bailey
Rehoboth
Mass
Leroy Robbins
Dresden
Benjamin Benson
Waterville
Bailey
Oak Grove Seminary
Vassalboro
Haverford College
University of Chicago
Harding Simmons University
Abilene
Tex
Bridge Academy
Charles,Legn
Robert Foster
Henry Thurston
Kennebec Power Squadron
Bowdoinham
State House
Vote to Increase Dresden Bridge Clearance in Augusta
State, county and local officials approved plans to raise clearance on the Dresden bridge over the Eastern river from eight to about 16 feet. The project costs about $35,000 with $10,000 paid by the county and the rest by the state. Augusta's town share remains $3,500. Route 128 bridge had been condemned years earlier.
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Augusta
Dresden
Highway Commission
Lincoln County Commissioners
Dresden Selectmen
Cross
David H. Stevens
Woolwich Firemen to Meet Thursday
Woolwich Fire Chief James R Way announced a 7 30 p m meeting of the Woolwich Fire Department at the fire house to discuss civil defense. Leonard Malon the new civil defense organizer for Woolwich will speak. Selectmen trustees and department members are urged to attend.
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Woolwich
James R. Way
Five Islands Art Show Proves Very Successful
The third annual Art Show of the Five Islands Community club drew about 1 500 attendees over Aug 21–23 at Howard's hall equal to last year. Artists from 36 states entered 200 works showing amateur and professional pieces across media with many awards and honors announced by a noted jury.
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Five Islands Community Club
Howard’s Hall
Maine
Massachusetts
New England
James Elliott
Portland
Forrest Orr
Norfolk
Mass
Lawrence Sisson
Boothbay
Southard Menzel
Boston
James Boylin
Philadelphia
George Floyd
Groton
Mass.e
America
Electa Reynolds
Belmont
Five Islands
Newburyport Art Society
Five Islands Wharf
Hulling Machine Mills
Stanley Greene
Bath
Greene
Richard Hasenne
Zorachs
William Zorach
Marguerite
Daley Spear
Margaret Sturgis
Augusta
Roger Holt
Jason Schoener
Christine Cummings
Richard Hasenfus
Islands
Catrina Bradley
Chevy Chase
Natalie White
S. J. Weimer
Euclid
Ohio
Lee Browne
MacMahan
Robert Martens
West Virginia
Verne Cutler
Iowa City
Iowa
R. L. Matters
Madison
Wis
Hope Huebel
Detroit
Mich
A. Spencer
St. Petersburg
Fla
Christine Thowson
Haywood, Calif
Ragweed Declared Major Cause of Hay Fever This Season
Lewiston health officer Dr. Robert J. Wiseman Jr cautions residents that ragweed will drive a severe hay fever season due to abundant pollen. He notes pollen timing, regional climate effects, and urges removing weeds on private property without burning, preferring pulling and then burning if necessary.
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Robert J. Wiseman, Jr
Lewiston
Wiseman
United States
Europe
Bath
Wesley Official Board Meets Tuesday Evening
Twenty two members of the Wesley Methodist Church Official Board met Tuesday evening called by chairman Marc N. King. Carl Tabor was elected intendent of the Church School with plans for fall opening and a new recreational period for youths discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Marc N. King
Charles F. Marble
Oliver W. Bell
Carl Tabor
William C. Hanson
United Church
Walter E. Upham
Geneva Point
N. H
Earl Lermond
Union Street
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Phippsburg
Charles Stevens
Kenneth Bickford
West Bowdoin
John Lane
Rockport
Charles Pelka
North Granby
Conn
Walter McCourt
Eustic
Wallace Roberts
Alfred
Pauline Seavey
James Norton
Mary Moon
Gordon Trott
Mulane
Kan
Harry Gilmore
Bernard Henderson
Jack
Vicky
Norma
Clare
Mrs. James Little
Caribou
Meadowbrook
Harry Oer
T. C. Hughes
James Seavey
Newport
R. I
Center
Lawrence
Ath
Lay
Florence
Rollins Mir
Ana Care
John Morse
Charles V
Edward DeBer
Ricco Zirilla
Sharents
Nickerson
Littleton
Belinda
Gwendolyn
Doris Thistle
Eugene Bowker
Eugene, Jr
Lucinda
Kittery
Mr. Bowker
Jay K. Bowker
Carrie Little
James
Omar Perry
Blaisdell
Head Beach
Stanwood Gilman
Gilbert and Sullivan Festival Theater
Monmouth
Lewis Alexander
Lester Savage
Lucy Cutting
Dromore Extension Service
Helen DeBery
Hilda Haskell
Twin County Extension Service
Clarence Skofiel
Frank Cutting
Perley Quimby
Maurice Skillin
Booth
Legion
Parker
Cosmo Garden Club
Hospital
Leon B. Fickett
Caswell Strout
Allegra Bickford
Auburn
Carl Bickford
Bruce
Ida Oliver
Irving Varney
James R. Walker
Marguerite I. McNulty
Newfield
F. Clayton Walker
West Medford
Linwood Payson
Marilyn
Cochituate
Myra Scott
Richard Ewing
Cynthia Ewing
Josephine Howard
Troy
Fred Spinney
Edward Hennessey
Agnes Hennessey
Joseph Schlick
Marblehead
Carl Frye
Columbus
Ledgewood
Burleigh Williams
Winneganee
Shirley Pratt
Reed Perkins
Ocean View Park
W. Cowan
Hathorne
Leon Fickett
Marguerite McNulty
Mary Perkins
Friendship
Anthony Preston
Lennoxville
Quebec
Frank Shaw
Jesse Munsey
Fred Lee
Richard Keyes
Walter E. Sprague
Fred H. Spinney
Richard Eving
Damariscotta
Allan Spear
Donald
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Spear Cottage
Thomas Chard
Sherborn
Freeman Cottage
Elmer Hathaway
Newton Center
Hathaway Cottage
John H. Beebe
Blanche Doane
Wakefield
Wesley Hyde
Vinie Wilson
Eree Sager
Windham
Harry Hannafords
Wesley Lewis
East Douglas
Lewis
Kennebec
Davis
Edith Perkins
Donald Rankins
Deborah
White Plains
Matinicus
Vernon Philbrook
Stanton C. Dozois
Richard
Constance
Susan Arnold
Clarence Sheffield
Perkins Island
Olga Carlson
Dix’s Island
Cox
Woolwich Firemen
Margaret Butterfield
Patricia’ Ann MacFarland
Ralph Blackington
Bluff Road
Russell Henry Stodder, Jr
Russell H. Stodder
Oak Street
David L. Wilson
Turkey
Uma Ben
Wesley
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