Christmas Sale planned at St Philip's church in Wiscasset
Women of St Philip's church organize a Friday Christmas sale featuring a book table aprons attic treasures home cooked foods and a Christmas tree and birdfeeders. Also noted are tea and card party fundraisers by parish groups with committee chairs named alongside a winter workshop and Thanksgiving season gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plens
St. Philip's Church
First Congregational Church
Ralph Gross
Sandra Meserve
Janet Gregoire
Donna Gross
Ruth Drake
Organ Society
Florence Sherman
Viola Adams
Carolyn Pendeton
Jennie Preble
Juanita Groves
Zina Davis
Helen Fisher
Ella Dunton
Harriet Jackson
Gladys Sherman
Sophia Preble
Mary Marston
Betty Sherman
Helen Haggett
Helen Dickinson
Priscilla Campbell
Bessie Stephenson
Alberta Larrabee
Translations Of Russian Poetry At Wiscasset Museum
A crowd gathered Sunday afternoon as Hugh W. Babb read his English translations of Russian poetry at the Lincoln County Museum in the old jail. The Cumberland Foreside professor, former Boston University law chair, offered poems spanning 18th century to modern times and noted Russian pronunciation. Museum director Mildred Burrage invited attendees to the jail sale on Saturday, Dec. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh W. Babb
Cumberland
Lincoln County Museum
Old Jail
Babb
American Council of Learned Societies
Boston University
Portland University
Wiscasset Museum
Boris Pasternak
Mildred Burrage
Operations And Costs Committee To Meet
The City Council Government Operations and Costs committee adds meetings this week to discuss reducing city operating costs. It will meet with the City Clerk at 7 00, with the City Treasurer at 7 45, and with the Board of Assessors at 8 30. Other city sessions include Charter Revision tonight and School Building and Recreation Commission meetings earlier, plus a Thursday special on the State Aid road program in City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Commission
City Hall
Leon H. Grover 59 lifelong Wiscasset carpenter dies
Leon H. Grover of Birch Point Road dies at 59 after a long residence in Wiscasset. He was a self employed carpenter, graduate of Wiscasset Academy, former Lincoln Lodge master, and attended the University of Maine. Survived by wife Minnie N. Grover, three sons, mother Florence Houdlet, brother Norman F., sister Lela Fitzgerald, and five grandsons. Funeral held at Cowley Funeral Home with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon H. Grover
Wiscasset
Birch Point Road
Alexander G. Grover
Florence M. Leavitt
Grover
Wiscasset Academy
University of Maine
Lincoln Lodge
AF & AM
Minnie N. Grover
Leon B
Bernard L
Robert C
Florence M. Houdlét
Norman F
Mentone
Calif
Lela Fitzgerald
San Jose
Cowley Funeral Home
Woodlawn Cemetery
Charge Dismissed in Bath Reckless Homicide Case
Leonard I. Rainey of Bath had a reckless homicide charge dropped in Lincoln County Superior Court for lack of evidence. He was acquitted last week of a manslaughter charge related to Walter G. Snipe a 24 year old Bath man whose death occurred when Rainey’s car left a road near Kings Mills last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard I. Rainey
Bath
Lincoln County Superior Court
Rainey
Walter G. Snipe
Kings Mills
Woolwich Day's Ferry Club Christmas party planned
The Woolwich Day's Ferry Community Club will host its annual Christmas party at the clubhouse this Saturday evening with Mr and Mrs Douglas Shaw as hosts. A tree exchange games and refreshments are planned. Women will exchange among themselves and men among themselves. Sunshine Missionary Society met at Mrs Clyde Bailey's home for an all day sewing and sale prep with devotions led by Mrs Roland Bailey. A noon pot luck dinner was shared. Sagadahoc Pomona grange met at Bodwell grange with a baked bean supper and plans to visit Pleasantdale grange in Portland. Woolwich grange to hold a food and fancy work sale in Bath to fund renovations. Richard Durest of Lisbon Falls preached at Woolwich Center Baptist Church in Rev Webber's absence. Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings linked to Woolwich and nearby towns are noted, including multiple local households and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Bailey
Peggy Hathorne
Rita Flemming
Marilyn Webber
Charlotte Leeman
Ina Leeman
Bailey
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Bodwell Grange
Small ~Point
Pomona
Clyde Bailey
Pleasantdale Grange
Portland
Woolwich Grange
Smith Cleaners
Bath
Marion Chubbuck
Grange
Richard Durest
Lisbon Falls
Woolwich Center
George Wright Road
Suzanne
Sandra
Sheryl
Westbrook
Herbert B. Lilly, Jr
Heidi Anne
Lilly
David Newtomb
Sandra Smith
Boothbay Hospital
Walter Smith
Middle Road
Henry Webber
Stephen
Martin Perry
Day’s Ferry Congregational Church
Brockton
Mass
Sharon
Jinx
Correen
Kittery
Albert Garland
Philip Trask
New York City
Frank Reynolds
Bar Harbor
Brian Woodman
Elbert Woodman
Barley Neck Road
Woolwich Central School
Fred Spinney
Popham Beach
Auta Munsey
West Bath Grange Variety Program Delights Members
A West Bath Grange evening featured Lecturer Alex Burress with songs My Wild Irish Rose and I Want A Girl, readings by Mrs Boudreau and Joseph Larrabee, a musical quiz, and harmonica solos by John Howe. Prizes and poems enriched the program as visitors from Cape Elizabeth and Topsham joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Buress
West Bath Grange
Keeper of the
Bessie Boudreau
Alice Smith
John Howe
Joseph Larrabee
Rosa Freeman
Alice Johnson
Vivian Brown
Joseph Wilson
Martha Murray
Persis I. Miller
Cape Elizabeth
Topsham Granges
Alex Burgess
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Bodwell Grange
Small Point
Ethel MacDonald
Woolwich PTA Rummage Sale Set for Bath Parish House
Woolwich PTA announces a rummage sale to be held at the Congregational church parish house in Bath on Saturday December 3. Collectibles include baby clothes, dishes, clothing, shoes, books, toys, knick knacks, jewelry, and paper bags. Residents may donate or arrange pickup via district workers or chairman Mrs Ernest King at HI 34720.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Bath
Woolwich
Rosemary Campbell
Sagadahoc
Arlene Strout
Old State Road
George
Eb Cerry
Ernest King
Puppet Show Highlight Of Winter Street Church Fair
A Bowdoin professor presents The Animals First Christmas at Winter Street Congregational church on Friday at 3 p.m. The event runs over two days with Santa visits, a cookie tree, and a children’s gift shop on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. An admission fee is charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Congregational Church
Howard Storer
Wiscasset
Lincoln County
Santa
Winter Street
Thanksgiving Guests and Local Moves in Woolwich and Moatsweag
The report lists Thanksgiving visitors from Damariscotta and Phippsburg including Mr. and Mrs. George Ames Jr and families, and Mr. and Mrs. Judson Soule of Woolwich. It notes moves to Saga dahoc Ferry and new neighbors at Moat sweag, plus visits by John McPhail and a substitute teacher. It mentions Mr and Mrs Bernard Bailey hosting Thanksgiving with their daughter Mrs Paul DeVore and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damariscotta
George Ames, Jr
Stoneybrook Road
Phippsburg
Judson Soule
Woolwich
Claude Beals
George Wright Road
Dale Hupp
Danny
Brenda
Timmy
Judith
Richard Beals
Vinal Hunnewell
Stephen
Moatsweag
Sagadahoc Ferry
Dr. Stott
John McPhail
Woolwich Central School
Waterville
Stephen Sidebotham
Bernard Bailey
Moatsweag Road
Paul DeVore
Thanksgiving guests and local notices in Arrowsic area
Arrowsic reports Thanksgiving dinners with family guests from Bath Portland Saugus and Waldoboro. Local residents share meals attend bridge and luncheon events and a hunting trap injury to a boxer named Sherm is noted. Floyd Dunn, recently injured, was discharged from Bath Memorial Hospital after surgery.
Wesley Christmas Shoppe Arrangements Being Made
Final arrangements are underway for the Wesley Christmas Shoppe to be held Thursday from 1 to 5 pm. The event features gifts, aprons, home cooked food, candy, novelties, decor, and a Smorgasbord with tickets in advance coordinated by Mrs. Merle C. Niles. The shoppe reopens Friday at 4 30 pm with tea Friday afternoon and a Friday evening Smorgasbord chaired by Mrs. Walter K. Upham and dining-room lead by Mrs. Stanley R Hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Merle C. Niles
Walter
George J. Hopkins
Carlyle A. Taber
Irving Daley
Courtney Stover
John Swearingen
Forrest. Black
Drusilla Fielding
Birth of Madelie Jean Hudson at Bath Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Hudson announce the birth of a daughter at Bath Memorial Hospital on Thanksgiving Day. The baby weighs 8 pounds 14 ounces and is named Madelie Jean. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Clinton Fleming of 17 Andrews road and Mr and Mrs William Hudson of Lewiston. Mr Hudson serves in the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hudson
Andrews Road
Bath Memorial Hospital
Madelie Jean
Clinton Fleming
Lewiston
Hudson
Navy
West Bath Notes on Army and Air Force Families
West Bath items report Frank L Rose of the U S A F trained at Lackland Texas and a Syracuse University graduate returning to San Angelo after a two week furlough, with graduation attendees including his parents and relatives. Other notes mention an honorable discharge of William Burnham after two years in Germany and various Thanksgiving visits by local families and friends across Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
L Rose
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Syracuse University
Syracuse
New York
San Angelo
Stanley Rose
Sandra. Penni
Annie Condon
Fred Rose
Maynard Carleton
Harold Perkins
William Burnham
Germany
Irving Burnham
Woody
Billie Burnham
George Burnham
Bath
Stanley Williams
Percy Holbrook
Ethel Burns
Gladys Deehan
Emil Peterson
Monmouth
Alpha Booker
Loring Small
Wilbert Small
South Sanford
Springvale
Limerick
Westbrook
Loring D. Small
Dana W. Small
Edmund Russell
Judith Russell
Belmont
Mass
Oliver Wass
Patricia
Harrington
Lizzie Wass
Colin Dinsmore
James Thurston
Centenarian Laura Bates Celebrates 160th Birthday at Dresden
Laura F Bates of Cedar Grove marked her 160th birthday on Nov 23 at her son Harley Eversons home. President Eisenhower and Gov Reed sent congratulations, and Maine Historical Society presented roses. Open house on Thanksgiving drew friends from Whitman Mass and nearby towns as well as relatives with gifts, cards, and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura F. Bates
Cedar Grove
Harley Everson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John H. Reed
the Historical Society of Maine
Whitman
Mass
Nazarene Missionary Society To Meet Thursday
The Nazarene Foreign Missionary Society will meet at the church Thursday at 7 30 p m. President Mrs Mattie Cornish will lead the regular business session and Mrs Rose Dutton will conduct a study on a South American country. Members report ongoing garments production and 20 boxes of clothing have been sent to mission fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Arene Foreign Missionary Society
Mattie Cornish
Rose Dutton
Miss Margaret Babineau Visits Collins at 30 Denny Road
Miss Margaret Babineau of South Paris spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Harry S Collins at 30 Denny Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Babineau
Paris
Harry S. Collins
Denny Road
Haggett's of Wiscasset to Handle Jeep Line
Haggett's of Wiscasset Water Street will franchise with Willys to market the Jeep family of four wheel drive vehicles. Harry B. Haggett announced the deal noting full parts and service facilities. The Maverick Special two wheel drive wagon starts at 1995 with Willys Hurricane engine and 100 cubic feet cargo space. The Willys Jeep line includes Universal, Utility Wagons, FC series, and 1-ton pickups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haggett
Jeep
Water Street
Wiscasset
Willys Sales Corporation
Harry B. Haggett
Willys
Thanksgiving Service At Winter Street Ladies Aid
The Ladies Aid of Winter Street Church held a Thanksgiving worship service led by Mrs. Sylvester with about 25 attendees. Presiding at the meeting was Mrs. Reginald Farnham. no meeting next week due to the church fair. The Christmas party will feature fifty cent exchange gifts, refreshments provided by officers. Hostesses were Mrs. Earl Kimball and Mrs. Harry Morne, with Porter guests Miss Dorothy Weeks and Mrs. Clifford Wilband assisting Jane Goodman in mailing and other tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sylvester
Ladies Aid
Winter Street
Reginald Farnham
Jane Goodman
Earl Kimball
Harry Morne
Dorothy Weeks
Clifford Wilband
Greater Bath Jaycees Membership Drive Now On
The Greater Bath Jaycees fall membership drive continues Monday evening with an orientation for new and recently installed members at 6:80 in the Stagecoach Inn. State officers will explain the Jaycees role in Maine and all members are urged to attend with guests if possible. Contact any member for more information. Serving on the membership committee are Armand Langlais Lloyd Coombs Richard Hinds Ronald A Hart William R Donnell and David Newcombe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bath
Jaycees
Stagecoach Inn
Maine
Armand Langlais
Lloyd Coombs
Richard Hinds
Ronald A. Hart
William R. Donnell
David New
Four Brothers Reunited At Gospel Assembly
At the Full Gospel Assembly on Western Avenue this Sunday afternoon four Brooks brothers reunited. Orville Brooks was guest speaker, with Coleidge Brooks of Bar Harbor, Orville a Palestine missionary, Charles from Wilton a Church of God minister, and Alvah from Bath. Alvah and Orville had not met for 29 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Full Gospel Assembly
Western Avenue
Brooks Brothers
Orville Brooks
Coleidge Brooks
Bar Harbor
Orville
Palestine
Charles
Wilton
Church of God
Alvah
Bath
Mrs Sumner Berry Leaves Texas For Florida Job
Mrs Berry of 22 York Street visited her daughter and husband Captain and Mrs Richard Watson in Lubbock Texas for weeks. She now works as pastry cook at the Edgewater Inn in St Petersburg Florida for the winter and will return to Maine for summer employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Berry
York Street
Richard Watson
Lubbock
Texas
Berry
St Petersburg
Fla
Edgewater Inn
Maing
Chamber Secretary Urges Caution In Vending Routes
Bath Area Chamber of Commerce executive secretary Jack Stelling warns investors to study promoters and promises before buying vending machine routes. He notes some sellers inflate earnings and many victims have been reported, urging buyers to rely on their own experience rather than promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stelling
Bath Area
Stelling
Junior High Pupils Host Fundraising Dance
Junior High cheerleaders staged a Charleston themed dance at the school on November 28 to raise funds for photographic equipment. Faculty adviser John Kakourous coordinated, Linda Aver taught Charleston lessons, and prizes offered dance with a cheerleader or a faculty member. Music by a Bruce Lee led combo. vocal solo by Richard Vibken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy School
John Kakourous
Linda Aver
Bruce Lee
Bruce Temple
Peamo
Paul Marchant
Firums
Dancne
Richard Vibken
Spencer French
Jane Thayer
Arm McCabe
Anita Cloutier
Marcia Comeau
Judy Conley
Marriott Small
Joyee Pennell
Jetsy Green
Sue King
National Guard Dance to Proceed at Armory in Bath
Despite a two month delay on the 138000 Bath Armory remodel Bath National Guard will host its New Year’s Dance as planned. Main drill floor will be ready for the event though unit move back in is projected for mid January. Delays included blasting work a carpenter strike and steel shortages impacting intramural basketball and volleyball at local junior high and Morse High schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Armory
Bath National Guard
McInnis
Morse
Bath Man Presented Aircrew Wings In Iceland
Frank Ay Manion, husband of Mrs. Nancy Greeny Manion, received Aircrew Wings from Patrol Squadron 11 in Keflavik Iceland. Manion, an aviation electrician's mate 2nd class, has served with the squadron two years and helped qualify in aircraft operation and three crew positions after demanding academic and physical tests. The squadron, based at Brunswick, operates P2V 7 Neptune aircraft in anti-submarine roles and contributes to a strong Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ay Manian
Nancy
Greeny Manion
Patrol Squadron 11
Keflavik
Iceland
Manion
U.S. Naval Air Staton
Brunswick
Manton
Birthday party for Herbert I Murphy Jr on his second birthday
Herbert I Murphy Jr son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Murphy of 4 Dummer Street was guest of honor at a Saturday afternoon party. Games were played and cake and ice cream with other refreshments served. Guests included Paulette Levesque Donald Roy Sally Staples Rosemary and Ronnie Puller Theresa Brewer of Five Islands and Herbert s sister Diane and brother John
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Murphy
Dummer Street
Paulette Levesque
Donald Roy
Sally Staples
Rosemary
Ronnie Puller
Theresa Brewer
Five Islands
Herbert
Diane
John
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Philip’s Church
Miles Memorial Hospital
Donald Brackett
Bradford Quinnam
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Pejepscot Lodge Ioof
Arlena Hubbard
Eva Rankin
Madeline Colby
Lucille Leighton
Jeannette Rines
Lora Messina
Arjona Hubbard
Pine Cone
St. Philip's Parish House
Emwere
Effie Geraghty
Vera Bullis
Benjamin Nichols
Union
Lincoln Home
Paul Bailey
North Edgecomb
Hollywood Beach
James Rogan
Machias
Rogan
Ray Higgins
Charles DiPerri
Charles Jr
Lynnand Lee
Annie Pololek
Ernest Grauman
Westport Island
John Rafter
Vicki
Anne
Margo
Shawn
Menhasset
Lege
Mrs
Donald Shea
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
Samuel Soule
Birch Point
Paul Erskine
Helen Erskine
Hodgestreet
Roy Marston
North Reading
Mr Marston
Lawrence Marston
Philip Darling
Long Island
William Reilly
Connecticut
Reilly
Gerald Sherman
Federal Street
Boylston Hutchins
Amherst
New Hampshire
Lanny Foster
Farmington State Teachers College
Leland Foster
J. William Schulze
California
Pynchon Equipment Co
Winthrop
Augusta
Augusta- Winthrop
Woolwich Pta
Douglas Wirta
Gertrude Wirta
Arthur Bennet
Gerrude Wirta
Everett Wirta
Floyd Dunn
Ralph Steene
Ottyv Steen
Aubrey Steen
Karl Rosenwall
Michiel Mazeiko
Howard Carlton
June Tardiff
Joseph Jr
Carltons
Villa Morse
Waldoboro
Perley Ater
Karl Rosenwald
Norman Drummond
Florida
Harold Snipe
Kentucky
Arrowsic
Titusville
Miles Hagan
Roland Peterson
Murray Peterson
South Bristol
Debra
Sharon Loveitt
Byron Richardson
Howard Sullivan
Otis T. Stonehouse
Christines Cove
Anthony Beckmas
Worcester Mass
Richard Garland
Paula
Robert Dalton
Peabody, Mess
Alex Sullivan
Bartlett
Eer Sulivan
Orley Atero
Lane
Gertrude Phinney
Ralph Steen
West Bath
Dresden
Frank Lemarr
Lawrence Gahan
Leonard Gahan
Gahan
Ernest Cate
Dresden Mills
H. L
C. EF. Sheldon
Justus Goud
Delia Belanger
Percy Scott
Rachel Varney
Richmond
Walter Varney
Nazarene Missionary Society
Haggett’s of
Winter St
Greater Bath Jaycees
Gospel Assembly
Chamber
National Guard
Armory
Bath Man
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