Thanksgiving Ball Benefits Wiscasset School Lunch Program
Wiscasset reports 111 deer checked and tagged at Merry's station this year vs 112 in 1951, with 26 from outside towns. Heaviest buck weighed 221 pounds tagged by Leona Rines of Topsham. 14 points on a 214 pound buck tagged by Roland Wallace of Bath. Proceeds from the PTA ball exceed $200 for the school lunch program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Club
Merry
Wiscasset
Alna
Dresden
Edgecomb
Woolwich
Leona Rines
Topsham
Roland Wallace
Bath
Clara Ule
St. Philip's Parish
Charles H. Plumstead
Wiscasset High School
Faylene Hunnewell
Richard Colby
Marcia Stetson
Roy Shea
Dorothy Raymond
Marlene Millett
Richard Fairfield
Jay Blagdon
Dana Brown
Ronny Shea
Blanche Stinckney
Barbara Higgins
Joseph Russell
Willard Lewis
Mary Smith
Edith Whitney
Joanne Koehrling
Michael Netder
Rosalie Libby
Sherry Somes
Local Notes Highlight School and Community Stories
Brown caterpillars spotted on the highway as winter quarters sought. J William Schulze received a plaque for Boy Scouts service. Hutchins couple and two sons visited West Medford, Mass for Thanksgiving. Bernard Merry elected Lincoln Pomona lecturer. Merle Foye and wife welcomed son Stephen Alfred at Miles Memorial. Sutter family renting Oscar Bailey home while Baileys in Texas. Evelyn Cronk home from Portland beauty course for Thanksgiving. Gail Foster and Bella Frazier home for holiday from University of Michigan. Chester Merry hosted Thanksgiving dinner with family members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Schulze
Bath Boy Scouts
Bolyston Hutchins
Hutchins
West Medford
Mass
Bernard Merry
Huntoon Hill Range
Lincoln Pomona
Merle Foye
Stephen Alfred
Miles Memorial Hospital
James Sutter
Oscar Bailey
Baileys
Texas
Evelyn Cronk
Portland
Gail Foster
Bella Frazier
U. of M
Chester Merry
Hodge Street
Ervine
Sandra
Wilder Merry
Virginia
Stanley
Nellie Merry
Joseph
Susanna
Lee
Nellie Rose
Chester
Floating 460 Foot Sewer Pipe Placed in Kennebec Project
A 460 foot asphalt treated metal sewer pipe was floated from Woolwich to Bath and anchored in place near Gahan's bridge. Sections were joined on shore, then towed across the river and positioned as the trench was completed. Mud removal by jetting will finish the installation connecting to Middle street for local service. Britain calls automobile transmission the gear box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Street
Kennebec
Gahan’'s
Woolwich
Bath
Nequasset and Towns Share Holiday News and Visits
Community notices from Nequasset, Days Ferry and Woolwich Center detail Christmas observances, dinners, and gift exchanges. Residents travel to relatives in South Berwick and Hartford for Thanksgiving and holidays, with church services and fundraisers noted.
Bay Point Holiday Notes Include Autumn Visitors and White Mountain Trip
Bay Point reports Thanksgiving guests from East Auburn and Woolwich visiting local families. Arthur Tibbetts’s wife returned home from Bath Memorial hospital. The Hagan family traveled to Pinkham Notch and Mt. Washington, noting 20 degree colder temperatures and new snow along the way. They described the trip as the season’s most interesting, praising winter lodging and mountain scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Townsend
Sarasota
Fla
Fride
Paul .Berry
East Auburn
Berry Cottage
Alice Barton
Harry Emory
Auburn
Bath Memorial Hospital
Arthur Tibbetts
Leon Berry
Paul Berry
White Mountains
Pinkham Notch
Bay Point
Presidential Range
Jefferson Notch
Mt. Washington
Crawford Notch
Glen Notch
Gorham
N. H
Bethel
West Bath Grange Hosts Variety Evening
West Bath grange held its weekly meeting with a varied program. Performances included solo numbers Moonbeams by Bernice McGlinchy, readings by Mary Wallace and Thelma Sylvester, dances by Jackie Purdy, and songs by Pauline Belanger Gordon Reil Doris Doughty Anne Armeault and Persis Miller. Refreshments followed and dancing concluded. Next week features Grandmothers and Grandfathers Night with honored chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
West Bath Grange
Bernice McGlinchy
Mary Wallace
Jackie Purdy
Thelma Sylvester
Pauline’ Belanger
Mr. Callaghan
Anne
Hunters Return From Northfield Trip With Two Doe
Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Darling of 20 Forest Road return from Northfield where they spent a week on a hunting trip and brought back two doe They stayed with Mr and Mrs Carroll Roberts and Mrs Fosty Roberts in Machias The Roberts tagging station at Northfield tagged 207 this year down from 270 last year They report deer plentiful in that area They attended the Hunter s Dance Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Darling
Forest Road
Northfield
Carroll Roberts
Fosty Roberts
Machias
Roberts
Rebekah Leader Ruth Rand Hosts Saco Reception
Mrs. Carolyn Thompson of upper Washington Street and Mrs. Louise Stevens of Brunswick attended a reception honoring Ruth D. Rand warden of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine on Saturday evening at the Odd Fellows Hall in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Thompson
Upper Washington Street
Louise Stevens
Brunswick
Ruth D. Rand
Rebekah Assembly of
Maine
Odd Fellows Hall
Saco
Thanksgiving Day Guests Across West Bath Area
A long list of residents from West Bath and surrounding towns hosted and visited relatives and friends for Thanksgiving. Notable names include the Larrae family, Kittredges, Belangers, Roses, Larrabees, Higgins, Burnhams, Bookers, and Miss Julia Coombs, with visits extending to Brunswick Portland and Bath Memorial Hospital.
Lermonds Observe 33rd Wedding Anniversary in Bath
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lermond of Weeks street just marked their 33rd wedding anniversary. He has long served in Bath area industry and scouting, while she is a former Bath teacher and organist. Their daughter and son reside in Stratton and Cambridge respectively, with a grandson in Cambridge. Their home at 45 Weeks street has been their lifelong residence. The piece notes Mrs. Turner teaching in Stratton High School and Charles Lermond at MIT. The article closes with a statistical line: about 21 million grade school pupils in the United States in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Extension Group
South End
PTA
Carroll Deering
Theodore Beaven
Austin Morse
Muskegon
Mich
Samuel Morse
Whiskeay
Frank J. Walker
Dys Ferry
Eben Dana
Sagadahoc Ferry
Charles L. Presley
Wilbur Presley
Nequasset
Hartford Hospital
Hartford
Denny Road
Bath
Edith Campbell
Arrowsic
Bath Memorial Hospital
Marcia Stinson
Days Ferry
Riverside Cemetery Association
Day's Ferry
Boston
Fussell Boyd
Boyd
Swampscott
Carroll Morse
Perente
Robert Turner
Stratton
Turner
Earl Lermond
Weeks Street
Bath Iron Works
Court of Honor
Lermond
Mabel Rogers
Morse High
Farmington State Teachers College
Wesley Church
Littlefield School
West Bath
Local Families Attend Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Maine
In Bath and nearby towns relatives visited for the holiday. Mrs. A Green celebrated her 89th birthday with family including Mrs. J Se ph Stetson and grandchildren. Ethel Burns and son Philip planned winter in St Petersburg after visiting Andrew Babkirk in Bath. Whitmore of Gardiner joined Deehan for Sunday supper. Larrabee family hosted Trafton Swain and a York Village party with Walter Larrabee and Bath’s Emma Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtney
Abe
Clevelandmith
Jseph Stetson
Brunswick
Graydon Smith
A. Green
Theodore Burns
Ethel Burns
Philip
Andrew Babkirk
Bath
St. Petersburg
Fla
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
F. Deehan
Joseph Larrabee
Trafton Swain
York Village
Walter Larrabee
Topsham
Ada Larrabee
Emma Rice
Fred Larrabee
York
Swain
Delighted cross country trip sees snow in the Rockies
Mrs. Goodwin recalls six cross country journeys from Texas to the plains where cattle paw ground seeking food as the family first encounters snow in the Rocky Mountains during a country trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Memory Volume for America Dead in England
In St Pauls Cathedral London British sponsors plan a memory volume for 28000 American service members who died serving in or from Great Britain. General Eisenhower presented a scroll of names to the committee. Prime Minister Churchill prefaced the book, with a gold name on the cover for each next of kin. Col. J J Astor asks next of kin to apply by mail for copies, detailing their relation and address to The Times London Inc New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Great Britain
Eisenhower
Britain
Churchill
John J. Astor
The
London Times
England
J. J. Astor
the Times
London, Inc
East 51St St
New York
N. Y
Seventh Day Adventist Week of Prayer Schedule
The Seventh Day Adventist church holds its annual week of prayer with 7:30 pm services each evening at locations including homes of Dr. R. A. Bettle in Brunswick Mrs Olaf Pearson in Winnegance O J Chase in Brunswick Gordon Arnott in Bowdoinham and a Sunday evening service at Dr M W Westermeyer 858 Washington Street Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
R. A. Bettle
Federal Street
Brunswick
Olaf Pearson
Winnegance
O. J. Chase
Gordon Arnott
Bowdoinham
M. W. Westermeyer
Washington Street
Protests Over Warrant Lead to Acquittal in City Case
In open court County Attorney Rubin and defense attorney Keegan sparred over warrants. Keegan urged the court to find McMann not guilty and clear him, noting warrants should not lead to prosecution without trial. Judge Deering declared the respondent innocent and discharged him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubin
Keegan
McMann
Pack Marks Silver Arrow and Webelos Award Earned
The Cub Pack held an autumn meeting with 45 parents and friends in Ace. Malcolm Carey and Stewart V. McAllister announced Webelos and Silver Arrow awards for David Wallace and Malcolm Carey respectively. District Commissioner noted progress and upcoming Dec 19 Christmas party and presented a new charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bain
Ace
Donald Page
Akela
Tilandis
Tilandis Pebsentt
Ance Ae
Davin Welch
David Coneal Pobest Owen
David Wallace
Webelos
Malcolm Carey
Stewart V. McAllister
Sahoe
Malcolm
Den 4
Fenno
Vilage
Rosea
Painter
Thaning
Tabne
McAllister
L. E. Hodgkins
Liberty
City's Christmas Tree Decorates City Hall Front
The usual Christmas tree stands before City hall with red and green window box decorations. It is handsomely lighted and at night creates an attractive scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Patient Harry Bloxsom at Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
Harry Bloxsom of 37 Crescent Street is a surgical patient at the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary in Portland. He is employed at Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bloxsom
Crescent Street
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
Portland
Bloxsom
Bath Iron Works
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Carroll A. Curtis
Curtis
Earl Dorr
Boothbay Harbor
Ae Dodge
Walter S. Dow, Jr
Bloomfield, N. J
Eugene Boucher
Alfred Norton, Jr
Middlebury College
David and
Elizabeth Norton
Alfred Norton
Ralph Knowlton
Waterville
Kenneth Sullivan
Roslindale
Leslie A. Sullivan
Maurice A. Foye
Robert H. Rines
Army
Fort Williams
Garrison Hill
Doris Blaisdell
Pemaquid
Dorothy Fulton
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Vesper Rebekah Lodge
Moatsweag Baptist Church
Loring Soule
Woolwich Center Church
Daniel W. Staffeld
Netch
Charles Pelletier
Groveton, N. H
Valley Road
Wally Weekly
State Grange
Augusta
Lewis Kittredge
am_ Googins
Hulda MacMahan
Bill Adams
Leon Belanger
Sara Snowden
Henry Rose
Carleton Bailey
Carl Graves
David Ring
Adelia Ring
Edna Higgins
Osman Higgins
Foster Point Road
Howard McPhee
Betty
Edna
Robert Baker
Perry Thompson
Robert Metcalf
Ernest Williams
Charles Williams
George Booker
Frank Mango
Loring D. Small
Wilbert
Massachusetts
New Jersey
J. Bazin Lemont
Bath Memorial Hospial
H. C. Marden
Donald
Robert Marden
Sharon
Reginald Farnham
Edwin Haggett
Arthur
Charles Haggett
William
Robert
Ae Harold Haggett
Ath
Harry Larrabee
Mr. Larrabee
Geoge Larrabee
Larrabee
Maude Nichol
Shirley Cain
Stanley Haley
Rangeley
Paul Pitman
David
Frank Avery
Dorothy Avery
F. W. Deehan
Albert McAllister
Bertha Benoit
Greenfield
Allen
Onan
Ervestat
United States
WALLY
America
Gali
Bath Independent
Front Street Telephone
Bath 1
Mevie Proce Association
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