Rally at Morse High School Promotes Teacher Issues
Teachers gather at Morse High School auditorium at 7 30 for a public rally led by Katherine Conley and Eleanor Danforth. Sagadahoc county officials, school board chairmen, Teachers clubs presidents and state legislators attend to discuss equal pay, continuing contracts, salary increases, and retirement improvements ahead of January legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Morse High School
Maine
Elizabeth King
Deering High School
State Committee On Equal Pay
Elizabeth Harris
Georgetown
Keith Crockett
Huse
Berenice Colby
Central Grammar School
Katherine Conley
Maine Teachers’ Association
Representative Assembly
Farley A. Mayo
Morse High
Eleanor Danforth
Huse School
Raymond W. Farnham
Morse
Wonder If Battery B Boys Will Be Home For Christmas
Baths Battery B at Camp Stewart Georgia faces furloughs with half the unit on ten days and half on five days. Parents report sons say furloughs were drawn this week, but many await official word. A ten day leave allows travel time and about six days at home. five days may mean minimal home time unless travel by plane.
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Bath
Battery B
Camp Stewart
Mohiba Echoes of the 20s Draws Full Morse High Crowd
Mohiba presented Echoes of the 20s to a sold out Morse High auditorium for the second evening of its two night stand. The Mohiba Ball will crown the Queen each evening as the annual high school event closes. Directors Austin Miller and Catharine Leonard received gifts after intermission from the Student Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Austin Miller
Catharine Leonard
Doris White
Catherine Huse
Margaret Flaherty
Roger Ketchum
Francis Norton
Courtney Prentiss
Alan Quinn
Arthur Mayo
David Wetherell
Martha Wood
Beverly Higgens
Elizabeth Prentiss
Clayton Demeurs
Mary Conley
Ruth Wilson
Melvin Hodgkins
Richard Redson
William Larrabee
Donald Watt
Victor Lonn
Robert McRae
Joyce Stover
Susan Watt
Sandra Daley
Betty Newell
Harold Brown
David Y. Alkazin
Richard Hinds
Ivan Pouliot
Laura Palmer
Arthur Burns
Alberta Richard
James Breton
Fred Fox
Beverly Coombs
Sue Watt
Carol Hunnewell
Sally Cummings
Alice Jones
Katharine Conley
Betty Merrill
Waldo Brooks
Chevrolet Showroom Preview At Brooke Chevrolet
Rodney E. Brooke and three employees returned from a New England Product Appreciation meeting in Boston with over 1100 dealers. The event featured talks by Chevrolet executives and a showcase of 1951 Chevrolet passenger cars trucks and accessories. Public showings begin Saturday December 9 at Brooke Chevrolet in Bath with many new models on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney E. Brooke
Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
Bath
Paul Lemont
Ralph Small
Franklin Howe
Boston
New England
Chevrolet
Hotel
Statler
J. E. Simmons
Chevrolet Motor Division
I. X Sarvis
Detroit
Plymouth Theatre
Center Street
Linda McIntosh celebrates sixth birthday party
Linda Lee McIntosh daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland McIntosh celebrated her sixth birthday Wednesday last week with a party at 99 North Street. Games were played and prizes won by Jack Page Lynda Deering Vicki Norton and Bill Stevens. Refreshments served with pink and white decorations. Present were Jean Shorey Vicki Norton Jean Miller Mary Virginia Gillies Lynda Deering Jack Page Paul Berry Jr Texas Ross Lauriston Caton Baer Connard Jr Bill Stevens and Linda's sister Gail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lee McIntosh
Roland McIntosh
North Street
Jack Page
Lynda Deering
Vicki Norton
Bill Stevens
Jean Shorey
Jean Miller
Mary Virginia Gillies
Paul Berry, Jr
Texas Ross
Lauriston Caton
Baer Connard, Jr
Linda
Gail
Thespians Stage Hit Evening With You Cant Take It With You
The Thespians opened their season with You Cant Take It With You, featuring Joe Avery's orchestra for music. Ushers included David Wetherall Gertrude Zimmerman Kathleen Watson Amelise Bourque Sargent Legion Claire Lozier Jean Wetherall and Barbara Holmes. The next production Angel Street is set for Feb 20 with a final play May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Avery
David Wetherall
Gertrude Zimmerman
Kathleen Watson
Amelise Bourque
Sargent Legard
Claire Lozier
Jean Wetherall
Barbara Holmes
Angel Street
Memorial Hospital Surgery for Miss Jean Bowers
Miss Jean Bowers, daughter of Mr and Mrs Manuel Bowers of 61 North Street, entered Memorial hospital Monday and underwent surgery Wednesday morning. Mrs Robert Footer of High Street visited Portland Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Footer
High Street
Portland
Jean Bowers
Memorial Hospital
Manuel Bowers
North Street
Lt William Owen Sends Warm Home Letters From Fort Bliss
Bath native Lt William Owen U S A stationed at Fort Bliss Texas writes to Bath Times and Independent praising local coverage and endorsing city improvements He notes his resignation from Bath city council Ward 4 after leaving with Battery B in October and urges federal funds for Bath schools highlighting Kelty field project and Christmas wishes from his family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Owen
Bath
Fort Bliss
Texas
The
Times
Independent
Bill
Battery B
Henry W. Owen
Oak Street
Times and Independent
Merrill
Dave Dickson
Dave
Keltey Field
Huse School
William W. Owen
District Deputy on Official Visit to Lewiston Elks Lodge
More than 200 members and guests attended the Lewiston Lodge of Elks dinner and business session as Edward J. McMann of Bath Maine West paid his official visitation. The Edward J. McMann Class of 14 was initiated by Lewiston officers led by Exalted Ruler Robert Lafayette. District Deputy McMann will visit Bath Lodge on December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Lodge of Elks
Edward J. McMann
Bath
Maine West
Lewiston Lodge
Robert Lafayette
H. Waldo Marshall
Jesse W. Allen
William P. Mennealy
Portland Lodge
J. Haviland Torrey
Louis Y. Cormier
Edward A. Kelley
Benjamin S. Crockett
Portland
Rumford
Rockland
Gardiner
Portsmouth
N. H
Springfield
Mass
McMann
Bath Lodge
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange elects Mrs Patten treasurer
In Sagadahoc Pomona Grange annual meeting Mrs Millward Patten of Tops ham treasurer, mirroring 40 years ago when her husband Edward C Patten was elected treasurer. The article notes she has held the post since his death and that she previously served as Ceres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Pomona Grange
Millward Patten
Topsham
the Independent
Sagadahoc Pomona
Edward C. Patten
Patten
Bath visitor and travel plans noted
Mrs Alta Parker of Edgecomb visited Bath on Monday. Mrs Ardenne A Stott and granddaughter Judith Carlton left Wednesday for Troy New York where Judith will stay with her parents Dr and Mrs E Bradley Carlton for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Parker
Edgecomb
Bath
Ardenne A. Stott
Judith Carlton
Troy
N. Y
Stott
Judith
E. Bradley Carlton
Bay Point reports sea crossings and local storms
The Kennebec river mouth saw twin sister tugs Alsea and Nipmuc battle heavy seas, entering Thursday to the cheers of Bay Point observers. Berwindvale carried coal upriver. A Georgetown Central School shutdown occurred due to storm electricity loss. Residents note several local travels, births, and storm damages including lobsters and damaged homes in Bay Point and Dobbs Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsea
Berwindvale
Georgetown Central
Eleanor Mains
Albert Wallace
Lawrence Wallace
Brunswick
Hayshakers
Brunswick Town Hall
William Leeman
Wheaton
Ill
Bay Point
William Woodrow Leeman
Bath
L. M. Spinney
Carl Delano
McIntyre
Norman Swift
Dobbs Ferry
N.Y
Strugis Leavitt
Chapel Hill
N. C
Knoxville
Duke University
Beacon Brotherhood hears Dr. Bousfield on China theme
The Beacon Street Methodist church Brotherhood met in the vestry with 29 members to hear Dr. Cyril E. Bousfield discuss China. He, a former missionary and physician in China, described daily life, customs, schools, and the rise of communism amid audience Q A. Committees were formed for redecorating the church and the next meeting set for December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Brotherhood of
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Cyril E. Bousfield
China
Bousfield
Everett G. Lemont
Lloyd Stinson
Edward St. Martin
John Howe
Carlton Pye
Howard Larrabee
Wallace Jones
Cold air holds little moisture, reducing snow likelihood
In very cold weather the air contains less water vapor, making snowfall less probable. The sentence explains how low temperatures limit moisture content, affecting snow formation.
Beacon Street Church Plans Steeple Repairs After Storm
Beacon Street church trustees meet with William J Craft to plan repairs to a storm damaged steeple. Weathervane was blown off. belfry and roof damaged with torn shingles and a hole letting in rain. Contractors to begin work soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
William J. Craft
Washington Street
Woman’s Society
Beacon Brotherhood
Korea
China
Rousefield
Eleanor Gordon
Horace Mitchell
Kittery
Charles L. Kinney
Methodist
Skowhegan
Corinna
Stetson
Wesley Church Women Supper and Sale
More than 100 attended a baked ham supper at Wesley church vestry as the Woman's Society of Christian Service held its annual pre Christmas sale and supper. Decorations featured green centerpieces and red candles with committees led by Mrs. Madelyn Small and co chairmen Walter Upham and Bertha Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Church Vestry
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Madelyn Small
Alvah Morse
Bernard Plummer
Stanley Wallace
Vincent Ferdinando
Mark King
William Hanson
Natalie Fowles
Walter Upham
Willard McLean
Bath Men Attend Newcomen Luncheon
Bath figures attended the 1950 Maine Luncheon of the Newcomen Society of England at the Lafayette hotel in Portland. Attendees included William S. Newell and John R. Newell of Bath Iron Works, Daniel Williams of the First National Bank of Bath, Richard E. Kimball, William L. Skelton, Allan Spear, and others from Bath institutions. The event honored Burnham Morrill Co. of Portland with Charles S. Morrill as guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Newcomen Society of England
Lafayette Hotel
Portland
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
John R. Newell
Daniel Williams
First National Bank of Bath
Richard E. Kimball
Townsend Dabney & Tyson
William L. Skelton
Bath Trust Co
Allan Spear
Bath Savings Institution
Burnham & Morrill Co
Charles S. Morrill
Lewiston Obituary and Bath Birthday Gathering
Mrs Harold Darling of 72 Drayton Road died Tuesday in Lewiston. Mrs Evelyn Leighton attended a Bath birthday party in Lewiston Tuesday evening for Mrs Pearl Windle at the home of Mrs Lil lius Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Darling
Drayton Road
Lewiston
Evelyn Leighton
Bath
Pearl Windle
Lillius Robertson
Bowdoinham Community Officers Installed at Social
Bowdoinham saw installation of officers with corsages for Master James Brice overseer Donald Prindall lecturer Arthur Curtis and others. A party, birthday observances, and club activities followed including Electa chapter meeting plans and Merrymeeting Grange play dates.
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I Ovba
Gra
James Brice
Donald Prindall
Arthur Curtis
Wandelt
Www Heenie
Crageeth
Hazel Turner
Hobart
Hazel Denham
Gee
Ur Tome
Ceres
Leanor Brice
Pomona
Esther Noble
Flora
Shirley Curtis
Mabel Heenie
Donald Chesley
Ledley Berr
Merrymeeting Poultry Farm
Pearle
Dorothy Hutchins
New Jersey
Lawrence Morong
Nancy Dodge
Winfred Dodge
Merrymeeting Grange
Susan
Pythian Sisters
Main Street
Richard Denham
Malcolm Lamoreau
Herbert Heath
Florida
Lamoreau
Kenneth Frost
Ira Frost
Gardiner
Margaret Gile
Nellie Lord
Bertha Dean
Bath
Ethel Blake
Togus
Charles Wakely
Lisbon Falls
Merle McDonald
Daugher
Watertown
Mass
Charles Blodgett, Jr
Angie Reed
Long Branch
N. J
Lydia Adams
Mabel Lancaster
Nash Nursing Home
Portland
Maine General Hospital
Linwood Rideout
Forest Fides
Lewiston
Lottie Purington
Delmar Curtis
Ralph Rogers
Brunswick Hospital
Wallace Hunter
Young People’s Society
The
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Aubrey MacDougal
Kenneth MacDougal
Rockland
Arthur Tome
Fisher Road
Chester Hobart
William Gray
Home Fire Displaces Family After Two Years in Protection
A family lost their home to a fire about two years after relocating to the area. They were left without shelter and have since moved to a new residence seeking support and aid.
State Regent Guest of Sewall Chapter D A R at Meeting
Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R hosted State Regent Mrs Rose en Beeaker of Rumford who commended Chapter regent Lena Shepard for her leadership. Luncheon at Sedgwick followed, then a Christmas program at Central Church with prayers, pledges, anthems, and a planned Jan 2 meeting with Rev Laforest Hodgkins as guest speaker. Also noted are local visits and a UMaine Good Will Drive aims to raise 3000 dollars with 55 team captains involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Sewall
Roseen’ Beeaker
Rumford
Lena Shepard
Sedgwick
Beeaker
Central Church Parish House
Alice Varney
Mildred Swanton
Bernice McGlinchy
Lena Ring
Daughters of the American Revolution
Maine
Bernice McGlinchey
Ring
Bethlehem
Zephie Lowell
Laforest Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Belle Vail
Doris Humphreys
Alice Kennedy
Caroline Miller
Leah Strout
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Coats
Ais Club
Wi el Bite
Mohiba
Rodney E. Brooke, Ralph Small and
Paul Lemont Return
Linda Lee Mintosh
Thespians
Lieut
Owen
Edward J. M’mann
Lodge of Elks
Messionary
Snowcraft
Toboggans
Hardware
North St
Tere
Wesley Church
Newcomen
Alice Paton Barrett
Cosmopolitan
Acceor Omen
Fea Arage
St, Bananes
Bowdoinham
Bette Davis
Anne Iibaxte
Celeste Holm
Joseph Cotten - Valli
Tues
Steve Cochran
Virginia Field
Highway
Sewall
Jason A. Merrill
Stanley Palmer
Bangor
Andrew Butterfield
Donald Spear
University of Maine
Charles
Texas Dynamo
Sane Ust
Wyoming
Millee McHally
la Dbeee
John Scarroll
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