Frist Bodwell grange confers degrees and town events listed
Friday evening six candidates from Bodwell grange and one from Dr grange at Well Grange received third and fourth degrees. Bodwell honorees were Carol Wyman Diane Hamel Marilla Otman Marlene Logan Victoria Blaisdell and Dudley Harrington. Afterward refreshments were served by Mrs Stanwood Gilman and committee. Upcoming Bodwell Dec 16 meeting plans a Christmas program tree and exchange of gifts. Phippsburg PTA meets at Riverside hall at 6 30 for Christmas supper tree and gift exchange with candy boxes for Sebasco Small Point and Center schools. Two films White Thunder and Pueblo Boy will be shown. Members should bring their own salt and silver. Adult choir for the Christmas pageant meets Friday 7 45 at Center church for rehearsal. Christian Service Committee meets Monday at Cox's Head with Mr and Mrs Edward DeBer y. Youth Fellowship gathers Sunday 6 with adult advisors for dinner and Christmas observance. Christmas pageant rehearsal at Center church Saturday 1 30. Junior choir will not rehearse until Dec 17 afternoon. School Union 48 committees meet Dec 14 at Woolwich Central. Suburban Civic Club Christmas tea Dec 14 at Winnegance clubhouse. Senior Girl Scouts skating party at Harrington pond with picnic at Small Point visiting Brown's Den. Mrs Harold Seavey attended Leader Training in Tops ham. Personal items note visits with Blais del family, Sko field return to Squirrel Point Light Station after leave, Sharon Turner overnight with Norma Blaisdell, Patty Rogers with Diane Blaisdell, Marlene Logan with Marilla Tot man, and Edward Breare weekend with daughter Mrs William Blaisdell.
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Bodwell Grange
Dr Grange
Well Grange
Bodwell
Carol Wyman
Diane Hamel
Marilla Otman
Marlene Logan
Victoria Blaisdell
Dudley Harrington
Stanwood Gilman
Phippsburg P. T. A
Riverside Hall
Sebasco
Small Point
the Center
Pueblo
Center Church
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Edward DeBery
Cox’s Head
William Blaisdell
Frederick Haggett
School Union 48
Woolwich Central School
Suburban Civic Club
Winnegance
Leo Hamel
Harrington Pond
Brown's den
Harold Seavey
Dromore Extension Service
Topsham
Sidney Fitzgerald
William Blaisdel
Clarence Skofield
Squirrel Point Light Station
Sharon Turner
Norma Blaisdell
Patty Rogers
Diane Blaisdell
Marilla Totman
Edward Breare
Delayed Bite Leads to Cheque Fraud Charges in Norfolk
In Norfolk two men whose car hit a dog rushed the injured animal to a veterinary hospital and paid the bill with a check that later bounced. Police charged them with a string of bad check offenses after the failed payment and investigation.
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Norfolk
Modeling day theft shocks Morgantown police
A seven year old caller reported to Morgantown police that somebody took her modeling day in a frantic call to headquarters. Patrolman George Katchur questioned the caller to determine what was wrong as the single line distress message was received.
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Morgantown
W. Va
George Katchur
Parker Head Community News and Christmas Party
The Parker Head village school hosts a Christmas party on December 20 at 7 p.m with Santa in attendance. Various local residents are noted for activities including geography champions and social visits. Midshipman Lowell heads to Boston for the Maine State training ship voyage. deer hunting success is reported. many local families visit Bath and Portland areas.
Theft at Jerseyville quarry raises blowup fear
Sheriff Herman C. Kirchner reports a thief pried open the dynamite storage shed and stole sixty sticks of dynamite and caps. The motive remains unknown as experts note milk costs and nutrition share in American family budgets, highlighting food spending concerns.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Herman C. Kirchner
U S Pharmaceutical Industry Spends Five Cents on Research
The U S pharmaceutical industry allocates five cents per sales dollar to research and development efforts.
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U. S
Popham Circle Members Plan Christmas Party
Popham Circle members met with Mrs. Guy E Crowley and Mrs. Walter Gilmore last week and a Christmas party with a tree and supper is being planned. The Bodwell grange hosted the third and fourth degrees Friday night. Dromore Extension Service held its Christmas meeting with dinner and tree December 7 at the grange hall. Robins were seen around the village and several residents reported sightings.
Snowstorm coats area with icy remnants in bogged travel
Coxs Head reports a weekend snowstorm dropping two to three inches then leaving an icy surface as it cooled. Road crews cleared highways while local residents make note of hospitalizations and social calls among East Lynn, Bath, Portland, and Summer residents.
Birds Return and Lobster Trade Shifts in Bay Point
The first snowstorm arrives as sparrows and cowbirds return to feeders and squirrels reappear. Lobstermen still fishing take lobsters to Five Islands while wharf work winds down. Local residents travel south for winter and recover from illnesses. no U S President has resigned.
Snowy Bath area prompts plowing by highway dept
North Bath reports its first snow requiring plowing as Bath Highway Dept. engaged the dam JU. Multiple Bath residents tied to local families share visits and moves including the Wings, McDonalds, Darlings, Haines, Temple, and Pearson households. Death of Charles Ambrose noted.
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Bath Highway Dept
Home Economics Teachers Meet At Lisbon Falls
The Area 12 meeting of Home Economics teachers was held at Lisbon Falls High School with Mrs. Ethel Wright presiding. Miss Beverly Abbott and Miss Beverly Andrews hosted. participating schools included Bath, Brunswick, Lewiston, Auburn, Monmouth, Sabattus, Leeds and Freeport. The program covered curriculum planning, community outreach, and homemaking needs with a panel and skits, ending with a pot luck supper.
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Lisbon Falls
Ethel Wright
Morse High
Beverly Abbott
Beverly Andrews
Brunswick
Bath
Lewiston
Auburn
Monmouth
Sabattus
Leeds
Freeport
Louise Fettinger
Pamelia Gilbert
Lorenza Piper
Betty Eaton
Mary Conley
Ellen Lyford
Mildred Cowell
Carolyn Grant
Lioness Club Meets Hears European Trip Slides
Mrs. Sam Prawer opened the meeting with slides from Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Rubin’s European trip. Attendees included Mrs. Prawer and fourteen others, with Mrs. George Moses hosting the January swap party at Corliss Street, refreshments by Mrs. Preble and Mrs. Petlock.
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Sam Prawer
Harold Small
Harold J. Rubin
Prawer
McIntosh
Fullerton
Moses
Small
Jacob Smith
Ralph Forbes
Scott Morse
Arthur Bowker
Lawrence Small
Lawrence McCurdy
George Moses
Corliss Street
Donald Preble
Louis Petlock
Calypso Card Game Spurs New Card Play All Over
Calypso a four player partnership game from Trinidad via London uses four decks shuffled into one large pack and gives each player a personal trump. The term chicane enters the game lexicon as a hand without trumps. Experts call Calypso the era's most exciting new card game since Canasta.
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Trinidad
London
America
Calypso
Canasta
c/o
Lexington Avenue
New York
Girl Scout Troops Plan Christmas Carolling and Party
Troop 5 Girl Scouts scheduled a December 17 caroling outing with transportation provided. A Christmas party is set for next Monday afternoon. New member Karen Marble joined Troop 5 while hospitality and badge work continued under Mrs. Carl R. Dearborn Jr. Other troops, ceremonies, and awards for Brownies Cub Scouts Webelos and Pack 99, plus a Wiscasset Bath camporee, filled the meeting agenda with fund drives and calendar distributions.
Cloverleaf Troop Courts Awards and Christmas Party
Girl Scouts of Cloverleaf Troop 5 received last summer's Day Camp badges at a Monday Hyde Park Court of Awards with a Christmas party. Annette Belanger led color guard. Misses Milliken, Stinson, Shaw and Dearborn assisted. Collette Beers and others earned Rocks and Minerals, Bird, Rambler, Adventurer, Outside Safety, Drawing and Painting, Dabbler, and Pioneer badges. Second-class pins awarded to Donna Farrow, Jane Milliken, Carolyn Shaw and Donna Robinson. five-year pins to Beers, Hill and McCole. Santa Annete Belanger distributed gifts. games and folk dancing followed. lunch served by several parents. The Romans used tin and lead alloys for soldering, as noted.
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Girl Scouts of
Cloverleaf Troop 5
Hyde Park
Annette Belanger
Marie Milliken
Jane Milliken
Carolyn Shaw
Paulyn Ann Stinson
America
William A. Niss
Girl Scout Board
Virginia Furrow
Donna Robinson
Patricia Hill
Aubrey Steen, Jr
Donna Farrow
Collette Beers
Linda McCole
Santa Claus
Mrs. Niss
Sue Higgins
Nancy Dearborn
Charles Marble
Frank Johnson
Ralph Milliken
Carol R. Dearborn
Connie
Charles Shaw
Former Bath Man And Two Other Naval Men Develop Jet Propulsion For Boats
A retired Bath Navy veteran and two other former naval officers unveiled The Little Monster, a six by eight inch aluminum impeller device aimed at replacing standard propellers. The trio, Lubin Kingman and Arm and Le Tendre, formed Cal-Bay Consolidated Engineering in California and plan tests on small boats before scaling up. They have invested about 4000 dollars to date and report promising results, noting the impeller design reduces blade hazards. The inventors, all based in California, expect future designs to match or exceed traditional propeller performance.
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Navy
George T. Owen
Luin Kingman
Armand le Tendre
le Tendre
Minnie McMann
Bath
Cal-Bay Consolidated Engineering
Owen
Kingman
California
San Carlos
Hayward
San Mateo
Wells Sees Clearly After 37 Years and 22 Operations
Joseph L. Wells of Sunset Utah recounts a long battle with a cleft palate harelip and vision loss. He underwent 22 operations including two corneal transplants at Stanford and in Utah to restore sight and correct facial defects. A BYU graduate, he now seeks work aligned with his degree aided by rehabilitation support.
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Sunset
Utah
Joseph L. Wells
Wells
Stanford Hospital
Palo Alto
Calif
Utah State Department of Public Instruction
Naval Supply Depot
Brigham Young University
Dog Sitter Ordered for Neighbor’s Barking Mongrel Stubby
Miss Nellie J. Conner must hire a dog sitter by court order after seven years of persistent barking by her ten year old mongrel Stubby when left alone. Neighbors led by Arnold Benes urged a sitter. The judge and Conner agreed to the arrangement.
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Detroit
Stubby
Nellie J. Conner
Arnold Benes
Tokyo and Japan Unemployment and Employment Figures
Tokyo and Japan report 42 million people employed, with 710 thousand unemployed, down 10 thousand from summer figures per the Statistical Bureau. The data reflects national labor market trends and regional employment shifts.
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Tokyo
Japan
Statistical Bureau
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March OF Dimes
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Popham Circle
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Nancy Spinney
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Ernest Oliver
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Fred H. Spinney
Charles Alferes
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Richard Cromwell
John Burgess
Andrew Footer
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Webelos
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Beacon Street Church
Pine Grove
Wight Nichols
Donald Bracket
Truman Wallace
Harvey Rowe
Clarence Ayer
Donald Flagg
Roy Lutz, Jr
Ronald Oulton
Ira Nodine
Cloverleaf Troop
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Porteous Mitchell & Braun CO
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