Genesta Chapter Honors Mrs Page With Reception
Genesta Chapter O E S honored Mrs Donald Page with a Friday evening reception at the Masonic Temple. Attendees included Martha Night and Elizabeth Hathorne with visiting officers from state chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude M. McTeer
Machias
Beatrice Dickey
Auburn
Annette Brooks
Waldoboro
Russell Merchant
Sarah Shaw
Robert Mitchell
Sentinel
Page
Philip Wyman
Remnant Ticket to Alameda Grand Ball of 1885 Unearthed
A Friday find by Henry Rines reveals an 1885 Alameda Bath Bath grand ball ticket dated Wednesday March 25 1885. Prizes totaling 2625 dollars included horses buggies harnesses sleighs robes and a silver watch with an 18 prize cash reward. The ticket cost one dollar and offered admission plus a chance on the prize list back of the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rines
Wiscasset
Alameda
Bath
St. Jacob
Health Report Sagadahoc County Week Ending Nov 26
Maine health department reports Bath had one bacillary dysentery case in Sagadahoc County for the week ending November 26. The report lists communicable diseases by town and is released by the Department of Health and Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
State of Maine Department of Health and Welfare
Bath
Refrigerator Temperature Tips for Milk Freshness
If your refrigerator runs at 38 to 40 degrees, you can keep milk fresh from four to ten days. Maintain steady cooling and avoid temperature fluctuations that speed spoilage. Ensure the milk is stored in its original container and placed away from door shocks.
William Reed Birthday Party Held in Woolwich
Mrs Ethel Reed hosted a dinner party at her Barley Neck Road home Woolwich to honor her grandson William Reed 14. William an eighth grade student at Bath Junior High received gifts and a decorated cake. Guests included John Merry Fred Merry Jane Merry James Merry Bertram Reed and Beverly Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Reed
Barley Neck Road
Woolwich
William Reed
Bertram
Reed
North Street
William
Bath Junior High School
John Merry
Fred Merry
Jane
James Merry
Wiscasset
Bertram Reed
Beverly Reed
Bath
Sen Chapman to Speak At GOP Dinner Thursday
Sagadahoc County Young Republican club hosts a dinner meeting at the Phoenix on Thursday evening Dec. 8 with State Senator Philip Chapman of the First District as principal speaker. All Republicans in the county invited. turkey dinner at 6 30. brief business session for club members at 6 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Young Republican Club
Phoenix
Philip Chapman
Converse G. Fenn
Tufts Club Holds Antartic Lecture in Rockland
The Central Maine Tufts club met at Hotel Thorndike in Rockland on Saturday evening. Dr Robert L Nichols chair of Tufts geology spoke about his Antarctica trip after a social hour at 630 pm and dinner at seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine
Tufts Club
Thorndike
Rockland
Robert L. Nichols
Department of Geology
Tufts University
Antarctica
Smith Tobey Post Plans Blue Crutch Drive for March of Dimes
Smith Tobey Post A L and auxiliary drum corps meet December 8 at 7 15 PM to organize a Blue Crutch drive aiding the March of Dimes campaign. Bath quota set at 3000 pins as part of Maine’s 100000 crutches program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Tobey Post
A. L
Auxiliary
Post
Maine
Smith- Tobey Post
Legion Department of Maine
Bath
Scott Kittredge
Orville Davis
Donald Gurney
Roy J. Spurling
Conrad B. Hersom
Francis McLaughlin
Florist Telegraph Meeting in New England Region
About forty members and representatives attended the New England Regional meeting of the Florist Telegraph Delivery Association. Speakers included Mrs Sylvia Valencia from Boston and Mrs Eva Bucknam of Skowhegan with talks on association activities corsage trends and planting methods. Walcott Webster of Boothbay Harbor chaired and Melvin Henderson hosted a postmeeting buffet. Plans for the Spring regional meeting will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Florist Telegraph Delivery Association
Melvin B. Henderson
Kennebec
Sylvia Valencia
Boston
National Association
Eva Bucknam
Skowhegan
Edward Johnson
Maine
Elizabeth Lawrence Group Meets With Mrs Carleton
The Elizabeth Lawrence Society C A R held its first meeting of the season at Mrs Munroe Carlton home 151 North Street. Vice President Anna Lean led the business session with plans to keep scrapbooks and a year end prize for the neatest book. The next meeting is set for January 4 with February plans to host Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter DAR. Attendees included Sandra Hathorne Anna Lonn Ellen Low Lucy Lee Smith Carol Cornish Dixie Oliver and Susan Bates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
Munroe Carlton
North Street
Anna Lean
Sandra Hathorne
Anna Lonn
Ellen Low
Lucy Lee Smith
Carol Cornish
Dixie Oliver
Susan Bates
Hildreth H. Fisher Speaks at Fireside Club
Hildreth H. Fisher, manager of the Bath-Brunswick District, New England Tel, & Tel, spoke to the Fireside Club at Winter Street Congregational Church parish house on November 27. He shared an engaging history of Winter Street Church as the meeting opened by Edward True, with worship led by Dawn White and Frances Butcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildreth H. Fisher
Bath-Brunswick
New England
Tel, & Tel. Co
Wis
Winter Srevet Congregational Church
Fisher
Winter Street Church
Edward True
Dawn White
Frances Butcher
Letter Carriers Auxiliary Meet at Mrs Cornish Home
Mrs Marguerite Cornish hosted the Letter Carriers Auxiliary on Rose Street Thursday evening. Members discussed a new membership drive and heard a report on the Christmas card project. Refreshments were served by Mrs Cornish and co host Mrs Louise Varney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Cornish
Letter Carriers Auxiliary
Rose Street
Cornish
Louise Varney
Grass Fire Threatens Park Near Maine Central Track
Box 712 was sounded at 8.05 am Thursday for a grass fire at Lambert Park. Gusty winds pushed flames toward the Maine Central Railroad track south of the park. Bath Fire Department contained the blaze and the all-clear was sounded at 8:20 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Park
Maine Central Railroad
Bath
Associated Industries Essay Contest Praised by Maine Officials
Carl J. Broggs, Commissioner, calls the Associated Industries of Maine essay contest the finest project since its inception this year. He urges student participation to attract new industry to Maine and cites 28 prizes totaling 700. Schulze supports the effort as a key step to raise awareness of industry and its challenges in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Industries of Maine
Carl J. Broggs
Department of Development of Industry and Commerce
J. William Schulze
Broggi
Maine
A. I.l
State Principals’ Association
Associated Industries of
Schulze
Ladies Aid of Central Church Plans Christmas Sale
Mrs Eugene Sprague presided at the Thursday meeting of the Ladies Aid of Central Congregational church where plans were completed for the Christmas sale to be conducted at 2 p.m. Dec 9 at the parish house. A quiz contest highlighted the program and refreshments were served by hostesses Mrs Harold Cutting and Mrs Albert Longley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Sprague
Ladies Aid
Central Congregational Church
Harold Cutting
Albert Longley
Dean Farnham
George Wallace
Louis Sanborn
Cutting
Eleanor Ferguson
Daniel Beaton
F. B. Rowe
Robert Gordon
Charles Merrill
Albert Whitney
Harry Larrabee
Leonard Lord
Luther Thompson
Eben Dana
Edward Murphy
Ponds on Oak Grove Ave Open for Skating
Ponds off Oak Grove Avenue at the cemetery entrance are open for skating with permission. Walter Millett, parks and cemetery superintendent, says over 150 youths have enjoyed the rinks with no objections. Fires are banned and any damage will lead to exclusion from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove Avenue
Walter Millett
Parks and Cemetery Department
Mizpah Class plans table cloths for church supper
Mizpah Class of the First Baptist church met at Mrs. Floyd Carter's home 5 High street and voted to buy material to make table cloths for church supper tables. The annual Christmas party is set for December 27 with further plans to be announced. Mrs. John Conley and Mrs. Wilfred Trott were named as shut-ins for the week. A social hour followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Floyd Carter
High Street
John Conley
Wilfred Trott
Local Men Attend Civil Defense Conference in Augusta
Scott Morse Sagadahoc county CD director Roscoe McFadden Bath CD director Robert Wagner Jr Bath Police Reserves chief John Hinds Bath Fire Reserves member met Col. Harry Mapes in Augusta to review civil defense training and exercises. They returned with CD armbands shelter markers Geiger counters and other equipment to detect radioactivity and a new blood typing kit for local CD use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Morse
Sagadahoc
Roscoe C. McFadden
Bath
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
John Hinds
Bath Fire Reserves
Augusta
Harry Mapes
Woman Burns in Home Furnace Backfire Incident
Mrs. Edward Torrey of 6 Drayton Road suffers severe burns from a furnace backfire that ignited her clothing on Sunday November 27. Her husband received burns while helping to extinguish the flames, and their infant daughter remains with grandmother Mrs. Annie Harmon on Harwood Street during the hospitalization at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Torrey
Drayton Road
Memorial Hospital
North End Youth Temperance Council organized at Seventh-day Adventist church
The North End Youth Temperance Council was formed Thursday at the Sev enth-day Adventist church school with Mrs. Rosamond McGuiggan presiding. Officers elected include Judy Hart president and Ellen Oliver explains the lighthouse project and training course. The group plans a joint Christmas party and skating event, aiming to foster Christian citizenship and total abstinence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End Youth Temperance Council
Seventh-day Adventist Church School
Rosamond McGuiggar
Maine Youth Temperance Council
South End
Georgia Lacy
Judy Hart
Drucilla Westermeyer
Bonnie Pangburn
Billy Rice
Margaret Lowery
Ellen Oliver
New Council
Jennifer McGuiggan
Nancy Lacy
Martha Ellen Shepard
Carole Coombs
Joan Dauphinee
Doris Thistle
Haskell Memorial School
Bodék
Harkness and Fort
Mrs. George Stimpson Chairs Bath Extension Service
Mrs. George Stimpson elected chairman of the Bath Extension Service at a Hyde Park Community building meeting. New officers include Mrs. Harry Fullerton vice chairman and Mrs. Marion Berry secretary. A retiring chairman was honored and gifts given. a Christmas supper and tree are planned for December 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stimpson
Bath Extension Service
Hyde Park
Stimpson
Harry Fullerton
Marion Berry
Domenic Cardosi
Doris Bourgoin
Alfred Robinson
Paul Berry
Lindsay Dauphinee
Francis Fortier
Frank Cromwell
Roland Farnham
Robert Davis
Howard Crocker
Montsweag Extension Christmas Party Planned in Woolwich
The Montsweag Extension Service will hold its Christmas party and planning meeting on December 8 at Good Will Hall Woolwich. The all day gathering starts 10:30 AM with a noon turkey dinner. Members should notify three hosts by Monday and bring 50 cent gifts for the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag Extension Service
Good Will Hall
Woolwich
Nelson Rige
Marie Hemblett
Greta Gower
Nursery School November Birthday Party Held at Lincoln Street Home
Nursery school celebrated Susie Payne's November birthday at Mrs. Philip E. Wyman's home 188 Lincoln Street. Mothers attended as guests while children played games with prizes. The event featured fall decorations and coffee service for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Goose Nursery School
Philip E. Wyman
Lincoln Street
Susie Payne
Cmdr
Alton Payne
Highway Dept Builds Two Sidewalk Sections
The Highway and Sewer Department completed two new sidewalk sections last week. A 200-foot stretch runs north from Park Street on the west side of Washington Street, and a second 300-foot segment lies north of Washington Street Primary School, also on the west side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway and Sewer Department
Washington Street
Park Street
Salvation Army Captain Speaks at Inner Wheel Meeting
Capt Mrs Bethune of Portland was guest speaker at the Inner Wheel gathering hosted by Mrs Marius H Page at 47 Academy Street. She outlined Salvation Army services including hospitals, summer camps and nurseries, and noted the love for those served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Douglas Bethune
Portland
Inner Wheel
Marius H. Page
Academy Street
Bethune
Jesse Jones
Salvation Army Corps
Clinton A. Fleming
Loring R. Addison
Dwight W. Pierce
Ira D. Nadine
Jason Merrill
Frederick M. Haggett
Suburb Civic Club Plans Public Christmas Tea
Suburb Civic Club prepares a public Christmas tea at the clubhouse on December 14. Co chairs are Mrs Duncan Farrell and Mrs Emery Footer. The group will donate to March of Dimes and Christmas seals campaigns and report on recent rummage sale and card party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suburb
Civic Club
Duncan Farrell
Emery Footer
Danforth MacDonald
Harold Mott
Harold Miller
John Williams
James York
Arthur Perry
Harold Rogers
Lloyd Rogers
Wallace Hinckley
Robert Manson
Edna McLean
Donald Wilson
Thatcher Pinkham
Horn Transferred From Bath Iron Works to New York Shipyard
Cmdr Donald V. Horn USN was detached from the Bath Iron Works Naval Office and will report to the New York Naval Shipyard for further duty. He arrived in Bath in September 1951 as construction and materials officer and has served as assistant to the Supervisor of Ship building. Replacing him is Cmdr James L. Henderson who comes from the Pacific Coast with Mrs. Henderson, now residing at the Red House on Lincoln Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald V. Horn
USN
Naval Office
Bath
Women Bowling Congress Opens Tournament in Miami
Miami hosts the 39th annual Woman's International Bowling Congress Tournament opening April 19, 1956. Teams and players from various regions are set to compete across multiple lanes and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Bowdoinham Community Notes Home Shower and Meetings
Edith Douglas received a surprise home shower after a fire. Electa Chapter-OES held Grand Family Night with officers from Hazel Libby to Owen Taylor and guests Milward Patten and R I Mitchell in attendance. Merrymeeting grange officers were installed by Cleveland Marriner. A Friday social for local pupils, basketball fundraiser, Baptist church events, and visits by Gray and Topsham residents are noted along with a Christmas program preview and church speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Douglas
Charles Blodgett
Charlotte Billings
Frances Adams
Lydabelle Adams
Virginia Lammers
Frances Haley
Ethel Hackett
Vera Heath
Phyllis Niles
Evelyn Ackley
Hazel Maxwell
Lena Hackett
Minnie Douglas
Mabel Heenie
Jessie Heath
Boyd Eastabrook
Bessie Boulay
Ruth Fisher
Lance Blodgett
Marjorie Champlain
Ruth Gray
Dorothy Dickinson
Clyde Fossett
Electa
O.E.S
Machias
Gertrude Powers
Freeport
Leah Page
Bath
Marjorie Whitten
Augusta
Vivian Dodge
Bowdoinham
Beatrice Dickey
Lewiston
Adah
Winifred DeMerritt
Portland
Grand Electa
Pauline Gilpatrick
Richmond
Grand
Warder
Margaret Stanwood
Brunswick
Grand Sentinel
Owen Taylor
Winthrop
Milward Patten
Topsham
R. I. Mitchell
Auburn
Merrymeeting Grange
Progressive Grange
Cleveland Marriner
Ralph Stilphen
Jacqueline Stilphen
Florence Stilphen
Anna Palmer
Freeman Billings
James Read
Chester Hobart
Hazel Denham
Arthur Curtis
Ceres
Pomona
Coze Hobart
Flora
Helen Read
Linwood Billings
Edward Haley
Barbara Hackett
Ella Curtis
Marion Fides
Eleanor Purington
Frances Mooney
Grange Hall
The
Baptist Church
Milonas
Greece
South End PTA Plans Oil Burner Purchase
The South End PTA votes to allocate half of future supper proceeds to buy an oil burner for the hall. Christmas gifts for Mitchell School’s Children’s Home project are ready for delivery, chaired by Miss Anna Heine. The board of education to fund 100 toward a mimeograph machine, with PTA adding 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Parent Teacher Association
Anna Heine
Mitchell School
Board of Education
Alfred Oxton
Richard Johnson
Weekend Visitors and Moves Across Maine and New England
Local residents hosted guests over the weekend in Wilder Vermont and nearby towns. Moves include Mr and Mrs Avery Fides selling their Main Street house and moving to Orrs Island, and Comdr Dean A Kelly and family relocating to a new Main Street home. Adoniram Baker Ward reports the death of Adoniram Baker 76 formerly of Bowdoinham with funeral services held in Gardiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilder, Vt
Pratt
Joe Bingham
Avery Fides
Main Street
Orr's Island
Kenneth Butterworth
Wenham, Mass
Ralph Purington
Arthur Carr
Beverly, Mass
George Brown
Dean A. Kelly
Susan
Cynthia
Arlington
Fides House
Comdr
Kelly
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Ruth Palmer
Union
N. J
Mary Miller
Frank Siegars
Cleora Tarbox
Marietta Filson
Topsham
Electa
O.E.S
Adoniram Baker Ward
Adoniram Baker
Bowdoinham
Pittston
Woolwich
Joseph
Rosalie Baker
Inez Poulin
Alta Watson
Windsor
Charles
West Washington
Orrin
Frank
Gardiner
James Baker
Genesta Sewing Circle to Meet With Christmas Exchange
Members will gather Thursday evening at Mrs. Anna McCabe home for a covered dish supper. Co hosts Mrs. Ruth Fuller and Mrs. Dorothy Pratt will oversee gift exchange and candy bag preparation for the Eastern Star Christmas party later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Winneganee
Yar- Merchant
Martha
Pine Cone
Auburn
Salvation Army
Genesta
Jason A.merrill
Merrill
Viola Osgood
Fred Osgood
Burleigh McKay
Genesta Sewing Circle
Anna McCabe
Ruth Fuller
Dorothy Pratt
Americans Living in Lebanon Reach Nearly Eight Thousand
The Surete General in Beirut releases figures showing about 7,980 United States citizens reside in Lebanon. The estimate underscores ongoing U S presence in the country amid regional tensions and economic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Surete- General
Beirut
Bath Hebrew Ladies Society Food Sale Scheduled
The Bath Hebrew Ladies Society will hold a food sale at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Senter's store to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Hebrew Ladies Society
Senter’s
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Tron
Cynthia Osgood
Rainbow Assembly
Donald Freeman
Judith
Mabel Ashe
Richard Page
Patricia Atwood
Health Report
Sen. Chapman
Ening. Iisting Ue
Iny
Front Street
NE. Florist Telegraph Assn
Elizabeth Lawrence
Mrs. Carleton
Fireside Club
Associated Industries
Ladies’ Aid of
Central Church
Oak Grove Ave
Mizpah
North End Youth Council
Mrs. George Stimpson
Montsweag
Nursery School
Highway Department
Cmdr. Horn
N. Y. Naval Shipyard
Wed
Nesdays
Adam
Greenblatt Real Estate and Insurance
Cape Cod
Greenblatt
Dial
Franklin Street
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Rea
College District
Bowdoin
Adams, Greenblatt
Real Estate and Insurance
Bath Dial
Adam Greenblatt
Wreubington Street
Dial HS
Hollis Moore
of Gray
Edna Tome
Burleigh Pratt
Joseph Cotton
Eva Bartok
ADDE
Tyrone Power
King OF Trin Cinema
Sai Robert Young
Ture
Terry Moore
UBER
Jack Buetel
Johnny Weissmuller
Rocky Archie Marciano
Moore
Hollywood
Jack Palance
Ida Lupino
Shelley Winters
South End Pta
Pina House
FBI
Irving Berlins
Istvision
Bing Crosby
Kaye “Clooney
Vera-Ellen
20Th Century-Fox Presents
Spencer Rene Tracy
Victor Flemings
van Johnson
Esther Williams
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