Guest Officers Night at Genesta Chapter O S
Genesta Chapter O S hosted a guest officers night with 16 visiting officers from Maine chapters. Gladys Leighton, Bucksport, served as worthy matron with Earl Moffitt, Celeste Woods, Kenneth Watson and others in official roles. A piano solo by Agnes Farrin and Christmas gongs by Donald Freeman capped the program. a family Christmas party and white gift drive for the Salvation Army were planned for December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
O. S
Masonic
Maine
Fea- Gladys Leighton
Bucksport
Earl Moffitt
Worthy Pan
Celeste Woods
Kenneth Atson
South Portland
Louise Blagdon
Etary
Wiscasset
Millard Patten
Brunsick
Laura Shore
Brunswick
Pearl Duin
Richmond
Edna Emons
Gladys Huntoon
Portland
Phyllis Sylvester
Adah
Export
Beulah Dunton
Ruth
Lisbon Falls Pier
Beryle Dorr
Esther
Iscasset
Tina Holt
Electatland
Marion Linscott
Warler
Charles Dunton
Ntinel
Martal
Elizabeth Hathorne
Carol Insworth
Rtha
Agnes S. Farrin
New Brunsead
California
Ruth Graffam
Donald Freeman
Salvation Army
Grace Church Adults Hold December Meeting
The Grace Episcopal church Adults Group met Thursday at the parish house starting at 6 30 with a meat and dish supper led by Mrs R L Bisson. Eugene P Eberhard and Donald Small presented a program of tapes and Brunswick conference recordings plus music. A nominating committee of Lt Jack Stevens Mrs James Grant and Mr Mrs Albert Thompson was formed for January 10 elections. Lt Stevens will show a film program on Arctic travels at the next meeting. State Trooper Ralph Hanson attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
R. L. Bisson
Eugene P. Eberhard
Donald Small
Brunswick
Jack Stevens
James L. Grant
Albert W. Thompson
Stevens
Arctic
Ralph Hanson
Kateon Auxiliary Plans December 20 Inspection and Installations
The Ernest Edgar Kateon Auxiliary held a dinner meeting with a lobster stew supper. They announced the annual inspection for December 20 and the installation of officers on January 3. Jessie Morrell won the mystery prize and Rose Lightbody took the cake walk prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Edgar Kateon
Jessie Morrell
Rose Lightbody
Beatrice Burns
S. Pauline Staples
Demorise Swain
Capsules of History opens with Kennebec settlement tale
Kennebec Journal presents Capsu les of History No 1 by Purinton Bros Co Augusta fuel dealers. The article outlines early 1600s exploration and settlement along the Kennebec River from French claims in 1604 to trade with Indians. It notes 1607 Popham settlement, John Smith's 1614 ventures, Bradford grants, and Cushmoc trading site at Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Kennebec
Purinton Bros. Co
Augusta
Kennebec River
DuMont
Canada
New Plymouth Company
Edward Winslow
George Popham
John Smith
Monhegan Island
New Plymouth
Woolwich
Wesermsett Stream
Skowhegan
Cushmoc
Two Book Clubs Formed at Bath Junior High
Eighth grade students at Bath Junior High organized two book clubs under Mrs. Margaret Scott. The first club elected Ralph York as president, Paul Lessard as vice president, and Elaine Turcotte as secretary. the second elected Jane Footer as president, Kirk Kondos as vice president, and Gayle Oliver as secretary. Members planned book quizzes, panel discussions, dramatized scenes, and book reviews. Margaret Wetherington, Richard Shanning, and Stephen Brown have donated books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Junior High School
Margaret Scott
Ralph York
Paul Lessard
Elaine Turcotte
Jane Footer
Kirk Kondos
Gayle Oliver
Margaret Wetherington
Richard Shanning
Stephen Brown
Cooper Shows Slides At Woolwich Grange Meeting
Virginia Cooper of Brunswick Naval Air Station presented slides from overseas duty in Guam and Japan at the Woolwich Grange. The group voted to send Lecturer Daisy Elwell to the Maine State Lecturers conference and to donate to CARE. The next meeting will feature the annual Christmas party on December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Cooper
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Guam
Japan
Woolwich Grange
Clyde Bailey
Daisy Elwell
Maine
Grange
Grace Church Sunday School Christmas Party Set
Grace Church Sunday school will hold its annual Christmas party on Saturday Dec 29 after a 2 p.m. vespers service in the parish house. Committees were named for Santa, decorations, gifts and refreshments. new partitions and a six foot round table were shown at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Lawrence Thayer
Santa
Gloria Swearingen
Henrietta Rogers
Albert J. McMann
Roger M. Luke
Richard Gowen
Raymond Ainsworth
Lawrence Perow
West Bath P. T. A. Plans Christmas Party
At a Thursday West Bath P T A meeting plans were made for its Christmas party to be held at the January 3 regular meeting at Mrs. Loring G Small’s home. Members will exchange gifts and bring projects for the Project Basket. Mrs. Wilson Fitzgerald presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Parent Teacher Association
Loring G. Small
Wilson Fitzgerald
Small
State Library
P. T. A. Bulletin
Isabelle Bryant
Bryant
Bath
Keith Booker
Frances Vaillancourt
Anthony Ouellette
Navy to survey wages in Brunsw ick area
Captain Joseph T. Yavorsky announced a wage survey in the Bruns wick Portland area to collect private employer wage data for skilled and unskilled labor. The Navy aims to set Wage Schedules aligned with local pay and will keep employer information confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph T. Yavorsky
U. S. Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Brunswick-Portland
Yavorsky
Navy
Captain Yavorsky
H. William Peavey
Naval Air Station
Lcdr
E. A. Phillips
Harpswell
Joseph B. Shea
Portsmouth
N. H
Stork Shower Honoring Mrs. Matter at Lambert Park Hall
Mrs. Lawrence Matter was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower Friday evening hosted by a neighborhood social group at Lambert Park Community Hall. Gifts were arranged in a bassinet with yellow organdy. refreshments served. Hostesses included Mrs. Scott Libby and Mrs. C. E. Cargile among others. attendees listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Matter
Denny Road
Lambert Park
Scott Libby
C. E. Cargile
James O'Leary
Richard Towle
James White
Philip Moore
Thomas Underwood
K. E. Kidder
Frederick Thomas
Joseph I. Smith
Rachel Lawrence
Wesley Marco
Jack McCall
Philip Lawrence
Philip Hodgkins
John Robbins
Donald Freeman
Dale Whittaker
James Noftall
John Kimble
New Zealand Daily Papers and Population Snapshot
New Zealand has 33 daily newspapers with five titles above 50 000 in circulation. The national population is just over two million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Nominating Committee Named By Club Forty-Two
Club Forty-Two appoints a nominating committee for January elections with Mrs Lawrence Wyman as chair and members Mrs Milton Savage and Mrs Maurice Owen. The club showcases clothing for Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation hospital boy patient and draws names for a Christmas gift exchange. New member Mrs Daria Jewett joins a meeting attended by many listed members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Wyman
Milton Savage
Maurice Owen
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Hyde
Washington Street
David Clark
Leonard Smith
William Marshall
Edith Small
Robert Mosher
William Greene
Ira Durgan
Daria Jewett
Edward Jones
George Sarkis
James Daley
Robert Footer
Joseph Mullaney
John Sturtevant
John Tarbox
Everett Cooke
Allan Thayer
David Desmond
Norman Seekins
Harry Allen
Howard Farr
Paul Hart
Arthur Sturtevant
William Ketchum
Sacred Heart Circle Plans for Public Supper
Sacred Heart Circle of the Daughters of Isabella organized a public baked beans supper in the K of C hall. The Dec 22 event runs 4 30 to 7 p m under Anne Perry as general chair. Assistants include Delia Moody Viola Davis Helen Moses Elizabeth Holland Clara Sonia and others. The group also voted to donate to the Red Cross Augusta State Hospital Christmas fund and set Jan 8 for a combined business social meeting chaired by Jane Mc Phee and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
K. of C. Hall
Anne Perry
Perry
Delia Moody
Viola Davis
Helen Moses
Elizabeth Holland
Clara Sonia
Elizabeth Dunton
Sophie McPherson
Mary Katula
Vivian Kronstrand
Gertrude Nugent
Red Cross
Augusta State Hospital
Jane McPhee
Hannah Curran
Louise Arsenault
Yvonne Vaillancourt
Emily Lesier
Mary Gill
Josie Eastman
Helen Thibodeau
Salvation Army Kettles Begin Christmas Drive in Bath
The Salvation Army launches its annual Christmas Cheer appeal in Bath with red kettles on downtown corners to collect funds for food clothing toys and other goodies for local families. Proceeds support Bath and nearby families and tie into the community United Fund campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Army
Bath
United Fund Committee
Metalurgist Speaks at Inner Wheel Meeting on River Voyage
Benjamin Burbank of Bath Iron Works spoke at the Inner Wheel gathering hosted by Mrs. Donald Emero on High Street. He described his Venezuela trip aboard an Aleoa ore boat with color slides of port scenes. The group collects canned goods for the Salvation Army and plans the next meeting for January 3 at Mrs. Loring Addison's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Burbank
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Inner Wheel
Donald Emero
High Street
Loring Addison
Salvation Army
Dwight W. Pierce
Erling O. Barsness
Hildreth H. Fisher
Bible of Clyde Harris Family Said to Be County’s Oldest
A 200 year old Bible owned by Mr and Mrs Clyde Harris of Mowrytown was shown at a local contest to determine the oldest Bible in the Hillsboro area. The item was described as the oldest in the near vicinity. The contest highlighted the Harris family’s historic find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bible
Hillsboro
Ohio
Clyde Harris
Mowrytown
Lions Hear Talk on Solar Battery and Transistors
William J. Harvey, service foreman for the Bath Brunswick district of New England Telephone, spoke to the Bath Lions about the Solar Battery and transistors. He noted one cent of each telephone dollar funds Bell labs and described transistor gains in Bath including a ten second dial to Los Angeles. He said Solar battery is 11 percent efficient, may replace coal and oil power, and store energy for cloudy days. The club slated a Brunswick meeting next Tuesday and welcomed new member Robert Levine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Harvey
Bath-Brunswick
New England
Tel. & Tel
Bath Lions Club
Harvey
Lions
Bell Laboratory
Bath
Los Angeles
Calif
Leslie C. Shumway
Brunswick Lions Club
Brunswick
Nxt
Robert Levine
Lion John Aliberti
St Marys Guild Plans Officer Slate and Sales
St Marys Guild of Grace Episcopal met Tuesday with President Mrs Raymond Vachon naming Mrs Charles Tubbs Mrs Frederick D Hill and Mrs Florence Calderwood to a nominating committee for a new officers slate. Members packaged gifts for House of Good Shepherd Gardiner and finished greens and aprons for a sale at the parish house next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Episcopal Church
Raymond Vachon
Charles Tubbs
Frederick D. Hill
Florence Calderwood
House of Good Shepherd
Gardiner
W. S. Voorhees
Guild
Florence Hawley
Elizabeth Mayo
Bath Home Extension Service Christmas Party Held
Seventeen members of the Bath Home Extension Service attended a covered dish supper and Christmas party Thursday evening at the Hyde Park Recreation hall. Decorations were arranged by Mrs. Doris Bourgoin and others, gifts were exchanged, and games followed. The next meeting is set for Jan 3 with a guest lecturer on Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Home Extension Service
Hyde Park Recreation Hall
Doris Bourgoin
Elihu Fullerton
Lauriston Caton
Lindsey Dauphinee
William Berry
Paul Berry
Delen Bonsey
Chester Comeau
Francis Fortier
Harry Fullerton
Roland Farnham
Frank Kenyon
Richard Giberson
Albert Robinson
William Bodwell
Frank Ozella
Carl Tobey
Mexico
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
George Rowe
Gretchen Hatch
Donald Taylor
Harry Prout
Alton Fowler
Roy Emerson
Donald Prindall
Bowdoinham Extension Group
Cecia MacEwen
Nazarene Church
Gwyeth Smith
Bowdoinham
Topsham
Malcolm Jewell
Dan Christie
Linwood Rideout
Freeport Baptist Church
Bowdoinham United Baptist Association
Bath Officials Join State Evacuation Planning Meet
Bath attended a hospital evacuation planning session with Maine hospital administrators and State Civil Defense officials in Augusta. Attendees included Bath Memorial hospital administrator Miss Katherine Ames and staff from Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation hospital as they develop individual evacuation plans for emergencies like bombing to submit to Augusta headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Augusta
Maine
Katherine Ames
Bath Memorial Hospital
Warren F. Hawley, Jr
Eleanor Merchant
R. N
Charles Antworth
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Tourists Threaten Mexican Cuisine Says Chamber of Commerce
The Mexico City Chamber of Commerce warns that tourist demand is eroding native dishes like tamales enchiladas tacos and tortillas. Restaurants increasingly favor steaks with potatoes and foreign cuisines, risking loss of traditional cooking skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Chamber of Commerce
Interesting Christmas Decorations Program At Bath Lionesses
Mrs G Thomas Murphy guest spoke at the Bath Lionesses meeting in Brunswick presenting Christmas decoration ideas using greens dried flowers and grasses. She demonstrated unusual arrangements and offered tips for home styling with household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Thomas Murphy
Bath Lionesses
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Murphy
Bath Garden Club
Maine Federation of Garden Clubs
Scott Morse
Harold P. Small
A. George Moses
Red Cross
State Hospital
Augusta
Robert Levine
Robert Livermore
Zina Eaton
Arthur Bowker
Robert Brownell
Clyde Mallett
Cecil Fullerton
Ralph Forbes
Sam Prawer
Louis Petlock
Clyde Mallet
Brownell
Small
Jacob Smith
Eaton
Moses
Bowker
Morse
Henry Richards
Oe Levine
Roland McInsh
Three-Act Play at Cosmopolitan Club
The Cosmopolitan club presented an original three scene play by Mrs. Joseph I. Smith during a meeting. Greenblatt, president, outlined January plans for philanthropic projects including nursing home visits, a local child dental care sponsorship, and a linen shower for the club house. A refreshment committee was named for January and reports on a Christmas sale and supper were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph I. Smith
Drama Department
Cosmopolitan Club
Drama Club
Adam. Greenblatt
Addiella Palmer
Louis Petlock
Alice Nowell
Bertha Palmer
Allen Noble
Talk On Baby Sitting At Teen Age 4 H Club
Members of the Teen Age 4 H club met at Pamela Litchfield's home with Miss Litchfield presenting on babysitting duties. Sue Robinson presided while Collette Beers and Margaret Wetherington read the treasurer and secretary reports respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela Litchfield
Leonard Litchfield
Bath Street
Sue Robinson
Collette Beers
Margaret Wetherington
Albert E. Whitney Retires As Local Postal Clerk
Albert E. Whitney of 206 Center Street retires after 37 years as a Bath area postal distribution clerk. He came to Bath in 1919 after a year at the Texas yard and later joined the post office. A past local branch president of the National Association of Post Office Clerks, he set a Maine distribution exam record by disbursing 900 cards in 19 minutes. His retirement became effective November 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Whitney
Center Street
Whitney
Bath
Texas Yard
National Association of Post Office Clerks
Last Queen of the Island of Cyeeue Arrives in Venice
Fragmentary text notes a figure described as the island’s last queen traveling to Venice in a single entry. Details about origin, dates, or accompanying events are unclear in the readable portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island of
Cyeeue
Venice
Bowdoinham Groups Elect Officers and Plan Christmas Events
Electa Chapter OES elected Hazel Denham as Most Excellent Chief and Lara White as Excellent Senior for the coming year. Other officers were chosen and a clothing drive for the Maine Children’s Society was announced. Various church and extension group activities, Christmas programs, and a Youth Rally were reported along with local personal items and upcoming New Year’s ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electa
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
E. Andrew Peterson
Eugene Fisher
MacDonald Temple
Pythian
Hazel Denham
Lara White
Margaret Prindall
Margaret der
Marjorie Valentine
West Bath Grange hosts Grandparents Night meeting
Grandparents Night highlighted West Bath Grange with prizes for the oldest and youngest grandparents and corsages for all grandmothers. Guest speaker Hildreth H. Fisher of New England Tel provided an utilities talk as Pauline Belanger and Alice Smith led readings and skits. Holiday events announced include a Family Christmas party and December gatherings with Pomona conferring a fifth degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Hildreth H. Fisher
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Pauline Belanger
Alice Smith
Ira Day
Lucy Armstrong
Two
Ethel MacDonald
E. W. Haggett
Oliver W. Bell
Wesley Methodist Church
Bonnie
Alton Collins
Jean Belanger
Robert Palmer
Rita Hen
Sagadahoc Past Masters’ Association
West Bath Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona
the Grange
Day's Ferry Community Club Hosts Christmas Party
Day's Ferry Community Club held its annual Christmas party with hosts Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown. The event featured gift exchange, games, and carols with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kirkpatrick and Capt. John Bachulus among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day's Ferry
Douglas Shaw
Fred Brown
Howard Kirkpatrick
Richard Bisson
Carlton Day Reed, Jr
Carl Pinson
Elsie Pinson
Carroll Morse
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Kateon Auxiliary
Cooper
Front Street
West Bath P. T. A
BNAS
Club Forty-Two
St. Mary’s Guild
Firemen’s Association
Town Hall
Newton Leonard
Providence
R. I
Frank Thorn
Belfast
Carrie Johnson
Jans
Jack Palance
Eddie Albert
Ooh
Mar Ekberg
RKO Rado
Pctures
Robert Ryan
Anita Exberg
Rod Steiger
Walt Ees
Technicolor
WED
THURS
Esons
West-Bath-Grange-Has
Day’s Ferry
Remington
Royal
Smith-Corona
Underwood
Lew
Maple St
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Asblngton Street
Washabr Street
Renee
Ada Y. Gimblatt
Wai Asa Insurance
Ant Street
Dial
Nice
Ada Watt
Street
Northorth & Bas- Room House
Parker Head Village
Ada
Kington Street
Hee
Bert
Fell Farm
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