Sagadahoc County Women’s Republican Club Meeting Held
Sagadahoc County Women’s Republican Club met Tuesday evening in Bowdoinham at Mrs. Cleveland Curtis home. Sixteen members and two guests attended, including Mrs. Alice Plummer and Mrs. Selma Wagg. Plummer spoke on finances and a state federation campaign fund. Wagg described the Dec 6 state committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Women’s Republican Club
Bowdoinham
Cleveland Curtis
Alice Plummer
Auburn
State Federation of Republican Women's Clubs
Selma Wagg
Lisbon Falls
Republican State Committee
Plummer
Sagadahoc
Wagg
Augusta House
Augusta
Donald Leavitt
Charles Wheeler
Richmond
Georgia Walker
Woolwich
Earl McPhee
Esther Brown
Bath
Chester Leeman
Firemen
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Richmond Corner Grange Hall
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Ladies’ Farm Bureau
Andrew Peterson
Bay Road
Electa Chapter
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Pythian Sisters
Merry Meeting Grange
Donald Chesley
Harold Hobart
Arthur Curtis
James Brice, Jr
Donald Prindall
Hazel Turner
Chester Hobart
Hazel Denham
Donald Irish
Ceres
Betty Chesley
Pomona
Hazel Maxwell
Flora
Eleanor Brice
Alice Towne
Mildred Dunn
Juvenile Grange
C. P. Curtis
Mrs. Leighton
Gardiner Nursing Home
William H. Gould
Monticello
Curtis
I. Delbert Curtis
George Brown
Hartley Douglas
East Bowdeinham
Brawn
Douglas
Wendell Heenie
Gardiner Armory
Bowdoin Parent-Teacher Association
Bowdoin Center
Arthur Almy
Lewiston
Raymond Rendall
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Ransome Kelley
Fairfield
Raymond Tibbetts
Oxnard
Calif
George Sparks
Presque Isle
Red Cross Sends Cards to Togus Hospital
Bath chapter of the American Red Cross reports a generous donation of playing cards for patients at Togus Veterans Hospital, gift wrapped by Beta Sigma Phi and funded by the Colonial Club, St Mary’s Guild, Grace Episcopal Church members, and several local residents. Teen group under Mrs Granville Colby produced three sets of flannel pajamas sent to Hospital Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
American Red Cross
Warren Hawley
Togus Veterans’ Hospital
Beta Sigma Phi
Colonial Club
St. Mary's Guild of
Grace Episcopal Church
Charles M. Tubbs
Cecil K E. Paine
Frederick Humphreys
Allan M. Irish
Henry C. Wright
Barbara Ross
John S. Newell
Granville Colby
Togus
Topsham Couple Weekend Guests of Local Residents
Mr and Mrs Charles Locke of Topsham were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Clinton Fleming located at 17 Andrews Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Locke
Topsham
Clinton Fleming
Andrews Road
Graduation And Its Problems At Morse High PTA Meeting
Morse high school PTA sets January 18 for a discussion on Graduation And Its Problems led by John Parker ex superintendent of Bath schools. The committee postpones December meeting to March 1950 and plans a third Wednesday monthly schedule to fit heating needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
John Parker
Bath
Lewis E. Prentiss
George H. Musk
Parker
New Stoves Brought to Home Economics Department
The department will renew all stoves at once including five apartment size electric stoves, one full size electric stove, and one gas stove. The electric stoves arrive under a General Motors school plan offering a new model each year for five years at no extra cost.
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General Motors
Christmas Pageant at Brunswick Church Presents Nativity Tale
A Brunswick Christmas pageant titled The Pageant of the Nativity directed by Mrs. John Sweet will be shown Sunday December 18 at 4 p m in First Parish church Brunswick. About 80 Sunday school members perform five tableaux and pantomime with Christmas hymns led by Philip S Wilder. The pageant runs in the main church and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sweet
Brunswick
Philip S. Wilder
Blood Donor Bank Forms at Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Iron Works Corp Hyde Windlass Co and Torrey Roller Bushing Works support a blood donors bank at Bath Memorial Hospital during work hours with no loss of time. Evelyn Armstrong and former tester Ellen C Marston typed groups Elks Eagles and K of C and prepared donor cards with blood type positive or negative for quick reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hyde Windlass Co
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Bath Memorial Hospital
Evelyn Armstrong
Ellen C. Marston
Elks
Asia
East Indies
Pearl Harbor Raid Described For Pupils
On December 7, seventh grade pupils at North Grammar school heard a first hand account of the Pearl Harbor bombing from Mrs. William Spann of Baton Rouge Louisiana. Spann, then Lydia Snooky Smith, was the daughter of Mrs. Claude Gillette of Bath. Spann spoke in terms understandable to the young audience and later visited the teachers who once instructed her at North Grammar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
North Grammar School
William Spann
Baton Rouge
Spann
Lydia “Snooky” Smith
Claude Gillette
Bath
Nominations Filed for City Council Seats in February Election
Nomination papers were taken out this week by William Turpie of Ward 5 and E Melvin Pratt of Ward 1 for the February municipal election. Their exact offices are not disclosed but both are former common councilmen from their wards, in the old bi cameral system that preceded the council manager form adopted in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Turpie
E. Melvin Pratt
Engagement of Mildred Greenleaf to Paul Knight Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Greenleaf of Arrowsic announce the engagement of their daughter Mildred Elizabeth to Paul Stewart Knight, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Knight of 447 Washington Street. The Christmas Eve wedding will be held at the home of Miss Greenleaf’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Warner, 822 Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Greenleaf
Arrowsic
Mildred Elizabeth
Paul Stewart Knight
Maurice J. Knight
Washington Street
Miss Greenleaf
Maurice J. Warner
Middle Street
Senior Class Play at Morse High Set for Dec 20
Morse High School announces the senior class will present the freshman play on December 20, not December 14 as earlier stated. Rehearsals have run three weeks under directors David Wetherell and Mrs. Ruth Wilson with committees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
David Wetherell
Ruth Wilson
Hyde Camp Auxiliary Elects Officers for Christmas Plans
Hyde Camp Auxiliary met with President Lillian Farrington presiding. Twelve candidates were initiated this quarter. A Christmas party is planned for Dec 20 with gifts and a tree. Officers were elected including President Lillian Farrington and several reelected posts. Delegates and alternates were chosen for the Bangor encampment. National delegate Edith Miller announced. banquet followed with apple pie and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde
Lillian Farrington
Sons of Veterans
Eleanor MacDonald
Arlington Home
United States
Geraldine Brown
Mildred E. Cressey
Frances L. Warner
Ruby Hooker
Edith Miller
Lucelia Blake
Mary Cressey
Bangor
Lillian Warner
Laura Frizzell
Gladys Gundell
Henrietta Pashard
Etta Lilley
Mary Picken
Ella Lewis
Mildred Cressey
Frances Warner
Morse High to host New Year’s Eve Ball for Memorial hospital
The Junior Hospital League announces Morse High School gym as this year’s New Year’s Eve Ball venue to benefit Memorial hospital. Gordon Howe’s orchestra will play from 9 to midnight with favors and noisemakers. Co chairs and committee heads named for hall, tickets, decorations, patrons, and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Memorial Hospital
Junior Hospital League
Morse
Gordon Howe
A. M. Main, Jr
M. Dean Shaw
Harry L. Day
Leslie Shumway
William P. Kelley
Marionette Show at the Hyde Home
Jonas Storer, Bowdoin College instructor, presented a marionette show to Hyde Home patients last Wednesday. A small theatre showcased circus characters as he told the tale of marionettes and their use in early Christian miracle plays. He noted that the term Marionette once meant Little Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Home
Jonas Storer
Bowdoin College
Mr. Storer
Youngster Injured in Brunswick Road Accident
Nine year old Richard Goldsberry of Brunswick was injured Friday afternoon when a car driven by Elden Emerson of Bath skidded on a slippery road near his home. He was taken to Brunswick Hospital with a fractured leg. Emerson said he tried to avoid the child but the slick surface prevented him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Goldsberry
Leon Goldsberry
Brunswick
Brunswick Hospital
Elden Emerson
Oak Street
Bath
Emerson
Cosmopolitan Club Discusses Service To The Community
The Cosmopolitan Club hosts a panel on women group contributions to community life. Members consider cooperation with others or leading civic projects, with talks by Mrs. Parker and others. The meeting revises by laws, notes Christmas sale success, and lists new active members and tea plans. Agnes Humphreys, a longtime member, is recuperating after a hand injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
John Parker
Cosmo Club
Donald Freeman
William Dennison
Bernard Knight
Ralph Mittendorf
Business and
Professional Woman's Club
Joseph I. Smith
Frederick Moffatt
Herbert Pierce
Byron Clark
Myron Heenie
Louis Annis
Harold Bogart
Ronald Buffum
Bertha Davis
Edwin Brown
House
Just B. Wald
John Gilmore
Delmore Gilman
Philharmonic Committee
Alfred McCabe
Agnes Humphreys
Hillside Avenue
Schenectady
N. Y
Robert Harrington
Humphreys
Talk on China Sunday Evening at Central Church Parish House
Herbert Kwouk a Bowdoin College student from Shanghai spoke to the interdenominational group at Central church about Chinese customs religions and daily life. He described dragon boats ancestor worship marriage traditions rickshaws and regional diversity across China and answered audience questions.
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Herbert Kwouk
Bowdoin College
Central Church Parish House
Kwouk
Shanghai
China
Bowdoin
Fog Disrupts Traffic From Brunswick To Augusta
Fog crippled Monday night driving in this section of the state. Motorists reported two hour trips for the 31 mile route from Brunswick to Augusta, with dense fog along the coast and in Bath area. John W. Gilmore, longtime Bath city clerk before retirement, has returned home at 36 Milan Street after a month in Bath Memorial Hospital.
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Brunswick
Augusta
John W. Gilmore
Bath
Milan Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mrs Arlington Armstrong Confined by Illness at Home
Mrs Arlington Armstrong of Trufant Street is confined to her home due to illness.
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Arlington Armstrong
Trufant Street
Bowdoinham News Highlights and Local Notices
The firemen and Ladies Auxiliary sponsor a minstrel show at Richmond Corner Grange Hall this Thursday with added acts. Christmas concerts, club meetings, grange elections, and community social events fill Bowdoinham headlines, including Pythian Sisters dinners and a Merry Meeting Grange officer slate. Personal notices cover illness, travel, and local obituaries. Bowdoinham Fire Chief James McEwen, 79, longtime town leader, is noted.
Charles H McEwen Funeral Held in Bowdoinham
Funeral services for Charles H. McEwen were held at Bowdoinham Baptist Church with Rev. Horace Moffatt officiating. A longtime Bowdoinham resident, McEwen operated a barber shop for 50 years and earlier in life was an active fireman contributing to local fire improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. McEwen
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Horace Moffatt
McEwen
Bowdoinham
Eagles Host Kiddies Christmas Dinner in Bath
Bath plans a Christmas dinner for needy youngsters on Monday December 26 at 11 am. George Kakales, owner of the Splendid Restaurant, has donated meals for Bath youths in past years. this year the Eagles take over with Kakales cooking gratis. Lunch will be at the Eagles Hall on Front Street followed by an afternoon show at the Opera House courtesy of manager George E. Sargent.
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Bath Aenue of Eagles
George Kakales
Washington Street
Bath
Eagles
Kakales
Eagle's Hall
Front Street
Opera House
George E. Sargent
PLAN TURKEY SHOOT BATH ELKS SPONSOR EVENT
Bath Lodge of Elks hosts a Turkey Shoot Saturday evening at the Elks home on Lombard street. Open house inviting public participation. proceeds go to Bath Elks Christmas Basket Fund to aid those less fortunate. Committee urges members and friends to attend for a fun evening and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
Elks
Lombard Street
Bath Elks
Licenses for Gifts Go on Sale at City Hall
City hall began selling 1950 hunting fishing and combination licenses announced by city clerk Harry E Ring Jr. Licenses were obtained Tuesday and are popular as Christmas gifts. Hunting or fishing licenses cost 2.25 dollars each while the combination license is 4.25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Engagement of Joyce Anne Fuller to Richard G Lewis
Mr and Mrs Charles Fuller announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce Anne Fuller to Richard G Lewis son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Lewis of Cummings Street Miss Fuller is a Morse High School junior and Mr Lewis is a Morse High School 1949 graduate
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Charles Fullerton
York Street
Joyce Anne
Richard G. Lewis
Bernard Lewis
Cummings Street
Miss Fullerton
Morse High School
Mr. Lewis
Morse
Miss Beatrice Harrington Visites Augusta Sister
Miss Beatrice Harrington of Augusta formerly of Bath was a recent day guest of her sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hines of Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Harrington
Augusta
Bath
Edward Hines
Topsham
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AOAC
Sagadahoc County Women’s Republican Club
Charles Hackett
Millward Patten
Charles W. Messenger
RED Cross
Santa
URN Savings2“Loan Association
Front ST. Bath.me
Morse High P.T.A
Baths Hospital
Baton Rouge, la
Hyde Camp
Morse High Gym
Club
Re Ee Decem
Wilson Boxing Ae
Wilson Punching Bags
Bailey’s Hardware
North
Bath, Maine
Knights of Pythias Merry Meeting Grange
Oodman
Evelyn Williams McEwen
Milton
Arlington
Ralph
Ruth
Mass
Out of Town
Lee
John Costello
Annie Williams
William Williams
Lee Sheldon
George Risteen
Earle Risteen
Albert Risteen
Arthur Risteen
Thomaston
T. Eee
An Eagle Lion Films
Alan Curtiss
Turkey
Fusled
Russell Fase Cummings
Maci Eee
Havia
Robert Young
Barbara Hale
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