Riverside Hall Use Details Clarified by Owners
The Haggetts explain the Phipps Center PTA hall rebranded as Riverside hall was leased to the PTA from December 1948 to November 1949 for one dollar with renewal options. The owners deny a gift and describe conditions including repairs by the PTA and major alterations needing owner approval. A six month renewal proposal was later discussed to decide on future use and potential removal.
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the Independent
Phipps- Center
PTA
Riverside Hall
Arthur Dunton
Bath
Walter J. McCourt
Eugene Winslow
Thomas L. Totman
Kippsburg
Frederick M. Haggett
Dunton
Haggett
Holiday school closings and local community meetings
Elementary schools close for holidays from Dec 22 to Jan 3. The town reports light rain and ice causing hazardous driving from Pitch Pine Hill to Timber Island. Farm Bureau hosts a turkey dinner with a year plan featuring monthly topics led by local leaders. Phippsburg Christian Service Committee plans a winter outreach with gifts and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitch Pine Hill
Timber Island
Howard Bowker
Farm Bureau
Ernest Rogers
Edward Thomas
Emmy Wyman
Raymond Wyman
Swanton Wyman
A. Bernard Henderson
Frank Cutting
Harold Seavey
Clinton Beals
Bery Barton
Cutting
Beals
Henderson
Miss Barton
Charles Minott
Clarence Skhofield
Raymond Campbell
Willard Blair
Campbell
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Parker Head
Charles L. Stevens
Gordon Alden
Eugene Winslow
Doughty Appeals Clam Digging Fine in Phippsburg Case
Alfred A. Doughty of Bath appealed a 10 dollar fine and 10.42 dollars in court costs after being found guilty of digging clams in Phippsburg without a license. He must recognize 50 dollars for a Sagadahoc Superior Court January term appearance. Local officials Ed Bridgham and John J. Keegan represented parties.
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Alfred A. Doughty
Bath
Phippsburg
Doughty
John J. Keegan
Edward W. Bridgham
Sagadahoc
George P. Sadler, Jr
Lewiston
Superior Court
Ralph O. Dale
Richard A. Klimoff
Raymond Hatch
Percy Kingsbury
Frank Moriarty
McLain
Augusta funeral for Frederick W. Pierce Jr
Frederick W. Pierce Jr died Saturday evening while attending a Knights Templar reception at the Augusta House. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Norton Pierce a daughter Elizabeth Ann and a son Frederick III. The service was Tuesday in Augusta with relatives noted. Louis Mason of New York City spoke to Beth Israel Tuesday evening and was a dinner guest of Louis M. Silverman on Oak Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond C. Small
Edward A. Cummings
Augusta
Frederick W. Pierce
Pierce
Knights Templar
Augusta House
Elizabeth Norton Pierce
Elizabeth Ann
Frederick
Bath
Louis Mason
New York City
Beth Israel
Louis M. Silverman
Oak Street
Parker Head residents mark family milestones and church events
Parker Head residents celebrate Harry D. Mank’s 86th birthday the town’s oldest resident. Grandson Earl Hamel also had a birthday. Plans arise for naming a new home, with a January prize. A Christmas service and Sunday school events fill the week, with wreaths and rehearsals for the Dec 18 Christmas party at Small Point church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Mank
Mr. Mank
East Bn
Atlantic City
N. J
Earl Hamel
Frank Mezenski
Webber Cottage
Parker Head
Mezenski
Gerald Beals
Topsham
Wildwood
Charles L. Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Bert Nisbet
Eugene Ross
Audrey Pinkham
Amazing Grace
Albin Johnson
Dix Island
Old Rugged Cross
Mr. Beals
Beals
Phippsburg Center
Clarence Sheffield
Farm Bureau
Leston Harrington
Albert Gray
Earl Lowell
Sally
Eugene Harrington
P.ta
Sandra Mank
Joyce Gray
Laurence Morong
Bill Lowell
Morse High
Florence Rollins
Walter Cushing
Dorothy Cushing
Betty Bourgette
Millard Nadeau
Frances Lander
Harry Woodward
Florida
Lewis Lowell
Bob Moore
Leo Hamel
Ashdale
H. D. Mank
Loretta Babine
Frances Morong
Sydney Chattley
U.S.N
Harold Barkalow
David Harrington
Robert Cushing
Sally Lowell
Parker
Christian Service Committee
Stanwood C. Gilman
Small Point
Huse School Addition On Schedule To Open After Christmas
School officials say the Huse school addition will be ready for occupancy by Jan 3, at the start of the Winter term. The old Center Street school will close temporarily to reallocate pupils, allowing current enrollment to be housed without the old building.
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Huse
Center Street
Popham Beach visitors and local notes from Bath area
Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Stanley Hyde of Yarmouth Mrs Austina Mitchell of Bath and B M Ist Archie McLaughlin stationed at Damariscove Coast Guard station Several locals from Worster Mass Woolwich Ashdale Perkins Island and Dix's Island called on residents at Popham Also notes on Popham Circle sewing event and a new cottage project plus a retirement of Clarence F Whittam after 35 years with the Navy Department.
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Stanley Hyde
Yarmouth
Austina Mitchell
Bath
Archie McLaughlin
Damariscove Coast Guard Station
Julia Rideout
Brunswick
John Fish
Marion Richards
Worster
Mass
Frank D. Scott
Leon Fickett
New York City
Walter Gilmore
Dromore Farm Bureau
Dromore Hall
Martin F. Goodwin
Stanton C. Dozois
Edward P. Thomas
Wolfeboro
N. H
Clarence Schofield
Perkins Island
Bernard Carlson
Dix’s Island
Edward Thomas, Jr
Herbert Lemont
James Chambers
Sebasco
Thomas
Popham Circle
Nancy Welch
Burt Osgood, Jr
John B. Curran
Troy
N. Y
Bay Point
Clarence F. Whittam
Navy Department
North Bath
Duxbury
Whittam
Bath Iron Works
Portsmouth
Philadelphia
Brooklyn Naval Shipyards
Fore River
Quincy
Highest Paper Mill in Mexico at 8000 Feet
The San Rafael mill in Mexico stands at over 8,000 feet, claimed as the highest paper mill in the world. The elevation is notable as a global record for an industrial operation.
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Mexico
San Rafael
Western Avenue Rink Enlarged for Skaters
Bath Skating and Hockey Association announces upgrades to the Western Avenue rinks. The hockey area now reaches 200 by 80 feet and the skating zone has been expanded by 80 feet. New flood lighting and a lighting system, plus an oil heating unit in the waiting building, accompany skates sharpening services and a call for waltz or march records for amplification.
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Western Avenue
Bath Skating and Hockey Association
Casein Uses Highlighted in Dairy and Paint Text
Casein is the protein of milk and the principal constituent of cheese. It is used extensively in the manufacture of water paints.
Bay Point Social Sketch Notes Multiple Local Visits
Kenneth Crafts shows improvement after illness while Dr Joseph I. Smith attends. Bay Point residents and visitors from Bath Augusta Cape Town Winchester Mass gather for social calls. Central Maine Power crews respond to a wind damaged tree over light wires. Telephone numbers are being updated as Bay Point sees craft traffic on the Kennebec, including the Berwindvale.
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H. Martin Powers
Bath
Paul Wren
Mary
Paul, Jr
Winchester
Mass
Central Maine Power Co
Bay Point
Kennebec
Berwindvale
Kiddie Christmas Party at Bath Iron Works Center
Bath Iron Works Recreation Association hosts the third annual Kiddie Christmas party for Bath and nearby grade school children at 10 a.m. on Saturday with doors opening at 9. Free admission, Santa Claus, movies, entertainment, and candy will be provided. Co chairs are Mrs. Evelyn F. Hobbs and Miss Ruth Wilson with Master of ceremonies Paul A. Merchant. Committee members include James A. Sharkey Carlton W. Perry Ralph E. Hutchins and Brian M. Jewett assisted by Bath Iron Works employees.
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Bath Iron Works Recreation Association
B. I. W. Recreation Center
Bath
Evelyn F. Hobbs
Ruth Wilson
Paul A
Shirred Eggs for Sunday Breakfast
Shirred eggs make an excellent dish for Sunday breakfast. Break two eggs into each greased baking dish and bake in a slow oven until firm. Serve with crisp bacon.
U S Tourists in Canada Spent Heavily Last Year
Estimated figures show U S tourists in Canada spent about a quarter of a billion dollars in the previous year. The data highlights strong cross border travel demand and economic impact for Canadian regions reliant on visitation.
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U. S
Canada
Postmaster Hartnett Urges Early Christmas Mailing
Postmaster Hartnett asks residents to visit the post office now to buy extra stamps and mail Christmas cards as first class. He notes rate increases for unsealed cards and urges updating address lists, buying cards early, and stamping them to avoid delays. He reminds about parcel post limits and suggests reinforcing wraps and labeling.
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Hartnett
Break at Reed's Filling Station Narrows to Cigarettes and Candy
Police investigate a break at Reed's Filling Station on High Street. An employee found the scene Tuesday morning. loot included more than six cigarette packages and twelve candy bars. Authorities pursue the would be robber of Louis A. Virgie's store on Middle Street. Chief Moriarty says the case remains open.
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Reed's
High Street
Frank Danforth
Louis A. Virgie
Middle Street
Frank Moriarty
Luncheon salad mix uses ham eggs and sour cream
A luncheon salad mix combines chopped hard cooked egg with minced leftover ham and a sour cream dressing. Serve over salad greens or use as a filling for split toasted frankfurter rolls.
Edward St. Martin Returns Home From Memorial Hospital
Edward St. Martin of 1306 Washington Street was discharged Tuesday afternoon after a week as a patient at Memorial Hospital.
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Edward St. Martin
Washington Street
Memorial Hospital
Monument to Eugene Field Opens in Lincoln Park
Twenty seven years after the death of Eugene Field children nationwide contributed pennies to fund a statue in memory of the beloved children's poet. The sculpture depicts sleeping children and stands in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Field was born in September 1850.
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Eugene Field
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Natural Bridge near Payson Arizona rises 185 feet
Natural Bridge near Payson Arizona forms from white limestone and red coral and stands 185 feet above the stream bed.
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Tonto Natural Bridge
Payson
Ariz
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Ada M. Haggett
Santa
Arrow and Rauh
Arrow
Marine Pants
Gabardine
Beacon Robes
Max Kutz
Elm St
Tee
Stevens
Sebasco Estates
Center
Stanwood Gilman
Martin Eaton
Girl Ecout
Rogers Hardware Store
West Point
Bodwell Grange
John Moore
Joan Pye
Diana Pye
Irma Lee Gilman
Ellen Blair
Faye Pye
Lona Moore
Diane Hamel
Bodwell Sewing Circle
Perley J. Quimby
Mark W. Harrington
Maurice Pye
Bodwell Grange Hall
William Blaisdell
Gilman
Popham
Harrington
Robert P. Manson
Winnegance
Bath Memorial Hospital
Ralph Tibbetts
Woolwich
Popham Beach
Leverett Welch
James W. Gilman
Cox
New York
Mme. Li
China
Li Tsung-jen
Jackson Li
Presbyterian Hospital
U.S
Hongkong
International
Casein
Kenneth Crafts
Joseph I. Smith
Earle Field
Cape Town
L. M. Spinney
William Adams
Louisa Howard
Carl Delano
Sherman Campbell, Jr
Elmer Bowen
America
Chevrolet
Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
Eugene Field's
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