Phippsburg Christmas Pageant and Community News
The Phippsburg Christian Service committee will host a Christmas pageant at Center church Sunday at 7 30 with dress rehearsals on Saturday. The Dromore Extension Service noted a December meeting with a roast dinner and planning for 1956 projects. Various local groups shared events including youth fellowships, church services, Grange and PTA activities, plus personal notes on local residents and a birth in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Church
Bath Rotary Club to Conduct Paper Drive
Bath Rotary Club members voted at a Monday meeting to run a paper drive to fund sending deserving boys to Boy Scout Camp. Co chairs are James W. Temple and Bernard E. Varnum with drop off points at Lambert Park and Bath Lumber Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club
Lambert Park
James W. Temple
Bernard E. Varnum
North End
Varnum
South End
James Temple
Bath Lumber Company
Maine Cosmetologists Banquet and Dance in Waterville
The Maine State Cosmetologists Association will host a banquet installation of officers and a dance at the Elmwood Hotel in Waterville on January 7. A state meeting is set for 5 p.m. in room 111, banquet at 6:30, and the dance at eight. Mrs. Carol Eastman of Bath serves as a director.
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Maine State Cosmetologists Association
Elmwood
Waterville
Carol Eastman
Bath
Maine Association
Central Ladies Aid Meeting at Parish House
The Ladies Aid of Central church meets Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Parish House with Mrs. Robert Gordon and Mrs. Harry Larrabee hosting. A business meeting precedes a Christmas program and members are asked to bring a Sunshine basket donation.
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Central Ladies Aid
Ladies Aid of
Central Church
Robert Gordon
Harry Larrabee
Shampoo tips for oily dry and normal hair care
Guidance on how often to shampoo based on scalp oiliness with steps for oil massage and warm towel treatment. Recommends oil rub, warm baby oil, and three rinses to improve softness and shine through regular brushing.
Parker Head Community Notes Highlight Local Celebrations
The Sunday service at the Vestry featured speaker Mr. Decker of BNAS. Residents mark birthdays for Martha Ross, Harry Lewis, Robert Cushing, and Ronald Nadeau with family gatherings. Christmas party plans unfold for village children while church services shift around including a Dec 18 pageant and Jan 8 guest Norman Dubie. Various visits and travels among families from Lisbon Falls to Bath, West Point, Richmond, and Brunswick are noted, along with choir rehearsals and a 30 day leave for J Frank Mezenskis at BNAS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker
BNAS
Martha Ross
Harry Lewis
Marcia Wyman
Ronald Nadeau
Walter Cushing
Robert Cushing
P. E. DeBery
Cox’s Head
Walter Cook
Bangor Theological Seminary
Norman Dubie
Small Point
Small Point Church
Centre Church
Frederick Maggett
Phippsburg Center
Irene Libby
John
Stepehn Hiister
Lisbon Falls
Forreston
Jay Lee Darling
Pittston
Clyde Stilphen
Florence Rollins
Dromore Grange
Bernhard Carlsson
Dixieland
Albert Gray
Maritime Academy
Midshipmen
Neil Page
Vicki
F. A. Libby Sunny
Eva Hoar
George A. Morong Jr
West Point
Asa Wallace
Lucy
Bath
Miss Hoar
Roger Lewis
Morong
Robert Thistle
Earl Lowell
Lloyd D. Lowell
North Bergen
N. J
P. J. Corradetti
Norfolk
Fred W. Arndt
Cleveland
Ohio
Windham
Russell Turner
J.F. Mezenskis
Portland
Leo Hamel
Ashdale
Angie Mank
W. H. Wyman
E. F. Lowell
Riverside Hall
Eugene Ross
Center Church
Leston Harrington
Dromore Extension Bureau
Harrington
J. Frank Mezenski
M/ACMM
George Wilson
Bath and
Sebasco
Parker
Maasen set to speak at Saga dahoc Rod Gun meeting
John H. Maasen Jr of Augusta will address the Saga dahoc Rod Gun and Skeet Association December meeting in North Bath club house at 7 30 p m. as a Maine biologist he will discuss Michigan's deer problem with films and Maine officials note similarities to northern Maine. Other business includes annual election of 1956 officers and meeting urged for all members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Maasen, Jr
Augusta
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association
North Bath Club
Maasen
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Michigan
Maine
Knoxville Dealer Wins Jamaica Vacation As Home Burns
Paradise Lost in Knoxville Tennessee reports G E Cathey, an appliance dealer, won a week in Jamaica for air conditioning sales but his home burned down during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
Knoxville
Tenn
G. E. Cathey
Jamaica
West Indies
Colonial Club and Elks Plan Cribbage Tournament
Colonial Club and Elks announce a cribbage tournament at the Colonial Club rooms on Front Street as the first inter club event of the season. A Woodfords club inter club meet is planned in Portland on Jan 11. One new member joined and Colonial members received emblems for Bath Little League.
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Elks Club
Colonial Club
Front Street
Woodfords Club
Portland
Bath
Richard Hart
Wayne Snell
Danny Corliss
Richard Haskell
Ken Savage
James Comeau, Jr
Robert Hawkes
Gary Fitzgerald
Stephen Carey
Thomas Bertocci
Joseph Benoit
Dale McNelly
Robert Pooler
Michael Hogan
Ronald Grimard
Bath Thespians to Start Castings for Sabrina Fair
Bath Thespians will hold casting for Sabrina Fair Tuesday at Edward Butterfield’s High street home. Butterfield to direct the February production. The gathering at Woolwich’s Russell home included by laws discussion and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Thespians
Clifford W. Russell
Woolwich
Sabrina Fair
Edward M. Butterfield
High Street
Butterfield
Andrew Flaherty
Benjamin Zimmerman
Rev Richards Leads Talk At Pilgrim Fellowship
Rev Craig Richards led a Pilgrim Fellowship discussion on the derivation of religious word and healing through faith at Central Congregational church parish house Sunday evening. A skating party was announced for next Sunday after the meeting with refreshments to follow in the parish house. The social committee gave a report on plans for a mystery ride. Ellen Low read scripture and Carol Haynes led the responsive reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Richards
Pilgrim Fellowship
Central Congregational Church Parish House
Ellen Low
Carol Haynes
Eight Initiated Into Rainbow Assembly
Eight new members were initiated into Rainbow Assembly for girls at a Friday night meeting. The new members are Margaret Wetherington Janet Thorpe Anita Gaudet Madelyn Pace Edith Bowers Elizabeth Pierce Georgia Watson and Margaret Rogers. A Christmas party on Dec 23 with gift exchange was planned. Mrs. Philip Wyman will lead the program. Petitions were received and named to the investigating committee were Judy Legard Betty Aikenhead and Mrs. Percy Low.
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Rainbow Assembly For
Margaret Wetherington
Janet Thorpe
Anita Gaudet
Madelyn Pace
Edith Bowers
Elizabeth Pierce
Georgia Watson
Margaret Rogers
Philip Wyman
Judy Legard
Betty Aikenhead
Percy Low
Bald Eagle Density Higher in Alaska Than Most U.S. Regions
The article notes that bald eagles are more abundant in Alaska than in other parts of the United States, highlighting Alaska as a stronghold for the species. It discusses regional distribution and potential factors influencing eagle populations.
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Alaska
The
United States
Popham Circle Christmas Tree and Party at Library
Popham Popham Circle plans a community Christmas tree and party at the library on December 24. The refreshment committee includes Mrs. Ellison Moody while decorating is led by Mrs. Doris Gilmore and Mrs. Amy Sprague. The Wednesday meeting was hosted by Mrs. Myra Scott. Numerous local residents gathered for social visits and family dinners during the period, including neighbors from Bath Freeport Sebasco West Point and Phippsburg Center. John Claussen of Wakefield mass joined for duck hunting last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Haggett
Bodwell Grange
Phippsburg Sportsmans Association
Riverside Hall
Bodwell Grange Hall
Phippsburg
John Rogers
Small Point
Sebasco
West Point
Charles Blaisdell
Gordon Alden
James Seavey
Harold Seavey
Sally Rainey
Fisher Junior College
Boston
Jean Hunt
Sargent College of Phys
Cambridge
Mass
William Gilman
Gorham State Teacher College
Lisa Ann
Gene Sulski
Chicago
Ill
Sulski
Joe Bennett
Arlington Va
Popham Circle
Ellison Moody
Doris Gilmore
Amy Sprague
Myra Scott
Norman E. Markham
Ralph Houston
Bath
Raymond Jackson
Freeport
Chester Wilson
Chester Wilson, Jr
Herbert Yeaton
Helena Doughty
J. H. McCourt
U. S
Maurice Blair
Phippsburg Center
Carol Mank
Courtney
Popham
Ernest Oliver
Edward P. Thomas
Oliver
Thomas
P. Edward de Berg
Cox's Head
Walter Gilmore
Fred H. Spinney
Jesse Munsey
Guy E. Crowley
James Chambers
Sebasco Estates
Herbert R. Sprague
Lewis Preney
Arthur
Clifton Morgan
Cundy’s Harbor
Herbert Sprague
Spragues
Thelma Tyler
John Morgan
George Oliver
Willard
Roger Oliver
Doris Wallace
Arthur Allen
Woolwich
Brunswick
Russell Sprague
Topsham
Cox’s Head Dromore Extension Plans 1956 Meeting
Good attendance at Cox's Head Dromore Extension planning meeting and dinner. The 1956 program was outlined and several new members joined. A Christmas tree and gift exchange were held in the afternoon with Edith Perkins Helen De Bery and Gladys Dozois among attendees. A December Christian Service Group meeting at P Edward De Berys home featured a Bangor guest speaker and Christmas programs.
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Dromore Extension
Cox's Head
Edith Perkins
Helen de Bery
Gladys Dozois
Christian Service Group
P. Edward de Bery
Bangor
Social notes from Bath and nearby towns
Eric Carlson visited Mr and Mrs Edward P Thomas of Bath after a trip to Dix's Island last week. Dr Earle B Perkins of Phippsburg Center spent Sunday at the Perkins cottage. Mrs Lester Oliver of Spruceville called on Mr and Mrs Edward P Thomas of Bath on Friday.
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Dix’s Island
New Be
Ford
Mass
Eric Carlson
Edward P. Thomas
Bath
Earle B. Perkins
Phippsburg Center
Perkins Cottage
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Plans Annual Christmas Baskets
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club asked members to donate by December 21 at the club house for Christmas baskets. Mrs. Vivian Brown Miss Mildred G Nichols and Mrs. Walter Thurston lead the drive. The club voted a donation to Togus Veterans Hospital and held a program of carols readings and exhibited Christmas arrangements. The next meeting will be January 9 with a luncheon and an afternoon New Year’s tree gift exchange.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Vivian Brown
Mildred G. Nichols
Walter Thurston
Nellie D'Arcy
Alice Johnson
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Albert Whitney
Memorial Hospital
John Gillespie
Complete Bible Quiz At Wesley Fellowship
The Parson's Kids win the Bible Quiz series 7 to 2 at Wesley Methodist Youth Fellowship. The losing team will provide refreshments at the Christmas party after caroling. Members meet Monday at 7 30 to decorate, and a council meeting is set Sunday at four at Miss Druscilla Fielding's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Youth Fellowship
Druscilla Fielding
Roger Upham
Gail Carlton
Fireside Club Scavenger Hunt Draws Four Teams
The Fireside club of Winter Street Congregational church hosted a Christian scavenger hunt Sunday. Four teams led by Nancy Doyle Wayne Akeley Edward True and Peter Francisco collected items for missionaries and later packed toys clothing and necessities for shipment. Nancy Doyle and Wayne Akeley led winning teams. An American Dental Association report notes only 40 percent of Americans receive adequate regular dental care.
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Winter Street
American Dental Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Dromore Extension Service
Aletha Campbell
Eveline Beals
Addie Seavey
Nettie Hughes
Eva Rogers
Annette Skhofield
Mildred Rogers
Thelman Skillin
Jannette Oliver
Jean Spearin
Annie Harrington
Miss Spearin
Kathryn Briwn
Beatrice Lewis
Olga Carlson
Marlene Logan
Marilla Totman
Carol Wyman
Vickie Blaisdell
Diane Hamel
Diana Pye
Irma Gilman
Ellen Blair
Margaret Oliver
Gloria Eaton
Tommy
Owen Totman
Boyd
Dudley Harrington
Frederick Morse
John McCourt
Harry Doughty
Frederick Moffatt
William Blaisdell
Edward
Bath Rotary
Rod & Gun Club
Morocco
Bou Zin
Rift Mountains
Colonial Club and Elks
Bath Thespians
Rev. Richards
Rainbow
Cox
Mr. Berry
Boothbay Harbor
Nat Percy
Bessie Sprague
Albion Johnson
Frankfurt
Germany
Blust
U.S. Army
Wesley Fellowship
Fireside Club
Ike
U.S
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Congress
International Soundphoto
Pasadena
Calif
Joan Culver
la Canada
Mugasv
S. H. Culver
Diane
Eei
Kouy Svekion
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