Marriage of Roger E Cowley Jr and Mary E Smith
Roger E Cowley Jr and Mary Ethel Smith wed at St Philip's church on December 16 with Rev Robert Frazier officiating. Attendants included Priscilla Campbell and Reginald Pinkham. Cowleys are Wiscasset High graduates. he serves in the U S Coast Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger E. Cowley, Jr
Roger E. Cowley
Mary Ethel Smith
St. Philip’s Church
Robert Frazier
Priscilla M. Campbell
Reginald G. Pinkham
Cowley
Wiscasset High School
U. S. Coast Guard
Lions Club
Main Street
Organ Society
First Congregational Church
Mary Marston
F. D. Southard
Charles S. Sewall
Richard Higgins
Harold Campbell
Helen Dickinson
Huntoon Hill Juveniile Grange
Bangor
Edward Stockford
Ellen MacLaren
Mary Smith
Leona Greenleaf
Viola King
Frances Petrie
Madeline Smith
Wiscasset
Eulalia Wilson
Carol Oliver
Ruthie Wilson
Bath
Wiscasset Lions Club
Huntoon Hill Grange
Mary L. Dyer
Stacey Dyer
England
Air Force
Paul Bailey
North Edgecomb
Augusta
Eugene Stover
John Fahey
U. S. Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Sheepscot Road
Arthur Dalton
Korea
Woolwich PTA and community note road concern
Woolwich P T A met at Central school with strong attendance. Reports approved include a reading by Samuel Guptill on library needs. The group plans to monitor a new road crossing Nequasset road near the church due to frequent bus routes and past accidents. Several social events and Christmas activities occupied the evening, with upcoming meetings scheduled and local residents hosting gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich P.T.A
Central School
Tibeare
Samuel Guptill
Woolwich
Nequasset Road
Woolwich Central School
Freeport Cutout
James Mallard
Bubba Tate Gets 15 Acres For Trombone Practice
In Mangum Oklahoma neighbors cheer as Bubba Tate earns 15 acres of land from his family to use for practicing his trombone. The extra space solves a home crowding issue and lets Bubba play freely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Acres Mangum
Okla
Bubba Tate
Bubba
Christmas Guests Gather for Woolwich Party in 1940s Maine
A long listing of holiday visitors and residents in Woolwich and surrounding towns comprises a family oriented festive note. Maynard Waltz of Maplewood New Jersey, his wife, and their sons David and Peter, along with Leon Leonovich, are among those visiting family for Christmas. Several relatives and friends from Bath, North Bath, Sagadahoc Ferry, Dover-Foxcroft, and Boston are noted, with travelers including Pvt. Robert King and Mrs. King heading to Fort Benning, Georgia, and Leeman family members preparing to reunite in Natick Massachusetts. The article highlights the close-knit holiday customs as people travel between Maine and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring Edgerly
Sylvia
Dana
Nequasset
Edgerly
J. Donald Harvey
Wiscasset
Lawrence Muzroll
Linda
Windsor, Conn
Muzroll
Brian M. Jewett
Day's Ferry
Melanie
Woolwich
Ralph Champlin
Bowdoinham
Arthur Beane
Roy Wilson
South Harpswell
Robert Baker
Kathy
Washington Street
Bath
Harold Leeman
Helen Howes
Edwold Carter
Boston
Charles Severoni
The
Boston Herald
Maynard Waltz
David
Peter
Leon Leonovich
Maplewood
N. J
Bell Telephone Co
Allentown
Robert King
King
Mary Leeman
Oklahoma
Fort Benning
Pvt. King
Hollis Leeman
Edward
Calvin Wing
North Bath
Raymond H. Wallace
Deborah
Dover-Foxcroft
Russell Boyd
Boyd
Mr. Boyd
Mae Boyd
Walker Home
Walker
Edith Leveroni
North Nuincy
Mass
Sally Manion
Valdalia
Ill
Washington, D. C
Mexico
Woolwich Eighth Graders Tour Brunswick Naval Air Base
Thirty five Woolwich Central School students with Principal Robert Melanson visited Brunswick Naval Air Station hosted by Cmdr Harvey Waldron Jr. The group toured hangars, towers and aircraft and joined the Navy chow line in the mess hall during a three hour visit. Free bus transport was provided by W Percy Scott of Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Central School
Robert Melanson
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Cmdr
Harvey Waldron
Woolwich
Cmdr. Waldron
Central School
Brunswick Base
Melanson
Comdr. Waldron
Navy
W Percy Scott
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship Holds Christmas Session
The Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship met Sunday evening with poems and Christmas stories read aloud. President Ber Nice Wilson led the gathering and Carol Tanner, Faith Committee chair, supervised the program. Scripture Luke 2 1 20 was read in unison as the Christmas Story. Twenty six members attended and closed with a prayer circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship
Bernice Wilson
Carol Tanner
Gourmet curry accompaniments with raisins sherry and bacon
Plump raisins in a splash of cooking sherry accompany chicken or shrimp curry. Other good pairings include salted nuts fresh tomatoes and onions seasoned with salt pepper vinegar and a touch of sugar and crisp crumbled bacon.
Steel cans dominate 1954 U S beverage packaging
About 7000000 tons of steel were used to make tin cans for beer and soft drinks in the United States during 1954, reflecting the substantial scale of postwar packaging demand and industrial output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Arrowsic Christmas party and large family gatherings
Children at Arrowsic school enjoyed their annual Christmas party organized by the Arrowsic Mothers club with carols recitations and solos. A program highlight was a gift stocking from the mothers club and a basketball presentation. The Galuza family reunion and various Christmas dinners and visits across Bath Woolwich and South Portland followed, with dozens of relatives listed and travel plans noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie
Arrowsie Mothers Club
John Drayton
Mothers Club
Ainsworth
Milly Stafford
Ethel Elwell
Marie Davis
Arlene Sturmer
Rittall
Three Way Use From One Leg of Lamb
The guide notes cost savings by buying a large leg of lamb and serving it in three ways. Slice steaks for broiling, roast the center for a Sunday meal, and use the shank for stew or casserole. This method maximizes portions and minimizes waste.
Buttered Pears and Peaches as Quick Side Dish
Prepare canned pears or peaches by adding a bit of butter lemon juice and sugar to their cavities. Bake or broil until hot through and serve with meat or poultry or use the fruit as a simple dessert option.
Neighbors Host Get Acquainted Party for Mrs Subry
A recent get acquainted and stock shower honored Mrs. Subry at her home with guests including Mrs. White Desmond Johnson Booker Sanford Sanford Lemont Lemont Lemont White and co hostesses Mrs Henry White and Bazin Lemont. Several local families and service members visited relatives and future furloughs were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Subry
Herbert White
Albert Desmond
Royce Johnson
George Booker
William Sanford
Norman Sanford
James Lemont
Paul Lemont
Bazin Lemont
Henry White
Subry
Donald Holbrook
East Brunswick
Earl Harvey
Robert Farnham
Francis Deehan
Laura Whitmore
B. F. Whitmore
Richard Dunn
Robert Killiam
Gardiner
Robert D. Farnham
Farnham
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Reginald Farnham
Richard Hennessey
William Hennessey
Bath Memorial Hospital
Robert Burnham
Stanley
Brunswick
Irving Burnham
Loring Edgerly
Percy Holbrook
Owen Thompson
Waterville
Joyce Stover
Gorham State Teachers College
Courtney Stover
Mildred Bowie
Leon Belanger
Ralph Baker
Two Automobile Accidents Here Saturday Afternoon
A Bath woman 50 was hospitalized after being struck by Durwood C. Decker 37 at Washington and South Streets. She suffered arm injuries face cuts and possible head injury. A six year old girl escaped injury after sliding on Bedford Street collided with a car driven by Carol Lester 9. Police continue investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Anne H. Hessel
Bath Street
Memorial Hospital
Washington
South Streets
Durwood C. Decker
Marjorie Merrow
Clarence Merrow
Bedford Street
Carol Lester
Salem rejects Sibelius street name over spelling issues
Simplified Spelling in Salem Oregon rejects naming a street after Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. B O Sundman of Helsingfors asked for the name. Commissioner Robert Powell notes a recently renamed street residents found hard to spell and Sibelius would be harder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Oregon
Jean Sibelius
City Planning Commission
B. O. Sundman
Helsingfors
Finland
Robert Powell
Sibelius
Bread Doughnut Rounds Toast for Lunch Prep
Children help with lunch by cutting bread with a doughnut cutter, toasting rounds in the oven, and spreading soft butter. The finished bread doughnuts accompany soup for a simple, tasty meal.
Dinner Guests Spread Across Local Families in Dromore
Mr and Mrs Elmer Rogers attended a Dromore Extension Service dinner at Dromore Grange Hall. Mrs J Carroll Wing visited Portland relatives, returning with her son and daughter in law Burton and Mrs. Wing. The Wings hosted Calvin Wing and his wife for supper. Edmund Higgins dined with his mother Rose Lee Higgins. Gladyce Cothran spent a Sunday with Willard McCabe in Bath. Ardenne Haines hosted Cedric Long and family of Rockland, and Delores Pearson with children visited Royden and family in Bath. Clarence Jones and children from Hudson New Hampshire visited Edwin Hemingway’s family. Mrs Hemingway spent a day in Lewiston with E N Cole family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Paradis
Arrowsie
Charles W. Paradis
William Potter
Bath
Beverly Crosman
South Portland
Michael Mazeiko
Auburn
John Mazeiko
Frank Belafsky
Ernest Gisette
Paul
Chelsea
Mass
Mazeiko
Natalie Steen
Emme Drummond
Birthday Club
Herbert Craige
High Street
Allen Frye
Lawrence Rothwell
Fran Ellen
Worcester
Falmouth
Barbara
Deborah Lawrence
Roy Lawrence
Park Street
Michael
Bristol
Mr. Whittaker
George Gates
Howard O. Frye
Bangor
Elmer Rogers
Dromore
Dromore Grange Hall
J. Carroll Wing
Burton Wing
Portland
Wing
Calvin Wing
Edmund Higgins
Rose Lee Higgins
Gladyce Cothran
Willard McCabe
Ardenne Haines
Cedric Long
Rockland
Delores Pearson
Royden Haines
Clarence Jones
Hudson, N. H
Edwin Hemingway
Hemingway
Lewiston
E. N. Cole
Santa Arrives With Gifts At Wesley Church Meeting
Santa Claus arrived early at Wesley Methodist church during the Official Board gathering Tuesday evening and promised another substantial gift soon. The Sunday school superintendent reported a gymnasium mat gift from a Men's club member and the board voted to send Christmas greetings to the anonymous donor, known as Santa Claus. The board accepted a proposed electric water heater for the parsonage from Santa and spouse. Walter Upham presided in the president's absence as John Coombs reported the budget was over subscribed by nearly 200 dollars and the new 1956 budget would start January 1. Attendance rose in church and school, and the Maine Conference Join the Church program was approved for leadership by the Membership Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Wesley Methodist Church
Carlyle Taber
Walter Upham
Marc King
John Coombs
Coombs
Maine
Charles Marble
Several Minor Fires Keep Fire Department Busy
A series of small fires kept local fire crews active on Tuesday and Wednesday amid zero weather. No major damage reported. Incidents included rubbish truck blaze in Hyde Park, a chimney fire at 125 Center street, a wall fire at Colonial Club from a workman’s torch, and a chimney blaze at 305 Center street with crews returning by 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Center Street
Colonial Club
Theta and Xi Beta Have Annual Christmas Party
Members of Theta and Xi Beta Chapters held their annual Christmas party at Mrs. Richard Raven s home on Washington Street. Thirty five members attended a gift exchange and buffet, with gifts also donated for Bath welfare. Arrangements were led by officers from Xi Beta and Theta Chapters. Regular meetings resume in January after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta
Xi Beta
Beta Sigma Phi
Richard R. Raven
Washington Street
Bath
Paul E. Akeley
John M. Conley, Jr
Oscar R. Marsh
Yale Senior Captain Leads 167-Pounder Wrestling Team
Captain Roger Hinkson of Hempstead New York is the only senior on Yale's wrestling squad representing the 167 pound class. He stands out as the veteran presence on the team and anchors the lineup for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Hinkson
Hempstead, N. Y
Yale
Troop 93 and Brownies Hold Scout Party at Dike School
A day of activity at Dike school featured Golwich Scout Troop 93 presenting The Lost Hunter with Maine game official Kenneth Gray as guest. About 45 Scouts and adults attended with a Q and A session. Brownies Troop 17 celebrated an eighth anniversary with a birthday Christmas party and holiday recess planned for Jan 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Gray
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Day’s Ferry
Golwich
Wiscasset
Troop 93
Bobolink Brownies
Dike School
William Fagan
Kermit Thurston
John M. Conley
Wild Rose and Red Rose Girl Scout Troops Final Christmas Plans
Wild Rose Troop 2 completed final plans for a Dec 19 Christmas tea serving mothers at Central church parish house. Members made Christmas nut cups under Mrs. E O Tukey overseen by Mrs. Tukey include Carol Pankhurst Jolene Suslar Linda McIntosh Vickie Norton Joyce Wetherington and Barbara Haynes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Rose
Girl Scouts of
Wild Rose Troop
Central Church
Memorial Hospital
E. O. Tukey
Carol Pankhurst
Jolene Suslar
Linda McIntosh
Vickie Norton
Joyce Wetherington
Barbara Haynes
Red Rose
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Red Rose Troop
Colleen O'Donnell
Janice Card
Judy Libby
Martha Pratt
Linda Ames
Sandra Hathorne
Earl Cahoon
Barbara
Christine Fuller
Sally Cahoon
Elaine King
Judith Libby
Troop 52 Plans Christmas Party and Time Changes
Troop 52 Corliss Street Baptist church will skip tonight for a Christmas party. The troop will hold a December 26 Christmas exchange and reschedule its regular meeting to January 4 at 6 30 p m with all future meetings at that time. Phippsburg troop consolidates with Troop 52 with leaders Leo Hamel Donald Logan and six boys meeting weekly at the Corliss Street church vestry. John Haley completed safety and cycling merit badges, Donald Nadine earned forestry and citizenship, both to receive Eagle Scout pins at February father and son banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TROOP
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Corliss Street
Phippsburg
Leo Hamel
Donald Logan
Glen Alden
Daniel Worth
James Hamel
David Jacobs
Hugh Jacobs
Corliss Street Church
John Haley
Donald Nadine
Troop 20 Brownies Complete Santa Clauses Project
Brownies of Troop 20 finished their Santa Claus handwork at Hyde Park Community hall last week. They made the figures by covering coat hangers with red and white paper and trimming with cotton batting. Ivy Lee Harris collected the Juliet Low fund. The troop will hold its Christmas party this Wednesday and each girl should bring a gift for exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Fark
Ivy Lee Harris
Juliet Low
Tomato Soup With Croutons and Cauliflowerets
A pantry note suggests serving tomato soup enriched with toasted croutons or cauliflowerets for texture. The idea emphasizes adding crunch and vegetal notes to a simple soup base.
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Gertrude Myer
Gertrude V. Myer
Albert Myer
John
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Federal Street
St Philip's Church
Woodlawn
Violetta Reed
Alonzo Reed
Boothbay
Stephen and
Octavia Welch
Alna
Garrison Hill
Order of the Eastern Star
American Legion
Herbert Munsey
Clarence Baker
George Stacey
Alton Munsey
Ralph Bowers
Howard Whittam
James Russo
Nelson Lubee
Central Maine
Earl Dow
Sagadahoc Ferry
Arrowsic Road
Good Will Club
Clifton Gainsley
Woolwich Grange
Herbert Leeman
Chester Leeman
Barley Neck Road
Mrs
Norris Waltz
Nelson Rice
Marjorie
Natick
Charles Leeman
Miss Leeman
U. S. Air Force
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha, Neb
Brunswick Air Base
Galuza
Jerry Galuza
Arrowsic
Adam Gaulza
Joan
Philip J. Furlong
St. Thomas More's Church
New York City
Pius XII
New Yorker
Francis Cardinal Spellman
International
Santa
Wesley Church
Theta and
Tudith Libby
Ean Dauphinee
Linda Elliot
Linda Foster
Nancy Merchant
Elwood J Tathorne
Truman King
Colleen O’donnell
Irene Thompson
Barbara Fuller
Martha Hill
Oliver Foster
Ralph Card
Mrs. Foster
Foster Pratt
Maurice Libby
Pine Haven Day Camp
Harry Fullerton
Joan Dauphinee
Darren Farnham
Dabbler
Donna Knight
Betty Shepard
Sheredith Waters
Janet King
Marilyn McDonald
Carol Cornish
Elwood Hathorne
Court of Honor
Carol Coombs
Colorado
William L. Shaffer
Val Peterson
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