Wiscasset Christmas Ball Aids Senior Class Trip
The Wiscasset Senior Parents' Club hosts a Christmas ball at Memorial Gymnasium Saturday from 8:30 p m to midnight with Gordon Howe's orchestra. semi formal dress and intermission refreshments. Proceeds support the senior class trip to Washington in the spring. Also noted are parish events at St. Philip's Episcopal Church and Masonic chapter activities with installations and upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Gymnasium
Gordon Howe
Washington
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
Garrison Hill Chapter
Juanita Sessions
Louise Blagdon
Cora Beane
Florence MacQueston
Georgia Karalekas
Anita Ferguson
Priscilla Moss
Arlene Whitney
Dorothy Fessenden
Agnes Swett
Ruth Sampson
Edna Parlin
Marion Colby
Iowa
Maine
Star Points
M. Jo Miche
Vera Bullis
New Jerusalem Royal Arch
R. E. Orvis W. Bonney
Robert C. MacQueston
Milton C. Stephenson
Eugene McGrath
George A. Jones
Leslie A. Sullivan
Leonard Dunton
Robert C. MacQuesten
Byron A. Adams
George A. Chase
Cecil H. Reed, Jr
John Sutter
John F. Wyman
Royal Arch
Charles Dunton
Franklin Fiske
Raymond
Leon Gardner Flood
Sentinel
Marilyn P. Jones
Garrison Hill
James P. Bailey
Lincoln Lodge
Paul Miete
George Wilson
Aaron T. Tucker
Calvin Cromwell
Dean Shea
Donald Shea
Gardiner Road
Dean
Colby College
Thomas Rankin
Edgar Rankin
Federal Street
Robert Maybury, Jr
Robert Maybury
Middle Street
Carol Higgins
Richard Higgins
Bradford Road
University of Maine
Charles Shea
Brunswick
Ardiner Road
Egbert M. Sewall
East Auburn
Donald Geissler
Forest Munsey
Leland Foster
Bath Road
St. Andrew's Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Lan
Woolwich Christmas Events Highlight Community Spirit
Woolwich churches hosted a Christmas program and pageant titled Christmas Pathways with recitations carol singing and gifts for attendees. The Baptist Youth Fellowship provided music and a soloist George Wilson. Girl Scout Troop 16 caroled and visited Day's Ferry residents including centenarian John Preble. Various gatherings, visits, and meals followed at homes and local clubs as the town closed its week of observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Stephen Sidebotham
Old Ladies
Bath
George Wilson
Woolwich
Central School
John Preble
Day’s Ferry
Edward Gallant
Loring Edgley
Samuel Soule
Gallant
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
Merle Jameson
Milton Hathorne
Carol Tanner
Russell Tanner
Cub Scout Pack
Good Will Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Coldest In Bath To Date As Winter Arrives
The article notes Bath records its coldest date of the season with a 9.35 am reading of three degrees above zero in parts of Bath and nearby areas. It cites the Farmer's Almanac forecast predicting warmer overall winter but more snow and precipitation from storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
360 Farmer’s Almanac
Day's Ferry church children star in Christmas program
Day's Ferry Congregational church Sunday School presented a Christmas program to a full house. Rev. Ronald Ashworth led prayers and the Rev. Ashworth, with Mrs. Ashworth, received a purse of money from church groups. Performers included Hopestill Reed Denise Richard Prudence Reed Susan Reed Donald Davis Janice Smith Litha Creamer Gary Creamer Roland Creamer and others with piano solos, poems, and a Santa gift distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ashworth
Michael Gallant
King Wassermann
Cathy Smith
James Knight
James Munsey
Leon Beal, Jr
Joseph Carter
Santa Claus
Michael Carter
James Darnell
Jerry Darnell
Howard Kirkpatrick
William Durgan
Victor Smith
Nequasset Auxiliary Christmas Party Reported
Nequasset Congregational Church Ladies Auxiliary held its annual Christmas party at Woolwich home of Mrs. Florence Hathorne. Seventeen members and three guests attended with gifts exchanged and refreshments served. Awards included a bedspread to Mrs. Marion Ingalls and a cash prize to Mrs. Kay Stevens. Hostess prize went to Mrs. Gertrude Stacy. A gift and card were sent to Clifford Molson who has returned home from hospitalization. Next meeting planned for January with date and program to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Congregational Church
Florence Hathorne
Woolwich
Eldie Wright
Marion Ingalls
Kay Stevens
Gertrude Stacy
Clifford Molson
Woolwich Youth Sing Caroling in Bath Sunday Night
A group from Days Ferry Congregational Church Youth Fellowship visited Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital and the Old Folks Home in Bath Sunday evening to carol. Attending were John Hudson, Larry Severance, James Munsey, Andrea Doak, Victor Smith, Leon Beal Jr., Larry Edwards, James and Jerry Darnell, Donald and Joseph Carter, Richard Proctor, Judith and Renee Richard, Rosebelle and Anna Hawes, led by Rev. Ronald Ashworth, Donald Severance and Mrs. Albert Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Days Ferry Congregational Church
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Old Folks Home
Bath
John Hudson
Larry Severance
James Munsey
Andrea Doak
Victor Smith
Leon Beal, Jr
Larry Edwards
James
Jerry Darnell
Donald
Joseph Carter
Richard Proctor
Judith
Renee Richard
Rosebelle
Anna Hawes
Ronald Ashworth
Donald Severance
Albert Richard
Entertains Hospital Nurses With Party
Mr and Mrs Thomas Wiles of Brunswick Gardens Brunswick entertained the nurses and nurses aides of the 11 to 7 shift at Bath Memorial hospital with a Christmas party at their home Thursday evening The Wiles home was attractively decorated with Christmas greens and a tree Joke gifts were exchanged and June Ater RN was awarded the door prize For the remainder of the evening there was dancing and carol singing and a buffet lunch Mrs Wiles was assisted in serving by her sister Mrs Kay Gateley Attending were Ruth Stevens RN Barbara Carlisle RN Virginia McNaughton RN June Ater RN Mary Collins RN Mae Savage Loretta Peters Dorothy Mowery Dorothey Marks Dorothy Palmer Rosa Smith Joy Tabb and Earl Allen orderly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wiles
Brunswick Gardens
Brunswick
Bath Memorial Hospital
Wiles
June Ater
Ruth Stevens
Barbara Carlisle
Virginia McNaughton
Mary Collins
Mae Savage
Loretta Peters
Dorothy Mowery
Dorothea Marks
Dorothy Palmer
Rosa Smith
Joy Tabb
Earl Allen
Local visitors share meals and vacations across towns
Miss Laura Lee Brown of Portland was a Monday night supper guest of Mr and Mrs Herbert Leeman and Mr and Mrs Chester Leeman. Chester Leeman of Hockomock road enjoys a three weeks vacation from Bath Iron Works. Mr and Mrs Ross Ambrose of Bramforth Conn are guests of Mrs Ralph Durgan of Day's Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Lee Brown
Portland
Herbert Leeman
Chester Leeman
Hockomock Road
Bath Iron Works
Ross Ambrose
Bramforth
Conn
Ralph Durgan
Day’s Ferry
Social notes from Arrowsic and surrounding towns
A sequence of local social items from Arrowsic and nearby areas lists gatherings and visits. Loraine M. Price hosts a Light House Point pot luck with Maine guest roster including Horatio Baker and Catherine Kenyn. Baker plans a December California trip for Founders Church dedication and Rose Parade viewing. Other entries note Sunday suppers, birthday celebrations, and visits among families in Pompano Beach Fort Lauderdale Miami Shores Deerfield Beach Robinhood Brunswick and Portland with occasional college professor Roy Campbell and Rolland Peterson guest visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loraine M. Price
Woolwich
Light House Point
Fla
Maine
Horatio L. Baker
Pompano Beach
Catherine E. Kenyn
New York City
Herbert Lemont
Ft. Lauderdale
Philip O'Hara
Miami Shores
Annd
William Freeman
Deerfield Beach
California
Founders Church of Religious Science
Fort Lauderdale
Perleyster
Frank Cromwell
Roland Peterson
Roy Campbell
Salem College
Winston Salem
N. C
Robinhood
Ralph Steene
Hugh Campbell
North Bath
Dwight Allen
South Harpswell
Richard Steen
Bion
Leslie Ainsworth
Bowdoin
Brunswick
William Rapp
Portland
Peterson
Gladys Weeman
Maine Medical Center
Christmas Decorations At Gainsley Home In Woolwich
The Gainsley home on Day's Ferry road Woolwich features outstanding holiday decorations with evergreen garlands and multiple lighted outdoor scenes including Santa sleigh reindeer iglooNorth Pole and life-size figures. Pepper Gainsley helps illuminate the display which uses changing color spotlights and a white candle in each window while Hi Fi music plays from 7 to 8 tonight and Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford C. Gainsley
Ferry Road
Woolwich
Gainsley
Gainsleys
Pepper
Santa
North Pole
Camel
Going Away Dinner Party For Bath Woman
Mrs Paul Collard of 4 Noble avenue was guest of honor at a going away dinner Tuesday at New Meadows Inn. Friday the Collards and two children depart for Louisville to reside where Mr Collard has GE employment. Mrs Collard is Pauline Kelley daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Kelley of 2 Noble avenue. Guests presented gifts including a pocketbook French purse and corsage from a long list of Fairfield attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Collard
Noble Avenue
New Meadows Inn
Collard
Nickie
Vickiam
Louisville
General Electric
Pauline Kelley
Paul Kelley
William Longley
Leon Rouillard
Conrad Rouillard
Francis Bisson
Richard Redlon
William Fogg
Russell Stodder
Conrad Parker
Harold MacElman
Harry Musk
Robert Carmichael
John Trafton
Lewis Kingsbury
Roger Lisinbee
Lani Cahill
Carla King
Fairfield
City Hall Women Host Christmas Party at Home
City hall staff women held a Christmas party Monday evening at Joan Cummings home 9 Crawford Drive. Hostess received a copper canister set as a surprise housewarming gift and Dorothy McKenna was honored with a birthday gift. Refreshments included dipping punch and carols accompanied by Christmas gift exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Joan Cummings
Crawford Drive
Dorothy McKenna
West Bath Christmas carol service honors church crowd
West Bath Methodist church held a candle lit carol service with Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell. Mrs. Rob ert B. Savage created the Nativity Scene decorations and Mrs. Loring Small directed the program. Local families and visitors joined in the carols and candle distribution followed by community arrangements for Salvation Army gifts to hospitals and nursing homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Methodist Church
Robert B. Savage
Oliver W. Bell
Donna Smith
G. C. Smith
George Stimpson
David Smith
Everett McNellye
Robert D. Metcalf
Chester Merry
Percy Holbrook
Alpha Booker
Loring D. Small
Charles Williams
Topsham
Felix Frazier
West Bath
Lizzie Williams
Campbell's Pond
Henry White
Homer Potter
Oliver Wass
Loring Small
Courtney Stover
Salvation Army
Chandler Thompson
Sunderland
Ont
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
F. W. Deehan
Ralph Baker
Perey Holbrook
West Bath Grange Christmas Party Highlights Annual Event
West Bath Grange held its annual Christmas party under juvenile Orange direction with co chairmen Phyllip and Roger McNelly. The program featured community singing, readings, solos and duets by Ida May Nicola, Susie Brown, Sharon Gilbert, Lorna Morton, and others, plus a Santa gift distribution and a Christmas pillow prize to Alice Smith. The group planned next week's children's program and a June 4 Youth Night, with donations to Morse High School Library Fund and the Grange fund also approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Orange
Phyllip
Roger McNelly
Cochairmen
Sandra Rose
Ida May Nicoll
Susie Brown
Sharon Gilbert
Karen Orr
Larna
Richard Morton
Nuttin
Terry Ambrose
Dale McNelly
Mommy
Santa Claus
Ida May Nicola
Lorna
Alice Smith
Morse High School Library
Grange Fund
Fifth Grade Presents Program At Huse Assembly
Fifth grade pupils at Huse Memorial school staged a three act play The Real Meaning of Christmas with Dennis Irish as master of ceremonies. Cast included Karen Woods Kathy Jones Barbara Grant Billy Atkinson Johnny Shorey and many others with a chorus of over 30 voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Memorial School
Dennis Irish
Mother
Karen Woods
Mary
Kathy Jones
Jane
Barbara Grant
Billy
Gerald Atkinson
Johnny
John Shorey
Shepherds and Heralds
Karen Ricker
Sherry Avery
Robert Wilson
Gary Hawkes
Lee McCabe
Kathy Robinson
Joseph Perow
Jane Tainter
Sharon Tabor
Laurie Lee
Joanne Sturtevant
Larry Innes
John Thompson
Gail Longley
Alan Carr
Danny Plummer
Virginia Freeman
Shirley Swift
Anne Thompson
Local Social Guests Attend Community Gathering
Attendees included Bever ly Henrikson Marion Oliver Dorothy Eseley Ruth Smith Lorna Newcomb Marie Lebel Dorothy French Caroline Carpenter Anne Milliken Jane Haines Diane Hathorne and Priscilla Cullen at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Henrikson
Marion Oliver
Dorothy Eseley
Ruth Smith
Lorna Newcomb
Marie Lebel
Dorothy French
Caroline Carpenter
Anne Milliken
Jane Haines
Diane Hathorne
Priscilla Cullen
Mrs Mabel Brockway Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs Mabel Brockway has returned to her home at 722 Washington Street from Bath Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Brockway
Washington Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Richmond area clubs hold Christmas gatherings and engagements
Richmond Enterprise grange held a Christmas party after a meeting with piano solos and readings by Connie Walker and Paula Batchelder. A nickel match went to Mr. and Mrs. Sylvia Dube. Engagement announced for Diana E Dube and Edward G Holske. Beulah Rebekah lodge hosted a Christmas party with carols and gifts. Extension group planned a Jan 12 meeting on Food and Fitness. Barbara Griffin, nurse, capped at Webster Junior High in Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Grange
Connie Walker
Paula Batchelder
Dora Marriner
Freda Sullivan
James Meserve
Emil Popp
Sylvia Dube
Foxboro
Mass
Richmond
Diana E
Edward G. Holske
Charles Holske
Dube
William Nichols
South Pleasant Street
Foxboro High School
Holske
Harry B. Smart Motor Co
Brunswick
Beulah Rebekah
Elva Curtis
Annie Knight
Madelyn Trott
Richmond Corner Extension Association
Courtney Hinkley
Wilma Berdan
Edna Small
Geraldine Brown
Ora Farrington
Harold Brown
Zehme Brown
Erma Raynes
Farrington
Leo Springs
Albany
N. Y
James Burney
Barbara Griffin
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Webster Junior High School
Auburn
Miss Griffin
Stanley Griffin
Old Ferry Road
Books and Cash Sought for Morse Library Drive
The Bath PTA Book Committee seeks 2,500 books and $2,000 to keep Morse High School accredited. Hundreds of donated books are being screened for suitability while cash gifts fund science volumes and other needs. Principal Farnham urged student support and noted gift levels such as $3 for one book, $10 for three, and $25 for eight to nine science titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Pta Council
Morse High School
State Department of Education
Abbot Fletcher
Benjamin Zimmerman
Fletcher
Zimmerman
Morse High Library
Washington Irvin
Random Harvest
Longfellow
Whittier
Maine Woods
Thoreau
George Washington Carver
More High
Raymond W Farnham
Morse High School Library
Farnham
Craig Richards
Clifford M. Pye
Phipps Fete
Fay Pye's Dance Pupils Have Big Christmas Party
Fay Pye's Dance School held a Christmas party for about 300 pupils and their parents at the Masonic Temple. Santa distributed stockings, and the program featured soloists and various dance numbers including "White Christmas" and "The Snow Queen." Gifts were exchanged, refreshments served, and classes will resume January 2 for the second semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Pye
Sandra Rose
Nora Libby
Joanne Rea
Pamela Bourget
Lillian Gaudette
Jane Perkins
Sue Ellen
Tyler Hathorne
Nori Gowen
Christmma
Berk Young
Paul Techiera
Sybil Medelton
Judith Reed
Patsy Chatt
Betsy Goldstein
Lind
Tetreault
Alice Cunningham
Dancing Dolls
Dawn Savage
Donna Merrill
Charlotte Cahill
Miss Pye
Cail
Martha Rea
Joan Teirean
Diane Durgan
Floren Fullerton
Barbara Stivoie
John McMann
Solar Lodge Holds Annual Inspection Verse
Solar Lodge No 14 F&AM completed its 1959 work Monday evening with RW Raymond L Boyden making the official visitation for the annual inspection. The gathering featured officers performing a program including a solo, a roast beef supper by Cenesta Chapter ladies, and a plaque presentation for the Solar Lodge Memorial Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solar Lodge
F&am
Raymond L. Boyden
RW Boyden
Masonic District
Edwin NI P. Lowell
Karcher S. Jackson
Donald T. Page
Grand Lodge of Maine
Donald Freeman
Leland Patton
Ladies of Cenesta
CES
Lynnoed E. Temple
Joseph Desire
James Ledyard
Willis Fi Taft
RW Bowden
Sia
So Lodge
Salvation Army Children's Party Tonight at 7
The Salvation Army hosts its annual children’s Christmas party at 7 PM in the Salvation Army hall on Water Street. Greater Bathman presents the program directed by Lew Colby with a rendition of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" plus carol singing and Santa Claus arrival to hand out toys to hundreds of children. About 180 toys were made at Bath Junior High School for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Waterstreet
Greater
Bathmah
Lew Colby
Santa Claus
Bath Junior High School
Notable names listed in local society notices
Ashe Lawrence W Palmer Sr West Bath Norman Marrows Brunswick Mrs Eastham Guild Jr Mrs Roy Putney Beth Teen Age 4 H Club Bath Brunswick Retired Teachers Association Bath Laundry Inc Lioness Club T W Hyde Camp Phippsburg Sportsman's Association Acadia Eppes K of P and Petiane
Tips as income taxed in court rulings say tips must be reported
IRS official Whitney L Wheeler notes recent court decisions affirm that tips received by workers such as waiters porters and taxi drivers are taxable income. Courts upheld penalties for underpayment when taxpayers failed to declare tip income or maintain adequate records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney L. Wheeler
Augusta District
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Wheeler
Tospiver
Bath Man Aids Navy Squadron Win Meet
A Bath man helped a Navy squadron win a meet. The article notes Navy interception drills with VEAW GY planes and NORAD air defense, involving Lt William F Pleag and Charles I. Wetestt of York Street and St George, both with the ES Air Force, coordinating VEAW-3 during practice and control duties at Mt Laguna, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Meares
Nuva
Spe
Pinshtes
Willian
Pleagwei
Charles I. Wetestt
York Treet
St George
North American
Aisr
Mt. Laguna
Calif
Bonus Distributions At Bath Iron Works Amid Pay Season
The Bath Iron Works distributed a year end bonus totaling about 325,000. Payouts hinge on service length over the past year, with preliminary estimates suggesting more than 115 dollars per employee. Company officials declined to discuss exact amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Bath Tron
Christ- Mills Bopnuses
Courminus
Fengeth
Tron
DOT Ees
BIW
Wisdine
Sophiiidig
Trent
Seber Bons
Youth Temperance Council Christmas Party Highlights
The Youth Temperance Council held a Christmas party with Bath Recreation Center Committees assisting. Attendees included Jennifer McCabe Choi, V McCormick, and Chris Pansy, while Stephen Thoser, William Rice, and Maridivea MacDonald organized decorations. Refreshments were shared and a social evening was endorsed. Next regular meeting of the council will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Ann Christmas
Youth Poapperature Council
Vos Pela Sitatthiv
Bath Recreation Corer
Nenay
Jennifer McCabe Choi V McCormick
Chris Pansy
Stephen Thoser
Willian Rice
Maridivea MacDonald
Entertainrmento
Miatha Ellen Shepard
Mergeret Besin
Ellen Ohter
Nefresh Reat
Amon
Wis
Phins
Seven From Bath Attend Accountants Meeting
Seven members from the Bath area attended the annual meeting of the National Association of Accountants in Portland. Attendees included Frank Criven Lewis B Prentiss George Cromwell Miss Nody Cuis Lt Albert Gand ane Grinwille Gordon of the Naval Air Station Brunswick. A panel discussed the latest internal revenue rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Criven
Lewis B Prentiss
George Finaly
Donald Cromwell
Bath
Ron
Nody Cu
Albert Ar Gand Ane Grinwille Gordon
Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Internal Revenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wiscasset
Book Club of
Murphy's Corner
Wallace Benjamin
Moatsweag Road
Paul Hussey
Clinton Ham
Monmouth
Hussey
Marion Hanson
Nequasset
George Gavett
Phipps Point
Bernard Bailey
Montsweag Road
Robert Melnut
Bonita
Robert, Jr
Melnut
Thomas Staples
Howard Crosby
North Vassalboro
Judith McIntire
Thomas College
Waterville
Herbert McIntire
Edward Belanger
Old State Road
Harvey Chubbuck
Mountain Road
Bodwell Grange
Phippsburg
Harrison Tipsword
Ossian Dodge
Meadow Road
Barrington College
Barrington
R. I
Chauncy Eldridge
Milton
N. H
Middle Road
John Lowell
Murphy’s Corner
Lowell
Wayne Barney
Gilford. Mn
LongeSonasy Murphy's
Day’s Ferry Church
Huse Assembly
Morse
Salvation Army Children’s Party
Navy Squadron
Youth Temperance Council
Severin
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