Grace Episcopal Church marks 100th anniversary service
Grace Church celebrates 100 years since its first service in the present building, with a Christmas Eve program including choral Eucharist, Evensong, and a postlude, plus a full holiday schedule through January honoring the church’s consecration. The event recalls Bishop Burgess and rector Rev. Dr. Frederick Gardiner.
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Grace Episcopal Church
Seat
Grace Church
Diocese of
Maine
Frederick Gardiner
Burgess
Grace Durch
Gesu Bambino
Pietro
Bethlehem
Adams
Elizabeth Williams Creed
Borniansky
Dresden Amen
Central Church Holds Annual Christmas Tea and Program
Central church Sunday school presented its Christmas program at three, followed by a parish house tea for parents. White gifts were given to Salvation Army. The program featured multiple student acts and congregational carols with numerous named participants, under Mrs. Vannen, Mrs. Morse, and Mrs. Hodgkins.
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Central Church
Salvation
Gram
George Vannen
Horace Morse
Laforest E .Hodgkins
Mabel Merrill
Carlton Andrews
League
Hyde Home Christmas Tree Beams With Lights Shine
A large spruce on the Hyde Memorial Home lawn is ablaze with colored Christmas lights for the fifth year. Edward J. McMann of Bath directs the display using his own lights and wires. Bath fire chief Richard Frates and Engine 4 driver Fred Pecci helped install them. Clarence Ayer of the Bureau of Ships and Charles Shaw of BIW aided with time and materials. The BIW donated the top star. Over 200 lights create a striking nighttime scene.
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Hyde Memorial
Edward J. McMann
Bath
Mr. McMann
Bath Fire Department
Richard Frates
Fred Pecci
Clarence Ayer
Bureau of Ships
BSW
Charles Shaw
BIW
Iron Works
Bath Rotary Club Observes Christmas in 1940s Sermon
Rev Richard J Schaper of Winter Street Congregational church spoke at the Bath Rotary Club Christmas observance. He tied the season to peace through Christian teaching, urged personal religious foundation for progress, and noted visiting aviation cadet Frank Francisco of Bath, son of President Ken Francisco, at Enid Oklahoma.
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David
Christ the Lord
Richard J. Schaper
Winter Street
Jesus the Christ
Schaper
J. B. Priestley
Church of Christ
Christ
Jesus
Frank Francisco
Ken Francisco
Bath Rotary Club
Advanced Air Base
Enid
Oklahoma
Santa Claus Delivers Gifts At State Military Home
More than 300 children from the State Military and Naval Children's Home and a 32 child list received toys and clothing from Santa at a Brunswick Naval Air Station party. The event featured carols, movies, ice cream, and cookies, with Navy buses transporting attendees. Santa distributed wrapped gifts and a fund of $67 for records and films, as organizers Capt. Price Commander Palmer and Chaplain Thomas arranged the festivities.
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Military and Naval Children’s Home
Santa Claus
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Navy
Merna Foulks
Santa
G. G. Price
F. L. Palmer, Jr
George E. Thomas
William Roberge
Sweitzer
Hill
T. H. Brown
F. R. McLaughlin
Old Folks Home Guests Entertained By Bath Club
A Bath Business and Professional Women's club group visited the Old Folks Home Saturday evening for a Christmas program. They arrived at 7 30 and were greeted by matron Mrs Catherine O Hara. The event featured carols led by Mrs William H McGlinchy with piano by Mrs Carl Albee, a Bethlehem story by Mrs Bernice Staples, and a tree gift ceremony followed by ice cream and cakes.
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Bath Business and Professional Women's Club
Old Folks Home
Catharine O'Hara
William H. McGlinchy
Carl Albee
Bethlehem
Bernice Staples
Highway Crew Busy Cleaning City Streets
The highway crew worked early Wednesday removing slush after a light storm. Three new pieces of equipment a big Lull loader an Oliver loader and a small tractor plow performed satisfactorily during the operation.
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Oliver
Dental group proposals tax on sugar misread as cost
A dental organization urges a sugar tax. The idea is framed as public health policy, but many readers see it as a new levy affecting everyday purchases. The debate centers on health benefits versus economic impact on consumers.
Nativity Play Fills Winter Street Church to Capacity
Winter Street Church overflowed Sunday evening as the Ladies Auxiliary presented a Nativity. The fully staffed cast included Mary Susan Watts Joseph Horace Morse Jr and angels Carol Loeschner and Judy Zolbrook. Choirs from the men s and women s groups joined, with Mrs Bernice McGlinchy directing the production and David Y Alkazin leading stage setting. Continued on Page Four.
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Winter Street
Bath
Les Camarades
Winter Street Church
Bernice McGlinchy
David Y. Alkazin
Edgar Leavitt
Herbert Anderson
Waldo Brooks
Burleigh McKay
Beatrice McFadden
Priscilla Cullen
Evelyn Percy
Alice Johnson
Thelma Sylvester
Lydia Hutchins
Kay Schaper
Jack Warren
Mary
Susan Watts
Joseph
Horace Morse, Jr
Angels
Judy Zolbrook
Carol Loeschner
Jackie Hartleb
Charles Doyle, Jr
Charles Hewitt
Robert Ramsay
Maurice Hutchins
Elizabeth
Elna McCabe
Zacharias Richmond
Peggy Hanson
Debby Caton
Pamelia Hanson
Caron Ann Pankhurst
Alison Turpie
Keny Johnson
Scott Johnson
Robert Bradway
Congress Shirt Company Christmas Party Acknowledges Loyalty
About 125 guests attended Congress Sportswear Company's annual Christmas party at Sedgwick. The event featured a turkey dinner, remarks from leaders, a quiz with silver dollar rewards, music by Joe Avery's orchestra, and performances by Pat and Paul Crocker, Kathleen Watson, Bob Ramsey, Betty Gribben, and Mike Cohen.
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Congress Sportswear
Sedgwick
Congress
Julius Grossman
Penne
Howard F. Cramer
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Joe Avery
Pat and
Paul Crocker
Woolwich
Kathleen Watson
Bob Ramsey
Mr. Avery
Betty Gribben
Portland
Mike Cohen
Joseph O’connor
Milton Grayson
Norman Grossman
Fr. Maney
Buffum
Diamant
Hart couple welcomes second set of twins in two years
Mr and Mrs Charles Hart of Phippsburg announce their second set of twins born Sunday Dec 21 at Memorial Hospital. The newborns Jeanne Marie and Janice Ann are girls, following twin boys born Dec 28 1950. Mrs Hart is daughter of Mrs Doris Wallace of Phippsburg. Mr Hart, son of Ralph Hart, works at Hyde Windlass Co.
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Charles Hart
Phippsburg
Memorial Hospital
Jeanne Marie
Janice Ann
Hart
David
Jel
Doris Wallace
Ralph Hart
The
Hyde Windlass Co
Winter Storm Hammers Maine Telegraph and Power Lines
Central Maine Power Co crews labored from 11 a.m. Tuesday to 3.30 a.m. Wednesday to repair ice damaged lines across Bath area towns including West Point Sebasco Small Point Georgetown Arrowsic Woolwich and Phippsburg. About 1 100 telephone stations were knocked out district wide with Brunswick Bath and Boothbay Harbor hit hardest. Crews from Lewiston Portland and Portland trim teams aided the effort and full service was expected by five o’clock this evening.
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Central Maine Power Co
Maine
Bath
West Point
Sebasco
Small Point
Georgetown
Arrowsic
Woolwich
Phi
Brunswick
Portland
William P. Bathnealy
Brunswick New England
Boothbay Harbor
Meannealy
Lewiston
Boothbay
East Boothbay
Bath Woman Takes Flight to Scotland
Mrs. Lawrence Boardman of 34 Floral Street departs Boston for Scotland to spend Christmas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Peter MacConnell. War bride Florence MacConnell boards with her husband, who will see her off, planning to return February 1 after a month abroad.
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Lawrence Boardman
Floral Street
Boston
Scotland
Peter MacConnell
Boardman
Florence MacConnell
Bath
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Dubois
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John the Evangelist
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Area House
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Pommanaitate
Race Church
Organ
Judith Kingsbury
Jane VanWynen
Jeffrey Peavey
Linda Ashe
Bruce Hallowell
Jacqueline Hodgkins
Shepherds
Kathy Scott
Brian Hetherington
Jeanne McMann
David Thornton
Julie Robbins
Marie Shepherd
Rickey Page
Joyce Wetherington
Burleigh Thombs
Linda Allenwood
Carol Brown
Nicky Main Abite
Jean Beaton
Jean
Mary Steeneee
Jean Robert Kenney
Thomas Bertocci
David Welch
Mary Welsh
Marie McMann
Hark
Herald Angels
Carla Tukey
Donna Hodgkins
Beatrice Main
Nancy McInnes
Barbara Brown
Carol Norton
Harry Larrabee
Mrs. Morse
Judith Libby
Wayne Fitzgerald
Pamela Litchfield
Hyde Home
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