Wiscasset Christmas activities and local notices end year
The community held a Christmas party at the school cafeteria and a First Congregational church event with tree and gifts. Winter arrived unofficially. schools close for holiday break. The town reported a large South American tanker pumping 106000 barrels of oil at the Mason plant. Personal items include local military and hospital news and visits, with charitable baskets distributed by Boothbay Lodge Knights of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Club
Wiscasset
American Legion
Legion Hall
Mason
First Congregational Church
Boothbay Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Charles ’‘S. Sewall
Charles E. Cowley
Fred Blagdon
Joseph Erskine
Seth Wingren
Irving Davis
Gordon Huber
Kansas
Army
Elinor Huber
Middle Street
Bertha Sutter
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Wellington Johnson
Forrest Johnson
Florida
Johnson
Parker B. Stin
Augusta
Carrie West
H. Burke Chandler
Madinm
The
Grande of Maine I.0.c.f
Arambec Ge
Clinton Harris
S. Harris
Mae Caldwell
Lewiston
Ralph Caldwell
Brunswick
Neil Caldwell
Ottawa
Canada
YMCA Midget League Games Spotlight Huse A Dike North Wins
In Saturday YMCA Midget League play Huse A defeated Huse B 10 to 1 Dike outscored Fisher 13 to 6 and North beat Mitchell 17 to 9 Ted Johnson of North led scoring with 7 points Lee Taylor and Alvin Howe each had 6 points Huse A listed players Richardson Webster Sinibaldi Howe DeCoursey Presley Ennis Jackson Desmond Baldwin Bronson Goldstein with other teams noted for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike
Huse
Fisher
North
Huse “B
Mitchell
Ted Johnson
Lee Taylor
Alvin Howe
Richardson
Webster
Sinibaldi
Howe
DeCoursey
Presley
Ennis
Jackson
Desmond
Baldwin
Bronson
Goldstein
Strube
Davis
Taylor
Ellis
Robinson
Frank
London
Sonia
McDougal
Peavey
Farrow
Kinder
McDonald
Hart
Sargent
Johnson
Bertocci
Swain
Keppel
Beane
Marshall
Perkins
Holbrook
Zimmerman
Nolan
Stinson
Sleepy Sea Lion On Puget Sound Boat Scares Local Inland
Postmaster George Morry found a sea lion resting on his boat cover near his Puget Sound island home. His 13 year old son rowed out to shoo it away, but the animal frightened him first. A neighbor then shot the sea lion with a rifle and earned a $130 bounty. The creature weighed about 200 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
George Morry
Morry
Puget Sound
Woolwich YMCA plans New Year dance for junior students
The Woolwich YMCA Tri-Hi-Y will sponsor a New Year’s dance for seventh and eighth grade Woolwich boys and girls on Saturday December 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Woolwich YMCA gym. Committees were formed at a Bath Y event and prizes, chaperones, and no admission are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Woolwich
Bath Y. M. C. A
Jane Barstow
Carol McGuire
Donna Baker
Debbie de Wick
Sharon Milliken
Patty Haskell
Judy Richards
Carol Soule
Linda Soule
Beverly Hatch
Joan Galuza
Dorothy Sheldon
Mary Carver
Sandra McGuire
Sandra Beal
Social Holiday Gatherings in Day's Ferry and Bath Area
Local families hosted and joined Christmas and seasonal gatherings across Day's Ferry Bath and nearby towns. Guests included Warren and Sumner Hawley of Bath Reginald Cote Arrowsic Lawrence Rothwell Worcester Mass Taylor Schulten at Woolwich Central School and multiple caroling luncheons and church services with regional families and visitors from Boston Lynn and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren F. Hawley
Day’s Ferry
Sumner Hawley
Bath
Reginald Cote
Arrowsie
Lawrence Rothwell
Worcester
Mass
Alexander Schulten
Woolwich Central School
T. Tarpy Schulten
Day's Ferry
Carroll E. Morse
Richard J. Campbell
Carlton D. Reed, Jr
Howard W. Kirkpatrick
Carl Pinson
Frederick von Huene
Patrick
Andrea
Boston
Miss Jean A Goody Weds Phippsburg Man In Brunswick Chapel
Miss Jean A Goody of Bath married Airman Arthur E Totman US Air Force of Phippsburg in a Saturday ceremony at the Brunswick Naval Air Station chapel. Chaplain Richard Caldwell officiated at 2 30 PM. A reception followed at the Totman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean A. Goody
Bath
Arthur E. Totman
U. S. Air Force
Phippsburg
Brunswick Naval Airtttton
Richard Caldwell
Totman
Ellie Goody
David Dyer
Edward Goody
Central Avenue
Morse High School
Airman Totman
Arthur L. Totman
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Henderson Frey Wedding Announced in Albuquerque
Mrs Betty Henderson of 888 Middle Street announces the marriage of her daughter Jane R Henderson to Carl A Frey Jr son of Mr and Mrs Carl A Frey of Chicago New Jersey. The ceremony was at 7 pm November 21 at St Pauls Lutheran Albuquerque New Mexico officiated by Rev Leeland Soker. Attendants were Miss Helen Olson and Donald Blaisdell. Jane Henderson a Morse High School graduate 1952 worked at Hyde Windlass and the Atomic Energy Commission in Albuquerque. Mr Frey will finish U S Army duties next May. they plan to live in Chicago after visiting the bride's mother. They reside at 533 Valerica SE Apt 5 Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Henderson
Middle Street
Jane R. Henderson
Carl A. Frey, Jr
Carl A. Frey
Chicago
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Albuquerque
N. M
Leeland Soker
Helen Olson
Donald Blaisdell
Miss Cunningham Hosts Christmas Party For Ballroom Pupils
Mary Cunningham of the Moderne School of Dancing hosted a Christmas party for ballroom pupils at 72 Front Street in Wednesday's studio. The crowd from fifth to ninth grades enjoyed dancing, prizes, and refreshments amid silver decor and a large Christmas tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cunningham
Moderne School of Dancing
Front Street
Nan Akeley
Gerald Small
Nancy Merchant
Linda Foster
Margie Pottle
Joseph Desmond
Warren Higgins
Daniel Beaton
Christmas Guests Connected With Local Families
Sherman Mills and Adrien LeVielle visited relatives from Bangor to Wiscasset during Christmas. Guests included Mrs. Fides' sister and Lawrence Edwards, Albert Cornish with Hunnewells, Theodore Sherman and Anna White, and Merle Ambrose with daughter Pamela visiting Baker family in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Mills
Fides
Lawrence Edwards
Albert Cornish
Cornish
Allen Hunnewell
Wiscasset
Adrien LeVielle
Bangor
Roths and Worcester visitors in town for holidays
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Roth and their daughter Frances Ellen of Worcester Mass arrived to spend the holidays with Mrs Rothwell’s parents Mr and Mrs Norman H Drummond. The American Bowling Congress membership department reports 269049 teams through Oct 31 a gain of about 48000 from 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Rothwell
Frances Ellen
Worcester, Mass
Rothwell
Norman H. Drummond
American Bowling Congress
West Bath Hosts 40th Anniversary Open House
Open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Carleton celebrated the 40th wedding anniversary of Fred and Mrs. Rose with many friends and relatives calling. An anniversary cake made by their daughter and various gifts were shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Carleton
Fred Rose
Carleton
Warren Davis
West Bath
Daniel MacDonald
Bath
Charles Mayberry
George Stimpson
Brunswick
Boston
Francis Deehan
Forrest Black
Charles Haggett
Russell Merchant
Harry Thayer
Barbara Johnson
Dwinal Bailey
John Wakefield
Vin Chase
Pam Stilphen
Barbara Callaway
Ethel Berry
Billie Freeman
Betty Brewer
Shamrocks
Shamrocks 4-H
Barbara
Christine Fuller
Dottie Snowdon
Reta Hennessey
Joan Ring
Marie Earle
William Hodgkins
Kittery
Harland Boynton
Quaker Point
Dana Small
L. D. Small
George Booker
Bath Memorial Hospital
William Bailey
Billie
Brenda
Brian
Westbrook
Alpha Booker
Stephen Goodenow, Jr
Leon Belanger
Dresden church kids share program and gift exchange
Dresden Mills Sunday school members held a program and gift exchange at the vestry on Saturday evening. Mrs. Richard MacComb assisted the children with readings as area churches observed Christmas activities and schools closed Friday for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Dresden Mills
Vestry
Richard MacComb
Donald Bourgois
Nancy
Morse High School
Bath
Boston University
Dresden Center
Charles W. Rittall, Jr
Gardiner General Hospital
James Cameron
Ray Perry
Herschel Lyons
Florida
Charles Gray
West Dresden
Charles Rose
Edwin Siegars
Ray Cate
Iluka
Ill
Frances
Llewellyn Costello
South Dresden
Legion Post Plans New Year's Eve Dance at Smith Tobey Post
At Thursday's American Legion meeting, co chairmen Robert Wagner and Scott Kittridge were named for the annual New Year's Eve dance to benefit the Blue Crutch campaign. John Foley of Portland will conduct two square dances in February and March at the Post Home. Commander Don ald Gurney led the session with reports from finance officer Hemnan Norris and first vice commander Abraham Greenblatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Tobey Post
American Legion
Robert Wagner
Scott Kittridge
Legion
Francis McLaughlin
John Foley
Portland
Post
Donald Gurney
Hemnan Norris
Abraham Greenblatt
Ponca City Bowling Team Catches Long-Sought Trophy
Bob Fradman, sponsor of a Ponca City bowling team since 1940, finally received a gold rated trophy from his girls’ team. The plaque read We tried n ’55 and ’56 signaling years of near misses before a win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Okla
Bob Fradman
Residents visit and family notices in North Bath local column
George Lawrence returns from Orono for Christmas recess. Kingsbury and Savage families visit Rose Higgins and John DeGroot in Bath. SP3 Kingsbury finishes Korea leave then heads to Washington. Mary Lou Tardiff works in Bath. Donna Young returns from Memorial Hospital. Arthur Leonard named for newborn son Arthur Temple Jr. Visits by Chamberlain and Higgins families. Edmund Higgins visits his mother. Malcolm Drinkwater and Harold McDonald host and travel duties noted. Phyllis Goullette from Biddeford visits Clarence Brown family in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lawrence
Harry Higgins
Orono
Richard Kingsbury
Linda
Arrowsic
John DeGroot
Eugene Kingsbury
Lewis Savage
Gary
Bath
Rose Lee Higgins
Kingsbury
Korea
Rose Kingsbury
Washington, D. C
Mary Lou Tardiff
Senter’s
Donna Young
George Young
Bath Memorial Hospital
Arthur Temple, Jr
Arthur Leonard
Frank T. Chamberlain, Jr
Boothbay
H. W. Rogers
Edmund Higgins
Malcolm Drinkwater
Portland
Harold McDonald
Phyllis Goullette
Biddeford
Clarence Brown
Beacon Street Sunday School Holds Christmas Party
The Beacon Street Methodist church Sunday school held a six o clock Christmas party with class program performances. A gift to Rev and Mrs Richard Arnold and a fountain pen to Dwight Packard were given during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Richard Arnold
Dwight Packard
Ellen Howe
Paul Avery
Janet Snow
Russell Norris
Edmund Alley
Martha Small
Lynn Knight
Kathy Carlton
Valerie Arnold
David Small
Cynthia Fitzgerald
Stephen Baird
Robert Norris
Tommy Far
North Grammar Pupils Deliver Christmas Boxes
Pupils from North Grammar school prepared Christmas boxes and delivered them Thursday afternoon to a local nursing home. After gifting, residents enjoyed a carol program. The group included Vicki Norton, Jean Miller, Scott Johnson, James Preble, Thomas Bertocci, Douglas Burns, Merritt Sargent, Linda Davis, Michael Sternberg, Verge Burns, Richard Millike, Mary Redennett, Suzanne Eberhard, Constance Sherburne, Edward Mussenden, Ellen Thompson, Beverly Reed, Sharon Owens, Dickson Drake, and Robert McElman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Grammar School
Vicki Norton
Jean Miller
Scott Johnson
James Preble
Thomas Bertocci
Douglas Burns
Merritt Sargent
Linda Davis
Michael Sternberg
Verge Burns
Richard Millike
Mary Redennett
Suzanne Eberhard
Constance Sherburne
Edward Mussenden
Ellen Thompson
Beverly Reed
Sharon Owens
Dickson Drake
Robert McElman
Well-known Jeweler Joins Roger's Store Staff Here
Lorimer S. Lewis of Wiscasset joins Rogers Jewelry in Bath at 79 Center Street. Manager Paul Karas notes Lewis brings 35 years as a watchmaker and repairman and has fixed an estimated 35 000 watches. He previously worked for Rogers in 1942 44 and most recently in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer S. Lewis
Wiscasset
Rogers Jewelry
Center Street
Paul Karas
Lewis
Bath
Rogers
Brunswick
Phippsburg Community Sees Small School Meeting and Pageant
Public School Planning Committee met with Supt Stanwood Gilman amid stormy weather and low turnout. A Christmas Pageant titled The Coming of the Prince of Peace drew attendees, with numerous local residents and volunteers named among organizers and participants.
Bobolink Brownies Celebrate Troop Birthday and Xmas Party
Bobolink Brownie Troop 17 closed Fall meetings with a troop birthday and Christmas party. Mothers funded refreshments and exchanged gifts. New staff additions include Mrs. Reginald Cyr and Mrs. Richard Footer, invested by Mrs. Albert Rea. New leaders Mrs. Reginald Soucie. new committee members Mrs. James Jenkins and Mrs. Thomas Murphy. Fall activities featured arts and crafts, hikes, investiture, and a member mother program. New members Joy Avery and others bring total to 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobolink Brownie
Reginald Cyr
Richard Footer
Albert Rea
Reginald Soucie
James Jenkins
Thomas Murphy
Joy Avery
Stephanie Ayer
Susan Ayer
Denise Bessie
Joanne Cromwell
Carol Cyr
Darlene Fitzgerald
Michele Footer
Linda Haley
Gail Jenkins
Kathryn Kenyon
Deborah Marr
Sharon Marr
Joan Murphy
Roberta Pratt
Lynn Soucier
Jane Tainter
Turpies Host Dessert Party for Daughter Alison
Mr and Mrs William Turpie entertained with a dessert party for their daughter Alison and a group of her friends Wednesday evening at 76 Green Street prior to the Wetherbee dancing school Christmas party Attending were Nancy Ellen McInnes James Rioux Barbara Brown Kent Johnson Cheryl Wetherbee James Day Brenda Thomas Joey Lee Carla Tukey Bobby Bussey Nancy Ellen Osgood Mike Conley and Gordon Gillies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Turpie
Alison
Green Street
Wetherbee Dancing
BNAS Santa Clauses For Children At Home
For the fourth year BNAS personnel play Santa to the home’s children. Jo Boatman has directed the gift list compiling, shopping and wrapping since October as part of the Friday party effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Boatman
Maine's Harold Westerman Racks Up Coaching Record
One of the East's winningest coaches, University of Maine mentor Harold Westerman, has a head coaching mark of 24 wins, eight losses, and three ties over five seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine
Harold Westerman
Fifth and Sixth Grade Pupils Present Program At Huse PTA
Fifth and sixth grade pupils of Huse school presented The Christmas Story at the Huse PTA meeting. Students performed carols and readings with soloists including Carol Holmes Joyce Sabo and Gwen Jackson. Music supervisor Mrs Day and assistants led the program with a final chorus Noel Come All Ye Faithful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Byerly
Huse School
Huse P. T. A
Carol Holmes
Joyce Sabo
Sue Sturtevant
Fred Hersom
Mark Babson
Michelle Turcotte
Gwen Jackson
Hark
The
Herald Angels
Bethlehem
Chester Freeman
Paul Ring
Steven Mayo
Anne McCole
Betsy Goldstein
Ruth Wilson
Ann McCole
Sylvia Jackson
Claudia Nichols
Noel
Harry L. Day
Bath
Soleah Snyder
Olive Crabtree
Catherine Powers
Judith Ashe
Michigan
White House
Maurice Hutchins
Alice Austin
Ray Thomas
Doris Bourgoin
James Voorhees
Man Loses Purse While Christmas Shopping in Bath
Allen W. McClure of Bowdoinham reported to Bath police that his red purse containing 30 to 40 dollars was lost Wednesday afternoon near the J. J. Newberry store in Bath. He urged the finder to contact him at Mohawk 6-2611 to restore his holiday cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Bath
Allen W. McClure
The
Times
J. J. Newberry
McClure
Dike School Pups Present Christmas Program at PTA
Dike school pupils performed Christmas carols and readings at the Dike and Washington Street PTA meeting. Miss Harriett Frye directed with Mrs. Leslie Stairs at the piano. Business session led by Hartley Wilbur awarded attendance banners to the fifth grade and the Washington Street primary. Next PTA meeting set for January 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike School
Dike
Washington Street
Harriett Frye
Leslie Stairs
Hartley Wilbur
Stairs
Marion Clarke
Roy Bradford
Linwood Temple
Harry Fullerton
Ernest Haskell
Kateon Camp Auxiliary Hosts Department President Visit
The Kateon Camp Auxiliary entertained State Department President Mrs. Doris Brooks in Lewiston during a Thursday meeting as the annual inspection was conducted. Mrs. Nora Gran presented the inspecting officer with a gift as the auxiliary pledged best wishes. Supper, served by several members, preceded the meeting and the next auxiliary gathering was announced for January 3 with supper at six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Edgar Kateon
State Department
Doris Brooks
Lewiston
Department
Brooks
Nora Gran
Pauline Staples
Bernice Burns
Deborah Swain
Dorothy Wright
Forester's timber mark leads to deadly rattlesnake find
In Camden South Carolina forester Roy Cummings marked a timber tract with a blue paint spray. Workmen beginning cutting found and killed a large rattlesnake whose color marked by the spray drew attention to the creature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
S. C
Roy Cummings
Bath Churches Join Clothing for Hungary Drive
A partial list shows Central Congregational Wesley Methodist Beth Israel Synagogue Church of the New Jerusalem Grace Episcopal and First Church of Christ Scientist taking part. Committees will solicit clothing to send to Winter Street church for shipment to Church World Service in New York. shoe exclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Red Cross Coordinating Committee
Central Congregational Church
Wesley Methodist Church
Beth Israel Synagogue
Church of the New Jerusalem
Grace Episcopal Church
First Church of Christ Scientist
Winter Street
Church World Service
New York
American Red Cross
Hungary
Oliver W. Bell
Melvin B. Henderson
Oscar R. Marsh
Craig H. Richards
Richard R. Raven
Red Cross Committee
Club 42 Hosts Christmas Dinner at Mrs Clark’s Home
Forty two members gathered for a Christmas dinner party at 1530 Washington Street, with a tree and gift exchange. Mrs Footer served punch while Mrs Clark led arrangements assisted by several members. Attendees included Mrs M Savage and others, with officers to be elected January 2 at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Clark
Washington Street
Robert Footer
Clark
Milton H. Savage
John Tarbox
William Greene
Howard Farr
Ira Durgan
Alan Thayer
Everett Cooke
Edith Small
Joseph Mullaney
Elliot Hanson
Lawrence Wyman
Norman Adams
James Daly
Norman Seekins
David Desmond
Arthur Sturtevant
John Sturtevant
Bertrand Lavoie
Edward Jones
Dana Jewett
Paul Hart
William Ketchum, Jr
William Marshall
Leonard Smith
Milton Footer
Bertrand Guptill Jr celebrates seventh birthday Dec 19
Bertrand Guptill Jr observed his seventh birthday on December 19 with a party at his parents home 75 Russell Street. Guests included Hope McKellar Raymond Bergeron Joseph Smith David Thombs Diane Lewis Dennis Miller and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertrand Guptill, Jr
Bertrand Guptill
Russell Street
Hope McKellar
Raymond Bergeron
Joseph Smith
David Thombs
Diane Lewis
Dennis Miller
Billionth ton cargo milestone observed at Panama Canal
The December 7 Panama Canal Review notes plans for the billionth ton milestone in the canal's 42 year history. A special ceremony at Gatun Locks will honor the vessel carrying the ton. A committee named by the Canal Zone governor organized the observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Charles F. Koughan
Winship Street
Panama Canal Review
Balboa Heights
Canal Zone
Gatun Locks
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Pierce
Coffin
Thayer
Warner
Googins
Mathew
Atkinson
Pearson
Parks
Fifield
Penfold
Smith
Burke
Sharkey
Fraser
Curran
Hudson
Back
Kenyon
Fullerton
Borski
Woolwich Grange
Daisy Eet
Christ
Sharon Bailey
Juanita Galuza
Bellsnickle
Ethel Reed
Yvonne Galuza
the Grange
Herald
Frey-Henderson
Miss Cunningham
Dresden
Legion Post
Beacon Street Church
North Grammar
Roger
Stanwood Gilman
Norman Dubie
Edward de Berry
Frederick Haggett
William Gilman
Philip Jacob
Robert Dubie
Frederick Morse
Mary and Joseph
Keye Kidder
Shepards
Dudley Harrington
Maurice Pye
Gerry Wallace
Stanley Roberts
Owen
Thomas C. Totman
Angels
Ellen Blair
Vicky Blaisdell
Gloria Eaton
Phyllis Eaton
Irma Gilman
Diana Hamel
Chester Wilson
Gordon Alden
Clifford Pye
Fred Spinney
John Rogers
Sidney Fitzgerald
West Peabody
William Blaisdell
Charles V. Minott
Center
Charles Dillon Jr
Lawrence
Thomas Totman
Winthrop Blair
Marilla Williams
Jersey City
John E. Leach
Malden Mass
Charles Pye
Small Point
Memorial Hospital
George Larrabee Jr
George III
Allen Brown
Sebasco
Sally Rainey
Bobolink
Mrs. Turpie
BNAS
Man
PTA
Kateon Camp
Dept. Pres
Club 42
Edward J. McMann
Pleasant Street
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