Christmas party notes from Mt. Carmel OES and clubs
The Past Matrons and Past Patrons of Mt. Carmel OES held a Christmas party at the Borjesson home with gift exchange and refreshments. Local Boy Scout Troop 139 hosted a Court of Honor at the American Legion hall with merit badges and first aid demonstrations. Progressive Grange donated to Opportunity Farm and hosted a kitchen update. A United Baptist church Sunday school party and a Youth and Junior Fellowship program complemented holiday activities. Additional events include Enterprise Grange degrees, house parties, and several personal notices of visitors and promotions.
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Mt. Carmel
Thomas Borjesson
Front Street
Billa Tarr
Ruth Stilphen
Borjesson
American Legion Hall
Progressive Grange
Opportunity Farm
Dickie
Danny Brown
Cathy Wallace
Bobby
David Douglass
Martha Dunn
Alton Wilson
Sylvia Douglass
Billie Riske
Marshall Dunn
Linda Scott
Myron Douglass
Santa Claus
Marshall Wilson
Priscilla Riske
Maud Harriman
Geraldine Brown
United Baptist Church
Alice Seigers
Rachel Varney
Marion Dickey
Evelyn Cromwell
Gertrude Smith
Jessie Griffin
The
Katherine Pratt
Jones
Rebecca Seigers
Miss Young
Alfred Young
Barbara Griffin
Shepherds
John Thrower
Raymond Griffin
Dennis Withee
Kings
Enterprise Grange
Richmond Corner
Nahumkeag Grange
South Gardiner
Dora Marriner
Richard Cookson
Pleasant Street
John Chapman
Henry Lemieux
Horace Murray
Gardiner
Marguerite Morang
Shirley Grant
Norman Grant
Randolph
Wagering Averages At Monmouth Park 1954 Meet
The average race track fan wagered eighty eight dollars a day during the nineteen fifty four meeting at Monmouth Park in Oceanport New Jersey. Topping for broiled tomatoes appears in a menu note describing fresh bread crumbs mixed with olive oil and grated Parmesan cheese.
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Monmouth Park
Oceanport
N. J
Severe Cold Shuts Bay Point Activity and Holiday Plans
Severe cold and widespread illness halt Bay Point activity with all cars out of commission for days. A Georgetown car ferried two B I W employees to work while a Christmas party for children was postponed. Several locals, including Bussy Furbish and Arleen Mains, receive treatment or recover. Neighbors and families report illnesses and gradual improvement among residents.
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Bay Point
Georgetown
Sherman Campbell
LeRoy Moore
Grace Church School Christmas Party Monday
Grace Church School held a Christmas party Monday afternoon in the parish house. Santa distributed gifts and pupils of the second grade greeted attendees. The program, directed by Rev. James L. Grant and Miss Barbara Wilson, featured solos by James Day Carol Holmes Anne Bailey Roberta Jewell and a seventh grade puppet show. Refreshments were served and hall decorations were arranged by local volunteers.
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Grace Episcopal Church School
Santa Claus
James L. Grant
James Day
Carol Holmes
Anne Bailey
Roberta Jewell
Barbara Wilson
Roger M. Luke
Raymond Ainsworth
Sandra Sinclair
Jean Shumway
Richard Casey
Lawrence Thayer
Albert W. Thompson
Corliss Street Carolers Entertain Shut-Ins Friday
Corliss Street Youth Fellowship brought carols to shut ins Friday night. The group traveled in three private cars led by Rev. Harold L. Allen and trumpet accompanist Miss Patricia Ames. They finished at the Strubes home at 9 30 with a party, refreshments and gift exchanges.
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Corliss Street Youth Fellowship
Harold L. Allen
Patricia Ames
Paul Strube
Traffic Hazard Shock: Man Tracks 62 Tickets on Car
John Karr, 23, reported a stolen car in Chicago and faced an impounded vehicle with 62 tickets. Police towed the car after finding fines under the windshield visor and in the glove box. Tickets date to 1950 and range from speeding to illegal parking. Karr said he ignored them due to lack of money.
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Chicago
John Karr
Karr
Unspoken Gift Sermon and Christmas Program at First Baptist
Warren Harris preached on The Un speakable Gift at First Baptist Georgetown on Sunday morning. He argued it is unspeakable love, life, and death from II Corinthians 9 6 15. The church plans its annual business meeting January 6 at the parsonage. A Christmas program last Friday featured Georgetown and Five Islands residents with hymns readings solos and a tree gift distribution.
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Warren ‘Harris
First Baptist Church
Warren Harris
Robinhood
Working League
Georgetown
F've Islands
Elaine Penley
Alfred Rowe
Joyce Oliver
Jane Oliver
Brenda Harris
Little Town of Bethlehem
Katharine Blackie
Cathie Brown
Brenda Penley
Jesus
Calvin Harris
Mary Rowe
Cathy Brown
Sherry Rowe
Louise Powers
Donna Tibbets
Elmer Tibbetts
Buddy Brown
Holly Brown
Hark the Herald Angels
Georgetown Cub Scout party and pack meet at Corliss Street church
The Georgetown Cub Scout Pack held a December 19 gathering at Corliss Street church Bath where members receiving Robert pins include Robert Colby Harold Brown III Cleon Powers Calvin Harris Tommy Wison and Roger Pinkham. Adults accompanying the scouts included Mrs Harlan Pinkham Mrs Thomas Watson Mrs Warren Harris Mrs Alex Cunningham Mrs Jancis Pierce and Mrs Elizabeth Moffat.
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Georgetown
Corliss Street
Bath
Robert Pins
Robert Colby
Harold Brown III
Cleon Powers
Calvin Harris
Tommy Wison
Roger Pinkham
Harlan Pinkham
Thomas Watson
Warren Harris
Alex Cunningham
Jancis Pierce
Elizabeth Moffat
Bath area Christmas social notices and obits
Tessim Zorach and sons return home after illness at Bath Memorial hospital. The Field family hosts visitors from Tenants Harbor and Bath as Christmas gatherings occur at multiple homes including the Davies, Cloutier, Peterson, and Colby households. Funeral attendance noted for Carleton Rideout with community members paying respects. Mrs Rideout leaves Georgetown Center for Boston. Additional holiday visits feature Hill, Pinson, Beane, McMahan, Oliver, and Plummer families. News closes with bereavement of Mr Vail of Five Islands and illness of Mrs Brown in Portland.
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Harry L. Horne
Douglas Tuck
Chester Horre
Bath
William A. Todd
Carence Hill
Arthur Tibbetts
Leroy Moore
Bath Memorial Hospital
Moore
Maine Entral Hospital
Lewiston
William Zorach
New York
Tessim
Zorach
Tessim Zorach
Linda Field
Robinhood
Donald E Field
Clarence Davis
Tenants Harbor
Field Home
Lawrence Cloutier
Ralph Dav
Roland Peterson
Edward C. Clarey
South Bristol
Murray Petersons
Alex Cunningham
Shirley Cunningham
Southbay
Arlene Colby
Jackie
Bobbie
Linwood Wright
Everett D. Stevens
Walter F. Powers
F.ouiie Powers
Clayton Stevens
Path
Roy Clark
Seguinland
William MacKellar
MackKellar
Carleton Rideout
Mayo Funeral Home
Belle Heald
Rideout
Georgetown
Georgetown Center
Boston
Clarence Hill
Edwin Pinson
North Edgecomb
Walter Beane
Charles McMahan
Georgetown ‘Center
Dorothy W. Oliver
Kingston
Mass
Arthur JS. Rowe
Arlington
Rowe
Roy J. Campbell
Winston Salem
N. C
John D. Williams
William Plummer II
Montgomery (Meigs Smith
Piermont
N. Y
Clarence B. Hill
Harold J. Brown
Kennebec Point
Portland
Mr. Vail
Holiday Week End Quiet In Police and Fire Circles
Police and fire crews report a very quiet long weekend with only minor incidents. One arrest involved an inebriate who demanded booking for intoxication and later served 15 days in Kennebec County Jail with $8.85 in court costs. Firefighters responded to a smoke report at Dike School but found workers burning out a print pail.
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Kennebec County
Augusta
Copper decline in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to domestic share
Michigan's Upper Peninsula once produced half the world's copper and now supplies only a fraction of the domestic market. Local mines and factories face reduced output as demand shifts and ore yields decline, prompting calls for modernization and diversification in the region's industrial base.
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Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Five Islands Church Notes And Christmas Pageant
Lawrence Vail dies on Christmas Eve in Bath. Church annual meeting set for Jan. 5. Rev Franklin Koehlwetter of Gorham guest speaker. young people’s choir praised. Christmas program at church featured a large cast and carols led by Mrs Cora Pinkham. Community greetings, visits, and Christmas gatherings described with multiple local families named.
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Lawrence Vail
Bath
Franklin S. Koehlwetter
Gorham
Harlan Pinkham
Warren Harris
Barbara Callaway
Cora Pinkham
William Marr
Ted Campbell
Philip Pinkham
Georgetta Pinkham
Mary
Judy McMahan
Joseph
Stephen Thibodeau
Isaiah
Lloyd G. Pinkham
Peter
Norman Pierce
John the Baptist
Kieth MacGillivary
John the Beloved Disciple
Victor Pinkham, Jr
Sylvia Pinkham
Janice Pinkham
Patty Clark
Linda McMahan
Mary Procter
Roger Pinkham
Bobby Pierce
Frankie Pinkham
Christmas Visits And Vacations In Bath Area
Mrs Edwin Berry and family and Mrs Etta Moore of Bath join relatives for Christmas Day. Dennis Moore and the Browns visit Mrs Helen Huskins. Richard Hanna returns home from West Bath for vacation. Woodrow Gray and family of Bath call on relatives. Warren Harris and children of Georgetown dine with the Marrs. Albert Moore on two week BIW vacation. Harold Pinkham completes a BIW week off. Irving Hanna and family plus Roslyn Higgins spend Christmas with Lulu Hanna. Russell Harford Jr and family of Bath visit his parents. Georgetta Pinkham and family dine with James and Mrs Middleton in Bath. Lynn McMahan from Quincy home for holiday. Laura Cochrane of Myricks visits Arthur’s family. Howard Chase of Freeport visits Mrs Millie Pinkham. Philip Campbell Jr recovering from recent injury. Nora Hanna, injured in a separate accident, also improving. both hospitalized.
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Edwin Berry
Etta Moore
Bath
Dennis Moore
John Brown
Yarmouth
Helen Huskins
Richard Hanna
Irving
West Bath
Woodrow Gray
Warren Harris
Georgetown
William Marr
Albert Moore
B.I.W
Harold Pinkham
BIW
Irving Hanna
Alan
Roslyn Higgins
Hanna
Lulu Hanna
Russell Harford
Georgetta Pinkham
James Middleton
Middleton
Lynn McMahan
Quincy
Mass
Laura Cochrane
Myricks
Arthur
Howard Chase
Freeport
Millie Pinkham
Philip Campbell, Jr
Nora Hanna
Morse High Latin Club Plans and Activities Report
The Morse High Latin Club met December 12 with 23 members led by adviser Mrs. Miriam Harmon. Delegates John Wallace and John Henderson were chosen for Youth Council League work. Members approved a $10 Salvation Army donation for toys and planned a January 9 meeting at 7:30 to accommodate band members.
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Miriam Harmon
Youth Council League
John Wallace
John Henderson
Salvation Army
Elizabeth Marble
Heather McClure
Gloria Swearingen
Patti Parks
Judy Perry
Jack Henderson
Jack Wallace
Rita Vaillancourt
Harvey Prawer
Carmen Cormier
Stephanie Rush
Malcolm Hamilton
George Lawrence
Sue Grevers
Dennis Ring
Marv Baird
Funeral services for Lawrence R. Vail in Bath area
Lawrence R. Vail 67 of Five Islands Georgetown died suddenly Saturday. Funeral at Curtis Funeral Home Tuesday officiated by T Tarpy Schulten First Reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist Boston. Entombment Oak Grove River side cemetery Saugus Mass. Survived by widow Belle Coffin Vail son Kenneth Vail daughters Doris Drouin Thelma Davis sisters Marjorie Hewett and Alice Chamberlain three grandchildren Janet Joyce Lawrence Drouin.
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Lawrence R. Vail
Georgetown
Curtis Funeral Home
T. Tarpy Schulten
First Church of Christ
Robert C. Mitchell
George J. Goodwin
Carleton W. Lowell
Philip E. Wyman
David L. Wilson
Edwin H P. Lowell
Fred
Saugus
Mass
Aleppo
Boston
Vail
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Bath
General Electric Company
Lynn
Baker Refrigeration Plant
South Portland
Hyde Windlass Company
Arrowsic
Belle Coffin Vail
The
Bath Times
Kenneth Vail
Doris Drouin
Thelma Davis
Marjorie Hewett
West Dennis
Clearwater
Fla
Alice Chamberlain
Waterbury
Major Raymond L. Ainsworth Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for Major Raymond L. Ainsworth were held at 1 30 Tuesday at Arthur F Mayo Sons with Chaplain Robert K Wilson of the Brunswick Naval Air Station officiating. Masonic rites were observed. Bearers named were Frank Rittall Lemuel Preble Forrest Baker and Mark A Jackson. The body was entombed for burial at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC.
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Raymond L. Ainsworth
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
Robert K. Wilson
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Frank Rittall
Lemuel Preble
Forrest Baker
Mark A. Jackson
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D.C
Funeral service for George R. Ingraham at St Marys Church
A Requiem High Mass was sung at 9 am Monday at St Marys Catholic church for George R. Ingraham with Rev Fr John E Bellefontaine. bearers were Warren Higgins Omer Allard Alfred Neal and Warren Atkinson. Burial planned at Oak Grove in the spring.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
George R. Ingraham
John E. Bellefontaine
Warren Higgins
Omer Allard
Alfred Neal
Warren Atkinson
Oak Grove
Tigers on the loose prompt New Delhi reward drive
New Delhi offers 420 dollars in rewards to hunters who bag nine man eating tigers terrorizing farms and villages in Madhya Pradesh. The prize notes the largest half goes to the killer of the man-eater in Samsar district. The tiger remains uncaptured after three years. Basil cultivation tips suggest growing on a windowsill and using fresh leaves in sauces and soups. The Keung Sheung Daily News cites Peiping aiming to raise combat readiness by replacing aging veterans with youths under nine.
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New Delhi
Madhya Pradesh
Samsar
Keung Sheung Daily News
Peiping
Fruit Custard Flavor Idea
A quick dessert note suggests serving sliced bananas and diced oranges with a softly set custard. A hint of nutmeg or mace adds warm spice to the creamy finish.
Major Raymond Ainsworth Dies at 38 in Arrowsic
Major Raymond Lambert Ainsworth U S A ret 38 of Arrowsic died Thursday night at Portsmouth Naval hospital in Kittery after a one day stay Born June 21 1917 in North Andover Mass he served 15 years in the army with postings in Arizona Alabama Panama and Italy He lived on Spinney Mill road since 1952 and had worked at N Gratz Jackson Inc for two years He was a Grace Episcopal church member Solar Lodge F and A M Montgomery St Bernard Royal Arch Chapter Mount Vernon Council No 2 appointed chief of Civil Defense of Arrowsic He is survived by his widow Carol H Ainsworth a son Bion Lee a daughter Leslie Anne both of Arrowsic his parents Harry J and Lillian Ainsworth of Wilmington Mass and a sister Vada Lindberg of Winchester Mass.
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Raymond Ainsworth
Raymond Lambert Ainsworth
U.S. A
Arrowsic
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Kittery
North Andover
Mass
Wilmington
Army
Arizona
Alabama
Panama
Italy
Ainsworth
Watertown
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Spinney Mill Road
N. Gratz Jackson, Inc
Major Ainsworth
Grace Episcopal Church
Solar Lodge F. & A. M
Montgomery and St. Bernard Royal Arch
Mount Vernon Council No. 2
Carol H. Ainsworth
Bion Lee
Leslie Anne
Harry J. and
Lillian Ainsworth
Vada Lindberg
Winchester
Blaisdell John Henry dies at 75 in Bath home
John Henry Blaisdell a retired patternmaker died December 21 at his Bath home after a long illness. Born in Yonkers New York June 29 1880 he was a son of John H and Henrietta Blaisdell. He lived in Bath 19 years prior to Oakland and worked for Keyes Fiber Co Fairfield and Hyde Windlass Co before retiring in 1953. Surviving are his widow Florence Noddin Blaisdell a daughter Mrs Raymond E Foster of Reading Massachusetts a granddaughter Claire Foster and a grandson Robert Foster, also of Reading.
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John H. Blaisdell
John Henry Blaisdell
High Street
Yonkers
N. Y
John H
Henrietta Bates Blaisdell
Fairfield
Hyde Windlass Co
Florence Noddin Blaisdell
Bath
Raymond E. Foster
Reading
Mass
Claire Foster
Robert Foster
George R. Ingraham 83 Dies After Ill Health
George R. Ingraham 83 of 212 Center Street died Friday at Memorial Hospital after a period of illness. Born February 22 1872 in Boston he was a son of Royal and Rose McCurdy Ingraham. A Bath Iron Works machinist for 45 years he retired in 1945. He belonged to St Marys Roman Catholic Church. He leaves a son George E. of Bath two daughters Mrs Rose Swan and Mrs Nathan Watson both of Bath four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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George R. Ingraham
Center Street
Memorial Hospital
Boston
Royal
Rose McCurdy Ingraham
Ingraham
Bath Iron Works Corp
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
Funeral rites for Arthur M Bowker held at Curtis Home
Funeral services for Arthur M Bowker were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Martin V. B. Sargent officiating. Bearers were Elmer Williams Edward D. True E Lawrence McCurdy Roy Loeschner George Harding and Walter McLean. Burial followed in the Oak Grove cemetery family plot.
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Arthur M. Bowker
Curtis Funeral Home
Martin V. B. Sargent
Elmer Williams
Edward D. True
E. Lawrence McCurdy
Roy Loeschner
George Harding
Walter McLean
Oak Grove Cemetery
Blaisdell Funeral Held Saturday At Curtis Home
Funeral services for John Henry Blaisdell were held Saturday at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Martin Van Buren Sargent presiding. Bearers were Harry Comeau Paul Berry Merle Hathorne and Frank Barker. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery in Oakland in the spring.
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J. H. Blaisdell
John Henry Blaisdell
Curtis Funeral
Martin van Buren Sargent
Harry Comeau
Paul Berry
Merle Hathorne
Frank Barker
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oakland
Youth hit by rifle bullet while hunting in Wyoming
Rock Springs Wyoming reports 14 year old Everett Skeeter Diehl wounded in a hunting mishap when a 30 30 rifle round struck a shotgun shell in his pocket. The high powered rifle bullet struck the shell, exploded, and caused both rifle and buckshot injuries to his leg.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Everett
Skeeter) Diehl
Diehl
Enliven Canned Baked Beans With Catchup and Sauce
Simple kitchen hack adds bold flavor to canned baked beans by stirring in catchup and a dash of Worcestershire sauce for a tangy savory finish.
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