Phippsburg notices and personal items outline local efforts
Eva Rogers asks nomination papers returned by February 5 as Civil Defense plans form in town. The Grange prepares a meeting themed The Light of the Grange while Bernard Henderson withdraws nomination papers. Fire department responds to a chimney fire at Ashdale. Founders Day events benefit the Founders Day Fund and P T A plans a February 10 meeting at Riverside Hall. Personal notes include guests omitted from a shower, illnesses, visits, and local births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Rogers
Civil Defense Advisory Committee
C. D
Thomas Totman
Rev. H. Macy Whitehead
Ernest Oliver
John H. McCourt
Kaye Kidder
Wiles Blaisdell
Gordon Alen
Grange
Bernard Henderson
Vol. Fire Dept
Ashdale
Phippsburg P. T.A
Riverside Hall
Founders Day Fund
Supt. of Schools
Stanwood Gilman
Elliot Gilliam
Red Cross
Birthday Party for Janice Anne McCabe
Janice Anne McCabe daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred R McCabe of 55 Washington Street was treated to a birthday party by her mother and her aunt Mrs Oscar Tanguay. The event marking her eighth birthday featured games prizes a red and white Valentine theme a cake and buffet lunch with gifts opened by the guest of honor. Attending were classmates and relatives including Martha Ellen Shepard Jennifer McGuiggan and several McCabe and Coombs family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Anne McCabe
Alfred R. McCabe
Washington Street
Oscar Tanguay
Lelia Thornton
Beverly Tanguay
Janice
Mitchell School
Martha Ellen Shepard
Jennifer McGuiggan
Ellen Oliver
Linda McGuiggan
Linda Morse
Virginia McCabe
Eleanor Coombs
Linda Perkins
Georgia Lacey
Carol Coombs
Nancy Lacey
Norman McCabe
Oscar Tamguay
Alfred McCabe
Distasteful Evidence In Disturbing Case In Charleston
City Recorder E Lloyd Willcox and a lawyer examined a jar once filled with pigs feet, now used for other things. Police testified a woman allegedly with untaxed liquor poured the jar’s contents down a drain when officers neared her house. The defense claimed the liquid at the bottom was water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston, S. C
E. Lloyd Willcox
Woman Appointed to Physics Head at Japan Defense University
Sheigi Tezuko Sobeya, 40, appointed by Japan's Defense Board to head the physics department at the Defense University, Japan's West Point. Fire insurers paid 220 million dollars in claims after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The text notes the white meat of a bird consists of muscles developed for flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
The
Defense University
West Point
Sheigi Tezuko Sobeya
Japanese Defense Board
San Francisco
Founder's Day Observed by South End P T A
The South End Parent Teacher Association marked Founder's Day with honoring past presidents and a mortgage burning ceremony for the association building. A new board will be named at April. details include speeches by Isadore Singer and attendance prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Carroll A. Deering
Board of
Paul Strube
Deering
William Rich
Orris Ames
F. Arthur Berry
P. T. A. Council
Alfred Oxton
William Paisley
Charles Coombs
Edward McGuiggan
John Darling
Donald Kruse
Vance Wakefield
Woodbury Bailey
Jacqueline Plummer
Ann Moffatt
Raymond Watson
Wilfred Chaney
Memorial Hospital
Sue Mitchell
Corliss Street
Phippsburg Tax Collector Withdraws Reelection Bid
Albert B. Henderson, seven year tax collector and treasurer for Phippsburg, has withdrawn his candidacy after reconsideration. The office will close daily at 5 p.m. from Jan 31 as Mrs. Henderson takes a position with the U S Navy at Brunswick Naval Air Station, though his tenure is praised for strong tax collections and extended hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Henderson
Phippsburg
Henderson
U. S. Navy
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Sacred Heart Circle delays anniversary party to March
At a Sacred Heart Circle meeting of the Daughters of Isabella the February anniversary event was postponed to March. Social chair Mrs. William Edgett announced a Valentine party on February 15 and a Communion Sunday on February 20 at 7 30 am. Mrs. Mary Cummings was named chair of a sewing committee for Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
William Edgett
Mary Cummings
Memorial Hospital
Safecracker Steals 300 From Buda Café
Sheriff Duffield said the thief disassembled the cafe safe completely without damage, taking $300 in a clean break at Buda Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buda
Ill
W. C. Duffield
Parker Head P T A meeting reviews plans and changes
Parker Head P T A met at the schoolhouse Thursday evening with Mrs Bernard Wyman hosting. Refreshments by Frederick Libby and Mrs Eugene Ross. They discussed new tables milk program play equipment second door fire protection and a banking program for students. The group voted to move monthly meetings to the fourth Wednesday. Numerous local residents and family news noted alongside a successful Mothers March and February hostess arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dannenfelser
J. F. Mezenski
Angie Mank
H. M. Whitehead
Parker Head School
Earl Hamel
Lewis Alexander
Phippsburg
Earl Lowell
Riverside Hall
Lewis Lowell
George Watson
Brunswick
Freida Cloutier
Portland
Donald Trask
West Point
Trask
Lewis Moore
Grace Wallace
Lowells
Forreston Wallace
Lowell
Wallaces
Trasks
Leston Harrington
Frank Burnell
Bath
Harrington
Norris Southard
Olive Deejay
Harringtons
H. D. Mank, Jr
Leon Ross, Jr
Bangor
Eugene Ross
Leon Ross
Falmouth
Thomas Skeffield
Ellsworth
Albert Gray
Perkins Island
David
Edward Gray
Woolwich
Sandra Mank
Norfolk
Baltimore
Charles Wyman
Sebasco
Phil Jacob
Peter Hutchins
Peter
Charles
W. H. Wyman
Howard Hutchins
Jacob
Hoey
Charles Rogers
Neil Page
Vicki
F. A. Libby
Ramon Hamel
Winnegance
Parker
Leroy Hutchins
USN
Rhode Island
Russell Turner
Turners
Gordon Alden
Mary Adams
Joyce Gray
Westbrook Junior College
Stanley Doughty
Gray
Paul McCormick
Turner
W. E. Hallett, Jr
Phippsburg Center
Lyman Barbour
Suburbs Pause Home Building to Curb Growth Pains
Detroit area suburbs Roseville and St. Clair Shores halted new home construction as they study growth limits. They consider raising building permit costs by 150 to 300 dollars to fund schools and water sewer facilities, with Roseville also banning new commercial projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Roseville
St. Clair Shores
Travel Time in Flagstaff Students Ride Long Bus Miles
Editors note that Sedona pupils travel 43 200 miles by bus over four years to reach school, highlighting the lengthy commutes for area students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Ariz
Sedona
William Knox First to Bowl 300 in ABC Championship
William Knox of Philadelphia achieved the first perfect 300 in an American Bowling Congress championship, marking a historic milestone in the event. He delivered a flawless game to set the pace in the competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Knox
Philadelphia
Population patterns in Bath Maine from 1850 to 1950
Schroeter studies show Bath declined from 1870 census of 7371 with 3566 men and 3805 women to a 1950 total of 10 644 residents. 1920 peaked at 14 731. foreign born 617 in 1870 and 657 in 1950. Bath’s age groups reveal a deficit in 20 29 year olds and older dominance, suggesting employment limits curb inmigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeter
Bath
U. S
Portland
Bangor
Lewiston
Maine
Bath housing study notes limited new single homes
Bath’s aging topography and full housing use limit new construction. Ken Schroeter, Bath zoning consultant, reports 678 more dwelling units in 1950 versus 1940, but about 2 400 additional rooms, due to converting large houses into multiple units. He notes Bath has more single family homes than statewide norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bangor
Ken Schroeter
Kennebec
Schroeter
Death of Gerald Emery noted in Lewiston area
Friends in Lewiston mourn the death of Gerald Emery who died Sunday at Togus Veterans Hospital after transfer from Bath Memorial Hospital. He had served as gardener and caretaker at the Isaacson summer home for a year and a half. Local social notes mention Popham Circle, visits by Dr F Clayton Walker, the Markham and Spinney families, and other small community movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Emery
Lewiston
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Bath Memorial Hospital
Peter A. Isaacson
Popham Circle
Ellison Moody
F. Clayton Walker
Medford
Mass
James R. Walker
Marguerite McNulty
Norman E. Markham
Kennebec
West Hartford
Blanche Westall
I. W. Rainey
Sally
Phippsburg Center
Herbert R. Sprague
Fred H. Spinney
Guy Crowley
DeBery Seeks Third Selectman Nomination at Coxs Head
Roads in Cox's Head have become rutted and hazardous after a week of bad conditions. P. Edward DeBery is circulating nomination papers for third selectman as the town plans its annual meeting in March.5. Visitors and calls include Mr. Coombs of Bath and Mrs. Stanley Doughty of Bath, with several locals stopping by Richard S. Dozois's home and Parker Head area contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Edward DeBery
Third Selectman
Coombs
Bath
Francis Gray
Parker Head
Walter McCourt
Phippsburg Center
Edwin Hill
Stratton
Bath housing profile shows older stock and high owner occupancy
Bath has a larger share of multi dwelling units and very old stock with 76.8 percent built before 1920, higher owner occupancy and lower dilapidation. Population stability and durable early construction sustain its housing supply despite slower new building compared with state and national figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bangor
Schroeter
Birthday Observance Honors Two Bath Ladies in Joint Party
A Bath gathering at 46 Dummer Street honored Mrs. Russell Estes and her daughter Mrs. Chester Merry Jr. with a joint birthday and stork shower. Guests from Bath and Wiscasset attended, with earlobe–tied ribbon ball symbolism and buffet refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Russell Estes
Mrs
Chester Merry, Jr
Lucelia Blake
Alex MacDonald
Dummer Street
Russell Estes
Ethel Robinson
Natalie Theberge
Chester Merry, Sr
Wiscasset
Harry White
Beverly Henrickson
George Darrah
Anna Burnham
Sadie Garcelon
Alice Winslow
Eunice Fitzgerald
Bethel Estes
Viola Melzard
Gladys Dodge
Alice Rideout
Dorothy Jordan
Lillian Warner
Hazel Warner
Frances Warner
Phyllis Warner
Evelyn Crocker
Merton Cousins
Eunice Perry
Ethel Oliver
Sadie Davis
Bath
Junior Hospital League Meeting Plans Fundraiser
The Junior Hospital League held a Tuesday gathering at 638 High Street hosted by Mrs. Leslie C. Shumway. Attendees discussed a money making project while sewing for the hospital and a February 15 meeting was noted at Mrs. S. Theodore Bertucci’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway
Junior Hospital League
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
S. Theodore Bertucci
Roger Luks
League
William A. Niss
Eugene P Eberhard
Eleanor Wilson
J. Edward Drake, Jr
Omar R. King
Theodore Bertocet
Carl Re Dearborn, Jr
C. Arthur Mayo, Jr
Edward Sewall, Jr
William D Hill Jr
Dean Shaw
William P. Kelley
George E. Barker, Jr
Donald No Small
Frederick W. Robie
Maine Utilities Board Seeks Hearings Reporter Trainee
The Maine Employment Security Commission announces openings for a Hearings Reporter Trainee with the Public Utilities Commission. Applications are available at local employment offices. Applicants must be males with at least two years stenographic experience. Starting salary $57.50 weekly. after one year on the job training, trainee advances to Hearings Reporter with Bath unit. 53.6 percent owner occupied, 1,269 units or 35.4 percent renter occupied, 395 or TL percent vacant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Employment Security Commission
Public Utilities Commiss
Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Bath
Morse Team Rolls Past Edward Little in 61-45 Victory
Morse High School Shipbuilders improved to 11-2 by defeating Edward Little High of Auburn 61-45 in Lewiston Armory. Thaxter Trafton led Morse with 18 points followed by Dick Bishop with 14 as Morse outshot 23-17 from the floor and built a 36-19 halftime lead before coasting to the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse’ High School
Edward Little High
Auburn
Lewiston Armory
Gene Hunter
Thaxter Trafton
Dick Bishop
Trafton
Bishop
Morse
Eddie Marchetti
Eddies
Dave Nelson
Nelson
Leaky
Bob Chapman
Pete Gonga
Edward Little
Hunter
Wes DeCapua
Marchetti
Bob Billington
Morse Guard
Westbrook High
Exposition Building
Portland
Westbrook
Blazes
Western Maine
State job posting seeking Augusta vacancy applicants
Salary range noted from 63 to 78 dollars weekly. Employers must travel to hearings statewide though the position is in Augusta. A car is not necessary. Applications must be filed with the State Department of Personnel in State House Augusta by 5 00 p m February 7 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
State Department of Personnel
State House
D A R Chapter Sets Friday Meeting At Central Church
The D A R Chapter plans its regular monthly meeting Friday at 2 30 PM in the Central church parish house. Delegates and alternates will be elected for the Continental Congress in Washington and for the State conference. A service table of cooked foods will support the event, tea to follow hosted by local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Sewall
Da.r
Central Church
Fred M. Haggett
Continental Congress
Washington
D. C
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
C.ar
C.A.R
Arthur Wing
Norman Howard
Donald Hopkins
Burt Lonn
Margaret Foote
Edward Reed
Elbridge R. Wright
Women's Fellowship Farewell Tea Held for Emmi Baley
The Wesley Methodist Church Women’s Fellowship hosted a farewell tea for Emmi Baley at Mrs Andrew Butterfield’s Washington street home. Baley, who has lived with her daughter Mrs Donald Smith of Grante street, will move to Lowell Massachusetts. Pouring were Mrs Oliver Bell the pastor's wife and Mrs Walter Upham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Fellowship For Christian Service
Wesley Methodist Church
Andrew Butterfield
Washington Street
Emmi Baley
Donald Smith
Grante Street
Lowell
Mass
Oliver Bell
Walter Upham
Retired Army Colonel Pursues Ranch After Engineering
James C. Short, a Civil War era veteran? No. 38 years ago he graduated from Texas A&M as a civil engineer. Now a retired Army colonel with 37 years' service, he returns to school in Houston to study agriculture and plans to operate a ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
James C. Short
Texas A&m College
Interesting Bowling Facts From Ancient Times To Today
The article traces bowling from cave men using sheep joints and rocks to 5200 B C, notes Dutch introduction to America in the seventeenth century, and cites 20 million Americans using 85 000 alleys in 12 000 establishments. It covers tenpins, candlepins from Worcester 1888, and duckpins from Baltimore 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Manhattan Island
United States
Canada
Worcester
Mass
Baltimore
John McGraw
Wilbert Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Supreme Court Rules Boxing and Theater Businesses Subject to Antitrust Laws
The court held that the championship prize fight and legitimate theater businesses are both subject to antitrust laws. The ruling signals broader application of anti monopoly rules to entertainment and sport enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
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Harry Blaisdell
J. Morse Farm
Jean
Adele Hunt
Harry Spinney
Charles Stevens
Fred Ainsmith
Brighton
Swanton Wyman
Small Point
Archie Davis
Mt. Ida Jr. College
Howard Bowker
Janice Anne M’cabe
South End P.T.A. Tus Orertange
Founder’s Day
Association Burns Mortgage
Popham
Cox
Utilities Board
Edward
Auburn Club
D.A.R. Chapter
Women’s Fellowship
Red China
Yichang
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Seventh
Flee
International
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