Wiscasset Community Notices and Local Enlistments
Wiscasset reports a chimney fire at Mrs Carrie Pashards home on Lincoln street extinguished without damage. Cold spell with subzero nights. Navy recruiting rep to visit Local Selective Board 8 each Wednesday. PTA to meet Feb 14 with town boards in the grammar school lunch room. Pilgrim Fellowship visited Waterville. Organ Society to serve a public supper Feb 17 at 5 30. Town accounts closed Jan 31. officers prepare Town Report. Woman's Club luncheon Friday at 2 30 with District Director Gladys Patrick as guest. Lincoln County enlistments listed: Foster Round Pond Navy Poland Round Pond Navy Poland Round Pond Army Brewer Boothbay Harbor inducted as volunteer. P T A notes about county jail exhibitions and scholarship fund. Personal items include vessel launch viewing in Bath for USS Forrest P Sherman, births, injuries, and several moves and discharges among local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Pashard
Lincoln Street
St. Philip's Church
U. S. Navy Recruiting Service
Augusta
Parent-Teachers’ Club
Selectmen
Budget Committee
Pilgrim Fellowship
Waterville
Organ Society
First Congregational Church
Wiscasset
Woman's Club
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Gladys Patrick
Organ Society of the Congregational Church
Jennie Preble
Sophia Preble
Laura Seavey
Violetta Reed
Lincoln County
Robert Simmons Foster
Round Pond
Navy James Raphael Poland
Navy
Richard Harry Poland
Army
Terry Owne Brewer
Boothbay Harbor
Mildred Burrage
Historical Society
County
Federal Street
Pownalboro Court House
Dresden
Parent-leachers
Clu
Death notice for Mrs Thirza Marsh Stinson in Stratford
Mrs Thirza Marsh Stinson, 72, died in Stratford Connecticut. She was wife of Irving J Stinson formerly of Wiscasset. She leaves four children William A and Mrs William, among other heirs.
Woolwich Town Office Candidate Nomination Rules 1955
Notice states that any candidate for town office in Woolwich may obtain a nominating paper from the Town Clerk on February 1, 1955 or later. Papers must bear at least 25 registered voters and be filed by February 25, 1955 for ballot inclusion at the 1955 annual town meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Arrowsic Mothers Club Polio March Raises Funds
Deep in Arrowsic the Mothers Club reports a successful polio march despite a cold night. About 55 dollars was collected. a square dance at Arrowsie town hall on Feb 5 will add to the fund as refreshments and dance numbers are planned. Members include Mrs Gowen, Mrs Stafford, Mrs Elwell, Mrs Rittail, Mrs Ainsworth, Mrs Phinney, and Mrs Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Club of
Arrowsic
Norman Drummond
Arrowsie
Arrowsie Town Hall
Mothers Club
Mel Howe
Richard Gowen
George Stafford
Roy Elwell
Frank Rittail
Raymond Ainsworth
Robert Phinney
Davs
Lorraine Price
Good Will Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Gertrude Wirta
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Perley Ater
Washington Street
Archie Wishart
Edward V. Coombs
Elbridge R. Wright
Wilbur Crocker
Milan Street
Lawrence R. Vail
Gertrude Phinney
Edward Phinney
Cleveland
Huston
Texas
Richard Woebse
Boston
Burton Hodgkins
Augusta
Sagadahoe Ferry
Arnsie
Heart Fund
Doo Vic
Eagle Hotel
Brunswick
Roy Eldwell
Frank Rittall
Rasgmand Ainsworth
Robin Phinney
Davis
Arrowesie
Mothers’ Club of
Russell Boyd
Boyd
Frank J. Walker
Days Ferry
Carl Pinson
Harrison Dutton
Dresden Stork Shower Honors Mrs Goud’s Daughter
Mrs Lester Munsey and Miss Margaret Pushard hosted a stork shower for Mrs Thomas Vigne of Whitefield at Mrs Lyndal Goud’s Dresden Mills home. Guests included many local ladies and refreshments were served during the evening. A Rose’s filling station food sale by Eastern River Grange raised a good sum. Pvt Thomas Bourgois finished Clerk Typist school at Fort Dix and goes to Fort Benjamin Harrison for personnel management study. Roy Perry has returned from Bangor hospital and shows improvement. Edward Hall’s leg graft healed after cast removal. friends wish him a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Munsey
Margaret Pushard
Lyndal, Goud
Dresden Mills
Goud
Thomas Vigne
Whitefield
Charles MacDonald
Charles Foss
Richard Radcliff
Edward Goud
Calvin Goud
John McFadden
Don Woodward
Bernard Bailey
Charles Dorr
Charles Rose
Eugene Reed
Ernest Cate
Horace Gilpatrick
Parker Blenn
Harold Blinn
Rose
Eastern River Grange
D. E. Bourgois
Pvt
Thomas Bourgois
Clerk- Typist School
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Roy Perry
Bangor
Herman Getchell
V Robinson
Gorham
Gardiner
James Cameron
Edward Hall
Obituary notices and fragmented school incident report
Thomas Reynolds died at Jackson. Survivors include his widow, a son Thomas of Augusta, a daughter Mrs Frank Anderson of Tokyo, Japan, and a sister. Reynolds led Distributors Inc and owned Good Housekeeping Shops. A Worcester education scene notes a high school intruder incident where a student asked how to remove street shaks and Beas ings. a reply hinted at a hurried pet to bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Reynolds
Jane
Jackson
Thomas
Augusta
Frank Anderson
Tokyo
Japan
Reynolds
Gibson's
West Dresden
Ditributors, Inc
Omanu
News and Notes from Kennebec Neighbors
Mrs. Lorraine Price hosts Good Will club at Saga dahoc Ferry Feb 7. Arrowsic and Bath residents attend meetings, trips, and parties. Lawrence Vail buys Five Isl ands property. Baker and Phinney families travel. local fund drives for Heart Fund and Mothers' March on Polio advance. Elks initiation covered with Boston guests.
Bath Area Sees Season Low As Temperatures Freeze
Temperatures plunged to season lows across Bath and surrounding areas on Tuesday night with readings from several sites. Kennebec River vapors rose as two shores remained invisible to each other early Wednesday. Readings ranged from 8 to 30 degrees below zero, with Hyde Windlass and the Bath Memorial Hospital among the coldest spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Sasanoa
Bath Iron Works
Nequasset
Hilltop Market
High
Center Streets
Elmer McFarland
McLean
Hyde Windlass Co
Nequasset Stream
Barley Neck Road
Woolwich
North Bath Notes Reflect Local Social Visits
Mrs Edwin Hemingway died Thursday in Auburn. Her daughter Mrs Henry G Root and others visited family in Bath and Lewiston. Residents Mrs George Johansen and Miss Myra Foote were among guests at local homes. Various trips to Boston Gardiner and Portland are noted along with seasonal stays in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Hemingway
Auburn
Henry G. Root
E. N. Cole
Ewiston
Annabelle
Harold Bubar
Lewiston
Cole
George Johansen
Bath Memorial Hospital
Myra Foote
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Edwin Rogers
Frank T. Chamberlain
Kathy
Andrew
Boothbay
H. W. Rogers
Phyllis Tardiff
Philip Tardiff
Boston
Jane McGrencry
Harmon Kneeland
Ricky
David
Earl Haines
High Street Court
Earle Haines, Jr
Bath
HH. W. Rogers
Clarence Moore
Janice
Clarence Seavey
Gardiner
J. K. Rockefeller
Kenneth Billings
Southwest Harbor
West Bath Sewing Group Aids Togus Hospital
The West Bath Sewing Group gathered at Mrs. Francis Dechan’s home Tuesday to sew surgical pads for Togus hospital and the Red Cross. Members listed include Mrs. Albert White and Mrs. George Stimpson. January totals report 1778 bandages made. next meeting set for February 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Francis Dechan
Togus Hospital
Red Cross
Albert White
George Stimpson
Harold Perkins
Courtney Stover
Oliver Wass
Kermit Bennett
Francis Deehan
Shamrock 4-H Club
Barbara Wood
Bath
Leon Belanger
Bonnie Belanger
Jud; Ashe
Carole Bennett
Reta Hennessey
Marke Earle
Barbara Fuller
Joan Ring
Mecideth Mitchell
Sally Grindell
Maynard Lee
Harry Larrabee
Isabelle Bryant
Leonard Smith
Clement Robichaud
Paul Lemont
Kenneth
Francisco
Donald Ambrosé
Dorothy Hallowell
Florence Neiley
Stanley William
Glenice Bennett
Larrabee’s Grove
Patricia Johnson
Linda
Mike Graves
Patricia Wass
Marjorie Cormier
Minnie Wass
Bonita Graves
Della Cormier
Craig
Bennett
Herbert Leonarc
Augusta
F. W. Dechan
Laura Whetmore Ir Gardiner
Jan Byhouwer
Robert Savage
Agnes Shellenbarger
Topsham
Helen Libby
Julie
Leon
Bowdoin
Foster Point Road
Florence Temple
Hayden
Woolwich
Temple
Larrabee'’s Grove
Richard Campbell
Richard
Boothbay Harbor
Lewiston
Robert Stewart
Brian
Donna
Oakland
Bottle message makes transatlantic voyage reported
Donald G. Kaylor of Lagerstown, Massachusetts dropped a note in a bottle off Palm Beach Florida on August 2 1953. Four months later a Lands End England student Grace Strongman returned it. Kaylor estimates the bottle drifted 11 miles per day on its ocean voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverstown
Donald G. Kaylor
Palm Beach
Fla
Lagerstown
Lands End
England
Grace Strongman
Kaylor
4 H Club Enrollment Increases Across Six Maine Counties
Kenneth C. Lovejoy reports that six Maine counties show higher 4-H club project enrollment as of January 19. Increases are led by Androscoggin Sagadahoc Penobscot Cumberland and Somerset with open enrollment for youths aged 10 to 12 and local extension agents ready to provide more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Kenneth C. Lovejoy
Piscataquis
Knox - Lincoln
York
Androscoggin-Sagadahoe
Oxford
Waldo
Penobscot
Cumberland
Somerset
County Extension Service
Elite Beauty Salon owner returns from New York hair conference
Marjorie Leach of Elite Beauty Salon returns from the American Hair Fashion Conference at the Hotel McAlpin in New York with new styles for spring. Experts predict longer waves and sleek hair rather than short boy fashion, and Leach plans spring showings of new media and equipment from the trade show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Leach
McAlpin
N. Y
Ring Recovered After 27 Years In Michigan Farm Find
In Big Rapids Michigan Mrs Lorabelle Reid found a long missing high school class ring on her farm near the rapids traced by initials inside the band. The ring belonged to Mrs Maurice Boonstra of Comstock and was returned twenty seven years after it disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Rapids
Mich
Maurice Boonstra
Comstock
Lorabelle Reid
Te Rapids
Your 1954 Income Tax Who Must File
This notice outlines filing requirements for 1954 U S citizens and residents under 65 with $600 or more gross income or 65 and over with $1200 income. It covers when to file from January 1 to April 15 1955 and how to pay, sign, obtain forms, and where to get help from the Augusta Maine District Director of Internal Revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Internal Revenue
Augusta
Maine
Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
Sister Kenny
Polio survivor recalls 1945 battle and recovery
A World War II veteran recounts his polio onset in 1945 while with the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy. He details paralysis from the waist down, months of hospital care, and rehabilitation in Miami and Atlantic City, culminating in walking with canes and urging support for the 1955 March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Mountain Division
Po Valley
Italy
Udine
Naples
Florida
A. F
Miami
England General Hospital
Atlantic City
N. J
Bath
Garden Federation Day set for April 6 at Maine
Mrs John Parker president of the Maine Federation of Garden clubs announces the annual Garden Federation Day will be April 6 during Farm and Home Week at the University of Maine. Prof Roger Clapp and Edward D Johnson were named to coordinate plans with federation committees and the university. The spring executive board meeting is April 5 at the university and reservations should be made with Frank H Dalton Rogers Hall University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parker
Maine Federation of Garden Clubs
University of Maine
Roger Clapp
U. of M
Edward D. Johnson
Parker
Federation
University
Frank H. Dalton
Rogers Hall
Robert Bussey’s 11th Birthday Party
Robert B. Bussey celebrated his 11th birthday with a midday luncheon cake and ice cream, Valentine favors, and a movie outing after a game period. Guests included Jonathan Day, Gormes, Thomas Bertocci, Joseph Lee, Kent Johnson, Richard Mayo, David Humphries, and Peter Roberts. Some streets in Boston’s Beacon Hill area remain cobbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Bussey
Lynn M. Bussey
Green Street
Jonathan Day
Gormes
Thomas Bertocci
Joseph Lee
Kent Johnson
Richard Mayo
David Humphries
Peter Roberts
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Forrest P. Sherman
Asbury ‘Bailey
Bath Road
Bailey's Island
Robert Conroy
Elinor Pomeroy
Dorchester
Mass
Edward Evans
Miles Memorial Hospital
William Schulze
Philadelphi
Robert
Detroit
Wich
D. F. S. Day
Robert, Jr
Leonard Dunton
Charles H.) Dunton
Germany
Lee Shelton
Amarillo
Alphonse Shelton
Mrs. Therza Steiison
Morrell
Irving J. Jr
Stratford
James Gallaphere
Fairhiva
Worcester, Ma
Nicholaus Almassy
St. Mary's Hospital
Hoboken
Almassy
Hudson River
Nequasset Extension Group
South End
PTA
Hall
Sadie Bailey
Fisher Bailey
Hadassa Glidden
Albert Bailey
Elks
Brian M Jewett
James Thorpe
City Hall
Elks Home
Lombard Street
North Bath
Amy Swanton
North Woolwich
South Streets
Swanton
Admiral Stump
Chians
Felix B. Stump
Pacific
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Adm
Stump
Pearl Harbor
Chiang
Tachen Islands
West Bath Grange
Florence Farnham
Martha Crocker
Presumscot
Harraseeker
Dronore
Dirigo
Bodwell
Capital
Enterrise
Hudson
Skowhegan
Hureka
Merritoneag
Tilly Wold
Alan Collins
Westpath
Dromore
Harraseeket
Howard Carr
Topsham ‘Range
John Howe
Persis Miler
Herbert Simpson
Teward
Alton Collins
Ira Day
Wiliam Armstrong
Yourtney Stover
Joeph W. Larrabee
Uey Armstrong
Ceres
Frances Waterman
Pomona
Helen McNelly
Flora
Mattie Collins
Estella Doughty
Margaret DeMerchant
Nancy Rover
Doris Doughty
Mary Gaudreau
Bertha Palmer
Harvesters
J Ohn
Thelma Sylvester
Bazin Lemon
Ruth
Naomi
Thelma King
Doris Yroughty
Orpha
Gates Ajar
Quinda Pecci
Jean Belanger
Elaine Parady
Hazel Carr
Grange
Thomas Tracy
Dromore Grange
Leon Foster
Harraseeket Grange
Capital Orange
Ladies Aid
Hair Fashion
Robert Bussey
Beacon Hill
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