Richmond Groups Host Meetings and March of Dimes Drive
Richmond clubs and organizations held meetings with varied programs from tableaux and skits to guest speakers. The March of Dimes fundraiser drew volunteers including Mrs. Harold Dunn and Mrs. Virgil Hinckley, with captains listed. Local notices include engagements, a Lions Club meeting with new inductees, a waste of space, and a February American ism month plan with Valentine party details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Viola
Priscilla Riske
Edna Small
Emily Dunn
Gwendolyn Douglass
Reading
Geraldine Brown
Joke
Laura Baker
Marshall Dunn
Robert Wallace
March of Dimes
Nettie Leavi
Ideal Home Corner Club
Wiliam Meserve
Water Street
Maine Dairy Council
Harold Dunn
Virgil Hinckley
Carl Anderson
Leslie Gardner
Irving
Waltz
Maurice Sullivan
Oscar Smith
Frederick Lyons
Thomas Borjesson
Richmond Lions Club
Neal Powers
Lions International
Joseph J. Kilbout
Harry C. Prout
Virgil E. Poland
Duncan H. Farrell
Pine Tree Society
Hyde Memorial Home
Bath
Russell A. Ring
Richmond High School
Emerson Grammar School
Viola James
Billie Wells
James
Lorraine Bennett
Emerson Lane Post Auxiliary
American Legion
Veneranda Sanford
Washington
Lincoln
Cecelia Robinson
Laura Reynolds
J. Norris Sidelinger
Janet R. Sidelinger
William J. Bencisto, Jr
William J. Beacisto
Yonkers
N. Y
Miss Sidelinger
Women's Air Force
West Palm Beach
Fla
Beacisto
Washington, D. C
Pushard-Guiou Post
V.F.W
Phyllis Crosby
Auxiliary On
Lula Alexander
Ronald Leibowitz
Dolores Kennedy
Elizabeth McFee
Donna Lothridge
Priscila Fickett
Charlene Fickett
Kay Cadenelli
Zada Barstow
Louise Pratt
Sandra Gilpa
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN TOUR TRINIDAD PORT OF SPAIN CRUISE
Maine Maritime Academy midshipmen fished aboard and trained on line gun Very pistol and signal flares while at Trinidad. Engineers practiced fuel transfer handling 6000 barrels. Deck crews painted hulls and updated wheel house radio room. Navy base games saw two losses 42 39 and 57 47, softball won 44 12. Royal Yacht escorted by a British destroyer arrived January 29, cruise proceeded to La Guaira Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
U. S. Naval Station
Academy
Naval Base
Navy
Port of Spain
Princess Margaret
Royal Yacht
Spinach Iron Found to Fortify Germs Against UV Rays
General Electric researchers report that iron content in some germs shields them from ultraviolet destruction. The finding could impact public health strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Research Laboratory
Georgetown News Highlights Parish Activities and Local Visits
Sunday service at First Baptist featured Warren Harris talk on The Woman at the Well and officer dedications. Town books close Saturday. civil defense talk at Central School. Y M C A skating party at Middle Dyke. multiple hospital visits and local social events across Georgetown Center, Bath, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Warren Harris
House
Harry H. Heald
Working League
Georgetown
Victor Hagan
Central School
Georgetown P. T. A
Augusta
Alfred Rowe
Alfred A. Rowe
Sherry Rowe
Harold J. Brown, Jr
Dorothy W. Stuart
Brown
Bath
Middle Dyke Farm
Rotary Club program backs weekly talks and info sources
Rotarians William L. Skelton Loring R Addison and Raymond W Farnham led a discussion on club activities under program chairman Wyatt Albertson. They highlighted assigning program dates to members arranging speakers panels or musical acts and the Rotary information sources including pamphlets the Rotarian magazine and newspaper coverage. Guests Costain Burnham and Comeau Bath Junior High students attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Skelton
Loring R. Addison
Raymond W. Farnham
Wyatt Albertson
Rotary Club
Skelton
Addison
Rotary
Farnham
Thomas Costain
Stephen Burnham
David Comeau
Bath Junior High School
Destroyer leader passes Kennebec on trial trip
Bay Point residents report the destroyer leader 1016 sailing through the Kennebec River mouth on Saturday at 7 15 a m on a trial trip then returning in the afternoon. Local youths attend Bath Y M C A sports program with Byron and Sherman Campbell Edgar and Morris Johnson and Cecil Mains showing interest in Thursday evenings. Kenneth Crafts and helpers clear snow for skating on the pond. Birds and animals at Gardens of the Navajo receive nightly feedings amid hurricane aftermath. Mrs Adams feeds cereals and scraps to birds and stray animals. two birds avoid sharing peanut butter. Mrs Arthur Tibbetts and Arthur Jr spent weekend with Burnham in Waterville. Maurice Burns, patient at Bath Memorial Hospital, improves. Howard O Nash and friend visited Nash cottage for weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Heal
Georgetown Center
Bath Memorial Hospital
Harlan Raymond
New York State
Edward Rowe
New Jersey
Mr. Heal
Georgetown
Charles Andre
Bath
Heal
Brian Davis
Ralph Davis
Seaman Davis
Portland
Bermuda
Baretaria
Norfolk
Frances Wren
Colbge College
Melvin Kelley
Charles Kelley
Central School
Higgins Classical Institute
Charleston
James Oliver
Memorial Hospital
Clarence Oliver
Channing Penley
Middle Dyke Farm
Roland E. Peterson
L. Earle Hagan
Waterville
Joan
Colby College
Miss Hagan
Ronald Atwood
San Angelo
Texas
Cadet Atwood
Michigan
Donald E. Field
Clyde Stilphen
Bernard Anderson
Mechanicsville
N. Y
Leroy Moulton
Seguinland
Russell Harford
Five Islands
Charles MacMahan
Kennebec River
Bay Point
Bath Y. M. C. A
Byron
Sherman Campbell
Edgar
Morris Johnson
Cecil Mains
Kenneth Crafts
Arthur Tibbetts
Arthur, Jr
Burnham
Maurice Burns
Howard O. Nash
Nash Cottage
Fire scare ends as beans burn at stove
Cleveland Tennessee reports volunteer fireman Herbert Benton, en route to a blaze, spots smoke from his own house and reports a fire. It proves to be only a pot of beans on the stove, while the other firemen rib him about the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Tenn
Herbert Benton
Lift saves man on trial for drunkenness in Odessa
A 44 year old Black man on trial for drunkenness said he was glad to be picked up after being found walking into town from the country. He paid a $10 fine and noted the lift was worth it. The item also notes a science estimate that the sun converts hydrogen into helium at about 564 million tons per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Tex
Heart Fund Drive Planned For February In Town
Townspeople will participate in a Heart Fund Drive throughout February. Mr and Mrs Jerry Wilks of Brunswick were Sunday evening visitors with Mr and Mrs Stonley Kosalka at Sagadahoc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Wilks
Brunswick
Stonley Kosalka
Sagadahoc Ay
Five Islands Community Fellowship supper date set
The Five Islands community notes a fellowship supper on February 19 with a planning committee of Mrs. Franz Stevens Mrs. Victor Pinkham and Mrs. Orville Rowe. Various church activities youth meetings and local visits are described including a recent dedication service and ongoing 4-H and YMCA youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Fellowship
Franz Stevens
Victor Pinkham
Orville Rowe
William Marr
Church of Christ
Warren Harris
Y.M.C.A
Georgetta Pinkham
Bath
Eugene Reynolds
Adolph Spear
Stanley Kosalka
Georgetown
Reynolds Grover
Arthur Cochrane
Center Pond
The
Library Association
Stinson Davis
Lincoln Campbell
William Stewart
Thomas Watson
Branwell Harford
Russell Harford
Francis Pierce
Worcester
Mass
David Rutherford
Kathleen Rittall
Bath Memorial Hospital
Margery
David Pierce
Guy Allenwood
James Oliver
Francis Oliver
Ray Grover
Stanley Lewis
Frances Barter
Vernon Gray
Donald Hopkins
Harold Pinkham
Kittery
Percy Savage
Alice Shackford
Thomas McDorr
Georgia
Irving Hanna
Son
Lulu Hanna
Melvin Kelley
Higgins Classical Institute
Charles Kelley
Plum Thrown From Car Sparks Traffic Incident in Helena
Albert L Foster, 31, bit a plum while driving in Helena and, without looking, hurled it at a windshield. The plum splattered as Montana Highway Patrolman Ernie DeDycker watched. Foster forfeited a $10 court appearance bond for dumping garbage on a public highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Albert L Foster
Montana
Ernie DeDycker
Foster
TCU senior guard Bill Mattern veteran of Korean War
Bill Mattern senior guard for Texas Christian football is identified as a veteran of the Korean War. The brief note confirms his military service alongside his status on the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Mattern
Texas Christian
Fire Destroys Henderson Home On Monday Afternoon
Fire believed to have started from a flooded oil burner destroyed the story and a half wooden home of Mr and Mrs Ray Henderson on North street Extension late Monday. Loss unofficially estimated at 5000 dollars. The occupants escaped with only their clothes as flames engulfed the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Henderson
North Street
Apathy Favors Bath Municipal Elections February 14
With less than two weeks to go before Bath’s February 14 municipal vote, interest remains low as City Manager Nathan C. White prepares to depart February 15 for West Hartford. Seven of fourteen council seats are open including contests in Ward Two Ward Three Ward Five and Ward Seven. Incumbents Oulton Allen Gediman face challengers Wagner Atkinson Dowling Murphy MacDonald Coombs. Brewer unopposed for school board. White notes budget work and possible 1 to 2 mill increase. calls salary raise to attract candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Ronald C. Oulton
Jesse W. Allen
William O. Wagner
Arthur W. Gediman
Warren Atkinson
M. Wesley McPhee
Walter Lyden
Maude B. Dowling
G. Thomas Murphy
Philip H. Oliver
Charles MacDonald, Jr
Herman F. Coombs
Harry E. Cooke
Coombs
Donald F. Perry
Allen
William Wagner
Wagner
Bowdoin College
John Leonard
Gediman
Ralph W. Brewer
White
Next Limeonth
Local Officials Debate Paid Council Roles And Remuneration
A city leader argues that citizens should be compensated for time spent in local government citing rising living costs. He notes many towns have paid council members for years and that this could attract prospective candidates.
Bath Councilman Praises Charter Amendment Plan
Bath councilman Donald F. Perry said the city should be pleased with Representative Ross's charter amendment. The committee recommended reducing the City Council from 14 to seven elected at large, a proposal defeated 6-5 in December with one member absent and another unable to vote. The committee of Perry Couture Cooke Mitchell Rubin and White favored a smaller at large council. Perry expressed confidence that other committee members would share the view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Donald F. Perry
Ross
Perry
Louis O. Couture
Harry E. Cooke
Merritt Mitchell
Harold J. Rubin
Nathan C. White
Severe Bath Winter Temps Record Cold Across Years
An employee from Hardings, living in Durham, cites diary entries showing a string of brutal winters. November 1933 froze to 10 below, with 18 below at noon on some days. cold persisted through March 1934. The Winter of 1935 matched the severity, and only spring 1936 brought warmth. City plumbers faced many frozen pipes during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardings
Durham
Bath
Nino Valdes Correct Full Name Revealed
The heavyweight boxer known as Nino Valdes is correctly identified as Giraldo Ramos Valdes, with origins traced to Havana Cuba through his birth records. This clarification confirms his full legal name and Cuban birthplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nino Valdes
Giraldo Ramos Valdes
Havana
Cuba
Banana Toast With Buttered Rounds
A simple snack features thin sliced banana layered over hot buttered whole-wheat toast. Small fry commonly enjoy this quick treat as a tasty bite.
Obituary Mrs Mary F Mullaney McCormick
Mrs Mary F Mullaney McCormick widow of Matthew McCormick died Jan 26 at her home in Manchester New Hampshire. Born in Portland she moved to Bath as a young wife and spent most of her married life there where her husband worked in fruit produce. After his death she worked for the Sewalls at York Hall as house keeper until Mrs Sewall died. She then moved to Manchester where she had relatives. Funeral services were Friday at nine in Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. (Mullaney) Mc Cormick
Matthew Mc Cormick
Manchester
N. H
Portland
Bath
Wte
William D. Sewall
York Hall
Arthur R. Orr, Bath Iron Works leader, dies at 69
Arthur R. Orr, 69, retired Bath Iron Works leading man, died Sunday at his son Edward Orr's Woolwich home. Born July 18, 1885 in Bath, he retired in 1946. Survived by three sons Arthur of West Bath Randall of Bath Edward of Woolwich a daughter Mila M. Darr nell of Woolwich two sisters Lucy Merryman Carrie Wing of Brunswick and 12 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Orr
Bath Iron Works
Woolwich
Edward Orr
Bath
Charles S
Lydia Webber Orr
Orr
Arthur
West Bath
Randall
Edward
Mila M. Darrnell
Lucy Merryman
Carrie Wing
Brunswick
Miss Adams Rites Held for Bath Retired Teacher
Funeral services for Margaret J. Adams longtime Bath schoolteacher were conducted Thursday at 1 30 PM from Leslie C Shumway Funeral Home with Rev Dr David L Wilson officiating Bearers named William Ramsay Allen Ramsay Frank Talbot and Edwin H P Lowell Out of town relatives from Topsham attended including Mr and Mrs Harold Hildreth Mr and Mrs George Hildreth Mrs Eva Carey and Miss Mary Carey The body was entombed at Oak Grove for burial in the family lot in spring
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pridham
Wilson
Joseph Pridham
Maurice Sullivan
Joseph Wilson
River Road
George Gould
Richmond
Sagadahoc
Florence Harlow
Llewellyn Lennon
South Gardiner
Cpl
Nelson P. Raynes
Albion Raynes
County Road
Fort Riley
Kas
Headquarters Co
87Th Infantry Reg
10Th Div
Cherri
Steven MacLaughlin
Earle MacLaughlin
Randolph
Elwyn Mullen
Beedle Road
John Willard
Savage
Carl Savage
Hilda (Savage) Groves
Shirley (Groves) Willard
William Joseph
John Kenneth Willard
Douglass Harrington
Douglass
New Portland
Lawrence A. Bond
South Front Street
St. Petersburg
Fla
Leonard Bishop
Portland Kiwanis Club
Earl
Wiscasset
Archer Terrell
Priscilla Little
Edward Rankins
Frances White
Alberta Randlette
Ethel Pinkham
Lois Pushard
Veneranda Sanford
Mary Parent
Hallowell
Oscar Douglass
Old Ferry Road
Margaret J. Adams
Bath
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
David L. Wilson
William Ramsay
Allen Ramsay
Frank Talbot
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Harold Hildreth
George Hildreth
Eva Carey
Mary Carey
Topsham
Oak Grove
Funeral services for Mrs Tilly Wold held at Curtis Funeral Residence
Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at two o'clock for Mrs Tilly Wold at Curtis Funeral Residence 942 Washington Street with Rev James L Grant officiating. Bearers were Edward G Atkinson Warren S Atkinson Just L Wold and Lawrence E Wold. Burial is in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilly Wold
Curtis
Washington Street
James L. Grant
Grace Episcopal Church
Edward G. Atkinson
Warren S. Atkinson
Just L. Wold
Lawrence E. Wold
Oak Grove
Funeral for Mrs Elizabeth L Shea Held
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth L Shea were conducted Thursday morning at 10 from Curtis Funeral Home. The Rev Harold L Allen pastor of Corliss Street Baptist Church officiated. Bearers were John Clark Jr John Gilmore Silas Plant Lloyd Beers and John Cummings. Burial was in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth L. Shea
Curtis Funeral Home
Harold L. Allen
Corliss Street Baptist Church
John Clark, Jr
John Gilmore
Silas Plant
Lloyd Beers
John Cummings
Oak Grove
Water nymph statue moved to guard internal fountain
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts relocates its water nymph statue from the entrance to a protected spot near an inner fountain. A casual culinary note appears with a recipe for cheese and ham sandwiches served with pickles and radish garnishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmone
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Boy with Loaded Pistol Is Removed from Tucson High
A 15-year-old student was taken out of a Tucson high school class by police after authorities found a loaded .38 caliber pistol in his waistband. He said he carried it because a couple of teachers were giving him a hard time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Deadly Sawdust Incident At Helena Ranch
Seventi cows broke into an old shed on Peter Suta’s ranch in Helena Montana and ate sawdust stored there. Thirty five cows died. Suta said arsenic had been mixed with the sawdust as grasshopper bait twenty years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Peter Suta
Suta
House Fly Maturation Time and Power Requirement Fact
A house fly matures from an egg in about 10 to 12 days depending on temperature and location. It would take about one horsepower to raise 550 pounds one foot in one second under those conditions.
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Maine Maritime
Naval Station
la Guaira
Venezuela
Everett
Florence McGee
Robinhood
Linda Gordon
Sagadahoc Bay
John D Williams
Addison and
Edward Talbot
Yarmouth
Stanley Thorne
B.I.W
Richard Bowman
BIW
Howard Kirkpatrick
Pierce
Vincent Davis
Leominster
Norman Kimball
Julian Rowe
Boothbay Harbor
Livermore Falls
Elaine Snow
Robert Snow
Henderson
Richard J. Frates
Lincoln Street
Frates
Naval Civil Service
Young Henderson
Brunswick Naval Air Station
West Hartford
Conn
Shumway Funeral Service
Mary M’cormick
Mrs. Wold
Mrs. Shea
M. H. Page
North St
Dial
Kennebec
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