Mothers March Drives Polio Funds in Bath Trail
Nearly 250 workers canvassed Bath Thursday night and raised 2126.45 for the Mothers March polio drive. Ward 7 contributed 40.95 and Woolwich totaled 251.40, surpassing last year in Woolwich while Bath lags by 209.75 overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis Fund
Charles B. Doyle
Raymond W. Farnham
Ward 7
March of Dimes
Paul Akeley
Edward True
Andrew Flaherty
Charles Doyle
Douglas Tuck
Breese Skilling
Albert Caton
Linwood Bennett
Roger Carter
Charles B. Doyle, Jr
Woolwich
Chester Leeman
Leonard
Mothers March for Polio Raises Funds in Arrowsic
In Arrowsic Thursday evening the Mothers March for Polio raised receipts nearly twice 1953 totals with additional gifts yet to be listed. Workers contacted residents to gather cards. a square dance at Town hall followed by a luncheon for collectors boosted the Polio Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsic
Arrowsie Mothers Club
Mel Howe
Neighbors Across Kennebec Share Weekend Events and Visits
Local residents report weekend visits and travels across the Kennebec area. Gerald Fernald and Ra Marinie attend Bath Elks Homecoming. Lawrence Vail, Arrowsic, visit Massachusetts due to snowstorm delays. Other notes cover medical recoveries, school staff, Canasta club plans, and church services.
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Gerald F. Fernald
Milinocket
Maine
The
Elks
Ra Marinie
Lincoln
Brian M. Jewett
Day’s Ferry
Bath Lodge of
Merton Wright
Sasanoa Bluffs
Cumberland Loan & Building Apert
Parker Chaney
Arrowsic
Woolwich
Arrowsie
Arrowsie-Woolwich Dge
Nequasset “Cotral School
Forrest Baker
Margaret Dodge
Margaret Wagstaff
Tina Molson
Renee Jo Richards
Albert Richards
Day's Ferry
Bath Memorial Hospital
Nequasset Central School
Hazel Hopkins
George Gates
Nashua
N. H
Elsie Stinson
Canasta Club
Wallace Ham
New York City
Franklin Wright O
Falmouth
s.Wright
Ibra K. Lawrence
Stephen Sidebotham
Biddeford
Sundy
Woolwich Center
Clarence Tanner
Robert Tanner
la Canada
Cali
Los Angels
Izra K. Lawrence
Los Angeles
Lawrence
West Bath Community Notes And Birthdays
A local Bath update reports pleasant conditions Sunday with a horse drawn sleigh ride near the square. Family visits unfold as Mr and Mrs James Lemont return home after his Bath Memorial hospital surgery and Seaman Ralph King Jr returns from a world trip for a short leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemont
Bath Memorial Hospital
Andrew Babkirk
Bath
Ethelen
George Booker
Si Dudley
Ruth Fuller
Barbara
Joyce Stover
Gorham State Teachers College
Courtney Stover
Wreen Selanger
Ralph King, Jr
Ralph King
Norfolk
Barbara King
F. W. Deehan
Ura Whitmore
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
Joseph Larrabee
Merriconeag Grange
Fred Rose
Edward de Bery
Phippsburg
Eastern State Farmers Exchange Meeting
Hallowell
West Bath Grange Holds Lengthy Officer Night Program
West Bath Grange observed officers night with guests from Eureka Merrymeeting Dirigo Topsham and Enterprise granges. New officers elected include William H Small Jr assistant steward Mary Gaudreau and Herbert Freeman to the executive committee. The minstrel show date moved to February 19 with Pomona officers present and a full lecturers program featuring Mrs Mattie Collins and a student orchestra.
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West Bath Grange
Eureka
Merrymeeting
Dirigo
Topsham
Enterprise Granges
Alex Burgess
William H. Small, Jr
Mary Gaudreau
Herbert Freeman
Joseph W. Larrabee
Dora Royal
Calvin Taylor
Mary Farnham
Pomona
James Brice
Lauriston Trott
Marion Trott
Ceres
Mattie Collins
Florence Farnham
Roger Robinson
Frank Carver
Mother Macree
Mrs Thompson Visits Friend in Middle Street Family
Mrs. Harry Thompson of Bangor arrives for a visit with her girlhood friend Mrs. Merle Niles and the Niles family of Middle street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thompson
Bangor
Merle Niles
Middle Street
Community notices and local events in Wiscasset area
A roundup of local activities includes tax help sessions at Pon Ke ing, a chimney fire on Hill, school events at Wiscasset High, and a Juvenile on meet. The Mothers' March raised over 300 dollars with 46 for a Masonic hall supper amid bad weather. Local enlistees, student honors, and visits by Drs Averill and Nichols are noted along with yacht club and club meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pon ‘Keing
Makas
Ee Niles
Amuntoon Hill
Organ Society
Huntoon Hill
Grange Hall
Esday
Harold A. Campbell
Amoco
Albert T. Ersee
Eleanor Pinkham
Anchorage
Alaska
Francis
Wiscasset
Miss Pinkham
Masonic Hall
Lincoln County
Robert Oliver Walters
Waldoboro
Air Force
Clifford Henry Peters
Boothbay
Army
Clayton Joseph Barnett
Jefferson
Dennis Jay Christopher
Boothbay Harbor
Marine Corps
Edith Whitney
Wiscasset High School
D.A.R
Robert Sewall
Herbert M. Sewall
Providence
Richard Flood
Leon G. Flood
U. S. Coast Guard
Acushnet
Portland
Arthur A. Nichols
New York
Earl D. Rines
Maine General Hospital
Lawrence A. Averill
Cony High School
Eee
Augusta
Averil
Averill
J. Fuller Agraham
Williams Lineau
Scarsdale
N. Y
Death of Donald T. Blackman in Wiscasset
Donald T. Blackman died suddenly at his home on Bradford Street Friday. Born in Woolwich to Ezekial and his wife, he moved to Wiscasset as a young man and retired from the Maine Central Railroad due to long illness. Survived by his wife, a daughter, three sons and several grandchildren. Services were held at the Congregational church with Stanley Johnson presiding. Interment followed at Greenlawn Cemetery in the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald T. Blackman
Bradford Street
Woolwich
Ezekial Blackman
Wiscasset
Maine Central Railroad
Congregational Church
Stanley Johnson
Greenlawn
Murray Ryder Rites Held at St Philip’s Church
Funeral services for Murray Ryder were conducted at St Philip’s Episcopal Church Monday morning. Ryder died Friday in Gardiner after living in a convalescent home. he formerly resided in Newcastle and was well known in Wiscasset. Tom Akeley of Gardiner led the ceremony. Word arrived of Mrs Leon Hawkins’s death in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Her survivors include daughter Mrs Ralph Bowden of Brockton and sister Mrs J B Kirschbaum of Wiscasset. Richard Carlson and Larry Felt traveled to New Orleans and Florida with Wintering in Florida to visit Romae Stables partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Ryder
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Gardiner
Ryder
Newcastle
Wiscasset
Florence Nash
Nash
Tom Akeley
Leon Hawkins
Portsmouth
N. H
Ralph Bowden
Brockton, Mass
J. B. Kirschbaum
W. Dickinson
Richard Carlson
Carlson
Friendly
Larry Felt
Whitefield
New Orleans
Florida
Mrs. McCarty
Romae Stables
Ward Two and Ward Six Council Candidates Face Off
Herbert M Gotte 44 of 23 Russell Street seeks a second term in Ward Two promising economical government and service to all Bath residents. Melvin L Comeau 49 of 177 Nona Street contends for Ward Two, touting tenure at Hyde Windlass and community roles including school committee leadership. R Frederick Brown 45 of 1037 Washington Street opposes Rowe in Ward Six, stressing steady wages, two children in local schools, and support for Bath industry and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert M. Gotte
Russell Street
Melvin L Comeau
Nona Street
Mitchell
Comeau
Bath
Morse High
Sch
Hyde Windlass
Eagles
West Bath
R. Frederick Brown
Rowe
Washington Street
Augusta
Brown
Central Congregational Church
Masonic Bodies
Bath Country Club
Bath Iron Worksop
Lyden Files Candidacy for Ward Three Seat in Bath
Walter G. Lyden of 734 Middle Street returns to local politics joined by Robert E. Brewer to contest the Ward Three council seat vacated by Wesley Marco. A Bath native with five years in city government he emphasizes taxes recreation and fire department driver uniform funding as key issues. Lyden works for Bath Cleansers and Dyers and is a Fraternal Order of Eagles member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter G. Lyden
Middle Street
Bath
Lyden
Robert E. Brewer
Wesley Marco
Order of Eagles
Bath Cleansers & Dyers, Inc
Independent
Fire Department
Robert E. Brewer enters political arena
Robert E. Brewer 38 of 40 Central avenue makes his political debut. Born in Boothbay, a Boothbay Harbor High School graduate, he has lived in Bath since 1948. A 13 year Bath Iron Works employee and former chief order clerk for 11 years, he is married with two children and serves as regional vice president for the National Council of Marine Draftsmen in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Brewer
Central Avenue
Boothbay
Boothbay Harbor
Bath
Brewer
Bath Iron Works
New England
National Council of Marine Draftsmen
Ward Four battle shapes up as Mitchell challenges Comeau
Merritt A. Mitchell 43 of 11 Dike road seeks Bath City Council seat to unseat incumbent Melvin Comeau. Mitchell has long city roots, is active in Polar Star Lodge and local clubs, and pledges to pursue good government if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Merritt A. Mitchell
Melvin Comeau
Dike Road
Polar Star Lodge
F. and
A. M
Montgomery and St. Bernard
Board of Aldermen
Council
Board of Education
Mitchell
Ward Five Race Sees Hunter Face Keegan Challenge
In Bath Ward Five voters confront an upset bid to unseat longtime Council Chairman Stanley R. Hunter by newcomer John J. Keegan Jr. Hunter, 43, Brunswick road, is Oakhurst Dairy production manager and a Wesley church trustee. He has held numerous city posts including council president in 1945 and board president in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley R. Hunter
John J. Keegan, Jr
Brunswick Road
Bath
Clinton
Lawrence High
Fairfield
University of Maine
Hunter
Oakhurst Dairy Company
Solar Lodge
A. M
Wesley Church
Bath native John J. Jr. announces Bath Council bid
John J. Jr., 33, of 1086 High Street, declares his candidacy to serve Bath citizens. Keegan, lifelong Bath resident, a Morse High Class of '38 graduate, married with two children, a Knights of Columbus member and assistant Cubmaster of Pack 53, has worked 13 years as an electrical draftsman at Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Keegan, JR
John J. Jr
High Street
Bath
Keegan
Morse High
Knights of Columbus
Bath Iron Works
Newcomers Seek Ward Six Seat in Bath
Harvey V. Rowe and R. Frederick Brown enter the Bath Ward Six race to replace Archibald M. Main Jr. Rowe, 38, of 1921 High Street, Bernard, Missouri native, Morse High School 1934 graduate, married with one child, and a member of West Bath, State and National Fraternal organizations and a 32 degree Mason seeks the council bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Ward Six
Archibald M. Main, Jr
Harvey V. Rowe
R. Frederick Brown
Bernard, Mo
High Street
Morse High
Rowe
Ward Seven Race Heats Up As Perry Faces Coombs
Incumbent Donald F. Perry 37 of 1051 High Street seeks re election to Bath city council in Ward Seven. Challenger Herman F. Coombs 41 of 37 Meadow Way brings nine and a half years laborer experience and vows to protect taxpayers as he campaigns with his family in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald F. Perry
Faor
Herman F. Coombs
High Street
Bath
Benedicta Perry
Morse High School
Perry
U.S. Navy
Bath Lodge of Elks
Bath Iron Works
Meadow Way
Isle Au Haut
Coombs
Stonington
Bath Lodge of Eagles
Ward Seven
Brunswick Record Wins Two Regional Newspaper Awards
The Brunswick Record earned two first place awards from about 50 New England papers at the New England Weekly Press Association convention in Boston. It won for News Feature on the Deserted Village scene near Middle Bay and Merriconeag Roads last July and for Public Service Photo showing a girl with a broken doll beside a large coin collection bottle aiding Brunswick welfare Christmas fund. The paper also placed third in general excellence among weeklies with 4,000 to 5,000 circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Record
New England
New England Weekly Press Association
Boston
Record
Middle Bay
Merriconeag
Navy
Public Service
Brunswick Welfare Department
Jornalism
Boston University
Chatterboat Club Meeting At Mrs Locke’s Home
Mrs Blanche Locke hosted the Chatterboat club on Cummings street Tuesday evening with members Mrs Elaine Mitchell Mrs Evelyn Sweeney Mrs Beatrice Petit Mrs Gwendolyn Gaudette Mrs Harriet Cotton and Mrs Susan Leeman. They worked on a handcraft project and enjoyed refreshments. The group supports the Hyde Memorial home and will meet again February 16 with Mrs Arlene Scott Denny Joad. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jimонтanty is noted as being in the top business during the off season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Locke
Chatterboat Club
Cummings Street
Elaine Mitchell
Evelyn Sweeney
Beatrice Petit
Gwendolyn Gaudette
Harriet Cotton
Susan Leeman
Hyde Memorial
Arlene Scott
Denny Joad
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Daddy
John D. Warfel
Crifton
Coast
Mhursday
Central School
Forest Baker
Lemuel Preble
Nelson Rice
Sagadahoc
Norman Drummond
Drummond
Richard Gowen
Howard Carlton
George Stafford
Chester McCrater
Royce Elwell
Frank Rittall
Raymond Ainsworth
Robert Phinney
California
Mexicali
Mexico
America
U.S
Kennebec
Alton Collins
Barbara Frietchie
Minnie Smith
Bertha Palmer
Ethel MacDonald
the Desert
James Royal
Mrs. Royal
Ezra
Edwin W. Haggett
Alfred Niles
Edmund Arsenault
Carl Amerault
Arvella Holbrook
Penny March
Roger McNelly
Estella Doughty
Ruth and
Doris Doughty
Ce Burgess
Gotte
Bar Harbor
Cuberete
Wonka
National Guard
Melvin L. Comeau
Jim Onmtanty
Philadelphia Phillies
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