Dresden News Roundup from South Dresden Area
Historical notes recount local post office history, a bridge academy game on Jan 29 with a 47 to 24 score for the visitors, and a town diary of social visits. Officials talk of dial system installation later in the year while residents remember US mail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berleneake
New York
Edward Perkins
South Dresden
Elsie Anderson
Bath
James Cameron
Weston
Peggy McCoy
Cedar Grove
James Milligan
Lysle Lions
Emil
Stephen Powell
Ray Perry
Arthur Ryder
Fred Allen
Eastern River Grange
Lincoln County Pomona
Nobleboro
Surprise Stork Shower Honors Mrs Belanger at Home
Mrs Herbert Belanger was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower hosted by Mrs Lila Rice at 50 The Ny in Bath. Pink and blue decorations framed a white bassinet gift while guests enjoyed chicken salad rolls coffee and cake. Attendees included Ada Milliken Blanche Huff Nellie Burns Mildred Gilley Merton Cousins Helen Small Betty-Jane Simpson Nola Warner Jane Oliver Betty Brewster Grace Ferris and several out of town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Belanger
Lila Rice
Belanger
Ada Milliken
Blanche Huff
Nellie Burns
Mildred Gilley
Merton Cousins
Helen Small
Betty-Jane Simpson
Nola Warner
Jane Oliver
Betty Brewster
Grace Ferris
Edgar Hancox
Bath
Katherine MacMahan
Georgetown
Ellen Perry
Toledo
Ohio
Mattie B. MacMahan
Linda MacMahan
North Edgecomb
Heart Fund Drive Seeks Support From Bay Point
Mrs Cordelia Rowe chairs the Georgetown Heart Fund drive at the Navajo with donations accepted through February 14. Roadways are partly icy with frozen ruts. travel requires care. Bird visitors at the Navajo gardens include black crows and finches. Personal items mention illnesses and local visits by Geneva Morang Dwight Furbish Leeman Hall and others. Bermuda note adds that it has about 300 islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia Rowe
Heart Fund
Georgetown
Bay Point
Geneva Morang
Joseph Desmond
Morang
Leavitt
Lewiston
Hall
Bath
Dwight
Rev David L Wilson Celebrates 40 Years in Bath
The Rev Dr David L Wilson and his wife reside at 918 areentomien street has lived in Bath 40 years after moving from Belfast when he became pastor of Central Congregational Church. Born Feb 3 1874 in New York City he studied at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia Graduate School, ordained 1898, served Belfast Fairfield and Bath, led Central Church for 26 years without missing a Sunday, and held high York Rite Masonic offices. He now marks forty years in Bath amid many friendships and continued local service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pevad L. Wilson
Areentomien Steee
Bath
Belfast
Wil‘oh
Central Congregational Church
Central Church
Dr. Wilson
New York City
George Logan
Mary Bryson Wilson
New York
Union Theological Seminary
Columbia University
Grace Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wilson
Fairfeld
Oil Fertility Topic Discussed at Maine Extension Meetings
Extension meetings across Maine focus on soil fertility for low cost gains. Crops Specialist Paul N. Mosher urges soil testing to tailor lime and fertilizer, noting lime needs vary by soil from none to four tons per acre. County agents offer soil fertility record books and guidance on testing liming and fertilization.
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Paul N. Mosher
Maine
Mosher
C.ounty
Extension Service
Summer residents among exhibitors at Five Islands show
Exhibitors at the deCordova Museum in Lincoln Massachusetts include Electa Reynolds and Rich ard Hasenfus from Five Island. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts hosts six Five Islands participants in its Annual Exhibition of the Boston Society of Independent Artists. Plans are under way for the Five Islands annual show in August sponsored by the Five Islands Community Club. Broil canned peach halves and serve with bacon and eggs for Sunday brunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
deCordova Museum
Lincoln
Mass
Five Island
Electa Reynolds
Five Islands
Richard Hasenfus
Farim
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Society of Independent Artists
Mildred Bu
Richard Hase
Gavrilles
Dorchester
Lee Brown
Herbert Maynard
Abington
Thomas Eaton
Waltham
Georgetown residents mourn Mrs. Charles Clarke
Relatives in Georgetown learned of the death of Mrs. Stella B. Oliver Clarke at a Auburn rest home aged 87. She was the daughter of Capt. D. Waterman Oliver and member of Georgetown Center’s church since 1887, survived by husband Charles and grandchildren. services held in Auburn with interment planned for Oak cemetery in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Charles Clarke
Auburn
Clarke
Stella B. Oliver
D. Waterman Oliver
Georgetown Center
Pcreen
Maude H. Dudley
Walter T. Newdick
Erlon L
Clinton C
Stearns Scott
Bath
Oak Cemetery
Bath Independent
Charles
Sewall Chapter DAR Holds Well Attended Meeting
Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter DAR met at Central church parish house despite bad weather. Members heard talks on National Defense and Bricker amendment and elected delegates to Continental Congress. March 2 luncheon at Wesley Methodist features Red Cross sewing and Maine musicians program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Sewall
Central Church Parish House
Mary Hall
Lucy Armstrong
Lena Ring
Ada M. Haggett
Sewall
Horace Houghton
Phippsburg
Adelaide Bowker
Bricker
Continental Congress
Washington
Sike Niles
Eleanor Butterfield
Ethel Bailey
DAR
Augusta
Ada Haggett
Myrle Stanton
Mildred Albee
Lena King
Grace Casey
Anna Tubbs
Susan Reed
Ethel May
Nellie Lord
Lile Niles
Maude Howard
Bernice McGlinchy
Lincoln
Marilla Morse
New York Herald
Myrie Stanton
Pauline Avery
Vida Morse
Esther Perry
Doris Tobey
Wesley Methodist Church
Red Cross
Jane Ledyard
James Ledyard
Miss Ledyard
Maine
Mrs Moffatt found guilty in lobsters case at Georgetown
Sagadahoc county jury convicts Mrs Elizabeth Deering Moffatt of possessing three short lobsters on Oct 19 1953 in Georgetown. She is fined 15 dollars plus court costs of 449 dollars. trial concluded after a day and a half with defense and county attorneys presenting summations. The court set Feb 15 for the next action and the jury remains discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Traverse
Elizabeth Deering Moffatt
Georgetown
Percy P. Clark
Ellsworth
Frank Powers
Lewiston
George M. Carlton, Jr
Moffatt
Justice Clarke
Community Notices and Local Social Updates
A community meeting at Central Senned is set for Thursday at 7 30 PM with Heart Fund contributions accepted at Gray's store or via school drives. Various local groups meet weekly to study the Bible and review religious materials. Local residents travel for hospital visits, family gatherings, and social visits in Bath, Yarmouth, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Senned
Heart Fund
Gray’s
Marilyn Cunningham
Gerald Beals
United Baptist Church
Topsham
Harlan Pinkham
Vernon Gray
Milton Pinkham
Bath Memorial Hospital
Clayton Doyle
Yarmouth
Victor Pinkham
Thomas Hanna
RD 1
Us.n
Boston
Columbus
George Middleton
Bath
Rudolph Pinkham
Albert Moore
Arthur Berry
Berry
Portland
Peter Gaudreau
Paul Gaudreau
Kentucky
George Lee
Onset
Mass
Stanley Lewis
Thomas Watson
Alonzo Thibodeau
Seguinland
Henry Moore
Erland Moore
Eustis
Fla
Franz Stevens
Lulu Hanna
Ivan Pinkham
Irving Hanna
Lynn MacMahan
Russel
Harford, Jr
Harford
Woodrow Gray
Philip Pinkham
Dennis Moore
Harry Carris
Leon Kelley
Woolwich
Quincy Yard Faces Mixed Fate Over Navy Awards
The Quincy shipyard expresses disappointment after losing the super aircraft contract to Net News Shipbuilding while receiving a three destroyer award. Maine officials and the local delegation criticize the Navy for misusing funds and misapplying policy, even as 5,875 workers continue finishing two destroyers four tankers and a Navy oil tanker with looming layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Adm. Legectt
Maine
B. W
Navy
Massachusetts
Net News Shipbuilding and di Co
Card of Thanks from the Pinkham Family
Rudolph Pinkham and family of Five Islands Maine express gratitude to the PTA Good Neighbor Club and friends for kindness shown during illness. Date February 4 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Good Neighbor Club
Rudolph Pinkham
Family
Five Islands
Maine
Winona Savage Weds Richard Woerter in Woolwich Ceremony
Miss Winona Savage daughter of Mr and Mrs LaForest Savage wed Richard Woerter son of Mr and Mrs William Woerter at Center Baptist Church Woolwich. The double ring ceremony followed by a reception at Good Will hall with spring floral decor and a cake slice tradition. The couple plans a Northern Maine and New York trip then home at 113 Franklin Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Hourwich Reyher
New York
Robinhood
Portland
Town Hall
Y.M.C.A
Alfred Rowe
Georgetown Center
Heart Fund
Georgetown
Five Islands
Central School
Heart
Norman H. Drummond
Arrowsie
Ed Hooper
Woolwich
Clifford Babcock
Gardiner
Babcock
Natalie Hagan
Miles Hagan
Peter Miles
Alfred Proctor
Bath
Walter McMahan
Arrowsic
Carroll Powers
Harold J. Brown
Ralph Steen
Brown
Lawrence Cloutier
Augusta
Ralph Davis
Dorothy W. Stuert
Roland E. Peterson
Brunswick
Lewiston
Laura Boyd
Hamilton
Ohio
Roland Stuart
Stuart
Stanley Kosalka
Sagadahoc Bay
Charles Wilkes
Joan Wagan
Colby College
L. Earle Hagan
Ernest Heal
John D. Williams
William MacDonald
Watter Powers
Winona Savage
LaForest Savage
Richard Woerter
William Woerter
Center Baptist Church
Richard J. Schaper
Winter Street
Jessie Spaulding
Esther Vaughan
Lester R Savage
Lubec
U. S. Coast Guard
John Wright
Pearl Wright
Bowdoinham
Everett Hathorne
Good Will Hall
Robert Vaughan
Lester Savage
Barbara Woerter
Kay Alexander
Council of Young Republicans Plans State Convention
The Maine Council of Young Republicans met at the Converse Fenn home to finalize plans for the state convention in Portland on Feb 19 and 20. Sixteen county groups attended the closed session with members from Lincolnville Portland Bowdoin College Damariscotta and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine Council of Young Republicans
David Nichols
Lincolnville
Caroline Kastner
Sarah Cowen
Natalie Alyward
Thomas Dwight
Bowdoin College
Kay Roberts
Damariscotta
Maynard Carlton
West Bath
Sagadahoc County
Young Gop
Don MecNeeley
Sam Collins
Joanne Gerald
Victor Peace
Augusta
Allan Sewell
Phippsburg
Fenn
Grand W R Grace ship calendar shines from Grace Bank lobby
A large reproduction calendar of the W. R. Grace ship decorates the Grace National Bank in New York. The 15 by 8 foot painting by Charles R. Patterson portrays the Bath built Santa Lucia era vessel, once a Navy transport, with a storied harbor of sea service and tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Grace National Bank of New York
W. R. Grace
Santa Lucia
Charles R. Patterson
Leedstown
Grace Building
Hanover Square
New York
Bath
Maine
Grace
Chile
San Francisco
Cape Horn
Lewes
Delaware
Carlton Heads Sagada Rod and Gun Club in 50-Member Meeting
George M. Carlton Jr was elected president of the Sagada hoc Rod Gun and Sheet Association at a Thursday gathering of about 50 members. Officers named include Niles Perkins as first vice president and Kenneth Jaquith as second vice president. A slate for the board featured Gardiner R. Deering, Jaquith, Crosby, Carney, Brown, McLaughlin, and Jaquith. Plans for Feb 25 include a roast turkey dinner and a talk by Deputy Commissioner George Bucknam, with more films shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Carlton, Jr
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Sheet Association
Niles Perkins
Kenneth Jaquith
Walter P. White
Gardiner R. Deering
John Crosby
Col
Harry B. Carney
Harland Brown
John McLaughlin
Edward Jaquith
P.T.A
Inland Fish and Game
George Bucknam
Augusta
Prospective Bride Joins Grace Church Party Details
Miss Joan F Osborne prepares for her wedding to Justin L In gersoll Jr of Gloucester. She hosted a Tuesday buffet at 127 Bedford Street for her bridesmaids Merline Osborne and Helen Ingersoll plus others. Gifts included silver bracelets and a gold cross for the flower girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan F Osborne
Justin L. Ingersoll, Jr
Justin L Ingersoll
Gloucester
Mass
Grace Episcopal Church
Clayton Palmer
Bedford Street
Roberta Morse
Ellen King
Barbara King
Edna Wright
Freida Gaudet
Merline Osborne
Margaret Pottle
Brunswick
Helen Ingersoll
Doris Miline
George Pottle
Ralph King
Herbert King
Percy King
Palmer Pan R
Hamden dog steals candy bar at supermarket
A dog walked into a Hamden, Connecticut supermarket and selected a candy bar to eat inside. Moments later the canine attempted a second theft, prompting store staff to intervene as the animal left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamden
Conn
Joint Birthday Surprise Party
A joint birthday surprise party hosted by Mrs. Louise Stee on Pine Street featured two decorated gift baskets presented to Mrs. Shooker and Mrs. Gran. Guests enjoyed opening their remembrances before adjournment to the dining room for sandwiches, relishes, iced cakes, and coffee as each honoree cut and served her cake. Attending were Gerry Brown, Mrs. Bella King, Mrs. Dorothy Palmer, Mrs. Georgia Finial, Dorothy Clark, Mrs. Mary Gaudett, Mrs. Alice Middleton, Mrs. Nora Gran, Mrs. Doris Shooker, and Mrs. Annie Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Stee
Shooker
Gran
Gerry Brown
Bella King
Dorothy Palmer
Georgia Final
Dorothy Clark
Mary Gaudett
Alice Middleton
Nora Gran
Doris Shooker
Annie Johnson
Obituary of John Larrabee Purington 1864 194? in Brunswick and Florida
John Larrabee Purington 90 died January 28 in Bradenton Florida born February 27 1864 in Bath son of John Louville and Mary Larrabee. He worked in dry goods with his father then as treasurer and manager at James F Will store Brunswick later farmed in Wayne and worked for M A MacHatton Coal Co Brunswick until 1940. He moved to Florida with his family and joined Bradenton Baptist church after living in Bath Berean Baptist Brunswick. He married Claire Morrison June 30 1915 and survived by daughter-in-law grandson and sister in law. Funeral services were held in Bradenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Larrabee Purington
Bradenton
Flame
Bath
John Louville
Mary
Larrabee
Purington
Brunswick
James F. Will
A. F. Brehaut
Wayne
M. A. MacHatton Coal Co
Florida
Slington
Seebay Harbor
First Baptist Church
Bereantist Church of
Elizabeth Ashe 84 San Francisco nurse and reformer dies
Miss Elizabeth Ashe 84 a noted California social reformer and nurse who helped found Telegraph Hill Settlement House and Botheem Farm died in San Francisco after a life of welfare work. She served with the Red Cross in France during World War I and aided underprivileged children before health declined. Relatives include Mrs. Walter Edge of New Jersey and Loyall F. Sewall of New York City. The Brooklyn Dodgers had a 13 7 to Aug. 1953 Nations League win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento Street
San Francisco
Wren
Red Cross
Miss Ashe
Presbyterian Hospital
New York City
Telegraph Hill Settlement House
Botheem Farm
France
California
Walter Edge
New Jersey
Loyall F. Sewall
Bath
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Maude P. Thayer
Mrs. Moffatt
B.I.W
Council OF Young Republicans
George M. Carlton
Joan F. Osborne
John L. Purington
Miss Elizabeth Ashe
Arthur Sewall
Washington Street
Elizabeth Ashe
Harold M. Sewall
Brooklyn Dodgers
M. H. Page
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