Wiscasset groups raise funds and discuss education
Wiscasset residents report totals from a fundraising push totaling 721.60 with diverse events. The Mothers March netted 360.80 and the Pubic groups— Legion party 65.94, 4 H Club 16.72, Star Club bean supper 103— contributed busy hours by many. Dr Herbert Espy spoke on the White House Conference to the Wiscasset Woman's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Sherman
Huntoon Hill Grange
Charles DePerri
American Legion Party
Mothers’ Club
Star Club
Wiscasset
South Portland
Wiscasset Academy
Memorial Gym
Judith McFadden
June Parquett
Sandy Foster
Gwendolyn Wyman
Edward Harris
Annie Dodge
Marco Club
Women's Club
P.T.A. Club
Nelson Bailey
Chilman
Chamberlain
Lincoln Academy
Marjorie Morris
Marcia Munsey
Blaine House
Augusta
West Bath Grange Sees Good Turnout Despite Weather
West Bath Grange met Monday evening with a strong turnout despite inclement weather. Master Veil McNelly opened proceedings as reports were read. The paper drive netted a tidy sum for the treasury and 14 Woolwich Grange members visited, returning with the traveling plaque. Next features include a Valentine party and minstrel show rehearsals on March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Veil McNelly
McNelly
Treasury
Woolwich Grange
West Bath
Harraseeket Grange
Freeport
Bonnie Belanger
Augusta
Grange
Mary Gaudreau
Arvella Holbrook
Rita Hennessey
Ethel MacDonald
Lawrence Palmer
Nancy Grover
James Royal
Alton Collins
Mattie Collins
Janet Collins
Huse PTA Hears Talk On State Education Board
Mrs. Bertha Carter from the State Department of Education spoke at the Huse P T A meeting detailing the duties of the State Board and the Commissioner of Education. George Van Wynen introduced her, as President Mrs. William Greene led the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Pta
State Education Board
Bertha Carter
State Department of Education
Huse P. T. A
State Board
Commissioner of Education
George van Wynen
Carter
Association
William Greene
Omar King
Bath Central Council of Parents and Teachers
Ralph Brewer
P. T. A Council
Morse High School
New
Elizabeth Young
Catherine Powers
Alice Austin
Stanley Woods
Loring Addison
Morris Petlock
Oscar Griffiths
Harry Ring, Jr
Ray Bishop Second in Foul Shooting Contest
Sophomore Ray Bishop of Morse High finished tied for second in the Western Maine shootoffs at Portland. He scored 46 of 50 shots, trailing Roger Flanigan of Cusco High who made 47. Stanley Sewell of York and Charles Collins of Greely also tied for second. Bishop missed his 2nd and 8th shots and slumped on his 32nd and 33rd attempts. If he had won, he would have superseded his brother Dick, the previous state champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bishop
Morse High
Maine
Portland
Roger Flanigan
Cusco High
Bishop
Flanigan
Stanley Sewell
York
Charles Collins
Greely
Eagle's Nest Grows Heavy Each Year with Additions
A nesting eagle repeatedly enlarges its home by adding material annually, building a massive structure that can weigh a ton or more as years pass.
Woolwich Groups Plan Busy Evening and Community News
Woolwich members of the Good Will Club will gather at Mrs. Earl Gainsley home to fill envelopes for the Easter sale campaign for crippled children. Women of Woolwich Grange worked on exhibits for the Horticultural Fair in Topsham, under the Home and Community Welfare committee. Day's Ferry Community Club held a Valentine meeting with a game period and plans for a new kitchen, while nearby fishermen report unusually good smelt catches on the Sasanoa river and snow storms did not dampen efforts. Birthday celebrations marked Elmer Mank and relatives, with a large turnout and festive cakes. News also covers Woolwich and Day's Ferry residents visiting, traveling, or ill, plus updates on local school dean's list mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Club
Earl Gainsley
Sagadahoc Ferry
Ladies Aid of
Woolwich Grange
Clyde Bailey
Topsham
Home
Peter Pinson
Herbert Munsey
Howard Kirkpatrick
Marthow Doak, Jr
Douglas Shaw
Marcia Stinson
Fred Brown
Carl Pinson
Peter Gallant
Sasanoa
Boston
Woolwich Grange Confers Third And Fourth Degrees
Woolwich Grange held a February 2 meeting conferring the third and fourth degrees for a class of candidates. Kelvin Pratt of Bodwell Grange served as degree master with officers including Fernald Bailey, John Sutter, Beatrice Bailey, Doris Haley, Clyde Bailey, Marion Bailey, Leon Hathorne, Gladys Hathorne, Rose Hathorne, Jacqueline Chubbuck, Jessie Spaulding, and Josephine Johnson directing tableaux. Guests from West Bath Bodwell and Topsham granges attended. harvest supper preceded the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Kelvin Pratt
Bodwell Grange
Fernald Bailey
John Sutter
Beatrice Bailey
Doris Haley
Clyde Bailey
Marion Bailey
Ceres
Leon Hathorne
Gladys Hathorne
Flora
Rose Hathorne
Pomona
Jacqueline Chubbuck
Jessie Spaulding
Josephine Johnson
West Bath
Bodwell
Topsham
the Grange
Hazel McIntire
Verl McNelly
West Bath Grange
Local residents share births marriages and travels
President Carl S Ell announced scholars with B averages and no C grades including Keith C Jameson son of Merle Jameson. Twin boys Andreas Reiser and Patrick Sebastian von Heune born Feb 1 at Memorial hospital to Frederick von Heune and wife. Sagadahoc Ferry residents Ronald and Susie Spofford weekend in Boothbay Harbor while Mrs. Spofford teaches at Mitchell school. Various Bath Day's Ferry residents visit families and attend shows in Boston Malden and West Coast trips. Darrell Baker enlists in the U S Air Force and heads to Lackland AFB for basic training. Continued on Page Seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Frederick von Heune
Day's Ferry
Andreas Reiser
Patrick Sebastian
Ronald Spofford
Sagadahoc Ferry
Boothbay Harbor
Spofford
Mitchell School
Maine
Howard Kirkpatrick
Day’s Ferry
Boston
Carroll Morse
Malden
Mass
Morse
Richard Anderson
Edward Shafer
Shafer
Irving Miller
Woodville
Peter
Bath
Pinson
Carl Pinson, Jr
Priscilla Perkins
North Conway
N. H
Susie Reed
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Calif
Myers Reed
West Coast
Burt Hatch
Safadahooc Ferry
Maine General Hospital
Portland
William DeLong
Sasanoa Bluffs
Florida
Ann Marie Bailey
Clyde Bailey
Robert Stevens
Bailey Neck Road
Stevens
Maurice Hathorne
Lorraine Price
Mr. Price
Maine Central Railroad
Darrell A. Baker
Forrest Baker
Nequasset
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Arrowsic Community Notes From Snowbound Weekend
Arrowsic hosts Father Son banquet attendees Ronald Rittall Bion Ainsworth and Lee Stafford at Brunswick Naval Air Base. Snow closures and a lively square dancing night at Town Hall mark the weekend along with islanders aiding Doubling Point Light keeper Lester Davis. Nearby residents Fred Lawson re enlists in the Navy and Morse High graduate returns for training, while families and Grange members gather for visits and birthdays amid winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Church
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Arrowsic
Ronald Rittall
Bion Ainsworth
Lee Stafford
Frank Rittall
Arrowsic Town Hall
Arrowsic Mothers Club
Ethel Elwell
Millie Stafford
Raymond Ainsworth
Spinney Mills
Ethel Ewell
Town Hall
Arlene Sturmer
Marie Davis
Carol Ainsworth
Lester Davis
Doubling Point Light
Arrowsie
Douglas Larrabee
Albert
Rockland
Doubling Point Lighthouse
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship Meets Sunday
The Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship met at Center Baptist Church Sunday evening with Miss Patricia Hathorne as witness committee chair. Hymns were sung, scripture read by Miss Leah Hathorne, and a poem titled Poor Little Black Sheep read by Patricia Hathorne. Twenty members attended and a prayer circle closed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship
Center Baptist Church
Patricia Hathorne
Witness Committee
Leah Hathorne
Sandra Smith
Secretariat Building at UN Headquarters
The 30 story Secretariat building in New York houses offices for 3400 people from 63 nationalities, forming a major international workplace at the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
New York
West Bath Family Reunion and 65th Birthday Notes
West Bath area social notes detail a family reunion at Elmer and Hazel Mank’s home honoring Elmer Mank’s 65th birthday hosted by daughter Mrs Raymond Crooker. Guests include numerous Mank relatives from Woolwich and Bath, DeMolay activities, Mardi Gras plans, and local visits with extended family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Mank
Raymond Crooker
Edward Mank
Jean Mank
Elmer Mank, Jr
Hazel
Pat
Tootie
Ann
Woolwich
Brenda
Edward
Wiscasset
Raymond Crocker
Lynn
Butch
Scott Maxson
Donna
Leah
Vernon Mank
Becky
Diane
Jimmy
Ruth Fuller
Lance
Victor
Barbara
Christine
Lance Fuller
Bath
DeMolay
Masonic Temple
David Potter
Homer Potter
Mothers Circle
Brewer Urging Tax Study To Ease Real Estate Burden
City Councilman Robert E. Brewer urged a tax study during the February council meeting to ease the burden on real estate owners amid rumors of an extended school budget. He noted the statement was not endorsement of the budget and that no council member has seen the proposed school budget yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer
Robert E. Brewer
Rod and Gun Club Fishing Derby Set for Feb 19
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association will sponsor its third annual fishing derby at Nequasset Lake on February 19 with John Dupont as chair. The Bath Water District pumping station hosts the event with a fish weighing stand and refreshments by members. Cash prizes go to the heaviest pickerel and trout up to 5 pm, determined by entrance fee percentage. Tickets available from club members or at the pumping station on derby day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association
Nequasset Lake
John Dupont
Bath Water District
Two Men Die in Harmony Tragedy Investigation Continues
Two men died in Harmony in a collapse or incident described on page one. Two sisters Phyllis Cray of Harmony and Barbara C. Cray of Limestone are named. Authorities continue the investigation and question several persons known to have been drinking with Brown last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Harmony
Phyllis Cray
Barbara C. Cray
Limestone
Brown
Brunswick social notes list prominent residents
Nancy, Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon St. Pierre, Mr. and Mrs. Adéle Caron, Mrs. Laura Berger on, and Mrs. Leon Belanger Sr. of Brunswick appear in a local social register segment highlighting their presence in community events and society circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Napoleon St. Pierre
Adelard Caron
Laura Bergeron
Leon Belanger, Sr
Brunswick
State Deputy Grand Master Is Guest Of Solar Lodge
At the regular stated meeting of Solar Lodge No. 14 A. F. and A. M. at Masonic Temple on Monday evening, Aubrey L. Burbank of Waterville Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine was their special guest, honored by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solar Lodge
Solar Lodge No. 14
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Aubrey L. Burbank
Waterville
Grand Lodge of
Maine
Leon Belanger Guest At Surprise Birthday Party
Leon Belanger of West Bath was surprised Sunday evening at his mother’s Brunswick home for a birthday celebration. Guests included his wife and daughter from West Bath, and relatives from Bath and surrounding areas, with a large cake, ice cream, and coffee served after gifts were exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Belanger
West Bath
Brunswick
Belanger
Bonnie
Marjorie Belanger
Jean
Bath
Sarah Snowden
Enthusiastic talk on ritual history stirs gathering
Mr. Burbank delivered a detailed talk on the history of the ritual to a group with guests from Brunswick Waterville Lewiston and Portland. A round table discussion followed and the next meeting was announced for February 18 at 545 pm to pursue the Fellowcraft degree. Refreshments and a social hour closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Waterville
Lewiston
Portland
Fellowcraft
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Charles S. Sewall
the Independent
Bath Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Lincoln
St. Andrews Hospital
Emmaline Hacord Lincoln
Milton Stephenson
The
E. R. Evans
Deland, Fla
Philip Munsey
Mira Short
Top
Kenneth
Bottom
Short
Las Vegas
Mr. Mank
Middle Road
Raymond, Jr
Edward, Jr
Ricky
Anna
Eleanor Carter
Central Maine Power Co
Mason Carter
James Carter
Maine Central Institute
Pittsfield
Carle Longfellow
Clearwater
Fla
Mary Stinson
Berkeley
Bath Independent
California
Arthur Brown
Northeastern University
Carl S. Ell
Keith C. Jameson
Merle Jameson
Fred Lawson
U.S.N
Navy
Orient
Philadelphia
Formosa
Nora Lawson
Fred
U. S. Navy
Michael Mazeiko
Russell Sturmer
Highway No. 1
Marie Flaherty
Paul Bailey
Mount Vernon
Edith Campbell
Ralph Jewett
Mr. Bailey
Richard Carlson
Mississippi
Curtis Parker
New Orleans
Victor Fuller
Beau Haven Ranch
Carlson
John Curtis
Freddy
Harpswell
Oliver Wass
Patricia
Arthur Nichols
Jeffery Carlisle
Harland Boynton
Quaker Point
Ethel Burns
F. Deehan
Laura Whitmore
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
Rod & Gun Club
Kenneth L. Brown
Zane D. Cray
Cray
Gordon Lucas
Downey
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