Richmond Lions hear on Kennebec River pollution concerns
Dr Praca Tufts warns at Lions Club on Kennebec and Androscoggin river pollution threatening Richmond water supply. He singles out Maine Development Commission for whitewash and urges truth about health risks including polio. Meeting also features new members, Grange activities, and local nominations for town offices.
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Praca R. Tufts
Maine
Lions Club
Kennebec
Richmond
Maine Development Commission
United States
Tufts
Androscoggin
Melvin Jones
International
Vernon Little
Minnie Batchelder
Horace Hinkley
Vivian Tripp
Juvenile Grange
Boosters Club
Richmond High School
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Cobbesseecontee Grange
Grange
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Marshal Wilson
Arthur Johnson
Albion Raynes
County Road
Courtney’ Hinkley
Grange Hall
Majorie Marie Guiou
John Nally
Clifford McNally
Pejepscot
Clowes P. Guiou
Guiou
McNally
Lisbon Falls High School
U. S. Navy
Mt. Carmel
Masonic Hall
Pushard-Guiou V. F. W. Post
Department of Maine
Virginia Crawford
Dover-Foxcroft
Methodist
Y. A
Archer Terrell
Frank M. Fellows
Sportsman's Association
Leslie Dewitt
George Hoyt
Tony Cadenelli
Chester Foster
Harold Dearborn
Ralph Dickinson
Earl Dickinson
Harold Harford
Earl McFee
Carlton Curtis
Eton Baker
Frank Fellows
George Nelson
Alberta Randlette
Maurice McKenna
Arles Leon
George Douglass
Harris Hutchins
Ord Morris
Harold Wayde McFee
Robert Wyman
Goanle
Ernie Williams
Clarence Fickett
Pat McDermott
Maxine Walte
Hodgkins
Father and Son Banquet in Sagadahoc Scouts Program
The Sagadahoc District Boy Scouts hold their annual Father and Son Banquet Saturday at Morse High School ending National Boy Scout Week. Attendees gather at 6 45 p.m. for a chicken salad dinner in the gym. Donald Page will host with Peter Bourque, Richard Anderson and Rev. Howard F Cramer among speakers. A Court of Honor and Eagle awards follow with Lt Commander George Eomas presiding.
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Sagadahoc
Boy Scouts
Morseigh School
South End
PTA
Donald Page
Central Church Pack
Peter Bourque
St. Mary's
Richard Anderson
Beacon Street
Howard F. Cramer
Clinton Rose
Portland
Pine Tree Council
Bernard Estes
Rose
Aker
George Eomas
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Earl Lermond
Edmund Briggs
John Bellefontaine
Mrs Willard McLean Injured In Auto Crash Near Bath
Mrs. Willard McLean of Granite Street remained at Memorial hospital after a Highway No. 1 accident near Emero's filling station. Her eye was injured and her arm bruised when the car skidded on an icy road and struck a stone cut. She was accompanied by Mr. McLean and cousin Mrs. Fiora Gulliver of Moncton, N B, who were uninjured. X rays were taken to assess injuries.
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Willard McLean
Granitestreet
Memorial Hospital
Emero
McLean
Fiora Gulliver
Moncton
N. B
Local Winners Take Prizes At Regional And Grammar Contests
Winners received trophies from the Booster club as Principal Virgil Hinck ley presented awards. Leibowitz finished seventh at Colby College regional with 40 of 50 points. In Emerson Grammar school, Gerald Cloutier won with 14 of 25, Philip Withee 10, Layton Waltz 9, Sylvia Howard 12, Pay Hanson 10, and Wi nona Cray 7. Garnetta Guiou and Kenneth Maple wed. Maple serves in the Navy at Bruns Naval Air Base while Guiou resides at 19 North Front Street. The Y A Y F club plans a Valentine tea at the Methodist church parlor Saturday at 2 o clock with committee members Manstr ed Borjesson Stilphen Douglass.
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Virgil Hinckley
Leibowitz
Colby College
Emerson Grammar School
Gerald Cloutier
Philip Withee
Garnetta F. Guiou
Kenneth G. Maple
George. Maple
Hannibal
Ames Worsted
Bruns Naval Air Base
North Front Street
Valentine
School Vacation Dates Planned This Winter
Winter vacation begins Monday as all schools close after Friday noon. Reopens Tuesday Feb 24 after Monday holiday for Washington's birthday. Sunday marks the observed holiday.
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Washington
Georgetown Pastor Reflects on Jesus Beliefs Sermon
John Reedy pastor of First Baptist Georgetown wrapped up his recent sermon series What I Believe with three affirmations of Jesus pre existence miracles and dual natures while reading St John 831 59. The town notes upcoming egipip Sunday exchange of pulpits with Rev Joseph Brehm of West Harpswell and reports on local school board candidacy of Ralph Spear.
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John Reedy
First Baptist Church
Jesus
Mary
Joseph Brehm
West Harpswell
Ralph Spear
Robinhood
Georgetown
Spear
Vernon E. Gray
Gladys Stevens
Daniel Stafford
Mary Stevens
Georgetown Center
Linwood
Phyllis
Roy Clark
Seguinland
Working League
Alfred Rowe
John R. Blackie
Roy M. Newman
Robinhood Tea Room
Nat Hasenfus
Agnes Carr Writers’ Club
Boston
Roy Newman
Clark and Gilley Lead Park Alleys Match
Jackie Clark and Carl Gilley from Maine Bowling Center Scarboro took a 51 pin lead in the first half at Park Alleys over Bath duo Charles Bachelder and Everett Libby. Final midmatch totals had Gilley 1110 and Libby 1041, Bachelder 1025.
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Jackie Clark
Carl Gilley
Maine
Scarboro
Park Alleys
Charles Bachelder
Everett Libby
Bath
Gilley
Libby
Bachelder
Dickie Davis Fetes Fourteen at Five Islands Birthday
Dickie Davis son of Mr and Mrs Lermond Davis celebrated his 14th birthday on February 3 with a home party. Prizes went to Velyn Campbell Jerry Gray and Pete Stevens. Attendees included Georgia Watson Kathleen Rowe Blaine Hanna Marilyn Cunningham Jerry Gray Bruce MacGillivary Elaine Stevens Evelyn Campbell Walter Stevens Jer and Martha Stevens Jim my Clark and Dickie and Jimmy Davis.
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Dickie Davis
Lermond Davis
Velyn Campbell
Jerry Gray
Pete Stevens
Georgia Watson
Kathleen Rowe
Blaine Hanna
Marilyn Cunningham
Bruce MacGillivary
Elaine Stevens
Evelyn Campbell
Walter Stevens
Jer
Martha Stevens
Jimmy Clark
Dickie
Jimmy Davis
John Reedy
Joseph Brehn
Harpswell
Orville Rowe
Erland
Mansfield Moore
Stanley Lewis
Onset
Mass
Jill
Barbara
Harry Heald
Georgetown
Victor Pinkham
Mary Stevens
Frank Carleton
Woolwich
Vernon E. Gray
Francis Pierce
Boca Raton
Fla
Edward Berry
Key West
Berry
Navy
Arthur Cochrane
Myricks
Charlie Davis
St. Andrews Hospital
Boothbay
Thomas Hutchins
North Edgecomb
William Stewart
Reid Park
Stinson Davis
Stewart
William Farr
Lloyd Pinkham
John Blackie
Lane
Mechanic Falls
Melvin Comeau
Bath
David Rutherford
Kelley
Nelson House
Georgetown Central School
Watson House
Little River Road
Seventh Day Advent Service Sermon Highlights Sin and Grace
Pastor Vorhees led a Sunday night Seventh Day Adventist service themed God loves the sinner but hates the sin. He argued eternal life is a gift from God, not earned by law obedience, and urged love for God as the basis for keeping commandments. A youth quartet performed and a Faith for Today telecast follows next Sunday with a second lecture on The Seven Greatest Events of History.
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Vorhees
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Christ
God
Lorelei Pecci
Phyllis
Philip Farley
Charles King
Daniel Westermeyer
Pastor Vorhees
Glass utensils keep clean with smooth hard surface
The text notes glass cooking utensils are easy to clean due to a hard smooth surface. It recommends soaking to loosen stuck on food and using fine cleaning powder instead of rough cleaners that could scratch the surface.
1952 Season Grand Slam Totals By League
Major leagues slugged 55 grand slam homers in 1952 with the National League accounting for 30 of them.
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National League
Former Bath woman installed Tuesday at Lisbon Falls
Beulah Pratt Dunton, daughter of E. Melvin Pratt, elected worthy matron of Lisbon Falls chapter of Eastern Star. Ceremony featured Marcella Gibson as installing officer and guest soloist Thomas O. Peasley with organist Geraldine Banks. Elective officers listed include Randall Upham, Carrie Fowler, James Fowler, Zina Arndt, and Clara Coombs.
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Beulah Pratt Dunton
E. Melvin Pratt
Spring Street
Lisbon Falls
Eastern Star
Dunton
Leah Page
Genesta
Morse High School
Father of the Bride play set for Morse High Thursday
Morse High School students rehearse under Mrs. Phyllis Wright for the Student Council comedy Father Of the Bride. The stage adaptation of Edward Streeter’s novel follows a father's humorous trials as his daughter plans her wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Wright
Edward Streeter
Elizabeth Taylor
Morse High School
Orm
Morse High senior Doris White to receive D A R Good Citizenship Award
Morse High School announced that Miss Doris White, daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert C White of West Bath, has been chosen to receive the D A R Good Citizenship Award. An outstanding student active in class and school affairs, she was Mohiba Queen last year and excels as a pianist. She is a National Honor Society member.
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Doris White
Morse High
Herbert C. White
West Bath
White
Morse
Pot size guide for pressure saucepans noted
The article explains typical capacities for pressure saucepans. Four-quart models are common for meats and larger servings while some two and a half quart pans suit vegetables for small families.
Bay Point Notes Health and Local Happenings
A Bath Telephone Co representative discusses installing a phone at the J R Townsends Summer cottage on Bay Point. The community reports illnesses including shingles and flu with several residents of Bay Point affected and others recovering from colds and measles. Regular visitors and neighbors are noted alongside a hospital discharge and a local trip to Five Islands.
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the Telephone Co
Bath
Bay Point
J. R. Townsends
Sarasota
Fla
Thomas Hagan
Dwight Furbish
Judy
Gail
Donna Furbish
Louisa Howard
Reginald Gordon
Brunswick
Sumner Mains
Augusta
Hubert Gillis
Meridan
Conn
Brian Davis
William Adams
Miss Howard
Five Islands
Herman Welling
Wating
Weymouth
Mass
L. M. Spinney
George Rengud
U. S. S. Mitscher
Maine
Arthur Tibbetts
White
Bath Chapter D Mo ay installs Gardiner officers Saturday
Bath Chapter of DeMolay installed Gardiner officers at Kennebec Valley Chapter on Saturday evening. Installing officer Peter Pinson led a 7 Bath chapter boys and 4 Advisory Council members in the ceremony before about 75 Gardiner parents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Order of de- Molay
Kennebec Valley
Gardiner
Peter Pinson
Jack Warren
Arthur Mayo
Robert McRae
Peter Owen
Steward McAllister
Gardiner Chapter
Bath Chapter
Masonic Temple
Temple
Massachusetts
Friends of
DeMolay
Herman Boudreau
Engagement Announced for Miss Beverly Earle and Albert Stevens Jr
The engagement of Miss Beverly Earle to Albert Stevens Jr of Greene is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs C Henry Earle of Lisbon Falls. No wedding date set. Miss Earle is a 1951 Lisbon High School graduate and a 1952 graduate of the Pelletier School of Beauty Culture Lewiston. She works at Lynn Carole Beauty Shoppe Bath. Mrs Stevens is a 1950 Lewiston High School graduate and employed at Charles Cushman Co.
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Beverly Earle
Albert Stevens, Jr
Greene
C. Henry Earle
Lisbon Falls
Earle
Lisbon High School
Pelletier School of Beauty Culture
Lewiston
Lynn Carole Beauty
Bath
Stevers
Lewiston High School
Charles Cushman Co
Obituary Howard M Steen 39 Bath sheet metal worker
Howard M Steen 39 of Bath died early Wednesday in a Portland hospital after illness the previous week. He was a Morse High School 1931 graduate and co founder of Steen Co. Inc. a sheet metal heating firm. He married Phyllis E Wright in 1936 and resided at 393 High Street. He was active in Central Congregational Church Masonry Lions Club and sang locally. Surviving are his widow two daughters Jean and Mary three brothers Aubrey Otty Steen Ralph and a sister Evelyn Ater. Funeral will be Friday at two from Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Hoch of Arrowsic Church officiating.
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Marjorie Oliver
Marion Winn
Rogers’ Hardware
Bath
Barbara Davis
Five Islands
Georgetown Central School
Margaret Flaherty
K. Conley
Morse High School
Marguerite Zorach
William Zorach
Havin
Kraushaar Galleries
New York City
Roger Peterson
Portland
Roland E. Peterson
Robinhodd
Rev
C. D. Wentworth
Augusta
Robinhood
M. E. Church
Edwin Adams
Auburn
Peterson
Harold J. Brown, Jr
Cathy
Bobby
Holly
Charles Kelley
Central School
Gertrude Hunt
Arthur Nelson
William Bisseth
Roland Peterson
Francis Sherman
Paul and
Graham
Ruse Curtis
Mabel Clifford
Richmond
Georgetown Center
Martha Bowen
Dorothy Stuart
Brunswick
Sayde Campbell
Henry Tarbox
Woolwich
Allie Proctor
Harry Stone
Lewiston
William A. Todd
Roy M. Newman
Lawrence Cloutier
Ralph Davis
William T. Todd
Fred P. Oliver
Wakefield
Roy Newman
Donald Stuart
Lisbon
Pilotouse
Seguinland
Blanchard Hill
Miss Dora Hill
Greene
Clarence B. Hill
J. W. McArthur
Alvah Reynolds
Channing Penley
Berenson
George Thurber
Pownal
Henry
N. Reynolds
Eugene
Carroll Powers
George Powers
Harold J. Brown, Sr
Natalie Hagan
Howard M. Steen
Portland Hospital
Revere
Mass
Steen
O. M
James C. Steen
Steen Co., Inc
Washington Street
At Street
Phyllis E. Wright
High Street
Central Congregational Church
Solar Lodge of Masons
Montgomery
St. Bernard Royal Arch
Death Notice of Bath Resident Henry Parker
Henry Parker, 79, longtime Bath resident, died in his Center street rooming house on Wednesday February 4. A former stevedore and truckman, he was born to James Parker. Survived by sister Elizabeth Mellin of Quincy Point Mass and several nieces and nephews. Funeral held Friday at 10 from Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence.
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Henry Parker
Bath
Rooming House
Center Street
Mr. Parker
James Parker
Water Street
Blackey’s
Gardiner Rogers
Parker
Elizabeth Mellin
Quincy
Point
Mass
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
High Street
Death of Edwin F Pollard Remains Noted
Edwin F Pollard of Winslow and St Petersburg died Friday after a long illness in St Petersburg Florida. Funeral services were held in Waterville on Wednesday morning. His siblings Mrs Ralph P Mank and Albert Pollard of Spring Street were informed of his death.
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Ralph P. Mank
Spring Street
Albert Pollard
Ter
Edwin F. Pollard
Winslow
St. Petersburg
Fla
Pollard
Waterville
Birthday Party for David Ketchum in West Bath
David Ketchum son of Mr and Mrs William Ketchum of West Bath celebrated his 12th birthday Friday afternoon from four to six with a party for friends. Games were played and a decorated birthday cake tandy sandwiches ice cream and soda were served. Invited guests included David and Butch Graves Jimmie and Arthur Kenney Richard Gallant Terry MacDougall and Butch Bennett. Mrs Ketchum was assisted by Mrs Margaret Kenney and Mary Ketchum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ketchum
William Ketchum
West Bath
David
Butch Graves
Jimmie
Arthur Kenney
Richard Gallant
Terry McDougall
Butch Bennett
Three Chimney Fires Reported in City Homes
An alarm from Box 161 on Tuesday morning led firefighters to Frederick Pashard at 167 Middle street for a lively chimney blaze that was extinguished by 8.27 with no damage. Earlier, on Monday, Engine 2 responded to Percy O. Johnson at 59 Pine street for a chimney fire, and Engines 4 and 2 tackled a blaze at Edwin L. Stiles 20 Meadow Way. both incidents caused no damage.
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Middle Street
Getchell
Frederick Pashard
Percy O. Johnson
Pine Street
Edwin L. Stiles
Meadow Way
Lura Draws World Attention With Friendly League
Mrs. Lura A. Rine says she has led the Lura Friendship League for 20 years. The group includes dozens of women worldwide who share the same first name and join in common interests.
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Lura
Villa Grove
Lura A. Rine
Lura Friendship League
Wane Speeds Through Air During Junior Year Run
The record notes that in air, Wane completes a mile in about five seconds, reflecting a notable performance during her junior year.
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Will
Willard M’lean
J. Robert Blackie
West Georgetown
Joseph Lane
Indian Point
Maine State Federation of Firefighters
Jhinney
Clark and
Clark
Pioneer Chapter
Mrs. Beulah Pratt Dunton
Molay
Med