Bath City approves eight room addition to Huse school
The Bath City council voted eight to three to authorize an $80,000 bond issue to fund the eight room addition to Huse Memorial school with federal aid anticipated. A separate resolution expressed Bath’s willingness to cooperate with federal aid for defense impact communities and school housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse
Bath
Oscar S. Adams
Delmar E. Bates
Arthur E. Sturtevant
Harold W. McElman
Stanley R. Hunter
Archibald M. Main, Jr
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Etta M. Thurlow
Arthur E. Hutchins
Arthur W. Gediman
Council
Board of Education
Congress
Loring R. Addison
Thurlow Hutchins
Gediman
Huseian
Central Grammar School
Hutchins
Ross
Omar King
Huse School
Keith L. Crockett
Washington Birthday Cosmo Garden Club Event A Success
The Cosmopolitan Garden club held a Colonial Washington Birthday celebration with guests in period costumes. George and Martha Washington appeared, a patriotic program featured music and readings, and a Colonial tea followed with elaborate period decorations and a large attendance led by president Mrs. Vivien Boardman.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Washington
George
Martha Washington
Ruth Silverman
America
Vivien Boardman
Mabel Harris
Carville Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Albert Whitney
Ann Singer
Colonial Gardens
Rachel Messenger
Susan Mitchell
George Washington
Doris Billington
Allen Noble
Fred Quimby
Louis Silverman
Bernard MacDonald
James Knight
Leroy Lord
Nellie Goodrich
Eunice Ledyard
Alice Johnson
Mitchell
Bessie Mikel
Yvette Small
Wiscasset Club Plans Feb 21 Covered Dish Supper
Wiscasset Star club will meet the evening of Feb 21 with a covered dish supper at 6 30 led by Eva Bradford Louise Blagden Harry L Bradford and Grace Cowley the committee in charge Edith Rines will present an entertainment. District Deputy Grand Matron Alberta Blagden installed officers of Wiwarna chapter O E S at Waldoboro Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Club
Eva Bradford
Louise Blagden
Harry L. Bradford
Grace Cowley
Edith Rines
Alberta Blagden
Wiwarna
Waldoboro
St. Philip’s Church
Neil McKinnon
Douglass
Robert Frazier
Legion Hall
Committee For Civil Defense
Congregational Church
Rensel H. Colby
Carolyn Varney
Mabel Bryant
Ruth Wickham
Mary Hobson
Western
Lulu Riley
Cora Beane
Gladys H. Light
Allen K. Jewett
Louise D. Jewett
William I. Kierstead
Louise J. Blagdon
Laura H. Evans
Dorothy C. Carleton
Ella M. Erskine
Eunice M. Adams
Carolyn Pendleton
Orianna G. Averill
Thelma A. Sprague
Adah
Edythe R. Briggs
Ruth
Ruth E. Kierstead
Esther
Bertha Harris
Martha
Florence MacQueston
Electa
Helen B. Fisher
Byron A. Adams
Sentinel
Eunice Adams
Mary Marston
Charles Sewall
Bertha Day
Woolwich Mothers Club Hosts Surprise Bridal Shower
The Woolwich Nequasset Mothers club gathered at Mrs. Alice Baker’s home on State road for a surprise bridal shower honoring Mrs. Paul Wagstaff of Barley Neck road who recently wed. Despite a storm and power loss, candlelit celebrations featured a decorative three tier wedding cake by Mrs. Baker and a spread of refreshments. A membership drive next to join the town association drew 21 new members, with fees supporting start up and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Mothers’ Club
Alice Baker
State Road
Paul Wagstaff
Barley Neck Road
Baker
Wagstaff
Ada Cross
Vera Fogg
Marjorie Woerter
Ethel Blake
Violet Beals
Beatrice Huff
Ruby Stinson
Ruth Cromwell
Ethelyn Shea
Emma Drummond
Marion Rittall
Muriel Preble
Georgia Walker
Margaret Dodge
Kay Stevens
Joseph McGillicuddy
Mary Ge
Ethel Seegers
Genesta Carter
Evangeline Sparks
Esther Drummond
Woolwich
Tuessie Hall
Department
Larry’s Market
Fire Department
Rotary club hears tale of farm progress and feed origins
A Rotary meeting featured Mr. Jones describing his company history from mule feed to poultry and cattle cereals. He, a Boston University graduate raised on a Vermont farm, outlined 53 years of growth, aims to push products through agrically minded dealers, and how scholarships and outreach lure youth to farming. Vice President Menneally chaired. guest Courtney E. Stover attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Boston University
Vermont
Bill Menneally
Courtney E. Stover
West Bath
Church work among Indians praised in brief notice
Mrs. Florence Mac Queston president of St. Philip's auxiliary accompanied Mrs. Frazier in a report detailing church efforts among Indians in South Dakota and Arizona. Mrs. Harry E. Bailey departed Tuesday for Brockton Mass. for a visit.
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South Dakota
Arizona
Florence MacQueston
St. Philip’s Auxiliary
Frazier
Harry E. Bailey
Brockton
Mass
Interior finishes boost business standing and morale
Good impression from attractive wall finishes and furnishings helps sell a firm's standing to employees and prospects. Clean, smoothly painted surfaces in well chosen colors reflect efficiency, pride, and consideration for staff.
Winfield S Wright Celebrates 90th Birthday at Home
Winfield S Wright of Woolwich celebrated his 90th birthday Tuesday with family at their High Way 1 home. Guests included son George, granddaughter Betty Rogers, and great grandson John Earl Rogers. Born February 13 1861, he and his wife Hattie Reiley plan to mark their golden wedding in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield S. Wright
Woolwich
Highway No. 1
George Wright
Ernest Rogers
Betty Wright
John Earl Rogers
Bath
Wright
Hattie Reiley
Boston
George E. Wright
Nequasset Congregational Church
Johnnie
Bath Memorial Hospital
Woolwich Grange Confers Degrees by Candlelight
Woolwich Grange conferred the third and fourth degrees by candlelight after a storm cut power for more than two hours. Ten candidates, five from Woolwich and five from Dromore, received degrees as 750 attendees dined by candlelight. Guests from West Bath, Huntoon Hill, Dromore, and Sagadahoc granges observed. Tables featured candles, supper served at 6.30, tableaux omitted due to darkness. A Washington’s birthday program is planned for Feb 21 by Alberta Bailey.
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Woolwich Grange
Woolwich
Dromore
West Bath
Huntoon Hill
Wiscasset
Sagadahoc
John Sutter
Fernald Bailey
Alberta Bailey
Ethel MacDonald
West Bath Grange
Albert Bailey
Martha Sutter
Beatrice Bailey
Marion Bailey
Farewell party for Arthur Morse in Dromore
Mr and Mrs William Blaisdell entertained Saturday evening with a farewell party for Arthur Morse who left for Portland to join the United States Army. A purse of money was presented and five birthday cakes iced with Army motifs were cut. Morse, son of James L Morse of Phippsburg, is a Morse High graduate of 1949 and has worked for the town of Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Blaisdell
Dromore
Arthur Morse
Portland
United States Army
Morse
First
James L. Morse
Phippsburg
Morse High
John Blaisdell
Vir
Virginia Blaisdell
Pemaquid
William T. Donnell
Mary Elizabeth
Robert Wilson
Henry Gilmore
Arthur Perry
Bath
Donald Morse
Thomas Morse
Frederick Morse
Gertrude Blaisdell
Bernard Henderson
Dicky
Norma
Diane Blaisdell
Morse High faces state hockey tourney in Lewiston
The first Maine Schoolboy Hockey Tournament arrives February 19 to 21 at St. Dom's rink Lewiston Morse High meets Mechanic Falls in opening action Monday. Dixfield plays Waterville Tuesday with the winner facing St. Dom's later. Outcome may not decide New England berth, St. Dom's favored if they win.
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Maine
St. Dom’s
Lewiston
Morse High School
Mechanic Falls
Dixfield
Waterville
St. Dom‘s
Bath
New England
St. Dom's
Valentine Dance For Younger Pupils At Huse School
Pupils from sixth to eighth grades attended a Valentine dance Friday evening in the Huse school auditorium. About 100 danced to Anton Freeman's Orchestra with late popular numbers. Prizes were awarded for specialty dances and refreshments were served as Norman Adams urged guests to dance and mingle. The organizing committee included Mr. and Mrs. Norman Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Gerard T. Billington, Mrs. Stanley Woods and Keith Crockett.
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Huse P. T. A
Anton Freeman
Valentine
Norman Adaams
Norman Adams
Gerard T. Billington
Stanley Woods
Keith Crockett
Meeting at the G A R Hall Sunday Conference
Attendees including Mrs Priscilla E Smith de Walker State president of the Relief Corps and Miss Luella Haines department president of the National Woman's Relief Corps gathered at the G A R hall on Middle Sunday at 2 30 to discuss plans for the 1952 annual convention a social hour followed and a luncheon supervised by Edith Miller and Adrien Miller was held. Mae Cross of Rockland, past department president, has been taken to Massachusetts for care with her daughter.
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Priscilla E. Smith
de Walker
Relief Corps
Luella Haines
National Woman’s Relief Corps
Beulah R. Freeman
Sons of Cs
Maurie Arner
Sons of Veterans
Vernon W. Miller
Lynwood Miller
G. A. R. Hall
Edith Miller
Adrien Miller
Mae Cross
Rockland
Bath
Massachusetts
Frances W. Stover Passes Maine Bar Exam Success
Francis W. Stover of Bath was among 20 successful candidates in the Maine Bar Association exams at Bangor amid 38 in the class. He also took Washington DC bar exams without a report yet. Stover works in DC as an insurance adjuster, married with a 10 month old daughter Christine, and is Bates College ’40 and Morse High ’36 alumnus who served in WWII with Patton’s Third Army. He is son of Mrs. Nella S. Stover and the late Bates E. Stover, and brother of Courtney Stover of West Bath.
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Francis W. Stover
Bath
Maine Bar Association
Bangor
Washington, D. C
Stover
Christine
National Capitol
Morse High
Bates College
U. S. Army
Patton
Third Army
Georgene University
Nella S. Stover
Deering Street
Bates E. Stover
Courtney Stover
West Bath
Robins Sighted at Local Homes Mark Harbingers of Spring
A Sunday afternoon robin visited the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Vail in Arrowsie, appearing sleek and unhurried. Earlier, a robin in Meadowbrook was killed by a household cat, underscoring the season as spring’s heralds.
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Robin Redbreast
Lawrence R. Vail
Arrowsie
Meadowbrook
T. C. Hughes
Morse High Graduate Barbara Wyman Crowned Queen
Barbara Wyman of Se go Basco Estates Morse High School graduate from the class of 1947 was crowned queen at a coronation ball. She wore a purple velvet gown and was escorted to the throne by six candidates. Miss Phyllis Whitney of Oxford crowned her. She is the sister of Kay Wyman and is doing teaching practice at Gorham practice school.
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Barbara Wyman Morse
Bath
Morse
Calice
Barbara Wyman
Miss Wyman
Phyllis Whitney
Oxford
Swanton Wyman
Sebasco Estates
Morse High
Gorham
Kay Wyman
A. D. Stetson
Tuessic Club Valentine Box Social and Dance
The Tuessic club hosts a Friday Valentine box social at Tuessic hall with dancing afterward. Admission is free and the public is invited. attendees should bring lunch for two. Music will be provided and plans for a large crowd are under way.
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Chopps Good Neighbor Club
Tuessic Hah
UW Athletic Pavilion Sees Record Crowd for Oregon State Game
The University of Washington athletic pavilion seats 12 000. A largest crowd of 11 915 attended the basketball game against Oregon State on January 27, 1947.
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University of Washington
German 16th Century Tile Stoves Adorned with Biblical Scenes
The clay tile heating stoves of Germany in the 16th Century often were decorated with pictures of Biblical scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
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Jantzen
Mademoiselle
Front Street
Cosmo Garden Club
J. W. Schulze
New York
Harry Hildebrandt
Wiscasset High School
Helen MacFarlane
Grace Sewall
Elizabeth Reed
Boothbay Harbor
Elliott Abbott
Greenville
Boston Art School
Schuyler Fairfield
James Bimson
Carlton Lowell
F. D. Southard
Hooper Street
Edward Murphy
William Thornton
Charlotte Francis
Charlotte Thornton
Stella Leonard
Florence Temple
Marion Leech
Morse Hockey Club
Mechanic
Frances W. Stover
Robins
Imorse
Corham
State Teachers College
Tuessic
Pyke
Shepard
Bath, Maine
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