Sea King Ship Returns to Bowdoinham Navy Roots
In Forty Years Ago column notes the Sea King built at Bowdoinham in 1877 sails back to eel river from the Pacific. Her original owner Capt. George Theobald of Richmond and commander Capt. Benjamin Adams ran her until turning control to Bowdoinham master Capt. George T. Getchell before he took command of the ship Reuce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eel River
Pacific
Pacific Slope
Sea King
Bowdoinham
John Rideout
Main Street
George Theobald
Richmond
Benjamin Adams
Bowdeinham
George T. Getchell
Reuce
Seals Rebound on Pribilof Islands After Near Extinction
Wildlife officials report seals once endangered on the Pribilofs have recovered to abundant breeding colonies. The population improvement follows concerted conservation efforts and monitoring by Arctic researchers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pribilof Islands
Harold Sonia Named Bridge Superintendent
Harold J. Sonia city councilman from Ward 7 was appointed superintendent of the Carlton bridge to fill the unexpired term of Leburton D. Sheldon. The State Highway Commission made the appointment and Governor Frederick G. Payne confirmed it. Sonia has served in the Bath City Council and worked with state agencies, living on Edwards Street and operating a wood business at the old Sewall shipyard. He is planning a boat building and storage company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Sonia
Carlton Bridge
Leburton D. Sheldon
Sonia
State Highway Commission
Frederick G. Payne
Maine State Liquor Commission
Sumner Sewall
Horace Hildreth
New England Colonists Ban Christmas and Carols
Early settlers in New England prohibited Christmas as a holiday and forbade singing carols, reflecting strict religious discipline and communal norms of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Gasoline Octane Averages Rise to 88 in Summer 1949
The U S Bureau of Mines reports premium gasolines averaged 88 octane in summer 1949, up from 86.1 in 1948, reflecting a small but notable increase across the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Ramona Council installs officers at ham supper
Ramona Council, Degree of Pocahontas, held an installation of officers at the G A R hall after a ham supper served by local members. Three candidates were initiated, and chiefs were raised by Deputy Great Pocahontas Frances Williams with help from Helen Gagnon and visiting councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Council
Pocahontas
G.A.R. Hall
Lucelia Blake
Mildred Cressey
Bina Staples
Gerry Brown
Frances Warner
Great Pocahontas
Frances Williams
Helen Gagnon
Wenonah
Lillian Warner
Powhatan
Flora Glidden
Geraldine Brown
Jeanette Stilphen
Ethel Robichaud
Dorothy Owen
Rowena Marsh
Harriet Otis
Bertha Whitlam
Emma Hall
Mary Pratt
Mary Cressey
Blanche Joy
Pownal
Great Council of
Maine
Roy Fitts
Sagamore Merle Cilley
Christine Rader
Memorial Hospital
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Holds Monday Session
Cosmopolitan Garden Club met Monday afternoon in the club rooms with Alice Johnson as chair. Nominating committee chosen for a February 27 report. program topics included African Violets and plant care. Members discussed watering needs, Christmas plants, and a future flower show proposal for June or July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Alice Johnson
Allen Noble
Raymond Hutchins
Emerton Gross
Roscoe P. McFadden
Fred Quimby
Vivian Boardman
Janet Gilmore
Garden Club
Meat consumption in US tops 20 billion pounds
Total annual meat consumption in the United States exceeds 20 billion pounds, equating to about 146 pounds per person. The figure highlights per capita meat intake and overall national meat production scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cub Scouting Awards Granted at Father and Son Banquet
Cub Scouts from Pack 55 at Winter Street led by Cub Master Peter Farrell received multiple awards during the Father and Son banquet last week. Members include Blair Hodge Thomas York Stewart Bradway Noah Caton and many others across Packs 99 and 53 with several ranks noted. A Tenderfoot presentation was awarded to Scout Bernard Briggs and Troop 55 leaders Rev Joseph O Purdue and Robert Jewell were recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Pack
Winter Street
Blair Hodge
Peter Farrell
Thomas York
Stewart Bradway
Noah Caton
Robert Howe
Carl Stinson
Richard Atwood
George Cary
James Hanson
William Reed
Parker Oaks
William Potter
Craig Avery
Richard Hall
Wolf
Duane Fitzgerald
Stephen McNutter
John McDonald
Donald McAllister
Wilbur Higgins
Edward D. True III
Ralph D. Warren, Jr
Lion
William Chubbuck
Lindon Harris
David Finklestein
Central Church
Laforest Hodgkins
Charles Pierce
Steven Burnham
St. Mary's
Arthur Bourque
Richard McIntosh
Marsh Tellan
Robert McDonald
Beacon Street
Adva Reynalds
Robert Jewell
Bernard Briggs
William Jones
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street Church
Miss Marjorie Thaxter Engaged to Albert Smith II
Miss Marjorie Robinson Thaxter of Portland is engaged to Albert Oliver Smith II of Boston. The couple announced at a Cumberland Foreside tea with family present. Miss Thaxter is a Smith College and Columbia University social work graduate. Smith is a Harvard graduate and Air Force veteran teaching at Milton Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Robinson Thaxter
Portland
Albert Oliver Smith II
Boston
Langdon T. Thaxter
Cumberland
Miss Thaxter
Mr. Smith
Arthur L. Robinson
Brunswick
Frederick H. Kimball
Bath
Smith College
School of Social Service
Columbia University
Medical Social Service
Massachusetts General Hospital
Smith
Stanley Webster Smith
South Orleans
Mass
St. Paul’s School
Harvard University
Air Force
Milton Academy
Milton
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Education
Engagement announcement for Miss Dolores Marshall and Mr Chaples
Miss Dolores Marshall, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Presley, and Mr Harold Chaples of Morse High School and World War II veteran, announced by her mother Mrs Mary Treamer. Miss Marshall is a Morse High School 1948 graduate and bank employee. Chaples works for Remick Auto Co. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Marshall
Harvey W. Chaples
Bernard Presley
Mary Treamer
Miss Marshall
Morse High School
Bath National Bank
Chaples
Remick Auto Co
Councilman Hunt Maintains 100 Percent Meeting Attendance
Councilman Stanley R Hunt of Ward 5 keeps his perfect attendance record with nine consecutive regular city meetings unmissed this year. A Boston newspaper once highlighted a Cambridge council member for not missing a meeting in three years and Hunt recently extends a similar streak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley R. Hunter
Ward 5
Boston
Cambridge
Mass
Hunter
Mosquito Control Plan Outlined For Popham Area
Summer residents organize a plan for mosquito control in Popham area. A committee is active and cottage owners have been mailed details. Final arrangements expected by a general committee meeting at Bath City Hall on February 27.
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Popham
General Committee On
City Hall
Bath
Mil dred Ann Classen Engaged to Beebe of Wakefield
Mr and Mrs John E Classen Mass announce the engagement of their daughter Mildred Ann to John Hartshone Beebe III son of Mr and Mrs John H Beebe of Wakefield Mass and Popham Beach The Beebe family is known here as long time members of the Popham Beach Summer colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Classen
Mass
Mildred Ann
John Hartshone Beebe
John H. Beebe
Wakefield
Popham Beach
Beebe
Popham Beach Summer Colony
Maine's First P. T. A. Observes Founders Day
The South End P. T. A. held a Founders Day observance at their hall last week with about 75 attendees. Present were teachers and many past presidents while Warden Lovell of Thomaston spoke on prison life and disciplinary measures. The president referenced PTA origins in 1897 and current 5 000 000 member strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
P. T. A. Inc
Charlotte Redson
Leland Mitchell
Chester A. Plant
Ada Nostall
Orris
P. T.A
Washington, D. C
Carroll Deering
Charles Dorsey
Roland Bernier
Roland Breton
Richard Jenkins
Mark Jackson
Arthur Berry
Stork Shower Honors Mrs Stanley Jones at Woolwich
Mrs Stanley Jones of Woolwich was guest of honor at a combined stork shower and birthday party hosted by Mrs Maxine Staples and Mrs Chester Grover at 487 Middle Street Woolwich last week. Guests included Mrs Elizabeth Cox Mrs Beatrice Bailey Mrs Eleanor Wing Mrs Verlie Grover Mrs Jessie Spaulding Mrs Charity Bourget Miss Esther Grover Miss Kay Grover and Mrs Dorothy Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Jones
Woolwich
Maxine Staples
Chester Grover
Middle Street
Jones
Mildred Grover
Elizabeth Cox
Beatrice Bailey
Eleanor Wing
Verlie Grover
Jessie Spaulding
Charity Bourget
Esther Grover
Kay Grover
Dorothy Bailey
Mr and Mrs Miller Host Valentine Party at 8 Bridge Street
Harold L Miller and wife entertained a group of friends Saturday evening at their home 8 Bridge street with cards and games and Valentine themed decorations. Prizes went to Mrs Florence McCall Mrs Bertha Palmer and Mrs Thelma Sylvester. Showcased treats included chicken rolls pickles olives ice cream coffee candy and nuts. Attendees included the McCalls and Palmers of East Brunswick the Collins of Brunswick Haggett Smith and John Sylvester of West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Miller
Bridge Street
Florence McCall
Bertha Palmer
Thelma Sylvester
Daniel McCall
Lawrence Palmer
East Brunswick
Alton Collins
Brunswick
Edwin Haggett
Cleveland Smith
West Bath
John Sylvester
Charley Miller Delights Polio Benefit Audience
About 300 people attended at City Hall to see Charley Miller Maine guide and his films of fighters and outdoor life. Donations totaled 56.36 for polio funds with Miller donating time and equipment. He screened fights and outdoor scenes with commentary and humor, and received support from Red McMann and Hyde Home staff including nurses and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Miller
Maine
Miller
Firpo
Dempsey
Galento
Baer
Louis
Walcott
Schmeling
Willard
Zale
Graziano
Little Guide
Anger
Charley
Nicholas S
Nick” Mihalos
Edward J
Red” McMann
Crippled Children's Committee
Maine State Elks Association
Staton R. Curtis
Hyde Home
Faye Stilphen
Izetta Larrabee
Barbara Carlisle
Theodore F. Burns
Hyde
McMann
Valentine Party for St. Mary's Sunday School Classes
The pupils of Mrs. Carl Crane and Mrs. Edward B. Hamblett held a Valentine party Sunday from 4 to 6 PM at 23 Pratt Street. Games, refreshments, and a list of attendees from both classes were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Crane
Edward B. Hamblett
St. Mary’s Church
Mrs. Hamblett
Pratt Street
Carmen Cormier
Rosalie
Lomond Reynolds
Karen McDougal
Mary Ann Lowery
Geneva Sirois
Patricia
Sally Mullaney
Mary Lacy
Margaret Gallant
Madeline Guerrette
Joyce
Elaine
Michell Turcotte
Rita Vaillancourt
Tinette Lakin
Donna Crocker
Nan Emero
Annette Bourget
Patricia Boulay
Carol Ann Witham
Barbara Worden
Carol Ann Burns
Elizabeth Marchetti
Joan Crane
Janet Morin
Bella Wallace
Nola Devoe
Phyllis White
Priscilla Curran
Mrs. Crane
Driver Fined 100 After DUI Conviction in Cumberland Center
Clifford P. Hersey of Cumberland Center was found guilty of driving under the influence by Judge Gardiner R. Deering. He received a $100 fine and costs, with a second warrant filed charging him with driving without a license after a crash with Robert DeWick of Woolwich. Officer Raymond E. Hatch led the complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford P. Hersey
Cumberland Center
Gardiner R. Deering
Hersey
Robert DeWick
Woolwich
Mr. DeWick
Raymond E. Hatch
Norma Jean Hodgkins and Russell E McPherson wed in Richmond
Miss Norma Jean Hodgkins married Russell E McPherson at the Hodgkins home in Richmond in the presence of about 30 relatives. The couple plans a Hartford trip and will reside in Richmond. A town meeting in Bowdoinham Friday Feb 24 covers moderator selection and ballot law changes. Elec ta chapter OES held a Valentine themed meeting with new officers and planned events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jean Hodgkins
Russell E. McPherson
Ernest Hodgkins
Richmond
James MacKlop
North Livermore
Carolyn Hodgkins
Arnold McPherson
Bowdoinham
Odd Fellows Hall
Harold Dearborn
Roger Baker
Melville Hamlin
Portland
Phyllis Lemont
Sarah Nelson
Lemont
Hartford
Mrs. McPherson
Pomo na Grange and Bowdoinham PTA Meetings Report
An all day meeting of Pomo na grange with Progressive grange planned at Richmond Corner next Wednesday. Bowdoinham PTA held a meeting with speaker Mr Savell of Lisbon Falls and guest Mrs Savill. Corsages given to officers and charter members on Founders Day. Mrs Hackett reported on the piano fund now $175 with a $35 donation from Hon William B Skelton of Lewiston. Piano funding and purchase led by Mrs Malcolm Jewel with goal to install before the March PTA meeting. Refreshments by Helen Millay and Evelyn Ackley. Long Branch sheep farm buildings burned early Monday. repairs underway to resume business. Ira Allen and A S MacDougal discovered the blaze around 2 am Sunday. fire department responded promptly but fire had wide spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona Grange
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Bowdeinham
Lewiston
Bowdoinham High School
Malcolm Jewel
Helen Millay
Evelyn Ackley
Long Branch
Ira Allen
A. S. MacDougal
Local Family News From Fryeburg Area
Personal items note Miss Mary Fides a Fryeburg academy student spending the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Avery Fides Sr Mrs James Blanchard of Blaine visits relatives Mr and Mrs Kenneth Noble Tom Wildes returns home after lumber mill work in am ariscotta Mr and Mrs Alden Small travel to Connecticut for work Avery Fides and son Avery Jr return from Moosehead trip Mr and Mrs Phillip Rideout of Portland spend weekend with their son Linwood Rideout and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fides
Fryeburg Academy
Avery Fides
James Blanchard
Blaine
Kenneth Noble
Tom Wildes
Amariscotta
Alden Small
Connecticut
Small
Avery, Jr
Mooseehade
Phillip Rideout
Portland
Linwood Rideout
Six New Members for Colonial Club
Six new members were admitted to the Colonial club at its Monday meeting. Names listed include Donald N. Crosby Frank W. Thompson Arthur H. Jackson Warren Hawley Jr Lawrence A. Lowell and Leslie J. Wold. Officers for 1950 were nominated: Duncan H. Farrell president Ralph W. Brewer vice president Clinton D. Wilson secretary Nathan W. Watson treasurer and a three year board of governors with Eugene M. Desmond and John Parker named to the finance committee. Blood typing of 31 members by Bath Memorial hospital staff. Bowdoin football film from 1949 shown along with color pictures of the Abegash trip by Morse High athletic director Henry D. Small and party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Donald N. Crosby
Frank W. Thompson
Arthur H. Jackson
Warren Hawley, Jr
Lawrence A. Lowell
Leslie J. Wold
Duncan H. Farrell
Ralph W. Brewer
Clinton D. Wilson
Nathan W. Watson
Board of Governors
Eugene M. Desmond
John Parker
Evelyn Armstrong
Eileen McCullough
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bowdoin College
Abegash
Henry D. Small
Morse High
Miss Deborah Swain Hosts Birthday Playmates
Little Deborah Swain daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Trafton Swain of West Bath entertained a group of playmates at the Rock Hill Inn home of her grandparents Senator and Mrs. Joseph W. Larrabee on Saturday afternoon for her second birthday. Games were played and cake ice cream and candy served. Attending were David and Carl Graves Donna Richard and Marvin Swain Jean and Marie McMann and Marriott Small along with several relatives including Mrs. Emma Rice great great aunt and Mrs. Fred Larrabee grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Swain
Trafton Swain
West Bath
Senator
Joseph W. Larrabee
Rock Hill Inn
David
Carl Graves
Donna
Richard
Marvin Swain
Jean
Marie McMann
Marriott Small
Emma Rice
Fred Larrabee
J. W. Larrabee
Newell Swain
Walter Larrabee
Emily McMann
David and
Joseph Larrabee
Insect Damage in U S Forests Estimates Hit Record
The Department of Agriculture estimates annual U S forest insect damage at about 2.5 billion dollars. The figure highlights the economic impact on timber resources and forest health nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Forests
Department of Agriculture
Bath Iron Works Leads In Aluminum Metal Experiments
Bath Iron Works Corp in Bath leads in welded aluminum use for shipbuilding and operates a large aluminum tempering plant. The firm is building an all aluminum ship and conducts confidential Navy experiments on light metals and alloys. X ray research on metals is also highlighted by metallurgist Benjamin Burbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin B. Burbank
Brunswick
Bath Iron Works Corp
College Town
Bath
Navy
Burbank
Tiger Preys on Women and Children Often
A tiger is described as terrifically strong and not prone to attacking groups of armed men but it frequently targets women and children, highlighting a troubling pattern in its hunting behavior.
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Senter'’s, Inc
Children’s Mittens
Bark Sea King
Harold Sonia
Leburton
D. Sheldon
First Federal Savings
4Loan Association
Front ST. Bath,me
Marjorie Thaxter
MR. and
Mrs. Miller
Electa Chapter
Masonic Hall
Uptowne
Monte Hale
Rio
Jane Nigh
Donald B. Wilson
Elks
Gregory Peck
SUN
Jolson
Hardware
North St
Bath, Maine
We Dan
Barry
Robert Lowery
Dalton Gang
Coon
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