Phippsburg Town Notes Close for Winter Vacation
Phippsburg schools will close for the winter vacation Friday, February 27, with Morse High School pupils also taking a break next week. Winnegance PTA hosts a public card party at the schoolhouse Tuesday evening February 21 at 7 30 featuring whist, auction and canasta with refreshments. Distinct precinct events include a Father and Son banquet and various local society activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morseigh School
Winneyance Pta
Perrey Quimby
Gordon Alden
Phippsburg Hristian Service Committee
Small Point Parsonage
Leo Hamel
Girl Scout 4
Soonsburg
Center Pta
Riverside Hall
Dromore
Henderson's
Blaisdell Yard
Center Church
Charles L. Stevens
Henry Gilmore
J. H. Blaisdell
Arthur Perry
Linda
Dalmon Perry
William Blaisdell
Alvin Brewer
Boston
Lincoln Parks
Elkins
N. H
Friends
Winneganee
Perley Quimby
Bath Memorial Hospial
Gasoline Octane Averages Rise Since 1948
The U.S. Bureau of Mines reports summer gasoline averages an 81.9 octane rating, up from 80.1 in 1948, reflecting higher fuel quality over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Trout unsold display at City Hall window
The trout caught by Ed die Cantor in 1944 and donated by Charley Milter for the polio drive remains unsold and is shown in the City Hall Smoke Shop window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Cantor
Charley Milter
City Hall
Dresden Social Notes Highlight Local Lodge Installations
Mt Olive Branch Chapter O E S officers for the year include W M Eulela Pray and W P Horace Gilpatrick with Gertrude Cate treasurer and Ruth Berry associate Cond. Alberta Blagdon installed the officers. Masonic Lodge inspection by Lester Sullivan featured Entered Apprentice work by Milford McDonald. Illness and school injuries are also noted along with a Triple A club gathering on February 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arline Worthington
Hallowell Shoe Co
Mt. Olive Branch
W.M
Eulela Pray
W.P
Horace Gilpatrick
A.M
Phyllis Rittall
A.P
Ernest Cate
Gertrude Cate
Ruth Berry
Leona Jewett
Eva McDonald
Agnes Gilpatrick
Lon Laws
Ada
Olive
Ruth
Edna Preble
Esther
Lida Goud
Martha
Vesta Meserve
Electa
Lila Fitch
Helen Jewell
Frank Preble
Alberta
Blagdon
Jessie Spaulding
Bath
Frances Boynton
Evelyn Hodgdon
Bath schools urged full time band and orchestra director
The Band Boosters Club and several parent groups urge the Bath city schools to add a full time director for bands and orchestras to expand instrumental training. They note budget concerns but insist a dedicated director is needed to grow the program for Bath students. Nevada's rainfall averages 8.81 inches annually, per the U S Weather Bureau.
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Bath
Lincoln Lodge
Xxx
West Bath P. T. A
West Bath
Huse P. T. A
Board of Education
Nevada
U. S. Weather Bureau
Parker Head P T A Sees Busy Local Activities
Parker Head P T A meets to discuss the February program while students celebrate Valentine’s Day with refreshments and games. Rev. C L Stevens speaks on tares and wheat. Local donations, church plans, and community visits fill a busy week in Bath area.
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Stanton Dozois
Rev
C. L. Stevens
Winneganee
Phippsburg
Parker
Charles Blaisdell
Egg quality and preservation in handling methods
The albumen secreted by the oviduct glands germicidal retarding most bacteria ensures eggs are largely aseptic at laying. However subsequent handling often introduces contamination and lowers quality.
Bay Point Notes Include Visitors and Hospital News
The Bay Point column reports birds feeding on raisins and peanut butter, Mrs. Sherman Campbell undergoing surgery at New England Baptist Hospital in Roxbury and recovering, Mr. Campbell visiting, and several Bath and Bath-area residents and visitors stopping by. Names include Maurice Burns, L. M. Spinney, Carl Delano, the McEachern family, Alice Hinckley, Dwight Furbish, Bussy Furbish, Laurence Shea and Kay, plus Lincoln Campbell and Five Islands visits.
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Sherman Campbell
New England Baptist Hospital
Roxbury
Mass
Campbell
Maurice Burns
Bay Point
L. M. Spinney
Bath
Carl Delano
Friends
Swansee Burns
Lincoln Campbell
Five Islands
Huge Meteor Seen by Winnegance Man
A Winnegance resident reported a huge ball of fire moving fast in the eastern sky around three o clock last Wednesday. The bright daylight meteor, about the size of a football, vanished behind trees as part of a meteor shower seen across Maine that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance
Maine
Manchester
Augusta
C.A.A
Houston
Fort Fairfield
Limestone
Robert M. Dole
Cape Elizabeth
Dole
Power saw to cut 12 inch branches from 15 feet high
A new power saw is capable of cutting branches up to 12 inches in diameter at a height of 15 feet above ground. The tool promises efficient pruning for taller trees and safer access for workers.
Popham Beach 95th Birthday for Lyman P Oliver
About 20 residents gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Oliver to celebrate Lyman P Oliver s 95th birthday the town s oldest resident. He received a birthday cake from Pop ham Circle and many cards from old friends. Oliver is a Popham carpenter who remembers much of the town s history and when it had only three houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Oliver
Lyman P. Oliver
Popham Circle
Oliver
Popham
Guy Crowley
Blanchard Crowley
Bruce McInnis
Herbert Sprague
Ellison Moody
Fred Spinney
William Wallace
Llewellyn Oliver
Leverett Welch
Marguerite McNulty
Margaret
Edith Oliver
Father and Son banquet draws large crowd at Bodwell hall
A large crowd attended the Father and Son banquet Friday evening at Bodwell grange hall. Alvin Brewer of Sebasco displayed reels from Florida trips and southern fishing, with a musical program enriching the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall OF Bodwell Grange
Bodwell Grange Hall
Father Son
Kennebec
Ida Nordlund
Sally Lowell
Kathryn Alexander
Norma
Shirley Pye
Jean
Adele Hunt
Jean Bowker
Perley Quimby
Harold Hart
Maurice Skillins
Chester Wilson
Lewis Alexander
Carl MacIntyre
Earl Lowell
William Stanwood Gilman
Melville McKinney
Charles Alexander, Jr
Leon Davis
James Gilliam
Lafayette Wallace
Florida
Upper Canada
Alvin Brewer
Stanwood C. Gilman
T. L. Totman
Father and Son
Sebasco
Freredick Thomas
Lewis
Robert Moore
Richard Dozois
Baxter Aids Forest Conservation in New England Foundation
Brunswick's John L. Baxter, Maine Development Commission member and H. C. Baxter and Bros. president, was elected to membership in the New England Forest Foundation. He joins Curtis Hutchins and Stephen Wheatland as Maine entrants. The nonprofit aids woodland owners with forestry service at cost, operating eight forest management centers across New England since 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
John L. Baxter
Maine
New England Forest Foundation, Inc
Baxter
Maine Development Commission
H. C. Baxter and Bros. Food Canning Firm
Curtis M. Hutchins
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Stephen Wheatland
Bangor
New England
Lisbon Falls
Timber Clients Harvest 18 Million Board Feet Under Plans
A group of 350 New England clients own over 125000 acres and have marketed more than 18000000 board feet of timber through selective harvest under forest management plans.
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New England
Rines Ties for Third in Western Maine Foul Shooting
Andy Rines of Morse tied for third place in Western Maine foul shooting, making 44 of 50. Lewiston’s Ray Sirois beat Niles Nelson of South Portland in a tiebreaker 22 of 25 to win the Western Maine title as 42 schools competed for a state berth next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Rines
Morse
Portland Y.M.C.A
Maine
Andy
Gordon
Gorham
Ray Sirois
Lewiston
Niles Nelson
South Portland
Sirois
Nelson
Lewistonite
Western Maine
Rines
Roger Clapp
Mile High
Bill Higgins
Edward Little
Boy Scouts Seek Donations of Uniforms and Gear
Bath youths hesitate to join the Boy Scouts due to cost of uniforms and gear. Former scouts and locals are urged to donate usable clothing and equipment such as knapsacks tents and axes. Scout Master Rev. Arvid Anderson of Corliss Street Church will collect donations to help keep boys in scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Boy Scouts
Arvid Anderson
Corliss Street Church
Driver Fined for Speeding After Arrowsic Crash
Deputy Sheriff Loring D. Small reported an accident in Arrowsic where a car left the road and rolled onto its top. Driver Gene Gardiner of Norridgewock and his companion Frank Lawrence of Arrowsic escaped injury. Gardiner pleaded guilty to speeding and paid 10 dollars plus 5.30 dollars costs in Municipal Court.
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Arrowsic
Gene Gardiner
Norridgewock
Loring D. Small
Arrowsi
Gardiner
Frank Lawrence
Naval limits left Guam weaker in 1941 than 1920
A historical note states Guam, the American Pacific naval base, was weaker in 1941 than in 1920 due to adherence to Washington Naval Conference terms. The comparison highlights how treaty constraints shaped Pacific strength prior to World War II.
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Guam
Pacific
United States
Political Facts and Fancies in Bath on Senators and Reps
The piece lists Maine Senators Owen Brewster and Margaret Smith and Representatives Robert Hale Charles Nelson and Frank Fellows with Washington addresses. It notes Richmond’s strong fiscal showing, Harold J. Rubin’s possible county attorney bid, dog license plans tied to hydrants, and rumors about J Horace McClure’s political moves plus Bath’s candidate questions and Legard’s announced candidacy.
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U. S
Bath
Maine
Washingon
Owen Brewster
Dexter
Margaret C. Smith
Skowhegan
Washington
Senate
Robert Hale
Portland
Charles F. Nelson
Augusta
Frank A. Fellows
Bangor
House of Representatives
Register of Probate
J. Horace McClure
McClure
Sagadahoc County
Register
John L. Jack
Topsham
Portland man convicted on fourth drunk driving offense
Robert I. Burns of Portland paid 759 dollars after pleading nolo contendere to a fourth driving while intoxicated offense and sixth motor vehicle violation. He received a three month suspended jail sentence and two years probation with no driving privileges during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert I. Burns
Portland
Burns
Mortimer O'Connell
George Buzzell
Nolo Contendre
Atty
Joseph A. Aldred
Brunswick
Paul L. Powers
Freeport Municipal Court
Bangor
Old Town Court
Bangor Court
Portland Municipal Court
Cost of operating a television receiver per clock hour
The cost to run a television receiver is estimated at two-fifths of a cent per clock hour, given an electricity rate of two cents per kilowatt hour.
Red Cross seeks more knitters for Togus socks
Mrs. Wallace Ham of Woolwich chairs Bath chapter production for the American Red Cross asks for more volunteers to knit socks for Togus Veterans Hospital. A recent shipment included 11 men's sweaters and six pairs of men’s socks. current knitters listed include Rachel Nichols and Anna Trott among others. Contact Mrs. Ham at 271-M1 to help.
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Wallace Ham
Woolwich
Bath
American Red Cross
Togus Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Rachel Nichols
Arthur Nichols
Hooper
Mary Stafford
Anna Trott
Car slides into parked vehicle after brake failure
At 3 30 a m Thursday Arthur G Williams Jr of Star Route 3 Phippsburgh drove south on Water street and hit a parked car owned by John Pickens when brakes failed Police found brake fluid drained Miss Catharine Shumway East Brunswick injured with knee pain and taken to Memorial Hospital for X rays She and Mrs Gwendolyn Barron were riding with Williams Police investigate also noting wood fiber consumption data for Canada and the U S per capita
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Arthur G. Williams, Jr
Star Route 3
Phippsburgh
Water Street
John Pickens
Catharine Shumway
East Brunswick
Williams
Memorial Hospital
Gwendolyn Barron
Miss Shumway
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Clinton Beals
Raymond Campbell
Farm Bureau
Edmund Douglass
Etta Bartlett
Small Point
Eugene Morse
Gregory
William Blaisdell Finlay
Marian Sherburne
Augustus Preble
Stratford
Stratford, Conn., Called On Mr. and Mrs. John G. Morse, Jr
Norman Markham
Marjorie Hagar
Everett Harrington
Small Point Road
Edward Berry
Jerry Bartlett
Frank Cutting
Elmer Bergquest
Donna and
Raynold Bergquest
Sandra Moore
Ashdale
Dresden
Band Boosters Club
A. P. Denham, Jr
Corliss Street
Bath, Maine
Tares Lown
Dudley Barkalow
Albert Gray
Samuel Riggs
Braintree
Mather
Glenna
Doris
Barbara
Leroy
Audrey Pinkham
Charles Strout
William Gordon
Walter
Robert Cushing
Berl
Raymond Nisbet
Earl
William Lowell
Albert
Edward Gray
Frederick Thomas
Leslie Wilson
Joseph Paulin
Howard Morong
Bernard Wyman
Phippsburg Center Congregational Church
Phippsburg Center
Bath Memorial Hospital
L. D. Lowell
Vera Cruz
Mexico
New Orleans
Millard Nadeau
Walter Cushing
Arthur Kreidler
U.S
Frances Morong
John W. Libby
Herman Hallett
Mechanic Falls
Florence Rollins
Ethel MacElroy
Willard Percy
Elizabeth Bradshaw
Leroy Perkins
Mae Dannenfelser
Frank Sweeney
Rollins
Sagadahoc
Maine Teachers Association
William Dunn
Samuel Williams
Massachusetts
Eugene Ross
Bob Moore
Parker Head
Harry D. Mank
Harold Rogers
Stephen Rogers
Eugene Harrington
Ramon E., Jr
Ramon E. Hamel
Hebe Hoff
Atlantic City
N. J
Harry Marsh
Camden, Pa
Miss Hoff
Howard Farr
Ronald and
Donald
Marshall Street
Seth S. Mullin
Walter M. Hill
Milton C. Stephenson
Hubert Eldred
James McKenzie
Rochester
Ehn
Popham Beach
Carl Bickford
Theresa Wyman
Waldo Weston
Peter A. Issacson
W. E. Sprague
Jesse Munsey
Nancy Welch
Roger Oliver
George Oliver
Paul McCole
Thomas Percy
Camden
Irene Percy
Dunlap Hatch
Ostenia Rier
W. Dayton Hill
J. Dwight Kinmouth
Hackensack
Walter E. Sprague
Frank D. Scott
Leon Fitkett
Cox
New England Forest Foundation
Richmond
Tonight
Times
Harold J. Rubin
Maine Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Mount Etna
Ballantine
Peter Ballantine
America
THE
RED Cross
Canada
Ballantine & Sons
Newark
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