Legion Auxiliary Meets February 9 With Mrs Desmond
American Legion auxiliary of the Smith Tobey post met at the home of Mrs Lucy Desmond Oak street with Mrs Francis McLaughlin and Mrs Nelson Foss hostesses Sixteen members attended and conducted business The resignation of Mrs Katherine Risteen was accepted Mrs Margaret Nelson and Mrs Ralph Mank were awarded life memberships The Ways and Means report covered a successful telephone bridge through February 9 Prizes in samba canasta and auction bridge were awarded The next meeting is February 23 at the home of Mrs Karcher Jackson Center street with hostesses Mrs Charles Syde and Mrs Leon Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Smith-Tobey Post
Lucy Desmond
Oak Street
Francis McLaughlin
Nelson Foss
Frank Reinoehl
Katherine Risteen
Nashua
N. H
Margaret Nelson
Ralph Mank
Ways and Means
Jennie Danforth
Charles Lyde
Linwood Boardman
Canasta
Frank Donnell
George Farrin
Russell Colby
Thomas Hagan
Lucien Bisson
Ethel Lee
George Brownrigg
Karcher Jackson
Center Street
Charles Syde
Leon Billings
Bernard Pratt
Edgar Leavitt
Emery Rideout
Carl Anderson
Delmar Bates
Victor Carey
Myrtle Soule
Cedric French
Join Burgon
Y M C A Secretaries Elect Officers Here
The Maine Association of Y M C A Secretaries met Saturday and elected W Peirce Harley Camden Y M C A general secretary as president for the year. Officers named include W David Dellert Gardiner vice president Joseph Adler Auburn Y M C A secretary and Knowlton Brown Augusta Y M C A boys work secretary treasurer. Notables spoke at the meeting included Philip A Annis Chester A Baker Harold E Frank Edward C Reneau and Magnus C Hansefty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Association of Y. M.C. A
W. Peirce Harley
Camden “Y
W David Dellert
Gardiner
Joseph Adler
Auburn Y. M.C.A
Knowlton Brown
Augusta
Philip A. Annis
Chester A. Baker
State Y. M. C. A
Harold E. Frank
Portland
Edward C. Reneau
Sanford
Magnus C. Hansefty
Auburn
Engagement announced for Alberta Ruth Richard and Henry S Cope Jr
Mr and Mrs Albert R Richard of Days Ferry announce the engagement of their daughter Alberta Ruth to Henry S Cope Jr USN son of Mr and Mrs Henry S Cope of Butztown Pa Miss Richard a Morse High class of 1954 graduate works at W T Grant in the city Cope attended Butztown schools and is stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Base The wedding will take place in the near future
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert R. Richard
Days Ferry
Alberta Ruth
Henry S. Cope, Jr
U. S.N
Henry S. Cope
Butztown
Richard
Morse High
W. T. Grant
Cope
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Locals Called to Mission Church by Bell Gift from Railroad
Natives of Mengale village in French Cameroon respond to a locomotive bell donated by an American railroad. The bell rings to summon villagers to their mission church, marking a transcendental moment in local religious life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mengale
Cameroon
West Africa
Club Forty-Two Hosts Valentine Skating Party
Club Forty-Two held a skating party at Goddard's pond with 16 members, then met at Mrs. Howard Farr's Marshall Avenue home for refreshments. A Valentine food sale is planned at Thompson's Insurance Cox Front Street Saturday 10 am to noon, with bake supper plans for March 11 at Central Church parish house 5 to 7 pm. Weekly prize went to Mrs. Norman Seekins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goddard's Pond
Marshall Avenue
Howard Farr
Arthur Sturtevant
Edward Jones
Central Church
Norman Adams
Norman Seekins
Engagement announced for Mary Lebel and Richard Renshaw
Mrs. Clifford Moison of Woolwich announces the engagement of her daughter Mary Judith Lebel to Richard A. Renshaw son of Mr and Mrs Richard F Renshaw of 70 Denny Road Miss Lebel is a Morse High School 1953 graduate and works as a bookkeeper at Bath National Bank Renshaw a 1950 graduate served three years in the U S Army with last duty in Japan and now attends Portland Junior College No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Moison
Woolwich
Mary Judith Lebel
Richard A. Renshaw
Richard F. Renshaw
Denny Road
Miss Lebel
Moison
Edwin J. Lebel
Richmond
Morse High School
Bath National Bank
Renshaw
Morse High
U.S Army
Japan
Portland Junior College
Descendant of John Alden Mrs Wilbur Casey Honored
Mrs. Wilbur Casey of 498 Washington Street, a Mayflower Descendant, is described as a direct descendant of John Alden and Priscilla with seven ancestors in the line. Her lineage traces to the Smalls of Bowdoin, with ties to Edward Small and Francis Small and early Maine settlements. Casey is a past senior president of the Elizabeth Lawrence Society, D A R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Casey
Washington Street
John Alden
Priscilla
Smalls
Bodoin
Kingdon
Bowdoin
Joseph Small
Small
America
Isle of Shoals
Antipas Maverick
Francis Small
Capt
Francis Champernown
Richard 1St
England
Joan
Richard Champernown
Francis Champernowne
Raleigh
Gilbert
Maine
Piscatiqua
N. H
Kittery
Eliot
South Berwick
Berwick
Falmouth
Portland
Scitterygusset
Casco Bay
Sebascodagan
Harpswell
Elizabeth Leighton Small
Sebascodegan
Capt. Sunday
Sunday
Maine Historical Society
Cornish
Francisboro
Saint Mary's
Biddeford
Devonshire
Edward Small
Elizabeth
Francis
Mrs. Casey
Elizabeth Leighton
Elizabeth Hicks
Hix
Samuel and
Lydia (Doane) Hicks
Samuel Small
Isabel Dyer
Taylor Small
Thankful Ridley
Nicholas Ridley
Mindwell Purington
Joshua Small
Margery Toothaker
Elder Brewster
Nathaniel Small
Hannah Card
George Soule
Edward Doty
Mullins
Stephen Small
Lucy Tarbox Small
Emily Small
John Card
Smalley
Casey
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
Colonel
Burton speaks on Barbados at Ladies Aid meeting
William Burton of Central Maine Power Co in Wiscasset spoke at the Winter Street church Ladies Aid meeting Friday about Barbados visit. He showed slides from the island noting its climate, flowers, blue waters, coral stone houses, and landscapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Barbados
Ladies Aid
William Burton
Central Maine Power Co
Wiscasset
Winter Street
Burtons
Mr. Burton
Horace Ward
Clifford B. Wilband
Greater Bath
Dickson Drake Celebrates Eighth Birthday Party
Dickson Drake son of Mr and Mrs J Edward Drake Jr hosted a birthday supper party for friends on Thursday from 4 30 to 6 30 culminating in games dancing and prize awards. Betty Jean McCole and Robert McElman won games Judy McCole and Robert McElman won the candy hunt. Donna Burkhardt and Robert McElman won the novelty prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickson Drake
J. Edward Drake, Jr
High Street
Betty Jean McCole
Robert McElman
Judy McCole
Madelyn Wetherbee
Donna Burkhardt
Drake
Eleanor Fenn
Cheryl Wetherbee
Mary Virginia Gillies
Dickson
Joan Fenn
Helen Fenn
Suzanne King
Suzanne Eberhard
Mary Thompson
Ellen Thompson
Sharon McDonald
Priscilla Teggart
John Cooke
Frederic Walter Taggart
Bo Rodney Ross
Bruce Sins
Teddy Musse Tephen Harris
J. Edward Drake
Cary Drake
Hockomock Council Holds Themed Thursday Meeting
The Hockomock Council met at Red Men’s hall with Pocahontas Mary Dannenfelser presiding. Membership applications were read and balloted, gifts given to Frances St Martin and Adam King, a Valentine party followed with exchanges, and refreshments were served by Mary Anderson Ruth Goselin and Mildred Roderick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockomock Council
Red Men's Hall
Pocahontas
Mary Dannenfelser
Pearl Barter
Adam King
Frances St. Martin
Mary Anderson
Ruth Goselin
Mildred Roderick
Inner Wheel Hosts Covered Dish Supper at Home
Inner Wheel gathered for a covered dish luncheon at 78 High Street hosted by Mrs Ira Nodine. Mrs Loring R Addison chaired with Mrs John Hayes assisting. officers to be elected next meeting and nominations due by February 17. A program on foreign correspondence will be featured February 24 with Mrs Donald Emero hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Nodine
High Street
Loring R. Addison
John Hayes
Carl Albee
Carl Anderson
Kenneth Humphries
Warren Kershner
Kenneth Francisco
Donald Emero
Hyde Home Group Reports On Rehabilitation Efforts
Hyde Home Committee met at the Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation hospital to hear progress reports from Mrs. Doris W. Hardy R N director and Mrs. Herbert F. White chair. The group praised cooperation from doctors and Maine hospitals and noted ongoing pool therapy under physical therapists with Red Cross volunteers. Patricia Calef began duties as registered occupational therapist. Visitors included nursing students from Central Maine General Hospital and physical education students from the University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Home Committee
Doris W. Hardy
R. N
Herbert F. White
Pine Tree Society
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Maine
Hyde Memorial Unit
Maine State Crippled Children’s Services
National Foundation For
Maine Elks Association
Hardy
Red Cross
University of Maine
Orono
Beacon Lights of Beacon Street Methodist Church Meeting
Beacon Street Methodist women met at the Larrabee home on Washington Street with James Steen presiding. Plans were made for a February 18 cooked food sale at Steeves Market to benefit church needs, with next vestry meeting set for February 24. Franklin Howe presented films on forestry and the 1954 Kennebec River Regatta, with hostesses and attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Lights
Beacon Street
Franklin Howe
Herman Barter
Kennebec
Bath
Sherman Mitchell
Wesley McPhee
Larrabee
Oliver Bell
James Steen
Edward Larrabee
William Leask
Bernard Lewis
Coast Guard Officer and Two Couples File Marriage Intentions
Charles T. Alferes of the U S Coast Guard and Miss Ethel L. Plant filed marriage intentions in Phippsburg. Richard H. Gross and Miss Sandra Ellen Thurston also filed intentions, with both couples listed at their respective family addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Alferes
U. S. Coast Guard
Phippsburg
Ethel L. Plant
Percy W. Plant
High Street
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Richard H. Gross
Emerton Gross
Floral Street
Sandra Ellen Thurston
Walter D. Thurston
Washington Street
Boy Scout camp display wins at father and son banquet
A miniature Winter camp site, the winning center piece at the Boy Scout Father and Son banquet, is shown in Morris S. Povich clothing store window on Front Street. Troop 52 of Corliss Street Baptist church received a trophy from Sagadahoc District Commissioner Stewart V. McAllister for the prize table decoration. A 42 mile railroad in the Dominican Republic was financed by the Dutch, built by Belgians, has British bridges, U. S. rolling stock, Dominican ownership, and American operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris S. Povich
Front Street
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Sagadahoc
Stewart V. McAllister
Dominican Republic
U. S
Nurses Alumnae Meeting At Bath With 18 Members
Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association held its regular monthly meeting at the Cosmopolitan Club rooms Thursday at 7 30 p m with 18 members present. New member Mrs Howard Kirkpatrick was welcomed and a $69 scholarship fund report noted progress toward a $100 award for a Morse High School graduate pursuing nursing. A card shower was suggested for Mrs Lewis Spicer a patient at Maine General Hospital. A cooked food sale in March was approved and committees named for March and the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses
Cosmopolitan Club
William Blair
Howard Kirkpatrick
Morse High
Lewis Spicer
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Ernest Rogers
Elmer Morse
William Allen
Albert McMann
Dorothy Millikin
George Gallant
Harold Perkins
Stanley Brown
Russell Merchant
Dean Bonney
Keith McLu
Margaret Yates
Leonard Litchfield
Ralph Hutchins
William Allen, Jr
Elihu Fullerton
Myrtle Lodge Meeting Plans Easter Sale For April
Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies met at G A R hall Friday with a six o clock supper. Jennie Cameron presided as noble lady and vote set the Easter sale for April 22 with committees to be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge of
Odd Ladies
G. A. R. Hall
Louise Rogers
Anna Burnham
Alite Lewis
Jennie Cameron
Sarah Potter
Eva Atwood
Eunice Perry
W C T U Meeting at Miss Besaw Home
The W C T U met last Tuesday at Miss May Besaw's High Street home with President Mrs Gladys Farley presiding. Devotions and readings followed by a discussion on God Led Leaders. Cards were sent to sick and out of town members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.U
Miss May Besaw
High Street
Gladys Farley
Miss Besaw
Harriet Wright
Nella Stover
Iota Sigma
South End
P.T.A. Hall
Poisonous honey belief challenged by modern research
Ancient texts suggested bees create toxic honey from certain flowers. Modern studies do not confirm this claim, finding no consistent evidence that honey produced by specific flora is poisonous.
Bowdoinham Societies Install Officers and Hold Events
Bowdoinham Pythian Sisters installed Elva Curtis as Most Excellent Chief Ruth B Dodge as Excellent Senior and Mary Sedgley as Excellent Junior with Hazel Denham as secretary and Margaret Prindall as treasurer. A card party for the Sisters netted over $20. Lincoln Day supper at Merrymeeting Grange hall drew 100 plus attendees, speaker Philip Chapman of Portland. Electa Chapter met at Masonic hall with refreshments served by Dororthy Allen Vesta Williams and Gladys Peterson. Bowdoinham crew aided after Friday derailment near Augusta. Personal items note weddings and visits among Skeltons Denhams and Hammonds. Ruth Palmer returned from Union New Jersey visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva Curtis
Ruth B Dodge
Mary Sedgley
Hope Temple
Hazel Denham
Margaret Prindall
Margaret Derocher
Eva Messer
Frances Haley
Merrymeeting
Grange Hall
Grange
Knights of Pythias
Republican Committee
Philip Chapman
Portland
Electa Chapter
O.bs
Masonic Hall
Dorothy Allen
Vesta Williams
Gladys Peterson
Mildred Given
Sadie Garland
Geneva
Dwight Adams
Bowdoinham
Maine Central Section
Augusta
Olga Skelton
Reinhold Skelton
Pat Harrington
Melvin Harrington
Alitte Maxwell
Maine General Hospital
East Bowdeinham
Helen
Georgie Denham
Charles Stilphen
Gardiner
H. B. Hammond
Camden
Bathman fined for taking car without owner's permission
A 23 year old Bathman pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to taking an automobile without the owner's permission and was fined 20 dollars with 9.50 dollars costs. Carroll N Libby was identified as the driver of George Morgan’s car and was arrested in Portland after an officer noted the vehicle matched a theft report from Bath. The car was reported stolen at 1.07 a.m. and Libby was returned to Bath for court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathman
Gardiner R. Deering
Carroll N. Libby
George Morgan
Bluff Road
Libby
Portland
St. John Street
Elmer R. Shawn
Bath
Edward L Gaudreau
Morgan
Mosquito Habitat Notes from World Health Org
The Aedes Aegypti mosquito, a common yellow fever carrier, lives almost entirely in and around human habitations, according to the World Health Organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
World Health Organization
Former Phippsburg Woman Honored by Senate Resolution
Laura Dickinson Prentice, a Phippsburg native and longtime California Senate staffer, was honored by a Senate resolution printed in January’s Senate Journal. She died June 11 1954 after a career in the Mailing and Engrossing and Enrolling Departments, raised a family in Hanford, and maintained ties to Phippsburg and Bath. Her Dickinson homestead in Phippsburg is now owned by Bernard Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Dickinson Prentice
Phippsburg
Senate Journal
California
Laura
The
Horn
Orient
Prentice
Kents Hill College
Hanford
Kings County
Calif
California Senate
Bath
Dickinson
Bernard Henderson
Letter Carriers Auxiliary Meeting At Rose Street Home
The Letter Carriers' Auxiliary met at Mrs. Dwinal Cornish's home on Rose Street with Mrs. John Gillespie assisting. Mrs. Joseph McLaughlin, newly installed president, led the business meeting and plans for fund raising were discussed for future consideration. A 30 day charter draped for Mrs. Carville Douglas was performed by Mrs. Gillespie. A resolutions committee was formed with Mrs. John Gillespie, Mrs. Dwinal Cornish and Mrs. Robert Perry to publish in the Bath Daily Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwinal Cornish
Rose Street
John Gillespie
Joseph McLaughlin
Carville Douglas
Robert Perry
Bath Daily Times
Oscar Tanguay
Wesley Street
Cyril Varney
Bath Walking Blood Bank starts strong with donor typing
The Bath Walking Blood Bank began with 12 women and 10 men having their blood types typed at Memorial Hospital. First volunteers included Mrs. Arthur Hutchins and her husband, with many others named as typed last evening. Future typings are planned for February 23. Male gorillas may weigh more than 400 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Memorial Hospital
Arthur Hutchins
Cherry Street
Melvin B. Henderson
Arthur L. Paulin
Joseph McDonough
Charles F. Nelson
Arthur D. Brown
Harold S. Williams
Albert Pecci
Edward D. Tre
Robert E. Denck
Woolwich
Mark W. Harrington
Phippsburg
Robert W. Young
Robert D. Green
Eugene P. Hawkes
E. F. Trainor
John E. McCole
Wilbert Small
Clifton G. Spinney
Walking Blood Bank
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Lowell Temple Pythian
K. P. Hall
Lucelia Blake
Sadie Savage
Susie Darrah
Maine Children’s Home Society
Lincoln
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Twin B's
Club Forty-Two
Goddard’s
Earth
National Geographic Society
Hockomock
HYDE
Franklin
Myrtle Lodge
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Pall
Glenn Hepa PU
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William Holden
Grace Kelly
Fredric Rooney
Toko-Ri
Senate
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Roy Rogers
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Broderick Crawford
Ruth Roman