Ward 6 council race in doubt after ballot inspection
The Ward 6 contest between Harvey V. Rowe and R. Frederick Brown remains undecided after Monday night’s ballot inspection. Three questioned ballots could produce a Brown win, a Rowe win, or a 430–430 tie, depending on how the ballots are counted and interpreted under local election rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Rowe
R. Frederick Brown
Harvey V. Rowe
Mr. Brown
Rowe
John F. Leonard
William C. Wagner
Donald F. Perry
Herman F. Coombs
Coombs
Ward
Brown
Leonard
Wagner
Herbert M. Gotte
Eastham Guild, Jr
George Musk
Philip H. Oliver
Oliver
Harry E. Ring
Dresden Clergy outlines The Likeness of God
Rev Frank M Fellows pastor of two Methodist churches spoke on The Likeness of God at both services Sunday. Quarterly Conference and election of officers occurred Thursday. Mrs Leroy Robbins returned home after hospital treatment in Lewiston. Mrs Angel Weymouth family visitors from Randolph called on Philip Jacksons in Winthrop. Clifton Cate of Damariscotta ill at home. Stormy day saw many fishermen rent camps on Eastern River despite high tides many blocked ice at the old town landing forcing a longer route about ten minutes away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Fellows
Leroy Robbins
Lewiston Hospital
Angel Weymouth
Everett
Medville
Myrtle
Ralph Weymouth
Randolph
Philip Jackson
Winthrop
Clifton Cate
Damariscotta
Cate
First National
Eastern River
Haggett Family Birthday Dinner for Lucy Ann Haggett
Mr and Mrs Harold Haggett and family hosted a birthday dinner for Lucy Ann Haggett at High Street Portland. Guests included Mrs Dunton and Mr Ralph Dunton. Lucy Ann has celebrated all but one birthday with her aunt Mrs Dunton, with a cake and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Haggett
Lucy Ann
Donald
High Street
Sunie
Portland
Ralph Dunton
Miss Haggett
Mrs. Dunton
Florida
Ieee of MN
Civil Service exam for custodial laborer at Wiscasset PO
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination for probationary appointment as custodial laborer at the Wiscasset post office restricted to veterans. Applications from non veterans may be considered only if veteran eligibles are unavailable. Pay is 2870 yearly with increases by service length. Applications due to Regional Director in Boston until further notice. Early apply advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Wiscasset Post Office
First U. S. Civil Service Region
Boston
Mass
Wiscasset
Harlan B. Peabody
Bowdoin College
Peabody
Bowdoin
St. Philip’s Church
Organ Society of
First Congregational Church
Mary Marston
Ada Munro
Carolyn Pendleton
Harriet Jackson
Maine Heart Association
Helen Dickinson
Elizabeth Norton
Coretta Higgins
Mildred Delano
Barbara Abbott
Sue Bailey
Doris Pendleton
Betty Sherman
Priscilla Campbell
Robert MacQueston
Maine Maritime Academy
U. S. S. State of Maine
Frank T. Bean
Gardiner Road
Charles E. Bean
Hodge Street
Star Club
Ruth Keirstead
Federal Street
Illness touches Capt. Walker family in Bath area
Local readers learn Capt. Frank J. Walker of Day's Ferry is ill and under observation at St Andrew’s hospital Boothbay Harbor. Mrs. Walker and their daughter Mrs. All Boyd of Boston visit. Miss Boyd fills her Swampscott teaching post during absence. Community members donate to Nequasset Central milk fund and attend club events. Paul Flaherty, U S N, returns to Bath for leave before a year in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Walker
Day's Ferry
St. Andrews Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Burton Hodgkins
Augusta
Hodgkins
Eben Dana
Sagadahoc Ferry
Dana
Ernest Rice
Ernest Rice, Jr
Gardiner
Esther Leeman
Hollis Leeman
Lynne Wright
Bath
Leopold L. Belanger
Brunswick
Stanwood Gilman
Gilman
Phippsburg
New Nequasset Central School
Mr. Willis
Jake
Nequasset Central School
Bernice Bailey
Marie Hamblett
Eunice Putnam
Paul Pitman
Roscoe P. McFadden
Seth Mullin
Mabel Jack
Herbert Munsey
Daisy Elwell
T. Schulten
Lewis Seeger
Ethel Reed
Frank Allegrin
Wilson Bailey
Parker Starrett
Ruby Dodge
Gertrude Munsey
Wagstaff
Alice Baker
Arrowsie Mothers’ Club
Ethel Elwell
Millie Stafford
Marion Rittall
Michigan State Wins Third Straight Western Conference Cross Country
Michigan State captured a third consecutive Western Conference cross country title showcasing team depth and standout performances. The Spartans dominated the field with strong times from key runners and secured the meet victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State
Bedore-Thayer Wedding in Rhinebeck N Y
Miss Dianne Thayer wed Ceylon Bedore Jr at the Dutch Reform church in Rhinebeck. Rev Frank Blanchard officiated the double ring ceremony with white candles and gladioli decor. The bride wore white taffeta with orange blossom accents and a nylon net veil. she carried a white prayer book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianne Jeanette Thayer
Harold H. Thayer
Mansa Kenning
Rhinebeck-on-Hudson
N. Y
Edward Bedore, Jr
Ceylon E. Bedore
Dummer Street
Bath
Rhinebeck
Frank Blanchard
Pauline M. Chrystun
Copenhagen
Edward Charles Bedore
Ralph Wright, Jr
Robert Dorsey
Thayer
Bedore
Morse High School
Rhinebeck High School
Rhinebeck Map Company
Morse High
Steeve's Market
Officers hi y club elects Thursday president Nathan Cohen
The Y M C A Hi Y club held its annual election of officers at the Y on Thursday evening with Nathan Cohen chosen as president for the coming year. Other officers named include Jack Cool as vice president Donald House as secretary Robert Stairs as treasurer and Peter Lorentsen as chaplain. The adviser Richard Hinds will guide the year s activities and members will join the State and National Hi Y fellowships. Four representatives will attend the Youth and Government program in Augusta in April and Bowdoin College training in February. Paul Chandler and Billy Strube were named recreation committee members and will meet at the Y today to plan programs. a meeting is set for March 18 at 5 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Cohen
Cohen
Jack Cool
Donald House
Robert Stairs
Peter Lorentsen
Richard Hinds
Waterville
Augusta
Bowdoin College
Paul Chandler
Billy Strube
Miss Shirley Jackson Returns Home After Work in Bath
Miss Shirley Jackson of Auburn, a social worker in Bath and vicinity for three years, has concluded her duties and returned to the parental home of Mr and Mrs Lester Jackson in Auburn on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Jackson
Auburn
Bath
Lester Jackson
Goodes Head South for Florida Vacation
Mr and Mrs George J Good win of 1155 Washington Street left Monday for Florida where they will pass a month s vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Goodwin
Washington Street
Florida
West Bath residents share greetings and anniversaries
A West Bath neighborhood page records Mrs Charles Peters hosting a stork shower and Mrs Carl Graves Mrs Rene Roy and Mrs Kermit Bennett delivering gifts. The note also notes the 26th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Fred Bubier and lists local visits and guests from Bath York Augusta Boothbay Harbor Sydney and Brunswick with several families noted across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Stover
Carole
Jane
Boothbay Harbor
Fred Bubner
Harold Davis
Eric
Portsmouth
N. H
Bath
John Perkins
F. W. Deehan
Robert Farnham
Laura Whit
Harland Boynton
Jackie Rose
Connecticut
Samuel Armstrong
South
Kermit Bennett
Bailey Island
Leon Belanger
Roy Moore
Warren Adams
Topsham
Eugene Reynolds
Georgetown
Oliver Wass
Irving Burnham
Lawrence Burnham
York
Frank Avery
Dorothy Avery
Brunswick
West Bath Grangers to Present Minstrels
West Bath Grange presents a public minstrel show at the hall tonight at eight. Calvin Taylor will be interlocutor with Billy Small Alice Smith and Alex Burgess among cast. Pauline Belanger and Doris Doughty lead songs and sketches in a lively program for all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Hall Tee
Calvin Taylor
Billy Small
Alice Smith
Alex Burgess
Thelma Sylvester
Reggie Soucie
Dick Carter
Lawrence
Robert Palmer
Bertha Palmer
Mary Farnum
Pauline Belanger
Jemimah
Doris
Ruth Doughty
Little Niggers
Judy Lesier
Bonnie Belanger
Sharon Holbrook
Marjorie Belanger
Jean Belanger
Lucian Tardiff
Farewell Party for Mrs. A. M. Patterson in Brunswick
Mrs. George Labbe hosted a farewell gathering at her South Street Brunswick home for Mrs. A. M. Patterson of Augusta and Bath who plans to depart for Frankfurt Germany with her U S Army husband in late February. Guests from Bath West Bath and Bath areas attended and refreshments included sandwiches brownies and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Labbe
South Street
Brunswick
A. M. Patterson
Augusta
Toxparts
Bath
Frankfurt
Germany
U.S. Army
Charles Brown
Pata
David Clark
William Back
Nelson Horridge
Bleanne Wiser
Catherine Powers
Ednar Owens
Leonard Smith
Arthur Nicoll
Grace Waterman
William Dolloff
West Bath
Phippsburg Plans Annual Town Meeting March 8
Phippsburg voters are set for the town meeting on Monday March 8 with plans announced to discuss local budgets and issues. Residents are urged to attend as key decisions on town finances and services will be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Ennollin
Men and Women in Armed Services in Bath Area
An 18 year old Bath resident Pvt. Robert Arsenault enlisted in the U S Army on February 9 and will train at Fort Dix New Jersey. Sgt Richard Soule and family visit Bath on leave from the U S Marine Corps. Richard McEachern formerly of Morse High School has enlisted in the U S Marine Corps for three years. William Waters Jr a Navy engine man second class is on 10 day leave in Bath and soon to join the U S Greenwich Bay for sea duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Flaherty
Naval School
Lakehurst
N. J
Bath
Andrew C. Flaherty
Front Street
Japan
Paul
Morse High
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Trinidad
Robert Arsenault
Edmund J. Arsenault
Weeks Street
U. S. Army
Fort Dix
Arsenault
Richard Soule
Sharon
Fredericksburg
Soule
Ammon Soule
Pleasant Avenue
Addison Caton
Dummer Street
Sgt
U. S. Marine Corps
Richard McEachern
Morse High School
Roscoe E. Robinson
Dorothy Alfeiri
Berkely
Calif
Morse
Ogunquit Playhouse
Portland
William Waters, Jr
William Waters
Richardson Street
Waters
Salerno Bay
Boston
U.S. S. Greenwich Bay
Navy
Pre nuptial party for Shirley Jackson in Bath
Miss Shirley Jackson plans marriage to Frank Hilton of Norridgewock on March 20. A pre nuptial kitchen shower at 53 Corliss street Bath featured a red and white theme, gifts opened by the bride to be, cake and refreshments, with many Bath friends and relatives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Jackson
Bath
Auburn
Frank Hilton
Norridgewock
George Moses
Corliss Street
Miss Jackson
Lester Jackson
Cook Street
Cosmopolitan Club
Grammar Seventh Graders Celebrate Lincoln Washington Valentines
Central Grammar seventh grade held a multi occasion celebration for Lincoln and Washington’s birthdays Valentine’s Day and Boy Scout week. Students presented a program on Life of Lincoln and Life of George Washington with musical acts by Alan Hunt Ukulele and Washboard Tunes Clarence Pecci and Kent Stone Piano Solos and comedy by Donald Rossignol and Fred Johnson. A Valentines motif decorated desks and napkins were prepared by girls led by Kathy Picken Beverly Pecci Janet Morin Theresa Babine and others. Treats included sandwiches cakes and a large heart cake by Carol Thayer. A Valentines box by Carol Thayer overflowed with cards mailed by Deborah Bragg Arlene Brown Ellen King Beverly Kingsbury Tony Plant Georgette Levesque Toinette Lakin and others. A card was sent to the only surviving G A R member in Minnesota and another to Donald Rossignol’s ill mother in Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar
Washington
Life of Lincoln
Tommy Costain
Volin
Alan Hunt
Clarence Pecci
Kent Stone
Donald Rossignol
Fred Johnson
John Richardson
Richard Manion
Donald Day
George Washington
Robert Nute
Eddie Plant
Abe Lincoln
Bo Eneeree
Billy Wharff
Napoleon Gagne
Norman Carlton
Kathy Picken
Beverly Pecci
Janet Morin
Theresa Babine
Carol Thayer
Carol Young
Carolyn Thomas
Deborah Bragg
Arlene Brown
Ellen King
Beverly Kingsbury
Tony Plant
Georgette Levesque
Toinette Lakin
G.A.R
Minnesota
Lewiston
What Liquor Costs Sagadahoc County
Benjamin C. Dubar Jr of the Christian Civic League of Maine cites figures from Sagadahoc County commissioners and league research on liquor traffic costs to residents. He says Sagadahoc’s share of last year’s gross legal liquor sales was 1,269,715 dollars and that about 69.76 percent of the 1952 county tax paid for corralling and housing drunkenness offenders. Bath’s county tax totaled 20,032 dollars with 20,950 spent on drunkenness confinement and related costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin C. Dubar, Jr
Christian Civic League of Maine
Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc
Civic League
Bubar
Bath
Funeral service for Mrs Helen N Percy Held at Curtis Home
Funeral service for Mrs Helen N Percy was Tuesday afternoon at two at Curtis Funeral Home officiated by Rev Richard J Schaper of Winter Street Congregational church. Bearers were Randall Nichols Robert Downing Edward Dale True Jackson Percy Edward A Cummings and Philip E Wyman. Burial will take place in Oak Grove in the Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Lincoln
George S. Jr
Lawrence Averill
Lincoln
Augusta Hospital
Wiscasset
Elisha and
Lydia Lincoln
Wiscasset, Waterville and
Farmington
Helen N. Percy
Curtis Funeral Home
Richard J. Schaper
Winter Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dresden
Harry D. Mosher
St. Philip's
Priscilla Bornheimer
Elsie Crocker
Bath Road
Lawrence Haggett
Mr. Haggett
Haggett
Susan B Reed
Fred Hilton
Miles Memorial Hospital
Robert P Frazier
NEDO
Kennebec
Raymond Ainsworth
Arrowsic
Forrest Baker
Lemuel Preble
Major Ainsworth
Leslie
Bion Ainsworth
Ainsworth
Sasanoa River
Arrowsie
Woolwich
Carol Ainsworth
Heart Fund
Rhinebeck, N. Y
Hi-Y Club
West Bath Grangers
Armed Services
Orleans
France
Wilford
Milford Rice
European Communication Zone
Quartermaster
Milford
North Street
Walter Rice
King Street
Maude Kemp
Elizabeth Haskell
Jennie Walker
Emerton Gross
Doris Scott
Jane Donahue
Carlene Suslar
Franklin Howe
Lillian Chamberlain
Theodore Rogers
Louis Tondreau
Pauline Nute
Are Carver
Grammar
Valantins
Benjamin C. Dubar
Maine Civic League
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