Popham Beach Endures Severe Storm Ravage
High tides and strong gales undermine the George Buchanan cottage at Popham Beach as John Mitchell’s Bath home is demolished. Workers shift foundations for the next wave while the Kennebec River Lifesaving Station and nearby roadways suffer encroaching erosion and power outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
George Buchanan
Buchanan
John Mitchell
Bath
Phippsburg
Mitchell
Fort Popham
Spinney
Phippeburg High Department
Mr. Stevens
Charles E. Gahan
Bluff Head
Arrowsie
Stevens
Kennebec
Popham
Ham
Fourth Quarter Conference at Beacon Street Church
Beacon Street Methodist held its Fourth Quarter Conference with Chauncey Wentworth presiding. Rev. How ard Cramer was asked to serve another year as pastor. New mimeographed reports by Howard Larrabee highlighted attendance and church programs. Elected Timstees included Packard, Craft, Lord Jr, Cain, Tedford, Steen, and W. H. Larrabee. Stewards and Honorary Stewards named. Officers elected covered pastor, lay leader, district steward, financial roles, and donations. Refreshments followed, with flowers distributed to sick members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey D. Wentworth
Augusta
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Howard F. Cramer
Howard Larrabee
Church of Christ
Christ
V. Cramer
Wentworth
George M. Carlton
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Lula Lemont
Dwight Packard
Beacon Lights
Wesley McPhee
Luther Taylor
Marguerite Beardsley
Clifton Tedford
Blanche Locre
William J. Craft
Daniel L. Lord, Jr
Rev. Cramer
Arthur M. Packard
Marion S. Cain
Clifton W. Tedford
James C. Steen
Dean R. Bonney
John M. Howe
W. Howard Larrabee
Marguerite S. Beardsley
Herman F. Barter
Wilbur H. Crocker
Mary M. Douglas
Adelbert W. Hall
Charles T. Henderson
Franklin W. Howe
Herbert H. Haggard
Horace E. Jaquith
Blanche Locke
D. Leroy Lord, Sr
Charles I. Madden, Jr
Roger W. Pierce
Sherman H. Mitchell
Jane Shea
Luther S. Taylor
Fred M. Wentworth
Hartley Wilbur
Edward St. Martin
Irving C. Varney
Fred Fox
Mattie K. Bachelder
Martha A. Clark
Herman W. Crocker
Walter A. Smith
Sarah A. Given
Susan J. Leeman
Marion A. Plummer
Lula H. Lemont
Charles Henderson
Melvin Henderson
Beaton
Health report lists outbreaks by town in Maine
The week ending February 7 shows five chickenpox cases in Bath, one mumps in Richmond, one throat infection in West Bath, and one German measles in Woolwich as reported by the Maine Department of Health and Welfare.
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State of Maine Department of Health and Welfare
Bath
Richmond
West Bath
Woolwich
Miss Doris White Wins D A R Honor
Miss Doris White daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert White of West Bath receives the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award. active in Morse High activities four years Leaders Corps French club Commercial club Mohiba queen 1952 National Honor Society yearbook typist and participant in many events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris White
Herbert White
West Bath
Morse
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Leaders Corps
Commercial Club
Father and Son Banquet Honors Scouting in Bath
More than 300 Scouts fathers and supporters attended the annual Boy Scout Father and Son Banquet at Marse High School Saturday evening. A chicken salad dinner was served by the South End PTA. A Court of Honor awarded Donald McKenzie two eagle palms and Edmund Briggs Jr the Eagle Award, Briggs becoming Bath’s 26th Eagle Scout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marse High School
South End
P.T.A
George E. Thomas
U.S.N
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Abraham Lincoln
Donald McKenzie
Edmund Briggs
Briggs
Bath
McKenzie
Explorer Troop
Comdr
C. Douglas Cleary
USNR
Peter Bourque
St. Mary’s Pack
Richard Anderson
Beacon Street
Howard F. Cramer
Beacon Street Church
Donald T. Page
Central Church
Earle B. Lermond
Court of Honor
Richard Sherwood
Lermond
William Luke
Corliss Street Church
Donald Ray
Troop
Woolwich
Richard Darling
Eugene Sukeforth
Walter Hunt
William A. Niss
Sagadahoc
Arthur Bourque
Stewart McAllister
Page
Clinton Rose
Portland
Bernard Estes
Eagle Scout
John E. Bellefon
Donald Ring
Child Spine Count Varies From Adult Total Bones
A medical note states that adults have 26 spinal bones while children can have 33 due to developmental segmentation. The difference reflects unfused vertebrae at birth that fuse during growth.
Farrell to become Morse High athletic director
Duncan H. Farrell will end his duties as Morse High varsity basketball coach this season and in September 1953 take over as Athletic Director. He will also oversee grammar school league play, coach track, supervise intramural basketball, and remain as physical education director in elementary and high school. Salary around 4400 dollars plus a 600 dollar athletic director evaluation. He replaces Henry D. Small, who remains as teacher and assistant football coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan H. Farrell
Morse High School
Farrell
Henry D. Small
Small
Morse
William Johnson
Bath
Bangor
Board of Education
John J. Flaherty
U. S
Former Bath man wins high position
Barrett C. Nichols was elected treasurer of the Maine Savings Bank of Portland, the state’s largest savings institution, at the annual meeting last week. A Bath native and son of Mr and Mrs F B Nichols of North Street, he had served as assistant treasurer since 1950 after earlier roles at the People's National Bank of Barre VI and positions in Boston and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett C. Nichols
Maine Savings Bank of Portland
Nichols
Bath
F. B. Nichols
North Street
Bowdoin College
Maine Savings Bank
Portland
People’s National Bank of
Barre
National Shawmut Bank
Boston
New York City
North Carolina Has Three Olympic Track Team Members
The University of North Carolina lists three athletes on its Olympic track squad Harry Williamson Bill Albans and Chuck Simmons as part of the university program and national team representation.
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University of North Carolina
Harry Williamson
Bill Albans
Chuck Simmons
Big Sturgeon Caught in Kennebec in Forgotten Era
A Kennebec sturgeon, about 135 pounds with 38 pounds of roe, was hauled near Bath Iron Works in a one night catch by veteran river fishermen Kenney Edgecomb and partner Al Ridley. The scene at Keny’s fish wharf features Charles Robinson and Gilbert Ridley. nets and skiffs aided in harvesting large fish during summer, after school season ends.
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Kenney Edgecomb
Bath Iron Works
Boston
New York
Charles Robinson
Gilbert
Keny's Fish Wharf
King’s Dock
al Ridley
King
Merrymeeting Bay
Edgecomb
Kennebec
Mr. Ridley
Benny
Hallowell
Dike Washington PTA Celebrates Founders Day Program
The Dike Washington PTA observed Founders Day at Dike school led by Mrs. Evelyn Hutchins. She traced the origins to February 1 1897 in Washington DC and noted the 1910 adoption of the observance by PTAs nationwide in honor of founders Alice Birney and Phoebe Hearst. The local PTA organized in 1930 with 72 members now at 223 meeting at Dike school. The program included corsages for past presidents and a presentation to charter member Mrs John Conley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Congress of Parents’ and Teachers
Washington, D. C
Evelyn Hutchins
Dike
Washington P. T. A
Dike School
North Center
Oliver Street
Dummer Street
North End
Hutchins
Scott Golder
Daniel Perry
Bertha Dunbar
Stella Dolloff
Herman Crooker
Irving Varney
Merton Deering
Edmund Mocklar
William Hosan
James Sharkey
Arthur Eseley
Francis Bertrand
Frank Ozella
Ralph Crooker
Edgar Drake
Maunge Hutchins
Bowman Street
Nightingale Club Hospital Tea Draws Largely Attended
The sixteenth annual Nightingale hospital tea at the Cosmopolitan club drew a large turnout despite bad weather.Flowers adorned mantels and the tea table featured silver service with spring blooms. Guests and club members, including Mrs. James B. Lemont and Mrs. J. Arthur Burgess, praised the redecorated clubhouse. A piano set provided by Cliff Leeman accompanied soft music. The Nightingale room at Memorial hospital receives ongoing support, including linoleum updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nightingale Hospital
Cosmopolitan Club
Nightingale
James B. Lemont
Cliff Leeman
J. Arthur Burgess
A. M. Main
Helen Downing
The
Memorial Hospital
M. Dean Shaw
Seth S. Mullin
Edward L. Kinder
Fred Thompson
Eleanor Wilson
Daniel T. Dougherty
Donald Wilson
Carroll Wakefield
Duncan Farrell
Omar King
Robert Milliken
Donald King
Elaine Renshaw
Constance Davis
James Footer
Emerton Gross
Mabel Mereen
Old Ladies’ Home
Nightingale Club
Massachusetts DeMolay installation at temple ceremony
Bay State Suite of DeMolay officers installed by Massachusetts State Suite before more than 300 visitors. Leaders and guests included George Stephens Carl Dasch Stanley Marson Harold Vinal Richard Rhoda Elmer Swanson William Dempster Benjamin Booth Wilfred MacKay Donald Smith and others from Worcester Boston Lynn Melrose Winthrop and nearby chapters. The event featured formal floor work and adopters of the State Master Councilor and other key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Batt Chapter
Order of DeMolay
Thechusetts State
Stewart McAllister
Linwood Tem
Peter Pinson
Pinson
OWS
George E. Stephens
Worcester Priory
Boston
Harold Vinal
Lowell
Mass
Richard Rhoda
Lynn
Elmer Swanson
William Dempster
State Sentinel
Melrose
Benjamin Booth
Knight
Winthrop
Wilfred MacKay
Donald Smith
New England
All Boston Caledonian Club
Pipers
John W. Waterhouse
Willis F. Morse
Frank Young
Arthur F. Mayo
Stewart P
McAllister
Robert F. Reynolds
Stewart
Robert A. McRae
George M. Waite
Graeme Hanson
Sentinel
Edwin Andrews
Standard Bearmoner
Richard C. Crabtree
John D. Warren
Richard A. Sherwood
Lance
E. Martin D. Turpie
Herbert
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Harry Adleson
Auburn
St. Petersburg
Fla
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Central Maine Power Co
Hile
Weather Bureau
Old Fort
Hiram T. Stevens
Health Report
BOY Scouts
Bathman
Washington
PTA
Nightingale Club Hospital
Joseph Cyr
J. Emery Footer
Richard Renshaw
Ralph O. Dale
John Freeman
Harold
BAY State Suite
D’molay
Masonic Temple