Town Meeting votes to elect commissioner March 14
Voters approved a 65 to 52 decision at the special town meeting to elect a commissioner by secret ballot on March 14. Polls open 12 noon to 7 pm, then a meeting on March 17 at Memorial Gym for warrant actions. Officers’ election at the Fire Engine House on Middle Street. Town year totals include 35 births, 28 marriages, 21 deaths. 22 males and 13 females.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bite Wes
Memoriaymnasium
Middle Street
Eudell Whitten
Wiscasset
Lincoln County Fish and Game Association
John B. Sutter
Elmer Wickham
AB Tae
Robert Jordan
Willard Lewis
Mary Smith
Rosalie Libby
Dianne Nichols
Barbara Munsey
Ann Miete
Lee Skelton
Woman's Club
Campbell
Mary Weston
Zina Davis
Legion Auxiliary Council
Legion Hall
Legion Auxiliary
Vence Ts
Legion
Lincoln
AllStars
Lincoln County
Lincoln ‘County Schoolmasters’ Club
St. Philip’s Church
Remy
Damariscotta
H. W. Hawes
Hawes
New Jerusalem Royak
Arch
Lincoln Lodge of Masons
Albert Soule
Gloria
Diane Morrill
Darrill Morrill
Ellen Farnham
Merle Grover
Carol Barker
Stanley Curtis
Joan Dalton
Albert Soule, Jr
Dorothy Grover
Jimmy Chase
Shirley Grover
Bobby Maybury
Gloria Soule
Bath man pays fine for speeding on High street
Nelson F. Brown of Bath paid a fine of 5 dollars and costs of 4.70 after pleading guilty to speeding on High street. A Bath man arrested for intoxication and violations of probation received an original 30 day sentence in Kennebec county jail in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson F. Brown
Bath
Bation
Kennebec County
Augusta
Sagadahoc County Sets 565100 Dollar Defense Bonds Quota
Daniel Williams of Bath Sagadahoc County chair man of the U S Defense Bonds Committee announced a 565100 quota for defense bond sales for the year. The plan includes Series E H J and K bonds with emphasis on Payroll Savings and Bond a Month options. Williams cited a Treasury letter from Secretary Humphrey and urged business firms to promote regular purchases and a six month interest payout for new Series H bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Williams
Bath
Sagadahoc
U. S. Defense Bonds Committee
Williams
George M. Humphrey
Secretary of the Treasury
U. S
Treasury
Eisenhower
W. Randolph Burgess
Andrew N. Overby
Thespians Present A Murder Has Been Arranged at Morse High
Bath Thespians, seasoned stage artists, bring a mystery thriller to Morse high school auditorium on Monday at 8 15 p m. The play follows Sir Charles Jasper planning a fifty first birthday party with two million pounds at stake and a haunted theater where a century old murder may recur. Tickets from Fall's Shoe Store or any Thespian. Reservations by phone 14 or 371 W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Thespians
Morse High School
Gramercy Ghost
Angel Street
Portrait In Black
Benjamin Zimmerman
Charles Jasper
St. James Theater
Silver in Wide Usage Across Industries in 1952
The 37th Handy & Harman silver market review reports world silver usage at 251.3 million ounces in 1952. Silver finds growing use in brazing alloys for fast bonding, with broad application in chemical and electronic industries and 95 ounces representing U.S. use in the arts and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Handy & Harman
Chemical and Electronic Indus
Silica Dominates Most of Earth's Crust
About sixty percent of the Earth's crust consists of silica, making it the most abundant mineral compound on the planet. This prevalence underlines silica's critical role in geology and material science, influencing rock formation and industrial uses.
Neighbors report on Woolwich and area news
Mrs Herbert Leeman recovers from flu. Chester Leeman back at Bath Iron Works after illness. Edith Campbell improves after surgery at Bath Memorial hospital and Winter with her daughter in Arrowsic. Mrs Nelson Rice ill with flu. Road fill across marsh between Georgetown Five Islands Arrowsic settling this winter may aid river travel. Hugh Eisenhauer reports 500 new baby chicks at Red Bird farm. Birds arriving at Murphy Corner feeding stations signal early spring. Mrs Hewitt from Florida wintering in Clearwater visits Vail in Arrowsic come spring. Woolwich PTA meeting rescheduled to Feb 23. church series on Parables continues. Day's Ferry club profitable sale funds improvements. March 7 meeting at Mabel Jack’s. several readers traveling to Washington for school vacation. Perennial local social notices and travel stops accompany weathered winter. Kennebec ice-free stretch Bath to Augusta surprises drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Leeman
Murphy Corner
Woolwich
Chester Leeman
Bath Iron Works
Edith Campbell
Arrowsie
Bath Memorial Hospital
Arthur Farris
Center Street
Nelson Rice
Sagadahoc
Georgetown
Five Islands
Arrowsic
Hugh Eisenhauer
Red Bird
Georgetown Road
Arrowsit
Charlotte Leeman
Murphy's Corner
Vail
William Hewitt
Wellesley
Mass
Clearwater
Fla
Hewitt
Clarence Tanner
Moatsweag Baptist Church
William Sanders
Lorraine Price
Sagadahoc Ferry
Mabel Jack
Day’s Ferry
Russell Boyd
Boston
Washington, D. C
Boyd
Swampscott
Capital
William O’donnell
New Canaan
Blaine
West Bath clubs hold meetings and plan events
The West Bath Extension Group met for an all day session with Miss Hilda Haskell leading protein fitness topics and a meat cutting film. Harvesters 4-H and West Bath Sewing Group held separate meetings with outings, school visits, and pad making for Togus hospital. Fire Flames prepared refreshments for a February firemen entertainment at the West Bath grange hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Alice Rideout
Hilda Haskell
Persis Miller
Alice Smith
Florence Farnham
Harvesters 4-H Club
Pauli Ine Belanger
Harvesters
Littlefield School
Hazel White
Togus Hospital
Hazel Wharff
Lillie Donnell
Barbara Lee
Minnie Wass
Carolyn Rogers
Yvonne Vaillancourt
Ida Stover
Beatrice Carleton
Helen Rose
Gladys Deehan
White
Donnell
Demoise Swain
Albert Reno
Virginia Ambrose
Eunice Coombs
Emma Babine
Betty Comeau
Lena Dauphin
Eva Kenney
Francine Pecci Louise Purdy
Dolly Reno
Elizabeth Reno
Lillian Rose
Eunice Fitzgerald
Rita LaFrance
Hazelle Reno
Stella Doughty
June Southard
Betty Babine
Doris
Ruth Doughty
West Bath Grange Hall
Local Social Notes Mention Guests and Events
A reminiscence about Maine’s snowbound year contrasts with reports of gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Bennett with Glenice and Craig from Pemaquid visit Mrs. Bennett’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Temple in River road. Mrs. Jordan Wright hosts Spinning Wheel club on Feb 19 at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Kermit Bennett
Glenice
Craig
Pemaquid
Bennett
Albert Temple
River Road
Jordan Wright
Spinning Wheel Club
SEVENTH DAY ADVENT SUNDAY SERVICE REPORT
Pastor Vorhees spoke on the soon return of Jesus in a sermon titled Seven Great Facts About Jesus Christ. He noted over 400 Old Testament predictions fulfilled and 318 references to Christ's second coming in the New Testament, urging love and obedience to Jesus. A film preceded the lecture and a Brunswick quartet provided music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Vorhees
Jesus Christ
Christ
Mrs John A Lord Visits Concord with Family
Mrs John A Lord of Pearl street left Sunday for Concord Massachusetts to visit her daughter Mrs John Freeto and her husband and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A
Pearl Street
Concord
Mass
John Freeto
Remembering the Great February Snowstorm of 1952
A Bath city chronicle recalls the February 17 1952 blizzard that paralyzed traffic and shut schools. Snow piles reached ten feet, transit halted, Bath Iron Works paused, and city plows failed before aid from Woolwich and Brunswick Naval Air Base. By Thursday streets reopened and normal flow resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Highway Department
Lemont Street
North
Bath
Woolwich
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Massachusetts DeMolay installation in Bath Chapter marked by honors
The Bath Chapter ceremony featured Theodore L. Anderson Irving P. Andrews Leonard I. Davis Rainey J. Peter Owen as leaders with aides Robert Billington and Richard LeMoine. Mass State Suite, escorted by bagpipers, received praise from Master Councilor John Waterhouse as new officers were installed and merits awarded. A social hour followed with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Jack Warren
John Waterhouse
Temple
Mothers’ Circle
Carl Pinson
Bath
Herbert T. Caverly, Jr
Peter Pinson
MC Waterhouse
Maine
Neil Clark
Brewer
Victor Lonn
University of Maine
Pinson
Melvin Morgan
Bangor
Richard Rumrill
Alan Bowie
Auburn
David
T. Baker
W. Baker
H. Caverly
E. Hathorne
V. Lonn
A. Mayo
S. McAllister
R. McRae
P. Pinson
J. Waterhouse
R. Wright
G. Waite
F. Young
J. Melrose
J. Warren
JG. Hanson
W. Morse
R. Reynolds
E. Davis
A. Richardson
Massachusetts State Master
Bath Women Reach Florida After South Trip
Mrs Oliver Moses Mrs Helen Shaughnessey Mrs Samuel D Hooper and Miss Eleanor Danforth left Bath about two weeks ago for a trip South. They have arrived in Key West Florida and are now staying at Ormond Florida for a while.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Moses
Helen Shaughnessey
Samuel D. Hooper
Eleanor Danforth
Bath
Key West
Fla
Ormond, Fla
Morse High overwhelms Brunswick 70 48 in exhibition win
Morse High trounced Brunswick 70 to 48 in a strong show at the local gym. Chick Marchetti led Morse with 22 points and strong rebounding while Louie Kingsbury, Bobby Arsenault, and Erik Marchetti supported with steady scoring and defense as Morse built a double digit lead by halftime and cruised to the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
United
Morse High
Dragons
College Town
Chick Marchetti
Morse
Elena
Munsey
Jerry
Marchetti
Louie Kingsbury
Bobby Arsenault
Ean Stover
Brad Brees
Morpe
Erik Marchetti
Zorse
Galarbean
Sier
Ieee
Kingsbury
Aresenault
Bruunswick
Rad
Brad Stover
Farrell
Morse J. V
Guest Officers Night At West Bath Grange Observed
West Bath grange held Guest Officers Night with 189 attendees including 116 visitors from Dirigo Dromore Enloeanag Prove Merrymeet Sahoe Topsham Harraseeker Eureka Riverview Pine Tree New Gloucester great officers chaired by Raymond Campbell master Herbert Adams overseer and a long program of readings humor music and a patriotic tableau followed by refreshments and dancing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
An el Uded
Dirigo
Dromore
En Oaneag
Prove
Merrymeeting
Sahoe
Topsham
Harraseeker
Eureka
Riverview
Pine Tree
New Gloucester
Raymond Campbell
Herbert Adams
Sagedahoc
Wallace Bragdon
Horace Hinkley
Enterprise
Agee
Heenie
Onchard
Elnora Bi George Leonard
Frieda Curtis
Elsie Worrey
D Ceres
Betty Lou Atkins
Pomona
Emily Wallace
Progressive
Flora
Mabel Heenie
William Sparks
Merriconeag
Minnie Bachelder
Bessie
George Leonard
George A Elmora Blanchard
Jeanor Ripley
Miss Prince
Harraseeket
Carrie Burr
Aletha Campbell
Ada King
Francena Williams
Donald Harrington
Fraternity
Alice Larrabee
Sagadahoc
Brunswick High
Miss Bryant
Harry Yule
Arthur Knight
Clarice Darling
Hyde Camp and Auxiliary Lincoln and Washington Birthday Observance
A large gathering at GAR hall marked the T W Hyde Camp and Auxiliary annual observance of Lincolns and Washingtons birthdays. The program featured singing, addresses by Chester Home Howard Allen and others, musical performances, and the presentation of a 25 year service bar to Eugene Metcalf, with officials including Vernon Miller and Linwood Miller in attendance. The event included a flag donation for the Lillian F Fisher school and a brief closing remark by Mrs Irma Preble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Washington
T. W. Hyde
Gar Hall
Gertrude Wakefield
John Osborne
America
Robert Metcalf
Chester Home
Troop 55
Howard Allen
Corliss Street Church
Robert Key
Arthur Burns
Paul Crocker
Tom Skelton
Stanley Brimigion
Pat
Eugene Metcalf
Vernon Miller
Linwood Miller
Joseph Day
George Mel
Sharks Grow to Length of Forty Feet in Some Species
Some sharks reach lengths around 40 feet in certain species, a fact noted in marine biology discussions.
Tops ham man pleads guilty to assault in municipal court
Donald R. St. Pierre of Tops ham pleaded guilty in municipal court to assault and battery on Dolores E. St. Pierre the complainant. Judge Gardiner R. Deering found him guilty and ordered a $10 fine plus $12.25 in court costs. Mrs Nora Lawson of Arrow plans a two month vacation visiting relatives in New York Princeton N J Philadelphia Baltimore and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. St. Pierre
Topsham
Dolores E. St. Pierre
Gardiner R. Deering
Nora Lawson
Arrow, Sic
N York
Princeton
N. J
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Monroe
Roy Marston
Maine State Pharmaceutical Association
Mayfair
Lafayette Hotel
Portland
F. Edward Evans
Bella Frazier
Robert P. Frazier
Richard Flood
Leon G. Flood
U. S. Coast Guard
Lubec
Sagadahocs
Williams Anzious
Thespians
United States
Kennebec
Hallo
Irving Burnham
Irving Burnham, Jr
Sabine
Frank I. Newton Jr
Boulder City
Nev
Newton
Jeanne Bates
Ernest Rose
James Cilley
Bucksport
Ellsworth
Charles
David Ring
Foster Point Road
Gertrude Greenleaf
Reggie Atwood
Portsmouth
N. H
John Perkins
Edward Kenney
Elwynne
Lewiston
Front Street
First National
Washington Street
BAY State
O’molay
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