Esther Grover Weds Maxwell R Payne in Woolwich Ceremony
Miss Esther Mae Grover daughter of Mr and Mrs Ches ter B Grover Woolwich became the bride of Maxwell Rob ert Payne son of Mr and Mrs Charles Payne Freeport on Sunday at two at the Grover home. Rev Richard J Schaper performed the double ring ceremony. The couple cut a three tiered cake and were attended by the brides parents. They will reside in Freeport where Mr Payne is employed. Out of town guest Mrs Mildred Russell attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Mae Grover
Chester B. Grover
Woolwich
Maxwell Robert Payne
Charles Payne
Freeport
Richard J. Schaper
Winter Street Congregational Church
Bernard Bailey
Mildred Curtis
Bailey
Kathleen Grover
Grover
Payne
Morse High School
U.S. Army
Merle MacDonald
Thomas
Gardiner Generalital
Williams
Westbrook
George Ackley
Marshall Davis
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Grace Hooper
Ridge Road
Spear Sedgley
Noel
Harold Bertha Bibbs
Courtney Hinckley
James C Portland
Taitlip Rideout
Richard Denham
Curtis
Silex
Harold Hobart
University of Maine
Chester Hobart
Jacques
Bowdoin
Edward Baker
Elsie Rendall
Augusta
R. A. Dicknson
Local Families Gather for Community News
Beverly daughter of Whitefield with Mr and Mrs Mulford Simmons and family join Mrs Gladys Potter of Brunswick along with Charles Payne and daughter Joyce of Freeport. Also present are Mrs Jessie Spaulding and Archie Doyle with Daisy Bailey of Bath, Stanley Jones and Mildred Curtis of Wiscasset, and Osborn Delano of Coopers Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Whitefield
Mulford Simmons
Famiy
Gladys Potter
Brunswick
Charles Payne
Joyce
Freeport
Jessie Spaulding
Archie Doyle
Daisy Bailey
Bath
Stanley Jones
Mildred Curtis
Wiscasset
Osborn Delano
Coopers Mills
Little America Life Movies at Phippsburg
Dr. Perkins a zoologist on the expedition filmed still and moving pictures of animal and camp life in Little America. He collected seals and penguins now on display at the American Museum of Natural History and studied deep sea life, blasting through ice in winter to continue his research. Commander Byrd left for an advanced case, leaving Dr. Poulter and Dr. Perkins in charge to run the field laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Little America
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Byrd
Thomas Poulter
Seekins Child Visiting Grandparents During Spring Vacation
Judith Elaine Seekins daughter of Archie L Seekins and Mrs Seekins of Auburn is spending a few days of the spring school vacation with her grandparents Carleton W Lowell and Mrs Lowell of Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Elaine Seekins
Archie L. Seekins
Auburn
Carleton W. Lowell
Middle Street
Indian Village Reproduced At The Patten Library
The Patten library hosted a storytelling hour featuring Mrs. George Harts grove with an Indian exhibit and village display created by children. Demonstrations included herb curing, tanning, basket weaving, clay dishes, drums, and sign language with bird and animal calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Library
George Hartsgrove
Joan Marsh
Mary Jane Nugent
Stephen Singer
Elaine Tourcotte
Lucy Lee Smith
Charles Rietzel
Hartsgrove
Mt. Kinco
Mt. Katahdin
Marion Smith
Congress Shirt Co Enlarging Factory On Middle Street
Work has begun on additions to the Congress Shirt factory on Middle street. A one story front addition and a 19 foot wide wing will expand space and a second story is added to the cutting room for storage and facilities. Local contractors handle nearly all construction as the plant grows to meet demand and support the city’s employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Shirt
Middle Street
Congress
Big Fishing Derby At Nequasset Lake
Local page one note details prizes for adults juniors and women in an ice fishing derby at Nequasset Lake. Adult top weight wins fur lined jacket while greatest total weight earns woolen shirt. Booby prizes include a fishing hunting book. Juniors prize include pants shirt and boots. Expected good fishing conditions.
Beetles Carry DDT Resistant Dutch Elm Disease Vectors
Bark beetles that spread Dutch elm disease show immunity to DDT, complicating control efforts and potentially increasing spread risk to elm populations.
Red Cross March Drive Aims to Gather Bath Funds
Bath's 1951 Red Cross campaign targets March as the period to secure funds. Edward D. True, the town's fund chairman, urges broad citizen outreach to support service members and disaster relief, noting aid for illness leaves, a Pacific island evacuation, Georgia and Maine cases, and blood plasma commitments boosting local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Edward D. True
Bath
Far
Pacific
Georgia
Bar Harbor
Maine
Red Cross
Department of Defense and National Security Research Board
Two Bath Young Men in Navy Service
Arthur J. Johansen seaman apprentice lives at 69 Western Avenue and serves at Oceana Virginia Beach in the Transportation Department. Reginald C. Callahan seaman of 577 Middle Street was a guest at the World premiere of Operation Pacific at New London. Callahan joined in 1949 and serves aboard submarine Sarda with the Atlantic Fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Navy
Arthur J. Johansen
USN
Western Avenue
U. S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Oceana
Virginia Beach
Transportation Department
Reginald C. Callahan
Middle Street
Huse P T A Reviews Activities At February Meeting
The Huse P T A met at Huse school to hear updates on the continued telephone bridge project and fluoride treatment efforts. Keith Crockett announced the April 6 school band festival and the attendance banner winners. Founders Day was celebrated with a birthday cake as mothers of seventh grade classes handled refreshments. Mrs. William Talbot spoke on International Friendship with color slides, and saxophonist Mr. Crockett performed with Miss Phyllis Rolfe. the group voted funds for the Summer school basketball league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse P. T. A
Huse School
Stanley B. Woods
Keith Crockett
Ruth C. Trueworthy
Helen Canales
Elizabeth Young
William Talbot
Rockland
Maine P. T. A
Linwood Abbott
Grange Hall
Richmond High School
Erland Curtis
George Brown
E. L. White
Grace Hooper
Alice Tule
Harold Brown
Jennie Palmer
Emily Dunn
Gwendolyn Douglas
Verna Brown
Alse
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Eva Meier
Hazel Turner
Merion Morang
D. W. Staffeld
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Bowdoinham P. T. A
Bowdoin P. T. A
Daniel Matter
Lydia Hutchins
Bath
Evelyn Merrill
Helen Millay
Helen Dudley
Sharon Purington
Ralph Purington
Linda
Nancy Millay
Noel Sedgley
Nancy Dodge
Linda Hackett
Coombs Grammar School
Freeport
Bowdoinham
Bath Couple Observes Wedding Anniversary at Home
Mr and Mrs Harry E Cornish of 54 Weeks Street quietly celebrated their forty sixth wedding anniversary last week with a surprise visit from daughters Mrs Lionel White and Mrs Eugene Fickett of Auburn. They married in Lisbon Falls on February 15 1905 and moved to Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Cornish
Weeks Street
Lionel White
Eugene Fickett
Auburn
Lisbon Falls
Bath
Cornish
Lillian Littlefield
Masonic Temple
Genesia
Men’s Bible Class Entertained Tuesday
The First Baptist church Men’s Bible class held a joint Valentine party with the Co-Workers and Mizpah classes. About 80 attended as Judge Arthur J. Dunton gave an opening prayer, followed by devotions by Rev. Charles R. Sims. A male quartet and readings by church members provided the program, then refreshments and a Valentine themed decor finished the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Arthur J. Dunton
Charles R. Sims
Gertrude Wakefield
Harold Snyder
Ralph Blakeney
Lloyd Hooker
Carl Graves
Mildred Taggart
Lotta Goodwin
Laura Harrington
Stella Hart
Edi Miller
Bernice Oliver
Dorothy Thayer
Nightingale Club Tea Supports Bath Memorial Hospital
The Nightingale club held its 14th annual Valentine tea at the Cosmopolitan clubhouse sponsored by members from Brunswick Woolwich and surrounding areas. Proceeds aid Bath Memorial Hospital with guests, flowers, and a pianist enhancing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nightingale Club
AID Hospital
Nightinngale Club
Brunswick
Wiscasset
Woolwich
Archibald M. Main
Bath Memorial Hospital
Arthur Sewall
Carl Dashborn
Junior Hospital League
Laforest Hodgkins
James A. Gillies
John Leonard
Nurses Alumni Association
Anne Mullin
Donald Small
Helen Dowing
The
Memorial Hospital
John Taylor
Edward Footer
John Freeman
Ralph QO. Dale
Herbert Cavanaugh
Arthur Wing
Donald Wilson
Donald Presle
Richard Renshaw
Duncan Farrell
Carroll Wakefield
J. E. Footer, Jr
Connie Davis
Nancy Pratt
Nightinglne Club
Parker Worre y Jr Receives Promotion Marine
Parker E Worre y Jr of Portland formerly of Bath, chief engineer of the Maine Maritime Academy training ship American Sailor, promoted to commander in the U S Maritime Service. He attended Deering High school and Maine Maritime Academy class of 1944 and currently serves aboard during the Caribbean winter training cruise. He resides in Castine with wife Juanita Leeman and their three children Parker III Leona Fayne and Wayne Blair. Commander Worre y is son of Mr and Mrs Parker Worre y of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker E. Worrey, Jr
Portland
Bath
Maine Maritime Academy
U. S. Maritime Service
Worrey
Deering High School
American Sailor
Caribbean
Castine
Juanita Leeman
Henry F. Leeman
Plant Street
Parker, III
Leona Fayne
Wayne Blair
Commander Worrey
Parker Worrey
Missing Bath Girl Reunites With Parents After Boston Find
A 13 year old Bath girl identified as Marie J Freeman returned to her parents Saturday after being found in a South End rooming house in Boston. The landlady Mrs Laura Martella alerted police saying a woman who found the girl believed she was lost and paid seven dollars for a week’s room. The girl claimed the name Lois Whitehurst and said she had amnesia about the trip from Bath to Boston. Police said she seemed to be suffering from amnesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Marie J. Freeman
Laura Martella
Bath
Lois Whitehurst
Scalloped Tomatoes Get a Worcester Sauce Boost
A kitchen tip suggests adding a dash of Worcester sauce to scalloped tomatoes to enhance their flavor and provide a tangy pop. The note emphasizes small adjustments for a brighter, more savory dish.
Bowdoinham Set for Town Meeting and Elections
Bowdoinham will hold its annual town meeting to elect officials and vote on warrants, with many articles funding town operations. The article notes a lowered tax rate, prior deficits, road improvements, and bids for First Selectman candidates amid an active community calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Eliza Mustard
A. O. Randall
Bert Merrill
First Selectman
Cleveland P. Curtis
Chester Hobart
Winter rally of Bowdoinham Baptist Youth Association
The Bowdoinham Baptist Youth Association holds its mid winter rally at Corliss Street Baptist with nine churches attending. Miss Alice Clark of Topsham presides, program includes registrations, devotions, speeches, singspiration and officers election, plus a trombone solo and a sermon. Master Tommy Cushman of Portland visits relatives in Union Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Churches of the Bowdoinham Association
Washington
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Alice Clark
Topsham
Youth Association
Miss Clark
Victor Lonn
Entertaining Fellowship
Ellen Chase
Gerald Beals
George Bolster
Freeport
Miss. Clark
Frederick Cotten
Richard Morrison
First Baptist Church of
Arvid L. Anderson
Inland water area total for the United States
The United States possesses a total inland water area of 45 259 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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Cafe Royale
Esther Grover
Maxwell R. Payne
Winter Street Church
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Life Movies
Phippsburg
USSSA
HSA Savings
Loan Association
Teste Rea le
Patten
Congress Shirt CO
Nequasset Lake
RED Cross Campaign
Eee
Hardware
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J. Emery Footer
Carroll Davis
Harold Freeman
J. Arthur Burgess
Joseph Cyr
Arline Footer
Ernest Stanwod
Parker Worrey, JR
Edward L. Gaudreau
Edward L. Gaudreau, Jr
South Portland
Upper Washington Street
Ce Hall
Eola Mac-Ewen
Industries
Peterson
Sagadahoc Fer- Sai Td Co
Opera House
Betty Grable
Dan Dailey
Technicolor
Sun
Mon
the. Louis Calhern
Ann Harding
Cary Grant
MR. Lucky
John Wayne
Wyoming
Erat
Jor Shelley
Warks Sterens
BRIN
Randolph Scott
Glen Ford
Bowdoinham Baptist Youth Association
Tommy Cushman
John Howe
Union Street
Mrs. Cushman
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