Phippsburg Citizens Nominate Selectman in Local Race
Phippsburg Larrabee Jr has filed nomination papers for Selectman as the annual town meeting approaches on March 10. Senior Girl Scouts meet tonight at 6 30 with leader Mrs Leo Hamel and Boston trip permission slips are due at the meeting. Town CD personnel and town officers attend a county CD meeting at Bath Court House at 7. Bodwell Grange sets a public baked bean supper for March 10 after town meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larrabee, Jr
Leo Hamel
Boston
Court House
Bath
Bodwell Grange
Mark Harrington
Thomas L. Totman
Wilman Roberts
William Blaisdell
Grange Hall
Truman Roberts, Jr
Ernest Oliver
Stanwood Gilman
Safety Council
Bodwell
Gettysburg Address,” Stanwood Gilman
Lincoln
William S. Gilman
Washington
Diana Pye
Chaplin Anita Totman
Dromore Extension Service
Jean Spearin
Thelma Skillin
Nettie Hughes
Lucy Campbell
Anita Totman
Eleanor Rogers
Eva Rogers
Althea Ward
Annie Herrington
Addie Seavey
Emily Wyman
Jeanette Oliver
Eveline Bets
Aletha Campbell
John Rogers
Helen DeBery
Ada Haggett
Glladys Dozois
Harold Rogers
Beatrice Lewis
Eveline Beals
Lucy Cutting
Annie Harrington
Annette Skofield
Mildred Rogers
Central Church Couples Club Reopens Under New Name Co-Weds
The Central Congregational Church couples club reactivated with 76 members meeting at the parish house. Mr and Mrs W Linwood Haynes won a naming prize for Co-Weds. Dr Earl L Wade chaired the meeting and a nominating committee was chosen for officers. The club plans monthly Saturday evening meetings. Clown Alley No 1 of the Augusta Circus Society performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Congregational Church
W. Linwood Haynes
Earl L. Wade
Haynes
A. Lincoln Anderson
Clyde Ambrose
Donald T. Page
E. Lawrence McCurdy
Gardiner R. Deering
Clyde Mallett
Anderson
Oliver L. Tapley
James T. Caverly
Richard H. Haskell
Clown Alley No. 1
Augusta Circus Society of
Maine
Ed Grondin
Jack Kersey
Ted McIntyre
Arthur Jean
Ben Maxim
Saunders Patterson
Stan McCurdy
Beacon Street Senior Youth Fellowship Bowling Party Notes
Members of the Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship on Beacon Street attended a bowling party Saturday evening with dancing and refreshments in the church vestry. Sunday evening they shared a buffet lunch hosted by the Intermediate M Y F as Mr and Mrs Maynard Gustafson and their daughter Mary joined. Gustafsons spoke on last summer camp activities and slides. Worship that night was led by Sherman Mitchell Jr and Anita Gaudet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Beacon Street
Maynard Gustafson
Mary
Gustafsons
Sherman Mitchell, Jr
Anita Gaudet
Health report lists county disease cases for Sagadahoc
For the week ending February 11 the Maine Department of Health and Welfare reports Sagadahoc County cases including Bath with 1 chickenpox and 15 streptococcal nasopharyngitis Bowdoinham 3 chickenpox Phippsburg 6 streptococcal nasopharyngitis Topsham 1 chickenpox 1 German measles 1 streptococcal nasopharyngitis Woolwich 3 streptococcal nasopharyngitis
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Sagadahoc
State of
Woolwich
Phippsburg Fire Damages Home on Stoney Brook Road
Firefighters and neighbors battled a Saturday morning blaze at Henry Senecal’s home on Stoney Brook Road in Phippsburg. Chief William Blasdell estimated a $500 loss and attributed the fire to defective wiring, with volunteers saving the house from total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Henry Senecal
Stoney Brook
William Blasdell
Stanwood Gilman and Mrs Mark Harrington this week
Stanwood Gilman and Mrs Mark Harrington appear this week in local social notes with brief mentions of gatherings and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanwood Gilman
Mark Harrington
Cherry Red for February Holiday Desserts
February brings holidays like Valentine’s Day and Washington’s Birthday prompting red desserts. Coconut snowballs with cherries offer a festive, make-ahead ice cream treat that pairs well with seasonal shapes for party desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wington
Vanilla Ice Cream Balls With Coconut Coating Method
Scoop vanilla ice cream into balls. Roll balls in tinted coconut. Freeze for about one hour in the refrigerator. Remove and serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serena
Wilders
Plan Improvements For 1956 Season
The Legion Cadets of Bath announce a major upgrade for 1956 with a new field drill, new music, and 12 added members. They have joined the New England Interstate Drum & Bugle Corps Association, boosting competition and schedule across Maine New Hampshire Connecticut and Massachusetts. The corps aims for the Maine Legion Championship on June 24 at Old Orchard Beach, and adds to its ranks Judy McPhee Beverly Kingsbury Sandra London and others. A reorganized Color Guard leads the unit under Capt. Arthur Sonia. In March the Cadets run a nationwide flag campaign to promote display of flags, offering 3x5 kits for Memorial Day delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Cadets
Bath
Miami
New England
Massachusetts
Association
Old Orchard Beach
Robert Billington
Jack MacDonald
Bruce Milliken
Frank Moore
Robert McRae
Arthur Sonia
Three Fine Films To Be Shown At Rod & Gun Club Meeting
Sagadahoc Rod Gun & Skeet Association will host a North Bath meeting at 7 30 p m with three films, Pheasant Fever Magnificent Canada Goose and Fly Fisherman Fly. Fly Fisherman Fly focuses on freshwater angling for landlocked salmon and other species with a business session and a Sunday fishing derby report planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod & Gun Club
Sagadahoc Rod Gun & Skeet Association
North Bath
Maine
South Dakota
Florida
Wisconsin
Quebec
Canadian Rockies
Vets Open Manila Veterans Hospital Aimed at Modern Care
A 9 million dollar U S funded Veterans Memorial Hospital in Manila opens in Quezon City suburb. The facility covers 135 acres and houses 336 tuberculosis beds 336 general medical beds and 50 mental health beds. Construction began in August 1953 under the U S Veterans Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Veterans Hospital
U. S
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Quezon City
U. S. Veterans Administration
Woman reports intruder who told her to mind her own business
Zelma Barns told police a man she surprised entering a house through a window ordered her to mind her own business and then stole £25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Zelma Barns
Popham Circle Hosts Meeting in Phippsburg Community
Popham Circle met at Mrs. Ernest Oliver's home in Phippsburg on Wednesday. The note lists local residents observing February birthdays and visits across Cox's Head, Bath, Harpswell and Woolwich, with several families and individuals mentioned including Spinney, Crowley, Oliver, Reed and Munsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham
Ernest Oliver
Phippsburg
Cox’s Head
Margaret Oliver
Amy Sprague
Olive Crowley
Helen DeBery
Cox
Arlene Crowley
Fred H. Spinney
Jesse Munsey
William Oliver DeBery
Guy Crowley
Stanton C. Dozois
Ellison Moody
Leoline Moody
Harpswell
Coast
Bath
Guy E. Crowley
Phoebe Voorhees
New York
Walter Gilmore
Norman Dubie
Winship Reed
Edith
Arthur Allen
Woolwich
Oliver
Alex Reed
Reed
Edith Oliver
John Rogers
Phippsburg Center
Ernest Pushard
J. Clarence Perkins
Lester Morse
Winneganee
Boston
Dromore Extension Meeting Reports February Session
Coxs Head Dromore Extension met February 15 with county agent Miss Jean Sycurin present. Color for You discussed. The March meeting moved to March 21 to mark the group anniversary. Mrs. Annie Harrington spoke on Simple Home Repairs. Committees for the Summer fair were named by Chair Lucy Cutting. Miss Spearin announced a tailoring class at Topsham Grange Hall on March 6. A weekend snowstorm added another blanket of snow, keeping plows busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore
Jean Sycurin
Dromore Group
Annie Harrington
Lucy Cutting
Spearin
Topsham Grange Hall
Local residents make house calls around Spruceville and Bath
Omar Perry of Meadowbrook visited Mr and Mrs Lester Oliver in Spruceville Friday evening. Mrs Lester Oliver visited Mr and Mrs Edward P Thom in Bath last week. Dr Earle B Perkins of Phippsburg Center stayed at the Perkins cottage last week. Alden Denham and spouse of Bath spent Sunday at the Oliver home in Spruceville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Doughty
Boston
Willie Norton
Portsmouth
N. H
Harold Seavey
Seavey
Winnie Brown
Medomak
Carlton Brown
Bath
Harry Gilmore
Leslie Faulkner
Steuben
T. W. Rainey
Albert Thompson
Small Point
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Edrs
Fred Howard
Eleanor Bell
Mapleton
Omar Perry
Meadowbrook
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Edward P. Thomas
Earle B. Perkins
Phippsburg Center
Perkins Cottage
Alden Denham
No Stripped Gears Decatur Dr Drives Car 16 Blocks
Dr William Colbert was waved to a stop by a woman in a stalled car. He pushed the vehicle 16 blocks hoping it would start, then questioned whether she had the car in gear as she asked if such a check was needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
William Colbert
Rationed Angel Colle Puck Marriage Tip from Wheeler Couple
Mr and Mrs William T Wheeler mark 70 years of marriage with the rule Dont both get mad at the same time Wheeler is 91 and his wife 86 The couple lives in Georgia and shares a simple formula for a lasting union based on avoiding simultaneous anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel Colle Puck
William T. Wheeler
Wheeler
Morse High Notes From March Latin Club Meeting
The Latin club met early in the month due to vacation. A banquet was discussed and committees for food and program were chosen. The refreshment committee for the March 12 meeting includes Jean Flemming, Gloria Swearingen, and Carmen Cormier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin Club
Jean Flemming
Gloria Swearingen
Carmen Cormier
Junior English projects span Elizabethan era and Middle Ages
In Morse shows Miss Katherine Conley’s class studying English history from 1000 to 1625. Students create costumes, drawings, and booklets including a witches figure from Macbeth by Carol Boudreau and a Elizabeth I watercolor by Carol Bartels.
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Morse
Katherine Conley
Macbeth
Carol Boudreau
Carol Bartels
Emblem Club Installs Officers At Bath Meeting
Supreme District Deputy Lil Han Thomas of Portland attended the Bath Emblem Club meeting in the G A R hall where officers were elected to fill the year’s slate. Officers elected include Mrs Earl Fortier president Mrs Donald Emero vice president Mrs Richard Jenkins organist Mrs Graydon Smith first assistant marshal Mrs Clyde Stilphen second assistant marshal and Mrs Raymond Vachon trustee chair. Mrs Philip Theberge appointed marshal. Principal speaker BT 1 Harold Chandler Jr of 58 Richardson street stationed with the U S Navy at the Portland Recruiting Office. Navy film shown. Mystery prize awarded to Mrs Joseph L Robinson. Refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme District
Lil Han Thomas
Portland
Bath Emblem Club
G. A. R. Hall
Earl Fortier
Donald Emero
Richard Jenkins
Graydon Smith
Clyde Stilphen
Raymond Vachon
Philip Theberge
BT-1
Harold Chandler, Jr
Richardson Street
U. S. Navy
Joseph L. Robinson
Xi Beta Chapter Meeting At Mrs Waldron Troop Home
Xi Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Mrs Waldron H Troop’s 39 Allen Street. Members voted to contribute to the International Endowment Fund for cancer research. A report noted March of Dimes work at a recent Green Party with Theta chapter. Next meeting February 28 at Mrs Paul Akeley’s 45 Meadow Way.
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Meadow Way
Miss Bourque
Oscar Marsh
Catharine Legard
Albert Desmond
Helen Hayes
Eleanor Danforth
George Gallant
Paul Graustuck
Priscilla Perkins
Pythian Sisters Observe Founder's Day in Lowell
The Pythian Sisters met on Wednesday February 15 to observe Founder's Day February 19. Lois Knight and Lucelia Blake read selections and keening. Members gathered at the hall in the afternoon to prepare Easter Seal envelopes for the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children and Adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Temple
Pythian Sisters
Lois Knight
Lucelia Blake
Pine Tree Society
Red Cross Campaign Headed by Eliason and Barsness
Harmon E Eliason and E O Barsness will co chair the 1956 Red Cross fundraising drive in Bath area with a $4450 quota. They note the 75th anniversary of the Red Cross and cite past disaster relief, blood drives, and health education as ongoing needs. Campaign runs March 1 for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naional
Criss
Afareh
Harmon E. Fliason
E. O. Barsness
Red Cross
Bath Red Cross
Bath
Cochairmen
Clara Bartom
Eliason
Barsness
Tarmon
Ulaason
E. O. Tarsress
Iresh Works
Frederick Drake, Jr
A.R.C. Os
Coyote Population Drops in Kansas Amid Drought
Kansas State College zoologist H. T. Gier reports coyote numbers fallen from 70,900 to under 40,000 in five years as dry summers shrink cover exposing coyotes to hunters. The drought also ties to farming costs and accidents peak 5 to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
H. T. Gier
Kansas State College
Gier
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Central Church Couples’ Club
Beacon Street Bowls
Health Report
Katy Rodolph
Hayden
Colo
Kitzbuch
Austria
AIR Force
Lake Kogawara
Japan
Iycers
USAF
Queen Elizabeth
Billand
Enugu
Nigeria
Morse High Notes
Stephanie Rush
Brunswick
Gloria Witham
Dribblettes
Hot Shots Ait’s
Rockets Sickers
Phil’s
Violators
Tiny Weenies
Sure Shots
Sharp Shooters
Emblem Club
Noire
Vic Damone
Pier Angeli
Hollywood
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