Long John Silver Opens at Opera House with Kit Taylor Debut
CinemaScope film Long John Silver opens Thursday at the Opera House introducing teen Aussie Kit Taylor as Jim Hawkins. The Melbourne native, praised as one take Taylor, co stars with Robert Newton in a continuation of Stevenson's tale set around Porto Bello with pirates. Taylor, seen as athletic and studious, returns to Melbourne to finish school and pursue ranching dreams between acting duties.
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Long John Silver
Opera House
Jim Hawkins
Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
Kit Taylor
Jackie Cooper
Bobby Driscoll
Kit
Cabin Boy
Robert Newton
Connie Gilchrist
Stevenson
Porto Bello
Melbourne
Byron Haskin
Taylor
Five Grange Officers Host Guest Night at West Bath Grange
West Bath Grange hosted guest officers night with five grange members attending. Mrs Viola Riske served as guest Ceres and Mrs Gwendolyn Douglass acted as master for the evening. Roger Berry visited Gardiner on Friday as a business guest.
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Five Grange
West Bath Grange
Viola Riske
Ceres
Gwendolyn Douglass
Roger Berry
Gardiner
Georgetown Mourns Thomas Williams Former Town Leader
Obituary notes Thomas Williams of West Georgetown who died February 14 in a Waltham hospital. born October 16, 1859 he lived long in Georgetown, worked on farms and in local building projects, served as selectman and road commissioner, helped move and set the church on its foundation, and received the Boston Post oldest citizen cane in 1949. He remained active, reading the news daily, and was buried beside his wife in Oak Cemetery after funeral at the Georgetown church.
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Thomas Norman Williams
Rosentwist
Hulbert
Ida Stevens
Five Islands
Carl
Ralph
Walter
Eva
Francis Jones
Georgetown
Leon
Ida
West Georgetown
Howard G. Heald
Tom” Williams
Oak Cemetery
Franklin Keehlwetter
South Gorham
Williams
Joseph Adshade
Waltham
Frank
Harry Heald
Joseph Higgins
Georgetown. Surviving Mr. Williams
Bristol, Conn
Merton Jones
Milwaukee
Wisc
Georgetown couple to wed at First Baptist March first
A wedding of interest to Georgetown residents joins Miss Joan Hagan daughter of Mr and Mrs L Earle Hagan and Lt Ronald Atwood of Goodfellow Air Force Base San Angelo Texas. The ceremony is set for March 1 at 8 pm at Georgetown Center First Baptist Church. Georgetown P T A will
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Georgetown
Joan Hagan
L. Earle Hagan
Ronald Atwood
Goodfellow Air Force Base
San Angelo
Texas
First Baptist Church
Georgetown Center
P. T. A. Will
Important Pony League meeting set for City Hall
City Hall hosts an important Pony League officials meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday announced by President James Comeau. All coaches managers and other officials urged to attend. Retirement income should equal at least 50 percent of pre retirement income.
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Pony League
City Hall
James Comeau
Five Islands Coast Guard aids stranded Fields family in storm
Coast Guardsmen answered a call for help from the Fields family on Robinhood Point and conducted a water lift. Supplies were picked up at Gray's store. Community events included a free beans supper for Five Islands and Seguinland residents, a church expansion plan reveal, and a spring fund drive.
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Coast Guard
Donald Fields
Robinhood
Coast
Community Fellowship
The
Baptist Church
Five Islands
Seguinland
Warren Harris
William Marr
George Gray
Thomas Watson
Lloyd Pinkham
Franz Stevens
Vernon Gray
Orland Moore
Victor Pinkham
Francis Pierce
Orville Rowe
Alton Reed
Family Guests Visit Pinkham Household in Maine
Francis Pierce is related to Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Paul Skidmore as a sister and daughter of Gardiner. Sun day guests include Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hopkins with their daughter from Bath. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Fred French and their Kingfield family staying with Mrs. Georgetta Pinkham.
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Topsham
Good Neighbor Club
Carr Cottage
Franz Stevens
Florence Watson
Thomas Watson
Dennis Moore
Erland Moore
Lloyd Pinkham
Orville Rowe
Bath
A. P. Hackett
Fairfield
Warner Eustis
West Newton
Mass
Mas Watson
Evelyn Black
Brenton
Francis Pierce
Charles Kelley
David
Elaine
Rockland
Death of Miss Susan Briggs in Winter Hill Mass
Word was received Monday of the death of Miss Susan Briggs at her home in Winter Hill Massachusetts. Miss Briggs and her sister Miss Winifred Briggs with whom she resided have spent their summers at their cottage on Sedgemere road in Five Islands for many years. Funeral services were held in Winter Hill Wednesday.
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Susan Briggs
Winter Hill
Mass
Miss Briggs
Winifred Briggs
Sedgemere Road
Five Islands
Bay Point Buries Town Under Snowstorm of 1952
A historic Bay Point report chronicles the latest severe snow storm, the worst since February 1952. From Tuesday to Saturday heavy snow and slush covered roads, halting school and delaying travel. The Destroyer Leader 1016 did test runs on inland routes while Bay Point rigger George Renaud and Joseph Pond of Boothbay visit Bath. Birds and wildlife thrive amid feeding notes.
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Kennebec
Bath
George Renaud
Bay Point
Joseph Pond
Boothbay
Frances Hathorn 84 Woolwich widow dies at Memorial
Frances A Day Hathorn 84 widow of Samuel Hathorn of Woolwich died at Memorial Hospital Tuesday evening after a December admission. Born February 25 1871 in China Maine she was a daughter of Philip W Day and Adeline B Hodges Day. Survived by son Gilbert Hathorn Woolwich two daughters Harriet Blanch Mechanic Falls Merle Jameson Woolwich one brother Joseph Day Brunswick three grandchildren three great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 1 30 pm from Arthur F Mayo Son Funeral Residence High Street with Rev Stephan H Sidebotham officiating. Entombment in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich to await spring burial.
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China
Maine
Philip W
Adeline B. (Hodges) Day
Ladies Aid
Woolwich Center
Gilbert Hathorn
Woolwich
Harriet Blanch
Mechanic Falls
Merle Jameson
Joseph Day
Brunswick
Arthur F. Mayo
Mrs Miriam Davis 85 Sebasco Resident Dies After Illness
Mrs Miriam Caroline Davis aged 85 wife of Archie Davis Sebasco dies Sunday at Memorial hospital after a long illness. Born in Bath on July 8 1869 she was daughter of Daniel and Frances Spinney. She lived in Sebasco fifty years previously in California and Bath education and Nazarene church member with brother Harry Spinney Sebasco surviving.
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Miriam Caroline Davis
Archie Davis
Sebasco
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Daniel
Frances Lowell Spinney
California
Davis
Nazarene Church
Harry Spinney
Death of Wilfred W. Chaney in Bath
Wilfred W. Chaney 70 of 377 Middle street died at Memorial Hospital. Born in Bath October 13 1884 he lived here all his life. He worked at Bath Iron Works and for Maine Central Railroad before retiring in 1949. He served as alderman and was involved with Corliss Street Baptist church and related groups. He is survived by his wife two daughters sister and five grandchildren. Funeral services were at Corliss Street Baptist church and entombment followed at Oak Grove family lot.
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Wilfred W. Chaney
Middle Street
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Albion
Ida
Martin) Chaney
Bath Iron Works
Cleveland
Georgia
Chaney
Texas Steamship Company
North End
Bath Iron Works Corp
Ferdinando Gorges
Woolwich Shores
Maine Central Railroad
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Hardings
Thomas L. Pierce Dies at 77 in Tucson
Thomas Lewis Pierce a longtime Maine resident and World War I hero died in Tucson Arizona February 16 after a short illness. A Bowdoin College graduate and former lieutenant colonel he earned the Distinguished Service Cross the Legion of Honour and the Croix de Guerre. He later led a banking career and owned a Birch Point cottage before retiring as president of the Providence National Bank. Funeral services will be held at Arizona Mortuary in Tucson on Friday.
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Thomas Lewis Pierce
Birch Point
Maine
Tucson
Ariz
Portland
Lewis Pierce
Bowdoin College
Psi Upsilon
France
Argonne
Providence, R. I., National Bank
Pierce
Arizona
Mrs Mary Louise Gallant Obituary notice
Mrs Mary Louise Gallant 63 wife of Manuel V Gallant of 26 Pleasant Street died Tuesday night at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Topsham April 18 1891 she was a daughter of James L and Julia Small Hyde. Survived by husband son William E Lundrigan two sisters six brothers two grandchildren several nieces and nephews Funeral from St Marys church Friday morning with entombment at Oak Grove and burial at Calvary next spring Visiting hours Wednesday and Thursday at 638 High Street funeral home of Leslie C Shumway.
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Mary Louise Gallant
Manuel V. Gallant
Pleasant Street
Memorial Hospital
Topsham
James L
Julia Small Hyde
St. Mary's Church
Oak Grove
Calvary Cemetery
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
Discrimination By Lake Across Great Lakes Report
Associate Prof. John C. Ayers of Cornell University presented results from the University of Michigan Great Lakes Research Institute study. He said currents sweep Michigan shore waters and plant nutrition toward Canada, leaving Canadian fish better fed than those on the Michigan side of Lake Huron.
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Lake Ann Arbor
Mich
Cornell University
Lake Huron
Michigan
John C. Ayers
Cornell
University of Michigan
Great Lakes Research Institute
Great Lakes
Ayers
Canadian
Detroit Teachers Debate Corporal Punishment Policy
Detroit public school teachers seek clarity on spanking policy as the Detroit Teachers Association and AFL Detroit Federation of Teachers protest. School Supt. Arthur Dondineau states there is a policy while discouraging corporal punishment.
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Detroit
Detroit Teachers Assn
AFL
Detroit Federation of Teachers
Arthur Dondineau
Sunless Day at High Latitudes Each Year
The statement notes that between 66 degrees 33 minutes latitude and the pole there exists at least one day annually when the sun does not appear, reflecting polar night phenomena near the Arctic and Antarctic circles.
Honey Water Content Fact
Honey typically contains less than 20 percent water. This low moisture helps preserve the nectar and prevents rapid fermentation, contributing to honey's long shelf life.
Death notices Mabelle Tracey of Woolwich
Mabelle S Tracey widow of Tracey of Bangor died in Bangor nursing home after long illness. Born in Maine to Ed Webster and Udavilla Webster she grew up in Massachusetts and lived in Keag then Woolwich. Active in Baptist church affairs and choir she worked in retail and for Rev Cr First Branch and later in Greenfield. Surviving are her husband William, daughter Mrs Florence Mace, son Owen Moody, and several siblings and relatives. Funeral arrangements to follow in Greenvale.
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Mabelle S. Tracey
Tracey
Bangor
Woolwich
Baptist
Cieties
Sor
Maine
Ed Fs
Webster
Udavilla( ”Ney) Webster
Mass
Keag
William
Greshe
Searspor
Traceytor
Wes
T.U
Las Trace
Dallas
Sy William A Daught
Macowell
Wilder F Hagan Obituary Highlights Local Ties
Wilder Farley Hagan of Georgetown and Arrowsic died at home after a short illness. Born July 28, 1864, he was a farmer and coastwise seaman, educated in Georgetown schools. Survived by daughter Kathryn Hagen of Quincy, son Milesagan of Bath, granddaughter Clifford Babcock, and great grandson Peter Babcock.
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Wilder Farley Hagan
Georgetown
Miles B. Hagan
Cobb Road
Richard
Susan Blagdon Hagan
Hagan
Arrowsic
Arévénic Methodist Church
Kathryn E
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie C. Bachelder
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 1 30 from Leslie C Shumway funeral home 638 High street with the Rev Forest L Littlefield officiating. Entombment will be in the family lot at Oak Grove next spring. Out of town attendees included Mrs Lloyd Thompson Harpswell Mrs Hazel Gillespie Bert Cobb Gardiner and Miss Catherine Hamilton Brunswick.
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Mattie C. Bachelder
Leslie C Shumway
High Street
Forest L. Littlefield
Edgecomb
Oak Grove
Lloyd Thompson
Harpswell
Hazel Gillespie
Bert Cobb
Gardiner
Catherine Hamilton
Brunswick
Funeral services for Ralph T Higgins held in Freeport
Funeral services for Ralph T Higgins were conducted Thursday afternoon at two o clock from the Curtis Funeral Home. Rev Dr David L Sresrodent officiated. Bearers were Cavanaugh Harold Pee John Hamilton and Stanley Peterson. Entombment followed at Oak Grove with burial planned for Burr Cemetery next spring in Freeport.
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Ralph T. Higgins
Curtis Funeral Home
David L
Funeral for Mariam Davis Held at Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mariam Davis were held Tuesday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street with Rev James Alexander officiating Bearers were Calvin Alexander Richard Dunning Arthur Murphy and John Murphy Burial followed in Spring Cemetery
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Mariam Davis
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
James Alexander
Calvin Alexander
Richard Dunning
Arthur Murphy
John Murphy
Economic Outlook Hint in 1954 Projections
A clipped line suggests the era’s economy in 1954 may be a focal point with attention on its broader trajectory and potential inflation trends, reflecting mid century forecast language and tone.
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Hei Reo
Cel
Carleton H. Curtis
Wilbur T. Emerson
Bernard Smith
Gordon Lemont
Dorothea Scott
Harles
Ernest Purington
Clifford Lothridge
Myrtle Chambers
Alberta Randlette
Cleveland Marriner
Charles Leon
Harris Hutchins
Earl McFee
Fort Richmond
Sandra Stuber
Ferris L. Stuber
River Road
Stuber
Richmond High School
University of Aine
Western Maine
Red Cross
Garnet
Gretchen Hodgkins
Reginald Emmons
Ernest L. Hodgkins
Neil A. Handren
Stanley G. Handren
Otomi Avenue
San Diego
Calif
Hodgkins
Airman
Handren
San Diego High School
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Richmond Lodge
I.C
Norway Lodge
Lawrence A. Bond, Jr
Bond
Gardiner General Hospital
Sagadahoc Cattle Club
Harold Brown
Hugh Briggs, Jr
Turner
Gerald Pickard
Vassalboro
Twin County
Paul Dow
Ray Stinson
Pushard-Guiou
Lions Club
Llewellyn Colomy
Hallowell
Maine State Fish and Game Association
Fred Lewis
Charles Lewis
Carl Dixon
Maynard Dixon
Gail
Irving Lewis
Deborah
Diane
Clarence Choate
Stanley Morrill
Lillian Johnson
Darrah Street
Route 201
Alfred Furlong
County Road
New England Deaconness Hospital
Brookline
Frederick Douglass, Jr
Rebecca Ellen
Brunswick Hospital
Noreen White
Joshua White
Maine Medical Center
Charles Moroney
Dayne Leslie
Naval Hospital
Key West
Fla
Fla. Mrs. Moroney Is A Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Dewitt
Marjorie Ingalls
Boston
Progres
South Portland
Capers
Heal
Wood
Sprague
Brown
Plante
Kingsbury
Greenleaf
Bath Jr
Wilson
Bradway
Burnham
Douglas
King
Cooper
Legard
Comeau
Costain
Portland Jr. High
Skillins
F Totman
F Murphy
F Greenleaf
C Faulker
Meve
Ophrich
Bourget. Ath Jr. High
Pinkham
F Farrell
F Avery
F Brown
C King
Kingsburg
Robinson
C. Stinson
T. Stinson
Carpenter
Worthing
Henderson
Swanson
Donnelly
Tanguary
Banister
Marsh
Jones
Cross
McCullam
the Opera House
Kennebec River
Popham Beach
Donald Field
Field
Webber Road
Walter Powers
William Bisseth
Sigfrid Carlstrom
Donna
Waltham Mass
Bisseth
John Calabrese
Brighton
Roland Peterson
John D. Williams
Heart Fund
Dorothy W. Oliver
Kingston
Joseph F. Higgins
Horace Lee
MacMahan
Gerald M. York
Framingham
Mr. York
Peterson
Harold J. Brown
Martha Bowen
Wiscasset
Daisy Hinckley
Clarence B. Hill
Gilbert Gunnell
John
Leon Williams
Olive
Leon Williams, Jr
Franklin Koehlwetter
Harold Ward
Pony League Meeting
Valley OF Death
TWA
Sanida
Manzano Mountain Range
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
International
Miss Susan Briggs
Frances A. Hathorn
Samuel Hathorn
Mrs
Miriam Davis
Thomas L. Pierce
Mary L. Gallant
Shumway Funeral Service
Mrs. Mabelle
Tragee
MES
Hart Street
Wilder F. Hag
Bachelder Services
Ralph Higgins
M. H. Page
North Dial
Kennebec Enhouses
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