Thespians Present Thriller at Morse High School
About 400 to 500 attended the Morse High School auditorium Monday evening as the Thespians staged the mystery murder thriller A Murder Has Been Arranged. The London set play featured Sir Charles Jasper and rival Maurice Mullins in a plot of conspiracy, confession, and a dramatic ghostly finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Thespians
St. James Theatre
London
Charles Jasper
Waldo Marshall
Maurice Mullins
Richard Haskell
Sir Charles
Frances Grainger
Miss Grove
Jaspers
Mullins
Mary Jaskell
Beatrice Jasper
Mildred Marshall
Ben Zimmerman
Cavendish
Haskell
Albert Thompson
Beatrice
Grass fire prompts Bath department to battle flames
Firefighters used 900 feet of hose plus booster lines from Engines 4 3 2 the service wagon and ladder truck to halt a wind swept grass fire on Lincoln street field. A second blaze on lower Middle street was extinguished quickly while a chimney fire on East lane caused no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Street
Bedford Street
McKay_field
Kimball
Andrews Road
Melvin Comeau
Nathan C. White
Frates
Lower Middle Street
East Lane
Evolution of Attorney General Appointment in State
The article notes a shift from appointing the Attorney General by the governor to electing the official by the Legislature. It stresses the traditionally advisory role to the governor and departments and argues for direct accountability to the chief executive.
Woolwich Firemen Fight Grass Fires Twice
Woolwich firemen battled grass fires on Thursday, first at William Berry’s Murphys Corners road property burning about a half acre and endangering a barn, then at Donald Avery’s Middle road yard where roughly three quarters of an acre burned before containment. Sparks from rubbish were blamed. town officials urged caution as dry grass dries quickly and fire spreads with the wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
William Berry
Murphy’s Corner
Donald Avery
Middle Road
Gerald Creamer
James Hay
Miss Patricia Atwood Hosts Friends Evening
Miss Patricia Atwood hosted a Thursday evening gathering for Miss Sandra Torrey of New Britain, guests included Judy Brown and many friends. The party featured games, music, dancing, and a menu of chicken salad rolls, chips, drinks, ice cream, and cake. Torrey received a purse of money and a friendship card signed by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Atwood
John Atwood
Winship Street
Sandra Torrey
New Britain
Elvira Peec
Dawn Newcomb
Judy Brown
Jane Homan
Sherry Grindell
Patsy White
Dorothy Robinson
Shirley Ketchum
Judy Watts
Marilyn Bates
Diane Bailey
Mary Talbot
Armand Cormier
Miss Torrey
Donald Strout Hosts Birthday Party for Young Friends
Donald Strout son of Mr and Mrs Harold Strout of Phippsburg celebrated his second birthday Thursday afternoon with a party for a group of his young friends. Ice cream and cake were served and each child received a favor basket and a balloon. Donald received many gifts. Present were Clinton Strout Jr Teri Lee Coffin Stephen Strout Penny Cornish William Cornish Roger Grundy Edward Orr Jr Darrell Orr Cindy Phillips Billy Phillips Julie Lemay Steven Lemay Michael Gallant Gail Skillin Pamela Alexander Beth Ames Ann Ames and George Ames 3d. Several mothers also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Strout
Harold Strout
Phippsburg
Donald
Clinton Strout, Jr
Teri Lee Coffin
Stephen Strout
Penny Cornish
William Cornish
Roger Grundy
Edward Orr, Jr
Darrell Orr
Cindy Phillips
Billy Phillips
Julie Lemay
Steven Lemay
Michael Gallant
Gail Skillin
Pamela Alexander
Beth Ames
Ann Ames
George Ames
Topsham Receives State Fair Stipend
State fair stipend checks totaling about $52,000 were mailed to 22 Maine agricultural societies last week. Sagadahoc Agricultural and Hort icultural Society and Topsham treasurer Walter M. Williams received $2,517.47 for premiums of $4,914.20, about 51 cents per dollar spent. The fund comes from harness racing wagers and a per capita appropriation exceeding one third of the total, amounting to $51,988.43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Sagadahoe Agricultural & Horticultural Society
Walter M. Williams
Topsham
Richard Atwood Hosts Twelfth Birthday Party
Richard Eldon Atwood, son of Mr and Mrs John Atwood of Winship street, celebrated his twelfth birthday with a theatre party for friends. The cut cake was served with ice cream and soft drinks at his home later. Guests included Donald Kelley Harry Deering Jr and Ronald Pye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Eldon Atwood
John Atwood
Winship Street
Richard
Donald Kelley
Harry, Deering, Jr
Ronald Pye
Captain Gillo Jr. heads to Fort Banks after Texas schooling
Captain Joseph P. Gillo Jr. returns from Texas where he graduated at Fort Bliss and will be stationed at Fort Banks after spending a week with his mother, Mrs. Joseph P. Gillo, on Wesley Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Gillo, Jr
Texas
Fort Bliss
Fort Banks
Joseph P.gillo
Wesley Street
Fourth Quarterly Conference at Wesley Church
The Fourth Quarterly Conference at Wesley Methodist Church was led by Rev. Chauncey D. Wentworth with Rev. Howard Davis Hull taking the new pastor’s role. A church supper preceded the session, reports were read, and officers and committees were appointed including lay leader Walter Upham and a birthday cake for his celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Chauncey D. Wentworth
Augusta
Howard Davis Hull
Walter Upham
Elnora Oliver
Willard McLellan
Andrew Butterfield
William C. Hanson
Carolyn Rogers
Stanley Hunter
Mare King
Woman's Society Christian Service
Methodist
Charles Marble
Walter J. Upham, Jr
Marc King
Merle Niles
Laura King
Edna King
Helen Follett
Fred Quimby
Llewellyn Rogers
George Hopkins
Otis Ayer
Jennie Walker
Alvah Morse
Jack Waterhouse
Wilfred Trott
Emma Bailey
Bath Housing Authority director returns from NATO meeting
Bernard Varnum executive director of the Bath Housing Authority returned from Boston where he attended a New England Council of NATO meeting. Ralph Baker and Dallas Crabtree accompanied him. An executive committee breakfast planned the annual Newport meeting June 22 23 featuring a clambake and a Vanderbilt mansion visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Varnum
Bath Housing Authority
Boston
New England Council
NATO
Varnum
Ralph Baker
Dallas Crabtree
Bath Authority
Newport
R. I
Vanderbilt
Ocean Drive
Engagement Announced for Claire Louise Milton
Mr and Mrs John W Milton of 35 Bradley Street Lewiston announce the engagement of their daughter Claire Louise Milton to John Daniel Sullivan son of Mrs Joseph Carrier of Bath and the late Benedict D Sullivan No wedding date has been set Claire Milton a Morse High School graduate and Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing instructor attended Boston University School of Nursing Sullivan a Morse High School graduate recently left the U S Navy and now attends Bryant Stratton Business College in Boston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Milton
Bradley Street
Lewiston
Claire Louise
John Daniel Sullivan
Joseph Carrier
Bath
Benedict D. Sullivan
Milton
Morse High School
Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing
Boston University School of Nursing
Central Maine General Hospital
Sullivan
U. S. Navy
Bryant Stratton Business College
Boston
Engagement Announcement for Theresa Roy and Russell Fitch
Miss Theresa Mary Roy daughter of Mrs Gene Roy and the late Mr Roy announces her engagement to Russell Ralph Fitch son of Ralph Fitch of Bath and Mrs Anna Doherty of Jamaica Plain Mass Also noted are Mr and Mrs Theodore Burns Mrs Gladys Beers and daughter Collette of Court Street and Mrs Beers mother Mrs Cecilia Grenier of Skowegan who were in Boston Sunday for 11 lies at the Garden
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Mary Roy
Gene Roy
South Street
Mr. Roy
Russell Ralph Fitch
Ralph Fitch
Bath
Anna Doherty
Jamacia Plain
Mass
Theodore Burns
Gladys Beers
Collette
Court Street
Beers
Cecelia Grenier
Skowhegan
Boston
Miss Judith Stover Returns From Bowdoinham Visit
Miss Judith Stover daughter of Mrs Mary Stover of 14 Fremont Street returned from a visit over Thursday and Friday in Bowdoinham where she was a guest of her sister Mrs Harry M Card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Stover
Mary Stover
Fremont Street
Bowdoinham
Harry M. Card
Plans to Improve Sebago Lake Park
The State Park Commission seeks bids to double the Songo Beach picnic capacity at Sebago Lake State Park to handle 850 cars. Last season saw 5,800 daily picnic visitors and 115,000 total attendees. Completion is targeted for June with May 15 opening pending weather.
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State Park Commission
Songoach
Sebago Lake State Park
Songo Beach
Naples Beach
Witch Cove Beach
Grass Fire Calls Out North Bath Fire Department
A grass fire started in Dunton field on Ridge road near Dunton's corner in North Bath. Engine 2 first responded, but flames spread quickly, prompting Chief Richard Frates to sound the box alarm and summon more help. An incinerator ember sparked the blaze amid bare fields.
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Dunton
Ridge Road
Bath
Brunswick Road
Dunton’s Corner
Richard Frates
Patricia Parks Birthday Party
Patricia Parks daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Parks hosted a seventh grade Central Grammar school birthday party for her thirteenth birthday at their High street home. Friends attended and games and dancing were enjoyed with Vic music. A decorated cake was shared with ice cream cookies and fruit punch gifts were given to the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Parks
Alfred Parks
High Street
Vic
Miss Parks
Central Grammar School
Nancy Doyle
Dawn White
Plan to Observe Silver Anniversary
Sunday February 22 marked George Washingtons birthday and the 25th wedding anniversary of Edward A. Kelly of 696 Washington Street and his wife Mary Brennan of East Boston. The Bath native worked at Bath Iron Works until 1951 and the couple, longtime Bath residents, will hold open house this Sunday to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary.
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George Washington
Edward A. Kelly
Washington Street
Mr. Kelly
Mary Brennan
East Boston
Mrs. Kelly
Boston
Kelly
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Two Bowdoin Students Earn Straight A Averages
Richard O. Card of Bath and Christian von Huene of Woolwich are Bowdoin College students who achieved straight A grades for the Fall semester. Card, son of Otis N. Card, is a James Bowdoin Scholar, rifle club member, and Glee Club, Chapel Choir participant. Von Huene, a Bowdoin Scholar, is the son of Aimee von Huene and part of the Glee Club and Chapel Choir. An acre is defined as the amount of land a yoke of oxen can plow in a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard O. Card
Bath
Christian von Huene
Woolwich
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin
Card
Otis N. E. Card
North Street
James Bowdoin
Rifle Club
von Huene Bowdoin
Glee Club
Aimee von Huene
River Road
Miss Martha Shepard Observes Seventh Birthday Party
Miss Martha Ellen Shepard celebrated her seventh birthday with a Washington Street gathering last Wednesday. Guests included Janet Ring Elizabeth May Shepard Gail Lane Marriott Small Ellen Oliver Georgia Macy Margaret Lowery David Ggett and many others. Activities featured a candy kisses hunt bingo hokey pokey and blue red themed refreshments. Prize winners received movie tickets and new pennies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Ellen Shepard
Herman
Shepard
Washington Street
Carole Ann Coombs
Janet Ring
Elizabeth May Shepard
Gail Lane
Marriott Small
Ellen Oliver
Georgia Macy
Margaret Lowery
David Ggett
Fred Ring
Beverly Tanguey
Janice Ann McCabe
Beverly Tanguay
Jennifer McGuiggan
Patsy Chattely
Jesses 4
Lacy
Betty Jenee
Robert Icker
Walter Coombs
Thomas Lowery
Flags at Half Staff for Late John Shaw
Flags at city fire stations flew at half mast on Saturday for the funeral of John Shaw a longtime assistant engineer on Bath Maine steam engines. He served at Long Reach No 2 during key fires Sagadahoc block fire of 1894 and Bath Iron Works blaze soon after. He also worked the City of Bath No 1 during critical repairs and fired at the Front street fire of January 13 1895.
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John Shaw
Shaw
Long Beach No. 2
Bath
John R. Knowlton
Long Reach No. 2
Sagadahock Block
Bath Iron Works
Sagadahock
Long Reach
City of Bath
Mr. Shaw
Front Street
Elm Street
Old Columbian Hall
Stork Shower Given Geraldine Pinkham
Mrs Geraldine Pinkham was honor guest at a stork shower held at Mrs Itle Simpsons Fisher court Monday last week Hostesses were Mrs Helen Gagnon and Mrs Edna Williams. Guests included Bath residents Eva Henderson Ella Dingley Mabel Millett Elizabeth Gavagan Madge Staples Hazel Boyce Annie Thurston Esther Perry Rose Heddiman and others from Winnegance East Brunswick Freeport and North Castine plus Mrs Simpson and Mrs Pinkham. The event featured pink and blue bassinet gifts, refreshments, and canasta in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Pinkham
Itle Simpson
Fisher Court
Helen Gagnon
Edna Williams
Pinkham
Canasta
Eva Henderson
Ella Dingley
Mabel Millett
Elizabeth Gavagan
Madge Staples
Hazel Boyce
Annie Thurston
Esther Perry
Rose Heddiman
Bath
Ann Williams
Frances Williams
Winnegance
Mary Gagnon
Frances Bassett
East Brunswick
Mildred Curtis
Freeport
Charlotte Witham
North Castine
Simpson
Rutherford and HI P Attend National Canners Convention
D R Rutherford and HI P of Bath Canning Co travel to Chicago to attend the National Canners Association convention at the Conrad Hilton hotel. The event gathers industry leaders to discuss canning practices and market trends in the midwestern exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Rutherford
HI. P
Bath Canning Coay
Chicago
National Canners Association
Bowdoinham Notes Celebrate Skit and Club Meetings
A Bowdoinham fifth grade skit titled Mt. Vernon tality featured Harold Dunnasore and others in period costumes with baton drill by Irma Douglas Charlene Messer and Donna Sedgley. Community groups met with 17 to 20 attendees and programs on proteins and desserts. A stork shower honored Mrs. Margaret Emerson and Katherine Estabrook. Nearby events included a speaking contest in Brunswick and a fire department auxiliary gathering. Personal items report hospital stays illnesses travels and a variety of weekend visits among locals and relatives.
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Mt. Vernon
Lowing
Harold Dunnasore
Barbara
Uhlehis Martha
Mattie Curtis
Bina ‘Gerow
George W. Parke Curtis
Earl Zachau
Marquis de Lafayette
Roland Arnold
Mammy Chloe
Irma Douglas
Charlene Messer
Donna Sedgley
Ms. Curtis
Gladys Peterson
Prudence Lucy
Missionary Society of the
Bowdeinham Baptist Church
Margaret Emerson
Luella Pratt
Norma MacPherson
Katherine Estabrook
Bowdoinham
Brunswick
Diana Berry
Sedley Berry
Fire Department
Grange Hall
Tommy MacDonald
Malcolm Jewell
Kathy
Malcolm Hatch
Stevie
Donnie
Marion Fides
Tracy
Erland Tourtelette
Vernon
Mrs Cecelia Grenier Returns Home From Visit
Mrs Cecelia Grenier of Skowhegan has been visiting her daughter Mrs Gladys Beers on Court street and returned home Monday after a brief stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecelia Grenier
Skowhegan
Gladys Beers
Court Street
Farm and city property listings and notices
Fragmentary classified style notice offering farm and city property transactions. Mentions a person likely named Stanley E Wallace with an Bath address and a date, plus partial vehicle or parts wording. Content is garbled and partial but indicates real estate or sale listing activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley E. Wallace
Front St
Bath
Union Leaders to Address Bath Iron Works Workers
Two representatives of the AFL and Helpers of America will speak to Bath Iron Works employees and local women at City Hall Thursday evening. Chief speaker William A. Calvin, veteran AFL figure and former adviser to a late AFL president, will discuss union platforms amid a major NLRB election push between AFL and CIO. International VP William Penderpes and other AFL dignitaries, including Charles Moran and Benjamin F. Dorske, will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
In- Seibies
Nial
Calvin
Metal Trades Department
AFL
Old Bath Iron Works
William Penderpes
A.F.L
Bath
National Labor Relations Board
AFL. Union
CIO
Charles Moran
Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Maine
Michigan State 16-1 basketball mark under Van Alstyne
Michigan State posted its best season record of 16 wins and 1 loss in 1931 under head coach Ben Van Alstyne. The standout year highlighted the early success of the Spartans under his leadership and remains a benchmark in program history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State
Ben van Alstyne
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Barbara Holmes
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George Carlton
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Rena Legard
Thelma Russell
Gert Zimmerman
Gus Huse
First Federal Savings«“Loan Association
Reio Roa
Richard Atwood
Wesley Church
Housing Authority Returns
Sebago Lake Park
Miss Shepard
Stork
Jacqueline Stilphen
Augusta Hospital
Kenneth Noble
Maurice Skelton
Everett Fowler
Tom Taylor
Helen
Lillian Skelton
Karla Goff
Virginia
Frances Sullivan
Germany
Maxwell Ward
Clinton
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Thei
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Mr. Ward
Wham
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Nancy
Billy
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Charles Fogg
Brunswick Hospital
Farley
Richmond
Jesse Smith
Oldhaven
Wes Dow
Westfield
Eugene Fisher
Bos
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Linwood Hackett
Ira Allen
Gardiner General Hospital
Joseph Cotten
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Gene Tierney
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