Junior League Cabaret Tops New Year Parties
Dee Junior Hospital League Ball at the Armory drew at least 400 attendees for a cabaret style New Year’s Eve dance. The hall sparkled with red and white decorations as guests, including many from the league, enjoyed music by Joe Avery’s band and a festive reception lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Pan Shaw
Mr. End
Shaw
A. M. Main
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
John F. Dougherty
Jacob Smith
Leon Buck
Duncan McInnes
James A. Gillies
John F. Leonard
League
S. Theodore Bertocci
Hall
William P. Kelley
Roger M. Luke
Omar R. King
George Cary
Harry L. Day
Harold McElman
Eleanor Wilson
Lynn Bussey
Donald N. Small
Leslie Shumway
West Point fishers reel in record holiday haul
Oscar A Gilliam Merle Gilliam and Christopher Wallace caught 2700 pounds of fish on nine tubs of trawl during the holiday week. The 260 pounds of haddock netted 75 dollars, 30 cents a pound, a high price for West Point fishermen. Other crews delivered 1700 pounds of ground fish while storms reduced lobster traps by up to five percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar A. Gilliam
Merle E. Gilliam
Christopher Wallace
Haddock
West Point
Ernest M. Wallace
Richard P. Wallace
Albert Wallace
Harold Ween
Lewis E. Wallace
Orlando P. Wallace
Leon Davis
Fredrok Ralph Walace
Ben Wallace
Pejepscot Lumber Co
James O. Gilliam
Robert E. EE
Earl Eat’ Eee Merrillace
Carlton x
A - Marvin
Lace
Calvin Smith
Orbory Smith
Trlenehip Club
West Polarity
Stes
Maite Ite Doyle
Federal Creat Union
Bill Old
West Point Sehoads
Sreek
Apg
Gilliam
Lake Placid
Fish House Cove
Herbert Shorey
Calvin Sedihrs
Vigit
Jean Scott
Jean
Annette Scott
Judy Scott
Barbara Caton
Norma Jean Caton
Sheila Wallace
Angie Sundquist
Bath
Carol
Ann Talbot
Carol Ann
Tre Chester Talbot, Jr
Grant Gross Charles
Auburn
Elks Celebrate New Year With The Three Aces Trio
A capacity Elks hall crowd including wives and guests welcomed the new year with hats favors horns and balloons. The event featured The Three Aces Charlie Dorsey Chester Swain and Roger Garrison performing instrumentals and songs while Ray Vachon’s orchestra provided dancing from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Elks’ Hall
The
Three Aces
Charlie Dorsey
Chester Swain
Roger Garrison
Ray Vachon
Darlings Entertain With Colorful New Year Eve Party
Mr and Mrs Harold Darling hosted a lively Bath gathering at 39 Cherry Wisat featuring double parlors festooned with pastel crepe and holiday decor. Guests danced to radio music, bade the old year farewell with a balloon drop, and enjoyed a buffet luncheon centered by a Winter motif as mistletoe brightened doorways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Darling
Cherry Wisat
Mrs. Darling
Bernard Knight
Carl P. Meister
Delen Bonsey
Edmund St. Pierre
Domenic Cardosi
Bernard Comeau
Carl Tobey
Robert Small
Joseph Madden
Bath
Robert Pletts
Brunswick
Local Social Guests Hosted by Hawley McCole Fenn Connard
Among those who entertained Eve were Mr. and Mrs. Warren F. Hawley Jr of High Street, Mr. and Mrs. John McCole of Court Street, Mr. and Mrs. Converse G. Fenn of 1083 High Street and Mr. and Mrs. Gae Connard of 1 Edward Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren F. Hawley, Jr
High Street
John McCole
Court Street
Converse G. Fenn
Gae Connard
Edward Street
Bath to Vote on 80 000 Bond for Huse Memorial Addition
Bath voters will face a referendum on Feb 11 alongside the city election. The bond issue would authorize 80 000 for part of a 203 316 project to add to Huse Memorial School, with federal aid previously hoped at 123 316 rising to 160 000 but now uncertain. A 553-signature petition prompted the referendum, keeping the ordinance in abeyance until the vote.
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Board of Education
Voters of
Bath
Huse Memorial School
Lieutenant Walter Oliver Wounded in Korea Action
Mrs Vivian E Oliver received notice the son 2d Lieutenant Walter E Oliver was seriously wounded in action in Korea on December 22 He had recently earned a battlefield commission and was serving with the 3d Infantry Division His wife Leone and two sons Bruce and Keith reside with his father Earl Oliver at their home. Ralph G Stetson hosted New Year’s Day at his Washington street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian E. Oliver
Adjutant General
United States Army
Walter E. Oliver
Korea
Oliver
3D Infantry Division
Leone
Bruce
Keith
Earl Oliver
Oreet
Ralph G. Stetson
Washington Street
1951 Year In Review Scare Buying And Price Controls
A New York chronicle of 1951 detailing scare buying that raised prices, government price controls and relaxations, shortages fears, and shifts in consumer and producer behavior across auto, cookware, beef, and retail sectors. It notes inflation signals, cherry picked policy moves, and the year’s economic tensions shaping shopping habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
New York
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Brunswick Man Participates in Yearend News Broadcast
Paul Kendall Niven Jr of Brunswick served on the eight member panel for CBS year end world news summary broadcast originating in New York. The program, led by Edward R. Murrow, aired on CBS Radio Sunday and televised New Year’s Day. CBS flew seven overseas correspondents to New York for the event. Niven reported on Great Britain. Other panelists included David Showbrun, Paris. Richard C. Hottelet, Germany. Ned Calner, Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Broadcasting System
Brunswick
Paul Kendall Niven, Jr
CBS News
Edward R. Murrow
CBS
New York
Paul K. Niven Jr
Great Britain
David Showbrun
Paris
Richard C. Hottelet
Germany
Ned Calner
Italy
Postal Rate Changes take effect at New Year
The penny post card vanishes as two cent stamps mail postcards and government plain cards. First class mail stays at three cents per ounce. Registration rates rise and parcel post insurance changes occur. Parcel limits drop to 72 inches overall and 20 or 40 pounds by zone, down from 100 inches and 70 pounds.
Unique engineering solve on Arrows marsh road
The first major step in rebuilding the W Georgetown road to Reid State Park in Arrowsie targets a marshy 0.8 mile stretch. Engineers outline soil layers with soft organic matter and high water, and describe an economical sand drain method to firm the roadbed through marshes and ledges for safer park access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid State Park
W. Georgetown
Town
Next &Mer
Arrowsie
Baker Farm
Orono
Sylvester L. Poor
State Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Georgetown
New
State Park
Back River
Arrowsie-Georgetown
Woolwich
Hamilton Gray
The
Soils Laboratory
Maine’s 1950 census shows more youths and a larger voting gap
Maine’s 1950 census shows 336 942 minors and 576 832 residents 21 or older. The state population reached 913 774, with minors unable to vote in 1950 elections and many adults abstaining from the polls.
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Portland
U. S
Maine
Cubtensti
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Darlings
AIR Force
U. S. Air Force
Boeing Field
Seattle
Wash
International
Lieut
Walter Oliver
U. S. Infantry
Paul Niven, Jr
London
RED
Hungary
John J. Swift
Glens Falls
N. Y
Dave Henderson
James Elam
Kingsland
Ark
Erding
Tulla
Jess A. Duff
Spokane
Whee
Okla
Arrows
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