Woolwich Club Gives Christmas Basket To Ill 13-Year-Old
Olive Harris, 13, patient at Memorial hospital Bath, received a Christmas basket from Woolwich Day’s Ferry club members. The gift, carried by Eben and Eun Dana, included donor name cards and came as she fights rheumatic fever. The piece also notes early ice fishing activity, village growth, and various local personal items and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day's Ferry
Woolwich
Olive Harris
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Eben Dana
Lois Day
Howard Whitlam
Matthew A. Doak, Jr
James Thorpe
Janet Thorpe
Frank J. Walker
Mabel Jack
Fred Beaney
Harvey Greenlaw
Frank Allegrin
Florence Foster
Dora Kirkpatrick
Arrowsic Bridge
Ella Reed
Waldoboro
Robert Reed
Fanny
Longtime Sagadahoc official Miss Nichols marks 40 years
Miss Mildred G. Nichols of 712 High street begins her 40th year as assistant registrar of deeds for Sagadahoc County. Since 1911 she has served in Bath, continuing under Register of Deeds Hiram T. Stevens since 1943. She is active in the Cosmopolitan Club and a charter member of the Bath Business and Professional Woman's club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred G. Nichols
High Street
Register of Deeds
Sagadahoc County
Miss Nichols
James C. Purington
Hiram T. Stevens
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath
The
Bath Business and Professional Woman's Club
Arrowsic News Highlights Local Visits and Moth ers Club Formation
Augusta guests of Mrs. Parker Chaney and Mr. Chaney include Mr. and Mrs. E A McKinney. Anna visitors Kenneth Chaney family join Mr. and Mrs. Chaney. Boothbay Harbor guests Myron Jewett and Mrs. Allen Pettengill with Arrowsic hosting. Local pupils Norma Drummond and others visit. Arrowsic Moth ers Club forms with officers named and aims to aid parents and students. Smelt Shanty village grows with anglers and thaw concerns. School dental treatment event planned at Huse school with transport provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. McKinney
Augusta
McKinney
Parker Chaney
Chaney
Kenneth Chaney
Anna
Myron Jewett
Boothbay Harbor
South Portland
Jewett
Allen Pettengill
Portland
Lawrence R. Vail
Arrowsie
John Mazeiko
Michael Mazeiko
Norma Drummond
Northeast Harbor
Normah Drummond
Ralph Steen
Otty Steen
Merton Snipe
Marion Rittall
Lena Dauphin
Local notices include society events and a wedding
Union officers to be installed January 4 at Southport and Waterville Fire Society holds its 151st annual meeting at Ledges Inn. A Christmas party and many visits are noted, with the Dow-Norton wedding at St Philip's Church and a reception afterward.
Lions win in two overtimes at Y M C A Junior League
The Junior Lions edged the Torrent 53 to 51 after two overtime periods at the Y M C A in a thriller from last evening. Carl Sullivan hit a late corner shot in the second OT to seal the win while Devoe and Tipsword starred for their teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe
Tipsword
Lions
John Bowie
Shorty” Devoe
Harrison Tipsword
Dow
Norman Morse
Carl Sullivan
Shorty Devoe
Tippy
Neil Hatch
Rotarians
The
Elks
Paul Bourget
Bobby Arsenault
Mike Burden
Charlie Turcotte
Robert Tabor
Lawrence Pomerleau
Torrent
Snow
Sullivan
Trask
Radley
Bailey
Haines
Oliver
Bowie
Howard
Es Lagasse
Russell
F Burns
G Henderson
F . Morse
Hatch
Bridges
Pomerleau
Taor
Fullerton
Doucette
Breton
Babine
Hinds
Purdy
Bourget
St. Peter
Arsenault
Harmon
O Turcotte
Hersom
Sanford
Banks
Ive Footer
Tor Eveveds Torrey
G Burden
Pratt and Steen
Community News Notes From Bath Area Social Roundup
The section lists holiday visits and gatherings across Bath and nearby towns. Families and friends gather for parties, New Year visits, and shared meals. Notables include Mrs Edwold Carter in Negungens, Mr and Mrs Lilewlyn Ifill in Vassalboro, and the Leeman and Doak families in Day's Ferry, with travel to Florida and Maine continuing through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwold Carter
Negungens
Ystervee
Carter
Shirley Beals
Janice Lebel
Arline Cromwell
Barbara Woerter
Diane Sparks
Marjorie Dodge
Mary Leeman
Marilyn Leeman
Esther Leeman
Lilewlyn Ifill
James
Robert
David
Richard
Vassalboro
Ifill
Lowell Brown
Cora Rice
Ellsworth
Henry Rice
Noris Waltz
Damariscotta
Chester Leeman
Herbert Munsey
Days Ferry
Norman Howard
Washington Street
Bath
Matthon Doak, Jr
Day's Ferry
Jean Leonard
John Leonard
Bonita Springs
Fla
Burton Packard
Northeastern Business College
Portland
South
Michael Stacy
Reginald Stacy
Memorial Hospital
Edmund Hayward
East Weymouth
Mass
Nequasset
Bath Memorial Hospital
Thelma Palmer
Augusta
Wilbur Dow
Judson Wright
Letain Kittredge
San Diego
Calif
Key West
Mr. Kittredge
Maine
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Meeting Report
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary met at Mrs Ruth Dubars home for a Christmas party. After a brief business session gifts were exchanged a social hour and refreshments were served by the hostess. Present were several members and their children with plans for the next meeting at Mrs Hazel Presbys home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ruth Dubar
Amy Cromwell
Hazel Presley
Bernice Bailey
Ethel Bailey
Norma Holbrook
Ethel Seeger
Kirk
Karen
Ethel Blake
Jean
Anna Seeger
Ruby Dodge
George McLellan
Gerry Edgerly
Sylvia
Hazel Presby
Ultimatum to Woolwich over school construction aid
The Bath Board of Education warns Woolwich that if an agreement is not signed it may refuse Woolwich pupils entry to Bath schools. Federal aid depends on pupil counts accepted by the government, with Woolwich’s numbers affecting Bath’s funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Bath Board of Education
Bath
Wiscasset Youth Volunteers for Korea Missions
Sgt. Lincoln G. Bailey of Wis casset wrote home about volunteering to fly troop reinforcements to Korea at 30,000 feet. He later helped fly orphans from Korea to Japan before returning to Guam for rest and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln G. Bailey
Clarence Q. Bailey
Wiscasset
Guam
Bailey
Bath
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Elgin Field Proving Ground
Fla
Lowry Field
Denver
Col
Elginfield
Korea
Japan
A.P.O
c/o
San Francisco
Calif
Woolwich Women's League High Scores Meet
High single by R. Ames 103. High three strings by B. Gordon 279. High team single Lux 445 and high team total Lux Duz 1182.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Ames
B. Gordon
Lux
Duz
Franklin Letter Emphasizes Virtues of Good Parents and Citizens
From a letter dated June 11 1760 in London Benjamin Franklin writes there is no rank in natural knowledge equal to being a good parent child and spouse a good neighbor or friend a good subject or citizen and a good Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stevenson
London
Benjamin Franklin
Williams Wright Church Wedding In Corliss Street Baptist
A double ceremony was held Sunday afternoon at Corliss Street Baptist Church as Dora Elizabeth Wright married Harold M. Williams of Gloucester, Mass., with Rev. Arvid Anderson presiding. Cited by name are attendants, ushers, and guests, with reception at the groom’s sister’s home and plans to live in Gloucester after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Philip’s Church
Walter S. Dow, Jr
Walter S. Dow
Mary Elizabeth Norton
Alfred Metcalf Norton
Robert P. Frazier
Eugene Boucher
Portland
Leroy Farmer
Wiscasset
Alfred Norton
Jed Colby
Eugene E. Boucher
James Smith
Pre-nuptial Shower for Miss Dora Wright
A pre-nuptial shower was given for Miss Dora Elizabeth Wright at her parents home by friends. She wed Harold M Williams of Gloucester Massachusetts at Corliss Street Baptist church with Rev Arvid L Anderson performing the double ring ceremony. Out of town guests included Effie Williams and Alvin Williams from Gloucester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora _ Elizabeth Wright
Holden Wright
Middle Street
Harold M. Williams
Gloucester
Mass
Corliss Street Baptist Church
George DeWolf
Royden Haines, Jr
Ralph Robinson
Fred Pushard
Clarence Rogers
Victor Hughes
Mary McCorr
Jeanette King
Edna Wright
Lucy Wright
Lynne Wright
Merrye Wright
Mildred Smith
David Darling
Sa Davis
Candy’s
Effie Williams
Alvin Williams
Daniel Wright
Engagement announced for Betty Garnett and Cpl Paul Saindon
Mr and Mrs Gerald Crabtree announce the engagement of their daughter Betty L Garnett to Cpl Paul L Saindon USA son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Saindon of Brunswick. Garnett a Morse High School senior. Saindon of Brunswick Battery C National Guard stationed in Georgia leaves Friday after five day furlough. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Crabtree
Tarbox Street
Betty L. Garnett
Paul L. Saindon
USA
Joseph Saindon
Bridge Street
Brunswick
Miss Garnett
Morse High School
Cpl. Saindon
Battery C
National Guard
Camp Stewart
Georgia
Earlennell
Frank Donnell
Marguerite Donnell
Ry Donnell
Ann
Henry, Jr
Milton Morse
Phippsburg
Nell Whitmer
Bath
Fred Rose
Cpl
Merrill Barter
Suronen
Arents
Forrestamp Stewart
Eugene Herrin
Joseph Brown
Clarence Brown
Kenneth
Ernest Kingsbury
CE Allen MacAllister
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Leah Maxson
Barbara
Christine Fuller
Christine
David Miller
Sewall
Donald
Portland
Paul Tuttle
Richard
South Portland
Quaker Point
Theodore Watson
William K. Rogers
Glastonbury
Conn
L. D. Rogers
Sy Varney
Percolbrook
Robert D. Farnham
Farnham
Keesler Field Air Force Base Hospital
Biloxi
Miss
Arrow schools to begin fluoride treatments for several grades
The second fifth and eighth grade children at Arrow school will receive their first sodium fluoride treatment Friday at 2.30 at Huse Memorial school. A team from the State Department of Health will provide four treatments in total. Transportation is arranged by two Mothers' Club members, Mrs Octave Dauphin and Mrs Frank Rittall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse
Frank Rittall
Octave Dauphin
Arrowsic
Huse Memorial School
State Department of Health
Mother’s Club
Barre H club to meet at Littlefield schoolhouse
West Bath reports a Barre H club gathering set for January 6 at the Littlefield schoolhouse with members to present their parental signed membership cards for the new year. Paul Dow to instruct on account sheets as New Meadows Lake freezes and skating ends after Sunday snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre H
Littlefield
Paul Dow
New Meadows Lake
New Year's Eve Program at West Bath Grange Delights Audience
Mrs Persis Miller and Mrs Alice Smith presented a New Year's Eve show at West Bath Grange featuring skits A Little Girl's Dream and Winter Wonders with Laura Mulcahy soloist. The cast included Laura Mulcahy, Sharon Holbrook, Bly Small, Donnie Reil, Ruth Doughty, David Smith, Ace Burgess, Rose Doughty, Peter Pinson, Rita Mulcahy, Perry Thompson, Beverly Coombs, Richard McEarchern. Auld Lang Syne ended the finale with all on stage. Guest performances and upcoming program contest were announced with Sewing Circle and Young People's committee events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persis Miller
Alice Smith
West Bath Grange
Laura Mulcahy
Sharon Lee Holbrook
Bly Small
Donnie Reil
Ruth Doughty
David Smith
Carol Guerette
Ace Burgess
Rose Doughty
Peter Pinson
Rita Mulcahy
Perry Thompson
Beverly Coombs
Richard McEarchern
Frank Donnell
Dale Smith
Grange
Ella Coombs
Marguerite Lemont
Young People’s Entertainment Committee of
Merriconeag Grange
Norman Escape and Early Castles Rise in England
The article notes that at the time of the Norman escape, castles were a relatively new type of building in England, marking a period of rapid fortification and architectural innovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carroll Morse
Robert Morse
Samuel A. Morse
Austin
Whiskeay
Leonard Dube
Milford
Dube
Roland Raynes
Day’s Ferry
Ross Shea
Maurice Shea
Oliver Street
Lemuel Preble
James Hay
Forrest Baker
Russell Boyd
Boston
Burt Osgood
Norman Drummond
Drummond
Esther Hinckley Drummond
Warren F. Hawley Jr
Sagadahoc Ferry
Dana
William Clark
Barbara Welch
Benjamin Welch
Edward Foster
Richmond
Randell Orr
Orono
Edward Orr
William Davis
Percy Marston
Canton
Harold Leeman
Robert DeWick
Wilson Bailey
Anthony Dodge
Richard McElman
Ivory Strout
Woolwich P. T. A
Nequasset Mothers Club
Marion Ingalls
Marjorie Woerter
Registry of Deeds
Dhanties
LAX
M. McNeil
H. Brown
E. Armstrong
E. Edwards
D. Hart
M. Jack
M. Reed
Winnifred Pearson
Lucille Leighton
Falmouth
David Faurer
Philadelphia
F. Burton Haggett
Florida
Hardy Ellis
Brookline
Ellis
Parker E. Marean
Alton Erskine
Albert Erskine
East Hartford
Ervine Skillin
William A. Gorham
Eva Nason
Carla
Mademoiselle
Front Street
Torrents
Nequasset Ladies’ Auxiliary Meeting
Woolwich Women’s League
Stan Camay
Sweetheart
Bronx
New York
International
Williams Wright Church
Dora Elizabeth Wright
Arvid Anderson
Francis McPherson
Ethel Rogers
Silas Plant
Milton Atkins
Williams
Morse High
Senter’s
Weeks Street
Dora Wright
West Bath
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