New post office opens near Farley store on Main Street
Community notes report the new post office quarters adjacent to Farley's General Store on Main Street. Open house for the Clarke wedding anniversary and various local visits, furloughs, and family events fill the week in Richland area, with military movements and travel noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Main Street
Wallace Farley
George Clarke
River Road
Enterprise Grange
Shirley Louise Locke
Charles Locke
Harold D. Caswell
Charles Caswell
West Gardiner
L. H. Clarke
West Gardner
Richard Gates
Caswell
Virginia
Sparrows Make Long Trips
Dr Barbara Blanchard Oakeson of the University of California has tracked Gambel white crowned sparrows across the West. She studied their fat gain and gonad growth to prepare for migration, tracing movements from Alaska to Yukon villages as snows melt and short summers end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
Barbara Blanchard Oakeson
University of California
Yukon River
United States
Alaska
Malaya Gunfights Record Few Casualties Despite Frequent Clashes
In the Federation of Malaya, daily firefights occur between British units and security forces and Communist terrorists. Casualties are rare, with reports of half hour exchanges ending without injuries. Some outsiders argue better marksmanship could speed the campaign, while terrorists are not noted as crack shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Federation of Malaya
Formal attire for WMAR TV crew in Baltimore
A Baltimore WMAR television program titled Dinner at the Sheraton Belvedere adopts strict formality. Cameramen wear evening dress with studs to match the ritzy set and are reportedly addressed as sir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
WMAR
Sunpapers Station
Sheraton Belvedere
Bertrand family relocates to Springfield for new Electrolux post
Mr and Mrs Omar F Bertrand and their children Diane and George move from 64 Central Avenue to Springfield Massachusetts where Mr Bertrand takes the role of district sales manager for Electrolux Corp with offices in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar F. Bertrand
Diane
George
Springfield
Mass
Bertrand
Electrolux Corp
Central Avenue
Christmas Story at First Baptist church in Georgetown
The First Baptist choir presented The Christmas Story in five scenes at the First Baptist church last Friday evening directed by Mrs. Robert Graffam. Cast included Mary-Joan Hagan and Louise Peterson with a full ensemble of angels shepherds and Wise Men. The program drew praise for costumes and lighting as attendees enjoyed the holiday presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Choir
First Baptist Church
Robert Graffam
Mary
Joan Hagan
Louise Peterson
Joseph Alfred Rowe
Harry Heald
Lloyd Sprague
Willard Sprague
Clayton Heald
Shepherds
Earle Hagan
Cleves Henderson
Alfred Rowe, Jr
Brian Davis
Gabriel Anne Graffam
Shepherd’s Angel
Katherine Blackie
Marjorie Hagan
Faylene Rowe
Christine Williams
Vernon Grey
Dorothy
Stuart
John Blackie
Graffam
Laskey Garden
Robinhood
Georgetown Center Hall
Larry Moore
Edward C. Clarey
Bath
Ella R. Legard
Riggsville
Ella Riggs Campbell Legard
Georgetown
Campbells
Riggs
Knubble
Ella Campbell Legard
Campbell
Ralph Legard
Boothbay Harbor
Powers’ Weir
Thomas Shaw Moulton
New York City
Roy Moulton
Seguinland
Gilbert Gunnell
Waltham
Mass
Beatrice Bouton
Elizabeth Harris
Boston
J. Willebeek LeMair
John
Peterson
Bertha Newell
Bath Memorial Hospital
William Strang
Portland
Graze Fullerton
Belmont
Roland E. Peterson
Gidhyowood Sights qisonlg A Hollywood Year
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas reviews 1950, noting a year of high profile divorces among stars like Betty Hutton Elizabeth Taylor Bette Davis Myrna Loy Barbara Stanwyck Robert Taylor Marie Wilson Linda Darnell Kathryn Grayson Dan Dailey Groucho Marx Frank Sinatra Ingrid Bergman Judy Garland Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra. Television emerges as a new industry disruptor. The piece previews further commentary on Hollywood’s year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Cupid
Betty Hutton
Elizabeth Taylor
Bette Davis
Myrna Loy
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
Marie Wilson
Linda Darnell
Kathryn Grayson
Dan Dailey
Groucho Marx
Frank Sinatra
Ingrid Bergman
Senator Johnson
Judy Garland
Ava Gardner
Viet Minh Drive Threatens Hanoi Front in Indo China War
The initial Viet Minh thrust toward French positions around Hanoi, aided by about 25,000 Chinese Red volunteers, alarms French officers. Some speak of withdrawing north to a point near Hue as the situation grows grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indo-China
Hanoi
Hue
Central Press
Engagement announced for Claire Elizabeth MacGillivary
Mr and Mrs Percy MacGillivary announce the engagement of their daughter Claire Elizabeth to Eugene Alvah Reynolds of Georgetown son of Mr and Mrs Alvah Reynolds. Both graduates of Morse High School in 1950. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy MacGillivary
Claire Elizabeth
Eugene Alvah Reynolds
Georgetown
Alvah Reynolds
Morse High School
Miss MacGillivary
Percy Savage
Reynolds
Senter's, Inc
Bath
Evelyn Bold
Lawrence Pero
Vernon Gray
Andrew Black
U. S. Air Force
Scott Air Base
Ill
Illinois
Franz
Alaska
Five Islands
Staffeld
Beulah Miller
Edith Davis
William McGrath
Brookline
Mass
Orville Rowe
Bath Memorial Hospital
Ruth Watson
Augusta
Paul Thompson
William Marr
Rose Williams
Livermore Falls
David Rutherford
Florida
Marlene Pinkham
Robert Garcia
S. A
Robert Lindgren
Harold Fish
Beverly Rittall
Ther
Kathleen Rittall
John M. Calloway
Princeton
N. J
Dr Joseph I Smith and sons return to Boca Raton homes
Dr Joseph I Smith and his sons Bladen and James returned to their Boca Raton Florida homes for the holidays. Mrs Smith will remain there for the rest of the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph I. Smith and Sons
Bladen and
James
Toeir
Boca Raton
Fla
Smith
Nurse Theresa Tardiff Returns From 10 Day Vacation
Miss Theresa Tardiff, student nurse at Augusta General hospital, has returned after a 10 day vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Joseph L Tardiff on Nichols Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Tardiff
Augusta General Hospital
Joseph L. Tardiff
Nichols Street
Sodium fluoride demonstrations start Wednesday
Community invited to visit the sodium fluoride demonstration at Huse Memorial School in January. The program aims to spark local dental health efforts and routine fluoride applications for children, with 950 sample children from Bath and surrounding towns. Appointments for preschool children available by calling 805-M, weekdays morning and afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Memorial School
Isadore Singer
Bath
Phippsburg
Woolwich
Arrowsic
Westport
Dresden
Bucksport
Marjorie Boucher
Ruth Henry
John Dougherty
Merritt Mitchell
William Blair
Pubs Health Nursing Association
South End _ P.T.A
Charles Coombs
Laforest Coombs
Oscar Marsh
Richard Raven
Carroll Hunt
Richard Jenkins
Carl Dutton
Margaret Lakin
Vance Wakefield
Louis McDonald
Edward McGuiggan
Elwood Hawthorne
West Bath
Carl Graves
Leon Belanger
Courtney Stover
Albert White
Mooring Small
Dike
Washington Street
Roland Crocker
Charles McDonald
Stanley Green
Francis Bertrand
Paul Boudreau
Arthur Bourque
Ralph Crocker
Omar King
Frank McIntosh
Morse Westbrook at Expo Saturday
Morse basketball hosts Westbrook Blue Blazes at the Exposition building in Portland Saturday night. Morse, coming off an Edward Little win, faces a hard test as Westbrook is viewed as nearly unbeatable in Maine high school hoops this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Westbrook
Paper City
Exposition Building
Portland
Edward Little
Farrell
Maine
Camden
Barbara Jean Hart Returns to University of Maine
Barbara Jean Hart returned to Orono on Monday to resume studies at the University of Maine after visiting with Mr and Mrs Eugene Hart of Granite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jean Hart
Orono
University of Maine
Eugene Hart
Granite Street
Private Hanscom Home on Five Day Furlough
Pvt. Donald Hanscom of the National Guard Battery B stationed at Camp Stewart Ga is home on a five day furlough visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Rowland Hanscom at 7 Meadow Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Donald Hanscom
Camp Stewart
National Guard
Mrs
Rowland Hanscom
Meadow Way
Obituary of Harry Burnham of Bangor and Bath
Harry Burnham a Bath native died at Eastern Maine General Hospital Bangor after a several month illness. He worked in Bath shipyards before moving to Bangor thirty years ago and joined Maine Central Railroad. Survived by wife Lottie R Morse Burnham four Bangor sons Robert Michigan son and daughter in Oliver street Old Town sisters and brothers. Funeral from Fruit street home Friday at two and burial in Bangor family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowker
Bangor
Walter Beane
Janice Beane
Malden
Mass
Robinhood
Clarence B. Hill
Joseph Lane
Harry L. Horne
Bath
George Blackwell, Jr
Dingley’s Island
Seguinland
Farber Davis
Walter
Ohio
Daytona Beach
Fla
Jacques Willebeek le Mairs
America
Martin Willebeek LeMair
Ian
Pasaic
N. J
LeMair
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Jacques Willebeek LeMair
Prague
Czechoslovakia
New Amsterdam
Jeneke Willebeek LeMair
Moore Institute
Philadelphia
Anthony Boissevain
Harry Burnham
Eastern Maine General Hospital
James
Margaret
Sttphen) Burnham
Burnham
Maine Central Railroad Co
Lottie R. (Morse) Burnham
Ernest
Paul
Richard Burnham
Robert Burnham
Michigan
Edmund Gaudette
Oliver Street
Horace Lovejoy
Chester Shepard
Old Town
Edward Burnham
Alphonso Burnham
Fruit Street
Harry F Perkins 75 R.I.P. in Rockland Home Death
Harry F Perkins 75 of 41 Fulton Street Rockland died January 1 at his home. Born August 13 1875 in Bath he worked as a marine engineer for General Foods Co in Boston retiring at 65. Survived by wife Josephine L Perkins and two cousins John Shaw and John Williams. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM from Burpee Funeral Home Rockland Elder George Woodward of Thomaston to officiate. Entombment in Rockland until spring then burial in Bath Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Perkins
Fulton Street
Rockland
Bath
Sue L
Jane (Rush) Perns
Boston
General Foods Co
Josephine L. Perkins
John Shaw
Oak Street
John Williams
Dummer Street
Burpee Funeral Home
George Woodward
Thomaston
Ak Grove
Funeral for Miss Effie L Jaquith
Funeral services were held Friday at 10 00 AM at Curtis funeral home with Rev Richard J Schaper presiding. The body was taken to Fairfield for an afternoon service at Lowery Bros funeral parlor. Bearers included Eugene Pooler Colby Lawrence Richard Staples Frank Spearin Robert Hannigan and Merritt Elwell. Burial followed at Maplewood cemetery Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie L. Jaquith
Curtis Funeral Home
Richard J. Schaper
Winter Street
Funeral for Mrs Ella Le gard Held at Curtis Funeral Home
The funeral of Mrs Ella R Le gard was held last Wednesday at two pm from Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington street with Rev C Clifford Sargent officiating Bearers were El wood Legard Clifton Legard Paul Legard and Earl Legard Burial in the family lot at Oak Grove
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella R. Legard
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
C. Clifford Sargent
Elwood Legard
Clifton Legard
Paul Legard
Earl Legard
Oak Grove
Leon A. Eaton Funeral Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Leon A. Eaton were conducted Wednesday afternoon at two o clock from Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence 819 High Street with Rev Berquist officiating Bearers included Robert Lowell Gene Lowell Everett Lowell and Willard Lowell Burial took place in the family lot location incomplete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon A. Eaton
Arthur F
Dennison Returns to Maine University as Senior
Richard W. Dennison visits his parents at Green Street for the holidays and returns to the University of Maine where he is a senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Dennison
William W.dennison
Green Street
University of Maine
Wool becoming luxury rather than utility fibre
In Boston the wool trade faces a shift as war demand and stockpiling strains push wool toward luxury status. Industry leaders say supply remains comfortable for civilian needs while military contracts grow, with calls to boost U.S. sheep farming and favorable grazing land policies to stabilize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. King
Boston
America
United States
Harold Bishop
Australia
Bishop
New England
Fawcett
U. S. Forest Service
Funeral for Miss Eleanor W. Webster
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 1 30 from Curtis Funeral Home 942 One Street with Rev Laforest E Hodgkins of Central Congregational church officiating Bearers were Edward Larrabee C Wesley Fickett Roy Lutz and Harold Safford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor W. Webster
Curtis Funeral Home
One
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Edward Larrabee
C. Wesley Fickett
Roy Lutz
Harold Safford
Oak Grove
Funeral for Harry D. Mank Held at Parker Head Church
Funeral services for Harry D. Mank were held Thursday at 2 30 in Parker Head church with Rev. Charles R. Sims officiating. Bearers were Leo Hamel Larry Hoyt Earl Hamel and Geo Woodward. Burial followed at Parker Head cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Mank
Parker Head
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Leo Hamel
Larry Hoyt
Earl Hamel
Geo Woodward
Parker Head Cemetery
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Robert Sommes
Brighton
Robert
Perley Joy
Pleasant Street
Kents Hilllan
John Parker
Nettie Jordan
Carlton McCobb
Richard Parent
Linda and
Richard, Jr
Warren
Esther Parker
Cpl
Melvin Chase
Otis Chase
High Street
Elgin Air Force Base
Robert James
South Pleasant Street
Mae Cheney
Eulela Pray
Dresden Mills
Natalie LaChance
Priscilla Chipman
Leslie Chipman
Pittsfield
Lowell Savage
Nashua
N. H
Savage
Russell Ring
Mr. Savage
Arno Savage
Pauline Darrah
Dietitant
Connecticut College For Girls
New London
Oscar Douglass
Pleasant
Hamlet
Don Smith
Richard Witham
Fort Campbell
Gerald Witham
Doris Pullen
State School For Girls
Hallowell
Richard A. Pullen
Portsmouth
Carrie Haskell
Ernest Herbert
West Dresden
Gaffney
Narrows
Richmond Village
Harold R. Manwarring
Richmond
Hall
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Walter Barnes
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pearl Perry
County Road
William E. Hinkley
William Whitten
Steven
Henry Marton
Arnold
Wayne
Harry Bragdon
Bowdoinham
Ervin Tripp
Joseph
Sidney Mank
Fred Witham
John Thrower
Rachel Varney
John Witham
Phyllis Wagurak
George Farley
Daniel Bettle
South Front Street
Nelson Cronk
Lincoln Street
Fred J. Little
Melrose
Stanley Harrison
Gardiner
Earl Cronk
David Miller
Gardiner General Hospital
H. M
Howard Dickey
Dickey
Dennis
Camp le Jeune
Dickey and Son
Joseph Shick
Clearwater
A. P. Denham, Jr
Corliss Street
Hotel
Piccadilly
Ann Miete and
Paul, Jr
Wiscasset
Roy J. Campbell
Winston-Salem
Mer
Gidhyowood
Ghina Shey Eco
Shue
China
Sunset Boulevard
Asphalt Jungle
King Solomon's Mines
Stromboli
Bing Crosby
Paris
Park Grass
Betty Davis
Gloria Swanson
Judy Holliday
Anne Baxter
Josephine Hull
Harvey
Jose Ferrer
William Holden
Louis Calhern
Gregory Peck
James Stewart
Mrs. Miniver
Jeff Chandler
Broken Arrow
Nick Hilton
Thailand
Gulf OF
Siam
Morse-Westbrook
Miss Jaquith
Fred S. Curtis & CO. Funeral Service
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