Town actions, elections and notices headline town events
Town closes books February 12 with delinquent taxes to be published. New Jerusalem Royal Arch Chapter elected officers for the year and Lincoln Lodge A F and A M named leaders. Schools reopen January 3 for a 14 week term. The Little Shop for Men sold. Boy Scouts District Court of Honor held. Various community meetings scheduled including women’s club and church organ society. The tanker Pan American visited Mason plant, gifts and aid drives extended to January 16. Obituary notes Ruth Munroe Chapin of Dam ariscotta died. survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jerusalem Royal Arch
Leslie A. Sullivan
H. P
John B. Sutter
Forrest Carlton
Eugene McGrath
Frank Gray
William Oh. Burton
Charles H. Plumstead
Frank B. Adams
Vicipal Sojourner
Laurence Davis
Charles H. Dunton
Vail
Hallie A. Simpson
Harry D. Mosher
1St
Charles Sewall
Sentinel
Lincoln Lodge
A. F
A. M
Hallie Simpson
W. M
S. W
Norman McKinnon
J. W
Frank H. Gray
William H. Burton
Forrest Carleton
S. D
Fred W. Merry
J. D
William I. Kierstead
S. S
Earl B. Colby
J. S
Elmer
Abanaki
Damariscotta
Boothbay Harbor
Blen Perkins
Paul Abbott
Boothbay
Neal Dodge
Richard Dill
Leah A. Warren
New England
Mr. Dill
Harry Demery
Lois Roy
Organ Society of the Congregational Church
Pan American
Mason Plant
The
American Legion
Europe
First Ladies Review Highlights February Plans in Meeting
Adams Mary Lincoln and Dolly Madison referenced. Mrs. Staples delivered an engaging review garnering thanks. Vice regent Mrs. Marion Jaques Smith presided in regent’s absence while Feb 7 election of delegates to Continental Congress and State Conference is announced. February music program features Stephen Foster songs with Rev. C Clifford Sargent as guest speaker. Hostesses listed and tea served after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Mary Lincoln
Dolly Madison
Staples
Lena Heal Shepard
Pasadena
Calif
Marion Jaques Smith
Continental Congress
Washington
D. C
Stephen Foster
C. Clifford Sargent
Wesley Church
Marilla Morse
Margaret Henderson
Annie Bonney
Mary Powers
Beatrice Nadine
Lynette Hill
Elwina Durgin
Alice Shorey
Florence Calderwood
Margaret Foote
Eleanor Irish
Pearl Wilson
Farm Bureau Dates and Subjects
In Georgetown on January 27 a Convenient Household Storage session at the Library at Five Islands. On January 12 in Hyde Park a Swedish Weaving event will be held at Mrs. Eleanor Colcords home. Americans spend 32.5 million dollars daily on meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guerite Freeman
Georgetown
Five Islands
Hyde Park
Eleanor Colcord
Harvesters 4 H Club Hosts Christmas Party at Littlefield
West Bath notes show the Harvesters 4 H club and leader gathering at Little Field Schoolhouse for a Christmas party with gift exchange, games, and refreshments. Numerous locals and guests listed include Barter family, Estes, Belanger, Henngeroye, Wallace, and others with social visits across Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvesters
Littlefield
Roland
Hubert
Albert
Loretta Barter
Wanetta
Edward
Bethel
Russell
Priscilla Estes
Robert
Bonnie Belanger
Pauline Henngeroye Ete
Arthur Wallace
Elaine Renshaw
Pauline Belanger
Orono
Joanne Boudreau
Worthley McPhee
Robert Farnham
Reginald Farnham
Waterville
Francis Deehan
Owen Thompson
Percy Holbrook
Henry Marsh
Bath
Walter Kingsbury
Florence Neiley
Hazel Wharff
Portland
Trafton Swain
York Village
Barbara King
Patricia Booker
Fred W. Larrabee
Miss King
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Chester King
Phippsburg
F. W. Deehan
William
Marden
Laura Whitmore
Eva Dunn
Richard Dunn
Jane Anderson
Gardiner
Charlotte Cooke
Kermit and
Dennis
Hathorne
Mass
Courtney Stover
Joyce Stover
Judy Summerton
Warren Groves
Irving Burnham
Pfe
John Z. Rose
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Ernest Rose
Henry Rose
Clement Yates
Danvers
Rosedale
James Cilley
Harold Williams
Flora Thayer
Marshall Boudreau
John Sylvester
Alton Collins
William Bennett
Brunswick
Tuessie Hall
Woolwich
Martin W. McPhee
Roland Carlton
Ronald
Norman
Laurance
Eva Perry
Madison
Alonzo Parks
Portsmouth
N. H
Ednar Owens
U.S.A
Japan
Fletcher Waterman
Anna Robichaud
Teddy
Rose Robichaud
Presley
Richard Renshaw
Richard
Jean Lermond
Alice Deehan
Billy Moore
Carl Pinson
Eddy Parady
Rotary Lions Donkey Basketball For Bath Children
Rotary and Lions clubs plan a joint donkey basketball game at Morse High gymnasium to raise funds for Bath underprivileged children. A joint meeting replaces the next Rotary session on Tuesday Jan 17 at Sedgwick with Lions. Farmington newborn Joseph A Wenckus Jr weighs 72 pounds at Franklin County Hospital. parents Grace Whittemore Wenckus and coach Joseph A Wenckus Sr hail from Bath and Farmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammar School
Rotarians
Lions Club
Morse High
Bath
Lions
Sedgwick
Joseph A. Wenckus
Farmington
Ranklin County Hospital
Wenckus
Grace Whittemore
Farmington State Teachers College
Joseph A. Wenckus, Jr
The Fateful Fifty Years installment opens
This newspaper begins a study on how the electronic and atomic ages emerged from Victorian times. It frames 1950 as a turning point and invites readers to follow the story of the rough road to the Atomic Age in a first installment.
Mullaney Lane Wedding Announced on New Year's Day
The marriage of Miss Virginia E. Lane of Auburn and Harry D. Lane of Bath to John E. Mullaney of Auburn was announced New Year’s Day. The couple wed Christmas Eve in a candlelight ceremony at the bride’s sister’s home in Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bride
Woolwich
Virginia E. Lane
Jennie I. Lane
Auburn
Harry D. Lane
Bath
John E. Mullaney
Catherine Mulaney
Park Street
Judson G. Niles
Faye Lane
Dana _ Lane
Judson Giles
Dana T. Lane
Mullaney
Houlton and
Waterville
Houlton High School
United Shoe Machinery Corp
Aladdin Club
Morse High School
Seabees
Pacific
Bath Iron Works
Bath Lodge of Elks
Florence Chamberlain
Boston
Phyllis Chamberlain
Fryburg Academy
Donald Leavitt
Frederick Huff
Skowhegan
John M. Leonard
Helen McCorr
Sagadahoc
Gordon Danielson
Providence Bible Institute
Providence
Miss Mary Clappison Heads to Syracuse University
Miss Mary Clappison leaves Boston on Tuesday for a plane trip to Syracuse New York to resume studies at Syracuse University after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs James A Clappison of 128 North Street for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Clappison
Boston
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
James A. Clappison
North Street
Arraigned in D C Charged with Attempted Extortion
Joseph R. Roth aged 40, of the wartime air Commissioner's office in Washington, D C, was arraigned after FBI arrest for allegedly mailing a 200000 dollar extortion letter threatening death to Sherman Fairchild the plane builder. He also allegedly demanded 25000 dollars from A Eckhard of Baldwin New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Roth
Washington, D. C
FBI
Sherman Fairchild
A. J.eckhard
Baldwin, N.Y
International Soundphoto
Bathes newest restaurant opens Friday
Bath residents recount holiday visits and returns as local families list travel with relatives and changes in households. Notable mentions include Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Danielson hosting trips and Miss Marjorie Leeman resuming studies at the University of Minnesota.
Huse P. T. A. Show with Smilin' Bill Waters
Smilin Bill Waters and His Tennesseans headline a Friday stage and radio show at Huse school auditorium under the Huse P. T. A. auspices. The program features five big acts over two hours including Waters singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smilin
Bill Waters
Huse School
Huse P. T. A
Waters
Spectacular Vaudeville Show With Contest Prizes
Noted performers Shorty Sheehan champion trick fiddler Oscar with five string banjo Little Daisy guitar and songs harmonica wizard Sister Jean child star present. A large amateur contest offers cash prizes attracting local audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty Sheehan
Oscar
Little Daisy
Jean
Speeding and intoxication fines set by Brunswick court
Henry Caouett of Brunswick was fined 10 dollars plus 4.70 in costs after pleading guilty to speeding 70 mph at West Bath with State Trooper Mortimer O Connell as complainant. Two local men received 5 dollar fines and 5.60 and 5.15 dollars in costs. each will serve 15 days in county jail in lieu of payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Caouett
Brunswick
Gardiner R. Deering
West Bath
Mortimer O'Connell
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Grace Sewall
Mary Marston
Damari
Gcotta
Joseph Kennedy
Stuart Bailey
Florida
Jo Farrin
Boylston Hutchins
Harry L. Bradford
S. J. Sewall
Augusta
William Clark
Bath Memorial Hospital
Stanley Dodge
Helen G. McFarlane
Greenport
Conn
James E. Wilcock
Rangeley
Frederick Burleigh
Joseph Coffin
Davis Island
Harry Bailey
Brockton
Ruth Munroe Chapin
Stuart Chapin
Miles Memorial Hospital
Brooklyn
Frederick Mitchell Munroe
Elizabeth Lee Bowles
Capen _ school
Northampton
Smith College
John Hartford
Sherborn
Donald Munroe
Southport
Elizabete B. Munroe
Roslyn, L.I
Farbzen
Mademoiselle
Front Street
Farm Bureau
Lane
D.C
First Congregational Church
Nequasset
Francena Cromwell
Christian Endeavor
Donald Matheson
Bowdoin College
Montsweag' Baptist Church
H. E. Danielson
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
Ladies’ Aid
Freeman Oliver
Nelson Rice
BATHS
Alan
Susie Bean
Arthur Bean
Marjorie Leeman
U. of M
Harold Leeman
Louise Reynolds
Sagadahoc Grammar School
Cornish
Alden Bailey
Frank Bailey
Robert Reed
South Waldoboro
Reed
Ella Reed
Kermit Bennett
Glenice
Guilford
Ben
Nett
Albert Temple
Chester Howe
Constance
Jennie Howe
Evelyn Danielson
Deaconess Hospital
Georgie Walker
Russell Boyd
Tom’s
Front and Arch Streets
Speedy
Maine
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