Navy honors long-serving Fore River shipyard worker
Harry M. Adams of 17 Commonwealth avenue Quincy received a insignia pin for 20 years of continuous Navy service at Fore River. Capt. John B. Brown presented the award amid notes on incentive programs. Adams has 45 years in shipbuilding including Bath Iron Works Bethlehem Fore River and Navy Fore River.
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Navy
Fore River
Harry M. Adams
Commonwealth Avenue
Quincy
John B. Brown
USN
Capt. Brown
Adams
Bath Iron Works
City
Bethlehem
Herbert A. Hope
J. Leo Cass
Quincy A. F. L. Ship Designers’ Union
The
Fore River Naval Associates
Barbara Burden Attends Ice Capades in Boston
Miss Barbara Burden of Bedford Street attended the Ice Capades in Boston during New Year’s weekend, a local sighting noted by reporters.
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Barbara Burden
Bedford Street
Boston
Joint Bath P T A Council Meeting Set for Monday
A joint meeting of all Bath P T A groups is scheduled for Monday at 7 30 p m at Huse School. Open to all P T A members and interested citizens. Keith Crockett will discuss the city band situation and band program work with high school and junior bands. A Band Boosters speaker will attend. the high school band will perform during entertainment. Refreshments provided by Huse P T A and Band Boosters.
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Huse
Keith Crockett
Huse School
Huse P. T. A
Christmas Party of Goodwill Club Noted In Sagadahoc Ferry
The Goodwill club held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. C. P. Hall’s home in Sagadahoc Ferry with 28 members attending. A brief business meeting preceded gift exchange and social time, featuring entertainment organized by Mrs. Nelson Rice and Mrs. Arthur Orr. Refreshments were provided by several members. The next gathering is set for January 16 at Mrs. Nelson Rice’s home.
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Goodwill Club
C. P. Hall
Sagadahoe Ferry
Nelson Rice
Arthur Orr
Florence Carlton
Freeman Oliver
Harry Fitch
Sagadahoc Ferry
Plan to Eliminate Mosquito Pests Starts
Preliminary steps began Saturday in a move to control mosquitoes across lower Saga dahoc county and parts of West Bath. Bath area cottage owners, led by former Mayor Harold P. Small, formed a committee to contact state agencies for support and organized volunteers to reach Summer residents in key areas. A follow up meeting is set for Tuesday evening January 31 in City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
West Bath
Harold P. Small
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Small Point
Sebasco
Maine Development Commission
Maine Publicity Bureau
Sumner Sewall
Richard Cushman
Sebasco Lodge
Elford A. Stover
Maine Highway Commission
Harry C. Webber
Bath Daily Times
I. A. Trueworthy
State Park Commission
Boyd Bailey
Mr. Small
Chamber of Commerce
Sabine
C. Lloyd Hooker
Otis Card
Thomas Aikenhead
Donald Freeman
Birch Point
Randall Cook
Justus H. Miller
O. M. Redson
Archibald M. Main
Meadowbrook
Gardiner Rogers
Maurice Libby
Brigham’s Cove
Eugene Desmond
Arthur Totman
Ernest Freeman
Herbert Anderson
Foster's Point
Elmer Williams
Kenneth Francisco
Albert White
Emery Freeman
Arrowsie
Horatio L. Baker
Popham Beach
John J. Preney
Paul McCole
Allan Spear
Peter Isaacson
Haviland Torrey
Kings Point
Earl Cahoon
Selwyne Towne
Clyde Lake
Quaker Point
Paul W. Tuttle
George Goodwin
Arthur L. Cormier
Theodore Watson
City Hall
Howard Mayo Heads March of Dimes Drive Here
Howard W. Mayo is named Sagadahoc county director for the 1950 March of Dimes campaign to benefit the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The drive runs January 16 to January 31.
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Howard Mayo
March OF Dimes
Howard W. Mayo
Sagadahoc County
National Foundation For
Family return from Watertown holiday visit
Mrs. Charles A. Corliss of York street and her niece Mrs. Bertha Churchey of Gardiner came back from Watertown Massachusetts where they spent the holidays with Mrs. Churchey’s daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur B. Skinner.
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Charles A. Corliss
York Street
Bertha Churchey
Gardiner
Watertown
Mass
New Quarters for Dyer Flaherty VFW Post in Bath
The Dyer Flaherty VFW Post met at its new home 807 Middle Street with Commander Norman Wetherington presiding. An invitation was extended to District Commander Elmer Moore for a district meeting on Sunday Jan. 22 with state officers as guests. The post plans dedication ceremonies on Jan. 2 during the district meeting and formed a recreation committee to organize dances and games for the season. The next meeting is Wed Jan 11 a joint session with the auxiliary to discuss interior upkeep of the building.
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Dyer-Flaherty Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
U.S
Middle Street
Norman Wetherington
Elmer Moore
Dyer-Flaherty
Bath
Moore
State Department
Wetherington
Donald Gurney
Lawrence Small
Ronald Oulton
Slight Delay Seen In School Opening
Due to delays in finishing additions at Huse school, several grades will report on Thursday instead of Tuesday. Fourth grade from Center street, fourth grade from Huse, third grade from Huse, and the ungraded room from Center street will start Thursday with their teachers listed. First grade at Huse will continue afternoon reporting and begin next week on Tuesday.
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Huse
Center Street
Anne Thompson
Huse School
Alice Austin
Charlotte Hilyard
Isabelle Bryant
Tueday
South Street
Hersom Powers Wedding Thursday
Miss Ann Powers wed Richard T. Hersom Jr in a double ring ceremony at Winter Street Congregational Church. The bride wore pink brocaded slipper satin and white orchid corsage.attendants included Miss Betty Footer in teal crepe and Richard Gross. The couple planned a short wedding trip. the bride is Georgetown native. the groom serves in the Navy at Norfolk, Virginia.
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Ann Powers
Richard T. Hersom, Jr
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street Congregational Church
Betty Footer
Richard Gross
Lester Powers
Georgetown
Hersom
Richard T. Hersom
33 Court Street
U. S. Navy
Norfolk, Va
Haskell of Harvard announces engagement to Cadet Butler
Mr and Mrs Norman E Haskell of Harvard Massachusetts formerly of Waterville announce the engagement of their daughter Joan to Cadet Charles Lewis Butler son of Mrs Elizabeth Whipple Butler of Grand Rapids Michigan and Lee M Butler of Scarsdale New York Mrs Haskell is the former Lillian A Mason of Bath Maine Miss Haskell graduated Winchester High School and attended Colby College Cadet Butler graduated Central High School Grand Rapids Michigan attended Grand Rapids Junior College and is class of 1950 at the United States Military Academy No wedding date has been set.
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Norman E. Haskell
Harvard
Mass
Waterville
Joan
Charles Lewis Butler
Elizabeth Whipple Butler
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lee M. Butler
Scarsdale
N. Y
Haskell
Lillian A. Mason
Bath
Winchester High School
Winchester
Colby College
Butler
Central High School
Grand Rapids Junior College
United States Military Academy
Forage Tip: Eat Salmon Bones in Canned Fish
A kitchen note highlights that canned salmon bones provide nutrients and should not be discarded. The tip encourages consuming the bones for minerals and protein, reflecting practical home cooking guidance.
Missing Bath girl Evelyn Katula remains mystery after Christmas night
No progress reported over the weekend in locating Evelyn Katula of Bath who vanished after leaving relatives in Lisbon Falls to go to a store. Bus driver accounts of two young women near Lisbon Falls were checked, but deputies say neither matched Katula. Local officials viewed a Burlington amnesia victim photo and found no resemblance to Katula.
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Evelyn Katula
Bath
Lisbon Falls
Androscoggin
Miss Katula
Nyulaszi
Katula
Burlington
New Year’s Eve Junior Hospital League Ball Enjoyed
The New Year’s Eve ball at Morse High School gym hosted by the Junior Hospital League drew a strong crowd, with decorations in green and white and a Gordon Howe orchestra. Net proceeds will benefit Memorial Hospital and the financial report will be given at the league meeting.
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Junior Hospital League
Morse High School
Gordon Howe
Carl Dearborn
Leonard Litchfield
George Barker
Roger Luke
Memorial Hospital
Palmer Dunham wedding details at Nazarene parsonage
Dorothy P Dunham wed Ralph R Palmer in a single ring ceremony at the Nazarene parsonage 77 Russell Street Saturday evening conducted by Rev Curtis L Stanley. The couple planned a reception at the Woolwich home of Mr and Mrs Edward Murphy.
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Dorothy P. Dunham
Ralph R. Palmer
Curtis L. Stanley
Nazarene Parsonage
Russell Street
Margaret P. Calkins
Richard F. Lavers
South Freeport
Edward Murphy
Woolwich
Palmer
Freeport High School
Brunswick High
U. S. Army
Japan
Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
Court Street
Owl head rotation limits eye movement in birds
The text notes that an owl cannot move its eyes in their sockets and instead can rotate its head through a large arc of 0.273 degrees.
Donkey basketball charity game slated at Morse Gym
Rotary and Lions clubs host a donkey basketball night at Morse Gym Thursday evening to raise funds for underprivileged children. Teams feature Rotary and Lions rosters with managers, coaches, and players from local organizations. donkeys supplied by Ralph Godfrey. Tickets available at Hallets, City Hall Smoke Shop, or from Lions members.
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Morse Gym
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Morse
Rotary Club
Frank X. Keiniig
Charles Doyle
Don Emero
Hollis Garey
Raleigh Glynn
Lion
William Watson
James Callan
Hank Bell
Franklin Howe
Arthur Hutchins
Lawrence Small
Edward True
Wilfred Guerin
Rodney Brooke
Lions
Pete Newell
John Taylor
Harold P. Small
Wilfred Rousse
Clifford Bean
Les Shumway
Harold Rubin
White Winged
Brook Chevrolet Ramblers
Bates Manufacturers
Hallets
City Hall
Christmas gifts reach Togus hospital from local groups
Montsweag Farm Bureau Nequamsett Farm Bureau Mrs. Robert Brownell and Inner Wheel members contributed Christmas gifts for Togus Veterans' Hospital patients.
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Montsweag Farm Bureau
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Robert Brownell
The
Inner Wheel
Togus Veterans’ Hospital
Government office holders rise to 2.146 million in Britain
National and local government office holders in Great Britain total 2,146,000 now, up from 1,385,000 a decade ago. The shift reflects growing public sector employment across national and local administrations.
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Great Britain
Birthday Notes and Engagements Highlight Brunswick Items
Brunswick school freshman Miss During celebrated her fourteenth birthday amid senior classmates and friends. Engagement announced for Hilda LaRochelle of Bowdoinham now Richmond, to H Francis Ryder Jr of Bangor, with February wedding planned. Ryder served in the U S Air Corps and now works for Citizens Utility Co of Bangor. Nearby social items include a surprise birthday dance for Miss Carolyn Bishop and a Pythian Sisters meeting reorganizing the charter with listed members.
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Joan
Mary Ides
Jakie Stilphen
Betty Durgin
Judy Davis
Janice Jones
Donna Adams
Julia Wilson
Louis Siatras
Dean Cranston
Wallace Staples
Winston Currier
Richard Cone
John Siatras
William Little
Thomas Hendricks
Miss Durin
Brunswickigh School
Lila Bishop LaRochelle
Bowdeinham
Richmond
Hilda
H. Francis Ryder, Jr
Bangor
LaRochelle
Erskine Academy
Sisters Hospital School of Nursing
Waterville
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Ryder
Henry Ryder
U. S. Air Corps
South Pacific
Citizens Utility Co
Ronald Weeks
Martin Mitchell
Richard Babb
Carolyn Bishop
Wicklewyck
Leonard Bishop
Pythian Sisters
Reta Miner
Hazel Denham
Hannie Jordan
Mary Dodge
Prudence Lucy
Frances Haley
Pauline Conley
Ruth A. Dodge
Lara White
Miss Prindall
Vera Heath
Edith Rowe
Ladies Farm Bureau
Palmer
Eleanor Brice
Elva Curtis
Gladys Peterson
George Ackley
Frank Heath
Wendall Heenie
Lynde Heath
Herbert Heath
Earl Hatch
Main Street
Lloyd Skelton
Esther Brown
Springfield
Mass
Earle Brown
Phillip Rideout
Nellie Rideout
Eva Rideout
Camden
Linwood Rideout
Charles Preble
Patricia Brown
Annie Fides
State Teachers College
Farmington
George Brown
Avery Fides
Kenneth Mac- Dougal
Rockland
Worcester and Braintree guests visit Frank Webber
Edward son of Worcester stayed longer with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Webber of Braintree and was weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Webber.
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Edward
Worcester
Mass
Kenneth Webber
Braintree
Frank Webber
Widow of war plant worker laid to rest in Bowdoin cemetery
A long time resident of Bath and Bowdoinham is survived by a daughter Edna Winslow of Gorham and sister Margaret Adams of Bowdoin after the death of her husband who was killed in World War I at a defense plant. Interment followed at South Bowdoin cemetery with several grandchildren and nieces and nephews listed as survivors.
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Bath
Blanchard
Bowdoinham
Percy Blanc
Edna Winslow
Gorham
Margaret Adams
Bowdoin
South Bowdoin Cemetery
Sagadahoc Pomona Hosts Bowdoinham Meeting
Sagadahoc Pomona grange held a Merry Meeting at Bowdoinham last week with over 100 attending. Eldon Curtis presided as West Bath's 15 members joined, a harvest dinner was served, and a tableau featured by Mrs Doris Wing and Mrs Lucy Armstrong. Jeanné Belanger sang solo, Esther Andrews accompanied on piano, and other selections included a vocal by Elfreda Perkins and a New Year poem by Margaret Morse.
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Sagadahoc Pomona
Merry Meeting Grange
Bowdoihfham
Ter Eldon Curtis
West Bath
Doris Wing
Lucy Armstrong
Jeanné Belanger
Topsham
Esther Andrews
West Bath Grange
Elfreda Perkins
Dromore Grange
Margaret Morse
Topsham Grange
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs. Alice Middleton
Mrs. Alice Middleton was surprised as guests gathered at Fishercourt home of Mrs. Wesley Simpson Monday evening. The party featured gifts, games, refreshments, and a large birthday cake baked by Mrs. Gallagher. Present were Mrs. Mabel Williams, Mrs. Mabel Millett, Mrs. Annie Johansen, Mrs. Bertha Stone, Mrs. Pauline Staples, Mrs. Gertrude Delano, Mrs. Gallagher, and Mrs. Simpson.
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Alice Middleton
Wesley Simpson
Fishercourt
Middleton
Robert Gallagh
Mabel Williams
Mabel Millett
Annie Johansen
Bertha Stone
Pauline Staples
Gertrude Delano
Gallagher
Simpson
Morse Westbrook Basketball Tickets On Sale In Morse High
Tickets for the Morse Westbrook game Saturday night at the Portland Exposition Building may be bought at Morse High School until 4 30 p m Friday. Exchanges for Expo tickets are available for held season tickets by Friday afternoon. The varsity game starts at 8 30 p.m. with Morse freshmen facing Westbrook freshmen at 7 30 p.m.
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Morse-Westbrook
Portland Exposition
Morse High School
Expo
Morse
Westbrook
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