Phippsburg Grange Elects Officers for 1950
At the Dromore Grange meeting in Phippsburg the 1950 slate was completed with Annie Malcolm elected lecturer and Charlotte Owen as Ceres. New assignments included Stanley Williams care assistant steward El a Perkins master and Raymond Campbell steward plus William Robshaw on the executive committee for one year. Next meeting set for Jan 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Annie Malcolm
Charlotte Owen
Ceres
Stanley Williams
Ela Perkins
Raymond Campbell
William Robshaw
Campbell
Small Point
Norman MacDonald
Donald MacKinnon
Maude Lincoln
Walter Snipe
Wilbur Casey
James Gilman
Elfreda Perkins
Hardings
Phippsburg Center
Thomas Totman
Morse High School
Elwood Cook
Old Orchard
Cook
Mark Harrington
Stanwood Gilman
Walter McCourt
Chain-of-Ponds
Robert Woodman
Damariscotta
Elbert
Truman Roberts, Jr
Donald Morse
Chicago
James L. Morse
Frederick M. Haggett
Montpelier
John G. Morse
Portland
Barbara Wyman
Gorham State Teachers College
Swanton Wyman
Pvt
Rico Zorilla
U.S. A
Fort Bragg
N. C
Langdon Thistle
William Grevers
Susan
Lillian Munn
Arrowsic School Christmas Program in school notes
The Arrowsic school closed Dec 22 for a Christmas program attended by parents. Reopens next Tuesday. The program featured readings, songs and a pageant with students and staff including Clarence Dunn Gloria Lawrence William MacDonald Richard Carleton Sylvia Rice June Carleton Jane Darrell David Durrell and Gloria Perrell. Owing to illness Gloria Lawrence was unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie
Clarence Dunn
Gloria Lawrence
Santa William MacDonald
Richard Carleton
Judea
Sylvia Rice
Vernon Carleton
Santa Claus
Jean Greenleaf
Jane Darrell
Carroll Denbow
June Carleton
Gloris Perrell
Gloria Perteil
Jane Durrell
Donkey Basketball Showdown Nears in Morse Gym
Lions and Rotary prepare for a late evening donkey basketball game at Morse gym. Both teams report peak condition as 8 p.m. Thursday nears, with Rotary practicing under Manager Tom Murphy and Coach F B Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Rotary
Morse Gym
Tom Murphy
F. B. Nichols
Parker Head News Roundup at Parker Head Community
More than 30 attended New Year church services with next Sunday at Phippsburg Center. Students with perfect attendance at the village school include Beryla Nisbet Jo Ann Nisbet Joseph Paulin Kenneth Paulin and Robert Gray. Several tardy but not absent names listed plus a PTA gathering hosted by Mrs Eugene Harrington. Midshipman L D Lowell to Castine for three months training aboard the American Sailor. Many visits and guest updates from Brunswick Bath Brookville Lynn Rochester and Portland. Local Morse high students return to Bath. various social visits and meals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg Center
Beryla
Jo Ann Nisbet
Joseph
Kenneth Paulin
Robert Gray
Robert Cushing
Carolyn Wyman
Howard Morong
Warren Doughty
Donald
Charles Wyman
Anne Gray
Eugene Harrington
L. D. Lowell
Castine
Francis Lander
Florida
Mertie Shepard
George Watson
Brunswick
Lewis Lowell
Elwood Hathorne
Bath
Charles Blaisdell
M. B. O'Brien
New York
Parker Head
Albert Gray
Chester Sanborn
Brookville
Robert Campbell
Lynn
J. A. Darling
Leslie Darling
Millard Nadeau
Portland
Nadeau
Walter Cushing
Arthur Kreidler
USN
Lucy Orne
Topsham
Perkins Island
Lorraine Shelfield
Rochester U
University Women’s
Thomas Sheffield
Dorothy Cushing
Earl Hamel
Frank Mezenski
William Hallett Jr
W. H
Wyman
Florence Rollins
Mary Dannefelser
Rotary Lions Rivalry Sparks Preseason Roar
The Rotary jogs to the post office for morning mail to build lungs for a clash with the Lions coached by Les Shumway who vows a clear victory despite taunts about donkey hats. The Brooke Chevrolet Ramblers meet the Bates Manufacturers at 7 p.m. in a preliminary game with proceeds aiding the Underprivileged Children's Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions den
Les Shumway
Shumway
Lions
Brooke Chevrolet Ramblers
Bates Manufacturers
Childrens’ Fund
Mr and Mrs Long Host New Year Day Party
Mr and Mrs John Long entertained friends and relatives New Year's day in honor of Mr birthday. Guests included Harold Child, Clyde Champion of Bath, Roy Niford, Mabel Talbot, Ralph Randall, Jennie Hicks, Alice Peabody from Worcester. Russell Piner of Providence and Edward Cavanaugh of Brunswick also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Long
Airthday
Harold Child
Cylde Champion
Bath
Roy Niford
Mabel Talbot
Ralph Randall
Jennie Hicks
Alice Peabody
Worcester
Mass
Russell Piner
Providence
R. I
Edward Casavant
Brunswick
Popham Beach cottage completed by Bath contractor
Contractor Burt S. Osgood Jr. of Bath and Popham finished a 24 by 36 foot cottage for John B. Curran of Troy New York with one coat of paint and remaining plumbing and work to be completed in spring. The riverside site is praised as a fine location and the area sees growing tourist interest. New Year’s Eve guests from Winterport New York City and Popham gathered at the Fickett home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt S. Osgood, Jr
Bath
Popham
John B. Curran
Troy
N. Y
Leon Fickett
Winterport
New York City
Rabbit hunting history and local notes near Cox's Head
Sportsmen report rabbits abundant for a month near Mc Collecht swamp and granite ledge after years of scarcity due to disease. Old residents recall a Depression era influx with up to 75 rabbits bagged in the area. Local residents and visitors, including families from Woolwich Bath Phippsburg Center and West Point, exchanged New Year visits and greetings at nearby homes and cottages along Cox's Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCollecht
Granite Ledge
Lewiston
Edward P. Thomas, Jr
Meng
Adjutant General School
Camp Lee
Small Point School Pupils Present Christmas Program
Small Point school pupils performed a December 22 program before neighbors and families. The lineup included solos, duets, readings, and plays such as Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, White Christmas, The Night Before Christmas, and Christmas At Timothy Corners. An exchange of gifts from the Christmas tree followed by refreshments concluded the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point School
Oh Little Town of
Bethlehem
Betty Lowell
Syvilla Wyman
Marilyn Pye
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Keela McLaughlin
Jimmy Hamel
Edith Oliver
Maurice Pye
Roberta Pye
Bruce McGinnis
Margaret Oliver
Carol Wyman
Diane Hamel
Bruce Bickford
Timothy Corners
Warren Thompson
Carl McIntire
Gerald Wyman
John Forbes
Mereen Robinson
John Thompson
Diana Pye
Ellen Blair
Joanne Pye
Dresden Community News Roundup of Events and Notices
Mrs Charles Good visits with her son Edward and family while dances occur weekly at Eastern River grange hall. Beersheba lodge hosts Harry Hunter and Boston friends for days. Schools reopen Jan 2 after vacation. Elizabeth Sterritt hosts Triple A club with many members. Local families celebrate Christmas with visitors from Bath Nobleboro and town. Richmond Dresden parishes publish a New Year schedule of services and Bible studies. New Year’s eve party at Crowell home features dancing and refreshments with guests from Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Good
Edward
Eastern River Grange Hall
Grange
Nat
Harry Hunter
Boston
Beersheba Lodge
Elizabeth Sterritt
Burton Boynton
Augustus Good
James Cameron
John E. Hall
Ray Perry
William Brown
Maurice Hall
George Allen
Priscilla
McCoy
Walter Rittall
Millard Ratleff
Bath
Pearl Rittall
Nobleboro
Robert Rittall
Stephen
W.S.C.S
Richmond
Y.A.Y.F
Dresden Mills
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Phippsburg
Gardiner Rogers
Grevers Col
Carrie Little
James Little
Edward Senecal
Beulah Senecal
Syracuse
Henry Senecal
Stonybrook Road
Antonio Pellegrini
Jay Bowker
J. Bradford Sprague
Bessie Sprag
Ruth Merkel
Harriet Frasier
Priscilla Thayer
Florence Jewell
Carter
Arrowsic
Little Boy Blue
William Rice
David Durrell
Lions Club
Morse High
A. P. Denham, Jr
General
Corliss Street
Bath, Maine
Parker
Turner McCarty
Waban
Walter Percy
Reginald Gordon
Clarence Sheffield
Earl Lowell
Laurence Thayer
Gilbert Woodman
Popham Beach
Ilene Percy
Marblehead
Minot Percy
Guy Crowley
Corea
Frances Bridges
Nancy Welch
Fred Spinney
Harvey Lamson
Pond Island
Walter E. Sprague
Richard Sprague
Carl Newcomb
M. E. Sprague
Frank Ferrara
Walter Gilmore
Marguerite McNulty
Frank Irving
Biddeford
Charles L. Stevens
Sewall Prescott
Stanley Perkins
Bob Moore
Popham Road
Mr. Freeman
South Shore
Cox
Little Cox's Head
Little Creek
Norfolk
Navy
Marine
Army
Air Force
Caribbean
Dresden
Ralph Crowell
Wiscasset
Chevrolet
Americas
Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
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