Wiscasset Events Highlight Plays and Parish Activities
The Wiscasset Yacht Club plans the three act comedy Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick for January 18 at 8 pm in Memorial gym with a special 2 pm January 16 matinee for under 12. church and club gatherings mark New Year observances, and Rev Frazer will cover services during Frazier’s vacation.
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Lawrence B. Haggett
Wiscasset
Lawrence A. Averill
Roy Marston
St. Philip’s Parish House
John Jackson
Huntoon Hill
Priscilla Campbell
Robert P. Frazier
Frazier
Frederick Lee
Damariscotta
Stuart Chapin
Mexico
Plann
Montsweag
Miles Memorial Hospital
Congregational Church
Polish immigrant 68 dies after hospital stay in Auburn
A 68 year old Polish native who came to America as a child and lived in Brooklyn later resided in Wiscasset passed away after a brief illness. He and his wife Mrs Weingarten planned a money matter, he was taken to St Andrew's hospital where he died. The body was moved to Grace Lawn Memorial Park in Auburn for burial.
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Weingarten
St. Andrew's Hospital
Poland
America
Brooklyn
Hen
Wiscasset
Averill
Upper Bradford Street
Gracelawn Memorial Park
Auburn
Robert G. Thompson
Federal House of Detention
Marshal McCabe
New York
Thompson
International
Geese Save Rome from Gauls Alleged in 390 B C
A fragment claims the honking of geese alerted Romans to a Gaulish surprise attack in 390 B C, helping defend the city. The tale frames birds as guardians, noting Rome’s survival through vigilance and noise.
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Rome
Neighbors Across Kennebec News and Notes Update
Local notes report fishermen facing thin ice dangers and scarce smelt harvests with prices at 59 cents per pound. Social notices mention dances, hospital recoveries, travels of residents, and visits from relatives in Bath Arrowsic and Damariscotta.
Morse Edges Cheverus High 71 69 at Portland Expo
Morse High defeated Cheverus 71 to 69 at the Portland Exposition Building Tuesday night in a close clash. Marchetti hit the winning basket with seconds left after a tense finish, as Trafton and Arsenault contributed key plays and Mor se’s defense tightened in the fourth period.
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MORSE
Cheverus High
Portland
Exposition Building
Cheverus
Stags
Richie Ashley
Ashley
Thaxter Trafton
Bob Arsenault
Marchetti
Lowrey
Veins
Sanborn
Murphy
McCourt
Cooly
Johnny Trafton
Trafton Brothers
Johnny
Thatcer
Arsenault
Traftons
Billington
Young Arsenault
St. Doms
Morse Gym
Close Enough Miss Lorraine Alberts of Old
Miss Lorraine Alberts of Old is recognized in a brief column noting a social tie or local reference. The item preserves the name and place without additional context or elaboration.
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Lorraine Alberts
Local Society Notes from West Bath and Vicinity
Mrs. William Ketchum returns from a visit with Mr and Mrs Trafton Swain and family in West Bath. Several relatives and friends are mentioned visiting or returning from hospitals in Portland andBath area including F W Deehan at Mercy hospital and John Herrin from the osteopathic hospital. Families gathering for Christmas and New Year’s Day include the Burnhams of Bath and Brunswick and the Perkins household with multiple relatives noted.
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Arrowsie Crater
Celiaston
Mel Howe
Dale
Esther Steen
Uae
Memorial Hospital
Richard Steen
Arrowsie
Washington Street
Bath
St. Petersburg
Fla
Norman Drummond
Boston University
Arrowsic
James Henderson
James Vinal Henderson
Vinal Hunneson
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Carl Rosenwald
Cambridge
Mass
Perley Ater
Chester Leeman
Sidney Shaw
Sidney, Jr
Lynn
Herbert Leeman
Barley Neck Road
Raymond Vess
Milton
Milton and
Quincy
Vess
Leeman
Bath Fire Department
Massachusetts
Portland
Fred Pecci
William Ketchum
W. Deehan
Robert Farnham
William Deehan
St. Louis
F. W. Deehan
Marvin
Gs Flys
Larrabee
Am Larrabee
U.S.A.F
Jean Holbrook
John Perkins
Perkins
Arthur Carlton
Millbury
Carlton
Irvine Burnham
Robert Burnham
Brunswick
Irving Burnham
Stephen
Larry
Stanley
Laurence Burnham
York
Irvin Burnham
Burnham
Sadie Fogg
Drive-in family finds dollar bill tossed with a candy bar wrap
A Kingston family in South Carolina set aside a one dollar bill for the movie ticket. On the ride home a mislaid cash piece was discarded with a candy wrapper and a halt was called when a hilllit puddle near Clinton revealed the lost bill.
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Bill
Destiny Kingstree
S. C
Kingstree
Clinton
Millican Drives Deer to Fay Police After 6-Point Buck Hit
George Millican of Fayetteville hits a 6-point buck with his car. Deer kicked in the trunk and Millican drove to the Fay police station where officers dispatched the animal.
Christmas Party Reflections and Local Notices
A Dresden area roundup describes a Mayo Funeral Home service in Bath for Julia Bryant and a Maple Grove cemetery burial. It notes a Grange hall Christmas party with carols recitations and a Canasta club gathering as well as football results. Local residents observe holiday travels, family visits, and a marriage between Elizabeth Wain of Boothbay Harbor and Nicholas Dean.
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Union Ie
Julia Bryant
Bath
Mayo Funeral Home
Ial
Maple Grove Cemetery
South Dresden
Grange Hall
Eastern River
Elen Jewett
Rena Wentworth
Lillian Gray
Helen Jewetl
Marjorie Hamlin
John Frey
Roger
University of Maine
Canasta Club
Benjamin Wentworth
Harland Ryder
Wilson Ryder
38Th Arallel
Korea
45Th Infantry Division
Harriette
Carolyn
West Bath Grange Plans Pay at Grange Friday
West Bath grange met with strong attendance. Entertainment committee led by Mrs Persis Miller sponsors a three act play My My Gal Sal by Litchfield Academy seniors Friday evening. Lecturer program followed with Mrs Mattie in charge.
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West Bath
Florence Farnham
William Ll, Jr
Pauline Bene Simone Barter
Alex
Follo
William H. Small, Jr
Calvin Taylor
Richard Carter
Richard
Palmer
Eee
Doris Doughty
Srumic
Prisoners Smoking Tobacco Leaves in Early Red Cross Camp
A fragment notes prisoners were supplied tobacco leaves for smoking and that paper for cigarettes was scarce. It mentions the Red Cross and American brandies, with limited access and a remark on timing and shortages.
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The
Red Cross
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Kennebec
Steven Winkler
Roasnye Oba
Steven
Nea Kamer Winkler
Orlando
Norris Waltz
Jerry Galuza
Adam Galuza
Woolwich
Madden
Shirley Beal
Tommy
Orono
Morse Cheverus
McNabee
J. Trafton
Brown Marchetti
Sanborn T. Trafton
T. Trafton
Arsenault Chéverus
Ashiley
Marchetti Keaney Marchetti
Brown
Cimini
AEC
Gordon
Atomic Exergy Commission
Getty
Europe
Dresden
West Bath Grange
Auriol
Rene Coty
French Republic
Elysee Palace
Paris
Vincent A
Normandy
Coty
International Rad
Gis
Prancis Cardinal
Spellman
Pvt
Romulus Hartlett
Bettimane
Army Hospital
Seoul
Wershel Bregman
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