Wiscasset Club Meetings and Community Notices
Local clubs and dignitaries report schedules and events across Wiscasset. The Woman's Club hosts a film night featuring Rise Up and Walk at the Congregational parish house with Parker Boardway presenting. Community groups outline lunches, tea gatherings, Masonic officer elections, and upcoming parent teacher activities. News notes include a lost lights incident on the Common, a yacht club New Year event, and changes at St Philip's parish with a series of socials and clergy arrangements. Several personal items detail travels, flower gifts, and a dog bite incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icture
Congregational
William Kierstead
Iron Lung
Pine Marco Club
Curtis Pearson
Seconte
Leland Brown
George Stetson
Everett Haines
Polly Briggs
Aubrey Fulerton
Stanley Dodge
Organ Society
William A. Gorham
Valles Inn Woodfords
Charles S. Barnes
Wiscasset
Gerald Gott
Brunswick
Parent-Teachers’ Club
New Jerusalem
Royal Arch Chapter
John B. Sutter
King
Robert P. Frazier
John L. Briggs
Frank H. Gray
Lawrence I. Davis
William H. Burton
Charles H. Plumstead
J. William Schulze
St. Philip's, Parish
Monkey Is a Pet at Filing Station
Sonny the African green monkey lives at Carlson Friendly Service Station on Leeman Highway. The 19 year old animal arrived from Yokohama via plane, quarantined on the West Coast before Maine, enjoys tourist attention and a Hawaii visitor filmed him for a future showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
Leeman Highway
North Pole
Carlson
Mr. Carlson
Yokohama
Japan
West Coast
Maine
Hawaii
Pinkhams Return After Holiday Visit
Mr and Mrs Roger Pinkham of Cambridge Massachusetts and Gordon Pinkham a University of Chicago student have returned after visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Fred Pinkham of Mechanic Street Roger attends Harvard University pursuing a Ph D and his wife works as a laboratory technician at Massachusetts General Hospital Gordon majors in English at Harvard and will graduate in June
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Pinkham
Cambridge
Mass
Neighbors Across Kennebec Share Local Happenings
Mrs James Henderson and infant son James Vinal return to Moatsweag from Bath Memorial Hospital. Hendersons plan to move to Sagadahoc Ferry in spring. he is stationed at Brunswick Air Base. ARROWSIC resident Mrs Parker Chaney wintering in Augusta with daughter and family. Day's Ferry and Woolwich news include club meetings, visits, and social events. Regular church services noted at Moatsweag and Woolwich Center. Smelt fishing activity reported on Sasanoa with about 20 camps and 90 in Smelters’ Village. ice safety concerns due to thinness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henderson
James Vinal
Bath Memorial Hospital
Vinal Hunnewell
Moatsweag
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
Jessie Jones
Daniel W. Staffeld
Staffeld
Wilmert Wolf
Naperville
Chicago
Wolf
Staffelds
Paul Stoesser
Buffalo
Five Islands
Marthon Doak, Jr
Day’s Ferry
Jeanette Williams
West Bath
Carroll Morse
Day's Ferry
State Armory
Bath
Marthon Doak
Boston
Russell Boyd
Portland
Brian M. Jewett
James Thorpe
Bath Lodge of Elks
Kenneth R. Vail Ang
Paul Drouin
Saugus
Mass
Sasanoa Bluffs
Geraldine Fogg
Veterans Hospital
Togus
William Fogg
Woolwich Grange
Lawrence R. Vail
Arrowsic
Get-Together Club Schedules Winter Meetings in Woolwich
The Get-Together club voted to meet once a month during the winter months. Mrs. Clyde Baker hosts an afternoon gathering on January 15 at her Nequasset road home. Mrs. Dallas Tracey, longtime Woolwich resident and Moatsweag Auxiliary member, now lives in Jackman. Mrs. Martin Doyle and her son Marty, previously in Toms River, N J, will spend winter with Eleanor Armstrong in Sagadahoc Ferry, while husband Airman 3-c Doyle is reassigned to Weeksville North Carolina awaiting spring joining of the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Chaney
Arrowsic
Augusta
Alexander Reed
Day's Ferry
Frank J. Walker
Mabel Jack
Herbert Munsey
Eben Dana
Howard Whittum
Fred Brown
Lois Day
Woolwich
Russell Boyd
Boston
Moatsweag Baptist Church
Jessie Jones
Salvation Army
Dallas Tracey
Moatsweag
Jackman
Clyde Baker
Nequasset Road
Martin Doyle
Marty
Toms River
N. J
Doyle
Eleanor Armstrong
Sagadahoc Ferry
Naval Air Facilities Base
Weeksville
N.C
Maine Elks Sponsor Fine Musical Show at Veterans Home
The Maine Elks Association presented a large musical show for boys at Togus Veterans Facility with over 600 in attendance. Notables included Betty Gribben Joe Avery Larry Katz and Bob Moores. The event, praised as the theater's largest crowd in five years, prompted plans for a February return and a Lewiston Bath Frolics sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Elks Association
Togus
Veterans Facility
Elks
Joe Avery
Maine
Joe
Bath Lodge
Larry Katz
John Grindell
Bob Moores
Hallowell
Bangor City Hall
Bath
Bath Lodge of Elks Frolics
Esther Hawley
Jewett
Lewiston Lodge of Elks
Gerard Ferland
Joseph Cummings
Augusta
Cummings
Bath community notes and town social roundup
The West Bath Sewing circle met at Mrs. Hazel Wharff’s home to make surgical pads for Togus hospital. several members attended a New Year skating party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Leon Belanger with friends from Bath and North Bath. Various local residents hosted or visited family over New Year weekend, with travels to Gardiner Haverhill Quincy Belfast and Florida planned or completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
P. x Saas
West Bath Sewing Up
Hazel Wharff
Togus Hospital
Ida Stover
Carolyn Rogers
Della Cormier
Lillie Donnell
Hazel Whorff
Stover
Whorff
Grange Hall
New Meadows Lake
Leon Belanger
Bonnie
Loretta Barter
Bethel Estes
Judy Lesier
Roger McNelley
West Bath
Judy Boyce
Carole Henderson
Mabel Ashe
Hubert Barter
Kenneth Snowden
Dillon Gillies
North Bath
Peter Crocker
David Newcomb
Jackie McDonald
Jimmy Footer
F. Deehan
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
Sacramento
Calif
John Perkins
Agnes Wright
Haverhill
Mass
Robert Metcalf
Massachusetts
Charles Holbrook
Raymond
Freeport
Percy Holbrook
Arthur Carlton
Millbury
Brenda
Waterville
Joseph Tragney
Alpha Booker
George Booker
Eulelia Pray
Dresden
Carl Graves
Fred Rose
Maynard Carleton
Wilbur Ketchum
Florida
Ketchum
Organized Dishwashing Drainers Keep Dishes Neat
A note explains drainers and drainboards organize dishes after washing and reduce water to wipe. It suggests using a mop or soft brush to save hands, though some contact with water remains inevitable.
Driving education expands in high schools nationwide
Across the country 8,000 high schools offered driving courses to over 700,000 students last year. The data suggests widespread formal training now reaches a significant portion of new drivers, addressing concerns about novice skills and road safety.
Funny Love In Houston Ends With Police Action
Mrs. Robert Ernest Chandler reportedly loves a kitten after her husband shot at it and police used tear gas to clear the apartment in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Robert Ernest Chandler
Lincoln Quote on Failure and Contentment
A quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln urges that true concern lies not in failure itself but in the acceptance of that failure. The message emphasizes mindset over setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Firepower of cruiser equals eleven battalions of 155 mm artillery
A heavy cruiser’s firepower is stated as equal to that of eleven battalions of 155 mm field artillery, illustrating a dramatic comparison of naval striking power.
Morse High Notes Highlight Play and Activities
Morse High reports its play Father of the Bride directed by Mrs. Phyllis Wright with cast members Arthur Mayo Sue Watts Kay Banks Marion Smith and Ted St Peter. Junior paper drive runs Jan 5 for a month while G A A events include an interclass playday postponed to Jan 17 and a basketball season with 165 players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Francke
Edward Steeter
Phyllis Wright
Stanley Banks
Arthur Mayo
Ellie Banks
Sue Watts
Kay Banks
Marion Smith
Buckley Dunston
Ted St. Peter
Lucille, LeBrun
Cleora Perkins
Beverly Lewis
Ellen James
Connie Kerwin
Portland
Laura Everett
Girls’ Athletic Association
Rogers Hardware Store
West Bath Grange Degrees Conferred on 26 Candidates
The West Bath Grange senior degree team conferred the third and fourth degrees on 26 candidates and eight visitors from nearby granges. State officials Joseph and Emma Larrabee attended as guests, with a harvest supper and a four generation grange family recognized during the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Harraseeket Grange
Freeport
E. W. Haggett
John Howe
Persis Miller
Herbert Simpson
Alton Collins
Maude Haile
William Armstrong
Courtney Stover
E. Mason Wright
Ceres
Lucy Armstrong
Pomona
Frances Waterman
Flora
Bertha Palmer
Mattie Collins
Alice Lewis
Cerescourt
Mary Gaudreau
Estella Doughty
Flora Thayer
Rose Barter
Ila Day
Florence Farnham
Bernice McGlinchy
The
Harvesters
John
Thelma Sylvester
J. Bazin Lemont
Charlotte Doyle
Verl McNelly
Martha Crocker
Calvin Taylor
Rita Mulcahy
Donald Gaudreau
Dorothy Pecci
Charles Doyle
Elizabeth Young
Alice Burgess
Harvest
Doris Doughty
Old Rugged Cross
Eunice Coombs
the Harvesters
James Royal
Ruth
Naomi
Orpha
Gates Ajar
Barbara Parks
Joseph
Emma Larrabee
Topsham
Dirigo
Dromore
Bodwell
Woolwich
Solid Rock
Eureka
Harraseeket
Pleasant River Granges
Three Maine 4-H’ers Win National Honors
National 4-H Home Improvement, Sewing and Garden winners include Ralph Miller 19 Camden Betty Berry 17 Dixfield and Neenemen Wilder 18 Eastman. Miller improved home features and earned multiple awards. Berry earned blue in dress revue and made a coat and shirts. Wilder advanced garden care and shared lessons with 25 club members and earned college trips and scholarships from Sears Roebuck Foundation Allis Chalmers and others under Cooperative Extension Service direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Miller
Camden
Ralp Tharph Helpe
Cecil Hanis
Betty Berry
Dixfield
Charles Holman
Nennemen Wilder
18 Et
Garden Club
Eastman
Cos Yey
Chicago
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
S. Cotton O
Allis Chalmers
Cooperative Extension Service
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Woman’s Club
Elizabeth Norton
Americanism and Citizen Committee
Parker Boardway
Leemeee
Partes
Shah
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Arambec Lodge of Odd Fellows
Dorothy Fulton
Marjorie Niles
Herbert Lermond
G. M
Harris Ridick
Laura Main
Forest Lewis
Eva G. Nason
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ralph Knowlton
Capetown
South Africa
Mr. Pugh
Filing Station
Carlson’s
Harvey Bryngleson
Los Angeles
Larry
Bob
Dorothy
Bryngleson
Harvey
Kennebec
Jason A. Merrill
Flossie Beals
Veterans Home
Brim” Jewett of
New York
Beatrice Eckhaus
Eckhaus
Morse
J. Eastman Wilder
Sam Neua
Tonkin Delta
U.S
United States
National Safety Corps of
Tokyo
Nippon
International Soundphoto
Senate
Apitr
United States Senate
Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
William Knowland
California
Republican Policy Committee
International
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