Community notes from Richmond Fort r chapter and local events
Local chapter meetings included an evening with Mrs Mina Clark and Mrs Frederick Crow sharing Europe trips. Boy Scout Troop 139 planned a Jan 14 public supper for equipment funds. Youth banquet at United Baptist church featured Dr Richard Curtis and Providence Barrington Bible College music. Meals were served by pastors and wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort R
D.A. R
Mina Clark
Front Street
Clark
Europe
Frederick Crow
Legion Hall
Legion
Richard Withes
Richard Mansir
William Lechner
United Baptist Church
Litchfield
Bowdoin Center
Bowdoinham
Richard Curtis
Providence Barrington Bible College
Harold Dunn
Whiteroad
March of Dimes Drive
Emerson
Amy Bradley
Daughters of Union Veterans
Walter James
Frank Beedle
Viola James
Viola Douglass
Ann James
Charles Jewett
Edyth Hayes
Daisy Mealy
Evelyn Mariner
Mildred Davis
Sadie Waltz
Perley Wedge
Lillian Damon
Ethel Silver
Marion MacFarland
John Thrower
Richard Bromley
Dover
N. H
Otis Witham
Scarborough
Gareth Coffin
Boothbay Harbor
Grace Church Elects Senior Warden At Annual Parish Meeting
Grace Episcopal Church elected Sumner Sewall senior warden at its annual parish meeting led by Rev. James L. Grant. Also chosen were Frederick E. Drake Jr. as junior warden George H. Fox treasurer Eugene v. Eberhard clerk Rodney E. Ross Jr. and Alex M. Robertson vestrymen for three years Harry L. Day auditor and finance committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Grace Episcopal Church
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
George H. Fox
Eugene v. Eberhard
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Alex M. Robertson
Harry L. Day
James L. Grant
Roger Luke
Roger M. Luke
Justus H. Miller
G. Baer Connard
Warren A. Hawley, Jr
Eugene P. Eberhard
Central Church League Covered Dish Supper Recap
The Central Congregational church league held a covered dish supper with 36 members present. Annie Longley chaired the supper committee with six assistants from the activities committee. Plans for a January home cooked food sale were discussed, along with notes on the Christmas sale. The group will plan next year's Christmas sale and resume activities after a swap party and games. The next meeting is Jan 23. Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship’s Jan 8 meeting was canceled by weather. next gathering will be at Montsweag church next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Central Congregational Church
Annie Longley
Harold S. Avery
Alfred E. Carpenter
Betty Henderson
Horace P. Morse
Willard Sprague
James H. Morse
Activities Committee
Woolwich
Army technician trainee returns to Valley Forge hospital
Pvt. David Williams son of Mr and Mrs Harold Williams of North Street returned this week to duties at Valley Forge hospital Phoenixville Pa where he is in training to be a medical technician He enlisted in the Army in July and after basic training was at Fort Sam Houston Texas six weeks Leroy Pridham of Orlando Fla was a recent guest of Mr and Mrs C B Kennedy Ferry Road
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald A. Wilson
James A. Wilson
Joseph Wilson
River Road
David H. Wilson
Lincoln
Neb
Gerald
David
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Lowery Af.b
Colo
James
Chanute Air Force Base
Illinois
Richard Curtis
United Baptist Church
Providence Barrington Bible College
Walter Varney
Ernest Williams
Maritime Academy
Castine
David Williams
Harold Williams
North Street
Valley Forge Hospital
Phoenixville
Army
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Leroy Pridham
Orlando
Fla
C. B. Kennedy
Ferry Road
Roy Newman
Carl Kennedy
Bath
Mayhew Bird
Bowdoin College
Olin S. Pettingill, Jr
Wayne, Mich
Walt Disney
Newman
Kennedy
Georgetown Saturay
Holly Brown
H. B. Brown
Lemon Club
Georgetown
Florence Woodside
Winter Street
William Todd
Joseph Higgins
Belle Heald
Buddy Brown
Lewis White
Arrowsie-Georgetown Bridge
James Oliver
Boston
Berlin
N. H
Harold Brown
Leonard Flint
Cumberland
J. Robert Blackie
Benjamin Hockley
Phippsburg
Patterson House
Valley Cottage
T. Tarpy Shulton
Woolwich
Beatrice Bouton
Priscilla Bouton
Alfred Rowe Jr
Three Cars Stolen Before Baltimore Crash Found Absent
Patrolman Morris Stein arrived at a three way automobile collision scene to find three undriven cars. A quick check revealed all three vehicles had been stolen shortly before the accident, with no drivers or passengers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltmore
Morris Stein
Georgetown Baptist church notes and local gatherings
A Georgetown Sunday service proceeded despite a storm with Warren Harris presiding and a sermon on The Shedding of Tears. The annual church meeting re-elected last year’s officers. Working League met at Mrs. Will Todd’s home. P T A planned a hot water heater project and a Jan 14 baked bean supper at Central School. Other items include Box social Jan 28, Cub Scouts attending church, and community visits plus local social and school announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Warren Harris
Mr. Owen
Mr. Harris
Jesus
Jerusalem
God
Georgetown Baptist Church
Working League of the Church
Will Todd
Roy Newman
Belle Heald
Georgetown Central School
Central School
Cub Scouts
Five Islands
Kateon Auxiliary Banquet Saturday at Hotel Eagle Brunswick
Ernest Edgar Kateon Auxiliary members gathered for a banquet at Hotel Eagle in Brunswick on Saturday evening. After dinner, they drove to Portland for dancing at Graymore Hotel with attendees including Wright, Morrell, Lightbody, Gran, Gagnon, Burke, Staples, Roderick, Breed, Swain, Neilson, MacDonald, and Burns siblings and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Edgar Kateon
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Portland
Graymore Hotel
Dorothy Wright
Jessie Morrell
Rose Lightbody
Norah Gran
Helen Gagnon
Annie Burke
Pauline Staples
Ethel Roderick
Mabel Breed
Anna Swain
Demarise Swain
Marie Neilson
Lena MacDonald
Everett Wright
Beatrice Burns
Edward Burns
George Wright
June Wright
Changing Speed Signs Warn Michigan Drivers
Michigan will install about 3,000 reflectorized warning signs along the trunk line system. The daytime 65 mile limit will appear as 55 miles at night under headlight glare, with signs adapting to light conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Michigan
New York City Contains Over Five Thousand Miles of Streets
A historical note highlights New York City as spanning more than 5,000 miles of streets. The fact emphasizes the vast urban grid and transportation network shaping daily life in the metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Bath Helps Needy Get Better Care Than Biddeford Poor Farm
Bath's welfare system avoids a municipal poor farm. Instead eight individuals would be in a city home, now placed in licensed nursing or convalescent facilities or hospitalized if needed. The Maine Old Age Assistance remains intact, protecting pride. The Public Welfare Department also helps eligible residents access benefits they unaware of. A man once hesitant for city aid now receives Social Security backed monthly support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
David C. Dickson
Public Welfare Department
Bath
Plummer
Dickson
Maine
Welfare Department
Dresden Woman Named Outstanding War of the Month
Pearl Brouillet of Dresden stationed at Fort Devens Mass has been named Outstanding War of the Month by an official board. She will represent Fort Devens at First Army Headquarters New York this month and received a $15 cash gift. Brouillet enlisted June 1943 and served in the European Theater American Theater and Good Conduct medals. She is the daughter of Arthur and the late Mrs. A Brouillet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Brouillet
WAC
Dresden
Fort Devens
Mass
Miss Brouillet
First Army
New York
Teen-Age Dances At Huse School to Resume Friday
The 1956 Teen-Age dance series at Huse Memorial PTA will start Friday January 20 for sixth to eighth graders. General chairman Melvin Comeau announced the event with assistance from Mr and Mrs Wallace Gower. Patrons include Mr and Mrs Francis McLaughlin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse School
Huse Memorial P.T.A
Melvin Comeau
Comeau
Wallace Gower
Francis McLaughlin
A. Lincoln Anderson
Stanley Commeau
First Race Horse Shipped to Hialeah Walked 14 Miles
The 1924 arrival of the first race horse at Hialeah involved a 14 mile walk from a Miami depot to the track. Today a railroad siding sits beside the oval, marking the site's historic transit link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hialeah
Miami
Five Islands church holds annual meeting and elections
The Five Islands annual church meeting elected officers led by moderator Mrs. O F Rowe. Key posts included clerk Mrs. Lloyd Pinkham and assistant clerk Mrs. Vernon Gray. New board members joined the finances group, with reelectees for several committees. Several parishioners noted in attendance and local events included a chimney fire, travel disruptions from sleet, and routine medical and jury duties involving church members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Rowe
O. F. Rowe
Lloyd Pinknam
Vernon Gray
Franz Stevens
George Gray
Georgetta Pinkham
Harlan Pinkham
Board of Evangelism, Missions and Christian Education
Lloyd Pinkham
Board of Finances
William Marr
Victor Pinkham
Beulah Miller
James Stevens
Percy MacGillivary
Juadies Bible Class
Traverse
Superior Court
Bath
Branwell Harford
Massachusetts
Stanley Lewis
Barbara
Jill
Jermond Davis
St. Petersburg
Fla
Leo Gauslet
Alice Shackford
P. PB. Savage
Paul Pierce
Herman Barter
Vernor Gray
Raphael Higgins
Harold Pinkham
Bath Memorial Hospital
Reggie Pinkham
Portland
Lincoln Campbell, Jr
Marilyn and
Mareja Lave
Bay Point Ice Storm Delays Move and Local Checks
Bay Point reports an ice storm with temperatures from 22 to 42 degrees bringing heavy rain and slick conditions Sunday. By Monday snow and ice melted. Local residents Lorre Moore and Mrs Furbish show improvement at Bath Memorial Hospital while Mrs Tibbetts remains hospitalized. Skipper Frank Burnham returns home from Augusta. Sheriff Lorne Small and Andrew Butterfield, ex Overseers, noted for past service. Linwood Stevens visited Bay Point friends Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
LeRoy Moore
Bath Memorial Hospital
Dwight Furbish
Arthur Tibbetts
Skipper Frank Burnham
Agusta
Lorne Small
Fred P. Taylor
Auburn
Andrew Butterfield
Butterfield
Mr Taylor
Linwood Stevens
Georgetown
Myrtle Lodge Members At Instruction Meeting
Six members of Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies attended an instruction meeting of Merrymeetig Lodge in Brunswick Tuesday evening after supper at a Brunswick restaurant. Bath attendees included Lady Governess Louise Rogers and several officers. Get there Jack, a four-stakes winner in 1955, will campaign on Florida tracks this winter at Gulfstream Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge of
Odd Ladies
Merrymeet Ig Lodge
Brunswick
Bath
Louise Rogers
Alice Lewis
Lizzie B.C. Chaney
Sadie Davis
Lucelia Blake
Sadie Savage
Myrtle Lodge
Get
Jack
Florida
Gulfstream Park
Boston couple entertains Bath Winter Street club
Nancy and Edward O Neill a popular Boston husband and wife dramatic team entertained nearly 100 members and guests of the Winter Street Couples club at the January meeting presenting scenes from The Fourposter Quadrille and Anne of a Thousand Days The program opened with a supper and featured Morse High vocalist Donald Jenkins later new officers and supper committee were announced with guests list including local residents and civic leaders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Edward O'Neil
Boston
Winter Street Couples Club
Bath
Bishop-Lee Theater School
Falmouth Playhouse
Highfield Theater
Bishop-Lee
Altoona
Bishop Lee School
Old Forge Summer Theater
Bishop Lee
the O'Neill
Merit System Discussed at Wesley Senior Youth Fellowship
At Wesley Methodist church the Senior Youth Fellowship held a Sunday evening session led by Miss Yvonne Crosby. Points for attendance and service would be earned toward a merit system with a scholarship prize for the top point getter for a Methodist camp. The group planned a rally trip, bowling events, and a house party, with meetings and committees outlined by Priscilla Marble and Drusilla Fielding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Wesley Methodist Church
Yvonne Crosby
Boyle Named To Head Bath National Bank Extension Department
William F. Boyle age 34 was named representative of the Bath National Bank new business extension department formed last week. President Sumner Sewall announced Boyle will handle public relations advertising and business extension. A Maryland native and Portland University graduate he served in the U S Army in World War II and Korea and since 1955 worked in the loan department. Married with two children he lives at 71 South Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Boyle
Bath National Bank
Sumner Sewall
Boyle
Meriland
Portland University
U S
Bath National Mon
South Street
Calu and Farm gelding still gallop in paddock after earning
Armed, the 14-year-old Calu met Farm gelding who earned $817,475 still runs around his paddock, showing stamina and familiar routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Farm
Minnesota Punter Sets Big Ten Record In 1955
Kelvin Kleber of Minnesota set a Big Ten punting record in 1955 with an average of 44.2 yards on 25 punts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelvin Kleber
Minnesota
Bath Chamber targets traffic housing and centers plan
Mayo urged Bath and surrounding towns to address traffic, parking, and housing as the Chamber expands. Aimed at drawing workers home, boosting the economy, and countering Brunswick shopping centers. Broggs emphasized full time leadership and sustained effort after gaining an executive secretary. The new State Department will focus on recreation development planning and boosting Maine's economy, with three main divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayo
Bath
Chamber
Brunswick
Broggs
Chamber of Commerce
Sargent
State Department
Maine
Sid
Maine Industry and Commerce Dept urged to aid towns
Broggs outlined three steps to attract manufacturing to Bath area and Maine towns. He urged strong liaison between departments and industry, clinics to teach communities the approach, and training schools. He noted fierce competition with 46 states having similar departments and called for statewide cooperation. The event included a baked ham supper with leaders from Bath Iron Works and local chambers in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Deven
Broggs
Chamber of Commerce
Industry and Commerce Department
Chambers of Commerce
Maine
Braggs
Joe Avery
Stanley W. Judkins
William A. Niss
Bath Iron Works Corp
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Hyde Windlass Co
Minnie G Paisley Obituary in Bath Memorial Hospital
Minnie Gennefe Paisley died at Memorial Hospital on Thursday morning. Born May 6 1881 in Georgetown she moved to Bath 53 years ago from Georgetown and Boston. Survived by husband William J Paisley two daughters Mrs Lawrence Small Bath and Mrs Curtis Goodwin North Berwick two sons William Bath and Robert Essex Mass eight grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services 2 p.m. Saturday at Curtis Funeral Home conducted by Rev Harold Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie G. Paisley
Minnie Gennefe Paisley
William J. Paisley
Memorial Hospital
Georgetown
William and
Julia (Rowe) Rowe
Bath
Boston
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Sterling Bible Class
Free Will Workers
Lawrence Small
Curtis Goodwin
North Berwick
William Paisley
Robert
Essex
Mass
Curtis Funeral Home
Harold Allen
Anne M. Smith Dies. Bath Native Funeral Friday
Funeral services for Anne M. Smith 64 widow of James B. Smith were held at Davis Funeral Home in Thomaston. A former Bath resident born in St George she lived in Rockland and Granite Street Bath. She was daughter of Charles and Maude Grover and member of Gensta Chapter CBS and First Baptist Church. Survived by sister Alice Newbold Rockland grandchildren James A. Smith and Carol A. Smith Bath plus several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne M. Smith
James B. Smith
Davis
Thomaston
Alice Newbold
Rockland
James A. Smith
Carol A. Smith
Bath
Funeral rites for William S. Kennedy Kennedy dies in Portland hospital
Funeral services for William S. Kennedy 64 who died Monday at a Portland hospital will be held Thursday morning at St Joseph church Portland Kennedy spent 35 years with Cushman Baking Company in Portland Surviving brother Carl Y Kennedy president and manager of Oakhurst Dairy Co of Bath is named as a survivor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Kennedy
Portland
St. Joseph Church
Kennedy
Cushman Baking Company
Carl Y Kennedy
Oakhurst Dairy Co
Bath
Ruthven Calls Free Medical Training Advocated
Alexander G. Ruthven president emeritus of the University of Michigan argues in the Journal of the Michigan State Medical Society that medical schools should abolish tuition. He says brains exist on both sides of the tracks and ability and ambition should not be tied to parental income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Alexander G. Ruthven
University of Michigan
Ruthven
Journal of the
Michigan State Medical Society
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St. Mary’s Guild
Women's Auxiliary
Altar Guild
Grace Church School
Young People’s Fellowship
Fair Committee
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Jungle Jim
Ark An
Acseissus
Kateon Auxiliary
James Cameron
Gorham
West Dresden
Richard Racklitt
Elmer Bailey
Gardiner General Hospital
University of Maine
Priscila Allen
Cedar Grove
Jack Brown
Milfreyd MacCourt
Dresden Mills
Carlton Ruegw
Gould Academy
Bethe
Bridge Academy
Charleston
W. Va
Ann Conley
Husband and Wife
Morse
Donald Jenkins
Bernard Knight
Donald Freeman
William Rogers
Wallace Ham
Martin V. B. Sargent
Ralph Brewer
Arah Richmond
F. Merton Bradway
Donald C. Freeman
Bradway
Daniel Matter
Maynard Lee
John G. Morse, Jr
Roy Lawrence
Harvey Hartley
Ernest Bailey
John Robbins
Granville Colby
Malcolm Jewett
Stanley Alexander
Charles Cadenhead
Ivan Belcher
Gweyth Smith
Robert Howe
Clinton Wilson
Wiliam Bodwell
Carl Swanton
Mss
Priscilla Marble
Auburn First Methodist Church
Gail Carleton
Miss Carleton
Charles Marble
John Haley
Drusilla Fielding
Miss Fielding
Washington Street
Carlile Tiber
Greater Bath Council of Churches
Walter Upham
Miss Marble
Counci
Wesley Church
Oliver W. Bell
Williams. Kennedy
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