Smith-Tobey Post Grows as Two New Members Joined
At a well attended Smith-Tobey Post meeting A. L. inducted Angelo Di Mascio and Douglas L. Champion, Korean War veteran. First Vice Commander Paradis led the ceremony as Wagner reported the post’s strong 1953 results and plans for 1954. Commander Turcotte urged members to carry 1954 cards starting Jan 24 and proposed lodge rules.
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Smith-Tobey Post
A. L
Post
Angelo di Mascio
Douglas L. Champion
Charles W. Paradis
William Wagner
David Alkazin
Togus Hospital
Russell Turcotte
Louis Cooper
L. C. MacDonald
Turcotte
Charles Paradis
Maine
Russell N. Turcotte
L. C MacDonald
William O. Wagner
Forrest C Legard
Kenneth Wood
Reginald Parker
Donald Gurney
MacDonald
Stin
Legion Hall Set For Regulation Meeting Style
A hall will be prepared in regulation meeting style bearing the Legion seal. Blue banners and official insignia will decorate the venue for the upcoming assembly and public discussions.
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Legion
Hodgdon Hathorne Wedding at Winter Street Church
Miss Natalie Hathorne and David Hodgdon wed in a double ring ceremony at Winter Street Congregational Church. The couple, attended by relatives, plans a reception and will live at Valley Acres Farm in Wiscasset. The bride is Morse High School an alumna. the groom, Morse High 1950 graduate, works in dairy and poultry with his father.
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Natalie Mae Hathorne
Elwood A. Hathorne
Highland Street
David Percival Hodgdon
L. P. Hodgdon
Wiscasset
Winter Street Congregational Church
Richard J. Schaper
Norma Simpson
Bath
Morse High School
Hodgdon
Morse High
Old Man Winter Here In Earnest Over Night Snow
Snow began falling Tuesday morning as highway crews worked through the night. Six blade plows operated while the new Lull leader plow saw first use, aiding removal across the business district until the second storm halted progress. The Sudan is about the size of the United States east of the Mississippi River.
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G. M.C
Chevrolet
Sudan
United States
Mississipi River
Central Church Holds Annual Meeting With Nominating Results
Central Congregational church held its annual meeting on Thursday evening in the Parish House. Reports from church societies were read and the Nominating Committee announced officers and changes including Clerk Mrs Donald F Preble and Treasurer Mrs J Haviland Torrey. A letter of appreciation was approved for Deacon Arthur L Pratt.
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Central Congregational Church
Kers
Repo
L. E. Hodgkins
Donald F. Preble
Mary C. Larrabee
Ladies Aid
Seth Thornton
League
E. L. McCurdy
W. Linwood Haynes
Rudolph McRae
Eleanor Ferguson
Hodgkins
The
Church and Pilgrim Fellowship
Donald Page
J. Haviland
Torrey
Harry Larrabee, Jr
S.S
Durward Shorey
Jason A. Merrill
Howard Parks
Arthur L. Pratt
Karcher
Jackson
Mabel Merrill
John Grindell
Orris Ames Elected President of Bath Rifle and Pistol Group
Orris I. Ames was elected president of the Bath Rifle and Pistol Association at the annual meeting held at the club range. Officers named include A Dun can Bragg as vice president and H Kenneth Smith as Maine State Rifle Association delegate for two years. The 1953 season was Bath’s most successful, with league and state championships and active Morse High School involvement.
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Orris I. Ames
Bath Rifle and Pistol Association
A. Duncan Bragg
Arthur W. Hall
Perleston L. Pert
Herbert McIntire
Stewart Day, Jr
Phil Staley
H. Kenneth Smith
Maine State Rifle Association
George Hartsgrove
Raymond Tibbetts
Bath
Alden M. Gayton Post
State of Maine
State Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
Morse High School
Richard J. Schaper
Winter Street Congregational Church
Vlee
Maine Council of Churches
Wint Street
Schaper
Winter Street
Massachusetts
Cosmos Garden Club Holds Dessert Bridge Meeting
Cosmopolitan Garden club gathered Monday afternoon for a dessert bridge at 1 30. Business notes include a complete dinner donation to a deserving family at Christmas and contributions to the National Council of State Garden Club projects, Veterans hospital Togus, and Maine State hospital Augusta.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
National Council of State Garden Club Project
Veterans Hospital
Togus
State Hospital
Augusta
Olive Crabtree
Bowker Engagement Announced for Adair Mockler
Mr and Mrs Howard S Bowker of Phippsburg announce the engagement of their daughter Adair Mockler to a Lisbon Falls native, son of Mrs Frances Mockler. Miss Bowker a 1951 Morse High School graduate works as a New England Tel operator. Mockler attended Lisbon Falls schools and is stationed with the U S Coast Guard at Cape May New Jersey.
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Howard S. Bowker
Phippsburg
Adair Mockler
Frances Mockler
Lisbon Falls
Miss Bowker
Morse High School
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Mockler
U.S. Coast Guard
Cape May
THE
Elks Announce National Scholarship Contest Opens
Joseph H. Mullaney Bath Lodge of Elks announces the Elks National Scholarship Contest start for Maine students. The state winner receives 400 dollars at the June Samoset hotel ceremony and advances to the national competition with 25 000 dollars in awards. Applications go to high schools and to Mullaney by February 15.
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Joseph H. Mullaney
Bath Lodge of Elks
Maine Elks Association
Elks
Maine
Samoset Hotel
Elks National Foundation
Mullaney
Bath
High Street
Patricia Ann McCarty
Houlton
Houlton Lodge of Elks
Mt. Hermon College
Mt. Hermon
Mass
Bath Lions Sponsor Benefit Rummage Sale
Bath Lions club will sponsor a rummage sale on January 23 at the Central Church vestry to aid the underprivileged children's fund providing dental and optical care. Citizens in Bath and nearby areas are urged to donate clothing, shoes, hats, or money and may contact Abraham Kramer Merle Niles or Mrs. Roland McIntosh to arrange pickup or leave items at Mr. Kramer's Center Street store.
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Bath Lions Club
Central Church Vestry
Bath
Abraham Kramer
Merle Niles
Roland McIntosh
Officers Wives Host Dessert Meeting at Bruns wick NAS
Mrs Edward B Evans entertained the Officers Wives of the 654th AC W Squadron Brunswick Naval Air Station with a dessert meeting Tuesday last week at 72 Denny Road. In session Mrs Curtis Arnold was elected vice president replacing Mrs Larry Festa who will move soon. Mrs Edward A Petrick named press correspondent replacing Mrs Dan Lohnes. Hostesses for next meeting named Mrs Elmo Foster and Mrs Carl Rucker.
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Edward B. Evans
AC & W
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Denny Road
Curtis Arnold
Larry Festa
Brunswick
Edward A. Petrick
Dan Lohnes
Elmo Foster
Carl Rucker
Building Fine Home Nears Completion in Bedford Street Extension
The second custom-built residence in McKay Park Bedford Street extension nears completion under the supervision of Mr. and Mrs. James Taggart and Frank Greenleaf of Westport. Greenleaf has built notable local homes including Crocker Armstrong and the Pierce residence in Bath.
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McKay Park
Bedford Street
James Taggart
Frank Greenleaf
Westport
Health report for Sagadahoc county week ending Jan 2
The communicable disease report by the Department of Health and Welfare shows Bath with seven cases of chickenpox and West Bath with one case of mumps for the week ending January 2.
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Sagadahoc County
Department of Health and Welfare
Bath
West Bath
New Motoring Hazard In New London Plaintiff Sues Over Chicken Panic
An auto crash knocked down a utility pole near Jack Freedman's farm in New London plunging his poultry house into darkness. Freedman sues the driver for 1000 dollars claiming the outage caused his chickens to panic and huddle.
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New London
Conn
Jack Freedman
Freedman
Prominent Maine Leader to Head 32nd Publicity Bureau Banquet
Curtis M. Hutchins of Bangor and Governor Burton Cross will speak at the 32nd annual meeting and banquet of the State of the Publicity Bureau in Portland. Hutchins, newly elected president of the New England Council and head of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, will discuss state promotion effects on Maine business.
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Curtis M. Hutchins
Burton M. Cross
New England Council
Bangor
State of the Publicity Bureau
Portland
Cross
Hutchins
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Massachusetts
Curtis Hutchins
Maine
Williams College
University of Maine
Dead River Company
Hollingsworth and Whitney
St. Croix Paper and Merrill Trust Companies
Eastern Maine General
Holly Frances Leavitt Hosts Pink And White Birthday Party
Holly Frances Leavitt celebrated her third birthday on January 4 with a party at home. Guests included Linda Rice Linda Atkinson Margaret Voorhees Patty Whittaker Bruce Farnham and others as decorations and games created a festive scene. Gifts were opened with help from her mother Mrs. Edgar Leavitt and attendees included several mothers and friends.
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Holly Frances Leavitt
Edgar Leavitt
Academy Street
Leavitt
Holly
Ernest Freeman
Nelson Horridge
William H. McGlinchy
Father and Son Banquet Planned for February Eleven
William A. Niss district chairman of Sagadahoc county announces a Father and Son banquet at Huse Memorial School on February 11 for Boy Scouts and Explorers in Bath Woolwich and Phippsburg. Perry Greene of Waldoboro will be guest speaker with a talk on Chinook dogs and a training demonstration.
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William A. Niss
Boy Scouts and Explorers
Sagadahoc County
Huse Memorial School
Bath
Woolwich
Phippsburg
Perry Greene
Waldoboro
Farm Property Wanted or Sold Listing With Partners
Reader seeks to buy or sell farm or shared property in Wisconsin or Baja regions. Brief notice notes interest in listing opportunities, partnerships, and property exchanges.
Hillbilly Jamboree for March of Dimes in Morse High
Gary Meister and the Little Maine Ramblers headline a Hillbilly Jamboree at Morse High School auditorium on Saturday evening January 16. The program includes Chuck Carl's Hillbilly Hoe Down and features a new group of entertainers. No admission is charged. a silver donation at the door supports the March of Dimes with local committee heads Raymond Farnham and Nathan W. Watson overseeing contributions.
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Gary Meister
Little Maine Ramblers
Morse High School
Chuck
Carl
Themblers
T O
March of Dimes
Raymond Farnham
Nathan W. Watson
Litchfield Academy Group Entertained at Home
The West Bath Grange play cast of May Gal Sal was entertained Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Casey on Goddard Street with a steak and cold meat supper. Ms. Case, a Litchfield Academy graduate, has a niece Alberta Small in the cast who will graduate in June. Guests included Rev. Arthur Freeman and several academy members.
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May Gal Sal
West Bath Grange
Wilbur Casey
Goddard Street
Grange Hall
Litchfield Acade
Casey
Grace Small
Eos
Academy
Arthur Freeman
Alberta Small
Darlene Berry
Mildred Black
Ann Clark
Marlene Tozfer
Barbara Donahue
Shirley Lane
Frank Slocomb
George Heald
Carlton Lane
Billy Rodzen
One Secret Indictment Found by Sagadahoc Grand Jury
One secret indictment was returned by the Sagadahoc County Grand Jury as the January term opened with Justice Percy P. Clark presiding. County Attorney M. Carlton Jr. met the panel about an hour. Rev Harold Allen delivered the invocation and naturalization petitions were scheduled for the afternoon. Eddie Joost, new manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, had previously broken into organized baseball with the San Francisco Missions in 1963.
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Sagadahoc County
Percy P. Clark
Ellsworth
M. Carlton, Jr
Harold Allen
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Justice Clark
Eddie Joost
Philadelphia Athletics
San Francisco Missions
Bowdoinham Notes Chronicle Local Events And Residents
Community updates from Bowdoinham include the Ladies Auxiliary of the Bowdoinham Fire Department meeting at Mrs. Balighen’s home, local residents’ job movements, military leave dates, and school news. Notables: Miss Janice Jones now works as an assistant laboratory technician at Brunswick Hospital. Herschel McEwen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, will enter Marine Corps training January 26. Eva Palmer teaches French at Warren High School. Diana Berry attends Emma Willard School. Bud Weston joins Albertson's Motors after returning from service. Balloting and court items are also noted.
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Bowdoinham
Bal Ilghen
Lewis Gilpatrick
Benhem
Janice Jones
Wilford Jones
Brunswick
Brunswick Hospital
Jones
Herschel McEwen
Ralph Meen
Brunswhigh School
Noid
Mt T. U. Marine Corps
Mabel Lancaster
the Temple
Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
Eva Palmer
Warren
Mass
Warren High School
Anna Palmer
Wallace Carr
Helen Dudley
Ogadahoe County
Bath
Mary Fides
Orono
University of Maine
Avery Fides
Main Street
Carl Carlson
Gardiner
Doris Pickens
Young People's Society of the Baptist Church
Wiscasset Church
Pfc
Donald Bacon
Fort Bliss
Texas
William Ingley
Horace Millay
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Earl Hobart
Clifford Gray
Norfolk
William Gray
Roderick Harriman
Vid Berry
Ledley Berry
Danbur Own
the Wooster School
Diana Berry
Troy
Emma Willard School
Volcanic Steam Powers Nearly One Tenth of Italy’s Grid
A regional energy report notes that volcanic steam supplies nearly ten percent of Italy’s electric power. Government and industry researchers highlight geothermal potential and ongoing projects to expand hydrothermal plants, with improvements expected in the next decade.
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Italy
Public invited to hear Dr. Kepy on education programs
The public is invited to hear Dr. Herbert G. Kepy Maine's Commissioner of Education Thursday evening at Morse Hig School auditorium. The joint meeting of all Parent-Teacher associations runs from 8 o clock with Dr. Kepy addressing statewide education programs and fielding questions afterward.
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Herbert G. Kepy
Maine
Morse Hig
Expy
State Board of Regents
New York
Army Education Branch
Huse Memorial P. 7
Addison
Powers
Board of Education
Mra. Singer
Council of Bath P, T, A's
Mra. Bryant
Bath Teachers Club
P, T
Motor Vehicle Production in the United States Since 1000
The record notes the United States has produced about 120 million motor vehicles since year 1000. This figure reflects long term industrial output and historical manufacturing scale.
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United States
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