Local fund drive nets team points and community events
A Boy Scout fundraiser collected 65 points for A team led by Wilbur Emerson and 65 for B team led by Arthur Jackson as part of a drive to finance future projects. District meetings in VFW and Odd Fellows halls featured speakers, games, and social hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Jackson
Wilbur Emerson
Pushard-Guiou Post
Aternoon
Vincent Jones
H. A. Oliver
Charles Batchelder
Augusta
Odd Fellows Hall
Peggy Lewis
Brunswick
Virginia Crawford
Dover
Pasadena
Cal
Frank M. Fellows
Eee Fund
Oof
Richmond Fellows
Rebekahs
Mys- Emeth
Royal Arch Chapter
Nathaniel Gilpatrick
Methodist
WSCS
Muriel Pratt
South Pleasant Street
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Isaac F. Amberhind Public Library
VFW
Westbrook
Dow Field Jets
Bangor
Rumford
Chiefs
Jesse J. Starr
Teresa Hill
Bath
Sagadahoc
Sagadahoc County Union
Rosamond Farley
Nella Stover
Sarah Coombs
Carmel
O. B
George Sanford
Cyrus M. Kendrick, Jr
Fred Duren
Priscalla Chipman
Fred Voight
Anita Ferguson
Myron Douglass
Masonic Hall
Booster Club
Azel Adams
Henry Angus
Wiscasset Road
Dresden
Local Parish Auxiliaries Elect Officers. Garden Burn Damages
St Johns Parish Auxiliary met at Mrs Dorr Woodwards home to elect officers for the year. The Gardiner area saw a house fire from a defective chimney causing about 3000 dollars loss. Bridge Academy and Litchfield games featured basketball results with the girls winning 60 to 41. Minor updates include births and visits among local families and students such as Walter Beckwith at Richmond High and Elwin Cate’s transfer to U.S.S. Preston. Owing to Saturday storm no camps moved onto the Eastern river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Parish
Dorr Woodward
Pownalboro
Melville Houdlette
West Dresden
Horace Brook
Cedar Grove
Gardiner 1 Hospital
Roy Getchell
Lynn
Mass
Oliver Kell
Walter Beckwith
Richmond High School
Donald
Bridge Academy
Richard Rackliff
Dresden Mills
Gardiner General Hospital
Litchfield
Willis MacComb
Elmer Berry
Ruth Berry
Alden Bass
Bill Brown
Elwin Cate
CRM
USN
Cate
Michael
Newport
R. I
Ray Cate
Elwin
U. S. S. Preston
Waldo Bickford
Eastern River
Fort Richmond D A R Chapter Notes At Meeting
Vanessa Beedle as secretary and press correspondent and Mildred Davis as guard are listed among attendees. A gift to retiring president Marion McFarland was presented by the new president. Committees for the year include Visiting floral and other roles with names such as Daisy Mealey Viola Douglass and Vanessa Beedle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Bradley
C. W
Everett Douglass
Viola James
Evelyn Marriner
Esther Foss
Daisy Mealey
Thapain
Dorothy Jones
Marion McFarland
Sadie Waltz
Vanessa Beedle
Mildred Davis
Eunice Doyle
Alice Wedge
Viola Douglass
Edith Hayes
Fort Richmond
Earl Cronk
Ruie Curtis
Richard Derby
Continental Congress
Alice Hall
Genevieve Quinnam
Grace Rand
Hector Richards
Old Fort Richmond
Ruse Curtis
Dorothea Scott
Miss Winifred L. Fish Dies at 19 in Lewiston
Miss Winifred L. Fish of Richmond died Monday after a several weeks illness at Central Maine General Hospital in Lewiston. Born January 30, 1933 in Troy to Arnold and Eunice Simpson Fish, she was a Richmond High School graduate of 1950 and Bliss Business College alumna. She worked as a secretary for Bates Manufacturing Co. in Lewiston. Services were held Wednesday at Roberts Funeral Home with Rev. Frank M. Fellows officiating, burial planned in Richmond Cemetery in the Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred L. Fish
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Troy
Arnold
Eunice Simpson Fish
Noyes
Paul Fish
Richmond
Richmond High School
Bliss Business College
Bates Manufacturing Co
Roberts Funeral Home
Frank M. Fellows
Richmond Cemetery
Bath man pleads guilty in municipal court
A Bath man pleaded guilty to intoxication in Bath Municipal Court and was fined five dollars and costs of five dollars and sixty cents. A second defendant also pleaded guilty to probation violation and had probation revoked with the original drunkness sentence of five dollar fine and five dollars sixty cents costs imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Tree-Planting Machines Favored by North Carolina Experts
John E. Ford assistant forester for the North Carolina State College extension notes that modern tree planting machines can plant 7000 to 10000 seedlings per eight hour day on open level ground with a two man crew. He says usage has risen among landowners and sawmill operators but hand planting remains necessary in many areas and machines may be inefficient under ten acre plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, N. C
John E. Ford
North Carolina State College
Ford
Coal heat comparison highlights energy value
A pound of coal yields heat equal to that from burning 1,300 safety candles, illustrating coal’s high energy content and efficiency in generating warmth.
Reunion of the Lemon club among Georgetown Center residents
Bad weather kept Sunday services at First Baptist Church and social life centered on a Lemon club reunion in Bath at Mrs. George Oliver's home. The four teens, ties to 1910, recounted a charity supper that funded a church piano, while other notes cover a polygamy study mix up, a living turkey tale after Thanksgiving, and a hens with chicks update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Center
Lemon Club
Bath
George Oliver
Bernice Scott
Georgetown
Old Union Hall
Mrs. Oliver
Ethel Todd Higgins
Flossie Russell Woodside
Belle Heald
John Mitchell
Grace Scott
Africa
Adolph Spear
Village Social Hints At Robinhood Evening And Personal Notes
A school club gathering at Mrs. Marjorie Oliver’s home features square dances led by Melvin Howe of Woolwich with refreshments and a hoped for strong turnout. Personal items note Roland E. Peterson’s health improvement, William Bisseth joining Bath Iron Works, and various visits among Bath, Robinhood, Arrowsic, and Georgetown residents. Christine Williams engagement to William P. Plummer III is announced, with both families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland E. Peterson
William Bisseth
Bath Iron Works
Bourgette
Bath
Addie Moulton
Ralph Davis
George Manning
Michelle
Arrowsic
Robinhood
Alvah C. Reynolds
Augusta
J. W. McArthur
Karen Furbish
Bay Point
Edith
Faith Powers
George Powers
Old Nichols Pond
Linda Gordon
Brian Davis
Nancy Tibbetts
Jimmie Clark
Walter Stevens
Robbie Spear
Robin Powers
George Laskey and Sons
Laskey
Christine Williams
John D. Williams
Georgetown
William PF. Plummer
Five Islands
Miss Williams
Bath National Bank
Farewell Party for Barbara Pistole
Miss Barbara Pistole daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Pistole of 63 Heath Lane was guest of honor at a farewell party last week hosted by Nelsa Trottier Jean Pecci and Pat Mullaney at Miss Trottier's home 43 Heath Lane The Pistole family left Thursday en route to Cuba Mrs Pistole and daughter will remain in Tennessee until housing is found in Cuba Guests received gifts refreshments were served and games were played Attending were Judy Lesier Joe Schuldt Bill Vouldt Jean Pecci Mabel Ashe Freddie Mitchell Frances Brown Richard Dingley Carol Henderson Dillon Gillies Patty Mullaney Dave Newcomb Ernie Rouilard Judy Boyce Peter Poulos Buzzy Fitzgerald and the guest of honor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Pistole
Herbert Pistole
Heath Lane
Nelsa Trottier
Jean Pecci
Pat Mullaney
Miss Trottier
Pistole
Cuba
Tennessee
Judy Lesier
Joe Schuldt
Bill Vouldt
Mabel Ashe
Freddie Mitchell
Frances Brown
Richard Dingley
Carol Henderson
Dillon Gillies
Patty Mullaney
Dave Newcomb
Ernie Rouilard
Judy Boyce
Peter Poulos
Buzzy Fitzgerald
Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Edward Rowe in Shenandoah
Mrs. Edward Rowe of Shenandoah Road was guest of honor at a stork shower Monday evening hosted by Miss Helen Avery and Mrs. Arthur Avery at 53 Pink Street. Gifts lined a table centered by a large stork as flowers graced the buffet. many friends attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Rowe
Shenandoah Road
Louise Thornton
Pink Street
Helen Avery
Arthur Avery
Madelyn Rowe
Thornton
Rowe
Rita Mulcahy
Catherine Wonsor
Jane Bourget
Discord Club Gatherings At Mrs McCabe Home
Mrs Alfred McCabe hosted the Discord club Tuesday evening at her Washington street home. The event featured hand work and refreshments. The club will meet next Friday night with Mrs J Eugene Haggett on Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred McCabe
Washington Street
J. Eugene Haggett
Money Stolen From Express Office Recovered Near Station
An anonymous telephone tip led to the recovery of $890 stolen from the railway express office at the Herkimer NY station. The money was found within 40 feet of the office in a public locker inside the station waiting room. The report notes a flood context with rare animal behavior mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herkimer
N. Y
Railway Express
Arcturus Shines Brightly With Twin Light Boost
Astronomers note that the star Arcturus emits about one hundred times the Sun’s light, shaping observations of nearby stellar systems and influencing calculations of stellar luminosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcturus
Five Islands Bible Class Notes and Local Family News
At Five Islands Bible Study Mrs Orville Rowe hosted the group as they finished Hebrews and plan to study James with Mrs William Marr. The Five Islands church held its annual meeting with many officers listed and a broad roll of attendees including Gray, Pinkham, Marr, Rowe, Stevens and others. Local weather reduced traffic but church attendance remained steady while baptisms and illnesses appear in the village notices, alongside travel and home updates from Bath to Freeport and Naperville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Rowe
William Marr
James
George Gray
Alton Reid
Harlan Pinkham
Reginald Church
Rowe
Five Islands Church
Vesta Rowe
Cora Pinkham
Aurelia Pinkham
Edith Marr
Laura Gray
Georgia Pinkham
Christiana Stevens
Albertina Pinkham
Elaine Pinkham
Addie Gray
Kathleen Rittall
Lloyd Pinkham
James Stevens
Beulah Miller
Vernon
Georgetown
Topsham Baptist Church
Lermond Davis
Albert Moore
Freeport
D. W. Staffeld
Naperville
Pekin
Ill
Arthur Cochrane
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mansfield Moore
Boothbay
Victor Pinkham
Jeanette Pinkham
Hyde Windlass Co
Billy Collins
John Brown
Bath
Helen Huskins
Elaine Snow
Central School
Seventh Day Adventist Lecture Outlines Five Steps to Transformation
Pastor Vorhees of Portland outlined five steps to transform sinners into saints: repentance confession a new birth trust that Christ can keep from sin and obedience. He cited Bible texts and illustrated with brief stories. Mrs Vorhees sang I Would Like To Tell You What I Think of Jesus despite bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Pastor Vorhees
Portland
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Mrorhees
Tighten Win to Prevent Sash Vibration in Wind
Instructions describe pressing a faucet washer against the window sash and securing with a screw sized to allow washer rotation while providing sufficient pressure to stop vibration when windows move in strong wind.
Toasty Deluxe Treat Sparks Sweet Crunch
A quick bread idea suggests spreading blended butter and brown sugar on toast, then topping with chopped pecans and broiling about five minutes for a caramelized crispy finish. The note frames it as an indulgent everyday treat.
Why sauces thicken after standing a day
Sauces and gravies become thicker as moisture evaporates when left standing for a day. This evaporation concentrates the liquid, increasing viscosity and leaving a pasty texture. Overcooking can worsen this effect by driving more water out and firming the sauce.
First Chairs Seen As Symbols For Authors
It is believed that the first chairs served as symbols honoring authors for those permitted to sit in the room.
Bay Point Weather Stirs Town as Snow Drifts Ease
A three day storm brings 10 inches of snow and deep slush then ice and thaw. Snow plows struggle through, few venture out while residents report visits, hospital runs, and family care as Bath area notes reflect a busy week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Grace Church holds annual meeting and elections
Grace Episcopal church held its annual meeting at the parish house after a Young People’s Fellowship supper. Officers elected include Roger M. Luke as senior warden Sumner Sewall as junior warden Rodney E. Ross Jr as treasurer George H Fox reelected clerk and Justus H Miller with George B Connard named vestrymen for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
Enre
Young People’s Fellowship
Roger M. Luke
Sumner Sewall
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
George H. Fox
Justus H. Miller
George B. Connard
Harry L. Day
Daniel Williams
Arthur Sewall
James L. Grant
Frederick E. Drake
Warren Hawley
Women's Auxiliary
Emergecy Fund
St. Mary’s Guild
Order of St. Vincent
Acadia Lodge of Pythias Plans Installation
Acadia Lodge Knights of Pythias met with Chancellor Commander John Brown presiding. Officers to be installed on January 29 pending Grand Lodge approval. Finance committee to audit books. hall rental discussed. building association to hold a brief session. Recommendation sent to Grand Lodge to appoint Brown as Deputy Grand Chancellor of District 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acadia Lodge
Knights of Pythias
John Brown
Grand Lodge
Building Association
Brown
Rhubarb Betty Goes Apple Betty Alternative
A kitchen note proposes a rhubarb based betty swap for apples. Use unpeeled rhubarb, substitute white sugar for brown, omit water, and season to taste to keep a fruit dessert idea in the classic Betty style.
Proper fat usage for cooking temperature control
Drippings should not be used for deep fat frying as they burn easily. They are better suited for sauteing where initial browning of food is desired.
Tapeworm Digestion Lacks Mouth and Digestive Tract
Tapeworms lack a mouth and alimentary canal. They absorb nutrients directly through their body wall, filtering dissolved food from their surrounding host tissue and fluids.
Feast of Lights pageant at Grace Episcopal Sunday
Grace Church Bath marks its 100th anniversary with a Feast of Lights pageant at 5 30 p m Sunday by Grace Episcopal Young People s Fellowship. Bishop Oliver L Loring will deliver the address before the light ceremony and the pageant honors the church s history with a cast of youth and clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Fellowship of
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Church
Bath
Oliver L. Loring
Maine
James Leslie Grant
St. Mary's Guild
Leslie C. Shumway
Mary Julie Cummings
Joseph James Annis Shepards
Martha Holmes
Patty MacFarland
Anne Day
Wise Men
George Fox
John Wakefield
Eugene Eberhard
Paul Carl Norton
Alban
Harry Musk
Patrick
Donna Guinn
St. Augustine
Marion Holmes
Seabury
Bill Munsey
Seymour Roberta Morse
Bishop Burgess Peter Owen
Acolytes
Arthur Mayo
Duncan Robertson
Wanita Estes
Leilani Cahill
Charles M. Tubbs
Culbert McGay
Co Workers Class Elects 1953 Officers At New Year's Event
The Co-Workers Class of the First Baptist met with Rev Charles R Sims and Mrs Sims at the parsonage 138 North Street for a New Year tree. Officers elected for 1953 include Evelyn Southeard president Florence Woodside vice president Luetta Brooks secretary Lila Place assistant secretary Jennie Cameron treasurer Bertha Furber floral fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Charles R. Sims
Sims
North Street
Lila Place
Jennie Cameron
Bertha Furber
Bernice Oliver
John Mitchell
Cora Blakeney
Luetta Brooks
Benice Oliver
Florence Woodside
Laura Harrington
Stella Hart
Harriet Wright
Mabel Reed
Madelyn Dunton
Evelyn Southeard
Julia Worrey
Gertrude Wakefield
Nella Stover
Edith Miller
Julia Moore
Helen Sime Overman
Exeter
N. H
Thorne
Portrait of Adlai Stevenson as a thoughtful frugal candidate
The description presents Adlai Ewing Stevenson as 9 feet 3 inches? tall and 180 pounds with receding hair and a wry smile. It portrays him as a serious, hardworking introvert with self-criticism, a rueful laugh, and bulging eyes, earning about $50 000 yearly mainly from a quarter interest in the Bloomington Pantagraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlai Ewing Stevenson
Bloomington
Ill
Daily
Pantagraph
Jar Ring Tips for Sturdy Breadboard Use
Rubber jar rings can keep a breadboard from sliding during rolling of bread pastries and related tasks. Place rings under the bow to stabilize whips for cream eggs and similar mixtures.
Double Boilers for Gentle Cooking
Double boilers help cook delicate foods without scorching. Use a steady boil in the lower pot throughout cooking and place eggs milk cereals and sauces in the upper insert for even gentle heat.
Empire Founded By Emperor Kimmu in 660 B C
Japanese chronicles claim the empire began with Emperor Kimmu Tenno in 660 B C. The assertion anchors imperial origin in a mythic founding era and remains a contested historical detail among scholars and national narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimmu Tenono
B.C
George W Bowie obituary a longtime rail executive dies
George W Bowie known as Bill and aged 76 died after a lingering illness at the Marcotte Home in Lewiston. A former general manager of the A and K Street Railway and longtime superintendent of the Augusta and Waterville line, he retired in 1930 and was born in Durham on June 6 1876. He is survived by a daughter Ruth Abbott and a son Carroll Bowie, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral was held at the Memorial Chapel of Dillingham and Son with burial in Hillside Cemetery Lisbon Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Bowie
Bill
A. & K. Street Railway
Marcotte
Lewiston
Bath
le Augusta
Waterville
Billy
Lisbon Falls
L. A. & W. Street Railway
Durham
Royal and
Roxanna (Hilton) Bowie
Ida Shaw
Fred A. Fuller
Brunswick
Freeport
Elmer W
Ruth) Abbott
Sacramento
Calif
Carroll W. Bowie
Auburn
Memorial Chapel
Dillingham & Son
Hillside Cemetery
Wakefield Man Fred Drew Dies After Illness
Fred Drew died suddenly Tuesday morning at 22 Prospect Street Wakefield Massachusetts after three weeks of illness. Born in Bangor he lived in Lynn and Manchester before moving to Wakefield six years ago. Survived by widow Harriet a daughter in California four granddaughters and two great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at one p.m. in Massachusetts and burial in Pine Grove Cemetery Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Drew
Prospect Street
Wakefield
Mass
Mr. Drew
Bangor
Lynn
Lawrence R. Vail
Arrowsie
Harriet
California
Pine Grove Cemetery
Solomon Attaya Former Bath Man Dies
Solomon Attaya a former Bath resident died suddenly at his home 84 Front Street Waterville on Sunday evening. Born July 1 1870 in El Beirut Lebanon he moved to Waterville 30 years ago. Survived by wife Mary three daughters Rose Naheem Providence RI Helen Attaya Waterville and two sons C Attaya Fort Lauderdale John Attaya Brunswick Carl R Attaya Bath Thomas J Attaya Finald Attaya Waterville and five grandchildren. Funeral was Tuesday at St Joseph church Waterville and burial will be in Bath next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Attaya
Bath
Front Street
Waterville
el Beirut
Lebanon
Mary Attaya
Rose Naheem
Providence
R. I
Charles Namer
Helen Attaya
C. Attaya
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
John Attaya
Brunswick
Carl R. Attaya
Thomas J. Attaya
Finald Attaya
St. Joseph's Church
Funeral Mass for Rufus A. Small Held in Cambridge
Rufus A. Small died suddenly at his West Somerville home January 7 at age 59. Born in Cambridge he was a former Boston and Maine fireman who later worked 24 years for Boston Edison Electric Company at Mystic station. A committal service followed at Oak Grove Cemetery. He is survived by his former wife Mae Fraser of Bath and by two brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Church
North
Cambridge
Mass
Rufus A. Small
West Somerville
Mr. Small
Albert F
Nellie Small
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston Edison Electric Company
Mystic Station
Mae Fraser
Bath
Oak Grove
Mrs. Mary A Hathorne Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A Hathorne were held Friday afternoon at the Mayo funeral residence with Rev Rich J Schaper officiating. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich in the family lot. Attending were Orne, Harland Booker, Richard Chadbourne and Ralph Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Hathorne
Mayo
Rich J. Schaper
Winter Street Congregational Church
Orne
Harland Booker
Richard Chadbourne
Ralph Rice
Riverside Cemetery
Woolwich
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Discord Club
Pastor Voorhees
L. M. Spinney
Lincoln Campbell
Five _Islands
Sumner Mavns
Augusta Hospital
Thomas Hagan
Eugene Butterfield
Maurice Burns
Leon Oliver
Boston
Robert Gillis
Sumner Mains
Furbush
Karen
Acadia J.odge K
Rhubarb
Massachusetts
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