Wiscasset Fire Society 154th annual meeting highlights
Stanton A Sherman hosted the Wiscasset Fire Society at Kory Korner Jan 10 with Sherman as moderator. Officers of Lincoln Lodge were installed as well as St Philips Parish and Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge events noted. Community notices include enlistees, club activities, and local social reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton A. Sherman
Wiscasset Fire Society
Kory Korner
Mr. Sherman
Charles S. Sewall
Roy R. Marston
Earl D. Rines
Charles E. Cowley
Ellsworth
John M. Lewis
George H. Wilson
Franklin Skillins
Earl Colby
Laurence I. Davis
John B. Sutter
Frank H. Gray
Aaron Tucker
James Bailey
Paul Miete
John Wyman
Tyler
Walter Townsend
Stephen Vansant
Eugene McGrath
Charles Plumstead
Lincoln Lodge of Masons
Marco Club
David Soule
Patricia Haines
Flora Hewitt
George Stetson
Leslie Smith
Stanley Johnson
Saint Jean Port Joli Wood Carving Tradition
Saint Jean Port Joli on the St. Lawrence River is a famed center of wood carving. The craft, passed through generations, now includes women trainees. it takes years to master. Locals produce pieces from tiny figurines to life-size figures, exported worldwide, especially to the United States, using pine and basswood from Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Jean Port Joli
St. Lawrence
Quebec City
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Halifax
United States
Quebec
Neil McKinnon Dies in Silent Farewell
Obituary notes the death of Neil McKinnon with a brief mention of continuation on page seven. The notice provides limited detail and directs readers to the continuation for full obituary information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil McKinnon
Winter Social Notes From Woolwich and Nearby Towns
Mrs Ella Temple visited Mr Temple's mother. Retired Woolwich teacher Mrs Alice Galvin spends winter in South Paris with her daughter and husband. The Longfellows of Day's Ferry, Clearwater Fla, report a pleasant winter and shuffleboard matches. Loring Edgerly resumes road crew work after a week ill in Woolwich. Mrs Frank J Walker confined to her room by illness. Dwinal Cornish of Bath teaches in Nequasset school opened for primary grades. Sylvia and Dana Edgerly of Montsweag ill with scarletina. Mr and Mrs Russell Boyd of Boston visited with Capt and Mrs Frank J Walker of Day's Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trim
Loring Edgerly
Moatsweag
Woolwich
Frank J. Walker
Dwinal Cornish
Bath
Nequasset School
Sylvia
Dana Edgerly
Montsweag
Russell Boyd
Boston
Woolwich Man Suffering After Court Arraignment
A 32 year old Woolwich man Thurman Holmes fainted while awaiting arraignment in Superior Court on an appeal of a non support sentence. He was treated at Bath Memorial Hospital where his stomach was pumped as a safety precaution. He was then taken to Bath Police Headquarters awaiting court action. Holmes, father of five, had been sentenced to 11 months in Kennebec County Jail for non support and violation of probation after failing to pay court ordered support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Bath Memorial Hospital
Thurman Holmes
Holmes
Bath
Kennebec County
Woolwich Scout Committee Sets Tuesday Meeting Plans
The Woolwich Troop 93 met at Assistant Scoutmaster Marthow Doak's home to discuss future activities. Scoutmaster Carroll Morse announced Father and Son banquet tickets available for February 6 at the Brunswick Naval Air Station and may be obtained from the scout master or assistant scoutmaster. Attendees included John M. Leonard chairman, Ralph H. Bowers secretary, Elwin Skillin program chairman, Edward Gallant advancement chairman, and Malcolm Moore publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Marthow Doak
Carroll Morse
Brunswick Naval Air Station
John M. Leonard
Ralph H. Bowers
Elwin Skillin
Edward Gallant
Malcolm Moore
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship Meets Sunday
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship met Sunday evening at Moatsweag church. Patricia Hathorne chaired the Witness committee, Lea Hathorne read scripture, two teams answered questions, team captains were William Sanders and Rev. Stephen Sidebotham, with Russell Tanner winning the contest. The 16 members closed with a prayer circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship
Moatsweag
Patricia Hathorne
Lea Hathorne
William Sanders
Stephen Sidebotham
Russell Tanner
March of Dimes Benefit Planned by Theta and Beta Sigma Phi
Theta Chapter hosts a meeting in West Bath with Mrs Edward A Rowe Jr. announcing a January 31 benefit project in collaboration with Xi Beta Chapter for the March of Dimes. A December doll project report was presented and future meeting set for February 14 at Mrs Paul Lemont's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Xi Beta Chapter
Edward A. Rowe Jr
West Bath
Oscar Marsh
Paul Lemont
Harold Perry
Window Installed Like Gibraltar Defies Storm
A friend of A. D. Boyd in Rardin Illinois praised a new window at the Boyd home claiming it would not jar loose. A hailstorm 35 minutes later shattered all south side windows, including the supposedly legendary one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rardin
Ill
A. D. Boyd
Boyd
Gibraltar
Arrowsic Polio March and community gatherings planned
The Arrowsic Mothers March for Polio is set for the evening of January 26 with participants including Mrs. Rittall and Mrs. Ainsworth among others. Afterward the group will visit Mrs. Drummond, polio march chairwoman, for a warm lunch. The town also hosts Montsweag Extension Group meetings, a March of Dimes square dance, and local social events with noted residents and ongoing fishing and road work updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie
Frank Rittall
Raymond Ainsworth
Royce Elwell
Mildred Stafford
Russell Sturmer
Marie Davis
Norman Drummond
Drummond
Arrowsic
Montsweag
Hyde Park Recreation Hall
Jean Spearing
Ruth Loeschner
Mary Cooke
Anne Mullin
Emma Drummond
Michael Mazeiko
Arlene Sturmer
Carol Ainsworth
Leila Rosenwald
Boston
Arrowsic Town Hall
Arrowsic Mothers Club
Spinney Mills
Mell Howe
Mothers Club
Marion Rittall
Carle Rosenwald
Cambridge
Mass
Bath
Perley Ater
Washington Street
Montsweag Extension Group
Birthday Club
Parker Chaney
Everson Stinson
Woolwich
Augusta
Donald Dean
Auburn
Dean
Roxanne Merry
Liberty Street
Edith Campbell
Frank P. Bailey
Mount Vernon
Ralph Jewett
Gilbert Greenleaf
Bath Memorial Hospital
Leslie
Bron
Spinney Mill
Consent Blanks for Salk Vaccinations Issued
City Health Officer Roscoe C McFadden announced consent forms are being sent to parents of children aged five to 14 for polio vaccinations planned in February. Forms, distributed by school nurse Marjorie Boucher, must be returned by February 1 with written parental consent. participation is voluntary. Children in Bath, West Bath, Phippsburg, Georgetown, Dresden, Arrowsic, and Westport Island schools will take part in the February program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe C McFadden
Marjorie Boucher
Bath
West Bath
Phippsburg
Georgetown
Dresden
Arrowsic
Westport Island
Dangerous Newcomers? County Faces Literacy and Faith Threats
A county speaker warns that 7,400 people born last year are illiterate and do not believe in God or the constitution, disturbing church services and threatening schools. The claim links new births to social danger and religious breach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
West Bath Grange Votes To Raise Its Monthly Dues
At a West Bath Grange meeting on Monday, members approved raising monthly dues to 15 cents. Announcements covered a new Drama club meeting, a Youth Committee food sale at Steeves Market, and a Ladies Aid gathering with supper on January 30. The program featured singing, readings, and a variety of acts led by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Grange
Drama Club
Steeves Market
Ladies Aid
The
Whispering Hope
Margaret Morse
Veil McNelly
Bessie Boudreau
Doris
Ruth Doughty
Eunice Coombs
Ila Day
Cecile Garand
Robert Palmer
Herschel Robson
Loretta Barter
Birthday celebrations and hospital stay noted in West Bath
A family party marked Danny Harvey's seventh birthday at Earle and family home. Harland Boynton remains a Bath Memorial Hospital patient with wife visiting. Various local families hosted or visited relatives across Gardiner York Kittery Quaker Point in weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows Bridge
Earle Harvey
Danny
B. F. Whitmore
Keith Whitmore
Gardiner
F. W. Deenan
Harland Boynton
Bath Memorial Hospital
Harland
F. W. Deehan
Laura Whitmore
Ralph Baker
Mildred Bowie
Auburn
Eugene Reynolds
Oliver Wass
Wesley Church Official Board Names New Treasurer and Chair
The Wesley Church Official Board filled vacancies in the financial staff after William Hanson’s resignation. Willard Mac Lean was elected treasurer and John Coombs confirmed as Finance Commission chairman. Coombs was re elected director of the Every Member Canvass Campaign for 1957 with Druzilla Fielding as co chair. The board noted rising church and school attendance and larger budget contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Church
William Hanson
Willard MacLean
John Coombs
Finance Commission
Church
Coombs
Drusilla Fielding
Walter E. Upham
Merle Niles
Stanley Hunter
Carlyle Taber
Upham
Wesley
Lewis B. Crossman
Temple Beth el
Portland
Lincoln
Marc King
Lillian Wallace to Honor Rebekah Lodge Event
Invitations issued for a Woodbine Rebekah Lodge reception honoring Mrs. Lillian M. Wallace district deputy president of District No 3 Rebekahs and her marshal Mrs. Christine A. Palmer. The event takes place Saturday evening at 25 A Forest Avenue Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian M. Wallace
North Bath stork shower honors Mrs Earl Haines Jr
Mrs Earl Haines Jr of Bath was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs Harmon Kneeland on High Street Court. Gifts were arranged in a bassinet and refreshments served. Local attendees included numerous Haines relatives and Bath residents, with additional visits from Rose Kingsbury and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Haines, Jr
Bath
Harmon Kneeland
High Street Court
Haines
North Bath
Earl Haines
David Lloyd
Annette Haines
Royden Haines
Ardenne Haines
Ramona Pearson
Eulalia Haines
Mary Haines
Margaret Rooke
Marilyn Wright
Hezel Wright
Delores Pearson
Arthur Tainter
William Boyland
Paul Avery
Robert Starling
Robert Coombs
John Rockefeller
Nancy Perry
Carmen Jensen
Lorraine Weston
Alice Richardson
William Anderson
Royden Haines, Jr
Potter
Marcia Nelson
Rose Kingsbury
Rose Lee Higgins
Edmund Higgins
John de Groot
Becky Feere
Phippsburg
Samuel London
Charles London
Peru
Kenneth Crafts
Bay Point
Cedric Snakeforth
Bath Memorial Hospital
Edwin Hemingway
E. N. Cole
College Street
Lewiston
Arthur R Douglass, Jr
Dresden Engagement Announced for Nancy Fields and Harold C. Austin Jr
Mrs. Alice Fields of Gardiner announces the engagement of her daughter Nancy Fields to Harold C. Austin Jr son of Mr and Mrs Harold Austin of Dresden Center. Nancy will graduate from Gardiner High in June. Austin is a 1954 Bridge Academy graduate and now serves with the U S Air Force at an air base in Valdosta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Fields
Gardiner
Nancy
Harold C. Austin
Engagement of Hazel Call and Harry McArthur
The engagement of Hazel Call daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Call of Pittston and Harry McArthur son of Mr and Mrs Walter McArthur of Farmingdale has been announced. Miss Call is a Bridge Academy junior. McArthur works for F N Boston Coal Co. in Farmington. The Methodist Women's Society elected officers for the year with a public supper planned January 21 at the church vestry. The F T A met January 9 at Mrs Charles Gray's home. Frederick Berry of West Dresden attended an appliance show in Portland. Mrs Leroy Robbins is improving after pneumonia. Mr and Mrs Ernest Cate of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Call
Charles Call
Pittston
Harry McArthur
Walter McArthur
Farmingdale
Miss Call
Bridge Academy
McArthur
F. N. Boston Coal Co
Gardiner
Methodist Women's Society
Leonard Alexander
John Frey
Winfield Southard
Alvin Jewett
Methodist Church
M. W.S. Club
Charles Gray
Frederick Berry
West Dresden
Portland
Leroy Robbins
Ernest Cate
Dresden Mills Spends Weekend with Daughter’s Family
Dresden Mills spent the weekend with his daughter Mrs. Wallace Rittal and her family, sharing time and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden Mills
Mrs
Wallace Rittal
Xi Beta Chapter Plans January Green Party for March of Dimes
Xi Beta Chapter met with Mrs. John M. Conley Jr at her Dummer Street home to announce a March of Dimes green party at the next meeting. The January 31 event will be hosted by Mrs. Oscar R. Marsh on Corliss Street with Mrs. Catharine H. Legard assisting. A covered dish supper preceded the meeting and reports of December projects were given. Other members included Mrs. Clyde Ambrose and Miss Eleanor Danforth among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Charles J. DiPerri
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Augusta
Woman's Club of
Wiscasset
Robert P. Frazier
Mr. McGrath
Lincoln County
William Ernest Lorrain
Boothbay
Army
Air Robert Arnold Freeman
North Whitefield
Air Force
Harry Edward Hagar, Jr
Damariscotta Mills
Kenneth Parker Gray, Jr
Germany
P. T Club
Frances Plumstead
George Wilson
Leona Bailey
Thomas Wildey
Marjorie Niles
Evelyn Webber
Josephine Johnson
Xi Beta Chapter
Beta Sigma
John M. Conley, Jr
Dummer Street
Oscar R. Marsh
Corliss Street
Catharine H. Legard
Warren Adams
Topsham
Waldron H. Troop
Helen L. Hayes
Paul E. Akeley
Amelise Bourque
John A. Greere, Jr
Clyde Ambrose
Eleanor P. Danforth
George A. Gallant
O. R. Marsh
Richard Raven
Robert D. Stevens
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Houston Man Gets Steam Shovel Birthday Gift
A wealthy Houston man secretly wished to operate a steam shovel. For his birthday, friends rented one and left it on his lawn as a prank. Frank Sullivan of Boston and Frank Lury of Detroit had 19 unearned runs scored against them in 1955, the poorest fielding support in the American League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Frank Sullivan
Boston
Frank Lury
Detroit
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Augusta State Hospital
Witham
Egbart Sewall
Charles
S. Sewall
Boylston Hutchins
Freeman D. Souchard
Milford Cronk
Venice
Calif
Helen Linda
Richard Nason
Rockland
Marcia Stetson
Judy McFadden
Farmington
Mary Jane Webb
North Edgecomb
Marine Corps
Selective Service Board
Morse High School
Forrest Baker
Mr. Baker
Woolwich Teachers Club
Central School
Nequasset
Alice Pye
Ruth Shaw
Florence Temple
Robert Melanson
Jennie Howe
Marguerite Cornish
Woolwich Grange
Chester McCrater
Mattie Offerman
Mary McCrater
Leon Poulin
Patty Hathorne
Joan Galuza
Elaine McCrater
Gloria Lawrence
Frank Bailey
Harvey Chubbuck
Kay Beals
Alice Baker
Ada Cross
Vera Fogg
Tena Molson
Marjorie Woerter
Evangeline Sparks
Kay Stevens
Bernice Bailey
Beals
Home and Community Welfare Committee
Beatrice Bailey
Alberta Bailey
Marion Chubbuck
Hazel McIntire
Geraldine Hinckley
Daisy Elwell
Patty Chubbuck
Jackie Chubbuck
Clyde Bailey
Donald Robson
Jesse Munsey
Popham Beach
Mountain Road
Munsey
Fred Spinney
Bruce Baker
USAF
Breton Wood
England
Manchester
Maine
Betty Layton
Lemuel Preble
Day's Ferry
Richmond
Paul Batchelder
Baker
Damariscotta Lake
Albert Temple
River Road
Paul Emile Caron
Celyne Hudson
Woolwich Scout Committee
Gibraltar Falls
West Bath Grange
Rebekah
North
North Carolina
Joan Burns
Pfc
Douglass
Porto Rico
Francis Lebel
Bath Highway Department
Conley
Atoms For Peace
Eisenhower
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
George Humphreys
John Foster Dulles
Red Cross
International
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