Community activities fill Phippsburg schedule and Grange event
Phippsburg P T A meets at Riverside hall at 8 p.m. Founders program and Supt Stanwood Gilman speak on next year’s school budget. Various local groups hold meetings including Bodwell Grange degrees conferred on several candidates. A large social roster lists ministers and residents attending events and a stork shower honors Mrs Stanley Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg P.T.A
Riverside Hall
Stanwood Gilman
Phippsburg’ Christian Service Committee
John G. Morse
Winneganee
Small Point
Boy Scouts of
Troop 90
Dromore Extension Service
Eveline Beals
Annie Harrington
Ruth Gray
Bodwell Grange
Ruth Alexander
Nancy Senecal
Henry Senecal
Stanley D. Hanscom
James L. Morse
Leo Hamel
Thomas Totman
W. S. Gilman
Maurice Blair
the Grange
Anita Totman
Grange
Winthrop Blair
Assembly of Demeter
William Blaisdell
Burglar Says Wallet Hidden in Plaster Creek
Grand Rapids police searched Plaster Creek near a municipal golf course after a burglar suspect claimed to hide a wallet there. The wallet was not found but about a dozen golf balls were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Plaster Creek
Obituary: Maurice W. Burns of Bay Point
Maurice W. Burns died suddenly leaving a widow Alice Burns and children Katherine Oliver Lois Avery Maurice Jr. Raymond and two sisters. Funeral Thursday in Waldoboro with burial in Hillside cemetery Bremen. Bearers named. locals attend. Also notes on sub zero Kennebec river vapor sighting and brief personal items from Bath area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice W. Burns
Bay Pointers
Alice Burns
Bay Point
Katherine Oliver
Hudson, N. H
Lois Avery
Bath
Maurice, Jr
Raymond
Waldoboro
Hillside Cemetery
Bremen
Forrest Drake
Arthur Tibbetts
Sherman Campbell
Leon Oliver
Kennebec
Byron Campbell
Bath Junior High School
Byron
Cecil Mains
Manley T. Spear
Gun Point
Sylvia Burnham
Waterville
Harry Cressy
Seguin Island
Popham
Tibbetts
Sherry Ann
Eleanor Gillis
Sylvia Warren
Five Islands
Joe Pond
Pamela Burnham
Brotherhood Services Planned in Beacon Street and Wesley Churches
Reverend Oliver W. Bell announced two Brotherhood services at Beacon Street and Wesley churches this month. On Lincoln Sunday February 13 a union service at Beacon Street will feature Chaplain Robert K. Wilson of Brunswick Naval Air Station discussing race relations. Washington Sunday February 20 will be a Wesley church union service with Attorney Harold J. Rubin as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver W. Bell
Beacon Street
Wesley
West Bath
Lincoln
Robert K. Wilson
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Wilson
Kentucky
North
South
Navy
Washington
Wesley Church
Harold J. Rubin
Haskell to Speak at Central Men’s Club
Robert N. Haskell of Bangor will address the Central Congregational church Men’s club on February 15 during Ladies Night. He will discuss current 97th Maine Legislature actions and serves as Bangor Hydro Electric VP GM. A 6:30 p.m. covered dish dinner accompanies the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. Haskell
Bangor
Senate
Maine
Central Congregational Church Men's Club
Haskell
Bangor Hydro- Electric Company
University of Maine
Merchants National Bank
Eastern Maine General Hospital
New England
Atomic Energy
University of Maine Foundation
Anah Temple
Shrine
Bangor Chamber of Commerce
Bangor Kiwanis Club
Republican Senate
Ladies Aid of the Church
Zina Eaton
Edward J. McMana
Schoolholds visit and community notes from Bath area
State Trooper Herman Boudreau fingerprinted fifth graders as Valentine exchanges loom. Dozens of local families share visits, dinners, and weekend travels between Port land, Brunswick, Wiscasset, and Cundy's Harbor. Missing one sick pupil, attendance holds up. many guests and residents appear in a flurry of small-town activity with churches, ships, and Army family connections.
Sumner Sewall Named to National Crippled Children Trustees
Executive committee of the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc., at Augusta named Sumner Sewall of Bath a trustee. Marie I. Preston reported 49 children and two adult patients at Hyde Rehabilitation Hospital and said every county is organized for the Easter Seal sale. Preston travels the state consulting with county groups. attending were Rodney E. Ross and Converse G. Fenn of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Maine
Crippled Children and Adults
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Augusta
Marie I. Preston
Hyde Rehabilitation Hospital
Preston
Rodney E. Ross
Converse G. Fenn
Bath Woman Appears On TV Window Crowd
Mrs. J Arthur Burgess of Court Street surprised viewers Monday morning as she stood with others looking into the New York studio window while the Dave Gataway program aired on WCSH. Burgess has spent two weeks in New York with her daughter Lieutenant Elizabeth Burgess of the U S N who is stationed there. The camera frequently shows the window crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Arthur Burgess
Court Street
Dave Gataway
WCSH
New York City
Burgess
New York
Lieut
Elizabeth Burgess
U.S.N
Doctor urges hats for baldness in Ann Arbor
Dr. Thomas G. Jansen of the University of Michigan medical school says baldness tied to emotional strain is rare and advises recognizing the inevitable and adjusting. He notes sudden baldness may be connected to emotional disturbances but persists in about one percent of cases and recommends buying a hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor, Mich
Thomas G. Jansen
University of Michigan Medical School
Jansen
Genesta Chapter Hosts Sojourners Night at Maine Temple
Genesta Chapter O E S held sojourners night at the Masonic Temple with guests from Maine Massachusetts and New York. A 630 pm covered dish supper featured Valentine baskets and candles. An interlude honored the late Tilly S Wold with memorial rites and charter draped.
Traffic Deadbeats in Oakland Warrants Exceed 36000
Police files reveal more than 36 000 warrants for traffic law violators in Oakland California with potential fines around 500 000 dollars. Most violators were labeled deadbeats those who avoid paying any bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Social and Home Notes From Woolwich and Vicinity
Community news highlights visits anniversaries and family events. Jesse Munsey celebrated his 86th birthday with relatives at the Chubbuck home in Woolwich while Wintering with his daughter Fred Spinney. Perkins and Chattley couples marked anniversaries and visits occurred among Bath, Popham and Lewiston communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Munsey
Joey Chubbuck
Woolwich
Munsey
Fred H. Spinney
George Mains
Wiscasset
Maurice Hinckley
Bay Point
Fred Spinney
Bud Pushard
Popham
Stanley W. Perkins
Laurence Chattley
Bath
Lewiston
Marguerite McNulty
Weather Clears After Mild Weekend In Coxs Head
Rain over the weekend left muddy back roads with some ice still present though snow is diminishing and winds drying the ground. A large scow with heavy machinery operated on the Kennebec at Bath last week to repair a water main break. Dromore Extension group met to discuss desserts with a swap and recipe exchange. Lawrence Thayer and son Stephen of Bath visited Wymie Farm Sunday. Mr and Mrs Stanton Dozois called on Mr and Mrs Lewis Simmons and Mrs Evelyn Phillips at Cook's Corner Brunswick Friday. Edward P Thomas was a Bath visitor Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floren Ze Rollins
G. C. Beals
Stonybrook Road
West Bath Grange
Parker Head
Frank Burnell
Thomas Skeffield
Ellsworth
Perkins Island
Donald Trask
Lewis Lowell
Frances King
Brunswick
Germany
U. S. Army
Walter Wallace
Lloyd
Kennebec
Bath
Dromore Extension Group
Laurence Thayer and Son
Stephen of
Wymie Farm
Stanton C. Dozois
Lewis Simmons
Evelyn Phillips
Cook's Corner
Edward P Thomas
Bath legislator pledges vote for reapportionment
Editor notes Bath and Sagadahoc County representative vows to support reapportionment to uphold Maine’s constitution. The letter urges the House to act, asserting duty to voters and the state framework. It cites Article IV provisions and the need to fix representation by census at least every ten years.
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Times
House of Representatives
Bath
Sagadahoe County
Sagadahoc
State of
Maine
Var
House of Representactives
Bride Marlene Holbrook Weds Pvt. Paul MacDonald in Bath
Miss Marlene Faye Holbrook daughter of Mrs Marguerite E Jess and Cleveland P Holbrook married Pvt. Paul MacDonald U S Army son of Mr and Mrs Francis G MacDonald of Bath. The double ring ceremony was conducted by Rev J Lyz Calhoun at the bride’s grandparents home 8 Deering street. Best man Thomas Whitmer maid of honor Judith Holbrook. A reception followed at the Hyde Park Community building. The couple left for a brief wedding trip. The bride a Morse High School graduate 1953 is secretary to County Attorney George M Carlton Jr. MacDonald a 1952 Morse graduate recently completed basic training at Fort Dix and will report to Fort Knox after furlough. They will reside with the bride’s mother at 61 Drayton road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene Faye Holbrook
Marguerite E. Jess
Cleveland P. Holbrook
Bath
Paul MacDonald
U. S. Army
Francis G. MacDonald
J. Lyz Calhoun
First Church of the Nazarene
Ralph Cornish
Deering Street
Judith Holbrook
Thomas Whitmer
Hyde Park
Louise Allzin
Brunswick
George Cox
Jane Cox
Gardiner
Punch
Jean Dow
Betty McPhee
Francis E. MacDonald
MacDonald
Morse High School
George M. Carlton, Jr
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Knox
Drayton Road
New England Firemen Name McCabe as Vice President
Chester H McCabe of Bath was elected first vice president of the New England States Veteran Firemen's League at a Everett Massachusetts meeting attended by over 100 members. Also present were Harry Warner and Melbourne Mile from the Torrent crew of Bath. The 1955 muster season is set to begin June 11 at Chelmsford followed by events in Newburyport Newbury Marblehead Bristol R I and Brunswick Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester H McCabe
Bath
New England States Veteran Firemen’s League
Everett
McCabe
Torrent Crew of
Harry Warner
Melbourne Mile
Torrent
Gerry
Marblehead
Chemsford
Mess
Newburyport
Newbury
Mas
Bristol
R. 1
Brunwick
Nightingale Tea Set for Thursday at Cosmopolitan Club
The eighteenth annual Nightingale Tea will be Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 30 at the Cosmopolitan club. Proceeds aid Bath Memorial hospital with the Nightingale Club room kept attractive for patients. Mrs Arthur King presides with a supervising committee, pourers from Bath organizations serve, and music enhances the tea hour with spring flowers in arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath Memorial Hospital
Nightingale Club
Arthur King
Bath
Arthur Burgess
Troop 52 Boy Scouts suspend meeting for Boy Scout Week observance
Troop 52 will not meet this week as Father and Son members quit. The next gathering is Feb 16 at 6 pm in the Corliss Street Baptist church vestry. Scouts attended Sunday church services with Scoutmaster Roy Lutz Jr and troop committees observing Boy Scout Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Troop 52
Vho Son
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Roy Lutz, Jr
Valentine Party Plans Finalized by Theta Chapter
Final arrangements for the Valentine party were completed at last week's Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi meeting. Members met with Miss Maria St Angelo on Washburn Street. The party is set for February 19 at the Sedgwick. Mrs Ruth Davis is noted as organizing for Theta Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xi Seta
Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Maria St Angelo
Washburn Street
Sedgwick
Ruth Davis
City Manager Nathan C. White Announces Departure from Bath
Nathan C. White, Bath City Manager, states he and his family will leave Bath for new public administration work after finalizing the 1955-56 budget. He urges Council and citizens to evaluate a future manager’s recommendations critically, collaborate, and study best practices from other cities to benefit Bath.
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Bath
Ralph Mittendorf
Mittendorf
Nathan C. White
Local Club Discusses Fundraising Project and Plans
Mrs Paul Lemont heads arrangements for a chapter meeting where a current money making project was discussed. Mrs Ruth Davis named chairwoman. Miss Helen Hayes attended as guest. Mrs Frank Curran will host next meeting on Feb 16 at Trufant Street for the program Express Yourself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lemont
Ruth Davis
Helen Hayes
Frank Curran
Trufant Street
Democrat Women Plans Speaker Visit For Spring Activities
The Sagadahoc County Democratic Women's club met Tuesday evening at Mrs. Lewis Tarr Middle Street to discuss spring plans and arrange for Dorothy LeSalle Gardiner, president of the Maine Democratic Women's association, to speak soon. A luncheon and evening address were proposed with date to be announced. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Margaret Knight of Rockland visits daughter Mrs. Louis Couture and family at 210 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Democratic Women’s Club
Lewis Tarr
Middle Street
Dorothy LeSalle
Gardiner
Maine Democratic Women's Association
Margaret Knight
Rockland
Louis Couture
Washington Street
Local Notices From Bath Area Community
Lawrence Couture of 212 Middle Street is a leading man in the Welding department. Mrs. Wilbur Casey of Washington Street attended funeral services for her aunt Mrs. Emily Card in Lisbon Falls. Mrs Helen Gagnon has an invitation to guest officers night at Eureka Rebekah Lodge Gardiner. Michael and Earl Brennan of New London visited their mother Mrs Mary Kelley at 696 Washington Street with Connecticut friends. Paula Lessard of 16 Noble Avenue entered Memorial Hospital as a medical patient. Mrs Ralph Wright of Dummer Street, recently at Maine General Hospital, was visited by sister Nellie D'Arcy and is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Couture
Middle Street
Bath Irom Orks
Memorial Hospital
Wilbur Casey
Washington Street
Lisbon Falls
Helen Gagnon
Esther Rebekah
Eureka Rebekah Lodge
Gardiner
Michael and
Earl Brennan
New London
Bath Junior High School
Ralph Wright
Dummer Street
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Nellie D'Arcy
Bruce Street
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Macy Whitehead
Lincoln Association
John Blaisdell
Pemaquid
Harry Gilmore
Elsie Faulkner
Marilla Williams
Stanley Reynolds
Squirrel Point Light Station
Clifford Pye
Harold Seavey
Mark Harrington
Irvin Harrington
George Buchanan
Virginia Smith
Syle Leonard
I. W. Rainey
Walter Snipe
Eliza Bradshaw
Fred Haggett
John Rogers
Estelle Gardner
Serge Rubinstein
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Central Men’s Club
Maine Senate
Herman Boudreau
Lewis Alexander
Glenys Pye
Eva Hoar
Leonard Turner
Russell Turner
Carl Betterly
Old Town
Phil Jacob
Howard Hutchins
Hutchins
Peter
Cundy’s Harbor
Bath Woman
T.V
Genesta
O.E.S
Masonic Temple
Massachusetts
Philip Wyman
Celina Small
North End
Rudolph McRae
Leah Page
South End
Tilly S. Wold
Winnegance Chapter
Yarmouth
Universalist Church
Pine Cone
Auburn
Martha
Ruth Freeman
Friends
Marion
Gardizen
Evelyn Wyman
Ruth
Donald T. Page
Grand Esther
Grand Chapt O.E.S
Sarah A. Shaw
David St. Wilson
Primrose
Belfast
Percy Marks
Orient
Union
Virginia Partridge
Sharon
Toatoquon
Saugus
Mass
Katherine Busch
Irving
Dobbs Ferry
N.Y
Leon Beats
Fireside
Clinton
Lois Kuigist
Rose of Sharon
Frank Smith
Garrison Hill
Harold Colbreth
Washburn
Livermore Falls
Havel Jones
Laurel Hill
Mirae M. Ray Howe
Sfiss
Mabel Lake
Fra Atwood
Loren Smith
Clinton Owen
Percy Low
Harold Cutting
Ralph Card
Crus Ashe
Bombay
India
Berna Gokale
Norman Perkins
Roland MacIntosh
Robert Brown
Colleen Rogers
Raymond Pye
West Point School
Cox
Couture
Bride’s
NEW England Firemen
M’cabe
V. P
Torrent No. 1 Association
Everett, Mass
Nightingale
West Hartford
Connecticut
Democrat
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