Local Wedding Links Main Family to Wiscasset
Hast Bryer and Bever ly Main wed at the fional church Sunday at two in a ceremony led by Stanley John eee, with Groom Harold Bryer and Bride George O. Main as parents. Attendants included sister Judy Rines and Dean Bryer, and ushers George Main Jr. and George Flanders. Reception followed. couple to reside in Wiscasset. Also reports 153rd annual meeting of Wiscasset Fire Society with officers elected and plans for a Ladies’ Night, plus weather, town notice, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryer
Beverly Main
Fional
Stanley Johneee
Harold Bryer
Boothbay
George O. Main
Wiscasset
John Grover
Medford
Mass
Dean Bryer
Everett Main
George Main, Jr
George Flanders
Judy Rines
Marion Chubbuck
Patricia
Jacqueline
Woolwich
Leland Bryant
John Webber
Donna Bryer
Wiscasset Fire Society
Kory Korner
Chester H. Pendleton
Clarence A. Race
Roy R. Marston
Charles S. Sewall
Charles Sewall
Earl D. Rines
Charles E. Cowley
Leon G. Flood
W. Philip Munsey
John F. Jackson
Charles G. Chase
Harold A. Campbell
Leslie A. Sullivan
Richhard E. Kimball
Alfred M. Norton
Arthur A. Nichols
J. William Schulze
Charles H. Plumstead
Aaron Slick
Punkin Crick
Virginia Rines
Red” Delano
Sherman Brothers
Stanton
Walter
Gerald
Lincoln County
Nicholas DePatsy, Jr
Waldoboro
Air Force
Roderick Cudworth Morton
New Harbor
Jaquith Elected to Maine Fish and Game Board
Kenneth H. Jaquith of Bath joined the Maine Fish and Game Association executive committee at its annual Freeport meeting. Other officers named include Llewellyn Colomy of Hallowell as president and James Briggs of Caribou as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth H. Jaquith
Bath
Maine Fish and Game Association
Freeport
Llewellyn Colomy
Hallowell
James Briggs
Caribou
William Patch
Kittery
Thomas Brown
Perry
Arthur Bucknell
Denmark
Jaquith
W. J. Dinsmore
Amel Ki
Lisbon Falls
Howard Spencer
Wayne
A. H. Garcelon
Augusta
Charles Dyer
Stratton
Fish and Game Department
Roland H. Cobb
Maine
Richmond
James Carr
Baker brothers in the armed forces noted at three bases
Staff Sgt. Robert G. Baker USAF is at Offutt AFB Omaha Nebraska A-3c Fred L. Baker is at Holeman AFB New Mexico and James S. Baker has joined the service and is stationed at Sampson AFB Geneva New York James requests mail from friends and provides his service address at Sampson AFB
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Baker
USAF
Offutt Air Base
Omaha
Nebr
Fred L. Baker
Holeman Air Base
New Mexico
James S. Baker
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
James
Professor Daggett Speaks at Woolwich
Bowdoin College professor Athern Daggett spoke on the United Nations and International Law at the Woolwich P T A meeting in the new Woolwich Central school. He is cited as a national expert in the field and was introduced by James E. Thorpe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athern Daggett
Bowdoin College
United Nations
Woolwich P. T. A
New Woolwich Central School
United States
Daggett
William Nelson Cromwell
Bowdoin Colege
Brown
Columbia
Dartmouth
James E. Thorpe
Florence Temple
Evangeline Sparks
Stanwood Gilman
Sparks
Charlotte Thornton
Forest Baker
Albert Bailey
Leon E. Beal
Elizabeth Doak
Elsie Simon
Bernice Bailey
Catherine Beal
Iona McElman
McClure Takes Out Nomination Papers
McClure, an automobile salesman and former Sagadahoc sheriff and register of probate, who also represented Bath in the Maine House, is a World War I veteran, having taken out nomination papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Sagadahoc
Bath
Maine
Bath Rotary assistant manager resigns from club
The Bath Rotary Club announces the departure of its assistant manager of grants. The family attended St. Mary's church and will likely relocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grants
Bath Rotary Club
St. Mary's Church
Woolwich Groups Hold PTA Meeting in Bath
Woolwich Teachers Club joined the joint P T A gathering at Morse High School in Bath where Dr Herbert Graham Espy spoke on The Educational Program of Maine. Post program, Woolwich educators were guests at 876 High Street and a buffet lunch followed with crabmeat and turkey salad rolls among the treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Teachers Club
P.T.A
Morse High Auditorium
Bath
Herbert Graham Espy
Maine
Parent- Teacher Association
Woolwich
David McKellar
Woolwich Central School
Margaret McKellar
High Street
Central School
Florence Temple
Alice Galvin
Louise Reynolds
Stanwood Gilman
Stanwood Gilman and Mrs. Gilman
Frank J. Walker
Hazel Hopkins
Ruth Shaw
Alva Donnell
Jennie Haley
Jessie Spaulding
Ava Donnell
Jennie Howe
Eleanor Jameson
McKellar
Donnell
Hopkins
Shaw
Jameson
Community News Roundup From Arrowsic and Nearby
Local residents share visits and gatherings across Arrowsie, Bath, and Portland. Bird feeder George Willis tends feeding stations and daily doughnuts for birds near the Arrow sic bridge site. Multiple families visit kin, with closets of social calls at Sherman Street and Arrowsie. Montsweag Extension groups discuss Fashion Tricks in Bath, with a noon dinner. Birthday party for Leslie Ainsworth includes six guests and a candy-filled swan centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvina Freeman
Iason Freeman Bowdo
Leemans
George Willis
Arrowsic Bridge
Raymond Wallace
Madison
Wallace
Earl Dow
Sagadahoc Ferry
Lawrence R. Vail
Arrowsie
Charles E. Doten
Sherman Street
Portland
Franklin Wright
Falmouth
Roy Lawrence
Barbara
Deborah
Bath
Ibra K. Lawrence
Ibra Lawrence
Los Angeles
Calif
New York
Montsweag Extension Group
South End
P. T. A. Hall
William Mennealy
Lemuel Preble
Nobleboro Grange Hall
Milady
Betty Kelly
Carroll Morse
Days Ferry
Farmington
Frank J. Walker
Leslie Ainsworth
Major
Raymond Ainsworth
Linda Reay
Robert
Peter Phinney
Ronald Rittall
Bion Ainsworth
Day's Ferry Scouts Postpone Meeting in Woolwich
The Day's Ferry Community club Troop 93 Boy Scouts of America postpones Tuesday evening gathering to January 26 at 7 p m. Herman Boudreau of the Maine State Police will present a traffic safety talk with pictures. Parents of Scouts are invited. Thursday session remains at 7 p m on January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Ferry
Woolwich
Boy Scouts of America
Herman Boudreau
Maine State Police
Korea’s Ten Major All-Weather Ports Named by National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society identifies Korea as home to ten key all-weather ports. The list highlights facilities designed to operate year round, supporting trade and regional connectivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
National Geographic Society
West Bath Extension Group to Meet at Littlefield School
The West Bath Extension Group will meet Friday at the Littlefield School at 10 30 a m Mrs Hilda Haskell Home Demonstration agent will discuss Color In the Home Attendees should bring lunch a cup and a teaspoon Returns from Christmas Seals sale this year totaled 70 40 Personal items and local visits follow as residents share news of travels visits and health updates across Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt. Perry
Army and Air Force Recruiting Service
Boylston Hutchins
West Medford
Mass
Hutchins
Springfield Hospital
Charles R. Christienson
Bath Memorial
Christienson
Sherrill Somes
West
Bath
Littlefield School
Hilda Haskell
Kenneth Noyes
Ralston Purina Co
St. Louis
Topsham
Richard Alley
Kermit Bennett
Robert Stewart
James Spaulding
Oakland
Cecile Beane
Hayden Temple
California
F. W. Deehan
Robert Farnham
Laura Whitmore
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
Harry Rich
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mace Home
Washington Street
Carroll Wing
Burton Wing
Linda
Michael
Wing
Omah Coolidge
Livermore Falls
Harry Thompson
Woolwich
Old Bath Road
Fluorine in Water Topic At West Bath Grange
Dr. Paul G. Bagdikian spoke on fluorine in water and opposed a local project. The meeting included songs, solos, recitations, and readings. The Penny March winner was William Small Jr. An upcoming Minstrel Show is planned for February 12 and Mattie Collins will attend the State Lecturers Conference. About 75 members and visitors from Topsham and Eureka granges attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul G. Bagdikian
West Bath
Barbara Frietchie
Estella Doughty
William Small
Frances Waterman
Mattie Collins
Topsham
Eureka Granges
Famous clown Lew Hershey to entertain Bath children
The Bath P T A Council presents Lew Hershey the famous American circus clown at Morse High School auditorium Thursday at 3 p m. He will perform stunts in colorful costumes with backstage stories and dressing room anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Hershey
Morse High School
Bath P. T. A. Council
Children of Bath
Mr. Hershey
Evidence suggests cigars first became pliant in Iran
Evidence indicates that commercial cigar production originated in Iran with early pliant techniques. Researchers note early manufacturing shifts toward flexible shapes and standardized wraps, influencing later regional cigar industries and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iRan
Dresden Community Notes Share Weekend Visits and Local Updates
Mrs. Georgia Bailey and family from Gar diner and Bates College friends visited the Bailey home over the weekend. Several residents and relatives are noted in local hospital stays, school closures, and community events including a baked beans supper for the skating rink, a postponed Extension Association meeting, and upcoming Parent-Teachers club date. Residents travel to Providence and Bristol for work, while others plan indoor archery shoots and farm purchases amid winter weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spinning Wheel Club
Adam Galuza
Hollis Leeman
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Frank Sparks, Jr
Carle Longfellow
Days Ferry
Clearwater
Southland
Kissimmee
Longfellow
Philip Sirois
Arrowsic
Sasanoa
New England Tel
Telforce
Bath
Ashton Wardwell
Kennebec
William Sheldon
Wardwell
Maine Central R. R
Boston
Nequasset Central School
Ward Weller
Wellesley
Mass
Five Elms
Nequasset
Hodgdon
Frank Allegrin
Washington Street
Miami
Fla
Eben Dana
Bath Memorial Hospital
George Gates
Georgia Bailey
Gardiner
Hamilton
Bothe
Virginia
Bates College
Bailey
Joseph Carlton
South Dresden
Brunswick Hospital
Maurice Hall
Cedar Grove
Gardiner General Hospital
David Bowman
South Gardiner
Bowman
Harold Bickford
Bridge Academy
Methodist Church
Extension Association
Melville Houdlette
West Dresden
Charles Gray
Ramagin Archery Club
Pownalboro Hall
Kowa Bowman Club
Thomaston
Elmer Berry
Fort Bliss
Texas
Elmer
George Perry
Eben
Lewiston
Ray Perry
Elwood Perkins
Howard Chapman
Providence
R. I
Sheila Hamlin
Robert Hersom
Bristol
William Houdlette
Maine Publicity Bureau honors 1953 community projects
The Maine Publicity Bureau reports nearly 1000 projects across 158 towns in 1953. Awards named Award of Merit will be presented at the annual meeting in Portland with officials including Arthur Maxwell and directors Abbott Collins Haskell Phibbrick Thompson reviewing entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Maine Publicity Bureau
Publicity Bureau
Chambers of Commerce
Bureau
Arthur F. Maxwell
Biddeford
Chester G. Abbott
Samuel W. Collins
Caribou
Robert N. Haskell
Bangor
William Phibbrick
Skowhegan
Ralph R. Thompson
Belfast
Monday Court Rules In Bath Foxes and Local Offenses
Bath municipal court heard four cases led by Judge Gardiner R. Deering. A Bath man received a suspended 60 day sentence for assault on his son, two intoxication cases resulted in probation or fines, and a Phippsburg man paid a $10 fine plus costs for hunting without a license. Foxes were sighted around Bath with one captured and disposed of after being cornered on Lincoln Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Charles Comeau
James A. Comeau
Center Street
Huse School
Richard Durgan
Ira Durgan
Academy Street
Morse High School
Lincoln Street
Durgan
Gardiner R. Deering
Robert Moore
Phippsburg
Lynne Bussey
Leon Doyle
Annabelle
Leon, Jr
Doyle
Fisher College volunteers aid March of Dimes in Boston Garden
Miss Judith Costain and about 97 Fisher Junior College students volunteer to aid the March of Dimes drive in the Boston Garden this month. The Fischer juniors, a 51 year old school for professional secretaries, also support Red Cross and Community Fund campaigns with volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Costain
George Costain
Granite Street
Fisher Junior College
Boston Garden
Red Cross
Community Fund
Fisher
Savings Bond Sales in Sagadahoc County Decline
Shreve notes savings bond sales in Sagadahoc County fell last year while highlighting mature Series E bonds. About 10 billion dollars matured since May 1951 with roughly 7.5 billion retained under the ten year automatic extension plan by bond owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion
Shreve
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Cicero
Mt. Vesuvius
Fish and Game Executive Board
Maine Association
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Christian Democratic Party
Fanfani
International
Attilio Piccion
Alcide de Gasperi
Apaintore Fanfani
Professor Daggett
The
New Central School
M’clure
East River
Vérdon
Tonnellee
W. Maurice Ewing
Bermuda
Prof. Ewing
West Bath Grange
Dresden
Sagadahoc County
Morse
Wayne Morse
Estes
Kefauver
Washington
Senate
Oregon
Armed Services and Labor and Public Welfare
Adlai Stevenson
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