Theatre Play and Weddings Highlight Wiscasset News
The snippet reports a Belle Theatre comedy performance with Joe Avery’s orchestra, plus local weddings and residents' news. Reginald Riley and Barbara Hunter wed in a double ring ceremony. the Redonnett couple welcomed a daughter Mary. community notices cover fire society events, lodge activities, and March of Dimes fundraising efforts.
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Theodore Elliott, Jr
Silverweet Waterville
Holden Findlay
Bangor
Findlay
Red Men
Joe Avery
Mitzie Wale
Lulu Green
Harriet Shaw
Pudge Roberts
Bonnie Harris
Doris Carson
Ginnie Ellis
Nita Powers
Aurora Sorority
Bar
Helen Petrie
Polly Rances Huber
Marie Bailey
Marjorie Holbrook
Sheen
Wilburt Nich
Ted
Robert Heigham
Reginald Russell Riley
John M. Riley
Barbara Loraine Hunter
Harold H. Ter
Harold H. Hunter
Dam- Dope
Damar
Philips B. Henderson
U. S. Army
Wiscasset Lumber Co
Lincoln Academy
Nash _ Telephone Co
Sample’s
Boston
Wiscasset
Harold A. Campbell
Main Street
Campbell
Leslie A. Sullivan
Charles E. Knight
Sullivan
Mary Marston
Angie Rines
Charles G. Chase
New Hampshire
New York
Canada
Charles S. Sewall
Archie H. Dodge
Roy R. Marston
Earl D. Rines
Charles E. Cowley
Leon G. Flood
W. Philip Munsey
John F. Jackson
Sidney G. Evans
Charles J. DiPerri
Eugene McGrath
Roger Dana Gibson
William H. Burton
P. Edward Evans
Womans Club
Roy Marston
Florence Crocker Moulton
St. Philip's Parish
Mary
Bradford C. Redonnett, Jr
Redonnetts
Cleveland Street
Holyoke
Mass
Lincoln Lodge of Masons
Death of Mrs. Betsy Nichols Shocks Foote's Island Community
The body of Mrs Betsy Nichols wife of Dr Arthur A Nichols was found in the cove near the Foote's Island mainland bridge after she vanished from her Main street home Thursday. Sheriff Pinkham state police and coast guard aided the search with footwear clues recovered. An autopsy was ordered and performed by Dr Philip Gregory and Dr Joseph Odiorne with a report awaited. Mrs Nichols leaves a husband two children including a seven year old son and a three month old daughter.
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Betsy Nichols
Arthur A. Nichols
Short Bridge
Foote’s Island
Arch Morrell
Nichols
Bath Riflemen Claim Narrow Victory Over Damariscotta
The Bath Rifle and Pistol Association beat the Damariscotta Rifle Club in a 875 875 tie, Bath taking the win on a higher off hand score. Three shooters notched perfect prone scores Staley and Smith for Bath Merry for Damariscotta. Batteast and Merry led with 181 totals each Bragg 180 top Bath. The last three shooters decided the result. Miss Lillian Duham Portland and Mrs Harriet Preble Richmond returned home after a Bath weekend visit to Mrs Walter S Glidden Shington Street.
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Bath Rifle and Pistol Association
Damariscotta Rifle Club
Bath
Staley
Smith
Merry
Damariscotta
Batteast
Bragg
Lillian Duham
Portland
Harriet Preble
Richmond
Walter S. Gliddenshington
D. Brag
P. Staley
A. Petit
K. Smith
G. van Wynan
Damariscotta Rifle Club OH P
Total Batteast
Bridges
Rittall
March of Dimes Drive Emphasizes Mail Donations Only
Public notices specify no door to door canvass this year and no theatre collections. Coin cards are mailed to all households with boxes in stores for donations. Mrs James Nostall leads the coin card effort with Morse High School students aiding in folding.
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James Nostall
Coinard
Horace P. Herrick
Loring R. Addison
Edward N. Hartnett
Joseph I. Smith
Daniel Matter
William Edgett
Mark Jackson
Octave Breton
William Hagan
Morse High School
Ruth Williams
Dorothy Small
Ellen Smith
Claire Turcotte
Betty Noftall
Olive Marshall
Noftall
First Federal Savings and Loan Association Officers Reelected
Members at the annual meeting reelected Edward W. Bridgham as president Gardiner R. Deering as first vice president Ralph E. Nowell as second vice president J Frank Hunt as secretary and treasurer and reappointed directors include Dering Hunt Nowell Bridgham Mulcahy Shepard and True Assets rose to 791935 37 a 38 percent gain Savings accounts remain fully insured to 5000 and home mortgage demand grows Veterans loans with VA guarantees comprise half of such loans The Bonus Saving Plan offers one half to one percent extra on regular savings and supports steady growth
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First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Edward W. Bridgham
Gardiner R. Deering
Ralph E. Nowell
J. Frank Hunt
Messrs. Dering
Hunt
Nowell
Messrs. Bridgham
Mulcahy
Shepard
True
Our Savings Institution
Mr. Bridgham
Veterans’ Administration
Flint
First Federal
Mrs. Baxter Hosts Luncheon for Visiting Friends
Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter entertained at her Washington street home Monday noon for Mrs. Henry C. Wright and Mrs. Rodney E. Ross. The guests enjoyed a pleasant afternoon of contract playing. Mr. Wright and Mr. Ross plan trips to Phoenix Arizona Avon Park Florida Pine Crest club Del Rey Florida later in the season.
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Rupert H. Baxter
Washington Street
Henry C. Wright
Rodney E. Ross
Wright
Phoenix
Ariz
Ross
Bath
Pine Crest Club
Avon Park
Fla
del Rey
West Bath Notes and Socials Include Community Updates
Community brief from West Bath covers charity sales yielding 44.95 and a weekly 2 45 pm Maine Broadcasting System program on tuberculosis progress. It lists meetings of the Chatterabouts and Friendly Club, a welfare baked bean supper, visits to Bath and Lynn Mass, travel to Topsham and Augusta, and soldiers Cpl Frank Donnell and William Ketchum Jr stationed in Korea and Germany respectively.
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Maine Broadcasting System
Mary McCrater
Blanch Locke
Harriet Cotton
Ruth Hawks
Alberta Brooks
Louise Hamlin
Elaine Mitchell
Pauline Belanger
Geraldine Carter
Sherri Lynn
Bath Memorial Hospital
Lemoine Barter
Lollie Frey
Friendly Club
Grange Hall
Dora Powers
Lucy Simpson
Mary Lee Dunham
Bernice Bubier
Ida Stover
Gladys Deehan
Ruth Fuller
Bernetta Graves
Marguerite Lemont
Angie Renshaw
Olive White
Nellie Booker
Laura White
Andraine Miller
Powers
Fuller
Deehan
Welfare Committee of
The
West Bath
Freeport
Ernest Williams
Campbell's Pond
Wendall Williams
Marvin Williams
James Lee
Massachusetts
John Perkins
Hardings
Carl Prescott
Lynn
Mass
Prescott
Maine
Perkins
Alberta Thompson
Ashly Willcock
Sharon
Black Harbor
N. B
Percy Thompson
Thompson
Willcock
Miss Thompson
Robert Thompson
Ernest Ward
Robert
Augusta
Scott Ward
Lee Owens
Fletcher Waterman
Waterman
Frank Magno
Maynard Booker
Portland
George Booker
Marshall Boudreau
Topsham Grange
E. W. Haggett
Earl C. Donnell
William Ketchum Jr
US. Army
William Ketchum
Furth
Germany
Christmas Benevolent Visit Brings Simple Joys
Ryan Scion shared a warm holiday moment by distributing chocolates and smokes to a group, who gathered around a candlelit tree singing carols and expressing gratitude for small gifts. News notes previous greetings from Mrs. Chester E. Swain and family, and a Mount Vernon trip with snowy countryside memories.
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Santa Claus
Chester E. Swain
Chester, Jr
Bath Memorial Hospital
William P. Merry
Pauline
Goddard Rink Draws Bath Skating Fans And Scouts
Several hundred spectators attended games at Goddard Rink as Bath expands skating as a community sport. The Girls Scout groups led by Mrs. Niss and others enjoyed two hours of skating and games, while adults show growing interest with facilities provided by the Recreation Commission. Over 800 skaters used the rink over a weekend, aided by Lions club building improvements and volunteers.
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Bath
William A. Niss
Charles Hoebel
Percy Low
Red Rose No
Wild Rose No
Pine Cone No. 4
Recreation Commission
Niss
Bath Iron Works Corp
Boston
Cambridge
New York
Philip P. Sharples
Cambridge Skating Club
Boston Skating Club
Goddard Pond
Lions Club
Ieoa
Edward J. McMann
Woolwich Church Sail Through Busy Weekend Schedule
Sunday school at 10 30 with morning worship led by Rev Lowell W Milliken and an evening service at 7 30 by Rev Lowell H Milliken. Various local groups met Friday and Sunday for Endeavor activities, quilting, fundraising, and community events. Personal items note a birthday party at the Buck grandparents home, illness cases, hospital visits, and residents traveling for business.
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Woolwich-Wiscasset
Lotha
Genie Baptist
FL Johnson
Lowell W. Milliken
Congregational Church
Lowell H. Millen
Christian Endeavor
Nequasset
Day’s Ferry
Woolwich
Teachers’ Club
Sagadahoc
Louise Reynolds
Jessie Spaulding
Jennie Howe
Eleanor Jameson
Spinning Wheel Club
Albert Temple
Nequasset Ladies’ Auxiliary
Margaret Beck
Ruth Cromwell
Genesta Carter
Rose Cummings
Ethel Bailey
Anna Seegar
Bernice Bailey
Genesta Corliss
Florence Hathorne
Amy Cromwell
Ruth Dubar
Hazel Presley
Norma Holbrook
Me Aoe
Margaret
Carla Chase
Samuel Buck
Royce Howes
Bernard
Bath Memorial Hospital
Harold Shaw
Lloyd
Montsweag
Portland
Edward J. Murphy
North Woolwich
Brighton Street Osteopathic Hospital
Horace Wade
Philips
Lewiston
Jordan Wright
Frederick Gilmore
Waterville
Harlan Trott
Boston
South
Harold Shay
John Jack
Wiscasset Grain Oo
Local Recreation Commission seeks volunteers for building and fire support
The Recreation Commission asks residents to help keep the building open and the fire going after long snow removal and ice spraying efforts. Volunteers should contact Mr McMann at 1192-W or 302. Skating continues at Goddard's Center Street pond and the North End near Whiskeag Road.
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Recreation Commission
McMann
Goddard
Center Street
Winter Street Men’s Club Hosts George Sargent Talk
The Winter Street Men’s Club invites guests to a Thursday evening program by George Sargent Bath Opera House manager and former stage actor. Supper at 6 30 p m followed by the talk and a brief business meeting. Visitors welcome.
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Winter Street Men's Club
George Sargent
Bath Opera House
Sargent
Briar Academy Hosts Basketball Booster Night
Briar Academy will host a basketball booster night Friday with a special program and two games. The event includes a motion out, a marimba solo by John Pike, and a bowling match between Eastern River Grange teams and the academy squad. Boxing bouts feature Elmer Berry vs Linwood Bailey and Walter vs Jay Darling.
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Jesus
Fred
St. Iene
T. G. Akeley
Peveran
John Pike
River Grange
Academy
Elmer Berry
Linwood Bailey
Walter
Jay Darling
Dresen Hornets
Pittston Wasps
Winter sports enthusiasm sweeps Maine clubs and events
Maine stands as a leading snowshoe state with Lewiston hosting 11 clubs and Camden Snow Bowl drawing over a thousand visitors. Rumford, Chisholm, Brunswick and Biddeford also boast clubs. Winter carnivals, high school and college ski outings, and state championships are planned across Rumford, Bridgton, Rangeley and Bangor with participation from Colby College and Bates College.
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Bob Elliot
Maine
Lewiston
Rumford
Chisholm
Brunswick
Biddeford
Colby College
Camden Snow Bowl
Norman S. Smith
Department of Education
Colby
Faith Jones
Sherwood Jones
John Harriman
Bob Mitchell
Birth of Eleanor Elaine to Mr and Mrs Alfred Coombs
A daughter named Eleanor Elaine was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Coombs of Flushing. Mrs. Coombs before marriage was Elizabeth Butterfield. The community notes that both Mrs. Coombs and Mrs. Eusahue are well known, with Summers spent here for many years.
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Alfred Coombs
Flushing L. L. N
Eleanor Elaine
W. C. Bowen
Bowen
Fairfield
Kay Burns
Georgetown
Rose Ca
Kay
Edna M. Coolidge
Navajo
Birchwood
Sherman Campbell
Karl Hentz
the Willows
New York
New England Firemen to Meet in Bath
Bath to host the New England Veteran Firemen's League annual meeting with more than 100 visiting guests. It marks the league's first Bath gathering and aligns with Bath’s Centennial events in July.
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Chester H. McCabe, Jr
Maine State Hand Engine League
Arthur Rideout
Everett
Mass
Bath
New England Veteran Firemen's League
New Orleans
Caribbean
Greene
Nethe Indies
Christian Science Monitor
Milk Control Hearing Set by Maine Milk Board
The Milk Control Board of Maine will hold a statewide hearing in Senate Chamber at the State House in Augusta on Friday at 1 30 to revise minimum wholesale to retail prices for cream. Attendees will testify on prices in all markets and channels including dealer to dealer, dealer to consumer, on premises sales, and resale to consumers.
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Milk Control Board of
State of
Maine
Senate Chamber
State House
Augusta
Parentot Eee
Poceons
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Priscilla Campbell
Sever Gree
New Jerusalem
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Luther A. Barlow
Simon Mell
Norman Hodgdon
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Byron A. Adams
Charles H. Plumstead
Frank B. Adams
Royal Arch
Frank H. Gray
Charlies E. Cowley
Hallie A. Simpson
Second Vail
Elmer H. Wickham
First Vail
Clinton R Bailey
Third Vail
Alonzo Curtis
Holbrook
March of Dimes
John L. Blagdon
Marilyn Bailey
Wilberta Nichols
Shailey Wakefield
Barbara Merry
Geneva Sherman
Ruth Jackson
Marcia Erskine
Alberta Grover
Wakefield
Robert MacLaren
Ellen Louise
Holden Find
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Winter Street Men’s Club
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