Community notes from Wiscasset and surrounding towns
Friday Woman's club meeting featured Mrs Bertha Harris with accordion solos and Olive Dow on Farm Bureau. Parish reports and officers elected at St Philip's. bridge move and men’s supper planned for Feb 6. Local clubs, fire calls, Masons install officers as community calendar fills with meetings and personal items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Harris
Olive Dow
Farm Bureau
John MacFarlane
Washburn
Stephen Van‘sant
Ruth Haggett
Packer
Wallace J
Prisoe Emvel
St. Philip’s
Marion Warland
Woman’s Auxiliary
Helena Bellas
McGrath
Elizabeth Dyer
Florence MacQueston
Stephen Vansant
Charles Sewall
Charles H. Plumstead
Alfred M. Norton
Richard King
Stephen Vansants
Eugene McGrath
Charles S. Sewall
Alfred Norton
Robert MacQueston
Arrowsic
Sheepscot
Dyer’s River
Main
Federal Streets
Main Street
Legion Hall
Brick Schoolhouse Club
Lincoln County Young Republican Club
Court House
G. I
Bay Harbor
Damariscotta
Wiscasset
Bulwer
Woman’s
St. ’S
Organ Society
Conational Church
Frank B. Adams
Union Street
New Jerusalem
Royal Arch
John B. Sutter
Forrest Carleton King
Hallie A. Simpson
Frank H. Gray
William H
Dunlap Escort Dance a Happy Event at Masonic Temple
The Dunlap Escort association hosted a Saturday evening dance at the Masonic temple described as a fine entertainment and success for participants and sponsors. Features included special awards novelty dances and music by a specialty quartet. The committee announced these events will continue every other Saturday with the next date set for February 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Dunlap Escort Association
Howard Rice
Arthur Berry
Edward Partridge
Hollis Garey
Mondtsweag Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Modern House Cleaning
The Montsweag Farm Bureau met Thursday at the Good Will club house in Woolwich with a large turnout. Mrs. William P. Kelley demonstrated time saving methods for home cleaning. A health square meal was served by the dinner committee. A telephone bridge was planned for the near future. The next meeting is Feb 8 with a new dinner committee. There are more than 18,700 motion picture theaters in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag Farm Bureau
Good Will Club House
Woolwich
William P. Kelley
Fanny Nickerson
Kathleen Hart
Helen Hill
Rosalys Kondos
Helen Crocker
Katherine Pert
Shirley Labbe
Ruth Loeschner
United States
Spinning Wheel Club
Merle Jameson
Florence Temple
Samuel Hathorne
Elizabeth Hathorne
Gerry Edgerly
Florence Hathorne
Jordan Wright
Elsie Stinson
Adam Galuza
Hollis Leeman
Evelyn Webber
Woolwich Notes Include Birth and Club Activities
Woolwich residents welcome a new son named Gerald Francis Galuza born at Bath Memorial hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Adam Galuza. Alex St. Pierre returns to Maine Central Railroad duties in Rockland after weekend with family. Community clubs meet with sewing, knitting and Christmas gift plans. Local families visit relatives in Waldoboro Gardiner and Milford Mass. Barbara and David Thornton recover from chicken pox and return to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex St. Pierre
Rockland
Maine Central Railroad
Arrowsic Road
Adam Galuza
Bath Memorial Hospital
Gerald Francis Galuza
Norris Waltz
Lawson Pinkham
Damariscottia
Mrs. Waltz
Chester Leeman
Herbert Leeman
Wayne
Waldoboro
Woolwich
Masonic Temple
Bath
Frank J. Walker
George Wright
Forrest Baker
Lemuel Preble
Melvin Howe
Arthur Allen
Paul Pitman
Day’s Ferry
Woolwich P. T. A
Huse Memorial School
Wendell Leavitt
Phippsburg
Charles H. O'Hunnewell
Grace Preble
Hunnewell
Sagadahoc Ferry
Bernard Bailey
Gardiner
Clyde K. Baker
Baker
Zylpha Richardson
Rowland Raynes
Milford
Mass
Leonard Dube
Newport
R. I
Warren Raynes
Naval Training Station
Barbara
David Thornton
William Thornton
Car Ransacked On Washington Street After Lock Left Open
A Washington Street resident left her car unlocked and returned to find a break in. Thieves stole an electric clock and floor mat, stripped pedal rubber, while valuables remained unnoticed. Police urged drivers to lock cars even for short absences.
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Washington Street
Army scow Lucy Que runs aground off Indian Point
The 110 foot Lucy Que scow, owned by Rice Brothers Boothbay Harbor, towed to Bath, grounded Tuesday night after tow line parted near Indian Point. High seas and southeast wind hampered recovery. Coast Guard at Popham could not reach the vessel. The craft, a former U S Army scow, was to support crane work for dismantling the Woolwich Arrowsic bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice Brothers
Boothbay Harbor
Bath
Indian Point
Ward Brown
Brown Brothers
Donald Leavitt
Woolwich
Woolwich - Arrowsic
City Landing
Sasanoa River
Coast Guard
Kennebec
Popham
Bay Point
Salter’s Island
Brown
Coast
C. B. M. Henry E. Leonard
Former Bath Boy Praises Puerto Rican Soldiers in Korea
A speaker lauds Puerto Rican servicemen in Korea, noting their sacrifice and courage. He recalls 40 lives lost and many wounded, urging citizens to honor those who served and to remember the families who waited at home. He emphasizes humility and the enduring pride of Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Far East
Plaza
Orocovis
Playa of
Poace
Arrowsic Celebrates Ronald Rittall Birthday Party
Ronald Rittall son of Mr and Mrs Frank Rittall turned eight with a family party. Guests included the Reay and Beane families from Bath and Wiscasset, plus several others. A birthday cake Iced and gifts were shared as friends attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Rittall
Frank Rittall
Frank
Reay
Linda
Kon
George Beane
Thomas
Richard
Bath
Viola Beane
Kenneth Beane
Baker Refrigeration Co
South Windham
Vail
Wallace Plant
Everson Stinson
Woolwich
Parker Chaney
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Holds February Meeting
The Cosmopolitan Garden club met Monday with Mrs. Linwood Boardman presiding. A floral fund vacancy was filled by Mrs. Albert Whitney after the death of Mrs. Eva Povich. Mrs. Bernard MacDonald shared a travel talk about a Bath to Arcadia trip, noting visits to the Booker T. Washington Institute, Mississippi cotton pickers, and New England scenery. The next meeting on Feb 12 will feature a Colonial Tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Linwood Board
Albert Whitney
Floral Fund Committee
Eva Povich
Boardman
Garden Club
Povich
Alice Johnson
James Knight
Girard Billington
Federation of Garden Clubs
Bernard MacDonald
West Coast
Bath
Arcadia
Calif
Booker T. Washington Institute
Mississippi
California
Virginia
New England
First Sawmill at Fort Vancouver Marked Westward Expansion
The Hud son Bay Company built the first sawmill west of the Mississippi in 1827 at Fort Vancouver Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mississippi
Fort Vancouver
Washington
Hudson's Bay Company
Venezuela pollen mystery debunks hay fever claim
Alay Fever Theis reports no hay fever in Venezuela as pollen believed to trigger the malady is absent in the South American republic. The statement challenges prior assertions about widespread allergy symptoms in the region.
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Venezuela
South American
Republic
Old Folks Home Trustees Announce Annual Meeting
The Old Folks Home trustees plan their annual meeting Thursday afternoon at the Bath Trust Co office. President Donald N. Small and treasurer report a healthy financial picture with improvements such as a new oil heater. The home now has 20 women and seven men residents, with staff and guests described as a happy family. Trustees include Randall F. Cook and others. officers and committees listed with various chairmen and roles.
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Nts
Bath Trust Co
Donald N. Small
Gekhurst
Hurst Dairy
Home
John C. Gilmore
Enry C. Wright
Roger D.skillings
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Randall F. Cook
John Ferrty
Warren E. Kershner
Clyde A. Mallett
Frank B. Nichols
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Harry E. Ae
Roger D. Skillings
Dana Small
Allan Spear
Randall Fook
Bath Trust Company
Ators
John F. Dougherty
Amateur Talent Show Winners at South End PTA Hall
Billy Strube won first prize of 5 dollars in the children's amateur talent show sponsored by the South End Parent-Teacher Association at its hall on Washington Street. Twenty three contestants from Mitchell Weeks Street Central and Morse High Schools competed. Janice Card Gary Wakefield won second for My Heart Cries For You. Betty Brown took third for The Minister's Visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Strube
South End
Parent-Teacher Association
Jon Washington Street
Mitchell
Weeks Street
Central l
Morse
Billy
Greig
Janice Card
Gary Wakefield
Mitchell School
Betty Brown
Central Grammar
Andrea MacDonald
Albert Douglas
Errol Snipe
Sandra Leonard
Marilyn Temple
Margo Parks
Fay Davis
Anita Dorsey
Betty Boulay
Martha Holmes
Joan MacDonald
Carol Marshall
Dorothy Thompson
Donald Dorsey
Beverly Coombs
Louella Swain
Ann and
Janet Cohen
Raymond Crocker
Woolwich Grange Confers Degrees and Plans Harvest Dinner
Woolwich Grange conferred first and second degrees on a small class last Wednesday with a second evening added Feb 7 for further degrees. A harvest supper precedes the meeting hosted by lady officers. The degree team included Fernald Bailey and others. 27 attended. Social hour followed with doughnuts and coffee served by the lady officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Fernald Bailey
John Sutter
Alberta Bailey
Clyde Bailey
Albert Bailey
Bernice Bailey
Beatrice Bailey
Leon Hathorne
Florence Smith
Hazel MelIntire
Flora
Hathorne
Pomona
Marion Bailey
Hazel McIntire
Josephine Johnson
Bath area clubs and residents noted in local notices
West Bath hosts Farm Bureau meeting at Nike GONEE Hall with speakers. Charlotte Leeman of Woolwich guest. Harvesters 4H to meet at Littlefield School February. Irv tonia Texas man to receive basic training. Going away party held. Pfc. William Moore stationed at Fort Dix visits. Bath residents visit Brunswick and Kittery. Senator Larrabee and family hosted. Frederick Doten of Bath mentioned. Continued on Page Seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emoing
Bath Farm Bureau
Nike Gonee
Seon Sisindwane
Charlotte Leeman
Woolwich
Harvesters Ors 4H Club
Littlefield School
Ais Irvtonia
Texas
John Perkins
Howard Carlton
Roland Carlton
Arthur Carlton
Elijah Hallowell
Harold Davis
Ce Neate Atwood
William Moore
U. S
Fort Dix
N. Ee
Irving Burnham
Kittery
Alvah Holbrook
Brunswick
Sy Varney
Bath
Percy Holbrook
Milton Morse
Nell Whitmer
Margaret Kane
Fred Rose
Sey Williams
Ruse
Davis
Meadowbrook Road
Henry Marsh
Joan
Judy
John
Bathra
Eoury
Ralph King
Dauighter
Barbera
Morse-Brunswick
Joseph W. Larrabee
Fred Larrabee
Larrabee’s Grove
Frederick Dotén
West Bath Grange program features songs and drought talk
A West Bath Grange Monday meeting featured vocal performances by James Royal Dora Collins Alice Smith Laura Mulcahy and others. The discussion on summer drought preparation led by Verril MacNelly James Royal Leon Massier and Gordon Harrington focused on irrigation. The Penny March raised funds for armed services dues and next week’s program includes visiting lecturer Ruel MacKenzie and Civil Defense head Roy G Stewart with a comedy musical planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Therogram
Uver
Carl P. Meister
James Royal
Galway
Dora Colling
Pat
Paul Crocker
Jungle Town
Lora Belle Lee
Verril MacNelly
James ‘Royal
Leon Massier
Gordon ‘Harrington
Topsham Grange
Alice Smith
Laura Mulcahy
Danny Boy
Gordon Reil
Ty Armstrong
Carver
Peter Pinson
Ruel MacKenzie
Presuscott Grange
Portland
MacKenzie
the Grange
New England
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Alna
Alice Averill
Harold Shea
North District
Lincoln Lodge
A. F
A. M
Rand
Moses Bragdon
Amariscotta
George Post
Rensel H. Colby
Ruth Keirstead
Lawrence B. Haggett
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Egbert M. Sewall
Providence
Sewall
Harvey R. Pease
Boston
Alberta Blagdon
O.es
Crystal
Pemaquid
Bristol
Pogon
Montsweag Farm Bureau Meeting
Coats
Moatsweag
Robert DeWick
Gerald Creamer
Judson Soule
Herbert McIntire
Williams Sanders
George Gavett
Maurice Hathorne
Hilton Soule
William Robson
Gerry Cotton
Robert Doe
DeWick
Rmer Army
Arrowsic Bridge
Canton King
Thomas Wildey
Odd Fellowship In America
Ethel W. Potter
Mae Boynton
Inez Carter
Carolyn Thompson
Cosmo Garden Club
Bernard M’donald
OLD Folks Home Trustees Annual Meeting
Clyde A. Mallet
Roger Skillings
Grange
West Bath Grange
Roy G. Stewart
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