Phippsburg Community Notes Mix Rugs Dues and Events
Phippsburg locals attend meetings and social events from February reports. Activities include a Ceylon dress presentation, heart drive updates, clothing and fashion talks, March of Dimes reminders, and a Junior Hospital League gathering. Town projects at Sebasco lodge continue with fire house improvements and a new larger fire truck. Local scouts, church groups, and residents share updates on travel, health, and community happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Ceylon
England
S. Aletha Campbell
K. 3
Carlson
Lillian Blair
Addie Seavey
Pauline Hart
Eva Rogers
Myrtle Harvey
Earle Perkins
Mark Harrington
Junior Hospital League of Bath
Fred Haggett
Mark Trington
Heart Drive
Phippsburg
Dromore Grange
Marlene Logan
Patty Holbrook
Vickie
Norma Blaisdell
Marilla Totman
Peggy Rogers
Dianna Hamel
Carol Wyman
Martha Robinson
Edith
Margaret Oliver
Leo Hamel
H. Macy Whitehead
Bangor Seminary
John Rogers
Bath
Mr. Rogers
Small Point Parsonage
Macy Whitehead
Small Point
Personal notes on visits and teaching coach in Lisbon Falls
Mrs. Paul Tiemer of Boston stayed overnight with her father W. S. Newell in Washington street. Mrs. Frank Danforth Jr and Paul Danny and Tommy of Lisbon Falls left for Memphis Tennessee for a month with her parents Mr and Mrs John Cummings. Mr Danforth son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Danforth of 1075 High street teaches and coaches basketball and football at Lisbon Falls High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Tiemer
Boston
W. S. Newell
Washington Street
Frank Danforth
Paul Danny
Tommy
Lisbon Falls
Memphis
Tenn
John Cummings
Danforth
Frank W. Danforth
High Street
Bowdoin Adopts New Hazing Regulations and Committee
Bowdoin College announces a ban on hazing practices including quests and paddling. A Joint Faculty-Student Committee of three admins and three students will oversee rules and guidance on hazing activities. Dean Kendrick notes past concerns and student efforts, with the Orient highlighting student initiative toward responsible undergraduate conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendrick
Bowdoin
Robert K. G. Arnezon, Jr
Providence
Rhode Island
Michael J. Batal, Jr
Lawrence
Mass
Charles E. Orcutt
Lonkers
N. Y
Bowdoin Orient
James S. Coles
PLAN CABLE ACROSS KENNEBEC RIVER IN MAINE
Henry A. Whitcomb of the U S Army Corps of Engineers said the Boston office is considering a permit to lay and maintain an armored submarine cable across the Kennebec river from Squirrel Point on Arrowsic Island to the west shore about 2,500 feet northwest of Weasel Point. Protests citing navigation impact should be sent to the Division Engineer before February 4, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Whitcomb
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Boston
Kennebec River
Phippsburg
Whitcomb
First Coast Guard District
Squirrel Point
Arrowsic Island
Weasel Point
Corps
Commonwealth Avenue
Division Engineer
Winnegance Auxiliary Cancels Thursday Meeting
The Winnegance Auxiliary has called off its Thursday afternoon meeting. No makeup date announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance
Parker Head Community Notes Readiness for PTA Spelling Event
Local residents report fund drives for the Mothers' March at Parker Head with proceeds added to the total. A large audience heard Cheney of Bath via slides on the Second Coming. Numerous hospitality visits and Sunday gatherings fill family life as PTA spelling lists are prepared for January 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Doughty
Kans Gray
PTA
Ethel Moore
Forreston Wallace
West Point
Lewis Lowell
George Watson
Brunswick
Walter Wallace
Harpswell
Lowells
Bernard Wyman
Walter Cushing
Florence Rollins
Laura Libby
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Irene Libby
F. A. Libby
Leston Harrington
Albert Gray
Earl Lowell
Roger Lewis
Rockland
Harold Barkalow
Arthur Lear
Rodney Brewer
Rhode Island
Charles MacIntyre
Arthur Moore
Lawrence Thayer
Parker Head
Arthur Maxfield
Portland
Ralph Mank
Angie Mank
H. D. Mank, Jr
Elwood Hathorne
Maurice Blaisdell
Ashdale
Charles Blaisdell
Eugene Ross
Peter Bush, Jr
Augusta
Melvin Winslow
Sandra
Alan
Russell Turner
Howard Hutchins
Gordon Alden
Peter Hutchins
Earl Hamel
Ramon Hamel
Winnegance
Herbert Bassett
Medford
Mass
Sam Sternberg
Cape
Clarence Sheffield
Dromore
Robert Moore
Elaine
J. A. Darling
Clyde Stilphen
Dresden
Darling
William Cushing
Marion Nadeau
Popham
Gail McIntosh Anniversary Party for Eighth Birthday
Gail McIntosh hosted a birthday party Tuesday afternoon with friends to celebrate her eighth birthday. Guests enjoyed a table centered by a Hopalong Cassidy cake, party favors, balloons, and a cake with ice cream and hot chocolate. Vicki Norton and Barbara Buffum won prizes in party games as guests watched Howdy Doody on television. Present were Vicki Norton Callie, Alice Preble, Barbara Buffum, Joan Fenn, Donna Petlock, Bunky Fenn, Nancy Newell, Jean Harris, Ellen and Mary Thompson, Linda McIntosh and Gail. An Andean Condor once collided with a plane at 20,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail McIntosh
Roland McIntosh
North Street
Hop-a- Long
Cassidy
Vicki An Callie Norton
Alice Preble
Barbara Buffum
Joan Fenn
Donna Petlock
Bunky Fenn
Nancy Newell
Jean Harris
Ellen
Mary Thompson
Linda McIintosh
Gail
Couture Announces G O P Candidacy for State Legislature
Bath City Councilman Louis O Couture of 78 Bluff Road announces his bid for the Republican nomination as one of Bath's two representatives to the Maine legislature in the June primaries. A Bath Iron Works employee and Navy veteran, he emphasizes aims for better old age assistance, education, health and welfare, and improved recreation while supporting river pollution cleanup and hunting and fishing protections. He vows to represent Bath’s people in a legislative branch dedicated to protecting individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Republican Party
America
Couture
Bath
Hospital League at Phippsburg hosts meeting
Mrs. Frederick M Haggett entertained the Junior Hospital League at her Phippsburg Center home Tuesday evening. President Mrs S Theodore Bertocci led a business session discussing last meeting recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick M. Haggett
Junior Hospital League
Phippsburg Center
S. Theodore Bertocci
William P. Kelley
George Barker
Bertocci
G. Baer Connard
Roger M. Luke
Lynn Bussey
Eleanor Wilson
League
North Street
Bath DeMolay to meet then present Mothers Degree
Bath Chapter of DeMolay will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 PM in the Masonic Temple with petitions for advancement considered. After voting the group and advisors will travel to Boothbay Harbor to present the Mothers Degree for Mount Pisgah Chapter O E S. All Mothers Degree participants should attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Order of De-Molay
Masonic Temple
Boothbay Harbor
Mount Pisgah
Popham Beach News Roundup and Elections
Last week's thaw reduced snow while ponds froze creating good skating conditions. Popham Circle met with Mrs. Ernest Oliver. A Friday community supper at the schoolhouse preceded a trustees meeting of the Popham church. Nomination papers circulated for Eva Rogers for town clerk and Dr Earle B Perkins for school board. Various residents visited or traveled, noting hospital virus cases and local social rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Circle
Ernest Oliver
Popham
Eva Rogers
Earle B. Perkins
Coxs Head Dromore Extension Meeting Report
The Coxs Head Dromore Extension meeting at the grange hall discussed Color in the Home with Gina Dissana yek of Colombo, Ceylon as a guest. Local attendees included Mrs. Helen De Berg Mrs. Gladys Dozois and Mrs Olga Carlson followed by varied visits and calls across area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore
Grange Hall
W-2 Filing Deadline Reminder For Employers
Local IRS warns employers to issue Form W-2s to all withholding employees by January 31. Bentley L. Glidden notes penalties for late notices and explains W-2 details, triplicate forms, and the need for employees to file 1953 returns. The Bath Post Office Building hosts the forms and Feb 1 becomes the filing deadline for the quarterly return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Bentley L. Glidden
Internal Revenue Office
Glidden
Bath
Cera
I .Ternal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue
Boothbay Harbor wedding unites Muise and Bagdikian in Marine Corps couple
Miss Prudence Muise of Boothbay Harbor and Pfc. Paul G. Bagdikian Jr. U.S.M.C. were married Sunday at First Methodist Church Boothbay Harbor. The ceremony featured a double ring rite, attendants in colored net gowns, and a reception in the church parlor. The groom will report to Cherry Point N C after a leave. Out of state guests included families from Panama City Florida Hartford Connecticut Newton Massachusetts and New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence Muise
Boothbay Harbor
Paul G. Bagdikian
Natalie Fowle
Beverly Reed
Adele Bailey
Panama City
Fla
Madelyn Smith
Hartford
Willard Muise
Lincoln Bailey
Robert Avakian
R.O.T.C
Newton
Mass
Joseph Muise
Oak Street
Atlantic & Pacific
Morse High
U. S. Marine Corps
Boston University
Parris Island
S. C
Muise
Pfc
Bagdikian
Cherry Point
N. C
Bath
Maine
Robert Smith
Religious Emphasis Week at Brunswick Naval Air Station
The U S Naval Air Station Brunswick plans an inter faith Religious Emphasis Week from Sunday to Friday Feb 5 with nearly 50 meetings. Notable speakers include Rev S A Jackson D D Rev Fr Edmund J Soucy S M and Rabbi David Berent. Activities include services forums talks and base tours with guests from churches and the three major groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Naval Air Station
Brunswick
S A. Jackson
D.D
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Boston
Edmund J. Soucy
S.M
Rabbi Berent
Jackson
Dr Jackson
Fr. Soucy
Naval Air Station
Army Air Force
Employers Must File Unemployment Tax Return By Feb One
Service by cash or depository bank receipts. Employers of more than eight workers are also required to file their annual federal unemployment tax return by Feb. 1.
Mothers' March plan set with Doyles and ward captains
Mothers' March organizers met at Mrs. Charles B. Doyle home to finalize plans for the 1954 event. Chairmen include past Mothers of the Year and ward captains across seven wards, with a Times notice promising contact mothers list and porchlight reminders for donations. Fire alarm will signal start at seven, inviting residents to participate or return March of Dimes cards for 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Doyle
March of Dimes
Edward D. True
Andrew Flaherty
Paul Akeley
Roscoe C. McFadden
Sagadahoc County
Oscar Marsh
Roland Breton
Herbert Morse
Mark Jackson
Germaine Bonney
Arthur Wing
Fred Osgood
Bernard Plummer
Helen Canales
Richard Hersom
Carroll Witham
Ward
Catherine Leonard
Richard Sherwood
Moody Flint
I. A. True
Morse Drops Hard Fought Game to Brunswick 53 51
In Brunswick Saturday night the Brunswick Dragons edged Morse High Shipbuilders 53 to 51 in a hard fought court battle. Eddie Young sank a late go ahead shot for Brunswick, MacLean added the final free throw, and LeClair led early scoring while Morse’s Paul McCourt and Joe Chick Marchetti kept the visitors close. The contest featured a rough finish with a flare of late fisticuffs and a strong Morse effort led by Arsenault and Trafton despite 18 floor goals and 15 free throws in the Morse total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Brunswick
Brunswick High School
Morse High School
Gene Hunter
Lewiston
Eddie Young
College Towners
MacLean
Brunswick High
Huntermen
Ed Young
Coffin
Forbes
Dragons
LeClair
Young
Paul McCourt
Bobby Arsenault
McCourt
Hilltoppers
Joe
Chick” Marchetti
Trafton
Washington County
Morse Iv's
LeClaire
Ouelette
Michaud
G J. Marchetti
Haggett
Arsenault
E. Marchetti
T. Trafton
C Billington
J. Trafton
Bishop
Koharian
Lee
Boothbay Harbor couple announces engagement
Mr and Mrs Joseph Muise of Boothbay Harbor announce the engagement of their daughter Ann Louise Muise to Ard F Leavitt of Boothbay Harbor. Miss Muise is a senior at Boothbay Harbor High School. Leavitt attended Morse High Bath and Boothbay Harbor High, now a private in the U S Army stationed at Fort Dix New Jersey. A March wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Muise
Boothbay Harbor
Ann Louise
F Leavitt
Boothbay Hart
Muise
Leavitt
Morse High
Bath
U. S. Army
Fort Dix
N. J
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Ralph Pye
Shirley
Roberta
Georgia
John Alden
Leeds
Sebasco
N. A. Cushman
South Portland
Russell S. Merchant
Dudley S. Leavitt
Meadowbrook
Thomas Totman
Jim
Winthrop Blair
Sylvia Green
Maurice Blair
Larry
PLAN
Squirrel Point Light
Parker
G.O.P
Will Wee Ree
Hospital League
Popham Beach
Carl Bickford
Bruce
West Bowdoin
Marguerite McNulty
Post Office
Willard
Roger Oliver
Gayle
Dixie Oliver
Margaret
Edith Oliver
J. Haviland Torrey
Joseph
Frank Florian
Mark
J. W. Gilman
Patricia Jean
J. Clarence Perkins
Charles Shepard
Shepard Cottage
King of
Cox
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Omar Perry
Ernest Wood
Little Cox’s Head
Jane
Stephen
Wyman Farm
James Caton
Beverly Sweeney
Donald Trask
Connecticut
Perkins Cottage
Helen de Berg
Gladys Dozois
Bernard Henderson
Charles Coombs
Mr. Bean
Richard Dozois
Stanley Dougherty
Fred Douglas
Bowdoinham
Postoffice
Paul Bagdikian, JR
First Methodist Church
U.S. Naval Air Base
St. John’s Catholic Church
David Berent
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