Miss Winnefred Frances Haskell Dies at 90
Winnefred Frances Haskell aged 90 died January 22 at her sister Helen MacFarland’s Fort Hill Street home after about ten days illness. Born in Palmyra daughter of Orin S. and is a retired bookkeeper. Survived by sisters Mrs. MacFarlane and Mrs. Howard Burr of Kennebunk and several nieces. Services held at Cowley Funeral Parlor Sunday with Canon Frederick Lee officiating. Body to be entombed in Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnefred
Frances Haskell
Helen MacFarland
Fort Hill Street
Palmyra
Orin S. Haskell
MacFarlane
Howard Burr
Kennebunk
Caleb Barstow Dies After Heart Attack at Gym Concert
Caleb Faulkner Barstow of Damariscotta died at age 58 after a heart attack struck during an orchestra performance at a gym on January 20. He was the son of Walter M. Barstow and his wife.
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Caleb Faulkner Barstow
Damariscotta
Walter M. Barstow
Ladies' Aid Meeting at Central Church Parsonage
The Ladies' Aid of Central church will meet Thursday at two in the parish house with Mrs. James Sonney and Mrs. Albion Corlis as hostesses. The service table will be conducted by Mrs. Eugene Sprague and Mrs. Horace Morse. After the business session there will be a short program on Deborah, a noted Old Testament woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid of
Central Church
James S3onney
Albion Corlis
Eugene Sprgue
Horace Morse
Deborah
Bath P T A Council hosts North Center meeting
Members of the Bath P T A Council attended a Monday session at North Grammar school with president Mrs Isadore Singer presiding. Reports were given by secretary Mrs Edgar Drake and treasurer Mrs Harry Larrabee, by laws revisions approved, clown project netting 100 dollars for an audiometer, and a Leaders Conference at Gorham State Teachers College on Feb 19 20 and 21 announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath P.T.A. Council
P.T.A
North Grammar School
Isadore Singer
Edgar Drake
Harry Larrabee
Edward McGuiggan
E. O. Tukey
Merton Bradway
Frederick Brown
Morse High School
Color in the Home bulletin from University of Maine
Extension Service issues Bulletin 435 by Maine University of Maine outlines color plans and tricks for home decoration. It explains how wall color affects room size, suggests cool colors for east and south rooms and warm colors for west and north rooms, with free copies available through county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Maine
Pauline E. Lush
County Extension Service
Bulletin
Orono
Women’s Extension Association
Montreal Couple Hosts Bailey Weekend Dinner Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Roseveer of Montreal were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd L. Bailey at 900 Washington Street. Saturday evening the Baileys also entertained Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baird of Portland for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Roseveer
Montreal
Canada
Boyd L. Bailey
Washington Street
Spinning Wheel Club Hosts Roast Beef Supper Meeting
Mrs Adam Galuza and Mrs Ruth Leeman hosted the Spinning Wheel club at the Barley Neck Road home in Woolwich for a roast beef dinner and an evening of sewing and sociability. Members prepared Christmas chest items, with 12 gifts planned annually. The next meeting will be Feb 18 at Ruth Leeman’s home. Proceeds from a Saturday square dance at Arrowsic Town Hall benefit the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Galuza
Ruth Leeman
Spinning Wheel Club
Florence Hathorne
Eldie Wright
Hilda Baker
Geraldine Edgerly
Galuza
Arrowsic Town Hall
Arrowsie Mothers Club
Mel Howe
Smelt Fishing Flourishes Amid Weather Swings in Woolwich
Smelt fishermen on the Sasanoa press on through capricious weather as shanties shift with the wind. Catches exceed recent years and the village grows while colorfully painted shanties line roads near Woolwich and Arrowsic. Local markets stay stocked at 49c a pound as anglers ship baskets to Boston and New York hotels for menus. Meanwhile four year old Dennis Youland of Woolwich lies in Bath Memorial hospital after teeth extractions. A surprise stork shower for Mrs. Walter Alexander in Topsham drew Woolwich guests including Frances Ellis and Edward Orr with attendees from Bath, Brunswick, Gardiner and Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sasanoa
Woolwich and
Arrowsie
Boston
New York
Dennis Youland
Arthur Youland
Woolwich
Bath Memorial Hospital
George McLean
Topsham
Walter Alexander
Frances Ellis
Edward Orr
Bath
Brunswick
Gardiner
Phippsburg
Good Will Club plans catering for Sunday wedding reception
The Good Will Club met at Sagada hoc Ferry with Mrs. Susie Brown presiding. They voted to cater a Sunday wedding reception at Good Will hall and appointed committees. The club promotes civic projects including baked bean suppers to fund Ferry street lighting. Next meeting set with Mrs. Lillian Fitch on Feb 8. attendees included Mary Hall and Pearl Reed.
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Good Will Club
Mary Hall
Pearl Reed
Sagadahoc Ferry
Susie Brown
Good Will Hall
Lillian Fitch
Edith Rice
Josie Sheldon
Gertrude Marston
Mae Getchell
Get-To-Gether Club Card Party for Milk Drive
Woolwich Get-To-Gether Club sponsors a Feb 12 card party at Nequas set Central School to raise funds for milk for children lacking it. Contact chair Mrs. Alice Baker at 922-R. assistants include Mrs. Margaret Dodge, Mrs. Midge Qaxgstaff and Mrs. Tna Molson. Party starts at 8 o'clock with prizes tipped in for all games.
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Woolwich ‘S
New Nequasset Central School
Alice Baker
Margaret Dodge
Midge Qaxgstaff
Tna Molson
Bath Woman Hurt By Electric mixer Beater Stuck
Mrs Ethel Bailey of Wellington Street Bath entertained former neighbors Mr and Forrest Baker at night supper. Mrs Raymond Ainsworth wife of Major Ainsworth of Arrowsic injured when finger caught in an electric mixer. beater could not be removed requiring hospital treatment at Brunswick Naval Air Force Base. Stitches were needed. Major Ainsworth U S N A F is retired and the family lives on Spinney Mills Road with ties to Washington D C and Arrowsic homes of Mrs Hogan and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Bailey
Wton Street
Bath
Forrest Baker
Raymond Ainsworth
Major Ainsworth
Arrowsie
Brunswick Naval Air Force Base Hospital
Spinney Mills Road
Kennebec River
Ainsworth
Washington, D. C
Robert Hogan
Arrowsic
West Bath Grange Hosts Hillbilly Show Fundraiser
West Bath Grange featured Chuck Carr and group in a half hour hillbilly show. A silver collection supported the West Bath March of Dimes fund with participants Audrey McCarnery, Ben Smith and Bud Pinkham. Officers’ night planned for next Monday with each officer presenting a program number. Feb 12 minstrel show to be a public event sponsored by the grange.
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West Bath Grange
Chuck Carr
West Bath March of Dimes Fund
Audrey McCarnery
Ben Smith
Bud Pinkham
the Grange
Science of Living Class Session at Morse High
Morse High freshman Science of Living Home Economics class led by Mrs Ethel Wright hosted a session on hobbies. January 19 guest Mary Kosalka spoke on textile painting with stencil designs including grape leaf lobster sea horse rose and deer patterns. She provided materials and advised where to buy equipment. The same week the class with Miss Barbara Russell visited the public library where Effie Milliken spoke on suitable books for children and the goal of promoting story books over comics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Ethel Wright
Mary Kosalka
Barbara Russell
Effie Milliken
Two Cars Collide In Woolwich
A skidding collision on Route One at Woolwich early Wednesday left two drivers with minor injuries. James E. Watson 32 of New Castle and Lester H. Crocker 59 of Bath faced damage estimates of 150 and 200 dollars respectively. Deputy Wag ner reported Watson brake failure on the steep hill near Ryan's Corner.
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Woolwich
James E. Watson
Newcastle
Lester H. Crocker
Marcia Street
Bath
Watson
Robert E. Wagner
Ryan's Corner
Wagner
Crooker
How to Cook Cube Steaks Properly
When serving cube steaks plan a quarter pound per person. Brown them quickly in a little fat in a heavy skillet, then cook slowly for a minute or two after they are browned. Pepper after cooking to taste.
Holden couple guests of Warren couple in Washington Street
Mr and Mrs H E Holden of Leominster Massachusetts visited over the weekend with Dr and Mrs Ralph D Warren on Washington Street strengthening social ties between New England households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Holden
Leominster
Mass
Ralph D. Warren
Washington Street
Towest Bath Sewing Group meets to make surgical pads
At the home of Mrs. Gomtey Stover the Towest Bath Sewing Group assembled to craft surgical pads for eight hospitals and the Red Cross. Attendees included many local residents such as Mrs. Stover and Mrs. Jenks. Next meeting set for February 4.
Woolwich Fire Halts Minor Blaze on Barley Neck Road
Woolwich firemen responded to a Thursday evening alarm at Cyrus Gilmore’s Barley Neck road home. Quick action by 14 firefighters kept the blaze under control with the fire department limiting damage to a minor incident.
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Woolwich
Cyrus Gilmore
Barley Neck Road
Balboa Woman to Return to Bath After Sister's Death
Mrs Lavina Coombs Pierce of Balboa Canal Zone had spent a month in Bath with her late sister Miss Sarah E Coombs and was due to arrive in Balboa aboard her steamer on Tuesday. She planned to return to Bath to tend to affairs at home not knowing it would be too late.
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Lavina Coombs Pierce
Balboa
Canal Zone
Bath
Sarah E. Coombs
Chaplain George E Thomas Recuperating at Home
Lieut. Commander George E Thomas a Brunswick chaplain is recuperating at his Adams road East Brunswick home after being stricken with hepatitis last November. Chaplain Richard T Schellhase is filling in during his absence at the time.
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George E Thomas
The
Bruns
Adams Road
East Brunswick
Richard T. Schellhase
Hace
Plans to Raise Funds for Smith Tobey American Legion Drum Corps Uniforms
The executive board of the Smith Tobey American Legion Post Junior Drum and Bugle Corps outlined two fundraising projects to pay for uniforms and costumes. They will issue 1954 honorary membership cards to donors and stage a May parade and field demonstration with the Port O Rockland Junior Corps, Bath corps, and others to boost support. Public parades are planned for Memorial Day in Bath and Brunswick and a July event at Hyde Camp for Crippled Children, among a busy spring and summer schedule.
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Smith- Tobey American Legion Post
Corps
William E. Milliken
Russell N. Turcotte
Edgar Leavitt
Francis McLaughlin
Forrest C. Legard
Helen Moses
Recreation Commission
Edward J. Cummings
Reginald Parker
W. Allen Ford
Milliken
Moses
Parker
Ford
Drum Corps Legion
Legion
Port O’ Rockland
Port O' Rockland
Ralph Clark, Jr
Rockland Corps
Bath Corps
Bath
Presentation Corps
Brunswick
American Legion State Covention
Lewiston
Rockland
Hyde Camp
Rome
Youth Rally Brings Beacon Street Beat in Lewiston
Youth Fellowship from Beacon Street and Wesley Methodist attended the Sub-District Youth Rally at Calvary Methodist in Lewiston. A 33-member local delegation was the second largest. Officers were elected, including Patty Gaudet as vice president and Judith Crocker as treasurer, both from Beacon Street. A Bates College student from Nigeria spoke on the mission of the church in Africa before a period of recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Wesley Methodist
Calvary Methodist Church
Lewiston
Patty Gaudet
Judith Crocker
Beacon Street Church
Bates College
Nigeria
Africa
Church In Africa
Money to Hyde Home From Miss Coombs Friends
Through the thoughtfulness of Miss Coombs a Bath schoolteacher the Hyde Memorial Home for Crippled Children will receive funds from her friends in lieu of flowers. Her funeral drew many flowers, and she was a devout Corliss Street Baptist Church member.
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Miss Coombs
Bath
Hyde Memorial Home
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Afrn
Eh Ipa
Grassland Farming Boosts Livestock Output and Efficiency
The article explains profitable grassland farming by integrating forage production with livestock use. It outlines choosing good seed and adapted grasses, soil care, liming, fertilization, harvesting and preservation. A farmer’s experience shows clipping pasture for silo and second growth, enabling year round feeding and lower feed costs.
Scouting Terms and Ranks in Girl Scout Program
The article explains Scout vocabulary including fly-up and investiture, and outlines Brownie Wings, Intermediate Court of Awards, and ranks from Tenderfoot to First Class. It notes Girl Scout Week, International Month, and Thinking Day, plus progression through meetings and badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout National Organization
Juliette
Cincinnati
Girl Scouts
Girl Guides
Lord Baden-Powell
Scouting
Brownie Troop 13 Meets at Central Church
Troop 13 gathered at Central church parish house on Tuesday with games and songs before business. President Jolene Suslar led the meeting while color guards Jean Steen, Mary Steen, Linda Allenwood and Carol Brown presented the flag. Leader Mrs Linwood Haynes assisted by Mrs Donald Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie Troop 13
Central Church Parish House
Jolene Suslar
Jean
Mary Steen
Linda Allenwood
Carol Brown
Linwood Haynes
Donald Wilson
Bobolink Brownies Meet at Dike School
Troop 17 Bobolink Brownies gathered at Dike school with 30 members. Dues totaled 1.45 as membership cards and numerals 17 were handed out. Patrols worked on a play, crafts, and a Valentines project. Eighty cents now raised for Juliet Low. Brownie Tunnel formed and group sang Good Night.
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Bobolink Brownies
Dike School
Patrol One
Patrol
Juliet Low
Barbara Brown Elected President of Wild Rose Troop 2
Wild Rose Troop 2 met at Central church parish house with Leader Mrs William Turpie. Barbara Brown was elected president and Barbara Kenney vice president Sharon Milliken treasurer Pamela Litchfield secretary Anne Bailey scrapbook Judy Libby Nancy Kocha bearers Jean Diamond color guards. Puppets from potatoes with cotton batting eyes were made. A musical program followed by games. Session closed with the Good Night Circle. Mrs Leonard Litchfield was a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Rose Troop 2
Central Church Parish House
William Turpie
Barbara Brown
Barbara Kenney
Sharon Milliken
Pamela Litchfield
Secre
Anne Bailey
Judy Libby
Nancy Kocha
Jean Diamond Anne Bailey
Leonard Litchfield
PACK COMMITTEE MEETS AT CENTRAL CHURCH FOR DISCUSSIONS
The Pack Committee at Central church held its monthly meeting last Thursday at Rev L E Hodgkins home. Attendees included Cubmaster Donald Page and officers along with Mrs Hodgkins and several Den Mothers. Plans were set for future Scouters Round Table, Blue and Gold banquet, Boy Scout Sunday, a baked beans supper and a Penny carnival tentatively slated for March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub
Central Church
L. E. Hodgkins
Donald Page
Theodore Bertocci
Harold E. Corliss
Don Mathers
Wallace Gower
Raymond Farnham
Franklin Hallowell
Arthur G. Small
Russell Kenney
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Stanley Wallace
Harry Larrabee
Charles Lishness
Brunswick
Lishness
Church Parish House
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Utiewiscasser MC
Ing
Erin
Ruth Hutchins
Madene
Smith
Donna Pelletiver
Gladys Light
Janet Peters
Doris Pendleton
Jeanette Rines
Virginia Rines
Frances Day
Harriet Grindell
Betty Sherman
Eva Rankin
Ruth Applin
Jean Gudroe
Eunice Adams
Nancy Munsey
Winona Gregoire
Mildred Delano
Barbara Abbott
Cora Barnes
Jean Deahl
Leota Meserve
Bernice Blagdon
Freda Brown
Masonic Temple
March of Dimes
Organ Society
Congregational
Woman's Club of
Wiscasset
Woman’s Club
Louise Nichols
Polly Race
Helen Gross
Madeline Colby
Florence Moulton
Mildred Burrage
Huntoon Hill Grange
Mildred Wyman
Donald Nadeau
Robert Maybury
Eldena Munsey
Wallace Wyman
Huntoon Hill
Grange Hall
Wiscasset High School
Lincoln County
Jean Edith Bryant
North Edgecomb
Air Force
FCC
U.S. Navy
J. William Schulze
Bath Iron Works
Associated Industries of Maine
Alphonse J. Shelton
Grand Central Art Galleries
Caleb Barstow
Extension Service
Agricultural Department
Walt Disney Animator
Dave Detieze
Disney
Fullerton
Theirexter
OM Hay
Kennebec
John Tracey
Edward Leahy, Jr
Edward Leahy
Beverly Farms
Monterey
Calif
Presidio
Northeastern College
Marion Tracey
Science
Towest Bath
West Bath
Gomtey Stover
Hospital
Red Cross
Stover
Misslyn Rogers
Maynard Carleton
Stanley Rose
Albert White
George Stimpson
Harold Perkins
Oliver Wass
Edward Jenks
Francis Deehan
Jenks
Perkins
Kermit Bennett
Glenice
Gregory Bowmen
Linda
Michael Graves
Marjorie Cormier
Patricia Wass
Arthur Cormier
Richard Bowman
Ransom Sawyer
Five Islands
Andrew Robinson
Stevie
Florida
Robinson
Patricia
Alfred Jordan
South Harpswell
Ruth Wylie
Nobleboro
Willard Adams
Boothbay
Charles White
New Orleans
Charles Herbert, Jr
White
Herbert White
Robert Burnham
Stanley
Irving Burnham
Harland Boynton
William Hodgkins
Kittery
Lee Holbrook
Freeport
Percy Holbrook
Robert Metcalf
Milford
N. H
Gertrude Horne
Cy Varney
Lance
Victor Fuller
Rainbow Girls
de Molay
Forest City
Portland
Richard Carlson
Larry Felts
North Whitefield
McHenry
Miss
Curtis Parker
Eleanor Mank
Ruth Fuller
Hayden Rogers
Nancy
Mary
Allen
Rumford
Llewellyn Rogers
Earle Donnell
Leon Belanger
al. Higgins
Ann
Barry
Reginald Farnham
Forest Barter
Loring Small
William Hennessey
Huse P.T.A
Burton Wing
Carroll Wing
Everett Manard
Haverhill
Robert Thompson
Joseph Larrabee
Augusta
Glenice Bennett
Albert Temple
Herbert Leonard
American Legion
Methodist
Wesley
Bobolink
Wild Rose Troop
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