Richmond couple announce Harriet Cale engagement to Joseph Hecht
Mr and Mrs Frank Brownley Cale of Richmond Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter Harriet Long to Joseph Costello Hecht son of Joseph Hecht of 132 Washington street and the late Mrs Phyllis Hall Hecht Hecht a US Navy sailor serving aboard the USS Porter based at Norfolk Virginia enlisted in 1950 served nine months in the Korean War Zone They plan a February wedding Hecht is a Morse High class of 1947 graduate and is grandson of Mrs Costello P Hall and nephew of Mrs Edward V Reed of Sagadahoc Ferry The couple recently visited his father and other relatives during the past summer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brownley Cale
Richmond
Harriet Long
Joseph Costello Hecht
Joseph Hecht
Washington Street
Phyllis
Hall) Hecht
Miss Cale
Longwood College
Pan-American College of Virginia
Hecht
U.S. S. Porter
Norfolk
Navy
Morse High
Hyde Windlass Co
Costello P. Hall
Edward V. Reed
Sagadahoc Ferry
Organ Dedicated at Boothbay Harbor Church Service
A new pipe organ at Boothbay Harbor Methodist Church was dedicated Sunday evening at seven in memory of Archer W. Hodgdon. Rev. A. G. Hampstead delivered the dedicatory sermon and led the service. Organist Ralph E. Williamson of Atlantic Methodist Church, North Quincy, Mass., gave a concert with pieces by Marcello Bach Handie Clukey Dubois Tchaikowsky Titcomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay Harbor Methodist Church
Archer W. Hodgdon
A. G. Hampstead
Ralph E. Williamson
Atlantic Methodist Church
North Quincy
Mass
Marcello
Bach
Handie
Clukey
Caprice
Dubois
Tchaikowsky
I Believe In God
Titcomb
Stork Shower For Mrs John Greenlaw A Pink Blue Theme
Mrs John Greenlaw of 1 Court Street was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by her aunt Mrs Donald C Preble at 77 North Street. Gifts were arranged around a bassinet with a hanging stork. Guests included Mrs Donald Davis Miss Joan Osborne and several others as festivities featured games and a social hour followed by refreshments in a pink and blue table setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Greenlaw
Court Street
Donald C Preble
North Street
Forest Legard
Linwood Groves
Clarence Reed
Raymond Anderson
William Kinksbury
Leona Anderson
Alice
Melody Preble
Fisher School P T A Meeting Draws Strong Attendance
Lillian Fisher school P T A met Thursday at 7 30 pm with good turnout. Mrs Eugene Hart led routine business as committees reported. An attendance banner will go to the room with the highest parent presence at next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Fisher
Eugene Hart
Bath
A. Lincoln Anderson
Doris White
Donald Gurney
Ruth Sarkis
John Belanger
Jacob Smith
Albert Oliver
Harmon Eliason
Lincoln Club Dinner Set for February in Portland
Maine Republicans from across the state will attend the Lincoln club of Portland dinner on February 12 at 6 30 p.m. in the Lafayette hotel Mayfair room. Guest speaker will be U S Representative Frank T Bow of Ohio, noted wartime correspondent and labor relations authority. Mrs Etta Thurlow of Bath chairs the ticket committee and local Republicans may contact her for tickets.
Beall Engaged to Bath Man Dolan in Washington Ceremony
Washington couple Mr and Mrs J N Beall announce their daughter Elizabeth Ann Beall is engaged to Robert Clinton Dolan of Bath son of the late Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dolan. The wedding is planned for March 6. Elizabeth Ann Beall a George Washington University graduate and Zeta Tau Alpha member. Dolan Bowdoin College 1949 graduate and MA from George Washington University 1953. He led Alpha Tau Omega at Bowdoin and is now a member of Delta Phi Epsilon honorary foreign affairs fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ninian Beall
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Ann
Robert Clinton Dolan
Bath
Kenneth Dolan
Miss Beall
George Washington University
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Dolan
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Delta Phi Epsilon
Honorary Foreign Affairs
Local Auburn Guests Attend Boothbay Harbor Wedding
Dr and Mrs LeRoy Greenlaw of Auburn were among out of town guests at the wedding and reception of Mrs Prudence Muise and P F C Paul G Bagdiki held Sunday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Greenlaw
Auburn
Prudence Muise
Paul G Bagdiki
First Methodist Church
Boothbay Harbor
Stork Shower Given for Mrs Theodore Dow
A stork shower honored Mrs Theodore Dow Jr tele phone operator on January 20 at the home of Mrs Eunice Pert 995 Middle Street. Mrs Eldon Emerson co hosted. Guests included many neighbors and colleagues from the New England Tel and Tel Co. who brought gifts. A large stork centerpiece, assorted sandwiches cakes and coffee framed the evening as gifts were unwrapped and thanks expressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Dow, Jr
Eunice Pert
Middle Street
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Eldon Emerson
Irene Chapman
Jeanette Oliver
Martha Markus
Jeanette Trott
Barbara Champion
Marion Harrington
Beatrice Daigle
Lee Williams
Theresa Day
Jane Bourget
Theodore Dow, Sr
Perleston L. Pert
Rachel Seivers
Ruth Perry
Miriam H. Lister
Peggy Tarbox
Soldier of the Month honors SGT. John A. Hayward Korea
Sgt. John A. Hayward of Bath titled Soldier of the Month in the 3rd Division Korea. He receives R and R to Japan and an engraved token, rotates home soon, after arriving Feb 26 last year. Born Morse High School graduate, joined 1946, Bronze Star awarded Jan 10 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Hayward
Bath
AAA
Korea
Japan
Hayward
3Rd Aaa
515Th Aaa
Fort Banks
Mass
Morse High School
Army
Fort Benning
Fred O Hayward
New Hampshire
Patricia Dionne
Union Street
State Presidents Night At Bath Lodge Elks
Bath Lodge of Elks will observe State Presidents Night at 8 p m at the Elks Home Lombard street Brian M Jewett president of the Maine State Elks Association will make his official visitation All Elks and ladies invited Men’s business at 8 pm sharp Ladies cocktail party 8 9 movies from Grand Lodge Conven tion shown Smorgasbord luncheon and entertainment to follow with a dancing session
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
Elks
Lombard Street
Brian M. Jewett
Maine State Elks Association
Sharp
William Mennealy
Mothers March Helpers for polio drive Thursday evening
Mrs Lawrence Lawnsley president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fleet Reserve offers the members to assist with the Mothers March for the polio drive set for Thursday from seven to eight. The Fleet Reserve March of Dimes and the association plan a sizable donation to the fund. The National Geographic Society notes the Potomac Bridge at Washington DC handled 118000 vehicles in a single day, possibly the world’s busiest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lawnsley
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
Fleet Reserve
Washington, D. C
Potomac
National Geographic Society
Dromore Extension Group Holds All Day Session
Dromore Extension Group met at the Grange Hall on January 20 for an all day session with a noon meat loaf dinner. Attendance was high and the program featured Hilda Haskell on color in the home and Miss Guna Dissanayaka of Ceylon as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Extension Group
Grange Hall
Hilda Haskell
Lewiston
Aletha Campbell
Willard Blair
Bernard Carlson
Clinton Beals
Food Project
Guna Dissanavaka
Ceylon
India
Cutting
United States
Miss Haskell
Dromore
Miss Dissanayaka
British Isles
Maine
Addie Seavey
Pauline Hart
Eva Rogers
Myrtle Harvey
Visit Hyde Home By Bath Extension Group
A Bath Extension Service group led by president Mrs Virginia Dauphinee inspected the Hyde Memorial Home last Wednesday to learn about a yearlong project. A report will be given at the February 4 meeting. attendees included Mrs Dauphinee, Mrs Cromwell, Mrs Caton, Mrs Berry, Miss Paradis, Mrs Comeau, Mrs Robinson, Mrs Burgoin, Mrs Crocker, and Mrs Stimpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Extension Service
Virginia Dauphinee
Hyde Memorial Home
Dauphinee
Cecile Cromwell
Helen Caton
Irma Berry
Patricia Paradis
Helen Comeau
Ruth Robinson
Doris Burgoin
Yvonne Crocker
Louise Stimpson
Stork Shower For Mrs Walter Alexander In Topsham
A surprise stork shower was held at Mrs. Walter Alexander's Topsham home on Saturday evening hosted by her sister Mrs. George McLean of Woolwich. The guest list included several local and neighboring residents who brought gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Alexander
Topsham
George McLean
Woolwich
Alexander
Lorna York
Winfield Wallace
Phippsburg
Frances Ellis
Edward Orr
Frank Coffin
Brunswick
Donald Cromwell
Gardiner
Donald Burton
James York
Dana York
Lloyd Rogers
Donald Williams
Bath
Raymond Hutchins
Wellman Cromwell
Maine Chamber estimates Eisenhower budget tax cost
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce estimated that the President's $65.6 billion 1955 federal budget would require Maine residents to bear about $255,840,000 in various taxes if Congress approves the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Hope Spurs Appointments Philadelphia Board of Judges
The Philadelphia Board of Judges appointed three managers for the House of Detention for Witnesses and Untried Prisoners every two years since 1918. The House has never been constructed and the text implies ongoing hopes that something might happen despite delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Board of Judges
Lincoln Club to Host Bow as Speaker at Dinner
U. S. Representative Frank T. Bow of Ohio will be the principal speaker at the Lincoln Club of Portland annual dinner on Friday February 12 at 6 30 p m in the Mayfair Republicans from Southern and Central Maine are expected to attend Bow has been a banker prior to Congress and a wartime news editor and war correspondent He authored works on labor relations and state medicine and has served on multiple federal investigations He is currently on the Appropriations committee and its State Justice and Commerce subcommittees A second speaker a prominent woman Republican will be announced Tickets are available in the Bath area from Etta Thurlow Leia Sanborn executive counselor from Gorham is the ticket committee chair
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Labor Relations Authority
Lincoln Club
Portland
Lafayette Hotel
Southern
Maine
Bow
Bow, Ake and Thomas
Congress
Prentice-Hall
WHBC
Canton
South Pacific
Robert S. Breightler
Interior Department
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project
Federal Communications Commission
Appropriations
State
State, Justice
Commerce
Legislative
Leon Sanborn
Gorham
Bath
Etta Thurlow
Cold weather endurance: Gertrude Blaisdell sleeps outdoors year round
In Maine at Phippsburg near the Kennebec River, Gertrude Blaisdell steadily spends nights on her open porch to stay healthy. She uses two blankets a puff and a plastic cover, claiming fresh air guards against colds. Despite winter storms and gales, she says walls feel smothering and plans to continue unless weather forces a change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Gertrude Blaisdell
Kennebec River
Ronald Rittall Celebrates Eleventh Birthday Party
Ronald Rittall son of Mr and Mrs Frank Rittall of Spinney Mill Road Arrowsic celebrated his eleventh birthday Tuesday last week with a party for cousins and neighbors. The beano game caused merriment as guests took turns calling numbers. Refreshments included a decorated cake candles ice cream cookies and fruit punch. Ronald received many nice gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Rittall
Frank Rittall
Spinney Mill Road
Arrowsic
Arrowsic School
Ronald
Fireless Town Artesia First Alarm After 32 Days
Artesia New Mexico fire department answered its first alarm in 32 days when a torch or cotton on a truck caught fire two miles from town. The Bible cites Sodom and Gomorrah’s brimstone and fire. volcanic slag beds on the Dead Sea shore are noted but no ruins of cities found nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artesia
N. M
Sodom
Gomorrah
Dead Sea
Amon
Mrs. Preston Shows On Training Of Crippled Children
At the January Dike and Washington P T A meeting at Dike school Mrs. James I Nostall resigned as president due to ill health and Mrs. W Stanley Hutchins was elected to succeed her. A lecture and film by Marie I Preston on crippled children at Hyde Home and Pine Tree Camp highlighted the event, with refreshments provided by fourth grade and other volunteers. Founders Day is set for February 18 with sixth grade mothers handling refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike
Washington P. T. A
James I. Nostall
W. Stanley Hutchins
Hutchins
Harriet Frye
Evelyn Stairs
Rosalie Fogg
Washington Primary
Marie I. Preston
Pine Tree Society For
Lena Charpentier
Preston
Hyde Home
Pine Tree Camp
Robert Footer
Thomas Back
Carlton Perry
Theryl Robbins
Towns plan for Mothers' March in Woolwich and West Bath
James Thorpe of Woolwich March of Dimes announces Mrs. Thorpe will be Mother for the 1954 Mothers' March set for Thursday 7 to 8 p.m. Fire Dept siren to signal start and porch lights to be lit. Woolwich contact mothers listed. Central school hosts canvass. West Bath chairwoman Mrs. Owen H. Williams names several contact mothers and notes whistles from local companies to start door to door canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thorpe
Woolwich
March of Dimes Campaign
Thorpe
Elva Edwards
Margaret Sylvester
Mary St. Pierre
Ruth Orr
Lois MecClean
Francis Kirkpatric
Harrison Ditton
Gladys Richards
William Fogg
Ernest Getchell
Edward Murphy
George Clough
Clarence Tanner
Thomas Schulten
Richard Chadbourn
Charlotte Leeman
Richard McElman
Herbert McIntire
Hilton Soule
Eveleth Regan
Loring Edgerly
Henry Seegars
Anthony Dodge
Marian Chubbuck
Central School
Forrest Baker
West Bath
Owen
East Meets West Plan Summer Double Wedding
Norman Oklahoma freshmen William R East and Robert H West share a dorm room. East’s bed lies on the east side and West’s on the opposite side. They plan to marry their high school sweethearts next summer in a double wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
West Norman
Okla
William R. East
Robert H. West
University of Oklahoma
West
Classifieds: Farm and Real Estate Listing Service
Classified notice offers farm and eligible property sales. encourages listing with Fred B. Reed Co at Mana Stanie E Wallace 48 Front St Bath telephone 332 W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aphore
Fred B. Reed
Mana Stanie
E. Wallace
Front St
Bath
Tel
Bowdoinham Sets March 1 Town Meeting Date
Bowdoinham voters will gather March 1 for town meeting. Petitions for candidates must reach the town clerk by February 5. Three selectmen will be chosen plus an assessor and overseer for varied three, two and one year terms. Chester Hobart declines reelection. Arthur Curtis seeks a three year seat. Town Clerk Abe Palmer seeks another term. A Ladies Auxiliary food sale raised 14 dollars. The Bowdoinham School and Town Public Library annual meeting elected new officers. A film shown Friday highlighted mothers and lighthouse topics. The Mothers March is planned for Thursday evening with the Extension Service in charge. Personal notes include mumps in a local family and several residents’ travels. Otis Blanchard Gray, 81, former Kennebec deputy sheriff, died Sunday in Gardiner General Hospital. He was born in Bowdoinham in 1872 and is survived by a sister and three brothers. Funeral services were held in Litchfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Hobart
Arthur Curtis
Abe Palmer
Fire Department
Grange Hall
Bowdoinham School
Main Street
Lucille Jewel
Andrew Peterson
Winfield Lowell
Hazel Denham
Alice Palmer
Avery Fides
Cora Denham
Bowdeinham Town Hall
Rodney Brooke
McFadden
Bath
Clayton Hutchins
Kenneth Noble
Bath Memorial Hospital
Forest Fides
Boston
Edward Baker
Gardiner Hospital
Richard Moore
Ellis Moore
Fort Dix
N. J
Otis B. Gray
Otis Blanchard Gray
Gardiner General Hospital
Gardiner
Kennebec County
Litchfield
Bowdoinham
William D
Ella Tarr Gray
Flora Denham
Winthrop
Mass
Sidney Gray
West Gardiner
Fred
Hermon
Clifford
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Morning Star Lodge
Baptist Church
Cummings seeks second term in Maine State Senate
Bath businessman and Sagadahoc County Republican Charles F. Cummings announced his bid for a second Senate term. He highlights improving child and elder care, roads, river pollution, economy, and veterans benefits, and notes his Bowdoin education, Morse High School teaching, and 26 years in auto sales. He oversees three new car dealerships and has two daughters in Morse School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Cummings
Bedford Street
Bath
Sagadahoc
Cummings
Senate
Maine
West Bath
Bowdoin College
Morse High School
Hee
Morse School
Boston University
ReI d to Speak at Sagadahoc Young Republicans Dinner
State Senator James L. Reid of Augusta will be guest speaker at a Sagadahoc Young Republicans dinner meeting Thursday in the South End P T A. A chicken pie supper will be served at 6 30 p m by the committee led by Mrs Carroll Deering and Mrs Frederick Moffatt. Officers will be nominated during a short business session. There was no shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
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Theodore Dow
Sgt
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Hyde
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Jeffrey Hunter
PTT
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Sandahoc Young Republicans
South End
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Clark Gable
Broderick Crawford
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Lone Star
Columbia Pictures
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