Maine Ramblers Present Show For March Of Dimes
The Maine Ramblers eight child performers from Bath and Woolwich staged a juvenile Western show at Morse High School in Bath to raise funds for the March of Dimes. Gary Meister led the group and teamed with county chairman Robert Dewick to organize the Jan 23 appearance which drew strong local support and contributed to the charity drive. The front seating was reserved for Hyde Memorial Home patients and staff.
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March of Dimes
Maine
Gary
Robert Dewick
Torium
Bath
March of Dimes Fund
Morse Auditorium
The
Hyde Memorial Home
Maine Ramblers
Bath and
Woolwich
Morse High School
Gail Meister
Diana Meister
Karen Sturk
Bobby Merrill
Diane Merrill
Gary Meister
Roger Sturk
Carl Amirault
Rice Harkins Wedding Seals Sunday Ceremony
Miss Celestia Ann Harkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Q O Harkins and Milford B Rice son of Mr and Mrs Walter P Rice wed in a 2 30 pm ceremony at the parsonage Rev Laforest E Hodgkins officiated The couple will reside at 1069 High street after a brief wedding trip Both graduates of Morse High School 1952 they are employed at Senter's Inc Out of town guest included Mr and Mrs David Robichaud of Gorham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celestia Ann Harkins
Daniel QO. Harkins
High Street
Milford B. Rice
Walter P. Rice
King Street
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Cen
Middle Street
Gloria Robichaud
Gorham
Bath
David Robichaud
Typhus Fever Distribution Across Climates
A statement notes that typhus fever is most frequently found in temperate or cold climates.
Birthday celebration for Mrs. Katherine O'Hara at Eagle Brunswick
Mrs. Katherine O'Hara longtime Old Folks Home matriarch celebrated a Sunday birthday with a supper at the Eagle in Brunswick. Family hosted a postparty at her daughter Horace Lovell's home with gifts, cake, and cards. The Nightingale Club sent flowers and notes, recognizing her as the club mother.
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Katherine O'Hara
Old Folks Home
the Eagle
Brunswick
Horace Lovell
Pleasant Street
Nightingale Club
Carroll Davis
The
Nightingale
Arthur
Constance Jean
Bath
Mary Katherine
Billy
David
O'Hara
Lovell
Mabel O'Hara
Oberlin, Early Coeducational School in 1833
Oberlin began as a coeducational institution in 1833, a notably unusual arrangement for that era. It reflects early efforts to integrate genders in higher education and set a precedent for mixed admission policies.
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Oberlin
Party Honors Ex Service Man Morse With Return from Army
Mr and Mrs William F Blaisdell hosted a Riverside hall gathering in Phippsburg Center to celebrate Arthur Morse who recently returned from 14 months as a corporal in the Army Signal Corps in Sendai Japan. Guests from Bath Phippsburg and nearby areas attended with gifts and a belated Christmas.
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William F. Blaisdell
Phippsburg Center
Riverside Hall
Arthur Morse
Army
Army Signal Corps
Sendai
Japan
Morse
James L. Morse
Phippsburg
John E. Blaisdell
Virginia
Pemaquid
Caroline
Eleanor Cummings
Arthur Perry
William Donnell
Mary Elizabeth Donnell
Bath
Henry Gilmore
A. Bernard Henderson
Jack
Gertrude Blaisdell
Frederick Morse
Donald Morse
Thomas Morse
Missons Campbell
Phipping
Doctor Wilson Recalled for Army Overseas Duty
Dr. Harry M. Wilson longtime Bath surgeon at Memorial Hospital is to depart Friday for overseas service as an Army Reservist. A lieutenant colonel in the Army Medical Corps Reserves he will report in Seattle to receive his orders. a University of Vermont Medical College graduate he served 44 months in the European Theater during World War II. He and his wife live at 944 Middle Street with two children Barbara a student at Lasell Junior College Auburndale Mass and Harry MacKay a Morse High School freshman.
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Harry M. Wilson
Bath
Memorial Hospital
Army Medical Corps
Wilson
Seattle
Wash
University of Vermont Medical College
Engagement Announcement for Mina Butler and Carl Swanton Jr.
The engagement of Mina Elizabeth Butler to Carl Bartlett Swanton Jr. is announced by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter K. Butler. The couple plans a spring wedding. Mrs Butler hails from Boothbay and St Cloud Florida. Swanton is a 1945 Morse High School graduate.
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Mina Elizabeth Butler
Carl Bartlett Swanton, Jr
Carl B. Swanton
390
Front Street
Walter K. Butler
Boothbay
St. Cloud
Fla
Miss Butler
Children's Mission of
Boston
Mothers March of Dimes Signals Start in City
The March of Dimes begins in the city this Thursday night at seven o'clock with a signal from the fire alarm system to mark the event and invite participation.
Former Small Point Summer Resident Prominent Artist
John Marin, longtime Maine coast painter with works in the National Art collection, spent summers at Small Point and later Stonington. A Manhattan gallery showcased 27 oils and watercolors from 1952, with prices up to 6000, as Marin, then 82, remains active and instinctively precise in his brushwork.
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Small Point
Bath
Allequippa
Stonington
Marin
National
John Marin
Maine
Manhattan
Miss Carol Fields Wins High Honor
Miss Carol Fields of New Britain Conn daughter of Mr and Mrs George Fields was installed as worthy advisor of the Order of Rainbow for Girls New Britain Assembly 6 on January 19 Attending the ceremony were her aunt and uncle Mrs and Mrs Jack Pinel nee Jane Fields Weymouth Mass and Mr and Mrs Edward Thornton and daughter Beverly Needham Mass Her parents former Bath residents She is a Berlin high school senior and has been elected the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship award She is 16 and a standout student in her class The niece of Mr and Mrs Harold E Freeman of Sun nyside Farm East Brunswick her father visiting Bath with his sister and Mr Freeman Mr Fields service manager of the New Britain Gas Co is visiting Bath and vicinity with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Fields
George. Fields
New Britain
Conn
Rainbow
New Britain Assembly
Jack Pinel
Jane Fields
Weymouth
Mass
Edward Thornton
Beverly
Needham
Bath
Fields
Hazel McPherson
Miss Fields
Berlin High School
Daughters of the American Revolution
Harold E. Freeman
Sunnyside Farm
East Brunswick
Freeman
The
New Britain Gas Co
Winter Street church organ dedication set for Sunday
The Winter Street church will dedicate its new organ this Sunday evening with a dedicatory recital by Professor Robert Smith of Bates College. Leland Patton leads programs as more than 200 families and groups contributed to the organ project while Harry Ring notes ongoing contributions toward the remaining balance. The instrument features a classic design and chimes enjoyed by the congregation and the men's choir. Raisins are cited as a nutritious snack rich in iron and vitamins, while a note on Tammany Hall mentions its name origin.
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Winter Street
Leland Patton
Robert Smith
Bates College
Harry Ring
Birthday Party Held For Ida Prey With Guests
A celebration opened with gifts for Ida Prey and a sprightly meal for guests. Mrs Kingsbury assisted Miss Donna Sutherland in serving ice cream cake and fruit, as attendees included Nancy Partridge Kay Carter Linda Morrisette Linda Ashe and several others.
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Donna Sutherland
Mrs. Kingsbury
Nancy Partridge
Kay S Carter
Linda Morrisette
Morrisette
Linda Ashe
Jae. Moore
Cindy” Bourgoin
Janice Carr
Cana Poe
Karen Kings- Couture
Kenneth Buck
Kendall Buck
David Thornton
James Thornton
Dennis Lyden
Stephen Lyden
Alan Carr
Garry Lenfest
Judith Kingsbury
Potter Fortin Wedding in Brunswick
Rachel Patten Fortin of 24 Dummer Street became the bride of Carroll Potter of East Brunswick on Saturday evening at the bride’s sister Laurel Williams home in Brunswick. The ceremony was by Rev. Howard F. Cramer with pianist Frank Atwood and soloist Wayne Smith. The couple’s attendants were the bride’s sister and her husband Laurel and Mrs Williams. The couple will live on Dummer Street after a brief wedding trip.
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Rachel Patten Fortin
Dummer Street
Carroll Potter
East Brunswick
Laurel Williams
Brunswick
Howard F. Cramer
Beacon Street Church
Frank Atwood
Wayne Smith
Garnet
Williams
Potter
Ralph Patten
Topsham
Mr. Potter
Whitefield
Bath Iron Works
Ogan Garnett Wedding Brightens Monday Event
Miss Vivian Mae Garnett daughter of Mrs. Gerald E Crabtree and the late Ernest M Garnett married J B Grogan Monday week in a single ring ceremony conducted by Harold J Rubin justice of the peace. Guests included Mrs Douglas Wortman and Richard Keenz. The bride is Morse High School 1952 graduate and Grogan, a Cooper High School alum, is stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Base. They will reside at 25 Raymond Court.
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Vivian Mae Garnett
Gerald E. Crabtree
Tarbox Street
Ernest M. Garnett
J. B. Grogan
Eugene A
Cooper, Mo
Harold J. Rubin
Douglas Wortman
Arrowsic
Richard Keenz
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Grogan
Morse High School
Cooper High School
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Raymond Court
Garland Wedding in West Bath on January 23
John Rose of West Bath and Sheila Garland of 36 Elm Street married January 23 at First Baptist Church in Garland city. Rev. Charles R. Sims presided double ring service at 7 p.m. Bride’s parents listed. groom recently discharged from Korea service. They will reside in West Bath after purchasing a home.
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John Rose
West Bath
Sheila Garland
Elm Street
First Baptist Church
North Street
Charles R. Sims
Donald Stackpole
Gerald W. Watson
Benjamin Garland
Round Pond
Rose
Korea
Ernest E. Rose
Weeks Street School Elects Its Officers
William Luke was elected seventh grade president at Weeks Street School during the last monthly meeting. Joe Vachon became vice president. Other officers chosen include Ring as treasurer Roy Stuart as attorney and Charles A. Douglas as class librarian. Committees named include Parks candy sale Roy St paper drive and Albert Douglas foreman of jury.
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William Luke
Roger Luke
Eeks Street
Joe Vachon
David Vachon
Ring
Roy Stuart
Charles A. Douglas
Roy St
Albert Douglas
Joint TL at Red Hall installs large local lodge officers
Hockomock Council installs 8 Council officers with Blanche E. Smith and Beatrice Johnson among leaders. New Pocahontas Lorraine Cromwell and other officers named. Sasanoa Tribe officers installed by Yarmouth staff. Guests Curtis Fitts and Ruth Trask noted. reception served by local members.
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Hockomock Council
Red Men’s Aes
Tas
Council of
Yarmouth
Blanche E. Smith
Great Pocahontas
Beatrice Johnson
Portland
Mishinawa
Lorraine Cromwell
Pocahontas
Mildred Roderick
Wenonah
Sophie McPherson
K of
Presids J. Martin
Wampum
Mary Anderson
Donald Cromwell
Powhatan
Mildred Avery
Marjorie Geryes
Lenora McMann
Marple Steeler
Mabel Williams
Mary Dannenfelser
Warriors
Elista Hanson
Emma Carlton
Pearl Barter
Asenith Haggett
Florence Rollins
Tepee
Ronald Trask
Burnell Anderson
Faith McKay
Ruth . Pe
Aepoe Panne
Dine Beather
Biddeford
Wiscasset
Alfaretta Council
Brunswick
Swegastagoe Council
Ramona Council
Bath
Sasanoa
Susquiseg Tribe
Er Fitte
P. G. S. Merle Cilley
Ashinawa
Arnold Preble
Elmer Pax
John St. Martin
Arthur Williams
Sagamore
James Cilley
Fred Libby
George Lovett
Sannaps
Richard Johnson
Robert Atwood
Sewall Pearson
Ruth Trask
Maryland
Mabel Wiland
Pre-Nuptial Shower for Joan Osborne
Miss Joan Osborne hosts a pre-nuptial shower January 14 at 77 North Street home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Preble. Attendees include Miss Celestia Ann Harkins as bride of Milford Rice Sun ante, with refreshments and social hour. Also listed are many acquaintances and friends, reflecting a lively local gathering.
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Joan Osborne
Donald Preble
North Street
Celestia Ann Harkins
Milford Rice Sunante
T of Honor
Frances Day
Edna Wright
Eats
Anita H. Rice
Th Norton
Marilyn Armes
Dickey
Jerry Howes
Jane Henderson
Betty Henderson
Doris Veilleaux
Evelyn Crocker
Community News Roundup From Brunswick And Bowdoinham
A Brunswick gathering featured a doll dressed in vintage style and a birthday cake with traditional candles. Mrs Clifford Smith and Mrs George Sedgley led attendees, with others listed as guests. Sunshine Society volunteers gathered, sending donations to the March of Dimes and a local resident, plus cloths and magazines to a shut in. Bowdoinham library and school held their annual meeting with officers elected and plans for fundraisers including a tag day. Local updates note Navy leave for Kendon Curtis, Arlene Brown’s hospital weekend visit, and a Macy's demonstration by Sedgley, Berry, and Miller promoting Merry Meeting Farm Poultry.
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Clifford Smith
Brunswick
George Sedgley
Bel Lancaster
Robert Wood- Beach
Mary Lee
Johnson
Clifford
Helen
Abelle Beach
Geneva Jacques
Sunshine Society
Char Karl Hatch
Bowdoinham ‘School and Public Library
Sagadahoc Fertilizer
Lucille Jewell
Hazel Denham
Lena Hackett
Avery Fides, Sr
Winfield Lowell
P. Marion Fides
Roney Enald
Shirley Curtis
Christie
Fuller
Georgia Mathieson
Vivian Dodge
Andrew Peterson
Ella Curtis
Lana Hackett
Lida Baker
Miriam Rideout
Wanted Coastal Property and Burned Auto Parts Caller Ads
Fragmentary classified notes show a call for shore property in US or Canada via Fred B Reed, Bannase Stan E Wallace at 46 Front St and a late model Kelley burned parts listing with a telephone contact 989.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred B Reed
Bannase
Stan E. Wallace
Front St
Tel
Kelley
Gillis Mains Wedding Details Reported
A wedding service for Gillis and Mains was held Thursday evening at 8 p.m. The groom wore a blue guardine suit with a white gladioli corsage. The couple resides in Point and he is the son of Mrs. Joseph Gillis of Meriden, Conn. Additional attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Butterfield of Bath and Cecil Main of Bay Point.
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Mr. Gillis
Joseph Gillis
Meriden
New Explorer Post Open for Boys at Works Recreation
The Explorer Post No. 72 invites boys ages 14 and over to a January 28 meeting at 7 30. No previous scouting required. Led by Ball, advisor, and Charlies Higgins, crew leader. Fees are 50 cents. Post offers indoor outdoor aspects and service projects.
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Orviin
Works
Ball
Charlies Higgins
Wedding Date Pending For Miss Irvine Johnston
Mr and Mrs presice of 1 High the soot S of their daughter Lucy Iles Ph O'Dell of Nort Miss announce engagement to Irvine Johnston of Nort Miss. O'Dell, a Morse graduate, class of 51, enlisted in the Air Force and was ordered to Stoneham California. No wedding date has been set.
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Presice
Lucy Iles Ph O'Dell
Sine
Irvine Johnston
Eniland Tel & Tel. Co. Ag
A. O'Dell
Morse
Stoneham
Calif Vane de Pray
National Guard marked 170 years of service and security
General Dwight D. Eisenhower praised the National Guard for enriching its 170 year heritage of service to the Republic. He noted its postwar role in securing the nation and contributing to a stable peaceful world.
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Salerno
Anzi
National Guard
Republic
Dwight D. Ei
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Rice-Harkins
Bath and Vicinity
First Federal Savings «Loan Association
Bath,me
Mrs
William F. Center
Mr. Swanton
Em- Laboratory
Bageeachusetts
Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Rainbow For Girls
New Britain, Conn
Tammany Hall
New York
Tammany
Tammanend
OS Ida
Ogan-Garnett
Weeks Street School
Red Hall
Council
Caesar Romero
Scotland Yard
Wikning West
Nyoka
Tigermen
Rod Cameron
Lisa Daniely
Kendon Curtis
Navy
Quonset, R. I
Arlene Brown
R. N
In General Hospital
Charles Fogg
Sedley Berry
Guy Sedgley
Connie Miller
Macy's Department Store
Merrymeeting Farm Poultry
Bowdoinham
Gillis
NEW Explorer
Enyo Crosby
Non Hope
Sree
Wuaeene Romb
Hincolor
Grjenice
Maria Montez Rviwe Titty
Cames Oe
Denton von
Tee Scott
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