Seavey Wedding and Community News in Phippsburg
The article covers the Seavey wedding with Litoris Litt. sation Irving Howard Jr and Ms. Fred I How of Ridlonville as parents, Rev. Robert Whitehead presiding, and details on attendants, gowns, flowers, and musicians. It also notes a homecoming party for Arthur Morse, a March of Dimes drive, Sebasco Credit Union meeting, Center church fundraising, and local PTA activities along with assorted personal notices and visits around Phippsburg and Bath communities.
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Melvin Henderson
John Rogers
Clarenice
Sheffield
Frank Cutting
Juanita
Pélka
Clarence Scholfield
Punch
Pauline Seavey
Howard
Brunswick High School
Bliss Business College
Washington, D. C
Commerce
Mexico
Bliss College
Germany
Air Force
Bentley School of Accounting
Boston
Riverside Hall
William Blaisdell
Arthur Morse
Japan
Army Signal Corps
Bernard Henderson
Jack
Thomas. Morse
James L. Morse
Donald
Frederick
Victoria
Norma
Dianne Blaisdell
Phippsburg
March of Dimes
Onald
Logan
Amor
Thomas Totman
Center
Earl Lowell
Parker Head
Lawrence Taylor
Popham Beach
Winthrop Blair
Small Point
Level
Ashdale
Lewis
Alexander
West Point
Philip Jacob
Gordon Alden
Sebasco
Sebasco. Credit Union
Est Point
Maine
Mark Harrington
Board of Selectmen
Feetman
Charles Hughes
Pitck Pine Hill
Bath Memorial
Cora Campbell
Juanita Pelka
Granby
Conn
Patricia Seavey
Jean Hunt
Minnie Wallace
James Norton
Boothbay Harbor
The
Patricia Vey
Charles V. Minott
Portland
Dot
Gene
Mrs Amy Parker Celebrates 93rd Birthday at Bath Home
Mrs Amy Parker widow of William H Parker marked her 93rd birthday at her daughter Mrs W P Perry's home with family gifts flowers and cards. Born in Red Beach Washington County she moved to Bath as a young woman and has four children ten grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. She enjoys visits from family reads daily papers and stays active in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Parker
William H. Parker
Woe Perry
Parker
Red Beach
Washington County
Bath
Perry
Eugene Footer
Ray Parker
Harry Parker
Dover
N. H
Salvation Army Aids Fire Stricken Family at Parker Head
Capt Jessie Jones said the local corps will supply all necessary clothing for Mr and Mrs Albert Gray and family who lost their Parker Head home in a Tuesday afternoon fire. Neighbors met at Parker Church Tuesday evening to discuss help while the Grays stay at the Jay Darling place. Donations are being collected in Phippsburg stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Jones
Salvation Army
Albert Gray
Parker Head
Grays
Parker Church
Jay Darling
Phippsburg
City Officials Reassure Public on Diseasefree Hogs
Health Officer Roscoe C. McFadden says, on advice from Commissioner Osgood, there is no public risk from the hog disease. No hogs have been slaughtered and all affected animals are under quarantine. The illness is not transferable to humans and any future slaughter will occur under government supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe C. McFadden
Osgood
Department of Agriculture Inspection Service
Augusta
Cloverleaf Troop 5 Donates to March of Dimes
Cloverleaf Troop 5 presents 22.90 to Nathan W. Watson for the March of Dimes campaign. The amount came from a Rogers Hardware food sale where each girl and mother contributed, with Christine Miller Joyce Turcotte Helena Marco Sally Grindell and Nancy Brown helping run the event. A shower for Mrs. Herbert C. Kee followed guests Meill Homer Slief Wallis Crost Robert Mt Daniel Donald V. Horn and Frederick Cousins.
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Cloverleaf Troop 5
Nathan W. Watson
Rogers Hardware Store
Christine Miller
Joyce Turcotte
Helena Marco
Sally Grindell
Nancy Brown
Lawrence Cleary
Elsinore Avenue
Herbert C. Kee
Meill
Homer Slief
Wallis Crost
Robert Mt Daniel
Donald V. Horn
Frederick Cousins
Parker Head Community Reports and Events
Parker Head church and school routines dominate the week with midweek prayers led by Rev. H. M. Whitehead and a PTA meeting discussing a consolidated school with Woolwich and Leeds officials. charitable drives raise funds for polio and the March of Dimes, while residents visit, host guests, celebrate birthdays, and attend weddings including Patricia Seavey and Fred I. Howard.
Miss Josie Pulsifer Guests In Lewis ton
Miss Josie Pulsifer of Lewiston was a recent guest of Miss Alice Johnson on Middle Street.
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Josie Pulsifer
Lewiston
Alice Johnson
Middle Street
Fence Erected Along Center Street After Buildings Razed
A substantial fence is being built along Center street border of the former building site. The existing makeshift fence has been dilapidated and dangerous as the property drops several feet from the sidewalk. The new barrier aims to enhance safety and improve the street’s appearance.
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Center Street
De Laval to Build Main Propulsion Units for Navy Destroyer Escorts
Orders received by the De Laval Steam Turbine Co at Trenton N J in late 1952 include an award for the new main propulsion units for the U S Navy destroyer escorts to be built at Bath Iron Works. De Laval designed the prototype propulsion unit and is starting work on two additional units.
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de Laval Steam Turbine Co
Trenton
N. J
Conwer
U. S. Navy
Bath Iron Works
de Laval
Bay Point Surges and Marriages Mark Shoreline Visit
Last week's storm battered the eastern shore of Popham Beach as out of town sightseers watched heavy seas at the Kennebec river mouth. The text notes sand loss and unusually rough surf along with budding plants. it also records multiple marriages at the Bath Baptist church parsonage and social visits by residents and visitors to Bay Point and nearby towns.
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Popham Beach
Kennevece
Popham
Hubert G. Gillis
Meriden
Conn
Eleanor M. Mains
Bay Point
Charles R. Sims
Baptist Church of
Bath
Sumner Mains
Alfred James Pinnette
Gloris A. Pertell
Louisa Howard
Eleanor Mains
Hubert Gillis
Thomas Hagan
Brunswick
Leon Berry
Andrew Butterfield
Augustus Perow
Stanley Crafts
East Hartford
Sagadahoc Bay
Karen Ann
Dwight Bussy Furbish
Jane White
Arrowsic
Walter DeLano
Richmond
Carrie Carlisle
Harry Beales
Odd Fellows Install Officers and Eventful Week in Portland
Zaza Zuanna No. 89 installs officers at Odd Fellows hall in Portland with Mrs. Maizie Danforth of Brunswick as president and Miss G. Edris Turgeon of Auburn as second officer. The bulletin also notes respirator fund support, visits by Grand Lodge officials, and a Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Brothers Night with varied entertainment by local members and guests.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Portland
Maizie Danforth
Brunswick
G. Edris Turgeon
Auburn
Carolyn Thompson
Bath
Musican
Odd Fellows
Maine
Lincoln Lodge
Grand Lodge of Maine
M. Volz
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
A. H. Thompson
Frank Moore
Canton Augusta
Canton
Grace Casey
Melville H. Robbins
James Knight, Jr
Nellie E. Lord
Dorothy M. Fulton
Wiscasset
Florence Farnham
West Bath
Dorcas Lodge
Waterville
Sarah Potter
Lois Knights
Laura Austin
Persis Miller
Alice Smith
Farnham
R. B. Capen Lodge
Augusta
Dinner Guests Honor Admiral Gillette in Brunswick
Admiral and Mrs. Claude F Gillette of Washington street were dinner guests Tuesday evening of Mr. and Mrs. John Baxter of Brunswick.
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Claude 5. Gillette
Washington Street
John Baxter
Brunswick
Popham Beach Hosts Community Holiday Gatherings
Warm weather and high seas mark a busy Popham Beach week with visitors photographing waves and ledges. The postponed Christmas party at the schoolhouse featured a joke tree and games while the Popham Circle planned a summer fair and members prepare crafts and donations.
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Hlaa
Popham
Popham Circle
Fred Spinney
Carrie Stone
Augusta
Herbert E. Sprague
Gilbert Atwood
Bath
Marguerite McNulty
Post Office
George Oliver
Roger
Williard
Gayle
Dixie
Ralph Small
Pine Eden
Charles Shepard, Jr
Child
John Mitchell
Edward
Mr. Mitchell
John Cassidy
Jesse
Peter Chubbuck
Woolwich
Fred H. Spinney
Ernest Shepard
Fairfield
Paul McCole
J. Haviland Torrey
Montsweag
Carl Bickford
Bruce
Bowdoin
Herbert Sprague
Brunswick
Carson Lindley
DeBery Attends Inaugural Events In Washington
P Edward DeBery of Coxs Head returned home after attending the Inaugural ceremonies as an official guest of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee. He praised the Governors Reception Inaugural Parade and Ball while noting Mrs DeBery could not attend.
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P. Edward DeBery
Cox’s Head
Washington
Massachusetts
Republican State Committee
DeBerg
Ralph Doughty
Helen DeBery
Stanton C. Dozois
Cox's Head
Bernard Carlson
Dix’s Island
Dromore
Ethel Moore
Mary
Ruth Warner
Brunswick Hospital
Eric J. Carlson
Bath Memorial Hospital
Donald Bowles
Hardings
Richard Dozois
Forreston Wallace
George Watson
Brunswick
Walter Cushing
Parker Head
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Leah Bowie
Meadowbrook
Ora Fournier Celebrates 10th Birthday Party
Ora Fournier daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Fournier of 46 Bath Street celebrated her 10th birthday Sunday afternoon. The rooms were decorated in pink and white with over 30 guests. Games prizes and refreshments were provided. Assisting in serving were Mrs Sylvia Morin Mrs Gertrude Hall and Mrs Rita Fournier.
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Ora Fournier
Joseph Fournier
Bath Street
Sylvia Morin
Gertrude Hall
Rita Fournier
Goody and Bailly File Marriage Intentions
Robert Goody and Miss Marjorie Rose Bailly have filed marriage intentions at the City Clerk office. The couples are identified by addresses on Central Avenue and Beacon Street and list Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Goody and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Mailly as their parents.
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Robert Goody
Edward H. Goody
Central Avenue
Marjorie Rose Bailly
Oscar J. Mailly
Beacon Street
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Bath police say gas theft ring broken. quartet jailed
Bath police credit patrols with breaking up a gas stealing ring after arresting three juveniles and an adult. The group faces arraignment on charges including breaking and entering and larceny. A Bath man charged with receiving stolen goods is also arraigned for related thefts.
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Bath
Bath Municipal Court
Robert Starling
James de Capua
Cobb Road
Paul Avery
Frank L. Moriarty
Northern Electric Co
Center Street
Bath Native Appointed Second Lieutenant in Maine National Guard
Francis E. MacDonald of 77 Bluff Road Bath was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Maine Army National Guard on December 30. He serves as Executive Officer of Bath's Battery B and has a long service record from 1949 with Battery B and the 703d AAA Gun Battalion. He graduated Morse High in 1948, worked at Troop's Hardware, and now toils in the Bath Iron Works Tin Shop. He is married to Priscilla Garside.
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Francis E. MacDonald
Bluff Road
Bath
Maine Army National Guard
MacDonald
Francis MacDonald
Walker Street
Maine National Guard
703D
Lieut
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works
Priscilla Garside
K. Garside
Central Avenue
State Education Supervisor Visits Bath Teachers
State Supervisor Mrs Irene Dresser from the State Department of Education visits Bath this week to meet city elementary school teachers. She attends after school group meetings at Mitchell and Huse schools Monday through Thursday to discuss problems and grade level needs with faculty.
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Irene Dresser
State Department of Education
Bath
South End
Mitchell School
Huse
Steward Stephen Graham to leave Colonial club
The Colonial club directors announced that steward and barber Stephen Graham will end his service at the week’s end and return to Brooklin. Graham arrived in Bath in December and formed many friendships, making his departure a keen loss for the club.
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Colonial Club
Stephen Graham
Ily
Graham
Brooklin
Bath
Morse High Notes highlights from student council week
The assembly featured J Phillips Robertson presenting a 20th century BCE musical roundup with instruments and ballads from Palestine Syria Egypt and more. FHA plans bake sales and a March 13 party while Latin Club initiates 25 members in togas. The banquet is set for Thursday in the cafeteria and the Junior class organizes an all participation odds and ends show with a large committee.
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Anne
J. Phillips Robertson
B.C
Palestine
Syria
Egypt
FHA
Latin Club
David Rush
Dawn Newcomb
Diane Bailey
Anne Amirault
Martin Turpie
Armando Cormier
Robert Billington
Elizabeth Carey
Julie Cummings
Malcolm Hamilton
Mary Talbot
Paul Johnson
Elvira Pecci
Sherry Grindell
Judy Watts
Anne Day
Jane Homan
Richard Thomas
Judith Brown
Elizabeth Marble
George Lawrence
Sherry Robinson
Marilyn Bates
Stephanie Rush
Barbara Thornton
Carolyn Herrin
Jane Sharkey
Marilyn Brown
Nancy Miller
Marion Smith
Nancy McBrine
Nancy Blair
Jane Bedyard
Sandra Daley
Jean Brown
Joan Giacobbe
Alan Quinn
Pat Nugent
Jerry Holland
Callie McKay
Betty McPhee
Lewiston Buick Co Property Sold to Bath Firm
Land and buildings of the Lewiston Buick Co at Broad and Arch streets were sold by Carl Curtis to the Kennebec Motor Co Inc of Bath where Paul M. McCole serves as president and treasurer. The Bath firm plans a new car agency here and vows to uphold high standards of service. McCole, a Woodfords native who has lived in Bath, has 21 years in the automotive field and has run a wholesale fish and lobster business from West Point Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Buick Co
Carl Curtis
Lewiston
Bath Corporation
Kennebec Motor Co., Inc
Paul M. McCole
Bath
New Company
Woodfords
West Point
Tame Grosbeak Draws Curious Feeder Attention
Wilfred W. Chaney of Middle Street reports a tame grosbeak among Canadian grosbeaks and rose breasted varieties visiting his yard since the recent snowstorm. A bird lingered on the ground, allowing Chaney to carry it indoors, suggesting it may be unusually tame or kept as a pet while flocks roost in the cherry trees.
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Wilfred W. Chaney
Middle Street
Dail
Mr. Chaney
Mrs. Chaney
School Calendar 1953-54 Outlined by Board of Education
The Board of Education approved the 1953-54 calendar. Schools open Sept 8 after Labor Day with a teachers meeting, pupils report Sept 9. Vacations are Christmas Dec 23 to Jan 4, February 19 to March, and April 16 to April. All schools close June 11, 1954.
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Board of Education
Annie Johansen Seeks Observation in Portland
Mrs. Annie Johansen of High Street left Monday evening for Portland to enter the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary for observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Johansen
High Street
Portland
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
River Kennebec Iced Over Across City
Early Tuesday residents found the Kennebec frozen from end to end for the first time this season. Temperatures fell to five or six degrees above zero as a warmup was forecast later. Smelt fishermen welcomed the cold hoping to strengthen the ice for camps though several camps were lost during a thaw last week.
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Kennebec
Ross Couple Head to Delray Beach for Winter
Mr and Mrs Rodney E Ross of High Street travel Monday to Delray Beach Florida to pass the winter season in the warm climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney E. Ross
High Street
Delray Beach
Florida
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