First Congregational guest speaker Helen Dizney honored
In Wiscasset at the 11 a m service Miss Helen Dizney RN a pioneer in African and Chinese public health and nurses’ training will speak. Her notable career includes North China service over 25 years prior to World War II, imprisonment by the Japanese, and later roles directing public health in Tunghsien and the North China Kung Li Hui area before 1950. She is currently on furlough in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Helen Dizney
R. N
Africa
China
Miss Dizney
North
Machin
North China
Tunghsien
United States
Rhodesia
Woolwich Community News Briefs Include P T A and Club Meetings
Woolwich P T A met January 20 at Woolwich Central School appointing James Hay to the building committee. Phillip Annas spoke on the Sinclair Bill and its benefits for Woolwich Bath and nearby areas. The next meeting will feature a four-person panel with two teachers and two parents moderated by Rev. Oliver Bell. A Community club session is set for February 1 at Day's Ferry Community Hall. Good Will club hosted by Mrs CP Hall of Sagadahoc Ferry. Several residents travel, visit, and attend events in Bath Damariscotta South Portland and New Jersey. Delmar Stinson sails to Parris Island for Marine basic training. Various local residents visit relatives and assist at the Maine Power Co. in Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich P. T. A
Woolwich Central School
James Hay
Phillip Annas
Woolwich
Bath
Oliver Bell
Community Club
Day's Ferry
Good Will Club
CP. Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
Percy Marston
Clarence Getchell
Day's
Days Ferry
New Jersey
Frank Gallucci
Pennsylvania
Forrest Baker
Nequasseet
Danna Jean Orr
Bardall Orr
Bath Memorial Hospital
Edward Johnson
Nequasscet
Elsie Wright
David Wicht
Brownie Girl Scouts
Delmar Stinson
Clayton Stinson
Parris Island S. C
U.S. Marine Corps
Stinson
Malden
Mass
C. P. Hall
Maine Power Co
Wiscasset
T. T. Schulten
Alec
Woolwich Center
Syracuse
N. Y
Alc
Darrell Baker
U.S. A F
Brockton
Hartford
Wilbur Howe
North Woolwich
Maurice Shea
Rosa Shea
Nequasset
West Bath Grange Honors Longtime Member Haggett on 82nd
Edwin W. Haggett, one of the oldest West Bath grange members, was honored on his 82nd birthday at Monday’s meeting. The program, arranged by Florence Farnham, featured a dedication, musical numbers, readings, and tributes from state deputies and visiting granges. A purse was presented to Haggett, and cakes and coffee followed, with a social hour to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntoon Hill Grange
Richard Barker
Julia Barker
Bertha LeBourdais
Cobbesseecontee Grange
West Gardiner
West Bath Grange
Edwin W. Haggett
Florence Farnham
Haggett
Dromore Grange
Alice Johnson
Grangers
Richard Paradis
Brunswick
Alice Smith
Frances St. Martin
Pauline Belanger
Caroline
Ics Thelma Sylvester
Old Town Hall
Bernice MecGlinchy
Mr. Haggett
Grange
Mrs. McGlinchy
Esther Andrews
Persis Miller
Verna
Donald Coombs
Estella Doughty
Lawrence Palmer, Jr
Red Wing
Robert Oliver
John Howe
David Fields
Ira Day
Whiskeay Pond
Dora Royal
Clyde Bailey
Woolwich
John Wyman
Lincoln
Pomona
Troop Leaders For Girl Scouts Are Announced
Benjamin Sabo of Bath Council announces seven intermediate Girl Scout troops and five Brownie troops in Bath. Leaders for each troop include Mrs. Harold Graffam, Mrs. Charles Dorries, Mrs. John Thorpe, Mrs. Warren Roderick, Mrs. Oliver Foster, Mrs. James Caverly, and others with assistants named. meetings span Beacon Street, Central church, Huse Memorial, and other local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Sabo
Bath
Richard R. Raven
Earl L. Wade
John Thorpe
High Street
Everett Fraser
Aubrey Steen
Clover Leaf
Huse Memorial School
Huse P.t.al
Warren Roderick
Charles
Edwin Berry
Star of Bethlehem
K. of C. Hall
Isabella
Melvin
Comentre
Marilyn Foster
Daffodil
Beacon Street Church
Sherman Mitchell
Paul Avery
Thomas Goodwin
Bluebird
Mitchell P.T.A
Mitchell School
Barbara King
Jeader
North Center Pt.a
Grace Church Parish House
Ray Thomas
Bertram Reed
Donald C. Freeman
Lincoln Street
Oak Leaf
Huse P.T.A
Huse School
Marshall Libby
Warren Atkinson
Mildred Whittaker
Woolwich — P.T.A
Albert Rea
Reginald Cyr
Richard Footer
Reginald Soucie
Bluebell
Dike School
Carlton Brown
Elihu Fullerton
Dwight Packard
Petunia
Robert Howe
Arthur Paulin
Hyde Park Community Hall
Dorothy Marshall
March of Dimes Envelopes Mailed in Woolwich
Clyde Bailey announces that special contribution envelopes have been mailed to Woolwich residents for the polio fund. The 1958 Woolwich quota is 350 dollars. Plans are set for the annual Mothers March from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Captains and workers listed will call on residents to solicit contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Bailey
Woolwich
March of Dimes
Special c
Jalley
Wool
Myrtle Lodge Odd Ladies Meet at GAR Hall
Myrtle lodge of Odd Ladies met Friday evening at GAR hall for its regular business session after a supper. Fifteen members attended the supper served by Louise Rogers chair and assistants Sidice Davis and Mabel Lowell. Two members Lizzie B C Chaney and Annie Johnson were reported ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge of
Odd Ladies
Gar Hall
Louise Rogers
Sidice Davis
Mabel Lowell
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Annie Johnson
Richmond Couple Wed in Juneteenth Style Moment?
Pauline Hutchinson and Donald Bickford wed June 12 at the Hutchinson home on South Front Street with a double ring ceremony by Rev. James Herrick. The bride wore a blue tweed suit and corsage. maid of honor Muriel Reed wore pink. best man Charles Miller. both families tied to Gardiner and Randolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Hutchinson
Donald Bickford
Melvin Hutchinson
South Front Street
Charles Miller
Randolph
Miss Huntchinson
Richmond High School
Maine General Hospital School of Nursing
Portland
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Bickford
Wells High School
Veterans Administration Center
Sandbar Closure Near Popham Prompted By Heavy Surf
Dent of Popham notes Morse's river never crossed as Fox Island bar endures extreme surf. South shore beach near Fox Island eroded, sand churned inland. Last Wednesday storm sent spray over dunes toward the village road by Patricia Whitehouse's cottage. Mr and Mrs Oliver reported the spray reached near the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
Popham
Morse
Fox Island Bar
Fox Island
Oliver
Patricia Whitehouse
Andrewses of Orono welcomed daughter Ellen Litchfield Andrews
Mr and Mrs Frederick Andrews of Orono formerly of this city are the parents of a daughter Ellen Litchfield Andrews born January 18 at Orono.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Andrews
Orono
Ellen Litchfield Andrews
Blue Cross to Open Sagadahoc Enrollment Feb 2
Walter P. Black announced that Sagadahoc county enrollment for Blue Cross and Blue Shield will run from February 2 through February 8. Residents may obtain forms at Bath Memorial Hospital and Bath National Bank as enrollment season begins. Stephen W. Woodbury will operate from the southern district during enrollment week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter P. Black
Associated Hospital Service of Maine
Sagadahoe County
Black
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath National Bank
Blue Cross Halls
American Hospital Association
Maine
Blue Shield Surgical Medical Plan
Stephen W. Woodbury
West Bath Notes On Sewing Group And Birthday Party
West Bath reports show the Weert Bath Sewing Group meeting with Mrs Frances Dechan crafting bandages for Togus hospital and the Red Cross. A birthday party for Jeannie Roy was held at Mrs Arthur Cormier’s home with family present, and other local visits noted. Recent rains caused local flooding and water covered roads in several areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harland Boynton
William Hodgkins
Kittery
Bath Memorial Hospital Patients and Visitors
North Bath Stephen Cunio, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cunio, entered Bath Memorial hospital Sunday as a medical patient. George Lawrence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Higgins, is at home from Orono. John De Groot, mechanic for the Bath Highway Department, has returned to work after a month’s illness. Mrs. Sewall Pearson and infant son Brian Dale returned home Sunday. Mrs. Henry G. Root and son Jeffrey of Littleton, Mass., are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hemingway. Larry Johansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Johansen, is a medical patient at Bath Memorial. Mrs. Edwin Rogers, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dorr and Mrs. Eva Spinney of Boothbay Harbor, passed Thursday in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Cunio
Paul Cunio
Bath Memorial Hospital
George Lawrence
Harry Higgins
Orono
John de Groot
Bath Highway Department
Sewall Pearson
Brian Dale
Henry G. Root
Jeffrey
Littleton
Mass
Edwin Hemingway
Larry Johansen
George Johansen
Edwin Rogers
Thomas Dorr
Eva Spinney
Boothbay Harbor
Portland
Taxpayers Told To Have Social Security Numbers When Filing
Maine taxpayers are reminded by IRS District Director Whitney L. Wheeler to include complete social security numbers on all 1957 federal income tax returns and to file by April 15. He notes many returns omit a spouse’s number and stresses numbers are required even if no social security tax is paid. Overpayments can be applied to income tax or refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Whitney L. Wheeler
Internal Revenue Service
Wheeler
Dresden Extension Hostess Delivers Weight Control Talk
Mrs Stephen Powell will host the Extension Association gathering in Dresden Friday with a program on Weight Control. A series of local birth announcements and the death of Walter Rittall are noted, including survivors and service in World War I. Services for Mr Rittall were held at Gardiner.
Bath official McMann slated for post office post
Republican city leader McMann of Bath holds multiple local posts including corporator at Bath Memorial hospital director at Pine Tree Society and longtime Maine National Guard organizer. A City Committee vote set Feb 1 as the post office vacancy date with Rep Hale pushing to forward McMann’s name to the Post Office Department in Washington after a hurried selection process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMann
Dromore Grange
Bath Memorial Hospital
Pine Tree Society
Heart Fund
Central Congregational Church
University of Life
Bath
Maine National Guard
MceMann
Emily Larrabee
West Bath
Colin Carlisle
Donald Sylvester
Jean
Marie
Paula McMann
Hale
Rubin
Hartnett
City Committee
Rep
Post Office Department
Washington
Rep. Hale
Housing units, applications rise in city areas
Lambert Park with 250 dwellings and Hyde Park Terrace housing 200 units see a surge as 93 applications arrive for Lambert Park and 28 for Hyde Park. Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall Jr return Wednesday to Washington Street after a brief visit in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Park
Hyde Park Terrace
Vartum
Hyde Park
Arthur Sewall
Washington Street
New York City
Talk On American Education At Bath Lions Club
Superintendent Loring Addison spoke at Richards restaurant outlining what is good about American education and how to improve it. He urged critical thinking, celebrated democratic schooling, and argued Russia’s satellite success stems from scaled spending, not superior system. He proposed six focus areas: gifted child support, better teachers, guidance, facilities, consolidation, and financing, emphasizing salary gains and expanded access to higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lions Club
Lions Club
Richards
Supt. of
Loring Addison
America
Addison
Johnny
Russia
Sputnik
U. S
Wsat
The
Lions
Sers Pee Ee Bellettier Seth
Juniior High
Fingnemp
Bath area Chamber mails boosters invitation at banquet
Invitations to join a new Bath area Chamber of Commerce booster class were mailed to locals. The classification, with a $10 annual fee, was announced at the January 15 banquet at Huse Memorial School by President T. Tarpy Schulten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Area
Chamber of Commerce Cumber Boosters
Wasst
Huse Memorial School
T. Tarpy Schulten
Bath Girl Honored For Her Work As Training Director
Miss Joan Shaw daughter of Mr and Mrs Roscoe TH Shaw North Street was honored for excellence in training activity as training director for Grover Cronin store in Waltham Massachusetts. A merit award for 1957 training efforts was presented at the National Retail Merchants Association convention in New York by consultant Anes Saum following evaluation of training programs in stores nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Shaw
Roscoe TH
Shaw North Street
Grover Cronin
Tic. Waltham
Anes Saum
Mer Champs Associlion
New York
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Lincoln County Young Republican Club
Lincoln County Courthouse
Donald Brackett
Willow Jane
Roger Hall
Ralph Hilton
Marshall Beattie
Alan Pease
John Blagdon
Harold Campbell
Alfred Norton
Charles DiPerri
Paul Sherman
Margaret MacLaren
Earl Colby
Isabelle Young
Rose Hawthorn
Wiscasset High School
Emily Blake
Albert Bailey
Roy
Washburn
D., F. McCarthy
Main Street
James Bimson
Middle Street
Harry Bailey
West
Myrtle Lodge
Richmond
Janice Humphrey
Sherley Humphrey
Richmond Corner
Bowdoinham
Hirpswell
Humphrey
Anita Zachau
Charlene Messier
Daniel Maloney
Oscar Smith
Leslie Gardiner
Prammar
Athletic Fund
George Gould
Ada Knauf
Frances Sherman
James Sidelinger
Laurel Thompson
George Gray
George Anderson
Perley Harriman
Methodist
Wonder Doers Club
Weiner
Brian Manser
Dwight Cook
Brian Lamorenanu
Zaplist
Earl Cronk
Grace Hatfield
Marilyn Lamoreat
Brian Mansir
Enterprise Grange
Georgia Wakefield
Cara Johnson
Minnie Batchelder
Paul
Moody
Beedle Road
Harris Hutchins
Robert Michaud
U.S.N
Neal Michaud
Edward Snow
Pittston
Augusta General Hospital
Dresden
Stephen Powell
Gardiner General Hospital
Thomas Vigue
Whitefield
Vigue
Lyndel Good
Dresden Mills
Everett Freeman
George Benner
Edward Goud
Kansa
Calvin Goud
Richard Robbins’ Market
Walter Rittall
Maine Vocational School
South Portland
Walter
John Rittall
Augusta
Tous
Sory
Walter, Jr
Millard Rattle
Robert Jackson
Tampa
Fla
Marion Keith
Montgomery
Miss
Pearl
Ralph
Karl
Columbus
Ohio
Hildreth
New Britain
Conn
Dana
Arthur
Greenfield
Gardiner
Republican City
Bath Girl
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