Memorials, camp enrollments, and local notices in Wiscasset
The 11 oclock service at St Philip s featured deacons Williams and Sewall in the rector s absence. Memorial hymns dedicated to former rector MacFarlane. An illuminated Amoco sign on Route 1. Auction at George Chase s home attended by many Wiscasset residents. Fire damages at Lilac Cottage. Camp Chew opens with 115 boys and 170 total attendees. Ten Local Board No 8 youths inducted into the Army. Harry Hildebrandt named principal and coordinating officer for Wiscasset schools. Red Cross and Lions Club activities noted. Local marriages, civic events, and weather and garden conditions summarized.
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St. Philip’s
Condi
Jay Williams Neau
Charles S. Sewall
All By-The- Sea
Southport
Ge MacFarlane
Amoco
Route 1
George Chase
North Edgecomb
Wiscasset
Ane
University of Maine
Eden
Lincoln County
American Red Cross
Daniel R. Sortwell
Lawrence B. Haggett
Conn
Edward Plumstead South
John E. South
Philadelphia
Trinity College
Hartford
Theta Xi
University of Conncticut
U. S. Air Force Reserve
Hahnemann Medical College
John Smith
Ruth Plumstead
Maine
West Bath Grange meeting features singing and readings
West Bath Grange held a Monday program with Mrs. Bernice McGlinchy singing The World Is Waiting For the Sunshine Relia Jovin gave a reading Worthwhile Alice Smith led a Dancing School Others participating included Persis Miller Pauline Belanger Doris Doughty Mattie Collins Sixty year certificates were awarded to Elizabeth Haggett and Harry E Peterson by Hon Joseph W Larrabee Elsie Pinson won the penny match The closing thought was by William Small refreshments were served and dancing followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Bernice McGlinchy
Relia Jovin
Alice Smith
Persis Miller
Pauline Belanger
Doris Doughty
Mattie Collins
Elizabeth Haggett
Harry E. Peterson
Joseph W. Larrabee
Elsie Pinson
William Small
Personal notes from Somerville and nearby towns
Arthur Stewart of Somerville arrives for his annual two week vacation with his mother Mrs Seth Stewart and sister in law Mrs Richard Morse and family in Phippsburg. Mrs Robert Harnden returns from West Newton where she stayed with sister Mrs Frank Smith who sold her house. Les land Plummer of New Hartford is injured in a fall while visiting Little Neck. Foster and Plummer leave for Hawaii. Mail welcome for Mrs Plummer. Marion and Mildred Robbins to wed.
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Lynchburg
Baton Rouge
Warland Woods
Dame
Henry Sewall
Michael
Utica
N. Y
Sewall
Boylston Hutchins
Wesley Swift
Randolph
Frank Emery
Emery
Harold Churchill
Lower Pleasant Street
Camp Chenenki
Edgar K. Sewall
Edgar, Jr
Providence
R. L
Baylston Hutchins
Edgar
U. S. Army
Japan
Walcott Andrews
Bath Road
Arthur H. Durgin
Mary Hobson
Federal Street
Helen Dickinson
Walter H. Peckham
Carl H. Peckham
Melrose
Mass
Charles L. Macurda
Hollis Erskine
East Hartford
Conn
Alton Erskine
Douglas Munsey
Frederick Sherman Poland
New Harbor
Navy
Arthur Stewart
Somerville
Seth Stewart
Green Street
Richard Morse
Phippsburg
Robert Harnden
High Street
West Newton
Frank Smith
Harnden
Phreys
Bath
Lesland Plummer
New Hartford
Charles Foster
Little Neck
L.1
N.Y
Golden wedding anniversary celebrated at Dolloff home
More than 100 neighbors and friends gathered at Elster Dolloff and wife’s North Woolwich home to honor their golden wedding. Gifts included money, silver, flowers, and a tiered cake. Mrs Elizabeth Hatch helped serve coffee as the couple expressed thanks for the courtesies shown on this memorable day. Services noted at Montsweag and Woolwich Center Baptist churches with Rev Daniel W Staffeld preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elster Dolloff
North Woolwich
Montsweag Baptist Church
Daniel W. Staffeld
Woolwich Center’ Baptist Church
Flora Campbell
North Edgecomb
Arrowsie
Ella Temple
Bowdoinham
Mrs. Albert Temple
West Point residents reunite with friends and visitors
Robert York returns from Bath and Army service to Baker's wharf and home town. Several local residents host relatives and attend gatherings across Rockland Hartford and Portland, including Miss Etta Bartlett visiting family, Nazarene Missionary convention attendance, and the Happy Dozen Sewing club annual dinner in Portland. Families from Winneganee, Boothbay Harbor, Arrowsic, Dorchester, and Sebasco visit local homes for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert York
Bath
Baker's Wharf
York
Frank
Garatie
James York
Winneganee
Winfield Wallace
Robert Lutz
Robert
Elizabeth Ilett
Wollaston
Mass
Nazarene
Frank Beevan
New York
Louton Wallace
Lafayette Wallace
Elroy Coffin
Elroy, Jr
South Portland
Harold Bradshaw
Boothbay Harbor
Genevieve Bradshaw
Frank Larrabee
David
Arrowsic
Jerry Bartlett
John Chaney
Carol
Bert
Dorchester Mass
Raymond Richardson
Dorchester
Ruth Morrison
Portland
Happy Dozen Sewing Club
Evelyn Dodge
Thelma Chambers
Mabel Moore
Sebasco
Florence Maass
Dorothy Wood
Helen Freeman
Kenneth Wescott
Ruth Westcott
Gladys Henderson
May Clark
Kenneth
Pride's Corner
Dorothy Pratt
South Windham
Bath youths head to Camp Wavus for vacation
A group of younger Bath residents sails Tuesday to Camp Wavus on Damariscotta Lake for a vacation camp life. Micceys Fleanor, Beatrice Fenn, Nancy Ellen McInnes, Walter Guild, William Guild, Niki Main, and Texas Ross join the outing. Mr and Mrs Donald T Page of Washington street attended a reception for Ruth Crowley of Greenville, Grand Matron of Maine, at Squaw Mountain Inn in Greenville Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Get of Bath
Wavus
Damariscotta Lake
Micceys
Fleanor
Beatrice Fenn
Nancy Ellen McIinnes
Walter Guild
William Guild
Niki Main
Texas Ross
Donald T. Page
Washington Street
Genesta Chapter
Ruth Crowley
Greenville
Grand Chapter
Maine
Squaw Mountain Inn
Beast From 20000 Fathoms At Opera House
The film tells of a prehistoric monster revived by an atomic blast and attacking a modern city. Paul Christian plays a young scientist who helps destroy the beast as Paula Raymond portrays a paleontologist’s assistant. A 50-ton mechanical beast and an iceberg set were built for the production at a cost of 25 000 dollars and extensive set pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Bros
Opera House
North Pole
Atlantic
U. S
Paul Christian
Max Reinhardt
Paula Raymond
the Beast
Dresden Chronicles: Summer Residents and Local Visitors
Arlington couple Harry and Mrs. Hunter arrive at Dresden Center for an open ended stay. Leonard Gahan visits son Lawrence in Souther. Edith and Elaine Anderson visit Bath acquaintances. Mrs. Boyd Goodwin enters Gardiner General Hospital. Various locals attend gatherings at West Dresden and Dresden Mills. The P T Club elected new officers and plans an outing. Strawberry pickers work Ray Perry’s patch at West Dresden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hunter
Arlington
Mass
Dresden Center
Leonard Gahan
Lawrence
Souther
Oereat
Mariyn Elaine McClure
Rhode Laand
Paul McClure
Elaine Gahan
Edith
Elaine Anderson
Bath
James Cameron
West Dresden
Boyd Goodwin
Gardiner General Hospital
Jessie Main
Justus H. Miller
John Allen
New York
Leslie Bailey
John Graffam
Edgecomb
William Martin
Thomas Main
Westbrook
P. T. Club
Harland McCobb
Cecil Lily
Damariscotta Lake
Wscs Methodist Societ
Winfield Southard
M. E. Church
Woodward
Dresden Mills
Louis Woodward
Gorham Teachers’ College
Kenneth Woodward
Hingham
Hazel Woodward
Maryland
Earl Cowing
Detroit
Mich
Katherine Shevlin
Cleveland
Shevlin
Bernice Shevlin
Jack Shevlin
Sheila Hamlin
Callis Hill
Ledges Inn
Wiscasset
Madelyn Cunningham
Gardiner
Bernard Bailey
Bruce Carver
Leighton Gardiner
Richmond
Canada
Ray Perry
Annual Hat Show at City Playgrounds Sees Bright Styles
Children at the city playgrounds showcased colorful hats Friday with many entries across divisions. Winners include Linda Deering and Judy Footer in Dike, Sharon Drake and June Lessard at Lambert Park, Diane Perkins at Hyde Park, Norene Pfantz at Fisher, and Sue Lutz at Goddard's, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike
Linda Deering
Judy Footer
Mary DeBord
Sandra Robinson
Jane Footer
Gary Meister
Lambert Park
Sharon Drake
June Lessard
Jimmie Bond
Jimmie Harely
Honey Halk
Private Bird Mansion Draws Feathered Tenants
A South End man built a modern bird mansion with large glass picture windows facing nesting compartments. Doors were left open and several bird families investigated the home. The next day the windows were painted and three to four feathered couples moved in to build nests.
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South End
Harvesters 4-H Day attendees and local notices
West Bath residents and families are listed with multiple relatives and service members. Notables include 4-H Day attendees Peter Francisco Edward Estes Russell Estes Bonnie Belanger Reta Hennessey Mable Ashe Judy Ashe and others. The item also notes military assignments relocations and social visits across Bath Augusta Gardiner and neighboring towns. Dr. Donald Hayward and wife welcomed a daughter Susan Jean born June 13 in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basines Stmenen
Hennessey
David Peter
Alice Smith
Marion Faroe
Simone Barter
Hennepeey
Harvesters
Orono
Peter Francisco
Edward and
Russell Estes
Bonnie Belanger
Reta Hennessey
Mable
Judy Ashe
Sampson Air Force Base
N. Y
Cheyenne
Wyo
Francis Warren Air Force Base
Ada Larrabee
Julia Worrey
Old Ladies Home
Bath
Merrill Barter
Forest Barter
Northrop Aeronautical Institute, Inc
Northfield Hawthorne
Calif
Leslie Patterson
Donald Tardiff
Lewiston
Nellie Temple
Boston
Albert Gongo
Mooers
New York State
Whistlers Cove
Herschel Hart
Philadelphia
Nicholson
Leon Belanger
Augusta
Herbert Wilson
Boothbay
Doris White
Sebasco Estates
O. A. Knight
John H. MacNary
Malden
Mass
Donald Hayward
Augusta Hospital
Susan Jean
Beacon Street Church Marks Century with Commemorative Pamphlet
The Beacon Street Methodist church notes its 100th anniversary with a pamphlet recounting church history, a week of celebration, and a foreword by Rev. Howard F. Cramer. Included are a reprint from The Weekly Mirror and an historical resume of the church’s progress plus a pastoral record and an anniversary committee roster.
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Beacon Street Methodist Church
Howard F. Cramer
Bd Ghd
Weekly Mirror
Bath
New Methodist Church
Beacon Street
Jesse Kendeine
Clifton W. Tedford
Henry M. Blake
H. B. Abbott
A. J. Church
Herman Nickerson
L. F. Wetherbee
H. M. Blake
Caleb Fuller
J. E. C. Sawyer
Charles Munger
Roscoe Sanderson
Kinsman Atkinson
Woodbury P. Merrill
Hosea Hewitt
George D. Stanley
Nathaniel B. Cook
Thomas N. Kewley
E. Hilton Post
John R. Browne
John G. Rogers
E. Lewis Wall
Weston P. Holman
Harley A. Shattuck
Jesse Kenderdine
Charles L. Kinney
Alfred H. Ives
Murchie A. Gordon
W. Howard Larrabee
C. W. Tedford
Marion Dain
Medford Church Wedding and Lynnfield Reception
The Mass and Western couple wed at St James church Medford concluding with a Suntaug party in Lynnfield. Lieut and Mrs Calahan and three children of Brunswick enjoy a week at Whistlers Cove and Lieut Richard Jacobs with Mrs Jacobs and four children of Brunswick spend three weeks there.
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Lestern
Camb
St. James Church
Medford
Lynnfield
Calahan
Brunswick
Whistlers Cove
Richard Jacobs
Miss Barbara M Brine Guest At Shower
A Bath area shower honors Miss Barbara M Brine daughter of Edgar McBrine and the late Mrs McBrine as she prepares July nuptials to Donald E Foster son of Mr and Mrs George E Foster. Guests from Bath Tenants Harbor and Topsham attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar McBrine
Dummer Street
McBrine
Donald E. Foster
George E. Foster
Barbara Urquhart
Paulyne Quellette
Carol
Sandra
George Fitzgerald
Earl McPhee
James Sharkey
Roland Ouellette
Wesley Sweeney
Bath
Harland Rowley
Paulyne McBrine
Tenant’s Harbor
Guy M. Shibles
Helen McBrine
South Portland
George Foster
Patty Foster
Topsham
Maine Farmers Age 51 on Average in 1950 Census
The 1950 Census of Agriculture reports Maine farm owners average 51.4 years, tenants 44.6, with owners on the same farm 17 years and tenants 9 years. Nearly 60 percent work off farm income, and among 30,368 operators, 16,934 had off farm work in 1949, over 100 days for many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Francis A. Griffin
Census Bureau
Portland
Mrs Adelbert Hall Receives Invitations From Notables
Mrs Adel bert Hall is hosted by Mr and Mrs William J Craft and Daniel L Lord Jr as invitations are extended for a social event. Details remain limited in the fragmented notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert Hall
William J. Craft
Daniel L. Lord, Jr
Bath native Erne Couture to travel abroad after visit
Erne Couture a former Bath boy who long worked with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co in Bath and elsewhere including Florida is spending a few days in Bath visiting friends before a trip abroad He plans to visit several foreign countries on the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erne. Couture
Bath
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Florida
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St. Philip’s Church
St. Mary’s Auxiliary
Helen Erskine
Harvey Beane
New England
Za. Ebs
Kennebec
Spinning Wheel Club
Florence Hathorne
Eldie Wright
Adam Galuza
Elizabeth Hathorne
Margaret Hodgdon
Florence Temple
Eleanor Jameson
Arline Grover
Frances Hathorne
Bidhie Wright
Geraldine Edgerly
Lawrence Carter
Albert Temple
the River Road
Joseph O. Purdue
Congregational Church
South Dartmouth
St. Luke's Hospital
New Bedford
Winter Street Congregational Church
West Pont
Dresden
Huse Test
Nancy Tobin
Judy Ames
Dot Snowden
Robert Brewer
Carolyn Shaw
Hyde Park
Diane Perkins
Dickie Drummond
Karen Smith
James Jackson
Jennifer Hamilton
Fisher
Norene Pfantz
Morris Bergeron
Bobby Carlisle
Sue Sturtevant
Sharon Wing
Goddard
Sue Lutz
Sally Cahoon
Johnny Marks
Paula Henderson
Frank Blanchard
West Bath
Herbert White
Albert Desmond
Frank Durant
Century OF Science
Barbara M’brine
Donald E. Ra
Sampson’s Market
Turkeys
Swifts Premium
Robin Hood
Sampson’s