Glorious June Wedding at Congregational Church
Miss Gloria O. Lewis and Kenneth Gherke wed in a double ring ceremony at the Congregational church with Rev. Rensel H. Colby officiating. The ceremony featured pink and white peony decorations and a reception at the bride’s sister’s home before the couple departed for a two week Canada honeymoon. They will reside in Providence, R. I., where both are employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Gloria O. Lewis
Irvin Lewis
Kenneth Gherke
Rensel H. Colby
Edward Mank
Mr. Mank
Vincent Reed
Chester Crocker
Canada
Providence, R. I
Famed Sculptor William Zorach Exhibits Mother and Child at Farnsworth
William Zorach, renowned American sculptor born in Lithuania, unveils Mother and Child in Botticini marble at Farnsworth Art Museum for summer and fall. The three foot high piece follows slight abstraction, reflecting Zorach’s stature. his wife Marguerite and daughter Dahlov Spear also linked to prominent exhibitions. Zorach’s works are in major collections such as MoMA and the Met, with notable pieces including a Benjamin Franklin statue in Washington and a World’s Fair monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zorach
Farnsworth Art Museum
Zorach
Georgetown
Lithuania
Cleveland School of Art
National Academy of Design
Botticini
Marguerite Zorach
Dahlov Spear
Farnsworth Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
New York City
Berkshie
Berkshire
Newseums
Benjamin Franklin
Washington, D. C
Woolwich Social Roundup and Visitors Highlight Summer Season
Local residents host guests and attend events across Woolwich. Notables include the Kitteridges visiting friends in town, families returning from trips, and residents at Memorial and Osteopathic hospitals. Attendees join picnics, farm bureau functions, and summer activities at Day's Ferry and Capitol Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kitteridge
Frank, Jr
Leon Kitteridge
Brockton
Mass
Jordon Wright
Lester Holbrook
Maryland
Bertram Crocker
Memorial Hospital
Pfc
Richard Thomas
Harry Thomas
Korea
Florence Temple
Doris Allen
Holbrook
Eldie Wright
Donald Leavitt
Boothbay Harbor
Norman Harris
Beulah Crocker
Patricia
Thomas’ Point
Edward Murphy
Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
Loring Edgerly
Sylvia
Whitefield
Ella Temple
Bowdeinham
Albert Temple
Blanche Littlefield
Day’s Ferry
Melvin Howe
Gorham State Teachers College
Herbert I. Reed
Berwick
Reed
Dover
N. H
James Thorpe
Russell Boyd
Capitol Island
Doris Tracy
Boston
Ferry
Carroll Morse
Central Maine Power Co
Augusta
Blanche
Dora Corliss
Georgie Walker
Farm Bureau
Catherine Wieting
South Weymouth
River Road
Outlook
Southport
Church Events and Cemetery Association Meeting Summary
First Congregational Church Nequasset holds junior and senior church Endeavor meetings at the parsonage Friday and Saturday evenings. Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30. Montsweag and Center Baptist churches schedule Sunday school at 10 and a joint service at Center at 11 15. Partridge Cemetery Association met at Alice Galvin’s home with Duncan MacIntosh re elected president and Densmore Leach re elected superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Nequasset
F. Anderson
Endeavor
Montsweag
Center Baptist
Ralph Champlin
Partridge Cemetery Association
Alice Galvin
Duncan MacIntosh
Densmore Leach
Beacon Street Church Plans Extensive Bath Renovations
At a special trustees meeting Beacon Street Methodist Church awarded contracts for roof shingling by B S Osgood and removal of two old chimneys. R Morin Auburn to repair walls and repaint auditorium. H M and J C Steen to install oil burner. N Gratz Jackson to fit fluorescent vestry lighting. Work slated for August during pastor vacation amid Bath Methodist Conference preparations. The church marks its 100th anniversary in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
H. M
J. C. Steen
N. Gratz Jackson, Inc
Bath
Candlelight at Boothbay Playhouse thrills locals this week
Comedy Candlelight rolls into Boothbay Playhouse with Susan Dolan John Hallow and Joe Carmen in the cast. Next week Kaufman and Connelly present Dulcy from July 11 to 15 with Janet Boyer in the lead and a large supporting lineup. Evening shows start 8 30 and a Friday matinee at 2 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay Playhouse
Susan Dolan
John Hallow
Joe Carmen
Kaufman and Connelly
Dulcinea
Dulcy
New York
Janet Boyer
Emita Ostrom
Don Tutt
George Sherman
Mike Coombs
al Spindelman
Julian Kaufman
Anthony McAlister
Mr. Coombs
Perfect Attendance Achievement At Morse High School
Miss Eleanor Carter of Days Ferry Woolwich completed four years at Morse High School without any absences. She shares the perfect attendance honor with Robert Grainger, whose record was corrected after an initial mislisting. Carter, an out of town student, maintained perfect attendance throughout the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Carter
Mason Carter
Days Ferry
Woolwich
Morse High School
Miss Carter
Robert Grainger
Early lens grinding methods shaped crude spectacles
Ancient accounts describe glass discs ground in hollow iron dishes with sand as abrasives. A wooden rod with glass acts as a pestle to form convex lenses, while a woolen cloth with Tripolis powder aided concave shaping, letting visually troubled people test available spectacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripolis
Cantonese shrimp harvester helps start Gulf of Mexico industry
Lee Yim of Canton China began commercial shrimping in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War era. He constructed Louisiana's first drying platform and launched processing of dried shrimp and shrimp bran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Yim
Canton
China
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Lincoln Pomona meeting at Garrison Hill Grange
Several from Wiscasset attended the Lincoln Pomona meeting at Garrison Hill Grange in Sheepscot on June 27. Mrs. Ethel Reed and Mrs. Anna White visited Mrs. Vinnie Quimann at Woolwich on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John MacFarlane
St. Philip’s
Hannah Grover
Fort Hill Street
New England Systems Operators
Augusta House
Augusta
New England
William H. Burton
Mason
Birch Point
Farmingdale
Mason Station
Fort Edgecomb
Red Cross
White's Is
Wiscasset
Eastern Star Club
Lincoln Pomona
Garrison Hill Grange
Sheepscot
Florence Peck
Fred Allen
Ralph Keene
Host Grange
Winona Chase
Marcia Ross
Wilma Lewis
Southport
Charles M. White
Maine State Grange
Henry
George Huston
Willow
Southport Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona
Grange
Dyer’s Valley
North
Newcastle
Lester Peters
Robert S. Peters
Glendale
Calif
Edith Gould
Forest Hills
Long Island
N. Y
Lincoln OD. Faurer
Alna Road
York
Phillip Barger
Waynesboro
Lincoln D. Faurer
Thaddeus Reed
Anna White
Meenahga
Garrison Hill
Eastern River Grange
Ethel Reed
Vinnie Quinnam
Woolwich
Ernest Herbert
Harry Berry
Bath
Frederick Berry
Frances Boynton
Evelyn Hodgdon
Call’s Hill
Pearl Rittall
Nobleboro
Warren Dorr
Eastern River
West Bath Clocks Services and Community Notices
Sunday services were led by Rev Charles L Stevens in West Bath with a July series by Rev Arvid Anderson. State 4 H Day and a 70 member Sons of Veterans Ladies Auxiliary picnic were held at Rock Hill Inn. Committees named for October fair. Numerous Bath area residents plus visitors enjoyed weekends at camps, cottages, and events in Ellsworth Portland Kittery Southport and Mass entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Stevens
Phippsburg Center
West Bath
Arvid Anderson
Corliss Street
Harvesters 4
Rock Hill Inn
Norman Perkins
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Irving Burnham
Burnham
Billy
Kittery
Lawrence Burnham
Ellsworth
F. W. Deehan
Portland
Robert Burnham
Stanley
Topsham
Franklin Newton
Sally Yeagar
Trenton
N. J
Newton
Harold M. Bates
Charles Bates
Clarence S. DePuy
Cambridge
Mass
H. Walter Butler
Harry Rich
Leon F. Bates
Beachmont
L. D. Small
Owen Thompson
W.terville
Alvah Holbrook
Ronnie
Brunswick
Holbrook
New Meadows
Harold Gay
Natick
Robert Coombs
Margaret Sencabaugh
Laura Whittemore
F. Deehan
Bells Across Communities Mark School and Church Life
Bells remain central in many schools and churches despite modern electric signals. The Liberty bell defined large American bells, forged from a copper tin alloy, with a history dating back 4500 years and varied shapes across cultures. The Liberty bell cracked in testing after import to Philadelphia and was recast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campania
Italy
Nola
America
England
State House
Philadelphia
Caution on Using Paint Cans for Livestock Watering
Farmers warned against using discarded paint cans as calf or stock feeding or watering pails until all paint is removed. Residue can cause fatal lead poisoning in calves and other livestock.
Recoilless Weapons Boost Western Front Defense Plans
Washington officials say recoilless artillery and shaped charges have sharpened confidence in halting a Soviet western European invasion. Lightweight rifles, 57 and 75 millimeter, and a developing 105 millimeter model enable infantry to oppose tanks at 2,000 to 4,000 yards, boosting morale and firepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Beach
Washington
Western
Europe
America
Army Ordinance Research
Dresden Community Grange Enjoys Eastern River Orange Program
A large Dresden audience attended an Eastern River Orange program Friday with a mock wedding, Hill Billy orchestra selections, and solo by Roland Hammond. Gladys Carner performed baton twirling and tap dancing, and Thaddeus Reed and wife from Huntoon Hill were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern River Orange
Hill Billy Orchestra
Roland Hammond
Gladys Carner
Thaddeus Reed
Huntoon Hill
Wiscasset
Lincoln County
Grange
Harriette
Carolyn Sheldon
Gardiner
Augusta
Harold Rollins
Bowdeinham
Shaped charge design boosts armor piercing power
The text notes progress on a hollow-nosed projectile that concentrates explosive force into a narrow stream. This design allows a relatively light shell to pierce heavy armor by focusing full explosive energy at the target.
Fermentation in Honey Must Be Well Ripened for Low Moisture
Precise fermentation guidance notes that honey should be well ripened in the comb to ensure low moisture content. Yeasts die at 160 degrees F and honey heated to this temperature will not ferment if kept airtight. In dry warm air honey releases moisture, while humid conditions cause moisture absorption.
Oil Industry at 90 Years Growth From Drake to Modern Tech
The oil industry began with Drake's 1859 Aug. 27 well in Titusville, Pennsylvania aimed at kerosene. Early tools came from salt-well methods and were improvised, with patents only emerging after a few years, as exploration, drilling, refining and transport now rely on thousands of patented innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
National Patent Council
Titusville
Edwin L. Drake
Drake's Folly
Drake
Rheumatic Fever Linked to Poverty and Social Factors
Dr. Robert Jackson of the University of Iowa argues in the Journal of the American Medical Association that rheumatic fever flourishes in impoverished homes and disrupted families. He notes the disease often causes heart damage and death in children, with about 2 percent of US schoolchildren affected. He emphasizes social factors over economics in propagation and cites society’s aid mechanisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jackson
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Journal of the
American Medical Association
United States
Jackson
Pessimistic writers and composers and their eye trouble
A list of famous pessimistic writers and composers who suffered severe eyestrain and migraines. Included are George Eliot Nietzsche de Maupassant Wagner Tschaikowsky Schopenhauer Poe and Tolstoy Heine, with notes on those who eased migraines by lifestyle changes or drugs such as De Quincey Coleridge Browning Spencer Darwin and Beethoven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eliot
Nietzsche
de Maupassant
Wagner
Tschaikowsky
Shopin
Tolstoy
Heine
Schopenhauer
Poe
de Quincy
Coleridge
Browning
Spencer
Darwin
Beethoven
Also Mentioned on This Page
Central Maine Pharmaceutical Association
Wiscasset Inn
Maine Department Comm
State Board of Pharmacy
Canon Arthur T. Stray
St. Philip's Church
Robert DeWitt
Canon Crawford W. Brown
Canon Brown
Mr. Soule
Lincoln
American Red Cross
Daniel R. Sortwell
Lawrence B. Haggett
Grace M. Sewall
Raymond B. Sherman
Frances Sortwell
Hattie Mosher
Laura
Lions Club
Camp Chewonki
Kenneth Hutchins
Chapman
West Medford
George Sargent and Son
Robert
Bangor
Sargent
Leon G. Flood
Walter S. Dow, Jr
Irvington
Walter S. Dow
Pownal
Hodge Street
Albert T. Erskine
East Hartford
Conn
Alton Erskine
Bath Road
John French
Mobile
Ala
Major French
F. D. Southard
Hooper Street
Fessenden M. Chase
John L. Blagdon
Jeanice
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Rockland
Planet
Bath Church
Farly
Carl Graves
Panther Pond
John Shorey
Jack Dauphine
Wareham
Osman Higgins
The
Hill Road
Harold Stodder
Machias
Mildred Laughton
Kenneth
Freeport
G. C. Smith
Peter Lorentsen
Fred Rose
Sally Weed
Massachusetts
Frank Donnell
Providence
R. IL
Earle Donnell
Seoul
Kimpo
City
Dresden
Margaret Pushard
Louis Pashard
South Dresden
John H. Mayers
Howard Mayers
Marcia Lee
Needham
Clayton Mayers
Ralph Gebow
Tuscon, Ariz
Opera House
Marie Wilson
Dean Martin
Diana Lynn
Jerry Lewis
Paramount
Irma
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