Town Meeting Votes 5000 Reimbursement for Poor Account
Large gathering as Town Meeting votes to authorize the Selectmen to borrow 5000 to reimburse Poor Account expenditures. Nominees circulate for town offices including McIntire Henderson Rogers and Rogers with several re-elections announced. Town books close January 29 and community group meetings follow with various events and notices.
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Selectmen
Secessor Haggett
Raymond McIntire
Board of Selectmen
Eva Rogers
Olega Carlson
Macy Whitehead
Clifford Pye
John Rogers
Mark Harrington
Harrington
Stewart McAllister
Bath
Riverside Hall
Town Hall
Youth Fellowship
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
John Morse Jr
Winneganee Lake
Marlene Logan
Marilla Totman
Vicki Blaisdell
Judy Morse
Patty Holbrook
Peggy Rogers
Diane Hamel
Ida Nordland
Bodwell Grange
Doris Hardy
Hyde
Phippsburg P. T. A
Kaye Kidder
Ernest Oliver
William Blaisdell
Thomas Totman
Earl Lowell
Louis Alexander
William Wyman
Earl Hamel
Gertrude Blaisdell
Gordon Alden
Ellison Moody
Fred Spinney
Lewis Alexander
Phippsburg
Arthur Morse
John Blaisdell
Pemequid
Harry Spinney
Arthur Perry
George Larrabee Jr
Methuan
Mass
Larrabee
Thomas Morse
William Balisdell
Life Insurance Open to Ages 60 to 80
Kansas City notice offers seniors aged 60 to 80 a chance to apply for an extra $1,000 life policy through Old American of Kansas City. transactions by mail only with no obligation and no follow up calls. Send age and details via postcard or letter to American Ins. Co. in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Rainbow Assembly elects officers and initiates three candidates
Rainbow Assembly No 6 held its election at Masonic Temple with Hazel Warner presiding. Evelyn Morse was chosen as mother advisor for the ninth consecutive year. Three candidates Cath Phillips Patricia Hill and Judith Jenkins were initiated, and four more candidates faced balloting. An investigating committee was named. New officers include Florence Fullerton as worthy advisor and Diane Bailey as worthy associate advisor. A tryout for competitive officers is set for Sunday January 23 at four.
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Rainbow Assembly
Genesta
E.S
Masonic Temple
Hazel Warner
Evelyn Morse
Assembly
Cath Phillips
Patricia Hill
Judith Jenkins
Eleanor Merchant
Barbara Lawrence
Anna Lonn
Florence Fullerton
Diane Bailey
Cynthia Osgood
Charity
Frances Warner
Hope
Phyllis Warner
Mabel Ashe
Patricia A. Robinson
Christel Cornish
The
Temple
Gilliam Jacques Rites For Mary Florence in Dodgeville
Mary Florence Jacques marries Cpl. Henry S. Gilliam in St Stephens church Dodgeville with Rev Monan as celebrant. The couple plans a reception in Rehoboth and future residence there after a Maine motor trip. Out of town guests include Mrs. Gilliam West Point Missouri and Miss Beverly Gilliam Sebasco Estates.
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Mary Florence Jacques
Raymond Harris
Rehobath
Mass
Cpl
Henry S. Gilliam
U.S A
Warren A. Gilliam
Sebasco Estates
St. Stephens Church
Dodgeville
Fr. Monan
Mary Frances Lavigne
John Harris
American Legion Hall
Rehoboth
U. S
Gilliam
Maine
Sanford Gilliam
West Point
Beverly Gilliam
Donna Lee Gillam
Phippsburg
Hooper and Romanoff Marriage At All Saints Unitarian
Parker Morse Hooper of Camden wed Phyllis Brown Romanoff of New York at All Saints Unitarian in New York City. Rev Lawrence I Neale conducted the ceremony with Philip B French of Los Angeles presenting the bride. The couple will reside in Hill Acres Camden after a brief trip, with summer homes previously in Camden and Fall River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Morse Hooper
Camden
Phyllis Brown Romanoff
New York
All Saints Unitarian Church
New York City
Lawrence I. Neale
Philip B. French
Los Angeles
Robert Wheelwright
Wilmington
Del
North Haven
Franklin A. Brown
Washington, D. C
John W. Webber
Hooper
Hill Acres
Woolwich Ladies Attend Social Gathering
The event featured sorted sandwiches, cakes, ice cream, punch and coffee. Attendees included Mrs. Herbert McIntire and daughter Judy, Mrs. Fred Morse and daughter Rosa Lyn, plus many other Woolwich residents and friends.
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Diana
Herbert McIntire
Judy
Fred Morse
Rosalyn
Woolwich
Olanie Wallace
Oscar Gilliam
Richard Wallace
Frederick Thomas
Clyde Pye
Faye
Raymond Pye
Maurice Pye
Stanley Hanscom
John McMann
John Shorey
Raymond McIntire
Parker Head PTA Meeting and Local Community Notes
Parker Head PTA meets January 27 at 7 30 p m with Mrs Bernard Wyman and F A Lib by as refreshment chairmen The March of Dimes drive is the meeting theme and Mrs Hamel will head the Mothers March in Parker Head A Milk program will start at Parker Head school Supt S C Gilman visited the school for this and other community items Local residents list visits and dinners plus birthday anniversaries highlight a busy week in Parker Head Bath Phippsburg Togus Brunswick and West Point noted among weekend visits and social calls.
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Parker Head
PTA
Bernard Wyman
F. A. Libby
Eugene Ross
Earl Lowell
W. H. Wyman
Earl Hamel
Phippsburg Center
Hyde
Bath
March of Dimes Drive
Sally Ouellette
Paul Savage
Stanley Felters
Marion Nadeau
Clarence Leavitt
Brunswick
Walter Cushing
George Watson
Lewis Lowell
Lowells
Lowell
Larry Barbour
New Jersey
Chester Sanbourne
Brooksville
Albert Gray
Edward
Sandra Mank
Norfolk
W.H. Wyman
Harriett
Leroy Wyman
West Point
Wyman
Kenneth Wyman
Mere Point
Joyce Ricker
Anne Gray
Sharon Turner
Parker Head Baptist Church
William H. Wyman
Carl Peaslee
Esther
David
Dresden
Lewis F. Lowell
Maurice Blaisdell
Charles Blaisdell
Robin
Claudia Hutchins
Sebasco
Russell Turner
J. A. Darling
Clyde Stilphen
Pittston
Arthur Maxfield
Portland
Angie Mank
Arthur Williams
Winnegance
Bank
Mark Harrington
Dudley
Granville
Joe
Clarence Sheffield
Hazel Young
Topsham
James
Joel King
Falmouth
Deborah Turner
Timothy Hutchins
Phil Jacob
Leston Harrington
Frank Burnell
Mary Burnell
Bath Memorial Hospital
Virginia and
Gail Lemont
Bud Weston
Surprise Birthday Party For Mrs Barsness At Bath
Mrs Barry Barsness of 39 Allen Street enjoyed a surprise Monday evening party honoring her birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs William Hill and Mr and Mrs Sherwood Francis. Mr Barsness, purchasing agent at Bath Iron Works, had arranged the dinner after a morning request. The couple moved to Bath in June after Mr Barsness left the Navy and planned to go to Japan. The event featured a decorated birthday cake and social dining. a stray line notes that 36 species of fish enter New York harbor.
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Barry Barsness
Allen Street
New York
Woman Displays Vast Salt and Pepper Collection
Mrs. Eugene Dauphin of 10 Tarbox Street shows an 18 year, about 1000 set collection of salts and peppers. The pieces cover two china cabinets and other spots, many with stories from across the country. She also stored boxes from the Cosmopolitan Hobby Show where they were praised.
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Eugene Dauphin
Tarbox Street
Spac
Pre nuptial shower for Miss Holbrook guest of honor
Miss Marlene Holbrook headlined a pre nuptial shower at 17 Walker Street hosted by Mrs. Fratis MacDonald. The event featured green and white gifts, an umbrella centerpiece, and a buffet lunch. She will wed Pvt. Paul MacDonald of Fort Dix New Jersey on February 2. she works in attorney George M. Carlton Jr.’s office. Invited guests included Mrs. Edward MacDonald Mrs. Erving Hanna and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene Holbrook
Pvt
Paul MacDonald
U.S.A
Francis MacDonald
Pvt. MacDonald
Fort Dix
N. J
Atty
George M. Carlton, Jr
Edward MacDonald
Erving Hanna
Walter James
Harold B. MacElman, Jr
Francis Holmes
Ernest Jeff
Major Frazer
Ralph Cornish
George Hartsgrove
Neil Sullivan
Edward St. Martin
Holbrook
Beacon Lights Hold Thursday Meeting With Auction Plans
Beacon Lights met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Steen 1485 Washington. Routine business and reports were approved. A ways and means committee including Dean Bonney, Mrs. Franklin Howe, and Mrs. Herman Barter was set to pursue money making projects. A Scotch auction is planned for Jan 27 in the church vestry. Social hour followed with refreshments provided by Mrs. John Voorhees and Mrs. James Steen. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lord Jr. and others, plus Rev. Oliver W. Bell.
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Beacon
James Steen
Washington Street
Dean Bonney
Franklin Howe
Herman Barter
John Voorhees
Daniel Lord, Jr
Edward Larrabee
Harold Grundy
Sherman Mitchell
Wesley McPhee
Bath to Receive Hurricane Funds
City Manager Nathan C. White announced Bath will get 2466.80 as the state share of hurricane repair costs on highways and bridges from the fall storms Carol and Edna. The payment covers about half of labor equipment and materials used in repairs. Also noted are recipe hints and a trivia line about Ralph Greenleaf’s billiards championships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan C. White
Bath
Bridgeshite
Carol
Edna
Popham Community Snow and Social Events noted
Stanley W Hyde attended a Portland dinner of the American Society of Tool Engineers. Public dinner at Montsweag featured the Crowleys and Spinney families. town Selectman Perkins attended a Thursday meeting. Ernest Pushard hosted a village skating party. Spinney chaperoned at Kennebec Cottages pond. Popham Circle met with Mrs Geneva Moody. visitors included Mrs Ellen King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Hyde
American Society of Tool Engineers
Portland
Montsweag
Guy Crowley
Bruce McInnis
Ellison Moody
Fred H. Spinney
Bud Pushard
Jesse Munsey
Stanley W. Perkins
Ernest Pushard
Fred Spinney
Kennebec
Margaret
Edith Oliver
Terry Markham
Courtney Mank
Popham Circle
Geneva Moody
Ellen King
Winnegance
Popham
Norman E. Markham
Orville Mank
Walter McCourt
Phippsburg Center
Ernest Shepard
Fairfield
Raymond Pye
Small Point
Bernard Carlson
Dix’s Island
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Ernest Oliver
Robert Pye
Topsham
Coxs Head Dromore Extension Group Meets In January
The Coxs Head Dromore Extension Group met January 12 at the grange hall with Hilda Haskell leading the Got Know Your Food Supply topic. Dinner was by Mrs Eva Rogers and Mrs Olga Carlson. Members received 1955 calendars and listed monthly meetings for the year.
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Dromore
Grange Hall
Hilda Haskell
Eva Rogers
Olga Carlson
P. Edward de Bery
Fred Haggett
de Bery
University of Life
Bath
Bowdoin Scholarship Available for Lincoln County Boys
Lincoln county youths aiming for Bowdoin College are reminded that the John G. Stetson ’54 Scholarship Fund funds this year’s scholarships. Preference is given to Lincoln county students. The Stetson Fund, created in 1948 by the late Miss Marian E. Stetson, honors her father Bowdoin graduate of 1854.
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Lincoln County
Bowdoin College
John G. Stetson
Stetson
Marian E. Stetson
Newcaste
Bowdoin
Harvard Law School
Portland
Boston
United States Circuit Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Newcastle
Prisoners lock themselves in Hillsdale jail door jammed
Twelve inmates trapped after a lever on the cell block door jammed. Sheriff unable to free them until a locksmith from St. Louis, Missouri could be brought in to repair the mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsdale, Mich
Hillsdale County
St. Louis
Global temperatures show two degree rise over a century
Records indicate average world temperatures are about two degrees warmer than they were 100 years ago. This points to a long term warming trend with potential climate implications.
Ostrich Tops Speed at Forty Miles an Hour
An ostrich is capable of running at 40 miles per hour, making it the fastest two legged bird on land. This impressive speed showcases its athletic endurance and adaptations for escape.
Bay Point social notes include visits and family news
Bay Point entries report visits by Mrs. L. M. Spinney and others, plus outings by Mr. and Mrs. William Leeman, Billy Leeman, and Forrest Drake. Updates mention Mrs. Thomas Hagan of Bath improving after an accident, and Bow man’s death and kin in California. Kiessling family welcomes Deborah Ann. Mrs. Kiessling recovers from injuries in a recent accident.
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L. M. Spinney
Five Islands
Bay Point
Fred P. Taylor
Richard Taylor Hagan
Auburn
Thomas Hagan
Bath
William Leeman
Leeman
Sherman Campbell
Billy Leeman
Woolwich
Mina Cummings
Forrest Drake
The
Birchwood
Maurice Burns
Levett’s
Lewiston
Dwight Furbish
Elizabeth Moffatt
Bath and
George Renaud
Bath Memorial Hospital
Jerry McCarthy
Lifornia
Earl B. Bowman
Bowman
Highland Park
Ill
Maine
Salter’s Island
San Clemente
Calif
Lydia R. Bowman
California
Harry
Chicago
Jean
Mobile
Carl F. Kiessling
Dedham
Mass
Deborah Ann
Charles F. Kiessling
Bathman Finishes Water Color Scene
Douglas Dearborn of 969 Washington street completes a wild geese water color. He has long practiced water colors and pen and ink drawings, selling or gifting works to friends and organizations while crafting salmon flies. His son George of Boston, an artist, finished an oil of the U S S Mitscher destroyer leader presented to its captain upon his departure. Some stars are ten times hotter than the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Dearborn
Washington Street
Dearborn
George
Boston
U.S.S. Mitscher
Bath
Parakeet Training Tips From a Pet Owner
SEWALL WILLIAMS shares practical, experience based advice on taming parakeets and teaching them to talk. He outlines step by step methods, patience requirements, and cautionary notes to avoid scaring or losing the bird while encouraging speech and bonding.
Mrs David White Talks On India At Ladies Aid
The Ladies' Aid of Central church met at the parish house with President Mrs Eugene Sprague presiding. New member Mrs David White spoke on India describing the country and its scenery. A supper for the Men's club was planned for January 18.
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Ladies’ Aid of
Central Church
Eugene Sprague
H. Larrabee
Lou Sanborn
Harold Cutting
Sherman McQuaide
Wilden Smith
Leonard Lord
David White
India
Czechoslovakia
Salerno
James T. Bonney
Harold E. Cutting
No Water Boy? Detroit Family Boosts Ninth Son Baseball Team
Mrs. Dorothy Langohr aged 32 gave birth to her ninth son in Detroit. Her husband Harold, aged 33, a lumber salesman, and the eight existing boys greet the arrival with enthusiasm, joking they now form a family baseball team.
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Detroit
Dorothy Langohr
Harold
Sugar in Hawaii Remains Dominant Yet Modest Global Share
Sugar is Hawaii's biggest business, yet the island state accounts for only about one fortieth of the world's sugar production. This contrast highlights Hawaii's local economic prominence alongside its limited share of global output.
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Hawaii
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Merle Gillam
Giliiam
Jacques
Hooper-Romanoff
Parker
Mrs. Barsness
New York Harbor
Bath Woman
Miss Holbrook
Beacon Lights
Ralph Greenleaf
Cox
Richard B. K. McLanathan
Edward P. Thomas
Dix's Island
Reginald Gordon
Stanton C. Dozois
Julia B. Dozois
H. L. Carlisle
Martin F. Goodwin
Wolfeboro
N. H
E. P. Thomas
Wesley Harrington
Richard Dozois
Edward de Bery
Omar Perry
Meadowbrook
Bathman
Sewall Williams
Peter
Polly
Center Street