Wing Leeman Wedding at Nequasset Congregational Church
Marilyn Leeman and Calvin Wing wed at Nequasset Congregational Church on July 4 in a double ring ceremony. Summer wedding at Woolwich home reception followed. couple to reside in Bath après a wedding trip. The bride is Morse High School graduate, and the groom served in the Armed Forces in Italy.
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Nequasset ™ Congregational Church
Marilyn Leeman
Hollisman
Woolwich
Calvin Hardy Wing
James C. Wing
North Bath
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Henry Wright
Mary Lee
Carroll B. Wing
Windham
Roland Leeman
John Webber
Wiscasset
Cleon Wing
East Brunswick
Chester Wright
Bath
Leeman
Hollis Leeman
Mary Leeman
Roy Lutz
Reginald Stacy
Willisim Robson
Linwood Grover
Ronald Hodgdon
Shepard Street
Morse High School
Woolworth
Wing
Italy
Fred Hayward
Littleton
N. H
Charles Lermond
Somerville
Mass
Harry Hayward
Scarborough
Everett Wing
Waterville
Harold Wing
Skowhegan
Verna Yeaton
Lawrence Yeaton
Farmington
Real campers fill Hermit Island grounds over long weekend
The Hermit Island camping ground at Small Point owned by Ex Gov Sumner Sewall saw a flood of campers over the long weekend. A Massachusetts mother and daughter rented a spot and chose sleeping bags instead of tents, embracing a bare necessities approach for fresh air.
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Hermit Island
Small Point
Sumner Sewall
Massachusetts
Rotary club reviews year’s work at Bath luncheon
Bath Rotary club held a noon meeting where retiring president David C. Dickson reviewed the year’s activities and progress. He thanked members and committees for cooperation and urged continued spirit to better serve the community. Visiting guests included Clyde Congdon, Albert Pelletier, Dick Voss, W. W. Tulloch, Bud Fisher, and Rev. O. Bell.
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Bath Rotary Club
David C. Dickson
Dave
Rotary
Clyde Congdon
Albert Pelletier
Brunswick
Dick Voss
Cambridge
Mass
W. W. Tulloch
Augusta
Bud Fisher
Portland
Rev. O. Bell
Bath
Bowdoin Anchored Near Millbridge Over Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs George F Cary of Washington Street spent the weekend of June 27 at their Pond Island summer home near Millbridge. Their news notes Rear Admiral Donald B MacMillan and the Bowdoin schooner anchored offshore awaiting clear weather for the Far North voyage. Charles Cary of Wilmington Del, a Bowdoin friend, joined the Admiral aboard Bowdoin from Boothbay Harbor en route to Pond Island.
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George F. Cary
Washington Street
Pond Island
Millbridge
Donald B. MacMillan
Bowdoin
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Mr. Cary
Charles Cary
Wilmington
Del
MacMillan
Cary
Organ Grinder Ernesta Rastaguini Returns to Bath
Ernesta Rastaguini of Somerville Massachusetts, the long time organ grinder, visited Bath Saturday with his two wheeled pushcart. He notes he has performed in Bath for 57 summers except for a few sick seasons and continues playing in his hometown on mild days and at Harvard in Cambridge where students regard him as a favorite.
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Ernesta Rastaguini
Somerville
Mass
Bath
Ernesta
Harvard
Cambridge
U S Scissors Production Peak Reached in 1948
The United States produced scissors valued at 18.55 million dollars in 1948 marking a postwar peak for domestic manufacturing.
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U. S
Miss Marion Reay Weds William H. Jones in Bath
Miss Marion Reay daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank M Reay married William H Jones son of Mr and Mrs Arthur M Jones Friday night at Winter Street Congregational church. Rev Richard J Schaper officiated a double ring ceremony with gladioli decor and garden pink and white flowers. The couple will honeymoon to Bar Harbor and Canada then settle in Bath. The groom a Morse High School graduate now works at Bath Iron Works. the bride is employed at Rogers jewelry store.
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Marion Reay
Frank M. Reay
North Street
William H. Jones
Arthur M. Jones
Tower Circle
Winter Street Congregational Church
Richard J. Schaper
Lita Wilson
Bath
Morse High School
Rogers Jewelry Store
Jones
Morse High
Bath Iron Works
New Meadows Inn
Crosbys Observe 37th Wedding Anniversary at Bath Home
Mr and Mrs Freeman C Crosby of Bath honor 37th anniversary at their home 71 Richardson street The couple wed July 3 1917 in a Bath First Baptist church ceremony The Crosby family has resided at the Richardson Street house since its completion Both are active in local groups including First Baptist West Bath Grange Lincoln Lodge Odd Fellows and American Legion Smith Tobey post
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Freeman C. Crosby
Richardson Street
Bath
Elsie L. Blair
Adelbert Blair
Charles Crosby
C. R. Chappell
First Baptist Church
West Bath
Former Bath residents summering with Erwins
Mr and Mrs John E Madden and children Nancy and Bobby arrived from New York City for the summer with Mrs Madden’s parents at 171 Oak street Bath. Madden a former Morse High teacher and coach earned a Doctor of Education from Columbia University and taught at Teachers College. He is a lieutenant colonel who entered World War II with the Bath National Guard and will spend two weeks at Camp Drum New York with the 356th Military Government Area Headquarters. The Maddens plan to return to New York City in the fall where Madden will join Brooklyn College in health and physical education. He previously taught and coached at Champlain College Plattsburg for seven years.
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John E. Madden
Nancy
Bobby
New York City
Madden
Herbert F. Erwin
Oak Street
Morse High School
Columbia University
Teachers College, Columbia
Bath National Guard
Camp Drum
N. Y
356Th
Maddens
Department of Health and Physical Education
Brooklyn College
Columbia
Champlain College
Plattsburg, N. Y
Fruit and Raisin Dish Brings Sweet Lunch Idea
A simple serving combines orange or grape fruit sections with stewed raisins for a tasty lunch or dinner option. The mix offers bright citrus with a warm raisin sweetness, suitable for light meals.
Water tank sale and Rawleigh dealer ad in Maine
Classifieds advertise sale of a large water tank and a sales position in Lincoln county Maine. Rawleigh Products are supplied to over 3,000 families. dealer Hoyt in adjacent county has sold since 1930. Write W. T Rawleigh Co Albany NY. June 17, 1941.
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Town
Maine
C. Lincoln County
Rawleigh
Hoyt
W. T Rawleigh Co
Albany
N. Y
Jones Dolt wedding at Beacon Street Church Saturday
Miss June Elizabeth Ellen Dolt of Philadelphia and James Edward Jones of this city wed in a four o clock ceremony at Beacon Street Methodist Church with Rev. Howard F. Cramer. A reception followed at 1419 Washington street.
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Beacon Street Methodist Church
June Elizabeth Ellen Dolt
Philadelphia
James Edward Jones
Howard F. Cramer
Carol White
Raymond Dolt
Dolt
Murrell Dobbins Vocational- Technical School
Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Co
Jones
Roland E. Jones
Washington Street
Morse High School
U. S. Navy
Elsie Mae Doll
Raymond E. Jones
Bath
Boston
Ath
Record-Break Fourth of July Traffic Into Bath
East bound traffic into Bath set records for the Fourth of July as units poured into the junction of Route 1 Washington and Vine streets. An early morning three car crash in East Brunswick caused a temporary reroute via Cook's corner and Center street hill. Traffic was diverted to Vine and the Carlton bridge, delaying vehicles and drawing police oversight.
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Bath
Route 1
Washington and
Vine Streets
East Brunswick
Theherge
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Carlton Bridge
Vine Street
Leeman Highway
High Street
Pine Haven Girl Scout Day Camp Plans Detailed
Final plans for the Pine Haven Girl Scout Day Camp were discussed at a staff meeting held at the Lincoln Street home of Mrs. Donald Freeman. Bath Council of Girl Scouts sponsors the camp and will hold another meeting on July 10 before opening. Camp runs in Sewall's woods from July 12 to July 23, with over 100 scouts ages seven to 15 already registered.
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Pine Haven
Lincoln Street
Donald Freeman
Bath Council of Girl Scouts
Sewall’s Woods
Work begins on 66 prefabricated houses near Brunswick
Erection of 66 prefab housing units totaling 232 rooms has started along Route 24 near Cook's Corner in Brunswick. Radice Kaplan Co. of White Plains N Y is the contractor. The Navy will use the buildings at Brunswick Naval Air Station with occupancy aimed for September first, weather delays noted. Leo Durocher is cited as senior manager in the National League.
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Brunswick
Cook's Corner
Radice Kaplan Co
White Plains
N. Y
Navy
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Pine Haven Day Camp Names Staff for Girl Scouts
Bath announces Pine Haven Day Camp staff for the Bath Girl Scout program running July 12 to 23. Intermediate unit leaders are Mrs. Oliver Foster and Mrs. Frank McIntosh with several assistants. Brownie leaders include Mrs. Elwood Hathorne and others, plus program consultants and a camp foods chief. July 1 was the final registration date. enrollment appears about equal to last year.
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Pine Haven
Bath
Donald Freeman
Oliver Foster
Frank McIntosh
Edward Cummings
Daniel Matter
Elwood Hathorne
Lionel Lessard
Everett Fraser
Mary Hardy
Emery Wilson
Joseph Grace
Stephen Johns
Henry Marsh
Thornton Percy
Arthur Bowker
Arthur Perry
Arthur Wing
William Niss
Leonard Wetherbee
Stewart Thayer
Miss Janice Knight Appears in Rangeley Play Cast
Miss Janice Knight daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Knight of Lincoln street appears in the maid role on opening night of The Curtain Rises at the Rangeley Summer theatre The Arena style theatre circulates the stage for full view Ed Maxey Winthrop Maine also in the cast Stelton Noyes Rangeley Trust Company organized the season opening theater project
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Janice Knight
Bernard Knight
Lincoln Street
Maid
Maine
Ed Maxey
Winthrop
Morse High
Rainbow Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Aoe
Genesta Chapter
Maine seeks oldest fisherman as honorary parade marshal
The Maine Seafoods Festival will search the Maine coast for its oldest active fisherman to serve as honorary marshal for the Saturday morning parade on August 7. Eligible candidates include lobstermen, sardine seiners, weirmen, and ground fishermen who earn a living at sea even if semi retired.
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Maine
Maine Seafoods Festival
Public Landing
Rockland
Porgy schools surge along coast after five year absence
Large porgy schools have reached coastal waters after years of scarcity with big hauls off West Point and Sabine and renewed presence in Winneganee bay. South fishermen once led Casco Bay catches, and now fish are ground into meal for fertilizer and poultry feed.
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West Point
Sabine
New Meadows
Winneganee Bay
Casco Bay
Blue Star Memorial on Highway 1 Worthy Project
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club's Community Betterment committee met at 1023 Middle Street to push a 1954 Blue Star Memorial marker on Route 1 near Bath. Maine has four such markers. Bath hopes to place the fifth, with Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden chairing the effort and Maine leader Mrs. Chandler Barren of Portland coordinating.
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Community Betterment Committee
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Roscoe P. McFadden
Middle Street
Highway No 1
Chandler Barren
Portland
Maine
Bath
Alice Johnson
Emerton Gross
Albert Whitney
Maine Guardsmen Begin New Type Training at Camp Drum
Maine National Guard troops undergo a new training system at Camp Drum New York led by Major James Barrett of Winthrop. The Recruit Battalion includes 168 men who live train and play together as they learn basic soldiering skills and military courtesy.
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Maine National Guard
Camp Drum
N. Y
Maine
James Barrett
Winthrop
Eileen Jones
Bath
Addison Jones
Fremont Street
Guard
Jim
Barrett
Republican Women Attend Meeting at Rockland
Sagadahoc County Women’s Republican club members joined the Maine State Federation meeting at Hotel Samoset Rockland with Hazel Robbins Etta Thurlow Mary Nealley Lillian Heal in attendance. Sumner Sewall spoke as Arthur Ella presided. The group planned August meetings and celebrated the federation’s 1954 finance drive totaling $2000. The Aug 7 Strong gathering will mark the Republican party’s 100th anniversary with period costumes requested.
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Sagadahoc County
Women’s Republican Club
Maine State Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs
Hotel Samoset
Rockland
Hazel Robbins
Etta M. Thurlow
Mary Nealley
Bowdeinham
Lillian H. Heal
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Federation
Arthur Ella
State Federation
Somerset Club
John Weston
Fryeburg
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
Strong
Republican Party
Oil Tanker Carries 145000 Barrels Fuel Oil and 36250 Tons Coal
A large oil tanker transporting 145000 barrels of fuel oil also holds the energy equivalent of 36250 tons of coal.
Tobey Read engagement announced in Bowdoinham
Mr and Mrs Merle Tobey of Pittston announce the engagement of their daughter Anna May to John Merril Read of Bowdoinham. Miss Tobey, educated in Pittston and Dresden, works at the State House in Augusta. Read is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Read of Bowdoinham and is employed by Peter Fides of Bowdoinham. A September wedding is planned.
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Merle Tobey
Pittston
Anna May
John Merril Read
Bowdoinham
Miss Tobey
Bridge Academy
Dresden
State House
Augusta
Read
Walter Read
Peter Fides
Local Notices From Presque Isle and Area
Residents were called to Presque Isle on the death of Mrs Curtis father. Wallace Hunter and Ernest Hunter of Portland visited in town Monday. Mr and Mrs King have moved from the former Hunter farm to Brunswick. Mr and Mrs George Ackrey bought land on the Bay Road and plan a new house. Mr and Mrs Philip Nealey attended Hotel Samoset with the Bath delegation for the American kickoff luncheon on July 2.
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Presque Isle
Sun-4
Curtis
Ae Arks
Wallace Hunter
Ernest Hunter
Portland
King
Hunter
Brunswick
George Ackrey
Bay Road
Philip C. Nealey
Bath Bus Service Fares Under Review at Public Hearing
A sparsely attended Maine Public Utilities Commission hearing in Bath examined Bath Bus Service proposed fare hikes. Owner Charles Doyle and attorney Frank Southard defended plans to raise cash fares from 10 to 15 cents and tokens from 8 1/3 to 12 1/2 cents, with school fares rising from 5 to 7 cents. Only one resident, Mrs Frank Lehane, opposed citing short rides and urging zone pricing. Commission members noted they would weigh the evidence and decide soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Bath
Charles B. Doyle
Frank E. Southard
Augusta
Doyle
Frank Lehane
Edgar F. Corliss
R. E. Halliday
Bureau of Rates
Harold Towne
Mr. Corliss
Goes to Washington on Fishing Projects
Commissioner Stanley R. Tupper travels to Washington to confer with U S Fish and Wildlife officials on plans for broader marine research funded by a fisheries research bill offering up to 3 million dollars. He aims at exploratory fishing gear development artificial lobster bait improved market news statistics and more federal dam studies. He will meet Maine sardine industry executive secretary Richard E. Reed and other top commercial fisheries officials midweek.
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Stanley R. Tupper
Washington
U. S. Fish and Wildlife
United States
Oeer
Tupper
Richard E. Reed
Maine Sardine Industry
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Front Bath
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Rangeley Summer Theatre
Blue Star Memorial
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Maine Guardsmen
Lakewood
Alan Bunce
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Paris
Margaret Truman
William Cox
Clark
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Collinsville
Okla
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Old Haven
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Waite
Frederic Pauling
Elizabeth
Ricky
Old Greenwich
Linden Little
Greenfield
Hazel Turner
Yarmouth
J. N. Palmer
Blaine Little
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Lancaster Bishop School
East Bowdeinham
Agnes Gibbs
Hollis Moore
South Portland
Edna Tome
Avery Fides, Jr
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Little Sebagon
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George Brawn
Blanche Woodworth
Ira Frost
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Clinton
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James Dunlap, Jr
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Arthur Manslon
Waltham
Clare Ames
the Baptist Church
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Norman
Sandra Benner
Nancy Dodge
Dianne McEwen
Linda Whackett
Grant Connors
Linwood
Katherine Billings
Robert Wallace
Vernon Tourtelette
Brunswick Hospital
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Alice Cote
Lottie Purington
Milton Douglas
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Lewiston
Cleveland Curtis
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Canadian Pacific
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Miami Story
Spike Jones
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