Totman Center news and local event roundup
Attendance at Center church featured Dr Horace Holton of Wellesley Mass as Sunday speaker With upcoming visit by Rev Hilda Ives from Portland Friends a welcome for Mrs Ives The Gilman Pye Hamel party joined a Girl Scout camping trip to the White Mountains with Irma Gilman Ellen Blair Diane Pye Gloria Eaton A coat of paint planned for the Albert F Totman library The Navy raft at Center pond has drifted repeatedly prompting rescues The Winneganee Vacation Bible School continues this week Rev Whitehead Charrier and Beverly Hughes in charge Road work between Small Point post office and Raymond Wyman farm Rev H Macy Whitehead to speak at Small Point church Wednesday The Dromore Extension Service picnic planned at Mrs Fred Haggett’s home with penny sale The Phippsburg Christian Service committee meets Monday at Mrs John G Morse Jr’s Winneganee July notes and various local visits follow Personal items include Fred MacFain visiting his daughter Mrs Lewis Alexander at West Point and returning to Norris town Mrs L W Raney guest of Mrs Marguerite McNulty at Popham Beach Mr and Mrs Owen Richardson in town over the week
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Albert F. Totman
Winneganee Vacation Bible School
Whitehead
Charrier
Beverly Hughes
Small Point
Raymond Wyman
H. Macy Whitehead
Dromore
Fred Haggett
Charles V. Minott
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
John G. Morse, Jr
Winneganee
Fred MacFain
Lewis Alexander
West Point
Red
Norristown
Carl Tach
Doris
Debbie
Gregory
Doris Scott
L. W. Raney
Marguerite McNulty
Popham Beach
Owen Richardson
Elizabeth Webber
Fort Popham
Albert V. Stolpe
Douglas
Winthrop
Mass
Frank Jackson
Waldoboro
Irving Varney
Bath
Ernest Lindberg
Lila
Ellinwood
Linda Lindberg
Rehobeth
Linwood Gardiner
Point Judith
R. I
Ida Olivers
Alfred Miner
Newton
Samuel Hooper
Harold Miner
Helen Miner
Peter
Chicago
Lll
Sea Acres
Isaacson
Irving Isaacson
John and
Tilly
Rose Magyar
Auburn
John Collins
Massachusetts
Kennebec
Ernest Oliver
Edith
Margaret
Bay Point
Georgetown
Minot Percy
Joseph Schlick
Alice
Carol Percy
Marblehead
Mess
Lawrence
Margo Snipe
John
David Linder
Weston
Thomas Grindell
Carlisle Horne
Portland
M. Goldstein
New York
Myra Scott
Pat’ Eby
Birmingham
Mich
Esther Buckeye
Richard P. Burke
Edward Rollins
Washburn
Sea Acre
Harry S»rencer
Ripley
George Oliver
Peter A. Isaacson
Labordor
Herbert R. Sprague
Lester Card
Ernest Morgan
Richard Prosser
Candy’s Harbor
Joseph Bradley
Arthur Allen
Ella Reed
Woolwich
Donald Stiff
Alexandria
James R. Livingstone
Elizabeth Livingstone
Shirley Higgins
Winchester
Robert Higgins
Nancy
North Attleboro
Elizabeth
Burleigh Williams
Oliver Cottage
John B. Curran
Richard Curran
Claudia
Charlotte Curran
Claude Bonesteck
Troy
N. Y
Curran Cottage
Bath social notes recount summers guests and gatherings
A Bath column lists weekend visitors and summer residents at various cottages and homes. Names include Mr and Mrs Roy Cowdrey, Mr and Mrs Walter Rothschild, E Brooke Lee, Christopher Stancliffe Hurst, and many family groups. Several outings at Reid State Park, cottage visits in Lend Lease and East Andover, with a summer clubhouse program resuming and lay leader Christopher Hurst handling services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dearborn
Douglas Dearborn
Dearborn
Raymond Trott
Philadelphia
Samuel Hazard
Concord
Mass
Walter M. Rothschild
New York
E. Brooke Lee
Atlanta
Lend Lease
Lee
Parker Head community notices and events update
A Parker Head meeting at the vestry with N H Mary Whitehead and a 10 30 Sunday service led by Albert B Gray. A P T A sale at the vestry at two with committee members listed. Dozens of local residents and families are mentioned visiting, traveling, or attending gatherings at Bath Harpswell Popham Beach Dix Island and Perkins Island and many relatives are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H. Mary Whitehead
Albert B. Gray
Parker Head
P. T. A. Sale
Earl Lowell
Albert Gray
Charles Blaisdell
Leston Harrington
Herbert Doughty
Miller Couple Returns From Worcester Visit
Mr and Mrs Vernon Miller of Center street return from a week in Worcester Massachusetts with Mrs Miller's cousins Mr and Mrs Lewis Sault formerly of Bath They traveled by bus that passed through the devastated area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Miller
Center Street
Worcester
Mass
Bay Point weekend visitors and events noted
Bay Point hosted visitors from Auburn Dedham and Boston over the holiday weekend with numerous cottage stays and a first dance at the Casino. Attendees included Berry Oakes Keissling and many local families. A stolen car search by two state police and a missing boat with a reward were also reported.
Racing Postponed At New Meadows Yacht Club
Racing for Saturday at the New Meadows Yacht Club was cancelled due to poor conditions and strong winds. Many small boats stayed moored while several usual participants had not yet been launched. A large crowd gathered at the clubhouse for the baked bean event and the subsequent dance. Construction on the junior high school shops building is underway, with a 40 by 50 foot frame. The city will receive the structure after use as a construction site tractor shed. Ledging at the school site has been blasted and more removal is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows Yacht Club
Popham Beach summer gatherings and sea life news
Holiday crowds at Fort Popham and Sea Acres mark a sunny Fourth as residents and visitors enjoy cottages along Kennebec and Dix islands. A 400 year old walrus skull found by a Blue Hill Bay scallop dredger is displayed at Boothbay Harbor, with historic breeding limits noted off Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aquarium of the Sea and Shore Fisheries
Boothbay Harbor
Blue Hill Bay
Maine
Nova Scotia
Digby
Seasonal family cottage visits across Maine area
Mr and Mrs Charles Herd of Orange New Jersey are spending a week at the Percy cottage. Mr and Mrs Stanton Dozois son Richard and Mrs Julia Dozois visited Pemaquid Christmas Cove and Boothbay Harbor. Capt and Mrs George Stacey were there for the weekend. Mr and Mrs Ernest Wood Mr and Mrs Harold Grundy and Mr and Mrs Cornish of Bath joined at the Wood cottage. Mr and Mrs Carl S Lewis were also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Herd
Orange
N. J
Percy Cottage
Stanton C. Dozois
Richard
Julia B. Dozois
Pemaquid
Christmas Cove
Boothbay Harbor
George Stacey
Ernest Wood
Harold Grundy
Cornish
Bath
Wood Cottage
Carl S. Lewis
Battery B Softball Forfeits After Hansen Controversy
Battery B forfeited to the Elks after leaving the field in the first inning at Kim ball field amid a dispute over Elks pitcher Sailor Bob Hansen. The Elks led 2-0 when Battery B withdrew. Hansen had shut out Battery a week earlier. Elks aim to rotate Hansen with Tom Wright and Leland Fortier while defending the roster dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Kimball Field
Battery B
The
Bob
Hansen
Battery
Ralph Eme
McInnis
Brunswick Naval Air Station
George Sarkis
Tom Wright
Leland Fortier
Two Managers Comment On Bath Softball Controversy
July 2, 1953. Battery B manager Ralph E. McInnis and Elks coach Jerry Boardman defend their teams after Battery B forfeited to the Elks when they refused to bat against pitcher Bob Hansen. McInnis says Hansen’s play raises competitive issues and calls for league-wide discussion.
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Elks
Battery B
Battery
Bob Hansen
Bob Carmichael
Paul McCourt
Chick Marchetti
Hansen
Bath
P. S
Jerry Boardman
Senco Sarkis
Mgr. McInnis
Robin Beng Ae
Wallere
Mr. Hansen
Behna
Bath Softball League
The
Tao
City
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Union
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Brooklyn
James L. Morse
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Pamela
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Jimmy
Carl Harvey
Big Spring
Texas
Gordon Harvey
Isabelle
Sharon
Sally
Danny Harvey
Reid State Park
Kher
LaRose
Alexandra
Sgt. Harvey
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N. H
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Thomas Totman
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Jimmy Totman
Pauline Wyman
Everett Wallace
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Henry Gilmore
Frances Cooke
Whithorne
Charles Henderson
High Street
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Lloyd
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Perkins Island
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Robert Campbell
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Medford
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Madison Moore, Jr
Susan Taylor
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Richard Taylor
Bonnie
Swampscott
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Lena Helms
East Brunswick
Edward P. Thomas, Jr
Billy
Edward P. Thomas
Helen Oliver
Spruceville
Fred Thomas
Sebasco Estates
Francis L. McDonald
Orono
Albion H. Johnson, Jr
Dix’s ‘Island
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New Bedford
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Norman Seekins
Archie Seekins
Seekins
John Presley
Dade City
Fla
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East Lynn
Leon Smith
Jean and
Caroline
Wollaston, Mass
Richard McLarathan
Cox
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Sarkis
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White House
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