Wiscasset hosts USS Toro visitors parade on Independence Day
The amphibious duck ride entertained children after overtime games and $100 in prizes. Four thousand two hundred people toured the submarine Toro during a three day stay, with many turned away. Cmdr L H Lippincott presented a plaque to Wiscasset reading USS Toro-422 On Independence Day 1958. Guests included local families and officers, and Wesley Winters visited his grandparents in New Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Harold Campbell
Washington Street
Clarence Race
Edgecomb
Conrad Peters
Gardiner Road
David Soule
Woolwich
Donald Brackett
Willow Jane
Ralph Hilton
Bath Road
Roy Farmer
Cmdr
L. H. Lippincott
Wiscasset
First
Heather Cowley Celebrates Second Birthday in South Portland
Heather Marie Cowley daughter of Mr and Mrs Roger Cowley of South Portland turned two on July 1 with a party at her grandparents home on High Street. Guests included Linda and Debbie Flanders Heidi Murray Valerie Wendy Kathleen Caton Ruth Juanita Wilson Chipper Campbell Michael Barnes Roxanne Cowley along with a group of relatives and family friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather Marie Cowley
Roger Cowley
South Portland
Robert L. Smith
High Street
Grest
Linda
Debbie Flanders
Heidi Murry
Valerie
Wendy
Kathleen Caton
Ruth
Juanita Wilson
Chipper Campbell
Michael Barnes
Roxanne Cowley
Anne Flanders
Blanche Barnes
Delight Murry
Dianne Caton
Priscilla Campbell
Linda Cowley
Heather
Beatrice Cowley
Robert Smith
Lydia Benner
Eulalia Wilson
Bath
Mary Cowley
July 4 celebration praised by Bradford Post leader
Commander Lester Pickering of Bradford Sortwell Wright Post AL reports the day was a most successful one. The parade drew broad enjoyment and prizes were awarded to parade participants. Continued on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Pickering
Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post
Outboard Races at Wiscasset Race Ends as Obstacle Course
Rough water driftwood and moving boats turned the Sunday outboard races at Wiscasset into an obstacle course. Buzz Sawyer damaged his boat after hitting a submerged barrel, Fred Dufel’s boat lost its lower 25 horsepower section, Eugene Haney replaced a propeller and kept racing. Winners included Grover Connors Jr. in A hydro and G hydro, with Haney second in both categories. The club plans next races at Damariscotta Lake on Sunday starting at 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Bath-Brunswick-Topsham
Hydro
Grover Connors Jr
Red Minchin
Walter White
G. Connors Jr
E. Haney
Steve Taylor Jr
Grover Connors, Jr
Lee Knowles
Steve Taylor
Richard Armes
Fred Dufel
Pat Connors
Joe Jackson
Damariscotta Lake
Jackson Shores
Jefferson
Woolwich Family Fourth Reunion and Local Notices
A Woolwich Fourth of July family reunion at the Leeman home on Murphy's Corner road included a noon buffet and outdoor activities. Attendees came from Wiscasset North Bath West Bath Bath Roxbury and Sagadahoc Ferry with local weddings births and community notices interwoven in the day’s reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Leeman
Murphy's Corner Road
Ronald Hodgdon
Ruth
Kenneth
Linwood Grover
Sharon
Janet
Leonard
Stephen
Brian
John Webber
Wiscasset
Calvin Wing
Jeffrey
James
North Bath
Ralph Williams
Joseph
Brenda
West Bath
Robert King, Jr
Danny
Bath
Roxbury
Mass
Woolwich
William Leeman
Roland Leeman
Kevin
Carroll
Kerry
Kathy
Leeman
Ruth Bennett
Herman Bennett
Partridge Cemetery Association
Alice Galvin
River Road
Elizabeth Hathorne
Marion Leask
Jennie Howe
Cyrus Gilmore
Mary Hall
Densmore Leach
Frank Bailey
John Howe
Florence Temple
Kathryn Hagan
Pearl Reed
Woolwich Grange
Hall
Lloyd Kaler
Ronald Belanger
Janet Bailey
Carol Sanders
Rodney Bailey
Michael Stacy
Arlene Brown
Raymond Durgin
Topsham Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Grange Ways and Means
Clayton Presby
Elthea Chandler
Sagadahoc Ferry
Wiscasset Fourth Of July Parade Draws Thousands From Bath Area
Thousands attended a major Bath area Fourth of July celebration in Wiscasset. The parade featured many floats and Miss Lincoln County winner Miss Jean Paquett. Woolwich and Huntoon Hill Granges placed, and 12 year old Robert Wilbur won third in a soap box derby. The event included outboard river racing, submarine Toro tours, and a keynote by Horace Hildreth urging traditional patriotism. Bowdoinham hosted barbecues, trap shooting, and pie auctions as part of Old Home Weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Wiscasset
Lincoln County
Jean Paquett
Woolwich Grange
Huntoon Hill Grange
Robert Wilbur
Alna
Sheepscot
Central Maine
Parkistan
Horace Hildreth
America
Bowdoinham
Maine State Highlanders of
Lewiston
Slick Chick
Arrowsic Fourth of July Family Parties Noted
A long list of Arrowsic and nearby residents held Fourth of July gatherings at Spinney Mills Jones Eddy and Bluff Head. Guests from Bath Worcester Mass and New York shared picnics, gifts and trips by boat and car. Families visited relatives in Portland Middleton and Union as weekend plans unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rittall
Spinney Mills
Rittall
Frank Reay
Linda
Richard Shannon
Bath
George Beane, Jr
Richard
Thomas
Viola Beane
Wiscasset
Leslie Ainsworth
Arrowsic
Reginald Cote
Jones Eddy
Norman Drummond
Warren Hawley, Jr
Day's Ferry
Warren Hawley
Lawrence Rothwell
Fran Ellen
John Norman
Worcester
Mass
Emma _ Crosby
Riverside
N. Y
Cote
Personal notes on Bath area visitors and hospital stay
Mrs. Lucille Stilphen of 36 West street entered Bath Memorial hospital on Monday after surgery on Tuesday. Syracuse residents Mr. and Mrs. Norton Hunt arrived Monday night to visit Mr. Hunt’s brother and sister in law at 590 Middle street. Homestead Florida couple Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mulvey arrived to visit. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H Henrikson of 64 Mechanic street listed. James F. Haines, merchant seaman aboard the S. S. Exermont in Hoboken, arrived Friday to spend the weekend with his parents at 42 Russell street, then sailed back to New Jersey Sunday returning to Spain aboard the Exermont later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Hathorne
Sagadahoc Ferry
Richard Chadbourn
Elwood Hathorne
Jody Everett
David Hodgdon
Bath Memorial Hospital
Robert Garland
Virginia
Wollaston
Mass
Garland
Charles Severoni
North Quincy
Barley Neck Road
Norris Waltz
Gary
Danny Pinkham
Damariscotta
Waltz
Chester Leeman
Hockomock Road
Virginia Merry
Hunnewell Food Shop
Sagadahoe Ferry
Mary St. Pierre
Albert White
North Bath
Hathorne
Mr. White
Bath Iron Works
Harold Allard
Robert Erskine
Bath
Frank P. Turner
Hanson
Shaw
Minnie Elliott
Belle Wilson
Springhill
N.S
Herbert Leeman
Chester. Leeman
Son Wayne
Barley Neck
Sidney Shaw
New Meadows Yacht Club
Nelson Rice
Morrill
Greg
Forrest
Baker
Patricia
Philip
Dennis
Rosa Shea
Nequasset
Darrell Baker
Otis Air Base
Baker Cottage
Damariscotta Lake
John Gordon
Mr. Gordon
Harry Gordon
Gordon
Merle Hathorne
Sue Ellen
Mrs. Hathorne
Patricia E. Giles
Robert B. Adams
Boothbay Harbor
Lucille Stilphen
West Street
Stilphen
Norton Hunt
Syracuse
N. Y
Hunt
Carroll S. Hunt
Middle Street
Harry Mulvey
Homestead
Fla
Mulvey
Ety Bae
West Bath
Oliver W. Bell
Leslie M. Bates
Lynnfield
Richard Stephen
Rye
Tibbetts Farm
Brigham’'s Cove
Jarvis Snyder
Carl Graves
Rangeley Lakes
Charles Barnes
Harold Barnes
Alton
Kenneth Josselyn
Augusta
Harland Boynton
James Morgan
Old Bath Road
Wilson Fitzgerald
Keith
Brian
Kevin
Candy’s Harbor
Owen Thompson
Waterville
Percy Holbrook
Fitzgerald
Benjamin Fitzgerald
Canaan
Rene Roy
Berry's Mill Road
Larry
Sharon
Charles
Arthur Cormier
Margie Anne
Oiiver Wass
Patricia Wass
Jeannie Roy
Edward Robichaud
Teddy
Yonkers
Oliver Wass
Patricia Anne
Merrill Jordan
South Wellfleet
Plymouth
Francis Deehan
William C. Deehan
Berkeley
Robert Farnham
New Brownfels
Texas
William Wedgkins
Kittery
Boynton
Warren Davis
Albert Pinkham
Robert Killiam
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
Gladys Deehhan
Agnes Wright
Haverhill
John Perkins
Kermit Bennett
Guilford
Peter White
Sanford’s Crossing
Owrleans
Veteran's Hospital
Togus
Francis Perkins
Valdosto
Ednar L. Owens
Sheila
Arnol
Hammond, Ind
Will of Frank B Walker Funds Two Woolwich Churches
Two Woolwich churches will benefit from a substantial trust fund, the residue of the late Frank B Walker estate valued around 139000 dollars held in trust by the First National Bank of Bath. The will directs equal shares to the North Methodist church at North Woolwich and the Congregational church at Day's Ferry for general church use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Frank B. Walker
Superior Court
John P. Carey
First National Bank of Bath
Mr. Walker
North Methodist Church
North Woolwich
Congregational Church
Day's Ferry
Richard Arnold
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Bath
Welch
North Methods
Will Beneft
Druet Mand
Frank J. Walker
Arnold
Wilbur Howe
Frank B Walker
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
West Bath church invites Sunday services at 2 30 p.m.
Local notes list church service times with Rev. Dr. Oliver W Bell as pastor and invite all to attend. The weekend and holiday activities include visits among residents of Bath and nearby towns, with multiple households hosting relatives and friends at cottages, picnics, and gatherings across Maine and nearby states.
Richmond Notes From July Weekend Socials and Visits
Long list of community happenings from Richmond including retirements of Clarence Dunbar after 28 years with the State Department of Inland Fisheries and Game. Social events feature Enterprise Grange activities, Red Cross swimming classes, Legion auxiliary planning, a large Douglass reunion with attendees from multiple states, and various visits and gatherings around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Dunbar
Milo
Swan Island
Dunbar
State Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Dimbars
Enterprise Grange
1.C.C.F
Masonic Lodge
George Wren
Red Brick Church
Ridge Road
John Dunn
Waterville
Red Cross
Richmond
Peacock’s
Beach
Pleasant Mond
Lanefield
Brunswick Red Cross Chapter
Emerson Lane Post Auxiliary
American Legion
Legionnaires
David le Bourdais
Marion Babb
Douglass
Oscar Douglass
Fridy
California
Virginia
North Carolina
Yarmouth
Wilton
Lisbon Falls
Topsham
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Augusta
New Hampshire
Weeks Mills
Vera Alexander
Ann Stansbury
Lillian Haynes
Ethel Pinkham
Beedle Road
Bath area residents host and visit relatives and friends
North Bath Mrs Edwin Rogers sold her Whiskeay house to Mr and Mrs John Voorhees of Bath and bought the house at 10 Cobb Road. Weekend visitors include Mrs Harold McCloud and Sheldon Day. Many relatives from New London Hartford Norwood Clinton and Bath gathered for visits and a family reunion at various homes. Ardenne Haines returned from Camp Wellfleet with the National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Rogers
Whiskeay
John Voorhees
Bath
Rogers
Cobb Road
Cedric Sukeforth
Harold McCloud
Norwood
Mass
Sheldon Day
Hartford
Russell Pearson
New London
Clarence Moore
Alice Dougall
Rooke Farm
Adria Long
Camden
Ardenne Haines
Camp Wellfleet
Eren
Nationa Guard
Lee Smith
Loring Air Force Base
Limestone
Noreen Gallison
Clinton
Earl Haines
George Lowden
Sandra
West Indies
Rooke
Grace
Dresden Thunderstorm Kills Two Cows on Local Farm
In Dresden area on Monday a thunderstorm caused lightning to strike and kill two cows owned by Mr Side linger on the Dresden Mills Gardiner road. Various locals, including Mrs Augustus Gond and families from West Dresden, hosted visitors and called on neighbors over the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Sidelinger
Dresden Mills
Gardiner Road
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Charles E Karsten Jr
Micheal Dugan
Mrs Carrie Cornell Died At Gardiner General Hospital
Mrs Carrie Cornell of Cedar Grove died July 1 at Gardiner General Hospital. Daughter of Capt Thomas and Harriet Carton. Former Bridge Academy and Gardiner Junior High teacher. Retired, spent winters in Daytona Beach. Member of Mt Olive Branch Chapter O E S. Survived by nephew John Carlton of Fairfield Connecticut and niece Mrs F Gipen of Schenectady New York. Funeral services were held from Anensbury White Funeral Home Gardiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Cornell
Cerri Cornell
Cedar Gorve
Gardiner General Hospital
Thomas
Harriet Carton
Cornell
Bridge Academy
Gardiner
Daytona Beach
Fla
Mt Olive Branch
John Carlton
Fairfield Conn
F Gipen
Schenectady N.Y
Anensbury White Funeral Home
Gardin Sli Velarnoon
Choate Family Hosts Holiday Weekend Guests
Guests during the holiday weekend at Mr and Mrs John Choate included Mrs Choates sister Miss Elea Carver Turner the Choate parents Mr and Mrs John F Choate Winslow the brother and family Rev and Mrs David A Choate and son John F Montrose Colo Rev and Mrs John Ames and son Craig and Mrs Katherine Armstrong Wilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Choate
Choate
Eleanor Carver
Turner
Mr. Choate
John F. Choate
Winslow
David A. Choate
Colo
John Ames
Craig
Katherine Armstrong
Wilton
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Jack Winters
Federal Street
Everett Case
New Bedford
Mrs. Case
Wesley
Mrs. Winters
Howard F. Little
Winchester
N. H
Mrs. Little
Vera Bullis
Clyde Bailey
Volkswagen
Graces
The
Grange
Marion Chubbuck
Alberta Bailey
Susan Chubbuck
Sharon Bailey
David Barter
Jesse Chubbuck
Bath Area
Gertrude Phinney
Peter Phinney
Robert Phinney
Livingston
N. J
Roland Peterson
Ohio
Peter Woodbury
David
Manchester
Sidney V. Campbell
Malibu
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Horatio II Baker
Bluff Head
Campbells
Flint
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Leo Radzwill
Natick
Steen
Russell Sturmer
Dannals
John Gilmore
Lester Davis
Judy
Doubling Point Light
Portsmouth
Davis
Rose Carene
Leo Carene
Middleton
Myron Tufts
Union
Larry Dezern
Mr. Arnold
Coast Guardsmen
Kennebec River
Bath Junior High School
Wylie Mitchell
Arlington
Earl Smith
Fiddlers Reach
Hans Ackleson
David Emerson
Smith
Horatio L. Baker
Lakewood
Mr. Pennypacker
Skedge Miller
Janis Pinkham
Judy Thrower
Kathleen King
Kennebunk
Janith Howe
Ruth Howe
Gordon Howe
Fred Witham
Mr. and
Mrs. Fletcher Waterman
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Greenville
Walter Varney
Earl Lamoreau
Julie Anne
Seneca Falls
Douglas Dewitt
Newport
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Leslie Dewitz
Roger Baker
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George Baker
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Earl Hackett
Mr. Hackett
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Ralph
Marion
N. C
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Elynn
Fossett
Frank Beedle
Darrah Street
Lillian Johnson
Main Street
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Mary
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Dun
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Douglas McCobb
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Joseph Houdlette
Somerville Mass
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Brighton Mass
Charles McDonald
Ernest Cate
Edward Patterson
Albert Harvey
Cleveland
Louis Woodward Rcent
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N B Woodward
Winchester Mass
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