Wiscasset Yacht Club Hosts Fourth of July Rendezvous
Kennebec River Power Squadron and Casco Bay Power Squadron join local yacht clubs for a Fourth of July rendezvous at New Meadows. Commodore Averill's Alert takes second in a 12 1-3 mile log race while attendees include Vice Commodore Richard King and several local families.
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Averill
Kennebec
New Meadows
Casco Bay
Wiscasset Yacht Club
Richard King
Walter Dodge
Charles Plumstead
James Sutter
Edwin Pinson
Commodore Averill
William Wanser
Amityville
Wiscasset
Rosemarie
John P. Marron
Patrick Marron
Chicago
Miss Wanser
Amityville High School
St. Catherine’s Hospital of Nursing
Marron
Loyola University
Air Force
Marilla Libby
Robert E. Peary
Libby
Peary
Copenhagen
Red Cross
David A. Gee
Carnegie Institute
Grant Morrill
Prosperous Farmer Pa gel earns over five thousand from farming
Minnesota star farmer Ewald Pagel, 17, Prosperous Farmer, reports earnings of 5642 from livestock and crops. He owns two beef animals 10 purebred Brown Swiss dairy cows and 52 hogs. North Carolina census notes one cow per ten people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Ewald Pagel
Minnesota
North Carolina
Three Air Raid Alerts Planned in Maine Tests
Augusta residents are urged to participate in three upcoming air raid tests by the state Civil Defense Agency. The schedule: 10:00 a.m. July 26, 1:30 p.m. August 19, and a September surprise test. Col. Harry A. Mapes asks traffic to stop and people to shelter, mirroring June 14 procedures.
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Augusta
Maine
State Civil Defense Agency
Harry A. Mapes
Mapes
Flaherty Gallogly Wedding Held in Providence
Robert Flaherty and Miss Joan Gallogly were married Saturday at St Augustine's in Providence Rhode Island. The groom son of Worcester residents and a Providence College graduate, and the bride daughter of Providence locals will honeymoon in Florida before settling in Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Flaherty
Joan Gallogly
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
Providence
R. I
Peter Flaherty
Worcester
Mass
John Gallogly
Bath
Andrew Flaherty
Front Street
Providence-Biltmore
Providence College
Flaherty
Florida
Harold Perry
Robert Linekin
William Gallagher
Norway
Improvements Start At Bath Post Office
Work on a 7 435 contract for driveway extension exterior painting and interior alterations at the Bath U S post office is underway. The Sotera Co Inc of Haverhill MA, the low bidder, does the project for Postmaster Hartnett. The driveway work aids large mail trucks. interior repairs follow.
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U. S. Post Office
Edward N. Hartnett
Thomas A. Sotera Co., Inc
Haverhill
Mass
Hartnett
Peak heights on the U S mainland include Mt Whitney
Mt Whitney in California stands as the highest mainland peak at 14 495 feet while Mt Elbert in Colorado is 14 feet lower.
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Mt. Whitney
California
U.S
Mt. Elbert
Colorado
Union Bridge Mothers Club Supper and Surprise Shower
Union Bridge Mothers Club held a supper Monday at Sasanoa Inn overlooking the Kennebec near Carlton bridge. A surprise pink and blue stork shower honored club president Mrs. Gladys Small at Mrs. Eleanor Jameson’s home with a decorated table and gift display. The next meeting is set for Aug 6 with Mrs. Lorraine Stilphen as hostess.
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Union Bridge Mothers Club
Sasanoa Inn
Kennebec
Carlton Bridge
Eleanor Jameson
Gladys Small
Nsaphine Soule
Lou Cram
Eliza Tanner
Sylvia Hathorne
Sky Watch Proves Value To Nation In Peace Times
Augusta July 14 A Bar Harbor ground observer helped rescue a nearly drowned ship captain and a Palo Alto hotel fire alarm saved lives. Joliet observer thwarted a burglary, Spencer identified a crashed Mustang pilot, Milford tornado tracked by a 16 year old, Elgin helped land a Navy bomber, Racine thwarted a grass fire. 300000 civilian observers in 19000 GOC posts aided communities nationwide beyond air patrol duties.
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Augusta
Bar Harbor
Palo Alto
Calif
GOC
Joliet
Mont
Spencer
Idaho
Ground Observer Corps
Milford
Mid
Elgin
Ill
GOC Post
Racine
Wis
United States
No definite plans for use of land in North Bath and Route 1
Crooker & Simpson of East Brunswick own two cleared parcels under rumor of development. North Bath acres host topsoil being removed for Brunswick Naval Air Station, with 18 000 yards contracted to the Navy. Route 1 land, graded and offered for sale, is an investment with no confirmed plans for a filling station or motel.
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Route 1
Foster's Point Road
Old Brunswick Road
Dunton's Corner
North Bath
East Brunswick
Crooker & Simpson
Harry E. Crooker
Bath
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Navy
Crooker
Route
Brake Fluid Gauge Aims at Quick Fluid Level Readout
A Detroit manufacturer developed a meter to show the amount of brake fluid left in a car. The gauge is mounted on top of the storage cylinder for the fluid and offers rapid indication of fluid level.
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Detroit
Stolen Cigarettes From Gary Juvenile Wing Locker
Reported theft of seven cartons of cigarettes from the supply locker of the snack bar in the Gary Indiana police headquarters juvenile wing. Police investigated and no suspects identified at report time.
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Gary
Ind
Freight tonnage on great rivers in 1952 noted
In 1952 the Detroit river carried 116,550,000 tons of freight, the St. Marys Falls Canal at Sault Ste. Marie moved 106,550,000 tons, and the Mississippi river handled 77,584,556 tons.
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Detroit River
St. Mary's Falls Canal
Sault Ste. Marie
Mississippi River
North Bath Notes Reflect Local Visits and Naval Family Roster
In North Bath details, Elmer and Marguerite Wessman host visitors including Bayard Faye of Portland and Edwin Hemingway returns to Bath Iron Works after vacation. Other notes mention Catherine Rogers’ hospital return, Ardenne Haines from Wellfleet with the National Guard, and several visits among local families including Tardiffs, Brann, and Seaveys.
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Elmer
Rogers
Bayard
Faye
Portland
Catherine Rogers
Bath Memorial Hospital
Joseph Craig
Norwich
National Guard
Elmer Lindsey
Brewer
Harris Holyoke
Mr. Holyoke
Marguerite Wessman
South Street
Irving Johnston
Robert Seavey
Melrose
Mass
Clarence Moore
Clarence Seavey
Clarence A. Moore, Jr
8Th Marines
2Nd Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Puerto Rico
Raymond Brann
Augusta
Robert Kaler
Philip Tardiff
Bath Iron Works
Woolwich Grange Hosts Visitor From Wisconsin
Woolwich grange met Wednesday with guest Mrs. Ber nice Bailey absent due to Bath hospital. The hall is now shingled and interior redecorating will start. Members discussed changing meeting hours and a social hour with pies and coffee followed.
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Woolwich
Grange
Alberta Bailey
Tuna Appear in Casco Bay Boosts Season Prospects
Tuna are appearing in Casco Bay in growing numbers this past week. Ernest Wallace and his son Richard of West Point boated the first bluefins, twins weighing 415 pounds dressed for market. Last year was poor, but this season promises sport for visitors and commercial profitability for fishermen.
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Casco Bay
Ernest Wallace
Richard
West Point
Larrabee Granted Exclusive Use of Del Rock Herd Name
David Larrabee of Topsham receives exclusive right to use the name Del rock for his purebred Holstein Frisian cattle. The prefix will be recorded by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. More than 1400 prefixes were reserved for breeds in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Larrabee
Topsham
Delrock
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Old Sailor Suit Donated To Mystic Seaport Museum
An antique sailor outfit spanning from straw hat to hand stitched flannel underdrawers, worn in 1834 by Richard Henry Dana on the voyage that inspired his book Two Years Before the Mast, has been donated to the Mystic Seaport Marine Museum in Mystic, Connecticut.
Uniforms For Army Officer Mistake In Paycheck
Army Capt. William A. Fahanstiel in Saginaw Michigan usually receives a $50 uniform allowance. A clerical error issued a check for $23,928 and the name was transposed, making cashing impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Judge Is Boyd Westport Conn
Man signed was succeeded by Virginia P Boyd. The Boyds are not related.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
Firemen Paid Off Memphis 100 Years Ago Column
A brief note from The Commercial Appeal recalls a 100-years-ago column about Memphis firemen being paid off. The piece also mentions entomologists noting that three quarters of known animal species are insects.
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Memphis, Tenn
West Bath sewing group aids Togus Red Cross drive
The West Bath Sewing Group met at West Bath Grange on Thursday to make surgical pads for Togus hospital and the Red Cross. Members present included Mrs. Hazel Wharff and Miss Carolyn Rogers among others. Cure Stover reports a total of 74.80 raised for the Salvation Army drive with help from a long list of volunteers.
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West Bath
Robert Metcaff
Maynard Carleton
Loring Small
Henry Donnell
James Lemont
Oliver Wass
Roy Moore
Kermit Bennett
Edward Lesier
Owen Williams
Richard Dunn
Gardiner
Herbert Leonard
Augusta
Bath
Irving Burnham
William C. Deehan
St. Louis
Francis Deehan
William Ketchum
Mary
David
Ketchum
Crystal Lake
Lee
Isace
Joseph Larrabee
Joseph
Wilbert Small
Trafton Swain
York Village
Bernard Knapp
Waterbury
William Hennessey
Walpole
Mass
Kenneth Josselyn
Patricia
Ossie Prince
Clayton Briggs
Monmouth
Harland Boynton
Quaker Point
West Bath Grange Drapes Its Charter
West Bath Grange met 73 members in attendance. The charter was draped for the late Bath police chief Frank L. Moriarty. Mrs. Mattie Collins introduced William Eves, Tops ham grange, who spoke of his Europe trip with color slides.
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West Bath Grange
Frank L. Moriarty
Bath
Mattie Collins
William Eves
Topsham Grange
Europe
Enterprise Grange
Richmond Corner
Grange Hall
Carver
Verna Coombs
Alice Burgess
Dancers Off Shock Rochester Teen Reaches For Lamp
In Rochester Minnesota Donald Krahn 19 reached from a shower stall to switch on a lamp and was shocked unconscious. A brother pulled him from the stall and firemen revived him. He had been preparing for a high school prom and continued afterward.
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Rochester
Minn
Donald Krahn
Donald
Cowboy greet greet visitors at Montana border
Summer tourists are welcomed to Montana at the borders by twenty one youths in colorful cowboy regalia. The volunteers, mostly collegians, handle entry guidance on highways offer fishing tips and hand out maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Montana
Missing teeth stage sparks parental reminder in Hastings tale
A Hastings child explains she cannot brush twice daily due to a lack of teeth, illustrating a missed brushing phase. In track news, Hialeah achieved a historic first by having all 17 stake races last winter won by 17 different horses.
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Thearth Hastings
Hialeah
West Bath church annual meeting notes 1954 officers elected
The Sabine Association members attended Sunday services at West Bath church but woods fire near Houghton's Pond reduced attendance. Rev B W Bell preached on The Thrill of a Highway Religion. A quarterly conference followed with district superintendent Rev Alfred Hempstead presiding and a long list of 1954 officers elected for various posts.
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Sabine Association
West Bath Church
Houghton’s Pond
B. W. Bell
Wesley Methodist Church
Carl Graves
First Baptist Church
Vinal King
Loring Smal
Alfred Hempstead
Augusta
John MacNary
Ernest E. Williams
W. Elwin Greig
Myra M. Metcalf
Robert D. Metcalf
Robert
Alice Small
Pauline
Alice Smith
Ernest Williams
Loring Small
B W. Bell
Loring D. Small
Board of Trustees
Lifesaving course at Bath Y M C A completes this week
The Bath Y M C A certificated one of its largest groups in a Life Saving and Water Safety Course. Junior and Senior certificates were issued to named cadets after more than 25 hours of theory and practice in holds carries lifeguard duties and rescue equipment.
Life Saving Course Concludes At West Bath Facility
At William Pecci's property in West Bath a YMCA life saving course concluded with 20 boys taking a written exam. Steve Griffith and Robert Chaplin scored 98 on the challenging test and will receive life saving certificates within days. Records will be sent to the National YMCA Aquatic Committee in New York for permanent filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pecci
West Bath
Pecci
Bath
Steve Griffith
Robert Chaplin
National Ymca Aquatic Committee
New York
Aquatic Committee
Stork Shower Honoring Mrs. Raymond Powers in Bath
Mrs. Raymond Powers received a surprise stork shower Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Arthur MacDonald on Bedford Street. Joint hostesses were Mrs. Robert Brunnelle and Miss Beverly Allegrin. Guests from Bath included Mrs. Lucian Bisson and many Powers relatives. Brunswick attendees joined for cake and refreshments.
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Raymond Powers
Arthur MacDonald
Bedford Street
Robert Brunnelle
Beverly Allegrin
Powers
Lucian Bisson
H. Martin Powers
Catherine Powers
Phyllis Little
Jacqueline Vachon
Nancy Bisson
Nancy Wright
Mary Philbrick
Barbara Champion
Patricia Mulcahy
Sally Footer
Virginia Cameron
Katherine Larrabee
Bath
Louise and
Phyllis Tetreault
Jacqueline Minott
Brunswick
Out Of Gas Aurora Firm Faces Heating Hurdle
The gas company cannot use gas to heat its new building as gas heat is allowed only for single family homes. The company still has more than 100000 applicants on its list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora, Ill
Babies Can Take It in Transfusion Study
Doctors Bruce D. Graham and Ruth M Hayn of the University of Michigan report that infants treated for Rh incompatibility show dramatic blood changes in transfusions. They note that while adults would not survive a complete transfusion, babies often endure remarkable recoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor, Mich
Bruce D. Graham
Ruth M Hayn
University of Michigan
Prune Juice and Milk: A Midday Beverage Pair
A brief note praises unusual drink mixes prune juice with milk and orange juice with ginger ale. The mixtures are described as tasty and nutritious options for midmorning or midafternoon refreshments.
Jack Burns Leads Albany Senators in Eastern League
Jack Burns, manager of the Albany Senators, is recognized as the dean of Eastern League pilots with a managerial career in the league spanning back to 1949.
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Jack Burns
Albany Senators
Eastern League Pilots
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