Woolwich Woman Patents Jet Reader Reading Accelerator
Dorothy M. Marty of Day's Ferry Ohio, a psychologist and school coordinator, patented a pocket reading device named Jet Reader. The device uses movable wires to obscure lines and pace reading to boost speed, comprehension, and enjoyment. Marty expects three months of use to improve speed and understanding for students and professionals alike.
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Woolwich
Dorothy M. Marty
Day's Ferry
Lake County
Ohio
Martytates
Engagement of Judy McPhee and Norman M Smith Announced
Mr and Mrs Burle McPheer of 42 Edward Street announce the engagement of their daughter Judy McPhee to Norman M Smith son of Mr and Mrs Frank Smith of Wiscasset. Miss McPhee is a 1957 Morse High School graduate and works as a desk clerk at Smiths Dry Cleaners. Norman Smith is a Natick High School graduate of 1952 and plans to attend the Institute of Dry Cleaning in the fall. Norman is a four year Army veteran currently deployed with his father in the dry cleaning business in this city. The wedding date is to be announced.
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Burle McPheer
Edward Street
Judy McPhee
Norman M. Smith
Frank Smith
Wiscasset
Catr Forte
Nodite
Mount Baldeu climb by local group in Andover trip
A small local party including Mr and Mrs Fred Jackson, Mrs Mary Danning and others visited Andover on a Sunday. The group then climbed Mount Baldeu, enjoying a day outdoors in a countryside outing near the town.
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Putliie
Fred Jackson
Mary Danning
Fryeburg Couple Announces Darla Jewett Engaged
Mr and Mrs Harry B F Jewett of Fryeburg announce the engagement of daughter Darla Miriam Jewett to Sumner W Atkins Jr of Newington Connecticut. Miss Jewett is a Fryeburg Academy Forsyth School for Dental Scientists graduate and works with Dr Leon B F Back. Atkins is a Newington High School and University of Maine graduate and Phi Kappa Sigma member. A winter wedding is planned.
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Harry BF. Jewett
Fryeburg
Darla Miriam Jewett, Batt
Sumner W. Atkins, Jr
Newington
Conn
Jewett
Fryeburg Academy
Forsyth School For Dental Sysienists
Leon BF
Atkins
Newington High School
University of Maine Pie
Phi Kappa Sigma
Auroras Visible Across England and Antarctica in Tandem
Radar stations in England and Antarctica report auroras lighting the sky simultaneously. The phenomenon features varied colors as the luminous waves cross hemispheres, signaling a rare global geomagnetic display.
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England
Antarctica
Bride Roberta Keady Weds Richard Leydon in Brookline Nuptials
Miss Roberta Frances Keady became the bride of Richard Wilson Leydon at St Marys of the Assumption Brookline in a nuptial mass celebrated by Monsignor Joseph Robinson. The ceremony followed by a reception at Hotel Somerset Boston featured white gladioli and roses in church decor and a floor length nylon tulle wedding gown.
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Joseph Robinson
St. Mary's of the Assumption
Brookline
Mixx
Roberta Frances Keady
Richard Wilson Leydon
Brighton
Mass
Robert Paul Keady
Mr. Keady
George B Martin
Winchester
Hotel Somerset
Boston
Eleanor Keady
Prak Celves
Huberta Clark
Peterboro
Martin Murphy
St Mary's of the Assumption
Sargent College
Boston University
Leydon
Newton High School
Harold Wilson Leydon
Bath
Florida Watermelon Gift Delights Independent Staff
Independent staff enjoyed a refreshment when a large Florida watermelon, a gift from Mr and Mrs Fred Stafford of Lakeland, Florida, was cut and served to workers in Bath. The Staffords and their daughter Winnifred arrived en route to Damariscotta Lake for a three week cottage vacation, sharing more melons with friends in the city.
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Florida
Fred Stafford
Lakeland
Fla
Woolwich
Stafford
Winnifred
Bath
Damariscoltta Lake
Staffords
Independent
Ladies Aid Entertained By Mrs Brown In Damariscotta
Members of the Ladies Aid of Central Congregational church gathered Thursday at the home of Mrs. Raymond Brown in Damariscotta for a picnic lunch and afternoon visit. The group toured the Old Meeting House in Walpole. Attendees included Mrs. Eugene Sprague, Mrs. Leonard Tord, Mrs. Dean Farnham, and others.
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Ladies Aid of
Central Congregational Church
Raymond Brown
Damariscotta
Walpole
Eugene Sprague
Leonard Tord
Dean Farnham
Horace Morse
Adolph Elders
Sherman McQuaide
Eldridge Gower
Eleanor Ferguson
First Baptist Sewing Circle Meets Wednesday
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the First Baptist church held an all day meeting in the church vestry. Quilts were tacked and luncheon was served at noon. Mrs. Cora Blakeney arranged tables and Miss Mabel Lake led the afternoon session. A friendship card honored Miss Lotta Goodwin. The group announced an all day session on July 23. Rhododendron is named from Greek for rose tree though it is related to the heather and mountain laurel families.
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Ladies Sewing Circle
First Baptist Church
Cora ‘Blakeney
Mabel Lake
Lotta Goodwin
Acard
Merry Meeting Grange
Grange
Hobart’s
Ridge Road
Ridge Church
Comfort Branch Sunshine Society
Georgie
Helen Denham
Mabel Heenie
Portland
Dixie Naugler
Mr. Sanborn
Cheryl
Vera Heath
Sylvia Heenie
Brunswick Naval Air Station Sends Golf Team to District Tournament
The Brunswick Naval Air Station names a four man team Captain Frank R. More William J. Albertus Clifford A. Kirkpatrick and Constantine J. Dukakis to compete in the First Naval District Golf Tournament at Quonset Point Rhode Island. The district event precedes the All Navy Tournament in Jacksonville Florida with top medalists advancing to regional and national levels.
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Brunswick Naval Air Station
U. S. Naval Air Station
Quonset Point
R. I
Naval Air Station
Frank R. More
U.S Naval Air Station
William J. Albertus
Clifford A. Kirkpatrick
Falcon 108
Constantine J
Commander Service Forces Atlantic
All Navy
Jacksonville
Surprise Stork Shower for Mrs Thomas Wing at Home
Mrs Thomas Wing of 18 Park Street was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower hosted by her aunt Mrs Helen K Bonney at 1166 Washington Street. Gifts, in a pastel crib, were presented as guests enjoyed sandwiches cookies and a pink blue floral centerpiece attended by a long list of friends and relatives headed by Mrs Dean Bonney and Mrs Harold Wing.
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Thomas Wing
Park Street
Helen K. Bonney
Washington Street
Wing
Dean Bonney
Harold Wing
Joseph Coss
Alvin Jewett
Raymond Hart
John Bowie
Harry Deering
Edgar L. Black, Jr
Harry Musk
William Rogers
Eugene Hunter
Albert Desmond
Glenys Seavey
Doris White
Jane Redonnett
Outdoor Cookery Courses Planned For Twin Counties
A series of outdoor cookery workshops is planned for Twin County Extension homemakers this summer. Miss Jean Spearin announces the sessions to be led by Miss Spearing at Reid State Park with noon meals prepared outdoors. Additional workshops will follow in Livermore Lewiston Auburn and Mechanic Falls. Reservations are through the Extension office.
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Twin County
Jean Spearin
Twin Counties
Miss Spearing
Reid State Park
Livermore
Lewiston-Auburn
Mechanic Falls
Nightingale Club Garden Party And Fund Drive
Members of the Nightingale club hosted a garden party and business meeting at Mrs. Edward A Footer's home on High street. President Mrs. Carroll Davis led a three year pledge to the Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund followed by a social card hour attended by Mrs. Emery Footer Miss Arline Footer Mrs. Harold P. Small Mrs. Arthur W. King Miss Mary E. Perry Mrs. Richard Renshaw Mrs. Joseph W. Cyr and Mrs. J Arthur Burgess.
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Nightingale Club
Edward A. Footer
High Street
Carroll Davis
Davis
Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund
Emery Footer
Arline Footer
Harold P. Small
Arthur W. King
Mary E. Perry
Richard Renshaw
Joseph W. Cyr
J. Arthur Burgess
Commanding Officer Arrival for Affray Minesweeper
Lt. Charles I. Williams U S N arrives as prospective commanding officer of the Affray MS 511 the final of four ocean going minesweepers built at Frank L Sample Jr Inc shipyard Boothbay Harbor Williams from executive duty on the USS and his wife Miss Shirley A Shull of Washington DC stay with friends in Auburn Seventeen nucleus crew members also reported for fitting out and living in Boothbay area
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Charles I. Williams
Frank L. Sample, Jr. Inc
Boothbay Harbor
Williams
U.S. S
Shirley A. Shull
Washington, D. C
Auburn
Boothbay Area
Madame Butterfly Debut in Milan in 1904
The Puccini opera Madame Butterfly premiered in Milan in 1904 telling of a Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval officer and the ensuing tragedy.
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Milan
Two Unusual Accidents Reported in Bath Area
A 3 1/2 year old Brian Nadeau of North Bath was released from Memorial hospital after being struck by an open car door and dragged a few feet while a parent attended another child. In a separate incident Sebasco resident Joseph Luedec 47 slipped into a power mower losing two toes. He was taken to Memorial hospital by a Bath selectman and police escorted the vehicle to the hospital.
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Brian Nadeau
North Bath
Memorial Hospital
Brian
Raymond E. Nadeau
Lebel Children Celebrate Birthdays With Home Party
Jane and Robert Lebel celebrated their second and fifth birthdays at home on Old Brunswick road Saturday. Guests included Lucy Thorne, Elizabeth Stamley, Richard Hart, Terry Swearingen, Robert Lebel, Geneva Rossignol, and many Lebel family members. Prizes were awarded to Lucy Thorne, Elizabeth Stamley, Richard Hart, and others.
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Jane
Robert Lebel
Buggene Lebel
Old Brunswick Road
Lebel
James Leonard
Arthur Lebel
Edwin Lebel
Walter Mosher, Jr
Aubrey Thorne
David Tarr
Robert Hendrix
Dana McIntyre
Bruce Rogers
Jeanne
Roger
Mrs Francisco Hosts Inner Wheel Luncheon Meeting
Mrs. Kenneth Francisco entertained Inner Wheel members at Foster's Point for a luncheon meeting with informal discussion of upcoming club projects. The group plans a future gathering at Mrs. Doyle's summer home in Birch Point, August. Attendees included numerous members such as Mrs. Wyatt Albertson Mrs. Carl Albee Mrs. G Thomas Murphy Mrs. Charles Small and daughter Collette Mrs. Lor ing R. Addison Mrs. Carl C. Anderson Mrs. Warren Ketchum Mrs. George M. Carlton Jr Mrs. Frederick D. Hill Mrs John E. Hayes Mrs. Hildreth H. Fisher Mrs. Doyle Mrs. James Clappison Mrs. Lynn M. Bussey Mrs. Ira Nadine Mrs. Marius H. Page Mrs. Reginald Parker Mrs. Carl Pierce and Mrs. Chester A. Plant.
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Kenneth Francisco
Inner Wheel
Foster's Point
Charles B. Doyle
Birch Point
Wyatt Albertson
Carl Albee
G. Thomas Murphy
Charles Small
Collette
Loring R. Addison
Carl C. Anderson
Captain Burns Joins Fleet Air Wing Three as Chief of Staff
Captain David M. Burns reported aboard the Staff of Commander Fleet Air Wing Three as Chief of Staff Officer. A UT graduate of 1936, Burns earned his wings in 1937 at Pensacola and has served in the North Atlantic Caribbean South America and Pacific theaters. He comes from the Office of Naval Collaboration in Air Intelligence and is married to Kate Bertles of Franconia New Hampshire with four children Elizabeth Stephanie Robin and Kate Annabel.
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David M. Burns
Fleet Air Wing Three
Burns
University of Texas
Pensacola
Florida
North Atlantic
Caribbean
South America
Pacific
Office of Naval Collaboration
Captain Burns
Kate Bertles
Franconia
N. H
Elizabeth
Stephanie
Robin
Kate Annabel
Dredging Underway in Kennebec River Near Doubling Point
Army Engineers continue dredging in the Kennebec near Doubling Point and Fiddler's Reach by the hopper dredger Hyde. Work started Wednesday and aims to finish by July 18 as part of regular maintenance to prevent channel narrows.
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Army Engineers
Kennebec
Doubling Point
Fiddler’s Reach
Sugar Loaf
Hyde
Navy Apprentices Visit Electrician's Mate Family
E 3/c John Peter Lorentsen and EF 3/c Tom Thompson, both USN, were weekend guests of Electrician's Mate Lorentsen's parents Mr and Mrs Chester Lorentsen at 35 Mechanic Street. They returned to their Newport Rhode Island station on Sunday.
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John Peter Lorentsen
USN
Tom Thompson
Lorentsen
Chester Lorentsen
Mechanic Street
Newport
R. I
Reunion of Lancaster and Bishop schools held on Carding Machine Road
The annual reunion gathered former students and teachers near the site of the former Lancaster and Bishop schools. Speakers included Dr. Vining Dunlap and Edwin Brown, with alumni from Portland and beyond. Officers were elected for the association and a memorial service honored deceased members.
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Lancaster
Bishop
Donald Taylor
The
Baptist Church
Vining Dunlap
Bowdeinham
Central America
United Fruit Co
Edwin Brown
Portland
Helen Robinson
Bishop School
Neil Bishop
Lancaster School
Washington
Mary Webber
Jizzie Smith
Bangor
Jane Given
Nathan Fowler
Gladys Pray
Kenneth Pray
South Windham
Guy Webber
Edward Webber
Worcester
Mass
Daisy Lacy
New Rochelle
Tiley to captain Princeton 1958 football team
Fred Tiley a 196 pound full back from Lehighton Pennsylvania will captain Princeton University's 1958 football squad according to sources close to the program.
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Fred Tiley
Lehighton
Princeton
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University of Okhion
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Cleveland
Olin
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Darla M. Jewett
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
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Ladies’ Aid
Damariscotta Home
First Baptist Sewing Circle
Rhodorendron
Brunswick Air Station
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Wright Buick Co
Brunswick
Charles Waldron
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Brunswick Air Base
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Cuba
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St. Petersburg
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U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
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Washington St
One Street
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Cape Code House
Dial
Georgetown
Five Islands
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Frances H. Fides
Mohawk
Avon District
Ronald Spofford
Wiscasset Road
Boothbay
Adam
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Ana Erd Street
Prominca
Ada Y Greenatt
Real Fetate
Ada Y Greenblatt
Main Street
Cottague
Orr's Island
Adam Greenblatt
Bee Ae Oron Street
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Washington _ street
Wiscasset Theatre
Corral
Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas
Rhonda Fleming
Joe van Fleet
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Sun & Mon
Joker Is Wild
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House of Numbers
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