Huntoon Hill Grange Plans Picnic and Aug Meeting
Huntoon Hill Grange convened and approved a July 27 picnic at Damariscotta Lake with a 10 a.m. assembly at the Wiscasset Theater lot. Juvenile members and families invited. Next gathering set for August 27. Huntoon Hill to host Lincoln County Pomona Grange August 23 with 6:30 dinner. Preschool clinic drew 36 children for exams and shots, with Dr. Everett Schubert and Dr. Charles DiPerri present. Next clinic August 14. Lincoln County Cultural and Historical Association to meet at Pownalborough Court House in Dresden Saturday at 3 p.m. Kate Perkins and Ruth Hutchins attended funeral in Brunswick for Jeannette G. McManus, born in Wiscasset January 21, 1861. Services at St. Paul’s Episcopal, Brunswick. burial at Maquoit Cemetery. Wiscasset Fire Society held quarterly meeting July 8 with ladies night and a shore dinner at the Yacht Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntoon Hill Grange
Grange
Damariscotta Lake
Wiscasset Theater
Huntoon Hill
Lincoln County
Pomona Grange
Congregational Parish
Everett Schubert
Charles DiPerri
Lincoln County Cultural and Historical Association
Pownalborough Court House
Dresden
Kate Perkins
Ruth Hutchins
Brunswick
Jeannette G. McManus
Topsham
McManus
Wiscasset
William Henry and
Phoepe Bowman Clark
St. Philips Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Maquoit Cemetery
Wiscasset Fire Society
Yacht Club
Local social notes list guests and movements in Elmhurst and Bath
Personal items detail visits by Mr and Mrs J Kenneth Burn ham Elmhurst L I to Bath road Mrs Charles Sewall and Mr and Mrs B T Gardner Baton Rouge La with Oscar Bailey for two weeks. Trips by plane with Oscar Bailey. Miss Isabell Campbell New Bedford and Mr and Mrs Ralph Reed Fairhaven visited Miss Vera Bullis Federal street. William Gordon moved to Mrs Harry Mosher house. George Main moved into Gordon house. Toddling events include a Norton birth Mary Elizabeth and Boston Louisiana trips. Denman Thompson revival in Swanzey NH. James Davis Visited Gardiner road. Chuck Shea and Buster Engert joined Bath Junior Legion trip to Marrs Hill Presque Isle Houston and Lincoln. Judy Shea visiting Bucksport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kenneth Burnham
Elmhurst
L. I
Charles Sewall
Bath Road
B. T. Gardner
Baton Rouge
Roughen
Boston
Vera Bullis
Federal Street
Howard F. Little
Winchester
N. H
Denman Thompson
Old Homestead
Swanzey
James Davis
Riverside
Calif
John Wyman
Gardiner Road
Chuck Shea
Donald Shea
Buster Engert
Fred Engert
Bath Junior Legion
Marrs Hill
Presque Isle
Houston
Lincoln
Judy Shea
Donald Geissier
Bucksport
Bath Democratic Women's Club Food Sale
Members of the Bath Democratic Women's Club will conduct a public food sale at 10 a.m. on July 26 at Rogers Hardware Store. Plans were discussed at a recent club meeting hosted by Mrs. Jhel Esmond. Reports on the rummage sale at Central Church Parish House were reviewed, and the next meeting is set for July 24 at Mrs. Scott Golder’s home on Inship Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Rogers Hardware Core
Lab
Jhel Esmond
Cental Church
Secrery
Truman Wallace
Scott Golder
Ship’ Street
Nequasset
Kenneth Hatch
Nequasset Congregational Church
Maurice Hathorne
Merle Jameson
Middle Road
Union Bridge Mothers Club
Ocean Point
Henry Wright
Milton Hathorne
Birthday Party for Mrs Mary Dunning in Brunswick
Mrs Mary Dunning of 51 Robin Street Brunswick was guest of honor at a Friday evening birthday party at her home. Attendees included Virgil and Lifton Taylor, Beverly McNeil, Phyllis Young, Robert and William Dunning, Charlotte Dunning, Carol Brown, Barbara Iawn, Robert Brewer, Greg Neil and Dale McNeil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dunning
Brunsick
Robinsn Street
Virgil Taylor
Lifton Taylor
Beverly McNeil
Phyllis Young
Robert John Dunning
William Dunning
In Dunning
Charlotte Dunhing
Carol Brown
Barbara Iawn
Robert Brewer
Greg Neil
Dale McNeil
Woolwich Notes on Trips and Local Activities
Woolwich residents share Florida and New Jersey travels, garden haying, and club events. Many Woolwich individuals are listed visiting relatives, attending meetings, and enjoying summer outings from Nequasset to Day's Ferry, with birthday celebrations and local dances noted alongside Bath Iron Works ties.
Arrowsic Birthday Party and Local News Roundup
Linda Lee Kingsbury celebrated her fourth birthday with a party on the Kingsbury lawn attended by family friends and neighbors. The gathering featured gifts, a cake, and refreshments, with several families from Arrowsic West Bath Woolwich and Bath mentioned among attendees and guests. The newsletter also notes fishing for black sea bass along Woolwich Arrowsic shores, visits to various locals, and summer activities including lifeguard work and picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lee Kingsbury
Richard Kingsbury
Kingsbury
Ernest Smith
Gary Carlotn
Victoria Reno
Clifton Hallowell
Sylvia Hallowell
Sue Hallowell
Peggy Kidder
West Bath
Susan Cromwell
Woolwich
Deborah Loveitt
Scott Kidder
Lawrence Day
Sharon Day
Ronald Dinsmore
Arrows
Doubling Point Lighthouse
West Bath double wedding and local notices in Maine church
Clara Morse and Larry O. Gass wed in West Bath Methodist church with Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell officiating. Guests included Myrtle Morse and many Bath-area locals. A large reception followed at Sabino hall. The bulletin lists extended family, visitors from Rockport and Gilmanton, and several Brayton and Fitzgerald relatives visiting or traveling.
Road Tarring Expected to Finish This Week
Street Department crews aim to complete road tarring in the southern city today and move to the northern end tomorrow. Work is slated to finish this week with routine maintenance to follow. Officials note rainfall washed out several streets and gutters and will be repaired to prevent further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judkins
Bath families share travel and home updates
North Bath residents recount a Quebec trip visiting St. Anne de Beaupre and White Mountains on return. Ardenne Haines 2d stayed with grandparents Royden Haines and siblings visited relatives in Bath. Edwin Hemingway takes two week Bath Iron Works vacation. Norman Romell family relocates to Ridge road trailer. Several fishing party members from Wiscasset and Massachusetts joined Bailey Island outing. Inman family moves into Whiskeay house. Joseph Inman works as Bath fire driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardenne Haines
Quebec
St. Anne de Beaupre
White Mountains
Mr. Haines
Bertha Whitten
Evelyn Cottrill
Exeter
N. H
Ardenne Haines 2d
Royden Haines
Sarah Jean
Patricia
Royden Haines, Jr
Bath
Edwin Hemingway
Bath Iron Works
Norman Romell
Norman
Clarence Brown
Ridge Road
William Nadeau
Raymond
Francis Nadeau
Timmy
Susan
Wiscasset
Elroy Nash
Massachusetts
Topsham NCO Wives Club Picnic at Brunswick NAS
Members of the Topsham NCO Wives club entertained families at a Sunday picnic at Brunswick Naval Air Station. Plans were discussed for a near future bake sale at the Brunswick mill. Attending couples included Bruce Brinkman and wife, Robert Perry and wife, Troy Ingram and wife, Kenneth Johnson and wife, Ralph Smith and wife, Lester Huffenberger and wife, Richard Hiles and wife, George Mohan and wife, Robert McCleod and wife, Delano Rouse and wife, James Barcus and wife, Julius ee Shepard and wife, and Paul Young and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham N. C. O. Wives Club
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Brunswick Mill
Bruce Brinkman
Robert Perry
Troy Ingram
Kenneth Johnson
Ralph Smith
Lester Huffenberger
Richard Hiles
George Mohan
Robert McCleod
Delano Rouse
James Barcus
Juliusee Shephard
Paul Young
Young Haggett to Extend YMCA Camp Stay
David Haggett son of Mr and Mrs John Haggett 38 Court Street will remain at the YMCA Camp in Winthrop for two more weeks after spending the past two weeks there He will enter the fifth grade at Hus School next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Haggett
John Haggett
Court Street
Winthrop
David Wil
Hus School
Richmond Strout Named Wales Elementary Principal
Richmond Strout son of Mr and Mrs Richard Strout of Kimball street is appointed principal and 6 through 8 grade teacher at Wales elementary. He a Farmington State Teachers College graduate majored in junior high education and led college organizations. He represented the college at the New England Teachers’ College student internship project and will begin duties in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Strout
Kimball Street
Wales
Farmington State Teachers’ College
New England Teachers’ College
Richmond Fireman's Association
Norris Hutchins
Richmond Igh School
Brunswick Avenue Grill
Clarence Fickett
Arthur Friend
Walter Varney
James Sullivan
Gilman Hinkley
Clyde Fickett
Douglas Marriner
Alex Pinkham
Kendon Curtis
Annie Thuotte
Jack Warley
Jack Sedgley
Ernest Williams
Reid State Park
Emerson Lane Post Auxiliary
American Legion
Grace Dickenson
David le Sourdais
Lawrence Bond, Jr
Engagement Announced Between Miss Dorothy Hall and Jack Young Jr
The engagement was announced by Miss Hall of Cedar Grove and Jack Young Jr. of Richmond. Dorothy Hall is a senior at Bridge Academy and Jack Young Jr. is employed at Eaton Shoe Factory after schooling in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hall
Cedar Grove
Jack Young Jr
Richmond
Hall
Fred Hall
Dorothy
Bridge Academy
Young
Eaton Shoe Factory
Dresden Mills
Wilmot Trussell
Clayton Mayers
Leslie A. Bailey
N. B. T. Baker
Yarmouth
Louis Woodward
Gorham
Albert Thayer
Brunswick
Hamilton Bailey
Rheboboth
Mass
Kenneth Woodward
Hingham
Paul Hazelton
Arlen Johnson
Eleanor Kerson
Dreden
Dresden-Richmond
Pittston
Randolph
Bath Area Chamber Awards Housing Developer for Community Progress
James B. Taggart of 19 Bedford Road received the Bath Area Chamber of Commerce Merit Award for leadership and public improvement. The housing project, built on Simridate Avernus and Bedford Road off Lincoln Street, grew from one home to eight, with prices from $13,000 to $16,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James FE. Taggert
Bath
Bath Area
Bath Area Chamber of Commerce
Housing Builder
Firth
Chamber of Commerce
James B. Taggart
Bedford Road
Euphit
Simridate Avernus
Lincoln Street
Tag Yaart
Eivie
Tvuruart
DeLaval Steam Turbine Co
Trenton
Wis Bert
Elmira
James McKay
Taggart
Topcart
Stine
Ralph Seekins
Vaouport
Tauyvar
Loci
Cy Officla
Miss Wendy Whitten Weds Robert Johansen in Double Ring Ceremony
Wendy Whitten daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Whitten of Orange Conn wed Robert Paul Johansen son of Mrs Charles Johansen in a Saturday afternoon ceremony at Wesley Methodist Church on Western Avenue. Officiating was Wesley Dre Oliver W Bell. The bride wore a white lace sheath with V neck and satin underskirt carrying gladioli. Isabel Johansen maid of honor wore melon dress. Arthur Johansen served as best man. After the ceremony a reception was hosted by the bride’s aunt and uncle John Ronald Quinn. The couple planned a wedding trip to Bar Harbor and will reside at 69 Western Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset
Carlton
Omar C. Gerrish
Portland
Keith Jameson
Jameson
Philip White
Beverly
Mass
Merle Jameson
Son Bentley
Middle Road
Beach Hill Pond
Ellsworth
Merle
Bath Iron Works
Keith
Sylvania Co
Waldoboro
John Leonard
David
Robert DeWick
Stephen
Boston
David Leonard
Louise Dragon
Salem
Just Wold
North Woolwich
Sondra Southard
Bangor
Henry Leeman
Chester Leeman
Hockomock Road
Brunswick
Walter Phipps
Margaret Sword
Lynn
Phipps
Sydney Shaw
Herbert Etney
Charlotte
Cheryl
Linda
Pottsdam
N. Y
Tukey
Pemaquid
Jordan Wright
Portsmouth
Charles Thompson
Ralph LeGates
Glen Mills
New England States
Mr. LeGate
Westinghouse Company
Hockmock Road
LeGates
Elwood Hathorne
Sagadahoc Ferry
Albert White
West Bath
Maine
Canada
Hathorne
Doris Tracey
Vivian White
Wellesley
Miss Tracey
Day’s Ferry
Carl Pinson
Carle Longfellow
Day's Ferry
John McDougall
Kissimmee
Fla
Cliford EF. Richey
Joan
Eleaine Stevenson
Chicopee
Richard Anderson
Salisbury
Carroll Morse
William O'Connell
Rochester
Frank J. Walker
Russell Boyd
Walker
Belfast
David J. Shanahan
Karen
Janice
Miami
New England
Brian M. Jewett
Charles Haley
Auburn
Lewiston
Haley
William Donovan
Tennessee
Bermuda
Woolwich
Hollis Leeman
Bailey Neck Road
Wiscasset St.s
Ronald Hodgdon
Peat Good Will Club
Percy Bailey
Bath
Buaness
Good Will Hall
Warren Kershner
Nelson Rice
Wendy Sue Whitten
Edwin, Whitten
Orange
Conn
Robert Paul Johansen
Charles Johansen
Western Avenue
Wesley Methodist Church
Oliver W. Bell
John Ronald Quinn
Isabel Johansen
Oak Street
Hilton Soule
Johansen
Westhaven
Woodridge
Morse High School
Adams Press
R. BE. Enquist
Branford
Charles Brown
Yarmouth
Set
Pocasset
Cape Cod
Bar Warbor
Vacation Visitors and Local Residents Noted in Dresden Area
Cedar Grove residents are mentioned with Mrs Inez Freeman and Mrs Glasheen of Washington DC enjoying a vacation at therm farm in West Dresden. Mrs Oliver Getehell, staying with daughter Mrs Melville Houdlette, returned home on Getehell till Last week. Ner man Louendahl and family of Falmouth joined Dresden residents. Herbert Louendahl and family from Meriden, Conn. visited Mr and Mrs John Houdlette at Dresden Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bailey
David Schnelle
Providence
R. I
Henry Shafer
Minneapolis
Minn
Togus Hospital
Alfred Houdlette
Audrey
James H. Cameron
Bath
Fred Berry
Wiscasset
Clayton W. Mayer
John Louendahl
Auburh
Cedar Grove
Inez Freeman
George Glasheen
Glasheen
Washington, DC
Therm Farm
West Dresden
Oliver Getehell
Melville Houdlette
Getehell
Nerman Louendahl
Falmouth
Herbert Louendahl
Meriden
Theft Reported by Irving Hanna In West Bath
Irving Hanna of West Bath reported the theft of a set of tools from the trunk of his car. The vehicle, parked on the Myde Windliss Co. lot, had been driven without authority. Hanna noted the gas tank was down about a quarter. Some tools bore the initials I. L. HM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Hanna
West Bath
Myde Windliss Co
Hanna
I. L. HM
Bill Summers Umpiring in 26th straight AL season
Veteran official Bill Summers begins his 26th consecutive season umpiring in the American League. Summers has long served behind the plate and on the bases, bringing decades of experience to contemporary games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Summers
Summer Visitors Attend West Bath Church Services
Summer visitors attend special summer services at West Bath Methodist Church on Berry Mills road near Saubing Corner and the old Free Meeting House in Robinhood. Rev Dr Oliver W Bell conducts worship with organist Mrs Loring Small and singers Mrs Carl Cornish Harry Marsters and Miss Donna Mae Smith. The pastor leads a hymn and a series of services with the community invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Berry Mills Road
Saubing Corner
Free Meeting Houe
Robinhood
Oliver W Bell
Loring Small
Carl Cornish
Harry Marsters
Donna Mae
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Democratic Women’s Club
Mrs
Georgie Walker
Florida
Lemuel Preble
Key West
Tarpan Springs
Bok Tower
Citrus Tower
Claremont
Pamela Francis
Sherwood Francis
Camden
N. J
Independence Hall
George Washington
Melanie
Aric Wold
Aric
George Wright
Gay's Ferry
Wright
Densmore
River Road
William Robinson
Ontario
William Stevens
John McAvoy
Lexington
Andbridge
Hee
Rane
George Carlton
Philadelphia
Atty
Warren A. Kershner
Jack Carlton
Fred Gilmore
Ralph Jewett
Point
Laura—Greenleaf
Congress Sportswear
Edith Campbell
The
Roxanne Merry
Winslow
Campbell
Everett Pollard
Joan Ann Pollard
Colby College
Fiddlers Reach
Lester Davis
Doubling Point Light
Leslie Ainsworth
Raymond Ainsworth
Spinney Mills
Robert Hogan
Arrowsie
Peter Woodbury
Manchester
Ibra K. Lawrence
Norwich
R. L
Andrew Pray
Lawrence
Russell Mingo
West Newbury
Mingo
William Potter
Kennebec
Beverly Crosman
South Portland
Charles Paradis
Clara Morse
Fred Morse
Larry O. Gass
Zora Guigar
Pontiac
Mich
West Bath Methodist Church
Myrtle Morse
Perry Malcolm
Sabino Hall
Dr. Bell
Raymond McIntire
June Gilliam
Clifford White
Dennis White
Rod Wheat
Freda
Charles
Frank
Bruce Morse
Percy Malcom
Virginia Kennedy
Rockport
Leland Marks
Laura Norton
Brenda
South Hope
Elwin Green
Philip
George
Loraine Cramp
Gilmanton
Stephen Goode Now, Jr
Lois Gay
Somerville
Old Orchard
William Ketchum
Rvfd
Carrier
Emery Fitzgerald
Wilson Fitzgerald
Melford Perham
Winter Haven
Foster's Point Road
Arthur Cormier
Margie Anne
Teddy Robichaud
Lewis Lozier
Boothbay Harbor
Howard Whittier
Pearl Whittier
Maygoyv
Charles Baines
Ralph H. McNary
Marblehead
Sabine
Philip Booker
Alpha Booker
Harold M. Bates
Richard Newton
Little Silver
Franklin I. Newton, Jr
North
Topsham Nco Wives Club
Myer Rutchick
Carole Ann
Gloucester
Rutchik
Oscar Douglass
Janith Howe
Ruth Howe
Gordon Howe
Gardiner
JT. J. Provost
Frank Turcotte
Skowhegan
Maurice Cray
Mexico
Stanley Griffin
Billerica
Harold Wheatly
Connecticut
Annie Harrington
County Road
Gardiner General Hospital
Arthur Johansen
Wits
Marsters
Inhiood
Mar
Tangle
Neighboag
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