Community notices and local gatherings in Winnegance area
The community welfare committee of Dromore paints the grange hall lower rail while a shower honors Miss Barbara King on her upcoming marriage at Mrs. Leslie Dyer's home. Rev Hilda Jones of Portland preaches at Center church. Mrs Olive Jones sings. Vacation Bible school opens at Riverside hall next Monday with Macy Whitehead in charge. Fire incidents near Morse's wood pile and at Maud Holbrook's Meadowbrook road are reported. North Creek gift shop opens in the former Ashdale schoolhouse run by Mrs. E P Bartlett. Engagement announced for Mary Betty Harper to Louis E Vachon with both families noted. Mosquito spray planning discussed at Town hall. keeper's house at Squirrel Point light undergoes repairs. H Macy Whitehead to be ordained at Windham Hill church next Sunday. Various personal notices from residents across Bath, Waldoboro, Winneganee, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rite
Community Welfare Committee
Dromore Range
Grange Hall
Barbara King
Winneyance
Leslie Dyer
Oak Leaf Club
Vacation Bible School
Riverside Hall
Ter
Macy Whitehead
Horace Holton
Wellesley
Mass
Center Church
Bodwell Grange
Annogance Vacation Bible School
Richard C. Morse
Bath
Perley Quimby
Maud Holbrook
Meadowbrook Road
North Creek
Ashdale
E. P. Bartlett
Edward Hawkes
Mary Betty Harper
Louis E. Vachon
Charles Vachon
Catherine Vachon
Miss Harper
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Vachon
V. S. Navy
Quonset Point
R. I
Roseberry
Brunswick Flying Service
James Little
Squirrel Point
Arrowsic
Howard Bowker
Alden Denham
Phippsburg
H. Macy Whitehead
Windham Hill
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Elizabeth Morse
Donna Morse
Phyllis McKinnon
Gordon Alden
Laura Prentiss
California
John F. Leach
Dener
Brooke Chevrolet Opens New Rock Street Garage Grandly
Brooke Chevrolet Inc marks a grand opening of a new rock street garage attracting a large crowd. Misses Shirley Clark and Virginia Parker handed out carnations to visitors while the show window displayed three Chevrolet models including a Bel Air sedan and station wagon. Earl Coombs of West Bath received the first vehicle, a 1950 half-ton pickup, delivered Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
New Rock Street
Shirley Clark
Virginia Parker
Chevrolet
Brooke Chevrolet
Earl Coombs
West Bath
Ralph Small
Mr. Coombs
Ballot recounts loom in Maine Legislature races
In Augusta tomorrow the representative recount pits Elizabeth Deering Moffatt against Forrest C. Legard after an 17 vote edge for Legard. Sagadahoc probate race recounts Horace McClure who led John L. Jack by two votes, with Bath ballots hinting at shifts. County towns await ballot inspections to gauge totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auusta
Elizabeth Deering Moffatt
Bath
Forrest C. Legard
Converse G. Fenn
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Mrs. Moffatt
Sagadahoc Register of Probate
Horace McClure
John L. Jack
Topsham
Sack
McClure
Barrackpore Airport to Relieve Dum Dum Airfield
Barrackpore Airport in Calcutta will be used to ease congestion at Dum Dum Airfield. The Civil Aviation Department has begun repairs to support a daily average of 100 heavy commercial aircraft arrivals and departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Barrackpore
American Air Transport Command
Dum Dum
Civil Aviation Department
Louisville Named for Louis XVI of France
Louisville Kentucky derives its name from Louis XVI of France. The claim links the city to the French sovereign, reflecting historical naming origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, Ky
Louis XVI of
France
Sea Acre cottage hosts weekend neighbors and visitors
Belfast residents Jean Fraser and Kay Sealle hosted neighbors at Sea Acre cottage with guests from Belfast, Rocky Hill, Newton and Bath. Fort Popham drew about 400 sightseers for picnics as 500 cars visited. Popham Beach club planned summer activities including a Friday bake sale and August supper. Junior club elected officers and held a treasure hunt. several cottages hosted visitors from Marblehead and Watertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Aer Buckeye
Jean Fraser
Kay Sealle
Belfast Mich
Sea Acre
Burt S. Osgood, Jr
Lee Sherwood
E. G. Rawson
Rocky Hill
Conn
Alfred Miner
Elizabeth
Newton
Mass
Samuel D Hooper
Bath
Fort Popham
Atkins Bay
Popham Beach
Popham Library
Peter A. Issacson
Popham Beach Improvement Association
SOCIAL NOTES FROM STRATTON TO BATH WEEKEND VISITS
Mr and Mrs Edwin Hill return from Stratton after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Aaron Batchelder. Numerous Maine residents and visitors are listed with extended weekends at summer homes and cottages. Fire Chief Richard Frates and S R Jones of Bath were noted as Bath residents visiting on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Hill
Stratton
Aaron Batchelder
C. Harry Hannaford
East Lynn
Mass
Frederick S. Hynes
Worcester
S. C. Dozois
Johnson
Martin F. Goodwin
Wolfeboro
N. H
Portland
Ernest Wood
Ralph Seekins
George Stacey
Frances
Bath
Everett Perkins
Hotel Phoenix
Vernon Philbrook
Patricia
Verna
Wilma
Matinicus
E. M. Wilbur
Laurence Thayer
Bath and
Phippsburg
Goodwin
Wilbur
Percy
Billy
Capt
Ellis
Pemaquid
W. Ree
William, Jr
Cross
Woolwich
Robert Gallagher
A. H. Johnson
Dix's Island
Edward P. Thomas
Frederick
W. L. Adams, Jr
Yarmouth
Richard Frates
S. R. Jones
Probate Court Monthly Session Wills and Admins
Probate court records show multiple estates with wills filed and executors or administrators appointed. Included are Ralph O. Dale Walter I Hamilton Jennie A Campbell Josephine M Thebeau Randall F Wallace Jordan G Percy bonds filed inventories and accounts, licenses to sell real estate and guardianship actions listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wills Filia
Ralph O. Dale
Bath
Esther M. Dale
Walter I. Hamilton
West Bath
Alice E. B. Hamilton
Jennie A. Campbell
Stephen A. McPhee
Brunswick
Josephine M. Thebeau
Harry W. Thebeau
Randall F. Wallace
Phippsburg
Percival F. Wallace
Hallowell
Jordan G. Percy
Charles T. Small
James Walter Watson
Georgetown
R. E. Bond
David Leon
Bond
Evangeliste Vachon
Eva Vachon
Edith M. Cornish
Daniel Williams
Guardian
Minnie M. Love
Jesse E. Morrell
Ruth Watson
Jean H. Hatfield
Grace E. Hatfield
Richmond
Helen D. Patrick
Garth Winslow Underhill
California
Yvonne Winslow Unee
Berkley
Calif
Guardn
Peeping Tom Alarms Popham Beach Cottagers
Popham Beach residents report a Peeping Tom harassing cottagers. Several teenagers say a man tapped windows and peered through porch screens. One woman awoke to see the intruder at night and vanished after a cry. Some families have moved back to the city while awaiting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Playground Kiddies Visit Popham Beach in Weekly Trips
Children from Huse Goddards and Hyde Park playgrounds joined about 150 youths on July 10 for sun surf games and picnics at Popham Beach. On July 12 roughly 100 youngsters from South Dike and Lambert parks joined the excursion, a recurring event offering rare beach access during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Huse, Goddards
Hyde Park
South
Dike
Lambert Park
Popham
Crowd at Popham Beach Park Draws 300 Plus Visitors
More than 300 people visited Fort Popham State Park Memorial at Popham Beach on Sunday. Attendance has risen since a park custodian arrived, grounds were cleaned, and picnic tables were installed for public use. Visitors were split between out of state tourists and Maine residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Popham
State Park Memorial
Popham Beach
the Park Commission
Maine
Evening Greetings and Music Tie Island Visit News
Day callers at Everett Perkins visited Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Thomas in Bath Memorial Hospital Sunday. Albion H. Johnson, accordionist from Dix's Island, played for dancing at Ox Horn in Wiscasset Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Thomas
Frederick
Edward, Jr
Mr. Thomas
Nancy Thomas
Bath Memorial Hospital
Albion H. Johnson
Dix's Island
Ox Horn
Wiscasset
Parker Head Community Notes Full of Local Guests
Community news from Parker Head highlights visits by residents to relatives and friends across Bath and nearby towns. Guests include the O'Brien family from New York and Connecticut, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Williams from Boston, and many local residents attending parties, church events, and a July 27 fundraiser for Parker Head school. Plans for Bible school and a PTA sale are noted along with upcoming entertainments and visits.
Party Attended by Mrs Goodwin Mrs Thomas at Parker Head Home
Mrs Martin F Goodwin and Mrs E P Thomas attended a social gathering Sunday at the residence of Mrs Charles Blaisdell in Parker Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin F. Goodwin
E. P. Thomas
Charles Blaisdell
Parker Head
Drought Affects Bay Point Wells And Local Flora
Dry wells due to drought plus daily fogs hinder flowers while poison ivy and poison oak spread. Sodium bicarbonate is noted as an effective treatment. Birds like the red eyed vireo, called the Preacher by Wilson Flagg, sing with a distinctive up and down warble. Local residents spend vacations with relatives in Schenectady and Dobbs Ferry as well as East Hartford and Roosevelt, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Flagg
Dresden News Includes Engagement Plans and School Board Changes
Local announcements note Virginia Robbins engagement to Everett Rankin of Farmingdale. Eastern Air Defense Force considers Dresden Mills observation post with selections for chief observers and aides. Bridge Academy elects officers. Prof. Mitchell resigns after 37 years, to be replaced by Prof. Albert Thayer. New ten year board members named. Gardiner High student Roger Tirey to attend Boys State at Orono.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Robbins
Virginia
Everett Rankin
Farmingdale
Eastern Air Defense Force
Mitchell Air Force Base
N. Y
Dresden Mills
Force Base
Wilmot Trussell
First Selectman
Theodore Gagne
Leslie Louveney
Melvin Randall
Bridge Academy
Charles Sulphen
Leslie Bailey
Louis Woodward
Clayton Mayers
Albert Thayer
English Department
Bowdoin College
Mitchell
Brunswick
Albert R. Thayer
Ellsworth Blodgett
Leonard Alexander
Roger Tirey
Gardiner High School
Orono
Gardiner High
American Legion
C. E. Longfellow
Alice Corliss
Portland
Harriette
Carolyn Sheldon
Canada
Truro
Halifax
St. Johns
Kentville
N. S
Ninotschka Wows Berlin in Cold War Satire
The 12 year old Hollywood satire Ninotschka remains a potent weapon in democracy’s clash with Russia. Shown in West Berlin during a 1948 blockade era, it drew crowds and later toured East Berlin amid Communist youth marches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hollywood
Moscow
Russia
West Berlin
Eye for Color Sparks Debate Over Gift Neckties
The feature notes that women have an advantage in color perception, while men criticize. It claims faulty color vision affects about ten times as many Wien men as women.
Curtis Funeral Firm Unveils Ambulance by Plane Service
Fred S. Curtis & Co. of Bath marks 50 years in business with a new plane ambulance program linking Bath to Boston and New York. The Ryan Navion plane will transport patients to distant hospitals faster, with pilot Lendall Roberts and a full Cadillac fleet supplementing urgent ground service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Curtis & Co
Bath
Fred S. Curtis
Harry A. Cony
Curtis
Center Street
Arthur Gediman
Opera House
Craft’s
Battery Service
Craft
Dalrymple & Rowe
Joseph Avery
Sebasco
Fred S. Curtis Co
Cadillac
Red Cross
Mary S. Curtis
Thomas R. Huston
Curtis Company
Charles W. Morse
Washington Street
Morse
Huston
Carl E. Albee
Albee
George Worthington
Portland
Herman S. Shepard
Kenneth Peterson
Porteous, Mitchell & Braun
Ohio
Miller Company
Brunswick
Boston
Calais
New York
C. A. Board
Lendall Roberts
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Clara Sherlock
William
Mount Ephraim
N. J
Olive Jones
Alice
Haddonfield
Perry Farm
Basin Road
Chester B. Oliver
Sherlock
James Gray
William H. Gilman
Waldoboro
Ann Sharp
Lewis Small
Litchfield
Mark Harrington
Roberta Harrington
Robert Ewing
Bridgewater
Theresa Williams
Winneganee
New York City
Walter Vollmer
Larchmont
Harold Strout
Clarence P. Spinney
James Morrison
Clark’s Island
Harry Hosmer
Evelyn Hosmer
Hilda Ives
Charles L. Stevens
James W. Gilman
Clarence Perkins
Stanley Perkins
Lester Morse
Judy Morse
White Mountains
Edward Pangburn
West Hartford
Andrew Hart, Z Jr
Betty Ann
Dudley S. Leavitt
Meadowbrook
Ilene Percy
Marblehead
San Antonio
Texas
Women’s Air Force
Stanwood Gilman
William S
Irma Gilman
New Hampshire
Vermont
Dudley Leavitt
Hugh Leavitt
Barrackpore Airport
Jack Percy
Arthur Stevens
Campbell's Island
Olga Stegelmann
Harriet Jeffers
Watertown
Ocean Point
Marguerite McNulty
J. Walter Snipe
Seth Snipe
Spinney Guest House
J. H. Chamberlain
Lakeland
Fla
M. Granger
Fort Ann
Thomas McLelland
Fort Edwards
W. L
Wesley Hyde
Boothbay Harbo
Charles Small, Jr
Herbert Small
Auburn
Roberta Hathorne
John A. Clark
Sea Acres
T. Drummond
Charlotte
Cincinnati
Henry Lyman
Henry, Jr
Bloomfield, Conn
Primrose Wooldverton
Helen McCandless
Stockton
Cox
Arthur J. Dunton
Albert Gray
Auust
Lewis Lowell
Martin Goodwin
Edward Thomas
Elwood Hathorne
Walter Cushing
J. D. Libby
Parker Head School
Elizabeth Wyman
Kenneth Wood
Woods
Florence Maass
W. T. Wyman
Harold Barkalow
Swan Lake
Mr. Barkalow
Raymond Nisbet
Nisbet
Small Point Beach
Sam Sternberg
Marilyn
Medford
Bruce
Nancy
Jane
Lorraine Sheffield
Chebeague
Clyde Moore
Rose Marie
Leston Harrington
John Hartleb
W. A. Lowell II
Harvey Hartleb
J. Frank Mezenski
Donald Logan
Marlene
Donald
Ames Seavey
Frances Morong
Frances Hoar
Florence Rollins
Herbert Bassett
Francis Toothaker
Harpswell
Lowell
Whitefield
Lewiston
Ethel MacElroy
Willary Percy
Bob Moore
Blaine Brann
Dora Ingraham
Daisy Talbot
Eliza Bradshaw
William Schrieter
Cathance
W. E. Hallett
Earl Lowell
Turner McCarty
Clarence Sheffield
Farm Bureau
C. V. Minott
Fred Haggett
Frances Marks
Appsburg Center
Robert Stone
Schenectady
Dobbs Ferry
Arthur Bristol
East Hartford
Dresden
Ninotschka
Bath Funeral
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