Wiscasset Scouts Award First Lincoln County Medal
Robert MacQueston Jr. received the For God and Country award at St Phillips Church in a morning service witnessed by a large congregation. The ceremony included district leaders, with Rev John R McFarlane presenting the medal. Afterward 12 Scout members traveled to Camp Bombazeen for a week's stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Boy Scouts of America
Richard E. Kimball
Robert MacQueston
Parker E. Marean
John L. Blagdon
Robert MacQueston Jr
For God and Country
Lincoln County
St. Phillips
Kimball
John R. McFarlane
Messrs
Kimball and
MacQueston
Camp Bombazeen
Belgrade
Sortwell’s Corner
Amoco
Congregational Church
Soule
Leslie A. Sullivan
Mr. Soule
Roy R. Marston
Charles S. Sewall
Earl D. Rines
Lawrence B. Haggett
Charles E. Cowley
Richmond L
Bath
Maine General School of Nursing
Portland
First Congregational Church
Marco Club
Samuel J. Sewall
Helen Fisher
Madeeline Reed
Harry E. Rines
South End Kiddies Benefit Show Raises Money for Crippled Children
A South End PTA hall benefit show directed by Corlis Crowley and Gordon McNeil drew a total of 8.60 for the Hyde Memorial Home for Crippled Children. Local ladies served as judges and prizes were provided by Mrs. Myra Burgon and Mrs. Marie Berry. the event featured group singing, costume contests, and amateur acts with several young performers among the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Corlis Crowley
Gordon McNeil
PTA Hall
Hyde Memorial Home
L. J. Chadbourne
Richard Jenkins
Paul Strube
Myra Burgon
Marie Berry
Pamela Raven
Gerry Bogart
Deanna Crowley
Vernon Brackett
Linda Allenwood
Laurie Caton
Diane Bogart
Allan Bogart
Jackie Paige
Gerry Wakefield
Andrea MacDonald
Diane
Dorothy Staples
Billy Strube
Joan MacDonald
Judy Jenkins
Lonnie Purdy
Donald Dorsey
Jane Bretton
Patty Boulay
Richard Lutz
Harold Brackett
Alphonse Twombley Improving After Amputation
Alphonse Twombley eighty eight year old patient at Memorial hospital since his leg was amputated after a freak accident at Center Street crossing involving a car and a train is reported improving by hospital authorities. He told Hospital Superintendent Miss Helen V Downing that he felt pretty good Wednesday morning. He has had a lonely time with only infrequent visitors and may now receive visitors during visiting hours. Bath residents are invited to call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Twombley
Memorial Hospital
Bath boy promoted to associate professor at Indiana University
John J. Murray son of Mr and Mrs Morris W Potter of 1023 Washington St Bloomington Indiana has been promoted to associate professor at Indiana University He was previously an assistant professor and earned Morse High School diploma in 1932 He taught at a California Summer school and worked on an English history textbook
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Murray
Morris W. Potter
Washington Street
Indiana University
Bloomington
Indiana
University
Murray
Morse High School
California
Mrs Barstow and Celena Emero Vacationing in Nova Scotia
Miss Elizabeth Ann Barstow and her aunt Mrs Celena Emero are spending a two week vacation in Nova Scotia sightseeing and relaxing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann Barstow
Celena Emero
Nova Scotia
Plants on the March Theme at Audubon Nature Camps Exhibit
The Old Bristol Garden club hosts a Flower Show at Lakehurst Damariscotta today and Thursday announcing Plants on the March as the Audubon Nature Camp theme. Carl W. Buchheister notes the exhibit uses Maine coast rocks soil and living plants to narrate soil formation from rock to forest and warns of forest destruction from human greed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bristol Garden Club
Lakehurst
Damariscotta
Carl W. Buchheister
Mainecostal
Maine
Community Church Schedules and Local Social Notes
Woolwich First Congregational lists services at Nequasset Montsweag and Center Baptist churches with times and pastors Rev. Lowell W. Milliken Rev. H. E. Danielson. Local social items include a Mothers' club stork shower for Mrs Youland and notices of club meetings and visits around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Nequasset
Junior Christian Endeavor
Lowell W. Milliken
Christian Endeavor
Montsweag Baptist Church
H. E. Danielson
Center Baptist Church
Mothers’ Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Arthur Youland
Lawrence Edwards
Charles Powers
Cynthia Phillips
Youland
Myers Reed
Henry Guernsey
Margaret Wyman
Janet
Carol Robbins
Betty Brown
Frances Moffitt
Ruth Orr
Margaret Hale
Molly Powers
Ruth Leavitt
Joseph True
Portland
Ellen
Ralph
Everett Savage
Augusta
Densmore Leach
Maria Savage
Merle Jameson
Keith
Henry Wright
Old Orchard Beach
Richard
Robert
Alan Howe
Billerica
Mass
Jennie Howe
Langbehn and Chapman Tie Knot in Winter Street Ceremony
Gerda Langbehn and Lt. Kendall Chapman wed Monday at Winter Street Congregational Church in Bath. The ceremony featured a double ring rite led by Rev. Joseph O. Purdue with a reception at the bride’s parents’ home. The couple plans to reside in New York City after August 6 and travel followed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerda Langbehn
Kendall Chapman
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street Congregational Church
Carl M. Langbehn
High Street
Helen Beckler
Latuque
Quebec
Ruth Ellen Hunter
Stanley Hunter
Bath
John Heilshorn
N. R
Long Island
N. Y
John Wishart
George Langbehn
Alice Lorraine Purdue
Irwin Chapman
Mary Lesinski
Easthampton
Mass
Jacqueline Pert
Lorna Fay Kramer
Betty East
Bridgeport
Ruth Kohl
Connecticut
Percy Gleason
Newport
Winslow Bridgham
Pittsfield
Boundary Dispute Over Fire In Five Mile Swamp
The blaze near Lily pond has sparked a boundary dispute between Bath and West Bath fire departments. City officials Mittendorf and Carey seek to locate the old dividing line, tracing changes since West Bath was formed in 1844. Both towns claim control and say West Bath may bill Bath for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Pond
Bath
West Bath
Ralph F. Mittendorf
John P. Carey
New Meadows
Kennebec
Winneganee
Death toll in United States tops 1.4 million in 1947
In 1947 the United States recorded 1,445,370 deaths across the nation, reflecting the year’s mortality figure for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West Bath Social Roundup Highlights Local Celebrations
A House party at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bubier marked Mrs. Arthur Wise and Bubier turning 80 with gifts and cake. The list of attendees includes Dunham, Boudreau, Darrah, Chase, Titcomb, Mank, Tardiff, Holland, Temple, and others. Jack Rose heads to Parris Island after enlisting in the Marine Corps. 4-H Harvesters planned a July 30 picnic at the Belanger farm with leader Pauline Belanger. The piece records multiple visits, travel, and local club activities across West Bath and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bubier
Arthur Wise
Bubier
Charles Dunham
Joanne Boudreau
Albert Darrah
Norman Chase
Harold Titcomb
Ralph Mank
Dominique Tardiff
Helen Holland
Nellie Temple
Joan
Jackie
Howard Baker
Worthley McPhee
Wesley McPhee
Jack Rose
Ernest Rose
U. S. Marine Corps
Parris Island
N. C
Harvesters
4-H Club
Pauline Belanger
Hill Road
Bethel Estes
Hubert Barter
Belanger
Marshall Boudreau
Joseph Oliver
Gertrude Trott
William Coombs
Wallace MacDonald
James Lemont
Harry Paterson
Joseph Wilson
Huntoon Hill Grange
Wiscasset
Irving Burnham
Billy
Laurence Burnham
Kittery
Percy Holbrook
Arthur Footer
Ann Hartnett
Freeport
Robert Thompson
Robert
Holbrook Cottage
Jean Caton
Campbell’s Pond
Carl Graves
John Frey
Dresden
B. F. Whitmore
Keith
Gardiner
Francis W. Deehan
Laura Whitmore
Frank Blethen
Washington
Elijah Hallowell
Arrowsic
Harold Davis
Bath
Roland Carlton
West Bath
John Perkins
Elaine Renshaw
Christine Miller
Portland
Robert Killiam
Walter Killiam
Eva Dunn
Frances Deehan
Herbert Moody
John Bodge
Warren Babb
Elmer Hodgkins
Roland Farrington
Farmington
Carroll Wing
Francis Deehan
Edward Collins
Brunswick
Sabino Notes Social at Sabino Summer Club
Mrs Herbert Pierce and Mrs Paul Stinson hosted their card club at Sabino for the summer with a shore dinner. Guests included Mrs Henry Mank Mrs Elford Stover Mrs Donald Perry and others as several families enjoy summer at cottages and visits mark a pleasant Community Hall gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Pierce
Paul Stinson
Sabino
Henry Mank
Elford Stover
Donald Perry
Charles Lee
John Sonia
Charles Chessman
Edwin Bates
South Paris
Bates Cottage
Bob Perry
Raymond Perry
Wellesley Farms
Mass
Marion Dain
Susan Bates
Jean Shumway
Dain Cottage
Jack Carver
Priscilla
Arents
Jack Eade
Nr Eade
Fred Sanderson
Judy
Hannah Nelson
James Jenkins
Greg
Gail
Nequasset Church Plans Annual Fair and Call Extension
The Nequasset Church meeting voted to extend a call to Rev. John F Anderson to serve as minister for the coming year. A 12 voice choir led by Mrs. Ethel Blake has drawn praise, and the vestry is being redecorated. The church, the oldest in the area, plans its third lawn party and fair at the Fogg home on Friday July 29 with new booths including Betty Brown dolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational
Nequasset
Woolwich
John F. Anderson
Ethel Blake
William Fogg
Betty Brown
Picnic Supper Ends with Social Hour at Local Cottages
A social gathering concluded with a picnic supper and a social hour. Nearly all of the cottages were used for the event, reflecting a communal, informal community activity.
Former World Champ Player to Play for Bath Junior Legion
Ival Goodman famed outfielder of the 1940 Reds will appear in Bath at Kelley field for its first night game. He will wear a Smith Tobey Post Junior Legion uniform and play two innings against the Bath Iron Works nine. Goodman, a two time World Series participant with a .295 average, is staying at Boothbay Camp for Boys and assists Bath’s Junior Legion team ahead of the playoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ival Goodman
Kelley Field
Junior Legion
Goodman
Smith-Tobey
Dick Jackson
Sonny Munsey
Francis E. McLaughlin
Smith-Tobey Legion Post
Baseball Nine
Cincinnati Reds
Bath
Missouri
Bath Iron Works
Boothbay
Crack
Bill Johnson
Detroit Tigers
Cincy
Chicago Cubs
Boothbay Camp
American Legion
Pleasing Summer Hopes for Local Residents
Residents look forward to a pleasant summer, expecting good weather and community activities to lift spirits after a period of occupancy and renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupied
Harbor View house removal eyed as Bath improvement
Citizens praise the planned removal of the Harbor View house at the Carlton bridge approach. Two traveling men visiting Bath also commented on the eyesore noting the city’s pride in its appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor View
Carlton Bridge
Beth
Bath
City gains new business block plan praised by residents
After years of neglect residents in Bath welcomed the sale of the site to a local young man who envisions a modern business block. They praised his ambition and foresight, noting city appearance reflects its prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Hadley C MacKenzie Undergoes Surgery in Hospital Stay
Hadley C MacKenzie of 83 Court Street entered Memorial hospital last week and underwent surgery Monday morning. He is reported in favorable condition and resting comfortably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley C. MacKenzie
Court Street
Memorial Hospital
Navy Club displays Japanese one man death by own action submarine
Bath city exhibit at City Hall shows a 20 foot submarine known as the Koryu used by Japan in World War II. The model, powered by storage batteries, carries 1800 pounds of explosives and was designed to ram ships. Proceeds support the Navy Club of the U S A welfare and rehabilitation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Club of
Navy Club
Adm
Charles F. Hughes
City of
Bath
City Hall
Japan
Okinawa
Navy
U. S. Naval
Act of Congress
Naval Reserve
Coast Guard
Marine Corps Reserve
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neil McKinnon
Salvation Army
Frances A. Sortwell
Miss Sortwell
Wesley C. Day
Depositor’s Trust Co
C. J. DiPerri
Osteopath
Richmond L. White Jr
Elizabeth Ross
Willow Jane
Manley D. Glidden
Kenneth Glidden
Portsmouth
N.H
Birch Point
Frank W. Bradford
Palmyra
Mademoiselle
Front Street
Coats
South End Kiddies
Hyde Home For
Bath Boy
Wiscasset, Maine
Contagalli Shop
Shumacher Fabrics
Old Gardiner Road
White House
R. L. White, JR
Nequasset Church
Dai
Bia Aster Eis
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