Local Education Funds and Community Notices from Wiscasset
The State Department of Education informs Union No. 48 of matching funds under the 1958 National Defense Education Act. Phippsburg and Georgetown receive checks for 508.34 and 63.49 dollars respectively. A First Congregational church fair on the Common featured booths, tea, a smorgasbord supper, a doll carriage parade, a baby show, and a successful turnout despite parking concerns. Personal items note visits and relocations including John P. Blagdon in Manchester and the Manion family moving to Albuquerque after a Bath visit.
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State Department of Education
Office of Superintendent of Schools
Union’ No
Phippsburg
Georgetown
First Congregational Church
Organ Society
Marco Club
Evening Guild
The
Roy Marston
Forrest Johnson
Robert Sutter
Colin Dunn
Westport Island
Fred Blagdon
Lorraine Johnson
Terry Johnson
Shirley Hewitt
Barbara Hewitt
Nancy Sherman
Susan Sherman
Cindy Lou Peaslee
Lynn Abbott
Richard Hilton
Robert Fairfield
Robert Blagdon
Scott Sutter
Stanley Morris
Harvey Bailey
Harley Colby
Louis West
Hudson
Mass
Hinkley Family Visit Noted in Skowhegan
Mr and Mrs Wallace Hinkley and son Wayne of High street and Mr and Mrs William Hinkey of Riverview road spent Sunday visiting relatives in Skowhegan.
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Wallace Hinkley
Wayne
High Street
William Hinkey
Riverview Road
Skowhegan
Day's Ferry Community Notes Span Church Events and Visits
Woolwich and Day's Ferry residents report eight new members at Sunday service led by Pastor Martin Perry. The Day's Ferry Canasta club held a cookout, with a planned Damariscotta Lake picnic. Various local families hosted birthdays, anniversaries, and gatherings. Woolwich Grange progresses through degrees. the South Woolwich Volunteer Fire Department prepared for an August auction to fund building upkeep. Numerous visitors and residents share travel, hospital, and summer home activities across Sagadahoc Ferry, Bath, Nequasset, and nearby towns.
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Jeanine Greenlaw
Jeanette Groves
Rita Flemming
Grace Smith
Elsie Stinson
Grace Brown
Day’s Ferry
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath
Linda Edwards
Woolwich
Suzanne Dunbar
Pamela Greenlaw
Carlton Homestead
Anthony Dodge
Sagadahoc Ferry
Jesse Bowden
Patricia Baker
Needham
Mass
Forrest Baker
Nequasset
Boyden
Raymond Boyden
Robert Smith
Sandra
Creamer
Helen Vinal
Thomaston
Camden
Thomas Creamer
U.S.A.F
Azores
Bath Iron, Works
Allen Noble
Eino Saari
Valerie
Christine
Maurice Hathorne
Bernard Bailey
Herbert McIntire
George Gavett
Robert DeWick
Robert Stevens
Orrin Creamer
Woolwich Grange
Beatrice Bailey
Alta Munsey
Alberta Bailey
Patricia Tipsword
Jackie Durgan
Donald Robson
Montsweag Road
George Ganglfinger
Chicago
Bailey
Paul Devire
John Bailey
Jeffrey
Deborah
Kenneth Bailey
Kenneth, Jr
Michael
Robert
West Bath
Thomas Staples
Hollis Bailey
Irene Libby
Brunswick
Paul Devore
South Woolwich
W.W. Benjamin
Stanley Aitken
Circus tycoon P. T. Barnum owned a Danbury newspaper
The article notes that circus impresario P. T. Barnum once owned a newspaper in Danbury Connecticut, highlighting his media connection alongside his famed circus ventures.
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Circus Tycoon
P. T. Barnum
Danbury
Conn
Arrowsic Sagadahoc Women’s Democratic Club Meeting
The Arrowsic Sagadahoc Democratic Club met at Mrs. Julie Bowles home as minutes were read by secretary Edna Coombs and treasurer Laura Larrabee reported dues. Members invited to a July 26 outing at Biscaye Ind Damariscotta and an all day meeting set for Aug 11 at Steene cottage Jones Eddy with co hosts Mazeko and Steene.
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Sagadahoc
Steene Cottage
Jonses Eddy
Michiel Mazeko
Steene
Morse announces birth of son Andrew Foster
Mr and Mrs Norman Morse Jr of 103 Bedford Street announce the birth at Bath Memorial Hospital of a son named Andrew Foster born Monday weighing eight pounds 12 ounces. The couple also has two daughters Leigh and Lori. the mother is Gail Foster of Wicasset.
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Norman Morse Jr
Bedford Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Andrew Foster
West Bath household guests and weekend visitors noted
West Bath includes Mr. and Mrs William Caylor with children from Revenna Texas staying indefinitely while her father is ill at Bath Memorial hospital. Guests include Mr and Mrs MeSford Perham wintering in Florida and staying at West Bath home. Various travelers and visitors from New Jersey Massachusetts and New York frequent local homes and Sabino park during the season.
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William Caylor
David
Ann
Ricky
Debbie
Revenna
Texas
Bath Memorial Hospital
MeSford Perham
Winter Haven
Fla
West Bath
John Browning
Trenton
N. J
M. Bates
Little Silver
Sabine
Eva Atwood
Bath
Ethel Burns
Robert Farnham
Frances Deehan
Frank Fortin
Brunswick
Lawrence Burnham
Robert Burnhan
York and Sons
George Burnham
Irving Burnham
Oliver Wass
Patricia
Reid State Park
Mabel Nelson
Leon Moore
Edgecomb
Ralph WH. McNary
Marblehead
Mass
Charles
Bath area military and medical notices update
North Bath ASC announces Paul Canio has returned from Spain with VP26 Squadron based at NAS Brunswick. Jyan Lawrence, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Higgins, is a survival patient at Parkview Hospital Brunswick. Mr and Mrs Robert Berry Khayve sold their Ridge Road home and moved to Bath. Ardenne Haines II, son of Mr and Mrs Ardenne Haines, is confined at home due to illness. Richard Temple, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Temple, is a medical patient at Bath Memorial Hospital.
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Lemuel Probie
Day’s Ferry
Probies
Forrest Baker
Nequasset
Damariscotta Lake
Vernon Mank
Mountain Road
Wilson Bailey Place
Mary Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
Petit Nursing Home
Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Stephen Sitebotham
George
Troy
N.Y
George Carpenter
Jay G. Bailey
ASC
Paul Canio
Spain
VP26
Nas
Brunswick
Jyan Lawrence
Harry Higgins
Parkview Hospital
Robert Berry Khayve
Ridge Road
Ardenne Haines II
Ardenne Haines
Richard Temple
Arthur Temple
Woolwich Firemen Called Out Twice Last Week
Woolwich firemen responded to two fires last week as announced by Fire Chief Hadley Smith. A Sunday woods fire near Nequatset dam used about 2,200 gallons to wet a quarter acre, protecting George McEnerney’s fence line. Thursday a vacant two story house on Middle Road burned before crews arrived. they dampened nearby structures and stayed until 10 30 to prevent rekindling, with Chief Smith urging use of the Red Network 3 4212 for rapid alarms.
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Woolwich
Hadley Smith
Nequatset Dam
George McEnerney
Middle Road
Dana Mill Road
Smith
Beard Growing Contest Linked To Wiscasset Bicentennial
In Wiscasset, Maine, a beard growing contest tied to the bicentennial requires all male residents aged 18 to 65 to carry a 50 cent shaving license until August 21, unless wearing a brother of the brush pin indicating contest registration. Prizes allocate 50 percent to the top beard, with 25 15 and 10 percent for the next places after expenses.
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Wiscasset
Sheepscot
Club guests entertain at Swan's Island Needle Club
Mrs Harry Pushard of Wiscas and Mrs Irene Rice with Mrs Wallace Rittall of Bath were out of town guests of Mrs Parker H Blen of Swan's Island Richmond when she entertained her Needle Club recently.
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Harry Pushard
Wiscasset
Irene Rice
Wallace Rittall
Bath
Parker H. Blen
Swan's Island
Richmond
Needle Club
Nazarene district camp meeting and local incidents in Richmond
The Nazarene Virginia District camp meeting convened at the Richmond Campground with Dr. W. W. Littrell as morning and evening speaker and Paul McNutt directing music. A Youth Institute led by Rev. Deane Hardy. Vacation Bible School under Mrs. Betty MacIntyre. platform manager Rev. Joshua Wagner. Sunday closing services followed. A pickup truck crash at Richmond post office injured no one. driver Alex Swyagin explained loss of control while avoiding another car. Unhurt passengers were Jenny Sépp of New York and Feodor Grishin of 11 Church Street. The front of the truck and window framing suffered heavy damage. the post office building is owned by Plympton Kent Jr. Personal notes mention several local residents visiting or traveling, military assignments, and a family reunion at Smithfield Grange Hall.
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Nazarene Church District
Richmond
W. W. Littrell
Virginia
Paul McNutt
Deane Hardy
Bangor
Betty MacIntyre
Joshua Wagner
Alex Swyagin
South Pleasant Street
Richmond Post Office
Swyagin
Main Street
Jenny Sépp
New York
Feodor Grishin
Church Street
Plympton Kent, Jr
Charles B. Kennedy
Clyde Foggin
St. Petersburg
Fla
Kennedy
Gardner Street
Foggin
Florida
Elwyn Mullin
Preston
Edward Rankins
True Pond
Montville
Northeast Odd Fellows Assn
Gordon Harvey
Ernest Harvey
Fort Dix
N. J
D Company
3Rd Training Regiment
U. S. Army Infanttry
Oscar Douglass
Democratic Challenge Shapes Bath Voter Rolls
In Bath the City Committee reports Board of Registration counts show 4 950 registered voters with 3 229 Republicans 1 265 Democrats and 456 unenrolled. Joseph P Nolan cites past overcounts while Young Democrats seek a debate with Young Republicans on election year issues. Ralph York elected vice president to a new term.
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Augusta
Joseph P. Nolan
Bath
Ralph York
Miller-Senecal Nuptials Tie Two Families in Phippsburg
Miss Nancy Senecal of Saratoga Springs New York and George Miller son of Mrs Rose Miller of Saratoga Springs New York wed Sunday at the Senecal home in Phippsburg Maine. The Rev Earl R Eckerson officiated on the lawn before about 600 guests. The bride wore blue and white silk with white accessories. Edward Senecal served as best man and Cheri Pelley was flower girl. The couple's families hosted a buffet lunch following the ceremony. The groom is a Marine Corps veteran and attended local schools in Saratoga Springs New York.
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Nancy Senecal
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Phippsburg
George Miller
Rose Miller
Henry W. Senecal
Earl R. Eckerson
Sebasco Estates
Senecal
Hler
Edward Senecal
Cheri Pelley
Morsey High School
Miller
St. Peters Academy
Saratoga Springs High School
U. S. Marine Corps
Fire crews extinguish sofa blaze in Bath garage
Bath firemen responded Wednesday to a sofa fire stored in a garage at 52 South Street owned by Mrs Amy Stebbins. Engines 3 and 4 and a ladder truck battled the flames, the boiler line used, and the fire was out with no damage noted. The origin remains undetermined.
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Bath
Amy Stebbins
South Street
Hazel Ross of Portland Weekend Visit with Sister
Mrs Hazel Ross of Portland spent the weekend with her sister Mrs Key Nitter at 406 High Street.
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Mrs
Hazel, Ross
Portland
Key —_Nitter
High Street
Dresden area guests and church sale plans noted
Mr and Mrs Arthur Rittall of Greenfield Mass were guests of Mrs Walter Rittall last weekend. Mr and Mrs Lawrence E Gahan and Mrs Leonard Gahan of South Portland visited their summer home. Mr and Mrs Fred Witham and relatives traveled to Bailey Island for dinner at Cooks. Dresden Methodist plans a July 30 sale with inside or lawn booths depending on weather. Len Call funeral services were held at Gardiner with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery Dresden Mills. Mr and Mrs John McDouall of Kissimmee Florida visited the Misses Sheldon while summering at a Winthrop cottage.
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John P. Blagdon
Manchester
N. H
Anna P. White
Theodore V. Sherman
Alna Road
Masonic Lodge
Gardiner
Louis Quaglia
Brighton
Mass
FE. Pobald
Willoughby
Ohio
Victor Franzen
Clark's Point
William Grey
Greenwich
Conn
Emerson Smith
High Street
Conrad Peters
Aug
James and
Clayson
Boylston Hutchins
Boylston, Jr
Sewall
Weld
Frank Donato
Massachusetts
Gertrude Munsey
Nate
Bertha LeBourdais
G. W. Davis
Oak Grove Hac
Boothbay Harbor
Davis
Squirrel Island Inn
Daune Mazeiko
East Haven
Howard Carlton
Westport
Cromwell's
Little Sheepscot
Erving Daley
Woolwich
Edward Johnson
Bath
Karl Rosenwald
Perley Ater
Jones's Eddy
Lillian Doran
Natick
Mas.ure
Leo Radzwill
Ralph Steene
Hugh Eisenhauer
Michiel Mazeiko
Norman Drummond
Warren F. Hawley Jr
Brunswick Summer Playhouse
Lawrence Rothwell
Frances
Mark
John
Saugus
F. P. Coiiger
Coronado Island
Calif
Kenneth Cushman
Falmouth
Horatio L. Baker
Bluff Head
Bion
Leslie Ainsworth
Reid Park
Bath Recreation Center
American Red Cross
Fred Meissler
Green Bay
Wisc
Roland Peterson
Meissler
Chicago
Nas
Brunswick
Emile J. LaChance
Haatio’ L
Ann MecDormain
Larry
Boothbay
Johan Calabrese
Robinhood
Boston
Mr. Baker
Ruth L. Wales
Frank M Lawrence
Cambridge
Mr. Ater
Edson Livingston
Mary Friend
Linda Friend
Harry Gorby
Jay Gorby
Arthur Rittall
Greenfield
Walter Rittall
Lawrence E. Gahan
Leonard Gahan
South Portland
Fred Witham
Eismons
Varney
Bailey Island
Cook's
Dreden Methodist Church
H L
C. EF. Sheldon
Woolwich Woman Burned in Kitchen Fire
A Woolwich woman, Floriene E. Stevens of Moatsweag Road, is listed in fair condition at Bath Memorial Hospital after an early morning stove fire. She suffered first second and third degree burns over her body. cause is undetermined. Firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly and she was transported by A. F. Mayo & Son ambulance. Mrs Stevens, widow of Cecil Stevens, works as a sales clerk at W. T. Grant Co.
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Woolwich
Bath Memorial Hospital
Floriene E. Stevens
Moatsweag Road
Stevens
Two West Bath Boys Recovering From Burns
Two teens Ronald Pushard and Ver bert Reno both 16 and 15 respectively of West Bath were badly burned while repairing a motor on the New Meadows River. They reached shore after fumes ignited, with Robert Archer 14 uninjured but along, all returning to Pushard's Berry Mill road home and hospital care.
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New Meadows
Bath Memorial Hospital
Wedday
Ronald Pushard
Verbert Reno
West Bath
Robert Archer
Thomas’ Point
Berry's Mills Bridge
Pushard
Reno
Archer
Ushard
Berry Mill Road
West Bath Grange Swaps Officers At Meeting Night
West Bath Grange held a Monday session unveiling its officer slate led by Lawrence Palmer Sr as master and Berita Palmer as overseer. Members announced upcoming degree work with Woolwith grange and a blind auction planned for next week.
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West Bath Grange
Lawrence Palmer
Berita Palmer
Richid Gurney
Alex Burgess
Joseph Larrabee
Porsis
Miter
Ethel MacDonald
Alton Collins, Sr
Gate Erperc
Janet Collins
Ceres
Mattie Collins
Pomona
Alice Surges
Flora
Rosa Freeman
America
Alice Jalineun
Gadreh
Mabel Wallinen
Dromore Raver
Alex Burscave
Weath Crane
Woolwith
Grange
Noth
Wes Bath Methodist Church
Paesturers' Council
Savaduhoc Grange
Bowdoin Center
Bath residents named to state aging advisory committee
Bath selections include Rev Dr Oliver W Bell and Mrs Ruth Watson on the state advisory panel for aging. The committee aims to aid the Governor and participate in the White House Conference on Aging in Washington. Others from the state come from medical, business, labor and industrial sectors. Linda Drake, daughter of Forrest Drake, left for a week at Cane Fairhaven in Brooks.
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Bath
State Committee On
State House
Augusta
John H. Reedle
State Committee
White House
Eisenhower
Washington
Citizens Committee
Oliver W. Bell
Wesley Methodist Church
Ruth- Watson
Morse High Tote
Saradinoe County
Dorothy HW
Billings
Richmond
Linda Drake
Forrest Drake
Hightreet
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N. M
Manion
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Frank A. Manion, Jr
School Street
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New Mexico
Sacramento
Gerald Creamer
C. R. Christiansen
Kenneth Gove
W. W. Benjamin
Earl Stimpson
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Russell Boyd
Marthew Doak
Carroll Morse
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Ellen Osgood
Jane Stevens
Day's Ferry Congregational Church
Edward Marty
Dorothy
Day's Ferry
Marcia Stinson
Ruth Thompson
Saradahoce Ferry
Wamilton
Lexington
Lermond
Harold Leemand
North Woolwich
Earl Lermond
Waugh Madden
Madden
Claude Bea
John Presby
Dade City
Bath and Woolwich
Mr Presby
Wilbur Presby
Clinton Nelson
Daugghler
Velma Langton
Weeterbury
Clifford Moison
Bart
Ernest Lebel
Clifford Moiseon
Frea Crapton
Malvern
Rumford
Angers
Wallace Sheldon
Cynthia Osgood
Maine Medica Center
Fred Osgood
Phipps Point
Larry Katz
Peter Waring
Charles Haley
Segedahoc
Wal
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Farmington
Belgrade Lake Friends
Charles Heggie
Maine
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Grace Lawson
Largo
Joseph DeSize
Day's So
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Bath-Wiscasset Area
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