Community Notes Highlight Local Church Events and Graduations
Rev H Macy Whitehead plans Small Point sermon after vacation return. Morse High School graduation set for June 8 with Center graduates Pauline Seavey James Seavey Betty Bowker Adele Hunt Leonard Rainey. Children’s Day on June 14. christening requests to Rev Whitehead. Local fire destroys Niles Wallace home at West Point. Personal items from Morse High and Center church members listed. numerous visits and travels among townsfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serres
Dirigo
Charis
Stevens
Rev. Macy
Brunswick Naval Air Staane
Gilman
Niles Wallace
West Point
H. Macy Whitehead
Small Point
Rev. Whitehead
Morse High
Pauline
James Seavey
Betty Bowker
Adele Hunt
Leonard Rainey
Theresa Roy
Russell Fitch
Bath
Adrick Palmer
Mark Harrington
Small Point School
Howard Smith
Proctor
Harpswell
Center Church
Portland
Morse High School
Irvine Mank
Bowker Family Weekend Guests At Meadowbrook Farm
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Bowker hosted their son Eugene R. Bowker Jr and daughter Lucinda Jane of Kittery for a weekend at Meadowbrook. They were joined by Mrs. Jay K. Bowker, with rents from Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Fullerton Sr. of Bath. The Fullerton family enjoyed a Sunday outing and weenie roast at Mrs. Jay K. Bowker's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene R. Bowker
Eugene R. Jr
Lucinda
Jane
Kittery
Mr. Bowker
Jay K. Bowker
Meadowbrook
Bay Point Weekend News Highlights and Summer Openings
Bay Point residents reported a busy weekend with cottages opened by Carroll and Charlotte Deering families Bath and Mr and Mrs Madison Moore leading Bay Point Improvement Association meetings. Visitors included Theodore Stewart from Brookline and Clayton Taylor from Auburn. A heavy hail storm damaged area, with stones the size of robin eggs lasting about 20 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Martin Powers
Joe Avery
Harold Miller
Brattleboro
First Beach Road
Clyde Whittaker
John
Patricia Ann
Alfred Perow
Bath
eProw
Theodore Stewart
Brookline
Mass
Clayton Taylor
Auburn
Thomas Hagan
Bay Point Improvement Association
Charlotte Cahill
Merline Thompson
Woolwich
Carroll Deerings
Rick Moffatt
Carroll
Kenneth McIvor
Mclivors
Lower Newton Falls
Roxbury
Madison Moore
Bay Point
Meadowbrook social at Bowker house near Bath
Mrs Cecil Fullerton Sr prepared a Coronation Cake and a roast with toasted marshmallows relishes sandwiches fruit punch and watermelon. Mr and Mrs Franklyn Morse of Bath with sons and daughter visited the Leavitts at their Meadowbrook cottage. The Morse family and others joined Mrs Thelma Crawford of Wakefield visiting Mrs Carrie Little of Turnercourt Bath and attendees spent the day at the Little cottage prepping it for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance
Meadowbrook
Thelma Crawford
Wakefield Mass
Carrie Little
Turnercourt Bath
Little
Crawford
Allen Little
Fred Bolduc
Stephen
Damariscotta Information Bureau Opens in 1953 Season
The Damariscotta Information Bureau will open for the 1953 season on Wednesday June 10. The 1953 regional map-folder will be ready for distribution that date, making the bureau one of the first regional offices to open in the state. The extra early service benefits the coastal region and visitors who may return later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damariscotta Information Bureau
Bureau
Women embrace old style hose in survey findings
A survey reports more than 50,000 women turning to wearing one kan hose. At its height the survey was described as very interesting and attention grabbing for its era.
Parker Head Community News Highlights
Parker Head residents raise funds for the honor roll lot and plan a July summer sale with rummage foods and corsages. Parker Head school activities include eighth grade plans and a Desert of Maine trip, with Rev Whitehead scheduling Sunday school and Children’s Day observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les L. Stevens
Parker Head
High Tide
Ker
Albert Gray
Lowell
Parker
Desert
Maine
Earl Lowell
Henry Alexander
Sebasco
H. Macy Whitehead
Rev. Whitehead
Robert Gray
Warren Doughty
Peter Hutchins
Donald Wyman
Arthur Barkalow
Walter Cushing
Rod and Gun Club opposes Cobb for Inland Fish and Game post
The Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet association voted against reappointing Roland H. Cobb of Denmark as Commissioner of Inland Fish and Game. The group directed President Kenneth Jacquith to vote accordingly at the Maine Fish and Game Association meeting on June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Roland H. Cobb
Denmark
Cobb
Kenneth Jacquith
Maine Fish and Game Association
North
Bath
Walter White
Robert Donnell
Duncan Warren
George de Wolfe
Richard Gowen
Harland Brown
John McLaughlin
Wesley Plummer
Ellsworth
Grandson Grant Harris Receives Army Commission at U Conn
Dr and Mrs Hugh D Grant of 3 Linden street returned from a three week visit in Connecticut with their family. They joined a Memorial Day gathering for J Russell Grant of East Hartford and attended Grant W Harris's commissioning as a second lieutenant at the University of Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh D. Grant
Linden Street
Connecticut
School Board and Recreation Board Meet on Budget Till Year End
The boards urge immediate action to unlock funds for painting school buildings and yard improvements as final weeks of the term approach. The hot lunch program will end this week due to low participation with three days of school left. John B Stickney, serving with Battery B 53d AAA Gun Battalion near Fukuoka Japan, has been promoted to sergeant effective April 26. enlistment expires January 29, 1954, with expected return to the U.S. in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elver A. Stickney
John B
Fukuoka
Japan
States
Spilling Salt and Beans Foolish Superstition Clash
A playful quip contrasts salt spilling as bad luck with spilling beans as a risky act, hinting at secrets and consequences in a lighthearted tone. The line suggests caution about revealing information that could prove dangerous.
Popham Beach Summer Visitors and Holiday Mail Change
Pleasant Memorial Day weekend draws visitors to Popham Beach as summer residents return and vacation rentals fill. Star Route No 3 will have no future holiday mail delivery, while locals note lobster fishing, clamming at Atkins Bay flats, cottage openings, and numerous weekend visitors from Bath Portland and Manchester New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham
Doris Wallace
Winneganee
Spinney
Freeman Oliver
Woolwich
Atkins Bay
Cox’s Head
Richard Winchenbach
Portland
Stanley W. Perkins
Irving Varney
Bath
Oliver Home
John H. Beebe
Martha
Malcolm Durward
Heather
Wakefield
Mass
Beebe Cottage
Francis Hill
Manchester
N. H
Peter Phialas
Mark
West Haven
Fred Spiney
Bessie Stiff
Saddle River
N. J
Ralph Small
South Shore
J. Haviland Torrey
Richard Torrey
Social visits and holiday house guests in Bath and Vassalboro
Mrs. Clyde Chaney and Mrs. Carrie Smith called on Edith and Earle Perkins. East Douglas guests Joseph Frechetti holidayed at the Lewis cottage. Addie Seavey visited Julia Dozois. Carl Lewis and daughter Leslie hosted Rosemary Greig. visited Waldoboro kennels, then returned to Massachusetts. Edward Thomas Jr. family from Bath spent weekend with his parents. Stanton Dozois dropped by Bath. George Stacey and Capt George Stacey of Bath spent weekend at their cottage. Ernest Wood, Laurence Thayer and family also stayed at their Bath cottages. John Burgess and others noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. Hutchins
St. George
H. D. Mank, Jr
Dale
Bath
Parker Head
Angie Mank
Arthur Maxfield
Portland
William Hodgkins
Lewis Lowell
Francis Lander
Lisbon
Lowells
Carl Peaslee
Dresden
Walter Cushing
Bernard Wyman
Frances Morong
Eva Hoar
Howard Morong
Elwood Hathorne
Clyde Chaney
Vassalboro
Carrie Smith
Edith Perkins
Earle B. Perkins
Joseph Frechetti
East Douglas
Mass
Lewis Cottage
Addie Seavey
Phippsburg Center
Julia B. Dozois
Carl S. Lewis
Leslie
Rosemary Greig
Swmanpscott
Ernest Wood
Laurence Thayer
John Burgess
Gowells Return From Zion Bible Institute Convention
Mr and Mrs Leonard Gowell of 679 High Street returned from East Providence Illinois where they attended the Zion Bible Institute Convention during the last ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Gowell
High Street
East Providence
R. IL
Zion Bible Institute
Rainbow Girls Install New Officers at Public Ceremony
Miss Callie McKay was installed as worthy advisor of Bath Assembly of Rainbow for Girls in a public ceremony at the Masonic Temple. Retiring officer Jane Ledyard led the installation with Miss McKay’s sister Jean assisting. Officers named include Rena Legard Kathryn Libby Hazel Warren Bernice Green and many others with a large choir and list of members in evening gowns and floral corsages. The next meeting is set for June 17 at the Masonic Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callie McKay
Bath
Patricia M. Robinson
Nature
Florence Fullerton
Frances Warner
Fidelity
Jean Brown
Phyllis Warner
Service
Ruth Bowen
Confidential Observer
Diane Longley
Outer Observer
Cynthia Osgood
Ethel Estes
Margaret Hanscom
Judy Holbrook
Ann Day
Peggy Hanson
Claudia Carter
Patricia Robinson
Phyllis Gayner
Shirley Ricker
Mable Ash
Anna Lonn
Nancy Esley
Sandra Bean
Judith Ayer
Judy Robinson
Carol Cummings
Isabelle Johansen
Patty Parks
Donna Wh
Joanne Hawkes
Edith Lowery
Leanne Jones
Anna Carlton
Judith Stover
Miss Moxray
Jane Niles
Eleanor Marks
Lina Mae Richmond
Betty Newell
Grand Assembly
Athana Gillespie
Gillespie
Elaine Pinkham
Gaynell Taber
Margaret Lonn
Estes
Ruth Goggins
Masonic Temple
False Alarm Mischief Wins Court Case For Bath Boys
Two Bath boys aged 10 and 12 faced Bath Municipal Court for ringing a false alarm at Box 722 Crawford Drive May 27. After guilty pleas and a stern Deering lecture they received two months probation under Fire Chief Frates with weekly reports to polish brass duties. Separate case saw 18 year old Robert L Elwell of Brunswick plead guilty to failing to stop at a stop sign Vine and Washington. costs of 6.30. One intoxication case resulted in 30 days in Kennebec County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gardiner R. Deering
Bath Municipal Court
Crawford Drive
Frates
Arthur D. Dolloff
Robert L. Elwell
Brunswick
Vine
Washington Streets
Elwell
Kennebec County
Augusta
Boss Replies With One Syllable In Response To Raise
A salesman recounts asking his stingy boss for a raise and receives a curt reply described as a single syllable. The joke hinges on the boss's minimal response and the wife's humorous grilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaannk
Reid State Park Draws Nearly 1000 Visitors in Pleasant Georgetown Day
About 1,000 people enjoyed a sunny Sunday at Reid Park in Georgetown. A brisk breeze did not deter swimmers in the Atlantic, as picnickers crowded benches and an outdoor cooker sizzled with orders for lobsters and clams. Visitors praised park cleanup and fire safety as staff kept the grounds shipshape before nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid Park
Georgetown
Griffith's Head
Seguin
Bath Drops Low Bidder On Junior High Project
City Manager Nathan C. White confirmed that T. W. Cunningham Inc of Bangor cannot sign a contract for Bath's new junior high school due to financial difficulties. Cunningham, the low bidder at 537000, may be replaced by another bidder through the bonding company. Work on Limestone air base remains halted for Cunningham's financing issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan C. White
T. W
Nickerson
Cunningham Company
White
Cunningham
Bangor
Limestone
Family Dinner Honors Bath Birthday Guest
Mr and Mrs Floyd Elwell of 21 Corliss street hosted a Sunday night family dinner for their daughter in Bath. The guest of honor Mrs Jane Cobb received a money purse and birthday wishes. a decorated cake was served. Attendees included Helen Thing Rena Burnell David Ward Ruth Warner Frederick Elwell Marion Elwell James Cobb Judy Cobb Nancy Cobb Alan Elwell Richard Elwell Robert Perry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Elwell
Corliss Street
Jane Cobb
Cobb
Helen Thing
Rena Burnell
David Ward
Malden
Mass
Ruth Warner
Brunswick
Frederick Elwell
Marion Elwell
James Cobb
Judy Cobb
Nancy Cobb
Alan Elwell
Richard Elwell
Robert Perry
Bath
Fall's Shoe Store awards prizes in Grips contest
Fall's Shoe Store ran a Grips sneaker contest from mid April to June 1. Winners included Joan Pouliot and Tom Holbrook in first place, with David Bailey, John Preble, and John Butcher following. The prize pool covered 106 Grips parts used in making a single shoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall's
Joan Pouliot
Tommy Holbrook
David Bailey
John Preble
John Butcher
Fall
Mrs Carroll Watson Hosts Monday Contract Club
Mrs Carroll Watson entertained the Monday Contract club at her home on 937 Washington Street, with members gathering for a social afternoon and card play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Watson
Monday
Washington Street
Atlantic salmon fishing picks up as rainfall triggers runs
Reports from Maine rivers note Atlantic salmon are rising after several days of rains with anglers in Cherryfield, Harrington, Bar Harbor, Auburn and other towns recounting catches from 4 to 10 pounds. Fly patterns such as Don’s monkey and Bad News helped anglers like Paul Wutter, Nutter, Kelley and Bystiak land landlocked trout and salmon as weekend winds limited fishing on larger lakes. Bass fishing is slated to open to fly fishers June 1 across most waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
Joe Moloney
Cherryfield
Vern Cushing
Harrington
L. S. Martin
Sterling
Mass
Harold Loring
Bar Harbor
Fred Callahan
Auburn
Leland Higgins
Green Lake
Dale Jenkins
Milo
Jenkins
Paul W. Nutter
Nutter
Sebec
Earl Bane
Portland
Jordan's Bay
Sebago
James Holt
Lake George
N. Y
ihe _Ajnrils
Maine
Roach Pond
Holt
Aroostook
Coes
Pat Martin
Val
Sinclair
Jack D. Bystiak
Summit
N. J
Bystiak
Longlake
Charles D. Kelley
Chatham
Kelley
Moosehead
Aerial Survey Photos Taken Over Bath City Unknown to Officials
An Aero Service Co plane photographed Bath on May 20 for a city survey assessing future sewer construction and drainage. The photos and data were sent by mail and should arrive early next week. The work aims to map land contours and water sheds to aid assessments and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aero Service Co
Philadelphia
Nathan C. White
Card of Thanks from Harold C. Robinson
Harold C. Robinson thanks friends neighbors Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary Montsweag Baptist church and Woolwich Grange No 68 for sympathy and floral tributes in Wiscasset Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary
Montsweag
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Charles Stevens
Alfred
John F. Leach
Leach
John G. Leach
Donald Logan
New York
Capt. Logan
Cora Campbell
Norman MacDonald
Albert Cummings
Morse Farm
Fred Ainsmith
Frank Faulkner
I. W. Rainey
Faulkner
Rainey
Steuben
Gordon Alden
Philip Jacob
Louisa Jacob
Leeds
John Rote
John Alden Leeds
Gorden Alden
Girls’ Athletic Association
South End
P. T. A. Hall
Sebasco Freezer
Maine Employment Security Commission
Laurence Morong
Albert Gray, Jr
Bainbridge, Md
Lucy Chamberlain
W.H. Wyman
Eugene Ross
Herbert Hunt
Boston
Joyce Gray
Shirley Pye
Clarence Sheffield
Harold Seavey
Lloyd Lowell
Sons of Veterans
Harpswell Co
Leviarnes
Thornton Percy
Parkerhead
New Hampshire
Leston Harrington
Charles Blaisdell
Marlene
Leslie Logan
ROD and Gun Club
Fish & Game
Mrs
Grant Lee
Eugene Porter
Mrs. Grant
Popham Beach
Carson Lindley
Herbert R. Sprague
Sprague
Norman, Perkins
Linda
C. J. Perkins
John B. Curran
Charlotte Curran
Claude Bonesteel
Troy
Curran Cottage
F. H. Waterhouse
St. Petersburg
Fla
Barbara Sprague
Northampton
Walter E. Sprague
Stanley W. Perkine
Raymond Wyman
Marion Richards
Dorchester
Donald Fish
Wallaston
Jane Rideout
Myra Scott
Cox
Rainbow Girls
Ian
Reid State Park
Fall’s Shoe Store
Bob Elliot
City of Bath
Philadelphia Company
Ruth Mathias
Broadway Everett
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