Joan L Turner Engaged to William O Wagner
Mr and Mrs Mahlon Turner of Damariscotta announce the engagement of their daughter Joan L Turner to William O Wagner Electronic Technician USN son of Mr and Mrs Robert E Wagner of Bath. Joan is a Lincoln Academy graduate planning teachers college. Wagner a Morse High School Bath 1949 graduate studied at Great Lakes Naval Training Center and recently returned from service in the Near East. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan L. Turner
Mahlon Turner
Damariscotta
William O. Wagner
Electronic Technican
Robert E. Wagner
Bath
Miss Turner
Lincoln Academy
Mr. Wagner
Morse High School
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Chicago
Near East
Pre nuptial Shower for Marion G Loeser
A Monday evening shower at Hyde Park Community hall honored Marion G Loeser ahead of her summer wedding to Sgt. Jean Hamel of Washington DC. Co hostesses were Mrs Everett Babine and Mrs Gerard Billington with decorations and buffet service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Marion G. Loeser
Jean Hamel
Washington, D. C
Parker Head
Everett Babine
Gerard Billington
Delen Bonsey
Marjorie Johnson
Lorraine Kenyon
Catherine Kingsbury
Doris Lally
Sophie Povich
Germaine Elliott
Lee Williams
Eleanor Wilson
Mary Ellen Powers
Edna Oliver
Anne Loeser
Thelma Knight
Bertha Powers
Lida Smith
Lydia Hutchins
Lola Stark
Pauline Hughes
Sarah Cameron
Elizabeth Gallant
Beryl Gallant
Margaret Horner
Rita MacDonald
Mary Jenee
Mary Ames
Roberta Snipe
Katherine Robinson
Margaret King
Katherine Libby
Thelma Skillin
Violet Logan
Esther Hall
Irene Perkins
Leah Coleman
Esther Tobey
Grace Bonsey
Launching of Ships Highlighted by Bath Iron Works Leader
Pres ident John R. Newell of Bath Iron Works spoke at a Rotary club luncheon about ship launching. He described months of planning before a launch, propeller elevation, keeping the hull and machinery safe, and tide timing near Carlton bridge. He cited the destroyer Timmerman’s five year development and noted Navy and industry involvement plus sponsor arrangements and post launch celebrations. President William L. Skelton chaired the meeting and noted highlights from the New England Rotary Conference in Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Newell
Bath Iron Works
Rotary Club
Central Church Parish House
Carlton Bridge
Timmerman
Navy Department
William L. Skelton
New England
Hotel Wenthworth
Portsmouth
N. H
Skelton
Morse High Class of 1911 40th Reunion Set
Morse High School Class of 1911 plans a 40th reunion at a June 14 alumni banquet with 59 graduates the largest class to date. Alan Spear is class president and the committee includes Marius H. Page Allan Spear Vivian Boardman Esther Perry and Jennie S. Brewen. Letters were sent to known addresses and a postbanquet social will follow at 47 Academy Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Morse High
Alan Spear
Marius H. Page
Allan Spear
Vivian Boardman
Esther Perry
Jennie S. Brewen
Academy Street
Silver Anniversary Party for Rodney and Mrs Ross
Mr and Mrs Rodney E Ross celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at 607 High Street with a buffet supper and cocktails for friends from 5 to 8 Tuesday. The event drew guests from out of town and featured fine weather, a spacious home and grounds. William S Newell, Bath Iron Works board chairman, arrived home Monday from the Far East and was welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney E. Ross
High Street
Wihiama S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Board
Far East
National Anthem Officially Named by Congress in 1931
Congress made The Star Spangled Banner the National Anthem in 1931 though the Army and Navy had already adopted it. The note adds that four-fifths of the world supply cloves come from Zanzibar and Pemba off East Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Army
Navy
Zanzibar
Pemba
East Africa
Norsemen Soup Based on Rose Haws Contained Vitamin C
Researchers traced a Norse recipe for a vitamin C rich soup to a rose hip base. The dish combined rose haws with other ingredients to boost nutrient content.
Laffely Boucher Wedding At St Marys Church
Miss Yvonne Theresa Boucher of 42 Willow Street wed Wilfred Maurice Laffely of Brunswick in St Marys Roman Catholic Church with a double ring ceremony at 8 30 Saturday morning. Attendants included Mrs Lewis Laffely, Eva Laffely, and Shirley Hunnewell. vows were in a white satin gown with lace trim and a pearl crown. The couple plans a week in New York City before settling at 43 Court Street awaiting occupancy. Both spouses are employed at the Verney Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
Yvonne Theresa Boucher
Gerard Boucher
Willow Street
Wilfred Maurice Laffely
Lewis Laffely
Brunswick
Timothy C. Maney
Connie Bernier
Alphonse Thiboutet
Eva Laffely
Shirley Hunnewell
Woolwich
Laffely
Miss Laffely
Miss Hunnewell
Judy Worcierski
Lewiston
Anita Cloutier
Bath
Charles Laffely
Leonard Boucher
Edward Boucher
Leon Laffely
Sedgwick
Maney
John E. Bellefontaine
Cecil Belanger
Boucher
Pre-nuptial Shower for Miss Natalie Billings
A prettily appointed pre-nuptial shower and surprise party was given for Miss Natalie Billings at her aunt Mrs. Charles Syde’s home 47 Marcia street honoring her approaching marriage to Walter P. White of this city. A June wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie Billings
Charles Syde
Marcia Street
Walter P. White
Maude Dowling
Walter S. White
Cottage Street
Bath Iron Works
Philip O'Hara
Helen Cummings
Ray Parker
Jennie Danforth
Doris Tobey
Leon Billings
Phyllis Bishop
Bessie Perry
Margaret McDaniel
An Choquette
Daniel Hall
Cabbage as a member of the brassica family
The passage places cabbage among related vegetables such as Brussels sprouts kale turnips and rutabaga, noting its membership in the plant family.
June Wedding at Grace Church Ends in Banquet and Parade of Guests
A Sum mer ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church joined Miss Esther Hinckley Drummond and Warren Frederick Hawley Jr in a candlelit double ring service. The couple hosted a reception at the bride’s Arrowsie home with family, friends, and a floral classic decor. They depart for a Maine wedding trip and will live at 972 High Street upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren F. Hawley, Jr
Grace Episcopal Church
Esther Hinckley Drummond
Norman Drummond
Arrowsie
Warren Frederick Hawley, Jr
Warren Frederick Hawley
Western Avenue
Canon Charles M. Tubbs
Norma Jean Drummond
Judith Ann McCole
Warren F. Hawley
Howard Mayo
John McCole
J. Edward Drake, Jr
Mass
Charlotte Pressey
Northeast Harbor
Alma Fifield
Baltimore, Md
Natalie Hagan
Lois Burns
Jean Pitkin
Bath
January color and gem noted as carnation and garnet
The entry identifies January as having the carnation as its flower and garnet as the birthstone, presenting a concise zodiac style reference.
Flaherty and Rogers Wedding Held at Biddeford Pool
Mr and Mrs Gardiner C Rog ers announce the marriage of their daughter Sally to Andrew C Flaherty son of Mrs Margaret Flaherty The ceremony occurred last week at Biddeford Pool with attendants Mr and Mrs Samuel Jordan Jr of Kittery The couple will reside at 15 Forest Road Mrs Flaherty Morse High School graduate 1949 employed at W T Grant Mr Flaherty Morse 1945 graduate served 18 months in U S Army and works at Bath Iron Works
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner C. Rogers
High Street
Sally
Andrew C. Flaherty
Margaret Flaherty
Front Street
Biddeford Pool
Samuel Jordan, Jr
Kittery
W. T. Grant
Morse High School
Flaherty
U. S. Army
Bath Iron Works
Informal Gathering for Newlyweds at Stonehouse Farm
Hon and Mrs Arthur Sewall hosted an informal party at Stonehouse Farm Whiskeag Road Bath for their son William D Sewall and his wife after their wedding trip. Ex Gov and Mrs Sumner Sewall toasted the couple as guests admired the blooms of Spring gardens. Out of town guests included Miss Phebe Lee of Boston and the Coney and Dennis families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
Stonehouse Farm
Whiskeag Road
William D. Sewall
Bath
Sumner Sewall
Maine
William King
Phebe Lee
Boston
Arthur Coney
Lincoln
Mass
Ray and
David Dennis
Litchfield
Morse Commencement To Cover Two Weeks At Morse High
Morse High announces a two week commencement sequence starting June 8 with Class Day. Baccalaureate is June 10, followed by graduation June 11 and the 51st class reception on June 13. Alumni banquet remains June 14 with gym preparations noted. Also notes historical brick-making fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Morse High
Bath Girl Weds Old Town Man At Central Church
Miss Marilyn Lydinley of Bath wed Robert Neil Starling of Old Town in a late spring ceremony at Central Congregational church. The double ring service featured Miss Joan Longley as maid of honor, with Carl Starling as best man and a reception at Bath Country Club. The couple will reside at 410 Center Street after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Congregational Church
Marilyn Lydinley
Joan Longley
Boston
Carl Starling
Welter Longley
Linwood Haynes
Carlton Andrews
Patricia Crocker
Woolwich
Morse High
Bath Trust Co
Bath
South Portland
U. S. Navy
Bath U
Bath Country Club
William Ayer
Topsham
Pauline Ouellette
Joyce McCurdy
Barbara King
Miss Oullette
William Southern
Old Town
Smith Freeman
Turner
C. A. DeCosta
Presque Isle
William MacKenzie
Watertown
Mass
Margaret Chandler
Freeport
First American Flag Displayed Amid Boston Siege
The first official American flag reportedly flew on January 1, 1776 within American lines during the siege of Boston, marking a symbolic milestone in the revolutionary conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Coombs Grammar Graduation Exercises and Community Notes
Graduation exercises at Coombs Grammar are held Friday at the town hall with a full program including invocation salutatory class history poems and essays. The issue also covers engagements, weddings, charity sales, personal notices, and local travel and visits.
Local Residents Attend Events and Family News
Mrs. Cisire Ames of Richmned and Mrs. Sherburne Miller of West Medford visit relatives in Waterboro Old Orchard and at Avery Fides Sr home. Alfred Johnson calls on friends in Pittsfield while Erland Curtis attends a soil meeting in Lewiston. Linwood Hackett digs a well and plans a new house near Route 24. Zina near completion of a nearby project with her brother Hackett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisire Ames
Richmned
Wdoinham
Bowastawars Holle
Allan Frizzle
Waterboro
Old Orchard
Sherburne Miller
West Medford
Mass
Avery Fides
Alfred Johnson
Pittsfield
Erland Curtis
Lewiston
Linwood Hackett
Zina
Mr. Hackett
Elaine F. Rogers Weds Roger Mead at Corliss Street Baptist
Elaine Frances Rogers and Roger Gray Mead married May 19 at Corliss Street Baptist Church with Rev. Arvid L. Anderson officiating. The couple, both Bath Iron Works employees, will live at 6 Denny Road. Mrs. Mead is Morse High 1945 graduate. Mr. Mead, Standish High and Portland Junior College alum and former U S Navy, stationed eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Rogers
Elaine Frances
Roger Grayson Mead
Clinton S. Mead
Sebago Lake
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Arvid L. Anderson
Charles E. Savage
Mead
Bath Iron Works, Corp
Denny Road
Morse High School
Lewiston School of Beauty Culture
Mr. Mead
Standish High School
Business
Portland
Portland Junior College
U. S. Navy
Engagement of Miss Gloria Hagibes to Leo Paradis
The engagement of Miss Gloria Louise Hagibes of Bath to Leo Morris Paradis of Berlin New Hampshire has been announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Louis Hagibes formerly of Fort Kent. Hagibes a 1948 Fort Kent High School and 1950 Becker Junior College graduate works as a medical record librarian at Memorial Hospital and belongs to Beta Chi Sigma sorority. Paradis attended New Hampshire schools and is now manager of the Endicott Johnson shoe store Local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Louise Hagibes
Bath
Leo Morris Paradis
Aime Paradis
Berlin
N. H
Louis Hagibes
Fort Kent
Hagibes
Fort Kent High School
Becker Junior College
Worcester
Mass
The
Memorial Hospital
Beta Chi Sigma Sorority
Homeowners Have Larger Dwellings Than Renters
Families who own their homes enjoy larger dwellings on the average with owned homes averaging 5.3 rooms versus 3.8 rooms for renters, indicating greater space among owners.
Attractive fruit bowl doubles as centerpiece and dessert
A description notes a fruit bowl serves as a table centerpiece and as dessert. It mentions whole walnuts pairing visually and flavorfully with fruit, and that seaweed is processed for products like agar-agar iodine cattle feed and manure.
Infant Mortality Falls Under 30 in United States
In 1950 the United States recorded an infant mortality rate below 30 deaths per 1,000 births, marking a historic decline. The figure reflects ongoing improvements in healthcare, sanitation, and access to prenatal care during the postwar era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Mexico
Stan Musial
Peanuts Low- Tey
TALKN
Bath Iron Works Cor
Neo Yoos An Savings
Loan Association
Front ST. Bath
Grace Church
Esther H. Drummond
Warren Hawley, Jr
Kathleen Watson
Fields
Hyde Memorial Home
University of Maine
Bowdoin College
Mrs. Hawley
Bath Young Pageee
Biddeford
Hon
Mrs. Pea Sewall
Stone House Farm
Morse
Arthur E. Holt
George
Patriot Organ
D. W
Central Church
Marilyn L. Longley
Robert Starling
Harry
the Cat) Brecheen
St. Louis Cardinals
Lakewood
Lakeweed Players
Angel Street
Thiller
Broadway
AL Corey
Woodland
Hardware
North St
Coombs Grammar School
Town Hall
Harland Joyce
Barbara Merrill
Comby Janice White
Cleta Wrence
Betty Allen
Jane Jenkins
Cleta Lawrence
Daniel Enman
Daryl Pratt
David Prout
Leta Temple
Shirley Temple
Janice White
Arnold Tourtelotte
Burleigh Pratt
Marshal
Christine Tome
Earle Browne
Browne's Point
East Bowdoinham
Hazel King Browne
Clayton Mitchell
Caleb Mitchell
Bowdoinham
Miss Browne
Coombs High School
I Kennebec Farms
Mitchell
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Young Peoples’ Society
Bowdeinham Baptist Church
Richmond Camp
Wesley Wright
Robheus Douglas
Dorothy Douglas
Charles Messer
Ralph Chesley
Mary Wright
George Ackley
Horace Mila
George Millay
Lara White
Walter Zachau
Terrance Curran
Frank Millay
Wallace Hutchins
Helen Coffin
Louise Curtis
Frances Bennet
Mildred Elwell
Bert Merrill
Edgar ‘Temple
Albert Libby
Jorgeson
Robert Webbers
Clay Hill
Bowdoin
Raymond Denham
Gardiner General Hospital
Susan Ann Denham
Richard Moore
Ellis Moore
Ridge Road
Central Maine General Hospital
Ernest Frye
Quincy
Mary Miller
Newark
N. J
Ruth Palmer
George Estabrook
Herbert Heath
Elmer Dodge
Grand Chapter
O. E. S., In Portland. Mrs. Charles Blodgett Is In Portsmouth, N. H
Japan
Walter Frye
Marjorie
Mr. Frye
Kaye
Otto Calvet
SUN
MON
Kirk Douglas Vrorna Mayo
Elaine F. Rogers
Roger G. Mead
Zane Grey
Robert Barbara
MITCHUM + HALE
Rand
Cy Ed
Maria Hart
Bea
Tucker Iter
Pao Cor
AL Annes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!