Fly-Up ceremony marks talents of local youth and scouts
A Bedwell Grange ceremony on May 29 welcomed flying-up and receiving their wings for Gloria ton Diane mél Margaret ver and others. Parents and Boy Scouts attended as a program featured recitations piano solos songs and readings. Scout activities included Camporee reports and church conventions with local leaders and troop committees meeting afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedwell Grange
Fay
Gloria Ton
Diane Mél
Margaret Ver
I Wring
Fay Pye
Bret Oliver
Ellen Blair
Sebase Patrol
Phyllis Eaton
Mocking Bird Hill
Elem Blair
Joanne Pye
Irmalee Gilman
Trownie Troop
Golo
Diana Pye
Boyd Harrington
Rainey
Elden Scott
John
Tommy
Owen Totmarf
Rock Garden Inn
Macy Whitehead
Troup
Parker Head
State Baptist Convention
Waterville
Fred Haggett
Winnegance P. T. A
Charles L. Stevens
Waterboro
Hughes Field
Éy Road
Local Social Notes Read Across Small Point Beach Scene
Saturday evening updates show Mr and Mrs Arthur Moore moving to Weeks Street Bath and several visitors and family gatherings at cottages around Small Point Beach. o Houghton Trott visits parents Richard and Mildred Trott. Ardelle Hunt earns GAA honors. many residents travel to Rutland and Boston for visits and summer stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Moore
Weeks Street
Bath
Nathan Sus Fodday
As Fullerton
Joe Florence
Ao K. Bowker
Stover
Atdelle Hunt
Maurice Skilling
Victor Hughes
Hart
Thevanning Factory
Chester King
Pitch Pine Hill
Clinton Beals
Thomas Morse
Georgia Leach
Jean
Ardelle Hunt
Morse High School Girls’ Athletic Association
Ardelle
Girls’ Leader Corps
Clifford Pye
Albert Cook
Rutland
Mass
Cook
Chase Mellen
Small Point Beach
Manley Breck
Boston
Barbara Ingraham
Portland
Eleanor Ellis
New York
Susan McDowell
Manley Cottage
Nathan Chandler
George Percy
Frederick Percy
John LaSalle
Hill
Houghton Trott
Raymond Trott
Beacon Street Women Society Meets in Vestry
The Beacon Street Women’s Society for Christian Service met in the vestry Monday evening with Mrs. Lulu Varney presiding. Officers approved a cooked food sale and reports on Methodist Conference luncheons were read. Sick members were named for get well cards, and Mrs. Marion Plummer was welcomed back after months away in Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Acon Street
Lulu Varney
Marion Plummer
Connecticut
Bertha Henderson
Lula Lemont
Parker Head Community Happenings and Church Events
Parker Head hosts church service with Rev George B Cole as guest speaker. Nearby towns attend and planning includes June 25 talk by Rev Cleaves Henderson, a baked bean supper for exterior painting, and efforts to electrify the church. Community groups discuss cemetery care, school programs and student awards, with many local residents visiting Popham Beach and Lewiston events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Mank
Macy. Whitehead
Reginald Gordon
Parker Head
Bath
Sebasco
Wiscasset
Bay Point
Georgetown
Five Islands
Brunswick
George B. Cole
Cleaves Henderson
Cole
Parker Head Vestry
Charles Blaisdell
Herbert Doughty
Parker Head Hillside
Walter Cushing
Cemetery Association
Phippsburg
Donald Logan
Earl Lowell
Earl Hamel
Robert Hale
Owen Brewster
Margaret Chase Smith
Washington
Candlelight Service at Beacon Street Church
Beacon Street Methodist held a Candlelight Memorial as Rev. Howard F. Cramer presided. Names were read and candles lit, with hymns Abide With Me Faith of Our Fathers and Bless Me The Tie That Binds sung as the congregation circled the church. Notables honored included Mrs. Rose E. Parris, William Lumsden, Esther Stiles, and Charles Stackpole among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Howard F. Cramer
Rev. Cramer
Jesus
Gay Bonney
Carolyn Stackpole
Cramer
Ethelyn Barter
Josephine Savage
Rose E. Parris
William Lumsden
Bessie Madden
Annie Fletcher
Allen Clark
William H. Shea
M. A. Gordon
Harley A. Shattuck
Horace G. Jaquith
Ella M. Richardson
Ida E. Bragdon
Adrianna Larrabee
Fred Bowie
Marion Bowie Simpson
Edith Emma Landers
Herbert Landers
Hans Herman Mitchell
Ellis Tedford
Elizabeth E. Tedford
Raymond Martin Clark
Everett G. Lemont
Laura Payne
John Henderson
Fred Carlton
Richard Malcolm Packard
Frank Lincoln Daley
Susan P. Daley
Antoinette Marie Teeling
Estelle E. Stiles
Milton Douglas
Mrs. Weston Bonney
Charles Stackpole
Dorothy Eleanor Cramer
Bodwell Grange Confers Degrees in Phippsburg
Friday evening at Bodwell Grange in Phippsburg the third and fourth degrees were conferred on a class of candidates by Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Howe and staff. Among those taking the degrees were Dr. and Mrs. Earl Perkins, director of the Hyde Memorial Home. A harvest supper preceded the degrees. Local attendees included Miss Alice Johnson, Mrs. Stella Doughty, Miss Rose Doughty, Charles Soule, and several others from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodwell Grange
Phippsburg
Melvin Howe
Earl Perkins
Summer church services move from schoolhouse to Popham area
Sunday morning services will be at 11 oclock in the schoolhouse before a new summer schedule. Plans call for Summer services to be held at Popham church and then move to Phippsburg Center. Local residents report cottages opening for the season as Bath, Phippsburg Center and Small Point visitors arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg Center
Popham
Popham Circle
Joyce Perkins
Horseshoe Beach
Bath
Small Point
John Wallace
Sebasco
South Beach
Barbara Sprague
Pendleton
Ore
Walter E. Sprague
Ralph F. Small
Patricia Whitehouse
South Shore
Walter Gilmore
New York City
Leon Fickett
Gilmores
Wallace
A. V. Stolpe
Winchester
Mass
Joseph Torrey
John Gilmore
Diane
John Grindell
Sherry
Sally
Willard
Roger Oliver
Priscilla Rainey
Marguerite McNulty
John B. Curran
Charlotte Curran
Claude Bonesteel
Troy
N. Y
Gail
Dixie Oliver
Margaret
Edith Oliver
Harry Adleston
St. Petersburg
Fla
J. W. Snipe
Roy Greene
Atkins
Bay Terrace
Chopped dates and walnuts add to simple bread pudding
Chopped dates and coarsely broken walnut meats are deliciously added to a simple bread pudding, enhancing texture and sweetness with a nutty, caramelized finish. The combination creates a rustic dessert that balances fruity notes with toasty crunch.
Cox's Head cottage rises across from Cox's Head
The Berwindvale collier went to Kennebec Wharf Bath to unload coal. A new cottage on Long Island opposite Cox's Head is being rapidily built by Burt S. Osgood Jr for Willard and Mrs Bonner of Buffalo New York who plan to occupy it this summer. The site faces Popham and the sea with a boarding house once run by Bonner relatives noted for tourists. Memorial Day visitors included Captain and Mrs George Stacey and granddaughters Michele and Keela McLaughlin of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwindvale
Kennebec
Children’s Sunday Program at Central Church
Central Congregational church held Children’s Day with a special morning program directed by Mrs. Laforest E. Hodgkins. The event featured piano by Mrs. Jason Merrill, a baptism for several children, and a lengthy Sunday school program with multiple solos, songs, prayers, and readings led by church members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Central Congregational Church
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Hodgkins
Jason A Merrill
Mabel Ash
Gary Walter Fitzgerald
Linda Susan Fitzgerald
Darlene Margaret Fitzgerald
Cynthia Ann Fitzgerald
Susan Litchfield
Robert Bruce Kenney
Tommy Bertocci
Jackie McCall
Linda Ash
Jesus
Jolene Suslar
Nancy Osgood
Robert Ricker
Terry Allen
Micky Sparks
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Judith Ash
God
Rickie Page
Cheryl Wetherbee
Butch Cleveland
Jean Beaton
Beatrice Main
Martha Cleveland
Barbara Kenney
Carol Norton
Barbara Fowden
Sam Pierce
Nicky Main
Ellen Thompson
Jane van Wynen
Jean McMann
Burleigh Thombs
David Tahamont
Christ and the Children
Joyce Wetherington
Joyce Neebling
Linda Allenwood
Barbara Haynes
Carla Tukey
Sharon Haynes
Margaret Wetherington
Vickie Norton
Marie McMann
League of Central Church
Helping Hand Club Agencies Final Meeting Before Summer Recess
The Helping Hand club met with President Mrs. Emile Cyr at her Summer home for the final meeting before recess. A June 11 banquet will be held in Damariscotta at Davis'. Summer activities include a cook sale with details to be announced. Mrs. Leland Green’s birthday was celebrated with gifts and a decorated cake. A spaghetti supper followed with nine members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Cyr
Eugene Sirois
Damariscotta
Davis
Leland Green
Beau Jo
Terry Sawchuck Offered Tryout With St Louis Cardinals
The Detroit Red Wings goalie Terry Sawchuck reportedly received a baseball tryout offer from the St Louis Cardinals. Sawchuck spends off seasons playing baseball activities and is known for his hockey career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Sawchuck
Detroit Red Wings
National Hockey League
St. Louis Cardinals
Terry
Bath appoints Waterville educator as summer playground supervisor
Gerald Briggs of Waterville has been hired by Bath Board of Education as a teacher for next fall and by the City Recreation Commission as summer playground supervisor. He begins June 26, graduates Farmington State Teachers College this month, and has a strong athletic and coaching background plus World War II service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Briggs
Waterville
Bath Board of Education
City Recreation Commission
Briggs
Farmington State Teachers College
Bath
Waterville High School
Farmington
Bath Elks Attend Maine Convention in Houston
Residents and dignitaries from Bath joined the Maine Elks at the Houston home convention. Leaders present included Ed ward J. McMann and Brian M. Jewett with new appointments and a vote to create a Maine room at the Chicago national convention. George F. Bailey received the $800 Elks scholarship for Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Elks
Houston
Edward J. McMann
Brian M. Jewett
Ernest R. Avery, Jr
Arthur Sturtevant
J. Haviland Torrey
Joseph W. Larrabee
Judson Niles
McMann
Maine, West
Maine Elks Association
Jewett
Avery
Bath Lodge
Sturtevant
Torrey
Niles
Chicago
Elks National Foundation
George F. Bailey
Randolph
John F. Malley
Boston
National Foundation Fund
Thomas J. Brady
Lodge
C. Dwight Stevens
Portland
P. L. B. Ebbett
Association
Miss Sarah Silverman To Receive Degree
Sarah Libby Silverman daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis M Silverman of Oak Street will receive her Bachelor of Arts degree from Emerson College Boston Mass on June 10 She completed work toward a BA degree in February and is doing graduate work in speech education at Emerson She is a member of Sigma Delta Sorority staff member of WERS and named to the dean's list Graduation exercises will be at Old South Church Boston in the afternoon service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Libby Silverman
Louis M. Silverman
Oak Street
Emerson College
Boston
Mass
Miss Silverman
Emerson
Sigma Delta Sorority
Old South Church
Tea Honoring Retiring North Primary Teacher
Mrs Carrie Smith, junior primary teacher at North Primary, will be honored at a tea hosted by the North Center P T A. The event at Mrs Joseph I Smith’s Washington street home runs Thursday from 3 30 to 5 00 p m. Mrs Smith will retire after 29 years in teaching. teachers, friends and P T A members are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph I. Smith
Washington Street
North Center
Carrie Smith
North Primary
Vitamin C Boost From Small Juice Servings
A half glass four ounces of orange or grapefruit juice helps meet daily vitamin C needs. Fresh or canned juice works, or one half a grapefruit or a whole orange can also satisfy part of the requirement.
Memorial Day at Bay Point and Nearby Towns
Haig Moore of Bath Robert of Roosevelt N Y and W Bowen of Bay cleaned two wells on Memorial Day. Local residents from Bath Roosevelt Garden City Hempstead and Kennebec Point joined in visiting relatives and attending services while others traveled to Biddeford Pool Hebron and Portland. Personal items note birthdays visits and family gatherings among regional families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haig Moore
Bath
Robert
Roosevelt
N. Y
W. Bowen
Bay Politia
Natalie McNeil
Arthur
Harold Miller
Brattleboro
First Beach
Howard Avenue
H. Martin Powers
Alfred Renaud
George Renaud
Robert Miller
Roosevelt, N. Y
Charles Jewett
Garden City
Ruth Keen
Hempstead
George Curry
Betty
Gardiner
Friends
Sheriff Small
Bay Point
Hinckley
Jerry Barter
Alice Hinckley
Eleanor Mains
Brunswick
Dwight Furbish
Portland
Charles Renaud
Madison Moore
Madison, Jr
Biddeford Pool
Thomas Hagan
Hebron
Clayton
Taylor and Children
Auburn
Roosevi N. Y
Neue Jewett
Théodore Stewart
Kennebec Point
New York
John F. Eaton
Needham
Mass
William T. Donnell
Bay
Miss Janice Knight Graduates From Bishop School of Theater
Miss Janice Knight daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Knight graduates from the Bishop School of the Theater in Bath New York Thursday. She performed in two graduation plays including Calispi and choreographic pieces and later in I Remember Mama at the Old Forge Theater receiving a telegram of congratulations from Peggy Wood. Knight and her mother plan to visit New York City where they will be guests of Miss Wood at her television show Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Knight
Bernard
Central Avenue
Bishop- School of the Theater
Mama
Lady Strome
Knight
Old Forge
Peggy Wood
New York City
Dorothy Marsh
Bath
Austin Team Steals Record 23 Bases in Texas League Game
On July 23, 1907, in a Texas League match between Austin and San Antonio, Austin set a team record by stealing 23 bases. Wyrostek ended the night with a double. he yielded a one hitter into the ninth before Cincinnati rallied for four more hits and three runs. It marked the third win for the 22-year-old right-hander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
San Antonio
Wyrostek
Reds
Buying Fish Steaks and Fillets by Portion
Guidance on purchasing fish steaks or fillets suggests counting a quarter pound per serving and notes freshness varies by available species and seasonal abundance.
Pluto Observed Size Report From 200-Inch Telescope
Astronomers using the 200 inch telescope estimate Pluto’s diameter at about 3,550 miles across based on recent measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pluto
Pineapple Filling Shines in Open Pie Crust
Thickened crushed pineapple makes a delicious filling for an open pie crust topped with whipped cream.
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Gordon Alden
Glen
Leigh
Leeds
Franklin P.onger
Coronador
Calif
Sebasto Lodge
George Darrah
Portsmouth
Paule Robbins
Walter Hoomis
Uline
Kittery
George Cutting
Foxro
Rayampbell
Henry Senecal
Edward Oliver
Ralph Hart
Hughes
Shirley Hart
Beacon Street
Nellie Mitchell
Blanche Locke
Carolyn Ames
Dutton
Orange
Margaret Wilson
Jane Shea
Lou Chick
Georgie Pierce
Evelyn Madden
Helen Crocker
Elaine Mitchell
Eva Packard
Arline Anderson
Desmond
Parker
Sally Lowell
Morse High
Lowell
Bliss Business College
Lewiston
Rock Gardens Inn
Sebasco Estates
Howard Richardson
Laurence Morong
Bill Lowell
Popham Beach
Albert
Edward Gray
Robert Moore
David Harrington
Parker Head School Improvement League
Anne
Edward
Joyce Gray
Thomas
Ernest Brown
Robert Cushing
Howard Morong
Dorothy Cushing
Phippsburg P. T. A
Ralph Jewell
Saco
Alonzo Lowell
John Leach
Turner McCarty
Leach
Malden
Herbert Hunt
East Boston
Annie Niles
Hallowell
Thomas Brown
Bernard Wyman, Jr
Camp Hinds
Sarah Gordon
Leston Harrington
John Libby
Lewis Lowell
J. Frank Mezenski
Mary Dannefelser
Rochester
N. H
Clarence Sheffield
Albert Gray
Eugene Ross
Peter Bush, Jr
Augusta
Merrill Bassett
Merrill
Eugene
Herbert Bassett
Robert Tate
Massachusetts
W. H. Wyman
West Point
Florence Rollins
Marion Nadeau
Ronald
Milford Kronk
Howard Hutchins
Russell Turner
Bow Moore
Mary Moore
Edwin Hilk
Mary Dannenfelser
J. D. Libby
Oliver Grindle
Sargentville
Gray
Gordon
Edgar Cousins
Bert Nisbet
Winnegance
H. D. Mank
Salvation Army
Lennie Wallace
George Wilson
Bath and Sebasco
W. A. Lowell
Clyde Moore
Rose Marie
Liston Harrington
Beatrice Denningham
J. D
Bernard Wyman
Elizabeth Wyman
Edwin Hill
Rev. H. Macy Whitehead
Thomas Home
Cox
George Stacey
Michele
Keela McLaughlin
Frederick Thomas
Helping Hand Club
Sarah Silverman
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