Georgetown School Graduation Fetes At Central School
Georgetown celebrates graduation with a Friday ceremony at Central School. Reginald Pinkham as class marshal leads a program including Invoca tion, salutatory, prophecies, diplomas by Supt. Gilman, and Bowen address. Local notices mention shopping trips to Bath and PTA summer plans.
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Central School
Reginald G. Pinkham
Cleaves Henderson
Henry Bennett
Marion Carr
Brian W. Davis
Wium
Little One
Buddy
Robert E. Jordan
Stanwood C. Gilman
Howard L. Bowen
Ruth L. Patterson
Eleanore Thibodeau
Marjorie Oliver Vernon Gray
Beatrice Bouton
Elizabeth Harris
Germaine Bonney
Club Forty-Two Holds Annual Banquet at Hotel Eagle
Club Forty-Two held its annual banquet at Hotel Eagle in Brunswick on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Milton Footer donated the weekly prize won by Mrs. Howard Farr. A long list of attendees included Mrs. Norman Adams Mrs. Harry Allen Mrs. Domenic Cardosi Mrs. David Clark Mrs. Everett Cooke and others. Next week’s final season meeting will feature refreshments led by Mrs. Cardosi Mrs. Wyman and Mrs. Allen.
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Club Forty-Two
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Milton Footer
Howard Farr
Norman Adams
Harry Allen
Domenic Cardosi
David Clark
Everett Cooke
Robert Footer
Frances Grainger
William Green
Paul Hart
Joseph Mullaney
Pat O’rielly
Edith Small
Leonard Smith
Arthur Sturtevant
Leon White
Lawrence Wyman
Norman Seekins
Ernest Avery, Jr
Liberty Bell tour to stop in Richmond Thursday
The Liberty Bell tour, now in Maine, will stop in Richmond on Thursday June 29 at 2 20 p m. Daniel Williams of Bath county chair man of the Independence Savings Bond Drive says Neil Powers is local drive chairman and the county quota is 20000 dollars with bonds purchased between May 15 and July 17 credited to this total.
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Maine
Richmond
Daniel Williams
Bath
Independence Savings
Neil Powers
Richmond High School
Richmond Theatre
Carroll Curtis
Richard Houdlette
Iva King
Jesse Starr
Barbara Teele
Lawrence Joven
Carole Hurley
Norma MacCormick
Anita Francoeur
Star Lullaby
Beulah Small
Rodney Little
Elaine Gilpatrick
Russell Perry
Rollin Martineau
Gordon Howe
Western Maine Evangelical Association
Richmond Camp Grounds
Women's Missionary Society of
Richmond Church
Ideal Home Corner Club
Gail Williams
North Front Street
Carol Ann Watts
Marjorie Gould
Brenda Guion
Nancy Hurley
Kathleen Cadenelli
Janice Zeigel
Roberta Waltz
Robina Call
Linda Douglass
Beverly
Woolwich Girl saves boy from drowning in Union brook
Morse High freshman Leah Hathorne 16 dives into Union brook to rescue seven year old Raymond Soule who fell from a skiff and sank twice. She pulls him to a boat, administers first aid, and he recovers at home. Locals warn the area is dangerous for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Soule
Lewis H. Soule
Middle Road
Woolwich
Morse High School
Leah Hathorne
Hartley Hathorne
Old County Road
Raymond
Union Brook
Miss Hathorne
Woolwich P. T. A. Hosts Revue Cast Party
Woolwich P. T. A. honored the Spring Revue cast with a party at Tuessie Hall after shows at Huse Memorial School. Esther Drummond directed the program with James Callan as MC, featuring Kathleen Watson Edward Page and the Crocker family among others. Roy Stewart presented Brian M. Jewett with a cash purse, lauding his three years as president and the revues quality. corsages went to Mrs. Jewett and Miss Drummond. The organizing committee included Dr. Paul Pitman and several officers. Howie Davison’s Square Dance Jamboree provided music for a June 23 return at Tuessie Hall.
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Woolwich
Paul
Richard
Bertram
Rose Kelley
James Callan
Roy Stewart
Woolwich P. T. A
Brian M. Jewett
Steward
Jewett
Esther Drummond
Paul Pitman
Frances Kirkpatrick
Ruth Leavitt
Charlotte Thornton
Estella Leonard
Howie Davison
Tuessie Hall
Local Social Notes Highlight Guests and Visits
Miss Priscilla Mealey spent the weekend in Bangor as a guest of Mrs. Florence Swan Herman formerly of Richmond. Mrs. David Miller and her daughter visited Mrs. Miller's sister Mrs. James Cockson who is ill in the Hallowell Rest home. Jackson Quinnam of Washington, D. C. visited at his home on South Front Street. Mr. Duren is noted as a member.
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Elson Harford
North River Road
Doris Pickering
Frederick
Pittston
Wiscasset Academy
Richard Harford
Harland C. Joyce
Eastern Nazarene College
Wollaston
Mass
Mordaunt Young
Lilly Place
South Front Street
Thilda Sommer
Boston
Harry Duren
Greenfield
Duren
Priscilla Mealey
Bangor
Florence Swan Herman
Richmond
David Miller
Enoch Gilpatrick
Five Islands
Arthur Nelson
Clayton Hanna
Reginald Pinkham
Dorothy MacGillivary
Georgetown Central School
Lulu Hanna
Jones Harbor View House
Jones Inn
Harold Rowe
Kittery
Frank Blake
Philip
Melrose
Kenneth Florence
Lynn
Lottie Preble
South Brewer
Albert Moore
Preble
Fred H. Rittall
John Callaway
Callaway
Kenneth LaRose
New York
Barbara Pratt
Togus
Francis Pierce
Lincoln Campbell
Massachusetts
Stinson Davis
Edward Davis
Davis
Yarmouth
Richard Potter
David
Deborah
Cohasset
Herman Barter
Woodrow Gray
Harry Peterson
Audrey
East Brunswick
Melvin Comeaus
Patsy Yeates
Norfolk
Melvin Comeau
Comeau
William Sherman
Gardner
Five Islands Ice Cream Parlor Opens Under New Manager
The Five Islands ice cream parlor opened for business under the management of Mrs. Arthur Nelson. Local residents report a lively start with community members stopping by to welcome the new venture.
Birthday Party for Dean Lindau in Bedford Street
Dean Lindau son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Lindau celebrated his fourth birthday Saturday with a party for a group of friends. Gifts toys cake ice cream candy and soda were served. Guests included Stevie Vachon Carolyn French Barbara French Sandra Piper Gene Piper Donna Lee Miller Pamela Brown Carol Brown Bruce Lindau Billy Clark. Mrs Winthrop French and Mrs Raymond Vachon assisted.
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Dean Lindau
Herbert Lindau
Bedford Street
Stevie Vachon
Carolyn
Barbara French
Sandra
Gene Piper
Donna Lee Miller
Pamela
Carol Brown
Dean
Bruce Lindau
Billy Clark
Lindau
Winthrop French
Raymond Vachon
Meserve brothers visit hospitalized in Portland
James Meserve and William Meserve were in Portland Sunday to see their brother Perley Meserve and his Brunswick wife who are patients at Maine General Hospital Portland. Mrs Cora Daves is visiting her sister in Farmington for several months.
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James Meserve
William Meserve
Portland
Perley Meserve
Brunswick
Maine General Hospital
Cora Daves
Farmington
Buick Convertible Crashes into Railroad Gate at Washington Street
Mrs. Anne Duffany of Brunswick drove a Buick convertible east on Leeman Highway and struck the Maine Central crossing gate housing at Washington Street. The impact moved a main track rail three inches and knocked the lantern 25 feet. Damages were about $700. Duffany was taken to Brunswick Hospital for X rays after the collision. Police continue the investigation.
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Anne Duffany
Brunswick
Maine Central Railroad
Washington Street
Percy W. Kingsbury
Bath
Kingsbury
Duffany
Bath Registers Even 100 New Voters For Primaries
The Bath Board of Registration closed Monday night with 100 new registrations. 64 men and 36 women joined, 84 Republicans, 12 Democrats, and four undeclared. The total is below 1948 primaries but higher than several state cities, reflecting local candidate efforts.
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Board of Registration
Bath
Five Indictments Found By Grand Jury In Maine Court
The Sagadahoc County grand jury at the June term returned five indictments. William S Toothaker faces two counts of sodomy. Joseph McDonough alias Archie McDonough charged with theft of 159.25 from R Clinton McFadden. Ed Page and Clyde Page of Wiscasset indicted for forgery. James MacGregor of Quincy Mass pleaded guilty to failing to pay court ordered child support since 1946, bail set at 1000 dollars. Superior Court Justice Granville Gray presiding.
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Ralph F. Small
Sagadahoc County
William S. Toothaker
Joseph McDonough
Archie McDonough
R. Clinton McFadden
Ed Page
Clyde Page
Wiscasset
James MacGregor
Quincy
Mass
Northeast Airlines Sets World Record In Passenger Safety
The National Safety Council reported Northeast Airlines has 17 years without a passenger fatality on 400 million miles in service over New England. The route includes Bath and Brunswick with a Wick schedule stopping at Brunswick Municipal airport. Mrs. Carolyn Wing of Rye Center NH visited Maine and Richmond with family, calling on friends in Auburn.
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National Safety Council
Northeast Airlines
New England
Bath
Brunswick
Carolyn Wing
Rye Center
N. H
Maine
Richmond
Woolwich
Auburn
Mrs Wing Visits Woolwich Richmond and Auburn
Mrs Carolyn Wing of Rye New Hampshire formerly of Woolwich has been visiting in Woolwich Richmond and Auburn during the current period.
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Carolyn Wing
Rye, NH
Woolwich
Richmond
Auburn
Obituary Moses Tracey Chandler of Topsham
Moses Tracey Chandler 72 of Tedford Road Topsham husband of Grace Grady Chandler died Friday at Memorial hospital. He lived in Topsham four years and previously Bath and for 38 years of Payment. Born Calais March 12 1878 son of George F and Mary Logan Chandler. Blacksmith and carpenter by trade. Surviving wife a brother Elsworth Chandler of Woolwich two sisters Mrs Bertha Brennan of Bath and Mrs Grace Woodman of Dedham Massachusetts and several cousins nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at two from Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street Rev Laforest Hodgkins officiating burial Oak Grove.
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Moses Tracey Chandler
Tedford Road
Topsham
Grace Grady Chandler
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Calais
George F
Mary Logan Chandler
Elsworth Chandler
Woolwich
Bertha Brennn
Grace Woodman
Dedham
Mass
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Oak Grove
Funeral for Maude M. Dysart Held at Mayo & Son
Funeral services for Maude M. Dysart were held Thursday at 2 PM at Arthur F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence. Rev Canon Charles M. Tubbs officiated. Bearers were Waldo Marshall Charles Powers Roy G. Stewart and Lawrence Edwards. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery Day's Ferry.
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Maude M. Dysart
Arthur F
Funeral services for Moses T. Chandler conducted at Curtis Funeral Home
Moses T. Chandler was laid to rest Saturday afternoon at two oclock from the Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street with Rev Laforest Hodgkins of Central Congregational church officiating Bearers included Fred Spinney George Crowley Ernest Oliver and Stanley Perkins Burial took place at Oak Grove Cemetery
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Moses T. Chandler
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Laforest Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Fred Spinney
George Crowley
Ernest Oliver
Stanley Perkins
Oak Grove
Funeral for Mrs. Clara E. Butler Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara E. Butler were held on Wednesday at 2 pm from Curtis Street with Rev. Charles L. Stevens of Popham officiating. She was buried in the family cemetery in Dromore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara E. Butler
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Charles L. Stevens
Popham
Dromore
State Senator Denny Addresses Rotarians at Meeting
State Senator Denny spoke to Rotarians praising existing officers and staff in Augusta and Maine institutions. He noted retiree migrations to Maine to escape taxes and emphasized rising needs for health welfare and education funding. The gathering, led by Vice President George Sargent, also heard reports from the 285th District Conference and Bath club’s membership gains. Guest George Hauke attended. Mrs. Nathan Price entered Memorial Hospital as a surgical patient with her children cared for by grandmother Mrs. George A. Tinney.
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Maine
Augusta
Denny
Damariscotta Club
George Sargent
Tom Murphy
Poland Spring
Bath Club
George Hauke
Somersworth
N. J
Nathan Price
Heath Jane
Memorial Hospital
Dwight
Barry
Dale
George A. Tinney
Edward Street
National Geographic: Irish potato not a true potato
The National Geographic Society states the Irish potato is not a true potato but belongs to the nightshade family. This botanical note reframes the classification of a staple crop.
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The
National Geographic Society
Mrs Ellen M Marshall Dies After Illness At 48
Mrs Ellen Maude Marshall 48 wife of F Waldo Marshall died Wednesday noon at 29 Oliver street after a long illness. Born in Portsmouth New Hampshire she lived in Milton Mass and Bath Maine before moving. Survived by husband daughter Jeanne Witham son William B Marshall mother Minna Patterson sisters Mildred Ricker Nellie Shaw Florence Galligan brothers John and Arthur Patterson two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday from Berne Wood Funeral Home Portsmouth with burial in Portsmouth Cemetery family lot.
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Ellen Maude Marshall
F. Waldo Marshall
Oliver Street
William Quimby
Minna Hubley Patterson
Portsmouth
N. H
Berne Wood Funeral Home
Margaret E. Sanford Dies in New York Visit at 89
Margaret E. Sanford 89 widow of Jerry N. Sanford died Wednesday while visiting her daughter Mrs. Frank E. Horne in New York City. A Bath resident for life, she lived at 41 Crescent street and was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McAuliff. She was a member of St Marys Church and survived by daughter Mrs. Frank E. Horne of Brooklyn and nephew Edward McAuliff of Newton.
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Margaret E. Sanford
Jerry N. Sanford
New York City
Frank E. Horne
Bath
Crescent Street
Timothy McAuliff
St. Mary’s
Brooklyn
N. Y
Edward McAuliff
Newton
Mass
Funeral for Mrs Margaret E Sanford at St Marys
Funeral for Mrs. Margaret E Sanford held Saturday at eight in St. Marys Church with Rev. John E Bellefontaine officiating. Bearers named James McLaughlin Henry Biggins Harry Bloxsom and Edward Arsenault. Burial in family lot at Oak Grove.
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Margaret E. Sanford
St. Mary’s Church
John E. Bellefontaine
James McLaughlin
Henry Biggins
Harry Bloxsom
Edward Arsenault
Rev. Bellefontaine
Oak Grove
Edwin W. Scott Funeral Held at Mayo & Son
Funeral services for Edwin W. Scott were conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence, 619 High Street, with Rev. Charles Bickmore of Phippsburg officiating. Bearers included Clyde Pye, Clifford Pye, Raymond Pye, Maurice Pye, Charles Pye, and Raymond Mac Intire. Burial followed in the Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Scott
A. F. Mayo & Son
High Street
Charles Bickmore
Phippsburg
Clyde Pye
Clifford Pye
Raymond Pye
Maurice Pye
Charles Pye
Raymond MacIntire
Oak Grove
Knights of Columbus to Meet in Augusta
Knights of Columbus from all Maine sections plan an exemplification of the Third Degree on June 18 at 3 p.m. in Augusta City Hall. Canadas Council of Gardiner sponsors. candidates from Augusta Waterville and Gardiner join. District Deputies Glynn and Reardon to lead the degree work with escorts as honored guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Maine
Order
Augusta City Hall
Canadas Council of Gardiner
Augusta
Waterville
Gardiner Council
Thomas A. W. Brighar
K. of C
Thomas Glynn
Francis R. Reardon
Portland
Brigham
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Georgetown
Brian Davis
Edward Heffron
Richard Hanna
Robert Graffam
Eee
P T. A
Roy Clarke
Russel Pinkham
Ralph Davis
Pejepscot Paper Co
Roy M. Newman
Dalrymple
Etta Moore
Mae Hagan
James Hulbert
Lillian Hulbert
Fayette, Ark
Janice Bean
Miss Beane
Melrose High School
Linn Playse
Indian Point
Moosehead Lake
Janie Oliver
James Oliver
Charlotte
Betty
Yarmouth Academy
Janie
Francis Oliver
Durham
University of New Hampshire
Joe Lane
Brian
Terry
Maureen
MacFarland
Arizona
Graffam House
West Georgetown
John L. Jack
Brunswick and Topsham Waters District
Maine Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Prudential Lifeurance Co
Club Forty
Randlette
Sagadahoc
Payne
Republican Committee
Republican State Committee
Richmond Water Works
University of Maine
Woolwwich
Miss Leah Hathorne
Woolwich P. T. A. Gives
Tuessic Hall
Stewart
Stewart, Roy G. Woolwih
Superior Court
Gray
Marius H. Page
Kennebec
Bath, Maine
Ellen M. Marshall
Fred S. Curtis & CO
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