Wiscasset Academy marks 54th annual meeting at Masonic Hall
The 54th annual meeting of the Wiscasset Academy Association convened at Masonic Hall on Monday evening with record attendance. Highlights include remarks by President Mrs. Harriet Jackson, election of officers, and a keynote by Evelyn Hodgdon on teaching. The event featured a turkey banquet, class roll call, awards, and a $200 Gannett scholarship for Richard Colby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset Academy Association
Masonic Hall
Harriet Jackson
Lillian Nate Lowd
Annie Aines Smith
Eva Day Webster
Melvin Knight
Bernard Seamon
Odbury West
Garrison Hill Star Club
Richard Colby
Charles S. Sewall
Lilliama Kerschbaum
Portland
Mary M. Marston
Ralph Hilton
Evelyn Hodgdon
John F. Jackson
Bernard Merry
Henry Rines
Marcia Ross
Louise J. Blagdon
Verna Southard
Winona Gregoire
Walter Sherman
Lawrence Haggett
Helen F. Dickinson
Stanley Caton
Earl B. Colby
Gannett Scholarship Fund
Evelyn Cronk
Robert C. Grover
Miss Cronk
Oscar Cronk
Jefferson
Round Top Farms
Damariscotta
Pemaquid Beach
Pemaquid
Sandy Shores
Warren
Reid Park
Lincoln Lodge of Masons
St. Philip’s Church
Woolwich Notes Include Alumni Banquet and Local Happenings
Woolwich residents attend Morse High alumni banquet and graduation events. Patricia Bailey, daughter of Albert Bailey, may be Morse High School’s first 1955 graduate to marry, as invitations for her June 29 wedding to Lawrence Edwards Jr. arrive. Rosa Shea celebrates her 85th birthday at Nequasset with family. Several local families host visits, trips, and summer guests across Damariscotta Lake area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelham Howe
Germany
U. S. Army
Melvin Howe
Morse High
Forrest Baker
Jefferson
Damariscotta Lake
Madelyn Wetherbee
Morse High School
Pepper Gainsley
Janet Thorpe
Arolyn Francis
Briam M. Jewett
Russell Boyd
James Thorpe
Day’s Ferry
Rockland
Elks
Woolwich P. T. A
David Soule
William Thornton
Clayton Stinson
Stanley Elwell
Florence Temple
Frank Sparks
Sparks
Patricia Bailey
Lawrence Edwards
Kay Beals
Alva Edwards
Verna Cornish
Baker
Woolwich
Albert Bailey
Morse High 55
Miss Bailey
Lawrence R. Edwards, Jr
Lawrence R. Edwards
Sagadahoe Ferry
Rosa Shea
Day's Ferry
Nequasset
Shea
Lemuel Preble
Preble
Morris Shea
Bath
Woolwich Central School Graduation Honors 32 Eighth Graders
Superintendent Stanwood C. Gilman presented diplomas to 32 graduates at Woolwich Central School's graduation in Nequasset Congregational Church. The program included speeches, poems, prophecies for boys and girls, an American recitation, and the valedictory by David Thornton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanwood C. Gilman
Woolwich Central School
Nequasset Congregational Church
Linda Stinson
Rosalie Reynolds
Walter Gallant
Creed
Janice Harriman
Pauline Creamer
Myrtle Morse
Richard Hanson
Dianne Merrill
Judith McIntire
Horace Edwards
George
Community Notes From Bath Area Patchwork
North Bath residents attend Kennebec River Power Squad meeting at Harold Small's garage. Birthday observances mark Harry Higgins Jr and Donna Gurney celebrations. Bath visitors include Mrs. Rose Lee Higgins and Mrs. Gladyce Cothran. Families travel between Cromwell, Danvers, Portland, and Bath for visits and recreation. Pamela Kathryn Rogers named at birth. several Bath Iron Works workers and local residents relocate or visit relatives in Maine and Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DeGroot
Kennebec River Power Squadron
Harold Small
Harry A. Higgins, Jr
Harry Higgins
Gladyce Cothran
Bath
Rose Lee Higgins
Donna Gurney
Donald Gurney
Beverly Reed
Donna Burkhart
Barbara Bragg
Pamela Johns
Stephen Johns
Bertram Reed
Gurney
Stanley Henderson
William
Robert
Cromwell
Raymond
Hippogenous Dam
Francis Nadeau
Lawrence Nadeau
Wiscasset
Edwin Hemingway
Auburn
E. N. Cole
Hemingway
Portland
Joseph Craig
Danvers
Mass
Royden Haines
Bath Memorial Hospital
Alice Dougall
Rooke Farm
Charles Rogers
Pamela Kathryn Rogers
Howard Elliot
Freedom
Elliot
Bath Iron Works
Sally Goulette
Arthur Goulette
Biddeford
Clarence Brown
Goulette
Edward McKenna
Western Avenue
Norman E. Rowell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Carl Seekins
Carla Jean
Earl Wing
J. Carroll Wing
Phyllis Tardiff
Philip Tardiff
Mildred Young
Warren
Bicycle Court Set Up To Enforce Safety Laws
State Trooper Herman J. Boudreau announced a bicycle court and named officers to patrol Bath city during summer months. Violators of traffic laws will be denied bicycle riding for two weeks to one month and called before the Bicycle Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Junior Bicycle Club
Herman J. Boudreau
Boudreau
Bruce Fielding
Alcen Greene
Diana Barter
Joan Hart
Joseph Marquis
John Duprey
Geraldine Bennett
Jackie Bennett
Harry Bennett
Eleanor Main
Anita Gaudet
Joyce Ring
Garden Club Awards Displayed At Maine Meeting
The Garden Federation of Maine will showcase National Council awards earned by Maine clubs in a Rockland exhibit during the 24th annual meeting June 21 22 at Samoset Hotel. The opening dinner June 21 will feature 1955 award presentations for junior work flower shows conservation year books scrapbooks and membership gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of State Garden Clubs
Garden Federation
Maine
Garden Club Federation of Maine
Samoset Hotel
Rockland
Yoeegeter Bath
Federation
William J. Horton
South Portland
Herbert K. Keaver
Stamford
New England
Chicago
Ridgley Hunt
Guilford
Federated Garden Clubs of
Connecticut
Warren S. Shaw
Lewiston
Garden Federation Library
Leon E. Pearson
Manchester
N. H
National Council
Hubert B. Owens
Atlanta
Parker
West Bath Grange confers degrees on class of 15
West Bath Grange awarded the first and second degrees to 15 candidates at a Monday meeting. The West Bath team included Verna Coombs and Doris Doughty with others guiding the ceremony. Visitors from Merrymeeting and other granges attended as thirteen members from Wescustogo grange joined a mystery ride. Next week the senior degree team will confer the third and fourth degrees. A Flag Day poem was recited before closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinnam
Alice Burgess
Verna Coombs
Donald Coombs
Doris Doughty
William Garand, Jr
Roger MccNelly
Anna Michalos
Lawrence Palmer, Jr
Jack Henderson
Ceres
Ruth Amirault
Mary Gaudreau
William Parks
Lucien Tardiff
Donald Day
Phyllis Gagner
Quinda Pecci
Jean Belanger
Elaine Parady
Florence Farn
Miss Ruth Vail Johnson Weds Rupert Baxter White at Bowdoin Chapel
Miss Ruth Vail Johnson of Bailey Island married Rupert Baxter White of Brunswick in a Bowdoin College Chapel ceremony. The bride is daughter of Linwood M. Johnson. the groom is son of Bruce H. White and grandson of Rupert H. Baxter. African? (Note: Reed). Attendance included matron of honor Joan Sawyer Percy. bridesmaids Nancy Johnson Sally Murray Judy Tyner Margaret Putnam. ushers Samuel Manning John Alden Philip Stuart Frank Metz. The groom graduates Bowdoin and will join the U.S. Army at Fort Eustis on August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Vail Johnson
Linwood M. Johnson
Bailey Island
Rupert Baxter White
Bruce H. White
Brunswick
Rupert H. Baxter
Bath
Bowdoin College
James Herrick
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Joan Sawyer Percy
Nancy Johnson
Sally Murray
Judy Tyner
Montreal
Margaret Putnam
U.S. Army
Fort Eustis
Cosmo Garden Club Plans State Meet and Events
Cosmo Garden Club discusses the State Garden Club annual meeting set for June 22 at the Samoset Hotel Rockland with transportation arranged by Mrs Emerton Gross. A dessert bridge is planned for June 30 at the club house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Garden Club
Samoset Hotel
Rockland
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Nellie D'Arcy
Emerton Gross
Club
Bcards
Mabel Harris
John Gillespie
Margaret Foot
Leroy Lord
Memorial Hospital
Bath Teacher Given Bon Voyage Party for Miss Adena Smith
Mrs Roy Harmon hosted a bon voyage party at her Burganue road home in Brunswick for Miss Adena Smith of Bath Junior High School who departs June 24 for a six week tour of Europe including Ireland England Switzerland France and Italy and returns via Africa Spain and Portugal. Guests included numerous Bath and Brunswick residents and faculty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herry
Wiscasset Inn
Lineau
Rebecca Nash
Allen Hunnewell
Faylene
Fisher Junior College
Boston
Hunnewell
Wicassett High School
Roy Harmon
Burganue ‘Road
Brunswick
Adena Smith
Hollis Center
Bath
Miss Smith
Ireland
England
Switzerland
France
Italy
Africa
Spain
Portugal
Raymond Farnham
Clinton Wilson
A. Farley Mayo, Jr
Andrew Flaherty
Youth Fellowship Rally Planned by Bowdenham Baptist Association
Youth Fellowship groups from Bowdenham associate plan a Saturday rally at Topsham Baptist Church with Rev Jose Fernandez as principal speaker addressing marriages between people of different faiths. Devotional portions led by association youths. attendees include groups from Bath Woolwich Georgetown and Five Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdeinham Baptist Association
Topsham Baptist Church
Jose Fernandez
Bath
Woolwich
Georgetown
Five Islands
Pennington Resigns From Bath Police Department
Marlin R. Pennington, patrol man of the Bath Police Department, has resigned effective immediately for personal reasons. He joined the department on September 28, 1953, originally serving as meter repair and collections man, and later on active duty as a patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin R. Pennington
Bath
Edward L. Gaudreau
Pennington
Entertains Senior Girls At Cottage Party
Miss Joan Hawkes entertained a group of senior girls following graduation last week at Brigham's Cove cottage. The girls stayed overnight and after breakfast went to Miss Anne Amirault's Center street home for a chili luncheon. Others attending included Jackie Purdy Betty Layton Claudia Carter Patsy Morse and Edna King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Hawkes
Brigham's Cove
Anne Amirault
Center Street
Jackie Purdy
Betty Layton
Claudia Carter
Patsy Morse
Edna King
West Bath sewing group aids hospital with surgical pads
West Bath residents gathered at Mrs Francis Dee han home Thursday to craft surgical pads for Togus hospital and Red Cross. Members named include Mrs Oliver Wass and Mrs Maynard Carleton. Refreshments followed. Long weather shutdown delays church reopening to June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Francis Deehan
Togus Hospital
Red Cross
Oliver Wass
Maynard Carleton
Harold Perkins
Stanley Rose
Edward Jenks
Alfred Condon
William Ogden
Springfield
Gorham State Teachers College
Miss Stover
Courtney Stover
Newcastle
Durward ‘Bowie
Auburn
Leon Belanger
Robert ‘Belanger
Morse High School
Bath
George Boynton
Quaker Point
George Everett
George Bette
Harland Boynton
Everett Peaslee
George
Kenneth Jossellyn
Patricia
Augusta
Jossellyn
Boynton
Rangeley
Syre
Bristol, Conn
Ralph Baker
Winthrop
Arrowsic pupils enjoy annual Crescent Beach outing
More than 20 Arrowsic school pupils led by Grace Casey of Bath joined a day at Crescent Beach on Damariscotta Lake with chaperones including George and Royce Safford and others. Activities included relays, swimming, boating, and a noon lunch with tonic treats from the Arrowsic Mothers Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie School
Grace Casey
Bath
Crescent Beach
Damariscotta Lake
George Safford
Vincent McMahan
Royce Elwell
Raymond Ainsworth
Richard Gowen
Arrowsic Mother’s Club
Wilbur Loveitt
Arrowsic School
Bobby Phinney
Robert Phinney
Judy Davis
Arrowsie
David Durrell
Carl Delano
Morse High School
Franklin Wright
Falmouth
Wright
Ibra K. Lawrence
Old Stage Road
Roy
Elmer Lawrence
Clyde Whittaker
Dale Whittaker
Donald Dean
Campbell
Waterville
Everett Pollard
Major
Spinney Mill Road
Ainsworth
Bion Shea
Forrest Baker
Nequasset
Lemuel Preble
Day’s Ferry
Robert Hogan
Washington, D. C
Arrowsic
Earl Coombs
Coombs
Joseph Jenkins
Claude Dyer
West Bath
Perley Ater
Jones’ Eddy
Tena Ellis
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Lakewood Summer Theater Opens Season with Time Out For Ginger
Lakewood's oldest summer theatre returns for its 54th season opening Saturday evening June 18 with Time Out For Ginger. Roland Alexander wrote the comedy starring Lawrence Fletcher with Dorothy Elder as mother and Judith Paige as Ginger. Cast includes Frances Woodbury Lucinda Huff Nancy Devlin Judith Paige Will Giles Jay Easton Tom Tyrrell Louis Girard directed by Henry Richards. Curtain at 8 pm with performances through June 20 plus matinees June 22 and 25. Reservations by mail or phone. box office June 13. The Lakewood Inn also opens with Gordon Gilbert as chef steward and cottages available for summer visitors under Mr and Mrs Grant Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Lakewood
Ginger
Roland Alexander
Lawrence Fletcher
Dorothy Elder
Frances Woodbury
Lucinda Huff
Nancy Devlin
Judith Paige
Will Giles
Jay Easton
Tom Tyrrell
Louis Girard
Henry
Lakewood Theater
Lakewood Inn
Gordon Gilbert
Chef-Stewart
Grant Mills
Sweet-Toothed Pigs Favor Sugar Rich Ration
Urbana Illinois reports that pigs show a definite preference for a hog ration containing 20 percent sugar according to tests led by A H Jensen of the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ill
A. H. Jensen
University of Illinois
Fiddles Crafted from Match Sticks Entertain Baytown Hobbyist
W. B. Powell, 76, pursues a quirky hobby in Baytown making fiddles from match sticks. He estimates about 2,500 matches are needed for each instrument and proudly sticks to the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job Baytown
Tex
W. B. Powell
Lizards Mixed Water Habits but Not Truly Aquatic
Some lizards tolerate and even enter water, but none live their entire lives underwater. The remark notes that lizards are partly amphibious in behavior yet fundamentally terrestrial or semi aquatic, lacking full aquatic adaptation.
King to Enter IBM Employ June 20 in Poughkeepsie
Lewis E. King son of Mr and Mrs Alfred L King of Bath will start as production test engineer for IBM in Poughkeepsie New York on June 20. He earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Maine and is a Navy veteran with six years service. He plans to pursue a master's degree at Syracuse University while at IBM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. King
Alfred L. King
Middle Street
Bath
I.B.M. Company
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
King
University of Maine
Morse High School
Navy
Keene Teachers College
Keene
N. H
Tau Beta Pi
National Technology Honor Society
Mrs. King
Nequasset Extension Service Meeting Updates Dress Alterations
Nequasset Extension Service held an all day meeting at the Good Will Club in Woolwich. Marjorie Woerta and Norma Holbrook led the program with a noon meatloaf luncheon served by Bernice Bailey Burnette Wallace and Maude Wright. The group planned a June 22 annual picnic at Capitol Island hosted by Georgie Walker, rain date following day. Mrs Walker, Know Your Neighbor chair, continued her Canada travelogue noting St Anne de Beaupre and Quebec City. Miss Hilda Haskell will resign next month to pursue new duties. Next meeting is September 14 focusing on Ceramics and Upholstery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Extension Service
Good Will Club
Woolwich
Marjorie Woerta
Norma Holbrook
Bernice Bailey
Burnette Wallace
Maude Wright
Georgie Walker
Capitol Island
Walker
Know Your Neighbor
Canada
St. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec City
Hilda Haskell
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St. Andrews Hospital
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Wiscasset High School
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Boothbay
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Greenlawn Cemetery
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Barbara Orr
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Raymond Soule
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