Phippsburg Center Church Hosts Morning Worship and Annual Grange Service
The Center church in Phippsburg will hold morning worship at 11 a.m. and observe the annual grange service with all in the area invited. Norman Dubie will speak. Also announced are Vacation Bible School closing exercises, a Center church lawn strawberry festival July 22 at 3 p.m. with rain site Riverside hall, Unity Circle projects, and a Fourth of July P T A picnic at Wyman's Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center
Norman Dubie
Small Point
Sebasco
Vacation Bible School
Center Church
Old Orchard
John Rogers
William Blaisdell
Jean Shorey
Patty
Peggy Rogers
Martha Robinson
Norman Blaisdell
Edith Oliver
Phyllis Eaton
Joan Brewer
Joyce Munsey
Unity Circle
Center Church Lawn
Riverside Hall
Winthrop Blair
Christian Service Committee
Small Point Parsonage
Chester Wilson
Phippsburg P. T. A
Wyman’s Beach
Annie Harrington
Dromore
Grange Hall
Eleanor Ball
Mapleton
Stanwood Gilman
Mark Harrington
Pauline Wyman
Allston
Mass
Wilbur MacMillan
Brookline
Thomas Totman
James
Peterborough
N. H
Kenneth Wallace
Donald
Norma
Diane Blaisdell
E. E. Gilmore
Ernest Gibby
Nottingham
George Larrabee, Jr
Bath
Gertrude Blaisdell
Stanley Spencer
Laconia
Jean Hunt
Charles W. Dillon
Derry
University of Maine
National Guard
Camp Wellfleet
Cape Cod
Swanton
Gerald Wyman
Henry Doughty
Owen Totman
Paul Wallace
Sylvanus Moore
Bath Chamber civic affairs sets July meeting on summer plans
Bernard E. Varnum, chairman, called a 7 30 p m Friday meeting of the Bath Area Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee at the Chamber office in City Hall. The session aims to perfect summer plans and discuss other important items.
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Bernard E. Varnum
Bath Area
Personal Notes From Bath and Nearby Visits
A series of social notes records Walter Beane of Georgetown Center visiting Bath on Tuesday, John St. Martin of 1306 Washington Street on vacation from Bath Times duties, Mrs. Donald W. Siebert of Florida staying at Westport Island, Arthur P. Johnson resuming meat manager duties at A. and P. in Bath, and several Bath-area residents hosting or visiting relatives in Richmond Malden August and Harpswell. Also mentions marriage intentions filed by Fred D. Cressey and Alice May Wallace, and that 875000 Americans play the organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Beane
Georgetown Center
Bath
John St. Martin
Washington Street
Bath Times
Donald W. Siebert
Florida
Westport Island
Arthur P. Johnson
29 Valley Road
Albert H Thompson
Upper
Josiah White
Richmond
Bernard Rowan, Jr
Karen
Kevin
Susan
Glenis
Malden
Mass
Arthur Perry
Bridge Street
Olivia Sumner
Ruth Anderson
Herbert Anderson
Huse Street
Fred D. Cressey
Willow Street
Parker Head Vestry Hosts Stork Shower for Dresden Guest
Mrs Walter Cushing was honored at Parker Head Vestry on Wednesday evening with a stork shower for Mrs Wesley Cray of Dresden. Refreshments were served as neighbors and relatives gathered from Bath West Point and surrounding towns for the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cushing
Roger Lewis
Bernard Wyman
Earl Lowell
Charles Pantelakos
W. H. Wyman
Lonnie Belt
Leslie Darling
William Cushing
Parker Head Vestry
Wesley.Cray
Dresden
Hawk snatches trout then loses it in mid fight
Henry Hickok of Tacoma recounts a local episode at Clear Lake where a 14 inch rainbow trout he was fighting was grabbed by a hawk mid struggle. Hickok jerked the line, the trout returned to the water and resumed fighting, the hawk flying away puzzled. Hickok finally netted the fish after the bizarre interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Henry Hickok
Hickok
Clear Lake
Maglie Fails to Win with Indians in 1955 Dodgers bid
Cleveland Indians pitcher Sal Anglie struggled in 1955 over 31 innings in two starts. He did not win a game and recorded two losses, failing to complete either start during his year with the Tribe.
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Maglie
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Sal Anglie
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tribe
Indians
Weekend Social Notes From Small Point And Bath Area
Sunday services at the Small Point church ended June 24 and next Sunday services will be held at the Phippsburg Center church with guests from the Phippsburg grangers. A 2 p.m. Summer service is planned at Parker Head church. Several locals hosted and attended parties and visits. many families from Bath Winnegance and Newton Center vacationed at cottages in the area and travelers from Canada visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point
Phippsburg Center
Phippsburg Grangers
Parker Head
Shirley Pratt
Ocean View Park
Reid Perkins
Annie Peron
Winne
Mass
Hathaway Cottage
Vernon M. Mattson
Dorothy Mattson
Newtonville
Thomas Stewart
Loring Air Force Base
Limestone
Donald T. Page
Thurston
Jacqueline Chubbuck
Woolwich
Spinneys
Amy Sprague
Doris Gilmore
Dromore
Grange Hall
Henry Leonard
Canada
Stanley W. Perkins
Laurence Chattley
Bath
J. C. Perkins
Norman Perkins
J. W. Gilman
Ashdale
Lester Morse
Winnegance
Hollis Hanscom
Walter Wade
Richard
Lisbon
Wendell White
Boston
White Spot
Philip Wyman
Coxs Head Dromore Extension Bureau Meeting At Grange Hall
The Coxs Head Dromore Extension Bureau met at the grange hall with Home Management Leader Mrs. Anne Harrington leading a discussion on How Safe Is Your Home. Plans were discussed for a fair to be held July 20 at Dromore. The next meeting is set for July 18 with several locals in attendance and visitors stopping by for brief calls.
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Dromore
Lakeland
Fla
Edward P. Thomas
Helen Rankin
White Plains
N. Y
Sarah E. Wilbur
S. €. Dozois
Julia B. Dozois
Brunswick
Martin F. Goodwin
Wolifeboro
N. H
Ruth Canfield
Bigelow
Sebasco Estates
Olga Carlson
Dix's Island
Albert Grady
Parker Head
Carlos Lewis
Edwin Young
Swampscott
Mass
Karyn Mosman
Watertown
Everett Perkins
Everett
Vines Becomes Eastern Golf Pro at Inwood Club
Ellsworth Vines, ex national amateur tennis champion, has become the eastern golf pro at Inwood Country Club on Long Island. He plans to return to Tamarisk Country Club in Palm Springs, California, in October. A light problem in Reading, Pa. prompts Tom Don dore to seek a traffic light on Schuylkill Avenue near his home. The 10 year old neighbor says the intersection is very busy and crossing is difficult.
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Tom
Golfer Nets 176-Yard Hole-In-One At Pine Hollow
East Norwich New York April 14 months passed before Sydney Morenstein finally achieved a hole in one at Pine Hollow Country Club. He used a No 4 iron to sink the tee shot on the 176 yard 8th hole marking a rare ace.
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East Norwich
N.Y
Pine Hollow
Sydney Morenstein
Bath Girls Head to National Girl Scout Roundup
Judith Ashe Marilyn Foster and Bath's senior troop leader join Sea Coast Patrol members in Biddeford for final roundup details. They plan to travel June 28 from Portland on a dedicated Girl Scout Train to Milford Michigan for the June 29 to July 11 event with nine trains nationwide to Detroit transfer points. The round up aims to foster friendships and broad national contact through buses, trains, stopovers, and side trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Girl Scout Council
Biddeford
Sea Coast Patrol
Maine
Highland State Recreation Area
Milford
Mich
Judith Ashe
Marilyn Foster
John Thorpe
Bath
Portland
Michigan
United States
Detroit
Miss Audrey Hill Hosts Pre-Nuptial Shower
Miss Audrey Hill was guest of honor at a pre-nuptial shower in Day's Ferry hosted by Mrs. John P. Allen and Mrs. James L. Grant. Hill, daughter of Mrs. W. Dayton Hill of Bath, will wed William B. Kennison of Schenectady and Augusta on July 14. Hill is director of occupational therapy at Augusta State Hospital. Kennison is an engineer with General Electric at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Schenectady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Hill
John P. Allen
James L. Grant
Ralph Kennison
Augusta
General Electric Co
Knolls Atomic
Lida Clark
Richard Bisson
Edward Sewall, Jr
Joseph Grace
Robert Brownell
Albert McMann
William Spann
Ardenne McFadden
Warren F. Hawley, Jr
Popham Beach Fair Plans Advance This July
Plans are underway for the annual Popham Beach Fair in July. Sponsored by the Ladies Circle and Improvement Association, the event supports maintenance of the Chapel and Library. The July 24 fair runs from 1 655 p.m. and seeks donations for booths including Gifts White Elephant Books and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Ladies Circle and Improvement Association
Popham
Allison Moody
Constance Bickford
Ernest Oliver
Fane
Guy E. Crowley
Marguerite J. McNulty
Walter F. Gilmore
Dorothy Mattson
Association
Peter A. Isaacson
Fred C. Spinney
Roland D. McIntosh
Morris M. Petlock
Gilmore Candy
William E. Hill
Margaret Oliver
Edith Oliver
N. Brickett
Myra E. Scott Vists
Ellison Moody
Vernon C. Mattson
J Dwight Kinmonth
Fred Waterhouse
Harry Adelson
J. Hiviland Torrey
Mar
Plans Set For Boy Scout Camping Trip To Boarstone Mountain
A committee outlines a nine day Boy Scout camping itinerary for Boarstone Mt in July. Leaders include Truman Wallace Roy Lutz Carlton Pye and Ronald Oulton with volunteers Harvey Rowe Wesley Marco and Durwood Decker offering transportation. Activities feature hikes boat trips fishing and a daily camp routine. A planning meeting is scheduled for July 9 at 7 p.m. with Ronald Oulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boarstone Mt
Truman Wallace
Roy Lutz
Carlton Pye
Ronald Oulton
III
Harvey Rowe
Wesley Marco
Durwood Decker
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Long Pond
Onawa Lake
High Street
Forty-One Attend First Day Of Wesley Bible School
Forty-one children enrolled for the first session of the Daily Vacation Bible School at Wesley Methodist Church. Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell directs activities with Mrs. Raymond Farley in charge of kindergarten and two assistants for primary. Junior group led by Mrs. Harold Payson with Yvonne Crosby assisting crafts. Crosby also plays piano for services. Refreshments at 10 a.m. and sessions run 9 to 11:30 a.m. all week. community children welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Oliver W. Bell
Raymond Farley
Glenda Newman
Charles Candage
Mary Welch
Glenice Newman
Harold Payson
Yvonne Crosby
Miss Crosby
Bell
Arthur Ashton
Community event organizers named for children's fair duties
Gu ertie McNulty and Mrs Peter Philips oversee the event with Mrs Herbert R Sprague and Harry Adelson running children's games. Miss Mattson and Mrs Isaacson manage plants while Mrs Blanche F Westall handles paintings. Stanley W Hyde serves as publicity chairman for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guerite McNulty
Peter Philips
Herbert R Sprague
Harry Adelson
Miss Mattson
Isaacson
Blanche F. Westall
Stanley W Hyde
Bath Junior Legion Dominates Saco Club 5-0
Harold Ames pitched a two hit shutout with eight strikeouts for Bath in a 5-0 win over Owen-Davis Post of Saco. Wilson, Dodge, Crocker and McHale drove runs as Bath built a 3-0 lead by the fifth and added two more in the sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ames
Smith-Tobey Post
Owen-Davis Post
Saco
Ames
Tri- County Junior Legion Baseball League
Smith-Tobey
Caldwell
Portland
Bath
Wilson
Dodge
Pete Crocker
Tucker
Thhen
Eck
Maurice Clark
Clark
Crocker
Davis
McHale
Sue
Cooper
Charland
lAmes
Mahaney
Philbrick
Kingsbury
Dial System Phones Mark Major Wiscasset Progress
Wiscasset moves toward intra area and long distance dialing as the town converts to a dial telephone system. Early history recalls five subscribers and a drug store switchboard in 1899, with staff centered on Viola Hilton and her team of operators and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
W. S. Peaslee
Water Street
Howard Trussel
Clarence Cowley
Edgecomb
Viola Hilton
Rebecca Tasker
Ruth Belanger
Marion Bailey
United States
Canada
First Drive In Church Service Next Sunday
Plans were completed for the opening of the first Drive In church in the area sponsored by Beacon Street Methodist church. The Bowdoin Drive In theater will host the service at 10 am next Sunday with families attending in cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
James Steen
Hartley Wilbur
Daniel Lord Sr
Manager Leach
Richard Arnold
Beacon Street Church
Arnald
Tis Better to Give Rupert Idaho Basket Fundraiser Fails
Pershing School PTA in Rupert Idaho reports a failed fundraising attempt using circulating baskets to collect food and money. Three baskets were placed with instructions to pass them along. only one basket remains missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert
Idaho
Pershing School
PTA
Australian earthworms reach lengths up to ten feet
A historic note reports Australian earthworms growing to as much as ten feet in length, highlighting extraordinary size among annelids and drawing attention to unusual marine and terrestrial worm records observed in the region.
Alexander to Manage Bath Beneficial Finance Office
Elmer L. Alexander was named manager of the Bath Office of Beneficial Finance Co. effective June 7. A South Portland native, he previously served as assistant manager in Portland for four years. He replaces Arthur H. Duffett, now City Clerk of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer L. Alexander
Bath
Beneficial Finance Co
Arthur H. Duffett
Portland
Alexander
South Portland
United States Army
Tank Corps
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Pinehurst Four Scores From Bath Golf Club
Friday results from Bath Golf Club show first net winners Mr. and Mrs. John McCole with 32. Second net tied at 33 include Mr. and Mrs. William Turpie Robert Shaw and others. Third net tied at 34 feature Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Parks and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Doyle. Next Pinehurst Foursome set for July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
Bath Golf Club
Victor Paquet
Leon Buck
Russell Young
John McCole
William Turpie
Robert Shaw
A. M. Main, Jr
Nancy
C. B. Doyle
Donald Perry
Phippsburg Man to Teach At Cony High School
William Alexander son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Alexander of West Point has accepted a position as teacher of industrial arts at Cony High School Augusta. He graduated Morse High School in 1952 and Gorham State Teachers College earlier this month. The Alexanders who have been visiting his parents in West Point leave next week for the Pine Tree Camp of the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children in Rome where they will be employed for the Summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Turner Jr
Hutchins
South China
Claudia
Robin
Frances Morong
Laurence Babine
Stephen
West Bath
Arthur Kreidler
Arthur Jr
Frederick and
Bruce
Brenda
New London
George Morong
Ralph Wallace
West Point
William Cushing
Parker Head
Howard Morong
Bernard Wyman Jr
National Guards
F. A. Libby
Libby
Neil Page
Frank Driscoll
Helen LeMont
Virginia
Gail
Adele LeMont
Teddy
Neill LeMont
Frederick Watson
Bath
Jay Darling
Jay Lee
John Leslie
Pittston
Dresden
Waterville
Mount Vernon
Sydney
Dorothy Stilphen
Judy Darling
Winnifred Ross
Yarmouth
Thayer
Charles Pantelakos
Portsmouth
Edwin Hill
Stratton
Arthur Moore
Ralph Mank
Parker
J. F. Mezenski
New York
Turner McCarthy
Worcester
Mass
Irene Libby
Lisbon Falls
Anne Gray
Reginald Gordon
Brunswick
Bernhard Carlson
Gray
Dix Island
Chester Sanbourne
Gary
Brooksville
Malcolm O'Brien
Jackman
Kenneth Wyman
Mere Point
W. H. Wyman
William Temple
James Temple Jr
James Murphy
Lonnie Belt
North Berwick
Bert Manson
Buddy Daley
Leslie Logan
Herbert Bassett
Alston Oliver
Wilma Hodgkins
Bath Memorial Hospital
Rose Marie Moore
Barbara Harrington
Marion Nadeau
Ronald
Eva Hoar
Lester Beals
Popham Beach
William Alexander
Lewis Alexander
Cony High School
Augusta
Alexander
Morse High School
Gorham State Teachers College
Pine Tree
Pine Tree Society For
Rome
Duprey Cards 1956 Maine First Hole-In-One at Sebasco
Francis R. Duprey, an Loring Air Force Base civilian employee, scored the area’s first hole-in-one of 1956 on the 130-yard sixth hole at Shore Acres Sebasco while vacationing there. He used an eight iron during the shot on Saturday. Robert Jackson of Bath played with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Shore Acres
Sebasco
Francis R. Duprey
Loring Air Force Base
Limestone
Duprey
Robert Jackson
Bath
Quick Thinking Man Turns Alarm Into Panic Button
In Grand Rapids Louis Osworth used a fire alarm to halt two attackers. He slipped away from the assailants and pulled the box alarm, prompting fire trucks and a police cruiser to respond as the suspects fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Louis Osworth
Osworth
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Wesley Bible School
Aimes
Bath Junior Legion
Saco Club
Caldwell Vee
Andrews
Manchester
Owen-Davis
Stowell
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Kerry
Donovan
Robe Ae
Pucker Ib
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Brads
Beaudoin, Rf
Harriman Oe
Tardif
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Smith- Tobey Ab
McHlale
Wilsam
Clark, Dodge
Rf Croaker
Lachance
Ame P
Sprague If
Geatau
Dition
Hilton
Mildred Nadeau
Arlene Averill
Betty Delano
Suez
Cyprus
Suez Canal Zone
Famagusta
Army Pay Corps
International
Sebasco Course
Portland Police Department
U. S
City Hall
CiTy Cherk
City Mall
Portland Maine
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