St. Ye Church Holds Annual Event at Pemaquid Beach
St. Ye church held its annual event at Pemaquid Beach on a Wednesday. The organ society of the Congregational church plans its annual picnic for June 30 at Mrs. Carolyn Pendleton's cottage on Davis Island. Wiscasset Alumni Association sent fruit to Mrs. Mary F. Jackson who could not attend the meeting.
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Charlotte Carrell
Ruth Applin
Nina Gavett
Dorothy Lewis
Helen Haggett
Vienna Tucker
Cheechako
Birch Point
Montsweag
Carroll Thayer Berry
Rockport
Wiscasset
Lincolnville
Massachusetts House Workshop
Montsweagh
Gardiner Road
Roy R. Marston
Pearl Janet Erskine
Alton Erskine
Erwin M. Skillin
Vera Skillin
Woolwich
Newcastle
Cecil Witham
Congregational Church
Marcie Munsey
Douglas Munsey
Skillin
Wiscasset Academy
U. S. Army
New York
Josephine Johnson
Lucille Leighton
Leighton
Dorothy Lermond
Bernice Bailey
Mrs Hawes Dies After Ill Health In Waterville Hospital
Mrs Herbert W. Hawes died in a Waterville hospital on June 21 after several months of illness. Born in Augusta on September 13, 1865, she was a daughter of Swift R. and Sarah Young Morey and was a member of St. Philip's Episcopal church.
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Herbert W. Hawes
Waterville
Augusta
Swift R
Sarah Young Morey
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Harvesters 4-H Stage Benefit in West Bath Grange Hall
The Harvesters 4-H club and friends hosted an evening of entertainment at West Bath Grange Hall to raise funds for 4-H Club Day at the University of Maine. Roland Barter served as master of ceremonies for a program featuring solos, duets, dances, a skit, and a baton routine, followed by dancing and social hours.
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Harvesters
West Bath Grang Hall
University of Maine
Roland Barter
Patsy White
Hazel White
Patsy
Dark Town
Maisie
Daisie
Albert Barter
Russell Estes
Bonnie Belanger
Judith Lesier
Alice Smith
Persis Miller
Pauline Belanger
Christine Miller
Chattanooga
Anita Barter
Wanetta Estes
Donnie Farrow
Adrienne Miller
Anita
Loretta Barter
Marie
Doris
Peter
West Bath
Bath
Llwellyn Rogers
Carolyn Rogers
Charles Treat
Randolph
Perry Thompson
Gorham State Teachers College
C. K. Thompson
Ralph H. MceNavy
Hines’ Camps
Sebago Lake
Roscoe Haskins
Topsham
Walter Larrabee
Larrabee
Gerald Beals
William Eves
Topsham Baptist Church
Rock Hill Inn
Laura Whitmore
Gardiner
Francis Deehan
Deehan
Lannes Fuller
Larrabee’s Grove
Bath Memorial Hospital
David Ring
Foster Point Road
Herbert Murphy
John
Henry
Patrick
Raymond Bridges
Wiscasset
Alva Holbrook
Ronnie
Brunswick
Percy Holbrook
New Meadows River
Blair Wilson
Philip
David
Philip Stackpole
Melrose
Mass
Campbells Pond
Wilbur Ketchum
West Bath Grange honors past lecturers and Floral Night
West Bath Grange held a combination program featuring recognition of past lecturers and a Floral Night. Mrs. Marguerite Lemont was Flora, escorted by Miss Verna Grover and Mrs. Angelina Renshaw, with decor by Mrs. Alice Johnson. A drill team and multiple readings contrasted with musical numbers as the group announced no meeting on July 3.
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West Bath Grange
Bertha Palmer
Persis Miller
Alice Smith
Lucy Armstrong
Flora
Marguerite Lemont
Angelina Renshaw
Verna Grover
Alice Johnson
Jane Jones
Jacqueline McMann
Beverly Coombs
Walter Longley
Elaine Renshaw
Rita Mulcahy
Mary Burgess
Barbara Parks
Marie White
Jean Lermond
Grange
Bernice McGlinchy
Emma Brown
Esther Brown
Dora Collins
Edwin Haggett
Maurice Hutchins
Past Masters Meet at West Bath Grange Hall
Sagadahoc Past Masters association met at West Bath Grange Hall with hosts from West Bath Grange. Sixty attended including 20 past masters two present masters 17 honorary members and 16 visitors. They accepted an invitation from Dromore Grange to hold September’s meeting there accompanied by a lobster supper and a program of music and community singing.
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Sagadahoc
West Bath Grange
Dromore Grannge
Laura Mulcahy
William McNamara
David Henderson
Beverly Coombs
Alice Smith
Persis Miller
Bernice McGlinchy
Alice Johnson
Gorham State Teachers College Social Roundup
Mrs W M Fouden and Mrs Courtney Stover returned home after visiting Canada including Quebec Ile d Orleans St Anne de Beaupre Montmorency Falls and other sites Mr and Mrs Kenneth Noyes attended a Boston baseball game Mrs Laurance Martin of Groton Conn visits her mother Mrs Scott Hard for several days Mr and Mrs Jack Hickey and daughter Paula Dorchester Mass were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Albert White
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Paula
Dorchester, Mass
Albert White
Phippsburg Visitors At Boothbay Harbor Summer Spots
Phippsburg residents spending a vacation at Boothbay Harbor visited T. C. Hughes on Sunday. Miss Nellie Tracy and nephew Tom Tracy spent the weekend at the Tracy cottage in Meadowbrook. Mrs. Edith Coombs of Portland joined Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hughes. Maurice Libby and family of Bath are at their cottage on New Meadows. Carl Severin and family of South Portland were at their Meadowbrook cottage Sunday. Mrs. Bessie Cotton of New Canaan and Mrs. Mildred Price Coy of New York arrived at Brightwater for the Summer. Geraldine Fenderson of Saco stayed with her uncle and aunt last week.
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Larry
Akron
Joseph Coffin
Davis Island
Alfred E. Gorham
Lake Worth
Fla
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Federal Street
Lee S. Gorham
Charles E. Cowley
Harry L. Bradford
Hammond's Grove
Woodstock
Carrie Knight
Bath Road
Charles E. Knight
Main Street
Mary Grant Hafter
Washington, D. C
Emerson Smith
Gov. Smith
New York
George Gavett
St. Andrew's Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Ethel Bailey
Portsem
Willie
Ralph Harvey
Lewiston
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Eva Rankin
Sara Hutchins
Josephine Merry
Winnifred Pearson
Lucille Leighton
Pine Cone
Rebekah Lodge
Geraldine Reed
Bath
Evening Star Lodge
Brunswick
Thaddeus Reed
Anna White
John Merry
Eastern River Grange
Dresden
Norman Karnes
Clark House
Middle Street
William Cochran
Edgecomb
Herbert Lermond
Carol
Elmer Morse
Boston
New Canaan
Woolwich 4-H Clubs Exhibit At First Knox-Lincoln Fair
Jolly Jingle Bells and Happy Go Luckies of Woolwich host early local exhibitions in Knox and Lincoln counties. Members demonstrated sewing machine care and garment making, cooking table settings, and meal planning. Blue ribbons went to Baker Beal Lebel and Leeman sisters. several earned red ribbons. Leaders are Mrs. Jean Carter and Mrs. Evelyn Baker.
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Happy Go Lucky 4-H
Woolwich
Knox-Lincoln
Happy-Go Luckies
Vivian Presley
Luella Cromwell
Mary Lebel
Priscilla Cromwell
Virginia Baker
Barbara Woerter
Janice Lebel
Shirley Beal
Mary Leeman
Marilyn Lee
Evelyn Baker
Happy Go Luckies
Visiting Rotarians From Various States Gather in Rye Beach
Former resident of China and former speaker visits Rye Beach New Hampshire along with J P Palmer of Cheshire Connecticut Edward F Parker of Reading Massachusetts Lester Clough of Barre Vermont and M C Fischer of Cheshire Connecticut.
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China
Rye Beach
N. H
J. P. Palmer
Cheshire, Conn
Edward F. Parker
Reading
Mass
Lester Clough Barre
M. C. Fischer
Bridge Center Span To Be Lifted Soon
A 200 foot bridge span will be lifted soon but conditions delay the first date to align with the tide. The operation is expected to take one day and follows a nearly year long gap due to readiness. The item also recalls a Danish schoolgirl pen-pal letter exchange with Bath residents and a planned visit by Rev and Mrs Purdue, highlighting cross border friendship.
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Independent
Bath
Harry C. Webber
Miss Marcia Stinson Returns Home From Portland Teaching
Miss Marcia Stinson, a teacher in Portland during the winter term, has returned to her Day's Ferry home.
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Marcia Stinson
Portland
Ferry
Card of Thanks from Harriman Family in Maine
The Harriman family of Wiscasset Maine thanks those who offered help and support during their recent misfortune.
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Jesse Harriman
Wiscasset
Maine
Last Passenger Pigeon Died in Cincinnati in 1914
The final passenger pigeon known to science died in Cincinnati in 1914 marking the extinction of a species once common across North America. Researchers note the bird named Martha and the broader decline due to habitat loss and overhunting.
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Cincinnati
Commencement Day Awards At Rdge Academy
The rdge Academy commencement lists numerous honors led by Prof Willis MacComb and John Weldon with Rensselaer Medal for Mathematics and Science and National Honor Society membership. Awards go to Shirley Sanville Yvonne Bailey Evelyn Bodge Judy Peters Gloria Jewett and others for perfect attendance and top averages. An afternoon cruise for graduates hosted by Carleton Mc Cobb followed by a weenie roast. An auxiliary forms for Dresden Fire Department with Eleanor Everson elected president and several officers named. Graduation events for Junior High held June 16 with a full program of speeches music and diplomas. Local 4 H club planned a Dairy Demonstration trip to Orono and Judy Peters demonstrated egg nog. Other social notes include visits and events around Dresden Mills and St Johns Sunday services.
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Willis MacComb
Reader’s Digest
John Weldon
Rensselaer
National Honor Society
Ourage
Shirley Sanville
Bickford
Yvonne Bailey
Meserve
Dresden
Eleanor Everson
Cedar Grove
Emily Rose
The
Mills
Ray Perry
West Dresden
Harland McCobb
South Dresden
Jennie Everson
Leslie Louveney
Academy
Randall
Thomas Akeley
Gardiner
Barbara Robinson
Harold Austin, Jr
Janet Varnum
Orono
Maine
Judy Peters
Norris Lord
Jamacca
Mass
Dresden Mills
Green’s
Jefferson
Ida Robbins
Bridge Academy
Raymond Lambert
Corinth
Elmer Wade
Schenectady
N. Y
Harriette
Carolyn Sheldon
St. John’s
Tom Akeley
Masons
Eastern Star
Episcopal Church
Brand new bicycle gifted to Russell Potter by Boston Shoe
Russell Potter, a four year old, received a bicycle from Boston Shoe store. On Friday the owner paced outside the shop as his parents and Maurice Goldstein helped load the bike into the car. Russell, a sturdy child with a crew cut, grins at the gift and plans to ride when he grows a bit bigger.
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Russell Potter
North Edgecomb
Boston
Maurice Goldstein
Russell
Navy Enlists Lednce Adlard Gagne Seaman Recruit
Lednce Adlard Gagne son of Mrs Evelyn M Gagne of 16 Center Street enlisted in the U S Navy as seaman recruit on June 23 for minor enlistment. He is transferred to Recruit Training Command Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill Gagne attended Morsey High School and played high school football.
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Lednce Adlard Gagne
Evelyn M. Gagne
Center Street
U. S. Navy
Recruit Training Command
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Gagne
Morsey High School
Public thanks from Courtney E Stover in West Bath Maine
Courtney E Stover of West Bath Maine offers a public thanks to all who voted and supported me at the primaries held Monday for Register of Probate. The message dated June 20, 1950 acknowledges gratitude to friends supporters and voters in the local political circle.
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Courtney E. Stover
West Bath
Maine
Independent bid looms after Maine primary defeat
Dr Adrian Scolten of Portland may run on an independent ticket after losing the Democratic nomination to Lucia M Cormier of Rumford in the First District. He seeks ballot inspection or a recount and says many notable figures urge him to run. Leland B Currier of Litchfield also disputes results and requests ballot checks in 13 Maine communities.
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Scolten
Adrian H. Scolten
Portland
Lucia M. Cormier
Rumford
U. S
Times
Sagadahoc
McClure Promises Self Salary Cut After Win
Representative J Horace McClure, likely Register of Probate, pledges to reduce his own salary once he assumes the office. The vow, echoed by press across New England, aligns with his Maine legislature stance as a leader of the economy bloc seeking government efficiency and department consolidation.
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McClure
J. Horace McClure
Register of Probate
Office of
Register
Associated Press
New England
Maine
Bath to Welcome Biller Brothers Circus on July 4
Bath residents will host the Biller Brothers Circus on July 4, returning after a mutual first visit last year. The show is led by two former New Hampshire ministers' sons and includes a school teacher who runs the outfit. The boss clown, aged around 70, adds a homelike, old-fashioned touch to the touring troupe.
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Biller Brothers Circus
Bath
New Hampshire
Biller
Bath Harbor Cops Rescue Derelict Boat Adrift
On a busy weekend the Bath police officers Byron Clark and Edward Newell rushed to a drifting boat on the river. They found a derelict vessel with a large hole, weighed down by rocks, apparently abandoned for years.
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Bath
Byron Clark
Edward Newell
Clark
Newell
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