Pack 99 Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet Honors Fathers
Cub Scouts of Pack 99 and their fathers gathered Friday at Central Congregational church for a Blue and Gold Father and Son Banquet. The event featured awards, pin ceremonies, and a Webelos graduation into Boy Scouts, with leaders including Arthur Small Theodore Bertocci and Malcolm Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pack 99
Cub Scouts
Central Congregational Church Parish House
Den
Arthur Small
Theodore Bertocci
Arthur Wing
Craig Richards
Eugene Eberhard
Malcolm Miller
B.S.A
Stewart McAllister
Philip Day
McAllister
David Haggett
Teddy Bronson
Dean Bailey
Den 1
Small
Eberhard
Joseph Smith
Bear
Brian Wallace
Burleigh Thombs
Mark Wallace
Wolf
Vincent Henderson
Richard
Robert Kenney
Thomas Bertocci
Kenneth Smith
James Stilphen
Rodney Ross, III
Stuart Small
Marshall Gotte
Wayne Ladd
Stephen Vachon
Russell Ferris
Donald Smith
James Abbott
Leonard Ellis
Dale MccNelly
John Rogers
William Wing
Ira Gotte
Bruce Hallowell
John Preble
Harry Larrabee
Den 11
Dennis Hallowell
Mr. Small
Raymond Vachon
Woolwich
Four Local Girls Receive Caps At Maine Medical School
Four Morse High graduates from Portland area were capped at a candlelight ceremony for the Maine Medical School of Nursing in Frye Hall. The students were Edna King Judith Holbrook Barbara Thornton and Shirley Ricker. Relatives and friends attended including parents and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Medical School of Nursing
Portland
Fryehall
Edna King
Marc N. King
Bedford Street
Judith Holbrook
C. P. Holbrook, Jr
Bailey Street
Barbara Thornton
William M
Thornton
Woolwich
Shirley Ricker
Harvey M. Ricker
Washington Street
Stanley R. ‘Hunter
Oliver W. Bell
Clara Willis
Rita Kelley
Wesley MYF Birthday Party Raises Twenty Five Dollars
At a Wesley Methodist Church Youth Fellowship meeting on Sunday evening Priscilla Marble announced the group raised about $25 at a birthday party held last week. John Haley reported on the affair and plans for a rummage sale were begun with a committee named. John Haley and William Hanson led a discussion on the book I Follow and the worship service. Gail Carlton was pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church Youth Fellowship
Priscilla Marble
John Haley
William Hanson
Gail Carlton
Ladies' Aid Plans March Dollar Day and Events
The Ladies' Aid of Winter Street Congregational Church announced a March 9 Dollar Day luncheon where each member brings a dollar and a verse on how earned. Future events include March 22 chicken salad supper, April 10 rummage sale, and April 20 silver tea at the manse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Winter Street Congregational Church
Harry Horne
Horne
Martin V. B. Sargent
Kenneth Francisco
Raymond Welch
W. H. MecGlinchy
Sargert
Sargent
Frenchco
At+ree
Janassn
Scott Golder
Edward B. Smith
Pauline Moulton
Horace Ward
Rexford Stover
Nellie D'Arcy
Merion Berry
Robert Colley
Roscoe McFadden
Anna Hill
Spaniards Refrain From Forcing More Wine On Guests
In Spain etiquette frowns on pressuring guests to drink more. Even after several glasses, a well bred Spaniard asks politely if the guest will have a glass of sherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
National Park Service Founded in 1916
The United States National Park Service was established in 1916 to oversee and manage the nation’s protected areas, historic sites, and public lands. It marked a shift toward federal stewardship of natural and cultural resources across the United States.
Going Away Party For Mrs Edward B Miller
Mrs Edward B Miller honored at a going away dinner at the Eagle hotel Brunswick after leaving Bath Iron Works safety department. She heads to New York City with Mr Miller and will reside in Jackson Heights Long Island. Former Doris Scott, she worked at Morse High School office before joining B I W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Miller
Eagle Hotel
Brunswick
Bath Iron Works Corp
New York City
Miller
Jackson Heights
Long Island
Doris Scott
Morse High School
Corliss Street Church Missionary Society Plans Birthday Party
The Corliss Street Church Missionary Society meets with Mrs Grace Block on Clifton Street to plan a March birthday party and arrange a May guest speaker. Eleven members attend as Mrs Margaret Barrett leads devotions on the Festival of Lights. Work for the Cancer Society is noted and refreshments are served. The next meeting is set for March 20 at Mrs Block's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far and Near
Missionary Society of Corliss Street Baptist Church
Grace Block
Clifton Street
Margaret Barrett
Margaret Vose
The
Cancer Society
Block
Suburb Civic Club Plans Box for Sea Coast Mission
The Suburb Civic Club met at the Winnegance Community Clubhouse with 17 members and three guests. President Edna McLean led plans to send a care box to the Sea Coast Mission Society while committees for refreshments and entertainment were named and guest speaker Mrs. Warren Adams of Tops ham lectured on ceramics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suburb
Civic Club
Winnegance
Edna McLean
Sea Coast Mission Society
Ethel Pinkham
Roberta Farrell
McLean
Betty Rogers
Carolyn Hart
Lillian Perry
Marie Footer
Dorothy Williams
Warren Adams
Topsham
Beacon Lights Plan Kitchen Renovation and Fundraisers
At the Beacon Street Methodist vestry the Beacon Lights outlined renovations for the church kitchen and planned fundraisers. A public ham supper on March 17 will kickoff the effort, and rehearsals for Doctors Orders proceed for an April show. The next meeting is March 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Lights
Beacon Street Methodist
Forestry Service Making Shade Tree Survey Here
Bath undertakes a shade tree survey led by the Meine State Forestry Service entomology department. City officials say the project, begun two months ago at the council’s request, aims to identify which trees should be trimmed removed or replaced and where new trees should be planted to benefit Bath and other property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Service
Bath
Department of Entomolgy
Meine State Forestry Service
Mid-Towns
Stanley W. Judkins
Still Alarm Fire Strikes Lumber Pile at Derby School Lot
Bath firemen battled a still alarm Friday night at 10 37 p m when lumber stacked beside a rubbish fire behind the old Central Grammar School, under razing. Little damage occurred. units returned by 11 p m. Fossil finds suggest the golden eagle has long inhabited the Western Hemisphere. Alaska holds over seven million acres of national parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Central Grammar School
Alaska
Seven Men Enlist In Co. B At Open House
Battery B of the 703rd AAA Battalion Maine Army National Guard held an open house at the Bath Armory on February 22. Five new members enlisted and seven additional prospective enlistees were interviewed for swearing in later. Hundreds visited to see equipment including a 90 millimeter anti aircraft gun and ground communications gear. Coffee and doughnuts were served as the open house ran from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
First Baptist Ladies Hold All Day Session
The Ladies' Sewing Circle of First Baptist Church held an all-day session February 22 with strong attendance. Luncheon was provided by Mrs. Ora Dauphin and Mrs. Lydia Farrow. Members worked on quilts and sewing for the Spring sale and hospital towel project. New member Mrs. Flora Clancy was welcomed. a March 2 home cooked food sale was planned. An extra all-day session was set for February 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ora Dauphin
Lydia Farrow
Dauphin
Flora Clancy
Mrs Susan Leeman’s 90th Birthday Celebrated
Mrs Susan J Leeman of 24 Cummings street marked her 90th birthday on February 22 with a flood of cards flowers and gifts from across the United States Prince Edward Island Canada and Africa where her great grandnephew David Moore serves in the Air Force A bouquet from Beacon Street Methodist Church honored her and local callers serenaded her with Happy Birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan J. Leeman
Cummings Street
David Moore
U. S. Air Force
Africa
Beacon Street
MacDonald Named As First Lieutenant In Maine N G
The Maine Army National Guard announces Francis Edward MacDonald has received Federal recognition to the rank of First Lieutenant. A Bath native and Morse High School graduate, he serves in Battery B 703rd AAA Bn (90mm guns) and works at Bath Iron Works. He resides with his wife at 77 Bluff Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Army
Air Forces National Guard Bureau
Washington, D. C
Maine Army National Guard
Francis Edward MacDonald
Maine National Guard
George M. Carter
State of Maine
MacDonald
Bath
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bluff Road
Woolwich Pupils Host Record Hop Tuesday
Woolwich eighth grade students at Woolwich Central school enjoyed a holiday Record Hop and box lunch on Feb. 21. Committee members under Principal Robert Melans on included Clark Mallard chair, Roger Harris, James McElman, Janet Thorpe, Arolyn Francis, Barbara Baker and Kathy Philips. chaperones Mrs. William Philips and Mrs. Walter Willis were given gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Central School
Robert Melanson
Clark Mallard
Roger Harris
James McElman
Janet Thorpe
Arolyn Francis
Barbara Baker
Kathy Philips
William Philips
Walter Willis
Bath Woman’s Oil Painting Shown At Portland Exhibit
Mrs. Martin V. B Sargent's Bath Iron Works scene in oil is among 51 selected works for the 73rd Port land Museum of Art show. Opening Feb 26 at Swett Museum, the exhibit runs to March 25 under National Art Society sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Martin V. B Sargent
Portland Museum of Art
National Art Society
Swett Museum
Portland
Sargent
Winter Street Congregational Church
Dahlov Spcear
Robinhood
Jane Eliason Fourth Birthday Party Held Tuesday
Jane Eliason daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Eliason was guest of honor at a party February 21 for her fourth birthday. Hostesses were Karen Marble Virginia and Caroline McGrath. Andrew Eliason made paper plate hats with pastel flowers for favors. The pink white party table featured a pink candle tree centerpiece. Guests included Susan Thompson Anne Graustuck and Sally Osgood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Eliason
Harmon E. Eliason
Susan Thompson
Anne Graustuck
Sally Osgood
Cotillion Club Meets At Home Of Mrs Flewelling
The Cotillion club met Tuesday at Mrs Helen Flewelling’s Crescent street home. New members Mrs Yvonne MacDonald and Mrs Hazel Young were welcomed. A birthday cake for Mrs Laura Brown was served with refreshments. The group will meet March 13 at Mrs Yvonne MacDonald’s Woolwich home. Present were Mrs Emily Perkins, Mrs Frances Fides, Mrs Irene Allisot, Mrs Thelma Skilin, Miss Ann McCabe, Mrs Brown, Mrs Althea Wallace and Mrs Flewelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotillion Club
Helen Flewelling
Crescent Street
Yvonne MacDonald
Woolwich
Laura Brown
The
Groun
MacDonald
Hazel Young
Emily Perkins
Frances Fides
Irene Allisot
Thelma Skilin
Ann McCabe
Brown
Althea Wallace
Flewelling
Rod and Gun Club Studies pheasant raising plan
Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet Association met at the North Bath clubhouse with sixty five members. President William Leask named a three member committee to study a pheasant rearing area and report on costs for wire and food at the next meeting. The program closed with three sports films on geese pheasants and fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
North Bath
William Leask
Unusua
Baptist Youth Fellowship of Woolwich Meets Sunday
Members of the Baptist Youth Fellowship of Woolwich met Sunday with Grace Brown presiding as World Outreach chairman. Jean Blake read scriptures, Grace Brown led the Bible drill, Leona Hathorne conducted a quiz, and Rev. Stephen Sidebotham ended with prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Youth Fellowship of
Woolwich
Grace Brown
World Outreach Committee
Jean Blake
Leona Hathorne
Stephen Sidebotham
Talks On Sweden At BPW Meeting Tuesday Evening
Sven Salin of Stockholm gave the Sweden in International Affairs talk at Bath Business and Professional Women's Club meeting. He highlighted Sweden’s peace history since 1814, neutrality, and a Korean War hospital unit. The group announced Chautauqua on The Horn of Triumph for April 18 at the Bath Opera House and a March 10 baked bean supper for March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sven Salin
Stockholm
Sweden
Bowdoin College
Bath Business and Professional Women’s Club
Hotel Sedgwick
Salin
B P.W
Korea
Asenith Haggett
Chatauqua Company
Bath Opera House
Rowena Marsh
Fisher School
March of Dimes
W. H. McGlinchy
Jeffrey O'Hara
Carl L. Albee
Esther L. Brown
Miss Brown
Albee
Bessie Brown
Story Shower Tuesday For Mrs. Frederick Watson Jr
Mrs. Frederick Watson Jr was guest of honor at a story shower hosted by Mrs Kenneth Chubbuck at 15 Forest Road. Guests included Mrs Earl A Haines Mrs Ralph Burden Mrs Donald Hinds Mrs Donald McRae Mrs Marion Coombs and others as gifts were given from a pink and blue themed basin decorated with a white lamb cake centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Weston, Jr
Kenneth Chubbuck
Forest Road
Weston
Earl A Haines
Ralph Burden
Donald Hinds
Donald McRae
Marion Coombs
Edmund Arsenault
Peggy Colby
Constance Kneeland
Marilyn Wright
James Rockefeller
Kenneth Rockefeller
Clifford Caton
Edwin Harjula
Lewis Bowen
Gene Nogarrd
Basil Bowen
Phyllis Warner
Neighborhood Stamp Club Mid Season Party Recall
Neighborhood Stamp club held a mid season party on Tuesday February 21 at Mrs Charles Lees home 16 Bedford Road Competitive games with prizes were awarded Attendees included Penelope Carter Gail Oliver John and James Crowley Billy Reed Tony McLaughlin Joey Merquis Andrew Footer Craig Lee Edward McLaughlin Guests were Beverly Reed Barbara Lee and Bruce Lee Luncheon was served by the hostess assisted by several members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neighborhood Stamp Club
Charles Lee
Bedford Road
Bertram Reed
Harold Footer
John Crowley
Munroe Carlton
Penelope Carter
Gail Oliver
John
James Crowley
Billy Reed
Tony McLaughlin
Joey Merquis
Andrew Footer
Craig Lee
Edward McLaughlin
Beverly Reed
Barbara
Bruce Lee
Lowell Temple Py thian Sisters Plan Swap, Sale
A meeting featured a Lincoln and Washington birthday program followed by supper. A swap party is planned for next week with another supper, and a rummage sale is scheduled for March 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Washington
Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters
WGAN to Broadcast Western Maine Tournament Games
Station WGAN announced it will broadcast all Western Maine Tournament games. The broadcasts are sponsored by Portland Motor Sales Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WGAN
Western Maine
Portland Motor Sales Co
Bath Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Drive Update
The Bath Area Chamber of Commerce reports a February 21 drive yielding 104 new membership pledges and 133 active members. Of these, 53 have paid full dues and three are on installment plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Commerce
Bath
Ares Chamber of Commerce
Beth B'nai B'rith Gives Washington's Birthday Favors
The Beth chapter of B'nai B'rith led by Mrs. Jesse Levin provided Washington's birthday favors for Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital patients. The annual project was chaired by Mrs. Joseph Smith with help from Mrs. Louis Silverman. The group also created a gum drop tree crafted by Mrs. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth
B'nai B'rith
Jesse Levin
Washington
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Bath Group
Joseph Smith
Louis Silverman
Smith
For Sale Deluxe New Moon Trailer 37 Feet
A deluxe 37 foot New Moon trailer in yellow and silver is offered for sale. Viewings available anytime at 29 Pine Cabins between Bat and Wiscasset. Contact Wiscasset 2003-1-up for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bat
Wiscasset
Ground Ob servers Bowdoinham marks first anniversary and pie supper
Bowdoinham marks its first anniversary on March 27 with a public chicken pie supper at Merrymeeting Grange Hall to support the hot lunch program. Guest speakers will attend alongside the observance. Local groups report activities from Brownie and Girl Scout meetings to Crusaders for Christ rally and Explorer Scout notes. Town meeting warrants, March of Dimes totals, and community notes fill the page alongside personal items from residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ground Observers Corp of
Bowdoinham
Parent Teachers Association
Merrymeeting Grange Hall
Nancy MacDonald
Barbara Hackett
Lucille Jewell
Erland Curtis
Bowdeinham
Pomona Grange
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Charles White
Cleveland Curtis
Crusaders For Christ
Baptist Church
Charles Palmer
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Merry Meeting Grange Hall
Carl Bierner
Grand Rapids
Mich
Maine
Florida
March of Dimes
Merrymeeting Grange
Dirigo Grange
School of Instruction
Grange Hall
Vernon Little
United Baptist Church
Richmond
Flavor Boost: Spice Canned Tomatoes with Chili Powder
Home cooks add a pinch of chili powder to canned stewed tomatoes to sharpen flavor and heat. The simple upgrade elevates tomato sweetness with a warm, mild kick, suitable for sauces or sides.
Former Bath Couple Marooned By Snow In Italy
Captain Russell S. Hitchcock, USN retired, and Mrs. Hitchcock, long residents of Bath, are snowbound in Salerno, Italy after traveling through southern Europe last autumn. They house themselves in Salerno awaiting a Sicily trip delayed by storms. The Hitchcocks moved to Bath in 1952 for shipbuilding oversight and retired last fall after Navy duties in The Hague. They expect to return to Bath in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell S. Hitchcock
USN
Hitchcock
Salerno
Sicily
Bath
Maine
Capt. Hitchcock
Bath Iron Works
Hague
Bureau of Ships
Navy Department
Netherlands
Hitchcocks
Washington Street
Small Point
Hyde Camp And Auxiliary Celebrate Washington Lincoln Birthday
T. W. Hyde Camp and Auxili ary observed their Washington and Lincoln Birthday on Tuesday Feb 21 at the G A R Hall. Directed by Patriotic Instructors Mrs Lillian Farrington and C Lloyd Hooker the program included movies by John Schottler and a Scotch Auction of cakes candy and groceries. Washington Pie refreshments were served by the refreshments committee Mrs Lucelia Blake and Mrs Lillian Blake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde
G. A R. Hall
Lillian Farrington
C. Lloyd Hooker
John Schottler
Washington
Lucelia Blake
Lillian Blake
Ramona Council of Daughters of Pioneers Meets Thursday Evening
Ramona Council of D P met Thursday evening in the G A R hall. A supper was served by Frances Warzier and Evelyn recker prior to the business session conducted by Pocahontas Natalia Thebere. Eunice Perry and Marion Neil son were installed as second scout and guard of the forest by Frances Warner. Appointed to the supper committee for next week were Natalia Theberge and Helen Gagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Council
D. of P
G.A.R. Hall
Frances Warzier
Evelyn “Recker
Pocahontas
Natalia Thebere
Eunice Perry
Marion Neilson
Veteran estimates past trips total 230000 miles
He estimates there were 2000 trips totaling about 230000 miles. He recently retired.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maine Medical School
Wesley Myf
Ladies’ Aid of
Winter Street Church
Front Street
Edward B- Miller
Corliss Street Church Missionary Society
Suburb Civic Club
Western Hemisphere
Co. B
First Baptist
Susan Leeman
Rod & Gun Club
BPW
Frederick Watson, Jr
Lowell Temple
Kenneth
Linwood Billings
Ralph Stitphen
Jacqueline
Topsham Grange
Miss Stitphen
Billings
Chester Hobart
Calais
Hobart
Smith Adams
Mabel Curtis
Melvin Curtis
Florence Stilphen
Augusta
State House
Allan Frizzle
Waterboro
Harry Prout
Clifton B. Rice
Elizabeth Bishop
Leonard Bishop
Leonard Lamoreau
Blaine Little
R.N
Stamford
Tescott, Kan
Ewinley Corman
Uptown
Errol Flynn
Warriors
Co-Pleaser
Wayne Morris
John Agar
le Cooh
Remy Booby
Italy
Hyde Camp
Ramona Council, D. of P
Warner Bros
Helen OF Troy
Cinemascope
Ano
Warnercolor
Phan
Rossana Podesta
Jack Sernas
Siamag
Cedric Hardwicke
Stanley Baker
Niall Macginnis
Sun
Mon
Benedict Bogeaus
Slghtly Scarlet Joww
Arlene Rhonda Payne
Darl
Fleming
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