Phippsburg Town Meeting Set for March Tenth
Phippsburg voters will gather March 10 with polls open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for town offices including selectman clerk tax collector treasurer road commissioner and school committee. Articles will be acted on after polls close with PT A and Bodwell Grange planning events and follow up meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Chambers
Carroll Rummery
George Larrabee, Jr
Doris Coggshall
Marilyn Dunning
John Rogers
Ralph Doughty
Clyde Moore
Lester Munsey
Henry Senecal
Gordon Alden
Phippsburg P.T.A. Bodwell Grange
Grange
Dirigo Grange
Mark Harrington
Francis Harrington
Ceres
Margaret Gilman
Pomona
Ellen Blair
Flora
Irma Gilman
Thomas C
Boston
Gloria Eaton
Diana Pye
Diane Hamel
Marilla Totman
Vicki Blaisdell
Marlene Logan
Margaret Oliver
Leo Hamel
Donald Logan
Charles Pye
Bath
Phippsburg
Thomas L. Totman
Stanley Perkins
William Blaisdell
Ernest Oliver
Keye Kidder
John McCourt
Maurice Blair
G.O.C
Dromore
Frank Cutting
Anita Totman
Lucy Cutting
Eva Rogers
Eveline Beals
Blair
Oliver
Chambers
Bodwell Grange
Grange Hall
School of Instruction
Winthrop Blair
Maurice Pye
Small Point
Florida
Charles V. Minott
Eastland Hotel
Portland
Center
Sidney Fitzgerald
John
Edward
Jimmie
West Peabody
Mass
Philip Jacob
Bridgton
Macy Whitehead
South Portland
Earl Morrill
Roderick
Bruce Cornish
Barre
Norman Dubie
Small Point Parsonage
Vernon E Gray Reasserts Georgetown Candidacy for Clerk and Tax Collector
Vernon E Gray of Georgetown reaffirms his bid for Town Clerk and Tax Collector. After illness he says he is recovered enough to enter the race and supports combining the two offices to provide an established daily availability schedule for voters and taxpayers if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon E. Gray
Georgetown
Gray
Col. Dummer Sewall Chapter Plans Friday DAR Meeting
Members of Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter DAR will meet Friday at Wesley Methodist Church for an all day session. The group will work on the chapter’s annual project for the American Red Cross with Harold Avery as chapter chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Dummer Sewall
Dar
Wesley Methodist Church
Harold Avery
Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies
G. A. R. Hall
Sadie Davis
Maine
Merry Meeting Lodge
No. 8
Brunswick
Myrtle Lodge
Bath
Sadie Savage
Raymond's Court
Washington
Louise Rogers
Parker Head Community Notes Roll On
Parker Head residents celebrate birthdays and a third wedding anniversary while students raise funds for the Heart Fund. Patricia Wyman will represent Parker Head School at the April spelling bee, with the PTA planning Scout activities and refreshment plans for March. Fire Equipment Fund nears $400 as donations arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
Russell Turner Jr
Leslie Logan
Ramon Hamel
Ramon Jr
Clarence Blaisdell
Roger Lewis
Maine
Woolwich
Parker
Charles Pantelakos
F. A. Libby
Earl Hamel
Irene Libby
Charles Blaisdell
Earl Lowell
W. H. Wyman
Winifred Ross
F. W. McCarthy
Harry Hannaford
Sabrina Fair Charms Bath Thespians Cast and Audience
A large Bath Thespians Saturday performance of Sabrina Fair drew an enthusiastic crowd. Edward M. Butterfield directed a strong three act romantic comedy with standout work by Pat Cina and Madelyn Forbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabrina Fair
Bath Thespians
Edward M. Butterfield
Pat Cina
Madelyn Forbes
Cina
the Thespians
Richard Haskell
Hyde Windlass
Tree Surgery Examinations Set For March in Augusta
Tree surgery exams for licensing shade tree work such as spraying pruning and bracing will be held at 9 am on Monday March 12. Tests take place in the Senate Chamber State House Augusta and in Room 201 Plant Science Building University of Maine Orono. The Entomology Division Maine Forestry Service conducts the annual exams to raise standards. About 140 arborists are licensed in the state and push shade tree programs to protect elms from Dutch Elm Disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Chamber
State House
Augusta
University of Maine
Orono
Maine Forestry Service
Harold Carter Elected President of First Baptist Bible Class
Harold Carter was elected president of the Men's Bible Class at First Baptist Church at a vestry meeting Saturday night. Sewell Pearson became vice president with Robert Metcalf as secretary and Floyd Carter as treasurer. Rev. Charles R. Sims opened the meeting with prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Carter
First Baptist Church
Sewell Pearson
Robert Metcalf
Floyd Carter
Charles R. Sims
Ralph Blakeney
Lee Hooker
Lloyd Hooker
Hendersons Welcome Son Curtis Brooks
Mr and Mrs Melvin B Henderson of North Street announce the birth of their son Curtis Brooks on Tuesday evening at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin B. Henderson
North Street
Curtis Brooks
Memorial Hospital
Portland Visitor Mrs Leavitt Went From Academy Street
Mrs Edgar Leavitt of 86 Academy Street visited Portland Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Leavitt
Academy Street
Portland
Social Visits Highlight Bath Area Gatherings
Bud Watson and his fiancée Miss Virginia LeMont visited with Mr and Mrs F A Libby as Jackie Wyman recuperates from an eye injury. George Wilson of Bath and Sebasco joined W A Lowell in Parker Head for a Monday visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Libby
Irene Libby
Ronald Nadeau
Marion Nadeau
Bath
Forreston Wallace
Lewis Lowell
F. Lander
Auburn
Wallace
West Point
Wesley Cray Jr
Dresden
Lowell
Charles Blaisdell
William Dunn
William Palmer
Yarmouth
Bert Nisbet
Parker Head
Norman Dubie
Norman
Robert
Earl Lowell
Dubie
Bangor Theological Seminary
Lowells
Charles Pantelakos
Charles Jr
Leston Harrington
Sheffield
Albert Gray
Laurence Thayer
Gerald Gamble
Woolwich
Eva Hoar
Harry Lewis
William Hodgkins
Leslie Logan
Boston
Logan
Phippsburgh
Clyde Moore
Rose Marie
William E. Hallett Jr
Jay
Ramon Hamel
Earl Hamel
Len Colby
Wiscasset
Roger Lewis
Howard Hutchins
Oakland
Russell Turner
Melvin Winslow
Windham
Turners
Leonard Turner
Portland
Herbert Basssett
Sam Sternberg
Edwin Hart
Alabama
Bassett
Cape Cod
Alston Oliver
Frederick Libby
Helen LeMont
Haskell Memorial School
Bud Watson
Virgina LeMont
Neil Page
Vicki
F. A Libby
Jackie Wyman
George Wilson
Bath and
Sebasco
W. A. Lowell
Popham Church Attendance and Local Social Roundup
Good attendance at Small Point church service with Norman Dubie delivering the sermon. Social notes mention Popham Circle meeting on Washington's Birthday and lists of attendees including Mrs. Walter Gilmore and Mrs. Phoebe Voris. Visitors and callers include the Oliver and Scott families, with several residents vacationing or hosting guests in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point
Norman Dubie
Walter Gilmore
Margaret Oliver
Ernest Oliver
Popham Circle
Washington
Guy Crowley
Myra Scott
Phoebe Voris
Nancy Spinney
Bath
Roger Oliver
Marguerite McNulty
Charles Alferes
Baby
Edith Oliver
Arthur Allen
Woolwich
Brooklyn
N. Y
Walter E. Gilmore
Walter E. Sprague
Minot Percy
Joseph Schilk
Marblehead
Mass
Boston
Berwindvale Collier Cargo to Kennebec Wharf Bath
Rain and fog slow river traffic as the collier Berwindvale delivered coal to Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co in Bath, departing Friday. Local visits note Mrs. Stanton C Dozois at the February Extension meeting in Dromore and several social calls among Bath and SprucVille residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Stanton C. Dozois
Nathaniel Percy
Edward P. Thomas
Bath
Myra Scott
Popham
Grace Church School Lent Service Thursday Itineraries
Grace Episcopal Church School hosts the third in weekly mid week Lyn ton services on Thursday at 3 PM in the parish house. Mrs. Robert P. Frazier will address pupils and staff on the churchs work with American Indians and display artifacts and handwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
Lynton
Robert P. Frazier
St. Philips Church
Wiscasset
Frazier
National Council of the Episcopal Church
National Council
Women’s Auxiliary
James L. Grant
Philip Joseph Deloria
Council of the National Church
Bath praised by two Marc Greene articles
Providence Journal and Christian Science Monitor correspondent Marc T. Greene wrote two articles praising Bath Maine. He lauds Captain Jim Murphy and Bath’s shipbuilding heritage, noting Kennebec River shipyards and colonial houses. He also credits William S. Newell with saving Bath Iron Works. Anne Kimball hosted Mrs pivand P. Curtis of Rochester at 138 Lincoln Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marc T. Greene
Providence Journal
Christian Science Monitor
Bath
Providence
Jim Murphy
William S Newell
Anne Kimball
Lincoln Strete
Pivand P. Curtis
Rochester
Pellegrini Takes Vacation From Sagadahoc Market Trip
Robert Pellegrini, manager of Sagadahoc Market, left Monday morning for his vacation in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pellegrini
Sagadahoc
Florida
Morse Shipbuilders Bore Lewiston 69 50 In Final 1955 56 Game
Morse High's Shipbuilders built a strong second half to beat Lewiston High Blue Devils 69 50 in their last regular season game. Ed Marchetti led Morse with balanced scoring and Wes DeCapua powered the boards as Morse improved to 18 1 in 19. The Blue Devils were paced by Pep Gagne early but Morse defense and late baskets iced the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Morse High
Blue Devils
Lewiston High
Morse
Maine
Wes DeCapua
Ed Marchetti
DeCapua
Bob Billington
Pep Gagne
Bob Lahey
Gagne
Marchetti
Big Ed
Dick Bishop
Gene Hunter
Invaders
Billington
Anderson
Soucy
Lahey
Shipbuilders
Brown
Blue Devil
Berman
de Capua
Ray Bishop
Dave Newcomb
Ives
Rom
Finn
Tardiff
Wesley Youth Fellowship Hosts Birthday Party at Wesley Church
The Wesley Methodist youth group held its annual birthday party in the church vestry on Thursday evening. The event featured music, games, prizes, refreshments, and month themed table decorations with top prizes awarded to Walter Upham and Yvonne Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Walter Upham
Yvonne Crosby
Morse
Edward Little
Roger Upham
Ronald Talbot
Oliver W. Bell
Richard Crabtree
Friend
Gail Carlton
Ruth Ellen Hunter
Sharon Wing
Doris Crosby
Burke wins PGA seniors title at Dunedin Florida
Pete Burke winner of the PGA seniors championship at Dunedin Florida is an assistant pro at Cold Spring Country Club Cold Spring Harbor New York. He is a brother of Billie Burke former National Open champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Burke
Dunedin
Fla
Cold Spring Country Club
Cold Spring Harbor
N. Y
Billie Burke
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Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Small Point Church
Col. Dummer Sewall
PARKER_HEAD
First Baptist Bible Class
Cox’s
HFAD
Grace Church School
Marc Greene
Junior High
Bath Junior High
Morse Jvs
Fred Brown
Charley King
Stone
Pierce
D. Bishop
Tardif
Lf Marchetti
Greene
Newcomb
Ig Cool
Lg Anderson
R. Bishop
I Neagle
If Bornstein
Lf Gagne
Tremly
Rf Soucy
E Prown
Leahy
King
Barter
Sprague
Boucher
Robinson
Stinson
Farrell
Morse JV
S Clark
Loeschner
Miller
Stewart
Thayer
Harrington
Weybrant
Towle
G Powers
Kingsbury
Bourget
Wesley Youth Fellowship
Stust
G.V.W
Chevrolet
Center Street
Bath, Maine
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