Wawenoe Women Republicans Meet. Local Notices Appended
In Wiscasset the inaugural meeting of the Wawenoe Women s Republican club drew attendees from across the county at the Congregational Parish House. Speakers urged active participation and selecting strong personalities at caucuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St"Philip’s
Signal Corps
Altonee House
Bangor
Wawenoe Women’s Republican Club
Selma Wagg
Bradford H. Hutchins
Donald
T. Brackett
Wiscasset
Lincoln Street
Leland A. Brown
Edgar T. Rankin
World Day of Prayer at Corliss Street Church Friday
Friday at 2 30 p m the World Day of Prayer service will be held at Corliss Street Baptist Church. Observed by Christian women in 144 countries, the event began in 1887 and has since been promoted in the United States by church women groups and international missions bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Episcopal
Congregational Churches
Congregational
Lincoln County
Laura M. Main
Frances E. Adams
Boothbay Harbor
Laura M
George O. Main
Paul E
Madeline L. Y. Edgecomb
Raymond
Roberta A. Farnham
Vesta E. Foye
Maurice P. Foye
St. Philip's Church
Lincoln County Young Republican Club
Lowell
Mass
Milton Stephenson
Florida
Organ Society
Fire Ae
Lincoln Street
Neil and
Nelson Campbell
Damariscotta Mills
Navy
John Leslie Richards
Wayland
Grace McFadden
Court House
Barbara Cost
Corliss T Church
Corliss Street Baptist Church
General Department of
United Church Women
United States
Division of Foreign Missions
National Council of
National
Sarah Chakko
Habella Thoburn College
Linknow
India
Hus Servic
Division of Home Missions
National Council of Church For
U.S
Department of Women
All Women of the
Churches of Bath
Methodist, Baptis’ Eee Christian
Episcopalian
New Jerusalem
Postmaster Hunnewell Backs Postal Pay Plan Endorsement
Postmaster J Vinal Hunnewell endorses the pay increase and incentive plan approved by the House Post Office and Civil Service committee on Feb 16. He cites equal pay for equal work, promotion opportunities, and improved service, noting fourth-class postmasters and rural carriers may be included later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Vinal Hunnewell
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Arthur E. Summerfield
Mr. Hunnewell
Frank Allegrin
Bath
Days Ferry
Florida
St. Petersburg
Boca Raton
Key West
Sasanoa
Ferry
Wallace Ham
Herbert Munsey
Arrows
Woolwich
Georgetown
Frank W. Walker
St. Andrew's Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Russell Boyd
Boston
Boyd
Frank J. Walker
Mae Boyd
Walker
Captain Walker
Lemuel Preble
Susan Dube
Leonard Dube
Bath Memorial Hospital
Hartley Hathorne
Woolwich Center
Ernest Reed
Richmond
Eben Dana
Sagadahoc Ferry
Burton Hodgkins
Augusta
Hodgkin
Dana
Mr. Dana
William Clark
Damariscot Ia
West Bath Social Notes and Local Notices
Local notices highlight West Bath residents activities and upcomings including Amer ican Red Cross solicitors listed by name, caucus notifications for the West Bath Republican caucus at Littlefield school, and numerous visitations, travels, and family updates among townsfolk. Names include Archer, Beane, Day, Donnell, Graves, Larrabee, Marsh, Reno, Smith, Stover, Thompson, Vaillancourt, White. plus Herrin, Holbrook, Holbrook, Wilson, Medcalf, Manter, Steward, Collins, Belanger, Booker, Donnell, Jordan, Hodgkins, Larrabee, Haggett, Barter, Burnham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Herman Archer
Cecile Beane
Wiltier Day
Henry Donnell
Carl Graves
Harry Larrabee
Harold Marsh
Arthur Reno
G. C. Smith
Kennetheen
Courtney Stover
K. Thompson
Eaneevin Vaillancourt
Albert White
Doris White
West Bath
Littlefield School
Eugene Herrin
Andrew
John Herrin
Lee Holbrook
Freeport
Percy Holbrook
Blair Wilson
Philip
Melrose
Brian
Donna
Oakland
F. W. Deehan
Robert Farnham
Candyce
Ricky
Edward Collins
Leon Belanger
Bonnie
Laura Doten
Portland
Minstrel show to repeat at Bath Iron Works hall tonight
West Bath Grange met and announced a successful minstrel show from last Saturday will be repeated at 8 PM at Bath Iron Works Recreation hall on Washington street. Ladies aid meets Wednesday at 8. March 15 St Patrick program planned and April 2 fried clam supper details included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Bath Iron Works
Washington Street
Bonnie Belanger
Richard Carter
Mattie Collins
The
Grange
Alice Smith
David Fields
Mary Gaudreau
Alice Doughty
William H. Small
Persis Miller
Bertha Palmer
Helen Caton
Esther Andrews
Duane Bailey
Bath council aims plan reshaping elections and leadership
Former Bath council member William W. Owen reflects on municipal issues from World War II to postwar governance. He urges changes in council elections dividing wards and city at large, adds a dedicated chairman role, advocates council policy focus and manager administration, and discusses balance for effective government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atly
William W. Owen
Owen
Bath
Bath Ince
Battery B
Korea
Germany
Bath T
Bath Daily Times
Maniara
the Independent
the Times
John Newell
Hunter
Council
Noe Ie
Courtesu
Counc
Pomona Grange Meets in Sagadahoc with 136 Attendees
Sagadahoc Pomona meets with Cumberland County Pomona and host grange in Richmond. Guests include State Deputy Carl Jordan and Ruth Jordan. Lillian Heal spoke on Probate Court. Attendees from Cumberland, Limerock Valley and Cumberland Pomona. next meeting March 31 with Enterprise grange in Richmond Village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona
Richmond
James Brice
Pomona
James Jones
Charles M. White
Elfreda Perkins
Edwin W. Haggett
Edward Belanger
Howard Carr
The
Grange
Carl Jordan
Percy Hawkes
Cumberland County
Ruth Jordan
Eleanor Ripley
Augusta
Joseph W. Larrabee
Legislative Committee
Margery Curtis
State Home and Community Welfare Committee
Lillian Heal
Sagadahoc County
Gwendolyn Douglas
Progressive Orange
Mayna Brown
Roderick Harriman
Harry Wilson
Dorothy Wallace
Erland Curtis
Cleora Tarbox
Lincoln
Washington
Bodwell
Woolwich
Merriconeag
Limerock Valley
Cumberland Pomona
Enterprise Grange
Richmond Village
Edes Tenney Wedding Held at Trinity Portland
Miss Jean Tennney daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Tenney of South Portland became the bride of William S Edes son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Edes of Portland in a Sunday ceremony at Trinity Episcopal church Portland. Rev Shirley Goodwin officiated with Richard Edes as best man. A reception followed at the Purpoodock club. The newlyweds plan a wedding trip and will reside at 119 Morning Street Portland. An out of town guest was Mrs Joseph J Winslow of Washington Street an aunt of the groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Portland
Jean Tennney
Eugene Tenney
South Portland
William S. Edes
Stanley Edes
Shirley Goodwin
Richard Edes
Purpoodock Club
Naval officer heads Mediterranean cruise after leave
Graden Lord, a U S Navy officer aboard the U S S Cassin Young, is en route to the Mediterranean for a cruise after a short leave with his parents Mrs H Linwood of Brunswick and grandmother Mrs Caleb Burns of High street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graden Lord
U.S. N
City Council Vote On Motion Ends In Close 7-6 Result
The council reached a 7-6 final vote in favor of the motion after councilman Main left before the decision. Critics note a lack of cooperation with the city manager and urge voting against the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald L Ton
James W. Near
Jesse W. Allen
Arthur W.man
Philip H. Oliver
Stanley R. Hunter
Lou O. Couture
Robert E. Oon
Main
Bath Budget Seeks Higher Taxes for 1954 City Services
Bath Maine faces a 9.6 percent budget increase totaling 101747.67 over the current year. City Manager Nathan C. White explains the rise funds core services and a new junior high school amortization while outlining three targeted upgrades: fire department equipment and training, expanded fire insurance coverage for city buildings, and adoption of a zoning code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
City of Bath
Board of Education
Education
Board of Assessors
Recreation Department
Fire Department
Fire Insurance Rating Association
Nathan C. White
Ends of the Line: Home Ownership Share Debate
The passage notes that some households pay less than $2,000 annually and about half of those in the group own their homes. It highlights ownership rates among a population and hints at affordability factors shaping property tenure.
Budget Forecast Sees Nine Mill Increase in Tax Rate
The adopted budget for the current fiscal year shows total expenditure requests rising by 97,018.43 after accounting for anticipated non tax revenues. With real estate and personal property valuations at 10,696,440.00, an estimated nine mill increase in the tax rate is indicated. The plan lists major changes in items such as Police Department Public Library Cemetery Parks and School Department and outlines revenue boosts from motor vehicle excise and state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessors
Fire Dept
Jr. High School
General Revenue Fund
Harhor
Red Cross Names Ward Captains for Annual Fund Drive
Ward captains and many workers were announced for the Red Cross annual fund drive opening Monday. Mrs. Melvin Henderson heads the house-to-house committee as volunteers will visit Bath homes urging Red Cross membership this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Fund
Melvin Henderson
Bath Homes
Red Cross
Henderson
Ward 1
William Hill, Jr
Jeanette Pitkin
Edward Coombs
Louise Brown
Clyde Mallett
Andrew Sides, Jr
Eugene Hawkes
William Hanson
Louis MacDonald
Richard Coombs
Maurice Libby
Nancy Norton
Harold Walker
Roswell Haskell
James Knight
Alyce Chapman
Guy Allenwood
Elsie Bean
Connie Kerwin
Wilbur Casey
Caroline Mingo
Wilfred Trott
Ralph Card
Grace Fellowship Hosts Dancing Party at Grace Church
Grace church parish house hosted a Young People's Fellowship square dance Saturday from 7 to 11 with John Foley of Portland as caller. Guests from Christchurch Gardiner St. Pauls Brunswick St. Luke's Portland St. Albans South Portland attended. Decor featured crepe paper streamers vegetables hats with refreshments of sandwiches punch cookies and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Young People's Fellowship
John Foley
Portland
Gro
Christchurch
Gardiner
St. Paul's Church
Brunswick
St. Luke's Cathedral
St. Alban's Church
South Portland
Marion Holmes
Peter Owen
Julie Cummings
Duncan Robertson
Anne Day
William Munsey
Arthur Burns
Waneta Estela
Ma Holmes
Gloria Swear
Charles Annis
Roberta Morse
Birth of Jeanie Lynne Kitchen in Hampton Falls
Mr and Mrs Beverly Kitchen of 918 Washington Street announce the birth of a daughter on February 28 at Hampton Falls New Hampshire. The baby is named Jeanie Lynne. Mr Kitchen serves as manager of the Bath Woolworths store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Kitchen
Washington Street
Hampton Falls
N. H
Jeanie Lynne
Kitchen
Bath Woolworth’s
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Women of Bath Council of Churches
Witaro
Goestasan
McPadden Pharma
Kennebec
Winneyance
Joho G Moyse
Philip Booker
Harland Booker
George Booker
Earle Donnell
Merry Jordan, Jr
Betty Jordan
Oliver Wass
Connecticut
Harland Boynton
William Hodgkins
Kittery
Boynton
Joseph Larrabee
Ada Larrabee
Edwin Haggett
Pomona Grange
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Linda Bailey
Dallas
Forrest Barter
Theron Barter
Boothbay Cemetery
Woodbury Burnham
York
Lawrence Burnham
Henry S. Delaney
Russell Street
Mr. Delaney
Baths Council Action Interests
Edes-Tenney
Ward
Henry Marsh
Pauline Smith
Barbara Hart
Ruth Sarkis
Katherine Quimby
Stanley Wallace
Kenneth Jacquith
Bertha Adams
Mary Hart
Marian Adams
Alice Robbins
Joseph Kocha
Robert Jewell
Duncan Bragg
Leonard Thombs
James Haley
Charles Swearingen
Samuel Lakin
George Smart
Theresa Hill
Harmon Eliason
Edward Hamblett
Harry Comeau
Ettore Sinibaldi
Leonard Wetherbee
Bernard Knight
Mark Hennessey
Herbert Anderson
Lloyd Lesier
Norman Adams
J. A. Roseberry
Melvin Comeau
Linwood Abbott
Carl Crane
Lynn Bussey
Clinton Owen
John Cummings
Eleanor Wilson
William Oliver
Perleston Pert
Ann Day
Stanley Hunter
Merton Bradway
Abbott Redlon
Edward Butterfield
Joseph Long
Monroe Carlton
Joseph Melrose
Fred Brown
Edward Kinder
George Musk
Bernard Lewis
Stuart Thayer
Seth Mullin
Fredérick Drake, Jr
Old Stewart
Gardiner Pinea Phinee
Gavin Burnham
Harold Sonia
T - Berenson
Clinton McFadden
Armand Petit
Clifford Ye Band
Riche Love
Steward Vigne
Greta O
Daniel Hall
Ron Jones
Hyde Park
Lewis Carter
Frank Kenyon
Harry Lait
Richard Bull
Robert Brewer
Lawrence Lawnsley
Lambert Park
Ethel Esmond
Harry Collins, Jr
W. L. Hallock
Grace Fellowship
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