Wiscasset News In Brief From Around Town
Local residents report arrivals and visits including Forrest and Mrs Johnson returning from Florida and Mrs Sutter hosting relatives. A bridge party hosted by Mrs Charles DiPerri features a long list of attendees. Dana Hames Anderson, born February 26 at Mercy Hospital Portland, is welcomed by proud parents and great grandparents.
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Forrest Johnson
Upper Federal Street
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Johnson
Wilband Fruit Groves
Florida
Robert Sutter
Sutter
Virginia
Judith
Dorothy Hall
Boston
Charles DiPerri
Gardiner Road
Alan Pease
Ralph Hilton
Harold Campbell
Marshall Beattie
Alfred Norton
Donald Brackett
John Blagdon
Stanton Sherman
Verna Southard
Leland Foster
Clarence Race
Friencis Anderson
Cape Elizabeth
Dana Hames
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Anderson
Dana Rines
Wiscasset
Earl Rines
Federal Street
St. Philip's Parish
Maine Aeronautics Commission
Joseph K. Eastman
Wiscasset Aeronautical Board
Eastman
Maine Air Committee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Woolwich Plans Annual Town Meeting and Elections
Woolwich residents will hold the annual town meeting on Saturday March 15 with voting Friday March 14 for town officers including three selectmen town clerk treasurer and road commissioner and school board member. The article covers local notices PTA supper postponement plans for a town meeting dinner and various community activities and residents visiting relatives and attending meetings.
Two British Planes Visit Brunswick Naval Air Station
Two Shackleton anti submarine planes from the Royal Air Force will land at Brunswick Naval Air Station Thursday afternoon as part of a tour of Atlantic coast bases. The aircraft from Jacksonville Florida will have 15 officers and 17 enlisted in a liaison and procedure exchange on submarine detection. Group Captain R H C Burwell leads the flight. he will soon report to the Air Eastern Atlantic commander in NATO.
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Brunswick Naval Air Station
Shackeltons
Neptunes
Brunswick Station
Royal Air Force
Brunswick
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Fla
R. H. C. Burwell
CBE
RFC
RAF
Aldergroup
Northern Ireland
Burwell
Air Eastern Atlantic
NATO Organization
West Bath Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Loring Small spent Thursday at Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation hospital assisting in the Faster Seal program. Mrs Oliver Wass and Mrs Francis W Deehan made Tuesday calls on Mrs Wesley McWhee. The Burnhams of Brunswick visited Mr and Mrs Irving Burnham in Bath. Hodgkins of Kittery were weekend guests of Harland Boynton and Emma Wade. John Hines and son Jenny of Bath visited with relatives Donald Sanford. Irving Burnham and family hosted a recent Bath visit. Mrs Albert Risteen called on Mrs Francis Dechan.
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Loring Small
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Oliver Wass
Francis W. Deehan
Wesley McWhee
Deehan
Earle Donnell
Ernest Robichaud
Robert Burnham
Stanley
Brunswick
Irving Burnham
William Hodgkins
Kittery
Harland Boynton
Emma Wade
Bristol
John Hines
Jenny
Bath
Donald Sanford
Albert Risteen
Francis Dechan
Dresden Town Notes and Social Headlines
Dresden residents report busy snow plows keeping state and side roads clear. Smelt fishing continues at camps as folks gather evenings. Dresden teacher Mrs. Gagne ill with substitute Mrs. Houdlette. Lyndel Good returns from Togus. Gerry Mark Vigne born to Mr. and Mrs. Vigne. Dresden Town Meeting set for March 8. Parade of local moves includes Paratrooper Walter Beckwith home on furlough. Houdlettes trip to the South with visit to Florida. Wilkinsor g and family return from Hamilton. Coast Guard service noted. June Lanpange wed Carlton Stinson at Dow Air Force Base chapel. Stinson to serve in the Air Force. Morse High graduate.
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Woolwich P. T. A
Woolwich Central School
Nequasset
Frank Sparks
Hugh Madden
Jane and
Thomas
Manchester
N. H
Howard Kirkpatrick
Portland
Clifford Molson
Maine Medical Center
Philip Baker
Forrest Baker
Keith Jameson
Northeastern University
Merle Jameson
Middle Road
OO Russell Tanner
Boston
Clarence Tanner
Harry Cornish
William and
Penny
Bath
Chester Leeman
Dale Sides
Sherman
Mills
Sides
Lawrence Edwards
Sagadahoc Ferry
William Woerter
Hollis Leeman
Hockomock Road
Lewiston
Twin County
Charlotte Smith
David Michaud
William Leeman
Hockomuck Road
Ethel Blodgett
Elmer McFarland
Nequasset Road
Albert Bailey
Leon Beal
Lee
Bobby
Theodore Gagne
Dresden
Frank Houdlette
Lyndel Good
Togus
Thomas Vigne
Whitefield
Gerry Mark
Vigne
Dresden Mills
Walter Beckwith
Kentucky
Ernest Beckwith
Alfred Houdlette
Audrey
South
June Lanpange
Irving Lanpange
Orono
Carlton Stinson
Clayton Stinson
Day's Ferry
Dow Air Force Base
Morse High
Air Force
Dow Aven
Woolwich Cadet Completes First Solo Flight
Naval Air Station announces Everett Philip Hathorne USNR son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert P Woolwich has completed his first solo flight in the T-34 Mentor during primary flight training at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station Saufley Field Pensacola Florida Cadet Hathorne reported to Saufley on December 3 after sixteen weeks of pre flight training and will advance to formation training at another Pensacola area field
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Woolwich
South Weymouth
Mass
Naval Air Station
Naval Aviation
Everett Philip Hathorne
Usnr
Gilbert P. Woolwich
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Saufley Field
Pensacola
Fla
Hethorn
Saufley
Bath Democrats Name Delegates To State Convention
Bath Democrats Tuesday night at city hall chose 23 delegates and 23 alternates for the March 2022 state convention in Lewiston and established a 42 member city committee. Robert F. Brewer chaired the delegation. John J. Keegan Jr. presided over the session. Brewer heads the delegation with others including Ed ward N. Hartnett James W. Temple Lewis E. Tarr and Harry W Thebeau. Alternates include Mrs Harry W Thebeau Linwood Temple and John Pagurko. County committee nominees are Wallace and Tarr. City Committee members span Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 and Ward 7 with names including Temple Tarr Wallace Lehane Wagner Perry Golder and others.
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Bath
Democrats
City Hall
Lewiston
John J. Keegan, Jr
Robert EF. Brewer
Edward N. Hartnett
James W. Temple
Lewis E. Tarr
John Preney
Robert M. Huse
John J Keegan, Jr
Harry W. the
Harry W. Thebeau
Truman F Wallace
Linwood Temple
John Pagurko
Eugene Hunter
Ethel Esmond
Margaret McKellar
William A. Bruce
Algernon Eastman
Maude Wagner
Rozalys Kondos
Doris Liverty
A. Dent Caton
Alex Burgess
Patricia Maguire
Donald Bowles
Harry B. Cooke, Jr
John Preacy
George Langbehn
Frank Ozella
John P. Carey
Katherine M. Pert
Wallace and Tarr
Lewis Tarr
Truman Wallace
Carrie Lehane
Robert E. Wagner
Major O. Genthner
Theresa M Dutton
Harry W Thebeau
Ralph E. McInnes
Masuire
Bowles
Hartnett, Burgess and Preney
David E. Desmond
Charles D. Sullivan, Jr
Frances L. Warner
Elizabeth J. Shea
MacKellar
Keegan
Flac
Aubrey Steen, Jr
Charles E. Parks
Laverty
Perry
Harvey Rowe
Dunbar
Golder
Pert
Brewer
Esmond
Paul Karuss
George Youov
James J. Nostall
Lehane
West Bath to vote Friday in first selectman race
West Bath residents will choose a first selectman on Friday with incumb ent Anthony J. Oudlletts facing challenger Robert D. Metcalf of Campbell's Pond. Metcalf cites long neglect of his town section on the board and notes his local civic roles. Second and Third Selectmen Harry S. Larrabee and Harland kL Boynton seek another term.
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Anthony J. Oudlletts
West Bath
Robert D. Metcalf
Campbell's Pond
Harry S. Larrabee
Harland Kl. Boynton
Metcalf
T. W. Hyde
Sons of Union Veterans of
Maine Department
Dromore Grange
Sagadahos Pomona
Masons
Meter II
Bath Iron Works
Woolwich man found innocent in drunken disturbance case
Two witnesses testified that a Woolwich man was passed out or sleeping on the floor leading to an acquittal on intoxication and disturbing the peace charges. Two other defendants pleaded guilty and were fined $10 each, while a third admitted intoxication but not the disturbing the peace count. The trio were arrested Friday on Middle Street amid noise complaints.
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Woolwich
Arthur D. Dolloff
Middle Street
Police recover two Maine license plates from 1958
Police found two Maine vehicle plates with 1958 tags, numbers 292-503 and 296-578, and seek to return them to the rightful owner. They cannot check them against the present registration file because the plates are not listed in current records.
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Maine
Pre-School Days Set by School Department Notice
Information from the school department outlines March pre school days for children entering pre primary in September. Registration and medical checks begin at 9 a.m. with cases for physician and dentist, then children are assigned to a teacher. Parents meet Superintendent Addison to learn about the early program and plans.
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School Department
Supt. of Schools
Loring R. Addison
Addison
City Hall
Mitchell School
West Bath
Fisher School
Huse
North Primary
North Bath
Upper Washington
Upper High Streets
Dike
Lambert Park
Ali
Bath Woman Wins Trip To Rome In TV Show
Mrs. Albert R. Nelson of 18 Russell Street won a round trip for two to Rome on NBCs Dough, Be, Mi after identifying the song title I Like New York In June from the first three notes. Gene Rayburn phoned at 9 55 a m to announce the prize and Scandinavian Airlines arranged travel details. Nelson credited contest-hobby success and her mother Mrs Arthur Bourget for delaying her departure when the call came.
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Albert R. Nelson
Russell Street
Rome
Italy
Scandinavian Airlines
Bath Iron Works
Nelson
Arthur Bourget
Battery B To Get Quarterly Pay In Two Dollar Bills
Battery B at the armory in Maine National Guard will receive its quarterly pay this month in two dollar bills to focus attention on the roughly 25 thousand dollars they earn and spend locally. An estimated 3.5 thousand dollars in two dollar bills is expected to boost their recruiting campaign as well.
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Maine National Guard
Richmond Lions Club Meeting Highlights And New Members
The Richmond Lions Club held a Monday meeting featuring wildlife and Maine woods films and fire destruction footage. Plans for a light bulb sale supporting eye glass and sight conservation were discussed with co chairs Leonard Bishop and Charles Gray. New members include Raymond Libby, Harry Prout, Raymond Peacock, and others.
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Richmond Lions Club
Maine
State Fish and Game and Forestry Department
Leonard Bishop
Charles Gray
Chester Foster
Raymond Libby
Harry Prout
Raymond Peacock
River Road
Leslie Roberts
King Lion
Francis Mailloux
Arthur Lebel
Harold Millay
Probable Cause Found Against Two In Break Here
In municipal court Bath men Dana R. Richardson and Charles Radley Jr were bound over to Sagadahoc county superior court for June term on charges of breaking and entering. Each held on $1000 bail. They pleaded guilty to breaking into Arcade Bowling Alley where candy cigarettes cigars peanuts cough drops and a bowling bag were stolen. Patrolman John J Lowery Jr solved the case after a tip led to Radley and Richardson. Entrance was by removing a board from the front door and lifting the spring lock.
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Bath
Sagadahoc County
Arthur D. Dolloff
Dana R. Richardson
Charles Radley, Jr
Arcade
John J. Lowery, Jr
Wilber Loveitt
George
Loveitt
Lowery
Radley and
Richardson
Battery B Camp Pays In $2 Bills After Shifted Drills
Training camp earnings for Battery B show a reduced quarterly payroll around $4,000 due to fewer December February drills. First Lt. Francis E. MacDonald notes 12 openings for ages 17 to 35 across gun personnel radar operators and radio roles. Payroll via checks arriving March 12 to 20, cashable at First National Bank in $2 bills, a prior time used silver dollars.
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Battery B
Francis E. MacDonald
First National Bank
Mrs Inman and relatives travel to Stratton Conn
Mrs. Joseph Inman formerly Sylvia Googins and her son Randy, with Mrs. Eleanor Pye and Miss Joanne Pye, left Tuesday for Stratton Connecticut to visit relatives while awaiting the arrival of her husband Specialist 2/¢ Inman U S A from Anchorage on duty.
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Joseph Inman
Sylvia Googins
Cit
Randy
Eleanor Pye
Joanne Pye
Phippsburg
Stratton
Conn
Inman
Warren Inman
U.S. A
Anchorage
Alaska
Pye
Harry Inman
Marilyn Pye
Mr. Inman
Stratford
Morse Falls to South Portland in Western Maine Class L Opener
Morse High School was edged 71 58 by South Portland in the Western Maine Class L tournament opening round. Ed Avery started Morse scoring, but Dan Donnelly and Chris Heal helped South Portland pull away, with a 18 7 first period lead and a decisive run to seal the win.
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Morse
Western Maine
Morse High School
Maine
South Portland
Morse Boys
Ed Avery
Chris Heal
Dan Donnelly
Gene Hunter
Heal
Huntermen
Red Freise
Red
Hunter
Tom Maxwell
Will Sprague
Maxwell
Bob Clark
Freise
Lewiston
Portland
St. Louis
Brunswick
Jones
Worthing
Donnelly
Hodgman
Meserve
Swanson
Wood
Clark
MacPhee
Reg Greenleaf
Bishop
Thayer
King
Farley
Brown
Bradway
McLaughlin
Legard
C Avery
Harrington
Lg Towle
Sprague
Katsiafkas
Morrell
Talk On Conservation Is Given At Col. Dummer Sewall Chapter Meeting
Mrs Olive Crabtree sixth grade teacher at Huse Memorial school presented Conservation with a skit by sixth graders Donna Weston and Leora Pennell. The group worked on a Red Cross sewing project and luncheon followed with multiple chapter members serving. Guests included Miss Margo Ann Parks Morse High School senior and Mrs Elizabeth Beals.
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Olive Crabtree
Huse Memorial School
Col Dummer Sewall
D. A R
Wesley Methodist Church
Lynn M. Bussey
Millward Patten
Brunswick-Topsham
Harry Young
National Defense
William Armstrong
Charles M. Tubbs
Andrew M. Butterfield
Munroe Carlton
Arthur
Holy Name Society Plans Communion Breakfast Event
Members of St. Mary's Holy Name Society met to plan a communion breakfast with the Knights of Columbus to be served at Bath Junior High School after Easter. George J. Nugent, Gerald Rioux, and Atty. John P. Carey will serve on the coordinating committees. Tickets will be sold in advance and a guest speaker is sought. The Lourdes centennial was noted and a parish pilgrimage discussed. President Harold McInnis led the meeting.
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Holy Name Society of
Francis E. Morrissey
Lourdes
St. Mary's Church
Harold McInnis
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American Legion
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Kenneth Anderson
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Wiscasset Redskin
Guy Johnson
Willard
A. Hallet & CO
McFadden’s Pharmacy
Maurice Blake
Russell Bird
Georgie Walker
Wallace Sheldon
Woolwich P.T. A
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Augusta
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