Wiscasset Cites Citizens for 1955 Progress Efforts
The State Publicity Bureau awards Wiscasset a Community Promotion Citation for outstanding citizen-led planning and successful completion of projects in 1955 including Maine advertising, Summer Events, Old Lincoln County Jail restoration as a museum, and the Strawberry Festival.
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State’ of Maine Publicity Bureau
Ita
Blanche Fowle
Edith Whitehouse
Frank Gray
Donald Brackett
Don Petrie
Barbara Cost
Grace Cowley
Henry Darling
Robert MacLaren
Marcia Munsey
Margie Morris
Wiscasset
Bradford Sortwell Wright Post
American Legion
Legion
American Red Cross
Local Notes From North Bath Small Community
North Bath residents report illnesses with John DeGroot confined to home. Wanda Carol Haines, born March 5 at Bath Memorial Hospital, weighs 8 pounds 10 ounces. Visiting relatives include Mrs Rose Lee Higgins and Mrs Rose Kingsbury with ties to Bath. Linda Witham and Katherine Turnbull are mentioned among community members visiting or returning from hospital.
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John DeGroot
Edmund Higgins
Rose Lee Higgins
Rose Kingsbury
Bath
Patrolman
Earl Haines, Jr
Office Drive
Bath Memorial Hospital
Wanda Carol
Earl Haines
Kenneth Crafts
Bay Point
John de Groot
Linda Witham
Herman Witham
J. K. Rockefeller
Katherine Turnbull
Hartford
Raymond Nadeau
Lawrence Nadeau
Wiscasset
William Nadeau
Tag Day Friday Souvenirs Leader Bath District
Bath's business district offers souvenirs on Friday with more sales Saturday at several Bath firms to be announced. The Morse Masters association expects Bath's 2000 plus fans at Saturday night's state title games in Waterville to wear the colorful identification.
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Bath
Morse Sports Sters
Waterville
Woolwich Community Groups Plan Meetings and Fortunes Told
Woolwich P T A will meet March 19 at Central school with refreshments by third grade mothers. Red Cross drive co chairmen Tarpy Schulten and James Thorpe prepare workers. Spinning Wheel Club meets March 15 with Mrs Florence Temple. Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary 1:30 Thursday with Mrs Helen Reed. Local residents attend meetings, dances, and public events. meanwhile several Woolwich residents receive military transfers and family news.
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Woolwich_P
Central School
T.tarpy Schulten
James Thorpe
Red Cross
Spinning Wheel Club
Florence Temple
River Road
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary
Helen Reed
Robert Melanson
Woolwich Central School
National Educational Association
Boston
Nequasset Extension Group
Wesley Methodist Church
Jane Spearin
Lewiston
Charlotte Leeman
Ruth Leeman
Norma Holbrook
Georgie Walker
Manitoba
Canada
Good Neighbor Project
Geraldine Edgerly
Eldie Wright
Edward Shaw
University of Maine
Bath Junior High School
Edith York
Ruth Shaw
Eleanor Jameson
Alva Donnell
Alice Pye
Arrowsic Voting Day With Town Hall Open At Ten
Voters in Arrowsic will gather at the town hall at 10 o clock when polls open. Town clerk Emma Drummond will read the town warrant. The town notes the 93 year old Frank Snipe is expected to vote as usual and has long served in local offices. A square dancing party and refreshments are planned at the town hall Saturday evening.
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Herbert Munsey
Arrowsie
Emma Drummond
Frank Snipe
Bath
Harold Walker
Highlange Street
Arrowsic
Arrowsic Town Hall
Arrowsic Mothers’ Club
Marion Rittall
Carl Ainsworth
Winter Street
Carol Ainsworth
Spinney Mills Road
Muriel Murphy
Lillian F. Fisher
Grace Lawrence
Old Stage Road
Colonel Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
Wesley Methodist Church
Cambridge
Mass
Indian Rest
Michael Mazeiko
Arrowsic Highway
Brunswick
Chester Whittaker
Linda
Terri-Lee
Michael
Bristol
Mr. Whittaker
George Gates
West Bath Red Cross drive heads list of volunteers
West Bath announces the Slows solicitors for the annual Red Cross roll call with a long list of volunteers led by Mrs. Chris Abatzis and others. West Bath Fire Department battled a chimney fire at Mr and Mrs William Sanford Monday night with no serious damage. Harvesters and Shamrock 4-H club members gathered at Littlefield school to observe National 4-H Club Week with Paul Dowe presenting on 4-H work and Kenneth Francis sharing slides from last year’s fairs.
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Slows
Red Cross
West Bath
Chris Abatzis
Lawrence R. Babine
Alpha Booker
Frank Donnell
Calude B. Dyer
Kenneth N. Francisco
Donald W. Freeman
Carl R. Groves
Harry S. Larrabee
Harold H. Marsh
Courtney E. Stover
Edward K. Thompson
Herbert C. White
Wilbur J. Ketchum
Foster Point Road
Norridgewock
Bangor
Robert L. Ketchum
Broiler
Mr. Ketchum
Frank C. Greenleaf
Bath
Warren Davis
F. W. Deehan
Laura Whitmore
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
West Bath Grange Observes 4-H Club Week
West Bath Grange marked National 4-H Club Week with a program led by Mrs. Granville Colby of the Bath Teen-Age club. Members Joan Robinson Betsy Bertrand Susan Robinson Ellen Low Nancy Temple Judy Commeau and Donna Crocker modeled self made dresses and discussed club activities.
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West Bath
Granville Colby
Bath
Frances Butcher
Joan Robinson
Betsy Bertrand
Susan Robinson
Elen Low
Nancy Temple
Judy Commeau
Donna Crocker
Ellen Low
Collette Beers
Colby
Lizzie Haggett
Dora Royal
National Grange
Ladies Aid
Washington Street
Ida Oliver
Grange
East Brunswick Baptist Church
The Dead Sea Level Stands 1290 Feet Below Sea Level
The Dead Sea sits at about 1290 feet below sea level. This extreme depression defines the lake’s unique evaporation dynamics and surrounding arid terrain, shaping regional geology and climate.
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Dead Sea
N E Flower Show Opens in Boston March 11
Mrs. Christian A. Herter will open the 85th New England Spring Flower Show at Mechanics Building Boston on Sunday March 11 at 1 p.m. The event runs through March 17 with hours 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. featuring dozens of gardens, thousands of blooming bulbs, and displays by more than 40 clubs including garden varieties, flower arrangements, and home setting ideas.
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Christian A. Herter
New England
Mechanics Building
Boston
Grand Hall
Garden Club Federation
Holland
Michael Bartlett
Maine needs higher pay to keep teachers from leaving
Clyde Russell of the Maine Teachers' Association warned that Maine salaries must rise to match New England levels or the state will lose teachers this spring. He cited the Maine Turnpike shortening travel times and bringing central Maine closer to eastern Massachusetts. The tighter regional job market will force Maine towns to compete with Massachusetts and Connecticut for staff.
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Brownell
New England
Maine
Clyde Russell
Maine Teachers’ Association
Massachusetts
Connecticut
York County
Karen Hughes Celebrates Seventh Birthday Party
Karen Hughes daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald Hughes of High Street was guest of honor at a birthday party Monday afternoon. Prizes were awarded to Robert Niss and Michael Keppel for games and other guests included Joan and Helen Fenn David Bertocci Jeffrey Peavey Gail Hawkes Margaret Raven Cynthia Hanson Phyllis MacKinnon Jean Colbeth James Bartels Alan and Terry Lynn Hughes. Karen is a first grade pupil at North Primary School.
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Karen Hughes
Gerald Hughes
High Street
Robert Niss
Michael Keppel
Joan
Helen Fenn
David Bertocci
Jeffrey Peavey
Gail Hawkes
Margaret Raven
Cynthia Hanson
Phyllis MacKinnon
Jean Colbeth
James Bartels
Alan
Terry Lynn Hughes
Kaven
North Primary School
Oil paintings featured on Portland TV program
A Portland television program Tuesday morning showcased four paintings from the 73rd annual Portland Museum of Art exhibit. One work, an oil titled the Bath Iron Works by Mrs. Martin V. B. Sargent of Bath, was highlighted in a panel discussion led by Brad ofrd Brown of the Swett Museum.
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Portland
Bath
Portland Museum of Art
Bath Iron Works
Martin V. B. Sargent
Winter Street Congregational Church
Bradofrd Brown
Swett Museum
Road Hog Incident in Owensboro Causes Car Crash
A motorist stopped to avoid a hog in the road in Owensboro Kentucky, prompting a following car to crash into the first vehicle. Total damage 400 dollars to the cars. Hog damage reported as zero.
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Owensboro
West Bath Okays Schoolhouse Bond Hopeful Sign for Town
West Bath voters approve borrowing 45000 dollars toward a 65000 dollar elementary school with 86 yes to 18 no at the town meeting. The plan includes five classrooms a kitchen and a community room to serve nearly 200 pupils, with local funding and potential federal aid.
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West Bath
Bath
Grange Hall
Courtney E. Stover
Stover
Engagement Announced for Edith Leveroni and John Hilpman II
Mr and Mrs Charles Leveroni of Quincy Mass and Woolwich announce the engagement of their daughter Edith Wiley Leveroni to John H Hilpman II son of Mrs John H Hilpman of Springfield Gardens Long Island NY and the late Mr Hilpman Edith a Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing graduate and Brown University alumna has served at Bath Memorial and Fine Tree Camp Rome while Hilpman a Brown alum and Army veteran now works for International General Electric in New York A May wedding is planned and they will reside in New York after the ceremony
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Charles Leveroni
Quincy
Mass
Woolwich
Edith Wiley
John H. Hilpman, II
John H. Hilpman
Springfield Gardens
Long Island
N. Y
Mr. Hilpman
Miss Leveroni
Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing
Boston
Lahey Clinic
Severoni
Bath Memorial Hospital
Fine Tree
Rome
Brown University
Providence
R. L
U.S. Army
Hilpman
International General Electric
New York
Quick Tuna Tomato Toasts Under the Broiler
Toast split English muffins and spread with tomato sauce. Top with tuna pieces sardines minced clams or mushrooms. Sprinkle grated cheddar or Parmesan and broil briefly. Eat at once.
Fish Study Helps Bermuda in Ocean Census
University of Michigan professor John E. Bardach assists Bermuda with estimating fish numbers around the island. He counts by the hundreds on the ocean floor with plastic slate, pencil, aqualung, and seven assistants while sharks and barracuda reportedly ignore his work. The piece also notes a sugar pear recipe and a claim about exceptionally clear optical glass by the Twentieth Century Fund.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
John E. Bardach
Bermuda
Bardach
Eggs Lose Quality Faster at Room Temperature
A report notes that eggs stored at room temperature degrade in quality as quickly in three days as they would in two weeks when kept in a refrigerator.
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St. Andrew’s Hospital
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Lincoln Home
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Arthur Brown
Kennebunk
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Sampson Air Force Base
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