Wiscasset Notices Publicized in Town Affairs
Local notices highlight library donations and annual Red Cross drive led by Mrs Brackett and Mrs Pushard with many volunteers. Upcoming Lent services at Congregational church feature Rev Marion Bradshaw and speakersDr Cor nelius Clark and Dr Frederick Whittaker. Town Meeting set for Saturday with contested offices and tax hike approx 3 per thousand. other civic events include a Boy Scouts sponsorship vote and fire department chimney fire report.
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Wiscasset
Redi
Donald Brackett
Walter Pushard
John
Roger Cowley
John L. Blagdon
J. Grindell
Harold Delano
Boylston Hutchins
Stanley King
J. Kenneth Lincoln
Edwin Moulton
Arthur Nichols
Frederick Pendleton
Maurice Pendleton
Russell Moore
Gerald Sherman
Samuel Soule
A. M. Norton
Clinton Kaler
Douglas Munsey
George Stetson
Jack Winters
Charles Cowley
Richard Higgins
Organ Society
Jennie Preble
Sophia Preble
Carrie Reed
Stanley Hyde
Maine Congregational Conference
Congregational Church
Pilgrim Fellowship
Marion Bradshaw
Bangor Sweet Seminary
Cornelius Clark
Portland
Frederick W. Whittaker
Bangor
Marjorie Niles
Marco Club
Marston
Organ Society of the Congregational Church
Lincoln Street
Federal Street
Charles Stewall
Curtis
Carl Boudin
Donald Shea
Stanley Dodge
Florida Everglades
Dodge
Neal Creamer
Bradford - Sortwell - Wright Post
American Legion
Boy Scouts
Orono
St. Philip's Woman's Auxiliary
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Frazier
Theodore Sherman
Alna Road
Genesta Chapter Elects Mrs Merchant Worthy Matron
Genesta Chapter No. 73 O E S held its annual meeting at Masonic Temple with inclement weather but strong attendance. Evelyn Wyman appointed Ruth Hathorne and Freda Bagdikian as past matrons and Fred Osgood as teller. New officers include Eleanor Merchant as worthy matron and Russell Merchant as worthy patron with other elected posts. The semi public installation is set for March 18 with a social hour and refreshments.
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Genesta
Masonic Temple
Evelyn Wyman
Ruth Hathorne
Freda Bagdikian
Fred Osgood
Eleanor Merchant
Russell Merchant
Alice Stilphen
Arthur Stilphen
Mae Ward
Ruth Fuller
Dorothy Pratt
Finish Water Main Repairs Restore Bath Supply
Water service from Nequasset Lake to Bath was restored at 1 p.m. Sunday, announced by Maurice A. Libby Bath Water District superintendent. Repairs on the Kennebec river main were completed late Saturday and flushed with clear water before resuming operation. The line was damaged in three spots by a sunken log nearly two months ago. Bath used auxiliary intake during the outage and thanked subscribers for conserving water. Divers still planned to add a few clamps, but full service is essentially back.
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Nequasset Lake
Bath
Maurice A. Libby
Bath Water District
Kennebec River
Harding
Libby
Bath Extension Group Holds March Meeting and Plans April Talk
The Bath Extension Group met March 3 at 4 Maple Street with chairman Mrs Francis Fortier. Miss Hilda Haskell presented Know Your Food Supply using slides and pamphlets. A white elephant sale boosted the treasury. Guests invited. next meeting April 7 features Albert Brown on house plants and gardening.
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Bath Extension Group
Francis Fortier
Maple Street
Hilda Haskell
Albert Brown
New Meadows
Haskell
Treasury
Howard Crocker
Edgar Leavitt
Robert Davis
Boys Club Seeks City Youths at Wesley Methodist
The Community Boys Club of Wesley Methodist church met Sunday at seven in the church vestry with Carlyle Taber and Rev. Oliver Bell presiding. Members were invited to join weekly activities including ping pong boxing and wrestling with assistance from Marc King and Nicholas Chear. The next meeting is set for March 13 at seven.
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Wesley Methodist Church
Carlyle Taber
Oliver Bell
Mr. Taber
Bell
Marc King
Nicholas Chear
Wiscasset News Briefs Include Oyster Rules and Local Events
Emergency measures to close shores flats and tributaries of the Sheepscot river to oyster taking are under consideration to conserve shells. Wiscasset High School held its annual fair and coronation ball with King Herbert Grover and Queen Priscilla Petrie amid bad weather. Personal items note Mrs Ernest Johnson of Lexington Mass visiting relatives and Miss Mary Weeks taking a week off from the post office duties. Mrs Louis LeSourdais returns to Crock Seager duties after illness.
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Sheepscot
Wiscasset High School
Herbert Grover
Priscilla Petrie
Ernest Johnson
Lexington
Mass
Stanley Johnson
Mary Weeks
Wiscasset
Louis LeSourdais
Crock- Seager
Neighbors across Kennebec share winter bird woes and community news
Bird lovers in Woolwich and Arrowsic report few bluejays this winter despite feeding stations and active birdhouses. Community clubs from Day's Ferry and Arrowsic meet for projects, fundraisers, and socials with plans for a coffee maker fund, turkey supper, and new blackboards for school use.
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Woolwich
Arrowsic
Herbert Leeman
Form Junior Unit Meeting of Sagadahoc Rod Gun Club
About 20 boys attended an organizational meeting for a junior unit of the Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet Association at the North Bath clubhouse. Senior members outlined goals. A second meeting and officer election are set for 7 p.m. Monday at the clubhouse.
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Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association
North Bath
Leno Charpentier
Cliff Legard
Ken Jaquith
Bill Leask
Walter White
Bailey’s Hardware Store
North Street
Our Grange Theme Dominates West Bath Meeting
West Bath grange met Monday evening at 7 30 led by master Alex Burgess. Alice Burgess lit a candle for Our Grange with songs, readings, vocal solos, and dances. Guest speaker James Littlejohn of Civil Defense to speak next week. Irish Minstrels announced for March 18. baked ham roast turkey dinner planned for Sunday.
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West Bath Grange
Alex Burgess
Alice Burgess
Our Grange
Bessie Boudreau
James Royal
Dora Royal
Grange
Veil McNetty
Bessie Snow
Mercie MacFadden
Persis Miller
Bernice McGlinchy
Florence Farnham
Herbert Freeman
National Youth Committee
Arvella Holbrook
Richard Paradis
Brunswick
Pauline Belanger
Meittie MacFadden
the Grange
Rose Freeman
James Littlejohn
Grange Observers Corps of
Maine
Martha Crocker
Home and Community Welfare Committee
Alice Inman
Margaret DeMerchant
Estella Doughty
Elsie Pinson
Beacon Street Woman’s Society meets for March session
The Woman’s Society for Christian Service of Beacon Street Methodist Church held its March meeting with 12 members. President Mrs. Edmund Gaudet presided and accepted the resignation of vice president Mrs. Raymond Anderson, to be replaced by Mrs. Everett G. Lemont. A cooked food sale was planned and April 4 was set for a covered dish supper and business meeting at the president’s Oliver Street home. Fred Fox shared slides and curios from Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Benz
East Brunswick
Womans Society For Christian Service
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Edmund Gaudet
Raymond Anderson
Union
Everett G. Lemont
Franklin Howe
Oliver Street
Blanche Locke
Fred Fox
Germany
Ruth Stiles
Ruth Bowers to Wed Donald McRae
Engagement announced at a surprise party for Don ald F. McRae Jr. Miss Ruth Bowers daughter of Manuel E. and Mrs Bowers of 842 Washington street will marry Donald F. McRae Jr. in June. Morse High alumna employed at W T Grant Co. store. McRae a 1950 Morse graduate and Navy veteran now with New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
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Jean Ruth Bowers
Manuel E. Bowers
Washington Street
Donald F. McRae, Jr
Donald F. McRae
Bath Street
Mr. McRae
Miss Bowers
Morse High School
W. T. Grant Co
McRae
Bath Elks to Name Candidates at Thursday Meeting
Bath Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will nominate officers for the next year at eight on Thursday. A card tournament is planned for March 16 and 30 with two teams Purples and Whites. Games include Contract, auction, pinochle, pitch, cribbage and hearts. Committeemen are Hartnett, O'Donnell, Footer and Oliver. Captains are O'Hara for the Purples and Plant for the Whites. Light refreshments on the 16th and a supper on the 30th.
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Bath
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Edward N. Hartnett
Per
Bart O'Donnell
Robert Footer
Philip Oliver
Charles O'Hara
Purples
Leslie Plant
West Bath Community Activities Highlight Local Groups
West Bath sewing group met at Mrs Court ney Stover home to seal Easter envelopes for Hyde Home with a long list of attendees. The Shamrock 4-H club met at Judy Ashe in Bath to discuss Seams and upcoming pattern buying instruction at Morse High School. A new baby, Cynthia Enid, born Feb 3 at Bath Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Sydney Dudley. Various residents of Bath and nearby towns visited relatives and friends over the week including Mr and Mrs Harland Boynton and Mr and Mrs Alpha Booker.
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West Bath
Courtney Stover
Hyde
Florence Neiley
Carolyn Rogers
John Wharff
Oliver Wass
William Sanford
Henry White
Herbert White
Stanley Rose
Harold Perkins
Maynard, Carleton
Carl Graves
Kermit Bennett
Francis Deehan
Roy Moore
Oliver W. Bell
Bath
Shamrock
Dottie Snowdon
Reta Hennessey
Barbara Fuller
Marie Earle
Sally Grindell
Carol Bennett
Barbara Woods
Judy Ashe
Joan Ring
Bonnie Belanger
Leon Belanger
Marion Ashe
Mabel
Cathy
Linda Ashe
Sydney Dudley
Bath Memorial Hospital
Cynthia Enid
William Hodgkins
Kittery
Harland Boynton
Everett Peaslee
Damariscotta Mills
George Boynton
Frank Magno
Portland
George Booker
Robert Burnham
Stanley
Brunswick
Irving Burnham
Billy and
Brenda
Augusta
Alpha Booker
Not His Meat Yonkers Public Safety Deputy Frustrated
James E. McCue, deputy public safety commissioner, is fed up with the meat business after many people dialed his unlisted telephone number by error. The number was listed in a directory as the meat department of a supermarket, prompting McCue to request a correction and a new unlisted line.
Woolwich Grange Holds Enthusiastic Weekly Meeting
Woolwich Grange gathered a large audience Wednesday evening with Master Clyde Bailey welcoming members and guests. A mystery ride to Woolwich May be arranged for March 16 if Southport Grange approves. A desk lamp for the secretary’s desk was approved, and a donation to the Children’s Home Society was voted.
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Woolwich Grange
Clyde Bailey
Kenneth Chubbuck
Southport Grange
June Bailey
Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
Grange
Children’s Home Society
Margaret Gardiner
The
Jessie Spaulding
Galway Bay
Lois Merrill
Delia Hathorne
Jackie Chubbuck
Marion Chubbuck
Maggie
the Grange
Doris Haley
Beatrice Bailey
Mrs. Haley
Topsham Grange
Donald Robson
Jackie
Kenneth
Nancy Merchant Birthday Party at 11th Celebration
Nancy Merchant daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Merchant of 32 Highland Street hosted a birthday party for friends and classmates marking her 11th birthday Attendees included Sharon Staples Sandra Hathorne Linda Foster Jennifer McGuiggan Vivian Coggeshall Christine Coombs Jean McMann Sandra Scott Sharon Graffam Geraldine Robbins Judy Libby and Sue Lutz The event featured games a decorated cake ice cream and fruit punch
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Nancy Merchant
Russell Merchant
Highland Street
Nancy
Sharon Staples
Sandra Hathorne
Linda Foster
Jennifer McGuiggan
Vivian Coggeshall
Christine Coombs
Jean McMann
Sandra Scott
Sharon Graffam
Geraldine Robbins
Judy Libby
Sue Lutz
Sterling Bible Class Meeting at Parsonage
Sterling Bible Class of Corliss Street Baptist Church met Monday afternoon at the parsonage with President Mrs. William A. Hill leading devotions. Members planned new questions for next time. Miss Clara Lemont and Mrs. Hill contributed to the birthday bank.
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Sterling Bible Class
Corliss Street Baptist Church
William A. Hill
Clara Lemont
Hill
Wallace Ham
Harold Allen
Cosmopolitan Club Banquet Reservations Issued
The Cosmopolitan club announces the annual banquet to be held March 16 at the clubhouse. Members must reserve with Mrs. Emerton Gross by Friday March 11 or call Mrs. Albert Whitney or Mrs. Daniel Mattor on Saturday for assistance.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Emerton Gross
Albert Whitney
Daniel Mattor
Post Nuptial Reception For Mr and Mrs Richard Ramsdell
A Sunday afternoon reception from three to five marked the wedding celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ramsdell of Beverly Massachusetts at the home of the bride’s parents in Topsham Maine. The couple, married February 14 in Beverly, plan to reside there. Ramsdell works as a television technician.
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Richard Ramsdell
Beverly
Mass
Merton Snipe
Winter Street
Topsham
Ramsdell
Jacqueline Snipe
Morse High
New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing
Boston
Snipe
Mina Snipe
Special Morse Victory Train to Waterville for Morse Bangor game
Recreation Director William Milliken announced a round trip plan for Morse High hoop fans to Waterville next Saturday for the Morse Bangor state championship. Tickets cost 2.00 for students and 2.75 for adults with tax. A minimum of 400 tickets is required to proceed.
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Morse High Hoop
Waterville
Morse-Bangor
William Milliken
Morse
Milliken
Bath
Maine Central Railroad
West Bath Considers Central School Plan With Officials Elected
West Bath town meeting elected officials including Moderator Joseph Larrabee first selectman Paul Lemont second selectman Edwin Haggett third selectman Harry Larrabee town clerk Eva Kenney treasurer Courtney Stover road commissioner Arthur Reno and Ida Stover for three years on the school board A committee was formed to study a new central school with a $500 budget and sale of Lowell school to fund the plan Appropriations included 24240.95 for schools and 3000 for general road repairs.
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West Bath
Joseph W. Larrabee
Paul Lemont
Edwin W. Haggett
Harry S. Larrabee
Eva Kenney
Courtney E. Stover
Arthur Reno
Ida Stover
Stover
Alice Small
Grade Pupils to Have Dance Friday in Bath
The Teenage Dance for grades six to eight in Bath will be held Friday evening at Huse Memorial School from 7 30 to 10. Patrons include County Attorney George Carlton and Mrs Carlton Hildreth H Fisher and Mrs Fisher and Mr and Mrs Joseph Robinson. Assisting are Mr and Mrs Cyrus Ashe Mr and Mrs Ralph Brewer Melvin Comeau and George Nugent. Coombs Orchestra will provide music with favorite dance tunes. Parents invited to watch and refreshments will be available.
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Bath
Huse Memorial
George Carlton
Carlton
Hildreth H. Fisher
Bath Exchange
Fisher
Joseph Robinson
Cyrus Ashe
Ralph Brewer
Melvin Comeau
George Nugent
Coombs Orchestra
Beacon Youth Plans Sunrise Service And Easter Breakfast
Beacon Street Methodist Youth Fellowship held a Sunday meeting with plans for a sunrise service and Easter breakfast. Judy Legard chaired. Rev. Oliver Bell led communion. worship by Gloria Overlock and Carol Flemming.
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Beacon, Street Methodist Youth Fellowship
Judy Legard
Oliver Bell
Gloria Overlock
Carol Flemming
Betty Lou Ard to wed Francis Arsenault in Bath
Mr and Mrs Clarence Leon Ard of 4 Pratt Street announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Lou to Francis Arsenault son of Mr and Mrs Frank Arsenault of Bath. No wedding date has been set.
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Clarence Leonard
Pratt Street
Betty Lou
Francis Arsenault
Frank Arsenault
Bath
Phippsburg Tax Official Plans Salary Backlash
John M. Rogers, recently elected tax collector and treasurer of Phippsburg, says he will return to the town all salary exceeding 500 dollars for treasurer and 1,000 dollars for tax collector after his term. The town has paid about 2,100 dollars in combined fees, and Rogers proposes using any excess to boost the consolidated school fund. He is married with two children.
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John M. Rogers
Phippsburg
Rogers
Consolidated School Fund
Municipal Court Dockets Four Guilty Pleas
Four defendants appeared before Judge Gardiner R. Deering in municipal court. Pauline McNeil pleaded guilty to driving without a license and paid a 10 dollar fine plus 5.70 dollars in costs. Leroy H. Fiske admitted speeding 60 mph on Route 1 and received a suspended 10 dollar fine with 5.70 dollars in costs. Rudolph Rice admitted failing to stop for a stop sign at Washington and Vine and was fined 5 dollars plus 5.70 dollars in costs. One intoxication case resulted in a guilty plea with 5 dollar fine and 8.40 dollars in costs.
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Gardiner R. Deering
Pauline McNeil
670
Middle Street
Paul Avery
Leroy H. Fiske
Rockland
Harold J. Rubin
William Boyland
Rudolph Rice
Boyland
Washington and
Vine Streets
BIW Camera Club Presents Ski Films at Bath Recreation Hall
Sewall Williams of Washington Street entertained 25 Bath Iron Works Camera Club members at BIW Recreation Hall on Washington Street Thursday evening. He screened colored movies of skiing in the New England area including water skiing. The program featured work by stars and amateurs and ended with a vote of thanks to Mr. Sewall.
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Sewall Williams
Washington Street
Bath Iron Works
BIW
New England
Sewall
Heart Fund Tag Day Rescheduled After Weather Delay
The Heart Fund Tag Day, postponed from last Saturday due to weather, will now be held this Saturday in town. Organizers urged participation to support heart research and patient assistance programs.
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Heart Fund
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Court House
Jia BO
Jim Bo
Largo
Fla
Merchant Worthy
Extelion Group
Kennebec
Harrison Dutton
Arrowsie
Mother's Club
Carroll Ainsworth
Ethel Elwell
Carrol Ainsworth
Marion Rittall
Millie Stafford
Wilhelmina Phinney
Lillian Gowen
Harry J. Ainsworth
Wilmington
Major
Raymond Ainsworth
Union Bridge Mother's Club
Carolyn Stilphen
Gladys Small
Lorraine Stilphen
Dorothy Rattleff
Gladys Hathorne
Sylvia Hathorn
Eleanor Jameson
Lorraine Sulphen
Carolyn Sulphen
Ibra K. Lawrence
Arrowsie Town Hall
Mel Howe
Franklin Wright
Falmouth
Norris Waltz
James Thorpe
Day's Ferry
Dale Hupp
Danny
Nequasset
Orino
Hupp
Hlugh Madden
Vommy
Josie Shedon
Good Will Club
Sugadahoc Ferry Mondhy
Edith Rice
ROD and Gun Club
Beacon Street
Roger Pierce
John Howe
Raymond Scott
Sherman Mitchell
William J. Craft
Charles I. Madden
Jane Shea
Ruth Bowers
Donald M'Rae
Bath Elks
John Marriner
Wilfred Riendeau
Gerard Furbish
Frank Snipe
Harold Walker
Otty Steen
Perleyster
George McKenzie
Dudley S. Leavitt
Frank Cromwell
Linda
Omar Newell
Cumberland Center
Randall
Sheldon
Timothy
Gary
Ronald
Raymond
Fred Daggett
Clarence Haley
David Furbish
Penny
William Pierce
Edward
Ann Pierce
Sophie Pierce
Beacon Youth
B.I.W. Camera Club
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