Coronation Ball and school race loom in town elections
Voters meet Saturday on Lincoln Street to count ballots for school committee candidates Leland A Brown and Edgar T Rankin. Town warrant lists 8 articles totaling 133696, up from 121363 last year, with tax rate implications. Coronation Ball plans crown King Neptune and queen March 12 in the gym, and attendees will vote for royal attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Street
Dak Aga
Leland A. Brown
Edgar T. Rankin
Neptune
Dianne Nichols
June Paquette
Royal Arch
New Jerusalem
Lincoln Lodge
A. F
A. M
Mason
Organ Society
Isabelle Young
Elmer Wickham
Roy Marston
Arthur Bryant
William Kierstead
William H. Burton
Huntoon Hill Grange
Ada Munro
Bertha LeBourdais
Woman's Club of
Wiscasset
Grace Cowley
John Seekins, Jr
Damariscott
Robert H. Applin
Bradford Street
Baltimore
Applins
Herbert Seigars
Alna
St. Philip's
Amoco
Route 1
President Addresses Garden Club Meeting in Bath
Cosmopolitan Garden club met at the club house Monday at two with officers of the State Federation of Garden clubs as guests. State President Mrs. John Parker spoke on duties, farm and home week, water pollution, and urged attendance. a tea followed, and flowers were sent to ill member Mrs. Whitney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
State Federation of Garden Clubs
John Parker
Arthur Colby
William W. Dennison
Bath
Albert Whitney
Center Street
Dennison
Bernard MacDonald
Linwood Boardman
Parker
Herbert Harris
John Mitchell
Whitney
Woolwich seeks legal opinion on water district tax
Woolwich town meeting will hear a legal opinion on potential litigation with Bath Water District over tax liability. Selectmen report changes in 1953 assessments including land added from 1952 sale, improvements and rent of living quarters, and a 15 percent district property revaluation. Attorney Richard Sanborn of Augusta engaged for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Sagadahoc
Kennebec
Bath Water District
Lake Nequasset
Richard Sanborn
Augusta
First Selectman
Anthony S Dodge
Day's Ferry Community Club Reports and Local News
Day's Ferry Community Club met at the clubhouse with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Ham and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Munsey hosting. Capt. Frank J. Walker returns home from St Andrews hospital after three weeks post surgery. Various guests and social events noted, including Nequasset Extension Group activity and Get-Together Club plans. Little Darrell Boucher returns home after a medical stay at Bath Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day's Ferry Community Club
Wallace Ham
Herbert Munsey
Carroll Morse
Eben Dana
Frank Allegrin
Frank J. Walker
St. Andrews Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Day's Ferry
Russell Boyd
Boston
Wrights celebrate 35th anniversary with family gathering
Mr and Mrs John Wright of Barley Neck road marked their thirty fifth wedding anniversary with a surprise evening gathering of about 25 relatives and neighbors. Their daughter Mrs Frank Watts organized the event. A purse of money was presented and a large tiered cake was cut by the couple. The Wrights have two daughters and seven grandchildren with two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wright
Barley Neck Road
Frank Watts
Wright
Charles Thompson
Portsmouth
N. H
Nequasset Extension Group to Resume Meetings in April
The Nequasset Extension Group votes to restart meetings after winter sessions in Bath at South End P T A hall. Residents Herbert Leeman and Chester Leeman hosted visiting relatives from Barley Neck and Damariscotta, with social gatherings at Breaks and Break! venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Extension Group
Bath
South End
P. T. A. Hall
Washington Street
Will Club House
Herbert Leeman
Chester Leeman
Wayne
Barley Neck Road
Kaalaltz
West Bath Grange observes National Smile Week program
More than 100 attend a West Bath grange program featuring community singing, poems, humorous minstrels, and readings. Participants include Bonnie Belanger and Richard Collins with a Raisin Eating stunt and a Penny March won by Mrs. Goodwin. Upcoming events include St Patrick\u2019s Day program, Dirigo grange minstrel shows, Grandparents Night, and a fried clam supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Rose Barter
Bonnie Belanger
Richard Carter
Richard Collins
Calvin Taylor
Forest Barter
Jean Belanger
Lawrence Palmer Jr
Phyllis Gagner
Roger McNelly
Loretta Barter
Bobby Palmer
Billy Small
Vera McNelly
Leon Belanger
Elaine Renshaw
Florence McCall
Lawrence Palmer, Jr
Evelyn Gagner
Mrs. Goodwin
Hudson Grange
Marguerite Mulcah
Lizzie Haggett
Huntoon Hill Grange
Wiscasset
Sagadahoc
Lincoln
the Grange
Linda Morse Hosts Sixth Birthday Party At Home
Linda Morse daughter of Mr and Mrs James Morse celebrated her sixth birthday Tuesday with a party at the family home on Robinson Street. Guests included Martha Shepard Jennifer McGuiggan Donald Smith Michele McLaughlin Janice McCabe Georgia and Nancy Lacey Kenneth Smith Billy Dunning Faruda Morse and Linda enjoyed games, prizes, a decorated cake, cap favors, sandwiches fruit punch ice cream and popcorn while watching television. Linda attends Mitchell school's sub primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Morse
James Morse
Robinson Street
Martha Shepard
Jennifer McGuiggan
Donald Smith
Linda
Social Notes From Portland And Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Reginald Sturge on and children of Portland were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs David Clark of 1530 Washington Street. Mrs Daniel T Dougherty of 60 North Street is a patient at Memorial Hospital with a cracked kneecap from a recent fall. Mrs Horace Johnson of Bangor will arrive Wednesday night to spend several days with her sister and brother in law, Mr and Mrs David Clark of 1530 Washington Street. A son Jeffrey Allen Thayer was born March 7 at Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Allen Thayer of 81 Denny Road. Mrs Thayer is the former Virginia Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Sturgeon
Portland
David Clark
Washington Street
Daniel T. Dougherty
North Street
Memorial Hospital
Horace Johnson
Bangor
Jeffrey Allen Thayer
Allen Thayer
Denny Road
Thayer
Virginia Gilmore
West Bath Sewing Group Helps Togus Red Cross
West Bath group met at Miss Carolyn nouns home and made 1800 surgical pads for Togus hospital and the Red Cross. Members included Mrs. John Wharff Mrs. Edward Burns and others with Miss Carolyn Rogers in charge of refreshments. Next meeting March 18. West Bath Extension Group to meet at Littlefield school Tuesday at 10 30 a m for a Craft session. Home Community Welfare committee hosted town meeting lunch with Mrs. Leon Belanger in charge and helpers named. Personal items note locals visiting relatives and a schedule of weekend guests and travels including Bath Freeport Gardiner Belfast Portland and Shaw Air Force Base assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
West Bath
Littlefield School
Robert Farnham
David Fields
Bonnie Belanger
Lee Holbrook
Arthur Holbrook
Freeport
Percy Holbrook
H. B. Killiam
U. S. Army
Victoria
Robert Killiam
Belfast
Annie Towle
F. Deehan
R. Farnham
Laura Whitmore
Gardiner
Donald Sanford
Bath
William Sanford
Williiam Sanford
Anchorage
Alaska
Shaw Air Force Base
South Carolina
George Boynton
Harland Boynton
Quaker Point
Tibbetts and MacMahan buy 30 foot boat at New Harbor
Arthur Tibbetts and James MacMahan purchased a 30 foot boat from New Harbor and brought it by water in eight hours. They plan to name it the Sherry Ann. Mr and Mrs Arthur Tibbetts attended the wedding of Arthur Tibbetts brother Sonny Tibbetts of Georgetown to Barbara Hudson of Bath. The ceremony was at 7 pm Saturday at the Beacon Street Church in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Tibbetts
James MacMahan
New Harbor
al Boucher
Bath
Elmer Tibbetts
Leona Tibbetts
Georgetown
Henri Tardiff
John Hudson
Walker Street
Kennebec
Bath P. T. A. Council Discusses School Ranking
The Bath P. T. A. Council met in Morse High School library led by President Mrs. Isadore Sing. It proposed appointing parent committees to study the rank card system and funnel ideas to the Council and school committee. The Council voted to donate a sizable sum to the Harland A. Ladd Scholarship Fund, sponsored by the University of Maine Alumni Association, for a student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
P. T. A. Council
Morse High School
Isadore Singer
Harland A. Ladd
University of Maine Lumni Association
Montsweag Extension Group Hosts All Day Session
The Montsweag Extension Group held an all day meeting at the South End P T A hall on Thursday starting at 10 30 a m with many members attending. The morning session, on Vegetable Fashions, showcased vegetable preparation by foods project leader Mrs Edith Rice assisted by Mrs Emma Drummond. Recipes included turnip supreme and turnip au gra tit. Dinner featured Creole hamburg in potato nests and other dishes. In the afternoon clothing leader Mrs Maria Mennealy noted eight members completed dress pattern alteration classes. The group plans an October exhibit and a March 18 meeting on Living With Color led by Winifred Ramsdell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Groves
Washington Street
Bath
Nequasset Extension Group
South End
P. T. A. Hall
Hilda Haskell
Lewiston
William Fogg
Little Darrell Boucher
Leonard Boucher
Murphy's Corner Road
Bath Memorial Hospital
Montsweag
Foods Project
Edith Rice
Leia Brown
Rosanna McFadden
Anne Mullin
Maria Mennealy
Winifred Ramsdell
Rockland
Muriel Preble
Charlotte Anderson
Frances Jewett
Georgie Walker
Pownal Supervisor Voices Need for School Funds
Mrs Josefine Goodwin community service supervisor spoke at South End PTA meeting urging greater appropriations for Pownal State School. She outlined her work with admitted children, placement in private homes, and requested more staff and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
South End
P.T.A
Josephine Goodwin
South End P.T.A
Plummer Home Moves to George Chase Estate in North Edgecomb
Mr and Mrs Lyndon V Plummer owners of the Plummer Home for mentally deficient children, have purchased the George Chase estate on the Sheepscot river. The colonial house, built about 70 years ago for Fessenden Chase, sits on 10 acres with 12 rooms, two baths, a laundry, maids room and a large barn. A smaller cottage once served as a carriage house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon V. Plummer
Plummer
George Chase
North Edgecomb
Mr. Chase
Fessenden Chase
Sheepscot
Red Cross Drive Shows Strong Local Progress Amid 1953 Efforts
Red Cross officials report satisfactory progress on the Bath area drive aiming for 7710 through March. In 1953 Bath chapter figures include 209 home service cases, 24 aid recipients, 757 pints of blood, 100 school boxes shipped overseas, two students to a Junior Red Cross center, and multiple safety and nursing courses. An expanded 1954 program is planned with greater enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
ARC
Maine
Florence Hawley
Bath
Robert Thistle
William C. Hanson
Wallace Ham
Brunswick
Bay Point
Morse High School
Maine Central Institute
Pittsfield
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Armed Services
Bath Iron Works
Why No Military Funeral Was Held For Corp Hender Son
Editor explains the Legion could not stage a military funeral for Corp. Robert Hender son because he remained in active service. Active personnel handle such funerals. veterans groups assist only when contacted through the proper military office. The Legion serves discharged veterans only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
Legion
Corp
Robert Henderson
Veterans Service Organization
Par
Deceased Veteran Farewell Note Cites Legion Concerns
Comdr. Russell N. Turcotte cautions heirs of a deceased veteran to be aware of conditions before public incrimination of the Legion or any veteran organization. The statement warns against actions that could harm the organization’s reputation or legal standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Russell N. Turcotte
Morse High Notes Blue and White teams chosen for intramurals
Perry Hayden, warden at South Windham Reformatory for Men, spoke at the assembly. The Girls' Athletic Association named Blue and White intramural teams led by captains and listed key players. The G A A won the after school basketball tourney with Ellen James as captain. A boys versus girls faculty game is planned at Morse gym on Thursday March 18 with students and staff, plus ping pong, paddle tennis, badminton and tumbling on tap. Phyliss Warner is the girls foul shooting champion who competed in the State tourney at South Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Hayden
John
Thaxter Trafton
G.A.A
Phyliss Warner
South Portland
Why not give a military funeral for Bath corporal Robert Henderson
A Bath resident questions why a young corporal killed in an auto crash received no military funeral. The letter recalls his 28 months in Korea and a wartime request about recognizing service. The writer, Mrs. George Bourget, mentions three sons in the Army and laments the perceived lack of recognition for Corp. Robert Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Bath
Korea
Corp
Robert Henderson
George Bourget
Mrs Helery Plummer Huskins Passes Away in Bath
Mrs Helery Plummer Huskins of Five Islands died Monday in Bath after visiting a shopping outing. The brief notice notes her residence and the place of death with no further details of survivors or services.
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Walter Miete
Quonset, R. I
Brockton
Mass
Bertha Lewis
Bertha Wakefield
Baring
Shaw
Leonard Merrill
Diane
Edwin
Nashua
Rudolph
Belford Road
State
Garden Club
Cosmo Garden Club
State Association
Harry E. Cooke
Willow Street
Eat
Norman Adams
Andrews Road
Norway
Cooke
Harley D. True
True
Lawrence R. Vail
Arrowsic
Charles E. Doten
Ralph Reynolds
Sagadahoc Ferry
Mickey
Mr. Reynolds
Pinto
Reynolds
Arrowsie
Jennie Larrabee
Merton Wright
Sasanoa Bluffs
John Larrabee
Herbert Shorey
West Bath Grange
Sherman Campbell
William Leeman
Herbert Gillis
Dwight Furbish
Brian Davis
Louisa Howard
Arthur, Jr
Charles Tibbetts
Somerville Plantation
Tibbetts
Arthur Burnham
Bath P. T. A. Council
Montsweag Extension Group
Goodwin
Paul Strube
Bernard Comeau
Colby
Frederick Moffatt
Edward Rowe Snow
Bert Lonn
Guy Allenwood
April England Tel. & Tel. Co
Edmund Furber
Barbara O'Eon
Strube
Association
Natalie Fowles
Mitchell School
James Collins
Ax Weeks Street
Children's Home
New
New Plummer
Smith-Tobey Post
Morse
Anne
Mirs
Lela S. Wier
Arboreg
P. O
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