Local Meetings and Community Notes From Popham Area
Spinney faces Anita Totman at a State Lectures Conference last week with photos from Silent Harvest and rehearsal well received. A color picture of the sardine industry near Norway drew interest. Morale groups and church activities fill the week with lectures, studies, rallies, and school testing plans amid transportation issues and spring observations.
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Spinney
Anita Totman
Tea J
Lec
Noray
Enzio Pinza
Bodgrange
T. A
Riverside Hall
Brownies
Ippsburg
Morse High
Rch
Posse
Rker Head Vestry
Phippsburg
Christian Service Comittee
Popham School
Hilip Jacob
Georgetown Town Meeting Attendees and Local Events
At the Georgetown gathering Saturday Mr and Mrs Thomas Hagan Mrs Leroy Moore and Mr Frye attended. Birthday celebrations for Yvonne Furbish and Cecil Mains featured guests George Renaud and Miss Geneva Mordang with gifts for Yvonne and Cecil both aged 12 and 11.
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Georgetown
Thomas Hagan
Leroy Moore
Frye
George Renaud
Geneva Mordang
Yvonne Furbish
Cecil Mains
Yvonne
Cecil
George Naud
Parker Head school attendance and community notices
The report covers the end of the Winter term at Parker Head School with 10,75 attendance and awards to Robert Gray and Anne Gray. It lists local events, church services, fundraisers, and town meeting attendees, plus many residents’ travel plans and visits.
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Sunil
Aches
Leslie Darling
Herbert Doughty
Charles Blaisdell
Earl Lowell
W. H. Wyman
Walter Cushing
Warren Doughty
Parker Head
Barbara Condon
Alan
Victor Robinson
Bath
Sally Lowell
Lewiston
Clarence Sheffield
Perkin’s Island
George Wilson
Bath and Sebasco
W. A. Lowell
Angie Mank
J. Frank Mezenski
Donald Logan
Boston
Leo Hamel
James
Turner McCarty
Worcester
Mass
F. A. Libby
J. D. Libby
Bernard Wyman
Memorial Hospital
Frank McEachern
Jes Pop Ee Ei Morto Errington
Rollins
Liza Bradshaw
Phippsrburgh Center
Helena Doughty
iMiss Joyce Gray
Bath visitors and shoppers across town on Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Bowen and Miss Geneva Morang were shoppers in Bath Saturday. Miss Eleanor Mains has been visiting relatives and friends in Bath for several days. F. Furbish and Garden out were in Five Islands Saturday. Mr. Jaquith of Bath was on Bay Point Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jaquith of Bath called at the Navajo Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Mass
Gilman
Ashdale
Popham
Pf Skins
Perkins Rm
Thomas Totman
eBay
Snaeatt Grange
Cogteren Mby
Arden
William Blaisdell
Diane
Eara J.fitzgerald, Jr
West Pea‘body
Charles Stevens
Bath
Sylvia Green
Johnny McCourt
Jack Henderson
Marion Pagurko
Bathcona
James L. Morse
Fred Morse
James Chambers
William Gilman
Vicki
Norman Blaisdell
Henry Gilmore
Russell Webster
Auburn
Raymond Pye
Small Point
Leonard Raine
Bernard Henderson
Jack
Carol Henderson
William Davis
South Brunswick
Isabelle Harvey
William Sanford
West Bath
Wilmer Bowen
Geneva Morang
Eleanor Mains
Furbish
Five
Islands
Jaquith
Bay Point
Kenneth Jaquith
Red Cross Seeks Donated Double Bed For Navy Couple
The American Red Cross here requests a donated double bed for a Navy man and wife stationed locally who lost their only bed to a fire. Interested donors should contact Red Cross headquarters on Center Street, phone 805 R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Center Street
Veterans Benefits Visit by Gautier in Bath
Donald C. Gautier a representative from the Portland Veterans Administration office will be in Bath from 9 a m to noon on Tuesday March 11. Veterans interested in benefits may contact him at the auditorium in the city for an appointment or information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Gautier
Fport‘land Veterans’ Administration Office
Bath
Mr. Gautier
Robin First of Year Reported in Mrs Niss’s Yard
Mrs William A Niss of 950 Middle Street reports a robin in her yard last week likely the first sighting of the year in the area. The sighting marks the start of the season for robins in the locality.
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William A. Niss
Middle Street
Popham Beach schoolhouse sale topic at town meeting
Town meeting discussed authorizing the sale of the Popham Beach schoolhouse and plans for continued social and religious gatherings there. The thaw made dirt roads muddy with deep ruts and frost harmed macadam surfaces. A representative committee including Mrs Norman E Markham was elected to study financing and construction of a consolidated school for Phippsburg.
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Hey
Arena
Atturday
Popham Beach
Norman E. Markham
Phippsburg
Myra Scott
Lawrence Taylor
Ellison Moody
Nancy Welch
Fred Spinney
C. Crowley
Ibert E. Sprague
Stanley W. Perkins
Bodwell Range
Furth
J. Clarence Perkins
Bath Memorial Hospital
Winneganee
Ernest Oliver
Margaret
Edith
Bath
Clyde Pye
Ashdale
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Popham
M. H. Page
Page Cottage
U. S. Coast Guardsman
Frank Florian
Chatham
Mass
Florian
Mark
Stone Horse Light Station
Florence Rollins
Parker Head
Marriage Notice and Local Visits in Bath Area
Mr. and Mrs. Percy J. Lewis announce the marriage of Shirley Lewis in Swampscott Mass on February 22. The collier Berwindvale carried coal for Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co in Bath. Town meeting attendees at Phippsburg Town hall included Frederick Thomas and the De Berg couple. Local residents visited relatives in Bath and Parker Head with several calls in Bath, Dix Island, and Sebasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Percy J. Lewis
Shirley
Swampscott
Mass
Berwindvale
Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co
Bath
Phippsburg Town Hall
Frederick Thomas
P. E. de Berg
Stanton C. Dozois
Cpl
Richard S. Dozois
Julia B. Dozois
L. H. Carlisle
Lawrence Thayer
Wyman Farm
Albion H. Johnson, Jr
Dix’s Island
John Mulcahy
Bernard Carlson
Parker Head
Phippsburg Center
Berquist
the Nazarene Church
Sebasco
Ethel Moore
LaForest
Wallace
Arthur Moore
Stanley Doughty
Albert Gray, Jr
Clayton Moore
Smiths Spend Weekend with Mrs Thompson's Family
Mr and Mrs Clifford Smith of Portland visited Mrs Thompson at Memorial Hospital and stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Luther Thompson on Andrews Road over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Smith
Portland
Estelle Rimes and Celia Eaton Mobile Wedding Notice
Mrs Estelle Rimes and Mrs Celia Eaton are announced as newly married in a Miami ceremony. The notice records their change of name and marital status with concise local formalities.
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Estelle
Rimes
Celia Eaton
Miami
Vocational Service Talks Highlight Education and Careers
A discussion on education for varied careers featured Dr. Earl Wade outlining dental training from college through residency and potential specialties. David Dickson argued college may not be essential for general insurance but emphasized extensive learning and practical exposure. Local Rotarians and Central Grammar students attended, with visiting guests from nearby towns.
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Sysayene Brooke
Cie
Earl Wade
David Dickson
Dave
Morse
Chandler Rogers
Victor Lonn
Stuart Kocha
John Small
Herbert Caverly, Jr
Thomas King, Jr
William Haggett
John Hartleb
James Breton
Central Grammar School
Bryce Katula
Washington Street
Walter Hunt
Middle i
Richard Leask
Woolwich
Dom Tardiff
Lewiston
J. A. Robinson
Joseph Brackett
Brunswick
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs. June Hallowell
Mrs. William Kingsbury hosted a Monday night surprise birthday gathering at 40 Court Street for Mrs. June Hallowell. Attendees included Mrs. Hattie Leask, Mrs. Christine Wetherington, Miss Lillian Witham, Miss Kay Bronson and Mrs. Margaret Pickard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kingsbury
Court Street
June Hallowell
Mrs Clarence C Seavey Listed as Surgical Patient
Mrs Clarence C Seavey of 502 High Street is a surgical patient at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence C. Seavey
High Street
The
Memorial Hospital
Formal Dance Parties at Community Center Delightful Affairs
Two spring formal dances were held at the Community Center with Mrs Leonard Wetherbee’s dance classes entertaining both afternoon and evening. Patrons and helpers furnished refreshments as students wore evening attire and shoulder corsages. Exhibition and novelty dances featured pairs including Nancy Doyle Roger Brown and Frances Butcher William Luke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wetherbee
Charles T. Small
Theodore Bertocci
Harold
Olin Panhurst
Charles Johnson
Peter Guild
Gordon Gillies
A Lee
Pamela Palmer
Jean Steen
Gerald Small
Mary Virginia Gillies
Joseph Lee
Stephen Perry
William McElman
G. Baer Connard
Roger Luke
Leonard Litchfield
Harry G. Deering
William Kelley
Errol McGuiggan
Gerald Stover
Robert McDougal
Joseph Small
Harry Deering
William Potter
Carl Bentley
George Cary
Donald Kelley
Betsy Bertrand
Patty Parks
Charles Pierce
Olive Guild
Greg Jenkins
Judy Comeau
Bath police raid three clubs for gambling devices
Bath police and Sheriff’s department raided three local clubs Saturday night led by Chief Frank L. Moriarty and Sheriff Loring Small with deputies Belanger and Newell. No gambling machines were found. raids were supervised by Attorney Harold J. Ruin.
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Bath Police and Sheriff's Department
Frank L. Moriarty
Loring Small
Edward C. Belanger
Edward Newell
Harold J. Ruin
Maine Sea Foods for Lenten Season
Fisheries Commissioner Robert L. Dow said Maine fish and bagged seafood will be plentiful for Lent despite rough seas. He noted substantial Maine shrimp catches in the past week and strong consumer demand, with haddock cod hake cusk grey sole halibut and shrimp arriving in adequate quantities. He urged emphasizing Maine seafood on menus and offered culinary tips including boiled Maine shrimp and broiled fish sticks.
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Robert L. Dow
Maine
Dow
Boothbay Harbor
New Harbor
Pemaquid
St Patrick's Night Party Planned by Knights of Columbus
The St Patrick's Day card party organized by the 1952 class Knights of Columbus features Frank Ozella as chairman with Ivan Cyr Gene Bachelder Henry Gallant Leon White Frank Manion and Harvey Bergeron on the committee. The Boys Orchestra will play before and during intermission with Irish Colleens providing refreshments and costumes including Joan Crane Carol Boudreau Ruth Amirault and Carol Worden.
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Knights of Columbus
St. Patrick’s Day
Frank Ozella
Ivan Cyr
Gene Bachelder
Henry Gallant
Leon White
Frank Manion
Harvey Bergeron
Joan Crane
Carol Boudreau
Ruth Amirault
Carol Worden
Surgical patient Mrs. Paulin at Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Arthur J. Paulin of Drayton Road is listed as a surgical patient at Memorial Hospital.
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Arthur J. Paulin
Drayton Road
The
Memorial Hospital
Real Candy House On Display At Pack 99 Event
Mrs Shirley Scott hosts a candy house centerpiece at a Pack 99 party. The yard, walls, roof, and walk use chiclets gum, frosting, gum drops, mints, and lifesavers. Red and white peppermint fence and almond “stone” path draw cheers from attendees.
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Shirley Scott
Roof Collapse Hits New N Y Store on Front Street
Snow caused the roof of a new Ripley supermarket on Front Street to cave in Wednesday night at 8 45 PM after an earlier collapse at 1 40 PM on the east end. The weight strained the side walls while no workers were inside. Owners expected in Bath Thursday with undetermined plans.
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New & Ripley
Bath
Furber Honored for 25 Years with Fideli Fire Insurance
William A. Furber, insurance agent for Fideli Fire Insurance Co. of the Lee Insurance Group, receives gold medal and engrossed pin for over 25 years of service. Richard P. Burke presents the award, aided by a note from President Frank A. Christensen.
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William A. Furber
Te Oy
Fideli Fire Insurance Co
Lee Insurance Group
Richard P. Burke
Frank A. Christensen
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Pragency O
Francis Morse Poping
Harrington
Omy
Mildred Wilson
Sebasco Estates
Margaret Small Point
Parker
Geneva Moody
Florence Oliver
Deeht
Karen
Sumner Mains
Front Street
Robin
Cox
Ary
Centerprise
BY Fisher
Chevrolet
M Shirley Scott
Party of
Cubs
Furber
Fie
America
Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
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