Real estate transfers new in Wiscasset. parish centennial noted
Real estate transfers include Gerald Sherman property on Bath road sold to Mr and Mrs Gerald Delton and Ace Grill sold to Charles Cheka and Raymond Brown of Connecticut. St Philip s Parish marks its hundredth anniversary with a Tuesday meeting, a 6 30 supper, and a short service. Katherine MacKenzie Sewall, 76, dies at home on Lee street. services set for Thursday at 2 pm Congregational church. burial in Woodlawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscassett
Gerald Sherman
Bath Road
Gerald Delton
Ness
T. Greenleaf
Howard Trussell
Frank Quinnam
Charles Cheka
Raymond Brown
Connecticut
St. Philip’s Parish
Pendletons
Lincoln Home
Fred Tripp
Ruckland
Tripp
Benjamin Adams
Union Street
Jay Blagdon
Bowdoin
Earl Dorr
Portland
Harry Mosher
Osteopathic Hospital
Paul Bailey
North Edgecomb
Augusta
Bailey
Linda Blagdon
Holbrook Blagdon
Miles Memorial Hospital
Helen Shaw
Danbury
Katherine MacKenzie Sewall
Samuel J. Sewall
Lee Street
Wiscasset
Wiscasset Academy
Colorado Is Colorful Color Word on Plates Vetoed
Gov. Ed Johnson vetoed efforts to add the Spanish word color ful to Colorado license plates. He called Colorado strong and beautiful and literally means colorful, saying adjectives could not adorn the word. Oregon reports fishermen spent 1.3 million dollars on the Lower Rogue River in one year, making the price per salmon about 102 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Ed C. Johnson
Johnson
Medford
Ore
Oregon Game Commission
Rogue River
Wiscasset Couple Marks Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary
Alton and Helen Erskine of Wiscasset celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a party at the home of their daughter Mrs. William Gorham. Married May 2, 1906, at Nobleboro, they have 10 children, 34 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. Mr. Erskine is Wiscasset’s police chief and longtime farmer. Mrs. Erskine hails from Winslow Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Alton Erskine
Nobleboro
William Gorham
Damariscotta
Mr. Erskine
Butler
Moatsweag
Erskine
Winslow Mills
Woolwich
Charles M. Erskine
Belfast
Albert Erskine
Gerald Gott
Brunswick
Guy Cromwell
Glenwood Brown
Charles Barnes
Douglas Munsey
Erwin Skillin
Bath
Marius H. Page
First Hundred Years sermon noted at South Dresden churches
Community notices report Rev. James Herrick preaching on The First Hundred Years at South Dresden and Dresden Mills. The Bridge Academy plans a Wild Rose musical May 18 coached by Mrs. Charles Bailey. Local residents welcomed visitors and announced deaths and funerals for Mrs. Edward Hall and Alfred Stilphen, with service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Herrick
South Dresden
Dresden Mills
Bridge Academy
Charles Bailey
Pittston
James Cameron
Alfred Houdlette
Bath
West Dresden
James McCoy
Cedar Grove
Richmond Lions Club
Harold Burgess
Leonard Alexander, Jr
Gardiner General Hospital
Frank Lilly
Dresden
Lydia Good
Dresden Center
Edward Hall
Totman Couple Mark 59th Wedding Anniversary and Birthday
Mr and Mrs Chester Totman of 424 Washington celebrate their 59th wedding anniversary and Mrs Totman’s 77th birthday. Daughters Vivian Pottle and Ray Green host a family dinner at 426 Washington with six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. A May basket gift from niece Marjorie Daigle will be presented. Mr Totman, once Hyde estate gardener, plans spring garden planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester O. Totman
Washington Street
Totman
Totmans
Vivian Pottle
Ray Green
Marjorie Daigle
Mr. Totman
Hyde
Southern Association Opens 1956 Baseball Season
The 1956 Southern Association season begins April 10 with games at Birmingham Nashville Memphis and Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Assn
Birmingham
Nashville
Memphis
Mobile
Mosquito Operation: Air Force Counter Air Strike
The Air Force launched a retaliatory counter air attack dubbed Operation Mosquito, escalating actions in response to prior hostilities. Ground and air forces coordinated for air superiority and disruption of enemy targets.
Woolwich Community Notes Include Services and Meetings
Woolwich articles report A M G Soule committal service at Grover Cemetery and Murphy's Corner. Spinning Wheel Club met at Barley Neck road with plans for May 17 at Mrs Hathorne's home. Auxiliary and church events, road work, and visits are listed among many local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Walker
Day’s Ferry
Florence Temple
Florence Hathorne
Elsie Stinson
Eleanor Jameson
Elizabeth Hathorne
Nequasset
Hazel Presley
Montsweag
George Schuler
Day's Ferry
Harold Shaw
Costello P. Hall
Edward V. Reed
Sagadahoc Ferry
Percy Bailey
Bath
Blacksburg
Hall
Joseph Hecht
Robert Hall
Millicent Hecht
Greenfield
S.C
Florida
Just Wold
Jean Leonard
Bath Memorial Hospital
John Leonard
Marjorie Hale
Woolwich Central School
Charlotte Thornton
Maxine Boyd
Boston
Mass
Frank J. Walker
Marcia Stinson
New York City
Ruth Thompson
Lemuel Preble
Memorial Hospital
Gregory Aylward
Thomas Aylward
Local Residents Return After Weekend Visits
Multiple Bath area residents reconnect after weekend trips visiting relatives and friends in Woolwich Sagadahoc Ferry Bath Portland and Dover-Foxcroft. Pfc Robert King departs for Fort Knox then Germany after a 20 day furlough with his wife and in-law family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Carlton
Deborah Tate
Fra Rding
Canton
Percy Marston
Sagadahoc Ferry
Woolwich
Alton Harris
Priscilla
Donald
Jeanne Briggs
Georgiaville
R. I
Jennie Howe
River Road
Gerald Creamer
Moatsweag
Bath Memorial Hospital
John Woodman
Gloria
Donna
Malden
Mass
Carroll Morse
Pfc
Robert King
Fort Knox
Hollis Leeman
Barley Neck Road
Bath
King
Germany
Chester Leeman
Wayne
Ethel] Blodgett
Chubbuck
Nancy Jean Bell
Roderick Bell
Mountain Road
Liberty
Allen Knowlton
Raymond H. Wallace
Deborah
Dover-Foxcroft
West Bath Grange Lights Monday Meeting Program
West Bath Grange reported a busy evening with news of a new dramatic club meeting Thursday at Miss Jean Belanger’s Lincoln Street home. A Sunday 2 pm rehearsal for degree work was announced along with a varied program including songs, recitations, skits, harmonica solos, a quiz, an apple contest, a bones solo, and readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Nequasset Lake Cleared of Ice on Thursday Morning
Nequasset Lake at Woolwich was officially clear of ice Thursday morning. Bath Water District engineer Frank W. Sparks Jr. noted April 26 is the second latest ice out since 1920 with 1926 as the latest on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Lake
Woolwich
Bath Water District
Lakeside
Frank W. Sparks, Jr
Nequasset
Sparks
Brother’s Keeper Man Jailed On Drunkenness Charge
A 45 year old man told Police Chaplain R T Williams he drinks to help his brother stop drinking. He and his brother bought 12 pints of corn liquor and he drank more than a pint because he did not want his brother to drink it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
R. T. Williams
Eruptions of Mt Etna Recorded Since Ancient Times
The article notes Etna eruptions documented as far back as the eighth century B C in Sicily, highlighting its long history of volcanic activity and its prominence in historical records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Etna
Sicily
Laurel Race Track Near Washington and Baltimore
The Laurel race track sits about 20 miles from both Washington and Baltimore. The note places the venue within easy reach for regional spectators and horse racing events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel
Washington
Baltimore
Arrowsic and Bath Social News Highlight Local Events
The Birthday Club met with Mrs. Georgia Johnson in Bath for dessert and bridge with winners Mrs. Betty Wishart first Mrs. Ethelyn Shea second and Mrs. Phyllis Craige consolation. Sagadahoc spelling bee winner Barbara Lawrence will compete in Portland for the state title with runner up Sandra Guptill as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Johnson
Bath
Arrowsie
Natalie Steen
Leila Rosenwald
Betty Wishart
Ethelyn Shea
Phyllis Craige
Emma Drummond
Barbara Lawrence
Roy Lawrence
Ibra K. Lawrence
Old Stage Road
Lillian Fisher
Barbara
Portland
Sandra Guptill
Woolwich Central School
Arrowsie Mothers Club
Arrowsic Town Hall
Raymond Ainsworth
Bion
Leslie
Spinney Mills
Washington, D. C
Ainsworth
Robert Hogan
Hogan
Arrowsic
Horatio L. Baker
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Enroute
Scout
Howard O. Frye
Black House Point
England
S. S. Nova Scotia
Furness
Franklin Wright
Falmouth
Elmer Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
Everett Lawrence
Auburn
Earle Rosenwald
Brookline
Mass
Thespians Hear Business Meeting At Wright Home
Thespians met at Mr. and Mrs. C. Bruce Wright’s Marshall avenue home for a regular business session led by President Richard H. Haskell. A nominating committee was named to choose officers for the next meeting. Plans for the Spring party were set and Maine Council of Little Theaters Spring Convention was announced for May 27 at Berwick with Beaver Dam Little Theater Group hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Bruce Wright
Marshall Ave
Richard H. Haskell
F. Waldo Marshall
Albert W. Thompson
Roswell C. Haskell
Paul E. Legard
Edward M. Butterfield
Catharine H. Legard
Eleanor M. Danforth
Marguerite V. Owens
Maine Council of Little Theaters
Berwick
Beaver Dam
Little Theater Group
Haskell
Wright
Hilton Libby Elected President of Brotherhood
Hilton Libby was elected president of the Men's Brotherhood at Corliss Street Baptist Church during a Monday meeting. Other officers named were Roy Lutz Jr as vice president Melvin Pratt as secretary treasurer Raymond Cummings as pianist and William Paisley as song leader. The group toured the parish house former Weeks Street School and remodeling progress with a new facility due soon. Refreshments followed. Genesta Chapter OES meets Friday at 7 30 PM in Masonic Temple to initiate a class of candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton Libby
Men's Brotherhood of Corliss Street Baptist Church
Raymond Cummings
William Paisley
Weeks Street
Roy Lutz
Genesta
Masonic Temple
Central Church League Plans for Annual Meeting
The Central Church League holds its final meeting of the season at the parish house. Members will dine Monday at Hotel Eagle in Brunswick then hold a business session at Mrs. Hiram T. Stevens on Middle Street to elect officers. Nominating committee includes Mrs. James T. Caverly and Mrs. Edward J. Mc Mann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Central Church
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Hiram T. Stevens
Middle Street
James T. Caverly
Edward J. McMann
John Haggett
Edward A. Cummings
McMann
League
May 5 designated Elks Youth Day in Bath
Bath City Council Chairman Merritt A Mitchell proclaims May 5 as Elks Youth Day. The Bath Lodge of Elks will sponsor an observance honoring junior citizens and urges government departments, civic groups, and citizens to participate fully in the observance. Mitchell calls youth the nation's greatest resource and future leaders of a free society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt A. Mitchell
Elks
Bath
Mitchell
Bath Lodge of Elks
Elks Youth Congress Eastward Draws Maine Youth
Maine youths from Bath Brunswick and beyond gather for the first Elks Youth Congress in Augusta with Gov. Muskie as principal speaker. Awards totaling 3500 and the $400 most valuable student award highlight the event in a program linked to Elks National Youth Day and MEA youth activity efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
House of Representatives
State Capitol
Maine
Bath
Brunswick
Lodge of Elks
Edmund S. Muskie
Augusta
Arthur J. Ferland, Jr
Rumford
Maine Elks Association
MEA
Elks National Foundation
Gov. Muskie
Morse High School
Thornton Academy
Saco
Maine Student Council Association
Malcolm C. Hamilton
Paul O. Johnson
Richard E. Mosier
Robert Spear
Jane Homan
Ann Dudley
Sally E. Curtis
Anne M. Tierney
Brunswick High
Morse and
Brunswick High School
Wgan-Tvv
Elks Lodges
Sanford
Biddeford-Saco
Portland
Rockland
Brewer elected secretary treasurer of Maine’s First District Dems
Robert E. Brewer of Bath elected secretary treasurer at a Portland meeting of Maine’s First District Democratic Committee. The group, including county chairmen from York Oxford Cumberland and Sagadahoc, named Wallace Campbell of Portland as chairman and Nan Smith of Old Orchard as secretary. The committee will assist the Democratic congressional candidate and party in the First District during the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Brewer
Bath
Maine
Portland
Shay
York
Oxford
Cuberland
Sagaddhoe
Wallace Campbell
Nan Smith
Old Orchard
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Nell Perkovich
Milwaukee
John
Wisconsin
Ellinor Village
States
District of Columbia
Gardiner
Anna
Samuel
Carolyn Averill
Lowes
Fred Stilphen
Richmond
Harry Stilphen
Sebago Lake
Seth Ridlon
Yarmouth
Ralph Goodwin
Topsham
Ray Good
Guy Caston
Kezar Falls
Forest Loweh
Alfred Stilphen
Scott
Ada Stilphen
Eliza Brooks
Alden
Alice Stilphen
Millard Hunt
Amesbury White
Mrs. C. H. Totman
Lobbying Counsel
George N.orris Fay
Senate
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Fay
United States
International
West Bath Grange
Shamrock
Dorothy Snowdon
Richard Barker
Sagadahoc County
Pauline Belanger
Barbara Fuller
Christine Fuller
Marie Earle
Joan Ring
Reta Hennessey
Bonnie Belanger
Carl Hague
St. Petersburg
Lance Fuller
Mrs
Bruce Wright
Brotherhood
Central Church League
Perleyster
Frank Reinoehl
Arthur M. MacDonald
Ymerange
Algeria
Mohammed Khaider
Algerian Liberation Committee
Cairo
Elks Youth Congress
Wmtw-Tvv
Waterville
Lewiston
Bangor
Old Town
Elks Youth Congress of
Brian M. Jewett
Bath Lodge
Youth Congress
Grand Lodge
Leon F. Jones
Biddeford-Saco Lodge
Arthur J. Damo Rumford
MBA Presid
Ferland
Brewer
Peru
Theresa Germont
Philadphia
Richard Kunze
Kunze
Miss Germont
Berend Dooyes
Netherlands
Idlewild
New York
Royal Dutch Airlines
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Detroit
Mrs. Dooyes
Albert
Paul
Anke
Marianne
Klass
Jozef
Gerard
Berend
Gabriel
Veronica
Petrus
Daniel
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