Moose story and community notices from Dromore area
The season opens with a near collision as Mr and Mrs Frederick Haggett and Mrs Charles V Minott witness a moose dart onto the road then sidestep. Community notes cover meetings at Bodwell grange hall school events Winnegance P T A officer slate and planned installations and May health programs and Mothers Day activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore
Frederick Haggett
Portland
Charles V. Minott
Carter
Bodwell
Grange Hall
Winnegance P. T. A
John Williams
Norman MacDonald
Donald Williams
John G. Morse
Rock Garden Inn
Town Hall
City Hall
Bath
Maurice Skillin
Glenn Alden
Sebasco Estates
Gloria
Phyllis Eaton
John Nordlund
Randy Gessner
Graden Wallace
John
Alvin Brewer, Jr
Josephine Munsey
David
Timothy Jacob
Leigh Alden
Charlotte Alden
Martin Eaton
Ida Nordlund
Gordon Alden
Virginia C. Hamilton
Edith Wilson
Stanwood Gilman
Small Point
John H. Moore
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Eugene Winslow
Orville Lozier
Bodwell Sewing Circle
Bernard Henderson
The
Center Church
School Union 48
Sagadahoc Ferry School
Phippsburg
Woolwich
Arrowsic
Georgetown
Westport
Wiscasset
Dresden
Win
Rod and Gun Club hears Rev. MacDougall talk on outdoor life
Rev. Arthur R. MacDougall of Bingham, author of wild life books, spoke at the Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet association meeting in Sedgwick. He contrasted urban life with rural life and urged appreciation of outdoor sports and sportsmanship. Two colored films of trout fishing were shown after the talk. President Mussenden praised Michalos and Carney for organizing a recent Bath Boys Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. MacDougall
Bingham
Sagadahoc
Sedgwick
MacDougall
Rocky Mountain
Minnesota
William F. Mussenden
Nicholas S. Michalos
Col
Harry B. Carney
Association
Bath
Talent Show At Morse Assembly Recreates Godfrey Show
Morse High School held an Arthur Godfrey style talent show at Friday morning’s weekly assembly. Warren Raynes won with The Lords Prayer, amid five judges and general applause. Other contestants included Patricia Crocker, Donald Coombs, Patty Barrows, and Bob Sharkey with varied acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Godfrey
Morse High School
Paul MacDonald
Claire Hartsgrove
Nancy Stover
Sally Grant
Paul Bagdikian
Jean Leonard
Richard Card
Robert Grainger
Mary Callan
Wallace Kittredge
Jean Garbitt
Godfrey
Edwin Pert
Ruth Wilson
Minor Explosion At Bath Iron Works On Destroyer
A small explosion occurred Friday morning aboard a destroyer at Bath Iron Works. An acetylene torch leak caused gas buildup in a compartment and sparks from welding likely ignited it. Welders Edmund King and Robert Green were injured slightly, with Thomas Martin suffering a bruised leg. all went to the yard hospital and Navy said ship damage was negligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Harold L. Adams
Adams
Edmund King
Robert Green
Thomas Martin
Martin
Navy Department
Fort Popham park to get repairs and new amenities by summer
Work began last week hauling gravel to fix the park road at Fort Popham. State Park Commission plans include picnic tables outdoor fireplaces and expanded parking by summer. Local events include a baked bean and ham supper at Bodwell Grange and a grange meeting after. The town tax assessment finished with a 72 mill rate down from 81 in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Popham Park
State Park Commission
Berwind Gren
Kennebec
Bodwell Grange
Perley J. Quimby
Grange
Donald Page
Bath
Allegra Bickford
Auburn
Carl Bickford
John Prency
John Freeman
Everett Mitchell
Newtonville
Mass
Ilene Percy
Archie MacLaughlin
Howard Spinney
Maine General Hospital
Portland
J. W. Gilmore
Ashdale
Lester Morse
Judy
Winnegance
J. Clarence Perkins
Blanche Westall
Lewiston
Sewall Prescott
Stephen
Winterport
Leon Fickett
Jesse Munsey
Nancy Welch
William Wallace
Brown Street
George Oliver
Biddeford
Stanley Hyde
Yarmouth
Marion Shaw
Buchanan
George Buchanan
Francis MacDonald
Frances
Quincy
Mciintyre’s Corner
John H. Beebe
Wakefield
Dunlap Hatch
Ralph Small
Katharine McCarty
Cox's Head May Tea and Local Weddings Highlight Dromore News
Cox's Head Dromore Farm Bureau invites members to a May tea at Topsham Grange Hall. Miss Winifred Jane Sawyer wed Richard Langdon Percy at Damariscotta with Rev. Hartley Johnson officiating. Attendants were Bert Simmons of Port Clyde. honeymoon at Percy Cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Farm Bureau
Topsham Grange Hall
Winifred Jane Sawyer
John L. Sawyer
Martinsville
Richard Langdon Percy
Arthur L. Percy
Port Clyde
Damariscotta
Hartley Johnson
Bert Simmons
Ledges
Wiscasset
Mrs
Percy
Percy Cottage
Cox's Head
Miss Percy
York, Pa
Mr. Percy
Somersworth
N. H
Navy
George Stacey
Bath
Frank Wyman
Lawrence Thayer
Jane
Neil Sullivan
Wyman Farm
Sewall C. Moore
Popham Road
Jennie Woodward
Parker Head
Edward Thomas
S. C. Dozois
Julia Dozois
Topsham
Brunswick
Albion H. Johnson
West Bath
Leslie Dyer
Eric Carlson
Francis MacDonald
Frances
Quincy
Mass
Kenneth Wallace
Truman
Rotarians Hear Talk On Human Relations
A Rotary Club meeting features remarks on human relations with mentions of attendees and guests. The report lists Cisco, Earl W Farnham, Carl Y Kennedy, George E Sargent among regulars and junior guests including Fred Morse and Fernando Pellegrini.
New Low Spring Coal Prices Announced With Cash Discount
A coal firm announces lower spring prices passed from mines plus an extra one dollar per ton cash discount on deliveries of two tons or more. Prices are set to advance June 1. This offers a substantial saving on next winter's coal.
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. C. Winston
Sandra Moore
Bath Memorial Hospital
Francis Hugo
Michael and
Eleanor
Durham
Boston
Frank Pero
Winneganee
Bangor
Richard Cushman
Sebasco Lodge
Philip Wallace
Miriam Irene
Calais
Jack Townsend
Glenn
Teachers’ Club
Barbara Jacob
Hugh Jacob
Florida
Philadelphia
ROD and Gun Club
MORSE
Warren Raynes
Bath Iron Works
Cox
Hubert Swett
Tenafly Weavers
New Harbor
Dirigo
Amaranth
Kansas City
Jacob
Franklin P. Conger
Coronado
Calif
William Dorner
Vesta Davis
Elizabeth Hanson
Clavencé P. Spinney
Mrs. Spinney
Stove
Center Street
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