Community Notes Highlight Local Canvass and Social Gatherings
Richmond reports annual Red Cross canvass contributions total 557.68 dollars. Church events include a Methodist supper with 80 diners, a Kennebec Valley Ministers Union service at Togus, and a Ladies Aid quilting gathering. Numerous personal items list travel, visits, and relocations across town, with many attendees from nearby towns and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Methodist Church
Women's Society
Church Financial Committee
William Bennett
Kennebec
Ideal Home Corner Club
Fred Witham
Fern Perry
Rachel Varney
Madeline Sedgley
Marie Witham
Belle Call
Pearl Perry
Annie Dunbar
Witham
Adelaide Kimball
Warren Lewis
Whitefield
George Gibbs
Haines Landing
Pre-School Day Plans Formulated At City Meeting
A Bath meeting of Parent-Teacher associates and the superintendent finalized plans for the annual Pre-School Day in May. Children age five by Oct 15 1949 will attend May 16 to 25 with registration and physical exams by a school physician and dentist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Schools
Francis Bertrand
Richard Jenkins
South End
Joseph Arsenault
North-Center
Delmar Pendleton
Huse P. T. A
Robert Fletcher
Dike P. T
Bath School
Annual Convention of Eagles Set for June 11 and 12
Fraternal Order of Eagles Maine state convention scheduled for June 11 at 9 a.m. at the Community Center with a 3 p.m. Kelley Field game between two Brother Eagles teams. A Saturday ball at 8 p.m. chaired by PWP Leslie R. Stairs. Queen contest for convention daughters. Sunday agenda includes reports, remarks from grand aerie officers, officer elections, and a 3 p.m. parade route to be announced. Tickets sold with 25 voting points at Lewis and Gasser Jewelry Store Front Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eagles
Kelley Field
Brother Eagles
Community Center
Pwp
Leslie R. Stairs
Lewis and Gasser Jewelry
Front Street
Grand Aerie
Maine State Aerie
Paul K Niven Jr joins CBS European staff
Brunswick youth Paul K Niven Jr grandson of F B Nichols has been named to the CBS European staff after two years studying in London at the London School of Economics. His first broadcast aired Wednesday on the CBS World News Roundup heard locally on WEEI Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul K. Niven, Jr
Brunswick
F. B. Nichols
North Street
London
England
London School of Economics
Columbia Broadcasting System
Boston
WEEI
Niven
Hiram and Robert Stevens Visited Popham on Sunday
Hiram T. Stevens and Robert Stevens of Middle Street were visitors at Popham on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram T. Stevens
Robert Stevens
Middle Street
Popham
Georgetown Farm Bureau meets at First Baptist vestry
The Georgetown community gathers at the First Baptist church vestry for an all day session on taking the work out of housework led by Miss Bery Barton home demonstration agent. Dinner served to 14 with several guests as road work advances at Heald's turn and local residents host birthdays and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
First Baptist Church
Bery Barton
Peterson Place
Joe Stuart
Judson Miller
Heald
Georgia Watson
Miz
Thomas Watson
Georgia
Richards Library Association
Robinhood
Edwin Adams
Auburn
Walter Cunningham
Five Islands
Maud P. Thayer
North West Harbor
West Georgetown
Emory Basford
Andover
Mass
MacMahan
John Lee
Dorothy P. Farrow
Boston
Farrow
Farrow House
Elizabeth Nagle
Bath Fishermen Have Good Luck on Miramichi
The camera catches Frank Freeman of A. G. Page Co. hoisting 25 pounds of fresh salmon. Just a couple of those that didn't get away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miramichi
Frank Freeman
A. G. Page Co
Fishermen Return From Miramichi Salmon Trip In New England Party
Frank Freeman and Sumner Sewall lead a Haverhill group back from a four day Miramichi River fishing trip in New Brunswick. Five salmon were landed by the party including two by Sewall and two by Freeman, with Noyes catching the largest at 145 pounds. Fishing favored fly casting with straight hooks and no gang hooks, using a Gray Ghost fly and a 4 foot 2 inch rod. The Miramichi draws anglers from across the region and a weeklong fishing license costs 5.50 dollars with a daily catch limit of one big fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Freeman
A. G. Page Co
Sumner Sewall
Miramichi River
N. B
Norman Noyes
Joe Freeman
Harry Freeman
Robert Sibley, Jr
Robert Sibley
Haverhill
Mass
Sewall
Freeman
Noyes
Miramichi
Engemann Announces Birth of Edward Ralph in McKeesport
Mr and Mrs George Engemann of McKeesport Pennsylvania announce the birth of a son Edward Ralph on May 3 weighing eight pounds fifteen ounces Mrs Engemann formerly Miss Eleanor Cornish daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Cornish of Deering Street and was a bookkeeper at Markson Bros for several years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Engemann
McKeesport
Edward Ralph
Engemann
Eleanor Cornish
Ralph Cornish
Deering Street
Markson Bros
Mark Jackson Heads South End PTA For Coming Year
At the South End P T A meeting officers for 1949 50 were named with Mark A Jackson as president and Donald McRae as vice president. Mrs Mark Jackson secretary and Mrs Richard Jenkins treasurer. Trustees include Mrs Bernard Plummer and others. State convention representative is Mrs Edward McGuiggan. The group raised about 40 from the project How Did You Earn Your Dollar with poems and a band program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End P.T.A
Mark A. Jackson
Donald McRae
Mark Jackson
Richard Jenkins
Foster Pratt
Bernard Plummer
Alvah Morse
Arthur Berry
Charles Marble
Albert Douglas
Carroll Deering
Herbert Morse
Burt
Betty Newell
Sally Freeman
Carol Ames
Christel Cornish
Bob King
Bill Longley
Arthur Mayo
Robert Freeman
Richard Sherwood
Mitchell School
Edward McGuiggan
Roger Luke
John Dauphin
William Hansen
Zylpha Richardson
Paul Stevens
Grace Wessenger
Weeks Street
Manley Grant
South Street
Theresa Layton Captures County Spelling Crown
Theresa Layton daughter of Mr and Mrs Irving Layton and a pupil in Arrowsic schools won the county finals spelling match at Huse school. She spelled down contestants from Bath Richmond and Bowdoinham. Layton will enter the State finals conducted by a Portland newspaper with Perley S Turner Bowdoin College spelling master and judges Mortland Nicholson Norton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Layton
Irving Layton
Arrowsic
Huse School
Bath
Richmond
Bowdoinham
Shirley Robinson
Marion Holbrook
Miss Layton
Miss Holbrook
Charlotte Hurley
Gordon Curtis
Bowdeinham
Snowmelt Opens Ground Around Trees After Snow
After heavy snowfall, openings form around trees as sunlight melts the surrounding snow. Tree canopies and exposed trunks absorb warmth, creating small clearings in shaded yards and streets.
FIVE ISLANDS COMMUNITY NOTES MIX SOCIAL AND SERVICE
At Five Islands a small Good Neighbor club meeting preceded a Ladies Bible class led by Mrs. Ver non E Gray. A large Fellowship meeting at the Baptist church featured Rev Herbert Whitelock of Brunswick Berean Baptist church and concluded with refreshments at Library hall. Grace Thompson of Connecticut bought the Joseph Rowe place. Fire drill topics included entry by force and ventilation with a lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Neighbor Club
Vernon E. Gray
Izetta Pinkham
Georgetown
Robinhood
Brunswick
Baptist Church
Herbert Whitelock
Brunswick Berean Baptist Church
Library Hall
Grace Thompson
Connecticut
Joseph Rowe
Philip O’brien
Washington, D. C
Fire Department
Arthur Nelson
Gilbert Standish
Branwell Harford
Howard's Wharf
Bath
Harry Swift
Woolwich
Vernal Chaney
Edward Clarey
Fred Carr
Vincent MacMahan
William Farr
Walter Thomas
Massachusetts
Malden Island
Howard Bacer
Waltham
Mass
Wilkins
Sedgemere Road
Addie Moulton
Lawrence Perow
Herman Barter
Emery Holt
Madelyn Berry
Melvin Coments
Bth
William Plummer
Helen Huskins
Ray Grover
Togus Veterans’ Hospital
Bath Stamp Club Meets at Oak Street Parish House
The Bath Stamp club met at the Oak Street parish house on Wednesday evening with Percy Low as guest speaker discussing postal service. A covered dish supper is planned for the next meeting and members are asked to bring a husband or wife or a friend. Refreshments were served to those present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Stamp Club
Oak Street
Percy Low
Evadna Drake
Ethel Green
Alice Norris
Blanche Locke
Elaine Mitchell
Esther Perry
Lila Murray
Otis Card
Harry Day
Edwin Pert
Richard Card
Thomas Elliott
Wallace Kittredge
Molded Salads and Desserts Should Not Be Removed Early
A kitchen tip warns against unmolding molded salads or desserts too far in advance of serving. Removing them too early can affect texture and presentation, so unmold only shortly before the meal.
Obituary John F. Connolly 82 Brunswick
Funeral services for John F. Connolly 82 who died at Brunswick hospital were at St. Charles church Brunswick. Born in Bath he lived on Granite street and passed his declining years there. A former color sergeant of the 8th Regiment California Infantry in the Spanish American War. Survived by sister Mrs Fred B. Reed and several nephews and nieces. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Preble
Skowhegan
Harvey B. Goodwin
Louise Oakes
Conley House
Main Street
Pleasant Street
Gordon Lemont
Eben Baker
Boston
Roger Gibbs
Hamphill School of Diesel Engineering
New York
Albert Darrah
Kermit
Lynn
Mass
Malcolm Darrah
Edith Harwood
Ernest Hutchins
Togus
George White
Hallowell
Delbert
Cooper
Ralph Michael
Farmingdale
Merle Merrill
Lawrence
Kenneth Chetley
Milford
Hazel Ancoin
Portland
Wallace Gardner
Spruce Street
Lee Bishop
Togus Veterans Hospital
Seth Watson
Gerald Watson
Derry
N. H
Charles Watson
Veterans Hospital
Robert Bowden
New London
Conn
Leon Dunklee
Luella Royals
Willis Blair
Beedle Road
Water Street
Carolyn Marr
Chicago
Gertrude White
Malden
Harry W. Taylor
Frederick G. White
West Gardiner
Clarence Lang
Greenville
Harold Harford
Russell King
Lowell Savage
Roseland
N. J
John F. Connolly
Brunswick Hospital
St. Charles Church
Brunswick
Bath
Granite Street
8Th Regiment
California Infantry
Grass Valley
Cal
Fred B. Reed
William Sproul
California
John W. Leydon
Philadelphia
Margaret E. Leydon
Thomas W. Leydon
Harold W. Leydon
James McInerney
Newton Center
Samuel H. Mildram
Brookline
Oak Grove Cemetery
George Evison Dies in Boston At 68
Word arrived of the death in Boston on Thursday of George Evison 68 who for several years ran a Bath drug store at Center and Washington streets A native of Bath he returned to Boston after leaving Bath Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 in Boston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George Evison
Bath
Center
Washington Streets
Legion Seeks Funds for Sewall Field Improvements
Smith Tobey Post No 21 of the American Legion extends its appeal for two more weeks to raise funds for Sewall field. The field, taken over last summer, will serve Junior Legion baseball to relieve congestion at other fields. So far 148.50 has been raised toward the 200 target. Letters have been sent to prospective contributors as the program expands to include more players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Tobey Post
American Legion
Sewall Field
Sewall
Legion
Red Men to Play Baseball This Year
The Red Men's Athletic Association met to plan a baked bean supper on May 18 from 5 to 7 30 p.m. Proceeds fund uniforms for the baseball team. Practice at Woolwich field at six this evening as the last week before league games at Wiscasset. Open challenge issued to local teams. contact Howard Leavitt of the Times company to accept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Men's Athletic Association
Woolwich Athletic Field
Wiscasset
Howard Leavitt
The
Times Company
Grizzly Bears Stronger Than Any Other American Animal
A claim highlights grizzly bears as stronger and more ferocious than other American animals. A separate cooking tip suggests adding lemon or orange slices to stews with prunes or raisins for a sharper flavor.
Penny arcades revive coin operated amusements in 1880s
The 1880s saw penny arcades return with coin operated games and vending devices, reviving popular amusements of the era and signaling a new wave of mechanical entertainment.
Death of Mrs Eth Elle Smiley Kingsley of Boothbay Harbor
Bath area mourns the death of Mrs Eth elle Smiley Kingsley wife of former Bath city health officer Dr Ches ter S Kingsley at 7 Ames Road Boothbay Harbor Born in Augusta in 1889 she was a Cony High School graduate and Secretarial School alumna She previously served as secretary to Governor Frederick Plaisted and later lived in Bath Caribou and Boothbay Harbor Funeral services were held in Augusta with surviving husband daughter and granddaughter named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Ethelle Smiley Kingley
Chester S. Kingley
Ames Road
Boothbay Harbor
Augusta
Howard and
Amelise Smiley
Cony
Frederick W. Plaisted
Kennebec County
Rose of Sharon
Order of Eastern Star
Virginia K. Jones
Judith Ann Jones
Knowlton
Sister Mary Lucia, 73, dies at Mercy Hospital
Sister Mary Lucia 73, superior at St. Mary's convent Bath, died Monday at Mercy hospital Portland after six weeks as patient. Native of Bangor, Sister for 50 years. Survived by brother Robert Nickerson Cherryfield and sister Winifred Nickerson Bangor. Requiem high mass sung at St. Joseph's convent Portland Wednesday morning at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lucia
St. Mary's Convent
Bath
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Bangor
Robert Nickerson
Cherryfield
Winifred Nickerson
St. Joseph’s Convent
Mrs John W Kane of Bath dies in Wollaston Mass
Mrs John W Kane formerly of Bath died Wednesday in Wollaston Massachusetts. She leaves a son John M Kane and three daughters all of Wollaston, a nephew from Bath, and three nieces from Lynn Boston and Wallingford. Funeral from Walsh funeral home Friday at nine in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Wollaston
Mass
John W. Kane
Bath
John M. Kane
Mary
Genevieve
Catherine
H. Joseph Madden
Eleanor McCarthy
Lynn
Fred Woodford
Boston
Sullivan
Wallingford
Conn
Walsh Funeral Home
Mildred P Dorey obituary in Bath Maine
Mildred Pamelia Dorey died Thursday at home 125 Center Street Bath wife of Stewart Dorey. She lived in Bath nearly five years previously from Livermore Falls born in Livermore Falls to William and Sophia Pratt. Funeral was Sunday afternoon in Livermore Falls with burial in Strickland Cemetery there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Pamelia Dorey
Center Street
Stewart Dorey
Bath
Livermore Falls
William and
Sophia Kincaid Pratt
Strickland Cemetery
Death of Miss Grace Leigh Fickett Remains Noted
Allen Ramsay received news of the death of his cousin Miss Grace Leigh Fickett of Deering. She visited Mrs. S. O. Bailey on Middle street years ago and later spent vacations with her uncle Robert Ramsay and cousins Robert Ballard and Clifton Lee. Friends here will remember her with grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Ramsay
Grace Leigh Fickett
Deering
S. O. Bailey
Middle Street
Robert Ramsay
Robert Ballard
Clifton Lee
Mrs William S Newell Hosts Contract Club Gathering
Mrs William S Newell entertained her contract club at her home on Tuesday, hosting an afternoon of bridge with neighbors and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Newell
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Marjorie Kennedy
Atlantic Union College
South Lancaster
Cmedy
Peter Kish
Clarence Skelton
Harry Curran
Catona
Fla
Harry Jr
Punta Gorda
James Meserve
James Jones
Percy Little
Jane Little
Roy Riffenburg
Pomona
Dromore Grange
Phippsburg
Nathaniel Gilpatrick
Robert Hanson
Orono
Patterson, N. J
R. A. Hanson
Eagles
Bath Aerie
Clarence White
Seguinland
Frank Brown
Carol Lee
David
Irving Hunt
Dorchester
Otis Baker
Norwood
Harmon’s Harbor
Marjorie Rockwell
Alfred Woods
Deermont Place
J. H. Brown
West Newton
Ralph Davis
Louise Peterson
Oak Grove
Betty Dalyelle
Frenchboro
Joan van Duyne
Califon
Janet Flagg
Concord
Edward C. Clarey
Gray
Belle Heald
Vassalboro
Mae Hagan
Harry Carlisle
North Edgecomb
Dorothy W. Stuart
Louise Butler
Cape
Walter E. Reid
Hugh Rockwell
Harry Heald
Walter Cummings
Joseph O. Purdue
William Bisseth
Mitchell
Bath Canning Co
Earl Hagan
Some
Nancy
Victor Hagan
Elmer Palmer
Everett
Jack Harrison
Westport
George Powers
Frederick Moffatt
Albert Humphrey
Frank King
Roland Peterson
Carroll Powers
Woodrow Wilson
Bryn Mawr
Wesleyan
Princeton
Stamp Club
Briggs
Marius H. Page
Junior Legion
Chester S. Kingsley
St. Mary’s Convent
Portland Hospital
Mildred P. Dorey
Grace L. Fickett
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Nce
Ae Street
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