Phippsburg Community Notices and Events
Local groups schedule rummage and food sales at Riverside Hall on Saturday with Girl Scouts. Grange meets Friday with officers to receive First and Second degrees. Youth committee to present program led by Rev. Macy Whitehead. School registration urged for September entrants with birth certificates. Fire Department annual officers elected. officers and directors listed. Christian Service canvass meeting tonight at Small Point church. Immunization clinic Monday at Town Hall. Junior choir resumes rehearsals and will sing May 15. P T A to elect new officers May 12. Youth Fellowship members saw A Man Called Peter last Sunday. Personal notices detail local residents’ visits and travels across Bath, Small Point, and Windham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Hall
River Side Hall
Bodwell
Grange
Macy Whitehead
Stanwood Gilman
Phippsburg Volunteer Fire Department
William Blaisdell
Maurice Blair
John Totman
Fred Libby
Hamilton McCourt
Mark Harrington
Howard D. Bowker
Robert Beals
Thomas Totman
Wilson Rainey
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Winthrop Blair
Small Point
Christian Service House
Phippsburg P. T. A
Youth Fellowship
Peter
S. C. Gilman
William
H. M. Whitehead
Earl Lowell
Phippsburg Congregational Church
Phippsburg Christian Service
John Rogers
Frederick Haggett
Clifford Pye
Win Blair
Lowell
Angie Mank
Small Point Church
Naval Air Base
Brunswick
Parker Head Baptist Church
Central Maine Kennel Show Set for July 30 in Augusta
The Central Maine Kennel club point show and the German Shepard club of Maine Specialty show will be held Saturday July 30 at the new weather conditioned armory in Augusta. Larry Hardy chairman announces Foley Dog Show Organization Inc will superintend the Maine show. The armory choice aims to ensure comfort for exhibitors and spectators regardless of weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Kennel Club
German Shepard Club of Maine
Augusta
Larry Hardy
Foley Dog Show Organization, Inc
Westminster
New York
Maine
Hardy
State Armory
Birthday Party Honors Mrs Charles Syde at 1168 Washington
Mrs Charles Syde was guest of honor at a Monday birthday party hosted by Mrs Philip O'Hara at 1168 Washington Street. Samba provided entertainment. prizes went to Mrs Ernest Freeman Mrs Harold Tobey Mrs Jennie Danforth and Mrs Syde. Refreshments were served by the hostess with others present including Mrs Ray Parker Mrs Linwood Boardman and Mrs Robert McDaniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Syde
Philip O'Hara
Washington Street
Samba
Ernest Freeman
Harold Tobey
Jennie Danforth
Syde Syde
Ray Parker
Linwood Boardman
Robert McDaniel
Artichokes as a First Course with Lemon Mustard Mayo
Cook artichokes in salted water until tender. Drain well and halve to remove chokes. Serve as a first course with mayonnaise enriched by lemon juice and Bahama-type mustard.
Parker Head Community Notes and PTA Activities
Miss Karen Savage won the Maybasket at the schoolhouse. Second place tied among Jane Gray, Ruth Gray, Eva Hoar, and Sharron Turner. third to Anne Gray and Peter Hutchins. Visitors included Dr. Richard McLanathan and Rev H M Whitehead. PTA met with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hamel. plans for rummage sale and summer events noted. Several community members engaged in fund drives, church plans, and visits to Brunswick Naval Base and other local towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Savage
Jane
Ruth Gray
Eva Hoar
Sharron Turner
Anne Gray
Peter Hutchins
Richard McLanathan
H. M. Whitehead
Supt. Gilman
Parker
Earl Hamel
Bernard Wyman
W. H. Wyman
Eugene Ross
Roger Lewis
William Hodgkins
Leslie
Albert Gray
F. A. Libby
Charles Blaisdell
Leslie Logan
Corliss Street Baptist Church Holds Annual Meeting
The Corliss Street Baptist Church held its annual meeting Monday evening with a covered dish dinner for about 50. New officers were elected across clerks, treasurers, auditors, deacons, trustees and various church committees, and reports from officers and groups were presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Free Will Workers
Ethel MacDonald Receives Golden Sheaf Pin at West Bath Grange
West Bath grange honored Ethel MacDonald with a Gold Sheaf pin for 50 years of membership as Alex Burgess presided. The meeting featured music, a Maypole tableau, songs, a skit on Davey Crockett, a penny match winner Dorothy Lewis, and plans for a May talent show and Youth Night at Dirigo grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel MacDonald
West Bath Grange
Alex Burgess
West Bath
Pine Tree Council Boy Scouts Annual Meeting in Portland
The Pine Tree Council Boy Scouts of America holds its annual meeting and fellowship dinner on May 11 at the Eastland Hotel Portland. Voting members elect officers for 1955 56. a 4 30 p m business session includes a tea for wives at Westbrook Junior College and a 6 30 p m fellowship dinner with the Great Partnership theme. Five Silver Beaver awards will be presented and Rev Larman Sherwood of Rotterdam Junction NY will address attendees. G Cecil Goddard presides. tea coordination by Mrs Clinton E Rose of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Council
Boy Scouts of America
Eastland Hotel
Portland
Westbrook Junior College
Scouting
Larman Sherwood
Rotterdam Junction
New York
Sherwood
G. Cecil Goddard
Clinton E. Rose
Bath area social notes and Rainbow assembly attendees
Mrs. George Bourgette of Bath hosted visitors on Wednesday. Irene Libby and her son John spent the weekend at Lisbon Falls with her parents. Judy Moore visits Small Point relatives. Florence Rollins visited Bath relatives and stayed with Eliza Bradshaw in Phippsburg Center. Rollins attended Pomona at DroMore grange last week. Rainbow Assembly No. 6 Bath advisory board members who attended the Sanford grand assembly include Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie Merchant Osgood Ledyard Bertrand Owen Low Fullerton Ruth Fuller and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perley Quimby
Bath Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Hampton
Norfolk
Phippsburg
Arthur Bowker
Bath
William B. Perry
Kittery
Walter Pierce
Harry Spinney
Thomas Totman
Lewis Alexander
Lewis Wallace
West Point
Philadelphia
Harry Swift
William Blaisdell
Gertrude Blaisdell
Donald Morse
Pemaquid
John Blaisdell
Bertha Wyman
Raymond Campbell
Campbell
Foxboro
Mass
George Larrabee, Jr
Melrose
Robert Whitehead
Windham
Small Point Parsonage
Frederick Haggett
South Portland
George Bourgette
Irene Libby
John
Lisbon Falls
Judy Moore
Small Point
Florence Rollins
Phippsburg Center
Eliza Bradshaw
Bath Assembly No. 6
Rainbow For
Sanford
John Gillespie
Russell Merchant
Fred Osgood
James Ledyard
Francis Bertrand
Clinton Owen
Percy Low
Cecil Fullerton
Ruth Fuller
West Bath Cancer Crusade Fashion Show Draws Large Crowd
A well attended fashion show titled There's Nothing In the World Like It was held Tuesday evening in the Bath Iron Works hall to support the West Bath cancer crusade. Bates Mfg Co presented the event featuring Bates fabrics with Mrs. Leonard Smith as chairperson and a committee of local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
West Bath
Bates
Maine
Birthday Party for Ruth Bibiana Wilson
Ruth Bibiana Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs W Emery Wilson hosted a group of schoolmates at a party Monday afternoon for her ninth birthday Bonnie Chase Sharon Curran and Beverly Doyle won game prizes The young hostess received many gifts and refreshments including three birthday cakes All guests attended in the pink and green decorated dining room Others present were Jean Beaton Karen Marble Donna Leask Ann Gallagher Marriott Small Sandy Wagner Ora Fournier and Ruths sister Juanita
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bibiana Wilson
W. Emery Wilson
Bath Street
Bonnie Chase
Sharon Curran
Beverly Doyle
Jean Beaton
Karen Marble
Donna Leask
Ann Gallagher
Marriott Small
Sandy Wagner
Ora Fournier
Ruth
Juanita
Miss Jeanette Williams Speaks on Dental Hygiene Career
Miss Jeanette Williams a dental technician at Dr J Kenneth Coffin's Brunswick office addressed Bath Junior High eighth graders on dental hygiene as a career. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Williams of Foster's Point and serves as vice president of the Maine Hygienist Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Williams
Brunswick
J’ Kenneth Coffin
Bath
Miss Williams
Elmer Williams
Foster’s Point
Maine Hygienist Society
Local Popham Circle Meeting and Nearby Community News
Popham Circle held an all day meeting at the schoolhouse where members tacked a quilt. Community notes mention a small oil tanker on the Kennebec and many small craft being put overboard. Sunday’s sunny weather drew motorists and Mayflowers along the countryside. Phippsburg Congregational church plans summer services starting June 19 at Center church with Rev. H Macy Whitehead. Bodwell Grange to meet Friday evening for first and second degrees. Various Bath, Phippsburg Center, and nearby residents noted visits and Sunday activities including trips to Damariscotta Mills and Riverside cottages. Marguerite McNulty returns to post office duties after vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham
Kennebec
Phippsburg Congregational Church
Earl Lowell
Parker Head
Center Church
Rev. H. Macy Whitehead
Bodwell Grange
H. Macy Whitehead
Marguerite McNulty
Priscilla Rainey
Phippsburg Center
Bath
George Mains
Wiscasset
Fred Spinney
Jesse Munsey
Damariscotta Mills
Bud Pashard
Willard Oliver
Doris Wallace
Gilbert Atwood
Riverside
Clifford Pye
Ernest Shepard
Sally
Fairfield
Roland MacIntosh
Spinney
John B. Curran
Charlotte Curran
Claude Bonesteel
Troy
N. Y
Jean Strout
Dixie
Gayle Oliver
Roger Oliver
Nancy Spinney
Engagement Announced for Joan Lewis and Richard Carr
Mr and Mrs Percy J Lewis of Swampscott announce the engagement of their daughter Joan to Richard Carr of Swampscott. Several local residents are noted visiting and staying at cottages and homes in nearby towns this weekend including Mr and Mrs Stanton Dozois Mrs Julia Dozois Mr C Harry Hannaford and Olga Carlson among others. Nathaniel Percy attended the funeral of his cousin George A Sprague at Topsham Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy J. Lewis
Swampscott
Mass
Joan
Richard Carr
Stanton Cy Dozois
Julia B. Dozois
Mere Point
C. Harry Hannaford
East Lynn
Olga Carlson
Dix
Parker Head
Carl S. Lewis
Leslie
Nathaniel Percy
George A. Sprague
Topsham
Schoolboy Patrol Picnic Plans Readied by Bath Police
Bath Police Chief Edward L Gaudreau announced plans for the annual Schoolboy Patrol Picnic to honor student crossing guards. The event, sponsored by the Bath Police Department, is set for mid June at Thomas' Point in East Prunswick with full department involvement and details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L Gaudreau
Bath Police Department
Thomas’ Point
East Prunswick
Sacred Heart Circle Meeting Notice
Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella will meet Tuesday evening at eight at Front Street Hall. The May Social committee will meet at 7 30. Serving on the social committee are Marguerite Lemont chairwoman Margar et McKay Mary Gaudreau Margaree Flaherty Beatrice Thibeau Estelle Comeau Arlene Gay Louise Arsenault Mary Gill Ruth Mullaney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Front Street
Marguerite Lemont
Margaret McKay
Mary Gaudreau
Margareée.Flaherty
Beatrice Thibeau
Estelle Comeau
Arlene Gay
Louise Arsenault
Mary Gill
Ruth Mullaney
Pennsylvania survey reports childhood health gaps
A Pennsylvania sample study finds one in five children had tonsils removed, one in ten showed defective vision, three in a hundred had heart defects, and 77.9 percent needed dental care for one or more teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Central Church Women’s League Banquet Marks Fifty Years
Thirty members of the Central Congregational church Women’s League attended the Spring banquet at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Brunswick. A business meeting led by president Mrs. A Lincoln Anderson noted the league’s fifty year history. Plans include a rummage sale May 7 at the parish house and a summer picnic at Mrs Torrey’s Popham Beach home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s League of Central Congregational Church
Harriet Beecher
Morse High Glee Club Guests of Rotarians
Morse High School Glee Club with 40 members led by Austin Miller performed before Rotarians on Tuesday. The program featured songs such as I Whistle a Happy Tune Grand Night For Singing and Stranger In Paradise with Miss Jean Fleming as pianist. Guests from Bath Junior High included Donald Bourgoin Brenton Perow Edward Plant Kent Stone Robert Welch and Napoleon Gagne. Ludlow Elliman of Damariscotta and Joseph Brackett of Brunswick attended as Rotarians guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School Glee Club
Rotary Club
Austin Miller
Jean Fleming
Bath Junior High School
Donald Bourgoin
Brenton Perow
Edward Plant
Kent Stone
Robert Welch
Napoleon Gagne Ludlow Elliman
Damariscotta
Joseph Brackett
Brunswick
Bath Church Women Hold Meeting Sets May Fellowship Day
Mrs Clinton Fleming, newly elected president, presided at the Salvation Army hall gathering when May Fellowship Day was announced for May 19. Services will be at 2 p.m. at the Phippsburg church. Women from area churches invited. Mrs Louis A Dole reported on the Portland convention and officers and committee chairs gave general reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Fleming
Bath Council of Church Women
Salvation Army Hall
Phippsburg
Louis A Dole
Portland
Funeral for Edward B. Shaw in Woolwich
Funeral services were held at 130 this afternoon at Arthur F. Mayo and Son funeral residence for Edward B Shaw of Woolwich with Rev. Stephen W Sidebotham officiating. Bearers were George Wright James Dunton Maurice Hathorne and Loring Soule. Committal and burial followed at Murphy's Corner cemetery Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Mayo
Bath Junior High P T A Rummage Sale At Community Center
A rummage sale will be conducted at 10 30 a m Saturday at the Community Center by the Bath Junior High P T A Donations for the sale may be brought to the school by students on Friday or will be collected by calling Mrs Sherman Mitchell 3 4250 or Mrs Francis Baird 3 4175
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Junior High P. T. A
Sherman Mitchell
Francis Baird
Talk On Trees Features Meeting Of Sagadahoe Pomona Grange
Sagadahoe Pomona hosts a day session with guest John Chadwick of the State Forestry Department on Arbor Day themes. He covered tree diseases, remedies, and care for flowering trees and maples, with slides and advice to plant American lindens and sugar maples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe Pomona
Dromore Grange
John Chadwick
State Forestry Department
Weeks Mills
Chadwick
Lauriston Trott
Pomona
James Brice
Joseph Larrabee
Ethel MacDonald
Ceres
Robin Purington
Doris Bishop
Leona Coffin
Dirigo
Elfreda Perkins
Dromore
Florence Sulphen
Merrymeeting
Millward Patten
Topsham
West Bath
Lincoln County
Grange
Learn to Laugh Chicago Laughing at the Boss Jokes
Wilbert E Scheer runs a secretarial school and says a secretary who laughs at the boss jokes boosts morale and aids efficiency. Appreciation of the boss and a cheerful office tone help the secretary's career as she types, dictation, and file letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wilbert E. Scheer
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