Legislature Approves Wiscasset Toll Bridge Purchase
The State Highway Commission gains authority to buy the Wiscasset Westport toll bridge for up to 315000 with Lincoln County paying 95000, Wiscasset 25000, Westport 10000 and the rest from the state. Community notices follow including library trustees meeting and local events across Wiscasset and surrounding towns.
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State Highway Commission
Wiscasset-Westport
Muskie
Lincoln County
Wiscasset
Westport
Wiscasset Public
Amoco
Huntoon Hill Grange
Augusta
Capitol Grange
Parent-Teachers Club
William Hanlon
Pat Bracket
Ava Barton
Woman's Auxiliary of
Philip’s
Parent-Teacher Club
Local Notables and Community Notes From Wiscasset
Jay Blagdon son of Mr and Mrs John L Blagdon passed Bowdoin College entrance exam and won a scholarship. He graduates Wiscasset High School in June as salutatorian. Ross White Nichols reappointed chairman of Lincoln County Fish and Game Atlantic Salmon restoration on the Sheepscot. Clarence Race named co vice chairman. Bernard Seamon died April 27 age 42. lifelong Wiscasset resident, polio survivor, town clerk, Lions Club director, radio and electronics expert, married 1953 to Pauline Heywood Meye. funeral in Congregational church.
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Jay Blagdon
John L. Blagdon
Bowdoin College
Wiscasset High School
Ross White Nichols
Lincoln County Fish and Game Association
Sheepscot
Clarence Race
Bernard Seamon
Middle Street
Ithaca
N.Y
Mary A
Wiscasset
The
Lions Club
State of Maine
American Radio Delay League
Northeastern Amateur Radio League
Massachusetts Radio School
RCA Institute
Wiscasset Academy
Congregational Church
Pauline Heywood Meye
Mrs Richard Johnson Installed As President Of South End PTA
Mrs. Richard Johnson was installed as president of the South End PTA with past president Mrs. Arthur Berry as installing officer. New officers include Miss Anna Heine as vice president, Mrs. Charles Coombs as secretary, and Mrs. Benjamin Zimmerman as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Johnson
South End
P.T.A
Bath Council of Parents and Teachers
Rank Card Committee
Orris Ames
E. P. Strube
Maine Women’s Club of N Y Votes Scholarships and Gifts
At an April Maine Women’s club of New York meeting held at the Maine Maid in Hicksville, officers were elected for the coming year. Members approved scholarships for Maine girls at Bates College Colby College and the University of Maine and donated to the Maine Seacoast Mission and the Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital.
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Maine Women's Club of New York
Maine
Bates
Colby
University of Maine
Maine Seacoast Mission
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Maine Maid
Hicksville
R. L
Percy L. Roberts
Center Lincolnville
Mary A. Gilman
Kennebunkport
Beatrice Hodgkins
Camden
Ruth E. Carll
Beta Sigma Phi Invites Senators Initiation At Colby College
Xi Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi invites members Senator Margaret Chase Smith to attend the formal initiation as an international honorary member at Colby College Waterville May 28 at 3 30 p m with a banquet to follow at 5 30 p m The notice came at the Woolwich meeting led by Mrs Clyde Ambrose Also announced were dates for the New England Convention June 25 26 at Wentworth by the Sea and new officers installed including Miss Amerise Bourque President and Mrs John A Greene Jr Vice President The meeting welcomed Mrs David Soule of Woolwich a former Augusta member
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Edgecomb
St. Philip’s
Charles DiPerri
Miss Chamberlain
Eva Hilton
R. N
Garrison Hill
Charles S. Sewall
Charles E. Cowley
Rosa Chase
Cora Brown
Frank H. Gray
Sewall
Cowley
Denmark
Eric Bolling
Boylston Hutchins
Lee Street
Hutchins
Charles Sewall
Bath
Newcastle
Rufus Sewall
Beaufort
N. C
J. Kenneth Burnham
Elmhurst
N. Y
Egbert Sewall
Auburn
Robert
Boylston, Jr
Edgar Sewall
Edgar
Marcia
Providence
R. I
Roy R. Marston
F. D Southard
Fred Colby
Mary Hobson
Belle Heald
Georgetown
Hobson
Richmond L. White
Florida
le Roy Farmer
Ames
Maine
Parents and Teachers
Lafayette Hotel
Portland
Mitchell School
John Darling
Anna Heine
Jessie Norton
Helen Parshley
Geraldine Robinson
Wentworth-By-The Sea
Portsmouth
Ambrose
Amerise Bourque
John A. Greene, Jr
Waldron H. Troop
Robert D. Stevens
George A. Gardenier
David Soule
Woolwich
Beta Sigma Phi
Augusta
Theta Chapter Installs Officers Tuesday Evening
New officers installed for Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi at the home of Director Mrs Edward D True 352 Front Street. Retiring president Mrs Ruth Davis installed president Mrs Harold J Perry and fellow officers. a party plan for May 21 at Mrs Murphy s Sebasco home was noted. Next meeting with Mrs Clyde Ambrose will conduct joint rituals with Xi Beta Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Edward D. True
Front Street
Homer D. Slief
Ruth Davis
Harold J. Perry
Edward J. Cummings
Russell N. Turcotte
George Larrabee, Jr
Gerald Rioux
Paul M. Lemont
True
G. Thomas Murphy
Davis
Perry
Sebasco
Cummings
Lemont
Turcotte
Clyde Ambrose
High Street
Xi Beta Chapter
Mizpah Class Plans Supper and Sale
The Mizpah Class of First Baptist met at Mrs Floyd Carter's home to finalize plans for a June 7 supper and a May 21 rummage sale. Miss Sarah Pratt is ill and will receive a fruit basket and money gift. Attending were Alberta Kingsbury Roselyn Carey Ruth MacKenzie Delores Pearson Ramona Pearson Harriet Carter Cora Blakeney Grace Mitchell Eleanor Wright Dorothy Thayer Burnita Graves Miriam House Nancy Roy and guests Eunice Pinkham Marilyn Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Floyd Carter
High Street
Sarah Pratt
Alberta Kingsbury
Roselyn Carey
Ruth MacKenzie
Delores Pearson
Ramona Pearson
Harriet Carter
Cora Blakeney
Grace Mitchell
Eleanor Wright
Dorothy Thayer
Burnita Graves
Miriam House
Nancy Roy
Eunice Pinkham
Marilyn Bennett
WMTW Engineers Trace Source of Local TV Interference
WMTW-TV Channel 8 engineers Parker Vincent John Ricker and Phil Labbe visited Bath at Doyle’s request to locate interference plaguing Channel 8 viewers in the white housing area. They traced the issue to a local TV booster on Andrews Road and disconnected it, ending the interference after a multi street survey. Residents benefited from the unusual outreach across their three-state coverage area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Vincent
John Ricker
Phil Labbe
Wmtw-Tv
Mt. Washington
Bath
John A. Doyle
Doyle
TVI
Vincent
Roy Colby
Andrews Road
Lincoln Street
Chestnut Street
West Bath Firehouse Foundation Work to Begin Saturday
Fire Chief Chester Swain announced that work starts Saturday on the foundation for the West Bath Fire Department garage. The structure will be moved about 75 yards from Berry's Mill road to a department purchased lot. The garage, rented for three years, was bought from Octave Dauphin. Field trials are planned for June by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Moose charges ranger in Ashton forest road encounter
A bull moose trotted along a forest road in front of a ranger's pickup in Ashton Idaho before turning to lower its head and charge, startling the ranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton
Idaho
Community notes from Arrow sie and surrounding towns
Activities in Arrow sie and nearby towns include Chatterboat Club plans for May, a May 14 cooked food sale, and a May 19 social for the Birthday Club in Arrowsic. Civil Defense efforts led by Lieut. L E Maloon and Francis Oliver teaching Red Cross First Aid are underway. a bi monthly square dancing event benefitting Arrowsic school occurred, and Mrs Jennie Smith of Arrowsie died in Danvers after pneumonia. Pre registration for Woolwich kindergartens is May 9, and Riverside Cemetery plans an annual meeting May 14 at Day's Ferry Community club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation
McCrater
Chatterboat
Woolwich
L.E. Maloon
Barley Neckroad
Hyde Windlass Co
Francis Oliver
Georgetown
American Red Cross
Danvers
Mass
Jennie Smith
George Smith
Mrs. Smith
Arrowsie
James
Susan
Lawrence) Shea
Old Stage Road
Arrowsic
Arrowsic Methodist Church
Danvers Methodist Church
Bath
Robert Hogan
Washington, D. C
Crosby Funeral Home
Cherry Street
Greenland
N. H
Riverside Cemetery Association
Mrs Henry Cope Jr Returns From Washington
Mrs Henry Cope Jr nee Alberta Richard daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Richard of Days Ferry resides in Buzztown Pa while her Airman husband is stationed in Malta She recently returned from Washington DC where she accompanied Mrs Cope Sr She works at the Modeste Shoppe in Butztown and is a Morse High graduate class of 1954
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cope, Jr
Alberta Richard
Albert Richard
Day's Ferry
Buzztown
Airman
Cope
Malta
Washington, D. C
Cope, Jr
Butztown
Russell Boyd
Boston
Woolwich
Samuel Morse
Whiskeay
Matthew Doak, Jr
Malden
Bath area residents prominence in local notes
Mrs. Boyd’s rents discussed. Mrs. Alexander Reed returns from Bath Memorial hospital with no broken bones after a fall. Mr. and Mrs. Hogan of Washington plan to arrive in Arrowsic May 17 and attend Morse High reunion in June. Betty Layton visits Woolwich. Airman Bruce Baker is hospitalized in New York. Arrowsic and Bath residents connect through work, travel, and family events across several states. Horatio Baker and wife Mrs. Baker return from Fort Lauderdale aboard yacht Scout. she will travel by car late May.
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Boston
Boyd
Frank J. A
Alexander Reed
Day’s Ferry
Bath Memorial Hospital
Robert Hogan
Washington, D. C
Arrowsic
Hogan
Bath
Morse High
U. S
Betty Layton
Forrest Baker
Woolwich
Bruce Baker
U.S.A.F
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Baker
George Gates
Nashua
N. H
Bath Iron Works
Darrell Baker
Morse
Roy Lawrence
Barbara
Deborah
Park Street
Mr. Lawrence
Ibra K. Lawrence
Old Stage Road
Franklin Wright
Falmouth
Gertrude Phinney
Spinney Mill Road
Edward Phinney
Columbus
Ohio
Houston
Texas
Charlottesville
Richard Tice
Richard Woebse
Horatio L. Baker
Arrowsie
National Grange Plans Second European Tour in September
The National Grange will sponsor its second European tour in September with start from New York on September 9 aboard the S S America. The trip visits six countries England Holland Belgium Germany Switzerland and France returning October 7 with an optional Italy extension to October 25. The tour aims to study European agriculture and foster goodwill with monthly installment financing offered by American Express.
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Washington, D. C
National Grange
Elizabeth D. Conner
Delaware
Rhode Island
New York
S. S. America
England
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland
France
Italy
Milan
Venice
Florence
Rome
Naples
Genoa
Isle of Capri
Monte Carlo
Pompeii
Nice
Paris
National Grange Monthly
Springfield
Mass
Air Force sergeant to arrive after Germany leave
Ale Paul Burns, a four year Air Force sergeant now in Germany, is set to depart May 16 and arrive May 17 in Bath with a month long furlough planned with his parents, Mr and Mrs Theodore F Burns of 78 Court Street. discharge expected next September.
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U. S
Amsterdam
National Geographic Society
Ale Paul Burns
U. S. Air Force
Germany
Bath
Theodore F. Burns
West Bath Sewing Group aids Togus and Red Cross
West Bath residents report sewing surgical pads for Togus hospital and the Red Cross. Members present include Miss Carolyn Rogers and Mrs. Oliv er Wass among others. Community notes list visits and social gatherings across Bath area with multiple households hosting or visiting over past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Francis Deehan
Togus Hospital
Red Cross
Carolyn Rogers
Oliver Wass
Courtney Stover
Stanley Rose
Alfred Condon
Maynard Carleton
Edward Jenks
Shamrock
Reta Hennessey
Judy Ashe
Bonnie Belanger
Joan Ring
Dorothy Snowqon
Sally Grindell
Jean Belanger
Barbara Fuller
Beverly Pecci
Pauline Belanger
North Bath Notes Reflect Seasonal Chores And Local News
Seasonal tasks fill North Bath as residents scrub, clean, and store winter items. Local roads receive gravel work from the Bath Highway Department. Residents and visitors include Mrs. Clarence Brown, Harry Higgins, and Mrs. Gladyce Cothran with family. News notes cover hospital visits, births Sandra Ellen Mosher and Robert Harold Berry Jr, and Kennebec River Power Squadron meeting at Small's Garage.
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Bath Highway Department
Bath
Clarence Brown
Portland
Harry Higgins
Bristol
Conn
Gladyce Cothran
Rose Lee Higgins
Edward Rogers
Thomas Dorr
Boothbay Harbor
Lincoln Cox
Gene Jamison
Lubec
Maine
Harold McDonald
Edwin Hemingway
Henry G. Root
Jeffrey
Lewiston
Sandra Ellen Mosher
Moshers
Mosher
Arthur Hyland
Rumford
Walter Mosher
Robert Berry
Robert Harold Berry
John de Groot
Kennebec River Power Squadron
Small’s Garage
Winter Street Auxiliary to hold May 10 banquet at Eagle Hotel
The final session of the Winter Street Congregational church ladies auxiliary will meet May 10 at the Eagle hotel in Brunswick. Members assemble at 6 p.m. at the church, with transportation provided. At the April 26 meeting May baskets were prepared for Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Winter Street Congregational Church
Eagle Hotel
Brunswick
Memorial Hospital
Change Attitude Toward Prison Inmates Urged By Dr Van Waters
Dr Miriam Van Waters, superintendent of the Massachusetts Reformatory for Women at Farmingham, urged reconciliation with released prisoners and a shift in societal attitudes during a University of Life chapel message at Winter Street Congregational church. The program featured youth groups, Salvation Army Captain Jessie F Jones, and church musicians, with future sessions planned by Rev Bernard M Hanninger and Boston University theologian Dr Charles H McConnell.
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University of Life
Winter Street Congregational Church
Miriam van Waters
State of Massachusetts Reformatory For Women
Farmingham
Mass
van Waters
Jessie F. Jones
Salvation Army
Central Church Choir
Frederick D. Hill
Carlton Andrews
Church of the New Jerusalem
Grace Episcopal Church
Christian ‘Faith For Christian Living
Bernard M. Hanninger
Chestnut Street Methodist Church
Portland
Hanninger
Glenn R. McIntire
Keith C. Coombs
McIntire
Brunswick
James V. Miller
Charles H.mcconnell
Boston University School of Theology
Boyle Defends Traditional Roles Against Wives Freedom
Hal Boyle argues that the so called new freedom of wives and 50 50 sharing in marriage are overstated harms. He contends home life requires partners to adapt without rigid duties and warns against treating housework as mere 50 50 equity. He cites college views and societal trends and urges lasting commitment over formulaic sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Papa
Mama
U. S
Richard Bishop and Herbert Anderson Named To Boys State
Morse High School juniors Richard Bishop and Herbert Anderson Jr. were named to Boys State reps at Orono this June by Principal Raymond W. Farn. Bishop, a standout athlete and 1959 foul shooting champ, is sponsored by Bath Lions Club. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Anderson, is backed by Bath Trust Co. Both attend college courses and participate in football, basketball, and other activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bishop and
Herbert Anderson, Jr
Richard Bishop
Herbert Anderson
Morse High School
Orono
Raymond W. Farnham
Bishop
Military and Naval Childrens
Bath Lions Club
George Vinall
Bath Trust Co
Anderson
Cobb Road
Morse
Farmer’s cow treated after ingesting various objects
Jake Schritter’s cow was taken to a veterinarian in Aberdeen Idaho after losing appetite. The vet found nine wire pieces seven stones four nails two glass fragments a steel washer and a button in the cow’s stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Idaho
Jake Schritter
Dog Bites Officer. Log Records Six Tooth Holes
Akron police report Sgt. Michael Yarcheck notes a dachshund bit his leg from behind leaving six tooth holes. The dog owner insists the dog never bites anyone and allegedly forgot to tell this to the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Michael Yarcheck
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