Wiscasset High backs track wins and council sewer bid
Wiscasset High School track team dominates meets against Morse High Bath and Waldo County High with top scorers Rankin Maybury and Dean Shea. Governor Muskie signs bill creating Wiscasset Sewer District awaiting special election before April 1 1958. Local church events and community notices follow including acolyte festival attendance, fire ban, and PTA meeting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iscasset
Morse High
Bath
Waldoboro High
Rankin
Maybury
Dean Shea
Harris
C. Shea
Eastman Sutter
Cost
Muskie
Wiscasset
House of Representatives
LeRoy E. Farmer
Organ Society
St. Philip's Church
St. John's Church
Bangor
Ralph Hiltony
Tolman
Winona
Fire Claims 70 Year Old Richard Knibloe in Bradford Street Home
Richard Knibloe aged 70 died in a Thursday morning fire that swept the upper story of his Bradford Street home. The blaze started in his second floor bedroom and broke through the roof before a motorist discovered it. Knibloe, a retired Bethlehem Steel salesman, had lived in Wiscasset five years after purchasing the former Baker house later owned by Augustus Snell and family. He left a brother and sister in Brooklyn. The body went to Buffalo for cremation. Wilbur L. Cowley, 68, a Wiscasset native who resided in St. Petersburg, Fla., died at his Florida home after years with Maine Central Railroad. He leaves a widow formerly Gladys Crossman, three daughters, five sons, five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association will hold its May meeting Thursday at 7 30 in the Cosmopolitan club house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Knibloe
Bradford Street
Knibloe
Bethlehem Steel Co
Wiscasset
Baker House
Augustus Snell
Mr. Knibloe
Brooklyn
N. Y
Buffalo
Wilbur L. Cowley
St. Petersburg
Fla
Joseph and
Rebecca Cowley
Maine Central Railroad
Brunswick
Gladys Crossman
Woolwich Groups Plan Tea as 30th Extension Anniversary Nears
Woolwich Ladies Auxiliary and Extension Group members met at the home of Mrs. Edhwold Carter on State Highway. Plans were announced for a May 16 meeting with Mrs. Paul Waggstaff and for a June 12 tea at Good Will club rooms marking the group’s 30th anniversary, the oldest Extension Group in Sagadahoc County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Nequasset
Edhwold Carter
Ethel Blake
Bath Memorial Hospital
Paul Waggstaff
Damariscotta
Reginald Stacy
Nequasset Extension Group
Good Will Club Rooms
Sagadahoc County
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Montsweag
Dromore
Bath
Good Will Club
Ruth Murphy
Gertrude Marston
Lerence Hathorne
Maud Wright
Ethel Bailey
Marjorie Woerter
Topsham
Lilias Galuza
Edith Rice
Mac Getchell
Woolwich and area residents counted in local notices
A string of family and social notices from Woolwich and surrounding towns includes deaths, passings, and births. Mrs. Chester Leeman dies in Damariscotta after visiting family, while Capt. Walker’s funeral prompts Russell Boyd’s return from Boston. Other items note visits by Norris Waltz, Sidney Shaw, the Bogle family, and Edward Blake. A birth at the Osteopathic Hospital in Portland names William Michael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Chester Leeman
Hockomock Road
Damariscotta
Norris Waltz
Frank J. Walker
Russell Boyd
Mae Boyd
Boston
Walker
Day's Ferry
Boyd
Woolwich
Capt. Walker
Damiariscotta
Herbert Leeman
Sidney Shaw
Lynn
Mas
Robert Bogle
Newark
N. J
Bogle
William D. Rich
No. 1
Rich
George Wright
Henry Cope
S N. A.F
Cope
Derry Ann
Brunswick
Bath Memorial Hospital
John Phlister
Osteopathis Hospital
William Michael
Thuster
Miriam Roteon
William Robson
Virginia Richards
Bath
Alvert Richard
Mary Ellen Presby
Charles Presly
Osteopathic Hospital
Presley
Rosalie Hathorne
Alvin Hathorne
Hathorne
Florida
Woolwich Grange Confers Third and Fourth Degrees
Woolwich grange meets with Sagadahoc County Past Masters Association conferring Third and Fourth Degrees on Lynn McIntire Gail Jamesson Mattie Offerman Jesse Chebbuck and David Barter The group voted to donate to the Sanford Brown family and to honor Morse High graduates planning a May 19 public dinner with Patricia Tipsword and Master Clyde Bailey on the dinner committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Sagadahoc County
Past Masters Association
Lynn McclIntire
Gail Jameson
Mattie Offerman
Jesse Chebbuck
David Barter
Sanford Brown
Grange
Morse High School
Grange Hall
Patricia Tipsword
Clyde Bailey
Merriconeag Grange
Judy McclIntire
Gail Jamison
George Ames
Joan Galuza
Louise Gilmore
Dromore
Bodwell
Topsham
West Bath
Enterprise
Merriconeag
Woolwich Girls 4 4 Club Elects Officers Friday
Pamela Francis was elected president of the Woolwich Girls 4-4 club at the organizational meeting Friday evening. Renee Richard became vice president, Lynn Elwell secretary, Gail Booker treasurer, and Toni Dodge reporter. A joint 4 H meeting with boys is planned for 7 p.m. Saturday with a movie program. parents invited. For information call HI 3-5865 or 3-3570.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela Francis
Woolwich
Renee Richard
Lynn Elwell
Gail Booker
Toni Dodge
Lewiston Woman Attends D.A.R. Chapter Dinner Meeting
Mrs. Harry Carroll of Lewiston, member of the D.A.R. chapter in Lewiston Dover? attended the annual dinner meeting. She is associated with the Lewiston YWCA and travels with her son David of Damariscotta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Carroll
Lewiston
Cotonter Dunmmrer Sewall
D.A.R
Carroll
Y.W.C.A
David
Damariscotta
Robinsville Pair File Marriage Intentions
Paul W. Erbe of Robinsville New Jersey and Sally Ann Stinson filed marriage intentions in the City Clerk's office. Miss Stinson is the daughter of Edgar N. Stinson and his wife of 752 Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Erbe
Robinsville, N. J
Sally Ann Stinson
Miss Stinson
Edgar N. Stinson
Middle Street
Arrowsic Mothers Plan Graduation Trip and Events
The Arrowsic Mothers Club met at the schoolhouse to map graduation activities and a class trip to Mount Washington in the White Mountains with the club covering half the trip expenses. They will hold another meeting before graduation to finalize plans. Gardens and fruit patches are being tended amid rain hopes. Personal notes mention residents visiting or returning from travels and community roles, including local officials and club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie Mothers Club
Mount Washington
White Mountains
Mothers Club
Bath-built Presidential Yacht to Become Gunboat
The Bath built presidential yacht Williamsburg to be moved to New London Connecticut and served as a gunboat in the reserve fleet. President Eisenhower relinquished the vessel as an economy measure with annual upkeep at the Navy yard totaling twelve thousand dollars. The ship once cost six hundred thousand dollars annually to operate and carried a crew of about 125.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post and Times
Ald
Bath
Williamsbourg
Naval Pun
New London
White House
Williamsburg
Aras
Bathron Works
S Or
Wugh Chisholm
Oxford Paper Co
Chisholm
Navy
Portland Residents File Marriage Intentions
Michael James McDougall of 806 Middle Street and Pauline M Newell of 36 Gilman Street Portland filed their marriage intentions at the City Clerk office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael James McDougall
Middle Street
Pauline M. Newell
Gilman Street
Portland
Sfarry E. Ring
Richmond Area Clubs and Community Events Summary
Richmond activities include the Sagadahoc Cattle Club meeting at George Millay’s Old Post Road home to discuss cattle judging. Explorer Post No. 95 held at Lawrence Bond Jr’s home, with cemetery cleanup planned two weeks before Memorial Day. Explorers attend Bowdoin College classes on Wednesday nights. Fire crews battled brush fires near a 1947 fire area, aided by four units amid brisk winds. Other fires flared on High Street, Pitts Center Road, and New Road. various lodge meetings and Masonic women service groups discussed Easter in Russia, Mother’s Day programs, and Past Noble Grands events. Births noted include Jeanne Chambers in Marlboro, Massachusetts. Alton H. Barter heading to Texas for Air Force basic training. several residents welcomed guests and family gatherings. Continuous hospital and home visits recorded for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Cattle Club
George Millay
Old Post Road
Explorer Post
Lawrence Bond, Jr
Swan Island
Bowdoin College
High Street
Pitts Center Road
New Road
Methodist Woman's Socity of Christian Service
Lydia Remenkomph
Russia
Pewlah Rebekah Lodge
Mothers and Daughters
Leighton Gardiner
Billy
Ann Gardiner
Leighton Gardiner, Jr
Lara Mansir
Murray Stinson
Judy Perry
Patricia Liebowitz
Frances White
Saratty Lancaster
Margaret Carver
Velma Withee
Rebekah
Richmond Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
The
Baptist Church
Elwyn Mullen
Beedle Road
Sandra
Sheldon Oaks
Maurice Oaks
Pittston
Donald Brown
Teresa
Gardiner
Connie
Doris Mullen
Noble
Veneranda Sanford
Alton H. Barter
Edwin Lebel
Augusta
San Antonio
Texas
Air Force
Richmond High School
Maine National Guard
Jeanne
Donald Chambers
Marlboro
Mass
Chambers
Jack Chambers
Front Street
Annie’ Mesereau
Los Angeles
Bath Memorial Hospital
County Road
Fred Stilphen
Gardiner Treet
Lee Stilphen
Plymouth
N. H
Rebecca
Susanna
Sarah
Lee Trott
South Front Street
Gardiner General Hospital
Elizabeth Watson
Beech Street
Bath and Brunswick Retail Study Sets $4 Million Gap
Sales Management Inc figures show Brunswick retail sales around 20 million annually versus Bath 12 million. Richard B. MacLennan cites about a 4 million per year gap based on sales tax data. Proponents focused on accepting a $5,500 gift to fund the study mechanics rather than start date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sales Management, Inc
Brunswick
Bath
Richard B. MacLennan
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Perley Day
Mrs. Perley Day expresses gratitude to her doctor, nurses, and aides at Bath Memorial hospital for care. She also thanks the staff and friends at W. T. Grants and neighbors for cards and gifts received during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Grants
Bath Memorial Hospital
Perley Day
Local Residents Return Visits in West Bath Area
West Bath notes show Mr and Mrs Carl Hague spending winter in Daytona Beach Florida. Gardiner residents Keith Whitmore and son visited F W Deehan. Shipmate Herbert Smith and family traveled through Bath to Texas for Mr Smith’s Navy post. Other calls and moves include Bath and Brunswick residents visiting Portland and Harrington households and a birthday party for a granddaughter in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hague
Daytona Beach
Fla
Keith Whitmore
Keith
Gardiner
F. W. Deehan
Herbert Smith
Liasa
Herbie
Kittery
Edwin Earle
Texas
Smith
Leon Belanger
Laura Bergeron
Brunswick
Wayne Perkins
Bath
Laura Cotten
Portland
George Stimpson
Richard
Foster's Point Road
Harold Rogers
Oakleaf Cottage
Larrabee’s Grove
Robert Coombs
Irving Burnham
Joseph Larrabee
Edward McMann
Pine Tree Council Plans National Boy Scout Jamboree Entrants
Pine Tree Council of the Boy Scouts of America outlines plans for 12 leaders and 148 Scouts and Explorers from 10 counties to attend the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania July 10 to 20. The group travels from Camp Hinds July 7 to train and reports to the YMCA Portland July 10. Four Troops will feature Maine history gateways at Valley Forge as part of a 50 000 total attendees drawn from the United States and international scouts. The committee co chairs are Stanley McCurdy and Douglas K Hammer. The group seeks swap items and funding through Community Chests and United Funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Council
Boy Scouts of America
Valley Forge
Camp Hinds
YMCA
Portland
Maine
United States
City Opens Bids for New Snow Plow Blades
City Manager Stanley W. Judkins reports bids on steel blade sets amid anticipated price hikes. Files & O’Keefe Co of Portland offers 12 blades at 21.95 per set for Austin Western grader and 15 blades at 21.50 each for a Wasau model, plus four Wasau blades at 19.50 each. Stanley & Cadigan Co. of South Portland bids 24.50 per set and blade with a 2 percent discount if paid within 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Judkins
Files & O'Keefe Co
Portland
Stanley & Cadigan Co
South Portland
Friendly Club Meets Monday With Mrs Guptill
Members of the Friendly club gathered Monday evening at Mrs Mary Guptill's Russell street home for bridge and contract. Prizes for high scores went to Mrs Timothy Smith and Mrs William Curran. Other attendees included Mrs George Parshley and others. Next meeting planned at Mrs Henry Rogers' Shepard street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Club
Mary Guptill
Russell Street
Timothy Smith
William Curran
George Parshley
George Parshley, Jr
Charles Swearingen
John Swearingen
Carlyle Taber
Henry Rogers
Shepard Street
Bath Teen-Age 4-H Club Style Show At Cosmopolitan Club
The Bath Teen-Age 4-H Club staged a style revue at the Cosmopolitan club May meeting. Judith Commeau served as commentator while members modeled handmade kerchiefs aprons skirts and dresses. Frances Butcher demonstrated salads Ellen Low led the club song and Sue Robinson spoke on home improvement. The program also featured a skirt making demonstration and a recap of 4-H history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Cosmopolitan Club
Granville Colby
Judith Commeau
Frances Butcher
Ellen Low
Sue Robinson
Nancy Footer
Nancy Temple
Collette Beers
Joan Robinson
Sue Footer
Carol Smith
Jane Footer
Martha Hederman
Margaret Wetherington
Brenda Penley
Linda Reay
Guest Officers Night Observed At West Bath Grange
West Bath Grange held a Monday evening Guest Officers Night with Maurice Pushard of Eastern River Grange as master. Guests included John Wyman Hunton Hill Eleanor Ripley Topsham and others from Dirigo Topsham Merriconeag and Harraseeket. The program featured a bouquet in honor of anniversaries, a vocal solo and skits, plus discussions on milk importation and highway finance. Attendance reached 103 with 44 visitors. next week celebrates Mothers Day with Reginald and Florence Farnham on refreshment duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Maurice Pushard
Eastern Raver Grange
John Wyman
Huntoon Hill
Eleanor Ripley
Topsham
Bernard MacDonald
Richard Nickerson
Mary Esterbrook
Bernice Nickerson
Beverly Gott
Dirigo
Margaret Morse
Robert Profenno
Harrasecket
Ceres
Alice Pushard
Eastern River
Pomona
Mildred Wyman
Flora
Lillian Marshall
Frank Bailey
Woolwich
Arthur Knight
Merriconeag
Leon Foster
Home and Community Welfare
Nora Fitz
Harrasecker
Annie Wilson
Dromore
Gertrude Smail
Solid Rock
Grace Knight
Evelyn Whidden
Merriconcag
Kay Longfellow
Howard
Hazel Carr
Canada
Vora! Satos
Eve
Merriconeau
Lilian Marshall
Social Shour
Verna Coombs
Dora Royal
Estella Doughty
Reginald
Florence Farnham
Rummage Sale Planned by Winter Street Church Auxiliary
The Ladies Aid of Winter Street Congregational Church will hold a rummage sale at 1 p.m. Thursday in the men’s parlor. Committee members collecting items are Mrs. W. H. McGlinchy, Mrs. Homer Potter, and Mrs. Ernest Freeman. Donations welcomed via those contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Winter Street Congregational Church
W. H. McGlinchy
Homer Potter
Ernest Freeman
Fire Department Announces Callman to Lieutenant Promotions
City Manager Stanley W. Judkin announced changes in Fire Department personnel effective May. Arthur D. Brown becomes Lieutenant of Company 4 replacing Lawrence Sprague who moves up after Alvir Lewi promotion. Dwight Packard resigns and John Witham transfers to Engine 2. Witham has served since May 7, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Judkin
Arthur D. Brown
Old Brunswick Road
Brown
Richard J. Frates
Lawrence Sprague
Sprague
Alviuh Lewi
Dresden DAR Plans Gather at Richmond Home
Dresden community notes show DAR members gathering in Richmond at the home of Mrs Stephen Powell with speaker Mrs Otto Larson Wa terville discussing The Flag The Bridge Academy held an April 25 cleanup day with effort directed at school buildings and grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAR
Richmond
Stephen Powell
Otto Larson
Waterville
Bridge Academy
Clayston Goodwin
Augusta
Goodwin
Helen Jowett
Callshill
Clastonu W Mayey
Clermont
Fla
Bull Weaver
Dresden Center
Mary Kelley
Carole Brown
Technican
Carey Memorial Hospital
Caribou
Victor Gittne
Hartford
Drowned Driver David Munsey Died In Bridge Crash
David Munsey of Pittsfield Massachusetts drowned May 2 when his car plunged through a bridge at Ban Arbor. His companion Carol Laily escaped and alerted police who recovered the body. He was son of Lester and Phaeda Munsey, the family later moved to his boyhood home. Surviving relatives include an aunt Adelaide Tall of Portland and a cousin. Funeral services were held at the Dresden Mills Methodist Church with Rev. James Herrick officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Dow
Sagadahoc Ferry
West Palm Beach
Fla
Bridgeport
Conn
Mr. Dow
Eli Butler
Earl Stimpson
Donald Grigory
Rocky Hill
Woolwich
Raymond Wallace
Hamilton
Mass
Frank Murphy
David Munsey
Ban Arbor
Carol Laily
David
Malive
Pittsheld
Lester
Phaeda Muns¢y
Mr. Munseys
Herbert
Woolwoede
Adelaide Tall
Portland
Dresden Mills
James Herrick
Local residents visit relatives at Old Folks Home
Mrs. George Melzard of 106 I Court Street is a Memorial Hospital patient after recent surgery. Mrs. Hiram A. Tobey and aunt Mrs. Burton Fuller of Wakefield Mass visited Tuesday, calling on Arthur I. Pepper, Tobey’s father and Fuller’s brother, at the Old Folks Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Melzard
I Court Street
Memorial Hospital
Hiram A. Tobey
Burton Fuller
Wakefield
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nina Evans
Ross Elwell
Frank Gray
Miles Memorial Hospital
Caroline Varney
Lincoln Home
Union Street
Cecil Reed
St. Andrew's Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Isabelle Young
W. Philip Munsey
Roy R. Marston
Marston
Liewrence
Reading
J. William Schulze
Vermont
Pfe
Lester D. Schmal
Douglas Schmal
Patricia Munroe
Evelyn Greenleaf
Jacksonville
Harold Delane
Water Street
Maine Central R. R. Crossing
Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association
Day
Gertrude Phinney
Spinney Mills
Charlotteville
Richard Thee
Houston
Richard Waoehse
Horatio L. Baker
Fort Lauderdale
Flade
Washington, D. C
Baker
Carleton Lewis
Lester Lewis
Lewis
Doubling Light
Robert Walther
Westport
Five Islands
Sendra
Judy Visted
Walthers
Mro
Raymond Hutchins
Mr. Hutchins
Gertrude Hutchins
Fiddlers Beach
Beverly Crosman
South Porthand
Charles Paradis
South Porthindigi School
Carol Ainsworth
Lax
Arrowsie
Nequasset Lake
Grace Lawrence
Old Stave Road
Colorel Dummer Sewall Chapter
DLALR
Sapgadahae Ferry
Michael Whittaker
Chester Whittaker
Bristol
George Gates
Oscar Griffiths
Linwood Temple
Frank Butcher
Albert Robinson
Robert Footer
Norman Wetherington
Frank Reay
William Bryant
Jacobs
Carl F. Pierce
Cumberland
Progressive Union
Hostess Club
Emerton Gross
Miy
Beatrice Adams
Dallas Crabtree
Kenneth Coltray
Kenneth Chubbuck
Wiliam Davis
Carrol Deering
Small Point
Sumner Sewall
Joseph To
Siuth
Williwen Bryant
Vivian Brown
Arthur Burgess
Donald Burton
Dresden
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