Lincoln county meetings discuss district redraw plans
Lincoln county officials and citizens including Lincoln county legislators and Young Republican members debated proposed changes to legislative districts. The plan would move Bristol and Newcastle, altering the Waldoboro Dresden linkage and Newcastle Damariscotta connection. No strong sentiment emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Maine
Legion
Wiscasset
Lincoln County
Young Republican Club
Bristol
Wisca
Eugene McGrath
Robert MacQueston
Stephen Vansant
A. Leland Bryant
Marco Club
George Stetson
Federal Street
Arrowsic
Dyer’s River
St. Philip’s Church School
Gardineree
Christchurch
Woman’s Club
Wiscasset Academy Alumni Association
Turner Gregoire
Winona Gregoire
Charles S. Sewall
Alberta Blagden
Linwood Palmer
Episcopal Churchmen of
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Portland
Guild
Local notices from Augusta and Dresden area
Ralph Crowell begins work in Providence Rhode Island while Augusta visitors include Mrs Carle Longfellow and the Sheldon sisters. Patricia James wins a spelling contest at Bridge Academy. Bridge Academy trustees reelect teachers Willis Mac Comb Alden Bass and Ralph Ward with raises. Emeritus Bowdoin president Wilmot Mitchell becomes honorary trustee. Out of town trustees include Albert Thayer Yarmouth Dr Barker and Louis Woodward. Several local residents visit, return from Daytona Beach and plan summer in Augusta. A P T A card party funds sodium fluoride for students. Samuel Burke dies in Portland after brief illness. longtime Dresden Mills cemetery caretaker survived by two nieces and a nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Crowell
Providence
R. I
Carle Longfellow
Woolwich
Harriette
Carolyn Sheldon
Augusta
Patricia James
Middle Bridge School
Bridge Academy
Benjamin Wentworth
Clayton Mayers
Robert Rittall
Gardiner Hospital
Alumni Hall
Willis MacComb
Alden Bass
Ralph Ward
Wilmot B. Mitchell
Bowdoin College
Albert Thayer
Y. E. F. Barker
Yarmouth
Louis Woodward
Gorham
Elizabeth Titus
Dexter
Leslie Bailey
Robert Footer
Mickey
Boston
Abbie
Lois Barker
Daytona Beach
Fla
Cedar Grove
Ada Richardson
Skowhegan
Harold Henderson
Oscar Bailey
Pownalboro Hall
Benjamin R. Wentworth
Henry Reay
Milo
Olive Branch
Garrison Hill
Wiscasset
Charles McDonald
Samuel McDonald
Charles Rose
Edward Goud
Lyndel Goud
Wilson Ryder
L. Jewett
Ae L. Fitch
Ernest
Samuel Burke
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Mr. Burke
David
Catherine Burke
Dresden Mills
Grace Blanchard
Somerville
Mass
Mildred Shaysberg
Bloomfield
N. J
Gordon Poole
Newark
Charles M. Munsey Dies After Long Illness
Charles M. Munsey, 66, of Amsterdam, N.Y., died in Amsterdam Hospital after a long illness. Born in Wiscasset, he was a son of Wilbur and Mary Blair Munsey. He lived in Hudson for many years and had resided in Amsterdam for 38 years. Surviving are a brother Pearley D. Munsey of Worcester, Mass., and two sisters Mrs. Walter Wetherbee of Hudson and Mrs. Amy Robinson of Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Munsey
Amsterdam
N. Y
Wiscasset
Wilbur
Mary (Blair) Munsey
Hudson
Pearley D. Munsey
Worcester
Mass
Walter Wetherbee
Amy Robinson
Woman Reaches West Roxbury After Aunts Death
Mrs Paul R Palmer of West Roxbury Mass arrived Tuesday summoned by the death of her aunt Mrs Alfie E Jacobs She joined her sister Miss Ruth L Jordan and Miss Annie Belle Cutting of Brookline Mass at the home of their aunts Mrs Florence M Wiggin and Mrs Emma S S Lockery on York Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Palmer
West Roxbury
Mass
Alfie E. Jacobs
Ruth L. Jordan
Annie Belle Cutting
Brookline
Florence M. Wiggin
Emma S.S. Lockery
York Street
Woolwich Grange confers degrees and community notes
Woolwich grange held a meeting with first and second degrees conferred on 12 candidates. May 16 and May 23 plan third and fourth degrees with Nobleboro team, harvest supper preceding. Residents attended from Falmouth Foreside and West Bath. local funerals and visits noted along with alewife runs and farm bureau activities. Gary Kenneth Soule born April 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Soule of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Huntoon Hill
Wigcasset
Brother Dunton
John Sutter
Sister Dunton
Forrest Johnson
Chester Leeman
Leos Hathorne
Charlotte Leeman
Trice Bailey
Florence Smith
Gladys Hathorne
Flora
Hazel McIntire
Pomona
Rose Hathorne
Cees
Jessie Spaulding
Josephine Johnson
Patricia Bailey
Joan Johison
Freda Hathorne
Esther Leeman
Nobleboro Grange
Falmouth Foreside
West Bath Granges
Lizzie Martin
Sagadahoc Ferry
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Charles T. Browne
Sharron
Kendall
Bucksport
Charles H. Hunnewell
Browne
Nequasset Congregational Church
Percy C. Bailey
Woolwich
Hunnewell
Richard Carlton
Marblehead
Mass
Carlton
Florence Carlton
Grace Preble
Arrowsie and Bath
Portland
Ralph Reynolds
Henry Reynolds
Georgetown Road
Nequasset
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Good Will Club House
Eldie Wright
Florence Hathorne
A. O. Smith Corp
Milwaukee, Wis
Arrowsic Mothers Club Hears Plans At Schoolhouse Meeting
Arrowsic Mothers Club met at the schoolhouse with president Mrs. Celia Carlton presiding. Reports were read and graduation help discussed. New member Mrs. Rachel Lawrence joined. Next meeting set for June 6 with six members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie Mothers Club
Celia Carlton
Rachel Lawrence
Marion Rittall
Mildred Stafford
Gladys Gowen
Mary McCrater
West Point community builds funds for land with food sale
A food sale organized by Herbert Shorey and Mrs. Vida Gilliam raised 58 dollars to buy land for a West Point community building. Over 50 joined a nickel and dime club, students give five cents weekly and adults ten cents. The event featured the first local full length sound movie Lil Abner, with plans for future treats, and donations counted toward a building start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Herbert Shorey
Vida Gilliam
Isabel Seavey
Helen M. Wallace
Nickel and Dime Club
Jane Gilliam
Lil Abner
Merton F. Wallace
Myrtle Davis
Elnora Wallace
Maureen Wallace
Pearl Wallace
James Gilliam
Marvin Gilliam
Ellis Wallace
PTA
Betty Wallace
Laura Emma Gilliam
Linda Gilliam
Raymond Brown
Brownie
Hayshakers
Esther Alexander
Mary Gilliam
Myrna M. Wallace
Margaret Gilliam
Marjorie York
Aileen Yeaton
Golar Scott
Chester Talbot, Jr
Robert N. Gilliam
Nora Gilliam
West Point Patrol
Salvation Army
Ernest Wallace
Susan Anne
Richard
Florence Wallace
Marion Smith
Lewiston
Elizabeth Wallace
Sheldon John
Merle E. Gilliam
Oscar A. Gilliam
Susan Anne Wallace
Speller
Center School
Everett Wallace
Defays Camp
Machias Lake
Phippsburg
Phippsburg P. T. A
Bay Point Community Notices Long Weekend Visits and Vistors
Bay Point residents share weekend visits and social events from Bay Point and Bath. Mr and Mrs Harry Stone and others travel for family gatherings at cottages. Community members attend funerals, celebrate birthdays, and note travels and arrivals. A Tokyo to Korea troop movement is reported for Pfc Louis Hinckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stone
Lewiston
Madison Moore
Madison, Jr
Leroy Moore
Donald
Stanley Craft
Kenneth Crafts
Louisa Howard
Bay Point
Howard Heald
Georgetown Baptist Church
Mr. Heald
George Renaud
Red Cross
Carrie Carlisle
Bath
Thomas Hagan
G. Morang
William Adams
James Furbish
Dwight Furbish
Fred Clark
Mr. Willis
Woolwich
L. M. Spinney
Spinney
Eleanor Mains
Evelyn Pinkham
Brunswick
Alice Hinckley
L.‘M. Spinney
Gloria Hatch
Joseph L. Perow
Perow
Morris Hinckley
Arthur Maxwell
Pearl Perry
George Roberts
Richmond
Pamela Perow
Elwood Campbell
Perth Amboy N. J
New York
Robert J. Fortier
Head Tide
N. Y
Richard H. Jenkins
Hockamock Rock
N. J
Joseph F. Desmond
Bull Rock
Del
Pfc
Louis Hinckley
Tokyo
Japan
Korea
Harold Robinson
Elmer Bowen
Auxiliary of W F W installs officers in Dyer Flaherty post
The Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary installation at Middle street hall Sunday featured department president Elizabeth French of Auburn as installing officer, aided by Juanita Jones. Officers installed included Mayde Simpson president and Christine Wetherington past president. Remarks came from district and department leaders, with Nelson Foss of Dyer Flaherty post present. A social hour followed with sand cakes and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Dyer-Flaherty Post
Middle Street
Elizabeth French
Auburn
Juanita Jones
Mayde Simpson
Cora DeWolfe
Alice Middleton
Hazel Grant
Madeline Child
Ruth Champion
Doris Shocker
Mabel Jack
Christine Wetherington
Jones
Nelson Foss
Cliff Leeman
Larry Talbot
George Burns
George DeWolfe
Musical program at West Bath well received by community
West Bath grange hall hosted a lengthy Music Week program directed by William Eves with Bowdoin students and Brunswick High students performing piano and flute solos. Eleanor Woods led songs and a piano solo. the evening featured diverse numbers and a Spanish rhapsody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange Hall
Carl P. Meister
William Eves
Eleanor Woods
Brunswick High School
Treharne
Mr. Ives
Traumerer
Schumann
Willis Goodman
Bowdoin College
Joel Hopper
West Bath Grangers
Erik Lundin
Hopper
Bowdoin
Douglas Stuart
Brunswick High
Miles
Mr. Eves
William Armstrong
Chabrien
Rheinhold
Colleen Phair
Chabrier
Meister
Eves
Grange Hall
Grange
Carver
School of Music
Montsweag Farm Bureau Hosts Silver Tea Event
Home Demonstration Week activities concluded with a silver tea at the Good Will clubhouse Sagadahoc Ferry hosted by Montsweag Farm Bureau. Attendees included members and guests. decorations featured pink snapdragons and blue larkspur with greenery and candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag Farm Bureau
Good Will
Sagadahoc Ferry
Home Management
William Kelley
Farm Bureau
Nelson Rice
Food Project
Sherwood Francis
Norman Drummond
Zina Eaton
Wilburn Crocker
Lemuel Preble
Forrest Baker
Perleston Pert
Brian M. Jewett
Walter Hill
Frank Walker
NAMES OF ELECTRIC TERMS HONOR DISCOVERERS
The article notes that many electrical units like watt volt and ampere are named for the scientists who discovered their meanings. It highlights the tradition of eponymous measurements in electricity and how this practice honors contributions to the field.
Harvesters 4-H Members Return from Travels and Visits
West Bath notes show Mr. and Mrs. John H. McNary returning to Sabine after summers in Massachusetts and visits to New York and New Jersey with their son Dr Ralph McNary. Many local residents and relatives are reported visiting, traveling, or hospitalized events across Bath and nearby towns.
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Harvesters
John H. McNary
Sabine
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Ralph McNary
Robert D. Farnham
Biloxi
Miss
Elaine Renshaw
James Lemont
Chester Wright
Oscar Wright
Carroll Wing
Farmington
Margaret Donnell
Alvah Holbrook
Brunswick
Allen MacAllister
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Courtney Stover
Victor Fuller
Lannes Fuller
Bath Memorial Hospital
Harry Smith
Frank Baird
Boothbay Harbor
Robert Baird
Raymond Bridges
Wiscasset
David Ring
Joan
Mary Lou Wette
Carl Robinson
Lee Owens
Norridgewock
Mercer
Grover C. Smith
Graydon
Machias
Jold Smith
Fred Rose
Milton Morse
Phippsburg
Harry Snow
Hudson, N. H
Stanley Haley
Rangeley
F. W. Deehan
Ethel Burns
Gladys Deehan
Elmer Williams
Foster’s Point
John Larrabee
Larrabee’s Grove
Nery Boudreau
Round Pond
Robert Burnham
Stanley
Irving Burnham
Edward Robichaud
Teddy
Lewiston
Raymond Hilliard
Mass
Special Organists Highlight Maine Conference Music
The Maine Annual Conference of the Methodist church opens at Wesley Methodist with many highlights. Featured organists include Mrs. Frank White at Beacon Street opening, Mrs. Ernest Heywood of Calais for morning devotions, Miss Alice Lincoln of Church of the New Jerusalem for the Women’s Society Thursday, and others at Vespers and services through Sunday. Wilfred Abley of Portland will give a Sunday morning organ recital at Morse High School. Nearby historical note mentions the first white settlement in New Mexico in 1598.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
The
Methodist Church
Wesley Methodist Church
Frank White
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Ernest Heywood
Calais
Alice Lincoln
Church of the New Jerusalem
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Maurice Hutchins
Harry Ring, Sr
Barbara Small
Thelma Dearing
Montsweag Farm Bureau Holds Notable Growth
The Montsweag Farm Bureau reports 64 members including many Bath women and ranks third in Knox-Lincoln counties for 1950. Activities include monthly packs to Togus Veterans Hospital, sewing for Hyde Memorial Home, tailoring and stenciling prizes, and community drives like March of Dimes and Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men Farm Bureau
Bath
Knox
Lincoln Counties
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Hyde Memorial
Nelson Rice
Walter Hill
William Kelley
Wilbur Crocker
University of Maine At Orono
Montsweag Farm Bureau
Falb
Zina Eaton
Lemuel Preble
Union Fair
Good Will
Nequasset Mothers Club Adopts New Get Together Name
Nequasset Mothers Club meets at Kay Stevens home with Marjorie Woerter presiding. Members vote to rename Get-Together club and support Nequasset Congregational church projects. A June graduation decoration plan is approved and a slate of officers is to be presented next meeting. Bradley Wallace Cahill born at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Club of
Nequasset
Kay Stevens
Marjorie Woerter
Nequasset Congregational Church
Evangeline Sparks
Ethel
Marjorie Woer
Congregational Church
Marion Ingalls
Ruby Aan
Marjorie Weever
Alice Baker
Ethel Blake
Ada Cross
Vera Fogg
Mary Wagstaff
Mary McGillicuddy
Ethel Seegar
Sparks
Ruby Stinson
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Gilmore W. Soule
Rockland
Herbert S. Crag
Episcopal Church
Ralph G. Kennison
Clifford L. Morehouse
Living Church
Diocese of
Owl's Head
Stanley Dodge
Florida
Davis Island
Earl, Jr
Daniel R. Sortwell
Parker Mareen
Lawrence B. Haggett
Maine Automobile Dealers Association
Eastland
Mademoiselle
Front Street
Dresden
Nickel and Dime Clubs
Dixie
Gayle Oliver
Bailey Street
Serene McNulty
Popham
West Bath
Topsham
Montsweag Bureau
New Mexico
Nequasset Mother's Club
Charles H. Cahill, Jr
Andrews Road
Memorial Hospital
Bradley Wallace Cahill