Annual Prize Speaking Contest and Local Events
The Junior class held its Annual Prize Speaking Contest at the Congregational Church with Betty Grindell winning first prize and Gail Foster second, John Cost third. Other items note a Child Health conference May 11, a reception for District Deputy Grand Matron Alberta Blagden, a marriage of Virginia Adams to Donald Stackpole, a Portland visit by Academy economics students, and a May 16 town meeting on the school situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
Barbara Cost
Wakefield
White Cliffs
Marilyn Jackson
Geraldine Lamson
Margaret Brown
Claire Bailey
Blue Star
Chester Merry
Bertha Day
Robert MacLaren
Gertie
Sally Nelder
Gail Foster
John Cost
Martha
Betty Grindell
Marjorie McGluffin
Vaughn Hathaway
Vaughan Hathaway
Boothbay Harbor
St. Philip's Parish House
Garrison Hill
Alberta Blagden
Virginia L. Adams
Walter W. Adams
Donald C. Stackpole
Pauline Beaudoin
Bath
Rensel H. Colby
First Congregational Church
Frank B. Adams
Everett Quimby, Jr
Walter Adams
Benjamin Adams
Byron Adams
Joseph T. Beaudoin
Mary Peters
Ted Snowdon
E. A. Babine
K. W. Shute
John Guette
Robert Gaudet
Georgie Wyman
Rensel Colby
Richardson Street
Clayton Grover
Robert Fairfield
Clyde Dow
Ted Dalton
Donald Calnan
Richard Soule
John Fahey
Kenneth Sherman
Earl Colby
Portland
Gannett Publishing Co
Harriet Jackson
Bureau
Farm Bureau
Maytag
Damariscotta
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Maine
Huntoon Hill Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Isabelle Young
St. Philip’s Church School
Camden
McGrath
Legion Hall
Term for Lincoln County Opens Tuesday
Lincoln County opens Tuesday with Hon. Donald W. Webber presiding. Officers include Madge S. Campbell as clerk J Brenn Perkins Jr county attorney Herbert L. Pinkham sheriff and Freeman B. Atherton stenographer. Traverse and grand juries list Boothbay Harbor Waldoboro Jefferson Newcastle South Bristol and Dresden names. The usual number of divorces and seven appeals from Lincoln Municipal Court are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald W. Webber
Auburn Ls
Madge S. Campbell
J. Brenn Perkins, Jr
Herbert L. Pinkham
Freeman B. Atherton
Charles W. Reed
Boothbay
Ralph Boyd
Dexter W. Hodgdon, Jr
Boothbay Harbor
Leslie Collamore
Bremen
Lindell Weeks
Bristol
Raymond Jackson
Aino Rissanen
Waldoboro
Harry L. Chase
Whitefield
Olive Dow
Wiscasset
Lincoln Municipal Court
Death of Daniel K. Clisby at Veterans Hospital To Gus
Daniel K. Clisby 53 died May 2 at the Veterans Hospital To Gus after a weeks long illness. He was a World War I veteran and son of the late William and Una Clisby who spent early life in Wiscasset. Services were at Cowley Funeral Parlors Thursday with Rev Charles M. Tabbs of Bath officiating. Surviving are his widow and two sisters. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery. Personal items list Mrs Josephine Johnson Mrs Dorothy Lermond Mrs Mabel Bryant Mrs Emily Blake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel K. Clisby
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
William and
Una Clisby
Wiscasset
Cowley
Charles M. Tabbs
Bath
Greenlawn
Brian M. Jewett
George Carlton
Philadelphia
Horace Wade
Wirthmore Grain Co
Parker House
Boston
Harry Mosher
Albert Temple
Jean Leonard
Arthur Beane
Percy Scott
Texaco
New England Baptist Hospital
Eben Dana
Portland
Frank Harding
Canton
Percy D. Marston
Adelaide Hoyt
Bessie Dolloff
Rumford
E. A. Dolloff
Lemuel Preble
Alice Baker
Farm Bureau
Huntoon Hill
Wallace Sheldon
Maine General Hospital
Community Notes From Phippsburg and Surrounding Towns
Mrs. Winthrop Blair attended West Bath grange Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Coffins of Edgecomb are visiting Mrs. Arthur Wallace while Mr. Wallace is a patient at Bath Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Blair
West Bath Grange
Stanley Coffins
Edgecomb
Arthur Wallace
Mr Wallace
Bath Memorial Hospital
Farm Bureau meeting and local club notes in West Bath
West Bath holds a special Farm Bureau session at West Bath grange hall on May 17 with caning chair instructions and a Harvesters 4-H Club demo at Littlefield Schoolhouse led by Mrs. Pauline Belanger. Attendance urged by calling Mrs. Hazel Whorff.
Point Colony Fire Fanned by Gale Destroys Two Garages
A bush fire in West Bath’s Foster Point, sparked by a cottage chimney, spread to fields and woodlands across several acres. Firemen and volunteers halted the blaze after two garages and outhouses burned, aided by high tide water pumping from the river and an artesian well on the Tardif property. Delays occurred due to downed telephone lines. help arrived from local residents and Bath Fire Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlands
Foster's Point
West Bath
Rockhaven
Bath
Ernest R. Avery, Sr
Albert J. White
John Doyle
Murphy Heirs
Lewiston
Doyles
Murdy
Dominique Tardif
Card of Thanks from Rockhaven Residents
The Summer residents of Rockhaven colony Foster's thank the West Bath fire department Bath fire department Leon Genthner and all volunteers for their quick response and efficient handling of a Sunday afternoon fire that averted a conflagration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockhaven Colony
Foster's
West Bath
Woolwich P T A Revue at Tuess ie Hall Lights Up Evening
Woolwich P T A presents its Spring revue Friday at Tuessie hall with a 40 member cast and a 30 voice glee club. Kath leen Watson and James Callan head the cast under Brian M. Jewett with Esther Drummond as musical director. Tickets go fast as seating is limited. doors open 7 15 p m with a dance to follow until midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuessie Hall
Woolwich P. T. A
Glee Club
Kathleen Watson
James Callan
Edward Page
Warren Raynes
Clifton Estes
Bob
Jeanette Sharkey
Rose
Forrest Baker
Paul Pitman
Frances Kirkpatrick
West Bath Grange May Ball Plans Announced
West Bath Grange schedules its annual May Ball for May 19 with an hour-long entertainment program before the dance. Carl P. Meister, entertainment chairman, notes a one act comedy and a show featuring "Billy" Small. Prize dances and a door prize are planned. Miss Eleanor Webster has returned to duties at Lincoln Street Greenhouse after a Memorial Hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Carl P. Meister
Billy” Small
Eleanor Webster
Memorial Hospital
Lincoln Street Green_ house
Community notices and visits from Woolwich area
Friday and Saturday evening meetings for Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor at the parsonage with Sunday school and a Mother's Day service led by Rev. John F. Anderson. Joint services at Center church with Dr. Cyril E. Bousfield as speaker. Goodwill club plans May events including a baked bean and salad supper. Various local visits, hospital stays, and club activities noted across Woolwich, Montsweag, Center, and Union 48 communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co Nequasset
Junior Christian Endeavor
Senior Christian Endeavor
John F. Anderson
Montsweag
Center Baptist
Center
Cyril E. Bousfield
Goodwill Club
Percy Marston
Clarence Getchell
Boy Scouts
Union 48
Sagadahoc
Norman Drummond
Arrowsic
John Morse, Jr
Phippsburg
Westport
Dresden
Newell Jr Confined by Illness at Ward Newell Home
Edward F. Newell Jr is confined by illness to the home of Ward F Newell located on Wesley Lane. The notice provides no further medical details or duration of confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Newell, Jr
Ward F. Newell
Wesley Lane
Woolwich School Tuition Policy Limits Aid to Town Residents
The Town of Woolwich will not pay high school tuition unless the student resides with parents within town limits. Per order of the Superintending School Committee of Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Dresden Community Notices Highlight Local Movements and Quarters
Dresden villagers read of Mrs. Avis Caston sailing April 28 aboard the Queen Elizabeth for Europe with plans to visit England France Italy and Holland. The piece notes local ties, civic activity and recent fire incidents plus Red Cross contributions and Bridge Academy staff re-elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Avis Caston
Kezar Falls
Caston
Europe
England
France
Italy
Holland
Guy Caston
Edward and Mary Hall
Cedar Grove
Bridge Academy
Perley Siegars
Clearwater
MacComb
Alden Bass
John Weldon
Doris
Clarice Trussell
Elmer Berry, Jr
Shirley Sanville
Sergeant
Bath Iron Works team joins Casco Bay League
The Bath Iron Works Recreation Association team affiliates with Casco Bay League, joining seven teams including Freeport Yarmouth Cumberland Falmouth Gray and New Gloucester. The 24 game schedule runs with four home away matchups per pair and opens June 6 to cut travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Recreation Association
Casco Bay
John Parker
Association
Don Perry
Freeport
Yarmouth
Cumberland
Falmouth
Gray
New Gloucester
Parker
Bath
Maine
White Ribboners Meet At 43 Spring Street Home
Woman's Christian Temperance Union gathered at Mrs. Ora Dauphin's residence Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Frances Pearson led devotions and presented The Voice of Song. Members discussed the County convention set for May 26 at Elm Street Baptist Church Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Ora Dauphin
Spring Street
Frances Pearson
Pearson
Sadie Coombs
Lila Place
Elizabeth Trout
Union
Elm Street Baptist Church
Bath
Dauphin
Harriet Wright
Laura Harrington
Elizabeth Trott
Mrs. Sadie Coombs Returns After Ill Health
Mrs. Sadie Coombs was welcomed back after months away due to illness. The session closed with a benediction followed by a cooked food sale organized by Mrs. Place that raised a substantial amount for the treasury. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Coombs
Place
Treasury
Political Facts and Fancies: Local Elections and Planning
John L. Jack of Topsham, Register of Probate and Brunswick and Topsham Water District trustee since 1942, seeks Republican renomination. Maine bids asked for Reid State Park road, parking, and Lagoon swimming area creation in Georgetown with a May 22 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
Topsham
Sagadahoc County
Maine State Park Commission
Reid State Park
Georgetown
The
Park Commission
Augusta
State Highway Commission
Five Islands
Griffith’s Head
Mile Beach
Bulldozer and shovel delayed by loading process
A scow delivered an 18 ton bulldozer and a 22 ton gas oil shovel to City landing on Saturday. Unloading delays followed as the shovel could not be raised easily and a plank broke, but the equipment was eventually moved to Portland for a pipeline project. The machine duo, owned by Harold MacQuiggan of Bar Harbor, had just finished highway work at Georgetown for the State Highway Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden
Front Streets
City Landing
Portland
Harold MacQuiggan
Bar Harbor
Georgetown
State Highway Commission
Reid State Park
Woolwich
Arrowsic
Mother's Day program at Topsham Grange Saturday
Topsham Grange presents a special Mother's Day program directed by Doris Wing featuring a toast to mothers, a roll call of youngest and oldest mothers, duets by Hiram Russell and Forest Whitney, piano pieces by Esther Andrews, a tableau with Jeanne Belanger singing Mother, a juvenile grange skit by Eleanor Ripley, followed by refreshments and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham Grange
Doris Wing
Mother Macree
Hiram Russell
Forest Whitney
Esther Andrews
Cora Belanger
Jeanne Belanger
Grangers
Eleanor Ripley
Shovel Transport Delayed by Plank Failures to Portland
The shovel faced repeated breakdowns during a road move. The hydraulic drive stalled three times at the plank incline, the shovel slipped, the plank broke, and the drive shaft finally snapped requiring a replacement from Portland. The unit waited for a new shaft, then was loaded for Portland.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lincoln County
Josephine Johnson
Dorothy Lermond
Mabel Bryant
Emily Blake
Coats
Mademoiselle
Front Street
Bertha LeBourdais
Arlena Hubbard
Frances Karnes
Winnifred Pearson
Eva Rankin
Madeline Colby
Lucille Leighton
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Vesper Rebekah Lodge
Thaddeus Reed
Anna White
Maple Orange
North Waldoboro
Whitefield Grange
Knox Pomona
Hope
Alden Rowe
Pejepscot
Harrimans
Red Cross
Alan Pease
University of Maine
F. L. Young
Ralph
Charles S. Sewall
W. F. Merrill
Cal’s
Water Street
West Bath Grange Hall
Hazel Whorff
Pauline Belanger
Harvesters
Littlefield School House
Roland
Albert
Hubert
Loretta Barter
Patricia White
Peter Francisco
Bethel Estes
Robert
Bonnie Belanger
G. A. R. Hall
Sanford Crossing Road
Topsham Grange Hall
Josephine Pinkham
Sadie Davis
Ida Rose
Emma Crosby
Lou Lemont
Mildred Card
Olive White
Myra Foote
Herbert Holbrook
Betty
Patricia Fielding
Joan Cleaves
Merrill Fox
Calais
Annie McKay
Theodore
Margaret Garcelon
Boothbay Harboree
Percy Holbrook
Harry Larrabee
Loring Small
Maine Congress
Gladys Deehan
William Ketchum
North Whitefield
Ketchum
Ralph Baker
Lewis H. Gifford
Newton
Mass
Fred Larrabee
Ethel Burns
Eunice Putnam
Stanley Burnham
Robert Burnham
Irving Burnham
John H. McNary
Sabine
Massachusetts
Ralph McNary
David Loring
Dana Small
George Neilson
McNary Place
Whistlers Cove
Lindle Chadbourne
Joseph Larrabee
Ada Larrabee
Topsham Orange
Archibald McCoy
New York
New Hampshire
Fosters Point
Stanley
Catherine Bressette
Albert White
Russell Estes Jr
Russell Estes
Point Colony
Morse
Brunswick
Jackson
Davis
Snowman
Brunswick High School
Sylvester
Mitchell
Leeman
Cf Gazette
Atkins
Whittier
Harris Davis
Thibeault Brown
Morse High School
Philbrick
Stover
Johnson
Munsey
Smith
Rf Henrikson
Torrey
Jack
Champeon
Whittien
Leroy Robbins
Richmond
Alvah Good
Iron Works
Casco Bay League
Counseil
Linden Street
Edward D. Talberth
Bowdoin Political Forum
Frederick G. Payne
Talberth
Payne
Republican Party
Taxation Committee
Forrest C. Legard
Elizabeth Deering Moffatt
John A. Chaney
Converse E. Fenn
Chaney
Fenn
Alex Burgess
Burgess
Corliss Street
A. P. Denham, Jr
Bath, Maine
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