Wiscasset News Briefs From School Events And Community
Wiscasset holds a registration for the new elementary building from 1 to 2 pm on Friday May 23. A regular school session follows for a school program discussion with Principal Mrs. Gregoire. Prekindergarten eligibility requires five by Oct 15 1958. Saturday May 24 makes up a lost day due to illness. Troop 201 members camped at Smith's beach Edgecomb with leaders and guests. A devotional service occurred Sunday at 2 pm led by Rev. Eastman. The 57th annual Wiscasset Academy Alumni Association banquet is set for June 2 in the Memorial gym at 7 pm with notices to attendees. An adult polio clinic May 13 reported 243 shots given at the gym. A June clinic date will be announced. Bradford Sortwell Wright Post American Legion installed new officers May 19 with Commander Pickering and 34 attendees. Tun ton Till Grange met May 14 with Mothers Day program and visitors. A Go to Church Sunday observance occurred with Grange members. A May 19 birthday gathering honored Schuyler Merry’s family with games and refreshments. Local residents noted hospital, cottage, and show visits and ongoing church attendance. (Continued on Page Five)
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Wiscasset
Smith's Beach
Edgecomb
Richard Morris
George Harding
Stephen Peasles
Dennis Soule
Michael Tucker
Bobby Deahl
Eastman
Bible Baptist Church of
Wiscasset Academy Alumni Association
Wiscasset Memorial Gymnasium
Svho
Alberta B. Blagdon
Vierg
Ruth Hutchins
Lester W. Pickering
Bradford- Sortwell-Wright
American Legion
Robert MacFarlane
Williams Braker
Thomaston
Willard Pinkham
Wels-Hussey
Damariscotta
Donald T. Brackett
Richard Willard
John Sutter
Benjamin Rines
Samuel J. E. Soule
Aaron T. Tucker, Jr
Elliott Abbott
Pickering
Pieckering
Kenney-Melquist
St. George
Charles C. Lilly
Waldoboro
Legion Auxiliary
Tuntoon Till Grange
George G. Lewis
Grange
Bernard Merry
Schuyler Merry
Michael Grindell
Jed Colby
Stanley Fairservice
Merle West
Arthur Jones
Merle Benner
Larry Ines
Grace Marie Merry
Edna Mae Merry
Anna Lee Merry
Patricia Ann Merry
Henry Darting
Miles Memorial Hospital
A. M. Norton
York Beach
Aption
Bernice Blagdon
Farmington State Teachers College
Blagdon
Janice Blagdon
Marion Abbott
Woolwich Celebrates Mothers Day and Local Gatherings
Mrs Elwood Hathorne of Sagadahoc Ferry hosts a Mothers Day lawn party honoring her with gifts as family members attend including Hathorne children and Chadbourne relatives. A double birthday and wedding anniversary for Elwood and Elwood Hathorne is noted with gifts and flowers.
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Elwood Hathorne
Sapadahoe Ferry
Mr. Hathorne
Philip
Richard Chadbourne
Dale
Ruth
David Hodgdon
Judith
Norma Hathorne
Sandra Hathorne
Get-Together Club Sees Banquet Plans And Visits
The Get-Together club met at Nequasset home of Mrs. Leon Bean with cards of thanks read for flowers. A June 9 banquet date was set and Ada Cross welcomed back after winter in Lynn. A stork shower for Fernald Bailey occurred on Mountain Road with guests presenting gifts and refreshments. The Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary hosted a public supper at the church vestry for over 100, a successful ways and means project.
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Leon Bean
Nequasset
Edwold Carter
William Stevens
Robert
Ada Cross
Lynn
Mass
Vera Fogg
Tina Molson
Alice Baker
Kay Beal
Evangeline Sparks
Fernald Bailey
Mountain Road
Ethel Reed
Jessie Spaulding
Auta Munsey
Josephine Johnson
Joan Reed
Biily Nelder
Sara Bradford
Ethel Bell
Jackie Durgin
Kay DeVore
Ruth
Becky Tasker
Alberta Bailey
Beatrice Bailey
Hazel McIintire
Marion Chubbuck
Judy MctIntire
Lynn McIntire
Janet Bailey
Sally Nelder
Nequasset Ladies
Nequasset Congregational Church
Ways and Means
Arrowsic Mothers Discuss School Closure and Graduation Plans
At the Arrowsic Mothers Club meeting the group planned the end of school activities including graduation on June 5 and an overnight trip for graduates with Georgetown students on June 6. A May 27 meeting will finalize arrangements for the closing program and picnic options were discussed.
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Arrowsie Mothers’ Club
Mildred Knight
Marie Davis
Carol Ainsworth
John Drayton
Mildred Stafford
Georgetown
Arrowsic
White Mountains
Simpson's Zoo
West Bath
Crystal Lake
Damariscott
Dresden club hosts postmasters and wives at turkey supper
Dresden Mills Methodist church hosted a turkey supper for postmasters from Kennebec and Lincoln counties and their wives with guest speaker Harry Stone of West Parish. The gathering drew representatives from many nearby towns and included door prize winner Viola Robinson of Edgecomb.
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Kennebec
Lincoln County
Dresden Mills Methodist Church
Horace Gipatrick
Cedar Grove
Windsor
Weeks Mills
East Vassalboro
Augusta
North Monmouth
Wiscasset
Bailey Island
Harry Stone
West Pari
Viola Robinson
Edgecomb
Mace
East Winthrop
Bath Listed In Hill Burton Act Priority Plan
The Bath area is listed under the Hill Burton Act as a priority in Maine’s revised Hospital Construction Plan. The plan, prepared by the Maine Department and a seven member advisory committee led by Dr. Frederick T. Hill, ranks Bath among communities including Waterville, open Haak ton, Bangor, York, Calais, Rumford, and others. New Jersey receives a nod in honor of Sir George Cartaret for defending Jersey in the Parliamentary Wars.
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Maine
Frederick T. Hill
Waterville
Bath
Haakton
Bangor
York
Calais
Rumford
Millinocket
Caribou
Biddeford
Ellsworth
Lewiston
Sanford
Portland
Rockland
Belfast
Farmington
Presque Isle
New Jersey
Sir George Cartaret
Colony
Island of
Jersey
Montsweag Group Hears Home Demo on Wardrobes
Montsweag Extension group at Arrowsic Town hall heard Miss Jean Spearin present Well Planned Wardrobes. With chair vacant, Mrs Emima Drummond led the meeting as members postponed furniture refinishing until fall and named Rosanne Mead den instructor.
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Jean Spearin
Montsweag
Arrowsic Town Hall
Ruth Loeschner
Emima Drummond
Rosanne Meadden
McFadden
Evelyn Ater
Alice Sabo
Suez Canal
Adele Mezeiko
Leila Rosenwald
Drummond
Betty Kelley
Seth Mullen
Helen Hill
Grace Church Fellowship Elects Officers Sunday
Grace Episcopal church Young People's Fellowship elected Ida Sinclair president Tony McLaughlin vice president Norma Ball treasurer Bette Aikenhead secretary Robert Eberhard chaplain at the season finale Also planned a corporate communion breakfast for Morsi High School graduates at 8 am and a Reid State Park picnic on June 8 with committee members Robertson Edna Sinclair and Tony McLoughlin
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Young People’s Fellowship of Grace Episcopal Church
Ida Sinclair
Tony McLaughlin
Norma Ball
Bette Aikenhead
Robert Eberhard
Morsi' High School
Aersis Robertson
Edna Sinclair
Tony McLoughlin
Reid State Park
Small Dinosaurs Join Columbia Youth Reading Club
In Columbia South Carolina the Richland County Library hosts the Dinosaur Reading Club for youths under 14. The group includes more than 400 dinosauurs themed readers in a playful literacy program.
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Columbia, S.C
Columbia
Richland County Library
Dinosaur Reading Club
Richmond Couple Weds in Nazarene Parsonage Ceremony
Sylvia M Berry daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Berry West Dresden and Richard A Douglass son of Mrs Bernice Douglass North Whitefield were married at the Nazarene parsonage with Rev Heeman Herring officiating. The bride wore a pink nylon net gown and carried white carnations. A reception followed at the American Legion hall with numerous local guests and community members attending. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside in Whitefield.
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Sylvia Berry
Frederick Berry
West Dresden
Richard Douglas
Bernice Douglas
North Whitefield
Nazarene
Richmond
George Gould
France Carleton
South Dresden
Arlen Johnson
Cedar Grove
Sylvia M. Berry
Richard A. Douglass
Bernice Douglass
Nazarene Parsonage
Heeman Herring
Theodore Mitchell
David LeBourdais
Leshton Gardner, Jr
Ida Lloyd
Laura Reynolds
Cocedia Robinson
Grace Dickinson
Mary Lord
Melvin Pusherd
Esther Foss
Audrey Dewittz
Taira Reynolds
Crettin Robinson
Mary Lord Vivetory
Watel Libby
Audrey Dewitt
United Baptist Church
America
Wyelff Bible
Daily Vacation Bible School
Paris
James M. King
Richmond Extension Association
Central Fire Station Hall
Frances Sherman
Leighton Gardner, Jr
Mechanical Nose aids Newark firemen’s smoke detection
Newark firemen gain a battery operated mechanical sniffer to detect smoke. The device allows firefighters to assess danger before entering flames and to don gas masks without exposure to hazardous fumes.
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Newark
N. J
North Bath Social News and Augmented Family Notices
George Lawrence, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Higgins, returns from Orono for the weekend. SP 2 Charles Rogers, stationed at Camp Robert in California, is being transferred to Camp Carson Colorado to join the 9th Administrative Dept. Mrs Edwin Rogers recalls Friday night with cousin and husband Mrs Thomas Dorr in Boothbay.
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George Lawrence
Harry Higgins
Orono
Edwin Rogers
Charles Rogers
Camp Robert
Calif
Camp Carson
Colorado
Boothbay
Thomas Dorr
Simuel Pearson
Brian Dale
Warren Gilliam
Sebasco
New London
Conn
Pearson
Edward Heald
Russell Pearson
Ardenne Haines
Rowden Haines
Eulalia
Maine Medical Center
Bobby
Wanda Haines
Fart Haines Jr
Brunswick
Fart Haines
Annette Haines
Earl Haines
Bath Memorial Hospital
Harold McDonald
Portland
Westbrook
West Bath Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Harland Boynton returned from a week in Kittery with sister and husband Mr and Mrs William Hodgkins. Mr and Mrs Fred Rose toured the White Mountains finding abundant snow. Mrs Russell Estes has employment arranged to return home to Bath. Mrs OW Deehan spent the weekend with brother and wife Mr and Mrs B F Whitmore in Gardiner. Mr and Mrs Keith Whitmore and son Keith joined B F Whitmore in visiting Mrs F Deehan. Mr and Mrs William Ketcham attended the Maine State Letter Carriers Association convention in Biddeford.
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Harland Boynton
Willian Hodgkins
Kittery
Fred Rose
White Mountains
Russell Estes
Bath
Fo OW. Deehan
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
Keith
Testimonial Plan Outlined by State Ticket Committee
Co chairmen Charles T Small Jr and Edward N Wartnett lead the plan with Allan Spear John M Conley Jr State Rep Rodney F E Ross Jr and Police Chief Robert F E Wagner Jr on the slate Others on the committee include Edward J McMann Harold V Fielding Daniel Scully John I Sturtevant and Mark Wenn essy with continuation from Page One
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Charles T Small, Jr
Edward N. Wartnett
Allan Spear
John M Conley
Rodney FE Ross, Jr
Robert FE. Wagner, Jr
Edward J. McMann
Harold V. Fielding
Daniel Scully
John I Sturtevant
Mark Wennessy
Morse High to Adopt National PSSC Physics Plan
Bath Board of Education tentatively approves a Morse High School plan to revise physics teaching aligning with National Science Foundation backed PSSC materials. The program, trial in 25 schools, expands to 200 school hours next year with free equipment during pilots and seeks college preparation for science courses.
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Morse
Bath Board of Education
National Sermoner Foundation
Cnce
Gore
Materia
Taupl
Enferuw
Pia Pssc
PSSC
Nuational Science Foundation
Wey
Past Matrons And Patrons Night Observed By Genesta Chapter
Genesta Chapter OFS held Past Matrons and Patrons Night with a lobster salad dinner for about 69 members and guests. Past Grand Matron Hazel K Libby of Portland and Sarah Shaw of Bath were honored. a class of four candidates received decrees from past officers.
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Genesta Chapter
Geonestia Chapter
OFS
Hazel K Libby
Portland
Sarah Shaw
Bath
Leah Page
Martha Bertrand
Fred Ospood
Ruth Hathorne
Asociate
Elwood Tanthorne
Mane Ward
Eleanor Merchant
Martha Gertrand
West Bath PTA Card Party Supports New School Fund
The West Bath Parent Teacher Association held a successful card party at Lattheffield School to fund a new school building. Mrs Anthony Ouellette Grace Brewer and Theodore Smith led the arrangements with prizes to Mrs Larrabee Lauriches and others. a drawing, cake prize to Mrs Wright and a door prize to Lor Hig Sonall were noted. The next PTA meeting is planned for June 1 with newly elected officers to be installed and the annual banquet set.
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West Bath
Lawrence Parbane
Wright
Hig Sonall
Teocnard Smith
Chanlindte
Wal Fam Bryant Twas
Wall
Phippsburg welcomes new minister Rev Earl Erickson
The Rev Earl Erickson accepts a call to serve as minister for Phippsburg. The joint announcement comes from the Phippsburg Christian Service committee and two churches. He is a News York native, educated at Westminster Theological Seminary, ordained 1957, and will move to the Small Point parsonage on June 28.
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Earl Ro Erickon Ha
Phippsburg
Todias
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Phippsburg Center Congregational Church
Smallpoint Community Church
News York
Erickson
Gor
Westminster Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
South Bristol Union
Salvation Army Week Observance Backed by United Fund
United Fund joins Bath area supporters for Salvation Army Week highlighting the charity’s community services. President John W. Connbs notes the value of donations and the partnership with Norman S. Marshall to fund home relief, jobless aid, youth care, and rehabilitative facilities run by Major Deeene Fo Pers.
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United Fund
Bath Area
Wiited Fund
Openetes
the Salvation Arty
Trated
John W Coonbs
Ile Salvation Army
Abe Eerste Commieiener
Norman S Martall
Rational Comoander
Silvaben Army
Salvation Army
Army
Hecoizes Aid
Gould of No
Bath Salvation Army
Deeene Fo Pers
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Gail
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Natalie
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Ruth Chadbourne
Elsie Stinson
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Jeanette Groves
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Kenneth Baker
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the Point
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Old Arrowsic Highway
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Judy
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Peter Woodbury
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Richard Tice
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William Babb
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