Teen party at Overside Hall featured by local clubs
A junior party at Overside Hall last week hosted by Rev. Cysted Head with Eleanor Blaisdell as fortune teller and chaperones McIntire and William Blaisdell. Bodwell Grange entertained Pomona Grange with dinner for over 100, including a Kitchen committee led by Esther Alexander and Priscilla McIntire. Various skits, piano duets, and a solo were performed, and plans noted for future degrees, a supper for lecturers, and a Christmas tree dinner.
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Overside Hall
Cy Sted Head
Eleanor Blaisdell
McIntire
William Blaisdell
Bodwell Grange
Pomona Grange
Esther Alexander
Priscilla McIntire
Anita Totman
Dorothy
Truman Roberts
Margaret Gilman
Bodwell
Thomas Totman
Sg Whitehead
Helena Oliver
Whitehead
James King
Dromore Grange
Sylvia Wyman
Isabelle Harvey
Lewis Alexander
Farm Bureau
Small Point Beach
Dromore Grangers
Eastern River
Christian Service Committee
Small Point Parsonage
Local Homefront Notes Include Visits and Patient Update
Rahat Arora Eben Roberts Jr., a patient at Bath Memorial hospital, is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Holbrook of New Meadows visited Mr. and Mrs. Earle Harvey Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badh. Rahat Arora Eben Roberts, Jr
Bath Memorial Hospital
Donald Holbrook
New Meadows
Earle Harvey
Mrs Martha Gross Observes Birthday in Bath
Mrs Martha Gross of 5 Page street celebrated her eightieth birthday with an open house. Bronze and yellow chrysanthemums decorated the home. Assisting were Miss Alzira Gross and Mrs Lucy Smith. Guests included neighbors and out of town visitors from Portland and Tops ham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Gross
Page Street
Alzira Gross
Margaret Temple
Mary Green
Elmer Dinsmore
Lawrence Lowell
George C. McIntire
Portland
Hazel Lowell
Topsham
Huse P T A Meeting On Social Studies Instruction
Huse P T A hosts a Thursday evening session featuring teacher parent instruction on social studies and related programs from junior primary to seventh grade. The meeting includes an eight oclock business session, room discussions led by named teachers, and a social hour with refreshments.
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Huse P.T.A
P.T.A
Association
Hope Hersom
Evelyn Percy
Elizabeth Young
Helen Canales
Lydia Hutchins
Charlotte Hilyard
Marion Murphy
Gerald Briggs
Eleanor Danforth
Hockomock Council plans Pilgrim supper event
Hockomock Council, Degree of Pocahontas, met at Red Men's hall. A covered dish supper was served by Mrs. Annie Wilson and others. They discussed a supper for the third anniversary on November 29 with Marjorie Carter in charge. Members are urged to wear old fashioned costumes. Lunch committee includes Theresa Williams, Mary Anderson and Marion Farnsworth.
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Hockomock Council
Pocahontas
Red Men’s Hall
Annie Wilson
Sophie McPherson
Mary Anderson
Lorraine Cromwell
Marjorie Carter
Theresa Williams
Marion Farnsworth
Parker Head Deer Tale Includes Local Hunters and Skunk Visits
Local notes report Parker Head residents Parker Head Francis Lander, Fred Libby, and Bill Lowell among the first to hunt deer in Aroostook County with multiple bucks. Skunks are common with two shot and a third visiting barns. Community updates include Girl Scouts, Armistice Day planning, school activities, and social visits across Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Lander
Aroostook Coun
Fred Libby
Bill Lowell
Is a Better World Possible Rabbi Bennett T: Is a Better World Possible
The largest Fall season gathering at Wesley Methodist heard Rabbi Ephraim I. Bennett address Is a Better World Possible The speaker linked the question to Am I My Brother's Keeper from the Bible He urged men to unite in brotherhood and said a better world is achievable Beth Israel members joined Wesley church attendees as guests for the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Ephraim I. Bennett
Bennett
Beth Israel Congregation
Wesley Church
Early talk of television mentions distance electric vision
In early discussions about television engineering the term distance electric vision is used, reflecting how pioneers described the concept before standardized naming. The phrase shows how engineers framed remote image transmission as a new form of electrical vision.
Dearborn Property at Small Point Sold
Douglas Dearborn completes sale of the large house and beach property at Small Point to John Chandler Jr. of Gross Point Michigan. The 1910 log cabin style residence fronts a shared horseshoe beach with the late Harold M. Sewall and includes substantial land and a hilltop cabin. The Chandlers plan to move in next spring. John Chandler is head master at Gross Point Country Day School.
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Douglas Dearborn
Small Point
John Chandler, Jr
Gross Point
Mich
Wakeptaeien
Dearborn
Harold M. Sewall
Seguin
Seek Driver Sought In Bath Hit and Run
Police hunt a light green car driver who struck eight year old Bruce Miller on High street near Hyde Memorial Home Saturday night. The boy was taken to Bath Memorial Hospital with non serious injuries and he said the vehicle did not stop after hitting him.
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Bruce Miller
Malcolm Miller
High Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Hyde Memorial Home
Car Out Of Control Hits Pole And Fence
James M. McDougal of 806 Middle Street drove west on Chestnut Street at about 20 mph when dishes on the seat toppled, causing loss of control. He grazed a utility pole, toppled a vine covered fence, and struck a concrete wall near Arthur B. Stearns garden. Total damage estimated at $100. car owned by James Kinney of East Brunswick.
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James M. McDougal
Middle Street
Chestnut Street
McDougal
Arthur B. Stearns
James Kinney
East Brunswick
Church Family Night at Wesley Church
A large Wesley Methodist congregation gathers for Church Family Night under the Board of Missions. Rev. Harold C. Bonnell of Portland speaks on displaced persons in Europe, urges local sponsorship, followed by recreation and refreshments served by board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Board of Missions
Harold C. Bonnell
Portland
Bonnell
Europe
Andrew Butterfield
William Temple
L. D. Rogers
Nan E. Brown
Elnora D. Oliver
Patten man pleads guilty in Route 201 driving case
Raymond Landry of Patten pleaded guilty in municipal court to failing to keep to the right on Route 201 at Topsham. He paid Judge Gardiner R. Deering a $10 fine plus $4.70 costs, with State Trooper George Buzzell listed as the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Landry
Patten
Topsham
Landry
Gardiner R. Deering
George Buzzell
Community Pot Luck At School House On Nov 16
A notice notes a pot luck event at the school house scheduled for November 16. Local church activities are mentioned with Rev H Macy Whitehead as pastor and attendees dining at the Hotel Eagle. The report lists various residents visiting cottages and traveling between Bath Phippsburg Kennebec and Sagadahoc areas amid coastal weather and road washouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Eagle Church
H Macy Whitehead
Fox Island
Popham
John Cassidy
Bath
Stanley W. Perkins
Norman Perkins
George Buchanan
Phippsburg Center
Kennebec
Harry L. Day
Albert V. Staple
Winchester
Mass
Ralph Small
John McCarty
John
Ann
Cape Cottage
Small Jesse Munsey
Nancy Welch
Fred Spinney
Frank D. Scott
Vera Mains
Wiscasset Sunce
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Bodwell Grange
Cox's Head: High tides, boat lost after storm
The area near Cox's Head reported higher tides following last week's storm. A rowboat floated downriver and around the bay before being seen again at low tide. Strong winds also snapped several trees in the same vicinity.
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Cox's Head
Christmas Tree Event and Local Notices From West Point
A small Christmas program at the West Point community with references to knitting, crafts and a holiday party. Announcements include the birth of Mack Donald D. Wallace at Bath Memorial Hospital weighing nine pounds one ounce. Details of fishery activity by Oscar A. Gilliam and crew and Halloween events with WPGL pupils, prize winners, chaperones, and decorations at local homes and venues.
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West Point
Donald D. Wallace
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mack
Ellen Talbot
Cy Longley
Oscar A. Gilliam
Merie E. Gilliam
Christopher Wallace
Oscar A. G
WPGL
Roger Gilliam
Norman Gilliam
Paul Wallace
Hermon Brown
Chamber of Horrors
Susan A. Wallace
Nancy A. Wallace
Amos Wallace
Grace Wyman
Maud Thayer
Annora Gilliam
Clarence Davis
A. Foreston Wallace
Freeman Gilliam Boathouse
Sarah Gilliam
Betty Wallace
Miss Gilliam
Miss Wallace
Funny costume winner and town notes mix
Linda Gilliam won the funniest costume contest. A group including Philmore Gilliam and James Gilliam towed a 24 by 12 foot boat and cleared a pond area for a Winter playground near the Oscar A Gilliam home. Mrs Esther Alexander and Mrs Marion Smith oversee ticket sales for a November Family Relations lecture at Morse High School by Dr Herbert Lamson and a Phippsburg PTA Teen discussion at Riverside Hall on November 8.
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Linda Gilliam
Philmore Gilliam
James O. Gilliam
Philip Wyman
James Wyman
Reed Wyman
Roger Gilliam
Oscar A. Gilliam
Fish House Cove Hill
Herbert Yeaton
Esther Alexander
Marion Smith
West Point
Morse High School
Herbert D. Lamson
Phippsburg Pta
Riverside Hall
Woolwich Baptist service honors service men and plans Thanksgiving
In Woolwich the Montsweag Baptist church holds a 10 a.m. service recognizing 25 service men including some home from Korea with special music and a sermon by Rev. Daniel W. Staffeld. Mrs. Earl Dow will sing God Bless America and families of service members receive recognition. Thanksgiving services are planned for Nov. 19 with donations to the Salvation Army and a musical program. Rev. Staffeld’s Sunday message is Christ, a Necessity for Man’s Needs. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. with Mrs. Clarence Tanner, superintendent. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Small of Winneganee travel to Boston and Cape Cod for a visit. Mr. Small stays a week while Mrs. Small visits Auburndale. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. W. White depart to Evanston, Illinois to visit daughters and grandchildren, descendants of Hon. and Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter of Bath.
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Heen
Eugene Harrington
Parker Head
PTA
Mson
Morse High
Beverly Moore
Arthur Moore
Bath
Marion Nadeau
Walter Cushing
Dorothy Cushing
Dalcina
Milford Kronk
Rollins
Pomona
Bodwell Grange
Leroy Perkins
Arthur Williams
Dirigo Grange
Eliza Bradshaw
Ethel MacElroy
Winfield Lewis
Earl F. Lowell
Bath Iron Works
Montsweag Baptist
Korea
Earl Dow
Sagadahoc Ferry
America
Daniel W. Staffeld
Salvation Army
Woolwich Baptist Church
Clarence Tanner
Plans for YMCA Older Boys Conference At YMCA
The YMCA plans for an Older Boys Conference with Dr. Fred Bratton as principal speaker and baseball great Jackie Robinson expected to attend. Registration is 4 dollars including luncheons and banquet. housing is free as boys stay with volunteer hosts. Deadline for registration is set with the conference closing after noon on Sunday November 18.
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YMCA
Bath
MCA
Novae Ae
Fred Bratton
Jackie Robinson
Dairy Joy to Close Monday for Winter Break
Bethjenin Levine, proprietor of the Dairy Joy on Leeman Highway, announced the business will close Monday and reopen in April. He thanked the public for patronage and noted staff members, including his son and Edward Badore, Bath, will return next spring to serve customers again at the popular stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethjenin Levine
Iy Joy
Leeman Highway
Levine
Dairy Joy
Edward Badore
Bath
Dory and Seine Lost in Weekend Storm at Westport
Jack Pickens, a local restaurant owner, reports a dory lost at Westport due to Saturday night’s storm. The boat contained a seine valued at 1200 dollars. total estimated loss nearly 1500 dollars. Coast officials at Popham Beach launched a search Monday as Alvin Brewer of Sebasco notes his 45 foot fishing boat narrowly drifted ashore without damage.
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Jack Pickens
Westport
Popham Beach
Pickens
Alvin Brewer
Sebasco
Still Alarm at Steeves Market Overheated Boiler
Engine 4 responded to a still alarm Monday around nine for an overheated boiler at Steeves Market on Center Street. Damage was slight.
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Steeves’ Market
Center Street
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