Woolwich Grange installs Baileys in office
Woolwich Grange met Wednesday with large attendance as seven Bailey family members were installed in offices by Past District Deputy G Cleveland Marriner. Floral decorations, refreshments, and a purse of money for Marriner highlighted the evening. The next meeting is set for November 15 with a Thanksgiving program and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Martha Sutter
Rose Hathorne
Gladys Hathorne
Marriner
Chester Leeman
Jessie Spaulding
Crescent Street Couple Move to Connecticut for Jobs
Gilbert Young of Crescent street has gone to Connecticut where he is employed. He was joined Monday by Mrs. Young who will also be employed there, and as soon as they can find living quarters they will move their furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Young
Crescent Street
Connecticut
Mrs. Young
Silver Wedding Anniversary at Day's Ferry Home
Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Preble observed their silver wedding anniversary at their Day's Ferry home with open house on Saturday attracting friends from town and nearby communities. Attendants Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rice of Bath joined, and guests included numerous out-of-town visitors from Standish Boston Danvers and Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Preble
Day’s Ferry
Howard Rice
Bath
Preble
Mr. Preble
James F. Walker
Melvin Howe
Russell Boyd
Boston
Forrest Baker
Zina Eaton
Albert Bailey
James Hay
Arthur Alien
James Thorpe
George Smith
Danvers
Mass
Raymond Ainsworth
Washington, D. C
Richard Barden
Standish
Emma J. Andrews
Junior Red Cross Plans Discussed in Bath
Miss Avis Beaulieu, Eastern Area Junior Red Cross consultant, visited Bath to review local Junior Red Cross setup with co-chairs Mrs. Clyde Ambrose and Mrs. William Kelly. She toured schools and the Hyde Home, and brings prior posts including National Park College French head, Togus field director, overseas service, and a Silver Star award from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avis Beaulieu
Red Cross
Bath
Miss Beaulieu
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Junior Red Cross
Clyde Ambrose
William Kelly
Hyde
Montana
National Park College
Washington, D. C
Togus Veterans’ Hospital
France
French Red Cross Society
Mrs Lander Admitted For Observation At Bath Memorial
Mrs Doris M Lander of Harvard Street entered Bath Memorial Hospital Monday morning for observation and asked friends to write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris .M. Lander
Harvard Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Deputy McMann Visitas Biddeford Saco Elks by Candlelight
Edward J. McMann Bath district deputy of Maine West BPOE led an Elks visitation at Biddeford Saco lodge with over 200 members present as power failed briefly during initiation. Attending officials included Waldo Marshall Esquire William Meneally and Jesse W Allen. Next visit set for Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. McMann
Bath
Maine West
B.P.O.E
Biddeford-Saco
McMann
Daniel E. Crowley
Biddeford
Grand Inner Guard
Fred L. Sylvester
Lewiston
Dwight W. Stevens
Portland
James F. Usher
Sanford
P.E.R. Jesse W. Allen
Joseph W. Larrabee
Edward A. Kelley
Louis Y. Cormier
Bath Lodge
New Hampshire
Laconia, N. H
Bath boys invited to join Civil Air Patrol program
The Bath-Brunswick Civil Air Patrol, reactivated to serve as US Air Force auxiliary, seeks Bath boys aged 15 to 18 to enlist. Meetings are Thursdays at Brunswick Airport tower. William Powers of Brunswick is the new commanding officer as cadets may participate in practice missions and potential flying activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath-Brunswick Civil Air Patrol
Bath Boys
Civil Defense
United States Air Force
Brunswick
William Powers
Bath
Birthday party for Bernice Burns at 10 Farrin Street
Mrs Vonia Coulter hosted a combined Halloween and birthday party Tuesday for Bernice Burns at 10 Farrin Street. The guest of honor cut the cake, received gifts and a corsage while Winfield Lewis provided music on a wire recorder. Attendees included Geneva Chaney, Goldie Chaney, Lillian Spernger, Ruth Pinkham, Nedra Coulter, Barbara Alley, and Mr and Mrs Irwin Romer of Whitefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vonia Coulter
Farrin Street
Bernice Burns
Winfield Lewis
Geneva Chaney
Goldie Chaney
Lillian Springer
Ruth Pinkham
Nedra Coulter
Lions Club Annual Ladies' Night Party
Harold J. Rubin served as master of ceremonies at the Lions Club annual ladies night held at the Sedgwick with a dinner social. William P. Mennealy performed stories and accordion selections by Mrs. Mennealy. Miss Laura Mulcahy and William McNamara sang solos as guests danced after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Rubin
Lions Club
Sedgwick
William P. Mennealy
Mennealy
Laura Mulcahy
William McNamara
Dredger at Kennebec River Near Doubling Point Light
A U S Army Engineer Corps dredger works the Kennebec river near Doubling Point Light removing silt and sand after the collier Berwindvale ran aground. The vessel draws attention day and night while docking at Bath Iron Works Wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army Engineering Corps
Kennebec
Doubling Point Light
Arrowsic
Berwindvale
Bath Iron Works
Classifieds offering farm acres for sale
Fragmentary notice invites buyers to contact for selling or leasing farm acreage with unclear location and terms.
Hockomock Council sponsors essay contest and scholarships
The Hockomock Council announced its support for the Improved Order of Red Men and Pocahontas Scholarship Essay Contest offering five awards of 1000 dollars each for high school graduates or those entering college in 1951. Essays must be submitted by April 1 1951 with Morse High seniors and others encouraged to compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockomock Council
D. of P
Orrs Island
Pownal
Ramona
Morse High School
Marguerite Gallant
Marjorie Carter
Katherine Johnson
Bath to seek federal aid for schools
Superintendent Loring R. Addison said Bath may receive federal school aid and noted a November 14 Augusta meeting to discuss the bills. Forms will be sent to parents to document employment of guardians and residents linked to war industry in Bath. The city has Lanham Act funds and aims to show population influx disrupted schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Loring R. Addison
Augusta
Addison
Dispatch
Miss Shirley Whorff Weds Clifford D. Kelly at Winter Street Church
Miss Shirley Hazel Whorff daughter of Mrs Hazel Whorff of West Bath marries Clifford D Kelly son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Kelly at Winter Street Congregational church in a 10 am ceremony officiated by Rev Richard J Schaper A reception follows at the bride's mother's home in West Bath The couple plans to reside with the bride's mother after a short honeymoon The groom previously attended Morse High and served in World War II with the Navy now employed at Bath Iron Works Hardings plant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Congregational Church
Shirley Hazel Whorff
Hazel Whorff
West Bath
John C. Clifford Donald Kelly
Joseph Kelly
High Street
Richard J. Schaper
Sparaeren
Beverly van Buren
Thomas Morse
Bath
Wharff
Harvey Henderson, Jr
William Fowden
Morse High
U. S. Navy
Bath Iron Works
Hardings
Kelly
Union Bridge Mother’s Club Halloween Party Recalls Festive Night
The Union Bridge Mother's club hosted a Halloween party for district pupils at Woolwich Center Baptist church vestry. Decorations and costumes set a festive scene as children played Halloween games including a pumpkin hunt won by Philip Rattleff, Caroline Rattleff, and Carol Tanner. Refreshments were provided by hostess Mrs. Dorothy Rattleff with help from teacher Mrs. Eleanor Jameson and club members. The group schedules its next monthly meeting December 1 at the schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bridge
Mother's Club
Woolwich Center
Philip Rattleff
Caroline Rattleff
Carol Tanner
Dorothy Rattleff
Eleanor Jameson
Merline Rice
Gladys Hathorne
Carolyn Stilphen
Loraine Stilphen
Nsaphine Soule
Eliza Tanner
Sylvia Hathorne
More County Men to Join Armed Forces
Seven Sagadahoc county men left Bath on the 3.54 bus heading to Fort Williams for induction into the Armed Forces on Tuesday. After induction ceremonies in Portland they proceeded to Fort Devens Massachusetts for active service. From Bath: Jt J. Gaudette Waldo W SE Alfred A. Boucher. Others: Austin C. Wallace Phippsburg Elwyn R. Hadley Barton W. Brown Topsham Wilbur H. Allen Bowdoinham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Bath
Armed Forces
Fort Williams
Portland
Fort
Fort Devens
Massachusetts
Jt J. Gaudette
Waldo W. SE
Alfred A. Boucher
Austin C. Wallace
Phippsburg
Elwyn R. Hadley
Barton W. Brown
Topsham
Wilbur H. Allen
Bowdoinham
Selectmen set bids for 60 and 40 acre parcels in town
The selectmen schedule a bid opening on Nov 17 at 10 a.m. for 60 acres for Leon Shepard wood lot 15 acres for Joseph Quelette wood lot 40 acres for Robert P Carr heirs lot of land 12 acres for Frank Fowles the board may reject all bids. Deer inspection at Kenneth Army store on Main street. Local hunters list includes Ibert Littlefield Royden Arene Helen Millay Earl Browne Alicia Sedgley and David Prout. Personal items note many weekend visits and a birth at Gardiner General Hospital with wife and baby at home. The grange installation postponed to Nov 24 after hall repairs from a recent fire. Sally and Donald Brice have chicken pox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selectmen
of Oeaselve
Calliope
Prs
Leon Shepard
Joseph Quelette
Robert P. Carr
Frank Fowles
Kenneth Army Store
Main Street
Ibert Litlefield
Buck
Royden Arene Buck
Helen Millay
Doe
Earl Browne
Alicia Sedgley
David Prout
Walter Frye
North Eet Ae
Ernest Frye
Ora Titcomb
William Davis
East Hampden
Linwood Hackett
Allan Naugler
Portland
Erland
Andrew Peterson
Boston
Lloyd Skelton
Gardiner General Hospital
George Alterton
C. M.G. Hospital
Mary Fides
Fryeburg Academy
Avery Fidesr
Adelbert Temple
Bailey Evening School Of Industries May Face Discontinuation
The Bailey Evening School of Industries may drop several courses if new enrollments do not rise. Driving, blue print reading, electricity, interior decorating, and Spanish require at least 12 students to run. current enrollments fall to four to nine. Interested individuals can register tonight or Monday night to salvage these classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Evening School of Industries
Superintendent of Schools
Hyannis Nurse Larkin Hospitalized in Hyannis
Mr and Mrs Herbert Huggard of Mechanic Street learn their daughter Mrs Edward Larkin of Hyannis is a patient at Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis under observation. Mrs Larkin RN a Bath City Hospital graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Huggard
Mechanic Street
Edward Larkin
Hyannis Mass
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis
Larkin
R. N
Bath City Hospital
Day Gallant Wedding Sunday Afternoon at St Marys Rectory
Miss Teresa Gallant daughter of Mr and Mrs Emanuel Gallant wed Stewart Day Jr son of Mrs Frances Day and Stewart Day Sr at St Marys Rectory in a 4 PM ceremony. Bride wore navy blue suit with white accessories. maid of honor Roberta Lait poured. reception at the parents home. couple leaving for a moon trip to northern Maine and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa ‘Gallant
Emanual Galbride
Stewart Day
Sonie , Jr
Frances
High Street
Stewart , Sr
Florida
Bellefontaine
St. ‘Os
Harold Ames
Emery Run of
Bath
Roberta Lait
Rita Mulcahy
Edward Gallant
Alfred Smith
Burleigh Williams
Patricia Dionne
Marilyn Oliver
Morse High School
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Day
U.S. Air Force
Germany
Bath Iron Works
Maine
Canada
Sewall Chapter Holds Session with Luncheon Plan
The Sewall Chapter's supper committee includes Mrs. Bertha Davis chair and other members. The next meeting on December 5 features a luncheon at noon at the Sedgwick, followed by a Christmas program at the parish house led by State Regent Mrs. Peter Beeaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Davis
Like Niles
Ethel Bailey
Eleanor Irish
Clara Corliss
Florence Calderwood
Maude Howard
Marie Andre
Mary Powers
Bernice Bailey
Dorris Pinson
Joe Morse
Eleanor Buttereld
Sedgwick
Peter Beeaker
Rotary club hosts tea talk before voyage home
Rotarians heard a description of a trip by Miss Conley as Raleigh Glynn led the program and William L. Skelton presided. Visitors included Phil Blake Merle Goff and others from Boothbay Harbor Brunswick. Junior Rotarians were Nathan Cohen George Coombs and Jerry Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Conley
Raleigh Glynn
William L. Skelton
Phil Blake
Merle Goff
Boothbay Harbor
William Chasse
C. Fred Owen
Ed Lancaster
Brunswick
Jerry Doyle
Russell Street
Nathan Cohen
Old South Place
George Coombs
Meadowway
Central Grammar School
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Senter’s, Inc
Oval
Fernald Bailey
Clyde Bailey
Alberta Bailey
Leon Hathorne
Roland Bailey
Beatrice Bailey
John Sutter
Florence Smith
Donald Robson
Marion Bailey
Ceres
Josephine Johnson
Pomona
Hazel McIntire
Flora
Elizabeth Bailey
America
Loan Association
Mr. and
Mrs. Lemuel Preble
ELKS
Biddeford-Saco Lodge
Civil Air Patrol
Dredger
Robert B. Hatch
Frederick D. Hill
S. D. Hooper
Carlton Rice
Fred Carey
S. Burt Pope
Yonkers, N. Y
Mrs. Rice
Lynn Fontanne
Shirley Whorff
Clifford D. Kelly
Baptist
North Street
Bath, Maine
Bailey Evening School
Set Tay Oe
Katy A
John Ford
Rio Grande
A Republic Picture
ST. Mary's Rectory
Sewall
Liverpool
New York
Pere LY Pll Ull U As UN al
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Vtechnic
Samuel Goldwyn
Dana A Rer Andrews Granger - Evans
Lionel
Barrymorg
Terling
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