Phippsburg Dromore Extension Lively Annual Meeting Recap
A Phippsburg Dromore Extension Service meeting featured a winter scene table display by Mr and Mrs Cutting and a scarf crafted by Mrs Perley Quimby. Attendees included Mrs Georg ia Leach and Mrs Bertha Wyman who received 20 year pins. Community notices cover church meetings, PTA decisions, and local social events with town residents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore
Topsham
Frank Cutting
Cutting
Perley
Pauline Hart
Clarence Skofield
Harold Seavey
Mae Ed Vey
Perley’ Quisby
Pauline Seavey
Clarence Skhofield
Eveline Beals
Dromore Extension Service
Georgia Leach
Bertha” Wyman
Small Point
Civil Defense
Riverside Hall
Phippsburg P. T. A
Thomas Totman
Albert F. Totman
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Raymond Wyman
Phippsburg P. T.A
Small Point Church
Frederick Moffatt
Lincoln Association
Central Church
Bath
Center Church
Earl Lowell
Macy Whitehead
Bodwell Grange
Frederick Morse
Grange
Peggy Gilman
Sylvia Blair
Ellen Blair
Irma Gilman
Tommy Totman
Billy Gilman
Howard Bowker
Hyde
Bay Point Community Notes and Ocean Conditions
Bay Point reports rough seas from the Kennebec river mouth with 7.55 water levels. Fishermen struggled to reach out as traps numbers dwindled due to high surf. Local residents, including Dwight Furbish and family, Reginald Gordon, and Morse High student Byron Campbell, are noted with visits, moves, and scenic views from Elizabeth Moffatt farm in Georgetown and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Dwight Furbish
Elizabeth Moffatt
Georgetown
Reginald Gordon
Brunswick
Sarah Gordon
L. M. Spinney
William Leeman
Woolwich
Harold Robinson
Auburn
Bay Point
Byron Campbell
Morse High School
Bath
Bennett
Exeter
N. H
Aunt Lou
Atlantic Ocean
Seguin
Pond Islands
C. Bennett
Fred P. Taylor
Richard Hagan
Bath Girl Scout Council Annual Meeting Elects Leaders
William Turpie was re elected president at the Bath Girl Scout Council annual meeting held Tuesday evening at the South End P T A hall after a turkey dinner. New officers include Duncan McInnes vice president Mrs William A Niss secretary Mrs Turpie treasurer and Mrs Cyrus P Ashe registrar. Directors named include Mrs Donald Freeman Mrs Arthur Bowker Mrs Frank Harvie Raymond Small and others. The camp committee announced last summers Day Camp was the largest ever and the council thanked Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall for use of Stonehouse farm. Bath now reports 420 Scouts including 215 Brownies and 18 troops with 100 adults active in scouting. President Turpie named committee chairs for organization planning training Juliette Low and finance. 1955 Girl Scout calendars are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Turpie
Bath Girl Scout Council
South End
P. T. A. Hall
Duncan McInnes
William A. Niss
Turpie
Cyrus P. Ashe
Donald Freeman
Arthur Bowker
Frank Harvie
Raymond Small
Frank Gallagher
Mary
Roy Lawrence
Arthur Sewall
Stonehouse Farm
Bath
Frank Butcher
Paul Graustuck
Juliette Low
Thornton Percy
Baptist Missionaries to Speak at Local Church Events
Rev. and Mrs. August A. Berg Baptist missionaries of Bengal-Orissa will speak at First Baptist Friday at 7 30 PM. He will address the gospel’s impact in that region. Saturday he attends the Association Youth Rally at Corliss Street Baptist Church. Sunday morning at 10 30 he speaks again at First Baptist and at seven PM at Corliss Street Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August A. Berg
Baptist Missionaries of
First Baptist Church
Corliss Street
Cook’s Liver with Butter Parsley Chives and Mash
A skillet dish of calf’s liver seared in butter seasoned with chopped parsley and chives served alongside creamy mashed potatoes and fresh green peas for a simple Summer supper.
Parker Head P.T.A. Meeting and Local Notices
Parker Head P T A met with Mrs J F Mezerngki Wednesday evening Public meeting planned for November 17 A Civilian Defense meeting featured C sti Wright from Augusta at River side Oak There will be no Boy Scout Peru erne night due to holiday Perfect attendance at the village school for nine weeks by Jane Ruth Anne Gray Mary Anne and Charles Wyman Linda Doughty Harry Lewis Numerous personal calls visits and family news from Parker Head Bath Small Point and surrounding towns including anniversaries birthdays hospital and church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl F. Lowell
Phippsburgh
Raymond Wyman
Small Point
Whitehead
Lowell
Phippsburg Congregational Church
Bath
Lincoln Association of Congregational Churches
Richard Schaper
LaForest Hodgkins
Ronald Nadeau
Barbara Harrington
Lewis Lowell
Arthur Forreston Wallace
West Point
George Watson
Brunswick
H. D. Mank Jr
Parker Head
Howard Hutchins
Phil Jacob
Paris
Portland
Gray
W. H. Wyman
Floyd Carter
Memorial Hospital
David Harrington
Joseph Albert Young
Parker ‘Head
Frances Marks
East Boston
Laura Lawrence
Portsmouth
N. H
Arthur Lear
Harold Barkalon Jr
Alma Harris
Red Bank
N. J
Elsie Sargent
Wilfred Libby
Hollis Center
John D.libby
W. A. Lowell II
J. A. Darling
Mark Harrington
Darling
William Cushing
Florence Rollins
Dresden
Pittston
Melvin Winslow
Windham
Russell Turner
Roger Lewis
Harry
Hilda Packard
Bailey Island
Earl Lowell
Lloyd Lowell
Perkins Island
Karl Lowell
Meeting Postponed For Bath Junior Chamber Plan
A Bath meeting to discuss forming a Junior Chamber of Commerce at City Hall was postponed for two weeks due to short notice and attendance issues. Mrs. F Carroll Perkins and daughter Priscilla Perkins travel to Florham Park New Jersey for winter with Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. O Hara while Perkins plans a Sunday return to 871 Middle Street. Mrs. Wallace R. Ham will attend the Boston Cat Show at Horticultural Hall on Friday.
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City Hall
Bath
F.Carroll_Perkins
Priscilla Perkins
Florham Park N. J
Wallace R. Ham
Day’s Ferry
Boston
Horticultural Hall
Woolwich PTA Fair Celebrates Successful Eighth Year
The eighth annual Woolwich PTA Fair held Friday and Saturday at Tuessie hall Days Ferry drew capacity crowds both evenings. Queen Anna Hawes was crowned with court members and pages named. Proceeds fund school activities as booths sold out and a generous turkey prize was won by Mrs. Donald Leavitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Days Ferry
Linda Stinson
Marilyn Mallard
Debbie DeWick
Barbara Baker
Howard Kirkpatrick, Jr
James Munsey
Andrea Doak
Patti Jo Leavitt
Rosiebelle Hawes
Cynthia Phillips
Sharon Wright
Becky Lutz
Evangeline Sparks
Woolwich P. T. A
Association
Nequasset School
Tarpy Schulten
Harrison Dutton
Carl Pinson, Jr
Marthon Doak
Ernest Rogers
Dutton
Donald Leavitt
Edwards
Pownal
Bria Jewett
Bath
Central School
Morse Firm to Build 88-Vehicle Garage in Portland
John G Morse & Son of Phippsburg signs contract with New England Telephone to erect an 88-vehicle garage in Portland. The single story steel and masonry building, 178 by 200 feet, will be on St John Street near Union Station, replacing four current structures. Construction by C Profenno Co. starts at once and should finish in six months, housing maintenance and distribution, wire storage, and a fire protected heated space with two boilers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
John G Morse & Sons
Phippsburg
Portland Coach Co
St. John Street
Maine Central Railroad Co
Union Station
C. Profenno Co
Telephone Company
Mr and Mrs Hatch Return to Bath Residence
Mr and Mrs Russell Hatch, who have lived in Westerly Rhode Island for a year, have moved back to Bath and now reside at 192 Center street. Mr Hatch is employed by Norman Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Hatch
Westerly, R. I
Bath
Center Street
Hatch
Norman Adams
Phippsburg Community Notes From Small Point Meeting
Phippsburg residents describe weekly and monthly gatherings at Small Point including Phippsburg Christian Service Group and Popham Circle events. Officers and attendees such as Mrs Myra Scott Mrs Phebe Voris Brooklyn N Y Mrs Marguerite McNulty postmistress take annual leave and local visits share a busy social frame with family, schooling and church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg Christian Service Group
Raymond Wyman
Ernest Oliver
Myra Scott
Walter Gilmore
Phebe Voris
Brooklyn
N. Y
Phippsburg
Popham Circle
Portland
Destroyer
Bath Iron Works
Marguerite McNulty
Fred H. Spinney
Small Point
Ralph Small
Bath
Walter McCourt
Phippsburg Center
Kennebec
Norman E. Markham
Orville Mank
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Leon Eaton
Gilmore
Edith
Marguerite
Woolwich
Albert V. Stolpe
Winthrop
Mass
Edith Oliver
Gayle Oliver
Herbert R. Sprague
Merton Wallace
Sandy’s Harbor
Leon Fickett
Caswell Strout
Coxs Head Road Deterioration Prompts Repairs and Local News
Road crews scraped the dirt Coxs Head road from Parker Head to McIntrye s Corner on Monday after overflow from Mc Collett swamp washed it out in recent storms. State crews placed a large culvert near the entrance to handle flood water. Dromore Extension Group met at the grange hall with Better Breakfasts led by County Agent Helda Haskell. Numerous visits and social ties described include trips by the Smith family of Wollaston to Bath, Goodwin family from Wolfeboro, Wilbur visiting Sanborn in Bath, and meetings attended by De Bery, Thayer, and Wyman communities in Portland Small Point and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head Village
McIntrye’s Corner
Cox’s Head Road
McCollett Swamp
Dromore Extension Group
Grange Hall
Helda Haskell
Leon Smith
Jean
Wollaston
Mass
Ernest Wood
Bath
Little Cox’s Head
Martin F. Goodwin
Wolfeboro
N. H
Sarah E. Wilbur
Martha Sanborn
Stanton C. Dozois
Lawrence Thayer
Helen de Bery
Dromore
de Bery
Raymond Wyman
Small Point
Portland
Fourth Graders Visit Bath Post Office
Miss Alice Austin's fourth grade at Huse Memorial School visited the Bath post office on Tuesday morning to learn mail handling from railroad arrival to delivery. Twelve students, with room mothers, toured the railway station as trains unloaded mail, then met mail clerk Robert Perry and superintendent Elwood Toothaker who demonstrated sorting, money orders, C O D and stamp procedures and showed letters from Michigan and Florida. The students asked how many pieces compose a day, and were told about 10 or 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Austin
Huse Memorial School
Bath Post Office
Morris Petlock
Albert Linscott
Robert Perry
Elwood Toothaker
Michigan
Florida
Percy Low
Wright Returns Home After Army Discharge
Rodney Wright son of Mr and Mrs Ralph E Wright of 101 Dummer street arrived home Friday after two years service with the U S Army He graduated Morse High in 1951 and served 16 months in Korea He was a staff sergeant at discharge on Nov 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Wright
Ralph E. Wright
Dummer Street
U.S. Army
Morse High School
Wright
Korea
Miniature Mexican Burros Arrive for Youngsters
Two six week old miniature burros named Marmaduke and Marquita arrived in Bath after a five day rail trip from Laredo Texas. Owned by County Attorney George M Carlton Jr and Mrs Melvin Henderson they will entertain local youngsters and may provide go cart transport once accustomed to Maine climate.
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Maine
Genesta Chapter Hosts Guest Officers Night at Bath
Genesta Chapter O E S held a guest officers night at the Masonic Temple drawing near 200 attendees. Helen Fox and Frank Baker led the honored stations with officers from Crescent, Hawthorne, and other chapters plus a large candidate class. Gifts, corsages, and pins were distributed as Mrs. Palmer of Portland conveyed greetings from Oregon.
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Genesta
Masonic Temple
Helen Fox
Frank Baker
Hawthorne
Brunswick
Ethel Luke
Cresent
Boothbay Harbor
Francis Luke
Lois Wickstorm
Crystal
Damariscotta
Helen Fisher
Garrison Hill
Wiscasset
Anita Ferguson
Mt. Carmel
Richmond
Enid Crocker
Casco
Freeport
Edna Purington
Pioneer
Lisbon Falls
Virginia Osgood
Lewiston
Adah
Pearl Booker
Ruth
Ina Davies
Queen Esther
Hallowell
Esther
Mary Eyes
Marion
Gardiner
Martha
Dorothy Shea
Bath Electa
C. Elizabeth Everett
Winnegance
Yarmouth
Warder
Andrew Peterson
Electa
Bowdeinham
Sentinel
Anna Palmer
Portland Oregon
Myrtle
No. 15
Portland
Oregon
Palmer
Bath
Leah Page
Grand Esther
Sarah Shaw
Norman Trafton
YMCA Senior League outlines policies and officers
The YMCA Senior Basketball League governing committee met at the Y to finalize league policies. Officers include Donald Harrison as president and captains Mel Cornish Brooke Chevrolet Chuck Young Frank Torrey Roy Richter and Don Harrison representing local teams. Two game sets are scheduled for Wednesday and Monday November 15 with officials named and a schedule committee elected to finalize prints. The note ends with a light quip about the cold war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca Senior Basketball League
Donald Harrison
Mel Cornish
Irish Brothers
Chuck Young
Brooke Chevrolet
Frank Torrey
BIW Recreation
Roy Richter
Roy's Market
Don Harrison
BSW
Roy
807
Brooke
BIW
Terry Ramsay
Alvin Cornish
Mike Callan
Doug Champion
Bob Wilson
Don
Tom Underwood
Doug Wirta
Jimmy Beck
Bob Harrigan
New Officers Conduct Dromore Meeting
Dromore grange held its regular meeting Tuesday evening with the newly installed officers presiding led by Master Thomas Tracy. The master announced sending the master to Maine State Grange in Lewiston December 7 8 9 and the refreshment committee for the November 23 meeting was named. Community singing and a varied lecturer program followed with readings vocal solos piano pieces and a ribbon tying stunt. A social hour with hot molasses gingerbread and coffee closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Thomas Tracy
Maine State Grange
Lewiston
Eveline Beals
Annie Wilson
Jessie Morrill
Melvina Vachon
Batrice Burns
Beatrice Burns
Ada King
Elfreda Perkins
Clara Ellis
Everett Wright
Aletha Campbell
Helen Quimby
Kista Hanson
Florence Rollins
Thomas Tracey
Insurance covers two thirds of Morse High damage
City Manager Nathan C. White announced insurance will reimburse about two thirds of damage at Morse High School from Hurricane Edna on Sept 11. Coverage through James B. Drake & Sons of Bath excludes flood from drains. gym floor and upper rooms suffered water damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Nathan C. White
James B. Drake & Sons Agency
Bath
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Richard Cushman
Sebasco Lodge
Robert C. Whitehead
Bertha Wyman
Washington Street
Jack Hampton
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Washington, D. C
Col. Bennett
Carol Wyman
Marilla Totman
Charles V. Minott
Eastland
Gordon Alden
John Rogers
Stanley Reynolds and Son
I. W. Rainey
Fred Howard
William Blaisdell
Tommy
Eustis
Girl Scout Council
Parker
Woolwich Fair
John G. Morse & Son
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
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Quita
Henderson
Melissa
Mexico
DeMolay
Doris Brooks
North End
Center
Athena Gillespie
Paul G. Bagdikian
Ruth Fuller
Alice Stilphen
Eva Atwood
Marguerite Cutting
Christine Ledyard
Marie Berry
Bertha Card
Irene Rice
Edna McRae
Pauline Smith
Wyman
Genesta Chapter
Trafton
Y Senior League
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Aubrey Stee! Jr
Bradford Belanger
Annette
Louise Allain
Esther Steen
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