Wiscasset Woman's club names officers 1954 55
Wiscasset Woman's club appoints committees for 1954 55 including hospitality education and national defense and names members such as Mrs Idt Miss Zina Davis and Mrs John MacFarlane. Lincoln County Superior Court Fall term opens with Justice Clarke presiding. Traverse and Grand Juries listed. Local events include Lincoln Home visits and church society sales and Sunday services.
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Woman's Club of
Wiscasset
Id T
John MacFarlane
Charles Cowley
Wendell
Zina Davis
William Burton
M Hobson
Isabelle Young
Stephen Vansant
Robert MacQueston
Richard Higins
Ways and Means
Larence Race
John Briggs
Roy Marston
Earl Rines
Harold Campbell
Lincoln
Harry Pushard
Merle Day
Reading
Mass
Fred Webster
Eva Day
Lowell Chapman
Rockland
Fessenden M. Chase
Organ Society
First Congregational Church
Ava Barton and Son
Lewiston
Egbert Sewall
Auburn
Congregational Church
Woman's Club
William H. Burton
Barbados Islands
Richard Higgins
John Blagdon
Earl Aines
Open Rooms for Shopping Season at Colonial Club
Colonial club rooms will be open on Fridays from 2 to 11 p m for members families during the holiday shopping season. A questionnaire will be sent this month to improve club services and activities. Portland club will be hosted here Tuesday Nov 16, starting 7 p m, with games. On Dec 1 members may visit Woodfords club in Portland. A guest night is planned for December with male guests invited and refreshments provided after the meeting.
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Colonial Club
Portland Club
Woodfords Club
Portland
Fire deaths rise as matches and cigarettes blamed
In the past decade twenty five percent of national fires were started by carelessly handled matches or cigarettes, highlighting a persistent risk from everyday smoking and lighting sources.
Football deaths in the United States rise 94 between 1949 and 1953
Between 1949 and 1953 the United States recorded 94 football related deaths. The figure highlights safety concerns in the sport and rises in fatal injuries during the early postwar period.
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United States
Dres den Lodge officers installed at Masonic Hall
The Dres den Lodge A. F. & A. M. installed officers Saturday evening at the Masonic hall with district deputy grand master presiding. Names include Charles Gray as Master James McCoy senior warden Ray Cate junior warden and others. Mrs Leonard Gahan to close her home this week and relocate to her son Lawrence’s home. Lawrence recently discharged from Gardiner General Hospital returns to West Dresden. Harold Houdlette promoted to acting superintendent of the Bangor Brewer bridge. Visitors at Bridge Academy include Barbara Potter Anna Read Carolyn Thayer Teddy Clark who will enter the University of Maine at Orono after four years in the Air Force. Bridge Academy officials arrange Bulwer basketball games for the year and upcoming one act plays slated for Nov 26. Advertising committee listed. Local hunters noted with several named individuals. Mrs Leslie A Bailey and daughter June plan winter in Schenectady after weekend in Bridgton.
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Dresden Lodge
Masonic Hall
11Th Masonic District
Charles Gray
James McCoy
Ray Cate
Lesterane
Millard Rattleff
Ernest Cate
Charles Earl Foss
Stephen Powell
Maurice Pashard
George Allen
Horace Gilpatrick
Tyler
Emil Carlson
Leonard Gahan
Lawrence
South Portland
Edward Hall
Gardiner General Hospital
West Dresden
Harold Houdlette
Augusta Bridge
Bangor-Brewer Bridge
Bridge Academy
Barbara Potter
Augusta
Anna Read
Carolyn Thayer
Gardiner
Rosalie Sanford
Reta Bailey
Natalie Rose
David Fitch
Hazel Brown
Robbie Dorr
Carole Brown
David Munsey
Bert Miller
Doe
Robert Pushard
Richard Atkinson
Bernard Bailey
Leslie A. Bailey
June
Bridgton
Bailey
East Brunswick Miss To Be On Television
Six year old Margaret Pottle of East Brunswick will appear on Ken McKenzie's TV show on WCSH Portland Thursday at five. A first grader at Hawthorne school Brunswick and a dancer with Charlotte's School of the Dance Bath, she will perform acrobatics and a tap routine. Her early stage work includes a baton number at Bath Odd Fellows show West Bath grange and private events. at four she was a majorette with Brunswick Drum and Bugle Corps.
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Margaret Pottle
East Brunswick
Ken McKenzie
WCSH
Portland
Miss Pottle
George Pottle
Bath
Hawthorne
Brunswick
Charlotte
School of the Dance
McKenzie
Margaret
West Bath Grange
Brunswick Drum and Bugle Corps
Furlong Defined as Eighth Mile Across Jurisdictions
The article notes the furlong varied by region but was most commonly an eighth of a mile or the length of one side of a 10 acre square plot.
Family tendency shown for heart disease cancer and diabetes
Nes Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians report that heart disease cancer and diabetes and mental illness tend to run in families, highlighting hereditary risk factors across conditions and the possible need for early screening and preventive care.
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Nes Metropolitan Life Insurance Oo
Neighbors Across Kennebec Share Local News Notes
Mrs Wallace Ham heads to Boston for a cat show. Canasta Club hosts Christmas tag project at Days Ferry with Peggy Hathorne Linwood Groves Jeannine Greenlaw Elsie Stinson and Carter attending. Multiple visits families travel to Florida New York and Bath Iron Works events mentioned including Veterans Day and weekend gatherings.
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Wallace Ham
Boston
Mason Carter
Canasta Club
Peggy Hathorne
Linwood Groves
Jeannine Greenlaw
Elsie Stins
Montsweag Extension Group at Newcastle Meeting Thursday
At the Knox Lincoln Twin County Extension Service annual gathering in New Castle on Thursday more than 300 attended. Montsweag’s exhibit showcased 16 makers with decorative stitchery and fashion accessories including aprons, dresses, smocked toys and a knitting bag. They won a blue ribbon for Meals for Many Projects.
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Knox-Lincoln Twin County Extension Service
Newcastle
Montsweag Extension Group
Lincoln Academy
Montsweag
Moatsweag Extension Group
Muriel Preble
Helen Hill
Ruth Loeschner
Baptist Church
Twin County
Stork Shower for Mrs Campbell Held at Home
A stork shower honored Mrs Richard Campbell of Shep ard street on Nov 3 at Mrs Virginia Campbell’s home at 1472 Washington street. Guests included Mae Campbell Georgia Pinkham Mary Proctor Florence Brann Sylvia Belanger Iona Witham Ella Oulton Roberta Travis and the host and guest of honor.
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Richard Campbell
Shepard Street
Virginia Campbell
Washington Street
Mae Campbell
Georgia Pinkham
Mary Proctor
Five Islands
Florence Brann
Sylvia Belanger
Iona Witham
Ella Oulton
Roberta Travis
Community GOC service awards presented to three Bath men
Three Bath men received medals and certificates of merit for 500 hours of Ground Observer Corps service. James Royal, Elton Trafton, and Carl Roinance and draw bridge operators on the Carlton bridge were honored by 1/c Thomas M. Fee of the Bangor filter station. Certificates bore signatures of Gen. B. W. Chidlaw and Capt. Ralph E. Johnson.
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Bath
Ground Observer Corps
James Royal
G.O.C
Elton Trafton
Carl Robinnance
Carlton Bridge
Thomas M. Fee
U. S. Air Force
Bangor
B. W. Chidlaw
U.S.A.F
Social notes from West Bath and surrounding towns
West Bath and neighboring communities share a busy scroll of weekend visits. Aunts, cousins, and friends gather across Bath, Augusta, Gardiner, Woolwich, Searsport, and beyond while hospital stays, cottage weekends, and travels illustrate regional ties.
North Bath Notes Deer hunting trips and local visits noted
Numerous short notices from North Bath and nearby towns recount weekend visits family gatherings and hunting activity. Deer were reportedly shot by Mrs Moore and Mrs Seavey in Alna while others visited relatives in Portland Kittery Point and Auburn. A crew installed a large culvert on East Brunswick road following hurricane washouts.
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Virginia Ingalls
Portland
H. W. Rogers
Clarence Moore
Clarence Seavey
Alna
Moore
Seavey
Milton Emery
Marlene
Kittery Point
Samuel London
Henry G. Root
Jeffrey
Auburn
Raymond Berry
Bath Memorial Hospital
Edward Hawkes
Charles Rogers
Liberty
Robert Berry
Frank Baird, Jr
Wiscasset
Sewall Strout
Elmer Rogers
Earle Haines, Jr
Little Son
Nashua
N. H
Earle Haines
State Highway Department
East Brunswick Road
Greeleys Return After Week With Baltimore Family
Mr and Mrs Herbert Greeley of Marydel Maryland left for home Sunday morning after a week visiting Mrs Greeleys mother Mrs Jessie Spaulding and her aunt Miss Grace Baker of Washington street Mrs Baker formerly worked as a technician in several hospitals State and out of state Mr Greeley runs a trucking business in Marydel and was on his annual vacation
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Herbert Greeley
Marydel
Population growth waves through three centuries
In the period from 1650 to 1950 the world population more than quadrupled, marking a dramatic expansion across continents and ages. The rapid rise reflected in agricultural, industrial, and medical advances fueled larger cities and longer lifespans worldwide.
Retired Bath assistant fire chief honored by council
Edward F. Miller, who retired as first assistant fire chief on October 1 after 50 years with the Bath department, was honored at a city council session. Councilman John F. Leonard presented a porcelain electric clock with a fireman figurine and inscribed plaque as a testimonial from the city and municipally affiliated employees. Miller reflected on the department’s growth from horse drawn apparatus to its current strength, recalling Portland fire aid in 1906 and noting he started in 1904 when Bath had steamers and horse power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Miller
Bath
City Hall
John F. Leonard
Miller
Merritt A. Mitchell
Jesse W. Allen
Harry E. Cooke
Leonard
City of
Winnegance
Frank Morse
James H. Scott
Scott Morse
Richard Frates
Port
Big City Hall
Long Beach
Portland
Chestnut Street
Cumberland Avenue
Brunswick
Nathan C. White
Deer kill totals lag behind last year in Sagadahoc area
Deer hunting reports show totals to date still below last year for the period. Several hunters are listed from Parker Head, Five Islands, Bath, Woolwich, Arrowsic, and Dresden with multiple deer tagged across Snipe's store, Todd's store, Carlson's Service Station, and Sagadahoc Sports Center.
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Snipe
Phippsburg
Albert Gray
Parker Head
Todd
Georgetown
Dennis Moore
Five Islands
Carlson’s
Bath
Edward C. Hunt
West Bath
Sagadahoc
Woolwich
Oscar Cloutier
Joseph Lawrence
Arrowsie
Arrowsic
Joe Pinkham, Jr
Earl F. Harvey
Leon Kelley, Jr
Dresden
Bernard McCausland
Carlson's
Route 1
Gilbert Greenleaf
Todd's
Omar Perry
Carlson
Walter Cummings
Melvin Ferris
Philip Willey
Ees Corner
West Ath
Joseph Pokorny
Bay Shore
N. Y
Thomas
Sheffield
Harpswell
Kehorn
John C. Tz
Sylvia Perkins
Mack Zimmerman
Doe
Alna
Everett Hathorne
West Bath Grange Veterans Day Program At Meeting
West Bath Grange held a large meeting Monday with guests and a cordial welcome from Master Alex Burgess. Committees were named for the year and for a Nov 15 refreshments. A Ladies' Aid gathering is set for Wednesday evening. Plans include a Dec 10 fried clam supper. A Friday dance runs 8:30 to midnight. The program featured songs, taps, solos, and a Veterans Day segment with WWI era numbers, a reading on Armistice Day, and memories shared by attendees.
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West Bath Grange
Alex Burgess
James Royal
Grange Hall
Grange
Richard Paradis
Topsham
Sylvia
Dora Royal
Bertha Palmer
Penny March
Katty
Armistice Day program with songs and tableau
Hon Joseph W Larrabee state deputy Edwin W Haggett Ethel MacDonald Bessie Bou dreau Bernice McGlinchy Al mira Jones Midde Haile Bertha Yalmer Wallace MacDonald performed instrumental vocal numbers There’s a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere and Are You Teasing Me with guitar accompaniment Doris Ruth Doughty Patriotic tableau for the first Armistice Day Nov 11 1918 with flags and a clock The soldiers Harvey Rowe Richard Farrow and Henry Vaillancourt took part The American Creed recited by Ethel MacDonald Next Monday’s meeting will feature Hildreth Fisher Bath NYTel Co manager with films on the new dial system Followed by Q&A Social hour refreshments by Alex Burgess Helen McNelly Margaret De Merchant and Alice Enman and a dance by Carver’s orchestra
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Gess
Joseph W. Larrabee
Edwin W. Haggett
Ethel MacDonald
Bessie Boudreau
Bernice McGlinchy
Almira Jones
Midde Haile
Bertha Yalmer
Wallace MacDonald
Doris
Ruth Doughty
Harvey Rowe
Richard Farrow
Henry Vaillancourt
Hildreth Fisher
Bath
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Bath P T A Council Produces King Midas Play
The Bath P T A Council sponsors Portland Children's theater production King Midas and the Golden Touch at Morse High School on November 19 at 3 p m. Mrs Harry Larrabee is general chairman. Tickets go on sale November 18 at local schools with committees handling typing tickets selling and on site work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath P. T. A. Council
Portland
Morse High School
Harry Larrabee
Bath
William Elfring
Charles Swearingen
Albert Oliver
Austin Miller
Isadore Singer
Washington
Marshall Brown
Dike
James Noftall
North Grammar
Harold Graffam
North
Huse
C. Arthur Mayo
Reid Perkins
Fisher
Henry Marsh
Mitchell
Safer Fridge Thaw Beats Room Temperature for Fish
The note suggests thawing fish in the refrigerator as a safer option than leaving it at room temperature. It mentions the St. Louis Cardinals operating 22 minor league clubs across 15 states Canada and Rico.
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St. Louis Cardinals
States
Canada
Rico
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Kennebec
Lawrence R. Vail
Robert Mitchell
Hall Graves
Good Will Club
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Nequasset Extension Group
Nelson Rice
Warren E. Kershner
Frank J. Walker
Days Ferry
Russell Boyd
Walker
William DeLong
Sagadahoc Ferry
Alberta Nichols
Fawn
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John DeLong
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Fawn Nichols
Damariscotta Lake
Frank Butka
Brighton
Mr. DeLong
Edward Buck
Harry Short
Columbus
Ohio
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Burton Packard
Sebec Lake
Packard
Arthur Beane
Bonita Springs
John M. Leonard
Bath Iron Works
New York City
Naval Architects
Joan Galuza
Adam Galuza
Murphy's Corner
Nequasset Central School
Woolwich P
Hugh Eisenhauer
Newton
Alice Morrow
Eisenhauer
Chester Jenkins
Watertown
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Waterville
Gerbert Leeman
Barley Neck Road
Hell's Gates
Herbert Leeman
Calvin Wing
Marilyn
Hollis Leeman
North Bath
Charles Severoni
North Quincy
Barley Neck
Norris Waltz
Gary
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Damariscotta
South Dakota
Germany
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U.S. A
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Pamela
Priscilla
Worms
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Loring Edgerly
Dana
Nequasset
Albion
Harold Dow
Saratoga Springs
Albert Angell
Angell
George Carpenter
Troy
Stephen H. Sidebotham
George Carlton
Upper Darby
Penn
Carlton
Kershner
Baltimore
Arthur Deehan
Francis Deehan
Harold Footer
Andy
Quincy
George Deehan
Herbert Leonard
F. W. Deehan
Robert Farnham
Myles Willey
Everett Willey
Cynthia
Carole
David Magno
Shirley Benner
Allentown
George Booker
Durward Bowie
Alberta Day
Laura Whitmore
B. F. Whitmore
Irving Burnham
Lawrence Burnham
York
Ethel Burns
Lawrence Putnam
Edmund Russell
Belmont
Quaker Point
Leon Bates
Beachmont
L. D. Small
James Neville
Mae Stanley
Searsport
Oliver Wass
Patricia
Robert Burnham
Stanley
Alfred Hutchins
Harland Boynton
Robert Murray
William Hodgkins
Kittery
Ozzie Prince
Monmouth
Courtney Stover
Charlotte Cooke
Danvers
Horn
Ethel M. Loveitt
Arrowsi
Irving Miller
Wooda Mass
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