M RAE PLUMMER WEDDING IN CENTRAL PARSONAGE OREGON
Miss Alice Plummer daughter of Mrs Grace Plummer and the late Frank Plummer became the bride of Richard McRae son of Mr and Mrs Rudolph McRae at 7 p m Saturday at the Central Congregational church parsonage Rev Laforest E Hodgkins officiated A reception followed at the Hyde Park Community building The couple will reside at 3 Bowman Street Out of town guests included several Plummers and their relatives from Five Islands Topsham Hartford Conn Camp Cooke Calif The groom served in the U S Air Force and has worked at Bath Iron Works
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Plummer
Grace Plummer
Central Avenue
Frank Plummer
Richard McRae
Rudolph McRae
Middle Street
Central Congregational Church
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Hyde Park
Priscilla Paterson
Robert McRae
McRae
Morse School
Uptown
Morse High
U. S. Air Force
France
Honolulu
California
Hardings
Bath Iron Works
Bowman Street
William Plummer
Ray Grover
Helen Haskins
Christine Williams
Five Islands
Russell White
Edna Burns
Topsham
Leland Plummer
Hartford, Conn
Pre- Plummer
Camp Cooke
Calif
Sally Thompson Birthday Party Noted at Plant Street Home
Sally Thompson honored at a Saturday party hosted by her aunt and uncle, 6 Plant Street. Games included pin the tail on the donkey and a “dog and bone” novelty. Patricia Rice, Donna Hodgkins and Barbara Farris won prizes. Refreshments and favors accompanied ice cream, cake, cookies, and soda, with invited guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Thompson
Leslie Thompson
Plant Street
Barbara Farris
Patricia Rice
Donna Hodgkins
Patricia Ce
Sally
Mrs. Thompson
Myra Merritt
James Cobb
Alden Adams
Polly Anne Stinson
Carolyn Thompson
Jean Orr
Billy Leavitt
James Bergeron
Marjorie Doucette
Morse Beats Brunswick
Morse defeats Brunswick in a continuation of coverage from page one with officials including Referee Shannahan Head coach, Umpire Kent Bowdoin and linesman Topping Bates noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmichael
Shannahan
Kent
Bowdoin
Topping
Bates
Wallace Hinds Wedding at St Marys Church in Bath
Miss Norma Lee Wallace and John Joseph Hinds of Bath wed at St Marys Church in Bath with Rev Fr John E Bellefontaine officiating. The reception was hosted by Donald and and Mrs Donald Hinds at 39 Meadow Way for families and close friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Norma Lee Wallace
John Joseph Hinds
Bath
John E. Bellefontaine
Donald Hinds
Meadow Way
Richard Wallace
West Point
Dorothy Hinds
Richard Hinds
Ernest Wallace
Westport
Elnora Wallace
Middle Street
Morse High School
Hinds
Frank A. Hinds
South Street
Morse High
Demand Exceeds Skilled Worker Supply in Bath Office
Maine Employment Security Commission Bath office reports October demand for skilled workers outstripped supply. Traffic fell 16 percent from September to October with 1019 visits while total placements dropped to 330 from 441. Readily available openings lingered for skilled and non-farm roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth W. Thornton
Maine Employment Security Commission
Bath
Front Street
Missing car details given by Chicago man
In Chicago Orville Andrews told police how to identify his missing car describing a 1949 Chevrolet convertible body on a 1930 Studebaker chassis with a 1949 Kaiser front bumper, 1949 Oldsmobile rear bumper, 1949 Chevrolet grille and a 1950 Studebaker engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Orville Andrews
Studebaker
Kaiser
Community Center Youth Council Elects Officers
Bath Community Center Youth Council held its annual meeting electing Bill Rop as president Frank Young as vice president Carole Fitzgerald as secretary Paul Johnson as treasurer and other members named. Meetings will be Thursdays at seven with penalties for absence and a Christmas dance planned for Dec 23 committees named. Parents Night set for Nov 21 with Edward J. McMann and Richard Hines in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Community Center
Bill Rop
Frank Young
Carole Fitzgerald
Paul Johnson
Caneer Ac
Oonald
Mra Urquhart
Graeme Hanson
Barbara McPhee
Nancy McBrine
Jeanette Sharkey
Carolyn Herrin
Gay Bonney
Julie Cummings
Robert Haggett
Jean Dowlly McPhee
Lance Fuller
Helen Olsen
Clara Hanscom
Phi Kappa del
Barbara Urquhart
Janet Sharkey
Sally McPhee
Jean Dow
Edward J. McMann
Richard Hines
Teacher Bitten by Dog at Huse School Incident
Lydia Hutchins, a third grade teacher at Huse Memorial School, was severely bitten by a large Boxer Friday morning on the school grounds as several dogs fought nearby. She was taken to Bath Memorial Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Hutchins
Huse Memorial School
Hutchins
Bath Memorial Hospital
Huse
Schols
Loting
R. Addison
Police Department
Addison
Huse School
Rod and Gun Club Turkey Shoot Planned in Bath
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association schedules a turkey shoot for Sunday November 23 at 10 am at the North Bath clubhouse grounds. Participants bring their own guns, shells furnished, 12 gauge shotguns used for turkeys, plus a chicken shoot with a .22 rifle. Refreshments available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Rod
North Bath
Bath
Reducing Excess Interior Moisture From Steam and Appliances
Advice on cutting humid air in homes to prevent wall and ceiling damage. Use exhaust fans in kitchen bathroom and laundry to vent moisture outdoors. Open windows briefly during heavy steam to aid circulation and drainage.
Mohiba Committee Opens Advance Sale
Arthur Mayo announces advance sale of tickets for Mohiba high school variety show and dance. Tickets grant entry with an optional ballot to vote for Mohiba queen. reserved seats available via exchange. Stage show slated for Dec 9 and 10. dance and queen coronation on Dec 12 at the school gym. Home room captains listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Mayo
Financial Committee
Mohiba
Eds Room
Auditorum
Patricia Atwood
Richard Crabtree
Robert Freeman
Malcolm Hamilton
Edward Marchetti
Nancy Norton
Sherry Robinson
Martin Turpie
Alianna
Fourth Grade Teacher Resigns Position in Bath
Mrs. Jean Jackins, in her third year as a fourth grade teacher at Weeks Street school, resigns at her request to take a post in New York State. She will join her husband serving in the Air Force at Sampson Air Base. Her replacement is Miss Charlotte Babbidge of Dark Harbor, a Gorham State Teachers College graduate with a B S in Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Jackins
Weeks Street
City of
Bath
New York State
Air Force
Sampson Air Base
Jackins
Charlotte Babbidge
Dark Harbor
Gorham State Teachers College
Fewer Freight Cars and Aging Rail Fleet
Railroads run more than 40,000 fewer freight cars now than on V J Day as traffic grows while cars age beyond retirement norms. Balloon experiments reach 100,000 feet to study cosmic rays, often misreported as flying saucers.
Retired Morse High Teacher Tours Europe
Miss Mary H. Conley, with 41 years of Morse High teaching, travels Europe in a party with Erroll Baker and his son Leon of Springfield Mass. They visit Paris Rome Nice Cannes and Florence with a Rome audience with Pope Pius. They sail to New York aboard the Marietania after a six week vacation in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Conley
Morse High
George Comeau
Western Avenue
Erroll Baker
Leon
Springfield
Mass
Bath
Europe
Rome
Nice
Cannes
American College of A
Conley
Florence
Baker
Springfield College
Bowdoin College
Paris
Miss Conley
United States
New York
Beacon Street Youth Fellowship Plans Charity Show
The Beacon Street Methodist Youth Fellowship, chaired by Judith Crocker, will stage a Friday evening program at eight on November 14 in the vestry. The hour long show features Fellowship acts and Bath’s top amateur talent followed by a social with games and community singing. Proceeds go to support Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Piburn’s mission work in South Africa starting February 1953, funded through Maine Conference donations. Tickets from Fellowship members or Rev. Howard F. Cramer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Marvin Piburn
South Africa
Maine
The
Methodist Church
Piburn
Methodist
Youth Fellowship
Beacon Street Church
Howard F. Cramer
Mrs David Claxton Stork Shower Hosted in Bath Street Home
Mrs Roy Wilson and Mrs Ellery Kidder co hosted a stork shower for Mrs David Claxton at their Bath Street home. Guests enjoyed games and social hour. fruit salad rolls cookies and coffee were served after gift opening. Attending were Miss Carolyn Rogers and several Bath Brunswick residents and Mechanic Falls locals. Production of coated stock paper rose in the United States from 334000 short tons in 1945 to 1020000 short tons in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wilson
Ellery Kidder
David Claxton
Bath Street
Carolyn Rogers
West Bath
Stanley Wallace
Sean Robbins
A. L. Coleman
Martin Vigne
Donald McRae
Bath
United States
Wanted Woman to Run Variety Show
Help wanted advertisement seeks a woman to produce a variety show. Include age and salary expectations and describe prior experience. Respond with details to Box B at Core Independent.
Chapter celebrates twenty years of Maine Daughters chapter
The Maine Chapter of the Daughters of the American Colonies marked its 20th anniversary with a birthday meeting in Portland. Rev William Dawes Veazie spoke and the group plans to collect and share Maine historical records with Washington and state libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma Pelham Hill
Bath
Maine
Daughters of the American Colonies
Kam Rer
Portland
Miss Hill
Ralph Auber
Augusta
William Dawes Veazie
Peetor
Congress Square Universalist Church
Portland City Hall
Washington, D. C
State Library
Veazie
Sons of the American Revolution of
Ee Harry
Ring Ars
Litchfield
Mr and Mrs Percy Low Host Movie Party at Home
Mr and Mrs Percy Low entertained Friday evening at 50 Granite Street with a movie party featuring travel pictures from England Scotland and France by Mrs Lowe's relatives Mr and Mrs Donald Wishart and son Franklin now living in Braintree Mass and former Bath residents Refreshments were served by the hostesses Guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Brown Mr and Mrs Alvah Morse Patsy Morse Mrs Carolyn Carpenter Mr and Mrs William Turpie Mrs John Harkins Mr and Mrs A M Main Mrs Granville Colby Dr and Mrs Earle Wade Mr and Mrs Raymond Small and Miss Ellen Low
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Low
Granite Street
England
Scotland
France
Lowe
Donald Wishart
Franklin
Wisharts
Braintree
Mass
Bath
Fred Brown
Alvah Morse
Patsy
Carolyn Carpenter
William Turpie
John Harkins
A. M. Main
Granville Colby
Earle Wade
Raymond Small
Ellen Low
Mrs Perry Honored With Surprise Birthday Party
Mrs. Daniel J. Perry of High street was surprised Friday evening by family in honor of her birthday. She recently returned from Cape Elizabeth where she was employed for the summer. Gifts were given and opened as lobster rolls, relishes, ices, cake and coffee were served by daughter-in-laws. Attending were George Perry and wife, Donald Perry and wife, Carleton Perry and wife, Harold Perry and wife, Robert Perry of Bath with wife, and John Perry of Cape Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Perry
High Street
Perry
Cape Elizabeth
George Perry
Donald Perry
Carleton Perry
Harold Perry
Robert Perry
Bath
Cares John Perry
Two Bath men injured by falling bricks at Center street store
Rexford Pierce, 46, and Herbert Hudson, 25, both of Bath, were injured Saturday when bricks from a chimney fell while workmen razing a Center street store. Pierce was held at Bath Memorial hospital for observation. Both men suffered head cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Center Street
Rexford Pierce
Dummer Street Court
Bath Memorial Hospital
Pierce
Herbert Hudson
Bowdoinham Community Notes Include Fire Repair Minstrel Plans
The Bowdoinham column reports a Saturday fire at E Andrew Peterson Co caused no major damage after quick repairs. The fire department hosts a minstrel show November 21 and 22 at the town hall. Local orders and groups—Emerson Lane Post American Legion and Bowdoinham Village Lodge—present past commandments with certificates.
Maine Indians Grow by 23 Percent in Decade
Maine's Indian population rose from 1 201 in 1940 to 1 201 in 1950, a 23 percent increase. The state total grew 7.9 percent while 199 Indians lived in cities, 126 in rural farm areas, and 1 201 in rural non farm dress. Census classifications include mixed blood individuals on reservations or recognized in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Francis xX. Griffin
Census Bureau
Bird of Paradise Feathers Fueled 80s Fashion Craze
The piece notes that 50,000 New Guinea bird of paradise plumes were exported yearly during the eighties and nineties, sparking extinction fears. By the 1920s a ban ended the trade, and now some decimated species are recovering. It adds the light speed as about 186000 miles per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
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Oreon
Central Parsonage
Harding Cashier
Morse
Brunswick
First Federal Savings
Front ST. Bath
Community Center Youth Council
Mrs. Hutchins
ROD and Gun Club
Turkey
Rainbow Assembly
Wiscasset
Eastern Star
Langs Kester
Rainbow Girls
Garrison Hill
Hall
Jewett
Rainrls
Genesta
Athena Gillespie
John Gillespie
Herbert Morse
Burleigh McKay
Waldo Brooks
Elwood Hathorne
Woodbury Bailey
Donald Page
Russell Merchant
Linwood Robinson
Evelyn Morse
Rainbow
Louise Jewett
Allen Jewett
Manuel Bowers
Mohiba Committee
Beacon Street Youth Fellowship
M Pelham Hill
Thisity
Mrs
Bowdoinham
Young Trust
Gall Farm
Xe Piyreeked
Parte
Tel
Ext
E. Andrew Peterson & Co
Lewiston
Llewellyn Freeman
Shirley Kuta
Dana
Mabel Lancaster
Frederick Pauling
Elizabeth
Richard
Household Nursing Association School of Attendant Nursing
New England Mutual Hall
Boston
Hartley Douglas
Fred Douglas
Brunswick Hospital
Jean Peters
Sun
Mon
Heston
Susan Morrow
Mane
Trenton Hall
Texas Rangers
Allen
Universal-International Preven
Loretta Young
Jeff Chandler
Alex Nicol
Frances Dee
Alexander Scourby
JO °Eph Pevsey
Ketrlarings
MAGAT
Arthur Hammerstein
Dudley Wil
John Wayne
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