Lin County Court Seat News and Local Notices
Grand and traverse jurors listed for Lin County Superior Court November term. Social Security outreach at Wiscasset Post Office on third Wednesday mornings. Huntoon Hill Grange officers elected. installation planned November 21. Lincoln block repainted. Nova Scotia trailer with potatoes stranded on Route 1 awaiting repairs. Local director named for Civilian Conservation Corps in Wiscasset. Every Member canvass at St. Philip's church continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin- County Superior Court
Justice Terrilling
Jas Benner
Bristol
Joseph Blanchette
Boothbay Harbor
L. Bradford
Wiscasset
Harold A. Campbell
Raymond Dunton
Calvin Elwell
Waldoboro
Walter Farmer
Southport
Robert Fossett
Thomas N. Fox
Whitefield
Lynwood Goud
South Bristol
Elden C. Hunt
Newcastle
Ralph W. Keene
Damariscotta
Guy P. Leavitt
Boothbay
Virgil Morse
Harvey R. Sprague
Jefferson
Wilmot E. Trussell
Dresden
Paul Walter
Carroll B. Winchenbaugh
Nobleboro
S. Traverse
Chester Blanchard
Harold Castner
Emma L. Chase
Philip Creamer
Paul Curtis
Edgecomb
Osgood Bagley
Sadie Gilbert
Berkeley D. Hatch
Edwin M. Hill
Wilder Kelsey
George Linekin
Elsie Mank
Leon Murray
Mary Payson
Nancy Rawlings
Maebelle Sherman
Vera Q. Tukey
John B. Woodward
Social Security Administration
Congress
Huntoon Hill Grange
Olive Dow
Leonard Dunton
Christine Maybury
Mar
Broparet MacLaren
Stanley Johnson
Laura Seavey
John F. Jackson
Harriet Jackson
Elaine D. Verney
Ceres
Eleanor Plant
Pomona
Thyllis E. Lewis
Flora
Ella V. Dunton
Elinor Sproul
Charles A. Dunton
Vinnie Quinnam
Bertha Day
Thaddeus Reed
Woman's Club
William Burton
Julian Doggett
New Jerusalem
Nova Scotia
Boston
Amoco Filling Station
Route 1
Donald Brackett
St. Philip’s Church
Lincoln Academy Places Sweep in County Spelling Contest
Lincoln Academy earned first and second places with Boothbay Harbor taking third in the Lincoln County spelling contest at Waldoboro. Wiscasset High School students Marilyn Jackson Sally Nelder Madeline Fairfield and Blanche Stickney performed well but did not place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Academy
Boothbay Harbor
Lincoln County
Waldoboro
Wiscasset High School
Marilyn Jackson
Sally Nelder
Madeline Fairfield
Blanche Stickney
Josephine Reed
Birch Point
Mount Vernon
Andrew Sullivan
Roslindale
Leslie A. Sullivan
Hooper Street
Mason Plant
Depositors Trust Co
Sullivan
Massachusetts
Readfield
Ada Cunningham
California
Helena Bellas
Jacksonville
Fla
Richmond L. White
Florida
Benjamin Rines
Dodge House
Main Street
Washington Street
Lincoln Lodge A. F
A.m
Wiscasset
Portland
Harold Campbell
Ruth Wickham
Josephine Tucker
Charles S. Sewall
Arlette Foster
Public Library
J. William Schulze
New York
Harry Hildebrandt
Mr. Hildebrandt
Bath Road
Julian Doggett
Lincoln County Orchestra
Damariscotta
John Coffin
John A. Merry
Miles Memorial Hospital
Carroll Lewis
Lobster Fisherman William Colby Found Dead
William W. Colby 70, a lobsterman from Spruce Head, was found dead beneath his overturned boat. The Knox County Medical Examiner ruled death from a heart attack. He was born in Wiscasset, son of Jacob Ruggles and Jessie Colby, and is survived by his wife, four children Kenneth Bath Ralph Chester Spruce Head, Ruby Makinen South Thomaston, brother Chester Auburn, sister Nancy Marcey Medford Mass, and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Colby
Spruce Head
Knox County
Mr. Colby
Wiscasset
Jacob Ruggles
Jessie McDonald Colby
Kenneth
Bath
Ralph
Chester
Ruby Makinen
South Thomaston
Auburn
Nancy Marcey
Medford
Mass
West Bath social notes and visits report
The West Bath sewing group met at Mrs. Jeanne Fowden’s home to sew bandages for the Togus hospital with Miss Ida Stover Miss Carolyn Rogers and Mrs. Hazel Wharff present. Next meeting is Nov 29. A large roster of visits and weekend trips are noted among residents and relatives including trips to Portland Lewiston Beverly and Brunswick with multiple family gatherings and hospital callings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Jeanne Fowden
Togus Hospital
Ida Stover
Carolyn Rogers
Hazel Wharff
John Larrabee
Conrad
Ronald
WU. S. N
Newport
R. I
Carl Graves
Mizpah Club
Ossie Higgins
Maine
Kenneth Noyes
Howard Noyes
Beverly
Mass
Fred Larrabee
Courtney Stover
L. D. Rogers
Ralph Baker
Leon Belanger
Robert
Bonnie
Lewiston
Teddy
Francis Deehan
Mercy Hospital
Portland
William
Mr. Deehan
Loring Small
Wilburt Small
Dana Small
E. P. Gile
Bowdoinham
Arthur Wing
Bath
Carroll Wing
Reginald Farnham
Waterville
Laurence Putnam
Ethel Burns
Woolwich
Loretta Barter
Pfe
Richard Renshaw
USA
Fort Dix
N. J
Chopping Bee Planned by New Meadows River Regatta Club
Members will meet at Foster's Point clubhouse Saturday at 10 am with axe saw clippers and rakes. They will clear a parking lot and picnic grounds for next summer and conduct general property cleanup with lunch and hot drinks provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows River Regatta Association
Foster’s Point
Mrs Dean to Return to Southern Pines N C
Mrs. William R. Dean will leave Wednesday morning for her home in Southern Pines North Carolina after spending several days with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Donald Freeman of 688 Middle Street They enjoy summers at Sabino
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Dean
Donald Freeman
Middle Street
Southern Pines
N. C
Dorothy McBride
Dorchester
Mass
Frances Sturmer
Russell Sturmer
Norma Drummond
Northeast Harbor High School
Norman Drummond
Drummond
Albert Stevens
Boston
Bowdoin College
Mr. Stevens
Brunswick
U. of M
Dan Akaway
Lawrence
William Potter
Oak Street
Charles Paradis
Arrowsic
Akaway
Orono
Jo Ann Frances Sullivan
Joseph Francis Sullivan
Newman Hall
Sullivan
Hopkinton
Bath
Newburyport
Arrowsie
Archie L. Seekins
Auburn
Lawrence R. Vail
Ty Cobb Batted .300 Or Better For 32 Straight Years
Ty Cobb posted a .300 batting average or higher for 32 consecutive seasons from 1906 through 1937, matching a remarkable durability record in baseball history.
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Ty Cobb
Woolwich Notices and Socials Highlight Local Life
Woolwich reports include the Jolly Jingle 4 H club meeting led by Esther Leeman, plans for a cooked food sale, and a variety of social visits. Birthdays and gatherings feature Mrs. Hunnewell hosting a 90th celebration, family trips to Newport, and neighborhood exchanges with the Reed and Leeman families. Local club events, Grange meetings, and lodge activities fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Carter
Esther Leeman
Shirley Beals
Marilyn Leeman
Janice Lebel
Barbara Woerter
Arline Cromwell
Mary Leeman
Marjorie Dodge
Diane Sparks
Social notes from Bowdoinham and Woolwich gatherings
Framingham visitors attend Bowdoin Maine game while Leeman family hosts relatives including Miss Marjorie Leeman and Mrs. Harold Leeman. Deer hunting success, school clinic set in Woolwich for diphtheria vaccines, and various visits in Bath, Portland, Freeport, and Days Ferry as residents share news and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lermond
Framingham
Mass
Chester Leeman
Wayne
Herbert Leeman
Norris Waltz
Loring Edgerly
Whitefield
Jason Edgerly
Jason Edgerly, Jr
Woolwich
New Nequasset School
John F. Dougherty
Elizabeth Wilson
R. N
Lena Bailey
Eben Dana
University of Maine
Vinal Hunnewell
Eleanor Armstrong
Richard St. Pierre
Eastland
Portland
Benefit Dance Friday for Billy Brown Fund
A Friday night benefit at eight oclock at Tues sie hall Woolwich sponsored by Sagada Mothers club to aid Billy Brown fund. Music by an donating orchestra and gifts gratefully accepted at Mrs William Phillips or Mrs Elva Edwards Larrys Market Woolwich or by phone pledges for pickup. Billy son of Sanford J Brown Woolwich battles nephrosis and related hospital stays. some days he enjoys normal activity but swelling and oxygen treatment recur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuessie Hall
Woolwich
Sagadahoe Mothers Club
Billy Brown
William Phillips
Elva Edwards
Larry’s Market
Billy
Sanford J. Brown
Personal notes on Bedford residents and moves
Mr and Mrs Adelbert Hall of Bedford street visited Rockland with former friends. Mr and Mrs David Skelton formerly Virginia Bowker and sons Robert and Richard now live in Auburn after Skelton takes a job with Central Maine Power Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert Hall
Bedford Street
Rockland
David Skelton
Virginia Bowker
Robert
Richard
Bath
Auburn
Skelton
Central Maine Power Co
Sand Dunes Reach 600 Feet in Sahara Desert
The Sahara Desert features dunes towering up to 600 feet, illustrating its vast scale and dramatic topography. Experts note these monumental mounds form through wind shaping loose sand over centuries, shaping landscapes and desert travel.
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Sahara Desert
Bath Society Names Officers at Junior Toboo Election
Mrs Stewart Bailey was named president of the Junior Toboo at its annual officers election held Monday at Miss Jane Farber's Bedford street home. Other officers include Mrs Paul Kelley vice president Mrs John Greenlaw secretary and Miss Jane Furber treasurer. The meeting opened with devotions by Mrs Bailey. A social hour followed. The next meeting is set for November 27 at Mrs Kelley's 45 Beacon Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Bailey
Jane Farber
Bedford Street
Paul Kelley
John Greenlaw
Jane Furber
Beacon Street
Winterstreet Fireside Club Meets with Guest Speaker
Winterstreet Congregational Fireside club met Sunday night at seven with Graeme Hanson presiding. Devotions were led by Robert Small and Robert Shaw JR. Next week Ann MacLeod and Carol Johnson will lead devotions and Coach A. Robert Frink will be guest speaker. Sally Caton will handle refreshments.
Needle and Thread Club Plans Christmas Party
Hyde Park group met at 39 Central Avenue with 11 members. Names were drawn for a December 12 Christmas party at 12 Liberty Street hosted by Mrs Rebecca Holbrook. Next meeting will be at Mrs Betty MacDougall’s Bluff Road home on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needle and Thread Club
Hyde Park
Carolyn Smith
Central Avenue
Rebecca Holbrook
Liberty Street
Betty MacDougall
Bluff Road
Winter Street Auxiliary Hosts Bowdoin Exchange Student Talk
The Winter Street church Ladies' Auxiliary met in the parlor with good attendance. Ruth Freeman introduced Kien-Tien-Fong of Peiping, China, Bowdoin exchange student, who shared insights on customs language dress education philosophy and living standards in his homeland. Refreshments followed as hostesses listed for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Ruth Freeman
Kien-Tien-Fong
Peiping
China
Bowdoin College
Jon
United States of America
Eola Atwood
Elizabeth Burden
Doris Brooks
Mary Caton
Annie Colby
Esther Dale
Margaret McKellar
Athena Gillespie
Nina Freeman
Esther Perry
Mildred Melrose
Alice Johnson
Central Church Men Hold Dinner and Film Show
The Men’s club met in the parish house on Tuesday and enjoyed a supper by Clyde Ambrose and W Linwood Haynes. Casper Hartley presented films including News Reel of 1949 a Mickey Mouse comedy and Bates Bowdoin football 1949. Next meeting set for Nov 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Ambrose
W. Linwood Haynes
Casper Hartley
Bates- Bowdoin
Philathea Class Meets at Corliss Street Baptist Church
The Philathea Class of Corliss Street Baptist Church met Monday in the vestry with Mrs. Dorothy Davis presiding. Mrs. Dorothy Pratt led devotions on Thanksgiving and plans were made for the Sunday School Christmas party and the Class Christmas party at the next meeting in December. Guest Mrs. Arthur Bowker taught songs and stunts similar to Girl Scouts before a social hour with refreshments by Mrs. Pratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philathea
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Dorothy Davis
Dorothy Pratt
Pice
Arthur Bowker
North-Center P T A panel on freedom for children
The North-Center P T A will host a panel discussion titled How Much Freedom Shall We Allow Our Children In the Home, School and Community. The event at Huse Memorial School Monday at 7 30 features leader Mrs. Joseph I Smith and scholars from Bowdoin College along with Bath students and guests from Bath and Central Grammar.Refreshments will be served by North Grammar room mothers. Members from other associations in Bath are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Center
P.T.A
Huse Memorial School
Joseph I. Smith
Burton Taylor
Bowdoin College
F. Webster Browne
James A. Doubleday
W. Scott Davis
Brunswick
Bath
Virginia Parker
Donald Beaton
Morse High
Central Grammar
North Grammar
Armand Petit
Donald Perry
Harry Allen
Louis Annis
Montsweag Farm Bureau Meeting at Arrowsic
Eighteen Montsweag Farm Bureau members met at the Town house in Arrowsic to sew on pegs for the Hyde Memorial Home. Many garments were completed for this week’s project and a noon box lunch with hot coffee was served in the hall kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag
Evelyn Ater
Phyllis Steen
Ater, Sr
Katherine Pert
Marion Ambrose
Alice Baker
Alice Dow
Muriel Preble
Edith Rice
Elizabeth Hathorne
Montsweag Farm Bureau Monthly Meeting Planned
The Montsweag Farm Bureau will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 10 30 at the Goodwill club house. The session topic is Clothing Construction Refresher led by district agent Miss Constance Cooper. Officer elections are slated and a dinner committee includes Mrs Forest Baker Mrs Leroy Hutchins Mrs Earl Dow and Mrs Ralph Mittendorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag Farm Bureau
Goodwill Club
Constance Cooper
Forest Baker
Leroy Hutchins
Earl Dow
Ralph Mittendorf
Meadowbrook Visitors and Army Promotion Update
Meadowbrook notes include calls by Mr. and Mrs. Merle Pottle of Brunswick to the Bowker home and a promotion of Rico Zuerilla to corporal in the U S Army stationed at Fort Bragg. Family gatherings over the weekend featured guests from Warwick Neck and Bath with birthday anniversaries observed.
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Merle Pottle
Brunswick
Jay K. Bowker
Rico Zuerilla
Doris Thistle
U. S. Army
Fort Bragg
Cal
Bernard Plummer
Snowden
Bath
Plummer Cottage
Gardiner Rogers
Sally
Meadowbrook
Ruth Murphy
Leona Mather
Warwick Neck
R. I
Emma Crosby
James Jenkins
William Grevers
Charles Haggett
Lillian Munn
Andrew Flaherty
Eugene Bowker
Eugene, Jr
Cindy
Kittery
Cecil Fullerton
Sagadahoc Ferry Mothers Club Meeting Planned
Sagadahoc Ferry Mothers' club will meet Thursday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Cynthia Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Arrowsic Lumbering Activity and Local News Noted
Knight Lumber Co of Sag land is clearing 500 to 600 acres at the McCourt property on Arrowsic island. Power saws whine as trucks haul logs for a new mill with a three to four year clearance period anticipated. Residents seek a proper Arrowsic sign at the junction of the state highway and new bridge.
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Knight Lumber Co
Sag Land
McCourt
Phippsburg
Heald Place
Arrowsie
Carlton Bridge
Georgetown
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Wagoett Garage Company
Mademoiselle
Fraint Street
Charles H. Hunnewell
Sagadahoc Ferry
Grace Preble
Bessie Pinkham
Augusta
Miss Preble
Russell Sproul
Windsor Grange
Harold C. Robinson
Acton
Alfred Holmes
Jean Livermore
Miss Livermore
Leeman
Emanuel Arsenault
Alex St. Pierre
Sagadahoc Feery
Peter Gallant
Gus .Gallant
Jay Bernard
Prince Edward Island
Arsenault
States
Brockton
Dove Gange
Skippy
David
Dennis
Bowdoin Maine
Lois van den Kerchkhoven
Bethel
Robert MacMahon
Milton
Marjorie Leeman
Harold Leeman
North Woolwich
van den Kercikhoven
University
Pearl Reed
Ella
Noble Grands Club Coombs
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Reed
Eva Atwood
Carolyn Thompson
Nellie Lord
Woolwich Grange
Alberta Bailey
Nellie G. Davis
Friendship
Costello P. Hall
Clyde Bailey
Albert Garland
Albert, Jr
Columbia Falls
Ellsworth
Camden
Bath Societies
Junior
Iota Sigma
Fireside Club
Central Church
Tree
A* McFadden
Harriet Is
Mrs
Virginie White
Montsweag Farm Bureau Meeting
Hyde Memorial Home
FORD
Haggett Garage Company
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