Wiscasset town notes and community events update
Open house at Red Brick school featured a parents centered movie on child growth and family roles. The Par ent-Teachers Club meets Nov 22 to discuss by laws and constitution. Local developments include Petrie home construction on Gardiner Road and Branca house repaint. Community events cover church activities, charity sales, and local charitable groups across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Brick School
York
Miss Merry
Mr. Hilton
Miss Hodgkins
Parent-Teachers Club
Donald M. Petrie
Gardiner Road
William Hubbard
Mr. Petrie
Fraser Brothers
Branca
High Street
Donald M. Petrievis
John L. Blagdon
Congregational Church
Royal Arch
Harold Kelley
Belfast
Turner Center
Water Street
Fish Mar
Evina
Aruba
Mason Station
Birch Point
Organ Society of the Congregational Church
Eleanor Plant
Elsie Crocker
Sue Bailey
Eleanor Johnson
Irene Metcalf
Carolyn Pendleton
Viola Adams
Jennie Preble
Helen Fisher
Madeline Reed
Florence Sherman
Alberta Larrabee
Sophia Preble
Ada Munroe
Carrie Reed
Isabelle Young
Inez Burton
Mary Marston
Grace Sewall
Edna Southard
Priscilla Campbell
Helen Haggett
Betty Sherman
Helen Dickinson
Pine Cone Rebakah Lodge
Bertha LeBourdais
Ella Dunton
Eleanor Sherer
John Merry
Mabel Bryant
Dorothy Fulton
Emrasi € Kage
Evans Chase
Harley . Qiby
Leverett Welsh
Education Department
Grace Cowley
Wilmot E. Dow, Jr
Sterlin Clark
British Guiana
Berean Baptist Sunday School
Neighbors across Kennebec share fall gatherings
Emily Gainsley returns to Days Ferry home with husband James Thorpe after summer in Caledonia Nova Scotia. Local clubs meet with topics on pictures and Holland, Christmas plans discussed, and weddings and visits noted among Arrowsic Woolwich Bath and Winthrop connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Gainsley
James Thorpe
Days Ferry
Caledonia
N. S
Moatsweag Extension Group
Good Will Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Evelyn Ater
Arrowsic
Rothwell
Warren Hawley, Jr
Bath
George Gates
Nashua
N. H
Gates
Mill Island Road
Spinning Wheel Club
Jordan Wright
Washington, D. C
Alden Bailey
Edgar Bailey
Woolwich
Opal ‘Atherine Keever
Feb Lee Keever
National Memorial Baptist Church
Marcia Stinson
Russell Boyd
Boston
Boyd
Frank Wallace
Kermit Bennett
Glenice
Craig
West Bath
Bennett
Albert Temple
River Road
Edith Campbell
Waterville
Everett Pollard
Melvin Howe
Eleanor Jameson
Florence Temple
Nequasset Central School
University of Maine
Cony Hugh School
Augusta
Everett Smith
Old Woolwich Schoolhouse Tales Reach Nequasset Home
In Woolwich long memories recount the old No 1 schoolhouse at Chops. Sherwood Baker moves timber to his Nequasset home, while Nellie Reed’s Alfred Reed lineage ties to its builders. Mrs Georgie Walker recalls free high school days with Bowdoin teachers. The aging structures face conversion to homes or club rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Baker
Chops
Nequasset
Woolwich
Nellie Reed
Alfred Reed
Georgie Walker
Bowdoin
Montsweag
Sagadahoc Ferry
Louise Reynolds
Bath Stake in Road Plans Guides Route One Push
The Mid-Coast Route One group formed to promote coastal economy from Cumberland to Washington counties. Experts forecast over 2,000 daily vehicles diverted from Portland Brunswick after the Portland Augusta Turnpike extension and nearly 1,000 more from Bath to Rockland. The group seeks modernization of US Route 1 to counter toll-road effects, with state highway talks to be detailed at a Bath meeting Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Augusta
Lewiston
Cumberland
Washington
Portland-Brunswick
Portland-Augusta
Bath-Rockland
Portland
Bar Harbor
State Highway Authority
Brunswick Bath
Wiscasset
Boathbay Harbor
Bath
Garden Club Honor Memories of Leading Maine Volunteer
Mrs Benedict, educated in Germany and Switzerland, lived 30 years in Montclair New Jersey before moving to Maine. A charter member of Garden Foundations clubs in Maine and New Jersey, she advanced flower arrangement, show judging schools, and lecturing nationwide for over 25 years. The National Council funds Permanent Home through contributions. Mrs Benedict often visited Bath for garden club work. Mr and Mrs Donald Hopkins of 49 Corliss Street returned from a weekend in Kingston New York as guests of Dr and Mrs Stuyvesant H Brodhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Oulton
Kokadjo
Hollis Erskine
John Aregood
East Hartford
Conn
Hollis
Milton Erskine
Winnefred Gunn
Maine
New York
A. Gunn
Great Northern
Edwin Moulton
Gardiner Road
Moulton
Ripogenus
Alton Ames
John
Vanceboro
New Brunswick
Alton
Lincoln County
Benjamin R. Duce
Army
Walter Andrew Lilly
South Dresden
Arthur C. Gray
Navy
Sheldon E. Burnham
East Boothbay
Averill
Portland
Maine Psychological Association
Winslow Homer
Bowdoin College
Paul Bailey
North Edgecomb
Auto
Florida
George Smith
Jennie Smith
Danvers
Mass
Lemuel Preble
Forrest Baker
Raymond Ainsworth
Arrowsic
Washington, D. C
Robert Hogan
Good Will Club
William Brann
Pinkham
William Phillips
Sagadahoc Ferry
Bath Memorial Hospital
Nequasset Extension Group
Canasta Club
Peggy Hathorne
Days Ferry
Senesta Ham
Boston
Horticultural Hall
Mayden
Nequasset Central School
Bernice Bailey
Vera Fogg
Alice Baker
Tina Molson
Phoebe Stevens
Nequasset
Berniece Bailey
Ada Cross
Genesta Carter
Marjorie Woorter
Evangeline Sparks
Margaret Dodge
Merton Wright
Sasanoa Bluffs
Ronald Larrabee
Beverly
Nancy
John O. Witham
Bath
Larrabee
Richard Thomas
Nome
Germany
Switzerland
Montclair
N. J
Garden Foundations
New Jersey
Benedict
United States
National Council
Donald Hopkins
Corliss Street
Kingston, N.Y
Stuyvesant H. Brodhead
West Bath Open House and Community Notes
West Bath hosting a meeting at the Grange Hall on November 23 to discuss hospital and Red Cross surgical pads. Attendees included Mrs. Ida Stover and others. West Bath pupils welcomed visiting teachers and parents during classroom sessions. Local families from Dorchester, Belfast, Sydney and York visited. S/Sgt Robert Farnham to report to Keesler Air Force Base Biloxi Mississippi. Open House at Gorham State Teachers College attended by several West Bath residents and the West Bath Sewing Group met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stover
Gas Hospital
Red Cross
Ida Stover
Minnie Wass
Marion Perkins
Miss Rogers
Tee
West Bath Grange Hall
L. D. Small
West Bath
Jack Hickey
Paula
Dorchester
Mass
Albert White
Carolyn Bell
Belfast
Allen
Cecile Beane
W. W. Cowan
Sydney
Frazer
Ralph Baker
Dunbar
W. Va
Leon
Durward Bowie
Bath Memorial Hospital
Merrill Jordan
Brunswick
Oliver Wass
Courtney Stover
Nella Stover
Edward McGuiggan
Jennifer Re
North Bath social notes record local visits and events
North Bath jottings list Mrs Frank T Chamberlain Jr and children visiting Boothbay. Port land guest with Mrs H W Ingalls. Moore Seavey-Steuben visit with deer shot. various Bath area visits by Rogers, Hemingway, Haines, Kneeland, York, Campbell, Kaler, Goff, Alley. Army discharge for William Goff Jr after Korea service. Arrowsic visit to Washington DC. Bath ties to Morse High school alumnus Robert Hogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Chamberlain, Jr
Kathy
Andrew
Boothbay
H. W. Eeecomn Ingalls
Portland
H. W. Rogers
Clarence Moore
Frankie
Janice
Clarence Seavey
Chester Seavey
Steuben
Frankie Moore
Moores
Arthur Temple
Bath Memorial Hospital
Ralph York
Charles Cutting
Washington, D. C
Tommy
Sammy
York
Cecil York
Canton
Edwin Hemingway
E. N. Cole
Lewiston
Henry G. Root
Auburn
Clarence Jones
Hudson, N. H
Earle Haines, Jr
Nashua
N. H
Earle Haines
Bobby
Albert Woodman
Charles Bassler
Robert Kaler
Donna
Howard Kaler
William Goff
Bill
Windsor
Scouting News Covers Troops 5 6 and 11 Activities
Monday meetings at Corliss Street church and Mitchell school featured Troop 52 moving its shipment to the Corliss vestry. Red Rose Troop 6 heard Mrs. H Macy Whitehead compare Girl Guides of Ireland with Girl Scouts and welcomed guests from Troops 5 8 and 9. Peter Pan Brownies Troop 11 elected officers across four patrols. A Halloween puppet show by Robert Eberhard and Alden Green followed. Cloverleaf Girl Scouts opened with a quiz as Sally Grindell led the top score and new member Virginia Percy joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lutz, Jr
Donald Coombs
Mitchell School
Corliss Street Church
Red Rose
Red Rose Troop
H. Macy Whitehead
Ireland
Whitehead
Girl Guides of
Girl Scouts
Frank Harvie
Everett Norton
Jack Hicks
Sheredith Waters
Elwood Hathorne
Ralph Card
Christine
Barbara Fuller
Sandra Hathorne
Foster Pratt
Oliver Foster
Joan Hart
Rita Hennessey
Arlene King
Peter Pan Brownies
Troop 11
Patrol One
Jean Miller
Leona Anderson
Nancy Keegan
Patrol Two
Jane Thayer
Margaret Besan
Edith Lasky
Patrol Three
Leslie Grant
Nancy Newell
Joan Crocker
Patrol Four
Betsy Goldstein
Jane Milliken
Vallery Fullerton
Robert Eberhard
Alden Green
Cloverleaf
Sally Grindell
Virginia Percy
Troop 4
Annette Hicks
Paulyann Stinson
Collette Beers
Pamela Olson
Nancy Deerborn
Pamela Son
West Bath Grange Meeting Highlights and Visitor Talk
West Bath Grange held a well attended meeting with guests from nearby granges. Alex Burgess welcomed attendees as the group sang old songs. A visiting manager, Hildreth H. Fisher, spoke about telephone service and fielded audience questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Taylor
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Hildreth H. Fisher
Fisher
Morse Grid Squad Guests at Rotary Club Luncheon
The Bath Rotary Club hosted Morse High School football squad and coaches Harry Halsey and Dennis Murphy at a Tuesday noon meeting at Central Church parish house. Bowdoin coach Frank Sadasteanski and Bowdoin freshman Elford A. Stover were also present. discussions covered team scoring, injuries, and sportsmanship. The Morse squad list of players was read, with emphasis on building and future success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club
Central Church Parish
Fred E. Drake
Morse High School
Harry Halsey
Dennis Murphy
Frank Sadasteanski
Bowdoin College
Elford A. Stover
Bowdoin
Halsey
Morse High
Murphy
Sadasteanski
Drake
Bowdoin-Colby
Bowdoin-Maine
Morse
Gordon Allen
Linwood Bennett
Gerald Chaput
James Clark
Merle Condon
Peter Crocker
Raymond Durgin
Edward Estes
Ter Francisco
William Hannessey
David Newcomb
William Russell
Allan Stewart
Robert Swain
Edward True
Herbert Anderson
Raymond Gauvin
George
Brunswick 27 2 Morse Veterans Day Morning Win
Brunswick roared to a 27 to 2 victory over Morse on Veterans Day morning as LaCourse Coffin and Garrison scored through strong second half execution. Johnny LaCourse, Dave Smith, and Dick Garrison led the Dragon surge after a rugged first half, while Morse faced key turnovers and a safety late in the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
MORSE
Dragons
Blue and White
Dave Smith
Dick Garrison
Johnny LaCourse
Phil Coffin
LaCourse
Coffin
Bourque
Dragon
Harry Halsey
Dirk McElman
Coffin Morse
Garrison
Smith
Baribau
Baribeau
Por Morse
Ick McElman
Gerry Parker
Dick Lemoine
al White
Jimmy Carter
Morie Tetreault
le le
Lemoine Bouchard
Newcomb Ouellette
Lawrence
Brillant
White Williams
Carter Cornish
Doyle Roy
Musk Coffin
Parker Smith
Anderson LaCourse
Russell
McElman
Shanahan
Kent
Maguire
Not specified in source
Edward Marchetti Lawrence and Richard McElman lead a guest list including seniors James Carter John Champagne Jerome Doyle Richard Lemoine Harry Musk Garry Parker Da vid Pye Thaxter Trafton Albert White with managers Robert Ding ley Rowland Hanscom Clifford White Junior High guests Philip Bailey Billy Kingsbury David Abbott Also noted guests Robert Huse John Parker Bath and Larry Stewart Newburyport
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Brunswick High
McMannfield
Buzzy Hanson
Robert Dingley
Clifford White
Hermie Anderson
Dick Lemoine
Jimmy Carter
Gerry Parker
Albert White
Harry Musk
Jerry Doyle
Dick McElman
Lin Bennett
Billy Russell
Ray Gauvin
George Lawrence
Eddie Marchetti
Dave Newcomb
Gordon Allen
Edward
Christmas Seal Sale Chairmen Named for Four County
Four County Tuberculosis Association sets the Christmas Seal Sale to run by mail from November 22 through December with Sagada hoc county chairmen Mrs. Joseph I. Smith and Stanwood C. Gilman on the advisory board and Mrs. Pearl E. Reed listed as chairwoman in Wool- area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Joseph I. Smith
Stanwood C. Gilman
Tuberculosis Assn
Pearl E. Reed
Volunteers honored on tuberculosis drive across Maine
The Advisory Board praised a long list of volunteers including Mrs. John M. Conley Jr of Bath and Mrs. Ellison Moody of Popham Beach for their annual campaign aiding year-round tuberculosis control and general health. Accidental drownings kill about 6,500 people yearly in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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Kennebec
North Bath
Mr. Hogan
TRAC
Peter Pan
West Bath Grange
Merriconeag Grange
Dirigo Grange
Maine State Grange
Alice Burgess
Carver
Morse Grid Squad
Rotary Club
Sers
A. Hallett & CO
McFadden
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