Winter Sale Tea and Community Notices Across Wiscasset
The Society of the Congregational Church held a Winter sale and tea in the parish house on November 14, supervised by Mrs. John Jackson. New Salem Royal Arch Chapter conferred the Royal Arch degree with a lobster stew after. Twenty-one Club members met at Anna Briggs's home for a shareable lunch. The split duck hunting season resumes November 23 at noon as flocks appear more abundant. Hendrick's Head light near Sheepscot River has been reactivated, showing red and automatic operation after the old light ceased in 1935. Woman's Club meeting featured speaker Mrs. Anne Darling with a book review, attended by Mrs. Evans, Mrs. and Mrs. Groves. A large doe was seen near Samuel J. Sewall's yard. bear cubs reportedly crossed a Boothbay path observed by a paper deliverer. A rear exit has been built at the Franklin Block, currently used by the Church of the Nazarene with services from November 18 through December 2. Huntoon Hill Grange officers were installed by Mrs. Ethel Reed, with juvenile and subordinate grange officers also inducted. The Wiscasset Woman's Club and General Federation drive from November 16 to 30 aims to raise funds for CARE packages to Korea, each member contributing at least $5. Mrs. Laura Evans oversees donations. Personal notices mention Philip Darling moving to Providence, Fred R. Merry vacationing at his Alna camp with the barber shop run by Alton Shorey, birth of Rona Susan Metcalf, travel plans for Richmond White and Miss Bellas to Florida, Mrs. Harry Hildebrandt at the library, and Erastus Lewis of Rockland, Mass. visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of the Ional Church
John Jackson
New Jerusalem
Royal Arch
Briggs
Anna
Wiscasset
Hendrick’s Head
Sheepscot River
Woman’s Club
Anne Darling
Evans
Groves
Samuel J. Sewall
W. G. McPhee
Boothbay
Franklin Block
Church of the Nazarnee
Huntoon Hill
Korea
Laura Evans
Philip Darling
Providence
R. I
Fred R. Merry
Alna
Alton Shorey
Jesse Metcalf
Rona Susan
St. Andrews’ Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Richmond White
Miss Bellas
Florida
Harry Hildebrandt
Erastus Lewis
Rockland
Mass
Wiscasset Guests Visit as Schulze Returns from St Louis
Overnight guests of Mr and Mrs William McFadden Fort Hill Mrs J William Schulze motored to New York to meet Mr Schulze on his return from St Louis Mo and they returned to Wiscasset Sunday Mrs Robert P Frazier attended Methedesee Club event at Hotel Rockland and spoke on American Indians and her life as a missionary in South Dakota Richard Frazier son of Rev and Mrs Robert P Frazier sailed Saturday for Germany with the 28th Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McFadden
Fort Hill
J. William Schulze
New York
Schulze
St. Louis
Wiscasset
Robert P. Frazier
Hotel Rockland
South Dakota
Richard Frazier
Germany
Local families face moves, clubs, and school plans
Mr and Mrs Oscar Bailey and son Malcolm plan to move to Gardiner dining room? The piece notes Yvonne will live with her sister in Dresden Mills and finish junior year at Bridge Academy. Knox Lincoln Counties Extension Association elected officers with Mrs Houdlette as chair and rug making as project. Olive Branch Chapter OES inspected. First B A basketball home game set for Nov 30 vs Rockport. Eastern River Grange elected officers for the year led by Charles Gray master and Lillian Gray lecturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Bailey
Malcolm
Gardiner
Yvonne
Charles Door
Dresden Mills
Bridge Academy
Clayton Mayers
Knox- Lincoln Counties Extension Association
Frank Houdlette
Dorr Woodward
Lester Munsey
Fred Brown
Clyde Mayers
Cora Gahan
South Portland
Fred Chapman
Lowell
Mass
Bernard Bailey
Richmond
Joseph Harwood Jr
Augusta
Olive Branch
O.E.S
Karl Rogers
Ellsworth
B. A
Rockport
Chadwick
Academy
People's Society
Methodist Church
Henry Thurston
Washington, D. C
Patterson Farm
Eastern River Grange
Charles Gray
Fred Allen
Lillian Gray
Wilmot Trussell
Esther Bailey
Effie Allen
Lou Laws
Benjamin Wentworth
Rene Wentworth
Ceres
Marjorie Hamlin
Pomona
Dorothy Jones
Flora Carolyn Sirois
Charles Foss
Helen Jewett
Cedric Hamlin
Birthday deer and Bay Point visits noted
A Bay Point notes column records a 13 year old grandson of John Townsend shooting a 261 pound ten point buck on a visit to Harold Drake’s family. Other items mention visits by Eleanor Mains, Winfield Adams, Harry Knight, Sumner Mains, and John Hamilton on vacation. Corrections clarify that Mrs Harold Drake, not Mrs Howard Drake, shot the deer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Townsend
Harold Drake
Darrell Richardson
Portland
Darrell, Jr
Eleanor Mains
Fairfield
Winfield Adams
Bath
Bay Point
Harry Knight
Sumner Mains
Marriage Intentions Filed for Boylan and Chappell
Marriage intentions filed at the City Clerk's office name William S Boylan of 39 Chestnut Street and Jacqueline A Chappell of 56 Central Avenue as a couple. Boylan is the son of James S Boylan of Summerville Massachusetts and the late Mrs Boylan. Chappell is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley R Chappell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Boylan
Chestnut Street
James S. Boylan
Summerville
Mass
Boylan
Jacqueline A. Chappell
Stanley R. Chappell
Central Avenue
Advent sermons and community events in Woolwich
Woolwich notices highlight Advent sermons at Montsweag and Woolwich Center Baptist churches led by Rev. Daniel W. Staffeld and activities from the Good Will Club. Members discuss Christmas plans, a children’s processional, adult Bible class growth, and a season fundraiser for Sagadahoc Ferry street lights.
Southern Maine Dorcas Welfare Federation Meets in Bath
The semi annual meeting of the Southern Maine Dorcas Welfare Federation drew over 100 representatives to Bath Seventh day Adventist church. Officers elected include Pearl Webb president and Ernest Thurston and Annie Jordan as vice presidents, with plans to expand health education and establish welfare centers in Bangor and Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Maine Dorcas Welfare Federation
Bath
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Dorcas Welfare Societies
Southern Maine
Pearl’ Webb
Benton
S. B. Olney
Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
J. W. Wood
Bangor
Ernest W. Thurston
Richmond
Portland
Federation
Marion Strickler
Dorcas Welfare Society
White Memorial Church
Bath Dorcas Welfare Society
O. J. Chase
Elder Olney
Strickler
Pettingill
Kimball
Cushing
Ray Kimball
Martha Watson
Gorham
Fern Ricker
Charles Skelton
Muriel Vance
Ernest Thurston
Auburn
Chief Moriarty Elected Maine State Police Chiefs Leader
Chief Frank L. Moriarty of Bath was elected president of the Maine State Police Chiefs Association at its annual meeting in Dexter on Tuesday. He previously served as vice president and was away on state police business. Other officers named include Earl Bradbury, Wat son Burlock, Alton E. Savage, Augustine Dall as vice presidents. Leo Rafferty as secretary. Frank R. Whitten as treasurer. John B. Toole as executive director. The gathering featured FBI briefings on bank robberies interstate cattle thefts and a federal ban on transporting gambling devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Moriarty
Bath
Maine State Police Chiefs' Association
Dexter
Moriarty
Bathman
New England Association Chiefs of Police
Earl Bradbury
Brewer
Watson Burlock
Presque Isle
Alton E. Savage
Auburn
Augustine
Past Masters Meet At Woolwich Grange Thursday Evening
Woolwich grange hosts past masters meeting with guest speakers from Augusta and Auburn. Plans announced for the December 20 Christmas party with West Bath grange, gifts limited to fifty cents, and a post supper program featuring readings, songs, and a piano solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Pre nuptial shower for Bangor bride elect Janice Goldstein
Mrs. Robert Levine and Mrs. Harry Lait hosted a Monday evening shower for Janice Goldstein of Bangor, guest of honor as she approaches marriage to Donald Povich. The party at 709 High Street featured gifts, a corsage, buffet refreshments, a Fall centerpiece, and a long list of attendees and several absentees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Levine
Harry Lait
Janice Goldstein
Bangor
Donald Povich
Jacob Smith
High Street
Ada Greenblatt
Roberta Lait
Iona Prawer
Dorothy Rubin
Gertrude Zimmerman
Esther Ginsburg
Sadie Gediman
Talka Kutz
Dora Petlock
Mary Petlock
Dora Cohen
Ticky” Levin
Rixy” Goldstein
Gertrude Kramer
Lorna Faye Halpern
Sara Greenblatt
Goldie Greenblatt
Bessie Singer
Rose Ziblatt
Sara Smith
Jennette Lait
Dorice Levine
Ruth Silverman
Sylvia Katz
Esther Mikels
Bessie Mikels
Esther Diamant
Miss Goldstein
Harry Z. Goldstein
Povich Bath
Eva Povich
Fenn Couples to Dine with Mrs. Gritney on Thanksgiving
Mr and Mrs Converse Fenn of High Street and Mr and Mrs Bruce Fenn of Auburn will be Thanksgiving guests of Mrs Katherine Gitney at 1071 Washington Street. The arrangement places two Fenn couples in a single hosting event during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cony High
Mae Craig
Roy Francis
Francis
Abbie Brown
Auburn
Frank Francis
Turner
Ruth
Russell Boyd
Boston
Converse Fenn
High Street
Bruce Fenn
Katherine Gitney
Washington Street
West Bath Sewing Group Meeting Notes and Local Visits
The West Bath Sewing Group met Thursday to elect officers and discuss the program Pressing Pays Dividends led by Persis Miller. Members and guests attended including Mrs. Pauline Belan and Mrs. Lou Lemont with remarkables such as Persis Miller Alice Smith and three children. Holiday plans were set for a December 19 Christmas program with a tree exchange and advance notice to the dinner committee. Local visits included Scott Maxson USN and family, Mrs. Percy Holbrook and the Thompson family visiting Eastport Calais and Black Harbor, and many Bath area residents on weekend calls and travel, including hunting trips and family visits across Maine communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Sewing Group
Eut
Pauline Belanhome
Persis Miller
Gett
Lou Lemont
Priscilla Estes
Ida Stover
Lela Moore
Estes
Emily McMann
Alice Smith
Scott Maxson
USN
Bath
Maxson
Fred Larrabee
Missouri
Norfolk
Percy Holbrook
Owen Thompson
Eastport
Calais
Black Harbor
N. B
Victor Fuller
Elmer Mank
Woolwich
David Ring
Carl Robinson
Albert White
Edward Peters
West Bath
John Ring
Brunswick
Daniel MacDonald
Samuel Lawrence
Port Clyde
Warren Davis
Kenneth Noyes
Howard Noyes
Beverley
Mass
Lawrence Burnham
York
Irving Burnham
Alice Rideout
Josephine Pinkham
Edith Burnham
Ethel Burns
Maude Burns
Gladys Deehan
Arthur Wing
Carroll Wing
Leo Hunt
Franklin Memorial Hospital
Farmington
Elaine Renshaw
Morse Highs
Memorial Hospital
Reginald Farnham
Waterville
Francis Deehan
Owen Thompson l
Bath Elementary Population Surges Beyond Expectations
Bath schools show rapid growth as 15 new students join Oct Nov period bringing total to 1900. An additional 16 enrollments push the count higher with two weeks left in December. Growth stems from new families in Bath tied to local plants and Brunswick Naval Air Station. High school enrollment matches last year’s level, when higher projections were expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Moose crash blocks Route 1 as car hits moose near Topsham
Senenis Tardif escaped unharmed after his car struck a moose on Route 1 west of Emero's service at 7:30 p m. State officers helped load the animal onto a truck while hospital children at Pine Tree Society may benefit from the moose meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senenis Tardif
Hyde Memorial
Beane
Pine Tree Society
Deer registrations rise at Woolwich station
The Woolwich area reports 68 deer registered by noon Monday, surpassing last year’s 67. With nearly two weeks left in the season, hunters Laforest Savage, Herbert Lilly, Robert Laplante, George Clough, Harold Cornish, Susan Howe and others earned a mix of seven and four point bucks, does, and a Virginia Baker buck shot in Woolwich or nearby towns including Dresden and Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Laforest Savage
Herbert Lilly
Dresden
Robert Laplante
Lewiston
George Clough
Topsham
Harold Cornish
Susan P. Howe
Robert Green
Bath
Wallace Savage,Jr
Harlon L. Spinney
Brunswick
Georgetown
Virginia N. Baker
West Bath Grange Hosts Evening With Dance And Supper
West Bath Grange met Monday with Master William Small Jr presiding. A Dec 7 fried clam supper was announced and members voted to skip meetings on Christmas and New Year’s Eve, though a New Year’s Eve dance was planned. Lecturer Marguerite Mulcahy presented a varied program including songs by Alex Burgess Esther Andrews and James Royal, harmonica numbers by John Howe, duets by Margaret and Leona Potvin, and original piano pieces by LaForest Coombs. The Penny March winner was Peter Pinson. Bertha Palmer and Esther Andrews sang. The evening closed with a thought by Lucy Armstrong and dancing to Carver’s orchestra. refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Carolina
Esther Andrews
Bernice McGlinchy
Galilee
John Howe
Ethel MacDonald
Margaret
Leona Potvin
William Small
Carl Pinson
Donald Coombs
Verna Grover
Helen
Verl McNally
Galway Bay
James Royal
Dora Collins
LaForest Coombs
Peter Pinson
Bertha Palmer
Lucy Armstrong
Carver
Reduced Morse enrollment in October by nine pupils
A brief report notes Morse school saw a fall in enrollment in October with nine pupils less, mainly boys departing to join the armed services or to pursue industrial work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Armed Services
All Get Turkeys Gift To Congress Sportswear Workers
Congress Sportswear Co in this city distributed about 150 turkeys as Thanksgiving gifts from management and Julius Grossman, the company president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Sportswear Co
Julius Grossman
Old Arrowsic Bridge Described as Being Gathered and Stored
Report from Arrowsic and Woolwich notes the 1849 bridge being dismantled with pilings moved to a nearby Arrowsic shore site. Crews plan to reuse materials for a new highway marsh crossing near Horatio Baker mailbox. Residents recall the toll house and old structure while awaiting winter travel improvements.
Verna Grover Engaged to Donald Coombs in Bath Maine
Mrs Chester Grover of Cook's Corner East Brunswick announces the engagement of her daughter Verna Alice Grover to Donald Robert Coombs son of Mr and Mrs LaForest G Coombs of 22 Cherry Street Bath. Both families belong to West Bath Grange and attend Corliss Street Baptist Church Bath. A summer wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Grover
Cook’s Corner
East Brunswick
Verna Alice
Donald Robert Coombs
LaForest G. Coombs
Cherry Street
Bath
Miss Grover
Brunswick High School
F. W. Woolworth
Brunswick
West Bath Grange
Young Peoples's
Mr. Coombs
Morse High School
Hyde Windlass Co
West Bath
Maine Foresters Topic At NA C C Meeting
Oscar Marsh and Daniel L. Lord Jr attended a Friday night NA C C meeting at the Eastland Hotel in Portland. Prof W Arnold Hosmer of Harvard spoke on forests of Maine in 1961 stressing careful study and intelligent harvesting to compete with southern and western lumber regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Marsh
Daniel L. Lord, Jr
Southern Maine
National Association of Cost Accountants
Eastland Hotel
Portland
W. Arnold Hosmer
Graduate School of Business Administration
Harvard University
Forests of
Maine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mademoiselle
Front Street
Freeman Oliver
Sagadahoc Ferry
Portsmouth
N. H
Harrison Rust
Lynn
Somerville
Moatsweag
Good Will Clubhouse
Helen Hill
Stella Leonard
Marie Mennealy
Phyllis Steen
Charlotte Thornton
Woolwich Center’ Baptist ‘Church
Daniel W. Staffeld
Clarence Tanner
Cyril E. Bousfield
Montsweag Baptist Church
Salvation Army of Bath
William Sander
Nelson Rice
Stamford
Conn
Paul Olsen
St. Francis Hospital
Hartford
Olsen
Geraldine Rice
Good Will Club
Florence
Gertrude Marston
Viola Palmer
Molly Powers
Powers
Elizabeth Oliver
David Leon
Lester Oliver
Phippsburg
Joseph Proctor
Addie
Ernest Back
Edna Oliver
Good Neighbor Club
Herbert Scott
Flows
Florence Temple
Ruth Baker
Charlotte Francis
Alma Strout
Frances Jewett
Muriel Preble
Edith Stepp
Scott
Frank J. Walker
Days Ferry
Southern Maine Welfare Association Meets
Maine Police Chiefs Association
Blair
Beatrice Leavitt
Elfreda Perkins
Hardings
Melvin Pratt
Granges
Bodwell
Dromore
Eleanor Ripley
Daniel McCall
Jake Quiz
Joseph W. Larrabee
Alton Collins
Winfield Blair
Mr. Bailey
Haronica Solo
David Henderson
Senator Larrabee
Grange
Hyde
Woolwich Station
Arrowsic
Arrowsie
Mason Carter
Horatio Baker
New Yay
W. T. Grant CO
Bath, Maine
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