Lincoln County Enlistments and Community Notices
Lincoln County features include Robert Alvah McKown joining the Air Force from East Boothbay. Wiscasset hosts Moatsweag Extension Group at Goodwill Hall with Gertrude Munsey leading a cane and chair seating program, plus a New Jerusalem Royal Arch Chapter convocation and St Philip's church Thanksgiving service. Community events cover a household shower for the Seigars, Junior Audubon Clubs led by Frances Plumstead, a high school band planning meeting, and American Legion Auxiliary rummage sale. Local incidents include John Mathieson's injury on Route 1 construction and Leo Belanger’s injuries. Ongoing club and youth activities, PTA election items, and St Philip's auxiliary tea details conclude the full list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Robert Alvah McKown
East Boothbay
Air Force
Gertrude Munsey
Wiscasset
Moatsweag Extension Group
Goodwill Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
New Jerusalem
Royal Arch
St. Philip’s Church
Miles Memorial Hospital
Leo Belanger
Brunswick
Frances Plumstead
Jeader
Harry Shea
Linda Lewis
Ruth Drake
Francis
Miss Merry’s
Mildred Tedford
Pamela Page
Anne Dickson
Melle Walker
American Legion Auxiliary
Sara Bradford
Legion Hall
Women's Club of
Ellis Nash
Damariscotta
Nash
Scandinavia
Norway
Claire Moody
Greig
G. Thomas Murphy
Bath
Pilgrim Fellowship Group
Parent
Penelope Dean
Lincoln Academy
Waldoboro
Waterville
Molter Completes Hollywood Park Season with 37 Winners
Inglewood California Bill Molter finished Hollywood Park racing season with 37 winners. The tally marks his eighth season as a trainer at the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglewood
Calif
Bill Molter
Hollywood Park
Community groups plan Christmas sale and socials
Woolwich and Day's Ferry clubs reported active plans for the holiday season. Members folded Christmas tags, sewed aprons, knitted mittens, and prepared for the Wonderland Bazaar December 1 at the hall with an afternoon sale and evening program. Nequasset groups discussed a Christmas concert, and Canasta and Moatsweag clubs arranged future dinners and exchanges. District families prepared for Thanksgiving gatherings and visits, with many members hosting relatives in Bath, Woolwich, and surrounding towns.
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship to Buy Pins
The Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship at Montsweag church voted to purchase BYF pins and named Russell Soule, Carol Soule, and Bernice Wilson to a pins committee. They also approved extra funds for the missionary offering and closed with prayer after a spiritual talk on Giving Thanks by Rev. Stephen Sidebotham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship
Montsweag Church
Leanna Hathorne
Russell
Carol Soule
Bernice Wilson
Grace Brown
Stephen Sidebotham
Dryers And Two Auxiliary Reports Change Of Volunteers
Ralph Bragg reported the hospital benefit netted 1155.48 for the 1956 year. Mrs. Duncan McInnes resigned as Clearing House volunteer chairman. Mrs. William Kelley was appointed. Six new volunteers were announced but two more are needed for Tuesdays every three weeks. President Mrs. Bowen Torrey accepted Mrs. William D. Hill Jr.’s resignation as supplies chair. Mrs. Roger Luke to assume duties Dec 1. Cozy Corner chair Mrs. Arthur King noted six volunteers contributed 60 hours last month. New Cozy Corner volunteers are Mrs. Loring Addison and Mrs. James Henderson, a new Auxiliary member. Reports were given by Secretary Mrs. Lawrence Katz and Treasurer Mrs. Charles Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bragg
Duncan McInnes
Clearing House
William Kelley
Bowen Torrey
William D. Hill, Jr
Roger Luke
Cozy Corner
Arthur King
Loring Addison
James Henderson
Lawrence Katz
Charles Doyle
Driver Training grows in district meeting plans
Driver Training remains the state leader with 80 in the adult group and 98 Morse High students enrolled in the third year. At the district BPW business meeting on Nov 29 in Auburn, Lewiston Auburn BPW hosts a 6 30 p m dinner and Brian M Jewett will speak. BPW districts include Lewiston Auburn Lisbon Falls Brunswick Topsham Norway Bath. Athana Gillespie returns home from Memorial Hospital. U S married population reaches 81 million in 1956 up from 60 million in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Asenith Haggett
American Legion
Auburn
Lewiston-Auburn
Etta Thurlow
Brian M. Jewett
Governor's Highway Safety Committee
BPW
Lisbon Falls
Brunswick-Topsham
Norway
Bath
Birthday Bridge club honors Mrs Wishart in Bath
Arrowsic social page notes birthday festivities for Mrs Archie Wishart with a gift and card shower. Three tables of contract prize winners are named: Mrs Zina Eaton first, Mrs Ralph Steen second, and Mrs Maurice Shea Consolation. Numerous locals listed as attendees. Thanksgiving plans and local visits detailed.
Family and community notices from North Bath area
Mrs Clarence Brown entertained a family birthday party on November 11 for her sister Mrs Phyllis Goulette of Biddeford. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Joseph McKenna and son, Mr and Mrs Carl Seekins and daughter, and Mr and Mrs Brown with three children. Mrs Edward Hawkes hosted a party on November 8 with attendees including Mrs Parker O Rogers and several others. Willard McCabe became a father to a son named James Willard born November 14 at Osteopathic Hospital in Portland, with 7 pounds 5 1/2 ounces. Infant and mother returned home Sunday. Steven Goulette visited his aunt and uncle over the weekend. Richard J Talbot of Bluff Road left for Hartford to work with Pratt Whitney Aircraft Corp. Jennifer Bisson, two, is a patient at Bath Memorial Hospital. Greenland’s area is listed as 827 300 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Thornton
Maine Medical Center
Portland
William Thornton
Frank J. Walker
Day's Ferry
Lynn General Hospital
Lynn
Mass
Boston
Russell Boyd
Boothbay Harbor
Marcia Stinson
Herbert Munsey
Alton Munsey
Jimmie
Woolwich
Munsey
Harley Lilly
Clifton
South Dresden
Frank R. Bailey
Sagadahoc County
Bath Area
Maine Retired Teachers Association
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath
Thomas Schulten
University of New Hampshire
Durham
N. H
T. Tarpy Schulten
Woolwich Center
Wayne Leeman
Chester Leeman
Barley Neck
Myron Skillin
Colesbury
Skillin
Walter Smith
Maurice Skillin
Phippsburg
Dorothea Wright
Morrill
Gregory Gebert
Gregory Carter
Syracuse
N. Y
Gebert
Mason Carter
Eleanor Carter
Rockland
Honey Shaw
Sidney, Jr
Mr. Shaw
Sasanoa
Concord
Jane Turner
Shaw
Mrs. Norris
Waltz
Damariscotta
Herbert Leeman
Barley Neck Road
Bruce McGowen
Day’s Ferry
McGowne
McGowen
Moatsweag
Harry Short
Columbus
Ohio
William Sheldon
Sagadahoc Ferry
Carroll Morse
Salisbury
Whiskeag
Austin Morse
Muskegan
Mich
Ernest Getchell
Chewonki Road
Wiscasset
Getchell
Milton Hathorne
Carroll Jones
Karen
Michael
Stanley Falton
Ellen
Clarence Brown
Phyllis Goulette
Biddeford
Goulette
Joseph McKenna
Carl Seekins
Mrs Brown
Edward Hawkes
Parker O. Rogers
Harold Rogers
Robert Oxton
Celia Hutchins
Ardenne Haines
Newell Swain
Harry Higgins
Pauline Woodman
Sewall Pearson
Willard McCabe
Osteopathic Hospital
James Willard
Jennifer Bisson
Richard L. Bisson
Bath Memorial Hospital
Oscar Kierstead
Mapleton
Stanwood Gilman
Elsie Faulkner
Steuben
S. W. Rainey
Edith Perkins
Memorial Hospital
Thomas Totman
Harry Spinney
Sebasco
Gertrude Blaisdell
William Blaisdell
Frederick Morse
Florida
Key West
Squirrel Point
Mrs. Skolfield
George Johns
Kennebec River
Popham
Mr. Skolfield
Harland Boynton
William Hodgkins
Kittery
Myra Foote
R.N
Maine General Hospital
David Ring
Eddie Peters
Albert White
West Bath
John Ring
Harpswell
Portman
William Cowan
Sydney
Portsmouth
Cecile Bean
F. W. Deehan
Laura Whitmore
Gardiner
Carl Hague
Sumner Andrews
Roselle
N. J
New Meadows River
Percy Holbrook
Bodwell Grange conducts first and second degrees
Last Friday Bodwell Grange officers along with Past Master Leo Hamel conferred the first and second degrees on Gloria Eaton Boyd Harrington and Owen Totman. A special meeting November 30 will finish the third and fourth degrees. Members urged to attend setup November 27 for Sagadahoc Pomona day event on the 28th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodwell Grange
Leo Hamel
Gloria Eaton
Boyd Harrington
Owen Totman
Sagadahoc Pomona
Dromore Extension Service
Topsham Grange Hall
Legislation Topics At Retired Teachers Meeting
Senator-elect Frank R. Bailey of Woolwich spoke to Bath Area Retired Teachers Association about how a Maine Legislature bill progresses. He also discussed raising pensions for teachers in the 1913 Group. Mrs. Ella Bates announced the next chapter meeting for December 12 at the Cosmopolitan club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Bailey
Woolwich
Bath Area
Mechanics
Cosmopolitan Club
Maine
Bailey
Ella Bates
College football players from Regina and Red Deer
Bill Mooney a senior end for Colorado College comes from Regina Saskatchewan and halfback Garry Hughes from Red Deer Alberta. Both players are noted as part of the team roster from Canada for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Mooney
Colorado
Regina
Sask
Garry Hughes
Red Deer
Alta
Nequasset Extension Group Elects Officers At Meeting
Mrs. Ruth Murphy was reelected chairman of the Nequas set Extension Group at a Nov. 14 meeting at Wesley Methodist church. New officers for the year include Mrs. Geraldine Edgerly as vice chairwoman, Mrs. Ethel Bailey as treasurer, and Mrs. Maude Wright as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Murphy
Nequasset
Wesley Methodist Church
Geraldine Edgerly
Ethel Bailey
Maude Wright
Burnette Wallace
Vivian Hunter
Lillias Galuza
Alta Robinson
Ruth Leeman
Jean Spearin
Galuza
Robinson
W. J. Stevens
William Woerta
Wallace
Cosmopolitan Club
Lioness Club Dinner Meeting Led by Slide Show
The Lioness club held a dinner meeting at the Eagle hotel in Brunswick on Thursday night. Mrs. A George Moses and Mrs. Ralph Forbes showed colored slides from Mrs. Moses trip to California last summer. New member Mrs. Robert Levine was introduced and guests included Mrs. Arthur Bowker Jr. and Mrs. Clara Ganeau. Reports were given by Secretary Mrs. Arthur Bowker Treasurer Mrs. Harold Rubin and Flower Fund Chairman Mrs. Clyde Mallett. Next meeting set for Dec 6 at the Eagle with program co chairs Mrs. Robert Levine and Mrs. Henry Richards. Other attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lioness Club
Eagle Hotel
Brunswick
George Moses
Ralph Forbes
Moses
California
Scott Morse
Robert Levine
Arthur Bowker, Jr
Clara Ganeau
Arthur Bowker
Harold Rubin
Flower Fund
Clyde Mallett
the Eagle
Henry Richards
Harold Small
Stanley Elwell
Edgar Leavitt
Cecil Fullerton
Roland McIntosh
Louis Petlock
Edward True
Zina Eaton
Lawrence Small
Water use on a modern farm contrasts human and cow needs
On a modern farm a human drinks and uses about 50 gallons of water a day. A milk cow drinks about 35 gallons daily.
West Bath Shamrocks 4-H Held Fire Hazards Meeting
The West Bath Shamrocks 4 H club met at Joan Ring home with Reta Hennessey Barbara Fuller Christine Fuller and Dotty Snowdon present. After the business meeting they reviewed fire hazards. Next meeting will be Dec 1 at Marie Earle home. Also notes on local residents trips and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrocks
Joan Ring
Reta Hennessey
Barbara
Christine Fuller
Marie Earle
Dottie Snowdon
Robert Coombs Among 28 Graduating State Police Troopers
Robert L. Coombs of 18 Noble Avenue will receive his diploma from Chief Justice Robert B. Williamson at the 17th Maine State Police Training Academy ceremony in the Augusta Armory. Special Agent Thomas F. McLaughlin will be the principal speaker. Coombs resigned from the Bath police in September to join the Maine State Police and will be assigned to weighing scales duty at Kittery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine State Police
Augusta
Robert L. Coombs
Noble Avenue
Robert B. Williamson
Thomas F. McLaughlin
Boston
FBI
Coombs
Kittery
Rotary Club Program Sparks Eighth Grade Showmanship
The Rotary Club plans a special gathering featuring Ernest Haskell of Augusta for prestidigitation to entertain eighth grade boys. A full turnout from Rotary members is hoped as this replaces the next week’s regular meeting. Tile setting is noted as a $500 million U S business today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Haskell
Augusta
Rotary Club
U. S
Local Weddings and Community Notices in Gardiner and Richmond
Miss Natalié Rose wed in Gardner Universalist church with Rev. Veazie officiating. Hazel Brown served as maid of honor, with Dorothy Robinson and Mary McNamara as bridesmaids. Philip Baker was best man. Reception at Dresden Mills Methodist church. couples plan Hartford residence after a brief trip. Also announced were Patricia Frey and William Johnson as a Richmond-Wiscasset pair, with Lois Hatch as bridesmaid and Paul Hicks as best man. reception at the couple’s home. Bookmobile visit, and local OES chapter treasurer guest appearances plus Gregg shorthand certificates awarded to Bridge Academy students Kathleen James, Donna Preble, Mary Kelley, and Hazel Call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalié Rose
Charles Rose
Dresden
Victorieghonn
Eva Gagnonichmond
the Universalist Church
Gardiner
William Veazie
William Rines
Hazel
Brown
West Dresden
Dorothy Robinson i
Mary McNamara
Philip Baker
Gerald Cloutier
Chester Dorr, Jr
Dresden Mills
Donna Souviney
Delores Dorr
Raymond Spencer
Camille Cloutier
Earl Baker
Gagnon
Bridge Academy
Royal Typewriter Co
Hartford, Conn
Richmond
Pratt, Whitney Co
Aircraft Division
Hartford
Conn
Park Terrace
John Frey
Patricia
William Johnson
Forrest Johnson
Wiscasset
Ernest Harvey
Lois Hatch
Paul Hicks
Johnson
Gardiner High School
Mr. Johnson
Wiscasset High School
Leo Jewett
Mt. Olive Branch
O.es
Mt. Carmel
O.E.S
Kathleen James
Donna Preble
Mary Kelley
Hazel Call
Gregg
Six Morse High Girls Vie for Mohiba Queen Title
Six Morse High school girls are candidates for the 1956 Mohiba Queen contest announced Thursday. Seniors Cynthia Osgood and Judith Boyce vie for the crown alongside Betsy Bertrand Christine Charest juniors and Joyce Scanlin Judy Legard sophomores. The 1955 queen Elvira Pecci will crown the winner at the Mohiba ball on December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Morse High Bazaar
Cynthia Osgood
Judith Boyce
Betsy Bertrand
Christine Charest
Joyce Scanlin
Judy Legard
Elvira Pecci
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woman's Auxiliary
St. Philip's Church
Harvey Beane
Charles Cowley
Helen Erskine
William McFadden
A. L. Bryant
E. A. Graumann
Henry Darling
Stuart Chapin
Roger Hall
Alfred Norton
W. S. Warland
James L. Henderson
Robert Frazier
Margaret Cobb
R. J. McFetridge
Richmond White
Helena Bellastea
Eugene McGrath
Marc Hammond
Gerald Sherman
Earl Colby
Deborah Hammond
Linda Cowley
Linda Mayberry
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Marjorie W. Niles
Madeline Colby
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Albert Bailey
Marjorie Niles
Lucille Leighton
Edna P. Hagar
Rebekah Assembly
Gertrude L. Kirsch
Woodfords
Marion Ingalls
Helen Reed
Hazel Presley
Nequasset Extension Group
Union Bridge Mothers Club
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
Jones
Jeannine Groves
Elsie Stinson
Good Will Club
Mabel Haynes
Roseanna McFadden
Hugh Eisenhauer
Adele Mazeiko
Athana Gillespie
Washington Street
Birthday Bridge Club
Maurice Shea
Archie Wishart
Edward Johnson
Carle Langbehn
Elbridge R. Wright
Herbert Craige
Jacob Smith
Arrowsic
Raymond Ainsworth
Frank Rittall
Frank Garon
Dewey Richardson
Deidre
Diane
Westport
Edith Campbell
Ralph Jewett
Arrowsie
Richardson
Connecticut
Richard Kingsbury
Clarence Carlton
Carlton
Frank Carlton
Georgetown Road
Charles A. Paradis
Beverly Crosman
South Portland
Robert Hogan
Washington, D. C
Forrest Baker
Philip and
Dennis
Lemuel Preble
Rosa Shea
Spinney Mills
Albert Galloupe
Hallowell
Joseph Gagnon
Stephen
Peter
Eyecomb
Robert Galloupe
Michael Mazeiko
John Mazeiko
Ibra K. Lawrence
Old Stage Road
Andrew Pray
Norwood
R. I
Roy Lawrence
Deborah
Elmer Lawrence
Franklin Wright
Falmouth
Pray
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
Gertrude Wirta
North
Richard J. Talbot
Bluff Road
Pratt Whitney Aircraft Corp
Greenland
Robert Coombs
State Police Training Academy
Yukon Mountains
G.V.W
Alcan
Alaska
The
AAA
Chevrolet
Alcan Highway
Center Street
Bath, Maine