Widows and Couples Honored by Woolwich Grange on Thanksgiving
Mr and Mrs Bernard Bailey celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary at Woolwich Grange with a special meeting. They received a purse from members and guests, led the Grand March, and a buffet lunch followed. The couple reside on Montsweag Road and married in 1921 at Wiscasset. They have six children and thirteen grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Bailey
Woolwich Grange
Bailey
Montsweag Road
Wiscasse
Marion Chubbuck
Grange Gazette
Doris Haley
Alton Smith
Jessie Spaulding
Clyde
Alberta Bailey
Beatrice Bailey
Harvey Chubbuck
Judy McIntire
Patricia Chubbuck
Richard Hanson
Frederick Gilmore
James Bailey
Elks Name Christmas Basket Fund Committee
The Bath Lodge of Elks named its Christmas Basket Fund Committee at a Thursday meeting held at the lodge home. Members include Joseph Desmond as chairman, with Paul McCole Edward J. McMann Edward Jones Robert J. Footer Elwood Legard Maurice Glidden Jay Povich Milton Footer Richard E. Footer Gilbert Hughes Theodore Burns Roland Farnham Gardner Rogers Philip Theberge Newell and Lucien Tar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
Lodge
Joseph Desmond
Paul McCole
Edward J. McMann
Edward Jones
Robert J. Footer
Elwood Legard
Maurice Glidden
Jay Povich
Milton Footer
Richard E. Footer
Gilbert Hughes
Theodore Burns
Roland Farnham
Gardiner Rogers
Philip Theberge
Ae Newell
Lucien Tar
Bath Amvets Post Installs Its Officers Last Week
At the Amvets meeting in Bath additional officers were named including Roland Patterson as second vice commander Gerard Brassard as third vice commander Wilson Fitzgerald as provost marshal. Officers were installed by State Commander Clinton Fecteau Jr State Adjutant Armand Levesque and State Provost Marshal Tallmidge Allen all of Saco with National Executive Committeeman Harold Sussman of Portland attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amvets
Roland Patterson
Gerard Brassard
Wilson Fitzgerald
Clinton Fecteau
Armand Levesque
Tallmidge Allen
Saco
Harold Sussman
Portland
Mohiba Show Ends With Large Morse Audience
The 1955 Mohiba Talent Show at Morse High School auditorium filled to capacity for the final performance on Wednesday November 16 under sponsor Student Council. Austin W Miller and Louise Mayo led the production with over 100 students participating and many volunteers handling stage, costumes, props, and ushers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Austin W. Miller
Miller
Louise Mayo
Robert Billington
Morse High athletic director to speak at Bath Rotary luncheon
Duncan H. Farrell Morse High School athletic director will address Bath Rotary Club at the Tuesday noon luncheon in Central church parish house. The program is arranged under Rotarian Clinton Fleming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Duncan H. Farrell
Morse High School
Bath Rotary Club
Central Church Parish House
Clinton Fleming
Supreme District Deputy Visits Bath Emblem Club
Lil lian Thomas of Portland conducted an official visitation at the Bath Emblem club meeting in G A R hall with a covered dish supper. Lorraine Penfold was installed as club chaplain and the Lillian Thomas class added many new members as plans for Christmas projects were outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme District
Lillian Thomas
Portland
Bath Emblem Club
G. A. R. Hall
Elsie Caselden
Louise Bruns
Lorraine Penfold
D. L. Logan
Jesse Levin
Lawrence Katz
Richard Jenkins
Eleanor Oldis
Robert Varney
Alfred Young
John Bourque
Joseph L. Robinson
Rita Chandler
Agnes Sullivan
Abraham Kramer
Bernard Varnum
Edgar Hancox
Robert Fortier
Three Telephone Employees Honored At Dinner
Three New England Tel and Tel employees were honored at a Sedgwick dinner for long service. Grace Joy and Louise Herbert celebrated 25 years with the company, while Mrs. Rachael Sievers marked 40 years with a cameo pin. Presentations were made by Myles A. Kelley with colleagues at the head table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Sedgwick
Grace Joy
Louise Herbert
Rachael Sievers
Miss Joy
Miss Herbert
Brunswick
Myles A. Kelley
Portland
Western Area
Leonard T. Banks
Evelyn Moynihan
Margaret A. Cripps
Bath
Jeannette Trott
Mrs Granville Colby Guest Speaker At Club Forty Two
Mrs Granville Colby was guest speaker at Club Forty Two last week, speaking on her summer trip to Panama Haiti and the Canal Zone. She showed colored slides and displayed souvenirs while Mrs Maurice Owen won the weekly prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Colby
Club Forty
Panama
Haiti
Canal Zone
Colby
Maurice Owen
Robert Bourget
Joseph Mullaney
Harry Allen
William Green
Howard Farr
Paul Hart
David Desmond
Norman Seekins
William Ketchum, Jr
Leonard Smith
Allan Thayer
Kenneth Jaquith
David Clark
Lawrence Wyman
Milton H. Savage
George Sarkis
Robert Footer
James Daly
Norman Adams
Edward Jones
Edith Small
Arthur Sturtevant
John Sturtevant
Bath
Charles Henderson
Mississippi
Central Ladies' Aid Thanksgiving Program Hosted by Congregational Church
The Ladies' Aid of Central Congregational church held a Thursday afternoon program with Rev. Craig H. Richards as guest speaker recounting the origin of Thanksgiving. A musical segment of Thanksgiving hymns was organized by Mrs. Albert Whitney, Mrs. Robert Gordon, and Mrs. Leonard Lord, with additional helpers Mrs. Adolph Ehlers and Mrs. N. Sherman McQuadie. The next meeting is set for December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Central Congregational Church
Craig H. Richards
Albert Whitney
Robert Gordon
Leonard Lord
Adolph Ehlers
N. Sherman McQuadie
Man Kills Deer With Axe Near Georgetown
Gerard Pelletier, 30, of Lewiston felled an injured 11 point buck with an axe after pursuing it about a mile in woods near Georgetown. He was part of a highway right of way clearing crew and said the deer broke a leg before the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard Pelletier
Lewiston
Georgetown
Pelletier
Report Cards Discussed At Washington P T A Meeting
Superintendent Loring R Addison outlined the present report card system at the Dike Washington P T A meeting held at Washington Street Primary school. Copies of the new rank cards were given to parents as members were thanked for boosting the association to 152 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring R. Addison
Dike
Washington P. T. A
Washington Street
Additon
Harriet Frye
Association
Elmira Jones
Emma Cummings
Washington Street School
Marion Clark
James Collins
Virginia Norris
Dike School
Miss Rush Reports on Dirigo Girls State Experience
Miss Stephanie Rush spoke at the Inner Wheel Club meeting about her role as a delegate to Dirigo Girls State at Colby College last June. She described the Maine event with 265 participants and shared impressions from the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephanie Rush
Inner Wheel
Dirigo
Colby College
Rupert Iriving
Hopkinton
Bath
Joseph Haab, Jr
Edward Owen
Loring R. Addison
Raymond W. Farnham
John E. Hayes
John H. Crowley
Marius H. Page
Jessie Jones
Salvation Army
Mrs. Crowley Guest At Stork Shower In Rockefellers Home
Mrs. Mark Crowley served as guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs. John D. Rockefeller and Miss Barbara Wilson at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Dent Caton 923 Middle Street. Attendees brought gifts and buffet refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Crowley
John D. Rockefeller
Barbara Wilson
Rockefeller
A. Dent Caton
Middle Street
Crowley
Royal Johnson
Harry L. Day
Harry Wilson
Richard Bisson
Sewing Circle Honors Mrs Harrington On Birthday
Mrs Laura Harrington was guest of honor at the Ladies Sewing Circle of the First Baptist church meeting last week to celebrate her birthday. A cake baked by president Mrs Ora Dauphin was shared after the early meeting at the vestry. Members planned two quilts for the Nov 30 Christmas sale and postponed next week’s meeting to Friday Nov 27 due to the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Harrington
Ladies’ Sewing Circle
First Baptist Church
Ora Dauphin
Cosmo Club to Sponsor May Craig Lecture in Bath
May Craig, Maine columnist who toured Central and South America, will speak December 7 at 8 15 p m in Bath Junior High school. Ada Y Greenblatt president of the Cosmopolitan club announced the event with a 7 30 p m business session to precede the lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Craig
Maine
Central
South America
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath
Bath Junior High P T A hears talk on better PTA practices
Mrs Clinton D Thurlow state PTA secretary spoke on improving PTA work at Bath Junior High P T A followed by a public coffee. She highlighted two PTA bulletins for members and future programs and answered audience questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton D. Thurlow
Augusta
State Congress of Parents and Teachers
Bath
Alfred Oxton
Thurlow
Donald Logan
Leo Hamel
Thomas Aikenhead
Association
Francis Bertrand
James I. Nostall
Gladys de Wever
Mrs Philip Brown Speaks at Winter Street Aid Meeting
Mrs Philip M Brown of Brunswick chaired Friendly Service at First Parish church and spoke on the project duties. At the business session led by Mrs Martin Sargent the rummage sale of Nov 9 was reported. Mrs Chester Lorentsen joined the aid's membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip M. Brown
Brunswick
That Town
Winter Street
Congregational Church
Ladies’ Aid
Brown
Friendly Service Project
Martin Sargent
Chester Lorentsen
Aid
Sargent
J. B Phillips
Elmer Williams
Addison F. Pendleton
William Potter
Alfred Condon
Kenneth Francisco
David McKellar
Sarah Lermond
Bath Area Boy Scouts Rally Raises 2354 in Campaign
William A. Niss chairman of Merrymeeting District announced that 2354 was raised in the Bath area during the last week of October as part of a statewide Boy Scout fund drive. The goal for Bath and nearby communities was 2500 with 155 volunteers and area citizens contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Niss
Merrymeeting
Boy Scouts
Bath
Pine Tree Council
Adm
Claude S. Gillette
Robert E. Brewer
Bath House
Howard Mayo
Business District
Niss
James A. Gillies, Jr
North Bath
John M. Rogers
Mark W. Harrington
Phippsburg
Kenneth N. Francisco
West Bath
Donald Leavitt
Woolwich
Carol Sue Dunham Birthday Party Observed
Carol Sue Dunham daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Livermore of 976 High Street Bath celebrated her ninth birthday Friday afternoon with games refreshments and gifts. Guests included Linda Davis Gail McIntosh Barbara Haynes Tont Toothaker Betsy Green Holly Payne Alice Preble Joan Beaton Nancy Newell Bonnie Chase Cynthia Staples of Bath and Deborah Kendall of Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Sue Dunham
Robert Livermore
High Street
Linda Davis
Gail McIntosh
Barbara Haynes Tont Toothaker
Betsy Green
Holly Payne
Alice Preble
Joan Beaton
Nancy Newell
Bonnie Chase
Cynthia Staples
Bath
Deborah Kendall
Brunswick
Fred Pecci Addresses Boy Scouts on Fire Prevention
Bath Fire Department driver Fred Pecci spoke to Woolwich Day's Ferry Troop at the Community house about fire prevention using a model house. Tenderfoot awards went to William Allen William Durgin William McIntyre Edward Robbins and Richard Willard. Walter Gallant earned the swimming badge. No meeting next week due to the holiday. scouts will hike and cookout on Sunday November 27 at 1 p.m. Awards for the handiwork contest bird feeder winner will be given then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pecci
Bath Fire Department
Boy Scout
Woolwich
Colonial Club Dance Draws Large Crowd
More than 50 couples attended Friday evening's Colonial Club dance in Front Street clubrooms. Music by Off-Beat Four with George Stimpson as guest soloist. Edward Page performed a humorous sketch during intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Front Street
George Stimpson
Edward Page
Dan Scully
Duncan Farrell
Edward Lee
Fred Morton
George Barker
Lyman Poole
Hilton Libby
John St. Martin
James Caverly
Man cites wife blocking TV wrestling as injunction breach
Larue Labadie charged in court that his wife violated a temporary injunction he secured before their divorce trial by denying him access to household appliances and other terms. The case hinges on whether the injunction was violated and what remedies apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groan Paw Paw
Mich
Larue Labadie
Bowdoinham Group Plans Winter Trip and Local Events
Bowdoinham residents left Tuesday for Tampa Florida to spend the winter. En route they will visit Waltham and West Newton Massachusetts and will dine Thanksgiving Day with Calvin L Meister and family of Waltham. Edg eccomb retired November 10 after 33 years with the state. He was honored at a November 7 dinner in Waterville. Bowdoinham PTA entertained town teachers with supper at the new elementary school and presented corsages. The auxiliary will provide exterior building flags later. Women’s Fire Department auxiliary to hold Christmas party December 14 at Evelyn Ackley’s home. Comfort Branch Sunshine Society met at William Valentine’s home. Food boxes were sent to shut ins and money donated to a fire victim. Personal items include attendance at Lisbon Falls Grange Fair. Miss Ruth Palmer chaired the event. Mrs Andrew Peterson returned from Orono after training meetings for two years. Freeman Billings a Brunswick Hospital surgical patient. Thanksgiving dinners hosted at multiple homes including the MacDonalds and Petersons. Mrs Evelyn Bishop’s East Dixfield visit. Mrs Mary White returned to Brunswick after visiting. Warren Lawrence returned to Maine Central duties after vacation. Masonic lodge installed officers with Merle MacDonald as Worthy Master and a lobster stew supper served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham P. T. A
Margaret Prindall
Brunswick V. F. W. Post
Buiding
Helen Robinson
Evelyn Ackley
Comfort Branch Sunshine Society
William Valentine
George Sedgley
Perley Harmon
Charles Hackett
Ruth Palmer
Lisbon Falls
Vernon Tourtelette
Hollis Moore
Gray
Arthur Maslen
Lincoln
Mass
Bertram MacDonald
David
Waterboro
E. Andrew Peterson
Merle MacDonald
Evelyn Bishop
Patricia
Sylvia
East Dixfield
Mary Webber
Howard Webber
Mary White
Brunswick
George Ackley
Warren Lawrence
Maine Central
Masonic Lodge
State of Maine Lodge
Gerald Adams
Philip Carr
Caleb Mitchell
Arthur Curtis
Lawrence Adams
Lloyd Skelton
Earl Elwell
Tyler
Edward Adams
E. S. White
Earl Hatch
Roland Cornish
Daniel Boone Warrant Issued for Arrest in Virginia
A Montgomery County Virginia warrant dated August 4 1775 seeks Daniel Boone and William Cowan for 45 pounds 18 shillings 10 pence plus 50 shillings damages owed to Alexander Baine of Fincastle for supplies used on Boone's westward trek. The warrant, never served, notes “Gone to Kentucky” and is tied to Judge C W Crush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Boone
Radford
Montgomery County
Virginia
Boone
William Cowan
Alexander Baine
Fincastle
Kentuck
C. W. Crush
Boil Dried Beans Properly to Preserve Skins
Boil dried beans gently and stir very little to prevent skins from bursting while cooking.
Sub-District Youth Rally At Beacon Street
A Sub-District Youth Rally at Beacon Street Methodist Church drew about 85 attendees from Lewiston Auburn Brunswick Bailey and Orrs Islands and both local Methodist churches. Plans set for CAN SCO Sub-District to attend the State Mid Winter Rally in Orono on Dec 3. Bath and Brunswick M Y F members may ride a bus. Two Bowdoin exchange students, one Swedish native and one from Scotland, were principal speakers. The meeting began with a 5:30 box lunch and punch served by the host group under Fred Fox and Walter Hunt, followed by a social hour led by Wesley church M Y F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Lewiston
Auburn
Brunswick
Bailey
Orr’s Islands
C.A.N.S.C.O
Orono
Bath
Brunswick M.Y.F
Bowdoin
Sweden
Scotland
Punch
Fred Fox
Walter Hunt
M.Y.F
Wesley Church
Cosmopolitan Club Fair Proves Very Successful
The Cosmopolitan club Christmas fair drew steady crowds Saturday with home cooked foods candy and aprons on sale. The greens table organized by the Garden department drew many visitors. About 100 people attended a baked bean supper after the fair co chaired by Mrs Linwood Boardman and Mrs Edward Murphy. Table setup by Mrs Roscoe McFadden with greetings from Miss Ada Y Greenblatt president and Mrs Isadore Singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Linwood Boardman
Edward Murphy
Roscoe McFadden
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Isadore Singer
Post-nuptial Shower Honors Mrs Herbert Craige Friday
Mrs Herbert Craige formerly Phyllis Wright Steen was guest of honor at a post nuptial party hosted by Mrs Richard A Sherwood on High street Friday evening. Guests included Mrs Howard Farr Miss Natalie McNeil Mrs C Bruce Wright Mrs Dana L Lane Mrs Phyllis Craige Mrs Guy Allenwood Mrs Carlene F Suslar Mrs Charles Shepard Mrs Ances Craige and Mrs Abram Honsinger plus others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Craige
Phyllis Wright Steen
Richard A. Sherwood
High Street
Howard Farr
Natalie McNeil
C. Bruce Wright
Dana L. Lane
Phyllis Craige
Guy Allenwood
Carlene F. Suslar
Charles Shepard
Ances Craige
Abram Honsinger
Winds Upset Divers Float At Bath Iron Works Dock
Gusty winds on the Kennebec River upset a small float used by divers tied at the Bath Iron Works dock. The structure broke loose after overturning a temporary diving equipment house and floated upriver until BIW tugs recaptured it and towed it back to the dock off Grove Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Bath Iron Works Corp
Grove Street
Birthday Party Saturday for Miss Linda Ames
Miss Linda Ames daughter of Mr and Mrs Orris Ames of Cherry Street celebrated her 13th birthday with a supper party at home Saturday evening. Guests included Laura Warner Frances Rush Donna Blanchard and Martha Pratt. In Africa the Ituri Forest hosts pygmy tribes while Nilotic peoples nearby reach up to seven feet tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Ames
Orris Ames
Cherry Street
Laura Warner
Frances Rush
Donna Blanchard
Martha Pratt
Africa
Ituri
Youngest Navy players Caldwell and Forrestal named
Bob Caldwell of Walton Kentucky and Tom Forrestal of Cleveland are the two youngest members of the Navy football team at age 18. Both are listed among the 18 year old rookies making the squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Caldwell
Walton, Ky
Tom Forrestal
Cleveland
Navy
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Elks Name Christmas Basket Fund Committee
Bath Amvets Post
Cynthia Osgood
Francis Bennett
Marilyn Bates
Jean Fleming
Judy Boyce
Carol Cummings
Sue Owen
Joan Robinson
Alice Green
Malcolm Hamilton
Ralph Crocker
Melvin B. Henderson
Edward Footer
George Fitzgerald
Marie St. Angelo
Laura Hart
Cyrus Ashe
F. L. Baird
Walter Upham
Eugene Rittall
Robert Spear
Gary McCormick
Russell Tanner
Joseph Fullerton
Mohiba
Peter Crocker
Dillon Gillies
Betty Marchetti
Jean Shumway
Andrew Flaherty
Betsy Bertrand
Bernice Green
Paul Johnson
Donald D. Young
Katherine Leonard
Carol Henderson
David Newcomb
Clinton D Wilson
J. Edward Pomeroy
Judith Boyce
Marcia Dodge
Nancy Doyle
Michael Freeman
Edward Marchetti
Thomas Powers
Martin Turpie
Judith Watts
Ruth Amerault
Annette Bailey
Carol Boudreau
Judy Colby
Carmen Cormier
Donna Crocker
Yvonne Crosby
Lucille Cyr
Marion Elwell
Bethel Estes
Marilyn Foster
Phyllis Gagne
Charlene Guynn
Roberta Haab
Barbara Harrison
Nancy Hart
Beverly Hughes
Isabel Johansen
Dawna Legnard
Camilla Lorentsen
Heather McClure
Quinda Pecci
Judy Perry
Edith Powers
Geneve Sirois
Diane Sparks
Frances
Catherine Conley
Rita Vaillancourt
Elizabeth Marble
Priscilla Marble
Norma Brewer
Diane Bailey
Devil V Rowland
Rigage
Central Ladies’ Aid
Washington P.T.A
Inner
Stork Shower
Sewing Circle
Cosmo Club
Bath Junior High
Philip Brown
Bath Area
Genesta
O.E.S
Fred H. Merchant
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Gilbert Hathorne
Russell Merchant
Arthur Stilphen
Sentinel
John W. Gillespie
David Y. Alkazin
Paul G. Bagdikian
Donald T. Page
Philip Wyman
Fred A. Osgood
David E. Rich
Paul Moore
David L. Wilson
Burleigh McKay
Waldo W. Brooks
Sterling Leach
Duane Bailey
Frank J. Walker
Gilbert P. Hathorne
Fred E. Merchant
Frank A. Danforth
Ellen Low
Mabel
Judy Ashe
Genesta Chapter
Leah Page
Martha Night
Wed
Nesdays
South End
High Street Court
Nen Street
Dial
Tolet
Adam, Greenblatt, Real Estate and Insurance
Washington St
Dial HI
Ada Greenblatt
Ton Street
Bowdoinham
Tampa
Fla
Waltham
West Newton
Florida
Mr. Edgecomb
Calvin L. Meisner
Edgecomb
Highway Department
Labor Department
Jefferson Hotel
Waterville
Herbert J. Yates Pensents
RAY Milland
Trocolor
Morris Wayne
Mary Germaine
THE
Sun
Mon
van Heflin
Count Nevis
Bath Iron Works
Miss Linda Ames
Hernandez
Claudette Colbert Barry Sullivan
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