Bath hunters bag two deer and a bear in Maine woods
A Bath quartet hunted at Dyer Brook Plantation near Topsfield last week and returned Monday afternoon with two deer and a bear. James A. Sharkey and Harry Thebeau earned spots in the Biggest Bucks In Maine Club, with 172 and 180 pound deer. Charles T. Henderson joined the group with a huge trophy.
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Bath
Dyer Brook Plantation
Topsfield
James A. Sharkey
Charles T. Henderson
Harry
X. Morin
Harry Thebeau
Sharkey
Thebeau
Maine
Woods
Henderson
Coe
Doctor Morin
Public hearing opposes one way streets in business district
About 100 merchants and residents voted against creating additional one way streets amid traffic concerns. They urged off street parking lanes and a parking district, which would require state legislative approval in January 1955. A committee will study the plan and work with city council to prepare a district bill for submission.
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City -Hall Auditorium
Harold J. Rubin
City 8
Arthur W. Gediman
Front Street
Center Street
Oak Street
Washington Street
Linden Street
Winter Street
Trans Street
Gediman
Edward D.true
High Street
Bath Board of Nation
Winter Streets
Winter Street Street
Hill City
Melvin L. Comeau
Bath-Brunswick
Morris S. Povich
Bath
Frank Ozzella
Frank
Auto Service
Ozzella
Larry Katz
Scout fund drive reports progress in Sagadahoc district
The Sagadahoc District of the Boy Scouts of America announced that $1,549 of the $2,250 goal has been raised in the 1953 finance campaign led by William A. Niss. Co chairmen John M. Conley Jr and Paul E Akeley noted a strong citywide response despite stormy weather, with $830 raised during Monday’s house to house canvass at the American Legion hall and $518 from corporate gifts to date. The canvass includes Phippsburg and Woolwich pending, and final totals will rise as remaining gifts are received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Niss
Sagadahoc
Boy Scouts of America
John M. Conley, Jr
Paul E. Akeley
American Legion Hall
Phippsburg
Woolwich
Arthur E. Bourque
Ellsworth P. Strube
Goa
Wesley Marco
Bernard Comeau
Harold Darling
John Bailey
Lloyd Perry
Joseph Footer, Jr
Charles Swearingen
Harold Corliss
Donald Page
Arthur Small
Clyde L. MacKinnon
Clifton Legard
Harvey Rowe
Carroll Hunt
Charles Small
Henry Gallant
Car Skids Into Bus on Route 1 No Injuries Reported
A 23 year old Wiscasset man escaped injury when his car skidded into the rear of a school bus on Route 1 at West Bath. Geneahem, driver of the bus, said he was stopping to pick up children as blinking lights were on. Police continued their investigation as damage was limited to the left rear of the bus and right rear of the car.
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Wiscasset
West Bath
Raymond E. Calnan
Geneahem
Us Cedha
Sage
Police Pro
Lightning Flattens Wiscasset Church Steeple
A severe fall storm struck Wiscasset causing a lightning strike that wrecked the church steeple and carillon at a Congregational church. Wreckage scattered about 100 yards with no injuries and damage estimated around 8000 dollars. The storm, with heavy rain and thunder, also affected Portland Brunswick and Augusta as parts of the region faced showers and sewer overflows. Forecasters warned of cooler air and possible snow flurries around Thanksgiving.
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Wiscasset
Congregational
Lincoln County Superior
Portland
Brunswick
Augusta
Port
U. S
Ernest W.G. Kliemann
Court case appeals after lobster possession ruling
Mrs. Elizabeth Moffatt was fined 15 dollars plus 12.94 costs in Georgetown Municipal Court after a judge found her guilty of possessing three lobsters shorter than legal size on Oct. 19. The case was appealed to Sagadahoc Superior Court and she was released on 100 dollars personal recognizance. Defense contends improper measurement by wardens while State asserts measurements by Sea and Shore Fisheries officials. Witnesses describe the measurement process and the lobster size rules, with testimony from Warden Boetsch, Supervisor Richardson, Commissioner Tupper, and Mrs. Moffatt.
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Elizabeth Deering Moffatt
Muniee Coman
Leon P. Spinney Brunswick
Geetietows
Ics
Sagadahoc
Frank Powers
Robert
Lewiston
Ronald Greene
Moftt
Richardson
Mr. Moffatt
George M. Carlton, Jr
Spinney
Boetsch
Rallel
Carlton
Tupper
Boothbay
Georgetown
Moffatt
Mrs Moffatt
Huse Team Wins City School Volleyball Championship
The Huse Memorial girls volleyball team defeated Dike in the city finals to claim the championship. They finished the season with only one loss and will be honored with a dinner sponsored by the Huse P T A.
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HUSE
Huse Memorial School
Dike
Huse P. T. A
Olive Crabtree
Gloria Witham
Nurse Mary Blair recounts a decade in Benque Viejo
Miss Mary Joyce Blair, R.N., reflects on ten years in Benque Viejo British Honduras in Nazarene mission work. She describes jungle life among Central American Indians and Spaniards, noting poverty, huts, diet of beans, tortillas, and a daily life marked by disease and hardship.
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Mary Joyce Blair
R.N
Benque Viejo
British Honduras
C. A
Nazarene
Nazarene Church
Blair
Riley
Miss Blair
United States
An&w
Pomona Grange Meets West Bath Dining and Elections
Pade tea e ae opene 7 Sagadahoc Pomona met West Bath grange with 130 seated for a baked beans supper served by lady officers. Officers elected include James Brice master and Lauriston Trott overseer reelected. reports given by officers. poems and musical numbers featured. discussion urged greater membership and interest. State Deputy Joseph W Larrabee reported on Burlington session. guest violinist Carl Amirault performed. Closing thought centered on thanks.
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Sagadahoc Pomona
West Bath Grange
Alice Burgess
Grange
James Brice
Merry Meeting Grange
Pomona
John Howe
Leona Mowe
Jackie Stilphen
Dora Royal
Merrymetting
Lauriston Trott
Dir
Marion Trott
Dirigo
Ceres
Mabel Heenie
Merrymeeting
Flora
Dorothy Ryan
Charles Soule
West Bath
Elfreda Perkins
Dromore
Alex Burgess
Dinah
Joseph W. Larrabee
Lucy Hinds
Millward Patten
Topsham Grange
Doris Doughty
Edric Wheeler
Burlington
Augustine Ponzianni
Margaret Morse
Carl Amirault
The
Maine Ramblers
Thanksgiv
Memorial Hospital auxiliary board sets purchases and goals
At the monthly board meeting the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary reported new volunteers for Cozy Corner, planned stock purchases including linens and stainless ware, and a china-plate project. Sewing totals and donations from groups and individuals were listed, with thanks to Red Cross for Togus clothes from the rummage sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
Wilmer I
Melvin B. Henderson
Clyde Ambrose
Edward Kinder
Edward J. McMann
James A. Gillies, Jr
Donald N. Small
Junior Hospital League
Harold P. Small
Red Cross
Brassard badge historical meaning shifts from armor to arm
The term brassard now refers to a badge worn on the upper arm, a shift from its original armor use for the upper arm. The word traces its roots to protective gear and evolved into a symbolic identification item used in various organizations.
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North Woods
Marc King
J. J. Newberry
Glio
Roger W. Babson
BOY Scouts
Master Masons
Genesta
Masonic Temple
Frioo Que
Genesta Chap
Donald T. Page
Marie Berry
Dorothy Pratt
Freda Bagdikian
Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
Leah Page
Mamie Eisenhower
Viola Osgood
Marjorie Main
Elizabeth Burden
Marie Wilson
Irene Rice
Grandma Moses
Mabel Merrill
Edna McRae
Alice Stilphen
Lillian Howe
Evelyn Wyman
Marion Bailey
Eleanor Merchant
Marie Rry
Ruth Fuller
Mrs. Moffatt
Morse High School
Mose
Donna Hersom
Carol Adams
Evelyn Stinson
Virginia Percy
Katherine Fish
Shirley Ames
Judy Ashe
Edna White
Sally Grindel
Helen Marco
Colleen Frank
Pamela Olsen
Carol Bennett
Mabel Kingsbury
Joan Gandee
Nancy Brown
Kathy Watson
Barbara Woods
Jewell Flint
Mary Ann Lowery
Jeanette Boudreau
Alice Amber
Jungle Life
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