Community notices and church events at the West Point area
Various notices list Thanksgiving closures and meetings for local groups. Activities include a hold idle meeting at Mrs Harold Seavey to plan lunches, a box social at the schoolhouse for Christmas tree funds, rehearsals for Thanksgiving music at the Small parsonage, and a Boy Scouts gathering Sunday evening to plan center activities. Local residents mourn Ralph Thomas Jr. and reflect on community improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Ypham
Earl Hamel
Parker
Lewin
Harold Seavey
Arere
Masters
Ragen
West Point
Christine
Boy Scouts
Senet
William Blaisdell
Eliza Iza Bradshaw
Elsie Faulkner
Ralph Thomas, Jr
Youth Fellowship Rally at Wesle Church Draws Local Attendances
Sunday night at the Wesley Church gathered 88 youth from Bath Auburn and Minot for a Brunswick MYF sub-district rally hosted by Bath. Registration included a fellowship dinner with hot dishes salads and desserts followed by a candlelight service led by Rev Howard D Hull and teen leaders. A business meeting approved shipping school books to Africa and sending funds to educate, with Lewiston event planned for Jan 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weslechurch
Ae Gan
Ritlochade Brunswick
Bath
Beacon Street
Auburn
Minot
Robert McMurray
Yvonne Crosby
Priscilla Marble
Howard D. Hull
Lee Stone
Walter Upham
Hull
Brunswick Myf
Carl Libby
Marvin Piburn
Maine Methodist Church
Harold Emerson
T Street Methodist
Brunswick
Africa
Lewiston
Wesley Methodist
Esley
Walter
Shower Honors Mrs D Richardson In Treune Union
A small morning shower honored Mrs D Richardson and her daughter Rachel Serene. Friends attended the event bearing gifts and ribbons, sharing light refreshments and good wishes for the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel
Mrs. Poon
Rachel Nina
Thunder Shower Wednesday Fore noon noted in local grain lines
A weather notice mentions a thunder shower expected Wednesday fore noon amid a mild month. It references Stover Jr a student and notes his parents Mr. and Mrs A Stover of Dummer Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wit Stover, Jr
A. Stover
Dummer Street
Parker Head Community Notices and Personal Items
Parker Head and surrounding towns report church meetings, youth group events, social gatherings, and personal visits. Residents attend services, celebrate birthdays, host penny sales, and share weekend travel and illness updates with neighbors and relatives in Parker Head, Bath, Lisbon Falls, and Bowdoin.
Parker Head School Notes Gifted Books For Class Use
The school received two books as a gift this week for use in science class and other activities. The Star volume is noted in school records with charts for each pupil. Children observed include Mam Wyman Linda Jeck and others in classroom activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
ABC
Saleh
Mam Wyman
Linda
Jeck
Bath Lads Attend 42nd Y M C A Boys Conference at Waterville
Bath youths joined peers from Bath and surrounding areas at the 42nd annual Y M C A Boys Conference in Waterville. The schedule featured talks by Dr. J Duane Squaires and Dr. Donald C Stone, an evening banquet, motion pictures, industry visits, Colby College tours, a dance and church services before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Bath
William Voi i
Peter Kelley
Robert Stairs
Than Cohen
Donald House
J. Duane Squaires
Waterville High School
Donald C. Stone
Colby College
Engagement announced at Bath party for Miss Duley and Francis Richards
Miss Louise K. Daley and Francis Richards of Bath became engaged in a Bath home party hosted by Mrs. Harold Footer on North Street. The event served as a pre nuptial shower with gifts for the bride to be and refreshments including a decorated iced cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise K. Daley
Francis Richards
Bath
Harold Footer
North Street
Miss Duley
Frank Duley
Richards
Rosalie Richards
Frank Richards
Miss Daley
Malcolm Witham
Arthur Deehan
Evelyn Witham
Fred W. Summerton
Curtis Plant
Walter Mosher
Carville Douglas
Natalie MacNeil
Footer
Fog Shuts Maine Highways From Bath To Inland Areas
Dense Atlantic ocean fog swept Maine roads Friday night through Sunday, delaying buses and slowing drivers to cautious speeds. Visibility dropped near Reid State Park with cars ahead barely visible. by nightfall the fog extended inland beyond Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Reid State Park
Mots
Game Wardens Speak at Perry County Teas Day
Speakers Cecil Beane and Byron Ol will discuss fish and game issues at Teas Day in Perry County. The session aims to inform attendees about wildlife management and related regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Beane
Byron Ol
Perry Co Sah
Notable Names In Local Listing Include Huvchine Doughty Libby
Timothy Huvchine Miy Werbert Doughty and Jackie Libby appear in a local notice or roster. The source provides readable names and associates them with a community item or event without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Huvchine
Miy Werbert Doughty
Jackie Libby
Popham Beach Notes and Local Visitors Over Thanksgiving
Popham Beach area reports a Thanksgiving holiday quiet with fog and wet roads slowing Sunday traffic. State Highway bids opened Wednesday for Route 209 two Phippsburg sections. Local residents from Brunswick Bath Worcester and nearby towns visited or traveled to eastern Maine for deer hunting and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Circle
Popham
State Highway Commission
Phippsburg
Bath-Popham Beach
Carson Lindley
Jane
Sharon
Donna
Brunswick
Herbert R. Sprague
Sprague
Coast
Winthrop
Mass
Gilbert Atwood
Bath
Clifford Pye
George Darrah
Fred H. Spinney
Lynwood Payson
Cochituate
Myra Scott
Ralph Small
Ine Eden Cottage
Ernest Shepard
Sally
Fairfield
John H. Beebe
John, Jr
Wakefield
Weekend Duck Hunt Ends Quietly in Misses
Last weekend featured duck hunting with misses noted. Margaret and Edith Oliver spent the weekend with Mrs Marguerite McNulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Edith Oliver
Marguerite McNulty
Beacons Hill visit opens Boston homes to public
The League of Women Voters of Boston and the Women's City Club sponsored a Beacon Hill house tour with 11 homes open Saturday November 21 from 10 to 12 and 2 to 5. Local residents including Mr and Mrs Richard B K McLanathan hosted. Several regional visitors were noted in town from Small Point Dix Island Popham Winthrop Bath Sebasco Estates and Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard B. K. McLanathan
West
Cedar Street
Boston
League of Women Voters of Boston
Women's City Club
Beacon Hill
Martin F. Goodwin
Owen Richardson
Dlam Tide
Bernard Carlson
Dix’s Island
Albert W. Stolpe
Douglas
Popham
Winthrop
Mass
Portland
Edith Perkins
Earle B. Perkins
Bath
Carrie Smith
Oakstret
Henry Dubar
Nequasset
Edward P. Thomas
Frederick W. Thomas
Deborah
Sebasco Estates
Ernest Wood
Lawrence Thayer
Wyman Farm
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Wolfeboro
N. H
Twins Celebrate Eleventh Birthday Party at Home
Jean and Joan Clunie, sixth graders at North Grammar, marked their 11th birthday with a Saturday party at 142 Oak Street. Guests included Sharon Haynes, Betty Ann Aikenhead, Nancy Harvie, and Edna Sinclair as cake and ice cream were served from a Thanksgiving themed table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Joan Clunie
Robert C. Clunie
Oak Street
North Grammar School
Sharon Haynes
Betty Ann Aikenhead
Nancy Harvie
Edna Sinclair
Bay Point residents host visitors and seasonal departures
Bay Point scenes include Harold Drake delivering the mooring to Five Islands and closing a cottage for the Furbish family. Visitors spanned Waldoboro to Bath, with residents like Renaud, Hasenfus, Keating, Moore, and Richardson hosting and traveling. The Drake family plans winter in Sarasota, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Boesch
Bay Point
Harold Drake
Townsend
Pierce
Five Islands
Harold
Dwight Furbish
Donna Louise
Waldoboro
Henry Knight
George Renaud
Renaud
Eugene Foster
Bath
William Adams
Louisa Howard
Nathaniel Hasenfus
Roxbury
Mass
Richard Hasenfus
Marjory Keating
Westwood
Madison Moore
Madison, Jr
Cape Elizabeth
Owen Richardson
Richardson
Deborah
North Edgecomb
Sarasota
Fla
Jenkins Named General Agent for Railroad Express in Portland
R Francis Jenkins, a Bath native and Morse High School graduate, is appointed general agent of the Railway Express Agency in Portland. He has 27 years with the company and was district supervisor for Maine and part of New Hampshire. He lives on 264 Stephens Ave with his wife after moving from Waterville three years ago. He is brother of James Jenkins, purchasing agent for Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Francis Jenkins
Bath
Railway Express Agency
Portland
R. B. Ferris
Northern Maine Division
Mr. Jenkins
Maine
New Hampshire
Waterville
Stephens Avenue
Morse High School
James Jenkins
Washington Street
The
Bath Iron Works
All New Ice Vogues of 1953 to Visit Portland Dec 3–8
The All New Ice Vogues of 1953 bring a seven edition national ice show to the Portland Exposition Building December 3 to 8. The cast totals 75 including Manuel Del Toro and Guy Longpre with 24 Glamour Icers trained by Russell Markert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ular
Portland
Lnte
Russell Markert
Radio City Ee Hall
Deneris
Hollywood
Cressey
Family Dinner Gathering For Auburn Residents
Mr and Mrs Arthur F Center Street plan a day in Auburn with their daughter and son in law Harold Purington and other guests for a family dinner. Purington's parents are Mr and Mrs Ernest Purington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Center Street
Auburn
Harold Purington
Purington
Mr. and
Ernest Purington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rupert H. Baxter
Bruce
Sewall
Boron
D. Richardson
Parker Head
Russell
the Nazarene Rchat
Isco
Joyce
Honduras
H. Macy Whitehead
Herbert Doughty
Russell Turner
West Point Cottage
Aew
Parker Head P. T. A
Eugené Ross
Albert Gray
Angie Mank
Leslie Logan
Alan Harrington
Evan Sabe
Leston Arrington
Lewis Lowells
George Watson
Lowell
Irene Libby
John
S. Plister
Lisbon Falls
Archiever
Bowdoin
Marie Anderson
Lisbon
Sam Sternberg
Medford
Merrill Bassett
Bassett
James Lester Morse
Beast
Bernard Gray
Texas
Frances Morong
New London
Millard Nadeau
Marie Hoar
Connie Hoar
Mae Dannenfelser
Hockomock Council
Earl Lowell
H. Dank, Jr
Mank
Laurence Hoyt
West Baldwin
Walter McCarty
Alston Oliver
J. A. Darling
Leslie Darling
Augusta
Charles Blaisdell
Edwaod Hathorne
Hathorne
Bernhard Carlsson
Dix Island
Parker Heed
Ual Seale
Jersey
Coe
Louise K
Wedrancis Richards
Game Wardens
America
Comfortmaster
Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
Popham Beach
Cox
Pie — General
Oilway Express Agency
Ice Show
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