Georgetown Church Sermon and Local News Roundup
At First Baptist Georgetown Rev Warren Harris delivers Psalm 51 message about sin and forgiveness. Social notes list Thanksgiving gatherings, visitors, deer tagged totals, and local residents visiting family in Bath Seguinland and Georgetown Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atte
First Baptist Church
Warren Harris
David
Kevey Moulton
Seguinland
Thomas Watson
Five Islands
Linwood Wright
Moulton
Edith Anderson
Raymond Reid
New York City
Blanche Scammon
Scarborough
Eleanor Thebeau
Timothy Harkins
Suran Wright
McNeil
Lillian Reid
Bath
Frank Carleton
Arrowsic
Woodrow Gray
Joseph Higgins
Ralph Davis
Wright
Alex Cunningham
Georgetown
Arthur Delano
Alonzo Thibodeau
Jimmie MacMahan
Islands
Community Notes from Five Islands and Surrounding Towns
A collection of local updates from Five Islands and nearby towns including engagements and visits. Walter Hasenfus announces engagement to Rosalie Erickson. Hasenfus stationed in Washington with the Navy. Birth announced at Bath Memorial Hospital. Richard Hasenfus, a noted local artist, plans winter in Florence to paint portraits. Numerous visits and short trips among residents of Bath, West Roxbury, Yarmouth, Gorham, Malden, Quincy and other points, plus deer hunting reports and holiday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Plummer
Bath Memorial Hospital
Richard Hasenfus
West Roxbury
Mass
Five Islands
Florence
Italy
Richard Hanna
Mary Stevens
Georgetown
Victor Pinkham
Bath Iron Works
Harold Dunton
Kittery
Ransom Sawyer
Etta Moore
Bath
Philip Pinkham
Arthur Cochrane
Myricks
Laura Cochrane
Orville Rowe
Pemaquid
Howard Thomas
Orissa Carr
Erland Moore
Lawrence Vail
Reggie Pinkham
Clayton Doyle
Billy
Yarmouth
Almon Marr
Arthur Marr
Malden
Lynn McMahan
Quincy
James McMahan
Sylvia Pinkham
Gorham State Teachers’ College
John Brown
Brown
Helen Huskins
Kevin Brown
Herman Barter
Vernon Gray
James Davis
Lester Davis
Branwell Harford
Massachusetts
Unfinished Symphonies of Cars Warn of Stalled Road Dangers
An editor argues that 1957 era cars with power and style still risk driver and passenger safety when stalled on highways. He urges turning signals to flash simultaneously as warning beacons and notes the need for a switch to convert signals into glow flares, costing little compared with blood loss risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Shareowner in Russia highlights MIP plan success
A Russian resident, an American embassy staffer in Moscow, purchased the millionth share under a monthly investment plan allowing $40 quarterly investments. She was flown to the New York Stock Exchange where the president noted no Moscow exchange exists under communism, underscoring contrasts between communist and capitalist systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortune
Russia
Moscow
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Buy Early for Record Christmas Sales This Season
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States forecasts Christmas sales excluding autos will exceed the 1955 level by more than seven percent, reaching a $31.1 billion November and December total. The 1956 retail boom reflects normal population and income growth with abundant displays, promotions, and friendly sales staff driving demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
America
Gas Splash Prompts Hours-Long Pool Incident
A short local notice reports a gas incident causing a splash in a pool for hours while a resident argues dishwater harms her hands. The item reflects a minor public safety curiosity from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, with no injuries or official actions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lock Haven (Pa
Love as the World Turns on Sleepy Time
A reflective quote on love driving life and daily motion, noting romance guides the world even in quiet, nocturnal moments. The line frames love as a force shaping movement and rhythm in ordinary hours.
Diet Delayed as Weight Keeps Rising Who Said It
Quote attributed to Eerb Sherry about delaying diet while weight increases. No additional context or corroborating details provided.
Pilgrim Fellowship Plans Scavenger Hunt for Used Clothing
The Pilgrim Fellowship of Winter Street Congregational Church will host a city wide scavenger hunt on Sunday December 2 from 6 30 to 7 30 p m to collect used clothing for Hungarian refugees. Groups of 18 will canvass homes and signal hosts by porch lights. Shoes are not needed and volunteers can call Rev Martin V B Sargent or Hildreth H Fisher for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Fellowship
Winter Street Congregational Church
Edward D. True
Congregational Christian Service Committee
Austria
Eisenhower
Martin v. B. Sargent
Hildreth H. Fisher
True
Peter Crocker
Frances Butcher
Card of thanks from Mrs Fremont Rowe
Five Islands friends sent flowers and sympathy cards during bereavement. Mrs Fremont Rowe expresses sincere thanks for the support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Five Islands
Mrs. Fremont Rowe
Carroll Denbow Named to Maine All-Star Team 1956
Carroll Denbow a 20 year old guard from Morse High School and University of Maine was named to the All Maine team selected by the Portland Sunday Telegram. Denbow at 171 pounds was the lightest player on the squad which included six Bates players four from Maine and one from Colby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Maine
Portland Sunday Telegram
Carroll Denbow
University of Maine
Denbow
Davis
Bath
Bob Frink
Whist Party Hosts Weekly Event in West Bath
Ernest Edgar Kate auxiliary members held a weekly whist party Monday at Mrs. Fred Stover home on Middle street. First prize went to Mrs. Harriet Otis, second to Mrs. George Wright, and third to Mrs. Mabel Breed. Next gathering set for Demorise Swain’s home in West Bath. Vic Janowicz set a Big Ten football record for Ohio State in 1950 with 10 extra points in 11 attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Edgar Kate
Fred Stover
Middle Street
Harriet Otis
Ries
George Wright
Mabel Breed
Demorise Swain
West Bath
Vic Janowicz
Ohio State
Bay Point wildlife and community notes near Georgetown
A Bay Point bulletin describes local wildlife gatherings with a doe and fawns near an orchard, foxes and raccoons seen around, skunks roaming for food, and an Arctic owl call. It also mentions Bay Point residents and visitors, school reopening, the Georgetown Journal second edition, and several local social visits and birth congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
L. M. Spinney
Georgetown
Georgetown Journal
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship Meets Sunday
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship met at Moatsweag church for a business session led by Leanna Hawthorne with Carol Tanner and Grace Aay assisting. Plans called for monthly rallies at Freeport starting in December, with a decision pending attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Baptist Youth Fellowship
Moatsweag Church
Leanna Hawthorne
Carol Tanner
Grace Aay
Freeport
Charlene Soule
Witness Committee
Miss Soule
Central Church to Re dedicate Organ Next Sunday
The organ at Central Congregational Church will be rededicated during the 10 30 a m service next Sunday. The instrument rebuilt by Ernest V Bartholomay of Portland now contains 1216 pipes with a new console and added stops. It was funded as a memorial gift for the late Mr and Mrs William S Newell. The choir directed by Mrs Frederick D Hill will perform and Ruth Powers of Topsham will sing as soprano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Congregational Church
Craig H. Richards
Ernest V. Bartholomay
Portland
William S. Newell
Frederick D. Hill
Ruth Powers
Topsham
Youth Fellowship Announces Meeting with Choir
Members of the Baptist Youth Fellowship at First Baptist Church met Sunday evening and learned they will join the choir for a Wednesday gathering. Kathy Picken led a program titled What Is A Sect. Rev. Charles R. Sims gave the closing prayer after refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Fellowship
Baptist Youth Fellowship
The
First Baptist Church
Kathy Picken
Charles R. Sims
Cryptoquote Puzzle with Shakespeare Quote
A cryptogram style quote by Shakespeare about sin and self. The page includes a glossary of clues and a Longfellow cipher sample, hinting at a daily substitution puzzle distributed by King Features Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Features Syndicate
Obituary for Jane Lemont longtime Bath historian
Miss Jane Lemont 89 a long active member of Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R died Sunday evening at Memorial Hospital. A descendant of Bath historian John Lemont she wrote a history record of old Bath houses last week for the chapter. Born June 22 1867 she lived at the Old Ladies Home since 1940. Surviving two sisters a nephew a niece and several grandnieces and nephews. Funeral 1 30 p m Tuesday A F Mayo Son Funeral Residence with T Tarpy Shul ten officiating. Burial Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Lemont
Colonel Dummer Séwall
Memorial Hospital
Miss Lemont
John Lemont
Bath
Dummer Sewall
Lemont
George W
Lydia Durgin Lemont
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Old Ladies Home
Clara Lemont
Georgia Bruce
City
Alfred Bruce
Belfast
Eleanor Dexter
Swampscott
Mass
A. F. Mayo & Son
T. Tarpy Schulten
Oak Grove
Funeral services for Eugene F. Allen 70
Eugene F. Allen 70 died Saturday at Rockland hospital. He taught at New Haven High School and Atlantic City High School as a science instructor until retirement in 1951. He coached tennis in New Jersey and New York and belonged to Eureka Lodge Masons Tenants Harbor. Surviving sister Gertrude Allen Small of Martinsville. Committal at Oak Grove Cemetery Bath.
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Eugene F. Allen
Rockland Hospital
Thomaston
Mr. Allen
George A
Abbie Allen
Bath
New Jersey
New York
Eureka Lodge of Masons
Tenants Harbor
Gertrude Allen Small
Martinsville
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mabel Hunnewell R N Dies at 72 in Waldoboro Home
Mrs. Mabel R. Hunnewell 72 nurse died Tuesday at niece Eve lyn Daley’s home 11 Andrews Rd Waldoboro born Nov 17 1884 in Waldoboro daughter of Isaac G Reed and Lillian Richards Reed educated at Waldoboro High Kent's Hill and Children’s Hospital School of Nursing Boston survived by three nieces Inez Flint Estelle Boutin Evelyn Daley and two nephews Clarence E Reed Jr Elbridge H Reed Funeral held Wednesday from Flanders Funeral Home Waldoboro cremation in Auburn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel R. Hunnewell
R.N
Evelyn Daley
Andrews Road
Waldoboro
Isaac G
Lillian Richards Reed
Hunnewell
Waldoboro High School
Kent’s Hill School
Children’s Hospital School of Nursing
Boston
Inez Flint
Portland
Estelle Boutin
Bath
Clarence E. Reed, Jr
Elbridge H. Reed
Yeadon
Flanders Funeral Home
Auburn
Funeral services for Miss Jane E. Lemont held Tuesday
Funeral rites at 1.80 p m Tuesday at Arthur F Mayo and Son funeral residence conducted by T Tarpy Schulten first reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist bearers included Alfred Bruce Sturgis Dexter Robert Dexter Hudson Tomes Norman Howard and John Brown burial in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane E. Lemont
Arthur F. Mayo
Requiem Held for Sylvio Morin at St. Moe
A requiem for Sylvio Morin was held at 9 am at St. Moe with Rev. Francis E. Morrissey officiating. Bearers included Wallace Gendreau John Mathews Francis Arsenault Reginald Litalien Henry Vaillancourt and William Fletcher Jr Burial took place in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Moe
Sylvio Morin
Francis E. Morrissey
Wallace Gendreau
John Mathews
Francis Arsenault
Reginald Litalien
Henry Vaillancourt
William Fletcher, Jr
Oak Grove
Study Course Planned On Southeast Asia By WSCS
The Women's Society of Christian Service of Wesley Methodist Church outlines a five week Southeast Asia study beginning Jan 9 at 1 30 directed by Mrs John Swearingen. Guest speaker Mrs Isabelle Bryant will attend the Dec 11 meeting. Public luncheons are set for Jan 10 and 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sec of Christian Service
Wesley Methodist Church
Walter E. Upham
Isabelle Bryant
Bath
Southeast Asia
John Swearingen
Mission Education
Navy Wives Club Plans Christmas Party at Base Hospital
Navy Wives club at Brunswick Naval Air Station met in the hospital training room to map a December 18 Christmas party with details to be announced. Officers to be elected December 11. 57 members so far. Hostesses for the Tuesday gathering were Mrs Youlanda Jeffers, Mrs Rosemary Kavanaugh, Mrs Stella Lee, and Mrs Robbie Minnard. Next meeting scheduled for December 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Wives Club
Brunswick Naval Air Station Hospital
Navy
Youlanda Jeffers
Rosemary Kavanaugh
Stella Lee
Robbie Minnard
Dawn Newcomb Heads to Hartford for Royal Typewriter Job
Miss Dawn Newcomb daughter of Mr and Mrs Heyward Newcomb of 52 Elm street left Sunday for Hartford Connecticut where she has accepted employment with the Royal Typewriter Co. Miss Newcomb graduated Morse High School last June and since then has been employed at the local W T Grant Co store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawn Newcomb
Heyward Newcomb
Elm Street
Hartford
Conn
Royal Typewriter Co
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Eric Lee Paul Wren
Medford
Graham
Wren
Georgetown Center
Rudolf H. Trafton
William A. Todd
Joseph F. Higgins
Peirce Fuller
Kitty
Mike
Norwell
William Bisseth
Sigfrid Carlstrom
Waltham
George Schmidt
Lewiston
Roland Peterson
Gertrude Hunt
Merrill Bowles
Bangor
Robinhood
Francis Johnson
John K. Lee
MacMahan
Brian Davis
U.S.C.G
Alexandria
Fessenden Wilders
North Andover
Melvin Cunningham
Lawrence du Pont
Farmingdale
Gilbert Haley
Exeter
N. H
Georgetown Parsonage
Walter F. Parker
Providence
R. I
George Powers
George Harvey Powers
Charles McMahan
Mr. McMahan
Edith Powers
George Laskey
Powers
John D. Williams
Walter Powers
Edward Rowe
Riverside
N. J
Ernest Heal
Heal
Rome
Andre
Wendell Heal
Rowe
Oakley Thibodeaus
Topsfield
Thibodeau
L. Earle Hagan
Nancy
Kennebec Point
Linwood
Everett Stevens
Deborah Shain
Marblehead
Charles Shain
Edward C. Clarey
Murray Petersons
Bristol
Walter Boyce
Louise Powers
Mr. Boyce
Lawrence Boyce
Jefferson
H., C. Diefenbach
Emily McMann
Robert Palmer
Arvella Holbrook
Marion Farnsworth
Lawrence Palmer
Joseph Larrabee
Richard Farrow
Alice Inman
Ila Day
Ethel MacDonald
Bertha Palmer
Joan Arnsenault
Bobby Palmer
Dennis Farrow
Mattie
Alton Collins
Persis Miller
Whist Party
George Renaud
Louisa Howard
Buckley
Arlington
Elmer Tibbetts
A. Colby
Andrew Butterfield
Thompson
Augusta
Butterfield
Thomas Hagan
Madison Moore
Cape Elizabeth
Central Church Organ
Philippine Island
French Seaport
United Nations
Braz
Longfellow
JEZUH
Lrbiv Reciyas
Secret Society
France
Sylvio W. Morin
WSCS
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