Local notes include parties, school updates and library report
Sewall Hutchins hosts seventh birthday party at his Lee Street home with friends present. Crockett property in North Edgecomb sold to Edward Clack of Warwick Rhode Island. Parent-Teacher clubs meet on schedule. Wiscasset schools closed for Maine Teachers Association convention in Bangor. Wimurna Chapter O E S officers guest at recent meeting. Senior class hosted freshman reception. Wiscasset Public Library Association reports growth and new officers. Various school enrollments and committees listed. Public notices of church and club activities plus personal items of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall Hutchins
Lee Street
Douglas Munsey
David Sutter
Scott Sutter
Raymond Pelletier
Tommy Taylor
Alfred Raymond
Stanley Fairservice
James Kaler
Judy Shea
Shelly Vermilyea
Betty Lou Harris
Brenda Sue Harris
Boylston Hutchins, Jr
Crockett
North Edgecomb
Edward Clack
Warwick
R. I
Wiscasset
Maine Teachers’ Association
Bangor
Ruth Kierstead
Florence MacQueston
Wimurna
Elizabeth Norton
Charles S. Sewall
Joseph Hubbard
F D. Southard
Roy R. Marston
Frances Sortwell
Roy Marston
Lincoln County
Portland
Grace Casey
Bath
Maine Teachers Association
Ibra K. Lawrence
Lawrence
Edith Campbell
Joseph McLaughlin
Kathryn
Harold Brown
Chatterboat Club
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Blanche Locke
Harriet Cotton
Elaine Mitchell
Evelyn Sweeney
Arlene Scott
Bessie Petit
Celia Carlton
Arrowsie
Dummer Street
Woolwich Clubs Plan Meetings and Community Events
Woolwich Good Will Club to host baked bean supper October 15 at Good Will hall. Nequasset Extension Group meets October 12 with Miss Jean Spearin presenting Windows Make the Room. Day’s Ferry club votes general auction for November and notes hosting duties. Various residents listed attending events and traveling between Woolwich Bath Bath Iron Works visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Club
Nelson Rice
Sagadahoc Ferry
Good Will Hall
Nequasset Extension Group
Good Will Clubhouse
Jean Spearin
Lewiston
Alta Robson
Geraldine Edgerly
Eldie Wright
Georgie Walker
Canada
Walker couple marks 54th anniversary with White Mountains trip
Capt and Mrs Frank J Walker celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary with a weekend visit that included a ride to Cranmore Mountain in Franconia Notch. The couple, longtime Maine residents and Republicans, have lived in Woolwich since 1941 and are active in local clubs and education groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Walker
Russell Boy
Boston
White Mountains
Cranmore Mountain
Franconia Notch
Robes for Woolwich Glee Club to Begin Next Week
Director Robert Melanson of Woolwich Central School glee club announced work on new robes will start next week. A committee of mothers led by Mrs Ethel Blake with assistants will craft the robes. The club aims to raise $300 via magazine subscriptions with another week to meet the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Melanson
Woolwich Central School Glee Club
Mothers of Glee Club
Ethel Blake
Alberta Brooks
Gladys Richards
Ruth Leeman
Glee Club
Portland
Melanson
Woolwich Pupils Tour Local Telephone Office
Thirty four eighth grade students from Woolwich Central School toured the New England Telephone central office. Principal Robert Melanson led the visit with guides Wire Chief Leo King Chief Operator Margaret Cripps and Switch Supervisor Robert Perry. A similar tour for seventh graders is planned next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Central School
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Robert Melanson
Melanson
Leo King
Margaret Cripps
Robert Perry
Woolwich School
Official Installation of Rev Sargent Next Sunday
The Rev Martin Van Buren Sargent, newly elected pastor of Winter Street Congregational church, will be installed in a series of services starting at 430 pm with a council meeting, 6 pm buffet and reception, and 730 pm installation service. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin van Buren Sargent
Winter Street Congregational Church
William L. Greene
John G. Morse, Jr
Manley Grant
Ira Nadine
John Sylvester
Edward Trued
Ralph D. Warren, Jr
Rehearsals Begin for Merry Melody Minstrels Oct 22 Show
Rehearsals are underway for the Merry Melody Minstrels at Morse High School on Saturday October 22 at 8 p m directed by Carl P Meister. The sixth annual Odd Fellows sponsored show features headliners from Chicago and Bath plus local radio and TV talents with a 60 voice chorus and a six piece pit orchestra. Tickets available from cast members for reserved seating at Sears Roebuck on October 20 21 and 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Carl P. Meister
Odd’ Fellows
Donny Jenkins
Chicago
Bath
Warren Raynes
William Eves
Topsham
Maine
Jimmy Juliano
Taffy
Sherry Robinson
Gary Meister
Diane
Bobby Merrill
Kay Watson
Cyr
Ann
Lucille
Claudette
Patty Atwood
Janet Sharkey
Carolyn Munsey
Doris White
Betty McPhee
Carol Guerette
Stanley Brimigion
Audrey Peterson Alexander
Paul Crocker
Connie Gray
Judy Legard
George Wilson
Eddie Page
George Stimpson
Eddie Hagan
Pete Barter
Mike Freeman
Ronnie Trask
Charlotte’s
School of Dancing
Elaine Secott
Ann Berry
Jean Lester
Merline Osborne
Fay Pye
Sharon Holbrook
Jean Blake
John McMann
Richard Delano
Albert Denaco
Kit Totman
Paul Kelley
Sears, Roebuck
YMCA Leaders Gather in Augusta for World Purpose Plan
A.M. Main and William C. Perkins attended the Y M C A State Foreign Work Committee meeting in Augusta. Hartley Fowler of the New York office spoke after returning from a Paris world meeting with 7,000 delegates. The talk highlighted YM C A work in 78 countries with over 10,000 associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Main
Y.M C.A
William C. Perkins
Y.M.C.A. State Foreign Work Committee
Augusta House
Y.M.C.A
Maine
Hartley Fowler
International Committee
New York
Fowler
Paris
France
YM. C.A
Girl Scout Council Seeks Local Women Volunteers
Bath Girl Scout Council calls for mature women to fill volunteer roles to keep Bath programs running. Training will be provided. contact Council president William Turpie at 76 Green Street, phone 3-4873, for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Girl Scout Council
Council
William Turpie
Green Street
Sheriff Palmer's raid nets eight slot machines left on lawn
In Clinton Louisiana eight slot machines sat in Sheriff M Palmer's yard after a raid that destroyed 32 machines. Palmer announced a quick surrender of remaining hidden devices. Two mornings later eight more machines lined his front lawn as fire losses nationwide hit about 2.4 million dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
M. Palmer
Sheriff Palmer
Bath area school closes for convention attendance
A Bath Maine school suspends Wednesday classes for the rest of the week so teacher Mrs Grace Casey can attend the Maine Teachers Association convention in Bangor on Thursday and Friday. The article also notes local bird activity, social visits, hospital drives, and residents planning travel.
Bailey Is High Gun At Sunday's Skeet Shoot
Woodbury Hank Bailey led the Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet club at North Bath with 41 of 50 in Sunday’s skeet event. Other scores include D. Bailey 21x50 R. Ross 21x50 L. Titcomb 13x50 G. Wyman 20x25 M. Pratt 20x25 J. Parker 17x25 J. Taggett 10x25. A dog’s life years ago and iron ore shipping totals from 1953 are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
Hank" Bailey
Sagadahoc
North Bath
D. Bailey
R. Ross
L. Titcomb
G. Wyman
M. Pratt
J. Parker
J. Taggett
South End P T A Hosts Teachers Reception Tuesday
South End Parent Teacher Association entertained with a Tuesday evening reception for teachers at the Astrication hall on Washington street. Guests included Superintendent of Schools Mrs Loring R Addison and board representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Parent Teacher Association
Ast Cration Hall
Washington Street
Loring R. Addison
Ronald Oulton
Robert Perry
C. Lloyd Hooker
Board of Education
Phyllis Rolfe
Marjorie Boucher
Mitchell School
White House
Augusta
Natalie Fowle
Hilton Libby
Vance Wakefield
John Darling
Jacqueline Plummer
Harry Smith
Alfred Oxton
Edward McGuiggan
Charles Coombs
PTA
Verl McNelly Named Master of West Bath Grange
Verl McNelly was named master of West Bath Grange at Monday’s annual election. He succeeds Alex Burgess, who served as master for three years. Other officers elected include Donald Coombs overseer Bonnie Belanger lecturer James Royal steward Lawrence Palmer Jr assistant steward Dora Royal chaplain re elected Bertha Palmer treasurer re elected Ethel MacDonald secretary re elected Florence Farnham gate keeper Helen McNelly Ceres Verna Coombs Pomona Dorothy Lewis Flora re elected Mary Gaudreau lady assistant steward re elected and Burgess executive committee member for three years. The charter was draped for the late Samuel L Armstrong during the evening. A Junior Degree rehearsal was announced for Wednesday at seven in preparation for next Monday’s meeting’s degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verl McNelly
West Bath
West Bath Sewing Group aids Togus and Red Cross
West Bath sewing group met at Mrs Francis Deehan home crafting surgical pads for Togus hospital and the Red Cross. Members present included Mrs Albert White Mrs Oliver Wass and others with planning for next meeting. Local residents share visits to relatives cottages and trips to Riverdale and Gardiner as they note social activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Francis Deehan
Togus Hospital
Red Cross
Albert White
Oliver Wass
Courtney Stover
Carolyn Rogers
Stanley Rose
Alfred Condon
Maynard Carleton
Edward Jenks
George Stimpson
Harold Perkins
Mildred Bowie
Auburn
Leon Belanger
Ralph Baker
Irving Burnham
George
Bill
Revenna
Texas
William Caylor
A. Darrah
Bath
Rock Haven
Henry Mank
Carl Robinson
James Comeau
David King
F. W. Deehan
Laura Whitmore
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
Emma Crosby
Edward Rowe
Riverdale
N. Y
E. L. Davis
Albert Risteen
Garnet
Robert Dyer
Coombs Cottage
Rosedale
Donald Coombs
Bath Road
Miss Fre da Pattison Plays Golf Regularly at Hermitage Course
Richmond writer notes New Zealand native Miss Fre da Pattison, who competed in the 1923 Virginia women’s amateur, plays golf two or three times weekly at Hermitage course. She has managed a bank cafeteria the last 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Freda Pattison
Virginia
Hermitage
New Zealand
History Of Bathing From Ancient Times To Modern Bathrooms
The article traces bathing from ancient Babylonia and Egypt through Roman engineering to the Dark Ages and the revival in Europe and America. It notes early crude tubs, pipe systems, and royal styles, then describes mid 19th century piping, enamel bathtubs, and modern designs with color fixtures, multiple baths, and home layouts prioritizing comfort and convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumbing
Rome
Europe
Spain
Isabella
Henry IV
England
Henry
America
Benjamin Franklin
France
Philadelphia
Nicholas Biddle
United States Bank
Biddle
New York
Chicago
Yesteryear
Bath Woman Burned When Gas Stove Oven Explodes
Nora E. Gran of 10 Tower Circle Bath escaped serious injury when a gas stove oven exploded as she lit the oven. She suffered burns to the face neck and right hand and was treated at Memorial hospital before being discharged Monday morning. The blast pushed her from the kitchen into an adjacent room. No other damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunda
Tower Circle
Nora E. Gran
Howard Gran
Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Gran
Col. Sewall Chapter D A R To Meet Friday Afternoon
Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R will hold its first fall meeting Friday afternoon at two in the Central Con.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Sewall
Dummer Sewall
Congregational Church Parish House Meeting Noted
A church meeting at the parish house will follow a 1 45 board session. Hostesses for the afternoon are Mrs Pauline Avery Mrs Eleanor Irish Mrs Mildred Swanton Mrs Grace Lawrence Mrs Carrie Cary and Mrs Alice Litchfield. Dues will be payable at this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregational Church Parish House
Pauline Avery
Eleanor Irish
Mildred Swanton
Grace Lawrence
Carrie Cary
Alice Litchfield
Dredging Begins in Kennebec River by Army Engineers
Federal dredging started in the Kennebec River with the self propelled hopper dredge Hyde arriving Sunday and Orne beginning operations Monday to clear sand shoals near North Sugarloaf Island and Doubling Point. The work will restore channel depth to 27 feet and width to 500 feet, lasting about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Army
Hyde
Orne
North Sugarloaf Island
Doubling Point
Bath
North Sugarloaf
Gediman Store to Close For One Day at Center Street
The Arthur W. Gediman store at 67 Center Street will close all day Wednesday and reopen Thursday morning at 8 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Gediman
Center Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Organ Society
St. Philip's Church
Woman's Auxiliary of
St. Philip's
St. Philip's Parish House
C. J DiPerri
Lucy Chamberlain
Mother's Club
Tom Rankin
Carol Barker
Gwen Wyman
John Nelder
Priscilla Deer
Robert Maybury
Dean Shea
Peter Nichols
Shirley Grover
Donald Hutchins
Peggy Lamson
Kenneth Connors
Charles Shea
Carroll Higgins
Eddie Eastman
Bernice Wilson
Billy Cost
Joan Kaler
Gordon Lewis
Lewis
Ada Avery
Connecticut
Harvey Hanson
Hanson
Robert N. Miller
Washington, D. C
Carolyn Varney
Bertha Sutter
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Woolwich
Ferry
Marcia Stinson
Herbert Munsey
Marthew Doak
Edward Wade
Carroll Morse
Eben Dana
Richard Campbell
George Stacey
Frank Allegrin
Winthrop
Rottin Canton
Carroll Perkins
Priscilla
Days Ferry
Miss Perkins
Bath Iron Works
Edwin Burchard
Baltimore
Tarpy Schulten
Woolwich Center
Greenwich
Frank R. Bailey
Bailey Neck Road
Alice Galvin
Middle Road
F. Wilbur Hagan
Hagan
State Extension Service
Maxine Walker
Florence Temple
Jennie Howe
Eleanor Jameson
Clarence Baker
Day's Ferry
Harrison Dutton
Stewart-Miller Association
Needham
Mass
Dutton
Eleanor Carter
Central Maine Power Co
Rockland
Mason Carter
Carter
University of Maine
Sugadahoc Ferry
Harry Plummer
New Hampshire
Green Mountains
Vermont
Wiley Mountain
Crawford Notch
Donald Leavitt
Republican Campaign Committee
Alden B. Bailey
Bailey
Edgar Bailey
Forrest Baker
Patricia
Darrell
Philip
Dennis
Nequasset
Paul Batchelder
Karl Longfellow
Woolwich Glee Club
Rev
Sargent
Merry Melody Minstrels
U. S
Frank Rittall
Spinney Mills
Bath Memorial Hospital
Carol Ainsworth
Huse Memorial School
Bion Ainsworth
Major
Raymond Ainsworth
Spinney Mills Road
Ronald Rittall
Winter Street Church
Emma Drummond
Gertrude Phinney
Horatio L. Baker
Arrowsic
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Franklin Wright
Falmouth
Roy Lawrence
Barbara
Deborah
Everett Lawrence
Chester Whittaker
Terri-Lee
Children's Hospital
George Bunker
Marion Dunbar
Randolph
Clarence Carlton
Ernest Smith
Richard Kingsbury
Great Lakes
South-End
P.T.A
West Bath Grange
Kennebec River
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