Phippsburg Community Plans Weekend Painting Bee
The Small Point church hosts a painting bee this weekend with undercoat done last fall. Volunteers should arrive Saturday at 2 p.m. or Sunday at 9 a.m. A noon Sunday dinner is planned. Bring brushes, paint, nails, ladders or other items to loan. contact Rev. Macy Whitehead for details.
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Small Point
Macy Whitehead
Phippsburg Pta
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Bodwell Grange Hall
Sebasco
Dromore Grange
Phippsburg
Supt
Stanwood C. Gilman
Bodwell Grange
Wiscasset
Local Winnegance Notes Chronicles Seasonal Shifts
Flocks of wild geese head south without resting at Old Mill Pond signaling early spring movement. Local anglers report fewer pickerel catches near Winneganee bridge spillway as the season winds down and pond may freeze for a bit of fishing later. A Morse sawmill worker spotted a large fox crossing Coggeshall field. Residents wonder about upcoming State Highway Commission work to improve Pitch Pine hill due to winter safety concerns for school transport from Small Point. Notables include Mrs. Fred L. Parks now at New London hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mott and family in Poquonock Bridge, Conn, Mrs. Eugene Harrington visiting Parker Head, and several locals returning from a West Coast motor trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneganee Bridge
Morse
Coggeshall
Winneganee
Phippsburg
State Highway Commission
Pitch Pine Hill
Small Point
Fred L. Parks
New London, N. H
Harold Mott
Winnegance
Ivy Court
Poquonock Bridge
Conn
Eugene Harrington
Parker Head
Harold Rogers
High Street
Hebron
Elmer Morse
John Burgess
West Coast
Legion Drum Corps to Meet Friday After Marine Band
The American Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps will move their meeting to Friday at the State Armory due to the Marine Band appearance. Report times: majoette at 5 30, buglers drummers and cymbal players at 6, B class at 6 with John Wakefield. Possible non commissioned officers to be appointed. sleeve stripes to indicate rank. Funds from the concert may fund uniforms to be ordered for Armistice Day Bath appearance. A uniform sample will be shown during permission one concert Thursday eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Marine Band
American Legion
State Armory
John Wakefield
Marine Band
Bath
Rmission
Parker Head Community Updates and Local News
Parker Head notes a skyward fire display over the river near Perkins Island and recalls P T A supper plans for October 14. A Parker Head Baptist service, birthdays, visitors, and Fire Prevention Week activities fill a busy week with school events, family milestones, and community gatherings across Bath and nearby towns.
Stork Shower Guests and Local Visit Notes
A stork shower was held with 15 guests. Mrs. William I Cushing attended. Mr. and Mrs. Freelan King and their Bowdoinham son visited Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Darling. Miss Martha Ross is recovering at home after an appendectomy.
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Parker Headler
William i Cushing
Freelan King
Bowdoinham
Leslie Darling
Martha Ross
Flats Again Closed to Clam Digging in Area 20
Area 20 flats along the Kennebec River, including Parker Head flats, are closed to clam and quahog digging after water tests show pollution sufficient to endanger public health. The closure affects the north section from Cox's Head to Bay Point, with notices to be posted soon.
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Kennebec River
Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
State Department of Agriculture
Cox’s Head
Phippsburg
Gilbert Head
Long Island
Bay Point
Georgetown
Parker Head Flats
Fiftieth Hundred Patient Admitted to Hyde Memorial Home
James Martin of Brewer becomes the 500th patient admitted since Hyde Memorial Home opened in 1947. Executives welcome him as 64 patients currently reside at the facility. Pine Tree Society funds the home via Easter Seals, with National Infantile Paralysis Chapters and Crippled Children's Services aiding financial support for patients.
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James Martin
Brewer
Hyde Memorial Home
Marie I. Preston
Pine Tree Society For
Doris W. Hardy
R.N
Lois Burns
Hyde Home
Pine Tree Society
Crippled Children's Services of
Maine
1953 Bath area duck season guide released
Local duck hunters gain a complete guide for the 1953 duck season with high tides and shooting hours. The publication, prepared for John W. Quarrington of Bath and Richmond, lists season dates, daily high tides at Richmond Dresden Bridge Abbagahasset Point Bath and Wiscasset, plus bag limits gun limits and decoy use. Copies are available at Quarrington's office 15 Center Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Quarrington
Bath
Richmond
Richmond-Dresden Bridge
Abbagahasset Point
Wiscasset
Quarrigton
Center Street
Popham Beach Supper Draws Bath Area Crowd
Popham Circle hosted a lobster stew supper at the schoolhouse on Wednesday attracting many attendees from Bath and nearby towns. The season's changes bring fall color drives and visitors to the area as residents note seasonal closures and returning travelers.
Androscoggin and Saga extension notes meeting in Toronto
The Androscoggin and Saga dahoc Extension Association reported on highlights of the Associated World Council Women's meeting in Toronto Ontario led by Mrs Beatrice Adams Topsham home economics chairman who attended as a delegate at Topsham grange hall Monday. Olga Carlson Dix's Island joined Dromore delegates for the afternoon session and reports from the National Council meeting in Boston were shared. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Androscoggin and Sagadahoc Extension Association
Associated World Coun- Women
Toronto
Ontario
Beatrice Adams
Topsham
Topsham Grange Hall
Olga Carlson
Dix’s Island
Dromore
National Council
Boston
Stenton C. Dozois
Earl Lowell
Albert Gray
Parker Head
Albion H. Johnson, Jr
Dix's Island
Bath
Carrie Smith
Edith Perkins
Ernest Woods
Carl S. Lewis
Leslie
Swampscott
Mass
Martin F. Goodwin
Wolfeboro
N. H
Wesley Lewis
L. Driscoll
Joseph Frechette
East Douglas
Lewis Cottage
Edward P Thomas
E. P. Shaw
Murphy's Corner
Woolwich
Portland officials escort Providence group on housing plan tours
Portland health and redevelopment officials guided delegates from Providence Rhode Island through Portland areas to review plans aimed at conserving or improving housing stock. The visit highlighted local housing initiatives and potential redevelopment strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Providence, R. I
Nickel Abundant in Earth's Crust Shown By Estimates
Scientists estimate nickel content in the earths crust is about double the combined total of copper zinc and lead, indicating nickel is significantly more plentiful and may influence future mining and production strategies.
Bay Point obituaries and local social notes
Sympathy extends to Thomas Hagan and family on the death of Mae Hagan who was beloved in Bay Point for her kindness and counsel. Funeral attendees included Richard Hagan of Auburn and Mrs. Mae E. Hagan’s grandson. The column lists visitors, illnesses, and social calls at Bay Point, Bath, Boothbay Harbor, and nearby towns, with several residents at cottages and common gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hagan
Harry Stone
Lewiston
Joseph L. Avery
Bath
Washington Street
Bay Point
J. H. Furbish
Norridewock
Dwight Furbish
Earl Duchane
Norridgewock
Furbish
Sherman Campbell
William Leeman
Billy
Donna
Boothbay Harbor
Fred Morse
James
Nina Cummings
Maurice Hinckley
Hinckley
Warden Richardson Receives Regional Transfer
Owen Richardson, long time warden with the State Sea and Shore Fisheries Department, has been reassigned to District 2 as warden supervisor. The district runs from Waldoboro to near Brunswick, replacing Warren Hume who moves to District 4 Ellsworth. The transfer, effective last month, reflects a department policy of rotating wardens. Richardson and his wife reside in Wiscasset with a summer home at West Point.
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DeBerry
Portland
John Rote
Leeds
Gordon Alden
John Leach
Thomas Totman
Walter Bowker
Bath
Charles L. Stevens
Bath Memorial Hospital
Raymond Leigh
Gertrude Stewart
William Alexander
Gorham State Teachers College
Mass
John F. Leach
Malden
James L. Morse
Arthur
Fryeburg Fair
Jean
Adele Hunt
Leonard Rainey
Boston
Owen Richardson
State Sea and Shore Fisheries Department
Ellsworth
Waldoboro
Brunswick
Warren Hume
Boothbay Harbor
Department
Stanley R. Tupper
Bath and Phippsburg
Richardson
Mrs. Richardson
Wiscasset
West Point
Sagadahoc Students Registered at University of Maine
Sagadahoc county residents are listed as newly registered at the University of Maine for the fall term. Names include Bath, Bowdoinham, Richmond, Topsham, and Woolwich students such as Joseph Pouliot, Melvin Tukey, Barbara Longfellow, Roy Raymond, Eleanor Carter, and Clarence Carleton. With 2,896 students enrolled so far, officials note heavy interest in agricultural and other programs. Mrs Moerke has returned to Portland after visiting in Georgetown with R N Sylvia Warren.
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United States
Barr c
Frank
OLS
Maine
Justee
Sagadahoc County
University of Maine
Bath
Joseph I. Pouliot
Melvin L. Tukey
David A. Ziblatt
Hugh E. Madden
Walde W Brooks
Bruce R. Burden
Mary E. Donnell
Roger I. Grace
Richard F. Cahill
Maurice H Clark
Shirley A. Clark
David L. Drake
Lewis E. King
Robert E. Kingsbury
Victor R Lonn
Edward H. Mosher
Edwin H. Pert
Cora Moerke
Portland
Sylvia Warren, R. N
Georgetown
Morse Gridders Dominate Kennebunk 50 7 for Third Straight
Morse High School powered its ground attack to a 55 7 win over Kennebunk before about 1 100 fans. Led by Paul McCourt three touchdowns and Bob Carmichael three more Morse built a commanding lead with a strong run game and selective passing. McCourt starred early while Carmichael and Trafton added pivotal scores as Morse cleared its bench in the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Kennebunk High
Kennebunk
Paul McCourt
Bob Carmichael
Bob Frink
Morse
Stephens
Paul
McCourt
Bunkies
Marchetti
Carmichael
Dave Pye
Bunk
Denbow
Gooch
Johnson
Bernier
Shipbuilders
Mickey Sonia
Bunkie
Trafton
Carroll Denbow
Frink
Jvs
Frankie Perkins
Thaxter Trafton
Herbie Anderson
Dale Crost
Morse JV
Perkins
Moore
Gerry Parker
Carter
Morse Kennebunk Nbow
Re le
Johnson Sonia
M. Ridlon McElman
Downing White
Evelyth Oliver
R. Pye
S. R. Champagne
Nadeau Marchetti
Gooch McCourt
McCourt Denbow
Anderson
Kendebunk
Nedeau
Flannigan
Richards
Currier
Olson
Morse Oe
Thespians rehearse Hap piest Years production
First rehearsal for the Fall Thespian play The Happiest Years was held Monday evening at the Butterfield home. The three act comedy centers on a young veteran student and his wife with advice from relatives. Cast includes Mrs. C Bruce Wright Albert W Thompson Mrs Andrew C Flaherty and others. The Augusta Maine liquor commission suspended licenses of twelve malt liquor retailers until compliance with new pricing strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Butterfield
C. Bruce Wright
Albert W. Thompson
Andrew C. Flaherty
Richard H. Haskell
Paul G. Legard
William Fogg
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Mark Harrington
Kathryn Alexander
William Blaisdell
H. Macy Whitehead
Winthrop Blair
Maurice Blair
Ceres
Truman Roberts
Pomona
Sally Rainey
Flora
Lucy Smith
Lewis Alexander
Edmund Furber
Lester Oliver
Melvin Pratt
Center Pond
Bailey
Lincoln Association
Congregational Conference
Newcastle
Irmalee Gilman
Barbara Jacob
Diana Pye
Stanwood Gilman
Camp
Akita Mowano
John G. Morse, Jr
Edward
Nichols
Cary Ring, JR
Stel Mumieuon
Expe Ree Hesse
Winnegance Notes
Legion Drum Corps
Parker
Lowell
Perkins Island
Russell Turner
Parker Head Vestry
Parker Head Baptist Church
Donald Wyman
Harriett
Carolyn
Charles
Dick Davis
Wharton
N. J
Robert Blaine
Davis
Herbert Bassett
Alston Oliver
William Lowell
Florence Rollins
Lester Beals
Elmer Rogers
Rollins
Peter Gagnon
Peter Michael
White Spot
G. C. Beals
Eliza Bradshaw
Phippsburg Center
Popham
Walter Cushing
Millard Nadeau
Grace Cushing
Burleigh Williams
Edward Daley
Arthur Moore
Canada
William Hodgkins
Arthur Maxfield
Pearl Rollins
Angie Mank
J. Frank Mezenski
Mezenski
Earl Hamel
Thomaston
Leslie Logan
Donald Logan
Edgecomb
Lorraine Skolfield
Bangor
Earl ,Lowell
Clarence Skolfield
Sheffield
Charles Blaisdell
Lewis Lowell
Arthur Malanson
Revere
George
Needham Heights
Bassetts
Eugene Ross
W. A. Lowell
Maine Martime Academy
Castine
Lloyd D. Lowell
Liverpool
Manchester
England
W. T. Wyman
Bath Memorial
Barbara Harrington and Sons
Beverly Sweeney
Norfolk
Grace Brewer
Arthur Kreidler
Popham Beach
Popham Circle
Fred H. Spinney
Doris Wallace
Roland D. McIntosh
Bath Lioness Club
Lillian Drake
Myra Scott
Allan Rogers
Hallowell
Walter E. Sprague
George Oliver
Willard
Roger
Dixie
Priscilla Rainey
Sally
Richard Thomas
Meadowbrook
Marguerite McNulty
Clair Monroe
Carson Lindley
Sharon
Jane
Herbert R. Sprague
Frank Florian
Chatham
Florian
Mark
Robert Pye
Robert
Stephen
Cox
Ike
Clarence E. Manion
Law School
Notre Dame University
Eisenhower
White House
Manion
Intergovernmental Relations Commission
Supreme Court
Harold Burton
International Soundphoto
Warden Richardson
Sagadahoc
University Maine
Orono
Navy
White
Johnny Trafton
Thespians
Augusta
Maine le Qour Commission
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