Oldest Town School Recalled By Annie Bowker
In PHIPPSBURG memories Mrs Annie Bowker recalls the Neck’s one room schoolhouse with Miss Sprague teaching 15 pupils from Olivers to Pushards. The dyke, boat landings, barefoot children, and the Harrington lineage anchor local history as residents seek more anecdotes for a historical snapshot project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Clark Bowker
John Parker
Neck
Olivers
Rollins
Perkins
Harringtons
Pushards
Reed
Harrington
Parker
Mr. Dike
Thomas Reed
Freeman _ Clark Bowker
Charles Rogers
Winneganee
Dinal Cornish
T. C. Hughes
William Grevers
Susan
Winchester
Mass
Grevers
Gardiner Rogers
Meadowbrook
Harry Williams
New Meadows
George E. Chadbourn
Alvah Brooks
Jay K. Bowker
George Bonney
Ridge
Brookline
Tracys
Frank Bowker
Pine Street
Bath
Henry Minott
Frank Fawkencre
Steubens
I. W. Rainey
Thomas Mincett
Joe A. Bennett
George Larrabee, Jr
Young Larrabee
Robinson
George
Dromore
Morse High School
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers Opens in Waterville
The Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers marks its silver anniversary with a three day convention at Waterville High School Auditorium. Sessions include leadership addresses, panel discussions, and talks by state and national educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
Waterville
Elmwood
Maine Congress
Congress
Leroy Smith
Roland Marcotte
George Doyle
Supt. of
C. E. Glover
Clinton Thurlow
Edmund Ritchie
Clarence Archer
State War Recreation Committee
Office of Civilian Defense
Marty Mann
National Committee For Education On
Julius Bixler
Colby College
Payson Smith
College of Education
University of Maine
Maine
Frederick W. Smith
William A. Gardner
Veterans Administration of
Togus
Harold B. Clifford
Boothbay
Childrens Theatre
Rolf Martin
Portland Junior League
Joseph I. Smith
Bath
Board of Management
Peach Preference Surveys Show Ripening Preferences
Surveys show 70 percent of peach buyers prefer tree ripe fruit, 26 percent favor pre firm ripe, and four percent prefer hard green peaches. Green peaches are cheaper, and transit damage averages 13 pounds per bushel for hard green peaches versus 7 pounds for tree ripe fruit.
Parker Head Girl Scouts Campout and Community Notices
Girl Scouts enjoyed a picnic supper at Weiner Rock after a hike with Miss Harmon. Brownies met with Miss Harmon. attendees included Jean Amberg, Joan Amberg, Sandra Mank, Laura Wyman, Joyce Gray. PTA and school group events noted. plans for a play Squander Bugs Mother Goose. Public supper fundraiser planned for Parker Head Sunday school. Numerous local visits and family updates from Parker Head and Bath areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiner Rock
Miss Harmon
Sally Lowell
Beverly Snow
Grace Kraft
Barbara Harrington
Jean
Joan Amberg
Sandra Mank
Laura Wyman
Joyce Gray
School Improvement League
PTA
Parker ‘Head
Packard
Bert Nisbet
Eugene Harrington
Miss Packard
W. H. Wyman
Katherine Buckley
Pownal
W. T. Wyman
W. E. Osgood
Perkins Island
Leston Harrington
USN
Parker Head
Bath
Cpl
Harold Barkalow
Georgia
Bernard Wyman
The
Sea Bees
Ber Nisbet
Ramford
Social Notes From Local Ocean Front Homes
Mrs Alston Oliver attended a visit at Mrs Eric Carlson home with Miss Ilene Perc of Popham Beach also noted are Mrs Laurence Thayer and son Stephen vacationing in Montreal and Quebec. Mr and Mrs M F Goodwin of Concord Mass are staying at their cottage. Henry Scholfield a Cox Head native vacationing here is reported wounded in action friends regret the news. Mr and Mrs Goodwin lunched at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Thomas on Fremont street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alston Oliver
Eric Carlson
Ilene Perc
Popham Beach
Laurence Thayer
Stephen
Montreal
Quebec
M. F. Goodwin
Concord
Mass
Henry Scholfield
Cox Head
Goodwin
Ed Thomas
Fremont Street
Bath
Modernizing Furniture from Old Pieces
The article suggests transforming old furniture into updated items by cutting down pieces. Remove headboards from beds, use lower footboards as headboards, ensure the footboard is tall enough to cover the bed. Convert washstands by removing doors and racks, add shelves for books or accessories. Shorten legs to rest stands on the floor.
Cozy Corner Program At Bath Memorial Hospital
The Bath Memorial Hospital auxiliary andLionesses plan a Cozy Corner service for patients in the new wing with daily visitor coverage 2 to 3 and 7 to 8. Gifts and donations fund outfitting, profits from sales aid hospital equipment, and a glass showcase was donated by Max Katz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Loren Jaffee
High Street
Arthur King
George B. Wolstenholme
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Edward D. True
Alexander MacDonald
Lionesses
Jaffee
Max Katz
Lambert Park Sunday School shines with 72 children
Lambert Park Sunday school held an inspiring session with 72 children and 12 workers across eight classes named Bible Readers Helping Hands Light Bearers Rainbow Busy Bees The Stars The Volunteers The Golden Rule. Mrs Bragdon returned after illness. Fred Pecci leads the Bible Readers class for 11 years and up. Mrs Mace and the Bailey sisters assist. Miss June Milliken teaches Light Bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Park
Bragdon
Fred Pecci
Briggs
Mace
Bailey Sisters
June Milliken
Helen Mace
Office Drive
Protect Lawns From White Grubs With Lead Arsenate
Arsenate treatment protects lawns by applying 10 pounds per thousand square feet of sod several months before grub emergence. Mix arsenate with four parts fine sand for even distribution. Meadows and pastures lack practical grub control. alfalfa and clover show immunity to grub damage.
Horn flies drive mastitis risk in first calf heifers
Florida Experiment Station notes blood sucking horn flies injure teats and udders, causing mastitis in first calf heifers. Daily horn fly control sharply reduced mastitis incidence, removing it as an economic problem. Morganstan wup Confederate raiders had their vamp paper to It was published intermittently on whatever press the cavalry could capture.
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Florida
Popham Beach Notes A Segeberg Cottage Sale Kept Local Interest High
A northwesterly weekend bringing aurora displays and frost warning spurred storm window setups as cottagers like L. E. Gayton Vernon M. Mattson and Mrs George Buchanan visited. Segeberg cottage sale to J Dwight Kinmouth and Mrs Kinmouth anchors permanent summer presence. Birth announced for Linda Joyce Perkins at Fort Benning hospital. Popham school reopened after scarlet fever fumigation, Miss Leona Harmon delay. Local moves include Ernest Spinney shifting groceries to his nus for winter and several visits among Auburn Bath and Winnegance residents. Richard Small out sick, Kellaway improving in Newton hospital, and David Leon neck injury from apple tree incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Gayton
Auburn
Vernon M. Mattson
Newtonville
Mass
George Buchanan
Troy
N. Y
Segeberg
Atkins Bay Shore
J. Dwight Kinmouth
Hackensack
Kinmouth
Mr. Kinmouth
Walter Sprague
Clarence Perkins
Linda Joyce Perkins
Pvt
Norman Perkins
Popham School
Leona Harmon
John G. Morse, Jr
Arnold Coates
Charles Grove
Howard Spinney
Bath
Perkins
Cox
Paul Davis
L J. Prency
Peter A. Isaacson
Virginia Pekins
Lester Morse
Winnegance
Richard Small
Herbert J. Kellaway
Newton Center
Kellaway
Newton Hospital
Newton Lower Falll
Ronald Tracy
Naples
Lyman Oliver
Bath Memorial Hospital
David Leon
Bagdikian
Wall Brackets Reused for In-Window Plant Displays
Use old metal wall brackets painted white to support white pots with green vines. Philodendron or ivy thrive in these stations. Ideal placements include dining rooms or hallways near a window to catch light.
Maine guide Grover Grovered: Woods, Women, and Wild Ways
Grover the Maine guide recalls years guiding sportsmen, detailing dangers of amateur outdoorsmen and the oddities of hiring guides. He notes a Philadelphia group failing with their gear, teaches use of live minnows, and warns on rifle safety and bear cubs near campers.
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Maine
Mooreheed Lake
Grover
Shakespeare
C.ly
United States
Mous
Altegen Gsiding
Boston College
Interin
Pines
Anna
Louisianatate University
Ceer
Snag Sapien
Grovers
Philadipaila
Anne Shaw Day Celebrates Seventh Birthday Party
Miss Anne Shaw Day entertained Saturday afternoon from four to six at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Day Green street in honor of her seventh birthday. Refreshments and a large decorated cake were served after which the children enjoyed several reels of movies. The hostess received many nice gifts. Guests included Carol Haynes Caroline Merrill Elizabeth Jones Judith Holbrook Elizabeth Carey Patty Butterfield Carol Sandra Johnson Sandra Daley Leilani Cahill Patty Parks Adele Rubin Susan Bates Lucy Lee Smith Ellen Low Patsy Sally Mullaney Nancy Knight Bernadette Paradis Marietta Garey Betty Ann Aikenhead Loren Merrill Gerry Parker Paul Johnson Roger Skillings Jr Dillon Gillies Billy Luke Martin Turpie Jonathan Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Shaw Day
Harry L. Day
Green Street
Carol Haynes
Caroline Merrill
Elizabeth Jones
Judith Holbrook
Elizabeth Carey
Patty Butterfield
Carol
Sandra Johnson
Sandra Daley
Leilani Cahill
Patty Parks
Adele Rubin
Susan
Mrs. Frostina Simonton Heads to Baton Rouge Visit
Mrs. Frostina Simonton departed Sunday evening for Baton Rouge Louisiana to visit her husband Mr. Simonton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frostina Simonton
Baton Rouge, la
Mr. Simonton
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Phippsburg
Clayton Hoar
Laura Libby
George Morong
Earl Lowell
Edith Hemmer
Ruby
H. D. Mank
Helen Gannon
Getchell
Leston Harrington, Sr
B.I.W
Mertie Shepard
Francis Lander
Lewis Lowell
Lowell
Albert Gray
Brunswick
Vilda Barlow
Fred Osgood
Marion Cushing
Lorraine Harrington
Frank Burnell
Allie Rollins
Lewiston
Edwin M. Wyman
Beverley Snow
A. E. Oliver
Richmond
Randolph
John Kriedler
Eleanor Bertrand
Memorial Hospital
Horn
Catp
By Paul Field
AP Newsfeatures
America
Anne Shaw
Ptet Iml
Pennsylvania
Sears
Durozone
Sears Cross Country Motor Tune
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Center Street
Bath, Maine
Vets
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frances Langford
V.F.W
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