Elks grant Norma Jean Drummond $900 scholarship
Norma Jean Drummond of Arrowsic receives a $900 Elks scholarship announced by Hugh S. MacDonald Bath Lodge Exalted Ruler. She is Morse High School Class of 1945 salutatorian, Maine graduate 1949, and teaches English and speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jean Drummond
Norman Drummond
Arrowsic
Elks National Foundation
Hugh S. MacDonald
Bath Lodge of Elks
Miss Drummond
Bath Lodge
Morse High School
National Honor Society
University of Maine
Bath
Bath Needlework Guild Exhibition Appeals for Help
Bath branch of the Needlework Guild of America will host its annual exhibition of garments and tea at the Cosmopolitan club on Tuesday Nov 3. Donors of two or more garments or linen join the guild. local recipients include Bath Memorial hospital Hyde Home Public Health Nurse Salvation Army and City Welfare Department. The guild since 1885 has provided 62 million new articles nationwide. this year seeks school age clothing warm undergarments for seniors heavy nightgowns bedding and infants wear. Local directors listed with names and affiliated groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Needlework Guild of America
Cosmopolitan Club
Needlework Guild
Bath Memorial Hospital
Hyde Home
Public Health Nurse
Salvation Army
City Welfare Department
Arthur Sewall II
Frederick E. Drake
Frank Given
Allan Spean
Edwin Andrews
Herbert Calderwood
Fred Cary
Walter S. Glidden
Mary F. Gibbons
Eastham Guild, Jr
Robert Hatch
W. Dayton Hill
Donald N. Small
Arthur King
Omar King
Roger Luke
A. M. Main
Duncan McInnes
Arthur Sewall
Roger Skillings
M. Tubbs
W. S. Voorhees
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Central Church League
Girl Scouts
The
Inner Wheel
Cosmetologists Visit Hyde Memorial Home
Four members of the Maine State Cosmetologists Association donated their services at Hyde Memorial Home. Lewiston stylists Lena Provencher Bernadette Anc til Cecile Biron and Corinne Marchand provided permanents hair styling and shampoos for patients as part of a monthly morale boosting visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State Cosmetologist Association
Hyde Memorial Home
Lena Provencher
Provencher
Lewiston
Bernadette Anctil
Bernadette
Cecile Biron
Biron
Corinne Marchand
Connie
Maine State Cosmetologists Association
Beauticians
Hyde Home
Harvesters and Teen-Age 4-H Exhibit at Grange Hall
The Harvesters and Teen-Age 4-H clubs held their annual exhibit at West Bath Grange Hall featuring songs by Clar ence Pecci and performances by Jean Brown Mabel and Judy Ashe. Jean Brown reported on the Eastern States Exposition and state 4-H, with displays in sewing cooking woodworking and more by numerous members. The exhibits will be on display a week at the New Gloucester Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvesters
West Bath Grange Hall
Clarence Pecci
Janet Cohen
Mabel
Judy Ashe
Springfield
Mass
Jean Brown
Edward Estes
Ann
Waneta Estes
Beverly
Bethel Estes
Bonnie Belanger
Mabel Ashe
Beverly Pecci
Anne
Waneta
Rita Hennessey
Edward
Russell Estes
New Gloucester
Y M C A Foreign Work committee meeting held in Bath
A State Y M C A Foreign Work committee dinner session in Augusta House drew 22 representatives from nearly all Maine Y M C A branches. Main chaired, with talk on programs in 78 foreign countries and progress toward the Greece Greek camp rebuilding in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Main
William C. Perkins
Bath Association
Y. M. C. A. Foreign Work Committee
Augusta House
Mr. Main
Harley Fowler
Maine Y. M. C. A
Athens
Greece
Stevens
Bangor
Alice Canacaris
Bath
Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Andrew Hart Jr in Home Party
Mrs. Andrew Hart Jr of Dummer Street hosted a surprise stork shower Tuesday night. Guests arrived in a body bringing gifts and refreshments, presenting them in a pink and blue bassinet. Hostesses served sandwiches, relish, cake and coffee while socializing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hart, Jr
Dummer Street
Doris Tobey
Katherine Syde
Margaret McDaniel
Josephine Albert
Nina Freeman
Dorothy Bates
Mae O'Hara
Jennie Danforth
Susan Beardsley
Nina Lancaster
Doris Gallagher
Katherine Wonsor
Laraine Cummings
Marjorie Billings
Bessie Perry
Phyllis Bishop
Hortense Oliver
Frances St. Martin
High tides flood Maine coast and park areas
High tides flooded the Maine coast Sunday with overflow at two spots on the road to Popham village. Surf ran high at Popham and Reid State Park, while no reports surfaced for the Corinna area. The Central District Future Farmers of America elected Kenneth Eaton of Corinna president yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Popham
Reid State Park
Corinna
Future Farmers America
Kenneth Eaton
Gold Panning Demonstration by Boothbay Scout Leader
Mrs. Jean Blackmore of Boothbay Harbor demonstrated gold panning with swift river sand for Girl Scout Troop No 10. She will give a Maine minerals talk Thursday at 10 a.m. in Boothbay Harbor's Smiling Cow gift shop, with various troops invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Swift River
Jean Blackmore
Boothbay Harbor
Kneeland and Holderness File Marriage Intentions
Harmon D. Kneeland and Blanche M. Holderness filed marriage intentions at Ring, Jr. Both hail from North Bath, with Kneeland son of Roy Kneeland and Holderness daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Haines. Mrs. M. E. Curtis of Waterville recently visited the Merchants of Meadow Way and has since returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon D. Kneeland
Roy Kneeland
North Bath
Blanche M. Holderness
Earl Haines
The
Ring, Jr
M. E. Curtis
Waterville
Fred Merchant
Meadow Way
Huse P T A Discusses New Junior High Plans
Loring R. Addison outlined Bath’s educational system and the proposed junior high on the Huse Memorial site. Plans include home economics, living courses for grades seven to nine, shop programs, and full-time guidance, with two blueprints displayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring R. Additon
Bath
Carl R. Dearborn, Jr
Loring R. Addison
George Perry
Alice Austin
John Preney
Melvin Comeau
A. Dent Caton
Courtney Stover
Roger M. Luke
Paul Stinson
Huse School
Norman Adams
Arthur Mayo, Jr
Huse
John de Winter
Division of
Maine State Police
Herbert G. Espy
Maine
Morse High School
Evelyne L. Percy
Manley Grant
Edgar Leavitt
Wesley R. Marco
Deserle Amirault
Lionel Lessard
Algernon Shore
Nurse Recruiting at Morse High
Mrs. Carolyn Perkins recruitment director of the Maine Medical Center School of Nursing and Miss Ruth Little spoke to Morse High students after arranging with Morse High guidance director Ruth Wilson. They lectured to recruit students into nursing and showed slides of nursing students and classes. The Maine Medical Center School of Nursing formed two years ago from merger of Maine General Hospital and Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Perkins
Maine Medical Center School of Nursing
Portland
Ruth Little
Morse High School
Ruth Wilson
Maine General Hospital
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
Thistles For Wheat Crop Idea Raised In Oregon
Dr. Carl Larson of the Umatilla Field Station proposes safflower, a thistle relative, as a cash crop for Pacific Northwest lands being taken out of wheat. The suggestion, originating with George Penrose of Union Pacific Railroad in Portland, notes safflower oil for paints and its high protein content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermiston
Carl Larson
Umatilla
Thistle
Pacific Northwest
George Penrose
Union Pacific Railroad
Portland
Navigation course boasted strong turnout in Casco Bay
A USPS Pilot ing Course session sponsored by Casco Bay Power Squadron and Bath Iron Works Recreation Association drew many fans from Damariscotta Wiscasset Brunswick and Bath. Lindsey Moore led instruction on equipment navigation rules of the sea with support from Commodore Nelson F. Cartwright and Portland members. The free course welcomes more enrollments next week and highlights hands on boating safety and potential future boat ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USPS
Casco Bay Power Squadron
Bath Iron Works Recreation Association
Damariscotta
Wiscasset
Brunswick
Bath
Lindsey Moore
Casco Bay
Nelson F. Cartwright
Portland
United States
Equesron
Engagement Announced Miss Pau line Holmsen and G Benjamin Gallup
The engagement of Miss Pau line Holmsen to G Benjamin Gallup of Springfield Vermont is announced by her father Paul M Holmsen of 11 Snow park. A December wedding is planned. Holmsen graduated Morse High in 1949 and has worked as Bath city manager secretary since 1950. Gallup son of Mr and Mrs George B Gallup of Springfield is a 1947 Springfield High graduate and attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute after Navy service aboard USS Timmerman. he now attends Capitolio Engineering Institute in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Holmsen
G. Benjamin Gallup
Springfield
Paul M. Holmsen
Miss Holmsen
Morse High School
Bath
George B. Gallup
Gallup
Springfield High School
Rensselaer Plytechnic Institute
U.S. Navy
Timmerman
Capitol Io Engineering Institute
Washington, D. C
Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Drake At Home Festivities
Mrs. Forest M. Drake was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs. John Burgess at 156 High Street. Pink and blue decorations framed gifts on a trimmed table, followed by buffet refreshments and games with a long list of attendees. Oil companies spend about 100 million dollars yearly on exploration, while the world hosts about 97 cities with populations over half a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest M. Drake
John Burgess
High Street
Drake
Mila Morse
Edith Haggett
Doris Lutz
Jane Emery
Helen Perkins
Gladys Page
Leonice Williams
Helen Caton
Ceceile White
Florence Fogg
Edna Upham
Jaqueline Drake
Deborah Drake
Bowdoinham Community Notes Highlight Local Service and Events
Edward L. White receives a 50 year Masonic membership medal as he marks forty six years as village lodge secretary. The Bowdoinham Women's Auxiliary elects officers and hosts a public supper at the grange hall. Multiple local residents attend gatherings, visits, and celebrations across Bowdoinham and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. White
Village Lodge
Walsh
Grand Lodge of
Maine
Benjamin W. Ela
North Anson
Mr. White
Masonic Order
Merrymeeting Range
Sagadahocomona State and
Trons’ Grange
Electa
O. E
Ridge Road
Marshal Kite
Edge
Robert Billington
Gardiner General Hospital
Joyce Hinckly
Bowdeinham Firemen’s Association
Wanted: Attendants for Farm Sale and Meals
Classified item seeks male and female attendants for a farm sale and meals. Includes pay details and weekly raise information. Contact Stanley and Front St Balk Tel Sow with response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Sylvia Baker attends Yeoman School at Bain Maryland
Sylvia R Baker aged eight attends Yeoman School at the U S Naval Training Center Bain Maryland. Training includes clerical and secretarial work for ships and land installations. Mr and Mrs Frank Holmes of Brockton Mass visited their nephew and family Shirley Humphrey. Mr and Mrs Rudolph Jacques attended a Home and Community Welfare Committee meeting in Augusta. Mrs Allans Frizzle and Mrs Charles Hackett were Freeport visitors Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia R. Baker
Aves
Milton Te
U. S. Naval Training Center
Bain
Maryland
Frank Holmes
Brockton
Mass
Zope Shirley Humphrey
Sig
Rudolph Jacques
Augusta
Allan
Charles Hackett
Freeport
Linda Carol Foster Celebrates Birthday Party
Linda Carol Foster, daughter of Mr and Mrs Oliver Foster of 210 Middle Street, celebrated her eighth birthday with a Mitchell school party from 3 to 5 pm. Gifts, games, Halloween decorations, sandwiches, punch and ice cream were enjoyed. a large birthday cake was shared and favor baskets given. Attending were Linda Allen dod Gayle Brimigion Cheryl Brown Francis Coombs Lawrence Couture Jr Diane Lewis Paula McLain Jay M Jena Neilson Brian Foster Richard Page Walter Coombs Gillian Neilson Douglas am Per Schmidt Martha Ellen and Jean Steen Stephenite Richard Pauly Mary Steen Jackie Schmidt Allen Saunders Robert Carlisle and Mary Foster. Mrs Foster was assisted by Mrs Emile Cyr and Mrs Lawrence Couture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Carol Foster
Oliver Foster
Middle Street
Mitchell School
Francis Coombs
Mary Steen
Richard Pauly
Linda Allen
Dod
Gayle Brimigion
Cheryl Brown
Lawrence Couture, Jr
Diane Lewis
Paula McLain
Jay M
Jena Neilson
Brian Foster
Richard Page
Walter Coombs
Gillian Neilson
Douglas Am
Per Schmidt
Martha Ellen
Jean Steen
Stephenite
Jackie Schmidt
Allen Saunders
Robert Carlisle
Bath P. T. A. invites groups to school of instruction
Mrs. Isadore Singer, president of the Bath Parent-Teacher council, invites P. T. A. groups from nearby communities to attend a school of instruction sponsored by the Bath Central Council of P. T. A. on November 4 at 7 30 at Morse High School library. State members will assist to explain work and methods. All interested, including committee chairmen and officers, are welcome. those planning to attend should notify Mrs. Singer if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Past Masters’ Association
al County Granges
Dirigo Grange
Brunswick
Acead
Dirigo
Alton Collins
Harvesters
Eleanor Ripley
Howard Carr
Topsham Grange
Grange
George Leonard
Topsham Fair
West Bath
John Howe
Joseph Day
D. Wallace MacDonald
Everett G. Lemont
Francis Day
Melvin Pratt
Harry E. Peterson
Edwin W. Haggett
William H. Small
Stella Doughty
West Bath Grange
Bernard Henderson
Joseph W. Larrabee
Ada Larrabee
Merriconeag Grange
Isadore Singer
Bath
Bath Central Council
Morse High School
P.T. A
Singer
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Ancient
Egypt
Hyde
First Federal Savings
James B. Drake & Sons
Farnham Lumber Company
Oakhurst Dairy Company
Cushman Baking Company
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Bath, Maine
Huse P. T. A
Saim
Morse High
Bowdoinham
Ethelyn Carlson
Vernon Perry
Mile
Royal Brown, Jr
Midfield
John Palmer
Donald Mathison
Mary White
George Ackley
James Lowe
Burlington, Vt
Wally Skofield
Woburn
Nina Robichaud
Bertha Hooker
Carl Carlson
John Dunn
Attleboro
Myra Dunn
Pera
Wace 'Pean Crain - Peters
Sun
Mon
Lug
Rep
Seetra
Tama
Ieee
PU Ube Leese
Rupers
Tim Holt
Desert
Edmund O't
China
Brien
George Brent
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