Red Cross Blood Mobile to Visit Bath for Veterans Aid
The Red Cross committee met Monday with chairman Drake Jr and others outlining plans for a Blood Mobile visit to Bath to collect supplies for veterans. Attendees included Mrs True and Mrs Mullin. the Bath chapter donated surgical dressings, socks, and other items for veterans at Togus. new quotas were reported by Eaton Dickson Parker Mullin and Henderson, with Dole Spinney and Musk also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Drake, Jr
Aldna
Cross Blood Mobile
Bath
Rd True
Mr. True
Mra
Cross
Seth Mullin
Augusta
Warren Haw
Melvin Henderson
Mullin
Harold Avery
Red Cross Council
Portland
Togus
Asr
Sidney L. Eaton
Vid C. Dickson
Home Service
John Parker
Motor Corps
Junior Cross
George Nugent
Misa Doria Spinney
Louise A. Dole
George Musk
Stork Shower Honors Mrs Hugh Madden at Woolwich
Mrs Hugh Madden of Woolwich was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs Mond Moore of Drayton. The event featured central decorations and gifts for the expectant mother. Attendees included Mrs Clyde and infant Anna Nicholas, Jeannette, Mrs Dale Hupp, Mrs Beal, Miss Jean Caton, Mrs Ray Merrill, Mrs Paul Wagstaff, Mrs Ethel Siegara, Mrs Moore, and Mrs Madden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Madden
Woolwich
Mond Moore
Drayifts
Madden
Mra. Clyde
Anna Micholas
Jeannette
Dale Hupp
Mra. Beal
Jean Caton
Ray Merrill
Paul Wagstaff
Ethel Siegara
Mra. Moore
Mra. Madden
Burns Oliver Wedding Held Sunday Evening
Katheryn Glennea Burns daughter of J Maurice W and the late Burna Burns of Wal and Leon Oliver SH-3 US Navy wed Friday evening at eight in the Winter Street Congregational parsonage. Rev Richard J Schaper officiated. Miss June Belanger and Merrill E B Oliver attended. The bride wore blue grey satin with yellow carnation corsage. Oliver, son of Mrs William Wallace, has served five years in the Navy and is with the USS Bennet BD D R at Charles Town Navy Yard Boston. The hawthorn is Missouri state flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katheryn Glennea
J. Maurice W
Wal
Burna
Leon
Oliver
Morse High School
Willam Wallace
Brown Street
U. S. Navy
U. S. S. Bennet
Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston
Popham Beach
Bath
Engagement of Janis Reynolds Announced
Miss Janis Sylvia Reynolds is engaged to Richard W. Simmons son of Mr and Mrs John C Simmons of Newton Massachusetts The couple’s families announce the engagement The bride to be is the daughter of L D Reynolds of Cedar Grove The groom is a former U S Air Force sergeant now employed by Walter H Moreton Corp in Cambridge Massachusetts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janis Sylvia Reynolds
L. D. Reynolds
Cedar Grove
Richard W. Simmons
John C. Simmons
Newton
Mass
Miss Reynolds
Brighton
Maas
Brighton High School
Delta Phi Delta
Maine
Mr. Simmons
Cambridge High School
Air Force
Walter H. Moreton Corp
Cambridge
Maia
John Curtis
Bridgton
Miss Catherine Curtis
Walter Littlefield
Marblehead
Miss Curtis
Norman Curtis
Bowdoinham
Casco Bank and Trust Co
Curtis
Bath Auto Salesmen Carry Off Honors in Quiz Contest
Two Bath salesmen from Brooke Chevrolet Inc. won prizes in a statewide quiz contest about the 1952 Chevrolet. J. Franklyn Howe placed second and received an electric deep fryer. Paul Lemont earned the fifth prize, a complete picnic kit. The event drew 50 contestants from across the state and used written and oral questions in a spelling bee style format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Portland
Chevrolet
J. Franklyn Howe
Paul Lemont
Brooke Chevrolet Inc
Howe
Aul Lemont
Bailey A Candidate for Reelection to House
Nomination papers for Frank R. Bailey of Woolwich circulate as he seeks reelection to the House of Representatives. Bailey, a Republican, served two terms earlier and was reelected in 1950 by voters in Arrowsic Phippsburg West Bath and Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Bailey
Woolwich
House of Representatives
Bailey
Arrowsic
Phippsburg
West Bath
Texas State Flower Blue Bonnet Identified
The state flower of Texas is the Blue Bonnet, symbolizing the Lone Star state's springtime beauty and natural heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Blue Bonnet
Elizabethan Era Meeting Draws Local Heritage At Gathering
The meeting of the Elizabethan era group in Arm of American Revolution era was held Wednesday with speakers and a new song dedicated to the C. A. R. society. Members shared stories of Ham’s Brook and Ham fort, and ancestor Tobias Ham known as Long Gun. Assorted refreshments were served. an invitation extended to meet again at 992 High Street with participants from multiple local families and D. A. R. observers.
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Anting
Elizabeth Mee
Rence Evolon
W Ren
American Revolu
Irs
Arthur “Wine
Sandra H Thorne
Flag “Beeser
Betsy Douglas
Susan Bates
Cha Jain
Amela Litchfield
Seay ‘Emple
Lucy Smith
Uglas
Natalie Hathorne
Anna Lonn
Doris Wing
C. Aed the Grossem
Washington State Bulletin
William Armstrong
Bath
Ham
Tobias Ham
Long Gunam
C. A. R. Society
Enue
Marion Smith
Winter Street Choir elects officers at annual meeting
The Winter Street Congregational church men’s choir held its annual meeting after rehearsal. Officers elected were Leland R. Patton president Ralph W. Brewer vice president and Harry W. Marsters secretary. A social hour after the third Thursday of each month was approved and a committee will run it. New singers joined recently and the choir invites interested community men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Congregational Church Men's
Leland R. Patton
Ralph W. Brewer
Harry W. Marsters
Secre
Austin Miller
Arah Richmond
Leland Patton
Mains Leavitt Wedding Held At Rev Wilson Home
Robert L. Mains and Mary Leavitt married Saturday evening at eight in a single ring ceremony performed by Rev Dr David L Wilson at his home 918 Washington Street. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Lester Carr of Bath. Mrs Mains is the daughter of Frederick Robinson of Bath and Roscoe Mains of West Point is her husband’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Mains
Mary Leavitt
Raymond Court
David L. Wilson
Washington Street
Lester Carr
Bath
Mains
Frederick Robinson
Mr. Mains
Roscoe Mains
West Point
Problems with letters and fees prompt public notice
Fragmentary notice from Ruth Mathias in Massachusetts seeks assistance with a financial problem. The readable text mentions a help request and unspecified steps to resolve the issue.
Cosmo Garden Club Visits Topsham
The Cosmo Garden Club held a meeting at the United Baptist church in Topsham with Mrs. Albert Iney as program chairman. Members presented songs and talks on African violets, January and February gardening tasks, a flower show, and prizes were awarded. Refreshments were served with Mrs. John Cone pouring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonto
Topsham Club
Albert Iney
Cosmo Garden Club
Whitney
Nichols
Mary
MacDonald
Delacoe
Douglas
Rahway Pair Announces Engagement of Joan Hoffman
Miss Joan Helen Hoffman of Rahway New Jersey and Robert Clyde Niles of Bath Maine will wed in an early fall ceremony. Miss Hoffman is a 1949 Rahway High School graduate and works in New York City. Niles a 1945 Morse High School graduate and 1950 University of Maine mechanical engineering alum is a student engineer with Tidewater Associated Oil Co in New York City. He is a WWII Army Air Corps veteran and a current Army Reserve second lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Hoffman
Trussler Place
Rahway
N. J
Joan Helen Hoffman
Robert Clyde Niles
Merle C. Niles
Middle Street
Bath
Miss Hoffman
Rahway High School
New York
All State Insurance Co
Niles
Morse High School
University of Maine
U. of M
Sigma Alpa Epsilon
Army Air Corps
Army
Tidewater Associated Oil Co
New York City
Sagada Boy Scouts District Meets at City Hall
The Sagada district monthly meeting of the Boy Scouts of America was led by Lt. Comdr. Douglas Cleary. Bernard Estes urged institutional representation to share national and council materials. Plans were made for a Father Son banquet during Scout Week in February and charter reviews for Troops 53 and 93. The Jan 15 round table moves to Winter Street church men's club room from Beacon Street church.
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Sagadahoc
Boy Scouts of America
City Hall
Douglas Cleary
U.S. N
Bernard Estes
Winter Street Church
Beacon Street Church
Bath Police Nab AWOL Soldier After Five Years
Bath police and FBI captured Pvt. Leroy Sargent 29 of Cornish who fled Camp Devens in 1946 and has been missing from the Army since July 1951. He will be turned over to military authorities in Bath and taken to Massachusetts for trial, Chief Moriarty said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Army
Pvt
Leroy Sargent
Cornish
Camp Devens
Army
Massachusetts
Frank L. Moriarty
Council of Churches elects officers in Portland meeting
Rev Richard J Schaper was elected vice president of the Maine Council of Churches at the annual session in Portland. Other officers include Rev Chauncey D Wentworth presiding, Rev Harold C Bonell president, Mrs Aubrey E Snow second vice president, and Mrs Robert G Kelman secretary. The field staff was re-elected. Plans were approved for observances on Sept 30 marking the Old Testament translation completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Schaper
Winter Street Congregational Church
Maine Council of Churches
Clark Memorial Methodist Church
Portland
Chauncey D. Wentworth
Augusta
Harold C. Bonell
Aubrey E. Snow
Robert G. Kelman
Lewiston
Irving W. Maxwell
Marion Kingsbury
Carl Kingsbury
Margaret E. Randell
Schaper
Bath
Rowley
Mass
Byfield
Maine
United Action
America
United Protestant
Home Nursing Class Completes Studies
Members of Mrs. Wallace Ham’s Home Nursing class completed the program and received Red Cross pins and certificates. The Oct 31 to Jan 3 courses included sessions at Woolwich and the hospital with topics such as Atomic Bombs. Other students named include Joyce Mitchell Ruth Miller Marlene Walker Christine Curtis Jennie Delanger Vera Ray Madelyn Pearce Kathleen Wyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Ham
Red Cross
Ham
Woolwich
Joyce Mitchell
Ruth Miller
Marlene Walker
Christine Curtis
Jennie Delanger
Vera Ray
Madelyn Pearce
Kathleen Wyman
Clinton McFadden
Public Health Director Dr Geiger Resigns After 21 Years
Dr J C Geiger resigns after 21 years as director of Public Health for San Francisco and county on January 1. He will captain a similar post in Oakland across the bay, with duties described as less strenuous. He married Miss Anna Morse, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Charles W Morse of 942 Washington Street, now the Fred S Curtis funeral home, and they have many friends here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Geiger
San Francisco
Oakland
Bay of
Anna Morse
Charles. W. Morse
Washington Street
Fred S. Curtis
Wood Jackson at Brunswick Wedding Details
The wedding of Miss Barbara Jackson to Donald K. Wood took place in Brunswick. The bride wore a blue wool street dress with white rose corsage. Miss Jackson attended in navy taffeta with a yellow corsage. Out of town guests included Col and Mrs R Norman Walker and Beverly of Washington DC and several Wood and Jackson relatives from Portland Bath and Augusta. The bride is a Rockland High School graduate of 1945 and Chamberlain School alumna. A reception followed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Po Laton
Bruns- Vow
Colby
Wiscasset
Barbara Jackson
Donald K. Wood
Gorace
Kenneth A. Wood
Robert A. Wood
Portland
Gorham
N. Gratz Jackson
Karcher Jackson
Mark A. Jackson
Richard Jackson
Bath
Ben 8
S. Collins
Augusta
Agnes P. Mantor
Farmington
M. E. Mantor
Brunswick
H. A. Emery
New Gloucester
Children View Dolls and Hear Stories at Library
Mrs. Arthur Sewall second and daughter Sally Lane Sewall entertained about 75 children at the Patten Free Library Story Telling Hour. She shared 60 dolls from her collection and explained each briefly, then displayed them for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Free Library
Arthur Sewall
Sally Lane Sewall
P. T. A. Council
George Hartsgrove
Tax aides offer filing help at Bath and Richmond offices
Leland R Patten and Bentley L Glidden of the Bath Internal Revenue Office announce public tax filing assistance for 1951. In Bath they will be at the post office building on January 4 to 18, February 4 to 8, February 25 to 29, March 3 to 7, and March 10 to 15 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. In Richmond they will be at the town office from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on January 28 to 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland R. Patten
Bentley L. Glidden
Bath Internal Revenue Office
Bath Post Office
Richmond
Bath
Gannon Family Hosts Gannon Guests In Derry Visit
Mr and Mrs Lewis JA Gan non of Derry New Hampshire were guests last week of Mrs L F Gannon on Milan Street hosted by Gannon's mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis JA. Gannon
Derry, N. H
Mr. Gannon
L. F. Gannon
Milan Street
Bowdoinham community notes include meetings and engagements
Bowdoinham updates list Pythian Sisters and O E S officers to be installed, a memorial for Emily Rideout, a civil defense course led by Nathaniel Gilpatrick, and the annual Bowdoinham school and library corporators meeting. Appearances by local residents mark engagements, moving plans, and class verses.
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Bowdoinham Die Ee
S. Rat N. Peterson
Annase Eeations
Ld Temple
Pythian
Pp Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Hazel Denham
Fleeta Chapter
Masonic Hall
Jessie Heath
Eleanor Freeman
Mr. Freeman
Caleb Mitchell
Mildred Given
Helen Coffin
Marion Cheney
Sadie Garland
Ruth C. Dodge
Vivian Dodge
Herbert Heath
Marcella Gibson
Moore
Barbara Hackett
Miriam Rideout
Mabel Heenie
Emily Rideout
Electa Chapter
Bowdeinham Health Council
Nathaniel Gilpatrick
Richmond
Bowdoinham_school and public library
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Office
Firemen’s Auxiliary
Eugene Fisher
Frances Benner
Mrs Della Hammond Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Della Hammond wife of Elmer Hammond died Monday after a brief illness at the rest home. Born in Canada on April 8 1672 she resided in Brunswick. Funeral was held Wednesday at Stetson funeral home with interment in New Gloucester.
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Della Hammond
Della Hand
Elmer Hammo
Eee
M Rest
Canada
Stetson Funeral Home
Brunswick
New Gloucester
Bath girl honored for teaching and leadership in Boston
Miss Margaret Miller of Bath, native of Bath, long time Boston teacher, named head of Modern Languages at the Girls' Latin School in Boston. Morse High and Tufts graduate, Phi Beta Kappa, she travels summers with her mother Mrs Archie Miller to Bath and abroad including Scotland and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Miller
Boston
Bath
London
Miller
Betty McKenzie and son Bert in Miem Florida
Betty McKenzie and her son Bert are spending the winter in Miem Florida. Robert graduated last May from Haskell Memorial School in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty McKenzie
Bert
Miem Fla
Robert
Haskell Memorial School
Bath
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Reynolds
Bath Auto
Mya
Nya
Federal Bind of Loan Association
Front ST. Bath.me
Arthur Wing
Winter Street Choir
Leavitt
Ruth Mathias
Topsham
Bath Club
Joan Hoffman
BOY Scouts
D. A
Council OF Churches
Aheegram
Fall City
Ardware
North
Bath, Maine
Wood-Jackson
Mrs. H. Jackson
FBI
SAT
Dawn Upi Fee Ute
Wala
Joan Fontaine
John Lund
the Pythianers
Edward Bragdon
Chris
Kilnham
Ger
Emery
Gardiner
Finlando Mebier
Brown
Bar
Harbor
Ryvon Durgin
Charles Messer
George Ackley
Sep
Robert Cote
Lottie Purington
Elwell
Ralph McEwen
Barbara ‘Uhle
Aneta Lawrence
David Lamoreau
Paul Hobart
Richard Uhle
John Uhle
Lance Blodgett
Kenneth Noble
Billy Dudley
Hayward
Ret Wilson
Onder Warring
Wendell Corey
Vera Ralston
Walter Brennan
Phil Harris
Plus News
Big Twin Bill
Tate Ma
Perreau
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