Phippsburg PTA Postpones Meeting to September 29
The Phippsburg P T A postponed its reunion to September 29 with a supper for all residents and teachers. Mrs. Margaret Tattershall will speak on The Education of Retarded Children. Local events include a farewell for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Croy and various church and community activities at Riverside hall and Center church.
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Phippsburg P. T. A
PTA
Margaret Tattershall
Department of Education
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Ernest Croy
Riverside Hall
John Morse, Jr
Clifford Pye
Margaret
Edith Oliver
Ernest Oliver
Stanwood Gilman
Joe Bennett
William S. Gilman
John F. Leach
Bertha Wylman
Lyman W. Barbour
Earl Lowell
Frank Cutting
Wiscasset
Thomas Totman
Bath
Bodwell Grange
Frederick Morse
New York
Europe
Bodwell
Maurice Blair
Dromore Extension Service
East Auburn
Harold Seavey
Clarence Sheffield
Clinton Beals
Leston Harrington
David C Dickson Speaks at Rotary Club Luncheon
David C Dickson superintendent of the City Welfare Department was principal speaker at the Rotary club luncheon on Tuesday noon. He gave an overview of the department work and aid requirements for able-bodied persons, and for aid routed through various city departments. John Allen of Birch Point was introduced as a new member, with guests Mike Fischer Dr Francis Bailey John McCorr Boothbay Harbor Stanley Judkins William Rogers and Rev David W Bell of Bath also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David C. Dickson
Rotary Club
Dickson
John Allen
Birch Point
J. H. Miller, Inc
Bernard Varnum
Mike Fischer
Cheshire, Conn
Francis L. Bailey
Gorham State Teachers College
John McCorr
Boothbay Harbor
Stanley Judkins
William Rogers
David W. Bell
Bath
Florence Rollins
Edward McGuiggan
Errol
Jennifer
Robert Jewell
Roberta
Laurence Thayer
Jane
Vinalhaven
Rollins
Lester Beals
Leroy Perkins
Portland
William Cushing
Leonice Williams
Marion Nadeau
Eliza Bradshaw
Winnegance
Thomas Mors
G. C. Beals
Lewiston Hospital
Beals
Daisy Talbot
Russell Turner
Hyde Windlass Co
Maine
Howard Hutchins
Oakland
Earl Hamel
Freehold
N. J
Hamel
Mississippi
W. H. Wyman
Mellon
Gardiner
Freelan King
Brunswick
Labor Day
Leslie Darling
Clyde Clough
Mount Vernon
J. A. Darling
Judy Darling
Clyde Stilphen
Pittston
Ethel MacEltroy
Elmer Allard
Parker Head
H. D. Mank, Jr
Carole and
Dale
Leonard Arsenault
Herbert Bassett
Sternberg
Albert Epstein
Edwin M. Hart
Boothbay
W. A. Lowell II
Maine Maritime Academy
Harriett Wyman
Carolyn
Anne Gray
Bernhard Carlsson
Dix's Island
Carlsson
The
Grays
Malcolm O'Brien
Robert Gray
Earl F. Lowell
Lloyd Lowell
Lou McGrady
Henry Zieran
North Bergen
Lowell
United Kingdom
P. Corradetti
Sally
Norfolk
Thomas Sheffield
Glenys Merz
Bill Longley
Waterville
Earl Lowell
Leston Harrington
Frank .Burnell
Edgecomb
Lewis Lowell
Francis Lander
Auburn
Augusta
Wesley WSCS Sets Plans for 15th Birthday Observance
Wesley Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service finalized plans at a Tuesday meeting led by President Mrs. Walter Upham. The event will be next Tuesday in the church vestry, marking the society’s first Fall meeting with Drusculla Fielding delivering “Spread of the Kingdom In Perilous Times.” A 6 p.m. dinner precedes the program and charter members are urged to attend as members share how they earned Summer offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church Women's Society of Christian Service
Walter Upham
Floral Street
Drusculla Fielding
Fall Tea Plans At Bath Junior High School
Bath Junior High announces arrangements for a Fall Tea next Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Home Economics Department. Mrs Farnham and Mrs Hart solicit food donations, with 10 students serving as hostesses and ushers. Proceeds fund library book purchases. parents invited to attend and tour the new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Raymond W. Farnham
Farnham
Paul Hart
Phyllis Eaton
State Fall Meeting of the D A R in Lewiston
The Maine Society Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its State Fall meeting at the DeWitt hotel Lewiston on Tuesday Sept 20 at 10 am by invitation of the Mary Dillingham Chapter Lewiston Auburn. Principal speaker will be Mrs Charles Carroll Haig of Silver Springs Md past treasurer general of the National Society D A R and immediate past National President of the Children of the American Revolution. A luncheon will be served at 1 pm. Members of Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter Bath should contact Regent Mrs Norman Howard by Monday Sept 12 if interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
DeWitt Hotel
Lewiston
Mary Dillingham
Lewiston-Auburn
Charles Carroll Haig
Silver Springs
National Society
The
Children of the American Revolution
Dummer Sewall
Bath
Norman Howard
School year begins with bright new start at Parker Head
The 1955 56 school year opened on Tuesday as 20 first six grade pupils enrolled with no redheads for the first time in fifteen years. Mrs Winnifred Ross led the effort to a shining building. Parker Head PTA raised over 20 for Fire Equipment Fund at a schoolhouse party with out of town guests Mrs Chester Wilson and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnifred Ross
Wis- Fosek
Union 48
Harry Lewis
Frederick
John D. Libby
Earl Lowell
James Ross
Stephen Thayer
Leslie Logan
Bath Girl Returns From Salvation Army Music Camp
Miss Jean Fleming returned home from the Star Lake advanced Salvation Army Music camp in Butler New Jersey after ten days. She played cornet in the A Band under leader 2nd Lieut Vernon Post with Emil Soderstrom guiding NBC music staff. Fleming studied harmony and music writing and attended Star Lake last year after a scholarship from Northfield Music Camp. She is a Morse High School junior who plays cornet in the band and piano for the Glee club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Fleming
Andrews Road
Star Lake
Butler
N. J
Salvation Army
Emil Soderstrom
NBC
Vernon Post
Army Music
New York
Miss Fleeming
Miss Fleming
New Jersey
Northfield Music
Massachusett
Clinton A. Fleming
Morse High School
Glee Club
Peanut Pals Meet at First Baptist Church
The Peanut Pals of First Baptist held their annual meeting in the church parlor with 18 members present. Secret pals were disclosed and new ones drawn for the year. Members signed cards for ill Ada Larrabee and for Pastor Charles R Sims's hospitalised wife. Games led by Mrs Margaret King and Mrs Roselyn Carey provided entertainment. Refreshments were served by Mrs Bernita Graves and Mrs Nancy Roy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ada Larrabee
Charles R. Sims
Margaret King
Roselyn Carey
Phippsburg families mark late summer activities
Phippsburg and Bath residents ended summer with Labor Day events and cottage visits. Schools opened late in some areas while many families stayed at sea coast cottages. Visitors from Massachusetts and New England towns joined residents for weekends at Sebasco and local gatherings.
Surprise stork shower honors Mrs Nadeau in North Bath
Mrs Sylvia Nadeau was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower hosted by Mrs Marjorie Hawkes in North Bath with assistance from Mrs Ada Brown and Mrs Pauline Woodman. Guests included numerous local women and guests sent gifts from many friends. The event followed by refreshments and a later party hosted by Mrs Dorothy Kaler with attendees from Bath Windsor Augusta and Windsor areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Nadeau
Marjorie Hawkes
Hawkes
Ada Brown
Pauline Woodman
Josie Nadeau
Adz Brown
Dorothy Ezler
Donna Marie
Pearl Higgins
Bath
Leah Nadeau
Wiscasset
Betty Nadeau
Alna
Gertrude Wirta
Edna Reay
Woolwich
Connie Grey
Georgetown
Marylyn Wright
Claire Lutz
Doris Wing
Hazel Wright
Dorothy Lewis
Teresa Mosher
Lucy Rogers
Eleanor Rogers
Viola Seavey
Ethel Moore
Pauline Rockefeller
Bertha London
Nancy Thurston
Fannie Rogers
Barbara Young
Vera Gurney
Thelma Sukeforth
Dorothy Kaler
Mae McCabe
Ginger
Wendy
Ryan
Harry
Cindy
Kenny
Patty
Bruce
Brian
William Goff
Sandra
Windsor
Etta Arnold
Augusta
Kaler
Bobby
Winfield Groves
Cromwell
Portland
Rooke Farm
Groves
Alice Dougall
Hattie Austin
Millburne Miller
Coxs Head notices and summer visitors on Kennebec
A tanker and many pleasure craft were seen on the Kennebec with Coast Guard presence Monday. Nils Hoglund and spouse bought the Little Coxs Head cottage from Ernest Wood and Bath residents. Various visitors from New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Maine spent weekends at local cottages and called on neighbors through Bath and Phippsburg Center, with multiple Carl Lewis and Archie Seekins family visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
U. S. Coast Guard
Nils Hoglund
Summit
N. J
Little Cox’s Head
Ernest Wood
Bath
Kenneth R. Goodwin
Martin F. Goodwin
Elizabeth City
N. C
Stanton C. Dozois
George Buchanan
Phippsburg Center
Leon Smith
Jean
Wollaston
Mass
Carl S. Lewis
Bonnie
Swampscott
Richard Baker
Grandview
E. R. Sinclair
Brewer
Carrie Thorn
Orrington
Archie Seekins
Portland
Harry S. Hannaford
Dauhters
Joan
Judy
Plainfield
Greg Platts
Wesley Lewis
George
Lewis
East Douglas
C. Harry Hannaford
East Lynn
Arthur Ostander
Salvatore Dagostino
Saugus
Edward Thomas
Edward P Thomas
Edward P Thomas, Jr
Richard McLanathan
Boston
Moose Crossing Collision Near West Bath Claims Bull
Andrew W Rines of Granite Street struck a 1200 pound bull moose on Route 1 near West Bath Friday night about 11 30. The animal was killed and Rines sustained vehicle damage estimated at 200 dollars by State Trooper Gerald Philbrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Route 1
Andrew W Rines
Granite Street
Rines
Gerald Philbrick
Teen-Age 4-H Members Win Ribbons at Skowhegan Fair
Skowhegan Fair awarding ribbons to teen age 4-H members for clothing and room improvement entries. Joyce Scanlin won blue for a blouse and red for a skirt. numerous others, including Joan Robinson, Frances Butcher, Betsy Bertrand, and Jen Low, earned red and blue ribbons for dresses, nighties, and pillow cases. No food division awards were given. Windsor Fair prizes to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skowhegan Fair
Joyce Scanlin
Joan Robinson
Frances Butcher
Betsy Bertrand
E Jen Low
Joan Marsh
Judie Commeneu
Donna Crocker
Teddy Jenks
Windsor Fair
Bids Sought For Kennebec River Dredging Project
U S Senator Frederick G Payne said bids are issued by the Army Engineering Corps for maintenance dredging of the Kennebec from the river mouth to Doubling Point. Bids open Sept 12 to restore channel depth to 27 feet and width to 500 feet by removing about 8659 cubic yards of material and three shoals. The Doubling Point shoal narrows the channel to roughly 200 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Frederick G. Payne
The
Times
U. S. Army Engineering Corps
Kennebec River
Robinhood Church Dedication Service Celebrates 100th Anniversary
A dedication service at Robinhood Church featured Baptisms for five children performed by Rev. Richard Arnold of Beacon Street Methodist Church. The event marked the church centennial with gladioli decoration, a 50-strong attendance including Edith and John Laskey as ushers, and families including Laskey and Plummer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinhood
Richard Arnold
Beacon Street Methodist Church
George Laskey
Edith
John Laskey
Stephen Edwin Laskey
George Laskey, Jr
Michael Clarence
Jennifer Diane
Pamela June Laskey
Frederick B. Laskey
William Ferdinand Plummer
Christine Plummer
Noted Juvenile Delinquency Views From Norfolk Colony
A magazine from Massachusetts Prison Colony undergraduates surveys opinions on juvenile delinquency. They report older criminals lamenting youth glamourizing crime and urge authorities to break up gangs. They claim youths seek gang hero status and suggest reducing gang empowerment to curb solo crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Norfolk
Mag
Vince McCusker
New England
Weather wisdom and storm signals for small craft
A guide for yachtsmen and readers on weather awareness and storm signals. It covers Protecting vessels during squalls, using flags from Weather Bureau and Coast Guard, and seeking shelter when storms loom. It also notes anchors, harboring, and staying below deck during danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
United States Power Squadrons
Nationwide Boating Organization
Sung Harbor
Weather Bureau
U. S. Coast Guard
Great Lakes
National Headquarters
USPS
P. O
Englewood
N. J
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Phippsburg
John H. McCourt
Eustis
Walter McCourt
Adele Hunt
Charles W. Dillon
Charles W. Dillon, Jr
Derry
Pauline Wyman
Ethel
Ann Stewart
William Blaisdell
Victoria
Norma
Diane
Harry Gilmore
West Peabody
Marilla Williams
Harry Spinney
Sebasco
Thomas Skofield
Clarence Skofield
Squirrel Point
Fred Howard
Seguin Island
Eddie Fitzgerald
Richard Kierstead
Highmore Farm
Monmouth
Mark Harrington
Gorham State
Ers
Thomas Tolman
Peggy Rogers
Bertha Wyman
Washington Street
Virginia Smith
Sybil Leonard
Bay Ledge Kennels
Cranberry Point
Charles L. Stevenson
Basin Point
Harpswell
Mary Williams
Abigail Sibley
Washington, D. C
Victor Gott
Yarmouth
Eleanor Heath
Ellen
William Cornell
Mas
Shamus ‘Coffee
Flushing
Longz Island
Edith MacPherson
Sadie Fogg
Adele Wat
John C. Langon
George Leonard
Wesley Wscs
D.A.R
Irma Day
Bernard Wyman
Mae Bezan
Peter Gagnon
Leo Henderson
Connecticut
Ralph Mank
William Hodgkins
Wilma
Waldoboro
Donald Logan
Margaret Woodman
Robert
Nobleboro
Logans
Thornton Percy
Turner McCarty
Walter Percy
Waban
Frank Percy
Brooklyn
N. Y
William Temple
Parker Head Cottage
Frederick Libby
Alan Harrington
Ronald Nadeau
John David Wyman
Ramon Hamel
Beatrice
Marcia Wyman
Gale
Adele
Teddy Lemont
Helen Lemont
Virginia
Bud Watson
Roger Lewis
F. A. Libby
Ms. Lewis
Bordentown
Wesley Cray, Jr
Dresden
Mary Moore
Mr. Cray
Clayton Moore
Lewis Moore
Clyde Moore
Forreston Wallace
Don Trask
Walter Cushing
Norman Wallace
Lafayette Wallace
George Wilson
Bath and Sebasco
W. A. Lowell
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Alston Oliver
Bath Girl
Salvation Army Music
West Point
Margaret Oliver
Hich
Brunswick Naval Air Station
H. Macy Whitehead
Small Point
Sebasco Lodge
Sebasco Estates
Croy
Marilyn Payson
Wayland
Herbert Sancom
Wellesley
Scott
Minot Percy
Alice
Carol
Joseph Schilk
Jackson D. Percy
Marylehead
Blanchard Crowley
Walsh
Frank Ferrara
Cambridge
Guy E. Crowley
Alex Reed
James Livingstone
Elizabeth Livingstone
Donald Huff
Ida Oliver
Leah Holbrook
East Boothbay
Marguerite McNulty
Arthur Allen
Beau Waven Ranch
Mary MacDonald
Melrose
Myra Scott
Richard Bowe
Geraldine
Norma Bowe
Wolfeboro
N. H
Frank Shaw
Needham
Andrew Pettis
Sprague House
Arlington
John Beebe
Blanche Doane
Malcolm Durward
Wakeeld
Beebe
Carl Sargent
Morris Plains
Carl Frye
Columbus
Ledgewood
Arthur Frey
South Hadley
John B Curran
Charlotte
Claude Bonesteel
Troy
N.Y
Tops
Elmer Hathaway
Newton Center
Gilbert Atwoods
Earl Hoagland
Leonard
Thomas
Rahway
John Durward
China Lake
Calif
J. F. Grocock
Omeda
Indiana
Philip Wyman
Harry Spencer
Ripley
Marilyn
Katharine Reed
Waldobero
Robert C. White
Ross
Warren W. White
Robert Carson
Athens
Elizabeth Rollins
West Somerville
Eva Wright
North
Funeral Home
Cox
Robinhood Church
Cape Cod
Wellfleet
Davy Crockett
Crockett Brothers
William
David
Davy
Lyman Gas Alley
Kittery
Gus
William S. Anrin
Berkshires
Pittsfield
Berkshire Eagle
Westport
Conn
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