Woolwich Notes Reflect School Staff and Local Notices
Woolwich school listings detail teachers and roles in Wiscasset schools, then cover local re-enlistments of Lincoln county boys, a bridal shower for Mrs. Willis Clark Colby, and a sequence of community events. Includes church choir formation, Lions Club drama plans, and various social gatherings, funerals, and club meetings across Nequasset and Day’s Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Ralph L. Hilton
A. Edmund Michaud
Archibald M. Toothaker
Edna L. Wilson
Aston B. Witham
Perry Thompson
Elinor Sanford
Jean Graves
Eugene Stover
Curtis M. Tolman
Helen Leadbetter
Ethel Bell
Beryl Dorr
Charles Francis
Winona Gregoire
Robert Stevens
Doris York
Beverly Miller
Frances Plumstead
Josephine Merry
Apgar
Moody
Lincoln County
Donald Alton Wotton
New Harbor
Navy
Rowland V. Gilbert
South Bristol
Philip Lewis Bancroft
Boothbay
Army
Willis Clark Colby
Carolyn Farnham
Ann Grover
Blanche Stickney
Charles Christiansen
Mae Sherman
Sally Lewis
Harold Leavitt
Merle Day
Ruthena Clark
Grover Sprague
George Flanders
Theodore Sherman, Jr
Kenneth Sherman
Keith Bachelder
Carroll Jones
Norman Bailey
Richard Barker
Wilma James
Raymond Farnham
Helen Lester
Little Theater
Arrowsie area records a string of local notes and incidents
Sunday motorists found two children gathering quills from a porcupine killed by a car, with three other porcupines noted along the highway. The report then lists a long series of local movements and events: raspberries harvested by Clarence Carlton, water finders by a local “water witch,” visits to Woodsville and East Haverhill by George Gates and family, a Blake family reunion, polio treatment for a Clarksville resident’s granddaughter, and multiple trips and moves among Arrowsie residents including the Chaney, Baker, Crosby, Gowen, Whitaker, and Sturmer households. Also noted are civic roles, yacht plans, a Bath Iron Works employee move, and a wintering plan for a cruiser in Carleton Cove. The piece closes with Ernest Smith storing his cabin cruiser for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie
Elwell Place
Clarence Carlton
Carlton
George Gates
Old Stage Road
Woodsville
N. H
Gates
George Sargent
East Haverhill
Elbridge Blake
Blake
Edith Campbell
Joseph McLaughlin
Bedford Street
Bath
Lake Moxie
Maine
Parker Chaney
Everson Stinson
Woolwich
Waterville
Harold Wheeler
Chaney
Horatio L. Baker
South
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Bahia-Mai
John Crosby
Crosby Mills Road
Richard Gowen
Gladys
Andrew
Gowen
Bath Iron Works
Wiley, Jr
Massachusetts
Harvard
Spencer
Oxford
Spenser
Ernest Smith
Carleton Cove
West Bath clubs host fair and parents night at Littlefield
West Bath Shamrocks 4 H club and West Bath Sewing group meet for a fair and parents night, with planning for year end projects. Judy Ashe hosts a recent meeting and next Tuesday at 6 30 p m arrangements are set. Attendees include several Bath residents and area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrocks
Littlefield
Judy Ashe
West Bath Sewing Group
Francis Deehan
Red Cross
Albert White
Oliver Wass
Stanley Rose
Edward Jenks
Maynard Carleton
Albert Condon
H. R. Rogers
L. D. Rogers
Carolyn Rogers
Hayden Rogers
Rumford
Patty Morse
Alvah Morse
Westbrook Junior College
Sue Waterhouse
Westbrook
Leslie Patterson
Kenneth L. Patterson
University of Kansas
Kenneth Patterson
Bath
Elliot Merrick
Ogunquit
Glastonbury
Edmund Russell
Belmont
Mass
Paul W. Tuttle
South Portland
Quaker Point
Harland Boynton
Thompson Potter
Robbins Family Reunion Sunday at Darrah Home
The Robbins family, descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robbins, gathered at the Darrah home on Pine Street for a Sunday reunion. Attendees included Harold Robbins, Chana Robbins, Percy Robbins, Elmer Robbins, Charles Horton and several sons, with others from Dover, Bath, Eliot, Kittery, and Portsmouth. two relatives could not attend. The group met at Witch Spring Inn for dinner before returning for a social afternoon. The reunion was the first full gathering since 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robbins
Robbins
Pine Street
George Darrah
Witch Spring Inn
Darrah
Harold Robbins
Kittery
Chana Robbins
Portsmouth
Percy Robbins
Bath
Elmer Robbins
Charles Horton
Dresden baked beans supper aids Tobey family
A public baked beans supper sponsored by Eastern River vraunge was held at the Metho dist church in Dresden Mills to benefit the Tobey family who lost their home to a fire weeks earlier. Guests included Mrs James Cameron, Mrs NB Cortell, Mrs Don Cate, and visits by C W Sheldon and Dr Walter Conley. The Extension Association met at Mrs Clayton Mayers, with Mrs Lester Muney speaking on Cookies. A pre school immunization clinic was held at Town Hall led by Dr Gould and Ada Knauff with helpers. Elementary schools closed for teachers’ instruction in Wiscasset. Four Square Gospel services conducted at Olive Higgins home in South Dresden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden Mills
Tobey
James Cameron
West Dresden
H. L
C E Sheldon
NB Cortell
Sauwus
Mass
Don Cate
Richmond
Walter Conley
Rockland
Ada Knauff
Charles Dorr
Alvin Jewett
Lila Fitch
Carleton McCobb
Wiscasset
Four Square
Olive Higgins
South Dresden
Richard
Woolwich Couple Observe 45th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Carle Longfellow of Days Ferry marked their 45th wedding anniversary on September 12 with a home gathering for relatives and friends. Married in 1910, they have lived in Days Ferry since. He retired from New England Tel and Tel after 45 years, ending as foreman of central office equipment. Their daughter Mrs Clifford E. Richey and Mr Richey of Chicopee Mass plus grandchildren Ford Carle and Joan Richey Whitham attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brown
Day's Ferry
Brown
New England
Ralph Rice
Cromwell
Macy Convalescent Home
Bath
Riva, Mich
William Sheldon
Sagadahoe Ferry
Bath and
Dava's Ferry
Eben Dana
Clark Cottage
Biscay Bay
Damartslentta
Linwood Groves
Peggy Hathorne
Gertrude Brown
Doris Carter
Elsie Stinson
Jeannine Greenlaw
Grace Smith
Groves
U. S. Air Force
Bruce Baker
Forrest Baker
Nequasset
Betty Layton
Irving Layton
Bruce
Keesler Air Base
Biloxi
Ethel Bailey
Pearl Reed
Mary Hall
Portsmouth
Lorraine Price
White Mountains
Cora Rice
Vassalboro
Susie Brown
Woolwich
Liewlyn Ifill
William Delano
Bangor
State Highway Commission
Costello P Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
Delano
University of Maine
Brian M. Jewett
Flushing
Joseph Williams
Clifford Richey
Clifford, Jr
Joan
Chicopee
Mass
Carle Longfellow
Fred Curtiss
Longfellow
Day’s Ferry
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Woolwich Civil Defense Group Holds Meeting
Woolwich Civil Defense speakers Col Ormel H Stanley ret US assistant medical director and Miss Helen F Dunn state Nursing Services director addressed the meeting at Woolwich Central school. They urged full use of trained personnel, highlighted past hospital strains from the Cocoanut Grove fire Worcester tornado and a naval explosion, and noted Maine’s soon available 200 bed mobile hospital and need for chemical biological radiological defense teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormel H. Stanley
U. S
Helen F Dunn
Quest
Civil Defense
Woolwich Central School
Col. Stanley
Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Worcester
Maine CD
Federal
Miss Dunn
Maine
New England
Robert Melanson
Woolwich
Rotary Club Hosts Evening With Notables and Music
The gathering featured Rotarians Newell and George Musk among many couples, with Commander and Mrs. Duffy as speakers. Lud Elliman of Damariscotta and Mrs. Atwood attended, while Cliff Leeman provided piano music and a buffet supper was served by the club chef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commander Duffy
Extension Group Meets At Woolwich On Altering Garments
Moatsweag Extension Group met at the Good Will clubhouse for a program on Altering Ready Made Garments led by Ruth Loeschner sewing leader. Members discussed alterations, displayed Canada material, heard a Quebec talk by Marie Hamblett, and formed a nominating committee for officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moatsweag Extension Group
Good Will
Ruth Loeschner
Canada
Georgie Walker
Quebec
Marie Hamblett
Adele Mazeiko
Millicent Ball
Carol Ainsworth
Freeport
Cushman’s Bakery
Portland
Evelyn Ater
Arrowsic
Alice Baker
Damariscotta Lake
Watts Hall
Thomaston
Muriel Preble
Emma Drummond
Harriet Garside
Baptist Youth Fellowship Meets Sunday Evening
Members of the Baptist Youth Fellowship met Sunday evening in the vestry of the First Baptist church. The meeting opened with prayer by Vance Libby and devotions were led by Donald Thayer on The Ten Commandments. The Rev. Charles R. Sims read two stories and the meeting closed with a prayer circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Youth Fellowship
First Baptist Church
Vance Libby
Donald Thayer
Charles R. Sims
St. Jaspar
Roger Carter
Jack Wallace
Vance Lipby
Penelope Carter
Gath Oliver
Bernice Green
Dixie Oliver
Ceramics Highlight Nequasset Extension Meeting
Mrs Warren Adams from Tops ham presented a ceramics program at the Nequasset Extension Group meeting held September 14 at Good Will Hall. The session featured a travelogue by Mrs Merton Wright on the Thousand Islands and Canada plus the St Lawrence Seaway village move. An Oct 12 follow up on Windows Make the Room is planned with Miss Jean Speurin expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Adams
Topsham
Merton Wright
Thousand Islands
Canada
Charlotte Freeman
Inner Wheel Plans Farnham Publicity Chair for Tea Event
Inner Wheel appoints Farnham publicity chair for a charity tea to benefit Bath Memorial Hospital. Tickets available from members or at the coor. Final plans to be set Sept 22 with Mrs G Thomas Murphy at Sibausee, 1 p.m. Dessert and coffee. Co-hostesses: Mrs Earl W Farnham, Mrs Dwight W Pierce, and Mrs Erling O Bars OSS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnham
Coor
Bath Memorial Hospital
G. Thomas Murphy
Sibausee
Earl W. Farnham
Dwight W. Pierce
Erling O. Bars- Oss
Pan Pacific Women’s Association leader’s world tour
Miss Schain, president of the Pan Pacific Women’s Association, presided at an international conference of women leaders in Pacific-bordering nations held in Manila last January. She visited Hong Kong, Saigon, Ankor Wat, Bangkok, Rangoon, Mandalay, India, Calcutta, Madras, Mysore, Bombay, New Delhi, Amritsar, Lahore, Karachi, Muscat, Bahrain, Kuwait, Abadan, Basra, Baghdad, Turkey, and Istanbul, then vacationed at Brightwater during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan Pacific Women’s Association
Miss Schain
Pacific
Far East
Manila
Hong Kong
Saigon
Ankor Wat
Viet Nam
Bangkok
Thailand
Rangoon
Mandalay
Burma
India
Calcutta
Madras
Mysore
Bombay
New Delhi
Amritsar
Lahore
Pakistan
Karachi
Muscat
Bahrein
Kuwait
Abadan
Basra
Iraq
Baghdad
Turkey
Istanbul
Brightwater
Further Donations For Legion Cadet Trip Fund
Tuesday receipts for the Bath Legion Cadets Maine Marches in Miami fund include a 50 dollar anonymous gift. Donations and pledges came from Wiscasset Post American Legion Harold T. Andrews Post A L Mrs Elizabeth Mayo Mrs Ada Milliken Howard W Mayo First National Stores Frank Watts Norman W Howard and Crocker Simpson Inc. Nearing the trip goal, William E Milliken director of the 42 member Maine champion drum and bugle corps plans to lead the Maine delegation in the national American Legion parade in Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Miami
Bath Legion Cadets
Wiscasset Post
American Legion
Harold T. Andrews
A. L
Elizabeth Mayo
Ada Milliken
Howard W. Mayo
First National Stores
Frank Watts
Norman W. Howard
William E. Milliken
New England
the American Legion
Girl Scout Leader Event at Winter Street Church
Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Linwood Haynes chaired a Girl Scout Leader gathering at Winter Street Congregational Church with refreshments by association officers Mrs. Fraser president Mrs. Oliver Foster vice president Mrs. Zylpha Richardson secretary treasurer Mrs. Freeman program consultant and Mrs. Rea cards and flowers chairwoman The 1956 American Bowling Congress tournament is scheduled for Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Congregational Church
Graham
Linwood Haynes
Association
Fraser
Oliver Foster
Zylpha Richardson
Freeman
Rea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kenneth E. Munsey
W. Philip Munsey
Utica
Douglas C. Munsey
Sugar Hill
Grant Morrill
Middle Street
Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post
the Legion Hall
Robert Hall
Marblehead
Good Will Club
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary
Nequasset Congregational Church
Leona Presby Rines
Brunswick
Ivan Rines
Lester Holbrook
Ralph Champeon
Charles Presby
Clayton Presbey
Richard Holbrook
Randall Ho
Halifax Hospital
Charles McLellan
Leon Beal
William Fogg
Ada Cross
Elnora Oliver
Alice Shackford
Artine Troop
Christine Hawthorne
Lida Hawthorne
Dana
William Clark
Damariscotta
Walter Ainsley
Dartmouth
N. S
John Brooks
Edward Blake
Bertha Savage
Salem
Wallace Ham
West Bath
Jess Barker
Yvonne Doughty
Superior Court
Los Angeles
Barker
Susan Hayward
Miss Doughty
International
FORD
Haggett Garage Co
H.P. Thunderbird
Dresden
Woolwich Civil Defense Group
James Thorpe
Bernard Varnum
Moscow
Planetarium
Legion Cadet
Rochester
N. Y
Philip Creta
Medford
Robert Burns
Burns
Cresta
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