Local Community Group Sees Officer Elections and Meetings
The article records meetings of a Brownie troop led by Mrs John Rogers and a parish-like gathering chaired by Mrs Helen Berg. It notes postponed county meetings, election of officers including Maurice Blair as master and Rev. White as treasurer, and a program of songs and readings.
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Ted
Oliver
Aine
Theresa Wyman
John’ Rogers
Haggett
Ernest’ Oliver
Oe Sessans Eeitan
Helen Berg
Thelma
Grenge
Offiter
Maurice Blair
Mark ‘Harrington
Tee
Ee Morse
Wwittall
Gilman
Ward
Shaplin
Ey Whitehead
Mark Hareres
Tollian
Oarma
Thomas Lbr
Tota
Leste Oliver
Republic
Fedding
Ington
Blair
Thomas Totman
Reading
Maine
Irma Gilman
Grange
Columbia
Ocean
Navy induction reflects local service pride in 1953
Pfc. Norfis F. Chapman, son of Mr and Mrs Norfis F Chapman of Ard, has entered military service in March 1953 and is training at Goodfellow Air Force Base Texas. He is a graduate of Morse and was previously assigned to the 86th Regiment. John E Winship Street holder is noted in the ceremony records.
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Ant
Goodfellow Rad Force Base
Ser Angelo
Ata
Pitenes
John E. A
Winship Street
Morse 1
Marén
Norfis F. Chapman
Norfis
F. Chapman
Pman
86Th Regiment
Community notices and personal items from Bath area
Local notices invite everyone to an event with Fire Chief Richard Frates of Bath discussing a suitable community plan. Road washout at Russell Turner disrupts school buses. parents seek access solutions. Personal items note travel, visits, and family updates from residents around Bath, Libby of War Falls, Dix Island, and nearby towns, with social gatherings, trips, and hospital news.
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Claude
Hite
Cusing
John Bby, Jr
Cushing
Ee Moore
Sherman Aing
Earl i
Eugene Ross
Nanoe
Sebastio
Wedding of Katharine Smith ties Bath couple to Maryland
Miss Katharine Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Smith of Gambetland Bath Maine married Sept 5 at First Presbyterian Church in Bath with Rev William Brute officiating. Attendants included sister in law Mrs Converse Owen Smith. Best man Thomas John Price of Beaufort NC, and ushers included Converse Smith of Falmouth. Reception at Ali Ghan Shrine Country Club. Price to reside in College Park Cumberland Md where he is an assistant professor of electrical engineering at University of Maryland.
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Bathle
Kathare Smith
Harold N Smith
Gambertand
Henry
First Presbyterian
William i. Brûte
Anes
Converse Owen. Smith
Falmouth
Thomas John Price
Beaufort
N.C
Converse Eee ‘Smith
Melange
Ali Ghan Shrine Country Club
Gartlands
Price
College Park
Cumberland
University of Maryland
Bath junior high names 28 football candidates
Bath's new junior high school reports twenty eight players registered for football practice under Coach Maurice Clark. The schedule and game slate are set with listed candidates including several named players across multiple positions and codes.
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Bath
New
Maurice Clark
B.sbury
R. White
K. Stone
Chardson
Co. Stinson
N. Cane Lee
Ps Plante
W. Kingsotf
B. Harrington
J. Bart Peareington Arttone
S Warren
Daine . Shaw
H Ames
Baker
Personal notes identify visitors and guests of local residents
The fragment lists individuals including Richard J. Peters and a James mother, Mr Beddoes and Mrs Wiliam pans, and mentions Kid Gavi the World welterweight champion Gerardo Gonzalez as a name in the notes.
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Aioe T c
Richard J. Peters
Vig Ee
Mr .Bring
Dummer Street
Guy _W. Senge
Lewis F. Brown
Aerate Heights
Beddoes
Wiliam Pans
Grove Street
Kid Gavi
Gerardo Gonzalez
Cottages Closed and Beach Activity Amid Winter Weather
Weather disrupted cottage plans as some reservations were cancelled while others stayed. Aerial views show trees and cords down along the Kennebec river, with debris and trucks near the beach. Dozens of visitors and residents, including families from Bristol, Dedham, Melrose, and Bath, spent weekends at cottages or visiting friends around Parker Head and Pop Harm, as storms caused delays and led to winter stays in various towns.
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Aney Ace
Kennebéc
Old Hard Beach
Puier Head
O¢etin
Minot
Joseph Schlick
Charles
Bristol
Cone
Te EU
Ox's Head storms disrupt power and delay repairs
Severe electrical storm knocked out service Sunday night causing hours of outage in the Extension area. Rainfall during the event delayed crews working on the road washout and erosion. Residents report lingering outages and planned meetings were moved to Wednesday at Dro- for updates.
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Dro
Local Social Notes and Upcoming Meetings
Community gossip covers meetings planned for September and October with officer elections for 1955. The Thelma Skilins, Ruth Gray, and Pauline Hart committee was named, and portraits of Holland were approved for the October gathering. Attendees included Julia Dozois, Sue Goodwin, Gladys Bath residents, and Edith Perkins and Dr. Earle Perkins. Numerous Bath residents visited cottages and family members across Bath and Parker Head, with several trips noted to cottages at Little Cox's Head and Parker Head.
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iNov
Helen DéBerg
Auline Hart
Holland
Julia Dozois
Pues Goodwin
Gladys
Bath Youth Sentenced On Indecent Exposure Charge
A Bath youth was fined 25 dollars and costs 8.27 and jailed three months in Kennebec county court after admitting indecent exposure in Bath. Police said the arrest helped clear up similar incidents on Washington Street. Another Bath case saw Arthur F Delano plead guilty to possession of short clams, paying 10 dollar fine and 5.70 costs.
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Bath
Kennebec County
Augusta
Gardiner R. Deering
Robert Starling
Edward Newell
Polité
Washington Street
Deefing
Arthur F. Delano
Swansea Burns
Improvements At Haskell Memorial School Reopen
The one room Haskell Memorial School reopened for another term with Mrs. Doris Thistle teaching. Fourteen children are enrolled in six grades as the Seventh-day Adventist community adds interior redecorating a new linoleum floor curtains a clock and parakeets. The yard gains include enlargement with fill and a new entrance. The school board thanks contributors and invites former students and friends to visit.
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Haskell Memorial School
Doris Thistle
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Childre
Bath Visitors From Cumberland Call on Portland Kin
Mr and Mrs Harold W Smith of Cumberland Maryland visit their son and wife Mr and Mrs Owen Smith of Portland and pass a few days in Bath with relatives and friends.
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Harold W. Smith
Cumberland, Md
Owen Smith
Portland
Bath
Damage and delays from Edna scatter across towns
The text details hurricane Edna damage in various Maine towns including washouts closing Call's and Orchard hills, a car accident injuring Arthur Boulette, a sunk boat near Dresden Mills, and residents returning home from Gardiner General Hospital. Voters faced travel obstacles and polling delays as washouts hindered access. Noted injuries and hospitalizations are reported, with ongoing river debris and weather effects across communities.
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Qarenstoate
Roybri
Innebec
Robert Hylander
Bonnie Lee
Susan
Sandra
Call’s Hill
Orchard Hill
Arthur Boulette
Richard Robbins
Charles Rose
Dresden Mills
Leonard
Alexander
Gardiner General Hospital
Stephen Powell
Weston
Robert Drummond
Orono
Edward Hall
Kennebec
Etna
Goud
Ata
Bailey Family Obituary Details From Bath Service
Two half-sisters Mrs Lowell Brown and Mrs Earl Rice of dahoe Ferry and two half-brothers Chester Bailey of Woolwich and Oscar Bailey of South Gardiner are named along with several grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services were held Sunday at Bath with interment in South Dresden cemetery.
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Lowell Brown
Earl Rice
Dahoe ‘Ferry
Chester’ Bailey
Woolwich
Oscar Bailey
South
Gardiner
Bath
South Dresden Cemetery
Prayer and the Sky Sermon at West Bath Methodist
Rev Dr Oliver W Bell delivered a sermon on Prayer and the Sky at West Bath Methodist Church Sunday afternoon using 1 Kings 18:20-39 Ask Seek and Knock as text. The service featured hymns including Blessed Assurance What a Friend We Have in Jesus and The Beautiful Garden of Prayer and Psalm 103 1-18 The Goodness of Jehovah. Earl Lermond of Wesley Methodist spoke at length and a World Wide Campaign service was announced. Road conditions to the church from Campbell's Spend Road are the best in years.
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Oliver W. Bell
West Bath
Jesus
Earl Lermond
Wesley
National Easter Seals Head Seeks Rehabilitation Aid
Continued assistance is sought as a Tuesday Au committee works with the Society for Crippledness AI and state groups to secure rehabilitation programs. Harold Meyer of Portland chairs the effort with Mrs. James A. Mertom Maley of Australia as executive director of Associated Industries. Mr and Mrs Flanagan and Kerry Kind were honored by a visit from Mr Flanagan.
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Authe Coittee
Society For Crippledine
Harold Meyer
Portland
James A. Mertom Maley
Aurtala
Associated Industries
Flanagan
Ee Kerry Kind
Overhas Beer
Sry
Bay Point Notices and Visits Amid Road Washouts
Bay Point area residents share news of family arrivals and comings and goings as road washouts delay travel. Edna Kane’s health and Patricia Leeman’s birth are noted alongside travels from Cape May and Bath Memorial Hospital. Families including Maciver, Briunswicks, Mains, Fosted, and Werton are mentioned with visits to Auburn, Woolwich, and Norfoss area friends.
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Patricia’ Leeman
Leeman Gad
Bath Memorial Hospital
Kcane
Edna
Brian’ ‘Davis
Coast Guard
Boston
Cécil Mains
Bath Mémorial Tal
Son
Auburn
R. Gordon
Briinswicks
Tmings
Aires Cation
Woolwichon
Friends Sun
Leon
Berry Cottage
Coleman Werton
Auburna
Id Douglas
Bath
Anid
Eugene
Batty
Norfoss
Nes
Bath Men Held for Grand Jury Action in County Court
Two Bath men faced grand jury action after arraignment in municipal court on alcohol and larceny charges. Alanson A. Brewer, 38, of 8 Charles Street, pleaded not guilty to breaking and larceny. Ralph E. Berry, 28, pleaded guilty to a related charge. Judge Arthur D. Dolloine ordered $500 sureties for each to appear before Superior Court. Other cases included Henry R. Livernoss charged with public drinking, fined $10. Julia M. Hughes, 19, charged with running a red light, fined $10.50. Arthur Taiter was the complainant.
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Bath
Tober
Sagad Perior
Alanson A. Brewer
Charles Street
Ralph E.ry
Rena
Arthur D. Do
Brewer
Berry
Paul A
Arthur Tainter
Telus
Henry R. Livernoss
Topsham
Dolio
Wit Hany Knox
Julia M. Hughes
Franklin Street
Leeman
Middle Street
Arthur Tattter
Melvin Ederson Family Returns Home After Summer Stay
Mr and Mrs Melvin Ederson and daughter Me have returned to their street home from Small Beach where they spent the summer at the Curtis Sutaney residence. A new room was built at the rear during their stay.
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Melvin B. Ederson
Small Beach
Curtis Sutaney
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