Phippsburg Church Winter Schedule and PTA Events
The small Point church will launch its winter schedule with the morning service at 11 15. Sunday school time to be announced due to late material. Phippsburg PTA rummage and food sale set for Saturday at 11 at Riverside Hall. Many community notices follow including meetings, personal items, and stork showers in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point
Phippsburg P. T. A
Riverside Hall
Phippsburg
Bodwell Grange Por
Sega
Maurice Pye
Eleanor Blaisdell
Bernard Henderson
Lewis Alexander
Thomas Totman
Kathryn Alexander
Adele Hunt
Sally Rainey
Sylvia Green
Ellen Blair
Henderson
Jacob
Blaisdell
Totman
Lowell
Bath Canning Co. Help Wanted Ad in Bath Maine
Help wanted for men and women over 18 to work at the Bath Canning Co. Apply at Maine State Employment Office located at 174 Front Street Bath Maine. Ad posted in local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Canning Co
Maine State Employment Office
Front Street
Bath
Maine
Bath Canning Deployment
Bath Canning
Meine
United Church Canvass Committee Meeting Report
The United Church Canvass Committee of Bath met at Elmer Williams home to plan the annual canvass with the theme The Church the Greatest Hope of the World scheduled for December 6. Officers named include Rodney E. Ross Jr publicity Walter Upham treasurer Rev Richard J Schaper secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
Bath
Elmer Williams
Foster's Point Road
West Bath
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Walter Upham
Richard J. Schaper
United Canvass
Winter Street Church
Howard F. Cramer
James L. Grant
Williams
Beacon Street Methodist
James Steen
Clifton Tedford
Central Congregational
Arthur Pratt
Corliss St. Baptist
Foster Pratt
Grace Episcopal
Rodney Ross
Church of the New Jerusalem
Louis A. Dole
Wesley Methodist
William Hanson
Winter Street
Woolwich Dresden Bridge to be Replaced Next Year
Executive Councillor J Horace McClure said the State Highway Commission will replace the Woolwich Dresden bridge on Route 128 east of the Kennebec with work starting next year. Local officials from Dresden Woolwich Bath and Lincoln County attended the hearing. Costs: town 3300 county 35940 state 80000. The old bridge collapsed years ago prompting ongoing replacement efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Horace McClure
Bath
Times
State Highway Commission
Woolwich
Dresden
Kennebec
Lincoln County Commissioners
Stanley Elwell
Frank S. Walker
David C. Dickson
Edward N. Hartnett
McClure
Donald Johnson
Jefferson
Funeral for Wilfred C Trott Held at Wesley Church
Funeral services for Wilfred C Trott were held Monday afternoon at 1 30 at his residence with Rev. How ard D Hull of Wesley Methodist Church officiating. Bearers included Dr Donald F Preble James L Trott Elbridge R Wright and John A Clark. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred C. Trott
Howard D. Hull
Wesley Methodist Church
Donald F. Preble
James L. Trott
Elbridge R. Wright
John A. Clark
Oak Grove
Parker Head P T A season opener and community notes
Parker Head P T A opens the season with a meeting at the vestry at 7 30 p m on September 24 hosted by Mrs Charles Blaisdell. A pres ent paper party was cancelled. The town buzzes with school fund drives and visits from local residents, including Dr Earle Perkins Mrs W H Wyman and many Beals Wyman Ross and Hutchins family members. Numerous social calls, visits to Bath Brunswick and Scarborough, and a stock car race at Scarborough are noted along with ship and sanatorium news and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Charles Blaisdell
Parker Head
Lesliegan
Earle Perkins
W. H. Wyman
Linda Wyman
Herbert Doughty
Claudia Hutchins
Harriet Wyman
Jackie Wyman
G. Clinton Beals
Florence Rollins
Rollins
Charles Talbot
Eliza Bradshaw
Edward King
Bernard Wyman
Walter Cushing
Roger Lewis
Rockland
Cushings
George Barnes
Bath
Lester Beals
Sebasco Estates
Marion Nadeau
Leslie Darling
William Cushing
Earl Lowell
Eugene Ross
Elwood Hathorne
Boothbay
Helen Ayers
Yarmouth
Leon Ross
Clarence Sheffield
Leston Harrington
Albert Gray
Bernard Carlsson
Dromore
Perkins
James
Martha Ross
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Alston Oliver
Herbert Bassett
Jack Sweeney
Bedford
Mass
Eugene Harrington
Hebron
Harrington Home
Harold Rogers
Stephen
Winneganee
Wesley Methodist parish supper and history reading in Bath
More than 50 members and friends attended a 6:30 covered dish supper marking Bath Wesley Methodist church’s first parish gathering since July. Rev. Howard D. Hull distributed a mimeographed history from 1793 to 1820 and past events, followed by financial and committee reports and remarks by Rev. Alfred Hempstead on a Europe trip and Marshall Plan context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Niles
Howard D. Hull
Wesley Methodist Church
Bath
Jesse Lee
Union Street
Alfred Hempstead
Augusta
Europe
Clement Attlee
Marshal Tito
Plevin
United States
Mr. Hempstead
U. S
Bath Owned Dog Takes Third Place in Fall Derby Trials
A Bath owned dog named Thorne's Head Teddy, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, finished third at the First Annual Fall Derby Trials of the Maine Retriever's Trial Club in Ogunquit. Tests on land and water used a point system, with first and second place awarded to Labrador retriever bitches from Ogunquit. An AKC sanctioned field trial is planned for Oct 11 at West Bath on the Davis farm, with the Colonial Retriever Field Trial Club of Massachusetts invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Donnell
Chesapeake Bay
Thorne
Teddy
Maine Retriever's Trial Club, Inc
Ogunquit
Paul Genthner
Ted Ashman
West Bath
Davis Farm
Colonial Retriever
Massachusetts
Bath Canning De Street Work Advl Bath Maine
Work at the Bath Canning De Street Bath Maine referenced in an advertisement noting employment or contract opportunity. Details are limited but indicate a local job or project listing within Bath Maine.
Vegetables Cut Uniform Pieces for Even Cooking
Tips on slicing vegetables into uniform sizes not only for appearance but to ensure even cooking. Uniform cuts help heat distribute evenly and prevent undercooked centers or overdone edges. Use consistent chunks for carrots, peppers, and potatoes to improve texture.
Popham Beach Notes and Local Visits
The Berwindvale collier sailed up the Kennebec with coal while several small tankers carried cargo upriver. The Popham Beach Circle resumed meetings with Mrs. Fred Spinney. a public supper is planned at the schoolhouse Sept. 30. Members Nancy Spinney and Geneva Moody will staff a table at the Riverside hall rummage sale for the PTA. Numerous residents visited cousins, cottages, and towns from Bath to Brunswick, with several planning winter trips to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwindvale
Kennebec
Popham Circle
Fred Spinney
Nancy Spinney
Geneva Moody
Popham Beach Circle
PTA
Riverside Hall
Arren W. White
Bay Point
Charles Keissling
J. Dwight Kinmouth
Hackensack
Kinmouth
Carson Lindley
Brunswick
Herbert Sprague
George Buchanan
Phippsburg Center
Coast
Boston
Walter E. Sprague
Walter Gilmore
Myra Scott
Small Point
Ernest Oliver
Scott
Parker Head
J. W. Gilliam
Ashedale
Lester Morse
Winnegance
Rs. J. A. Perkins
Wesley H. Hyde
Winnie Wilson
Boothbay Harbor
Frank D. Scott
Donald Small
Fred Waterhouse
Lewiston
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hiram Stevens
Bath
Royal Johnson
Isabelle
Fort Popham
Harry L. Day
Maurice Pye
Ida Oliver
Irving Varney
Florida
Coxs Head Extension Meeting Reports Aluminum Trays Topic
A well attended Extension meeting at Coxs Head last Wednesday featured Miss Hilda Haskell County Agent discussing shoes and a Boston convention report. Mrs Annette Sheffield assisted, with a Richmond program summary read by the group. Dinner was served by several members and October will cover Aluminum Trays. Local attendees included Mrs Olga Carlson and others. visitors and callers from Bath Dix's Island Cook's Corner and Sebasco Estates were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore
Hilda Haskell
Boston
Annette Sheffield
Richmond
Eva Rogers
Helen Quimby
Philip Jacob
Sheffield
Cox
Olga Carlson
Dix's Island
Clare Goodwin
Julia Dozois
Sarah E. Wilbur
Gladys Dozois
Edward P. Thomas, Jr
Billy
John Presley
Bath
E. P. Thomas
Stanton C. Dozois
L. E. Simmons
Helen Lander
Cook's Corner
Brunswick
R. E. Sanborn
Nellie Lord
Harry A. Reed
Boothbay
Edward P Thomas
Everett Perkins
Everett
Mass
Stottage
Frederick W. Thomas
Deborah Ann
Sebasco Estates
Edward P. Thomas
Arthur L. Per
Two Maine Men Die In Route 100 Crash Near Cumberland
Harold G. Ashley aged 31 of Gray and Milo G. Cummings 27 of Cumberland Center were killed when their car left Route 100 near Cumberland, flipping multiple times. A truck driver alerted State Police at Scarborough after finding the wreck early today. Cummings leaves a widow Phyllis and five children. his mother is Lucy Cummings of Windham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Maine
Harold G. Ashley
Gray
Milo G. Cummings
Cumberland Center
Scarborough
Portland
Wolcott Gaines
Cummings
Phyllis
Lucy Cummings
Windham
Local Visit Notes From Bath Area Residents
Mrs. Carrie Smith of Bath visited her sister Mrs. Edith Perkins and son Dr Earle B Perkins on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ernest Wood of Bath spent Sunday at their cottage Little Cox's Head, Port Clyde. The text records several days spent at cottages by local residents in the Bath region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Clyde
Ernest Wood
Bath
Little Cox’s Head
Carrie Smith
Edith Perkins
Earle B. Perkins
Father and Son Take Top Honors in Skeet Shoot
A father and son duo Mickey and Timer Savage led the Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet Association event in North Bath firing 24 of 25 targets to top a windy skeet shoot. Betty Fernald led the women with 12 hits, while several shooters posted strong scores such as Deweerd 23 of 25 and Parker 23 of 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey
Timer Savage
Sagadahoc
M. Savage
T. Savage
J. Deweerd
C. Parker
B. Bourget
B. Donnell
J. Erwin
A. Micalos
B. Pelanger
A. Bonney
A. Lewis
Cc. Carney
K. Jaquith
J. Sonia
H. Bailey
J. Herrin
H. Brown
B. Fernald
B. Savage
M. Jaquith
Bath youths join World Order Caravan to United Nations trip
On Sept 29 the World Order Caravan from the Maine Council of Churches departs Portland for a five day visit to New York City and the United Nations. Bath sends Robert Haggett and Walter Upham Jr representing Congregational and Methodist youth. They will attend UN sessions, tour, dine with delegates, and return Oct 3. They may speak to youth groups afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Order
Maine Council of Churches
Portland
New York City
United Nations
Mane
Bath
Robert Haggett
Charles Haggett
York Street
Walter Upham, Jr
Walter Upham
Floral Street
Methodist Youth of
Maine
Robert
Winter Street Congregational
Walter
Wesley Methodist Church
Bay Point notes lift hopes of a quiet winter
Bay Point residents report migrating birds, abundant wildlife, and scarce pine cones signaling a potential cold season. Town social notes include births, cottage visits, and a long list of weekend guests from Boston, Dedham, Auburn, and Roslindale, plus a destroyer activity off the coast.
Bath Firemen’s Muster Results From Amesbury Event
Torrent No 1 placed third and the Kennebec fourth in the firemen’s muster at Amesbury Massachusetts held Saturday. Second class honors went to L W Spaulding of Haverhill with 170 feet, Hancock of Ashburnham 159 feet 7 inches, Torrent 156 feet 8 inches, and Kennebec 155 feet 1 inches. First class winners were L V Spaulding of Haverhill 182 feet 2 inches, Protection Newbury 181 feet 4 inches, Passaconway Seabrook 179 feet 3 inches, Neptune Newburyport 174 feet 32 inches. Torrent No 1 plans for the Eastern States Exhibition muster in Springfield October 4. Tub and crew leave Bath Friday night for a day at the fair. 27 entries for the big muster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Mass
L. W. Spaulding
Haverhill
Hancock
Ashburnham
Kennebec
Gerry
Marblehead
Berwick
L. V. Spaulding
Protection
Newbury
Passaconway
Seabrook
N. H
Neptune
Newburyport
Okive
Torrent No
Springfield
Bath
Bath motorist injured on Arrowsic Road
Patrick Vallaincourt two two year old resident of North street sustained minor injuries in an eight o clock Monday morning crash on wet pavement down the Arrowsic road a mile below the Woolwich Arrowsic bridge. His sedan skidded struck a ledge and he was thrown clear then taken to Memorial hospital for observation and X rays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Vallaincourt
North Street
Arrowsic
Woolwich
Postpone Launching of Last of LST Boats
The launch of LST 116 the final ship in a Bath Iron Works five ship batch was indefinitely postponed after workers voted to strike over a wage dispute. Notices sent to invited guests cited labor disturbance at the local shipyard as the reason for the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron W
Bath Iron Works Corp
Farewell Party for Martha McNaughton
Martha McNaughton daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter McNaughton and a fourth grade pupil at Dike received a farewell party from neighborhood friends at Mrs Alvin Jewett home Winslow street. She will move with her parents to Millinocket where her father works for Stone and Webster after a transfer from Rockville Maryland. The family also includes sister Martha and brother Stephen who will stay with their grandmother for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Stevens
Alfred
Walter McCourt
Eustis
Thomas Totman
Jim
Minnie Wallace
Sebasco
Noreen O'Callaghan
Boston
Betty Bowker
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Eldon Wallace
West Point
Robert Gilliam
Adele Hunt
Newton
Mass
Mt. Ida Junior College
William Alexander
Gorham State Teachers’ College
Lewis Alexander
Lucy Smith
William Hodgkins
East Boston
Parker Head
Arthur Bergeron
Massachusetts
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Alonzo Lowell
Sebasco Estates
Robert
Millinocket
Rherm Campbell
Bay Point
Martha McNaughton
Walter McNaughton
Dike
Alvin Jewett
Winslow Street
Martha
Stone & Webster Co
Rockville
Maryland
McNaughton
Stephen
Scott Pedder
Winship Street
Morse High School
Boston University Test Program At Morse High School
The Boston University test program was held at Morse High School for juniors and some seniors. Conducted by Charles Sparks from Boston University, it has run annually for six years and covers reading comprehension, mathematics, clerical ability, and overall student aptitude. Individual results will be available on request in about five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston University
Morse High School
Charles Sparks
Bath Canning Street Ad Seeks Women Workers
Advert says women over 18 years old are invited to work at Bath Canning Street in Bath Meine. The notice seeks female labor for unspecified tasks at a local address.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Larrabee
Nova Scotia
Pauline Wyman
Wilbur MacMillan
Rose Wyman
Leonard Rainey
Wentworth Institute
Donald
Arthur
Freddy Morse
Pemaguid
John Blaisdell
Victor Wallace, Jr
Sepasco
Monday
Bath Memorial Hospital
Julius Katzsuchy
New York
China
Soviet Union
United Church Canvass Committee
M’clure
Highway Commission
Clarence Blaisdell
J. A. Darling
Hempstead
Popham Beach
North Bath
Trip
World Order Caravan of Maine Churches
John P. Townsend
Blake
Mr. Blake
Dennis Gordon Blake
Phyllis Neal
Alfred Neal
Eugene Foster
Sturgis Leavitt
University of North Carolina
Boson
Enoch Gilpatrick
Dawes
Bowdoinham
Eugene Footer
John Reedy
Georgetown
N. Hasenfus
Richard
Florence Young
Walter Hasenfus
Boston College
Ellen Dennis
West Roxbury
Lillian White
Auburn
Kenneth Mclivor
Lower Newton Falls
H. G. Gillis
Thomas Hagan
J. Hamilton
Oakhurst
Harry Stone
Green Pastures
Stone
Torbin Robert
Vicki
Dalton
Ill
Kirsten
Casco Bay
Andrew Butterfield
Charles Kiessling
Dedham
Wilbur B. White
Roslindale
George S. Murphy
McCain
A. M. Butterfield
Martin Powers
George Renaud
Orville Rowe
Branwell Harford
White Spot
Leon Berry
Harold White
Kiessling Cottage
Warren White
Popham
Nantasket
Nathaniel Hasenfus
Five Islands
Burnside Relief Corps
G.A.R
William McKenney
Chester Adams
Persis McKenney
Annie Harris
Emmy-Jane Worden
Alice Cole
Edna Emery
Ruby Clark
Minnie Carter
Mary Howard
Charles Kiessne
George White
Arlington
Massachusett
Patrick Valliancourt
Martha M’naughton
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