Sloops Torn From Tow Lines Go Ashore At Popham Beach
Six 18 to 20 foot sloops were towed from Small Point Harbor to Bath when a sudden squall parted lines east of Cape Small Point. The Pirate King first beached at Popham near White Spot, with Sea Biscuit Me Too Hi Ho and others ashore at South Beach Popham and Bay Point. Coast Guard removed some boats to Atkins Bay. MacDonald planned to tow the rest to Bath by trailer Monday.
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Cape Small Point
Popham Beach
Bay Point
Small Point Harbor
MacDonald
Bath
William Sanford
Winchster
Lewis Hyde
N. Y
Hi Ho
John K. Jayne
New Canaan
Conn
Raymond H. Trott
Providence
R. I
Raven
W. Wallace Benjamin
Wild Duck
Small Point Beach
Juno
Pirate King
Popham
White Spot
Durin
Sea Biscuit
Me Too
Missy
Coast Guard
Atkins Bay
Fort Popham
City to seek federal aid for hurricane expenses
At a special city council meeting Nathan C. White was named the city’s authorized representative to apply for Federal Aid funds under Public Law 875. The measure aims to reimburse Bath for hurricane related costs as Maine is a declared disaster area. Also noted is the resignation of Edward F. Miller after 50 years with the Bath fire department. Birdie Tebbetts is identified as a licensed insurance agent and broker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan C. White
Maine
Eisenhower
White
Edward F. Miller
Evening meeting and church services noted in Small Point area
Local items list tonight’s fenew meeting at 78 and a 11 15 morning worship at Small Point church. Bodwell grange installs officers Friday with supper at 6. Sodium fluoride treatments begin Oct 18 at Riverside hall funded by town and PTA.
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Fenew
Small Point
Bodwell Grange
Selock
P T. A
Riverside Hall
Garde
Phippsburg P. T. A
Totman
Duveen
Witness
A Nation of Nations
Julie
Sir Pagan
Maine Federation of Men's Bible Classes Convention
The fourth annual Maine Federation of Men's Bible Classes convention will be held Saturday at the United Baptist church in Lisbon Falls. Registration starts at 1 p.m. with a power house meeting at 1 30 and business session at 2. Rev. Vaugh Shedd Gordon G MacKerron of Boston and national officers will speak along with Roy A. MacDougal of West Somerville as song leader. An entertainment program and a banquet at 6 p.m. require reservations by Sept. 30 to Adrian Kinney. The evening session begins at 7 15 with invitations extended to all Bible classes in the state. Officers include Fred L. Jones president Harland E Hammond vice president Ralph L Blakeney secretary Harry M Vinal treasurer and state director Robert Metcalf Sagadahoc county director.
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Maine Federation of Men’s Bible Classes
United Baptist Church
Lisbon Falls
Vaugh Shedd
Gordon G. MacKerron
Boston
Roy A. MacDougal
West Somerville
Mass
Adrian Kinney
Main Street
Federation
Ralph Blakeney
Percy Low
Robert Metcalf
First Baptist Church
Fred L. Jones
Harland E. Hammond
South Paris
Ralph L. Blakeney
Bath
Harry M. Vinal
Campbell's Pond
West Bath
Sagadahoc
Richmond Marshal Resigns After 20 Years to Return to Farming
B. A. Delano, who took a short term post as U. S. Marshal in Richmond to ride out a low mood, has quit after two decades in the role to return to agricultural work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
B. A. Delano
U. S
Repeat Winner Cox Recalled For Cars Won Twice
Redwood Falls Minnesota residents recalled oil salesman L. B. Cox winning a car in a local baseball benefit and previously winning another auto at a 1940 theater bank night, highlighting a rare repeat prize winner in town history.
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Redwood Falls, Minn
L. B. Cox
Boy Scout Guides Toddlers to Safety in Greenville Street
A naked two year old wandered into a busy Greenville street until a Boy Scout stopped traffic and ushered the child back to the curb. The piece notes National Geographic Society reporting that Mt Evans rises to 14 260 feet as the United States highest automobile road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville, S. C
United States
Mt. Evans
National Geographic Society
Parker Head P.T.A. Holds Meeting and Plans Events
Parker Head P.T.A. met at the school with ten members. Fire Chief Richard Frates spoke on home fire hazards. A baked beans supper is set for Oct 20 to fund an extension ladder. A town meeting Sept 30 seeks funds for hurricane roads and the Center spillway overdraft, and a culvert for a washout is due this week.
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Earl Lowell
Turner
A. Oliver
Lloyd Lowell
Clarence Sheffield
Miller
Hanover
N. H
Edith McLean
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Angie Mank
Boston
Allen William
Brunswick
E. A. Hathorn
Bath
Charles Blaisdell
Lester Beals
Leston Harrington
Rock Gardens Inn
Roger Lewis
Helen Lemont
Teddy
Adell
Nancy
Gail Lemont
Fred Libby
Bud Watson
Virginia Lemont
Ann Gay
Bernard Carlson
Dix’s Island
William Hallet, Jr
Francis Landers
Kokadjo
Moose Head Lake
Frances Morony
Portsmouth
Arthur Kreidler
Beatrice Wyman
Bernard Wyman
William T. Wyman
Togus Hospital
Air raid test alert shows inconsistent public cooperation
Tuesday evening air raid drill drew mixed response with many unaware of the test and some mistaking it for a fire alarm. Police halted traffic and officials urged a distinct, citywide siren system for clearer recognition in future tests. First warning sounded at 5.34, red alert at 6.35, all clear at 6.45.
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City Hall
Public band concert at Morse High with Edward Little band
Cecil V Rowland Morse High band director announces Edward Little High band will perform at Morse High auditorium on Nov 5 in a public concert. Transportation will be provided for members to the Memorial Hospital auxiliary meeting at the North Bath home of Mrs. James A Gillies Jr on Oct 5 at 7 30 PM with calls for pickups in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil V. Rowland
Morse High School
Edward Little
Memorial Hospital
North Bath
James A. Gillies, Jr
Bath
Engagement announced for Merrye W Wright and Donald Leavitt Jr
Mr and Mrs Holden C Wright announce the engagement of their daughter Merrye Virginia to Donald W Leavitt Jr son of Mrs Dorothy Leavitt of North Edgecomb and Donald W Leavitt of Woolwich No date for the wedding has been set Miss Wright a Morse High School graduate last June works at J J Newberry The groom is a 1951 Wiscasset High School graduate and works for Don Leavitt Inc of Golwich
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Merrye Wright
Holden C. Wright
Middle Street
Merrye Virginia
Donald W. Leavitt, Jr
Dorothy Leavitt
North Edgecomb
Donald W. Leavitt
Woolwich
Miss Wright
Morse High School
J. J. Newberry
Wiscasset High School
Leavitt
Lobster Feasts and Visits Dot Bay Point Social Scene
Bay Point residents and visitors, including Central Wharf Towboat Co. president Madison Moore and guests like William Shaughnessy of Bath, share lobster meals and calls at the Navajo as Hurricane Edna aftermath actions and Navy moves ripple through the week. Ensign Henry Powers sails to the Mediterranean. others travel to Jersey City, Chicago, and Little Creek, Virginia.
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Madison Moore
Central Wharf Towboat Co
Portland
H. Williams
F. Williams
Swan
Vance Atworth
Andrews
Decker
Pence
William Shaughnessy
Bath
Emery Rideout
Andrew Butterfield
Merle Niles
Butterfield
Niles
Frank Ludeman
Woodhaven
N. Y
Bay Point
Ludeman
Salter’s Island
Eugene Foster
Sherman
Wiscasset Lumber Co
Carol
Edna
Louisa Howard
Wallace Moore
Boothbay Harbor
Nina Cummings
Sumner Mains
Dwight Furbish
Seaman Gordon Merry
Allen Gauthrope
Illinois
Rodney Winchenbach
Waldoboro
CKY
U.S. Navy
Gordon
Little Creek
Virginia
Allen
George White
Arlington
Mass
Ensign Henry Powers
Jersey City
Comany
Mediterranean
Sherman Campbell
Chicago
Campbell
Harvey
Patricia Martha
Bath Memorial Hospital
Harold Drake
Edgecomb
M. Conley
Somerville
Lillian White
Local Notes Highlight Family Moves and Health
Miss Linda Ryan, daughter of Mrs. Priscilla Ryan of High Street, returned Tuesday from Memorial hospital where she had been a surgical patient. Mr and Mrs Carl Henrikson who were married Sept 24 have returned to their apartment 723 Middle Street after a brief wedding trip. Their daughter Jerry hosted guests over the week for Mrs Norton and Mr Norton of West Bath. The Arsenaults have lived in Miami since 1947. Mr Arsenault earned his B S from the University of Miami this year and now works as a research engineer at Pratt Whitney in East Hartford Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Ryan
Priscilla Ryan
High Street
Memorial Hospital
Carl Henrikson
Martha Holmes
Middle Street
Jerry
Arsenault
W. S. Norton
Norton
West Bath
Arsenaults
Miami
Popham Circle Plans Lobster Supper and Local Meetings
Community notices recap weekly gatherings at the schoolhouse and church meetings. Attendance includes Mr and Mrs Ernest Oliver at Parker Head and Mrs Marguerite McNulty with Kennebec Cottages visitors. ships on the Kennebec, road repairs on Route 209, and local families vacationing at cottages in Kennebec area.
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Popham Circle
Christian Service Group
Parker Head
Ernest Oliver
John G. Morse
Winneganee
Suna Point
Kennebec
Berwindvale
Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co
Bath
Bucksport
Phil Lucas
Cox’s Head
Kennebec Pulp and Paper Co
Augusta
Coxs Head Monday Group Prepares Painted Trays
Members of the Dromore Extension Group visit the home of Chairman Mrs Lucy Cutting to begin painting trays and learn stencil cutting. Other sessions planned for painting and stencil work follow. Edward P DeBerg attends New England Council of Young Republicans event at Auburn. Several local residents host and visit friends and relatives over the weekend in Bath Spruceville and Dix Island areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore
Lucy Cutting
Clare Goodwin
Edward P. DeBerg
New England Council of Young Republicans
Auburn
C. Harry Hannaford
East Lynn
Mass
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Edward Thomas
Olga Carlson
Dix’s Island
George Stacey
Day’s Ferry
Wesley Harrington
Phippsburg Center
Dorois le
Sarah E. Wilbur
Martha Sanborn
Bath
Martin F. Goodwin
Laurence Thayer
Leon Smith
Waltham
Carrie Smith
Bath 4-H Club Holds Annual Exhibition at City Hall
The Bath 4-H clubs held their annual exhibition at City Hall auditorium on a Saturday night. Members displayed clothing, foods, and crafts plus vegetables and garden produce. Paul Dowe judged projects, and a pledge against highway litter was adopted.
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City Hall
Local Social Calls and Visits Reported
This week’s notes record Mrs Edith Perkins visiting Thursday while Omar Perry was called on by Mr and Mrs Lester Oliver at Meadowbrook Sunday. Olga Carlson returned home after visiting the Albert Gray family in Parker Head. The Swampscott couple Mr and Mrs Percy J Lewis spent the weekend at their cottage. Ernest Wood and sons in law Harry Cornish and Harold Grundy from Bath were at the Wood cottage repairing the roof after the hurricane. Everett Mass residents Mr and Mrs Everett Perkins spent the weekend at their summer home. Mrs Stanton C Dozois visited Mrs Harry Litchfield in Bath.
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Arthur Morse
White Mountains
William Hobbs
Portland
Charles Stevens
George Leararbee
Carol Wyman
Small Point
Marilla Totman
William Blaisdell
Edward Breare
Sidney Fitzgerald and
John Blaisdell
Pemaquid
James Morse
H. Macy Whitehead
Small Point Tuesy
John Robbins
Woolwich
Meadowbrook
Allan Spear
Bath
Joseph P. Spear
Donna
Ernest Shepard
Sally
Fairfield
Jose Suarez
Cheshire
Douglas
Winthrop
Mass
Fred H. Spinney
Mechanc Falls
Ant
Vesta Spinney
H. C. Todd
Belfast
Walter E. Sprague
Marguerite McNulty
Annena Wright
Gainesville
Alice Matthews
Jamaica
Kennebec
Jesse Munsey
Popham
Harry Chubbuck
Gene Smoot
Westport
Conn
Francis Shaw
Needham
Riverside
Herbert Selman
Edward
Hamilton
Albert V. Stolpe
Leon Fickett
New York City
Charles P. MacGregor
Edith Perkins
Lester Oliver
Omar Perry
Olga Carlson
Dix's Island
Albert Gray
Parker Head
Percy J. Lewis
Swampscott
Ernest Wood
Harry Cornish
Harold Grundy
Wood Cottage
Everett Perkins
Everett, Mass
Stanton C. Dozois
Harry Litchfield
Gardiner High blanks Morse 27 to 0 at Gardiner Saturday
Gardiner High powered to a 27 to 0 victory over Morse as three Morse fumbles in the first half set the stage. Morse lost Co-Capt. Dave Pye to a dislocated shoulder in the second quarter while Gardiner pulled away with scores in Q1 Q2 and Q4.
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Morse
Gardiner
Dave Pye
Tigers
Orangemen
Terry Sheehan
Dineen
Chapman
Don Emery
Dick Hopkins
Ford
Emery
Hallseymen
Sheehan
That's No Bird Des Moines Carl Sparks and Maggie
Carl Sparks shot a small alligator after Maggie the bird dog caused a disturbance in the rhubarb patch. He theorizes someone brought the reptile back from a trip south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carl Sparks
Maggie
Sparks
Aggies Bring In Top Schoolboy Stars For 1955 56
Texas A M under Paul Bear Bryant hires promising recruits after suspensions darkened outlook. Notable players include Kenneth Hall who scored 395 points as a senior, Carios Esquival a top all state quarterback, Ed Durley famed punt ace, and Hubert Miller an all state center, signaling brighter prospects for 1955 or 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aggies
College Station
Tex
Texas A&m
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Bryant
Kenneth Hall
Carios Esquival
Ed Durley
Hubert Miller
English Student Questions Michigan Farm Labor
Farm report from Fairgrove Michigan notes 2 year old English student Pat Nutt studying farming methods. He asks how Americans run a 400 acre farm with two men. Nutt and his father operate two Yorkshire farms totaling 760 acres with 17 workers. Weather and planting windows differ between England and Michigan.
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Fairgrove
Mich
Michigan
Pat Nutt
Natt
England
Nutt
Miniature indoor fire truck built in Kalamazoo
A local manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo Michigan has produced a small three wheeled fire truck for indoor use. The vehicle fits standard doorways and narrow aisles and carries a 210 gallon water tank with space for four firemen.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Hartford church built in 1819 by Black congregants
The Talcott Street Church in Hartford Connecticut was constructed in 1819 by Black congregants who stated they had grown tired of sitting in the galleries of white churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
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Bath Fire Department
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redflegs
Men’s Bible Classes Federation Meeting
Lisbon Falls Baptist Church
Parker
Merrye W. Wright
Cox
Four H Club
4-H
City Hall Auditorium
Paul Dowe
Bonnie Belanger
Frances Butcher
Mrs. Colby
Bernice Perkins
Janet Cohen
Betsy Bertrand
Judie Commeau
Joan Robinson
Mabel
Judy Ashe
Ellen Low
Clarence Pecci
Ronald Purdy
David Smith
Stephen Babine
Peter Francisco
Colby
Francisco
Leon Belanger
Granville Colby
The
Harvesters
Belanger
Shamrocks
Beverly Pecci
Mabel Ashe
Rita Hennessey
Jean Brown
Ann Cohen
Jean
Nassau College
Cyrus Ashe
Topsham
New Gloucester
Gardiner High
Pye
Dick Oliver
Gerry Parker
Jim Carter
Dick Lemoine
Harry Musk
Cony High
Morse Chapman
le le
Lemoine Purington
It l
Doyle Groder
Lawrence Shea
C c. White Gaboury
Pottle
Rt Rt
Carter Ford
Rene Musk Dineen
Parker D. Emery
Aren R. Hopkins
Russell Sheehan
McElman Gardiner
D. Emery
R. Emery
R. Hopkins
Rush
Hussey
Baker
Cole
Clary
Webber
DeWitt
Purington
Powers
Ellis
P. Fuller
Coates
Plumer
Swift
Down
Knox
Linton
Lever
Drisko
Collins
R. Fuller
LeClair
Oliver
Frankes Stewart
Estes
Marchetti
America
Ballantine Beer
Ballantine
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