Annual Potato Harvest Underway in Aroostook County
Aroostook County enters a three week harvest as fields flood from rain and aftermath of Hurricane Edna. Field work uses all ages from children to veterans while truck traffic and storage fill with the 1954 crop. Officials expect rot losses but higher prices may offset losses. roads suffer washouts and a civic relief drive titled Operation Fix It mobilizes volunteers and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aroostook
Aroos
Presque
Presque Isle
Presque Ise
Fort Fairfield
Caribou
Variety of Cases in Municipal Court
Judge Gardiner Deering presided Tuesday over Brunswick municipal court where multiple defendants faced charges. Bourassa of Brunswick was found guilty of reckless driving on Route 24 and fined 25 dollars plus 16.74 in costs after an initial arraignment. Other pleas included guilty driving an unregistered car on Vine Street with a 10 dollar fine and 5.70 costs, speeding on Washington Street with 10 dollars and 5.70 costs, and failing to stop at a stop sign on Middle and Center streets with 5 dollars and 5.70 costs. A Bath youth, 17, was found guilty of larceny from Bath Auto Co and fined 25 dollars plus 8.70 costs or 30 days in jail. a 15-year-old companion had the charge placed on file. Two intoxication cases resulted in guilty pleas, each fined 5 dollars and 6.60 costs or 15 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
James Bourassa
Brunswick
Topsham
Bernard Holdsworth
Bourassa
Eudore A. Drapeau
Washington Street
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Carl B. Goodenow
Middle
Center Streets
Wagner
Charles Radley, Jr
Bath
Bath Auto Co
Kennebec County
Augusta
Clockers Correct Misattribution in Monmouth Park Workout
Morning clocker at Monmouth Park, New Jersey correcting a workout log where credits for the horse Boy Meets Girl were reattributed to Girl Meets Boy, embarrassing the observer who notes the error.
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Oceanport
N. J
Monmouth Park
Skowron Delights Family Backing Yankees Win
Bill Skowron rookie first baseman for the Yankees drew family and friends from Chicago to a game against the White Sox. He belted a two run homer in his first at bat and later added a single boosting the team's effort.
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Chicago
Bill Skowron
Yankees
White Sox
Bill
Church Crop Donation Sparks Local Land Gift
A member donated six acres of land to the Evangelical and Reformed Church while others planted and cultivated corn for church crops. A 1893 discovery of a large iron ore deposit on the Quebec-Labrador border led to no significant exploitation until the 1940s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Sveral
Quebec-Labrador
Wiscasset announces college qualification tests dates
Local Board No. 8 informs registrants that college qualification tests for the 1954 55 year will be held December 9 and April 21 1955. A score of 70 or more qualifies for 2 S deferment during college. Bulletins and tickets are being printed for distribution at colleges and boards.
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Wiscasset
Union High
Richard Colby
Priscilla Petrie
Molly Donahue
Betty McLeod
Richard Fairfield
Roy Shea
Marie Ziska
Barbara Higgins
Tommy Rankin
Priscilla Dorr
June Paquette
John Nelder
Dean Shea
Peter Nichols
Shirley Grevers
Bjerg Jensen
Congregational Church
William H. Burton
Emily Day
Donna Brown
William Burton
Harold Delano
Fairfield
Joseph Hubbard
John Jackson
William Kierstead
Curtis Plant
Mae Sherman
Helen Fisher
Barbados
British West Indies
Congregational
Carpet Fund
Boston
Stanton Sherman
Byron Adams
Sam Soule
Lincoln County
Eugene Gardner Roberts
Boothbay
Air Force
How to Boil Beef Round with Horseradish Sauce
A practical guide to boiling bottom round for a boiled beef supper. Cover the meat with water, add pickling spices onion celery carrot, and simmer until fork tender. Slice thinly and serve with horseradish sauce made from the beef stock.
Jockey Smith Wins Monmouth Handicap Again in 1889
Only one jockey has won the Monmouth Park Handicap more than once William Hayward claimed the 1889 victory on Eurus after earlier triumphs on Drake Carter in 1884.
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William Hayward
Drake Carter
Eurus
Bath men attend Y M C A secretaries fall meeting
William C. Perkins and Arthur D. Warner represented the Y M C A at the interstate Fall meeting in Intervale New Hampshire with Maine and New Hampshire delegates. The Bangor Y M C A raised one third of a million dollars for an annex, and the next Maine A O S meeting will be in Bath February 7 and 8.
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William C. Perkins
Arthur D. Warner
Intervale
N. H
New Hampshire
Maine Y
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Maine
John L. Casteel
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
L. K. Hall
Association of Secretaries
United States
Bangor Y. M. C. A
Bangor
Maine A. O. S
Bath
Changes in Bath fire running card take effect midnight Oct 14
Following a survey by the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association Bath Fire Department updates response plans. The new switchboard links all stations and assigns units by area with two pumpers and a ladder truck for business districts and single-pumper responses for lighter alarms.
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New England Fire Insurance Rating Association
Bath
Police Department
Mercantile
Business District
Central Fire Station
Military and Naval Childrens Home
Hyde Memorial Home
Old Folks Home
Old Ladies Home
Memorial Hospital
Central
Brunswick
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Frates
Two Mexicans Humble Mail Box Confusion in Lansing
In Lansing Michigan two newly arrived Mexicans attempted to mail a letter at a downtown box. After tugging the box and drawing a crowd including firemen and police, a Mexican man was guided by a policeman to the correct slot and the letter was deposited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Alarm
Lansing
Mich
Signs of Overcooked Custards Warn Readers
If custards weep or curdle, it signals overcooking. The guide explains how to spot this fault and avoid rubbery texture.
Harvesters and Shamrock 4-H Club Exhibits and Local News
West Bath 4-H members joined the Harvesters and Shamrock clubs for the annual Bath City Hall exhibit. Sewing group members made surgical pads for Togus hospital and Red Cross. Numerous visitors attended gatherings at local homes and farms, with travel from Brunswick, Gardiner, Lynn, Waterville, and Glastonbury noted among the guests and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvesters 4-H Club
Kenneth Francisco
Shamrock 4
Carolyn Rogers
Ida Stover
Harold Perkins
Maynard Carleton
George Stimpson
Stanley Rose
Condon
Courtney Stover
Arthur Cormier
Oliver
William Cormier
Eugene Reynolds
Merrill Jordan
John Curtis
Alva Reynolds
Alfred Jordan
Milford Perham
Florence Neiley
Carl Graves
West Bath Grange Wins State Largest Grange Title
West Bath Grange was praised as the largest grange in Maine, the fourth state by membership among 37 states. Maine’s state secretary highlighted the National Master’s North Africa trip to join the International Agricultural Association. Pauline Belanger announced prize winners in sewing contests, and Bonnie Belanger led youth group awards. Officers were slated for election at next week’s meeting.
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West Bath
Maine
North Africa
International Agricultural Association
Pauline Belanger
Home and Community Welfare Committee
Mabel Ansert
Mary Gaudreau
Alice Burgess
Bonnie Belanger
Alton Collins
West Bath Methodist Church Sermon Inspires Faith
West Bath church members enjoyed Rev. Oliver W. Bell’s sermon on Use What In Thy Hand based on Exodus 4 with Luke 15 11 24 and 1 John 31. Mrs. Alice Small played the organ as the choir led hymns including Come Thou Fount and This Is My Father’s World. World Wide Communion will be observed at the season’s final service next Sunday.
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West Bath
Jesus
Alice Small
Woolwich Grange Fall Fair Nets Profit and Social Success
The Woolwich Grange annual Fall fair held Friday and Saturday drew good attendance and made a profit of 113 dollars. The hall was festively decorated and booths were busy both evenings. Friday featured a local entertainment lineup including Gary Meister and others, with a supper and dance closing Saturday evening.
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Woolwich Grange
Gary Meister
Diane
Robert Merrill
Dale
Connie Howe
Dot Bailey
Shirley Beals
Jane Dowling
Doris
Helen Doughty
Translation Project in Madison Aims at 10 Million Words
A former American missionary and three Chinese scholars work on a 50 volume translation project of 19 centuries of Christian theology philosophy and devotion. Drew University professor Francis P. Jones began the effort in 1946 aided by Moses Hsu Sankey Chao and Christopher Tang. It is noted that harpooning a right whale is illegal under international agreement.
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Madison, N. J
Drew University
Francis P. Jones
Moses Hsu
Sankey Chao
Christopher Tang
First Fall Girl Scout Leaders meeting at Winter Street church
The Girl Scout Leaders Association held its first Fall meeting Tuesday at Winter Street church with good attendance. Topics included Troop registration deadlines, a possible first aid class, and a Leaders Training Course offered by the Brunswick Council starting Oct. 11. Members planned upcoming events and crafts sessions, with hostesses named for the Oct. 19 meeting.
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Girl Scout Leaders’ Association
Winter Street
William A. Niss
Frank Harvie
Paul Graustuck
Council
Brunswick Council
George Quinby
Rockport
Everett Norton
Harvie
Aubrey Steen, Jr
Harold Graffam
Everett Frazer
Local Scout Troops Hold First Meetings of Season
Clover Leaf Troop 5 opened with a get acquainted game and badge fund drive. Fourteen girls attended Day Camp and summer camps. leaders and patrols were elected. Good Night Circle closed the meeting. Cub Pack 99 set weekly and monthly meeting dates and announced a Webelo Den formation. Girl Scout Troop 9 opened fall sessions with penny hike and supper, meetings set for Sept 29. Bobolink Brownies Troop 17 held first meeting at Dike school with 21 attendees, dues collected, flag bearers chosen, and planned ongoing Brownie activities.
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Clover Leaf Troop 5
Joyce Turcotte
Linda McCole
Nancy Dearborn
Collette Beers
Aubrey Steen, Jr
Sally Grindell
Helena Marto
Penny Carter
Annette Belanger
Sally Thompson
Committee of
Central Church
Donald Page
Arthur G. Small
Clyde MacKinnon
Stanley Wallace
Wallace Gower
Leonard Thombs
Herbert Gotte
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Beacon Street Methodist Vestry
Frank Harvie
Roy Lawrence
Everett Norton
Paul Graustuck
Sessio
Bobolink
Bobolink Brownies
Dike School
Nan Akeley
Marcia Hall
Sharon Curran
Joanne Dauphinee
Juilet Law Fund
Sarah Green
Cub Pack 52 Meeting Plans Year and Contest
Corliss Street church hosted Cub Pack 52 with 30 Cubs present. Cub Master Edward Page outlined the year and announced a point system contest to pick the best all around Cub. Den 1 and Den 2 would award theatre tickets for the dens with the most attending parents.
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Corliss Street Church
Edward Page
Morse High sophomore class plans redecorating project
Members of the Home Economics class under Mrs. Ethel Wright at Morse High study redecorating the women teachers room. They collect material samples, plan wall painting, upholstery, draperies, and pillows while budgeting costs and learning home design, buying guides, and cos.
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Ethel Wright
Morse High School
Evelyn Ames
Linda Bailey
Katherine Barter
Evelyn Campbell
Joan Carver
Marcia Dodge
Jerneen Doyle
Gloria Eaton
Nancy Wallace
Linda Gordon
Camilla Lorentsen
Judy Lesier
Alice MacNeil
Judy MacPhee
Lois Merrill
Sandra Davis
Diana Pye
Carol Worden
Fire location calls curb urged by city officials
City Manager Nathan C. White appealed to residents to stop calling police headquarters for fire location details. He warned that the new switchboard and high call volume hinder rapid response and considered delaying information for five to ten minutes after an alarm if curbs fail.
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Nathan C. White
White
Fire Planned Sparks Blaze at Old Cotton Mill Landmark
In Easton Pennsylvania the Sandis Eddy Fire Co watched as a pre Civil War cotton mill burned to the ground. The owners, who called the landmark an eyesore, arranged the fire and invited firemen to control the blaze.
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Easton
Sandis Eddy
One in a Billion Eggs Reported in Oakland
Alfred McNamee Jr. says his firm processed about a billion eggs in 38 years and found only one five yolk egg. He notes double yolks are common, triple yolks occur about once per 100000 eggs, and only three four yolk eggs appeared in the billion.
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Oakland
Calif
Alfred McNamee Jr
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