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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1960
Page
4
Notes document residents and guests across Bath and Lewiston. Susan Bates, Bates College sophomore, elected dorm house president. medical patient Mrs Ferris. Mrs Ethel Robinson returns home. Miss Anne Kimball returns from Tobago. Robins family visits in Portland. Various locals attend shows, visits in Boston, Brunswick event, and hospital affiliations.
Miss Glenice Newman and Miss Jackie Colby, Morse High seniors, work at Lund's Grove in West Bath this season. Numerous community updates follow including visits by Linwood Temple to Vinalhaven, airman James Robinson reporting to Andrews AFB, Dr. Winchenbach attending a National Blue Shield Plans meeting in Los Angeles, and multiple families hosting relatives and traveling to Florida and Massachusetts.
Mr and Mrs Stanwood Kingsbury of Portsmouth New Hampshire guests for weekend of Vic and Mrs Maurice Puffer at their home 7 Summers Street Court. Mr Kingsbury's brother in law Harry Ritchie died in Boston last Friday prompting the trip. Florence Gallant of Gardiner visits her daughter and son in law Clayton Thibodeau 22 Cauble Road. Martha Pratt and Diane Bean daughters of Foster and James Bean are guests at Gotham State Teachers College for weekend. Both Morse High School seniors with plans for Germaine and music auditions respectively.
Mrs. Mabel Brockway of 722 Washington Street is identified as a medical patient at Bath Memorial Hospital.
Lt Everett Wirta leaves for New London to begin a six month submarine training course after a visit with his mother Mrs Gertrude Wirta and brother Douglas in Arrowsic. Other notices list home visits, student illnesses, and a patient at Togus VA Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Edward A Cummings of 418 Washington Street entertained Friday for the wedding party of Miss Julianna Cummings and Dr Herbert T Caverly 2nd after the Wesley Methodist church rehearsal. Mr and Mrs C Lloyd Hooker observed their silver anniversary Sunday at their home. Frank A Manion of 25 School Street retired from the Bath Iron Works after 60 years dating back to 1898. Mr and Mrs Edward Dale True of 352 Front Street hosted a luncheon Saturday for Dr and Mrs Herbert T Caverly their son Dr Herbert T Caverly 2nd of 702 Washington Street and guests Dr and Mrs J Harry Clark Sunbury Pa Dr George Donahue Peabody Mass and Lt and Mrs Davis L Clark of Kittery.
Albert G. Smith of 60 Oak Street returned Saturday to the Veterans' hospital Togus where he is listed as a surgical patient.
Army Pvt Charles R Aubut son of Mrs Shirley M Aubut of 851 High Street has been assigned to the 285th Transportation Company at Fort Eustis Virginia. He entered the Army in November 1959 and completed basic training at Fort Benning Georgia. The 22 year old Morse High School graduate from 1956 is married to Joyce who resides in Denbigh Virginia.
Mr and Mrs Fred Hersom of Maplestreet spent the weekend in East Millinocket with the Brewers. Mr and Mrs Chester Leeman of Woolwich attended Farm and Home Week at Orono with Mrs Leeman later chosen to represent Maine at the 1935 National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago and joining a reunion during Farm and Home Week. Mrs Clayton Thibodeau returned home from Mercy hospital Portland where she had been a patient.
Mrs Harold Avery Jr and her children Diane and Lynn of Reading Massachusetts were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Harold S Avery on Western avenue. En route to Bath they stopped in Bridgton for skiing.
William F Barter 31 son of Mr and Mrs Reginald Barter 55 Denny Road recently finished a nine week combat engineer course at the Army Engineer Ordnance School Murnau Germany The course trains non commissioned officers to supervise combat engineering projects Sgt Barter is a squad leader in Giessen based 299th Engineer Battalion Company D He entered the Army in 1948 arrived overseas in March 1959 a 1946 Morse High School graduate and former Bath Iron Works employee His wife Melitta accompanies him in Germany.
The 1960 University of Life program sponsored by the Great er Bath Council of Churches concluded with Rev Dr Gerald R Cragg as speaker at Central Congregational church. More than 500 attended the four Sunday meetings. peak turnout occurred March 27 for Senator Margaret Chass Smith. Dr Crayer offered a sermon on Unto Him That Loves Us. Rev Louis Ao Dole presided. choir directed by Mrs Margaret Chard.
West Bath Grange hosted the Past Masters Association and Lecturers' Council meeting. Guest officers included William Coombs and Clyde Bailey, with Eleanor Ripley as lecturer. The program featured community songs, a social security discussion, quizzes, solos, readings, and a planned Easter dinner.
Mrs. Edward Stafford, daughter of the late Admiral Robert E. Peary, described her 1932 Greenland expedition to erect a monument to her father at Morse high school. She spoke of Eskimo loyalty, offering nonmaterial tribute rather than payment, and of the community effort organized by the Junior Hospital League with Mrs. Niss and Mrs. Schofield in charge of tickets and publicity.
The Colonial club held its April Showers dance Saturday night in club rooms. The event drew large crowds, featured intermission entertainment by Edward Page and George Stimpson, a smorgasbord lunch at 11 30, and music by the Colonial club orchestra in Beatnicks costumes. Awards were given for several specialty dances. Committee members included A M Main Jr James Feeney Benjamin Sabo Henry Mank Edward Page Donald Wilson Olin Pankhurst and Waldo Weston.
The Twin County Style Review will be held in Auburn on April 9. Teen-Age 4 H members met at Dawn Kenney’s home to plan participation, arrange transport of skirt and dress projects to Pamela Litchfield’s house and from there to Auburn for judging by home economists.
Unity Circle meets at 8 tonight in the Sunday school building. Library books donated include Knight Of The Golden, Wreece and The Day I Was Proudest To Be An American. PTA officers named a nominating committee and approved funds for a movie projector and playground equipment. Easter services and fellowship events planned. local residents feature travel and illness updates.
Bath schedules three polio clinics in April including an adult clinic on Monday evenings at Huse School for residents 16 and older receiving third doses or boosters. A junior high clinic will be held Tuesday and a general school-aged child clinic runs April 26 27 and 28 with pupils bused to Huse School gym for shots. A $1 materials fee applies to those who can pay.
Mrs. David Robb, formerly Katherine Mayers of Bath, was installed as president of the board of directors of the Alexandria Visiting Nurse Service in Virginia. A Morse High School graduate of 1922 and daughter of Mrs. Edwina Mayers, she has lived in the Alexandria area 15 years and is married to a retired government worker.
A/2C Robert Edwards leaves for a 30 day home visit with mother Mrs Ruth Sutherland at 37 Shepard street. After leave he will report to Pope AFB North Carolina following one and a half years stationed on Okinawa.
A Parker Head PTA card party at the Gray home produced top scores by F A Libby and Mrs Earl Hamel with hosts Mrs Fo h ert Gray and Mrs Leslie Darling. Attendance included Mrs Charle Blai c and Mrs Winifred Ross among others. another party is planned for April 13.
Sally Jean Rainey of Phippsburg is featured in the NAS Brunswick supply department as a clerk and typist with two years’ service and a GS-3 rating. A Morse High School and Fisher College alumna, she previously worked for the Board of Home Missions in Boston.
Plans for a May rummage sale were made at Beacon Street Methodist church by the Women’s Society of Christian Service. Jane Shea was named chairwoman with Ruth Stiles as assistant. They also appointed a nominating committee for the May officer election and heard a talk on Town and Country.
The Popham Circle met this week at secretary Mrs Walter Gimore's home. Ida Oliver passed two weeks ago with her sister and husband Irv Varner of Bath. Elsie Shaw spent the summer cottage season after wintering in PrP 4 Cosmopolitan club. Stanley Hyde returns from Punt Gorda Florida with wintering there. Arthur Allen and daughter Martha of Dawes Ferry Welh were entertaining guests at Ernest Oliver's home. Ronald Small of Bath visited his cottage. Ernest Oliver attended a PTA meeting at Consolidated school. Herbert Sprague visited Spinney of Bath and Popham Beach. Margaret Oliver arrived from Portland to spend the weekend with her parents Ernest and Margaret Oliver. William Hodgkin of Frost Boston visited Beech on Thursday. Irene Percy and Dora Collette of Marblehead ended the work week at the Percy cottage on Parker Head road. Marguerite McNulty hosted Minnie Aderton and J Haviland Torrey of Bath.
Mr and Mrs Earl Perkins of Augusta passed last weekend at their cottage. Mrs Hene Percy of Marblehead Mass spent the weekend at her Coxs Head cottage. Richard Hyd and daughter Deborah were Saturday guests of Mr and Mrs Richard Dozois. Mr and Mrs Stinton C Dozois returned home after a winter touring the British West Indies Netherlands West Indies Virgin Islands Puerto Rico and Caracas. Before returning they stayed three days in Na vana Cuba and a week in Miami Florida. Richard Dozois passed Saturday in Bangor. Mr and Mrs Stanton C Dozois and Mr and Mrs Richard Dozois called Sunday on Mr and Mrs H J Carlisle of Bath.
Mrs Maynard O Brown hosted a surprise bridal shower for Martha Ellen Perow at her home 2 Cottage street Monday evening. Guests included Mrs Lawrence Peron and many others as gifts and spring decor framed the buffet. An early Summer wedding is planned.
Bath Tri-Hi-Y will send three members to the Augusta model legislature on April 22 and 23. Judith Marsh and Evelyn Stinson will serve as representatives, Patricia Rice as senator. A $6.59 participation fee is set with a fundraising April 2 sale at Rogers hardware from 9 a.m. to noon. The group also plans a paddle tennis club and seeks interested participants.
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