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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1959

Page

3

Bath Lions Club Rummage Sale Aids Local Project Fund

Bath Lions Club plans a rummage and what-not sale on April 18 at Central church parish house to fund dental and optical care for local children. Acting chair Edward L Larrabee reported progress and urged donations from citizens and firms. proceeds support the club’s annual local aid project.

Bath Lions Club Edward L Larrabee Larrabee Bath Lawrence McCurdy Kurt Edward Larrabee Wam Central Church Parish House

Bath Women Attend Tea at Blaine Mansion Benefit

Several Bath ladies joined a Wednesday silver tea hosted by Mrs Chiten Clin son at the Blaine house in Augusta. Guests listed include Mrs Milton Savagne Mrs Wenus Middleton Mrs Paul Hart Mr Howard W Mayo and many others supporting Pine Tree Society for Crip Children and Adults.

Bath Chiten Clinson Blaine House Augusta Pine Tree Society Milton Savagne Wenus Middleton Paul Hart Howard W. Mayo Converse G. Fenn Sinner Sewall James A Gillies Jr Mary Virginia Gillis Nan Akeley Joan Crocker J. Arthur Burgess William Small Joseph Currier Alphonse Turcotte Frank Wilson John Sylvester Duncan Farrell Warren F. Hawley John M. Conley John M Conley Loring Ro Addison James G. Jenkins Elford Lucien Bisson Margaret Quirk Frank Fortier Charles McDonald

Spring Conference of District Power Squadrons

District 19 U S Power Squadrons to meet April 11 12 in Manchester New Hampshire with Elmer B Williams of West Bath presiding National officers Vice Cmdr Charles M Bradley of Atlantic City and Rear Commander Matthias F Rose Jr of Sparrows Point to be introduced Commands will host Kennebec River Power Squadron from Maine attending the meeting and participate in the program.

Elmer B Williams West Bath Wil U. S. Power Manchester N. H Charles M Bradley Atlantic City N. J U S. Power Squadron Res Matthias F Rose, Jr Sparrows Pornnd National Committee On Willian Kennebec River Maine

Mrs Sam Levin Named President of B nai B rith Bath Chapter

Mrs Sam Levin was elected president of the Bath chapter of B nai B rith at a meeting held Monday March 30 at the home of Mrs James Steadh on Nordin Street. Also elected were Mrs Morris Povich as first vice president and Mrs Louis M Silverman as corresponding secretary. Other officers include Mrs Sam Prawer treasurer, Mrs Donald Povtch secretary, and councilor Mrs Jesse Lown with a list of delegates and a fundraising sale planned for May 4.

Levi Levin Bath Booth Marel Jimes Steadh Deer Home Nordin Vianer Vir Smith First View Morris Povich Econd View Preident Louis M Silverman Sam Prawer Trance Donald Povtch Donald Povieh Jesse Lown Sophie M. Mikels Smith Donald Povich Morris Powteh Jacob Smith Jesse Levin San Prawer Sam Levin New York So Tverman Atrs Danid Powiek

Central Ladies Aid Meets Thursday For All Day

The Ladies Aid of Cruntral Comue aiationins choureh met Thursday for an all day work at scien and lo diovites plains fas thie Fadlite Liteon waserved at onan Tithe AWApop as: wes coneicered three three ade rnp ¢ seston Myr Bortrase Reo aed ier danehter My Sener ly bere pri sends dance tephimnened pri fri With vocal dhiets and pune Soriths Iwat. announced that the next menu will take place April 16 AP par ores when die orally CVn, hes use ah Nie earl Peerharcels

Cruntral Comue Aiationins Choureh Scien Lo Diovites Onan Wes Pune Soriths Iwat Earl

Beacon Street Church Holds Annual Meeting and Elections

Beacon Street Methodist church held its annual meeting with officer elections and a pastor salary raise approved. Reports showed progress across departments, and the Every Member canvass budget exceeded last year by 1000 dollars. Rev. Frederick L. Niles led devotions and introduced Rev. Alfred G Hempstead as presiding officer.

Beacon Street Herman Barter Anna Burnham William J. Craft Edmund Gaudet Patricia Gaudet J Franklin Howe Daniel L. Lord, Jr Charles I. Madden M. Wesley McPhee M. W. McPhee Frederick L. Niles Richard Towle Lauren Stiles Irving Burnham Emma Newdick Niles Franklin Howe James C. Steen Dean Bonney Arthur Packard Hartley Wilbur Edward Larrabee Sherman Mitchell Wesley McPhee Carlton Pye John M. Howe Otis N. BE. Card Frank H. White Judith Legard Altar Guild Elsie L. Dunton Wilbur Crocker Charles Madden John F. Howe Patrcia Gaudet Dwight Packard Dean Jonney Florence Pye Daniel Lord Herman Carter Ae Franklin Howe Women's Society of Christian Service

Rotary Club Elects F. E. Drake Jr President

Frederick BE. Drake Jr of James B. Drake and Sons insurance elected president of the Bath Rotary Club for a one year term starting July 1. Officers include Barsness Hunter Pitman Bell Hunnewell Hagce tt Schulten Richards Skelton Prawer Allen Fleming Cox and a board: Schulten Drake Hunter Pitman Barsness Hunnewell Bussey Lothrop Parker Smith Wentworth.

Frederick BE. Drake, Jr James B. Drake & Sons, Insurance Bath Rotary Club Drake T. Tarpy Schulten Erling O. Barsness Stanley R. Hunter Paul-A- Pitman Donald C. Bell J. Vina Hunnewell Frederick M. Hagcett Schulten Craig H. Richards William L. Skelton Gilbert Prawer John P. Allen Clinton A. Fleming Bell Edward F. Cox Hunter Pitman Barsness Hunnewell Lynn M. Bussey Daniel L. Lothrop Reginald L. Parker Frank Smith Fred M. Wentworth

Mrs Edwin Rogers Returns From Niantick Visit

Mrs Edwin Rogers has recently returned to her home at 10 Cobb Road from a trip to Niantick Connecticut.

Edwin Rogers Cobb Road Niantick Conn

Tribute To New State Of Alaska Program At Cosmopolitan Meeting

The Cosmopolitan club opened its first meeting with A Tribute to the New State of Alaska under Mrs Albert E Whitney. The program featured singing, Alaska facts read by Mrs Linwood F Boardman, and color slides by Mr and Mrs William W Dennison. A bill in the legislature on highway billboards was urged by Mrs John F Leonard. Various club activities were announced including rummage sale chairs, May breakfast plans, hospital donations, and the May calendar project with guest speaker Louis M Silverman.

State of Alaska Cosmopolitan Club Albert E. Whitney Bernard Knight Linwood F. Boardman William W. Dennison New England Council of Care Penny Art Fund Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund Whitney Cosmopolitan Garden Club John F. Leonard Drama Club Stowe House Melyvina Vachon Leonard Eco Gerard F. Billington Leroy Lord Alfred McCabe Joseph I. Smith Rachel Nichols Boardman Fred Summerton Allen Noble Chester Leeman Gladys Lowell

Bath 4-H Dress Review At Auburn State Event

Eleven Bath Teen-Age 4-H club members took part in the state dress revue at Webster Junior High in Auburn last Saturday. Participants included Lucia Douglas Dawn Kinney Mary Steen Mariott Small Susan Marchant Joanne Dauphinee Toni Toothaker and others. Senior models included Susan Footer Marjorie Doucette Ruth Ellen Zedalis Pamela Litchfield. Judges were Mrs Jean Brown Morse and Miss Helen Downs with Miss Beryl B Hill as commentator. The final revue and ribbon awards occur at The Better Homes Show in Lewiston Armory Friday.

Bath Webster Junior High School Auburn Lucia Douglas Dawn Kinney Mary Steen Jean Steen Mariott Small Susan Marchant Joanne Dauphinee Toni Toothaker Susan Footer Marjorie Doucette Ruth Ellen Zedalis Pamela Litchfield Jean Brown Morse Helen Downs Edward Little High School Beryl B. Hill Raymond Small Lindsay Dauphinee Elwood Toothaker Paul Marchant Harold Libby Pamela Hanson Constance Ramsay Better Homes Lewiston Armory

Rev Fowler to Attend Nazarene Church Schools Convention

The Rev. Robert B. Fowler of the First Church of the Nazarene will attend a regional Nazarene church schools convention in Manchester in April. Local attendees include E. B. Dutton, Rose Dutton, and Mrs. Kenney. The two day session unites workers from four Nazarene districts with 202 churches and 25,000 Sunday school enrollment across New England, parts of New York and Canadian maritimes.

Robert B. Fowler First Church of the Nazarene Nazarene Church Manchester Ann Nazarene E. B. Dutton Rose Dutton Va Kenney New England States New York State Canadian Maritimes

Miss Hersom Weds Elisha Wallace in Portland Ceremony

Miss Donna Jeannine Hersom daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Hersom married Elisha Wallace son of Mr and Mrs Horace Wallace of Sebasco in a double ring ceremony at the bride’s parents home in Portland attended by close family. Elder Hall Craney officiated. A reception followed at the event hall. The couple will reside at maplestreet.

Donna Jeannine Hersom Fred Hersom Maple Street Elisha Wallace Horace Wallace Sebasco Hall Craney Portland Olson Leeman Gordon Hersom Pride Cvent Shinyard Union Hall James Lyons Arline Crowley Pearl Raymond Coombs School River Road Chester Hobart Margaret Whitney George Lewis Herschel MacEwen South Portland Ralph McEwen Charles Hackett Russell McPherson Dawn Pollard Caleb Mitchell Mis. Carmel OFS Richmond Hartley Douglas Gardiner General Hospital Edna Tome Hollis Moore Cameriscotta Gordon Smith Biddeford Eliis Moore Robert W. Gray Emily Dunn Francis Shaw Indianapolis Ind Stephen Billings

Membership Pins Awarded At Genesta Chapter Friday

Twelve Genesta chapter CBS members received 25 scare membership pins at Friday’s meeting. Ruth Freeman, newly installed Worthy Matron, presided as awards went to Mabel Nelson Cecil Fullerton Florence Fullerton Irene Rieu Elizabeth Moffatt Lula Lemont Leonard later Leonard Alice Sanders and Frances Young. Florence Femple mourned as oldest member with no memorial service. Memorial Hospital patients Gayell Taber Gilbert Hathorne and Alice Sanborn listed. An old fashioned show is planned for April 17 with a Grand Family Night visit by Leah Pare and Maine O. FE. S. officers.

Genesta CBS Ruth Freeman Mabel Nelson Cecil Fullerton Florence Fullerton Irene Rieu Elizabeth Wishart Elizabeth Moffatt Lula Lemont Later Leonard Alice Sanders Frances Young Elfreea Perking Leonard Murseyv Maine O. FE. S

Bath Boy Earns Second in State Science Fair Class B

A Bath boy among 100 plus high school scientists at Bowdoin College earned second place in Class B for freshmen and sophomores. Andrew H H Eliason, 14, son of Harmon E Eliason, a Berwick Academy freshman, received an engineering slide rule for his second place. He displayed a telemetric warning device that had previously won first prize in the Cumberland and York counties regional science fair at Falmouth High School. Thirty three schools took part in the State Principals Association sponsored event.

Bath Bowdoin College Andrew HH. Eliason Harmon E. Eliason South Street Berwick Academy Cumberland York Counties Falmouth State

Mrs Humphreys Pupils To Give DAR Program

Mrs Doris Humphreys and her eighth grade pupils from Bath Junior High will present an historical program at the Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter DAR meeting. Reports from the state conference will be heard and a discussion on proposed by law amendments. Hostesses for the 2 p.m. session include Mrs Munroe Carlton, Mrs William Armstrong, Mrs James Thurston, Mrs S Bert Lonn, Mrs Arthur Wing, and Miss Alice Varney.

Doris Humphreys Grace Bath Dummer Sewall Herstesses Munroe Carlton William Armstrong James Thurston S. Bert Lonn Arthur W. Wing Alice Varney

Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Carl McCabe Friday

Mrs. Carl McCabe was guest of honor at a Friday stork shower hosted at the Howke of Mrs. Leland Green on High Street. Guests included Eleanor Moore Henry O McCabe Jeannette Hopkins Betty Berry Jane Haines Sylvia Inman Barbara Pellegrini Carol Cheetham Sherrie Grindell Pat Mangione and Howard Fleming who shared gifts arranged on a decorated table.

Carl McCabe Carol Fleming Miss Leland Green Hgh Street Eleanor Moore Henry O. McCabe Jeannette Hopkins Betty Berry Jane Haines Sylvia Inman Barbara Pellegrini Carol Cheetham Sherrie Grindell Pat Mangione Howard Fleming

Bowdoinham Fireman Marries in Port Arthur Ceremony

Dale Tourtelotte, a navy reserve base sailor, wed Lynda Bailey in Port Arthur Texas on March 28. The couple will visit his mother Mrs Lottie Tait in Bowdoinham after returning from a three week trip. Numerous local members and relatives attended and the event was followed by family plans to travel and visit relatives.

Dale Tourtelotte Navel Reserve Orange Texas Lynda Bailey Port Arthur Baptist Church Lottie Tait

Youth Night at Solar Lodge honors Bath DeMolay guests

Solar Lodge observed Youth Night with Bath Chapter of DeMolay as guests of the Masons. More than 100 Masons and DeMolay members attended a program featuring the DeMolay degree ritual, a Dad Strout Traveling DeMolay basketball trophy presentation to Clarence Minott and John Gillespie, and honors for coaches and organizers.

Solar Lodge Bath Order of DeMolay 14Th Masonic District DeMolay Dad Strout Clarence Minott Montgomery St. Bernard Royal Arch John Gillespie Bath Masonic Building Association Maine Paul Leavitt Freeport Maurice Clark Bath Junior High School Linwood E. Temple Leavitt Rockland Victor Lonn Robert McRae Joseph Fullerton Richard Haskell Haskell Douglas Storey Dad

Maine Man Returns After Week With Parents

A Maine resident named Valentine spent a week on vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs. William Valentine, returning afterward to routine life.

Maine William Valentine

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