Former Bathman Prepares May 3 Wedding
Ruth of Camden will marry Owen of Maryland this Saturday May 3. The couple plans a ceremony tied to naval service with Lt Commander honors and Leyte Gulf commendation. The groom belongs to the Portland Yacht Club and Harvard Club of New York. his mother once was named Woman of the Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Camden
Owen
Naval Rodgme Ae
Leyte Gulf
Portland
Cumbolland Club
Harvard Club
New York
Ane
Perry
Maine Coast Fisherman
Miss Barbara Hart Bride of Fryeburg Man in August
Miss Barbara Hart will marry a Fryeburg man in August. The groom is a member of Mu sorority and Sigma Mu Sigma psychology fraternity, affiliated with Albion College and the University of Maine class of 1951. He also belongs to Delta fraternity and works for himself in Fryeburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Mu Sigma
Medical Corps
Albion College
Albion
Michigan
University of Maine
Delta In Delta
Fryeburg
Notable Alumna Tracks Long Service With Paper
A long time staffer recounts her journey with the paper since its start. She is longtime associated with Oak Grove School at Vassalboro and Connecticut College for Women, studied at Katherine Gibbs School in New York, and is a Phi Beta Kappa member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Vassalboro
Connecticut College For Women
Katherine Gibbs School
New York
Bath's Oldest Citizen Passes Century Mark
William Poor of 25 Milan Street celebrated his 100th birthday in Bath amid memories of a long life. Born in Rockport Massachusetts, he faced infantile paralysis at seven but remained active as a lobster fisherman and barber. His daughter-in-law announced the birth of a granddaughter named Abbie to the Sewalls of Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
William Poor
Milan Street
Poor
Earl Oliver
George Allen
Rockport
Mass
Boothbay Harbor
Klingenstein-Davis wedding ceremony in Portland
The wedding of the Klingenstein and Davis families was held in Portland on Friday. The groom, a Yale and Michigan engineer, is an ensign in the U. S. Navy and employed by Westinghouse Electric Co. The bride wore an ivory satin gown with lace and heirloom veil. Attendants included Miss Lucia Pierce and best man Frederick A. Gelosestein. Guests included Philip L. Eaton of Bath and others from New York and Drexel Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Solovich
Grad
Klingenstein
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield
Mass
Yale University
University of Michigan
Westinghouse Electric Co
South
U. S. Naval
Shane
Lucia Pierce
Frederick A. Eiosestein
New York
Ashne
D. C
Paul Bilgore
Ers
al Paul Lefton, Jr
Andrew Heineman
William Sarnoff
Stanley Pressman
Michael Loeb
Allan Newmark
Kilingenstein
Bermuda
Drexel Hill, Pa
Philip L. Eaton
Bath
Eaton
Bathman Injured in California Car Crash
A Bathman hospitalized after an automobile collision in Torrance California. Russell D Bradford a shipping manager at an Torrance airplane factory was critically injured as a passenger in the wreck. Bradford’s parents Roy and Mrs Bradford of upper High street flew to California. he remains on the danger list but his condition is favorable. Bradford a 1945 Morse High School graduate served three years in the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrance
Calif
Russell D. Bradford
Bradford
Roy Bradford
Upper High Street
California
Mr. Bradford
Mary Dostie
Patricia
Morse High School
U. S. Navy
District meeting of Bath Garden Club set for April 18
The Bath Garden Club district meeting will be held April 18 at the Cosmopolitan club. Registrations start at 9 am with Mrs. Maude Howard. Luncheon at noon at Winter Street church with hosts Mrs. Carl Y. Kennedy and Mrs. George Sargent. Deputy hostesses include Mrs. Arthur J. Dunton and Mrs. J. Arthur Burgess. Attendees should contact Mrs. Emerton Gross at the club rooms by Tuesday night. Clubhouse hostesses include Mrs. Seth Mullin and Mrs. Frank Sparks. Father Craig, head of the Diocese of Maine, will be the guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Garden Club
Cosmopolitan Club
Maude Howard
Winter Street
Carl Y. Kennedy
George Sargent
Arthur J. Dunton
J. Arthur Burgess
Emerton Gross
Seth Mullin
Frank Sparks
Father Craig
Diocese of
Maine
Engagment announced for Beverly Rider and Philip Trask
Announcement of Beverly Louise Rider of Bath and Philip Eugene Trask of Woolwich engagement. No wedding date set. Rider attended Morse High School and works at Olympia restaurant. Trask is grandson of Mr and Mrs Frank Reynolds of Woolwich and serves in Bath’s Battery B 703rd AAA Gun Battalion, recently released from Federal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Louise Rider
Bath
Philip Eugene Trask
Woolwich
Miss Rider
Informal farewell party for Captain and Mrs Hitchcock
An informal farewell was held at the Brunswick Naval Air Station Officers Club from 5 30 to 7 p m honoring Captain and Mrs Hitchcock. Speeches by Lieut Cmdr Fowden and Albert H Tur rose to honor their years in Bath and the Navy. Floral decorations used red white and blue with Dutch flags and the arrangements were later sent to Bath Old Ladies Home. The couple heads to New York City then The Hague for Capt Hitchcock’s Navy transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Russell S. Hitch
Ofcers
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Bath Iron Works
Commnder
W. N. Fowden
Anes
Oe Fowden
Navy
Albert H. Tur—sident
Th Iron Works
Bath
Hitchcock
New York City
Hague
Netherlands
Navy Department
Miss Frances McDonald Presents A Gray Pennell High Concert
Miss Frances McDonald formerly of Bath now Gray and New Gloucester schools presented an evening concert March 27 at Pennell High School Gray. The recital featured the Pennell Institute Glee Club New Gloucester High School Glee Club with accompanists John Fay Ronald Dolloff and Ronald Seegars. A duet with her father Francis McDonald was a highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances M. McDonald
Bath
Gray
New Gloucester
Pennell High School
Francis L. McDonald
Quincy
Mass
Lee
Miss McDonald
Francis McDonald
Memorial Day Plans Up For VFW Post Meeting
Commander Nelson Foss of Dyer Flaherty Post VFW announces a Bath meeting to discuss Memorial Day exercises. Last year the post refused a joint march with a non veteran group and held ceremonies at the cemetery and Flaherty Park. He urges full member attendance to voice opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Foss
Dyer- Flaherty Post
Bath
Foss
Flaherty Park
Morse High senior Joan Anderson to wed Cpl Thomas Curley Jr
Mr and Mrs Howard La Monde of Small Point announce the engagement of their daughter Joan Faye Anderson to Cpl Thomas J Curley Jr son of Mr and Mrs Thomas J Curley of Malden Mass Anderson is a Morse High School senior Curley enlisted in the Air Force in January 1950 and trained at San Antonio He is stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama Plans are for a July wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard la Monde
Small Point
Joan Faye Anderson
Thomas J. Curley
Malden
Mass
Sylvia Campbell to Wed Raymond Nad Nadeau of North Bath
William B. Campbell of North Bath announces the engagement of his daughter Sylvia Lorraine to Raymond E. Nad Nadeau of North Bath. Sylvia is Morse High School class of 1948 and Raymond is Morse High School class of 1950 and an employee at Bath Iron Works. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Campbell
North Bath
Sylvia Lorraine
Raymond E. Nad- Nadeau
Miss Campbell
Morse High School
Mr. Nadeau
Bath Iron Works
Bath Chapter of O Molay Names Committees
The Bath Chapter of the Order of O Molay lists the committee assignments with chairs for each group. Plans include July beach party and August clambake while regular meetings resume in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
O’molay
Moley and
Rainbow Assembly
Herbert T. Caverly
Paul Andrews
Ray Burden
Arthur Mayord
William Bruce
Robert McRae
Robert Shaw
Richard Sherwood
John Warren
Robert Carmichael
Robert Reynolds
Elwood Legard
Edgar B. McBrine
Peter Pinson
Ralph Wright
Frank Young
Edson Whitehurst
Bert Lonn
John Waterhouse
Lance Fuller
John W. Gilllespie
Francis W. Norton
Zylpha Richardson
Ralph Warren
Bathman's Sedan Damaged In Lewiston Beach Wagon Crash
A driverless beach wagon rolled down Cushman Place hill in Lewiston last Wednesday and collided with a 1951 sedan driven by Robert Wilcox of Bath. The sedan sustained heavy right side damage while the beach wagon, owned by Norris D. Whitman, was wrecked at the front. Whitman left the machine to deliver mail and could not stop it in time. Wilcox saw the vehicle but could not avoid the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushman Place Hill
Lewiston
Robert Wilcox
High Street
Bath
Norris D. Whitman
East Auburn
Whitman
Cushman Place
Wilcox
Surprise Birthday for Mrs Sadie Fogg in North Bath
A surprise party honored Mrs. Sadie Fogg at the North Bath home of Mrs. Royden N Haines. Attending were Adele Watt Royden D Haines Royden G Haines Mary Haines Raymond Foster Harmon Kneeland Eulalia Haines Charlotte Haines Royden Haines Jr and Isabelle Fiske of Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Fogg
Royden N. Haines
North
Bath
Arnola Haines
Adele Watt
Royden D. Haines
Royden G. Haines
Mary Haines
Raymond Foster
Harmon Kneeland
Eulalia Haines
Charlotte Haines
Royden Haines, Jr
Isabelle Fiske
Topsham
Admiral Gillette and party reach New York aboard Queen Mary
Admiral and Mrs. Claude S. Gillette and Mrs. Henry C. Wright arrived in New York Monday night aboard the Queen Mary after a Mediterranean cruise of 10 weeks. Weather delays kept the liner several hours late and they arrived in Bath Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude S. Gillette
Henry C. Wright
New York
Bath
Good Home Housekeeper Sought After Bus Route
Job notice describes a middle aged woman as housekeeper for a family with no children. Laundry duties included. Applicant should live within walking distance of a bus service. Instructions mention Box 439 path and times in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prey P.m
Shope McCabe Wedding Held At Bride’s Parents Home
Doris Elizabeth McCabe wed Fred J. Shope in a Friday evening ceremony at the bride’s parents’ home. Rev. Hodgkins officiated a single ring service as guests from Brunswick Bath Morse High and the U S Navy attended alongside out-of-town visitors. The three tiered cake and gifts were exchanged as the couple began their life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Elizabeth McCabe
Fred J. Ee
Oloe
Chester Ficcabe
Chestnut Street
Ls Forest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Coteln
McCabe
Mark Picken
Shope
Brunswick
Bath
Morse High
Pauline Staples
Annah McCabe
Fred Shope
Otto, N. C
U. S. Navy
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Ernest Puckett
Muskogee
Okla
Ernest Wilson
Texas
Charles Holland
Lascemton
N. C
Richard Chase
Delaware
Ohio
Ernest Ham
Auburn
Ham
Norway
Gordon Ness
Former Bath couple open Texas cafe in Port Arthur
Mr and Mrs Ted Vamvakias former Bath residents moved to Texas in 1947 and opened the Texas Cafe at 415 Proctor Street Port Arthur on the last day of March The couple previously ran Ted's Diner on Vine Street and have operated in Port Arthur since 1949 after a two year Bay Town diner venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Vamvakias
Bath
Texas
Port Arthur
Vamvakias
Ted
Vine Street
Texas Cafe
Easter visits and family news from Brunswick area
Local society notes list Easter visits and hospital stays. Families including Bowdeinham, Avery Fides, and McEwen enjoy holidays with relatives. Students such as Verona Hinckley and Clinton Gilpatrick receive honors while others travel or recover at Moody rest home and Gardiner General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdeinham
N. Hinkley
Moody Rest Home
Avery Fides, Jr
Gardiner General Hospital
Houston
Earl Brown
Donald Bacon
Medford
Mass
Dingley
Ralph Champlain
Mary Fides
Boston
Avery Fides
Thomas Wildes
Moody
Bryce McEwen
University
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Barbara Hart
William D. Sewall
Seattle, Wash
Abbie
MiSter Don An
Front ST. Bath, ME
U. 5. Naval
Bathman
Garden Club
Mrs
Gal Say
Frances M’donald
Bend Five
M’cabe
Clinton Gilpatrick
Eleanor Wildes
Verona Hinckley
Lynn Hinckley
Malcolm Jewel
Dan Christie
Dele Hackett
Phillip Nealey
Cleveland Curtis
Tiss
Black Knight
THE
Comrane
Olson and
Johnson
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