Bath Council to send delegate to 1956 Michigan Girl Scout Roundup
Plans outline the 1956 senior Girl Scout roundup in Michigan from June 29 to July 11 at Highland State Recreation Area near Pontiac. Bath Council may send one or two delegates, with selection based on leadership, camping experience, and health, plus an essay contest and art exhibit opportunities for girls and adults to participate.
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Girl Scout Council
Michigan
Girl Scouts of
U.S. A
Highland State Recreation Area
Pontiac
Mich
Bath Girl Scout Council
Bath Council
Harold J. Rubin
Maine
Ninth Maine Sea Foods Festival Aims for Thousands
The ninth annual Maine Sea foods Festival in Rockland Aug 5 6 and 7 draws Maine residents vacationists and tourists with events led by coronation of Miss Maine Sea Goddess of 1955 King Neptune appearance at public landing and a weekend of lobster lines parades contests exhibits and memorial services.
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Rockland
Maine
King Neptune
Festival closes with King Neptune leading ceremony
Fleet announces King Neptune will conduct the festival closing ceremony, directing the final moments of the event and signaling ceremonial completion.
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Fleet
King Neptune
Junior Bicycle Club to Have First Court Session
The Bath Junior Bicycle club will hold its first court session this week to hear cases of riders who violated the club safety rule against double riding. Robert Allen, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Allen of 885 Middle Street, joins the club staff after Diana Barter's resignation as announced by State Trooper Herman J Boudreau.
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Bath Junior Bicycle Club
Herman J. Boudreau
Robert Allen
Harry Allen
Middle Street
Diana Barter
Boudreau
Award Contract for Ground Improvement at Bath Junior High
City Manager Stanley R. Judkins awarded a $4179 contract to Crocker and Simpson of East Brunswick for grounds work at Bath Junior High. The project includes haulage of fill, a west play area, two drainage ditches, and a new walk. the firm was the sole bidder and work starts soon.
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Stanley R. Judkins
Crocker and Simpson
East Brunswick
Bath Junior High School
Judkins
Grange Units Hold Joint Meeting
Sagadahoc Pomona Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council met with Progressive Grange in Richmond Corner on July 21. Granges Bodwell Woolwich West Bath Dirigo Topsham Merrymeeting Progressive and Enterprise represented.
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Sagadahoc Pomona Past Masters’ Association and
Lecturers’ Council
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Bodwell
Woolwich
West Bath
Dirigo
Topsham
Merrymeeting
Progressive
Enterprise
New England Lecturers
Kingston
R. I
Bernard Henderson
Bodwell Grange
Frank Bailey
Woolwich Grange
Jacqueline Stilphen
Merrymeeting Grange
Howard Carr
Hazel Carr
Alex Burgess
Alice Burgess
Cosmo Drama Members Return From 2 Day Outing
CosmoPolitian Drama club members returned to Bath Thursday evening after a two day outing at Rangeley Lakes and Wilson Mills. They left Bath Wednesday morning and dined in Rangeley before seeing Hamlet at the Rangeley Lakes Summer Theater. They stayed with Mrs William Bryant at Wilson Mills and included Mrs Bernard A Knight and other members. They will visit Mrs Paul Marchant at her Damarscotta Lake summer home for a cookout next Tuesday and attend The Green Snowman at Boothbay Playhouse after dinner in Damariscotta.
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Cosmopolitan Drama Club
Bath
Rangeley Lakes
Wilson Mills
Rangeley
William Bryant
Bernard A. Knight
Gerard Billington
Joseph I. Smith
Myron Heenie
Daniel
Damariscotta
Boothbay Playhouse
Baptist Sewing Circle Holds All Day Meeting
Members of the Ladies Sewing Circle at the First Baptist church met July 27 for an all day session in the vestry. President Mrs Ora Dauphin led the business meeting as two quilts were tacked. Members prepared items for the December Christmas sale and noted cards and flowers for Mrs Guy Nichols and Mrs Bertha Furber. The next regular meeting will also be an all day session with a covered dish lunch.
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Ladies Sewing Circle
The
First Baptist Church
Ora Dauphin
Guy Nichols
Bertha Furber
Andrew Rines Named Wilton Physical Education Director
Andrew Rines a Morse High School alum and former Wells High coach was appointed physical education director and coach of basketball and baseball at Wilton Academy. He will teach physical education health and hygiene and replaces Victor Woodbury who resigned for a Fairfield job.
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Andrew
Andy” Rines
Morse High School
Wilton Academy
Academy
Rines
University of Maine
Wells High School
Wilton
Victor Woodbury
Fairfield
Bath School Board Accepts Low Bid for Panel Truck
The Bath School Board voted to accept Brooke Chevrolet’s bid of 1665.30 for a half ton panel truck to be used by the Bath School Department. Brooke Chevrolet’s bid was the lowest among three local bidders.
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Bath School Board
Brooke Chevrolet
Bath
Cut Snap Beans with Rice and Butter
Slice snap beans into narrow pieces and cook quickly in lightly salted water until tender crisp. Drain, toss with cooked rice and butter or margarine. A quick, versatile side that pairs with meat poultry or fish.
Dromore Grangers Hold Busy Session
At last week’s Dromore Grange meeting led by Master Thomas Tracey a program of community singing readings and games plus vocal solos by Mrs Alfreda Perkins was presented. Ray Campbell a past master will preside at the next meeting on Aug 9 with Degree Master Melvin Pratt guiding third and fourth degree work for Francesa Williams Dromore Lucy Lee Smith Harry Bennett Geraldine Hinckley Maurice Hinckley Jr Gary Worden and Judy McIntire Woolwich. A harvest supper was held before the degree work served by Evelyn Beals Beatrice Burns Flora Rollins and Ada King.
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Dromore Grange
Thomas Tracey
Alfreda Perkins
Ray Campbell
Melvin Pratt
Bodwell Grange
Francesa Williams
Dromore
Lucy Lee Smith
Harry Bennett
West Bath
Geraldine Hinckley
Maurice Hinckley, Jr
Gary Worden
Judy McIntire
Woolwich
Evelyn Beals
Beatrice Burns
Flora Rollins
Ada King
Bath Ontario claims oldest town status and Loyalist heritage
Ontario's Bath claims historic status as the province's oldest town with Loyalist roots. It notes early industry, including a shipyard and the Frontenac launch in 1816, plus a brewing distilling plant and a notorious hanging. It also mentions a disputed ice cream discovery claim associated with Bath.
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Bath
Ontario
Uel’s
Maine
Canada
Lake Ontario
Frontenac
Upper Canada
John Finkle
Henry
Disabled Bath Boat Found After 22 Hours Missing
The 42 foot Susan Ann from Bath was located about three miles west of Lumbo Ledge by Coast Guard 40-foot utility boat. Ernest Wallace and his son Rich ard were aboard when the vessel was towed to port after drifting with engine trouble.
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Bath
Susan Ann
Ernest Wallace
Richard
Portland
Mrs Eula Morang Hosts Philathea Class Picnic
Mrs Eula Morang entertained the Philathea Class of Corliss Street church at her Merrymeeting Bay cottage for a picnic meeting. Plans were made for the annual banquet on Sept 12 with additional arrangements to be announced. Attendees included Mrs Raymond Watson Mrs Harold Brackett Mrs Truman King Miss Isabelle Berry Mrs Paul Strube Mrs Francis Norton Mrs Dwinal Cornish Mrs Harold Allen Mrs John Ames Mrs Arthur Berry Mrs Orris Ames Mrs Rachel Waters Mrs Leroy Colby Mrs Donald Vose Mrs Robert King Mrs Elizabeth Moody and Mrs Harold Walker.
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Eula Morang
Philathea
Corliss Street
Merrymeeting Bay Cottage
Raymond Watson
Harold Brackett
Truman King
Isabelle Berry
Paul Strube
Francis Norton
Dwinal Cornish
Harold Allen
John Ames
Arthur Berry
Orris Ames
Rachel Waters
Leroy Colby
Donald Vose
Robert King
Elizabeth Moody
Harold Walker
Bowdoin appoints Captain Stockton as new military science instructor
Captain Thomas W. Stockton of Pacific Grove California has been named Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Bowdoin College. Announcement came from President James S. Coles and Lt. Col. Will R. Winfrey. Stockton, a 1949 West Point graduate, has three years overseas duty including Germany and Portugal.
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Thomas W. Stockton
Pacific Grove
Calif
Bowdoin College
James S. Coles
Will R. Winfrey
Reserve Officers Training Corps
United States Military Academy
West Point
Stockton
Army
Germany
Portugal
Health report shows multiple communicable diseases in Sagadahoc
The Maine Health Department reports for Sagadahoc county week ending July 23 one hepatitis infection one measles infection one mumps infection and one poliomyelitis case.
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Sagadahoc
State of Maine Department of Health and Welfare
Bath Golfers Retain Trophy In Sebasco Tourney Showdown
Bath Golf club defeats Shore Acres of Sebasco 18 to 5 to hold the trophy for the year. Mayo tops with 74, Mingotte 75 for Sebasco, and a sequence of match scores locks in Bath’s victory ledgers with multiple 3 point and 2 point pairings across both clubs.
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Bath Golfers
Trip Sebasco
Bath
Bath Golf Club
Shore Acres Club
Sebasco
Howard W. Mayo
Gene Mingotte
Mayo
E., Sewall, Jr
Plantwoth
Carnocian
Toothaker
Bath Junior Bicycle Club Reaches 50 Members
The Bath junior group reports 50 active members as of Thursday, advised by State Trooper Herman J. Boudreau. No more joins now, but additions could occur if resignations arise. Over 50 youths have warnings for bicycle traffic rule violations in the past month, issued by 12 club officers.
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Bath Junior Bicycle Club
Herman J. Boudreau
Bruce Fielding
Harry Bennett
Eleanor Main
Anita Gaudet
Geraldine
Jacqueline Bennett
Joyce Ring
Joseph Marquis
John Duprey
Alden Greene
Joan Hart
Diana Barter
Grace Church to receive gray paint replacing red exterior
Bath's Grace Episcopal Church a century old landmark built in 1852 at Oak and Middle streets is being painted gray with blue interior tones. The red exterior, noted for generations as The Red Church, will yield to weather resistant gray and blue interiors, possibly earning the name The Gray Church in the future.
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Bath
Grace Episcopal Church
Oak and
Middle Streets
Grace Church
Make-up Polio Shot Clinic Set For Saturday
City Health Officer R. Clinton McFadden announced a makeup clinic for polio inoculations at 11 a.m. Saturday in the offices of two city physicians. Notices will be sent to parents of children who missed shots to confirm which doctor they should see. Dr. John Dougherty and Dr. Jacob Smith will administer the vaccines.
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R. Clinton McFadden
McFadden
John Dougherty
Jacob Smith
Ken Pickard Wins Sunday Outboard Race in Bath
Ken Pickard captured top honors in the Class B hydro at Alfred lake East Union on Sunday. The Bath racer led a day with four spills on rough water while Bill Goss of Manchester finished second. Pickard received the first place trophy at day’s end.
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Bath
Ken Pickard
Hydro
Alfred Lake
East Union
Bill Goss
Manchester
N. H. Pickard
Oil strike flips Fredonia water project into oil drill
In Fredonia Kentucky entrepreneur Malcom Boone leased 296 acres to an oil company after civic clubs raised about 1300 dollars to fund Fredonia’s first waterworks. Oil was discovered and the water project was abandoned as the land moves to oil drilling.
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Fredonia
Malcom Boone
Boone
Oil Company
Coincidence Links Two Kansas Cousins in Hospital
Moundridge residents Herman Krehbiel and Sylvanus Stucky, cousins who share a birthday, both undergo similar operations for a second time in the same week at the same doctor’s hospital.
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Moundridge
Kas
Herman Krehbiel
Sylvanus Stucky
Reid Bishop Wedding at St Mary's Cathedral Warren Nebraska
Clara M Bishop wed Joseph B Reid at St Marys Cathedral Warren Nebraska on July 16. Rev James O Neil officiated with T Joe Cahill playing nuptial music. They planned a honeymoon in Colorado and New Mexico after a breakfast at Hitching Post Inn.
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St. Mary’s Cathedral
Warren
Nebraska
Clara M. Bishop
Joseph B. Reid
Mary Bacher
Willow Street
Bath
James O'Neil
T. Joe Cahill
Leo E. Kinney
Povich Levine Wedding Noted Plans Maine Trip
The marriage of Miss Faye Levine of Scranton Pennsylvania and Attorney Bernard Povich of Washington DC was announced for June 29 in Washington. The couple, now in Bath with Bernard’s brother Jay Povich, will tour Maine before returning to Washington. Mrs. Povich works in government jobs. Bernard is a Morse High graduate and National University Law School alum, son of the late Nathan and Rosa Povich of Bath.
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Faye Levine
Scranton
Washington, D. C
Bernard Povich
Washington
Atty
Povich
Bath
Jay Povich
Front Street
Maine
Nathan and
Rosa Povich
Katula Daughter Weds Ward in Bainbridge Navy Chapel
Mr and Mrs M J Katula of 38 Granite Street announce the marriage of their daughter Norma Irene to Paul Anthony Ward of Providence Rhode Island. The ceremony occurred July 23 at St Pauls Chapel Bainbridge Maryland where both are stationed with the U S Navy. After August 6 they will reside at 625 North Stokes Street Havre de Grace Maryland.
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M. J. Katula
Granite Street
Norma Irene
Open bids Thursday for Lower Middle Street sewer project
Bids will be opened at 1.30 p m Thursday in the office of City Manager Stanley R Judkins for the installation of about 1200 feet of eight inch sewer near Lower Middle street and Robinson street. Several firms are expected to submit bids on the project according to the manager.
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Stanley R. Judkins
Lower Middle Street
Robinson Street
Landers Named Special Officer in Bath Police
John Landers Jr. aged 29 of 16 Central Avenue was named a special officer for the Bath Police Department. He began duties today and will work mainly on parking meter detail, filling the vacancy created by Marlin Pennington's resignation.
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John Landers, Jr
Central Avenue
Bath Police Department
Landers
Marlin Pennington
Bath Sees Start on Improvements for Gerald Street and North Street Court
City of Bath highway crews began work Monday on Gerald Street and North Street Court after the streets were accepted in 1954. Work focuses on gravel-graded surfaces and slightly widened shoulders as part of the newly approved improvements.
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City of
Bath Women’s Club Outing Features Lobster Dinner
The Bath Business and Professional Women's Club held a Saturday outing at Friendship. Attendees included Miss Emma Brawn, Miss Esther Brawn, Miss Almeda Genthner, Mrs. Gladys Chase, Mrs. Rowena Marsh, Miss Mildred Nichols, and Mrs. Louis Couture.
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Bath Business and Professional Women's Club
Friendship
Emma _ Brawn
Esther Brawn
Almeda Genthner
Gladys Chase
Rowena Marsh
Mildred Nichols
Louis Couture
Yes-Seats Question Sparks Passenger Poll in London
A British airline surveyed 300 passengers asking if they prefer backward or forward facing seats. Nearly half replied yes, signaling mixed views on cabin design.
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London
Join Bath Bay Business on Credit Offer
Reader urged to start own business in Bath Bay on credit through Rawleigh's mail order. Include address Rawleigh's Dept MEH 140 254 Albany and date fe 8-4-11p for inquiry.
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City of Bath Bay
Rawleigh's
Dept
Meh
Albany
Ground Observers Corps funds Buy Bowdoinham Ambulance
Supervisors and GOC members raised dollars to equip Bowdoinham with its sole ambulance. Charles Blodgett led the drive for a vehicle with rescue gear sirens a bed and training use for CD reserves first aid squads and fire department charity cases and private hires.
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Ground Observers Corps
Gocc
Charles Blodgett
George Ackley
Roderick Harriman
Charles Messer
Oliver Snow
Ernest Frye
David White
A. S. MacDougal
Harold Hackett
Karl Hatch
Herbert Heath
Harold Rogers
Brunswick
Stewart
Augusta
Louise Bower
Lisbon Falls
Leslie Higgins
Lewiston
Milton Baker
Dorothy Towle
Stanley Baker
Merrymeeting Grange
Effie McLean
Frances Smith
Grangers
John Reed
Pittston
Still Alarms Responded To Two Local Fires
Both firemen answered two still alarms. Tuesday night at 10.22 p.m. a blaze caused by defective wiring at 822 Middle Street. Wednesday afternoon a small grass fire under the Carlton Bridge at 1.30 p.m. caused no damage.
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Middle Street
Carlton Bridge
Mrs Eva Mahoney Hospital Patient Report
Mrs Eva Mahoney of Winslip Street is listed as a patient at Memorial hospital.
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Eva Mahoney
Winship Street
Memorial Hospital
Bath Youngster Snags One Hot Off Ted Williams Bat
Tommy Costain a Bath Pony League player, son of Mr and Mrs George T Costain, made a spectacular catch at Fenway Park as Ted Williams drove a foul ball with bases loaded. Williams later hit a grand slam in the same game, while the crowd of 35 000 watched.
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Bath
Tommy Costain
Fenway Park
Boston
George T. Costain
Granite Street
Tommy
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Ted
Williams
Flowers for Togus Hospital Drive Seeks Garden Help
Bath Garden club volunteers collect and donate bouquets for Togus Veterans Hospital. Members invite all local gardeners to join as representations visit Togus Friday and August 12. Donations contact Mrs. Reinoehl or Mrs. Mullin. Cosmopolitan Garden club also participates.
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Veterans Hospital
Togus
Bath Garden Club
Frank Reinoehl
Seth Mullin
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Veterans’ Hospital
Miss Lippincott Guests in Woodbridge Visit
Miss Alice Lippincott of Woodbridge New Jersey is a guest of her sister Mrs E Everett Pierce at 44 Pearl Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lippincott
Woodbridge, N. J
E. Everett Pierce
Pearl Street
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Public Landing
Fishermen's Memorial Pier
Fishermen's Pier
First Federal
Bath and Vicinity
Baptist Sewing Circle
Andrew Rines
Dromore Grangers
Coast Guard
Bowdoin
Health Report
Junior Bicycle Club
Katula
B. P. W. Outing
Bowdoinham
Arthur Curtis
Linwood
Curtis
Jake Barter
Mr. Barter
Robert Hartman
Philadelphia
George Brown
Edward Wilson
Laurice
Lauris Wilson
Main Street
Raymond Tibbetts
Chamberlain Lake
Richard Denham
Arthur Carr
Beverly
Mass
Carr
Perkins
Orvill
Ernest Nicholas
Pleasant Street
Florida
Hazel Denham
Library Association
Facnano Denning
Walter Mitty
Silent Raiders
Devil Girl From
Mars
Vets
Suision
Aio al Ekedeka
Joan Bennett
Aldo Ray
Paramount Picture
Michael Lida
Lakewood
Jeffrey Lynn
Stephen Elliott
Dirk Evans
Mon
Patricia Bowman
Great Walt
ABC Sem
Lla
Bath Road
Hox
erAney Kramer
Aemia Ezr
Ouma de Havilland
Mitchum
Rank Sinatra Nen
Gloria Grahame
Paooenica Crawford
Chances Bickford
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