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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1958
Page
2
Personal notes describe visits by Fr an ce s Butcher and George Lawrence from Bath to Pine Tree Camp for Crippled Children in Belgrade where they are employed for the summer. The piece lists multiple Bath area guests and travelers, detailing home towns, dates, and accompanying family members.
Local residents attend a family dinner in Bath with Mr and Mrs Donald Wishart of Braintree heading to Holland aboard the Queen Elizabeth on Aug 13 for a two year stay. Numerous friends and relatives from Weymouth, Florham Park, San Francisco, North Street, and Bath share visits, vacations, and travel plans including retirements and hospital positions.
Mrs Philip Campbell Jr of Five Indands returns to duties at First National Store after a two week vacation. Robert Jo White son of Clifford J White of 9 Hinckley Street is named master at arms of his recruit company at Great Lakes Naval Training Center Ti He will wear a miniature rating insignia as a badge of authority during the remainder of Boot Camp and was scheduled to graduate Saturday.
Terrance and Wilfrid Moran of Swampscott Mass visited their aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Ralph Forbes Center Street Mrs Joseph H Mullaney of 993 High Street returned to Sears Roebuck after a two week vacation Mr Mullaney also on vacation from Bath Iron Works Mrs Bernard L Flemming of Woolwich has been a patient at Bath Memorial Hospital for a week Mrs Harold S Avery Jr and children Lynn and Diane returned to Reading Mass after a brief visit with Mr and Mrs Harold Avery Western Avenue While in Maine Mrs Avery and children visited Harborside
Mrs. William Milliken, guests including Mrs. Betty Vose and others, hosts a farewell coffee at Mrs. Aubrey Steen Jr's home. Milliken, Bath recreation director, will become city recreation director in Millinocket next Fall. Gifted lamps and ceramic pitchers.
Miss Annette Bourget daughter of Mr and Mrs George N Bourget 14 Winter Street Bath left Friday with Mrs John Nichenky and children John and Patricia Philadelphia for a week in Canada. Mr Bourget will enter his sessop year at Morse High School.
Invion Street began a two week vacation from Bath Daily Company on Saturday. The Rev Dr and Mrs Oliver W Bell are vacationing at their Summer home at Round Pond. Robert E Freeman, son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Freeman, has a three week home leave after a Saudi Arabia tour and will be stationed at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. Mr and Mrs Eugene A Flanfe re and four children of 25 Park Street visit Presque Isle as guests of Mr and Mrs Alfred A Winter of Blake Street.
Mr and Mrs Clayton Bailey of 120 Park Street depart Bath with children Richard and Cynthia and Mr and Mrs Robert Bailey and their three children for a week long camping trip at Rangely Lake. Mr Bailey takes a week’s vacation from his tin shop in Bath.
Mr and Mrs Leo M Paradis of Webber Avenue announce the birth at Bath Memorial Hospital on July 29 of a 6 pound 1 ounce son named Leo Maurice Jr. The couple also has a daughter aged two and a half years.
Mr and Mrs Harold B Mack man of 34 Office Drive started a two week vacation from the Gath Iron Work. They spent the previous weekend with Mr and Mrs Vincent Henderson of 65 Court Street at Clough Cottage in Georgetown.
The Rev. and Mrs. Martin O. Sargent and family of Washington Avenue left last week for Rupist to spend most of the month. The Rev Mr Sargent is on annual vacation from duties as pastor of Winter Street Congregational Church.
Patrolman Quinn of the Bath Police Department and Mrs Quenn moved this week from 23 High Street to 104 Court Street, the former residence of Patrol Mano and Mrs Clinton A Hiane and daughter.
Patrolman Arthur B. Tainter of the Bath Police Department is on a two week vacation with his wife and four children. The family left on Monday from 10 Bowman Street to visit Brooklyn for a week with his mother Mrs Trudy Tainter. Sally Syring of Portland Oregon has stayed with her cousin Miss Betsey Greene at the Greenes summer home in Birch Point in recent days.
Ham and daughter Janet of Avon Connecticut are spending the summer at Brig Ham's Cove Belanger cottage and will return to their home on Labor Day.
Mrs. Howard Parks of 1155 High Street has returned from Maine Medical Center in Portland where she underwent surgery and is convalescing at 14 Park Street, home of her sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Pierce.
Notices list new attachés to the office of Supervis or Shipbuilding and Naval Inspector of Ordinance in Bath. Ensign Donald Olson and Chief James Tanner with families relocate from Norfolk and Portsmouth, while GM1 William Hensley and Mrs Hensley move from Coalfield to Drayton road. Other locals include hospital admittance, military addresses, and visits from relatives in Bath and surrounding towns.
Mrs Esther Steen hosted a Wednesday bridge table with guests Mrs Frank Harvie Mrs Robert McDeniels and Mrs Aubrey Steen Jr. Nellie Hinds marked her 65th birthday with a family supper. The Vachons and Youngs were visitors to Brunswick and Boothbay Harbor. The Moore couple from Cape Elizabeth vacationed in Venezuela after sailing from New York. The Kennebec School for Boys student Mark Moore is abroad on vacation. Reuben Britt and Ethel Barter hosted relatives in Portland and Bath.
Mr and Mrs Robert Powell and children Judy and Jane relocate to 870 Washington Street from 366 Middle Street. Mr and Mrs Warren Aliberti 13 Adams Court and daughters Rosemary Jane and Judith visited Pittsfield over the weekend as guests of Mr and Mrs Walter Teeganily.
Mrs Janet Thorpe daughter of Mr and Mrs James Thorpe of Woolwich is employed for the summer at Newaven Inn and will enter Morse high school junior year next fall. Mrs Albert Richard of Day's Ferry visited Portland on Wednesday as the guest of Mrs Dorean Parker. They attended funeral services for Herbert Berry a former Woolwich resident.
A fragment notes someone visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Pipes, of Topsham.
Mr and Mrs David E Rich of Washington street have returned home after a weeklong motor trip through New Brunswick They plan a visit to Paterson New Jersey with their son David E Rich Jr whose family will soon move to Sacramento California for a new job opportunity.
Mr and Mrs Harold Summer ton travel to New London Conn to visit daughter Barbara while Mr Summerton is on vacation from Rail way Express Agency duties. Nicholas Orr works for the Summer at Shore Lodge hotel Southport. Alice MacDonald returns to Cambridge Mass after visiting Mrs Elnora Oliver on Union Street. Arthur Russell returns to Malden Mass after days with Mrs Henry Owen on Oak Street. Mr and Mrs George Strath and daughters Nancy and Janet of Malden visit Mrs Carolyn Orr of Granite Street. Mr Nute and Mr Byrne from Augusta join visitors enjoying fine weather at Popham Beach. Nute is governor's press secretary and a Front Street visitor. Byrne is chief of the Maine Bureau of United Press International. W Peter Byhouwer leaves for Chicago after visiting Jan C Byhouwer and family in Phippsburg. Mr and Mrs Eugene Burgess and son Eugene Jr of West Sayville Long Island are week visitors with his parents on Center Street. Mrs Nicholas S Mihalos of High Street undergoes surgery at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital Boston and expects release this month after a January admission.
Mrs William P P Hatch returned Monday to her Washington street home from Maine Medical Center Portland where she was treated as a patient for two weeks.
Alfred L Goodwin son of Mr and Mrs Robert D Goodwin of Fosters Point Road West Bath spent a weekend at home. He is stationed at Fort Devens Massachusetts awaiting orders to be shipped overseas.
Miss Jane Ledyard of Lincoln Street works in Filene's Boston merchandising department. Mr and Mrs Ledyard, with their daughter, visited Gloucester and Rockport in Massachusetts.
Mr and Mrs Edward Germaine and sons Kenneth and Robert of Haverhill MA and Mr and Mrs Robert E Wagner Jr and children Sandra Celia and Robert of this city were Tuesday evening dinner guests of Sr at their home 623 Washington Street.
Bruce Harrington, five, from Parker Head district, observed his birthday at Bath Memorial Hospital. He has visited Bath and Maine Medical Center over a year for severe asthma and may need Denver chest-disease treatment, but funds to travel and care are uncertain.
Bay Point residents and guests are listed with travel and social visits. Mrs William C C Davis stays at a cottage on First Beach road while Misses Swift and Norton head home to New York City. Several local families host dinners and visits at Reid State Park Navajo and various cottages, with birthday celebrations for Miss Karen Furbish and a Chicago party returning home. Sympathy sent to Leo Pertell family. continued on Page Five.
Sunny weekend at Popham Beach drew large crowds to the shore and Kennebec boating. Visitors from Maine and beyond attended dinners, gatherings, and cottage stays at Westport Island, Ocean View Park, and Kennebec Cottages. A Saturday pot luck and auction at Popham Beach library is announced.
Howard Bowker and Walter Cushing blasted ledge at the Coxs Head road entrance last week and gravel has been hauled to repair the roadway. Mr and Mrs Harvey Bergeron were mentioned in connection with the area.
Local events include Vacation Bible School closing at Center church at seven, Phippsburg PTA 6:30 meeting at the new school, Unity Circle fair at Sebasco Lodge Mixing Bowl with crafts foods and proceeds for Small Point cage painting, Small Point Sunday school meet, new Albert Totman Library additions, Phippsburg Sportsman's Association supper August 16 at Dromore grange hall, dedication of the new school August 23 with open house 2 to 5 pm, Bath Memorial Hospital discharge for Mrs. Melvin Wallace, and local social notes including weddings and visitors in Center and Ogunquit.
The document lists numerous guests visiting from Quebec and several Massachusetts towns for weekends and vacations. Notable names include Misses Yvonne Helen Robert Dianne Casavant from St Hycinth. F X Croteau Joseph Carrier. Fathers Maurice Croteau. James Mallard. Richard Dozois. Arnold Bibber. Leon Smith. Deborah Rankin. Sarah Wilbur. Vernon Philbrook. Carl S Lewis. Richard Baker and sons Harry and Donald. Mavis Overy. Ruth Gray. P J Lewis. Luke Driscoll. Harvill Vail. Ilene Percy. William Perkins. Earle Perkins. James Caton. Horatio Carlisle. Families travel between Bath, Harpswell, Swampscott, Marblehead, White Plains, Matinicus Island, Fort Dix, Augusta, Sebasco, and Popham Road areas for extended weekends.
Little League tag days conducted Friday and Saturday raised 600.55 dollars, up 125 from last year. The funds will fund another season of Little League baseball and support four extra teams added since 1957.
Parker Head notes Unity Circle's Summer sale at the Mixing Bowl Sebasco August 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring gift articles cookies candles grabs and parcel post packages. Community Center postponement due to Vacation Bible School service at Phippsburg church at 7 p.m. Leaders and attendees from Bath Houlton and Augusta are listed among local residents with family visits and church events.
Nogales Arizona businessman Jake Capin observed a known shoplifter enter a rival store and alerted police. The suspect was arrested, ending the incident.
Natural underground steam in New Zealand is developed as an energy source rivaling atomic power. Engineers assess capacity, safety and environmental impact as geothermal potential grows. Collaboration among researchers, governments, and industry aims to scale generation and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
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