Thornton Avery Church Wedding Saturday at Nine
Agnes Avery of 96 Union Street, bride of Gerald X Thornton of 620 Middle, will wed at nine Saturday in St Marys rectory with Rev. A Mortineau officiating. The ceremony follows a double ring rite. reception at 96 Union Street. two weeks honeymoon planned to an undisclosed destination.
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Geldmusster
Agnes Avery
Arar Aveen
Union Street
Gerald x. Thornton
William B. Thornton
Ae Mary’s
A. Mortinieau
Alice M. Avery
James McGuiggan
Clayton Thibodeau
Doris Spinney
Phyllis Bisson
Ernest R. Avery
Theodore S. Thibodeau
Lelia Thornton
John Moffitt
Rita Dufresne
Lewiston
Helen A. Avery
Thornton
Morse High School
Bath Trust Co
Bath Run Works
United States Navy
South Pacific
Hyde Windlass Co
Wiscasset Open House Day to Bring Town History Alive
Wiscasset plans an annual open house on August 14, revived after four years. The Village Improvement Society runs the event with ticket sales supporting the village library, elm tree care, and town improvements. Homes, churches, the Court House, and the old stone jail will welcome visitors. The library museum and antiques will display items, and hostesses will serve throughout the day from 11 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Nickels-Sortwell
Hartley Wood
Cook-Marean
Adams Clapp
Alice Taylor
Cook- Samuels
Governor Smith
Chase
Doggett
Bellis-White
Lee Cunningham
Grant Rafter
Walcott Andrews
Maine
Woman’s Club
Carroll Anthony
Henry Beston
Percy Frost
Frank Harding
Foster Kellogg
P. E. Marean
Charles Sigison
Katherine Pinkham
Williams Sinare
Carl Larrabee
A. M. Norton
Leon Flood
Roland MacLaren
Freeman Southard
Charles Rawling
Couple from Bath Wed in Double Ring Ceremony
John Clifton DeGroot and June Ethelie Wallace of Bath were married in a 3 PM July 30 ceremony in justice of the peace Charles T. Smalls office. Attendants were Rose Lee Higgins and Harry A. Higgins. The bride wore a powder blue suit with a carnation corsage. she attended Morse High School. The groom, a Wellfleet, Massachusetts native, runs Slims Garage in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clifton DeGroot
June Ethelie Wallace
Bath
Charles T. Small
Rose Lee Higgins
Harry A. Higgins
Morse High School
Wellfleet
Mass
Slim
Ray Haley Visits Brunswick Family on Federal Street
Ray Haley of Kittery, a former Cummings Street resident, was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lewis and their family on Federal Street in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Haley
Kittery
Cummings Street
Guy Lewis
Federal Street
Brunswick
Odd Fellows Hall Dedication Planned for Labor Day
Renovation of the former Universalist church on Washington Street nearing completion as the new Odd Fellows home. Upgrades include lighting, heating with blower system, renovated dining and kitchen areas, and new linoleum floors. The dedication remains on Labor Day despite committee discussions to move it to Saturday.
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Universalist
Washington Street
City Park
Odd Fellows
Cunie
Weather in July: Drought, Rainfall Compare to 1945
The July 1946 weather shows 25 fair days versus 22 in 1945, four rainy days this year and six in 1945, two cloudy days unlike three, with a hottest morning of 72 on July 20. Morning lows reached 60 or under on 21 days, cooler mornings of 50 on the 16th and 17th, drought lasted from June to July 21 with 49 days without rain harming local berry crops.
Shower Tendered Miss Martha Torrey
Miss Martha Torrey daughter of Mr and Mrs J Haviland Torrey of Middle Street was tendered a shower by Miss Betty Small of Pearl Street in honor of her approaching marriage to Fred O Hayward Jr The event featured many gifts and refreshments served by Miss Small with help from her aunt Mrs Celena M Small among the invited guests were Mrs J Haviland Torrey Mrs C Leroy Hutchins Mrs Arthur Brady Mrs Joseph Grace Mrs Bernard Pratt Mrs Pauls Mathieu and Misses Jean Stanton Audrey Hill Barbara Stodder Betty Anderson Janet Goodwin Frances Flaherty Hazel Crocker Anna Mae Berry and Nancy Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Torrey
J. Haviland Torrey
Middle Street
Betty Small
Pearl Street
Fred O. Hayward
Miss Torrey
Miss Small
Celena M. Small
C. Leroy Hutchins
Arthur Brady
Joseph Grace
Bernard Pratt
Pauls Mathieu
Jean Stanton
Audrey Hill
Barbara Stodder
Betty Anderson
Janet Goodwin
Frances Flaherty
Hazel Crocker
Anna Mae Berry
Nancy Sewall
Raze by Brown and Thompson on ten Maine houses
Messrs. Brown and Thompson, Bath contractors, have bought ten Maine houses to raze for the Carlton bridge approach. Demolition starts next Monday and surplus building materials from the homes will be offered to buyers. The firm includes Orrin J. Brown and Albert E. Thompson. Richard Jackson, son of Center street residents, is in service and stationed at San Antonio for training.
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Messrs. Brown and Thompson
State of
Maine
Carlton Bridge
Orrin J. Brown
Albert E. Thompson
Bath
Richard Jackson
Karcher Jackson
Center Street
San Antonio
Texas
Merrill couples wedding in Dunbarton New Hampshire
Robert M. Merrill of Cord New Hampshire wed in Dunbarton on June 29 in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Charles T Webb. Relatives from Maine New York New Jersey Massachusetts Concord London and Contoocook attended. The bride wore white satin and net with orange blossoms. sister Evelyn as maid of honor. best man Robert Merrill Jr. The couple planned a honeymoon through the White Mountains and Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Merrill
Cord, N.H
Dunbarton
N. H
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Concord
London
Contoocock
New Hampshire
Charles T. Webb
St. Pens School
Edward Kane
David Hadley
Evelyn
Robert Merrill, Jr
Charles Earle
Anne Earle
Merrill
White Mountains
B. F. Brown
Fitchburg High School
Bath Iron Works
Mr. Merrill
Hopkinton School
Franklin Institute
England
Africa
Army Air Force
Three More Auto Cases Before the Court
State police continued a Route 209 crackdown as Bath Municipal Court tied two drivers to July 31 arrests. Hadley E. Smith of Dover pleaded guilty to driving with suspended license and paid a $19.70 total. Paul T. Quinn of Bath pleaded guilty to speeding 70 mph in a 25 zone and paid $14.70. Ernest A. Rogers Jr. of Phippsburg pleaded guilty to 50 mph in a 25 zone and paid $14.70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath- Phippsburg
Gardiner R. Deering
Bath
Hadley E. Smith
Dover
N. H
Smith
Frank W. Powers
Powers
Paul T. Quinn
Woolwich
Quinn
Ernest A. Rogers, Jr
Phippsburg
Historic Gilman Mansion Changes Hands in Brunswick
The historic Gilman Mansion in Brunswick has new owners, Mr. and Mrs. George N. Footer. They plan converting the old residence into a six apartment rooming house while preserving woodwork and colonial charm. Renovation will start soon and occupancy is expected after several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilman
Brunswick
George N. Footer
Old
Bath Road
Footer
Old Brunswick
Pinkham and Shotts Wed in Bath Home Ceremony
George Eben Pinkham and Henrietta Shotts of Bath united in marriage Friday evening at the home of Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson on Washington street. The double ring service was used. The bride is daughter of Loring and Mildred Pushard. the groom is son of Joseph E. Pinkham. He is an apprentice at Congress Shirt Factory and is a World War II veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eben Pinkham
Henrietta Shotts
Bath
David L. Wilson
Washington Street
Loring O. Pushard
Middle Street
Joseph E. Pinkham
Congress Shirt Factory
Fields Visit in Berlin and Hardings
Mr and Mrs George Fields and daughter Carol of Berlin Connecticut visit Mr and Mrs David Fields of Hardings. They will stay for ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fields
Carol
Berlin, Conn
David Fields
Hardings
Bathman Joins Veterans Administration in Portland Office
Bathman, a University of Maine agriculture graduate and Phi Gamma Delta member, served as Cumberland County 4 H Club agent and later Somerset County extension agent before joining the Navy in 1943 and serving with the Seabees in the South Pacific. He was discharged last December and has worked at Togus VA since March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzon
Calacoan Island
Veterans’ Administration
Togus
Party in Honor of Grace Middleton
Mrs Robert Gallagher of Middle Street hosted a surprise miscellaneous shower for Grace Middleton ahead of her Thursday wedding. Guests brought gifts including electric appliances and joined in a floral decorated dining occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gallagher
Middle Street
Sistiay
Grace Middleton
George Middleton
Pauline Staples
Dorothy Vallaincourt
Raymond Chuck
Abraham Shooker
Doll Carriage Parade Set for City Park August 13
Edward J. McMann announces Bath's fifth annual doll carriage parade at City Park on Tuesday August 13 at 2 p.m. Contestants are limited to children registered at the playgrounds with three age-based groups and three prizes per group. Parents may obtain crepe paper for carriage trimming and may lend a carriage by contacting a playground instructor or calling 158. carriages will be returned in good condition.
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Edward J. McMann
Bath
City Park
Baths New Cannery Set to Open August 15
The Bath Canning Co. will open a $125,000 plant in Bath on August 15, employing about 100 women and 85 men initially, with plans for 200 women and 100 men overall. A boat will supply fish daily at first, with a second boat alternating with Down East canneries. Major pending installations are power lines and Maine’s first hydraulic elevator for a cannery, and the firm has bought more Bowery Street property for storage.
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Bath Canning Co
Down East
Maine
Bowery Street
Birthday Party for Anita Deering
A luncheon party followed by a theatre marked the 11th birthday of Anita Deering daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry L Deering of Park Street A large group of friends were served at her home at one o clock The dining room featured cut flowers a centerpiece of sweet peas and pastel candles Anita received many gifts before leaving for the Opera House where the girls were guests Those attending included Gay Bonney Anita Reeks Lorraine Allen Mary Ann Conway Beverly Higgins Sally Footer Beverly Deering and Ruth Volz.
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Anita Deering
Harry L. Deering
Park Street
Anita
Opera House
Gay Sbonney
Anita Reeks
Lorraine Allen
Mary Ann Conway
Beverly Higgins
Sally Footer
Beverly Eering
Ruth Volz
Dance Minuet’s Rustic Origins Traced
The minuet began as a rustic dance rooted in peasant movements and social courtship. It evolved into a refined courtly form through centuries, influencing European ballroom traditions and choreographic structure.
Golden Wedding Celebrated by Fine Bath Couple
Ernest R. Denham Sr. and his wife observed their golden anniversary with a family gathering at Foster's Point. Guests included relatives from Lisbon Falls and local friends. gifts and compliments marked the day in a warm, celebratory tone.
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Bath
Charles E. Miller
Gerald F. Holland
Denham
Dromore Farm Bureau Plans Sale and Tea
The Dromore Farm Bureau announces its White Elephant Sale and Silver Tea at the grange hall on Wednesday afternoon. Committees led by Mrs. Aletha Campbell include Fancy work Addie Seavey Cooked foods Lillian Henderson and Sarah Wibbur Children's table Ada Katherine Minott Miscellaneous Bertha Wyman Mira Metcalf Silver Tea in charge of Rebecca Minott and Esther McCourt Mrs Villa Buchanan cashier Merchants display attractive posters in their windows due to a dry season and donations of flowers are invited by Mrs Campbell.
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Aletha Campbell
Dromore Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Addie Seavey
Lillian Henderson
Sarah Wibbur
Ada Katherine Minott
Bertha Wyman
Mira Metcalf
Rebecca Minott
Esther McCourt
Villa Buchanan
Danforths Plan Canada Tour With Mitchells
Mr and Mrs Frank Danforth of High street travel with Mrs Danforths party and Mr and Mrs J Alfred Mitchell to Melrose Highlands Massachusetts before a ten day tour to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Danforth
High Street
Melrose Highlands
Mass
Danforth
J. Alfred Mitchell
Canada
Local visitors and travels noted in area social roundup
Don Hackett and sister Marion Brawn traveled from Rochester New Hampshire with Hackett returning Sunday. Mrs Brawn plans to visit son or wife Dr and Mrs Perley McPherson. The McPherson family left for Aroostook to visit relatives. Forest Fides and son Dana returned after a month with rents Mr and Mrs Avery Fides at Isles Island. Lauris Wilson arrived from Philadelphia for a month's visit. James Merrill of Portland spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Alfred John. Mrs George Curtis of Tops ham visited Monday night with Mrs Alice Sed and sister. Harry Purington visited Pur s Summer home on the Dingley road. Mrs E H Dyer of Portland spent weekend at Mr Pur s home.
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Don. Frank Hackett
Marion Brawn
Rochester
N. H
Hackett
Lauris Wilson
Thuseday
Philadelphia
James Merrill
Portland
Alfred John
Howard Michaud
Ralph
Edward
Augusta
Ralph Buiphen
George Curtis
Topsham
Alice Sed
Harry Purington
E. H. Dyer
Mr. Pur
Dingley Road
Stetson-Owen Flying Scholarship Auctioned By CAP Cadets
A panel announced J C Stetson Owen Flying Scholarship to the most deserving CAP Cadet. The 16 year old winner must have parental consent and be selected by a three member CAP board. The award, to cover solo flight training, will be decided at the Auburn Airport event on September 20 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Yee White
Brunswick Sooerron
Mir
J. C. Stetson
Stetson-Owen
CAP
Vowiabene Auburn
Maine Visit Highlights Rotary Friendly Reception
Marty, a Kiwanis member from Cincinnati, visits Maine and notes strong hospitality toward visitors. He spots friendliness in private homes, on highways, stores, and gas stations and praises Maine’s welcoming atmosphere while Rotary guests from Bronx, Pittsford, Windsor, Hillsdale meet locals.
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Andeb
Cincinti
Popham Beach
Tkaa Conan Cotonteecaan
Kennébec
Eee
Marty
Kiwanis Club
Cincinnati
Maine
James Kelliher
Te Bronx
N. Y
Roy C. Percy
Pittsford
Ed Davis
Windsor
John W
U. S
Georgette
Hillsdale
Rotary
Harold L. Troop
Hollis Garey
Charlie Doyle
Oak Street Residence Undergoes Major Rehab Into Two Apartments
The former Jack Lynch residence on Oak Street near the bridge is receiving extensive interior and exterior porch work. The building will be split into two apartments, painted white, with grounds improved. The project is expected to greatly enhance the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack” Lynch
Oak Street
Ci government regular meeting tonight in City ha
Regular Ci government session convenes in City ha at 7 30 pm with discusses of important matters and potential action.
Baby Born Aboard Plane Over La Paz Bolivia
A baby was born during a flight at about 10,000 feet above La Paz Bolivia. The mother and child are reported in stable condition with the crew assisting during the in flight birth.
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la Paz
Bolivia
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D’groot-Wallace
Come
A. G. Page CO
National Silver Co
A. G. Page Company
Front Street
Universalist Church
Lodge
North Street
Bath, Maine
Merrill Prucsing
Akes
Dumbarton, N. H
North Bath
Bath Iron
Pinkham—Shotts
Bathman
Vets Administration
Doll Carriage Parade
BATHS
Alden P. Denham
Len R
Ernest Very, Sr
Charles T. Juckson
Coffin Bros
Charles He
Sandiner
C. Rogers Hardware
Dentham
Polar Star Lodge of Masons
Cenaa
Ramona Council
D. of
Atcy Menjou
Adolphe
Sun
Stu
Ira
Cnn
Bae
M. TAtES _, keds
Cameron
Uptowne
Leo Oncey
Judy Clark
Frank Cravett
Donald Crisp
Frank McHugh
Arthur Kennedy
Monet Connane
Amatou
Chester
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