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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1951
Page
5
Bath officials map a full entertain program for the British ship Snipe crew visiting Aug 23 to 28. Events include beach trips, dances, soft ball, soccer and golf at Bath Country Club with a $400 appropriation.
Mr and Mrs John C Henderson of 19 Wesley Street celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a surprise party hosted by friends. The event featured numerous silver gifts including a service and pitcher, plus a money purse. The Hendersons married Aug 4 1926 at St Marys Catholic Church. A large guest list from Bath and Brunswick attended and long socializing followed into the night.
The Inner Wheel group met at Brigham's Cove for an all day picnic hosted by Mrs. Charles T. Small Jr. The event featured noon salad and coffee, an executive board meeting led by Mrs. Loring Addison, plans for fall activities, and social service handwork. Members listed include Mrs. Addison, Mrs. Desmond, Mrs. Francisco, and others.
Bath Iron Works announces its August 11 Field Day and Clambake in West Bath hosted by the Recreation Association. Nineteen retired senior executives will be special guests, with prizes including 14 MLB game tickets. Events feature Oldtimers ball, various races, and a broad jump for all.
Terrance M. Carney of Bath Maine was declared winner of the third state award for Maine in the Senior Division of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s model car competition. He will receive $50 and previously won top state and regional honors with a trip to Detroit for the national convention. Carney is a Kent School student and junior scoutmaster at Camp Hinds, Raymond.
Examination for the position of laborer at Brunswick's Naval Air Base may be taken at Bath's post office. The examination is an oral affair and such forms as are necessary may be obtained at the local post office.
Ladies Aid of Winter Street church entertained with a picnic hosted by Elmer Williams at Foster's Point Casco Bay. A bus carried many members and friends from the Bath church, with others in private cars. Activities included canasta, walking along the shore, and swimming. A noon lunch, a short business meeting, and plans for an August 10 cooked food sale at Senter's followed.
Mrs. Robert Downs of Bath resigns after three years teaching social studies at Morse High School. Joyce Farrar of Houston resigns after a year teaching home economics at Morse. Board to fill vacancies. Supt. Addison notes repairs at South and Weeks streets elementary schools funded by 800 dollar city appropriation are underway.
Palm nuts serve as a main food source for the indigenous communities in equatorial Africa, highlighting their dietary reliance on this crop.
Mrs Singer offers 16 volume cyclopedia set of maps and engravings in 8-9-3wp. Selling English bull pups show stock registered pedigree. Contact Boothbay 294 M1 Lewis for details.
Mrs Ernest Freeman entertained the Ladies Auxiliary of Winter Street Church and friends at her summer Brigham’s Cove home. Guests traveled by private cars, enjoyed doughnuts and coffee, midday lunch, and afternoon boating or indoor games. Ruth Freeman’s movies will be shown at the first Fall meeting on Oct 9.
A surprise pre nuptial shower for Evelyn Lowden, soon to wed Morton Patton, was hosted by Mrs. Frank Gallagher at 1 Deering Street. Guests from Bath Iron Works joined the event with gifts laid on a tea table and refreshments served in a flower bedecked dining room.
Mrs Frederick E Drake entertained with a Friday noon coffee at 1002 Washington Street in honor of Mrs Harry W Hill of Annapolis Maryland visiting her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs James B Drake at their Birch Point summer home. Out of town guests included Mrs Charles Donnell and two daughters Mrs Charles Norris Kalamazoo Michigan Mrs Lloyd Jermain Victoria BC Mrs Arthur Richardson New York Miss Barclay Bruce Burlingame CA and Mrs Charles Scott Talcottville CT.
Mrs Robert Moore entertained her parents Mr and Mrs Alby Leroy Temple for their 57th wedding anniversary with dinner at New Meadows Inn and a drive to Capitol Island where Temple was married. Several friends and relatives from Philadelphia Hartford Belfast Watertown Westbrook and other towns visited residents in Bowdoinham Hallowell and Tenants Hall over the weekend.
Dr and Mrs Ardenne A Stott returned Monday evening after a weekend visit in Portsmouth New Hampshire where they were guests at the Rockingham While there they called on many friends
One of Morse High School's first 1951 graduates to leave Bath for higher education, Walter M. Powers Jr., president of the class, entered the U S Maritime Academy at Castine on Monday. Powers, son of Mr and Mrs M Powers, was co captain of the 1950 51 basketball team and a four year class president.
Cpl Charles Kein former Bath police officer and Bath Iron Works employee recorded the highest GED test score in the area after taking both high school and college GED tests at Fort Dix. He resided at 24 Summer Street Bath and served with the 9th Machine Records Unit.
Myron Skillin of Woolwich and Maurice Skillin of Phippsburg wed Yvonne Cartwright of Elizabethtown on July 27 in Elizabethtown. They honeymooned in Georgetown and Lexington and will reside in Elizabethtown where Skillin works. he attended Woolwich schools and Morse High before three years in the U. S. Army.
Mr and Mrs Walter Desjar din of East Brunswick announce the engagement of their daughter Verlyn to Walter Thayer son of Mr and Mrs Walter Thayer of Bath.
Mr and Mrs William A Beal of Quincy arrive for a two week vacation in their native city as guests of Beals sister Mrs Harry S Wallace at 61 Oak Street They will be joined for the weekend by Mr and Mrs Samuel Mc Cormack and their children of East Milton Massachusetts
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