Judith Trott Weds Airman 2c Patrick Powell in Double Ring Ceremony
Miss Judith Trott daughter of Mrs. H. Waldo Marshall and Curtis Trott wed Airman 2-c Patrick Earl Powell in a Wednesday evening ceremony at the bride’s mother’s home on High Street. The couple plans to reside in Louisville after Powell completes service in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Trott
H. Waldo Marshall
Curtis Roland Trott
Patrick Earl Powell
USAF
Louisville
Brunswick Naval Air Station
High Street
Louis A. Dole
Church of the New Jerusalem
F. Waldo Marshall
Gretchen Trott
James Schell
Attrac
Miss Joan Chambers Weds John W. Lander in Central Church
Miss Joan Beverly Chambers daughter of Mrs Ruth White of Waterville and the late John W Chambers became the bride of John Willey Lander son of the late Mr and Mrs John W Lander at a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Craig H Richards at the Central Congregational church parsonage on Middle Street. The couple will honeymoon in Burlington Vermont and reside in West Bath. Lander a World War II veteran and former Bath police meter patrolman is active in local entertainment circles and West Bath Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Beverly Chambers
Ruth White
Waterville
John W Chambers
Damariscotta
John Willey Lander
John W. Lander
Craig H. Richards
Central Congregational Church
Middle Street
Alton E
Hinckley
Portland
Bath Memorial Hospital
Lander
Burlington
West Bath Grange
Sewing Circle Holds All Day Meeting at First Baptist
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the First Baptist church held an all day session in the vestry. They sewed patchwork, sold a quilt, and took an order for another to fund church needs. Members shared a picnic lunch at noon and discussed plans for an August 8 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Lotta Goodwin
Ora Dauphin
Laura Harrington
Memorial Hospital
North Street
Taos
Miss Hazel Warner Returns From Vacation
Miss Hazel Warner of the State Motor Vehicle Division in Augusta has just returned from Spray Harbor Nova Scotia and is spending the rest of her vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warner at 819 Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Warner
State
Augusta
Spray Harbor
N. S
Harry Warner
Middle Street
Life To Cover Elks Clambake
A Life magazine artist will attend the Bath Lodge of Elks annual clambake on Sunday August 19 to photograph in color the old fashioned clambake. The event at Sand Dollar Beach Small Point will feature races games and contests with prizes and a full color report on fraternal social life is planned. Tickets must be purchased or pledged by August 11 for planning purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Magazine
Bath Lodge of Elks
Lodge of Elks
Sand Dollar
Small Point
Former Bath Residents Honored At Supper Party
Mr and Mrs Albert Desmond hosted a supper in West Bath honoring former Bath residents now living in Pittsburgh Mr and Mrs William S Carmichael. Guests included local couples and George A Gardenier of Calais. The Carmichaels and children Bruce and Nancy returned to Pittsburgh after a week with Mr Carmichael's parents on Central Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Desmond
West Bath
William S. Carmichael
Bath
Pittsburgh
Leon Pennell, Jr
Madelyn Small
Harold Perry
Russell Turcotte
Herschel Libby
Edward J. Cummings
Edward Lee
Central Church Ladies Aid Outing at Longfellow Home
The Central Church Ladies Aid held an annual summer outing at Day's Ferry hosted by Mr and Mrs Carle Longfellow. Guests and league members enjoyed picnics, a Scotch auction led by Mrs Horace P Morse, cards, conversation, and homemade ice cream. The event honored longtime members including Mrs Archie Miller of Wollaston Mass and drew attendees from Bath Cave L Y and Worcester Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Carle Longfellow
Day’s Ferry
Kennebec
Horace P. Morse
Dean Farnham
Freeman Rowe
Longfellow
Charles Merrill
Aid
Massachusetts
Archie Miller
Wollaston
Mass
Margaret Miller
Alexander MacKenzie
Bath Cave
Lindsay C. Hundershot
Worcester
Joseph Thomas
League
Luther Thompson
Eugene Sprague
Olive Corliss
George Wallace
Louis Sanborn
Eleanor Ferguson
Jason A. Merrill
Orville E. Page
Adolph Ehlers
Maude McQuaide
Ruth Murphy
Albert Whitney
Daniel Beaton
Weldon Smith
Leonard Lord
Mary Larrabee
Norton
Maude Longley
Marguerite Cutting
Bath Teachers Complete Summer School Course
The six weeks Summer School at Gorham State Teachers College ended Friday and Bath teachers returned home for vacation. The program ran from June 25 to August with four teachers commuting daily and dorm residents including Mrs. Suslar Stairs Babkirk and Miss Powers. Other Bath teachers in the group were Mrs. Hilyard Canales Hersom York Sherwood Hensinger Morton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham State Teachers College
Bath
Carlene Suslar
Evelyn Stairs
Doris Babkirk
Katherine Powers
Legion Cadets Take Second in Portland Parade
Bath's Legion Cadets Junior Drum and Bugle Corps earned second place for musical units in Portland's Millionth Visitor parade. Harold T Andrews Post of Portland won top honors while Miss Ann Day of Green Street appeared on the Porteous Mitchell and Braun float with Maine picnickers. Day, Lasell College senior, works at the Portland store for summer. Harry Muckler of Woolwich won for most interesting obsolete auto and costume with an International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Legion Cadets
Portland
Harold T Andrews Post Corps
Ann Day
Harry L. Day
Greenstreet
Porteous, Mitchell & Braun Co
Maine
Miss Day
Lasell Junior College
Auburndale
Mass
Harry Muckler
Woolwich
Engagement announced in Bath Lewiston families press
Mr and Mrs Antonio Rivard of Lewiston announce the engagement of their daughter Rita Cunningham of Bath to Henri A Tardiff of Bath and plan a September wedding. Tardiff is son of Mrs D lia Armstrong of Brunswick and the late Joseph Tardiff and works at Bath Iron Works. Capt and Mrs Charles Schilling of Washington DC were weekend guests of Miss Druscilla Fielding on Washington Street. The Schillings were en route to Bar Harbor. Americans consumed 26.8 billion pounds of meat last year, averaging 161 pounds per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Rivard
Lewiston
Rita Cunningham
Maxwell Street
Bath
Henri A. Tardiff
Mr. Tardiff
Delia Armstrong
Brunswick
Joseph Tardiff
Bath Iron Works Corp
Charles Schilling
Washington, D. C
Druscilla Fielding
Washington Street
Mrs. Kaye Kidder Honored At Surprise Stork Shower
Mrs. Kaye Kidder of Small Point Road was feted by The Mugwumps club in Ashdale with a surprise stork shower at Mrs. James Chambers home. Guests from Seabasco Estates Small Point Phippsburg Center Ashdale and Bath attended, with refreshments provided by club members and others. A stork themed cake was prepared by Mrs. Chambers and a second baby stork cake by Mrs. Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaye Kidder
Small Point Road
The
Mugwumps
James Chambers
Ashdale
Kidder
Sebasco Estates
Small Point
Phippsburg Center
Bath
Florence Maass
Kenneth Wood
Charles Dodge
Willard Lowell
Cyril Hamel
Fred Thomas
Chambers
Woods
Gay Taber
Gladys Kidder
Helen Kidder
Wilma Roberts
Mark Harrington
Stanwood Gilman
Lynda Henley
William Blaisdell
Edward Thomas
James W. Gilman
John Moore
John McMann
Berkley Henley
Loriie Matter
Deborah and
Rickey Thomas
Ida Nordlund
Brunswick Harpswell to Be Featured In TV Film Soon
Gene Wycoff of NBC gathers material in Brunswick for a BBC TV film to be shot late this month in Brunswick and Harpswell. The half hour documentary, part of the Report from America series, follows a state election from a town’s perspective with Brunswick citizens starring. The reel will be sent to England via the United States Information Agency for BBC broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Wycoff
National Broadcasting Co
Brunswick
Harpswell
America
BBC TV
Britain
England
United States Information Agency
BBC Television
Social Eight Club Supper Hosted by Mrs Darrah
Mrs Susie Darrah entertained the Social Eight Club with a supper at her Pine Street home. The gathering included hand work, chat, and plans for summer activities. The group will assemble August 7 at Mrs Viola Melzard’s Court Street home with Mrs Darrah present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Darrah
Pine Street
Viola Melzard
Court Street
Sadie Garcelon
Ida Burnell
Mary Stover
Kennebec Power Squadron Hosts Weekend Rendezvous
Members of the Kennebec River Power Squadron held a weekend rendezvous at Castle Island in Hockomock Bay. Ninety five members and guests enjoyed a chicken barbecue, 18 boats joined the event, and Jonathan Brown of Boothbay won the Sunday log race. Dinner at Brown Brothers wharf completed the two day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
James E. Watson Joins CMP Firm in Waldoboro Area
James E. Watson of East Edge comb joins Central Maine Power Co as appliance salesman for the Waldoboro Damariscotta area. A Bath Sears veteran, Watson served 38 months in the U S Navy during World War II and began with CMP on June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Watson
East Edgecomb
Bath
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Central Maine Power Co
Waldoboro-Damariscotta
Watson
Limerick
U. S. Navy
Maine BPW Picnic in Auburn on August 19
Mrs. Sally Pickering of 64 Davis Avenue Auburn will entertain all members of the State Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs at a Sunday picnic on August 19. Attendees should bring lunches and desserts while coffee is provided. State officers from the Miami Beach convention will report on convention activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Pickering
Davis Avenue
Auburn
State Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Miami Beach
Fla
VA seeks graduate nurses at Togus Center
The Veterans Administration Center Togus announces vacancies for graduate nurses with salaries starting at 4025 a year for a 40 hour week and rising to 4885 with annual increases. Promotions based on experience and education boost pay. Interested persons may contact the Personnel Officer or Chief Nursing Service at Togus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration Center
Togus
Bath Featured In Yankee Magazine
The August Yankee issue presents a profile of Bath Maine in a series on New England. Marc T Greene describes the shipbuilding city noting its elm lined streets and enduring charm along the Kennebec with memories of its past glory preserved in photographs and art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Magazine
Bath
Maine
New England
Marc T. Greene
Middle
Washington
Kennebec
Pre Nuptial Shower Honors Miss Shirley Smart
Miss Shirley J. Smart was guest of honor at a surprise pre nuptial shower Wednesday Aug. 1 at her home 76 Richardson Street. Hostess Miss Martha Wood presented gifts and a buffet reception followed with a large white cake centerpieces and garden flowers. Attending were Mrs. Charles Wood and many others including Mrs. Morris Smart and Miss Beatrice Duprey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley J. Smart
Richardson Street
Martha Wood
Miss Smart
Charles Wood
James Footer
Bruce London
Vernon French
Elton Trafton
Morris Smart
Mark Jackson
Roland Breton
Jane Breton
Hedwidge Rheaume
Everett Quimby
Rita Chamberlain
Elizabeth Driscoll
Raymond Gosselin
Sidney Higgins
Wilder Irish
George Smart
Marie Smart
Beatrice Duprey
Theodore Gaudreau
John LeMarre
Jaffe Family Visiting Bath Friends on Summer Vacation
Mr and Mrs Loren Jaffe of Stamford Conn are staying with Mr and Mrs Louis Silverman at 175 Oak Street during their annual Bath vacation. The Jaffes lived in Bath 1940 to 1948 when Mr Jaffe managed Harmons now Shepards and owned a North End High Street home. He later ran The Student Shop in Stamford. Their sons Stephen 13 and Robert 10 attend a Brighton boys camp during the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Jaffe
Stamford
Stephen
Robert
Brighton
Bath School System Sees Four More Resignations
Four Bath teachers submitted resignations to Superintendent Loring R. Addition. The losses include Catherine Larrabee grade two Huse school Ruth Lary grade two Dike school Lillias Pinson grade three Fisher school and Neta Flint grade seven Bath Junior High. Combined with other resignations the Bath system totals 19 resignations this spring and summer with two new high school hires bringing 21 new teachers for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Loring R
Catherine Larrabee
Huse School
Ruth Lary
Dike
Lillias Pinson
Fisher School
Neta Flint
Slow Traffic On Route 1 Triggers Public Complaints
Residents along Route 1 between Bath and Brunswick reported heavy congestion Sunday. Motorists described bumper to bumper conditions with one traveler taking about an hour to traverse the distance. The two lane highway worsens during summer weekends and similar slow lines were seen across Carleton bridge and beyond in Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Brunswick
Carleton Bridge
Woolwich
Three Couples Tie for Low Gross in Pinehurst Tourney
Three couples tied for first gross at the Pinehurst foursome at Bath Golf Club. Dr. Francis A. Winchenbach Ruth MacDonald Maurice Puffer and Victor Paquet all posted 41. Nancy Doyle and Charles Doyle Jr won first net with 31. James Caverly and wife were second net at 32. Eaton Jenkins and Loveitt tied for third net with 33. Next Pinehurst foursome set for Friday afternoon August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
Bath Golf Club
Francis A. Winchenbach
Ruth MacDonald
Maurice Puffer
Victor Paquet
Nancy
Charles B. Doyle, Jr
James Caverly
Clarence Eaton
Helena Jenkins
W. Loveitt
Former Bath Man to Pilot Naval Ships in Narragansett Bay
Capt. Raymond H. Donnell of Melrose Massachusetts has been reassigned by the Navy to Newport Rhode Island to serve as civilian pilot of naval ships in the Narraganset Bay area. A Bath native and son of the late William H. and Nellie Donnell, he served as a Commander in World War II and has spent 20 years with the U S Army Corps of Engineers as Tug-Master, stationed at the Cape Cod Canal for seven years. He and Mrs Donnell have two sons William C and Richard with plans for academy and high school careers this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond H. Donnell
Waverly Avenue
Melrose
Mass
Navy Department
Newport
R. I
Narraganset Bay
Bath
William H
Nellie Donnell
Donnell
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
Cape Cod Canal
William C
Melrose High
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Richard
Rogers High School
Paula Graffam Celebrates Fifth Birthday Party
Paula Graffam daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Graffam of 79 High Street was honored with a lawn party Friday afternoon from two to four. Children played games and prizes were awarded while pastel decorations framed a large iced birthday cake. Mothers served refreshments indoors after the youngsters were fed. Guests included Peter Chaney Linda Chaney Dennis Perkins Jane Perkins John Thompson Stephen Hewitt Rebecca Hewitt Judy Wayne Hinckley Bobby Hinckley Paula Graffam and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Graffam
Paul Graffam
High Street
Graffam
Paula
Merle Chaney
Leroy Perkins
Charles Hewitt, Jr
Peter
Linda Chaney
Dennis
Jane Perkins
John Thompson
Stephen
Carol
Rebecca Hewitt
David Patton
Michael Footer
Judy
Wayne
Bobby Hinckley
Ricky
Carl
Jefferson Runner To Enter Saturday Road Race Here
Robert Packard of Bowdoin College joins Saturday three mile Bath road race as St Marys Field Day event. John Adams of UNH is another New England college entrant. John J Magee, AAU official, referees and timers the race. AAU sanction confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Packard
Jefferson
Bowdoin College
St. Mary’s
Packard
Bowdoin
New England
Bath
John Adams
University of New Hampshire
John J. Magee
Magee
Maine Association of the
AAU
Bowdoinham Wedding Unites Norma Jean Valentine and Lorenzo Talbot
Norma Jean Valentine of Bowdoinham daughter of the late Charles Valentine and Mrs. Josephine Valentine married Lorenzo Talbot son of Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Talbot Saturday morning at St John s Church Brunswick. The bride wore a white tulle lace gown with veil and a colonial bouquet. A reception followed at the bride s mother s home with guests from Brunswick Yarmouth and Bowdoinham. After a wedding trip to Canada the couple will reside in Bowdoinham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jean Valentine
Bowdoinham
Josephine
Charles Valentine
Rodney Lorenzo Talbot
Brunswick
Lorenzo Talbot
St. John’s Church
Nancy Valentine
Dorothy Wentworth
Yarmouth
Madeline Viney
Erland Tourtel
Harold E Cheney 1877 1955 Bowdoinham native dies after long illness
Harold Edwin Cheney aged 78 of Bowdoinham died after a long illness at Robinson Convalescent Home Gardiner He was born in Bowdoinham Dec 14 1877 son of Abial and Caroline Cheney He was a longtime Merrymeeting Bay duck hunting guide Survived by daughter Alma Bishop Richmond son H Frederic Cheney Bowdoinham seven grandchildren eleven great grandchildren Funeral Thursday at 2 pm Nazaren e Church Bowdoinham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Edwin Cheney
Robinson Convalescent Home
Gardiner
Bowdoinham
Abial
Caroline Curtis Cheney
Merrymeeting Bay
Alma Bishop
Richmond
H. Frederic Cheney
Nazarene Church
Maine Sports Car Club Plans Aug Picnic at Bear Pond
The Maine Sports Car club announces a Sunday picnic meeting on August 19 at Bear Pond with swimming and a gymcana. The club issued its first news publication The Sports Wheel to Bath Brunswick Wiscasset and Lewiston Augusta areas. Harold Shackleton Brunswick and Lud Elliman Wiscasset edit the bulletin. A organizing committee with Normand Houde Donald Bolduc Francis Eastman Lud Elliman Richard McElman Lois Thomas Ray Thomas and George Wright prepared by laws for member approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Sports Car Club
Bear Pond
Sports Wheel
Bath
Brunswick
Wiscasset
Lewiston-Augusta
Harold Shackleton
Lud Elliman
Normand Houde
Donald Bolduc
Francis S. Eastman
Richard McElman
Lois Thomas
Ray Thomas
George Wright
Popham and Small Point Beaches Draw Hundreds
Scores of vacationists and tourists visit Small Point and Popham beaches this summer. Campers use facilities at the two coastal sites and many bath and picnic areas see heavy daily use. A Kinswold Camp group from Readfield enjoyed a Monday outing at Popham Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point
Popham
Kinswold
Lake Medomak
Readhfield
Popham Beach
Personal Notes on Local Residents’ Travels and Visits
Miss Betty Robinson daughter of Mrs Ethel Robinson of Adams court returned home Sunday after a two week stay in Ogunquit. Carroll A Denbow employed for the Summer season at Sebasco Estates has returned from a visit with Mr and Mrs A Robert Frink and family in Winchester Mass. Mrs Paul J Graustuck and daughter Anne returned to their High street home after visiting Mrs Harmon E Eliason and family at their Lake Cobbe see summer home. Mr and Mrs Sam Levine of Boston were weekend guests of their nieces and nephews Isaer Greenblatt Abraham Greenblatt Miss Ada Y Greenblatt and Mrs Isadore Singer and their families in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Robinson
Ethel Robinson
Adams Court
Ogunquit
Carroll A. Denbow
Sebasco Estates
A. Robert Frink
Winchester
Mass
Paul J. Graustuck
Anne
High Street
Harmon E. Eliason
Lake Cobbesee
Sam Levine
Boston
Isaer Greenblatt
Abraham Greenblatt
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Isadore Singer
Bath
Roanoke Woman Finds Baby Possums in Laundry
Mrs. R. C. Haynes in Roanoke discovered two baby possums tucked in freshly washed clothes as she began ironing. She had no idea how the young marsupials ended up in the laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
R. C. Haynes
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