One in Seven: Bath Memorial Hospital Drive Urges Support
A Bath fundraising appeal cites that about one in seven local residents sought treatment at Bath Memorial Hospital last year. It outlines a $325,000 campaign for a 60 bed wing and expanded services, urging broad public contributions and three year gift plans to ensure modern facilities.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath
Memorial Hospital
Proalintohe
Sothiet
Eerie Hes Pritielitn
Bath Memorial Hospital Hill Burton drive to build new wing
The Bath community can secure a two story 64 bed addition to Memorial Hospital by raising 268000 in local funds that will be matched by federal Hill Burton funds. The total 325000 goal aims for a full hospital, with the extra to upgrade existing facilities and ensure modern care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Memorial Hospital
Enele Sam
What is the most important economic problem for the US
The Committee For Economic Development reports the top concern among 50 winning papers is US goals values and direction. Inflation is the second most cited problem while the third focuses on warding off a severe low mood. Fortune forecasts an economic upturn, with GNP rising about 20 billion in six months and nearly 30 billion more in 1959.
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Committee For Economic Development
United States
America
Fortune
Record Public Use of National Yee Visit
The Wildlife Pe agement Institute reports a new public use record at the national site. The visit included recreational use and sports fishing, which attracted almost one third of the visitors.
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Spre
Wildlife Peagement Institute
First Nuclear Powered Passenger Ship NS Savannah Keel Laid
The keel of the NS Savannah, the world first nuclear powered passenger cargo ship, was laid on May 22. She is named to honor the SS Savannah which first crossed the Atlantic under steam starting May 22, 1819.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Georgetown Center Summer Visitors and Local Arrivals
Georgetown Center welcomes Dr John F Thompson and sister Miss Elizabeth Thompson from Brooklyn. Walter St J Houghton of Scarsdale visits his mother Mrs Louise Houghton at Robinhood with daughters Edith and Marion. New arrivals at Robinhood include the Indergusons Norths and Robert Browns. Lydia Reid of Providence visits Georgetown Center and calls on Mrs Carroll Powers at Robinhood. The Knubble hosts Lessard Boyd Goodsell guests. Various trips and visits unfold among local families, with trips to Camden Waterville and Baltimore noted. A new Chemistry building at Amherst will keep Dr Ritchie busy after this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Thompson
Elizabeth Thompson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Georgetown Center
Thompson
Walter St. J. Houghton
Scarsdale
Robinhood
Louise Houghton
Edith
Marion
Houghton
Indergusons
Norths
Robert Browns
Lydia Reid
Providence
R. L
Harry L. Horne
Carroll P. Powers
Maine
Knubble
John Lessard
Hopkinton
N. H
Charles Boyd
Wellesley
Mass
Franklin Goodsell
Concord
Mildred MacLoyd
New York
Clyde Schetter
Akron
Ohio
Raymond Reid
Maude Harris
Josephine Harris
Virginia Davie
Camden
Carroll Powers
Alex Cunningham
Waterville
Howard Hill
Cunningham
Beckie Weeks
Woolwich
Cleon Powers
Henry J. Reiger
Syosset
L. 1
Gregory Barrett
Shadow Rock
Elizabeth Bouton
Roy Newman
Ritchie
Amherst
Isabel Hawley
Weston
West Georgetown
Phillemores
Snowes
Massachusetts
George Peacock
Old Orchard
James R. Peacock
Braintree
Youngsters Stage Charity Show for Bath Hospital Fund
Four children and two animal performers presented a play at Birch Point playhouse to raise 1.25 dollars, boosting Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund advances to a record 205,487.91 dollars. Producers and principals included Sally Drake William Drake Jr Edith Hardcastle Edmund Hardcastle Terry the dog and the cat. Proceeds went to John R. Newell, advance gifts chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Birch Point
Sally Drake
William Drake, Jr
Edith
Edmund Hardcastle
Terry
Aristic
John R. Newell
Advance Gifts
Mrs Elmer Dinsmore Admitted In Bath Memorial Hospital
Mrs Elmer Dinsmore of Plant Street was admitted last Thursday to Bath Memorial hospital as a pneumonia patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Dinsmore
Plant Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Deadline Set For Bath Recreation Post
Bath city seeks a recreational director with responsibility for city sponsored activities. Apply by Aug 18. The director oversees community buildings maintenance and fall winter programs, athletic fields, ice rink, Little League fields, Lambert Park Ruth field Kelley McMann and Goddard fields, summer programs, swimming trips, playgrounds and morning sports. Pay ranges from 74 to 88.80 weekly with up to 300 yearly for expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Stanley W. Judkins
Bath Ruth
Lambert Park
Kelley
McMann
Goddard's
Summer Residents Of Woolwich Celebrate 55th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Edward C Marty of Day's Ferry Woolwich observed their 55th wedding anniversary with a small family dinner at Gilbert's New Harbor They have been Akron Ohio residents for 40 years and were married in Orrville Ohio The couple's children and grandchildren attended along with relatives from Mentor and Cincinnati Indiana?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward CC. Marty
Day's Ferry
Woolwich
Gilbert's
New Harbor
Akron
Marty
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Brunswick
Dorothy Marty
Velma Atkins
Barbara Kurz
Mentor
Bath Boy Attends Youth Music School at UNH Durham
Donald Nadine, 16, of 78 High Street, attends a two week Summer Youth Music School at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. A Morse High School junior, he plays clarinet in the Morse High band among 300-plus students. The university opens facilities to students. two concerts are planned, one this Sunday and the other on August 23, the school’s last day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Nadine
78 High Street
University of New Hampshire
Durham
N. H. Donald
Morse High School
Morse High
Ralph M Pratt Jr Celebrates Fifth Birthday Party
Ralph M Pratt Jr son of Mr and Mrs Ralph M Pratt of Wes Bath celebrated his fifth birthday with a party at home Tuesday afternoon. Decorated cakes ice cream and punch were served after gifts were opened. Guests included Dondri Donald Freddie Kemph Cressey Connie Sherburne Linda Anderson Kenneth Trask Donald Hansen Jimmy Kenneth and Ruth Cunha and Clyde Dorrie and son Franklin of Tennants Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M .Pratt, Jr
Ralph M. Pratt
Wes Bath
Pratt
Ifred Cressey
Gloria Dorrie
Dondri Donald
Freddie
Kemph Cressey
Connie Sherburne
Linda Anderson
Kenneth Trask Donald Hansen
Jimmy
Three Scouts Earn Order of the Arrow at Camp Hindsor
Three members of Boy Scout troop 52 from Corliss Street church were awarded the Order of the Arrow at Camp Hindsor on Panther Pond in Raymond last week. Recipients are Ronald Oulton, troop committee chairman, first class Richard Spear of Winnemac, and Eagle Scout Donald Nadine of Bath. The award cites participation in a work day with bread and water, 24 hours of silence, and a solo overnight camping test.
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Corliss Street
Order of the Arrow
Camp Hindsor
Panther Pond
Raymond
Ronald Oulton
Richard Spear
Winnegance
Donald Nadine
Bath
Card of Thanks from the Campbell Family
We thank friends and neighbors for beautiful floral tributes and sympathy cards in our recent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Campbell and Family.
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Lincoln Campbell
Five Islands farewell service for Rev Harris
A farewell service for Rev and Mrs Warren Harris with a sermon by Rev Wilmot Wolfe of Naperville Illinois will be held at Georgetown Baptist church Thursday at 730 PM. Music by combined choirs of Five Islands and Georgetown churches. Light refreshments after. All invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Harris
Georgetown Baptist Church
Wilmot Wolfe
Naperville, Ill
Five Islands
Georgetown
Stork Shower Held for Mrs Kaplan in Brunswick Home
Mrs George Kaplan of West Bath was honored at a Monday night stork shower hosted by Mrs Philip Beck at her Brunswick home. Guests included Edith DeGraff, Dorothy Leiser, Judith Parks, Jean DePalmer of Bath and Norma Talbot of Bowdoinham, with refreshments served buffet style and a decorated bassinet as a centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kaplan
West Bath
Philip Beck
Brunswick
Edith DeGraff
Dorothy Leiser
Judith Parks
Jean DePalmer
Bath
Norma Talbot
Bowdoinham
Allison Miller
Durham
Stephanie Storms
Florence Small
Audrey Cote
Topsham
Theresa Favreau
Historic Homes Update Names New Auxiliary Members
Mrs Kinder proposed Mrs E O Barsness and Mrs A B Sides Jr as new Auxiliary members welcomed by the Board. Attending Wednesday morning's meeting were Mrs Charles B Doyle Mrs Abbot Fletcher Mrs Stanley Aitken Mrs George Musk Mrs Hamdi Akar Mrs Dean Shaw Mrs Harold P Small Mrs Ralph Bragg Mrs Edward St Martin and Mrs Courtney Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinder
E O. Barsness
A. B. Sides Jr
Charles B. Doyle
Abbot Fletcher
Stanley Aitken
George Musk
Hamdi Akar
Dean Shaw
Harold P. Small
Ralph Bragg
Edward St. Martin
Courtney Stover
Mrs Mary Savoie Honored On Her 80th Birthday
Mrs Mary Savoie of Bath marked her 80th birthday Sunday with a family dinner at Cook's Lobster Pound Bailey Island. Attending were her three daughters Mrs Michael Toth of Topsham Bertha Savoie and Mrs Helen Lemont of Bath and cousins Mrs Elizabeth Gavagan of Topsham and Mrs Annie Brown of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Savoie
Bath
Bailey Island
Michael Toth
Topsham
Bertha Savoie
Helen Lemont
Elizabeth Gavagan
Annie Brown
Boston
Five Islands Art Show Awards Highlight Exhibition
The Five Islands Art Show ended Tuesday night with Hugh Poe's oil African Bamboogle winning the grand award for its masterful portrayal of native African witchcraft. Richard Hasenfus claimed second with Sea Dream and third with Spring Landscape. Amateur and water color prizes went to multiple artists from Brunswick, Boothbay Harbor, and beyond, with notable entries from Five Islands and Arrowsic. A one hour Sheepscot Bay cruise was offered as a special feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands
Hugh Poe
Elizabeth Sullivan
The
Boston Globe
Bernice Crammill
Portland Press Herald
Daniel P. MecKenzie
Realtor
J. Weston Jenks
Boston College
Richard Hasenfus
Islands
Hasenfus
Charles River
Boston
Frederic Jackson
Brunswick
Cecelia Carlton
Arrowsic
Frederick Woodruff
Kennebec Point
Andy Warren
Bowdoin College
Electa Reynolds
Murrie Levine
West Georgetown
Stanley Stearns
Binghampton
N. Y
Robert Phinney
Farber Davis
Sarah Sheffer
Cambridge
Mass
Iona Wilcox
Detroit
Mich
Eleanor Cheney
Indianapolis
Ind
Boothbay Harbor
Sheepscot Bay
Surprise house warming for Mr and Mrs Simpson on Bay Point
A Saturday evening surprise party for Edward Simpson and his wife drew many relatives and friends. Guests included Mrs Sim pson's parents and siblings, several aunts, Miss Ruth Keen, and families from Bath, Waterville, Roosevelt and Hempstead. Gifts came from the Butterfield, Coombs, and Powers households. The gathering began at 8 30 and lasted until about 11 with greetings and well wishes for many years ahead. Additional notes record medical returns, cottage occupations, and visits among local residents and relatives in the Bay Point area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Simpson
Simpson
Pitts
Marshall Willis
Paul Holbrook
Bath
Stanley Coffin
Forrest Drake
Edward Butterfield
Albert Coombs
Katherine Powers
Bay Point
H. Martin Powers
Bath Memorial Hospital
Emery Rideout
Rideout
Eric Schutts
Coos Bay
Seth Jackson
Orono
Louisa Howard
William Adams
Adams
Ruth E. Keen
Harry Wallace
Sunnyside
Calvin Allen
Reading
Mass
Kiessling Cottage
Allen
Charles W. Lovejoy
Winchester
Parker Cummings
Springdale
Conn
Rockland
Gardiner
Harry J. Stone
Green Pastures
Carl Kiessling, Jr
Deborah
Merle Niles
Butterfields
Ruth L. Keen
Tea in Honor of Clauson at Brunswick Hosts Bath Women
Democratic women from Bath and Woolwich attended a tea and open house at the Brunswick home of Dr. Clinton A. Clauson and Mrs Clauson of Waterville. The event was hosted by their daughter and son in law Dr. and Mrs. William Chasse. Clauson joined the Brunswick Rotary club luncheon at noon. More than 100 guests from Bath, Brunswick, Topsham and Woolwich attended the afternoon affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath and
Woolwich
Clinton A. Clauson
Clauson
Waterville
William Chasse
Brunswick
Brunswick Rotary Club
Bath
Topsham
Crossword Puzzle and Cryptogram Feature
A newspaper page presents a mixed puzzle slate with a crossword grid clues and a cryptogram quotation. It includes standard crossword prompts, numberings, and a sample cryptogram that decodes to a GalSworthy quote about public opinion and the law, dated 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galsworthy
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Regular Monthly Meeting Of Bnas Nursery Board
The Brunswick Naval Air Station Nursery Board held its regular meeting to plan opening the school in September. Natalie Conners will teach the three to five year olds with registrations due by August 26. If enrollment allows, the monthly fee drops from 15 to 10 dollars. the school runs five mornings from 8 45 to 12. David A. Marks became board chairman and William T. Rapp named temporary secretary. Miss Ethel Trask visits Bath before returning home to Ambhurst Massachusetts.
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Brunswick Naval Air Station
Natalie Conners
Armed Forces
Conners
David A. Marks
Humphrey L
Mrs Marie Hart 72 Bath Resident Dies After Illness
Mrs Marie V Hart 72 wife of George J Hart died Tuesday at Bath Memorial hospital after years of declining health. A Bath resident for 48 years she lived at 24 Elsinore Avenue born Aug 20 1885 in Miguleon St Pierre daughter of Peter and Julia Dollo. She came to the United States in 1908 and moved to Bath in 1910 working as a governess and later at Congress Sportswear Co. She was a member of St Marys Church. Surviving: husband two sons Paul J Bath Lt George L Hart US Navy born Miguleon sister Mrs George Legard St Pierre Miguleon brother Joseph Dollo France a daughter Mrs Marie A Anotniewicz Philippine Islands five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be at Leslie C Shumway funeral home with mass at St Marys Saturday morning. Rosary Friday night and visitation Thursday. Burial Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie V. ‘Hart
George J. Hart
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath
Congress Sportswear Co
Hart
St. Mary's
Marie A. Anotniewicz
Philippine Islands
Paul J
George L. Hart
U. S. Navy
Long Beach
Calif
George Legard
St. Pierre
Miguleon
Joseph Dollo
France
Leslie C. Shumway
High Street
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
Oak Grove
Mrs Elizabeth Bertrand 66 dies at Walpole home
Mrs Elizabeth M Bertrand 66 wife of Ralph E Bertrand died early Wednesday at her home 22 Floral street Born in Bristol August 27 1892 she was daughter of Melvin and Alice Alley Thompson She attended Central Congregational church and OES Gene sia chapter She leaves two sons Merrill E Chute of Walpole and Kenneth M Chute USAF in England two daughters Dorothy E Ellingwood of Bristol and Eleanor L Woodward of Walpole four sisters Mabel Otis of South Bristol Arthur House and Harold Chisholm of Damariscotta and Doris Rice of Bath six grandchildren two great grandchildren Funeral is Saturday at 2 pm from Walpole church Burial at Walpole cemetery Visiting hours 7 to 9 pm Thursday and Friday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth M. Bertrand
Ralph E. Bertrand
Floral Street
Bristol
Melvin
Alice Alley Thompson
Central Congregational Church
Genesia
O.E.S
Merrill E. Chute
Walpole
Kenneth M. Chute
U.S.A
England
Dorothy
A. F. Mayo & Son
Funeral service for Frances Wallace held August seventh
Funeral service for Mrs Frances Wallace was conducted Aug 7 at 130 pm from A F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence. Rev H Macy White head formerly Phippsburg pastor officiated. Bearers were George A Morong Jr Lawrence D Morong Howard E Morong Frederick Libby John Libby and Fred Hersom. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove. Alex A Burden will return to duties as Assistant Treasurer Bath Savings Institution on Monday after a two week vacation with family at Birch Point Summer residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wallace
A. F. Mayo & Son
H. Macy Whitehead
Phippsburg
George A. Morong, Jr
Lawrence D. Morong
Howard E. Morong
Frederick Libby
John Libby
Fred Hersom
Oak Grove
Alex A. Burden
Middle Street
Bath Savings Institution
Birch Point
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Hill-Burton
Robert Graffam
New Hampshire
Wiscasset
Dr. Perkins
Petzholds
Penny
U. of N. H
Ralph M. Pratt, Jr
Gordon Clark
Fred Scheffer
Paulette Eickmar
Pemaquid Point
D. W. Staffeld
Helen Solomons
Clifford Florence
Lynn
Lloyd Pinkham
Reggie Pinkham
Franz Stevens
Portland
Randall Cook
Carl Rowe
Carl, Jr
Kittery
Harold Rowe
Laura Cochrane
Myricks
Arthur
Joseph Kelley
Leon Kelley
Victor Pinkham
Franklin McNeil
William Marr
Rose Wilkens
Livermore Falls
Marion Stevens
Exeter
Frank Allard
South Danville
N. H., Passed Sunday With Miss Stevens’ Mother, Mrs. J. G. Stevens
Gilbert Lewis
Cannon Cottage
Arthur Berry
Westbrook
Kathleen Rittall
Truman Chase
Fairfield
Kearney
N. J
Ohio River
India
Disfiguri
Republic
Reputatio
Harmoniz
Pierce
Mist
Village
Owns
Pismire
NVO
Wood River
Fis
Bnas Nursery Board
Ethel Trask
Ambhurst
Ada Deering
Washington Street
Marie V. Hart
E. M. Bertrand
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