Three Day Art Show Brightens Bath Hospital Fair
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary sponsored three day art show last week at the Torrey home on Washington street. Nine artists exhibited works including Barbara Sargent and local hosts and committees organized refreshments and ticketing for the event, part of the Bath hospital fair and shipbuilding anniversary celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
America
Bowen
Torrey
Washington Street
Barbara Sargent
Martin V.b. Sargent
Winter Street Congregational Church
Stephen Emier
Harpswell
James Elliott
West Bath
William Zorach
Marguerite Zorach
Dahlev Spear
Jason Schoener
Georgetown
Gertrude Tiemer
Candy’s Harbor
Jeanna Dale Bearce
Brunswick
Cosmopolitan Club Holds August Meeting at Mrs Smiths Cottage
Cosmopolitan Club members gathered at Rock Haven, Foster's Point, for the August meeting hosted by Mrs. Joseph J. Smith. Guests included Mrs. Kath a Saunders of Mt. Holly. plans were made for fall projects and upcoming picnics and corn roasts at Cumberland and Quimby street homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Joseph J. Smith
Rock Haven
Foster's Point
Albert Whitney
Loring Aderton
Houston
Daniel Matter
William Bryant
Wilson's Mills
Drama Club
Cumberland
Carl Pierce
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Granville Colby
Quimby Street
Charles Small
Louis Petlock
Frank Saunders
James Knight
Nellie D'Arcy
Fred Quimby
Dallas Crabtree
J. Arthur Burgess
Harold Avery
Maude McQuaide
Warren Hawley
Gerard Billington
Bernard Knight
Linwood Boardman
Edward Murphy
Roscoe McFadden
Rachael Nichols
Mildred Nichols
Katha Saunders
Mt. Holly
Vachon Family Plans Weld Lake Vacation at Mt Blue Park
Mrs. David Vachon and children Timothy Christopher and Jean of 295 Washington Street depart this weekend for Webb Lake at Mt. Blue State Park in Weld to vacation until Labor Day. On Aug 24 they will be joined by Mr Vachon for his annual Harding plant vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Vachon
Timothy
Christopher
Jean
Washington Street
Webb Lake
Mt. Blue State Park
Weld
Vachon
Hardings
Annual Summer Service At Alna Church Aug 18
The Old Alna Meeting House hosts its annual Summer service at 3 p.m. Sunday August 18 with Rev Dr Lawrence A Averill as speaker. Built in 1789 the historic Puritan church draws visitors for a single yearly service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alna Meeting House
Lawrence A. Averill
Maine
Alna
George Washington
Meeting House
Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Callan at Quaker Point Cottage
Mrs. Richard J. Callan of Woolwich was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs. Warren Rogers and others at the Callan cottage in West Bath. A varied gifts presentation and social hour with refreshments followed. attendees included many local ladies and gift senders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Callan
Woolwich
Warren Rogers
Frederick Sturtevant
Robert Philbrick
James Callan
Callan Cottage
Quaker Point
West Bath
Faith McKay
Roy McNeil
Edgar Leavitt
Nicholas Kakos
Edward McCulloch
William Dutton
Donald Sylvester
James Young
Morris Smart
Henry DeGraff
Clarence Irish
Aubrey Steen, Jr
Malcolm Varney
Couple returns from Quebec City and Bar Harbor vacation
Mr and Mrs Frank Allegrin of High street and Mr and Mrs Bernard Comeau of Russell street came home Friday after a trip to Quebec City and Bar Harbor during Mr Comeau s annual Hyde Windlass Co vacation period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Allegrin
High Street
Bernard Comeau
Russell Street
Quebec City
Bar Harbor
Mr. Comeau
Hyde Windlass Co
Johnson tosses four wild pitches in one inning
In 1914 Walter Johnson delivered four wild pitches in a single inning, a major league record that still stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Johnson
Bowdoin College To Build New Dormitory
Bowdoin College will break ground for a new dormitory housing about 64 students on Monday at 4 PM near Hyde Hall. President James S. Coles announced the project funded from unrestricted college funds with future contributions planned to replace the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin College
James S. Coles
Hyde Hall
College Street
Cales
Widgery Thomas
Portland
Bowdoin Board of Overseers
Harold L. Berry
Leonard A. Pierce
Fred L. Putnam
Houston
John C. Pickard
Greenville
Del
Donovan PD. Lancaster
Samuel A. Ladd, Jr
John F. Brush
Former Bath Man Named To Post With TV Station
Merritt C. Trott, a Bath native and son of Mrs. Wilfred Trott, has been named an account executive for WTIC-TV Hartford. He brings 18 years in advertising sales including nine in TV, and comes from WBAL-TV Baltimore where he was assistant sales manager. He is a Morse High and University of Maine graduate, married with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt C. Trott
Bath
Wilfred Trott
Marshall Avenue
Wtic-Tv
Hartford
Conn
Paul W. Morency
Travelers Broadcasting Service Corp
Trott
Morse High School
University of Maine
Washington Post
Nation
Capitol
Wbal-Tv
Baltimore
Stork Shower Honors Mrs Robert Adams At Home
Mrs Robert Adams was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted at Miss Carole Oliver’s High Street home. Attending guests included Miss Rita Chamberland Mrs Robert Gaudet Mrs Nell Whitmer and many more in this social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Adams
Cit
Carole Oliver
John LaMarre
Margaret Kane
Ann Palmer
Clarence Cunningham
Miss Oliver
High Street
Rita Chamberland
Robert Gaudet
Nell Whitmer
Lloyd Beers
Geraldine Toothaker
Charles Wood
Sally Wood
Rowena Marsh
Richard Minott
Maurice Owen
William Adams
Madelyn Rowe
Vivian Crowley
Ella Bonang
Elizabeth Driscoll
David Mullin
Donald Conroy
Sherwood Francis
Thomas Whitmer
Marion Cain
Frances Grover
Thomas Decourcey
Robert Cummings
Ladies Aid Picnic Planned at Brighams Cove Cottage
Winter Street Congregational Ladies Aid schedules a Thursday summer picnic at Mrs. Ernest Freeman’s Brigham’s Cove cottage. A chartered bus departs the church at 10 a.m. Attendees bring own lunches. desserts and beverages provided by the hostess. Rain postponement possible. Auxiliary members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
Winter Street
Betts Announces Engagement of Patricia Anne Betts
Mr and Mrs Lyman Betts of Hawthorn California announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Anne to Richard Gibbs of Brooklyn New York. Patricia is a 1956 Leuzinger High School graduate majoring in journalism and was feature editor of the school paper. Richard Gibbs is the son of Mrs Florence Gibbs of Brooklyn and the late James Gibbs and serves in the U S Navy aboard the USS Saint Paul at Long Beach California. A fall wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Betts
Hawthorn
Calif
Bath
Patricia Anne
Richard Gibbs
Brooklyn
N. Y
Miss Betts
Leuzinger High School
Lawndale
Gibbs
Florence Gibbs
James Gibbs
Tilden
U. S. Navy
USS
Saint Paul
Long Beach
Hatch Family Returns From Visit In Adams Court
Mr and Mrs William J Hatch and their children of New York City returned home after two weeks with Mr and Mrs Maurice C Hatch of 19 Adams Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Hatch
New York City
Aurice C. Hatch
Adams Court
Winter Street Ladies Aid Guests Enjoy Summer Outing
Members of the Winter Street Congregational Ladies Aid were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. David Y. Alkazin at their Robin Hood cottage for a summer outing. Attendees included Mrs. W. H. McGlinchy, Mrs. Percy Bailey, Miss Winnie Durgin, Miss Alice Varney, Miss Susan Reed, and many others from Woolwich and Bloomsburg, Pa. A picnic lunch preceded afternoon entertainment with card games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Winter Street Congregational Church
David Y. Alkazin
Robinhood
Raymond Welch
Clifford B. Wilband
Thomas Black
Bloomsburg
Charles B. Doyle
Edward Morse Celebrates 13th Birthday at Summer Party
Edward W. Morse received a Saturday afternoon party in Mesudonbrook for his 13th birthday. Attended by friends and relatives including Nancy Merchant Janet King Judy Libby Gerry Robbins Jane Ellen Perkins Nancy Drake Linda Drake Ellen Sanborn Carol Oliver Ronald Rittall Ned Robbins Dennis Perkins and more, with a trip to Bushy Island for swimming and a roast, followed by cake cut by Mrs Dorothy Lermond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Morse
Elmer Morse
Mesudonbrook
Edward
Herbert M. Lermond
Bushy Island
Lermond
Dorothy Lermond
Bath Memorial Hospital hosts golf week tourney results
109 cards turned in Thursday at Bath Golf Club as Bath Memorial Hospital golf week continues today and Sunday. Mens division winners include A M Main Jr and Earl Wade tied at 32, with multiple players finishing 33 to 35. Women’s division top scorer Katherine Robinson led with 36, followed by Doris Billings and Adele Hobel at 37, many others in the high 30s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Golf Club
Mer
A. M. Main, Jr
Earl Wade
Fred Engert
John Leonard
William Kelley
Howard Mayo
Edward Sewall, Jr
Tony Toothauker
Clarence Irish
Rooney E. Ross, Jr
Francis A. Winchenbach
Joseph Nolan
Fred Morton
Katherine Robinson
Doris Billings
Adele Hobel
Bertha Caro
Frances McFadden
Patricia Mulcahy
Shirley Coombs
Hope Hersom
Ruth Dearborn
Ladies Aid Outing at Bonnie Brook Farm East Brunswick
Central Congregational church groups hold an all day outing at the home of Mrs. Carleton W. Andrews at Bonnie Brook Farm East Brunswick. Evelyn Whitney of Topsham presents a liquid embroidery exhibit during the afternoon. Attending members include Maude Longley Emma Ehlers Veltora Small Maude McQuaide Grace Gowr Nellie Sprague Lorraine Troup Marila Morse Nellie Lord Charlotte Longfellow Marguerite Cutting Margaret Miller Mary Miller Mary Larrabee Eleanor Ferguson Amy Swanson Edith MacKenzie Susie Anderson Gladys Hendershot Velzora Pow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
Central Congregational Church
Carleton W.andrews
Bonnie Brook Farm
East Brunswick
Evelyn Whitney
Topsham
Maude Longley
Emma Ehlers
Veltora Small
Maude McQuaide
Grace Gowr
Nellie Sprague
Lorraine Troup
Marila Morse
Nellie Lord
Charlotte Longfellow
Marguerite Cutting
Margaret Miller
Mary Miller
Mary Larrabee
Eleanor Ferguson
Amy Swanson
Edith MacKenzie
Susie Anderson
Gladys Hendershot
Velzora
Woman's Purse Returned After 11 Minutes in Bath
A Bath shopper misplaced a purse containing about 600 dollars and checks while in the business district. Eleven minutes later First National Store staff alerted authorities that the purse had been found in the store, ending a brief loss for the woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
First National
Maine Morgan Horse Show Set for Woolwich August 18
The sixth annual Maine Morgan Horse Show sponsored by the Maine Morgan Horse Club will start at 1 p.m. Sunday August 18 at Kenn'bee Morgan Horse Farm in Woolwich Maine. About thirty registered Maine horses are expected to compete across classes including Western Pleasure harness trail child rider judges mare and foal and 4 H. Margaret Gardiner is entry secretary and Harland McCobb ring secretary with parking and tickets run by South Woolwich Fire Department. This marks the third season the event is held at Kennebo farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Morgan Horse
Maine Morgan Horse Club
Kenn'bee Morgan
Woolwich
Maine
Margaret Gardiner
Harland McCobb
Dresden
South Woolwich
Reports Outlined for Garden Club Monday Meeting
Cosmopolitan Garden club met at Mrs. Granville Colby’s home for a picnic and meeting. Mrs. Dennison outlined the Togus project and flower distribution dates at the Veterans’ hospital. plans included a Christmast card sale and a banquet for Delta Kappa Gamma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Granville Colby
Quimby Street
CSS
William Dennison
Veterans’ Hospital
Dennison
Alice Johnson
Maude McQuaide
Delta Kappa Gamma
James Knight
Maude McGuaide
Mabel Harris
Mildred Nichols
Hospital Fair Fund
Garden Club
Cosmopolitan Club
Elizabeth Moffatt
Annie Colby
Mary Quimby
Quimby
Stork Shower Honoring Mrs. Richard Hart at Winneganse
Mrs. Richard Hart of Winneganse was guest of honor at a Monday stork shower hosted by Mrs. Charles Hart and Mrs. Doris Wallace at Wallace residence 12 Deering Street. Gift table displayed pink and white bows as guests including June Lesier Nettie Hughes Thelma Skillin Alma Hollbrook Madelyn Freeman Roger Dunning Edna McLean Paul Wallace Priscilla Ryan Linda Ryan Nancy Hart Shirley Hart Patricia Holbrook Beverly Hughes Harold Hart Geneva Beals Sara Hughes attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hart
Winnegance
Charles Hart
Doris Wallace
Linda Ryan
Nancy Hart
Shirley Hart
Patricia Holbrook
Beverly Hughes
Harold Hart
Geneva Beals
Sara Hughes
Customer Inspection Day at CMP Center on Route 1
Central Maine Power Co will hold a Customer Inspection Day Friday at its new service center on U S Route 1 between Brunswick and Bath. Visitors from Sagadahoe County and nearby towns can view demonstrations including pole top rescue, trenching and a new electronic range that cooks with radio energy. The one story concrete block facility spans 148 feet by 215 feet with 20 000 square feet, set back 350 feet for parking. CMP centralized stock rooms and records to improve service and offset rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Power Co
U. S
Brunswick
Bath
OCMP
CMP
Sagadahoe County
Yarmouth
Freeport
Lisbon Falls
Harpswell
Central Maine Power Company
J. H. Miller, Inc
Bath- Brunswick Realty Co
Reserve Hospital Unit Completes Annual Training at Camp Drum
The 333d General Hospital Maine’s lone Army Reserve unit finishes its two week annual field training at Camp Drum New York. Four Bath area residents are in the unit including Lt Col Harry M Wilson as surgical chief Maj Mary L Timmerman oversees food service and Col Charles W Steele commands. Air travel marked the early departure from Portland with emplane at the airport August 3. The unit is to return to Maine with arrival at Portland airport expected in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
333D General Hospital
Maine
Camp Drum
N. Y
333D
Bath
Harry M. Wilson
Middle Street
Massachusetts National Guard
Mary L. Timmerman
Iris Island
Co-Workers Class Entertained by Mrs Wakefield
Members of the Co-Workers Class of the First Baptist church were entertained Tuesday evening at the Oak street home of Mrs. William Wakefield. The program included singing devotions and Bible quizzes under Mrs. Ora Parks and Mrs. Lila Flace with refreshments served by the hostess and Mrs. Bertha Furber. The next meeting is planned for September 10 at Mrs. Bertha Furber’s Bedford road home with committees named for devotions refreshments and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Workers
First Baptist Church
Oak Street
William Wakefield
Bertha Furber
Lina Butler
Lila Place
Ora Parks
Lila Flace
Bedford Road
Nella Stover
Ora Dauphin
Madelyn Dunton
Sherritts Visit Medford Guests Before Atlantic Trip
Mr and Mrs Clarence Sherritt of Medford Massachusetts were Sunday night guests of Mrs Donald Bruce at Brighams Cove before traveling to Bar Harbor to catch the Blue Nose Ferry to Nova Scotia en route for a cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Sherritt
Medford
Mass
Donald Bruce
Brigham's Cove
Sherritts
Bar Harbor
Nova Scotia
Bowdoinham Homecoming Events and Local Visits
Bowdoinham held its annual Home Coming at Bowdoinham Ridge Brick church with Go To Church Sunday observed by Merrymeeting Grange and guests from Sagadahoc Bowdoin Center and Richmond organizations. Rev. Royal Brown spoke on Angels in Disguise. Local residents attended. several families from Bath, Fryeburg, Brunswick and Richmond were noted as visitors or visitors’ hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham Ridge
Grange
Merry Meeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Richmond Corner
Sagadahoc
Bowdoin Center
Enterprise of
Richmond
Royal Brown
Maine
Angels In Disguise
Raymond Libby
Jason Merrill
Bath
Charles A. Snow
North Conway
N. H
Mile
Fryeburg
Bowdoinham School
Stockton Springs
Margaret Gile
Fisher Road
Brunswick Hospital
Pauline Gordon Nickerson
Corpus Christi
Texas
Caleb Mitchell
Frederick Pauling
Elizabeth
Richard
Allan Dale
N. J
Carrie Johnson
Doris Mudglin
Linda
Illinois
Celma Fish Merrill
Harrison
Roger Robinson
Zina Maxwell
Alston Lancaster
Guy Webber
Edward Webber
Worcester
Mass
Mary
Howard Webber
Cal B Mitchell
Earl Brown
Candy’s Harbor
James Merrill
Thomaston
Evelyn MacEwen
Ruth
Edward Wilson
Philadelphia
Local Social Notes Highlight Weddings and Visits
Mrs Lauris Wilson spends time at their Summer home on Main Street. Albert Henderson and George Alterton host Monday guests from South Freeport. Ronald Frizzle of Kittery visits his brother and wife, Allan and Evelyn MacEwen. Evelyn MacEwen enters Bath hospital for surgery. Freddie Cheney honored at Jackie Nichols Lodge birthday dinner and dance. attendees include Penny Ricker Linda Lewis Frank Nile John Garland Lyford Beverage Jeanne Gallant Nancy Dodge and many others. Ruth Millay attends bridal shower for Wealthy Brown at Masonic Hall Litchfield. Brown to marry Earl Harvey of Bangor on Aug 29. Verona Prindall returns home from Gardiner General Hospital. Charles White of Winthrop visits friends. Leo Costello of Augusta visits Ralph MacEwen. Open house for Dr and Mrs Raymond Libby Richmond celebrates 40th wedding anniversary. Comfort Branch Sunshine Society hosts all day meeting at Malcolm Jewell home with John Jewell as hostess. Sgt James Allen of the U S Air Force returns to duties after 10 day leave with father Ed Allen and sister Mrs Burton Tome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauris Wilson
Main Street
Albert Henderson
South Freeport
George Alterton
Ronald Frizzle
Kittery
Allan Frizzle
Evelyn MacEwen
Bath Hospital
Jackie Nichols Lodge
Freddie Cheney
John Garland
Lyford Beverage
Jeanne Gallant
Nancy Dodge
Sandra Berner
Christine Tome
Elaine Merrill
Sheila Brown
Susan Fides
Linda Hackett
David Harriman
Thomas McAllister
John Clark
Richard Nile
Dennis Purington
Robert Curtis
Connie Herron
Carol Brewer
Barbara Kimball
Jack Gallant
Ruth Millay
Wealthy Brown
Masonic Hall
Litchfield
Miss Brown
Helen
Georgie Denham
Charles Hackett
Raymond Libby
Richmond
Comfort Branch
Sunshine Society
Malcolm Jewell
John Jewell
James Allen
U.S. Air Force
Ed Allen
Burton Tome
Prize Winning BIW Float On Display For Employes
The Bath Iron Works float from the hospital fair parade is on display in BIW main yard near the clock house from 11 30 a m to 4 30 p m today and at the Harding plant from 7 to 8 a m Thursday. Destroyer models on the float will be sold for Memorial hospital after the stamp ceremonies at city park tomorrow weather permitting. Ceremonies begin at 11 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
City Park
BIW
Harding
Memorial Hospital
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Torrey Home
Dean Shaw
Horace Morse
Victor Pert
Stanley Alexander
Arthur Perry
George F. Cary
Eugene P. Eberhard
Francis P. Doyle
Clarence B. Hill
Walter L. Beane
G. Thomas Murphy
Leonard Litchfield
William S. Blair
Russell S. Hitchcock
Duncan McInnes
Gerald Rioux
George Larrabee, Jr
Oliver Ellis
Joanna Bearce
Edward A. Cummings
Edward M. Butterfield
Par Onces Wood
Robert Powell
Mrs. Smith
Stork Shower
Front Street
Stork
Robert Adans
Winter Street Ladies Aid
Edward Morse
Ladies Aid of Central Church
Maine Morgan Horse Show
PN Sagat
Jan Sterling
Lakewood Inn
Skowhegan
Mrs. Wakefield
Wiscasset Theatre
Thurs
Eves
Tom Eweri
Anne Francis
Guy Madison
Felicia Farr
Sun Mon
Technicolor
Genevieve
Rock
Patricia Hardy
Fay Baker
Beau James
Vistavision
Bob Hope
Vera Miles
Arthur Freed
Fred Astaire
Cyd Charisse
Pd Claw
Columbia Pictures
Meadowbrook
Wiscasset
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Washington St
Real Estate and Insurance
Pownal State School
Box C
Newcastle
H. Simonton
Sasanoa Bluffs
P. O. Box
Senate On
North End
Real State and Insurance
Ec Street
Dial
Ada
Greenblatt
Hilltop
South End
Ada_ Y. Greenblatt
Union Street
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