Taft May Briefly Visit Bath En Route to Maine Rally
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio, likely GOP presidential standard bearer in 1952, may stop in Bath briefly Tuesday or Wednesday while journeying to or from a Maine Republican jamboree in Rockland. If Bath is included, the Bath Iron Works visit would occur on the Portland to Rockland leg or the return trip, with a definite time to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Bath
Rockland
Maine
Owen Brewster
Taft
Pine Tree
Harry C. Webber
The
Times
Knox Memorial
Thomaston
Maine Young Republican Council
Portland
Brewster
Iron Works
Engagement of Miss Jean Lermond to Richard Renshaw
The engagement of Miss Jean Hilda Lermond to Richard A. Renshaw was announced at a dinner party hosted by Mrs. Sonia. Lermond, from Bath area, is a Deer Isle student and Morse High graduate Private Renshaw is stationed at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. The couple has not set a wedding date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Hilda Lermond
Herbert M. Lermond
Wiscasset
Bath
Ruth Sonia
Pleasant Avenue
Portland
Richard A. Renshaw
Richard Renshaw
West Bath
Sonia
Lermond
Deering High
Renshaw
Morse High
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Civil Air Patrol Forming Cadet Squadron in Brunswick Area
Plans underway to form a Civil Air Patrol squadron serving Bath Brunswick Lisbon Falls and Freeport with cadet trainings starting this fall Cadet Richard Herrick of Brunswick named cadet sergeant and acting first sergeant Summer meetings are held to prep for regular fall classes Applications will be limited by squadron quota and early apply advised Information available at the Brunswick Armory on Thursdays Enrollment does not affect draft status CAP is a Air Force auxiliary and volunteers may withdraw at any time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Brunswick
Lisbon Falls
Freeport
Civil Air Patrol
Richard Herrick
CAP
Grenier Field
N. H
John Wishart
Air Force
Carole Ann Coombs Hosts Eighth Birthday Party
Carole Ann Coombs daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Coombs of 74 Washington street entertained her friends last Tuesday for her eighth birthday. Gifts were opened displayed and guests enjoyed pink and green decorations a decorated cake and refreshments. Assisting were Mrs Joseph Jenic and Miss Lelia Thornton with games prizes awarded to Edith Lowery Linda Ames David Jenic and Charles Morton. Invited guests included Martha Ellen Shepard Keela Mc Laughlin Janice McCabe Betty Jenic Jennifer McGuiggan Edith Lowery Linda Ames Karen McDonald Ann Coombs Alexander Luke Timmy Cahoon David Jenic Charles Morton David Haggett and Walter Coombs of this city and Margaret Edith Oliver of Popham Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Ann Coombs
Charles Coombs
Washington Street
Carole
Coombs
Joseph Jenic
Lelia Thornton
Edith Lowery
Linda Ames
David Jenic
Charles Morton
Martha Ellen Shepard
Keela McLaughlin
Janice McCabe
Betty Jenic
Jennifer McGuiggan
Karen McDonald
Margaret Lowery
Ann Coombs
Alexander Luke
Timmy Cahoon
David Haggett
Walter Coombs
This City
Margaret and
Edith Oliver
Popham Beach
Mrs Sturtevant Is Guest of Honor at London Sendoff
Mrs. W. H. McGlinchy hosted at 46 Winter Street on Thursday evening for her daughter in law Mrs. Frederic Sturtevant as she prepares to leave for London Eng where her husband Pfc Sturtevant is stationed with the U S Air Force. Many going away gifts were given and samba was played. Refreshments were served buffet style. Guests included Mrs Frances Clark Mrs Mercie McFadden Mrs Ernest Freeman Mrs Doris Tobey Mrs Carl Swanton Mrs Edgar Leavitt Mrs John Hart Mrs Edward Hamblett Mrs Sadie Tait Mrs Arthur Sturtevant Mrs Forest Barter and Miss Emma Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. McGlinchy
Winter Street
Frederic Sturtevant
London
Eng
Pfc. Sturtevant
U. S. Air Force
Sturtevant
Frances Clark
Mercie McFadden
Ernest Freeman
Doris Tobey
Carl Swanton
Edgar Leavitt
John Hart
Edward Hamblett
Sadie Tait
Arthur Sturtevant
Forest Barter
Emma Brown
Karen Hanna Birthday Party Held For Sixth Year
Karen Ann Hanna celebrated her sixth birthday with a party for friends at her home on Washington Street. Guests included Peter McMann Jeffery McMann Marilyn Leask Billy Atwood Karlene Saucier Peter Kara Ricky Worden Larry Worden and Janice Hanna. Mrs Doris Thistle attended the National Convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Boston while in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Ann Hanna
Mark P. Hanna
Washington Street
Peter and
Jeffery McMann
Marilyn Leask
Billy Atwood
Karlene Saucier
Peter Kara
Ricky and
Larry Worden
Janice Hanna
Doris Thistle
The
Loyal Temperance Legion
Sagadahoc County
Boston
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Statler
Mulvanity Johnson Wedding at Nazarene Church in Bath
Grace Edith Johnson wed Lieut. Donald Mulvanity in a candlelit First Church of the Nazarene ceremony. Attended by family from Bath, Methuen, and Brighton, the service featured double ring vows, a two tier cake, and a reception at the parsonage. The couple plans a brief new England trip before he reports to Camp Roberts in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Grace Edith Johnson
Edna Johnson
Court Street
Donald Mulvanity
John Mulvanity
Methuen
Mass
Curtis L. Stanley
the Nazarene Church
Robert Sharkey
Hero
Jeanette Bennet
Lucian Ames
Anne Mae Cummings
Bath
M Jeannette MacDonald
Betti Comeau
Brighton
John Albis
Gordon
Pre nuptial Shower Honors Verlyn Desjardin
A Monday evening shower for Miss Verlyn Desjardin was hosted by Mrs. Walter Thayer and Mrs. James Young at 39 Western Avenue. Guests included family and friends such as Mrs. Dorothy Young and Miss Aurdey Anderson. Desjardin will marry Walter Thayer Jr. on August 23 as Thayer’s family hosts the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verlyn Desjardin
Walter Thayer
James Young
Miss Desjardin
Walter Thayer, Jr
Western Avenue
Walter Desjardin
East Brunswick
Thayer
Hyde Windlass Co
Dorothy Young
Frances Norton
Mary Stover
Frances Gazette
Lois Hart
Anna Burnham
Ida Burnell
Elsie Crosby
Helen Crosby
Viola Melzard
Phyllis Dauphin
Susie Mae Darrah
Grace Young
Aurdey Anderson
Marion Anderson
Shirley McKenna
Madelyn Thayer
Norma Ferris
Elsie Thayer
Flora Thayer
Carol Thayer
Orel Desjardin
Atkin Family Returns From Newport Visit
Mr and Mrs Edward Atkin return with son Jerry and daughter Cynthia to Court Street after a week’s vacation in Newport Rhode Island where they visited Attorney Louis J Barry Jr and his wife Mrs Barry sister of Mrs Atkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Atkinson
Jerry
Cynthia
Court Street
Newport, R. I
Louis J. Barry, Jr
Barry
Atkinson
Former Hyde Windlass workers honored at Saturday clam bake
Sixteen retired Hyde Windlass Co. employees, including former vice president Cecil E. Paine and retired drafting chief Clarence E. Reed, will be special guests at the 13th annual clam bake on Saturday Aug. 18 at Brown's Field West Bath. The event closes the plant for the day and is hosted by Edwin F. Ramsey with meals prepared by Harold L. Safford Jr. Women workers enjoyed a previous day trip to Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Co
Brown's Field
West Bath
Cecil E. Paine
Clarence E. Reed
John Shaw
George W. Merrill
Frank H. Turner
Harold L. Safford, Jr
Boothbay Harbor
Three Appointed To Teaching Work In Rockland
Two Bath women and a West Bath man, Morse High School graduates, are named to Rockland School system teaching posts starting in September. Perry L. Thompson 2nd becomes industrial arts instructor at Rockland High. Dorothy M. Small is home economics teacher at Rockland High. Elizabeth H. Burgess will teach Grade 5 at Purchase Street school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
West Bath
Morse High School
Rockland
Perry L. Thompson
Edward K. Thompson
Rockland High
Dorothy M. Small
Madelyn Small
Granite Street
Rockland High School
Elizabeth H. Burgess
J. Arthur Burgess
Court Street
Purchase Street
Thompson
Gorham State Teachers College
U. S. Navy
Men's Athletic Association
The
Outing Club
Kappa Delta Fraternity
West Bath Grange
Miss Small
Farmington State Teachers College
Lambda Epsilon
Miss Burgess
University of Maine
Cumberland Center
Eliot
Display of Bath products attracts favorable comment
The Central Maine Power Co. office window on Front Street features Bath products. A picture of a destroyer built at Bath Iron Works sits behind a display of Commander sardines from Bath Canning Co. To the right are Oakhurst Dairy Co. samples such as milk ice cream and cottage cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Power Co
Front Street
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Bath Canning Co
Oakhurst Dairy Co
Engagement announced for Flora Bartlett and John Warner
Mrs. Estella A. Moriaty of New York City announces the engagement of her daughter Flora A. Bartlett of Woolwich to John W. Warner Sr. of Woolwich. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estella A. Moriaty
New York City
Flora A. Bartlett
Woolwich
John W. Warner, Sr
Weekend entertained by George Goodwin at Quaker Point
Mr and Mrs James Stanton of the Bronx NY and Mrs Fred Richmond of Phillips plus Mr and Mrs A M Currian of Bath were entertained over the weekend by Mr and Mrs George Goodwin at their cottage at Quaker Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stanton
The
Bronx
N. Y
Fred Richmond
Phillips
A. M. Currian
Bath
George Goodwin
Quaker Point
Bull Pup Sale Notes From Lewis Event
Mournful OCR reads listing for English bull pups with show pedigree details. Telephone contact appears as ae shay and date code 4-M1 with reference 8-9-3wp attributed to Lewis.
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Shay
Lewis
Reception Honors M Sgt Maurice Brown and Bride
Mr and Mrs Edward Hamblett hosted a Thursday evening at their Pratt street home for M Sgt Maurice Brown U S A and his German born bride Dorothy Feigert prior to their move to Phoenix Arizona. Guests included family and friends and the event featured a garden flower centerpiece by Miss Isabelle Burns and buffet refreshments in a decorated dining room setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Hamblett
Pratt Street
Maurice Brown
U.S. A
Phoenix
Ariz
Rome
Isabelle Burns
Sgt. Brown
Dorothy Feigert
Munich
Ger
New York City
Germany
Times
Bath
Maurice Brown, Jr
Elmer Higgins
Russell Hatch
Fred Bolduc
Cliff Leeman
Edward Burns
Raymond Bourget
Robert Brown
Linda Leeman
Millicent Ball
Robert Hamblett
Birthday Club Holds All Day Farm Meeting
The Birthday club gathered at the Lewiston home of Mrs. Pearl Windel for an all day event. Members celebrated birthdays of Mrs. Gladys Brimigion and others from Bath and Lewiston with box lunches, hot beverages, and a decorated cake. Indoor games and gifts followed a dinner hosted by Mrs. Windel with attendees from Bath and Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birthday Club
Pearl Windel
Lewiston
Gladys Brimigion
Evelyn Leighton
Bath
Lillian Robson
Hazel Grant
Doris Shooker
Dorothy Lord
Florence Albee
Grace Wing
Irene Lemieux
Blanche Morris
Surprise Party for Mrs Bernice Green at 14th Birthday
Miss Bernice Green daughter of Mr and Mrs Leland F Green of 1020 High street was treated to a surprise party Monday last week for her 14th birthday. Games dancing and cake with ice cream followed the presents from guests including Joan St Pierre Harry Barker Sue Hogarthy Freddie Baker Jenny Pecci David Pye Judy Holbrook Eddie Powers Jr Patty Atwood Brad Stover Peggy Hanscom Rodney Sirois Harrison Tipsword Bernice Green and Alice Green invited with the host's parents and Mr and Mrs Edwin Robinson and daughter Phyllis of Tenants Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Green
Leland F. Green
High Street
Joan St. Pierre
Harry Barker
Sue Hogarthy
Freddie Baker
Jennie Pecci
David Pye
Judy Holbrook
Eddie Powers, Jr
Patty Atwood
Brad Stover
Peggy Hanscom
Rodney Sirois
Harrison Tipsword
Gary Macy
Alice Green
Edwin Robinson
Phyllis
Harbor
Miss Edyth Ann Lowery Admitted To Memorial Hospital
Miss Edyth Ann Lowery, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas N Lowery of 62 Middle Street, entered Memorial hospital Monday as a medical patient for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edyth Ann Lowery
Thomas N. Lowery
Middle Street
Memorial Hospital
Bowdoinham Social Notes Include Weddings and Visits
Mrs Julia Connors hosted a birthday party for her daughters Glenna and Ruth with 17 guests and two heart shaped cakes. Pauline Tome married Vernon Tourtelette at Brunswick pastor Sheldon Christian’s home with a reception in Bowdoinham. They plan to reside there after a short wedding trip. Various residents and visitors are listed with weekend trips, visits, and hospital notes across Bowdoinham and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Connors
Glenna
Ruth
Guets
Pauline Tome
Edna Tome
Fisher Road
Vernon Tourtelette
Sheldon Christian
Brunswick
Bowdoinham
Mr. Tourtelette
New Members Rally For Maine Three Quarter Century Club
Scores of registrants join the Maine Three Quarter Century club for an August 22 meeting at Colby’s Mayflower Hill campus. The day includes greetings, music, group singing, box lunches, and contests run by members with Lions Club support from Waterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Maine Publicity Bureau
Colby
Mayflower Hill
Waterville Lions Club
Oldsters
Waterville
Waterville Lions
Local Guests and Vacation Notices
Gardiner residents visited Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gray on Friday. Miss Georgia Denham, book keeper for Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co., takes a two week vacation. Corp. Harry Tome of Hancock New Jersey spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Edna Tome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Clifford Gray
Georgia Denham
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co
Corp
Harry Tome
Hancock, N. J
Edna Tome
Legards Return From Washington Visit With Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Clifton Legard return from Washington D C with son Brian and daughter Roxanne. They visited Mrs Legards sister Mrs Joseph Ragusa in the capital and stayed with Mr and Mrs Stanley Duchnowsky in Wilmington Delaware. On the way home they stopped in New Britain Connecticut to see Mr and Mrs Daniel Wing, formerly of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Legard
Brian
Roxanne
Washington, D. C
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Neckerchiefs
Denier
J. J. Newberry
Bath, Maine
United States Senate
Jean Lermond
Cone
First Federal Savings «“Loan Association
Front ST. Bath, ME
Mrs. Sturtevant
Karen A. Hanna
H. Walter Thayer
Hyde Windlass Company
Charles Dunton
Federal Street
M. Sgt
Bailey’s Nordware
North &T
Maxwell Ward
Higgins Beach
Ruth Connors
Susan Fides
Orr’s Island
Norma Benner
Arlene Fossett
Glenna Connors
Richmond Camp Ground
Chester Hobart
Brunswick Hospital
William Raymond
Paula
Berlin
Raymond
River Road
Milton Douglas
Edwin Nettleton
Fitchburg
Fred White
Acad Disneys
Technicolor
Sun
Mon
Thor Heyerdaml
Best
Ward
Theva AY Ata
Lakewood
Lakewood Players
Reynolds Evans
Noel Coward
Jessica Tandy
Hume Cronyn
Jon Hall
Errol Flynn
Randolph Scott
Virginia City
Preston Foster
Virginia Grey
HA Davis
Aenan
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