Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach Camp Meetings Set
The 1950 Old Orchard Camp Meetings open Friday near the Atlantic in a pine grove with international and national speakers and top brass bands. General Albert Orsborn will headline Aug 26 and 27 with sermons on world Salvation Army work. sessions run daily through Aug 28 with free admission.
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Old Orchard
Salvation Army
New England
Pine Grove
Atlantic Ocean
William H. Fox
Albert Orsborn
London
England
Colonel Fox
Williamses of Fort Worth Welcome Dwight Arden Williams
Mr and Mrs Jack Williams of Fort Worth Texas celebrate the birth of a son Dwight Arden Williams born August 7 Eleanor Bertrand mother in law is daughter of Mr and Mrs George Bertrand of 701 Washington Street
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Jack Williams
Fort Worth
Tex
Dwight Arden Williams
Williams
Eleanor Bertrand
George Bertrand
Washington Street
Mary Noftall Weds in Church Ceremony at St Mary’s
Mary Elizabeth Noftall married Cpl. Dale B. Whittaker in a St Mary’s church wedding. The ceremony was performed by Rev Timothy C Maney with a reception at Bath Country Club. The couple, from Bath and Gorham, plan a White Mountains trip then a New Meadows cottage stay.
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St. Mary's Church
Mary Elizabeth Noftall
Dale B. Whittaker
Timothy C. Maney
Bath Country Club
James I. Nostall
Forest Road
Morse High School
Gorham State Teachers College
Cpl. Whittaker
Grace Gates
Arrowsic
Littleton
N. H
Georgetown
U. S. Air Force
Tyndall
Fla
Jannette Bennett
William MacNamara
Barbara Wyman
Gorham
Marilyn Weymouth
Morrill
Barbara Largay
Bath
Mary Nostall
Miss Wyman
Phillip Ames
Albert
Arthur Berry
Cynthia Moses
Algernon Shorette
Barbara Allen Stackhouse
Harbor
Joseph Dionne
Derry
Edna Dicky
Salem
Marjorie Eames
Newfane
Celia Gross
Theodore Stackhouse
Harbor's Side
Keith Weymouth
Edward Ash
Somerville
Mass
Michael Conley
Albert Heyer
St. Johnsbury
L. A. Stuart
West Roxbury
Mary Skelton
Auburn
John A. Greenlaw
Newport News
Ibra Lawrence
Arrowsie
Vera Dexter
Louise Reynolds
Bath Schools Open September 12 For New Year
Bath schools will open on Tuesday September 12. Pupils who did not attend Bath last year must register at the superintendent of schools office in City Hall as soon as possible. The office hours are 9 to 5 Monday through Friday and 9 to 12 on Saturdays. Parent cooperation is urged.
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Bath
Record Ohio River Flood Peak Reaches 1937 Level
The 1937 flood remains the highest on record for the Ohio River, with water reaching unprecedented levels that year. Authorities and engineers note the event as a historic benchmark in regional flood history and river management.
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Ohio River
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Directors Meet
The Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary held its monthly meeting with Mrs. James Gillies Jr. presiding in the hospital auxiliary room. Treas. Mrs. Charles B. Doyle reported finances, and committees listed purchases and issued supplies including pitchers glasses towels and coverings. Nine ministers contributed 20 hours of visiting, while bandage and Cozy Corner committees noted volunteer hours and personnel. Members present included Mrs. Gillies Doyle Singer Millaney Sewall Shaughnessy Voorhees Shaw Small Murphy and Katz.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
James Gillies, Jr
Charles B. Doyle
Dean Shaw
Eastham Guild
C. Clifford Sargent
Harold P. Small
Joseph Mullaney
William Kelley
Cozy Corner
G. Thomas Murphy
James A. Gillies, Jr
Isadore Singer
Joseph Millaney
Sumner Sewall
William Blair
Helen Shaughnessey
W. J. Voorhees
Harold Small
Lawrence G. Katz
Stork Shower for Mrs Leon White Held at 815 High
Mrs David Desmond hosted a stork shower at 815 High Street Tuesday for Mrs Leon White. The gifts were arranged in a blue pink white crib and refreshments were served later by the hostess with many guests including Mrs Herbert White and others from East Brunswick Waterville New York City and nearby.
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David Desmond
High Street
Leon White
Herbert White
Henry White
Everett Comeau
Leonard Smith
Howard Farr
Kenneth Jaquith
Lucy Desmond
Beal Bride Weds Madden in St Marys Church
Miss Muriel Fay Beal daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude A Beal of Woolwich married Hugh Edward Madden son of former city councilor H Joseph Madden and the late Mrs Madden at St Marys Church rectory with Rev John E Bellefontaine officiating. The couple attended by Lawrence Pecci and Miss Katherine Frates of Bath. Both graduates of Morse High School in 1949 with honors. Mrs Madden works as a stenographer for the Maine Department of Agriculture. Mr Madden belongs to Battery B 703rd AAA Battalion and was inducted into Federal service Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Fay Beal
Claude A. Beal
Woolwich
Hugh Edward Madden
H. Joseph Madden
Madden
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
John E. Bellefontaine
Lawrence Pecci
Katherine Frates
Bath
Maine Department of Agriculture
703Rd Aaa
Engagement of Jacqueline Pert to John Fossett Announced
Mr and Mrs Perleston L Pert announce the engagement of their daughter Jacqueline to John William Fossett of Portland son of Mr and Mrs Edward C Fossett of Belfast formerly Bath Miss Pert a Morse High School class of 1945 graduate and National Honor Society member works in the Bath Iron Works office Fossett Bristol High School class of 1942 graduate and World War II Navy veteran now employed by the Portland Press Herald The wedding is set for September 30
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Perleston L. Pert
Middle Street
Jacqueline
John William Fossett
Portland
Edward C. Fossett
Belfast
Bath
Miss Pert
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works Corp
Fossett
Bristol High School
Anne Returns Home After Weekend at Thompson Lake
Mrs. Anne travels from Thompson Lake to her Washington street home after visiting with Ingrid Anderson and Mrs. Roger Lake. Anderson accompanied Anne home and made a return call on her during the two day visit.
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Washington Street
Ingrid Anderson
Thompson Lake
Oxford
Mrs. Anderson
Anne
Roger Lake
Ingrid
Playground Picnic Signals End of Succ Season
Children from city playgrounds gather at Rockill Inn West Bath for the tenth annual playground and play day sponsored by the Recreation Association. Buses transport participants from 8 45 am with races games prizes and a tug of war featured. An all day event aims to showcase this summer’s activities with hundreds of children and prizes awarded in age grouped events. An excellent feed of hot dogs sandwiches and sweets will be served by supervisors and volunteer parents noon.
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Rockill Inn
West Bath
Bath Lions Club Announces West Bath Clambake
Lions club members plan the annual outing and clambake at Rich's Mountain West Bath this Sunday. Tickets available from A. Hallet & Co drug store or Eastern Gas & Appliance Co by Friday night. Events include motor boat races at 11 a.m. clambake at 1 p.m. sailboat races at 3 p.m. with swimming and field events.
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Lions Club
Lions
Rich’s Mountain
West Bath
A. Hallet & Co
Eastern Gas & Appliance Co
New Meadows River Regatta Association
Portland Yacht Club
Regatta Association
Hamblett Family Holds A Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Hamblett of 23 Pratt Street entertained relatives for a Tuesday family reunion at their home. Attendees included James and John Donahue of Framingham Massachusetts and Ernest and Arthur Hamblett of Bath with Rev. J E Dougherty Katherine Anne Dougherty and Mrs Ernest Jacobs and Mrs Kathleen Jacobs. Edward Hamblett of Missouri was absent. Father Dougherty and Katherine Dougherty and Mr and Mrs James Donahue departed today for a trip through Nova Scotia and the Gaspe peninsula.
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Edward B. Hamblett
Pratt Street
James Donahue
James
John
Framingham
Mass
Robert Hamblett
Ernest
Arthur Hamblett
Bath
J. E. Dougherty
Springfield
Katherine Anne Dougherty
Ernest Jacobs
Kathleen Jacobs
Hamblett
Edward Hamblett
Edward
Missouri
Dougherty
Katherine
Nova Scotia
Gaspe Peninsula
Birthday party for Miss Green honors 13th milestone
Miss Bernice Green daughter of Mr and Mrs Leland Green celebrated her 13th birthday at home 1020 High Street with lawn games prizes a house gathering and buffet. A Girl Scout shaped cake inspired gifts included money. Guests listed include Malcolm Hamilton Roberta Hamilton Janice Pecci Alice Green Barbara Landrey Joan Smart Betsy Douglas Harry Wilson Bobby Champagne Jeffrey LaRochelle Johnny Green and more.
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Bernice Green
Leland Green
High Street
Malcolm Hamilton
Roberta Hamilton
Janice Pecci
Alice Green
Barbara Landrey
Joan Smart
Betsy Douglas
Harry Wilson
Bobby Champagne
Jeffrey LaRochelle
Clinton Wilson
Johnny Green
Mike Burden
Joe Melrose
Roy Richter
Leeman
Blanche Locke
Hinckleys of Stamford Visit Cousin in Robinson Street
Mr and Mrs Galen Hinckley of Stamford Connecticut were lunch room guests Tuesday of Mrs Ethel McElroy on Robinson street.
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Galen Hinckley
Stamford, Conn
Cosmopolitan Club Observes Forestry and Conservation Day
The Cosmopolitan Club held Forestry and Conservation Day with Mrs. Granville Colby as speaker. A noon picnic, a 2 pm business session, and slides on forestry followed. August 30 was urged as State Park Day at Augusta with a visit planned to Topsham Garden Flower Show.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Granville Colby
Linwood Boardman
State Park
Augusta
Topsham Garden
Charles Small
Margaret Footte
Morris Povich
Alice Johnson
Colby
Bernard MacDonald
James Knight
Margaret Foote
Fred Quimby
Emerton Gross
Boardman
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Bristol
Urges Purchase of Resuscitator for Bath Police
A Bath letter urges acquiring a portable resuscitator for rapid artificial respiration after a drowning in Winnegance. The writer Gar Groves of Woolwich argues a 350 dollar device would save time and lives, proposing city funds or public donations to equip the Bath Police.
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Winnegance
Bath
Bath Iron Works
BIW
L. L. Groves
Three Bath High Grads Enlist in Navy for Great Lakes
Morse high school class of 1950 graduates James Jones David Pinkham and Louis Mihalos have enlisted in the United States Navy and left for Great Lakes training station Illinois Mihalos will train as a machinist, a vocation he excelled in during high school.
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Morse High School
United States Navy
Great Lakes
Illinois
James Jones
Roland E. Jones
Washington Street
David Pinkham
Joseph E. Pinkham
High Street
Louis Mihalos
Nicholas S. Mihalos
Mihalos
Pre-nuptial shower honors Miss Lorette St. Pierre
A Friday evening shower at Mrs. William Grimard's home in Brunswick honored Miss Lorette St. Pierre before her August 19 wedding to Joseph Grimard. Guests from Brunswick Topsham Bath and beyond enjoyed a mock wedding, a pastel decorated house, and a buffet lunch with gifts and flowers.
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William Grimard
Federal Street
Lorette St. Pierre
Joseph Grimard
Brunswick
Miss St. Pierre
Omer St. Pierre
Annie St. Pierre
Oral Thibeault
Claire Thibeault
Janet Thibeault
Mae Roberts
Henry Lacasse
Sophie Dubreuil
Jean Boucher
Georgette Bernier
Ovide Bernier
Paul Dufresne
Josephine Farris
Dawn Jamison
Helen Cote
Irene Cote
Topsham
North Grammar names new principal and Dike school vacancy
Superintendent Loring Addison announces Maurice H. Clark of Presque Isle as North Grammar principal. Paul Scammon moves from North Grammar to Dike school to replace Leon Beale who resigns to work for Oakhurst Dairy Co. Clark, a 1948 Farmington State Teacher College graduate, has coached and taught in Mapleton and Richmond and is married with one child.
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Loring Addison
Maurice H. Clark
Presque Isle
North Grammar School
Paul Scammon
Dike School
Leon Beale
Dike
Oakhurst Dairy Co
Clark
Farmington State Teacher's College
Springfield College
Mapleton
Richmond
Rotary Club Clambake Delights Members at Rock Hill Inn
Approximately fifty Rotarians and their ladies enjoyed a Maine clambake at Rock Hill Inn. Joe Larrabee, known as Clambake King, provided lobsters and corn on the cob as George Sargent led community singing and William Mennealy played accordion. Guests included Ruth Mack of Quincy, David Dickson Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. A Lincoln Anderson of Kneesburg Col.
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Maine
Rock Hill Inn
Joe Larrabee
George Sargent
William Mennealy
Ruth Mack
Quincy
Mass
David Dickson, Jr
A. Lincoln Anderson
Kneesburg
Col
Bowdoinham Annual Home Coming Guests Speak
Bowdoinham Ridge Baptist church hosted Home Coming Sunday with Rev. Mil dred Huffman from East Winthrop delivering the sermon. A reception followed with picnic lunches. Invitations were issued for the June wedding of Annie Allen and Rodney Russell MacArthur at the Averys Summer home on Orrs Island. Additional notes mention Rev. I B Estabrook of Dorchester MA as guest speaker and various local personals and military updates.
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Bowdoinham Ridge Baptist Church
Mildred Huffman
East Winthrop Baptist Church
Avery Fides
Annie Allen
Rodney Russell MacArthur
Orrs Island
I. B. Estabrook
Dorchester
N. B
Russell MacPherson
Curtis
Maine Street
Holman
Bowdoinham Village
River Road
Louis Wilson
Philadelphia
Roy Edgecomb
Kathleen Turner
Hazel Turner
Post Road
Walter Reid Hospital
Washington, D. C
Pvt
Turner
Women’s Army Corps
Camp Lee
Texas
J. Richard Lambert
Frank Nile
Marine Corps Reserve
Augusta
Short Lobsters Case Faces Bath Man at City Court
Harrison Bowie of Bath paid a $50 fine and $4.70 in costs after pleading guilty to possessing 10 short lobsters. Bowie admitted guilt at arraignment before Municipal Court Judge Gardiner R. Deering on Wednesday morning. Coastal Warden Swansea G. Burns arrested Bowie at Small Point.
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Harrison Bowie
Bath
Bowie
Gardiner R. Deering
Swansea G. Burns
Small Point
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Senter’s, Inc
Yd. Reg
Jacquard
Old Orchard Beach
First Federal Savings
4Loan Association
Front ST. Bath,me
Mary E. Noftall
Cpl
Bath Lions Club
Hamblett Family
Miss Green
Bath Police Department
NAVY
North Grammar
Scammon
Rotary Club
Dorothy Patrick
Arthur Franz
Day Ves of
Sherwood Forest
Wtech Leels
Scott Au Mona Tia
Federal
Tobe
Bailey
North St
Bath, Maine
Bowdoinham
Ann Blyth Farley
Joan Evans
W.T. Grant
Center St
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