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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1953
Page
5
Annie Harmon of Har street hosts Virginians Mr and Mrs Harry of Portsmouth with relatives from Portsmouth as Bath enjoys mild weather and a first Maine visit. The group plans a Canadian tour after Bath. Also noted are engagements and multiple family visits, a baptism, and a Birth of Cheryl Anne Coombs at Memorial hospital.
Miss Jane Stevens on annual vacation at Bath office of the Portland Press Herald. Mr and Mrs Daniel Wheeler of Dover Massachusetts announce the birth of son Daniel G Wheeler Jr at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital Boston Thursday morning. Mrs Wheeler daughter of H Augustus Huse of Court Street. Mr and Mrs Charles D Hunnewell of Park Avenue Portland spent Thursday with Mrs Hunnewell's mother Mrs James M Lavigne. Chandler E Rogers of Bath R F D 1 son of Edwin A Rogers arrived at Fort Dix New Jersey assigned to Co E 60th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Division. Miss Jerneen Doyle daughter of Jerome Doyle Russell Street is a medical patient at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Harold Smitt of Cumberland Maryland are visiting the Red House on Lincoln Street and summering with their son and wife Owen Smith of Falmouth Foreside.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Desmond of Lincoln street and Mr and Mrs Charles B Doyle of Brunswick road completed a ten day motor tour. They visited Quebec Montreal many towns in New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island totaling over 2500 miles. They viewed the bare tide at Monton and admired Charlottetown PEI. They returned home by Calais.
Herbert L. Murphy of Se arrived at Fort Dix New Jersey and was assigned to Co E 60th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Division. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Murphy formerly employed at Baron Works.
Mrs. Alice J Colby of 866 Washington Street has returned home from Maine General Hospital in Portland. Her friends are pleased by her recovery and homecoming.
Dr. M W Westermeyer departed Thursday for Camp Lawreweld in Weld to deliver four nutrition lectures for instructors. Mrs. Westermeyer completed a weeklong course there to become a Red Cross home nursing instructor. The couple returned home Friday evening. Also, Mr and Mrs Sumner Andrews of Linden New Jersey recently visited Mr and Mrs Dudley S Leavitt at their Meadowbrook summer home before heading home.
Miss Helen Beaulieu and Billy Vance of Washington D C were guests of Mr and Mrs Sylvia Langlais at 9 Office Drive. They were entertained by Patricia and Annette Langlais of Old Town during the overnight visit.
James C. Oliver of South Portland, a Democratic candidate for governor in 1952, visited Bath on Thursday. West Hartford residents Mr and Mrs William J Donovan and their three children vacation at the Morin cottage at Indian Point. Also staying there are Mr and Mrs Edward G Morin and son Edward Jr from Roselle Park NJ. Silas Bryant of 404 High Street has returned home from Thayer hospital in Waterville after several weeks as a patient.
Mrs Annette Densmore and her daughter Cynthia have relocated to New London Connecticut to be close to her husband who is stationed at the U S Naval Base there.
Mrs Grace Carroll former High street resident stays with Mrs Lena Shepard Harnden and her daughter on Cape Cod Massachusetts. The visit continues as family hosts a guest from Massachusetts.
Mr and Mrs Linwood Carr of North Harpswell have moved into their house and travel to Portland for a week at the home of their son Gerald Carr and his wife Mrs Gerald Carr.
Mrs Ralph O Dale returns to Middle street after a three week Birmingham visit with daughter and husband Dr and Mrs Brewster Sedgwick. They toured Niagara Falls on the way home and viewed Cinemera with Lowell Thomas narration praised as exceptionally real. Various relatives gathered at Richmond and Bath events with guests from Arrowsic Wichita and Danvers. Royal P Marr comes home from Maine General Hospital Portland after surgery.
Mrs Harold Carter and daughter Claudia with her parents Mr and Mrs Linwood S Carr and Linwood S Jr visited Greene to honor Carrie Frost turning 82 in June at the Frost home. Also guests included Mrs Clinton Smith and sister Mrs Cameron. Perley Dunbar and Misses Elsie and Alice Anderson spent a day with Mr and Mrs James Cameron of Dresden.
Capt. Joseph Rogers of Anniston Alabama stationed at Fort McClellan arrived in the middle of last week for a vacation at the Donnell cottage at Popham Beach. Mrs. Rogers and their son Donnell, who have been visiting relatives in Kalamazoo Michigan, are expected to join this weekend.
Miss Norma Pierce of Bath and Miss Mae Burns of Burlington Vermont enjoy a Cape Cod vacation while Miss Hanscom returns from Po land Spring to join Miss Anne Day as representatives at the Junior Red Cross Camp in Pittsfield next week.
Mr and Mrs Iph O Dale and sons Steven Jonathan of Red Bank New Jersey arrive this week to visit Mrs Ralph O Dale Sr in Bath before moving to Buffalo New York. Mr and Mrs Jloyd Kelley of Flushing New York have left Bath after a week with relatives. They are accompanied by their cousin Peter MacDonald in New York for a week. Mr and Mrs Joseph A Ginn of Brunswick announce the birth of their second son Christopher David Ginn born Aug 16 at Memorial hospital. Mrs Ginn formerly Gay Mason and a former Bath resident.
Mrs Elsie Small resumes duties at Shepard's after a two week vacation spent in Hallowell with relatives. Mr and Mrs John G Morse Jr and children travel from Winneganee to join the Morse family reunion in East Andover.
Mr and Mrs William E Hale Jr and William 3rd of Dayton Ohio arrived Friday to spend several days with Mrs Hale s parents Mr and Mrs John F Cooke of 909 Middle Street.
Mr and Mrs Albert B Whitney Jr and Mrs Gall of Grand Rapids arriving to visit Whitneys on Center street. They come from Long Island where Mr Whitney attended Lear Airplane Co meeting. Virginia Whitney of Hartford joins them. Ruth Lary will teach at Dike school. Bath residents involved in minor automobile accident near Cousins river. Leon Eaton hosted Sebasco Estates dinner. Hart family reports European travels of Loring Hart. Mrs John Clark and Leon Eaton hosted visitors.
Rev and Mrs Ambler Garnett of Northampton and Mr and Mrs Lewis Sault of Worcester were weekend guests of cousins Mr and Mrs Burt Lonn in Rose Street. The Garnetts and Sauls are summering at Ocean Park Old Orchard. Jane Stevens resumes work at the Portland Press Herald after a vacation at Popham Beach with her sister and in laws.
Miss Jane Stevens hosted a beach party and weenie roast at Popham Beach to celebrate a week’s vacation. Guests included Muriel Lane, Donald Hinds, Warren Hawley, Herman Coombs, Priscilla Perkins, Jean Webster, and Doris Spinney.
Mr and Mrs Edward Sewall and their son Edward the third of Hing Mass were weekend visitors of Mr Sewall’s parents and Mrs Edward Sewall of Washington Street during a family gathering.
Mr and Mrs William Spann with sons Billy and Ronald and Mr and Mrs Cecil Bush left for Baton Rouge Louisiana on Monday. Mrs Spann has stayed with her relatives Rear Admiral Bath and vacationed at Popham Beach during the summer.
William E Milliken of 58 Denny read is a patient at Memorial hospital where he undergoes an appendectomy Friday.
Miss Anastasia Mihalos of Bath Savings Institute Miss Cynthia ee supervisor at Bath branch and Miss Margaret Safford of Bath Iron Works travel from Portland with Northeast Airlines to Paradise Ranch Colorado for a two week visit stopping in Denver en route. They previously vacationed in Miami last summer.
Mr and Mrs Albert Thompson and children of Middle Street head to Popham Beach for a two week stay at Sea Acres while Mr Thompson vacations from Bath Iron Works Mrs Carlene S Sussar and daughter Jolene return home after a week at Ocean Park Old Orchard Mrs Suslar rests from the Maine Department of Health and Welfare and resumes duties Monday Mrs Katherine Jewett of Whitefield visits Miss Ethel Barter on Academy Street for a few days
Miss Effie Wright returns to 29 Cherry street Bath from Lowell Mass after a three week visit with sister Miss Martha Wright and niece Miss Theresa Wright. Miss Theresa drove aunt to Bath and will host her briefly. Morton Holbrook of 371 Middle Street takes a two week vacation from Bath Iron Works ship fitting. Mrs John Hunt of Bangor visits West Bath friends after stays with relatives in Brunswick. Seaman Harrison O Tipsword of the U S Navy stationed on the Macon returns home on leave with his parents at 52 Heath Lane for ten days before a six month Mediterranean cruise.
Mr and Mrs Scott Cressey of West Bath and Mr and Mrs W H Morse of Whitefield enjoyed a weekend motor trip to New York City.
Theresa McLaughlin of Forest Hills Long Island and Mary Rivera of Columbia arrive to spend a week with Mr and Mrs Russell Irish and Mr and Mrs Wilder B Irish at 1181. The tour covers Niagara Falls Montreal and Quebec Canada.
Announcement that Robert Joseph Downing of Camden plans to marry Miss Rines, daughter of Mr and Mrs Maurice Rines of Wiscasset, with note that someone employed at Togus Veterans Hospital has friends in Bath.
Bath Rotary heard James Jackson of General Adjustment Bureau describe catastrophe loss adjustments and the bureau’s rapid service plan. He detailed local offices, billeting, press coordination, maps, client assignments, and on site response within 24 hours, with examples from Waco tornado work and nationwide experiences.
Mrs. Robert Harnden and sister Mrs. Frank Smith depart Monday for Pasadena California to settle near Mr. and Mrs. John Shepard and their son. Mrs. Harnden nee Lena Heald has been feted by friends and clubs and will stop in Canton Ohio for a two week visit with Mrs. Smith’s daughter Mrs. Jothy Soderman before flying west. Her previous flight was earlier this year after spending the winter of 52 53 in Pasadena. A sendoff gathering occurred at the depot Monday morning.
Myrsy Norn Morse of Willow Street and Miss Louise Munsey of Court Street left Monday evening for Biloxi Mississippi to visit A3C Norman O Morse Jr stationed at Keesler Air Force Base They will stay at the base guest house.
Dromore Grange met with many members and guests to set Sept. 3 for a mystery ride on High Street between Center and Granite near the overhead bridge. The event will start at 6 30 PM with officers to be elected Sept. 8 and a rummage sale announced for September.
Public meeting at Bowdoinham Town hall Friday eight p.m. sponsored by Bowdoinham Rod and Gun club and Ducks Unlimited speaker Tom Marshall will show duck shooting films introduced by John L. Baxter Maine Ducks Unlimited representative. Panel includes Edward Baker Charles Head George Soule Bill Peppard Erle Browne Dr. Howard Mendall. Topics flight in Merrymeeting bay and Atlantic Flyway.
Mrs. Ralph Tuttle of Vallejo California and her daughter Mrs. Charles Omera of Berkeley arrived Sunday to visit her sisters Mrs. John J. Keegan of Grove Street and Mrs. William Esmond of Willow Street. This marks the first visit home in seven years for Mrs. Tuttle formerly Agnes Landrigan. California guests are with Judge and Mrs. Keegan while another sister Mrs. Herman Stover nee Gertrude Laindrigan of New Orleans joins the group. The four sisters have not all been together in many years.
The belief suggests that age increases the probability of twin births, with older mothers more prone to bearing twins than younger mothers due to biological factors and fertility dynamics.
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club held a brief business session Monday and planned events including a Sept 14 visit by Anne Hodgkins State Flower Show Chair who will discuss and demonstrate floral arrangements. A Oct 12 talk by Cumberland’s Mrs John Corning on birds featured slides and a tea followed by a conservation program led by Mrs Granville Colby and speaker Mrs Dallas Crabtree.
Pvt. Edward A. Ellis of Bath arrived at Fort Dix New Jersey assigned to Company 8 364 Infantry Regiment 9th Division for 16 weeks of basic training. Lt. Col. Charles A. Shaunesey is at post-truce training with the 25th Infantry Division in Korea since March. The 25th Tropic Lightning Division keeps high combat readiness after landing in July and remaining in the peninsula.
A veteran recalls past days and notes a need for repairs to the flagpole and a bright outlook for a new bandstand. He hopes for the town’s improvements and speaks of community pride and shared memories.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Casey of Goddard Street entertain at home in West Bow over the weekend. Their guest is Frederick Burgess Jr the grandson and son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Burgess of Woolwich who will stay for a week.
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