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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1957

Page

2

Bath and Area Residents Return From Visits Across States

Notes detail multiple Bath families and relatives visiting Belleville Topeka and Michigan with trips to Camp Lejeune and Castine. People include Mr and Mrs Marshall J Boudreau and daughter Jean nette, Lt Wyatt and family, James Mann of Lyons, Debra McBurnie, midshipmen Anderson Darling Wirta, and Morse High and Maine Maritime Academy affiliates.

Local Residents Enter New Teaching Posts and Familial News

Mr and Mrs Glenn Martin of Bath will begin new teaching roles in September. Martin will teach biology at Potter Academy in Douglas Hill, while Mrs Martin will lead seventh grade at Kezar Falls. Both are Gorham State Teachers College graduates. Mrs Martin taught Ellsworth last year, and Mr Martin studied at the University of Maine, earning a masters in education.

Glenn Martin Bath Martin Potter Academy Douglas Hill Kezar Fal’s Gorham State Teachers College

Pitt Family Returns From Washington Visit

Mr and Mrs William Pitt and their children William Jr and Elaine of Washington DC have come home after a visit with Mrs Elnora Oliver.

William Pitt William Jr Elaine Washington, D. C Elnora Oliver

Summering Charles Patient at Memorial Hospital

Sumner Charles son of Mr and Mrs Robert Charles of St Louis Missouri summering at Small Point with former governor and Mrs Sumner Sewall is a patient at Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs James B Davis and children of Skowhegan were Sunday visitors of relatives in this city. Mr and Mrs Everett Plant of Mansfield Ohio were guests last week of Mrs Henry O McCabe at her home on North street.

James P. Callan 205 North Street Memorial Hospital Harry Roderick Port Henry N. Y This City Henry O. McCabe North Street Grace Watson Lillian Fuller Newton, Moss and Five Islands Georgetown Henry O McCabe Robert Arsenault Andrews Road Richard Joseph Arsenault Patricia Carver Richard Carver Heathlane Joseph A. Arsenault Robert Charles St. Louis Small Point Elizabeth Lowry Portland Sumner Sewall Sumner Charles St Louis James B. Davis Skowhegan Mrs. Everett Plant Mansfield Ohio S. S. Gilbert Cataumet Mass William W Dennison Green Street Augusta Harry Lyon Bath Bertie L. Owens North Pond Belgrade Lakes

Sterling Man Visiting Bay Point Cottage Hosts

George Cahill of Sterling New Jersey is visiting with Mr and Mrs Andrew Butterfield at their Bay Point cottage this week showcasing a courtesy stay and social visit in a coastal community.

George Cahill Sterling, N. J Andrew Butterfield Bay Point

Snow-Stetson Marriage Intentions Filed in City Office

David F. Snow and Miss Marcia Stetson filed their marriage intentions at the City Clerk’s office. Mrs. Paul Moore of 473 Washington street is reported confined to her home by illness.

David F. Snow Arthur L. Snow Washington Street Marcia Stetson George A. Stetson Wiscasset Harry E. Ring Paul Moore

Visit Guests From New York and Massachusetts

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sohan of Woodside New York arrived Saturday to spend a week with Mr. Sohan's sister and her husband Mr. and Mrs. Arsenault of 438 Washington Street. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ridley and daughter Cynthia of Manchester Massachusetts left recently after visiting Mrs. Ridley's mother Mrs. Edward Hunt of Middle Street.

Joseph Sohan Woodside L. IL N. Y Jesse Ridley Cynthia Manchester Mass Ridley Edward Hunt Middle Street

Post-Nuptial Reception For Lt King And Bride

Lt Charles T King U S Army and Mrs King hosted a post-nuptial reception at the King home for more than 60 guests after their August Kingston wedding. The couple's families attended as friends offered punch and desserts while the couple's church ceremony in Kingston was noted.

Charles Thomas King USA

Marilyn Fraser Weds Raymond Bailey in Bath Church Ceremony

Miss Marilyn Louise Fraser daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley R Fraser of Walker street and Raymond Lowell Bailey son of Chester W Bailey of Crescent Lake and the late Mrs Bailey were married Saturday afternoon at the First Church of the Nazarenes Rev J Lyal Calhoun officiated A reception followed at the South EndP Pearshall Bath guests included Miss Joyce DeLong and Eugene B Dutton Ushers Lonnie Curtis and Jack Wallace The bride wore a pastel blue dress with pink and white carnation corsage The couple to reside at 655 Middle street Mr Bailey a veteran of three years in the U S Army and employed at Harding’s fabrication plant Bath Iron Works Corp.

Marilyn Louise Fraser Stanley R. Fraser Walker Street Raymond Lowell Bailey Chester W. Bailey Crescent Lake Patricia Dutton Lydia Dutton Morse High School W. T. Grant Co Bailey Woolwich Bath U.S. Army Harding's Bath Iron Works Corp Middle Street

Ruth Stinson to Robert Greenleaf wed in city ceremony

Mr and Mrs Edgar Stinson announce the marriage of their daughter Ruth Stinson to Robert Greenleaf son of Mr and Mrs Robert Greenleaf of Westport. The couple wed August 17 at First Baptist Church parsonage with Rev Charles R Sims officiating. A reception followed at the bride’s aunt and uncle Warold Guay’s home on Floral Street.

Edgar Stinson Ruth Stinson Robert Greenleaf Westport First Baptist Church Charles R. Sims Warold Guay Floral Street

Out of town guests attend reception in Maine

Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Lawerace Toothaker of Portland Harold LaPeirce of Freeport Neil and Eugene Greenleaf of Westport John Beane of Wiscasset Mrs Alton Stinson Mrs John Adama Daniel Fraser and Mrs Sally Erbe of Brunswick. The Greensleafs are making their home at Westport Island.

Lawerace Toothaker Portland Harold LaPeirce Freeport Neil Eugene Greenleaf Westport John Beane Wiscasset Alton Stinson John ,Adama Daniel Fraser Sally Erbe Brunswick Greenleaf Westport Island

Captain and Mrs Norris Return to Norfolk After Popham Beach Vacation

Capt and Mrs Charles R Norris and their family left Saturday for their home in Norfolk Virginia after spending a vacation at Popham Beach.

Charles J. Donnell Kalamazoo Mich Popham Beach Roderick Jermain Popham Victoria B. C Charles R. Norris Norfolk

Two City Workers Honored At Farewell Party

A farewell dinner at Cheechako in Damariscotta honored Frieda Medeiros and Maureen Kelliher for leaving city hall. Each received a pocketbook and money from presenter Marie Lebel. Medeiros will move to Brattleboro Vermont in September and Kelliher to Dorchester Massachusetts. Attendees included city officials and department staff from police, treasury, welfare, education, and the Chamber of Commerce.

Cheechako Damariscotta Frieda Medeiros Maureen Kelliher Medciros Kelliher Marie Lebel Stanley W. Judkins City Hall Brattleboro Dorchester Mass Beverly Henrikson Eva Kingsbury Joan Cummings Marion Oliver Priscilla Cullen Board of Assessors Caroline Carpenter Dorothy McKenna Jane Haines Board of Education Anne Milliken Chamber of Commerce

Marriage of Barbara Taggart to Melvin Hodgkins in Maplewood

Miss Barbara Jane Taggart daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert S Taggart of Maplewood New Jersey married Melvin Parl Hodgkins son of Rev and Mrs Leforest E Hodgkins now of Terryville Connecticut in a double ring ceremony at Prospect Presbyterian church Maplewood The Rev Richard S Szeremany assisted and Walter N Hewitt was organist Catherine E Taggart maid of honor Margaret A Krantz cousin of the bride George F Dole best man Rob ert D Taggart brother of the bride and others served as ushers The bride is Elmira College graduate Hodgkins attended Morse High School Bowdoin College and served in Korea The couple will reside in Carlisle Pennsylvania where Hodgkins will attend Dickinson Law after a trip to Nova Scotia

Barbara Jane Taggart Robert S. Taggart Maplewood N. J Melvin Parl Hodgkins Leforest E. Hodgkins Bath Terryville Conn Prospect Presbyterian Church Richard S. Szeremany Walter N. Hewitt Hodgkins Elmira College Morse High School Bowdoin College U. S. Army Korea Nova Scotia Carlisle, Pa Dickinson Law School

Mrs Ernestine Erskine Patient at Memorial Hospital

Mrs Ernestine Erskine of 813 Middle Street is a patient at Memorial Hospital.

Ernestine Erskine Middle Street Memorial Hospital

Parker Head PTA Plans First Meeting of Year

Parker Head Phippsburg PTA schedules its first meeting of the school year for September 12 with a preceding covered dish supper. Details include local residents from Phippsburg Center Parker Head and Coxs Head invited to the September 1 Christian Service Committee election and various town residents attending church meetings September 1 and September 15.

Phippsburg Pta Phippsburg Center Parker Head Cox Mark Harrington

Goldfinches Attracted To Cosmos And Weeds

Bay Point residents note a flock of American goldfinches feeding on cosmos and tall weeds, described in bright summer plumage. A Bay Point Village Corp meeting is planned at the Casino Saturday at eight. Personal items mention Ruth Keen, Miss Mary Ruth Field, and various local visitors and travel to Bath, South Portland, Norridgewock, Waldoboro, and Dedham.

Bay Point Village Corp Ruth Keen William Adams Bath Peter T. Matson New York City Matson Mary Ruth Field Bay Point L. W. Dietrich Dietrich Edward Belanger Harry White Dedham Mass Dwight Furbish Waldoboro Peter Matson Karen Ann Furbish South Portland Stuart Burnett Norridgewock Furbish Cecil Furbish Lime N. Y New York Winnefred Briggs Gertrude Smith D. Eberly Boston Otis Peabody Swift Peggy Gill Hazard Princeton N. J Swift Pickett-Niles Hempstead

Phippsburg Center Plans Annual Meeting and Local Notices

The Congregational church invites residents from Cox's Head Parker Head and the Center to a September 1 meeting to elect delegates and alternates to the Christ on Service committee. Norman E. Dubie will speak at the Center church Sunday. Labor Day closings and town meetings are noted along with fire calls at Cape Small Point and Morse's Mountain. Local residents' travels and visits are listed, including Norman Dubie, Fred Morse, and Marilla Williams' travels.

The Congregational Church of Phippsburg Cox's Head Parker Head

Honeymoon Cottage Guests Visit Maryland Residents

Mrs. and Mrs. White and Mrs. Buchanan of Auburn visit Maryland with Mrs. Nina Cummings and Miss Anna House to stay at Honey moon cottage for a two week visit.

Houston Legion Cadets Shine In Sesquicentennial Parade

The Cadets Junior Drum Corps drew about 8000 spectators in Houston with a precise parade through the business district. A 1.30 event featured a subsequent 3.30 drill to crowds over 4000, receiving strong applause before the unit heads to Atlantic City for Labor Day and to Woodland for a daylong celebration with a field drill and color guard display.

Bath Houston Houlton Atlantic City Woodland

Mrs Tobey of Everett Visits Here With Sister

Mrs Fannie Tobey of Everett Massachusetts is visiting here with her sister Mrs Thomas Bird of 42 Court Street.

Harry Stendrup Great Neck Long Island, N. Y Lawrence Houston Andrews Road Fannie Tobey Everett, Mass Thomas Bird Court Street

Popham Circle nets over $200 for annual church project

Nancy Spinney president of Popham Circle says over two hundred dollars was raised by members in the joint fair during the 350th anniversary of ship building. The Circle worked with Popham Beach Improvement Association to fund the Popham church project. Meeting will follow Labor Day.

Nancy Spinney Popham Circle America Popham Beach Phippsburg Bath Marion Towne Janice Waltham Magss Atkins Bay Wallace Nadeau Fort Fairfield Gilmore Cottage Nadeau Brunswick Naval Air Hyde Windlass Co West Bath Robert Morong Kennebec River Popham Doublings Point Lester Davis Perkins Island Waldo Weston Weston Alice Weston Arthur Allen Martha Stephen and Dale Woolwich Allen Ernest Oliver Carl Wieting North Weymouth Mass Frederick Moffatt Marilla Totman Phippsburg Center Martha Allen Margaret Edith Oliver Oliver Cottage H. J. Berry Thad Elizabeth New York Vermont Harry Day Cottage Harvey Hering Hilldale N. J Vachon Charles Stimpson California Harvey Adleson Florida Poham Beach Lef Robert Carson Athens Adleson Georgia Joseph Sullivan Mechanicville N. Y Allan Spear Charles Donnell Kalamazoo Mich

Seekins Family Holds Maine Reunion at Bath Cottage

The Seekins family gathered Sunday at the Bath cottage of Mr and Mrs Ralph Seekins with attendees from Maine and other New England states. Harry S Hannaford of Summit New Jersey sustained shoulder and back injuries when a boat boom failed during mooring and was treated at Bath Memorial Hospital.

Seekins Ralph Seekins Bath Maine New England Harry S. Hannaford Summit N. J Hannaford Bath Memorial Hospital Mr. Weymouth Topsham Port Clyde Sarah E. Wilbur Harry S; Hannaford Joan Judy George Lewis East Douglas Mass Arthur Ostrander Plainfield Albert V. Staple Winthrop Laurence Thayer Stephen

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marshall J. Boudreau Jeannette Belleville, Jr Wyatt James FE. Mann Lyons Boudreau Bath Iron Works North Primary School Farmington State Teachers College Marine Pfe Clarence L. Munsey Thelma A. Munsey Russell Street B. G. Thomas Camp Lejeune N. C 10Th Marines 2Nd Marine Division Munsey Wesley Methodist Church Winfield Niles Nancy Marion Cummings Wilton Frederick L. Niles Livermore Falls Arthur Niles Ivan Welch Rumford Charles Whiteside Andover Herbert Anderson Joseph Darling Everett Wirta Castine Anderson Darling Maine Maritime Academy Wirta Debbie McBurnie of Oaklance Mrs Newman Getchell Herbert Douglas Linekin Bay Sultair Marguerite Donnell Iva Foucher Carl Cornish Joseph Kachinski Jean McKay Simsbury Conn Burleigh McKay Park Street Candice R. Ward Ralph Ward Orrington Dudley S. Leavitt Meadowbrook Robert Carmichael Orono Mr. Carmichael University of Maine Carmichaels Elliot C. Hanson Bedford Street Andrea G. Radley Quincy, Mass Newman E. Getchell Edna Southard Oscar R. Griffiths Weley Street Maine Medical Center Portland Hospital Griffiths Bath Tron Works Corp hyrran-Peete Maurice Clark Carl Poole Pemaquid Barre Lyman Pooles Kenneth John Bowie Carl Hague West Beth Charles E. Doten Texas John Ross Rodney E. Ross, Jr Camp Wavus Daumaristotta Lake Donald Beals Sanford Mr Beals Sanford High School Marguerite Cutting St. Petersburg Fla Vernon Mitchell Robert Mitchell Mrs. Mitchell Wecks Street Richard Raven Damariscotta Lake Alfred E. Hunter Mary Ellen Presque Isle Eugene Hunter Madison Moore Cape Elizabeth Moore Cottage Claude Dyer John Choate Mr. Choate Earl Lermond Weeks Street Charles Lermond Natick, Mass Stephen Woodbury Edward B. Smith Mr Woodbury Camp Winona Moose Pond Denmark Lunenburg Woodbury Fitchburg Dana McIntyre Lincoln Street Willis Morton Laura B. Doten Doten Whitman Mitchell Suncook N. H Mitchells Milan Street Concord Helen Bean Selective Service Board Wisecasset Board Archie L. Seekins Gayle Doyle Francis P .Doyle High Street Rever Sherman Swansea Russell Alexander Anne Kimball Red House Elizabeth Webber Helen B. Stearns Mrs. Stearns Miss Webber Cambridge Milton H Douglass John Lebel Cindy Lou Perleston L. Pert Islington Lydia Libby Warren R. Munsey 94 Court Street Joan Gilmette Fern Turdif Lewiston Sandra Daley Holly Inn Christmas Cove Lois Joy Seekamp John F. Seekamp Brooklyn George Frederick Dole Louis A. Dole New Church East 35Th Street C. Charles Allen Carroll C. Allen Auburn Eugene J. Hart Winter Street Albert Coombs Pittsburg Seguin Lodge Pickett- Niles U. S Army King Dorothy Fatum John H. Fatum Kingston, N.Y Kingston Mare N. King Laura King Edna King Madelyn Sherman Phyllis Sherman Priscilla Marble Walter Upham Robert Savage St. King St. James Methodist Church Ralph M. Houston Methodist Kenneth N. Alexander St. James Church C. Franklin Pierce Robert Fatum Laura M. King Edna J. King Margaret S. Danford N.Y Delores Fatum Wayne Fatum Maid of Honor Arthur Vater Fred Hilse Lawrence Cornelius Croswell Kingston High School Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts Mu Phi Epsilon Boston University College of Liberal Arts Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Fort Bliss Germany Boston University C. Thomas King Marilyn Fraser Stinson Taggart Parker James Heald Ashdale Jane Thayer Thayers C. F. Harrington Aroostook County Randy Harrington Eleanor Ball Harrington Farl Lowell Charles Blaisde William Temple Lawrence Thayer Chester Wilson, Jr Morris Smith Bordentown Malcolm O'Brien James Smith Arlington O'Briens Harold Barkalow Patty Portsmouth Connecticut Arthur Harold Dudley William Hodgkins Leslie Logan John Malcolm Malcolm Herbert Bassett Frances Marks Albert Epstein Sam Sternberg Stephen Turner Roger Lewis Union Fair Old Orchard Ruth Denningham Pollard Gloucester Kenneth Weeks Columbus Earl Lowell New Jersey Virginia Norman E. Dubie Unity Circle Thomas Totman Dromore Extension Association Dromore Group Grange Hall Mexico Marilla Williams Phppsburg Walter Fdge Cape Small Point Morse’s Mountain Albert Totman Norman—Dubie Boyd Harrington Bath American Legion Norman Dubie Frederick Morse Ronald Filink Stanley Wallace Bridseton Peggy Rogers Mapleton Stanwood Gilman Ball Richard Charles Harrington Cleveland, C Holton High School Clarence Skhofield Squirrel Point Light Station M. Swift Lewis Seeser Donald Morse William Blaisdell Sidney Fitzgerald West Peabody Eddie Fitzgerald Blaisdell Legion
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