West Bath Grange names committees for annual fair
The West Bath Grange appointed committees for its Sept. 14 and 15 fair at a Monday meeting. Co chairmen of the fish pond are Roger McNelly and Phyllis Gagne, with Herbert Simpson heading the vegetable booth. Joseph Wilson leads hot dogs and soda, while the Ladies Aid operates the sale booth. Lecturer John Lander will oversee Friday opening night entertainment, with a Saturday supper served by lady officers Helen McNelly Verna Coombs and Dorothy Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Verl McNelly
Roger McNelly
Phyllis Gagne
Herbert Simpson
Joseph Wilson
Ladies Aid
West Bath Ladies Aid
John Lander
Helen McNelly
Verna Coombs
Dorothy Lewis
Ethel
D. Wallace MacDonald
Dora Royal
Jean Belanger
Brenda Brewer
Florence Farnham
Cecile Garand
Donald Coombs
William Small, Jr
Grangers
Coombs
Grange
Woodrow Gray
Esther L. Andrews
Galway Boy
Danny Boy
New England
University of Vermont
Burlington
Lander
the Grange
Vivian Brown
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Fire destroys old car on cemetery road in Winneganee
Bath Fire Department answered box 114 at 6 35 PM to a fire in an old car on a cemetery road in Winneganee. Officials say the blaze, about 45 minutes later, was largely confined to the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneganee
Bath Fire Department
Bath Woman Weds John Russell Perry in Salt Lake Temple
Miss Judith Elaine Browne daughter of Mr and Mrs Marsh W Browne of Bath becomes bride of John Russell Perry son of Mr and Mrs Leland M Perry of Provo Utah in a Salt Lake Temple ceremony. The double ring service was led by President John B Hawkes followed by a garden reception in Provo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Elaine Browne
Marshall W. Browne
Tower Circle
Bath
John Russell Perry
Leland M. Perry
Provo
Utah
Salt Lake Temple
John B. Hawkes
Perry
Wayne Carle
Marin Perry
Cheyenne
Wyo
Malin Perry
Yellowstone Park
Morse High School
Mrs. Chadbourne Hurt After Fall From Horse
Mrs. Richard Chadbourne, formerly Pearl Hathorne, was brought to Bath Memorial hospital Friday evening after falling from a horse near her Woolwich home. A nurse awaits X-ray readings for possible hip injuries. The Chadbournes recently moved to North Woolwich after living in Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Richard Chadbourne
Woolwich
Pearl Hathorne
Elwood Hathorne
Chadbourne
Ruth
Dale
Phoenix
Ariz
Chadbournes
North Woolwich
Bath Couple Honored On 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Howell B. Smith were honored on their 25th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at 276 Washington street hosted by their daughter Miss Marie Smith. A 25th anniversary silver plate holding 25 silver dollars was presented, along with additional silver gifts from relatives and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell B. Smith
Miss Marie Smith
Washington Street
Eggs Lose Flavor When Left Open, Warns Kitchen Guide
A kitchen notice explains eggs absorb strong flavors if not stored in a tight container. It advises airtight storage to preserve taste and prevent odor transfer.
Engagement announced for Eliza Beth Terp and David Bell
Miss Eliza Beth Ann Terp announces engagement to Rev. David William Bell son of Rev. Dr. and Mrs Oliver W. Bell of 33 Union Street Springfield Vermont Her parents announce the news She is a Boston University nursing student and Pi Beta Phi member He is a 1954 University of Connecticut graduate now a Boston University School of Theology student and pastor of Waldoboro Methodist Church Circuit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann Terp
David William Bell
Oliver W. Bell
Union Street
Charles J. Terp
Springfield, Vt
Miss Terp
Boston University School of Nursing
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women
University of Connecticut
Mr. Bell
Boston University School of Theology
Waldoboro Methodist Church
Pre-Nuptial Shower For Miss Alice Canacaris Held
Miss Alice T Canacaris of Bath Maine will wed Costas Philips of Arlington Massachusetts next month. She was honored at a pre nuptial shower hosted by Mrs Nancy Gaudreau and others at Gaudreau home on North Street. Guests from Bath Augusta Woolwich Wilmington Del Rockland Portland Brunswick Somerville Belmont and more attended. The guest of honor received gifts and a social hour with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice T. Canacaris
Costas Philips
Arlington
Mass
Nancy Gaudreau
Joyce McCurdy
Marion Ferris
Joan Ferris
Marilyn Kittredge
Gaudreau
North Street
Gerald Brassard
Frank Saunders
E. L. McCurdy
Tom Canacaris
Joan Canaracis
Elsie Small
Pauline Ouellette
Katina Vamvakias
Poppy Kakos
Georgia Kakos
Tula Kakos
Edward Ferris
Lawrence Harris
Robert Starling
Clayton Stevens
Alice Doucette
Frank Kitttlerge
Bath
Anita Courtemanche
Augusta
Alice Gray
Gardiner
Guy Cromwell
Luella Cromwell
Woolwich
Richard Gregg
Wilmington
Del
Oscar Noah
Boothbay Harbor
Paul Zafiriou
Rockland
Stacia Eraklis
Helen Michiaros
Esther Steres
Portland
Ivan Rines
Brunswick
Hercules Kerassites
Mary Stratis
Agatha Stratis
Constantine Stratis
Somerville
Phil Philips
Belmont
Morse High Band Plans 42 Piece Football and 50 Piece Concert Unit
Morse High School aims for a banner year with a 42 member football band and a 50 member concert band. Director Cecil V. Rowland says most members will be juniors and seniors with prior band experience. A pre-school rehearsal is set for Monday at 6 p.m. at Kelley Field weather permitting, otherwise at the high school. Members should bring instruments and report promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Cecil V. Rowland
Rowland
Kelley Field
Miss Cunningham Heads for Boston Dance Teachers Convention
Miss Mary Cunningham teacher at the Moderne School of Dancing accompanied by her mother Mrs Grace Cunningham left Sunday for Boston to attend the annual Boston Dance Teachers Convention at the Hotel Bradford through Friday. Classes resume in September after her return to Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cunningham
Grace Cunningham
Boston
Miss Cunningham
Hotel Bradford
Clases
Bath
Cosmopolitan Drama Club entertained by Mrs Smith at foster Point
Cosmopolitan Drama club members were entertained by Mrs Joseph T Smith at her Foster Point cottage last Wednesday. After a hamburg roll supper they worked on an original play to be presented at a Cosmopolitan club meeting this Fall. Participants included Mrs Ruth Murphy Mrs Faith Sherwood Mrs Vena Noble Mrs Eleanor Matter Mrs Nellie McCabe Mrs Thelma Knight Mrs Doris Billington Mrs Gloria Paradis and Mrs Grace Bonsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Drama Club
Joseph T. Smith
Foster’s Point Cottage
Cosmopolitan Club
Ruth Murphy
Faith Sherwood
Vena Noble
Eleanor Matter
Nellie McCabe
Thelma Knight
Doris Billington
Gloria Paradis
Grace Bonsey
Miss Frances McDonald Receives Maine Master’s Degree
Miss Frances Margaret McDonald of Phippsburg and Quincy Massachusetts earned a Master’s in Education at the University of Maine last week. She earlier earned a bachelor’s in music education from Lovell State Teachers College in Lowell Massachusetts in 1951. She has taught music in Gray and New Gloucester Maine and in Quincy Massachusetts and will supervise elementary school music in Glens Falls New York next year. She has been a soprano soloist in Portland Orono Maine and Quincy Weymouth Boston. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis L McDonald former Bath residents now living in Quincy and summering at Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Margaret McDonald
Phippsburg
Quincy
Mass
University of Maine
Miss McDonald
Sacred Heart High School
Weymouth Landing
Lovell State Teachers College
Lowell
McDonald
Gray
New Gloucester
Maine
Glens Falls
N. Y
Bakelite Co Employes Hold Saturday Clambake
Bakelite Co employees and families from West Bath gathered Saturday at the plant grounds by New Meadows lake for a clambake. The firm boasts five straight years without a loss time accident and rewards safety with annual outings. Norman H. Meyer and Mrs Meyer visited from the New York office. Joseph Larrabee served the meal while games and baseball followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakelite Co
Union Carbide & Carbon Corp
West Bath
New Meadows
West Bath Company
United States
Canada
New York
Norman H. Meyer
Meyer
Joseph Larrabee
Dennis Belanger Wins State YMCA Camper Award
Dennis Belanger son of Mrs. Madelyn Belanger of 826 Washington Street received the State YMCA camper award at closing ceremonies in Winthrop. The Bath camper was honored for leadership sportsmanship and character contributions to camp welfare. He will enter fifth grade at North Grammar in September and is grandson of Probate Judge Arthur J. Dunton and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Belanger
Madelyn Belanger
Washington Street
Winthrop
Bath
North Grammar School
Arthur J. Dunton
Winter Street Ladies Aid Picnic Set for North Bath
Members of the Ladies Aid of Winter Street Congregational church are invited to a picnic at the Merrymeeting Bay cottage of Mrs. Clarence Fullerton in North Bath on Thursday August 30. A chartered bus will depart from the church at 10 am. If rain occurs the outing will be postponed to the next day. Attendees should bring picnic lunches while the hostess will provide coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Winter Street
Cost Accountants Meet At Sebago Lake Cottage
Officers and directors of the Southern Maine Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants gathered at White's Point, Sebago Lake, hosted by Mr and Mrs Grey A Tolman. Bath delegates include Mr and Mrs Daniel L Lord Jr, Mr and Mrs Frank A Givin, and Mr and Mrs Edward A Rowe Jr. The group planned the annual Fall outing for Sept 8 and 9 at Black Point Inn, Prout's Neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Maine
National Association of Cost
Grey A. Tolman
White's Point
Sebago Lake
Bath
Daniel L. Lord, Jr
Frank A. Givin
Edward A. Rowe, Jr
Black Point Inn
Prout’s Neck
Mammoth Dahlias On Display In Times Window
A Times window features two giant dahlias from Earl B. Proctor of the South Bristol gardens. A red bloom spans 13 inches and a white bloom measures 9 inches in diameter. Proctor is a social worker with the State Department of Health and Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Earl B. Proctor
State Department of Health and Welfare
Times Co
Proctor
Mrs Colby Returns North Berwick Winter Visit
Mrs. Annie Colby returns to North Berwick after a month with her son Granville M. Colby and daughter-in-law on Quimby street. She will spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. Alfred Pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Colby
Granville M. Colby
Quimby Street
North Berwick
Alfred Pence
Engagement of Gretchen Trott to Airman Boog Planned
Mrs F Waldo Marshall announces the engagement of her daughter Gretchen Trott to Airman Harold D Boog US Air Force son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Boog of Bannister Michigan Gretchen Trott daughter of C Roland Trott is Morse High School graduate class of 1953 active Thespians member and works as a service representative in Bath Area NE Telephone office Airman Boog is Ashley High School graduate and is stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Station with the Air Force October wedding planned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Waldo Marshall
High Street
Gretchen Trott
Aic
Harold D. Boog
USAF
Ernest Boog
Bannister
Mich
Miss Trott
C. Roland Trott
Morse High School
Bath Area
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Boog
Ashley High School
Ashley, Mich
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Air Force
Mrs Richard Welch Given Going Away Party
Mrs. Richard C Welch of 713 Middle street who has worked for Congress Sportswear Co was honored at a Beers cottage party on Westport Island. The Welch family will move to Rockland joining Mr Welch, who will continue in theatre work. Hosts were Congress Sportswear Bowling members and guests presented jewelry to Mrs Welch as a farewell token.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Welch
Middle Street
Congress Sportswear Co
Beers Cottage
Westport Island
Welch
Mary
David
Robert
Bath
Rockland
Uptown
Congress Sportswear
Sewing Circle of First Baptist Church Holds Summer Sale
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the First Baptist Church hosted a successful Summer sale and luncheon in the church vestry led by president Mrs. Ora Dauphin. Members and local businesspeople enjoyed a noon buffet and shopped booths with crafts, foods, and novelties. A rummage sale was set for Sept 5 and the next meeting is Aug 29 with noons meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ora Dauphin
Cora Blakeney
Elsie Crosby
Lotta Goodwin
Minnie Pinkham
Jennie Cameron
Topsham Man Serves On ASA North Atlantic Committee
A Topsham man is mentioned as a member of the North Atlantic section committee of the American Society of Agronomy. He also served as faculty adviser to Beta Sigma Gamma at the University of Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic
A.S.A. E
Beta Sigma Gamma
University of Connecticut
Progress Prompted for West Water Street Parking Plan
Immediate development of the west side parking area on Water street is planned with the east side to follow. Mr and Mrs Raymond Gross and their children Paul Paulette Charlotte Robert Jr and Jonny returned to Medina New York after visiting Mrs Gross mother Mrs Edna Lewis of Center street. Also visiting Mrs Lewis was Norma Lowery of Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Street
Raymond Gross
Paul
Paulette
Charlotte
Robert, Jr
Johnny
Medina, N. Y
West Bath Grange Holds Regular Meeting With Notable Programs
West Bath Juvenile Grange held its regular meeting at the hall with Mrs. Arvella Holbrook as matron and 21 juvenile plus seven honorary members in attendance. New regalia arrived and officers wore them for the first time. Edgar McNelly led routine business and announced Sept 13 as the next meeting. Donna Nichols narrated the lecturer program with numbers by Linda Bailey, Sally Ladd, and others, including a balloon stunt won by Edgar McNelly. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Donna Nichols
Sarah Kelley
Ivory Tower
Linda Bailey
Sandra Rose
Sally Ladd
Come On Rangers
Pat Kelley
Sally Harvey
Ida Mae Nichols
Janice Orr
Robert Barter
Edgar McNelly
Dale McNelly
Alice Inman
Margaret DeMerchant
Helen McNelly
WSCS of Wesley Church Holds Executive Board Meeting
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of Wesley Methodist Church held its first executive board meeting of the season in the church vestry. Plans were made for the fall meeting on Sept. 11 featuring a picnic supper hosted by Mrs. Marc King, Mrs. Charles Marble, and Mrs. Merle C. Niles. Members were urged to bring Summer collection banks and the Finance committee reported Knobby Craft jewelry ordered for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Wesley Methodist Church
Marc King
Charles Marble
Merle C. Niles
WSCS
Ann Savage
John Leonard Named Amvet Employment Officer
John F. Leonard 1st vice commander of AMVETS Post No 12 Bath was named Department Veterans Employment officer by AMVETS State Commander Armand Levesque of Saco. A Bath Iron Works employee, Leonard has been active in union activities and served on department AMVETS committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Leonard
Amvets
Bath
Armand Levesque
Saco
Bath Iron Works
Leonard
Oliver Named Chairman of Safety Council
AMVETS State Commander Armand Levesque of Saco said Albert H. Oliver, commander of AMVETS Post No. 12 in Bath, was appointed department chairman on the Governor's Highway Safety Council. Oliver, active in PTA work and employed at Bath Iron Works, has served on many department committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amvets
Armand Levesque
Saco
Albert H. Oliver
Bath
Governor's Highway Safety Council
Bath Iron Works
Oliver
Engagement announced for Jane Ann Varnum and David L Stewart
Mr and Mrs Robert Varnum of Dresden announce the engagement of their daughter Jane Ann to David L Stewart of Fort Walton Beach Florida US Army. A September wedding is planned. Miss Varnum formerly lived in Bath and worked at Bath Cleaners Inc. Stewart has seven years of Navy service and is attached to the destroyer USS Barry built in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Varnum
Dresden
Jane Ann
David L. Stewart
U. S. Army
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Miss Varnum
Bath
Bridge Academy
Bath Cleaners, Inc
Stewart
Navy
U. S. S. Barry
Mrs Clara Rice Returns From Thomaston Visit
Mrs Clara Rice of Bedford Street has returned from Thomaston where she spent several days with her daughter and husband, Dr. and Mrs Lawrence Shesler and their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Rice
Bedford Street
Thomaston
Lawrence Shesler
Bowdoinham Wedding Reverberates Through Local Life
Nancy Valentine daughter of Mrs. Josephine Valentine and the late Charles Valentine wed Ralph L. Bard of Lisbon Falls at a Bowdoinham Baptist church ceremony led by Rev. Tony Lombardi. The couple will live in Portland as Bard works at Chapman Motors. The page also notes a birthday party for Rosemary Sullivan, a 1956 57 school calendar for Union 48, and various personal visits among Bowdoinham residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Walentine
Josephine Valentine
Charles Vallentine
Ralph L. Bard
Leon Bard
Lisbon Falls
Baptist Church
Tony Lombardi
Lewiston
Bernard Valentine
Rodney Talbot
Lorraine Lander
Augusta
Lynette Hill
Union
Daniel Miller
Janice Humphrey
Bowdeinham
Catherine Tourtelette
Jerome Davis
Sabattus
Austin Daggett
Durham
Wilbur McPherson
Portland
Valentine Farm
Bay Road
Grant Street
Chapman Motors
Bard
Brunswick High School
University of Maine
Maine Vocational Institute
South Portland
Lawrence A. Sullivan
Rosemary
Pearl
Marie
Stephen Hallie
Lee Hallie
David
Mark
David Tilliston
Auburn
Dexter Stevens
Bowdoinham
Gwyeth Smith
Bowdoinham Grammar School
Coombs
Pearl Raymond
Lida Baker
Gladys Raymond
Abbie Perry
Ella Curtis
Clara Kelley
Helen Robinson
Clyde Swett
Edith Brown
Edna Ward
Clinton
Georgie
Helen Denham
Button Club
Brunswick
Leroy Williams
Everett Winslow
Bath Man Returns From Tour Of European Lands
Bathman Richard O. Card and Arthur D. Howard completed a 16 country auto tour across Europe lasting about four months. The pair began in Paris, traveled through Switzerland Italy Yugoslavia Greece and Istanbul and returned via Austria and Germany. Card, Bowdoin class of 1954, will enter Harvard Business School. Howard attends University of Virginia Law School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathman
Europe
Countrieggant
Richard O. Card
Otis N. E. Card
North Street
Arthur D. Howard
Richmond
Card
Paris
Switzerland
Italy
Yugoslavia
Greece
Istanbul
Austria
Germany
Bowdoin College
U. S. Army
Harvard Business School
Howard
University of Virginia Law School
Education Board Bans Overnight Class Trips
The Bath Board of Education voted unanimously to ban overnight class trips for Morse High School. Superintendent Loring R. Addison did not elaborate. The move follows similar decisions by Maine boards amid ongoing school inspections ahead of the 1956-57 year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Board of Education
City Hall
Morse High School
Loring R. Addison
Morsé High School
New York City
Washington, D. C
Bath Board
Maine
Stanley W. Judkins
Bath Tuesday to attend funeral of Donald Munsey
Bath residents plan to attend the funeral services for Donald Munsey on Tuesday. Dr and Mrs Alexander Cairns have closed their River Road home and left for Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Donald Munsey
Alexander Cairns
River Road
Florida
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Bath Grange
Perry-Browne
Front Street
Elizabeth A, Terp
Alice Canacaris
Mrs. Smith
Frances M’donald
Y.M.C.A. Camper Award
Sebago Lake Cottage
Mrs
Richard Welch
Grace Waterman
Mary Pinkham
Mattie McLaughlin
Ruth Soule
Rose Ames
Gertrude Legard
Dana Waterman
Carrie Davis
Emma_ Oliver
Edna Thompson
Doris George
Topsham Man
Wesley Church
John Leonard
Amvet
Safety Council
Singer
Bath- Brunswick
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Congress Street
Frost ‘UK
Allan Frizzle
Leon Thompson
Waterboro
Horace MacDonaldson Barry
Kennebunk
Ronald Frizzle
Kittery
Charles Hackett
Wiscasset Theater
FBI
Zane Grey
Scott Brady
Audrey Totter
Jane Russell
Jeanne Crain
SUN
Mon
James Stewart
Doris Day
Man With the Golden Arm
Frank Sinatra
Eleanor Parker
Kim Novak
Spine Tingling Entertainment
Dana Andrews
Ida Lupino
Rhonda Fleming
Geo Sanders
Vincent Price
Thomas Mitchell
Bath Man
Randolph Scott
Stooges
Aa A Eae
Tia
James Cagney
Walter Pid
James Mason
Barbara Rush
20Th Century Fox
Ood
Showhegan
Jane
Morgan
Russell
NYPE
Noel Coward
Cole Porter
Irving
Berlin
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