Morse High School Bands Girls Drill Team Debuts
Morse High school plans a new all girl drill team to support sports events. Under Cecil V Rowland the group trained since eighth grade tryouts from 28 applicants, now 16 members wear self designed uniforms and rehearse weekly. They aim to appear at upcoming basketball games alongside cheerleaders and a pep band.
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Morse High School
S.o.s
Morse
Cecil V. Rowland
Rowland
Huse School
West Bath Grange
Five injured in Witch Spring auto crash near West Bath
Five Bath residents were injured when their car left Route 3 and hit a ledge at Witch Spring hill in West Bath. Driver Glenn Rockhold 20 and Ralph Dobson 21, both stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Station, plus their wives Patty Rockhold 18 and Barbara Dobson 21, and Barbara’s brother Donald Garman 13 were taken to Bath Memorial hospital. Garman was most seriously hurt with a brain concussion. Rockhold and Mrs Rockhold had facial injuries. Dobson and Mrs Dobson had cuts and possible arm fractures. State Police and Bath police investigated. the crash occurred as Rockhold swerved to avoid a stopped taxi.
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Bath
Route 3
West Bath
Witch Spring Hill
Bath Memorial Hospital
Glenn D. Rovckhold
Patty L
Ralph W. Dobson
Barbara W
Bath Police
Rockhold
Flies From Canal Zone To See Ill Sister
Mrs. Flavel Pierce of Balboa Canal Zone Panama arrived in Bath to visit her ill sister Miss Sarah Coombs of 51 Corliss Street a cps at Memorial hospital. She left Balboa 320 AM Monday reached bedside by 8 30 PM after plane grounding and traveled remainder by train. Pierce nee Lavina Coombs Bath girl long time Panama resident visited Bath often with late husband and son on last visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flavel Pierce
Balboa
Canal Zone
Panama
Bath
Sarah Coombs
Corliss Street
Memorial
Bowdoin Coach Walsh Speaks to Bath Rotary on Morse Team
Bowdoin College football coach Adam Walsh addressed Bath Rotary Club at a Tuesday noon meeting attended by Morse High School’s 1953 football team as guests. Morse players introduced by captains Carroll Denbow and John Trafton, with coaches Murphy Buckley present, and Walsh praised the team’s season and urged college plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Walsh
Bowdoin College
Bath Rotary Club
Morse
A. Robert Frink
Dennis Murphy
Carroll Denbow
John Trafton
Murphy
Donald Buckley
Walsh
Bowdoin
Bowdoin-Wesleyan
Charles Pierce
Jerrold Stover
David McLuer
Central Grammar School
Robert Shepard
Boston
Howard Jane
Lewiston
Spey
Byron Pride
Astbrook
Leslie Shumway
Bath
Max Barr
Lynn M. Bussey
Maine Biologist to Speak at Sagadahoc Rod Gun Skeet Meeting
Steve Powell of the Maine State Game Preserve at Swan Island will speak at 7 30 p m Thursday in the North Bath clubhouse. He will show movies afterward and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Powell
Maine
Swan Island
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun & Skeet Association
North Bath
Powell
Sagadahoc Young Republicans to Meet at Fenn Home
The Sagadahoc Young Republicans club invites all members to a meeting Thursday at eight p m at Converse G Fenn 1023 High street to discuss important business. Farmers make up about 12 percent of the U S population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Young Republicans’ Club
Converse G. Fenn
High Street
Firearms Safety Education Plan Brings Results
New Hampshire education officials led by Commissioner Hilton C. Buley introduce a state curriculum firearms safety program. It draws on the Hunter Safety Course and NRA materials to teach gun handling, safety, shooting, hunter responsibility, and safe hunting, aiming to reduce hunting accidents through school based education and parental involvement.
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New Hampshire Department of Education
Hilton C. Buley
New Hampshire
Commissioner Buley
Hunter Safety
Hunter Safety National Rifle Association
National Education Association
Christmas Party At Hyde Home By Maine Elks
The Maine Elks Association and 14 lodges sponsor the annual Christmas party Sunday Dec 20 at the Hyde Home For Crippled Children and Adults in Bath. The program begins at 1 p.m. with Betty Gribben Kathleen Watson and Gary King headlining a lively entertainment lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Elks Association
Elks Lodges
Maine
Hyde Home
Bath
Elks
Emblem Clubs of
Betty Gribben
Portland
Kathleen Watson
Gary King
Esther M. Hawley
W. Arthur Costellow
Biddeford
Brian M. Jewett
Crippled Children’s
John E. Galvin
Millinocket
Arthur J. Ferland, Jr
Mexico
Joseph J. Cummings
Reunion After Four Decades Moves Portland Visitor
Nick Mihalos, former United Repair Shop proprietor, reunites with his mother Mrs Anastasia Mihalos in Portland after nearly 40 years. The 80 year old traveled from Gargalinis Greece via Rome, Switzerland, Paris, London and Newfoundland, meeting family in Boston and Portland. She plans to visit Bath soon and return by air, saying travel by plane is her preferred way.
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Nick Mihalos
United Repair Shop
Front Street
Portland
Greece
Anastasia Mihalos
Boston
Rome
Switzerland
Paris
London
Newfoundland
Virginia Poulos
Bath
Mihalos
Gargalinis
Konstantin Zampala
Virginia
Nick
Louis
U. S. Navy
Mediterranean Sea
Girl Scouts Caroling at City Hall Christmas Program
Local intermediate and senior Girl Scouts present a Christmas carol program Friday at 4 p.m. on City hall steps. Chorus conductor Mrs. Arthur Bowker. Arrangements by Mrs. Donald Freeman and Mrs. Aubrey Steen Jr. Scouts meet in City hall auditorium at 2 45 p.m.chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
City Hall Auditorium
Donald Freeman
Aubrey Steen, Jr
Arthur Bowker
Mohiba Talent Show Closes with Record Audience
Mohiba week concluded with a Saturday coronation of a queen, two nights drawing record attendance and response. The show credits nine vocal and dance choruses, listing many performers across eight groups and several named chorus members.
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Chorus
Kateri Costain
Peggy Hanson
Anne Amirault
Beverly Austin
Anne Day
Julie Cummings
Maggie Hanscom
Judy Holbrook
Patty McFarland
Pauline Kelley
Carole Fitzgerald
Sue Hagerthy
Gay Bonney
Joan Hawkes
John Waterhouse
John Trafton
Paul McCourt
Joseph Marchetti
Robert Carmichael
William Longley
Leon Rouillard
Joseph McCole
Carl Black
Richard Thompson
Thomas Wing
Arthur Sonia
Carl Norton
Robert Hagg
Quinda Pecci
Jacqueline Frost
Joan Hendrickson
Martha Holmes
Nancy Hart
Sally Quellette
Annie Blaisdell
Betsy Douglas
Alfred Rowe
Betty Wallace
Ronald Carlton
Beverly Hughes
Roger Carter
Gail Carlton
Jack Wallace
Carol Boudreau
Jeanne Soule
Diane Sparks
Dolores Trask
Joan Crane
Douglas Tuck
Annette Scott
Judie Ayer
Nancy Thurston
Camilla Lorentson
Roslyn Anne Pye
Hospital Auxiliary Plans Christmas Party and Supplies
Memorial hospital auxiliary executive committee met at the hospital to arrange ice cream and cakes for the nurses Christmas party. The report highlights ongoing work by groups, purchases of blankets and fabrics, and a planned by laws meeting on January 6 at 9 a.m. at Mrs. Dean Shaw's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Executive Committee
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Clyde Ambrose
Melvin Henderson
James A. Gillies, Jr
George Musk
Dean Shaw
Donald N. Small
Junior Hospital League
Needlework Guild
Nancy Watson
Belle Heald
Clifford B. Wilband
Courtney Stover
Central Church Ladies’ Aid
Iota Sigma
West Bath Sewing Group
Winslow VFW Talent Winners Shine in Finals
Errol Snipe of 211 High Street and Bobby and Dianne Merrill of Wiscasset Road won the grand prize of $25 in the MacCrillis-Rousseau post talent contest. They perform on the Little Maine Ramblers show in Portland. The season’s first notable snowstorm arrived Monday morning, coating fields with a thin meltable blanket but making highways slick and causing minor accidents.
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Bath
MacCrillis- Rousseau
Winslow
Errol Snipe
E Roberta Snipe
211 High Street
Bobby
Dianne Merrill
Lloyd Merrill
Wiscasset Road
Post and Auxiliary
Little Maine Ramblers
Portland
Bath Board previews 1954-55 school budget and staffing
The Bath Board of Education plans a large 1954-55 budget driven by a new junior high, with 16 new teachers and additional staff to ease crowded classes. Salaries are expected near 407 365, plus operating costs for heating and lighting. The board also proposes new stage equipment at Morse High School auditorium and an enhanced music and home economics program.
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Bath Board of Education
Moody Flint
New England
Morse High School
Cosmopolitan club seeks gifts for State Hospital Augusta
Third year of the Cosmopolitan club Christmas project brings gifts for patients at the State hospital in Augusta. Members and friends may drop unwrapped items at the club house with Mrs Emerton Gross or call 1692 M to arrange pickup. Acceptable items include toilet articles, tobacco, clothing accessories, books, puzzles, games, cards and knitting supplies for occupational therapy.
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Cosmopolitan Club
State Hospital
Augusta
Cosmopolitan Clubhouse
Emerton Gross
Christmas display lights up Kennebec Greenhouses scene
A festive scene at Kennebec Greenhouses on North Street features the home of proprietor Mr and Mrs Melvin B Henderson and the greenhouse office adorned with greens and colored lights Santa Claus sits on the roof creating a bright and pretty holiday picture for passersby.
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Kennebec
North Street
Melvin B Henderson
Santa Claus
100 living descendants for Bath matriarch
Mrs. Veronica Mary Arsenault former Bath resident now in Clayton New York celebrated her 90th birthday on November 27. She died the previous day in Watertown New York with son Wilfred Arsenault present. Her son Gilbert Arsenault lives in Bath. she is widow of John A. Arsenault. A great grandchild was recently born in Bath bringing descendants to 100. She has 15 children, 36 grandchildren, 52 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Born November 27 1863 in Egmond Bay Canada she moved to Bath in 1910. Her husband died in 1985 and she moved to Clayton last year. She fell in June breaking her hip and now uses a cane.
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Veronica Mary Arsenault
Bath
Joseph
Clayton
N. Y
Watertown
Wilfred J. Arsenault
St. Regis Paper Co
Gilbert Arsenault
Arsenault
John A. Arsenault
Roland Trott
Court Street
Meredith Ann Trott
Marie Joachim
St. Mary's
Pawtucket
R. J
St. Cyr
Order of the Holy Family
Sherbrooke
Que
Mrs
Egmond Bay
PE. 1
Canada
John and
Pelgate Arsenault
John Arsenault
Summerside
Shere
Crown Madonna Display Marks 300-Year-Old Figure
A Crown Madonna over 300 years old is shown in a Bath window Christmas scene sponsored by Bath Council of Churches. Jacques beeck-LeMaire of Georgetown owns the Madonna, in the family for centuries, brought from Holland. Melvin Henderson arranged the display, with German figurines owned by Henderson.
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Times Co
Bath Council of Churches
Jacquesbeeck-LeMaire
Georgetown
Holland
Melvin Henderson
Henderson
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Groundy McPhee
Christine Libby
Ruth Amirault
Jane Frazer
Judy MacPhee
Mable Ashe
Sandra Bean
Lorraine Drake
Miriam Cottle
Clara Ellis
Carol Henderson
Charlene Guynn
Judith Boyce
Bonnie Belanger
Alice Green
Joan Carver
Judy Gross
Witch Spring
Bath Hospital
U. S
Girl Scouts
Caroling
Cosmo Club
STATE
Veronia M. Arsenault
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