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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1952

Page

6

Bath Readers Share News From Many Homes

A long society column notes births, marriages, and moves among Bath residents. Highlights include a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Blaine N., U S Army service in Germany for Pfc. Trafton, family visits across Maine and Massachusetts, and social visits involving the Sewall, Goodridge, and Smith families.

Social Visit Notes From Rowley and Whitman Families

Mr and Mrs Eric Strief and Miss Margaret Hawkesworth of Rowley were guests Sunday of Rev and Mrs Richard J Schaper in Washington street. Mrs Fannie Gass, living in Whitman with her sister Harriet Henderson, visits her daughter Mrs James Henderson and family in Middle.

A. W. Woodworth Hilda Bond Frances Braintree Mass Elsinore Avenue Richard Quick Earl P. Cahoon Washington Street Woodworth Olive Murray Bath Bond Hilda Murray Quick Eric Strief Margaret Hawkesworth Rowley Richard J. Schaper Fannie Gass Whitman, Mass Francis Cook Harriet Henderson James Henderson Middle Street Alonzo Harriman Harriman Edwin R. Andrews High Street

Reuben Purington Returns Home From Memorial Hospital

Reuben Purington has returned to his home on High Street after a two week stay at Memorial hospital where he was treated as a medical patient for the period.

Arthur Sampson Augusta Bath South Chestnut Street Augusta General Hospital John Sampson High Street Hugh D. Grant Linden Street Memorial Hospital Reuben Purington Joseph G. Kelley Bath Iron Works

Lords Visit Portsmouth for Week at Fitts Street

Mr and Mrs Lawrence Lord of Portsmouth New Hampshire arrived Friday evening to spend the week at Ward Lord of Fitts street Mr Lord is employed at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.

Lawrence Lord Portsmouth N. H Fitts Street Lord Portsmouth Navy Yard

Mrs Phosa Cates Visiting Sisters Before Winter Trip

Mrs Phosa Cates of Cutler is visiting her sister Mrs Swansea Burns and husband on Middle Street for a few weeks before traveling to Lynn Massachusetts to spend the winter.

Phosa Cates of Cutler

Bath and area residents gathered for holidays and visits

Miss Ruth Ouellette of Cari bou attends a three week practice period at Hyde Memorial Home for Crippled Children in Bath, sharing a dorm with Miss Jane Niles. Bath visitors include Mrs. Edith Campbell after major surgery, and Commander Edward Neill plus Mrs. Neill hosting a December informal gathering at Green Street.

Ruth Ouellette Caribou Gorham State Teachers College Bath Hyde Memorial Home Jane Niles Edward Percy Neill USN Green Street

Local notes: residents and community events in Portland area

Mrs Mae Hagan of George town Center passed away Thursday in Portland while staying with Mrs Eugene Brown on Deering Street, accompanied by daughter Mrs Carrie Carlisle of Wiscasset. Boyd L Bailey returns home after brief Memorial Hospital stay. James B Hall, former Times sports writer, sees his Missouri thesis on New England weekly rural editors published in The Publishers Auxiliary. James Guynn vacations with relatives in Connecticut. Mr and Mrs Louis M Silverman visit Portland joining daughter Miss Sarah Libby Silverman at a performance of The Long Christmas Dinner. Melodies and theatre outings mark weekend as Messiah in Brunswick and production work at Westbrook Junior College are noted. Eben Dana hosts Cape Elizabeth visitors who plan Pond Island Light trip to see daughter Mrs Douglas Cameron. water proves rough and trip is canceled. Cameron, Coast Guard member, stationed at the Light. Barbara Dana is his wife and Eben Dana her grandfather.

Mae Hagan Georgetown Center Eugene Brown Deering Street Portland Carrie Carlisle Wiscasset James B. Hall the Times University of Missouri Publishers’ Auxiliary New England Hall Walter S. Hall Topsham Health Department Washington, D. C Louis M. Silverman Sarah Libby Silverman Miss Silverman Westbrook Junior College Benjamin Welch Cape Elizabeth Eben Dana Sagadahocham Beach Pond Island Light Douglas Cameron Cameron U.S. Coast Guard Barbara Dana Annie E. Sullivan Liberty Street Los Angeles Calif Boston Agnes Sullivan Bath William Lundrigan Henry Dionne Somerville Mass Lundrigan Dionne Francis L. Sullivan San Fernando Robert Morris Oceanside Jean Sullivan Francis Veterans’ Hospital Douglas Photo Shop California

Springfield College cross country team crowned Connecticut Valley champions

Richard Gross son of Mr and Mrs Emerton Gross of 44 Floral Street was on the Springfield College Varsity Cross Country team which finished the season as Connecticut Valley champions with an eight wins one loss record. The team defeated U S Coast Yard Williams University of Connecticut Wesleyan Boston University University of Maine and R P I with a single defeat by Rhode Island State.

Richard Gross Emerton Gross Floral Street Springfield College U. S. Coast Yard Williams Universi Connecticut Wesleyan Boston University University of Maine R.P.I Rhode Island Gross Springfield

Local Birth and Health Update at Memorial Hospital

Mrs Herbert Knight of Washington is a patient at Memorial hospital for two weeks with improving health and plans to return home soon. Mr and Mrs Norris E Blackwell of Brunswick are parents of a son, Steven Davis, born December 11 at Memorial hospital.

Herbert Knight Washington The Memorial Hospital Norris E. Blackwell Brunwick Steven Davis

Mrs Florence Albee Returns From Ten Day Visit

Mrs Florence Albee of Tops ham returned home after a ten day visit with Dr and Mrs Hugh D Grant in Linden.

Florence Albee Topsham Hugh D. Grant Linden Street

Arlington Heights Woman Visits Washington Relative

Miss Alice Cowin of Arlington Heights Massachusetts spent a weekend as a guest of her cousin Mrs Clar ence W Morse in Washington.

Alice Cowin Arlington Heights Mass Clarence, W. Morse Washington Street

Local families plan Christmas visits and gatherings

Brunswick families prepare for holiday travel with relatives in Arizona Vermont and Massachusetts. Mrs Agnes Roberts visits Boston kin, while Mrs Walter White and others host or visit friends on weekends. Nursing student Jane Grant and military families also coordinate Christmas plans.

Local notes on families and music figures from Nequasset to Waterville

Eleanor Mank, 10, of Nequasset returns home from Memorial hospital after virus pneumonia. Miss Jean Ann Davidson, 16, of Waterville and Kennebec Circle, solos with Colby College orchestra and earns rising musician esteem. James Jordan leaves Pine Street after two weeks as a medical patient. An engagement notice for Virginia Mae Potter and Early Reese Rice misstated Rice’s military status. wedding date not set.

Eleanor Mank Elmer Mank Nequasset Memorial Hospital Jean Ann Davidson John Davidson Waterville George Brownrigg Kennebec Circle Colby College Davidson James Jordan Pine Street Virginia Mae Potter Reese Rice Rice U . S. Army Navy Pateneroft

Christmas Tea Delights Cosmos Garden Club

Cosmopolitan Garden club met Monday for a brief business session then a Christmas program. They voted a cash gift to Togus Veterans Hospital and a Christmas basket for a worthy family, and will send plants to shut ins.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Veterans Hospital Togus Evelyn Young Mabel Harris Alice Johnson Albert Whitney Linwood Boardman Carville Douglas Clyde Pinkham Bernard MacDonald Emerton Gross

Housing to Rise in Bath South End Plan

L. Earl Burgess of Farnham Lumber Co and contractor Free man Crosby have bought the Fisher property at High and Lemont streets and will remodel the large farm house into a six room home. They plan to start building about 10 family hous es in spring, after ground freezes. The stone house on the hill will be renovated for Mr and Mrs Small and was once home to Mrs Ruby Fisher Sewall of Kansas City.

Bath L. Earl Burgess Farnham Lumber Co Freeman Crosby Fisher High Lemont Streets Harold P. Small Burgess The Times Washington Street Frederick N. Sewall Ruby (Fisher) Sewall Kansas City Charles W. Fisher

Fire Trucks to Rockland

Officials in Rockland will cooperate with a proposed fleet change as fire departments discuss new equipment and intermunicipal assistance. The plan aims to improve response times and mutual aid across the region.

Morse High School Football Fund Seeks $129 More

Morse High School plans to raise 129 more dollars to complete a fund honoring the 1925 Maine Class FF champions. With 311 on hand, the committee aims to buy jackets for letter men from football and baseball, plus apparel for coaches. Donations may be left at First National Bank with treasurer Daniel Williams or brought to the Times office.

Morse Peas Rsetgie First Navona Bank Daniel Williams Times Office Percy W. Kingsbury Leslie W. Plant William Bruce Edward J. McMann Joseph Marchetti Warren Munsey Lawrence Boardman I. A. Trueworthy Donald F. Perry Congress Sportswear Alfred Back Jesse W. Allen Harry Thayer Guild Carl Black Harry Cooke Eugene Beck Howard Mayo

Fire Rips Bath Rockland Area Desolate After Blaze

Night work by Bath and Rockland firefighters left the business district desolate with blackened shells of buildings. The Thorndike hotel suffered a fire escape near 10 pm, with 200 roasted chicken legs donated by Nathan Berliawsky aiding local crews. Firemen returned to Bath and then to Rockland by around 3 am, as authorities assessed the damage near Park street and Route 1.

Red Cross Thorndike Nathan Berliawsky Bath Maine Elks Rockland Park Street Camden Bay View Paul Zafiriou Wiscasset Tom Canacaris St.Nicholas Emery Colcord Jose John T. Donahue Mes M. Ace Augusta Donahue

Doris White Named Mohiba Queen at Ball

Doris White is Mohiba Queen for the Ball withStudent Council President William Fogg and Miss Joan Hawks. Music for the Ball provided by Lloyd Rafnell. Planning committee includes Gretchen Trott Judy Costain Phee Sargent Legard Gayle Fitzgerald Anne Day Ivan Pouliot Elizabeth Prentiss. Decorating committee lists Lucille LeBrun Rena Leghrd Charles Doyle Irving Davis Richard Thompson Danny Holt Ronald Dionne Frances Witham Dorothy Robinson Katerla Costain Ann Codhen.

William Fogg Joan Hawks Lloyd Rafnell Gretchen Trott Judy Costain Phee Sargent Legard Gayle Fitzgerald Anne Day Ivan Pouliot Elizabeth Prentiss Lucille LeBrun Rena Leghrd Charles Doyle Irving Davis Richard Thompson Danny Holt Ronald Dionne Frances Witham Dorothy Robinson Katerla Costain Ann Codhen

Crew of Mitscher aids Maine children with Christmas gifts

About 40 crew members from the USS Mitscher at Bath Iron Works raised over 175 to buy presents for 32 children at the Maine Military and Naval Children's Home in Bath. Led by 1/c George A. Soule and IC1/c Raymond H. Wilt, gifts will be purchased at Senter's with a 10 percent sailor discount and distributed on Christmas Eve.

Mitscher Bath Iron Works Corp Maine Military and Naval Children's Home Bath George A. Soule Raymond H. Wilt Senter’s, Inc Econtern

Bath Societies Plan New Year Party and Elections

Second nomination of officers completed. Members vote to hold a New Year’s party on January 1. Plans for the event to be made at the December 18 meeting. A social hour and refreshments followed the meeting.

Joint Lodges Celebrate Christmas at Odd Fellows Hall

Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge and Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows plan a joint Christmas gathering at the Odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening. Members may bring a child guest and should bring a child gift and an adult gift for exchange. Festivities begin at 6 30 with tree, program, and refreshments.

Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows Odd Fellows Hall

Pede Club Hosts Event with Table Games and Prizes

Mr and Mrs Roy Lutz of 2 Pine Street entertained the Pede club on Wednesday with three tables in play. Ladies top prize went to Mrs Edward Page, with Mrs Lauriston Caton second. men’s prizes to Roy Lutz and Elmer Morse. Refreshments served. Members present included the Catons Burgesses Saffords McDougles Pages Morse and Lutz. The club plans to meet next Wednesday at the Burgesses on Hight Street to discuss the annual Christmas party.

Roy Lutz Pine Street Pede Club Edward Page Lauriston Caton Elmer Morse Mrr John Burgess Harold Safford Daniel McDougal Hight Street

Nequasset Extension Plans Year At South End PTA Hall

Nequasset Extension Group held a planning session in the South End P T A hall. Miss Hilda Wetherington presented the year’s program including Know Your Neighbor and France studies led by Mrs Walker and Mrs Ethel Bailey. A Greek visitor’s letter, roast chicken dinner, Christmas party, gifts, and a Scotch auction accompanied a 17 member meeting. The next gathering is January 7 at the Cosmopolitan Club.

Nequasset Extension Group South End P.T.A. Hall Hilda Wetherington France Walker Ethel Bailey Maria Michalkoukos Greece Exeo Coun P.T.A Elizabeth Moffatt Hilda Haskell Geraldine Edgerly Florence Hathorne Cosmopolitan Club

Beacon Lights church decorates for Christmas season

The Beacon Lights of Beacon Street church met Thursday evening. The supper was followed by decorating the sanctuary with evergreens and berries under Mrs. Alvin Jewett’s supervision. A brief business session planned the Christmas party and a tree for December 31 in the Vestry. Nearby notes mention an exchange of ideas.

Beacon Street Alvin Jewett

Also Mentioned on This Page

Blainen la Jean Jean An Art L. Anderson Huse T. Pfc Trafton U. S. Army Gery Jon.w. Trafton Susan Spinnney Sharon Suzanne Gail Downing Bluff Road Ernestine Carty Upees Bish Street Isea William S. Newell Newcomen Society of England Hotel Lafayette A. M. Main George Musk John Parker James Jenkins Robert Brownell Sidney Eaton Arthur Sewall Sumner Sewall Milton I. Kimball Port Edward Hines Topsham See Suset Clifford Harrington North Street Eva Atwood Old Town Nicholas Sewall Hebron Academy Hists Henry T. B. Leeman Somerset Place Hampden Heights Arthur Leeman Myrald Walter S. White Cottage Street Thayer Hospital Mr. White Patricia Smyth WAF Bartlett O. Smith Lowery Air Force Base Denver Colo Smith Woman's Air Force Auoe Morse High School Hamilton Air Force San Rosale Mrs. Elverson Lovely Linda Bash Lisbon Falls Emery Rideout Lorraine York Harbor York Harbor Hospital Box 195 Rideout Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Sims Priscilla Magoun Green_ street New York City American Institute of Graphic Arts David Stern Mr. Stern New York P@t Philadelphia Inquirer and Record Camden, N. J Courier Converse G. Fenn Andover Diana Abbott Academy Robert Goodridge Valdosta Goodridge U. S. Air Force Korea John Freeman Snow Park Beulah Brown Patricia Wilson Cora Buchanan School Street Philadelphia Rachel L. Doherty J. Emery Footer Lewiston Raymond H. Trott Providence R. I Stone House Farm Louis Annis Valley Road Fall's Shoe Store James C. Goding Auburn Philip Wyman Oliver Street Jack Verheus Bedford Street Johannesburg Africa Walter D. Thurston June Gill Patty Ames Christopher Gill Bailey Street Orris Ames Cherry Street Edward Carter Abigail and Isabelle Carter Harry Short Dorothy Sheldon Columbus Ohio William Sheldon Sagadahoc Ferry Jennie Larrabee Merton Wright Sasanna N. B. Norton Beals Mr. Norton Alley Alice Wilbur Nathan Berk Joseph I. Smith Boca Raton, Fla Blanche Locke Harriet Cotton Pauline Belanger West Bath Mary McCrater Arrowsie Lena Shepard Harnden West Newton Harriet Smith Pasadena John Shepard Fred Kittredge Bangor Richard Hastings Everett Pollard Donald Dean Chester Jackson Holyoke Oscar Campbell Edith Campbell Arrowsic Campbell John Atwood Winship Street Boyd L. Bailey James Guynn Hyde Windlass Co Middletown Hartford Conn Albert W. Thompson Edward Butterfield Brunswick Ronald Atwood Portsmouth Navy Ard Claude S. Gillette Percival P. Baxter Bruce H. M. White Gillette Rupert H. Baxter Barrett C. Nichols Mr. Nichols Frank B. Nichols Roger D. Skillings Anne Kimball Kenneth Gove City Damariscotta Alexander Charlton Wilson Freeman Bowdoin Herbert Leeman Woolwich James B. Drake Robin Rochester N. Y Merle Niles Arthur Foster Williams Westport Sewall Williams Northampton Samuel P. Horen Aoford, Mass Mrs Lee Musk George Marlett Chillicothe Earl C. Kimble Steven Davis Blackwell U. S. Blackwell Marquette, Mich Joseph Small Hon Donald N. Small Edward Avery Rupert and Houghton Caeace Franklin Crouch John Hayden Crouch Hayden White Rupert Chicago Scottsville Arizona Lawrence Richardson Mary Elise White Richardson Agnes Roberts of Trevett Irving Frost Eugene Rumford Arthur Johnson Robert P. Shaw, Jr Dean Shaw Dummer Street Mr. Shaw Governor Dummer Academy South Byfield Eulah Morang Midgle Street Woodfords Franklin Wright Melvin D. Henderson Northstreet Walter White Street Margaret Wilson Frank Wilson Edward W. Avery Bath Memorial Hospital Harold Avery Western Avenue Burton W Bub” Smith Great Lakes Ill Raymond Smith Bob Morse High Bennington Alexandra Carl B. Swanton Front Street Joseph E. Swanton Anne Chapel Hill N. C Harrison Hubbard Peter James John Gail Redbank N. J Carl B. Swanton, Jr Mina Butler Boothbay Harbor Jane Grant Mercy Hospital J. Russell Grant East Hartford Wilbur Casey Goddard Street Colonel Cosmo Garden Club James Knight Harry Young Vivian Brown Leroy Lord E. Gross Walter Thursday Mildred Nichols Doris White Sana Igee M ‘Naval Home Nequasset Extension
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