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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1958
Page
3
Bath teachers club held a Christmas social Thursday evening with junior high staff as hosts. Entertainment included musical numbers and jokes as members shared holiday cheer and community spirit.
St Marys Guild announces a Christmas party for December 30 with parish and Episcopal members attending. Officers will be elected at the meeting and a committee for the Cabot Lit party will be named to organize arrangements. Refreshments will be served following the service led by Reverend Rocard Bo Adem.
A disrupted report notes the Kennebec River Power Squadron held a December 9 meeting at the Iron Works rec room. It records buoy replacements at Squirrel Ed and on the northwest side of the river, plus police notes on an incident involving four people.
The Hospital Auxiliary board met to review the past month’s activities and donations. Reports from committee chairs highlighted sewing projects, patient comfort donations, and volunteer office tasks while officers discussed fundraising plans and volunteer recruitment.
Ministers from Central Congregational Church and We Po. Methoddkimet attended a conference at Togus with Rev Philip Palmer of Waldoboro as president and Rev Cre Richards as secretary. An all day pastors clinic followed with leaders discussing priopriate duties and church progress.
Mizpah class meets at Union Street home of Dorothy Thayer in Neel. A dinner party and Christmas gathering will feature guests Dorothy Thayer and Mrs Robert Gallagher. Attending include Dr Mortoretino, Mrs Graeg Liebelich, Rosalyn Carey, Lila Place, and others.
The Maine State Highway Commission announces that Woolwich contractor Reed and Reed, led by Carlton Day Reed and son, won the reconstruction contract for the Old Belgrade Road Bridge. The project is priced at 10 168.
The Greater Ministers Association met Wednesday at the home of Rev and Mrs Craig Richard to honor retiring Rev Charles Ro Sims and Mrs Sims. Flowers were presented, and officers for the next term were elected including Rev Richards as president and Rev Frederck Niles as president. The group planned services for the Old Ladies Home and other church outreach and set a January meeting.
A Christmas program at the Ladies Aid meeting featured a devotional led by Mr Reeonadd Farnham and a recording selec tion by the Robert Shaw choir. Carl Rees served as host for the event and the program closed with three Christmas songs sung by Nally Leavill Fobbe. Attending officers included Leaverhy and several named members.
The Bath extension group met Thursday evening at 52 Washington Street for a Christmas party hosted by Mrs. Lindsay J. Dauphinee. A covered dish supper was served, prizes awarded, and members discussed postponing the January meeting to a later date. Mrs. William Berry will lead the January discussion on Accessories In Your Home, assisted by Mrs. Doris Bour and Mrs. Carl Wight as hostesses.
John Bussey celebrated his fifth birthday with a party at Wied Prive Nursery School Saloon. Guests included Ratume Akar Jack Parker Margaret Akar Stephen Iriener Mivid Porter John Allen Dennis Swain Michael and George Bar ne. prizes were awarded for games and activities.
The DeMolay chapter will hold a public installation ceremony with Fraser installed as Mayor for Councillor State. Officers will conduct a formal talk. Meriboer of the Newpasset fundies Auxiliary will meet at 1 pm Thursday at Mrs Florence Hathorne’s Murphy Corner road home. Weather notes provided.
An open letter from Squadron Commander FLI Brand of Patrol Squadron 26, the oldest unit stationed at RNAS since February 1992, discusses their five month deployment in Iceland. The message covers weather, operations, and a salute to the crew including Lt. Cmdr. Bowler and Lt. Cmdr. Otis while noting a public outreach to relatives and friends.
Gilbert R Boutin, a Berlin native and World War II veteran with a background at BIW Bath Iron Works and New Bathnaned Shipbuilding, was named vice president of operations for Chase Brass and Copper Co. Waterbury Connecticut. He joined Chase in 1950 as plant controller and rose to works manager by 1957, previously holding roles at Swift & Co. and Torrington Co. He holds Becker College accounting and Columbia University executive programs and is a CPA.
Bowdoinham Merrymeeting Grange met Thursday evening for a Christmas party with a program by Leeltrer Florence Stilphen featuring group singing and children's recitations. Santa Claus, gifts from the tree, refreshments, and various community members were noted among the attendees and activities.
Rainbow Assembly held a Friday evening guest officers night with Patria Durrrell and many named attendees from Portland Lewiston Rockland Bath and other locales. Plans for a Christmas party on December 26 were assigned to committees and listed participants and observers.
Club 42 hosts its Christmas party with officers for the coming year to be announced by the nominating committee led by Robert Roeder. The event featured a fashionably festive gathering at Staeleehalh with members in holiday attire and hats, honoring retiring officers and committee chairs.
Real estate broker Ada Y Greenblatt advertises property in Bath Maine on Washington Street and Kennebec River area with multiple homes for sale. Includes three room houses, one and two family homes, appointments via Washington Street Bath or 233 Washington Street with phone numbers TE 3.4590 HE 4 43850.
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