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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1953

Page

3

Bath Woman Announces Many Local Vacations and Births

Bath residents report vacations to Florida Jamaica and Maine as well as several births at Memorial hospital. Families include Mr. and Mrs. Robert Perry announcing a son, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Goldsmith welcoming Dana Irving, and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Black Jr. naming Joseph Warren.

Vacation returnees include Sally Caton Charles Burden and Barbara Wilson

Three students are home for mid term break: Sally Caton of Westbrook, Charles Burden of Yale, and Barbara Wilson of Lasell Junior College.

Sally Caton Westbrook Charles Burden Yale Barbara Wilson Lasell Junior College

Local Residents Briefly Away and In Hospital

Miss Joan Haye of Wellesley arrives from Massachusetts to spend the rest of the week with aunt Miss Helen Hayes in Bangor. Mrs. Wendell Stevens returns home from Memorial hospital after medical treatment. Miss Donna Guynn of Morse High is in Memorial hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Dr. Harry M. Wilson of Memorial hospital leaves for Seattle to take an overseas assignment as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Medical Corps Reserve after 44 months in the European Theatre in World War I.

Joan Haye Wellesley College Wellesley Mass Helen Hayes Washburn Street Miss Hayes T. Sumner Hayes Puerto Rico Hayes Bath University of Puerto Rico Donna Guynn Morse High Military and Naval Children’s Home South Street Memorial Hospital Miss Guynn Hugh D. Grant Linden Street Harry M. Wilson Frida Seattle Wash Wilson Army Medical Corps

Stilphen announce birth of son Devvis Dean

Mr and Mrs Arthur Stilphen of Woolwich announce the birth of a son at Memorial hospital on January 28. The baby weighs eight pounds three ounces and has been named Devvis Dean.

Edgar L. Black, Jr Western Avenue Memorial Hospital Joseph Warren Black Anita Deering Harry L. Deering Park Street Robert Coombs Palmer Street Sharon Ann Coombs Barbara Baker Clyde Baker Woolwich Norman Kenney Virginia Baker Washington Street Darlene Virginia Donald Williams Route 3 Bath Susan Ruth Arthur Stilphen Devvis Dean

Millard Green Admitted For Observation At Memorial Hospital

Millard Green of 11 Dummer Street, driver of Engine No 2 with the Bath Fiveatment, entered Memorial Hospital Sunday evening for observation and invites friends to call.

Douglas Tho Gloria of Fairfi Thorpe Everett Green Dummersstreet Mr. Green Green Bath Fire Department Washington Street Millard Green Dummer Street Bath Memorial Hospital

Victorian Society Luncheon Held in Portland

Mrs Sumner Sewall Mrs John Parker Mrs A M Main and Mrs John McInnes attended the Victorian Society luncheon in Portland at Eastland Saturday afternoon. The speaker was Harrison Lakin of Washington DC who spoke on the United States at present.

Sumner Sewall John Parker A. M. Main John McInnes Victorian Society Portland Eastland Harrison Lakin Washington, D. C United States

Mrs North and Mrs ncite Attend Massachusetts Hair Dressers Convention

Mrs Dorothy North street and Mrs Carol ne ticte traveled from Witch Spring to Boston for a few days to attend the Massachusetts State Convention for Hair Dressers.

Dorothy Northstreet Carol Ne Ticte Witch Spring Boston Massachusetts

Bath residents named in local society notes

The column lists Bath and nearby residents with ties to Portland and Maine events. Families, travel to Florida and Boston, local club activities, charity and church happenings fill the social roundup alongside visits to Washington D C and Maine colleges. Notable names include Leavitt, Greenblatt, Shaughnessy, Moses, Jones, Sewall, Shaw, Stetson, Povich, and Parker.

Davis Hutchinson Guests With Wilsons In High Street

Davis L Hutchinson attending submarine school at New London Connecticut enjoyed an overnight visit with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Donald B Wilson of High Street.

Louis Nelson High Street New York New Jersey Washiff Virginia Alabama Kentucky Chicago Toledo Ohio Bath Everett Parker Harvard Law School John Parker Summer Street Davis L. Hutchinson New London, Conh Donald B. Wilson

Wedding invitation for Missators Fesagen

Invitations issued for the marriage of Missators Fesagen of the local church at 6 30 with a reception to follow at the Cosmopolitan Club.

Fesagen Daughtional Church Cosmopolitan Club

Goody Mailly Wedding Receives Saturday Evening Reception

Reception for Mailley and Albert followed their wedding at 81 Beacon Street with guests in attire featuring flowers and veiled hats. The bride, a Morse High alumna, and groom, a Navy veteran and Bath Iron Works worker, plan to reside at 32 South Street after the ceremony.

Mailley Beacon Street Eugene F. al Albert Jean Goody Sis Punch Julie’ Boyce Soobrine Robert Brewer Carl Starling Alice Goody Goody Morse High Bath Opera House Navy Bath South Street

Miss Sherry Grindell Hosts Friends at West Bath Home

Miss Sherry Grindell daughter of Mr and Mrs John Grindell of West Bath entertained friends Saturday evening at her home. The gathering featured dancing games and music with guests at the piano. Buffet refreshments were served in the dining room where flowers and candles adorned the table.

Bath Masonic Temple Lisbon Falls John Shaughnessy Masonic Club Helen Shaughnessy Oliver Moses Washington Street Fred Jones Sherry Grindell John Grindell West Bath Mary Talbot Katen Ware Judy Watts Donna Mce Dawn Newcomb Dianey Judy Peterson Elvira Pecci Robert Billington Martin Turpie Harry Wilson, Jr Roger Skillings, Jr Herbert Anderson Paul Jon Edward Marchetti Jack McDonald Herbert Flint David Newcomb

Nancy Ellen Mines Celebrates Ninth Birthday Party

Nancy Ellen Mines entertained her schoolmates on Saturday for her ninth birthday. The celebration followed a Papen Petterhapa high school basketball game with a luncheon at her 53 Pearl Street home. Invited guests included Barbara Brown Sandy Luke Bobby Buss ey Pamela Sue Hanson Robert Bradway Christopher Buck Barbara Buffum Anne Bailey and others.

Nancy Ellen McInnes Duncan McInnes Pearl Street Papen Petterhah A Barbara Brown Sandy Luke Bobby Bussey Pamela Sue Hanson Robert Bradway Christopher Buck Barbara Buffum Anne Bailey Peter and Olive Guild Beatrice and Eleanor Main Kent Johnson Terri Noss

Barbara Buffum Celebrates Ninth Birthday Party

Barbara Buffum daughter of Mr and Mrs Ronald Buffum Middle Street entertained friends Saturday afternoon for her ninth birthday. They watched movies in the afternoon then returned for supper games and party favors. Guests included Linda Raey Nancy Osgood Pamela Sue Anson Nancy Ellen McInnes Susanne Bartlett Barbara Brown Carla Tukey Robert Bussey Peter Roberts Christopher Buck Robert Buck and McLaughlin.

Barbara Buffum Ronald M. Buffum Middle Street Barbara Linda Raey Ancy Osgood Pamelia Sueanson Nancy Ellen McInnes Susannne Bartlett Barbara Brown Carla Tukey Robert Bussey Peter Roberts Chriser Buck Robert Buck McLaughlin

John F. Cooke Jr Leaves for Cleveland Post

John F. Cooke Jr departs Thursday to take a gar den department position for the Education department in Cleveland Ohio. He is the son of Joseph F Cooke of 9009 Middle Street and a University of ae graduate in botany. He spent the past two years with W Attlee Burpee Seed Co in Philadelphia. Jack Cooke, also a photography buff, keeps a noted collection of botanical curiosities.

John F. Cooke, Jr Cleveland Garton Bepartmer Educapertisent City of Jadph F Cooke Middle Street Ae University W. Attlee Burpee Seed Co Philadelphia Jack Col Ca

Mrs Prawer Heads to Miami for Winter Vacation

Jae or Mrs Sam Prawer of Oatbeet has traveled to Miami, Florida, for a winter getaway.

Jae Sam Prawer aOatbeet Miamich, Fla

South Portland Triumphs 78 63 Over Morse High

South Portland caps defeat Morse High 78 to 63 after a tight night at Morse gym. Jed Doane leads under the basket with eight field goals for South Portland, while Sonny Mensey and Brad Stover each score 23 to pace the Riots. Morse builds early lead before South Portland surges to win.

South Portland Morse High Morse Gym Munsey Stover Shipbuilders Capers Morse Jed Doane Sonny Mansey Brad Stover Billy Bruce Chick Marchetti Minor Tracey Ted Bruce Pineau Carmichael Marchetti Doane Apere Epen Pineau Gus Carmichael Sawyer Dick Greene

Morse Jayvees Rally To Down South Portland JV 45-40

Morse Jayvees led early and maintained the lead to defeat South Portland JV 45-40. Morse built 9-8 28-23 and 35-31 advantages with Bobby Arsenault scoring 15 to lead the winners.

Morse Jayvees South Portland Morse Bobby Arsenault

Yale Wrestler Bob Mead Follows Eli Lineage

Sophomore Bob Mead of Yale wrestles as part of the Eli program with a wrestling lineage that extends to his father who was also an Eli and graduated in 1919.

Bob Mead Yale Eli

Mortality rate on Formosa hits fifty year low in 1952

The Formosan mortality rate in the first six months of 1952 fell to 9.98 per 1000, the lowest in fifty years, according to Yen Chun Hui commissioner of health. The report notes Formosa under Nationalist China remains a stronghold. The piece briefly mentions Viking raids and expansions in earlier centuries.

Taipei Formosa China Yen Chun-Hui

Beauty dot on Indian foreheads signals fashion not caste

The colored dot worn by many Indian women is described as a beauty spot rather than a caste mark and may shift color to complement the wearer's clothing.

India

Berlin Purge Adds East German Official to Spy Jailings

Foreign Minister Georg Dertinger, a CDU branch member, is reported jailed in the Russian zone as part of the purge described by a Communist newspaper. The arrest follows ongoing spy charge prosecutions amid the postwar crackdown in Berlin.

Georg Dertinger Rtd Christian Democratic Union

Also Mentioned on This Page

George Baer Reading Hiester Ao Ross Rodney E. Ross Wai Robert Perry Shaw Street Roger South Rupert H. Baxter Fort , Fla Claude S. Gillette Clarence W. Morse Montego Bay Jamaica Mr. Eevere William A. Niss Conway, N. H Harland E. Boynton Gerald Street Joseph Parkson Memphis Joan Shaw Boston University Mrs. Roscoe H. Shaw, North Street Judy Very Donald Perry Seeker Oeorth Boriingfeld College Sfield, E Imge Moses Corliss Street Sue Stover Clyde A. Mallett Fisher Junior College Carrie Carlisle Wiswas Carlton Kelley U. S. Air Force Westover Air Base Springfield Bisits Leon Kelley Sagadahoc Ferry Kelley Wilfred P. Stuart Cape Elizabeth David Rutherford Jean Brown Vaneta Estes Twin County Central Maine Power Co Lewiston Miss Brown David R. Rurtherford Augusta Maine Virginia Parker Summerstreet Hood College Frederick National Student Association Roger Goldsmith Brunswick Dana Irving Pear Street Terri Lee Wade Donna Lou Wade Elena Drake Lissa Blondin Stephanie Blondin Jean McKennon Donna McKennon Patty Ness Beatrice Eleanor Nicky Denny Main John Rand Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wallace Hand Seth Mullin Parker Farm and Home Association Portland Country Club Ronald Atwood Portsmouth John Atwood Winship Street Theodore Burns Court Street The Jean McKay Burleigh McKay Adams Court Gorham State Teachers College Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Earl Kimble Wilford Rice Milford Rice Celestic Harkins Central Church Parsonage Joseph I. Smith Boca Raton, Fla Paul Heer Singapore Nees Mead San Francisco Queen Elizabeth Geiger Francis Grover Verna Coombs Lis Bennett Mary Burgess M. Baribeau, Jr Snunawrick Stanley Hunter Brunswick Road Paul Avery Bath Police Department Me Memorial Hospital Letitia Melvin Clifton Street Warren Hawley Melvin Henderson Bart O’donnell Lois Burns Jeannette Pitkin Melvin Red Cross Cyril Bousfield Maine General Hospital Mrs. Bousfield Arthur Sewall Stone House Farm Woodbury Bailey Diane North Street Florida Mr. Bailey Nate Howe Roger M. Luke Dudley Leavitt Myers Reed Nequasset Lake Atlachée County Oak Grove School Oak Grove Seminary Vassalboro Governor Cross Wendell Stevens Mrs. Lawrence Putnam St. Petersburg, Fla Cisco Calif Ae Ton Franklin Corp Leavitt Keres Fornia Neelah Lakin Owen Greenblatt University of Maine Sunda Solomon K. Greenblatt Archie L. Seeket N. H Auburn Joana Ralph See Ins Carleton W. Lowell Bedford Street Sandra Johnson Ethel Blake Bath Iron Works Washi D. C Adelaide Hooper Eleanor Danforth Marion Wardle Wellesley Hills Robert Brownell Upper Washington Street Ralph Blakeney Robert Metcalf Maine Federation of Men’s Berean Baptist Church Wick Mrs. Levin Miami Beach Mrs Roscoe Shaw Kenyon Jayne New Canaan, Conn Mad River Aroe Sewall Stone House Run Ralph G. Stetson Ralph G. Stetson, Jr Morris Povich Povich Fla David L. Wilson Nancy Ellen Mines Senate Armed Services Committee Secretary of Defense B. Wilson Washington International Soundphoto Davis Pineau Fournier Minor Tracey Sawyer Crozier and Rice Morse Munsey Carmichael Marchetti E Tover Kingsbury Linwood Carr Harpswell St. Cloud Harold Carter Carr Carl M. Langbehn Webesvoves G. Pisn Raven Eeeeneneee DeCapua Oeevneteer Anderson Billington Wiscasset Jay Veesh Grover Seenenrees Beeeretes Dowling Gsase Reese Colby Eveives Sprout C See Pengnas G. Delano A. Delano C. Shea Morril Ces Ves Harry S. Trueman Bob Nixon International Service Independence Truman Britain Russia Berlin
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