Genesta Chapter Hosts Good Neighbor Night at Temple
Genesta Chapter OES celebrated Good Neighbor Night at the Masonic Temple with attendees from neighboring chapters. Officers of the Grand Chapter Maine were introduced, a banquet followed with performances by visiting chapters, and a strawberry shortcake reception closed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
O.E.S
Masonic Temple
O.E
Maine
Leah Page
Vivian Dodge
Bowdoinham
Annette Brooks
Waldoboro
Ruth
Millward Patten
Topsham
Margaret Stanwood
Brunswick
Louise Scanlin
North End
Evelyn Wyman
Center
Shirley Caverly
South End
Anna McCabe
Nellie Smith
Jean Moore
Alice Stilphen
Alice Potter
Mabel Merrill
Beatrice Stevens
Evelyn Morse
Herbert Morse
Beulah Dunton
Lisbon Falls
Edith Rich
Adah
Genesta Circle
Washington Street
Doris McKay
Marguerite Cutting
Marion
Gardiner
Ruth Freeman
Electa
Garrison Hill
Louise Adams
Pioneer Chapter
Joan Brewer
Casco
Katrina Caster
Pioneer
Florence Fullerton
Ray Howe
City reports 1232 Salk vaccine consent slips signed
City Health Officer Roscoe C McFadden announced 1,232 consent slips have been signed by parents of school children for Salk vaccine inoculations to be given here later this month. He noted that with children already vaccinated for polio, about 85 percent of local children will have received the Salk shots after this month's clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe C McFadden
McFadden
Farewell Party For Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jaquith
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jaquith of Union street court were guests of honor Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs David Clark on upper Washington street. They and their three children Brenda Amy and Joe will leave Monday for Pascagoula Mississippi where Mr Jaquith will work after leaving Bath Iron Works shipfitting. Gordon Howes orchestra provided music while the couple, longtime members of the Bath band, received a money purse hidden inside a miniature labeled suitcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Jaquith
Union Street Court
David Clark
Upper Washington Street
Jaquith
Brenda
Amy
Joe
Pascagoula
Miss
Bath Iron Works
Gordon Howe
Arthur Sturtevant
Carl Swanton
Allen Thayer
Howard Farr
Bath
Leonard Smith
West Bath
Bartlett Swanton
Togus VA says no truth to red cellophane plan
The Togus Veterans Administration center denies any plan to use red cellophane bands from cigarette packages to supply wheelchairs to disabled veterans. Officials note the old Red Band Plan circulated years ago and was never authorized. They commend veterans organizations for volunteer work and say information on approved projects is available from Togus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Togus
Togus Veterans Administration Center
York
Cumberland Courty Points
Veterans’ Hospital
Veterans’ Administration
M. L. Stoddard
Maine
Stoddard
Veterans Organizations
Veterans Administration Hospital
Togus Veterans Administration
Did Dogs Run Out Albuquerque 4-Homer Au Dog Mystery
Albuquerque detective notes owner of New Mexico Dog Food Co observes four Dalmatian dogs missing from his residence. Police investigate report amid publicity, possible leads follow track and neighborhood checks to locate pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Homer Autry
New Mexico Dog Food Co
Marilyn Siegell Weds Gilbert Prawer in Newark
Marilyn Lois Siegel daughter of West Orange residents married Gilbert Prawer at Hotel Essex House Newark in a candlelight ceremony January 30. Rabbi Rau Soloft officiated the double ring service. The bride wore Italian silk with illusion veil and white orchids. After a wedding trip to Mexico City and Acapulco the couple will live in Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Essex House
Newark
N. J
Marilyn Lois Siegel
Harry W. Siegel
West Orange
Gilbert Prawer
Sam Prawer
Rau Soloft
Temple B'nai Jeshuran
Rhoda Slavitt
Harvey Prawer
Arnold R. Siegel
Jack Berenson
Hackensack
Joseph Swetchkerbaum
Bennett Berman
Charles Tate
Rhode Island
Mrs. Prawer
Communism Threat Discussed At Cosmopolitan Club
Mrs. Jean Gannet Williams, president of Guy Gannett newspapers, warned Cosmopolitan club members that communism is a national and international threat. She spoke after visiting Czechoslovakia, Moscow, and Prague, urging alertness to prevent environment from dominating free men. The meeting included banquet planning for March 14 and a proposed club music department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Gannett Williams
Cosmopolitan Club
Williams
Guy Gannett Newspapers and Broadcasting Services
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Prague
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Emerton Gross
Pre Nuptial Shower for Miss Carol Ann Quimby
Miss Carol Ann Quimby was guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower hosted at Mrs. Paradis home in Brunswick. She will wed Bruce K. London in a Spring ceremony. Guests included Mrs Quimby Mrs London and many local relatives and friends as refreshment hour was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Ann Quimby
Leo M. Paradis
John Q. Torrey
Brunswick
Quimby
London
Scott M Golder
Everett Quimby, Jr
Richard Quimby
William Blair
William Kistler
Phyllis Hartley
Alfred P. McCabe
Fred Wonsor
Robert Green
Lucille Pinette
Martha Feretos
Marjorie Haggett
Clarence Fullerton
Elihu Fullerton
John Powers
Walter Day
Arthur Nichols
Jean Norton
Stephen McPhee
Eugene Beck
Wilbur Hig
Don Cossack Chorus to Appear In Bath Mar 24
The world famous Don Cossack Chorus will appear in Bath on March 24 in a public concert sponsored by Smith Tobey Post American Legion. The event arose from the Post meeting on Thursday chaired by Francis McLaughlin who reported service details and Cedric French presented the finance report. A motion to install a new piano at the Legion Hall was approved and a committee of Abraham Greenblatt Scott Kittredge and Robert Wagner was formed to obtain the instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cossack
Bath
Smith-Tobey Post
American Legion
The
Post
Service Department
Francis McLaughlin
Cedric French
Legion Hall
Abraham Greenblatt
Scott Kittredge
Robert Wagner
List of Women Named in Social Gathering
A roster of attendees includes Mrs John Lebel Mrs Keith McLuer Mrs Emery Freeman Mrs Ernest Rogers Mrs Stanley Brown Mrs John Pagurko Mrs Herman Coombs Mrs David Rich Mrs Michael Smith Miss Mary Stuart Mrs Howard Elliot Miss Jeanette Pabine Mrs Mildred Stuart Mrs Dean Bonney Mrs Sanford Brown Miss Thelma Ward Miss Anne Bisson Mrs William Miller Mrs Edward Naber and Mrs Joseph Hecht.
Parked Cars Block Plows Prompt City Warning
City officials warned that parked cars on streets stall snowplows and removal operations after Thursday’s storm. Police chief cited a state law against depositing snow on streets and said private plows pushing snow into roadways will face court action. owners may have cars towed and stored at their expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Judkins
Judkins
Ladies Aid Meet at Winter Street Church Friday
Members of the Ladies Aid of Winter Street Congregational church gathered for an all day session with 55 in attendance. They sewed missionary items for the Thursby Institute in Alabama and Ryder College in Puerto Rico, shared a noon luncheon, and voted $10 to Bath Council of Churches. A guest, Rev Martin V. B Sargent, offered prayer and a letter from the American Embassy in New Delhi was read. The group plans 2 pm next Friday meeting and Easter Seal work for Pine Tree Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
Winter Street Congregational Church
Thursby Institute
Alabama
Ryder College
Puerto Rico
John Gillespie
Edgar Leavitt
Alice Johnson
John Atwood
Carl Swanton
W. H. Mce Glinchy
Mildred G. Nichols
Nellie D’arcy
Scott Golder
Winfield Morse
Rexford Stover
Charles Hewett
Edward B. Smith
Pauline Moulton
Sarah Adams
Horace Ward
Martin V. B Sargent
Dorothy Weeks
New Dehli
India
Kenneth Francisco
Bath Council of Churches
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
First Baptist Ladies Plan for Easter Sale
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the First Baptist church held an all day meeting to plan an Easter sale. Members hemmed and quilted and made quilt squares while a covered dish luncheon was served. Mrs Cora Blakeney led tables and 14 members attended. President Mrs Ora Dauphin presided and announced the next meeting for February 15 with an all day session. Flowers were sent to Mrs Laura Harrington, a patient at Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Sewing Circle
First Baptist Church
Cora Blakeney
Ora Dauphin
Laura Harrington
Memorial Hospital
DAR Elects Its State And National Delegates Friday
Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter DAR held February meeting at Central church. Officers announced delegates to Continental Congress in Washington and to the State Conference in Portland with alternates named. Elizabeth Lawrence Society C A R presented program. Pages for CA R Congress were named Anna Lonn and Ellen Low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Sewall
Dar
Central Church
Mary Hall
Florence Woodside
Maude Howard
Susan Reed
Mildred Albee
Wesley Methodist Church
Red Cross
Pauline Avery
Activities Committee
D.A.R
Continental Congress
Washington, D. C
Frances Small
Ada Haggett
Anna Tubbs
Portland
Mildred Swanton
Lena King
Nellie Lord
Louise Carlton
Alice Potter
Grace Lawrence
Myrle Stanton
Belle Bridgham
Marie Andre
Winnie Durgin
Bernice McGlinchy
Marilla Morse
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
Anna Lonn
Lucy Lee Smith
Dixie Oliver
Ellen Low
Carol Cornish
Virginia McDaniel
Sandra Hathorne
Marriott Small
Linda Morse
Joyce King
Roberta Jewell
Carrie Smith
Florida
U.S
United States
C.A.R. Congress
C.A.R
Lena Ring
Nancy Ring
Almena Jaques
Ruby Hooker
Rumford Lodge Wins Elks State Ritualistic Contest
Officers of the Bath Lodge of Elks placed third in the annual State Ritualistic Contest for Elks held Sunday in Waterville. Rumford Lodge won top honors, Sanford took second, with Bath finishing just 0.59 behind. Other competitors included Waterville, Portland, and Rockland.
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Bath Lodge of Elks
Elks
Waterville
Rumford Lodge of Elks
Sanford
Bath
Rumford
Wateryae
Ortland
Rockand
Hunter Jennings Becomes First Big Game Buck With Muzzle Loader
Helena hunter Jim Jennings killed a two point buck at fifty yards using a muzzle loaded Kentucky half stock rifle. He said it was his first big game kill with the antique weapon whose trajectory closely resembles a .22 caliber rifle.
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Helena
Mont
Kentucky
Jim Jennings
Jennings
Beacon Street Methodist elects new financial secretary
At a Beacon Street Methodist church Official Board meeting last week Miss Marion Dain was elected financial secretary to replace Daniel L. Lord Jr who became church treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street Methodist Church Official Board
Marion Dain
Miss Dain
Daniel L. Lord, Jr
Kennebec Power Graduation Dinner at Calumet Club
The Kennebec River Power Squadron held its Founder's Day and graduation dinner at the Calumet Club in Augusta with 150 in attendance. Notables at the head table included District Commander George G. Wells and Commander Elmer B. Williams. Oaths were administered to new members Richard Tukey, Edward Tukey, Nicholas Johnson, Victor Dysart, and others. Entertainment featured a clown act and a squadron oath ceremony. Courses in piloting and seamanship were announced with multiple graduates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec River Power Squadron
Calumet Club
Augusta
Lawrence Averill
George G. Wells
Laconia
N. H
Elmer B. Williams
Lindsey Lord
Portland
Samuel King
Damariscotta
Walter Ripley
Wyatt H
Victor Dysart
Richard Brann
Alfred McCabe
Edward Hartnett
Hugh McDonald
Walter C. Ripley
Richard Armand
Harry Thomas Jose
Harold Leiberwitz
Richard Hanson Murphy
Bath
Robert Linwood Bixby
Donald Emero
Thomas Fullerton
Mary Newell Guild
Nicholas Johnson
Richard Joyce
George Langzettel
Alton Leavitt
Roger Luke
Douglass Shaw
Henry Stone
Gerald Thornton
Louise Thornton
Mary Jeanette Williams
West Southport
Erik Erickson
Oscar Jacobson
Ernest Riceman
Dexter Rumsey
Charles Bowers
Edward Jackson
Edward Myers
Esther Prosser
William Prosser
Betty Tukey
Edward Tukey
Richard Tukey
Ruth Tukey
Geraldine Waltz
Perley Waltz
Richard Varick
Harry Jose
Richard Murphy
Boothbay
Roy Blaney
Booth
John DeGroot
Eastham Guild
Augusta City Hall
Boothbay Harbor
William Danforth
Star Of Bethlehem Troop Meets Saturday Afternoon
The Star of Bethlehem Troop of Girl Scouts held their regular weekly meeting Saturday at leader Miss Helen Moses home. Badges were awarded for Pine Haven Day Camp and troop meetings including rocks and minerals Elaine Turcotte Mary Jane Nugent Jean Sinibaldi pioneer Elizabeth Smith Lucia Pellegrini Elizabeth Smith cook Donna Petlock Elizabeth Smith My Community Noreen Addison Donna Petlock and First.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of Bethlehem
Girl Scouts
Helen Moses
Pine Haven Day Camp
Elaine Turcotte
Mary Jane Nugent
Jean Sinibaldi
Elizabeth Smith
Lucia Pellegrini
Cook
Donna Petlock
My Community
Noreen Addison
Engagement of Bath Youth to New Jersey Girl Announced
Mr and Mrs Robert S Taggart of Maplewood New Jersey announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara Jane Taggart to Lt Melvin E Hodgkins USA son of Rev and Mrs Laforest E Hodgkins of Terryville Connecticut formerly of Bath Miss Taggart is a Elmira College graduate and assistant to the director of development at Hillyer College Hartford Conn Hodgkins is a Morse High School graduate class of 1951 and Bowdoin College alumnus member of Delta Sigma fraternity He has completed the U S Army Transportation Corps advanced training and is assigned to Inchon Korea No wedding date set
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Taggart
Maplewood
N. J
Barbara Jane Taggart
Melvin E. Hodgkins
U.S.A
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Terryville
Conn
Bath
Miss Taggart
Elmira College
Hillyer College
Hartford
St. Hodgkins
Morse High School
Bowdoin College
Delta Sigma Fraternity
U. S. Army Transportation Corps
Inchon
Korea
Sterling Bible Class Meets With Mrs Pratt
The Sterling Bible Class of Corliss Street Baptist met at Mrs. Mary Pratt's Spring Street home. President Mrs. Theresa Hill led devotions. memorial services were held for late members Louise Taylor and Minnie Paisley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Bible
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Mary Pratt
Spring Street
Theresa Hill
Mildred Allen
Hill
Louise Taylor
Minnie Paisley
Pratt
Girl Scouts Plan March Birthday Celebration Agenda
Class members Lucia Pelligrini and Mary Jane Nugent joined discussions for a Girl Scout birthday party to be held in March. The meeting concluded with the Good Night Circle closing ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucia Pelligrini
Mary Jane Nugent
Fine Day at Midland Library Clears Old Overdues
Midland County Library held two fine free days and recovered more than 100 overdue books. Local patrons brought in overdue volumes without penalties, aiding collection and access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Tex
Midland County Library
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Mrs
Front Street
Lions Minstrels and Varieties
Patty Atwood
Connie Gray
Judy Legard
Harry Dunlap
Carol Bartels
E. J. Bartels
Donna Guynn
Marilyn L. Siegell
Newark, N. J
Endicott Junior College
Prawer
Boston University
Mexico City
Acapulco
Mrs. Gilbert Prawer
Ruth Murphy
Olive Crabtree
Nellie D'Arcy
Melvina Vachon
Bath Council of Church Women
Adelaide H. Raynes
W. H. McGlinchy
Granville M. Colby
Girls Glee Club
Bath Junior High School
Harry L. Day
Edna Sinclair
Kathleen Stewart
Carol Barnes
Joyce Turcotte
Sue Robinson
Martha Hederman
Anne Bailey
Kathy Picken
Patricia Haab
Judith Ashe
Sheridith Waters
Jane Footer
Ruth Doughty
Barbara Lawrence
Ruth Ellen Hunter
Colby
Delon Bonsey
Daniel Matter
James Knight
Ladies Aid of Winter St. Church
First Baptist
Rumford Lodge
Beacon Street
Kennebec Power
Star of Bethlehem Troop
Lex Barker
Patricia Medina
Duel
James Dean
Eden
WED
Jack Palance
Barbara Rush
Humphrey Bogart
Gene Tierney
Fred’ S Co
Bath-Young-Man
Nest Arnaz
Mason
Lio
Louis Calhern
John Emery
John Hoyt
Natalie Schafer
Meteo Goldwyn Mayer
Flicka
van Johnson
Joseph Cotten
Ruth Roman
Jack Carson
CinemaSore
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