Plans For Operating Camp Pine Haven This Summer
Camp Pine Haven run by the Bath Girl Scout Council at Sewall's Woods will run July 10 to 21. The camp stays open five days weekly with Brownie Scouts attending three days. six units remain active and a new staff child unit may be added. Girl Scout troops appoint Junior Camp committee reps to shape activities. director position not filled. Mrs C B McLaughlin, director since 1947, will not be available after June and is in Detroit. Applications acceptable from individuals or couples 21 plus, preferably with college training and Girl Scout experience, for a paid director role. Camp committee lists include Mrs Frank H. Butcher, chair. Mrs Ernest J. Bailey, secretary. and others overseeing finances, personnel, health, and promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Haven
Bath Girl Scout Council
Sewall’s Woods
C. B McLaughlin
Detroit
Frank H. Butcher
Ernest J. Bailey
Roy I. Lawrence
Clyde Ambrose
Lewis D. Carter
Charles Murray
William A. Niss
Marjorie Knight
Westport Ferry Resumes Service After Ice Jam
The cable ferry between Westport Island and the mainland restarts after weeks idle due to an ice jam in Cowsegan Narrows. Coast Guard crews broke the ice. Voters hope the new bridge opens by May 1 as steel work across the seventy foot channel and concrete forms for the floor near completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport Island
Cowsegan Narrows
Coast Guard
Trotts Guests Of Smiths In Charleston Visit
Mr and Mrs Milton C Trott of High Street are guests of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Lewis Smith in Charleston during an extended visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton C. Trott
High Street
Mrs Lewis Smith
Charleston
Bath People Return From Month's Visit in the Southland
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Nichols return by train from a month in Florida. They enjoyed St. Petersburg weather, met old associates of the late Thomas G. Plant, and noted real estate profits. They visited Rev. Evan A. Edwards in St. Petersburg, discussed his resignation, and met Maria Blackwood family at Bahama Shores. The trip included a Colby reunion in Detroit and a snowstorm on the return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Nichols
Florida
St. Petersburg
Thomas G. Plant
Moultonboro
N. H
Plant
Mt. Ossipee
Nichols
Evan A. Edwards
St. Petersburg Episcopal Church
Mirror Lake
Edwards
Grace Church
Bath
James L. Duncan
Winter Park
All Saints Church
Samuel Blackwood
Bahama Shores
Tampa Bay
Blackwoods
Blackwood
Havana
Colby
Detroit
Emeritus Johnson
Washington
New York
Connecticut
Too Early to Break Ice on Kennebec River
U S Coast Guard Boston says ice in the Kennebec is 20 to 25 inches thick and too thick to break for at least a week or ten days. Senator Margaret Smith requested ice-breaking aid at Hallowell, governor officials and G Edwin Royal urged action after fearing a 1936 flood recurrences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec River
U. S. Coast Guard
Boston
Hallowell
U. S
Margaret Smith
Coast Guard
Richmond Bridge
G. Edwin Royal
Hallowell Board of Trade
Teacher Wanted For Substitute Mathematics Posts
Superintendent Loring Addison seeks a qualified mathematics teacher for substitute duties at Morse High School. A full week in April is needed, with illness or other absences common. Interested teachers experienced in general math algebra or geometry should contact his City Hall office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Loring R. Addition
Addison
City Hall
Past President’s Night Observed by Camp and Auxiliary
T. W. Hyde Camp and Auxiliary observed Past President’s Night with Auxiliary officers and chaired by Mrs. Lucelia Blake and others. Donations of five dollars to Red Cross and Crippled Children were approved, plus a grant to Sherman Mills auxiliary. National leaders visit planned for April in Portland with a regional meeting in Bosworth hall. The event featured a past presidents’ jewel and initiation of one candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde Camp
Lucelia Blake
Gertrude Stewart
Myrtle Wilson
Frances Warner
Sarah Garcelon
Mabel Ansert
Jennie Springer
Edith Miller
Alice Rideout
Ila Day
Mildred Cressey
Lillian Farrington
Etta Gallant
Post Department
Maurice J. Warner
American Red Cross
Sherman Mills Auxiliary
Ethelyn Tucker
Alton
N. H
John H. Runkle
Harrisburg
Portland
Falmouth
Bosworth Memorial Hall
New England Regional Association
Bosworth Hall
Graymore
Sons of Veterans
Auxiliary
Department
Frances L. Warner
Mary Picken
Ruby Hooker
Cen Blake
Earle Legard
Forrest Legard
John Marks, Sr
Harry Warner
Artland K. Rogers, Sr
George Melzard
C. Lloyd Hooker
Norman Frizzell
Joseph N. Day
Vernon W. Miller
Lynwood V. Miller
Artland K. Rogers, Jr
William Saunders
City Government Banquet Held Despite Cold Slide
The annual City Government banquet was held Friday at the Sedgewick with low attendance due to a cold epidemic. A 6:30 dinner was followed by remarks from Council Chairman Rodney E. Ross Jr and City Manager Ralph Mittendorf. Present were City officials and council members including Etta Thrulow and Stanley Hutchins as well as Maine Highway Commission director Elford Stover who displayed films on highway construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgewick
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Arthur E. Hutchins
Elford A. Stover
Maine Highway Commission
Ross
Mittendorf
Loring R. Addington
Frank L. Moriarty
Arthur R. Avery
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Mr. Stover
Theodore A. Burns
Etta M. Thrulow
Stanley R. Hutchins
Oscar S. Adams
Jesse W. Allen
Arthur HA. Sturtevant
Harold J. Sonia
William Owens
Archibald M. Main, Jr
I. A. Trueworthy
Thompson Holderness wedding at Bath Methodist parsonage
Barbara Jean Holderness of Bath wed Edward S Thompson of West Bath in a quiet double ring ceremony at the Bath Methodist parsonage on 9 Bea con street. Rev M A Gordon officiated assisted by Perry Thompson and Miss Mary Picken. The couple plans to reside in Bath. Ruth hit 40 plus homers 11 times in career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Bath
Barbara Jean Holderness
Edward S.thompson
West Bath
M. A. Gordon
Perry Thompson
Mary Picken
Huse P T A Hosts Box Supper and Hobby Show
Huse Memorial school welcomed the Huse Parent-Teacher Association for a box supper and hobby show conducted by Mrs. Charles Small who presided over the hobby display. A committee including Mrs. Daniel McDougal and Mrs. Edgar Leavitt organized refreshments. Numerous displays featured dolls, photography, sewing, state seals, carved wood, Indian relics, radio, weaving, pets, and Christmas cards among others. A nominating committee was formed with Mrs. Ivan A. Trueworthy as chair and members Norman Adams and Mrs. Cecil Fullerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Parent-Teacher Association
Huse Memorial School
Charles Small
Daniel McDougal
Edgar Leavitt
Austin Miller
Harold Lyden
Norman Adams
Ernest Freeman
Patty Hayes
Jane Ledyard
Fred Fox
Edmund Briggs
I. Barter
Louise Munsey
Bessie Stephenson
Myra Pennell
Edwin Small
George Hartsgrove
Keith Crockett
Melvin Bailey
George Brooks
E. Andrews
Paul Menard
Brunswick
Hope Hersom
Ivan A. Trueworthy
Cecil Fullerton
Bath Chamber Banquet to Feature Whittemore Keynote
Laurence F. Whittemore president of the Brown Company of Berlin New Hampshire will give the keynote at the Bath Chamber of Commerce banquet April 12 at 7 p.m. at Huse School Auditorium. Tickets limited reservations by April 4. Notables invited include Marion E. Martin William S. Newell Rodney E. Ross Sr Bowen Torrey Julius Grossman James A. Gillies Jr Guy F. Butler Everett F. Greaton Ralph Mittendorf Harry Webber Sumner Sewall Joseph Larrrabee and J Horace McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence F. Whittemore
Brown Company of
Berlin
N. H
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Huse School
Whittemore
Harold F. Schnurle
Maine Publicity Bureau
Bath Chamber
Marion E. Martin
State Department of Labor and Industry
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Rodney E. Ross, Sr
Hyde Windlass Co
Bowen Torrey
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Julius Grossman
Congress Shirt Co
James A. Gillies, Jr
Off the
Bath Box Co
Guy F. Butler
Everett F. Greaton
Maine Development Commission
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Harry C. Webber
the Times
Sumner Sewall
Joseph W. Larrrabee
J. Horace McClure
Hollis W. Garey
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Edward Dale True
A. Hallet & Co
George J. Nugent
Bath Trust Co
William P. Mennealy
Harold P. Small
Small's Garage
Wilfrid Guerin
Geurin Printing Co
George Musk
Gibbons
Double Stork Shower Honors Two Guests Friday Evening
Mrs Barbara Judkins and Mrs Lucille Lishness were honored at a double stork shower hosted by Katharine Conroy Catharine Hart Mary Vieira and Phyllis Hamblett at 1291 Washington Street Hamblett home Gifts were piled high in a basket decorated with pink and blue ribbons After gifts were opened canasta was played and refreshments served Numerous guests attended including Catharine Warren Lee Gumboldt Eleanor Thornton Wilhelmine Harris Frieda Jacobs Marie Hamblett Mamie Smith and Marguerite Gallant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Judkins
Lucille Lishness
Katharine Conroy
Catharine Hart
Mary Vieira
Phyllis Hamblett
Hamblett
Washington Street
Catharine Warren
Lee Gumboldt
Eleanor Thornton
Wilhelmine Harris
Frieda Jacobs
Marie Hamblett
Mamie Smith
Marguerite Gallant
Bagdiankin Visit Highlights Boston Meeting at Hazenite Luncheon
Dr and Mrs Paul G Bagdi kian of 155 Oak Street visited Boston Sunday to see Dr Bagdikian’s sister Mrs Alexander Garabedian. They attended a Hazenite luncheon at Hotel Touraine during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul G. Bagdikian
155
Oak Street
Boston
Dr. Bagdikian
Alexander Garabedian
The
Hotel Touraine
Morse High P T A Discusses Character Building Meeting
Morse High School parents and staff met to study character building. Mrs. Louis A Dole emphasized heredity environment and free will as key factors. Committee members named for May 17 officer slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis A. Dole
Morse High P. T. A
George Musk
Margaret Flaherty
Oscar Freeman
Charles Haggett
Willard Sprague
P. T. A. Council
Frank L. Moriarty
Dole
Joseph I. Smith
Morse
Ray Farnham
Clinton D. Wilson
Nathan Watson
Foreign War Veterans Post 2197 Elects Officers
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2197 held its annual election Thursday night. Elected were H. Lawrence Small as Commander John Mulcahy Senior Vice Commander George DeWolfe Junior Vice Commander Norman Wetherington Chaplain Donald Gurney Quartermaster Walter Hart Advocate and Adjutant Nelson Foss Surgeon. District Inspector Donald Weston visited. A beano game was set for April 3 and an April Fools Day dance for April 1 with Cliff Leeman's orchestra. District Encampment is May 13-14 in Bath. Installation of officers will be May 9 at the Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
H. Lawrence Small
John Mulcahy
George DeWolfe
Norman Wetherington
Donald Gurney
Walter Hart
Nelson Foss
Donald Weston
Damariscotta
Cliff Leeman
Elmer E. Moore
Bath
The
Beacon Street Rotary appoints nominating committee
A nominating committee of Bill Skelton Tom Murphy and Loring Addison was formed to select officers for the Rotary year starting July 1. Eight members will represent the club in Dover New Hampshire tonight to hear Percy Hodgson, president of Rotary International. They include Carl Y Kennedy Harold L Troop Earl W Farnham William J Craft William L Skelton Lt Richard Klimoff G Thomas Murphy and Herbert R Lemont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Skelton
Tom Murphy
Loring Addison
Rotary
Rotary Club
Dover
N. H
Percy Hodgson
Rotary International
Carl Y. Kennedy
Harold L. Troop
Earl W. Farnham
William J. Craft
William L. Skelton
Richard Klimoff
G. Thomas Murphy
Herbert R. Lemont
Pecan Tree Yields 100 to 300 Pounds of Nuts
A large pecan tree can bear 100 to 300 pounds of nuts, according to this report. The size of the harvest varies with tree age and growing conditions, offering a potential bumper crop for growers.
Bowdoinham Holds Annual Town Meeting With 233 Attendees
Bowdoinham conducted its annual town meeting at the town hall with 233 residents present. Officials noted 59 warrant articles and a total appropriation of 43 178.46 dollars, setting a tax rate near 99 mills. Budget changes included new selectmen and clerk appointments, a town manager salary cap of 1500 dollars, and an approved piano purchase up to 75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. White
Alice Palmer
Merle MacDonald
Emile van Lewie
William Clark
George Millay
Bert Merrill
Avery Fides
Spear Sedgley
Earle Browne
Seletman
Winfred Dodge
Ridge Road
Erland Curtis
Chester Hobart
Androscoggin Valley
Lewiston
Sedley Berry
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Missy Frances Sortwell
Wiscasset
David Graham
Freeport
John Sweet
Bowdoinham
Brunswick
Rodney Browne
Irish Minstrel Show Dazzles Topsham Grange Audience
Topsham Grange hosted an Irish minstrel show Saturday night with Mrs. Doris Wing as Madame Shamrock and mistress of ceremonies. About 400 attendees, including over 30 West Bath Grange members, enjoyed piano by Mrs. Esther Andrews and festive Shamrocks in decor and corsages. Refreshments followed and dancing to Carver's music closed the evening. Mrs. Paul Graustuck and her infant daughter returned Sunday from Maine General Hospital in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackett
Ora Titcomb
Bangor
Harland Joyce
Bowdoinham
Edward Bryer
Sanford
Ralph Purington
Linwood Hackett
Cleveland P. Curtis
Farmers and Milk Producers Association
Mechanic Falls
Curtis
Ledley Berry
Maine Poultry Association
Hazel Browne
Waterville
Jane Dudley
Fred Douglas, Jr
David
Cheney Farm
River Road
James Pratt
Pratt
Charles Ficket
Richmond
Bernice Dorey
Bowdeinham
Brunswick
George Ackley
South Portland
Diana Berry
Topsham Grange
Doris Wing
Shamrock
West Bath
Paul Graustuck
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Pierce Family Guests Highlight Yarmouth Visit
Mr and Mrs Dwight W Pierce were guests of Mr and Mrs Dwight W Pierce Jr of Yarmouth on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight W. Pierce
Dwight W. Pierce, Jr
Yarmouth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senter's, Inc
Camp Pine Haven
Girl Scout Council
Appli
Westport
First Federal Savings2“Loan Association
Front ST. Bath.me
Southland
Highway Department
Babe Ruth
Huse P. T. A
Morse High
P.T.A
Foreign War Vets Annual Meeting
North St
Bath, Maine
Mrs. Linwood Hackett
Ees
Coronado
Rita Hayworth
Technicolor
Gene Kelly
Sahara
Humphrey Bogart
Bruce Bennet
Hollywood
Opera House
Pix Powell Keyes
Nii
Mike Tmi Thay Ae. Arnsts
Cletracs
International
Southworth Machine Company
Maine
Spruce St
Chelsea
Mass
Stanley E. Wallace
Front St
N . Ce
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