Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bath Independent in Bath, Maine

We have 914,015 pages in Maine

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1959

Page

3

Sandra Kerr Daley and Donald Denman Married at Grace Church

Sandra Kerr Daley daughter of Rin dall M Daley of 11 Andrews Road wed Donald Kenneth Denman son of Kenneth G Denman of Medford Oregon in a Grace Episcopal church ceremony officiated by Rev Richard B Adams at 4 pm. The bride wore a white gown with basque bodice long sleeves and a full skirt. her bouquet was tied with a white ribbon and included orchids. The couple’s nuptials were followed by a reception at the Sedgwick Given. attendants wore blue velveteen outfits with veils and carried flowers. The wedding party included maid of honor Carole Bizz and others, with ushers from New Jersey and Bangor. The bride’s mother wore a copper dress with orchid corsage. The guest book was signed by Mrs Richard Jackson and Mrs Norm Roy among others.

Sandra Kerr Daley Rindall M. Daley Andrews Road Donald Kenneth Denman Kenneth G. Denman Medford Oregon Grace Episcopal Church Richard B Adams Ethel Reed Ethel IL Pinko Fat Holden Wallneford. Com Toner Carole Bizz O'd Orchird Benen Haven Euties Bird of Parado Sonn Neuer Ah Richard Jackson Bath

Maine Minerals Topic Of Talk At Xs Beta

Mrs. Henry P Bonniil spoke on Maine Minerals to Is Beta chapter Beta Sigma 7 in Bath. The illustrated talk featured Maine specimens found in nearby locations. Plans were outlined for chapter projects and the next meeting set for March 17 at 15 Mechanic Street.

Maine Henry Pbonniil Wrest Bath Beta Srn Maine Minerals Clare Bers Donald Halhee Rue Ell Turcotte Nicholas Kikos Eleamnor Danforth Ruth Davis Albert Desmond Helen Higl Kakos Catharine Legard Oear R. Mire

Huse School Faculty Hosts Bath Teachers Club

Bath Teacher club members met Wednesday evening at Huse Memorial School for a four hour gathering with Huse faculty members. The program featured color slides from a Burough on trip shown by Mr Granville M. Cucoy. Miss Anne Thranisscon directed the affair with Miss Alice Austin assisting.

Bath Teacher Club Huse Memorial School Hise Schook Tee T MeGranville M. Cucoy Anne Thranisscon Alice Austin Charlottes Hilyard Catherine Pow Helen Buzzell Elizabeth Younus Evelyne Percy

Grace Church Women's Auxiliary To Donate Pew

Grace Church announces a pew donation by its Women’s Auxiliary. The item details involve church plans and a forthcoming Lenten program with Holy Eucharist, directed activities led by the rector and parish leaders. The note mentions a February 18 service and coordinated participation by church members and guests.

Grace Church Women’s Auxiliary Tie Cechuirely

Annual Banquet Of The Cosmopolitan Club Mar 11

The Cosmopolitan Club will hold its annual banquet March 11 at Stagecoach Inn with Federation officers and local club officers to be installed. A nominating committee named for election slate includes Mrs. Dennison, Mrs. Silverman, Mrs. McFadden, Mrs. Knight, and Mrs. Leonard. A Mary Cunningham School of Dance program followed meetings with dancers Barbara Norton Path Ellen Hunter Linda Norton. Work on the club’s community calendar starts under Mrs. Billingtone and Mrs. Smallines.

Bath Extension Service Meets With Mrs Wight

Bath Extension Service group met at Mrs. Carl Wight home 1219 Wash Le Astes Te for an evening program led by Mrs. Altonberry foods leader and assistant Mrs. George Slimpson. A Civil Defense Emergency Feeding program supervised supper met nutritional requirements. Next meeting planned with Mrs. Elihu Fiterton at 54 Mechanic Street on March 5.

Bath Extension Service Group Carl Wight Wash- le Astes Altonberry George Slimpson Sipper Elihu Fiterton Mechanic Street

Eleanor Voorhees Celebrates Eighth Birthday Party

Eleanor Voorhees daughter of Mrevand J North Bath entertained a group of friends at her home from 3 to 5 30 in observ ance of her eighth birthday. Games were played and refreshments served. Attending were Ellen Mac Fadden June Kinder Kathleen Carlton Kathy Longley Kay McLaughlin Margie Voorhees Tommy Gallant Jimmy Daly Fred Parker Joey Small John Voorhees and Eleanor's sister and brother Ann and John Voorhees Jr.

Eleanor Voorhees Mrevand J . North Bath Ellen MacFadden June Kinder Kathleen Carlton Kathy Longley Kay McLaughlin Margie Voorhees Tommy Gallant Jimmy Daly Fred Parker Joey Small John Voorhees Eleanor Ann John Voorhees Jr

Elena Drake Wins First Prize In History Contest

Elena Drake daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick E Drake Jr of Front street won first prize in an American history contest sponsored by Colonel Dimner Sewall Chapter DAR for Grade 8 history class Division 1 at Bath Junior High School. Second prize went to Paul Ring and third to Carl Upham. Honorable mentions went to Frank Hewitt and Peter Rubin for their scrapbooks judged on neatness and content.

Elena Drake Frederick E. Drake Front Street Dimmer Carl Upham Walter E. Upham Floral Street Frank Hewitt Filovd Hewitt Sanford Crossing West Bath Peter Rubin Harold FE. Rubin High Street Dummer Sewall

Class In Designing With Paper At Lincoln Museum

At the Lincoln County Museum in Wiscasset during February four Saturdays from 10 to 12 Miss Mildred Burrage directs a paper design class open to ages twelve and up. A Nativity paper mosaic on view has spurred continued paper work. Visitors should bring scissors.

Lincoln County Museum Wiscasset Mildred Burrage Wallace A. Ripley Damariscotta Alaska Aican Highway Phebe Chamberlain Round Pond Hain

Theta Chapter Entertains Husbands And Guests

Theta chapter Beta Sigma Phi entertained their husbands and guests at the American Legion hall. A buffet supper followed by slides of a European trip by Mr and Mrs Divican McInnes. Mrs Oliver Ellis Jr presented a farewell gift as she moves to Portland with her husband in telephony duties.

Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi American Legion Hall Diviican McInnes Oliver Ellis, Jr Chayney Portland New England Telephonsiiy Telegraph Company II Chapter William Eugene Bennett Fred Wonsur Valerie Nickerson Maurice Clark Mirs Thomas Back

Club 42 Members Filling Easter Seal Envelopes

Club 42 members met last Wednesday in the blashroom area to prepare Easter Seal envelopes for Pine Tree Society For Crip pled children and adults. Mrs Edward Jones, program chairman, asks members to bring a wrapped Valentine gift for a swap at the February 11 meeting in the clubroom. Attendees included Mrs James Daly, Mrs Joseph Mullaney, Mrs Bertrand Lavoie, Mrs Edward Jones, Mrs Arthur Sturtevant, Mrs Carl Fortier, and Mrs Maurice Owen.

Club Pine Tree Society Edward Jones James Daly Joseph Mullaney Bertrand Lavoie Arthur Sturtevant Carl Fortier Maurice Owen

Postmaster Urges Bath Householders to Clear Icicles

Edward L. Larrabee acting postmaster urged Bath residents to keep sidewalks free of ice to protect letter carriers. He noted icy walks to mail receptacles have caused several bad falls, and that carriers may return mail if hazards exist on the route.

Edward L. Larrabee Bath Larrabee

Bath R R Station's Future Questioned After Offer

Bath Maine Central Railroad offers the Bath station site for city use raising questions about its fate. The landmark, opened in 1942, may be vacated April 1 as passenger trains end service. Community ideas include a museum or indoor pool, with no clear disposition from the railroad.

Maine Central Railroad Sbandona Bath Iar

Ships as Theme At Woolwich Scout Meeting

Woolwich Scout Troop 93 met at the Days Ferry club with twenty four scouts and three adults. The program focused on ships with ship model demonstrations from the Coyote Patrol and a discussion on ship types and uses. Leon Beal Jr was named den chief for a new Cub Scout den while new candidates covered tenderfoot requirements. Frank Henderson won the January carved neckerchief slide contest and February seeks wooden ship models, with the Flying Eagles named honor patrol. Next week’s program will be led by the Flying Eagle Patrol.

Coyote Patrol Leon Beal, Jr Nequasset Morse and Leask Doak Pepper Guinsley Richard Merrill John Rice Richard McFarland Fredrick Burgess Frank Henderson Flying Eagles Flying Eagle Patrol

Bridal Shower For Miss Myrtle Morse In Phippsburg Center

Miss Myrtle Morse daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Morse West Bath was honored Friday evening at the home of her parents in a bridal shower hosted by Miss Sally Rainey. Guests enjoyed refreshments a decorated cake and games with gifts arranged around Valentine centerpieces. Attending were numerous relatives and friends from Phippsburg Woolwich Bath West Point and surrounding towns.

Myrtle Morse Fred Morse West Bath Sally Rainey Wilson Rainey Phippsburg Center Leonard Rainey Valentine Priscilla Rainey Sylvia Blair June Gilliam Elsie Faulkner Phippsburg Hazel McIntire Judy McIntire Lynn McIntire Barbara Orr Jane Barstow Woolwich Roberta Trask Bath Rosalie Malcolm Susan Wallace Martin Doyle West Point Raymond McIntire Marguerite McNulty Freida Wallace Evelyn Henrickson Joan Wilis

Arrowsie Couple Celebrate 350th Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Michael Mazeiko observed their 35th wedding anniversary on February 10 at their Arrowsie home. They wed in Chelsea Massachusetts in 1948. He works at Bath Iron Works. Adele Galuza is a Brunswick native now in Los Angeles. They have three children John of Saco Walter in Connecticut and Mrs Robert Appel in Colorado and nine grandchildren.

Michael. Mazeiko Arrowsie Mazeiko Chelsea Maes Bath Iron Works Corp Adele Galuza Jerry Galuza Brunswick Los Angeles Calif John Saco Walter Connecticut Robert Appel Colorado

Bowdoinham P T A Plans February Meeting

Bowdoinham P T A will meet February 17 at the Community school with teachers in charge of the program. Willam Eves of Topsham will show pictures from his trip to Europe and refreshments will be served. A church school teachers meeting was held at the church with Rev. Robert Cummins of the Universalist church speaking on biography of a nobody.

Bowdoinham P T. A Willam Topsham Europe Freeman Billings Richard Moore Edward Ervine Malcolm Billings Bernard Valentine George Brown Raymond Blodgett Dann Hodgkone Robert Linnekin Ellis Moore Charles Blodgett Andres Billings Joan Warren Winthrop Joyce Umberhind Richmond Bowdoinham the Baptist Church Robert Cummins Bay Portland Cummins Universalist Church of America Civie United Fundnd U. S. Department of State Mary Lilly Bay Road

Genesta Circle Hosts Covered Dish Supper

Genesta Circle members met Thursday at Mrs. Don ald Freeman’s Lincoln Street home for a covered dish supper. Hostesses were Mrs. Lillian Farnham and Mrs. Lulu Lemont. They voted to hold another covered dish supper before the Feb 25 meeting at Mrs. Edith Rich’s Washington Street home with Bertha Curd as co host. Members bring a ten cent gift and plan a homemade candy sale after the Feb 20 Genesta chapter meeting.

Genesta Wous Eden McRae Elwood Hathorn Vatron Dorothy M. Pratt Davie Freeman Mood Merrill Ruth Freeman Donald Freeman A Carolyn Robbins Herbert Morse Mreida Baygdikian Paul Bagdikian David L. Wilson Genesta Circle Edith Rich Bertha Card Munroe Carlson Beatrice Stevens Gaynelle Taber Alice White Pondicherry Bridgton Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital Ethel Osgood Boothbay Gowen Nursing Home Donald Freeman Lincoln Street Lillian Farnham Lulu Lemont Washington Street Bertha Curd

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Valentine Party Noted

The Cosmopolitan Garden Club held a Monday afternoon meeting with a brief business session led by president Mrs Albert E Whitney. An entertainment program featured talks on rose care and display of valentines, with prizes for originality and humor and a Dutch Elm disease update noting Sagadahoc County remains disease free. The next meeting on March 9 will focus on Conservation under Mrs Granville M Colby.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Albert E. Whitney James Knight Miss Johnson D'Arcy Maine Sagadahoc Granville M. Colby

Razing of Two and Half Story Block at Oak and Front

John R. Newell Bath Iron Works president announced work to raze the two and a half story building on the northwest corner of Front and Oak streets will start next Tuesday. Newell bought the property from Sam Prawer and has no stated plans for the site. The old structure once housed apartments and perhaps a tavern, and is described as an eyesore and fire hazard. Actual demolition begins Tuesday noon by Charles Marble and crew after initial clapboard removal.

Front Oak Streets John R. Newell Bath Iron Works Sam Prawer Newell Albert Strout Charles Marble

One Act Play Contest Set For Feb 14 at Morse High

The sophomore, junior and senior classes sponsor a one act play contest on Saturday Feb 14 at 7 30 p m in the Morse High School auditorium. Each class keeps 60 percent of its ticket sales with a 25 percent bonus of the remaining 40 percent for the best advance cash sale. Proceeds after expenses are shared among the classes. Senior class presents Sorry Wrong Number with Kathleen Watson Judith Ashe and others in the cast. Junior class performs Keep Your Halo Straight with Robert Staples Deborah Lawrence and more. Sophomores stage Curse You Jack Dalton with Martha Hedderman Carol Thomas Elaine Turcotte and others.

Morse High School Lucille Fletcher Kathleen Watson Judith Ashe Carl Stinson Earle Cooper Carole Mank Joyce Turcotte Eah Maxson Barbara Woods Thomas Flaherty Duane Fraser Stephen Lee Anne Coulter Martens Robert Staples Deborah Lawrence Bette Aikenhead Joan Hart Sanford Brown Dian Dunne Donna Young Enos Gaudet Jack Dalton Wilbur Brown Martha Hedderman Carol Thomas Robert Atkinson Elaine Turcotte Robert Soucie Linda McCole Paul Hutchins

Local Residents Update Bath Community List

Mrs Eva Fraser returned to her home on Franklin Street Saturday from Bath Memorial hospital where she was a medical patient. CS2 and Mrs Anthony Sudal, 64 Central Avenue, are newcomers to Bath with Mr Sudal transferred from Guam to Brunswick Naval Air Station. Asa A Wilson, 882 Washington Street, is confined to his home by illness.

Eva Fraser Franklin Street Bath Memorial Hospital CS2 Anthony Sudal Central Avenue Bath Sudal Guam Brunswick Naval Air Station Asa A- Wilson Washington Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Donald Denman Grace Church Meyer Mrs. Ifondd BK. Depman Huse School Bath Teachers Club Telley Londo Pee Per Peutsi Ees Mr Pea Wn Sime Stati Jaune Ig The Cosmopolitan Club Wight Fleanor Voorhees Lincoln Museum Bath R.R Willam S. Newell Var Aion Bok Boy Scouts Scout Troop 93 Days Ferry Eine Miss Myrtle Morse Nope Temple George Rowe Linwood Billings Delva Brown University of Maine Mr. Brown New London Conn Fleet O BE Masonic Hall Celia Moore Dorothy Allen Gretchen Hatch Core Hobart Jessie Heath Ralph Stilphen Jacqueline Mabel Heenie Agnes Chesley Florence Brown Forest Ireland Chester Hobart Dirigo Grange Gordon Frizzle Long Beach Allan Frizzle Main Street Sasebo Japan Genesta Chapter FBI Ord van Johnson Clover Columbia Tures Pres Rory Calhoun Te Eastvan Olus Rgavic Isun James Stewart Kim Novak Tata Ooms Ee Ene International Williams Chandler Erin Nena Ossana Podesta E.A Solar Lodge Linwood E. Temple Park Street Master Mason Lodge of Instruction O.E.S Frank G. Allen Masters and Wardens Association 14Th District Lisbon Falls John Shaughnessey Gerry Plummer Allen Insulation CO ABC Care Bath Independent Kennebec Ada Y. Greenblatt Dial Town Justin Kennebec River Alna Shaw Fort Popham Cape Cod Yreehington Street Sonar Spar Dial HI
Search Courier

Search the Bath Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bath Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication