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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1951

Page

7

Service Men From This Section Leave For Duty

Louis N Mihalos of the U S Navy left Feb 1 for Cuba and asks for mail from friends addressed to L N Michalos F A 210-13-13 M Div U S S Siboney CUE 112 F P O New York NY Pvt Harold E Howe stationed at Camp Gordon Ga writes that school memories fade but requests letters His address is Pvt Harold E Howe RA212056 4 Student Co No 14 Signal Training Regiment Camp Gordon Georgia Pfc Douglas Champion U S Marine Corps left for Camp Lejeune NC after a 10 day leave with aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Oscar Wallace 21 Washington Street

Louis N. Mihalos U. S. Navy Cuba Nick S. Mihalos High Street Harold E. Howe Camp Gordon Signal Training Regiment The Morse Mentor P. S Morse High School Pvt Douglas Champion U. S Marine Corps Camp Lejeune N. C Oscar Wallace Washington Street

Air Force couples and deployments noted in Texas Alaska

Amos R. Greenleaf from North Bath serves in Texas at Lackland Air Force Base and invites letters. Pvt. Charles E. Murray Jr. of Lackland will wed Martha J. Stone of 165 Middle Street. Miss Stone left Senter's Inc. in Boston for San Antonio. Sgt. Robert E. Hinds, stationed at Elmendorf AFB Anchorage, became engaged to Gertrude Heffenbarger.

Amos R. Greenleaf Ridge Road North Bath Texas Uncle Sam Pvt Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Charles E. Murray, Jr U.S. Air Force Martha J. Stone Louis H. Stone Middle Street Miss Stone Senter’s, Inc Pfc Murray Charles E. Murray Weeks Street Robert E. Hinds U. S. Air Force Alaska Gertrude Heffenbarger L H. Heffentarger Anchorage Hinds Frank A. Hinds South Street Morse High School Elmendorf Air Force Base

Perry couple arrives for two week visit in Sagada hon Ferry

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perry of Toledo Ohio formerly of Bath have arrived for a two weeks visit with Mr. Perry's sister Mrs Eleanor Armstrong of Sagada hon Ferry. Mr. Perry is a son of Mrs. Amos Perry of 850 Washington Street.

Fred Perry Toledo, Ohio Bath Perry Eleanor Armstrong Sagadahon Ferry Mr. Perry Amos Perry Washington Street

Father and Son Banquet marks 41st Scouting anniversary

Close to 500 Scouts Sea Scouts Cubs Lions Club den mothers and fathers gathered at Huse Memorial school audi torium for the Sagadahoc District Pine Tree Council Father and Son Banquet. The event honored Scouting America’s 41st anniversary with awards from Tenderfoot to Eagle, a 25 year service award to Earl B. Lermond, and a keynote by Gordon Williams of Boston on what signals are sent. Leaders praised den mothers and Scout masters while urging more volunteers as Bath boys attend the national Jamoree and grow into better citizens.

Boy Scouts Sea Scouts Lions Club Huse Memorial School Sagadahoc District Pine Tree Council Father and Scouting America Adi Ladies of the South End Gordon Williams Boston Region 1 New England Earl B. Lermond Court of Honor Tenderfoot Rodney E. Brooke Lionel Levesque Richard Goodwin Timothy C. Maney St. Mary’s Catholic Church Brooke Bath E. Lawrence McCurdy Williams Maine Valley Forge Mr. Lemrond Lermond Scout Johnson Bernard Esty Lions Stewart McAllister Archie Wishart Clinton Owen Cecil Fullerton, Jr Esty Edwin R. Andrews Victor Lonn Scout Lonn S. Bert Lonn Arthur Stilphen Stilphen Alice Stilphen Bertky Stilphen Richard Schaper Winter Street Bath Lions Club E. Rodney Brooke I. Tor Clyde Lake Lonn

Nurses Alumnae Announces New Plan At Meeting

The Nurses Alumnae Association of Memorial hospital will admit graduate registered nurses as associate members. Five nurses—Mary Hart Florence Campbell Della Kittredge Ruth Dennison and Mary Fullerton—were welcomed as associates. John F. Dougherty MD spoke on Civilian Defense care for atomic attack victims. New president Mary Leonard led 16 members at the session. Next meeting set for March 8. Bernice Keegan visits Grove from Dorchester with relatives.

Memorial Hospital Cosmopolitan Club House e¢Any Louise Rogers Belva Fullerton Ruth Hutchins Mary Hart Florence Campbell Della Kittredge Ruth Dennison Mary Fullerton John

Engagement of Cynthia Moses to Morse coach Frink announced

Mrs A George Moses of 53 Corliss street announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Cynthia Anne Moses to A Robert Frink Morse High school football coach and Walpole Mass native. Moses a Morse graduate of 1947 and nurse from New England Baptist Hospital. Frink a Morse staff member, Walpole High and Springfield College alum, WWII Navy veteran. They plan a June wedding.

A. George Moses Corliss Street Cynthia Anne Moses Robert Frink Morse High School Arthur Frink Walpole Mass Miss Moses New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing Boston Mr. Frink Walpole High School Springild College Springield United States Navy

Ralph Kiner Slugger and Navy Bomber War Hero

Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates is noted as a Navy bomber pilot who served in World War II. This WWII service is highlighted alongside his later baseball fame with the Pirates during the postwar era.

Ralph Kiner Pittsburgh Pirates

Isinglass Derived from Fish Swim Bladders

Isinglass is obtained from the swim bladder of certain fish, processed to form a transparent gel used in clarifying liquids and in various industrial applications. The material is valued for its gelling properties and historical role in science and manufacturing.

Red Cross Home Nursing Classes Resume in Bath

The Red Cross Home Nursing program restarts at Memorial hospital on Monday under Mrs. Wallace Ham, RN, with 7 pm registration. The 12 hour course runs evenings from 7 to 9, offered Mondays or Tuesdays, extended to nearby towns, emphasizing home health, infant care, and disaster readiness.

Red Cross Memorial Hospital Clinton McFadden Wallace Ham R. N Bath Phippsburg Georgetown Woolwich

Dow Ol iv er Wedding in Winter Street Church

Miss Marilyn Louise Oliver and Theodore Buck Dow Jr. were married Thursday evening at 7 30 in Winter Street Congregational church. The couple, with only their parents as attendants, plan a brief wedding trip and will reside in Wiscasset. The bride, Morse High School alumna, works as a telephone operator. the groom is a former U S Army Air Corps member and now employed by Sherman Lumber Co.

Marilyn Louise Oliver Howard M. Crocker Middle Street Theodore Buck Dow Theodore B. Dow Wiscasset Winter Street Congregational Church Richard J. Schaper Dow

Night Fire Destroys Iron Works Shack

A Navy shipyard blaze at Bath Iron Works in a weather shelter shack caused minor material loss. G Baer Connard, assistant to the president, said the vessel was not damaged and the fire likely started by an electric heater. Fire teams from the Iron Works and Bath City battled the flames for about an hour amid heavy rain.

Box 24 Bath Fire Department Bath Iron Works Corp Navy G. Baer Connard Connard Iron Works City Fire Department

Bowdoinham News and Notices Roundup

Community happenings from Bowdoinham include Electa chapter meeting at Mason ic hall, new officers installed, and a socially attended evening with cake and coffee. Obituary notices report the death of Alice Adams Currier, age 77, in West Medford, with service details in Exeter New Hampshire.

Electa CBS Masonic Hall I Med Alice Adams Currier Ralph Currier Charles Houghton West Medford Mass Benjamin and Cleora Carr Adams Bowdoinham Baptist Vestry Farm Bureau Anna Palmer Beryl Hill Lewiston Harry Prout Prudence Lucy D. W. Staffeld Five Islands Ruby McEwen Ralph McEwen Gordon College Boston Miss McEwen Brunswick High School Earl Harmon Brunswick Leslie Higgins Richard Marshall George Ackley Linwood Rideout Hazel Browne Robley Morrison Houston Bowdoin Charles Preble Key Portland R. A. Dickinson Maine General Hospital

Pre nuptial party for Virginia Dow held at Sagadahoc Ferry

A Will club event at Sagadahoc Ferry hosted by Mrs Nelson Rice and Mrs Oliver honored Miss Virginia Dow daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Dow with a valentine themed shower for her upcoming marriage to Raymond Wallace of Portland. 24 guests attended including Virginia Dow and Mrs Earl Dow. The couple plans an early spring wedding. next meeting February 26 with location to be announced.

Good Will Club Nelson Rice Sagadahoc Ferry Man Oliver Virginia Earl Dow Raymond Wallace Harry Wallace Portland Miss Dow Morse Albert Humphrey Eben Dana Grace Preble

Brunswick Amateurs Present Dinner Play At High School

The Brunswick Workshop theater will present The Man Who Came to Dinner at the Brunswick High School auditorium Thursday and Friday at 8 15 p m. It is the first time the Workshop has staged two evenings. Season ticket holders may attend either performance with reserved seating. non-subscribers pay 1 20 dollars. The full cast of 30, led by Ernest Calvert of Freeport, will also perform for the Portland Players on Sunday Feb 18 with dinner after and a later show. Cast includes Stephen Merrill Ruth Nielson Marilyn Brackett Davis Osgood Alcide Bois Doris Pelletier Dr Madelyn Dyer Beth Badker Philip Beam Nancy McKeen Charles Crain Evelyn Gamache Hugh Pillsbury Everett Giles George Calder Philip Doucette Foster Jacobs Herbert Arweider Deana Sweet Phillip Leighton Jack Howe Tony D’Alessio Peter Holmes Max Karner William Moody and Charles Rose.

Brunswick Workshop Theater Brunswick High School Workshop Theater Ernest Calvert Freeport Portland Portland Players Stephen Merrill Ruth Nielson Marilyn Brackett Davis Osgood Alcide Bois Doris Pelletier Madelyn Dyer Beth Badker Philip Beam Nancy McKeen Charles Crain Evelyn Gamache Hugh Pillsbury Everett Giles

Relaxing Eyes Simple Exercise for Sleep Ease

A simple nightly eye relaxation routine is described. Close eyes then open wide, roll eyeballs slowly right to left, scan the room briefly, close eyes to rest, and repeat ten times. Sleep is aided by a level, comfortable mattress and bed-spring.

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