Woolwich Hospital Drive Fundraising Meeting Thursday
The Woolwich committee of Bath Memorial hospital expansion plans met at Woolwich Central School with club leaders and organizations to map a fundraising drive. Cmdr James L Henderson urged community support and outlined projects to raise funds for expanded facilities. Attendees included Robert DeWick Richard McFeiman Mrs Marion Chubbuck Mrs Pearl Reed Mrs Charlotte Leeman Edith Rice Gertrude Stacy Marthon Doak and others from various local groups.
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Woolwich Committee
Bath Memorial Hospital
Woolwich Central School
Woolwich
Daniel Scully
Bath Committee
Cmdr
James L. Henderson
USN
Cmdr. Henderson
Robert DeWick
Richard McFelman
Marion Chubbuck
Pearl Reed
Charlotte Leeman
Edith Rice
The
Good Will Club
Gertrude Stacy
Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary
Parent Teacher Association
George Gavitt
South Woolwich Volunteer Fire Association
Marthon Doak
Boy Scouts
Woolwich Grange
Hollis Leeman
Nequasset Extension Service
Engagement announced in Drahran Saude Arabia
Mrs Jack De Hendrix of Drahran Saude Arabia declares the engagement of her daughter Miss Judith Carol Elendrix to Robert Freeman son of Mrs Hendrix. Judith Carol Elendrix is a Linden Hall Academy for Girls graduate from Lititz Penta. Mr Breen is stationed at Columb Viissassippi with the WS Agr baker. A late December wedding is planned.
Local Wedding Tide: Miss Edi Catherine Curtis Weds John Everett Curtis
White-Curtis Mro and Mrs Albert J Whit Sr of Poster Point Road Wet Bath announce the marriage of their daughter Edi Catherine Curtis to John Everett Curtis son of Mr and Mrs John Curtis of River Road Brunswick. The ceremony was at Winter Street Congregational church Friday night. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Robert D Percy of Bath. A reception followed at the bride’s home and the couple left for a week in New York state. They will reside in a cottage at Foster's Point after returning. Mr Curtis attended Bath school and is a 1950s Brunswick High School graduate.
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Mro
Albert J. Whit Sr
Poster Point Road
Wet Bath
Andiuneany
Edi Catherine
John Everett Curts
John Curtt
River Road
Brunswick
Winter Street Congregational Church
the Fey
Robert D. Percy
Bath
New York State
Foster's Point
Curtis
Bath School
Brunswick High School
Voorhees Bowker wedding in New York City
Miss Elizabeth Bowker daughter of Mr and Mrs Nuwird Sein hart Phippeburg wed Deivid Bruce Voorhees son of Mr and Mrs Donald Woseritts in a July ceremony in St Sarrie Episcopal Church New York City with Rev William J Chisase presiding The bride wore a traditional yellow gown and veil.
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New York City
Blizebeth Bowker
Nuwird Seinhart Phippeburg
Deivid Bruce Voorhees
Donald Woseritts
St Sarriepiscopel Church
Reefer
William J Chi
Stanton Vaillancourt Vaillancourt Announces Daughter’s Engagement
Stanton Vallancourt Mir gerd Mere Francis Vadllin court of West Bath announce the engagement of her daughter Miss Vaillancourt to AMS Robert Joseph James in Stanton South Boston. Miss Vaillancourt trained at Morsehitha school and worked at a local telegraph company office in New Brunswick. A November wedding is planned.
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Mir Gerd Mere Francis Vadllincourt
West Bath
Mies Trene
Nora Vaillancourt
AMS
Robert Joseph James
Staton
South Boston
Vaillancourt
Morsehitha School
Trasthie
Bachind
Stanton
Boston
Sebrook
Bruswick Naval Air Station
Wedding Recital Attendant Details And Postnuptial Plans
A floor length wedding gown and cascade bouquet opened the ceremony for the bride who later earned nursing credentials at Central Maine General Hospital and studied at Bates College. Donald Voorhers served as best man. a reception followed at the groom’s parents’ home at 2H Park Avenue with summer flowers adorning the room. The bride, a Morse High School graduate, is a nursing student at NY Medical College and Millbrook Academy. plans include a New York City home after a wedding trip. The article notes Columbia Basin lake construction in Washington affecting fishermen.
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Mrs. Scribner Morkler
Groton, Conn
Donald Voorhers
Sors
Park Avenue
Morse High Dhool
Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing
Lewiston
New York Medhcal College
Millbrook Academy
Yoke Unniversary
Bates College
Telephone Pour
Heating Plant at Morse High Nears Ready for Use
Work on Morse High School's new heating plant progresses toward completion with two 35 gallon per hour boilers due on site by Monday. An 8 460 gallon oil tank and a 1 000 gallon hot water tank are installed. project by Harry Carvel Co. of Portland, with local labor limited by subcontractor availability.
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Morse High School
Virgil Washburn
Washburn
Harry Carvel Co
Portland
Carvel Co
Areca
Porthind
Fels Engineering’ Co
Advanced Gifts Committee Reaches $40,179 Toward Hospital Goal
The Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund reports $40,179 in cash and pledges toward a $75,000 target. Committee chairman John R. Newell announced after a Thursday meeting. The broader campaign seeks $825,000 to fund a new 32 bed wing and facility upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
John R. Newell
Newell
Cosmopolitan Drama Club Plans Playgoing and Picnic
Members of the Cosmopolitan drama club met with Mrs. Rowland Raynes on the Bath Brunswick road for a picnic and discussion. They plan a July 28 performance at Boothbay Playhouse and welcomed Mrs. Frances Shaw of Needham Massachusetts as a new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Drama Club
Rowland Raynes
Bath-Brunswick Road
Boothbay Playhouse
Frances Shaw
Needham
Mass
mMre Ne Smither
Ene S. Haskell
Warwick
R. 1
H. W. Lane
Fort Myers
Fla
Frank L. Card
Anne Shaw
Edward Murphy
John Leonard
Arthur Eseley
Demorise Hart
Gerard Siupvion
Ernest J. Bailey
Delen Bonsey
Edward Brown
Engagement Announced for Miss Susan C. Thomas and Loyall Sewall Jr
Mr and Mrs Philip Duncan Thomas Jr of Pittsford NY announce the engagement of their daughter Susan C Thomas to Loyall Farragut Sewall Jr son of Mrs Loyall Fir Sewall of Bath and the late Mr Sewall Miss Thomas is a Mount Holyoke College graduate Sewall attended Westminster School served three years with the Army in Germany and is a member of the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 in Harvard A September wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Duncan Thomas, Jr
Pittsford
N. Y
Susan C. Thomas
Loyall Farragut Sewall, Jr
Loyall Fir Sewall
Bath
Mr. Sewall
Thomas
Mount Holyoke College
Sewall
Westminster School
Germany
Harvard
Hasty Pudding Institute
Pineapple Canned Serving Packs 95 Calories
A large slice of canned pineapple with two tablespoons of syrup provides 95 calories.
Bath Junior High sees resignation and new hire
Lawrence G. Wright of 1070 Washington street resigns as business trainer and assistant principal at Bath Junior High to join Lincoln schools as supervisor. Hilary Hurtubiz, a 33 year old unmarried mathematics and social studies teacher from Gardiner and Mapleton, is hired for eighth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Board of Education
Lawrence G. Wright
Washington Street
Loring R. Addison
Lincoln
Wright
Bath
Huse Memorial School
Hilary Hurtubiz
University of New Hampshire
Hurtubiz
Gardiner High School
Mapleton
Waxing and Painting Underway at Central Fire Station
Central Fire Station crews are performing annual improvements. Engine 1 and the service truck receive aluminum undercoating and new finishes. ladders get varnish and white ends, the 65‑foot aerial ladder gets aluminum paint. A new wire fence will replace the old wooden structure on the north side.
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Central Fire Station
Pinkhams Return From Kansas City Motor Trip
Mr and Mrs Charles Pinkham of Greenstreet have returned from a motor trip to Kansas City Kansas They left over the Fourth to visit Mrs Pinkhams grandmother Mrs Effie Frisch Mrs Pinkhams brother Wendell O Nelson of Oakland Calif met them in Kansas City They visited relatives in Marshfield Missouri some of whom they had not seen for 15 years A family picnic was held at Snape Park in Kansas City Missouri near the state line Mrs Frisch accompanied the Pinkhams to Maine and will visit here for some time Mrs Pinkham is the former Miss J I rewe Nelson of Kansas City Kansas Mr Pinkham has resumed duties at the Hyde Windlass Co after his two weeks vacation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pinkham
Greenstreet
Kansas City
Kan
Frisch
School Department Urges Early Registration for Pupils
The Office of the Superintendent of Schools asks parents of children entering school this Fall and those new to Bath elementary schools this year to register now. It does not apply to children from preschool days or those already registered. Registering prevents assignment to out of area schools.
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Superintendent of Schools
Bath School
Three Quilts Completed At Ladies Aid Meeting
Members of the Ladies Sewing Circle at First Baptist church met July 23 for an all day session in the vestry. Three quilts were completed as tackings were finished. Luncheon was served with Mrs. Martha Hall and Mrs. Elsie Crosby in charge of tables. Mrs. Minnie Pinkham led a business meeting and notes were written for shut ins. The next all day meeting is set for August 6.
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Ladies Sewing Circle
The
First Baptist Church
Martha Hall
Elsie Crosby
Minnie Pinkham
Center Street Building Razed and Fence Erected
The wooden building at 22 24 Center Street has been removed and a wooden fence installed along the sidewalk to guard pedestrians from a large hole. The site, owned by Boston interests, formerly housed a restaurant and bakeshop and may become a parking lot.
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Center Street
Boston
Climax Mine Dominates Global Molybdenum Supply
Climax, Colorado hosts the world’s largest molybdenum mine, supplying about 70 percent of global demand. Molybdenum is a metallic element used to strengthen steel.
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Climax
Colo
Zorach Day Honors Family at Bowdoin College
About 450 guests attended Bowdoin College’s Zorach Day honoring sculptor William Zorach his wife Marguerite and their children Dahlov Spear and Jason Schoener. A lecture by Jarrlett W. Hayes detailed Artistic Ties of Western Europe and America, followed by a Bowdoin presidential reception and a reception hosted by local society members. A special exhibit by the Zorachs Spear and Schoener runs at the Walker Art Building through August 31.
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Bowdoin College
Zorach
William Zorach
Robinhood
Marguerite Zorach
Dahlov Spear
Jason Schoener
Jarrlett W. Hayes, Jr
Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mass
Europe
America
James S. Coles
Bowdoin
Hayes
Spear
Schoener
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Portland
Edward Safford
Brunswick
Bela Norton
Topsham
Joseph B Dhinemond
South Portland
William D. Ireland
Boston
Chester G. Abbott
Cumberland Center
Seward J. Marsh
Sanford B. Cousins
New York City
Society of Cowdoin Women
Zorachs
Walker Art
Jowdoin
Four Men Join RNAS Personnel at Brunswick Naval Base
Four Navy enlisted men joined Brunswick Naval Air Station staff. Jock W. Mercer of Marietta Ohio serves in the operators department. Peter A. Speroni of McWormnd Mass works in the personnel office. Ross D Hatfield of Groton Conn serves in operations. Gerald L. McCue of Pittsburgh Pa works in the supply department. Harry M Armaggast of Kersey Pa took the oath for a second enlistment July 18 at the base. Cmdr Humphrey Tallmiun administered the oath.
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Brunwick Naval Air Station
Brunswick Base
Jock W. Mercer
Marietta
Ohio
Peter A. Speroni
Mcwmord
Mass
Ross DD Hatfield
U.S. N
Groton
Conn
Gerald L. McCue
Pittsburgh
Harry M. Armaggast
Kersey
Naval Air Station
Humphrey Tallmiun
Former Times Artist Exhibits Whales At Bath Show
Mr and Mrs Karl Hentz of Brunswick visiting Bath attended the Winter Street church Art Show benefiting Bath Memorial Hospital. Hentz, longtime New York Times artist, displayed two carved whale sculptures about two feet long in mahogany and black finishes. The idea came after his wife read Moby Dick to their sons Jon and Karl.
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Karl Hentz
Brunswick
Gilbert Head Island
Popham Beach
Bath
Hentz
New York Times
Winter Street Church
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mr. Hentz
Owas
Moby Dick
Jon
Karl
Sagadahoc Students Named to University of Maine Dean’s List
Twenty nine Sagadahoc students earned all A grades and 686 total were named to the Dean's List for the Spring semester at the University of Maine. From Bath Bowdoinham Richmond Topsham names include George Langbein Anna Eo Lonn Carroll E F Denbow Walter O Fullerton Jane Ledyard Joan T Canicaris Clifton E Foster Gary L Williams Blaine G Marquis David E B Larrabee Sally C Curtis Charles W Welner.
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University of Maine
Sagadahoc County
George Langbcin
Anna Eo Lonn
Carroll EF. Denbow
Walter O Fullerton
Jane Ledyard
Joan T. Canicaris
Bath
Clifton E. Foster
Bowdoinham
Gary L. Wiliams
Blaine G. Marquis
Richmond
David EB
Larrabee
Sally C. Curtis
Charles W. Welner
Topsham
Robert T Dingley of Bath Lands in Beirut Lebanon
Private Robert T Dingley of Bath has landed in Beirut after a transport change en route to Greece. He serves in Co K 83rd Battalion Sixth Marine Division and helped evacuate American citizens. Dingley, Morse High School graduate class of 1957, has about one year in service.
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Middle East
Pfe
Robert T. Dingley
Dingley
Milan Street
Beirut
Co. K
83Rd Battalion
Sixth Marine Division
Greece
Lebanon
Morse High School
Independent concepts drive RNAS buildup and Brunswick shift
Congressman Robert Hale told The Independent that new operational concepts prompt moving an Air Force tanker squadron to Brunswick Naval Air Station. Plans include joint use with Navy, $11.5 million in construction, 700 more personnel, and facilities upgrades beginning spring 1959. The unit, about 20 aircraft, will be the third Air Force group at the area with existing 654th AC and W Squadron and a SAGE unit at Topsham.
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Air Force
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Robert Hale
Independent
Washington
Hale
Navy
Brunswick
Navy Department
Third
654Th
Topsham
Emblem Club Beach Party Hosted at Small Point Casino
The Bath Emblem Club plans a beach party for members and guests at Small Point Casino Saturday evening. Music for dancing by Walter Gaudet and his Hi Fi begins at 8 30 p m. Mrs Clyde Stilphen chairs arrangements with assistance from Mrs Joseph Grace and Mrs Joseph Robinson in charge of publicity and music.
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Bath Emblem Club
Small Point Casino
Walter Gaudet
Hi Fi
Clyde Stilphen
Joseph Grace
Joseph Robinson
Bath Man Named Executive Officer of Bath Built Destroyer
Lt. George L. Hart of Bath returns to shore duty as head of the Naval Science department at the Maine Maritime Academy and will soon report to Long Beach California as executive officer of the Bath built destroyer William G Simall. A Morse High School and Maine Maritime Academy alumnus, Hart served in the Korean War as engineer officer aboard the destroyer Stickell before rejoining the academy staff.
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George L. Hart
U.S. N
Naval Science Department
Maine Maritime Academy
Hart
Long Beach
Calif
William G. Simall
Morse High School
Castine
Stickell
Ronald Densmore Celebrates Fourth Birthday Party
Ronald Densmore son of Mr and Mrs Roger Densmore of 52 Union Street celebrated his fourth birthday with a home party attended by friends mothers and relatives. Guests joined in parlor games and tea for the adults ending with an iced cake and refreshments.
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Ronald Densmore
Roger Densmore
Union Street
Ronald
Deborah Torrey
Cathy Mitchell
Linda Kingsbury
Walter Thayer
Sandra Thayer
Donald Harmon
Sharon Harmon
Ramona Torrey
Patricia Mitchell
Beverly Kingsbury
Verlyn Thayer
Bertha Harmon
Annetet Densmore
Grace Mitchell
Century plants life span and age myths clarified
Century plants do not reach a hundred years. They typically die after about 30 years, with confusion around their name stemming from flowering cycles rather than actual lifespan. The plant blooms once then declines soon after.
Car Crash Sends Vehicle Into Telephone Pole In Bowdoinham
Irene Allison parked on Center street when a passer-by warned her the car was rolling down the hill. It struck a telephone pole, splitting it and damaging the front end. Traffic at Center street and Route 24 is heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Allison
Palmer House
Center Street
Do-it-yourself trend hits peak at Richmond hospital
In Richmond, Virginia, at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital officials note a patient who could not sleep tried to leave an unoccupied ER room. A nurse saw the man running from the building and a stethoscope was reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Advance Aquatic Class Girls Meet Monday At YMCA
A YMCA meeting for the girls registered in the advanced swimming class was held Monday afternoon. The program starts Tuesday with four groups guided by instructors including Robert Mac Dougal and Arlington Beal. Sessions run Tuesday to Friday at Reid State Park lagoon, with spots still open for a few more entrants.
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YMCA
Robert MacDougal
Dewey Mitchell
Harry Deering
Arlington Beal
Reid State Park
Rosemary Alibert
Holly Brown
Andrea Curran
Sharon French
Anne Moffatt
Joyce Oliver
Laurel Packard
Julie Robbins
Kathleen Scott
High Cost Of A Handshake In Wyoming Senate Bid
Dr. Gale McGee, Democratic candidate for U S Senate, says he has driven over 75 000 miles campaigning in Wyoming and logged 69 000 handshakes, averaging roughly one handshake per mile in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyow
Wyoming
Gale McGee
U. S. Senate
Beautiful remodeled farm house with shore frontage
For sale this remodeled farm house on about 100 acres with a terrace and a breathtaking view. Contact Adam Greenblatt at 233 Washington Street Bath for an appointment. Price 4350 is listed in the notice.
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Montswean Road
Woolwich
Bath
Pas
Roy Farmer
Wiscasset
Brirham's Cave
Adamo Greenblatt
Washington Street
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Adam
Greenblatt
Town
Ada Greenblatt
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