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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1952

Page

6

Church Wedding in Grace Episcopal Church

Miss Louise Miller of this city married Ensign John Parke Allen Jr. at Grace Episcopal Church with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiating. The bride wore a pale shene faille gown and carried a camellia bouquet. matron of honor was Mrs. William B. Hill Jr. of Bath. The groom is in the U S Coast Guard Reserve stationed in Miami. After a reception at 26 Garden Street, the couple planned a Miami wedding trip and will reside in Miami. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. Percy Kaufman of Hartsdale and Mrs. Thomas Allen among others.

John Parke Allen, Jr Grece Episcopal Louise Miller Justus H John Me Charles M ‘Tubbs William B. Hill, Jr Ey Rautman Hartsdale John Parke Allen Miami Fila Babson Eng Wwy Mass Allen Morse High School Pine Fey Mase Welles Aed Garden Street Edson Whitehurst Percy Kaufman N. Y Rs. Thomas Allen George Dann Philadelphia Harry Halterman West Point Military Academy West Point Dean Ridyard New London

Trufants celebrate forty seventh wedding anniversary

Mr and Mrs Irving C Trufant of 21 Grove street quietly marked their forty seventh anniversary with memories of their New Year Eve wedding at Winter Street Congregational Church. The Bath friends and family sent cards flowers and gifts as the couple recalled their 1876 ceremony officiated by the late Rev Omar W Folsom. Their daughter lives in Bangor with two grandchildren who visit often.

Irving C. Trufant Grove Street Winter Street Congregational Church Omar W. Folsom Beatrice Black Frank Blair Bath Carl Albee Hiram T. Stevens Frances Weeks Boston Bride Frank Varney Massachusetts Eola Robinson Bernard Tarbox Carl Crosby Francis Winter Weeks Trufant Olive Weeks

Engagement announced for Elizabeth Frazier Cossman and Gerald Morson

The Rev and Mrs Robert P Frazier of Wiscasset announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Frazier Cossman of 47 Lincoln Street to Gerald J Morson MMl U S Navy son of Mr and Mrs N Morson of Mankato Minnesota The bride to be is employed in the Bath Telephone and Telegraph business office The groom is attached to the U S S Timerman at Bath Iron Works No date set for the wedding

Robert P. Frazier Wiscasset Elizabeth Frazier Cossman Lincoln Street Gerald J. Morson MMI U. S. Navy N. Morson Mankato Minn Cossman Bath Tel. & Tel Morson

Dames Bailey Wedding At St Marys Church

A Winter wedding took place Wednesday at St Marys Catholic Church as Kathrine M Bailey wed Ralph T Dames. The ceremony featured a double ring rite, a three tiered cake, and a wedding breakfast at the bride's parents home. The couple plans to reside in Ann Arbor after a short wedding trip and resumes holiday visits in Bath.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church Kathrine M. Bailey Ernest J. Bailey Oliver Street Ralph T. Dames John Dames Ann Arbor Mich John E. Bellefontaine Elizabeth Burgess Bath Charles Burgess Margaret Cahill Andrew Cahill Lawrence Blodget Bucksport J. Arthur Burgess Mrs. Dames New England Conservatory of Music Sigma Alpha Iota Mount Saint Scholastica College Atchison, Kan University of Michigan Dames Bride Ernest Bailey Charles Mitchell Dover Foxcroft John

New England Tel Operators Celebrate Annual Christmas Party

Local operators of the New England Tel and Tel Co held their annual Christmas party Friday night at the home of Miss Fern Griffin on Elm Street. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments served. Present were Cathy Frates, Peggy Tarbox, Margie Cummings, Freda Tyler, Margaret Troup, Bessie McKay, Jane Leeman, Viola Davis, Betty Lee, Fern Griffin, Sadie Dowling, Leona Starling, Lois Hodgon, Marilyn Dowe, Theresa Day, Martha Marquis, Irene Chapman, Jeannette Oliver, Lera Burns, Eunice Pert, Barbara Burden, Pat Whitehouse, Beverly A lingering, Beverly Van Buren and Chief Operator Marguerite Eastman.

New England Tel. & Tel. Co Fern Griffin Elm Street Cathy Frates Peggy Tarbox Margie Cummings Freda Tyler Margaret Troup Bessie McKay Jane Leeman Viola Davis Betty Lee Sadie Dowling Leon

Mounting enrollments strain Bath elementary schools

Bath elementary enrollment reaches 1,914, up 99 from a year ago. Two new rooms added earlier, 45 of the increase housed there, 54 spread through other crowded rooms. December adds 13 names to the registers. Miss Joan Shaw, Boston University student, visiting family at 100 North Street, hosts holiday gatherings with out of town guests.

Bath Joan Shaw Boston University Roscoe H. Shaw 100 Orth Street Iss Shaw Bethany Kinney Randolph Robert L. Drake Jamaica Plain Mass Stephen N. Thompson

Povich Goldstein Wedding Held in Bangor

Miss Janice Anita Goldstein became the bride of Donald Mayer Povich in a Bangor Hebrew Community ceremony officiated by Rabbis Freddman and Elefant. The couple plans a southern wedding trip and will reside in Bath after returning.

Janice Anita Goldstein Harry Goldstein Bangor Donald Mayer Povich Morris Povich Middle Street Eva Povich Abraham H. Freddman Milton H. Elefant Harry G. Broder Merna M. Pilot Boston Albert S. Povich Washington, D. C Marvin H. Goldstein Alvan Mersky Irving Remar Biddeford Edward Cogan Brunswick Jerry Matus North Conway N. H University of Maine Jules H. Bronin Brooklyn N. Y Elinor B. Bronin Marcia Mensh Bath Court Street Jay Povich Robert Levine Lawrence Katz Max Katz Harry Lait Migstll Lait Sadieer

Health report shows measles rise in Bath and Topsham

The Maine Department of Health and Welfare weekly bulletin for the week ending December 22 records six measles cases in Bath and two in Topsham, one chickenpox in Sagadahoc County at Topsham, one streptococcal nasopharyngitis in Bath, and one case of whooping cough in Bath.

Maine Department of Health and Welfare Bureau of Health Sagadahoc Topsham Bath

Bath appoints Paul Avery as patrolman

City Manager Ralph F. Mittendorf named Paul Avery of Bailey Street to the Bath Police Department. Avery, an employee of Bath Iron Works Corp., will begin a six month probationary period starting January 5.

Ralph F. Mittendorf Paul Avery Bailey Street Bath Police Department Avery Bath Iron Works Corp

Marriage Intentions Filed at City Clerk Office

Marriage intentions filed at the City Clerk include Eugene F. Albert son of Mr and Mrs Henry J Albert 22 Walker Street and Josephine M Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Wallace S Jones 115 Summer. Rev Dr and Mrs David L Wilson of Washington Street have returned from Melrose Massachusetts where they passed Christmas with their son and wife and Mrs Blair Wilson. They planned to remain over New Year but were called home by something happened to shut it off and during the cold spell eight radiators in the upstairs apartment froze and burst. Monday the radiators were taken out and removed from the house.

Eugene F. Albert Henry J. Albert Walker Street Josephine M. Jones Wallace S. Jones Summer Street David L. Wilson Washington Street Melrose Mass Cemas Blair Wilson

Hamilton Denham Church Wedding at Corliss Street

The Hamilton Denham wedding took place at Corliss Street with Rev. Arvid L. Tadet presiding. Immediate family and a few friends attended as Ray Hamilton served as the groom’s man. The ceremony featured white gladioli and music by organist Isabell ll. The reception followed at the bride’s parents’ home with flowers and a tiered wedding cake. The groom, a U S Navy veteran and Rebeague High graduate, works for Minot Corp. of Portland. The couple plans to reside in Portland after a wedding trip.

Arvid L.tadeet Ray Hamilton Isabellé Ll al E. Chapman Bath Irene Chapman Groom Rebeague High U. S

Rainbow Girls Confer Degree at Large Meeting

One of the year's largest Rainbow Assembly gatherings drew visiting Eastern Masons and sisters. Evelyn Morse was re elected mother advisor for the sixth year, oldest in the state. A class of 11 received the Rainbow degree in a ceremony, with plans for a scrapbook project and a January 12 food sale. Officers to be elected at the next meeting.

Rainbow Assembly Membe Evelyn Morse Waterville

Warner Family Returns From Boston Ice Capades Weekend

Mr and Mrs Maurice J Warner and their twin daughters Phyllis and Frances of Middle Street returned from a weekend visit in Boston where they attended the Ice Capades event.

Maurice J. Warner Phyllis Frances Middle Street Boston

Lowery Farnham Wedding Noted in World War II Era

A notice records the wedding of Lowery and Farnham on Monday at 302 Front. Mrs. Lowery is employed by the Congress Company and served years in the U S Army during World War II.

Dudley-Wedding Announces Shirley Wakefield Dudley

Mr and Mrs Frank Wakefield announce the marriage of their daughter Shirley to Gerald Dudley Eastport on December 29 in Calais The ceremony was at the couple home attended by family and friends Shirley Wakefield Dudley is a graduate of Wiscasset Academy.

Frank Wakefield Shirley Gerald Dudley Eastport Calais Ene de Sey Ones Dudley Wiscasset Academy

Miss Diana Fenn Hosts Grade School Friends

Miss Diana Fenn daughter of Mr and Mrs Converse G Fenn of 1023 High street entertained a large group of her grade school classmates on Friday.

Dianna Fenn Converse G. Fenn High Street

Morse Class of 1949 Reunion at American Legion Hall

The Morse Class of 1949 gathered at the American Legion hall for a Christmas and New Year’s party last Wednesday. The evening featured a sand hour program and several armed forces veterans were present. Many classmates home from college attended.

American Legion Hall Sandhour

Local notices and incidents mix with social updates in Monmouth area

A fragmentary page lists events from a Monmouth community: a home accident near Jellison road when a panel truck slid on ice, two hours to be found by neighbor Charles Wildes on leave from the Air Force, plus names like Gough Jr of Portland and Lt Comdr Herbert Davies family in Wakefield. Other items mention Maine Central Railroad station closing plans, residents traveling to Sarasota for winter, family visits in Brunswick and Gardiner, and Social era visitors in Boston.

Janice Sedgley Edward Bragdon Jellison Road Charles Wildes Air Force Gough, Jr Portland Herbert Davies Michael Wakefield Mass Maynard Eston Dow U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis Maine Central Railroad Avery Fides,Sr Sarasota Fla Donald Mathieson Peter Fides Perley J. Meserve Brunswick Jesse Smith Prudence Lucy Harry Purington Westbrook Charles Hackett Gardiner Roderick A. Harriman Allen Harriman Earle F. Harriman Caratunk

Phipsburg PTA Sets First Meeting of Year

The Phippsburg PTA plans its January 10 meeting at Riverside Hall. Members including Liam Blaisdell will discuss party matters at the monthly session.

P.T. A Riverside Hall Liam Blaisdell Saecare Oa Phippsburg

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