Eisenhower Urges Nation Support March of Dimes
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower urged Americans to back the 1953 March of Dimes campaign in January. He spoke after meeting Raleigh sisters Patricia and Pamela O'Neil who were polio survivors and praised donations funding recovery efforts nationwide.
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Eisenhower
Nation
New York City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Raleigh N.C
Patricia
Pamela O'Neil
March of Dimes
Ter
Pamela
Patricia O'Neil
Raleigh
N. C
Bath school program seen as not excessive say consultants
A New York firm Englehardt, rdt & Leggett report argues Bath’s current plan including a 10 room South End structure and a 30 room junior high will not create surplus classrooms. Enrollment is projected to rise nationally and in Bath by 1958 to 1961, with per school class growth and additional rooms needed within five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Lincoln
Engelhardt, Rdt & Leggett
New York
New York Company
Pomona Grange Installation Held in Bowdoinham
Sagadahoc Pomona grange met with Merrymeeting grange in Bowdoinham for installation of new officers led by Rev. Royal Brown assisted by Viola White and others. Seated officers included James Brice master Dirigo over seer Eleanor Ripley and James Brice presiding. 86 members present from Merrymeeting Dromore Topsham Sagadahoc Dirigo and other lodges with plans for Augusta legislature session and publicity by Mrs. Ethel MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Merry Meeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Royal Brown
Viola White
Mazie Danforth
Dirigo
Elizabeth Williams
Carry Burr
Harraseeker
Edric Wheeler
Topsham Grange
James Brice
Merrymeeting
Lauriston Trott
Eleanor Ripley
Topsham
Wendell Heenie
Cleveland Curtis
Elnora Blanchard
Milward Patten
Marietta Wilson
Ralph Bryant
Mario Trott
Ceres
Eleanor Brice
Pomona
Mabel Heenie
Flora
Elva Curtis
Brice
Augusta
Ethel MacDonald
West Bath Grange
Dromore
Progressive
Sagadahoc
West Bath
Enterprise
Kennebec County
Cumberland County
Joseph W. Larrabee
Bath News Reels In New Year Festivities Across City
Bath's New Year's celebrators from eight to eighty and over enjoyed extensive entertainment Wednesday and Thursday. Large public and private parties drew crowds as dancing, special shows and movies filled the holiday nights.
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Bath
New Year Ball at Bath Armory Supports Memorial Hospital
Approximately 450 dancers welcomed 1953 at the Junior Hospital League New Year’s Eve ball in the Bath Armory. Joe Avery's orchestra played nonstop tunes as Grand March led by Mr and Mrs William A Niss. Ball proceeds fund new equipment for Memorial hospital and the event proved financially successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
Bath Armory
Joe Avery
William A. Niss
Mirs
Harold McElman
George Barker
Frederick Robie
Edward Kinder
William Mussenden
Donald N. Small
Memorial Hospital
Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs George Conard at York Hall
Mr and Mrs George Conard celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary with a New Year’s Day reception at York Hall. About 150 guests attended, including out of town friends from Auburn Wiscasset Reading Pa Rochester N Y Camden West Rockport Detroit and Bath Iron Works officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baer Connard
York Hall
Thetes Ave
Sion
Susan Baer Connard
Bath Iron Works
Bath Water District
Alonzo Harriman
Auburn
J. William Schulze
Wiscasset
George B. Hister
Barbara Ross
Reading
Harry W. Hill
U.S. A
Philadelphia
James B. Drake
Rochester
N. Y
Geord Hendel
Camden
Andrew Sides
West Rockport
Edwin E. Pinson, Jr
North Edgecomb
Harry Pinson
Detroit
Mich
Darlings Host New Year's Eve Party at 39 Cherry Street
Mr and Mrs Harold Darling entertained a group of friends at their home on New Year's Eve. The festively decorated house featured pastel decor, streamers, balloons, and mistletoe. Guests received matching booklets as keepsakes and a midnight pull released streamers over two parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Darling
Cherry Street
Movies for U S troops in Korea preview here
American soldiers in Korea preview upcoming releases before domestic release. The overseas Army Navy Air Force Motion Picture Service provides four films weekly, highlighting titles like My Cousin Rachel and The Desert Song. Troops accept any genre and endure harsh weather for the cinema.
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Korea
U. S
Cousin Rachel
Olivia DeHavilland
Paris
Doris Day
Ray Bolger
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Dorothy Lamour
Hans Christian Anderson
Danny Kaye
Little Sheba
Burt Lancaster
Shirley Booth
Danny Thomas
Peggy Lee
U. N
Kathryn Grayson
Gordon MacRae
Gary Grant
Deborah Kerr
Rosemary Clooney
Walt Disney
Peter Pan
Martin and Lewis
Lana Turner
Kirk Douglas
Betty Grable
Dale Robertson
Rosalind Russell
Marie Wilson
Ethel Waters
Tyrone Power
Piper Laurie
Barbara Stanwyck
Sing
Ezio Pinza
Jean Peters
Red Skelton
the Clown
Naked Spur
James Stekre
Robert Taylor
Eleanor Parker
Linda Darnell
Robert Newton
Susan Hayward
Charlton Heston
Army, Navy
Air Force Motion Picture Service
Durry
City election nominations filed for council seats
Five council candidates filed nominating papers at noon Tuesday for wards 1 2 5 6 and for Education. Names include Méese W Allen Ward 2 seeking reelection Louis O Couture Ward 3 Eastham Guild Ward 6 Harold W McElman Ward 5 seeking reelection and Mrs Etta Thurlow Ward 1 the only sitting woman council member. Rumors swirl of new contenders in wards 1 3 5 and 7 with possible challenger to Couture in Ward 3 Robert Brewer named as a potential opponent. Additional filings include trick O York for Board of Education Wilfred Chaney Ward 1 and Fred Dwyer Ward 2 constables Eleanor Voorhees Ward 5 warden and Ethel Robinson Ward 7 clerk.
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Nextity
Méese W. Allen
Louis O. Couture
Eastham Guild
Har Cooke
George Fitzgerald
Harold W. McElman
Etta Thurlow
Thurlow
Bath
Merritt A. Mitchell
Couture
Robert
Sagadahoc
Board of Education
Wilfred Chaney
Fred Dwyer
Eleanor Voorhees
Ethel Robinson
Sewall Chapter D A R Monthly Meeting Tuesday
Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R met at Central church parish house Tuesday afternoon for its monthly gathering with over 50 in attendance. The regent Mrs. Sike Niles greeted guests and the program included prayer, pledge, and National Anthem.
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Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
Central Church
Sike Niles
Jane Lemont
Maud Howard
D.A. R
Building Fund
Washington, D. C
Joint Installation Of Camp And Auxiliary In Local Order
The joint installation of officers for T. W. Hyde Camp Sons of Union Veterans and its Auxiliary took place at the G A R hall. Department President Susie Rennell and Post Department Commander Maurice Warner supervised the ceremonies with numerous readings and gifts exchanged among officers and family members.
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T. W. Hyde Camp
Sons of Union Veterans
G. A. R. Hall
Susie Rennell
Portland
Maurice Warner
Mildred Osborne
Irma Preble
Rennell
Department
Edith Farnham
Ira Day
Brunswick
Gladys Gundel
Bath
Gertrude Meserve
Shepley Auxiliary
Bertha McGowen
Hazel Warner
Lillian Farrington
Lucelia Blake
Frances L. Warner
Ruby Hooker
Lillian Warner
Gertrude Wakefield
Laura Frizell
Phyllis Warner
Frances A. Warner
Ruth Bowen
Phyllis Watts
C. Lloyd Hooker
Preble
Auxiliary
Alice Mae
Melody Preble
Robert Hunt
Susie Renell
T. W. Hyde Auxiliary
Robert Metcalf
T. W. Hyde
Charles Osborne
Donald C. Preble
Bathites Attend Joint Session of Republicans
Bath delegates joined the 96th Maine Legislature Republican caucus in Augusta. Notables included Councilwoman Etta Thurlow and Councilman Stanley Hunter, Executive Councillor-elect J Horace McClure, State Senator Charles F Cummings, and former Bath residents Alfred Noyes and Paul Fitzpatrick. Verne F Bateese Jr was reelected House page. Mrs John Butts became secretary to the Clerk of the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
House of Representatives
Augusta
Etta M. Thurlow
Hazel Robbins
Stanley R. Hunter
Edward J. McMann
Philip H. Oliver
I. Trueworthy
J. Horace McClure
Maynard Carleton
West Bath
Forrest C. Legard
Herbert T. Caverly
Charles F. Cummings
Maine
Alfred Noyes
Verne F. Bateese, Jr
North Street
Bateese
Dorothy Wing
Legard
Representative Chamber
John Butts
Ruth Williams
Daniel Williams
Maine Sees Broad Openings for Industry Growth
Harold Schnurle of the Maine State Development Commission told Bath Rotary that Maine offers ample opportunity for professional and industrial success. He outlined two Commission roles: sustaining existing industry and locating new work, aided by labor, building, and skills data. He cited dozen town successes, from textile to shoe plants, bowling pins to machined parts, emphasizing community effort and public publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Schnurle
Maine State Development Commission
Bath
Schnurle
Maine
Commission
Machias
South Gardiner
Gardiner
Waldoboro
Sylvania
Saco
Eagle Lake
Westbrook
Phillips
Santa Claus
Sunshine Sunday School Christmas Program Glows in Hyde Park
Sunshine Sunday school in Hyde Park presented a well attended Christmas program featuring both regular Sunday school and Daily Vacation Bible School participants. The lineup included solos, choral numbers, a scripture reading, prayers, and various student performances led by teachers and parents, closing with festive carols.
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Sunshine
Sunshine Sunday School of
Hyde Park
Daily Vacation Bible School
Hyde Park Community Hall
Donna
Norman McCabe
Marilyn
Virginia Farrow
Linda Morrisett
Mabel Sears
Sarah Caden Brooks
Diana Perkins
Dickie Kenyon
Linda Maass
James Jackson
Jo Baggs
Christ
David Thornton
Donna Lee Carr
Jackie ‘Dale Sears
Sandra Preston
Michael Perkins
Siyvia Jackson
Barbara May Bragg
Judy Maass
Sandra Perkins
Robert Brewer
Mary Carter
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Patricia Ames
Gorham State
Orris Ames
Thatcher Pinkham
Bridge Street
Pomona Grange
Darlings
Homeland
Sewall
Story of Maine Seacoast
Harry Warner
George Melzard
Vernon Miller
Eugene Hawkes
John Osborne
Linwood Miller
Chester McCabe, Jr
Leonard Franks
Ralph Hasty
Joan Hawkes
Warner
Metcalf
M’clare
Rotary
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