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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1958

Page

2

Madden promoted to full Colonel in Army Reserve

John E. Madden former Morse High teacher and coach now professor at Brooklyn City College is promoted to full Colonel in the Army Reserve. Enlisted in 1938 in the local National Guard and serves with the 356th Military Government unit in New York City. He will reach twenty years of service in March and is married to Roberta Erwin with two children.

John E. Madden Morse High Brooklyn City College Army Reserve Col. Madden National Guard New York City Roberta Erwin

Bath and area residents visit, hospital notes, and honors

A stream of brief notices from Bath and nearby towns lists visits by Mr. and Mrs. Milli ken and family, residents at Memorial hospital patients Carol Oliver and Georgianna McFadden, a school meeting attended by Loring Addison, birthdays for Eugene Lebel, and a Bath area visitor Leo Pratt. Also noted are vacationing Omar King, a new baby Mary Ellen, Mrs. Cousins returning to Grass Valley after a illness death in the family, a Bath resident's hospital discharge, and Thomas Burgess from Bath serving as Electronics Technician graduate at Great Lakes.

Harold D. Perry Grove Street Memorial Hospital Mary Ellen Thomas E. Burgess U.S.N Barbara G Gallaway South Street Bath Naval Training Center Great Lake

Local Notices on Appointments and Travel Arrangements

Miss Leilani Cahill, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles H Cahill Jr, Andrews road, began duties last week in the Jamaica Savings Bank Jamaica Long Island New York. Miss Mary F Gibbons Washington street left Tuesday for Penny Farms Florida where she will spend the remainder of the Winter. She will be met in Worcester Massachusetts by Mrs John A Morse of this city who has been visiting with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Graham Blandy in Greenwich New York. Mrs Morse accompanied Miss Gibbons to Florida.

Leilani Cahill Charles H. Cahill Andrews Road Jamaica Savings Bank Jamaica Long Island N. Y Mary F. Gibbons Washington Street Penny Farms Fla Worcester Mass John A. Morse Graham Blandy Greenwich Morse Miss Gibbons Florida

Local notices list engagements and wedding plans

Richard O Card a Harvard Business School student spends weekend with parents Mr and Mrs Otis N E Card on North Street. Mr and Mrs James A Sharkey of 36 Meadow Way issue invitations to the marriage of their daughter Janet Ann Sharkey to Joseph Francis Slas on Saturday January 18 at St Catherine of Genoa church with a reception at Cabot Farms in Somerville.

Richard O. Card Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration Mrs Otis N. E Card North Street James A. Sharkey Meadow Way Janet Ann Sharkey Joseph Francis Slas St. Catherine of Genoe Church Cabot Farms Somerville

Miss Caroline Welch Guest at Portland Weekend

Miss Caroline Welch of Mexico and Maine Medical Center Portland stayed with her friend Miss Cynthia Os good a Portland hospital student at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Os good on Bedford Street for the weekend.

Caroline Welch Mexico Maine Medical Center Portland Cynthia Osgood Portland Hospital Fred Osgood Bedford Street

Miss Mildred Nichols Admitted To Memorial Hospital

Miss Mildred G. Nichols of High Street is noted as a patient at Memorial Hospital. The brief item records her in the hospital roster without further details on condition or treatment.

Mildred G. Nichols High Street Memorial Hospital

Cromwell Hosts Social Evening At Washington Home

Richard and Joanne Cromwell entertained guests including Jacqueline Shourette Candice Lee Arline Coleman Richard Coleman Bruce Temple Milton Footer James Oliver and Archibald Main at their Washington street residence. The gathering featured dancing and refreshments. Mrs Esther Perry of Bedford street is a resident at Memorial.

Richard Joanne Cromwell Willard F. Cromwell Washington Street Jacqueline Shourette Candice Lee Arline Coleman Richard Coleman Bruce Temple Milton Footer James Oliver Archibald Main

Rochester Couple Plans Florida Move After Weekend Visit

Mrs Gladys Clark of Rochester New Hampshire spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Harry G Barrett at 468 Middle Street and Mr and Mrs Manuel Bowers of 962 Middle Street. They will leave Friday for Florida to visit their son Chief Ro HU Bowers in Key West and friends across the state while choosing a new home. Dawn Harrison, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Harrison of Washington Street, is a medical patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Gladys Clark Rochester Harry G. Barrett Middle Street Manuel Bowers Florida Ro HU Bowers Ws.n Key West Dawn Harrison Donald Harrison Washington Street Maine Medical Center Portland Frederick Gavin Ricky Arlington, Mas Gavin Mrs Wallace MacDonald

Obituary notes for Arthur I Pepper services in Bath

Among out of town relatives and friends in Bath to attend funeral services for Arthur I Pepper Thursday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Hiram A. Tobey Wakefield Massachusetts Mrs. Harold S Avery Jr Reading Massachusetts Mr. and Mrs. J Arthur Stevens East Boothbay and James P Stevens Edgecomb

Bath Arthur I. Pepper Hiram A. Tobey Wakefield Mass Harold S Avery, Jr Reading J. Arthur Stevens East Boothbay James P. Stevens Edgecomb

Beatrice Du prey Visits Mara caibo with Family

Miss Beatrice Du prey of this city visits Mara caibo Venezuela with her brother Francis Du prey and his son John during a cordial tour notes.

Beatrice Duprey Francis Duprey John Maracaibo Venezuela

Ethelyn J Carlson Returns From Canadian Motor Trip

Mrs. Ethelyn J Carlson formerly of Bath has returned to Bowdeingham after a three week 7000 mile motor trip to Medicine Hat Alberta Canada Marriage intentions filed by Robert Soule and Joan P Marsh in the City Clerk’s office.

Ethelyn J. Carlson Bath Bowdeingham Medicine Hat Alberta Canada Robert Soule Ammon Soule Pleasant Street Joan P.marsh Josiah H. Marsh Old South Place

Local Families Move and Travel Highlights

Mr and Mrs George M Carlton Jr and daughter Barbara of 68 Green Street returned Saturday from Boston. Mr and Mrs Robert Livermore moved from Bath to Lake Wales Florida. he has been stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Station. Their children Carol Roger and Thomas Dunham were pupils at North Grammar School. Mr and Mrs Walter Mc Naughton and daughter Martha, formerly an eighth grade student at Junior High, have moved to Lake Charles Louisiana.

George M. Carlton, Jr Barbara Green Street Boston Robert Livermore Bath Lake Wales Fla Brunswick Navail Air Station Carol Roger Thomas Dunham North Grammar School Walter McNaughton Martha Lake Charles, la

Elino Moss Family Moves to Dayton Ohio

The Elino Moss family takes up residence in Dayton Ohio as Kevan attends North Grammar while Bruce and Leonard go to Brunswick area junior high. Mrs Barbara Wackburth and her children John and Bo Joseph relocate to Dayton from Brunswick. The boys are pre primary at North Primary School.

Elino Moss Dayton Whio Brunswick Naval Air Station Kevan North Grammar Bruce Leonard Barbara Wackburth John Bo Joseph Brunswick North Primary School

Weekend guest of Saco family and Boston hospital patient

Mrs. Howard P. Hill of Saco visited her son and daughter in law Denald and Mrs Denald Hill at 15 Mechanic street. She had returned from Chicago where she was a holiday guest of her son David Hill and Mrs Hill. Mrs Nicholas S Michalos of 1184 High street is a surgical patient at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Boston.

Howard P. Hill Saco Denald Hill Mechanic Street Hill Chicago David Hill Nicholas S. Michalos High Street Massachusetts Memorial Hospital Harrison Avenue Boston Mass William H. and Wilbur J Ketchum West Bath Kissimmee Fla Lee Ketchum Orange Memorial Hospital Orlando Messrs. Ketchum Clinton Ketchum

King Family Visit Mentioned Across Maine and Washington

Stephen and Suzanne King children of Omar R King of West Bath stay with paternal grandparents Arthur W King and family at Edgett Street. Arthur Sewall and wife return home with their son and daughter in law William D Sewall of Winslow Bainbridge Island Washington.

Stephen and Suzanne King Omar. R. King West Bath Arthur W. King Edgett Street Arthur Sewall Stonehouse Farm

Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Larrabee in Bath Family Home

Mr and Mrs Edward J Mc Mann and family at 16 Pleasant Street hosted Mrs Mc Manns parents Mr and Mrs Joseph W Larrabee of West Bath for a birthday dinner honoring Mrs Larrabee on Sunday.

Edward J. Mc- Mann Pleasant Street Mc- Mann Joseph W. Larrabee West Bath

Local residents recover from surgeries and visit kin in Maine

John J. Shepard of Altadena Calif former Bath resident recuperates at home after surgery. Max Louis Sherman also recovers in Washington D C after hospital operation. Clara L Venturett of Portland treated for leg injuries at Maine Medical Center while awaiting cards from Bath friends. Families from Arlington Fairfield and Bath share weekend visits with relatives in Maine. Gordon W Rideout works in Bath and visits South Paris home. Evelyn F Hobbs of Bath Iron Works secretarial staff ill at home. Ketchum men return from Florida as mother improves in Kissimmee. Sumner Hawley at New Hampton School hosted guests and hosted faculty for weekend events.

Local Social News Highlights from Bath and Nearby Areas

Miss Edna L. Cook visits sister in Jamaica Plan Massachusetts while Mrs Ella Bates now teaches in West Hyattsville Maryland. Gerald Gray returns to Fort Story after leave with parents in Bath. Martha Tinney remains hospitalized in Bath Memorial. Sgt William Tinney visits mother before returning to Triangle Virginia. Busseys tour Boston for Cinerama with Fairhaven visit.

Gerald Gray Seaman U.S. N Fort Story Virginia Woodrow Gray Pleasant Street William Tinney U. S. Marine Corps Triangle Martha Tinney Edward Street Memorial Hospital

Engagement Notice Announces Judith King to David Genchur

Mrs Gladys King of 34 Drayton Road announces the engagement of her daughter Judith Ann King to David Genchur U S N son of Mrs Mary Genchur and the late Mr Genchur of Turtle Creek Pa Judith attended Morse High School and works at Bath Laundry Genchur is a Turtle Creek High School graduate stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Station The wedding is planned for July 7.

Gladys King Drayton Road Judith Ann King David Genchur Mary Genchur Mr. Genchur Turtle Creek Miss King Morse High School Bath Laundry Genehar Turtle Creek High School Brunswick Naval Air Station

Tulsa Police Chief Seeks Funds For Whiskey Evidence

Tulsa Police Chief Joe McGuire asked for more money to buy whiskey from bootleggers to use as evidence, but a commissioner did not object. The note reflects fiscal request amid Prohibition era concerns in Oklahoma.

Tulsa Okla Joe McGuire Oklahoma

Hyde Camp and Auxiliary install officers at GAR Hall

T. W. Hyde Camp and Auxiliary held a semi public installation at the G A R hall. Chester H. McCabe was installed as commander with Laura Frizzell as auxiliary president along with a full slate of officers and guests from New England. The event included a supper and notes on regional meetings in Providence and a state rally at Fairfield.

T. W. Hyde Gar Hall Chester H. McCabe T. W. Hyde Camp Sons of Union Veterans Laura Frizzell G. A. R. Hall Walter B. James Lewis W. Boyd P. D. C Harry Warner Department Philip Boyd P. D. C. Lloyd Hooker Donald C. Pre Lucelia Blake Frances L. Warner Myrtle Seale Gertrude Wakefield Lillian Farrington Anne McCabe Lillian Warner Phyllis Boyd Glunys Gundell National Maurice J Warner Hyde Camp Maurice J. Warner Lloyd Hooker Robert Metcalf Auxiliary Georgianna Patten New England Regional Association Marguerite Miller Augusta Elizabeth Babb Mildred Campbell Waterville Ida Rowe Rose Swain Ethel Bickford Phillip Boyd David Grindle Vernon Miller Malcolm Witham Frizzell Dept. Pres Golda Hall Louise Walker Camden Jonah Oliver Carleton Miller Rexford Oliver William Swain New England Providence R.1 Sons of Veterans Fairfield Joan Greenleaf Frances Greenleef Bertha Cressey Geneva Cressey Patricia Rice

West Bath plans final approval for new schoolhouse

The West Bath School Building Committee meets Friday at 7 pm at Courtney Stover’s home to approve final plans for a proposed 145 student school costing about 100000 dollars. Architect Maurice E. Witmer presented revisions last week and will finalize specifications. bids hoped for February with a March 7 town meeting to act on funds.

West Bath Courtney Stover Maurice E. Witmer Witmer Bath Secretmen’s Office Stover Omar R. King Maynard Lee Harry S. Larrabee Alice R. Small

Community Betterment Talk At Cosmopolitan Club

The Cosmopolitan club held a film show Your Community directed by Mrs. Granville M Colby and featuring projects by Bath Junior High students Brent Wakefield and Stephen Emeero. A discussion followed on waterfront development and helping underprivileged children, plus a public restroom and information bureau. Significant plans for the federation conference and upcoming events were announced, with multiple members assigned roles and a transportation outline for attending meetings.

Cosmopolitan Club Brent Wakefield Stephen Emeero Bath Junior High School Granville M. Colby Loring R. Addison Mid-Western Federation

Reds Seek More Dairy Output with New National Committee

The Soviet Union forms a national dairy committee of dairymen scientists and dairy machinery inventors to raise milk and butter production. Officials just back from Italy announce the committee will affiliate with the International Dairy Federation.

Moscow Soviet Union Italy International Dairy Federation

Popham Beach After Week Storm Shows Altered Shoreline

Sunday visitors found the shore changed with a back-set on South Beach creating a high straight wall. Debris including undermined sign near Fox Island and pine trees along Horseshoe River area marked the coast. The river coast guard area was littered with driftwood and pulp wood and the Popham Circle meeting was postponed to January 15.

Popham Ecoust Guard Fox I Sland Horseshoe Morse Coast Guard Popham Circle Walter Gilmore Fred Spinney Ernest Oliver Margaret Edith Small Point Church Frederick Moffatt Ness Glenn McIntire Bowdoin College Harold Travis Bath Maryparet McNulty Florence Rollins Parker Head Leon Fickett Albert V. Stolpe Bernard Carlson Dix Island Brunswick Raymond Durgin Richard Ellison Moody Edith Oliver Center Pond Lawrence Chattley Patsy Stanley Perkins Albert Stolpe Douglas Winthrop Gordon Alden Sebesco Blanche Westall Stenley Perkins Sportsmen’s Club P.T. A. Hall Mack Dutton Popham Beach Evergreen Boston Oscar Freeman Herbert Sprague Guy Crowley

Snowbound Roads and Winter Socials Around Coxs Head

Snowfall disrupted dirt roads as plows and landing crews worked for the first time this winter. News from Wolfboro NH reports a New Year’s fire damaged a business block owned by Martin F. Goodwin. Local residents and visitors, including the Dozois, Sheffield, Harding, and Moore families, hosted and visited at Squirrel Island, Brunswick, Parker Head, and Richmond celebrations and gatherings.

Wolfboro N. H Martin F. Goodwin Cox's Head Mrs. Goodwin Earl Lowell Parker Head Stanton C. Dozois Bernard Carlson Squirrel Island Lighthouse Clarice Sheffield P. Edward DeBerg Boston William Harding Brunswick Wesley Cray Donna Richmond Lewis C. Moore Ethel Lewis Moore Lewis Lowell

North Dakota Debuts College Football in 1894

North Dakota played its first collegiate football game in 1894 under coach Prof. Adolf Bechdolt. The season marked the program’s early beginnings with Bechdolt guiding the team through its inaugural outing.

North Dakota Adolf Bechdolt

San Jose State halfback Bill Montero earns second degree black belt

Bill Montero, a San Jose State University halfback, has achieved a second degree black belt in judo, indicating a high level of proficiency and dedication to the martial art alongside his football career.

Bill Montero San Jose State

Parker Head Bank Cards Distribution at Village School

Community note records Parker Head bank card distribution at the Village school for the year's first half end. It also details Sunday calls at various homes, hospital visits, birthday celebrations, youth sports at Bath YMCA, and local residents visiting Parker Head and nearby towns with multiple names and addresses.

Maine Republicans Send Pre-Platform Questionnaire

The Maine Republican party has mailed a six page pre-platform questionnaire to Bath residents. It asks if state and federal government should gain or lose control over citizens and seeks views on education highways agriculture and wages among other topics. It also probes whether workers should be barred from union membership as a condition of employment and whether unemployment and workers compensation should use a cost of living index and an equitable minimum wage is favored.

West Bath and Bath West Bath Bath-West Bath Sinclair Loring R. Addison Harold J. Rubin Legislative Committee On Bath Maine Republican Party Maine State of

Female Of The Species Norfolk Va Women safer pedestrians

George Elliott safety consultant to the Tidewater Automobile Association concludes women are better pedestrians. He notes that three of four people killed while walking in traffic last year were men and adds that women have more patience.

Norfolk, Va George Elliott Tidewater Automobile Association Elliott

Phippsburg Community Notes and Local Meetings

Phippsburg Fire Department responded to a fire at the Victor Wallace house in Sebasco. Youth Fellowship sets next Sunday 6 p.m. at the Small Point parsonage. Glenn McIntire of Brunswick supplied at Small Point church. Christiaan Service committee to meet Jan 21 at 7 p.m. at chairwoman Mrs. John Rogers home. Bodwell Grange meets Saturday 8 p.m. PTA votes funds for playground equipment and hot lunch program. Public lobster stew supper planned Feb 1 by the Sportsmen. Leonard Rainey returns from 10-day leave to Bayonne. New births include Truman Roberts Jr. and Charls Dillon Jr. families noted. Various substitutions and local visits reported including Mrs. Pye at Small Point echoes and Miss Ditton’s connection to Adele Hunt. Clyde Pye of Small Point treated for mouth injury with seven stitches at Bath Memorial.

Phippsburg Victor Wallace Sebasco Small Point Glenn McIntire Brunswick Christiaan Service Committee John Rogers Bodwell Grange Phippsburg Pta Ernest Oliver William Blaisdll PTA Consolidated School PTA General Fund Ncessary W. H W. Wyman Highway Safety Fuosis Phippsburgh Sportsman's Association Maine Leonard Rainey U.S. N Bayonne N. J IW. Rainey Truman Roberts, Jr Bath Memorial Hospital Robert Beals, Jr Ralph Pye Connecticut Mary Whittemore Charls Dillon, Jr Methuen Mass Ditton Adele Hunt Wilbur Casey Bath Winneganee Stanwood Gilman Thomas Totman Charles Dillon, Jr Clyde Pye Sprague

Former Bath Man Takes Over As Auburn Manager

Woodbury Brackett a Bath native and Morse High School graduate has been appointed Auburn city manager. He arrives from a similar post in Concord New Hampshire after studying government and engineering at Columbia University. Brackett previously managed several Maine municipalities and spent a long tenure in Houston before moving to Montpelier Vermont.

Woodbury Brackett Bath Morse New England Auburn Concord N. H Bathman Mars Columbia University Maine Houston Vermont Montpelier

Bath Police Department Reflects Busy 1957 Year

Police answered calls and processed arrests with various outcomes. Ambulance cruiser handled 62 emergency calls. 135 motor vehicle accidents, including one fatality, were investigated. Many minor incidents like unlocked doors and broken street lights were reported and fixed.

Central Maine Power Company Bath

Parking Meters Net City Revenue and New Pyroceram Material

City meter collections totaled 11 080 92 for the year with 1512 from meter fines. A patrolman assigned to meters handles collection and maintenance while fines are paid at police headquarters. Pyroceram is a new glass material noted for exceptional strength and lightness.

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John J. Lowery Jr Frank J. McDonnell Rockport C. Lloyd Hooker Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers Association Joseph Smith Daniel Matter State Board of Managers Hallowell Hooker Robert A. Milliken Sharon Ann Nequasset Road Woolwich Gardiner James G. Frost Annie L. Lake Oliver Street Lucien Bisson George Costain City Francis Messier N. J. Vachon Carol Oliver Winne- Zance Georgianna McFadden Mrs. R. Clinton McFadden Supt. of Schools Loring R- Addison Exective Committee Maine Superintendents of Schools’ Association Sinclair Education Bill Addison Eugene S. Lebel Old Brunswick Road Leo Pratt American Insurance Group Bath Area Meadow Ledges Intervale, N. H Iva Lee Cousins Grass Valley Calif Arthur Haggett Maxwell Street Cousins Emma Gross Bonnie Brae William Craft Thayer Hospital Esther Perry John J. Shepard Altedena Shepard First National Bank Bank of America Lena Shepard Marsden High Stret Altodena Max Louis Sherman Washington, D. C Washington Hospital Clara L.venturett Hazul Boyce West Street Louis Beaulieu Louis Leo Leander Henrietta Alley James C Mallard Kennebec Circle Gordon W. Rideout New England Tel & Tel. Co Paris Evelyn F. Hobbs Bath Iron Works G Corp Alvah Rynolds Georgetown Sumner Hawley New Hampton School New Hampton Warren F. Hawly Western Avenue Hawley P. Holmes Moore Moore Joseph Gould Norman Howard Gauld Howard Edna L. Cook Jamaica Plan Edward W. Bridgham Ella Bates West Hyatsville Bates Central Grammar William E. Clark Falmouth Clark Home Atty Lynn M. Bussey Floyd H. Bussey Fairhaven Federation Raditon Gerard S. Billington Linwood S. Boardman Ernest Bailey Louis Petlock Alice Johnson Roscoe P. McFadden Arthur S. Eseley John E. Hayes Alfred P. McCabe John Leonard Richard Sherwood Paul Marchant McFadden Cox Parker Harold Roberts Lester Beals William Cushing Walter Cushing Rollins Francis Lander New Hampshire Lowells Walter Wallace East Harpswell Lloyd Wallace Gun Point Beatrice Lucas Cindy’s Harbor Edward Gray Cindy Pat Brewer Albert Gray Diane Ross James Ross J. F. Mezenski Lee Hamel Fred FP Young Bud Watson Neil Pape Gail Driscoll Adele LeMont Teddy LeMont F. A. Libby Frederick Libby Harry Lewis Ronald Nadeau Alan Harrington YMCA Harold Burkalow Red Overlock Mellon W. H. Wyman Freddie Buckley Ramon Hamel, Jr Winnegance Earl Hamel Fred Carr Leston Harrington Olive Deejay Winnifred Ross T. L. Totman Strong Howard Bowen Huallowell Supt S. C. Gilminim John Libby USN Harold Barkalow Presque Isle George Wilson
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