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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1952

Page

2

Miss Sally Grant Becomes Bride At Church Wedding

Sally Brown Grant wed Lieut Charles A Andre in a First Baptist ceremony. The couple, joined by family and friends, planned a short honeymoon before the groom reports as education officer at Laredo Air Base. Out of town guests attended from Bath Gorham New Vineyard and Boston.

Wedge First Baptist Church Sally Brown Grant Charles A Charles R. Sims Audrey Peterson Gorham State Teachers College Thomas Abbott South Paris Donald Kenny New Vineyard Clifton Paul Gorham U. S. Air Force Fort Slocum N. Y Texas J. Russell Grant Charles Andre Patricia Ames Jean Grant Jeannine Bisson Wesley McPhee Lieut Andre Crater Laredo Air Base Clifton Hall Bernell Page Eleanor Thurston Boston Norman Walker Liberty Robert Bernell Sanford Ernest Heal Georgetown Oliver Niemi Thomaston Edward Rowe Philadelphia

Pretty Bath Road Wedding Unites Philip Trask and Beverly Ryder

A four o’clock Friday ceremony at the home of Mr and Mrs Franks in Woolwich joined Philip Trask and Beverly Louise Ryder in marriage with Rev Daniel W Staffeld presiding. The couple planned a Washington D C home and brief honeymoon, hosting a reception and receiving many gifts from guests from Bath Brunswick Georgetown Damariscotta Portland Hampton N H Miami Florida Yonkers N Y and Woolwich.

Mrs. Franks Bath Road Woolwich Philip Trask Beverly Louise Ryder Bath Daniel W. Staffeld Miss Louise Stone Keith Jameson Vivian Ryder Norfolk Morse High Washington Street Fruit Co Trask Harold Trask Hampton N. H Battery B Post Office Department Washington Brunswick Georgetown Damariscotta Portland Miami Fla Yonkers N. Y

Catherine Talesco Celebrates 12th Birthday at Home

Miss Catherine Talesco daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Talesco celebrated her 12th birthday with a at home party Wednesday last week for a group of friends. Games were played and refreshments of ice cream cake and candies were served. Present were Mary Jean Faith Flemming Helen Griffin Linda Farrar Madelyn Pace Carolyn Mitchell Rosemary Richardson Ray and Randy Clark and Catherine Assistants were Mrs Gardiner Richardson and Mrs David Clark.

Catherine Talesco Leonard Talesco Denny Joad Mary Jean Faith Flemming Helen Griffin Linda Farrar Madelyn Pace Carolyn Mitchell Rosemary Richardson Ray Randy Clark Catherine Talesco Gardiner Richardson David Clark

Tommy Mitchell Celebrates Sixth Birthday at Grandparents’

Tommy Mitchell son of Mr and Mrs Edward Atkinson of Wiscasset marked his sixth birthday with a party at his grandparents Center street home. Attending were Linda and Kathy Ashe Allan Carr Neil Amirault Parnell Pearson Joe Mike and Donald Carter Daniel Dicky and Paul Atkinson plus their mothers as guests.

Tommy Mitchell Edward Atkinson Wiscasset Donald Munsey Center Street Linda Kathy Ashe Allan Carr Neil Amirault Bath Parnell Pearson Nobleboro Joe Mike Donald Carter Daniel Dicky Paul Atkinson

Winter Street church to install new organ in July

The Andover Organ Co. will install a new organ for Winter Street church in July with John Cooke leading the dismantling of the old instrument in late June. The old organ, over 40 years old, contains parts from two previous organs about 70 years old and will be partly salvaged for metal and wood projects in the church. The dedication recital is planned for early fall with Prof. D Orbert Smith of Bates College, and gifts have surpassed 200 families and groups, with the remaining $300 to be raised before the recital.

Winter Street Andover Organ Co John Cooke Joseph O. Purdue D. Orbert Smth Bates College Smith van Deman Thompson Depauw University Marcel Dupre Paris Charles Courboin Hugh Porter New York

Trav erse jurors named for Sagadahoc June term

Sagadahoc County Superior Court jurors for the June term convening June 10 before Justice Donald W. Webber are listed by town. Jurors report Tuesday morning, June 17.

Donald W. Webber Auburn Traverse Sagadahoc County Georgetown John R. Blackie Phippsburg Martin R. Eaton Richmond George W. Baker Lena Cadenelli Fred H. Duren Dorothea Scott Topsham Howard L. Carr Dorothy Coombs Florence C. Siegars West Bath Roy Moore Woolwich Herbert A. Munsey Iona M. McElman

Chumley-Callahan Wedding Held in Las Vegas

Miss Mary Callahan of this city married James Chumbley son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Chumbley of Lynwood California on May 24 in Las Vegas Nevada The bride a Morse High School graduate 1948 and Wilsons School of Technology Boston 1951 has worked as an X ray technician at Mt Sinai Hospital Hartford Conn The groom serves in the U S Coast Guard awaiting assignment in Alaska They honeymooned through Nevada Arizona and Mexico and will join him in Alaska after a stay with his parents in California

Mary Callahan James Chumbley Raymond Chumbley Lynwood Calif Las Vegas Nev Dorothy Lewis Washington Street Morse High School Wilson’s School of Technology Boston Mt. Siam Hospital Hartford Conn Chumbley U. S. Coast Guard Alaska Nevada Arizona Mexico California Bath

Mrs Langmuir Visits From Altadena on Family Emergency

Mrs Robert V Langmuir of Altadena California visits Bath to aid her sister Mond Small of Pleasant Street as their mother Mrs John A Lord a Pearl Street resident and Memorial hospital patient recovers. It is Mrs Langmuirs first trip home in four years.

Robert V. Langmuir Altadena Calif Bertha Lord Bath Amond Small Pleasant Street John A. Lord Pearl Street Memorial Hospital

Two Year Old Triggers Fire Alarm At Memorial Home

A curious two year old climbed to a glass door and pulled a lever at Memorial Home, triggering whistle blasts and a rapid fire truck response. Fire crews arrived to address the alarm then returned to their stations as residents resumed a quiet Sunday afternoon.

Memorial Home Sarahan

Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Nelson Brown in Heath Lane Home

Mrs. Nelson Brown of Heath Lane was guest of honor at a stork shower held May 26 hosted by Mrs. Noe Simard Mrs. Bernard Millenger and Mrs. Simard Fi field at 60 Heath Lane. Guests included a long list of local ladies as gifts and refreshments were served, marking a social evening.

Nelson Brown Heath Lane Noe Simard Bernard Millenger Simard Fifield Brown Joseph Kingsbury William Kingsbury Arland Smith Richard Towle Earl Oliver Florence Jenkins Gladys King Rosetta Soycheck Dave Remick Lula Bruce Gladys Snow Max Coombs Everett Fraser Mary Austin Virginia Staples Wilson Fitzgerald Henry Marsh

Frances Nichols Weds Viking Captain George Lowden

Frances Nichols of Waldoboro married George Lowden of Boothbay Harbor captain of the Viking party boat. The ceremony occurred Sunday at 3 30 PM at Orff's Corner Methodist Church Waldoboro with 70 relatives present. They will reside at 35 Water Street Richmond after a short Viking cruise.

Frances Nichols Waldoboro George Lowden Boothbay Harbor Viking Orff's Corner Methodist Church George Emery Frank Nichols Geraldine Nichols Gardiner Clifton F. Brewer Southport Water Street Richmond

Samuel Lakin Celebrates 61st Birthday Surprise

Samuel Lakin of 17 Meadow Way received a surprise party for his 61st birthday Sunday. Family from Rockland Bath and Boothbay attended with two decorated cakes and gifts, including his son Donald Lakin and daughter Dawn. Other guests included the Shirey Brews and Glenis Brewer of Boothbay.

Samuel Lakin Meadow Way Donald Lakin Barbara Sidney Rockland Ralph White Dawn Ralph Bath Shirley Brewer Glenis Boothbay

Winter Street church receives green antependium

The Ladies aid presented Winter Street church with a green French silk antependium trimmed in gold and bearing triangle and trefoil symbols for the Trinity. It joins a white antependium given in 1952 for Christmas Easter and weddings, to be used from Trinity Sunday through Advent. A curry sauce with rice and chutney accompanies a dessert note on sweetbreads.

Winter Street Winter Street Church

Grace Church School Sunday Morning Honors and Scholarships

The Rev Canon Tubbs addressed Grace Church School on Pentecost as students received prizes for perfect and excellent attendance and outstanding work. Honors included long attendance awards for Joseph Fullerton and others, full scholarships for the 23rd Maine diocese youth conference at Camp O-At-Ka, with sponsors from the Woman's auxiliary St. Marys guild and the Church school.

Canon Tubbs Joseph Fullerton Merline Osborne Robert Ingen Lucy Lee Smith James Annis Carol Young Stephen Thayer Bruce Lyndell Valerie Fullerton David Swearingen Dean Lyndell Russell Ferris Stephen Vachon William Luke Sue Ellen Owen Gertrude Legard Elizabeth Aikenhead Susan Connard Alexander Luke Martha Perow Wayne Shaw William Webster Andrew Gowen Robert Bussey Gladys Gower Jeannette Rideout Edwin Morse Harry R. Fullerton Charles Whitcomb John Whitcomb Sandra Elliott Jane Thayer Jeffrey McMann George B. Connard, Jr Charles Annis Charlene Guynn Patricia Guynn Bethel Estes Albert Whitcomb

Three Sagadahoc Women Among BU Degree Recipients

At Boston University commencement in Boston Garden 2,500 graduates were capped and gowned. Miss Alice Austin of Huse Memorial School and Miss Mary Osum Sprague earned Master of Education, both presented by President Harold C. Case. Avis Adella Carter received a Bachelor of Science in Education.

Sagadahoc County Boston University Boston Garden School of Education Harold C. Case Alice Austin High Street Huse Memorial School Mary Osum Sprague Oak Street Avis Adella Carter Mason C. Carter Day’s Ferry

Dow to become Navy noncomm issuing Air Force second lieutenant

Midshipman Dow will receive a Bachelor of Science degree and be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U S Air Force at the U S Naval Academy on Friday June 6. He entered the academy in 1948 from a Naval Reserve appointment after serving as a seaman apprentice and graduated from Bullis High School. He played football, was a member of the Brigade Honor Committee, and took part in musical club shows at the academy in the spring.

U. S. Naval Academy Dow U. S. Air Force Naval Academy Naval Reserve U.S. Naval Reserve Bullis High School Brigade

Sewall Chapter Final Meeting Preserves D A R Traditions

Mrs Sike Niles introduced Augusta’s Mrs LeRoy Hussey national D A R program chair who spoke on the Continental Congress and the D A R’s work across the country highlighting schools and membership to 170 760. Three new members were proposed and a rising vote of thanks given. The next meeting is Oct 7 at Central church parish house.

America Albee Sike Niles LeRoy Hussey Augusta Dummer Sewall Husgey Covontinental Congress Washington, D. C Daughters of the American Revolution United States

Church Funds Shortfall Highlights Needs for Support

Local church reports finances strained with low offerings, insufficient to cover operations. In Annapolis a week at the Naval Academy includes Maynard Weston Dow, son of Mrs. Jesse Smith, among a group of graduates and relatives visiting for June Week.

Grant Family Weekend Guest List Includes Nurses

East Hartford Connecticut hosts Mr. and Mrs. J Russell Grant and daughter Hadene with Miss Jane Grant a Mercy hospital nursing trainee from Portland Oregon. Edward Bryant of Michigan joins them at Mrs Martha Grants 26 Liberty Street for a weekend visit.

J. Russell Grant Hadene East Hartford Conn Jane Grant Mercy Hospital Portland Edward Bryant Michigan Mr. Grant Martha Grant Liberty Street

In Bay View Cemetery Surviving Relative Mentioned

Fragmentary obituary note lists a surviving relative, a son named Fred, as part of the Bay View cemetery memorial.

Bay View Cemetery Fred

Phippsburg P T A Plans First Meeting

The Phippsburg Parent Teacher Association announced plans to mulate at the first meeting. The fragment suggests continued reporting from page one about this local group and its upcoming agenda.

Wide Phippsburg P. T. A

Engagement party for Esther Gediman and Julius Rossiff

Mrs Arthur Gediman and daughter Rita spent time in Brighton with relatives and attended the engagement party for Esther Gediman and Julius Rossiff at the Hillman House. Esther Gediman, Morse High graduate, works as a secretary with a Boston insurance firm. Julius Rossiff is in the plate glass business in Lynn. No date set for the wedding.

Arthur Gediman Rita Andrews Road Brighton Mass Morse High Boston Insurance Company State Street Rossiff Lynn

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Sally Grant Charles A. Andre Great Lakes Beverly R Philip E. Trask First Federal Savings Bride Grace Church NAVY Sewall Treasury Church N. Fellows Jesse Smith Old Haven Annapolis U. Naval Academy Ralph Purington Eugene Fisher Moosehead Lake Earl Brown Clayton Mitchell Kittery Rob Morrison Cone Ransom Kaley Fairfield Harold Cheney One General Hospital Poland Electra Chapter Korea Temple Lewiston Sadie Garland Eleanor Freeman Cora Denham Helen Coffin Jessie Heath Helen Millay John Jewel Wellesley Malcolm Jewel Clifford Gray Sidney Gray West Gardiner Linda Hackett Claire Ames Frederick Cheney Canada Belle Cheney Bertha Tibbetts Richard Denham Edward Abbott Westford John F. Young Roslindale Mr. Young Mrs Hall Denham Isabelle Cheney Farley Rich CikeSolor Nck Sy Trance Aachen ALT Rex Allen Ws SUN NAS Moo Ray Tra Paul Henreid George Brent Britain Ying Waght Machine Care Independent Capes North St. Ext Nore Doe Crete Toe Uroucho, Pa Elanet
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