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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1952
Page
7
Local clubs and church groups held meetings and activities at Wesley Methodist, Bodwell Grange and schools. Members worked on badges and ranks, planned renovations, and hosted social events including a stork shower and folk music, amid visits from service members and residents in Small Point and surrounding towns.
Mrs R H Baxter, Mrs Anne Mullen and Mrs Charles H Ca motored to Portland on Tuesday. The trip involved a short drive and casual social visit with local acquaintances.
The Bath girl, daughter of Caouette, was married Dec 14 at Yokohama Chapel. Ceremony began 2:20 PM officiated by Lieut Col H. Wakefield played wedding marches. Attendants wore satin brocade. matron of honor Cpl Maxine Dollahan, bridesmaid Cpl Ferne Burkey. Best man QM3 James R. Crafford. Reception held at Lieut and Mrs Robert W. Peterson’s quarters.
Representatives to Bath Memorial Hospital discussed expenses including nursing service 56 000 food and other care 20 240 infant care 20 operations 764 with 295 major and 469 minor. patient ages ranged from newborns to 66 plus with daily average 63.3 and a peak of 81. President Main reelected with officers and trustees named. 30 new corporators elected including multiple Bath and West Bath residents.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Palmer announce the engagement of their daughter Laura J Palmer to Paul W Austin of Thorndike son of Mr and Mrs Ray Austin of Freedom Laura attended Morse High School Paul graduated from Freedom Academy and works at Hyde Windlass Co No date has been set for the marriage Also mentioned is a party at Oak Street on Monday hosted by Mrs E R Randall with several relatives present
Parker Head reports a family birthday for Miss Marie Lucienne Hoar and a busy week of PTA meetings, penny sales, and hospitality at local homes. residents attend budget meetings, plan a town meeting in two weeks, and Lloyd Lowell heads home from Australia en route to the Panama Canal.
Rev Daniel W Staffeld preaches on What kind of people did Jesus give attention to at Woolwich Center Baptist. Two Sunday buses run with a Sunday school bus at 9 30 a m and a church bus at 10 30 a m. Montsweag Baptist also schedules a 10 o’clock sermon on the question What kind of people did Jesus pay attention to. Sunday school at
Mr and Mrs William Curran Jr of 605 Washington street Joseph Avery of 47 Lincoln street and Oscar Tanguay of 17 Wesley street will depart early Thursday for a two week vacation in Florida.
Miss Ruth J Harriman of Bath wed John Francis Gebo of Newburyport in a Sunday afternoon ceremony at Beacon Street Methodist Church. Rev Howard F Cramer officiated the double ring rite. Attendants were William McNeill and Miss Paulyne Ouellette of Bath. The couple plans a Virginia honeymoon and will reside in Newburyport after returning.
A Winter day sunshine drew several hundred people to Brooke Chevrolet in Bath for the first of five annual showings of the 1952 models. Rodney E. Brooke noted no storm today, a rarity. Visitors received perfume, calendars, matches, gum, and comics. Over 500 viewed the line of Bel Air, four door and two door sedans, with 129 color combinations and matched upholstery, highlighting features not typical of low priced cars.
Bath elementary teachers will attend a Feb. 11 music workshop at Huse Memorial School led by Warren S. Freeman of Boston University. The event, with both forenoon and afternoon sessions, aims to foster proper attitudes toward modern music education as teachers demo materials and conduct actual lessons with pupils under supervision of Mrs. Anna Reed.
Mrs Rebecca Gowen of Arrow Sie has word from her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Urban Gowen of Flint Michigan of the birth of an eight and daughter on Jan 11 who is been named Susan Marie Mrs Gowen is the former Geral dine Cunningham of Bath.
Leon Oliver of SH3 USN married Kathryn Burns on January 11 at the Winter Street National Parsonage in Bath. Oliver, formerly of Popham, has served five years in the Navy and is with USS Bennet in Charlestown Navy Yard. The union links to families in Waldoboro and Bath. Popham Circle met at Spinney Guest House, with plans for a swap night at Mrs. Ellison Moody’s. Multiple social events and visits across Popham, Phippsburg Center, and Bath are noted along with updates on local residents’ health and routines.
Costume party at the Community Center featured three classes from Mrs Madelyn Wetherbee's dancing school with groups from sub primary to teens. Grand marches led by students, prize costumes won by several, and mothers assisted with refreshments during an afternoon and evening event.
Peter Chubbuck son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Chubuck of Woolwich came home Saturday after a week visiting his aunt Mrs Nancy Welch Misses Margaret and Edith Oliver have returned to classes at West Point school after several days with colds
The article lists a Fort Williams Organized Reserve Corps meeting on Monday evening in Portland. It also records social calls among Bath residents including Mrs. Julia B. Dozois and the Dozois couple visiting Mrs. L. H. Carlisle, and visits by Ernest Wood, Ethel Moore, and others. Frederick Thomas attended a Boy Scout meeting at Riverside hall. School children are collecting for the 1952 March of Dimes.
Mr and Mrs Oakley Thibo deau and children Theodore and Camellia Jane of North Weymouth Mass were the weekend guests of Mr and Mrs George E Clough of Woolwich.
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