Birch Point Village Corporation Elects Unopposed Board
Summer residents of Birch Point anticipate a quiet election with the entire governing body chosen without opposition. Daniel Williams moderates as Stanley Hunter Esther Brown A M Main Edward True and J Frank Hunt join the Board of Overseers while Alvah Morse becomes road commissioner and Eastham Guild Jr dog constable. John A Greene Jr is now chief of police with Mrs Greene as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bire
Birch Point
New Meadows River Colony
Carl Langbehn
Daniel Williams
Stanley R. Hunter
Esther L. Brown
A. M. Main
Edward D. True
J. Frank Hunt
Alvah Morse
Eastham Guild, Jr
Herbert McCabe
Donald F. Preble
Alec Burden
John A. Greene, Jr
Mrs. Greene
Greene
Randall Cooke
Langbehn
Chester H. Plant
True
Miss Brown
W. Linwood Haynes
Cub Pack 57 Enjoys Outing At West Bath
Cub Pack 57 held its June outing at the West Bath home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Donnell Monday last week. Cub master Fred Fox supervised a ball game for the boys. A camp fire marshmallow roast and awards followed with Keith Fitzgerald Keith Oliver Dana Libby earning Bobcat and Nelson Horridge Wolf badge. Other Scouts attending were Jeff McMann Larry Parks Francis Curran Linwood Arnold Raymond Clark Bruce Temple and Henry Donnell. Parents and guests included David Clark Mr and Mrs Wilson Fitzgerald Mr and Mrs Linwood Temple Albert Mc Mann Mr and Mrs Nelson Horridge Peter McMann Keven Fitzgerald Marla Jane Horridge and Ann Donnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Henry Donnell
Fred Fox
Keith Fitzgerald
Keith Oliver
Dana Libby
Bobcat
Nelson Horridge
Jeff McMann
Larry Parks
Francis Curran
Linwood Arnold
Raymond Clark
Bruce Temple
Miss Helen V Downing Honored At Bath Memorial Tea
Mrs Bowen Torrey with Mrs Edward Kinder and Mrs Melvin Henderson hosted a tea at Torrey's Washing ton street home for Miss Helen V Downing R N on the occasion of her upcoming July 6 retirement as superintendent of Bath Memorial Hospital. Mrs Edward Drake Jr served with Mrs Kinder and Mrs Henderson assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen Torrey
Edward L. Kinder, Jr
Melvin B. Henderson
Clean Now Maybe Portsmouth Va Heist
A Portsmouth incident reports burglars broke into Terminal Transfer Company stealing soap and soap powders valued at 179 dollars. No other items reported. Authorities note the crime targets were described as dirty crooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Bakelite Employees Receive Savings Plan Distribution
Seven Bakelite Co. workers shared in a cash distribution of 4 677 from the general savings fund part of Union Carbide savings plan. Employees saved 3 514 with the company adding 1 163. The wider Union Carbide distribution totaled 43 901 186 to 55 493 participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakelite Co
General Savings Fund
Union Carbide and Carbon Corp
Union Carbide
U.S
Daughters of Isabella Public Card Party Reported
Members of Sacred Heart Circle of Daughters of Isabella held a public card party at their Front street hall last week. Strawberry shortcake was served and prizes awarded to Mrs Beatrice Thebeau and Mrs Elizabeth Holland in pede and Louise Edgett and Ellen O Connor in auction. The next meeting is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday at the D of I hall on Front street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Front Street
Beatrice Thebeau
Elizabeth Holland
Louise Edgett
Ellen O’connor
D. of I. Hall
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Court House
Alfred King
Mrs Laura Harrington Hosts WCTU Meeting
Mrs Laura Harrington entertained members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union at her North Street home on Tuesday last week. Miss Mae Besaw led devotions followed by a brief business session and a program on Flower Missions and Relief. A Q and A on soldiers and sailors was held. Members voted to omit meetings in July and August. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Harrington
Women's Christian Temperance Union
North Street
Mae Besaw
Changing Winds Topple Tree In Sparta Ill
A windstorm in Sparta Illinois uprooted a tree in front of the Tom Tate home then shifted direction and righted it. Three days later high winds toppled the tree for a second and final time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Ill Pi
Tom Tate
First Known Chinese Reference to Coal Dated
The earliest written mention of coal is attributed to a Chinese authority who died about 2100 years ago. This historical note marks the first recorded reference to coal in literature.
Plans for Pine Haven Camp Summer Program
Consultants and unit leaders of Pine Haven Day Camp for Girl Scouts and Brownies met at Lambert Park Community building to discuss the two week camping period. Outdoor sleeping nights, badge work, a special Unit seven program, staff, menus, rules, and a final staff meeting July 9 at Pine Haven Camp were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Haven
Lambert Park
Frank Butcher
Ruth Freeman
Oliver Foster
Thornton Percy
Dabbler
William A. Niss
Nature
Lionel Lessard
H. Macy Whitehead
Joseph Grace
Polly Johns
Arthur Sturtevant
Warren Roderick
Marjorie Paulin
Janet Fullerton
C. Harding Ayer
Marjorie Hicks
Elden Jackson
Louise Donnell
Howard Neal
Bruce Wright
Joan Marsh
Noah Caton
Aubrey Steen
Everett Fraser
Pine Haven Camp
Miss Aphie Haines and David Lloyd Wed in Double Ring Ceremony
Lloyd Haines daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl F Haines of North Bath married David B Lloyd son of Mrs George Lloyd and the late George Lloyd of Stonington in a double ring ceremony on June 29 at 5 pm. Rev Dr David L Wilson officiated at his Washington street home. Attendants were Earl Haines and Blanche Kneeland. The groom works for Oakhurst Dairy Co. They will reside in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aphie L. Haines
Earl F. Haines
North Bath
David B. Lloyd
George Lloyd
Stonington
David L. Wilson
Washington Street
Earl Haines
Blanche Kneeland
Oakhurst Dairy Co
Quick Work By Bath Police Solves 9 Playground Theft
Bath police resolved a 9 theft at Huse School Playground when Officers Fitzger ald and Haines questioned two 12 and 13 year old boys. The youths admitted taking the money and spent it in Brunswick. No charges will be brought as restitution is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Fitzgerald
Earl Haines
Beverly Sanford
Huse
Brunswick
Miss Sanford
Meanest Thieves Steal Ducks From Hyde Hospital
Thieves stole about six small ducks from Hyde Rehabilitation Hospital during the night. Police suspect juveniles and urged the culprits to return the birds, which were to be released in the pond for the children. The event brings joy to many youngsters who watch the ducks yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Rehabilitation Hospital
Hyde Hospital
Sewing Circle Plans July Picnic at Campbell's Pond
The Sewing Circle of the First Baptist Church met all day in the ladies parlor. Mrs. Joseph J. Dauphin served a noonday luncheon. Plans were made for a July 13 picnic at Campbell's Pond. A note on rattlesnakes explains shedding and new rattles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Campbell's Pond
Native Corn Use Before Europeans Cited by Society
The National Geographic Society notes that Indigenous peoples often used corn in many forms but did not produce corn flakes before contact with white settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Geographic Society
Population rises over thirteen percent since 1950
The text notes the U.S. population has grown by more than 13 percent since the 1950 census, reaching a total around 164 million. It cites census data and regions, naming the United States and the census reference year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Daughter Of Former Bath Mayor Is Married In Lewiston
Patricia Ann Tardif daughter of former Bath Mayor and Mrs. Dominique J. Tardif married Raymond Crowley at St Joseph's in Lewiston. Rt Rev Msgr James Savage officiated with Robert Worth as soloist. The couple plans to teach and study at the University of Maine with the bride to teach in Orono next fall and the groom a Lewiston High School graduate and Coast Guard veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Lewiston
St. Joseph’s Church
Patricia Ann Tardif
Dominique J. Tardif
Raymond Crowley
Neil Crowley
James F. Savage
Robert Worth
York Harbor
Fern Tardif
Eleanor Mynaham
R.N
Jeannette Lebel
Ronald Desjardin
Dexter Huntoon
Edward Davis
Kennebunk
Sons of Italy Hall
Robert Hapworth
Donna Sutherland Weds Everett Waterman at Central Church
Donna Ellen Sutherland became the bride of Everett Warren Waterman in a two o clock ceremony at Central Congregational Church with Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson officiating. The double ring vows featured a ballerina gown and rosepoint lace, followed by a reception at the Cosmopolitan club. The bride is a Morse High School graduate employed at Congress Sportswear. the groom is a USAF airman attached to Brunswick NAS. They will reside at 35 Bluff Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna _ Ellen Sutherland
Everett Warren Waterman
Atentral Congregational Church
David L. Wilson
Robert Lawson Sutherland
Portsmouth
N. H
Judith Ann Kingsbury
Mary Nichols
Bath
Ethel May Lyden
Jean Ellen Harvey
Gail Gerrish
Alan Jon Carr
Rockland
Francis E. Sutherland
Somersworth
Thomas Flaherty
Scranton
Edward Owen
Chicago
Henry Bushway
Paul Crocker
Cosmopolitan Club
James Sutherland, Jr
Robert Sutherland
Grace Waterman
White Mountains
Canada
USAF
Fletcher Arnold Waterman
West Bath
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Morse High School
Bluff Road
Edwards Bailey Wedding Held In Central Church Here
Central Congregational church hosted the wedding of Miss Patricia Jean Bailey and Lawrence Ronald Edwards Jr on June 29. The ceremony featured a candlelight double ring service with Rev. Stanley Johnson officiating.
Former Times Sports Editor Marries Ohio Girl
Mrs. Jane Wright McCarthy wed James B. Hall on July 1 at the Unitarian church in Dayton Ohio. Hall, once Bath Daily Times sports editor from 1948 to 1951, later did graduate work at Missouri and now works for the Montgomery County Tuberculosis Association. They will reside at 320 Byron Avenue Dayton after August 1. Elevators in Rockefeller Center have carried over a billion passengers since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Wright McCarthy
James B. Hall
Unitarian
Dayton
Hall
Bath Daily Times
University of Missouri
Montgomery County Tuberculosis Association
Byourn Avenue
Rockefeller Center
New York City
Central heating uses over seven percent oil burners in U S
The United States employs more than seven percent of oil burner systems for central heating with about 117000 units of Zovernment in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United
Sta
Engagement Announced for Miss Alexandra Sewall and Albert Mackey Jr
Former Governor Sumner Sewall and Mrs Sewall announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Alexandra Sewall to Albert M Mackey Jr son of Mr and Mrs Albert Martin Mackey of Detroit Michigan The bride attended Ethel Walker School Simsbury Conn and Bennignton College The groom is tied to his father in business and is a Dartmouth College graduate of 1950 An autumn wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Alexandra Sewall
Albert M. Mackey, Jr
Albert Martin Mackey
Detroit
Mich
Ethel Walker School
Simsbury
Defense spending in 1947 surpasses WWI peak outlays
The United States spent 13 billion dollars on defense in 1947, a larger total than the peak military outlays during World War I. Illinois Pennsylvania and West Virginia each produced more than 10 percent of the soft coal mined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Illinois
Pear
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New Pastorates for Ronald Smith in Pownal and North Pownal
Ronald Smith, after nearly a year at Bath’s Advent Christian church, assumes pastorates at the Congregational church in Pownal Center and the Methodist church in North Pownal. The family, including four children, lived at 54 South Street Bath before moving to Pownal on June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Smith
Advent Christian Church
Congregational Church
Pownal Center
Methodist Church
North Pownal
Bath
Surprise Housewarming For Mrs Elmer Avery
Neighbors staged a surprise housewarming Thursday evening at Mrs. Elmer Avery’s Lincoln Street home. The Avery family, recently moved from Ed ward and Marcia street to a home bought by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Haskell, received many gifts as refreshments and social time followed. Attending were numerous friends including Mrs. Harold S. Avery Mrs. Paul Avery Mrs. Robert C sins Mrs. Robert Young and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Avery
Lincoln Street
Avery
Edward and
Marcia Street
Ernest Haskell
Harold S. Avery
Paul Avery
Robert Cousins
Robert Young
Donald Preble
Lester Neilson
Arthur Tainter
Henry Swift
Warren Atkinson
Abraham Shooker
H. A. Lord
Frederick Perry
Wilfred Bernier
Frederick Wilson
Stanley Commeau
Gladys Beers
A. J. Turcotte
Engagement announced for Audrey Ruth Peterson and Emore G Alexander
Miss Audrey Ruth Peterson of Riverside Farm East Brunswick and Emore G Alexander son of Capt Roger H Alexander US Navy and Mrs Alexander of New Orleans announce their engagement. Audrey a Brunswick High School graduate 1950 Gorham State Teachers College 1954 and Brunswick High School faculty. Alexander a Fryeburg Academy 1949 veteran of four years Navy service. He attended Tulane University and the University of Maine and plans to resume college in the fall. A late Summer wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Stanley Peterson
Riverside Farm
East Brunswick
Audrey Ruth Peterson
Emore G. Alexander
Roger H. Alexander
U. S. Maritime Service
Alexander
New Orleans
Peterson
Brunswick High School
Gorham State Teachers College
Fryeburg Academy
Navy
Tulane University
University of Maine
Central Church Choir Guests Of Mrs Andrews
Mrs Carleton W Andrews, organist at Central Congregational church, entertained the director and members of the choir at her East Brunswick home. An outdoor supper followed at six with sandwiches salads coffee and dessert and a social evening was enjoyed. Attending were Mrs Frederick D Hill choir director Mrs Howard O Parks Mrs Andrus L Coleman Mrs Leon E Robbins Mrs Dana L McIntyre Mrs Rudolph C McRae Robert S Gordon Guy W Allenwood Durward T Shor ey Willard Sprague Mrs Susie Andrews and Carleton W Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton W. Andrews
Central Congregational Church
East Brunswick
Frederick D. Hill
Howard O. Parks
Andrus L. Coleman
Leon E. Robbins
Dana L. McIntyre
Rudolph C. McRae
Robert S. Gordon
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Dessert Bridge Winners
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club held a dessert bridge on Thursday afternoon with prizes awarded to Mrs. Clinton McFadden, Mrs. Herbert Douglas, Mrs. Fred Higgins, Mrs. Ethel Lee, Mrs. Frank Wilson, and Miss Rachel Nichols. The event featured floral decor and a 1.30 dessert, followed by punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Clinton McFadden
Herbert Douglas
Fred Higgins
Ethel Lee
Frank Wilson
Rachel Nichols
Corliss Street Church Receives Fresh Coat Of Paint
Corliss Street Baptist church on the South End begins painting with work by Robert Wagner. Parsonage and garage seront painted after the church is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Church
Corliss Street Baptist
South End
Robert Wagner
Bowdoinham Benefit Barbecue Draws 1000+ Attendees
The Bowdoinham community hosted a school benefit barbecue serving over a thousand people. A $1000 gift from Frances Merrill Pauling of Old Greenwich, Connecticut supported the event. The article notes other gifts and proceeds to be announced and reports a well attended evening dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Merrill Pauling
Old Grenwich
Helen Robinson
Ella Curtis
Portland
Ruth Palmer
Union
N. J
Mary Miller
Beatrice Titcomb
Bangor
Linwood Hackett
Richard Carey
Silver Springs
Philip Rideout
Pearl Sedgley
Zina Maxwell
East Bowdeinham
Marjorie Ingalls
Boston
Bertha Brown
Gardiner
F. J. Weber
Denver
Colo
Richmond
Gun Point
George Clark
Weber
Margaret Gile
Lee Chapman
Burton Curtis
North Haven
Conn
Romeo Mains
Augusta
Arthur Carr
Beverly
Mass
Carr
George Brown
Chester Waldron
Stratford
Mabel Heenie
A. S. MacDougal
Kenneth MacDougal
Rockland
Lloyd Curtis
East Hartford
Ernest Curtis
Bath Group Heads to Quebec Holiday Visit
A group left Bath Saturday morning for a holiday weekend trip to Ste. Anne de Beaupre and Quebec City. The travelers include Mrs. Marie M. Flynn of Nashua New Hampshire and many others from Bath and Auburn, sharing a family outing to celebrate the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec City
Marie M. Flynn
Nashua
N. H
Celina Fortier
Ethel Lee
Lola Kelley
Susan Kelley
Florence Woodside
Laura Carrier
Frank Wilson
Arnie Wilson
Antonio Pouliot
Elizabeth Coutreau
Gertrude Guerette
Mac Besan
Elna McCabe
Ann McCabe
Katharine Grainger
Lucy Smith
Marjorie Sturtevant
Edward B. Hamblett
Curt Cunningham
W. Sullivan
Auburn
Miss Theresa Skaling Weds Richard Fortin in Brunswick
Miss Theresa Ann Skaling daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilfred F Skaling Mere Point formerly of Bath married Richard Earle Fortin son of Mr and Mrs Victor L Fortin Brunswick in a nine o'clock Monday ceremony at St Charles Borromeo church Brunswick. The bride wore a white Swiss organdy gown with a fitted bodice and ruffled tiers and carried a white prayer book and orchid. The couple plans to reside at 26 Oak Street Brunswick after a wedding trip to northern Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Ann Skaling
Wilfred F. Skaling
Mere Point
Bath
Richard Earle Fortin
Victor L. Fortin
Brunswick
St. Charles Borromeo Church
Walter J. Soucie
Bradley
Harold Thalheimer
Simsbury
Conn
Victor L. Fortin, Jr
Edward St. Pierre
Former Bath Resident Married in Worcester
Mrs. Dorothy M. Coffin of Worcester, formerly of Bath, married Stanley W. Thompson of Worcester at Chestnut Street Congregational Church. Rev. Stuart C. Haskins officiated. Bride wore powder blue nylon lace with white orchids. They honeymoon in New York and Florida and will reside at 10 Montague Street, Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy M. Carroll
Frank C. Coffin
Worcester
Mass
Bath
Stanley W. Thompson
H. Louis Thompson
Chestnut Street Congregational Church
Stuart C. Haskins
Great Neck
L. I
Virginia Gilbert
Gordon L. Thompson
Bradford W. Carroll
Gordon L. Thompson, Jr
New York
Florida
Montague Street
Engagement announced for Norma Irene Katula and Paul Anthony Ward
Mr and Mrs M J Katula announce the Norma Irene to Paul Anthony Ward both stationed at Bainbridge Md Miss Katula Morse High School class of 53 has served in the Waves since October 1953 Ward a Navy man ten years at Bainbridge The wedding will be July 23 at St Pauls Chapel Bainbridge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Katula
Granite Street
Norma Irene
Paul Anthony Ward
Providence
R. I
Katula
Morse High School
Bainbridge, Md
Ward
Bainbridge
St. Paul's Chapel
Dearborn Police Cars Stand Out With Bright Colors
Dearborn Michigan police vehicles attract attention for their vivid color schemes. The eye catching hues distinguish patrol cars and may aid visibility on streets.
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Helen V. Downing
WCTU
Pythian Sisters
Lowell Temple
Witch Spring Inn
K. of P. Hall
Sarah Potter
Lloyd-Haines
Hyde
Sewing Circle
Donna Ellen Sutherland
Everett W. Waterman
Patricia Jean Bailey
Lawrence Ronald Edwards
Stanley Johnson
Wiscasset Congregational Church
Albert Bailey
Woolwich
Sasanoa Inn
Edwards
Island Falls High School
Maine Vocational Technical Institute
South Portland
Lawrence R. Edwards
Holland
Luelli Cromwell
Anne Day
Shirley Beals
Robert Edwards
Richard Colby
Wiscasset
Pelham Howe
Carleton Andrews
James Juliano
Good Will
Mary Lebel
Janice Lebel
Leon Beals
Waldo Brewer
Boothbay
Forest Baker
William Fogg
Lemuel Preble
Times Sports
Ohio
Audrey R. Peterson
Central Church Choir
Andrews
Oe Academy
William Big
Bowdoinham
Brackett Funeral Home
Milford R. Elliott
Bowdoin
Joseph and
Ela Rogers Elliott
Coombs
Quebec
FBI
SAT
Las Vegas
Sun
Daddy
Astairen
Dearborn, Mich
Dearborn
Lea
Melody
Partog
Glenn Ford
Eleanor Parker
Sage Oort
Cok Selle
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