Buckner Nelson Wedding Unites Local Couple at Grace Church
Miss Mae Jocelyn Nelson and Lowell Ross Buckner Jr. wed at Grace Episcopal Church in a ceremony led by Canon Tubbs. The ceremony featured white gladioli and palm decorations, a calla lily bouquet for the bride, and a reception at the Wis teasset Inn. Attendants wore blue taffeta gowns and net stoles, with family members including Lt. Gerard L. Nelson and Ens. David Marsland among the ushers. The bride, a Morse High and Tufts Bouve alumna, has worked as a parole therapist at Williamson Hospital. Buckner, a 1945 graduate, hails from Braintree, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
Mae Jocelyn Nelson
Louis Paul Nelson
High Street
Lowell Ross Buckner, Jr
Lowell Ross Buckner
Parkside Circle
Braintree
Mass
Charles M. Tubbs
Wisteasset Inn
Elizabeth Williams
New York City
Robert Naylor
Lebanon
N. J
Gerald L. Nelson
U.S.N
Auburn
Ala
David Marsland
Newport
R. I
Thomas Drake
Lawrence Drake
Stamford
Conn
Wiscasset Inn
Nelson
Buckner
Marilyn O'Neill
John Butts
William D. Hill, Jr
Rose Marie Carosio
Gerard L. Nelson
Carlton Day Reed, Jr
Audrey King
Portland
Joe Avery
Morse High School
Bouve-Boston School
Tufts College
Wila McKinley Hospital
Trenton
Cornell
U.S. Navy
Sacony Vacuum Oil Co
Paulsborough
Maine
Cape Cod
Main Street
Mullica Hill
John Anderson
Us.n
Robert Andrews
Needham
Greda Ehrenberg
Robert Kemp
W. Ro Westland
Philip Weixler
Elizabeth Anderson
Anna Coffey
Boston
Donald Laing
Newton
Raymond Rissler
Pittsfield
Robert Stone
Quincy
Edward Footer
Presque Isle
Ens
Rhode Island
Philip Wenz
Philip
William Nixson
Thomas Hyde
Thomas Quinn
Woodbury
N.J
John Wishart
Nancy Golden
Agnes Ferguson
Ann Lazaries
Philadelphia
Joseph Compangoni
Staten Island
N. Y
Ae Briggs, Jr
Brunswick
Buckner-Barr wedding ties families from many states
The community notes a wedding involving a Buckner from Mullica Hill New Jersey and a bride from Braintree Massachusetts. Attendants include relatives and friends from Boston Quincy Portland and Philadelphia among others. The couple plans a two week trip through Maine and Cape Cod before residing in New Jersey.
Brenda Lee Munsey Observes Birthday Party
Miss Brenda Lee Munsey daughter of Mr and Mrs Thom as E Munsey of 412 Center Street celebrated her second birthday Wednesday of last week with a party for several young friends. The afternoon featured games two decorated cakes fruit punch ice cream cookies and candy. Invited guests included Bath residents Linda Skillins Gail Longley Kathy Longley Michael Footer Shelly Warner Robert Fuller Jr Eleanor Gage and others plus Douglas Munsey Jr and Sher ry Ann Munsey of Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Lee Munsey
Thomas E. Munsey
Center Street
Linda Skillins
Gail
Kathy Longley
Michael Footer
Shelly Warner
Robert Fuller, Jr
Donna
Diane Fanor
Eleanor Gage
Erwin Skillins
Walter Longley
James Footer
Harry Warner, Jr
Robert Fuller
Donald Favor
Robert Starling
Bath
Douglas Munsey
Douglas, Jr
Sherry Ann
Carla Nason
Wiscasset
Navy officials to attend John S. McCain launch
Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball Fleet Admiral Bull Halsey and former secretary John L. Sullivan are slated for the Bath Iron Works ceremony launching the destroyer leader John S. McCain on July 12. Halsey will join the speaking program at 6 30 p m with other platform members including Vice Admiral Lowe Rear Admiral Moore Read Admiral Wallin and Rear Admiral Leggett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Kimball
W. F. ‘Bull" Halsey
John L. Sullivan
Navy Department
U. S. S. Johns
McCain
Bath Iron Works Corp
Halsey
F. S. Lowe
Naval Operations
W. E. Moore
H. N. Wallin
W. Dr. Leggett
Bureau of Ships
Sacred Heart Circle Plans Activities
Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella met and read the resignation of Mrs. Catherine Wonsor. They reported a successful Knights of Columbus lawn party sale and voted to cancel July meetings for a picnic with co chairmen Mrs. Laura Carrier and Mrs. Emma Robinson. An August shore dinner is planned with Mrs. May King in charge. Communion Sunday is August 3 and meetings for Rosary continue Wednesdays at two. Hostesses for August are Mrs. Louise Grimard, Mrs. Germaine Foster, and Mary Katula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Catherine Wonsor
Knights of Columbus
Laura Carrier
Emma Robinson
May King
Louise Grimard
Germaine Foster
Mary Katula
Ralph Kiner draws 661 walks in six MLB seasons
In six years in the major leagues, Ralph Kiner has collected 661 bases on balls, with 489 of them coming in the last four seasons. The globe trotting tern covers about 22 000 miles of travel in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kiner
June Olive Labbie to Marry Alan Snow Wilkie
Mr and Mrs John H Labbie announce the engagement of their daughter June Olive to Alan Snow Wilkie son of Mrs Edward Vigne. June Olive is a Morse High School graduate and NHS member now private secretary to attorney George M Carlton Jr. Wilkie a Morse graduate class of 1947 attended Burdett College and works as an agent for John Hancock Life Insurance Co. An autumn wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Olive Labbie
John H. Labbie
High Street
June Olive
Alan Snow Wilkie
Edward Vigne
Labbie
National Honor Society
Morse High School
George M. Carlton, Jr
Wilkie
Bath Folks From Their Vacation Return Home
The Rev Dr and Mrs C Clifford Sargent and daughters Mary Eleanor and Karen Ann return to 33 Union Street after a vacation. They attended Washington and Jefferson College Commencement in Washington Pennsylvania and the Class of 1942 reunion. Dr Sargent held BA 1942 and ThD 1948. He is a descendant of Beallsville and Wesley Church families and attended the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference in Harrisburg. The rest of the trip included reading writing and planning another year at Wesley Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Clifford Sargent
Mary Eleanor
Karen Ann
Union Street
Washington and Jefferson College
Alleghenies West
Washington, Penn
Sargent
Washington and Jefferson
Marcus Dodd
Sargents
Dr. Sargent
Peter Hickman
Beallsville
Penn
LeMoyne Luellen
The
Methodist Church
Harrisburg
Wesley
Miss Doris Scott Resigns from Morse High School
Miss Doris Scott of 894 Washington Street resigns after nearly four years as secretary in Morse High School. She will take a Kansas vacation Thursday and plans to return to Bath in three months to work at Bath Iron Works. She travels with sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Fred Witham of Richmond to visit relatives in Shawnee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Scott
Washington Street
Morse High School
Kansas
Scott
Bath
Bath Iron Works, Inc
Fred Witham
Richmond
Carl Thach
Shawnee
For Sale Cottage at Parker Head Village Maine
Cottage with four bedrooms parlor fireplace dining room kitchen and porch. Furnished option at $2000, available July 20. Located Parker Head near school and store with 200 ft shore view. No brokers contact H L Hunt Parker Head. Best one-man poultry farms also advertised nearby Bowdoinham Maine Frye Poultry.
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Parker Head Village
Piazza
Iful View
H. L. Hunt
Parker Head
Frye Poultry
Bowdoinham
Maine
Dial
Cosmopolitan Club Picnic and Meeting Enjoyable
The Cosmopolitan Club held a picnic and meeting at Mrs. Frederick Moffat's home with guest Helen Downing praising hospitality. Two new members were admitted, a hospital bed purchase discussed, and a July public sale planned. Commander Donald MacMillan lecture planned for Morse High School with a color film and Bath Memorial Hospital proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Frederick Moffat
Roscoe P. McFadden
Jo Smith
Geubbetes
John Robbins
Daniel Was
Maki
Eneet Y Bailey
Leslie Wold
Louis Couture
Kenneth Colby
Charles Small
Percy Pratt
Benjamin Zimmerman
Donald MacMillan
Morse High School
Bath Memorial Hospital
Albert Whitney
Garden Club
Memorial Hospital
Helen V. Downing
Club
Moffat
Linnod Boardman
Alfred McCabe, Jr
Louis Annis
Granville Colby
Emerton Gross
Mildred G. Nichols
Bernard MacDonald
James Knight
Carrie Smith
Walter Joe
Allen Noble
Quimby
Alice Johnson
J. Arthur Burgess
Arthur Eseley
Pre nuptial Shower for Martha Hutchins in Bath
Miss Martha Hutchins daughter of Thurston and Mrs Hutchins of Brunswick was guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower July 1 hosted by Miss Helena Jensen of Scarborough and Mrs Erwin Hutchins of Bath at the Craft home in Bath. Attendees from Bath Durham Brunswick Freeport and Painted Post NY joined in gifts and refreshments as Hutchins prepares to wed Frederick Stickney of Toronto in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Hutchins
Thurston Hutchins
Brunswick
Morse High School
Helena Jensen
Scarborough
Erwin Hutchins
Bath
William J. Craft
Washington Street
Hutchins
Frederick Stickney
Toronto
Can
Robert Downs
Margaret Flaherty
Catherine Leonard
Clinton Wilson
Doris Scott
Theo Hornsinger
Katherine Conley
Omar Snipe
Arthur Mayo
Barnabus Marstaller
Howard Fraser
Emma Marstaller
Shirley Fraser
Durham
Charles Lamb
Gordon Fraser
S. Howard Fraser
Thurston
Schoch Hart Bridal Rites Held At St Marys Church
Miss Barbara Hart daughter of Eugene G Hart and the late Mrs Hart married Frederick Todd Schoch son of Mrs Grace Schoch at St Marys Church White gladioli decorated the church for the ceremony. Rev Fr John Belfontaine officiated. The couple to reside in Fryburg after a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Mary Hart
Eugene G. Hart
Granite Street
Mary Hart
Frederick Todd Schoch
Grace C. Schoch
Fryeburg
Henry Schoch
St. Mary's Church
John Belfontaine
Jeanette Bennett
Nathan Watson
Edward Ford Dillard
Gardner
Mass
Vincent A. Hartgendi Punch
Reginald Fickett
Bath
Evelyn McPhee
Eet
Fryburg
Schoch
Bath Couple’s Florida Trip Yields Warm Family Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Potter returned from a two week drive to Miami where Mr Potter, on vacation from Bath Iron Works, met a Miami sister and brother and Edith Spencer after 33 years. The trip included attendance at the Supreme Council of the Order of Amaranth and a Maine relatives family dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Potter
Miami
Fla
Potter
Bath Iron Works
Supreme Council of the Order of Amaranth, Inc
Thompson
Grand Court of
Maine
United States
Bath
J. D. Malphurs
Everett W. Potter
Edith Spencer
Potters
Mr. Potter
Magic Glass From Pliny's Tale Inspires Modern Formulas
The fragment describes ancient lore of glass found by seafarers near a river in Asia Minor and links it to a vast range of formulas. It claims glass enables light, focus, distant vision, heat and cold insulation, and protection from electricity or noise, noting scientific experiments and camera use.
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Asia Minor
Couple from Bowdoinham wed in double ceremony
Miss Raylene Peay and Sgt Alton Fowler married in Bowdoinham Baptist Church with a double ring ceremony. Guests included relatives such as Ellis Moore and Jean Hilton. The couple's reception followed and plans include a wedding trip and future stationing in the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raylene Peay
Oodoinham
Leys Tee
Lynn
Mags
Verona Moore Peabody
Alton Fowler
Carrie
James Fowler
Bowdoin
Kateeslain
Bowdoinham
Ellis Moore
Jean Hilton
Howard Wagg
Richard Moore
Vincent Valentine
Raymond Peabody
Peabody
Brunswick High School
Fowler
Lisbon Falls High School
Korea
U.S. Army
Daily Vacation Bible School
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Sylvia Ortizz
Cliffside Park
N. J
Wilma Hundley
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lancaster School
East Bowdeinham
Della Rideoct
Scjhool
Nason Stahl Wedding Held in Damariscotta
Miss Frances Stahl of Wiscasset wed S/Sgt. Robert Nason in Damariscotta at the bride’s home. The ceremony featured Rev. Rensel H. Colby officiating with matron of honor Herman. Attendants included Lois Nason and Floren Gilman. Sgt Nason, stationed at Oscoda Air Force Base, recently returned from Korea and Japan. They will reside at Oscoda after leaving Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Stahl
Robert Nason
Wiscasset
Ernest W. Colby
Charles H. Or
Rensel H. Colby
Charles W. C. Man
Stahl
Herman
Rich L. Nason
Lois Nason
Floren Gilman
Portla Toge
Bertha Mrenties
Portland
Se Gt
Coln Academy
Fife At
of Fisheries and Winfe
Boothbay Harbor
Nas
Bath Iron Works to Launch USS John S. McCain Destroyer
A Saturday launch at Bath Iron Works will send the destroyer USS John S. McCain overboard at 6 PM from the yard. The ship, named for the late Admiral John S. Cain, will be christened by Mrs. John S. Cain Jr. It displaces 3,650 tons, is 493 feet long and 50 feet in beam, with viewing from the Carlton Bridge and nearby railroad yard.
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Bath
John S. McCain
Ba Iron Works Corp
Pla
Carlton Bridge
John S. Cain
USN
John S. Cain, Jr
Arlington
McCain
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Grace Church
Washington, D. C
Ruth Williams
Majella Miller
Delphini
Mr. Buckner
Mae Nelson Buckner
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS+LOAN ASSOCIATION
Front ST. Bath, ME
Cosmo Club
Spencer
MacMillan
Morse High
Lakewood
Lakewood Players
Lakewood Inn
Florida
Boyd Elsabrook
Seattle
Wash
Charles Perkins
Hartford
St. Johnsville
Charles Hackett
Linden Little
Greenfield
Pemaqud
Gilbert
Albert Cote, Jr
Parris Island
South Carolina
Camp Pendleton
California
Henry Lamoreau
Carol Lee
Brunswick Hospital
Marjorie Ingalls
Massachusetts
Harry Purington
Ephriam Bovin
Westbrook
Lewis Lucy
Rosamond Rowe
Mel
Cleon Lawrence, Jr
George Lawrence
Bar
Warren’ Lawrence
Robert
Galen Holmes
Boothbay
Boybrook
Phillip Car
Abbott Village
Iss Eva Palmer
W Mass
Ann Palmer
Alice Palm
Wendel Heemle
Ralph MacEwin
Mrs
Linden Litt
Gofield
Paing
Tracy CY
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Jennifer Jones
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Kim Wonter
Bath Iron Work
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