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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1952

Page

9

Buckner Nelson Wedding At Grace Church Saturday Afternoon

Miss Mae Jocelyn Nelson and Lowell Ross Buckner, Jr. wed at Grace Episcopal Church in a ceremony led by Rev. Canon Charles M. Tubbs. The gala service featured white gladioli, a calla lily bouquet, and a reception at Wis White Inn. Attendants wore blue tafetta gowns and velvet net veils. guests included family from Boston, Bath, and New Jersey. The couple's education and careers span Morse High School, Tufts, Bouve School, and medical therapy roles.

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 Elizabeth Williams New York City

Wedding Guests Fill Out-of-Town Roster at Mullica Hill

The report lists numerous out of town attendees for a Mullica Hill New Jersey wedding including Mr. and Mrs. Buckner and guests from Boston Needham Portland Albany and New York. Notables include Lt Gerard L Nelson of Auburn and Vice Admiral and Mrs Merlin ONeill of Washington DC among many others.

Buckner Main Street Mullica Hill N. J John Anderson Portland Gerard L. Nelson U.N Auburn Ala Robert Andrews Needham Mass Lowell Ross Buckner Quincy Edward Footer Presque Isle Ens David Marsland Rhode Island Robert Naylor Lebanon Philip Wenz Philip Trenton William Nixson Thomas Hyde Thomas Quinn Woodbury N.J John Wishart Nancy Golden Agnes Ferguson Ann Lazaries Philadelphia Lawrence Drake Stamford, Conn Merlin O'Neill Marilyn O'Neill Washington, D. C David Dube Poughkeepsie N. Y Elizabeth Williams MacDonald New York City George Carosio Gerard Georgio Gerard Compangoni Joseph Compangoni Rose Marie Carosio Staten Island Aera Briggs, Jr Brunswick

Brenda Munsey Celebrates Second Birthday

Miss Brenda Lee Munsey daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas E Munsey of 412 Center street marked her second birthday last Wednesday with a party for friends. Guests from Bath and Wiscasset attended including Linda Skillins Gail Longley Kathy Longley Michael Footer Shelly Warner Robert Fuller Jr Eleanor Gage and several relatives.

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

Distinguished Navy officials to attend John C. McCain launch

Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball Fleet Admiral William Halsey and former Secretary John L. Sullivan are slated to attend the launching of the destroyer leader U S S John C McCain at Bath Iron Works on July 12. Navy leaders F S Lowe W E Moore H N Wallin and W D Leggett will share the platform at 630 PM.

Dan Kimball W. F. “Bull” Halsey Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan Navy Department John 8 F. S. Lowe Naval Operations W. E. Moore H. N. Wallin W. D. Leggett Bureau of Ships

Sacred Heart Circle Plans Activities

Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella met last week. They accepted Mrs. Catherine Wonsor's resignation and reported a successful Knights of Columbus lawn party food sale. They canceled July, plan a picnic with co chairmen Mrs. Laura Carrier and Mrs. Emma Robinson, and set the August shore dinner with May King in charge. Communion Sunday is August 3, and Rosary meets continue Wednesdays at two. Hostesses for August are Grimard Foster Katula Katula.

Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Catherine Wonsor Knights of Columbus Laura Carrier Emma Robinson Louise Grimard Germaine Foster Phyllis Katula Mary Katula

Kiner's Walks, Travel Record Highlight Bat Hall of Famer

In six MLB seasons Ralph Kiner has drawn 661 bases on balls, with 489 came in the last four years. The globe trotting tern, a bird species, covers about 22 000 miles annually in flight.

Ralph Kiner

June Olive Labbie to Wed Alan Snow Wilkie

Mr and Mrs John H Labbie of 1215 High Street announce the engagement of their daughter June Olive to Alan Snow Wilkie son of Mrs Edward Vigne of 1187 High Street. June Olive is a Morse High School graduate and NHS member now private secretary to George M Carlton Jr. Wilkie a Morse graduate class of 1947 attended Burdett College and works as a John Hancock Life Insurance agent with a planned Autumn wedding.

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 Richard K. Snow Rockland Burdett College John Hancock Life Insurance Co

Sargent Family Returns From Vacation Highlighting College Ties

The Rev Dr and Mrs C Clif ford Sargent and daughters Mary Eleanor and Karen Ann of 33 Union Street return from a pleasant vacation. They attended Washington and Jefferson College commencement in Washington Pennsylvania and the Class of 1942 reunion. Dr Sargent earned BA in 1942 and the Doctor of Theology in 1948 and is descended from the college co founder Dr Marcus Dodd. The trip included church anniversaries in Beallsville and the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference in Harrisburg, with rest of time spent reading and planning for Wesley church programs.

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

Miss Doris Scott Resigns From Morse High School

Miss Doris Scott of 894 Washington Street resigns after nearly four years as secretary in the Morse High School office. She leaves Thursday for a Kansas vacation and plans to return in three months to work at Bath Iron Works, Inc. in Bath. She will be accompanied by her sister and brother-in-law, Fred Witham of Richmond, as they visit her sister and husband Carl Thach in Shawnee, Kansas.

Doris Scott Washington Street Morse High School Kansas Miss Scott Bath Bath Iron Works, Inc Fred Witham Richmond Carl Thach Shawnee

For Sale One of the best one man seen to apprec gain price

Frye Poultry Farm Bowdoinham Maine advertises a sale of a poultry business or assets with contact dial 2272. The notice notes a single proprietor operation and a stated appreciating value, typical of a classified listing.

Frye Poultry Farm Bowdoinhem Maine Dial

Cosmopolitan Club Picnic and Meeting Enjoyable

The Cosmopolitan Club met at Mrs. Frederick Moffat’s summer home in Georgetown for a picnic supper. Two new members were admitted Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden and Mrs. Carrie Smith. The Philanthropic committee reported two tonsilectomies performed on children. A hospital bed for the Club House was discussed and a public card party set for July 11 with co chairmen named. redecorations completed in clubhouse, a lecture by Commander Donald B MacMillan at Morse High School planned for Oct 8 with color film, proceeds to Bath Memorial Hospital. Grateful notes from hospital superintendent Miss Helen V Downing. Next meeting Aug 6 with picnic planned.

Cosmopolitan Club Frederick Moffat Georgetown Roscoe P. McFadden Carrie Smith Club House John Robbins Daniel Matter Ernest Bailey Leslie Wold Louis Couture Kenneth Colby Charles Small Percy Pratt Benjamin Zimmerman Donald B. MacMillan Morse High School Bath Memorial Hospital Albert Whitney Garden Club Memorial Hospital Helen V. Downing Moffat Linnod Boardman Alfred McCabe, Jr Louis Annis Granville Colby Emerton Gross Mildred G. Nichols Bernard MacDonald James Knight Walter Thurston Allen Noble Fred Quimby Alice Johnson J. Arthur Burgess Arthur Eseley

Pre nuptial shower honors Martha Hutchins in Brunswick

Miss Martha Hutchins daughter of Mr and Mrs Thurston Hutchins of Brunswick was guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower July 1 hosted by Miss Helena Jensen Scarborough and Mrs Erwin Hutchins Bath at the Craft home 1185 Washington St Bath. She will wed Frederick Stickney of Toronto in August. Guests from Bath Durham Brunswick Freeport and Painted Post were entertained with sandwiches punch cream puffs and ice cream.

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 Saturday At St Marys Church

Miss Barbara Hart daughter of Eugene Hart and the late Mrs Hart and Frederick Schoch son of Grace Schoch were married at 10 am Saturday in St Marys Church. The ceremony featured white gladioli decor and music by Jeanette Bennett and Nathan Watson.

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. Hartgen Orono Frank Schoch Boston Ann Arbor Mich William Schoch Detroit U. of M All Maine Women Honor Society Mu Alph Epsilon Sigma Mu Sigma Delta Delta Sorority Schoch Fryeburg Academy Navy Medical Corps Albion College Albion Delta Tau Delta Fratenity

Bath couple returns from Florida trip with family reunion

Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Potter of Bath completed a two week motor trip to Miami. Potter, on vacation from Bath Iron Works, met relatives including sister Mrs. J D Mulphur and brother Everett W Potter. A 33 year reunion with sister Edith Spencer followed at a Maine relatives dinner. Potters’ mother had died when he was an infant.

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. Mulphur Everett W. Potter Edith Spencer Potters

Glass through the ages from myth to modern science

A fragmented passage traces glass from Pliny the elder tale of seafarers by a river in Asia Minor to today's vast formulas. It notes glass ability to emit light, focus, insulate, and shield against heat and noise, tying ancient myth to current scientific use.

Pliny Asia Minor

Double wedding at Bowdoinham church in Esco by urtle style

Miss Raylene doinham daughter of Fiery Had body of Laie Mass and the late Verona Moore Pea married Sgt Alton Fowler in a double ring ceremony at Bowdoinham Baptist Church. Attendants wore pastel gowns, reception followed, bride to navy gabardine suit for trip. Varying personal notices and school reunion plans listed.

Raylene Doinham Dau Fiery Verona Moore Pea Alton Fowler James Fowler Ralphain Bowdimort Esco Urtle Ellis Gt Jean Hilton Howard Wagg Bowdoin Richard Moore Vincent Valentine Raymond Peabody Peabody Brunswick High School Fowler Lisbon Falls Wilma Hundley Brooklyn N. Y Lancaster School East Bowdeinham Della Rideoct Bishop School

Local families on weekend visits and relocations

Fragmentary notes report Galen Holmes and relatives in Galway Ireland Boothbay and Abbott Village visits. Eva Palmer and family attend vocation in Warret Masts while Wendel Heemle substitutes a small carrier. Ralph MacEwin’s week’s creation is mentioned. Linden Littl and family move to Greer field Massachusetts after vacation with relatives.

Galen Holmes Ireland Boothbay Boy Men Phillip Car Col Abbott Village Eva Palmer Warret Masts Palmer Alice Pidone Wendel Heemle Ralph MacEwin Linden Littl Poten Greerfield Mass

Nason Stahl Wedding Saturday in Oscoda

Frances Stahl of Wisconsin and Sherman Nason, with family and friends, wed at the home of Mrs. Charles W. C. Sheinrisotta. The bride wore an aqua suit with orchids. the groom’s party included Lois Nason and Floren Gilman assisting. Nason is stationed at Oscoda Air Force Base after Korea and Japan service. couple plans to reside in Oscoda.

Frances Stahl Wisca Ernest W. Colby T Jason Charles W. C Riscotta Miss Stahl Sherman Richa A Lois Nason Sist Floren Gilman

Bath Iron Works to Launch Vessel Saturday

A ship launch is planned Saturday at Bath Iron Works at 6 p.m. The vessel, named in honor of the late John B. McCain Jr. of Arlington, Virginia, displaces 3,650 tons with a 493 foot length and 50 foot beam. Spectators from the Carlton bridge and railroad yard can view the launch.

Bath John S Bi Iron ‘Works Am Core Carlton Bridge Hoi Adeaien John B. , Jr Arlington Mo McCain

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