Pre Nuptial Shower for Miss Bonnie Belanger
Miss Bonnie Belanger of West Bath was guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower held at the West Bath grange hall for her July 7 marriage to Stephen Goodenow Jr of Brunswick. Guests arranged gifts on a decorated card table and Miss Belanger opened them with appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Belanger
Leon Belanger, Jr
West Bath
West Bath Grange Hall
Stephen Goodenow, Jr
Stephen Goodenow
Brunswick
Loretta Barter
Miss Belanger
Miss Barter
Simone Barter
West Bath Grange
William H. Small, Jr
D. Wallace MacDonald
Mamie Smith
Alice Smith
Priscilla Estes
Bethel Estes
Jean Belanger
Judy Lesier
Rita Hennessey
Ruth Roundy
Walpole
Mass
Nellie Libby
Lewiston
Eleanor Goodenow
Belanger
Eaton Couple to Spend Summer at Sebasco Estates
Mr and Mrs Roland Eaton of Wilmington Delaware arrive to stay at Sebasco Estates Maine until September first. Eaton born in Phippsburg returns to Maine every summer. a 34 year veteran with Ginn and Company his work spans Puerto Rico Havana Cuba Virgin Islands and nearby areas. He attended Ashdale schools Phippsburg and graduated Maine Central Institute. The Eatons recently visited his sister and husband Mrs Harry Watson of Front Street and Mrs Norvid Shaw of Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Eaton
Wilmington
Del
Sebasco Estates
Eaton
Phippsburg
Maine
Ginn & Company
Puerto Rico
Havana
Cuba
Virgin Islands
Ashdale
Maine Central Institute
Harry Watson
Front Street
Nfurvid Shaw
Woolwich
Birthday Celebration At Old Ladies Home For Miss Mabel Mereen
Miss Mabel Mereen longtime resident of the Old Ladies Home on High Street enjoyed a delightful surprise birthday party. She received afternoon calls and a shower of cards before a supper surprise featuring a cake by Mrs. Percy Low and many gifts. Attending were Emma Southard, Mrs. Margaret Sencabaugh, Lotta Goodwin, Miss Jane Lemont, Miss Marriet Yeaton, Miss Eunice Ledyard, Mrs. Isadore McBean, and matron Sadie Harndon who organizes these fêtes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Mereen
Liadies
High Street
Percy Low
Miss Mereen
Phippsburg
Pe Emma Southard
Margaret Sencabaugh
Lotta Goodwin
Jane Lemont
Marriet Yeaton
Eunice Ledyard
Isadore Mc
Public Meeting Planned Before Reformation Day in Bath
Bath council plans an open meeting at Wesley church the Sunday before Reformation Day October 28 with Dr Clifford H Osborne of Colby College speaking on Church History. Committeemen include William J Craft Albert McMann H N McCaffrey Merle Ce Niles Hilton Libby Wallace Marshall and others. Ontario notes mention 250000 lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Lermond
Bath
Stifford
William J. Craft
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Albert McMann
Grace Episcopal Church
H. N McCaffrey
Central Congregational Church
Merle Ce Niles
Wesley Methodist Church
Hilton Libby
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Wallace Marshall
New Church
Winter Street Congregational Church
Fourth of July Baby Born At Memorial Hospital
A Bath area couple, Mr and Mrs Martin L Tracy of Wiscasset, welcomed the only baby born on July Fourth at Bath Memorial Hospital. The newborn son weighed six pounds ten ounces and arrived at 1015 p.m. according to hospital records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Wiscasset
Martin L. Tracy
Bath Memorial Hospital
Wiscasset Museum Expands For Open House Day
The Wiscasset museum, housed in a former jail on a hill above the Sheepscot river, debuts a new gallery and three rooms. Its highlight is Two Hundred Years of Maine Arts and Skills, plus a Longfellow room featuring a fireplace from Portland. Aug 15 Open House Day expects many visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Wiscasset
Sheepscot River
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longfellow
Stephenson
Portland
Resorts and Beaches In This Area Busy Over Fourth
Bath area resorts and beaches were crowded on the Fourth with cottagers hosting picnics swimming boating and hiking. Popham Beach and nearby spots saw heavy out of state car traffic bonfires at dusk and full cottage grounds. Reid State Park reported about 700 cars and roughly 4000 visitors with crowds arriving early and staying late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Popham Beach
Small Point
Bay Point
New Meadows
Foster Point
Reid State Park
Legard Named County GOP Finance Chairman
Charles F. Cummings of Bath announces Forest C. Legard as county Republican finance chairman for Sagadahoc. Legard will be aided by two co chairs as the drive begins immediately, with a county committee meeting to assign workers and finalize plans. State finance chairman Frederick B. Aver will speak at a kickoff meeting after the drive starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Cummings
Bath
Sagadahoe County
Forest C. Legard
Cummings
Frederick B. Aver
Art festival to showcase Brunswick artists this summer
The Summer Festival of Arts in Brunswick will feature Dahlov Spear of Robinhood and Edythe Laws of Brunswick. Spear will display sculptures in cloth, paintings, and children’s books from August 14 to 28. Laws shows Maine coast and Caribbean paintings at Codman House from July 24 to August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlov Spear
Robinhood
Edythe Laws
Brunswick
Engagement announced for Judith Trott and Airman Patrick Powell
Mrs. F Waldo Marshall of 862 High street announces the engagement of her daughter Judith Trott to Airman 2 c Patrick E Powell USAF of Louisville Kentucky Miss Trott a Morse High school graduate class of 1954 is employed at the First National Bank of Bath and is a Bath Thespians member Airman Powell son of Mrs James A Carr and Hayward Powell of Louisville is a Rineyville High School 1951 graduate who attended Kentucky University two years before enlisting in the Air Force A summer wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Waldo Marshall
High Street
Judith Trott
Patrick E. Powell
USAF
Louisville
Miss Trott
Roland Trott
Morse High School
First National Bank of Bath
Trott
Bath Thespians
Powell
Brunswick Naval Air Station
James A. Carr
Hayward Powell
Rineyville High School
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Air Force
Charles Messer
Patricia
Arthur Miller
Oakland
N. J
Miss Messer
Brunswick High School
Fort McClellan
Ala
Fort Ritchie
Miller
Boonton High School
U. S
Bowdoinham
James Coles
Bowdoin College
Bowdoinham Community School
Linwood Hackett
Ridge
Guy Webber
Edward
Worcester
Mass
George Blanchard
Lillie Blanchard
Topsham
Steve Snell
Clearwater
Fla
Elizabeth Maxwell
Irving
Wedding of Bonnie Belanger and Stephen Goodenow in West Bath
Miss Bonnie Belanger and Stephen Goodenow wed at West Bath Methodist Church in a 1 PM ceremony. The couple, joined by family and friends, celebrate with a reception at the Brunswick VFW hall before a wedding trip to the White Mountains and New Hampshire.
Miss Beverly Hall Van Buren Becomes Bride of Robert Gauvin
Miss Beverly Hall Van Buren daughter of Mrs. George Freeman of 134 Dummer Street married Robert James Gauvin son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gauvin at 8 a.m. Saturday in St Marys Catholic Church. The ceremony featured white gladioli organ music and a reception at Witch Spring Inn. The couple will live at 37 Oliver Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hall van Buren
Robert James Gauvin
George Freeman
Dummer Street
Leo J. Gauvin
Washington Street
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
John E. Bellefontaine
Armando Cormier
Daniel E. Hall, Jr
Roland J. Pouliot
South Street
Richard Allen Gauvin
David D
Vigne
Witch Spring Inn
Mrs. Gauvin
Gauvin
Oliver Street
Morse High School
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Tuttle Construction Company
Army
Harry Starbird
Harry Starbird, Jr
Portland
Frank Ryan
George
Francis Ryan
Lowell
Mass
Stuart Small Turns Eleven With Surprise Birthday Party
Stuart Small son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Small of 26 Wesley Lane celebrated his eleventh birthday with a surprise party. Guests gathered at 230 o'clock then attended the Bath Opera House before returning home for games prizes and cake. Attendees included Richard Arsenault Thomas Bertocci Bruce Hallowell John Hert Robert Kenney John Rogers Peter Rubin Roger Therriault Burleigh Thombs Arthur Small Jr and Stuart Small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Small
Arthur Small
Wesley Lane
Bath Opera House
The
Fisher School
Richard Arsenault
Thomas Bertocci
Bruce Hallowell
John Hert
Robert Kenney
John Rogers
Peter Rubin
Roger Therriault
Burleigh Thombs
Arthur Small, Jr
Independence Day Decorates Blue Star Memorial at Bath
On Leeman Highway the Blue Star Memorial mark er near Bath was decorated for Independence Day with an urn of red geraniums and green and white vines. Flowers were placed on both sides as Mrs Roscoe P Mc Fadden supervised the Cosmopolitan Garden Club project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeman Highway
City of
Bath
Roscoe P. McFadden
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Linen care tip urges air drying for wrinkleproof fabrics
Reading the garment label guides care, suggesting ary cleaning as an option to laundering for wrinkleproof linens.
St Marys Church Field Days Plans Unfold
St Marys Church Field Days Committee meets at 7 30 p m Friday with Rev Francis E Morrissey to map Aug 10 11 events on church grounds. George A Sarkis leads as general chairman with Gerald Rioux and Robert J Perry as co chairs. Miss Hedwidge Rheaume is treasurer and Mr and Mrs Francis Burgess handle tickets for the big summer parish event featuring a baby show doll carriage parade road race and bean hole supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Francis E. Morrisey
George A. Sarkis
Gerald Rioux
Robert J. Perry
Hedwidge Rheaume
Francis Burgess
Yale
Break at Emero Buick Co Garage in West Bath
Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department investigates a break at the Emero Buick Co garage in West Bath. Entry was by a south side window between 10 p m Sunday and 7 a m Monday. No theft confirmed beyond possibly four dollars. third similar entry in recent years. The inquiry continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Belanger
Emera
Bowdoinham Couples Wed in Second Baptist Ceremony
Miss Faye Bragdon daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Bragdon and Phillip Simpson son of Mr and Mrs Hallie Simpson of Wiscasset were married at the Second Baptist church. Rev Robert Smith officiated with Mary Nealy at the piano and Ellen Chase as soloist. The wedding featured syringa bouquets and lace details with a reception at the grange hall. The couple will reside in Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Bragdon
Edward Bragdon
Phillip Simpson
Hallie Simpson
Wiscasset
Second Baptist Church
Robert Smith
Boothbay Center
Mary Nealy
Ellen Chase
Richmond
Mary Jean Grant
Brunswick
Martha Ella Johnson
Joan Leech
Kennebunk
Paul Simpson
Ansel Verrill
Richard Erskine
Grange Hall
Carolyn Simpson
Carol Verrill
Priscilla Dickson
Brunswick High School
F. W. Woolworth
Simpson
Wiscasset High School
Yarmouth Academy
Central Maine Power Co
Mutual Toy Party Plan Seeks Brookline Demonstrators
Mutual Toy Party Plan of Brookline Massachusetts expands to Bath Brunswick area with high quality items at popular prices. Hostesses receive free toys for parties, with a supervisor training demonstrators and hosting August parties. For contact write to Mrs. George Dewsnap Sagadahoc Bay Georgetown Maine with address and phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Toy Party Plan
Brookline
Mass
Bath-Brunswick
George Dewsnap
Sagadahoc Bay
Georgetown
Maine
Jail For Money East Alton Man’s Night Deposit Error
LeRoy Harrison, inn owner in East Alton Illinois attempted to deposit a night deposit bag but the chute clogged. The bag fell out and he kept the sack overnight at the police station. The bag contained 763 32 dollars intended for the United Cerebral Palsy Fund of Madison County. The article notes the United States holds 30 percent of the world’s railroad mileage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Alton
Ill
LeRoy Harrison
United Cerebral Palsy Fund
Madison County
Wiscasset Tops BIW in Twilight League Thriller
In Sagadahoc-Lincoln Twilight Baseball action Wiscasset erupted for six runs in the sixth to beat Bath Iron Works 8-6. The A’s first win of the season came as Gordon Merry and Stan Sherman sparked the rally, with Mason Carter and Bob Mayberry delivering key hits. BIW suffered its second straight loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Bath Iron Works
Sagadahoc-Lincoln
A’s
BIW
Gordon Merry
Stan Sherman
Jerry Dalton
Maurice Foy
Clayt Grover
Mason Carter
Jed Colby
Bob Mayberry
Dean Shea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arnold Preble
Center Street
U. S. Rubber Co
Arnold
Charles A. Shepard, Jr
Shepard
Reginald Moreau
Boston
Richard Elwell
Corliss Street
Ronald Belanger
Mrs. Eaton
Sebasco
Canada
Ontario
Wiscasset Museum
Legard
County Gop Finance
Bonnie Duanne Belanger
Stephen S. Goodenow
West Bath Methodist Church
Berry Mills Road
Stephen Sim Goodenow, Jr
Oliver W. Bell
Shamrock 4-H
Clinton Goodenow
John Hagan
Avery Prindle
Loring Small
Donna Smith
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Brenda Brewer
Goodenow
Emero Garage Inc
Maxwell
Haraden Maxwell
Mary Acton
J. A. Dunlap
Mary Ronalder
St. Petersburg
Mary Hardie
F. Andrew Peterson
Edna Bennett
Carl Anderson
Waterboro
Harvey Ames
Watertown
Ernest Frye
Frederick Cheney
West Hartford
Conn
Beatrice Titcomb
George Hackett
Evelyn McEwen
Ruth
Arlington
Carrie Johnson
Emma Morrill
Birdena Catland
Augusta
Vera Sherman
Herbert Davis
Michael
Jesse Smith
Smith
Hingham
Michael Davis
Camp Lanakila
Fairlee
Col
J. S. Scott
Fort Worth
Texas
Blanche Woodworth
Gardiner
Scott
Dorothy Donnell
Miss Woodworth
William Valentine
Frank Eaton
Newburyport
Thomas McGough
Smithtown
N. H
George Bragg
David
Livingston
Mont
Carrie Kimball
Verda Sedgley
Nell Farm
United States
FBI
Alfred Hitchcock
Harry
Ed Gwenn
Rory Calhoun
Cary Grant and
Grace Kelly
Vista Vision
Audie Murphy
Hell
VistaVision
Humphrey Bogart
Martha Scott
Fredric March
Eyeful
Kay Kimberly
Lido Beach
N. Y
Boothbay
Eagles
Aulbut
Rines
Furrow
Wiscasset -Dalton
Foy
Mayberry
Colby
Carter
Walt Disney Go
SUN
Burt Tony Lancaster
Curtis Ena Lollobrigida
Trapeze
Cnnemascope
de Luxe
Skowhegan
America
Broadway
Puliteer
William Inge
Come
Little Sheba
Sociene
Lakewood Inn
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