Local notices list service, family, and visiting activity
A long column details airman Arthur Burns departing Ellsworth AFB after a ten day furlough with grandparents at 832 Washington. It notes his Morse High school class of ’54, prior drum corps service, and early training at Sampson and Keesler AFBs. The item also records numerous visits, marriages, hospital stays, and summer plans of local residents including Ensign Constance Murphy’s marriage to Lt Merle Smith, several trips to Boston and Maine, and various guests and social events around Bath and Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Burns
Ellsworth Air Force Base
South Dakota
Asa ‘Ilgon
Washington Street
Burns
Morse High School
Smith-Tobey Post Junior Legion
Sampson Afb
N. Y
Keesler Afb
Miss
Constance Murphy
U. S. Navy Nurses Corps
Calais
Merle Smith
USNR
Oakland Naval Station
Oakland
Calif
Local Births and Visits Reported Across Towns
Mr and Mrs Carl Henrick announce the birth of a son Carl Joseph on June 25 at Memorial Hospital. Andrew R Cahill on Coast Guard weekend leave from Groton Conn visits his wife and family at 68 South Street. Harlan Sonk of Gales Ferry and Oliver W Bell host. Elmer Gruneski returns to Cleveland after visiting Barbara Kurz and Marty family in Day's Ferry Woolwich. Betty French patient at Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston seeks Bath friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Reed
Central Avenue
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Carl Henrickson
High Street
Carl Joseph
Memorial Hospital
Andrew R. Cahill
United States Coast Guard
Groton
Conn
South Street
Mr. Cahill
Coast Guard School
Harlan Sonk
Gales Ferry, Conn
Oliver W. Bell
Union Street
Elmer Gruneski
Cleveland, O
Barbara Kurz
Edward Marty
Dorothy Marty
Day’s Ferry
Woolwich
Betty French
Auburn
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Bath
Bath Fire Department Veterans Take Annual Vacation
Fred Pecci of 932 High Street and Millard A Green of 11 Dummer Street are on their yearly leave from Bath Fire Department duties. Pecci serves as a driver at Central Fire Station while Green drives at Engine Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pecci
High Street
Millard A. Green
Dummer Street
Bath Fire Department
Pecci
Central Fire Station
Green
Engine Two
Miss Rose Stieglitz Visits Ahead of Cooper's Mills Trip
Miss Rose Stieglitz arrived Saturday from New York City for a weekend visit with friends before heading to her Summer home at Cooper's Mills for a week. She was a feature writer for the Bath Iron Works Corp Bulletin during World War II. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Berry of Boston joined Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Berry on Robbins street for the holiday weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Berry
Boston
Mr. Berry
Mrs
Arthur Berry
Robbins Street
Navy Lt Spiller serves aboard Burrfish radar submarine
Navy Lt(jg) John H. Spiller Jr son of Capt and Mrs John H Spiller 658 Washington St serves aboard USS Burrfish a modern radar picket submarine based at Norfolk VA He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy Dr and Mrs Charles Hollis of Andover Mass were guests of Mr and Mrs George H Musk at their Wash home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
J. G
John H. Spiller, Jr
John H. Spiller
Washington Street
Burrfish
Norfolk
Spiller
U. 4 S. Naval Academy
Charles Hollis
Andover
Mass
George H. Musk
Local Families Visit Relatives on the Coast and in Boothbay
Mrs Harris Elvebak and daughter Martha of Los Angeles are visiting cousins Mr and Mrs Wendell Snowdeal on Denny road. Mrs Seth S Mullen and Mrs John McInnes are spending a few days at Boothbay at the summer home of John R Newell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Elvebak
Martha
Los Angeles, Calif
Seth S. Mullen
John McInnes
Boothbay
John R. Newell
Convere G. Fenn
Joan and
Helen
Marblehead, Mass
W. A. Grevers
Heather
Susan
Bar Harbor
Mrs Merton Webber Leaves for East Boothbay Summer
Mrs. Merton O Webber age 49 of Western Avenue left Saturday to spend the summer with her sisters Mrs James E Perkins and her nephew J Arthur Stevens Jr and Mrs Stevens at their East Boothbay home. Miss Marilyn Kittredge recently graduated from Burdett College is employed in Bath Iron Works personnel department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton O. Webber
Western Avenue
James E. Perkins
J. Arthur Stevens, Jr
Stevens
East Boothbay
Marilyn Kittredge
Burdett College
The
Bath Iron Works
Summer visits widespread in Maine and Cape Cod
Mrs Edward E Newell and daughter Nancy visit at Wareham Cape Cod with Mrs Effie De Mers for two weeks. Mrs Edson Whitehurst arrives in Maine to stay with Mr and Mrs A M Main at Birch Point. Ray Bechard and wife from Riverside California spend summer at Camp Hinds Raymond where Bechard directs the waterfront and Mrs Bechard nurses. Bechard, former Bath boy, is the daughter of Mrs Ray A Greene of 71 Academy Street. James A McLellan visits Maine at Mrs Edward H Hawleys home during his annual two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Brown
Pamela
Patricia
Philip
Newburyport
Mass
Marion Cromwell
Sasanoa Bluff
Woolwich
Mr. Rocho
Maine
Wallace Chaplin
Lucerne
Edward E. Newell
Nancy
Clifford
High Street
Newell
Effie de Mers
Wareham
Cape Cod
Edson Whitehurst
Washington, D. C
Mrs
A. M. Main
Birch Point
Ray Bechard
Riverside
California
Camp Hinds
Raymond
Bechard
Ray A. Greene
Academy Street
James A. McLellan
Edward H. Hawley
John Page
Edward F. Page
Pine Street
Hinds
John
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Summer Visits Across Bradley and Nearby Towns
Mrs John Seymour with children Dianne and Michael stay with Ms Seymour s relatives the Shorettes at 1206 Washington Street. Mr and Mrs Roger Easton of Cincinnati visited in town en route to China Lake to meet his parents Cmdr and Mrs Glenn H Easton. Mr and Mrs Arthur Brawn Woolwich left for North Adams to visit their son Herbert Brawn and Mrs Brown. Mrs Mary Green a patient at Memorial Hospital invites visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Seymour
Dianne and
Michael
Bradley
Ms. Seymour
Algernon Shorette
Washington Street
Roger Easton
Cincinnati
Ohio
Donald D. Young
Edmund P. Staples
Front Street
China Lake
Easton
Cmdr
Glenn H. Easton
Arthur Brawn
Woolwich
North Adams
Mass
Herbert Brawn
Brown
Local Residents Head Various Trips and Visits
Mrs Wallace Plant joins husband at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia. Mrs Philip Willey visits Boothbay home. Frank Rittall relaxes with family in Arrowsic before trips to Presque Isle and Canada. John Page leaves for Scout Camp Hinds in Raymond. Patrolman Avery returns to duty after vacation. Paulette Marie Rittall born July 5 at Memorial hospital. G. Fenns tour Marblehead. Grevers family to Bar Harbor. Everett family visits Quaker Point. Alice Lilly hosts guests from Portland and Yonkers. Baggs family heads to Pensacola. Marcia Stinson visits in Woolwich. Cushman family visits Howe home. Betty Marchetti travels to Yonkers with cousins.
Wedding and social notes from Bath and surrounding towns
Mrs. Roland F Hill and Miss Bath attended a niece's wedding linked to a Wave medic from Camp Lejeune. Visitors and relatives gathered at homes in Bath and Portland. church services at West Bath Methodist featured Rev Eiver W Bell with solos by Miss Ellen Low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
F. Hill
Miss Bath
Bae
New York
Rhianelonphig
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Sabine Summer Colony
West Bath Methodist Church
Eiver W. Bell
Ellen Low
Alice Small
Scarsdale
N. Y
Beachmont
Charlestown
Mass
Foresters Attend Camp at Indian Township in Washington County
Victor R. Lonn, son of Mr and Mrs S Bert Lonn of Rose Street, is among fifty University of Maine forestry students at the eight week Summer forestry camp near Princeton. The program ends August 13 and fulfills junior course work requirements. Mrs William Hewett of Wellesley and Clearwater is visiting her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Lawrence Vail at Five Island. Mr and Mrs Charles J Donnell return to Kalamazoo after weeks at their Popham Beach cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hewett
Wellesley
Mass
Clearwater, Fla
Lawrence R. Vail
Five Island
Victor R. Lonn
S. Bert Lonn
Rose Street
University of Maine
Indian Township
Princeton
Washington
Charles J. Donnell
Kalamazoo, Mich
Popham Beach
Excavation Starts for Mrs. John K. Jayne’s House at Small Point Beach
Work began Monday on a foundation for a new house for Mrs. John K. Jayne at Small Point Beach. The dwelling will replace her former summer home that was destroyed by fire over a year ago. FPFA Glenn M. Carter, USN, left today for New London Connecticut after a fifteen day leave with his parents at 165 North Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Jayne
Small Point Beach
FPFA
Glenn M. Carter
USN
New London
Conn
Harold J. Carter
North Street
Residents Return From Visits Across Region
Mrs. Harry M. Card and her Irene and Harry Jr return to Bowdoin after visiting Mrs. Card’s mother Mrs. Mary Stover on Fremont street. William Pecci and family plus Mrs. Dorothy Smith resume life at Campbell's Pond after a week in Canada. Barbara Brimigion comes home from Memorial Hospital after an appendectomy at 472 Middle Street. The Hutchins family from Waldoboro, with Brent, stay weekend with Mrs. Hutchins’ parents Mr. and Mrs. William Craft in Washing. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Feymour of Plainville Conn visit Mr. and Mrs. Martin Anderson at 86 Washington Street. Mrs. James Solomon and son David of Culver City arrive to visit sister Mrs. E. Lawrence McCurdy and Mr. McCurdy at 226 North Street for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kistler
North Street
Harry M. Card
Irene
Harry, Jr
Bowdoin
William Pecci
Pecci
Dorothy Smith
Campbell’s Pond
Canada
Barbara Brimigion
Middle Street
Memorial Hospital
Stanley Brimigion
Erwin F. Hutchins
Brent
Waldoboro
Hutchins
William J. Craft
Washington Street
George C. Feymour
Plainville, Conn
Martin Anderson
James Solomon
David
Culver City
Calif
Local residents and visitors list in city notices
Dr and Mrs Herbert Cavery returned to 702 Washington after a week at Moose Trail Lodge Moose Lake Denmark. Mr and Mrs Frederick Gavin and son Ricky of Arlington Heights Mass visit Mrs Gavin's parents Mr and Mrs D Wallace MacDonald on Washington street. Mrs Harry Weiner Brookline Mass visits with nephew Isadore Singer and Mrs Singer on Linden street. Mr and Mrs Arthur Miller of Brooklyn N Y vacation with sister Mrs Robert Levine and Mr Levine at 141 Lincoln street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert T. Caverly
Washington Street
Moose Trail Lodge
Moose Lake
Denmark
Frederick Gavin
Ricky
Arlington Heights, Mass
Harry Weiner
Brookline, Mass
Isadore Singer
Mrs. Singer
Linden Street
Mrs
Arthur Miller
Brooklyn, N.Y
Mr. Miller
Robert Levine
Mr. Levine
Lincoln Street
Legion Cadets Drum Corps Plan Seven Maine Rhode Island Vermont Appearances
The Legion Cadets Drum Corps announce seven appearances across Maine Rhode Island and Vermont over three weeks. They will compete with top corps at two contests and perform in parades and field drills from Brunswick Bethe Biddeford Warren Bath Rockland and Hanover New Hampshire.
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The
Legion Cadets
Maine
Rhode Island
Vermont
Brunswick
Niagara
Bethe
Biddeford
Warren
New England
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Bath
Bangor State Fair
Air Forces
Hartford Post
White River Junction
Cadets
Holy Name Cadets
Garfield
New Jersey
St. Joseph’s Cadets
Newark
St. Mary's Cardinals
Beverly
Mass
Portsmouth
Holy Name
St. Joseph’s
National American Legion
Miami Beach
American Legion
Dover
Orps
Goddard's Field
Outboard Kennebec River Marathon Draws East Coast Racers
Bath area residents can watch the Kennebec River Marathon Sunday as outboard racers from the eastern seaboard converge on the Augusta Bath course. Four classes Au Bu Cu Du runabouts compete with events over two days including a Saturday dedication of the Eastern River Bridge and a club reception. The Maine sponsors and American Power Boat Association back officials with prizes and Governor’s Trophy to overall winner. A chicken barbecue closes the festivities Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Kennebec
Augusta
Augustan
Bath Course
Kennebec River Yacht Club
Maine Outboard Racing Association
American Power Boat Association
Kennebec Yacht Club
Eastern River
Yacht Club Landing
Kennebec Power Squadron
Boothbay Harbor
State of Maine
Civil Air Patrol
Kennebec River
Atlantic Seaboard
Hospital Auxiliary Plans Annual Fair At Bath Iron Works
Hospital Auxiliary selects Dr Edward L Kinder Jr and Lawrence G Katz as co chairs for the twelfth annual Hospital Fair to be held October 14 and 15 at the Bath Iron Works Recreation Hall. The group reports hours for bandage sewing and Cozy Corner gifts, with local church groups aiding. Audrey Hill to speak at November meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Kinder, Jr
Lawrence G. Katz
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Bath Iron Works
Sumner Sewall
Kenneth Francisco
Kenneth Humphries
Arthur L
Mrs Alice Small Re elected Treasurer At Sabino
Mrs Alice Small was re elected treasurer of the Sabino Improvement Association for the 30th consecutive year at a Tuesday meeting where Thomas Sikpahead was elected president. Oscar Tanguay Ruth Freeman and Ruby Hooker were named officers. Loring D Small became a three year trustee. A repaint of the entrance sign at Prince's Corner was approved and a Aug 6 social was planned. Mr and Mrs Edward Mosse and son George of Peabody were mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Small
Sabino
Sabino Improvement Association
Association
Thomas&. Sikpahead
Oscar Tanguay
Ruth Freeman
Ruby Hooker
Loring D. Small
Tues
Edward Mosse
George of Peabody
Footwear Boom Predicted With 1955 Production Records
U S factories produced a record 294 million pairs in the first half of 1955, a 12 percent rise. High wages and strong purchasing power, plus shifting styles, spur a year of new designs from Continental moccasins to glass-heeled summer trends and conservative fall options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Boston
St. Louis
U. S
Italy
Yesteryear
Mom
Sis
Young Sam Houston Upstages Davy Crockett in Tennessee
In Maryville Tennessee locals insist Sam Houston eclipsed Davy Crockett as frontier hero. The piece recounts Houston's teens, teaching in the log cabin school, his drum beating arrest at 18, and his rise to governor and Texas leader, emphasizing his larger stature and lasting legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy
Sam Houston
Alamo
Big Sam
Texas
Sam
Boyd McKenzie
Houston
Davy Crockett
McKenzie
Tennessee
Virginia
Jackson
Republic of Texas
U. S
Union
Lone Star State
Sam _ Houston
Summer visitors spread across cottage towns in Mass and Conn
Weekend and weeklong stays fill cottages as families and friends from Bath Idlehead Scarsdale and Scotland visit Mrs Elizabeth Eade Bates cottage and other local homes. Guests include Susan Reardon Winnifred Lillibridge Ralph McNary John McNary Alfred McCabe Janice Haggett Ralph Card James Jenkins Clarence Spencer and more. Oscar Tangusay returns to work after a week off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Susan Reardon
Elizabeth Eade
Joanne Mosse
Jack Carver
Priscilla
John
Eade
Winnifred Lillibridge
Ralph McNary
John H. McNary
Idlehead
Bates Farmhouse
Jack McNary
Charles Bates
Robert Rheime
Joanne
Mary Lou
Scarsdale
James Jenkins
Bath
Saine
Local Visitors and Residents Make Weekend Jaunts
John Curran of Springfield Mass visited the Fulllerton family for the weekend. Miss Beverly Hooker returned to Augusta to resume work at the State House after vacation with her parents. Miss Carol Haynes of Bath spent the weekend with Carol Hooker. C Lloyd Hooker returned to work at the Bath post office after a cottage vacation. Archie Doyle of Bath was a pal of Robert Small for a few days last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Curran
Springfield
Mass
E. W. Fullerton
Beverly Hooker
Augusta
State House
C. Lloyd Hooker
Carol Haynes
Bath
Carol Hooker
Archie Doyle
Robert Small
Personal Notes Reflect Local Visits and Summer Work
The record lists Friday visitors to Portland including Mr and Mrs Lawrence R Vail of Five Islands. It notes Miss Gay Bonney and Miss Sue Hagerthy employed at Wabanaki Lodge Monmouth for the summer. Other reads mention visits from Center street and Lewiston residents returning from Montreal, and Mrs Eugene Butterfield’s hospital stay. Also noted are visits by Miss Cook and Mrs Cooke of Jamaica Plain to Attorney Edward Bridgham’s Washington street home. A line mentions the 425000 mile network of natural gas lines across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence R. Vail
Five Islands
Portland
Gay Bonney
Sue Hagerthy
Wabanaki Lodge
Monmouth
Francis Bennett
Center Street
Thomas Labbe
Lewiston
Montreal
Eugene Butterfield
Upper Washington Street
E- Wash Hospital
Na Cook
Maude Cooke
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Atty
Edward W. Bridgham
Washington Street
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New York City
George D. Field
Winter Street Congregational Church
John Collins
Brockton
Arthur Brown
Mr. Collins
Bruce Collins
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Deering Street
Bath Department
Ann Gallagher
Frank A. Gallagher
Herbert B. Wing
A. Bernard Webber
Milton, Mass
Webber
John Sampson
Edward A. Johnson
Ruel T. Knight
Mr. and
Mme. van Zandt Wheeler
Henry Madson
Shelton, Conn
West Point
John J. Keegan
Richard
Judge Keegan
Charles McCurdy
Lubec
Arthur Moss
New London, Conn
Walter Norton
Jacqueline and
Lee
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
J. Russell Grant
Hartford, Conn
Hudene and
Jane Bryant
Mr. Grant
E. F. Miller
Katharine F. Berry
Worcester
Wynburg
New Meadows
Pine Tree
National League of American Pen Women
Raymond Barstow
Louise Armstrong
Victoria Society of Maine Women
Miss Berry
Wgan-Tv
Jane Lanten
Casco Bay
New Meadows Shore
Rich's Mountain
New Meadows Basin
Meadowbrook
Camden
Camden Garden Club
Norman Hinds
Greenwood
Donald P. Hinds
Oliver Street
Frank W. Powers of
Dwight W. Packard
Laurel
Wells
Mr. Packard
Hyde Windlass Co
Mary Green
Theodore Burns
Court Street
Memorial Ospital
Wallace Plant
Joyce Lemoine
Portsmouth, Va
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Philip Willey
Sawyer's Island
Erastus. Jewett
Winslow Court
Frank Rittall
Ronald
Arrowsic
Presque Isle
Paul G. Avery
Bath Police Department
Clarence Roy
Richardson Street
Paulette Marie
Ronald Rittall
Arrowsie
Charles Everett
Danny
George J. Goodwin
Quaker Point
Alice Lilly
John Howe
Upper
Frank Turner
Clara Hansen
Ralph M. Baggs
Anne
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Pensacola, Fla
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Marcia Stinson
Mrs. Howe
Paul Cushman
Thomas of
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John M. Howe
Betty J. Marchetti
Yonkers
Carol Feneck
Grace Fermonte
Floyd H. Bussey
Fairhaven, Mass
Lynn M. Bussey
Mrs. Bussey
Dora Cushman
Dedham, Mass
Benjamin H. Woodside
Winter Street
Russell Grant
Hadene
East Hartford
Mabel A. Wade
Parker Head
Edward Bryant
Bonnie Lee
Olive, Mich
Kenneth Thayer
Union Street Court
Rockland
Dartmouth College Stadium
Hanover
New Uapaie
Wiscasset
Augusta-Hallowell Junior Chamber of Commerce
Capitol Park
Hospital Auxiliary
Hal Boyle
Maryville, Tenn
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild
Clarence Spencer
John and
Scotland
Dean Cottage
Oscar Tangusay
Kathleen
Dianne Lewis
Kipeer Small
Jon Nelson
West Boxford
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