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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1960
Page
5
Mayor Cahill asks the Navy for a fleet in Bath harbor for the upcoming centennial celebration. Kennebec Yacht Club plans discuss club participation, plans, and other matters at the July meeting. Local items include car retrieval at Higgins Beach, weather impacts on farmers, and social notices.
Mrs Edward Carter of Washington visits her parents Mr and Mrs George W Johnson in Bath for a summer stay. Their grandchildren Margaret and Edward stay with their aunt Mrs Langdon U Snipe. Miss Clare Louise Munsey heads to Lewiston for Bliss Business college and visits Aunt Mrs F B Jackson. Mrs Harold CC Roberts arrives from Washington DC to spend July and August with her parents in Bath and plans to remain through August with Corliss Street family.
A Bath court on High street is nearly ready for use with net up and first games expected soon. Fishing trip on Greenleaf Mayo’s launch yielded abundant fish and bait shucking duties fell to experts. Blueberries and raspberries flood markets as pickers sell for 26 to 35 cents per quart. City Council committee meets to discuss the new city barn site near Lincoln and North streets. The Cut Price Market marks its second anniversary with a concert in the YMCA block. The Ferry Gov. King resumes service after yard work. Bath leaders note progress on Bath Woolwich ferries slips and the Woolwich side drop nears completion. Mrs. Martha A. Wilson nears her 90th birthday with family visiting.
The piece observes street fashion with Palm Beach suits in rising numbers and cool comfort amid St. Palm Beach visitors. It notes the scent of new mown hay as farmers begin haying. The writer laments Soviet attempts to influence Western governments and warns of broader U.S. national concerns.
City marshal places residence for scarlet fever a little girl is the patient. Patrolman Crowley finds a straw horse near King Tavern and the owner from Chestnut street leads it home. Ang 9 smoke talk planned by T. W. Hyde Camp. August issue of Asia magazine features Edna Worthley Underwood. Various Bath residents travel, attend meetings, and attend services. Kennebec Yacht Club plans water carnival. seafood prices and market notes amid community happenings.
Peter W. Smith campaign coordinator of the Maine Republican State Committee will speak at the Sagadahoc Women's Republican club July meeting. He will discuss campaign activities. Smith has a Syracuse University masters in public relations and has worked with the Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce. Refreshments will follow a brief business meeting. All Republican women urged to attend.
The Boothbay Harbor YMCA trip for teens will run Friday from 4 to 10 p.m. Plans call for private conveyance, a 50 cent fee, and use of Boothbay Y facilities. Participants must bring food, bathing suit, and towel. activities include swimming, tennis, badminton, horseshoes, handball, basketball, followed by dancing on courts. Contact Jane Footer or Frank Torrey to sign up.
Mr and Mrs Delen Bonsey of 7 Adams Court celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an indoor buffet. Guests included Mr and Mrs Os mond Bonsey of Freeport and several Bath area families. Also noted travel and family visits by relatives.
The Bath Board of Education will appoint a new superintendent at an adjourned meeting Tuesday night. Principal King and Mrs King were seen at their Peabody home and it is believed the chairman is considering vocational work. Mrs Paul Dresser and daughters Gwynn and Lesare left Monday for a week in Thomaston.
Miss Maureen Merrick guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower held at 105 Summit Street South Portland hosted by Mrs Oliver Anderson Mrs Betty Ter rand and Mrs Leona Strout all of South Portland A Beacon Street Methodist church wedding to Elroy Coffin is planned for Saturday morning in South Portland A long list of guests attended including Mrs Maurice Merrick and Miss Gayle Merrick with gifts and refreshments served.
Congressmen Stratton and Coffin visited Bath to inspect defense facilities including Westinghouse reactors and BIW. Stratton discussed atomic power for ships and a potential partnership with Bath, noting Schenectady plants as power sources. The visit followed Urban Renewal praise and prior support for local employment during naval contracts.
Barbare L Brewer, register of probate, lists executors administrators and guardians for Sagadahoc estates. Names include MASS C DUNNING of Bath appointed administratrix June 22 1960. ROBERT BURNELL of Bath conservator June 22 1960. WILLIAM B THORNTON of Bath administrator July 3 1960. Thelma L. Thusideau administratrix. Helen P F Leonard administrator. John M Leonard. Stanley W Hudf executor. John BR Wilbur Jr executor. with dates and qualifications noted.
The Bath Lodge of Elks announces the second annual Family Field Day on Sunday July 24 at Sand Dollar Beach Small Point. Gerald Rioux chairs the Youth Activities committee which will host Elks and families with a cookout from 1 to 2 pm featuring hamburgers hot dogs watermelon chips and soda. Activities include volleyball softball badminton and races with George Sarkis and James Daley organizing names and Edward Hartpett supervising the cookout. Lift guards for the beach will be provided by Richard Footer and Desmond.
The Laties Sewine Circle of the First Baptist church holds its annual Summer sale this afternoon at the church. President Mrs Monrce Porkin chairs the event with Mrs Jeanie Cameron and others helping. Four quilts and aprons on sale. food prepared by Mrs Blakeney and Mrs Crom.
The city council approves full regular sick leave benefits as officials praise Sergeant Nes for personal courage and leadership. They commend his role in handling a prison capture and restoring the department’s records system, noting the positive example set for the community.
Maine official Sally Ann Robinson will attend the NASB Summer Festival at Naval Air Station Brunswick as a guest. The event features a parade opening at 5 pm Thursday, a world fair with vendors, rides, and a fireworks display, with military displays and attractions for spectators.
A chaotic probate notice lists heirs and court actions across Sagartahoc County. The document references Rathim and Rath County, names executors Arthur Dereean and Harold Irvin, and mentions BARBARA L. Brewer as registrar with a final order for publication in the Bath Independent over three weeks.
Barbara T Brewer Register of Probate for Saradahoc County lists estates and executors including JOAN TF KEFLAN SR of Bath and THOMAS FF ALLFOCRIN with dates and fees. notes appear garbled but indicate formal probate procedures and appointment of executors.
Mrs. Barbara Pitman Armstrong of Bath, now Mrs. David Armstrong of Naples Italy, travels Europe this summer as a Girl Scout representative and Naples leader of 20 girls. She joined visits to Innsbruck Brenner Berchtesgaden and Lake Garda with international guests, then to Scotland England and Italy, coordinating troop moves and leader training while her husband serves in the US Navy in Naples.
The Southern Maine Chapter of the National Association of Accountants will hold an important directors and associates meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 at the old Westgate service route 88 in Yarmouth. George Finlay of Bath Iron Works will preside. Walter Kasunic from the headquarters staff will attend to assist. Merters from the area include Fernard F Beaulieu Brunswick Henry O Dube Manville L Gordon Naval Air Station Brunswick Harry W Lally Willem K Millar Arthur M Rowker Jr Donald M Cromwell George I Finlay George W Gee dear Jr Frank A Givin John F E Hayes William A Niss Lewis E Prentiss and John G Thorpe Bath Iron Works Corp. Clarence M Purneten Sionce Canning Oscar R Marsh.
The Bath fire department answered two stil alarms on Tuesday. Engine 2 tackled a car fire at New Meadows Inn. the blaze was extinguished on arrival with no damage estimate provided. Later, at 825 p.m., Engine 2 handled a small rubbish fire at the city dump.
In Sagadahoc County a Bath probate in July orders notice to all interested. Copies of the order published for three weeks in a newspaper so heirs may appear and contest estate matters. Several executors and administrators named with petitions for allowances and final accounts. Judge Edward Clarey signs with probate clerk attestation.
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