Morse High School Graduation Week Planned in Detail
The Morse High annual graduation week program is announced with dates for the baccalaureate service on June 5 at 3 p.m. in the school auditorium led by Judge Max L. Pinansky of Portland, Class Day on June 7, graduation on June 8, alumni banquet June 9, and senior reception June 10. Faculty advisors and student committees for each event are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Max L. Pinansky
Portland
Beth Downs
Elizabeth Driscoll
Martha Stone
Caroline Adams
Eleanor McRae
Jane Niles
Elks Rededicate WWII Memorial on Lombard Street
Bath Lodge of Elks held a Monday morning service on the Lombard street lawn to rededicate their World War II Memorial. Officers participated including George Gallant exalted ruler J Haviland Torrey leading knight Edward J McMann loyal knight Joseph Mullaney lecturing knight Hugh MacDonald esquire and Harry W Thebeau Sr chaplain. The Morse High School band played the National Anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
Lombard Street
George Gallant
J. Haviland Torrey
Edward J. McMann
Joseph Mullaney
Hugh MacDonald
Harry W. Thebeau
Morse High School
Bath Lions Club Campaigns For Underprivileged Children
The Bath Lions Club conducts a city fund drive to provide optical and dental care for underprivileged Bath children. All money stays in Bath with no paid staff, benefiting youths through volunteer efforts by Lions and Lionesses, who collect and deliver care locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Bath
Bath Lions Club
Bath Lionesses
Morse High G A A elects new officers and honors students
Miss Doreen Willis announced G A A officer elections at Morse High. New officers are Patricia Ames president Nancy Stover vice president Sally True secretary and Shirley Clark treasurer. Awards went to students earning 150 and 100 intramural points and four seniors won sweaters. Roy Lutz Jr won the science award Beal gift presented by Everett Pouliot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doreen Willis
Girls’ Athletic Association
Morse High Assembly
Patricia Ames
Nancy Stover
Sally True
Shirley Clark
Miss Willis
Sally Grant
Sally Rogers
Eleanor Carter
Theresa Tardiff
Ann Stevenson
Claire Hartsgrove
Dora Lenfest
Josephine McIintire
Shirley McKenna
Elizabeth Driscoll
Iene Percy
Anna Michalos
Carolyn Adams
Bausch and Lomb Company
Roy Lutz, Jr
Willis
Everett Pouliot
Horace P. Herrick
Ruth V Wilson Hosts Birthday Party for Friends
Ruth Viviana Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs W Emery Wilson of 48 Bath Street celebrated her third birthday with Friday afternoon games prizes for Charles Morton and Roberta MacLeod. Pink and white party room served sandwiches cookies cake and ice cream as Ruth opened gifts with friends. Guests included Joan Mellen Diane Gilmore Diane Hall Bonney Brown Charron Ann Condon Roberta MacLeod Ora Fournier Donna Lene Albert Charlene Albert Terry Holbrook Tommy Holbrook George Alexander Jr and mothers Janet Gilmore Marcia Brown Virginia Condon Gertrude Mellen Millicent Albert. Group photos were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Viviana Wilson
W. Emery Wilson
Bath Street
Charles Morton
Roberta MacLeod
Ruth
Joan Mellen
Diane Gilmore
Charles Norton
Diane Hall
Bonney Brown
Charron
Ann Condon
Roberta
Woman enters nolocontendre plea on stop sign charge
Mrs. Constance V. Ring, previously found innocent of failing to stop at a stop sign at High and Winter streets, withdrew the not guilty plea and entered a nolocontendre plea at municipal court Wednesday morning. Judge Gardiner R. Deering ordered the case placed on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance V. Ring
Municipal Court
Gardiner R. Deering
Richards and York wedding at Winthrop
Miss Natalie A York daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett L York of Winthrop married Reginald E Richards son of Mr and Mrs Reginald P Richards also of Winthrop at Winthrop Congregational church The ceremony was conducted by Rev Alfred Ives and Rev John Alexander The wedding party wore pink and white gowns with roses and the reception followed with guests from Bath Lisbon Falls and Gardiner in attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie A. York
Everett L. York
Winthrop
Reginald E. Richards
Reginald P. Richards
Winthrop Congregational Church
Alfred Ives
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Bath
John Alexander
Winthrop Church
Carol Richards
Lewiston
Leslie York
Doris Richards
Sheredith Waters
Edward Waters
Lewis York
Gardiner
Paul Kenney
Richard Irving
Morris Towle
Winthrop Center
E. Melvin Pratt
Albert W. Dunton
Lisbon Falls
Everett York
Frances Tully
Elaine Drapeau
Albert Dunton
Douglas
Sheredith
David
Melvin Pratt
Shirley Pratt
Leonard Tedford
YMCA Day Camp Sponsors Fun for Boys Aged 8 to 14
The YMCA launches its third Day Camp for grammar school boys aged 8 to 14 starting in late June. Weekly bus transport to camping sites offers picnics, hiking, fishing, baseball, volleyball and more. Added this year are a Learn to Swim Campaign and a YMCA Junior Life Saving Course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Wellesley Graduation Held for Louise Dole
Miss Louise Dole daughter of Rev and Mrs Louis A Dole will graduate cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts at Wellesley College on June 13. She majors in classical archaeology and led the Classical club as president. The 71st commencement will feature president Mildred McAfee Horton as principal speaker after she resumed duties following WAVES service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Dole
Louis A. Dole
Middle Street
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
Miss Dole
Morse High School
Mildred McAfee Horton
Enrollment Near Nine Million in U S High Schools
About eight and one half million youngsters are now enrolled in United States high schools. The figure reflects ongoing expansion of secondary education as schools adapt to growing demand and demographic shifts across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
May wedding unites Ayer and Packard at Wesley Church
Doris Alberta Ayer and William Donald Packard wed May 22 in a double ring ceremony at Wesley Methodist Church Bath. The Bride wore slipper satin with pearl crown, attended by Mary Blunt in aqua tafetta. best man John Blunt. About 65 guests heard “I Love You Truly” and “Because.” Reception followed in the vestry. Out-of-town guests listed. couple to reside in Saco after a brief honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Wesley Methodist Church
Doris Alberta Ayer
Otis B. Ayer
Union Street
William Donald Packard
Ruby Packard
Saco
Fred Packard
Auburn
C. Clifford Sargent
Wesley Church
Mary Blunt
Trul! Hospital
Biddeford
Blunt
John C. Blunt
Carlton A. Bradley
Linwood Towle, Jr
Walter Upham
Thelma Dearing
Bar Harbor
Bucksport
Lewiston
Otis Ayer
Jessie Day
William Emery
Ray Ross
Florence Dubby
Edwin K. Weymouth
Granville Price
Ethel Price
Richard Johnson
John Madill
Robert Murray
Mignon Dutil
Alice Lessard
Betty Dineen
Hazel Mallar
Elizabeth Coffey
Molly Holmes
Robert Leavitt
Mary
Joanor Packard
Linwood Towle
Linwood Towe, Jr
Carleton A. Bradley
Lewiston-Auburn
Flora Eldridge
I. D. Quimby
Charles Harvey
Winson Quimby
Mildred Canary
Vivian Cole
Elwell Leach
Albert West
Lillian West
George Bowden
Ethel Harriman
Verna Harriman
Ruth Martin
Annie Martin
Brunswick
Packard
Bucksport High School
Trust Hospital
Thornton Academy
U. S. Army
Seco
Nancy Temple's Seventh Birthday Party at Park Street
Nancy Temple celebrated her seventh birthday with a home party on Park Street. Guests including Sally Mullaney, Deborah Lawrence, and others played games, won prizes, and enjoyed ice cream, cake, cookies, and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Temple
Linwood Temple
Park Street
Sally Mullaney
Deborah Lawrence
Joyce Ring
Joan Fogg
Barbara
Lynda Deering
Ruth Ellen Hunter
Sandra Hathorne
Arlene
Janet Kinz
Engaged: Marjorie Cushing to Philip Paiment in Brunswick
Mrs. Rena P. Cushing of 131 Dummer Street announces the engagement of her daughter Marjorie Louise to Philip Ray Mond Paiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Paiment of Brunswick. Marjorie attended Bath school and worked at J. J. Newberry's and Verney Mfg. Co. in Brunswick. Paiment is a Brunswick High School graduate, served three years as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division in the Pacific during World War II, discharged as staff sergeant, and is a current Sophomore at the University of Maine. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena P. Cushing
Dummer Street
Marjorie Louise
Philip Raymond Paiment
Eddie Paiment
Brunswick
Miss Cushing
Bath School
J. J. Newberry’s
Verney Mfg. Co
Paiment
Brunswick High School
University of Maine
Bowdoinham Church Meeting and Community Notes
Bowdoinham Baptist Church held its annual meeting with a Woman's Missionary Society supper and a roll call. Officers elected included Della Rideout as Clerk and several treasurers and deacons. Memorial Day exercises, parades, and cemetery services followed, with prize-winning student orations at Coombs Grammar School and a Merry Meeting Grange gathering featuring talks on farming and flowers. Local items note house moves, visitors, illnesses, and residents traveling to Lewiston and New Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Andrew Peterson
Emily Chase
Eana Rowe
Reta Mirer
Della Rideout
Cecia McEwen
Helen Robinson
George Rowe
Arthur Verrill
William Bailey
Ella Nash
Ruby Blanchard
Cleveland Curtis
Harry Prout
Jessie Frye
Ferne Chesley
Jeanette Hilton
Mary Nealey
Mary Bailey
Board of Religious Education
Edna Rowe
Dorothy Prout
Doris Blodgett
Merry Meeting Grange Hall
Horace Moffatt
Lincoln
Jane Dudley
William Bennett
Richmond
America
Nazarene Church
Main Street
Emerson Lane Post
American Legion
Ernest W. Frye
Charles Guiou
Dean Foss
Brunswick
Cinterfront
Bay View
Coombs Grammar School
Town Hall
Irene Babb
Jacqueline Stilphen
Jean Guiou
Nancy Durgin
Mary Fides
Arnine White
Doris Labbe
Robert Frank
James Charles Allen
William Hackett
Herschel McEwen
George Brown
Arthur Tome
Raymond Peabody
Alice Maxwell
Leonard Curtis
van Loewe
H. F. Bragdon
Nancy Odurgin
Sam McGee
Byron Durgin
Albert Verburgh
Waltham
Mass
Carding Machine Road
Herbert Issacson
Verburgh
Bowdoinham Farm Bureau
Beryl Barton
Lewiston
Swett Property to Be Taken Over by New Oil Firm
Lewis B. Swett stated the lease for the Front and Commercial site is with Cities Service Oil Co., not A. L. Berry Oil Co., which sub-leased it to Mr. Berry. He said after the current lease ends another gasoline and oil concern will occupy the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis B. Swett
Swett
A. L. Berry Oil Co
Times
Cities Service Oil Co
Berry
Captive alligators exhibit remarkable aging patterns
Report notes that captive alligators have lived forty to fifty years without clear signs of aging. Researchers observe sustained health, growth, and activity levels over decades, suggesting slow senescence in controlled environments. Further study aims to understand implications for biology and conservation.
Retiring teacher guest at a party
The Bath area held a tea at Miss Anne Thompson's home to honor retiring teacher Miss Eleanor Ferguson who leaves Bath public schools in June after many years of service. Present were Miss Ferguson and Miss Hayes, with several teachers and staff in attendance, the event featuring spring flower decor and glassware gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne M. Thompson
Eleanor Ferguson
Bath
Mary Hayes
Miss Ferguson
Miss Hayes
Alva Donnell
Weeks Street
Theo Hornsinger
North Grammar
Harriet Frye
Dike
Arlene Low
Mitchell
Anne Thompson
Center Street
Ferguson
South Street
Hayes
Mrs Edward Newell Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Mrs Edward Newell Wesley Jane is a patient at Memorial hospital after an emergency appendectomy performed at 1 20 a m on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Newell
Wesley Jane
Memorial Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senter
Ss. Inc
Growin
Aly
MORSE
Austin Miller
Nina Volchak
Madelyn Kronstrand
Roy Lutz
Janice Knight
Adena Smith
Elaine Turner
Robert Rowland
Irene Lait
Catherine Leonard
Lillian Saunders
Leo LaChance
Joan Osborne
Freida Legard
David Alkazin
Helen Poulos
Mrs. Flaherty
Mr. Ketherell
Laura Mulcahy
Donald Blaisdell
Keith Crockett
Arthur Brown
June Gill
Sylvia Cowen
Caroline Miller
Frank Warren
Matoning
J. Edward Pomeroy
Duncan Farrell
Lanquet
Mr. Pomeroy
Nathan Watson
James Smith
Phyllis Babkirk
Edwin Pert
ELKS
Our Tax Club
Kuenene Theoty
Girls Athletic Association
Ruth V. Wilson
Richards
York
Wellesley Graduation
Packard-Ayer
Will'am D. Packard
Mr. Packard
Marjorie Cushing
Bowdoinham
Elva Curtis
Charles Bragdon
Evelyn McEwen
Ellen Chase
Gretchen Hatch
Doris Raymond
Linwood McGray
Ella Curtis
Pearl Raymond
Merry Meeting Grange
Charles White
Clarence Beverage
Augusta
Paul Almy and
William Aniels
West Minot
Harold Hackett
Emily Rideout
Skowhegan
Milton Given
Whippey
Otalie
Margaret Gile
Edward Gile
Fisher Road
Charles Hackett
George Hackett
Linwood Hackett
Linda
Ruth Merrill
New Harbor
Linwood Skelton
Marion Baker
Monmouth
Guy Sedgley
Kingston
N. H
Paul Almy
James Allen
Allan Frizzle
Bragg House
Clay Hill
Opera House
PDE Alga
North St
Bath, Maine
Savage Outdoor Adventure
S. P. Fairbanks
Munjoy
Maine
Red Men's Hall
Wiscasset
Charlotte’s School of Dancing
Fay Pye
Sandra Et
Superior Heating Co
St. Rtland
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Bt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!