Mrs Scott E Kittredge Installed As Legion Auxiliary President
Mrs Scott E Kittredge was installed president of the American Legion Auxiliary at the Bath Country Club during the annual dinner meeting. Officers named include Mrs John Dowling as first vice president and Mrs Francis Techiera as second vice president. Retiring president Mrs Reinoehl received a pin, while Mrs Carey was given a gift pin as she planned a move to Cherokee North Carolina. Committees were announced for the coming year with names across executive, membership, welfare, child welfare, sick, rehabilitation, auditing, and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Bath Country Club
Scott E. Kittredge
Auxiliary
Frank
Reinoel
McLaughlin
Victor R. F. Carey
Cherokee
Reinoehl
Kittredge
Carey
French
Edgar D. Leavitt
Roland H. Farnham
Pratt
Dowling
Ways and Means
Jackson
Delmar E. Bates
Charles Sytle
Leon J. Billings
Albert Desmond
William Milliken
Leon R. Farnham
Myrtle Ssule
Techeira
Anderson
John Burgon
Levitt
Karcher S. Jackson
Fosters Point
New Meadews River
Juny
The
Post
Bath Junior High bids farewell to six teachers
Bath Junior High School honored six staff members at a farewell party at the Wisasset Inn. The guests included Ella Bates and Isabelle Bryant as well as Charlotte Mores, John Faney, and Erland Penley, who are leaving or entering new roles or military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Junior High
Bath Junior High School
Wiscasset Inn
Moody W Flint
Ella Bates
Bath
Isabelle Bryant
Morse High School
Moody W. Flint
Charlotte Mores
Richard Sherwood
Gladys DeWeaver
C. Lloyd Hooker
Lawrence Wright
Mrs Francis Bertrand Installed As President Of Bath Junior High P T A
Mrs Francis Bertrand installed as president of the Bath Junior High Parent Teacher Association at the Thursday meeting. Officers named include Wesley W Marco vice president Lawrence Wright second vice president Mrs David Vachon secretary and Mrs Paul Hart treasurer. Moody W Flint principal spoke on the first year activities and an early Fall PTA auction was planned with Marco as general chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Bertrand
Bath Junior High Parent Teacher Association
Wesley W. Marco
Lawrence Wright
David Vachon
Paul Hart
Moody W. Flint
Barbara Burnham and Allen McAllister Married Sunday
Barbara Burnham of Bath and Allen Anderson McAllister of West Bath wed Sunday at two at Wesley Parsonage. Rev. Oliver W. Bell officiated as families watched, with Paul Martiros of Schenectady as best man and Miss Martiros as matron of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Burnham
Allen McAllister
Wesley Parsonage
Barbara Rose Burnham
Bath
Allen Anderson McAllister
West Bath
Wesley Methodist Church
Oliver W. Bell
U S Public Health Service Notes Varied 1955 Food Projections
Public Health Service estimates food production and dietary trends for 1955 with projections of curds and beets in meals and shifts in Japanese birth rates from 343 per 1000 in 1950 to 215 currently, indicating demographic changes alongside diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
U S. Public Health Service
Japan
Connie Smythe Leads Maple Leafs to Seven Stanley Cups
Connie Smythe, longtime Maple Leafs executive, is credited with guiding the franchise to seven Stanley Cup championships, cementing his place in hockey history through a series of successful teams, strategic moves, and era defining victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Smythe
Toronto Maple Leafs
Girl Scout Council Dinner Highlights Growth and Plans
The Bath Girl Scout Council held its semi annual dinner at Bath Country Club with 518 registered members including 234 Brownies and 157 Intermediates. Miss Iona Rafalko spoke on council administration. A 1956 senior Scout roundup at Highland State Recreation Area, Michigan, is expected to draw 5000 attendees. Duncan McInnes outlined Pine Haven Day Camp plans and Samuel Morse presented a slide program on local flora and fauna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Girl Scout Council
Bath Country Club
Iona Rafalko
Girl Scouts of America
Boston
Highland State Recreation Area
Michigan
Rafalko
Duncan McInnes
Pine Haven Day
Samuel Morse
Robert E Bridges Named Head Lincoln Co Orchestra
Robert E Bridges of Bath was elected president of the Lincoln County Orchestra Association at the Lincoln County meeting in Damariscotta. Bridges, a bass viol player with Ernest Lippmanns group, has been a member of Maine's Biggest Little Symphony for two years. The Pops Concert will be held on two consecutive August nights at Lakehurst Pavilion to support the scholarship fund for Maine musicians. Frederick Dotton of Bath, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence E Dotton, Bath, attends the New England Conservatory with the scholarship aid for 1954-55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Bridges
Bath
Lincoln County Orchestra Association
First Baptist Church
Damariscotta
Bridges
Ernest Lippmann
Maine
Edward B. Denny, Jr
Lakehurst Pavilion
Lincoln County Orchestra
Frederick Dotton
Clarence E. Dotton
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Cub Pack 99 Holds Family Picnic to Close Season
Cub Scout Pack 99 of Central Congregational church closed its season with a Friday family picnic and pack meeting at the West Bath home of Mr and Mrs Omar King. About 100 Cubs and parents attended as Raymond Farnham and Stephen Carey received the Webelos award. The evening included social games and outings with July and August picnics planned. The Pack committee outing is scheduled for Saturday June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Congregational Church
West Bath
Omar King
Raymond Farnham
Stephen Carey
Appointed Members Bath Police Department
Two Bath police officers completing probation have been made permanent. Patrolman Earl Haines was notified Thursday and Patrolman William Buoyland on Friday. Each had served six months on probation as temporary officers under City Manager Stanley R. Judkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Stanley R. Judkins
Earl Haines
Thiriday
William Buoyland
Engagement announced for Rosalie Warren and Erving Crummit
Mr and Mrs Fred S Dodge of North Edgecomb announce the engagement of their foster daughter Rosalie Warren to Erving Crummit of Clinton. Miss Warren studied in Boothbay Harbor and Fairfield. Crummit is a Clinton High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Dodge
North Edgecomb
Rosalie Warren
Erving Crummit
Clinton
Miss Warren
Boothbay Harbor
Fairfield
Crummit
Clinton High School
Miss Knight Weds George Balloch in Bath Ceremony
Miss Janice Leanne Knight of Bath married George Sheldon Balloch of Brookline Massachusetts in a Saturday afternoon ceremony at Winter Street Congregational Church. The couple will reside at Rangeley Lakes after a wedding trip to the White Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice L. Knight
George Balloch
Country Club
Judith W. Phelps
Boston
Connar Littlefield
Robert Harvey
Granville Colby
Gerard Billington
Carl Tobey
Knight
Sylvia
White Mountains
Rangeley Lakes
Pre nuptial Shower for Faith Soule in Woolwich
Miss Faith Soule of Woolwich was honored Thursday at a pre nuptial shower hosted by Mrs. Harold Shaw and Mrs. Roland Bailey at Shaw's Woolwich home. Miss Soule, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Soule of Fort Lauderdale Florida, will wed Wayne Varney of Dover Foxcroft in a Moatsweag Baptist Church ceremony. Guests enjoyed gifts and social hour games followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Soule
Woolwich
Harald Shaw
Roland Bailey
Herbert McIntire
Robert DeWick
Florence Greenlaw
Maurice Mhathorne
William Robson
Stephen Sidebotham
Bailey
James Bailey
Loring Edgely
Ivan Shaw
Loring Soule
George Wilson
William Sanders
Harvey —Chubbuck
Judy McIntire
Lynn McelIntire
Deborah DeWick
Charlene Soule
Bernice Wilson
Jacqueline and
Patricia Chubbuck
Bath Chapter DeMolay Recesses Summer. Autumn Session Sept. 8
Bath Chapter DeMolay will recess for June July and August announced at the final meeting of the season. Duane Fraser received the Initiatory and DeMolay degrees. The chapter received high honors at the 63rd Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Portland where Worthy Grand Matron Bessie Frangedakis congratulated the boys after presenting the Mothers' degree before 2000 attendees. The matron was given flowers by Bath Chapter in appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Duane Fraser
Order of Eastern Star
Portland
Bessie Frangedakis
Shower Given for Miss Caroline Mingo
Miss Caroline Mingo faculty member at Weeks Street Grammar School was guest of honor at a picnic shower at Reid State Park. She will wed Garth Sommers, former Bath teacher serving in the Army. Gifts of kitchenware were presented. Attending were numerous friends and hostesses Mrs Vivian Brown and Miss Charlotte Babbidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Mingo
Weeks Street Grammar School
Vivian Brown
Charlotte Babbidge
Reid State Park
Mingo
Garth Sommers
Bath
Dennis Murphy
Maurice Hutchins
Duncan Farrell
Eunice Higgins
George Larrabee, Jr
Jacqueline Plummer
Nancy Gibbs
Anna Heine
Peggy Small
Phyllis Warner
Marion Farnsworth
Joseph McKenna
Bath Chamber of Commerce committee forms plan
A city council committee and Bath citizens met to consider forming a Chamber of Commerce. They discussed past failures and set a public meeting for June 23 at City Hall to gauge interest and plan next steps, including hiring a full time experienced secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Chamber of Commerce
Stanley R. Judkins
City Hall
DeMolay Mothers' Club Sets New Officer Slate
The DeMolay Mothers' Club met at the Masonic temple to name a nominating committee for the Sept 22 meeting. President Mrs Ruth Fuller appointed Mrs Frank Young Mrs Dallas Crabtree and Mrs Homer Potter. Reports covered a rummage sale food sale spaghetti supper and the May tea. A committee for next September's installation was named with Mrs Fuller Mrs Cecil Fullerton Mrs Louis Annis and Mrs Sam Prawer. Refreshments were provided by Mrs Eleanor Owen and Mrs Crabtree after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMolay Mothers’ Club
Masonic Temple
Ruth Fuller
Frank Young
Dallas Crabtree
Homer Potter
Fuller
Cecil Fullerton
Louis Annis
Sam Prawer
Eleanor Owen
Crabtree
Brunswick Farms Forms Chamber of Commerce
A newly organized Brunswick Farms Chamber of Commerce held its first meeting naming temporary officers and committees. It reports 25 members and has appointed a representative to solicit the town’s 400 business and professional men to boost membership as the principal industry nears closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Brunswick
C. of C
Bowdoinham Notes On Graduations And Local Events
Bowdoinham reports graduation for Coombs Grammar School with 11 in the class on June 7. Local church groups host meetings and a missionary society event features slides on Africa. Planned July 4 field day and chicken barbecue near the new school site with Brunswick hatchery donating 600 chicks. Several social visits, charity dinners, and a fishing derby are noted along with teacher dinner for Union 46 and Nazarene church organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coombs Grammar School
Baptist Church Missionary Society
Richmond Baptist Church Missionary Society
Ernest Harvey
Africa
Brunswick Hatchery
George Millay
Post Road
Alcide Dionne
Charles Blodgett
Erland Curtis
Frank Reynolds
Wilfred Dodge
Ann Dudley
George Brawn
Lauris Wilson
Philadelphia
Brawn
Marion Brawn
Brown
Bowdoinham
George H. Hackett
James Brawn
Carl
New York
Topsham
School Union
Harland C. Joyce
Elizabeth Mitchell Holman
Ray Estabrook
Doris Temple
Laura Temple
Elizabeth Holman
Elizabeth Allen
Lillian Walker
Rose Almy
Church Corporation
Fisher
H. C. Joyce
Bowdoinham Rod and Gun Club
Carras Brook
Fred Tome
David Sedgley
Guy Brown
Roland Roy
Avery children honor father with Bath Memorial Day tribute
Lynn and Diane Avery visit their late father 1st Lt Harold S. Avery Jr buried in Bath each Memorial Day. The siblings born in Reading Mass with mother Mary Double Avery recall his World War II service and Korea death at Heartbreak Ridge in 1951. The family recalls the annual Bath ceremony honoring veterans and war heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Lynn Avery
Diane
City Park
Lynn
Diane Avery
Harold S. Avery
Heartbreak Ridge
Korea
Reading
Mass
Mary Double Avery
Avery
Morse High School
University of Maine
Infantry
Philippines
Western Avenue
Family reunion highlights from World War II veterans
Miss Patricia Brawn and Robert Hartman, Philadelphia teachers, spent the holiday with her parents Mr and Mrs George Brawn in Bristol. Mr and Mrs Walter Lidell of Buffalo were weekend guests of Tom Taylor, Brunswick, and Leonard Skelton. Lidell, Taylor and Skelton served overseas together in World War II, their first reunion in seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Coombs
Torrington
Conn
Coombs
Erland Rogers
Leon Dunklee
Portland
Maine General Hospital
Mary Miller
Ruth Palmer
Union
N. J
Edward Wilson
Laurice
Lauris Wilson
George Brown
Philadelphia
Marion Brown
Charles Hackett
Barbara Merrill
Linden Little
Greenfield
Mass
Bristol
New Harbor
Patricia Brawn
Robert Hartman
George Brawn
Walter Lidell
Buffalo
N. Y
Tom Taylor
Brunswick
Leonard Skelton
Bowdeinham
Lidell
Taylor
Skelton
Engagement Announced for Miss Joan Brooks to William Cummings
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo W. Brooks of 457 Denny Road announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Joan Marie Brooks to William Edward Cummings son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cummings of 64 Lemont Street. No wedding date set. Miss Brooks is Morse High School graduate and past worthy advisor of Bath Assembly Order of Rainbow Girls and works in the City Treasurer's office. Mr. Cummings, also Morse graduate, attended Chicago Technical College and works at Remick Auto Co after three Navy years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Martiros
Schenectady
N. Y
Alphonso Burnham
Morse High School
Shepard's Shoe Store
McAllister
U.S. Marine Corps
Emnee
Bath Iron Works Corp
Morse Hich School
Tae Tate
Allen Ganden MccAllister
Canada
McAter
Buit
Blind Crossing Road
Bath
Winter Street
Janice Leanne Knight
George Sheldon Balloch
Brookline
Mass
Joseph O. Purdue
South Dartmouth
Maurice Hutchins
Bath Country Club
Bernard A. Knight
Lincoln Street
Bishop Lee Theater School
Bath Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Maine
Massachusetts
Balloch
Rangeley Lakes
Recreation Commission
Somerville
Harvard University
Columbia University
Pacific
Carlos Sylvia
Waldo W. Brooks
Denny Road
Joan Marie
William Edward Cummings
William Cummings
Lemont Street
Miss Brooks
Order of Rainbow Girls
Cummings
Chicago Technical College
Remick Auto Co
U.S. Navy
Sedan Demolished Between Coal Cars on Commercial Street
A sedan was crushed between two railroad coal cars on Commercial Street near the Kennebec Wharf and Coal Company's waterfront plant. Police identified the owner as Walter Green, whose son Walter Jr. parked the car nearby. an accident minutes earlier involved Green's seven year old son Ar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Street
Walter Green
Kennebec
Railroad accident ends with crushed car after coupling failure
A Maine Central Railroad engine bumped a loaded car but failed to couple. The humped car rolled along the tracks and crushed Green's car against another railroad car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thut
Maine Central Railroad
Green
Bath couple wed at St Marys Church in Bath
Miss Yvonne C. Dionne, 726 Washington Bath, married William C. Boyd of Liberty Texas in a Monday morning ceremony at St Marys Church officiated by Rev Father Bellefontaine. The couple planned a Phoenix Hotel breakfast and a Texas wedding trip returning June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvonne C. Dionne
Washington Street
Bath
William C. Boyd
Liberty
Texas
St. Mary's Church
John E
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Legion Auxiliary
Francis Baird
Bath Council of Parents and Teachers
Bertrand
Orono
Sevon
Courtney Stover
Marco
Schenectady, N. Y
Front Street
Lincoln Co. Orchestra
Cub Pack
Bath Police Department
George Sheldon Calloch
Thomas H. McCarthy
Allston
Norman Sanford
Robert Billington
John Fenn
Cambridge
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Brunswick Farms Chamber of Commerce
Louisa Howard
Bay Point
Bayledge Kennels
Cranberry Point
Phippsburg
Cranerry Point
Belmont
Jack
Harold Hackett
Dial
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Hilltop
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley E. Wallace
Front St
Lynn and
Joan Brooks
George Montgomery
Karin Booth
Ginger Rogers
Edward G. Robinson
Sun
Gregory Peck
Technicolor
Boyd
Dionne
Baths Iron Works Corp
U.S. S. Cromwell
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Hell’s Island
John Aay Payne
Murphy
Mon
I teTit
Me Scott
Dorothy Malone
Peggie Castle
Jack Webb
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