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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1957

Page

5

Wisccasset Academy Alumni Meet Caps 56th Year

The Wisccasset Academy Alumni Association held its 56th annual meeting in Memorial Gymnasium with 178 in attendance. President Mark S. Caton led the session, a turkey dinner followed, and a program featured Wisccasset High graduates, a roll call of deceased members, and remarks by Mrs James Wright a 1909 graduate. Officers elected include Caton as president Sewall as vice president Blagdon as secretary and treasurer with a large executive committee and resolutions panel.

WiScasset Academy Alumni Association Memorial Gymnasium Mark S. Caton Wiscasset High Charles S. Sewall Iscasset Lillietta Kiershbaum St. Portland Lillietta Dickinson Lawrence I. Davis Ralph Hilton James Wright Florence Blinn Massachusetts Alberta Alberta Blagdon John F. Jackson Harriet Jackson Mary M. Marston Louise J. Blagdon Harry Haggett Bernard Merry Bertha Day Earl Colby Winona Gregoire Lawrence B. Haggett Walter Sherman Helen F. Dickinson Jennie Preble Nellie J. Blagdon Verna Southard Alberta Sherman

Wis casset Yacht Clubhouse Nears Occupancy in Wis casset

The Wis casset Yacht Clubhouse framework stands ready for occupancy as a new concrete block building rises beside the Texaco service station. The Parent-Teachers Club held its final meeting of the season with school board spouses as guests, electing officers led by John Lewis as president and Wendell Lewis as vice president.

Wiscasset Parent-Teachers'’ Club Bertha Paquette John Lewis Wendell Lewis Elmer Huber Ruth Hutchins Donald Brackett Frances Plumstead Dorothy Apgar Frieda Hussey Robert Hussey Gladys Light Mildred Delano Texaco Mason Waterville First Congregational Church Lawrence Averill St. Philip’s Church St. Philip's Woman’s Auxiliary Earl Dorr

Weekend Guests and Local Social News from Day's Ferry

Miss Judith Richard of Day's Ferry celebrated a May 25 birthday and hosted a visit at the Galuza home. Several families from Sagadahoc Ferry and nearby towns visited, planned travel to California, and returned from Bath Memorial Hospital. A May Day weekend pattern of relatives visiting, dances, and a rare nine inch white night blooming cereus at Sagadahoc Ferry drew local attention.

Judith Richard Day's Ferry Joan Galuza Adam Galuza Barley Neck Road Alex St. Pierre Sagadahoc Ferry St. Pierre John Arsenault Chelsea Mass Arsenault San Pedro Calif William Tudor Gardiner Boston Woolwich Phipps Point Ralph Champecon Gary and Jeffrey Nequasset Road Clinton Frank Harding Livermore Falls Deborah Harding William Clark Damarigcotta Eben Dana Dana Bonnie Brae Russell Boyd Boyd Frank J. Walker Mae Boyd Walker Fletcher Wright Rex Yerxa South Portland Merton Wright Sasanoa Bluffs Charles Powers Sagadahoe Ferry Milo Lawernece Edwards Island Falls James Dunton Dunton Alice Elizabeth O'Meara Biddeford Alice O'Meara Lewis Edward de la Haba Lennox

Woolwich-Wiscasset Baptist Church Retains Its Pastor

At a special meeting in Moatsweag the Woolwich Wiscasset Baptist Church voted confidence in Rev Stephen H Sidebotham to stay as pastor. The church raised his salary, will redecorate the sanctuary, and remains a member of the United Baptist Convention of Maine. Clerk Mrs George Wilson fills vacancy. Weekly schedule includes Sunday services at 10am and 11:15am, youth fellowship at 6pm, and Bible study Friday at 7:30pm.

Woolwich-Wiscasset Moatsweag Stephen H. Sidebotham Sidebotham First Baptist Church Woolwich Center United Baptist Convention of Maine George Wilson Roland Bailey Mountain Road Montsweag Baptist Youth Fellowship Church Annex

Dead Letter to Monticello Letter Traced to New Jersey Postmark

Post office workers sent a letter addressed to Thomas Jefferson Monticello Va to the dead letter office it bore a Bergenfield New Jersey postmark indicating the sender or origin. The item reflects investigations by Charlottesville Virginia postal authorities into misaddressed mail.

Charlottesville Thomas Jefferson Monticello Bergenfield, N. J

Royal reign records span two nations long rule

The note cites Queen Victoria of England ruling for 63 years and the French royal XIV attaining a throne tenure of 72 years, marking historic reign durations across monarchical histories.

Victoria England Royal XIV France

Arrowsic Mothers' club ends year with graduation plans

Arrowsic Mothers' club held its final meeting of the school year to finalize graduation and a school picnic for June. The five person graduating class includes Shirley Day, Melanie Lawrence, Frances Greenleaf, Jean Greenleaf and Avril Elwell. Graduation June 4 featured yellow gowns corsages and a boy in a dark suit. A Crescent Beach picnic followed on June 5 with club members providing chips and beverages.

Arrowsie Mothers’ Club Judy Davis Mothers’ Club Shirley Day Melanie Lawrence Frances Greenleaf Jean Greenleaf Avrill Elwell Bath Junior High Beverly Kingsbury Crescent Beach George Stafford Raymond Ainsworth John Chaffee Robert Phinney

North Bath road shoulders piling by state highway dept

North Bath sees ongoing road work as the State Highway Department piles the shoulders along local streets to improve stability and drainage for approaching seasons. The project focuses on widening and reinforcing the road edges to better handle traffic and weather.

State Highway Department Bath

Personal Items From Bath and Nearby Towns Add To Memorial Day Week

Mrs Clarence Brown returns home after three weeks as a patient at Bath Memorial Hospital. George Lawrence son of Mr and Mrs Harry Higgins arrives home from the University of Maine for summer vacation. Gladyce Cothran of Bath spends Sunday with her mother Rose Lee Higgins. Families including De Groot Higgins Cothran and Willard McCabe gather at West Point for Memorial Day. Elmer Brittell and children Terry and Cindy of Dover NH visit grandmother Rose Lee Higgins. Harold McDonald and Fred Lovejoy visit from Togus and Rumford respectively. Morse High School graduates from North Bath include Mary Lou Tardiff Dillon Gillies Nancy Thurston and George Young Jr. Donald Gurney hosts a lobster bake with guests from Waterville. Harold Scamell and two children of Massachusetts are weekend guests of William Nadeau.

Sidney Shaw Sidney, Jr Lynn Mass Shaws Woolwich Charles Severoni North Quincy Barley Neck Road Herbert Munsey Day's Ferry Fred Beaney Harvey Greenlaw Alton Munsey James Albert Humphrey Sagadahoc Ferry Bath Memorial Hospital Lillian Siowt George Gallagher Hartford Merton Wright Sasanoa Bluffs Denise Richard Albert Richard Day’s Ferry Denise Lester Davis Saundra Judy Doubling Point Light Portsmouth N. H Davis Rose Carene Myron Tufts Union N. IL Lee N. H. Douglas Wirta University of Maine Gertrude Wirta Norma Drummond Frances Allen Worcester Norman Drummond Mr. Rothwell Clarence Brown George Lawrence Harry Higgins Gladyce Cothran Bath Rose Lee Higgins John de Groot Westpoint Memorial Day Elmer Brittell Terry Cindy Dover Willard McCabe Harold McDonald Rumford Fred Lovejoy Togus Nieece North Bath Morse High School Mary Lou Tardiff Philip Tardiff Dillon Gillies James A. Gillies, Jr Nancy Thurston Samuel_London George Young, Jr George Young Donald Gurney Frank Fitzgerald Lawrence Fitzgerald Donald Berry Paul Jones Augustus Willey Waterville Harold Scammell Massachusetts William Nadeau

Corbett Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Check Charge

Richard Corbett of Lafayette pleaded guilty to writing a fraudulent 28 dollar check. Circuit Judge Paul D. Ewan sentenced him to not less than one year nor more than ten years in the State Reformatory, but suspended the sentence after Corbett fainted and was revived.

Lafayette Ind Richard Corbett Paul D. Ewan Ij Corbett

West Bath Grange Memorial Program Observed

West Bath Grange held its annual Memorial program Monday with ritual decor, a memorial march, and the tableau The Old Rugged Crags. Chaplain Ira Day arranged the program. deceased members were honored with carnations and readings by Ethel MacDonald Verna Coombs and others. An upcoming dairy supper by the Home and Community Welfare Committee is scheduled for June 10 at 6 p.m.

West Bath Grange Ira Day Ruth Doughty James Royal Ethel MacDonald Jasper Loveitt Alice Johnson Verl MecNelly Mike Zoome Mattie Alton Collins Celia Eaton Marion Farnsworth Charles Soule Gertrude Trott Frances Waterman Lawrence Palmer, Jr Alice Winter Leona John Howe Golden Sheaf Luella Noyes Estella Doughty Flora Hannah Snow Dora Royal Pomona Ivers Hackett Verna Coombs Ceres Harry Peterson Persis Miller Io Day Florence Farnham Bertha Palmer Isle of Somewhere Home and Community Welfare Committee Grange

West Bath Residents and Visitors Come and Go This Weekend

West Bath and nearby communities saw a flurry of visitors and residents returning home over the weekend. Dr and Mrs Leslie Bates of Lynnfield Mass spent time at Brigham Cove. Arthur Harris and family returned to New York, with plans for July in Sabine. Robert Thompson and family, former West Bath residents, moved back to Lynn Mass. Peggy Fox visited en route to Calais after wintering in Florida. Several others, including the McNellys, Summer Andrew, and Everett, spent time at Dyer Brooks Camp and with local families as cottages near the New Meadows river near completion.

Edward Chilman Leigh Lori Daytona Beach Fla Mass St. Mark's Methodist Church Brookline Wolcott Andrews Boston Bath Road Wiscasset Ralph E. Dyer U. S Ava Barton Charles J. Pugh Dorothy Se Leslie Bates Lyinfield Mass Tibbetts Farm Brigham Cove Arthur Harris New York Sabine Robert Thompson West Bath Lynn Peggy Fox Florida Calais Percy Holbrook McNelly Everett Joseph McNelly Dyer Brooks Summer Andrew Howard California New Meadows River Erroll Clark Hood-Dunwodie Minneapolis Minn Courtney Stover Charlotte Cook Kermit and Dennis Danvers Ralph McNary Marblehead Loring Small Leon F. Bates Bath Memorial Hospital F. W. Deehan B. F. Whitmore Gardiner Arthur Holbrook Freeport Ernest Hamblett Terri Dee Michael East Hampton Con Francis MacDonald Gardiner High School Jane Ann Cox Richard Dawson Everett Comeau’ Place Richmond Edward Pinkham

Richmond News Briefs Highlight Local Youth and Veterans

Pfc Gilman E. Hinkley assigned to the 24th Infantry Division in Korea as a machine gunner in Co A of the 34th Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hinkley. Explorer Scout Troop 95 held a Swan Island camping trip, cleaning the cemetery and placing flags on veterans and Odd Fellows graves. birthday party for Carolyn McKenney, Emerson Legion installs new officers, and Memorial Day events announce parades and services. Fire crews battled an eight hour slash and brush fire along Beedle road near John Pinkham’s home. Several local residents reported weekend visits and travel to nearby towns and family gatherings.

Gilman E. Hinkley U. S. Army Korea Hinkley Clinton Hinkley Brown Avenue Maxine Waltz Co. A Explorer Swan Island Odd Fellows Larry Bond, Jr Clarence Dunbar Richard and Paul Withee Dennis Gardner James Sidelinger Charles Pratt John Kinney Teddy Smith Billie Emmons Roger Miller John Wallace Edwin Douglass Carolyn McKenney Joan Seigars Sheila Simpson Helena Lechner Cynthia Rodrigue Cheryl Babb Sandra Caron Linda Patricia Harriman Sheryl Thompson Pamela Joy Esther Simpson Robert Cutler Warren Joy McKenney Oram Simpson Tenants Harbor Emerson Lane Post Auxiliary American Legion Hope Cunningham South Gardiner Virginia McCabe Lorna Westerlund Audrey Dewitt Alice Pashard Elizabeth Barter Cecelia Robinson Grace Dickinson Marcia Baker Alice Gilpatrick Mary Lord Laura Reynolds Louise Pratt Donna Grant Emerson School Veterans Organizations Richmond High School Charles Guiou Redlon Holman Carl Watts Everett Lord Edward Crosby Joseph Seigars Lawrence Bond Gerald Guiou Richard Nickel Victor Gonier Harry Nickel, Jr Bernard Smith Veterans’ Memorial George M. Johnson Clarence D. Read, Jr Bowdoinham Methodist Joseph E. le Master Monmouth Harland Joyce Crystal Farley Lillian Haynes Elwood Braun Roland Pelletier Richmond Bowdeinham Gardiner Beedle John Pinkham McMaster

Bay Point Woodpeckers Noted Along Bay Point Woods

Bay Point residents observed two woodpecker varieties the downy and the hairy at work in local woods. The downy, smallest with muffled tapping, incubates eggs in tree cavities with 16 day incubation and both parents feed the young at three weeks. The hairy is larger with a long bill and white outer tail feathers. Both have two forward and two backward toes and red head spots. Also noted are local social visits and cottage weekend gatherings at First Beach including Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hegenem Matson of New York and several Mce ivor Furbish Moore and Pow ers families.

Bay Point Woods Bay Point Peter Hegenem Matson Bedford Street N. Y New York Matson Mary Ruth Field Dietrick L. W. Dietrick Gordon Merry Waldoboro Dwight Furbish Billy Sprague Harold C. Miller Marcia Richard Gary Brattleboro First Beach Daniel Peacock Watertown Millers Kenneth Mce-Ivor H. Martin Powers Madison Moore Madison, Jr Karen Furbish W. C. Davis Schenectady Ralph Spinney L. M. Spinney Theodore Stewart Brookline Mass Kennebec Poing

Morse High Class of 1942 Reunion Banquet Planned

About 50 people including spouses will attend Morse High School’s 15th reunion for the class of 1942. George Hersom has already arrived from San Francisco to spend two weeks with his parents. Room 109 at the high school will host pre banquet gathering with a Sedgwick social and post banquet entertainment to follow.

Morse High George Hersom San Francisco Calif Ife Richard T. Hersom Coour‘ Street Sedgwick

Sacred Heart Circle Reports on Augusta Convention

Reports from the State convention at Augusta were given by Mrs. Gertrude Nugent and the Rev. John E. Bellefontaine at Sacred Heart Circle meetings. The event occurred May 18 and 19. A committee for the June social was named, with Julia Donnell chairing and others including Mary Bacher and Mary Hanna. The social is set for June 18.

Augusta Gertrude Nugent John E. Bellefontaine Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Julia Donnell Mary Bacher Mary Hanna Vivian Brown Clara Sonia Lena Fortier Mary Katula Alice Burgess Mildred Young Eva Henderson

Bath Students to Receive Diplomas at MCI Commencement

Three Bath residents will receive diplomas at Maine Central Institute's 88th commencement in George Parks Memorial Gymnasium. The graduating class totals 142, the largest in school history, with graduates Wayne M. Akeley Grove Street Richard A. Bishop 103 South Street and Harry M. Wilson II 944 Middle Street among the Bath attendees.

Bath Maine Central Institute George Parks Memorial Gymnasium Bathy Wayne M. Akeley Grove Street Richard A. Bishop South Street Harry M. Wilson II Middle Street

Local Residents Return Home and Visit Friends

March returned to her home this week from Gardiner General hospital. She is able to get about on crutches. Mrs. Esther Foss of Los Angeles California, formerly of Richmond, is visiting local friends and relatives for a month.

March Gardiner General Hospital Esther Foss Los Angeles Calif Richmond

Dresden Welcomes Mrs Lilla Fitch and Wilmot Trussell in May Wedding

May 25 ceremony at Wilmot Trussell home performed by Rev James Herrick. First selectman Mr Trussell and guests from Gardiner Augusta Winthrop and nearby towns attended a reception at the Masonic auditorium hosted by Mrs Nina Gavet and Mrs Althea Cromwell. The newlyweds will reside at Cedar Grove with gifts arranged by Mrs Gavet and Mrs Cromwell.

Lilla Fitch Wilmot Trussell Trussell James Herrick Trussel Alvin Jewett Samuel Trussell Masonic Auditorium Nina Gavet Woolwich Althea Cromwell Westport Jeannine Fitch Judy Condon Dorr Woodward John Frey Carolyn Sirois Lyndal Goud Edward Goud Cedar Grove

Brigadoon Opens Strawhat Theater At Lakewood Maine

Strawhat Theater in Skowhegan Maine opens its 1957 season with Brigadoon at Lakewood Theatre. Performances run June 15 to 22 with 8 15 PM evenings and 2 30 PM matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. The musical features two visiting Yankees in the Scottish Highlands and includes songs like Almost Like Being In Love.

Skowhegan Maine America Lakewood Theatre Brigadoon Brigadoom New York N. Y Broadway

Thlopthlocca Methodist Dinner Nets $180 at Okemah

The annual wild onion dinner at the Thlopthlocca Indian Methodist church drew 250 attendees and raised $180, according to church official John Deer. The report also notes the Navy Ground Control Approach system at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island, has guided in over 60,000 planes.

Okemah Okla John Deer Navy Naval Naval Air Station Quonset Point, R. I

Also Mentioned on This Page

Nequasset Extension Group Good Will Club Edith Rice Moatsweag Extension Group Maud Wright Kennebec School Sagadahoc Roger Carter Nequasset Frank W. Bailey Mary Dodge Ruby Dodge Daisy Elwell Gertrude Stacy Doris Haley First Congregational Church of Mary Anne Dodige Daughters of the American Revolution Ossian Dodge Canasta Club Grace Smith Middle Road Carroll Morse Carl Pinson Topsham North Harland Harrington Anna Harrington Charles Packard Oscar Douglass Leslie Dewitt Anna Starke Sylvia Howard Sacred Heart Circle Heart Convention Reports MCI Dresden Harry Hunter Jane Welch Charles Peacock Alburn Randolph Winthrop Whitefield Lawrence Gahan Cora Gahan Charles Gray P. T. C Association West Dresden Warriette Carolyn Sheldon Ida Burton Charles W. Sheldon Rockland Harriette Henry A. Thurston Washington, D. C Holland Spain Portugal Thurstons Middle Bridge Elmer Wade Leslie A. Bailey Wallace Rittall Dresden Mills Needle Club Hamilton Bailey Virginia Charles Olney Rehobeth Bailey Farm Olney Japan Earle Cowing Rosehill Mich Louis, Woodwards Gorham Dean Woodward Auburn Dresden Mills Nathaniel B. T. Barker Yarmouth Abbie and Lois Barker Barker Strawhat Lakewood
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