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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1956

Page

5

Bath Rainbow Assembly Installs Officers At Ceremonies

Bath Assembly No 6 of the Order of Rainbow For Girls held a semi public installation at Masonic Temple on Thursday night. Miss Phyllis Warner was installed as Worthy Advisor with her twin sister Frances Warner as retiring Worthy Advisor assisting. The Warner parents were presented. gifts and a new American flag were presented to the Assembly. Numerous officers were installed with Cyn thia Osgood and Dianne Bailey assisting. Refreshments followed as tables featured outdoor scenes. Next meeting date to be announced.

Rainbow Assembly NO. 6 Phyllis Warner Bath Assembly Frances Warner Nancy Eseley Hope Mabel Ashe Anna Lonn Charity Betsy Bertrand Faith Frances Maurice Warner Middle Street Bath Assembly No. 6 Order of Rainbow Masonic Temple Assembly Warner Misses Warner Jean Fleming Ellen Low Judith Gross Verna Watts Barbara Fuller Donna Maxson Susan Briggs Deborah Lawrence Judith Ashe Nancy Temple Sandra Moore Carol Hooker Cynthia Osgood P. W. A. Dianne Bailey Mabel Merrill Donna Guynn Francis Bertrand Thomas Aikenhead Linwood Temple Paul Sceanlin Ruth Fuller John Gillespie

Two Morse High Alumni to Graduate From Colby College

Two Morse High school alumni will graduate from Colby College at the annual commencement on Monday June 11. Hepzibah H Reed daughter of Carlton Day Reed of Woolwich and William E Haggett son of Charles L Haggett of 43 York Street will receive A B degrees. Haggett has been active on Colby varsity baseball.

Morse High Colby College Morse High School Hepzibah H. Reed Carlton Day Reed Woolwich William E. Haggett Charles L. Haggett York Street Miss Reed Mr. Haggett Colby Haggett

Crackdown on Popham Beach teen vandals begins

State police and Sagadahoc County officers patrol Popham Beach after a weekend invasion by teen celebrants. Residents report broken bottles, cars stuck in private driveways, and a missing cottage door used as firewood. Sheriff Loring D. Small confirms annual disturbances and warns of court action for violators as patrols continue through the summer.

Popham Beach Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Department Loring D. Small Coast Guard Popham

Trafton Club Is Organized For Sagadahoc County

In Bath on Monday night Republicans organized a Sagadahoc County Trafton-for-Governor club to back Willis A. Trafton of Auburn in the June gubernatorial primaries. Stanley R. Hunter was elected president with Cleveland P. Curtis as vice president and T. Tarpy Schulten as secretary-treasurer. An open house is planned for June 11 at Huse Memorial school, with Mrs. Hunter chairing refreshments. An advisory council of 35 members was named to aid arrangements and distribute campaign material.

Bath Sagadahoc County Willis A. Trafton Auburn Stanley R. Hunter Bath City Cleveland P. Curtis Bowdoin T. Tarpy Schulten Woolwich Huse Memorial School

Henry Crawford Debuts as NL Umpire This Season

Henry Shag Crawford becomes the sole new National League umpire this season, joining a trusted crew as the circuit seeks fresh leadership on the field.

Henry Shag) Crawford

Morse High Class Day Program Highlights 1956

Morse High School hosted the Class of 1956 event Monday night with a skit on memories and futures. Students Joseph Darling Stephanie Rush Marilyn Bates and George Lawrence participated while Elvira Pecci Judith Watts read class history.

Morse High School Joseph Darling Stephanie Rush Marilyn Bates George Lawrence Morse Elvira Pecci Judith Watts Francis Witham Richard Bishop Norma Brewer Diane Bailey Robert Billington Herbert Anderson Donna Guynn Sherry Robinson Patricia White M. H. S. Band Cecil V. Rowland Austin Miller Ethel Wright Kenneth Bickford Robert Clunie Margaret Flaherty Rowland and Miller Armando Cormier Paul Johnson Malcolm Hamilton Jane Homan J. Edward Pomeroy Nathan W. Watson

Public Health Nursing Assn joins United Fund

The Bath Public Health Nursing Association voted to join the United Fund in the city. Ruth Sleary, R.N., is available for home nursing at 72 Front Street with hours 8 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 4:30 p.m. except Thursday and Saturday afternoons. A Well Baby clinic runs Wednesdays at 2 p.m. The April–May report shows 150 visits and four trips to Portland. Immunization clinics for preschool children were held, with attendance up this year. Attending the Monday session were Donald N. Small, Frederick M. Haggett, Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell, and several others.

Bath Public Health Nursing Association United Fund Ruth Sleary R. N Front Street Henry Donald N. Small Frederick M. Haggett Oliver W. Bell Dean Shaw Melvin M. Henderson Fred Thompson, Jr Arthur Sewall Edward Cummings Eastham Guild, Jr George Sargent Leon E. Buck

Family name change noted for Leary’s Finnish roots

Leary states his parents are native Finns and explains the surname was changed from Learies.

Leary Finland Learies

Annual Baccalaureate Service Held at Morse High Auditorium

Dr James V Miller of Bates College spoke to Morse High School's 1956 graduating class calling life fragile and urging humility, self-acceptance, and keeping faith with God. The service featured an all girl choir, local pastors, and a ceremonial cross with gladioli, with students and parents in attendance.

James V. Miller Department of Philosophy and Religion Bates College Morse High School Dr. Miller Miller Harold L. Allen Corliss Street Baptist Church

Supt Additon And Mrs Colby To Represent MTA At NEA Session

Loring R Addison and Mrs Berenice Colby both of Bath will serve as delegates for the Maine Teachers Association at the 94th convention of the National Education Association in Portland Oregon from July 16. The NEA gathering will include 5500 delegates from 48 states plus the District of Columbia Hawaii Alaska and Puerto Rico with speakers such as Eric Johnston and J Addington Wagner.

Loring R. Addison Maine Teachers’ Association Berenice Colby Bath MTA National Education Association Portland Ore City of Roses NEA District of Columbia Hawaii Alaska Puerto Rico Eric Johnston Roving Ambas Lee U Bridge California Institute of Technology

Bond Ordinance For Fire Station To Be Taken Up

City of Bath council at City Hall will take up a bond ordinance authorizing 180000 dollars to finance construction and equipment of a new Central Fire Station during a June meeting starting at 7 30 p m. The session includes two prior public hearings at 7 20 and 7 25 on amendments to street lighting and municipal traffic ordinances. Reports from the City Manager and Treasurer, tank installations at Leeman highway and Quimby street, and laying out Cottage street Cottage park and Sheridan road are listed. A resolution will set a new date for the July meeting due to July 4.

Leeman Highway Quimby Street Cottage Street Cottage Park Sheridan Road

All Honor Part Students Active In School Events

Five students delivering honor parts at graduation earned high honors and belong to the National Honor Society. They were active in extra curricular affairs with brief sketches: Jane Homan treasurer and Good Citizenship Award recipient, Paul Johnson class president and active leader, Nancy Bourgois sports star and merit award recipient, Donna McDougal leader in school affairs, and Malcolm Hamilton class vice president known as a natural entertainer.

Jane Homan Paul Johnson Nancy Bourgois Morse Donna McDougal Malcolm Hamilton Lovies McDougal Daniel A. McDougal Oak Street Nancy Ruth Bourgois Donald E. Bourgois Paris Malcolm Cowan Hamilton Newell C. Hamilton High Street Jane Elizabeth Homan Miss Homan Jesse Homan Homan Denny Read Holy City Richard Crabtree Dallas Crabtree Office Drive Robert Edmund Freeman Oscar Freeman George Gershwin Constance Elizabeth Gray Woodrow Gray Five Islands Patricia Ann White Albert T. White West Bath Raymond W. Farnham Farnham Johnson Edward W. Pomeroy Nathan W. Watson Richard Arnold Beacon Street Methodist Church Robert J. Perry Armande Cormier Morse High School Donna L. McDougal Paul O Johnson Jane E. Homan Malcolm C. Hamilton

Morse High Graduates Plan Diverse Futures

Twenty nine Morse High School graduates received diplomas in a recent ceremony. Enlistments span the Navy Air Force Coast Guard and Marine Corps with several heading to college programs at Bowdoin, Maine, Gorham, UNH, Brigham Young and other institutions. The class includes Paul Johnson as president and salutatorian planning to lead at Bowdoin while several others pursue nursing, teaching, or employment.

Morse High School U. S Navy John Doyle Edward Wilson Bryce Katula Vance Libby Robert MacDonald Frank Manion William Stinson Robert Strout Gerald Wyman Air Force Theodore Andrews Charles Aubut Paul Chandler Harry Cool Edward Cummings Gerald Potter Lance Fuller Dana Lary Gilbert Robinson Gordon Sirois Robert Soule George Tardiff U. S. Army Mark Flaherty Bernard Plummer Walter Hunt John Totman Coast Guard Service Maynard Maddocks Everett Hathorne Herbert Morse John Williams Marine Corps Paul Johnson Bowdoin College University of Maine George Lawrence Richard Leask Richard Crabtree Donald Hamblett David Potter Joan Poulet Robert Stairs Leland Hopkins Mary Talbot Walter Upham Herbert Flint Carl Fogg Sylvia Pinkham Marilyn Bates Gorham State Teachers College Robert Billington Richard Bishop Maine Central Institute University of New Hampshire Dawna Leonard Elizabeth Marble Judith Browne Brigham Young University Morse Westbrook Junior College Patricia M. Robinson Beverly Hughes Jeanne Soule Malcolm Hamilton Bates College Martin Turpie Edward Marchetti Colby College Nancy Bourgois John Champagne Boston University

Morse High awards diplomas to 136 graduates

At Morse High School 136 students received diplomas in the 53rd annual commencement. Class president Paul Johnson led the procession. six graduates earned high honors and 49 honors. Honor essays featured McDougal Bourgois Hamilton with valedictorian Homan addressing the crowd.

Morse High Morse High School Paul Olin Johnson Robert J. Perry Bath Board of Education National Honor Society Martin V. B. Sargent Winterstreet Congregational Church Paul Johnson Royal A. Johnson High Street Mr. Johnson Donna

Twenty-Nine Special Awards At Morse High Graduation

Principal Raymond Farnham presents 29 prizes at Morse High graduation, including the John Parker Award of 50 dollars for a senior boy with high grades letters and citizenship. Marilyn Bates wins the Delta Kappa Gamma prize for future teachers. Other honors awarded to George Lawrence, Jane Homan, Malcolm Hamilton, Nancy Norton, and more, with multiple local PTA and alumni prizes across Woolwich and Bath area schools.

Raymond W. Farnham John Parker Morse High School Parker Gilbert Robinson Philip Robinson Washington Street Morse Marilyn Bates Frank A. Bates Cottage Park Eta Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Lincoln Sagadahoc George Lawrence Henry Eames Wood Frances Phyllis Warner Maurice Warner Middle Street Dike P. T. A Elvira Pecci Joseph Pecci Sheridan Road Nancy Norton Francis Norton Pine Street South End Elizabeth R. Moses Woolwich P. T. A William Stins

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Bath Rainbow Assembly Miss Hepsibah H. Reed Bunn Hearn North Carolina Public Health Nursing Assn Peter Crocker Carol Cummings Dillon Gillies Judith Boyce John Chase Adelle Rubin Carol Henderson Duane Fitzgerald David Newcomb Marilynne Mary Talbot Betsy Douglas Isabel Johansen Supt. Additon Dent Ammon Soule Pleasant Avenue Band Boosters Club Robert Freeman Col. Dummer Sewall D. A. Rand Alan Spear Charles McKay Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute Joseph Marchetti Paul Watts Central Avenue Bath Memorial Hospital
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