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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1949

Page

4

Social notes and visits from Bath residents

Mrs J P Kunz and two children arrive at the Five Islands summer home. Several Bath residents are listed with travels, hospital visits, ship duties, and graduations including Bates College commencement speaker Gen Lucius D Clay and Earle L Fox.

Bates College Lewiston Lucius D. Clay Germany United State Army Earle Leon Fox Earle R. Fox Washington Street Bath Fox Morse High School Bates

Morse High students appear on WLAM Teen-Age Party show

Senior Doreen Willis and Frank Warren from Morse High joined fellow district seniors on the Teen-Age Party program aired on WLAM Lewiston Saturday morning under the direction of Miss Cecilia Butler Woman’s director. The feature also notes Morse juniors’ April participation and various local social visits and activities around Bath.

Doreen Willis Frank Warren Morse High Wlam Lewiston Cecila Butler Morse

Local Residents Note Visits and Hospital Updates Across Town

Mr and Mrs Carl Swanton return from a week long motor trip to Red Bank New Jersey and Wilmington Delaware to visit daughters families and relatives. Several Brunswick area residents are listed as weekend guests at Prouts Neck Squirrel Island and Bath with hospital observations and surgery updates including Roberta Oliver and Alice Lorraine Purdue home from the University of Maine for summer, Dean Farnham and Mrs Farnham at Memorial Hospital, and Emma Wyman of Small Point also a patient.

Carl Swanton Red Bank N. J Wilmington Del Harrison Hubbard Hal Dean Farnham Brunswick Memorial Hospital

Local social notes include visits from families in town

Mrs. Jack Boone and Mrs. Robert Kneeth with son Robert visited Mr. and Mrs. Advah Reynolds on Upper Washington street. Mr. Raymond Blackman and Mrs. Ellsworth joined Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Price over the weekend. Granville Colby and companions traveled from Bath street to Montreal and attended Shrine ceremonies including a Mount Royal ride. Mrs. Costello P. Hall of Sagadahoc Ferry is ill at home.

Jack Boone Robert Kneeth Robert Advah Reynolds Upper Washington Street Raymond Blackman Ellsworth Arthur Price City Granville Colby Quimby Street Bath Street Montreal Colby Mr. Cutting Mount Royal Costello P. Hall Sagadahoc Ferry

Surprise shower honors Mrs Gaudet at 24 Dummer Street

A Monday evening surprise shower hosted by Mrs Gladys Beers and Mrs Eleanor Colcord celebrated the marriage of Mrs Gaudet formerly Miss Lorraine Tyler. Attendees included many Bath residents and out of town guests Mrs Janice Farnham and Mrs Mary Orr.

John Gaudet Dummer Street Gladys Beers Eleanor Colcord Gaudet Lorraine Tyler Rumford Lillian Stover Bertha Parks Marjorie Johnson Evelyn Watson Ethel Berry Betty Berry Kay Hart Helen Johnson Mary Gaudet Margaret Lakin Rachel Farnham Virginia Perry Evelyn Hobbs Margaret Beardsley Mary McLaughlin Anne Jewett Dean Bonney Marion Farnham Janice Farnham Brunswick Mary Orr Eliot

Hill and wife to visit Bath before summer at Pop ham Beach

Mr and Mrs William H Hill Jr of Philadelphia will stay with Mrs Hill's parents Mr and Mrs Dwight W Pierce on High Street Bath this week before moving to Pop ham Beach for the summer Hill has just completed his first year at Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia

Mary Clappison Syracuse University James A. Clappison North Street Miss Clappison Paul B. Brownrigg George Brownrigg High Street Mr. Brownrigg School of Education Delta Upsilon Fraternity William S. Newell Boston Newell Sidney Hardwick Michael Rollins Belair John H. Grindell West Bath Hardwick Frank S. Oliver Bath Morse High Capt Hubert Arsenault Gurnet William H. Hill, Jr Philadelphia Hill Dwight W. Pierce Popham Beach Temple University Medical School Max L. Pinansky Portland Morse High School Pinansky John E. Bellefontaine C. Clifford Sargent Panis Angelicus Caesar Franck Bellefontaine Betty Footer Janice Knight Madelyn Kronstrand Irene Lait Fredda Legard Carolyn Miller Laura Mulcahy Eunice Pert Martha Stone Helen Witham Pauline Holmsen

Hyde Home Visit Showcases Therapy and Rooms of Care

A detailed tour of the Hyde Home highlights the work of staff and volunteers in occupational therapy for cerebral palsy cases, the nursery school with special chairs and play areas, and renovated spaces including a former ballroom now used by therapists. Noted figures include Miss Mabel Tabor, Miss Esther Drummond, Miss Eleanor Granger, and incoming director Staton Curtis.

Esther Drummond Mabel Tabor Miss Tabor Eleanor Granger Columbia University Patricia Morse Nancy Whitney Sargent College of Physical Education Boston University Jeannette Pitkin Lois Burns William Boyce Ethel Tourtillotte Fay Stilphen Hazel Nutt Hyde Doris Wing Gorham State Teachers’ College America David

Pine Tree Home Aids Disabled Youths With Gardens and Camp

The Pine Tree Society runs a home and Pine Tree camp aiding handicapped youths in Maine. Residents work in greenhouse and gardens supervised by Bernard Duant and volunteers. Eggs vegetables and flowers are sold to visitors to fund care and activities. Mrs. Preston helped pass state funding for crippled children education. The Hyde Memorial Home is described as a real home for the youngsters.

United States Navy Pine Tree Camp Bernard Duant Pine Tree Society Preston State House Maine Hyde Memorial Portland

Millikens Return Home After Lake Champlain Visit

Mr and Mrs Ralph Milliken and family of Bedford street have returned home after spending two weeks with relatives at Lake Champlain New York.

Ralph Milliken Bedford Street Lake Champlain N. Y

Student committee leads school service program

Melvin Henderson arranged the event with Mrs. Robert Downs as faculty adviser. The student committee included Elizabeth Driscoll as chairman, with Martha Stone, Caroline Adams, Eleanor McRae and Jane Niles. Irene Percy managed stenciling and Jane Labbie handled lettering and drawing for the covers.

Melvin Henderson Robert Downs Elizabeth Driscoll Martha Stone Caroline Adams Eleanor McRae Jane Niles Irene Percy Jane Labbie Tettering

Frances Flaherty graduates with honors from Emerson College

Frances Flaherty daughter of Mrs Margaret C and the late Andrew C Flaherty earned an A B degree from Emerson College Boston on Sunday at Old South Church. She made the dean's list and majored in English with a minor in speech and dramatic arts. Her Emersonian record includes class treasurer annual speech recital and several campus leadership roles.

Frances Flaherty Margaret C Andrew C. Flaherty Emerson College Boston Old South Church Flaherty Emerson Miss Flaherty Emersonian Zeta Phi Eta National Professional Newman Club

Skelton Family Attends Union Falls Power Station Dedication

Mr and Mrs William L Skel ton and relatives from Bath Lewiston and Schenectady attended the dedication ceremony of the Skelton power station in Union Falls Dayton near Saco. Miss Janice Skelton unveiled the commemorative tablet honoring William B Skelton of Lewiston president of Central Maine Power Co.

William L. Skelton John K. Skelton Janice Bath David B. Skelton Schenectady N. Y Union Falls Dayton Saco Skelton William B. Skelton Lewiston Central Maine Power Co

Birth of daughter to Mark W. Sewall family

Word was received of the birth of a daughter at Orono to Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Sewall of Boothbay Harbor. Mr. Sewall is a University of Maine student and the couple are the son and daughter in law of Donald S. Sewall and Mrs. Mark W. Sewall of Washington Street.

Orono Mark W. Sewall Boothbay Harbor Sewall University of Maine Donald S. Sewall Washington Street

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J. P. Kunz Peter Bonnie Kunz Five Islands E. Winifred Aderton Frances Aderton New York State Mr. Long Betsey Ruth Goldstein Morris Goldstein Bluff Road John W. Gilliam, Jr USN John W. Gilliam Front Street George Clymer Southernalifornia Sally Kimball Richard Kimball Grove Street Rochester Judith Dennison Addison McInnes Massachusetts Institute of Technology G.A. Howard Delco General Motors Corporation Ralph Cornish Deering Street George Engemann McKeesport Herbert Reed Berwick, N. H Burton Hodgkins Augusta Mary Clark Billy Damariscotta Eben Dana Woolwich Harold Miller Bridge Street Bath Memorial Hospital John Cunningham Fort Lauderdale Fla Gainesville Texas Rodney E. Ross, Jr Marion Bourgoin Center Street Eugene Rice Jennifer Los Angeles Calif Mr. Rice Nelson Rice Belfast Charles Rhein Bath Police Department Edna King Maureen Kelliher Patty Gaudette Phyllis Tardif Janice Hanna Mary Rogers Judy Mank Milton Rogers Otis B. Ayer Union Street Maine General Hospital John A. Dunning Mary Dunning Robinson Street Naval Academy Annapolis Willard Keith Swansea G. Burns Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Department Samuel S. Sewall Olive Lawson Redlands Anne Kimball Lincoln Street Prout's Neck Betty Comeau Mary Comeau Brunswick Road Jean Loring Howard Mayo Bruce Fenn Auburn Converse Fenn Warren Hawley, Jr Barbie Ross Hobb Pond Birch Island Lodge Harry Horne Indian Point Sadie Swett Hazel Schottler West Rena Roberts Truth Dirigo Freda Bagdikian Harriet Waitz Dirigo Court Charity Court Henry G. Shaw Ubert Swett Paul Bagdikian Emma Ehlers King Court Paul Moore Quebec David M. Armstrong Ellen Read Washington, D. C Frank Reinochl Com. Armstrong Norfolk, Va Armstrong Barbara Pitman Ralph O. Dale Middle Street Mary Gartley Bever Quick Moosehead Lake Lawrence Morang Eastport Ira Davis Mary Ketchum Raymond Anderson David Sprague John Shaw Oak Street John Powers Arthur N. MacDonald William Gibb Bertha Dunbar Hobart Ames Harry MacDonald James McKay Alzia Gross Elmer Dinsmore Archibald Gillies Fesenden School West Newton Mass Waldron Troop Harry E. Ring, Jr Sumner Sewall Simsbury Conn Alexandra Colby Junior College New London N. H James Jordan Pine Street Sally Mullaney Joseph Mullaney Denny Road Paul Hurd Charles E. Hewitt, III Shirley Melville Dawn Charles Rollins Lambert Park Edward Gaudreau, Jr Sons Mr. Gaudreau Edward Gaudreau Upper Sarah Coombs Danford McDonald Myra Pennell McDonald Bath Iron Works Edward Sewall Red House Paul Comeau Davis Hatch Needham Squirrel Island Fernando Hutchins Joanne Lynn, Mass Roberta Oliver Freeman Oliver Gary Meister Carl Meister Forest Road Lena Bailey Albert Warren Salvation Army Growstown Church William Stewart Herbert Allen Richardson Mr. Richardson Eva Snowman Richardson Stewart Walter Moore Richardson Percy Pratt Alice Lorraine Purdue Miss Purdue University Joseph O. Purdue Emma Wyman Small Point Ralph Mittendorf Robert Levine Mademoiselle Shop Jacob Smith Burlington, VI Merton Robert Young Winter Street College of Business Administration Robert Hallett Barbara Madden Charles I. Madden, Jr Mechanic Street Becker Junior College Worcester Madden Maple Hall Worcester Memorial Auditorium Benjamin Fletcher Wright Harvard University Smith College Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Capitol Island Clinton Allen Hagan Adoniram J. Hagan Hagan Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland Elbridge A. Hagan Johns Hopkins Charles H. Cahill Sedgwick John Labbie Day Bruce Maynard Brown Staton Curtis Met Curtis Springfield College Alfred Ives James Steen Edward Larrabee Merton Dearing George Freeman West Bath Grarge Vuallauris France Rita Heyworth Prince Aly Khan Aga Khan Rita International Radiophoto
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