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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1955

Page

4

Bath and area society notes and campus news

City Health Officer R McFadden and Mrs McFadden return from Washington with daughter Georgianna who graduated Trinity College June 4 and plans master’s work at Catholic College. Others attend weddings, births, hospital stays, moves, and travel notes across Bath and nearby towns.

R. Clinton McFadden McFadden Washington, D. C Trinity College Georgianna B. McFadden Miss McFadden Bath Washington Catholic College D. C McFaddens Emily Thibodeau Santa Barbara Calif

Hill Family Summering at Birch Point Cottage

Mr and Mrs William Hill Jr and their family are spending the summer at their cottage located at Birch Point. The family plans a relaxing season with visits from relatives and local outings.

William Hill, Jr Birch Point

Hawkes Couple Attend Notre Dame Graduation in South Bend

Mr and Mrs Edward Hawkes of Phippsburg traveled to South Bend Indiana to witness the graduation of Mrs Hawkes son Dale Harper from the University of Notre Dame, marking a family milestone.

Christopher J. Gill High Street South Bend Indiana Notre Dame University Edward Hawkes Phippsburg Ind Hawkes Dale Harper University of Notre Dame

Gillette Welcomes Son Born at Bremerton Navy Yard

Lt jg Thomas W Gillette and wife announce the birth of a son on May 27 in Bremerton Washington where the family is stationed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Christopher Warren Gillette is the name given to the child and relatives report the event. Mrs Oscar A Bingham arrived from Melrose Massachusetts to visit Days Ferry friends and neighbors including Mrs F Carroll Perkins and Miss Priscilla K Perkins at their home. Bath residents attended the Thursday luncheon as part of the Thanks and Conquests events for Mrs Lawrence I Vail at her Five Islands Summer home.

George J. Labbe Clark George South Street Brunswick Maine Osteopathic Hospital Portland Labbe Kathleen Clark Bath Thomas Shores Kathryn Drayton Road Jacksonville Fla Shores Mr. Shores U. S. Navy Brunswick Naval Air Base Thomas W Gillette Bremerton Washington Gillette Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Christopher Warren Lett Gillette and Family Bes T Fe Maine Oscar A. Bingham Melrose Mass F. Carroll Perkins Priscilla K. Perkins Days Ferry Lawrence I Vail Five Islands Norman Howard Fred Hayward

Elliott Family Visit Near Bath

Mr and Mrs Howard Elliott and daughter Caroline of Freedom spent the weekend with Mrs Elliott’s sister Mrs Charles Rogers of Bath. Mrs Elliott is the former Bertha Lenfest.

Howard Elliott Caroline Freedom Elliott Charles Rogers Bath Bertha Lenfest

Escape From Train In Kingsville Brings Relief

Word comes of six year old Henrye Roberts son of Mrs. Roberts formerly of Bath who was run over by a Missouri Pacific train in Kingsville Texas. The engineer applied brakes and found him unharmed crawling from beneath the eighth car. The boy is the child of Harriet Plant and Percy Plant of 203 High street.

Earles Henrye Roberts Bath Kingsville Texas Missouri Pacific Young Charles Harriet Plant Percy W. Plant 203 High Street

Family attends Boston University commencement

The Prawer family joins Gilbert Prawer as he receives a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. After the ceremony, Gilbert starts a business venture with his father.

Sam Prawer Harvey Marlene Boston University Gilbert Prawer Gilbert

Ballochs Return From Bath Visit After Graduation

Mr and Mrs G Sheldon Balloch return to Rangeley after visiting Mrs Ballochs parents Mr and Mrs Bernard A Knight on Lincoln street Bath for the graduation of Mrs Ballochs sister Mrs Norman Sanford Also dinner guests were Mrs Knight s mother Mrs H D Littlefield Newport her aunt Mrs Carrie Charlesworth Lisbon and their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Norman Sanford West Bath

G. Sheldon Balloch Rangeley

Mrs Silverman and Miss Mikels Attend Portland Antique Show

Mrs Louis M. Silverman and Miss Esther G. Mikels spent Tuesday in Portland attending the Antique show at Hotel Eastland.

Louis M. Silverman Esther G. Mikels Portland Hotel Eastland

Mrs. Fred O Hayward Begins Duties at Bath Trust Company

Mrs. Fred O Hayward started duties this week at the Bath Trust Company, marking a new chapter in local banking leadership. Her appointment places emphasis on community service and strengthened customer relations in Bath.

Fred O Hayward The Bath Trust Company

Maine Baptist Convention names Rev. W. H. Johnson president

The Rev. William H. Johnson of South Berwick was elected president of the 41st United Baptist Convention of Maine at First Baptist Church. Other officers include Harry Buzzell of Rumford as first vice president and Dr. Elmer N. Bentley of Waterville as executive secretary. The convention featured addresses by Dr. Eric Ruden of Sweden and missionary reports, with youth fellowship activities and a 25 year foreign mission pin presentation to Gertrude Anderson of Monhegan Island. The assembly concludes Thursday noon.

William H. Johnson South Berwick Forty-First United Baptist Convention of Maine First Baptist Church Harry Buzzell Rumford P. L. Hayden Houston Elmer N. Bentley D.D Waterville Galen F. Sweet Robert Brackley Hallowell Bath Eric Ruden Baptist Union of Sweden Gertrude Anderson Monhegan Island Katherine Marstellar Bangor Vernon F. Legg Christian Education Department American Baptist Convention Billie Hinchman Baptist Mission Japan Orient Baptist Youth Fellowship of Maine Winter Street Congregational Church Richard Holland Board of Education and Publication Jordan Holt Auburn Maine Baptist Youth Fellowship

Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary awards nursing scholarship

At the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary executive board meeting President Sumner Sewall announced Miss Janice Hanna as the nursing scholarship recipient. The 1955 Bath High graduate will enter nursing training at Maine Medical Center Portland next September. Additional reports covered plate sales, new ward hot plate, sewing and volunteering hours, Cozy Corner, Clearing House activity, and new personnel barber for the Clearing House.

Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Sumner Sewall Janice Hanna Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Hanna Mark P. Hanna Milan Street Maine Medical Center Portland James A. Gillies, Jr Ranger Courtney Stover

Bowen Torrey Hosts Communion Breakfast for Morse High Graduates

Mr and Mrs Bowen Torrey hosted a Communion Breakfast at their Washington Street home for Morse High School graduates attending St Marys church. Graduates joined by faculty and spouses attended 730 mass at the church and a breakfast, with members of St Marys Contrafraternity study group among the honored attendees.

Robert P. Shaw, Jr Dummer Street Nichols Junior College Dudley, Mass The Bison Shaw Dean Shaw Morse High School Governor Dummer Academy Bowen Torrey Washington Street St. Mary's Church John E. Bellfontane St. Mary’s Parish Anne Amirault Leon Rouillard Dennis Elliott John Flaherty William Bryant Dorothy Thompson Barbara Berenson Janice Hanna Pauline Kelley Kateri Costain Joan St. Pierre Phyllis Tardiff Elizabeth Carey Jacqueline Purdy Elizabeth Layton Maureen Kelliher Francois Vaillancourt Joanne Frank Robert Fortier Nathan W. Watson Eugene Hunter Dennis Murphy Miss St. Angelo Watson

Reverend Sargent Appointed Pastor in Fall River Church

The Rev. C. Clifford Sargent, former Wesley Methodist pastor, was named to lead the North and Quarry Street Methodist church in Fall River Massachusetts. The appointment was announced at the closing session of the 115th Southern New England Methodist Conference.

C. Clifford Sargent Wesley Methodist Church North

Morse High Awards Honor 1955 56 Officers

At a special Morse High assembly Friday morning 56 students received athletic awards band and majorette letters were presented and new class officers announced Seniors Paul Johnson Malcolm Hamilton Diane Bailey Jane Homan lead officers with a broader slate of student council vice presidents secretaries and treasurers named for each class.

Morse Morse High School Dennis Murphy Gordon Allen Charles Aubut James Carter James Clark George Coombs Peter Crocker Robert Haggett Edward Halfpap Vance Libby Maynard Maddocks Gerry Parker Richard Ramsay Robert Soule Thaxter Trafton Harry Wilson J. V’s John Arsenault Wesley DeCapua John Doyle Reginald Jenkins Richard Marsh Gerald Wyman Robert Clunie Duncan Farrell Varsity Wayne Akeley Thomas Allegrin William Bryant Raymond Durgan Dennis Elliott Edward Estes Edward Marchetti Walter Rice Gilbert Robinson Delmar Stinson George Tardif Frederick Watts Neil West Harry Hallsey Harry Musk Richard Coombs Paul Johnson Richard Johnson Guy Yeaton Robert Billington Donald Hamblett Anna Lonn Jean Fleming Diane Longley Adelle Rubin Cynthia Osgood Dillon Gillies Donald McAllister Christine Libby Judy McPhee Patricia Atwood Joan Crane Malcolm Hamilton Diane Bailey Jane Homan Richard Bishop Dawn Newcomb Elvira Peeci Bernice Breen Judy Boyce Duane Fitzgerald Carol Cummings Carol Henderson Ruth Amirault David Newcomb Frank Blanchard Dawn White Margo Parks Betsy Bertrand William Luke Thomas Powers Betty Marchetti Jean Shumlway

Dr Zimmerman Installed King Lion At Bath Lions Charter Night

Dr Benjamin H Zimmerman was installed as King Lion at Bath Lions Club Charter Night at Bath Country Club Saturday evening marking the club’s fifteenth anniversary. District Governor Neal Powers presided along with officers Leslie Shumway Norman Seekins Arthur MacDonald Edward True Zina Eaton Howard Kirkpatrick Ernest Wood William Watson Ralph Forbes Richard Wing with eleven charter members honored and ten year chevrons awarded. Rev Stanley Rawson of Portland spoke on Lions progress. Ladies Night featured social hour dancing and a gifted piano by Lillian Donaco with committee members noted.

Benjamin H. Zimmerman Bath Lions Club Bath Country Club Neal Powers Richmond Leslie C. Shumway Norman E. Seekins Arthur M. MacDonald Edward D. True Zina M. Eaton Howard W. Kirkpatrick Ernest Wood William Watson Ralph Forbes Richard Wing John H. Freeman Stanley W. Elwell Arthur M Bowker Roland D. McIntosh Archibald M. Main Albert S Donald F. Preble Harold P. Small E. L. McCurdy Sam Prayer Dr. Preble Elmer B. Williams

Lenfest and Larrabee Wed At Nazarene Church

Dora A Lenfest daughter of the late Roy Lenfest Bath married Joseph C Larrabee son of Mr and Mrs John L Larrabee West Bath at a three o clock Saturday ceremony at the Nazarene church Rev Lyle P Calhoun officiated The bride wore a white gown with chapel veil and carried white spring flowers The reception followed at the South End PTA Hall The couple will reside in Sauquoit? Mass. after he completes studies at Eastern Nazarene College in 1956

Ina Mikels Smith David Saul Smith Brookline Mass Arnold Ginsberg Kenmore Hotel Boston Frieda M. Mikels Bath Dora A. Lenfest Joseph C. Larrabee Nazarene Church Roy Lenfest John L. Larrabee West Bath Church of the Nazarene Lyle P. Calhoun Howard Elliott Freedom Doris Clingerman Poland Ohio Barbara Small South End P. T. A. Hall Larrabee Morse High School Eastern Nazarene College Wollaston Saquanton

Pastor Sargent Leaves Local Church for Bangor Post

The Rev. Mr. Sargent, longtime Wesley church pastor, departed Sept 1 1952 to take the Grace Methodist post in Bangor. He leaves the Bangor assignment to accept a new position elsewhere. The piece notes that gorillas and chimpanzees cannot swim.

Mr. Sargent Wesley Church Grace Methodist Church Bangor

North Carolina Har Heels beat Cavaliers twice in 1892

In 1892 North Carolina and Virginia football met twice. The Har Heels won the first game 26 to 0, and the Cavaliers captured the second contest 33 to 7.

North Carolina Virginia Har Heels Cavaliers

Age shift in U S widows from 1920 to 1953

In 1920 about a third of U S widows were 65 or older, but by 1953 more than half reached or exceeded 65. This reflects demographic aging of the widow population over the period.

U. S

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Alex Robertson Winship Street Memorial Hospital Jean R. Bowers Manuel E. Bowers Donald F. McRae, Jr Donald F. McRae Bath Street Agnes Gaudet Raynold Krepps Pearl Street Bedford Street Kenneth Soule Fort Lauderdale Nassau Soule Woolwich Navy Marshall H. Purington Shelbyville, Ky Arthur J. Dunton Mrs. Dunton Park Street Harry E. Ring, Jr Harold G Atwood Tigh Street Maine General Hospital Addie Moulton Georgetown Center Edward Fay Muriel Malden Mass James Coughran Roland Crocker Donna Russell Brown Larry Cloutier Augusta Harry E Ring Jr Green Street Dunlap A. Hatch Carl W Crane Wcsh TV Miss Crane Francis Bennett Howard Andrews Oliver Street Mercy Hospital Brigitte Anita von Hoyningen-Heune Wheelock College Howard Thurman Daniel L. Marsh Kent House Ernest Edward Pinkham Ernest Beulah Rebekah Lodge George A. Gardenier Susan Highland Lake van Perkins Front Street Perkins Gerald J. Cavanagh South Norwalk Fred J. Higgins Lincoln’ Street Seal Harbor Vernon Knapp Philip Gilley Southwest Harbor Malcolm Moore Debra Lois Moore Iris Ames Lucien R Ames Wallace Hinkley 73 High Street Leonard F. Wetherbee Cheryl Greenwood Wakefield Wetherbee James Ashenden Ellen Ashenden Frank Fortier Bath Memorial Hospital Leah Strout Winnegance New York City Milton Mass Harold Hart Denny Road Elmer Joyce Cedric Camden Burton Bickmore Rebecca Rockland Wellington A. Moore Weeks Street Ernest T Stanwood Patricia Foss Catherine Laboure John H. Williams Hyde Windlass Ilness Herbert T. Caverly Sardina Colby Junior College New London West Point Military Academy Dawna Leonard Woolwen Hoosac School Isa McBean Stanley Antworth Robert J. Perry Shaw Street Kathleen Anne Perry Geraldine Despres Albert E. Whitney Center Street United National Association of Postoffice Clerks Natalie Fowle Mitchell School Forrest Fowle Boothbay Harbor Mr. Fowle Boothbay Methodist Church Cpl Herbert L. Murphy Fannie E. Gilliam Sebasco Estates 5Th Infantry Division Germany Cpl. Murphy Fort Dix N. J Robert E. Rice Joseph A. McLaughlin McLaughlin Indian Pond Dam Forks Walter N. Rothschild, Jr Syosset L. I N. Y Suzanne Rothschild Virginia Trott Raymond H. Trott Providence R. I Small Point Walter N Rothschild New York Hiram A. Tobey Frank Pepper Harold S. Avery Western Ave Claude Webb Miami, Fla Roy P. Moore Clarence E. Johnson Damariscotta Montreal James A. Bradeen Robert P Shaw, Jr Dudley Palm Beach Deepdale Golf Club Great Neck Alvin Block Nichols New Rochelle George Simmonds Emery Simmonds Fred Merchant Meadow Way Lotta Goodwin Magt Henry D Nichols Hevelock N.C Met Nichols US. Marine Corps Laura King Franklin Savings Bank Mare N. King Walter Norton Donald Burton Lasca Lou Burton Jeanette York Dana York Harry B White Summer Street Court Earl Maines Westbrook Joseph T Spear Western Electric Co Syracuse Allan Spear Bruce McDonough U.S. Air Force Sampson Air Force Base Geneva Air Force Battery B National Guard Hazel Rounds Howard P. Hill Saco Donald E. Hill Mechanic Street Donald J. Bennett Marion L. Bennett Fort Knox Sgt Bennett 82Nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg N. C Ruth Goodwin Oakland Louis P. Nelson Harold Bailey Wayne Pawtucket William Bailey Marcia Connecticut Arthur Leeman Teddy Gene Mr. Leeman Henry T. B. Leeman Somerset Place California Glenn Shorey William Newport, R. L Robert Efflandt Portsmouth Naval Hospital Efflandt Faye Lane Joseph Kimball Blanche Barnstable Haverhill Georgetown Kimballs Lewis E. Tarr Middle Street Biscay Lake Tarr Bath Iron Works Allen Reinhart Brooklyn Oak Street John Helfpap Murphy Robert Spear Armand Langlois Reggie Jenkins Wesley de Capua Maine Baptist Convention Rev. W. H. Johnson Maurice B. Hodge National Council of American Baptist Women Winter Street Church Hospital Auxiliary Executive Board Ladies Aid of Daughters of Isabella Central Church Ladies Aid Grace Church Auxiliary Cozy Corner Arthur King Duncan McInnes Harold Small William P. Kelley Clearing House Dr. Zimmerman King Lion Lillian Donaco Kathy Berry Malcom Moore Norman Kinney
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