Phippsburg Community Notices Highlight Graduation and Events
Phippsburg prepares for grammar school graduation at Center church with a Salute to the Flag pageant. The final immunization clinic was held at the town hall, and CD program details were shared at the Bath event. Local groups meet June 15 16 and plan summer activities while weddings and personal visits fill the community calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Center Church
Town Hall
Thomas Totman
Bath Opera House
Phippsburg P. T. A
Riverside Hall
Bodwell ‘Grange
Anita Totman
William Blaisdell
Boy Scouts of
Troop 90
Cushman’s Beach
Dromore Extension Service
Lucy Smith
Herman Smith
William Alexander
Lewis Alexander
West Point
Bodwell Grange Hall
Betty Bowker
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Howard Bowker
Marilla Williams
Jersey City
N. J
Gertrude Blaisdell
Arthur Morse
Levinston
George Winn
George Larrabee
Adele Hunt
Mt. Ida Junior College
Sebasco Lodge
Col
Joe Bennett
Miller Wins Reid Park Construction Contract in Maine
J. H. Miller Inc Bath contracting firm won the Maine State Park Commission bid for Todd's Point facilities at Reid State Park. The bid was 109,880.28, with Houston Co. of Brunswick as the only other bidder at 110,787.60. The project includes a concession building bath house service building three pump houses a 100000 gallon water tank foundation and related septic and piping work. Todd's Point will host the new parking area beyond Mile Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Miller, Inc
Bath Contracting Firm
Maine State Park Commission
Todd’s Point
Reid State Park
Miller
Houston Co
Brunswick
Todd's Point
Mile Beach
Bath DAR Chapter Hosts Annual Picnic
Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter DAR held its annual picnic at the East Brunswick home of Mrs. Fred H. Cary with State Regent Miss Alice Parsons as guest. New regent Mrs. Norman Howard led the meeting announcing 40 flags placed on Revolutionary graves for Memorial Day and a Flag Day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Sewall
Dar
East Brunswick
Fred H. Cary
Alice Parsons
York
Norman Howard
Miss Parsons
State Society
Lewiston
Costello P. Hall
Horatio L. Baker
Ibra K. Lawrence
Cary
Wesley Church Hosts Talent Parade on June Twenty First
The Wesley Methodist church finance committee set June 21 for a program titled the Talent Parade. Members traded 100 silver dollars, each a talent, to raise funds as prophesied in Matthew 25. The event features stories of trading, gifts received by Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell as master of ceremonies, and a dramatic display to erase a church budget deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Commission
Wesley Methodist Church
William Hansen
Wesley
Oliver W. Bell
Marc N. King
Barbara Small
Hansen
Caroline Rogers
John Coombs
Elnora Oliver
Helen Bell
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Rodney Upham
West Bath Grange Memorial Program Highlights Candle Service
West Bath Grange held its annual memorial for deceased members with Chaplain Dora Royal leading a candlelight service around a decorated altar. Assisting officers Lawrence Palmer Jr and Mary Gaudreau helped, as flowers were placed for John Herrin Tillie Wold Minnie Smith Frank Moriarty and Samuel Povich. Bernice McGlinchy sang Beautiful Isle of Somewhere. The Young People’s degree team will practice Sunday at 2 30 pm for upcoming degree conferrals next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Royal
West Bath
Lawrence Palmer, Jr
Mary Gaudreau
Florence McCall
Emma Larrabee
Arvella Holbrook
Marion Farnsworth
Evelyn Gagner
Dorothy Lewis
Florence Farnham
Helen McNelly
Bernice McGlinchy
John Herrin
Tillie Wold
Minnie Smith
Frank Moriarty
Samuel Povich
Families Of B I W Employees To Have Outing
Bath Iron Works Recreational Association plans a June 19 family day with a boat trip to Pemaquid. Two Casco Bay Line boats will transport employees’ families from Bath along the Sasanoa River to Gilbert’s dock, returning via the Kennebec River if weather allows. Departure slated for 9:30 a.m. with a three hour stopover, replacing the usual field day and clambake. Tickets due by June 18 at the Personnel office or via committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Recreational Association
Pemaquid
Casco Bay Line
Bath
Sasanoa River
Gilbert's
Kennebec
Francis Grover
Henry Colcord
Warren McNeil
John Clark
Maynard Carlton
Maron Genthner
Reginald Saucier
Elmer Moore
Patient Treatment In Newark Lets Outpatients Track Blood Pressure
Do it yourself health trend spreads to St. Michael's Hospital in Newark New Jersey where outpatients with hypertension use provided charts stethoscopes and sphygmomanometers to read and record their own blood pressure The line about pronouncing the device name is noted in this light hearted feature Also included is a note on deep wells reaching four miles beneath the earth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
St. Michael's Hospital
Parker Head community notices and upcoming events
The Parker Head column lists a July 12 sale date and a June 20 school picnic with Mrs. Laurence Thayer. It notes a children s day program on June 12 at 2 p m and various social visits and graduations involving local residents including Miss Hilda Packard of Norridgewock, Bailey Island, and the Sternberg, Gray, Harrington, and Gray families across Bath, Popham Beach, and Westbrook Junior College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Laurence Thayer
Earl Hamel
Earl Lowell
Leston Harrington
Iota Sigma
Harriett Frazier
Frank Cutting
Hilda Packard
Norridgewock and Bailey Island
Joyce Gray
Albert Gray
Westbrook Junior College
Portland
Robert Gray
Ronald Nadeau
Marion Nadeau
Lewis Lowell
Harpswell
Forreston Wallace
Robert Moore
West Point
Don Trask
Pop‘ham Road
Arthur Moore
Clarence Sheffield
Earl] Lowell
Lowell
Harrington
Haskell School
Bath
Sam Sternberg
Carole
Albert Epstein
Parker Head
Herbert Bassett
Medford
Arthur Bassett
Lynn
Mass
Bassetts
Carole Sternberg
Marilyn Sternberg
Leonard Arsenault
Bernard Carlsson
Dix Island
Anne Gray
Alston Oliver
Popham Beach
Sternberg
Eugene Ross
Peter Hutchins
Oakland
Stephen Hiister
John Hlister
Lisbon Falls
Irene Libby
J. Frczenski
Ramon Hamel
National Guard
Olive Deejay
Frank Burnell
Day's Ferry
Brunswick
Arthur Maxfield
Daisy Talbot
Dora Ingraham
Angie Mank
G. C. Beals
Stoneybrook Road
Florence Rollins
Walter Snipe
Elmer Allard
Ethel MacElroy
Eliza Bradshaw
Glen Alden
Sebasco
Russell Turner
Leroy Hutchins
U.S. N
Naval Air Base
William Schreiter
Cathance
H. D. Mank
Hasty
Waldoboro
Reginald Gordon
Karen Savage
Katherine O'Farrell
Damariscotta
Bernard Wyman
Charles Pantalagos
W. H. Wyman
Donald Wyman
Turner
Aronson Sparks Partisan Moment In Nebraska Legislature
Montana Governor J Hugo Aronson, one of few Republicans elected this year, addressed Nebraska's unicameral legislature. His remark Aren't there any Republicans in here? drew silence before applause. The scene highlighted lingering partisan tones in the nonpartisan body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
J. Hugo Aronson
Montana
Aronson
Parker Head Village plans school picnic at Wyman shore
The Parker Head Village school will hold its annual picnic at the Thayer cottage on Wyman shore June 20 at 10 am. Dromore Extension met at the Grange hall in June with Handicrafts taught by Mrs Addie Seavey and Mrs An nette Skeffield. Neighbors report rabbits elusive yet increasingly tame around Spring and nearby Cox's Head as a food search continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
Thayer Cottage
Wyman Shore
Dromore
Grange Hall
Addie Seavey
Annette Skeffield
Spruceville
Cox's Head
Eugene Ross
Edward P. Thomas
Francis Gray
Richard Dozois
Reginald Gordon
Brunswick
Robert Ater
East Brunswick
Harry Hannaford
Plainfield
N. J
Kennebec
Leon Smith
Wollaston
Mass
Lawrence Thayer
Bath
Wyman Farm
C. Harry Hannaford
East Lynn
Hannaford
Bath Memorial Hospital
Martin F. Goodwin
Wolfeboro
N.H
Herbert Hayward
Bradenton
Fla
Ralph Seekins
Melody of Love at Morse High Farewell Ode
Finished yet Beginning weaves through the lyric as students bid farewell to Morse High. Anne Day writes this tender tribute promising loyalty and memories as new paths unfold and old days remain in view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Day
Morse High
Mrs. Jesse H. Levin Elected President of B'nai B'rith
Mrs. Jesse H. Levin was elected president of Bath Chapter B'nai B'rith at a Monday night meeting held at her home. She succeeds Mrs. Louis M. Silverman who received a gift for her five years of service. New officers include Donald Povich first vice president and Morris Goldstein second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse H. Levin
Bath
B'nai B’rith
Dike Road
Louis M. Silverman
Silverman
Donald Povich
Morris Goldstein
Abraham Kramer
Samuel Prawer
Jacob Smith
Public Health Notes Include Clinic Details and By-Laws
The report records 27 new patients in the last two months and highlights the free Well-Baby Clinic at 72 Front Street open Wednesdays 2 to 4 pm for weighing, measuring, and care advice. It notes ongoing follow-up for active TB cases, favorable prognosis from a 1950 chest X-ray survey, and acceptance of updated by-laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oas
Henry
Front Street
Dean Shaw
Frederick Haggett
Oliver W. Bell
George E. Sargent
Public Health Nursing Association
Raymond Hart
Leonard Litchfield
Albert McMann
Fred Thompson
Roy Bradford
Converse Fenn
Eastham Guild
Ralph Stetson
Edward Cummings
Frank Given
Melvin Henderson
Merritt Mitchell
Harry Morin
Effie Wright
Harry Allen
Armand Petit
Illegal swimming in irrigation ditches shocks El Paso
After El Paso’s 1873 incorporation an ordinance reveals it is a misdemeanor to wade paddle swim dive or duck in any irrigation ditch within the city limits. The finding casts doubt on a popular southwest outdoor pastime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Special Awards Recipients Named for Local Graduates
Nathan Cogan wins Mathematics and Science medal from RPI Alumni. John Warren receives Elizabeth R. Moses prize of about $60 and General Information prize of $5. Judith Crocker earns Suburb Civic club prize $25 for top commercial student. Virginia Wallace and Maureen Kelliher receive respective town and nursing scholarships. Edna King and Janice Hanna are honored with nursing and Bath Business awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nathan Cogan
Dora Cohen
Old South Place
Morris Cohen
Renssalier Polytechnic Institute
John Warren
Ralph D. Warren
Washington Street
Elizabeth R. Moses
Alan Spear
Charles McKay
Suburb Civic Club
Judith Crocker
Herbert Black
High Street
Virginia Wallace
Lewis E. Wallace
West Point
Phippsburg
Albert White, Jr
Albert J. White
Foster's Point Road
West Bath
Mark Hanna
Milan Street
List of Graduates Names Honored By National Honor Society
A long roster of graduates is presented including Jeannette Alexander Anne Amirault Patricia Bailey Robert Belanger Barbara Berenson Slarina Bernier Merriam Bonney Robert Boudreau William Bryant Elizabeth Bull Burnham Cahill Carey Carter Carter Carver Chase Clarke Cogan Cohen Cohen Coombs Crowded names show diverse fields and affiliations with high honors noted for several individuals such as National Honor Society members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Marilyn Alexander
Anne Agnes Amirault
Patricia Jeanne Bailey Robert Leon Belanger
Barbara Ann Berenson
Slarina Bernice Bernier
Beds Merriam Bonney
Robert Marshal Boudreau William Amos Boyce William Leo Bryant
Elizabeth Anne Bullarence
William Burnham
Ilani Jane Cahill
Elizabeth
Patricia Carey
Claudia Jane Carter
James Mason Carter
Richard Lewis Carter
Patricia Ann Carver
Patricia Ann Chase
Carle Hilyard Clarke
Nathan Franklin Cogan Ann Leah Cohen
Janet Phyliss Cohen George Edward Coombs Christel
Lillian Cornish
Kateri Mary Frances Costain
Judith Dian Crocker
Carolyn Edna Cummings
Julianna Cummings
Anne Shaw Day
Edna Myra Dighton
Jerome Doherty Doyle
William Frederick Edgett
William Arthur Elfring Dennis William Elliott
Carole Jean Fitzgerald John Patrick Flaherty
Dawn Ellen Fleming
Robert Blair Fortier
Joanne Myriadelle Frank Patricia Louise Gaudet
Althea Frances Gaylord Carroll Herbert Griffin
Sue Hagerthy
Nea Obert Hagerthy
Robert Dean Haggett
Adele Carole Ham
WWII naval officers and a horse trainer noted in dispatch
Captain Price of the RNAS during World War II was accompanied by Mrs Fitch. Commander Duffy, a Warwick RI native and Providence College graduate of 1937, earned his Navy commission that year and served as a Navy flyer in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres. Postwar he was XO of the USS Hamlin and attended the General Line School in Newport RI, later serving as XO at the Air Station since 1954. Horse trainer Joseph Piarulli, a registered school teacher, holds a degree from LaSalle College.
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Fitch
Duffy
Warwick
R. L
Providence College
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Hamlin
General Line
Newport
R. I
Merrymeeting Scouts Camporee At Camden Park
The Merrymeeting District B S A held its Spring Camporee at Camden State Park with 135 Scouts and adults from Bath Brunswick Freeport Harpswell and Pejepscot. Awards at the Saturday camp fire included John Haley Life Scout Dennis Ring Eagle Scout and William Luke plus Richard Darling. Brent Palms from Troop 52 sponsored by Corliss Street Baptist Church earned recognition and Troop 99 of Bath received the Wilfred A Duquette Memorial Totem for overall participation after overnighting at Mt Battie and hiking back to camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymeeting
Camden State Park
John Haley
Dennis Ring
William Luke
Richard Darling
Brent Palms
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Bath
Wilfred A. Duquette
Malcolm Miller
Mt. Battie
Brunswick
Freeport
Harpswell
Pejepscot
Honor Students State Mohiba Planning Committees
Senior reception committee selected for state honor students Mohiba leads planning. Junior class speaking segment noted.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reid Park
Bath Dar
Wesley Church
West Bath Grange
B.I.W. Employes
Popham
Fred H. Spinney
Ernest Pushard
Edith Oliver
Terry Markham
Courtney Mank
Bruce McInnis
West Point School
Blanchard Crowley
Concrad Hersom
Ellison Moody
Herbert R. Sprague
Collier Berwindvale
Joseph Spear
New York
Spear Cottage
Harry Adleton
Guy Crowley
Prospect
Frances Bridges
Prospect High School
Jesse Munsey
Woolwich
Harvey Chubbuck
Margaret
Marguerite McNulty
Cox
B’nai B’rith
Alan Stewart
Delmar Stinson
Raymond Durgan
Neil West
Gilbert Robinson
William Hennessey
Duncan Farrell
George Tardif
Dennis Elliot
Frederick Watts
William Bryant
Edward Estes
Robert Clunie
Wayne Akerley
Dana Lary
Thomas Allegrin
George Lawrence
Robert Dingley
Edward Marchetti
Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association
Edna King
Bedford Street
Carolyn Cummings
William A. Cummings
Lemont Street
Bath Business and Professional Women's Club
Janice May Lebel
Rolande
Mary Lebel
Mary Elizabeth Leeman
Richard Stewart LeMoine
Donald Robert Lewis Withiam
Cyrus Longley
John Peter Lorentaen
Judith May Monk Ronald Richard Marshall
Joseph Francis McCole Iil
Patsyv
Ruth Morse
Robert Harvey Master
Mary Martha Muckler
Clara Louise Munasey
Clarence Leon Munsey
Harry Bradford
Carl Herbert Norton John Peter Owen
Gerry Harmon Parker
William Fredrick Parks
John Francis Perkins Jr
Elaine Claudia Pinkham
Rosalyn Faith Pinkham
Jacqueline Barbara Purdy David Carlton Pye
Sally Jean Rainey
Richard Terry Ramsay
Shirley Aline Ricker
Leon Francis Rouillard
David Lane Rush
Beverly Ann Knight Sanford Eldon Alden Scott Henry Aloysius Seecar Arthur Edward
Sonia
Jacqueline Marie Staples
Cyril James Stevens
Roe Elizabeth Stewart Wuise May Stilphen Jdan
Rita St Pierre Eugene
Cedric Sukeforth
Phyllis Anne Tardilt
Dorothy Jane Thompson
Richard Wilson Thompson
Barbara Angela Thornton Thaxter
Ray Trafton
Francoise Marcella Vaillancourt
Capt. Price
RNAS
Joseph Piarulli
LaSalle College
Merrymeeting Scouts
Camden
National Grange Insurance
National Grange
National Grange Insurance Companies
Keene, New Hampshire
Superior Claim Service
The
United States
Joseph W. Larrabee
General Insurance
R.F.D
Bath, Maine
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