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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1959

Page

4

Vacation Bible School and local school awards in Wiscasset

Wiscasset churches plan a five day Vacation Bible School June 15 to 19 with an evening program on June 21. The First Congregational church hosts a piano recital by Mrs. Claire Rivere Moody’s students. Senior awards include Balfour and American Legion scholarships. many honors span varsity, art, science and music with the graduating class led by valedictorian Charles Shea and salutatorian Edward Eastman.

Bible Baptist Church of Wiscasset Mary Stinson Bible Baptist Church Joseph J. Wastman First Congregational Church Claire Rivere Moody Barry Pendleton Barbara Johnson Nancy Bell Helene, Johnson Darrell Nichols Sandra Meserve Pamela Brackett Lorraine Johnson Sandra Soule Gail Thomson Lois Kierstead Debra Reed Ellen McLaren Sharon Nadeau Wendy Verney James Colby Charles R. Shea Donald Shea Memorial Gymnasium Shea Bowdoin College Edward Lee Eastman Joseph Eastman American Legion Donald Brackett Eastman Cedarville College Ohio Ralph Hilton P T. D Wayne Adams Byron Adams Charles Shea Edward Eastman Bernice Wilson Carol Higgins Alice Rankin Jane Merry Douglas Millett Grange Philip Calnan

Woolwich Students Tour Historic Sites Then Pause for Graduation

Forty-two Woolwich seventh and eighth graders toured Lincoln County Court House in Wiscasset, Fort William Henry at Pemaquid, and Fort Edgecomb with teachers and chaperones. The day included lunch at Gilbert's Lobster Pound, a polio clinic at Central School, and a Waggin’ wrap of activities with the Riverside Cemetery Association meeting and local club events noted.

Central School Lincoln County Court House Wiscasset John Cost Carlton Fort William Henry Pemaquid John McPhail Agatha Hatch Gilbert Edgecomb Fort Edgecomb McPhail Hatch Yvonne McFarland Marion Chubuck Wallace Sheldon Riverside Cemetery Association Joseph Smith Bath Lucy Chamberlain Paul Pitman Good Will Club Mary Hall Pearl Reed Woolwich Fire Department Edith Rice Clarence Getchell Wilbur Crocker

Local Woolwich notes feature families and school life

Oakley Smith and others linked with Woolwich Central School keep up with students Michael Carter Susan Chubbuck and Ronald Charrier while Mrs Rus sell Snell teaches. Summers bring visits from Providence Barrington Bible College and Morse High alumni reunions. Community events span outings, shop hires, hospital stays and church activities in Woolwich Arrowsic and surrounding towns.

House son earns mechanical degree and to join Navy flight tests

Donald E. House receives a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Maine at a Sunday commencement. He will report as a flight test engineer at the U S Naval Air Station Patuxent River Maryland on July 1, with his mother Mrs Miriam House and siblings Marilyn House Lila Price and Frank Smith in attendance.

Donald E. House Miriam House Washington University of Maine U. S. Naval Air Station Patuxent River Maryland Marilyn House Lila Price Middle Street Frank Smith Fitts Street

West Bath Church Opens for Summer Season Services

West Bath welcomes worshippers as the Summer season begins with Rev. Stephen H. Sidebotham officiating in the absence of Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell. Sidebothams sing a duet and son George plays accordion. Gatherings are Sundays at 2 30 p m. with refreshments afterward.

West Bath Stephen H. Sidebotham Woolwich Oliver W. Bell Bath Sidebotham George Clendell Mahoney Iris Massachusetts Ernest Mahoney Sally Grindell West Bath P. T University of Maine Oliver Wass Bath Memorial Hospital Robert Farnham Candy Ricky New Brownfels Texas Reginald Farnham B. F. Whitmore Gardiner Francis Deehan Lance Fuller Ruth Fuller

Day's Ferry Ladies Aid Plans Summer Fair

The Day's Ferry Congregational Church Ladies Aid met June 2 at the community clubhouse to discuss their summer fair set for July 31 and August 1. Guest speaker for the next meeting on June 16 will be ceramics teacher Warren Adams of Topsham. Refreshments were provided by Ralph Durgan, Walter Sleeper and Edward Gallant.

Day's Ferry Community Club Frank J. Walker Walker Russell Boyd Joseph DeSire Georgie Walker Howard Kirkpatrick Richard Campbell Bers Agatha Hateh Canasta Club Brushwood Lodge Christ Elaine Hersom Sandra Smith Betty Bailey Rosalie Presley Vera Wright Carol Tanner Florice Creamer Russell Tanner Ladies Aid Edwin Wade Wallace Ham Ralph Durgan Walter Sleeper Edward Gallant Victor Knight Herbert Munsey Carlton Day Reed Carlton Day Reed, Jr

West Bath PTA Holds Banquet Installs Officers for 1959 60

West Bath P T A held its annual banquet at Sea Grille West Bath then moved to Quaker Point home of Mrs Harland Boynton for officer installation. Past President Mrs Lawrence Babine installed 1959 60 officers including President Mrs Leonard Smith and Vice President Mrs Harland Boynton. Business session reports were given and plans discussed for fall when new elementary school opens. The unit will resume October 1 after a season finale.

West Bath

B n a i B r i t h Bath Chapter Dinners End Season

Members of the Bath chapter B nai B rith wrapped up the season with a Sunday dinner and social evening at 10 North street hosted by Mr and Mrs Samuel Levin. Mrs Jacob Smith chaired the veterans service report noting contributions to the State of Maine Council B nai B rith for Togus Veterans Hospital. Attendees included Abe Kramer Sophie M Mikels Morris Povich Sam Prawer Jacob Smith James Smith Louis M Silverman Jacob Goldstein and others.

Bath B'nai B'rith Samuel Levin North Street Jacob Smith Service Committee For Veterans State of Maine Council Veterans Hospital Togus Abe Kramer Sophie M. Mikels Morris Povich Sam Prawer James Smith Louis M. Silverman Jacob Goldstein

Bookmobile Schedule Visits Bath Area Towns

The Augusta area bookmobile will visit four Bath area towns on Monday June 15 per the Maine State Library. Woolwich post office 10 45 to 11 a m Arrowsie schoolhouse 11 05 to 11 20 a m Five Islands post office 1 15 to 2 p m Georgetown post office 2 15 to 3 p m.

Augusta

Neighborhood News Roundup From North Bath and Vicinity

Mrs. Henry G. Root and children Jeffrey and Julie-Ann return to Littleton after a week with her parents in North Bath. Edwin Hemingway and wife attend a Hereford Association barbecue in West Buxton. Rose Kingsbury of Bath visits her mother in North Bath. Letitia DeGroot visits Wellfleet after weekend with Rose Lee Higgins. David and wife Lloyd welcome a son at Bath Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds four ounces. Joan and Jean Lloyd celebrate third birthday hosted by grandmother Earl Haines. Attending included Haines family, Kneelands, Withams, and Peggy George Lawrence, student at University of Maine.

Woolwich Central School Michael Carter Susan Chubbuck Ronald Charrier Russell Snell Carol Tanner Providence-Barrington Bible College Providence R. I Clarence Tanner North Woolwich Paul Olson Hilding South Portland Olson Nelson Rice Sagadahoe Ferry Geraldine Rice Morse High School Wilbur Crocker Bath Jennie Larrabee Portland Merton Wright Sasanoa Bluffs Larrabee Wright Morse High Kenneth Hatch Hatch George Lennox Pemaquid Charles Powers Sagadahoc Ferry Kokajo Cynthia Phillips Hunnewell Food Ivory Strout Bath Memorial Hospital Just Wold University of Maine Wold Lawrence Wold Kermit Bennett Craig Glenice Guilford Woolwich Bennett Albert Temple River Road Allen Howe Billerica Mass Howe Jennie Howe Dawne Leonard University of Connecticut Boston University John Leonard Jesse Boyden Terry Lynn Freeport Boyden Forrest Baker Nequasset Baker Daryl Dennis Philip Boydens Baker Cottage Damariscotta Lake Stanley Elwell Carla Lynn Burton Bailey Westbrook Bailey Jay G. Bailey Mountain Road Bernard Bailey Harvey Chubbuck Raymond Durgan Edward Marty Dorothy Barbara Kurz Velma Atkins Ohio Day’s Ferry Georgia Walker Teachers Club of Damariscotta Ethel Reed Miles Memorial Hospital Richard Anderson George Carpenter Carpenter Melvin Cornish Lawrence Edwards Sherman Mills Edwards Dale Sides Island Falls Pamela Francis Sherwood Francis Day's Ferry Central Arrowsie Simpson Animal Farm Brunswick Drayton Robert Phinney Robert Harrington Royce Elwell Georgetown-Arrowshe George Stafford Howard Carlton Arrowsic Virginia Hamilton Richard Steen Georgetown-Arrowsie Georgetown Miss Chamberlain Herbert Gallaher Great Falls Mont Earl Coombs Gallaher Maine Herbert Craige Mary Jean Steen Gail Lane Ater Jones's Eddy William Potter James Aubrey Jr Maurice Smart Moosehead Lake Norman Drummond Saugus Lawrence Rothwell Warren F. Hawley Jr Mark Rothwell Cliftondale Methodist Church Karl Rosenwald Boston Gail Robert Mosher Perley Ater Otty Steen Mina Snipe Doubling Point Herbert A. Schneider S. A Popham Beach Harringtons Ralph Steene Milton Swift Thurman Lord Skowhegan Hyde Home Rehabilitation Center Michiel Mazeiko Steen William Batchelder Keezer Falls Henry G. Root Jeffrey Julie-Ann Littleton Edwin Hemingway West Buxton Hereford Association Rose Kingsbury Rose Lee Higgins Letitia DeGroot Wellfleet David Lloyd Joan Jean Lloyd Earl Haines Mr. Haines Eddie Albert Thompson Harmon Kneeland Ricky David Linda Helen Thelma Witham Peggy George Lawrence Harry Higgins

First Graders Perform At West Bath Grange Meeting

Mrs. Alice Burgross led a program by 18 first graders from Huse School arranged by Mrs. Evelyne Percy at West Bath grange. The program opened with flag salute America pledge and featured Ellen Howe vocal, Anne Comeau song and tap dance, and Jean Ann Gaudreau toe dance. Alton Collins won the dime match as 21 past officers attended.

Alice Burgross Evelyne Percy Huse School West Bath Grange America Ellen Howe Anne Comeau Jean Ann Gaudreau Alton Collins Ladies Aid the Grange Woolwich Grange Topsham Grange Enterprise Grange Richmond

Beal Green Miss Janet Green Weds Richard Beal at Beacon Street Church

Janet Green daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Green of Washington street married Richard Arlington Beal son of Mr and Mrs Claude A Beal of Woolwich in a double ring ceremony at Beacon Street Methodist church. Rev Frederick L Niles officiated with organist Mrs Charles W Gould. The bride wore a white satin gown heirloomed from a family. heart shaped veil. bouquet of stephanotis and lily of the valley. After a wedding trip to Manchester New Hampshire the couple will live in Woolwich.

Janet Green John E. Green Washington Street Richard Arlington Beal Claude A. Beal Woolwich Beacon Street Methodist Church Frederick L. Niles Charles W. Gould Barnard Pratt Donna Green Brenda Hupp Carl O. McCabe Beatrice Hupp Muriel Madden Morse High School Bath Memorial Hospital Manchester N. H

Morse High School 50th reunion draws Shellenbarger family

Mrs Bird A Shellenbarger of Topsham attended the Morse High School 50th class reunion in Bath over the weekend. Also present were her daughter Mrs Walter Upham and her son Roger Upham, a member of the graduating class.

Bird A. Shellenbarger Topsham Bath Morse High School Shellenbarger Walter Upham Roger Upham

Richmond area church notes and graduates events

Missionaries Reverend James King and wife plan to Argentia after study in Costa Rica. June events include An Cum refreshments and officer installations at Emerson Legion and OES District H school. Local high school and grammar school graduation summaries list valedictorian Jacqueline Skinear and other students, with awards, glee club performances, and a Seventh Day Adventist closing program.

James King Beech Street Argentina Baptist Foreign Mission Society of Costa Rica Mt. Carmel O.es Richmond Barbara Griffin Swan Island Laverne Young Marilyn Lamoreau George Brown Richard Withee Larry Baker Glee Club Harold Bates Russell Perry Edwin Douglass Thomas Lemont

Dresden eighth grade graduation at Bridge Academy

Eighth grade graduation exercises were held June 3 at Dresden Mills Grammar School in Bridge Academy assembly room. The 67th commencement at Bridge Academy took place June 4 in the Masonic building, dedicated to Louis B. Woodward, with diplomas presented by Wilmot Trussell and alumni-flag by Mrs. Leslie Souviney.

Dresden Mills Grammar School Bridge Academy Donna Souviney Frederick Mills Priscilla Robbins Geraldine Lemar Kenneth C. Edgecomb, Jr Patricia Dowd Terrance Dowd Georgiana Hamlin Sharon Lee Greeves Samuel Newbury David Popp Nancy James Eleanor Fitch Nicholas Foster Masonic Building Louis B. Woodward Academy Bates College Harvard University Woodward Gorham Teachers’ College Charles Bailey Dorothy Hall Dolores Dorr Mesinzeff James Howard Hazel Robbins Robert Brown Evelyn Robbins Gerald Sirois Clarence Payson Jack Manelick Willis L. MacComb Wilmot Trussell Board of Trustees Leslie Souviney Michael Dugar George Brown Peggy Payson Dana Gagne Rita Robbins Jean Fitch Clyde Sirois Nancy Hall Carol Souviney Dexter Howard Bruce Trussell Marshal Walter Austin

Five Bath Teachers Earn B S Degrees in Education

Over the weekend five Bath teachers completed B S degrees in Education. Four graduates came from the University of Maine and one from Gorham State Teachers College.Recipients include Mrs Marion Bailey, Mrs Marion Clark, Mrs Emma Cummings, Mrs Hope Hersom from U M and Mrs Faith Sherwood from Gorham State Teachers College.

Bath University of Maine Gorham State Teachers College U of M Marion Bailey Marion Clark Emma. Cummings Hope Hersom Faith Sherwood Bailey Mitchell School Clark Huse Cummings Washington Street Hersom Sherwood Bath Junior High School

Fifth Grade Students Visit State House on Field Trip

Fifth grade students from Dike School under Mrs Evelyn Stairs visited Augusta on the last day of school. They toured the State House and Blaine Mansion before returning to their room at 315 PM for report cards. Mothers Minnie Atwood and Elihu Fullerton assisted with supervision and transportation.

Dike Evelyn Stairs Augusta State House Blaine Mansion Stairs Min.er Clarence Atwood Elihu Fullerton

Local Notices Include Hospital Patient and Summer Employment

Mrs. George Johnson of Main Street and Mrs. John Pinkham of Beedle Road are named. Mrs. Pinkham is a surgical patient at Augusta General Hospital. Richard Withee of South Front Street left Sunday for Connecticut for summer employment with a local firm.

George Johnson Main Street John Pinkham Beedle Road Augusta General Hospital Richard Withee South Front Street Connecticut

Also Mentioned on This Page

Memorial Gym Linda Gudroe Virginia Fairservice Charles Barton Claudia Plant Richard Morris Roberta Croxford Thomas Hussey Ellen Wilson Dianne Stickney Richard Higgins Dennis Soule Roberta Crosford Butch Beane Anita Light Mildred Burrage Ladies Society of the Woolwich Center Harold Strout George Ames Edward Orr Gary Orr Donald Strout Dennis Youland William Leeman Richard Davis Robert Beal Chester Bailey Jerome Bailey Gordon Hasson George Sidebotham Stephen Hathorne Stanley Savage John Sheldon George Molson William Sheldon Robert DeWick Shir- Brooks Linda Roderick Arlene Orr David Beal David Soule David Hudson David Woodman Edward Robbins Theodore Molson Raymond Crocker Bruce Gilson Donald Carter Howard Hatch Christian Science Earl E. Simms C.S. of Austin, Texas The Mother Church the First Church of Christ, Scientist First Church of Christ, Scientist Bath, Maine Oakley Smith William Durgan Dean Baker Roger Chandler Day’s Ferry Ladies Aid West Bath Pta B’nai B'rith North Beal Emerson-Lane Aemlican Legion Hope Cunningham Winslow-Buckmore South Gardiner Virginia McKay Smith-Wiley Post Simone le Bourdais Dianne Nickel Elizabeth Barter Cecelia Robinson Grace Dickinson Alice Gilpatrick Laura Reynolds Mary Lord Emerson Grammar C.F. Hall Herman Herring Victoria Lechner Mary Louise Smith Alexander Podressoff Wayne Cook Marjorie Gould William Porter Richard Joy Philip A. Densmore, Jr Seventh Day Adventist Adventist Church Annabel Turnbull Stephen Farley Carlton Jackson Joan Chase Edward Pulsifer Carolyn Chase Evelyn Chase Jerry Livermore Gary Mason William Chase Roger Stull Christine Chase Madalene Pulsifer D. K. Bettle Cleveland Marriner Dora Marriner Sagadahoc Central Maine General Hospital Oscar Douglass Auburn Douglass Gordon Arthur Harvey Ernest Harvey Gordon Colege Beverly Farms Allen Hackett Fairfield Dresden Korda Orchestra of Yarmouth Orono Rockland Whitefield St. John’s Episcopal Church Kenneth Lockwood Lawrence Bond Bond Elmer Wade Schenectady N. Y Capitol Island Clayton Mayers Eastern Fred Witham
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