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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1958

Page

3

Miss Anne Amirault Weds Peter Hastings in Fryeburg Ceremony

Saturday morning wedding of Miss Anne Agnes Amirault daughter of Mr. and Mrs Desiric Amirault 277 Center Street and Peter Gregory Hastings son of Mr. and Mrs Hugh W Hastings Fryeburg. Rev John E Bellefontaine officiated with music by Patricia Mulcahy and James Juliano.

Anne Agnes Amirault Desiric Amirault Center Street Peter Gregory Hastings Hugh W. Hastings Fryeburg John E. Bellefontaine Patricia Mulcahy James Juliano Ruth Hommiraudt Oshers Carl S. Amirault Bath David Ro Hastings Bo Joseph O'Rourke Ruthind Frederick Wenzell Brownfield A Re

Cosmopolitan Club Plans and Reports For Summer

The Cosmopolitan Club heard reports on upcoming events and summer plans. Activities included a June 19 drama club program at Mrs Joseph St. Smith Foster's home, a membership tea, and a wardrobe program by M Jean Spearin. Mrs Elsa Shaw joined as active member and several meetings and conventions were noted.

Charles Small Warren F. Hawley Wa Williamn W. Dennison Tle Whs Simmer Joseph ST. Sivithi Foster's Point Cosimo Garden Club Albert Whitney Cosmo Extelleton Group West Tre Piram Jean Spearin Elsa Shaw Maine Federation of Women's Clubs Portland Deleon Bonsey John F. Leonard Boney Bertha M Davi Arthur W. King

West Bath Grange Confers Degrees On Four Monday

Four members receive degrees at West Bath Grange with ceremony led by local officials. Attendees include residents and staff from nearby institutions as the gathering honors educational milestones and community service.

West Bath Grange

Rev Dr Wilson Ordained 60 Years Ago in Grace Presbyterian

A long article recalls Rev. Dr David L. Wilson being ordained at Grace Presbyterian Brooklyn sixty years prior. He served at Fort Fairfield Belfast and Bath before retiring in 1940, later honored with a Doctor of Letters and a 1935 address to graduates. His four sons and grandson are noted as well.

David L. Wilson Grace Presbyterian Church Brooklyn N.Y Charles Cuthbert Hall Union Theological Seminary New York City Wilson Wilon Congregational Church Fort Fairfield Belfast Sort Unitarian Courch Weld Federatd Church de Wileon Leavin Central Church of Free Thy Central Chiprew Bath Grond Conmantery Maine Boitht- Templar Kyie Vonlar Templar San Francisco Covie Abe Davel I. Wilson 2d Tull University Darien Conn

Donald Back Birthday Party Honors Child at Age Five

Donald Back hosted a fifth birthday gathering at 26 Corliss Street with friends invited from the area. Guests enjoyed balloons, party hats, and music. games were won by Scott Marsh, David Daigle, and Angela Chapman as a jungle-themed cake and refreshments were served.

Donald Back Ernest S. Back Corlisstreet Evervenes Pitts Scott Marsh David Daigle Angela Chapman Kathy Ronald Faye Oiley Gregory Grif Libby Drnnes Nancy Angela Cobb Owes Staples Bobby Hender Vt Jessica Pickard Scott David Marsh Dean Wayne Evans Becky Janice Vigne David Jenny King Gregory Moore Joan Harms Wallace Arsenault

NAR Chapter Annual Picnic at Woolwich

The Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter DAR held its annual picnic at the Good Will clubhouse in Woolwich on June 3. Members brought box lunches. desserts and coffee were provided by hostesses. The program featured a Central Flag Day reading and a committee election led by Mrs. Arthur Kon.

Colonel Dummer Sewall Dar Othe Good Will Woolwich Arthur Kon Mr Oliver peliMties Ott McGiinchy

Corliss Street Committee Plans Public Supper

The Corliss Street church parish house committee will sponsor a public baked bean supper on June 14 to support renovations and furnishing. The group works with other church organizations on the project and aims to fund a large classroom for Sunday school use in the fall. Paul Strube leads. Mildred Walker handles kitchen, Bernice Day and Wallace Hinckley oversee dining and publicity. Pratt's orchestra provides music.

Paul Strube Mildred Walker Bernice Day Wallace Hinckley Wallace Hinkley Pratt

Smith Tobey Post Garners National Commendation

Smith Tobey Post American Legion exceeded 1958 membership quota by 37.59 percent and earned national commendations. Post Commander Abrahams Greenblatt and Wagner co chaired the drive which earned Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps the lead parade spot at the June 29 Portland convention.

Leland York John R. Newell Richard Brown Claude S. Gillette Harold Bubar William W. Rogers Hemin Norris House Committee James Chaput Scott Kittredge Donald Perry Smith- Tobey Harold T. Andrews Portland Wal Oakes Nelson W. Foss Department Waterville

House-To-House March For MS Fund This Week

Sagadahoc County chairman Arthur D. Dolloff of Topsham urges a door-to-door MS fundraiser this week. The canvass, mainly June 12, aims to boost funds for rehabilitation and research, noting 69 percent stay in state and target young adults affected by the disease.

Sagadahoe County Arthur D. Dolloff Topsham Dolloff Sagadahoc County

Bridal Shower for Ann Amirault Ahead of Marriage

Last week a bridal shower was held at the Burgess home on Center Street honoring Miss Ann Amirault prospective bride of Peter Hastings. Hostess Mrs. Mary Gaudreau and guests including Mrs. Francis Lowery and Miss Jean Ann Gaudreau attended as gifts were opened and a buffet lunch served.

Peter Hastings Ann Amirault Deire Aimirault Center Street Mary Gaudreau Alex Burgess Amirault Francis Lowery Edna Lee Jean Ann Gaudreau Barbara Comeau William Bourque Amerise Jourque Dorothy Shart Audrey Trofton Edna Dyer Iva Comeau Marie Comeau Ruth Amiérwult Cora Pennell Rite Durant Alice Conman Theresa Mellow Helen Greene Rita Bennett Parthcia Mulcahy Rita Mulcahy Marguerite Mulcahy Joan Burgess

Morse High Teacher Wins Colby Institute Grant

Jascha L. French of Morse High School is among 28 Maine teachers awarded six weeks at Colby College to attend the Institute of Science from June 30 to August 8. The program is funded by a $45,400 grant from the National Science Foundation to Colby College.

Jascha L. French Morse High School Maine Institute of Science Aupg Colby College National Science Fondation Evans B. Reid Cvidence

Colby Institute Prepares Science Math Teaching Course

The institute for high school teachers covers biology chemistry mathematics and physics. Two courses are taken by each participant for six hours of credit. Instruction is by Colby science faculty and visiting staff from education industry and medicine.

Colby Science

Rainbow Girls Exemplify Fathers Degree At Genesta Chapter

Rainbow Girls of Assembly No 6 demonstrated the Fathers degree at Genesta Chapter meeting on Friday evening with fathers as special guests. Under Mother Evelyn Morse, officers and attendees prepared for upcoming receptions, fundraisers, and officer rehearsals while honoring Leah M. Page and Eleanor S. Marchant at next week’s events.

Genesta Rainbow Girls of Assembly No 6 Evelyn Morse Jill Olsen Martha Pratt Joan McMann Donna Swain Sally Thompson Sandra Hathorne Hope Linda Ramsey Paula Henderson Pamela Hanson Polly Stinson Cheryl Wetherber Susanne Bartlett Nanncy Mc Innes Fidelity Norma Ball Brenda Pentley Sherrie Young Roberta Jowell Carla Tukey Joyce Ring Dawn Bow Ann Ball Dorothy M. Pratt Louise Carlton Anna McCabe Mabel Lake Agne Farrin Abies Potter Florence Fullerton Edwin H. P. Lowell

Patricia Parks hosts Thursday buffet for Morse graduates

Miss Patricia Ellen Parks daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred A Parks Jr held a Thursday evening buffet at the family home 808 T High to honor Morse High School graduating class members. The event included a lobster salad turkey ham rolls relishes punch peppermint sticks ice cream and cookies with Morse colors purple and white and lilac arrangements.

Patricia Ellen Parks Morse High School Alfred A. Parks High Street Morse Parks Miss Parks Lloyd F. Coombs Richard Ani Coombs Frances Petcher George Lawrence Sue Oyen Duane Fitzgerald Susan Bates Herbert Flint Joan Robinson Wayne Perry Margo Parks Peter Henderson Dawn White Nicholas Orr Verna Watts Richard Legasse Mary Baird Joseph McCole Ellen Blair Stephen Miller Lorraine Turner Harold Ames Judith Peterson Alfred Proctor Judith Ashe Donald Thayer Linda Stinson Richard Towle Susan Robinson Paul McCole, Jr Ellen Low Ronald Latvarre Donna Max

Kendall Trust Fund Prizes Awarded At Dike School

Virginia McDaniels and Milton Footer Jr. received William B. Kendall trust fund prizes at Dike School for top scholastic physical and moral improvement. Awards were presented Thursday by Supt. Loring R. Addison. Virginia and Milton are children of local residents. each winner gained $8.00.

Virginia McDaniels Milton Footer, Jr William B. Kendall Dike School Loring R. Addison Virginia Robert McDaniel Washington Street Milton Milton Footer Milan Street

Nequasset Extension Group Meets At Good Will Club

Nequasset Extension service at the Good Will club held a meeting with a program on Collars and Facings led by Norma Holbrook and Marjorie Woerter. Members made miniature shirts and an Emergency Feeding dinner was served. Plans were made to tour Buckfield Packing Corp. on Aug. 6. Mrs. Merton Wright read on Egyptian archaeology about ancient ruins and jewels. Next meeting set for Sept. 3 with Driftwood as the subject.

Nequasset Extension Service Good Will Club Norma Holbrook Marjorie Woerter Buckfield Packing Corp Merton Wright

Thirteen Bath Students Earn University of Maine Diplomas

Thirteen Bath residents graduated from the University of Maine at a Sunday commencement. Guest speaker Portia Under Secretary of the Treasury urged graduates to pursue lasting peace. Honors went to Carroll Denbow, who earned a BA in education and was named a distinguished military graduate. Others received BS or BA degrees in fields from home economics to engineering, with several earning reserve commissions in ROTC.

Bath University of Maine Carroll E. Denbow Kappa Delta Pt Hoorary Educational Society Sandra Daley Jane Ledyard Frank Young Arthur F. Mayo Arnold O. Johnson Doris White Robert J. Arsenault Burton W. Smith Paul J. McCourt Robert Carmichael Patricia Hayes William Lothrop Young, Carmichael Mc Court

North Haven Man Joins Morse High School Staff

John A. Dick 35 of North Haven will teach English and Commercial Arithmetic at Morse High School next year. He previously served as North Haven High School principal, is a 1947 Bowdoin graduate, taught at Aroostook Central Institute, served in the Korean War era, and worked for a Massachusetts insurance firm. He is married with two children.

Loring R. Addison John A. Dick North Haven Morse High School North Haven High School Bowdoin Tse Aroostook Central Institute Marshill Massachusetts Insurance

Bowdoinham Nuptials of Elaine Holman and Donald Pomelow

Elaine Muriel Holman daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard Holman of River road and Donald Edward Pomelow son of Mr and Mrs John Pomelow of Brunville were married Sunday at 2 PM at the Church of the Nazarene. Rev Harland Joyce performed the ceremony with lilac and narcissus decor. The bride wore white satin with lace and carried a white Bible. best man was Francis Lambert. matron of honor wore a street length dress. A reception followed at the bride's grandmother's home. The couple will reside in Lisbon Falls where the groom works for U S Gypsum Co.

Elaine Muriel Holman Willard Holman River Road Donald Edward Pomelow John Pomelow Brunville Church of the Nazarene Harland Joyce Lambert Emily Chase Bowdeinham Richmond High School Brownville High School Army, Infantry Division Lisbon Falls U.S. Gypsum Co

Engagement Announced for Miss Constance Kerwin and Edwin Gediman

Mr and Mrs William J Kerwin announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Constance Marilyn Kerwin to Edwin Lewis Gediman son of Mr and Mrs Henry Gediman The couple are from 31 Shaw Street and 602 Middle Street Morse High School graduates The bride to be studied at John Robert Powers modeling school Boston and works as a stenographer at Bath Iron Works The groom to be is Morse High School graduate now a sophomore at Indiana Technical College majoring in aeronautical engineering

William J. Kerwin Shaw Street Constance Marilyn Kerwin Edwin Lewis Gediman Henry Gediman Middle Street Kerwin Morse High School John Robert Powers Boston Bath Iron Works Corp Gediman Indiana Technical College

True Elected Chairman of Bath Retail Board

Edward Dale of Hallets Drugstore was elected chairman of the Bath Retail Trade Board by the board of directors at a Tuesday morning meeting. He succeeds John T Crowley of W T Grant Co., whose term expired after serving the past year. True will preside first at 9 30 Thursday at Richards Restaurant. The annual Bath Value Days are set for July 31 to August 2.

Edward Dale True Hallet’s Bath Retail Trade Board John Tt. Crowley W. T. Grant Co Crowley Richards

New Jersey Forests Surpass Forty Six Percent of Land

New Jersey, an industrial state, nonetheless features forests covering more than 46 percent of its land. This highlights the state's substantial timbered areas amid development pressures.

New Jersey

For Sale Real Estate Listings and Rentals

Multiple 2 to 4 bedroom homes offered by Ada Y Greenblatt at 233 Washington Street Bath. Advertises hot water heat central location low prices quick sale and 24 hour broker service. Also includes Avon sales opportunity and miscellaneous rental options.

Adam Greenblatt Washington Street Bath Robinhood Ada Y Greenblatt Washington St Dial Cottauge Tolet Ada Y. Greenblatt Shore Frontare Birch Point Foster's Point Call Adam Greenblatt Adamo Greenblatt Farim Brunswick New Real Tate and Insurance Washington, Street Main Street Orr's Island Ada Y Greenblatty Real Estate and Insurance Broker Dial HI

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