Graduation Exercises At Local Church Draw Overflow Crowd
The Seeeeee ees church week featured a full turnout with standing room scarce as the Class of 22 received its accolades. Supt. Gilman and Totman arranged lighting and Mrs. Susie Barbour led organ and soloists. Other notices include a Sebasco Estates Christian Service Meeting planning summer work, budding Bible study courses with Macy Whitehead, a land-clearing project for Snipe's Center store, a Small Point church service, seven christenings, vacation school leadership, and PTA plans for a summer recreation building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeeeee Ees
Nas Aves
Stanwood Gilman
Thomas Totman
Alden
Sebasco Estates
Pauline Nesbit
Leston Harrington
Ruth Darling
Frank Scott
Eugene Winslow
Philip Jacobs
Martin Laton
Priscilla Rainey
Totman
Capt
Frank Conger
Bath Iron Works
Macy Whitehead
Orville Lozier
John G. Morse, Jr
Alice Minott
Napoleon Pickett
Pond Island
Mark Harrington
Snipe's
Small Point
Laforest Hodgkins
Robert Whitehead
Judith Harris
Leon Alonzo Eaton
Carl Wilson
Jean Florence Brewer
Lucile Cora Brewer
Josephine Melvena Munsey
Philip Raymord Pye
Leo Hamel
Hodgkins
Ida Nordland
Arline Libby
P.T.A
Popham Circle
Fred Spinney
Herman Spinney
Bay Point
Curtis Funeral Home
Bath
Gardiner
Kennebec
Phippsburg Christian Service
Gordon Alden
Sebasco
Napoleon Fickett
T. D. Scott
Small Point Church
Summer plans and residents in Small Point area
Local residents report summer movements and housing changes across Small Point Bath and nearby areas. Fred graduated from University of Jar and will split summers between Phippsburg and Portland. Miss Maxine Wyman graduates and will work at Small Point post office and store. ex governor Sewall with family at Small Point cottage. Several others move, host visitors or attend schools. farm houses and cottages change hands as season begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
University of Jar
A. Jeitsca
Phippsburg
Portland
Walter McCourt
Rangeley
Frank Percy
Minnie McCarty
Parker Head
Georgia Leach
Brooklyn
N. Y
Melvin Wallace
Maurice Blair
Winthrop Blair
Small Point
Wee
Potter Academy
Douglass Hill
Rosa Wyman
Pauline
Alston
Mass
Alice H. Minott
New Jersey College For Women of New Brunswick
N. J
Church Lane
Maxine Wyman
North Yarmouth Academy
Wyman
Abner J. Wilson
New Meadows
Doris Thistle
South Lancaster
Fred Percy
Chase Mellen, Jr
Bath Memorial Hospital
Loyal Sewall
Emma Wyman
Col. Winston
Rufus Lombard
Izzy Rounds
Willard
Capt
Lemuel Wallace
Bald Head
Arthur Sewall
LaSalle
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Francis Hugo
Sebasco Estates
Farm Bureau
Dromore Grange Hall
Parker Head PTA Picnic Crowds and Community News
The Parker Head PTA held its end of school picnic with hot dogs soda and cookies despite the cold wind. Residents noted many boats and outboard motors in the bay as the area resumes summer activity. The Christian Service committee planned summer Bible Vacation school at Phiry Center Parker Head and Small Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
PTA
John Rollins
Herbert Doughty
Harry Mank, Jr
Leston Harrin
Walter Cushing
Is Lowell
Leslie Darling
Christian Service Committee
Gordon Alden
Sebasco Estates
Phiry Center
Iinoyance
Small Point
Macy Whitehead
Yale
Joyce Gray
Grace Craft
aWa Carol
Dale Mank
Beryla Nisbet
Bobby Gray
Bert Nisbet
Ptas
Marriage Invitation for Sally Fitch Kimball and Harold Addison McInnes
Mr and Mrs Richard Ellis Kimball of Grove Street issue invitations to the marriage of their daughter Sally Fitch Kimball to Harold Addison McInnes on Saturday July 2 at Central Congregational Church. A reception follows at Bath Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Ellis Kimball
Grove Street
Sally Fitch Kimball
Harold Addison Burbank McInnes
Central Congregational Church
Bath Country Club
Surprise Shower for Dolly Goodwin
A surprise miscellaneous shower honored Miss Dolly Goodwin on Monday at her home ahead of her forthcoming marriage to James Daly. Guests included many friends and relatives across several towns, with gifts given and a buffet lunch arranged on a floral centerpiece table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Goodwin
Edith Small
George Sarkis
Robert Footer
Miss Goodwin
James Daly
Regina Babine
Lloyd Lesier
Eugene Hart
John Cummings
Pat O'Reilly
Stephen Johns
John Prency
Albert Thompson
Joseph Mullaney
John Hardyk
Frank Reinoehl
Charles Hoebel
Robert Lee
Frances Flaherty
Harold Bogart
John Gilmore
Arthur Brady
Damariscotta
Curtis Plant
Wiscasset
David Armstrong
Washington, D. C
Carl Pierson
Chicago
Accusation Settled in Municipal Court Payment Reaches Judge
Donald Footer faced an assault charge from Scotch Doyle on Middle street. An accord and satisfaction was reached with a $17.42 payment for court costs and medical bills. Judge Gardiner received the costs Tuesday morning. agreement previously framed Monday by Judge Deering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Footer
Washington Street
Scotch Doyle
Middle Street
Gardiner Rf
Municipal Court
Doyle
Deering
Combines Parties At 32 Goddard Street
Mrs Lyman Betts entertained Monday evening at her home on Goddard Street to honor the birthdays of Mrs Carlisle Taber and Mrs Betts and the wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Manuel Bowers. Guests played cards and refreshments were served by several hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Betts
Goddard Street
Carlisle Taber
Betts
Manuel Bowers
Garry Cotton
Taber
David Cressey
John Swearingen
Central Maine Power declares quarterly dividends
Directors of Central Maine Power Co have declared the regular quarterly dividends on the companys Preferred Stocks payable July 1 to stockholders of record on June 10. The preferred dividends declared amount to 87- cents per share on the Preferred Stock 3.50% Series and $1.50 per share on the 6% Preferred Stock. A dividend of 30 cents per share was declared on the companys Common Stock payable June 30 to stockholders of record on June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Power Co
Meadowbrook Coast Gathers for Summer Cottage Weekend
Meadowbrook and Stoneybrook roads were busy as cottagers and guests visited ponds and cottages Sunday. Elliot Ray returned to Woburn Massachusetts after a stay at Jay K Bowker's estate. Guests included Carl Severin of South Portland, the Hutchins family, and Wallace Leder man a Connecticut state patrol member. Sam Johnson stays in a Connecticut hospital for treatment. The Hutchins plan to attend a wedding in Cobscook Can. Nellie Tracey opened her Summer home with guest Owen Gormley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows
Elliot Ray
Woburn
Mass
Jay K. Bowker
Meadowbrook
Stoneybrook
Carl Severin
South Portland
Stanley Hutchins
Holly
Roger
Wallace Lederman
Hutchins
Lederman
State Patrol
Connecticut
Gardiner Rogers
James Jenkins
Sam Johnson
Coscobb
Coffee Given For Miss Louise Briggs Engagement
A tea and coffee event to honor Miss Louise Briggs before her marriage to Julius Appleton is planned at the home of Mrs. Thomas S. Gibbons 677 Washington Street. The hostesses are Mrs. Gibbons and Mrs. Leslie Shumway. The event runs from 12 to 2 Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Briggs
Julius Appleton
Thomas S. Gibbons
Washington Street
Gibbons
Leslie Shumway
Popham Beach Summer Plans And Local Social Notes
Popham Beach residents discuss summer plans at Popham Circle meeting held at the schoolhouse last Wednesday. The column lists local visitors and travels including families from Bath Winnegance and Bath, and hints at coastal community life with weddings, trips, and weekend guests.
Bath residents host visitors on Sunday and weekend
Lawrence Thayer and Frank Wyman of Bath spent several days at Wy man farm. Miss Sadie Harnden and Mrs Emma Southard of Bath were Sunday guests at the home of Edward P Thomas. Lorraine Price of Woolwich visited Bayview farm. Vernon Philbrick of Matinicus stayed over at his in laws. M E Wilbur returned from Portland where he was a surgical patient at Maine General. Dozois family welcomed relatives from Worcester and Everett for a weekend visit. Edwin Hill of Kingfield stayed overnight and dined with S C Moore. Mary Ellen Woodward of Sudbury, a Dozois relative, is a student at Oak Grove. The group includes Ernest Wood, Ralph Seekins, and Capt George Stacey at cottages. C Harry Hannaf ord returned to Lynn after weekend visits.
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Lawrence Thayer
Frank Wyman
Bath
Wyman Farm
Sadie Harnden
Emma Southard
Edward P. Thomas
Lorraine Price
Woolwich
Bayview Farm
Vernon Philbrick
Matinicus
M. E. Wilbur
Portland
Edwin Hill
Kingfield
S. C. Moore
Popham Road
Julia Dozois
Stanton C. Dozois
Richard
Oak Grove
Mary Ellen Woodward
Sudbury
Mass
Weekend at Summer Cottage for Seekins and Lewis Families
Mr and Mrs Norman Seekins and their Bath son spent Sunday at the couple’s summer cottage with Mr and Mrs Ralph Seekins. Also Mr and Mrs Percy Lewis of Swampscott Mass passed the weekend at their cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Seekins and Son
Bath
Ralph Seekins
Percy Lewis
Swampscott
Mass
Wesley Church Children Pageant Highlights Summer Festival
A capacity audience watched Wesley Methodist church school present a Children’s Day pageant titled Summer’s Festival of Praise. The program featured named participants in roles such as Heralds, Sunbeams, trees, birds, and flowers with Rev. C Clifford Sargent presenting awards and Walter Russell Bowie’s Bible Story awarded to Patsy Ruth Cornish Elizabeth Bull Roberta Chase and Christel Cornish. The note also announces Vacation Bible School registrations and dates, with classes for ages three through 14 beginning June 20 and running to July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Heralds
Charles Hanson
Walter Upham
Patsy Morse
Elizabeth Bull
Robert Legard
Leonard Smith
Gloria Swearingen
Ruth Ellen Hunter
Mary Eleanor Sargent
Roberta Jewell
Alden Perry
Barbara Kenney
Carol Cornish
Christel Cornish
Peter Hanson
David Wallace
Barbara Buffam
David Swearingen
David Kenney
Roger Upham
Nancy McRae
Elizabeth Marble
Priscilla Marble
Roberta Chase
Judy Watts
Albert Whitcomb
Richard Moody
William Hanson
John Haley
C. Clifford Sargent
Walter Russell Bowie
Patsy Ruth Cornish
Stork Shower Honors Mrs Terrence Quinn in Eliot
A surprise stork shower for Mrs Terrence Quinn of Eliot was hosted at her sister’s Cot age street home. Barbara Legard assisted as guests enjoyed a social evening and a buffet luncheon. A bassinet centerpiece held gifts, with peonies and punch provided by local hosts and guests including Lakin and Farnham families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrence Quinn
Eliot
Samuel P. Lakin, Jr
Cottage Street
Barbara Legard
Punch
William Adams
Ina Brown
Elmer Higgins
Harold Adams
Lillian Johansen
Perleston Pert
Rachel Farnham
Gladys Beers
John Gaudette
Denniss Gaudette
Samuel P. Lakin
Evie Babine
Roselyn Carey
Edward McKenna
John Quinn
Connie Barter
Dawn Avery
Phyllis Barter
Grace Thayer
Kay Pert
Jackie Pert
Flora Thayer
Peggy O'Reilly
Dorothy Johansen
Gloria Johansen
Reginia Babine
Shirley McKenna
Tinette Lakin
Judy Lakin
James Farnham
Brunswick
Nine graduates honored at Corliss Street service
Nine Morse High School graduates were guests of honor at Sunday’s evening service led by Rev. Arvid L. Anderson who spoke Whither Bound. They sat in the sanctuary then lined up in the vestry for well wishes as refreshments were provided by Free Will Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Arvid L. Anderson
Free Will
Mildred Walker
Lillian Plant
Marie Berry
Virginia Cameron
Barbara King
Jeannette King
Melvinia King
Margaret Safford
Roy Lutz, Jr
George Paisley
Dora Wright
Edna Wright
Helen Witham
Bath graduates march in two sessions at University of Maine
Bachelor degrees were conferred on 653 seniors and 34 master degrees at University of Maine commencement, split into two sessions for different colleges. Local Bath graduates include Verna Wallace in Home Economics, Gerda Langbehn in Liberal Arts, and engineers William Clark Daniel Hatch Chadbourne Jr. and George Larrabee, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine
Colleges of Agriculture and Technology
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Education
Verna Marie Wallace
Bath
College of Home Economics
Gerda Wilhelmina Langbehn
College of Liberal Arts and Nursing
William Andrew Clark
College of Civil Engineering
Daniel Edwin Hatch
College of Electrical Engineering
George Edwin Chadbourne, Jr
College of Mechanical Engineering
George William Larrabee
Venable Stars in Lakewood Theatre Farce Slightly Married
Reg Venable son of Fay Bainter debuts in Lakewood Theatre opening 8 PM tonight in Slightly Married Aleen Leslie’s lively farce. He studied drama at Stanford before a stage career including Stockbridge LA Circle Players Laguna Summer Theatre and Equity Library productions. He plays a naive bridegroom who believes he is properly wed after securing a marriage license.
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Reg Venable
Fay Bainter
Lakewood
Aleen Leslie
Stanford University
Mr. Venable
Stockbridge
New York
West Coast
Los Angeles Circle Players
Santa Monica Theatre Guild
San Marino Theatre Group
Laguna Summer Theatre
Equity Library
American Theatre Wing
Lakewood Theatre
Bath Iron Works Hopes For Favorable Decision
Bath Iron Works management has learned a Navy decision on transferring destroyer contracts from Bath to the Boston yard will be based on judicial grounds rather than politics. Maine senators Brewster and Smith and representatives Hale Fellows and Nelson met with Secretary Matthews in Washington and submitted reasons Bath should keep the contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Washington
Matthews
Bath
Boston Navy Yard
Maine
Owen Brewster
Margaret Smith
Robert Hale
Frank Fellows
Charles Nelson
WIGWAM NOTES Sasanoa Tribe and Red Men Meeting Highlights
Sasanoa Tribe Red Men met with Harold Trask presiding. Rummage sale Wednesday at Red Men’s hall to aid the baseball team which has funded uniforms and gear. Next game Thursday at Coffee Pot field Woolwich vs Wiscasset Blues. St Martin advanced to senior sagamore. Orville Davis elected to fill vacancy. District Deputy Avery to install later. Hockomock Council to initiate several new D of P members Thursday. large turnout encouraged. Weekend activities include dinners, dances, and picnics attended by local families.
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Gerald Holland
Red Men's Hall
Coffee Pot Field
Woolwich
Wiscasset Blues
John St. Martin
Sagamore
Orville Davis
Mr. St. Martin
Ernest R. Avery
Hockomock Council
Daughters of Pocahontas
Residents, travelers, and visitors noted on Bay Point
Francis Pierce of Five Islands and Capt. Edgar Drake delivered Sherman Campbell’s boat to Millbridge on Friday. The engine failed on a party trip up the Kennebec near Gilbert Head. The craft is tied at Maxwel1s Cove for repairs. Local graduations, visits from Dedham residents, and weekend plans fill the Bay Point notes.
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Francis Pierce
Five Islands
Edgar Drake
Kenneth Crafts
Bay Point
Sherman Campbell
Millbridge
Edna Coollidge
Kennebec River
Newburyport
Gilbert Head
Maxwell's Cove
Georgetown Grammar School
Sumner Mains
Rose
Byron and
Sherman, Jr
Louisa Howard
Charles Kiessling
Bunny
Dedham
Mass
George White
Harry Stone
Andrew Butterfeld
Edward Butterfield
Arthur Maxwell
Pearl Perry
Richmond
Randall Marquis
Ralph Spinney
Revere
Herman Spinney
Mark Jackson
Bath
Eugene Foster
Sylvia Warren
Merchants Plan City Wide Centennial Meeting
City merchants are urged to attend a Wednesday afternoon meeting at City Hall auditorium at three o'clock to organize Merchants Day on Saturday July 2 as part of Bath's Double Centennial celebration. The event marks the first firemen muster and the 100th anniversary of the first railroad passenger service to Bath. The Centennial committee plans band concerts and special merchandise values to boost business in the downtown.
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City Hall Auditorium
Bath
Surprise Stork Shower Honors Mrs John Belanger Jr
Mrs John Belanger Jr nee Barbara Tasker of Witch Spring was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower hosted by sister in law Mrs Francis Eastman at the Eastman residence Witch Spring Hill Thursday evening. Gifts were opened followed by games with prizes for Mrs Richard Young and Mrs Manley Glidden. Coffee poured by Miss Norma Hathorne and table decorations featured stork baskets with summer flowers. Guests included Mrs Richard Young Mrs Manley Glidden Miss DorIs Scott Mrs Donald Belanger Mrs Domenic Cardosi Mrs John Belanger Sr Mrs William Waters Mrs Ivan A Trueworthy and Mrs Algernon Eastman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Belanger, Jr
Barbara Tasker
Witch Spring
Francis Eastman
Eastman
Witch Spring Hill
Richard Young
Manley Glidden
Donald Belanger
Norma Hathorne
Doris Scott
Domenic Cardosi
John Belanger
William Waters
Ivan A. Trueworthy
Algernon Eastman
Mrs Hatch Attends University of Maine Graduation
Mrs Robert B Hatch of Green Street returned home from Orono where she attended the graduation of her son Daniel P Hatch from the University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Hatch
Green Street
Orono
Daniel P. Hatch
University of Maine
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Chandler Field
Iol Ae
Rita ‘Billei
Endurance
Alof
Liberty Horses
Beau
Cristi
Kigore
Anitro
Josephina and
Mario Ivanov
Aenewest A & Ake Lion
GEO. Husien
Riccizenriquita
WLM
Ae Morales
Mia
Mexico
Bangkok
Siam
Hilgard’s
Parker
Laura Libby
Angie Mank
Mary Dannenfelser
Lewis Lowell
Sewall Moore
Mary
Newport High School
Nisbet
Eldora Wade
Miss Wade
Bernard Carlson
Dix Island
Grace Kraft
Broad Street
Angie Manks
Lynwood Hatfield
Wade
Gerry
Florence Rollins
Herbert Basset
Edwin Hart
Popham
Frances Lander
Frances Morong
William Cushing
Lewiston
Bernard Wyman
Boston
Ethel McElroy
Will Percy
Bert Hunt
Winnegance Pta
Dolly
Popham Beach
Harvey Perkins
Yarmouth Academy
Charles Congdon
Needham
Shaw Cottage
Royal Johnson
Sedgwick
Freeman Cottage
Sgt
Arlene Davis
Providence
R. 1
Allan Rogers
Hallowell
Walter E. Sprague
John H. Beebe
Wakefield
Constance Barr
Natick
Stephanie Winship
Winnegance
Togus
Phippsburg Center
Herbert Sprague
John McCarty
Cape Elizabeth
Alton Hathaway
Lexington
Leon Oliver
USN
Milton Morse
Lester Morse
Judy
Norman Perkins
West Bath
J.C. Perkins
Coast
Roger and
Willard Oliver
Oliver
Cox
Wesley
Corliss Street
Edwin R. Andrews
Smith- Trott
High Street
Gradua
U. of M
Harold Trask
Sachem
Albert Connors
Nancy
Denny Road
Barnates
Kenneth Orr
Nicholas and
Iranne
Boothbay Harbor
Henry W Owen
Oak Street
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