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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1955

Page

7

Polio Vaccination Program Starts Here Tuesday

The polio vaccination program began Tuesday morning with 272 first and second grade children receiving the initial Salk shots at Bath Junior High. Bath led with 214 recipients, followed by Woolwich 36, Phippsburg 15, Dresden six, and Arrowsic one. Westport Island and Georgetown received none.

Bath Junior High School Bath Woolwich Phippsburg Dresden Westport Island Georgetown R. Clinton McFadden McFadden Harry M. Wilson John F. Dougherty Virginia Clay Hamilton Joseph I. Smith Francis A. Winchenbach Edward L. Kinder, Jr Memorial Hospital Auxiliary National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Paul A. Pitman Ruth Henry

Williams-Albee wedding in Brunswick on June 3

Miss Joyce Albee daughter of Mr and Mrs Maynard Albee of Brunswick and Arthur Williams Jr son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Williams of Winnegance were married June 3 at the bride's parents home The Rev Guy Wilson Brunswick performed the double ring ceremony in front of immediate family and close friends A reception followed Attendants included Miss Martha Geiser of Vermont and James Guinn of Bath The couple reside in Winnegance after a brief wedding trip The bride a Brunswick High School graduate works as an operator for the New England Telephone Co The groom a Morse High School attendee and World War II Army Air Forces veteran is employed at Murriner’s Mill Brunswick

Joyce Albee Maynard Albee Brunswick Arthur Williams, Jr Arthur Williams Winnegance Guy Wilson Martha Geiser Vermont James Guinn Bath

Van Buren Dodge couple wed at Beacon Street church

Gladys Marie Dodge of 46 Dummer Street and Edward Henry Van Buren Jr. of 37 Oliver Street were married Saturday at 8 PM in the Beacon Street Methodist Church parsonage. Reverend Richard Arnold performed the double ring ceremony in the presence of immediate family. The couple will reside in Bath after a brief wedding trip.

Gladys Marie Dodge Dummer Street Edward Henry van Buren, Jr Oliver Street Beacon Street Methodist Church Richard Arnold Beverly E. van Buren Daniel E. Hall, Jr Bath van Buren Brunswick Bath Iron Works Corp

Tardif to Attend Rutgers Graduate School of Banking Session

Dominique J. Tardif former Bath mayor and now assistant treasurer of Androscoggin County Savings Banks will join Rutgers University in New Brunswick New Jersey for a two week banking session June 13 to 25. The session hosts over 1050 bank officials and covers commercial banking trusts investments and savings management. Tardif majors in savings management and must complete three Rutgers sessions two years of home study and a thesis to graduate.

Dominique J. Tardif Bath Androscoggin Lewiston Rutgers University New Brunswick N. J Tardif American Bankers Association Rutgers

Paul W. Litchfield Visits Bath Sunday

Paul W. Litchfield chairman of Goodyear Tin and Rubber Co Akron visited Bath on Sunday attending Central Congregational Church services. He is a noted author on industrial engineering and a relative of Bath resident Harry E. Litchfield. He is staying five days at the Wiscasset Inn in Notative of Boston.

Paul W. Litchfield Goodyear Tin & Rubber Co Akron, C Bath Central Congregational Church Litchfield Harry E Litchfield Wiscasset

Mrs. Crowley to Speak at BPW Luncheon at Convention

Greenville attorney Ruth L. Crowley will be the luncheon speaker at the Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women clubs 34th annual convention June 24-26 at Squaw Mountain Inn. She will discuss “To Make Myself Much Better” and is active in town projects, bar associations, and local organizations.

Greenville Ruth L. Crowley Greenville Junction Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Squaw Mountain Inn Mabel L. Hammons Bangor E. Francis Crowley William F Maine O.E.S Rebekah

Mr and Mrs Shea Host Graduation Party at Meadow Way

Mr and Mrs E Merritt Shea entertained at their home 26 Meadow Way after Morse High School graduation exercises. Guest of honor was Miss Althea Gaylord salutatorian and her parents from South Hadley Mass. Numerous relatives and friends attended including Beatrice Lawin and other local residents.

E. Merritt Shea Meadow Way Morse High School Althea Gaylord William Gaylord South Hadley Mass Gaylord Shea Beatrice Lawin Westfield Raymond W. Farnham Louise Mayo Miriam Harmon Catherine Conley H. Augustus Huse Clinton D. Wilson Katherine Leonard Andrew Flaherty Donald D. Young Maurice Shea

Pythian Sisters Plan Dinner and Birthday Event

Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters announce a combined annual dinner and birthday party for June 29 at the Witch Spring Inn. Twin Bees club of Bath and Brunswick holds its June 23 dinner and installation at the same venue. Members reported on Auburn reception for the grand chief and grand chancellor with Eureka Lodge and Temple hosting.

Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters Witch Spring Inn Twin Bees Chiefs Club Bath Brunswick Auburn Eureka Lodge Temple

Rainbow Assembly Plans Initiation After Friday Meeting

At the Bath Assembly of Rainbow for Girls three candidates were balloted and will be initiated Monday evening June 20 at 7 30. A rehearsal of officers is set for 2 p m that day. The silver tea fundraiser was a financial and social success. Worthy Advisor Diane Bailey assigned sick and finance committees.

Bath Assembly Order of Rainbow Assembly Diane Bailey

Huse Second Grade Spelling Bee Winners Named

Huse Memorial School held a second grade spelling bee with Manley Grant as spelling master. Mrs Morton Young's class won and received a book for classroom use. The event will be annual. The article notes 1910 farm labor peak at 11.6 million workers excluding summer seasonal labor.

Huse Memorialchool Manley Grant Linda McCole Raymond Farnham Nancy Dearborn Morton Young

Assignments for 15 new priests include Grondin at St Marys Bath

The Rev. Lucien G. Grondin of Augusta, ordained June 4, is assigned as assistant to St. Marys Catholic church in Bath and will arrive June 18. He joins 14 other new priests receiving assignments across Maine including St Johns Rumford and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Portland.

Lucien G. Grondin Augusta Daniel J. Feeney Portland St. Mary’s Catholic Church Bath Father Grondin John E. Bellefontaine St. Mary's Gerard J. Bouchard St. Agatha Gerard R. Proulx Westbrook Catholic University of America Washington, D. C Raymond J. Lauxon St. Ignatius Northeast Harbor Robert E. Lee South Portland St. Christopher's Maurice H. Lemelin Biddeford Holy Name Machias Sylvia J. Levesque

Pratt marks 40 years with Bath Times and Independ ent

Ralph M. Pratt of 14 Elm Street completes 40 years with the Bath Daily Times and weekly Independent. He started June 12, 1915 as an apprentice in job printing and rose to head pressman after Nathan Coffin's death in the late 1940s. He stands as the third active staffer with four decades of service alongside Elbridge R. Wright and John Sampson.

Bath Daily Times Ralph M. Pratt Elm Street Times Independent Pratt Nathan Coffin Elbridge R. Wright Marshall Avenue John Sampson High Street

Scholarships for Teachers In Lincoln And Sagadahoc

The Four County Tuberculosis Association offers limited $25 scholarships for Lincoln and Sagadahoc teachers to attend the Health Education Workshop at Farmington State Teachers College from July 18 to August 5. Miss Grace D Keenan will direct the workshop with special consultants from outstanding health education backgrounds. Applications available from local superintendents or the Four County Tuberculosis Association in Rockland.

Four County Tuberculosis Association Lincoln Sagadahoc Farmington State Teachers College Grace D. Keenan Brockton Massachusetts Rockland

Marines Make Full Day Run From North Carolina to Bath

Cpl Paul G. Bagdikian and Cpl Russell Burgoin flew from Cherry Point to Bath and back in one day with their commanding officer. They left Cherry Point at 7 30 a m and returned by 7 30 p m after a breakfast in Cherry Point and a noon dinner in Bath Maine.

Cherry Point Bath Cpl Paul G. Buagdikian USMC Paul G. Bagdikian Oak Street Cpl. Bagdikian Russell Burgoin Old Town Brunswick Naval Air Station

Girls Softball League Concludes Season in Tie

The Girls' Softball League for fourth to sixth graders finished its season on June 3. Teams from Huse Fisher and Mitchell tied for top honors, coached by Olive Crabtree Nancy Gibbs Jacqueline Plummer Anna Heine. Bath Junior High coached by Adena Smith and Dike School coached by Ruth Lary also played under Morse High supervision by Gloria Witham.

Huse Fisher Mitchell Olive Crabtree Nancy Gibbs Jacqueline Plummer Anna Heine Bath Junior High School Adena Smith Dike School Ruth Lary Gloria Witham Morse High School

Wesley Altar Guild Installs New Officers

New officers for the Wesley Methodist Altar Guild will be installed during the 10 am Holy Communion service. Incoming officers: Otis Ayer president Carlyle Taber vice president Edward Butterfield secretary Elnora Oliver treasurer William Hanson communion steward. Dr Oliver W Bell pastor assisted by son David W Bell. Senior choir directed by Barbara Small. John Sampson Leon Gower and Otis Ayer serve as communion stewards.

Wesley Methodist Church Otis Ayer Carlyle Taber Edward Butterfield Elnora Oliver William Hanson Oliver W. Bell David W. Bell Boston University School of Theology Dr. Bell Barbara Small John Sampson Leon Gower

Sterling Bible Class Monthly Meeting Held at Home

Members of the Sterling Bible Class of Corliss Street church met at Miss May Besaw's home with Mrs. William E. Hill presiding. Devotions and an acrostic for June were shared. tribute was paid to former member Annie McCabe. Next gathering slated for July 11 with venue to be announced.

Sterling Bible Corliss Street Church May Besaw William E. Hill Besaw Annie McCabe Clara Lemont Georgia Bruce

Mrs Leon White Honored at Stork Shower in Bath

Mrs Leon White of White Plains New York formerly of Bath was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs Paul J Hart at 87 High Street Thursday night Hostesses included Mrs Leonard Smith and Mrs Howard Farr Also present were Mrs Brownrigg Miss Julia Brownrigg Mrs Albert Desmond Mrs David Desmond and others who offered gifts and refreshments

Leon White White Plains N. Y Bath Paul J. Hart High Street Hart Leonard Smith Howard Farr White George Brownrigg Middle Street Brownrigg Julia Brownrigg Albert Desmond David Desmond Leon Pennell Bazin Lemont Arthur Sturtevant John Leonard David Clark Herschel Libby William Marshall Bertrand Lavoie

Complaints About Boys Firing Rifles Stir City

Police Chief Edward L. Gaudreau said the department is again receiving complaints about boys firing small caliber rifles and air rifles within the city limits. Reports describe shooting pet rabbits and birds, with a warning that anyone found firing a rifle or BB gun will forfeit the gun for a long time.

Edward L. Gaudreau Gaudreau

Maude C Phinney and Lincol n P Sibley Wed in Melrose

Mrs Maude C Phinney of this city and Lin coln P Sibley of Melrose Mass announced their marriage. The ceremony was held Saturday at Trinity Episcopal church Melrose performed by Rev Warren C Herrick. Sibley is with Estabrooks Sibley Boston. They will reside at 302 Melrose street Melrose.

Maude C. Phinney City Lincoln P. Sibley Melrose Mass Trinity Episcopal Church Warren C. Herrick Sibley Estabrooks & Sibley Boston Melrose Street

Partridge Cemetery Association to Elect Officers in Woolwich

The Partridge Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at the Woolwich home of Mrs. Alice L. Galvin Friday at 7 30 PM. New officers will be elected for the forthcoming year.

Partridge Cemetery Association Woolwich Alice L. Galvin

Pre nuptial Shower Honoring Sally Freeman

Miss Sally Freeman daughter of Mr and Mrs Emery Freeman of 12 Charles Street attended a pre nuptial shower hosted by Miss Audrey Durant and Miss Marilyn Brown at 254 Center Street. The event honored Freeman ahead of her marriage to David Lee US Air Force stationed in Denver Colorado. Guests included many local residents and relatives who helped open gifts and enjoy refreshments.

Sally Freeman Emery Freeman Charles Street Audrey Durant Marilyn Brown Miss Durant Center Street Miss Freeman David Lee U. S. Air Force Denver Colo Frank Durant Frances Norton Doris White Patti Hayes Jane Ledyard Jean Brown Warren P. Munsey Sandra Daley Robert Carmichael Sue Hagerthy Pauline Kelley Anne Amirault Kateri Costain Margaret McCabe Judy Holbrook Louis Kingsbury David Pye Merton Witham Louise Allain Gay Bonney Marie Smart Shirley Smart Norman Sanford Elizabeth Prentiss Richard Jackson Martha Wood Janet Sharkey Betty McPhee Mary Gaudreau Dana Hagerthy Warren Kenney Harry Prout Brunswick High School Bowdoinham Carl Billings Carlyn Brawy Patricia Gray Joan Humphrey Barbara Merrill David Prout P.T.A Main Street Ellis Moore Frances Shaw Norwalk Ohio Philip Nealey J. Hall Denham Lewiston Helen Dudley Denham Vina Berry Westminster Station Lawrence Hackett Marilyn Hampton N. H George A. Hackett Carl Whitney Melrose Mass Mildred Given Carolyn Lang Maryland Linden Little Greenfield Little Leon Dunklee River Road

Rotary Club Assembly Outlines Bath Chapter Plans

Bath Rotary Club gathered Thursday night at the Community Building in Lambert Park with seventeen members present. President Bernard E. Varnum led the session reviewing the past year and outlining plans for the new year starting July 1, including committee appointments by incoming president Ira Nadine and a focus on community service.

Bath Rotary Club Lambert Park Bernard E. Varnum Varnum Ira Nadine

Miss Elizabeth Prentiss Wins Maine Scholarship Award

University of Maine officials announced Miss Elizabeth N. Prentiss daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis E Prentiss of Bath has been awarded the Maine Teacher College and Normal school scholarship valued at 265 dollars. She will enter the university in September as a junior after graduating Morse High School salutatorian in 1953 and two years at Gorham State Teachers College where she made the Dean's list. Prentiss and her Gorham roommate Harriet Morton of Old Orchard will run a day nursery school in Old Orchard this Summer enrolling about 20 pupils.

University of Maine

Bath Youth Bike Parade Showcases Safety Rules

More than 50 Bath youngsters rode in a downtown parade this afternoon under State Trooper Herman J. Boudreau. Leading in a patrol car, he commented on bicycle safety as the Bath Junior Bicycle Club sponsors the event the first in a series of planned activities.

Bath Herman J. Boudreau Boudreau Bath Junior Bicycle Club

First outdoor fight broadcast Dempsey Carpentier 1921

The first round by round outdoor broadcast covered the Dempsey Carpentier bout on July 2 1921 in Jersey City New Jersey.

Dempsey-Carpentier Jersey City N. J

Bowdoinham News Highlights Include Graduation and Plans

Bowdoinham reports a Busy week featuring Coombs Grammar School graduation with 14 graduates, led by marshal Leonard Skelton Jr. and valedictory Andrea Billings. Elwood Edgecomb departs for a San Francisco convention of boiler and mechanical inspectors, with Maine exhibit en route. Engagement announced as Agnes Faye Bragdon to Philip Simpson. Electa OES meets before summer recess with 60 attendees. Merry Workers 4-H reorganized. Dr. J A Fernandez to speak at Bowdoinham Baptist Church on June 19.

Elwood E. Eageconmb State Road Maine San Francisco Calif National Board of Boiler and American Society of Mechanical Engineers St. Francis Hotel National Board Edgecomb Amercan Society of Mechanical Engineers California Bowdoinham Town Hall Coombs Grammar School Marshal Leonard Skelton, Jr George Rowe Frances Tome Alan Dodge Constance Carras Barbara Uhle Robert Gray The Ridge School Raymond Temple Joyce Douglas Linwood Billings Roger Douglas Bruce Giberson Frederick Tome Andrea Billings G. W. Smith Franklin Jack Mr. Smith Ralph Champlain Alice Bragdon Helen Robinson Edward Bragdon Agnes Faye Bragdon Philip Simpson Harold Simpson Wiscasset Miss Bragdon Brunswick High School Bowdoinham Baptist Church Brunswick Simpson Wiscasset High School North Yarmouth Academy Central Maine Power Co. Mason Station Electa O.E.S Masonic Hall Mildred Given Leland Chapman Beacfield Freeport Dresden Richmond Lisbon Falls Merry Workers 4-H Club Ralph McEwen Louise Valentine Angie McKay Aldonna Valentine Dianne McEwen Jolene McKay Shirley Wallace Linda Perkins Carol Perkins Sandra McKay J. A. Fernandez Philadelphia Baptist Church Green Box Atoka Tenn

Eleanor Marks Receives Interne’s Cap at Graduation

Eleanor Marks daughter of Mr and Mrs W Percy Marks received her interne’s cap at the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing commencement exercises in Boston. 103 candidates earned diplomas. Dana L Farnsworth M D delivered the principal address. The event included a reception hosted by Mrs Warren Kenney.

Eleanor Marks W. Percy Marks Front Street John Hancock Hall Boston Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing Dana L. Farnsworth Harvard University

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Williams-Albee Dodge Dominique Tardif Graduate School of Banking L. Crowley BPW Mr. and Mrs. Shea Rainbow Assembly U. S L. G. Grondin St. Mary's Church North Carolina Richard A. Jackson Boston University Arthur H. Jackson Bluff Road Wesley Altar Guild Sterling Bible Class Mrs Stork Shower Partridge Cemetery Miss Sally Freeman Rotary Club Assembly Offerman Tree Surgery Louisa Howard Bay Point Rite Balmont Adam Greenblatt Washington Street Hilltop Ewanus Wallace Vrouit Bt Island van Johnson Joanne Dru Red River Richard Widmark Technicolor Ves Charlton Heston Reed Sun Mon Imoonfleet Stewart Granger - Sanders Mary Cunningham Modern School OF the Dance Lakewood Ginger Lawrence Fletcher Dorothy Elder Lakewood Players Eyes
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