Bath society notes mark 40th Morse reunion at alumni banquet
Portsmouth and Bath residents join Morse High School alumni for the 40th reunion at the school a banquet Thursday evening. Many classmates and spouses attend with plans for a dinner party at Dodge Inn Edgecomb Friday before returning home.
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Norman Rand
Doro Hs
Portsmouth
Arthur Jones
Titcomb
St. Louis
Bath
Edward V. Reed
Pearl Hall
Sagadahoc Perry
Morse High School
Dodge Inn
Edgecomb
Residents and visitors listed in community column
Mr and Mrs Richard J Bomkamp and children return to Love land Ohio after a week visiting Mrs Bomkamps parents Mr and Mrs Carroll Wakefield. Miss Carolyn Mingo goes to Harrison for the summer to teach at Camp Tamaningo. Mrs Robert Hatch visits Hanover Massachusetts with her son. Isabelle Randall returns to Boston after alumni banquet. Mrs Wallace Rand attends MIT graduation then returns home. Mr and Mrs Joseph Carrier host Tracy White family guests from Canal Zone and KZ5BC radio station. Dennis Murphy leaves for Worcester due to his father Edward D Murphy’s death with funeral on Wednesday.
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Richard J. Bomkamp
Edward
Stephen
Thomas
David
Helen Rose
Loveland
Ohio
Joseph Carrier
Washington Street
Tracy White
Claire
Canal Zone
White
Kz5bc
Panama Railroad Electrical Division
Rumford Cousins Attend Aunt Edith Oldham Funeral
Ellery Kidder of 10 Bath Street and his sister traveled to Rumford for the funeral of their aunt Mrs Edith Oldham held Monday at Meader Funeral Home. Kidder has a mechanical engineering degree and will soon report as Ensign in the Navy aboard the USS San Marcos in Norfolk Virginia. Their grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Tracey of Woolwich.
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Louis MacDonald
Joanne
Andrea
Donald
Hinckley Street
Kittery
MacDonald
Bath
Western Union
Portsmouth, N. H
Portsmouth
Jack Driscoll
Skowhegan
Office Drive
Ellery Kidder
Bath Street
Rumford
Edith Oldham
Meader Funeral Home
Navy
Norfolk
John Tracey
Woolwich
Tracey
Bernard
Warner announces birth of son John M. Warner Jr
Mr and Mrs John M Warner announce the birth at Memorial hospital on June 3 of a son named John M Jr, weighing seven pounds. Mrs Warner formerly Phyllis Delano worked in Bath School Department offices before marriage.
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John M. Warner
Memorial Hospital
John M., Jr
Couple from Bath and Yonkers Commence Military Duty After Graduation
John A. Tracey son of Mr and Mrs Arthur J Tracey of Kittery and formerly of Bath graduates from Villanova University. Francis D Libby and his bride Marilyn T Scholl Libby of Westover A F B report for duty at Westover. Mrs Libby is daughter of Mr and Mrs John Scholl of Yonkers New York.
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John A. Tracey
Arthur J. Tracy
Kittery
Bath
Villanova University
Pennsylvania
Francis D. Libby
Westover
Mass
Walter McMenn
Walker Street
Marilyn T. Scholl
Libby
W. A
Gorham State Teachers College Graduation Honors Miss Ames
Miss Patricia Ames daughter of Mr and Mrs Orris I Ames of 12 Cherry street graduated Friday morning at Gorham State Teachers College. Her family attended the ceremony and her achievement was celebrated among the morning exercises.
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Joan Edgett
William F. Edgett
Edgett Street
Gorham State Teachers College
Audrey Peterson
Stanley Peterson
East Brunswick
Harry E. Peterson
Carl T. Meister
Carl P. Meister
Bath
Ivan Leighton
Topsham
Judith
Morse High
Orris Ames
Cherry Street
Patricia
Patricia Ames
Orris I. Ames
Vail Returns From Massachusetts Visit to Arrowsic
Lawrence R. Vail came back to his Arrowsic home Saturday after spending several days in Lynn and Saugus Mass with his children and relatives. Norman A. Greenlaw attended Morse High School graduation with Miss Esther Dudley. two Morse grads from Bath’s Military and Naval Home were Earlene Libby and Thomas Bishop. Libby won a prize from the South End P T A. Charlotte Babbige, a Mitchell School teacher, will summer at Dark Harbor then teach first grade at Huse Memorial upon return. Mrs Cyrus Messer and Dorothea of Old Town visited Bath friends and attended Morse High graduation reuniting with Mrs Mayo’s circle.
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Charles Andre
Lincoln Street
Storrs
Conn
University of Connecticut
Charles, Jr
Morse High School
Gorham State Teachers College
Air Force
Officers Training School
Oakland
Texas
Laredo
Air University of Alabama
Cheshire
Andre
Charles Russell
Bath
Andre, Jr
Sally Grant
Lawrence R. Vail
Arrowsic
Lynn
Saugus
Mass
Kenneth R. Vail
Paul Drouin
Alvah Davis
Allepo Temple
Boston
Norman A. Greenlan
Maine
Augusta
Esther Dudley
Morse High
Earlene Libby
Thomas Bishop
Libby
South End
Greenlaw
Charlotte Babbige
Mitchell School
Dark Harbor
Huse Memorial School
Miss Babbige
Vivian Brown
Weeks Street
Cyrus Messer
Dorothea
Old Town
Mrs Arthur Gilley Hospital Patient At Memorial
Mrs Arthur Gilley of 53 Court Street is a medical patient at Memorial Hospital.
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Harry Blaisdell
High Street
First National Bank
Memorial Hospital
Arthur Gilley
Court Street
The
Bath High School 50th alumni banquet attendees listed
Members of Bath High School’s 50 year class gathered for the alumni banquet led by president George Hopkins. Attendees included Elizabeth McGreggor Trott Ruth Cameron Taylor Elnora Dain Oliver Fred Nichols Daniel Williams Leland Wright David Parker Isabelle Savage Randall Ruth Sheldon Mains Marion Mitchell Field Gertrude Allen Small Admiral Worrell Carter USN retired and sister Miss Isabelle Carter of Washington DC.
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Old Bath High School
George Hopkins
Elizabeth McGreggor Trott
Ruth Cameron Taylor
Elnora Dain Oliver
Fred Nichols
Daniel Williams
Bath
Leland Wright
Seattle
Wash
David Parker
Providence
R. I
Isabelle Savage Randall
Boston
Ruth Sheldon Mains
Loudville
Marion Mitchell Field
Rockland
Gertrude Allen Small
Tenants Harbor
Admiral Worrell Carter
Isabelle Carter
Washington, D. C
Local residents share birthdays and family visits in Bath area
Mrs. Frank Fields of Rockland joined her sister Mrs. Ray Howe and Mr. Howe of Western avenue for an Alumni banquet with the 50 year Morse High class. Bath's 90 and 93 year old citizens Mrs. Margaret Everard and Frank S. Oliver were celebrated for reaching birthdays. Prof. George Carlton and family from Haverford arrived to spend summer at Sagadahoc Ferry and attended Morse High alumni events. Mrs. Olney G. Perry visits Auburn, hosted by cousin Miss Thelma White.
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Frank Fields
Rockland
Ray Howe
Howe
Western Avenue
Fields
Morse High School
Bath
Margaret Everard
Mechanic Street
Charles Ridley
North End
Frank S. Oliver
George Carlton
Haverford
Prof. Carlton
Sagadahoc Ferry
Morse High
Carlton
Weekend motor trip and social notes from New England
The report highlights a Sagadahoc Ferry couple touring New Hampshire and Vermont with overnight stays in Littleton and White River Junction. It notes Miss Alexandria Sewell visiting New York after a weekend with the Sewell family at Small Point, and recalls Miss Helen Keller’s Radcliffe class of 1904 celebrating its 50th reunion in Cambridge with a garden dedication. Additional items mention Miss Anita Bagdikian earning a Master of Arts at Vermont and State Agricultural College, Miss Janice Knight returning to Boston after visiting her parents, and her sister Beverly Knight's wedding with G Sheldon Balloch of Brookline as best man, plus Knight’s acting stint in Rangeley Lakes Summer Theatre opening July 2.
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Charles E. Haley
Sagadahoc Ferry
New Hampshire
White Mountains
Green Mountains
Vermont
St. Johnsbury
Connecticut River
White River
Maine
Littleton
N. H
Man States
Alexandria Sewell
New York
Sumner Sewell
Small Point
Helen Keller
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Mass
Miss Keller
Bath
Edward W. Larrabee
Cosmopolitan Club
Winter Street
Janice Knight
Boston
Bernard A. Knight
Lincoln Street
Beverly
G. Sheldon Balloch
Brookline
Rangeley Lakes
Miss Knight
Notable Student Activity Roster Highlights Students Active Across Clubs
The record lists Frank Young as class president and student council leader with multiple roles. It also notes active participation in GAA rifle club bowling basketball volleyball ping pong badminton and various clubs including M club Phi B I Chem and Latin and French clubs.
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Frank Young
Treas
V. P
Mohiba Show
West Bath Students Rewarded For Scholarship And Service
Principal Farnham urged continued focus on education as 131 graduates were addressed. The class gave Farnham a monetary gift for school use. The West Bath PTA prize went to the top scholar from West Bath. Medora Knowles, daughter of Ralph and Mrs Knowles of Westport, received the Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association award to pursue nursing without school restrictions.
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Farnham
Young
Rnn
West Bath
School awards honor students for character and achievement
Principal Farnham presided over twenty two awards and prizes. Donald MacKenzie won the Henry Eames Wood prize for courage wisdom temperance justice industry and chivalry. Anne Singer received the Dike P. T. A. prize and Bath High School Alumni Association prize for English ranking. Cecily von Huene earned the Club 42 Award. Beverly Hooker won the Morse High Huse P. T. A. prize. Jane Ledyard received the Ruth Bryan Owen Good Citizenship award. Earlene Libbey earned the South End P. T. A. prize. Arthur Mayo III and Kathryn Libby were among others recognized for leadership and scholastic excellence. The Woolwich prizes went to Guy Reed and Shirley Beal, while other scholarships honored plans for further study and leadership in athletics and commercial subjects.
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Farnham
Donald MacKenzie
H. C. MacKenzie
Court Street
Henry Eames Wood
Dike P. T. A
Anne Singer
Isadore Singer
Linden Street
Singer
Bath High School Alumni Association
Cecily von Huene
Aime von Huene
Woolwich
Club 42
Huse P. T. A
Morse High
Beverly Hooker
Lloyd Hooker
Middle Street
Jane Ledyard
James C. Ledyard
Lincoln Street
Ruth Bryan Owen
Col. Dummer Sewall
South End
Vivian McDougal
Daniel McDougal
Oak Street
Beta Sigma Phi
Band Boosters Club
Frederick Dotton
Maxwell Street
Patrick Nugent
George Nugent
High Street
Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
Bath Teacher's’ Club
Patricia Brewer
Grace Brewer
Bedford Road
John Trafton
Elton Trafton
Washpage Street
Deborah Caton
A. D. Caton
Science Aids Homemaker With Time Saving Tips
A guide highlights man made fibers nylon orlon dacron plus rayon and acetate for no ironing and fast drying. It also describes electric irons vacuum cleaners and sewing machines improving home life with efficient laundry and cleaning. Also lists various nursing and educational institutions involved.
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Dacron
Many Plan Continues Across Colleges and Schools
The list names numerous individuals tied to various colleges and schools including Colby College, Gorham State Teachers College, Boston University, Mergenthaler Lino Type School, Bouve School of Boston, New England Conservatory of Music, and California Maritime Academy. Notable persons include Fernando Pellegrini John Traf ton Frank Young Cecily von Huene Jean Brown Glenn Carter Deborah Caton and Frederick Cotton.
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Fernando Pellegrini
John Trafton
Frank Young
Colby College
Cecily von Huene
Joseph Marchetti
Boston University School of Public Relations
Anne Singer
The Value and Future of Scientific Research
Growth in number research focuses on goal driven knowledge in industry and government labs. Fundamental research drives science frontiers in colleges and universities as patience and curiosity fuel long experiments and occasional breakthroughs.
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Edison
William D. Coolidge
Irving Langmuir
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell Laboratories
General Electric and
Research Laboratories
Germany
General Electric Laboratory
Jer‘ie Hawkins
Atomic energy promises future tech leaps in plastics and transport
The piece describes radiation enhancing plastics for home use and steam resistance. It notes potential sterilization of foods by radiation and extended shelf life of meat. It envisions gas to gasoline conversion, ocean liners and homes powered by nuclear energy, and RCA laboratory results toward a workable atomic battery and car.
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Radio Corporation of America
Curbing of atomic energy spurs regional resource growth
The article argues that limiting atomic energy drives development of land and mineral resources in the region. It notes Britain will reach competitiveness with conventional fuels earlier than the United States due to coal costs, while Britain faces dwindling coal seams. Power is described as just one of the factors.
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Britain
United States
Atomic energy progress and peacetime uses outlined
The piece outlines five future directions in atomic science including warship propulsion becoming peacetime shipping power, rare metals production, radiation research, production of radioactive isotopes for medicine, and the broader peacetime value of atomic research. It notes substantial government and private investment, and frames a shift toward a safer, more beneficial future.
Progress in Medicine and Atomic Aids in Health
A feature on advances in virus study and cellular biology describes an iron lung like device to aid premature babies, a future atomic powered device to monitor muscle contractions, and pork irradiation to reduce Trichinosis. It notes rapid medical instrument progress and speculative synthetic wings.
Morse High School Through the Years
The Morse High building, completed in 1904, burned in 1928 and the present structure was finished in 1929. A new annex added in 1942 expanded capacity during the war years as senior girls and five teachers moved to the new Junior High.
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Morse High
Morse High School
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Barbizon Ming School
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Maine Medical Center
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Daptle Hospital School of Nursing
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Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
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Central Maine General Hospital
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Household Nursing Association
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Fisher Junior College
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