Marines Promote Two Recruits From Local Section
Pfc Ronald K Rice and Pfc Urbain R Boucher, both from local families, completed boot camp at Parris Island South Carolina with top marks. Rice earned the expert rifle medal with 226 out of 250. Boucher won the marksman medal with 190. Rice is son of Mr and Mrs Kermit Rice of 63 Heath Lane. Boucher is son of Mr and Mrs Francis Boucher of 11 Floral Street and previously worked as a machinist at Bath Iron Works after Morse High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Ronald K. Rice
Parr
Urbain R. Boucher
Francis Boucher
Floral Street
Boucher
Marines
Bath Iorn Works
Morse High School
TWO BATH YOUTHS WIN U. OF M. DEGREES
Two Bath youths, Morse High School graduates of 1948, received bachelor degrees at the University of Maine 98th Commencement. Perkeston L. Pert Jr. earned a BA in journalism while Philip A. Haskell earned a BA in History and Government. Pert was sports editor and city editor for Maine Campus and worked at WORO radio, earning a Silver Mike award. Haskell’s affiliations included Sigma Alpha Epsilon and other campus groups as noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Morse High School
University of Maine
Reuben G. Gustavson
University of Nebraska
Perkeston L. Pert, Jr
Perkéston L. Pert
Middle Street
Philip A. Haskell
Robert H. Haskell
High Street
Pert
Maine Campus
WORO
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Maine Press Club
Maine Radio Guild
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Haskell
Maine Masque leader and ROTC graduates report for duty
An outstanding Maine Masque member in his junior year starred in Jenny Kissed Me and served as music director for three years. He chaired the Maine Day skits and Inter fraternity Sing, sat on the senior class executive committee, and led Commencement Week activities. Both graduates were commissioned as second lieutenants in ROTC and will report for active duty within the year for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny
Maine Day
Interfraternity Sing
Reserve Army Officers Training Corps
Wallace Dunn Wedding Thursday in Woolwich
Miss Nancy Dunn daughter of Clarence and Mrs Dunn wed Myron Wallace son of Edgar and Mrs Wallace Thursday evening at Winter Street church. Rev Richard J Schaper presided. The bride wore a rose spring suit with white accessories. Best man was Floyd Dunn. They planned a trip to Atlantic City and will reside in Woolwich after returning. Nancy is Morse High 1952 graduate employed at Bath Savings. Myron is Jonesport High graduate, Navy veteran, and employed at Smalls service station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Dunn
Clarence G. Dunn
Woolwich
Myron Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Doubling Point Range Light
Arrowsic
Winter Street
Richard J. Schaper
Floyd Dunn
Atlantic City
N. J
Wallace
Morse High School
Bath Savings Institution
Jonesport High School
Class of 1918 Members Entertained At Reunion
Mr and Mrs Herbert Douglas hosted members of the class of 1918 at their Washington street home after the Alumni banquet at Morse High school. Forty six members with spouses shared an hour of appreciation flowers from Mrs Mary Baxter White of Brunswick and an invitation to the fortieth reunion. Message included. Cracker spreads cookies cake punch and confections closed the 35th reunion week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Douglas
Washington Street
Morse High School
Mary Baxter White
Brunswick
LST 1142 Arrives Near Bath Shipyard
The LST 1142 arrived in port Monday morning and anchored off Bath Iron Works. Docking was planned later. The craft carried the crew of LST 1158 now nearing completion at Bath shipyard and to be commissioned June 20. Everett J. Pouliot, son of Mr and Mrs Antonio Pouliot, a University of Maine student, works at the Loward Johnson restaurant in Naples for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Everett J. Pouliot
Antonio Pouliot
Robinson Jane
University of Maine
theLoward Johnson Restaurant
Naples
Bath High Class of 1903 holds fiftieth reunion at alumni banquet
The class of 1903 of Bath High celebrated its fiftieth reunion at the Morse High alumni banquet with 26 attendees including spouses. President Aubrey Voorhees and Linwood Erskine presided, a $150 school fund gift was presented to Principal Raymond Farnham, and open house preceded and followed the banquet at Miss Sophie Mikels’ Elms Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath High
Morse High
Aubrey Voorhees
Linwood Erskine
Old Bath High School
Sophie Mikels
Elms Street Court
Bessie Mikels
Phi Rhonian
Mikels
George Buchanan
Lena Calderwood King
Mae Deering Oliver
Carrie Dunton Doherty
Jane Goodman
Eliabeth Hayes Hart
Harbord Ham
Lucy Ham Armstrong
Lena Heal Harnden
Vernon Lake
Arline Powers ‘Troop
Alice Savage Shackford
Harry Skinner
Effie Wright
This City
Worcester
Mass
Lyman Fisher
Southport
Elizabeth Fulton Coombs
Reading
Leonard Marks
Closter, N. J
J. Aubrey Voorhees
Springfield
Easter Seal Drive Behind Year Ago Campaign Update
Mrs Edward B Hamblett chairwoman of the Easter Seal Campaign for the Pine Tree Society of Crippled Children and Adults Inc says she will give her final report this week and urges late contributions Maine crippled children rely on support to fund Pine Tree Camp opening soon Contributions currently sit $400 behind last year and the chair hopes to match last year in the upcoming report Contributions can be sent to Daniel Williams at the First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Hamblett
Pine Tree Society of Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Maine
Daniel Williams
First National Bank
Stork Shower Honoring Mrs Victor Norton at Home
Mrs Victor Norton was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower hosted by Mrs Roland Molin and others at Mrs McIntosh home 99 North Street. Guests enjoyed gifts sandwiches relishes punch and cake then a social evening followed with attendees including Mrs Addie Higgins Mrs Ethel Lee and many more. Roger V Snow a Foreside attended the evening of Mr and Mrs Robert M Huse Day s Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Norton
Roland Molin
Katherine Ayer
Alice Gaudet
Avis Bradford
McIntosh
North Street
Marion Heister
Alice Johnson
Kay Wyman
Erma Preble
Edna Lee
Norma Boyle
Marguerite Alice Pinkham
Mabel Chattley
Jean McDonald
Margaret Norton
Roger V. Snow
Robert M. Huse
Joint Birthday Party at Old Ladies Home Celebration
A joint birthday party was held at the Old Ladies Home for Miss Eunice Ledyard and Mrs. Eva Wright with a noon turkey dinner and a buffet supper. Gifts, birthday cards, and two decorated cakes were shared, with contributions from Mrs. Merritt Mitchell and Mrs. Sadie Harnden. The Home recently welcomed Miss Harriet Yeaton as a new boarder. Mrs. Harnden has served as matron for nine of her 13 years with the Home, which remains a close, festive community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Ledyard
Eva Wright
Merritt Mitchell
Sadie Harnden
Harriet Yeaton
Harnden
Morse Grads From Colby College Degree Trio
At Colby College 132nd Commencement on June 15 three Morse High School alumni received degrees Miss Doreen Willis daughter of Mr and Mrs Marshal L Willis Miss Barbara Hartsgrove daughter of Mr and Mrs George J Hartsgrove and Carlton Day Reed Jr son of Mr and Mrs Carlton Day Reed All three were active in clubs and sports Willis was Sigma Kappa scholarship chair and history major Hartsgrove in history and Reed a noted athlete and hockey defenseman with captaincy of the football team All three Morse graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby College
Doreen Willis
Marshal L. Willis
Middle Street
Barbara Hartsgrove
George J. Hartsgrove
Western Avenue
Carlton Day Reed, Jr
Carlton Day Reed
Woolwich
Willis
Sigma Kappa
Colby
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Miss Hartsgrove
Young Republican
Reed
Grid
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Morse High School
Rotary Club Committee Chairs Plan Pre June Meetings
Rotary Club committee chairmen met Thursday with Wyatt Albertson to review duties and set meetings before June 30. Attendees included George Sargent programs Bernard Warn community service and club bulletins President David C Dickson Fred E Drake Jr classifications Kenneth Francisco membership Rev Laforest E Hodgkins public information. Dickson announced District Governor G Cecil Goddard of Waterville will visit the Bath Rotary Club July 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Wyatt Albertson
George Sargent
Bernard Warn
David C. Dickson
Fred E. Drake, Jr
Kenneth Francisco
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Dickson
G. Cecil Goddard
Watervile
Bath Rotary Club
Reeder Family Visits Bath From Fort Walton
Mr and Mrs Robert L Reeder and their son David of Fort Walton Florida pass a few weeks in Bath at the home of Mrs Reeders sister Priscilla Ryaa 2 High street This is the first time she has been home in five years and she will visit other relatives during the stay They have visited her father Joan Warner at his Woolwich home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Reeder
David
Fort Walton
Fla
Bath
Classifieds Offers Rates and Contact for Ads
Classifieds rate notice shows 25 words for first insertion and 35 cents, 20 cents for each additional, with copy due noon Wednesday. Includes contact line for Fred Stan Wallace at 48 Front St Tel Siow and a Wanted ad for late model wrecked cars at Kelley’s New & Parts Tel 969 North St Ex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wed
Fred Stan Wallace
Front St
Tel
Kelley's New & Parts
North St
Morse High Senior Reception Delights Class of 1953
The Morse gym hosted a senior reception for the class of 1953 with blue and white decor and a large blue graduation hat centerpiece. Larry Katz and his orchestra provided music as faculty and student leaders welcomed guests, honored graduates, and announced committees and co chairs for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Porro Et Excelsius
Larry Katz
Loring R. Addison
Raymond W. Farnm
Catharine Leonard
A. Robert Frink
Frink
Robert Carmichael
Austin Miller
Carmichael
Miller
Graeme Hanson
Rena Legard
Frank
Jane Ledyard
Eugene Rouillard
Kay Libby
Beverly Hooker
Allen Quinn
Carroll Denbow
Sandra Daley
Janet Sharkey
Marilyn Brown
Shirley Robinson
Patti Hayes
Carolyn Herrin
Anne Singer
Mrs Arthur King Hosts Tea for Local Guests
Mrs. Arthur King of Edgett Street entertained with a three to five tea for house guests Mrs. Henry O Trowbridge of Norfolk and Miss Agnes Airbridge of Boston. Guests included Mrs. Trowbridge and sister in law Miss Trowbridge who attended Castine graduation. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Briggs of Brunswick and Mrs. Cornwall Rogers of Montsweag Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur King
Edgett Street
Henry O. Trowbridge
Norfolk
Agnes Airbridge
Boston
Harry Briggs
Brunswick
J. William Schulze
Wiscasset
Cornwall Rogers
Montsweag Bay
Grace Church School Sunday prizes awarded for attendance
Grace Church Sunday school concluded on June 7 with services attended by teachers officers and parents. Rev James L Grant delivered the sermon on the parable of the two ways of life. Prizes for perfect attendance and class work were awarded to many pupils including Joseph Fullerton Merline Osborne Clare Grant Roberta Jewell and Leslie Grant among others. Scholarships to Camp Oswego East Sebago were awarded to Donna Guynn Charles Annis and Gloria Swearingen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
James L. Grant
Joseph Fullerton
Merline Osborne
Clare Grant
Roberta Jewell
Leslie Grant
Gloria Swearingen
Lucy Lee Smith
Carol Young
Stephen Thayer
Bruce Lindau
Valerie Fullerton
David Swearingen
Dean Lindau
Russell Ferris
Stephen Vachon
Andrew Gowen
Robert Bussey
Janette Rideout
Harry Fullerton
Sandra Elliott
Jane Thayer
Jeffrey Ae
George B. Connard, Jr
I “Gowen
William Year
Webster
William Luke
Alexander Luke
Charles King
Bette Aikenhead
Patricia Guynn
Susan Connard
Charles Robinson
Martha Perow
Susan Bates
Jean Shumway
Henrietta Rogers
John Preney
Jeanette Rideout
Donna Guynn
Camp Oat Ka
East Sebago
Charles Annis
Church School
Woman’s Auxiliary
St. Mary’s Guild
Church
Lohf Lalumiere Wedding In Green Street Church
Mr and Mrs Malcolm L Doble announce the marriage of their daughter Beatrice M Lalumiere to W Lohf of Fort Morgan Colorado. The ceremony was held at Winter Street Congregational church manse with Rev Richard J Po at the afternoon. Attendants were Hurd C Willett and wife. A reception followed at George F Carey II home. The bride and groom, NE School of Art and Harvard Law School 1953 graduates, plan to live in Denver where the groom will practice law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm L. Doble
Green Street
Beatrice M. Lalumiere
W. Lohf
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Winter Street Congregational Church
Richard J
Hurd C. Willett
Littleton
Mass
George F. Carey II
New England School of Art
Harvard Law School
Denver
Bowdoinham Tour and Local Notes from Bowdoinham
Roger Clapp of the Colverenqe of Maine leads a Sagadahoc county tour starting at 1 30 p m Friday at the summer home of Erwin Leathers Bay road with a twilight meeting at 7 p m at the Kennebec Rose Gardens Bowdoinham.Nursery gardens operated by Van aveit oligo roses fl er ornardentaéls are shown Intense members of the tourniee entertained the Holémes Progressive 4 H club meeting. The girls made waffles for refreshments and the boys prepared materials for magazine racks and road sign projects. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Bowdoinham Fire Department met with 17 present and will host a Dutch Treat supper June 17 at Worster House Hallowell. Personal items note visits and anniversaries including Mrs Myrtie Cutler Mrs Edith Ackrey and family. Traverse jurors from Bowdoinham on the Bath June term include Mary T Nealey and Winfred Dodge. Further notes on Bowdoinham residents visiting Fort Devens Arthur Boulay and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger. Clapp
Colverenqe
Maine
Sagadahoc
Erwin Leathers
Bay Road
Kennebec Rose Gardens
Bowdoinham
Anpecanosest
George Ackley
Worster House
Hallowell
Howard Pratt
Vanceboro
Myrtie Cutler
George Ackrey
Mary Hardie
Florida
Wendell Heenie
Portland Junior College
Portland Country Club
Frank Siegars
Margaret Ellen
Topsham
Traverse
Superior Court
Bath
Mary
Browne Rites Held For Bowdoinham Man Drowned
Funeral services for Erle R. Browne 30 were at Bowdeinham Baptist Church with Rev. Ralph Champlain and Emerson Lane Post of the American Legion Richmond. Browne a World War II veteran and Bowdoinham native died March 31 with burial at Bay View cemetery. He left six sisters and parents Erle L. and Hazel Browne. Bearers were a unit from U S Naval Air Base Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erle R. Browne
Bowdeinham Baptist Church
Ralph Champlain
Emerson Lane Post
American Legion of Richmond
Bay View Cemetery
Mr. Browne
Bowdoinham
Erle L
Hazel Cornish Browne
Bowdoinham High School
Ricker Classical Institute
Houston
Air Force
American Legion
Richmond
Bowdoinham Rod and Gun Club
U. S. Naval Air Base
Brunswick
Erle Browne
Judson Pierpont
Rochester
N. Y
Warren Morgan
South Portland
Robley Morrison, Jr
Clayton Mitchell
Kittery
Linwood Rideout
Ransom Kelley
Bowdinham
Local Mason Dies After Active Service in Numerous Orders
The obituary notes a 1901-born individual active in Blue Lodge Masons Electa Chapter O E S Mount Vernon Council Royal Arch Brunswick Dunlap Commandery Merrymeeting Grange and Extension Service. Survived by wife Mildred Snell Given sister Jane Given daughter Louisa Skelton and three grandchildren. A Masonic funeral was held Thursday at Bowdeinham Baptist Church with Rev Ralph Champlain officiating and burial at Bay View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sii
Blue Lodge of Masons
Electa
Extension Service
Mount Vernon
Royal Arch
Brunswick
Dunlap Commandery
Bath
Merry Meeting Grange
Mildred Snell Given
Jane Given
Louisa Skelton
Bowdeinham Baptist Church
Ralph Champlain
Bay View Cemetery
Bath Boy Passes Tests for West Point
Herbert T. Caverly Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Caverly of 702 Washington Street Bath, has passed the U S Army admission test to West Point Military Academy. A Bowdoin College first year student, he ranked among New England's top examinees and will report July 7 after receiving a Senate appointment from Margaret Chase Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert T. Caverly
Washington Street
U. S. Army
West Point Military Academy
Young Caverly
Bowdoin College
Margaret Chase Smith
New England
Caverly
Bath
Friends Schools
Haddonfield
Moorestown
N. J
Haddonfield High School
Morse High School
Bath DeMolay
Military Academy
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Nesdays
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Frank Reinoehl
Duncan McInnes
M. Dean Shaw
Milton C. Trott
Lakewood
Eve
Skedge Miller
Jan Sherwood
Grace Church School
Mary Redonnett
Peter McMann
Leslie Ainsworth
James Day
Bion Ainsworth
Jonathan Day
Lalumiere
Robin Hood
Richard Todd
Joan Rice
Walt Disney
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Donald O'Conner
Debbie Reynolds
Dean Martin
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Web
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Mickey Rooney
Peggy Ryan
Geo. Montgomery
Tonite
Fort Vengeance
Columbia Pictures
Delta
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Derek - Brian
Marques
David Lang
Wallace Macqtonnald
Delany
Fred F. Sars
Paris
Jose Ferrer
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Colette Marchand
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