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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
6
Bath merchants met at City hall to discuss Merchants Day as part of a three day celebration July 2 to 4 marking Bath history. The two day Dollar Days sale runs Friday and Saturday with individual store ads and band concerts planned. A parade of local and military groups including the destroyer USS Gyatt will sail through the festival on Saturday July 2.
The article states President Coolidge’s full name as John Calvin Coolidge, highlighting the official usage of his complete given names in historical records. It notes the distinction between common references and formal registry.
Miss Eula M Fielding of 30 Spring Street daughter of Mrs Martha F Fielding and the late Hartland H Fielding and Daniel A MacDonald of 1392 Washington Street son of the late Marjorie M and Allan A MacDonald were married Wednesday of last week at the Corliss Street Baptist church parsonage The ceremony was performed by Rev Arvid L Anderson pastor of Corliss Street Baptist church The couple were attended by Mr and Mrs Harold V Fielding
Merritt Shea son of Mr and Mrs Maurice Shea of Oliver street andMiss Dorothy Gaylord daughter of William Gaylord and the late Mrs Gaylord of South Hadley Mass will be married Sunday at the First Congregational church in South Hadley Miss Gaylord recently graduated from Bates College Shea a 1943 Morse High School graduate served nearly three years in the Army attended Bates College for two years and is now employed at the Bath Trust Co
Mr and Mrs Everett Norton and daughter Barbara Sue of Denny road visited Bristol for the weekend as guests of Mrs Norton's parents Mr and Mrs Stephen Prentice. The Nortons son Stephen accompanied them after spending a week with his grandparents.
Miss Jeanette Stephenson, daughter of Dr and Mrs Milton C Stephenson Bath, married Dr Fayette Hinds Branch Jr of Boston and Amherst at Winter Street Congregational church. The couple will reside at 1191 Boylston Boston after June 25.
Miss Jean Elizabeth Moore of Saint Stephen N B youngest daughter of George L and the late Mrs Moore to William Leonard Wetherbee of Bath N B son of Mr and Mrs Leonard F Wetherbee The couple plan a July wedding Miss Moore a Saint Stephen High School and Teachers College Frederickton graduate taught in New Brunswick high schools and was vice principal at St Andrews High School Wetherbee served in the Navy SeaBees and is a Coyne Electrical graduate now at Dow Field Air Force Base Bangor Me The engagement was announced in Saint Stephen N B
Bowdoin College’s class of 1934 held its 15th reunion at Bath Country Club Friday evening with 47 members attending including Frederick E. Drake Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Drake among the attendees.
Mrs William Kelly of Winslow street returns after several days in Boston as guest of her parents Mr and Mrs John Burkhardt of Quincy. Mr Kelly remains in Boston with the Robert A Owens.
Miss Dorothy Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs B Williams Foster's Point Road West Bath married Dr Donald Hayward Jr son of Mr and Mrs Donald Hayward of Long Island New York at two oclock in the Winter Street Congregational church Rev Joseph O Purdue officiated Maid of honor Jeannette Williams of Boston sister of the bride Bridesmaids Miss Susanne Withington Greenwood Mass and Mrs Frederick Dutton Maplewood New Jersey Flower girl Miss Sally Withington Greenwood Mass Best man Owen H Williams West Bath Ushers Frederick Dutton Kenneth Buckhorn Dr Robert Stuart Dr Charles Slagle Reception followed at the church lawn Then at the bride's parents home In West Bath The couple will reside in Bronxville and take a motor trip to Canada after which they will live in Bronxville The bride is a Columbia University trained dental hygienist and the groom a Columbia University dental surgeon graduate.
Miss Ruth Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Williams of Washington street Beverly Massachusetts graduated with 110 seniors at Endicott Junior College She was presented as a candidate for the Associate in Science degree Williams majors in radio dramatics and gained two months off campus internship The Morse High School graduate sister Elizabeth a Juilliard alum will sing at the commencement
Dr. Richard H. Johns attended a Maine Osteopathic Association event at the Belgrade hotel Belgrade Lakes. The conference ran June 16 18 and addressed diseases including tuberculosis and hypertension with osteopathic physicians participating in the program.
Priscilla Mary Trott, daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton C Trott of 977 High Street, married Lieut Lewis Richard Smith USN of Charleston South Carolina in a candlelight ceremony at Winter Street Congregational Church. The bride wore ice blue satin with train veil and carried gladioli and ivy. Family and friends attended, with Lt William H Price USN serving as best man and several officers as ushers. The couple will reside in Charleston after Yale and Stoneleigh connections noted.
A list of accompanying names and addresses appears for a social event in Augusta including Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Robert Henrick Kittery Mrs. Robert Henness Matamoras Pa Miss Irma Farrar Brunswick and many others from ports cities and states such as Hanson Mass Cleveland Ohio Port Jervis NY Rye Beach NH Washington DC Portsmouth NH Aug 0. The roster shows extended families and spouses traveling from diverse locales to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Brown and their son Kevin of Bowman Street spent several days in Five Islands visiting Mrs. Brown's grandparents Captain and Mrs. William F. Plummer and her aunt Mrs. John Huskins.
Special town meeting at the Town hall Saturday July 2 at 10 oclock to act on articles including a 250 vote for tarring Back Hill and Vine Street a 3 percent interest on unpaid taxes retroactive to July 1 1949 sale of Jellison school house to highest bidder with funds to school fund and annual town books audit closing Jan 21 each year.
A statement notes that Australia is roughly the same size as the United States in land area. It implies parallel geographic scale between the two nations for readers.
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