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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1958
Page
2
A composite Bath column reports summer visitors and local appointments. Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael and their two children arrived to spend the season with Mrs. Carmichael’s family. he will coach and teach at Stearns High School in August. Other items note injuries in West Bath, summer jobs, college plans, military training, and hospital admissions in the area.
Miss Kateri Costain returns to Bath from Mary Hitchcock hospital and prepares for a Bouve Boston School of Physical Therapy senior year. Her brother Thomas Costain will be a Morse High junior next fall as both plan a Pine Tree Camp session in Belgrade Lakes. Others from Bath join Summer staff at Newagen Inn and Bath Memorial Hospital junior aides while local students pursue camps, studies, and family travels.
Mrs. Mark Crowley of Verona New Jersey and children John four and Diane two stayed with Mrs. Crowleys mother Mrs. Royal Johnson at 767 High Street while the children recover from measles. Mr Crowley a New York Life Insurance executive is due in Bath July 3 and will return to New Jersey with his family to their Madison Township home. Other items note Thaxter Trafton, Bath Tron Works employee Robert LePage Morse High School coach and Frank Danforth Libun Falls High School coach attended a Portland sales course last week. Mrs Anne Minott and Mr Ethel Strew returned from a Washington DC vacation. Richard Darling re employed at Brunswick Naval Air Station accounting. Patricia Ames Bath’s English teacher left for Camp Ridgeway Cooper Mills where she has directed summers for seven years. Mr and Mrs William Bes attended their daughter Judith Boyce’s graduation from Burdett College secretarial science course. Mrs James and daughter Ellen graduate nurse Patricia James from Sibley Memorial hospital in Washington. They plan to visit Virginia and New Jersey before Bath return.
Sub group leaving Bath June 12 for Camp Ridgeway in Cooper's Mills where they will work over the summer. Included are Miss Linda Ames daughter of Orris and Mrs Ames of 12 Cherry street Stewart Bradway son of Mr and Mrs Bratchway 954 Middle street Morse High senior James Hanson son of Mr and Mrs Hanson 102 Bedford street. James, a Morse High senior, spent this week in Orenowe and elevates to Dirigo Boys State then returns to Camp Ridgeway this weekend.
Mr and Mrs Ronalds tenun of 473 Middle Street attended the procession of their daughter Miss Sandra Bean from the secretari lege Boston on June 6. Miss Bean returned to Bath with her parents and is currently on vacation.
Mr and Mrs Orris Ames of 12 Cherry Street returned home last week after a four day trip to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. They were accompanied by Mrs Ames mother Mrs Howard Gordon of Auburn.
Daniel Wheeler Jr. aged five and Joanne aged two of Dover Massachusetts return home after a week with grandparents Augustus and Mrs Huse in Court Street They will join sister Lise seven and parents at their Summer home in Cataumet Massachusetts Elliot Hanson and wife travel to New Haven to attend Graeme Hanson's Yale graduation Graeme plans summer work aboard a windjammer in Camden and will start Harvard Medical School in the fall with a $1000 scholarship awarded recently
Herbert T Caverly 2d arrives from New York to spend the weekend in Bath and Rockland. He attended the New State Dental Convention in Rockland last weekend with his father Dr. James T. Caverly.
Mr and Mrs Frank Harvie of 1301 Washington Street with their two sons William and Peter travel to Old Town on Friday due to the illness of Mrs Harvie’s grandmother Mrs E A Shumway They will stay with Mrs Harvies uncle Walter Shumway in Bradley.
Mrs Harriett Cooke Whit men and her relatives returned home after a two week Bath visit with brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs David Henderson. Mrs Cooke attended the wedding of her niece Miss Carol Henderson to George Langbehn and the graduation of her nephew Charles Pierce from Morse High School.
Miss Annette Bailey graduates from Burdett College secretarial program in Boston with honors and plans to start at the Pentagon. Judith Perry will summer at Seguin Lodge and enter Regis College in the fall. Mr. and Mrs. Cromwell return from a Maine trip, New York, Chicago and Canada with Woodmen convention duties. Several local youths attend Salvation Army Wonderland camp in Sharon, Massachusetts.
Dr and Mrs A A Stott of 37 Park Street are spending a few days on vacation in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Miss Margo Parks daughter of Mr and Mrs George Beals of Riverview Road left Bath on Sunday for Boothbay Harbor where she will work for the season at the Oak Grove hotel. She will enter nurses training at Maine Medical Center next Fall.
Mrs. Granville M. Colby of Bath will sail from Montreal on July 20 aboard the Akadia for a long tour of France and Europe with a group of 20 teachers and a University of Maine professor. The itinerary includes Cherbourg Paris Lyons Venice Rome and London with visits to Oxford Stratford on Avon Edinburgh and many other cities. The voyage includes canal rides and a Rhine trip as part of a study tour credited toward a master’s degree in Education.
Mrs Hattie S Lord of Auburn returned to Bath to install officers of Twin B's Past Chiefs club of Bath and Brunswick Pythian Sisters In 1938 Newly elected officers installed after annual banquet at Witch Spring Inn West Bath included Susie Darrah Bath president Iva Noble Brunswick vice president Viola Melzard Bath secretary Edith Colby Brunswick treasurer Emma Haley Brunswick Iola Lombard Brunswick floral committee Rose Wallace Bath floral committee Next meeting planned with Mrs Lord in Auburn in July Bath and Brunswick members attended by numerous locals.
Thornton Williams of Bath reportedly drove off the Winnegance fill near the Bath Phippsburg line early Wednesday night and tore through guard posts landing in mud flats. Williams said headlights of a passing car blinded him as he lost control. Bath police and State Police investigated with a Scott Texaco wrecking the car away.
Linda Ann Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard L Bailey of 424 Washington Street was christened on Sunday June 15 at Corliss Street Baptist Church. The baby's mother is the former Patricia Quinn.
Reverend Earl Eckerson arrives to preach at Small Point church as Hale Tucker, former supply pastor, returns to Florida after graduation from Bowdoin College. Summer services begin July 6 at Center Congregational, rummage sale Saturday at Albert Totman Library raises PTA funds, and local groups announce fairs and grading work on town projects.
The Bath Housing Authority, a Bath city project established Oct. 20, 1948, operates under lease from the Public Housing Administration. The five commissioners include J. Frank Hunt chair man and John R. Newell vice chair man. Hunt and Newell have long served and Hunt has chaired the board for 12 years. The chairman thanks fellow commissioners for years of service without remuneration and wishes continued success and citizen approbation for a job well done.
The article notes that calcium chloride savings will cover the temporary asphalt costs as dust control is maintained. Construction traffic will open over the Fourth of July weekend with minor inconveniences. Temporary railings on Carlton bridge will be installed and materials moved to allow flow. Hodsdon says weekly payroll is rising with about 14 new workers expected soon.
Fred R. Brown Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Fred R Brown of 1037 Washington Street, left Sunday for a second summer as junior counselor at Pine Tree Camp for Crippled Children in Belgrade. He spent a week at the University of Maine as a delegate to Dirigo Boy's State and will start his senior year at Morse High School in the fall.
Surplus commodities will be available Saturday at Totman Library Phippsburg Center from 1 30 to 4 30 p m A sale of left over rummage will be held Saturday at 1 30 p m at Totman Library Proceeds will go to the Phippsburg P T A Parker Heads P T A dinner meeting at Cheechako at Dam aricotta was held last Thursday with several named attendees The next meeting will be announced etc.
Olaf Pearson of Phippsburg sent in unusually pretty potato blossoms. The flowers are white with light orchid shading and bright yellow centers. Pearson has a consistent green thumb and his garden stands out each summer.
Frederick Moffatts Center hosts event at Small Point church. Rev. Eckerson to lead ee ouppaore church. Spotted birthday party for Shirley Pratt at Ocean View Park with Pratt and Perkins families. Numerous families and guests from Bath, Portland, Dover, Troy, and beyond arrive for cottages and summer visits. Residents visit Kennebrec cottage areas and Bath Memorial hospital update. Neighbors gather at Spinneys, Simpson's Farm, and Boothbay Harbor outings as summer season unfolds.
State men sampled Kennebec River water for pollution on Thursday. Collier Berwindvale traveled to Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co. of Bath with cargo. Cmdr. Kenneth R. Goodwin, stationed in Elizabeth City, N C, visits family and moves to Argentia Md for duty. he departs Portland July 15. Mrs Goodwin and three children visit New London Conn. Frances McDonald, Quincy resident and former music supervisor, sails from Quebec June 30 for a 10 week Europe trip.
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