Qualifications For Girls Entering Miss Popham Colony Are Announced
Qualifications announced for Miss Popham Colony, queen of Bath area August 1957 festivities. Entrants must be residents for six months, 16 or older, student or graduate, single, with parent consent if under 21. Five judges will evaluate personality, purse, evening gown, and swim suit. final results announced by master of ceremonies. coronation on August 4 at Popham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Colony
America
Bath
Popham
Carl Meister
Bath Area
Chamber of Commerce
Genesta Chapter Holds Final Season Session at Masonic Temple
Genesta Chapter OLE.S. held its final season meeting at the Masonic Temple. Associate Matron Dorothy Pratt led in the absence of Ruth Fuller as Leah Page received honors. Appointed to the sick committee for the summer were Irene Rice, Ann Minett, and Bertha Card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
Ole.s
Masonic Temple
Devrees
Dorothy Pratt
Ruth Fuller
Leah Page
State of
Maine
Irene Rice
North End
Ann Minett
Center
Polar Star Lodge
A. F
A. M
Massachusetts
Bath youth attends Seventh Day Adventist summer camp
Daniel J. Westermeyer of Bath joins 150 young men at Camp Desmond Doss Grand Lake Michigan for two weeks of basic Army training designed to ready draftees for military life. Adventists train as conscientious cooperators participating in non combatant roles, mainly medical corps. The day runs 17 hours with drills, courtesy, and medical focused courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Westermeyer
M. W. Westermeyer
Camp
Desmond Doss
Grand Lake
Midh
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
U.S.A
Bath Teachers Conclude Harvard Extension Course
The Harvard Boston University Extension Course held at Bath Junior High School wrapped up Friday after two weeks of geography in the social studies program. Instructors included Dr. J R. Chambers with teachers from Bath and nearby towns taking field trips to city points and Pemaquid, plus a visit to Stone House Farm, the former hunting lodge of Maine’s first governor William King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Boston University
Bath
Wis
J R. Chambers
Bowdoinham
Boothbay
Five Islands
Phippsburg
Lisbon Falls
Topsham
Richmond
Pemaquid
Arthur Sewall
Stone House Farm
William King
Maine
Catharine Huse
Marian Clark
Catharine Leonard
Evelyne Percy
Marie Staples
Marion Bailey
Isabelle Field
Marion Smith
Ruth
Outdoor art show planned in Torrey garden
Plans are nearly complete for an outdoor art show August 5 6 and 7 as part of the Hospital Fair. Exhibitors include Jeana Dale Bearce James Elliot Stephen Etnier and others. Entries are closed and refreshments will be served. Event hosted at 838 Washington Street in Mrs Torrey’s garden with committee members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen Torrey
Washington Street
Jeana Dale Bearce
James Elliot
Stephen Etnier
Duhlev Spear
Barbara Sargent
Jason Schoener
Gertrude Tiemer
Marguerite Zorach
William Zorach
Torrey Home
Edward Butterfield
Adolph Spear
George D. Bearce, Jr
Edward A. Cummings
Russell S. Hitchcock
Torrey
Pine Haven Day Camp plans progress for Bath Girl Scouts
Bath Girl Scout Council prepares Pine Haven Day Camp for girls ages 7 to 14 with sessions July through July 19. Younger daily attendees schedule varies by age. a staff meeting and a stall meeting outline camp arrangements. Registered Brownie and Intermediate scouts should apply now through troop leaders or registrar Mrs Frank Butcher. late applications after July 1 will not be accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Haven
Bath Girl Scout Council
Paul Ayery
C. Harding Ayer
Hildreth
HH. Fisher
Clinton EjJeming
Harry Fullerton
Drenry Marsh
Arthur Paulin
Warren Roderick
Donald Sylvester
Aubrey Steen, Jr
John Thorpe
George Young
Warren Atkinson
Joseph Grace
Elliott Hinson
Kenneth Skillin
Jack Stevens
Ray Thomas
Benjamin Zimmernman
James Hay
Francis Oliver
Donald Gurney
Flood Trathorne
Oliver Foster
Jill Olsen
Moss Judy Ashe
Henry Donnell Nature
Katie Thorpe
Jewell Flint
Judy Marsh
Frank Butcher
George van Wynen
Roy Lawrence
Stildred Hy Fisher
Bath
Denny Read
Winter Street Ladies Aid Picnic Planned on Thursday
Winter Street Congregational Church auxiliary holds a picnic at the Capitol Island Summer home of Mrs Charles Hewitt. Members traveled by chartered bus. attendees include Mrs Ibra Lawrence and daughter Ruth Miss Linda Atkinson Mrs Frank Rittall and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hewitt
Ladies’ Aid of
Winter Street Congregational Church
Capitol Island
Ibra K. Lawrence
Ruth Lawrence
Percy Bailey
Edgard Leavitt
Holly
Linda Atkinson
Frank Rittall
Ernest Freeman
Florold Tobey
Dorothy Weeks
Henry McCabe
Joseph Coss
Scott Golder
Ppra
Martha McNaughton
Fred Hooper
Horace Ward
Pauline. Moulton
Edward B. Smith
Alice Varney
Alton. Berry
Chester Loremisen
Clarence Fullerton
Louise Carlton
Anna Hill
Clifford B. Wilband
Charles Doyle
Entertainers Host Club at Damariscotta Lake Cottage
Mrs. Thomas Pankhurst and Mrs. Olin Pankhurst hosted a Polenta dinner for club members at the Pankhurst cottage on Damariscotta Lake. Guests included Mrs. Madelyn Merrill of Florida visiting the city, along with Mrs. Randall Daley, Mrs. John Hart, Mrs. Clifton Moody, Mrs. Cecil Rowland, Mrs. John Preney, and Mrs. Harland Brown. Afternoon games awarded first prize to Mrs. Moody, second to Mrs. Hart, and consolation to Mrs. Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pankhurst
Olin Pankhurst
Pankhurst
Damariscotta Lake
Madelyn Merrill
Florida
Paunkhurst
Randall Daley
John Hart
Clifton Moody
Cecil Rowland
John Preney
Harland Brown
Roths announce marriage of Jane Roth to Airman Anthony Cieslewicz
Cieslewicz Roth family of this city announces the marriage of their daughter Jane E. Roth to Airman Anthony Cieslewicz of McKeesport Pennsylvania on March to Newport Rhode Island. Mrs Cieslewicz graduated Morse High School this June. Airman Cieslewicz is the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Cieslewicz of McKeesport. He attended McKeesport High School and joined the Navy in 1955. He is currently stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane E. Roth
Anthony Cieslewicz
McKeesport
Newport
R. I
Cieslewicz
Morse High School
Thomas Cieslewicz
Mee- Keesport High School
Navy
Brunswick Naval Air Station
F. J. Webber
Dorothy
Denver
Colo
Richmond
Margaret Gile
Portland
Portland High School
Malcolm Jewell
Providence
R. L
Cleveland Curtis
Bath
Genesta
Arthur
Arthur Miller
Waite
Grounds Planning Committee For Fair Maps Events At City Park
The hospital grounds planning committee met to finalize preparations for a three day fair at City Park August 8 to 10. A Friday night street dance on Washington street will feature an eight piece orchestra and roped off streets nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital Fair Grounds
City Park
Agent Caton
Eugene P. Eberhard
George Langzetel
Washington Street
John F. Leonard
Albert Oliver
Albert McMann
KO. Barsness
Lawrence Katz
Ralph Stetson
Mark Crowley
John Crowley
Miark W. Hennessy
Bath Outboard Motorboat Association
Walter White
Red Cross
Craig Richards
Edward A. Kinder, Jr
Emblem Club
Philip Theberge
John Sturtevant
Philip Oliver
Elks
Eheb
Henry O. McCabe
Bath Bet Sigma Phi
Duncan McInnes
Bath Garden Club
Sumner Sewall
Club 42
Navy All-Wives Club
James Henderson
St. Mary's Church
Junior Hospital League
Ralph Stetson, Jr
Smith- Tobey Post
American Legion
Rotary Club
Booth
John Allen
Bath Golf Club
Bath
Bowen Torrey
Convention of Maine Women’s Clubs Attended by Cosmopolitan Members
Delegates from the Cosmo club attended the 65th annual Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs convention held last week at the Hotel Samoset in Rockland. Bath club representatives included Mrs. Nellie D’Arcy and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hotel Samoset
Rockland
Loring R. Addison
Albert E. Whitney
Leslie G. Stairs
Edward P. Murphy
Progressive Union
William W. Dennison
Bath Club
Nellie D'Arcy
Herbert Harris
Maude McQuaide
John E. Hayes
Bernard A. Knight
Retired Teachers Meet at Cosmo Club in Bath Area
Bath Area Chapter of the Maine Retired Teachers Association met at the Cosmopolitan Club last week. Reports from the Worster House board meeting in Hallowell were heard. Secretary Eleanor Ferguson was tasked to write thank you letters to each member of the 98th Legislature who supported the $250 raise for retirees earning below the minimum. The Bath area chapter now lists 34 members with a 100 percent State unit rating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Area
Maine Retired Teachers Association
Cosmopolitan Club
Worster House
Hallowell
Eleanor Ferguson
98Th
Wedding Announcement for Janice Pecci and Robert Lease in Melrose Mass
Announcement reports the June 9 wedding of Miss Janice Heathe Pecci to Robert Harold Lease at the New England Sanitarium and Hospital chapel Melrose Massachusetts officiated by Elder Willis Groves. The bride and bridal party details, reception, and post wedding trip are described along with family and education background of both spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pecci
High Street
Janice Heathe Pecci
Robert Harold Lease
H. F. Lease
South Lancaster
Mass
New England Sanitarium and Hospital Chapel
Melrose
Willis Groves
Alice Chapman
New England Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing
Jeanne Pecci
Lorelei Pecci
Leilani Pecci
Cheryl Pecci
Gayle
Sue Pecci
Ralph Coster
George Lloyd
Earl Johnson
Ronald Turnie
Mrs Waterman Hosts Past Ladies Club at West Bath Home
Mrs Frances Waterman welcomed the Past Ladies Club of Myrtle Lodge Odd Ladies to her West Bath home Monday evening. Refreshments followed as members Eunice Perry Sadie Savage Gertrude Stewart Sarah Potter Alice Rideout Lucica Blake Anna Burnham Annie Johnson Jennie Cameron and Lizzie B Chaney attended. The group announced a Myrtle Lodge meeting Friday June 28 at the G A R hall to plan attendance at the annual State Department of Odd Ladies Field Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge
Odd Ladies
Bath
Frances Waterman
Eunice Perry
Sadie Savage
Gertrude Stewart
Sarah Potter
Alice Rideout
Lucica Blake
Anna Burnham
Annie Johnson
Jennie Cameron
Lizzie B. C.chaney
G. A. BR. Hall
State Department of Odd Ladies
Doyle Attends 10th Young Republican National Convention
Charles B. Doyle of Bath attended the 10th Young Republican National Convention at the Startler Hotel in Washington DC representing the Rollins College Young Republican club of Winter Park Florida. He has led the Bath club and worked with the College committee while at the event and plans to return home to begin a political analysis of Sagadahoc County with Rollins College’s Falk Foundation project for practical parish politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Doyle
Startler
Washington
D .C
Young Republican Club
Rollins College
Winter Park
Fla
Doyle
Bath
Sagadahoc
Falk Foundation
Mrs Walter Hill To Show Rug Work At Wiscasset
Bath woman Mrs Walter M Hill will demonstrate rug hooking at the fifth Strawberry Festival and Hobby Craft Show at St. Phillips church parish hall in Wiscasset on Saturday June 29. The St Marys Auxiliary sponsors the event featuring an outdoor art exhibit of oils water colors and finger paintings and an auction of varied articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
St. Phillips
Wiscasset
Walter M. Hill
North Street
St. Mary’s
Engagement Announcement for Gillis Barnette Nuptials
Mr and Mrs Sumner F Mains of Bay Point announce the engagement of their daughter Eleanor Gillis to Stuart M Barnette Jr son of Mr and Mrs Stuart Barnette of Ithaca New York and Kittery Point Mr Barnette is stationed at the Brunswick Naval Air Base The wedding is set for June 28 at Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner F. Mains
Bay Point
Eleanor Gillis
Stuart M. Barnette, Jr
Stuart Barnette
Ithica, N. Y
Kittery Point
Barnette
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Brunswick
Gaye Stewart Makes NHL Referee Debut
Gaye Stewart becomes the first former NHL player to referee in the league since King Clancy, marking a historic return to the ice in officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaye Stewart
National Hockey League
King Clancy
Rus sell family to wed Rainey in July
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Russell of 746 Middle Street sell to Thornton Rainey, son of Mrs. James Powell of Franklin, Va. Their daughter Miss Lillian Mae Russell will wed in July. Rainey is presently stationed at the Brunswick Naval Air Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Russell
Middle Street
Lillian Mae Russell
Thornton Rainey
James Powell
Franklin, Va
Rainey
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Cheryl Wetherbee Hosts Thirteenth Birthday Party
Cheryl Ellen Wetherbee hosted a group of friends Monday at her parents Summer home at Oceanhurst West Point to celebrate her thirteenth birthday. Activities included swimming softball and a scavenger hunt with a buffet luncheon served at noon. Guests included Suzanne Bryant Carla Tukey Nancy Osgood Jean McMann Alison Turpie Sally Thompson Vivian Coggeshall Katie Thorpe Sharon Haynes Nancy Dearborn Nancy McInnes and Beatrice Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Ellen Wetherbee
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Oceanhurs West Point
Wetherbee
Suzanne Bryant
Carla Tukey
Nancy Osgood
Jean McMann
Alison Turpie
Sally Thompson
Vivian Coggeshall
Katie Thorpe
Sharon Haynes
Nancy Dearborn
Nancy McInns
Beatrice Main
Mrs Reil Honored At West Bath Shower and Weenie Roast
Mrs Donald Reil former Sandra Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Fenton Moore Cherry Street was guest of honor at a stork shower and weenie roast hosted by Mrs Robert Dyer and Mrs Laforest Coombs at Mrs Coombs cottage on the New Meadows River West Bath Guests included Mrs Roger Mc Nelly Mrs Eleanor Moore and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Reil
Sandra Moore
Fenton Moore
Cherry Street
Robert Dyer
Laforest Coombs
Coombs
New Meadows River
West Bath
Roger McNelly
Eleanor Moore
Judith Rendall
Verna Coombs
Ruth Mullaney
Jeannette
Woolwich 4-H Club Holds Calf Halter Demonstration
Woolwich 4-H meeting titled The Hillbilly Farmers featured a calf halter demonstration. Held at Leader David Hodgdon's home, the session was led by President Philip Booker. Terry Allen served refreshments. Next meeting is scheduled for July 6 at 6 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
David Hodgdon
Philip Booker
Terry Allen
Bowdoinham Communities Share News Across Town
Comfort Branch Sunshine Society met at Mrs George Sedgley home with Mrs William Valentine assisting. The food sale netted 16 for ill and needy townsfolk. Upcoming July 17 picnic at Miss Georgie and Miss Helen Denham homes. Bible school enrollment tops 150 with an evening class for adults. closing program Friday at 7 in the Baptist church. Local residents join Air Force training in Texas. Civil Defense director Cleveland Curtis appointed, replacing Elmer Dodge. Several marriages announced including Arthur Lovejoy II and Miss E Jezen Hastings. Lois Rideout and Joseph A Andreano wed in D C. Numerous personal visits and travels noted, plus Bowdoinham Field Day Bar-B-Q set for July 4 at 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort Branch
Sunshine Society
George Sedgley
William Valentine
Shuting
Georgie
Helen Denham
Daily Vacation Bible School
The
Baptist Church
David Prout
Harry Prout
Donald Fowle
Mabel Fowle
Texas
Air Force
Cleveland P. Curtis
Elmer Dodge
Arthur Lovejoy II
E. Jezen Hastings
Trinity Episcopal Church
Portland
Arthur Lovejoy, Jr
Melrose
Mass
River Road
Bowdeinham
Elizabeth Mae Burnham
Eleanor Burnham
Langdon Road
Richmond
John Merrill Read
Walter Read
Bowdoinham
Donald Taylor
Miss Burnham
Gardiner
Bingham High School
Eaton Shoe Co
Read
Bath Iron Works Corp
South Portland High class of 1297 reunion in Portland
Eight members of the South Portland High School class of 1297 attended the 6th reunion at the Eastland Hotel in Portland. John N. Taylor of Bathway was among the attendees. After lunch, the group discussed plans for the 65th reunion in 1962. Muscles move the human eye about 100000 times daily during reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Taylor
Bathway
South Portland
Eastland Hotel
Portland
For Sale Various Houses and Farms by Ada Greenblatt
Multiple real estate listings from Ada Greenblatt in Bath and surrounding towns. Ads offer farms in Woolwich and properties in Path Bath Hilltop with details on rooms acreage heating and asking prices. Listings include singles and multi family homes with contact at 233 Washington Street Bath and Parkview or Hilltop numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Greenblatt Real Esrate
Washington Street
Hilltop
Perrys Market
Leeman Highway
Middle Street
Sumner
Ada Greenblatt
Washington St . Path
Maine
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Bath
Adamo Greenblatt
Adam Y. Greenblatt
Insurance Real Estate
Woolwich
Ada Y. Greenblett
Kennebec River
Ee Ene Street
Kath
Dresden
Dial Hilltop
North End
Ada i Greenblatt
Meadowbrook
Foundation
Bath-Brunswick Road
Call Adam
Greenblatt
Wiscasset
Washington St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Popham Colony
Michigan
Harvard
Orvous Savings
Front Street
Winter Street Ladies’ Aid
Maine Women’s Clubs
Cosmo Club
Janice H. Pecci
Robert H. Lease
Jane Cybehard
Beverly Schnell
Jackie Caster
Lease
Thousand Islands
Morse High
South Lancaster Academy
Atlantic Union College
New England Sanitarium and Hospital School of
Kappa Nu Epsilon
Delta Alpha
Bethel Academy
Wisconsin
la Serra Academy
California
Pacific Union Preparatory School
Phi Delta Ki Fraternity
Louise Castner
Young Gop
Walter Hill
Skowhegan
Lawrence Fletcher
Nancy Cushman
Cheryl Wetherbee
Oceanhurst
Mrs. Reil
Shower
Wiscasset Theatre
Francis
Mickey Rooney
Virginia Wells
RAW
Tony Curtis
Colleen Miller
Sun
Mon
Spencer Tracey
Clair Trevor Robert Wagner
Maureen O'Hara
Tim Houey
Thurs
Susan Haywood
Kirk Douglas
Lois Rideout
Joseph A. Andreano
Washington, D. C
Miss Rideout
Percy Rideout
St. Petersburg
Perley Harmon
Muriel Reynolds
Manchester
N. H
Bailey's Island
Leonard Skelton
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank Webber
Fisher Road
Frank Wallace
Janice Sedgley
James Pratt
Yarmouth
Carrie King
Whitefield
Caroline Kimball
Andrew Peterson
Bowdoinham School
Joe Buri
Keenan Wynn
Om Meredith
AVA
Gardner
James Mason
Joan Fontaine
Harry Belafonte
Island IN the Sun
Sherwood Dept
BIM
Hampden Highlands
Red State Park
Robinhood
T. Shore
Adam Greenblatt
Washington Stroot
Ee, Eran
W. Schneider Burnham
Phone Unity
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley
Wallace
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