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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
3
Sunday liturgy at Chil church included preludes hymns prayers and readings with solo piano pieces by Kathy Brown Janie Oliver Mary Rowe and others. A Bath area wedding at the Winter Street parsonage joined Beatrice Bouton and Gregory Barrett with guests and a reception.
The column lists residents and visitors enjoying summer cottages and weekend trips across Bath, Bailey Island, Georgetown, Robin Hood, and MacMahan. It records arrivals from Hamilton New York, Portland, Danvers Massachusetts, and New Jersey, with details of hosts, dinners, and outings at lakes, camps, and Blue Hill. Notable mentions include the Chahbazi family, the Carlstrom party, and graduates from Hallowell High.
Mrs Frederick Sturtevant of Woolwich was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs Richard Callan at her Woolwich home. Attendees from Bath West Bath Brunswick Lending gifts were listed with many present. A bootie shaped cake centered the buffet table.
A cellar smoke event at 3 Washburn Street prompted Bath firemen to a still alarm at 3 45 p m Monday. Fire crews found a check damper closed in the furnace causing smoke to back up into the home. No service was required and recall was noted at 4 05 p m.
The United States accounts for roughly one third of worldwide goods and services usage, reflecting its dominant economy and high consumer demand on a global scale.
Five Islands held a Children’s Day program led by Mrs. Harland Pinkham with Mrs. William Marr at the piano. The event featured hymns, recitations, exercises, and a long list of young performers including Peter Stevens, Denise Moore, Tommy Watson, Kevin Brown, and Grace Preble. Attendance pins were awarded for months of perfect or memory work, and wedding invitations were extended for Marilyn MacGillivary and Lucien Tardiff on July 14 at St. Mary’s in Bath. Personal notes cover recent births, residents’ travels, and summer cottages around Bath, Reid State Park, and nearby towns.
Mrs Ray jee reports the Gilpatric betters hosted Mr and Mrs Eaton Al Pains of Welchville Carl Pearson and Carol of Somerville Mass visited Mr and Mrs Frank Blake Erland Moore Mansfield Moore and Ronald Pinkham traveled to Rockland to retrieve Erland Moore s boat built in Nova Scotia Mrs Lilla Lewis of Richmond returned after a week with relatives Mrs Vernon E Gray visited daughter Mrs Frank Carleton Jr in Woolwich Karen MacGillivary visited her sister Mrs Thomas McCorr Bangor Paul Thompson arrived from Bloomfield Hills Michigan where he retired from Cranbrook School for Boys he and Mrs Thompson will stay through the summer.
Monday tarvia on the main road by state patrol. Mrs. Alice Safford of Georgetown hosted guests including Bean Kakales Tardiff Cunningham and others from Bath, plus Furbish family. Deputies, cottage openings, and visitors such as Poolers, Leavitts, and Williams crew are noted. Bay Point and Bath residents appear with domestic visits and social gatherings.
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club voted to hold only one meeting a month, now set for the second Monday. Vice President Mrs. Elizabeth Moffatt led as illness kept President Mrs. Albert Whitney away. Plans for decorating the Memorial Blue Star marker on Leeman highway for July 4 were reported, with July 9 talk planned by Charles Eastman Auburn.
St Marys Pack 53 held its annual family picnic at Reid State Park concluding the season. Thirty-six Cubs and parents attended with swimming and a cook-out followed by an awards ceremony. Wolf badge went to Jan Smith. John Burgess and Francis Curran earned one gold and two silver arrows. Den chief’s warrant to John McGuire and a three year training certificate to Rosalys Kondos. Ice cream provided by John J. Keegan Jr. and Joseph Tabbutt. Arthur Bourque attended as pack committee chair.
Archaeologists report intact wooden models and figurines uncovered in Egyptian tombs dating about six millennia ago. The discovery highlights ritual or daily life artifacts preserved in arid burial sites.
Tourists spent 412 million dollars in Texas in 1955, a figure surpassing the state's cotton industry and signaling tourism as a major economic force. Local officials note steady gains as travel grows across cities and regions.
The West Bath Grange Dramatic Club staged a varied program at the Grange Hall with piano solos, skits, vocal duets, a pantomime, baton twirling, and a mystery ride from Nobleboro Grange. Lucy Armstrong elected lecturer succeeding Bonnie Belanger. Pomona meets Merriconeag Grange for day event with fifth degree conferred.
Local Bath couple Mr. and Mrs. Mellen J. Young marked their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house at 78 Western Avenue. They married in Auburn on June 25, 1896 after arriving in Bath near World War I. The pair have two children, nine grandchildren, and 29 great grandchildren, with visits from relatives including Stanley Teasdale and several Young family members in Bath.
Debra Jean Loveitt celebrated her second birthday as guest of honor at a party hosted by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Byron L Richardson, at 4 Leonard Court Arrowsie. Gifts, balloons, hats, and favor baskets were given. two birthday cakes and refreshments were served. Attending were numerous family friends and relatives including Rickie Armes Darlene Armes Debbie Brooker Brenda Heffron Sherry Knight Cheryl Knight Linda Kingsbury Diane Loveitt Harold Loveitt Jr Roger Pike Karen Pike Peter Titcomb Wayne Titcomb Ann Wishart Sandra Richardson Nancy Wells and Mrs Addie Loveitt.
The fifth annual chicken barbecue sponsored by the New Meadows Yacht Club will be held at the clubhouse this Saturday from 4 to 7 pm. Tee Ichols Poultry Farm of Vermont will supervise the barbecue under Owen H Williams of the Yacht Club. Speed limits in Bermuda are 15 mph in towns and 20 mph in the countryside.
Fire department drivers seek public input on Fire Prevention Week demonstrations. They note past low attendance and urge residents to suggest demonstrations. A parade will kick off the week and organizers hope for a full slate of activities.
The Needle Club met with Mrs Wallace Rittall for its annual gathering at 1463 Washington Street. After a business meeting, games and refreshments followed, with Dresden members including Lynde Good Mary McDonald Ernest Cate Dorr Woodward Horace Kilpatrick Alice Hassen Charles Foss Leslie Souviney Melvin Randall Sam McDonald and Parker Blinn. Guests included Mrs Harry Pushard of Wiscasset Mrs Glendon Souviney of Washington DC and Carol and Donna Souviney of Dresden.
Richard Hart son of Mr and Mrs Eugene J Hart of 22 Winter Street and pitcher for the Eagles Pony League was honored with a surprise birthday party Monday night at his home after the baseball game. Teammates and relatives helped celebrate his 13th birthday with refreshments.
The mystery prize went to Raymond Campbell and Florence Rollins gave the closing thought. Public card parties hosted by the grange were discussed and the July 3 event postponed to July 17 due to the holiday. July 10 set for the next grange meeting with refreshments served by Edward Burns, Pauline Staples, Lenora Gran, and Thomas Tracey.
Merrymeeting and front pages note Howard Fletcher joins Mr Farnham to help prepare the camp as 14 councilors and junior counselors assist before campers arrive on Saturday. The Fourth has been a special day at Boothbay, with plans expected by early next week. Forty campers have enrolled for the season.
The Maine Agriculture Department released the 1956 fair schedule listing events in Bangor July 26 to August 4 and other towns including Presque Isle, Skowhegan, Union, Farmington, Cumberland, Fryeburg, Topsham and more through October 11. Fairs with pari mutuel harness racing are Bangor, Presque Isle, Skowhegan, Union, Windsor, Lewiston, Norway South Paris, Farmington, Cumberland, Fryeburg and Topsham.
Harold E. Footer of Brunswick is nearing completion of one of the area’s largest motels on Route 1 at Freeport. The 20 unit facility will be year round and managed by Joseph C. Footer, son of the owner. Breakfasts only at present with plans for a rear swimming pool and later a restaurant if demand exists.
Bath teachers Loring R. Addison and Mrs Granville M Colby will represent two of five Maine delegates at the National Teachers Association convention in Portland Oregon. Accompanied by Mr Colby Mrs Addison and Miss Noreen Addison they embark on a cross country motor trip to attend the session set for July 1 through July 6 with a Bath return planned five weeks later.
An 18 year old Milford boy named Martin Ramsey was pinned beneath a bulldozer at Woolwich while working for Bridge Construction Co. He was taken to Memorial Hospital by Bath police ambulance with a fractured pelvis and possible back injuries.
Mrs Gloria H Paradis record librarian at Bath Memorial Hospital was re elected president of the Maine Association of Medical Record Librarians at the annual meeting held last week at Worster House Hallowell. The next meeting will be at Bath Memorial Hospital on Oct 17.
The Maine Girl Scouts travel by an all Girl Scout train to Michigan for a 10 day Roundup returning to Portland July 12. Bath group brings miniature lobster buoys and pamphlets from the Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Department for the event. Highlights include Americana demonstrations in camps the big tent religious services swap tent and trips to the Ford Plant and Greenfield Village.
Teresa Conley Clancy, 61, Bath native, died suddenly Monday at Mercy hospital in Portland. Wife of Joseph D. Clancy, mother of John Clancy of Cambridge and Catherine Clancy, with five Bath sisters and a Brunswick daughter in law, funeral at Sacred Heart Portland with burial in Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs Nina Vesta Harmon 72 wife of William R Harmon died Wednesday at her home 7 Andrews Road after years of ill health. Born Sabattus March 15 1884 she married Oct 9 1904 and moved to Bath in 1918. Survived by husband daughter Mrs Irving Thaani of Jacksonville Fla and two sisters Mrs Mattie Toothaker Bath and Mrs George S Clapp Portland. Funeral from Curtis Funeral Home Bath Saturday at 3 pm. Burial in Pleasant Hill Sabattus.
Ernest E. Gamage dies after long illness at Miles Memorial hospital in Damariscotta. Born June 12 1871 in Bristol, he was a shipsmith at Bath Iron Works and a member of their 20 year club. Survived by wife Mary, two sons John Bristol and Edward Lowell Mass, two daughters Isabelle Bardsley Auburn and Amy Donahue Boston, two sisters Amy Thompson West Newton and Philaena Beale Arlington, and 19 grandchildren with four great grandchildren.
Mary Eliza Woods 76 formerly of Bath died early Monday at Bath Memorial Hospital after a two day stay. She lived with Nellie B. Hynes at 220 Oak Street. Born Bath May 17 1880 she was daughter of Captain Frazier and Mahalia Woods and attended the First Baptist Church. There are no surviving relatives.
A weekend event brings together 600 patrols from states including Iowa, Florida, Oregon and Vermont. Emblems, camping gear, and troop activities will showcase diversity as a village of over 3,000 tents rises in the Highland Park area.
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