Miss Sally Joan True Becomes Bride of William Haggett
Miss Sally Joan True daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward True and William Edwin Haggett son of Mr and Mrs Charles Haggett were married Saturday at Winter Street Congregational Church in a candlelight ceremony. The Rev Martin Sargent officiated followed by a reception at the True home. The couple plans to reside in Cambridge Massachusetts after a wedding trip to Canada. The bride attends Harvard Graduate School of Education in September and the groom is with Brown Wales Co Cambridge after earning a Colby AB degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rockefeller
Canada
Cambridge
Mass
Wellesley Colle
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Morse High
Haggett
Colby College
Colby
Samba Chi Alpha Fraternity
Brown-Wales Co
Miss Brigitte von Huene Wed to Eliot Peck in Woolwich
Miss Brigitte von Huene daughter of Mrs Aimee von Huene of River road Woolwich became the bride of Eliot Peck son of Mrs Rankin Peck of Grosse Pointe Michigan Thursday at Winter Street Congregational church The double ring ceremony at 4 pm was given in marriage by her brother Christin von Huene The bride wore a white ankle length gown with family lace and a fingertip veil She carried pink roses and baby's breath The wedding party included sister maid of honor Cecily von Huene in blue silk with white roses Best man Melville Sinn cousin of the groom Organist was David Holmes The reception followed at the von Huene home for immediate families and close friends The couple plans to reside in Grosse Pointe after a wedding trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Sally Joan True
Edward Dale True
Front Street
William Edwin Haggett
Charles Lemont Haggett
York Street
Martin van Buren Sargent
Maurice Hutchins
Barbara Booth
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John Grill
Leavittown
N. Y
Jane
Brigitte von Huene
Aimee von Huene
River Road
Woolwich
Eliot Peck
Rankin Peck
Grosse Pointe
Mich
Martin V. B. Sargent
Christin von Huene
Cecily von Huene
Melville Sinn
Montreal
David Holmes
Brunswick
von Huene
Brunswick High School
Wheelock College
Boston
Peck
Amherst College
Amherst
Mass
University of Michigan
Senator Baxter to Enter July 4 Muster at Newburyport
Bath engine Senator Baxter will return to muster wars on July 4 in Newburyport Massachusetts making it the second Bath engine entering the muster this season. Crew members invite Bath residents to help crew the machine by contacting Baxter Hall on Water Street or the foreman at 534 High Street during evenings through July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Senator Baxter
Newburyport
Mass
Eason
Bath Area
Baxter Hall
Water Street
Baxter
High Street
Rev Joseph Purdue Takes Illinois Pastoral Post
The Rev Joseph O Purdue of South Dartmouth Massachusetts long associated with Bath and later Padanaram Congregational church will serve as associate pastor at First Congregational church in Wilmette Illinois He will leave his Massachusetts parish on Sept 23 for the new appointment and begins his duties in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph O. Purdue
South Dartmouth
Mass
Bath
Illinois
Winter Street
Mr Purdue
Padanaram Congregational Church
South
Dartmouth
New Bedford
Massachusetts
Wilmete, I
First Congregational Church
Bath BPW Meeting Highlights Chamber Progress and Plans
Bath Area Chamber of Commerce executive secretary Richard B. MacLennan outlined progress since March and noted the first United Fund Campaign set for October 15 to 30. He also reported on the parking area project as BPW members heard convention news and upcoming plans including a September restart, a August summer picnic, and entertainment by Cynthia Osgood and Donna Guynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard B. MacLennan
Bath Area
C. of C
B.P.W
Asenith Haggett
Etta Thurlow
Haggett
Three Candidates Receive Degrees At Polar Star
Three candidates received third degree at Polar Star lodge No. 114 F and A M Past Masters Night in the Masonic Temple. Past masters led the degree work with officers Butterfield Anderson Marks Bates Boynton Skelton Freeman Osgood Boyce Lonn and Wood overseeing roles. Dinner followed in the temple dining hall before the degree ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmir
Polar Star Lodge
Masonic Temple
Edward M. Butterfield
Herbert L. Anderson, Jr
W. Percy Marks
Delmar E. Bates
Harland E. Boynton
William L. Skelton
Ernest R. Freeman
Fred A. Osgood
William A. Boyce
Bert S. Lonn
Kenneth Wood
Lloyd A. Beers
George Adams
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Temple
Pythian Sisters Plan Annual Birthday Party
The Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters will host their annual birthday party and banquet at Witch Spring Inn on June 27 at 6 30 p m. Grand Chief Grace Littledale of Lewiston is invited. The event also marks the final meeting of the season. A rummage sale was set for Saturday afternoon at 130 in the Knights of Pythias basement on Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Temple
Pythian
Witch Spring Inn
Grace Littledale
Lewiston
Knights of Pythias Hall
Washington Street
Baking Time Savers Topic At Extension Service
Moatsweag Extension Service held a Baking Time Savers meeting at the Good Will club house led by Mrs. Edith Rice foods leader. Miss Jean Spearin of Auburn visited the group. A tuna cheese biscuit roll luncheon was served under the direction of Mrs. Evelyn Ater and Mrs Leila Rosenwald. The Extension Service announced a piec e meeting on July 19 at the Arrowsic cottage of Mrs. Evelyn Ator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Club
Edith Rice
Jean Spearin
Auburn
Evelyn Ater
Leila Rosenwald
Arrowsic
Evelyn Ator
Coombs Named to Bankers Executive Committee
John W. Coombs assistant treasurer of Bath Trust Co was elected to the Maine Bankers Association executive committee at the 56th annual convention held at Poland Spring House. George J Nugent was chosen secretary treasurer of the Bath Trust Co section and Dr Charles F Philips Bates College president gave the opening address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Coombs
Bath Trust Co
Maine Bankers Association
Poland Spring House
George J. Nugent
Wis
Trust Company
Charles F. Philips
Bates College
Poland Spring
Ban Bowery Name in Manhattan as Third Avenue South Proposed
Manhattan borough president Hulan Jack calls to rename the Bowery and drop the old sense of drunken derelicts. He proposes the new designation Third Avenue South to reflect a cleaned up southern stretch, as the city removes the elevated structure. Ohio reports 657,829 Parent-Teacher Society members across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Third Avenue
Manhattan
Hulan Jack
the Bowery
Third Avenue South
Ohio
Bath Garden Club opens historic home for charity tea
Bath Garden Club hosted a Thursday tea at Stonehouse Farm, home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sewall on Whiskeay Road, drawing 100 guests and raising about 125 dollars for the Leeman Highway beautification project. The 1808 house, once a hunting lodge of Maine’s first governor William King, featured floral arrangements by Mrs. Sewall and tours guided by local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punch
Carl V. Kennedy
Walter C. Rogers
Norman W. Howard
E. Everett Pierce
David C Dickson
Earl W. Farnham
Frank H. Reinoehl
Arthur M. Bowker
Kenneth N. Francisco
William Tu
Extension Courses Conclude For Elementary Science Teachers
Harvard Boston University extension course for elementary science teachers at Bath Junior High completed last week. Instructor Miss Pearl Nelson led 23 teachers from Bath and nearby towns, meeting June 11 to 19 with field trip to Boothbay Harbor Rearing Station on June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard-Boston University
Bath
Pearl Nelson
Science Department
Boston University
Phyllis Rolfe
Olive Crabtree
Almira Jones
Paul Scanlin
Ruth Lary
Viola Osgood
Elmena Jaques
Retired Teachers Plan on Higher Pensions and Homes
Bath area chapter of the Maine Retired Teachers Association held a discussion meeting at the Cosmopolitan club house. Members from Bath West Bath Woolwich Georgetown and Phippsburg debated higher pension under the 1913 plan and potential state wide homes for retirees. Ella Bates president will attend a legislative committee meeting in Augusta July 10. Dorothy True and Clara Soule joined as officials from Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Area
Maine
Retired Teachers’ Association
Cosmopolitan Club House
Bath
West Bath
Woolwich
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Ella Bates
State House
Augusta
Castine Normal Alumni to Hold 81st Encampment at Sandy Point
The Castine Normal Alumni Association announces its 81st annual encampment at Sandy Point from July 21 to August 13. A general reunion and business meeting are set for Saturday, August 4 with dinner reservations through Mrs. Neil Bishop, association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castine Normal Alumni Association
Sandy Point
Neil Bishop
Association
Ape-costumed deputy spooks friend at Oklahoma City zoo
Oklahoma City Deputy Sheriff Jim Farris stirred disbelief by wearing an ape costume to watch the apes in their zoo cage. He explained he uses the disguise to add realism to his Shrine act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoo Research
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Jim Farris
Farris
USGS Maps Adequate for Only a Small Share of US
The National Geographic Society says the U.S. Geological Survey has adequate maps of only about ten percent of the United States under modern standards and requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Geological Survey
United States
National Geographic Society
Mrs Sides Honored At Farewell Party
Mrs. Forest D. Sides of Bath was honored at a surprise farewell party at Lambert Park Community hall. Co-hosted by Mrs. Jane Gowen and Mrs. Carolyn Mac Elman, the event celebrated the Sides family's impending move to Covington Georgia as AD-1 Sides deploys to North Africa. Gifts included luggage and a pink carnation corsage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest D. Sides
Noble Avenue
Lambert Park
Jane Gowen
Carolyn MacElman
Sides
Bath
Ad-1 Sides
Brunswick Naval Air Station
U.S. Navy
Lee
Bill
Covington
North Africa
Marjorie Hicks
Frances St. Martin
Viola Chesmar
Alice Baird
Bernard Varnum
Nonie Cooper
Sue Musk
Rose Kelley
Natalie Roy
Grace Wylatek
Hope Cabbott
Rita Eramo
Marion Clark
Carole Fitzgerald
Pauline Kelley
Helen Wilbur
Jackie Boyland
Barbara O'Leary
Ethel Robinson
Harriet White
Bonnie Repko
Frances Green
Brunswick
Central Church Co-Weds Have Lobster Bake
Sixty five members and guests of the Co-Weds Club of Central Congregational church enjoyed a lobster bake at Rock Hill Inn West Bath marking the final meeting of the sea Supper was served at 615 followed by a program of sports and games. Arrangements were led by Edward J Mc Mann and assisted by a long list of hostesses and guests including Rev Craig H Richards and Earl L Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Congregational Church
Rock Hill Inn
West Bath
Edward J. McMann
Earl L. Wade
J. Haviland Torrey
Donald T Page
Clyde Ambrose
George van, Wynen
Edward A. Cummings
S. Theodore Bertocci
E. Lawrence McCurdy
Craig H. Richards
William H. Small, Jr
Dick Greene Elected to Captain Bowdoin Nine
Richard W. Greene of Bath has been named captain of Bowdoin College baseball for 1957. He starred at Morse High School on the 1953 State Class L champion team and is Bowdoin’s top right handed pitcher under Coach Danny MacFayden. Greene holds Alumni Fund and Guy Gannett scholarships and studies psychology. he is a member of Sigma Nu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Greene
Stanley W. Greene
Bath
Bowdoin College
Mal Morrell
Morse High School
Greene
Danny MacFayden
Bowdoin Nine
Bowdoin
Alumni Fund
Guy Gannett Publishing Co
Sigma Nu
Cars For Mexico Mexico City
Mexico now has a motor vehicle for every 58 inhabitants a figure cited by the National Finance Council as favorable versus other nations and the United States The council notes the world average excluding the United States is one vehicle per 80 5 persons Mexico has 495 500 vehicles with 28 percent in the federal district
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
National Finance Council
United States
U. S
Council
Federal District
Salvation Army Closing Exercises at First Baptist Church
About 110 pupils, parents and friends attended Salvation Army Daily Vacation Bible School closing exercises at the First Baptist church. Capt. Jessie Jones introduced Capt. Douglas Bethune who acted as master of ceremonies. over 50 pupils sang the theme song Champions For Christ. Capt. and Mrs. Bethune presented 37 diplomas and seven special awards. Average attendance was 54 over the 10 days. Mary Fleming was pianist for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Daily Vacation Bible School
First Baptist Church
Jessie Jones
Douglas Bethune
Portland
Christ
Capt
Mrs. Bethune
Bowdoinham Plans July 4 Field Day and Barbecue
Bowdoinham will host a public chicken barbecue and field day on July 4 to raise funds for the town’s new school. The day includes a school dedication at 11 30 a.m. a noon barbecue, an auction, a baseball game, pony rides, industry displays, and evening dancing. The new fire equipment and ambulance will be shown on the school grounds, funded by local efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Bowdeinham
Ground Observer Corps
Fire Department
Civil Defense
Myrtle Lodge Field Day Planned at Reid State Park
Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies held at the G A R hall to plan the annual Field Day at Reid State Park. The event is set for Wednesday July 11 with members from Brunswick Portland Waterville and Auburn attending by private car. A stunt prize was approved and a final meeting with a picnic supper is planned for Friday July 13 before the summer recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge of
Odd Ladies
G. A. R. Hall
Reid State Park
Brunswick
Portland
Waterville
Auburn
Myrtle Lodge
For Sale Real Estate Listings in Bath Maine
Ada Y Greenblatt of Real Estate and Insurance at 233 Washington Street Bath advertises multiple properties. 4 room bungalows 6 room modern homes with furnaces and garages, cottages near Robinhood, and a five to seven room houses with various features. Listings include Salt water front Georgetown Maine and Birch Point cottage. For quick sale and best listings call Ada Y Greenblatt at Dial HI 3 4350 or 3 5461.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Y Greenblatt
Real Estate and Insurance
Washington Street
Bath Dial HI
Call Ada Y Greenblatt
Bath
Robinhood
Adam Greenblatt
Dial
Birch Point
Dial HI
Beast
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Ashington St
Washington St. Bath
Bowdoinham Plans Fourth of July Celebration at New School
July 4 events include a dedication at 11 30 a m when the building name is revealed, an auction, a cooked food sale and booths. Comfort Branch Sunshine Society met at Mrs. George Sedgley’s home with attendees including Miss Mary Hardie and Mrs. John Jewell. An all day Vacation Bible school gathering is planned July 16 with George and Helen Denham hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort Branch Sunshine Society
George Sedgley
Mary Hardie
Florida
John Jewell
Wellesley
Mass
Limestone Air Force Base
Camp Drum
N. Y
Ralph McEwen
McEwen
National Guard
Mabel Heenie
Vera Heath
Laconia
N. H
John Stilph
George Ackley
Chain of Lakes
Bangor
Miss Pearl
Gladys
Doris Raymond
Biddeford
Plymouth
Park Named For Mamie Eisenhower in Denver
The City Council names a new park for Mamie Dowd Eisenhower wife of the President. Denver serves as a hometown link to Mrs Dowd and a favored retreat for the First Family. The note references snow clearing by compressed air used by British railroads and a Geographic Society estimate of Irish soldiers in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Mamie Dowd Eisenhower
Eisenhower
John S. Dowd
U. S
National Geographic Society
Jordan River Valley Climate Warmer Than Surrounding Area
The Jordan River Valley lies at great depth causing a warmer climate than the neighboring country. This geographic feature influences local weather patterns and daily temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan River Valley
Joint St Johns Sunday Service Binds Two Masonic Lodges
About 100 members from Solar Lodge No. 14 and Polar Star Lodge No. 114 F and A M plus visiting Masons attended a joint service at the Masonic Temple. Rev Dr Oliver W Bell delivered My Fathers Faith sermon. A combined choir and Leland Patton on organ provided music. Breakfast followed in the Temple dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solar Lodge No
Polar Star Lodge No
St. John’s
Masonic Temple
Oliver W. Bell
Wesley Methodist Church
Connecticut
Solar and
Polar Star Lodges
Leland Patton
Temple
Films Shown At Far and Near Society Meeting
The Far and Near Missionary Society of Corliss Street Baptist Church displayed a film strip about Adoniram Judson at its weekly gathering. Ten members and a guest attended with devotion led by Mrs Mildred Walker and business led by President Mrs Mildred Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adoniram Judson
Missionary Society
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Mildred Walker
Mildred Allen
Maine Cancer Society
Steen Cottage
Arrowsic
Eight Morse Students Enroll in Nurses Aide Course
Eight Morse High School students join Bath Memorial Hospital’s Junior Nurses Aide program under Miss Katherine Ames R N superintendent. One week of class followed by ward practicals supervised by hospital staff. Enrollees include Jean Shumway Joan Robinson Patsy Morse Donna Guynn Judith Commeau Ellen Low Nancy Doyle and Cynthia Osgood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Bath Memorial Hospital
Katherine Ames
R. N
Jean Shumway
Joan Robinson
Patsy Morse
Donna Guynn
Judith Commeau
Ellen Low
Nancy Doyle
Cynthia Osgood
Crane slips as magnolia tree crashes into home
Walter Rivers of Jacksonville hired a crane to remove a large disused magnolia outside his house. The crane slipped and the multiton tree crashed through the roof, causing extensive damage to the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Walter Rivers
Rivers
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Joan True
William E. Haggett
Harry Moses
Robert Haggett
Edward True 2d
Robert Small
Elford Stover, Jr
David van Allen
Durham
Donald Vollmer
Chatham
William E., Haggett
Joseph Purdue
Enings
BPW
Polar Star
Pythian Sisters
Coombs
Bankers’ Executive Committee
Bowery
Bath Garden Club
Retired Teachers Assn
Dorothy True
Clara Soule
State Association
Castine
Rainbow Assembly
Init Se
Eastern Star
Mary Fleming
Leah Maxson
Gloria Pratt
Donna Knight
Maureen Merrick
Phyllis Warner
Edith Young
Shawnee Chapter
Oklahoma
Barbara Barleen
Millbury
Sally Smith
Swampscott
Fred Osgood
Thomas Aikenhead
Cyrus Ashe
Bert Lonn
Mrs. Sides
Central Church
Dick Greene
Salvation Army
State Park
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Nesdays
Middlebush
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General Store
Mamie
Wiscasset
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Vista Vision
Dale Robertson
Mara Corday
Danny Kaye
Vista Vision—Technicolor
Mon
James Stewart
June Allyson
Strategic Air Command
Technicolor
Bing Crosby
Donald O'Connor
Brach Office
Andrews
Deahia Ent Smith Vaio
20M Century
Resert
Taylor Ricnarn Todd Dana Wynter
Eowono O'Brien
OE Luke
Mars
Skedge
Miller
Ronald Alexander
Ginger
Julie Christy
Lillian
Dorothy
Res
Skowhegan
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