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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1955

Page

6

Eighth annual Maine Vocational-Technical Institute commencement

Society and Clu Mrs. Asa Wilson and family attended the eighth annual commencement at the Maine Vocational Technical Institute held in South Portland High School. John D. Ellis grandson of the Wilsons, Morse High School graduate, US Air Force veteran, and radar school graduate at Keesler, was among graduates.

Asa Wilson Maine Vocational-Technical Institute South Portland High School John D. Ellis Wilson Morse High School Ellis U. S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base

Local residents host week of visiting relatives and notable guests

The text lists numerous visitors and returning travelers to Bath area households including Rev. Raymond M. Tardif of the University of Lewis Canada with family, Ada Y. Greenblatt, Lt. Harry Halterman and Mrs. Halterman, Mrs. Clara Oliver, and others. It notes church services, summer plans, birthdays, and cottage stays at West Point, Birch Point, Sebasco and Oxford with ties to Bath Iron Works and Torrey Roller Bushing Works.

Raymond M. Tardif University of Lewis Canada Clement Clemence Tardif Joseph L. Tardif Nichols Street Joseph Torrey Sebasco Mr. Torrey Torrey Roller Bushing Works Mrs. Torrey Bath Iron Works Corp

Beta Sigma Phi New England Convention at Wentworth by the Sea

Miss Eleanor P. Danforth and Miss Helen L. Hayes attended a two day convention of the New England chapters of Beta Sigma Phi over the weekend at Wentworth by the Sea in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Mr and Mrs Clifton O Page returned Monday to Philadelphia after visiting with his sister Mrs R J M Steussy and Mr Steussy on Middle Street. Mrs Orville E Page who spent the winter in Philadelphia will summer with her daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Steussy. Mrs Carlton L Rice has returned to her Bedford Street home after visiting with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Lawrence Shessler in Thomaston.

Ardenne A. Stott Park Street Dr. Stott E. B. Leen Troy, N Mary E. Perry Radcliffe College Infirmary Miss Perry Edward A. Perry Joseph Wayr Center Street George H. Musk Wentworth- By-The-Sea New England Fuel Dealers’ Association Mr. Musk Maine Kezar Libby Portland Eleanor H. Voorhees New York City Columbia University Wilmer I, Voorhees Bedford Street G. Thomas Murphy William P. Mennealy Bath Presque Isle Murphy Aroostook County Beta Sigma Phi International Ada Y. Greenblatt Morton Berman Mr. Berman Eastport Ann Frantz Bill Nancy Bowden Garden City N. Y Frantz William A. Niss Middle Street Bih Camp Chewonki Eleanor P. Danforth Helen L. Hayes New England Wentworth - By - the - Sea Portsmouth N. H Clifton O. Page Philadelphia R. J. M. Steussy Mr. Steussy Orville E. Page Mrs. Steussy Carlton L. Rice Mrs Lawrence Shessler Thomaston Alfred E. Pillsbury Johanah Nancy Hanson Mass

Visitors From Florida And Local Travel Plans

Mr and Mrs A Duncan Bragg host Mrs Bragg s parents Mr and Mrs P R Taylor of St Petersburg Florida and their daughter Sharon plus Richard Taylor Mrs Taylor and family. They plan to return to Florida Friday. Sue Sturtevant visits grandparents Mr and Mrs J Vance Bell of Boothbay Harbor this week. Karen Stark returns to Haverhill Massachusetts after a week with Mrs Theresa Mellow in Center Street. The group including Peter and Olive Guild children and Cary siblings heads to Camp Wavus at Damariscotta Lake for a month.

Nancy Ellen McInnes Duncan McInnes Pearlstreet Beatrice Main A. M. Main A. M. Main, Jr Wavus Damariscotta Lake Sharon Ann Owens Marguerite Owens Bedford Street Camp Wavus A. Duncan Bragg Farrin Street Bragg P. R. Taylor St. Petersburg Fla Richard Taylor Taylor Sharon Tampa Florida Sue Sturtevant Arthur Sturtevant Old South Place J. Vance Bell Boothbay Harbor Peter and Olive Guild

Practical Gardener Mrs King Speaks At Bath Garden Club

Mrs King of Augusta a self-styled practical gardener spoke at the Bath Garden Club meeting. She urged small careful planning using ledges rocks and an architectural backdrop. The club also celebrated a blue ribbon at the State Federation meeting and discussed garden show arrangements and future lectures.

Fred King of Augusta Bath Garden Club Fred King Frank Reinoehl Washington Street Samoset Rockland National Council Joseph Mullaney G. Thomas Murphy A. M. Main Bristol John Spiller George Sargent Small Point Arthur Sewall John Permain Europe Helen Andrew Portland Cornwell Rogers Jarro Powers Georgetown Audubon Magazine Massachusetts Federation Maine Federation of Garden Clubs David Dickson Frank Sparks Transportation Fund Herbert Lemont William Skelton

Nature trail dedication by Gorham Garden Club at Sebago State Park

Mrs. John Parker and Mrs. Seth Mullin attended the dedication on Tuesday. Speakers included Charles P. Bradford and Mrs. Allen Rowe. A two mile trail features 75 informational signs about local plants. Also noted are weekend visits and a summer job at Tanglewood for Robert P. Shaw Jr.

John Parker Seth Mullin Gorham Garden Club Sebago State Park

Italy eyes Christian Democrat as Scelba successor

Political observers in Italy expect a new premier from the anti Communist Christian Democratic Party of which ousted Mario Scelba is a member. The choice centers on Amintore Fanfani and Giuseppe Pella, two former Premiers.

Italy Christian Democratic Party Mario Scelba Amintore Fanfani Giuseppe Pella

Canada Goose As Annual Visitor To These Parts

The National Wildlife Federation article reviews the Canada Goose as a valuable wildlife asset and a major hunting resource. It covers growth, migration ranges from Labrador to Bermuda, nesting, incubation, and molt, and notes tensions with farmers and the need for rational management. Written by E. Laurence Palmer.

National Wildlife Federation Federation Labrador Mackenzie Gulf of St. Lawrence South Dakota Utah California British Columbia Nova Scotia Mexico Bermuda New Zealand Canada E. Laurence Palmer

Mrs Myra McDougall Visits From Ohio With Family

Mrs Myra McDougall of San dusky Ohio visits a week with sister Mrs Arthur Wallace of Sebasco Estates. She is the former Myra Pye of Phippsburg who left in 1922 for Ohio and is here with her son and his wife Warren McDougall of Fremont Ohio. Dorothy Jane Thompson daughter of Fred Thompson of Meadowway and Foster's Point leaves for the summer to work at Tarry-a-While in Bridgton. Thompson was a Morse High School graduate. Mr and Mrs Harry L Day and family move to a cottage at Popham Beach for July.

Myra McDougall Sandusky Ohio Arthur Wallace Sebasco Estates McDougall Myra Pye Phippsburg Warren McDougall Freemont Dorothy Jane Thompson Fred Tompson Meadowway Foster's Point Tarry-a-While Bridgton

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Receives White Ribbon Honor

The Cosmopolitan Garden Club earned a white ribbon for placing the Blue Star Memorial Highway marker at Leeman highway in 1954. The achievement was announced at a Monday meeting led by President Mrs. Nellie D Arcy and coordinated by the Community Betterment committee chaired by Mrs. Roscoe McFadden.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Leeman Highway Community Betterment Committee Roscoe McFadden Nellie D'Arcy Margaret Foote Louise Tucker

Two Men Who Sold Aluminum Ware In Bath

Two University of Pennsylvania undergraduates who toured Bath in 1905 selling aluminum kitchenware built early local fame. One became Rev. Francis Carr Stifler of the American Bible Society in New York and author of Bible books. The other, E Wallace Chadwick, earned a law degree in 1910, practiced in Chester, served in Congress, and later helped document the McCarthy censure inquiry.

Bath University of Pennsylvania David Harris Oak Street Pennsylvania Francis Carr Stifler American Bible Society New York E. Wallace Chadwick Chester Congress Watkins Senate Joseph R. McCarthy Joseph R. McCarthy. Mr. Chadwick

Summer visitors from across towns gather in Georgetown Center and nearby towns

Mrs Addie E Moulton hosts guests including Mrs Everett Hennon Mrs Reginald Church Mrs George Gray Mrs Mabel Campbell and Mr and Mrs Carl Pearson of Everett Mass Mrs Stafford Swain arrives for a two week visit with Horatio L Baker and Mrs Baker at Bluff Head Arrowsic Elaine Sells and daughter Chris Anne of Columbus arrive to visit her parents Roland Lagasse West Bath Fenno Hoffman and children John and Cathy travel from Burlington Vt to spend the summer at Curtis cottage Small Point Beach Addison McInnes and children Richard Duncan and Roger Warren plan a Birch Point vacation from Schenectady N Y George A Hitchock and Mrs Marius Page in Academy Street Birch Point Haynes family spend summer at Birch Point Sabino trip by Thomas Aiken head and daughter Betty from Green Street

Addie E. Moulton Georgetown Center Everett Hennon Reginald Church George Gray Mabel Campbell Carl Pearson Everett Mass Stafford Swain Westbrook George A. Hitchcock Brooklyn N. Y Marius H. Page Page Academy Street W. Linwood Haynes Carol Sharon Barbara Birch Point Thomas Aikenhead Betty Green Street Sabino

Community Notes and Moves Around New Haven and Bath

Mrs. Horatio L. Baker of Bluff Head Arrowsic and Miss Catherine Kenyn visit Burlington and New Haven as colleagues Dr. Muriel J. Hughes becomes the University of Vermont’s first woman full professor. Captain Robert C. Keppel travels to Air Training School in Arizona while Mrs. Keppel visits relatives in Rev Penn with sons. Augusta district ministers honored at a district parsonage reception. Howard Elliot family relocates from Freedom to a Ridge Road North Bath home. Mrs. Elliot is Bertha Lenfest of Bath.

Horatio L. Baker Bluff Head Arrowsic Catherine Kenyn Grace-New Haven Memorial Hospital New Haven Robert C. Keppel Green Street Brunswick Naval Air Station Arizona Richard Arnold Beacon Street Methodist Church Oliver W. Bell Wesley Methodist Church Augusta Howard Elliot Barbara Caroline Freedom Ridge Road North Bath Elliot Bertha Lenfest

Also Mentioned on This Page

CLU John Voorhees Eleanor and Anne Popham Beach Judith Crocker Herbert Black High Street Claudia Carter Harold J. Carter North Street Camp Chewonki Phipps Point Miss Crocker Miss Carter Burdett College Boston Kitty Coombs Corliss Street Memorial Hospital Anne Day Harry L. Day Porteous, Mitchell and Braun Miss Day John Grindell Sherry Sally Grindell Alfred J. Rowe Dorothy McKenna Western Avenue Isabel Johansen A. Lincoln Anderson Mr. Anderson Lillian Fisher A. Robert Frink Belmont, Mass Frink Sebasco Estates Golf Course Edward Konen Fords N. J Elbridge Webber Waldron H. Troop Allen Street Troop Marie Zellar Tama Iowa Charles Rogers North Bath Pamela Kathryn Rogers Kathryn Lenfest George W. Davies Maxwell Street Jane Pride Waltham Howard Frye Miss Pride Arthur F. Mayo University of Maine Irvin Harris Belfast Jerome Harris Mrs. Harris Noble Avenue Enoch S. Cook Rebecca Jane Timothy Mrs. Cook Linwood C. Feero Miss Jane Feero Granville Colby Jean Brown Nassan College Lewiston Sagadahoc Androscoggin Twin County Donna Crocker Joan Marsh Ellen Low Gerard Brassard Bath Trust Co Bank Emerson's Betty Woods Jane Lemont Old Ladies Home Miss Lemont Colonel Dummer Sewall Richard McDonald West Bath Henry Henrikson Henrikson Foster Pratt Sabattus Pond Paul Drouin Janet Joyce Lawrence Saugus Philip Goodwin Archie Seekins Judy Seekins Carleton W. Lowell John Sanborn Jimmy Robert Michael Ellen Guantanamo Cuba Meadowbrook Carl Brunelle Uptown Theater Dover Carolee Maines Earl Maines Harry B. White Summer Street Court Priscilla K. Perkins Days Ferry Barbara Kurz Dorothy Marty Akron Henrietta Magee Waterville John C Herrin Arther M MacDonald Clayton Stevens Jeffrey Eddington N.C Howard Hawley Hawley Mary Mussenden Robert Levine Mademoiselle Shop Parker House Touraine Hotel Edward A Perry Mary A. Perry R. N Joseph W Cyr Herbert Catherwood Pittsfield Lester Tubbs The Electric Boat Co New London Conn Lizzie B . Chaney Edward B. Smith Burt S. Osgood, Jr Nancy Ellen Sally Jo Mr. Osgood Tacoma Lake Theodore Brown South Lancaster Ralph Blakeney 108 High Street Brown First Baptist Church Navy Raymond C. Zeller Max Zeller Zeller St. Louis Edward Jones Lark Street John Patrick Cmdr Harvey Waldron Vp-23 Squadron Moatsweag Road Woolwich Richard Thomas South Street Corliss and Middle Streets Albert Pollard Bath Memorial Hospital Atty Edward W. Bridgham Mary Cunningham Grace E. Cunningham Haverhill Doris Caffrey Stephen Paul Bankus St. James Church Treeholm Manor Bradford E. Sargent Legard Hyde Windlass Company Maureen Patricia Maurice H. Owen Robinson Lane Doris Thistle Meadowbrook Road West Durham Methodist Church Thistle Maine Loyal Temperance Legion Frederick E. Cotton New England Conservatory of Music First National Lynn M. Bussey Doris White Patti Hayes Jean McKay Robert Hersom Sherry Grindell Paul Johnson Ralph Warren Jean Hunt Adele Hunt Carroll Denbow Arthur Mayo Gerry Arker Henry D. Small A. E. Desmond Celena M Small Dorothy Hutchins Richard T. Hersom W. H. McGlinchy Donald Buckley George Smart Roswell C. Haskell Robbins Street Thomas Walter Davies Sterling, Conn Lloyd G Davis Fryeburg Harry Halterman U.S. A Clara Oliver Largo, Fla Stewart Day West Point Betty Downing Oxford Central Files Bath Iron Works Herbert Kiessling Sarasota Fria Kiessling Eva Wilson Union Street Penny Karen Stark Theresa Mellow Maxine Vachon Scelba Cyprus Mediterranean Sea Thronm Man Aka Bay Arpaso Amiandos Nicosia Great Britain Mediterranean Central Press Medomak Nellie D’arcy Mabel Harris Eunice Ledyard John Gillespie Miss Ledyard Harris Redmond L. O’hanlon O'Hanlon
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