Richmond Couple Wed At Westhampton Methodist Church
Miss Harriet Long Cale and Joseph Costello Hecht wed in a February afternoon ceremony at Westhampton Methodist Church Richmond. The bride wore chantilly lace over satin with a lace cap and carried a prayer book. A reception followed at the bride’s parents’ home and the couple departed for a wedding trip as Hecht remaining in Navy service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Long Cale
Frank Brownley Cale
Richmond
Joseph Costello Hecht
Joseph Hecht
Washington Street
Bath
Phyllis (Hall) Hecht
Westhampton Methodist Church
Harvey Ashby
Chantilly
George Manson Cale
Robert
Hair
Greenville
S. C
Helen ‘Worrell
Courtland
Joyce Wooldridge
Mariana Howard
Kathryn Leigh Cale
George Larrabee
Phippsburg
Raymond R. Powers
John Morse
L. C. Schweickert, Jr
Mrs. Hecht
Edward Y. Reed
Sagadahoc Ferry
Robert Hall
Millicent Hecht
Hecht
Hall
Reed
Percy Bailey
Florida
Stephen J Osborne Birthday Party
Stephen John Osborne celebrated his fifth birthday with a Tuesday party for friends at home. Guests received cowboy Indian favors and can baskets, with gifts including a bicycle. Games awarded prizes to Troy Swearingen, Booty Levesque, and Margie Merrow, followed by cake and punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen John Osborne
John Osborne
Washington Street
Tephen
Troy Swearingen
Booty Levesque
Margie Merrow
Terry
Edna
Dennis
Jerry
Judy DeLong
Booty
Gerlene Levesque
Vanita
Bertha
Geneva Cressey
Joy
Louis Senecal, Jr
Osborne
Louis Senecal
Althea Chandler
Agnes Cressey
Smiths visit Florida cites and New Jersey calls
Dr and Mrs Joseph I Smith Bladen Smith and Mrs Smiths mother Mrs L H Orkin arrived Tuesday night from Boca Raton Florida. They visited friends at Fort Myers and Clearwater and Tarpon Springs to see Mrs Fannie Venus. On the way home they called on friends in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph I. Smith
Bladen Smith
Quiet Woolwich Wedding Unites Bates and Leeman
Miss Julia Ann Bates daughter of Mr and Mrs Laurence Bates and Roland H Leeman son of Mr and Mrs Hollis Leeman wed Friday evening at the Leeman home in Woolwich. Rev Laforest E Hodgkins officiated the ceremony attended by close family. A two tier cake and ice cream followed. The bride wore navy and sweet heart roses. The couple plans a brief trip then residence in Woolwich likely as Mrs Leeman. Mrs Leeman is Morse High School graduate and Woolworths employee. Mr Leeman attended Morse High School and is employed at Irish Broiling Station Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Ann Bates
Laurence Bates
Roland H. Leeman
Ae Hollis Leeman
Woolwich
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregaional Church
Leemans
Mary Leeman
Robert King, Jr
Jath
Woolworth's
Irish Brof
Illing Station
Bath
Leeman
Morse Highchool
Gov Cross speaks at Wesley Church Women’s Society
Gov. Burton M. Cross was guest speaker at Wesley church Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting in Bath Tuesday evening. Introduced by Councilman Stanley R. Hunter, the event preceded the Republican City caucus and included informal state affairs talk at the Blaine Mansion, a flannel-graph demonstration, and a prayer led by Mrs. Merle C. Nites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton M. Cross
Wesley Church Women's Society of Christian Service
Stanley R. Hunter
Sagadahoc
Merle C. Nites
Marc N. King
Wilfred Trott
James Haley
William Temple
William Hanson
Jennie Walker
Charles Howe
City sues to recover bond on Bath Junior High project
The City of Bath sues Peerless Casualty Co. for failure to pay on the $18,000 bid bond for the Bath Junior High School. Sagadahoc County Superior Court will hear the case at the June term. T. W. Cunningham Inc. was the low bidder at $537,700 but the company could not enter the contract. J. H. Miller Inc. Bath, second lowest at $554,000, was awarded and construction is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Peerless Casualty Co
Sagadahoc
Loring D. Small
Maine
Sagadahoc County
T. W. Cunningham, Inc
J. H. Miller, Inc
High pitched sounds claimed to sterilize and clean
A source cites the American Hearing Aid Association describing ultra high frequency sounds as able to sterilize food mix paints kill germs homogenize milk clear fog and wash clothes. The claim links these effects to inaudible or near inaudible tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Hearing Aid Association
Bath Elks mark Past Exalted Ruler Night with ceremony and donations
Bath Lodge of Elks observes Past Exalted Ruler Night with P E R Edward J McMann presiding. Initiation held for one candidate, supper served by lodge officers, and donations announced to charitable groups. A committee investigates secretary duties while March 11 nominate officers for the next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.E.R. Edward J. M.mann
Bath Lodge of Elks
McMann
Arthur E. Sturtevant
J. Haviland
Howard N. Hartnett
George W. Gallant
Jesse W. Allen
John Mullaney
Tyler
Eubra
John P. Orom
Harold V. Fielding
Charles H Kidder
Albertha Williams
Emily McMann
Clifton Moody
Timothy Wagner
Frederic Tobey
Hugh MacDonald
John P. Carey
Exalted Rafters Association of
Maine
Bath Lodge
Maine Elks Association
Maine P.e.r.'s Association
Maine West
Grand Lodge
Elks State
Hyde Memorial Home
Bath
Betsy Minnis Hosts Fifth Birthday Party
Betsy McInnis daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph McInnis hosted a Thursday afternoon party for friends on her fifth birthday from two to four. Games prizes and gifts marked the celebration with a cake ice cream cupcakes and soda served by Mrs McInnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy McInnis
Ralph McInnis
Lark Street
McInnis
Betsy
Kathy
Trena Babine
Diane Perkins
Diane
Donald Lefebvre
Kathy Kenyon
Ronnie McDougal
Sandra
Rocky Clark
Billy
Valerie Nesbit
Tommy
Chucky Underwood
Gloria McInnis
Urquhart and Cousins Wedding Announced
The wedding of Douglas Urquhart and Anita Louise Cousins was held on February 19 in Thomaston with Rev. Harold I. Holt officiating and a reception at the Elliott Johnson home. The bride, daughter of Leonard and Mrs. Cousins of Glen Cove, has worked in Rockland and attended Warren and Rockport schools. Urquhart, formerly of Bath, is the son of Anne Minott of Rockport and was discharged from the Armed Forces last fall. they now reside on Camden Street in Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Urquhart
Anita Louise Cousins
Glen Cove
Harold I. Holt
Camden
Eiliott Johnson
Thomaston
Leonard Cousins
Warren
Rockport
Cross Pharmacy
Rockland
Urquhart
Hanscom Family Returns to Bath after Small Point Visit
Mr and Mrs Donald Hanscom and daughter Loralie of 2 Office Drive spent January and February at Small Point with their aunt Mrs Maurice Pye and have returned to Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Hanscom
Loralie
Office Drive
Maurice Pye
Bath
Birthday surprise honors Mrs Jennie Danforth at home
Mrs Jennie Danforth of 1298 Washington Spring was surprised by a chorus of birthday wishes from family and friends in her dining room. Tea, coffee, ice cream, hot rolls, and a large decorated cake accompanied gifts from relatives and neighbors as the evening continued in social merryment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Danforth
Washington Spring
Danforth
McDaniel
Harold Tobey
Charles Syde
Herbert Sparrell
Us.n
Sparrell
Newport
R. 1
Bruce Buttrick
Susan
Lisbon Falls
Leon Billings
Phyllis Bishop
Andrew Hart
Beth Perry
Philip White
Henry O. McCabe
Edward St. Martin
Virginia
Robert
Peter
Knights of Pythias Install Officers at Acadia Lodge
Acadia Lodge Knights of Pythias installed officers with Eureka Lodge staff and a large gathering. State Deputy Charles Mercer installed Payson Wiles, Winfield Grove, Edward Perry, Earl Freeman, Charles Sweet, Vernon Miller, Ivan Bates, and others to complete the suite later. Candidates to be initiated at the March 4 meeting followed by a social hour and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acadia Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Eureka Lodge of
Auburn
Charles Mercer
Bowdeinham
Payson Wiles
Winfield Grove
Edward Perry
Earl Freeman
Charles Sweet
Vernon Miller
Ivan Bates
Harry Warner
Birthday Party for Gary Dean Orr
Gary Dean Orr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Orr, celebrated his third birthday with a party for friends. Guests received favors, a cake with ice cream and punch, and gifts. Prizes went to Donald Strout, Ralph Haynes, and Nancy Haynes amid games. Adults present included several family members and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Dean Orr
Randall Orr
Drayton Road
Gary
Donald Strout
Ralph Haynes
Nancy Haynes
Karen
Gail Thompson
Linda
Dave Skillin
Ralph
Darlene
Jerry Darnell
Edward Orr, Jr
Gene Lilly
Ernest Jess, Jr
Michael Footer
Richard Stimpson
Janice Pennell
Edward Thompson
Erwin Skillin
Luther Haynes
Edward Orr
Harold Strout
Miss Dawn White Celebrates 14th Birthday With Surprise Party
Miss Dawn White daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph White Jr of 1199 High Street was surprised Tuesday evening at her home for her 14th birthday. Guests included Patsy Parks Verna Lee Watts Betsy Bertrand Joan Robinson Heather McClure Tiny Lakin Judy Lakin Spike Warren Tommy Powers Paul McCole Alfred Proctor Donald Kase Stephen Eresley apua Niles Perkins and Skins White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawn White
Ralph White, Jr
High Street
James DeCapua
White
Miss White
Patsy Parks
Verna Lee Watts
Betsy Bertrand
Joan Robinson
Heather McClure
Tiny Lakin
Judy Lakin
Spike Warren
Tommy Powers
Paul
Bath Men Visit Boston and Worcester Guests of Collinge
Robert Freeman of Bath and Lannes Furler of West Bath spent a vacation week in Boston and Worcester Massachusetts. In Worcester they were guests of Mr and Mrs John F Collinge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Freeman
Bath
Lannes Furler
West Bath
Boston
Worcester
Mass
John F Collinge
Easter Seal Campaign Plans Discussed At Hyde Home Event
Secretary Mrs Doris Hardy director R N of the Hyde Home and Duncan Farrell Bath director of the camp at Rome attended a program previewing the Easter Seal campaign song Open Your Heart. County chairmen Mrs Kenneth Gove Sagadahoc and Mrs Albert L Levenseler Knox joined the session with local 4 H girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Hardy
R. N
Hyde Home
Duncan Farrell
Bath
Rome
Hyde
Preston
Kenneth Gove
Sagadahoc
Albert L. Levenseler
Knox
John Wilder
Norridgewock
Dean Shaw
Melvin B. Henderson
Herbert White
Topsham
Hyde Home Committee
Sandra Bailey Celebrates First Birthday at Anna Home
Sandra Alice Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart H. Wees of Anna, marked her first birthday at her grandparents 66 Oak Street with a tea party. Guests included William King Jackie Gay Ronnie Collins and others. great‑grandmother Mrs George Pratt and great aunt Miss Barbara Fraser also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Alice Bailey
Stuart H.wees
Anna
William Fraser
Oak Street
Sandra
William King
Jackie Gay
Ronnie
Donnie Collins
Kleen Kenney
Susan Bailey
Cheryl Bryant
Gary Calhoun
Oy King
Robert Gay
Stephen Collins
Norman Eeee
George Pratt
Sarah Pratt
Barbara Fraser
Maine Maritime Academy ship visits Port au Prince on Caribbean cruise
The State of Maine training ship arrives at Port au Prince Haiti on February 20 with six Bath midshipmen aboard continuing a mid winter Caribbean voyage. The ship departed Castine February 6 and proceeds to Cartagena Colombia after Haiti, covering about 640 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Maritime Academy
State of Maine
Caribbean
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Bath
Castine
Maine
Cartagena
Colombia
Girl Scout Week Observed Across Nation This Year
March 7 13 marks Girl Scout Week with a first March observance. A birthday ceremony is planned March 12 at 7 p.m. in the Morse High school auditorium and gymnasium featuring Brownie Intermediate and Senior girls from the Bath council. The event includes a five minute ceremony folk dance or dramatization led by Senior Scouts. Local leaders and sponsors support lighting stage decorations exhibits and publicity for the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Aliette
Savannah
Morse High School
Bath Council
Ams
Catharine
Juliette Low Fund
Jon Percy
Albert Thompson
Frank Gallagher
Clyde Ambrose
Horace Morse, Jr
James Caverly
Frank Butcher
Destroyer O Bannon Again Makes The News
The Bath built destroyer USS O Bannon rushed a 21 year old seaman 200 miles through stormy seas to Pearl Harbor to receive medical care for a ruptured appendix. Ernest Lane of Lake City Florida was stabilized and surgery delayed. The ship has a storied World War II record and recent Korea tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Seaman
Pearl Harbor
O’bannon
Tripler General Hospital
Ernest B. Lane
Lake City
Fla
Lane
Navy
Arequipa
Hawaii
O'Bannon
Pacific
Korea
Army Private Richard Gross Sent to Camp Carson Colorado
Pvt. Richard Gross son of Mr. and Mrs. Emerton Gross of 44 Floral Street has entered the U S Army in September. He is stationed at Camp Carson Colorado as messenger and dispatcher at headquarters after basic training at Camp Atterbury Indiana. He attended Springfield College for three years. Address: Pvt Richard Gross US 51247327 HQ Co 2nd Bn 200th Inf Regt 31st Div Camp Carson Colo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Gross
Emerton Gross
Floral Street
U. S. Army
Camp Carson
Colorado
Gross
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Springfield College
Springfield
Mass
200Th Inf. Regt
Colo
Canton King Installs Officers For Year
Canton Kings installed officers at Odd Fellows Temple with Ellsworth M. Barry and Farming ton staff. New officers: Daniel E. Burgess captain, Harold N. Mayberry lieutenant, Wilbur A. Casey ensign, Loring J. Brown clerk, Harold J. Carter accountant. Auxiliary served refreshments under Mrs. Inez Carter. Warren R. Munsey entered Memorial hospital Tuesday for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Kings
Odd Fellows Temple
Ellsworth M. Barry
Farmington
Daniel E. Burgess
Harold N. Mayberry
Wilbur A. Casey
Loring J. Brown
Harold J. Carter
Cantons
Canton Auxiliary
Inez Carter
Local Town Votes on School and Fire Station Plans
The town approved a school construction program with $58 662.94 in funding and authorized several committee appointments to oversee plans. An Article 29 request for $8,000 to build a new fire station passed with only $500 funded. Land donation by C P Curtis for educational or recreational use was accepted, with a three year non-use condition. A Jellison schoolhouse sale was tabled. Community notes include a Lions supper with Rep. Cleveland Curtis, a March 11 Republican caucus, 4-H artificial respiration demo, and local personal notices culminating in the Hamilton funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ack
Malcolm Jewell
Cars
E Peterson
Curtis
Avery Sr
Selectman
Clim
Gray
Carlton Hughes
Phillip Nea
Joseph Bateey
Millay
Sedgley
Karl Hatch
Elmer Dodge
Richmond
C. P. Curtis
The
Missionary Society of the Bowdeinham Baptist Church
Wendell Heenie
Miss Joan Carver Enters Memorial Hospital as Medical Patient
Miss Joan Carver daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Carver residing at 4 Heathlane entered Memorial hospital Tuesday as a medical patient. She is a Morse High school freshman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Carver
Richard Carver
Heathlane
Memorial Hospital
Miss Carver
Morse High School
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Sagadahoc Young Republicans Tie for Largest Club at State Meet
At the YGOP biennial convention in Portland the Sagadahoc County club with 16 members tied for the largest delegation, with members like Mrs. Con verse G. Fenn named to the nominating committee and Maynard Carleton to the Rules committee. Arthur Sturtevant was named State Councilman and Mrs. Katherine Robinson State Councilwoman for two years as the Sagadahoc group held seven eligible votes. The club opposed lowering the voting age to eight and supported aligning the September election with November, both cases rejected by the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Hotel
Portland
Sagadahoc County
Young Republican Club
Tn Ottndenen
Converse G. Fenn
Sagadahoc Club
Maynard Carleton
West Bath
Sagadahoc
Arthur Sturtevant
Bath
Katherine Robinson
North Bath
Sepember
Burton M. Cross
Fenn
J. Horace McClure
Etta Thurlow
Sath
Joseph Robinson
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Edward P. DeBerg
Sturtevant
Louis O. Couture
John G. Morse, Jr
William Watson
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Beth Man Groom AndiStill
United States Navy
Stephen J. Osborne
Lees
OV. Cross
Wesley Church
Blaine
CITY
First Federal
Bath and Vicinity
Front Street
Edward J. McMann
P.E.R
Betsy Minnis
Miss Dawn White
Maritime Academy
Canton
Warren R. Munsey
Court Street
Munsey
Fern Chesley
Alfred Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Cpl
Rienhold Skelton
United States
Mainz
Germany
Ann Morency
Freeport
Reinhold Skelton
Wallace Hunter
George Hamilton
Charles Hackett
Donald Hackett
Lewiston
Everett Fowler
Ann Brown
Fryeburg
Justin Crafts
Morris Skeltonn
Ella Temple
Harry Mosher
Wiscasset
Alton Fowler
Brunswick Hospital
Frederick Paul
Ing
Greenwich
Conn
Paulne
Alfred Johnonary
Easphiel
Mr. Hamilton
Long River
New London
William
Sara Brown Hamilton
Bowdoinham
Heenie Funeral Home
Ralph Champlain
Bay View
Prudence Cannon Hamilton
John H. Hamilton
Quincy
Margaret Hamilton
Washington, D. C
Ann Myerson
Long Island
N. Y
Eliza Richeymouth
Bertha Wood
Imont
Ati
Gret
Sun
Mon
Aurreuvm
Jean Simmons
Devil's
James Stewart
June Allyson
Glenn Miller
Buck Jones
Arthos Frana
Jay
WiLias Pabmlan
Bonstod
Ty Vie Tarrea
John Wayne
Fort Apache
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