Smith Tobey post hosts district meeting at hall
Third District Council gathers at ten street hall with thirty in attendance and Morse as presiding officer. Blanche Morse reports on rehabilitation projects and activities. remarks by Department representative. Auxiliary presents gifts. mystery box received. Next meeting planned for Wal ea. dancing program featured by Mary Cunningham School of Dancing. Auxiliary proud of 100 percent Mp membership and six new members this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Rockland
Morse
Sherman
Maude Dowling
Third Council
Walea
Formegee
Lucie McLaughlin
Madeling Ae
Beatrice Ritt
Mary Cunningham School of Dancing
Juddy Boyce
Marion
Katherine
Eas
Dorothy Newcomb
Aoearse
Sue Watts
Morse F
Smith-Tobey Post
Auxeee
Wesley Church School Teachers Meeting Highlighted
Wesley church teachers completed a 12 hour education course over four evenings led by Rev. Howard D. Hull. Sessions used audio visual films and discussed church school facilities with plans for a Sunday morning collection. Attendees included Stanley Hunter Marc King Upham Barbara All Mrs Haley Mrs Richardson Homer and Laura King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Church
Howard D. Hull
Stanley Hunter
Marc King
Upham
Barbara All
James Haley
Richardson
Homer
Laura King
Regents Approve TV Use in College Extension Courses
The State of Regents has approved a program allowing television use in college extension courses across the system. The move aims to expand access to nontraditional learners and adapt instruction to remote or distributed classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
State of Regents
The
Bath Legion Post to hear junior Bugle and Drum Corps plan
Smith Tobey American Legion Post members will hear Ralph T. Clark Jr director of Rockland Junior Bugle and Drum Corps discuss plans for a Bath unit. A 32 piece corps with a majorette group is eyed for high school and younger players. New members will be sworn in at Sunday’s 3 PM meeting. refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Tobey American Legion Post
Legion Home
Ralph T. Clark
Port of Rockland
Clark
Bath
Legion
Bath American Legion Post
Smith-Tobey Post
Murdock Hughes Falls 30 Feet At Kennebec Wharf
Murdock Hughes aged 23 from Oak Street was severely injured Saturday night after a 30 foot fall at Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co. He worked on the unloading tower during coal transfer from the Berwindvale to Maine Central railroad cars. He lost consciousness but regained some alertness at Bath Memorial Hospital where he received care. A Bath restaurant chef, Arthur J. Paulin, later arrived with a cut hand and was discharged after stitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdock Hughes
Oak Street
Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co
Hughes
Berwindvale
Maine Central Railroad
Joseph I. Smith
Arthur J. Paulin
Bath
Memorial Hospital
Hero of Alexandria’s steam engine built in 130 BE
In ancient Alexandria, Hero reportedly created a steam-powered device around 130 BCE. The invention powered a toy or demonstration machine using heated water to drive a jet of steam. The account reflects early mastery of pneumatics and basic thermodynamics in Greek engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hero of
Alexandria
Egypt
Maine trio attends National Board of Women Medical College event
Mrs. John Parker with Mrs. La forest Hodgkins and Mrs. Horace G Morse returned from Philadelphia after Parker attended a charter meeting of the National Board of Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania as Maine’s representative. The event honored the 103rd anniversary with Mamie Eisenhower named an honorary member and Ifdia Edwards among notable attendees. On return, they watched Yale Dartmouth basketball in New Haven and attended a UN session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parker
Laforest Hodgkins
Horace G. Morse
Philadelphia
Mamie Eisenhower
Land
Ifdia Edwards
Hodgkins
Morse
John Pfeffer
New Haven
Conn
U. N
Pre Nuptial Shower Honors Norma Pye Before Wedding
Miss Norma Jean Pye daughter of Mr and Mrs Maurice R Pye of Small Point was guest of honor at a miscellaneous pre nuptial shower given by her aunt Mrs Charles F Pye at the parents home Tuesday last week. She will wed Stanley Donald Hanscom son of Mr and Mrs Rowland Hanscom of Meadow Way Sunday April 19 at the Small Point church. Rev Macy Whitehead of Phippsburg will perform the ceremony at 2 PM followed by a reception at Bodwell Grange. Both couples attended Morse High school. Hanscom served two years with Bath Battery B 703rd AAA Gun Battalion and is now employed at Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jean Pye
Maurice R. Pye
Small Point
Charles F. Pye
Pye
Stanley Donald Hanscom
Rowland Hanscom
Meadow Way
Small Point Churea
Macy Whitehead
Phippsburg
Bodwell Grange
Miss Pye
Hanscom
Morse High School
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Joint Birthday Party for Renee Jo Richard and Pamela Francis
A joint birthday party was held at Mrs. Sherwood Francis's Day's Ferry home for Renee Jo Richard and Pamela Francis who turn seven. Attendees from Nequasset Central School included Meredith McFarland and others as gifts and games filled a two hour celebration with cakes and ice cream served by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Francis
Day’s Ferry
Renee Jo Richard
Albert Richard
Pamela Francis
Nequasset Central School
Alvah Donnell
Jimmie Munsey
Renee-Jo
Meredith McFarland
Francis
Mrs. Albert
Ricky McFarland
Andrea
Gregory Doak
Donald
Joseph Carter
Denorah Allen
Tony Dodge
Renee Jo Albert
Pamela Sherwood
von McFarland
Margaret Dodge
Mrs Addie Stevens Celebrates 80th Birthday at Home
Mrs Addie D Stevens of 49 Center Street observed her 80th birthday Thursday with a gathering of friends and relatives. A prettily decorated cake made by Mrs Harry S Larrabee of West Bath was among the gifts. Attending were Mrs Maude Nichols Mrs Shirley Cain Mrs Donald Nichols Mrs Hope Rousse and son Michael and Mr and Mrs William Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie D. Stevens
Center Street
Harry S. Larrabee
West Bath
Maude Nichols
Shirley Cain
Donald Nichols
Hope Rousse
Michael
William Watson
Mrs Drew visits Arrowsic after Florida month
Cards have been received from Mrs Fred Drew of Wakefield Massachusetts and from Silver Springs Florida where she is spending a month with friends. Upon returning to Massachusetts she will visit Mr and Mrs Lawrence R Vail in Arrowsic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Drew
Wakefield
Mass
Silver Springs
Fla
Massachusetts
Arrowsic
Lawrence R. Vail
Grandson of Bath man writes autobiography in Maine library
Dexter S. Kimball, noted engineer and educator, recounts his ancestry from Richard Kimball of Bath and his career from ship carpenter to dean at Cornell. The volume I Remember includes wartime service as a dollar a year man, travels in Europe, and five honorary degrees. Foreword by Senator Ralph K. Flanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Free Library
Bath
Dexter S. Kimball
Richard
Hi Kimball
Anne
England
John Kimball
Margaret Mehitabel Masters
New River
N. B
College of Engineering
Cornell University
Washington
Kimball
Ralph K. Flanders
United States
Vermont
Bath captain named battery commander in antiaircraft unit
Capt. Joseph P. Gillo Jr of Bath has been transferred to C Battery, 16th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion at Fort Banks Massachusetts to assume battery commander duties in the Boston area defense network. He is a WWII and Korea veteran, Morse High School 1940 and Franklin Technical Institute 1948 graduate. He served in Korea Oct 1951 to Sept 1952 as forward observer liaison officer and battery commander. He holds several decorations including the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Bronze Star Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three stars and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. He is a graduate of the Artillery Officers Candidate School and the Liaison Pilots School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P.gillo, Jr
16Th
Fort Banks
Mass
Boston
Joseph P. Gillo
Wesley. Street
Bath
Gillo
Korea
Morse High School
Franklin Technical Institute
13Th Field Artillery
2Th Infantry Division
625Th Field Artillery
40Th Infantry
Artillery Officers
Fort Monroe
Liaison
San Marcos
Texas
Marriage intentions filed at City Clerk office
Marriage intentions on record include Donald B Hopkins Jr of 49 Corliss Street and Jeanette Pinkham of Five Islands, George Pike of Bath and Kathryn Cousins of 353 Front Street, with parents named in each filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Donald B. Hopkins, Jr
Donald B. Hopkins
Corliss Street
Jeanette Pinkham
Victor H. Pinkham
Five Islands
George Pike
Bath
Kathryn Cousins
Darius B. Cousins
Front Street
Betty Doak and Greg Doak Visit Grandparents
Betty Doak and brother Greg Doak, children of Mr. and Mrs. Matthon Doak Jr., of Days Ferry, were Monday overnight guests of their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Howard of 1037 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Doak
Brother Gregory
Matthon Doak, Jr
Days Ferry
Norman W. Howard
Washington Street
WANTED Women for housework in Bath Maine
A small Bath Maine family seeks a woman for general housework with laundry done out and live-in arrangement. No children. Bath, Maine. Box 439. Also notices a late model wrecked or burned car at Kelley’s New & Ports, North Street Extension, contact 089.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Kelley
North St
Committee Organizes For Consolidated School Building
Phippsburg residents convened the first meeting of the newly named School Building committee on Friday the 13th to plan a consolidated eight room school. The town voted 34,000 total for the project, with 20,000 to be raised and 14,000 already provided. John G. Morse Jr was elected chair with Stanwood Gilman secretary and Eugene Winslow in charge of publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
John G. Morse, Jr
Stanwood C. Gilman
School Union 48
Eugene Winslow
James L. Morse
Raymond M. McIntire
Mark Harrington
Norman E. Markham
Phillip H. Jacob
Bathman Pledged to Social Fraternity at UMaine
Everett J. Pouliot of Robinson Lane has been pledged to the University of Maine Alpha Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. The 20 year old junior active in the Newman club and Young Democrats club serves as headwaiter at the men’s dining hall. The fraternity originated Hell Week, moved to constructive projects in 1950, and led pledges painting town and hospital interiors in following years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett J. Pouliot
Antonio Pouliot
Robinson Lane
University of Maine
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Pouliot
Newman Club
Young Democrats Club
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Maine
Orono Town Hall
Old Town City Hall
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Billy Brown Fund Reaches 38475 Dollars Through Local Drive
Donald Parent and Dale Evans, pupils at Washington Street Primary, collected over 10 dollars with guidance from parents. Virginia Parent added nearly 8 dollars. A donor pledged 1 dollar a week for five weeks. By March 14 the total stood at 384.75 dollars. Mrs. Clifford C. Little visits Hyattsville relatives while Mr. Little works in Mercury, Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Parent
Dale Evans
Washington Street
Billy Brown
Virginia Parent
Clifford C. Little
Hyattsville, Md
Lucien Bisson
High Street
Mr. Little
Mercury, Nev
LST 1157 Commissioned at Bath Iron Works
The USS LST 1157 was commissioned at Bath Iron Works with LCDR J Reynolds of Pittsfield in command. The ceremony featured remarks by Capt. J H Spiller and John R Newell, followed by an inspection tour and a cake cut by Reynolds' wife Luella Ruth Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Bath Iron Works Corp
Lcdr. J. Reynolds
Pittsfield
Navy
Samoa
Philippines
J. H. Spiller
USN
John R. Newell
Lcdr. Reynolds
Luella Ruth Reynolds
Large Temperance Legion Meeting at Haskell Memorial
Temperance Day observed at Haskell Memorial school with Loyal Temperance Legion led by Leilani Pecci presiding. Opening songs and devotions by chaplain Danny Bettle, flag salute, student performances, recitations by Phyllis and Philip Farley, and a health contest prize list. Maxwell Day absent due to transfer and illness. New health points contest begun with aims for perfection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Memorial School
Loyal Temperance Legion
Leilani Pecci
Danny Bettle
Daniel Westermeyer
Phyllis
Philip Farley
Philip
David Farley
Charlie King
Maxwell Day
North Grammar School
Maxwell
Wee
Lorelei Pecci
Phyllis Farley
Drucilla Westermeyer
Jean Bettle
Lions Club Votes to Aid Billy Brown Fund and Red Cross
At the Lions club meeting held Wednesday of last week the group voted to contribute fifty dollars to the Billy Brown Fund and announced plans to donate to the Red Cross. A committee was formed to investigate fluoride treatments while committee chairmen reported on an all professional vaudeville to be presented Tuesday evening at Morse High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Billy Brown
Red Cross
Morse High School
Mrs Irvite C Mank and son ship out for Boca Raton
Mrs Irvite C Mank and her son Courtney, recently returning from Germany with Sgt. Mank, left Monday for Boca Raton Florida to stay a few weeks with Mrs. Mank’s parents Mr. and Mrs Walter J McCourt. Sgt Mank has been transferred back to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvite C. Mank
Courtney
Germany
Sgt. Mank
Boca Raton
Fla
Mank
Walter J. McCourt
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Bowdoinham Fire and Community News Highlights
Bowdoinham volunteers discuss weekly training and new instructional films on firefighting and equipment care. Hose upgrades arrive with town contributing half of the 850 feet of hose. residents vote to fund the remaining 425 feet. Friday saw two basketball games at the town hall with strong turnout. grammar school girls won 16 to 18 while high school boys lost 27 to 17. Easter seal drives name Bowdoin and Bowdoinham coordinators. fire department card party yields five tables. Local socials include St Patrick’s party at Bowdoinham Baptist church and various personal notices detailing hospital stays, travels, and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham Volunteer Firee
Apes Patrick
Ter
Ant
Lee Benner
F. Reynolds
A. Dionne
Bowdeinham
Town Hall
Marie I. Preston
Bath
Sagadahoc
Mabel Heenie
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Fire Department
George Ackley
Bowdeinham Baptist Church
Richmond Baptist Church
Mary Carr
River Road
Ben Grover
Norwood
Mass
Everett Winslow
Detroit
Mich
Allan Frizzle
Carl Carlson
Hartley Johnson
Donald Allen
Portland
Ira Allen
F. E. Arnold
Harold Hackett Place
Maryland
Arnold
Navy
Servce
Bath Girl Weds Pennsylvania Man Now Stationed Here
Mrs. Lewis J. Preney announces the marriage of her daughter Barbara Ann to David Earl Hughes. The ceremony occurred Friday at eight at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Zimmerman with Rev. Richard J. Schaper officiating. The couple will reside in Bath before moving to Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis J. Preney
Academy Street
Barbara Ann
David Earl Hughes
Thomas Hughes
Pittsburg
Richard J. Schaper
Winter Street Church
Benjamin M. Zimmerman
Washington Street
Edward McCulloch
Zimmerman
Hughes
Pennsylvania State
Cope Vulcan Co
Erie
Bath Iron Works
Bath
South End PTA Fashion Show Planned Friday Evening
The South End PTA will sponsor a fashion show Friday at 7 30 p m in the Association hall on Washington street. W T Grant will furnish Spring apparel modeled by children from size four to 18. Cecil Fulerton provides music. Special events and refreshments will be served. Hall decor will be attractive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
PTA
Association Hall
Washington Street
W. T. Grant
Cecil Fulerton
Clergyman Returns to Studies After Bath Visit
Rev. C. Dean Freudenberger returned to his studies at Boston University School of Theology on Monday evening after a weekend in Bath. He filled the pulpit at Central church while here and stayed with Rev. and Mrs. Howard F. Cramer of 9 Beacon Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Dean Freudenberger
Boston University School of Theology
Bath
Central Church
Howard F. Cramer
Beacon Street
Local notices of injuries and travels from the era
A woman fell from a piazza onto glass and tin cans, severing her right arm and requiring several stitches. Mrs. Hazel Moody is confined by illness. Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Mitchell depart Sunday for a two week Florida vacation. Dr. and Mrs. Richmond Favour, wintering in Indian Rocks Beach, Fla., leave the 26th for Marite and expect arrival April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Moody
Caleb Mitchell
Florida
Richmond Favour
Indian Rocks Beach
Fla
Mairte
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wesley Church School Teachers Meeting
Bath Legion Post
Kennebec Wharf
Asso Eno
Board OF Women’s ‘Medical College
John Parker Sarpes
Norma Pye
Stanley D. Hanscom
Small Point Church
Dexter $S .Kimball
Joseph Gillo, JR
Shore
St Withton
Fred B. Stanley E. Wallace
Front .St
Tel
Phi
Bathman
Johnny Weismuller
Jungle Jim
Charles Starrett
Mississippi
Caliner Welouie Lutae
Amrett
Antornette Corcelle
Obaine
Bathron Works
Temperance Legion Meeting
Charles Hackett
New Harbor
Zilpha Munsey
Charles Blodgett
Main Street
Donna’ Sedgley
Wiscasset
Theatre
Victor Mature
Patricia Neal
Edmund Gwenn
Charleton Carpenter
Dan Sterling
Keenan Wynn
Thunderbirds
Your National Guard
John Derek
Mona Freeman News
Darryl Zanuck
Abbott and Costello
Capt
Kidd
Ocharbes
lenPron- News
Petesmi Specialty Horsemen of the
Pampas
Gene Autry
Canadian Rockies
Prince Pom
Allyson Pi Circus
SUN
MON
Anne Baxter
Richard Conte
Gardenia
Jean Simmons
Androcles and the Lion
Bride OF Pennsylvania
L. J. Preney Onsvid Earl Hughes
South End P.T.A
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