Bath Area Social Notes Size Up Winter Moves and Visits
Society items recount Malini Sukthanker and family plans to return to India after a Brunswick winter, many visits by Bath residents to clubs lodges and hospitals, and numerous guests staying with local families in Bath New England Tel and Tel and Bowdoin College tied to local exchanges. The column also notes deaths of Mrs Arthur Landers and local hospital stays and travel to Boston Philadelphia and Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malini B. Sukthanker
Minty
India
Brunswick
Balkrishma
New York
Dr. Sukthanker
Gokaleap
Bath
Bowdoin College
Bath and Portland social notes recount local travel and events
C Thomas King of Boston and his parents, the Kings of 23 Bedford Street, weekend with family. Laura King at Franklin Savings Bank in Boston also visited. Bath attendees at the Portland Sportsman show and Gorham chicken pie supper are listed, with hosts Vivian Hewett and others. Several Bath residents travel to South Portland, Boston, and Florida, including visits to Mercy hospital and Ocean trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Thomas King
Boston University
Marc N. King
Bedford Street
Laura M. King
Franklin Savings Bank of Boston
Thompson Potter
Court Street
Odd Fellows Hall
Gorham
Vivian Hewett
Grand Court of
Local residents share travels and events this week
Miss Jane Stevens and Mrs. R P Burke returned to Bath after a Boston flower show visit. Mrs Frederick E Drake hosted her Monday Contract club. The Baxters expect to return from Florida. Multiple Bath residents are listed as hospital patients and weekend travelers, with trips to Rochester Portland and Boston noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Stevens
Middle Street
R. P. Burke
Washburn
Bath
Boston
Bath area notes and military family updates
Cpl. Robert E. Thurston 21 son of Mrs. Bertha London of North Bath is due to return to the U.S. next month from Germany after 16 months overseas. He serves as a tank driver in Company C of the 63rd Tank Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. Carol Sayre and Leonard Charles Mulligan plan to wed at St. Augustine Episcopal Church in Andover Mass on April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Robert E. Thurston
Bertha London
North Bath
United States
Germany
Thurston
1St Infantry Division
63Rd
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works
Army
George Henry Musk
Washington Street
Carol Sayre
Leonard Charles Mulligan
Bruswick
St. Augustine Episcopal Church
Andover
Mass
Miss Hinckley to Lead Commonwealth Tours Sum mer
Miss Beatrice Hinckley of Massachusetts a former Bath resident will lead a Commonwealth Tours trip to South America departing Boston July 16 and returning August 27. Her staff also conducts Summer tours to Scandinavia Canadian Rockies Hawaii Europe and Ireland and the British Isles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Béatrice Hinckley
Mass
Bath Res
South America
Boston
Scandinavia
Canadian Rockies
Hawaii
Europe
Ireland
British Isles
Hinckley
Bath High School
Pepperell Inn
Mrs. Bennett Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Harry Bennett of Trufant street recovers at Memorial hospital and is now able to be up and about at her home again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bennett
Trufant Street
The
Memorial Hospital
Middle street party hosts Edward Pangburn guest list
Mrs Guy Allenwood hosted a Tuesday evening gathering at her Middle Street home with demonstrator Edward Pangburn. Attendees included Mrs Fenton I Moore Mrs Laforest Coombs Mrs Doris Watson Mrs Elizabeth Moody Mrs Clarence Bailey Mrs Jessie Norton Miss Edith Norton Mrs Belle Oliver Mrs Lewis Sanborn Mrs Joseph Jenkins Mrs James Knight Mrs Clara Dyer and Mrs Marguerite Brackett. A social hour followed with refreshments served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Allenwood
Middle Street
Edward Pangburn
Fenton I. Moore
Laforest Coombs
Doris Watson
Elizabeth Moody
Clarence Bailey
Jessie Norton
Edith Norton
Belle Oliver
Lewis Sanborn
Joseph Jenkins
James Knight
Clara Dyer
Marguerite Brackett
Howards of Portland Announce Birth of Son
Mr and Mrs Gilbert W Howard of Portland announce the birth of a son at the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary in Portland on Monday. The baby weighed nine pounds. Howard is the son of Mr and Mrs Norman Howard of Washington Street. Miss Roberta Morse, daughter of Mr and Mrs Scott Morse of Andrews Road, was among 25 nurses capped last week at the New Hampshire State Hospital School of Nursing in Concord New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Howard
Washington Street
Portland
Gilbert Howard
Roberta Arline Morse
Morse High School
New Hampshire State Hospital School of Nursing
Miss Morse
Scott Morse
Andrews Road
Albert Pollard
Center Street
Memorial Hospital
Percy Mann
Clifton
N. J
Bath
New Jersey
Gilbert W. Howard
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
Mr. Howard
Roberta Morse
Concord
N. H
Eight year old Dickson Drake hospitalized at Memorial
Dickson Drake eight year old son of Mr and Mrs J Edward Drake of High Street is a medical patient at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Vaillancourt
Senter's Inc
Memorial Hospital
Dickson Drake
J. Edward Drake
High Street
Wedding of Miss L Josephine Baker to Stanley A Givetz
L Josephine Baker and Stanley A Givetz were married at the Hamblen home in a quiet afternoon ceremony conducted by Rev. Harold Allen. The reception followed at the Sedgwick with Spring flowers, a tiered cake, and family guests from New Hampshire to Texas. The couple plans a six week Florida honeymoon and will reside in Winston-Salem North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys V. Hamblen
Libby Court
L. Josephine Baker
Stanley A. Givetz
Joseph Givetz
Lake Hiawatha
N. J
Harold Allen
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Thelma Atkinson
Court Street
Harold I.stalder
Morristown
Sedgwick
Andrew Allen
Avery Hamblen
Frederick D. Hill
Robert Linein
Hamblen
Givett
Atkinson
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works
University of New Hampshire
Western Electric Co. Inc
U. S. Navy
Walter Givetz
Exeter
N. H
Robert Sheehan
Haverhill
Mass
Brunswick
Donald Ray
Woolwich
John A. Bright
Whippany
Louis Givetz
el Paso
Texas
William A. Townsend, Jr
William A. Townsend
Service Notes Winged Naval Aviators Mark Milestones
Marine Lt (jg) Fraser W Spiller received his Wings of Gold as a Naval Aviator in February at Kingsville Texas. Navy Commander Robert L Middleton presented the award. Spiller son of 658 Washington Street and a Morse High School graduate. Pvt Pauline M Seavey Daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Seavey of Phippsburg completed eight week boot camp at Parris Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraser W. Spiller
U. S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Kingsville
Tex
Navy
Robert L. Middleton
Jg) Spiller
John H. Spiller
Washington Street
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S. C
Marine Pvt
Pauline M. Seavey
Harold Seavey
Phippsburg
Morse High School
Marine Corps
Marine Cpl Royce A Young Jr Service at Philadelphia Depot
Marine Cpl Royce A Young Jr son of Mrs Hazel E Young of Topsham serves at the Marine Corps Clothing Depot in Philadelphia Pa. He joined the Marines in January 1953 after graduating from Morse High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce A. Young, Jr
Hazel E. Young
Topsham
Marine Corps Clothing Depot
Philadelphia
Marine Corps
Cpl. Young
Morse High School
Scouting News Highlights From Local Brownie Troops
Girl Scout activities in Dike, Huse, Hyde Park and Ruse schools feature Troop 17 19 and 20. Meetings included envelopes for Easter Seal campaign pledge flag and Brownie Promise. New leaders Kathryn Shores Jan VanWynen and Carol Morin take duties. Taps sang at closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobolink Brownies
Troop 17
Dike School
Petunia Brownies
Troop 19
Huse School
Thomas G. Shores
Arthur Paulin
Warren Roderick
Kathryn Shores
Jan VanWynen
Carol Morin
Bluejay Brownies
Troop 20
Candice Jones
Juliette Low
Hyde Park
Hyde Rehabilitation Hospital
Red Rose
Ruse School
Use Leftover Liquids From Fruits In Gelatin Dishes
Leftover liquids drained from cooked canned or frozen fruits can be used in gelatin desserts. These juices add flavor and color to gelatin preparations, improving texture and reducing waste.
Engagement of Shirley Janet Smart to George Joseph Handler
Mr and Mrs George E Smart of 76 Richardson street announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Janet to George Joseph Handler son of Mr and Mrs Louis Handler of Glendale NY No wedding date set Miss Smart a Morse High School graduate 1952 class treasurer two years Girls Leader Corps G A A teller at Bath National Bank Handler Brooklyn Technical School Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute BS Electrical Engineer employed by American Bosch Corp four and a half years and in US Army two years currently at Fort Huachuca Ariz as electronics engineer assistant Fort Dix N J basic training completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Smart
Richardson Street
Shirley Janet
George Joseph Handler
Louis Handler
Glendale
N. Y
Miss Smart
Morse High School
Girls Leader Corps
Bath National Bank
Brooklyn Technical School
Handler
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
American Bosch Corp
U. S. Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Beverly Ann Grant and Lawrence E. McNeill Wed in Bath
Beverly Ann Grant and Lawrence E. McNeill of Bath were married in a Wesley Methodist church parsonage ceremony conducted by Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell. A reception followed at the South End P. T. A. hall with family members, including Gerald McNeill as escort and Mrs. Helen Higgins handling punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Ann Grant
Lawrence E. McNeill
Bath
Wesley Methodist Church
Oliver W. Bell
Gerald McNeill
P. T
First grass fire reports ignite Bath spring season
A grass fire on Forest road north of Hyde Park prompted Bath firefighters to respond to a still alarm at 1.40 pm Monday. The incident marked the first grass fire of the year and occurred nine hours after spring officially arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Forest Road
Hyde Park
Mrs McCabe and daughter Anne attend Boston Cinerama
Mrs Henry O McCabe and her daughter Anne of North street passed away Saturday in Boston after attending the Cinerama showing described as one of the most spectacular productions seen anywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry O. McCabe
Anne
North Street
Boston
Polio Fight Highlighted By Bath Veteran's Battle
Sgt. Alton Lander of Bath, a clinical technician at Camp Gordon Georgia, contracted polio December 23 1954. He recalls severe pain, spinal fluid tests and treatment including an iron lung. His story promotes Easter Seals and Hyde Memorial Hospital aid for polio patients and urges public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Hyde Memorial Hospital
Alton Lander
J. W. Lander
Bath
Lander
U. S. Army Hospital
Camp Gordon
Hyde Hospital
Martin R. Barnes
Ward 17
Alma
Alton, Jr
Margie
Sergeant Lander
Richmond County
National Foundation
Bath Junior High Girls Athletes Shine In Multiple Sports
Under Germaine Bonney and Elvira Birney Bath Junior High runs a comprehensive girls athletic program. In fall 52 girls played volleyball with Capt Rita Vaillancourt leading the Panthers to the league title. Bowling awards went to Sally Mullaney Marlena Logan Carol Mank Patti Tats Jean Clunie Edna Sinclair Merline Osborne Patti Parks Nancy Doyle Betty Marchetti Rita Vaillancourt Pamela Auspland Evelyn Crocker. Sixty girls played basketball forming the B J s squad led by Rita Vaillancourt Nancy Doyle Edythe Lowery Joan Robinson Pamela Wakefield Linda Leeman Barbara Larrabee. Spring events include ping pong badminton and softball with 150 girls expected. May brings the first annual awards banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Junior High School
Germaine Bonney
Elvira Birney
Rita Vaillancourt
Panthers
Patti Tats
Jean Clunie
Edna Sinclair
Carol Mank
Merline Osborne
Patti Parks
Nancy Doyle
Betty Marchetti
Wildcat
Pamela Auspland
Evelyn Crocker
the Bath
Edythe Lowery
Joan Robinson
Pamela Wakefield
Linda Leeman
Barbara Larrabee
Bowdoin Man Guy Flanders Burned to Death in Farm Home
Guy Flanders 84 died in Bowdoin when his farmhouse burned after a storm. The house was found nearly destroyed and his body recovered from the ruins hours later. He lived alone and had worked as a machinist with Thompson Manufacturing in Lancaster. He is survived by two sons, a sister, two grandchildren, two nieces and a cousin. Funeral services will be held in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Flanders
Bath
Guy Flanders
Bowdoin
Mr. Flanders
West Stewartstown
N. H
Joseph Flanders
Lancaster
Mentor, O
Lancaster, N. H
Salad Shortcut for Cole Slaw Preparation
A kitchen tip advises shredding cabbage with the coarse blade of a copper cutter to speed prep for large crowds. Mix with dressing and seasonings, then refrigerate until serving time.
Bath Teachers' Club Meets March 16
The Bath Teachers' Club held a postponed meeting at Dike school on a Wednesday last week. Hostesses were teachers from Dike Washington primary North Grammar and North Primary schools. A business period, a game segment, and refreshments themed St Bots Day followed. The next gathering date will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Teachers’ Club
Dike
Washington Primary
North Grammar
North Primary
St. Bots
Navy Enlisted Wives Club Meets Monday
The Navy Enlisted Wives club held a Monday meeting at the Enlisted Men's club Brunswick NAS with 22 members. Chaplain led a Navy prayer as by laws and charter were presented for approval. A campaign committee and publicity chair were named. Refreshments were served. A special business meeting will be held next Monday. next regular meeting is April 4 at 8 p.m. in the EF M club at the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Enlisted Wives Club
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Navy
Pase
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Suzanne
Elmer R. Wallace
Inlaw
Charles H Cahill, Jr
Sedalia Air Force Base
Joseph L. Huse
Westbrook
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Lois Knight
Athena Gillespie
Evening Star Rebekah Lodge
Edna Hagar
Rebekah
Nathan Hale
Pejepscot
Israel Flemming
Calais
Mabel McKeeman
Augusta
Flemming
Russell Merchant
Highland Street
Genesta
Ardenne A. Stott
Park Street
Reading
Neal Creamer
Topsfield
Wiscasset
Everglades
Florida
Creamer
Stanley Dodge
Arthur Landers
Gardiner
Grand Council
Landers
Gertrude Phinney
Arrowsic
Bay Village
Edgar
Houston
Richard Woebse
Wilbur Crocker
Milan Street
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Thomas Aylward
Gregory
Camden
Marguerite Hennessey
Charles Doyle
Charles B. Doyle
Old Brunswick Road
Kents Hill School
Charles
Carrie Carlisle
City
Lawrence R. Wailtof
Arrowsie
Lynn
Mr. Vail
Alvah Davis
Lynn Memorial Hospital
A. George Moses
Corliss Street
Clinton A. Fleming
Dorothy Fleming
Drummond Street
Floyd Carter
Wilmington
Del
Hartwell Fleming
Paul Thomas
Lowell
Harvey Fleming
Holyoke
Keith Fleming
Stamford
Ralph Steen
Steen
Leo Radzwell
Natick, Mass
George Phillips
John Mercier
Robert Milliken
Sharon Ann
Kennebec Circle
Rumford
Niles Perkins
Karl Rosenwald
Cambridge
Indian Rest
Vernon French
Seattle
Wash
Widby Island
Crater Lake
Oregon
Irwin French
Oregon Coast
San Francisco
Shasta Dam
Otis L. Carver
Sagadahoc Motors
Ethel Coombs
Thimble Club
Laurice Blake
Ruth MacKenzie
Hulda Stewart
Florence Jewell
Hannah Miller
Leila Rosenwald
Stewart
Pearl Street
Howard O. Frye
Cohasset
the Eagle
David Rutherford
Mechanics Building
Kenneth Gove
Lincoln Street
Amherst
William Geve
Billy
Earl Wing
Roland MclIntosh
South
Virginia
Sadie Savage
South Portland
Albert W. Flint
Flint
Mercy Hospital
Woodbury
E. Brackett
James A. Broom
Alice B. Ramsay
Cosmopolitan Club
Neal Dow
Edward V. Reed
Costello P. Hall
Percy Bailey
Daniel Ames
Arlene Ames
James Voorhees
Alabama
Texas Oil Co
Page Street
Ernest L. Wood
California
West Coast
Richard Clukey
Edward
Mary Ellen
Waterville
Harry Bloxsom
Crescent Street
J. Timothy Smith
Russell Street
Charles O. Spear
Aura Mansfield
Miami
St Petersburg
Tampa
Airlie Gardens
South Carolina
Williamsburg
W.a
Arah Richmond
Mr. Richmond
Frederick E. Drake
Axupert H. Baxter
Samuel P. Lakin
Jack McCall, Jr
Jack McCall
Denny Road
Sidney McPherson
York Street
Bath Memorial Hospital
Melvin B. Henderson
Melissa
Rochester
Henderson
Edward P Curtis
William Bailey
Marcia
William Armstrong
Arthur Wing
Jessice Spaulding
Harold Small
Boynton Beach
Fla
Benjamin L. Welch
Alex MacDonald
Kittery
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Mrs MacDonald
Dummer Street
Rowland Hanscom
Meadowway
Poland
Mr. Hanscom
Fred Sawyer
Edward Sewall
Chapel Hill
N. C
Jacksonville
Roger McCall
John F. McLaughlin
Marguerite Hennessy
Front Street
Hub
Lucy Hartwell
Brookline
Elizabeth Webber
Robert Levine
Mademoiselle
Parker House
Bruce Gillies
James A. Gillies
Norwich University
Gillies
Northfield
Hobart Ames
Mellen Street
Mr. Ames
Edwin Pinson
Detroit
Mich
Sawyers Island
Ruby Preble
Robert Moore
Linda
David
14 Weeks Street
Hampton, N. H
Joseph Stupak
Celia
Joseph
Needham
Stupak
Louis Edwards
Frank Moore
Moore
Newton Shaw
Dennis
Dominic J. Tardif
Bath and
Lewiston
Helen V. Tardif
Charles T. Bourke
Cape Elizabeth
Bobolink
Maurice Libby
Ruth Doughty
Arlene King
Patty Boulay
Barbara Fuller
Janice Card
Mary Travis
Christine Fuller
Troop 6
Joan Ring
Shirley J. Smart
Valentine
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