Genesta Chapter Officers Installed Friday Evening
Genesta Chapter OES No 73 held a semi public installation at the Masonic Temple. Eleanor S. Merchant became worthy matron with Russell S. Merchant as worthy patron. Officers and past matrons attended the ceremony, gifts were exchanged, and a floral, musical program followed. The event concluded with refreshments, dancing, and a night wreath of green colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta Chapter
O.E.S
Masonic Temple
Eleanor S. Merchant
Russell S. Merchant
Martha A. Bertrand
Mrs. Merrill
Evelyn Wyman
Philip Wyman
Wyman
Alice Stilphen
Arthur Stilphen
Ruth Fuller
Dorothy Pratt
Mae Ward
Freda Bagdikian
Ruth Hath
Orn
Lillian Howe
Mabel Merrill
Violet Logan
Adah
Ruth Freeman
Ruth
Carolyn Robbins
Esther
Elizabeth Hathorn
Martha
Doris McKay
Electa
Marion Ashe
Cyrus Ashe
Sentinel
Mr. Freeman
Leah Page
Mrs. Merchant
Sarah and Henry Shaw
Donald T. Page
Russell Merchant
Harold Cutting
Grand Esther
Israel Flemming
Calais
Mabel McKeeman
Augusta
Merchant
Fred Merchant
Bath
Harold Walker
Eleanor Merchant
Kathryn Shores Celebrates Her Eighth Birthday Party
Kathryn Shores daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas G Shores was guest of honor at a Friday afternoon party at Hyde Park Community hall marking her eighth birthday. Games prizes went to Armenia DeMascio William Green and Suzanne King. Refreshments followed with cake ice cream and punch. Guests included Mary Scorosz Billy Frederick Thomas Brown Priscilla Taggart and many others. Assisting Mrs Shores were Mrs Warren A Roderick Mrs Ralph Archer and Mrs Thomas Salesky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Shores
Thomas G. Shores
Hyde Park
Armenia DeMascio
William Green
Suzanne King
Kathryn
Mary Scorosz
Billy Frederick
Thomas Brown
Priscilla Taggart
Richard
Rebecca Salesky
Judy Ames
Penny Roderick
Alice Midget
Warren Wright
Linda Ashe
Susan Young
Patricia Ames
Diane West
Jacqueline Shorette
Janice
Sylvia Jackson
Diane
Gary Archer
Patricia Boulay
Shores
Warren A. Roderick
Ralph Archer
Thomas Salesky
Royal Arch Chapter Banquet and Degree Exaltations
Royal Arch Chapter of Montgomery and St Bernard together with Genesta Chapter hosted a turkey banquet for 50 guests from Wiscasset and Waldoboro at Masonic Fempie. Seven candidates were exalted to the Royal Arch degree with High Priest Linwood Temple presiding. John Gillespie stood in for absent King Herbert R Morse. An annual meeting was announced for Thursday evening to read yearly reports and elect officers.
Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters Plan March 23 Meeting
Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters met Wednesday last week with Susie Darrah as chief presiding. Members enjoyed a social gathering and pot luck supper before the evening meeting. Guests from MacDonald Temple Bowdoinham invited Lowell Temple to host their degree team on April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Temple Pythian
Susie Darrah
MacDonald Temple
No. 48
Bowdeinham
Lowell Temple
Eunice Perry
Bath Garden Club Meeting Announcement
The Bath Garden Club will meet at 2 pm Tuesday with host Mrs Duncan McInnes at 53 Pearl Street. Assistant hostesses are Mrs Arthur Burgess and Mrs Frank Sparks. The program is Biblical Plants and Legends and each member will present one.
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Bath Garden Club
Duncan McInnes
Pearl Street
Arthur Burgess
Frank Sparks
Dike Washington PTA Plans Officer Nomination slate
Dike Washington P T A met at Dike school with president Harold Corliss presiding. A nominating committee was named to select officers for the next year. Members include Mrs Rosalie Fogg Mrs Edgar Drake Miss Harriet Frye and Mrs Roy Bradford. Attendance banners went to James Collins Grade 6 and Mrs Marion Clark's Grade 2. Next meeting is April 28 at Dike school.
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Dike
Washington
Harold Corliss
Rosalie Fogg
Edgar Drake
Harriet Frye
Roy Bradford
Robert Footer
Anyother
James Collins
Dike School
Marion Clark
Remove Broken Weathervane From Winter Street Church Steeple
A Rhode Island firm removed the 400 pound weather vane toppled by high winds from the Winter Street Church steeple. Chick Construction Company crews from Wilton New Hampshire were called to dismantle the vane and repairs will fix the steeple before replacing the vane.
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Rhode Island
Winter Street
Chick Construction Company
Wilton
N. H
Arrowsie Town Hall Installs New Furnace
Arrowsie Town Hall now has a furnace installed by Steen, Co Inc. The unit, moved from the nearby schoolhouse last fall, will heat the hall for elections gatherings and bi monthly dances, while the school uses oil heating installed earlier in fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie
Steen, Co, Inc
Entertain for Kinders Hosted by Bowen Torrey
Mr and Mrs Bowen Torrey entertained informally at 838 Washington street Thursday evening for Dr and Mrs Edward L Kinder. Dr Kinder medical director at Bath Iron Works recently returned to Bath to resume duties at the plant after service. The Kinders have many Bath friends and are active in civic affairs with Mrs Kinder engaged in the Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen Torrey
Washington Street
Edward L. Kinder
Kinder
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Extensi Group Schedules Meetings and Casserole Theme
The Montswear Extension group met at the South End P T A hall for an all day session led by chairwoman Mrs. Carroll Ains worth. Topics included casseroles and oven dishes with foods leader Mrs. Edith Rice guiding. Plans for a March 25 cooked food sale and an April 14 sewing meeting for Hyde Memorial Rehab Hospital were announced with multiple coordinators named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montswear Extension Group
South End
P.T.A. Hall
Carroll Ainsworth
Edith Rice
Adele Mazeiko
Evelyn Ater, Cochairmen
Millicent Ball
Emma Drummond
Good Will Club House
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Maine D A R Annual Conference Set for Portland
The 57th annual Maine Daughters of the American Revolution conference will run March 30-31 at the Eastland in Portland. Bath’s Colonel Dum mer Sewall Chapter will be well represented with Mrs Carl E Albee leading the National Anthem. Delegates include Mrs Norman Howard and Mrs Percy Bailey among others. host chapter is Rebecca Mery of Saco Biddeford.
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Maine Daughters of the American Revolution
Eastland
Portland
Dummer Sewall
Bath
Carl E Albee
Washington Street
American Music Committee
Frederick Haggett
Norman Howard
Percy Bailey
Costello P. Hall
Harry E. Ring
Charles M. Tubbs
Elwina Durgin
Leonard Lord
Harold Stanton
Merle Niles
Harold Avery
Maynard Carlton
Edward Bridgham
Burt Lonn
Alice Varney
Alice R. Parsons
Rebecca Mery
Saco-Biddeford
First Baptist Ladies Sewing Circle Meets
The First Baptist Church Ladies Sewing Circle met in the Elm street parlor on March 16 with 13 members for an all day session. They tackled two quilts and aprons, then prepared items for Memorial hospital. Lunches were shared midday, with Mrs Lila Place presiding in place of ill president Mrs Ora Dauphin. Mrs Robert Metcalf returned after months away and will lead devotions March 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Sewing Circle
The
First Baptist Church
Elm Street
Memorial Hospital
Lila Place
Ora Dauphin
Spring Street
Robert Metcalf
Milton Mills
N. H
Metcalf
Judy Reed Celebrates Ninth Birthday Party
Judy Reed daughter of Mr and Mrs Winship S Reed Jr of 28 Valley Road was honored with a Thursday afternoon birthday party at school closing. Easter decorations and a cake with ice cream highlighted a day of games and gifts with grandparents Irving Joy and Beverly Joy attending along with Jane Thayer Karen Smith Deborah Allen Sandra Robinson Nancy Keegan Butch Reed and Wayne Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Reed
Winship S. Reed, Jr
Valley Road
Judy
Irving Joy
Beverly Joy
Brunswick
Jane Thayer
Karen Smith
Deborah Allen
Sandra Robinson
Nancy Keegan
Butch Reed
Wayne Reed
Lionesses Hear Mary Lee Speak at Brunswick Dinner
Lionesses met at the Eagle in Brunswick for a 6 30 dinner with Miss Mary Lee as speaker. President Mrs. Cecil Fullerton led the business session. plans were made for the next meeting on April 23 at Lambert Park community hall.
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Eagle
Brunswick
Mary Lee
Cecil Fullerton
Lambert Park
Edward Dale True
E. Lawrence McCurdy
Sam Levin
Harry Thebeau
Leo
Cancer Society
Clyde Mallett
Richard Wing
Ralph Forbes
Scott Morse
George Nugent
Rev Dr Oliver Bell Speaks at Ladies Aid Meeting
The Rev Dr Oliver W Bell was guest speaker at the Winter Street church Ladies Aid gathering. His topic was The Lights Along the Shores. Business session named lunch committees for a Wednesday 6 30 buffet. kitchen and dining room crews listed with hostesses and servers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver W. Bell
Winter Street
Ladies Aid
John Gillespie
Horace Ward
Wallace Atwood
J. Albert Redion
Addison F. Pendleton
Alice Varney
Alice Johnson
Percy Bailey
Clifford B. Wilband
Kenneth Francisco
Dorothy Weeks
Harold Corliss
Edwin Partridge
Munroe Carlton
Harry Horne
J. Albert Redlon
Charles Hewitt
Winfield Morse
Jane Goodman
Arther K. Purington
Fourth Grade Pupils Tour Bath Savings Institution
Sixteen pupils from Miss Alice Austin's fourth grade class at Huse School toured Bath Savings Institution on Friday morning. Guides Alex A. Burden and Mrs. Esther F. Fletcher led the group through banking machines and the vault while supervisors Steward Hampton, Mrs. Loring R. Addison, and Mrs. Wallace Gower observed. Students listed include Margaret Hampton, Richard Marco, David Graves, Ellen Reno, Stephen Griffiths, Noreen Addison, Robert Cressey, Frederick Woods, Gayl McCormick, Sally Harvey, Gibb Gower, Edward Boudreau, Armenian di Mascio, Faith Fleming, Peter White, and Paul Fortier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Austin
Huse School
Bath Savings Institution
Alex A. Burden
Esther F. Fletcher
Stewart Hampton
Loring R. Addison
Wallace Gower
Margaret Hampton
Richard Marco
David Graves
Ellen Reno
Stephen Griffiths
Noreen Addison
Surprise Birthday Party For Mrs Hersom In Portland
Mrs. Fred Hersom of 8 Maple Street received a surprise birthday party Friday evening at the home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Hall Craney in Portland. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Hersom and several relatives and friends. Hy Cohen, a Chicago Cubs pitching prospect, was noted as a former teammate of Don Newcombe at Brooke Army Medical Center in 1952 and 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hersom
Maple Street
Hall Craney
Portland
Mr. Hersom
Gordon Hersom
Lendall Alexander
Donna Hersom
Conrad Hersom
George Pinkham
Ernest Stilphen
Blanchard Crowley
Hy Cohen
Chicago Cubs
Don Newcombe
Rooke Army Medical Center
Real estate ads list properties for sale in Bath area
Classifieds advertise multiple properties for sale including a two family dwelling and a four room bungalow in Bath with good income and condition. Agents Adam Greenblatt Ada Y Greenbatt and brokers Fred B Reed Co E Wallace promote listing services and 24 hour real estate and insurance help from 233 Washington St Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Greenblatt
Washinton St
Bath
Dial
Day Greenblatt
Washington St
Bath Hilltop
Ada Y. Greenbatt
Fred B. Reed Co
E. Wallace
Front St
Bowdoinham Local Notices Highlight Graduations, Deaths, and Events
Kendon Curtis, son of Erland and Mrs. Curtis, named to the University of Maine Dean’s List as a freshman in Agriculture after Navy service and Richmond High School. Mrs. Lucilla Lamoreau, 83, widow of Frederick Lamoreau, dies in South Portland. funeral in Bowdoinham. Also reports Bowdoinham P T A meeting, Mrs. Leon Batchelder named church steward, Hatt anniversary, and local fund-raiser by Merrymeeting grange netting seven dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendon Curtis
Erland Curtis
Ridge Road
University of Maine
University
Richmond High School
U. S. Navy
College of Agriculture
Lucilla M. Lamoreau
Frederick Lamoreau
South Portland
Perth
N. B
Frank Armstrong
Bowdoinham
Edwin Lamoreau
James Dunnin
Newton Highlands
Mass
Ridge Cemetery
Bowdeinham
Ogunquit
Electa Chapter
Sagadahoc Grange
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham Fire Department
Morse High School Bands to Stage Annual Concert
Morse High School Band and Glee Club present their annual concert on March 31 at 8 pm in the school auditorium. The Junior Band assists for an entertaining evening. proceeds aid band needs including uniforms and new instruments. Tickets from band, glee club members, or Cecil Rowland at 3-4015.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Band
Glee Club
Cecil Rowland
Elks Elect Officers At Bath Lodge Thursday
The Bath Lodge of Elks will hold its annual officer election Thursday at eight. All members are urged to attend. Nominees include Exalted Ruler Frederick E. Drake, Leading Knight Joseph F. Desmond, Loyal Knight Donald E Emero, Lecturing Knight Edgar G. Hancox, Tyler Timothy B. Wagner, Treasurer Harold D. Perry, Trustee Gilbert A. Hughes, Hugh S. MacDonald PER, Secretary Joseph H. Mullaney PER, with James F. Feeney and Walter P. White as additional nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
Frederick E. Drake
Joseph F. Desmond
Donald E Emero
Edgar G. Hancox
Tyler
Timothy B. Wagner
Harold D. Perry
Gilbert A. Hughes
Hugh S. MacDonald
Joseph H. Mullaney
James F. Feeney
Walter P. White
Club Forty-Two Hosts March Tea and Fashion Show
Club Forty-Two held its regular meeting with 16 members on Front Street. Plans for an April Parcel Post project and a March 27 tea at Hotel Sedgwick were announced, with a Bath Fashion Show featuring clothing and hats loaned by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club Forty-Two
Front Street
Arthur Sturtevant
Hilton Libby
William Ketchum, Jr
William Greene, Jr
David Desmond
Bath
Eliot Hanson
Hotel Sedgwick
Howard Farr
Norman Seekins
Annual Cancer Drive Opens April 18 Details Set
The annual Cancer Drive will officially open April 18 as announced by Sagadahoc county chairwoman Mrs. Leonard Smith and deputy chairwoman Mrs. Kenneth Jaquith. Co chairs are Mrs. Converse G. Fenn and Mrs. William A. Grevers. Kick off dinner planned for March 29 with a Maine Cancer Society official addressing chairmen and ward captains. Local events include a food sale on April 15 and tag days April 22 and 23. Ward captains named for seven wards and local districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Smith
Sagadahoc
Kenneth Jaquith
Converse G. Fenn
William A. Grevers
Maine Cancer Society
Ronald Oulton
Harold Travis
Donald Emero
Edward Atkinson
Burt S. Osgood
Maude B. Dowling
Elna McCabe
Cocaptain
Eastham Guild, Jr
Bath Memorial Hospital Tops State Accreditation List
Bath Memorial Hospital was named among 25 fully accredited Maine hospitals by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. The list also includes Saint Andrews Hospital Boothbay Harbor Maine General and Mercy in Portland Central Maine General and St Marys General in Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Maine
Saint Andrews Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Maine General and Mercy Hospitals
Portland
Maine General
St. Mary's General Hospitals
Lewiston
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Chicago
Kenneth B. Babcock
Commission
Shrimp Study Kicks Off in Galveston Texas
Scientists from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service begin a three year survey in Galveston Texas to track movement and dispersal of shrimp larvae and juveniles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Edna McRae
Marie Berry
Joe Avery
Warren Hawkey, Jr
Foster Pratt
Edovliglt
Royal Arch
Turkey
Pythian Sisters
Rebekahs
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
K. P. Hall
Saco No
Saco
Beulah
Richmond
Evening Star
Mystic
Warren
Pine Cone
Wiscasset
Minnehaha
Lisbon Falls
Arthur Lovejoy
Waterville
Queen Esther
Carolyn Thompson
Woodbine Rebekah Lodge
Pearl Reed
Ethel Bailey
Vesper Rebekah Lodge
Round Pond
Pine Cone Lodge
Sarah Potter
Noble Grand
Daniel Burgess
Guardian
Lincoln Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Elwood Neal
Gorham
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
P.T.A
S Extensi Group
Adelaide Bowker
Adele, Mazeiko
Shirley Hemingway
Muriel Preble
Canada
Georgie Walker
Preble
D.A.R
First Baptist Ladies’ Sewing Circle
Lionesses Meeting
Rev. Bell
Ladies’ Aid
Savings Institution
Nesdays
Elks
Crosby - Holden - Kelly
Count Girl
Theodora
WED
Rose Marie” Ann Blyth
Howard Keel
Fernando Lamas
Robert Francis
Dianne Foster
Bamboo Prison
George Montgomery
Masterson OF
Kansas
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William Bendix
Richard Cente
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