Junior Hospital League Coffee Fundraiser at York Hall
The Junior Hospital League hosts a public coffee at York Hall Bath on Wednesday March 24 from 11 am to 2 pm. Attendees include Mrs Connard and Mrs Theodore Bertocci as hosts while co chairmen Mrs esabt M Luke and Mrs Leonard Litchfield lead the event. Proceeds support Memorial hospital with a new microscope already purchased this year from New Year’s Eve ball profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Baersonnere
Junior Hospital League
York Hall
Bath
William D. Sewall
Omar R King
Dean Shaw
Rick M. Haggett
William A. Niss
Harold W
Memorial Hospital
Carillo Schuster Wedding Friday at Beacon Street
Erika Anna Schuster daughter of Georg and Mrs Schuster of Hof Saale Germany married Andrew A Carrillo of the U S Air Force stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Base. Rev Cramer officiated at 9 pm with Rev Hull presenting the bride. Attendants were Charlie Hudson and Mrs Hudson. They planned a short honeymoon and will live nearby while Carrillo remains stationed in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Erika Anna Schuster
Georg Schuster
Hof Saale
Germany
Andrew A. Carrillo
U S. Air Fore
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Howard F. Cramer
Cramer
Brunswick
Howard D. Hull
Wesley Methodist Church
Chirle
Hudson
U.S.N
Jose Carrio
India
Calif
Carrillo
Red Cross Fund Drive Adds Five Workers in Ward Three
Mrs Melvin B Henderson announced that five more workers will assist in the American Red Cross Fund Drive in Ward Three. They are Mr George Ingraham, Mrs Loring Addison, Mrs Gladys Beers, Mrs Mary Gaudreau, and Mrs George Hartsgrove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin B. Henderson
American Red Cross Fund
George Ingraham
Loring Addison
Gladys Beers
Mary Gaudreau
George Hartsgrove
Birthday Party For Paul Allan Berry Jr
Paul Allan Berry Jr son of Mr and Mrs Paul A Berry of 35 Park Street hosted a birthday party Saturday from four to six pm celebrating his sixth birthday with a supper. The dining room table featured a water scene with a lighthouse and boats bearing guest names. Guests included Howard Meade Jane Thayer Bruce Temple Betty Jane Fogg Mark Berry Bath Janet Has and Nancy Berry Woolwich. The Nat Geo Society notes that humans live longer than most animals except the tortoise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Allan Berry, Jr
Paul A. Berry
Park Street
Jane Thayer
Bruce Temple
Betty Jane Fogg
Mark Berry
Paul Berry
Bath
Janet Has
Nancy Berry
Woolwich
Easter Seal Drive Opens With Boost for Crippled Children
Mrs William H Dalton president of the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children and Adults spoke at the opening meeting of the 1954 Easter Seal Campaign in Hyde Home. She urged continued expansion of rehabilitation services and predicted the national movement will create new opportunities for independent, happy lives. The goal is $80,000 with nationwide centers affiliated to the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults. The drive runs March 18 through Easter Sunday April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Dalton
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Hyde Home
Pine Tree Society
National Society For
Dalton
Marie J. Preston
Arrowsic Town Hall
Hyde Memorial Home
Zina Eaton
Ruth Loeschner
Evelyn Ater
Mary Cooke
Ellen McInnes
Banquet Attendance Highlights Rockland Fire Dept Event
Bath officials Nathan C White Richard Frites Arthur R Avery Stanley Turner and Stephen Jones attended the Rockland Fire department annual banquet in Lime City alongside chiefs from nine other communities and about 300 businessmen. Governor Burton M Cro gs spoke praising Maine's industrial growth and urged more industry in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland Fire Department
Lime City
Bath
Nathan C. White
Richard Frites
Arthur R. Avery
Stanley Turner
Bath Iron Works
Stephen Jones
Rockland
Burton M.crogs
Maine
Polar Star Masons to Install Officers
Polar Star Lodge No. 114 Masons hold a special communication on Wednesday evening March 24 at 7 30 to install officers including Harland E Boynton as worthy master Kenneth L Wood senior warden Edmund R Furber junior warden Herbert L Anderson Jr treasurer George E Boynton secretary Harrison K Dutton senior deacon Kenneth Ladd junior deacon Ernest Freeman house committee member William A Boyce proxy to Grand Lodge P R W Edwin H P Lowell and staff will perform the installation The event is semi public with Masons and friends invited A buffet lunch and dance will close the evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polar Star Lodge No. 114
Masons
Harland E Boynton
Kenneth L. Wood
Edmund R. Furber
Herbert L. Anderson, Jr
George E. Boynton
Harrison K. Dutton
Kenneth Ladd
Ernest Freeman
William A. Boyce
Geese Gather in Woolwich Marshes and Nearby Bays
Hundreds of Canadian geese were spotted Sunday at the Ike where Route 1 crosses the Woolwich marshes. The birds kept to the water near shore as motorists paused to watch. In Winnegance this morning large flocks were seen in the bay and near the old mill pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Winnegance
Bay
Old Mill Pond
Classifieds notice for part time sales and property listings
Classifieds fragment shows a part time sales job with car offered by a nationwide firm and earnings of 635 850 weekly, contact Hotel Sedgwick Mr Ford with no phone calls, plus farm city shore property listings and a forwarding address with incomplete details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick
Ford
Montsweag Extension Group Discusses Color Themes
Montsweag Extension Group held an all day meeting at the South End P. T. A with Miss Winifred Ramsdell of Rockland leading Living With Color. The program covered basic colors how to mix them to create light tints or dark shades and how to alter room perceptions with shade choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag
South End
Winifred Ramsdell
Rockland
Muriel Preble
Frances Jewett
Charlotte Thornton
Royal Arch Chapter Annual Meeting Report
Montgomery and St Bernard Royal Arch Chapter held its annual meeting at Masonic Temple Thursday evening. Reports of the past year were given and officers were elected to be installed April 15. Linwood E. Temple presided with Herbert R. Wlorse Gilbert Hathorne Francis W. Norton Merle C. Niles Ay Howe Donald T. Page John J. Gillespie listed as officers and committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Hathorne
Francis W. Norton
Merle C. Niles
Aay Howe
Donald T. Page
Royal Arch
John J. Gillespie
House
Bath educator to resume teaching in the fall
Maurice H. Clark on a year leave returns to duties in September. He is at the University of Maine finishing his bachelor’s degree and has signed a contract to teach science and civics in the ninth grade at the new junior high school. He will direct the sports program for boys and girls and coach junior high football, returning after previously serving as North Grammar principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice H. Clark
Bath Board of Education
Clark
University of Maine
North Grammar School
Betsy Jane Douglas Receives National Page Invitation
Betsy Jane Douglas of Washington street, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carville Douglas, a past junior president of Elizabeth Lawrence Society, has been chosen as personal page for Mrs Alice Haig, National President of the Children of the American Revolution, at the 1954 Annual Convention in Washington D C in April. Betsy Jane is a Morse High sophomore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Jane Douglas
Carville Douglas
Washington Street
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
Alice Haig
The
Children of the American Revolution
Washington, D. C
Betsy Jane
Morse High
Home Economics Class Discusses Financing Basics
Warren A. Higgins assistant treasurer of First Federal Savings and Loan Association Beth spoke to Mrs Ethel Wrights sophomore home economics class Friday morning outlining home financing details and related factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren A. Higgins
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Beth
Ethel Wright
Mr. Higgins
Farrar Steele Wedding at First Baptist Church
Miss Glenda B. Steele and Gene E. Farrar of Bath wed Friday evening at the First Baptist church parsonage in a double ring ceremony by Rev. Charlies R. Sims. Attendants Marlene Pinkham and Richard Barter. The couple, both Morse High School alumni, are linked to Bath officials and Simmons Construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Glenda B. Steele
Gene E. Farrar
Bath
Charlies R. Sims
Marlene Pinkham
Five Islands
Richard Barter
Sewall Steele
Liberty Street
Morse High
Birthday party for Margaret Voorhees marked sixth birthday
Margaret Eleanor Voorhees, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Voorhees of Page Street, celebrated her sixth birthday at her grandparents Bedford Street home. Green and white St Patrick theme with favors, games, and a primrose gift from Aunt Eleanor Voorhees. Guests included Linda Atkinson Holly Leavitt Dennis Thayer Jane Thayer Bruce Brown and the Voorhees family attended by mothers Mrs William Voorhees Mrs John Voorhees Mrs Stanley Brown and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Eleanor Voorhees
James Voorhees
Page Street
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Bedford Street
West Africa
Eleanor Voorhees
Dennis Thayer
Margaret
Huse Memorial School
Linda Atkinson
Holly Leavitt
Bruce Farnham
Jane Thayer
Bruce Brown
Eleanor
Ann
John Voorhees
William Voorhees
Stanley Brown
Harry Thayer
Packard Reynolds Wedding Quiet Rural Ceremony
Arthur M. Packard of 14 Beacon street and Mrs Minnie Reynolds of Everett Mass united in marriage Thursday afternoon at Central church parsonage. Rev Laforest E Hodgkins performed the double ring ceremony attended by Mr Packards sister and husband Thompson Potter of Bath. The couple dined at New Meadows Inn then planned a short wedding trip and to reside at 14 Beacon street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Arthur M. Packard
Beacon Street
Minnie Reynolds
Everett
Mass
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Packard
Packard's Sister and Husband, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Potter
Bath
Cost Accountants Meet in Portland
Sixteen Bath members and guests attended the Southern Maine Chapter meeting of the National Association of Cost Accountants at the Eastland in Portland. Speakers included I Wayne Keller national president and Arthur Gunnison national secretary who spoke on planning for profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Southern Maine
National Association of Cost Accoutants
Eastland
Portland
Edward A. Rowe, Jr
Houston Construction Co
William Boyd
Brooke Chevrolet
Oscar R. Marsh
Daniel L. Lord, Jr
Hyde Windlass Co
John Hayes
George Finlay
William Niss
William Mussenden
Frank Given
Clarence Eaton
Bath Iroworks Corp
J. F
Hyde Windlass
William Miller
Donald Cromwell
Hilton Libby
Foster Pratt
Bath Iron Works
I. Wayne Keller
Armstrong Cork Co
Lancaster, Pa
Arthur B. Gunnison
Bath names Mrs Duncan McInnes Easter Seal campaign chair
Mrs Duncan McInnes is named Bath chair for the 1954 Easter Seal drive running March 18 to April 18 across Maine and beyond. Leadership includes Mrs Edward B Hamblett and Morse High school Future Homemakers under Mrs Lawrence Wright, with Daniel Williams of First National Bank as treasurer. Funds support Pine Tree and local services including Hyde Memorial Home and Pine Tree Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan McInnes
Bath
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Pine Tree Society For
Maine
Hyde Memorial
Pine Tree Camp
Rome
Morse High School
Raymond W. Farnham
Catherine Huse
Margaret Flaherty
Commercial Department
John Moulton
Douglas Dearborn
Eastham Guild
Richard Kimball
M. Dean Shaw
Melvin Henderson
Frank A. Givin
Charles M. Tubbs
Frederic E
Bath Country Club Board Unveils 1954 Plans
Bath Country Club executive board outlines 1954 season with underwriter support from Bath Iron Works Corp and Hyde Windlass Co. Opening May 1 is planned, dues stay nominal, and a 250-member goal is set. Jack Ryan returns April 12 to manage, dining and lounge kept by Mrs. D J Perry, and extensive tournaments including Scotch foursomes and Maine State events are planned. Committees led by named chairs cover house greens membership tournaments rules etiquette and handicapper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
J. William Schulze
Mr. Schulze
R. E. Ross, Jr
Clarence Eaton
J. F. Cooke
Allan Spear
Leon E. Buck
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hyde Windlass Co
Maine
House
John Parker
Andrew B. Sides, Jr
Eastham Guild, Jr
Horatio Luro Uses Electric Aid at Hialeah Track
Horatio Luro, longtime trainer at Hialeah race track, employs an electric skillet to prepare meals for seasonal staff and stable workers, reflecting a practical routine amid busy training days. The note highlights Luro's hands on approach to daily operations at the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio Luro
Hialeah Race Track
Bowdoinham Parish School Project Aids Labor Drive
Volunteers and equipment donors from Bowdoinham contribute lumber and labor for a new school building. George Millay and others supply standing timber chain saws tractors and teams. A Palm Sunday dedication is planned at Bowdoinham Baptist Church as redecorations and new projector are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Millay
Chester Habert
Linwood Hackett
Triactor
Erland Tourtelotte
Ellis Moore
Wendall Heenie
Erland Curtis
23 With a Box Social and Local Talent Night
A box social and local talent show presented by Mrs Edward Haley featured pianist Mrs. Kate Butterfield and entertainment committee members Harry Prout George Ackley and Phil Carr. The note lists various local visitors hospitalizations travel and grange events with brief social updates from Bath Maine and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Haley
Harry Prout
George Ackley
Phil Carr
Frank Millay
Central Maine General Hospital
Kate Butterfield
James Pratt
Waterboro
Ralph Stilphen
George Sedgley
Everett van Scoy
Grange
Richmond Corner
Cpl
Reinhold Skelton
Morris Skelton
Leonard Skelton
Fort Devens
Mass
Melvin Pratt
Bath
Clyde Bachelder
Wiscasset
Donald Irish
North Windham
Lynde Heath
Topsham
Merrymeeting Grange
Sgt
Bivicco
Augusta
Beatrice Titcomb
Linwood Hackett
Edith Douglas
Arlene Fossett
Lillian Thompson
Margaret DeRocher
Bath Memorial Hospital
Allan Frizzle
Charles Hackett
Freeport
Urges Reelection of Senator Smith in Bath Maine Letter
Joshua C. Hubbard writes from Burn Maw Pa urging Senator Margaret Chase Smiths reelection to oppose McCarthyism and promote clean government. He notes Maine voters abroad for the primary should back Smith and warns against candidates backed by McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyndon Ave
Burn Mawr
Bath Independent
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Smith
McCarthy
Joshua C. Hubbard
Nesmith Warns New Products Threaten Oil Firms
J. J. Nesmith told the Arkansas Oil Dealers Association that no war or panic can overwhelm a business like a superior product in a rival’s hands. He noted many new and better products are on the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Nesmith
Arkansas Oil Dealers Association
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PARTY
Archibald M. Main
Frederick E. Drake
Sumner Sewall
Arthur King
Seth Mullin
Harry F. Morin
Helen V. Downing
John F Dougherty
William Blair
Earl Wade
S. Theodore Bertocci
Carillo-Schuster
RED Cross Worker's
Paul Allen Berry, JR
National Geographic Society
Front Street
Easter Seal Drive
Rockland Firemen
Polar Star Masons
Valles
Montsweag Extension Group
North Grammar
Farrar-Steele
First Baptist Church Parsonage
Margaret Voorhees
Packard-Reynolds
Everett, Mass
Mr. Packard
Mrs. Packard
Duncan M’innes
Elwood Toothaker
A. M. Main, Jr
Daniel A. Scully
James F. Feeney
Frederick R. Brown
Paul M. Holmson
Benjamin J. Sabo
Henry Mank
Cutdy
Htowird Mayo
John F. Dougherty
Louise Trainor
F. A. Winchenbach
Howard Mayo
Bowdoinham
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Davenport Fund
William Hardie
Donnell
Philip Nealey
Frederick Pauling
Greenich
Conn
Alden Small
Richard Denham
Ethelyn Carlson
Ida Thurlow
Mildred Gilpatrick
Dorothy Hutchins
Phyllis Niles
Olive Douglas
Emmie Sketlon
Lona Hackett
Bessie Douglas
Chase
Ella
Eva Douglas
Margaret Mullen
Richmond
Helen Douglas
Vernon Tourtelottle
Kathy Billings
Coombs
Elizabeth
Marjorie Valentine
Fogg
Hafden Nelson
Kirk Douglas
Alan Ladd
Senator Smith
Joel McCrea
Yvonne DE Carlo Costarmi
Pedro Armendariz
Universal International
Steve Cochran
Shark River
Sun
Marlon Brando
E Wild
Cramer Protectes
Mary Murphy
Robert Keith Sarees
Parton
Thurs
Paulette Goddard
Marilyn Maxwell
Paris Models
Wild North
Wendell Corey
Cyd Charisse
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