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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1956
Page
2
Phippsburg committee will meet plus Small Point church members attend worship. Riverside hall hosts a semi annual P T A rummage sale Saturday 11 am to 1 pm with articles for donation welcome tonight. Various local groups report meetings, meals, and community visits across town.
Richard Mac Lennan executive secretary of the Bath Area Chamber of Commerce spoke at the Bath Rotary Club noonday meeting. He discussed the chamber’s formation efforts the Bath Area United Fund and merchant group plans. Visiting Rotarians and guests attended and questions followed his talk. The next meeting will feature Morse school winners. a note on Maryland Laurel track racing history is included.
The Parker Head column details visits and social activity around town. Notables include Mrs. Lowell coordinating for the Fire Equip Fund and Salvation Army drive, PTA banquets in Augusta, and a church service at Small Point parsonage. Multiple families and residents attend visits, birthdays, and hospital stays, with planning for May baskets and Mother's Day surprises.
Mr and Mrs Carl S Lewis and daughter Leslie of Swampscott Mass, spent the weekend at their cottage. Capt and Mrs George Stacey of Days Ferry were at their cottage Sunday. Ralph Seekins and Robert Seekins of Bath were at the Seekins cottage Sunday. Mr and Mrs Martin F Goodwin returned from Wolfeboro NH to their home. Mrs Edith Perkins and son Dr Earle B Perkins spent winter at Rev Stevens home in Phippsburg Center then returned home. Mrs C Harry Hannaford of East Lynn Mass is a patient in a Lynn hospital.
North Bath Clifford Brown and Ginger McCabe are listed with illness and hospitalization or home confinement. Edwin Rogers family and neighbors are mentioned with travel, visits, and social events. Ray Kelland’s condition at Togus hospital shows improvement. Port land Philharmonic Orchestra visit and Kennebec River Power Squadron meeting are noted alongside local visits and family travel in Bath and West Bath communities.
and son Stephen of Bath passed Sunday with Mr and Mrs Eu gene Harrington. Mrs J F Mezenski entertained recently as lunch eoners. Pamela and Ray Hamel Judy Hamel Mary Anne Wyman John and Frederick Libby Jr
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association launches two youth activities. One day trip to Swan Island Maine game preserve for two boys next Saturday, plus a two boys week at Branch Pond Junior Conservation Camp near Ellsworth in August. Selection by lot for Swan Island trip. Branch Pond contest based on Maine Sportsmen's Guide subscriptions. (William Leask, Donald King, Theryl Robbins, Harold Brown named)
Final plans for Morse High junior class Spring tea to raise funds for the 1957 class trip are being organized by Mrs. James A. Gillies Jr and a group of student workers and mothers at Fairhaven the North Bath home of the Gillies. A large group of invited pourers includes Mrs. Raymond W. Farnham Mrs. C Lloyd Hooker Mrs. William Boyce Mrs. Francisco and other local ladies. Invitations issued by students Judith Boyce Joanne Albertson Carole Bartels Ann Miller and Carol Henderson. Cynthia Osgood named chair of the entertainment program Ruth Amirault and Carol Boudreau in charge of guest book with serving helpers listed. Cleanup committee includes Carole Cummings Carole Bartels Carol Henderson Judith McPhee and others. Transportation provided with cars leaving Morse High at 3 4 and 5 pm supervised by Peter Crocker class president David Newcomb Duane Fitzgerald Edward True II Peter Francisco.
Bath fire department answered seven calls over the weekend including three grass fires, a cardboard house blaze, a minor fire at Lincoln Laboratories in Jug Handle Hill, and smoke from a television set on West Bath street. Firemen responded to emergencies at 25 Washington street 21 Western avenue 1190 Washington street East Lane and Turners Court.
A 75-year-old resident, G. W. Bailey, repelled a would-be robber who forced entry, demanded money, then fled after Bailey grabbed his arm and tossed him outside into the front yard.
The 1955 U.S. wheat harvest totals 938 million bushels, marking a sizable crop year. This figure reflects nationwide production across states and implies a strong yield in the grain sector for the period.
City Manager Ene W. Judkins opened bids Monday for two 60 watt mobile radios and for bleachers at athletic fields. Link Radio Corp offered $450 per unit but bids were for 30 watt sets. Ray S. Snyder Co led outdoor bleacher bids with $393 for 111 seats and $475 for 132 seats. Judkins will check bids against specs before awards.
Morse High School sends a 45 piece band under Cecil V Rowland plus eight majorettes to Rumford for the Western Maine Music Festival. The Blue and White band will audition with Maine bands and choirs in a non competitive program judged for critique. About 5000 student musicians are expected to participate in parades mass band concert and field drill exhibitions. Morse band leaves Bath at 8 am Saturday by bus and returns in the evening.
North Grammar School in Bath Maine becomes the first Maine school to affiliate with the Adopt A Ship Plan. Sixth graders led by teacher Robert Carter are matched with the steamship Ranger of Coa Steamship Co to exchange letters with the captain and learn about American merchant marine, trade, and social studies. The Bath project was chosen from over 80 applicants nationwide with support from Maine Port Authority official Charles W May Jr and Mrs. Fred N Hansen head of the program. Captain J Bulla of Ranger has sent letters and souvenirs to the class as discussion material.
More than 100 United States Army generals gathered at Fort Meade Maryland to honor Lt. Gen Floyd L Parks who retires after 38 years in uniform. A historian notes that in 1930 there were exactly 65 generals in the U S Army.
Twelve major league teams and thirty five minor league clubs trained in Florida this year, providing a broad winter training presence across the state. The camps included teams from the national league and American league with several affiliations using facilities in the Miami Tampa Orlando and Palm Beach areas.
Lincoln Lodge Odd Fellows held a Monday session with Carl P. Meister presenting the program as chair of the new entertainment committee. Guests were invited to boost interest in the upcoming membership drive. The event included poems, readings, guitar numbers, humor, and harmonica medleys.
The Rev Richard Arnold directs Doctor's Orders to be presented by Beacon Lights at the Beacon Street Methodist church on Saturday night May 19. Stage committee Dean Bonney Daniel L Lord Jr and James Steen began erecting the set Tuesday evening. Rehearsals have been weekly and are in final polishing.
West Bath Grange hosted a Star of Harmony program titled Life's Journey in Harmony featuring vocal and instrumental selections and poems by Arvella Holbrook Nancy Holbrook Ruth Reil Diane Cot tle Jéan Belanger Brenda Brewer Lawrence Palmer Bobby Palmer Jack Landers and others. A family group performed Heart of My Hearts and Stars and Stripes Forever with Florence Farnham piano solos and a Mothers Day tableau closed the program. The grange announced a Juvenile grange and appointed Frances St Martin and Marjorie Steele to start a drama arc with meetings next week. First and Second degrees to be conferred on a candidate class.
Mr and Mrs Lewis D Carter of Bluff Road announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Jean L Carter to David Dexter Vigue son of Mr and Mrs Edward Y Vigue of High Street. Miss Carter will graduate from Morse High School and Mr Vigue is employed at Bath Iron Works. A June wedding is planned.
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