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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1956

Page

3

Wiscasset Teens Named Delegates to Dirigo State

Robert Maybury and Judith Casset of Wiscasset were chosen as delegates to Dirigo Boys and Girls State by the Bradford Sortwell Wright Post American Legion and its auxiliary. Maybury is an honor student active in activities. Casset is likewise active in school affairs. Also noted: a stolen car recovered, a new dial phone facility to be housed near the post office, local club activities, Armed Services Day open house, and local election of Legion officers with plans for May 21 installation and June 27 church attendance.

Robert Maybury Judith Casset Dirigo Bradford- Sortwell-Wright Post American Legion Maybury Harold Maybury, Jr Wiscasset Miss McFadden Bernard McFadden New England Tel. & Tel. Co Parent-Teacher Club Bradford-Sortwell Post Samuel J. E. Soule Fred Peaslee Parker P. Foye John B. Sutter Sargeant At Arms Martin Tracy, Jr Donald T. Brackett Aaron T. Tucker Clarence A. Race Stanton A. Sherman Benjamin L. Rines Bernard A. Merry St. Philip’s Church Federal Street Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Rebekahs St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

Bath Garden Club to Meet Tuesday at Mrs Douglas Home

Bath Garden club members will meet Tuesday afternoon at 1009 Washington Street, hosted by Mrs. Herbert L Douglas. Principal speaker will be Mrs. Herbert R. Lemont, who will discuss a Florida winter visit with color slides of Southern flowers.

Bath Garden Club Herbert L Douglas Washington Street Herbert R. Lemont Frank Sparks, Jr Burt S. Osgood, Jr Duncan Mc.Innes Earl Farnham G. Thomas Murphy Arthur Bowker Joseph Mullaney David C

Traverse Jury Panel For June Term Of Court

A new traverse jury panel of 24 members, 13 women and 11 men, was chosen to serve at Saga dahoc Superior Court for the June 12 term. Justice Leonard F. Williams will preside, with Fred L. Hayden as court stenographer. Names include Pauline Avery, William A. Brown, Mary J. Cummings, and others from Bath Topsham Richmond Bowdoin, Woolwich Bowdoinham and surrounding towns.

Traverse Sagadahoc Alta T. Adams Ella Cunningham Gladys Furbish John L. Jack Topsham Florence Anderson Pauline Cronk Fred C. Groves Frank Preble Richmond Helen Anderson Bowdoin Genesta C. Carter Charles L. Haley Woolwich Delmar Curtis Lena S. Hackett Bowdoinham Albert H. Desmond West Bath Edith Marr Georgetown Esther E. McCourt Phippsburg Marion Paradis Arrowsic

Youngsters Host Dancing Party At Legion Hall

Miss Mary McLaughlin and Edward McLaughlin entertained thirty friends at a Saturday dancing party in the American Legion Hall. Grand March featured the hosts with partners Thomas Perry and Miss Nancy Dearborn. Prizes went to Miss Jane Footer and Wayne Shaw in spot dance. elimination and matching numbers prizes awarded to other couples. Refreshments served by the hosts and relatives.

Mary McLaughlin Edward McLaughlin Francis E. McLaughlin North Street American Legion Hall Thomas Perry Nancy Dearborn Jane Footer Wayne Shaw Miss Dearborn Richard Channing Suzanne Bartlett David Humphries McLaughlin Mary Egan Rockland Charles Lee Nancy Bruce Martha Hederman Gail Oliver Susan Footer Carla Tukey Nancy Keegan Marie Milliken Pamela Litchfield Linda McCole Marie Foss Eleanor Fenn Elaine Turcotte Kurt Kondos John Crowley Ralph York, Jr John Preney James Day Joseph Lee Andrew Footer Craig Lee Paul Hutchins Peter Childs Wayne Gurney

Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Inez Smith in West Point

Mrs Inez Smith was honored with a surprise party at her West Point home on Friday evening for her 79th birthday. Hostesses were her daughter and Mrs George Breed of Bath, with a variety of gifts and two large birthday cakes. Numerous relatives and friends attended from West Point, Bath, and Sebasco.

Inez Smi Th Hon West Point Arthur Temple George Breed Bath Gordon Hersom Philip Wyman Arthur Doyle Arthur, Jr Sharon Wayne Dean Ralph Doughty Joan Raymond Brown Herman Joanne Mary Herman Smith Horace Wallace Graydon Hazel Wallace Howard Gilliam Winnifred Brown Emma Wallace Raymond Nordlund Loughton Wallace Richard and Daniel Lafayette Wallace Lemuel Preble Forrest Baker Nequasset Henry Dubar Norris Waltz Damariscotta Chester Howe Densmore Leach Arthur Hayward Bristol Ellen Savage Pauline Hurley Augusta Harold B. Leeman Damariscotta Lake Hazel Starrett Frances Allen Pine Point

Sterling Bible Class Announces Mother's Day Flower Donation

The Sterling Bible Class of Corliss Street Baptist church met in May voting to donate flowers for Mother's Day. President Mrs. William Hill served refreshments after a business session and Bible study. The next meeting is June 4. The group, organized December 1907, is the city’s oldest active Bible Class with eight living charter members. it will mark its 50th anniversary next year.

Sterling Bible Corliss Street Baptist Church William Hill Sterling

Mrs Dickson Le Lemont and Kennedy Named

Mrs. Herbert R. Le Lemont and Mrs. Carl Y. Kennedy are identified in the item as individuals connected to the family or social notice.

Woolwich Calendar Highlights Memorial Day Plans and Local News

Woolwich community events span cemetery association meetings and yard improvements to Get Together Club planning a gravel load for a playground. Memorial Day services are scheduled at Montsweag Baptist Church with Rev Stephen Sidebotham delivering the address. The town notes obituaries, school pre enrollment, and local visits while alewives run at Nequasset dam and residents share family gatherings and farm updates.

Tena Molson Nequasset School Bernice Bailey Alice Baker Damariscotta Lake Molson Adam Galuza Skowhegan Galuza Francis Ames Thomas Schulten Schultens University of Maine Orono Woolwich Central School Hool Woolwich Bith Melissa Main Jennie Howe River Road Elwood Howe Billerica Mass Clyde Robinson Philip Robinson Westboro Roland Robinson Bath Chester Howe Constance Anthony Dodge Richard McElman Ivory Strout Montsweag Baptist Stephen Sidebotham William Sanders Harvey Chubbuck Good Will Club Mary Hall Sagadahoc Ferry Gertrude Marston Mae Getchell Florence Kershner Edith Rice Pearl Reed Nequasset Dam Eleanor Carter Central Maine Power Co Rockland Mason Carter Day's Ferry Loring Edgerly Sylvia Dana Montsweag Edgerly Jason Edgerly Whitefield William Berry Murphy Corner Road Mechanic Falls

Young People Confer Degrees At West Bath Grange

West Bath grange hosts the Young People’s Degree ceremony under Alice Burgess with six local candidates and one guest from Woolwich. Officers, tableaux, and future degree work planned as State Deputy Harrington praises the grange.

West Bath Grange Alice Burgess the Grange Woolwich Grange Verna Coombs Donald Coombs Loretta Barter William Garand, Jr Roger McNelly Anna Mihalos Richard Collins Lawrence Palmer, Jr John Henderson Doris Doughty Pomona Bonnie Belanger Flora Jean Belanger Mary Gaudreau John Lander Clyde Bailey Woolwich Donald Day Nancy Grover Carol Worden Brenda Brewer Phyllis Gagner Florence Farnham Bernice McGlinchy Sowers Faith Past Masters Association Merriconeag Grange Harpswell Dirigo Solid Rock

Woolwich Woods Fire Brought Under Control By 150 Firefighters

Rain showers aided area crews as more than 150 firefighters contained a woods and grass blaze near Sagadahoc Ferry Woolwich. The fire, whose cause remains unknown, scorched four acres but caused no structural damage after rapid response by Woolwich Bath and South Woolwich units and praise from State Fire Chief Waldo Clark.

Sagadahoc Ferry Woolwich American Burials and Asphalt Co Bath South Woolwich Lawrence Edwards Waldo Clark

West Bath 4 H club members meet for blouse project

West Bath community notes record the Shamrocks 4 H club meeting where Bennet won an acting contest and members worked on blouses. Refreshments were hosted by the hostesses and the next gathering will be with Marie Earle along with a list of attendees and visiting friends and relatives.

Shamrocks Bennet Nessey Marie Earle Leon Belanger Joan Ring Jack Jerry Bennett Barbara Christine Fuller Dottie Snowdon Bonnie Mildred Bowie Auburn Ralph Baker Connecticut Harland Boynton William Hodgkins Kittery Robert William Gardiner F. W. Deehan Colin Dinsmore Harrington Oliver Wass Maine Retired Teachers Association Board Waterville Charles’ Treat Charles Carolyn Randolph Llwellyn Rogers

Community helpers and visitors in North Bath area

A North Bath State Highway Department truck was at work dragging road shoulders on Friday. Jackie Rockefeller used a power shovel last week to dig a well and trenches for pipelines. Numerous local residents including Rose Kingsbury, Rose Lee Higgins, Edmund Higgins, and George Lawrence were noted visiting family or appearing on a Channel 6 TV program. Several others stopped by homes in Bath and nearby towns during the weekend and Sunday.

State Highway Department North Bath Jackie Rockefeller Rose Kingsbury Rose Lee Higgins Edmund Higgins Ryan Lawrence Harry Higgins George Lawrence Morse High School Channel 6 Clifford Brown Clarence Brown Bath Memorial Hospital Bernard Vining Ronald Michael Weld Harry Plummer Lucy Cutting Dromore Elmer Rogers Scyvall Strout Wiscasset Rogers Freemont Rowe Edmund St. Peter Portland Edwin Hemingway E. N. Cole Lewiston Katherine Turnbull Hartford Raymond Nadeau Gordon Cousins Elroy Nash Norman Fairview Mass William Nadeau Malcolm Drinkwater Harold McDonald Gardiner

Four Dromore Grange Members Honored at May Card Party

Four Dromore Grange members Mrs Jessie Morrell Edward Burns Everett Wright and Thomas Tracey were guest of honor at a grange sponsored public card party at the grange hall. A May birthday cake by Mrs Kista Hanson and refreshments by Everett Wright Beatrice Burns and Evelyn Beals followed whist and cribbage with prizes awarded to Annie Malcolm Ethel McElroy Marion Neilson Mary Dannenfelser and Mary Pratt. The event supports grange activities with next meetings and card parties planned for May 22 and May 29.

Dromore Grange Grange Hall Jessie Morrell Edward Burns Everett Wright Thomas _ Tracey Kista Hanson Beatrice Burns Evelyn Beals

Arrowsic Club Plans Year End Picnic And Graduation

At the May meeting the Arrowsic club approved a picnic outing at Crescentach near Wiscasset to close the school year. Graduation is set for June 5 with the class of boys including Darrell Lawrence Ronald Rittall Robert Phinney Edwin Hatstatt and Jos Gaudet. Parents will provide transport for children and the Moth ers club will supply lunches.

Arclub Crescentach Wiscasset Mother’s Club Darrell Lawrence Ronald Rittall Robert Phinney Edwin Hatstatt Nos Gaudet Bath John Drayton Campbell Edith Campbell Arrowsie Harold Purinton Auburn Arthur Farris Joseph McLaughlin Kathy Andrew Roxanne Merry Everett Pollard Winslow Donald Dean Barney Parker Eric Mark Mel Howe Norman Drummond Russell Boyd Boston Maxine Walker Day's Ferry Drummond Warren Hawley, Jr Reginald Cote Lawrence Rothwell Worcester Mass Emma Drummond Carol Ainsworth Marion Rittall Arlene Sturmer Celia Carlton Millie Stafford Ralph Jewett Westport Robert Walther Anthony Fargnoli Perkin's Island Light Station Lester Davis Doubling Point George Gates Terri Lee Whittaker Bristol Children's Hospital Franklin Wright Falmouth Ibra K. Lawrence Old Stage Road Earl Morong Charles Paradis Arrowsic Worman Drummond Rothwell Fran Ellen Hiefly Portsmouth N. H

Two drunken driving cases heard in Aidee Court

Recorder Arthur D. Dolloff heard two cases Wednesday. Clara M. Sivley of Chattanooga pled guilty through attorney Harold J. Rubin to drunken driving on Lincoln Street and paid a $100 fine plus $6.15 costs. Patrolman Benjamin Fitzgerald filed the complaint. Another intoxication case resulted in a guilty plea and a $5 fine with $6.15 costs.

Arthur D. Dolloff Aidee Clara M. Sivley Chattanooga Tenn Harold J. Rubin Lincoln Street Benjamin Fitzgerald

Trafton Urges Caution And Economy In State Spending

Maine House Speaker Willis A. Trafton Jr and Rep Robert Hale urged fiscal restraint amid a campaign rally in Sedgwick. They contrasted Republican plans with Democrats proposing higher spending and taxes, stressing steady progress and careful review of needs such as schools and highways. The event supported by Sagadahoc County Young Republicans and Women’s Republican clubs also featured local party officials and highlighted defense and infrastructure issues affecting Maine.

Maine Willis A. Trafton, Jr Auburn Sedgwick Trafton State of Republican Party Hale Sanford Brunswick Saco-Lowell York Oxford Portland Bath Iron Works Kennebec Brunswick Naval Air Station Charles F. Cummings Bath Edward DeBerg Phippsburg Young Republicans Hazel Robbins Women’s Republican Club

Winter Street Church Ladies Aid names Mrs Munroe Carlton president

Mrs Munroe Carlton was elected president of the Ladies Aid of Winter Street Congregational church at its annual meeting Friday afternoon. Other officers elected include Miss Alice Johnson as vice president, Mrs Horace Ward as treasurer, and Mrs Clifford B Wilband for a 26th term as secretary. The group voted to donate $5 to the ministers wives retreat and announced summer picnic gatherings at local summer homes.

Munroe Carlton Ladies Aid Winter Street Congregational Church Kenneth N. Francisco Alice Johnson Horace Ward The Aid Clifford B. Wilband Francisco Wilband Carlton Arthur K. Purington Charles Hewitt Elmer B. Williams Raymond Welch Ernest Freeman Edward Smith Martin V. B. Sargent Ward Purington Freeman Alice Varney

Mrs Albert Whitney Elected President Of Cosmopolitan Garden Club

Mrs Albert Whitney was elected president of the Cosmopolitan Garden Club at its annual meeting after a banquet at the Northwood in Yarmouth. She succeeds Mrs Nellie D Arcy and announced Guest Day on May 28.

Albert Whitney Cosmopolitan Garden Club Northwood Yarmouth Whitney Nellie D'Arcy Club Frederick Moffatt Alice Johnson William Dennison Edward Murphy Mabel Harris James Knight D'Arcy

Personnel Experts Estimate Narrow Pool For Management Roles

Analysts value a rare talent pool with roughly one in ten thousand individuals meeting psychological criteria for high level management in key industries. The finding underscores strict selection standards and the concentration of suited candidates.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frances Plumstead Chelsea Consolidated School Edward Chilman Miles Memorial Hospital Rensel Colby Veazie Congregational Church Roy R. Marston Freeman D. Southard Charles S. Sewall Egbert Sewall Carol R. Drake Providence R. I Sewall Germany Army Neil S. Bishop James L. Reid Hallowell Lincoln County Woman's Republican Club Congress Douglas Traverse Jury Panel Mrs Inez Smith Sterling Bible Class Wiscasset Concrete Block, Inc Lowelltown Road Tel Riverside Cemetery Association Edward Carter Cyrus Gilmore Charlotte Longfellow George Ames Ossian Dodge Georgie Walker Carle Longfellow Marcia Stinson Edwin Wade John Howe Rosa Shea Woolwich Woods Polynesia Winter Street Church Ladies Aid Mrs. Whitney Senate State Federation of Garden Clubs Louise Tucker Sadie Davis Odd Ladies United Order of Independent Odd Ladies of New England Supreme Board Myrtle Lodge G. A. R. Hall Supreme Myrtle Stimpson Ceprom Lucelia Blake Lizzie Chaney Gertrude Stewart Nellie Hunt United Order of Odd Ladies of Maine Louise Rogers Alice Lewis Central Congregational Church Witch Spring Inn
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