Bath society notes highlight weddings and military ties
Bath residents attend the National Association of Letter Carriers convention in Portland. Patricia Cowan of Farmington State Teachers College is feted at a pre-nuptial shower and engaged to Charles Grant. Various locals travel, study, or visit family as events unfold across Bath and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia M. Cowan
Farmington State Teachers College
Harold E. Brown
Bedford Street
Mallett Hall
Cowan
Charles Grant
Farmington
U.S. Army
Miss Kathleen Clark Visited Manchester With Sister and Brother-in-Law
Miss Kathleen Clark of Kingston Street spent the weekend in Manchester with her sister and brother-in-law Sergeant A M Patterson and Mrs Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Clark
Kington Street
Manchester, N.ad
Inlaw
A. M. Patterson
William Hodgkins
Kittery
Unlisted Volunteers Named in Cancer Drive Effort
Among workers for the recent Cancer drive who have not previously been listed were Donald Povich Miss Jean Caton Mrs. Arthur Brown Mrs. Alice Rideout and Mrs. Alden P. Denham Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Povich
Jean Caton
Arthur Brown
Alice Rideout
Alden P. Denham, Jr
Students take part in University of Maine Day skit program
Philip Haskell son of former mayor Robert H Haskell participated in the annual University of Maine Day student faculty skit. The same article notes residents and visitors in Augusta Bath Kittery and Mount Desert with movements of families and a newborn at Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds three and a quarter ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Baldacee Turner Court
Memorial Hospital
Stephen Allen
Thelma Cooma
Medford
Mass
Carrie Little
Bath
University of Maine
Philip Haskell
Robert H. Haskell
High Street
Eugene F. Hersom
Tower Circle
Gillette and Spann Families Report Seasonal Visits
Whee Jr. arrives to spend a month with her mother Mrs. Claude S. Gillette and Adm illette at 1111 Washington Street. Spann's son Ronald visits Baton Rouge Louisiana for several weeks with his grandmother Mrs. Benjamin L. Spann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Drake
Berwyn
Penn
Washington Street
Whee Jr
Claude S. Gillette
Admillette
Spann
Ronald
Baton Rouge
Benjamin L. Spann
Summer Home Opens at Head Beach Small Point
Harrison E Bowie and his daughter Phyllis opened their Summer home at Head Beach Small Point on Saturday for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison E. Bowie
Phyllis
Raymond Court
Head Beach
Small Point
Morse Seniors Shine In Elks Youth Leadership Test
Five entrants vie for top marks in Maine Elks Youth Leadership contest across four judging categories. Winners receive state awards and advance to national competition with substantial Savings Bond prizes. Names include Sally True and William Haggett of Morse, with Jeannine Leask Patricia Damour and James Noyes also listed.
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Maine
Elks
Waterville
Elks Grand Lodge
New York City
Sally J. True
Edward D. True
Front Street
Morse
National Honor Society
Miss True
William E. Haggett
Charles L. Haggett
York Street
Jeannine Leask
Phyllis Leask
Lawrence Leask
James Street
Rockland
Patricia A. Damour
Arthur J. Damour
Rumford
James Noyes
William P. Mennealy
Maine Elk of
Bath
Maine State Elks Association
Bath's Lite-A-Bike Safety Drive Kicks Off
Bath launches Lite-A-Bike safety campaign with P L Pert and Jenney Manufacturing Co led by Herbert Cilley and G A Herrnton. Police Chief Moriarty and Supt Loring Addison back the effort to fit Scotchlite reflector material on bikes and station near Jenny Station for children to receive safety aids with Rotary Lions and American Legion volunteers assisting.
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Bath
P. L
Pert
Jenny
American Legion
Rotary
Lions
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co
Center Street
Moriarty
Susan Heather and William Grevers Confined by Illness
Susan Heather daughter of Othe and Mee and William Grevers are confined to their Meadowbrook home due to illness.
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Susan Heather
Daugh Othe
Mee
William Grevers
Meadowbrook
Local Brief Mentions Family Visit in Haverhill
Merle V Watson and his daughter spent the weekend with relatives in Haverhill Massachusetts. The note hints at a family gathering and local social activity without further detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle V. Watson
Washington Et
Kidnapping Report Triggers High-Speed Bath Chase
A Bath resident reports three men kidnapping a woman in front of the Military and Naval Children's Home on High Street. Police pursue via Bath rattling streets and state radio, catching the beach wagon 17 minutes after the call. The woman is reportedly en route to Massachusetts with a man.
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High Street
Bathine Pe
Bath
Massachusetts
Frank L. Moriarty
Young Family Leaves Bath for Arizona
Mr and Mrs Richard M Young and their children Nancy and Harry depart Bath after years at the Bath Iron Works. Mr Young takes leave due to ill health and the family sold 9 High Street to move to Arizona. Nancy, a Morse High freshman, and Harry known as Butch, were feted locally before departure.
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Richard M. Young
Nancy
Harry
S, Ariz
Young
Bath Iron Works
High Street
Weeks Street School
Manley Grant
Bath
Francis L McDonald Honored On Birthday and Milestone
Francis L McDonald from Bath received congratulations on his birthday and a year in the shipbuilding industry. A hullot ee in the District Es aide to Chief Officer Whitaker, he trained in Bath where he was born and worked at Bath Iron Works until its dissolution in the 1920s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Cy
Busy
Ustry
McDonald
Hull
Cat F. H H. Whitaker
Bath
Sud
Bath Iron Works
Greene and Morse High Juniors Take Exams in Portland
Ard Greene and Harrison Ha Morse High juniors took exams at Portland High School on Saturday morning, as detailed in the readable portion of the article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Kraft
Brunswick
Morse High School
Ard Greene
Harrison Ha Morse High
Portland
Soldiers to Take Midmonth Furloughs from Europe
The article notes Sturtevant and Callan in England with the Air Force expect a month long furlough in mid month. Sturtevant, son of Mrs. W. H. McGlinchy of 304 Washington St Cowen, and Callan, son of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Callan of 205 North St, are both in Europe with Army or Air Force units.
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Nonother
Bath
Heidelberg
Sturtevant
Hard Callan
England
Air Force
W. H. McGlinchy
Washington Street
Cowen
Herold Brown
Bedford Street
Guynn
H. D. Grant
Linden Street
Callan
James P. Callan
North Street
Service Members Return from Duty and Training Across Fronts
1st Lieut. and Mrs. Robert M. Woodruff and sons return to Tucson after 30 days of leave from the 15th Air Force at Davis Monthan. Fred erick L. Bates, seaman apprentice, helps erase six months of Korea combat duty aboard USS McDermut as it sails to Mare Island for overhaul. Sfc. Leslie P. Maass, wife Florence, joins the 109th Infantry Regiment Non Commissioned Officer Academy staff in Germany. Basic Airman Stanley W. Preble completes four weeks of indoctrination at Sampson AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Woodruff
Robert, Jr
Frederick
Tucson
Ariz
Woodruff
Horace N. Woodruff
Court Street
15Th Air Force
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Japan
McDermut
Korea
Frederick L. Bates
Ivan A. Bates
Union Street
Destroyer Squadron 14
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo
Calif
Sfc
Leslie P. Maass
Florence
Commercial Street
109Th Infantry Regiment
Gablingen
Germany
Maass
Robert Sh
Woolwich
Stanley W. Preble
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
Sampson
Edward Delano
226
Washington Street
Monks Served as Timekeepers in the Middle Ages
Chronicle notes that monks moderated daily life by keeping clocks and time records. Their meticulous timekeeping aided prayer schedules, agricultural work, and monastic routines across medieval monasteries.
Blue and White pastimers win first Andy League crown
The Blue and White pastimers took the Andy League title with a 3 0 victory over Auburn's Reaes at Pettengill Park Monday. Co Captain Billy Haggett pitched a four strikeout win, with C Eddies scoring in the ninth to seal the dramatic comeback.
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Reaes
Auburn
Pettengill Park
Tg Murphy
Hearts
Morse Fang
Billy Haggett
Billy
Bagle
Murphy
Tay
Dom
Brunswick Dragons
Edward Little
Lewiston
Carl Black
Sporse
Perc Dim
Same
Stover
Beck
Black
Sonny Mune
Ack
Eddies
Penny Mt Romnea
Beckys
Roger Dubois
Brad
Hohe Wiggins
Fanning
Sonny En
Roger
Hace
Ts Command
Gerie Gins
Bath Hosts Maine Auxiliary Convention Attendees
Bath representatives attended the 57th annual Maine State Association of Letter Carriers convention and the 13th annual auxiliary meeting at Eastland Hotel Fortland. The event featured breakfasts, banquets, and speeches by Governor Payne and others, with Mrs. Athana Gillespie retiring as president and Dora Carson guest speaker for the National Ladies Auxiliary. The next convention was set for May 1953 in Waterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lloyd Hooker
Oscar Tanguay
Bath
National Association of Letter Carriers and Auxiliaries
Portland
Eastland
Maine State Association of Letter Carriers
Oes
Eastland Hotel
Fortland
Suman
John Gillespie
C. Hooker
Eee Ray Cummings
Dwinal Cornish
Robert” Ere James
Edward 3. leMann
Aetna
Waterville
Bert the Turtle Will Pay Bath Visit
Civil Defense cartoon mascot Bert the Turtle will visit Bath schools to teach duck and cover. Students will view a 10 minute film and receive a 16 page illustrated booklet Duck and Cover after the screening. Public safety officials expect about 2 600 Bath students to view the film with others hearing the radio broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense
Bert
Turtle
Ore
Tely
Chiaren
Duckaty Gover
Soreseer
Spaulding Bishell
Maine
Bath
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