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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1958

Page

4

Wiscasset News Briefs From School Events And Community

Wiscasset holds a registration for the new elementary building from 1 to 2 pm on Friday May 23. A regular school session follows for a school program discussion with Principal Mrs. Gregoire. Prekindergarten eligibility requires five by Oct 15 1958. Saturday May 24 makes up a lost day due to illness. Troop 201 members camped at Smith's beach Edgecomb with leaders and guests. A devotional service occurred Sunday at 2 pm led by Rev. Eastman. The 57th annual Wiscasset Academy Alumni Association banquet is set for June 2 in the Memorial gym at 7 pm with notices to attendees. An adult polio clinic May 13 reported 243 shots given at the gym. A June clinic date will be announced. Bradford Sortwell Wright Post American Legion installed new officers May 19 with Commander Pickering and 34 attendees. Tun ton Till Grange met May 14 with Mothers Day program and visitors. A Go to Church Sunday observance occurred with Grange members. A May 19 birthday gathering honored Schuyler Merry’s family with games and refreshments. Local residents noted hospital, cottage, and show visits and ongoing church attendance. (Continued on Page Five)

Wiscasset Smith's Beach Edgecomb Richard Morris George Harding Stephen Peasles Dennis Soule Michael Tucker Bobby Deahl Eastman Bible Baptist Church of Wiscasset Academy Alumni Association Wiscasset Memorial Gymnasium Svho Alberta B. Blagdon Vierg Ruth Hutchins Lester W. Pickering Bradford- Sortwell-Wright American Legion Robert MacFarlane Williams Braker Thomaston Willard Pinkham Wels-Hussey Damariscotta Donald T. Brackett Richard Willard John Sutter Benjamin Rines Samuel J. E. Soule Aaron T. Tucker, Jr Elliott Abbott Pickering Pieckering Kenney-Melquist St. George Charles C. Lilly Waldoboro Legion Auxiliary Tuntoon Till Grange George G. Lewis Grange Bernard Merry Schuyler Merry Michael Grindell Jed Colby Stanley Fairservice Merle West Arthur Jones Merle Benner Larry Ines Grace Marie Merry Edna Mae Merry Anna Lee Merry Patricia Ann Merry Henry Darting Miles Memorial Hospital A. M. Norton York Beach Aption Bernice Blagdon Farmington State Teachers College Blagdon Janice Blagdon Marion Abbott

Woolwich Celebrates Mothers Day and Local Gatherings

Mrs Elwood Hathorne of Sagadahoc Ferry hosts a Mothers Day lawn party honoring her with gifts as family members attend including Hathorne children and Chadbourne relatives. A double birthday and wedding anniversary for Elwood and Elwood Hathorne is noted with gifts and flowers.

Elwood Hathorne Sapadahoe Ferry Mr. Hathorne Philip Richard Chadbourne Dale Ruth David Hodgdon Judith Norma Hathorne Sandra Hathorne

Get-Together Club Sees Banquet Plans And Visits

The Get-Together club met at Nequasset home of Mrs. Leon Bean with cards of thanks read for flowers. A June 9 banquet date was set and Ada Cross welcomed back after winter in Lynn. A stork shower for Fernald Bailey occurred on Mountain Road with guests presenting gifts and refreshments. The Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary hosted a public supper at the church vestry for over 100, a successful ways and means project.

Leon Bean Nequasset Edwold Carter William Stevens Robert Ada Cross Lynn Mass Vera Fogg Tina Molson Alice Baker Kay Beal Evangeline Sparks Fernald Bailey Mountain Road Ethel Reed Jessie Spaulding Auta Munsey Josephine Johnson Joan Reed Biily Nelder Sara Bradford Ethel Bell Jackie Durgin Kay DeVore Ruth Becky Tasker Alberta Bailey Beatrice Bailey Hazel McIintire Marion Chubbuck Judy MctIntire Lynn McIntire Janet Bailey Sally Nelder Nequasset Ladies Nequasset Congregational Church Ways and Means

Arrowsic Mothers Discuss School Closure and Graduation Plans

At the Arrowsic Mothers Club meeting the group planned the end of school activities including graduation on June 5 and an overnight trip for graduates with Georgetown students on June 6. A May 27 meeting will finalize arrangements for the closing program and picnic options were discussed.

Arrowsie Mothers’ Club Mildred Knight Marie Davis Carol Ainsworth John Drayton Mildred Stafford Georgetown Arrowsic White Mountains Simpson's Zoo West Bath Crystal Lake Damariscott

Dresden club hosts postmasters and wives at turkey supper

Dresden Mills Methodist church hosted a turkey supper for postmasters from Kennebec and Lincoln counties and their wives with guest speaker Harry Stone of West Parish. The gathering drew representatives from many nearby towns and included door prize winner Viola Robinson of Edgecomb.

Kennebec Lincoln County Dresden Mills Methodist Church Horace Gipatrick Cedar Grove Windsor Weeks Mills East Vassalboro Augusta North Monmouth Wiscasset Bailey Island Harry Stone West Pari Viola Robinson Edgecomb Mace East Winthrop

Bath Listed In Hill Burton Act Priority Plan

The Bath area is listed under the Hill Burton Act as a priority in Maine’s revised Hospital Construction Plan. The plan, prepared by the Maine Department and a seven member advisory committee led by Dr. Frederick T. Hill, ranks Bath among communities including Waterville, open Haak ton, Bangor, York, Calais, Rumford, and others. New Jersey receives a nod in honor of Sir George Cartaret for defending Jersey in the Parliamentary Wars.

Maine Frederick T. Hill Waterville Bath Haakton Bangor York Calais Rumford Millinocket Caribou Biddeford Ellsworth Lewiston Sanford Portland Rockland Belfast Farmington Presque Isle New Jersey Sir George Cartaret Colony Island of Jersey

Montsweag Group Hears Home Demo on Wardrobes

Montsweag Extension group at Arrowsic Town hall heard Miss Jean Spearin present Well Planned Wardrobes. With chair vacant, Mrs Emima Drummond led the meeting as members postponed furniture refinishing until fall and named Rosanne Mead den instructor.

Jean Spearin Montsweag Arrowsic Town Hall Ruth Loeschner Emima Drummond Rosanne Meadden McFadden Evelyn Ater Alice Sabo Suez Canal Adele Mezeiko Leila Rosenwald Drummond Betty Kelley Seth Mullen Helen Hill

Grace Church Fellowship Elects Officers Sunday

Grace Episcopal church Young People's Fellowship elected Ida Sinclair president Tony McLaughlin vice president Norma Ball treasurer Bette Aikenhead secretary Robert Eberhard chaplain at the season finale Also planned a corporate communion breakfast for Morsi High School graduates at 8 am and a Reid State Park picnic on June 8 with committee members Robertson Edna Sinclair and Tony McLoughlin

Young People’s Fellowship of Grace Episcopal Church Ida Sinclair Tony McLaughlin Norma Ball Bette Aikenhead Robert Eberhard Morsi' High School Aersis Robertson Edna Sinclair Tony McLoughlin Reid State Park

Small Dinosaurs Join Columbia Youth Reading Club

In Columbia South Carolina the Richland County Library hosts the Dinosaur Reading Club for youths under 14. The group includes more than 400 dinosauurs themed readers in a playful literacy program.

Columbia, S.C Columbia Richland County Library Dinosaur Reading Club

Richmond Couple Weds in Nazarene Parsonage Ceremony

Sylvia M Berry daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Berry West Dresden and Richard A Douglass son of Mrs Bernice Douglass North Whitefield were married at the Nazarene parsonage with Rev Heeman Herring officiating. The bride wore a pink nylon net gown and carried white carnations. A reception followed at the American Legion hall with numerous local guests and community members attending. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside in Whitefield.

Sylvia Berry Frederick Berry West Dresden Richard Douglas Bernice Douglas North Whitefield Nazarene Richmond George Gould France Carleton South Dresden Arlen Johnson Cedar Grove Sylvia M. Berry Richard A. Douglass Bernice Douglass Nazarene Parsonage Heeman Herring Theodore Mitchell David LeBourdais Leshton Gardner, Jr Ida Lloyd Laura Reynolds Cocedia Robinson Grace Dickinson Mary Lord Melvin Pusherd Esther Foss Audrey Dewittz Taira Reynolds Crettin Robinson Mary Lord Vivetory Watel Libby Audrey Dewitt United Baptist Church America Wyelff Bible Daily Vacation Bible School Paris James M. King Richmond Extension Association Central Fire Station Hall Frances Sherman Leighton Gardner, Jr

Mechanical Nose aids Newark firemen’s smoke detection

Newark firemen gain a battery operated mechanical sniffer to detect smoke. The device allows firefighters to assess danger before entering flames and to don gas masks without exposure to hazardous fumes.

Newark N. J

North Bath Social News and Augmented Family Notices

George Lawrence, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Higgins, returns from Orono for the weekend. SP 2 Charles Rogers, stationed at Camp Robert in California, is being transferred to Camp Carson Colorado to join the 9th Administrative Dept. Mrs Edwin Rogers recalls Friday night with cousin and husband Mrs Thomas Dorr in Boothbay.

George Lawrence Harry Higgins Orono Edwin Rogers Charles Rogers Camp Robert Calif Camp Carson Colorado Boothbay Thomas Dorr Simuel Pearson Brian Dale Warren Gilliam Sebasco New London Conn Pearson Edward Heald Russell Pearson Ardenne Haines Rowden Haines Eulalia Maine Medical Center Bobby Wanda Haines Fart Haines Jr Brunswick Fart Haines Annette Haines Earl Haines Bath Memorial Hospital Harold McDonald Portland Westbrook

West Bath Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Mr and Mrs Harland Boynton returned from a week in Kittery with sister and husband Mr and Mrs William Hodgkins. Mr and Mrs Fred Rose toured the White Mountains finding abundant snow. Mrs Russell Estes has employment arranged to return home to Bath. Mrs OW Deehan spent the weekend with brother and wife Mr and Mrs B F Whitmore in Gardiner. Mr and Mrs Keith Whitmore and son Keith joined B F Whitmore in visiting Mrs F Deehan. Mr and Mrs William Ketcham attended the Maine State Letter Carriers Association convention in Biddeford.

Harland Boynton Willian Hodgkins Kittery Fred Rose White Mountains Russell Estes Bath Fo OW. Deehan B. F. Whitmore Gardiner Keith

Testimonial Plan Outlined by State Ticket Committee

Co chairmen Charles T Small Jr and Edward N Wartnett lead the plan with Allan Spear John M Conley Jr State Rep Rodney F E Ross Jr and Police Chief Robert F E Wagner Jr on the slate Others on the committee include Edward J McMann Harold V Fielding Daniel Scully John I Sturtevant and Mark Wenn essy with continuation from Page One

Charles T Small, Jr Edward N. Wartnett Allan Spear John M Conley Rodney FE Ross, Jr Robert FE. Wagner, Jr Edward J. McMann Harold V. Fielding Daniel Scully John I Sturtevant Mark Wennessy

Morse High to Adopt National PSSC Physics Plan

Bath Board of Education tentatively approves a Morse High School plan to revise physics teaching aligning with National Science Foundation backed PSSC materials. The program, trial in 25 schools, expands to 200 school hours next year with free equipment during pilots and seeks college preparation for science courses.

Morse Bath Board of Education National Sermoner Foundation Cnce Gore Materia Taupl Enferuw Pia Pssc PSSC Nuational Science Foundation Wey

Past Matrons And Patrons Night Observed By Genesta Chapter

Genesta Chapter OFS held Past Matrons and Patrons Night with a lobster salad dinner for about 69 members and guests. Past Grand Matron Hazel K Libby of Portland and Sarah Shaw of Bath were honored. a class of four candidates received decrees from past officers.

Genesta Chapter Geonestia Chapter OFS Hazel K Libby Portland Sarah Shaw Bath Leah Page Martha Bertrand Fred Ospood Ruth Hathorne Asociate Elwood Tanthorne Mane Ward Eleanor Merchant Martha Gertrand

West Bath PTA Card Party Supports New School Fund

The West Bath Parent Teacher Association held a successful card party at Lattheffield School to fund a new school building. Mrs Anthony Ouellette Grace Brewer and Theodore Smith led the arrangements with prizes to Mrs Larrabee Lauriches and others. a drawing, cake prize to Mrs Wright and a door prize to Lor Hig Sonall were noted. The next PTA meeting is planned for June 1 with newly elected officers to be installed and the annual banquet set.

West Bath Lawrence Parbane Wright Hig Sonall Teocnard Smith Chanlindte Wal Fam Bryant Twas Wall

Phippsburg welcomes new minister Rev Earl Erickson

The Rev Earl Erickson accepts a call to serve as minister for Phippsburg. The joint announcement comes from the Phippsburg Christian Service committee and two churches. He is a News York native, educated at Westminster Theological Seminary, ordained 1957, and will move to the Small Point parsonage on June 28.

Earl Ro Erickon Ha Phippsburg Todias Phippsburg Christian Service Committee Phippsburg Center Congregational Church Smallpoint Community Church News York Erickson Gor Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia South Bristol Union

Salvation Army Week Observance Backed by United Fund

United Fund joins Bath area supporters for Salvation Army Week highlighting the charity’s community services. President John W. Connbs notes the value of donations and the partnership with Norman S. Marshall to fund home relief, jobless aid, youth care, and rehabilitative facilities run by Major Deeene Fo Pers.

United Fund Bath Area Wiited Fund Openetes the Salvation Arty Trated John W Coonbs Ile Salvation Army Abe Eerste Commieiener Norman S Martall Rational Comoander Silvaben Army Salvation Army Army Hecoizes Aid Gould of No Bath Salvation Army Deeene Fo Pers Conticebiens Treaibied

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