Silver Wedding Anniversary Party Honors Presbys
Mr and Mrs Presley of Woolwich were surprised at a silver wedding anniversary party hosted by Mr and Mrs Ivan Rines of Bluff Road. The gathering included five children and grandchildren, a silver chest gift, photos, an iced cake, and refreshments. Mr Presley works at Bath Iron Works and the couple attend First Congregational Church of Nequasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Rines
Bluff Road
Woolwich
Presley
Presby
Two Men Held on Assault Charge in Bath
Kenneth Brown aged 19 of 52 Spring Street and Eugene Albert 22 of Walker Street were jailed by Bath Police on warrants for felonious assault against Charles Johnson 71 of 189 Water Street. The alleged attack happened in the City Hall cell room late Tuesday night after all three were held on intoxication charges. Johnson was taken to Bath Memorial Hospital and remained on the danger list Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Brown
Spring, Street
Eugene Albert
Walker Street
Bath
Charles Johnson
Water Street
City Hall
Frank L. Moriarty
Moriarty
Johnson
Bath Memorial Hosiital
Fenn Explains Why He Backed Sales Tax
Vice President Bill Mennealy chaired as President William B. Skelton and wife attended the Rotary Spring conclave in Newcastle New Hampshire. Loring Addison introduced Mr. Fenn with Hank Harrington of Boothbay Harbor visiting Rotarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Mennealy
William B. Skelton
Hotel Wentworth
Newcastle
N. H
Loring Addison
Fenn
Hank Harrington
Boothbay Harbor
Welfare Work by Salvation Army in Bath 1950 51
Annual report details Bath welfare efforts by the Salvation Army from September 1950 to April 1951. It lists 101 families aided, 29 family visits, 46 agency consultations, 191 client interviews, 4 cash aids, 61 food orders, 69 other aids, 82 men and 2 women helped as homeless, 185 sunshire baskets to institutions, 111 Christmas applicants, 382 total Christmas aid, 213 children given toys, 110 candy or fruit, 20 garments, and 1110.19 dollars spent. Clothing distribution totaled 1,554 garments, aided by Council of Church Women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Bath
Bathard
Council of Church Women
Brown Cressey Evening Wedding in Pembroke
A niece, Lillian E. Cressey, wed Ernest L. Brown of Pembroke Friday at 822 Middle Street home of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Warner. Rev. Laforest E. Hodgkins officiated with close family present. Bridal party wore navy blue and gardenia or carnation corsages. The couple left for a Canada wedding trip after a reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice J. Warner
Middle Street
Lillian E. Cressey
Ernest L. Brown
Pembroke
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Warner
Mary Cressey
John Osborne
Mildred Cressey
Bath
Walter G. Cressey
Lester Brown
Ronson
Canada
Little Sue Matthews Undergoes Appendectomy at Memorial
Sue Matthews, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark Matthews of 72 Denny Road, was a patient at Memorial hospital after an appendectomy Saturday. She attends Washington Street Primary School in second grade. Her mother remains home with the flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Sue Matthews
Clark Matthews
Denny Road
Memorial Hospital
Washington Street
Ard-Legard Wedding Friday at Central Parsonage
Barbara Ellen Legard daughter of Mr and Mrs Forrest C Legard married Charles Alfred Shepard son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Shepard in a single ring ceremony at Central Congregational church parsonage Rev Laforest E Hodgkins officiated Attendants were Miss Freda Legard maid of honor and Myron Craige best man The couple plan to honeymoon at Popham Beach before settling in Bath after summer tentatively using Shepard's shop in Bath and Barbara's position with New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ellen Legard
Forrest C. Legard
Maple Grove Avenue
Charles Alfred Shepard
Charles A. Shepard
Pine Street
Central Congregational Church
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Freda Legard
Myron Craige
Morse High
Mount Ida Junior College
Boston
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Local Exchange
Rainbow Assembly
University of Maine
Shepard’s
Shepard
Pophma Beach
Markham
Bath
Pre-nuptial shower for Mary Burgess hosted in Bath
A Bath social note records Miss Mary Burgess receiving gifts at a pink themed pre nuptial shower hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred King at 608 Middle Street. Guests from Bath, Brunswick and beyond attended as plans for a Summer wedding to Cpl. Donald Gaudreau were noted. Also listed is the U S Lines ship America docking at Pier 61 in New York with Bath Iron Works officials aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Burgess
Alfred King
Middle Street
Miss Burgess
Mrs. King
Nellie O'Connor
Sophie McPherson
Louise Edgett
King
Cpl
Donald Gaudreau
Alice Burgess
Joan Edgett
Catherine E. Burgess
Vivian K
Rita Mulcahy
Berente Christianson
Gloria Barnes
Marie Hamblett
Alice Rideout
Beile Oliver
Madelyn Oliver
Helen Amerault
Edith Parks
Barbara Parks
Ella Coombs
Bath
Mabel Ansert
Wiscasset
Louise Varney
Orono
Florence Crooker
Dorothy Gaudreau
Pauline Gaudreau
Marion Crooker
Phyllis Bennett
Betty Crooker
Frances Grover
Verna Grover
Brunswick
Roberta Hutchinson
New Jersey
U. S. Lines Steamship “America
New York City
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works
Paul Tiemer
Wilton
Twins Mark Sixth Birthday With Party at Winneganee Home
John G Norse and Frances Norse celebrated their sixth birthday this Tuesday at their Winneganee home. Their parents Mr and Mrs John G Morse Jr hosted a party for many of the twins late friends who joined in games and refreshments in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Norse
Frances
Winneganee
John 1G. Morse, Jr
A Chapter Event for Genesta Past Matrons and Patrons
Genesta chapter held a Past Matrons and Past Patrons Night with officers John Gillespie and wife hosting. A formal ceremony featured Wheel of Progress colors, gifts for post officers, and a lobster salad supper with pink and green decor and Spring flower centerpieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gillespie
Kathryn Ceunical
Herbert Morse
Sarah Ene
Nellie D'Arcy
Marshal
Sylvia Bowers
Genesta Chapter
Rachel Fortin
Adah
Eleanor Danforth
Ruth
Mae Ward
Esther
Mabel Merill
Martha
Freda Bagdikian
Electa
Dorothy Wood
Kenneth Wood
Sentinel
Sarah Shew
Genesta
Maine
Ruth Hathorne
Nellie Darcy
Doris Tobey
Ruth Smith
Margaret Harkins
Mildred Cail
Doris Brooks
Virginia Partrxige
Margaret Lonn
Eva Kenney
George Rogers
Eva Atwood
Bertha Davis
Florence Fullerton
Alice Potter
Sewing Circle
Carrie Thompson
Katherine Smith
Wanda LeMoine
Memorial Hospital
Engagement announced for Nellie Pese and Edward Morse
Mr and Mrs Marius H Pese of 47 Academy Street announce the engagement of their daughter Nellie to Edward Walter Morse son of Mr and Mrs Otis B Morse of 11 Corliss Street The couple plan a June wedding Nellie a 1946 Morse High School graduate and 1950 Gorham State Teachers College alumna is a third grade teacher at Central School South Berwick Edward a 1946 Morse graduate served three years in the US Air Force and attends Tufts College Engineering School Medford MA as a Sigma Nu member Mrs Vernon Miller recovering from surgery at Maine General Hospital Portland Mr Miller visits during her hospitalization
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marius H. Pese
Academy Street
Nellie
Edward Walter Morse
Otis B. Morse
Corliss Street
Miss Page
Morse High School
Gorham State Teachers College
Central School
South Berwick
Morse
U. S. Air Force
Tufts College Engineering School
Medford
Mass
Sigma Nu
Brunswick Woman Visits Friends for Sunday Dinner
Mrs. Merete MacFadden of Brunswick was a Sunday guest of Mrs. Frances Clark at 1530 Washington Street. Also a Sunday dinner guest of Mrs. Clark was her sister Mrs. Ora Parks of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merete MacFadden
Brunswick
Frances Clark
Washington Street
Clark
Ora Parks
Bath
Locke Bride in Candlelight Wedding at Wollaston
Sandra L. Locke married Howard L. Naumann in Wollaston in a simple candlelight ceremony. The bride wore hyacinth blue Chantilly lace with a fitted bodice and chapel sleeves. They plan to reside in Weymouth after a New York honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph W. Locke
Wollaston
Howard L. Naumanzn
Victor V. Sawyer
Fonor
John Ballard
George Ballard
Wollsston
Mabel Wallace
Bath
North Quincy High School
Chandler Secretarial School
Boston
Rainbow Girls
Wollaston Assembly
Naumann
Wentworth Institute
U. S. N. Air Corps
Westinghouse Electric Co
Hawley Drummond Wedding Planned for June Second
Invitations announce the wedding of Esther Hinckley Drummond and Warren Frederick Hawley Jr. at Grace Episcopal Church on the second of June with a reception at the bride’s parents’ Arrowsic home. Drummond, a speech therapist at Hyde Memorial Home, is a Morse and University of Maine alumna. Hawley works at Bath Iron Works and attended Bowdoin College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Hinckley Drummond
Warren Frederick Hawley, Jr
Grace Episcopal Church
Arrowsic
Miss Drummond
Norman Hinckley Drummond
Hyde Memorial Home
Morse High School
National Honor Society
University of Maine
Bangor High School
Hawley
Warren Frederick Hawley
Western Avenue
Bath Iron Works
Bowdoin College
Bath Owners Confront Stubborn Boat Hull Scum
Boat owners on the river confront widespread hull film believed to be oil residue. Mr. Mac Donald suggests gasoline as a cleaner, noting the stubborn residue will require substantial extra work once conditions improve.
Slaves Traded for 100 Cacao Beans by Aztecs
Historical records show Aztec practices included buying and selling enslaved people for a price of 100 cacao beans per individual, reflecting the era’s labor market and commodity use.
Baths B P W Club Observes Anniversary Tuesday
Baths B P W Club marks its anniversary with a meeting at Poland Spring June 1 2 and 3 and invites Damariscotta club to its first anniversary at Cheechako Inn next Tuesday. Miss Edythe Laws spoke about her book Clem Clam and art career after a life sketch and display of watercolors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Damariscotta Club
Cheechako Inn
Bath Club
Edythe Laws
Clem Clam
Miss Laws
Mark Twain Society
Stuart School
Boston
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Maine
Bowdoin
University of Maine Carnegie Hall
Ogunquit
Brunswick
Society of Art
Portland
Altrusa International
German war bride finds happiness in America
Mrs. Elijah Hammond of Harrington, a German war bride, recounts childhood in Hitler Youth and time in a concentration camp. She describes life under Nazi rule, witnessing bombings, and later service in the Russian sector. The Hammonds visited friends on Bluff Road before heading to Portland to meet her mother. Midshipman Ellsworth L. Johnson returned to Maine Maritime Academy after a weekend with his aunt in Castine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Hammond
Harrington
Harold Fish
Bluff Road
Hammond
America
Hitler Youth Movement
Portland
Ellsworth L. Johnson
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
Henry O. Trowbridge
Middle Street
Mrs Agnes Trowbridge Leaves for Hing ham Summer Home
Miss Agnes Trowbridge visiting sister in law Mrs Henry O Trowbridge of Middle Street departed last week for her summer residence in Hing ham Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Trowbridge
Henry O. Trowbridge
Middle Street
Hingham
Mass
Local Sisters Host May Basket Event at K of P Hall
Hazel Turner leads the meeting with May baskets distributed to shut ins. Bowdoinham Fire Department Auxiliary held a paperbag party at Mrs. Fred L. Temple's home with next gathering set for May 31 at Mrs. Raymond Blodgett's Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Hall
Hazel Turner
Bowdeinham
Fred L. Temple
Raymond Blodgett
Main Street
Charles Hackett
Bert Merrill
Eldine
Bath
Enoch Gilpatrick
Farmington
Emily Chase
Ellen
New Hampshire
Martha Ella Johnson
Kennebunk
Edward Bragdon
William Randall
South Portland
Wayne Harris
Portland
Warren Lamoreau
Mygna Baker
Brunswick Hospital
Kenneth MacDougal
Rockland
A. S. MacDougal
Charles McEwen
Arlington
Mass
Ruth McEwen
Warren Laukernee, Jr
Richmond
Ralph Jacques
Charles Haskett
Harry Purington
Cumberland Mills
Lewis Lucy
Locke Crouse
Norridgewock
Myrtie Sweetland
Leroy Williams
Topsham
Albert Libby
Jane Jenkins
Mrs Phillips of Cambridge Plans Summer at Small Point Cottage
Mrs. John C. Phillips of Cambridge Massachusetts has returned home after a several day stay at her Small Point cottage. She is the former Eleanor Hyde of Bath Maine and intends to open the cottage for the season around June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Phillips
Cambridge
Mass
Small Point
Phillips
Eleanor Hyde
Bath
Sisters of Mercy Tea Commemorates Chapel Decor
The Sisters of Mercy hosted a Sunday tea in a chapel lavish with flowers. Attendees included Mrs. James A. Gillies Jr and Mrs. Frederick Drake Jr while Mrs. Edward B. Hamblett chaired the event. Entertainment featured piano by Mrs. Maurice Hutchins and vocal solos by several contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Gillies
Frederick" Drake, Jr
Daniel " T. Dougherty
Harold McEl- Margaret
Edward B. Hamblett
Maurice Hutchins
W. H. McGlinchy
Nathan Watson
Marilyn Hogan
Annie Wilson
Beatrice Arsenault
Edmund Robinson
Sophie McPherson
Theresa Doroin
Rose Chamberlaine
Bath group guests of officers on ship
A Bath gathering aboard the USS Ingraham for Armed Forces Day included city officials, Bath Iron Works executives, and others. Cdr. Herbert Cassidy presented a Gordon Grant print to Bath city officials, accepted by Rodney Ross Jr. The group from Bath included Ross, the city manager, John Newell, G. Baer Connard, Howard Mayo, and Capt. Russell Hitchcock among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Ingraham
Gordon Grant
Herbert A. Cassidy, Jr
USN
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Bath
Cdr. Cassidy
Ross
Barbara Ross
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Mr and Mrs Harry Young Visit In Washington Street Home
Mr and Mrs Harry Young of Skowhegan, formerly of Bath, were guests overnight with Mrs Heald, the mother of Mrs Young, on Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Young
Skowhegan
Bath
Mrs. Young
David N. Heald
Washington Street
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Mrs. Wilbur Presley
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS=“ LOAN ASSOCIATION
Front ST. Bath,me
Much Panne Showa
Ota Henett
Mrs. al
Bath Young Peenole
Vernon Miller
Maine General Hospital
Miller
Sandra L. Locke
Wollaston, Mass
Ormer Mable Wallace
Grace Church
Bride
Bath Owners
St. Bate
Baths B. P. W. Club
Hitler
Opera House
Glenn Ford
Anne Baxter
Auloy the SY
Sun
Mon
Ets
Lovejoy
Web Tex
S Hardwa Bailey’s
Crewore
North St
Bath, Maine
Sisters OF Mercy
Sisters’ Home
U. S. S. Ingraham
Dat Tein
Ay Rees
Jack Schwarz
Eagle Uon Films
Marcaret
Obrien
Allen Martin
Amet
Sharin Moffett
Abert Manntemmes
Friedman
Alcatraz Island
San Quentin
Humphrey Bogart
Pat O'Brien
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