Dike P T A Install Officers At Thursday Session
Newly elected Dike Washington P T A officers were installed at the Thursday meeting at Dike school by Bath Council president Mrs Isadore Singer. Harold Corliss is president Roger Meade vice president Mrs Ralph White secretary and Mrs Robert Foter treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike-Washington P. T. A
Dike School
Isadore Singer
Bath Council of Parents and Teachers
Harold Corliss
Roger Meade
Ralph White, Jr
Robert Footer
Corliss
Harriet Frye
Frances Baird
Forest Sides
Ruth Lary
James Collins
Rosalie Fogg
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
University of Maine
Mrs Fullerton Re elected Head Of Both Lionesses
Mrs Cecil L Fullerton was re elected president of the Lionesses at the annual banquet meeting Thursday evening at Wiscasset Inn. Officers named for the coming year include Mrs Scott Morse vice president and Mrs Ralph Forbes secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil L. Fullerton
The
Lionesses
Wiscasset Inn
Scott Morse
Ralph Forbes
Richard Wing
Harold P. Small
Jacob Smith
Edgar Leavitt
Donald F. Preble
Edward D. True
E. Lawrence McCurdy
Roland MclIntosh
Fullerton
Clyde Mallett
Norman Seekins
Harold J. Rubin
Louis Petlock
George Nugent
Edward D. ‘True
Arthur Bowker
Flower Fund
McIntosh
McCurdy
Zina F. Eaton
Sam Prawer
Hockomock Council Reports On State Meeting
Hockomock Council D of P met Thursday evening with a resume of the statewide meeting in Portland on May 14 presented by Mrs Annie Wilson Ada King Frances St Martin and Marjorie Steele. A report on the district meeting here last week was given. The council will attend Mrs Etta Norton’s funeral in a body, gathering at A F Mayo Son Funeral residence Saturday at one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockomock Council
D. of P
Portland
Annie Wilson
Ada King
Frances St. Martin
Marjorie Steele
Etta Norton
A. F. Mayo & Son
Mother's Day surprise reunion travels cross country
Mrs Carrie Davis flew from Bath and surprised her son A/3c Irving P Davis at a Denver party honoring service members. Irving, 19, Lowry AFB, had won the trip for his mother and received leave papers and gifts for a week together. The reunion drew 500 servicemen and women at the Denver USO club and included TV and radio appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving P. Davis
Carrie Davis
Bath
Airman Davis
Denver Jewish War Veteran’s Post 342
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Davis
U.S. O. Servicemen’s Club
Denver Jewish War Veterans
Post 342
Ladies Auxiliary
Irving
Lowry
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Fort Carson
Warren Air Force Base
Valley Road
Rocky Mountains
Denver State House
Manhattan
Pine Haven Girl Scout Camp Opens July 11
Pine Haven Girl Scout Camp will run July 11 to July 22 this summer under Bath Girl Scout Council President William Turpie. Duncan McInnes named camp officers chairman. Mrs. Turpie treasurer. Cyrus Ashe registrar and equipment manager. Aubrey Steen Jr. and Everett Fraser named camp directors. The 1954 attendance neared 200. fees remain unchanged. registration forms at Hallet's drug store. Camp site provided by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sewall of Stone House. Camp operates Monday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Haven
William Turpie
Bath
DeMolay Tea Draws Many For Spring Benefit
The DeMolay Mother's Circle held its annual Spring tea at Mrs. Sam Prance’s Oliver street home to benefit Bath Chapter. Mothers and friends attended. Mrs. Edward D. True led arrangements assisted by Mrs. Carl Langbehn with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMolay
Bath
Order of DeMolay
Oliver Street
Sam Prance
de Molay
Donald T. Page
Earl Merchant
George Wright
Linwood Temple
Herbert Morse
John Gillespie
Gerard Billington
Cecil Fullerton
Lannes Fuller
Edward D. True
Carl Langbehn
Scout Troop 52 Camps in Camden Hills Weekend
Scouts of Troop 52 from Corliss Street Baptist church hiked and camped in Camden Hills over a weekend. Four cars left the church with 17 boys led by Scoutmaster Roy Lutz Jr and assistants. They cooked their own meals and pitched tents near the ski lodge with climbs to two summits and a return trip arranged by the transportation committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Camden Hills
Roy Lutz, Jr
Truman Wallace
Edward Page
Camden
Cemery
Transportation Committee
Morse High French Club Tours Quebec City Weekend
A Morse High School French Club excursion to Quebec City took place over the weekend. Chaperones Mrs Louise Mayo Mrs Jay Darling Mrs Woodbury Bailey Miss Adena Smith and William Boyce guided students as they visited the war museum wandered the Chateau Frontenac boardwalk toured shops and rode horse drawn carriages with guided tours Saturday afternoon revealing numerous sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Quebec City
Louise Mayo
Jay Darling
Woodbury Bailey
Adena Smith
William Boyce
War Museum
Chateau Frontenac
Page Five
Bath Iron Works buys Washington Street properties
Bath Iron Works Corp purchases several properties on the east side of Washington Street Bath acquiring land and buildings now used by private owners and the Church of the Nazarene The shipyard will demolish existing structures to build a 525 by 80 foot structural assembly facility with cranes up to 50 tons to speed hull subassembly and ship construction plans foresee adjacent unloading areas and potential government aided amortization of costs delayed until a Certificate of Necessity is approved
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas S. Gibbons
Walter C. Rogers
Charles H. Morse
Percy C. Bailey
William E. Sturtevant
Steen Company, Inc
Bath Shipyard
Washington Street
Harold P. Small
Pontiac-Cadillac
South Street
South
Washington Streets
Bath
Church of the Nazarene
Newell
BIW
Harding
Morse High Valedictorian Balances Books and Bright Hobbies
Morse High senior Sue Hagerthy tops the class while balancing cheerleading basketball and cookery. Born in Ashland Maine she moved to Bath and now lives with her mother at 847 A High Street. She enjoys biology history and Latin and spends about two hours nightly on studies alongside active clubs sports and a joke editor role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Dolloff
Morse High
Sue Hagerthy
Ashland
Maine
Carol Sue Hagerthy
Bath
Sally N. Hagerthy
Sue
Cheerleaders
Morse
Leader Corps
Girls Athletic Association
Stover Named Man of the Week at San Diego Naval Station
First Class Petty Officer Austin E. Stover of Bath Maine and son of Rexford B. Stover has been chosen Man of the Week at the San Diego Naval Training Station where he teaches in the VC-11 Power Plants Division. He enlisted in 1942 and served at several bases before being transferred to San Diego in February to lead a new instruction course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin E. Stover
Rexford B. Stover
Front Street
Bath
San Diego Naval Training Station
Stover
Navy
Newport
R. I
Jacksonville
Fla
Norfolk
Power Plants
Smokey
Austin Edward Stover
Memorial Day Observances Planned in City Park
The Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell will speak at Memorial Day services at City Park War Memorial. Parade forms at 10 am from City Park with Floyd Preble as marshal and aides Maurice Warner Gardiner Rogers William Fletcher Clarence Warner. Gold Star families invited to ride. veterans to notify. Memorial Sunday services at Wesley Methodist at 10 10 am on May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver W. Bell
Beacon Street
Wesley Methodist
War Memorial
Soldiers’ Monument
City Park
Washington Street
Linden
Washington
Park
Floyd Preble
Maurice Warner
Gardiner Rogers
William Fletcher
Clarence Warner
American Legion Hall
Wesley Methodist Church
Rev Arnold Appointed Pastor at Beacon Street Church
The Rev Richard Arnold from Farmington has been named pastor of Beacon Street Methodist Church Bath. Bishop John Wesley Lord of Boston announces the appointment. Arnold and his wife with two children will arrive Wednesday to reside in the parsonage and he will preach his first sermon Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Arnold
Farmington
Beacon Street Methodist
John Wesley Lord
Boston
Bangor Theological Seminary
Mr Arnold
Bath
Methodist
Beacon Street
Arnold
Navy Chaplain Delivers Speech at Maine Progressive Union
Lt Cmdr Robert K Wilson of Brunswick Naval Air Station was principal speaker at the Maine Progressive Union anniversary meeting at the Cosmopolitan club house. His talk titled Reflections of a Navy Chaplain drew on combat experiences 1951 to 1954 aboard USS White Plains and USS Oriskany. Seven charter members were honored at luncheon as new officers for 1955 56 were named: Mrs Elwood Stowell president Mrs Edna Armstrong vice president and Mrs Frederick Moffatt secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmdr
Robert K. Wilson
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Maine Progressive Union of Clubs
Cosmopolitan Club
Navy
Cmdr. Wilson
White Plains
Okinawa
Uss
Oriskany
Wilson
William W. Dennison
Bath
Elwood Stowell
Freeport
Ella Millett
Lisbon
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Woolwich Police Reserves Gain Diplomas at Ceremony
Eighteen police reserves from Woolwich and nearby towns received diplomas after 16 weeks of training led by Deputy Sheriff Ed ward Belanger of Topsham. They are authorized to enforce Maine laws when called by officials. Civil Defense leader Ralph A. Price and CD Director C. Bruce Wright lauded the group and local support as 40 attendees enjoyed a rapid ham meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Edward Belanger
Topsham
Maine
Civil Defense Police Services
Ralph A. Price
State CD
C. Bruce Wright
Woolwich Selectmen
Forest A Baker
Clifford B. Motson
Carl H. Pinson, Jr
Wallace J Sheldon
Orville E. Small
Ronald S Bailey
Gerald W. Creamer
Power Squadron Installs Officers Friday Evening
The Kennebec River Power Squadron held its installation of officers and a graduation dinner Friday at the Calumet club in Augusta. Attending the 115 guests were District Cmdr. George J. Wells and Mrs Wells of Laconia New Hampshire district treasurer Sheldon Miner and Mrs. Miner Cmdr Elmer B. Williams and Mrs. Williams from Kennebec Bath Lt Cmdr Howard W. Mayo and Mrs. Mayo Dr. Lawrence Averill secretary and Mrs. Averill Wiscasset Flag Lt Harold P. Small and Mrs. Small Bath district education officer Dr. Lindsay Lord and Mrs. Lory of the Casco Bay squadron. Also present from Casco Bay Cmdr Franklin R. Smith and Past
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec River Power Squadron
Calumet Club
Augusta
George J. Wells
Wells
Laconia
N. H
Sheldon Miner
Miner
Elmer B. Williams
Kennebec
Greater Bath Churches Set Annual Meeting Friday
The Greater Bath Council of Churches will hold its annual meeting Friday at 7.30 pm in the Church of the New Jerusalem, Middle. A featured speaker from the National Council of Churches, W. P. Buckwalter, will discuss Our Cooperative Outreach. Officers election and department reports follow. each member church may send five delegates. All interested people are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bath
Maine Council of Churches
National Council of Churches
W. P. Buckwalter
Greater
Richmond Man Released Under $4,000 Bonds Here
A former Bath municipal court recorder, John Quarrington of Richmond, was released on $4,000 bond for a June 2 hearing on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and embezzlement. He did not plead at arraignment before Judge Gardiner R. Deering. Quarrington, who runs a law office and has real estate and insurance interests, was arrested Tuesday night at his attorney's Yar mouth home. Complainant Owen McGurty, Richmond, alleges paying $35 for auto insurance not delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
John Quarrington
Richmond
Gardiner R. Deering
Quarrington
Bernard Holdsworth
Charles Bartlett
Yarmouth
Owen McGurty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dike P.T.A
Scout Troop
Morse French Club
Bath Iron Works Corp
Maine Progressive Union
Cosmopolitan Club House
Winfield Morse
Winneganee
Nellie S. Hunter
Alice Johnson
Roscoe P. McFadden
Mildred G. Nichols
Edward Murphy
Warwick
Man of the
San Diego
N.T.S
Beacon Street Church
B.N.A.S
William Bryant
Nellie D’arcy
Albert Whitney
Woolwich C. C
Church Council
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