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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1956

Page

3

55th Annual Wiscasset Alumni Meeting Set for June 11

The 55th annual Wiscasset Alumni Association meeting will be at Memorial Gym on June 11 with a business session at 6 30 and banquet at 7. Attendees should notify the secretary by June 1. Miss Jean Groves, a home economics teacher, had a bridal shower at Mrs. Bernard McFadden’s on Federal Street.

Wiscasset Alumni Association Memorial Gymnasium Jean Groves Bernard McFadden Federal Street Bertha Day Jean Hilton Aston Witham Elinor Sanford Katherine Thompson Edna Wilson Rankin Phyllis Lewis Gladys Light Freda Brown Ava Barton Jean Toothaker Dorothy Spgar Joan Michaud Elinor Huber Ethel Stover Judy McFadden Miss Graves Robert Fernald Mount Desert Bar Harbor High School Bradford - Sortwell - Wright Post American Legion St. Philip's Church St. Philip’s Church Boylston Hutchins Sewall Hutchins Judy Harry Shea James Jane Joan Kaler Edgar Betty Helen Rankin Pamela Rines Linda Cowley Paul Erskine Kenneth E. Cain Venice Califis Norman Chancellor Lowelltown Paul Huber California Lee Wallace Miami Fla Amna Goad John L. Blagdon Macorda Corner Main Fort Hill Street Walcott Andrews New York Bath Road J. Kenneth Burnham J. William Schulze Europe

Four Bath Young People To Graduate from Burdett College

Four Morse High School graduates will join Burdett College's 77th commencement at John Hancock Hall Boston on Friday June 8. Claudia Carter Judith Crooker Robert Champagne Jr and Thomas Wing will graduate with secretarial accounting and sales management majors, all class of Morse High School 1954 55.

Morse High School Burdett College Boston John Hancock Hall Claudia J. Carter Harold J. Carter North Street Judith D. Crooker Elmer Crooker High Street Robert L. Champagne, Jr Joseph A Morse Burdett College of Business Administration

Talks On United Fund At Club 42

Richard MacLennan of the Bath Area Chamber of Commerce spoke at Club Forty-Two on the United Fund Drive October 15 to 30. He explained budget committees review agency needs and that agencies are vetted before admission, with payroll deduction support pledged by local industries.

Richard MacLennan Bath Area United Fund MacLennan John Tarbox John Sturtevant Allen Thayer Leonard Smith William Ketchum Everett Cooke Maurice Owen Paul Hart Joseph Mullaney Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital

Past Ladies Club Social Meeting and June Guest

The Past Ladies club of Myrtle Lodge, Odd Ladies, met Monday at Mrs. Fannie Waterman’s West Bath home. Members planned the June 8 Maine Government LL. O. of I. O. L. session at the G A R hall and will host a Central Congregational church parish house reception for Louise Rogers and Alice Lewis.

Myrtle Lodge Odd Ladies Fannie Waterman Foster’s Point Road West Bath Maine LL. O G. A. R. Hall Central Congregational Church Louise Rogers Alice Lewis Lucelia Blake Sadie Savage Pearl Campbell Ann Burnham Alice Rideout Gertrude Stewart Jennie Cameron E. Theresa Hill Sadie Davis Mary Gillespie Lizzie Chaney Eva Atwood Bath Florida Nellie G. Hunt Bangor

Mrs. Andrews Piano Pupils Give Recital On Monday

Piano pupils of Esther F Andrews held a well attended recital Monday evening at Central church parish house. First year soloists included Stephen Mayo Susan Minott Donna Gurney Virginia McDaniels Anita Cyr Stephen King Suzanne King Alice Preble Robert McElman Evelyn King Richard Mayo Betsy Goldstein Mary Ann Hardy. Second year and advanced students featured Thomas Bertocci Judith Farnham Douglas Hodges Sandra McIntosh Linda Reay May Ann Hardy Barbara Buffam Nancy Keegan Teri Lee Wade Harry Dunlap 3rd Vicki Norton Richard Keegan Callie Norton Alison Turpie and Nancy Dearborn. Refreshments followed.

Esther F. Andrews Central Church Parish House Stephen Mayo Susan Minott Donna Gurney Virginia McDaniels Anita Cyr Stephen King Suzanne King Alice Preble Robert McElman Evelyn King Richard Mayo Betsy Goldstein Mary Ann Hardy Thomas Bertocci Judith Farnham Douglas Hodges Sandra McIntosh Linda Reay May Ann Hardy Barbara

Assails Crazy Drivers Key to Safer Roads

Amos E. Neuhart of Pennsylvania State University urges psychiatric tests to reduce crashes by screening stability and attitudes. He notes poor driver training doubles accident risk and cites his birth of the first driver training course in 1934. Manager Ernie White began with the Nashville Vols in 1949 in Bluefield West Virginia.

University Park America Amos E. Neuhart Institute of Public Safety Pennsylvania State University Ernie White Nashville Vols Bluefield W. Va

Woolwich Social Roundup and Memorial Day Observance

Woolwich highlights include a Friday evening reception for Harris Schulten with Kennebec school guests and a lawn dance, a June 2 Kennebec school graduation at Day's Ferry, and a pre nuptial shower for Natalie Edwards and Adrian Leveille Jr. The town observed Memorial Day at Moatsweag Baptist church with Rev. Stephen Sidebotham speaking, and community clubs adjusted meetings to June 9 and June 18. Local weddings, travel, nursing careers, and notable visits fill out a busy community scene.

T. Tarpy Schulten Harris Kennebec School Carol Tanner Connie Howe Donna Youland Leanna Hathorne Patty Hathorne Charlene Soule Grace Brown Ann Nihlen Patty Maguire Edwards Miss Edwards Morse High Eastern Maine General Hospital School of Nursing Bangor Woolwich Moatsweag Baptist Church Stephen William Sanders Harvey Chubbuck Good Will Club Harry Fitch Sagadahoc Ferry Howard Kirkpatrick Richard Campbell

Two Bids Open for Razing Of Central Fire Station

Two bids to raze the old Central Fire Station on Water Street were opened in the Bath Parking District offices of City Manager Stanley W. Judkins. The Kennebec Salvage Co. bid $1,862, Charles F Marble bid $2,300. no award yet.

Water Street Stanley W. Judkins Bath Kennebec Salvage Co Charles F. Marble South Street

Whistled to School at Franklin Junior High

In Green Bay Wisconsin children at the Franklin Junior High ignore the empty school bell. Instead a steam whistle, built by school engineer George Bunker from an automobile exhaust pipe, signals classes. The whistle can be heard for two miles.

Green Bay Wis Franklin Junior High School George Bunker

Arrowsic Mothers Club Activities Include Immunizations

The Mothers Club of Arrowsic organized an immunization clinic in Bath with booster shots and vaccinations led by Dr Virginia Hamilton. Transport duties were handled by Mrs Fran Rittall and Mrs George Stafford.

Mothers Club Virginia Hamilton Bath Fran Rittall George Stafford Fisher School Frank Rittall Raymond Ainsworth Arrowsic Town Hall Mel Howe Ronald Rittall Robert Phinney Darrell Lawrence Enos Gaudet Arrowsic School John Drayton Norman Drummond

Thieves Loot Moonshine Exhibit St Augustine Fla

Deputy Sheriff Noah Carter names suspects who stole parts of four stills from a tourist exhibit on U S highway A1A near St Augustine. Officials say the burglars aimed to learn moonshining methods rather than merely steal.

St Augustine, Fla Noah Carter U. S. Highway A la Here

Bath Road Work Continues As State Crew Paves Streets

North Bath saw highway department graders at work last week with State crews and trucks arriving Friday to pave the roads. Local residents note two scarlet tanagers observed Thursday. Hospital and family news include Elmer Rogers and Elwin Farrar returning from Bath Memorial Hospital, and Dale Curtis Rockefeller born Saturday at Bath Memorial weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces.

Bath Highway Department North Bath State Highway Department Elmer Rogers Bath Memorial Hospital James Rockefeller Dale Curtis Harry Cindy Higgins Harry Higgins Brunswick Elwin Farrar Ray Kneeland Rooke Farm Togus Hospital Alice Dougall Portland David Lloyd Earl Haines Lemont Street Bath Karen Young George Young Maine General Hospital Arthur Goulette Stevie Biddeford Clarence Brown Shirley Seekins Carla

West Bath Drama Club Meets Thursday Night

The West Bath Drama Club held its rehearsal for the June 25 variety show at the grange hall. The secretary will write to county granges inviting members, makeup donations were received from Thelma Sylvester, and new members Jacqueline Frost Carol Worden Virginia Wallace Sylvia McCorr and Jean Chambers were initiated. Members present included Bonnie Belanger John Lander Doris Doughty Eunice Coombs Pauline Belanger Jean Belanger Brenda Brewer Loretta Barter William Garand Jr George Gammon Phyllis Gagner Roger McNelly Arvella Holbrook Rita Hennessey and guest Nancy Holbrook.

West Bath Drama Club Grange Hall Thelma Sylvester Eunice Coombs Doris Doughty John Lander William Garand, Jr Jacqueline Frost Carol Worden Virginia Wallace Sylvia McCorr Jean Chambers Bonnie Belanger Pauline Belanger Jean Belanger Brenda Brewer Loretta Barter William ¢Garand George Gammon Phyllis Gagner Roger McNelly Arvella Holbrook Rita Hennessey Nancy Holbrook

Miss Sue Stover Pre nuptial Shower in Bath

Miss Sue Stover guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower hosted by Mrs Eugene E Herrin at her West Bath home. She is set to wed Paul Jardine Guiou on June 9 at 2 30 p.m. at Winter Street Congregational church. Guests from Bath Brunswick West Bath Sebasco Bowdoinham Woolwich and nearby towns attended the social hour and refreshments.

John Hiltman New York Leveroni Barley Neck Road North Scituate Mass Edith Leveroni Charles Leveroni North Quincy Woolwich Hiltman Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing Jamaica Plain Crippled Children's Camp Rome Bath Memorial Hospital Hugo's Lighthouse Cohasset Chester Leeman Wayne Ralph Bowers Duncan Farrell Susan Peter Patricia Atwood Bath William Thornton North Woolwich Portland Barbara Thornton Maine Medical Center Miss Thornton Thornton Dwight Hale Elathera Bahama Islands Bath Iron Works Hale Stanwood Gilman Woolwich Central School Nequasset Joanne Wold Raymond Hinkley William Sanders Louise Donnell Auburn Day’s Ferry Saybrook Conn Allen Atwood Barley Neck Road Leeman Kendall Holmes Mary Hall Pearl Reed Edith Rice Sagadahoc Ferry Ethel Bailey Sarah Potter Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Richmond Rebekah Assembly of Maine Beulah Rebekah Lodge Everett Rice John Ketty Gamble Morse High Lawrence Edwards Parker Head Salvation Army Frank J. Walker Capitol Island Larry’s Bangor Natalie Edwards Eastern Maine General Hospital School of Nursing James F. Dunton Phipps Point Greeley Colo Brockton Costello P. Hall Edward V. Reed Sagadahoe Ferry Eben Dana Boston Dana Allen Beane U.S. A Alaska St. Albans Veterans’ Hospital Boothbay Harbor Arthur Beane The River Road Nora Lawson St. Johnsbury William Emerson Fred Lawson Arrowsic Philadelphia San Diego Calif Navy Gertrude Phinney Spinney Mills Charlottesville Richard Tice Texas Frank Rittall Ronald Raymond Ainsworth Bion Leslie Fort Williams Cape Elizabeth Hugh Eisenhauer Chester McCall Winslow Waterville Charles Paradis South Portland William Potter Maine Dorothy McBride Stephen Donald Richard Danials Andover McBride Russell Sturmer Franklin Wyght Falmouth Wright Elmer ‘Lawrence Ibra K. Lawrence Old Stage Road Lawrence R. Vail Five Islands Howard O. Frye Block House Point Horatio L. Baker Sue Stover Eugene E. Herrin West Bath Rexford B. Stover Front Street Miss Stover Paul Jardine Guiou Winter Street Congregational Church Rexford Stover Warren P. Munsey Roland Pouliot Bruce London James Footer Henry Henrikson John Rockefeller Frank Torrey Shirley Smart Barbara Wilson Sally True Gayle Fitzgerald George Wyman Austin Stover Brunswick Lewis Kingsbury Louton Wallace Sebasco Donald Foster Bowdoinham Mark Crowley

Corliss Street Church Brotherhood Plans August Clam Bake

Corliss Street Baptist church brothers met in the Deering room to discuss renovating the former Weeks street school into a recreation building and Sunday School rooms. President Hilton Libby led a business session that voted for an August clam bake with William Paisley Melvin Pratt and Raymond Cummings organizing. A movie titled The Power of a Tree was shown during social hour and refreshments served.

Brotherhood of Corliss Street Baptist Church Deering Room Weeks Street Hilton Libby William Paisley Melvin Pratt Raymond Cummings

Octorara Ship Ends Its Long Pilgrim Journey

The Octorara, a famed American passenger ship built on the Great Lakes, served there for thirty years before becoming a troopship in the Pacific. Her Buffalo to Duluth voyage covered 2952 miles, reflecting the Lakes’ vast span. The tale underlines maintaining a merchant marine in peace for wartime strength.

Great Lakes Pacific Buffalo Duluth Mississippi American Merchant Marine Institute

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