John Taylor Resigns as Parish Clerk After 30 Years
John N. Taylor steps down as parish clerk of Winter Street Church after three decades of service at the 161st annual meeting. Charles E. Hewitt Jr. elected to fill the post, with Elmer B. Williams as treasurer and other officers named. The church and parish discussed finances, by laws, and a new Winter Street Church Memorial Fund was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Taylor
Winter St. Church
Winter Street Congregational Church
Society
John N. Taylor
Taylor
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Elmer B. Williams
John Morse, Jr
Prudential Committee
Allan Spear
Charles B. Doyle
Ira D. Nadine
Raymond Farnham
Williams
Roy I. Lawrence
Ladies’ Aid
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Monroe Carlton
Winter Street Church
Harry L. Horne
A. Dent Caton
Ralph
Bath Areas United Fund tops goal with gifts and pledges
Bath Area United Fund Inc. surpassed its 42 905.23 goal delivering over 43000 in gifts and pledges in Bath and surrounding communities. President William F. Mussenden praised volunteers and employers for strong participation and noted excess funds will back member agencies in disasters or emergencies. The campaign, co-chaired by Rev Oliver W Bell and Howard W Mayo, ends as returns continue arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Area
United Fund
Bath
William F. Mussenden
Howard W. Mayo
Bathas
From Bath Attends Aging Conference in Augusta
About 350 attended the second Conference and Workshop on Aging sponsored by the governor's committee on aging at the House of Representatives in Augusta. Bath participants included church and nursing members with sessions on community planning and resource needs for aging populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Governor’s Committee On
House of Representatives
Augusta
Oliver W. Bell
Wesley Methodist Church
Bath Public Health Nursing Association
Burton W. Taylor
Bowdoin College
W. Fred Mayes
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Jeanette Pitkin
Jacqueline Wright
Eleanor Merchant
Clinton Fleming
Floyd Carter
James Welner
Topsham
Auxiliary
Gideons International
Fleming
Bath City Parking Lot Nears Completion
Bath prepares its first municipal parking lot on Water street west side. This week marks progress with 52 parking spaces painted and meter posts installed. Two meter types will govern rates: all day and four hour limits. The lot, used heavily by motorists since tar surface was laid, is expected to open in early month.
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Bath
Water Street
Bath Man Injured When Car Hits Abutment
A 23 year old Bathman David T. Snow of 1190 Washington Street was hospitalized Monday after his late model car struck a concrete abutment on Leeman highway near the High street bridge. He suffered a lacerated nose and possible chest injuries, and his vehicle, with about $600 damage, was towed from the scene after he reached for a pack of cigarettes while driving about 30 mph.
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Bathman
Leeman Highway
David T. Snow
Washington Street
Memorial Hospital
Snow
High Street
YMCA Director Addresses Rotary Club on Y Programs
Bernard E. Varnum introduced Torrey who spoke about YMCA work at the local Y for children eight years old and over. He noted challenges in running the program and called for more adult assistance. Visiting Rotarian Robert Stewart of Westbrook attended the noon Central church parish house meeting.
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Bath
Judge Deering Bags Early Deer in Somerset County
Maine judge Gar diner R Deering was among the first hunters this season. In Somerset County last week he bagged a 200 pound eight point buck within minutes after legal shooting time on Monday October 22 opening day in the northern counties.
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Gardiner R. Deering
Maine
Somerset County
Judge Deering
Talk On Reserve Force Given At Junior High P T A
Capt Elvin Bryant commanded officer of the Lewiston training center spoke at Bath Junior High P T A outlining U S Reserve Forces from farmers militia origins to a ready reserve plan. He described the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 enabling enlistment at 17 to 18 in high school with one night weekly training and six months active duty after graduation followed by years in the Ready Reserve. Lt John W Long and Col Gerald Chapman spoke on District duties and Fort Williams command. The meeting planned a November 14 National Education Week tea to fund library books, with a large volunteer committee and ticket sales by P T A members.
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Elvin Bryant
Lewiston
Bath
P.T.A
U. S
United States
Bryant
John W. Long
Maine Military District
Gerald Chapman
Fort Williams
Francis Bertrand
Edward L. Kinder
Helen Hayes
Alfred Oxton
John Wakefield
James I. Nostall
Betty Eaton
William F Mussenden
William M Hodges
Kinder
Roger M. Luke
Bath School Health Council
Health Council
Thefts From Autos Mounting In Bath
Bath police report rising auto thefts with tires and wheel from a car owned by Jane Stevens and tire casings from Sears Roebuck, plus recurring gas cap thefts along Middle Street as investigators review all angles.
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Bath
Edward L Gaudreau
Jane Stevens
Middle Street
Joseph Murphy
Sears, Roebuck
Sparky the Bath fire mascot injured at blaze
Sparky the Bath Fire Department mascot a dalmation is in a Brunswick veterinary hospital after stepping on a broken bottle at a Middle street woods fire scene. He sustained a paw cut and will stay for three days for treatment, firefighters said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparky
Bath
Middle Street Woods
Brunswick
Miss Conley Named President of County Teachers Assn
Katharine Conley of Morse High school was elected president of the Lincoln-Sagadahoc County Teachers Association at its annual convention at Boothbay Region High School. She succeeds Harry Hildebrandt of Nobleboro. Other officers include Gladys Lewis vice president, Margaret Flaherty secretary treasurer, Harold Brown auditor. Executive committee members are Hildebrandt, Gwyneth Smith, William Zucchi, Ralph Hilton. Linwood Abbott led the nominating committee. life membership in the National Education Association was awarded to Supt. Stanwood Gilman of Phippsburg. The association invited its 1957 convention to be held here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Conley
Morse High School
Lincoln-Sagadahoc County Teachers Association
Boothbay Region
Harry Hildebrandt
Nobleboro
Gladys Lewis
Pemaquid
Margaret Flaherty
Bath
Harold Brown
Hildebrandt
Gwyeth Smith
Topsham
William Zucchi
Waldoboro
Ralph Hilton
Wiscasset
Linwood Abbott
Stanwood Gilman
Phippsburg
Hope Updegraff
Ida Chase
Bristol
Robert Clunie
Newcastle
National Education Association
Music Association concert fills Morse High auditorium
A capacity audience attended the Bath Area Civic Music Association concert at Morse High School Tuesday evening featuring Pierre Luboshutz and Genia Nemenoff. The famed duo presented a 25th wedding anniversary program with several encores and curtain calls, including works by Handel, Schumann, Khachaturian, Debussy, Chopin, and themes from Die Fledermaus. Gunner Sewall introduced the artists and hosted a reception at his Washington street home with his wife. The series continues January 10 with the Vienna Choir Boys, then February and April concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Pierre Luboshutz
Genia Nemenoff
Bath Area
Robert Schumann
Khachaturian
Lindaraja
Debussy
Chopin
Ormaus
Luboshutz
Gunner Sewall
Sewall
Association
Washington Street
Camden
Vienna Choir Boys
Israeli Raid Near Aqaba Sparks War Fears
Reports from Jerusalem say Israeli forces pushed into Egypt near Aqaba and attacked a base near a road to the Suez Canal. Troops reportedly moved to Kuntila over 40 miles north, and U S and United Nations officials held emergency meetings amid fear of a broader war.
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David Ben Gurion
Israel
Gaza Strip
Eisenhower
Owever
Egypt
Suez Canal
International
Jerusalem
Israel Defense
Aq’ Aba
Map
Kuntilla
Washington
U. N
Central Press
BIW Wins Two Guided Missile Destroyer Contracts
Bath Iron Works announced signing two contracts to build guided missile frigates in Washington for 40.54 million dollars. Construction begins in eight to ten months, with no impact on current employment of about 2,500 workers. BIW now has six ships at various stages and expects further work to maintain the workforce.
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Bath Iron Works Corporation
Washington, D. C
BIW
U.S.S. Mitscher
U.S.S. John S. McCain
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Margaret Chase Smith
Bath Times
Navy Department
The
Times
Senator Smith
Frederick G. Payne
Washington
Miss Bath Scholarship Pageant Crown Goes To Carol Anne Bartels
Carol Anne Bartels, a 17 year old Morse High School senior from Missouri, won the first Miss Bath Scholarship Pageant in Bath Maine, earning a $250 scholarship fund and a chance to compete in the Miss Maine Scholarship Pageant in Portland. She placed over seven others. Elizabeth Anne Bull was second, Leilani Jane Hill third runner up. Master of ceremonies was Bruce McGorrill. judges included Miss Mary Ellen Sanborn and local officials.
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Morse High School
Bath
Carol Anne Bartels
Missouri
E. J. Bartels
Maine
Portland
Mary Ellen Sanborn
Gardiner
Harold J. Carter
Noble Grand
Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows
New Hampshire
Bartels
Brunswick Naval Air Base
Harvey Chubbuck
Woolwich
Constance Elizabeth Gray
Woodrow Gray
Georgetown
Charlene Hazel Guynn
Edmund Guynn
Sippi
Emily D’aversa
Connecticut
Donna Glennis Maxson
Scott Maxson
Lois Elaine Stone
Louis H. Stone
Bruce McGorrill
Miss Sanborn
David Astor
John A. Greene, Jr
Ralph Forbes
Richard H. Haskell
Miss Bath
Lois
Halloween Party Entertains Local Children at Staples Home
A group of youngsters aged four to 13 enjoyed a Halloween party Tuesday afternoon hosted by Mrs. T L Lovell Staples and Mrs. Joseph Vaillancourt at 853 High Street. Traditional games entertained the children while refreshments included cider doughnuts candy and cookies. Tea was served to attending parents. Guests included Jimmy Judy Mary and Linda Staples Joseph Daniel Bert Bonnie Vaillancourt Jerry Aubut Billy Wing Cathy Bourget David Rowell Wayne McLeod and Diane Tapley.
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T L Ovell Staples
Joseph Vaillancourt
Cathy Bourget
David Rowell
Wayne McLeod
Diane Tapley
Navy Office At BIW Gives 253 to United Fund
The Office of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding Bath Navy Yard reports a total of 253 in cash and pledges donated toward the Bath Area United Fund. The supervisor will hand the amount to United Fund Drive headquarters in a lump sum and expects greater success next year as coverage expands and people understand the goals.
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Navy Office
BIW
United Fund
U. S. Navy
Naval Inspector of Ordnance
Bath
Bath Area
United Fund Drive
Total of 158 New Voters Register Here
The Bath Board of Registration closed its doors at 9 pm after registering 158 voters for the November 6 presidential election. Of these, 79 enrolled as Republicans, 54 as Independents, and 25 as Democrats. The board will reopen at 10 am on election day to correct any errors or omissions on the voting lists.
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Bath Board of Registration
Democrats Board
False alarm at Box 54 fire call clears without blaze
An alarm from Box 54 at Washington and Oak streets rang at 11 45 a m Wednesday. Firemen arrived but found no fire, recording it as a false alarm. It marked the first such alert in many months in the city.
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Washington and
Oak Streets
Former Head Of Children's Home Honored At Dinner
Mrs. Merna A. Foulkes retired as superintendent of the Maine State Military and Naval Children's Home in Augusta and was feted at a testimonial dinner at Hotel North. Maine officials and fellow superintendents attended, praising her seven years of service. she received a brooch and purse.
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Merna A. Foulkes
Maine State Military and Naval Children's Home
Hotel North
Maine
Norman A. Greenlaw
Foulkes
Greenlaw
Bath
Betty Dunton
Alice B Suilphen
Kenneth Burns
Maine Institutional Services
Burns
Esther Dudley
Francis H. Sleeper
Augusta State Hospital
Sleeper
Harold A. Pooler
Bangor State Hospital
Poole
Pineapple Salad With Cottage Cheese Centers
Arrange drained pineapple slices on salad greens and fill centers with mounds of cottage cheese sprinkled with minced parsley. Serve with mayonnaise thinned by pineapple syrup and a touch of prepared mustard.
C Lloyd Hooker Elected President District 3 P T A
C Lloyd Hooker of Bath was elected president of District Three, Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers at the district annual meeting held Thursday night at Rockport Elementary School. He succeeds Mrs Charles T Small. Officers include Mrs Letha Proctor Boothbay Harbor vice president and Mrs Harry S Larrabee Jr West Bath secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lloyd Hooker
Bath
Maine
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Distict
Rockport
Hooker
Chares T. Small
Letha Proctor
Boothbay Harbor
Harry S. Larrabee, Jr
West Bath
Levon Cederstrom
Daniel Matter
William Greene
Leonard S. Smith
Dail Matter
McClure CAHILL'S SERVICE STATION Ad Offers Fair Dealing
Deal with confidence any new or used car purchased from McClure backed by thirty six years of fair dealing. Ask his customers, not kin competitors and prove it for yourself by buying your next car from McClure CAHILL'S SERVICE STATION Leeman Highway Dial 3-9898.
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McClure
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Abbott
James Hanson
Pilgrim Fellowship
Morse
Visitation
Hewitt
Joseph A Coss
Winter Street
Wallace Gower
Henry McCabe
Edgar Leavitt
Charles Haggett
Clifford B. Wilband
Scott Golder
Wallace Ham
Nellie D'Arcy
Alice Johnson
Munroe Carlton
Martin Sargent
Roy Lawrence
Ibra Lawrence
Edward True
Merton Bradway
Donald Freeman
Morton Young
Carl Albee
W. H. McGlinchy
Harry Horne
John Parker
Joseph Coss
Marion Berry
Roscoe McFadden
Milton Trott
Barbara Abbott
Marion Rittall
Priscilla Cullen
Evelyne Percy
Evelyn Wyman
Evelyn Patton
Barbara Caton
Gloria
YMCA
Rotary Club
Fire Department
Tom Aidock
Michigan State
Music Assn
Tel Aviv
Tsyria
Zserusalen
TrersHesa
EL Sabha
Roaba
Children’s Home
Richard Johnson
Orono
Joseph I. Smith
Maine P. T. A. Bulletin
Howard Bowen
Hallowell
Philip Gildart
Bangor
Cahill’s Service Station
Leeman
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