Winter Street Church Holds Annual Parish Meeting and Supper
Winter Street Congregational church held its annual parish meeting after a parish supper attended by about 150. New officers were elected for both parish and church, reports were submitted, and committees were reorganized with a rotary system. A World Service committee was formed, and plans included monthly group suppers to conduct church business and to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
True
John F. Cooke
Newpoet Baptist Hospital
Boson
Kenneth
Sagadahoc Pomona Meeting at Bodwell Grange
The October Sagadahoc Pomona meeting was held October 26 at Bodwell Grange Small Point with all officers present except Ceres and members of the executive committee. Dinner was served noon by host grange ladies chaired by Mrs Maurice Blair. Visitors from Kennebec county attended and Jacquelines Chubbuck of Woolwich grange was named as an alternate for Apple Princess at the Cumberland county Pomona meeting. A Woolwich group performed for Cumberland attendees and the principal of Woolwich Central School Robert Melanson led his glee club. Reports from subordinate granges were given and fund raising ideas discussed. The program featured remarks by Bath fire chief Richard Frates and a Europe trip recap by Frederick Morse. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Congregational Church
Ladies Aid
Allan Spear
John Taylor
Elmer Williams
Edward D. True
Prudential Committee
Leland Patten
Trust Fund
Martin V. B. Sargent
Pasor
Jane Goodman
Sargent
John Cooke
Linwood Abbott
Henry McCabe
Ellen Smith
Susan Reed
Sagadahoc Pomona
Bodwell Grange
Small Point
Lauriston Trott
Ceres
Dora Royal
Margaret Morse
Flora
Merriconeag
Kennebec County
Jacqueline Chubbuck
Woolwich Grange
Cumberland County
Pomona
Miss Chubbuck
Robert Melanson
Woolwich Central School
Glee Club
Shirley Beal
Jerry Hanson
Janice Lebel
Gary Worden
Marjorie Bourget
Melanson
Channel
Esther Alexander
Anna Hanson
Dromore
Ralph Ryan
Dirigo
Florence Stilphen
Merrymeeting
Alice Larrabee
Sagadahoc
Lauretta Wilson
Topsham
Ethel MacDonald
West Bath
Frank Bailey
Woolwich
Viola White
Millward Patten
Harry Rackley
State of Maine
Joseph Larrabee
Richard Frates
Bath
Frederick Morse
Europe
National Grange
America
Dr Buley Speaks At Lincoln Sagadahoc Teachers Meet
Dr Hilton Buley president of New Haven State Teachers College was the principal speaker at the Lincoln Sagadahoc County Teachers Association annual meeting held at Morse High School. The session elected Perry Hildebrandt of Lincoln Academy president succeeding Charlotte W Francis. Officers include Katharine Conley vice president and Gladys Lewis secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton Buley
New Haven
Gladys D. Lewis
Bristol
Francis
Wiscasset
Albert H. Barlow
Boothbay
Richard C. Wallace
Damariscotta
Frederick W Sproul
Waldoboro
Ralph Hilton
Arlene Stuart
Earl Cooper
Gloria Witham
Bath
Robert Lawrence
Boothbay Harbor
Alfred Bracy
Union 74
Philip Annas
State Department of Education
Frances Plumstead
Armand Michaud
Violet Smith
Hattie Cox
Topsham
Berenice M. Colby
Hildebrandt
Alpheus Sanford
Harry Acelon
Aston Witham
William Zucchi
Loring R. Addison
Edward L. McMonagle
Division of Administration
Mildred Damon
NEA
Claire Rivers Moody
Margaret Flaherty
Morse High School
James McLaughlin Retires After 37 Years at Bath Post Office
Veteran letter carrier James E. McLaughlin retires after 37 years with Bath Post Office. He will be feted Nov 9 by fellow workers, ending a long career delivering mail in all weather. A Massachusetts native, he later lived at 55 Willow Street and plans winter travel to California with his wife and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. McLaughlin
Bath
James FE. McLaughlin
Jimmy
North Street
Massachusetts
Ferry Street
Texas Steamship Company
Sagadahoc Council
K. of C
North End Community Club
Bath Lions Club
McLaughlin
Willow Street
James E. McLaughlin, Jr
California
Maine Welfare Conference Set for November Dates
The Maine Welfare Conference will be held November 17 and 18 at the Augusta Armory. Miss Maude Kemp of Bath chairs the program with key speakers including Dr. Marie Skodak, Dr. John C. Nemiah, Dr. James Storer, and Rev. James R. Thomson. Six institutes led by welfare experts cover aging, casework, rehabilitation, and adoption among other topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Augusta Armory
Maude Kemp
Bath
Marie Skodak
Flint
Mich
University of Iowa
John C. Nemiah
Massachusetts General Hospital
James Storer
Bowdoin College
James R. Thomson
Good Will Homes and Schools
Hinckley
Gladys Fisher
New York State Dept. of Social Welfare
Governor's Committee On Aging
Ruth Abrams
Boston University School of Social Work
Max P. Good
Marguerite, Meyer
Family Service Assn
Boston
District Deputy Will Visit Bath Elks November Visit
Alfred L Boldue district deputy will make his official visitation to the Bath Lodge of Elks Friday evening November 25. Past Exalted Ruler Harold V Fielding named chairman of the visitation committee. Thanksgiving party planned for Saturday November 26. Three American scientists and two Japanese received fellowships at the Weizmann Institute of Science during 1955-56. The largest Bermuda catch to date was a 345 pound blue marlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred L. Boldue
Bath
Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel
BIW Workers Approve CIO Contract At Meetings
Local members of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America CIO ratified a new two year contract with Bath Iron Works at meetings on Oct 26. Pay hikes totaling 7.3 percent took effect Oct 24 and a list of benefits including higher life insurance, increased accident and health coverage, and full hospital coverage under Blue Cross were approved. Ratification marks BIW’s first contract with a CIO union after a previous AFL defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
CIO
Bath Iron Works Corp
Iumswa
BIW
City Hall
Eugene McCabe
Boston
New England
Morse High School
Biw-Cio
Blue Cross
McCabe
Morse
Bath Iron Works
AFL
Bath
Maine
Spiller Retires After 30 Years at Bath Navy Yard
Capt John A. Spiller was honored at the Navy Office Bath Iron Works in Bath for retirement after more than three decades of naval service. He arrived in May 1952 as shipbuilding supervisor and will reside in California with wife after leaving for new home. Capt Stanley M. Alexander succeeds him as shipbuilding supervisor and brings a strong record from Pearl Harbor Navy Yard and MIT Naval Construction School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Spiller
Navy
Bath Iron Works Corp
Spiller
Bath
Stanley M. Alexander
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Navy Office
Bath Iron Works
Naval
California
Alexander
United States Naval Academy
Naval Construction School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pearl Harbor
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Fort McNair
Washington, D. C
Columbian Group
Pacific Reserve Fleet
Wilmington
Del
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Philippine Islands Naval Base
Needlework Guild Plans For Tea And Exhibition
Bath Branch of the Needlework Guild of America plans a tea and exhibition at the Cosmopolitan club on Wednesday afternoon November 9 from 2 30 to 4 30. Dated articles donated for the annual project will be shown, including children's clothes bedding and household linens for hospitals homes and charitable institutions. The Guild has aided local groups and lists members and sponsors in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Needlework Guild of America
Cosmopolitan Club
Public Health Nursing Association
Welfare Department
Hyde Memorial Home
Bath Memorial Hospital
State Military and Naval Children’s Home
Salvation Army
Edwin R. Andrews
Edward A Cummings
Fred Cary
Frederick E. Drake
Mary F. Gibbons
Frank Given
Douglas Dearborn
Walter Glidden
Eastham Guild, Jr
W Dayton Hill
William F Mussenden
Edward D. True
Donald N. Small
Bowen Torrey
Edward Sewall, Jr
Arthur L King
Omar R. King
Roger M Luke
Duncan McInnes
Arthur Sewall 2d
Roger Skillings
Allan
Bowen Speaks at Bath PTA District Fall Meeting
Howard L. Bowen president of the Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers was principal speaker at the District 3 Fall meeting at Bath Junior High School. He traced PTA history and outlined aims, answered questions, and led a discussion on the White House Conference with Mrs Isadore Singer. Delegates named include Mrs Harry S Larrabee Jr and others from Bath Bowdoinham Rockland Boothbay Harbor. About 60 attended representing 14 units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. Bowen
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
PTA
Bath
Bowen
White House
Isadore Singer
Maine
Elliot Barlow
Boothbay Harbor
Granville Colby
Pres
Loring
Addison
Washington
Gladys de Wever
Harry Larrabee, Jr
Francis Bertrand
Lenard Smith
George Carey
Charles T Small
Boy Scouts of
Troop 99
Louis A Dple
Moody Flint
David Vachon
Daniel Perry
Bath P T. A. Central Council
State Master To Install Officers At West Bath Grange
West Bath Grange announces State Master Maynard Dolloff and staff will install new officers on November 7 with a 6 30 supper preceding ceremonies A volunteer program filled the evening in the speaker absence Readings songs and a nickel match highlighted the event with church and community figures participating and a call for help with hall prep and a covered dish gathering afterward
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Dolloff
West Bath Grange
Grange
E. M. Harris
Cambridge
Mass
Mattie Collis
Ethel MacDonald
Margaret Morse
Ruth
Doris Doughty
William Small, Jr
Frances St. Martin
E. W. Haggett
Aunt Shaw
Donald Coombs
Alex Burgess
Bertha Palmer
James Royal
Ver McNelly
This Old House
Wehn You
Maggie
Pauline Belanger
Joseph Larrabee
Dora Royal
Alton Collins
Mattie Collins
Mable Ansert
Dorothy Lewis
Bonnie Belanger
Estella Doughty
Past Masters Association
Grange Hall
Helen McNelly
Queen Esther Lodge Hosts District Deputy and Installations
Bertha Curtis of Bealth Lodge Richmond was guest as district deputy of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine. Gladys Richier was installed inside guardian with Lenora McMann conductor and Edith Rice outside guardian. The ceremony was led by Bath Lodge members. invitations were issued for receptions for Lester E Youngs and Maude B Gethe. Local members plan visits to Brunswick Wiscasset Hollis and Brewster for district events, with next Queen Esther meeting set for November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Curtis
Bealth Lodge
Richmond
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Queen Esther Rebekah
Gladys Richier Wit
Lenora McMann
Edith Rice
Bath Lodge
New 5
East Machias
Lester E Youngs
Madelyn Bo Young
Daniel C Tibbs
Maine
Hollis
Maude B Getehe
Mary Follingwood
Brewer
Brunswick
Wiscasset
Queen Esther
Mass Meeting Plans For Every-Member Canvass Held
Directors from Central Congregational Church led a Tuesday session at the parish house to plan a mass meeting of workers from all participating churches. The event set for Winter Street Congregational church at 8 PM will feature a guest speaker. Committees were formed to arrange dinners, refreshments, and recognition for canvassers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
Riht
E Paul Strube
Corliss Street Baptist Church
E. Lawrence McCurdy
Central Congregaional Church
John W. Coombs
Wesley Methodist Church
Daniel L. Lord, Jr
Beacon Street Methoist Church
Roger M. Luke
Grace Episcopal Church
Elmer B. Williams
Winter Street
Central Congregational Church Parish House
Winter Street Congregational Church
Navy
Martin W. B. Sargent
Karcher Jackson
Crai Richards
Centra Church
Richard Arnold
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Harold L. Allen
Mr. Sargent
Dr. Bell
Halloween Party at the YMCA Draws 250 Children
About 250 city youngsters attended the annual Halloween party at the YMCA. Andrew Eliason won first prize in costume judging. other winners included Freddy Seekins, Richard Smith, Lauree Burns, and many more. Entertainment featured Dawn White, Virginia Watts, and Joan Robinson with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Emerton Gross. Refreshments were donated by Oakhurst Dairy and Coca Cola Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Andrew Eliason
Harmon E. Eliason
Southstreet
Freddy Seekins
Richard Smith
Lauree Burns
Gerald Graffam
Alice Preble
Ronald Stone
Carl Strube
Kathryn O'Farrel
Susan Petit
Judith McCabe
Fred Cressey
Linda Haggett
Sue Powell
Ann Pickard
Betty Haines
Laurrier Daigle, Jr
Rosamund Puffer
Bernice Clark
Dennis Clark
Bobby Grant
Elaine Caron
Faye Rice
Donna Mardie
Howard Larrabee
Carrie Smith
Patreia Rice
Sharon Hooker
Delores Sewver
Emerton Gross
Mrs Rich
Ard Gross
Walter Thurston
Dawn White
Virginia Watts
Joan Robinson
Oakhurst Dairy Company
Coca Cola Company
Lewiston
Richard Gresboys
William Kingsbury
Robert Swain
Russell Cummins
James Pitcher
Edward Boucher
David Comeau
Richard Shanning
David Barter
Craig Aver
Officials Club of the “Y
Bath Chamber of Commerce pledges rise to 36
Fifteen more pledges for Bath Chamber of Commerce were announced, bringing total commitments to 36. New supporters include Troops VWardware Sears Roebuck Co John J Desmond Co Arthur Fo Mayo and Sen M OW Sewall Co Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ness Irnis
Bath
Combickee
Mer
Troop
Sears, Roebuck
John J Desmond
Arthur Fo Mayo
Sen M OW
Sewall Co
Miller
Columbia Hotel
Redloi
Montgomery and St Bernard Chapter Inspection Evokes Spe ale Convocation
The Montgomery and St Bernard Royal Arch Chapter will hold an annual inspection Thursday evening at the asetste Temple with District Deputy Grand High Priest Merton Leech of Oakland as inspecting officer. A chicken pie supper is served at 6 30 pm by Genesta Chapter 0 E.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery and
St Bernard Royal Arch
Asetste
Merton Leech
Oakland
Genesta
E.S
Rockland C O C Secretary Addresses Rotary Club
Ralph W. Bartlett executive secretary of the Rockland Chamber of Commerce spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon, explaining chamber function and impact. He noted community spirit and cost of competing locally, presented a sample agenda to illustrate operations, and urged continued support for a chamber of commerce in Rockland. Scientists estimate 400 billion tons of carbon dioxide are absorbed by ocean plants annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Bartlett
Rockland Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Bartlett
Bath
Barth
Rocklind C of C
Nath
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Oliver W. Bell
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