Bath Grange and Community Events Highlight Week
York and Bath residents feature a music show with the Sagadahoc Past Masters Association, a variety program at Owneo Pres hall, and World Community Day plans. Local meetings include Crossiere Extension Service and Bath Council of Churches service. Several guests visit, and a birth announced of a son to Arthur Doyle and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearing
Melvin Pratt
Frederick Morse
Winthrop Blair
Thomas Totman
Sally Rainey
Sylvia Green
Kathryn Alexander
Virginia Wallace
Arthur Doyle
Edmund Furber
Helena Oliver
Macy Whitehead
T. Jimmy Knight
Whitehead
Nathaniel Pearson
Bristol Congregational Church
Janet Cohen
Charles V. Minott
Eastland
Portland
Fred Ainsmith
Brighton
Mass
Bath Residents Attend Yarmouth Party for 64th Anniversary
Bath attendees joined a Yarmouth party honoring Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Moxcey on their 64th wedding anniversary. The event in Men’s Hall featured reception, entertainment, an eastern cake and honors to Moxcey as Sachem of the tribe and to Mrs. Moxcey as Pocahontas of the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Yarmouth
Clarence E. Moxcey
Moxcey
Pocahontas
Council
Glen Roa
Gordon Mills Returns Home After Visit with Sister and Husband
Gordon Mills of Lee Massachusetts returned home to his family after visiting his sister and her husband Mrs Douglas Reil of Harding's Crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Mills
Lee, Mass
Douglas Reil
Harding's Crossing
Parker Hyman Hosts Halloween and Meeting Notes
Parker Hyman hosts a penny sale and a Halloween costume party at the vestry on Oct 22 with refreshments by Mrs Harrington and Mrs Blaisdell. The Bath Maine church and village activities include trick or treating, school recess, and American Education Week plans with area residents attending meetings and visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker H. Wyman
J. Frank Mezenski
Gevidecs Rabbit
Leslie Logan
Ferene Hodgkins
Bart Lowell
Charles Aisdell
Bernard Wyman
B. Wyman
R. Hasty
H. Bassett
R. Turner
A. Gray
Claudia
Bassett
Hutchins
Judy Moore
Linda Doughty
Patty
Mary Anne Wyman
James Ross
Riverside Hall
Leslie Darling
Charles Blaisdell
Earl Lowell
Herbert Doughty
Gordon Alden
Leroy Perkins
Marion Nadeau
Bath
Lester Beals
U.S. N
Walter Cushing
Portland
J. Frank Mezewski
Wilma Hodgkins
Billie Hodgkins
Ronald Erickson
Massachusetts
Elwood Hathorne
Peter Bush
Ross
Augusta
Bowdeinham
W. H. Wyman
Grace Kenney
Donald Wyman
Bruce Keene
Sydney
Clarence Sheffield
Thomas
Perkins Island
Leston
Eugene Is Blaisdell
William Cushing
Earl Hamel
Bodwell Grange
Hamels
Lloyd D. Lowell
Li 1
Manchesoer
Bangor
Pool
Bath Iron Works
H. L. Hutchins
Hyde Windlass Co
Birds Evolved From Reptiles, Scientists Propose
Paleontologists suggest birds originated from reptilian ancestors, reshaping views on avian evolution and the link between feathers, flight, and dinosaur traits.
Halloween Meeting of Bath Societies and Clubs
A large gathering from Hockomock Council and Daughters of Pocahontas met at Red Men’s hall in Bath on Oct 29 for a Halloween party. Prizes went to Yarmouth guests. the group performed hokey pokey, dances, songs, and games. Plans for a Dec 4 Christmas sale and baked beans supper were set, with committees appointed and hostesses listed for refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockomock Council
Daughters of Pocahontas
Red Men’s Hall
Flower N Suice
Wiscasset
Brunswick
Yarmouth
Mrs. Norton
Mr. Kline
Mrs. Kline
Betty Love Libby
Rubina Hamilton
Judy Ashe
Betty Ashe
Donna Kaler
Ruth Trask
Asenith Haggett
Lenora McMann
Mary Dannenfelser
Mabel Williams
Mildred Roderick
Loraine Cromwell
Ond Wilson
Reginald Parker
Butterflie
Russell Kenney, Jr
Donald F. Preble
Mars
A. Lincoln Anderson
Stanley Peterson
John Grindell
Cochairman
James Morse
Guy Allenwood
Donald Wilson
Dana McIntire
James Caverly
Laforest Hodgkins
Leonard Thom
Bath Central Council P T A School of Instruction Tonight
The Bath Central Council P T A invites all area members and others to a 7 30 PM session in Morse High School library. Topics cover parliamentary procedure program planning and PTA relations. Nathan Watson of Morse High guidance leads the session with several local leaders attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Central Council
Morse High School
Nathan Watson
Joseph I. Smith
State Congress
Board of Education
Daniel Matter
Isadore Singer
Bath Council
Junior Hospital League meeting plans and sewing session
Mrs Eugene P Eberhard hosted 17 Junior Hospital League members at 912 Middle St. Dessert and coffee were served. The group heard Nov 20 rummage sale details at Central church parish house. Mrs Edward Kinder announced a Memorial hospital gift. New Year’s Eve ball was discussed. Members sewed for the hospital. Next meeting set for Nov 17 at 19 Dummer St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene P. Eberhard
Junior Hospital League
Middle Street
League
Central Church Parish House
S. Theodore Bertocci
Edward Drake, Jr
Edward Kinder
Memorial Hospital
Donald N. Small
Leonard Litchfield
Dean Shaw
Dummer Street
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Meets at Odd Fellows Temple
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge met Tuesday evening to hear routine reports and transact business. Invitations were read to attend grand lodge events in Rockland and Bar Harbor, a special Waldoboro meeting, and work by Radcliffe Rebekah Lodge. Supper preceded the meeting. next gathering is Nov 17 with a supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Temple
Rockland
Eugene S. Robbins
of Fellows Hall
Bar Harbor
Rebekah Lodge
Waldoboro
Waldoboro High School
Radcliffe Rebekah Lodge
Aoe Con
Odd Fellows Hall
League of Central church holds Halloween party
The League of Central church met Monday evening at the parish house at 730 under the activities committee led by Mrs Leonard Thombs and Mrs J Haviland Torrey co chairmen assisted by Mrs Everett Perkins Mrs Russell Kenney Jr and Mrs Don
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Central Church
Activities Committee
Leonard Thombs
J. Haviland Torrey
Everett Perkins
Russell Kenney, Jr
Don
Girl Scout Troop 2 Holds Meeting at Central Church
Girl Scout Troop No 2 of Central church met in the parish house Tuesday evening with president Judy Libby preci The girls worked on pot holders and weather flags The election of officers for November was held The meeting ended with games and taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Judy Libby Preci
South End PTA Elects Officers and Plans Christmas Events
The South End PTA met Tuesday at 7 30 pm electing Mrs. Alice Strube president and Mrs. Vance Wakefield vice president for the year. Bruce Fielding may use the hall Dec 23 for a puppet show. The annual sale and supper for Christmas is set for Dec 5. Additional committee appointments were made including hospitality and membership chairs. A rummage sale fundraiser was reported successful and attendance banners were awarded to local schools. The group heard from teachers and guests including Robert Perry and Loring Addison. Flowers were sent to a surgical patient at Memorial hospital. The next meeting will be Dec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End P. T. A
Alice Strube
Vance Wakefield
Elsie Comeau
Mitchell
Sally Marsteller
Weeks Street
Darling
Arthur Berry
Loring Addison
Robert Perry
Evelyn Stairs
West Coast
S. Bert Lonn
Association
Memorial Hospital
Needle Work Guild Garments Event Held at Cosmopolitan Club
The annual Needle Work garments event took place at the Cosmopolitan club on Tuesday afternoon and was reported a success. Mrs. Frederick E. Drake, Bath chapter vice president, served as general chairman with directors including Mrs. Donald N. Small, Mrs. Allan Spear, and Mrs. Douglas Dear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmhopolitan Club
Frederick E. Drake
Bath
Donald N. Small
Allan Spear
Douglas Dear
Popham Beach Community Fetes Benefit at Supper and Show
Popham Circle met at the schoolhouse to prepare for a Wednesday supper supporting the church fund. A Friday variety show at the Center featured talents from Popham including Misses Margaret and Edith Oliver and pianists Mrs. Lester Oliver and Mr. Ernest Oliver. Community members from Bath and nearby towns joined events and visits, with many attending cottages and gardens thriving after recent rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham
Center
Bodwell Grange
Margaret
Edith Oliver
Lester Oliver
Ernest Oliver
Lewiston
J. Haviland Torrey
Bath
Roger Oliver
Oliver
George Oliver
Roger
Willard
Gayle
Dixie
Herbert R. Sprague
Brunswick
Cundy’s Harbor
Roland McIntosh
Norman E. Markham
Maine
Blanchard Crowley
Bruce McInnis
Plainville
Conn
Guy E. Crowley
Barbara Sprague
Northampton
Mass
Walter E. Sprague
Francis Hill
Manchester
N. H
Dixie Oliver
Marguerite McNulty
Edith
Margaret Oliver
Walter Gilmore
Myra Scott
Small Point
Fred Spinney
Births and visits mark Bath Memorial week notices
A daughter was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox at Bath Memorial hospital. Various Bath residents and visitors frequent cottages and towns including Dix's Island New Bedford Wolfeboro N H Spruceville West Bath and Portland. Community members attended Grange events charity sales and entertainments as oil tankers moved up the Kennebec and digger checks occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bath Memorial Hospital
Kennebec
Cox's Head
Ernest Wood
Albion H. Johnson
Dix's Island
New Bedford
Herman Wright, Jr
Bath
Clayton Moore
Phippsburg Center
Richard S. Dozois
Helen DeBery
Lester Oliver
Spruceville
Bodwell Grange
Oliver
West Bath Orange
Past Masters Association
Arthur Lilly
Portland
Edward P. Thomas
Olga Carlson
Robert F. Moore
West Point
Moore
Ethel Moore
Walter Sweeney
Robert Moore
Miss Fuccile to Visit Bath Guests in Noble Avenue Weekend
Miss Joan Fuccile a Westbrook Junior College student will arrive Friday to spend the weekend in Bath as a guest of Mr and Mrs Louis M Nancy of Noble Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Fuccile
Westbrook Junior College, J
Bath
Louis M. Nancy
Noble Avenue
Robert Milliken Returns Home from Memorial Hospital
Robert Milliken came back to his Washington street residence Tuesday after a period as a medical patient at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Milliken
Washington Street
Memorial Hospital
Three Hunters In One Family Slay Deer In Maine
At the Douglas Reil home in Hardings the three men of one family each shot deer on the same day. Douglas killed a 140 pound buck in Dresden, while sons David and Walter bagged a 170 pound deer and a 100 pound spike horn in Nobleboro. Mrs. Reil laments for a deep freezer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Reil
Hardings
Douglas
Dresden
David
Walter
Nobleboro
Edna Mae Shop Employs Expert Corsetiers Ready to Help
Bath's Edna Mae Shop features two registered corsetiers Mrs Betty Daley and Mrs Margaret Quinlan to fit garments to individuals. Daley trained in Boston Camp Surgical School and Warner School. Quinlan holds certificates from Camp Surgical School Warner School and Form fit School. The shop offers a wide line of Grade A garments including Camp Formfit Warners Maiden Farm Bien Jolie Smoothies Playtex plus maternity wear and surgical garments. Proprietor Mrs Edna M Stott provides guidance and training to her staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Mae
Bath
Betty Daley
Boston
Camp Surgical School
Parker House
Margaret Quinlan
Daley
Warner School
Quinlan
Formfit School of Corsettering
Warners
Maiden Farm
Edna M. Stott
Orderly Halloween Prevails in Bath
Police say Halloween observances in Bath were among the most orderly on record. Friday night prompted minor vandalism with perpetrators apprehended and sent to court. Smearing with paint and ink-throwing were reported but Halloween night itself remained quiet with well behaved revelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Moriar
Rotary club hears on commission work and job aid
Fred Haggett led a program on the commission's efforts to help job seekers including veterans drop-outs graduates and the unemployed. Attendees noted fellowship lofty ideas and Rotary achievements in addressing social ills. Also attending were Rotarians Albert Pellieter Russ Pinfold and others from Brunswick Lewiston and local students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Fred Haggett
Tapley
Dickson
Albertson
Francisco
Varnum
Thorpe
Hunton
Drake
Sergent
Schulten
Hunnewell
Rotary
Augusta
Albert Pelletier
Russ Pinfold
Brunswick
Robert Baker
Lewiston
Steven Miller
Wayne Perry
Avid Petit
Irving Barrows
Silverman wedding plans mark Bangor social season
Mr and Mrs Louis M Silverman and daughter Sarah Libby returned to 175 Oak Street after visiting Harry T Goldsmith of Olman. A Sochavnts dinner honored Joseph E Goldsmith whose marriage to Miss Silverman is set for Nov 15 in Boston. The groom to be's sister Mrs Howard Gewertz hosted a tea for the bride to be in Bangor's fall social season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis M. Silverman
Sarah Libby
Oak Street
Harry T. Goldsmith
Olman
Sochavnts
Joseph E. Goldsmith
Miss Silverman
Boston
Silverman
Howard Gewertz
Bangor
Milk inspection report for Bath area September
Health Officer Roweene C McFadden presents September milk sample results for Bath. Raw milk dealers meet minimum totals. several farms show solids and butterfat above thresholds with plate counts ranging from 3,000 to 22,000. Pasteurized milk dealers display plate counts under 25 000 with multiple entries noting coli and phosphor test results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Roweene C McFadden
St. Pl. Ct
Sadie Davis
Higgins Dairy Farm
Prentis Holbrook—light
George Larrabee & Son
Rosedale Farm
Herbert Simpson
F. E. Sturmer
H. B. Wing
Granite Farm
Oakhurst
Guernsey
Temperance talk calls out alcohol harm and abuse
Mrs. Doris Thistle of the Seventh-day Adventist church urged a temperance offering after highlighting that Americans spend twice as much on alcohol as gasoline and three times as much as on religious life. She cited 4,000,000 alcoholics and 3,000,000 hazardous drinkers, and noted industry spending on glamourous liquor ads. The funds support research and youth education. Adventists abstain from alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Thistle
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Thistle
America
Skid Row
Mrs. Thistle
Maine
Loyal Temperance Legion
American Temperance Society
St Marys Guild Plans For Fair At Parish House
St Marys guild met with 30 members as Mrs Wilmer Voorhees led a short session. A sewing session planned for Nov 14 from 2 pm to evening. Mrs Fred H Hill proposed ideas to improve kitchen space. Slides by Mrs Herbert Calderwood featured Boothbay Region White Mountains and Provincetown. Refreshments served. Attending Bath members noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Hill
Donald Small
James Grant
Charles Swearingen
Clinton Owen
Herbert Douglas
Wilmer Voorhees
Fred H. Hill
Guild
Thomas Aikenhead
Boothbay
White Mountains
Provincetown
Mass
Herbert Calderwood
Bath's Battery B Launches Military Counseling Program
Bath's Battery B 703d AAA Battalion announces a military counseling program for parents of young men subject to service. Captain Heartquist says open house at the armory will start Tuesday with weekly meetings to discuss how service affects sons, schooling, and future obligations, ahead of the August 1954 mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
National Guard
703D Aaa
Capt
Heartquist
Armory
Kathleen Drost Hosts Halloween Party
Miss Kathleen Drost daughter of LCDR and Mrs W J entertained nine friends at a Halloween buffet Wednesday. The rooms were decorated with ghosts and witches and Halloween games were played. Attendees included Adeline Osborne Holbrook Madeline Pace Anh Lakin Judy Lakin Lenne Lee Wilson and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Drost
Lcdr
W. J
High Street
Pye
Adeline Osborne
Holbrook
Madeline Pace
Anh Lakin
Judy Lakin
Lenne Lee Wilson
Local Names Highlight Social Page Tributes
Rev. and Mrs. Charles M, Mrs. Arline Troop, Mrs. Phinney, Mrs. Roger Luke, Charles Swearingen, Mrs. mer Voorhees and Mrs. Stella Dolloff noted in social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M
Arline Troop
Phinney
Roger Luke
Charles Swearingen
Mer Voorhees
Stella Dolloff
Also Mentioned on This Page
Parker
Bath Societies
Queen Esther
Grace Casey
Inez Carter
Ethel Bailey
Girl Scout
Needle Work Guild
Popham Beach
Cox
Clara Hatch
Arthur Sewall
Frank Givin
Eastham Guild, Jr
Edna Mae Shop
ST. Mary’s Guild
Women's Auxiliary
Monda
Gardiner
Christchurch
Oliver L. Loring
Merton E. Grush
New England
Episcopal
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