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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1955

Page

3

Local notes of visitors and births in Bath area

A long list of social items notes guests visiting Bath and surrounding towns. Many residents visit relatives in Massachusetts and Connecticut, while others travel to Philadelphia Seattle and Miami. Births and engagements are announced, with residents attending meetings, funerals, or weddings and plans for future travel and visits.

Myrtle Lodge to Attend Supreme Board Meet in Dover

Several members of Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies of Bath plan to attend the annual meet ing of the Supreme Board in Dover New Hampshire on November 10.

Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies of Bath Supreme Board Dover N. H

Bath Families Set for New York and Pittsburgh Trips

Mr and Mrs Walter Mc Neightor and daughter Martha of Bath plan a Thursday departure for Pittsburgh to join Stone Webster Construction Engineer Corp in representing the Boston firm. Their son Stephen stays in Bath with grandmother Mrs Scott Golder while attending school.

Walter McNeightor Martha Bath Pittsburgh McNaughton Stone Webster Construction Engineer Corp Boston Stephen Scott Golder Winship Street

Winter Street Auxiliary Plans Pre-Christmas Sale

Winter Street church ladies auxiliary held a well attended meeting Tuesday night. They advanced the doll table project for the aid sale on December 8. President Mrs. Manley Grant chaired a session that named Miss Alice Johnson Mrs Priscilla Cullen and Mrs Esther Perry to the Philanthropic committee for the year. Members were urged to bring articles for the annual Thanksgiving donation at the next meeting on November 22. The session opened with scripture prayer and the thought for the day. Refreshments were served by Mrs Ernest Freeman Mrs Herbert Anderson Sr Mrs Harold Tobey and Mrs William Bruce.

Winter Street Church Ladies’ Auxiliary Ladies’ Aid Manley Grant Alice Johnson Priscilla Cullen Esther Perry Ernest Freeman Herbert Anderson Harold Tobey William Bruce

Metallurgical manganese use in 1954 steelmaking

In 1954 U S steelmakers consumed over 521000 tons of metallic manganese, with the majority imported from foreign sources. The figure reflects manganese’s role as a vital alloying element in steel production during that period.

U. S

Edna Mae Shop to reopen February at 14 Center Street

Edna Mae Shop owner Mrs. Edna M. Stott announces a February reopening at 14 Center Street after months at 73 Front Street. The store, long at 14 Center Street, will share the space with Northern Electric & Supply Co. temporarily while their new Brunswick building is completed next spring. The Front Street location will stay open with Christmas items until the new shop is ready.

Edna Mae Front Street Freeman's Center Street Edna M. Stott Northern Electric & Supply Co Kiddie Shop First National Bank Brunswick Thebarge Bros., Inc Route 1

Mrs Freeman Elected Head Merrymeeting G S Adults

Mrs Donald Freeman was elected president of the Merrymeeting Section Girl Scout Adults Association at a Cosmopolitan club meeting. Lillian Siminton of Rockport was named vice president and Marie Kiernan of Brunswick secretary treasurer.

Donald Freeman Merrymeeting Girl Scout Adults Association Cosmopolitan Club Lillian Siminton Rockport Marie Kiernan Brunswick William Turpie Bath Council of Girl Scouts Ruth Graffam Bath Association Lydia Hutchins Olive Crabtree Ruth Freeman W. Lynwood Haynes Donna Wade Cynthia Hanson Julie Robinson

Bear Wrestlers Needed in Grand Marais Michigan

Wildlife researchers chase near daily bears in steel culvert traps capturing and tagging the big specimens and weighing them. A 315 pound mature black bear resisted and finally the crew secured him in two falls out of three before retiring their hunt for an expert bear wrestler.

Grand Marais Mich

Hornsby Tops .400 Hitters With Three Seasons Above .400

Roger Hornsby stands alone among major leaguers who hit above .400. He achieved the feat three times, doing so in 1922 with .420 for the St. Louis Browns and in 1924 and 1925 with .424 and .403 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Ty Cobb and George Sisler have hit above .400 twice.

Hornsby New York Roger Hornsby St. Louis Browns St. Louis Cardinals Ty Cobb George Sisler

Utopia New Subdivision With Notable Street Names

A new subdivision in Utopia Albuquerque lists Easy Street Millionaire Circle Memory Lane Nature Bay Drive Sky Limit Road Green Carpet Road Green Shadows and Heather Heights Lane with one home at Easy Street and Sky Limit Road. District Three Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers meets at Bath Junior High School this evening with registration at 6 30. Howard L Bowen will be principal speaker and P T A units from Bowdoin Cundy's Harbor Bath Rockport Waldoboro Rockland may attend. The Antarctic continent spans six million square miles, similar to the United States and Europe combined.

Utopia Albuquerque Easy Street Millionaire Circle Memory Lane Nature Bay Drive Sky Limit Green Carpet Green Shadows Heather Heights Sky Limit Road Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers Bath Howard L. Bowen Bowdoin Cundy's Harbor Rockport Waldoboro Rockland

Chestnut-sided Warbler Vivid in Spring Song and Nesting

The chestnut-sided warbler, 5½ inches long with yellow crown and white eye-ring, nests in trees with four to five white eggs. Breeding ranges span from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland and south to Tennessee and South Carolina, wintering from Guatemala to Panama. The bird's diet centers on caterpillars and other insects, aiding pest control, and the National Wildlife Federation highlights its usefulness as a caterpillar destroyer.

Saskatchewan Newfoundland Nebraska New Jersey Tennessee South Carolina Guatemala Panama California Greenland Florida Bahamas National Wildlife Federation E. Laurence Palmer

Finishing a Turkey Stock From Leftovers

Save the turkey bones after roasting. Simmer the carcass with water a bag of onion carrot celery tops peppercorns and salt for a couple of hours. Strain the stock and mix with condensed tomato soup and canned whole kernel corn, including corn liquid.

Michigan State Captains Honored Most by Tackles

Tackles have been the favored players for MSU team captains, earning recognition 14 times.

Michigan State

Local Scout Troops Host November Halloween Parties

Troop 17 at Dike school held a business meeting and flag ceremony led by Deborah Allen and Patricia Fagan with Cheryl Savage and Barbara Norton as color guards. Peter Pan Brownies celebrated Halloween at Grace church parish house with Gloria Mackinnon and others, featuring favors, decorations, and festive cakes. Cub master John J. Keegan Jr introduced leaders and parents, presented badges, and the den dressed as Robin Hood for a themed play and costume prizes.

Bobolink Brownies Dike School Deborah Allen Patricia Fagan Cheryl Savage Barbara Norton Doris Rea Grace Church Parish House Gloria Mackinnon Jane Thayer Betsy Goldstein Donna Burkhart Susan Petit Glennis Bean Candy Lee Robert Footer Nelson Horridge Robert Livermore

Woolwich Scouts Gather at Day's Ferry Clubhouse

Woolwich Boy Scouts Troop 93 met Thursday evening at the Day's Ferry community clubhouse. Ned Robbins, a new Scout member, gave a successful fire friction demonstration. Scoutmasters for the year are Matthew Doak Jr and Carroll Davis.

Woolwich Scouts Woolwich Boy Scouts

Judge urges trained social workers in institutions

Judge Bernstein calls for a statewide probation system and trained professionals in each penal facility. He notes 80 percent of youths in court do not reoffend and urges addressing root causes with schoolteachers scouts and youth programs rather than rushing to court.

Cumberland County

Cliff Battles Hall of Fame inductee card

Cliff Battles, new member of football's Hall of Fame, won 15 letters in sports at West Virginia Wesleyan. He played football, baseball, basketball, tennis and competed on the track team.

Cliff Battles West Virginia Wesleyan Battles

Tongue Emphasis Marked Greeting Among Tibetans

A Tibetan greeting to a superior is shown by sticking out the tongue as a traditional sign of respect and humility, reflecting cultural etiquette in social exchanges.

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nee Potteft _ Frig J. D. Malphurs Gare Oer Edith Spencer Frerett Potter Tampa Potter Lillian Kruch James Foresman Miami Margaret Sensebaugh Hiefs Street Whitensville Mass Harold V. Fish United Trading Stamp Corp Philadelphia Irving J. Kargher Mabel Reed North Street Waltham, Mass Rupert B. White Bruce H. M. White Mere Point Lt. White Rupert Baxter Barbara Foley Winchester Robert M. Huse Middle Street John Tarbox Washington Street Memorial Hospital Charles Howard Tarbox Margaret O’reilly Howard O'Reilly Bedford Street Joel Millis Beverly Mills Paul Scanlin Scanlin Oliver Street Anna McCabe Genesta Circle Athena Gillespie Ruth Fuller Dorothy Pratt Marie Berry Martha Bertrand Marguerite Cutting Mae Ward Melody Preble Donald C. Preble Edgar Leavitt Academy Street American Legion Auxiliary Bradford- Sortwell-Wright Post A. L Wiscasset Frank King Roberta C. Oliver Freeman Oliver Woolwich Oliver Carl D. Evans U. S. Navy Columbus S. C Brunswick Naval Air Base Winter Street Congregational Church Martin V B. Sargent Carle E. Longfellow Day’s Ferry Clearwater Fla Robert Ater Beacon Street East Brunswick Baptist Church Calvary Baptist Church New York City High Street Brunswick Naval Air Station Hotel Eagle Livermore Mrs. Livermore Dwight W Pierce Trudesy Naugatuck, Conn William E. Hill, Jr G. Thomas Murphy Maine Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs Portland Andrew Babkirk North Primary Meadow Way James D. Goulette Brunswick Gardens Margaret Ann Thayer Hospital Waterville John W. Waiterhouse Susie Waterhouse Deering Street United States Navy Marine Corps Onslow Beach N. C Henr J. Marsh Old South Place H. P. Hood Co Paul Burns Theodore Burns Court Street Douglas Grant Marblehead Joe Cucarro Plainfield N. J Lee Nathan Detroit University of Maine Orono Burns Myrtle Pye John T. Conley, Jr Miles Memorial Hospital Damariscotta Conley Jean Dennison William W. Dennison Green Street Whitfield Cross Asenith Haggett Maxwell Street Deer Isle Mrs. Cross Beatrice Robbins Capt Granville Robbins Stonington Walter P. Kinsbury Western Avenue Mrs Alonzo Parks Portsmouth Isabel Venzia Roy Venzia Peterborough Bernice Green Lawrence David MacDonald David Brian Hallsey Harry F. Hallsey Bedford Road Nancy E. Young Edwina Young Miss Young I B. M. School Massachusetts General Hospital Harry E. Ring, Jr Theodore F. Burns Maine-Bowdoin Edwin Powers Willis Morse William Lowell Phippsburg Maine Maritime Academy Castine Forrest Sherman C.D. Lyons Gerald Street Gardiner R. Deering Reginald L. Parker Brighton Judge Deering Harold Trevett Roland B. Robinson Herbert Gotte Ira and Marshall Harry W. Smith Upper Washington Street Orlando Joseph I. Smith Daniel Matter Edith Wilson Granville Colby Bernard Knight Richard Trott Bangor Lewiston George B. Adams Russell Street Evelyn M. Graham Millinocket Christine Prescott Greenville Rebekah Lodge Adams Margaret Benson Hooper Hialeah National Bank Miami Springs Douglas Dearborn George Small Point Louis M. Silverman Oak Street Joseph E. Goldsmith Old Town Silverman Northeast New England Council B'nai B'rith Grand Lodge Pine Tree Lodge Clarence Tousey Belleville, Mich Floyd H. Bussey Fairhaven Lynn M. Bussey Arthur W. King Edgett Street Audrey Priscilla King Miss King Scott Frederick Hutchinson Scott Hutchinson Central Congregational Church Edward S. Thompson Keith Edward Thompson Barbara Holderness Ensign Albert J. Impink, Jr U.S.N Albert J. Impink Ensign Impink Bath Iron Works Corp Stamford Maurice Clark Maple Street Central Maine General Hospital Michael Houghton Attty A. M. Main Groton Conn Dorothy S. Jayne New Canaan, Conn John Lasell Whittensville Jayne Lowall F. Sewall Mr Sewall Arthur Sewall Bernice Burns Charles H. Cahill Winetka Walter Wilhelm Fenno Hoffman Burlington, VI Hoffman Melvin B. Henderson Francis J. Bisson Lucien Bisson Patricia Ann Chase Elmer Chase Elsinore Avenue Richard Thomas William A. Niss Niss The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Guadalcanal John McInnes Washington Lafayette Hotel Duncan McInnes Edson Whitehurst George J. Goodwin Washing Street Roberta Lait Harry Lait Bluff Road Miss Lait New England Tel. & Tel. Co Sherman Clark A. Hallet & Co Legion Square South John D. Mcc- Neish, Jr Duncan Wellesley, Mass Virginia Brown Lewis J. Preney Brian M. Jewett Maine General Hospital Winter Street Auxiliary Antarctic Europe Warbler Christophe Fortier Michael Johnson K Richard Kenyon Brian McGuire Frederick Robie Daniel Sharkey William Sides Jan Smith John Tebbutt Roger Therriault Michael Willette Idlert. Wricht Warren Wrght Chrias Tec Arthur Bourque Joseph Tabbutt Francis Burgess Clifton Gainsley Rosalys Kondos J. J. Keegan, Jr Charles Lee Stanley Woods Harold Footer Oscar Griffiths Dens Sherwood Forest John Burgess Richard Marco Donald Bowles Richard Kenyon Loring D. Small Sagadahoc County John Brassil Don McMillan Alden Greene David Gauvin Wayne Gurney Earl Griffin Buzzard Bill Fuzzy Dubois Jones Jr Russell P. Rippel Baltimore Fuzzy Rippel Russell International Soundphoto Earl Mountbatten National War College E. Woolridge Eisenhower Lord Mountbatten Naval Operations Combined Industrial
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