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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1955

Page

3

Bath Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Travel

Bath residents shared holiday gatherings and weekend visits with families from Lisbon Falls Portland and Brunswick. Seaman Philip Hatch completed recruit training at Cape May New Jersey and is stationed in Portland Harbor.

Seaman Philip Hatch Cape May N. J Portland Harbor Seaman Hatch Maurice Hatch Adams Court

Local residents' weekend visits and hospital stays listed

A long list of Bath area residents and visitors includes Robert P. Shaw, a Nichols Junior College senior and college newspaper circulation manager, and several people staying or visiting local hospitals, veterans' facilities, or family homes over the holiday weekend. The notices note hospital stays, travel, and relatives visiting. several names and addresses are given.

Robert P. Shaw Dummer Street Nichols Junior College Dudley, Mass The Bison Shaw Dean Shaw Morse High School Governor Dummer Academy

Community members enjoy holiday weekends at home and visiting kin

Bangor residents and families from across Maine spent a holiday weekend visiting relatives and attending events. Miss Jean Brown was crowned queen at the Maine Maritime Academy homecoming in Castine. Various students and their families traveled to and from Bangor to visit parents in Bath, Portland, York and Boston, with several returning to studies after time with relatives.

C. Thomas King Boston University Marc N. King Bedford Street Laura King Franklin Savings Bank Boston Edna King Edna Maine Medical Center Portland Jean Brown Maynard O. Brown Cottage Street Maine Maritime Academy Castine Willis F. Morse Miss Brown

Couple to Make Home in Phoenix. Bath Ties Noted

Word from Bath Maine lists a string of local movements and events. Mr Chadbourne formerly worked at Bath Iron Works with Pearl Hathorne wife of Bath. They left Bath three weeks ago by car en route to Phoenix.

Arriv Joenix Ariz Chadbourne Bath Iron Works Corp Pearl Hathorne Elwood Hathorne Highland Street Bath George Chadbourne Dayton, C St. Louis New Mexico

Gorham Senior Spends Weekend in Augusta with Family

Miss Jean McKay a Gorham State Teachers College senior spent the holiday weekend in Augusta visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Burleigh L McKay of 13 Adams Court and was joined by Archie Pavee of Augusta another Gorham senior.

Anne Day Harry L. Day Green Street Miss Day Lasell Junior College Auburndale Mass Marilyn Brown Robert S. Marty Tower Circle Jean McKay Gorham State Teachers College Augusta Burleigh L. McKay Adams Court Archie Paveee Gorham

Grace Church Fair And Tea Tuesday Well Attended

Grace Church annual Christmas fair and tea held Tuesday afternoon drew a large crowd. The event was supervised by the general committee led by Mrs. Wilmer I Voorhees with additional members Mrs. Warren Hawley Mrs. Clinton Owen and Mrs. Raymond Vachon.

Grace Church Wilmer I. Voorhees Warren Hawley Clinton Owen Raymond Vachon Thomas Aikenhead Daniel Williams George Panshley Charles Swearingen Dorothy Milliken

Lewiston visits and hospital notes from Bath Memorial

Mr and Mrs Oscar Tanguay of 17 Wesley street were Tuesday visitors in Lewiston. Mrs Mary Gagnon of East Brunswick is a patient at Bath Memorial hospital after major surgery on Monday and is reported recovering satisfactorily. Mrs Hart and E Boynton returned home at Quaker Point West Bath after visiting William Hodgkins family in Kittery. Mr and Mrs Leland Irish of 424 Washington street announce the birth of a daughter at Memorial hospital on Nov 11, weighing nine pounds three ounces.

Wayne Drinkwater Talbot Avenue Rockland Rockland Hospital Kimberlee Drinkwater Madelyn Oliver Maurice Oliver Bath Leonard W. Lozier Howard Street Lynn Mass John Andrew Lozier Claire Grainger John Grainger Lincoln Street Andrew Lozier Russell Street William Lundrigan Topsham Edward J. McMann Pleasant Street Shirley Knight Paul Knight Arrowsic Bath Memorial Hospital Warren K. Davis Berry’s Mills Road West Bath Oscar Tanguay Wesley Street Lewiston Mary Gagnon East Brunswick Leland Irish Washington Street Memorial Hospital

Sarah Jane Afflitte Receives Medical Care At Bath Hospital

Sarah Jane Afflitte daughter of Mrs Ardenne Haines of North Bath is a patient at Bath Memorial hospital. The second grade pupil at Huse Memorial school is receiving treatment and is listed as a medical patient.

Sarah Jane Afflitte Ardenne Haines North Bath Bath Memorial Hospital Sarah Jane Huse Memorial School

Christmas Fair Preparations Highlight Local volunteers

Herbert Douglas, Mrs Cecil Fullerton, Miss Leslie Grant and Miss Pamela Wakefield coordinate items for a Christmas fair. Contributions include cards, aprons, greens, and decorations with orders for greens ready Dec 13. Co chairs for the tea are Mrs Arthur Sewalld and Mrs Roger Luke. live silver service display and chrysanthemum centerpiece featured while staff and helpers arrange serving table and orchid candies.

Herbert Douglas Cecil Fullerton Leslie Grant Pamela Wakefield Carl Troop Elizabeth Mayo Fred Hill Edward Bridgham Charles Corliss Linwood Boardman Muriel Stafford Harry Wilson Lawrence Thayer Katina Vamvakias Arthur Sewalld Roger M. Luke Donald Small Albert Thompson Eugene Eberhard John Leonard John Lee George Musk Lynn Bussey Charles M. Tubbs Wilmer I. Voorhees Frederick Drake Charles Swearingen W. Dayton Hill Warren Hawley

Wesley Church Official Board Meets On Tuesday

The Wesley Methodist church official board met Tuesday night to review the United Church Canvass program under the Greater Bath Council of Churches. Twenty six teams were organized and 32 plan to attend the mass meeting at Winter Street Congregational church on Tuesday November 29. Various church commissions reported progress and the nursery area welcomed 14 new families. A stewardship conference was announced for December 1 at 730 pm at Beacon Street church led by Rev Hartwell Daly.

John Coombs Wesley Methodist Church United Church Greater Bath William Hanson Merle Niles Stanley R. Hunter Carlyle Taber Marc N. King Deemond Farley Methodist Youth Fellowship Oliver W. Bell Beacon Street Church Hartwell Daly Methodist Church In Waterville Marc King

Walking Blood Bank Project At Bath Memorial Hospital

Bath Memorial Hospital announces a Walking Blood Bank program with Inner Wheel support. Volunteers will be typed by Dr. Harry M. Wilson and Martha Feretos at 7:30 PM to increase in house blood supply for emergencies and reduce reliance on outside donors.

Joseph L. Robinson Bath Iron Works Bath Memorial Hospital Harry M. Wilson Martha Feretos Eugene M. Desmond Desmond Kenneth Humphries Dwight W. Pierce

Local Circle Assigns Standing Committees For Year

The Portland Circle regent announced the year’s standing committees including social committee chaired by Mrs Alfred King with members Mrs William Edgett Miss Ellen O Connor Mrs George Wilson and Mrs Alec Burgess welfare committee chaired by Mrs Carl Konstrand with Mrs George Nugent Miss Helen Moses Mrs Albert E Desmond and Mrs Michael Katula sick committee named Miss Phyllis It invitations received for local circle to attend Lisbon Falls installation on Sunday Nov 27 refreshments served by several members next meeting set for Dec 6.

Sophie McPherson Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Gertrude Ekcik Portland State Helen Moses Carl Konstrand William Edgett George Nugent John Cummings Ellen O'Connor Phyllis Katula Joseph Arsenault Alice Buress Monitor Albert Eesmond George M. Wilson Michael Katula Grace Cunningham George Costain Mary Baron Portland John E. Bellefontaine Alfred King George Wilson Alec Burgess Albert E. Desmond Lisbon Falls Konstrand Daniel Perry Wilson Desmond Edgett Mary Cummings

Far and Near Missionary Society Packs Clothing

Members of the Far and Near Missionary Society of Corliss Street Baptist church met Tuesday evening in the small vestry and packed a box of clothing for the Mather School in Beaufort North Carolina. Devotions were led by Mrs Ethel May and Mrs Harold L Allen presided. The group voted to continue the church pledge and signed cards for shut in members. Refreshments were served by Mrs Leroy Colby and Mrs Paul Strube. The next meeting was announced for Tuesday evening December 6 with a Christmas missionary project planned.

Far and Near Missionary Society Corliss Street Mather School Beaufort N. C Ethel May Harold L. Allen Leroy Colby Paul Strube

Tourist burns in Nogales liquor shop test gone wrong

An American tourist entered a Nogales liquor store and challenged the owner to prove 100 proof by lighting a bottle. The flame ignited a burnable neck, and she was hospitalized with severe burns.

Nogales Mexico

Robbery Report Acknowledge Cabbie Tip Led to Arrest

Cabbie Lou Takacs recalls five pennies as a tip when a gunman robbed him of $10. Police arrested a suspect who claimed innocence. A blackened dented penny in the suspect’s pocket confirmed the link to the crime.

Lou Takacs Takacs

Experts warn against using IQ tests as sole proof of a child’s mental deficiency

Experts say it is unwise to rely on intelligence test results alone to determine a child’s mental deficiency. They urge comprehensive evaluation including medical, educational, and social factors to assess a child’s needs.

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