Winter St Church Women Hold Eight Circle Meetings
Four circles met in the afternoon and four in the evening on November 18 at Winter Street Congregational Church. They discussed church finances and the upcoming December 4 and 5 church fair, and planned Lavettes for Lebanon for the White Gifts service on December 20. Circles reported on devotions, fund-raising, purchase of supplies, and preparations for a church cookbook to be sold at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter St. Church Women’s Fellowship
Women's Fellowship
Winter Street Congregational Church
Congregational Church
Edward True
Church Prudential Committee
John Thorpe
Prudential Committee
Manley Grant
Fellowst
Andrew Sides, Jr
Lebanon
Circle
Circle 3
Melvin Henderson
Martin Sargent
Circle 5
Robert Brownell
C. A. Mayo, Jr
Mayo
Circle 7
Clinto N Wilson
Behnar Bates
Mr. Sargent
Circle 9
Jocenh Coss
Ibra Lawrence
Friendly Service
Chase
Layevice Ters Lopnon
Roy Lawrence
Homer Potter
Paul Scanlin
Philip Wyman
Robert Peabody
Edward Cox
Philip Moore
Circle 4
Allen Barkley
Daniel Matter
Maine Christian Pilgrim
Ralph Brewer
Clarence Fullerton
Donald Freeman
Kirk Roberts
John Bowie
Elon Children’s College Gy Congregational Mission
Sargent
William McKeltar
Bath Legion Post Sponsors Bucaneers Corps
Smith Tobey Post American Legion will sponsor the Bucaneers Drum and Bugle Corps under the Legion banner. At the Thursday meeting Drum Corps directors including Rosalys Kondos Lydia Gillette Robert Billington and Dorothy Sonia discussed the plan. The post also formed a building committee with Gardiner Rogers Edgar Leavitt Gardiner Rogers and Edward Cummings named to study enlarging the post home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heman Norris
Gidiner Rogers
Gardiner Rogers
City Planning Board
Sewing Circle Reports On Tea And Christmas Sale
An all day meeting of the Ladies Sewing Circle of First church heard reports on the successful pre Christmas tea and sale held to benefit the circle and church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Ladies Sewing Circle of First
Three From Bath Honored At Accountants Meeting
Three men from the Bath area were honored at the Southern Maine Chapter of the National Association of Accountants meeting in Brunswick. George Finlay Donald Cromwell and William K Millar received certificates for preparing manuscripts on accounting practices. Roderie C O Connor Maine Industrial Building Authority spoke as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Southern Maine
National Association of Accountants
Brunswick
George Finlay
Donald Cromwell
William K. Millar
Roderie C. O'Connor
Maine Industrial Building Authority
William A. Niss
John Hayes
John Thorpe
Frank Givin
Arthur 30Owker, Jr
Erling
Barsness
Douglas Cooper
Paul Marchant
James Sharkey
Daniel Selly
Ralph Brewer
Daniel L. Lord, Jr
Oscar Marsh
Roger M. Luke
Mark Harrington
Study course on Hinduism and Buddhism in Bath
Bath Council of Church Women and Central Congregational church host a study course led by Mrs. Oliver W. Bell on Hinduism and Buddhism at Central church parish house. Sessions run Mondays at 8 pm through Dec 13 with Bath women invited. The council sets Jan 19 annual meeting at Winter Street Congregational church with luncheon and nominating committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Council of Church Women
League of Central Congregational Church
India
Oliver W. Bell
Central Church Parish House
Bell
Wesley Methodist Church
Boston University School of Religious Education
West Somerville
Mass
Baptist Church
Ocean Park
Northfield
Department of
Congregational and
Baptist Churches
Ferdinand Francis Peterson
New England
Church Women of
Bath
Stanley Hunter
William Peavey
Leroy Colby
Cecil Fullerton
Merton Bradway
Sarah Delano
The
Salvation, Army
Corliss Street Baptist Church
John Swearingen
Dean Farnham
Central Congregational Church
Reuben Walker
Church of the New Jerusalem
Bath Council of Church
Shibles Addresses Sagadahoc Teachers On MT A Agenda
Perry Shibles of the Maine Teachers Association spoke to about 25 Sagadahoc County teachers at Bath Junior High discussing MT A legislative proposals for the next session. Topics included Social Security for teachers, changes to the State Minimum Salary law, and pension law revisions. Superintendent Loring Addison chaired the session as MT A legislative committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Shibles
Maine Teachers Association
Augusta
Sagadahoc County
Bath
Maine
Shibles
Loring R. Addison
M. T. A. Legislative Committee
M. T. A. Representative Business Assembly
Rebekahs Observe Roll Call And Obligation Night
Rebekah lodge plans Roll Call and Obligation Night at the December 1 meeting. They have invitations to a reception by Beluah lodge Richmond for Mrs Vida James District Deputy President and marshal Mrs Bertha Trott on December 12. Members also expect a Lewiston reception for Mrs Alvah R Kelley president of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine on Saturday. Bath friends attend a reception December 5 by Crystal lodge and Arthur Lovejoy Rebekah lodge Winthrop for John Godfrey grand warden and Flora E Mitchell district deputy president and Thelma M Godfrey deputy marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Buelah Lodge
Richmond
Vida James
Bertha Trott
Alvah R. Kelley
Repekah Assembly of Maine
Lewiston
Bath
Crystal Lodge of Odd Fellows
Arthur Lovejoy
Rebekah Lodge
Winthrop
John Godfrey
Grand Lodge
IOOF
Maine
Flora E. Mitchell
Thelma M. Godfrey
Boy Scout Troop 52 Court Of Honor At Corliss St Church
Court of Honor held at Corliss Street Baptist Church for Boy Scout Troop 52. Earl B. Lermond presented Tenderfoot to Harry Fullerton Jr. and recalls his father Harry E. Fullerton Sr., now Scoutmaster. John Spear and John G. Morse IV earned First Class, William Oliver a Tenderfoot badge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Earl B. Lermond
Advancement
Harry Fullerton, Jr
Lermond
Harry E. Fullerton
John Spear
John G. Morse
William Oliver
Teen-Age 4-H Club Hosts Parents At Turkey Dinner
Bath 4-H members and parents dined at Gil''s Sea Grille West Bath after a year of fair participation and club projects. Members received cash awards pins ribbons and an overall $82 plus earnings from Topsham Windsor and the Lewiston State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gil
Sea Grille
West Bath
Topsham
Windsor
Lewiston
Joanne Dauphinee
Pam Hanson
Jean Steen
Susan Footer
Mary Steen
Marriott Small
Twin County
Linda Ayer
Hockomock Council mark seventh anniversary celebration
Hockomock Council No. 81 Pocahontas celebrated its 11th anniversary with Miss Ellen Staples of Belfast visiting to inspect the work. Attending were Great Council chiefs and members from Kezar Falls Ogunquit Yarmouth Portland and South Portland. The event included a gift presentation to the Great Pocahontas and a birthday cake cutting followed by lunch featuring lobster rolls and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockomock Council No
Degree of Pocahontas
Maine
Ellen Staples
Belfast
Kezar Falls
Ogunquit
Yarmouth
Portland
South Portland
Great Council of Maine
Wenonah
Annie Gowan
Grace Locklin
Celia Holland
Alice Rideout
Hockomock
Mildred Roderick
Ada King
Mary Harris
Frances St. Martin
Mildred Avery
Annie Wilson
Mary Dannenfelser
Mary Callahan
Florence Vaughan
Beacon Lights Unit Hosts Color Japan Film Night
Beacon Lights of Beacon Street Methodist church met for supper and a program with color slides of Japan by Chaplain A. R. Byrd of Topsham Air Force Base. Members planned Christmas decorating and nursery room floor repairs, plus Bath city planning workshop on Saturday. The group voted to meet every third Wednesday of the month, with a December 16 supper party co chaired by Mrs Bernard Lewis and Mrs Herman Barter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Lights
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Japan
A. R. Byrd
Topsham Air Force Base
Aso
Bath City
Bernard Lewis
Herman Barter
Sagadahoc County Tops 1959 Savings Bond Quota
Sagadahoc County leads Maine counties in Savings Bond sales with 83.9 percent of its 1959 quota as of October 31. E and H bond sales reach 591,285 this year, surpassing the county total for all of 1958 which was 564,684.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Maine
Treasury Department of the
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Portland
Winter Street Church Christmas Fair Plans Announced
Winter Street Church announces its Christmas Fair on Dec. 4 and 5 with silver booths in the main hall and a third floor Children’s Shoppers World. Co chairs Ozecar Marsh and Richard Raven oversee events including a Friday puppet show by Boothbay Harbor Girl Scouts and a Saturday shop for kids with a candied apple cart and Santa’s pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Ozecar Marsh
Richard Raven
John Thorpe
C. Arthur Mayo, Jr
Dickey
Merritt Shea
Dolls Clothes Booth
Aubrey Steen, Jr
Boothbay Harbor
Engagement announced for Miss Joan Marie Arsenault
Mr and Mrs Joseprsen Arsenault of Brunswick announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Joan Marie Arsenault to John E Hudson son of Mr and Mrs John H Hudson of Woolwich A June wedding is planned Miss Arsenault attended Bath and Brunswick schools and works at Auerback Shoe Co Mr Hudson attended Bath schools and works at Sampsons Super Market in this city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Smalley
Parkview Hospital
Brunswick
Clarice Bragdon
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
James Nugent
Salisbury
Mass
Barbara Merrill
Jean Pulsifer
Milton
Wiscasset
Merrill
Ralph Stilphen
Jacqueline
Horace Michaud
Augusta
Donald Grant
Florence Bicford
Brighton
Marie Williams
Gerald Fenn
Burlington
Robert Cummings
Bay Road
Allan Frizzle
Leon Thompson
Waterboro
Elmer Jordan
Vera Heath
Mabel Heenie
George Ackley
Robert
Perley Harmon
Ruth Palmer
Mary Miller
Union
N. J
Ruth C. Dodge
Orr
John Gallagher
Bath
Allan Dodge
Nassau College
Mrs. Dodge
Harry Prout
Hollis Temple
Thurman
Leon
Skelton
Dins
Raymond Denham
Ronald Frank
Arnold Tourtelotte
Spear Sedgley
Edward McIver
Perley McPherson
Harmon Toothaker
Bowdoinham water district hearing on rates and charter change
A public hearing examined Bowdoinham Water District plans for a flat domestic and small commercial rate, with the Public Utilities Commission to approve. The district, drawing supply from Bowdoin, may amend its charter to allow water sales to Bowdoin residents. Eminent domain land costs and access issues remain unsettled, with a $15,090 outlay estimated and a court settlement likely over Edward McIver’s land offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water District
John White
Dale Caruthers
Public Utilities Commission
Bowdoin
Water District Atty
Arthur Dolloff
Bowdoinham
Dolloff
Richmond
Orr's Island
Ralph Purington
Clay Hill
Edward McIver
Still Alarm Fire At 451 Washington Street Causes Minor Damage
Bath Fire Department responded to a still alarm at 9 45 a m Sunday at 451 Washington Street. A chimney fire caused minor damages estimated at 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Fire Department
Washington Street
Portland High School Day Extended by One Hour
The Portland Board of Education approved extending the high school day by one hour starting next Fall. Portland students will have five hours and 35 minutes of class time from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a 25 minute lunch, about five minutes more per day than Morse High in Bath, which runs 8:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The Bath schedule includes a one hour lunch and was lengthened 15 minutes last year on Supt. Loring Addison’s recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Board of Education
Portland
Morse High School
Bath
Board of Education
Supt. of Schools
Loring R. Addison
Audrey Ridge to Wed Richard Snowdon
Mrs. Shane Ridge of Woolwich and C. Frank Ridge of Greensboro announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Audrey Lee Ridge to Richard Snowdon son of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert A. Snowdon of 10 Andrews Road Bath. Miss Ridge is a Picher High School graduate and Bath Iron Works employee. Mr. Snowdon is Morse High School graduate, a four year U S Air Force veteran and also works at Bath Iron Works. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shane Ridge
Woolwich
C. Frank Ridge
Greensboro
N. C
Audrey Lee Ridge
Richard Snowdon
Rupert A. Snowdon
Andrews Road
Bath
Ridge
Picher High School
Bath Iron Works Corp
Mr. Snowdon
Morse High School
U. S. Air Force
Bath Iron Works
Two Churches Reach Quota In Financial Drive
Bath church canvasses report progress in 1960 campaigns with budgets near completion. Central Congregational tops the list as all members subscribed by 4 p.m. Beacon Street Methodist and Corliss Street Baptist show strong early results. Wesley Methodist and Winter Street Congregational report high percentages with call backs planned. West Bath Methodist and Church of the New Jerusalem rely on mailings but expect full budgets soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
Bath
J. Franklin Howe
United Church Community Commission
Paul Marchant
Central Congregational Church
Central Church
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Edward Larrabee
Beacon Street Church
Foster M. Pratt
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Wesley Methodist Church
Walter E. Upham
Robert B. Savage
Winter Street
F. Waldo Marshall
Program Of Colored Slides At Inner Wheel Meeting
Mrs Lynn fit Bussey and Mrs Dwight W Pierce with Mrs John Crowley presented color slides at the Inner Wheel gathering hosted by Mrs Charles T Small on Lincoln street. The group set December 3 for the next meeting at Mrs William B Skelton s home and urged members to bring canned goods for the Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Fit. Bussey
Dwight W. Pierce
John Crowley
Charles T. Small
Lincoln Street
William B. Skelton
Salvation Army
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Legion Post
Buccaneers Corps
Elsie Pinkham
Dee Qu
Front Street
Rebekahs
Boy Scout Troop 52
Lucia Douglas
Toni Toothaker
Toni
Dawn Kinney
Susan Merchant
Pam Litchfield
Pam
Twin Counties
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Raymond Small
Granville Colby
John Cuakouros
Herbert Douglas
Leonard Litchfield
Elwood Toothaker
Herbert Craige
Phyllis Wright
Susan Marchant
Maury Steen
Sandra Douglas
Hockomock Council
Richmond Lions Club
Spear Sedgiey
Route
Irving Stetson
Mark Roberts
Gardiner
Kenneth Gray
State of Maine Fish & Game Department
Comfort
Sunshine Society
Carrie Johnson
Lottie Purington
Johnson
George Hackett
Merry Meeting Club
Masonic Hall
First Universalist Church
Malcolm Jewell
Warren Lawrence
Richmond Sportsman’s Association
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Dial
Avon
Frances H. Fides
Chamberlain Ave
Woolwiche
Ada Y. Greengeen
Washington St
Dialon
Adam
Greenblatt
Greenlatt
Maine and National Real Estate Association
Montsweag
West Point
Adareenblatt
Ashington Street
Ada Greenblatt
Adam ‘Greenblatt
Adam Y. Greenblatt
Good Road
East Brunswick
Land
Been Street
U.S. Route 1
North End
Town
Phippsburg
New Beach
Kennebec
Furnace
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