Sagadahoc County Delegation Attends GOP Dinner
About 25 Sagadahoc County residents joined the Republican Recognition Dinner at the Lafayette hotel in Portland. Medallions were awarded to Lillian Heald Hazel Robbins and Lydia Gillette. the county reported 1481 raised toward a 1500 goal with a 1250 quota, and many local figures attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Lafayette
Portland
Lillian Heald
Hazel Robbins
Lydia Gillette
Sagadahoc
Converse G. Fenn
Sagadahoe County
Charles Cummings
Maude Dowling
Verne Bimson
Stanley Hunter
Etta Thurlow
Sumner Sewall
Forrest Le‘gard
Bath
Frank Walker
Donald Leavitt
Woolwich
Edward DeBery
John Morse, Jr
Charles Minott
Phippsburg
John L. Jack
Arthur Dolloff
Topsham
Andrew Peterson
Bowdoin
Bailey Evening School announces instructors
Principal Nathan W. Watson lists instructors for Bailey Evening School sessions including Woodworking David Y. Al Kazin Machine shop Linwood Abbott Shorthand Miss Bernice Hosmer Sewing and dressmaking Mrs Ethel Wright and Mrs Arlene Griffin Rugmaking Mrs Emma Cummings Knitting Miss Eleanor Danforth English Miss Katharine Conley Art Mrs Eive Perry Driver education Paul Scanlin Positions open in bookkeeping and typewriting Interested applicants contact Mr Watson at HI 3 3421 or 3 5265 Classes start October 17 meeting Mondays and Wednesdays 7 00 to 9 00 p m Registration Monday October 3 at Morse High School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan W. Watson
David Y. al Kazin
Linwood Abbott
Bernice Hosmer
Ethel Wright
Arlene Griffin
Mr. Watson
Morse High School
Mrs. F. Waldo Marshall to Direct Thespian Play
Mrs. F. Waldo Marshall was named director of the Thespians 1955-56 season opener Time Out For Ginger a three act comedy to be performed on Thanksgiving night Try outs for cast parts set for 7:15 Tuesday Oct 4 at the high school auditorium with executive board members and the director judging. Three plays are planned for the season include the Thanksgiving production and additional performances on Feb 25 and Apr 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Waldo Marshall
Richard H. Haskell
Ginger
Thespians
the Thespians
Mrs Conrad Hersom Honored At Stork Shower
Mrs Florence Berry and Mrs Marlene McNeill hosted a stork shower for Mrs Conrad Hersom at 9 Noble Avenue last week. Guests included Lois Stone Marion Holmes Virginia Holmes Martha Leavitt Virginia Baird Nancy Almasi Dottie Beals Dawn Cousins Sandra Leavitt Beverly Kirshner Thelma King Charlotte Allen Denny Hart Laura Brewer Beverly Wright Marion Nadeau Sherry Alexander Jane Gowen Isabelle Sutherland and others. Gifts were arranged around a decorated doll carriage and buffet refreshments were served. Ann Berry Helen Flemings and Gwendolyn Yeaton sent gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Hersom
Florence Berry
Marlene McNeill
Noble Avenue
Lois Stone
Marion Holmes
Virginia Holmes
Martha Leavitt
Virginia Baird
Nancy Almasi
Dottie Beals
Dawn Cousins
Sandra Leavitt
Beverly Kirshner
Thelma King
Charlotte Allen
Denny Hart
Laura Brewer
Beverly Wright
Marion Nadeau
Sherry Alexander
Jane Gowen
Isabelle Sutherland
Ann Berry
Helen Flemings
Gwendolyn Yeaton
Bath Chapter Of Retired Teachers Is Organized
An organizational meeting for the Bath Chapter of the Maine Retired Teachers Association was held at Miss Effie Wrights home on Cherry street. Attendees included Mrs. Clara Soule of Portland, Mrs. Frank E. True, Miss Laura Mitchell, and several Bath residents with guests from West Bath and Woolwich. The group planned to meet twice yearly with the spring session next on the calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Retired Teachers Association
Effie Wright
Cherry Street
Clara Soule
Portland
Maine Association
Frank E. True
Retired Teachers Organization
Laura Mitchell
Carrie C. Smith
Harry L. Horne
Fred J. Higgins
Mary Conley
Ella Bates
Eleanor Ferguson
Florence Neally
West Bath
Frank Walker
Marie Dodge
Woolwich
Frank DeRocher
Paul Arthur
Gardiner General Hospital
George Robinson
Roger Robinson
Charles Hackett
Linwood Rideout
Pittsburg
N. H
American Pulp & Paper Association
Margery Ingalls
Boston
Robert Wallace
Brunswick Hospital
Mildred Given
Carl Whitney
Melrose
Mass
Carrie Johnson
Frank Thorne
Belfast
Pearl L. Verrill
Pear L. Verrill
Percy, N. H
Archie
Ethel Greenleaf Cox
Ralph
Brunswick
Lilla Booker Curtis
Richmond
Mabel L. Gibbs
Bowdoinham
Erland W
Delmar E
Burton C
North Haven
Conn
Lloyd
East Hartford
Harold
West Gardiner
Wallace
Randolph
Clyde
Byron
Bath Maine Retired Teachers Elect Officers for New Chapter
Mrs Ella Bates of Bath named president of the newly organized Bath chapter of the Maine Retired Teachers Association. Georgia Strout of Brunswick is vice president and Eleanor Ferguson of Bath is secretary treasurer. Bath representatives to the state meeting in Bangor include Mrs Frank Walker Woolwich Florence Neally West Bath and Miss Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine Retired Teachers Association
Ella Bates
Bates
Georgia Strout
Brunswick
Eleanor Ferguson
Bangor
Frank Walker
Woolwich
Florence Neally
West Bath
Ferguson
Bobolink Brownies elect new officers at Dike School
Pamela John was elected president of Bobolink Brownie Troop No. 17 with Cheryl Savage as secretary and Linda Davis as treasurer at a meeting last Wednesday. Members will decorate Brownie boxes and bring program suggestions to the next gathering. Morgantown WV note: Freddy Wyant posted a 42.3 completion percentage this season with 132 of 312 passes for 2043 yards in his fourth varsity year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela John
Bobolink
Dike School
Cheryl Savage
Linda Davis
Morgantown
Wesley Church Choir Elects Day President and Officers
Walter Day is named president of the Wesley Methodist church choir after a Thursday meeting that formed a new choir organization. Officers include Earl Lermond as vice president Gail Carleton as secretary Merle Niles as treasurer and a slate of committee appointees led by Miss Barbara Small as choir director. A pot luck supper is planned for Oct 13 before the next rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Day
Wesley Methodist Church
Earl Lermond
Gail Carleton
Merle Niles
Walter E. Upham
Priscilla Marble
Barbara Small
Sue Beardley
Christel Cornish
Edward Butterfield
Drusilla Fielding
Kathleen Ashton
Annie Laurie Dunlap
Ann Savage
Elizabeth Marble
Harriet McDougal
Omah Snipe
Marjorie Biette
Miss Small
Sagadahoe Rod and Gun Club September Meeting
Ninety members attended the Sagadahoe Rod Gun and Skeet Association September meeting at the North Bath clubhouse. John Lawrence of Maine Sportsman's Guide spoke on its work and aims. Reports covered outboard regatta and summer clambake. skeet shooting set for Sunday at 1 pm. membership now 330. A Department of Inland Fisheries and Game safety letter was read. Three movies were shown and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe Rod, Gun and Skeet Association
North Bath
John Lawrence
Lawrence
Maine Sportsman's Guide
Leslie C. Shumway
Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Anne Louise Hill Celebrates Fifth Birthday Party
Miss Anne Louise Hill daughter of Mr and Mrs William D Hill Jr of 73 Pine street observed her fifth birthday Wednesday September 28 with a party at her grandmother Mrs W Dayton Hills Washington street home. Prizes went to Dick Kinder and Roger Preney for the balloon game and Roger Preney won the peanut hunt centerpiece. Others attending included Diane Ambrose Susan Litchfield Eleanor Voorhees Angela Chapman Melissa Henderson Jane Kinder Sally Niss Jennifer Bisson Anne Graustuck James Ambrose Carey Drake Frederick Drake Bob Niss Michael Barsness John Allen Jr Dean Chapman Charles Shephard III Michael Grace and Russell Hurst. Mrs Joseph Grace and Miss Audrey Hill assisted with coffee pouring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Louise Hill
William D. Hill, Jr
Pine Street
Washington Street
W. Dayton Hill
Dick Kinder
Roger Preney
Diane Ambrose
Susan Litchfield
Eleanor Voorhees
Angela Chapman
Melissa Henderson
Jane Kinder
Sally Niss
Jennifer Bisson
Anne Graustuck
James Ambrose
Carey Drake
Frederick Drake
Bob Niss
Michael Barsness
John Allen, Jr
Dean Chapman
Charles Shephard
Michael Grace
Russell Hurst
Joseph Grace
Audrey Hill
Hill
Ginger Ale Truck Collides With Car in Town
Four people escaped injury after a ginger ale truck and a 1955 sedan collided at Middle and Union streets. Drivers were Ernest Libby of Westbrook and Eugene Beck of Presque Isle. Libby’s truck owned by Canada Dry Ginger Ale Inc. Sustained damages were $75 to the truck and about $600 to the sedan, which was towed from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle
Union Streets
Ernest M. Libby
Westbrook
Eugene W. Beck
Farrin Street
Libby
David Doughty
Falmouth
Beck
Mary C. Morrison
Presque Isle
Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc
Booster Night at Dromore Grange Highlights Local Event
Booster night drew a crowd at Dromore Grange with four tableaux by Hazel Ellis. Participants included Annie Wilson Edward Burns Everett Wright Georgina Thorpe Ada King Clara Ellis. Jessie Morrell played piano Elfreda Perkins read and sang two solos. Readings featured The Key of Tomorrow The Good Old Days and The Farmer. A bean bag stunt closed the program with refreshments. Officer elections set for Oct 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Hazel Ellis
Annie Wilson
Edward Burns
Everett Wright
Georgina Thorpe
Ada King
Clara Ellis
Jessie Morrell
Elfreda Perkins
Lucy Smith
Cynthia MacDonalds
the Farmer
Engagement announced between Marquis and Nelson Jr
Mr and Mrs Joseph H Marquis of 7 Dike Street announce the engagement of their daughter L Marcia Marquis to Harry E Nelson Jr son of Mr and Mrs H E Nelson of 6 Dike Street Marquis graduated Morse High School in 1954 and works in the Bath Iron Works Hull Drawing Room Nelson attended Bath schools served in the Korean War until 1952 and now works at the H P Small garage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Marquis
Dike Street
L. Marcia Marquis
Harry E. Nelson, Jr
H. E. Nelson
Miss Marquis
Morse High School
Hull
Bath Iron Works Corp
Nelson
Bath
U. S. Army
H. P. Small Garage
Legion Auxiliary Hosts Third District Meeting
The local American Legion Auxiliary to host the Third District meeting on October 21. Mrs. Roland Farnham named historian to fill vacancy. Mrs. Frank Reinoehl and Mrs. Edgar Leavitt in charge of curtain project for the Legion hall dug out. Dawn Newcomb named guest and principal speaker for the next meeting October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Roland Farnham
Carl Anderson
Legion Hall
Frank Reinoehl
Edgar Leavitt
Dawn Newcomb
Scott Kittredge
Cedric French
Mrs. Clarence Gowen Attends Stork Shower at Sutherland Home
Mrs. Clarence Gowen of 6 Noble Avenue was guest of honor at a stork shower Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Fred Sutherland, 54 Office Drive. Friends presented gifts and refreshments followed. Attendees included Mrs. Joseph Desmond and others. gifts were sent by several in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Gowen
Noble Avenue
Fred Sutherland
Office Drive
Gowen
Joseph Desmond
Roger Dinsmore
Ernest Cooper
Raymond Pye
Richard Barter
Conrad Hersom
Irving Wright
R. C. Ward
Fay Pye
Clyde Pye
Harold McElman
May Sides
Betty Atwood
Jean McDonald
Edward Torrey
John Cushing
Lawrence Roy
Gene Farrar
Ludie Oliver
Jerry McNeill
Harley Wright
Nimard Fifield
Charlotte Carlton
Fred Thomas
Bath Red Cross Offers Home Nursing Course
The Bath Chapter of American Red Cross announces a home nursing course for Bath and surrounding communities. Registration is October 3 from 7 to 8 p.m., with classes starting October 10 at Memorial Hospital Red Cross room. To register call Mrs. Clinton McFadden at 3-4753 or Mrs. Lanesta Ham at 3-4891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
American Red Cross
Civil Defense
Memorial Hospital Red Cross
Clinton McFadden
Home Nursing
Lanesta Ham
R. N
Former Bath Couple Survive Carolina Hurricane
Mrs. Lotta Goodwin of North Street reports her daughter and son in law MSgt. Henry G. Nichols and his wife living in Havelock North Carolina. Nichols stationed at Cherry Point Marine Air Base say the latest hurricane was the worst they have seen despite no damage to their property in Havelock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotta Goodwin
North Street
Msgt
Henry G. Nichols
Havelock
N. C
Msgt. Nichols
Marine Air Force
Hospital Fair committee updates and plans for Oct events
The Memorial Hospital Fair committee met at the Henderson home to add booths and appoint sponsors. Club Forty-Two will run a fudge booth with nine volunteers, the church booth is led by Mrs. Wallace R Ham, and the Bath Garden club will display under Mrs. Frank Reinoehl. A cooked food booth is arranged by Mrs. Gil lies Jr, and the Children's booth is directed by Mrs. Evelyn Hobbs. The Good Will club plans a bean supper with salads and pies on Oct 15. Major donors include the Women's Christian Temperance Union and West Bath grange. The rummage sale is Oct 13 and the 12th annual Country Fair is Oct 14–15, preceded by a Legion Cadets trip fund drive and a parade from the Legion hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Street
Melvin B. Henderson
Club Forty-Two
William Greene
Maurice Owen
James Daly
George Sarkis
Robert Footer
Norman Adams
Paul Hart
Norman Seekins
Bertrand Lavoie
Wallace R. Ham
Church Booth
Carl Swanton
Henry McCabe
Clifford Wilband
Bath Garden Club
Frank Reinoehl
John Parker
G. Thomas Murphy
Arthur Colby
John Spiller
James A. Gillies, Jr
Joseph Mullaney
Ralph Crocker
Evelyn Hobbs
Maude Dowling
Good Will Club
Nelson Rice
Bath Iron Works
Legion Cadets’ Miami
Legion Hall
B. I. W. Hall
Former Bath Woman On Three Months Tour
Miss M. Beatrice Harrington of Augusta formerly Bath leaves Boston for a three months European tour. She sails to Shannon Ireland and visits Galway Limerick Killarney Dublin then motor tours Wales England Scotland Norway Sweden Denmark and Holland France Germany Switzerland Italy Spain and Portugal. She plans to return to the United States via Seville by December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Beatrice Harrington
Augusta
Bath
Boston
Miss Harrington
Laura G. Harrington
North Street
Shannon
Ireland
Galway
Limerick
Killarney
Dublin
Wales
England
London
Oxford University
Stratford
Canterbury
Dover
Cambridge
Glasgow
Scotland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Odense
Hans Christian Andersen
Holland
Amsterdam
Brussels
le Hague
Luxemburg
France
Heidelberg
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Harrington
Seville
Bath Bicycle Patrol to Hold School Assemblies
The Bath Bicycle Patrol will hold assemblies at all local schools to promote bicycle safety. State Trooper Herman J. Boudreau and Captain Bruce Fielding will speak on safety phases. The drive follows more local riders violating safety laws, and Bicycle Patrol Court begins October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Bicycle Patrol
Bath
Herman J. Boudreau
Bruce Fielding
Boudreau
Bath Blood Bank records five donors at Memorial Hospital
Five Bath residents registered with the Bath Blood Bank at Memorial Hospital for blood typing and filing. The volunteers named were Grace Brewer Ethel Bourget Henry Schmidt Maxine Jaquith all of Bath and Mrs William Cushing of Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Blood Bank
Memorial Hospital
Grace Brewer
Ethel Bourget
Henry Schmidt
Maxine Jaquith
Bath
William Cushing
Phippsburg
Gardenier Accepts Calais Post as Wire Chief
George A. Gardenier of 12 Dike Road has been promoted to wire chief and will move to Calais to head the plant department in that section of Maine. A Bath Brunswick district P B X foreman for New England Tel and Tel, he began as a lineman in Portland in 1929, served in World War II, and helped with dial conversion and hurricane restorations. His wife Mrs Gardenier and daughter Susan will join him in Calais soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Gardenier
Dike Road
Bath-Brunswick
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Calais
Portland
Gardenier
Army
Bath
Brunswick
Harpswell
Fisher PTA Membership Meeting Plans October Drive
The Lillian Fisher PTA Membership Committee met with chairwoman Mrs. Vincent Henderson at her Court Street home. October will host a PTA membership drive. Attending were Mrs. John Bayles Mrs. Arthur Small Mrs. Jacob Smith Mrs. Albert Oliver PTA president and Mrs. Kenneth Jaquith program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Fisher Parent Teacher Association
Vincent Henderson
Court Street
John Bayles
Arthur Small
Jacob Smith
Albert Oliver
The
Fisher P. T. A
Kenneth Jaquith
Pythian Sisters Schedule Inspection Night in Lowell
Members of Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters met to set the annual Inspection for November 9. Edith Miller resigned due to ill health. Genesta Chapter O E S plans regular meeting October 7 with official inspection and a rehearsal for officers October 5 at 6 p.m. Supper precedes the October 7 inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Temple
Pythian Sisters
Edith Miller
Pythian T. V
Bath Legion Cadets
Genesta Chapter
O. E
A billion pounds of magnesium in a cubic mile of sea water
A cubic mile of seawater holds about 11 percent by weight magnesium, equating to roughly a billion pounds of the metal in that volume.
Booster Night in Bowdoinham draws eighty five
Merrymeeting grange hall hosts Booster Night with 85 attendees. Florence Stilphen presents a strong program including reading of the National Master’s address by Edward Haley. Remarks honor 25 and 50 year members. visitors from Dirigo, West Bath, Tops ham, Progressive, Auburn and West Baldwin attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymeeting Ange
Grange Hall
Florence Stilphen
Edward Haley
Nellie Haskell
Harrington
Dirigo Grange
West Bath
Topsham
Progressive
Auburn
West Baldwin
Electa
O.E.S
Engagement Notice of Helen G Lester and Lawrence Dugas
Mrs Jeanne G Lester of 17 Walker Street announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Helen G Lester to Lawrence R Dugas son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Dugas of Wiscasset No date for the wedding Miss Lester is a 1954 graduate of Wiscasset High School Mr Dugas a Thomaston High School alumnus has served in the U S Air Force and is now employed in Rockland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne G. Lester
Walker Street
Helen G. Lester
Lawrence R. Dugas
Lawrence Dugas
Wiscasset
Miss Lester
Wiscasset High School
Dugas
Thomaston High School
Rockland
U.S. Air Force
Over 200 Teen Agers At Dance Friday Evening
The first Huse P. T. A. sponsored teen dance for sixth to eighth graders drew more than 200 youths to the newly decorated Huse school auditorium on Friday night. Coombs orchestra played 7 to 10 with Bunny Hop Hokey Pokey and Mexican Hat among specialties. refreshments of punch and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse P. T. ‘A
Huse
Coomb
Virginia Reil
Lyman Poole
Benjamin Sabo
Robert Huse
Wallace Gower
Melvin Comeau
William Greene
Oscar Griffith
John Preney
Stanley Hunter
Post-Nuptial Reception For Mr. and Mrs. Huntoon
Mr and Mrs Clyde W Huntoon Jr formerly Ann Freeman of East Brunswick were guests of honor at a post nuptial reception. Their Brunswick hosts were Mr and Mrs Leroy White. Bath attendees included Mr and Mrs Clarence Minott Miss Barbara Urquhart and several couples with children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde W. Huntoon, Jr
Ann Freeman
East Brunswick
Leroy White
Brunswick
Bath
Clarence Minott
Barbara Urquhart
Paul Lemont
Walter Gallant
David
Richard Murrott
Susan John
Richard
Norman Sanford
Bernard Knight
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Clarence Owen
Stork Shower
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