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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1950

Page

6

Training talk highlights need for public management

Rotary luncheon featured guest speaker Preston C. King, a Wharton graduate, discussing the rapid growth of city and town management and the shift toward trained public administrators. Noting Kennell Fells influence and Harvard finance links, the talk stressed international interest and college programs shaping careers in public service.

Rotary Club Ray Farnham Preston C. King University of Connecticut Wharton School of Finance Philadelphia John J. Desmond Brunswick Samuel Fells University of Pennsylvania School of Finance Harvard School of Business

Stork Shower Honors Mrs Brooks in Brunswick

Mrs. Harry Brooks of Brunswick was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Chester Mc Crater of Arrowsic. Gifts filled a pink and blue coffee table as Janice Fournier danced, Dorothy Dolloff tap danced, and square dancing and singing enlivened the evening with music by Sherman Mitchell, Herbert Hamlin and Chester Mc Crater. Refreshments were served by the hostess with assistance from Mrs. Isa dore Fournier. Numerous Bath and Brunswick residents attended.

Harry Brooks Brunswick Chester McCrater Arrowsie Emma Dolloff Rosa Fournier Pauline Merry

Afternoon at Four Bride and Groom Wed in Bath

Joyce Leigh Wentworth and M Wesley McPhee tied the knot at a four oclock St Marys rectory ceremony with a double ring rite performed by Rev John E Bellefontain. The Bath couple received guests at a West Bath grange reception before a week long trip to New York City. Additional out of town guests were listed from Corinna Bangor Waltham and Springfield Massachusetts.

Joyce Leigh Wentworth M. Wesley McPhee John E. Bellefontain St. Mary’s Rectory West Bath Grange Fred M. Wentworth Washington Street Morse High School McPhee Worthley McPhee Elsinore Avenue Bath Iron Works, Inc Sandra Thurston Bazin Lemont Miss Thurston Thurston Sally Grant Joan Edgett Marilyn Longley Bath Mary Cahill Springfield Mass Jasper Lovett Westbrook Carol Brown Lena Ogden Brunswick Grange Hall Alice Johnson New York City North End W. A. Frost Corinna Emmons Kingsbury Bangor J. W. Wentworth Waltham Eva Sebeau Keith Wentworth Dexter Gladys Knight South Windham Robert Harrington Connecticut George Sarquhart Sherman Girard

Sacred Heart Circle elects officers at annual meeting

Sacred Heart Circle of the Daughters of Isabella elected officers for the coming year and planned duties. New regent Vivian Kronstrand and co chair Louise Arsenault will oversee the hospital auxiliary fair fuel booth. Installations set for Sept 23 andOct 26 prayer day special mass at 7 30 a m. Members urged to attend and receive Holy Communion.

Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella K. of C. Hall Vivian Kronstrand Helen Foss Hospital Kronstrand Louise Arsenault Helen Moses Margaret Flaherty Gertrude Nugent Otilia Kenney Mary Cummings Gertrude Guerette Sophie McPherson Monitor Beatrice Thibeault Mary Morin Rita Fornier Louise Grimard Maude Wilson Edna Lee Ellen O'Connor Laura Carrier Clara Sonia Louise Edgett Leona Quellette Caribou St. Mary’s Church Grace Costain Yvonne Vaillancourt Ann Perry Catherine O'Hara Marguerite Ingraham Sarah Bisson Mary Burgess Sarah Cameron Josephine Tardiff Corrine Hayes Catherine Miller Elizabeth Dunton Grace-Costain

Cosmopolitan Club Fashion Show Delights At Morse High

Cosmopolitan club hosted a successful fashion show at Morse High School to benefit the Memorial Hospital Children’s Ward. The event featured fall separates, tweeds, velvets, and new fur styles with three bridal ensembles showcased by models and commentaries offering styling tips.

Morse High School Cosmopolitan Club Memorial Hospital

Bailey Evening School Opens October 16

Registration night is set for Monday October 16 at Morse High School from seven to nine. Those seeking free tuition must sign up to join Bailey Evening School of Industries with classes starting Monday October 23. Community input will shape courses and new offerings through the superintendent's office.

Bailey Evening School of Industries Morse High School Superintendent of Schools City Hall

Bath boy promoted to sergeant in United States Air Force

Stephen F. Hill of Bath Maine son of Mr and Mrs William A Hill 645 Middle street Bath has been promoted to sergeant in the U S Air Force announced by Chief Warrant Officer L V Mathis base adjutant Hill a Morse High school alumnus entered service in August 1948 and completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He is assigned to aircraft maintenance at Perrin AFB Texas

Perrin Air Force Base Tex Stephen F. Hill William A. Hill Middle Street Bath United States Air Force L. V. Mathis Morse High School Sergeant Hill Lackland Air Force Base Texas Perrin

Mrs Prest and daughter join Sgt Prest in Georgia

Mrs. Ernest Prest and her daughter Nancy of Washington Street have left for Georgia to join her husband, Sgt. Prest, stationed at Camp Gordon as a member of Bath's Battery B, 703rd.

Ernest Prest Nancy Washington Street Georgia Sgt. Prest Camp Gordon Bath Battery B

Queen Esther Lodge Installs Officers At I O O F Hall

Newly elected officers of Queen Esther Rebekah lodge were installed Tuesday last week at the I O O F hall on Washington street by Mrs. Jessie A Kilbride district deputy president. The ceremony included staff members and guests from out of town as the lodge plans to attend the Rebekah Assembly of Maine in Frye hall Portland on Oct 16.

Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge I.O.O.F. Hall Washington Street Jessie A. Kilbride Louise W. Stevens Hermia E. Toothaker Eva B. Soule Ida M. Archibald Marion Zelda Harping Guardian Lillian Smith Carolyn E. Thompson Lodge Marjorie Matthews Noble Grand Theresa McAllister Louise S. Brown Agnes M. Perry Harriet E. Cromwell Bernice Day Gennora M. Moore Ella Coombs Carolyn Thompson Lillius L. Larrabee Leonard M. Munsey Mary Hall Pearl H. Reed Ohio Inez C. Carter Rebekah Assembly of Maine Frye Hall Bortland City Hall

Times Newsboys Meet Governor in Capitol Visit

Leon Rouillard and Donald MacKenzie, Maine Times newsboys, joined peers from 11 state dailies on a Capitol trip in Augusta. They toured the State House, met Governor Frederick G. Payne, drew state offices, and viewed the Liberty Bell replica enshrined for the Crusade for Freedom.

Leon Rouillard Donald MacKenzie Times Maine Augusta Frederick G. Payne Capitol City Elford A. Stover Bath Maine Late Highway Commission Augusta House Richard Tobey Kennebec Journal State House MacKenzie Rouillard Senate House of Representatives Department of Education Tax Department Germany Capitol

Annual inspection of T. W. Hyde Camp in G A R hall

The T. W. Hyde Camp and its Auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans held its annual inspection last Tuesday in G A R hall. A baked ham supper followed with Mary Cressey in charge, and flowers from Kennebec Greenhouse brightened the tables. Department President Beulah Freeman praised the auxiliary for its efficient degree work. two candidates were initiated. The Maine Grand Army of the Republic secretary Grace Nason Darling attended as guest and delivered an inspiring message. The group voted to omit the October 17 meeting to allow attendance at inspections in Coopers Mills and Portland. next regular meeting is November 7.

T. W. Hyde Camp Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War G.A.R. Hall Mary Cressey Lucelia Blake Aldred Cressey Lillian Warner Geraldine Brown Frances Warner Prsident Lillian Farrington Henry J. Patten Augusta Hyde Camp Vernon Miller Norman Frizzell Department Auillary Maine Department of the Grand Army of the Republic Grace Nason Darling Gray Coopers Mills Portland

Bath man Dale serves in U S Naval Transport Corps during Korea era

Dale, a Bath native, sailed from Bath in 1948 aboard the Haida as quartermaster and radar operator. He later joined the U S Naval Transport Corps, serving in unarmed ships in mined Korean waters with destroyers and carriers for protection. He plans to return home when possible but remains in the Transport Corps. Community friends and local clubs expect a humorous account of his service on his return.

Dale Bath Fleishmann Bath Iron Works Corp U. S. Naval Transport Corps U. S United States Pacific Transport Corps Eagles Club Carl Anderson

Airedale Pups Offered by Horace Mitchell in Kittery

Farm raised with children offers two Sae on fashioned airedale pups one male priced at 90 dollars and one female. Horace Mitchell based in Kittery Maine lists contact from October fifth.

Horace Mitchell Kittery

Electa Chapter meets in Bowdoinham with large attendance

Bowdoinham residents report a well attended Electa Chapter, O F E S meeting at Masonic hall. Winners of games were Eleanor Freeman and Jessie Heath. Eve lyn Ackley to participate in Richmond program honoring Hazel Libby. Ducks in Merrymeeting Bay up this year with guides ready for hunters. Personal items note Wilbur Emerson becoming editor of the Richmond Bee and other local visits. Nelson MacFadder buys Center's Point and Brick Island property.

Electa O. FE. S Masonic Hall Vivian Dodge Lara White Eva Messer Evelyn Ackley Eleanor Freeman Jessie Heath Richmond Mount Carmel Hazel Libby Helen Coffin Merrymeeting Bay Erle Browne George Gibbs James Carr Wilbur Emerson Bowdeinham and Selectman Richmond Bee New York Chicago Emerson Chester Hobart Portland Fred Pabst Manchester Avery Fides Frank Gray Monmouth Clifford Gray Ransom Kelley Fairfield East Bowdeinham Maxwell Ward Donna Son Denham Ward Helen Georgie Denham Nat Williams William Leroy Williams Mary Fides Fryebury Academy Lorma Poland Casco Nancy Taylor Ossipee N. H Fides Guy Sedgley William Williams Boston Carrie Kimball George Alterton Leon Val Bath Denham Nelson MacFadder Brunswick Center’s Point Brick Island John Sanford

Air Force transfers noted for two airmen and travel notice

Louis Young Jr and Melvin Cornish, both sons of local families, completed training at Lackland AFB San Antonio and then moved to Shepard AFB Wichita Falls for mechanics training. Attorney Lynn Bussey and wife returned from a two week motor trip visiting Detroit Chicago and the University of Michigan Michigan State game then Harvard Columbia in Boston.

Louis Young, Jr Louis Young Washington Street Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Tex Shepard Air Force Base Wichita Falls Melvin Cornish Herbert E. Cornish U. S. Air Force Lynn M. Bussey High Street Detroit Chicago Ann Arbor Boston Harvard

R Orders Due Nations Shipyards

The Oct 6 1950 World Report notes Bath is excluded from big war orders. Boston region cities selected for ordnance and shipbuilding orders include Boston Hartford Bridgeport New Haven and Waterbury. Armament dollars will concentrate where plants are located, with fewer shipyard orders and more aircraft production overall.

U. S. News’ World Report Bath Boston the Magazine Hartford Bridgeport New Haven Waterbury

Elks Leaders and Bath Committee Named to Welcome Visitors

Boston Elks officials including Edward Spry and James Bresnahan along with Bath lodge figures are listed as grand hosts for visiting dignitaries. The Bath committee names Haviland Torrey and William Mennealy as co chairs with city leaders and lodge trustees arranging cocktails and entertainment for guests and their wives.

Boston Edward R. Spry Grand Lodge Houston Edward J. McMann Maine West McMann Bath Joseph J. Cummings Maine East Cummings Augusta C. Dwight Stevens P.D.D Portland G.E.R. Haviland Torrey Bath Lodge William P. Mennealy Portland Lodge Rodney E. Ross, Jr Ralph F. Mittendorf John R. Newell Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children F. Waldo Marshall Jesse W. Allen Frank Reinoehl L. H. Cooper Harold V. Fielding Gardiner D. Rogers Torrey Mc Mann Mennealy

Atwood Announces Engagement Of Jeanette To Robert York

Mr and Mrs Keith Atwood of 33 High Street announce the engagement of their daughter Jeanette to Robert York of Bath and Sebasco. Jeanette, Morse High School class of 1949, has worked as a nurse s aide at Hyde Memorial Home and at Bath Variety Store. Robert York, son of Mrs Winfield York of Sebasco, is employed as a salesman at a Bath garage. No wedding date set.

Keith Atwood High Street Jeanette Robert York Bath and Sebasco Miss Atwood Morse High School Hyde Memorial Home Bath York Winfield York Sebasco

Callan Transferred From Wichita Falls to Scott AFB

Richard Callan son of Mr and Mrs James Callan of North Street has been moved from Wichita Falls Texas to Scott Air Force Base Belleville Illinois in a military reassignment dated from official records.

Richard Callan James Callan North Street Shepard Air Force Base Wichita Falls Tex Scott Air Force Base Belleville, Ill

Also Mentioned on This Page

Senter’s, Inc Picot Hathaway William Skelton F. W. Saunders Kenneth Hinds Sheepscot Galen Eustis Waterville Harold Nickerson Melvin Henderson Clifford Russell Robert Fortier Andrews Road Wayne Fuller Granite Street Robert Haggett York Street First Federal Savings24 Loan Association West Bailey Bath Boy Queen Esther Lodge Rebekah Assembly Linwood Haynes Fred Pecci Bath Laundry Mrs. Roswell Haskell Haskell’s American Institute of Laundering Mechanics Building Bailey’s Software North St., Bath, Maine T. W. Hyde Korea Bowdoinham Opera House Nay Milland Nepy Lamarr Technicolc Technicolor Rickey Par Reta DUE Nations Shipyards U. S. News Elks Joe Yule Jimmie Ellison Colorado Ranger Joan Robert Naa Howard Duff Marta Torek
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