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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1956

Page

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Dr Averill Speaks At Bath Hospital Alumnae Meeting

The Bath Memorial Hospital Alumnae Association met at the Cosmopolitan Club with Mrs. William Blair presiding. Dr Lawrence Averill spoke on Immotional Immaturity sharing case histories and noting immature adults and children. a rummage sale was planned for Oct 27 and $200 was approved for ward necessities. Miss Katherine Ames attended as a guest.

Bath Memorial Hospital Cosmopolitan Club William Blair Clarence Fullerton John F. Leonard Bath Community Center Katherine Ames Memorial Hospital Lawrence Averill Sheepscot Averill Russell Merchant Helen Bonney Frank Kittridge Alfred McCabe Mabel Russell Charles Hewitt, Jr Albert McMann Elihu Fullerton Raymond Hart Joseph Cass Susan Beardsley

Date Set For Annual Boy Scout Father Son Banquet

The Bath Brunswick area will host the annual Father Son Boy Scout banquet on a February Monday evening at the Brunswick Naval Air Station. District chairman William A. Niss announced the event marking Boy Scouting in America 47 years. About 300 Scouts and fathers from Bath are expected, with Court of Honor presenting advancement awards to Bath and Brunswick Scouts.

Bath-Brunswick William A. Niss America Brunswick Naval Air Station Bath Brunswick

WCTU Concludes Annual Convention Thursday Night

The Maine Woman's Christian Temperance Union finished its 82nd annual convention with a banquet at Wesley Methodist Church and a final session at First Baptist Church featuring the film Far From Alone and a gold medal prize speaking contest won by Patricia Gac of Rockland. Recaps of county reports and Youth Temperance Council work were presented, with a Loyal Temperance Legion demonstration by Seventh-day Adventist students and readings on anti tobacco themes.

Maine Woman's Christian Temperance Union Wesley Methodist Church First Baptist Church George E. Springer Cooper's Mills Patricia Gac Rockland Roberta Jewell Ellen Oliver Georgia Lacy Jennifer McGuiggan Bath Jean Bettle Brunswick Carol Philbrook Auckland Youth Temperance Council Ocean Park Edward McGuiggan Augusta K Christie Loyal Temperance Legion Seventh-day Adventist School Doris Thistle LTL Cynthia Weaver Bethany Westersmeyer Ruth Ann Bettle Joyce Farley Dwight Price Danny Bettle Bobby Nurse David Hood Barry Price David Stilphen David Farley Harvey Rice Nancy Weaver Janice Bettle Cheryl Pecci Marvin Rice Dale Ann Price Boger Farley

Phippsburg Couple On President's TV Program

Mr and Mrs Lewis Alexander of West Point will speak to the Phippsburg Republican Town Committee about their experiences as guests of the Citizens For Eisenhower in Washington DC. The meeting at Town Hall Saturday at 7:30 pm will include Alexander, a West Point fisherman, who appeared on the President’s televised address last Friday. The couple met the President and May Craig, Washington correspondent for Maine papers.

Lewis Alexander West Point Phinnsburg Republican Eisenhower Washington D. C Town Hall Alexander May Craig Maine

Stresses Safety At Huse School Assembly Program

An assembly on safety was presented at Huse Memorial school on a Wednesday morning. State Trooper Herman Boudreau and Superintendent Loring R Addison spoke on bicycle safety and local patrol work, urging student cooperation to keep a strong safety record. The program featured the Huse patrol led by Capt Larry Wallace and included pledges, safety truths, and a salute to the flag with students from grades four through six participating.

Huse Memorial School Herman Boudreau Loring R. Addison Boudreau Bath Addison Huse Larry Wallace Fred Hersom Gail McCormick Joyce Sabo Ann McCole Dale Mank Paul Ring Stephen Mayo Carol Holmes Arlene Coleman Olive Crabtree Manley Grant Alice Austin Clara Hutchins Laleah Snyder Roberta Stevens

Legion Cadets Halt Activities Over Debts

Legion Cadets, also known as the Legion Cadets Junior Drum and Single Corps, suspend all drill periods, music classes, and training due to nearly $800 in outstanding accounts. Corps Director William Milliken announced no funds would be spent on winter operations until debts are paid and sufficient funds are available. The Cavalcade of Music last month depleted the treasury and left unpaid balances that would have been cleared if the event had succeeded.

Legion Cadets William Milliken

United Fund Parade Opens Bath Campaign Kickoff

A Bath motorcade of over 1,000 preceded a Bath Iron Works hall rally launching the first United Fund Drive for Bath. Principal speaker Phil Johnson praised faith and American spirit while Mussenden reported $10,500 in advance gifts toward a $42,900 goal.

Bath Johnson William F. Mussenden United Fund Mussenden

Achievement Night of 4-H Clubs At City Hall

About 30 parents and friends attend achievement night marking the close of the year’s work. 4-H clubs represented include Mrs. Granville Colby’s senior club Kenneth Francisco’s Harvesters and Mrs. Pauline Belanger’s Shamrock club. Demonstrations, talks, and vocal selections highlight the program with projects in clothing foods and home improvement. County Achievement Day is set for Greene on Oct 27 with ribbons and awards to be distributed.

City Hall Granville Colby Kenneth Francisco Harvesters Pauline Belanger Frances Butcher Joan Robbins University of Maine At Orono Susan Robinson County Donna Crocker Collette Beers Nancy Temple Do Lord Shamrock 4-H Club Barbara Christine Fuller Rita Hennessy Marie Earle Joan Ring Dorothy Snowdon David Smith Stephen Babine Margaret Weatherington Pamela Litchfield Martha Hederman Barbara Fuller Paul Dow Greene

Bowdoin honors 70 undergraduates on James Bowdoin Day

Richard W. Greene of this city among 70 Bowdoin undergraduates honored at the 16th annual James Bowdoin Day exercises. Bowdoin Scholars are named for an average of at least 86 or superior work in a major. Greene is a son of Mr and Mrs Stanley W Greene of 19 Valley road.

Richard W. Greene Bowdoin College James Bowdoin Greene Stanley W. Greene Valley Road

Legion Auxiliary Votes Donation To United Fund

The Smith Tobey Post American Legion Auxiliary approved a donation to the United Fund campaign at a last week meeting. President Mrs. Scott Kittredge announced committee appointments across welfare, publicity, membership, auditing, sick, and ways and means, with Gloria Swearingen named as girl state delegate to attend the next meeting on Oct 24. Social hour followed. hostesses were Mrs. Lucy Desmond and Mrs. Almira Burgon.

United Fund Smith Tobey American Legion Auxiliary Scott Kittredge Myrtle Soule Fred Tobey Edgar Leavitt Leon Farnham Maude Dowling Frank Techeira Donald Gurney Charlotte Anderson George Costain Cedric French Lucy Desmond Donald Perry Karcher Jackson Ways and Charles Syde Leon Billings Roland Farnham Delmar Bates Frank Reinoehl Gloria Swearingen

Bath Y To Take Part In National Athletic Contest

Bath YMCA prepares for the 1957 National YMCA Athletic Achievement contest with 10 to 17 year olds eligible. Scores from tests determine the local team of ten to be sent to the national event. The Cozens exponent plan adjusts for age height and weight to level the field and allow fair ranking across clubs. Grammar School day kicks off Saturday at 12 30 in the gym with track events including dash and high jump.

Bath YM C.A Y.M. C.A YMCA

Bath Opens Municipal Parking Lot On November First

The Bath Parking District announces the first municipal lot will open Nov 1 with 107 spaces. Meters will be installed, Water Street lot sectioned into stalls, and a second lot on the east side planned after opening. Negotiations with Sears Roebuck and First National Store aim to meter areas now in use. New meters will offer short stay and all day options at five cents.

Bath Water Street Sears Roebuck First National American House Highway and Sewer Department Stanley W. Judkins Winterweather Shipbuilding

Halloween Window Painting Contest and Big Parade

Ghosts and goblins will roam Bath business district on Halloween as the Bath YMCA and Retail Trade Merchants sponsor a community celebration. A window painting contest precedes the parade with prizes, paints, and space offered to participants. After the parade grade schoolers attend a party at the Y with refreshments and entertainment.

Bath Ymca YMCA

Bath-Owned Dogs Among Winners at North Berwick

Two Bath owned dogs placed in the final 1956 AKC field trial held by the Maine Retriever Trial Club in the North Berwick area. Gypsey's Mallard of Wigloria, a Chesapeake, owned by Marshall L Willis, took third in qualifying and second in open all-age. Syvernac Pineridge Trigger, a Chesapeake owned by Roland D D McIntosh, finished fourth in open all-age. The Bath entries were among the youngest and the only Chesapeake Bay Retrievers in the event. Willis's Batch is nearly two years old.

Bath American Kennel Club Maine Retriever Trial Club Inc North Berwick Gypsey van Dryke Tealbrook Black Labrador Dana B Goodwin Saco Troll Gaurds Tipperary Tim Joseph Langmaid Pride's Crossing Mass Whitecup Malcolm M. Filson Ogunquit Staindrop Crackle Yellow Chesapeake Bay Willis

Bath Woman Writes On Art And The Church

Bath artist Barbara Sargent writes in the October issue of Pulpit Digest urging closer church and artist cooperation. She argues theologians must teach Christian content vividly so artists can express it, noting Renaissance patronage and calling artists blood-brothers to the Christian faith. She concludes by urging churches to invite artists in to spread the Glory of God through art.

Bath Pulpit Digest Barbara Sargent Martin V. B. Sargent Winter Street Congregational Church God Christ

BPW Club Endorses United Fund Campaign in Bath

Members of the Bath Business and Professional Women's Club voted unanimously to endorse the Bath Area United Fund Inc and support its campaign. The decision followed a talk by William F Mussenden, local United Fund chairman, on the fund’s history and community need. President Mrs Asenith Haggett announced guest speaker Mrs Wendell B Heal, Sagadahoc County Registrar of Probate, at a district meeting of BPW clubs in Lisbon Falls.

Bath Judith Libby H. Kenneth Smith New History Club Craig Ayer Linda Ames Anne Bailey Judith Bailey Judith Beane Jane Footer Keith Frasier Michael Guerin Karen Harmon David Higgins Holly Hutchins Paul Hutchins Martha Hederman Roberta Jewell Douglas Knight Nancy Kocha Bath Business and Professional Women’s Club Bath Area United Fund, Inc William F Mussenden United Fund Mussenden Asenith Haggett Wendell B. Heal Sagadahoc B.P.W Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Lisbon Falls Lewiston-Au

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City Park Susan Eberhard Gail McIntosh Mary Jane Bull Jacqueline Shorette Jolene Suslai Clinton Delano Robert McElman David Swearingen Henry Thorpe Donald F. Preble J. Haviland Torrey Robert Carter Dr. Averill Bath Hospital WCTU Phippsburg Legion Smith Tobey Post Drum & Bugle Corps Champion Corps of Maine Morse High School Cecil V. Rowland Nathan W. Watson Warren F. Hawley, Jr Cliff Leeman Richard MacLennan Bath Area Chamber of Commerce Legion Auxiliary Almira Burgon BPW Club AL Cahill Leeman Highway
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