Talk On Fire Prevention At Dike Washington PTA
Fire prevention in the home was the theme at the Dike Washington PTA meeting led by Fred Pecci of the Bath Fire Department. He demonstrated hazards with a model house while detailing common causes of home fires. The group approved a budget of 341.50 for 1956 57 and awarded attendance and dental banners to local classrooms. The next meeting is scheduled for November 15 at Washington Street Primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pecci
Bath Fire Department
Dike-Washington P.T.A
Dike School
Gladys Lowell
Dike
Marion Clarke
Washington Street
Almira
Jones
Sherman Mitchell
Ralph White, Jr
Herman Barter
Dwight Packard
Harry Fullerton
Mrs. McFadden Reelected Head of Montsweag Group
Mrs. R. Clinton McFadden was reelected chairman of the Montsweag Extension Service at the all day Woolwich Good Will Hall meeting. New officers include Ruth Loeschner as vice chair, Greta Gower as secretary treasurer, Millicent Ball as clothing leader, Evelyn Ater as home management leader, and Edith Rice as food leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Clinton McFadden
Montsweag
Good Will Hall
Woolwich
Ruth Loeschner
Greta Gower
Millicent Ball
Evelyn Ater
Edith Rice
Ball
County Teachers Assn To Meet At Boothbay
The Lincoln Sagadahoc County Teachers Association will hold its annual convention at Boothbay Region High School on Friday October 26. Registration runs 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. with a morning program by the local orchestra and keynote address by Dr Payson Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln - Sagadahoc County Teachers Association
Boothbay Region
Harry Hildebrandt
Payson Smith
Maine
Oliver W Bell
Joseph [. Smith
John M. Conley, Jr
West Bath Delegates Attend State Grange Session
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Coombs left Tuesday for Augusta to attend the annual State Grange session as delegates from West Bath Grange. Mr. Coombs is master elect of the West Bath Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Coombs
Augusta
State Grange
West Bath Grange
Coombs
West Bath
Bath Group Attends Cost Accountants Meeting
The Southern Maine chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants held its second technical session at Elm Hotel in Auburn on Thursday evening. John W. March of Arthur Andersen & Co. spoke on interval reporting for cost control and area responsibility. Samarinella demonstrated responsibility accounting with a film. Attendees included Bath Iron Works Corp members Clarence Eaton William Niss Arthur Bowker Frank Givin George Finlay and Hyde Windlass Co. guests Donald Perry Richard Pacquin Daniel Scully Edward McCurdy and Frederick Leblond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Maine
National Association of Cost Accountants
Elm Hotel
Auburn
John W. Mareh
Arthur Anderson & Co
Public Accountants
March
Ster
Samarinella
Ladies Aid Plans Christmas Sale at Central Church
The Ladies Aid of Central Church and the league discussed a November 29 and 30 Christmas sale. Co chairs Mrs Edward Murphy and Mrs Jason A Merrill named committees for aprons fancy work food greens and table items. President Mrs Eugene Sprague led the meeting followed by a Women in the Bible program by Mrs Merrill and Mrs Carl Longfellow. Next meeting set for November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid of
Central Church
League
Edward Murphy
Jason A. Merrill
Lewis Sanborn
Leonard Lord
Dean Farnham
Luther Thompson
Harry Larrabee
Sherman McQuade
Adolf Ehlers
George Wallace
Charles Merrill
Robert Gordon
Eleanor Ferguson
Eugene Sprague
Merrill
Carl Longfellow
Army Captain to Speak at Bath Junior High PTA
Capt. Raymond Stafford of the U S Army stationed at Fort Williams Portland will address Bath Junior High School PTA Thursday evening. He will outline young men's obligations to the service and present details on the 1955 Reserve Forces Act. Gen Philip DeWitt Ginder arranged the talk as part of a draft program for six months of military training for recent high school graduates. Public invited. program starts at 7 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Stafford
U. S. Army
Fort Williams
Portland
Bath
Stafford
Philip DeWitt Ginder
Eisenhower
Army
Capt
Armed Forces
Miss Ann Cohen Progresses as Emerson Sophomore
Miss Ann Cohen of Milton Massachusetts and formerly of Bath continues studies as a sophomore at Emerson College Boston majoring in speech education. She graduated Morse High School in 1955 and belonged to French Latin and Girls Athletic Association clubs. She is a member of Hillel at Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Cohen
Dora G Cohen
Milton
Mass
Bath
Emerson College
Boston
Morse High School
Girls’ Athletic Association
Emerson
Hillel Organization
Memorial Service For Flora Savage At Genesta Chapter Meeting
At the Genesta Chapter OES Memorial Service for charter member Flora B. Savage was held Friday evening at the Masonic Temple. Savage served 56 years since joining in 1900. A supper was organized by Duane and Gail Bailey and Theryl Robbins families, with other officers and entertainers providing program through the night. An ESTARL fundraiser baked beans supper is planned for Nov 3 to support chapter activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
O.es
Masonic Temple
Flora B. Savage
Gail Robbins
Alice B. Stilphen
Arthur Stilphen
Donald Freeman
Cyrus Ashe
Athana Gillespie
P.M
Ruth
Sentinel
Russell Merchant
Estarl
Ruth Doughty
Violet Bartels
Suburb Civic Club Hosts Halloween Party and Plans Bake Sale
The Suburb Civic Club held a Halloween party at the Winnegance Community clubhouse with Mrs. Betty Footer winning for the most original costume. Plans for a public bake bean supper on Oct. 27 were set, with committees named for dining, kitchen, tickets, and setup. A rummage sale is planned for Nov. 5, with Edna Williams and Iva York as co chairs. November sick and entertainment committees were announced, and Doris Wilson earned the traveling prize. The next meeting is Nov. 1 with Wilson chairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suburb
Civic Club
Winnegance
Betty Footer
Marion McDonald
Olive Perry
Adelaide Mott
Esther Williams
Edna Williams
Hazel Atwood
Clara Hinckley
Persis Miller
Oliver Perry
Doris Wilson
Betty Rogers
Joyce Williams
Bess Manson
District Three PTA to Meet at Rockport October 25
The annual District Three meeting of the Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers will be held Thursday October 25 at Rockport Elementary School. District President Mrs Charles T Small of this city will preside with local participants Mrs William A Greene Jr and Mrs Leonard S Smith leading groups. The program includes Leadership Conference at Orono and a School Savings talk by Mrs Joseph Smith. Past District President Mrs Matter to conduct installation with Mrs Stanley Woods as Bath secretary and Mrs Philip Gildart of Bangor attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
Rockport
Charles T. Small
William A. Greene, Jr
Leonard S. Smith
Daniel Mattor
Orono
Richard Johnson
Joseph [. Smith
Maine State P. T. A. Bulletin
Matter
Bath
Stanley Woods
Maine State P. T. A
Philip Gildart
Bangor
P. T A
Stewart Engagement Announces Betrothal of Donna Rose Stewart
Mr and Mrs Donald A Stewart of 11 Pearl Street announce the engagement of their daughter Donna Rose Stewart to Dale Hodgkins son of Mr and Mrs Russell Farrow of Buckfield. Donna a Morse High School graduate 1954 works at Bath Water District. Hodgkins a West Paris High School graduate and U S Army veteran is employed at Harding Fabrication Bath Iron Works Plant. November wedding planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald A. Stewart
Pearl Street
Donna Rose Stewart
Dale Hodgkins
Russell Farrow
Buckfield
Miss Stewart
Morse High School
Bath Water District
Hodgkins
West Paris
U. S. Army
Hardings
Bath Iron Works Corp
Fall Meeting of Maine Medical Record Librarians at Bath
The Maine Medical Record Librarian Association held its fall educational meeting at Bath Memorial Hospital on October 17. Dr. Louis Bachrach spoke on Egyptian Medicine while local hospital staff entertained. a microfilm demonstration by Remington Rand reps followed lunch. The group planned a Christmas party, with the next state meeting set for April at Central Maine General Hospital in Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Medical Record Librarian Association
Bath Memorial Hospital
Louis Bachrach
Brunswick
Katherine Ames
R. N
Gloria Paradis
Ruth Kistler
Marilyn Rogers
Charles Underwood, Jr
Remington Rand Corp
Boston
Leo Paquette
Portland
Paradis
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Inner Wheel Hears Talk On United Fund
The Rev. Dr. Oliver W. Bell spoke to Inner Wheel members at Mrs. Ira D. Nadine’s High Street home about Bath Area United Fund Inc. and a united campaign. They voted to support the fund and planned a follow up meeting November 1 at Mrs. Milton Stephenson’s home in Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver W. Bell
Bath Area United Fund Inc
Inner Wheel
Ira D. Nadine
High Street
Bell
Fund Campaign
United Fund
United Campaign
Milton Stephenson
Wiscasset
Nadine
Charles B. Doyle
Loring R. Addison
John E. Hayes
Woolwich Boy Scouts Plan Activities For The Year
Woolwich Troop 93 met with 20 Scouts and four leaders to choose projects and activities for the year. November topics include safety and marksmanship. A Halloween party is set for Oct. 26 at the club house, with refreshments and games committees appointed. Professor Noel C. Little of Bowdoin College will speak on astronomy at the Oct. 25 trade meeting, bringing a telescope for outdoor star study if weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Little
Bath Thespians Announce 1956 57 Play Schedule
The Bath Thespians enter their ninth season with two performances of Buy Me Blue Ribbons on November 22 and 24 directed by Richard H. Haskell. The Heiress directed by Edward M. Butterfield plays February 23, The Tender Trap directed by Mrs. F Waldo Marshall on April 27. Season tickets go on sale November 10 at Falls and Chic shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bath Thespians
the Thespians
Thespian
Richard H. Haskell
Edward M. Butterfield
F. Waldo Marshall
Surprise Party For Two Cadets Of CAP Squadron
Two Brunswick Bath Civil Air Patrol cadets were surprised with a party at Lam bart Park Community hall after the CAP meeting. Ronald Billib and James Richardson Jr will wed Miss Harriet MacDougall of the city and Miss Elizabeth Giles of Boothbay on future dates. About 30 people attended including cadets and members. A decorated cake with punch and ice cream was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick- Bath Civil Air Patrol Squadron
Lambart Park
Ronald Billib
Harriet Mac- Dougall
James Richardson, Jr
Boothbay
Elizabeth Giles
Giles
Miss Mac- Dougall
Curren Guests Stay With Merchants in Yarmouth
Mr and Mrs Samuel Curren of Yarmouth were Sunday overnight guests of Mr and Mrs Fred E Merchant at their home 40 Meadow Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Curren
Yarmouth
Fred E. Merchant
Meadow Way
Teachers Guests of South End PTA
Mitchell school staff were honored with a reception by the South End Parent Teacher Association at the association hall on Washington Street. C. Lloyd Hooker introduced the teachers while Mrs. Richard Johnson presented corsages to the faculty. Special guests included Robert J. Perry and Mrs. Perry, Phyllis Rolfe, and Marjorie Boucher. Halloween décor featured fall flowers and a pumpkin centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell School
South End
Parent Teacher Association
Association Hall
Washington Street
C. Lloyd Hooker
Richard Johnson
Robert J. Perry
Bath Board of Education
Perry
Phyllis Rolfe
Marjorie Boucher
Christine and
Eleanor Coombs
Jean
Mary Steen
Frances
Stephanie Rush
Linda Foster
Ivory Palaces
Martha Pratt
Linda Ames
June Savoie
Natalie Fowles
Leslie Stairs
Karen Crocker
Lester Savoie
Charles A. Coombs
Bridal Party Entertained At Brunswick Dinner
A dinner at the Eagle hotel in Brunswick Friday evening entertained members of the Adams Wood bridal party and close relatives after the wedding rehearsal. Miss Martha Jane Wood and Robert W. Adams, both of Bath, were married Saturday in Winter Street Congregational church. Attendees included multiple Bath residents and relatives from Bath, Wallingford Connecticut, and Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Hotel
Brunswick
Adams-Wood
Harold L. Adams
Martha Jane Wood
Robert W. Adams
Bath
Winter Street Congregational Church
Charles T. Wood
Sally Ann Wood
William Adams
Oscar Adams
Susan Adams
Barbara Adams
Bruce London
Andrew Black, Jr
Marie Smart
Lardina Caverly
James Footer, Jr
Herbert T. Caverly
Harold Littlejohn
Wallingford
Smith-Tobey Post Elects James Chaput Adjutant
Smith Tobey Post American Legion elects James Chaput adjutant for the remainder of the year. Reports were given by Gardiner Rogers, Herman Norris, Abraham Greenblatt, and Scott Kittredge. A special meeting set for Monday at 7 p m to review the Smith Tobey Junior drum and bugle corps with William Milliken in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Tobey Post American Legion
James Chaput
Gardiner Rogers
Herman Norris
Abraham Greenblatt
Scott Kittredge
Smith-Tobey
Legion Cadets
William Milliken
Bath Police Attend FBI Auto Theft Conference in Portland
Bath Police Chief Edward L. Gaudreau and five officers attended an FBI conference in Portland on auto theft. The topics included prevention and identification of auto thefts, FBI laboratory and identification division services, and investigation of auto thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Gaudreau
Bath Police Department
Portland
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gaudreau
Benjamin Fitzgerald
Arthur Tainter
Robert Starling
Earl Haines
William Boyland
FBI Laboratory
Youth Church Council Sets Monthly Meeting Dates
Bath youth council plans regular meetings on the second Tuesday each month. Representatives from the Greater Bath Council of Churches attend, including Yvonne Crosby Priscilla Marble Gloria Overlock Margaret Mitchell Judith Ashe Jack Wallace and advisor Miss Natalie Fowle. Mrs George H Farrin moved residence from 708 Washington Street to 866 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Youth Church Council
Greater Bath
Engaged: Janet P Cohen to Harry Rabinowitz
Miss Janet P Cohen daughter of Mrs Dora Cohen of Milton Massachusetts and the late Morris Cohen is engaged to Harry Joseph Rabinowitz son of Mrs Anne D Amato of Orange New Jersey and Max Rabinowitz of Irvington New Jersey The couple are from Newark New Jersey area with Cohen a Beth Israel School of Nursing student and Rabinowitz employed at Regent Florist in Newark No wedding date yet announced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet P. Cohen
Dora Cohen
Milton
Mass
Harry Joseph Rabinowitz
Anne D’amato
Orange
N. J
Max Rabinowitz
Irvington
Miss Cohen
Morris Cohen
Morse High School
School of Nursing
Beth Israel Hospital
Newark
Student Nurses’ Association
New Jersey State Glee Club
Rabinowitz
Orange High School
Regent Florist Shop
Former Bath Man Receives National Service Award
Oxford County Agent F Wilbur Hagan formerly of Bath is to be honored by the National County Agricultural Agents Association for his service across Oxford county. He will receive the award at the national convention in Houston on Oct 25. Hagan and his wife Catherine Galvin headed to Houston as New England delegates. He previously ran the Somerset County agent office for 17 years and served in World War II with the Sea Bees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ative
Bath
National County Agricultural Agents’ Association
Houston
Texas
Oxford County
F. Wilbur Hagan
Frank Hagan
Hagan
Catherine Galvin
Youth for Eisenhower Cavalcade Parades Here
A Bath event featured the Portland Youth for Eisenhower bandwagon and more than 10 Morse High School cars. Floats showcased Maine fishing and the Maine farm program. The tour started in Portland and passed through Damariscotta. Bath’s Eisenhower committee opened headquarters at 22 Center Street and hosted a luncheon at the Huse Memorial School after the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Bath
Portland
Morse High School
Maine
Maine Farm Program
Bath Area
Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Center Street
Huse Memorial School
Miss Janet Cohen Guest At Pre-Nuptial Shower
Miss Janet Cohen a Beth Israel nurse in Newark and former local resident was guest of honor at a miscellaneous pre nuptial shower hosted by classmate Miss Jacqueline Bayer at her Paterson home. The event celebrated Miss Cohen’s upcoming marriage to Harry J Rabinowitz of Orange. Attending were her mother Mrs Dora Cohen and sisters Miss Ann Cohen and Mrs Morris Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Cohen
Beth Israel Hospital
Newark
N. J
Jacqueline Bayer
Paterson
Miss Cohen
Harry J. Rabinowitz
Orange
N.J
Dora Cohen
Miss Ann Cohen
Morris Brown
Bowdoinham PTA Reports Lunch Program and Teen-Activity Plans
Bowdoinham PTA reviews progress at Community School with a new electric slicer for lunch prep and polio shots completed. Cmdr Hayworth at Brunswick Naval Air Station presents Peru slides. Plans include Explorer Scouts paper drive November 8–10 to fund troop equipment, a Halloween party October 31, and formation of the Bowdoinham Teen-Age Association plus a teenage program. Personal items note local travels and visits to Portland and Belfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teachers’ Association
Jennie ‘Reynolds
Thomas Linkenback
Eva Messer
Eleanor Purington
Marion Fides
Erla Zachau
P.T.A
Cmdr. Hayworth
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Peru
Effie Lewis
Edith Tourtillotte
Explorer
Fireman’s Auxiliary
Town Hall
Linwood Hackett
Joan Hatch
Bowdoinham
Robert Sanford
Billerica
Mass
Allan Frizzle
Linden Little
Greenfield
Portland
Allan Naugler
May Gould
Wallace Engagement Announces Virginia Carol Wallace
Mr and Mrs Lewis E Wallace of West Point announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia Carol to Lt Mark L Diggory US Army Miss Wallace a 1955 Morse High graduate works as a clerk typist for the Navy Department in Washington DC The Diggory side is represented by Mrs Mark L Diggory of Glen Head NY A Hofstra College graduate from Hempstead NY The couple plan a military wedding in November in Washington DC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Wallace
West Point
Virginia Carol
Mark L. Diggory
U. S. Army
Miss Wallace
Morse High School
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Glen Head
N. Y
St. Diggory
Hofstra College
Hofstra College, Hempstead, N. Y
Funeral Attendees From Maine Counties Gather in Bath
Mrs Carrie Reed Mrs William Newcomb Mrs Geneva Purdy and Gilbert Purdy of Poland Mr and Mrs Donald Giles and Mrs Georgia Pierce of Boothbay Harbor John Allen of Harpswell and Mr and Mrs Kendall Lord of Topsham attended the funeral service for Mrs Evelyn M Snow in Bath on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Reed
William Newcomb
Geneva Purdy
Gilbert Purdy
Poland
Donald Giles
Georgia Pierce
Boothbay Harbor
John Allen
Harpswell
Kendall Lord
Topsham
Bath
Evelyn M Snow
Marriage Intentions Filed for Olles and Caton
Joseph C. Olles Jr of Palatine Illinois and Deborah Lee Caton of Bath filed marriage intentions at the City Clerk office. The public notice lists both parents and addresses for verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Olles, Jr
J. C. Olles
Palatine, Il
Deborah Lee Caton
Alfred D. Caton
Middle Street
Bath
Bowdoin Names 17 Cadet Captains in ROTC Reorg
Chard W. Green of Bath is among 17 Bowdoin College students named cadet captains in a ROTC reorganization announced by Lt. Col. Gates B. Bier, the unit's commanding officer, on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chard W. Green
Bath
Bowdoin College
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Gates B. Bier
Paris in U S cities listed with state tags
A concise note lists fifteen U S cities named Paris across various states, highlighting the distribution and noting common naming origins. It emphasizes the spread and potential for confusion among readers and researchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U. 8
Past Masters Night Observed At Solar Lodge F A M
Solar Lodge F A M held Past Masters Night at Masonic Temple with Duncan H Farrell leading officers in Master Mason degree work. Fourteen lodges attended a harvest supper hosted by Genesta Chapter OES, with plans announced for upcoming degrees and school of instruction in November and a district visitation by Nathaniel A Gilpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solar Lodge
F.&a.m
Masonic Temple
Duncan H. Farrell
George Washington National Masonic Memorial
Bowdoinham
Nathaniel A. Gilpatrick
Richmond
Maine Garden Clubs Plan Winter Activities
Garden Club Federation of Maine az plans winter activities with an Executive Board and Board of Directors meeting on October 31 at the Eastland hotel in Portland at 6 PM. The Fall conference follows on November 1 at 10 AM. Former president Mrs. John Parker of Bath will attend the November 1 conference. Reservations for the November 1 luncheon are due this week to Mrs. Irving R. Scherer of Portland. Mrs. Tobey C. Madsen of Portland chairs registrations for November 1 at 9:30 AM Eastland and 7:30 PM Frye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club Federation of
Maine
Eastland
Portland
John Parker
Bath
Garden, Federation Clubs
Irving R. Scherer
Arlington Street
Tobey C. Madsen
Frye Hall
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Washington
PTA
Bath Group
Cost Accountants’ Meeting
Ladies Aid of Central Church
Front Street
Suburb Civic Club
Hospital
Boy Scouts
Thespians
Fall's
Chic Shop
CAP
South End Pta
Youth Church Council
George H. Farrin
Teaages
CaSia
Warnercolor
Tov Nolan
Virginia Leth
North End
Adam
Greenblatt
Sela
Lincoln Street
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Timken
Washington Press Bath
Tea Canal
Fred
W.eter. Street
Ada Greenblatt
Adam. Greenblatt
Dial
Ale
Povice Ae
Simca T
Waington Street
Pial
Sppain
Greenal Botste Sad Insurance
Yanrington Street
Bia
Eyasun
Rite Armsuseum
Kennebunk
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