Bath residents attend hearing on Bath School District bill
Fifteen residents from Bath attended a Tuesday hearing before the Maine State Legislature’s Legal Affairs committee on establishing Bath School District. The brief session drew no opposition and featured remarks from Bath officials and supporters who urged passage and a referendum for final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Augusta
Legal Affairs Committee
State
Howard C. Laurae
Bee
John P. Carey
Edwin R. Andrews
Bath Board of Education
C. Lloyd Hooker
Rodney £. Ross, Jr
Edward D. True
Citizens Planning Committee
Roland Breton
Bath P. T. A. Council
Joseph Smith
Maine Congress of Parent-Teachers
Loring R. Addison
D A R Chapter Meeting Highlights Sewing for Red Cross
D A R Col Dummer Sewall Chapter met for an all day session at Wesley Methodist church to sew for the Red Cross. A chicken salad luncheon was served at noon. Miss Elizabeth Reed Boothbay and Miss Doreen Willis were guests. Reed compared the Constitution with Magna Carta and the 1689 Bill of Rights, showing pay rolls and muster rolls of Revolutionary soldiers. The April 5 meeting will be at Central church parish house at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. R. Col. Dummer Sewall
Red Cross
Wesley Methodist Church
Activities Committee
Bertha Davis
Elizabeth Reed
Boothbay
Doreen Willis
Marshall Willis
Annie Hall
Millard A Green Appointed Regular Driver in Bath Fire Dept
Millard A Green of 11 Dummer Street is named a regular Engine 2 driver in Bath for a six months probation, announced by City Manager Ralph Mitten dorf. Green was previously an extra driver and first on the Personnel Service Board eligibles list. Everett T Green, Millard’s father and longtime Engine 2 driver, resigns due to poor health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard A. Green
Dummertreet
Bath Fire Department
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Wednesday Green
Peronnel Service Board
Everett T Green
Millard
Velma Cornish Weds Lionel White in Bath Ceremony
Velma Irene Cornish of Bath married Lionel Mansel White of Auburn in a Saturday evening ceremony at the bride’s home. Rev. Arvid Anderson officiated. Attendants included George L. Smith as best man and Natalie MatNeil as maid of honor. The couple plans a March 12 homecoming at 197 Center street Auburn after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Irene Cornish
Bath
Lionel Mansel White
Auburn
Harry E. Cornish
Weeks Street
Arvid L. Anderson
Corliss Street Baptist Church
George L. Smith
Natalie MatNeil
Carol M. Cornish
Christal L. Cornish
Carl D. Cornish
Lohengrin
Charles Diehl
Emery M. Watton
Harry L. Cornish
Dwinal Cornish
Edna Canham
Barbara Grundy
Helen Harmon
Bridgton
Ruth Ann
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Philathea
Bodwell Grange
Pomona
White
Winfield C. White
Lewiston
Mechanic Falls High School
Alden M. Gaydon Post
A. L
Crumby Archery Club
Radio Supply Co
Bath junior girls form Saturday basketball program
Over the last two months Bath seventh and eighth grade girls have met with Miss Werkhoven on Saturdays for instructional and recreational basketball. Marilyn McElman Patricia Ames Joseph McIntire and Ann Stevenson assisted and proved reliable. The sessions aim to give girls team activity skills with carryover value to future physical education, with plans for spring softball indoor stunts and tumbling to mirror prior successes.
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Bath
Miss Werkhoven
Marilyn McElman
Patricia Ames
Joseph McIntire
Ann Stevenson
Miscellaneous Shower Honors Mrs Carol Davis at Home
Mrs Carol Davis was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Beatrice Hagan at 8 Liberty Court Wednesday last week. Attendants included Miss Barbara Legard Miss Jacqueline McMann Mrs Priscilla Witham Miss Dorothy Pendleton Mrs June Hallowell Mrs Beatrice Grayvee Mrs Natalie Roy Mrs Juliette Carlton Miss Celia Carlton Mrs Stella Dickerson and Mrs Georgia Perkins. Guests brought gifts and assorted cakes and coffee were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Davis
Beatrice Hagan
Liberty Court
Barbara Legard
Jacqueline McMann
Priscilla Witham
Dorothy Pendleton
June Hallowell
Beatrice Grayvee
Natalie Roy
Juitliette Carlton
Celia Carlton
Stella Dickerson
Georgia Perkins
Americans Read 400 Million Books Annually
An estimate indicates Americans collectively read about 400 million books each year, reflecting broad consumer engagement and a strong book market across the United States.
Junior League Costume Party a Grand Success
The Junior Hospital League held its third costume party at the Sedgwick Saturday from 8 to 12 with about 45 attendees. Guests wore inventive outfits, with judges naming Loring Addison best dressed and Converse Fenn most suppressed. themes ranged from moon Mullins to mermaids and cowboy costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
Sedgwick
Loring Addison
Converse Fenn
Ned Andrews
Rodney Rosses
G. Baer Connard
William Levitt
Audrey Hill
Priscilla Magoun
Frank Given
Mrs Given
Mr. Given
Addison McInnes
Moon Mullins
Sally Kimball
Scarey Ann
William Hill
Spain
Mrs. Hill
Mr. Hill
Duncan MeclInneses
Mrs. McInnes
Mr. McInnes
M_ Dean Shaw
Stork Shower Held for Mrs. William Owen in Washington
A stork shower at 86 Washington Street honored Mrs. William Owen of 831 Washington Street. Guests included Mrs. Frances MacDonald, Mrs. Jeanette Oliver, and many friends, with gifts, pink and navy basket decor, refreshments, and a social evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Owen
Washington Street
William Radar
Teachers Discuss The Modern Trend At Huse School
Huse school teachers met to discuss pamphlets School Days and A Forward Step led by Principal Keith L. Crockett. The series aims to cover progressive education trends with plans for regular meetings over at least two months and possible participation by other Bath area schools. Defective heating equipment caused 47,500 fires and more than $35,000,000 in damages in a single year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse
Keith L. Crockett
Huse School
Crockett
Bath
Rheumatic diseases affect about seven million Americans
About seven million Americans suffer rheumatic diseases affecting joints muscles and connective tissue. The condition poses ongoing health challenges with varying severity across ages and demographics, highlighting the need for awareness and improved treatments.
Sixty Morse Girls to Auburn for Pay Day Play Day
Sixty Morse high girls from four classes will visit Edward Little high in Auburn on Saturday for a sociable pay day. The event aims to replace highly competitive athletics with mass recreational activities, promoting varied events and a wholesome, sociable approach among girls from neighboring high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Edward Little High School
Auburn
S. Stover
B. Wilson
E. Wilkins
S. Smart
F. Thayer
S. Harkins
H. Bowers
L_ Stone
B. Ring
S. True
S. Johnson
J. Hart
C. Hanscom
J. Edgeit
J. Babine
D. Lenfest
V. Baker
N. Ferris
L. Fuller
G. Card
B. D'Oiutolo
Jaques Golden Anniversary Observed in Bath Home
Mr and Mrs Frank W Jaques of 832 Washington street celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at home on Tuesday They married in Haverhill Massachusetts in 1889 and spent nine years in California before moving to Bath in 1911 The couple has two daughters Miss Almena A Jaques a Central Grammar School teacher and Mrs H Kenneth Smith a Bath Board of Education member
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Jaques
Washington Street
Jaques
Haverhill
Mass
California
Bath
Almena A. Jaques
Central Grammar School
H. Kenneth Smith
Bath Board of Education
Animal Rescue League speaker to address Bath meeting
William Craige of the Animal Rescue League of Portland will speak Thursday at 7 30 pm in Bath City Hall about plans and details to form a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals. The note adds that after 1750 the Windsor or Philadelphia chair became common throughout Massachusetts.
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William Craige
The
Animal Rescue League of Portland
Bath City Hall
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Windsor
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Woodcocks Nesting Habits In Swampy Ground
Woodcocks, members of the snipe family, are described as nesting on swampy ground. The note outlines their preferred habitat and nesting behavior in wet, marshy areas. The text highlights their ground burrow findings and proximity to wetland vegetation.
Women’s Farm Bureau March Meetings Outline Cake Making
March farm bureaus schedule cake making sessions with recipes for white cocoa chocolate spice egg whites and or yolk cakes plus plain and pineapple chiffon. home demonstration agent to run better meals for less money meetings. two three day sewing schools in Auburn and Topsham led by Margery Stetson with dressmaking instruction.
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Farm Bureau
Auburn
Topsham
Margery Stetson
Bowdoinham
H D. A. Minot Corner
Simpson
Eva McKinley
H DA
Hyde Park
Bath
Kenneth Tice
White Oak Hill
Harriet Pulsifer
H. DA
Richmond Corner
Gwendolyn Douglass
Vesta Williams
Nequasset
Ruth Dunbar
Grange Hall
Richmond
West Bath
Sadie Davis
Georgetown
Mary Pinkham
Grace Cunningham
Mrs Susan Leeman Celebrates 83rd Birthday at Home
Mrs Susan Leeman of 24 Cummings Street marked her 83rd birthday with an open house at her Bath home. Friends visited throughout the day as flowers, cards, and gifts arrived from relatives in Revere and Brunswick. Her brother George W Rankin attended, and she remains active in the Beacon Street church Women’s Society, visiting a Hobby Exhibition there last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Leeman
Cummings Street
Mass
William Craft
Melvin Mitchell
Brunswick
Charles Leeman
Linda Nickerson Hosts Fifth Birthday Party
Linda Nickerson daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert E Nickerson hosted a Saturday afternoon party on Office Drive for her fifth birthday. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments with prizes awarded to Richard Kiernan Jane Green and Norma Hart. Present were many friends and relatives and Linda received numerous gifts and cards. Assisted by Mrs John Lemont Mrs Harold Hart Miss Marie Lemont and Miss Marilyn Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Nickerson
Herbert E. Nickerson
Richard Kiernan
Jane Green
Norma Hart
Linda
Wayne Snell
Glenice Newman
Bonnie Thurston
Leslie Pratt
Bobby Soucie
Mickey Rooney
Paul Cushing
Keith
Annie Crockett
Shirley Hart
Harold Hart, Jr
Linda McCole
Dana Libby
Ronald
Rosco Stover
Jane
Sarah Green
Sandra
Dickie Kiernan
Tommy
Janice
Barry Lemont
Kenneth Pye
Mary
Jane MacDonald
Nickerson
John Lemont
Harold Hart
Marie Lemont
Marilyn Francis
Bowdoinham to Hold Annual Town Meeting Candidates Vying
Bowdoinham schedules its annual town meeting for Monday with polls opening at 9 AM. Minimal opposition aside from third selectman race pitting Bert Merrill against James Brice. other candidates may file write-ins under the Australian ballot. The town warrant lists 85 articles including reconsideration of Coombs High School and transport of secondary pupils, plus a plan to sell the Brooklyn Bridge on Route 24 to fund bridge notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdeinham
Third Selectman
Bert Merrill
James Brice
Coombs High School
Brunswick
Brooklyn Bridge
Diana Berry
Sedley Berry
Longfellow School
Janet Hall
Mary Wilson
Jean Toothaker
Jane Aldrich
Jane Libby
Jean Chamberlain
Belmont
Mass
Elaine Munsey
Berry
Portland
Robinson Verris
David
Bruce Berry
Pythian Sisters
Robert Dudley
Bowdoinham
Red Cross
East Bowdoinham
Albion Dudley
Steward Leighton
Terry
Charles MacEwen
George Webber
Westbrook
Billy Webber
Frank
Committal Service for William C. Gile
A committal service with full military honors was held at Village cemetery for William C. Gile first lieutenant infantry USA. Born October 6 1917 in Bowdoinham he died December 16 1943 in the Battle of San Pietro while serving with Gen. Mark Clark's Fifth Army 36th Division 141 Infantry. He is survived by his mother Margaret Chapman Gile his daughter Margaret Elsie and his wife Marey West of Westbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Cemetery
William C. Gile
Infantry
USA
Gile
Margaret Chapman Gile
Edward P. Gile
Bowdoinham
Coombs High School
Portland Junior College
Fort Benning
Mark Clark
Fifth Army
Italy
San Pietro
Margaret Elsie’ Gile
Manley West
Westbrook
Central Church League Meeting and events notice
The League of Central church meets Monday at 6 30 pm in the parish house for a covered dish supper. Melvin Henderson of the Kennebec Green houses will discuss flower arrangements. A silver tea is set for March 17 from 3 to 5 at the parsonage. Parish helpers and attendees are listed. Local residents Gerry Parker, Mrs. Kenneth Kittredge, and Merrill Oliver are mentioned among hospital and home visits.
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League of Central Church
Melvin Henderson
Kennebec Greenhouses
March Committee
Laforest Hodgkins
Donald Preble
William Blair
Albert Sawyer
Howard Steen
Edward Cummings
Harold Small
Edward McMann
John Grindle
Herbert Pierce
Haviland Torrey
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Senter’s, Inc
Marguisette
Andrews
Ross
True
Louis A. Dole
Moody Flint
D. A. R. Meeting
Usip Pna
Velma
Cornish
Lionel M. White
Bride
Robinson Serving
NAVY
Denwald WH. Robinson
Appeentice
USN
Ethel Robinson
Adams Court
Maine
Naval Air Station
Naval Operating Base
Geastasame Bay
Cuba
Naval Service
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
MORSE
Will
Edward Little High
MR. and
Mrs. Jaques
Animal Rescue League
Women's Farm Bureau
Fishermen’s Plastic
Nylo
Manila
Whitey Paint Hardware
Power King Home Workshop
North St
Bath, Maine
Allan
Rocky” Lane
Black Jack
Ead
Canon City
AM Eagle Lion Films
Odtar
Louis
Stevenson
Rollness Chico Harpo
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
William Chapman Gile
Central Church League
Gerry Parker
John Parker
Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Kittredge
Belgrade
Middle Street
Merrill Oliver
Malden, Mass
Brown Street
Opera House
Hedy Lamarr
Robert Cummings
Maude Stafford
Mi Kennels
Woolwich
Georgetown Center
Highland St
South End
Farmall
A. H. Weeks
Wiscasset
Highland Street
Bat
E Wallace
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