Two Local Women Celebrate Oct 24 Birthdays
Margaret Temple of the Old Folks Home turns 95 and Seddie F Kelley of 625 Washington street is 94. Both are Wesley church attendants and honored by family, friends, and a party with flowers, cakes, and gifts in Bath. Temple has lived at the home since 1946 and previously on Court street with her husband William Temple. Kelley, born Oct 24 1859 in Gloucester, lived in Savannah before Bath, now at 625 Washington with sister Miss Mae Strong assisting at open house.
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Wesley Church
Margaret Temple
Old Folks Home
Seddie Kelley
Washington Street
William Temple
Court Street
William M. Temple
Exeter
N. H
Edna
Kelley
Bath Iron Works
Clyde MacKinnon
Middle Street
Mae Strong
Cambridge
Mass
MacKinnon
Mary Whitten
Russell Street
Miss Strong
Massachusetts
Bath
Bath Woman Sponsors Navy Craft at East Boothbay Yard
Mrs. Robert MacDaniel wife of Lieut MacDaniel Navy Office Bath Iron Works sponsored the AMS 154 launched 10 15 Saturday from Hodgdon Brothers yard East Boothbay. She wore a tan and brown ensemble with rose coat hat carried bouquet. luncheon followed at Boothbay Harbor Country Club. Lieut MacDaniel and three children reside at 1298 Washington St. The event drew Naval Department and Bath Iron Works guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert MacDaniel
Lieut. MacDaniel
Navy Office At Iron Works
MacDaniel
Navy Office
Bath Iron Works
U. S. Ams 154
Hodgdon Brothers Yard
East Boothbay
Boothbay Harbor Country Club
Ann Stanton
New York City
Washington Street
Varrious Naval Yards
Coco Solo
Panama
Margaret Strack
Bath
November Proclaimed Religion In American Life Month
Bath City Council Chairman Stanley R. Hunter proclaims November as Religion In American Life Month urging residents to attend houses of worship. The measure highlights gratitude to God, national freedoms, and a call for renewed religious faith and church support during the month.
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Hunter
Stanley R. Hunter
Bath
Committees And Workers For 1953 Memorial Hospital Fair
The 1953 Memorial Hospital Fair lists chairmen and members across booths and activities. Notable entries include Alfred D. Caton as chairman and Carl R. Dearborn Jr. as co chair, with numerous auxiliary, garden club, Lions club and Knights of Columbus participants. The roster covers booths from White Elephant to cooked food and special games, with names linked to each duty and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred D. Caton
Carl R. Dearborn, Jr
Dean Shaw
Charles B. Doyle
Bowen Torrey
Richard Kimball
Karcher
Jackson
Frank A. Givin
Richard Kimpele
G. Thomas Murdy
Wake Rand
Evelyn F. Hobbs
Paul A. Marchant
Lawrence G. Katz
James A. Gillies, Jr
Benjamin A. Zimmerman
Sumner Sewall
White Elephant Booth
Eleanor Wilson
William Kelley
William Niss
William Mussenden
Frederick Robie
Theodore Bertocci
Roger Luke
Eugene Eberhard
Frederick Haggett
Leslie Shumway
George E. Barker, Jr
Garden Club Booth
Frank Reinoehl
Cornwellis
G. Thomas Murphy
Arthur Colby
Kenneth Francisco
William Mennealy
Shirley Labbie
Arthur King
George Sargent
Joseph Mullaney
David Dickson
Sagadahoc Red
Gun & Skeet Association
Booth
Walter P. White
Donald McKinnon
John McLaughlin
Kenneth Jaquith
Robert Donnell
Arthur Sturtevant
John Gaudet
Club Forty-Two
Fudge Booth
Gordon Allen
Norman Seekins
George Sarkis
Robert Footer
William Greene
Frances Grainger
Milton Footer
Church Booth
Albert Whitney
Alice Johnson
Carville Douglas
John Gillespie
Adelbert Mall
Wilmer Voorhees
Mildred Nichols
Beta Sigma Phi
Russell Turcotte
Albert Desmond
Harold Perry
Edward Cummings
George Gallant
Richard Raven
Ruth Davis
Robert Frink
Frank Curran
Ellis Booth
Edward J. McMann
Joseph Desmond
Bart O'Donnell
Maurice Glidden
Lions Club Booth
Harry Thebeau
E. Lawrence McCurdy
Harold P. Small
American Legion Booth
Frank H. Reinoehl
Robert Wagner
C. Harding Ayer
John Grindell
Robert Brownell
Paul Moore
Donald F. Preble
Clyde Ambrose
Harold Avery
Ralph Bragg
Robert Hatch
W. Dayton Hill
J. Haviland Torrey
Norman Drummond
Brian Jewett
Mark Hennessy
Carl Anderson
Melvin Comeau
Joseph Wilson
Stanley Peterson
Clarence Warner
Karcher S. Jackson
Richard Jackson
Frank Donnell
Elliot Hanson
Knights of Columbus
Noah Caton
Deborah Caton
Bernard Lalonde
Arthur Bourque
Walter Hunt
Wayne Akeley
Eugene Sukeforth
Robert McMurray
Isabella
Fuel Booth
Edward B
William Turpie
Anne Kimball
Claude Gillette
Frank Givin
Edwin Andrews
Arthur Hutchins
Charles Footer, Jr
Duncan McInnes
Samuel Hooper
George Musk
Howard Mayo
Eugene Desmond
Delmore Gilman
Harold McElman
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Horace Morse
Theodore Watson
West Bath Grange
Twin Bees
Dyer-Flaherty Post
Odd Fellows
Myrie Lodge
Odd Ladies
Good Will Club
Lionesses Club
Cosmopolitan Club
Two Weeks at Audubon Camp Proves of Value
Mrs. Dallas Crabtree, a teacher at Huse Memorial School, spoke at Bath Garden Club about her intensive two week study at Audubon Camp Hog Island Bremen on a Bath Garden club scholarship. She highlighted nature study benefits for her pupils and explained camp aims to promote conservation through first hand study and the balance of nature.
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Dallas Crabtree
Huse Memorial School
Bath Garden Club
Arthur Sewall
Stone House Farm
Crabtree
Hog _ Island
Bremen
Audubon Camp
Bucheister
Earl Farnham
David Dickson
Cromwell Rogers
Arthur King
Frank Reinoehl
Washington Street
Arthur Colby
Seth Mullin
Horatio Baker
Togus
State Hospital
Fairfield Sanatorium
Mullin
Red Cross
The
George Sargent
Rogers
Memorial
Frank Sparks
Belfast
Norman Howard
Herbert Lemont
Good Programs
State Federation
State House
Augusta
Blaine House
Moatsweag
North Carolina Uses Safety Slogan on License Plates
North Carolina begins a highway safety drive with license plate slogans reading Drive safely. Motor Vehicles Commissioner Edward Scheidt says the state is first to use a safety slogan on its licenses as part of a broader plan to reduce accidents.
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Raleigh, N. C
North Carolina
Edward Scheidt
Annual Meeting at Central Church in Bath Proceedings
The 118th annual meeting of the Third Congregational Parish of Bath was held Monday evening at Central church parish house. Richard Kimball chaired the Prudential Committee and duties opened with prayer. A ham dinner by The League preceded the meeting as reports showed finances in excellent order despite higher expenses from improvements. The budget, including a $566.72 contribution toward a $4.5 million Congregational Building Loan Fund, was discussed and adopted. A nominating committee named officers and board members, with Mrs Merritt Mitchell as clerk and Mrs Arthur MacDonald as treasurer. Various groups reported on services, gifts, renovations, and ongoing support, with plans for spring work and furniture needs. Continued coverage promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Congregational
Bath
Central Church Parish
Richard Kimball
Prudential Committee
Hodgkins
League
Merritt Mitchell
Karcher S. Jackson
Arthur MacDonald
Kimball
Congregational Christian Church
Congregational Christian Church Building Loan
United States
Jackson
Clyde Mallett
Donald Page
John Grindell
Clyde Ambrose
J. Haviland Torrey
A. M. Main
Robert Milliken
Ladies’ Aid
Harry Larrabee
S. Theodore Bertocci
Jason Merrill
Rudolph McRae
H. P. Small
E. Lawrence McCurdy
Arthur L Pratt
Larrabee
A. Lincoln Anderson
McRae
Bertocci
Arthur L. Pratt
L. E. Hodgkins
Women's Fellowship
Bath Iron Works keel lays for Forrest Sherman destroyer
Rear Admiral Wilson D Leggett joined Bath Iron Works officials to lay the keel of USS Forrest Sherman DD 931. The ship 418 feet long displaces about 3518 tons and is one of three destroyers to be built for the U S Navy. The ceremony honored Admiral Sherman, late Chief of Naval Operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson D. Leggett
US. N
Bureau of Ships
Washington
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath Yard
U.S. Navy
Bath
U. S.- Forrest
Admiral Leggett
George Young
Auburn
Wilson D. Leg
Sherman
Maine
Gett, Jr
USN
Navy Department
Bath Iron Works
Forrest Sherman
Admiral Sherman
Naval Operations
Navy
BIW
John R. Newell
J. William Schulze
USS
William S
Pete” Newell
Rotarians Host Ladies Night Halloween Party at South End
The Bath Rotary Club held a Ladies Night Halloween party Tuesday at the South End PTA hall with decorations, a chicken pie supper, and a concert by Cliff Leeman. Prof. Athern P Daggett of Bowdoin College spoke on the United Nations as part of the anniversary observance, drawing lively attendance.
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Bath
Rotary
Athern P Daggett
Bowdoin College
Rotarian Sargent
Daggett
United Nations
Ruth Dickson
George Sargent
Lawrence Weld
David C Dickson
Dromore Grangers Install Officers After Supper
Nearly 100 attended a meat loaf supper at Dromore grange before officers were installed by State Grange Treasurer Charles M White of Winthrop. Rig Campbell became master, with a full slate including Eve len Beals chaplain and Hazel Ellis secretary. Remarks by Edwin Haggett and Alton Collins followed as plans for future events were announced.
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Dromore Grange
the Grange
Ada King
Anna Hanson
Florence Rollins
Lillian Blair
State Grange
Charles M White
Winthrop
Merrymeeking Grange
Rig Campbell
Thomas Traces
Evelen Beals
Mvylon Ellis
Arthur Tolman
Hazel Ellis
Aletha Campbell
Charles Stevens
Helen Quimby
Ceres
Elnora McMann
Pomona
Lucy Cutting
Flora
Clira Ellis
Raymond Vachon
Lvomore Orange
Edwin W. Hagcett
West Bath
Alton Collins
Florence Collins
Lenora McMann
Collins
West Bath Hall
Ethel
Robshaw
Presley
Bath
Legion contributes $100 to junior drum bugle corps
Smith-Tobey Post A L votes to give $100 toward expenses for the Legion sponsored Junior Drum and Bugle Corps. William E Milliken, corps director, outlined the need before the executive committee and members approved. Patrick Nugent praised Dirigo Boss State activities and the Bath Post sponsorship.
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Legion
Carl Anderson
Abe Greenblatt
Legion Treasury
Patrick Nugent
Dirigo Boss State
Orono
Bath Post
Dirigo Bay
Nugent
Prog@i
Francis McLaughlin
Henry D Small
Morse High School
Earl Doucette
Maine Development Commission
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East Boothbay Yard
Naval Department
India
Hospital Fair
Audubon
Della Crabtree
Annual Meeting
Central Church
Chief Bureau
Rotarians
Dickson
Wyatt Albertson
Eugene M. Desmond
Loring Addison
James Thorpe
Vinal Hunnewell
William L. Skelton
Tarpy Schulten
Hayward Newcomb
Marius Page
Harmon Eliason
Atwood Smart
Harold Troop
John
Dromore Grangers
Dirigo
House Committee
Joseph Fournier
Mexico
Turkey