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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1954
Page
6
Lieut. Comdr. Douglas Cleary and family visited North street hosts on their return from a Maine vacation. Several families and individuals from Brunswick, Bath, Damariscotta, and Lynn joined gatherings in Woolwich and Bath, with visits to Cadillac Mountain and Bar Harbor and a dance at Topsea.
Dozens of Bath residents and relatives from Brookline Massachusetts to Days Ferry are listed as vacationing visitors and recent returnees. The notices include Charlotte Chase Carla of Brookline visiting Sea Haven Capitol Island and Days Ferry, plus Mrs Chase’s prior work with New England Tel Tel in Bath and Boston. Other entries note Mr and Mrs Harrison McCaffrey and son Harry traveling to Baltimore for vacation from Sears Roebuck, planning Labor Day return, along with Mrs John E Moore and daughter Rachel visiting relatives in Dike road. Additional mentions cover Mrs Duncan Farrell and family returning from Rome to Pine Tree Camp where Mr Farrell works summers, George Boynton’s return from Saranac Lake to Quaker Point. H Kenneth Hamp hfill visiting North Vassalboro relatives. Foster Pratt family motor trip to Niagara Falls via Mohawk Trail with weather notes. Mrs James B McDonough and Mrs Edward F McGuiness visiting from Watertown and Cambridge. Mrs Frederick Bradeen vacationing at Homewood Yarmouth overnight with Mrs Carroll Watson. Sgt Donald B Weed grandson of West Bath residents finishing NC0 training and posted to Japan, with December return. and his APO address in care of Postmaster San Francisco.
Mr and Mrs Marshal Brown and their three daughters of Tower Circle are visiting Monmouth as guests of Mrs Brown's parents Mr and Mrs Harkins, staying at their home during the trip.
Mrs. Harry Wilson and her children Barbara and Harry Jr. returned to Mid dle street after a week with Lieut. Col. Harry Wilson at Camp Drum New York. The doctor came home in June from Korean duty. Mr and Mrs Henry Gallant with sons Henry and Leroy enjoy a cottage outing at Crescent Beach Damariscotta Lake while Mr Gallant takes a Bath Iron Works vacation.
Mrs. Frank J. Walker and daughter Mrs. Russell Boyd drove to Boston Friday morning to fetch Mr. Boyd and his mother Mrs. Mae Boyd and return home in the afternoon. Mr. Boyd will be on vacation next week and the family will stay with Capt. and Mrs. Walker at Days Ferry. Durward Bowie and wife formerly of Winneganee now living in Florida arrived for an extended visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs James MacNeil of Pine street received calls this week from Aubrey Orr of Toledo Claude Orr and Esther Rae Elmer Milton Rae Richard Donnelly of Moncton New Brunswick. They are on a motor trip through Maine. Nellie Starrett of Thomaston returned home Friday after visiting Florence Neiley on Trusants Crossing road West Bath.
Mrs Florence Fuller of Wal tham Massachusetts visits Mrs Adeline McPhee on Middle Street and makes frequent calls during her stay with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Arthur Pepper of the Old Folks Home.
Mrs William W Dennison of Greenstreet passes a week in New York State with Mrs Midina Lane of New York City and stays at Cranberry Lake in the Adirondacks. During her absence her daughter Mrs John G Conley and sons David and Mark of Cape Elizabeth visit Mr Dennison.
Harry Glidden of Tarbox street is a patient at Memorial hospital where he was admitted a week ago.
Mr Earl Kimble of High street and his family joined relatives from Rumford on a Bath vacation. They attended an annual model steam locomotive exhibition in Danvers Massachusetts, a well known draw for New England enthusiasts.
Mr and Mrs Albert Murphy formerly of Bedford street now reside in Largo Florida are in Bath visiting relatives and friends. Before her marriage Mrs Murphy was Miss Bernice Umberhind.
Robert P Shaw Jr returns to his Dummer Street home to spend the rest of the summer with his mother Mrs Dean Shaw. He has been employed at Tanglewood in Lennox Massachusetts the Berkshire Musical Festival home of the renowned summer program.
Mr and Mrs Sidney Emery of Gerald Street left Saturday by motor for Long Beach California where they will reside and where Mr Emery has employment He has been employed for many years at Bath Iron Works.
Mr and Mrs Harold B MacElman of Office Drive visited Sawyer s Island Sunday with Mr and Mrs Philip Willey Mrs MacElman is on vacation from Bath Iron Works office and Mr MacElman who works at the Bath Iron Works Fabrication Plant in Hardings will commute for two weeks Mr and Mrs Sam Levin left for New York Saturday morning to buy Fall and Winter merchandise
Mr and Mrs Andrew Hynes and daughter Andrea of White Plains New York return from a week long visit with Mrs Hynes sister in law Mrs Jack Hensinger Pine street They vacationed at Bay Point occupying the cottage of Miss Natalie MacNeil during the trip.
Mr and Mrs John McInnes Jr of Stroudwater stay at Poland Spring as Mr McInnes attends a Bankers convention. He is a partner in H M Payson Co of Portland which recently marked its 100th anniversary. Other local guests include Mrs William Hodgkins Mrs Bertha Pierce and Harland Boynton.
Airman First Class David Sewall of the U S Air Force is on leave and staying with his parents ex Governor and Mrs Sumner Sewall at their summer residence on Small Point Beach.
Local residents report travels and homecomings. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Murphy and daughter Gail return from Rome where Murphy tutored at Morse High and counseled at Pine Tree Camp for Crippled Children. Miss Sandy Jane Maines visits grandparents in Westbrook and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pierce visit Mrs. Pierce’s sister in Portland.
Max I. Marshall, professor of micrology at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, and Mrs. Marshall were at Bath on Thursday visiting friends of Dr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Harry Card with daughter Irene and son Harry Jr. are visiting Mrs. Card's mother Mrs. Mary Stover at 14 Freemont Street in Bowdoin for a few days.
The Reverend and Mrs. Schaper stay with Dr and Mrs Kendik B Cully during sessions of the World Council of Churches in Evanston Illinois spanning ten days. Police Officer Edward F Newell returns to duty after a two week vacation with family outings at New Meadows River and Cape Cod. Kathleen Anderson born Friday at Memorial Hospital to A Lincoln Anderson principal of Lillian F Fisher school.
Mr and Mrs George Goodwin of 1155 Washington street and Mr and Mrs Ambrose M Curran of Blind Crossing returned from a week long motor trip to Canada.
Rev and Mrs Vaughan were recent guests of Mrs Overmans parents Rev and Mrs Charles R Sims in North street. Emanuel Arsenault, living with his daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Alex St Pierre of Sagadahoc Ferry for eight years, is a patient at Presley Convalescent Home on Washington street.
Mrs. Robert Buffum of Dover New Hampshire visits her mother Mrs Frederick Henderson on Court street for two weeks. Mr and Mrs Edward Rowe of New Jersey visit Rowes mother and husband Mr and Mrs Ernest L Heald of Georgetown Center. Rowe is a former Bath resident and brother of Mrs Charles Andre of Lincoln street.
Lt. Col. Margaret M. Kennedy of Waterbury Connecticut died Friday. Her sister Mrs. Lewis Warren, of Meadowway, accompanied her and returned to Waterbury Saturday where she will reside.
Mrs. Mary Linekin and Mrs. Thelma Atkinson recently returned from a visit at Hyannis Massachusetts. Mrs. Linekin vacationed from the A. G. Page Co. jewelry store and Mrs. Atkinson from the Bath Iron Works office.
Mrs. Helen Bonney R N nurse at the Hyde Windlass Co hospital is on vacation and came back over the weekend from Cold Stream New Brunswick where she visited relatives.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Mann and daughter of Hinckley street have returned from a visit in New York state while Mr Mann a horologist with the A G Page Co was on vacation Mr Mann resumed work August 23.
Miss Almeda Genthner is spending a week in Staten Island New York as a guest of her cousins Mr and Mrs Mark Hayes. She is on vacation from the Hyde Windlass Company where she holds office.
Miss Mabel Duncan of Brookyn N Y returns after visiting sister and husband Mr and Mrs Ralph W Bragg of Farrin Street and brother Donald Duncan and family of Cummings Street Mr and Mrs Edward C Johnson return from a two week motor trip into New York State and Canada They traveled about 1550 miles via the Mohawk Trail visiting Leon Harvey in Wayland NY and Rev and Mrs A B Wabber in Milton MA They crossed Niagara Falls into Canada with Mr Johnson resuming work at Bath Iron Works Monday
Mr and Mrs John G Morse Jr and their children returned Sunday after visiting Mrs Morse s former home in East Andover New Hampshire for a family reunion.
Mr and Mrs Franklin Howe and daughter Ellen return from a week in Dixfield with Mrs Howe s sister and husband Mrs and Mrs Richard Quint while Mr Howe enjoyed a vacation as a Brook Chevrolet salesman and did some fishing.
Miss Virginia Andre head counselor at Camp Hitanowa on Lake Winthrop visits her parents on Lincoln Street before returning to Beverly Massachusetts to teach. She hosted Miss Marilyn Johnson a camp nurse from Menasha Wisconsin who left August 25. Also hosted Miss Edythe Beaucheme of Beverly and guests Misses Nancy and Sally Osgood.
Mr and Mrs Bernard Knight and daughter Janice spent the weekend at Wildmere cottages Rangeley Lakes with relatives Mrs H D Littlefield of Newport and Mrs Carrie Charlesworth Lisbon Center. Janice Knight played a leading role in The Importance Of Being Ernest at Rangeley Lakes Summer theater. The season runs 14 weeks ending after Labor Day with a melodrama and may return next summer due to strong audience support.
Miss Julia V. Coombs of Portland spent the weekend as a guest of her sister and brother in law, Mrs. and Mrs. Robert Metcalf, at Campbell's Pond.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Young of Gorham New Hampshire and their children Roger Gail and Betsy visited over the weekend with their relatives Mr and Mrs Frank Lemont of Washington Street and Mr and Mrs Lester Young of Green Street.
George Goodwin resumes work at the Hyde Windlass Company after four months of illness absence. He receives a warm welcome from his coworkers.
A. R. Hanson of Worcester vacations with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dr Albert C. Smith dean of the University of Ohio College of Pharmacy. Mrs. Smith and daughter returned to Ohio after visiting Mrs. Smiths aunt Mrs. Royal P Marr in Worcester. Col Stanley C Strout of New York City visited his mother Mrs Leah E Strout in Winneganee and used Sedgwick as headquarters. Edgar B McBrine and family returned from Cambridge after attending the wedding of Miss Mary MacLellan and Romanus Mac Donald at St Pauls Catholic Church. Other Bath residents attended the wedding including Mr and Mrs Edward Footer and family Mrs James Bermont and others.
Mr and Mrs Paul G Bagdikian Jr of Cherry Point North Carolina enjoy a two week visit with his parents Dr and Mrs Paul G Bagdikian of Oak Street while he on USMC leave will report back September 14. Marie and Shirley Smart return from a week in New York Glendale and Levittown on vacation. Marie works at Metropolitan Insurance and Shirley at Bath National Bank and in Levittown they visited Mrs John Grill nee Sandra Johnson.
Mrs. Edson Whitehurst and her daughter Mary Jane departed Wednesday for their home in Georgetown D C after several weeks staying at the Main cottage at Birch Point during vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex MacDonald of 46 Dummerstreet celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on Tuesday despite Hurricane Carol. Guests called to extend felicitations as the home featured gladioli centerpieces and a tiered anniversary cake. The couple, married August 31, 1928, received a silver bucket of silver dollars and other silver gifts.
A hurricane disrupted a full day of Democratic campaigning in Sagadahoc County. Gubernatorial hopeful Edmund S. Muskie along with U S Senate candidate Paul A. Fullam and Congress candidate James C. Oliver faced heavy rain and winds. Campaigning in Bath and nearby towns was curtailed with Bath Iron Works gates closed and an evening rally postponed while organizers seek a new date.
Bath residents are reminded of a designated North End section for storm debris disposal. Health Officer R C McFadden asks residents to haul limbs and branches to the rear area and not to use the regular dump. Attendant will direct Sunday dumping hours.
The Past Matrons club of Genesta chapter O E S and families met Monday at the Summer home of past patron David Alkazin in Robinhood. A covered dish supper featured green corn from the Bagdikian garde with Escal dishes and desserts. Guests included Luther and Carrie Thompson who joined for the first time in months, with Mrs Thompson recently recovered from illness.
A 13 year old Bath boy admitted breaking and entering a rifle from Sears Roebuck Co. and a string of burglaries at Small's Service Station and Blackie's Restaurant. He was found delinquent and held on 300 dollars bond awaiting Grand Jury action in Sagadahoc County Superior Court.
Dromore Grange members plan a mystery ride on September 7 meeting at 6 45 PM between Center Street and Leeman Highway bridge on High Street for pickup. They also organize a rummage sale and cooked food sale on September 18 at G A R Hall Middle Street to fund the peeeept project buying coffee urns. Mrs Hazel Ellis is chair and donations are welcome. September 14 features a men’s program and refreshments.
The average U S motorist in 1929 achieved about 12 miles per gallon of gasoline while contemporary efficiency sits around 15 percent higher.
Bath's Junior Drum and Bugle Corps plans to be the sole Bath unit at the New England Pageant of Champions in Lawrence Massachusetts on Sept 5. Fundraising drives including rummage sales a food sale and city hall donations aim to cover travel costs for the Bath group as they compete against 14 junior corps from across the region.
Storm Sidelight, Bath's only Hurricane Carol birth, named Blaine Francis Wallace after parents rejected the original suggestion Storm uprooted Bath City Park’s large flowering tree causing local admiration and concern Power crews from Central Maine Power & Light Co. worked overnight to restore lines In Arrowsic electric pumps and appliances ran slow and towns faced dim lights Memorial Hospital experienced a two period outage from 2 10 p m to 7 50 p m Patients received care under limited lighting and the town faced intermittent power during the storm.
A bold group rode to Five Islands as rugged weather battered the harbor. Lobstermen report lobsters at a premium due to pots swept to sea by the gale. The harbor bustled with moored boats and surf, turning the town into a seafaring scene with residents in slickers and sour westers.
Wind antics cause the garage doors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Wilson on Bedford Road to move and swing, while the structure’s original position remains noted.
Motorists observed wind gusts that stripped pine tree tops along Carlton Bridge. Edward Collins, head of cleaning operations, works Wednesday morning to scoop debris from the roadway and walk areas.
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