Easton Clark wedding noted in Bath and Ann Arbor
Mr and Mrs Roger C Easton of Ann Arbor Michigan honeymoon at Eaton cottage China Lake. Easton son of Cmdr Glenn H Easton served three years at Bath Iron Works and lived in the Bibber homestead. Roberta C Clark wed Roger Conant Easton at St Andrew Episcopal church with Henry Lewis officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger C. Easton
Ann Arbor
Mich
Eaton
China Lake
Eastig
Glenn H. Easton
Bronxville
N. Y
Leaston
Bath
Navy
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bibber
Front Street
Roger
North Grammar School
Roberta C. Clark
George Sawyer Clark
Observatory Street
Mr. Clark
Roger Conant Easton
Cmdr
Vanessa Easton
Pittsburgh
Robert Halbrook
Forest Avenue
Miss Easton
Robert Strachan
Norman Viehmann
Jackson
Glenn Girardin
Wyandotte
Allison Ind
O. H. Clark
Golf View Drive
Louise G. Maier
Beaver, Pa
University couple linked by design studies and business leadership
Mrs Easton a Ann Arbor High graduate and senior in the University architecture program. Her husband, University and high school graduate, pursues graduate work in the Business Administration School. He holds Phi Delta Theta membership and Delta Sigma Pi leadership roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Accessories
Talisman Roses
Easton
Ann Arbor High School
College of Architecture and Design
The
University
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
University High School
University School of Business Administration
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Delta Sigma Pi
Professional Business
Business Administration
Korean veteran awarded life membership by Bath VFW post
Dyer Flaherty Post No 2197 VFW gave life membership to George Robshaw for his Korea service. Robshaw, a corporal with the 27th Wolfhound Regiment, 25th Infantry, was wounded by Chinese mortar shrapnel on Nov 9 last year paralyzing him. He has partial recovery aided by U S Army and VA treatments at Framingham. He walked short distances with a cane. He was flown from Korea to Tokyo, then California, Camp Pickett and Framingham before discharge March 31 and hospital release July 20. Post Commander Lucien Morrissette awarded the honor with officers Johns Hayward, Carl Tobey, Elmer Moore and Ronald Oulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Middle Street
Dyer-Flaherty Post
George Robshaw
Bath
America
Robshaw
27Th Wolfhound Regiment
25Th Infantry Division
Korea
U. S. Army
V. A. Hospital
Framingham
Mass
Cpl
Tokyo Army Hospital
California
U. S. Army Hospital
Camp Pickett
V. A
Army
Lucien Morrissette
John Hayward
Adj
Carl Tobey
Elmer Moore
Ronald Oulton
Mrs Paul R Niven Sets First International Journey
Mrs Paul R Niven formerly Dorothy Nichols of Brunswick sails from New York aboard the United States for a two month visit abroad. She stays in Paris with her son Paul Kendall Niven of the Columbia Broadcasting System and plans to visit London and other points in the British Isles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Niven
Dorothy Nichols
Brunswick
Frank B. Nichols
North Street
United States
New York
Paris
Paul Kendall Niven
Columbia Broadcasting System
London
Niven
British Isles
Misses Grace and Lillian Baker Return From Boston Visit
The Misses Grace and Lillian Baker of Boston, guests of Mrs. Robert Harnden of High street for three weeks, returned home on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace and
Lillian Baker
Boston
Robert Harnden
High Street
Moore Family Reunion Celebrates Postwar Gathering
Mr and Mrs Frank Moore of Bath hosted a large family reunion at their Washington Street home gathering children and grandchildren after World War II. The event featured two long tables with fall flowers and candles, a turkey dinner, and visits to Reid Park for swimming. A birthday was observed for son in law Joseph Stupak of Needham MA with gifts and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Moore
Washington Street
Joseph Stupak
Needham
Mass
John Moore
Muriel Moore
R. N
Brookline
Canton Auxiliary
Queen Esther Lodge
Hallowell
Bath Lodge
District 10
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Canton King
Bath
Moore
Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows
Portland
Donald Parent
Donald, James
Virginia Marie
Elaine Anne
Linda Moore
Cosmopolitan Garden Club visits Togus to brighten wards
A group of Cosmopolitan Garden Club members visited Veterans Hospital at Togus carrying two hundred floral arrangements. The project, sponsored by the Garden Club Federation of Maine, aims to brighten wards, halls, library, chapel, dining room, nurses office, and reception area. Members and donors named, droughts challenged flower supply, but the effort remains a routine, valued tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Veterans Hospital
Garden Club Federation of Maine
Albert Whitney
Carville Douglas
Walter Thurston
Emerton Gross
Vivian Brown
Alice Johnson
Rachel Nichols
Frank Reinoehl
Samuel Morse
Charles Soule
Miss Freida Legard Returns to Work at 7 Grant Co
Miss Freida Legard resumes work at the 7 Grant Co store after a vacation in Lincoln with hosts Mr and Mrs Hughie McGraw. She is accompanied by her friend Miss Natalie MacMahan of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freida Legard
Forrest C. Lordaplerove Avenue
7 Grant Co
Lincoln
Hughie McGraw
Miss Legard
Natalie MacMahan
Bath
Memoir of Childhood in Small Point and Mysterious Stone Cube
Charles A McIntire recalls boyhood days in Small Point Maine near Sylvester Bros. store. He describes a prehistoric gravesite at Burying Hill and a giant 25 ft slate cube found in ledge that was moved exactly one half turn, suggesting extraordinary strength and mystery. He notes family ties to Tabitha Langille, marriage in 1903, and life near Philadelphia after 1951 retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamel Avenue
Ardsley
Charles Alfred McIntire
Small Point
Charles Harrison McIntire
Sarah Jane Pye
Capt
Charles MelIntire
Polar Star Lodge
Bath
H. A. Turner
Timothy B. Curtis
William C. Duncan
C. B. Plummer
David Cargill
Ira Berry
Mount Horeb Blue Lodge
Jerusalem
Mary Commandery
Knights Templar
Philadelphia
Sylvester Bros
George Harrison Pye
George Pye
Levina McIntire
Sprague River
Hanover
Sewall
George
Engagement announced for Miss Jeanette Rose Hyde
The engagement of Miss Jeanette Rose Hyde of Topsham to Robert F. Snow of Freeport, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Snow, former Bath residents, is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs James L Hyde of Green Street Topsham. An early marriage is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Rose Hyde
Topsham
Robert F. Snow
Ernest Snow
Freeport
Bath
James L. Hyde
Green Street
Shuba Brother Turns Pro Offer Down for Priesthood
George Shuba, a Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder, is connected to a brother who refused a professional baseball contract to pursue priesthood in Toronto. The note highlights family ties and a dramatic career choice within a Toronto priesthood context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shuba
Brooklyn Dodger
Toronto
Maine Hospitality Response to Stranded Boston Family
Edward K. Hanson and Byron W. Joy of Rumford Maine helped a Boston family with a broken down car by lending them their own vehicle and arranging a pickup in Maine. The act was praised by John T. Finnegan Boston City Assessor who praised Maine’s spirit of friendliness and brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Edward K. Hanson
Byron W. Joy
Rumford
Topsfield
Mass
Maine
Hanson
Joy
Massachusetts
Damariscotta
Maine Publicity Bureau
Portland
John T. Finnegan
West Roxbury
Finnegan
Pine Tree
Brotherhood of Man
Daughters of American Colonists Meet in Brunswick
Bath members attend the annual Summer meeting at Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Brunswick. Luncheon and a sale hosted by Miss Carmela Appleby raised funds for the society with 27 members from Portland, Biddeford, Boothbay Harbor, Bath, Waterville, Brunswick, Farmington, Augusta and Saco. Next meeting planned in Portland in November with details to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Daughters of American Colonists
Society
Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Harry Litchfield
Leonard Lord
Harry Deering
Carmela Appleby
Portland
Lace Biddeford
Boothbay Harbor
Waterville
Farmington
Augusta
Scarborough
Two Found Guilty of Drunken Driving in Bath Court
Hubert E. Miller of Bath was found guilty of driving under the influence after pleading innocent in Bath Municipal Court. He was fined 100 and costs 5.15 and bonded to appear at Sagadahoc County Superior Court in October. Richard L. Bennett of Brunswick Naval Air Station pleaded guilty and paid 100 plus 5.15 costs. Clifton Muckler Woolwich pleaded guilty to a stop sign violation, paying 5 plus 4.70 costs. Walter R. Manuel of Bath was found guilty of speeding on Washington Street after pleading innocent and paid 10 plus 9.82 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert E. Miller
Bath
Gardiner R. Deering
Miller
Sagadahoc County Superior Court
Richard L. Bennett
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Clifton Muckler
Woolwich
Leeman Highway
Walter R. Manuel
Washington Street
Sapphires Reimagined as Fancy Gem Colors Across Hues
The article notes sapphires described as fancy sapphires come in yellow violet green and orange. It highlights color variety and gemstone labeling practices within the trade.
State Trooper Robbed by Gull at the Beach
State Trooper Frank W Powers ended a vacation day at Popham Beach by chasing a hungry gull that stole his lunch pear. After a sprint and flurry, Powers barely touched the gull as it escaped toward Fox Island with the pear dangling from its beak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Powers
Popham
Powers
Atlantica
Fox Island
Freshman Sally True to Enter Wellesley College
Miss Sally Joan True of 352 Front Street is among 460 freshmen entering Wellesley College on September 24. The class will be the first in 66 years to live on campus as orientation spans three days, with exams library tours and dean consultations before classes start September 29. The opening chapel for Wellesley’s 78th annual session occurs September 27. True, a Morse High School graduate with high honors and senior year presidencies, was salutatorian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Joan True
Edward D. True
Front Street
Wellesley College
District of Columbia
Wellesley
Miss True
Morse High School
Minnesota pays off last bond on trunk highway system
Minnesota has paid the final bond on the trunk highway system totaling 110,996,725 dollars. Since 1921 the program issued 74,932,436 dollars in bond payments and 36,064,289 dollars in interest. The system grew from 6,850 miles to 11,900 miles of roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Too Early Kindergarten Harms Winnipeg
Winnipeg school officials say starting kindergarten too soon can handicap a child in the next grade. They argue it takes a mental age of six and a half years to handle the reading program in the first grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Canada
Fossil Kangaroos Weighed As Much As Small Horses
Scientists say some fossil kangaroos reached weights rivaling small horses and likely shared grazing habits with horses, signaling surprising size and feeding evolution among ancient marsupials.
Community Notices and Local Updates
A sequence of brief items from the Merrymeeting area notes a farewell party for Lara White at Merrymeeting Poultry Farm, various residents traveling, births, and visits. James Brown joins the Navy for Bainbridge training. Miss Jane Dudley returns home to pursue Brunswick High studies. multiple relatives and neighbors host or visit in Maine and New Hampshire communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lara White
Merrymeeting
Electa’ Chapter
O. E
White Road
Frank Webber
Paul E. A. Buralli
John Diehl
Allentown
Jane Dudley
Sustpee
N. H
Tay
Brunswick High School
Ann
John
Sunapee
Clyde Pratt
Gardiner
Canada Draws One Nation’s Travelers, Auto Club Reports
The Automobile Club of New York says Canada attracts two of every five American travelers abroad. The finding highlights Canada as a leading international destination for U S tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
The
Automobile Club of
Newark
Miss Lucia Cormier Guest at Two Receptions
Democratic National Committeewoman Miss Lucia M Cormier of Rumford was honored with two receptions Tuesday afternoon. One by Mrs. Robert B Brewer at 40 Central avenue at two and another by Mrs. Robert E Wagner of 623 Washington street at four. Attendees included Bath residents and neighboring towns. food was served by hostesses Mrs Starling and Mrs Jenkins at the two events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic National
E. P. Strube
Arthur Jenkins
Ralph Brown
Lilian Marshall
Robert E. Wagner, Jr
Joseph Grimard
Priscilla Parshley
Carrie Leehan
Bath
Jane E. Gilliam
Cee
Jenkins Assis
Scotland Couple Visiting Bath During Stay in U S A
Mr and Mrs William Wishart of Helensburg Dumbartonshire Scotland are visiting relatives in Bath relations and plan to sail from New York October 9 on the Brittanic to Liverpool after two months in the United States. Wishart previously visited from China where he was a marine engineer. A note adds a fact that a cubic foot of coal can run a home refrigerator about 62 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wishart
Helensburg
Dumbartonshire
Scotland
John Wishart
Maynard O. Brown
Archie Wishart
Percy Low
Wishart
Bath
China
America
Southampton
England
New York City
Liverpool
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Easton-Clark
Ann Arbor, Mich
China Lake Cottage
Nova Scotia
First Federal Savings24
Loan Association
Tate
MR. and
Mrs. Moore Tain
Cosmo Club
Togus
Brichten
Charles A. M’intire
Ardsley, Pa
Bay
Wed
Nesdays
Kelly
North St
Miss Sally
Morse High
Matinee
North
BD Lamb
Anthor
Dexter
Arnyy
RITA_- HAYWORTH
Trinidad
Thurs
Dane Clark
Dennis O'Keefe
Evelyn Keyes
Gregory Peck
Donald O'Connor
Francis
West Point
Leon Thompson
Machias
Allan Frizzle
Edward Bryer
Sanford
Eugene Fisher
Lloyd Curtis
Ernest Curtis
Ernest A. Lawson
Pennington School
New Jersey
Guillermo Penaranda
Eduardo Suarez
Bogota
Colombia
Dwight Adams
Post Office
Mabel Curtis
Ralph MacEwen
Ruby
Gordon College
MacEwen
Arlington
Wendall Heenie
Frederick Cheney
Fred
Cheney
James Brown
Bainbridge
Albion Dunlap
East Bowdeinham
Reoe
Harvard
Robert Jindley
Gardiner General Hospital
Millinocket
Lemoine
Lakewood
Conrad Nagel
Your Age
Lakewood Players
Elizabeth
Leslie Howard
Tax Inc
Miss Cormier
Democratic National Committee
Crossy
Sby
Jane
Sun
Widmark - Monroe
Lieu Aidre Young
Mares Ctu
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