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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1959

Page

6

Wiscasset Social Roundup Sees Wide East Coast Guests

Mrs Marguerite Colby hosted house guests this week plus visitors from Somers Conn and Brighton Mass. Marcia Sewall called from Providence and Cambridge. Rufus Stetson and four children left Washington DC after August at Hodge Street. John Rafter family left for Manhasset Long Island after summer on Bradford Street. Bertha Day enjoys a two week vacation from Marston's Drug Store. Emerson Smith from Stamford visited town. Wolcott Andrews family returned to New York after a Bath Road stay.

Marguerite Colby Frank Colby David Morey Smith Somers Washington, D. C Davison Hodge Street John Rafter Manhasset L. I N. Y Bradford Street Bertha Day Marston Emerson Smith Stamford

Wesleys Woman's Society opens fall season with garden meeting

The WSCS of Wesley Methodist Church met Tuesday evening at the Day home on the New Meadows River in West Bath. A 27-member group shared a covered dish supper. mission theme There’s A Light Upon The Mountains was discussed by Mrs. Upham and Mrs. Swearingen. Public luncheons are set for Sept 24 Oct 22 Nov 5 and Nov 19. A rummage sale is planned for Sept 26.

Woman's Society of Christian Service Wesley Methodist Church Walter F. Day New Meadows West Bath Robert Savage John Sampson Charles F. Marble Day Oliver W. Bell Society Walter E. Upham Missionary Education John Swearingen Marble WSCS Livermore Falls Wesley Committee On Christian Social Relations Albert E. Whitney Elnora Oliver Nequasset Ladies Congregational Church Gertrude Stacy Ruth Leeman Elta Robson Louise Gilmore Ethel Blake Alberta Brooks

Pourers Named for Inner Wheel Tea on Sept. 17

The Inner Wheel Tea for Bath Memorial Hospital will be held September 17 at 46 Green Street, 3 to 5 pm. Pourers include Mrs. John Thorpe Mrs. Leslie Shumway Mrs. Melvin Henderson Miss Katherine Ames Mrs. Arthur Bowker Mrs. Raymond Small Mrs. Wyatt Albertson and Mrs. Charles Small. Tickets available from members or at the door.

Lynn M. Bussey Green Street Bath Memorial Hospital Carl Albee John Thorpe Leslie Shumway Melvin Henderson Katherine Ames Arthur Bowker Raymond Small Wyatt Albertson Charles Small Kenneth Humphries

Coffins Return From Week-Long Worcester Visit

Mr and Mrs Frank C Coffin of Worcester Massachusetts returned Tuesday after a week visiting Mr Coffin s sister in law Mrs Lawrence R Vail and sister Mrs Robert C Mitchell at their Weeks street home He is a Bath native and brother of the late Nathan E Coffin longtime foreman in the Times Company job printing room Before leaving Bath he worked in the drawing room at Bath Iron Works

Frank C. Coffin Worcester Mass

Wedding Ties Brunswick Couple United in Marine Ceremony

Miss Carol Koerber daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Koerber of Brunswick wed Paul Racine USMC at St Pauls Episcopal church in Brunswick. The 2:30 pm ceremony was followed by a reception in the Richardson Memorial church hall with Patty Richardson as flower girl and extended family in attendance.

Loca Carol Koerber Fred Koerber Brunswick Paul Racine USMC St. Paul's Episcopal Church Richardson Patty Iva Richardson James Richardson Bath Merle Hathorne Ronald Neil Stephen Tyler Corey Sue

Woolwich and Bath residents gather for summer notes

A long list of Woolwich Bath and Days Ferry residents and visitors details numerous summer travels visits family ties and social calls across Maine and beyond as people return from trips to Sagadahoc Ferry Damariscotta Lake Popham Beach Boothbay and other locales with engagements and family updates.

Arrowsic Birthday Bridge Club Hosts Sept Meeting

The Arrowsic bridge club met Sept 3 at Mrs Norman Drummond’s home with members including Mrs Ralph Steene Mrs Perley Ater Mrs Karl Rosenwald and others. Prizes went to Mrs Archie Wishart and Mrs Herbert Craige. Next gathering set for Sept 24 at Mrs Archie Wishart’s.

Reading of Poems by Abbie Huston Evans in Wiscasset

The Lincoln County Cultural and Historical Association presents Abbie Huston Evans reading her poems at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset at 3 p m on September 13. Admission is free. Evans, daughter of a Camden minister, has spent 35 years in settlement work in Philadelphia.

Lincoln County

Area families enjoy extended Labor Day weekend

Egypt has a population of 24 million. Ents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Day Reed of Days Ferry for two weeks, returned home Tuesday. She was joined for the weekend by Mr. Huse, Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. Bagdikian, Mrs. Adolph Ehlers of Bath, and their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Metcalf of Hollis Center, passed the Labor Day weekend at the Bagdikian Summer home at Phipps Point. Sunday afternoon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith and daughter Lucy Lee of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lee-Galuza of Hockomock road motor to Lewiston on Monday, where they attended the State Fair. Charles Leveroni, Jr. of Pittsburgh, Pa., passed the holiday weekend with his mother, Mrs. Leveroni at Barley Neck. David and Peter Waltz, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Waltz of Bethlehem, Pa., who have been passing several weeks with relatives in Damariscotta and Woolwich returned home Mon.

Woolwich Jeanette Groves Bath Brown Day's Ferry Charles Lermond Kent Nancy Lexington Mass Bath Memorial Hospital Clifford Richey Chicopee Mary Stinson Berkeley Calif Maine Marcia Stinson Livermore Falls Frank Carter Carle Longfellow Day’s Ferry Sanford B. Nickerson Moosehead Lake King Berkeley Calif Costello P. Hall Edward V. Reed Sagadahoc Ferry Joseph C. Hecht Stephen and Mark Newport News Hecht Frank Cale Coralee Witt Canton N. C Sagadahoe Ferry Joseph Hecht Burton Hodgkins Augusta Beltran Crocker Sagedahoe Ferry Wool Lars Louise Darlene Elwood Waterford United States Grand Canyon Glen Canyon Robert Stevens Becky Jane Popham Beach Woolwich Central School Gerald Creamer Herbert McIntire McIntire Agnes Gaudet Percy Peters Westbrook Gaudet Alex St. Pierre Frank J. Walker Maxine Boyd Lemuel Preble Duay’s Ferry Walker Capitol Island Joseph DeSize Paul DeSize Long Island N. Y DeSire Surrey Swampscott Dale St. Pierre Emile St. Pierre Brunswick Forrest Baker Philip Dennis Nequasset Damariscotta Lake Clinton Nelson Kenneth Lawton Deborah Waterbury Sidney Shaw Sidney, Jr Lynn Sasanoa Robert Huce Kati Mary Bethesda Birthday Bridge Club Norman Drummond Ralph Steene Perley Ater Karl Rosenwald Edward Coombs Herbert Craige al Wright Carl Laughben Maurice Shea Archie Wishart Wilbur Crocker Zina Eaton Wilbur Crooker Sandra Phinney Robert Phinney Spinney Mill Road Miss Phinney Grace Hospital Connecticut Alston Tice Edgar Phiney Robert Harrington Stevie Doubling Point Range George Stafford Barney Revel Horace Lee Boothbay Harbor Roland Peterson Hugh Eisenhauer Michiel Mazeiko Earl Coombs Morse High School John Apolon Jamaica Plain Roco DeMonte George Schmidt Lewiston Sweden House East Wilton Kingfield Sugar Loaf Mountain Perleyster Jones’s Eddy Cottage John App Ents Carlton Day Reed Days Ferry Huse Paul G. Bagdikian Adolph Ehlers Charles E. Metcalf Hollis Center Phipps Point Kenneth Smith Lucy Lee Chester Lee- Galuza Hockomock Road Charles Leveroni, Jr Pittsburgh Leveroni Barley Neck David Peter Waltz Maynard Waltz Bethlehem Damariscotta Williams New Harbor Harold Peters Helen Anne Susan Georgetown Ipswich Charles Shain Northfield Minn Georgetown Center Pierce Fuller Norwe'l Thomas Watson Kenneth Well Quincy Parker Stern Melrose Marr Gott's Cove Kenneth Dell Tom Cheechako Damar Ccotta Boothhay Playhouse John Thibodeau Florida Maynard Thibodeau Hartley Harley Cundry’s Harbor Brian Davis Lawrence Cloutier Richard Arnold Weymouth David Hasenfus Boston Nathaniel Hasenfus Harmon’s Harbor Victor Pinkham Harold Pinkham Kathleen Rittall Windsor Fair Warner Eustis Newton Ledgewood Harlan Pinkham Litchfield Baptist Church Alvin Mitchell Patrick Moore Shirley Howard Lynnfield Barnacle Irving Hanna Hanna Lulu Hanna Edwin Clare Malden Island Athol, Mass Russell Patten Quincy Wales Lincoln Douglas Cottage Sedgemere Road Enterprise Grange Dana Sullivan Donald Little Donald Grant Preston Carver Olive Little Della Grondin Florence Schultz James Meserve Ceres Charlotte Sullivan Pomona Victoria Little Flora Ruth Shakelford Mildred Phinney Bernard Thyng William Sullivan Veneranda Sanford Barbara Griffin Stanley Griffin Augusta State Hospital Richmond High School Miss Griffin Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing State Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Fort Richmond D.A.R United Baptist Church Baptist Youth Fellowship Cynthia Anderson Walter Anderson Myrtle Street Maine Medical Center School of Nursing Portland Maine Medical Center Richmond Jane Martha Florence Anderson Carl Anderson Josiah White Margaret E. Jones Glenn Lamoreau American Legion National American Legion St. Paul Minneapolis Glenn White Scott and Dana Gloucester Pleasant Street George Anderson Kathy Carol Camp Rotary Jan Ts. É New York Massachusetts Alton Curtis Whitinsville Wesley Webber South Front Street Doris Leibowitz Syracuse Grant King Mark Lusk William Sulli

Open House At West Bath School Thursday Night

West Bath hosts an open house for the new school Thursday at 8 p m with Ker mit S Nickerson Augusta deputy commissioner of education Maine as principal speaker. Following dedication exercises tours of the first modern school in West Bath will be held. The school opened Wednesday with over 130 students registered, marking the first time in eight years local pupils attend their own school.

West Bath Kermit S. Nickerson Augusta Maine Bath

West Bath Families Welcome Newborn and Visitors

West Bath marks an arrival as S Sgt Bernard Holmes and Mrs Holmes of the U S A F welcome son Mark Richard born Aug 29 in a Rio de Janeiro hospital. Other local families host and visit, including Kinney family from Quebec and Portland and Burns families from Brunswick and Bath, with guests at Brigham's Cove and Bear Pond.

Bernard Holmes U.S.A.F Mark Richard Rio de Janeiro Brazil Holmes Marie White Herbert White West Bath Arthur Kinney Quebec Canada Portland William Ketchum Robert Burnham Brunswick George Burnham Bath Irving Burnham Oliver Wass Patricia Bear Pond Robert Killiam Gardiner Francis Deehan Carl Hague Arthur oCrmier Morse High School Trust James Neville Chris Beachmont Mass Brigham's Cove B. F. Whitmore John Hurley Richmond Francis Dechan Owen Thompson Waterville Kenney Frankie Annie McKay Perey Holbrook

United Fund allocations unchanged for 1960 in Bath area

Bath Area United Funds retains the same administrative budget of 5 684 dollars with uncollectible pledges rising to 2 847 dollars based on prior year experience. Allocations for 1960 include Red Cross 4600, Bath Memorial Hospital 9500, USO 654, YMCA 9000, with several groups receiving increases and a 400 dollar vehicle replacement allotment for Red Cross. Also noted are organizational changes and United Fund Month set for October 1 31. Yemen joins United Nations as 57th member nation.

Bath Red Cross Bath Memorial Hospital National Association For Mental Health, United Service Organizations USO YMCA United Fund Salvation Army United Service Organizations Mayo Raven George Costain William F. Mussentry Mussenden

Five Islands social notes highlight summer visits and guests

The community pages list visits and stays by residents from Ipswich Boston and Malden including Mr and Mrs Williams of New Harbor Mrs Harold Peters and daughters Helen Anne and Susan Mrs Shain of Northfield Minn and Georgetown Center dinner guests of the Watsons and others. Revelers from Mattapoisett join a weekend at Sedgemere Road while local families return to Massachusetts after summer al frescoes.

Entertain Friends With Clambake At Small Point

Mr and Mrs Carlyle A Taber hosted a lobster and clambake at their Small Point camp on Sunday. Guests enjoyed swimming and boat rides with boats provided by Mr Taber and Dean Mc Dougal. Attendees included Russell Kenney family Philip Hodgkins Mallard Pelligrini and others.

Carlyle A. Taber Kennebec Circle Small Point Taber Dean McDougal Russell Kenney David Robert Barbara Philip Hodgkins Lloyd Geoffrey James Mallard Marilyn Clarke Robert Pelligrini Sabrina Charles Mains

Founder Of And Guests Plans For November Sale

Founders and guests discussed future event details and a pledge sale to run the first week in November. Members should contribute articles such as cooked food and fancy work with submissions by October 15. Melvina Vachon was named chair of arrangements for the project. Birthday calendars are in distribution and contacts are asked for nonreceivers. October program committee includes several named members. a covered dish supper occurred last week with supper committee members listed.

Melvina Vachon Gerard T. Bill Frank M. Saunders William Davis James Knight Herbert Harris Mildred G. Nichols Louis Silverman J. Arthur Burgess Ernest J. Bailey Donald Burton Ada Y. Greenblatt Rosalys Kondos

Reunion Highlights of Cur tis and Douglass Families in Richmond

The Cur tis clan held a Sunday reunion at Mrs Mary Cur tis home with a lobster and clam bake by Carl Waltz. The 33rd Doug lass reunion gathered in Richmond with Harry Douglass 85 the oldest descendant and Hugh Lancaster Jr the youngest, as dozens from Steep Falls Raymond White Rock Camden Lisbon Falls and other towns joined at James Nelsons home for noon picnics and music.

Mary Curtis Ervin Waltz Carl Waltz Neal Powers Hallowell Marshall White Bowdoinham Carl Watts Maurice Budge, Jr Everett Stevens Gilman Hinkley Karen Barbara Crosby Norman Curtis Fulton Curtis Clayton Waltz Ervine Waltz Douglass James Nelson Harry Douglass Thomas J. Douglass Eva Ward Mae Bedlon Steep Falls Warren Douglass Lamworth N. H Hugh Lancaster Curtis Warren Maurice Graffam Harry Hanscom Faith Graffam Elaine Graffam Lawrence Partridge Jeanie Douglass Durwod Douglass Raymond Eugene Knight Lewis Douglass White Rock Orman

Bay Point residents honor UNC professor as honorary mayor

Prof Sturgis E Leavitt of the University of North Carolina, longtime Bay Point summer resident, is named honorary mayor of Zalamia de la Screma in Spain for his many years teaching the drama of Spain’s Golden Age. Windham native and Bowdoin College graduate, he taught 43 years and authored several works on the subject.

Sturgis E. Leavitt University of North Carolina Bay Point Zalamia de la Screma Spain Leavitt Windham Bowdoin College Kenneth Young Roosevelt N. Y Robert Miller Albert Coombs Belmont Mass White Mountains New Hampsire Pittsburgh F.C Eric Shutt Cuba Walter Flynn Whnmtington Butterfield Cottage Babara Swift Ruth Norton New York City Harry Stone Mildred Montag Columbia University Ruth Hawley Adelphi College Ruth Keen Garden City Norman Swift Deborah Donald Keren Zimmerman Dobbs Ferry Washington, D. C

Guided Missile Bath Iron Works Ceremony Honors Adams Legacy

The Charles F. Adams destroyer marks Bath’s first guided missile ship. Secretary underlines link between national survival and freedom of seas while lauding Adams lineage from John Adams to John Quincy Adams. Mrs. Robert Homan sponsors the ceremony, with the Robbins family noted nearby after a summer at Meadow Brook.

Bath Iron Works Charles F. Adams Bath Bantz Charles Francis Adams Massachusetts America Navy United States John Adams John Quincy Adams Adams Robert Homans

Travelers and residents update from local area

The text notes a van returning from a gaspe moosehead trip. Alton Leavitt and wife plan to Endicott to study for four months then live in Concord New Hampshire. Silas Perkins and daughter Martha return to Hartford Connecticut after visiting Mrs Perkins mother Mrs Felix Crocker. Miss Mary Parent returns to Hallowell after visiting Oscar and Mrs Douglass.

Van Gaspe Moosehead Lake Alton Leavitt Endicott Concord N. H Silas Perkins Martha Hartford

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wiscasset Wesley Church Inner Wheel Spinning Wheel Club Merle Jameson Middle Road Loring Edgerly Barley Neck Road Jordan Wright Hollis Leeman William Berry Maurice Hathorne Gilbert Hathorn Labor Day Rolland Canton Winthrop MacDougall Longfellow Fred P. Corliss New England Tel. & Tel. Co Charlotte Corliss Central Congregational Church Ladies Aid Canasta Club Grace Smith North Edgecomb Peggy Hathorne Gertrude Brown Rita Fleming Elsie Stinson P.O. Box Egypt West Bath School Bath Area United Yemen United Nations Emery Rideout William Adams Robert —Mitler Emma Holmes Thomas Hagan Rickie Hagan Auburn Hempstead N. A Madison Moore Madison, Jr Tabor Academy John Robbins Gerry Ned Meadowbrook
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