Bath society notes feature travels and visits across states and countries
Carrie Hall sails to the West with visits planned in St. Paul Arizona Utah California and Toronto while Mrs Duncan McNabb hosts in Bath. Other locals attend birthdays and gatherings. families travel to Providence Boston and New Bedford with recaps of summer trips and furloughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Hall
Medrug
St. Paul
Minn
Margaret
Bathnes
Arizona
Utah
Califor
Toronto
Canada
Duncan McNabb
California
Miss Hall
West
Bath social notes record visitors and moves
Miss Georgianna Clark visits cousin Miss Louise Munsey at 94 Court street in Bath while Mrs. John Huskins of Five Islands shops in town. Several locals travel or return from trips, and attorney Charles T. Small Jr expands offices to Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgianna Clark
South Boston
Louise Munsey
Mrs
Warren_R. Munsey
Court Street
John Huskins
Five Islands
Winship Street
Charles T. Small, Jr
Bath
Brunswick
Maine Street
Hawleys Attend Funeral at Grace Episcopal Church
Mrs. Howard Hawley widow of Warren F Hawley arrives as a sister in law to join funeral services at Grace Episcopal Church on Sunday afternoon with the Mussenden family at 16 on Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hawley
Mary Mussenden
Willia F. Mussenden
Warren F. Hawley
Grace Episcopal Church
Mrs. Muriel Moore Improves After Illness Visit
Mrs Frank Moore returns to Washington street after visiting Kittery with sister in law Mrs Dewey F Piper where daughter Miss Muriel Moore attendant nurse recovers from illness She also visited Needham Mass with her daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Joseph Stupak Friends report Miss Muriel Moore much improved in health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Lane Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Washington Street
Chester S. Brett
Wellesley
Mass
Miss Sewall
Providence
R. I
Judith Weld
Frank Moore
Kittery
Dewey F. Piper
Muriel Moore
Moore
Needham
Joseph Stupak
Nurse Mrs Keith MacLuer Takes Annual Vacation
Mrs Keith MacLuer R N a member of the Memorial Hospital operating room staff is on her annual vacation. She and her family recently visited Mr MacLuer and Mrs George MacLuer in Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith MacLuer
R.N
the Memorial Hospital
MacLuer
George MacLuer
Freeport
AP executives hold clambake during Rangeley Fall meeting
At the Rangeley Lakes Hotel fall gathering, the Associated Press News Executives Association hosted a cliffside clambake on the hotel beach. W. Larrabee of West Bath and his staff prepared and served the meal, earning many compliments from attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press News Executives Association
Rangeley Lakes Hotel
W. Larrabee
West Bath
Delaneys Return From Bath Iron Works Trip
Mr and Mrs Henry S Delaney return to 19 Russell Street after a motor trip through New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Mr Delaney resumes work at Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Delaney
Russell Street
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Mr. Delaney
Bath Iron Works
Mrs. Herman L Stover Returns Home After Visit
Mrs. Herman L Stover of Atlanta Ga nee Gertrude Lundrigan longtime Brunswick resident left recently for home after spending the summer with sisters Mrs William Esmond Willow Street and Mrs John J Keegan Grove Street and friends in Brunswick. Her son Robert Stover joined two weeks ago driving from Atlanta. he works for the U S Department of Agriculture after 14 years in the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman L. Stover
Atlanta
Gertrude Lundrigan
Brunswick
William Esmond
Willow Street
John J. Keegan F
Grove Street
Robert Stover
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Social visits and summer travel notes from Bath area residents
The report lists multiple visits and guests in Bath and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. George Adams of Russell Street hosted relatives from South Bridge Massachusetts and Arkansas. Visitors included Mrs. Edward Stiness Providence and Mrs. Staples Bath, with Mrs. Stiness staying at North Street. Others, including Mrs. Irvin Lyon with Marie from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Navy man Ly on on leave, spent time with Bath families. Additional gatherings feature Mrs. Carrie Herr and sisters in Orrs Island visiting Dr. and Mrs. Bagdikian on Oak Street, and the Wilsons of Melrose visiting Campbell Pond Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Adams
Russell Street
Labor Day
Southbridge
Mass
Adams
James Edward Clancy
Edward C. Stiness
Providence
R. I
Frank Staples
Bath
Irvin Lyon
Marie
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Carrie Herr
Ralph Bowen
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Cedartown
Orrs Island
Paul G. Bagdikian
Oak Street
Mrs Nellie Hunt Returns Home After Summer Visits
Mrs Nellie Hunt returns to the home of her daughter Mrs Philip Gildart in Bangor where she now resides following a Summer with her other daughter Mrs Chester Wilson and family at Sebasco. She also visited friends in Bath and relatives Mr and Mrs Percy Hodgkins in Gardiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Hunt
Philip Gildart
Bangor
Chester Wilson
Sebasco
Bath
Percy Hodgkins
Gardiner
Return to Gorham State Teachers College
Miss Amelia Mitchell daughter of Mr and Mrs Merritt A Mitchell of Dike road returns to Gorham State Teachers College to continue studies after a summer at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Mitchell
Merritt A. Mitchell
Dike Road
Gorham State Teachers College
Ome
Greene family closes Summer home at Birch Point
Mr and Mrs John A Greene Jr and children along with Mrs Greene's mother Mrs Roy Shackford closed their Summer home at Birch Point and returned last week to their North street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Greene
Greene
Roy Shackford
Birch Point
North Street
Miss Nancy Stover Plans Rhode State College English Major
Miss Nancy Lee Stover, long employed at Narragansett, will attend Rhode Island State College this fall to major in English and pursue a teaching career. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs A Stover of 3 Summer Street and is a 1950 high school graduate who attended Westbrook Junior College last year. Mrs Philip W Carter and daughter Phyllis of West Newton Mass visited Miss Anne Kimball on Lincoln Street Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moore
M. H
Sprucewold
Boothbay Harbor
Old Forge
N. Y
Hollywood Hills
Morse
Frank Moore
Washington Street
Paul G. Bagdikian, Jr
Paul G. Bagdikian
Oak Street
Boston
Boston University
Morse High
National Guard
Camp Stewart
Joseph O'Brien
San Francisco
Calif
Philip O'Hara
Andrews Road
Nancy Lee Stover
Narragansett
A. Stover
Summer Street
Westbrook Junior College
Rhodese State College
Philip W. Carter
Phyllis
West Newton
Mass
Anne Kimball
Lincoln Street
Edward Morse
Sebasco
Lexington
Mags
Mr. Morse
Tufts College
Fiske School
Nellie Page
Marius Page
Academy Street
South Berwick
Dean E. Leavitt
Hallet's
University of Maryland, College of Pharmacy
Baltimore
Edgar Leavitt
Shirley Clark
Clarence B. Clark
High Street
University of Maine
Miss Clark
Morse High School
Eaton Family Vacation Letters From Sebasco Wharf
Mr and Mrs Roland Eaton of Wilmington Delaware returned home last week after spending the summer at their cottage in Sebasco They recently entertained Mr Eaton s daughter Eunice Eaton who works in Philadelphia She left for New Jersey to visit other relatives on her vacation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hazard
Crissy
Elizabeth Houghton Hazard
Wilmington
Del
Trott
Small Point
Roland Eaton
Sebasco
Robert York
Jeannette Atwood
Pvt. York
Fort Devens
Mass
York
Fitchburg
Sidney Swett
Local families share weekend visits and new birth
Mrs. Arthur Farris and Mrs. Edith Campbell visited Nobleboro over the weekend with relatives. A daughter named Diane Lynne Ambrose was born September 5 at Memorial Hospital to Marion Small Ambrose. Lindsay Lincoln Street residents and others are noted for hospital stays, trips, and weekend visits across Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Farris
Center Street
Edith Campbell
Arrowsie
Nobleboro
Campbell
Pinkham
Clyde Ambrose
Lincoln Street
Memorial Hospital
Diane Lynne
Ambrose
Marion Small
Harold P. Small
Haywards Take Two Week Motor Trip Through New Brunswick
Mr and Mrs Fred O Hayward of High street depart Monday for a motor tour through New Brunswick and Nova Scotia during their two week vacation. Mrs Hayward works in the Central Maine Power Co office and Mr Hayward is a machinist at the Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Andre
Lincoln Street
Samuel Soule
Wiscasset
Calais
Presque Isle
Mr. Andre
Earl Cahoon
The
Hyde Windass Co
Fred O. Hayward
High Street
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Sewalls Plan Visits After Funeral Attends Hawley Funeral
Mr and Mrs William D Sewall prepare for a Monday visit to Mrs Sewalls parents Dr and Mrs Lewis Buckman of Glen Summit Pa before traveling to Seattle Washington Out of town guests included Earle Thompson of New York and Fred R Lord of Augusta at the funeral of Warren F Hawley held Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Sewall
Earle Thompson
New York City
Fred R. Lord
Augusta
Warren F. Hawley
Her Own Business Clinic planned for Bangor
Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs met in Augusta to back a State program. Education and vocational chairs plan a Her Own Business Clinic in Bangor on April 19. Mrs Charles MacDonald of Norway visits family in Bath area. Mr Potter to tour New England and attend club dinner in Worcester before visiting Cranston. City Manager Mittendorf attends International City Managers conference at Poland Spring House with 500 peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kather i
Maine
Augusta Snes
Federation
Bangor
Mrs. Thompson
Potter
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Mellen B. Potter
Biddeford
Worcester
Mass
Worthy High Priestess Club
Cranston, R. I
Harmony Courter
Amaranth
Bath Iron Works
Ralph F. Mittendorf
International City Managers’ Association
Poland Spring House
Frederick G. Payne
Mr. Mittendorf
Miss Mary Perry Chooses Radcliffe College Infirmary
Miss Mary Perry RN long time school nurse in Wellesley Mass has accepted a similar post at Radcliffe College She spent summer with her father Edward Perry and sister Mrs Joseph Cyr prior to leaving Bath Tuesday afternoon for her new infirmary assignment in Boston area Mr and Mrs James B Drake plan a trip to St James Md this week and Mrs Henry G Shaw attended a Bangor reception for the Grand Chapter of Maine in which Madeline Stevens of Bangor was honored Lieut Herbert Sparrell USN and Mrs Sparrell return to Washington after holiday with Mrs Harold Tobey of Willow Street in Willo w Street Bangor area noted for Masonic and maritime links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Robinson
Boston
Carlinson
Bedford Street
Helen McCulley
Mary McCulley
Beverly
Mass
David Ring
Joan Carol
Mary Lou
West Bath
Robinson
Portland
Smith
Bath
Mary Perry
R.N
Wellesley
Radcliffe College
Edward Perry
Joseph Cyr
Center Street
Miss Perry
Infirmary
Henry G. Shaw
Oak Street
Grand Chapter
Maine
Madeline Stevens
City Hall
Bangor
Herbert Sparrell
U.S.N
Mrs. Spa
Washington, D. C
Lieut. Sparrell
Sparrell
Harold Tobey
Willow Street
Hiram Tobey
Edna Pepper
Wakefield
Arthur I. Pepper
Middle Street
Mr. Tobey
Arthur Stevens
East Boothbay
Family Fenn Returns From Belgrade Lakes
Mr. and Mrs. Converse G. Fenn and their four children have returned to their High street home after spending the summer at Belgrade Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Converse G. Fenn
High Street
Belgrade Lakes
Perry Family Opens Freeport Home After Move
Mr and Mrs Francis S Perry and son William move to Freeport occupy an apartment and close the Perry home on Crescent Street. Mr Perry Bowdoin 50 a stretches of the faculty of each ignitiont, served in the U S Naval Mission Force during World War II with the rank of lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis S. Perry
William
Freeport
Perry
Crescent Street
Mr. Perry
Bowdoin
Ign Etiont
U . Naval
Annual Brewers convention draws regional brewery reps at Samoset
The article notes the annual Brewers convention of Malt Beverages at the Samoset hotel with broad New England attendance. It highlights Maine representative Syde of a Massachusetts brewery and weekend banquets while listing locals, residents visiting, and summer departures to homes in Lexington, Kalamazoo, and Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
End
Samoset
New England
Syde
Maine
Massachusetts
Bath Iron Works worker burns at work and returns to duties
Edgar Leavitt of 86 Academy Street, a Bath Iron Works maintenance employee, sustained minor facial and hand burns from a work incident on Monday and went back to work on Wednesday. The piece notes his prompt return and other unrelated family visits by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Leavitt
Academy Street
Bath Iron Works
Niles Family Returns From Bay Point Summer
Mr and Mrs Merle Niles return to Middle street after spending summer at Bay Point with Mrs Niles sister and husband Mrs Andrew Butterfield Their daughter Miss Jane Niles also returns to Gorham State Teach College where she is a junior class member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Niles
Middle Street
Bay Point
Milk Inspection Report Finds August Milk Up to Standard
Bath Maine August milk samples tested by the Maine Bureau of Health and Welfare show overall compliance with standards. Butter fat and total solids exceed requirements. one sediment Reading is acceptable. standard plate counts are high in some cases due to handling, not indicating danger. Public Health officials affirm immunity from diseases and note use of the logarithmic average method for reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Bureau of Health and Welfare
R. Clinton McFadden
Department of Agriculture
University of Maine
McFadden
Kenneth Johnson
Maine Department of Milk Inspection
U. S. Public Health Service
Oakhurst
Roscoe C. McFadden
Bath
Maine
Bath Council Discusses Signs Speeding and Parked Cars
North Street Primary proposed a school warning sign placed by the patrol in front of a school building. Ward Seven representative Hutchins reports speeding on North Bath road near Whiskeag Creek and night parking on Oak Grove avenue. police to review. Ralph Robinson’s workshop permit approved. New builder's ordinance requires construction within one year of permit. Couture cites Middle and Granite streets accident and urges safety fixes. Flaherty Park condition labeled deplorable. mowing needed. Cemetery crew overworked. action planned. Huse Street condition to be checked. Elm Street Baptist janitor offers to service church belfry clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Street
High
Ward Seven
Hutchins
Bath Road
Couture
Granite
City Considers Clock Service After Structural Risk
The presiding chairman Mr. Mitchell stated the clock services were terminated due to mechanism risk to the structure. The decision rests with church trustees while the city manager is asked to assess any potential city involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Stork Shower for Mrs. Donald Preble at Pecci Home
Mrs. Donald C. Preble received a stork shower Friday evening at 16 Granite Street hosted by Mrs. Carol Pecci. Gift basket theme in pastel yellow and green, with hostesses and guests sharing refreshments and social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Preble
North Street
Carol Pecci
Granite Street
Robert R. Coombs
Bargain Days Boost Bath Merchants Cooperation
Bath merchants reported strong results from the Big Bargain Days sale held Friday and Saturday. Local shops saw sales well ahead of normal, with one store noting a 100 percent increase over last year. Fair weather and heavy shopper traffic greeted crowds as stores stayed busy into Saturday night. Several merchants urged extending the event to two days more often.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath and
Surs
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G. Thomas Murphy
Charles True
Weeks Street
Florence Bassett
Mrs. True
Charles Murray
Almira Jones
Madeline Merwin
Grand Rapids, Mich
Harold F. Holbrook
South Hills Baptist Church
Ohio
First Baptist Church
Elmer Fox
Huse Street
James Guynn
Eel Speedway
Ardenne A. Stott
Park Street
Susan Reed
Mystic
Conn
Walter Reed
Stanley Teasdale
Teasdale
Sandra
Percy Miller
Thomas Hart
Long Island, N. Y
Donald Avery
Linden Street
South Hope
William Daley
Bernice Burns
Lawrence
David MacDonald
Emery Freeman
New Meadows
Pinehurst
Charles Street
Arthur Wing
Benjamin F. Savage
Mary Wallace
Portsmouth
N. H
Wallace
Navy Yard
Robinson Lane
Wing
South Street
Henri LaFrance
Clarisse
Jeanne
New Bedford, Mass
Ubald LaFrance
Henry W. Campbell
Russell L. Phinney
Melrose
Belmont
Rindge
Cathedral of the Pines
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
Harwichport
Drake
Frederick
Elena
Ethel] Lee
Louise Garth
Alabama
Sebasco Estates
Concord
Phyllis Mason
Lawrence A. Harris
U. S. Air Force
J. H. Harris
Noble Avenue
Randolph Field
Texas
3514Th Field Main
Sydn
Eubra Troop
Edward DeLong
Cincinnati
Harold DeLong
Popham Beach
Harry Zimmerman
Drums, Pa
Zimmerman
Wilbur Crist
George Fields
Front Street
Blair Wilson
David 2d and
Philip
Campbell Pond
Wilson
David L. Wilson
Melrose High School
Ralph McDonald
Woburn
D.A. MacDonald
Mr. MacDonald
Rt Street
Sarah A. W
Grand Court of the
Order of
Carlton Burrell
Beach
Goreh
Grand Royal
Margaret Wilson
Sato
Percy McManus
Thompson Potter
Ael W. Potter
Shaw
John McInnes
Stroudwater
John McInnes, Jr
Lewis E. Prentiss
Maple Street
Richard
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Ronnie Dionne
Belnap Recreation Area
Lake Winnepesaukee
New Hampshire
Benson Wild Animal Farm
Nashua
Marion Ledyard
Molly Palmer
Florence Calderwood
Winthrop
C. Irving Lord
Watertown
William MecNaul
San Diego
Basil Ring
Lynn
Grace Lord
Everett Lord
Northstreet
Charles Soule
Corliss Street
Carl Pierce
Edward Brown
Charles MacDonald
Norway
Charles P. Wetherbee
George P. Wetherbee
Katherine and
Paul
Dodge Inn
Buffalo
G. Freestone
Stone
Caroline Carpenter
Aew
Alfred E. Carpenter
Clifton O. Page
Orville E. Page
R. J. M. Steussy
David Dearborn
Darien
Douglas Dearborn
Owen J. Ledyard
Frank Given
James B. Drake
Mike Wheat
U. S. Navy
John K. Jayne
Charles J. Donnell
Lloyd Jermain
Roderick
Kalamazoo
Mich
Donnell
Jermain
Sam Povich
Mrs. Perleyster
Jones. Eddy
Arrowsic
Ruth Strack
Robert McDaniels
Frank Danforth
Susie Waterhouse
Alonzo Bergeron
Thomas Perry
Times Office
William Perry
Donald Page
James R. MacNeil
Natalie
Pine Street
MacNeil
Ella Orr
Moncton
N. B
H. P. Hood & Son
George Neilson
Oakhurst Dairy
Granite Farm
O. Ce
W. J. Hennessey
Dionne
Flaherty Park
Mittendorf
Leity
Same
Harold W. McEiliman
Elm Street Baptist Church
Stork
Donald Preble
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