This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1956
Page
4
Local column recaps residents returning from trips to California Honolulu and Boston to pursue studies and visits. Many entries list home addresses, guest appearances, and weekend gatherings while others announce births, graduations, and marriages, with updates on military service and college plans.
Miss Anne Day entertained Morse High School classmates at her home 15 Green Street last week with a dessert party. Guests included Julie Cummings Anne Amirault Judy Holbrook Margie Hanscom Elizabeth Bull Leilani Cahill Sue Musk Peggy Carmichael Gay Bonney and Kateri Coastain.
Memorial hospital welcomes Mrs. Reynold Krepps as a surgical patient while Central Maine General hospital Lewiston enrolls two new student nurses Miss Judy Watts of 10 Central Avenue and Miss Elvira Pecci of 25 Cobb Road. Orientation week set ahead of Monday classes. Students noted include Stewart P. McAllister joining Wentworth Institute and Bruce Burden heading to the University of Maine for his senior year.
Miss Augusta E. Pitts has returned to her home at 7 Deering Street after visiting in South Carolina.
Miss Judith Crocker returned Sunday evening to Boston where she is employed at the Lumberman’s Insurance Co after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Black of High street over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs James Wing of North Bath celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary with a surprise party at their home Monday evening arranged by their children. They were taken to Portland for dinner by their son Calvin Wing and wife, then greeted by a large group of relatives and neighbors. The three tiered cake topped with a miniature bride and groom, made by Ruth Leeman, was served by daughters Marilyn and Claire Wing. The WINGS married Sept 17 1917 in Farmington. They moved to Bath in 1937 and have six children and 13 grandchildren. A long list of guests attended, including many Wings relatives from nearby towns.
Mrs Ada Nostall and Bernard E Varnum announce home solicitation ward captains for the Bath Area United Fund Campaign October 15 30 Ward 1 Mrs Alfred E Oxton Ward 2 Mrs Henry J Marsh and Mrs George Sarkis Ward 3 Mrs Ralph W Brewer Ward 4 Mrs Francis A Winchenbach Ward 5 Mrs William F Mussenden and Mrs John W Wekefield Ward 6 Mrs Edward L Kinder Ward 7 Mrs John M Conley Jr North Bath Mrs George FE Barker Jr Lambert Park and Hyde Park Bernard E Varnum They urge residents to join the combined campaign supporting seven member agencies by volunteering for captains or at campaign headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce office City Hall Building.
The Philathea Class of Corliss Street Baptist church held a surprise stork shower for Mrs Harold L Allen at her Foster's Point cottage during the first Fall meeting. A covered dish supper preceded gifts arranged in a pink and blue doll carriage. Members present included Mrs Kenneth MacDonald, Mrs Floyd Elwell, Mrs Paul Strube, Mrs Robert King, and many others. Plans were made at the business meeting for a rummage sale on Sept 22.
Bath City crews rush three projects to beat fall rain and winter snow. Oak Street storm drains go in while Water Street foundations are removed for municipal parking. Cottage Park, Sheridan Road and Cottage Street grading and graveling progress for spring oiling. Parking meters delayed, walk to Kelley McMann Fields installed, school parking urged during events. Cavalcade of Music opens Sunday at McMann Field testing new lot use.
Police say three Bath boys confessed to wrecking the interior of Truman Wallace’s Upper High Street home with hundreds of dollars in damage. Two other Bath youths in New York were also implicated. court action for the five youths is planned.
Lowell Temple opened the season at the K. P. hall and invited Pythian Sisters to attend a meeting of Alvah Young Temple in Brunswick next Tuesday evening. Fall plans were outlined and further updates promised. Past Chiefs club members from Bath and Brunswick joined Mrs. Sarah Potter for an all day picnic meeting.
Registrations for Charlotte School of Dancing will be held Friday from 1 30 to 4 30 at the Knights of Pythias hall in Washington. Instructor Mrs Charlotte Cahill and assistant Miss Fay Pye recently studied in New York City with Joe Price Adolf Blom and Nikoli. Classes will cover ballet tap acrobatic and modern dancing.
Parker Head residents organize a rummage sale for the Phippsburg P T A at Riverside hall on Sept 29 with contacts through Mrs. Earl Lowell. Local students achieve perfect marks in spelling and arithmetic across village schools. Numerous visits, gatekeepers, and social calls thread through Parker Head, Parker Head Baptist Sunday School, and surrounding families including Harringtons, Wymans, Lobys, and Mezenskis with travel to Bath, Winnegance, and Topsham.
On September 11 an immunization clinic for diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and smallpox was held for preschool health. Dr. George Gould of Richmond led the session with a State nurse. Public dances resume on Thursdays, sponsored by Eastern River Grange. Various social visits and travels are noted, including engagements and hospital admissions.
Mrs John Rogers hosted the Unity Circle at her Phippsburg Center home Tuesday evening to plan for a 1957 fair and start articles for the sale. Rally Day was observed at Small Point church with Sunday school, enrollment, and services scheduled. Various locals announced births, vacations, and visits, including J W Gilman announcing a son in Bath Memorial hospital, while others returned from travels and summer work.
Dromore Extension Group held a craft meeting at the grange hall with members instructed. Dinner committee named Jeanette Oliver, Eleanor Pye, and Mildred Rogers. Community notes list multiple local visits, move ins, hospital stays, and social visits across Bath and nearby towns, with frequent references to residents and their activities.
James and Sharon Tabor aged nine and seven along with Leora Pennell ten describe a mantis sighting on Center. A bug fell from the roof landing on James foot prompting a chase. The three corralled the insect using a broom then placed it in a bottle while Mrs. Tabor later stored it among books.
Seven members of Myrtle Lodge attended the annual session of the Government of Maine United Order of Independent Odd Ladies at Bosworth Hall in Portland. The Bath attendees included Sadie Davis supreme lady Louise Rogers past lady governess Sarah Potter Jennie Cameron Lucelia Blake Gertrude Stewart and Lizzie B C Chaney as officers were elected.
Miss Susan Belle Connard of Bath resumes studies as a junior at Oak Grove Seminary in Vassalboro. With her American saddle bred chestnut mare Curiosity Miss, she will participate in the Sandy River Riding Club horse show at Farmington next Saturday.
Miss Joan St. Pierre was guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower hosted by Mrs. Russell Irish and Mrs. Claudius Tipsword at 62 Heath Lane. She will wed James MacPhee of 42 Edward Street at St Marys Rectory on Saturday at 9 am. Guests included Mrs. Earle MacPhee and Mrs. Edmund St. Pierre among others. gifts were displayed on a card table as wedding bells decorated the room.
St Marys Guild of Grace Church held its first fall meeting at the parish house with President Mrs Raymond Vachon presiding. Plans were discussed for a Quiet Day at St Andrews Newcastle on Sept 25, a Christmas sale on Nov 13 with Mrs Wilmer Voorhees as general chairman and committees named. The group voted $25 to the House of The Good Shepherd Gardiner, will conduct a rummage sale Sept 26, and will meet to finish sale arrangements with a covered dish supper observing fall flower decor.
Bath Business and Professional Women's club began its 1956 57 season with a dinner and a theme discussion New Levels of Leadership in Sedgwick. Miss Katharine Conley heads a committee to announce monthly topics and a donation to Memorial Hospital Fair was approved. Club officers presided and the next meeting is set for Oct 16 at Sedgwick.
Bath Patrolman Robert L. Coombs resigns from the Bath Police Department effective September 21 and will join the Maine State Police Cadre in Augusta on September 24. Coombs, age 29, married with one child, has served with Bath since March 27, 1954, and resides at 18 Noble Avenue.
Mr and Mrs Ellery C Kidder of 10 Bath street returned home Sunday evening after a week away for his annual vacation from duties in the Bath Iron Works Corp Electrical Department. They vacationed at Round Mountain Camps Eustis and then traveled through New Hampshire and Vermont.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.