Book Details Bath Recreation Hall Plans and History
A forthcoming October publication by Mrs Daisy Welch and Mrs Henry Webb chronicles Bath and nearby Wiscasset through seven decades, blending diaries, court records, and photos. It also notes a federal recreation center plan for Bath with 1500 seats, four bowling alleys, and facilities for men and women, awaiting public input and potential federal funding.
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Wiscasset
Pownalborough
Walter Greenough Chase
Daisy Welch
Woolwich
Henry W. Webb
Liverpool
England
Fen Wi
Joslyn Pubbard
Richard
Gaute Mobiles
Athans
Groves Tavern
Bath
Wiscisset
the Times
Conners
Defense Recreation Committee
Edward J. McMann
Boston
Washington
Edward J. McMatin
City Hall
Book on October publication by Southward An thensen Porthand
Foreword by Mrs Chase and a about 700 pages, accurate yet lively. The work has already attracted orders from about 100 people nationwide connected to those named in the text.
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Southward-Anthensen
Porthand
Town’s Tale of Adventure Now in Book Form
Readers hear repeated tales told by parents and grandparents about adventures as the town’s history is compiled into a book. The project collects memories of the people and preserves the community’s past for future generations.
Big sale of tickets for Bath Memorial Hospital dance
Four-fifths of the tickets have already been sold, signaling strong community interest in the Bath Memorial Hospital dance. Tickets are available at the hospital and Carl's drug store. Mrs. Ernest Haskell of West Point is visiting New York for several weeks.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Carl's Drug Store
Ernest Haskell
West Point
New York
Norwegian Couple Married in Bath Sunday
Miss Esther Vigeland daughter of Mr and Mrs Knud Vigeland Mandal Norway married Rolv Jakobsen son of Mrs Matilda Jakobsen Farsund Norway and the late Jakob Jakobsen Sunday in the First Baptist church Rev Charles KR Sims officiated in a small ceremony Attendants included Hildur Vigelund of Brooklyn and Rangvald Jakobsen best man They banqueted at Hotel Phoenix after the ceremony The couple formerly lived in Brooklyn and have resided in Bath recently They plan to live in the former Clarence Johnson residence 40 Summer Street with Jakobsen employed by Sundelin and Watrous Inc dredging the Kennebec
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Esther Vigeland
Knud Vigeland
Mandal
Norway
Rolv Jakobsen
Matilda Jakobsen
Farsund
Jakob Jakobsen
First Baptist Church
Charles KR. Sims
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hildur Vigelund
Rangvald Jakobsen
William W. Dennison
Mrs. Jakobsen
Hotel Phoenix
Sigurd Jobinsen
Jim Jakobsen
Serine Haaland
Hugo Ravn
S. Simonsen
Bath
Bath librarians to attend Maine Library Association golden jubilee
Mrs. Carl C. Troop and Mrs. Herbert Calderwood of Patten Free Library will attend Augusta events Thursday and Friday marking the Golden anniversary of Maine Library Association. About 300 librarians will gather at the Augusta House and South Congregational church to celebrate the 50th year, with speakers including Frances Lester Warner and Edna G. Peck and greetings from Samuel Titcomb.
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Carl C. Troop
Herbert Calderwood
Patten Free Library
Augusta
Maine Library Association
Maine
William Pepperell
Kittery
York
Falmouth Neck
Portland
Bangor
Augusta House
South Congregational Church
N. Orwin Rush
Colby College
Samuel Titcomb
Lithgow Library
Auasta
Theresa Stuart
Sumner Sewall
Richard P. Goodwin
Frances Lester Warner
Edna G. Peck
Boston Public Library
Scotch Auction Held by Genesta Chapter
Harold Cutting acted as auctioneer at a Scotch auction Friday for Genesta chapter No. 73 of O E S at Masonic Temple. Carl H. Pinson, Philip A. Roberts and Fred Osgood assisted. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Wallace L Atwood, Mrs. Archie Wishart, and Mrs. Aphia Pinson. An Oct 4 reception in Portland for Elin Kett, worthy Grand Matron, is mentioned with ticket sales by Sept 28.
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Harold Cutting
Genesta
Masonic Temple
Carl H. Pinson
Philip A. Roberts
Fred Osgood
Wallace L Atwood
Archie Wishart
Aphia Pinson
Genesta Chapter
Eastland Hotel
Portland
Ellan Kett
Orthy Grancatron
Grand Chapter
Maine
Luther Thompson
Iowa
Bath Memorial Hospital to issue birth identity certificates
Bath Memorial hospital will provide mothers with a certificate showing the baby's footprint and the mother's thumb print at discharge. Each newborn will have ink prints taken soon after birth, with a neck pendant bearing the baby's name on the nursery entry. The program aims to prevent misidentification and reassure families.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Urban K. McCorrison
Center Street
Times Co. Business Office
Nurses Party Arranging Program Draws Bath Merchants Support
A Bath State Armory event to aid Bath Memorial Hospital features merchant space in the program with committees handling publicity, hall facilities, tickets, refreshments, and decoration. Patrons include Governor Sumner Sewall and Mayor Walter Rogers, with dances planned from nine to one and two planned features: an exhibition dance by Miss Beverley Curran and a balloon dance in national colors.
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Bath
State Armory
Bath Memorial Hospital
Murphy
Hart
Josephine Moore
Jennie Trask
William Allen
EK. Motley Fuller
Joseph I. Smith
Eawin M. Fuller
Jacob Smith
Boyd Bailey
William D. Sewall
Mary F. Gibbons
Bertha V. Bellerose
Ralph Stetson
Jacob K. Andrews
L. Eugene Thebeau
Dayton Hill
Frederick E. Drake
Beverley Curran
Donald Young
Party for Miss Sewall at Washington Street Home
Miss Glenda Howard hosted Saturday night in honor of Miss Nancy Sewall who leaves soon for New York. Guests Betty Small Frances Flaherty Mary Morse Judith Dennison Audrey Hill Betty Anderson Jean Stanton attended as gifts were given and refreshments served. The Lewiston Buick garage roof received a fresh coat to prepare for coming rains and snows.
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Glenda Howard
Norman Howard
Washington Street
Nancy Sewall
New York
Miss Sewall
Betty Small
Frances Flaherty
Mary Morse
Judith Dennison
Audrey Hill
Betty Anderson
Jean Stanton
Lewiston
Buick
Classifieds notice with real estate listings prompt
Classifieds notice offering farm city and share property sales handled by Fred B Reed Co and manager Stanley E Wallace at 93 Front St Bath. Call 514 W 12 30Uf for listings.
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Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley E. Wallace
Front St. Bath
Bowdoinham Community Events Highlight Local Reception
Bowdoinham hosts a reception for teachers at the grange hall with Supt Spinney and family, school officials, and staff then Electa chapter inspects at Masonic hall. Lions discuss district defense, and a Bowdoinham couple celebrates 40th anniversary. Richmond fire department responds to a chimney fire at Charles home.
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Richmond
Charles
Theta Chapter Reelects Secretary at Monday Meeting
Miss Helen Hayes elected recording secretary of Theta chapter Beta Sigma Phi at Ellen Stevens home. She succeeds Miss Elizabeth Butterfield who resigned due to teaching in Biddeford. Chapter sent thanks to Winnipeg for funds aiding a mobile kitchen unit bound for England. fund now at 662 toward 3100 goal. An ambulance bearing the sorority name plate already shipped to England.
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Helen Hayes
Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Ellen Stevens
Miss Hayes
Elizabeth Butterfield
Biddeford
Winnipeg
Canada
England
Eleanor Danforth
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Pauly Metcalf
Linwood W. Haynes
John Greene
William Turpie
Greene
Jean Danforth
Haynes
Stevens
Wetherbee
Metcalf
Mary Carroll
Hair Styles Topic at Club Garret
Club Garret hosts a program on Hair Styles for All Occasions with members modeling coifs to fit costumes under Miss Barbara Masterman of Gil bert Beauty Salon. Portland figures Mrs Fred G Nanney and Mrs Melba Faulkner provide commentary as models Miss Phyllis Darrah Patricia Hamilton Louise Trainor Constance Gilmore Elizabeth Watson Adele Hutchins Mrs Robert Pletts Jr and Mrs Arthur Sarkis display Gilbert Salon created styles.
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Club Garret
Barbara Masterman
Gilbert Beauty Salon
Fred G. Nanney
Portland
Gilbert
Melba Faulkner
Phyllis Darrah
Patricia Hamilton
Louise Trainor
Constance Gilmore
Elizabeth Watson
Adele Hutchins
Robert Pletts, Jr
Arthur Sarkis
Gilbert Salon
Barbara Young
Miss Darrah
Pletts
Dorothy Anliker
Lilliar
Goodwin
Beatrice Lane and Byron Rider Wed in Hallowell
Miss Beatrice Shirley Lane and Byron Rider, both of Rockport, were married Saturday night September 13 at the Methodist church in Hallowell with Rev. F. F. Fowle officiating. Attendants were Miss Barbara Noyes and Maurice Miller. Rider, a Bath Iron Works employee and Rockport High School and Burdett College alumnus, and Mrs. Rider, formerly a Rockport post office worker, will reside with the groom’s parents while their Snowman house on Upper Main Street is prepared.
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Beatrice Shirley Lane
Charles Lane
Byron Rider
Frank Rider
Rockport
Hallowell
F. F. Fowle
Barbara Noyes
Maurice Miller
Mr. Rider
Bath Iron Works Corp
Rockport High School
Burdett College
Rider
Snowman
Upper Main Street
Dromore Farm Bureau Elects New Members and Plans Class
The Dromore Farm Bureau met at Dromore grange hall with 24 present on Wednesday. New members include Mrs Earl Lowell Mrs Eugene Harrington and Mrs Charles Blaisdell. Mrs Davis of West Bath helped with sewing. Mrs Henry Minott won the quilt made by Mrs Anna Percy. A First Aid class was discussed as a timely project. The next meeting is scheduled for Oct 15.
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Farm Bureau
Dromore Grange Hall
Earl Lowell
Eugene Harrington
Charles Blaisdell
Davis
West Bath
Henry Minott
Anna Percy
Women and society notes from Welch area event
The Women's Society of the Baptist church met at Mrs Archibald Craig's home on Wednesday. A surprise party for Mr and Mrs Harold Conley was hosted by the Magalloway Murderers Club of Bath with an outdoor hamburger and hot dog lunch and a new coffee table as a gift. Huntoon Hill grange will host Boosters Night on Tuesday September 30 with guest speaker F Ardine Richardson. Personal items include visits and weekends with relatives, mentions of Frances Hatch Jesie Ames Harlan Hatch and others, Sunshine Society dinner planned for October 1, and several residents returning from trips or hosting guests.
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Emerson Lane
American Legion
Ernest Frye
Legion
John McCart
Bowdoinham
Ray Foote
Dresden
John Dixon
Richmond
Albert Palmer
Litchfield
James Pratt
Wren
Elmer Dodge
Lewis Gilpatrick
Baptist Church
Christian World Service
A. E. Gilmore
Lewiston
F. W. Smith
Waterville
A. S. Arnold
Rumford
S. B. Wright
Woolwich
William Wood
Augusta
Merrymeeting Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Merrymeeting Grange Hall
George Hackett
Lawrence Hackett
Hampton
N. H
Harold Hackett
Robert
William
Roger Robinson
Roland
Zina Maxwell
Betty
Lillian Thompson
Linwood Hackett
Oscar Adams
Carl Swanton
Raymond Clark
Martin Powers
Huntoon Hill Grange
F. Ardine Richardson
Grange
John Gibson
John Wayne
Wakefield
R. D. Purington
Frances Hatch
Westbrook Junior College
Karl Hatch
Archibald Craig
Ocean Park
Jessie Ames
Harlan Hatch
University of Maine
Orono
Oscar Hatch
Stanley Libby
Gerald Osgood
Frances
Lewis
Portland
Roscoe Libby
Clifford Libby
Earl
Evelyn
Westbrook
Elizabeth Jewes
Malcolm
Bates College
Josie Irish
The
Sunshine Society
Grange Hall
Winfield Lowell
Virginia
Lowell
James Merrill
U. S. Naval Reserves
Newport
Frederick Pauling
Mary Gill
William Gill
John Palmer
Livermore Falls
Maine Methodist Conference
Miss Emma Millay Dies at River Road Home
Miss Emma Millay, long time practical nurse born Bowdoinham November 9, 1857, died after a long illness at the River road home of Selectman Edward Baker. She worked for years as a nurse locally and at Bath Old Ladies' Home, leaving two nephews Robert Millay of Bowdoinham and Dr. Wilbur Brown of Brunswick, plus several nieces and cousins.
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Emma Millay
Selectman
Edward Baker
River Road
Bowdoinham
Patrick
Francis Millay
Old Ladies
Bath
Robert Millay
Bowdeinham
Wilbur Brown
Brunswick
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Ohio
Bowdoinham Court Finds Brown Not Guilty After Trial
Arnold Brown of Lisbon appeared before Trial Justice J. H. Ames in Bowdoinham court on an assault and battery charge. He pleaded not guilty and was found not guilty after testimony from Morris J. Skelton of Bowdoin and witnesses Leonard and Ray Skelton for the state. Brown was arrested by Deputy Norman E. Curtis.
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Arnold Brown
Lisbon
J. H. Ames
Bowdoinham Court
Morris J. Skelton
Bowdoin
Leonard
Ray Skelton
Brown
Floyd Dolloff
Reta Bosse
Norman E. Curtis
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Mrs. Chase
Europe
Charleston
Mrs. Smiths School
Boston University
Dr. Chase
Nust
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Leon Spinney
Spinney
Dreamer
Nelson Fennimore
Roberta McCarthy
Lorena Reed Prothroe
Puerto Rico
A. M. Craig
America
Charles Hackett
Delma Curtis
Frank Heath
Reginald Dore
Clifton Babb
Ross Dodge
Chester Hobart
William Gould
Electa Chapter
Masonic Hall
Hortense Stevens
Wilson Freeman
Wallace Hunter
Wilford Jones
Shaw
Lena Thompson
Monmouth
Miss Stevens
Dromore Farm Bureau
Lesl
John Beal
Florence Rice
Edward Norris
Republik
Technic
March OF Tin
Randolph Scott
Dorothy Lamour
Jon Hall
Henry Aldrich
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