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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1951
Page
5
Bath residents attend gatherings and visits across Maine and beyond. Families, reunions, travels, and career updates feature with notes on members of the McFadden and Shaw families, hospital stays, and civic group activities amid a broad round of social life in Bath and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Richard Downing Bull Jr of Clarksville Tennessee announce the birth of Richard Downing Bull born September 15. Bull is the son of Mr and Mrs Richard D Bull of 13 Central Avenue Bath.
Mr. and Mrs. J Grady Blackwell and Donald Blackwell of New York City and Mrs. Mary Erlend of Oradelle New Jersey had been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Cromwell Jr of 1217 Washington Street. They left Friday evening to return home.
Paul Bagdikian Jr the son of Dr and Mrs Paul G Bagdikian recently was a guest of his parents while attending the School of Business Administration at Boston University.
Mrs. Elmer Erskine of Milwaukee Wisconsin visits her hometown for the first time in many years as a guest of her brother and wife Mr and Mrs Frank French of West Bath. She will also visit her niece Mrs Howard Mayor of Bath.
Mr and Mrs Ralph L Blake ney of High Street have returned from a nine day motor vacation trip to New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and New York state. Mr Blakeney has run on vacation from the Bath and Works.
A son weighing six pounds seven ounces was born September 14 to Mrs. Minerva Bates and Frederick L. Bates a U S N seaman apprentice at the U S Naval hospital in Corpus Christi Texas. The Bateses reside at Route 4 Box 62 Corpus Christi and are the parents of the first child. Mrs Bates is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Philippe Estrada of Corpus Christi. Bates is serving at the air station Corpus Christi.
Mrs Horace Pottle of Phippsburg is a patient at Memorial Hospital after being admitted Wednesday following medical problems.
Mrs. Curtis Goodwin and her children Elaine Kendra and Robert spent the weekend with Mrs. Goodwin’s parents Mr. and Mrs. William J. Paisley on Weeks Street in North Berwick.
Alfred Parks Ernest Kings bury Frank Kenyon and Maurice Puffer were among fans attending the Portland Edward Little game at Auburn Friday evening. Mrs. Dudley Wiltsie of West Orange N J visits Monmouth with the Haggetts before returning home. Mrs Ardenne A Stott leaves Sunday for Boston to attend style shows and shop for the Edna Mae Shop.
Dr and Mrs Milton C Step arday travel by automobile to Little Rock Arkansas for the triennial meeting of the General Grand Council R and S M of the USA. They plan to arrive next Saturday and spend a week at the event and another week traveling home.
Pfc Edward B Potter on a two day pass at his parents home in Bath before returning to Otis Field Falmouth. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Laurence Taylor from Popham Beach and Mr and Mrs Frank P Duley of Kennebunkport. Holy Cross pre med student Frank P Duley Jr previously from Kennebunk High. Others attended Cony Bangor game in Augusta and Linwood Boardman and Walter Austin hosted weekend guests in Bath. Pfc Richard A Renshaw of Fort Dix NJ returned after furlough with West Bath parents.
Mrs. Frank H. Phillips of Portland and formerly of Reading Pa has joined her niece and her James T Bonney in Union street court. She will soon leave for Bradenton Fla to pass the winter at Bradenton Castle with cousins Mr and Mrs Herbert Getchell. The Getchells spent summer in Kennebunkport and Portland and she will travel home by motor.
Harold D. Perry of 1070 High Street, a June graduate of a Portland business school, is employed as bookkeeper at the Hyde Memorial Home for Crippled Children and Adults.
Mr and Mrs William L Skelton of High street visited his father Col William B Skelton in Lewiston over the weekend. Mrs Thomas Skelton of Bridgton joined them and all attended the Federated church morning service preached by Dr Wilson of this city.
William M. Temple of WN. H. visits his mother Mrs. Margaret Temple as she nears 93. He plans to join his daughter and son-in-law in Syracuse to meet his newborn grandson William Temple Bold born Sept. 14. Temple returns home with his wife after vacation. Cynthia Sewall returns to Bradford Junior College for her senior year. Philip Stackpole Blair Wilson and guests from Fidelity Lodge Melrose, Mass. attended over the weekend. Blair Wilson’s Lodge master term ends with a new master installed by Massachusetts Grand Master Rev. Thomas Roy. The Austins of 976 High Street spend Sunday at Meadowbrook.
Mr and Mrs Fred O Hayward return to their High Street home after a two week motor trip through New Brunswick. Mr Hayward resumes work as a machinist at Bath Iron Works and Mrs Hayward returns to duties in the Central Maine Power Co office Monday morning.
Mr and Mrs Harold Stanton return home after a fishing trip to Moosehead lake. Mr and Mrs Eric Sundquist of 591 Middle street and Mr and Mrs Chester R Talbot Jr of West Point left Friday for New York City to spend the weekend and planned to visit Georgetown Conn on the return trip with Mr Sundquist’s father Eric A Sundquist, returning Monday evening. Miss Alice Barler of Chicago arrived Monday to visit her cousins Hon and Mrs Arthur Sewall at their summer home at Small Point.
Mrs. Max Katz and daughter Mrs. Lawrence Katz returned from a few days in Boston. They were joined by Mr. Katz and Mr. Katz on Sunday and the two couples attended the afternoon ball game before returning to Bath in the evening.
Mr and Mrs Paul Cushman and son Tommy returned to Portland after a weekend with Mrs Cushman s parents in Bath. Rev Dr David L Wilson returned to Washing ton street after spending the weekend in Lewiston as guest preacher at the Federated church. Mr and Mrs Arthur W Gediman and daughter Rita Andrews road spent the weekend in Bridgeport Conn and attended the Mack Kaufman wedding. Mr Mack s mother Ruth Gediman of Bath is noted. Mr and Mrs Douglas Copt of Dorchester Mass returned Sunday after visiting Mrs Copt s uncle and aunt Attorney and Mrs John J Keegan of Grove street.
Mrs John K. Lee of Washing ton street travels to New York City on Sunday night to attend the wedding of her nephew Rev. H Lawrence Whittemore to Elizabeth Ann Esschmann. Whittemore serves as rector of Trinity church in Swarthmore Pennsylvania.
Mr and Mrs A K Rogers of 1190 Washington Street were weekend guests of Mrs Marcia Green of Rockland.
Bath Savings Institution delegates Mr. John G. Morse and Mr. John N. Taylor join Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Bates at the four day 56th annual meeting in Wentworth By The Sea New Hampshire.
Mr. and Mrs. Christy Thomas of Washington, D C, were weekend guests of Rear-Adm. and Mrs. Claude S. Gillette of 1111 Washington street. The Gillettes now have as their guest for a few days Mrs. John Schwerin I of Portland.
Miss Jean Louise Anderson and Blaine Elton Trafton wed at five Saturday afternoon with Rev. Richard J. Schaper officiating. Reception at the groom’s home followed. The bride wore a white net and lace gown and carried a white bouquet. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs. Kenneth L. Snowden and best man John F. Trafton. Guests and out of town relatives joined the celebration before the couple left for a New York honeymoon. The couple will reside with the bride’s parents while Trafton enters U S Army service October 8.
Blanche Gillies of 23 Corliss street enlisted in the Women Army Corps with the rank of private. Sworn in Sept 18 she will report to the WAC Training Center Fort Lee Virginia as her initial assignment. She is the daughter of Mrs James Gillies and a Morse High School 1945 graduate who worked at J J Newberry store before enlisting.
The engagement of Miss Betty Lou Atkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernestins of Middle Sex Road Topsham to Richard C Andrews son of Mr and Mrs Carlton W Andrews East Brunswick is announced by the bride elects parents. Atkins graduated Brunswick High 1951 and works at Bowdoin College Susque Centennial Fund office. Andrews graduated Brunswick High 1949 and works for Bakelite Division Union Carbide Company at West Bath. Both are members of United Baptist church Topsham and Topsham Grange.
Miss Geraldine Fogg spends the week with her parents Mr and Mrs William Fogg of Woolwich. Her guest is Miss Katherine Dunn of Ramponees who recently graduated from General Hospital and returned Friday evening.
Cpl. Harold B. MacElman, long hospitalized at Valley Forge Army hospital Phoenixville Pa since last March, has returned home awaiting discharge in about six weeks. He is the son of Mrs Elizabeth MacElman of Huse street after nearly four years in service. He spent a year in Korea with the Army of Occupation before hostilities and a year in Hawaii prior to that campaign.
Cpl. Robert Miller of Bath's Battery B 703rd AAA Gun Battalion is on a nine day leave with his Center Street parents before departing to Fort Dix New Jersey for overseas assignment. Frank R. Warren 19 son of Dr and Mrs Ralph D Warren has enlisted as a private and sworn in September 17 he will report to Fort Devens Massachusetts for initial duty after graduating Morse High School in 1949 and two years at Yale University where he joined St Elmos Society.
Two Bath seaman recruits at the U S Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland are Henry M Henrikson and James W Worden both aged 19. Henrikson is son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Henrikson of 64 Mechanic Street and Worden is son of Mr and Mrs Frederick J Worden of 1495 Washington Street. Both graduates of Morse High School entered the naval service August 16 1951.
Pvt. Robert Dow Jr arrived Friday night from Fort Belvoir Virginia to pass a ten day furlough with his mother Mrs Frank Borski and Mr Borski of 31 Meadowway Dow entered the U S Air Force in his freshman year at Morse school and took his basic training at Sampson Air Force Base New York He has been stationed at Fort Belvoir for about two months and after his furlough will report to Chanute Field Illinois
Sgt John Rooney of the U S Army arrived in Seattle Washington from Bath after a 30 day furlough at his home 131 Dummer Street with his wife and family He had left Bath with Batteries B 703rd AAA Gun Battalion when federalized over a year ago He joined the regular Army last July and was stationed at Fort Hancock New Jersey In Seattle he will receive his overseas assignment for the Far East.
S/Sgt Reginald Stacy Jr arrived Thursday afternoon to spend a furlough with his father Reginald Stacy of Woolwich and grandparents Mr and Mrs John Stacy of 31 Pleasant Street. He enlisted in the U S Air Force three years ago this month and has another year of service. currently stationed at Kelly Field San Antonio Texas. His first enlistment included 15 months in Okinawa after basic training.
Sgt. 1/c Edmund A. Hagan arrived in Bath Sunday with his mother and stepfather Mr. and Mrs. Noel F. Emond and Emond’s daughter Joan of Swampscott Massachusetts. He recently completed a nine month tour of service in Korea after earlier postings in Japan and a Navy enlistment during World War II. While at Morse High School he acted in plays and participated in activities before graduating with the class of 1948. He planned a brief Bath visit and would soon return to Swampscott, visiting relatives here in Bath.
Scouting groups including 12 girls troops in the area prepare for a new year with many units active or forming. Troops listed include 1 Wild, 2 Pine Cone, 4 Clover Leaf, 5 Red a, 6 St Marys, 8 Blue Bird Brownies 10 Peter Pan Brownies 11 Oak Leaf Brownies 14 White Clover Leg 15 16 and 17 Bobolink Brownies. Cub Scout packs and Sea Scouts also expanding with Troops 52 53 55 57 and 99 plus Troop 70 and 93.
First Lieut Joseph P Gillo arrives in Bath for a 15 day leave from Fort Sills Oklahoma. He is visiting his mother Mrs Annie Gillo at 11 Neey Street and will depart for Japan via Seattle after his leave.
Corpl Richard Morse Jr of Winnhegance was promoted over the weekend and returned Sunday night to Fort Devens. Frederick G Lawson son of Mrs Nora Lawson Arrowsic recently enlisted in the U S Navy and is in boat training at Boston. He last worked at Nyge in Noe ry and at the First National store in Bath. Freddy has many friends in Bath and attended before his employment at the listed places.
Pfc Frederic L Sturtevant stationed at Bushy Park Hampton Wick England and his wife joined him in August for his first anniversary of U S Air Force service. They report a nearby apartment ten minutes from the base and easy sightseeing near London. Cpl Richard Furrow, son of Mr and Mrs Gordon E Furrowes of Bath, recently visited them and is also stationed near London.
Edward Manion informs Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Manion Jr. of 25 School Street that he is continuing teletype studies at McClellan Air Force Base Sacramento California where he has been stationed since May 10 with the U S Marines. He has toured California including Lake Tahoe en route to Reno Nevada and plans a camping trip through the redwoods with a base party that lends fishing and camping gear to the men.
Edward A Brown a second class engine man has been ordered to report to Portsmouth New Hampshire for shore duty on October 5 He recently returned home from a 15 day leave at 431 Lark Street indicating his current address and status in naval orders.
Pte. Melvin Cornish son of Mr and Mrs Herbert E Co has been stationed at Hickam Air Force Base Honolulu since July 12. He expects to remain there for three years and has been sent to Japan on a short trip for work.
Roland E Brown son of Mr and Mrs 9 E Agron of 15 Blasia has been promoted to sergeant. He joined the Air Force in 1849 after high school and trained at Lackland. His overseas assignment and postings include Shepp Air Force Base and Havnda, with 14 months stationed at tcknan ld.
Meadow Ledges in West Bath on New Meadows sold by Mr and Mrs Bow en Torrey to Mr and Mrs Christy Thomas of Washington DC. They will reside there in about 30 days. Roger Shillings agency of Bath handled the sale. The estate includes seven acres and features fieldstone construction from 1928 by Fred W Larrabee for George Curtis.
Candy Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Jones Bluff road observed her fourth birthday with a party for young friends Saturday afternoon. Guests included Earle Cardosi Pamela Cardosi Milton Footer Sandra Footer Sturtevant Sue Joanne Peggy Sturtevant Tennile Clark Suzanne Downing Bonnie Buzzell Rosie Belle Hawes Judy Footer Kathy Jones. Decorations refreshments and a decorated cake were features as relatives assisted.
Cub Scout Pack 99 announces den meetings begin Wednesday at 6 15 p m in Central church parish house. Cubs should bring Cub books and pay dues. Cubmaster Donald Page will be at the parish house 10 30 a m Saturday for Whiskeay and the Camporee marking the start of the 1951 52 year. Boys bring box lunches and chocolate milk provided by the pack.
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