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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1946
Page
6
The column sketches summer activity at Small Point with mentions of residents, cottages, road conditions, and social visits. It notes Mr and Mrs Irving Wallace of Small Point moving to Ash district and lists neighbors seen at cottages, while townsfolk plan infrastructure and seasonal openings.
Guests of honor and many gifts mark a village gathering. Scenes from the life of Sally and Bill Lowell are shown. The Red Cross drive nets $35, a third of last year. Health contest ends with a treat for the losing side. Parker Head P T A met with Mrs. Levas Lowell with eleven members listed.
Notices report Popham Beach assessors meeting at Town Hall to list polls estates and tax requests. The piece mentions residents and visitors such as Miss Bertha New High, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Pye, Miss Igaret Wyman, and Phillip Wyman among others, with various travels. Several local arrivals and movements are recorded including Mrs. Elisha Bridges, the Perkins family, and hospital transfer for Mrs. Perkins.
Howard C. Poland of Verona Pennsylvania an electric designing engineer at Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company Pittsburgh spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Poland at 1101 Washington Street.
The City of Bath appoints a new list of constables for one year. The mayor confirmed by the Board of Aldermen a long roster led by Donald Crosby Ellery M. Doyle Waldo R. Weston and Donald D. Young with numerous other named residents serving as constables for 12 months.
Miss Lucy Rogers was tendered a miscellaneous shower Saturday night at the home of Mrs Edward McGuiggan on Middle Street. She entered a dark room to a chorus of surprise and was gifted a decorated umbrella in apple green and yellow.
After the opening and display of gifts an entertainment was staged during which prizes were awarded to Miss Margery, Mrs. Roland Hanscom, and Mrs. George Carey. A buffet lunch followed in the air room with guests including Harriet Wright Mrs Stover and others as co-hostesses for the evening.
Mr and Mrs Earl have learned their son, Frank Donne USA, is now in Southern Ke. The terse report notes the family’s concern and the ongoing effort to confirm his location and safety.
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