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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1944

Page

3

Easter services planned across Phippsburg communities

Easter Sunday observances in Phippsburg include services in Small Point at 11 am and 3 45 pm in the Parker Healvestry with Sunday school children presenting scripture and a play The Popham service is at 7 pm in the library Rev Orville Tozier guest pastor will preach at the townwide events and crowds are invited to attend nearby churches

Phippsburg Orville Tozieer Congregational Christian Conerence Maine Christian Service Unday Thefternoon Parker Heal Vestry Popham Marine Growths, Inc Roy Johnson Niles Wallace West Point Tey Board of Assessors Mary Ed Firrerab Ranklin Sprague Hield Artis Funera J. Bradford Prague Bessie Prague Maurice An Emmy Wyman Willi Wyman Winhrop Blair Raymond McIntire Alvin Pye Harles Pye Alert Thompson Swanton Wyman Brague Small Point Bradford Minnie Purington West Atd Gordon Trott Hartz Mountain Monseuss Ney Wood Trott Winfield Morse Iymond McIntire and Airs Owen Richardon Bangor Sagaahoe Hell Bangor House Pan Maurice Avery Ormerly Arden Williamstown Mass Abwarks, Jr

Old Time Mansion in Dromore Section Recounts Local History

An old mansion in Dromore, once owned by the Owens and Gould families, is described with its large square structure, central chimney, and fine joiner work. The piece recalls Mrs Gould and Mrs Perry Bowers visiting the fence by the brook, the Cutting Mills, and local neighbors relying on the mill for boards while praising the home’s legacy.

Owens William Catherine Dromore William Owens Catherine Fulton Topsham John Maxwell Lucinda Sarah Jane Catherine Owen Cutting-Weston Owen Charles Gould Mariah L. Cutting Goulds Cutting Powers Ruins Hill Christine Cutting Beavan Bath Phippsburg Thomas Cutting

Winnegance Auxiliary Hosts Rainy Thursday Card Party

Mrs Winfield W Morse entertained the Winnegance Community club Auxiliary at her home on Thursday afternoon. Despite the rain two tables were in play with Mrs Alice Lancaster winning first prize and Mrs Orman Coggeshall taking second. The Auxiliary plans to meet next Thursday afternoon with Mrs Coggeshall.

Winfield W. Morse Winnegance Community Club Alice Lancaster Orman Coggeshall

Engagement Announced for Miss Towne and Mr Millar

The engagement of Miss Janice Towne of Waltham Massachusetts and Popham Beach to Robert Locke Millar of Bristol Connecticut is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Albert Newell Towne. Millar is the son of Clifford Warner Millar of Waltham and the late Mrs Millar. Towne is a graduate of Chamberlayne Junior College Boston. Millar is a 1940 MIT graduate.

Janice Towne Albert Newell Towne Waltham Mass Popham Beach Robert Locke Millar Bristol Millar Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Parker Head PTA and Easter Service News

Parker Head Mrs Leston Harrington leads the Cancer Drive and PTA meeting with penny sale. Easter service at the church Sunday 3 45 p m features a speaker from Portland and a play The Voice of Easter by the children. Bell to ring 3 30. Local social notes include visits, gifts, and community events across Parker Head and nearby towns.

Leston Harrington Parker Head Parker Head Pta Edwin Wyman Earl Lowell Eugene Harrington Walter Cushing Turner McCarty

Palm Sunday Service Highlights Dresden and Area

Dr Alexander Cairns led a Methodist church Palm Sunday sermon on The Palms with soloist Mrs Clayton Mayers and accompanist Miss Clara Sherbourne. The choir included Avalon Good Jessie Ross Clara Sherbourne Carolyn Sheldon and Mrs Clayton Mayers. Mrs Fred Stilphen was organist.

Alexander Cairns Clayton.Mayers Clara Sherbourne Avalon Good Jessie Ross Carolyn Sheldon Clayton Mayers Fred Stilphen Charles Dorr Oscar Bailey John Mayers Connecticut Edward Hall Laura Stilphen Richmond Dresden Mills Bridge Academy Betty Rockland Rockland Players Pvt Harvey Perry Camp Stewart Ray Perry Mig. Hildreth Rittall Greenfield Mass Rittall

Rod and Gun Club to Host Steak Supper Night

Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet club members plan a steak supper at Hyde Windlass Cafeteria Tuesday evening open to the public. Tate of the Newfoundland Publicity Bureau will show several reels of colored film on Newfoundland hunting and fishing. Tickets are limited and reservations are urged from club members.

Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Club, Inc Hyde Windlass Newfoundland Tate Newfoundland Publicity Bureau New York City William Donnell Edward Jaquith Redford Christiansen Elmer Blake Ben Hall Forrest Clark Alfred Hunt Orris Ames

Popham Beach Postmaster reports Fourth Class Salary Bill progress

Popham Beach Postmaster M I McNulty cites a National Association letter noting Congress conferees approved final adoption of the Fourth Class Salary Bill after six years of effort. The item also covers measles cases at Popham school, Easter seals sales for Crippled Children, and local community updates including school enrollments, attendance notes, measles cases, ice conditions on the Kennebec, and residents’ travels and health.

M. I. McNulty National Association of Postmasters Washington, D. C Popham School Popham Library Orville Lozier Congregational Christian Conference of Maine Parker Head Bodwell Grange Hall Bodwell Grange Cary Edmund Wallace Bertha Mary Ellen Walter Newdick Virginia Perkins Merrill Ernest Oliver Robert Richard Smail Irene Percy Merrill Oliver Richard Small Kennebec Atkins Bay Silver Lake

Local Visitors Stop by in Jefferson and Orono

Mr and Mrs Perley Boynton of Jefferson were guests of Lin dey and Mr and Mrs Herbert Mitchell Mrs Charles Treat formerly Helen Rogers and her son Charles Jr from Orono arrived for a few weeks visit with Mrs Treats parents Mr and Mrs Llewellyn Rogers at Trufants Crossing

Charles Rolins Howard Milton East Boston Parker Rollins H. D. Mank, Jr Eugene Harrington Harold Rogers Bath Charles Blaisdell Walter Cushing Lisbon Robert K. Arndt Earl Lowell Chicago F. W. Ardnt Cleveland Ardnt Bath Iron Works Leston Harrington Jr USNR Leston Harrington Frank Wyman Lawrence Thayer John Libby Jr John Lisbon Falls John Libby Libby Navy Albert Gray Bath Memorial Hospital Lewis Lowell Harpswell Mertie Shepherd Irma Davis Francis Lander Brunswick Auburn Perley Boynton Jefferson Lindey Herbert Mitchell Charles Treat Helen Rogers Charles, Jr Orono Llewellyn ‘Rogers Trufant’s Crossing

TALK ON SCOUTING AT HUSE SCHOOL THURSDAY NIGHT

William C. Wessel national director of Cubbing Boy Scouts of America speaks to Huse School Parent-Teacher Association Thursday at eight. Parents of all young boys urged, especially those in local cub packs. Wessel, Long Island native and Syracuse graduate, has led scouting since its founding and directed camps and international activities. Cubbing emphasizes neighborhood groups for boys aged 9 to 11.

Huse School William C. Wessel Boy Scouts of America Huse Schoo Parent - Teacher Association Mr. Wessel Hsi Long Island N. Y Syracuse University Harvard Syracuse Wessel Bureau of Plant Pathology U. S. Department of Agriculture Springfield Mass Casper Wyo Denmark Birkenhead England

Firemen Sponsor Vaudeville Show in Bath

Bath Memorial Firemen Association plans a vaudeville show to raise funds for the relic fund. Al Moore directs the Morse High School auditorium performance on Friday evening April 21, with committees handling advertising, posters, and box office.

Bath Memorial Firemen’s Association Central Fire Station Waterstreet al Moore Morse High School Auditorium Edward Thomas George Breed Joseph Wilson Albert Thayer Rupert Lewis

Ticket Committee Reports Strong Sales at Meeting

The Ticket Committee members Edward Thomas George Parshley Enos Webster Harold Brown Mur dock Murray Ushcers Albert Thayer Kenneth Thayer Fenton I Moore George Breed Herbert Henders on Enos Webster Cornelius Brewster have started work and report seven percent sales gain. After business a jovial hour followed with moving pictures a travelogue and reels of comedy titled Jail Birds Bear Facts Going Natives Quiet Fourth and Hold In the Bag.

Edward Thomas George Parshley Enos Webster Harold Brown Murdock Murray Albert Thayer Kenneth Thayer Fenton I. Moore George Breed Herbert Henderson Cornelius Brewster

Sacred Heart Circle Adds Three New Members and Initiates One

Sacred Heart Circle Daugh tergai tsubedla met Tuesday evening at 7 30 with Regent Mrs. Alice Burgess presiding. Three new members Lola Stark Elizabeth Holland Marie Lambert were elected and one new member Lida Lennox was Initiated. Ethel Lee announced a telephone badge from April 24 to 28 with auction and contract play and prizes. May committee members named include Vivian Krenstrand Reta Levesque Martha McAuliffe Yvonne Vaillancourt Catherine Kelley Sadie Sartis Hannah Curran Mary Fitzgerald Elizabeth Conley Sophie McPherson and Catherine Burgess.

Sacred Heart Circle Daughtergai Tsubedla Alice Burgess Lola Stark Elizabeth Holland Marie Lambert Lida Lennox Ethel Lee Vivian Krenstrand Reta Levesque Martha McAuliffe Yvonne Vaillancourt Catherine Kelley Sadie Sartis Hannah Curran Mary Fitzgerald Elizabeth Conley Sophie McPherson Catherine Burgess

Charter Draped in Memory of Mrs Margaret A Flaherty

The charter was draped in memory of the late Mrs. Margaret A. Flaherty. Next regular meeting will be May 2.

Margaret A. Flaherty

Darroch Takes Over State Salvage Post This Week

William C. Darroch, longtime Industrial Salvage Representative of the Maine Salvage Committee, assumes duties as Executive Secretary of the State Committee this week. He succeeds Clifford Somerville, who resigned to join Boston & Maine and Maine Central Railroads. Darroch’s appointment came with Bath Iron Works support, where he is an executive, and he will keep his Industrial Salvage role. A Columbia Falls native and 1929 University of Maine graduate, he is well known in Maine schools as a former principal and athletic director, and has worked for U. S. Army Engineers, New England Shipbuilding, and Bath Iron Works.

William C. Darroch Maine Salvage Committee State Committee Richard W. Hallett Darroch Clifford A. Somerville Boston & Maine Maine Central Hallet William S. Newell Bath Iron Works Corp Derroch Columbia Falls University of Maine Maine U. S. Army Engineers New England Shipbuilding Co Bath Iron Works

Mrs Locsin Returns to New York After Visit

Mrs Manuel Locsin returned to her home in New York City Friday after spending two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Milton C Trott on High Street.

Manuel Locsin New York City Milton C. Trott High Street

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Phippsbung Kenneth Weeks U. S Gs Atus Moran Towing Co Wilbur Leslie Dyer Fon David Gordon ,Trott Jackie Melvin William Blaisdell Droore Aymond Campbell Frank Cutting Agnes Cutting Foxoro Arlton Orville Duley Mr. Duley Dedham Ssmual and Hattieley Raymond Campbell Corrie Varney Memorial Hospital Dana L. McIintire Russell Street Portland McIntire George Croudman Rosina Jewett Hay & Peabody Funeral Home Dresden ROD and Gun Club Will Hyde Windlass Cafeteria Ernest Spinney Ralph Spinney George Barnes North Brookfield Walter Sprague Portsmouth N. H Cambridge Clarence Perkins Frank Scott Hiebert Mitchell William Bowie Lester Oliver Spruceville Bodwell Orange Hall Gloria Oliver William Wallace Dixie Oliver Wilard Oliver Florence Barnes G. E. McNulty Clarence Wallace Walter Oliver L. G. Wessel Niford Cubbing Morse High School SEARS Runming Tres Stnes Gear ‘Ubricani Center Street Bath, Maine
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