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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1954

Page

3

Phippsburg Community Notes and Events This Week

Local church groups and clubs report activities including Maine speakers, rummage sale for PTA camp fund, and state youth events. Semisannual rummage and food sale at Riverside hall Saturday 11. Club and choir meetings, Girl Scouts badge work, sunrise Easter plans at Fort Baldwin, and personal items from residents listed.

Bol Saat Eet Palversis Seine Onesix Maine Maine Mary Busines Croche Sodevoll Geet Rick Margaret Peggy Gilman Mina Gilliam Anita Totman Frances Blarraaton Helena Oliver Bill Gilman Frederick Morse Winthrop Blair Mark Harrington Maurice Blair Billy Gilman Frances Harrington Marguerite Blair Phippsburg P.T.A Riverside Hall Congregational Christian Conference Phippsburg Christian Service Committee Fort Baldwin Popham Beach

Unsigned reminiscences from Center school events

Fragmented notes describe Center school activities and names such as Barbara Caton, Robert Gray, Sally Rainey and Libby. References to a 89 raat phomore ante necial recoH rgence ica cation and a lar meets y ae Ce suggest a late week school gathering with students and staff mentioned in passing.

Gertrude. Blaisdell Bath Sarandon Schooturing Cale Hoo Barbara Caton Robert Gray Lawre Libby Sally Rainey Conners

West Bath grange fills offices at Monday meeting

At West Bath grange on Monday 168 attendees filled offices including Master Richard Andrews Topsham and others from nearby towns. A varied program featured piano solos, skits, readings, duets, and musical selections, with notes of a successful fried clam supper and a mystery ride planned for April 10. The Past Masters Association meeting is set for April 15 with a supper and an insurance program.

West Bath Grange Richard Andrews Topsham Bailey Woolwich Ruel McKenzie Presumpscot Malcolm Whidden Merriconeag Dana Sullivan Enterprise Evelyn Whidden Lillian Blair Dromore Chester Hobart Merrymeeting Ceres Esther Andrews Pomona Elsie One Dirigo Charlotte Hinckley Crockett Eureka Raymond Vachon Edmund Furber Bodwell Coze Hobart Merry Meeting Marion Bailey Bernice Bailey Joseph W. Larrabee Walter Emery Irving Crockett Mrs. Whidden Albert Bailey Chester Leeman Freda Sullivan G. C. Marriner Jacqueline Suilphen Carl Worrey Joyce Pre Grange Insurance Demeter E. Carroll Beane Maynard Dolloff

Richard Card Named as a Cadet Major

Richard O Card of Bath a Bowdoin College senior was named Cadet Major by Lt General Will R Winfrey commanding Bowdoin ROTC Transportation Corps unit. Card a Morse High School 1950 graduate and Bowdoin recipient of a State Scholarship holds a B average and Phi Beta Kappa status. Upon graduation in June he will be commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army.

Richard O. Card Bath Bowdoin College Gol Will R. Winfrey ROTC Otis N. E. Card North Street Card Morse High School Bowdoin State of Maine James Bowdoin Phi Beta Kappa Rifle Club Mill Army

Dave Hoskins Native of Greenwood but Learned Baseball in Flint

Cleveland Indians pitcher Dave Hoskins hails from Greenwood Massachusetts and first learned the game in Flint Michigan during high school days, highlighting his early roots and baseball formation.

Dave Hoskins Cleveland Indians Greenwood Mass Flint, Mich

Parker Head School Week Ends With Spelling Bee

At Parker Head the 27th week ended with attendance led by Jane Gray Linda Rumger Peter and Robin Hutchins Judy and John Libby among those never tardy or absent. Students will finish mid-April with a two week break and a spelling bee highlight saw Judy Moore as a top representative with Warren Doughty as runner up. Community notes list Phippsburg PT A rummage sale and many visits from local residents during a period of illness and recovery. Community activity includes library and church events, with Bath area residents visiting and hosting relatives, while Bath Chapter De Molay plans a seven o’clock meeting with 12 candidates to be initiated.

Jane Gray Linda Ouger Peter Robin Hutchins Judy John Libby Sharon Russell Turner Arthur Barkalow Donald Ary Anne Wyman James Arthurs Frederick Libby Ruth Gray Phippsburg Judy Moore Warren Doughty Earl Lowell Peter Hutchins Sharon Turner Phippsburg P. T. A Riverside Hall Apel Young Florence Rollins Bath Memorial Hospital Marion. Nadeau Milford Kronk Burleigh Williams Leroy Perkins Lester Beals William Cushing Walter Cushing Daisy Talbot Ethel MacElroy Raymond McIntyre Kenneth Joseph Patty Paulin South Thomaston Earl F. Lowell Harold Barkalow W. T. Wyman Barkalow New Jersey Roger Lewis Rockland Laura Libby J. A. Darling Harold Woodward Leslie Darling Kenneth Woods Bath Parker Head J. W. Libby John Lisbon Falls Order of de- Molay

Service notes of local servicemen and families

Sgt John A Hayward U S Army returns from Korea on furlough with Mrs Hayward at 100 Union Street. He reports to Fort Banks MA on April 18. S/Sgt Edward W Manion returns from Labrador duty to McClellan Air Force Base Sacramento CA. He had 22 months at McClellan. Frederick A Kingsbury Jr Navy ship's serviceman serves aboard USS Saipan and saw exercise Flag Hoist at Iwo Jima. Ronald H Bowers AG1 Navy on 10 day leave at his parents home North Street. Donald J St Pierre, now at Pipefitters School Norfolk VA after Bainbridge training. Names, addresses, and service details summarized.

John A. Hayward U. S. Army Korea Hayward Camille J. Dionne Union Street Fort Banks Mass Edward W. Manion McClellan Air Force Base Sacramento Calif U. S. Air Force Labrador Manion Frank A. Manion, Jr School Street McClellan Frederick A. Kingsbury, Jr U. S. Navy Frederick A. Kingsbury Center Street Bertha M. Sutherland Bath U.S. S. Saipan Saipan Iwo Jima Pacific Fleet Ronald H. Bowers Manuel Bowers North Street Bowers Navy Lakehurst N. J Alex St. Pierre Woolwich Donald U.S. Navy Norfolk Bainbridge St. Pierre Maine Central Railroad Donald J. St. Pierre U. S. Naval Station South Annex Virginia

Prize Speaking Pupils Appear At Rotary Club Meeting

Morse High School principal Raymond Farnham introduced winning prize speakers from Morse and Colby College at the Rotary noon meeting. Speakers included Dorothy Thompson, Sue Hagerthy, David Walker, Jack Warren, and Ann Singer with essays and topics. Mrs Frances Perry directed speech programs. Inner Wheel of Bath supported prizes. Guests A M Mann Sr and Paul Seavey attended. Also a pastry tip about extra pie shell with bananas and vanilla pudding ends.

Raymond Farnham Morse High School Rotary Club Morse High Montgomery Colby College Farn Frances Perry Morse Inner Wheel of Bath Bath Rotary Dorothy Thompson Fred Thompson Sue Hagerthy M. Pratt Lidlce David Walker Hollis Walker Sam McGee Jack Warren Ralph Warren Ropes Ann Singer Isadore Singer Perry A. M. Mann Paul Seavey Rockland

Madagascar dimensions: length 995 miles, width 36 miles

The island of Madagascar is reported to measure 995 miles from tip to tip and about 36 miles across at its widest, indicating a slender crescent shape that spans a large latitudinal extent while remaining relatively narrow.

Madagascar

Popham Beach Circles Cancel Last Week Meeting

Popham Circle cancelled last week's meeting with Mrs Mildred Sprague and this week's was with Mrs Nancy ae No further river action recently as oil tankers and the Berwindvale collier a sardine boat and tug were seen upriver last weekend Fred H Spippey adds a larger kitchen storage area to his lunch room and store Two new garages rise in local homes Cold weather slows Spring cottage work Local residents guests visitors spread across Bath Needham Brunswick Northampton and Winthrop groups attend Sunday and weekend gatherings Dr F Clayton Walker and Marguerite McNulty attend Boothbay Harbor trip Coastguardsman Frank Florian returns from Boston for leave.

Popham Circle Mildred Sprague Nancy Ae Berwindvale Fred H. Spippey Ralph Small Bath Frank Shaw Charles Condon Needham Mass Bart O'Gara Brunswick Herbert R. Sprague Marguerite McNulty Albert V. Stolpe Winthrop Ernest Oliver Margaret Oon

Mrs Florian and Son Return to Boston for Week

Mrs Florian and her son Mark have returned to Boston where they will spend a week with family before resuming their routine.

Florian Mark Boston

Social Visitors and Weekend Visits in Bath Area

Edith Perkins and son Dr Earle Perkins of Bath spent Sunday at Coxs Head cottage. Laurence Thayer and daughter Jane, also of Bath, visited Wyman farm Sunday. Mrs Thayer and Mene called on the Dozois family. Robert F Moore and Elaine called on her grandparents in West Point. Richard Dozois was an overnight guest in North Augusta. Lester Oliver of Spruceville toured Gardiner. Frederick W Thomas of Sepasco Estates called on his parents. P Edward De Berg and family spent the weekend in Boston.

William Alexander Gorham State Teachers’ College Omega Nu Epsilon Raymond Campbell Foxboro Mass Gordon Alden Portland Richard Cushman Sebasco Lodge Florida Clarence Holden Sebasco Philip Jacob John G. Morse, Jr Raymond McIntyre Bangorast Carol Wyman Small Point Marilla Totman Carl McIntyre Ogunquit Howard Hutchins Lutz West Point Harriet Jackie Wyman H. M. Whitehead S. C. Gilman Frances Hoar Claudia Hutchins Diane Ross Connie Hoar Leston Harrington Frank Burnell Bath Earl Lowell BIW Clarence Skolfield Perkins Island Skolfield Orono Frank Cutting Dromore Harold Seavey Phippsburg Center Beatrice Adams Topsham Lloyd D. Lowell Marion Nadeau Milford Kronk Ronald Nadeau Walter Cushing Lewis Lowell George Watson Brunswick A. Lowell Sebasco Estates Friden Lowell Mary Moore ABC Earl Hamel Edmund Judy Gulfport Miss Robert Winslow North Windham Turner and Hutchins Edith Perkins Earle B. Perkins Laurence Thayer Jane Wyman Farm Thayer Mene Robert F. Moore Elaine James Caton Ethel Moore Richard S. Dozois North Augusta Lester Oliver Spruceville Gardiner Frederick W. Thomas Sepasco Estates Edward P. Thomas P. Edward DeBerg Boston

McLanathan and Dozois Families Visit Portland

Mr and Mrs Richard B K McLanathan of Boston have been spending a few days at their summer home Bernard Carlson of Dixs Island and Mr and Mrs Stanton C Dozois with Mrs Julia B Dozois were Portland visitors one day last week

Richard B. K. McLanathan Boston Bernard Carlson Dix’s Island Stanton C. Dozois Julia B. Dozois Portland

Pre nuptial shower for Theresa Layton in Bath

Mrs. Leo Gallant and Miss Betty Layton co hosted a pre nuptial shower at 9 Dummer Street in Bath Saturday evening for Miss Theresa Layton. Guests included Rita Cloutier Stanley Coleman Irving Layton Charles Bowser Sumner Berry Glyn Bermingham Mary Gallant Priscilla Gallant Peggy Gallant Beverly Munsey Mary Proctor Arthur Hyland Sadie Sarkis and others from Bath and Rumford.

Leo Gallant Betty Layton Mrs. Gallant Dummer Street Theresa Layton Rita Cloutier Stanley Coleman Irving Layton Charles Bowser Sumner Berry Glyn Bermingham Mary Gallant Priscilla Gallant

Local Names Listed in Obituary Fragments

James Bowen of Boston, Mrs Edwin Lebel of Richmond, and Mrs Felix Gallant with daughter Mary Ann of Brunswick are named in the readable obituary fragments.

James Bowen Boston Edwin Lebel Richmond Felix Gallant Mary Ann Brunswick

West Bath Fire Burns Across Line Threatens Homes

A woods and grass fire in West Bath Monday afternoon near Bath and Hyde Park terrace grew to threatening proportions around 5 30 pm. An alarm was pulled from Box 323 at Central avenue and Drayton road. Bath fire department arrived but the blaze burned out with no damage reported.

Bath Hyde Park Terrace Central Avenue Drayton Road

Interview on striped license plates spurs strong reaction

An inquiring reporter spoke with six Des Moines residents about issuing striped automobile registration plates to repeat traffic offenders. Only one, a youth, opposed the idea and soon afterward was jailed for letting two companions drive recklessly in his car on two separate occasions.

Des Moines

Also Mentioned on This Page

Buck Skein Joe Chief ARROW Max Kutz Éim St Tel Richard Card Bowin Transportation Corps Parker Armed Services Grace Holmes Union W. J Bath Road Farmall’ Port Savell Equipment Company Brunswick Stephanie Etnier Harry Hallins Oldwich Gilbert Head F. Clayton Walker James F. Walker Boothbay Harbor Frank Florian Donald White Augusta Linwood A. Abbott Raymond W. Farnham Abbott Maine State Everett G. White High Street Calvin Cromwell George Biette Warren Kenney Walter Lilly Cox West Bath
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