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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1954

Page

5

Georgetown Spiritual Duties Mark Harris Visit

Warren Harris began his torate at Georgetown Center's First Baptist Church with a Sunday sermon on Service outlining surrender sacrifice and study He spoke at Five Islands then headed to Boston and Wickford Rhode Island amid town life notices and local obituaries and community events in Robinhood news including a drowning search for Carroll Powers and the ongoing PTA and church activities.

Warren Harris First Baptist Church Georgetown Center Belle Heald Five Islands Boston Wickford R. I Robinhood Carroll Powers Coast Guard Powers Robinhood Cove Working League William A. Todd William Todd John D. Williams PTA Central School George Randall Jones Damariscotta Charles Kelley Mel Howe Kelley Earle Hagan George Kahrl Tommie Frederick Belmont Mass Kennebec Point Philo Calhoun Bridgeport L. Esme Hagan Colby College Ralph Carlisle Winchester Mass H. A. Bascom Son Wynne Groton Mass John Reedy Charleston Reedy Alvah C. Reynolds Hyde Windlass Bath Memorial, Hospital Reynolds John Green Parviz Chahbazi Medford Mass Roland Peterson Waterville Fairfield Sanatorium Chahbazi Levy Levy Peterson Home Murray Peterson Sidney Dalrymple Brookline Middle Dyke Farm Earle Richardson Melvyn Portland Harold J. Brown Joseph F. Higgins

Evening Wedding at Winter Street Manse

Lois May Palmer and Arthur Edward Jones of Washington wed at the Winter Street church manse Saturday evening with Rev. Richard J. Schaper officiating. Attendants include the bride’s aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Leroy R Young of Washington. The couple later hosted a Brunswick reception and house party in Washington.

Bath Winter Street Lois May Palmer Arthur Edward Jones Washington Richard J. Schaper Leroy R. Young Jones Brunswick Harry Final Mrs. Young Philip Mare Packing Co Waldoates Arthur E. Jones Inion Brooksville U. S. Army Germany Union John H. Belvea David L. Belvea Korea

Engagement Announced for Miss Jean Ruth Bowers

Mr and Mrs Manuel Bowers announce the engagement of their daughter Jean Ruth Bowers to Pvt David Holt US Army. No wedding date set. Miss Bowers attends Morse High School. Holt, son of Mrs Victor Choquette, recently completed basic training and is on two weeks leave before returning to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He graduated Morse High in 1953.

Manuel Bowers North Street Jean Ruth Bowers David Holt U. S Miss Bowers Morse High School Victor Choquette Sliver Street Holt Army Fort Leonardwood Miss

Steer Feeds On Fisherman’s Lost Bait in Eminence

Eminence, Mo. farmer finds a whiteface steer losing weight after discovering hooks from a fishing plug embedded in the animal’s jaw and tongue. The steer’s pain prevents eating and chewing cud, prompting investigation into the unusual cause.

Eminence

Five Islands Welcomes Warren Harris at Worship Service

Warren Harris, a Providence Bible Institute student, was welcomed at a Five Islands church service. He will graduate soon and occupy the Georgetown parsonage in May, commuting weekends until graduation. The article lists multiple locals attending or hosting events and notes community activities and visits.

Five Islands Warren Harris Providence Bible Institute Harris Georgetown William Marr Maril MacGillivary Library Hall Joan Hagan Colby College Rosalyn Pinkham Connie Gray Elaine Stevens Marilyn Cunningham Evelyn Campbell Sylvia Pinkham Richard Hanna Ronald Thibodeau Bruce MacGillivary Dorothy McCorr Cora Pinkham Alton Reed Harlan Pinkham Victor Pinkham Orville Rowe Charles Davis William Farr Bangor Good Neighbor Club Franklin Koehlwetter South Gorham

Obituary of Selina Thompson 1882 71 in Bath Portland

Miss Selina Thompson 71 sister of John E Thompson of 43 Lincoln street Bath died in Portland Sunday night at a nursing home after a long illness. Born in Armagh Ireland in 1882 she lived mostly in Maine, taught at Brunswick schools, worked for New England Teachers Agency and Quimby Plywood. Funeral Wednesday at 1 from 749 Congress street Rev Frederick H Thompson officiating. Interment Riverview Brunswick. The blue whale is the world's largest animal.

Selina Thompson John E. Thompson Lincoln Street Bath Portland East Kidder Street Armagh Northern Ireland William and Ann Thompson Brunswick High School Brunswick New England Teachers’ Agency Quimby Plywood Co Miss No Congress Street Frederick H. Thompson Riverview Cemetery

Bay Point Mourns Carroll Powers Disappearance

Bay Point communities Georgetown Five Islands and Robinhood share grief over the disappearance of Carroll Powers. The beloved Bay Point storekeeper Powers is missed by family and friends as residents extend sympathy to his wife, while his siblings and community search for him. Lincoln Campbell of Five Islands hospitalized in New York. William Renaud of Everett, Mass. visits his cousin George Renaud.

Georgetown Five Islands Robinhood Carroll Powers Bay Pointers Mr. Powers Bay Point Powers L. M. Spinney Lincoln Campbell New York William Renaud Everett Mass George Renaud

Hi-Y Legislature Session at Maine State Capitol

Four Bath YMCA Hi-Y boys joined peers from across Maine at the State YMCA Youth and Government Model Legislature in Augusta. Nathan Cohen chaired the Legal Affairs Committee. Donald House, Linwood Bennett, and John Collins served on Education Welfare and Highways committees respectively. Delegates debated 40 bills including lowering the voting age and river pollution before adjourning Sunday at 12 30.

Bath State Ymca State Capitol Augusta Donald House Nathan Cohen Linwood Bennett John Collins YMCA Burton M. Cross Maine Capitol House Bennett House of Representatives Collins Cohen Senate Augusta House

Breadmaking tops Monday class at Morse High

The Home Health Education Service sponsored cooking school at Morse High focused on breadmaking. Mrs. Westermeyer urged full grain flours and mixed grains for nutrition, warning against refined enriched products. The series, now in its fourth session, will next explore preserving minerals in foods. Mrs Ruth Bettle of Brunswick hosts. 43 attendees registered.

Home Health Education Service Morse High Ruth Bettle Brunswick Margie Hamel Buelah Farley

Population of Negroes in the United States in 1950

The 1950 census estimated about 15 million Black Americans reside in the United States, reflecting the nation's racial composition at mid-century.

United States

Visiting drum corps to aid Bath youths parade May 16

Three visiting drum and bugle corps will assist Bath's Smith-Tobey American Legion Post No. 21 Junior Corps in a 1 p.m. parade on Washington Street. A field drill exhibition at Bath’s new football field will follow as funds are raised to cover 60 uniforms.

Smith-Tobey American Legion Post No. 21 Bath Corps Port O' Rockland Bath Brunswick American Legion Post Rockland American Legion Robert “Bob” Merrow Newport Seld Smith-Tobey Post Corps Marilyn Brown Morse High School Patricia Hayes

Bathites Officiate At Amaranth Convention in Saco

The Order of Amaranth grand convention in Saco Friday and Saturday drew large crowds. Bath officers and past grand officials from Bath participated including Mrs. Ethel W. Potter, Thompson A. Potter, Mrs. Sarah A Shaw, and others. Mrs. Sadie Swet oversaw the installations and a banquet closed the event with plans for the 1955 session in Saco.

Order of Amaranth Saco Bath Ethel W. Potter Thompson A. Potter Sarah A Shaw Freda Bagdikian Lillian Howe Dirigo Court Saturda Sadie Swet Damariscotta Masonic Hall Beulah Curtis Howe Dirig Sarah A. Shaw Thompson A Potter Hermia Toothaker Brunswick Dirigo Court of Bath

Acquittal in Boston Mob Court Case Over Neighbor Kick

Municipal Court Judge Elijah Adlow acquitted White of kicking his upstairs neighbor. White claimed he was reading a book, Police Men and the People, at the time. Adlow advised White to move and take the judge's book with him.

Boston Elijah Adlow White Policemen and the People

Holt hosts Coffin in Greece reads poetry and talks culture

American Consul General and Mrs. John Holt of Georgetown Maine entertained poet professor Robert P. Tristram Coffin in Salonika Kavala and Komotini. Coffin a Fulbright professor lectured on An American Looks at Greece and read his verse to Greek and expatriate audiences. He was accompanied by his daughter Peggy Coffin.

John B Holt Salonika Greece Georgetown Maine Robert P. Tristram Coffin Bowdoin College Dr. Coffin University of Athens Macedonia Kavala Komotini Thrace Paul Iron Curtain Coffin Intitute United States Information Service USIS Audiencces Beneft Athens Acropolis Parthenon Anatolia College United States America Arnold Whitridge Yale Morris Bishop Cornell George R. Stewart University of California Jay Hubbell Duke Holt Bay Point John B. Holt Center H. FE. A. Morris Brigadier Morris United Nations

Telephone toll plan sought by Bath Georgetown Phippsburg

A Maine telephone company proposed toll-free calls among Bath Georgetown and Phippsburg and between Bruns wick and Wiscasset exchanges. It replaced a mailed card survey with in person calls from Bath City Hall. A majority of subscribers reportedly favored the new toll-free arrangement.

Theompany Bath Georgetown Phippsburg Brunswick Wiscasset Ser Phone Brunsiwek

Bath Brunswick area survey shows majority in favor of dial plan

Survey results from Bath Brunswick District show high support for the dial telephone plan across combined areas including Bath Georgetown Phippsburg and Wiscasset. Total canvassed 6 485 to 6 289 replies with 3 430 favorable 2 645 against or 56 5 percent in Bath Brunswick area plus mounts for broader regions. Opposition grows in Brunswick with John Baxter of H C Baxter Bros leading protests to Public Utilities Commission. Brunswick residents seek alliance with Bath opponents as the issue heads to the commission.

William P. Mennealy Bath-Brunswick Bath Georgetown Phippsburg Men Nealy Wiscasset George Brunswick Batin John Baxter H. C. Baxter Bros Public Utilities Commission

Twelve to Receive Degree in D Moose Lodge Easter Class

An Easter class of 12 candidates will receive the initiatory degree as Bath Chapter Order of DeMolay conducts its bi monthly meeting. Deputy for Maine Rohnertrass Cortland will visit and State Senior Councilor Frank Young attends. Officers and members meet at seven for a brief business session before initiatory work at 7 30. Great Britain has about 82 million factory workers.

Bath Order of DeMolay Masons Stewart McAllister Rohnertrass Cortland Maine Frank Young

Bath Boy Drowns in Whiskeag Pond

A 12 year old Bath boy named Thomas P. Fortier drowned in Whiskeag Pond in the late afternoon after slipping on a log and entering deep water. His companion Michael Dodge cried for help as Fortier swam toward shore but ran out of breath. Bath firefighters recovered the body after a 30 minute effort and he died despite resuscitation. he was a sixth grade student at North Grammar, born December 6, 1941 in Rumford, son of Maurice O. and Doroth Morrill Fortier. Burial plans and a Mass at St Mary's Church were announced.

Thomas P. Fortier Maurice O. Fortier Heath Lane Joseph I. Smith Thomas Michael Dodge Tommy Michael Young Fortier Dodge Younster Memorial Hospital Central Fire Station Fortier Bath Iron Works North Grammar School Rumford Maurice O Doroth Morrill Fortier Bath Post Office BIW D. T. Fortier Clyde Kcago St. Mary's Church Calvary Ceme

Leon Pratt of Malden dies suddenly in Bath

Leon M Pratt 61 of Malden died Thursday in Bath while driving his car. He had taught in Bath schools and worked for Hyde Co. He served in World War I with the Maine National Guard as a lieutenant and was stationed at Popham Beach. Survived by wife Clara, daughter Florence, three sons Milton Malden Frank in England Leon in Washington, D C, two sisters Nellie Dunning Bath and Gertrude Johnson Malden, nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM from Weirs Funeral Home Malden. Burial Forestdale Cemetery.

Leon Malden Pir Bath Ed H Annie Pease Hyde Co Massachusetts Maine National Guard Popham Beach Pratt Acadia Lodge K. P Clara Pratt Florence Milton Pratt Mass Frank Pratt U.S.A.F England Leon, Pratt U.S.A.P Washington, D. C Nellie Dunning Gertrude Johnson Weirs Funeral Alden Forestdale Cemetery

James A. Coombs Dies After Long Illness at 69

James Alfred Coombs age 69 died Sunday at Presley Convalescent Home after a long illness. Born April 12, 1885 in Carbon Iowa, son of Alfred Lewis and Amy Howes Coombs. Lived largely in Campbell's Pond West Bath. Survived by five sisters Mrs John L Evans Wollaston MA, Mrs Axel R Hanson Worcester MA, Mrs John E Horn Milton Mills NH, Miss Julia Coombs Portland ME, Mrs Robert B Metcalf West Bath, and a brother Ro Coombs West Bath, plus several nieces and nephews.

James Alfred Coombs Presley Carbon Iowa Alfred Lewis Amy Howes Coombs Campbell's Pond West Bath John L. Evans Wollaston Mass Axel R. Hanson Worcester John E. Horn Milton Mills N. H Julia V.oombs Portland Robert B. Metcalf Westath Ro : Coombs

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George Powers Hudson James Harper California Clarence B. Hills Harry L. Horne W. Clinton Allen MacMahan Rye N. Y Philip Pinkham Bath Memorial Hospital Paul Thompson Bloomfield Hills Mich Thompson Isabelle Stevens Millie Pinkham Miss Stevens Arthur Cochrane Ralph Cochrane Myricks William MacKellar Charles Cummings Kenneth Smith Edward Doyle Clayton Doyle Yarmouth Jack Hensinger Margaret MacMahan Mrs. Westermeyer Alibi HOLTS D’molay Great Britain Thomas Fortier Eqn M. Pratt Ie Windlass Co North St Aen
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