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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1955

Page

4

Bath area social notes and military updates in spring pages

Mrs Leila Rosenwald hosted Thimble Club members at Indian Rest in Arrowsic with a future April 20 meeting planned at Mrs Jewell's Middle Street home. Numerous Bath area residents are listed visiting, returning from travel, or undergoing events, including service members in Germany and Camp Pendleton, and inquiries into local births and hospital stays.

Leila Rosenwald Thimble Club Indian Rest Arrowsie Hannah Miller Hulda Stewart Ada Milliken Ethel Coombs Flossie Jewell Ruby Hooker Adeline Black Ruth McKenzie Rosenwald Jewell Middle Street

Sullivan Family April Visit To Amity Arkansas

Mr and Mrs F S Sullivan and infant Steven of 12 Valley Road spend April in Amity Arkansas visiting Ed and Mrs Sullivan. They traveled by motor from Brunswick Naval Air Base and plan to return early May. On the way back they will visit Denver where Mrs Sullivan’s son George McElman USAAF stationed at Lowry Air Force Base joins them.

F. S. Sullivan Steven Valley Road Amity Arkansas Edward Sullivan Sullivan U.S. Naval Air Base Brunswick Denver

Cathedral Canon Led Procession At Grace Church School Event

The Right Rev. Oliver L. Loring spoke to children and congregants about the cathedral as the diocese’s center of faith. A Grace church school mite box yielded $114.50, the largest lar ten offering to date, with parishioners invited to tour the cathedral and share refreshments.

Oliver L. Loring Robert E. Newton St. George's Mission Sanford Grace Church Loring Grace Church School

West Bath Grange marks eightieth anniversary with state officers

West Bath Grange celebrated its eightieth anniversary with a special program at the hall on Monday evening. About 171 attended, including 55 visiting Grangers and 16 non-members, with State Master Dolloff and wife among those present. The program featured readings, songs, dances, and a history of the Grange, plus Gold Star and Golden Sheaf certificates for long membership. A reception followed with refreshments prepared by Evelyn Gagner and committee.

West Bath Grange Maynard Dolloff Alex Burgess West Bath Harry E. Peterson Edwin W. Haggett Haggett Peterson Dolloff Ouellette Pomona Rice That County Sagadahoc County Pomona Eleanor Ripley Topsham Alice Burgess Lucy Armstrong Bertha Palmer Ethel MacDonald Grange Old Rugged Cross James Royal Dora Royal National Grange Ethel Cushman MacDonald Nellie Haskell Bertha Dunbar Augustus Snow Bessie Snow Ernest Snow Minnie Waterman Phyllis Dolloff Sharon Holbrook Bernice McGlinchy Esther Andrews Grannie David Fields Harry Lauder April Persis Miller Alton Collins Mattie Collins Mary Gaudreau Merriconeag Dirigo Dromore Enterprise Gray Winthrop Lake View Stevens Mills Granite City Edgecomb Nahumkeag Owls Head Penobscot View Bodwell Evelyn Gagner

Legislative Happenings and Pollution Bills Debate

The report notes plans to repeal a forty five year old law and a likely passage in both branches. The Brigg's Bill would empower a commission to halt all sewerage and industrial waste discharges, drawing industry opposition over future growth. Friday saw a productive session ending with votes on license plates and a retirement age bill for judges.

Lessard Androscoggin County New York Brigg Natural Resources Committee Senate House

Scouters Round Table Meets Tuesday Evening

The Sagadahoc and Pejepscot Scouters Round Table met on Tuesday evening at Central Congregational church parish house for the first session under the new combined district. Packs from Brunswick and Bath attended. Commissioner Donald Page presided.

Sagadahoc Pejepscot Central Congregational Church Brunswick Bath Donald Page Beacon Street Methodist Church Central Church Pack Troop 99

Somerville Guests Visitor Family from Pine Street

Mr and Mrs Frank Franzoosa and their son Kevin visited Miss Nancy Norton in Somerville and will spend school vacation week with Mrs Norton’s parents, Mr and Mrs Francis Norton of Pine Street.

Pauline Mikelsky Harrison Supply Co Boston Max Cohen Albany N. Y Charles Ginsberg Middle Street Ginsberg Charles Mikels Miami Fla Ginsbergs Louis Natalie Fowle Mitchell School Forrest Fowle Boothbay Harbor Frank Franzoosa Kevin Somerville Mass Franzoosa Francis Norton Pine Street Nancy Norton

Bryant Return to Geneva After Air Force Duty

Mr and Mrs H P Bryant of 18 Meadowway report son George Bryant has returned to Geneva New York and is stationed at Sampson Air Force Base after spending a few days with his parents along with Mrs George Bryant.

George Bryant Geneva N. Y Sampson Air Force Base H. P. Bryant Meadowway

The Herring Gull Noted For Beauty

The herring gull ranges from Alaska to Massachusetts and from Alaska to Yucatan in winter. It nests on the ground with 3 to 5 eggs and feeds on garbage insects and farm pests. The bird's beauty and flight merit appreciation, while farmers value its pest control benefits. The National Wildlife Federation urges better understanding of these gulls.

Alaska Baffin Bay British Columbia New York Massachusetts Gulf of Mexico California Mexico Cuba Yucatan Highland The National Wildlife Federation E. Laurence Palmer

Haskell Nichols Couple Married in Cambridge Chapel

Annie P. Nichols of Natick Mass and Ernest Haskell of this city wed in a double ring ceremony at the Chapel of the New Church Cambridge. Rev. Bray and Rev. Dole officiated. Marjorie Nichols maid of honor. Best man E. Seward Stevens. Ushers Clark Nichols George F. Dole Frederick G. Perry Gordon. Bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. F Gardiner Perry Needham Mass. Haskell employed at Bath Iron Works son of Mrs Emma Haskell Palo Alto Calif and West Point. They will reside at 2 Marcia street after June 1.

Annie P. Nichols Natick Mass Ernest Haskell Clark Nichols George F. Dole Frederick G. Perry Gordon Grant F. Gardiner Perry Needham Haskell Bath Iron Works Emma Haskell Palo Alto Calif West Point Marcia Street

Land per person in Southeast Asia versus United States

A comparison notes that Southeast Asia averages about half an acre of land per person, while the United States offers roughly four acres per person, highlighting stark regional disparities in land allocation.

Southeast Asia United States

University of Life opens with Dr Gezork sermon in Bath

Dr Herbert Gezork president of Andover Newton Theological School addressed a large Bath audience at Winter Street Congregational Church for the first University of Life session. He urged Christians to rethink attitudes toward war and deepen peace work.

Herbert Gezork Andover Newton Theological School University of Life Winter Street Congregational Church Gezork Harold L. Allen Corliss Street Baptist Church Corliss Street Church Greater Bath Christian Faith Christian Living Bernard M. Hanninger Glenn R. MelIntire Gerald Beals P. Albert Robinson James V. Miller John Gillespie Phippsburg Central Congregational General Assembly Arah Richmond Carl Albee

Sargent Accepts Call to Winter Street Church Bath

Rev. Martin Van Buren Sargent of Foxboro Massachusetts accepts call to Winter Street Congregational Church Bath filling vacancy from Rev Richard J Schaper who left in November. Sargent to assume duties in June with first sermon June 15. He and wife have three sons and he holds degrees from Heidelberg College and Union Theological Seminary.

Martin Sargent Foxboro Mass Winter Street Martin van Buren Sargent Winter Street Congregational Church Richard J. Schaper Connecticut Harry L. Horne Sargent Elizabeth N. J Bath Heidelberg College Tiffon Ohio Union Seminary New York City Weafield

Workers for Cancer Drive House Canvass Organized

List of volunteer canvassers by ward for a door to door Cancer Drive this week. Names include ward captains and many helpers from Ward 1 through Ward 7 plus specific districts such as North Bath Business District Hyde Park Terrace and Lambert Park with numerous volunteers listed.

Cancer Drive House Canvass Ward 1 Ronald Oulton Harold Travis Douglas Champion Ira Nadine George Beals Colin Carlisle Donna MacMahan Roger Luke Celia Hutchins Fred Ring Virginia MacDonald Eleanor Ferguson Howard Farr Dwinal Cornish Donald Ring Ruth Ames Elizabeth Moffatt Bertha Card Paul Moore James Temple Lillian Denaco Estella Doughty Emily McMann Clifford White Paul Strube Emerson Gildden Margaret King Alice Clark Phyllis Steen Muriel Marsh Harry Cornish Guy Allertwood Robert King Shirley O'Donnell Jerry Robinson Helena Jenkins Ward 2 Donald Emero Leonard Litchfield Lloyd Lesier Clayton Fortier Nicholas Kakos George Emero John Leonard Carl Abbee Robert McKenna Byron Clark Oscar Adams Almeda Genthner Vincent Henderson Louis Petlock Shirley Temple Cyrus Ashe Leon Pennell, Jr Loring Addison Walter Thayer Elsie Thayer Adeline Black Joseph Grace Ward Burt S. Osgood Herbert Anderson Warren Atkinson Walter Longley Frank Reinoehl John Carl Sarah Pratt Gretchen Trott George Gardenier Phyllis Warner Frances Warner Franklin Howe Maude Dowling Henry O. McCabe Albert Desmond Bertram Reed Lewis King Kathleen Harris Alice Inman Elwood Toothaker Marie Hamblett Leland Green William Mussen Robert Footer Hildreth Fisher North Bath Joseph A. Robinson Marco King Ralph Forbes Hyde Park Terrace Wesley Marco Perry Hamilton Lawrence Hill Harry Teasdale Donald Bowles Donall LeFabevre Lambert Park Allen Thayer Louis Michalos Philip Moore Ethel Robinson Nimard Fifield Margaret Voight Russell Snell Kenneth Patterson Bernard Varnum Clifford Kelley Marshall Brown Madelyn Dodge Stephen Jones Robert Stailing

Marine Police Plan Meeting in Bath District No 2

Plans completed for the Marine Police section of District No 2 Civil Defense to meet at Bath City Hall Thursday at 7 30. Captain Everett Wallace of Bath commands the district with Col. Ralph Price as principal speaker and Charles J Penton of Pemaquid Harbor as district public relations committeeman. All interested male adults, especially boat owners and those with marine experience, are urged to attend.

Marine Police Civil Defense and Public Safety State of Maine Bath City Hall New Meadows River Calais Everett Wallace Bath Ralph Price Police Service Division Civil Defense Charles J. Penton Pemaquid Harbor New Harbor

Center Street Crossing Repairs Underway In Maine

Workmen from the Highway and Sewer Department repair Center Street near the Maine Central Railroad Crossing after a spring settlement caused motorist complaints. City Manager Stanley R Judkins said repairs would finish this afternoon and the railroad will handle future maintenance of the crossing.

Highway and Sewer Department Center Street Maine Central Railroad Stanley R. Judkins

Senators Finish Fourth in First Division in 1946

The Washington Senators last placed in the first division in 1946, finishing fourth that season.

Washington Senators

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