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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1955
Page
6
Miss Hilda Haskell presented Behind the Seams at the April Dromore Extension Service meeting. She discussed new fabrics, care, and displayed dresses across price ranges. The Phippsburg PTA planned a rummage sale May 7 at Riverside hall and announced 96 educational pamphlets for the Albert Totman Library.
The Shamrock 4-H Club met at Miss Marie Earle’s West Bath home with leader Mrs. Pauline Belanger present. Rita Hennessey demonstrated muffin making and plans were set for fund raising and the May 7 County Event Style Dress Revue at Webster Junior High in Auburn. Bonnie Belanger mentored six years of modeling practice. others will model dresses skirts and aprons.
Gerald Y. Merrill age 17 of Woolwich and Harold T. Swain age 18 of Bath were sentenced to 30 days in Kennebec county jail after pleading guilty to larceny. Bath police charged theft of two tires from Frank Ozzella's Water Street garage Friday evening. Patrolman William Boyland filed the case.
Lewiston visitors include Mrs Lester Beals Mrs Walter Cushing and Mrs Florence Rollins. Multiple local residents spend time with relatives in Bowdoinham Bath and Portland. School reopens April 25 and local church event planned for April 25 at 7 30 p m.
St Marys Guild of Grace Episcopal met in the parish house to plan a rummage sale for May 4 and review a recent food sale. Members were to contribute $1 toward sending diocesan delegates to Hawaii. Plans were made for the May 1 University of Life refreshment committee and hostesses were named. Linwood Boardman joined the guild, and the next meeting was set for Patriot's Day.
The National Geographic Society says if all natural ice on Earth melted, global sea levels would rise roughly 100 feet, reshaping coastlines and habitats worldwide.
Mrs. Doris Gilmore hosted Popham Circle while Mrs. Ellison Moody chaired the following week. Banquet details, cottage openings in Lewiston and Bath, visits from New York City, Portland and New Jersey guests. Numerous outings include Mr. and Mrs. Sprague entertaining O Gara Olliff. James Morgan and Ethel Rubin dined with renown Bath residents.
Cox's Head L. E. Shaw widened Cox's Head road with a bulldozer last week. blasting and drainage to be completed this week. Dromore Extension met with Home Demonstration Agent Hilda Haskell on "Behind the Seams." dinner served by Mrs. Rogers, Hunt, and Dozois for 13 members and guests. Next May 18 meeting with Addie Seav ey on Altering Ready Made Dresses. dinner committee listed. Several social visits and weekend guests noted from Phippsburg Center, Day's Ferry, Swampscott, Quincy, Plainfield, and Swampscott.
Culty and Mrs Dozois attended events with local families. Overnight guests of Miss MacDonald’s parents Friday and Saturday included Mrs Julia B Dozois and Mrs Stanton C Dozois who joined a Wednesday luncheon in Bath with Mr and Mrs L W Carlisle.
Judge Gardiner R. Deering presided as Richard H. Mason of Levant pleaded guilty to speeding 70 on Route 201 at Topsham with a 10 fine and 5.79 costs. Dale J. Hodgkins of 10 Pearl street admitted speeding 55 on Leeman Highway with a 10 fine and 5.70 costs. Richard N. Fraunfelter of Hamburg Pa admitted failing to stop at High and Court streets with 5 fine and 5.70 costs. Three intoxication cases led to guilty pleas with fines of 5 and costs from 6.15 to 7.95.
Cooking guidance explains baking bacon on a rack with fat edge overlap at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes until crisp. A historical aside notes the United States government once owned nearly two thirds of land now in the United States.
Dromore Grange held its regular meeting presided by Master Thomas Tracey. Silver Star members staged a program with skits and readings by Mrs Elfreda Perkins Mr Ray Campbell Mrs Rubin Purn and others. The charter was draped in memory of Elizabeth Stevens who recently died. Sagadahoc Pomona Grange will meet with Dromore on April 27 for a day meeting and dinner served by the host grange.
The document lists reserves for losses 6,965,240.00 and unearned premiums taxes and other liabilities. It shows total assets 556,271,465.03 and liabilities surplus including reserve for losses 40,670,185.00.
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