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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
2
Local notices mention Stives in Park Lees and Davis May plans, various residents spending winter at Parker Head, and preparations for summer. Observations include Mrs. Harrington and others returning to homes, neighbors visiting, and health related travel implications for May plans.
Mrs Sewall addressed a PTA gathering urging toward democratic principles through education. She emphasized better schooling for children, tolerance, humanity, and vigilant rebuttal of dangerous thinking to guide youth toward peaceful citizenship.
Reports list church attendance at 10 a.m. and a vestry meeting plus a busy round of visits. Mentions include Mrs. Barbara Mank of Potter Academy on a class trip to New York, the Hamel home gathering, Farm Bureau events, hospital stays, and various calls among Bath and surrounding families.
Genesta Chapter 7 hosts a guest officers night on Friday at Pisgah Harbor with 160 members present. Norman Trafton, past grand patron, attends alongside guest candidates Essie Dunlop and Helen Naren. Dining room chair Doris Tobey leads a committee including Florence Fullerton and Evelyn Morse for the flower arrangements and supper.
Norma Drummond of Arrowsic leads a three act Pioneer production at U of M, playing a church worker and a southern girl in two nights. Dartmouth senior Andrews will represent Sigma Nu at a regional meet. Bath residents Howe and Hersom are also Sigma Nu members. Leeman tops English comprehensive exams. Gowdey places sixth among Bath area majors. About thirty students took eight hour exams across grammar, essays, and literature courses.
The Central Grammar Glee Club presents a matinee at Morse High School auditorium on Thursday afternoon at 3 45 to raise funds for film costs and the Bell Howell projector. The chosen film is a news story about a brave dog and is suitable for all ages.
Flags fly at U S C G ton and homes as Patriots' Day events unfold. Residents attend meetings, visits span Bath, Phippsburg, Dromore and other granges. Local speakers include Mrs Sumner Sewall. visitors gather at cottages, summer residences bustle with social and artistic activity.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Alizio and son Paul of Somerville Massachusetts were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Gordon Abriel Mrs Gordon Abriel returned to Massachusetts with them Sunday for a visit with relatives Mrs Eric Carlson spent Sunday with her sister Mrs Nancy Thomas of Bath Sgt Frederick Thomas spent Saturday and Sunday in Portland attending lectures and classes of instruction with the Organized Reserve Corps Mr and Mrs Richard B K McLanathan of Boston Massachusetts spent the holiday weekend at their home Mrs McLanathan returned Saturday from Chicago where she visited her mother Mrs M J Fuller Mr and Mrs Ralph Robinson of West Bath were Sunday callers here Miss Ilene Percy of Marblehead Massachusetts spent the holiday weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Eric Carlson 2 and Edward Thom attended fire control testing at the Center Monday Continued on Page Four
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