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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1940

Page

6

Framingham Society News From Bath and Vicinity

Bath and nearby communities buzz with society events as Miss Frances Hill wed Parker Williams at Shrewsbury Massachusetts First Congregational Church and receptions followed. Guests included Mrs. Sewall, Mrs. Hector, Miss Sewall and others. Ensign Thomas Bennett reported for duty aboard Gleaves. a birth announced in Buffalo. many dances visits and engagements noted across Bath Maine and surrounding towns.

William D. Sewall Washington Street Fred Hector Fargo N. C Arthur Sewall Stonehouse Boston Frances Hill Evelyn Vase Hill Parker Williams First Congregational Church Shrewsbury Mass Hill Sewall Mary Sewall Smith College Dorothy Heetor Pine Manor Junior College Wellesley Hills John K. Jayne New Canant, Conn

Phippsburg Opera Recital and Local News Highlights

Miss Lynette Caverly and town teachers led the success of Hansel and Gretel with Ceresa McCourt as Gretel and Shirley Hart as Hansel. A crowded Town Hall raised about $40 as intermission ice cream and Victrola dancing followed. Heavy rain and tides flooded Cranberry Point and nearby roads, with the Park erhead bridge nearly impassable and S O S calls to Charles Huff. Morse's Mill logs were threatened by tides, and Army Engineers surveyed the Kennebec river area. Personal items note Miss Bess Dickinsons return to Bath and Miss Corrinne Berry's long motor trip west.

Lynette Caverly Hansel Gretel Ceresa McCourt Shirley Hart Peter Pan Ceres Miss Shirley Miss Caverly Gertrude Hardy Sebasco Cullemnan John H. Carter Woolwich Bessie Sprague Cranberry Point Pashard Place Parkerhead Charles Huff Frances M. Robie East Andover N. H Morse’s Winneganee Popham Parker Head Ellis Rogers Dromore Corps of Army Engineers Kennebec River Lee’s Island Dromore Bay Miss Berry Hattie Fox Wilson Farm J. S. Smith Walter Stevens Harry Butler Dromoré Geraldine Fessenden Saco T. ©. Hughes

Westport Families Visit and Travel Notices

Westport notes show Mr. and Mrs James Harper and family from Framingham Center Mass visiting Squam Creek farm last week. Colin Dunn and family spent the weekend at their home, and Mrs Charles Colby visits Bath. Pettey family from Holliston stayed at their cottage. Miss Alyn Jewett and Dan MacGillivray spent weekend at Miss Jewett's Belmont home. Alb and Alma Sortwell returned to Beverly Farms after days at their camp. Frank Greenleaf left for Foxboro for employment. Melvin C Knight from Hyannis arrived to spend a week with his parents Jonas Knight and wife.

James Harper Famly Framingham Center Mass Squam Creek Colin Dunn Charles Colby Bath Pettey Holliston Alyn Jewett Belmont Dan MacGillivray Everett

Parker Head Patrol Scouts Plan June Camping Trip

Neighborhood Patrol No. 92 of the Boy Scouts met at John D. Libby’s home on April 17 to review past work and outline a June weekend camping trip. Salted nuts were served and all members were present except one. High tide from the weekend storm damaged Parker Head bridge but was repaired by Road Commissioner Charles Huff. Scouts earning Red Cross First Aid certificates include William Cushing Earl Hamel Fred Libby and Jean Hamel. Girl Scouts met to practice folk dancing and plan an April 19 ice cream sale. They hope for Memorial Day uniforms to march in Bath’s parade.

Boy Scouts of America John D. Libby Parker Head Bridge Charles Huff Red Cross William Cushing Earl Hamel Fred Libby Jean Hamel Bath Lynette Caverly Helen Cushing Cahoots Club Burleigh Williams Winnegance Long Ley Brook Beatrice Denningham Sanford Earl Lowell Sally Bill Lowell Freeport Boy Scout Library Phippsburg Center Gretel Parker Head Popham Stony Brook Road Robie Boston T. E McCarthy Leston Harrington Plant The Transport Co Waterstreet Frank Burnell Eugene Harrington Harold Rogers James Kerwin Auburn Elkanah Wyman Margaret Fred Brown West Bath Memorial Hospital Will Oliver David Bill Harry D. Mank, Jr Sandra Olive Deojay Frank Deojay James Chambers Augusta Walter Powers Perkins Island Truman Taylor Georgetown Lewis Lowell Francis Lander

Dromore Farm Bureau Holds February Meeting

The Dromore Farm Bureau gathered Wednesday with 12 members to discuss Leftovers and Meal Planning led by Mrs Esther McCourt. Demonstrations featured pork loaf creamed vegetables ham and cheese pie and apricot pudding at a 20 cent dinner.

Dromore Farm Bureau Esther McCourt McCourt Aletha Campbell Clara Oliver Velma Young Mabel Pushard Eva Rogers Mabel Farnham Campbell Orono Young Lois Knight Yvette Allard Ella Ball Bath

Destructive Popham Beach Storm Wrecks Several Cottages

A Sunday night storm along the Kennebec battered Popham Beach with high tides and southeast wind. The Fuller cottage collapsed, followed by damage to the Charles Morse and Lester Hathaway cottages while the Moses cottage remained intact. Coast Guard crews patrolled the shore removing furniture and guarding wreckage as flood tides flooded basements and roads. At least four feet of water flooded a home basement, with logs and debris piling along the riverbank. Several cottages suffered partial damage. road flooding cut off parts of the village and the mail was delayed.

Kennebec Popham Fuller Cottage Fuller Charles Morse Lester Hathaway Moses Chandler Hathaway Coast Guard Kcept Guy Crowley Popham Beach Ernest Spinney Annie Stacey Irving Dobbin Leslie Greenlaw Moses Webber Gordon Fischer and Fitch Mitchell Shaw Owen Bates Stover

Aggregated City Briefs Touch Downfall and Delays

A chimney from the former Arthur and Washington home slid onto icy streets narrowly missing a woman with a baby carriage. Arthur Ellers at Arthur’s Lunch on Frost Street seeks the rightful owner of groceries left behind, then mistakenly taken, now under refrigeration. A youth group calling themselves the Dan Dunn Skeleton club meets during vacations at 10 am at 1184 High Street, led by the Michalos brothers. members include Hanscom, Allen, Barter, and Gauvin. Ralph Higgins Jr of East Brunswick pleaded guilty to speeding on Lincoln Street and owes $9.91 in court costs. The First Baptist church auditorium is being washed and repainted by Herman Shepard. Bath Merchants Association annual meeting is rescheduled to April 29 in the common council chamber at 7:30 with officer elections.

Arthur Frost Street Arthur Ellers North End Boy Scouts Dan Dunn Louis Arthur Michalos High Street Stanley Donald Hanscom Lawrence Allen Billy Barter Junior George Bobby Dick Gauvin Ralph Higgins, Jr East Brunswick Lincoln Street Gardiner R. Deering Higgins Ellery Doyle Bath Merchants Association Common Council

Coast Guard aids lighthouse keeper as tide reshapes shore

At Coast Guard Station the watchman sounded alarm and Capt. Cameron sent a truck to the lighthouse. The bell was reset and order restored. Nearby, school closed a week for vacation and residents noted beach debris cleared after Monday night’s high tide.

Coast Guard Cameron Eugene W. Osgood Elizabeth Pinkham Bath G. E. McNulty Barbara Sprague North Yarmouth Academy Walter Sprague Melville Sproul Bootsbay Leslie Greenlaw Leslie, Jr Leroy Perkins’ Island James Voorhees Popham Charles Morse Stephen Etnier Gilbert Head Boston Harry Spencer Elisha Bridges Frank Scott Arlene Perkins Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston Raymond Larrabee Mr. Larrabee Niles Cameron Pauline Ellen Capt. Cameron Joseph Oliver Fred Osgood Moses Cottage

West Bath Red Cross Crafts Bath Robes and Comforters

West Bath Red Cross met at the grange hall and finished two comforters and bathrobes for refugees. A noon luncheon of baked beans and layer cake was served by Mrs. Harry F. Peterson. Next meeting May 7 will be led by Mrs. Charles Henderson, Mrs. Everett Lemont, and Mrs. Jerry Haile, with members from West Bath East Brunswick Woolwich and Bath attending.

West Bath Fred A. Bubier E. W. Haggett Lincoln Williams Edward Burns J. E. Mayo William H. Powers Haile Peterson Aphia L. Pinson Joseph B. Day East Brunswick Woolwich Morton S. Baker Forrest A. Baker Bath Henderson Lemont William H. White Harry S. Wallace Charles W. Messenger

Winnegance Spring Vacation Reopens April Twenty Ninth

Hon and Mrs Arthur Sewall returned to the Stonehouse Monday after attending the wedding of Miss Ourred Hill and Parker Williams in Shrewsbury Massachusetts.

Arthur Sewall Stonehouse Missoured Hill Parker Williams Shrewsbury Mass

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