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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1951

Page

6

Community notices and social calendar mix at Winnegance area

Church services resume with Rev Macy Whitehead at Point church tonight at seven. Winnegance PTA hosts town and elementary teachers meeting at 8 pm with Morse High principal Ray Farnham as speaker. Christian Service finance group meets Monday at Mrs John Morse Jr’s home. Grange plans May 11 entertainment under Mrs Bernard Henderson and May 18 degrees for new class. Schools reopen and Morse High pupils return. Family reunion at Stanwood Gilman’s with four siblings together after two years. Local visits include Miss Jean Bowker’s Morse class trip to New York City and Mrs G Robert Robie’s return from East Andover.

A Point Macy Whitehead Winnegance P. T. A Ray Farnham Morse High School As Christian Service John Morse, Jr Winneganee Grange Bernard Henderson Stanwood Gilman Stanley Meer Taconia Elwood Oak Old Orchard Beach Oscar Kierstead Mapleton Gilman Mark Harrington Stanley Spencer Laconia N. H Jean Bowker New York City G. Robert Robie John G. Morse, Jr East Andover Elwood Cook Old Orcha Beach Suny Charles V. Minott Portland

Parker Head Community News Highlights May Events

Parker Head hosts Mrs Mary Dannenfelser and guests for a Sunday gathering at the church with Rev J Ashton Nickerson speaking on Indian Island. The P T A met, the school reopened after spring break, and a $10 food sale supported the projector fund. Condolences extend to Mrs Bob Moore’s family.

Mary. Dannenfelser J. Frank Mezenski Marion Lozier Anne Jean Hamel H. D. Mank Earl Hamel Jesse Starr Richmond Parker Head Church H. Macy Whitehead Indian Island Brunswick Bath Phippsburg Center Dix Island Parker Head W. H. Wyman Bob Moore

Bay Point News Roundup Clocking Local Socials wildlife notes

A Bay Point report details tree swallows arrival and local wildlife activity including red fox sightings and Arctic owl reports. It notes residents and visitors at cottages, calls on various families, and community events with gatherings at Navajo and Ocean Beach sites.

Spinney Family Noted in Pitch Pine Hill History

Spinney with her parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Spinney were former residents in the Pitch Pine Hill area.

Spinney Mrs Clarence Spinney Pitch Pine Hill

Myrtle Lodge Ladies Attend Merrymeeting Lodge Meeting

Twenty one members of Myrtle lodge of Odd Ladies attended Good Neighbor night at Merrymeeting lodge in Brunswick with Auburn lodge No. 1 also invited. Supper and entertainment featured spring decorations and a variety of dishes. This marked the last official appearance of Supreme Lady Mrs Lizzie B C Chaney and Supreme Conductor Mrs Lucelia Blake in their highest offices.

Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies Merrymeeting Lodge Brunswick Knights of Pythias Auburn Lodge No. 1 Brunswick Lodge Lizzie B. C. Chaney Lucelia Blake Grand Marth

Popham Beach Social Notes Include Visitors and Fund Drive

Popham Circle met with Mrs. Ellison Moody to solicit cancer fund contributions led by Mrs. Napoleon B. Fickett. Elmel Moody collected for Red Cross. Local families and visitors were noted including the Moopies in Harpswell and Marguerite McNulty in Bath. Evenings at cottages and telecast interest also mentioned.

Popham Circle Ellison Moody Cancer Fund Napoleon B. Fickett Red Cross Riverside Kellaway Roland D. MacIntosh Woolwich Ralph Small Bath Pine Eden Winnegance Marguerite McNulty Frank Shaw Needham Mass George Oliver Roger Willard Gail Dixie J. Haviland Torrey Carl Newcomb Portland Walter E. Sprague Norman E. Markham Popham South Shore Nancy Welch Fred Spinney Augusta House

Community Notes and Family News From Cox's Head Area

William Martin Goodwin born January 31 in Malta Montana to Mr and Mrs Paul Goodwin with grandparents Mr and Mrs Martin F Goodwin. Lt Commander Kenneth Goodwin U S C G visited from San Francisco. Sewall C Moore funeral held in Bath with burial in Brunswick. Navy Ensign Carl O McCabe tops class at Great Lakes and heads to Norfolk after leave.

Paul Goodwin William Martin Goodwin Malta Montana Martin F. Goodwin Earle B. Perkins Cranberry Point Moore Julia B. Dozois Ernest Wood Bath Lewis Cooper's Mills Parker Edward P C. G. Spofford Hallowell Dozois Everett C Mrs. Perkins Billy Everett Mass Sewall C. Moore Bath Memorial Hospital Curtis Funeral Home Brunswick

Beattie Wallace Wedding Held in Camden Home

Eleanor Louise Wallace daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert C Wallace of Bath wed Gilbert Frederick Beattie son of Mr and Mrs Howard J Beattie in Camden. Rev Leach officiated with double ring ceremony. The couple planned a brief wedding trip after a reception with family and friends.

Eleanor Louise Wallace Robert C. Wallace Old Brunswick Road Bath Gilbert Frederick Beattie Howard J. Beattie Thomaston Keith Richards Camden Rev. Leach Thomaston Methodist Church Richards Vera Wallace Boston Elizabeth Ann Hall Robert J. Beattie U.S. Air Force Emily Smith

Beattie–Hall Nuptials Linked to New London Ceremony

Miss Emily Smith and Miss Elizabeth Ann Hall of Thomaston join a wedding party that includes Robert J. Beattie and Douglas Hall of Camden, with others from Thomaston Bath and New London. The groom is tied to the Electrical Boat Co. in Groton and the couple will reside in New London after the wedding.

Thomaston Ralph Davis Jerry New London Conn Mary and Douglas Hall Camden Donald and Albion Wallace Bath Richard Swasey Wayne Keith Richards

New Industry to Locate in Maine at Kennebunk

The Holyoke Worsted Co will start operations in Kennebunk early this month employing about 75 residents, earning roughly 225000 annually weaving and finishing worsted cloth. The modern single story facility 120 by 240 feet replaces Holyoke MA operations, funded by local groups and bonds. Rear Admiral Claude S. Gillette and Mrs Gillette plan to return to Washington as Mrs Lowell from Middle Street visits Boston.

Kennebunk Maine Holyoke Worsted Co Maine Development Commission Holyoke Massachusetts Kennebunk Chamber of Commerce Kennebunk Industrial Corporation Union Mutual Insurance Company of Portland Maine Development Credit Corporation Kennebec Citizens Holyoke Worsted Company Claude S. Gillette del Ray, Fla Washington, D. C Washington Street

Bill Cunningham to Speak May 3 at Morse High Bath

National columnist Bill Cunningham will give a talk titled How It Looks From Here on May 3 at 8 15 p m in Morse High School Bath. The event highlights international affairs from his wartime and postwar reporting career and benefits underprivileged children via the Bath Lions Club sponsorship.

Bill Cunningham Morse High School Bath Hess Goering Mussolini al Capone Prince of Wales Rome Washington United Nations Organization Dartmouth Col U. S Ret College Bill Conean Cunningham Naational The Maine Bath Lions Club

Talk on Indians and early settlers at Edgecomb church

Friday evening at 7.30 the Congregational church in Edgecomb hosts speaker Marion James Smith author of Maine to discuss Indians and early settlers. She will be joined by Mrs. Hamilton Hartsgrove who shows relics and Miss Ruth Forbes’s poem book Maine Heritage. Ruth Lepper Gate invited for sketches. A silver offering will be taken.

Congregational Charch Edgecomb Marion James Smith Maine Hamilton Hartsgrove Hartsgrove Ruth Forbes Ruth Lepper

Soldier to Take Home Leave After Year of Service

Pfc. Douglas Urquhart stationed at the 9th Base Reproduction Co San Francisco underwent surgery at Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco He is the son of Ann Minott 38 Bedford and is a Morse School Morse School graduate of the 1949 class He expects a furlough soon the first in a year to allow him to come home

Carl O. McCabe ENFA USN Navy Enginemen’s School Great Lakes Ill Chester H. McCabe McCabe Morse High School Navy Washington Street Norfolk Douglas Urquha 9Ing Base Reproduction Co Francisco Calif Letterman Army Hospital San Francisco Urquhart Ann Minott Bedford Morse School

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