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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1955

Page

2

Phippsburg Health Committee Plans Clinics and Meetings

The Town Health committee met at the Small Point parsonage with H Macy Whitehead presiding. They outlined a summer preschool health conference, yearly physicals for grades 1 4 7, fall immunization clinics, and a spring dental clinic, all supervised by health officials.

Small Point Parsonage H. Macy Whitehead Stanwood Gilman Lucy M. Chamberlain Thomas Totman Winthrop Blair Eugene Ross Parker Head Winneganee P. T. A Phippsburg Earl Lowell Grange Women’s Division Bath Council of Churches Whitehead Maine Bangor Fire House Center Church Lincoln Association Wiscasset Phippsburg P. T. A Small Point Riverside Hall William Blaisdell Macy Whitehead Gordon Alden Bath Town Health Officer Christian Service Committee Small Point Church University of Life

Bath Court Fines Include Driver With No License and Hit-and-Run

Bath Municipal Court heard multiple cases led by Theodore Anderson of Phippsburg who pleaded guilty to no license and leaving the scene of an accident on West Point road. He received 60 days probation to pay $56.70 in fines and costs. Others included Edward Gallant found guilty of DUI with a $112.27 cost, Roger Prout fined $15.70 for an unregistered car, and Donald Alanauer whose unregistered car case was put on file after presenting proper registration and plates.

Bath Gardiner R. Deering Theodore Anderson Phippsburg West Point Anderson Edward Belanger Topsham Jane E. Gilliam Belanger Anderson Water Street Gallant Sagadahoc Earl Haines Roger L. Prout Freeport Marlin Pennington Pennington Donald J. Alanauer Union Street Center Street Alanauer Brunswick Naval Air Station Pennsylvania

Legion Cadets To Have Pin Days Sale at City Hall Event

The Legion Cadets Junior Drum and Bugle Corps announce their second annual Pin Days sale Friday and Saturday with a concert in front of city hall Friday at 6.00. Members in full dress will distribute buttons for donations aiding the 40 member group as it prepares for a busy summer schedule including Memorial Day parades in Bath and Brunswick and appearances in North Andover Dover Augusta Whitefield Portland Waterville and Brunswick Naval Air Station.

Legion Cadets City Hall Bath Brunswick North Andover Mass Dover N. H Augusta Whitefield Portland Waterville Brunswick Naval Air Station

Cecil Rowland To Conduct Navy Band

Morse High School music students and director Cecil Rowland prepare to sit in with the United States Navy Band during an afternoon Bath concert on May 7. Rowland will direct the Navy Band in the evening and choose the number for his own baton moment.

Morse High School United States Navy Band Bath Navy Band Cecil Rowland Morse High Band United States Navy Rowland

Parker Head School Reopens With Trip and Events

Parker Head School resumes April 25 and ends June 10 with one holiday May 30. Annual student trip to Brunswick Naval Air Station on April 30. parents and adult friends invited. May 7 rummage sale at Riverside Hall 11 am to 1 pm. Community notices include visits, gatherings, and PTA activities across Parker Head and Bath, with many local residents mentioned.

Naval Air Station Brunswick Ae Phippsburg P. T. A Riverside Hall

Popham Circle Hosts Moody Anniversary Mock Wedding

Popham schoolhouse hosts a 25th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Moody with a mock wedding led by Fred Spinney and Ernest Oliver, plus gifts of 25 silver dollars. Attendees include Oliver, Sprague, Crowley, and Rogers families, followed by visits from Small Point and Phippsburg center members and church plans for summer services.

Popham Circle Popham Ellison Moody Fred Spinney Ernest Oliver Margaret Oliver Edith Oliver Bruce McInnes Herbert R. Sprague Nancy Spinney Amy Sprague Walter Gilmore Myra Scott Guy Crowley Blanchard Crowley Bruce McInnis Margaret Edith Norman Markham Terry Carol Mank Courtney Earl Lowell Phippsburg Center Congregational Church Sally Rogers Allan H. Rogers Manchester N. H Hallowell Anibal Alfredo Tinajero Boston Miss Rogers Mildred Sprague

Coxs Head Road Work Delayed By Storm Winds

High winds and heavy rain hit Coxs Head Monday night with an extra high tide scattering logs on the flats. Road work from Percy Place to Knob Rock Hill has been postponed due to the stormy weather. Local social visits noted include Forreston Wallace of West Point calling on several residents and others visiting Popham village and Atkins Bay farms.

Cox’s Head Percy Place Knob Rock Hill Forreston Wallace West Point Donald Trask Robert F. Moore Claude Kinsley Yarmouth Popham Village Stanton C. Dozois Mildred Sprague Myra Scott Popham David Lawrence Woolwich Atkins Bay Farms Richard B. K. McLanathan Boston

Walking Blood Bank Needs More Volunteers

Bath's Walking Blood Bank proves its value with recent emergencies. A obstetrical patient received six pints of blood from local donors on short notice. After a delay, Brunswick Naval Air Base personnel supplied O negative blood. The unit will be typed at Bath Memorial Hospital Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. Residents are urged to aid in O negative matching.

Bath Brunswick Naval Air Base Memorial Hospital Louella L. Fraser Robert A. Marshall Celestiire T. Marquis Iola Brown Bath Memorial Hospital

Bath visitors noted at cottages and homes Sunday

Ell of Bath joined at the Spear cottage. Mr and Mrs Warren W White of Nantasket Mass visited the White Spot recently. Fred H Spinney Bud Pushard Jesse Munsey and Mrs George Mains of Wiscasset visited Kennebunkport. B W O Gara Brunswick visited Herbert R Sprague's home. Ernest Oliver and daughters Margaret and Edith visited Mrs Oliver's mother Mrs Alex Reed at Bath Memorial hospital. Oliver attended the University of Life at Winter Street church in Bath.

Ronald Nadeau Marion Nadeau Freddie John Hersom Bath Jane Ellen Dennis Perkins Lewis Lowell George Watson Brunswick Irma Davis Auburn Forreston Wallace West Point Charles Blaisdell Elwood Hathorne Annie Williams Durham J. A. Darling Leston Harrington Russell Turner Lewiston Peter Hutchins South Portland Falmouth David Gray Sharron Turner Herbert Doughty Warren Linda Leslie Robert Gray John Libby Earl Lowell Paxton Mass Maurice Hutchins Ralph MacEwen Bowdeinham S. C. Gilman Small Point Gilman Lowell Eugene Ross West Bath Joyce Gray Westbrook Junior College William Temple Albert Gray Clarence Skolfield Laurence Thayer Albion Johnson Dix Island Parker Head Clarence Sheffield Herbert Bassett Harpswell Almon Haley Haley Ramon Hamel Angie Man Earl Hamel Mary Dannenfelser Roger Lewis Nisbet House Hume P. T A Amos King Michigan Leslie Darling Karen Savage Katherine O'Farrell George Morong, Jr Walter Cushing Harry Bernard Wyman Lewist Asa Wallace Frances Morong Eva Hoar Wallace Paul Wallace Bernard Wyman, Jr Helen Lemont Virginia Lemont Gail Lemont Bud Watson Neil Page F. A Libby W-H. Wyman Charles Portland Wyman Edwin Sawyer Fred Buckley Donald Wyman Floyd Carter Thomas Emmons W. H Wyman Leona Sherbourne Waterville John Cassidy Frank McCarty West Hartford Albert V. Stolpe Winthrop Fred F. Carll Chelmsford John Mitschele John Robert Morris Plains N. J Francis Hill Manchester N. H Charles Shepard, Jr Shepard J Haviland Torrey Leon Fickett Caswell Strout Fickett Velma Strout Ellison Moody R. R. Robbins Thomaston Roger Oliver Willard Oliver Gayle Dixie Doris Wallace Allan Spear Edwin H. P. Low Ernest Oliver Margaret Edith

Mizpah Class Plans Banquet and Rummage Sale

The Mizpah Class met with Mrs. Vinal King at 531 High Street to discuss a June 7 banquet and a May 21 rummage sale. Attendees noted equipment estimates for the Y M C A and announced hospital visits by Miriam House Harriet Carter and Roselyn Carey. Myra Kelley of York Street named as shut-in for the week.

Vinal King High Street Y. M. CA Miriam House Harriet Carter Roselyn Carey Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital Man Peter Ruth MacKenzie Myra Kelley York Street

Bath area social notes recount visits and events

North Bath residents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Williams hosted and visited relatives in Phippsburg and Canton. Local families including the Hemingways, Cole, Tardiffs, Nadeaus, Sewalls, St. Peters, Browns, Haines, and Hagan share weekend gatherings, birthdays, anniversaries, hospital notes, and home improvements with multiple trips to Bath Memorial Hospital and community celebrations.

Ladies Aid Club Holds Last Regular Meeting for Summer

The Ladies Aid of Winter Street Church met in the church parlor for its final session before the summer recess, with a 70-member luncheon of chicken salad and spring table settings. A pageant titled Faith of Our Fathers framed readings, duets, and tableaux led by Miss Alice Johnson, concluding with a farewell to longtime secretary Mrs. Clifford B. Wilband and invitations for summer picnics hosted by members.

Ladies Aid of Winter Street Horace Ward John Gillespie John Atwood Scott M. Golder Wallace Ham William H. McGlinchy Edgar Leavitt Elmer Williams Foster's Point Raymond Welch Cameron Point Southport Charles Hewitt Capitol Island Kenneth Francisco Munro Carlton Percy Bailey William Potter Horace G. Morse Winfield Morse Ernest Freeman Greens Clifford B. Wilband Mary Martha John Sylvester Lord Shepherd Virginia Percy Edna Sinclair McGlinchy Harold Tobey Arthur K. Purington Wallace Atwood

Mrs H W Rogers and Mrs Bryer Visit Lisbon

Mrs H W Rogers and Mrs Bryer of Boothbay motored to Lisbon Monday for a brief outing.

H. W. Rogers Bryer Boothbay Lisbon

Crash injures Morse in Lewiston. Alpert charged

Scott Morse 68 of 15 Andrews Road is hospitalized at Central Maine General in Lewiston after a head on collision on Route 201 Topsham. Norman Alpert 38 of Chelsea Massachusetts drove south in a 1955 sedan and collided with Morse's 1952 sedan. Morse suffers neck injuries and was taken to hospital. Alpert has minor injuries and faces arraignment on a driving charge Thursday.

Arthur Williams Phippsburg Elmer Rogers Ralph York Cecil York Canton Clarence Jones Steven Hudson, N. H Edwin Hemingway Henry G. Root Virginia Root Jeffrey Lewiston E. N. Cole Central Maine General Hospital Cole Ellsworth Darling Donald Gurney Wayne Donna Channel 6 Donald Davis Donnie Louis Hagan Libby Court Phyllis Tardiff Philip Tardiff New York Morse High School Mary Lou Tardiff Scott. Morse Andrews Road Maine General Hospital Times George C. Buzzell Brunswick Morse Topsham CMG Norman Alpert Chelsea Mass Buzzell Lewiston Hospital Alpert

Merrill Consultant Clinic Promises Hope for Hopeless Cases

The clinic offers a private examination lasting 20 to 30 minutes with no charge and no appointment needed. It claims to assess hair root vitality and light presence to determine potential success. Both men and women may attend, with confidential, nonobligatory evaluations.

Merrill

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J. Walter Snipe Seth N. Snipe Carlyle Horne William Arthur Perry Carmen Linda Perry Tom Morse Gertrude Blaisdell Cora Campbell Frederick Morse Patty Rogers Beach Road Charles Benoit George Winn Maureen Methuin George Larrabee Jr Vicky Norma Diane Blaisdell Harry Spinney Sebasco Maurice Pye Charles Pye Virginia House of Burgesses George Washington Lela Wier Archer Hills P.O. Box Jackson Mininippi Legion Navy Parker Cox Walking Blood Bank Jane McGreenery Bruce Merrill Gardiner William Nadeau Tardiff Portland High School Lafayette Hotel Eugene Sukeforth Cedric Sukeforth Ardenne Haines Sarajean Ardenne 2d Rockland Cedric Long Bath Iron Works Arthur Sewall Stone House Haskell-Nichols Ernest Haskell Emma Haskell Palo Alto Calif Willard McCabe Edmund St. Peter North Bath Harold Titcomb Ruth Pratt Stanley Commeau St. Peter Merle Justice Dennis Sites Arthur Johnson Edward Hamblett Wesley Sweeney Clarence Brown William Barstow Carl Seekins Joseph McKenna Ernest King Robert Gaudet Gladyce Snow Becky Fraser Raymond Nadeau Myron Coombs John DeGoot Joseph Brown Son John Brown Jamestown N. Y Bonnie Earl Haines Jr Bobby Harmon Kneeland Ricky David Winfield Groves Hattie Austin Alice Dougall Rooke Farm Robert Berry Harold McDonald Cornish Clarence Moore Bath Memorial David Friedman Brookline, Mass Friedman Harry Lait Bluff Road Roberta Lait Brighton Merrill Laboratory Phoenix Hair & Scalp Consultants
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