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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1944

Page

3

Phippsburg Selectmen Approve Tuition Billing and Local Notices

Town officials in Phippsburg approved tuition bills for pupils attending North Yarmouth Academy Morse High and Cony High in Augusta. Local items note fishermen blocked from gathering algae for Marine Growths. Mrs Annie Bowker's 90th birthday details. and many community movements including church activities, resident visits, and Mrs McIntire’s family connections.

Meadowbrook Visitors and Washington State Vacation Return

Henry Jackson of Hamilton, Massachusetts has been a guest at Gardiner Rogers camp. Mrs Gordon Berry and her sister Miss Smith and Berry’s daughter, from Washington state, have returned to Mrs Berry’s home in Worcester Massachusetts.

Henry Jackson Hamilton Mess Gardiner Rogers Gordon Berry Mrs. Smith Washington State Berry

Social notes from Bath and nearby towns highlight visits and family events

Mrs. John Cowin returns to Cumberland Foreside after a month with Jennie M. Allen in the Phoenix area. Stanley J. Stutz, Morse High former coach, spends a Belgrade Lake summer as a boy camp counselor before a North Belgrade weekend with Warren F. Cooper. Jennie Larrabee travels from Portland after visits with Minnie Larrabee and Pierce G. Clinger. Alfred Gannon visits Milan Street and Milan Bowker relatives in Milan, with Mrs. Gannon staying through August. Waldo Weston, Jr. enjoys a furlough at Popham Beach with family and friends. Ralph Palmer Jr. hosts a porch birthday party with local youngsters. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Henderson return from Rio to New York then Bath to visit North Bath parents. Henderson, a Morse High and University of Maine alumnus, advances in engineering and athletics for Ingersoll Rand.

John Cowin Jane Joan Judith Janice Cumberland Foreside Minnie Larrabee Trufant’s Crossing Pierce G. Clinger Milton Alfred Gannon Newburg N. Y Effie Gannon Milan Street Texas Ralph Palmer, Jr Ralph Palmer Middle Street Lardina Caverly Herbert T. Caverly John Reegan Charles Reegan Jerry Bruce Ingersoll Rand Co New York Rio Stanley Morse High University of Maine

Parker Head Community Happenings Highlight Local Meetings

About 30 attended a hymn sing at Mrs. Bert Nisbet home with Mrs. John Rollins as organist. Scouts hiked to Phippsburg Center for a swim and picnic while Home Demonstration Agent Miss McGregory gave a canning demonstration. Community notices list visits, guests, and upcoming PTA quilt sale plans at the vestry.

Bert Nisbet John Rollins Turner McCarthy Phippsburg Center Boys Miss McGregory Farm Bureau Lewiston Earl Lowell Laurence Thayer Gladys Dozois Turner McCarty George Woodward Seymour Hunter Leston Harrington Lorraine Harrington Everett Poland PTA H. H. Mank H. D. Mank Michael Dale Bath Memorial Hospital R. G. Cancellieri Boston H. D. Mank, Jr Frank Wyman Robert Jewell Bath Jewell Roberta Wyman Grace Cushing Walter Cushing Ray Campbell Parker Head Phyllis Young Robert Barlow Robert Perkins Island Barbara Giles East Boothbay Orville Lozier Portland Charles Stevens Alfred Henry Minott Higgins Edgewood Frank Snow Frank Fort Jackson S. C Beverly Ann Snow Ashton Oliver Charles Rollins East Boston Frank Burnell Olive Deojay Thomas Deojay Grace Kraft L. Forrest Wyman Marie Solange Reno Rosalie Richards Stephen Dix Island Bernhard Carlsson Gerald Nisbet Reba Jane W. T. Wyman Kenney West Bath Clarence Blaisdell Sally Lowell Sandra Mank Marie Wyman Sgt

Visitors Return Home After Weeklong Stays

Mrs Paul Myers and Mrs Alice Selvey of Toledo Ohio left for home after a week visiting their son and cousin Paul Myers MM1c USN stationed here at 833 High Street. Miss Mary Rose Turmenne of Lewiston left to spend two weeks with her mother Mrs Julia Turmenne. Ernestine and Madelyn Davis of Riverdale New York arrived for two weeks with their grandparents Mr and Mrs Guy Crosby on the old Bath road in East Brunswick. Clyde Dunn SM2c stationed in New York City returned there after a weekend visit with Miss Peggy Gray at the Gray home 23 Crescent Street.

Robert Whitehead Lael Kelley Brightwater Katherine Berry Worcester Wynburg Stanley Hutchins Greenwich G. G. Hsu Kew Gardens Queens N. Y Mary Price New York MacMilan Albert Maselin Mary Elinor Braintree Mass James K Farnham USN James K. Farnham Bath W. FE. Maclntire Seagentz Cottage Brighton Paul Myers Alice Selvey Toledo High Street Mary Rose Turmenne Pine Street Bath Iron Works Corp Julia Turmenne Lewiston Ernestine Madelyn Davis Riverdale Guy Crosby Old Bath Road East Brunswick Clyde Dunn SM 2/c New York City Peggy Gray Vernon E. Gray Crescent Street Phippsburg Popham Frances Robie Arthur Higgins Popham Library Paul Tournlotte Joe Swanton Army Air Corps Mary Morse Horace Morse Coast Guard Midge Nichols Nancy Sewall Betty Anderson Martha Torrey Audrey Hill Anna May Berry Barbara Stodder Anna Merrill Harold Sewall Wallace Mayo Gerard Nelson George Burgon Edward Footer Robert Rice Paul Lemont Fort Popham Larry's Rock Joseph Spear Roland Trott Gretchen Judith Samuel Howard Holmes Kathleen Christie Holmes Humphreys Harry Day Dr. Hill Bertha Newdick Royal Johnson Webber Cottage Albert M. Towne Margaret Janice Towne Waltham Miami Fla Thomaston Ellison Moody W.N. Blake Karen David Newport News Morgan Cottage Blake J. F. Hallowell Albert Thompson Warren and John Small Point Blakes

Popham Beach Week in Phippsburg Highlights

Waste paper collection on the east side of Popham, a two week vacation school ended with a beach picnic, and a Sunday library service showcased crafts and a children’s program. Numerous visitors and locals attend gatherings at cottages, with many traveling to or from Bath and surrounding towns.

Birthday Surprise for Adelbert Hall at Home

A surprise birthday dinner for Adelbert Hall was held at 48 Bedford Street hosted by Mr and Mrs Albert Hall. Guests included son Harold Hall and his wife plus several Woolwich and Cape Neddick residents, with a decorated cake, flowers, and gifts noted. Hall, longtime state agriculture employee in Augusta, recently retired.

Albert Hall Bedford Street Hall Harold, Jr Costello P. Hall Edward V. Reed John C. Gilmore Edwold F. Carter Frederick Gilmore Rachel Rosalie Reginald G. Stacey Michael C. H. Gilmore Woolwich Harold Gilmore Kathy

Health Officer Publishes Reportable Diseases List

City Health Officer Chester I. McCabe urges residents to report any case of the listed reportable diseases to the town health office as required by state law. The compiled list includes meningitis, chickenpox, diphtheria, sleeping sickness, measles, mumps, typhoid, tuberculosis and other illnesses.

Chester I. McCabe State Bureau of Health

Mrs Carlton Andrews Hosts Ladies Aid at Bonnie Brook Farm

The Ladies' aid and Red Cross groups from Winter Street church gathered at Bonnie Brook Farm in East Brunswick. Twenty five members attended the annual event, sharing a picnic lunch and tea after which they walked or worked on sewing and Red Cross items.

Ladies’ Aid Red Cross Winter Street Carlton Andrews Bonnie Brook Farm East Brunswick Andrews

Local residents return from travels and visitors

Mr and Mrs Elmer Allard and George Ingraham return from Bailey Island after a week away. Janet Susan Garwood of Bath Iron Works transportation is rushed to Brunswick hospital for an appendectomy. Arthur Marsh Charles Thornton Mrs Irving Blackman and others return home after weekend guests of Oscar Thornton. Park Jenkins and sons visit Florida relatives return home. Ensign Sparrell and Mrs Sparrell are on ten days leave with Mrs Harold Tobey. Mrs Annie Wilson and daughters along with Mrs Vivian Brown and Marguerite Weeks street residents vacationed at Cape Cod and Moosehead Lake with Mrs Dunbar resuming work after vacation.

Elmer Allard High Street George Ingraham Elsinore Avenue Bailey Island Janet Susan Garwood Bath Tron Works Corporation Transportation Department Brunswick Hospital Arthur Marsh Charles Thornton Irving Blackman Rockland Oscar Thornton Middle Street Park Jenkins Robert Richard Ojus Fla Jenkins Peter Strack Washington Street Ensign Sparrell U.S. N Boston Navy Yard Sparrell Somerville Mass Harold Tobey Willow Street Annie Wilson Esther and Eliyasia Vivian Brown Marguerite Weeks Street Cape Cod Bertha Dunbar Minnie Golder Winship Street Moosehead Lake Dunbar Edna Mae

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