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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1950

Page

8

Society and Clubs Notes From Bath Area Society Page

Pvt. George Kingsbury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kingsbury of 17 Bailey Street, recently joined the 21st Infantry Regiment Service Company of the 24th Infantry Division known as the Victory Division which occupies Kyushu Japan. He trained at Fort Dix and Fort Belvoir before sailing to Japan, with prior attendance at Morse High School. Various local residents are listed with hospital visits births and travels, including births at Memorial Hospital and trips to Boston and New York for family events and work.

George Kingsbury Bailey Street 21St Infantry Regiment 24Th Infantry Division 24Th Division Victory Kyushu Kingsbury Fort Dix N. J Fort Belvier Virginia Camp Stoneman Calif 24Th Infantry Vision 21St Infantry Morse High School

Furlough brings home air force sergeant to Wiscasset

S Sgt. Elliott T. Munsey, U. S. A. A. F., arrived at his home in Wiscasset on a 35 day furlough from twenty months overseas on Guam. Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Holbrook and daughter Marjorie also returned to Wiscasset from Florida.

Louella Boyd Lexington Mrs Boyd Bailey Washington Street Elliott T. Munsey Wiscasset Guam Mrs. Ellsworth Holbrook Marjorie, Wiscasset Florida Robert Hinds Craig Air Field Alabama Frank A. Hinds South Street

Judith Rand Clark Born in Portsmouth Family Event

Mr and Mrs Melville Clark of Portsmouth welcomed a seven pound six ounce girl named Judith Rand Friday morning. Mr Clark, formerly of Bath, is the son of Mrs Raymond Clark of 1530 Washington Street. Mr and Mrs Roger D Skillings hosted a gathering Saturday after Washington Street.

Melville Clark Portsmouth Judith Rand Clark Bath Raymond Clark Washington Street

Poverty Ball Draws Out of Town Guests in Maine

Mr and Mrs Lyndal Good of Nobleboro along with Mr and Mrs Horace Gilpatrick of Dresden Mills and Mr and Mrs Lester Oliver of Popham Beach were among the out of town guests at the Poverty Ball hosted by the Dunlap Commandery Escort Saturday evening.

Lyndal Good Nobleboro Horace Gilpatrick Dresden Mills Lester Oliver Popham Beach Dunlap Commandery

Colby welcomes King and honor for Smith in Sigma Kappa

Miss Audrey Priscilla King of Bath was initiated into Sigma Kappa at Colby College on Saturday, with Mrs. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine receiving an honorary MA. The piece lists a string of local residents with hospital stays, travels, and social engagements reflecting Bath society life.

Audrey Priscilla King Bath Sigma Kappa Colby College Margaret Chase Smith Maine Smith Colby Miss King Arthur W. King Edgett Street Larson Junior College

Bath and West Bath 4 H Clubs Plan Window Display

Bath and West Bath 4 H clubs will declare a store window in Bath during National 4 H club week March 5 to 11. Miss Michaud and Miss Brown of Bath attend a Twin County Leaders Conference at the Y M C A in Auburn. Telegraphed notices mention local residents’ activities and travel.

Marie Michaud Jean Brown Bath Granville Delby Auburn Y. MC Miss Michaud Miss Brown Colby West Bath

County Chapter Annual Meeting Report Highlights Fundraising

The Bath county chapter reports about 1800 received locally and over 400 in county towns with two towns awaiting reports. An exhibit at Topsham Fair distributed more than 15 000 literature pieces. The March of Dimes drive ran May 31 to Jan 1 1949, with receipts of 9897.23 and expenditures including a hot pack machine, campships for children, and a National Epidemic Aid Trust deposit of 3141.62. The executive committee expanded to 11 members and new officers and chairs were elected, with De Francis Winchenbach reappointed Medical Advisory Chairman and Paul Akeley Public Information Chairman.

Bath James Nostall Topsham Fair Hyde Home Richmond Brace Bathman National Epital Aid Trust National Epidemic Aid Trust Fund J. A. Gillies, Jr Bowen Torrey Arthur Mechines Howard Mayo Alex Burden Kenneth Tice R. S. Hitchcock Lowen Torrey Arthur Sewall

Eye based knowledge and monthly cold snap note

Experts estimate four fifths of knowledge arrives via sight while January brings coldest US temperatures yet snow depths deepen into February. The report links seasonal weather to learning perception trends and winter climate patterns.

United States

Red Cross to Start Bath Campaign March 1

Harold J. Rubin announces Bath district fund drive begins March 1 with a $6,285 quota for Bath including Arrowsic Georgetown Phippsburg and West Bath. Woolwich seeks $300. Local funds stay for Bath services while national aid supports disasters abroad. Committee names include Drake Taylor Spear Katz Brown Cummings Coombs Dole Trueworthy Guerin Allen.

Harold J. Rubin Red Cross Fund Bath Arrowsic Georgetown Phippsburg West Bath Pearl E. Reed Woolwich American Red Cross Frederick E. Drake John N. Taylor Allan Spear Lawrence Katz Esther L. Brown Charles F. Cummings John W. Coombs Louis A. Dole Ivan A. Trueworthy Wilfred E. Guerin Robert Allen

Students Attend Class On Vacation

Students attended a special educational film period during the winter vacation about the life cycle of the robin titled Robin Red Breast. The school uses a club plan from the University of Minnesota supplying 60 films for study periods, and the program was integrated into the curriculum to complement existing subjects.

Huse Sith Ganal Ri Pecbaees

Rumored Store Property Purchase In Everett

Rumors of a sale of properties from 8 to 24 Center Street to Ray C Johnson of Boston have circulated but records show transfers from W. T. Delaney of Belmont to Johnson. An Everett Dickey claimed as owner said no tearing down, though improvements were planned with tenants remaining.

No. 8 No. 24 Center Street John Hayes Bath Register of Deeds Office W. T. Delaney Belmont Mass Ray C. Johnson Boston

Suburb Civic Club Honors Washington Birthday Effort

The Suburb Civic club met with President Mrs. Duncan Farrell Thursday evening. Sewing was done for the hospital and refreshments were served from a red white and blue decorated table. The committee for the evening included Mrs. Duncan Farrell chair Mrs. Emery Footer Mrs. Harold Miller and Mrs. Zina Eaton.

Suburb Civic Club Duncan Farrell Washington Emery Footer Harold Miller Zina Eaton

Oldest building on Front Street linked to Bath’s McLellan era

The Front Street store, part of Gen. McLellan’s Bath empire, changed hands from Alcide Bernier to W. T. Grant interests and then to Eastern Gas & Appliance Co. The piece outlines property bounds, a private right of way, and a north shore well. McLellan, born 1777 in Gorham, was a noted shipbuilder, Methodist founder, and Bath leader who hosted clergy at his hilltop home and served as a Massachusetts legislator and militia general. The store later housed Bath Bottling Co., a bakery, and was used as a Grant storehouse.

Alcide Bernier Brunswick W. T. Grant Eastern Gas & Appliance Co Gen. McLellan William Webb U. S Bath Webb Front Street McLellan’s Wharf Edward Hodgkins Clark & Sewall Front and Summer Streets McLellan Swett John H. McLellan Gorham Central Church Washington Street General Court of Massachusetts Executive Council Dwelly Turner Front Oak Street Commercial Street Oak Front Streets Barytes Mill Henry W. Howard Bath Bottling Co Fred C. Leonard Archibald Miller

Razing Building For New Brooke Chevrolet Garage

The Torrent No 1 Handtub Association is tearing down the Center Street building given by Brooke Chevrolet. The plan shifts from moving it to a city leased lot to rebuilding at a new site, and a small wooden garage on the Brooke lot may be relocated to the firemen's lot.

Torrent No. 1 Handtub Association Center Street Brooke Chevrolet Inc Automobile Concern Huse School Brooke Chevrolet

Pro minutes and their transcription in larger handwriting

Official records known as minutes were first kept in minute or small writing and later transcribed in a larger hand. The passage notes how these records evolved from compact entries to clearer versions, preserving decisions and proceedings.

Boxing Champ Ernie Charboneau Also Dated Detroit Drum Major

Ernie Charboneau, MSU’s national 112 pound boxing champion, served as a drum major for his Detroit high school band, highlighting a notable early leadership role alongside his athletic success.

Ernie Charboneau Michigan State College Detroit

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Lena Niles High Street Memorial Hospital Edward R. Hanson Tampa Fila Hanson 2582Th Air Force Reserve Training Center Canal Zone Wallace Savage The Milton S. Kimball Frederick H. Kimball Farrar Cumberland Foreside Portland Road Claude L. Deaton Dorothy E. Kocha Belmont, Mass Guy H. Egan William S. Newell Bath Iron Works Corp New York John H. Schoitler, Jr Burleigh C. Williams Portland Thurs George W. Larrabee, Jr Juniper Farm American Guernsey Cattle Club Elliot Gilliam West Point Vine Beach Millicent Hecht New England Baptist Hospital Miss Hecht Charles M. Tubbs Walter Thayer Western Avenue Pine Cone Eastern Star Madelyn Stacey Charles S. Stacey Marshal Fermo Peter Bianchi Framingham Becker Junior College Worcester Barbara Madden Miss Madden Charles J. Madden, Jr Mechanic Street Maple Hall Dennison Talcott Archibald M. Main, Jr Maine Generalspital Claudia Wright Marie Preston Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children Stone House Beverly Denham Alden P. Denham Corliss Street Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary Immanuel Baptist Church Denham Harry C. Webber Nancy Libby Barbara Stanhope University of Maine Brunswick Red House W. J. Hart Lafayette Hotel Henry G. Shaw Frieda E. Bagdikian Kenneth Wood Emma Ehlers Harry Larrabee Lawrence Lord Rudolph McRae Rena Roberts Mount Pisgah Boothbay Harbor Walter I. Kennerson Lewiston John McInnes Charles Cary George F. Cary Norma G. Nickerson Sanford B. Nickerson Park Street Central Maine General Hospital Nancy Ellen McRae Donald McRae Bath Street Fred O. Haywood, Jr Fort Knox Kentucky Stephen L. Robbins Haywood Michael J. Reardon North Street Barbara Newburyport, Mass Franklin W. Morse Valley Road Betty Noftall James Noftall Rest Road Gorham State Teachers’ College Ruth MacKenzie Court Street Shaw's Marguerite Ogden Barbara Fraser William Fraser Chestnut Street Solomon K. Greenblatt Ada Y. Greenblatt Morris Povich Osscar Greenblatt B'nai Brith University of Maine Donald Povich Riva C. Greenblatt Mabel Dickey Richard C. Katula USN Mary M. Katula Russell A. Cahill Andrew R. Cahill William H. Voorhees Wilmer I. Voorhees Bedford Street Mediterranean Midway Richard L. Conolly John Rines John, Jr Judy Peterson Stanley Peterson East Brunswick Bath Memorial Hospital Robert Levine Mademoiselle Shop Frank W. Danforth Scotia N. Y Jean Danforth Danforth John G. Morse, Jr Phippsburg Congregational Church Barbara Richardson Byron Richardson Dummer Street Massachusetts General Hospital Medicine Janette Stephenson Philip Burns Bryant Business College Providence, R. I Ethel Burns Sagadahoc Ferry Nancy Sewall Woodward School Louis Young Edward Reed Costello P. Hall George H. Musk Manchester, N. H Robert Flanders Ivan Leighton Rumford Leona Presley Charles Chapin Hospital Providence R. L Florence Rollins Walter Cushing Catherine Powers Walton Junior High School Henry Powers Alice M. Avery Helen A. Avery Germaine A. Bonney Roger D. Skillings Washiton Street Donald Hinds Robert Powers Henry M. Powers Morse High Colburn, Classical Institute Waterville J. Eugene Haggett Middle Street Virginia Parker John Parker Summer Street Carol Musk Bowdoin William A. Farber Mercy Hospital Anne Kimball Lincoln Street Leroy Smith Leigh Freeport Dudley S. Leavitt Norma McClure Mary Shaw Joseph O. Purdue Laforest E. Hodgkins Ward Weller Wellesley Robert Brownell Richard Andrews Edwin R. Andrews Lynn General Electric Andrews Dartmouth College Joseph E. Haggett Joseph E. Hart Loring E. Hart Watsonville Moreland Academy Hart Bowdoin College James Bowdoin Phi Beta Kapps Society Sigma Nu Fraternity Leon Robbins Milan Street Stanley Hyde Village Improvement Society Yar- House On the Hill Hyde Brainard Footer Caldwell, N. J Kenneth N. Francisco Fosters Point Road Mr. Francisco Frank Francisco Foote Elizabeth Briggs Spekendal Mass Brigg Edmund P. Briggs Brias William D. Sewall Hon Arthur Sewall Stone Hartford Conn Brinnellay Syria Mildred Fischer Fred Carl Y. Kennedy Trufant Street Bath Garden Club Merton G. Merry Army Merry Signal Photo Center Long Island City Richard Trott Bangor Richard, Jr Granville Colby Quimby Street Frances Benedict Ivan Bene Maywood Hyde Windlass Barbara Wyman State Teachers’ College Swanton Wyman Sma!r! Pom Russell S.hitchcock Marcia M. Stimson Eastland Day's Ferry Earl Wing North Beth Daniel T. Dougherty RED Bath and Vicinity
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