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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1954

Page

9

Phippsburg Community News and Notices

Phippsburg reports a cottage fire at Sea Acres confined to the interior and a weekend shower damage limited to crops and flowers with some trees down and utility disruptions. Vacation Bible school opens at Riverside hall. local church events, fairs, and numerous personal items from residents are listed with names and locations across Center Small Point and surrounding areas.

el Ment Popham Beach Sea Acres Vacation Bible School Riverside Hall Children of the Center Small Point Adele Spencer Mark Harrington George Ames Clifford Pye Robert Pye Mauricé Blair Diana Pye Center

Small Point Notes OnVisits At Sewall Cottages

Mrs Cornelius Van Ness of New Canaan is a guest of Mrs John K Jayne. Mrs Lewis Buckman of Glen Summit and Miss Phebe Lee of Boston visit Hon and Mrs Arthur Sewall. Mrs Buckman’s daughter is Mrs Arthur D Sewall of Seattle. Mrs Cornwell Rogers visits Hon and Mrs Arthur Sewall. Mrs Robert Childs of St Louis and two children will stay at the Sargent cottage. J and Mrs Lowall F Sewall were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Jose Mellen. John Williams of New York arrived for a visit at the Williams cottage. Edward P Curtis of Rochester will join Mrs Curtis at their Small Point cottage for the weekend.

Cornelius van Ness New Canaan Sargent Cottage Lowall F. Sewall Jose Mellen Bowdeinham John Williams New York City Williams Edward P. Curtis Rochester N. Y Curtis Small Point

Democrats Schedule Thursday Meeting In City Hall

A Democratic City committee meeting is set for 7 30 p m Thursday at City Hall. Chairman Arthur Boulay asks all Democrat election and ballot clerks to attend as ward reorganizations and related plans are discussed. Also mentions visiting relatives from Lowell Massachusetts.

Democrate City Committee Arthur Boulay

Band box Delight Fashions Show at West Bath Parish House

A fashion show titled Band box Delight Fashions will be presented by West Bath Cancer Crusade with Bates Manufacturing Co at Winter Street Congregational church parish house on Thursday Aug 12 at 8 p.m. The event features women’s apparel from casual to formal with garments home made and sold by major dress makers. Featured fabrics include disciplined cottons with wrinkle resistance easy laundering and shrinkage stability produced in Bates Maine plants. Georgette Bilodeau of Bates PR will comment while Bates models showcase the designs. A sound color movie Just Hang It Up will also screen. The film covers disciplined cotton production safety and uses with spring summer fashions from top designers. Soft music accompanies the program by Mrs. Grover C. Smith.

Bates West Bath Cancer Crusade Bates Manufacturing Co Winter Street Congregational Church America Maine Georgette Bilodeau Bates Company Lewiston Laboratories Grover C. Smith West Bath

Cosmopolitan Club Holds Special Meeting at Foster's Point

The Cosmopolitan club, by order of the board, called a special meeting for Monday to vote on new member applications. A picnic gathering at Mrs. Joseph I. Smith's Foster's Point cottage featured each member bringing lunch and coffee served by Mrs. Smith.

Board of Directors Cosmopolitan Club Foster’s Point Cottage Joseph I. Smith Smith Maurice Hutchins Daniel Matter Eola Atwood Athena Gillespie Nellie D’arc

Bath Couple Hosts to Friends Monday

Mr and Mrs Henry T B Lee of Somerset place hosted an all day outing at their summer home on the Sheepscot in North Edgecomb. A noon lobster dinner on the porch followed by boat rides and swimming led to a baked pepper supper before guests departed. Attending were Sterling Williams of Brunswick Laurien Brule and daughter Betty Greene Roger Brule South Portland Norman O Magoon and children Stanley Elwood and David Osborne Lillian Rice Donald Lombard and daughter Christine Yarmouth Thomas G Estabrook of Brunswick. Returning guests Saturday included Leeman family members and Arthur Leeman and sons Ted and Gene of Hampton Highlands.

Henry T. B. Leeman Somerset Place Sheepscot North Edgecomb Sterling Williams Brunswick Laurien Brule Betty Greene Roger Brule South Portland Norman O. Magoon Stanley, Elwood David Osborne Lillian Rice Donald Lombard Christine Yarmouth Thomas G. Estabrook

Miss Barbara Wilson to Visit Cranston Weekend

Miss Barbara Wilson daughter of Dr and Mrs Harry M Wilson will leave Friday for Cranston Rhode Island where she will be a weekend guest of Miss Carol Berghahn. Berghahn was Wilsons roommate at Lasell College from which both graduated in the class of 1954.

Barbara Wilson Harry M. Wilson Cranston, R. I Carol Berghahn Miss Wilson Lasell College

Portraits and Visits across Bath Area in Busy Week

Local residents report numerous visits and family travel. Edith McLean of Edmonton pursues family ties with Bath relatives while Miss Marion Nadeau and Miss Lucille Leavitt join Rollins at Head Beach. Other travelers include the Sternbergs in Medford and Waltham, and Arlene Hart returning to Alabama after Mass visits.

Marriages, Army service notes, and local news from North Monmouth area

Harvey Perry and Arline Roy wed at North Monmouth Community church with a reception to follow. The bride, daughter of Joseph St Hilaire, works at Bates Manufacturing in Augusta. Groom Grover Pushard of South Dresden, an Army truck driver, recently returned from Korea on recuperation leave. Miss Iona James and Albert Pinkham wed at the Church of the Nazarene in Richmond with reception at the parsonage. The Ladies Auxiliary fair at St John’s raised 120 dollars. The Wennetts and their children visited Masseema, New York, friends last week.

Harvey Perry Arline Roy South Gardiner North Monmouth Joseph LeMaster Meron Perry West Dresen Earl Pushard Co. E Japan 25Th Korea Earl Grover Pushard South Dresden Camp Hakata Iona James Albert Pinkham Harland Joyce Church of the Nazarene Richmond Edmond Merrill Ellen Farnham Wiscasset Billy James Miss Farnham

Popham Beach church hosts guest speaker at Sunday evening

Frederick Moffatt of Bath spoke at the ham Beach church. The Popham Beach play hour met at the school house with Miss Adele Spencer and Rev. H Macy Whitehead as part of the week’s activities. The Popham Circle August fair and sale July 27 drew good attendance at the Popham Beach school house.

William James Warie Rolla Fred Carll Marguerite McNulty Nancy Perkins Round Pond Bristol J. Dwight Kinmouth Pere Hackensack Carson Lindley Sharon Jane Donna Kingsville Texas Lindley Massachusetts New Jersey George Stevenson Montreal Quebec Norman Blanchard Lewiston Ralph Butler Winchester Mass Doris Stetson Irene Spinney Guest House Eva Wright Old Ladies Home Bath Myra Scott Elizabeth Rollins Rollins Scott West Somerville Daniel Lucy Kennebec Sidney Jennings Quebec City Bertram Copeland Darien

Unclear OCR item on farming leaders and radio serials

Fragmentary text references Mr. Newsom president of the National Grange and delegates to a Federation conference in Kenya. It mentions Col H R Jaears, a Rift Valley farm, and a British radio serial about farmers with titles such as Farmer Fairbroth and Farm-Worker Simon.

Mr. H. Newsom Na Grange Washington, D Tain

Pine Tree Camp marks 10th year with birthday party

Pine Tree Camp for Crippled Children at Rome celebrates a decade of operation with a special birthday event on Tuesday August 17. The day includes a board meeting at 11 a.m. a luncheon for Easter Seal chairmen and directors at 12 30 p.m. and an afternoon program with remarks by Duncan H Farrell and Mrs William H Dalton.

Pine Tree Camp For Rome Richard Nixon Maine Marie I. Preston The Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc Duncan H. Farrell Bath William H. Dalton Pine Tree Society Preston

Escaped convict bucked by mule in Albemarle road gang escape

An escaped convict in Albemarle was thrown by a mule as he attempted to speed from a road gang. The mule owner and deputy sheriff intervened, returning the battered prisoner to his cell.

Albemarle, N. C

English Women Camp at Hermit Island Amid Maine Heat

Three English visitors camping at Hermit Island near Small Point met ex governor Sumner Sewall who advised drying clothes at a Bath laundry. After a soaking rain and a lost air mattress to the Atlantic they again enjoyed sunshine, scenery, and Maine hospitality.

Hermit Island Small Point Bar Harbor Sumner Sewall Bath Maine Atlantic

Silver Anniversary Observed for Mr and Mrs Bernard Knight

A 25th wedding anniversary party was held Tuesday at 95 Lincoln Street Bath with guests including Bernard Pratt Delen Bonsey Paul Marchant Granville Colby Richard Sherwood Dan Matter Gerard Billington Carl Tobey Norman Sanford Robert Small Bernard Coment Harold Darling Edmund St Pierre and Edward Hamblett. Ellery Doyle of Bangor visited Bath on business and called on his father Archie Doyle.

Bernard A. Knight Lincoln Street Knight Bernard Pratt Delen Bonsey Paul Marchant Granville Colby Richard Sherwood Dan Matter Gerard Billington Carl Tobey Norman Sanford Robert Small Bernard Coment Harold Darling Edmund St. Pierre Edward Hamblett Bath Leroy Powers Brunswick

Coxs Head doe sighting and Dromore Extension fair notes

Residents on Cox's Head reported a young doe seen roaming flats at ebb tide and disappearing over Cox's Head. The Dromore Extension Group held its annual August fair with food candy aprons fancy work white elephants and a children's table. Members aiding were Mrs Helen De Berg Mrs Olga Carlson and others.

Cox Dromore Extension Group Helen de Berg Olga Carlson Gladys Dozois Clare Goodwin

Moriarty Fund Passes $1600 Mark In Bath Fund Drive

The Frank L. Moriarty Fund exceeded $1,600 with 1611.89 on deposit at Bath Trust Co. Treasurer John W. Coombs said donations still arrive though the campaign closed locally. Further contributions may be made at Bath Trust Co. this week listing new donors including Lynn M. Bussey Ed Wilson Steve Wilson Paul Hutchins and others.

Frank L. Moriarty John W. Coombs Bath Trust Co Coombs Lynn M. Bussey Steve Wilson Paul Hutchins First National Stores First National Maurice Fortier John Kelliher F. A. Winchenbach Russell Furrow Donald Emero

Local Families Extend Summer Visits to Bath Area

Mrs Edward P Thomas and the Hannaford family of Plainfield New Jersey are vacationing at the Hannaford home. Mrs Arthur Huggan Mrs Gillespie and Miss Alice Collier from Brookline Massachusetts spent several days at Atkins Bay Farms with the De Ber y family. Mrs Minnie Malcolm of Phippsburg Center visits Mrs Sarah E Wilbur as Mr and Mrs Edward Thomas Jr and their son from Bath spend the weekend with Thomas's parents. John Presley and Alvin Presley with families from Dade City Florida and Bath stop by on Sunday. Francis L McDonald of Quincy Massachusetts and two weeks stay here ends with Fore River shipyard duties.

John G. Leach Malden Mass John F. Leach Lawrence Libby Center Post Office Wilson Rainey Steuben Sally Rainey Christal Cornish Bath Rainey Fred Haggett Bath Memorial Hospital Elinor Koonz Plymouth Marguerite McNulty Popham Beach Ann Sharp Camden N. J Bertha Wyman John G. Morse Boston Winfield Morse Pauline Wyman Allston Center John H. McCourt Eustis Elizabeth Hampton Arthur Bowker William Blaisdell Wilson Perry Cora Camp Donald Morse James L. Morse Diana Blaisdell Memorial Hospital Edith McLean Edmonton Alberta Angie McLean James Ollins McLean Par- Mank Oker Head Massachusetts Beals Rollins Chester Sanborn Gary Ruth Gray Young Nanc Young Beverly Baldwin Gray Sebago Joyce Gray Irene Libby John Stephen Hirster Lisbon Falls Hazel Cushing Leonice Williams William Wyman Kenneth Harry Green Florence Rollins Charles Talbot Leston Harrington, Jr Madelyn Bridges Marion Nadeau Lucille Leavitt Head Beach Arthur Maxfield Portland Angie Mank Earl Hamel Freehold Minerva Ladner Gulfport Lois Dingler Harold Barkalow Arthur Lear Hank Barkalow Lear Epstein Dorchester Virginia Sternberg Kenneth Wyman Mere Point Floyd Daley West Bath Bert Manson Mank Joseph Flakr William Hodgkins Emma Rollins Melrose J. F. Mezenski Anne Gray Olga Carlson Hazel Young Topsham Roger Lewis Rockland Edward P. Thomas Harry Hannaford Plainfield Hannaford Arthur Huggan Gillespie Alice Collier Brookline Atkin’s Bay Farms Edward de Bery Minnie Malcolm Phippsburg Center Sarah E. Wilbur Edward Thomas, Jr Edward Thomas John Presley Dade City Fla Alvin Presley Francis L. McDonald Quincy Mr McDonald Fore River

Personal notes from Meadowbrook and Kennebec cottages

Mr and Mrs Joseph Calange lo and daughters Dorothy and Miss Josephine Marmino of New Rochelle New York spent the weekend with Mrs Jay K Bowker in Meadow Brook. Mr and Mrs George Timson Jr and three children of Melrose Mass are staying a week at Popham Beach guests of Mr and Mrs C Merritt Trott and family of Baltimore Maryland at Kennebec Cottages

Joseph Calangelo Dorothy Josephine Marmino New Rochelle N. Y Jay K Bowker Meadowbrook George Timson, Jr Melrose Mass Popham Beach C. Merritt Trott Baltimore, Md Kennebec Kottages

Lucille Manners Stars In Song of Norway At Lakewood

Lucille Manners headlines the Lakewood stage next week in Song of Norway a Broadway hit based on Edvard Grieg life and music. James Jewell stars as Grieg with Dolores Micheline as Nina Nordvaak, Ruthanna Boris and Frank Hobi dance in the Grieg Concerto ballet, and a large cast supports the lavish summer production.

Norway Lakewood Theater Edvard Grieg Robert Wright George Forrest Milton Lazarus Homer Curran Greig Nina Hagerup Richard Nordraak Copenhagen Rome Lucille Manners Countess le Loup Grieg James Jewell New York Paul Knowles Nordvaak Nina Dolores Micheline Ruthanna Boris Frank Hobi Dean Munday Marden Bate Bette Townsend Robert Johnson Jeff Killian Edward Erickson Robert Fortin Audrey Turner

Lakewood Players add guest star Mary Astor for August

Lucille Naugle leads Lakewood Players with Eugene Stuckmann Louis Girard Willard Giles and youths James Nutting Sara Griffin in a Freeman directed musical starring Victoria Crandall and Moreland Kortkamp. Mary Astor appears as guest star the week of August 16 in Late Love.

Lucille Naugle Lakewood Players Eugene Stuckmann Louis Girard Willard Giles James Nutting Sara Griffin Charles K Freeman Victoria Crandall Moreland Kortkamp Mary Astor

Rockland Prepares for Big Seafoods Festival Opening Friday

Preparations for the three day Seafoods Festival in Rockland are complete with a 5 p.m. seafood serving on Friday signaling the gala. King Neptune and his court will arrive, followed by a coronation ball at 9 15 p.m. naming the 1954 Maine Sea Goddess. A 24 float parade with 10 musical groups and Navy, Maine Maritime Academy and National Guard units will begin at 10 30 a.m. Saturday. The Smith Tobey Post American Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps of Bath is slated for 13th in the lineup.

Rockland King Neptune Maine Navy, Maine Maritime Academy National Guard Smith-Tobey Post American Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps of Bath

YACHTSMEN PROTEST BRIDGE PLAN IN EASTERN RIVER AREA

At a State Highway Commission session in Augusta yachtsmen from the region protested a plan to build a new eight foot bridge at Dresden over the Eastern river a Kennebec tributary. Commander Elmer B Williams of the Kennebec River Power Squadron and Ran som Kelley of Bowdoinham spoke against the project. Continued on Page Four.

State Highway Com Augusta Dresden Kennebec Elmer B. Williams West Bath Ransom Kelley Bowdoinham

Also Mentioned on This Page

Phippsburg Democrats Samuel Young Samuel, Jr Barbara Lowell Jay K. Bowker Rev Young First Congregational Church Weld SABEL TG Fashion Winter Street Inter Steel A Foster’s Point Mrs Parker Arthur Winslow North Windham Russell Turner Frank Burnell Olive Deejay Leston Harrington Arlene Hart Alabama Florence Bassett Medford Marilyn Sternberg Sam Sternberg Leonard Arsenault Medford and Waltham H. A. Bassett Ladies’ Auxiliary St. John’s Church Lysle Wennett Masseema, N. Y Robert Rittall Popham Pine Tree Camp Bernard Knight Ellery Doyle Bangor Washington Street Archie Doyle North Street Edward Karpinski Ann Sebasco and Dever P. Edward Devery Carl S. Lewis Stanton C Dozois Julia B. Dozois Kennebunk Cape Porpoise Richard B. McLanathan S. C. Dozois H. L. Carlisle Candy’s Harbor Bailey Island Perry Greene Chinook Kennels Waldoboro Lewis Ralph Seekins C. Harry Hannaford Moriarty Lakewood Broadway Ballantine Beer Ballantine
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