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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1940

Page

2

Phippsburg Notes on Roads and Revered Sheaf Visit

In Phippsburg several villages are listed and roads improved. Rev. Robert L. Sheaf preached on faith at the Congregational church and recalled years in town. Local renovations include a granite mill-race cover near Parker Head and a busier road network. Personal items mention residents in Bath and nearby areas with small-town social notes.

Phippsburg Small Point West Point Sebasco Estates the Basin Popham Cox's Head Parker Head Teburg Center Stoneybrook M Brook Dromore Winnegance Robert L. Sheaf Phippsburg Congregational Church Debbie Cotton Mr. Sheaf Waldoboro Charles Phippsburg Center George Oliver Nobleboro Howard Bowker Leo Hamel Ed Plummer Will Bartlett Mr. Oliver Bodwell Grange Hall Maurice Avery Sumner Heald Sumner Charles Davis Mr. Heald Davis Charles V. Minott, Jr Capt Pierson Morrison Fred D. Hill Dromore Bay New Meadows Sewall Bowker-Harrington Capt. Morrison Capt. Ellis Percy James Percy Ellis Warners Lately New York Bonney Henry Wyman Park Larrabee David Rogers Capt. Rogers Calvin White California Oakland Alameda County Albert Rogers W. W. Percy Birch Tree College

Head Counsellor Praises Youth Of Today At Rotary

Russell Rupp head counsellor of Boothbay camp told the Rotary club at Hotel Sedgwick luncheon that today’s youth deserve praise. He cited Maine air aiding his wife’s health, recalled famous games from sidelines, and urged teachers and coaches to foster independent thought. Visiting Rotarians included Varney Foster Danforth. Next week Bath’s Paul S. Hayes will speak on social service work.

Russell Rupp Boothbay Rotary Club Hotel Sedgwick Rupp Shaker Heights Cleveland Maine Edward B. Varney Far River H. A. Foster Rumford William Danforth Williamsburg Paul S. Hayes

Parker Head Bridge Tightens to Be Passable Soon

Parker Head Bridge became passable Thursday afternoon and, upon completion, described as a fine piece of work. The local area features a Busy schedule with Boy Scout Patrol No 92 meeting in the vestry and crafting airplane models, plus a series of social visits, dinners, and gatherings involving residents from Parker Head, Small Point, Popham, and Brunswick, including Edwin M Wyman and numerous guests. The chunk of community activity spans multiple households with outings at shore, signings for road junctions, and a launch of the U S S Livermore in Bath. Frequent visitors include Mrs Sadie Savage and families from Somerville, East Boston, and Sebasco.

Pushard Bridge Boy Scout Patrol No. 92 Sadie Savage Edwin M. Wyman Allie Rollins Herbert Bassett Arlene Bassett Samuel Sternberg Eleanor Gushue Will Lowell Leston Harrington William Cushing Lewis Lowell Brightwater Bob Moore Popham Fred Shepherd Brunswick H. D. Hank, Jr Ashton Nickerson Earl Lowell Small Point Parker Head Smalll Point Alonzo Lowell Sebasco Earl F. Lowell Lowell Martin Eaton Gloria Jean James Goullard Samuel McElroy East Brunswick Lincoln Parks Somerville Mass Charles Perry Fremont Beals Son Fremont, Jr Leslie Logan Gilbert Woodman Small Point Beach James Heald Ashdale Sumner Lowell Harpswell W. A. Lowell David Rich George Woodward George Lloyd Lowell George Morong J. Ashton Nickerson Eilleen Crowell East Boston Madelyn Gushue Karl Stiles Arthur Kriedler Kedric Palmer Phippsburg Center Frances Libby Dorothy Marion Cushing Lynette S. Caverly Dayton California Charlies Smalls Atkins’ Bay Young Girls Club of Auburn Rosalie Schlosberg Boston Randall Verrill Dorothy Annis Dorothy Perry Arlene Small Phyllis Field Shirley Belmont Ruth Annis Katherine Hayes Carolyn Wight Rita Arel Joan Stanley Maverine Bennett Betty Austin Ruth Marsh Marion Pearl Theo Stanley Charles Hazel Bennett Gentry Edith Annis Fred Humphreys Clifford D. Small Mexico Marion W. Ledyard William Davis James C. Ledyard Jane Hugo Baecker Hugo East Orange White Spot Sea Grille Gladys Wilson Bath Ann Roy Helen Joy Grace Bennett Ruth Farmer Gertrude Boardman Long Beach Flornce Wilson Eliza Bradshaw Toots Wilson Maggie Durgan Woolwich Pauline Morse Bernice Drake Alice Weston John Cardinal R. G. MacDuraid Rolalot Crowley S Perkins M.C Fischer Windermere Chebeazne Dixie Portland Government Wharf Margaret Campbell Annie M Campbell Cambridge Mre VL Norwood Baltimore F. L. Livermore Mt. Vernon Mildred Weed White Plains N. Y M. S. Disbrow Brooklyn, N. Y

Popham Beach aims for late summer annual meeting

The Popham Beach Improvement Association schedules its annual meeting at the Library on Saturday August 10 at 2 26 pm with dues payable then. A card supper will follow at the Society hall under the association’s auspices. Several local residents and visitors are listed among attendees and supporters including Mrs Fred Humphreys, Mrs Fred Waterhouse, Mrs Louis Gayton, and many others from Bath, Brunswick, and surrounding towns.

Popham Beach Improvement Association Society Hall Fred. Humphreys Fred Waterhouse Vmrs Louis Gayton William Hill Jesse Hubel Vernon Mattson Rolf Marsh Peter Isaacson Robert Cody Herbert Harris Humphreys Ettage Fred Hemophreys Cross Road Snall Point Popham Mattson Fred Bumphreys Fred Waterhearse Lawrence Taylor Edward W. Bridzham Janet Praigham Martha Page Fred J. Higgins Marwsn Page Bath Misa Helen Anderson From Forigny Auburn Dauphin Cottage The Pines Mary Wright Wannwich Doris Stickney Ruth Cogan Helen Higgins Louise Avery Natalie Perkins

Maine People and the Old Family Burials Reflections

The writer visits Maine near Bath to reflect on pioneer heritage and the neglect of family cemeteries. He urges preservation by the state to safeguard the courage and wisdom of the average man who helped found American liberty, warning against wilderness reclamation erasing these sites.

Independent Maine Bath

Visiting residents and local family updates in Rochester

Land of Rochester, N Y, arrived Tuesday for a visit with Mr and Mrs Clarence Perkins. Mrs Lucy Bennett of Buckfield returned after a several days visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Edwin B Parris on upper Washington Street. She came to see her mother who recently returned from Memorial hospital after a fall that injured a shoulder.

Gilbert Woodman H. D. Mank Samuel Sternberg Merrill Bassett Arthur Bassett Edwin M. Wyman Eugene Harrington Harold Rogers Bath Bear Pond John D. Libby Sanford Beatrice Denningham West Georgetown George Morang Phyllis Young Samuel R. Percy J. F. Leach Phippsburg Center Turner McCarty James Chambers Florence Maass W. T. Wyman Nathaniel Percy Portland Bedford Christian- Senor Lawrence Thayer Hutchins Herman Hallett Constance Robichaud Bonney Frank Pfeiffer Worcester Mass Pfeiffer Kenneth Barbara Rounds Gloucester Fay Chick Magnolia Weilys Ames Upper Montclair N. J Rolf Marsh South Shore Charles McDonnell, Jr Rrichard Osgoods Constance Clarence Perkins Ami Virginia Lewiston Christopher Scho Land of Rochester N. Y Clarence Perkins Lucy Bennett Buckfield Edwin B. Parris Upper Washington Street Memorial Hospital

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