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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1953

Page

2

Engagement of Cynthia Sewall Announced

Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall 2d hosted a Saturday reception at 963 Washington Street to announce the engagement of their daughter Cynthia Sewall to Theodore Caldwell Janeway of New York City, son of Mr and Mrs Edward G Janeway of Middle Town Farm South Londonderry Vermont. Cynthia is a St Marys School graduate Peekskill NY and Bradford Junior College alumna 1952. She is a provisional Junior League of Boston member and granddaughter of the late Harold M Sewall Bath and Mrs Howard King Coolidge of New York and the late Walter P Warren of Troy.

Arthur Sewall Washington Street Cynthia Theodore Caldwell Janeway New York City Edward G. Janeway Middletown Farm South Londonderry Bath Small Point Beach Miss Sewall St. Mary’s School Peekskill N. Y Bradford Junior College Junior League of Boston Harold M. Sewall Howard King Coolidge New York Walter P. Warren Troy, N

Phippsburg Community Calendar and Social Notes

A busy Phippsburg stretch features Third and Fourth degrees conferred at Dromore grange, a Center church memorial for Dr Gordon Berry and Rev Robert Whitehead, and a Sagadahoc Past Masters picnic at Inn West Bath. Also listed are Vacation Bible School closing events, upcoming Center church meetings, a new Sebasco postmaster appointment, and extensive personal items from local residents and visitors with multiple out of town guests and social gatherings.

Dromore Grange Ladies Aid of the Grange Melvin Pratt Bodwell Grange V. William Woodman New Portville Center Church Sagadahoc Past Masters Association and Inn West Bath Gordon Berry Robert C. Whitehead Horace Holton Wilbur Bull Charles Stevens Macy Whitehead Kenneth Weeks Fred Haggett Riverside Hall Center Vacation Bible School Frances Charrier Phippsburg Christian Service Committee Christian Service Committee Leo Hamel Sebasco Postoffice

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Turns Meeting Into Floral Bowery

The Cosmopolitan Garden Club held a spring meeting at the clubhouse with a flower and shrub roll call and 17 flower arrangements themed to songs. Members anticipate May’s prompts for a continuing “My Backyard Garden” chart and a August 24 program chaired by Mrs Berenice Colby.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Berenice Colby Mabel Harris Alice Johnson Evelyn Young Edwina Gross Carrie Smith Jennie Knight Mary Quimby Vivian Boardman Irene Douglas Marjorie Whitney Eunice Ledyard Margaret Foote Old Virginny Beatrice McFadden Nellie Goodrich Scotland John Mitchell

Silver Anniversary for Bath Couple Celebrated

Dr and Mrs Ralph D Warren marked 25 years with a family clam bake at their summer home on Foster's Point. Out of town guests included Silas Duncan and family Arcadia Calif Arthur Baum Portsmouth N H and others from New York City Searsport Winthrop Wilmington Del and Binghamton N Y plus visitors Helen Ballis and Mary Dennison arriving for a week at Sebasco Estates.

Ralph D. Warren Foster's Point Silas Duncan Harry Shoemaker Arcadia Calif Arthur Baum Portsmouth N. H Donald Hillier Binghampton N. Y Duncan SeaVey Winthrop, Mass Frank Seavey Sidney Rivers Searsport Jon Huntington Mabel Duncan New York City Helen Ballis Mary Dennison Wilmington Del Roland Eaton Sebasco Estates

Biette Pert Wedding at Home of the Bride

Mr and Mrs Perleston L Pert announce the marriage of their daughter Catherine to Romeo E Biette at the bride’s home on August 8 in the presence of immediate family. Attendant Miss Eunice Pert and best man Pert Jr. Officiant Justice Harold J Rubin. The bride, Morse High School 1947 graduate, has been secretary to Rubin. the groom, Morse 1948 graduate, serves in the U S Navy stationed at Quonset Point Rhode Island. They plan to reside in Pawtucket after a Maine coast wedding trip.

Perleston L. Pert Middle Street Catherine Romeo E. Biette Syphen W. Biette Dummer Street Justice of the Harold J. Rubin

Engineer for U S Public Roads Here

Ivan Chester Jenkins an engineer with the U S Bureau of Public Roads and his bride Vera Mae Chriscoe of Seagrove N C arrived at his mother's home on Noble avenue. They wed July 26 at Seagrove. He will work in Augusta for four months then go to Albany New York living with his mother in the meantime.

Ivan Chester Jenkins U. S. Bureau of Public Roads Florence Jenkins Noble Avenue Vera Mae Chriscoe Seagrove N. C Jenkins Walter Chriscoe U. S. Bureau of Public Roads For the Last Two and A Half Years, Mr. Jenkins Washington, D. C Prebegs Ashboro Augusta Maine

Parker Head column missed over post office mix up

Bath area notes report Parker Head column omission due to a misunderstanding at the Bath post office. The piece lists extensive social visits and events around Parker Head including weddings, guests from Bath and Brunswick, and various local Extension Service activities and a Belfast centennial slated for August.

Popham Beach News Highlights Summer Socials and Dredging

Rev H Macy Whitehead conducted an Aug 2 service and Miss Frances Charrier led Sunday services. The Popham Circle recessed for summer with fall restart planned. Postmistress Marguerite McNulty on annual leave. Roger Oliver of Bath filling the post. Birth of a son Wayne Norman to Mr and Mrs Norman Perkins at Bath Memorial Hospital on Aug 5. Numerous visits, cottage stays, and guest house socials noted at Spinney’s and Sea Acres with many vacationers from Bath, Montreal, Boston, and New York. Dredging preparations by Army Corps at Atkins Bay to drain Kennebec channel from Popham to Bath using dredge Lyman.

Fred Haggett Macy Whitehead John G. Morse, Jr Earl Lowell Harold Seavey Pauline Seavey Sylvia Green Mark Harrington John McCourt Clifford Pye John Rogers Bernard Henderson William Blaisdell Thomas Totman Charles Minott Frances Charrier Charles Stevens Wilson Rainey Bertha Wyman Camp Wayaka Oxford Vicki Blaisdell Marilla Totman Stanwood Gilman Bath Memorial Hospital Alfred Peggy Rogers Kenneth Weeks Stanwood C. Gilman Gertrude Blaisdell Emmons Warren Billy Hartford Conp Earl Harvey Allen Brown Sebasco Lester Simmons Medomak George Gallant Thomas Brunswick John Rote Leeds Gordon Alden Glen Alden Jean Hunt Biddeford Charles Blaisdell Waldoboro Turner McCarty J. G. Morse, Jr Jane Frances John John G. Morse Blanchy Hewitt McCarty Walter Bath J. F. Leach Lindens Phippsburg Center Slade Worcester Mass Jack Sweeney Massachusetts Alston Oliver Rose Marie Moore Leston Harrington Clyde Moore Herbert Hunt Boston Edward Belanger Topsham Parker Head Frank Burnell Lowell Bertha Chase Lorraine Sheffield Eastern Maine General Hospital Bangor Epstein Sam Sternberg Albert Thayer Cottage Albert Gray Lizzie Gray Clarence Skeffield Bernard Carlsson Dromore Howard Hutchins E. F. Lowell Perley Quimby John Metcalf South Weymouth Edward Cahoon Providence R. I Archie Erickson Archie, Jr Robert Hodgkins and Son William Hodgkins Herbert Doughty Earl Hamel Laurence Thayer Lizzie Higgins Kenduskeag Pauline Garland Scot Brewer Stephen Rogers Eugene Harrington Russell Turner H. Macy Whitehead c Popham Marguerite McNulty Roger Oliver Norman Perkins Wayne Norman Sherman Ernest Oliver Margaret Edith Army Corps of Engineers Atkins Bay Kennebec Lyman Robert Treacy Jeanette New York Leon Frickett Walter Gilmore Stevenson Montreal Quebec White Spot Ralph Bukter Robert Waltham Oliver Cottage Harry Spencer Dexter Pejepscot Leon Fickett Allegra Bickford Lisbon Falls Carl Bickford Bruce John B. Curran Charlotte Claude Bonesteel Charlotte Curran Troy N. Y Riverside Cottage Earl MacLeod Syracuse Richard Bosworth Carol Watertown Elmer Hathaway Philip Wade David Pamela Pine Eden New Canaan Everett Alice Gullis

Coxs Head Dromore Extension Fair Recap and Visits

The Coxs Head Dromore Extension fair held last Wednesday drew a strong turnout with a sewing machine attachments display led by Mrs Beatrice Adams of Topsham. Attendees included Mrs Clare Goodwin Mrs Leon Smith and daughters Jean and Caroline and Mrs Olga Carlson of Dix's Island plus many locals and visitors from Bath Me Quincy Mass and Parker Head. residents shared visits to Camden Moosehead Lake Blue Hill and other area spots before many returned home.

Dromore Beatrice Adams Topsham Anne Harrington Alice Lowell Helen de Berg Cox's Head Clare Goodwin Leon Smith Jean Caroline Olga Carlson Dix's Island Francis McDonald Quincy Mass Harry Cornish Bath Wood Cottage Sam Sternberg Albert Epstein Parker Head Lawrence Thayer Wyman Shore Sanborn Nahant Lewis Cottage Edward P. Thomas Robert Harnden High Street Stephen Thayer Episcopal Boys Camp Camden Jane Thayer James Maw Jean Smith George Stacey Kenneth Wallace West Point Albert Gray Blue Hill Moosehead Lake Dix’s Island Parker Head Village Henry Skolfield Portland Skolfield Captain Stacey Goodwin

Visitors Arrive From Plainfield for Hannaford Summer Home

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ostander and two sons and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hannaford with two daughters arrived last Wednesday from Plainfield New Jersey. They will spend two weeks at the Hannaford Summer home near Stone School and note local changes during their visit.

Stone School Arthur Ostander Harry Hannaford Plainfield N. J Hannaford

Sagadahoc Grangers Hold Field Day at Rock Hill Inn

More than 150 members of the Sagadahoc Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council and guests gathered at Rock Hill Inn for the annual outing. Kennebec Past Masters and West Bath Grange members attended. activities included a ball game, tugs of war, horse shoe toss, and a noon lobster lunch. An Aug 23 Bear Pond outing with Kennebec is planned, and Alton Collins led the Sagadahoc hosts.

Sagadahoc County Rock Hill Inn Kennebec County West Bath Grange Sagadahec Joseph W. Larrabee Walter Larrabee Topsham Grange Sagadahoc Post Masters’ Association Kennebec Association Bear Pond Alton Collis Sagadahoc Kennebec Howard Carr Bernard Henderson Melvin Pratt Bodwell Grange Alton Collins

Bath Couple Return After Accompanying Guest to New York

Mr and Mrs Granville Colby returned to 10 Quimby street after touring New York with Miss Vergobbi who heads to Genoa Italy to begin studies for The New India thesis at Bombay University. Their car was broken into in New York with suitcases stolen including Miss Vergobbis clothing. The trip included visits to Niagara Falls Washington DC Mt Vernon and Oxford University.

Mrs. Granville Colby Quimby Street New York City Germaine Vergobbi Paris Miss Vergobbi Colbys Colby United States Vergobbi New Orleans Jacksonville Key West Miami Fla Genoa Italy India University of Bombay Oxford University England New York America

City Councils August Session Awards Property Bids

The council approved four bids on city property including parcels in Harwood Heights Cottage Park and the former Center Street school. A $2,455 bid for the school land was accepted, with land valued higher by officials who noted limited industrial value. The clock in Elm Street church steeple was ordered removed after bids for restoration varied. An emergency $5,000 was approved to supplement Tarbox Hill sewer funds.

Daseoted J. McMann Thomas's Ponte Brunswick City Hall Hunter Harwood Heights John R. Quinn Bath Cottage Park Frank Allegrin Cottage Tne Frank A. Bates John P. Carey Rodney E. Brooke Center Street White Maine Development Commission Maine Elm Street Brooklyn N. Y Ohio Company Archibald M. Main, Jr Mitchell Earle Lermond R. Clinton MacFadden Kelley Field Ronald C. Oulton Jesse W. Allen Louis O. Couture Wesley G. Marco Arthur W. Gediman Melvin L. Comeau Eastham Guild, Jr Donald Perry Harry E. Cook Philip H. Oliver A. M. Main, Jr

Blood Collection Centers Close August Thirty First

The Bath Red Cross reports that 15 blood collection centers will close Aug 31 while regional centers including Boston remain in operation to meet hospital needs. Local banks will focus on supplying hospitals, building reserves for emergencies, disasters, and potential atomic events, and aiding servicemen and polio shock prevention.

Red Cross Defense Bath Red Cross Boston

Ellsworth guest visits Miss Leonard in Lincoln Street

Miss Katharine Conley of Ellsworth was the sees guest Monday of Miss Katharine Leonard on Lincoln Street. Returning, Miss Conley was accompanied by Miss Mildred G. Nichols of Middle Street, who will be her guest for several days at her Ellsworth home.

Katharine Conley Ellsworth Tharine Leonard Lincoln Street Miss Conley Mildred G. Nichols Middle Street Elsworth

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cynthia Sewall Phippsburg Mr. Janeway Brooks School Yale University Fence Club Scroll and Key Harvard Law School States Marine Lines Seawanhaka- Corinthia Yacht Club Yale Club of Vermont Theodore C. Janeway Janeway Baltimore and St. Hubert’s Alexander M. White Mr. White Oyster Bay, N. Y Harold Janeway William Apthorpe Concord John K. Jayne Pamela Jayne Cosmo Club Bower OF Flowers Groom Navy U.S Ivan C. Jenkins Nevis Portland Press Herald Maine State Golf Association Bath Country Club Blaine Parker Southern Baptist Church Miss Charrier Leslie Logan Walter Cushing Irene Libby Bernarden Betty Anne Wyman Arold Barkalaw William Cushing Francesca Howard Morong Recen Bodwell Grange Hall Morong-Wallace Nazarene Parsonage Frances Hoar Connie Clifford Morong Cape Elizabeth Ralph. Morong Belfast Popham Beach Ken Myra Scott Lynwood Payson Marilyn Waysana Edward Lembo Edward, Jr Framingham Marion Richards Elizabeth Cutter Dorchester Theodore Jane Rideout Scott Elizabeth Rollins West Somerville Fred Spinney Stanley Williams Nancy Heriot Charles Lavers Richard Ewing Spinney Arnold Schroeder Ann Norastrom Cheshire Albert V. Stolpe Samuel Taylor Lee, N. H A. C. Bridge Toronto Canada Spinney’s William S. Spann Webber Cottage Cox Guest Naval Air Base Blood Collections Center Close
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