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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1946

Page

2

Danish postmaster inspires Christmas tuberculosis seal idea

Guards in Jersey City will meet at the State Armory on Lincoln Street Sunday at three to discuss Co. E of the Maine State Guard. Louis D. Annis, Captain, can be contacted at 97 Oak Street, Tel. 141-M for details. The item notes a Danish postmaster, Einar Holboll, conceived the seal concept.

Ters Jersey City N. J State Armory Lincoln Street Dis Co. E Maine State Guard Louis D. Annis Oak Street Tel Einar Holboll

Parker Head community notes on sale plans and visits

A Parker Head PTA meeting laid plans for an afternoon sale with a baked goods table a children's table and a craft table. Various local residents visited relatives and attended gatherings including birthdays and church services as listed in a sequence of personal items across Parker Head and nearby towns.

Money Leston Harrington Stephen Rogers Eugene Harrington

Community Notes from Parker Head and Vicinity

Sun reports show residents attending church, picnics, and visits across Parker Head Small Point and West Bath. Families including Lowell, Nickerson, Sanders, Sternberg, and Kenney were guests or travelers. several members toured to Boston, Maine and Lisbon Falls, with cottages and camps hosting vacations and social events.

Lowell State Guard Small Point Beach Perley Quimby Parker Head Sally Lowell Small Point John Malcolm Ofburg Parker Bari Sally Center John Wade Jones Nickerson Sam Sternberg E Lowell Popham Shoe James Canada Herbert Doughty

Bath area residents on varied summer visits

A long list of Bath and surrounding towns residents scenes include Charles F. Perkins Everett and Mrs. Perkins returning from a cottage vacation in Everett Massachusetts. Many others from Andover Bath Portland and Yarmouth are noted visiting relatives and spending time at cottages and old home places.

Seymour Sunter Bonnie Boston Parker Head Leslie Logan Logan Mrs. Logan Victoria Nasif Mary Wartmann Lisbon Falls Walter Mann Charles F. Perkins Everett Waltham Mass Earl Lowell Sally Lawrence Thayer Stephen Dozois Cottage Bernard Carlson Dix Island Bath Jennie Allen Edward Thomas Portland Arthur Lilly George Stacey Harry Hannaford Lynn Lidaliver Oliver Robert Moore Popham Road Pete Libby Phippsburgh Center Francis MacDonald Quincy Elmer Tibbetts Port Clyde Earl Morse Cleveland Holbrook Edwar Thomas W. L. Adams W. L. Adams, Jr Yarmouth Thomases Eric Carlson Nancy Thomas Freemont Street Katherine Johnson Pine Street Friends Land Falmouth

We Summer In Maine by Nathaniel J Hasenfus

The new book We Summer In Maine by Nathaniel J Hasenfus goes into its second printing in September and highlights Maine people places and summers. Hasenfus a Boston educator describes the seacoast life with reminiscences of Georgetown Bath and Five Islands and notes his long Maine summers and winters.

Maine Bath Georgetown Five Islands Nathaniel J. Hasenfus Walter E. Reid Boston Hasenius Boston High School Boston Technical High School South Boston Bos- College

Preservation Service Opens Ancient Head Tide Church

The Restoration and Preservation committee will hold a worship service at the Head Tide Church on September 1 at four o'clock. Henry Beston will speak. Rev. Robert H. Heigham will conduct. Dr. Lawrence Averill and Julian Doggett with Miss Mary Hobson will perform. The building has seen study by the U S Historic Survey and is urged to be saved for posterity.

Henry Beston Nobleboro Robert H. Heigham Wiscasset Lawrence Averill Julian Doggett Mary Hobson United States Historic Survey Group

Veterans to Attend City Hall Meeting on Bonus Bill

World War II veterans gather at City Hall auditorium Wednesday night at 7 30 to discuss the Maine legislative bonus bill and gauge veteran reaction. F Davis Clark of Milo and other speakers will attend as the bill proposing $150 cash to 90 000 veterans and about 3 000 000 for educational facilities is reviewed ahead of the Sept 9 vote.

City Hall Auditorium Maine F. Davis Clark Milo

Fire destroys Osgood cottage at Popham Beach

A Sunday afternoon blaze at Popham Beach completely destroyed the Burt Osgood Jr. home as neighbors chased the fire with shovels and hand pumps. No apparatus available, but residents prevented spread while the couple stayed with relatives in Bath. Insurance covers the cottage and furnishings though rebuilding plans loom.

Burt Osgood, Jr Osgoods Isaacson Robert Hill Donald Spear Torrey Popham Bath Osgood

Local visitors relax at White Spot and area homes

E Larkin of Naugatuck and others return from two week stays at the White Spot. The Currans Parsons Stillman and Etmers groups enjoyed visits in several towns. Beebe descendants from Wakefield and other guests plan Labor Day stays while Kinmouth Kowal and Kellaway family members return home after visits.

E. Larkin Naugatuck Chauncey Stillman New York Stephen Etmers Gilbert Head Ledgewood Bangor John H. Beebe, Jr Blanche Doane Priscilla Martha Gretchen Beebe John H. Beebe, III Wakefield Mass Malcolm Durwood Tacoma Park

Fragmentary Local Social Notes Mentioning Families

The clipped text references Mr. and Mrs. S. Marceau and family of Springfield, along with Mrs. Charlie T. and daughter Yvette, Rev. Father L. M. Lewiston, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ro, noting a recent visit and social mentions among local residents.

S. Marséau Springfield Charlies T Yvette L. M. Lewiston Louis Ro

Alfred J Back Plans Two Month Film Trip Abroad

Alfred J Back prepares to film in England for two months, leaving London October 27 and returning to Boston by air. The trip aims to show German implications of military hubs near navy yards and barracks, with best wishes for a swift reunion upon his return to Bath. In medical reports the term black rat is noted.

Navy Yard Back England London Boston Bath

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Franklin Lester Tripp Nadine John Tripp Newport Tenn George Woodward Ellsworth Lewis Lowell Alice Barnes Harpewell Waldoboro A. W. Lowell Keith Parkman Walter Cushing John Brown West Bath Herbert Bassett Leeds Nelson Houston Margaret Hogan Houlton E. F Bob” Allen Socony Cox Popham Beach Stanley W. Hyde Sabine Hill Extension Service College of Agriculture University of Maine Charles L. Eastman Hiram C. Stevens Atkins Bay Psi Upsilon Bowdoin College White Spot Beach Kawanhée Ge Weld Feerona Raymond C. F. Bateman Middle West L. F. Dow Parsons Creek Edgecomb Lorraine Skolfield Clarence Skolfield Perkins Island Seguin William Hill Marcus Beebe, Jr Mark Wheeler Wellesley Hills Ralph Marsh Ann John Harry L. Day of River Shore Lynn Bussey Massachusetts Harold L. Staples Weston Cottage Topsham Cost OF WGAN WPOR John C. Fitzgerald Congress Betty Small Martin Torrey Edward Kellaway Herbert J. Kellaway Alfred J. Back Jeff Chrome Suscan Center Staees
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