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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1951

Page

7

Richmont Conference Camp Grounds Busy Summer Season

Richmond Bible Conference Camp Grounds reported its busiest season since reincorporation five years ago with over 70 campers. Barbara Skinner of Boston spoke at morning classes as staff planned next season. Beulah Rebekah Lodge held officer nominations.

Richymond Bible Conference Barbara Skinner Boston Saeen Beach Beulah Rebekah Lodge Seventh Day Adventist Church Board of Directors Church Daniel Bettle Eva Yeaton Wallace Farley Earl Farley Grace Clara Pratt Fred Pratt Robert E. Varnum, Jr Robert E. Varnum South Dresden Baptist Parsonage Ernest E. Harvey Edward Chapman Claude Lyon Howard Chapman Clara Pratt Olive Higgins Lorraine Russell Marion Macon Lenora Frost Na Leighton Janet Jane Varnum William Varnum Phillip Chapman Arlene Beaulieu Elizabeth Barter Center Street Beaulieu Seventh Day Adventist Church St. Petersburg Fla Martha Mc-Keene

Vacation guests and local visits surround Bath area cottages

A string of visitors and residents mingle around Bath and surrounding towns. Carl S Lewis and family from Swampscott arrive for two weeks at the Percy cottage. Richard Baker and two sons join for a week. Thayer cottage guests include Robert Jewell and daughter Roberta of Bath. Other locals and travelers pass through Kennebec area cottages and nearby towns. Cpl. Edward P. Thomas returns to Fort Hancock after leave. multiple attendees at a village supper fund for improvements. Death of Mrs. Leon Hannaford noted in New Jersey with funeral at East Lynn and Cox's Head.

Carl S. Lewis Bonnie Swampscott Mass Percy Cottage Richard Baker Needham Thayer Cottage Robert Jewell Roberta Bath Glen Hunt Marlington Sidney Fernald Natick Everett Wood David Sprague Thayer Kennebec Martin F. Goodwin Portland North Gorham Howard Hawks Cpl Edward P. Thomas Fort Hancock N. J Frederick Parker Head Hall Alden H. Denham E. P. Thomas Popham Road Lester Oliver Spruceville Malcolm Goodwin Ocean Park Richard B. K. MacLanathan Boston William de Bery Brookline Edward de Bery Bay View Farm Charles Robbins Robert Waltham Sarah E. Wilbur Wilbur Rockland Vernon Philbrook Matinicus

Popham Beach Vacation Guests and Local Visits

Mrs. Ida Oliver returns to Waldoboro with Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. Mrs. Jesse Munsey of Bath visits daughter Mrs. Nancy Welch. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jackson of Freeport stay with Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Markham at Kennebec Cottages. Various visitors from Saddle River New Jersey Detroit Mich Boath Harbor Boothbay Conn Wallhallen N Y South Boston and Troy N Y identified with cottages and family groups.

Ida Oliver Waldoboro Jackson Jesse Munsey Bath Nancy Welch Raymond Jackson Freeport Norman E. Markham Kennebec Stiff Saddle River N. J South Shore Esther Buckeye Kay Leslie Detroit Mich Sea Acres John B. Curran Charlotte Charlotte Curran Claude Bonesteel Troy N. Y Coast Guardsman White Boothbay Harbor Liberty I. M. Swarez Marcia Swarez Dorothy Stephenson Cheshire

Coxs Head Flower Meeting At Dromore Farm Bureau Grange

Members attended a flower arrangement and tray meeting at Dromore Farm Bureau Grange hall. Demonstrations were by Mrs Earl B Perkins and Mrs Martin F Goodwin gave instruction on trays. The September meeting is set for Sept 28 with agent Mrs Beryl Hill. The October meeting was not completed in the text.

Dromore Farm Bureau Grange Hall Martin F. Goodwin Edward—R.thomas Laurence Thayer Stanton C. Dozois Julia B. Dozois Earl B. Perkins Beryl Hill

Wage Increase at the Bath Iron Works

The Wage Stabilization Board approves a wage increase for Bath Iron Works where about 2200 employees are employed. The firm pursues naval construction and reconstruction of ships, including a $15 million prototype anti submarine destroyer contract awarded by the Navy in 1951. Two loading ship tanks were also announced, with officials saying the contracts will stabilize employment for years.

Wage Stabilization Board Bath Iron Works Bath Navy The Iron Works J. William Schultze

Merchants Plan Two Day Carnival of Price Slashing

Merchants and mobile dealers including garages plan a two day carnival of price slashing to attract shoppers back on future days. The Times and Weekly Independent will publish special sections before the sale and representatives will survey merchants to plan space and layouts. If successful, the event could become an annual affair, the Chamber indicated Monday.

The Times Weekly Independent

Navy re-enlists young Green for Air Force career

The young man plans a 3100 mile journey back to California as he reenlists in the Air Force. He will begin the return trip soon after his reentry. The Ohio River is noted as the heaviest traffic carrier among American rivers.

Navy Young Green Air Force California Ohio

Georgetown News From Robinhood and Georgetown Center

Local notes from Georgetown Center and Robinhood detail birds feeding seasons with a woodpecker a sparrow brood and a cowbird fostered chick. Visitor reports include Earle Brennan Bath and many from Staten Island Bath and Dublin area visiting relatives and attending a summer choir program at Overlook hall.

Five Islands Library Sale and Community Notes

The Five Islands Library Auxiliary held a successful annual sale with apron, fancy articles, pot holders and snacks. Proceeds totaled 118.38 across categories and pre-sale totals reached 145.50. A parade of local residents attended picnics, church services, weddings, and gatherings at Sedgemere beach and Reid Park.

Library Stinson Davis D. W. Stafford Orville Rowe Addie Moulton Paul A. Thompson Mary Moon L. H. Rowe Franz Stevens William Stewart Lincoln Campbell Russell Pinkham Miriam Jewett Bay Point Sedgemere Beach Charles Kenny Bath Victor Pinkham Lloyd Pinkham Dennis Morse Harlan Pinkham Georgetown Brackley Brackleys Frank Blankley Reid Park Fred White Robert D. Webster Merrymeeting Camp Winifred Susan Briggs Boothbay Playhouse Ralph Gay Sedgemere Road Robert Lindgren

Phippsburg Social Round Up Includes Visits and Outings

Mrs I W Rainey postmaster at Center on vacation visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Faulkner at Steuben. Mr and Mrs Charles L Stevens spent weekend in Alfred. Mrs Alice Pye Mrs Colleen Cook and Mrs Margaret Pye went to Boothbay Playhouse Thursday. Wednesday Clifford Pye and Larry with Grace Pye Roberta Pye Eunice Fitzgerald and Keith from West Bath traveled to Bear Pond to meet friends from Mexico for a picnic.

I. W. Rainey Center Faulkner Steuben Charles L. Stevens Alfred Alice Pye Colleen Cook Margaret Pye Boothbay Playhouse Clifford Pye Larry Grace Pye Robin Roberta Pye Eunice Fitzgerald Keith West Bath Bear Pond Mexico

Obituary of Robert P. Haley 58 longtime Bath Iron Works sheet metal worker

Robert P. Haley age 58 died Friday afternoon at Portsmouth New Hampshire hospital. Born March 2 1893 in Belfast he moved to Bath to learn the sheet metal trade at Bath Iron Works and later worked eighteen months in the Ports mouth Navy Yard at Kittery. He is survived by his mother two brothers Harold H. of Kittery Raphael W. Haley of San Francisco one niece and four nephews.

Robert P. Haley Old and New Bath Iron Works Portsmouth N. H Bath Portsmouth Navy Yard Kittery Belfast Patrick J Lavina Moreau Haley Old Bath Iron Works Harold H Raphael W. Haley San Francisco Calif

State Police Target Rural Driving Violations Around Bath

State Police assign officers to curb motor vehicle violations in West Bath Phippsburg and Georgetown. The move follows heavy municipal court dockets for speeding and other infractions with 24 hour patrols planned in coastal Sagadahoc County towns for weeks.

Bath West Bath Phippsburg Georgetown Francis W. Powers Bangor Portland Sagadahoc Winneganee

Death of Miss Clara May Coombs in Bath

Miss Clara May Coombs of 870 Washington street died Monday night at Bath Memorial Hospital after long illness. A Bath native daughter of Charles A. and Mary Elizabeth Cowin Coombs, she lived in the family home built on the site of her birth. Survived only by her sister Mrs Clarence W Morse, she was a longtime member of Winter Street Congregational church and traveled abroad with her sister. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 PM at Winter Street church.

Howard Noble Calvin Sterling Bridgeport Dorothy W. Stuart MacMahan Harold Brown Kennebec Point Ralph Carlisle Katherine Winchester Mass Anchorage Ellery Harford Lexington Harford Walter Cunningham Middle Dyke Farm Bessie Thompson Jessie Addams Howard Fletcher Lewiston Waterville Desert Maine Clarence B. Hill Montgomery Smith Monty Pattie Georgia Watson Robinhood Jobe B. Holt New York Washington, D. C Germany Greece Larry Moore West Baldwin Victor Hagan Clara May Coombs Washington Street Bath Memorial Hospital Bath Charles A Mary Elizabeth Cowin Coombs Winter Street Clarence W. Morse Europe India Africa South America Mexico Knox & Lincoln Railroad Winter Street Church

Mrs. Frank M. Lawrence Dies at 116 Gilbert Road Belmont

Mrs. Frank M. Lawrence of Belmont Massachusetts died at home on Sunday aged age. She was born in Massachusetts on November 9 to H Austin and Emma Locke. A Radcliffe graduate and Red Cross worker, she hosted summers at Sasanoa Bluffs and was cousin to Horatio L. Baker of Arrowsic. Survived by husband two sons Staff Sergeant Philip A. Lawrence and Maynard Lawrence two daughters Mrs. Arthur L. Peck Jr and Eleanor Lawrence one sister Ruth L. Wales and five grandchildren.

Frank M. Lawrence Lorence A. Locke Gilbert Road Belmont Mass H Austin Emma Locke Lawrence Sasanoa Bluffs Horatio L. Baker Arrowsic Radcliffe College Red Cross Philip A. Lawrence Colorado Springs Colo Maynard Lawrence Manchester Manchester, Conn.; Two Daughters, Mrs. Arthur L. Peck, Jr., of Mattapoisett Eleanor Lawrence Ruth L. Wales Cambridge

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Smith 79

Mrs. Mary Smith 79 died weekend at her son Dr Jacob Smith 709 High Street Portland burial Mt Sinai Cemetery. Widow of Samuel Smith she lived in Robbinsville with daughter Mrs Fanny Simpson and visited Bath sons Dr Jacob and Dr Joseph I Smith. Survived by three daughters Sadie Chatman Ida Young and Mrs Simpson and three sons all doctors Morris Joseph and Jacob with 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Belmont.

Mary Smith Jacob Smith High Street Portland Mt. Sinai Smith Brunswick Robbinsville N.J Fanny Simpson Bath Joseph I. Smith Washington Street Samuel Smith Simpson Sadie Chatman Waterford Mich Ida Young Woolmere L.L Morris Smith Bethlehem Joseph I Belmont

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