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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
3
Christmas activities near Phippsburg center feature a schoolhouse tree and community celebrations. Residents report visitors, family gatherings, and travel anecdotes including a move into a vacant store, hospital stays in Bath, and relatives arriving from California and Washington for the holiday period.
The text notes a medium potato contains about 100 calories and fats in gravy add calories. It also states chinchillas grow from 1.5 to 2 ounces at birth to about 22 ounces in four months. Nicotiana and moonflowers bloom mainly in late afternoon and evening on dewy nights.
Winnegance residents share holiday news as Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Manson host a Christmas dinner with relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Farrell and family. LeRoy Perkins, U.S.N., returns from San Francisco after honorable discharge. Mrs. Peabody and daughter Judith relocate to Buxton. Other families plan travels and local club events as Nelson Seavey and Michael Reid Perkins are noted among holiday arrivals.
The guide advises storing frequently used kitchen items in easily accessible space and keeping seldom used gear out of the work area. Use partitions in shallow drawers, preferably plywood, to separate small tools like stirring spoons and tongs, with a separate knife section in a rack to prevent dulling. Also notes Bogota was founded in 1538.
A Parker Head village school program Friday drew 55 in attendance with singing scenes such as Greeting Cards and Christmas Tree. Students from subprimary to Brownies received awards. gifts and festivities followed with Santa Claus and a village-wide Christmas service planned for December 27.
Mr and Mrs U S Durgin of Dresden lost their home and a $1000 war bond when a fire broke out during Christmas church services. The cause remains undetermined. Also noted is a zoological aside that chinchillas are related to guinea pigs rats squirrels and rabbits.
Five days of tides from 11.3 to 11.7 feet flooded Popham village due to a broken dyke on Atkins Bay. Mail and milk deliveries moved by boat. some supplies staged at a neighbor’s home. Wells risked saltwater, schools closed for ten days, and Christmas events canceled. A cave-in along the river beach worsened by ice. a Portland fishing boat damaged by ice returned seeking car transport to Portland.
Chanic Falls and Richard Sprague of Bath are expected home to pass Christmas with Capt. and Mrs. Walter Sprague. Miss Margaret Wyman will visit Spruceville for vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Elkanah Wyman. Mrs. Helen Bowdoin has returned to Brownville after staying with Mrs. Clarence Wallace. Mrs. Harry Spencer reports improving arthritis from Ripley.
Police report numerous complaints from Christmas shoppers about the main entrance doors to City Hall being locked most of the day. All offices except the police HQ were closed for the holiday, with the side door advised but later sign disappeared. The door opened during municipal court, then locked again, leading to a minor feud.
The city messenger and police department discuss locking a public building that houses the only restrooms in the area. They cite closed offices and janitors cleaning for a Christmas break as reasons. The door has been kept closed Saturdays and Sundays for years, with a side door exception.
Beekeeping guidance notes most keepers requeen annually with many operators replacing every colony each year. Small keepers can requeen when signs of queen failure appear, stressing the queen as the colony mother and the source of strong bees and surplus honey.
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