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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
2
Community mourns death of Leon A. son of Mr. and Mrs. ton on Christmas day. Sympathy extended to the Harrington family and relatives during the holiday period. Local notices include PTA schedule shift, visits, and family gatherings across Hart ford, Waldoboro, and Winnegance.
Meadowbrook notes Christmas day visits from the Hughes Bowker and Beals families. U S Navy sailor Lester Beals to visit. Cpl Rico Zuerilla from Fort Bragg passing through Meadowbrook. Annie L Bowker, 96, enjoyed Christmas and plans 97th birthday in July.
Mrs. Jennie Oliver of Bedford street visits Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred W Chaney of Middle street. Martin J Doyle U S N spent the weekend with his pony and Mrs. Ellery Myle of 680 Washington street. He returns to Lakehurst Wednesday but may be home for six or seven days on furlough. Drury of Buffalo N Y is with her sister and Despan har and Mrs. William Meroff 254 Front street with aunt Mrs. Loring Bates Palmer street. Drury's son stationed at Porto Rico is on a months furlough in Bath to these relatives. They plan to be joined for New Years by Coombs U S A Stewart Ga and others. Mrs will remain over New Years before returning home.
Miss Anne Kimball entertained guests at a Christmas tea held at her Lincoln street home. The festivity featured old fashioned candles, Christmas greens, red berries, and winter flowers. Attendants included Mrs. James Aimon, Mrs. Culbert McGay, Edward Sewall, and others, with out of town visitors from Cincinnati, Roselle Park, Locust Valley, Panama, and Cambridge.
Christmas Sunday services at First Baptist drew strong attendance. The choir of mixed Voices presented a top musical program directed by the music committee Jarvis Snyder and Mr and Mrs Ralph Blakeney. The pastor Rev Charles R Sims spoke on The Source of Joy.
Charlene DeLong celebrates her third birthday Thursday evening at home in Woolwich. Under her mother’s direction guests played games and enjoyed a Christmas themed party with an ice cake, Christmas greens, and a colorfully lit tree. Attending were Merle Hathorne and family, Arline Groves and daughters, Billy Stinson, Sherry Ann De Long, William and Jasper DeLong families, Hartley Hathorne family, Alana and Paul DeLong, and Leah and Barbara Hathorne.
Miss Mae Jocelyn Nelson of Medford returns home for the holidays while a new boy, Stephen Lee Hewitt, weighs seven pounds eight ounces at Memorial Hospital. The notices list visits among Pillsbury, Sewall, Hunt, Nelson, Hewitt and Thibodeau households in Hanson and surrounding towns.
About 90 people attended the Christmas program at the school house Tuesday evening last week. Pupils participated and gifts were exchanged. The event featured a ginger cookie Christmas tree and a teacher’s Japan souvenirs display.
At South End P.T.A. hall on Wednesday evening the Mitchell school second graders staged a festive Christmas program directed by Mrs. Evelyn Morse. Students performed songs, readings, and a Christmas pageant featuring many named participants and musical numbers.
Telephone operators of the local exchange held their annual Christmas gathering Thursday night at Miss Fern Griffin’s Elm Street home. The event featured a tree gift exchange refreshments and a social hour with attendees led by Chief Operator Miss Marguerite Eastman and many other staff members.
Robert Powers visits his parents at 1540 Washington street while studying tree surgery in Peekskill New York. Harold P Small together with his wife plan a Florida trip after leaving Tuesday. Harry O Hara of New York City attends Christmas night party hosted by Roscoe P McFadden at 1023 Middle street.
The text notes that double the original timber was used since 1630, yet regrowth sustains abundant forests. It states millions of acres were cleared for crops, but two-thirds of the original forest area remains.
Popham Beach community roped in good attendance for Christmas Sunday services at Small Point church. A pageant titled The Adoration of the Kings and Shepherds highlighted the day as many townsfolk attended due to no 11 o'clock service.
S/Sgt Warren Marks returns to Westover Field Massachusetts after Christmas with his father John J. Marks. Prof and Mrs William Owen visit daughter and husband Roger and Mrs Luke in Middlestreet. Mrs Frederick Hill spends holidays in Westfield with daughter and husband Captain William Freeman. Philip Day and wife of Brunswick are parents of Larry William Day born December 22 at Memorial Hospital. Mrs Edmund Briggs spends Christmas with daughter and son in law Julius Appleton of Springfield Massachusetts. Gilbert Prawer, son of Sam and Mrs Prawer, home from Tilton School Tilton New Hampshire for holidays. senior, member of Outing Club. will return in January.
The Nativity pageant at Winter Street Congregational church drew a full house despite rain as the Christmas Eve service returned after a years' pause. Directed by Mrs. Kay Schaper and Mrs. Beatrice McFadden, the show earned praise for cast performances and realistic scenery organized by Priscilla Cullen and a committee led by David Alkazin. Charles B. Doyle gathered all trees and greens for the production.
A string of Christmas visits is noted with relatives returning home to Roselle Park New Jersey Portland Bath Auburn Bath and Bath area as families gather. People mentioned include Edward G Morin Edward Jr Daniel Hatch Ralph Seekins Carleton Lowell Barbara Ralph Burden Alice Reynolds Maurice Avery Maury Avery and Chester McCabe among others. The visits span from Somerville to Great Lakes and Williamstown with local homes in Washington street and Lincoln street cited.
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