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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
7
A joint Christmas program by pupils and junior choirs concluded with candlelight solo performances and a tree lighting. The service featured Joy to the World and benediction led by the pastor, followed by gifts and refreshments served by local volunteers.
Mrs Annie Johnson and Mr and Mrs Frank Beedle with Miss Lillian passed Christmas Day. Mrs Arthur Fossett and Mrs Grondin celebrated with her daughter Mrs Paul Jack and Mr Jack in amin Massachusetts. Leslie Burnell at the Maine Central road station Leeds Junction has been visiting two weeks at home. Joseph Naylor attends Bob Johnson University. Beulah Naylor at Nazarene College Wollaston Mass and Glenn White at Farmington Teachers College are home for holidays. Dorothy Patten sophomore at the University of Maine is home for vacation. Others from Orono include Melvin Hutchinson Harold Plummer Doris Pullen Shirley Lang Carlton Ring and Fred Richter.
An elderly Scott obituary from Dover Foxcroft notes the death of a local resident born in 1872 to Mr and Mrs Simon Scott. He is survived by a brother Dr Ldange Scott of Sanford and other family members.
Wiscasset Canton Mass resident near end of diesel training left Monday for Florida to finish winter. Haggett family hosted a Christmas party while Eva Mahoney planned Florida work. Miss MacKenzie and sister visiting Sewalls at their Lee home. Togus veterans receive 44 candy boxes from home economics class and academy students. Tom's River NJ visitor Robert Nelder visits Beattie family in town.
The report lists numerous visitors in town for the holidays including Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hagan visiting family, Prof. Roy J. Kell in Robin Hood, and Dr. Jessie Hughan from New York. Others from Seguinland, Bath, Portland, and New Bedford joined local hosts for Christmas events and weekend gatherings.
Local diaries describe a snowbound village on Christmas Day with bare ground and freezing temperatures around the zero mark. Church attendance was the season’s smallest, while families shared greetings and visited relatives, including Mr and Mrs Eisenhauer and others in nearby towns.
Dorothy W. Stuart stayed as a Christmas guest at the home of Howard G. Heald. Mrs. Mae Isle and otherRobin Hood youths were praised as good travelers last week. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Kelsea from Portland and Seguinland were mentioned in a brief community note.
Lawrence Perow and his family of Bath are mentioned in the afternoon society notes. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Strout of Peabody Conn. are observed in related social roundups.
The document lists driving tips to beat winter hazards. Keep windshields clear, slow before intersections, follow at safe distances, and signal turns. It cites research by a national council and recommendations by an international chiefs association. A car at 20 mph without chains loses control on ice at unknown distance.
Obituary for a member of Lodge No. 3 A F and A M and other Scottish Rite Bodies of Scotland. The son of Addi L. and Geor, born February 28, 1881.
Fragmentary notice mentions 1965 activity in a city business context and a man described as the son of a foreman, with an unclear reference to Mrs. relation and a marriage to a named state entity.
The funeral for David Carr was held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Arthur residence with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating. Burial followed at Oak Grove cemetery.
The official cautioned that snow and ice conditions do not occur with every snowfall. He stressed using head and windshield wipers correctly and advised that clear sight greatly reduces risk, noting that personal vigilance can save lives during winter driving.
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