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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1956

Page

2

Sagadahoc Pomona Holds January Meeting in Topsham Hall

The Sagadahoc Pomona January 25 meeting at Topsham Hall featured 175 attendees, a fifth degree ceremony for 18 candidates by Androscoggin Pomona, reports read by Lena Coffin and others, guests including state officers, and candlelight rites led by Dora Royal and Loretta Wilson. The event included community singing, a saxophone solo, and the announcement of standing committees for the new year.

Sagad Ahoc Pomona Topsham Ralph Ryan James Brice Ray 1 Evelyn Whidden Merriconeag Grange Lena Coffin Dirigo Margaret Morse Dromore Jacqueline Stilphen Merrymeeting Clara Merriman Merriconeag Neil Bishop Progressive Alice Larrabee Sagadahoc Ronald Riendeau Ethel MacDonald West Bath Clyde Bailey Woolwich Dwight Wright Solid Rock Harry Rackley Elfreda Perkins Cnap J. Merrill Hatch State Pomona Hatch Ralph Whittum Androscoggin Pomona Whittum Thelma Jackson Allen Howe Wesley Ryder Sewall Addison Glendon Sturtevant William Hatch Frances Charity Dorothy Ryan Fidelity Alice Burgess Millward Patton Grange James Royal Ralph Stilphen Eileen Ryan Joseph Larrabee Frank Bailey Cleveland Curtis Charles White

Winnegance Kids Host Polio Benefit Dance

A Busy Beaver club of Winnegance youths aged 10 to 14 held the March of Dimes Dance at the Winnegance Community club house Friday evening. About 20 children attended under the direction of Pamela Atwood, Vivian Coggeshall, and Gloria Pratt with aid from other members, raising nearly eight dollars for the polio fund.

Winnegance Busy Beaver Club March of Dimes Pamela Atwood Vivian Coggeshall Gloria Pratt

Car Crashes Into Rail on High Street Overpass

Napoleon H. Gagne Jr., 16, of Pleasant Avenue, escaped injury when his car skidded on ice and struck the west rail of the High Street bridge over Leeman highway. Patrolman Earl Haines cited avoidance of a stopped car as the cause. about 125 dollars damage to the 1949 sedan. The Census of Agriculture notes 10 percent of U.S. farms produce 51 percent of farm products.

Napoleon H. Gagne, Jr Pleasant Avenue High Street Leeman Highway Earl Haines Young Gagne Gagne Haines

Wiscasset Area Obituaries And Community Notes

Funeral services for Frederick P. Culbert of Boothbay Harbor were held at St. Philip's Episcopal church with interment in his cemetery. Hubert C. Ryan of North Edgecomb also had services at the North Edgecomb Congregational church. The Star Club hosted a baked bean supper raising about $100 for the Polio Fund. Mary Jane of Newcastle spoke to Caney Creek Middle School pupils, with PTA plans and a high school glee club event on the horizon. The town notes include Scouts, Nazarenes youth services, Rebekah Lodge, the Organ Society, Heart Fund drives, a stork shower, and various enlistments and civic meetings. Personal items list moves, visits, and guests among local families.

Frederick P. Culbert Boothbay Harbor St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Tom Akeley Christchurch Gardiner Culbert Wiscasset St. Philip’s Boothbay Brooklyn Hubert C. Ryan North Edgecomb North Edgecomb Congregational Stanley Johnson Edgecomb Ryan Wiscasset Academy Masonic Order William Annie Clifford Ryan Boston Edgecomb Cemetery Star Club Masonic Mary Jane Newcastle Caney Creek Mountain Kentucky P. T. Club Sally Lewis Leavitt Lewis Boy Scouts Legion Hall Boy Scouts of America the Nazarene Church Franklin Hall R. O. Johnston Church of the Nazarene of Rockland Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge Rebekah Organ Society Marjolane Morris Marcia Minsey Heart Fund Francis Soule, Jr Fred Peaslee Arlene Foye Billie Barnes June Caton Elaine Grover Doris Evans Jerry Hersom Janet Hersom Marcia Munsey Pearl Skillings Eva Brochu Helen Gorham Geneva Baird Ruth Fowles Marilyn Vinault Marilyn Rufner Elaine Caton Eleanor Cunningham Shirley Miete Molly Sherman Lean Fermer Tillie Dalton Carl Braggs Maine Department of Development of Industry and Commerce Woman's Club Charles E. Cowley Herbert Espy Augusta Dr. Espy Petrie House Federal and Hooper Streets John MacFarlane Greenport L. L Helen MacFarlane Richmond Frederick Brown New York Kenneth Lincoln Lincoln Hodge Street Egbert Sewall Auburn

Woolwich Clubs and Groups Hold Meetings and Events

Woolwich Teachers Club met at Central school to plan remainder of the season and donate to the March of Dimes. Guests included Stanwood Gilman and Mrs Gilman. The Nequasset Extension Group moved Feb 8 meeting to Wesley Methodist Bath and will feature Home Repairs led by Ruth Leeman.

Woolwich Teachers Club Central School Stanwood Gilman Gilman Phippsburg Ruth Shaw Louise Reynolds Doris Haley Georgie Walker Agatha Hatch Ethel Reed Jessie Spaulding Robert Melanson Florence Temple Alice Pye Harvey Chubbuck, Jr Harvey Chubbuck Mountain Road Maurice Hinckley Bay Point Manhattan Beach Calif Hinckleys Nequasset Extension Group Wesley Methodist Church Bath Cosmopolitan Ruth Leeman Jeannine Greenlaw Jeanette Groves Avis Duncan Elsie Stinson Grace Smith Peggy Hathorne Day's Ferry Day's Woolwich Grange Alberta Bailey Gladys Hathorne Marion Chubbuck Hazel McIntire Fernald Bailey Clyde Bailey The Grange Nequasset State Highway Department Woolwich Parent- Teacher Association David B. Soule Select Men Board of Education

Duck in distress at Knooked Duck Park

City Park Superintendent S B Batten fed the nine ducks at the park lake when one bird wandered far from shore. He rowed out to help and found the duck had swallowed a fish hook and the line was fouled around a water fly, hindering its return.

Parkersburg W. Va S. B. Batten Batten

Community Notes: Local Residents Visit, Travel, and Illness

Bath Memorial hospital reports several patients including Mrs. Frank Watts and Mrs. Ada Cross. Many local families travel for family events, visits in Portland and Rockland, and attend funerals in Rumford. Notable names include the Stevens, Wright, Rice, Carter, Hatch, Cromwell, and Fogg families with connections to Woolwich Nequasset Damariscotta Lake and Day's Ferry.

Frank Watts Bath Memorial Hospital Robert Stevens Wiscasset Merton Wright Sasanoa Bluffs Portland Wright Jennie Larrabee South Portland Austin Wright Dorothea Rice Nelson Raymond Jenese Morrill Stevens John McAvoy Lexington Mass Edward Carter Nequasset Rockland Edward Mayo Woolwich Mayo Bath Iron Works Ada Cross William Fogg Route 1 Albert Garland Albert, Jr Kittery Clyde Bailey Ralph Hatch Nelson Carter Holly Hill Fla Hatch Merle Jameson Sylvania Waldoboro Marion Cromwell Wellington Cromwell Richmond Bessie Heffernan Westport William Stevens Day's Ferry Mae Boyd Boston Walker Adam Galuza Barley Neck Road Stephen Muskie Rumford

Local Gleanings North Bath Mrs Wing and others

North Bath notes guests and family updates. Mrs Rose Lee Higgins and daughter attended a shower for Sylvia Kingsbury in Arrowsic. Mrs Elmer Rogers and Thelma Witham had recent outings. Samuel London improved at work. Merle Justice returned from Richmond after his father William Justice died.

Calvin Wing Hollis Leeman Woolwich Donald Gurney Maine General Hospital Portland Edmund Higgins Rose Lee Higgins Gladyce Cothran J. J. Newberry Bath Kenneth Brown Clarence Brown George Young John DeGroot Higgins Sylvia Kingsbury Richard Kingsbury Arrowsi Elmer Rogers Althea Ward West Bath Rogers Thelma Witham Herman Witham Samuel London Merle Justice Richmond Ind

Arrowsic Shower Honors Sylvia Kingsbury Before Nuptials

Mrs Beverly Kingsbury hosted a pre nuptial shower for Sylvia Kingsbury of Bath at her Arrowsic home honoring her engagement to Lewis Sawyer son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Sawyer of North Woolwich. Guests included Frances Vaillancourt Carol Wilson Maureen Kelliher Constance Davis Elaine Pinkham Donna Stewart Barbara Stewart Elaine Kingsbury and others.

Beverly—Kingsbury Sylvia Kingsbury Bath Arrowsic Miss Kingsbury Lewis Sawyer Wallace Sawyer North Woolwich Rose Kingsbury Robert Kingsbury Morse High Frances Vaillancourt Carol Wilson Maureen Kelliher Constance Davis Elaine Pinkham Donna Stewart Barbara Stewart Elaine Kingsbury Mae McCabe Rose Lee Higgins Jean Degroot Mildred Savage

West Bath Sewing Group Aids Togus Red Cross Effort

West Bath residents gather at Mrs. Francis Deehan home to sew bandages for Togus hospital and the Red Cross. Local chairmen organize March of Dimes drives with helpers listed and totals reported. Community updates include surgery recoveries travel and Army basic training plans.

West Bath Francis Deehan Togus Hospital Red Cross Oliver Wass Carolyn Rogers Florence Neiley Alfred Condon Stanley Rose Harold Perkins Maynard Carleton George Stimpson Courtney Stover Maynard Lee The March of Dimes Harry Fullerton George Rose Arthur Reno Lannes Fuller Omar King Willian Sanford Harold Marsh Robert Perry Chris Abatzis Harry Larrabee Irving Purdy Alton Mitchell Harland Boynton Maine General Hospital Portland Boynton George Boynton Carl Robinson Bath David Ring William Sanford Henry White William Elliot Elizer Babine Bath Memorial Hospital Chick Doughty

Morse High Student Council Stages Father Knows Best Play

Morse High announces the annual school play Father Knows Best directed by Mrs. Phyllis Wright. The three act comedy features 17 student cast members and will be staged Friday evening at 8 p.m. Feb. 10.

Morse High School Phyllis Wright

Hospital Urges Blood Donors for Walking Blood Bank

Memorial hospital appeals to citizens to report at 7 p.m. Thursday to have blood typed for the Walking Blood Bank. Volunteers will be recorded with blood types for use in transfusions. Inner Wheel members assist with typing.

Memorial Hospital Reginald Parker Hildreth H. Fisher Eugene M. Desmond

Wiscasset Post Office Set for Interior Exterior Repairs

Bath man Marc T. Greene and Senator Frederick G. Payne secured scheduling of interior and exterior painting and repairs for the Wiscasset Post Office. The General Services Administration was involved, with work planned in the latter quarter of the 1956 fiscal year.

Wiscasset Frederick G. Payne Marc T. Greene Payne General Services Administration Greene

Weed Killing Boosts Potato Yield Says Freeman

Hoeing of weeds may be out of date at the experimental farm as potato plots treated with a chemical weed-killer and left un tended produced a better crop than plots that were hoed, according to horticulturist Jack Freeman.

Agassiz B. C Jack Freeman

Slow Live Children Ahead Sign Shocks Plattsmouth

A large highway sign near Plattsmouth Nebraska warns motorists with the message Slow Live Children Ahead provoking disbelief among residents and travelers. Police noted no incident, but the sign drew attention from locals and commuters.

Plattsmouth, Neb Plattsmouth

Sick Executives Chicago 4

A University of Michigan study surveyed 500 executives undergoing physicals. Forty one percent showed ill-health symptoms, 45 percent had gastrointestinal issues, and 24 percent had cardiovascular disease. Other findings include four cancers, 27 with high blood pressure, 16 peptic ulcers, 12 gallstones, eight organic heart conditions, and three diabetics.

Chicago University of Michigan Medical School Institute of Industrial Health Science Digest

Smart Turkeys at Kalamazoo Farm Challenge Common Beliefs

John Eddy, owner of a Grand Junction area turkey farm, says turkeys are not stupid. He notes his operation has housed about 100,000 birds over 18 years and attributes smart wind-facing to warmth. Eddy also claims turkeys avoid corn in hot weather to keep cool.

Davy Rocket King of the Space Frontier Debuts at Magnolia Station

Magnolia Ark based Southern State College student radio station unveils a new program titled Davy Rocket, King of the Space Frontier. The show highlights space frontier themes on campus media.

Coonskin Space Magnolia, Ark Southern State College Davy Rocket

Central Park A Landmark With Many Features in NYC

Central Park in New York City spans over 800 acres and includes the zoo lakes a mall bridle paths gardens bicycle routes and a carousel attracting visitors and residents alike.

New York City Central Park

Huge Crowd Flocks To Senter's Fire and Water Sale

A crowd of more than 500 shoppers, mostly women, packed Front street as Senter's, Inc. opened its huge fire and water sale after a second story fire on Jan. 14. Police and fire units managed traffic and crowding while staff hurried to reorganize stock. Only about half of the initial group entered by 10:03 a.m. and demand remained high through the first hour as stocks diminished but still plenty of goods remained for the waiting shoppers.

Front Street Senter’s, Inc Endicott Johnson's Shoe Mademoiselle Shop Fire Department Senter’s Times Company

Lionesses Raise $43 for March of Dimes Fund

Bath Lionesses conducted card parties last week raising 43 dollars for the March of Dimes. Mrs Roland McIntosh chaired arrangements. Parties were held at members' homes. The group cancelled its Thursday meeting.

Lionesses March of Dimes Fund Bath Lionesses March of Dimes Roland McIntosh The

Algiers University Ranks Third in French Union

The university sits third in the French Union with 89 professorships and about 5 000 students.

Algiers University

Cosmopolitan Garden Club to Sponsor Dessert Bridge

The Cosmopolitan Garden Club announces a Dessert Bridge on Thursday February 9 in the club rooms starting at 1 p.m. General chairman is Mrs Nellie D Arcy with assistants Mrs John Gillespie Mrs Roscoe McFadden Mrs Albert Whitney Mrs Maude McQuaide and Mrs Vivian Brown. Mrs Emerton Gross oversees tables with help from Miss Alice Johnson. Reservations may be made by calling the club house.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Nellie D’arcy John Gillespie Roscoe McFadden Albert Whitney Maude McQuaide Vivian Brown Emerton Gross Alice Johnson Cosmopolitan Club House

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sagadahoc Pomona Topsham Hall Census of Agriculture United States Joan Galuza Galuza Sandra Guptill Hazel Mank Shirley Mank Eleanor Mank Jean Blake Carol Soule Deborah DeWick Carol Sanders Rosalie Gilmore Donna Cox Cristel Cox Lynn MclIntire Juanita Donna Yvonne Galuza Harvey Walters Gerald Galuza David Gilmore Edward Leeman Vance Baker George Brooks Rodney Bailey Lillian Galuza Elta Robson Thorne’s Corner Lewiston North Ibra K. Lawrence Old Stage Road Lawrence Carol Ainsworth Spinney Mills Ainsworth Washington, D. C Charles Evans Westport Junction Edith Campbell Ralph Jewett Arrowsic Point Florida Terri-Lee Whittaker Charles Whittaker Bristol George Gates Chester McCrater Charden, O Emma Drummond Michael Mazeiko Russell Sturmer Raymond Ainsworth Montsweag Extension Association R. Clinton McFadden Kathy Walter Galuza Judy Brunswick Ernest Williams Campbell’s Pond Largo Wendall Williams James Lewis Robert Purdy Ronald Trask Harold Trask San Antonio Texas U. of M Herbert White Margaret Lemont St. Johns N. B Prince Edward Island Joyce Stover Gorham State Teachers College Celtics Aw Macauley Boston Celtics Enewn Big Fire and Water Sale Meg Princess Margaret of Britain Simon Phipps Trinity College London
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