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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1953

Page

7

Town Hall Notices and School Activities Announced

Local events include a town hall gathering for school staff and a Friday meeting of Bodwell Grange. Visual Education films on Northwest Wales and Chronicles of America series will be shown for children at the town hall this afternoon.

Schoo Sup T. Stanwood Gilman Uyvesant Snowdonia British Information Service Wales Phil Christian Service Committee John G. Morse, Jr Winnegan¢ee

Morse High Notes Open House and Banquet Recap

Morse High reports an open house for Pie ils Pa ay and a band practice session led by Rowland. The Business Leaders of America held a February 7 food gate at Rogers store, a senior banquet saw about 50 attendees, and committees for Banquet and Entertainment were named. The Senior Class plans a New York trip in April with a committee formed to organize it.

Mr. Land Business Leaders of America F. B. Pat Rogers Ware Store

Dressing Flavor Tips From Old Recipe Fragments

Readable fragments suggest tips for flavoring dressings with chopped red apples and seedless raisins. Instructions emphasize combining ingredients to enhance taste, with hints of fruit and nut addition for a richer mixture.

Dresden parish and community meetings note

Dresden and West Dresden hosted a series of church and community events. Installations at Olive Branch OES featured new officers led by Ernest Cate. Dresden Mills Rev Duncan Moore preached at the Methodist church. Bird Academy boys basketball defeated Litchfield 50 37 at home.

St. ‘S “ Episcopal’ Church Ernest Cate Extension Association Edward Hall West Dresden Hinckley Richmond Yv.a.y.f Winfield Southard Nho Frank Houdlette Thayer Hospital Waterville Olive Branch Lois Wicktrom Harry Ivr Crystal Chapter Jamiariscotta Edna Waring Clarice Hobbs Leona Jewett Horace Gilpatrick Zadha Ryder Mary McDonald Gertrude Cate Julia Blenn Lydia Goud Lyndall Goud Alice Foss Agnes Gilpatrick Nellie Laws Olive Good West Reserve Ruth Eva McDonald Esther Emily Rose Lila Fitch Electa Helen Jewell Lyndall and Sentinel Richard Rackliff Elma Berry Dorothy Atkinson Pittston Calvin Good Dresden Mills Kliff de Gagne Melville Houdlette Larry Rackliff Gardiner Arlene Swasey Charles Rose Leslie Souviney John McFadden Parker Blenn Edward Good John Frey Patricia Frey Elmer Berry James Elsie Edith ‘Anderson Bath Bird Academy Litchfield Delano Kawick Newcomb Chester Dorr Beckwith

Transnational Production Figures Show U S Output Rise

The United States recorded 4 008 as in operation figures in comparison with 3 097 100 and 2 894 500 for 1933. These numbers reflect a long term growth in industrial activity across the period.

United States

Lunar eclipse images show earth shadow progress

Photos taken with powerful instruments at netarium in New ark City capture three stages of a lunar eclipse. Top image shows the Moon nearly hidden by Earth s shadow, center shows it half way through, bottom shows it nearly clear of shadow.

Netarium Newark City

Parker Head Note Dororthy Cushing Weds Beals Sailor

Dorothy Etta Cushing daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Cox of Parker Head wed USN son of Mr and Mrs G Clinton Beals at the Small Point parsonage with Rev H Macy Whitehead officiating. Groom in uniform and couple to reside with Cushing family while he is at sea.

Dorothy Etta Cushing Walter Cox Parker Head and Beals USN G. Clinton Beals H. Macy Whitehead Small Point Parsonage William Cushing Albert B. Gray Grays Jay Darling Joyce Gray Small Point Albert Gray, Jr Perkins Island Franzis Gray Bill Lowell Anne Gray Russell Turner

Bath Social Figures Plan Florida Visit Return

Mrs Adelaide Hooper and Miss Eleanor Danforth travel with Mrs Oliver Moses and her daughter Mrs Helen Shaughnesey to Florida and will return to Bath at month end. Mrs Moses and her daughter will spend the remainder of winter in the South.

Adelaide Hooper Eleanor Danforth Oliver Moses Helen ‘Shaughnesey Florida Bath Mrs. Moses South

Romans Built Homes Around Courts Lacked Windows

The ancient Romans designed houses with central courts and few or no windows, creating interior light and airflow through the open courtyard while private rooms were arranged around the central space.

Rev David L N Observes Birthday In Quiet Manner

Rev Dr David Logan Wilson longtime Bath resident and former Central Church pastor marks his 79th birthday at home 918 Washington St He is a retired pastor mason and former World War I Draft Board secretary and World War II Selective Service chairman He and Mrs Wilson plan to attend the Past Grand Masters Association session in Washington DC February 21 with several Maine dignitaries in tow

David Logan Wilson Bath Central Donational Church Washington Street Wilson Central Church Cone Maine Grand Lodge of Grand Masters’ Association of the United States Washington, D. C Draft Board Selective Service Board the Times Co Fort Fairfield Belfast Grace Presbyterian Church Brooklyn N. Y New York City

Farewell Party for Mrs Albert Adams in Bath

Mrs. Albert Adams, of Washington street, was honored with a farewell party Sunday at the home of Mrs. Reginald Soucie on Mechanic street. Attendees included Mrs. Mae Hanna and others. Mrs. Adams, who has lived in Bath three years, is moving to Rockland with Mr. Ada and his sister Miss Mira Adams to reside near his late mother. the Adams family had come to Bath to care for Mrs. Della Adams before her death. The event featured games and a spread of salads, cakes, and coffee, and she received a silver jeweled broach from friends.

Albert Adams Washington Street Reginald Soucie Mechanic Street Thomas DeCourcy Adams Bath Ada Mira Adams Rockland Beacon Street Women’s Society For Christian Service Mae Hanna Margaret McDaniel Marion Perkins Gladys Robinson Frances St. Martin Gertrude Smith Margaret Adams Soucie DeCourcy

Buck announces birth of Bruce Alexander Buck

Dr and Mrs Leon E Buck of Middle street announce the birth of a son Tuesday at Memorial hospital The baby Bruce Alexander Buck weighed six pounds three ounces Mr and Mrs Roy Lutz of 10 Pine street were called to Holbrook Mass Thursday by the death of Mr Lutz father John Lutz age 90 In Dev Mr and Mrs John Lutz observed their 60th wedding anniversary His six sons were bearers Audrey King returns to Porteous Mitchell and Braun Co Portland as hat buyer after business trip to New York and vacation in Nor sister and husband Commander and Mrs Richard W Ricker Volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A D destroyed three towns including Herculaneum and Sta ae

Leon E. Buck Middle Street Memorial Hospital Bruce Alexander Buck Roy Lutz Pine Street Holbrook Mass Lutz John Lutz Audrey King Porteous, Mitchell and Braun Co Portland Hat New York City Norsister Richard W. Ricker

Popham Beach Sways After Storm Hit At Riverbank Road

Popham Circle at the Spinney met after a storm cut away the beach along Riverside Road to the fort. Ralph Doughty hauled rocks to build a wall, while Kennebec Life Saving Station reported wharf damage and waves surfacing around the flag pole. Cottage owners checked properties with limited damage. Many locals visited, and several Bath residents and others from nearby towns spent time at cottages or with friends.

Popham Circle Spinney Hone Ralph Doughty Kennebec Mitchell Marguerite McNulty Etta Taylor March of Dimes Popham Priscilla Rainey Leonard Phippsburg Center Margaret Edith Oliver Frank Flavion Ralph Small Gilbert Atwood Charles Shepard John Mitchell Bath Richard Sprague Boston Robert Casey Connecticut Walter E. Sprague New Hampshire Carl Bickford Bruce West Bowdoin Donald T. Page Myra Scott Brunswick Julia Rideout West Somerville Mass Elizabeth Rollins Dunlap Hatch Allan Spear Guy E. Crowley

Cox's Head Coastal Havoc and Local Notices

Waves lashed Atkins Bay with high winds and rain causing coast damage. A cold snap left dirt roads slick with frozen ruts after the rain. Mrs. Helen DeBery collected for the March of Dimes at Cox's Head. Ernest Wood of Bath visited his cottage at Little Cox's Head. Albion H. Johnson, Jr., re-

Atkins Bay Helen DeBery Cox’s Head Ernest Wood Bath Little Cox’s Head Albion H. Johnson, Jr

Local Notes From New Bedford and Nearby Areas

Media reports show Mrs. Stanton C Dozois visiting Gray family in Parker Head and Parker Head school Thursday. Ethel Moore Forreston Wallace and Mrs. Lewis Lowell with Mrs. Lowell's daughter Mrs. George Watson traveled through Brunswick. Five year old Jimmie Oliver, son of Mr and Mrs George Oliver, remains a medical patient at Mercy Hospital in Portland, after being enrolled in first grade at Lillian Fisher school.

Bob Ater Parker Head Vestry H. M Whitehead Arthur Barkalow Whitehead Phippsburg Pta Parker Head School Justus Miller Bath Robert DeWick John Leonard Woolwich EarleePrkins Lewis Alexander T. L. Totman Gordon Alden S. C. Gilman William Blaisdell Earl Lowell Phippsburg Lloyd Lowell Panama Canal Australia Sally Lowell Bliss College Lewiston WAVES South End PTA Sagadahoc Linda Doughty Charles Donald Wyman Parker Head Herbert Bassett Florida Edwin M. Hart Sam Sternberg Medford Mass Stanton Dozois Frank McEachern H. D. Mank, Jr Parker Marion Nadeau Millard Nadeau Ronald Nadeau Walter Cushing George Watson Lewis Lowell Ramon Hamel, Jr Leslie Darling Herbert Doughty New Bedford Dix’s Island Stanton C. Dozois Gray Ethel Moore Forreston Wallace Lowell Brunswick Jimmie Oliver George Oliver South Street Mercy Hospital Portland Jimmie Lillian Fisher

White House Defense Liaison Officer Arrives for Staff Meeting

Colonel Paul T. Carroll of Woonsocket Rhode Island arrives in Washington as the new Defense Department liaison officer for the Administration and attends a staff meeting.

Paul T.carroll Woonsocket, R. I White House Defense Department Washington

England’s window tax spurred house redesigns across centuries

The window tax, levied from 1696 to 1851, taxed homes by window count, encouraging owners to reduce panes and alter facades to lower tax bills and simplify construction.

England

Giants Players Not From New York City

The Giants roster includes players who do not originate from New York City illustrating a broader national talent pool. No local ties are implied and the origin of the team members spans multiple states.

The New York Football Giants New York City

Bath Citizens oppose single assessor plan in Bath

A Bath citizen writes to The Independent opposing the City Manager proposal for a full assessor. She advocates a three member board with equal pay, and argues for a stronger check on abatements and department irregularities overseen by the City Manager.

Bath Times Edward Footer Sion

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