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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1951

Page

5

Bath Society and Club Notes Highlight Local Life

Many Bath residents attend meetings and visits as society notes record engagements, travels, and hospital news. The column lists Bertha Parks, Leonard Smith families, nurses, students, and veterans among local names, with updates on weddings, illnesses, and community events across inns, hospitals, and clubs.

Mrs Carl McIntire Patient at Memorial Hospital

Mrs Carl McIntire of Small Point is listed as a patient at Memorial hospital for observation.

Carl McIntire Small Point Memorial Hospital

Birth of David Allen Tierney at Memorial Hospital

A son was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Tierney of Tops at Memorial hospital recently. He is named David Allen and weighed nine pounds ten ounces at birth.

P. Wilson Donald B. Wilson Cea Fe Memorial Hospital Winneganee Lake Stephen Mitchell School Nancy Carol Davis William Davis High Street Charles Tierney Tops the Memorial Hospital David Allen R. R. Andrews Needham Mass Cheryl Jean Glover Hospital Andrews Jean Stanton H. T. Stanton Somerset Place Jackie McDonald Charles McDonald Antoinette Sinibaldi Berlin N. H Ettere Sinibaldi Washington Street

Bath residents and visitors navigate travel and family events

Mrs Vesta Rowe of Five Islands passes away with her mother Mrs Ida Hinckley and Mrs Ida Hag an in Bath. Frank W Thompson leaves Grava Construction Allentown for Chicago Bridge Iron Scotia NY. Various Bath residents host, visit, or travel including Rita Gediman, the Andrews family, Lucy Bennett, Raymond Belanger visiting from Norfolk, Cecil and Mary Paine heading to Florida, Anne Kimball on vacation, Winona Savage returning to work, and Richard Welsh taking charge of Temple Theater relocation to Houston.

Vesta Rowe Five Islands Bath Ida Hinckley North Street Ida Hagan Academy Street Frank W. Thompson Grava Construction Co Allentown Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Scotia N. Y Thompson Mr. Thompson Searsport Raymond Belanger Norfolk Lila E. Belanger 50 Elm Street Mattie MacMahan North Edgecomb Portland Richard Welsh Oak Street Temple Theater Moving Picture Firm Uptown Theater Barre Houston

Miss Nellie Page Attends Tufts Winter Carnival in Boston

Miss Nellie Page, a third grade teacher from South Berwick, spent the weekend in Boston for the Tufts College Winter carnival. She will return Friday with her parents Mr and Mrs Marius Hage of 47 to spend the mid winter school vacation.

Patricia Worden Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Portland Augusta State Hospital Augusta Miss Worden Frederick J. Worden Washington Street Children’s Hospital Washington, D. C Mercy Hospital Anne Kimball Red House Lincoln Street Joseph S. Kimball Beach Bluff Swampscott Boston Redlands Calif Samuel S. Sewall Bath San Francisco Nellie Page Tufts College Page South Berwick Marius Hage Academy Street

Hyades left Nick for Naples on mail run to Ville and Casa Blanca

The U S 8 Hyades departed Nick Virginia January 19 delivering over 286 tons of mail and provisions at about 122.1 tons per hour earning the Efficiency Pennant. From Naples the ship proceeds to Ville France for liberty then Casa Blanca. Nearby notes cover local residents Ms Harper nursing school grad, patient Mr Small post appendectomy, and community visits.

U. S Hyades Nick Naples Donald Ville France Casablanca

Fourth Attack on Women Reported in Two Months

Police and extra officers probe a fourth assault on a woman in two months. A 13 year old girl on High street near Oak and Bedford said a man used a toy pistol to threaten her and forced her behind a house before fleeing. Fred Pecci aided the victim, taking her home, as investigators pursue the suspect. Elmer W. Geneau, 32, faces prior charges in a separate case, with other attacks still unsolved on a 17 year old girl and Mrs. Herbert Frazier.

High Street Oak Bedford Frank L. Moriarty Fred Pecci Bath Woolwich Elmer W. Geneau Sagadahoc County Herbert Frazier Middle Street

Sacred Heart Circle Annual Banquet in Sedgwick

Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella held their annual banquet in Sedgwick Tuesday with a large attendance. Fr Timothy C Maney pastor celebrated his one anniversary in the priesthood Saturday. Fr Belfontaine Mayland Gillis attended at head table with Mary Barron and others. Toastmistress Annie Pero presided as Gertrude Keegan and Mary Flaherty led tributes. The evening featured vocal and piano solos and a community singing finale.

Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Sedgwick Timothy C. Maney Priestood Maney Belfontaine Mayland Gillis Mary Barron Aet Helen Moses Rose Mulherne Portland Circle Mary Flaherty George Nugent John J. Keegan Knights of Columbus Catherine Burgess Adeline McPhee Annie Arsenault Mary Cummings Doris White Mary A. Barron Grace Cunningham Paul Mayrand

Valentine Party Hosted by Misses Leonard and Hamlin

Betty Leonard Florence Leonard and Ella Hamlin entertained Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Ward. Mailmen delivered valentines to guests May Ella Hamlin Metty Leonard and Richard Woodman. The party included games and the hostesses served assorted cakes and hot chocolate.

Betty Florence Leonard Ella Hamlin

City council hears reports on seniority and street lighting

The city council discussed a seniority plan for police personnel dating from appointment, plus a future list for reference and duty assignment consideration. Street lighting upgrades were proposed across several streets with a higher total annual bill, and new mercury vapor lights were being tested in the business district.

Policement Hutchins Police Sturtevant Harold W. McElman Ward 5 Rrin Street Winslow Street High Street North Street York Street Oak Street Oak Middle Weeks Street Library Union Street Court West Side Libby Street Court Front Ralph F. Mittendorf Maine Federal Archibald M. Main, Jr Special School Committee Council Tonight's Times Dike Huse Memorial School Huse

City Manager Report February 7 1951

City officers report for January 1951 covers Police with arrests and breaks noted, Fire department alarms and losses, hose purchases, and equipment checks. Highway and Sewer details snow removal and street repairs with Blue Rock patches. city hall waste removal and welfare food surplus actions.

Ee Ieee Wee Heath Lane Lewis Court Street E. J. Seynott East Lane West Bath Seagrave Highway & Sewer Department

Public Welfare and City Operations Report January 1951

City health and welfare notes list 62 families and 30 singles, with 119 dependents, plus labor, burials, plumbing permits, and a health officer’s death. Parking meters yielded $836.95 in January with some thefts. bids for gasoline, sand spreader, and fire hose were awarded, while blister rust control cost $911.61 for Bath and federal funds. city manager Ralph F. Mittendorf signs.

Philip J. Oliver Philip H. Oliver Oe H. McCabe Oii Health Department Margaret J. Melcher High Street Ne Man Core Portland Esso Standard Oil Co Files & O'Keefe Leon R. Meaney Co Bath United States Oress Ralph F. Mittendorf

Easy chocolate cheery drops recipe note

Quick holiday sweet melt involves semi sweet chocolate and condensed milk stirred, dropped on waxed paper, cherry placed on top. Melting over hot water. Mrs Florence Woodside of Center Street passed away Wednesday.

Florence Woodside Center Street

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