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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1950

Page

2

Wiscasset Community Notes and Local Meetings

Wiscasset reports ferry service halted by ice on Back River. Garrison Hill OES installs officers. Lincoln County district groups hold meetings on lectures, anniversaries, and Red Cross drives. Activities include club socials, carnivals, wardens’ visit dates, and community addresses across town and nearby towns.

West Garrison Hill O.es Carolyn Pendleton Edith Rines Chester Pendleton Marco Club Walter B. Pashard Washington Street Huntoon Hill Grange Christine Maybury Augusta Abraham Lincoln Nellie Carlin Eleanor Plant Arlene Ames Gail Foster Natalie Dowling Woman's Club Harold Castner Damariscotta Maine Unemployment Bureau Middle Street Oliver Loring Maine St. Philip's Rense H. Colby Paris Bradford Bath Nova Scotia Thaddeus Reed Lincoln County Lewis C. Guptil Maine State Range Reed Incoln Pomona Pomona Huntoon Hill Ceres Pine Pine Cone Club Marjorie Niles Lucille Leighton Bertha LeBourdais Frances Karnes

Fire alarm hero dies at edgecomb camp

John Pinkham of Edgecomb collapsed answering a fire alarm at Moses Davis camp and died before opening the firehouse door. Funeral services were held at Cowley Funeral Parlors under the local American Legion post. Mrs Lucy M Smith Ward is named as widow of Charles M Smith in Portsmouth New Hampshire, born Linneus February 7 1864, daughter of George H and Emeline Downing.

John Pinkham Edgecomb Moses Davis Pinkham Cowley American Reece Lucy M. Smith Ward Charles M. Smith Portsmouth N. H Linneus George H Emeline Downing Eliot

West Bath town meeting set for March 4 at grange hall

Village notices list a March 4 town meeting at the Grange Hall in West Bath. Personal items note visits, birthdays, and social calls among residents including Swain, Lar rabee, Larrabee, Wright, and others across Bath, Woolwich, Dresden, and Gardiner with several trips to Portland and Boston events.

West Bath Grange Deborah Swain Trafton Swain Joseph W. Larrabee Warren Davis Thankful Harris Loring D. Small Rockland Grady Wilson Fred Larrabee John Howe E. B. Wright Eleanor Bath Frank Donnell Byrant Business College Providence R. L Earle Donnell Merton Wright Woolwich John Larrabee Francis Deehan Laura Whitmore Gardiner Vivian White Fairfield Herbert White David Ring Carl Robinson Robinson Carl Graves Eulelia Pray Dresden Donald Ambrose Howard Barter Portland Cyril Varney Percy Holbrook Harold Cutting Francis Bertrand Betsey and Dean Owen Thompson Waterville Irving Burnham Caylor Amelia Ann Hazel Wharff Louise Donnell Farm Bureau Goodwill Clubhouse G. C. Smith Harold Mille

Woolwich Budget Committee Votes For New $40,000 School

Twenty one of twenty four members at the Nequasset schoolhouse unanimously recommend to the town at the annual meeting the building of a four room school costing $40,000. The plan uses excise funds and $9,500 from a school trust. John M. Leonard led the initiative with the planning group and local officials.

Woolwich Nequasset John M. Leonard Woolwich P. T. A Board of Education and the Selectmen Harold Leeman Sherwood Francis

Mrs Reid Perkins Attends Surprise Stork Shower

Mrs Reid Perkins was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower hosted by Mrs Edward MacDonald Tuesday evening. A doll carriage filled with gifts delighted the guest as the stork was present from W T Grant Co. Guests socialized after the gift opening and a meal was served.

Marjorie Niles Josephine Merry Frances Karnes Educational Fund Lincoln County Red Cross Robert K. Tukey John N. Glidden, Jr Newcastle and Damiariscotta Norman Ross Round Pond Herbert Thompson South Bristol Melville Houdlette Dresden Edwin Cromwell Westport John Partridge New Harbor Kenneth Walbridge Boothbay Region Bernard Zahn Bremen Luella Reeves Damariscotta Mills Kenneth Reed Edgecomb Waldo Clark Jefferson Leon G. Flood Wiscasset Albert Ward Bristol William Poole Pemaquid Anna Flood American Red Cross Avis Beaulieu Togus Damariscotta - Newcastle Waldoboro Boothbay Harbor Wiscasset Academy Alberta Blagdon Florence Sherman Laura Evans Frances Petrie Garrison Hill O.E.S Eunice Adams W.M Gladys Light Asso Allen Jewett Louise J. Blagden Louise Jewett Dorothy Carleton Cora Beane Madeline Reed Orianna Averill Thelma Sprague Adah Ruth Kierstead Esther Bertha Harris Martha Florence MacQueston Electa Helen Fisher Warder Laurence I. Davis Sentinel Byron Adams Ruth Ella Erskine Gertrude DiPerri Maybelle Sherman Alberta Sherman Marilyn Jones Phyllis Lewis Mary Cochran Emily Day Organ Society Ruth Wickham Anna White Isabelle Young Carolyn S. Varney Susan Sutter James Sutter King Victor Verney Wendy Theodore Ross Neil Jack Winters Craig Turner Gregoire Janet Richard King David Reid Perkins Edward MacDonald Mrs. Perkins W. T. Grant Co

Local Family Remains Noted in Obituary Fragments

Daughters Mrs. Ethel L. Bailey of Wiscasset and Mrs. Ralph Segars of Portsmouth New Hampshire, plus several grandchildren, a sister Mrs. Emma F. Grant of Sargentville and several nieces and nephews are listed in the incomplete obituary fragment.

Ethel L. Bailey Wiscasset Ralph Segars Portsmouth N. H Emma F. Grant Sargentville

West Point pupils spark yuletide spirit and school ties

A West Point school holiday week features students delivering thoughtful gifts to families, nurse visits, a prison talk by Trooper Powers, and a Friday program with posters, shows, and a mock sheriff posse. Nancy Wallace tops acting cast. Sylvanus Moore leads the law and order award. Town parents and staff plan a February 7 bonding night with officers elected for February 14.

Santa West Point Annette Scott Carolyn Caton F. L. Warner Frank Powers Thomaston Wilson Stevens Gilman Trooper Powers Nancy Wallace Sylvanus Moore Law and Order Elwilda Wallace

Woolwich Congregational Church notices and local gatherings

Local church and community schedule for Woolwich Nequasset Center and Montsweag includes choir rehearsal cancellation, roast beef supper, Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor meetings, Sunday school at 9 30, worship at 10 30 and 11 15, with Rev. John F. Anderson topic Christianity and Race. Town groups meet at various church venues, schools close for midwinter holiday, and residents host and visit in surrounding towns.

First Congregational Church of Nequasset Bill Fogg John F. Anderson Montsweag Baptist Church Center Baptist Church H. E. Danielson Bowdeinham Baptist Association Center Baptist Hallowell Jordan Wright Anne Jewett John D. McNeish, Jr Wellesley Mass McNeish Duncan Brian M. Jewett Chester Howe Constance Portsmouth N. H Jennie Howe Maria Savage Ralph Rice Bath Merle Jameson Keith LeRoy Jameson Washington Orville Jameson Camden Frank J. Walker Guy Bussey Sanford Ann Jewett Lawrence Murrell Pittsfield Gladys Heald Geraldine River Road

Montsweag Farm Bureau Meeting Planned at Local Home

Montsweag Farm Bureau will hold its weekly gathering Thursday at the residence of a local member. The session aims to discuss community issues and farm concerns with members expected to attend.

Montsweag Farm Bureau

Reid State Park may open this summer

The Maine highway program advances toward a summer partial opening of Reid State Park as a new two and a third mile access road nears completion. A combined dam and bridge across the canal to Griffiths Head will be done by Reed and Reed of Woolwich, with park facilities limited to the Griffiths Head area.

Reid State Park Air Highway Commission Griffith’s Head State Park Commission Griffith's Head Mile Beach Five Islands Seguinland Park Commission Reed & Reed of Woolwich The Maine Myron A. Lamb Portland Georgetown

Collar And Neckline Fashions Meeting Notice

Mrs. Walter Hill hosts a meeting at 73 North street on Collar And Neckline Fash ions. Attendees are asked to bring portable sewing machines and sewing equipment plus a half yard of cotton cloth. Dinner committee includes Mrs. Hill Mrs. Wilbur Crocker Mrs. Sanford Nickerson and Mrs. Maurice Shea.

Walter Hill North Street Hill Wilbur Crocker Sanford Nickerson Maurice Shea

Ringworm in Cattle Warns of Winter Outbreak

Ringworm and other fungal skin diseases spread in winter when young cattle are crowded in damp barns. Preventive steps include scrubbing quarters with lye solution, using hot water, ensuring good ventilation, ample light, and applying whitewash to barn interiors.

Rise of troop carriers shapes World War I campaigns

The article credits airborne forces as a key contribution of World War I. It notes Russian origins and German development, but says the United States refined the concept and applied it to major European campaigns, influencing overall war success.

Europe

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Charles Barton Westbrook Clara Dow Wentworth Fairfield Sanitarium Parker Fowle George Bradford Bath Road Josie Wardwell Front Street Mrs. Reid Perkins Stork Edward M’donald West Pointers Village School Montsweag Bureau Chevrolet Fisher Powergze America Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
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