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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1953

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Popham Beach Endures Severe Storm Ravage

High tides and strong gales undermine the George Buchanan cottage at Popham Beach as John Mitchell’s Bath home is demolished. Workers shift foundations for the next wave while the Kennebec River Lifesaving Station and nearby roadways suffer encroaching erosion and power outages.

Popham Beach George Buchanan Buchanan John Mitchell Bath Phippsburg Mitchell Fort Popham Spinney Phippeburg High Department Mr. Stevens Charles E. Gahan Bluff Head Arrowsie Stevens Kennebec Popham Ham

Fourth Quarter Conference at Beacon Street Church

Beacon Street Methodist held its Fourth Quarter Conference with Chauncey Wentworth presiding. Rev. How ard Cramer was asked to serve another year as pastor. New mimeographed reports by Howard Larrabee highlighted attendance and church programs. Elected Timstees included Packard, Craft, Lord Jr, Cain, Tedford, Steen, and W. H. Larrabee. Stewards and Honorary Stewards named. Officers elected covered pastor, lay leader, district steward, financial roles, and donations. Refreshments followed, with flowers distributed to sick members.

Chauncey D. Wentworth Augusta Beacon Street Methodist Church Howard F. Cramer Howard Larrabee Church of Christ Christ V. Cramer Wentworth George M. Carlton Women’s Society of Christian Service Lula Lemont Dwight Packard Beacon Lights Wesley McPhee Luther Taylor Marguerite Beardsley Clifton Tedford Blanche Locre William J. Craft Daniel L. Lord, Jr Rev. Cramer Arthur M. Packard Marion S. Cain Clifton W. Tedford James C. Steen Dean R. Bonney John M. Howe W. Howard Larrabee Marguerite S. Beardsley Herman F. Barter Wilbur H. Crocker Mary M. Douglas Adelbert W. Hall Charles T. Henderson Franklin W. Howe Herbert H. Haggard Horace E. Jaquith Blanche Locke D. Leroy Lord, Sr Charles I. Madden, Jr Roger W. Pierce Sherman H. Mitchell Jane Shea Luther S. Taylor Fred M. Wentworth Hartley Wilbur Edward St. Martin Irving C. Varney Fred Fox Mattie K. Bachelder Martha A. Clark Herman W. Crocker Walter A. Smith Sarah A. Given Susan J. Leeman Marion A. Plummer Lula H. Lemont Charles Henderson Melvin Henderson Beaton

Health report lists outbreaks by town in Maine

The week ending February 7 shows five chickenpox cases in Bath, one mumps in Richmond, one throat infection in West Bath, and one German measles in Woolwich as reported by the Maine Department of Health and Welfare.

State of Maine Department of Health and Welfare Bath Richmond West Bath Woolwich

Miss Doris White Wins D A R Honor

Miss Doris White daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert White of West Bath receives the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award. active in Morse High activities four years Leaders Corps French club Commercial club Mohiba queen 1952 National Honor Society yearbook typist and participant in many events.

Doris White Herbert White West Bath Morse The Daughters of the American Revolution Leaders Corps Commercial Club

Father and Son Banquet Honors Scouting in Bath

More than 300 Scouts fathers and supporters attended the annual Boy Scout Father and Son Banquet at Marse High School Saturday evening. A chicken salad dinner was served by the South End PTA. A Court of Honor awarded Donald McKenzie two eagle palms and Edmund Briggs Jr the Eagle Award, Briggs becoming Bath’s 26th Eagle Scout.

Marse High School South End P.T.A George E. Thomas U.S.N Brunswick Naval Air Station Abraham Lincoln Donald McKenzie Edmund Briggs Briggs Bath McKenzie Explorer Troop Comdr C. Douglas Cleary USNR Peter Bourque St. Mary’s Pack Richard Anderson Beacon Street Howard F. Cramer Beacon Street Church Donald T. Page Central Church Earle B. Lermond Court of Honor Richard Sherwood Lermond William Luke Corliss Street Church Donald Ray Troop Woolwich Richard Darling Eugene Sukeforth Walter Hunt William A. Niss Sagadahoc Arthur Bourque Stewart McAllister Page Clinton Rose Portland Bernard Estes Eagle Scout John E. Bellefon Donald Ring

Child Spine Count Varies From Adult Total Bones

A medical note states that adults have 26 spinal bones while children can have 33 due to developmental segmentation. The difference reflects unfused vertebrae at birth that fuse during growth.

Farrell to become Morse High athletic director

Duncan H. Farrell will end his duties as Morse High varsity basketball coach this season and in September 1953 take over as Athletic Director. He will also oversee grammar school league play, coach track, supervise intramural basketball, and remain as physical education director in elementary and high school. Salary around 4400 dollars plus a 600 dollar athletic director evaluation. He replaces Henry D. Small, who remains as teacher and assistant football coach.

Duncan H. Farrell Morse High School Farrell Henry D. Small Small Morse William Johnson Bath Bangor Board of Education John J. Flaherty U. S

Former Bath man wins high position

Barrett C. Nichols was elected treasurer of the Maine Savings Bank of Portland, the state’s largest savings institution, at the annual meeting last week. A Bath native and son of Mr and Mrs F B Nichols of North Street, he had served as assistant treasurer since 1950 after earlier roles at the People's National Bank of Barre VI and positions in Boston and New York.

Barrett C. Nichols Maine Savings Bank of Portland Nichols Bath F. B. Nichols North Street Bowdoin College Maine Savings Bank Portland People’s National Bank of Barre National Shawmut Bank Boston New York City

North Carolina Has Three Olympic Track Team Members

The University of North Carolina lists three athletes on its Olympic track squad Harry Williamson Bill Albans and Chuck Simmons as part of the university program and national team representation.

University of North Carolina Harry Williamson Bill Albans Chuck Simmons

Big Sturgeon Caught in Kennebec in Forgotten Era

A Kennebec sturgeon, about 135 pounds with 38 pounds of roe, was hauled near Bath Iron Works in a one night catch by veteran river fishermen Kenney Edgecomb and partner Al Ridley. The scene at Keny’s fish wharf features Charles Robinson and Gilbert Ridley. nets and skiffs aided in harvesting large fish during summer, after school season ends.

Kenney Edgecomb Bath Iron Works Boston New York Charles Robinson Gilbert Keny's Fish Wharf King’s Dock al Ridley King Merrymeeting Bay Edgecomb Kennebec Mr. Ridley Benny Hallowell

Dike Washington PTA Celebrates Founders Day Program

The Dike Washington PTA observed Founders Day at Dike school led by Mrs. Evelyn Hutchins. She traced the origins to February 1 1897 in Washington DC and noted the 1910 adoption of the observance by PTAs nationwide in honor of founders Alice Birney and Phoebe Hearst. The local PTA organized in 1930 with 72 members now at 223 meeting at Dike school. The program included corsages for past presidents and a presentation to charter member Mrs John Conley.

National Congress of Parents’ and Teachers Washington, D. C Evelyn Hutchins Dike Washington P. T. A Dike School North Center Oliver Street Dummer Street North End Hutchins Scott Golder Daniel Perry Bertha Dunbar Stella Dolloff Herman Crooker Irving Varney Merton Deering Edmund Mocklar William Hosan James Sharkey Arthur Eseley Francis Bertrand Frank Ozella Ralph Crooker Edgar Drake Maunge Hutchins Bowman Street

Nightingale Club Hospital Tea Draws Largely Attended

The sixteenth annual Nightingale hospital tea at the Cosmopolitan club drew a large turnout despite bad weather.Flowers adorned mantels and the tea table featured silver service with spring blooms. Guests and club members, including Mrs. James B. Lemont and Mrs. J. Arthur Burgess, praised the redecorated clubhouse. A piano set provided by Cliff Leeman accompanied soft music. The Nightingale room at Memorial hospital receives ongoing support, including linoleum updates.

Nightingale Hospital Cosmopolitan Club Nightingale James B. Lemont Cliff Leeman J. Arthur Burgess A. M. Main Helen Downing The Memorial Hospital M. Dean Shaw Seth S. Mullin Edward L. Kinder Fred Thompson Eleanor Wilson Daniel T. Dougherty Donald Wilson Carroll Wakefield Duncan Farrell Omar King Robert Milliken Donald King Elaine Renshaw Constance Davis James Footer Emerton Gross Mabel Mereen Old Ladies’ Home Nightingale Club

Massachusetts DeMolay installation at temple ceremony

Bay State Suite of DeMolay officers installed by Massachusetts State Suite before more than 300 visitors. Leaders and guests included George Stephens Carl Dasch Stanley Marson Harold Vinal Richard Rhoda Elmer Swanson William Dempster Benjamin Booth Wilfred MacKay Donald Smith and others from Worcester Boston Lynn Melrose Winthrop and nearby chapters. The event featured formal floor work and adopters of the State Master Councilor and other key posts.

Temple Batt Chapter Order of DeMolay Thechusetts State Stewart McAllister Linwood Tem Peter Pinson Pinson OWS George E. Stephens Worcester Priory Boston Harold Vinal Lowell Mass Richard Rhoda Lynn Elmer Swanson William Dempster State Sentinel Melrose Benjamin Booth Knight Winthrop Wilfred MacKay Donald Smith New England All Boston Caledonian Club Pipers John W. Waterhouse Willis F. Morse Frank Young Arthur F. Mayo Stewart P McAllister Robert F. Reynolds Stewart Robert A. McRae George M. Waite Graeme Hanson Sentinel Edwin Andrews Standard Bearmoner Richard C. Crabtree John D. Warren Richard A. Sherwood Lance E. Martin D. Turpie Herbert

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Kennebéck River U. S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Station Harry Adleson Auburn St. Petersburg Fla Bay Point Central Maine Power Co Hile Weather Bureau Old Fort Hiram T. Stevens Health Report BOY Scouts Bathman Washington PTA Nightingale Club Hospital Joseph Cyr J. Emery Footer Richard Renshaw Ralph O. Dale John Freeman Harold BAY State Suite D’molay Masonic Temple
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