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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1949

Page

2

Wiscasset Masons and Royal Arch Install Leaders

Lincoln Lodge of Masons and New Jerusalem Royal Arch Chapter held a joint installation with about 60 attendees. Officers include Leslie A. Sullivan High Priest Eugene McGrath King Charles S. Sewall Scribe and others. secretary elect Burton and chaplain elect Pendleton to be installed later. Oyster supper followed.

Lincoln Lodge of Masons New Jerusalem Royal Arch Luther Barlow Boothbay Harbor Lyman McDougall Eugene McGrath Leslie A. Sullivan Charles S. Sewall Frank H. Gray Charles H. Plumstead Frank B. Adams Laurence I. Davis R.A.C C. Forest Carleton 3D Vail Charles E. Cowley 2D Vail Elmer H. Wickham 1St Vail Harry D. Mosher Sentinel William H. Burton Chester H. Pendleton Moses Bragdon George Post Blue Lodge Vincent C. Reed Hallie A. Simpson Norman McKinnon F. Edward Evans Fred W. Merry Byron A.adams Tyler Leland Foster Bernard A. Merry

Funeral services for Mrs Hope Blagdon in Cowley Home

Mrs Hope Blagdon widow of Benjamin F Blagdon died after months of ill health and lived with her daughter Mrs Chauncey Paul in Squantum Mass for six months. A Wiscasset resident for almost 50 years she was 79 and a member of St Philip's Episcopal Church.

Hope Blagdon Benjamin F. Blagdon Cowley Middle Street

Local Club Activity Highlights in West Bath

West Bath PTA and related groups held meetings with gift exchanges and reports from officers and guests. Attendees included Marion Farrow Ruth Hennessey Alice Small and numerous West Bath residents and guests from nearby towns. A 4-H Harvesters club elected officers and planned year activities with county agent Dowe present.

City ballot drawing slated for wards with contests

City Clerk Harry E. Ring Jr will conduct a 7 15 drawing to determine ballot order for contested council seats in Ward 1 between Mrs Etta Thurlow and Albert W Douglass and Ward 2 between Jesse W Allen and George J Nugent. Board of Education candidates will also be drawn for the open seat.

Harry E. Ring, Jr Board of Education Etta Thurlow Albert W. Douglass Jesse W. Allen George J. Nugent C. Lloyd Hooker Merritt A. Mitchell Herbert E. Morse

Family obituary and homecoming in local notes

The obituary notes a daughter and several grandchildren as survivors with interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Delong of Washington Street have returned from a visit with their son and daughter-in-law Commander and Mrs. Henry Delong in Alexandria Virginia.

H. W. Delong Washington Street Henry Delong Alexandria

Former Bath Pastor Composer Of Hymns Remains Revered

David L. Wilson recalls Dr. Ray Palmer, central church minister and hymn writer of My Faith Looks Up to Thee. Palmer, after Yale 1830, wrote the hymn in a New York City private school setting, sobbing as he completed the final line. The music by Lowell Mason, titled Oliver, helped his immortal work gain world acclaim.

David L. Wilson Ray Palmer Central Church Palmer Yale New York City Lowell Mason Boston

Young Peoples Team Confers Degrees at West Bath Grange

The young peoples degree team conferred the first and second degrees on 28 candidates at West Bath Grange Monday evening. Mrs. Gladys Deehan directed the team with a large roster of officers and committee members. The ceremony featured a choir, tableaux, and a soloist, as the charter was draped for Past President Arthur C. Lemont and the State Deputy G. C. Marriner of Richmond. The senior degree team will confer the third and fourth degrees next Monday.

West Bath Grange Gladys Deehan Geraldine Driscoll Richard Renshaw Marie White Carol Brown William Moore Audrey Peterson Carl Pinson, Jr June Crockett Dorothy Bubier Ceres Grace Thayer Pomona Ann Boudreau Flora Alice Deehan Errol Clark Edward Thompson Robert Erskine Bertha Newdick Christine Holmes Mary Burgess Barbara Holderness Esther Andrews Verlyn Desjardins Thelma Sylvester Sovers Faith Hope Dorothy Pecci Doris Snow Virginia Rowe Young Arthur C. Lemont G. C. Marriner Richmond

Woolwich Congregations and Club Activities Highlight Community

Woolwich churches schedule services with Rev. John Anderson and Rev. H E Danielson. The Good Neighbor club meets Thursday at the North Woolwich school, and the Mason Carter contract work continues in North Haven. Local residents attend events, visit relatives, and plan a Bath food sale for January 22 as others travel to California and Vermont for work and home duties.

Sagadahoc Ferry Club Meets To Discuss Paper Sale

Sagadahoc Ferry Club and Mothers’ club gathered Thursday at Mrs. Harry Thomas’s home with co hosts Mrs. Sanford Brown and Mrs. Bertram Crocker. They noted the group has over a ton of unsold newspapers and planned a public card party on January 20. Refreshments followed and the evening continued socially with members and one guest Patricia Crocker present.

Sagadahoc Ferry Harry Thomas Sanford Brown Bertram Crocker Mother's Club John Moffitt James Mallard Arthur Orr Charles Haley James Hay William Sylvester, Jr John Robbins Patricia Crocker

Good Will Club Hosts New Year Party at Woolwich

The Good Will club held its New Year’s party Wednesday of last week at Mrs. Costello P. Hall’s Woolwich home. Miss Florence Carlton and Mrs. Edward V. Reed led the event with a brief business meeting, social evening, and gift distribution. Additional attendees included Mrs. Leah Strout of Winnnegance and many local residents.

Good Will Club Costello P. Hall Woolwich Florence Carlton Edward V. Reed Leah E. Strout Winnegance Thomas Leask Lawrence Putnam Edward Burns William Sheldon Charles Haley Earl Dow Virginia MacMahan Patricia Crocker Roberta Oliver Arthur Orr Lowell Brown Clarence Getchell Charles Powers Freeman Oliver Edwin Orr Albert Humphreys Harry Fitch Edwin Hemingway Perey Marston

Day's Ferry Mothers Club Elects Officers

The Day's Ferry Mothers Club held its first birthday party and meeting at the school house with an election of officers. Elected were Evangeline Guptil president Patricia n vice president Doris Carter secretary Hazel Crooker treasurer Ruth Munsey sick committee. Others present were Grace Smith Gertrude Brown Helen Howes and Peggy Hathorne. Co hostesses were Grace Smith and Doris Carter. Next meeting will be Jan 20 at the school house with Hazel Crooker and Patricia Hayward as co-hostesses.

Garrison Hill O.E.S Helen M. Gross Laurence I. Davis Eunice Adams Byron Adams Louise J. Blagdon Laura H. Evans Gladys H. Light Louise D. Jewett Eva G. Bradford Florence FE. Sherman Frank H. Gray Arambec Lodge Ockers Esther Mayo Huntoon Hill Grange Hall Clifton Walker Knox-Lincoln Extension Service Congregational St. Philip’s The Organ Society Helen Fisher Viola Adams Ruth Wickham Mary M. Marston Mary Marston Harriet Jackson Mothers’ Club Wiscasset Lincoln County Fish and Game Association Alfred M. Norton Dell Whitten Day’s Ferry

Gerald McNeil Wins Navy Commendation for Sportsmanship

Electronics Technician Third Class Gerald McNeil was awarded a Navy commendation for honesty and esprit de corps at a mast aboard the USS Cadmus in Norfolk Virginia. A Morse High School graduate, he enlisted in 1947 and has progressed through Navy electronics schools before serving on the Cadmus.

Gerald M'Neil Gerald McNeil USN U. S. Navy Gerald U.S. S. Cadmus Norfolk Howard McNeil Woolwich Morse High School U. S. Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill Washington, D. C U. S. S. Cadmus U.S. Navy Navy

Nequasset Mother's Club Holds January Meeting

Nequasset Mother's Club met January 5 at Mrs E J Blake home Nequasset road. A social evening followed a brief business session with Evelyn Baker named publicity chairman and assisted by Ethel Blake. They exchanged gifts at a Christmas tree and awarded a surprise package from Ella Robson to Gertrude Stacy. Next meeting will be at Mrs Margaret Dodge State road with Ethel Seeger to bring the surprise package. Several members attended including Alice Baker Violet Beal Vera Fogg Margaret Dodge Evangeline Sparks Ethel Seeger Ruby Stinson Ruth Cromwell Norman Holbrook Gertrude Stacy and Evelyn Baker. Mrs Arthur Sewall 2nd left for New York City to visit his sister-in-law Mrs Sewall Williams who has been a guest here. Williams arrived in Bath after visiting Sewall Williams at Ulla Lodge Wakefield Vermont.

West PTA Littlefield School Marion Farrow Alice Small North Center Ruth Hennessey William Hennesey Harry Larrabee Edward Thompson Loring Small Catherine Booker Priscilla Estes Pauline Belanger West Bath Grange Hall Carlena Peterson Emma Crosby Ida Stover Ruth Fuller Irving Barnam Gilbert Heath George Jackie Rose James Alley Ernest Rose Clement Yates Danvers Mass Rosedale Harvesters 4-H Club Roland Barter Wanetta Estes Joan Giacobbe Hubert Barter Bethel Estes Susan Watts Bonnie Belanger Judy Lesier Loretta Barter Dowe Joseph Larrabee Fred Larrabee Walter Larrabee Joseph Topsham Charles Dow Portland Walter Morse Phippsburg Fred Rose Rose Morse Henry W. Henderson Donald Winthrop Woolwich Center Herbert Cornish Waterville Mason Carter North Haven Rosa Shea Forrest Baker Phylis Chamberlain Fryeburg Academy Donald Leavitt Marilyn King of Bath Nequasset Ethel Seeger Alice Baker Violet Beal Vera Fogg Margaret Dodge Evangeline Sparks Ruby Stinson Ruth Cromwell Norman Holbrook Gertrude Stacy Ethel Blake Evelyn Baker Arthur Sewall New York City Sewall Williams Williams Ulla Lodge Wakefield

Sheriff Sale in Bowdoinham Maine on Lammers Property

First National Bank of Brunswick files a foreclosure sale in Sagadahoc County Maine with defendants George G. Lammers and Virginia M. Lammers. The property at Bowdoinham on Abagadassett road is set for public auction February 16, 1949 at 2 PM. The deed traces to a 1947 mortgage from H W Carter and records confirm the chain of title.

State OF Maine Sagadahoc First National Bank of Brunswick Maine United States of America Cumberland George G. Lammers Virginia M. Lammers Bowdeinham Bowdoinham Abagadassett Road Ebeneza Lancaster Lancaster William White White Maxwell Ebeneza_ Lance H. W. Carter Sagadahoc County First National Bath Gear Emery M. Booker

Dresden Olive Branch Chapter to Install New Officer

Dresden Olive Branch chapter O E 8 met Tuesday with Mrs Horace Gilpatrick presiding for the last time. Installation will be semi public Saturday with Marcella Gibbons Worthy Grand Matron installing assisted by the Worthy Grand Patron. Fishermen salvage lumber after heavy rains and unusual boats with outboard motors were used. Oldest residents note ice in the Eastern river and Kennebec resembles Summer months. Portland photographer photographed local pupils Friday. Epidemic of mumps. Mrs Leona Jewett among recent victims. Funeral for Frances Chapman five months old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Chapman held in Richmond. Death at Dr E F Pratt office attributed to strangulation. Friends of Mrs Gerald Witham of Richmond learn her husband is employed with a Boston oil firm in Kuwait Arabia. He left Boston last week. Mrs Witham and son remain in Richmond during his absence. Mr and Mrs Earle Fenderson and son visited. Chester Dorr bought a new Chevrolet. Ralph W Brewer chief timekeeper at Bath Iron Works and local sports official is at Memorial Hospital for emergency operation. condition reported good.

Olive Branch Chapter O.E Horace Gilpatrick Kennebec Portland Leona Jewett Frances Chapman Robert Champan Roberts’ Funeral Richmond

Bay Point News Briefs and Local Visits

Bay Point residents welcome returning serviceman Pte. Charles Hanna after three and a half years in Germany and visit with grandparents Mr and Mrs LeRoy Moore. Portland hospital patients H A Spinney and Mrs Sherman Campbell noted as improving. Local residents Mrs Ralph E Wright and son Ralph E Wright Jr of Chicago join Bay Point Sunday events. State Trooper Frank Powers and several Bath visitors were seen on Bay Point. Mrs E Robbins shows improvement after illness.

Charles Hanna States Germany LeRoy Moore Harold Grundy Bath Bay Point H. A. Spinney Maine General Hospital Portland Sherman Campbell Eye & Ear Infirmary Ralph E. Wright Ralph E. Wright, Jr Chicago Jacob Smith Maurice Burns Riverside R. I Kay Burns Clyde Whittaker John Lawrence Perow M. W. Burns Madison Moore Madison, Jr Frank Powers E. Robbins

Death of Ralph E. Wright in Chicago

Ralph E. Wright died suddenly on January 3 in Chicago. He lived on Bay Point for two years and served a second year as an overseer for the Bay Point Village Corporation. He was a devoted husband and father with many friends.

Ralph E. Wright Chicago Mr. Wright Bay Point

Navy electrician serves aboard USS Sicily in Atlantic Fleet

George E. Dersham chief interior communications electrician USN husband of Grace E. Dersham 2 Winslow Street serves aboard the aircraft carrier USS Sicily with the Atlantic fleet. Dersham entered Naval service August 14 1935 after recruit training at Norfolk Virginia and attended Adrian Michigan High School.

George E. Dersham Interior Communications Electrician USN Grace E. Dersham Winslow Street Sicily Dersham Naval Service Naval Training Station Norfolk Navy Adrian Michigan

Race speeds for horse hare and greyhound

The top speeds compare as 48 mph for the race horse 45 mph for the hare and 40 mph for the greyhound.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Woman’s Club Martina Willis Hildenbandt Academy Alberta Larrabee Bernice Blagdon Englebrekt Union Union Merchants Charles G. Chase Virginia Mrs. Chase Vincent Reed and Florida Barbara Sullivan Lewiston Parker E. Marean William Snyder Newcastle Frances Sortwell Dorothy Washington Harry E. Bailey Brockton James Cox Stuart Bailey Stanley W. Dodge Frank Baird, Jr Ruth Jackson Everett F. Jackson Baird Connecticut William Niles Forrest Lewis Harold Mayberry George Turner Delmas Leighton Arambec Fairfield Lodge Joseph Hubbard Cuba Summit N. J Eva H. Churchill Woburn Main Street Terence Connor Joseph Smith Lee Street Front Street Desortment A. —. Greenblatt Front St Young Peoples First Congregational Church John Anderson Montsweag Sagadahoc Ferry Club Mrs Mary Thomas Mother’s Club Gerald M’neil Nequasset Mother's Club Dresden Ralph W. Brewer Allen Bath Iron Works Corp Memorial Hospital
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