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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1950

Page

3

Community notices and local meetings in Bath area

Various groups hold meetings and events across Bodwell Bodwell Grange Center PTA Winnegance PTA and Sun point clubs. Installations, bake sales and fundraisers occur at Ashdale River side hall and Winnegance schoolhouse with community members named and venues noted.

Real estate transfers recorded in Sagadahoc County deeds

Recent transfers of real estate appear in Sagadahoc County register of deeds records. Listings include multiple properties across Bath Bowdoin Georgetown Phippsburg Richmond Rin aldo Topsham Woolwich and associated buyers such as State of Maine individuals and various named grantees.

Sagadahoc Linwood S. Castner Winship Street Frederick E. Drake, Jr State of Maine Vine Front Arthur G. Spear Ralph G. Coleman Valley Road Bertha L. Gray Fred L. Sutherland Shepard Street William Cormier Edgar G. Hancox Lila M. Spinney J. Nathan Douglas Charles L. Douglas Phippsburg Laura M. Cutting Susan G. Rogers Richmond Robeus A. Douglas John H. McKinnon William E. Whitney Clowes P. Guiou Rinaldo A. L. Colby Ernest L. Harvey Alice E. Bragdon John W. Quarrington Topsham Mearl K. James Lynde A. Heath Laurier Bernier Darius J. Morin William Adams Mertie L. Sweetland John P. Leavitt Guy P. Leavitt Woolwich Clarence E. Wagner William E. Downie Jesse J. Day Clifton C. Gainsley Edgar G Hancox

Father and Son Banquet Planned for Feb 10

A committee from Christian Service of Phippsburg met to plan a Father and Son banquet on February 10 at 5 30 PM at Bodwell Grange Hall. All boys ten or older are invited to attend a ham dinner with Mrs Perley Quimby in charge. Music by local talent and a program supervised by Phillip Jacobs will follow.

Bodwell James Gilman Maurice Pye Center Pond Parker Head Bodwell Grange E. Melvin Pratt Bath Sebasco Etta Bartlett Ashdale Center Pta Riverside Hall Lewis Alexander Arthur Perry Gordon Alden Thomas Totman Small Point Brownies Leo Hamel Joan Brewer Winnegance Pta Winneganee Charles L. Stevens Reginald Gordon Gordon Brunswick Maurice Skillin Maude Lincoln Perley Quimby Stevens Christian Service of

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Parker Head church notes and local activities

Parker Head Church held Sunday services with about 40 attendees. Baptisms occurred at Berean Baptist in Brunswick after a bus ride from Parker Head and nearby towns. Families and individuals from Parker Head joined PTA meetings, school notes, and community visits, including a Billy Graham event in Boston and a March of Dimes drive.

Audrey Leroy Pinkham Reginald Gordon Brunswick Joseph Kenneth Patty Paulin Herbert Doughty Linda Doughty Albert B. Gray Arthur Arkalow Ward Gray Bert Nisbet Beryla Stevens Galilee Sebasco Winnegance Phippsburg Center Parker Head Berean Baptist Church Albert Gray, Jr Francis Gray Albert Gray Earl Lowell Eugene Ross W. H. Wyman Robert Cushing Elizabeth Wyman Leslie Darling Parker P.T.A Eugene Harrington Earl Lowell Totman Library Phipsburg Center Supt Stanwood W. Gilman C. L. Stevens Martin Eaton Loring Lowell John Rollins Lewis Lowell Harpswell Francis Joyce Gray Billy Graham Boston Willard Percy Ethel MacElroy Leroy Perkins Burleigh Williams Daisy Talbot Dora Ingraham Clinton Beals Helen Gagnon H. D. Mank, Jr Sally Lowell Bernard Carlson Eric Carlson William Wyman George Jones Frances Hoar Charles Blaisdell Bernard Wyman Roy Greene Walter Cushing Dorothy Millard Nadeau Ronald Nadeau Florence Rollins Sandra Mank the Mercy Hospital Portland Mank Earl Hamel Kenneth Woods Bath W. T. Wyman Leo Hamel Ashdale Grace Kraft Thomas Sheffield Perkins Island John Hartleb Joseph McCole W. A. Lowell George Wilson Leston Harrington Frank Burnell

Bragdon Family Visit Notes Sunday Death of Mrs Ada Bragdon

Mrs Ada Bragdon and her grandson visited her sister and her husband Mr and Mrs Linwood H Lord of Harpswell Road. The report mentions the travel and family connection during the weekend.

Ada Bragdon

Sudden Death of Capt Edgar Drake Shocks Bay Point

Bay Point mourns Capt. Edgar Nelson Drake who died Jan. 13 at Bath Memorial Hospital after illness begun Sunday. Funeral services were held Monday at the Curtis Funeral Home. The community notes a quiet man loved by all who knew him.

Sherman Campbell Lahey Clinic Boston Ralph Wright Edgar Nelson Drake Bath Memorial Hospital Captain Drake Curtis Funeral Home Bay Point L. M. Spinney Lincoln Campbell Five Islands Frederick Moffatt Bath James Oliver Georgetown

Stilphen Bailey Wedding At Corliss Street Baptist

Bertha L Bailey daughter of Chester W Bailey Woolwich and Arthur B Stilphen son of Mrs Alice L Stilphen and the late Arthur B Stilphen were married at Corliss Street Baptist Church. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Arvid L Anderson with William C Webber and Mrs Bertha Palmer as attendants. Ushers were Victor Lonn and Lloyd Coombs. The couple will reside at 487 High Street after a honeymoon in Boston.

Bertha L. Bailey Chester W. Bailey Woolwich Arthur B. Stilphen Alice L. Stilphen Corliss Street Baptist Church Arvid L. Anderson William C. Webber Vergennes Bertha Palmer East Brunswick Victor Lonn Lloyd Coombs Francis McPherson Raymond Bechard Stilphen Congress Shirt Company, Inc Farm & Trades School Boston Navy Bath Iron Works State Military & Naval Children’s Home Bath Vicinity High Street

Morse High Student Council updates and club notes

Richard Card, editor of the Mentor, seeks 100 dollars from the council to cover the paper’s debt and keep it operating. Boothbay Harbor will visit January 31 for campus tours and a hosted lunch in the Foods Lab. Latin club debates disbanding as students discuss lowerclassmen engagement amid a week of nine week tests and college boards.

Richard Card Richard Boothbay Harbor Helena Jensen Shirley Clark Virginia Parker Don Becton Bill Haggett Biddeford Morse

Popham Beach Community Notes and Local Movements

Popham Circle elects Mrs Robert Pye as president to replace Mrs Blanchard Crowley and votes to hold weekly meetings at members’ homes. Plans include a men’s night starting January 25. Local activity includes Berwindglen unloading coal at Kennebec Wharf Bath with Capt George Stacey pilot, visits from residents to relatives and funerals in Bangor. News of deaths, leaves of absence, and coast guard activity noted along with various visits and passes in the area.

Robert Pye Popham Circle Blanchard Crowley Berwindglen Kennebec Herbert Sprague S Harbor Leon Fickett Bernice Dunning Bangor Norman Markham Terry Phippsburg Charles T. Jackson W. H. Hill Manchester N. H Hills Jackson Bath Ernest Shepard Sally Fairfield Peter A. Isaacson Lewiston George Oliver Bob Moore Popham Road Marguerite McNulty Nancy Welch Archie MacLaughlin Damariscove Coast

Cox's Head Farm Bureau meets onCollars and Necklines at Dromore

The first Farm Bureau meeting of the new year was held at Dromore grange hall with the topic Collars and Necklines led by Mrs. Addie Seavey. Dinner committee included Mrs. Lillian Blair Mrs. Aletha Campbell and Mrs. Lucy Cutting. Ex tension Calendars for 1950 were distributed to members.

Farm Bureau Dromore Grange Hall Addie Seavey Lillian Blair Aletha Campbell Lucy Cutting Frederick Thomas Portland Organized Reserve Corp Bernard Carlson Dix's Island Bath

Tuesday League Bowlers Rally as Pontiacs Close Gap

The Pontiacs earned eight points at Park Alleys in Tuesday Night league bowling to close the gap to two points behind leader Steeves. Pontiacs set a new high team single mark 577 and Steeves topped with a 2583 high team total as R Frates posted 182 and L Plant 612 high games. Forests cover half the area of Sweden.

R. Frates L. Plant Steeves Pontiacs Park Alleys

Sentences imposed in Sagadahoc County Superior Court docket

The January term proceedings ended with Richard Alley 19 receiving a suspended indeterminate sentence and two years probation after a guilty plea for breaking and entering. Frederick D. Cressey Jr. faced similar charges. Joseph L. Cote 38 of Lewiston drew a five year suspended prison term with two years probation for morals charges linked to a secret indictment involving a nine year old Richmond boy. The Traverse Jury heard Munsey’s bid to change a DUI plea, denied by Justice Webber after witness testimony. Settlement of a Richmond alienation of affections suit and nine divorces were recorded, including a $1500 settlement in the Fickett-Meehan case.

Sagadahoc County Superior Court Richard Alley Frederick D. Cressey, Jr Bath Frank Danforth Alley Cumberland County Brunswick Joseph L. Cote Lewiston Superior Court Donald W. Webber Cote Grand Richmond Justice Webber Traverse Lester G. Munsey Woolwich Edward W. Bridgham Bath Municipal Court Munsey Webber Frank W. Powers Alice Munsey Etta Munsey Loring Clark Bridgham Ralph O. Dale Maine Perleston Pert Foreman Edward T. Whitehouse Ida T. Lemont Alice H. Kennedy John M. Howe Wilfred W. Chaney Douglas Armes Celina Caouette Franklin Cary Ruth Hildreth Topsham Eugene Beck Georgie Walker Frank Beedle Carlton H. Curtis Clara Foster Raymond Sedgley Royden E. Brown Evelyn Merrill Bowdoinham Francis Pierce Georgetown James Fowler Bowdoin Swanton H. Wyman Phippsburg Ernest Smith Arrowsic Sagadahoc County

Infidelity and intoxication notices from Bath and Richmond

Names listed include Carolyn B. Senecat and Adria L. Smith with addresses in Bath and Rahway New Jersey. Infidelity and intoxication notices involve Maurice H. Robinson and Helen M. Robinson of Richmond and Marjorie L. Stevens with Paul A. Stevens of Bath.

Carolyn B. Senecat New York Adria L. Smith Bath Leland E. Smith Rahway N. J Helen M. Robinson Maurice H. Robinson Richmond Marjorie L. Stevens Paul A. Stevens

Times Owls Defeat Kennebec Journal in Augusta Bowling Night

The undefeated Times Owls beat the Kennebec Journal team 1529 to 1454 at the Y M C A alleys in Augusta. Johnny St. Martin led with rapid scores including a 126 in the tenth, while captain Ralph Pratt added multiple centuries. The Owlettes also fell to the Kennebec Journal second team as the event closed with a luncheon, dancing, and a victory speech.

Times Owls Dory Augusta Kennebec Journal Owls Park Alleys Johnny St. Martin Ralph Pratt Alice Grady Times Owlettes Owlettes Kennebec J. St. Martin D. Leavitt F Jones R Pratt L Plant Kennebec Journal Haskell T Trytek Hynes A. Grady Garland Simo Io W Trytek R Whittier R Hayden H Craig M Brown

Monthly Probate Court session outlines multiple estates and administrations

The record lists wills filed and administrations granted across Maine towns including Phippsburg Bath Topsham and Woolwich. Executors named without bond and bond filings appear for multiple estates while inventories and accounts are filed or allowed. Normandy region history noted as context.

Mildred Ballou Thompson Glencoe Ill Glenn Thompson Katherine S. Haggett Bath Donald H. Specht Lawrence W. Specht Abbie Etta MacKinnon Topsham Donald W. MacKinnon Henry R. Trial Robert L. Trial Horace E. Allen Ethel Fisher Willes Harriett Fisher Ruth B. Chester Brookline Mass Merchants National Bank of Boston Vernon M. Hawkins Alexander MacDougall Marcella MacDougall Frank B. Walker Chester, Vt Annie J. Walker Elton H. Cross Alfred E. Trott Woolwich Milton C. Trott Freeman A. Trott Monroe E. Wilbur Phippsburg Sarah E. Wilbur Novella J. Trott Lucy E. Percy Eleanor P. Irish Ida Miller Abraham Miller Mary S. Curtis Mildred C. Albee Christine C. Curtis Peter V. Aloisio Germaine A. Aloisio

Bell compared across churches and eras

The Liberty Bell is described as weighing less than a quarter of the largest Riverside Church bell in New York. The Riverside bell is noted as huge, while even larger bells from Russia and the Orient are referenced as centuries old and even more imposing.

America New York Riverside Church Russia The Orient

Also Mentioned on This Page

Arthur Moore Pitch Pine Hill Moore Edith Senecal Donald Williams Wyman Charles Hart Donald McKinnon Winthrop Blair Small Point Topsham Grange Gloria Pratt Shirley Pratt William H. Gilman Mark Harrington Center School Mary Whittemore Abbie Small Congress Shirt Stanwood Gilman John G. Morse, Jr Edward Pangburn West Hartford Conn Pangburn Joyce Perkins Cecil Wallace Phyllis Charles Pye Sandra Moore John Moore Corliss Street A. P. Denham, Jr Bath, Maine Stilphen-Bailey Inside Morse High Popham Beach Cox Redlon Sweden E Fortier Mitchell Hilyard Pratt Frates Jewett Hargton L Price Plant Small Redlon's Conley Oliver Philbrick Stephen C. Ambrose Mary L. Ambrose Frank J. Paige Bowdeinham Grace Anna Enderson Roger F. Enderson Lebanon Lillian M. Conley Martin E. Conley Ralph T. Higgins, Jr Ruth F. Higgins Douglas H. Senecal Farmerette Jean Harris Larry Domino Phoenix Ariz Larry International Soundphoto Journal Capital City Asa C. Wyman Wilbur H. Wyman Turner E. McCarty Walter P. McCarty Hannah A. Thomas Daisy Phillips Charles E. Phillips Normandy France Picardy Brittany Liberty Bell
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