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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1952
Page
2
Voters will decide on transferring funds from school accounts to support school treasurers and the town's share of a road project. The meeting also considers authorizing a 7500 loan for highway needs and amending the by laws to appoint a road commissioner. A deputy collector will be at the post office to collect assessments.
A special effort aims to recruit all parents into Sachets. A meeting is set for Jan 28 at the high school at 7 30. An adults’ gym event is planned for Feb 1. A Lincoln County Orchestra concert is planned for spring. Projects include making work tables for first graders and stage improvements in the gym. The Woman’s Club meets Jan 25 at 1 PM with Betty Mitchell of WGAN as speaker. Personal items note travels, engagements, and visits. The Birch Point property sold will become a Berean Baptist meetinghouse.
The Bath Red Cross hosts its annual meeting Thursday at 7 30 pm at 40 Summer Street the home of Mr and Mrs John Parker. Guest speaker Felix D Biron Red Cross field director stationed at Portsmouth NH naval shipyard and representing Brunswick Naval Air Station Dow Field Bangor will discuss Red Cross spending and veterans aid. Election of officers will be held with Chairman Frederick E Drake Jr presiding.
West Bath Grange met Monday evening with Mrs Florence McCall announcing a Thursday box social featuring entertainment and dance. Lectrurer Marguerite Mulcahy presented the program as members performed songs solos and a comedy act. Laura Mulcahy led a vocal trio and Mason Wright won a penny march, followed by refreshments and dancing with Carver's orchestra.
Baboons were revered by the ancient Egyptians and were embalmed and buried in a dedicated cemetery. Mrs. Harry W. Tucker hosted her contract club on Wednesday at her Middle Street home.
Robert E. DeWick, Woolwich School Board chairman and former Woolwich resident, announced Monday his candidacy for Sagadahoc county commissioner on the Republican ticket. Papers circulating note his Maine education, Bath and Woolwich roots, and family. The race grows to three candidates with Charles B. Doyle seeking reelection and Carl F. Anderson also announcing.
Mrs. Robert Downs was honored at a surprise stork shower Friday evening hosted by Mrs. Hilton Libby at 20 Denny road. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Robert Mosher Mrs. Robert Rice and Miss Katherine Conley. Gifts were arranged in a decorated baby basket. refreshments and a social hour followed.
Bath residents face higher taxes as city wages rise 10 percent adding about 10000 dollars to next year’s budget. School enrollment demands new classrooms, six more teachers, and larger book and supply expenditures. State withdrawal may leave seven and a quarter mills to fund local needs, with council likely to cut deeply. Sir Samuel Baker and John Gorrie are noted figures in a closing historical tidbit.
The West Bath Sewing Group gathered at Mrs. Hazel Whorff’s home to sew surgical pads for Togus Veterans Hospital and donated to the March of Dimes. Attendees included Lizzie Haggert,ie Davis, Jeanne Fowden, Ida Stover, Carolyn Rogers and Gladys Deehan with Whorff in charge of refreshments. Other items note a 7th birthday party for David Graves and various local visits, births, and hospital stays including Chester Gordon Bou dreau and Togus patient Byron Safford.
The article lists Morse High Student Council officers including President William Haggett Vice President Graeme Hanson Secretary Sue Stover Treasurer Frank Young and members Senior Representatives S Stover Herbert Reed Rodger Grace William Hagen tte Harry Moses Junior Representatives Charles Doyle Sallie Freeman Aud Durant William Bruce etc Freshmen Representatives Pauline Kelley Jack Warren Class Presidents Sally True Graeme Hanson Frank Young James Whitehurst Faculty Advisor Duncan H. Rotarians mentioned Dominique Tardif Lewiston and William Frye Damariscotta. The passage also notes bears following routes and a note on beverages with a smorgasbord meal.
West Point Recreation Association and Friendship Club outline a 40 by 75 foot one story community building site at Fish House Cove with tar road frontage. Volunteers clear trees, plan landscaping, and fund the project with proceeds from Shorey property, while a town-wide fair next summer funds remain. multiple local residents named for roles, with meetings held February.
Mrs. Mary E. Gallant marked her 81st birthday Sunday at the Old Folks Home. She received many cards flowers and gifts and in the evening residents enjoyed ice cream and cake. The refreshments were provided by Mrs. Gallant's children.
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