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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1945

Page

5

Lincoln County Scout growth and park improvements noted

The Abnaki Area Boy Scouts report progress in Lincoln County with new units in Bristol Waldoboro and Bremen and a 50 percent rise in trained leaders. Pine Tree Council scouts plan to attend Camp William Hinds. Fort Edgecomb Memorial Park on Davis Island opens with repairs seating and a lobster cafe. Boothbay Players announce Blithe Spirit July 4 with a strong cast and a busy season ahead.

Lincoln County Abnaki Boy Scouts of America Ledges Inn Wiscasset Harvey R. Pease Robert Heigham George Chiera Alfred Norton Raymond H. Brown Howard D. Butler Bristol Waldoboro Bremen Butler Damarriscotta Damariscotta Mills New Walker Broadway North Edgecomb Ranger Broadway

Bath City Clock Goes On A Strike

The Elm Street Baptist church belfry clock rang out erratically Friday with the hour striking seven then five. Fire department driver Forrest L Maines repaired and wound the clock though the striking mechanism may have been tampered with by children. A baked bean supper is planned for July 9 at the clubhouse.

Elm Street Baptist Church Forrest L. Maines Central Station

Miss Eileen Murphy R N Dies in Portland

Miss Eileen Murphy a registered nurse now at Memorial hospital died Saturday in Portland after a illness. She is remembered for her dedicated service at Memorial hospital and her family asks mourners to honor her memory.

Eileen Murphy R. N Memorial Hospital Portland

Beane couple marks 64th wedding anniversary in West Bath

Mr and Mrs Charles A Beane quietly observed their 64th wedding anniversary at their Berry's Mill Road home in West Bath. They have a daughter who died in 1918 and a grandson Charles Frank Blunt with a great granddaughter Marlene. Family guests and many neighbors shared in the celebration and a gathering was held Sunday with Mrs Mabel Hoyt and others visiting from Philips Dixfield Portland and Framingham.

Olon H. Brown Solon A. H. Brown Birch Point Brown Army 57Th Signal Battalion Charles G. Chase Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy N. Y Harold Haggett North Edgecomb Columbia University Eugene Lewis Pacific Area Philadelphia Julia Lewis Federal Street North Carolina Alton Erskine Ox Horn Corner Cpl Albert P. Erskine Cpl. Erskine Philippines Pfc Charles M. Erskine Germany Hollis M.S .c Corpus Christi Texas Frank H. Gray Davis Island Stanley W. Dodge Lilla Rines Ethel Redennett Grace Cowley Stanley M. Brown Grace L. Knight Mary Campbell Carolyn S. Varney James E. White Amna Road Verne F. Safford Janice Dead River Albert S. Owen Wolfeboro Jesse F. White Ala Road Thomas Campbell Tom David Bucksport York Haggett Henry Washburn Bingham Harvey R. Pease Alan Zina B. Davis Pease Simon Crosby Chewonki Alice Gunn West Newton Mass Joseph Coffin Gunn Linda Graves Coffin Hebron Island Boothbay Register Forest Potter Edward Bath Potter Addie Merry John L. Mayo Southwest Harbor Wiscasset Audrey John Edison Parker, Jr S. P Gloucester William H. Burton Worcester Devon New London Pemaquid Beach Cathryn Wheeler Damariscotta Arthur Durgin Durgin Edmund J. Ingalls Maine General Hospital Charles E. Pugh Malbern Pendleton Chester Pendleton Charles A. Beane Berry's Mill Road Mrs. Beane Kingfield Mr. Beane Avon Charles Frank Blunt Marlene Beane Raymond Hillard Framingham Deehan Ralph H. McNary Jack Marblehead John H. McNary Louis St. Onge USA Solange St. Onge Brunswick Mary Deehan George St. Onge Billy Deehan Richard Johnson Nathan Johnson Lemont Perry's Cove Brigham’s Cove John Perkins Harding's Henry W. Henderson Marjorie Donald Winthrop G. C. Smith Sally Weed Sidney A. Pendleton Camp Devens Sidney S. Pendleton Robert Thompson Lynn Eva Fraser Robert John Thompson Richard Percy Holbrook Arthur Holbrook Jean Goodwin Freeport Earle Lane Margaret Eldridge USN Sampson N. Y

Woolwich First Baptist Notices and Merrymeeting Camp Opening

Woolwich First Baptist church offers morning service at 10 with a message by Mrs. J. M. Gowdey and a 7 30 evening service plus church school after the morning service. Woolwich-Wiscasset Baptist at Moatsweag holds 11 30 service with Mrs. Gowdey as speaker. Merrymeeting Camp for Girls opens with large enrollments and a full program including trips, waterfront and land activities, Sunday Vesper Campfire services, and a camper-edited paper.

First Baptist Church Woolwich Center J. M. Gowdey Woolwich-Wiscasset Mount Washington New Hampshire Pemaquid Pine Grove

Local social notes list of visits and engagements

Portland residents host relatives and friends visiting from Boston Lincolnville Wiscasset Boothbay Harbor and other towns. Attendees include the Beane siblings at the Leonard home and the Buck family in Day's Ferry. A wedding is planned July 15 for Private Richard Brown and Yvonne Nickerson.

Alan Roberta Beane Sidney Beane Portland John Leonard River Road Albert Temple Hayden Marilyn Harry Mosher Wiscasset Mason Carter Day's Ferry Boothbay Harbor Marcia Stinson Clifford Richey Joan Clifford, Jr Chicopee Mass Richey Carl Longfellow Charlotte Chase Lincolnville Carla Axford Ramsey Baltimore Samuel P. Buck Richard Brawn Fred Brawn Yvonne Nickerson Lebanon Day's Ferry Congregational Church Brawn Camp Devens Pacific Brown Camp Butner North Carolina Gordon Huff Skowhegan Huff Skowhegan Hospital Harold Charon Bath Maxine Walker Swampscott Ralph Cerica U. S.N James Thorpe Janet George Gainsley York Beach Far! Gainsley Clara Waters Jane Thatcher Marblehead Frank J. Walker North Haven Jean Dawna Edwin L. Moulton Florence Crocker Springer Horace E. Wade Everett Barbour Corinth

First Snow Ball Anniversary Marked at Presque Isle

Presque Isle observes the first anniversary of Snow ball the Air Transport Command’s Northern Transatlantic route. More than 100 ground force troops return from the European theater bringing total home to 1,460 since the aerial redeployment program began two weeks ago.

Presque Isle Air Transport Command

Breakwater Resort Sold in Rockland to Boston Hotelman

The breakwater, a leading Maine resort hostelery in Rockland, was sold by Adrien A. Bird and William A. Doe of Boston to M. A. Sonnabend, Boston hotelman. Samuel Colson will remain manager. Terms of sale not disclosed.

Rockland Maine Adrien A. Bird William A. Doe Boston M. A. Sonnabend Samuel Colson

BAY POINT July Birdlife and Visits Highlight Shore Page

Bay Point in July features morning bird choruses and evening frogs with a calm afternoon hush. Local sightings include two hummingbirds during a minor incident and a deer crossing between beaches. Visitors from Cape Elizabeth Auburn Bangor Georgetown and Kennebec Point stay nearby for the summer with families and birthday celebrations noted.

Lakewood to Open Saturday July 14 with Blithe Spirit

Lakewood theater resumes limited Broadway season under manager Herbert Swett after wartime closure. Opening night July 14 features Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit with Louise Campbell and Katherine Meskill, pairing with Matthew Smith and Hildegarde. The run continues through July 16 week including a matinee of Over Twenty-One by Ruth Gordon.

Boothbay Ann Wickham Canada Ann Dorian Leight New York Melvin Lane Keith Playhouse Noel Coward Eileen Claudia Lakewood Herbert JL. Swett Laskewood Sterling Ruth Gordon bLakewood Louise Campbell Katherine Meskill Matthew Smith Hildegarde

Blithe Spirit at Lakewood Theatre stars Halliday and company

Halliday headlines the Lakewood production of Blithe Spirit with Elaine Ellis Robert Lyn and Helen Mayon in supporting roles. Carl ton Miles directs Grant Mills is production adviser Howard Leiters stage manages. The play follows a novelist who spawns two wives at once. Walter Winchell praised Broadway premiere. Mail orders and telephone reservations available.

Walter Winchell Broadway

Plane landings near Phippsburg cause near misses with houses

Alvin Brewer of Sebas landed from a sea plane in Center Po last week and often seemed to strike chimneys in his path. His sea blue plane left noticeable streaks as it landed. Miss Elizabeth Allen of La bert Park left Saturday for Bangor for a two week visit.

Alvin Brewer Sebas Center Po Elizabeth Allen Labert Park Bangor

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lincoln County Minister's Association George G. Chiera Charles A. Benson Montclair N. J Benson Walter Buzzell Red Men's Hall Veterans Togus Harold Clifford Boothbay Harbor County National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis, Inc A. D. Gray Moving Picture Houses Frank L. Metcalf W. Lloyd Byus Newcastle Edith Martin Harold B. Clifford Dorothy E. Roberts J. W. Loughlin Clifford Lincoln County War Chest Reginald Harris Frances A. Sortwell Frank O. Conners West Southport Charles N. Sigison Katherine Pinkham Book Club Edgecomb Sheepscot Mary Armory Gibraltar Alexandria Elizabeth Webb Anna Flood Frances Plumstead Mary Bemis First Congregational Church Samuel J. Sewall Mary Grant Rafter Washington, D. C Joseph E. Hubbard John P. Chase Anna Cate Bath City West Bath Woolwich Byrnes Jimmy Byrnes Senate The Roosevelt James F. Byrnes Supreme Court James Byrnes Cairo Teheran Cordell Hull Truman Hull International Ralph Gould Elizabeth Patricia Rita Cape Elizabeth Walter I. Noyes Noyes Walter Quance Raymond Brown Auburn Lester Ross Walter Hartney Scott William Edward Wren Georgetown John Holt Mrs. Gilmore Massachusetts Stanley Karril Kennebec Point Ralph Carlisle Lakewood Theatre Skowlregan Phippsburg Japan
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