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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1950

Page

6

Vacation Bible School closes at Small Point church

The article notes the final program of the Vacation Bible School will be held at the Small Point church Friday July 7 at 7 o'clock with a children's program and exhibited handiwork. A picnic is planned for Thursday afternoon. Personal items recount visits and stays of locals at cottages and family gatherings across Center and nearby towns, including residents from Bodwell and Dromore granges.

E. Jerome Johanson Itford Theological Seminary Old. Conn Center Mere Point Bodwell Mas Totman Arthur Iry Gordon Alden Wiliam S. Gilman Noreen O'Callaghan Jean and Adeleunt William Blaisdell H. Macy Whitehead Lester Liver Union Ralph Pye Wall Point Ralph Pye, Jr Chatham Field Savanah Marham England Boreaux France Rench Air Force Pyers Sburg N. M Davis Monthan Small Point

Portland Pilots defeat Iron Works 10 to 3

The Portland Pilots exploded for six runs in the first inning at Portland Stadium and defeated Bath Iron Works 10 to 3. Bath pitcher Mike Ford was opposed by Buck Beaumier of the Pilots as Portland out hit their rivals 8 to 7.

Portland Pilots Portland Stadium Bath Iron Works Iron Workers Pilots Mike Ford Bath Buck Beaumier Bath Ab Trish Ss Craig Vesque Roy Aeceeeeveneees Smith Jackson Burgess C Holmsen Eeveees Eersverese Tvarecosee Td cHogan Portland Feehan Ayers Meader O'Neill Garen Tweedie Col'my Lane Speirs Atwood Coveré Beaumier J. Smith Holmsen Ford Portland Irish Craig Feehan Rbi Burgess Bean Sb—Ayers Beau- Speirs Mier Bb—Ford So—Ford U—Kidney Harrington

Milk price increase: a cent per quart in Bath and Wiscasset

The Maine Milk Commission announces a July 1 hike in retail milk prices for Bath and Wiscasset areas. Consumers pay 21.5 cents per quart and 12.44 cents per pint, with wholesale rates rising to 19.5 cents per quart and 11 cents per pint. A 5 cent bottle charge applies to wholesale customers, and non-returnable containers cost one cent more.

Bath Wiscasset Maine Milk Commission West Bath Woolwich Edgecomb Augusta

Popham Beach Weekend Hosts Intense July Crowds

Bath and Popham area locals report a busy holiday weekend with crowds reaching thousands. Augusta visitors include Ex Mayor Donald Small of Bath and families from Lexington, Boston, Auburn, and New York. Summer homes along Pine Eden, Sea Acre, and Ledgewood hosted guests as Anne Guthrie spoke at a national convention and local clubs showcased leaders. Families, engagements, and seasonal hires fill cottages, shops see brisk traffic, and surf patrons enjoy the holiday despite fog and rain.

Pestle Sespeney Bath Hennessy Donald N. Small Small Joseph New York City Alton Hathaway l Lexington Mass Riverside Anne Guthrie Popham Quota Club International Grand Hotel Mackinac Island Mich Kiwani’s United Nations Assembly World Council Geneva Lawrence Shesler Peggy Carl Thomaston Webber Cottage Shesler Betty Rice Phippsburg Tmann Cleve O Russ Taylor Neamore Brown South Paris Harry Hollins Harry Stephanie Victoria @Unier Oldwick N. J Gilbert Head Stephanie Unier Colorado Lee Sherwood Rawson Bertha Sherwood Rock Hill Conn Sea Acre William H. Stone Biddeford Marguerite McNulty Livia Szentivany Susan Spinney Charles Bauer Boston Barbara Hyde Ledgewood S. W. Hyde Charles Small Auburn Atkins Bay Isadore Singer White Spot Florence Carson Allston F. D. Scott

Local social notes and travel in Bath and surrounding towns

Collier Berwingden discharged coal at Kennebec wharf and Bath Coal Co. area. Tug Se guin visited Bath. an oil tanker departed Thursday morning. Earle B. Chaney of Billerica visited sister Edith Perkins. Mrs. Sidney Gleason and Roland of Holliston spent weekend with S. C. Dozois. Leon Smith family and Joan Lynch vacationed at Vercy cottage after two years in Germany. Lewis Smith to attend Great Lakes Training School July 10. Mrs. John Malcolm hosted by Sarah Wilbur. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thistle visited Meadowbrook. Goodwins traveled to Perry, Oklahoma. Malcolm Goodwin of Winchester and family shared weekend with parents. Charlotte Goodwin stayed with them. Ernest Wood of Bath spent Sunday at cottage.

John F. Leach Malden Ann Sharp Camden N. J H. B. Wyman Arthur Stewarts Somerville Mass Charles Stevens Alfred Charles Brown Westtown Richard John JG. Morse, Jr Pauline Wyman Allston J. O. Wyman Walter Vollmer Larchmont N. Y Ashdale Albert Maslen Bridghtwater Barbara Wyman Gorham State Teachers’ College Wyman Small Point Club John H. McCourt Chain-of-Ponds Walter McCourt Avsation Council N Popham Marrtown Thomas Kelly Brightwater Robert A. Lowell Sebasco Estates University of A Ipswich Stanley W. Hyde Nancy John Benson Wilbur, Jr John B. Wilbur Lexington Miss Hyde General Radio Cambridge Wilbur Boston & Albany Railroad Co Boston Art Popham, Park John Clark John Gilmore Bath John Prency Pine Grove White White Spot Yarmouth Academy Cornish High School John B. Curran Charlotte Curran Claude Bonesteel Troy John H. Beebe John Jr Mildred Clausen Wakefield Leston Harrington Parker Head Spinney Howard Spinney Clarence Perkins Earle B. Chaney Billerica Edith Perkins Sidney Gleason Roland Holliston S. C. Dozois Leon Smith Jean Caroline Wollaston Lewis Frankfurt Germany Joan Lynch Hyde Park Vercy Lewis Smith Great Lakes Training School John Malcolm Phippsburg Center Sarah Wilbur Robert Thistle Meadowbrook Paul Goodwin Perry Okla Nts Martin F. Goodwin Malcolm Goodwin Winchester Howard O. Nash Nina Alexander Lantz John Simpson Simpson Harold Robinson Harold Miller Brattleboro Spadino Hempstead New York Bay Point

Legion Boys Beat Richmond in Playoff Countdown

The Bath squad, led by star pitcher Bob Philbrick who is out until the playoffs the week of July 16, faces the Caldwell Post of Portland in Portland at 2 p.m. Saturday with Lefty Wayne Brown slated to start on the mound.

Bob Philbrick Star Shoctston Bath Caldwell Post Portland Wayne Brown E Black Stover Johnson Munsey C Henrickson Beck Ss ~ ' Carmichael D. Brown Whittier W. Brown Richmond L. Hinkley

Poor lighting linked to rise in needing glasses by adulthood

Faulty lighting is cited as a factor in a statistic claiming 95 percent of children have normal eyesight at birth, yet 31 percent require glasses by post college age. The report notes potential long term effects and emphasizes the role of environmental lighting on vision development.

Parker Head Church Opens Season With Inheritance Sermon

The first season service at Parker Head church Sunday featured Rev. H Macy Whitehead delivering the sermon titled Inheritance to a 20 member congregation. A church notice said services will continue until further notice. Community efforts included reforming the Parker Head Cemetery Association with officers elected and plans for a public supper and fence renovation. Other local happenings covered social visits, family travels, and events involving Parker Head residents and nearby communities.

Parker Head Church H. Macy Whitehead Charles Blaisdell Parker Head Cemetery Earl Lowell Leston Harrington Clarence Skolfield Lorraine Skolfield Cromer Grange Hall Parker Head Frances Murphy J. F. Mezenski Bernard Wyman, Jr

Montreal Trip Described In A Long Tour Narrative

The account details a bus tour to Montreal and surrounding sites, noting the Basilica of Notre Dame, Mount Royal views, McGill and Montreal universities, and a stay with nuns who hosted a museum visit. It covers St James Cathedral, the shrine at Cap de la Madeleine, a Three Rivers ferry ride, and a shared picnic on the return trip with Canadian coins and a final border crossing.

le Chateau de Ramezay Montgomery Benjamin Franklin Gazette Canada Montreal Boston McGill Mount Royal St. James Cathedral Rome G. Delfosse Les Trois Rivieres St. Lawrence River Villa D Oblates of Mary Immaculate Cap-le-la-Madeleine Three Rivers Lake Sainte Marie Laviollette St. Angele de Laval Victoriaville

Real Estate Transfers Across Sagadahoc Area

Recent transfers recorded by the Sagadahoc Register of Deeds show multiple land and building transactions across Arrowsic Bath Bowdoin Phippsburg Richmond Topsham West Bath Woolwich and nearby towns. Notable entries include Alfred Hutchins to Ernest Avery and Arthur Hall to Catherine Wonsor among numerous other conveyances.

Sagadahoc Register of Deeds Arrowsic Fred Pecci Emile J. Cyr Bath Alfred L. Hutchins Ernest R. Avery, Jr Middle Street Elizabeth A. Palmer Arthur W. Hall Cottage Street John H. Freeman Lawrence W. Wyman Snow Park Arthur P Bedford Street Madelyn M. Shaw Scott W. Maxson High Street Francis G. MacDonald Margaret L. MacDonald Huse Street Gerald F. Holland Elizabeth G. Holland Richardson Street Bowdoin Lillian M. Chase Dana B. Fisher Phippsburg Howard A. Scott Chester Wallace John J. Preney Janet G. Gilmore Richmond Marguerite E. MacPhee Samuel A. Williams George I. Finlay Werby A. Crow Kenneth L. Pullen Leonard H. Lamoreau John C. Willard Arno M. Jackman Topsham Herve Pelletier Alfred Reust Gordon S. Lamoreau Merrill A. Cutler West Bath Clifford J. White Harold E. Boutin Franklin R. Melville William A. Elliott Karcher S. Jackson Woolwich Elmer P. Higgins James W. Burnett Severin Syvertsen T. Tarpy Schulten J. Gould Bailey Roland S. Bailey

Strawberry baths in ancient Rome and English eggs

The passage notes Romans used crushed strawber ries to cleanse soil and odor from their bodies. An old English writer recommended a bath of one hundred egg yolks for aesthetic cleanliness.

Bay Point Fire Company Fully Organized

Bay Point reports its fire company is fully organized with weekly Tuesday meetings at seven. Officers include Kenneth Crafts as chief and Carl Delano as deputy chief, Sherman Campbell captain, Jean Reed engineer, with Summer Mains and William Leeman as hosemen. Local residents and seasonal visitors are listed among cottage and guest arrivals for July and August.

Kenneth Crafts Carl Delano Sherman Campbell Jean Reed Randall Marquis Summer Mains William Leeman

Little Torrent Wins First in Class B at Newburyport

Bath's Little Torrent hand engine ran 202 feet nine and a half inches to capture Class B first prize of 150 dollars in Newburyport Massachusetts. It marks a third straight year of first money for the Torrent. The parade included the hand engine crew fife and drum corps and marcher Kathy Picken.

Bath Newburyport Mass Fife and Drum Corps Kathy Picken East Greenwich Triumph Berwick Neptune Niagara No. 3 Brunswick Vixen Sagadahoc Georgetown Protection Newbury Passaconaway Seabrook N. H Okos Marblehead Gov. Bradstreet North Andover Eureka Portsmouth North Berwick

Early measurement used for horse height the hand

An old unit known as the hand, measured across the palm, remains a standard reference for determining a horse’s height. The practice ties historical measurement to contemporary equine assessment, reflecting enduring use in stables and farms.

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Arthur Harrington Horace Holton Wellesley Wynburg Holton Congregational Board of Pastoral Supply New England States Brockton Braintree Gordon Berry Robert Gray Woburn Katherine Berry Gray First Congregational Church Fred Caswell Reading Jay K. Bowker Emma Crosby Bath-Brunswick Road Gardiner Rogers New Cottage New Means Ralph Bertrand Floral Street Iron Works Bath and Brian Burt Harry L. Day Anne John Jimmie Gerald May Belmont Ledgewood Cottages Alton Hathaway Roland MclIntosh Frances Bridges Corea Guy Crowley Spinney Guest House T. Stephen Stephens Montreal, Can Thomas Quillian Worcester Fred Leopold Theresa Berg Cox Berwingden Kennebec Legion Boys Sasanoa River Woolwich-Arrowsic Bridge Harris Structural Steel Steel Company C. H. Blaisdell Will Williams Ralph MacEwen Herschel Diane Ruth MacEwen MacEwen Bowdoinham Leslie Logan Carleton Jensen New Hampshire Alston Oliver Merrill Bassett Eugene and Merrill, Jr Edwin Hart Edwin and Donald East Herbert Basset Mary Wortman Baltimore John Rollins Lewiston Bart Nisbet Nisbet East Bowdeinham Earl Hamel J. Frank Mezenski Lewis Lowell Harpswell Dresden Walter Cushing Florence Rollins Lloyd Lowell Toledo Milwaukee Wis Michigan Quebec Perkins Islands Tommy Skolfield Schenectady Wesley Harrington Weiner Rock Laurence Hoyt Denise Dana West Baldwin Hoytberg J. Ashton Nickerson East Boston Clarence Blaisdell Clinton Richardson Lewis Wallace West Point Eugene Harrington Stephen Rogers Sally Lowell Rock Gardens Sebasco Little Torrent Newburyport, Ass
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