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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1940

Page

7

Phippburg Moths Ravage Orchards and Parish News

The brown tail moth caterpillars have defoliated many apple trees and left bare branches across Phippsburg. Rev. Robert C. Whitehead preached at the Vernon Heights Congregational church on fear and faith, while next week Rev. Chester B. Oliver will speak in Bath. The town board logged aliens registering, noting twelve by 4:30 p.m. Saturday, with some residents unaware of the process. Fireworks over Casco Bay at Brightwater colony marked the Fourth with sky rockets seen from Dunday's Harbor to Small Point. Personal notes mention neighbors visiting, sailing, and cottages in Brightwater and Small Point, plus local building and maintenance projects.

Cutting-Campbell Robert C. Whitehead Vernon Heights Congregational Church Mount Vernon Phippsburg Chester B. Oliver Wesley Methodist Church Bath Board of Selectmen Elijah Bartlett Raymond MactIntire Raymond Wyman Maine Brightwater Colony Han Island Emma Perry Casco Bay Dunday’s Harbor Harpswell Orrs Island Small Point Walter Pierce Kittery Cora Campbell Pierce Navy Yard George Penton New York City George Davis Pierre Lambert Miss Perry Lauriston Trott James Brunswick Donald Preble Cranberry Point Jhhey Preble George M. Bonney Brookline Mass John Rogers John Clark Walter Stevens Howard Bowker Stoneybrook Theodore Beven Manchester N.H Istromore James Jenkins Jordan Cottage William Grievers Rockville N. J Hezekiah Harrington George Knotton Claremont Harrington Knolton Teddy Lee Mrs. Delano Lee Exeter N. H George W. Larrabee, Jr Dromore

Personal Notes on Local Marriages and Visits

Howard Brenton Barter 89 Dum mer street and Hazel Eva Bold Georgtown filed marriage intentions. Mr and Mrs Albert Alley plan to Boston where they will reside. Mr Alley works at Charlestown Navy Yard. Mrs Leslie P Whitten Union NJ visits her father in law L Arthur Whitten 204 Washington street then goes to Hallowell to visit her mother Mrs Ernest Shepard.

Howard Brenton Barter Dummer Street Hazel Eva Bold Georgtown Albert Alley Boston Alley Charlestown Navy Yard Leslie P. Whitten Union N. J L. Arthur Whitten Washington Street Hallowell Ernest Shepard

Greenleaf to Start Clam Farming on the Depleted Flats

Sea and Shore Fisheries Commissioner Arthur R. Greenleaf announces a Maine coast program to plant clams on two acres per county this summer. Seed stock will come from crowded beds, flats will be closed for two years, and propagation will follow successful methods from other states.

Maine Arthur R. Greenleaf Greenleaf Massachusetts Dlam

Winnegance Notes and Local Improvements Highlight Community

A New Meadows river cruiser owned by Charles E. Hewitt 3d of Winnegance was launched Saturday built by F. W. Larrabee of West Bath. Residents report woodchucks damaging gardens and Fred Oliver of Bath Iron Works enjoys a paid week’s vacation. Charles Rogers paints his house while Herbert Morse advances a High street project opposite Harold E. Rogers. Frank Perow clears a giant horse chestnut stump and builds a stone wall. A camp was moved near Pitch Pine hill. road crews should repair railing damaged by a past crash. Harry Butler progresses on his Dromore home as Mrs. Butler plans to join him later this month. Women’s Auxiliary of Winneganee Community club meets Thursday with Mrs. Winfield W. Morse.

New Meadows Charles E. Hewitt 3d Winnegance Bath Iron Works F. W. Larrabee West Bath Fred Oliver Bath Iron Works Corporation Charles Rogers Herbert Morse High Street Harold E. Rogers Frank Perow A. D. Adams Pitch Pine Hill Harry Butler Dromore Boston Humphreys Granville Colby Richard Hersom Carl Serberina Kenneth Smith Almena Jacques Hazel Cunningham Bernard Plummer Clifford Smith Mexico Ruth Trueworthy Robert ‘Toothaker Caroline Brunswick Agnes Humphreys Charles Morse Horace Morse Sebasco Rhyncer Reading Penn Horace Savage Shirley Pratt Foster Pratt Bath Herbert Kellaway Ida Kellaway Newton Center Jean Fletcher Newton Kellaway Miss Fletcher Boothbay Charles Chapman Richard Tibbetts Popham Peter Isaacson Irving Isaacson Boothbay Harbor Alton Cheney Royal Cheney of Seguin Portland Portsmouth Eastport Linwood Haynes Omar King Edward Bridgham Frank Jones Ory William Briggs Jones Cottage Elkaneh Wyman Margaret Spruceville Bernice Carr Barbara Nancy Hyde Mary Betty Anderson Janice Towne Philip Lane Melrose Mass Florence Carson West Somerville William Cupit Brookline Frank Scott Irving Dobbin Marine Hospital Clarence Perkins Rufus Lombard Floyd Harding Gilbert Cormier S Gilbert Auburn John Dudley Augusta Ida Theron Preston Way Dudley Donna Blair William Wallace Freeman Oliver Woolwich John Coughlin Sarah Coughlin Florence Betty Janet Jean Beverly Walter Coughlin Albert Comeau Malden Herbert Lerman Grace Lerman Carole Clarence Spinney Fred Fitch Prudence Fitch

Ketch Water Witch Grounds Off Perkins Island

The 40 ton ketch Water Witch from Gloucester with M F Hammond and friends aboard grounded off Perkins Island in the Kennebec near West Georgetown as tide fell. Coast Guard at Popham Beach rescued the scene crew who expected the vessel to float free on the flood tide. Water Witch reached port Tuesday noon. Also notes Mr and Mrs Peter Stewart of Atlantic City NJ visiting relatives.

Gloucester M. F. Hammond Perkins Island Kennebec Niles Cameron

Parker Head notices brighten summer town events

Fireworks display by the Boy Scouts drew strong crowds on the town wharf in Parker Head. Religious services shift to Phippsburg Center with a Sunday song service and a July 7 start. Vacation Bible school begins July 15. A wide mix of local residents and visitors are listed at cottages, visits, and weekend gatherings, with several trips to Bath, Lewiston, Old Orchard, and Mt. Desert Island noted.

Parker Head Phippsburg Center Bible Society of Maine Sam Sternberg Allan Marilyn Ashton Nickerson Ashton, Jr Lorna H. D. Mank, Jr Barbara Sandra Earl Lowell Lloyd Sally Bill Edwin M. Wyman Lynette Caverly Arlene Bassett Eleanor Gushoe Wiener Rock Harold Rogers Bath Eugene Harrington James Kerwin Lewiston Helen Cushing Williams Cottage the Basin John Libby Fred Sanford Burleigh Williams Thornton Popham Beach George Morong Old John Terrill Lowell Mass Walter McCourt Leston T. Harrington Olive Deejay Albert Fuller Wayne Leola Robert Marjorie Knight Edward Hemingway George Woodward North Bergen N. J Frank Wyman Leston Harringtons Charles Blaisdell Leston Harrington Beatrice Denningham John D. Libby Maurice Blaisdell Maizie Wallace Elwood Hathorne Pearl Norma Natalie Boy Scouts Karl Stiles Richard Orvis Merrill Bassett Samuel Sternberg Clarence Wallace Lown Truman Taylor Georgetown Friends Allie Rollins Lesten Harrington Robert Arndt John Rollins, Jr James Chambers Waterville James, Jr William Temple W. T. Wyman W. H. Wyman Carolyn Harriet Kenneth Wyman Mt. Desert Island Bob Alexander Boston Herby Doughty Roland Eaton Phippsburg William Robert Webber A. Bernard Webber Webber H. D. Mank Edith Margaret Noank Conn W.T. Wyman Port Clyde

Coast Guard Exhibit to Highlight Safety at Sea in 1940 Fair

The 1940 World’s Fair will feature a Coast Guard pavilion with a 40-foot Montauk Point lighthouse model, two rescue boats in pools, maps and dioramas, and glass portholes. Fifteen Coast Guard representatives will be on duty for the exhibit, with a special Coast Guard day planned.

United States Coast Guard Fair Corporation Coast Guard Samuel F. Gray New York Montauk Point Europe Coast Guard Corps Gray Franklin D. Roosevelt Palestine Junior Hadassah Zionist Organization of Young Women In America Land of Liberty Roosevelt United States

Hanna Named Deputy Supervisor for Explorers’ League

Thomas J. Hanna of Five Islands is appointed deputy supervisor of The Explorers’ League in Denver. The league encourages discovery of fossils shells plants and insects and offers prizes plus possible sale profit. Clubs exist nationwide with Canada and Alaska also represented. Readers may contact Hanna or the Denver headquarters for details.

Thomas J. Hanna Five Islands Explorers’ League Denver Colorado Hanna Canada Alaska the Times

Local residents return greetings after visits and leaves

Robert Goodridge and Carl Petro of Boston spend weeks with Mrs. Howard Mayo on Milan Street. Warren Bartles resumes duties at Bath Iron Works after visiting his parents in Berlin New Hampshire. Eugene R. Brown USN aboard the Ranger arrives on leave to visit his grandmother. Shirley Mank returns home to 15 Spring Street after visiting her brother Henry Mank in Flushing and Mr and Mrs Edward Thornon at their Cape Cod summer home. Kinda Je, delegate from Pi Beta Phi, to Pasadena California, returns to Bath to visit her parents and work at Staples drug store.

Robert Goodridge Carl Petro Boston Goodridge Howard Mayo Milan Street Chester Martin Beverly Mass. Thire Minciin Prederick Trish Crestnut Stree Warren Bartles Bath Lran Works Harry Bartlett Berlin N. H Eugene R. Brown Us.n Norfolk Deering Street Shirley M. Mank Spring Street Henry W. Mank Flushing L. I Edward B. Thornon Hamilton Beach Cape C Cod Pasadena Galil Pi Beta Phi Bath Brian M. Jewett Westport Edmund M. Staples Front Street Will Staples Drug Store

Popham Beach Sets Summer Dance and Court Repairs

Tennis court repairs are finished and a net set. fencing planned to stop car access. Summer dances begin at Society hall with Mrs G E McNulty's four piece orchestra, weekly through the season, profits support Society hall upkeep. A community supper and a large social calendar accompany village improvements and safety efforts.

Society Hall Popham Beach Fuller and Hathaway Hathaway Cottage South Beach United States Fort Popham Clyde L. Pingree Augusta Pingree Popham Fred Waterhouse Rangeley Lakes Louis Gayton Barbara Rounds Waterhouse Coast Guard Station Henry Leonard Rockport Newburyport John Janvrin Elizabeth Webber Miss Webber White Spot Jay Bronson Qwosso Mich C. R. Smith Corenna Charles S. Walker Melvin J. Buston Camden E. J. Small Farmington Allen Dyer Skowhegan John Dudley B. Payne Philip Fischer Franklin Square Long Island C. B. Hillis Des Moines Iowa O. L. Palin Cohoes N. Y Chenette and Schenectady R. T. Dick Gardiner Wesley Nichols Leverett Nichols Waldoboro Richard Elliott Rahway N. J William Wallace Christopher Wallace West Point Portland Boothbay Coast Guard

Bay Point wedding and holiday notes from Bay Point

A Sunday wedding at the Russian Orthodox church in Springfield Mass joined Alden Eames to Euphrosynia Evoshko with a reception at the bride’s home on Cayenne Street West Springfield. The Fourth of July brought a rain saved crowd and many visitors from Georgetown Bath and Boston scenes with family and friends roaming Bay Point and nearby cottages.

Alden Eames Euphrosynia Evoshko Springfield Mass Cayenne Street West Springfield Eames Alden N. Eames Wilmington Mags Bay Point Walter Coombs Blanche Ruth Keen Henry Keen Winifred O'Connell Valley Stream N. Y Don Begeman Peekskill W. R. Chamberlain Mount Vernon Bridgton Percy A. Bailey Gardiner Jamaica Reta Murphy Arlington Kenneth Dunlop Boston Kenneth, Jr Natalie Arnold Allen Carlisle Kennebec Point Allen Ralph Carlisle Carlisle David Waller William Chester Dalrymple Bath Elizabeth Hunt Georgetown Irving Hunt Dorchester G. A. Dodge Brighton Earl B. Bowman Harry Oak Park Ill Bowman's Island Henry 8 Gang New York Ann Ann Shirley Ruth Dietrich Levine West Georgetown Herman A. Spinney Gwendolyn Hanna Edward Coombs John Ruth Nina Alexander Birchwood Mabel Redson Elizabeth Deering John McConnell Richmond Ben Parrish George Langill Shaker Glen Woburn Cotton Island E. R. Wright Bruce Carroll Deering Franklin Koehlwetter

Small Point Beach welcomes summer guests and visitors

Walter F Edge Jr of Chemical Bank and Trust Co returns from Spain after 18 day trip aboard a tramp steamer. Mrs Palmer Mellon and two London children stay at Manley cottage with Mrs Chase Mellon. Rich assortment of Boston New York and Connecticut guests arrive for cottage season across Small Point and Prout's Neck.

Walter Fe.dge, Jr Mr. Edge Chemical Bank and Trust Co New York Spain Madrid Bilboa Edge United States Palmer Mellon Daniel Joseph London Michael Chandler Cottage Walner E. Edge Canada Restigouche Frederick C. Perey Henry Forbes Bigelow Barbara Bigelow South Lancaster Mass Z. B Adams Conrad Hobbs Brookline N. R. Sturgis Boston Ting

Storage plant work begins and housing demand grows

The article notes a storage plant project starting, with increased employment raising rent demand in Bath and nearby towns. It mentions out of town interest in housing expansion possibilities and a scaled project to meet future housing needs. Also reported is the engagement of Miss Moore and James Watrous, with timing for Providence Bible Institute in the fall.

Bath James Watrous Mystic Conn Moore Wilson Moore Corliss Street Miss Watrous Groton Morse High School Providence Bible Institute

Also Mentioned on This Page

Winnegance Notes Charles E. Hewitt Peter Stewart Atlantic City John Wishart Oliver Street Parker James B. Drake Gantes’ School Hagerstown Prederick FE. Drake P. V. Harta Vermont Man M. C. Fischer and Sons Frederic Charles Marsh Fischer Carmel Dorothy Mattson Vernon Mattson Walter S. Cousens John W. Whittemore Whittemore Priscilla White Gardner S. Gould West Newton Harvey Hartleb Hartleb Cottage Paul McCole Harold Watson Smith Cumberland Voorhees White Mountains Norman Murphy Frank Pfeiffer Worcester Neuschater Sylvia Davidson Jo Prankle Brown Howard Gayton Wakefield Wellesley College Buchanan D. L. Doherty Douglas Joan Charles Hathaway Harvey Waker Barn Small Point Beach Mark W. Sewall Edward Sewaull Donald S. Sewall
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