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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1951

Page

4

Fourth of July Crowd Honors Wiscasset Celebration

One of the largest crowds in Wiscasset attended the Fourth of July festivities with no accidents and orderly conduct. The day featured a 54 unit parade led by the Lewiston High School band and a naval contingent, antique vehicles, a first prize pine cone Rebekah Lodge float, and numerous contests.

Wiscasset Lewiston Ford Harry Haggett Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge Huntoon Hill Grange Edgecomb Fire Department Bernhard McFadden Judy Nancy Sherman Walter Sherman Wiscasset Grain Co Edward Harris Sally Lewis Gardiner D. Rogers Bath Edward B. Denny, Jr Damariscotta Harold B. Clifford Boothbay Harbor U. S Charles P. Nelson Harry L. Bradford H. J. Peterson U.S.S. P.C.E Rensel H. Colby Julian Diggett Nelson Cathy King Richard King Dianna Stackpole Virginia Adams Deborah Barnes Robert Barnes John Day Diane Cossette Manley Stover, Jr Wendy Verney Edith Peters Philip Applin Mabel Famamin eRading Dorothy Sonia Rockport Cubs Cubs Keano Academy Birch Point Old Settler” Club The

Foote's Island class schedule and local notices

Aug 9 2 p.m. Aug 10 4 p.m. Aug 11 4 p.m. Aug 15 9 a.m. tentative. Call Ava Barton at 237 or 186-11 days or Bernice Blagdon evenings for questions. Several residents assist on Foote's Island days. Also, local items include Hutchins fourth birthday party and various visits, tax rate in Wiscasset at 66 per thousand, and notes on residents and travel.

Ava Barton Bernice Blagdon Pels North Edgecomb Helen Dorr Eunice Adams Sneeden's Landing Wiscasset High Street Lowndes Ethel Donnell Portland D. F. S. Day Bolyston Hutchins J. Kenneth Burnham Charles S. Sewall Sullivan Edgar K. Sewall Delmas Leighton Packard-Rowe Norridgewock Madison Harry S. Lewis Providence R. 1 Frank Shea Octavia Nute Wakefield Mass Nute W. Philip Munsey Anna Mts Forest W. Preble Arthur B. Brown Cambridge Emery E. Brown Doris Abington Marion McKisack Jersey City N. J Alfie B. Evans Riverton Charles W. Reed Dana W. Reed Carol Betsy Boothbay Cne Hutton Roselle Park Sophia C. Clyne Dorothy VanDall Davis’ Camps Henry Anderson Robert P Brookline Carolyn Varney Edwin Moulton Gardiner Road Vincent Reed Amoco Highway No. 1 Bath Road Cross Road Birch Point Carl Fuller Bath James Bimson

Steven M'Donald Birthday Party for Two-Year-Old

Little Steven MacDonald son of Mr and Mrs Arthur M Mac Donald of 161 Oak street hosted a first birthday gathering Monday afternoon. Guests included relatives from Gardiner Bath and nearby families. The party featured balloons crepe paper caps pink and white decor and cake on the lawn with ice cream.

Steven MacDonald Arthur M. MacDonald Oak Street Arthur Smith Gardiner Bernice Burns Bath Kevin Perry Geffery Peavey Edward MacDonald Donald Beryl Thombs Kathleen Wonsor William Peavey Harry MacDonald Leonard Thombs Arthur Hutchins Grace Cushing Frank Wonsor

Popular Driver on Mail Route Honored

Mr Gagnon a Bath Telephone Co linesman with 31 years service is remembered by his wife and their five year old son Peter Michael. Mr and Mrs James Footer Jr announce the birth of a son Michael James at Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds three ounces.

Peter Peter Michael Mr. Gagnon Bath the Telephone Co James Footer, Jr Drayton Road Memorial Hospital Michael James

Blair family to visit Woolwich for guest sermon

Reverend and Mrs. J A Blair and Blair's sister Miss Virginia Blair of Upper Darby Pa plan a Maine weekend visit with Dr and Mrs Cyril Bousfield. Blair will preach at Woolwich Center Baptist Church on Sunday July 22. The couple will vacation in Maine before returning home.

J. A. Blair Blair Virginia Blair Upper Darby Cyril Bousfield Woolwich Maine Woolwich Center Baptist Church Paul R. Olson Geraldine Rice Forest Hill L. L N. Y Olson Nelson Rice Sagadahoc Ferry

West Bath Grange Programs Feature Music and Talk

A large turnout attended West Bath Grange on Monday with Lecturer Carl P Meister leading a community sing. Lizzie Haggett read a Spring Song for a Very Young Tree and various members performed piano, saxophone, and recitations. The discussion on the two percent sales tax drew a strong negative response. A penny match winner was Verna Grover and closing thoughts by Alice Johnson. The next two Monday programs will be led by Lucy Armstrong.

West Bath Grange Carl P. Meister Alice Smith Lizzie Haggett Paul Lemont Alex Burgess Esther Andrews Mattie Collins John Howe James Royal Lorna Howe Joseph Wilson Neil Bishop Anne Amirault Donald Coombs LaForest Coombs Maggie Verna Grover Alice Johnson Lucy Armstrong Meister America Mercie MacFadden Stanley Brimigion Jim Royal Edwin Haggett Marguerite Mulcahy Lillian Potvin Carver

Lincoln B. Merry Dies. Rites Held in Gardiner

Lincoln B. Merry died Saturday evening at a Gardiner rest home. He is survived by his wife two brothers John and Fred Merry of Wiscasset three daughters Mrs Harold Parrish of Eastondale Massachusetts Mrs James W Avery of South Royalton Vermont and Mrs Michael Molaychuk of Farmingdale New York and eight grandchildren. Burial was in Wiscasset.

Lincoln B. Merry Gardiner John Fred Merry Wiscasset Harold Parrish Eastondale Mass James W. Avery South Royatton Michael Molaychuk Farmingdale N. Y

Probation Violator Sent to Jail at Bath Municipal Court

Bathman pleaded not guilty to violating a week long probation on an intoxication charge and was jailed for 15 days in Kennebec county jail after failing to pay a $5 fine and $6.50 costs. Clarence K Ray of Bath pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle without a license and paid $10 fine plus $4.70 costs. Patrolman John M Kelliher was the complainant.

Kennebec County Clarence K. Ray John M. Kelliher John A. Moffitt Kenneth Sherman Oscar Page Carl Page Wiscasset Woolwich Chester Grover

Five Woolwich Men Before Court for Fireworks Display

Five Woolwich men were arraigned in Bath Municipal Court on charges of unlawfully exploding fireworks without a permit. The display, held the night before the Fourth, aimed to raise funds for a new town fire truck. All five pleaded guilty. fines of 10 dollars plus court costs were suspended on payment of costs.

Woolwich Bath State Insurance Commissioner Richard McElman Selectman Sherwood Francis Arthur Youland Stanley Jack Walter Reed Malcolm Chase Insurance Commissioner's Office Augusta Gardiner R. Deering

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Plans Informal Flower Show

The Cosmopolitan Garden Club met for routine business and outlined an informal Flower Show set for August 22 at the clubhouse. A committee meeting will be held Wednesday at seven to appoint subcommittees. Members will visit Veterans Hospital at Togus on August 24 and 31 to arrange flowers for patients as part of a state federation project.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Albert Whitney Linwood Boardman Carville Douglas Gerard Billington Bernard MacDonald Alice Johnson Allen Noble Fred Quimby Nellie Goodrich Garden Club Veterans Hospital Togus State Garden Federation Whitney Johnson Charles Small James Knight

Pine Haven Day Camp Tax Payments and Club Plans Noted

Tax bills are out and payments run about the same as last year with many taking the discount for prompt settlement. The city tax club monthly payment plan is popular, assisting numerous residents in managing taxes this year.

Woolwich Observes Fourth With Large Fireworks Display

About 1,000 people watched a fireworks show in Woolwich on Route 1 at the Coffee Pot field. More than 350 cars parked under Gerald Cramer’s direction for the Woolwich fire department event now in its fourth year. A 15 year old boy sustained non life threatening burns from a pinwheel mishap and was treated at Bath Memorial hospital.

Woolwich Gerald Cramer Woolwich Fire Department John Moffitt Athletic Association William Fogg Arthur Youland Ivory Strout Nequasset Congregational Church Margaret Dodge Marjorie DeWick Helen Cramer Evangeline Sparks Marion Ingalls Beatrice Hupp Muriel Madden John F. Anderson Sparks Paul Farley Bath Road Brunswick Bath Memorial Hospital

New Meadows Regatta Opens Season With Wins At Foster's Point

The New Meadows Regatta Association opened its season Sunday off Foster's Point with Owen Williams aboard New Moon winning the sailing division and Frank Hilton of Brunswick taking first in the outboard races. Picnic gatherings and a members dance preceded the race events at Sedgemere clubhouse.

Owen Williams New Moon New Meadows Regatta Association Foster’s Point Frank Hilton Brunswick Sedgemere Rich's Mountain Brigham’s Cove Harold P. Small Foster's Point Lana Sanford Nickerson Sabine Leeward Charles Eastman

Sabino Association Elects Officers at Annual Meeting

The Sabino Improvement Association held its annual meeting in the hall on Monday evening. Officers elected include Thomas Aikenhead as president Harold Adams as vice president Mrs Thomas Aikenhead as secretary and Mrs Lor ing Small as treasurer who was reelected for her twenty seventh term. Otis Card was chosen trustee to complete the late Everett G Lemont term while Jack McNary was reelected for three years. Mrs C Lloyd Hooker will serve as press correspondent. A social hour is planned for Saturday July 7 at eight o'clock with many residents in attendance.

Eugene Rice Jennifer Los Angeles Calif Woolwich Rice Nelson Rice West Coast Jeanne Lawless Days Ferry Frank Allegrin Bath Walker Boyd Fred Brown Marthew Doak, Jr Eben Dana Herbert Munsey Lois Day Howard Whitlam Herbert Cornish Mabel Jack Roland Raynes James Thorps Janet Carroll Morse Alexander Reed John Leonard Arthur Allen Damariscotta Lake Jefferson Robert Hagan Washigton D. C Spinney Mill Road Carol Ainsworth Washington Lawrence R. Vail South Berwick Theodore Bevan Manchester N. H Bevan University of New Hampshire Robert Hair Millicent Hecht Hall Costello P. Hall Edward V. Reed Sagadahoc Ferry Kansas City Frank J. Walker Russell Boyd Boston Ralph Reynolds Waldo L. Hawthorne Petie Neuasset Montsweag Bates Mill Lewiston Loring Edgerly Nequasset Farm Bureau Alice Baker Montsweag Bureau Guy Cromwell Nequasset Tuessie Hall Day's Ferry Ivory Strout Strout Cyrus Gilmore Bessie Pinkham Sarah Augusta Popham Beach Sabino Improvement Association Thomas Aikenhead Harold Adams Loring Small Small Otis Card Everett G. Lemont Jack McNary

Bath Cleaners & Dyers Announces Stable Prices Since 1939

The Bath Cleaners and Dyers on Commerce Street report no price increases for customers despite higher costs for supplies and labor. They state business this year is ahead of any prior year since acquiring the business in 1939.

Bath Cleaners & Dyers Commerce Street

Harvesters 4-H to meet at Littlefield July 14

WEST BATH The Harvesters 4-H club will meet July 14 at the Littlefield schoolhouse. Mrs Pauline Belanger will check account sheets. The Bath Box Factory resumed operations in Belfast after a week closed. A birthday party for Mrs Laura Whitmore marked her 82nd birthday with cake and gifts as friends gathered in Bath and at a cottage in Rosedale. The piece notes haying season, military service, and various visits among residents of Bath and nearby towns.

Harvesters 4-H Club Littlefield Pauline Belanger Bath Box Furday Belfast F. W. Deehan Eunice Putnam Deehan

Arrowsic and area residents visit and travel notes

Richard Lawson of Arrowsic now works at Sebasco Estates after leaving Bath. New Bedford visitors Emile Roy family return home after a week with Arrow s and Paradis. Plum Island weekend plans involve Arrowsic residents. Local families host and travel between Arrowsic Portland Nashua Belmon t and Winthrop with summer homes at Sasanoa Bluffs.

Richard Lawson Arrowsic First National Bath Sebasco Estates Ph Jewett Westport Businoes Emile Roy Claire Raymond New Bedford Mass Octave Dauphin Charles Coe Arrowa Charles A. Paradis Beverly Crosman Arrowsie Plum Island Ene Nant Piet Leve da Portland Franklin Wright Vaughn Curtis Winfield Curtis Houston Chester Whittaker Kenneth R. ‘Vail Saugus Mr. Vail Lawrence R. Vail Mrs. Vail General Electric Co Lynn George Gates Nashua N. H Gates Mill Island Road Frank M. Lawrence J. O. Simonds Belmont Maynard Lawrence Manchester Conn Horatio L. Baker Lawrences Sasanoa Bluffs Maurice Swain Clinton, Conn

Six In a Ford Across the Country

A Maine family travels coast to coast in a Ford in the book Six In a Ford by Marion C. Holmes. The true tale covers prep, what to pack, places visited, and the journey home to Maine. Grady Newman, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Newman, returns from Memorial hospital where he had been a patient.

Maine Marion C. Holmes Grady Newman Robert Newman Office Drive Memorial Hospital

Also Mentioned on This Page

American Red Cross Seiten Pantie Front Street Steven M’donald Lincoln B Merry Cosmo Garden Club Pine Haven Graustuck W. P. Marks John McCole Aubrey Steen, Jr Richard Towle Edward True David Wetherell Jace Martha Holmes Coffee Pot Field New Meadows Association Rich’s Mountain Sabino Association West Bath Warren Davis William Deehan Air Force Sampson Air Force Base Geneva Frank L. Donnell Whitman Earle Donnell Donnell Donnells Fred Larrabee Laura Whitmore Frank Saunders Mary Boudreau Round Pound Edward Robichaud David Ring Edna Higgins Addison Larrabees Grove Louis Veillinx Waterville Armond Fleury Winthrop Whitmore Ed Collins Reginald Farnham Elmer Mank Carl Graves Clayton Graves South Windham Warren Babbidge Islesboro Clifton Babbidge Philco Electric Appliances Gigantic K Sale Greenblatt
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