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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1953

Page

2

Phippsburg Church Events And Local News Summary

Center Church notes August activities include memorial for Dr Gordon Berry and Rev Robert White, an annual meeting on August 23, and a vacation Bible program with a picnic at Oress shoal. Rev Hilda Ives spoke at Center Church. Small Point speaker Frances Charrier. Boy Scouts at Camp Hinds. Phippsburg Christian Service Committee meetings and summer programs weekly. Dromore Grange regular meeting. several personal items list residents travelling, camp visits, and local engagements across Phippsburg and nearby towns.

Charrier Gordon Berry Robert C. Whitehead Gecies Hartford Hilda Ives Portland Center Macy Whitehead John, Sr Small Oa Frances Charrier Eaker Phippsburg Camp Hinds Hugh Jacob Sebasco Nded Popham Grech Fred Hagave Christian Service Committee Riverside Hall Enterprise Grange Richmond John Malcolm William Blaisdell Sally Rainey I. W. Rainey Marguerite McNulty East Waterboro

Cosmopolitan Club Outing at New Meadows Yacht Club West Bath

Twenty two Cosmopolitan Club members enjoyed a West Bath outing at New Meadows Yacht Club with bathing and swimming on a sunny day. Hosts organized games and charades with prizes while members planned a Picnic meeting at Small Point on Aug 12. Car hosts and thanks to Commodore Small noted. additional guests from Farmington joined for summer visits.

Cosmopolitan Club New Meadows Yacht Club West Bath Ralph P. Small Leslie Wold William W. Dennison Raymond Farnham Louis Annis Arthur Eseley John Hart Sumner Sewall Small Point Charles T. Small Loring Addison Commodore Small

Parker Head PTA Sale Nets About 30 Dollars

Parker Head residents held a vestry sale with chairs and volunteers listing beverages rummage aprons flowers and cooked foods. The event netted about 30 dollars for the treasury and a follow up paper party is planned with Mrs. Raymond Hutchins to boost funds. Several locals attended and refreshments were served. The Daily Vacation Bible School will run May 31 through June 31 under Rev H M Whitehead and local leaders.

A. B. Gray E. F. Lowell Russell Turner Herbert Doughty Charles Blaisdell Leston Harrington The Treasury Raymond Hutchins Laurence Thayer Merrill Bassett William Hodgkins Arthur Erickson Are Wyman J. F. Mezenski J. D. Libby Eugene Harrington Leslie Darling Sam Sternberg Albert Gray Earl Lowell Frank Percy Jane Thayer Leslie Logan Frank Burnell Bath Parker Head H. M. Whitehead Frances Charrier

Dromore Extension Groups Plans Picnic and Sale

Members of the Dromore Extension Group look forward to a July picnic at the Colonial home of Mrs Rebecca Minott and her daughter Mrs Ada Haggett in Phippsburg Center. A noontime luncheon will be served then a business meeting and penny sale to fund equipment.

Dromore Extension Group Rebecca Minott Ada Haggett Phippsburg Center Treasury

Bath cadet returns to West Point after June service tour

Cadet Wilson H. Nickerson of Bath, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo T. Nickerson, has returned to the U S Military Academy at West Point after a June tour of Army and Air Force bases. He visited Wright Patterson Air Force Base Fort Knox Armor School Fort Sill Infantry School Fort Benning and Fort Bliss during the flying tour. Nickerson, a First Classman, will train at Camp Buckner for the summer with Plebes and Third Classmen. He was appointed to West Point by Senator Margaret Chase Smith and is active in multiple clubs and the West Point Debate Council.

Lewis Lowell Harpswell Parker Head Roger Lewis Arthur Lear Bernard Wyman Scarborough Downs Lewis Harry Leinen J. D. Libby Lloyd D. Jowell Brooklyn N. Y Sperry Massachusetts Leslie Logan Charles Blaisdell Earl Lowell Frank Percy Maine Freeport Bailey Island Galen Hinckley Connecticut Sebasco Lodge Turner McCarty Ethel MacElroy Bath Thornton Percy Florence Rollins Grange Dromore Yarmouth Old Town William Cushing George Bourgette Boston Laurence Thayer Wilson H. Nickerson Alonzo T. Nickerson U. S. Military Academy West Point Nickerson Academy Camp Buckner Wright Patterson Air Force Base Fort Knox Fort Sills Okla Fort Benning Fort Bliss Texas Margaret Chase Smith Camera Club Dialectic Society

Willow Street Family Returns from Danvers Weekend

Daughter Carol and sons Dean and Donald of Willow street returned from a weekend visit in Danvers Massachusetts with Mrs. Crist’s brother and wife Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin and family.

Carol Dean Donald Willow Street Danvers Mass

Popham Beach Visitors Back for Summer Fun

The Popham Beach Improve ment Association held its annual meeting Monday at the library. Regular weekly visitors from Androscoggin Camps Weld and Wayne Camp spent Sundays at South Beach swimming bathing and playing games. Numerous out of town guests arrived for cottage vacations including families from Cheshire Conn Worcester Mass Wakefield Mass Lexington Mass and Ohio with arrivals at Sea Acre cottages Kennebec Cottages and other locations.

Androscoggin Weld Boys Wayne Camp South Beach Popham Beach Christ Service Group John, G. Morse, Jr Winneganee Michael C. Fischer Cheshire, Conn South Shore Ellison H. Taylor Lawrence William Lawrence Taylor Oak Ridge Tenn Frank Phieffer Worcester Mass Neuschafer Waban Charles W. Snow South Brewer Arthur Kumrill, Jr Lowell Myra Scottand Esther Buckley Wesy Hyde Buckeye Pepal Marion Sea Acre Alice Matthews New York Miss Wright Georgia Nald Morrison Hartford Elmer Hathaway Newton C. Merritt Trott Baltimore

Dromore Extension Group Guests and Weekend Visits

The Dromore Extension Group visited the Phippsburg Center home of Mrs. Charles V. Minott and Mrs. Fred Haggett. A heavy Monday rain helped gardens and wells, with numerous Bath and Portland visitors and weekend guests from Sudbury, Swampscott, and Everett enjoying cottages, boating, and local events such as a broiler festival in Belfast.

Dromore Charles V. Minott Fred Haggett Phippsburg Center Harry Thayer Dennis Bath Lawrence Thayer Wyman Shore William W. MacCulloch Lynne Woodward Sudbury Mass Stanton C. Dozois Richard. Dozois Mr MacCulloch Belfast MacCulloch Lynne Cape Elizabeth Portland State Pier Albion H. Johnson Aubrey Thorne Rockland Johnson Wyman’s Shore Ralph Seekins James Moore Middleton Charlies Herd Orange N. J Percy Cottage Carl S. Lewis Swampscott Clyde L. Chaney Vassalboro Edith Perkins

Bay Point notes reflect Bay Point and Georgetown community life

Local Bay Point and Georgetown residents share summer events and visits. Highlights include Bible School opening in Georgetown, a Casino dance, house repairs, and guests such as Stanley Coffin of Edgecomb, Alton Reed, and Deborah Drake. Births, vacations, church services, and casual social visits fill the week.

Paine Announces Birth Of Son Robert Walter In Seattle

Dr and Mrs Robert M Paine of Seattle announce the birth of their second child a son Robert Walter born July 3 at Virginia Mason Hospital Dr Paine son of Mrs Louise Hill Paine of Keepsie RF formants of Bath and Brunswick and of Mrs Fred D Hill the late Mr Hill of Bath Dr Paine associated with the Nasan Srp Seattle in the department of internal medicine

Robert M. Paine Seattle Wash Robert Walter Virginia Mason Apital Paine Louise Hill Paine Keepsie RF Formants Bath Brunswick Fred D. Hill Hill Nasan Srp Department of Internal Medicine

Interior decorator Miss Betty Anderson dies in Boston

Betty Anderson, noted interior decorator with the Sheraton Hotel in Boston, passed away. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl C Anderson of Oak. Funeral arrangements and further details are pending.

Betty Anderson Sheraton Hotel Boston Carl C. Anderson Oak

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