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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1953

Page

3

Community notices and church events fill Boothbay area

Commitments and tax figures are noted, including a county tax bill of 24 201.97. A First Congregational church meeting July 8 elected officers and committee members. The Boothbay Region Garden Club announced a poetry and flowers pageant. Wiscasset Yacht Club plans a July 25 auction with a runway project. Various birthday celebrations and church guest speakers are listed along with local volunteer groups and activities.

Isabelle Young Ruth Boothbay Region William Hodgdon Leslie Marr Wiscasset Yacht Club Charles Dodge Barn Carney’s Corner South Newcastle Maine Central Legion Hall Joan Sutter Judy Evelyn Peter Paul Dale Wane Lee Terry DeVeres Davis Susan Sally Sutter Arlene Elynda Thorndike James Sutter Dorothy Holbrook Wiscasset Barter's Island Baptist Church Boothbay Area Joseph K Eastman Gray Baptist Bible Training School Bible Baptist Mission Council of Ten of Pennsylvania Association of Regular Baptist Churches Forest Mills Maine Fred H. Gray Auburn St Philip’s Gideon Bible

Community notices of gatherings and visits across multiple towns

The item lists various social happenings and visits including meals at noon and afternoon events with fluctuating times, fishing trips in the central state, weekend camps at Biscay pond, visits by Providence and New Jersey residents, a Sullivan trip with daughters, and multiple families hosting relatives and guests. It notes hosting at cottages and extension group gatherings with general enjoyment reported.

Longtime Bates College and Maine Law graduate dies at 84

Frank Plumstead died at a Fairfield hospital July 11 at age 84. Born in Wiscasset to Asa P. and Nancy Nutter Plumstead, he attended local schools and earned degrees from Bates College in 1896 and Maine Law School. He was a Waterville Mason and worked with William R. Pattangall. Funeral Monday at Lawry Brothers in Fairfield, remains brought to Wiscasset. He is survived by a brother Richard of Gorham and a sister Mrs. Mary Hunnewell of Fairfield, plus several nieces and nephews.

Frank Plumstead Fairfield Wiscasset Asa P Nancy Nutter Plumstead Bates College Maine Law School Waterville Lodge of Masons William R. Pattangall Lawry Brothers Funeral Home Richard of

Complete Plans for Barbecue

Fragments list the organizers and committees for a barbecue event. Names include Frank Franzosa Lewis M King Edward Cummings William Hennessey with waterfront parking serving and ticket duties assigned to Leonard P Litchfield Laforest Coombs Clyde W Ambrose and others. Several chairs and members across committees are named.

Frank Franzosa Lewis M. King Edward Cummings William Hennessey Lawrence Small Owen H. Williams George Gardinier Maynard Lee Elmer B. Williams Barbara Lee Ruth Francisco Jeannette Williams Strella Hilton James Williams Alphonse Cuillo Leslie Wold Pamelia Lit

Bath Men’s Mess Hall Burns in Overnight Fire

Bath Fire Chief Richard Frates received an air station call around 11 15 and a towns dispatch followed. Eight firefighters on Engine 4 laid 1500 feet of 2 1 2 inch hose and used a Navy deluge set with portable flood lights as a Bath crew battled the blaze for hours before returning to Central Station at 4 20 a m.

Bath Richard Frates Frates Bath Department Central Staon

Cliff Estes Off Two Weeks Vacation From Sears Fire Dept

Clifford Estes of the fire department at Sears Roebuck and Co is enjoying his annual two weeks vacation.

Clifford Estes Sears, Roebuck & Co

Day's Ferry Club hosts annual barbecue gathering

Wealth of local activity fills Woolwich and Day's Ferry as Capt. Frank J. Walker’s home hosts a community barbecue. Members, relatives and guests enjoy hamburgers, cakes, ice cream, and soft drinks by the fire pit, then discuss club business.

Frank J. Walker Day's Ferry Day's Walker Russell Boyd Boston Boyd Carroll Morse Marthon Doak Harriet Brown Blanche Littlefield Ferry Eben Dana The Treasury

Students tour observatories and travel plans

Russell, keen on astronomy, hopes to visit Scocoens California Observatory and has seen the Griffith Observatory at Mt. Wilson. Mr and Mrs Schulten and sons left North Woolwich for Greenwich Conn for the death of Mrs Schulten’s father. Guests include the Cooks and Gerrish visiting Liecester and Kittery as summer residents.

Manhattan Russell Scocoens Calif Griffith Ovatory Mt. Wilson Thomas T. Schulten Niki Alex North Woolwich Greenwich Conn Schilten Merle Jameson Howard Cook Ernest Wood Liecester Mass West Palm Beach Fla Liesecester Gail Gerrish Kittery

Social visits anchor Small Point weekend gatherings

Miss Phoebe Lee of Boston stayed with Hon. and Mrs. Arthur Sewall. Alfred Bigelow and Hugh Bigelow of New York stopped at Small Point Harbor to see their daughter and son-in-law, Walter and Mrs. Edge. Mrs. Stanley Washburn and family from Port Washington visit Mrs. Washburn's mother. Henry Mellen of Boston vacationed at the Manley cottage. Camilla Lee commemorated eighth birthday with a Dowager Queen theme party hosted by her grandmother Mrs. Walter Edge. A barbecue at the Curtis cottage hosted Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Henderson and Seattle guests Mr. and Mrs. William Sewall.

Curtis Pearson Earl Colby Biscay Pond Edgar K. Sewall Providence Boylston Hutchins Mr. Darling Henry Darling John B. Sutter William Humason Anna Lawrence B. Haggett Huntoon Hill All Walter Smith Middle Road Spinning Wheel Club Wiscasset Arlene Grover James Thorpe Day’s Ferry Woolwich Mains Thorpe Clifford Blair Donald Hingham Mass Albert Temple River Road Belfast George Wright Costello P. Hall Edward V. Reed Matthew Doak, Jr Andrea and Greg Mary Stinson Brian M. Jewett Anne Day's Ferry Meredith N. H John D. McNeish Lake Waukewan Marthon Doak Andrea Mr. Doak Marthon Doak, Sr Fred Drew Wakefield Lawrence R. Vail Arrowsic Florence G. Kraus Wollaston Paul Pitman Boothbay Harbor Phoebe Lee Boston Arthur Sewall Alfred Bigelow Hugh Bigelow New York City Small Point Harbor Walter Howard Edge Stanley Washburn Nancy Nina Stanley, Jr Port Washington N. Y Washburn John C. Phillips Curtis Cottage Melvin Henderson Bath William D. Sewall Seattle Wash Mr. Sewall Stone ‘House Farm Ethel Burns Stockholm Rose Babkirk Harry Cocoa Fla Arthur Babkirk Albion Ross George Lindsten Miss Lindsten Worcester Ethel Repy Philip Burns General Adjustment Bureau, Inc Presque Isle James Caverly Ralph Mank Rock Haven Mank Hyde Windlass Albert Darrah Norman Chase Harold Titcomb South Carolina Frank Donnell Whitman Earle Donnell Oliver Patricia Josselyn Augusta Harland Boynton Quaker Point Cecil Beane Glenis Sydney W. W. Cowan Rich Bath Memorial Hospital George Boynton Walpole Robert Thompson Comeau John Loshus Waterville Reginald Farnham Percy Holbrook Owen Thompson Virgil Libby Douglass David Martha Oakland West Bath Everett Maynard Haverville Canada Frank Avery Dorothy Avery F. Deehan

Morse High Graduate Reaches Senior Post At Travelers

Hallowell R. Rogers a Morse High School and University of Maine alumnus marked his twenty fifth anniversary with The Travelers Insurance Companies in Hartford Connecticut. Rogers son of L D Rogers of Bath rose from Life Department in 1928 to Settlement Agreement in 1929 then Policy Loan in 1932 and was named assistant superintendent in 1948. He is married to Elizabeth Kingsbury of Glastonbury Conn and their son William recently graduated cum laude from Williston Academy East Hampton Mass. The family resides at 2225 Main Street Glastonbury Conn.

Maine University of Maine Hallowell R. Rogers Travelers Insurance Companies Hartford Bath Morse High School Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Rogers Elizabeth Kingsbury Glastonbury

West Bath Church Sunday Schedule Sees Guest Preachers

West Bath Methodist church hosts a 2 30 Sunday service with a sermon on Prayer from Psalm 23. Visitors Rev Dr and Mrs David L Wilson attend. July 19 Rev Charles R Sims of First Baptist preaches, July 26 Rev Howard F Cramer of Beacon Street. Aug 2 and 9 Rev Robert Anderson of Watertown Mass Preaches. Hull touring Virginia and NY state. Trustees seek prayers for Harry Rich hospitalized with a broken hip.

Howard D. Hull West Bath Methodist Church David L. Wilson Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Howard F. Cramer Beacon Street Robert Anderson Methodist Church Watertown Mass Hull Virginia Harry Rich Memorial Hospital Wesley Church New York State Whoward Cramer Beacon Street Church

Couple’s Chance Wife Outlives Husband Fair at Three in Five

For a couple of the same age the probability the wife will outlive her husband is three in five. The stat reflects longevity differences and implications for planning.

Domestic News From West Bath Area Social Notes

West Bath residents host relatives and visitors from Albany Worcester and Portland while families plan summer activities at Rock Haven Camp. Health updates include Harry Rich recovering from a fractured hip at Bath Memorial. Many travelers, extended kin visits, and summer moves fill a lively community notice style column.

Sabine Community hall elects officers for summer

The annual Sabine Community Hall meeting elected Thomas Aikenhead as president Oscar Tanguay as vice president and Mrs George Nelson as secretary with Mrs Alice Small as treasurer and Harold Adams as trustee for three years A forthcoming game night and social hour were planned for Saturday at eight o clock Residents report drought and gardens suffering as water must be carried Home visits note several Bath and Marblehead residents arriving to open or enjoy cottages for the season

Sabine Community Hall Thomas Aikenhead Oscar Tanguay George Neilson Alice Small Harold Adams Leasant Hour Ummer Ralph McNary Marblehead Mass Joan Mosse Eade Sabine George Cameron Beechmont Robert Beverly Wesley Street Bath Oscar Walter White Cottage Street Charles Hewitt Beverly Hooker C. Lloyd Hooker Holly Inn Christmas Cove

Damariscotta Hosts Three Concerts In Summer Series

The Damariscotta Baptist Church men’s group sponsors a summer concert series in July and August. Lincoln County Symphony Orchestra led by Ernest Lippmann opens with soprano Irene Farnham of Boothbay Harbor as guest. July 31 features Portland Men's Singing Club under Howard Stevens in choral works. August 14 brings Marianne Kneisel String Quartet from New York City and Bar Harbor. Season tickets from E B Denny. group rates for camp attendees.

Damariscotta Baptist Church Lincoln County Symphony Orchestra Ernest Lippmann Irene Farnham Boothbay Harbor Portland Men's Singing Club Howard Stevens Marianne Kneisel New York City

City seeks two oil burning heat units for hall and school

The city placed an advertisement to supply two oil burning heating units with tanks for City Hall and Dike School to replace worn equipment. Bids will be opened in the city manager’s office next Thursday. Donald C. Kenney, a U S Navy member, has extended leave with his parents and leaves for Bainbridge Maryland for his next assignment.

Donald C. Kenney Charles L. Kenney Goddard Street Bainbridge Warren Kenney

Sons of Veterans Picnic at Sabino on Sunday

Seventy five officers of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War gathered Sunday at the Sabino summer home of State commander C. Lloyd Hooker for an all day outing. Families joined, a forenoon ball game and outdoor activities followed by a business meeting. Plans for the Augusta Fair and a July 26 clambake on Sabino shore were discussed.

Sons of Union C. Lloyd Hooker Sabino Florence Arnold Augusta T. W. Hyde Hooker Sabine Maurice Warner Camden Portland Norway Oakland Gray Sanford Springvale Waterville Bath C Lloyd Hooker Commander Hooker

Bloodmobile to Visit July 16 at B I W Hall

The Red Cross Bloodmobile comes to the B I W recreation hall on Thursday July 16 from 12 to 6 pm. The drive aims to boost donor quotas to support gamma globulin for polio areas and other wartime health needs. For info contact Mrs Arthur Sewall 2d Mrs Warren Hawley or Frederick E Drake Jr.

Red Cross Bloodmobile B. I. W. Recreation Hall Red Cross Arthur Sewall 2d Warren F. Hawley Center Street Frederick E. Drake, Jr

Birthday triple at Reid State Park lobster feast

A Bath grandmother, one of her grandsons and a great grandson celebrated birthdays Sunday at Reid State Park hosting a lobster feed and weenie roast. Mrs Hughes' mother Maude Murray, Richard Hughes, and cousin Bobby Pelletier marked the day amid three birthday cakes and ice cream. Attendees included Bernice Murphy, Ruth Murray, Alfred Springer and Betty, Alfred Pelletier and three sons, Ruth Springer, Charles Truers, Richard Hughes and Bunky Hughes.

Bath Reid State Park James Hughes

Choral Group Hosts Lobster Salad Supper at Winneganee

Mrs William H McGlinchy director of the Bath Business and Professional Womens club choral group entertained eight members with a lobster salad supper at her Winneganee home Thursday evening before rehearsal The setting featured garden flowers and a candle lit dining table The evening included a piano accompaniment by Mrs Carl Albee One guest Mrs Itta attended and the note mentions the group meets biweekly during winter seasons.

William H. McGlinchy Bath Winneganee Carl Albee Itta

NAMES FOR FIVE NEW SHIPS TO BE BUILT HERE

The Navy Department released names for three new type destroyers and two escort vessels. One destroyer will honor Adm. Forrest Sherman, another will be John Paul Jones, and the third John Barry. The escort vessels honor World War II heroes Capt. John P. Cromwell and Boatswain's Mate 2/c Owen F. P. Hamberger. The three destroyers use a larger design than the DD692 class but smaller than the Mitscher class leaders already commissioned or near completion.

Navy Department Adm Forrest Sherman Naval Operations John Paul Jones John Barry Jones John P. Cromwell Owen F. P. Hammerberg Agi

Wesley Church Board Approves Summer Services and Remodel Plan

The Wesley Methodist church board approved July and August services and summer union services at Corliss Street Baptist on July 19 and 26 with 11 am services and 7 pm evenings. August services move to Wesley church weekly. A confidence vote for the pastor supported these services. Remodel recommendations were accepted. work will start on repairs, painting, and new Sunday School rooms funded by a remodeling campaign.

Wesley Methodist Church South End Corliss Street Baptist Church Wesley Church Marc King

Bathman's Horse Wins First Place in Augusta Show

Richard Carlson of Bath rode Beau a bay American saddle bred gelding to first in the three gaited class and senior saddle horsemanship at a Augusta horse show. The Calumet Riding Club sponsored the event with over 60 horses entering from across the state. A parade preceded the show with Beau also appearing. Carlson manages a Leeman highway filling station and has shown Beau for about seven years collecting ribbons trophies and cups.

Richard Carlson Bath Beau Augusta Calumet Riding Club Mr. I-son Leeman Highway

Merrymeeting Camp for Girls Opens Its 38th Season

Merrymeeting Camp for Girls at Merrymeeting Bay opened its 38th season on June 30 under new operator Robert D. Webster, son of the founder. Head Councillor Miss Nell Griffin, a Norwood High School girls' councillor in Ohio, has long served the camp since childhood. Her sister Dorothy, a camp bookkeeper, is hospitalized at Bath Memorial after surgery soon after arriving. The camp reports 80 girl campers and more than 20 staff members.

Merrymeeting Merrymeeting Bay Robert D. Webster Nell Griffin Norwood High School Ohio Miss Griffin Merry Meeting Camp Dorothy Bath Memorial Hospital

Health report for Sagadahoc County July week end

The communicable disease report for Sagadahoc County for the week ending July 4 shows cases from Richmond and surrounding areas. Richmond reports two German measles, one measles, and two mumps. Sagadahoc area records one German measles, and one mumps.

Sagadahoc State of

Mr and Mrs Robert Rome of Niantic to California trip

Mr and Mrs Robert Rome of Niantic Connecticut plan a trip to California with their granddaughter Mrs Stan Love Andrews Road as host. The message carries family connection and travel plans with no specific dates or schedules given.

Robert Rome Niantic, Conn Stanley Woods Stan Andrews Road California

Also Mentioned on This Page

First Congregational Church Stanley Johnson Harriet Jackson Madeleine Reed Helen Fisher Samuel J. Sewall Sophia Preble Ruth Keirstead Eleanor Johnson Barbara Abbott Bertha Day Grace McFadden Philip Munsey Inez Burton Bernard Merry Leon G. Flood Mary Marston Ruth Wickham Eunice Adams New England Portland Road BrunsWick Sebasco Freezer Maine Employment Security Commission Kennebec Morse High Graduate Men’s Group of Baptist Church Ily Sebago Lake Sons OF Veterans Ores Conmanenn Korea B. & P. W. Choral Group Bath Iron Works Wesley Church Board Bathman Health Report
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