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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1951
Page
7
Oak Leaf club met Wednesday with Mrs Arthur Totman at her New Meadows cottage. A Saturday Center church food sale raised over 40 dollars. Various locals attend visits, trips, and vacations at cottages in Meadow Brook, Bath, Sebasco Estates, and Small Point.
West Bath Grange met Monday with Carl Meister as lecturer. A varied program featured vocal numbers by Bertha Palmer Verna Grover and Doris Doughty, harmonica by John Howe, guitar and dance by Jacqueline Purdy, and dancing to Carver’s Orchestra. A social hour followed and a penny march winner was Arvella Holbrook. Plans for a paper drive were announced with guests from nearby granges.
A 1940 Chevrolet sedan driven by Harold F. Lyden of Bath and a 1947 Kaiser driven by Royce E. Howes Jr. of Woolwich collided Monday evening at Oak and Lincoln streets. Lyden stopped at a stop sign and did not see Howes, while Howes skidded to avoid impact and rammed into a telephone pole. Howes faces Bath municipal court on a charge of operating an unregistered automobile. Also mentioned is John C. Hart Jr., cadet in the Civil Air Patrol, home on a two week encampment at Grenier Field in New Hampshire with Johnny Hart Jr. listed as son of Mr and Mrs John C Hart.
Parker Head reports proceeds from a baked bean supper plus other funds for the church treasury. A movie show and card party are planned at the parish hall to benefit a worthy cause. Many locals share news of guests, travels, and rescues around Bath and Portland, including Ensign L. D. Lowell’s stay in Japan and several families visiting at Popham Beach and nearby towns.
Lieut and Mrs N A Skendrofic leave for Camp Kilmer New Jersey for a few days before his transfer to Germany. Mrs Skendrofic, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Partridge of 28 Oliver Street, will return home to await the time when she and their daughter Ann Lynn Jean join Lieut Skendrofic.
Arthur E Totman, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur L Totman, spotted eight-year-old Ronald Pelletier in trouble after a surf board capsized near the Pelletier cottage in Winnegance Bay. He reached the boy in a skiff, pulled him from the water before a second submersion, and brought him ashore. Ronald swallowed water but did not require artificial respiration. Arthur is a Star Boy Scout and member of Troop 55.
Wills filed and executors named for Joel H Avery Alfie E Jacobs Just B Wold Blanche M Footer and others. Inventories and accounts filed or presented for various estates including Bath Woolwich and Wells. Real estate license to sell granted for Lillian M Hall.
Lawrence Fletcher, popular at Lakewood last season in Harvey and other plays, appears for a two week engagement with the Lakewood Players. He opens Monday in Apple of His Eye, a domestic comedy by Kenyon Nicholson and Charles Robinson, playing Sam Stover who loves his housekeeper Lily Tobin but remains bashful.
The Annual meeting elected Norman E. Markham as president and Donald L. Page as vice president. Other officers include Mrs. Herbert E. Sprague secretary and Harry L. Day treasurer. A mosquito control fund was set up with several volunteers. A July public supper is planned with details to come.
COXx S HEAD Lawrence Thayer cuts hay at Goodwin Wilbur property amid a heavy crop this year. Eleanor Thomas Clare Goodwin and Gladys Dozies attend a Farm Bureau meeting and dinner at Grange Hall in Dromore Friday. Mr and Mrs P J Lewis of Swampscott Mass spend weekend at their cottage. Mr and Mrs Ernest Wood and Mr and Mrs Cornish and son of Bath visit the Wood cottage Sunday. Movers transport the furnishings of Mr and Mrs P Edward De Bery to their former Mark Percy residence Monday. The De Bergs of Squantum Mass recently pur ...
Harold Drakes motor boat drifted free but was rescued by Bussy and Karen Furbish with an unidenti fied rower assisting. Dance at the Casino drew a large crowd. Arthur W. Rowe of Waltham visited Navajo. Indian Village site near Georgetown road described with relics likely to be found in fall. Social calls and travels fill Bay Point scenes with residents from Bath Wheaton Hempstead and Winfield among frequent cottage stays.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bendure and son Dale returned from Keflavik Iceland where Bendure worked with Lee Aircraft. They visited relatives in Bath and Fort Kent before planning a two week stay in Atlanta with Bendure parents. Sunlight was scarce in Iceland and Bendure recovered from a neck kink after returning to Bath.
In Bath municipal court Friday morning, a man pled nolo contendre to speeding and was found guilty by Judge Gardiner R. Deering. Costs of court taxed at 4.70 dollars. State Trooper William O. Elden D. Emerson, Bath, presented the complaint.
Mrs Harold Williams of Albany former Linden Street resident passes a few days with Bath friends and has been visiting in Calais. Since Mr Williams death in spring she has resided with her daughter and will visit Toledo Ohio later in the fall to stay with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Walter P White of Denny Road take a week off with Walter employed at Bath Iron Works and Mrs White ending duties at the Central Maine Power Co by month end.
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