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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1954

Page

7

Bath items show rapid auto growth and harbor news

Fortnightly Bath column reports over 12 400 automobiles registered at the Secretary of State and 50 new daily mobile registrations. Dredge crews on the Kennebec remove ledge at Abbagadasset Point, followed by Hathorn Ledge work. Navy maneuvers in Portland, Gov Dingley engages Rodgers, and local social events fill the week in Bath.

F. W. Carlton Kennebec Abbagadasset Point A. L. Colby Hathorn Ledge South Gardiner Secretary of State William J. Lawliss Gov. Dingley Eastern Steamship Corp Portland Boston Rodgers Anchorage Dudley M. Pray Massachusetts

Dance schedule at Bay Point pavilion and future events

July 15 1914 dance at Bay Point pavilion announced for this evening with another on Saturday and recurring weekly hops on Tuesday and Saturday through the season. F. B. Nichols of this city paused on a beach stroll during an afternoon visit to Popham.

Mary W Boston Port Robert J. Walsh John Walsh Arthur J. Gould John J. Cummings P. M. Connolly Edward H. Moore Park Alley Captain Moore Bay Point Pavilion Popham F. B. Nichols City

Road Complaints Grow Over Maine Highways This Summer

Visitors and locals alike voice sharp criticism of the torn up Maine roads this summer. The note recalls similar harsh remarks in prior years about rough sections, reflecting ongoing discontent with road conditions and travel ease in the region.

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Bath Dances at Popham Begin Summer Two-Per-Week

Bath guests July 17 at Prof. McNulty’s Popham summer dancing party with Emery Chase Loyal Sewall Milton Kimball and Dunlap Hatch among attendees. Stevens orchestra of Bath to play as the season continues with two dances weekly this year.

Emery Chase Loyal Sewall Milton Kimball Dunlap Hatch Bath Prof. McNulty Popham McNulty Stevens Orchestra of

Gordon Players to Perform At Society Hall Popham Beach

July 19 1914 a Bath Maine item notes the Gordon Players booking at Society Hall Popham Beach with Miriam Kimball Allan Ramsay and the Oliver boys in a Dutch sketch trapeze acts a boxing match and dancing. A Wiscon sin touring car arrives in Bath with two young men and camping gear en route to Maine and the Provinces for the summer. Miss Louise Craven hosts guests at Camp Louise Winnegan e Bay for Miss Frances Fitzgerald of Winchester Mass. Bath faces a hot 86 degree day as large auto parties head to Christmas Cove.

Gordon Players Society Hall Popham Beach Miriam Kimball Allan Ramsay Oliver Boys Mr. Ramsay Amory McLellan Bath Wisconsin Maine Louise Craven Camp Louise Winneganee Bay Frances Fitzgerald Winchester Mass Almira Sturtevant Dorothy Totman Elizabeth Hayes Hope Sturtevant Freda McAllister

Obituary Hoax Leaves Maine Woman Alive and Home

A 28 year old Phippsburg woman was reported dead in a Maine newspaper obituary but was found alive when her husband ran the hospital and funeral home checks after a tip from a supposed friend. Portland police traced the caller to a Danforth street home where a resident confirmed the woman left earlier to return home.

Phippsburg Maine Portland Mary Strout McKenney Danforth Street

Bay Point Residents and Visitors Gather Amid Weekend Activity

Bay Point residents and visitors noted a flurry of weekend activity with visits to Bath Brunswick and Salam Mass. The list includes Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Foster of Bath Mrs. G McCartney visiting her husband in Salam and Mrs. L M Spinney with Mrs. Lincoln Campbell shopping in Bath.

Eugene Foster Bath Bay Point G. McCartney Salam Mass L. M. Spinney Lincoln Campbell H. S. Keen Louisa Howard Brunswick C. Wahlstrom Garden City N. Y Oklahoma Robert Miller Ralph Carlisle Ralph Kay Henry Powers Maritime Academy Castine Margaret Howard Brooksville

Coxs Head Dromore Picnic And August Meeting Planned

Coxs Head Dromore Extension Group held its July picnic at the Minott home in Phippsburg Center with listed Cox's Head members present. The August 18 meeting will be at Dromore Grange hall as plans call for the August Fair to be held there. Personal items note visits and vacations of local families and guests across Bath Swampscott Maynard and Burlington.

Helen Crosby Doris Stetson Cosmopolitan Club Sagadahoc County Democratic Committee City Committee Oakley C. Curtis McGillicuddy Dromore Extension Group Minott Phippsburg Center Cox Helen DeBerg Julia Dozois Gladys Dozois Pushard McGill Priscilla Thayer Dromore Grange Hall Bath Sagadahoc Econ Frederick N Sanborn Frederick N. Sanborn Clinton Strout Woolwich Alma M. Strout Nancy Turat Nancy Turate Nancy Leavitt Angelina Leavitt

Birthday celebration at Todd cabin honors Miss Denney

After sail coffee ice cream and a birthday cake were served at the Todd cabin in PHIPPSBURG honoring Miss Denney's 15th birthday. Mr Todd will return to New York City Sunday. Sam Snead won the 1916 British Open at St Andrews and the White Sulphur Springs pro shot a 290 to beat Johnny Bulla and Bobby Locke by four strokes.

Miss Denney Todd New York City Sam Snead St. Andrews Scotland White Sulphur Springs W. Va Johnny Bulla Bobby Locke

Bath Hosts Art Exhibit by Local Family and Artists

Sagadahoc County invites Bath visitors to an art exhibition featuring Mar guerite Zorach's The Bridge to the Island sculpture and two Zorach sculptures Sleeping Cat and Mother and Child. Works by Dahlov Spear Stephen Etnier Andrew Wyeth Emily Muir and Waldo Pierce are also on display with a tea at the Moulton Union.

Bath Marguerite Zorach Robinhood Dahlov Spear William Zorach Vermont Stephen Etnier Andrew Wyath Emily Muir Waldo Pierce Moulton Union

Bath Sebasco golf trophy clash ends in 18 to 6 lead

Bath Y Club and Sebasco Lodge battled in a home and home foursome for the Bath Sebasco trophy on a windy day at the Bath Country Club. Bath leaders included Doc Winchenbaen and B Cummings while Sebasco’s Paul Sheeran and George Dinan led scoring for the Lodge. A second match is planned at Sebasco next Thursday.

Bath Sastry Sebasco Lodge Sebasco Bath Doc” Winchenbaen B Cummings Paul Sheeran George Dinan Annie Perry Jack Ryan

Leavitt Wins Phippsburg Road Contract on Route 209

Don Leavitt Inc of Woolwich received the contract to build 0.147 miles of bituminous gravel road on Route 209 at the Stoneybrook road intersection in Phippsburg Center. The project removes a steep grade deemed a long time danger. Leavitt bid $15,693.08, the lowest among bidders including Ross Construction Co $15,977.38 Crocker and Simpson $17,780.85 Earle L Keene $19,216.40 Owen M Taylor and C W Qualey $21,215.30.

Don Léavitt, Inc Woolwich Phippsburg Maine State Highway Commission Route Stoneybrook Phippsburg Center Popham Small Point Leavitt Ross Construction Co. Inc Augusta Crocker & Simpson Brunswick Earle L. Keene Gorham Owen M. Taylor C. W. Qualey Gray

Soup Mix Experiment Prompts Kitchen Test

A home cook blends one can of condensed cream of mushroom soup with one can of condensed vegetable soup and adds two full cans of water. The result is a simple mixed soup tested for flavor and texture.

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