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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1945
Page
3
A Phippsburg Center Congregational gathering drew about 35 attendees for Rev. Johansen Mere Points sermon. The piece lists local residents and visitors, family ties to Ashdale and Wynburg, church activities, birthdays and camps, with mentions of nearby Bath and Portland residents and a World Order Committee meeting in Augusta.
Experiments by Dr. David M. Greenberg of the University of California show vitamin C is essential for bone healing. Guinea pigs given little vitamin C developed scurvy and did not heal. mild deficiency slowed healing and weakened bones to about two thirds of normal strength.
Leftover boiled potatoes can be chopped for stuffing or used as a crust on meat pie. Sprinkled with meat drippings, they become a tasty dish. Cold baked or boiled potatoes can join a white sauce for a nourishing hot lunch.
The Dromore Farm Bureau held an all day meeting at Mrs. Rebecca Minott’s home and planned a white elephant sale and silver tea for August 22 at Dromore Grange Hall. New members were admitted and a Will discussion was postponed to September.
Mr and Mrs Michael Baker of Augusta visit their son Dalton Baker and family in the area. Norman Baker, in Italy and Germany with the Medical Corps since 1941, returns to the United States for the first time since 1941. Lane Cottage guests Mr and Mrs Lemuel Preble of Days Ferry enjoy a two week Harbor Island stay as state aid construction along Route 216 nears completion. The project labors face manpower shortages with three workers replacing six or eight.
Reid claimed ownership of a 30-foot strip and alleged repeated trespass by Cummings along with torn wires and removed signs bearing sheriff signatures. The deed dated August 19 1944 and recorded September 29 1944 under Sagadahoe County law was contested, while Cummings and several witnesses argued for a right of way inferred from another source.
Mrs H C Stone and her children from West Bath departed Tuesday to spend two weeks with relatives in Boston.
About 20 Three Fevers Camp members with the Bailey and Jacobs groups attended a Parker Head picnic and hymn sing at Weiner Rock drawing around 50 people for the season’s largest service. The Bailey group plans to repair the schoolhouse next month.
Mr and Mrs Harry Hanna ford and Mrs Lida Oliver of Lynn Mass vacation at Mrs Oliver s old home with Mrs Oliver s ninety plus year old mother visiting for a month. Farm Bureau gathering at Mrs Charles V Minott s home in Phippsburg Center drew several attendees and planning of a White Elephant Safe at Dromore hall in August was organized by Mrs Dozois and Mrs Thayer. Other visits include Carl Lewis and Lillian Lewis of Swampscott two weeks at Perry cottage and Sunday guests Arthur Sawyer of Swampscott with Carl Esterlind and daughter of Marblehead. Edith Perkins left for Brunswick New Jersey after three weeks here. Martin Goodwin visited Small Point and Head Beach. Paul Garvin of Weymouth. Mrs Lawrence Carll and Mrs Julia Dozois. Callers at the Thayer home included Mrs Se Hunter and daughter Mank, Mrs H N Doughson, Orlando Dougls and Blanche Logai. Mr Harry Thayer, Mr Lawrence Thayer and son visited at Popham.
Dromore Grange met Tuesday evening with Worthy Master Robert Metcalf presiding. They welcomed two visitors from West Bath and Bodwell Grange. A flower show, a public supper in August, and Men’s Night on August 14 were announced with committees named for arrangements and serving. The evening included a varied literary program and a lively discussion on whether a housewife should have a vacation from her husband and children.
An article compares steaming vegetables such as carrots and beets with steamless methods using pressure or pre cookers. It notes color loss with long steaming, stresses accurate timing, and explains waterless cookery uses little to no water with a heavy metal pan and a tight lid. It also briefly mentions the Venetian Republic’s rise as a glass industry leader in the fifth century.
Pvt Arthur Perry who recently returned from two years overseas attended a Bodwell Grange party at the hall with 50 members. Miss Barbara Sprague and others provided dancing music. A buffet supper was served and gifts presented as Perry prepared to depart for Fort Devens. Local attendees included Stanley Hyde and others. community life note includes fishing news and visits in Bath, Phippsburg, and Woolwich.
Fragmentary text mentions alchemists attempting to turn metals into gold and cites Ravens hist masery of met als. It notes alchemy’s failure to achieve gold but credits its role in developing modern chemistry. Other material references appear fragmentary and unclear.
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