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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1956

Page

2

Past Masters and community notices in Wiscasset area

The column lists Wiscasset Huntoon Hill grange Past Masters including John Merry and others, with mystery ride attendees from Freeport and Bunker Hill. It notes church services at St Philip's with visiting bishops, a Buffalo marriage of Wesley Farmer and Helen Nowak, polio inoculations, a large baked bean supper, and various personal notices such as moves, visits, and real estate transfers in the town and surrounding areas.

Huntoon Hill Grange John Merry Bernard Merry Robert MacLaren John Jackson Freeport Grange Bunker Hill Grange St. Philip's Church Robert Frazier Oliver D. Loring Maine William Scarlett Missouri Old Head Tide Church Ivan Welty Congregational Church Boothbay Harbor Carl S. Weist Lovell Wesley E. Farmer Raymond E. Farmer Wiscasset Helen Nowak Buffalo N. Y Church of the Assumption John Nowak Immaculate Heart of Mary Academy Farmer Wiscasset High School North Edgecomb

Woolwich Drifts with Visitors and Local Plans

Woolwich residents host and visit relatives across Maine Connecticut and Rhode Island as numerous guests arrive for summer stays. Local groups plan activities including Nequasset Extension meetings overhead door plans for the fire station and a spinning wheel club dinner and outing at Sasanoa Inn.

Ash Leaf Rust Threatens Southern Maine Ash Trees

Ash trees in southern coastal areas show browning defoliation from ash leaf rust. The fungus also uses Spartina marsh plants as alternate hosts, complicating control. Farmers are advised to spray with ferbam in late May then again two weeks later, though it is too late for this year. Identification tips include sending leaves to the Maine Forest Service in Augusta.

Maine Forest Service Augusta

Sammy Boulmetis Sets Monmouth Park Jockey Record

Sammy Boulmetis led Monmouth Park jockeys in 1949 1953 and 1955 and set a single season record with 81 winners in 1955 at the New Jersey track.

Sammy Boulmetis Monmouth Park

Parker Head P T A Sale and Community Notes

Parker Head P T A plans an Aug 2 sale at Parker Head schoolhouse with grabs beverages cooked foods and rummage items managed by listed families. The column also records travel visits family gatherings strawberry festival attendance and local social happenings around Parker Head Bath area with multiple residents and guests noted.

West Bath Shamrock 4-H Club Members Gather

West Bath residents and guests attended gatherings at multiple homes last week. Attendees included Mrs. Leon Belanger Barbara Fuller Joan Ring Reta Hennessey Dottie Snowdon Jerry Bennett Ruth Roundy of Massachusetts Helen Orr and the hostesses’ family. Guests also visited Mrs. Stephen Goodenow.

Joyce Loftus Waterville Stephen Goodenow Paul Tuttle Portland Edmund Russell Belmont Mass William Bennett Bath Quaker Point William Hodgkins Kittery Emma Wade New London Harland Boynton William Sanford Bath Memorial Hospital John Hurley Richmond F. W. Deehan Ethel Burns Gladys Deehan Laurance Putnam Woolwich Eleanore Joan Jerry Brunswick

Maine Teachers Association Annual Conference at Aroostook

The Maine Teachers Association holds its annual conference August 5-7 at Aroostook State Teachers College. Topics include public relations salaries and Centennial observance planning with consultants Dr. Ivan H. Booker and John Stark. 36 local associations are represented and more teachers expected. members and guests welcome.

Maine Teachers Association Aroostook State Teachers College National Education Association Ivan H. Booker John Stark New England Aroostook

Bath Boy Escapes Injury In Wild Route 1 Crash

A 17 year old Bath resident Garry T. Clark of 952 High Street escaped serious injury after a late model sedan left Route 1 in Woolwich at about 6 am and overturned several times. He was taken to Bath Memorial Hospital with a side injury. State Trooper Philip Hodgkins investigated the crash and said the car demolished and crossed lawns after mowing five guard rails. investigation continues.

Bath Route 1 Woolwich Garry T. Clark High Street Bath Memorial Hospital Philip Hodgkins Young Clark Boothbay Nequasset Stream Hodgkins

Nequasset Extension Group Plans 1957 Meetings

Miss Jean Spearin presided at a planning meeting of the Nequasset Extension service at the Cosmopolitan club. Program meetings for 1957 were announced including area meetings and a postponed Demonstration Day from August 8 to August 21 featuring speakers from Extension Service in Orono. The group’s next regular meeting is September 12 at Good Will Hall Woolwich.

Nequasset Cosmopolitan Club Bath Jean Spearin Lewiston Spearin Spinning Wheel Club Sasanoa Inn Hilda Baker Adam Galuza Barley Neck Road Nequasset Extension Service Livermore Falls Extension Service Orono Nequasset Group Good Will Hall Woolwich

Car Skids Across Front Street Crashes by Bath Post Office

A 65-year-old Popham Beach man narrowly avoided a collision Monday when his late model sedan failed to stop, crossing Front Street and rolling onto the Bath Post Office sidewalk. Police later tested the brakes and found them working, advising a garage check before travel.

Popham Beach Front Street Bath Post Office Albert V. Stolpe Bath National Bank Robert FE. Wagner, Jr Stolpe

Arrowsic Wedding Reception and Local Visits Highlight Scarborough Papers

The Arrowsic town hall hosted a reception for newlyweds Mrs. Alice McCrater Anderson and her husband two weeks after their wedding trip. Guests included families from Brunswick, Bangor, Wal l ingford, Jones Eddy, and Sloatburg. Nearby residents and visitors, such as Miss Beverly Crosman and Mr. Frank Rittall, joined social hours at the Country Kitchen and summer homes along Westport Island and Spinney Mills.

Myr Paul Olson Hilding Hartford Fred Dukane Dorchester Mass Wiscasset Dawna Leonard Kittery New Hampshire John Leonard Russell Boyd Boston Frank J. Walker Day’s Ferry Boyd Walker Capitol Island Belle Wilson Minnie Elliott Nova Scotia Sidney Shaw Lynn Woolwich Maynard Waltz David Bethlehem Waitz Norman Waltz Damariscotta Chester Leeman Barley Neck Road Peter Raleigh William Bowers Douglas Frederick Eureka Bowers Cottage Hell's Gates Bow L. Ronald Edwards Charlene Gallion, O Edwards Northern Electric Co Maine Vocational Technical School South Portland Lawrence Edwards Sagadahoc Ferry John Sheldon New York City Mr. Sheldon Sagadah Nequasset George Carlton Havertown Carlton Stowe Richard Carlton John Carlton Frank Murphy Bridgeport William Anderson Brunswick Arrowsic Town Hall Elizabeth Pinkham Bangor Jessie Marion Beckwith Wallingford Chester Whittaker Bristol George Gates Frank Rittall Spinney Mills Westport Island Elinor H. Siebert Dan Akaway Plum Island William Potter Bath Arrowsic Beverly Crosman Charles Paradis Beverly Leslie Ainsworth Raymond Ainsworth Robert Hogan Washington, D. C Lemuel Preble Day's Ferry Joseph R. DeCamp Dover N.H Howard O. Frye Black House Point

Knights of Columbus Install Officers Sunday

Alphonse Turcotte was installed as grand knight at the local Knights of Columbus installation ceremony held at Middle Street Hall Sunday evening. Louis Perriault of Lisbon Falls served as installing officer, assisted by F. Whalen and two Lisbon Falls Council guards.

Alphonse Turcotte Knights of Columbus Middle Street Hall Louis Perriault Lisbon Falls F. Whalen John J. Keegan, Jr Bart O'Donnnell Donald Gurney Harvey Bergeron George Perry Joseph Marquis Edward Lee Donald Perry Francois Vaillancourt George Bourget Sylvia Langlais Arthur Bourque Frank Manion, Jr Lawrence Babine the Columbian Club, Inc

Teen-Age 4-H Club Plans Fair Exhibits at Mrs Colby Home

Members of the Teen-Age 4-H club met at Mrs. Granville M. Colby’s Quimby street home to discuss upcoming fair participation. They will display food and clothing items and home improvement projects with sewing lessons and hem techniques. color slides highlighted past club activities. Attendees included Collette Beers Margaret Wetherington Pamela Litchfield Nancy Temple Tolanda Jenks Donna Crocker and guests Mrs Linwood Temple and Mrs Edward Jenks.

Granville M. Colby Quimby Street Collette Beers Margaret Wetherington Pamela Litchfield Nancy Temple Tolanda Jenks Donna Crocker Linwood Temple Edward Jenks

North Bath social notes highlight local visits and family events

Mrs. Roy Lutz and children visit Bath parents while Mr Lutz joins Boy Scouts at Bear Stone Mountain. Many Bath residents host or travel, including extended family reunions, summer homes, and birthday gatherings. Notable entries include a birth at Bath Memorial Hospital and drum corps trips to New Hampshire.

Roy Lutz Sandra Jean John Bath J. Carroll Wing Lutz Bear Stone Mountain Ralph Williams Winnegance Calvin Wing Katherine Turnbull Hartford Belmont Mass Clyde Sonne Uxbridge Rodney Ross North Bath Edmund Higgins Rose Lee Higgins Royden Haines Walter Arsenault Joseph Arsenault Arthur King George Johansen William Lenfest Joseph Robinson Belgrade Lakes Donna Camp Wayaka Oxford Exeter N. H Charles Whitten Warren Cottrell Kingston Road Haines Lawrence Burnham York Burnham Winfield Groves Alice Dougall Hattie Austin Rooke Farm Wendy Kenny Billings Kenneth Billings Manset John Rockefeller Edgar Gagnon Worcester Elmer Rogers Sewall Strout Wiscasset Bath Memorial Hospital Earl Haines Bobby Wanda Harmon Kneeland Ricky David David Lloyd Joan Annette Eddie Edwin Hemingway E. N. Cole Lewiston Henry G. Root Jeffrey Littleton Harold McDonald Rumford Elmer Farrar Brewer Frankie Moore Clarence Moore Dana Sukeforth Cedric Sukeforth New Hampshire

Boston Music Festival Night Features Call Me Madam

Mr and Mrs Bernard A Knight of Lincoln Street attended a Boston Music Festival presentation in the Hancock building. The festival led by G Sheldon Balloch and Clifford Lenox runs through September with productions including Annie Get Your Gun Carousel and Kiss Me Kate. Dick Button starred in Call Me Madam as his dramatic debut with Winifred Heidt as Sally Adams, with High Button Shoes also featured.

Bernard A Knight Lincoln Street Boston Hancock Building Dick Button High Button Shoes Winnefred Heidt America Carmen Sally Adams Finnien Mrs. Balloch Rangeley Maine Mrs. Knight Edmund St. Pierre Crey

From Bad To Worse Denver Nugget

Attorney Duane Lit tell declined a ski trip and instead joined Littell for horseback riding. The horse tripod fell on Littell causing a fractured leg.

Denver Duane Littell Littell

Rainy weekend dampens beachgoers at Pop ham Fair

The Pop ham Fair opened under fog and intermittent sun as vacationers stayed away from the beach. A large turnout attended the evening church service led by Norman Dubie at the village chapel. Many local residents and visitors from Massachusetts and New York were noted in personal items detailing visits to cottages and gatherings around Dromore and Spinney's Guest House.

Norman Dubie J. Haviland Torrey Massachusetts Marguerite McNulty North Whitefield Jolicoe Herbert Sancomb Wellesley Mass Linwood Payson Wayland Myra Scott Payson Katharine Marilyn Reed Waldoboro Margaret Edith Oliver Richard Ewing Troy N. Y Spinney Albert Viscounte Hackensack N. J Kinmouth New Jersey George Oliver Willard Benjamin Woodside Bath

Coxs Head Dromore Extension Group Holds Summer Fair

The Dromore Extension Group reported a successful fair last Wednesday with the July morning meeting, a noon cafeteria dinner, and an August gathering planned with Miss Brieva on August 24. Attendees included Mrs Bernard Carlson Dixs Island Mrs Martin F Goodwin Edward Thomas Mrs P Edward DeBery and Mrs Stanton C Dozois.

Dromore Miss Brieva Bernard Carlson Dix’s Island Martin F. Goodwin Edward Thomas P. Edward DeBery Stanton C. Co Zois Cox's Head DeBery Farm

Bath Teachers to Attend U of Maine Conference

Five Bath school teachers will attend a two day work conference July 27 28 at the University of Maine in Orono. The event is sponsored by the Tri State Association for Supervisors and curricular development of Maine New Hampshire and Vermont with the theme Living and Working Together in a Scientific World. Attendees include Miss Almena Jaques from Bath Junior High and Mrs Oliver E Crabtree Mrs Maurice L Hutchins Mrs Thornton Percy and Miss Alice Austin from Huse School.

Guy Dow Robert Alberta Roy L. Dow Lucille Leighton Portland Joan Michaud Wiscasset Oakfield Michaud Oakfield High School New York University Norman Holbrook Miles Memorial Hospital Richard Barker Stanley Gerrish Cynthia Bucksport Maine Quebec Carol Barker Elinor Huber David Colby Wakefield Mass Edgar Helms Newton Lower Falls Harley J. Colby Boylston Hutchins Boston J. Kenneth Burnham Elmhurst N. Y Lee Street Curtis Plant Bath Road Wendall Lewis Yarmouth Lewis Maine Central Depot Charles H. Plumstead Wilder Lewis Connecticut Fort Lauderdale Fla Henry E. Darling Maine Woman's Auxiliary Charles Blaisdell Frederick A. Libby W. H. Wyman Beatrice Lewis Earl Hamel J. F. Mezenski Winnifred Ross William Hodgkins C. P. Pantalakos Parker Head P. T. A Parker Head Walter Cushing Florence Rollins Howard Hutchins South China Russell Turner Cyrille Hamel Wells Judy Hamel Mary Anne Wyman Parker Head Vestry Wyman Irving Sawyer Helen Tierney J. Ashton Nickerson Quincy David Yphantis Sandra Jean Yphantis Nickerson Eileen Crowell Wilma Hodgkins Bath Memorial Hospital Dorothy Frangello Archie Erickson Leslie Logan Thomaston J. ¥. Mezenski U.S. N U.S. S. Saratoga Rose Marie Moore Leston Harrington Laurence Thayer Jane Earl Lowell Unity Circle Riverside Hall Lowell Bernard Carlsson P. J. Corradetti Frank Percy Getz Robert Thistle Albert Gray Thomas Carella Alice Koneckin New York State J. F. Mezewski Mary Dannenfelser Bath Adele LeMont Parker Mary Savoie Bridget Robichaud Ruth Freitag Washington, D. C Chester Wilson Wyatt Leslie Darling William Cushing Limestone University of Maine Orono Tri-State Association For Supervisors New Hampshire Vermont Almena Jaques Bath Junior High School Oliver E. Crabtree Maurice L. Hutchins Thornton Percy Alice Austin Huse School

For an Englishman a sedan is a saloon

A concise note explains that in British usage a sedan is commonly called a saloon, highlighting regional language differences in car terminology.

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Rochester Arthur N. Paul Stromberg-Carlson Embiom General Dynamics Corp Carlson Read Rochester 3 N.Y Densmore Leach Eunice River Road Craig Savage Everett Savage, Jr Craig Leach Elsie Stinson Doris Carter Donald Joseph Michael Avis Duncan Crescent Beach Everett Hathorne Gilbert Hathorne Morse High Marine Corps Parris Island Reginald Stacey Nequasset Ladies’ Auxiliary Nequasset Congregational Church Jennie Howe Edith Weston Weston Oklahoma Paul Highway No. 1 Eastern College Harry Beane Lena Carroll Warren Bean Arthur Beane The Norfolk Myron Curtis Ronald Archie Archie Erickson Jr East Boston Erickson George Pratt Sarah West Bath Teachers Assn Mrs. Colby North Popham Cox Minot Percy and Alice and Carol Marblehead Gaston Buron Orr's Island Stanton Dozois Lynn Woodward Sudbury T-Ledge Camp Vernon Philbrook Sarah E. Wilbur Matinicus Francis L. MacDonald Clyde Chaney Vassalboro Edith Perkins Earle B. Perkins Amy Wertheimer Sidney Chrysler Chaplin, Conn Pleasant Point Ruth Canfield Carl S. Lewis Leslie Swampscott Karyn Mosman Watertown U. of M
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