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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1949

Page

2

Manor House restoration highlights Phippsburg notes

In Phippsburg the Manor House at Stoneybrook, a 200 year old brick structure, is being restored by Mrs Abbie Small using original bricks. MIT researchers confirmed square tunnel ties used in construction. Community events include a flower show fund raiser, Bible school completion, and local dances and gatherings at Camp Three Fevers and recreation hall repairs. Col John W Williams sick with fever from camp.

New Guinea Stoneybrook Abbie Small Massachusetts Institute of Technology Miss Varney Bath John W. Williams Charleston

Local residents share visits and travel news across Wolaston Mass

Ohhen returns from vacation to Wolaston Mass. Mrs. Eleanor Ball visits her daughters in Milton and Gilman. Mrs. Susie Barbour enters Maine General Hospital. Pauline Wyman and Anita Totman visit at Popham Beach. Totman group assists at Popham Beach fire with Coast Guard on patrol. Howard Bowker remains home with rheumatic fever. Dickson sisters visit Jordan Percy and Mrs Leach. Leach’s son Frank now en route to India aboard ship. Bowker and Bowker family auto trip to Concord.

Is. Ohhen Line Wyman Wollaston Mass Eleanor Ball Mapleton Mark Harrington Stanley Gilman Susie Barbour Maine General Hospital Portland Pauline Wyman Anita Totman Norman Markham Popham Beach Thomas Totman Hamilton McCourt Fred Haggett Perley

Florence Reed to Return to Lakewood for Royal Family Run

Actress Florence Reed returns to Lakewood next week for a third year to star in Kaufman and Ferber's The Royal Family. Sidney Blackmer joins the Lakewood Players in a major role, with Alan Bunce headlining The Traitor at Summer Theater. Curtain for The Traitor ends July 30. The Royal Family opens August 1 under Melville Burke.

Florence Reed Lakewood Kaufman Ferber Sidney Blackmer Lakewood Players Alan Bunce Mr. Blackmer New York Lakewood Company Neva Patterson Henry Richards Frances Bavier Wendy Drew James Engler Reynolds Evans Paul Huber Lakewood Theater Royal Family Melville Burke

White Ribboners Hold All Day Picnic At Chase's Grove

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union gathered at Chase's Grove for an all day picnic led by president Mrs. Theresa Hill. Attendees joined in Lord's Prayer and Doxology, read the Crusaders psalm, sang Go Ye Forth and Seed Be Sowing, with readings and reports on sick members, ending with benediction and a trading post.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union Chase’s Grove Theresa Hill

Carrots Aplenty From 1948 Harvest Across Three States

The 1948 carrot crop in California Arizona and Texas was the largest on record, about 50 percent above average. Nutritional guidance highlights carrots along with spinach kale squash and sweet potatoes as rich sources of vitamin A with a daily recommendation to eat a vegetable from this group.

California Arizona Texas

Parker Head PTA Sale Draws Community Support

The Parker Head PTA hosts a 2 o'clock sale with cooked foods fancy work aprons and drinks to raise funds for the year's activities. Donations to Red Cross and other causes are noted as part of the community spirit surrounding the event and local church and farm bureau activities continue through the week with picnics hymn sings and visits from families and scouts.

PTA Red Cross March of Dimes Macy Whitehead Sally Lowell Dorothy Cushing Laura Wyman Joyce Gray Sandra Mank Bailey Small Point Weiner Rock Clarence Sheffield Perkins Island Earl Lowell Dromore Farm Bureau H. D. Mank Rose West Bath Farm Bureau Walter Cushing Mr. Cushing Parker Head

Dresden community notes cover tours and local visits

Mrs C BE Longfellow and Miss Alice Corliss returned from a Canada motor trip visiting Montreal and Ottawa. They climbed Peace Tower and saw River Deschenes rapids and Fort Ticonderoga relics. Local guests, school initiates, new shops, academy elections, and many visits unfold across Dresden including pans, church events, and neighborly travels.

C. BE Longfellow Woolwich Alice Corliss Portland Harriette Carolyn Sheldon Canada Montreal Ottawa Peace Tower China Belgium Mexico Brazil Russia United States Deschenes New York State Fort Ticonderoga Ethan Allen Green Mountain Boys R. C. Titus Dover- Foxcroft Donna Croft Dexter Leslie Bailey June Titus Betty Main Bailey Saturda Henrietta Graves Huntoon Hill Martha Gladys Carver Esther Bailey Clyde Barter Wilson Ryder John Weldon West Dresden Anna Weldon Leonard Gahan Farmingdale Ralph Rittall Columbus Hildreth Rittall Connecticut Walter Walter Gothier Gardiner Road Ray Perry Wilmot Mitchell Bride Academy Academy Wilmot B. Mitchell Brunswick Leslie A. Bailey Clayton W. Mayers Wilmot Trussell Laura M. Bailey Harold Houdlette This Town Charles Stilphen Pittston N. E. T. Barker Yarmouth Louis Woodward Gorham

Death notice for John A. Rittall in Dresden and Columbus ties

John A. Rittall died July 12 at his son Karl's home in Columbus Ohio. The funeral was held at his son Walter's home in Dresden with Rev Thomas Akley officiating. Burial followed in Forest Cemetery West Dresden in the family lot. Surviving are Susie Patterson Rittall his widow and sons Walter Pearl Ralph Earl Hildreth Dana and Arthur from Greenfield Mass and Columbus Ohio and New Britain Conn.

John A. Rittall Karl Columbus Ohio Dresden Walter Thomas Akley Gardiner Forest Cemetery West Dresden Rittall Greenfield Mass Susie Patterson Rittall Pearl This Town Ralph and Earl Hildreth New Britain Conn Dana and Arthur

Hybrid seed boosts U S corn yield by hundreds of millions

Farmers using hybrid seed add at least three-quarters of a billion bushels to their average annual corn output in the United States, under normal growing conditions.

U. S

Popham Beach Church Services and Summer Notes

Church services will be held Sunday at 3 p m at Popham Church with a sermon by Christian Service Worker Anyhirehead. Many yachts and sailboats have been cruising the Kennebec area this week. A broad list of summer visitors and residents is noted, with dozens of cottages, camps, and weekend guests from Bath, New York, Conn, Mass. plus local towns. The death of Mrs. Herbert J Kellaway in Bath is reported with burial planned in Newton Center Mass.

Tripp the Darlings Raymond Smith Strong Darling J. A. Darling Harriet Lander Bath Freeland King Amos King U. S. Army Albert Gray Lina Gray Eugene Harrington Augusta Bert Nisbet Earl Lowel Phippsburg Center Bevan Nisbet Bodwell Grange Hall Center Church Thomas Totman Earl Lowell Small Point Harold Barkalow New Jersey Stevens Leslie Wilson Waldoboro Carl Leblanc Montreal P.Q Herbert Doughty Ralph Morong Lisbon Falls Connecticut William Mallett Popham Anyhirehead Kennebec Herbert J. Kellaway Bath Memorial Hospital Newton Center Mass Peter Philips West Haven Conn Kellaway Spinney Rooms Koch Louise Koch Hollis Long Island James Byrnes Warehouse Point Charles Sherwood Newington Frank Irving W. H. Stone James I Walker Biddeford Irving Marguerite McNulty Francis MacDonald Quincy MacDonald Frances Angus MacDonell Parker Head Walter E. Sprague Napoleon Fickett Herbert Sprague H. C. Todd Belfast Jimma Newdick Mary Ellen Bud West Bath Elizabeth Mosher East Hartford Archie McLaughlin

Logs Cut For New Bath Home On Wyman Farm

Coxs Head Lawrence and Harry Thayer cut 5000 feet of logs from the Wyman farm on Saturday. The logs were moved to Arrowsie to build a new home in Bath in the near future. Dromore Farm Bureau met at the Minott home in Phippsburg Center with a large turnout. A penny sale and picnic lunch were held. the hostess provided lunch. The next meeting is planned for August at Parker Head village.

Lorraine Sheffield Perkins Island Charles Burnett Mere Point Peggy Given Brunswick Stanley Johnson Tommy Sheffield Ralph Miller Hanover N. H Merle Orne Lucy Betty Topsham Vanda Ashton Montreal P. Q John Ridley Mildred Edwards Turner McCarty Earl Lowell Clarence Sheffield Laurence Thayer Jane Farm Bureau C. V. Minott Phippsburg Center Clarence Shelfield Parker Head Harpswell Herbert Bassett W. E. Hallett Herman Hallett Mechanic Falls William Schreiter Cathance Sunady W. E. Hallett, Jr National Guard Ramon Hamel Sally Leston Harrington Clyde Moore Rose Marie Moore Popham L. D. Lowell J. Ashton Nickerson Lorraine Carter Massachusetts Ella Visco Hunt Cottage Nickersons Marilyn Sternberg Medford Mass Clarice Marion Allen Herbert Hunt Boston Stephen Hirster Robert Hiister Lisbon Falls Irene Libby Irma Davis Lewiston Lewis Lowell Frances Shepherd Jeanette Lina Gray Pembroke Lucy Haskell Camden Gray Levi Brann Cooper's Mills William Temple Parker Smithfield Elwood Hathorne Natalie Sandra Bath Alson Tripp Newport Tenn William Royer Glover, Vt Leslie Darling Lawrence Harry Thayer Wyman Arrowsie Dromore Farm Bureau Minott Parker Head Village

Wilbur of Monroe Dies After Long Illness

Monroe Elmer Wilbur died July 20 at Bath Memorial Hospital after months of illness. He was born in Monroe Michigan, son of Elihu Wilbur, and leaves wife Sarah and three daughters Grace Philbrick of Matinicus Helen Rankin of White Plains New York and Dorothy Robbins of Waltham Massachusetts plus six grandchildren. The family had resided in Coxs Head as summer residents since 1920. Funeral services were held at Curtis Funeral Home Bath Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev Clifford Sargent of Wesley Methodist Church Bath officiated. Bearers were Willis Nelson Donald A Rankin Charles Robbins and Vernon Philbrook. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery Bath.

Vernon Philbrook Matinicus Monroe E. Wilbur Charles Robbins Robert Waltham Mass Donald A. Rankin Deborah White Plains N. Y Willis Nelson C. Harry Hannaford East Lynn New York City Lions International Ernest Wood George Stacey Bath Lester Oliver Bowie Farm Spruceville Francis MacDonald Quincy Martin F. Goodwin Nathaniel Percy Eric Bernard Carlson E. P. Thomas Edward Frederick C. H. Hannaford Ralph Seekins Stanton Dozois Monroe Wilbur Curtis Funeral Home L. H. Thayer West Point Stanton C. Dozois WFAU Augusta Monroe Elmer Wilbur Bath Memorial Hospital Wilbur Elihu Wilbur Monroe Mich Sarah Wilbur Grace Philbrick Helen Rankin Dorothy Robbins Grace Dorothy Helen Cox's Head Clifford Sargent Wesley Methodist Church of Oak Grove Cemetery

Real Estate Transfers Reported Across Several Towns

Recent transfers show multiple buyers and sellers exchanging land and buildings in Arrowsic Bath Bowdoin Bowdoinham Georgetown Phippsburg and Bowdoin with parcels on Beacon Street Western Avenue High Street Ridge Road and North Bath Road among others. Parties include Edwin M Fuller Jr Lawrence R Vail Grace L Kidder and Robert P Haley with firms like S Prawer and Company.

Arrowsic Edwin M. Fuller, Jr Lawrence R. Vail Bath Robert P. Haley Grace L. Kidder High Street Charles T. Travis Beacon Street Edward L. Black S. Prawer & Company Commercial Street Patricia Sirois Anna C. Sirois Raymond Court Ralph L. Thorner Bernice H. Fredrickson North Bath Road Arthur G. Spear Victor H. Choquette Oliver Street Anna L. Rogers Florence A. Hawley Western Avenue Catherine C. Bartlett Gertrude B. Zimmerman Washington Street Stephen Ambrose George D. MacKenzie Herbert B. Jones Mattie D. Toothaker Annie M. Fletcher Louis Rondos Edith M. Dunton Eleanor W. Webster Ridge Road Bowdoin Edith H. Aldrich Paul Schweickert Norman E. Curtis Leonard Ford Curtis Bowdoinham Hazel G. Turner H. June Bean Georgetown Violet M. Southard George F. Lee Phippsburg Doris Tobey Walter B. Vollmer Niles Cameron Guy E. Crowley

Land transfers listed for multiple Maine towns

Richmond Matthew Gilmour and others sell land and buildings to George F. Pushee and others. Topsham James T. Welner to James T. Welner Jr. and heirs notes land transfer. West Bath Lucy S. Dunton transfers land to Charles T. Small and others.

Richmond Matthew Gilmour George F. Pushee Topsham James T. Welner James T. Welner, Jr West Bath Lucy S. Dunton Charles T. Small

Personal Shower Honoring Miss Mary Jane Footer

Miss Mary Jane Footer was guest of honor at a surprise shower hosted by Mrs. David E. Desmond at 815 High Street. The event celebrated her forthcoming marriage to Russell Turcotte of Brunswick, with pink and white decor and summer bouquets in the living room.

Mary Jane Footer David E. Desmond High Street Miss Footer Russell Turcotte Brunswick Mrs. Desmond

Pink party tables and gifts delight guests at lunch

A guest was shown to a table wearing pink and white and opened gifts for display. A buffet lunch followed with help from Mrs. Jules Willette of Great Works and a social evening ensued. Attendees included Mrs. Edward Footer, Mrs. Joseph Turcotte of Brunswick, Mrs. Edward Cummings, Mrs. Graydon Smith, Miss Evelyn White, Mrs. William Hill Jr, Miss Skippy Miller, Mrs. Frank Staples, Mrs. Bazin Lemont, Mrs. Albert E. Desmond, Miss Connie Murphy, and Mrs. Jules Willette of Great Works.

Jules Willette Great Works Edward Footer Joseph Turcotte Brunswick Edward Cummings Graydon Smith Evelyn White William Hill, Jr Skippy Miller Frank Staples Bazin Lemont Albert E. Desmond Connie Murphy

Early Corn Inbreeding Experiments Highlighted

The text notes Darwin conducting corn inbreeding studies as early as 1786 and records that in 1905 the University of Illinois agricultural experiment station began inbreeding experiments in corn.

Darwin University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station

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Earl Perkins Cranberry Point Priscilla Rainey Charles Stevens Sebasco Totman Library Bible School Robert Whitehead Albert Baileys Frank W. Bevan Glen Falls Basin Cottage Louis A. Dole Church of the New Jerusalem Samuel Young Maine Leewood Douglass George W. Hunt Thomas Wagstaff Briggs Westinghouse Electrolux Andrew J. Eastman Paris H. T. Stevens Cox Maine Central Bus Lines Edward W. Wescott Mr. Wescott Clarence W. Edwards Turner Broiler Central Maine Power
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