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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1955

Page

7

Phippsburg Day Camp Opens at Bailey's Beach

Phippsburg opened a day camp at Bailey's Beach for seventh through ninth graders led by Bud Croy. A Thursday noon picnic for Winnegance and Parker Head Vacation Bible schools will be at Bailey's Beach with Rev. Macy Whitehead as speaker at Small Point church on Sunday.

Bailey’s Beach Bud Croy Winnerance Parker Head Macy Whitehead Small Point Winnegance Center Ernest Croy Truman Roberts, Jr Volunteer Fire Department Town Health Committee Small Point Parsonage Stanwood Gilman Clinton McFadden Joseph Smith Mark Harrington Thomas Totman Winthrop Blair P.T.A Eugene Ross Winnegance P.T.A Lucy Chamberlain Phippsburg P.T.A

Shrimp Rice Dish Features Creamy Garlic Twist

A luxurious dish blends heavy cream with garlic powder over sautéed shrimp and cooked rice, folded with green peas. Water chestnuts add crunch if desired, finished in a large covered skillet and paired with a crisp salad and crusty rolls.

West Bath One room schoolhouse Sold for central school fund

The West Bath rural schoolhouse on Foster's Point road, used for 24 years as a grades 1 through 8 facility, has been sold to Rev. Charles R. Sims for remodeling. Since 1947 the building served as a community meeting place and was bid to raise funds for a proposed new central school.

Lowell Foster's Point Road West Bath Little Gray Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Bath West

Thieves Steal Flowers From Phippsburg Cemetery

Times reports recurring thefts at Hillside cemetery in Parker Head where geraniums and bouquets vanish from family plots and memorials. A local resident noted prior thefts including a bouquet left by a Woolwich family on Memorial Day.

The Times Parker Head Court Street Woolwich

Phippsburg Man Suffers Severe Hand Cut From Saw

Mark W. Harrington of Phippsburg was treated for a severe right hand laceration after his circular saw pulled his hand into the blade during a farm woodcutting incident in the Sebasco area Monday night. He underwent three hours of surgery and was listed in improved condition at Memorial Hospital Friday.

Mark W. Harrington Phippsburgh Memorial Hospital Harrington Sebasco

Brooke Chevrolet Low Bidder for Bath School Panel Truck

Brooke Chevrolet submitted the lowest bid of 1 665.30 for a half-ton panel truck for Bath School Department. Bids opened Thursday afternoon in the superintendent's office and the contract award will be made at the next Board of Education meeting. Other bids were Albertson Motors 1 722 and H P Small 1 993 75 less a 110 discount from GMC.

Brooke Chevrolet Bath Superintendent of Schools Board of Education Albertson Motors H. P. Small GMC

Bath Golf Club Women’s Notes

The Bath Golf Club announces the second flight of the Women’s club championship must be completed by July 31. Winners of last week’s Odds Or Ends tournament are Anne Paquet and Doris MecCole. Ladies’ Day is Thursday with play times before 1 pm or after 5 pm to avoid Sebasco Bath events. The Munsee tournament is Aug. 6. sign up by July 6. Intra-Club event and Saturday party canceled. Pinehurst foursome Friday with buffet supper.

Bath Golf Club Catharine H. Legard Anne Paquet Doris MecCole Pinehurst

Vacation Bible school closes this week in Parker head

Parker Head Vacation Bible school ends this week with closing exercises in the hall Friday night. A Thursday picnic is planned and the public is invited. Several residents are listed as helpers and many local families are noted as visiting or hosting guests over the weekend.

Bible School Ernest Croy Lawrence Thayer Roger Lewis Eugene Rogs Leston Harrington Florence Rollins Archie Erickson Boston Rose Marie Moore Clyde Moore Leston Arrington Olive Deeray Bath Harrington Galen Hinckley Sebasco Lodge Herbert Bassett Bruce Harrington Mary Burnell Albert Epstein Harry Gray Albert Gray Anne Gray Harpswell Janie Gray Bath Memorial Hospital Jack Fischler Andy Campbell Arlington Malcolm O’briens Edward O’brien Katahdin George Nelson Richmond O’briens Ralph Moore Oak Park Ill Nova Scotia Canada William H. Wyman Kenneth Wyman Mere Point Harriet Wyman Portland Mary Ann Wyman Frederick Buckley Leo Henderson Connecticut Seymore Hunter Stoneham Mass Leslie Logan Bonnie Hunter Marline Logan Lawrence Hoyt Rita Mank Hoyt Mank Popham Nancy Ross Eugene Ross Leon Ross Yarmouth Wilma Hodgkins Louise Hodgkins Wiliam Hodgkins Hodgkins Angie Mank Macy Whitehead Olive Wallner Schinnel Bradford Hart New York Sherman Smith Paul Savage Louie Pennantalos Joe Pottle Kenneth Snowden, Jr Charles Pennantalos Robert Phelps Augusta Ethel Phelps Mt. Vernon Jack Phelps State Police Topsham John Darling Ramon Hamel National Guard Wellfleet Hamel Clifford Pye Phyllis Warner Theo Hensinger Maxine Furber Marjorie Oliver John McCourt Mildred Rogers William Cushing Mark Harrington Pye

Plans for Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Fair announced

At a Tuesday meeting of the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Fair committee Mr and Mrs Melvin B Henderson of North Street were told a 1955 car will be the special award feature. The two day event runs October 14 and 15 at Bath Iron Works Recreation Hall marking the 12th annual fair. A box social and dance at Small Point Casino Hermits Island is set for August 13.

Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Fair Melvin B. Henderson North Street Bath Iron Works Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Small Point Hermit's Island Richard Kimball James A. Gillies, Jr Mark Jackson Duncan McInnes Harold Small Evelyn Hobbs

Airplane makers predict cheaper passenger helicopters in decade

Airplane builders project that four or five passenger helicopters could sell for about the price of a luxury car within ten years, signaling a potential shift in personal air travel markets and manufacturing strategies.

Earl Mossi Delivers Strong Relief In Early Season Stint

Cleveland relief pitcher Earl Mossi limited opponents to one earned run across his first 27 innings over 16 appearances this season, showcasing his early effectiveness on the mound.

Earl Mossi Cleveland

Blue Phlox Phlox divarida A Wild Sweet William Study

A botanical note on blue phlox Phlox divarida describing its lack of weed status medicinal uses or toxicity, its beauty as its main claim, and its habitat from Quebec to Manitoba and south to Louisiana. Details cover growth habit leaves flowers blooming April to June, cultivation from seeds or division, and pollination mainly by butterflies or bumblebees. The National Wildlife Federation closes with a note on collecting phlox for bouquets and its impact.

William Quebec Manitoba Louisiana Florida National Wildlife Federation Phlox E. Laurence Palmer

Domestic helper ratio in American households

A historical note states that in the United States there is one female domestic for every 25 households. This implies a widespread but uneven distribution of domestic workers across regions and social classes.

United States

Creamy Veggie Dishes With Condensed Soups

Bright colorful vegetables decked in paintbrush colors invite creative cooks. A simple method uses condensed cream soups with milk to form quick sauces such as Quick Chicken or Mushroom Sauce and Quick Celery Sauce, then enhanced with almonds olives and pimientos.

Day family holds birthday party at the Day cottage

Jonathan R. Day hosted friends for his thirteenth birthday at the Day cottage. Guests included David Humphries Donald Sweeney John Preble Robert Allen Alden Green and James Day. The note lists many Bath area visitors and weekend cottage guests around town activities and church events.

Jonathan R. Day Harry L. Day Day Cottage David Humphries Donald Sweeney John Preble Robert Allen Alden Green Carl Amerault Bruce Bartells Robert Bussey Charles Norris James Day Popham Circle H. Macy Whitehead Ernest Corey Roger Oliver Bath George Oliver Willard Oliver Gayle Penny Carter Oliver Ralph Brewer Horace Morse Allan Atwood Old Saybrook Conn Loring Hart Stanley Wallace Henry Leonard Cape Elizabeth Herbert R. Sprague Viscounts Massachusetts Ernest Oliver John McNeil Natalie McNeil John Hornsinger Sadie Farnham Myra Scott Frank Torrey Torrey Cottage Esther Buckeye Birmingham Mich Leon Fickett White Plains N. Y J. Dwight Kinmouth Hackensack N. J

Marriage Rules Allow Annoying Ex Wives In Pittsburgh

Judge Anne X. Alpern ruled that married men may annoy their wives while ordering John Chara to stay away from his divorced spouse after repeated calls and remarks. The judge quipped that you can annoy your wife if married but not if divorced, amid the Pittsburgh case. The page also notes 16 bonus players in the American League with five on Detroit and none for Cleveland.

Pittsburgh Anne X. Alpern Alpern John Chara Detroit Cleveland

Local North Bath Friends Visit and Travels Spread

North Bath residents and visitors share weekend trips to Thomaston Boston Dorchester and Wellfleet. extended family gatherings include Rogers Hopkins Moore Sukeforth and Wing households with trips to Vinalhaven Lake Anasiguntook and Newry. Patients and guards return home from Bath Memorial hospital Wellfleet National Guard duty noted.

Edwin Rogers Doris Hopkins Thomaston Stoneham Mass Edward Hawkes Mark Bath Memorial Hospital Samuel London Kenneth Brown Rumford Pfe Clarence A. Moore, Jr New Jersey Clarence Moore Ardenne Haines Wellfleet National Guard Ralph York Tommy Sammy Lake Anasigunticook Canton William Lenfest Robert Donnell Bath Olive Campbell Mike Gillis Greene Harold McCloud Cedric Sukeforth Nova Scotia McCloud Sukeforth Sheldon Day Vinalhaven Gail Sukeforth Bailey Island Dana Sukeforth Frankie Moore Newry Drum and Bugle Corps Frank Cutting Dromore Elmer Rogers Althea Ward West Bath Everett Wing Oakland Carroll Wing Ralph Williams Winneganee Calvin Wing Roland Leeman Woolwich

Dresden Local Notes and Real Estate Transfers

Dresden report covers exterior painting by Benjamin Wentworth at Middle Bridge school and grange hall, recent land transfers involving Chapman Reed Semerby Poushental and others, Emil Carlson funeral with Masonic service at Forest Grove cemetery, names of bearers, work starting on blueberry fields employing school children, sale of the Gahan farm, and mentions Mrs. Fred Cate of Lewiston along with Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Gahan.

Middle Bridge Benjamin Wentworth Wentworth Grange Hall Fred E. Chapman Gardiner Francis Eugene Yvonne Glenda Reed Juchym Semerby Richmond W. K. Poushental Emil Carlson West Dresden Richard Whitham Forest Grove Cemetery Charles Gray Arthur Sceigars Stephen Powell Ray Perry George Sanford Gahan Fred Cate Lewiston L. E. Gahan

West Bath Grangers Hold Past Lecturers' Night

West Bath Grange observed Past Lecturers Night with 123 attendees including 56 visitors from 15 granges. The program featured visiting lecturers, skits, poems, piano solos, dancing, and a closing thought, with refreshments and preparations announced for a Sunday clambake at Rock Hill Inn.

West Bath Grangers West Bath Gwendolyn Douglas Progressive Margaret Morse Topsham Eleanor Ripley Bernard Merry Huntoon Hill Marion Easler Wescustage Margaret Bachelder Yarmouth F Alfreda Perkins Dromore Ethel MacDonald Wallace Bragdon New Gloucester Ceres Shirley Scott Dirigo Pomona Mary Brown Flora Florence Stilphen Merrymeeting Gertrude Hyde Deering Fred Morse Bodwell Marjorie Curtis Dorothy Wallace Albert Bailey Woolwich Evelyn Whidden Merriconeag Ada Munro Florence Farnham Eleanor Ripley Bachelder Sisters Alberta Bailey Alfreda Perkins Alex Burgess Estella Doughty Alice Inman Jean Belanger West Bath Grange Rock Hill Inn Joseph W. Larrabee

Weekend Guests and Visits Across Town in Portland

Weekend guests included Mrs. L. B. Gahan and a list of local visitors. Notable mentions include Dr. and Mrs Walter Conley, C. W. Sheldon of Rockland, Mrs. Perley Oswood of Everett, H. L. Elliot and sister, and Miss Harriette Houdlette entering Farley’s Rest Home. Prelude To Transport describes a salvaged auto repurposed at Blodgett Memorial hospital to aid polio patients in therapy, nicknamed Phil, providing mobility practice and a sense of progress.

Portland L. B. Gahan Hl. L C. E. Sheldon Walter Conley C. W. Sheldon Rockland Perley Oswood Everett Mass H. L. Elliot Christy Lambert Corinth Lerssy Robbins Harriette Houdlette Dresden Mills Farley Richmond Horace Gilpatrick Small Point Garnet Cheney Cincinnati Cheney Ray Cate Grand Rapids, Mich Blodgett Memorial Hospital Phil

Mississippi flood of 1927 inundated vast region

The Mississippi flood of 1927 inundated about 28,000 square miles, forcing widespread displacement and highlighting the severity of the disaster across multiple states and communities.

Mississippi

Flavorful Hollandaise with Parsley and Tarragon

Vary prepared Hollandaise sauce by adding finely chopped parsley and tarragon fresh or dried. Wonderful on steak. If you can’t get prepared sauce, make your own using standard cookbook directions.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Phippsburg Ann Sharp Camden Miss Sharp Bertha Wyman Gilman Orono James P. Roth U.S.A.F Basin Farm Frederick Haggett Cpl Charles W. Dillon, Jr U.S.M.C Camp Lejuene N. C Adele Hunt Sebascb Lodge Henry Doughty Stanley Hanscom Sylvanus Moore Paul Wallace Martin Swanton Wyman Marilla Totman Ellen Blair Diana Pye Gloria Eaton Barbara Jacob Carol Wyman Irma Gilman Maurice Blair Walter Snipe Nancy Young Bessie Cotton Brightwater Cottage Lensmen’s Choice Cathy Stanley Union City Queen Palisades Park Lin Phippsburg Cemetery Parker Blue Phlox Dromore Extension Group Freeport Olga Carlson Dix’s Island Vacation Bible School Parker Head Village Jane Thayer William Harding Brunswick Dozois Edward P. Thomas Jr Billy John Presley Dade City Fla Thomas Thomas Andresen Swampscott Carl S. Lewis William Perkins Smith- Richmond Francis L. MacDonald Frances Quincy Croteau Father Croteau Allen Cottage Bergeron Leon Smith Wollaston Leslie Waldoboro Perry Green Round Pond C. H. Hannaford Lynn George Spencer Newport Helen Spencer Sylvia Earle Landry Helen Watson Pemaquid Ferry Beach P. J. Lewis Harvey Bergeron Thayer Cottage Susan Annis Robert Jewell Rosamond McGuiggan Joan Thayer Dennis Roberta Ike Bulganin Eisenhower Palace of Nations Geneva Nikolai Bulganin North Dresden Blyth Ann Blyth Timothy Patrick McNulty Hollywood James McNulty Ann
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