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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1950

Page

2

Commencement planned events at Wis casset Academy

The senior class schedules a week of graduation activities in Wis casset with services at the Congregational church, class day exercises, an alumni banquet, graduation at 8 p.m., and the senior prom at Ox Horn pavilion.

Wiscasset Academy Congregational Church Rensel H. Colby Academy Alumni Association Masonic Hall John Fahey Clayton Grover Janice Metcalf LeRoy Jackson Jane McGrath Marian Jackson L. Joseph Roy Kenneth Sherman Donald W. Webber Carolyn R. Carter Robert D. Carter East Boothbay Chester T. Neal Lulia C. Neal Bristol Mary A. Jenkins Keith W. Jenkins Waldoboro William J. Healey Dorothy E. Healey Charles Austin Dolloff Muriel T. Dolloff Boothbay Harbor Beatrice Lange Kleinberg Albert H. Kleinberg Richard S. Hodgdon Joyce G. Hodgdon Boothbay Daniel C. Reed Anna C. Reed Edgecomb Alice P. Bourette Arthur P. Bourette Long Beach Calif Verna T Fernstrom Southport William Fernstrom Portland Madalyn Damariscotta Carrie E. Cowan Madeyn M. Winslow Arthur R. Winslow Madelyn M. Kennedy Georgianna T. Jones Alden B. Jones, Jr Maxine L. Armstrong Jefferson Fred E. Armstrong Gross Arlene E. Young Loomis E

West Bath sewing group aids Bath Memorial Hospital

The West Bath sewing group met at Lowell schoolhouse to sew for Bath Memorial hospital and make bandages for the Red Cross. Members included Caro lyn Rogers Hazel Wharff Hazel White Ida Rose Beatrice Carleton Helen Rose and Gladys Deehan. Next meeting set for June 7 at the Lowell schoolhouse. The article also lists numerous local residents and social visits around Perry's Cove Bridgham's Cove and Rosedale, plus a note on the Cape Hatteras lighthouse history.

Maine Expenditure Returns 1950 Primary Candidates

State records list primary campaign expenditures filed by candidates up to May 25 1950. Names include Governor Frederick G Payne Ray W Stetson Adrian H Scolten Ralph O Dale and Harold J Rubin with amounts such as 1301.51 1494.82 1653.00 and 103.00, covering offices from Governor to Representatives.

State OF Maine Secretary of State Frederick G Payne Leland B Currier Ear S Grant Congress Ray W Stetson Adrian H. Scolten Courtney E Stover Ralph O. Dale Harold J. Rubin

Harvesters 4-H Club awards a registered heifer

West Bath 4-H Harvesters Club member Robert Belanger receives a registered heifer from Sears Roebuck Foundation at a Litchfield school demonstration meeting. Five demonstrations were shown with three chosen for Lewiston Fairgrounds tournament June 17. judges included Paul Dawe.

Harvester’s West Bath Litchfield Paul Dawe Sears, Roebuck Foundation Robert Belanger Harvesters Dawe Lewiston Fairgrounds Patricia Boucher Lorraine Allaine Boosters of Bath Waneta Estes Bethel Bonnie Belanger Loretta Barter Judith Losier Conservation Roland Barter Loring Small Warren Davis Jacqueline Chappell Junior Boosters of Lorraine Allain Lillian Allain Shirley Ketchum Albert Hubert Edward Russell Estes Judith Lozier Mrs. Estes Davis Mrs. Small Rita Hennessey Miss Belanger Mr. Dawe

Limousine Link Expands Bath Brunswick Air Service

North East Airlines announces summer experimental service from Bath to Brunswick Airport with one daily direct flight, plus a Brunswick Portland limousine connection for Brunswick ticketed passengers. Taxis from Bath to Brunswick and a fixed stop at Hotel Eagle, with reservations through Eagle or James B Drake & Sons.

Maine Northeast Airlines, Inc Bath-Brunswick Brunswick Portland Bath Smith’s Taxis Hotel Eagle the Eagle James B. Drake & Sons Northeast

Margaret Leeman to Wed Ronald Hodgdon in Fall

Mr and Mrs Hollis Leeman of Barley Neck Road Woolwich announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Louise to Ronald Hodgdon son of Mr and Mrs Percy Hodgdon of Birch Point Road Wiscasset. Miss Leeman attended Morse High School and is a 1946 graduate of Wiscasset Academy. Hodgdon is employed by Stanley Morris of Wiscasset. The couple plan a fall wedding.

Hollis Leeman Barley Neck Road Woolwich Margaret Louise Ronald Hodgdon Percy Hodgdon Birch Point Road Wiscasset Leeman Morse High School Wiscasset Academy Hodgdon Stanley Morris

Coatings Boost Fabric Utility Across Many Items

Fabrics now receive coatings to gain waterproofing washability smoothness gloss color and leatherlike appearance. The treatments also strengthen textiles and boost wear resistance for raincoats book covers washable window shades and oilcloth. Vincennes served as early capital of Indiana Territory.

Vincennes Indiana Territory

Woolwich Church Schedule and Local Social Notes

The Woolwich Nequasset area lists church activities at First Congregational Montsweag and Center Baptist including Junior and Senior Endeavor meetings, Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30. A joint Montsweag service will feature a guest speaker. A Good Will club bean and salad supper at 5 30 Saturday benefits Riverside Cemetery.

First Congregational Church Nequasset Junior Christian Endeavor Senior Christian Endeavor John F. Anderson Montsweag Center Baptist Good

Welfare costs rise in Maine as aid totals increase

April figures from the Maine Department of Health and Welfare show total assistance in old age, dependent children, and aid to the blind rising to 8.7 million for the first ten months of the fiscal year, up 1.6 million from the prior year. Old age and blind aid grew, raising average monthly grants by about eight dollars. ADC per month fell by over twelve dollars.

Maine Department of Health and Welfare ADC

Miss Carol Walker Engaged to Nichols Lindquist

Miss Carol Ann Walker of Middle Street is engaged to Nichols Ray Lindquist of Buzzards Bay Massachusetts. She is a Morse High School graduate of 1947 and attends Colby College. Lindquist, from Bourne Massachusetts, is a Colby graduate of 1948 and a Phi Delta Theta member and Marine Corps reservist captain. A June wedding is planned.

Rueben C. Walker Middle Street Carol Ann Nichols Ray Lindquist A. A. Lindquist Buzzards Bay Mass Miss Walker Morse High School Colby College Bourne Phi Delta Theta Fraternity U. S. Marine Corps

Dresden Home Hosts Fortnight Visit and 4-H Club Revue

Mr and Mrs Benjamin Wentworth visiting from Connecticut. Grange hall kitchen work finished earning praise for the serving room. Pownalboro 4-H junior members with leaders attended the Knox Lincoln Junior Dress Revue in Damariscotta. Hazel Mary Brown won red ribbons, Arlene Berry Jane Bryer Rosalie Sanford blue ribbons, Sylvia Berry a blue ribbon for apron. Judy Peters Priscilla Allen attended the Waldoboro Senior Revue. both Pownalboro girls earned red ribbons from Catharine Beard.

Benjamin Wentworth Connecticut Grange Hall Oscar Bailey Bath Pownalboro Ray Perry Melville Houdlette Knox-Lincoln Damariscotta Hazel Mary Brown Arlene Berry Jane Bryer Rosalie Sanford Sylvia Berry Judy Peters Priscilla Allen Waldoboro High School Catherine Beard University of Maine

Sagadahoc County Business Census Shows Expansion

Sagadahoc County retail, wholesale and service trades show strong 1939 to 1948 expansion. Retail sales reach 14.2 million in 1948 up from 6.0 million. wholesale 4.4 million up from 2.2 million. service receipts 434 thousand up from 236 thousand. Employment rose from 703 to 823 across these trades with 676 active employees in retail. Preliminary census release notes Bath city data and awaits final state bulletin. full county and state figures to follow.

Sagadahoc Bureau of the Census U. S. Department of Commerce Sagadahoc County Bath State of Maine Washington Cor

Railroads Cut Operating Costs 1949 Compared With 1941

Due to improved efficiency better operating methods and materials the cost of operating the railroads in 1949 was about 900 million dollars less than if 1941 conditions had continued This reflects substantial savings in transport and logistics across the network.

Bath politics and primaries loom in Sagadahoc county

Bath attorney Charles T Small seeks the Republican nomination for Register of Probate with legal training and a plan to split time at the office. Open meeting in Bath discusses public education funding. Primaries on June 19 spark campaign activity with candidates touring towns and canvassing voters across Sagadahoc.

Charles T. Small Bath Sagadahoc County Morse High School Northeastern University Law School Huse Memorial School Small Portland Register of Probate Bath Common Council Coun Senate House of Representatives City Hall Maine Teachers Association Thomas C. King University of Maine Maine John A. Chaney Cleveland P. Curtis Bowdeinham Sagadahoc Arrowsie Phippsburg Topsham West Bath Woolwich

Local Notes Highlight Visits and Family News

Miss Mary E. Perry visits her father Edward A. Perry and sister Mrs. Joseph W. Cyr in Wellesley Massachusetts. Mrs Elizabeth A. Palmer sells her 4 Cottage street home and moves to Richmond. Virginia Andre, teacher at Greeley Institute, spends holiday with Charles and Mrs. Andre in Lincoln street. Memorial Day is spent by Mr and Mrs Cummings and family at their Five Islands summer home. The Vaughan family of Norfolk Virginia guests at 1141 Washington street. Guests at the Kelley McGuiggan wedding include Gordon Kelley Jr of Lakeport New Hampshire. Gail Ann is born to Ettere A. Sinibaldi and wife at Memorial hospital weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces. Janice Ann McCabe, 3, is a surgical patient at Memorial hospital. Alice Canacaris returns to Boston after visiting North street. Mrs Carroll Watson returns home on Washington street after winters in Victoria British Columbia and Kalamazoo Michigan. Dr Chester Landy of Boston spends holiday weekend with Morris W. Ziblatt on Washington street. Lynn M Bussey and children Bobby and Anne of High street return from Sunny Acre Intervale New Hampshire. Charles Kutelis Jr and son Carl of Naugatuck Connecticut visit Foster's Point cottage with Fred Thompson Jr. Henry G Root of Auburn buys a new home on Baxter avenue. Mrs Root is Claire Martin daughter of Edwin Hemingway of Woolwich.

West Bath Lowell Schoolhouse Bath Memorial Hospital Red Cross Carolyn Rogers Hazel Wharff Hazel White Ida Rose Beatrice Carleton Helen Rose Gladys Deehan Lowell Perry's Cove Bridgham's Cove King’s Point Richard Renshaw Laura White Leslie Bates Leah David Lynnfield Mass Margaret Bickford Florence Stickney Stanley Bickford Susan Beachmont Tibbetts Farm Campbell's Pond Whitman Mitchell Portland Leon Belanger F. W. Deehan Brunswick Cancer Fund Forest Lewis Frank Donnell Providence R. L Earle Donnell Marshall Boudreau Joanne Boudreau Robert Boudreau Topsham Orange Robert Burnham Stanley Topsham Irving Burnham Leon Smith Wiscasset Herbert Murphy David King Joan Mary Lou Carl Robinson Bath Carl Graves Carl, Jr Linda Eulelia Pray John Frey Dresden Laurence Putnam Ethel Burns Woolwich F. Deehan Henry Rose Jack Landis Henry John Patrick Raymond Bridges Edwin Haggett James Lemont Everett Lemont Mary E. Perry Wellesley Edward A. Perry Joseph W. Cyr Center Street Elizabeth A. Palmer Walter F. Palmer Cottage Street Richmond Virginia Andre Greeley Institute Cumberland Charles Andre Lincoln Street Charles F. Cummings N. H Ettere A. Sinibaldi Washington Street Memorial Hospital Gail Ann Janice Ann McCabe Alfred McCabe Oak Street Alice Canacaris Boston Lynn M. Bussey Bobby Anne High Street Sunny Acre Intervale Charles Kutelis, Jr Carl Naugatuck Conn Fred Thompson, Jr Foster’s Point Henry G. Root Auburn

Sign on tree in Portugal echoes ancient wood blessing

A traveler reads a carved inscription at a public park entrance in Portugal praising wood. The sign describes wood as heat for hearth, shade, beam, board, timber, boat, hoe handle, door, cradle wood and gift of God, framing a reverent view of trees and forests.

Portugal

Republican rally at Topsham draws large crowd

County Republicans filled the Topsham grange hall for the third pre primary rally with a chicken salad supper and speeches. Edward Boules Jr. of Portland and several Sagadahoc candidates spoke as Mrs Eleanor Blanchard and others assisted. candidates for state senate register of probate sheriff and county offices were introduced by Philip H. Oliver.

Topsham Grange Hall Topsham Grange Edward Boules, Jr Portland Sagadahoc Eleanor Blanchard Millward Patten John L. Jack Jack Etta Thurlow Bath Republican Selma Wagg Republican State Committee Ruth Leavitt Woolwich Sagadahoe Woman’s Republican Club Boules Augusta Philip H. Oliver Republican County Committee Senate Cleveland P. Curtis Bowdeinham Joseph W. Larrabee West Bath Roy G. Stewart Register of Probate Topsham Charles T. Small Courtney E. Stover Ralph O. Dale Harold J. Rubin Charles W. Messenger Foster N. Pratt Joseph W. Randlette Richmond Harold G. Ward Arrowsie Phippsburg Frank R. Bailey Raymond M. McIintire Roger E. Williams

Jewelry Metal Use Shifts in 1949 United States

In 1949 the industrial use of platinum metals for electrical and chemical purposes in the United States exceeded their use for jewelry and decorative applications.

United States

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mothers’ Club Birch Point School Jefferson Mountain Marion Millett Wiscasset Academy Alumni Association J. Blenn Perkins St. Phillips Church Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post The American Legion Eva Banks Ethel L. Reed Dorothy Fulton Mabel Bryant Josephine Johnson Pine Cone Lodge Evening Star Lodge Bernice Bailey Emily Blake Sara Bradford Winnifred Pearson Lucille Leighton Marjorie Furbish Thaddeus Read Edgar Rankin Noble Grand Elva Hayes R. S Ida M. Archibald L. S Noble Nellie Moore Marion Rockland Lily Addie Brown Nelonise Hasting Goodluck Mary Hilton Beulah Hazel Savage Outside Guardian Queen Esther Theresa McAllister Warden Inez Carter Eureka Gardiner Inside Roger Scaife Palisades N. Y Helen Day Anne McCurda Helen Fisher Ida Colby Grace Sewall Grace Knight Carolyn Varney Mary Hobson Women's Club Lincoln County Union Round Pond Mademoiselle Front Street Cal’s Water Street Worthley M. McPhee Westley Rock Haven Charles Miller Cape Hatteras N. C Harvesters Club Lewiston Brunswick Airport Barbara King Jean Leonard Elwood Howe Billerica Howe Jennie Howe Doris Tracy Day's Ferry John D. MceNeish, Jr Harry Watson Harold Shaw John M. Leonard John Davis Long Island Oscar Partneir Monson Burton Packard, Jr Sebec Lake Frank Jones Richard Robert Florence South Weymouth Lester Blair Bowdoinham Albert Temple Paul A. Pitman Edward Thomas Sebasco Alan Susie Beane Carol Walker Grange Republican Party
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