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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1951

Page

2

Phippsburg PTA Wraps Up Year With Meetings And Community Notices

The Phippsburg PTA holds its final Thursday meeting at Riverside Hall at 8 p.m. after a season of study and discussions. A color film Enterprise will follow, highlighting veterans returning to improve their town. Graduation services for eighth graders at Center Church concluded with diplomas by Stanwood Gilman. A Children’s Day program at Small Point Church featured songs and talks on rules and Christian principles, with awards and a planned Boston trip for contest winners. A busy schedule includes Girl Scouts Day Camp plans, Grange events, and many local personal items from residents around Small Point and Center.

Phippsburg P.T.A Riverside Hall Enterprise Reader's Digest Phippsburg Center Church Juanita Brown Marshal Marie Gilliam Marilyn Pye Warren Thompson Richard Alexander Carolyn Caton Syvilla Wyman Virginia Betty Wallace Beverly Hughes Jeanette Alexander Eldon Scott Isabel Harvey Norman Nickerson Earle Perkins Board of Education Macy Whitehead Stanwood €. Gilman Small Point H. Macy Whitehead Irma Lee Gilman Small Point Sunday School Gordon Alden Teat Boston Cinity Glen Alden Vicky Saama Gilman Dudley Hugh Jacob Na Wallace Ma'ide Nordlund Ernestine Martha Coffin Natalie Aa Barbara Hugh Jacob Diana Pye Betty Janet Wallace Bailey’s Beach Alden Phiogenys Pineanetis Irmalee Ellen Blair Diana Pye Carbete Jacob Ciarle Hamel Stanwood Gilman Small Point Patrol Dromore Grange Old Fort Augusta Girl Scouts Joan Pye Irmalee Gilman Lona Gore Diane Hamel Margaret Oliver Gloria Eaton Brownies Edith Oliver Roberta Pye Martha Robinson Phyllis Eaton Linda Gilliam Joan Brewer Josephine Munsey Grange Charles L. Stevens Bodwell Grange Orman Hines Brunswick Sebasco Hines Sebasco Lodge Charlotte Alden Ronald Alden Leeds Richard D. Cushman Joseph McKane Clinton Beals Richmond Raymond Perry Wellesley Farms Mass Robert Perry New York John Scrivins Ridgefield N. J T. C. Hughes Russell S. Hitchcock Bath Ethel Studley Willard South Portland Studley Charles Hart Doris Wallace Carey Popham Spinney Etta Bartlett Ashdale Alice Minott John Totman Camp Hinds Jean Hunt Betty McPhee Walter McCourt McCourt Bath Memorial Hospital Jean Ardelle Hunt Morse High Ernest Rogers, Jr Raymond Pye Clifford P Jean Bowker

Parker Head Community News and School Report

Parker Head notes at least one class day missed and a full year with 21 pupils. The school closed for summer while events include a Christian service, Brownie fly up, and a 80-person baked bean supper raising funds. Many locals attend church, grange, and graduation activities with notable names like Rev. H Macy Whitehead and Mrs Florence Rollins.

T A Robert Anne Ruth Jane Gray Warren Linda Doughty Carole Dale Mank James Diane Nancy Ross Dudley Harold Barkalow Jr H. Macy Whitehead Earl Hamel Roy Greene Ter P.T.A Po Yce J. Frank Mezenski Old Orchard Edward Kenney West Bath J. D. Libby Patricia Bernard Jr Elizabeth Wyman W. H. Wyman Mary Moore Howard Morong Robert Cushing Connie Hoar Florence Rollins Florence Bassett Earl Lovett Thomas Brown Phippsburg Parker Head Cleaves Henderson Parker Head School Anne Gray Thomas Arthur Patricia Brown Warren Doughty W. E. Hallett Jr Waterville Arthur Brown Bodwell Grange Earl Lowell Dorothy Cushing Morse High Lowell Miss Cushing Joyce Gray Sara Lowell Christian Service Rock Gardens Marion Nadeau Milford Kronk Cpl Millard Nadeau Walter Cushing Lewis Lowell Woolwich Francis Lander New Haven Leston Harrington Rose Moore John Libby Lisbon Falls Irene Libby F. A. Libby Bath Brunswick Clarence Skolfield Lucy Orne Topsham Orne Skolfield Albert Gray Thomas Skolfield Harpswell Tommy Skolfield

Popham Area Social and Summer Preparations Detailed

A busy round of local social and seasonal activity across Popham, Boothbay, Bath, and surrounding areas is noted. Families from Norfolk and New England vacation at the White Spot and nearby cottages while others arrive to open seasonal homes. Community meetings at Rock Garden Inn and schoolhouse activities mark the start of summer schedules and school recess awaits graduation events at Phippsburg.

Rock Garden Inn Sebasco Ernest Oliver Frank Scott Popham Popham Circle Phippsburg Boothbay South Beach Bath Robert C. White Norfolk White Spot Warren White White Mr. White Vernon Mattsons Newtonville Mass F. H. Waterhouse St. Petersburg Fla Peter Phialps Mark East Haven Edward Erskine Ernest Rogers Phippsburg Center Wilbur Wyman Emma Wyman Small Point Jean Moore Lewiston Betty Robinson Auburn Charles Small Stanley W. Hyde Cornish Ledgewood Laura Harding West Boothbay Popham School Frank D. Scott Lester Morse Judy Winnegance Sherry Sally Grindell West Bath Herbert Yeaton Charlotte Carmeline West Point Marguerite McNulty

Dirt road repair improves Parker Head to McIntyre's Corner

Road Commissioner Ralph Doughty has scraped and repaired the dirt road from Parker Head to McIntyre's Corner. It is a great improvement and residents appreciate the good service. Edward P. Thomas drew for jury duty at the June term of Sagadahoc County Superior Court. Various Bath residents and visitors, including Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Thayer and family, attended social events and plan to relocate for summer.

Ralph Doughty Parker Head McIntyre’s Corner Edward P. Thomas Sagadahoc County Ernest Wood Bath Carl S. Lewis Bonnie Swampscott Mass Percy Cottage Bernard Carlson Dix

Harvesters 4-H Club Rummage Sale At Bath Center

West Bath Harvesters 4-H Club will hold a rummage and candy sale Saturday at 1 30 p m at the Bath Community Center to raise funds for their trip to Orono. Numerous local residents are listed as recent visitors graduates and callers in Larrabee's Grove Morse High School events and summer visits.

Harvesters 4-H Club Bath Community Center Orono Larrabee’s Grove Morse High School Conrad Larrabee John Larrabee Lucille Babbidge Warren Babbidge Elaine Lagasse West Bath

Bath Lions Club Observes Eleventh Charter Night

The Bath Lions Club marked its 11th Charter Night with banquet awards and officer installation at Sedgwick. District and club officials praised service to the community while presenting 10 year chevrons and perfect attendance pins to members.

Bath Lions Club The Bath Lawrence McCurdy Lions Club Lion McCurdy Bath Club Arthur Hinman Portland Howard Steen Bert Fournier Harold P. Small Niles Sawyer John Hazen Alan Wing Chevron Benjamin Zimmerman Monarch Chevrons James Wilfred Guerin Sam Prawer Kenneth Weeks Edgar Leavitt Edward Cummings Andrew Butterfield Richard Hersom George Nugent Elmer Williams Abraham Kramer Daniel Williams William Newell Everett Pierce Edwin Andrews Lawrence Small Edward True Wright Clyde Mallett W! Guerin William Niss Earl Lermond Harold Small Franklin Howe Arthur MacDonald Revcal Club J. E. Lawrence McCurdy King Lion Earl Conant Oakland William A. Niss Harold J. Rubin Earl B. Lermond Lion Wilfrid E. Guerin Roland E. McIntosh

Hong Kong as a Reshipment Hub for Asiatic Goods

The city serves as a key transshipment point for cargo moving from various Asiatic ports. Merchants and shippers rely on Hong Kong's maritime facilities to funnel goods toward global markets and further distribution networks.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Occupation Under Long Treaty With China

Britain maintains control of Hong Kong under a treaty with China spanning over a century. The United States rail system operates about forty two thousand locomotives in service across its network.

Britain Hong Kong China

Geese Swans Reported by U S Fish and Wildlife Service

The U S Fish and Wildlife Service notes domesticated European geese and swans in published records. Harold Roswell, publisher of the Police Gazette, is identified as a collector of antiques. Breaking bulk is defined as removing part of a ship's cargo in nautical terms.

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Harold Roswell The Police Gazette

George Washington Dies at Mount Vernon

George Washington passes away at his Mt Vernon home on December 14 1799 ending a long life of leadership and public service.

George Washington Mt. Vernon

Also Mentioned on This Page

Phippsburs Parker van Heusen Century Evan van Heusen Desmond Cox Ralph Baker Ruth Baker Lorenzo Baker Charlestown W. Va Leon Belanger Frank Rose King’s Point Jeanette Williams Foster's Point Katherine Brassette Dorchester Albert White Foster’s Point Ernest Ward Hope Ward Joseph Larrabee Fred Larrabee William Francis W. Deehan John Murphy David Ring Mary Lou Carl Robinson Edward Robichaud Mary Boudreau Round Pond John Z. Rose Ernest E. Rose Margaret Desmond Wiscasset Roy Moore Robert Burnham Stanley Irving Burnham Earl Connant International Lions Club Brotherhood of Man George Clements Belfast Harold Rubin John Taylor E. Lawrence McCurdy U. S Chevrolet Fisher America Brooke Chevrolet Center Street
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