Open meeting at Bodwell Grange to view highway film
Bodwell grange invites the public to an open meeting Friday June 16 at 8 PM. A State Highway Commission representative will present the film Highway Construction in Maine. Center PTA announces new officers Gordon Alden president Thomas Totman vice president Mrs William Blais dell secretary William Blaisdell treasurer. Summer plans include a July supper and an August hobby show. Dromore grange had strong attendance with one Bodwell guest. Grange Sunday services at Center church next Sunday. Past Masters and Lecturers Council meeting set for June 22 at West Bath. Mrs Annie Malcolm lecturer and Mrs William Robshaw Home and Community Welfare chair.
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Bodwell Grange
Maine
State Highway Commission
Center P. T. A
Riverside Hall
Gordon Alden
Thomas Totman
William Blaisdell
Dromore Grange
Center Church
Grange
West Bath
Annie Malcolm
William Robshaw
Home and Community Welfare Committee
John Howe
Richard Heavey
Five Islands
Phippsburg Center
Sagadahoc
the Grange
Lewis C. Guptill
Guptill
Lottie York
Flora
Time for a Change in Probate Office Candidate Letter
A resident of Topsham argues for replacing the 17 year incumbent Register of Probate with a proven public servant nicknamed Uncle Horace. The author notes the office’s low qualifications requirement, high salary, and past appointment by a Democrat governor, urging voters to nominate Horace on June 19th before the summer changeover.
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Topsham
William F. Dunham
Richmond
Horace
Community church activities and upcoming events
Observances marked Children’s Day at Small Point church with about 50 attendees. Rev. Stevens led a children’s sermon as girls sang, awards were given for attendance, and gifts presented to pupils. Graduation program planned at Center church, plus a grange service next Sunday. Weekend visitors included Ollie Niles and Christopher Kohler, with immunization plans at Town Hall June 21.
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Small Point
Charles L. Stevens
Diane Hamel
Irma Gilman
James Hamel
Glenn Alden
James Gray
Sebasco
Stevens
Philip Jacob
Stanwood Gilman
Leo Hamel
Chester Wilson
Ida Nordlund
Jacob
Gilman
Center Church
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Parker Head
Grange
the Center Church
Lester Oliver
Small Point Brownies
H. Macy Whitehead
James C. Gilman
Perley Quimby
Lewis Alexander
Cordelia Maines
Town Hall
Virginia Hamilton
Edith Wilson
George Buchanan
Popham Beach
Ollie Niles
Chattanooga, Tenn
Christopher Kohler
Western Electric Co
Southern New England
Kohler
Bath Outing Highlights and Beach Activity At Buchanan Cottage
Members of the Whats Trumps club at Bath enjoyed an outing to the Buchanan cottage. Several Bath residents and visitors were noted at local cottages along South Shore including Spinney’s guest house first weekends and various family visits. School activities include Phippsburg graduation at Center church and a North Wayne bus picnic on South Beach amid windy, sunny weekend.
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South Beach
Spinney
Frank Irving
William Stone
Biddeford
James Walker
Medford
Mass
Barbara Sprague
Oregon
Earl Hoagland
Rahway
N. J
South Shore
Llewellyn E. Gayton
California
Florida
Donald Page
Bath
Allan Spear
Albert Stolpe
Winchester
Horace Morse
Bath and Sons
John
Cherry Point
N. C
Horace Jr
Providence
R. I
David Loon
Rachel Getchell
Woolwich
Peter Phialas
New Haven
Charles Small and Son
Auburn
Orville Small
John H. Beebe
Malcolm Durward
Gretchen Beebe
Wakefield
Belfast
Walter E. Sprague
J. Walter Snipe
Atkins Bay Terrace
Death of Moses Chandler Revered Former Resident
Community mourns the passing of Moses Chandler who died last week in Topsham. Funeral services were held in Bath on Saturday with attendees including Leon Fickett Frank D Scott Nancy Welch of Popham and other local residents.
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Moses Chandler
Topsham
Bath
Leon Fickett
Frank D. Scott
Nancy Welch
Popham
Coxs Head Weekend Visitors and Boat Anchoring
Mr and Mrs Ernest Wood of Bath visited for the weekend at Cox s Head. James Koehling of Sebasco anchored his fishing boat off Cox s Head during the stay.
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Ernest Wood
Bath
James Koehling
Sebasco
City Manager Endorses Salvation Army Campaign
The Bath corps annual fund drive opens with City Manager Ralph F. Mittendorf urging citizens to support the Salvation Army. He praises the organization’s service in peace and in war and disaster and notes its long standing role in the community.
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Bath Corps
Salvation Army
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Mittendorf
Parker Head Scouts Attend Hike and Local Events
Parker Head Boy Scouts met with Rev. Charles L. Stevens for a hike on Saturday and again Monday evening. The Phippsburg Congregational church choir will sing on Grange Sunday June 18 at 11 a.m. Rev. C. L. Stevens to preach. School children plan annual picnic at Weiner Rock on June 15 at 10 a.m. All are welcome to bring lunch. Beverly Moore won a school observation contest with Mary Moore Connie Hoar and Howard Morong as runners up.
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Parker
Charles L. Stevens
Beryla
Jo Ann Nisbet
Beverly
Mary Moore
Connie Hoar
Carole Mank
Grange
Phippsburg Congregational Church
C. L. Stevens
Weiner Rock
Beverly Moore
Howard Morong
Phippsburg
Parker Head
Leston Harrington
Stanton Dozois
Earl Lowell
Dromore Farm Bureau
Bernard Gray
Danny
Wayne
Kenneth Wyman
Sharon
Mere Point
William T. Wyman
Mr. Wyman
Arthur Brown
Portland
Benjamin Moody
Tommy
Delightful Afternoon Tea for Her Guests
Mrs. Russell S. Hitchcock hosted a Monday afternoon tea at 658 Washington Street for her daughter Mrs. Stephen Bruce Hilstad and two Seattle granddaughters visiting with Capt. and Mrs. Hitchcock for two months. Over 50 friends attended as old acquaintances were renewed. several ladies assisted in the dining room and others served at the coffee table. A lobster luncheon was given by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sylvester at their Greenland Cove summer home. Mrs. Hilstad departed Tuesday to visit her sister in Melrose, Mass.
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Russell S. Hitchcock
Washington Street
Stephen Bruce Hilstad
Linda
Melanie
Seattle
Wash
Capt
Christopher Stancliffe Hurst
Melrose
Mass
Oldest Woman College Graduate in Canada
Saturday Night features Mrs W W Andrews a Bath born Canadian figure described as the oldest woman college graduate in the Dominion. Born in Farmington Maine she was educated in Bath and Coburg Ontario graduating Bath High School in 1880 and Victoria College Coburg with a Bachelor of Science in 1884. Her late husband Dr W W Andrews was dean of science at Mount Allison and later president of Regina College. She is visiting Toronto with plans to return Bath later in summer.
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Toronto
Bath
W.W. Andrews
Mount Allison University
Sackville
N. B
Regina College
Regina
Saskatchewan
Bay Point Social Notes Bring Visitors and Travelers
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Dietrich returned after months in New York. Edward G. Williams visited Miss Eleanor Mains on leave. F. Hilton Mains of Bath called at the Navajo. Mrs. LeRoy Moore greeted callers at the Navajo. Audray Pinkham of Brunswick stayed with grandparents here. Evelyn Pinkham of Brunswick vacationing with grandparents Mr and Mrs LeRoy Pinkham. Mrs. William Adams Louisa Howard and Carl Delano visited Bath. Louisa Howard visited Robinhood. Mrs. Ralph Wright reported a pleasant Chicago trip and beauty of the country. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Robinson of Auburn visited Bay Point. Mrs. L. M. Spinney got a new car. Mrs. Malisa Davis of Waldoboro visited granddaughter Mrs Dwight Furbish and family. Sherman Campbell and Carl Delano in Boothbay.
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L. W. Dietrich
New York
Edward G. Williams
Eleanor Mains
F. Hilton Mains
Bath
LeRoy Moore
Audray Pinkham
Brunswick
Evelyn Pinkham
LeRoy Pinkham
William Adams
Louisa Howard
Carl Delano
Robinhood
Ralph Wright
Chicago
Harold Robinson
Auburn
Bay Point
L. M. Spinney
Malisa Davis
Waldoboro
Dwight Furbish
Sherman Campbell
Boothbay
Ex Senator Bishop to Receive Maine Degree
Former State Senator Neil S Bishop of Bowdoinham now living in Stockton Springs will receive a Master of Arts degree in Agricultural Economics and Public Administration at the University of Maine commencement. His thesis is a review of Maine taxation history and reform efforts. He began college in 1949 while pursuing the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil S. Bishop
Bowdeinham
Stockton Springs
University of Maine
Bishop
Maine
Paging Cinderella Dance Recital Shoe Found
Bath police picked up a lost size 11% tap shoe likely from a young girl preparing for her annual dance recital. If your child wears that size and misplaced it, claim it at the Times office by identifying it and trying it on.
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Bath
Times Office
College at My Age Sparks Rugged Yet Pleasant Run
Mrs. Phoebe Grant of the Children's Home staff visited Portland on Tuesday as part of a business trip. The remarks reflect a long, challenging yet rewarding experience with pursuing higher education later in life.
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Ness
Phoebe Grant
Children's Home
Portland
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