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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1951

Page

5

Monthly Meeting Of Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

The Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary directors met in the hospital auxiliary room with Mrs. Dean Shaw presiding. Reports covered secretary duties treasurer’s rt supplies issued and donations received from clubs individuals and the Junior Hospital League. 293 members noted. Hospital Day Tea drew 100 attendees. The State Hospital Auxiliary meeting is set for June 22 at the Belgrade hotel Belgrade Lakes.

Bath Memorial Hospital Dean Shaw Omar King Roger Luke Charles B. Doyle Eastham Guild Supplies Junior Hospital League Nightingale Club Charles Doyle Mark Hennessy Herbert Douglas Milton Douglas Muriel Stafford W. Dayton Hil Hospital Day State Hospital Belgrade Hotel Belgrade Lakes

Aged Bath Woman Naturalized At Home

Justice Arthur Sewall of York presided over Sagadahoc County Superior Court with the aid of Clerk Esther L. Brown and Hugh O Flyn of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. They rushed to the home of Mrs. Margaret E. McDonald to administer the citizenship oath since she could not attend court. The process took place at her Bath residence after court recessed.

Arthur Sewall York Sagadahoc County Superior Court Esther L. Brown Hugh O’flyn Portland Shippigan N. B Melvin Fraser Prince William Christine Ann Blake Fourchi Cape Breton Richmond

Sports fisherman debate: pros vs amateurs on Kennebec

In Bath and Kennebec river area, pros George Albrecht and Fred Bundy spend three days chasing striped bass with amateurs and writers. Despite heavy gear and paid travel, they struggle to catch fish, blaming early-season timing while noting the pros’ easy lifestyle.

Kennebec George Albrecht Fred Bundy Albrecht Ashaway Lines Bundy Bristol Reds Bath Sea and Shore Fisheries Department Explorer Bath Water District The Ronald Green Hal Lyman Salt Water Ashway Lines Cliff Davis Boston Post Gene Letourneau Gannett Leo Carey Bob Crocker Maine Associated Press Ralph Royal Wayne Buxton Maine Development Commission

Sebasco packing plant begins whiting processing

The Sebasco Fishermen's Association packing plant is now in operation preparing large quantities of whiting for quick freezing. Boats had very good catches on Monday after a brief lull. Packing started about two weeks ago.

Sebasco

Divorces Granted by Judge Sewall at June Court

Twenty four divorces were granted at the June term of Sagadahoc County Superior Court presiding Justice Arthur Sewall on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. Names include Genevieve Colby and Willard Colby Bath Phyllis Watts Frank Watts Bath and others from Bath Woolwich Topsham Richmond Bowdoinham and more. Also a slander verdict for the defendant in Bowdoin against Joseph Couture and a narcotics case plea of nolo contendere with probation.

Sagadahoc County Arthur Sewall Genevieve R. Colby Bath Willard P. Colby Phyllis D. Watts Frank W. Watts Freda Fay Kitchen William J. Kitchen U. S. Navy Horace E. Wade Woolwich Olive R. Wade Rye Gate Doris E. Prince Charles H. Prince Somersworth N. H Doris E. McCabe Harold W. Travis Marjorie H. Travis Gladys M. Madden Walter E. Madden Henry F. Pagurko Topsham Rachel Pagurko Auburn Gertrude M. Palmer Lewis E. Palmer Marguerite N. Eaton Richmond Raymond A. Brown Palermo Mary D. Vieira Richard J. Vieira New Bedford Mass Mary Durgan Leora G. Williams Philip D. Williams Honolulu Hawaii William H. Clanly Adeline Lavigne Clancy Exeter George Leavitt Mary H. Leavitt Wiscasset Dora A Pratt Donn F. Pratt George Pinkham Virginia Pinkham Winona Lorraine Cooper Ernest Cooper Toledo Ohio Stanley J. Lewis Jennie M. Lewis Blanche M. Holderness Richard O. Holderness Dorothy W. MacFarlane Rodney W. MacFarlane Anne G. Warren Mortimer Warren Cape Elizabeth Hazel June Bean Bowdoinham G. Warren Bean Freeport Grace H. Cray Lewis Cray Pittsfield Katherine B. Thompson David E. Thompson Traverse Herbert Jones First Selectman Bowdoin Joseph Couture Couture Harold J. Rubin Paul M. Powers

Miss Sue Stover Attends Dirigo Girls State

Miss Sue Stover daughter of Mr and Mrs Rexford Stover of 39 Allen Street sails Friday for Colby College Waterville to attend Dirigo Girls State June 15 21 sponsored by the Smith Tobey Unit American Legion Auxiliary The program trains high school girls in American citizenship through a week of government study and self governance with selection based on leadership character and fitness

Sue Stover Rexford Stover Allen Street Dirigo Smith-Tobey Unit American Legion Auxiliary Colby College Waterville America The

Talk on thrift at Rotary Club

At the weekly Rotary luncheon David C. Dickson spoke on Income and How Derived. He praised thrift as the backbone of income, noted increased reliance on government aid, and reviewed life insurance and Social Security from 1937 to 1950. He paid tribute to the Welfare Board staff and predecessor Jason Merrill, and highlighted the club’s visiting Rotarians. The meeting was well attended. Also reports on Bath Canning Co. noting no herring in the western Bath area and variable fishing activity from White Head to Portsmouth.

Rotary Club David C. Dickson Jason A. Merrill Dickson White Head Rockland Portsmouth Bath Canning Co Bath Small Point Kennebec

Bath High School Alumni Banquet Draws 600 Attendees

Bath High School alumni from across the United States attend the annual Alumni Association reunion and banquet at Morse High School. The 50 year class presentation included a gift of library reference books, and a 25th reunion representative donated funds for a 16 millimeter movie camera. Edwin R. Andrews presided as president and gifts from several classes were accepted by Principal Raymond W. Farnham.

Bath High School Alumni Association Morse High School Edwin R. Andrews Dennis Clark William E. Palmer Bath United States California Michigan Georgia Mississippi Wyoming Massachusetts Hiram T. Stevens Sagadahoc Harold L. Donnell Pasadena Calif Raymond W. Farnham Herbert L. Douglas Walter M. Hill A. George Moses Secry Raymond C. Small Association Florence Calderwood Frederick D. Hill Warren F. Hawley Wilmer I. Voorhees J. Haviland Torrey Mark A. Jackson John H. Sylvester Hill Calderwood Edward Haggett Harold Haggett Lucy Ann Haggett W. Dayton Hill William Hill Audrey Hill Joe Avery Henry Powers, Jr Mel Tukey Doris White Donald Coombs Henry Powers H. Augustus Huse Edward Butterfield Margaret Butterfield Nayce Watson Richard Hasell

Removal of town farm leaves void on Phippsburg main road

Removal of the old town farm at Phippsburg creates a scenery vacuum along the main road to Popham and Small Point. The land may become a future site for town fathers. The building, moved by Melvin Henderson to become a modern dwelling, marked a long-standing fixture. Waves 50 to 60 feet were sighted off the Cape of Good Hope.

Phippsburg Popham Small Point Melvin Henderson

Old Phippsburg church scene of coming wedding

Miss Virginia Trott and Walter N. Rothschild Jr. will wed Saturday at the century old Phippsburg Congregational Church. The bride, a Trott descendant of James McCobb, helps link the town church with its early deeded land from 1802. The article recalls the church’s founding and early access from Arrowsic.

Phippsburg Congregational Church Virginia Trott Raymond H. Trott Providence R. I Small Point Beach Walter N. Rothschild, Jr Walter N. Rothschild New York City James McCobb

Old Time Mariner Paints Sea Scenes in Retirement

Captain Lyman Curtis Oliver, who died in April in San Francisco, spent his retirement painting seascapes. A veteran of many sailing vessels, he captured the Benjamin F. Packard rounding Cape Horn in storms, despite arthritis. His memory lends life to the canvas as described by a friend.

Lyman Curtis Oliver San Francisco Calif John W. Wakefield Matthew Walkley Jamaica L. I High Street Oliver Santa Cruz California Benjamin F. Packard Packard Cape Horn Captain Oliver Benjamin

West Point Captain Nets First Tuna of Season Off Portland

Ernest M. Wallace of West Point Maine steered the 40 foot Susan Ann to haul in the season’s first tuna off Portland on June 18. The 340 pound horse mackerel was harpooned after an hour and a half fight, with crew including sons Richard P. and Albert. Wallace aims for 150 tuna in 1951 as rival Capt. Gilliam and Mina B. prepare to enter the race.

Ernest M. Wallace West Point Maine Portland Massachusetts Oscar Gilliam

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