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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1954

Page

2

Local community notes from Dromore and Bodwell groups

Center church service draws members from Bodwell and Dromore granges with Rev Charles L Stevens speaking. A long list of committees, fairs, and picnics announced alongside primary election results, library additions, and various town events and visits from Maine camps and visitors.

Bodwell Dromore Granges Charles L. Stevens Raymond Campbell Dromore Grange Thomas Totman Bodwell Grange Lester Oliver Grangers William Gilman U. S Margaret Chase Smith Robert Jones Governor Cross Horace McClure Robert Hale Ray Stetson Charles Cummings Frank Bailey Heal Hunter Thompson Raymond McIintire John Jack

Past Masters and Lecturers Meet at Sagadahoc Grange

Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council of Sagadahoc county met at Dromore grange Phippsburg with a chicken pie supper served by the host ladies led by Mrs Aletha Campbell chairing. Alton Collins presided at the masters meeting and Mrs Eleanor Ripley for the lecturers. A Kennebec County invitation was received for a later joint meeting. A Bear Pond picnic is planned for July 18 and next meeting set for July 15 at Enterprise grange Richmond with supper at six. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ralph Whiten and daughter Dawn of North Auburn Grange. Activities featured soil conservation talk, humorous readings, a fire quiz, and a women versus men stunt won by Mrs Lonie Howe and Ray Campbell.

Past Masters Association Sagadahoc County Dromore Grange Phippsburg Host Grange Aletha Campbell Past Masters Lecurers Alton Collins Eleanor Ripley Kennebec County Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council Bear Pond Enterprise Grange Richmond Emma Ferguson Topsham Grange Ralph Whiten Dawn North Auburn Grange Whitten Lillian Henderson Margaret Gilman Bodwell Grange Elfreda Perkins Grange Edwin W. Hagget West Bath Mary Pratt Edric Wheeler Topsham Range Charles Morse Tom Clara Merriman Merriconeag Grange

Parker Head Social Notices and Local Visits

A long list of Parker Head residents and visitors details gatherings, calls, and weekend visits across Bath Winnegance Brunswick Phippsburg and surrounding towns. Mentions include Libby family Jones Gagnon Lowell Harrington Kreidler and others with various stops at homes beaches churches and events. A note adds a forecast claim that a hurricane would release energy far exceeding early atomic bombs.

Marior Ronald Nadeu Rene Libby Litton Libby Elwood Pathorne Maurice Small Point J. A. Carildren Er Sherbourne Skord Buehen Kone Lillienerburne William Eugene Ross Herbert Barney Goulette Lisbon Falls F. Lowall Swe Leston Olive Deal Barbere Harrington Oceans Barbe Dexter Robinson Bath Robert Gray Peter Hutchins Warreaughty Malcolm O’brien Brunswick Tom Angernoon Earl Lowell W. A. Lowell 2d Leslie Darling Beech Ridge Scarborough Florence Rollins Phippsburg Center C. L. Stevens Neil Page Nancy Lemont Gail Lemont Virginia Lemont Bud Watson F. A. Libby Harry Lewis Bath Memorial Hospital Arthur Bergeron William Hodgkins East Boston Parker Head H. D. Mank Dale Winnegance Arthur Kreidler Portsmouth N. H Frances Morong Town Hall Center P. T. A Leston Harrington Salvation Army Herbert Bassett Charles True Vira Jordan Lewiston and Turner Helen Gagnon Jack Wade Popham Beach Lowell Lawrence Thayer Susannah Eversfield H. L. Hutchins Russell Furner Portland W. H. Wyman Lillian Tierney Postiland Aroostook State Teachers’ College Presque Isle Bangor Bert Nisbet Edmund Furber J. A. Darling Dennis Talbot Donald Wyman Donald Logan Edward O Mary Moore West Point Clyde Moore

Dres­den couples announce engagement and local notices

The Dresden area reports the engagement of Miss Ve Tillinger of Belfast and Alden Knowlton of Dresden Mills with further details on local graduates and long standing marriages. News items include awards from the Ramegin Archery club, lodge officer installs, club functions, and obituaries for Mrs. Nina E. Trussell with survivor details.

Nearly 500 register for city playgrounds this week

About 462 school age children signed up at four active playgrounds in two days. Fisher school led registrations with 105 participants. The program includes outdoor activities like volleyball, badminton, horseshoes, croquet, checkers, bean bag toss and various playground amenities such as swings, jungle gyms, merry-go-round and slides. Continued on page four.

Fisher School Page Four

Popham Beach church schedules and summer notices

Frederick Moffatt of Bath announces service times at Popham Beach and nearby centers with June 27 start for Popham evening services. Vacation Bible schools begin July 6 spanning Parker Head Winneganee Riverside centers, while committee appointments arrange summer outreach. Numerous Bath area residents and visitors are listed for weekend gatherings and cottage stays along South Beach.

Frederick Moffatt Bath Elena Oliver Ernest Oliver Yra Scott Gilmore Rg Center Popham Phippsburg Center Charles L. Stevens John Rogers Popham Circle Lillian Johansen Isabelé Beath Johansen Popham Fort Augusta South Beach Minot Percy and Webber John L. Hooper Gulfport Fla Harry Adleson George Matherson Baltimore Richard Matherson Europe Patricia Whitehouse Martin Eaton Sebasco Camp Akita-Mowana George Stone William Ettner Lewiston White Spot Harold Avery Massachusetts Kennebec John B. Curran Charlotte Claude Bonestall Troy N. Y Topsail Albert V. Stolpe Winthrop Mass Harold DeLong Hennesseys Harry L. Day John Grindell West Bath George Oliver Marion Towne Janice Waltham Emma Newdick Raymond Harmon Sharon Ann Bud" Newdick Fort Dix N. J Ernest Oliver Sunny Frank McCarthy Hartford Hartford, Conn Wendell P. White Boston W. W. White

Goodwins Celebrate Golden Anniversary in Arlington Heights

Mr and Mrs Martin F Good win Saturday night at Wolfeboro New Hampshire then drive to Arlington Heights Massachusetts for a reception honoring the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Good.

Martin F. Goodwin Wolfeboro N. H Arlington Heights Mass

Local Social Notes Mention Visits and Events in Bath Area

A lengthy social column lists visits, callers, and gatherings around Bath and surrounding communities. Names include Mrs. Elisha Goodwin, Mrs. Sarah E Wilbur, Mrs. Julia B. Dozois, Mrs. Priscilla Thayer, and many others. It notes Extension meetings at Dromore, a planned August fair on the 8th, and various local jaunts to farms, cottages, and beaches. The piece also covers a hospital admission for Clifford White Jr. and ongoing maintenance at the Central fire station.

Aye Oscar A. Schnetzer Massachusetts Elisha Goodwin Wit Howard Hawkes Windham Parker Head Village Popham Dromore Cox Sarah E Wilbur Fred Haggett Edward P. Thomas, Jr Billy Bath Edward P. Thomas Richard Dozois Cony High School Augusta Ernest Wood Laura Mitchell Wood Cottage George Stacey Olga Carlson Dix's Island Sedgwick Albert Gray Parker Head Mr. Gray Joseph H. Chamberlain Lakeland Fla Dozois Thursay Sarah E. Wilbur Minnie Malcolm Phippsburg Center Ralph Card Janice Thomas Home Stephen Thayer Lawrence Thayer Camden Alice Lowell Priscilla Thayer Carl S. Lewis Leslie Swampcroft Mass Stanton C. Dozois Ronnie Peacock Allequippa House Bessiea Small Point Thursy C. Harry Hannaford East Lynn P. J. Lewis Tt. Mass

Boy Scouts Hold Annual Camporee in Camden

About 150 Sagadahoc District Boy Scouts plus leaders and many dads joined the annual Camporee a weekend hike and overnight in Camden. Troops mapped trails to Mount Batte, Maiden Cliff, Zeke’s Lookout and more then held a campfire with skits and games led by Bill Anniston.

Sagadahoc Camden His Mount Battee Maiden Cliff Zekes Lookout Bold Rock Ski Lodge Bill Anniston Troop 99 Bruce Antonny Troop 57 Billy Poole Chuck” Hopkins Howard F. Cramer Beacon Street Camden Lake Megunticook Stewart McAllister Washington Street

Gull population drives birds inland near Maine restaurant

The rising gull population along Maine shores pushes gulls into land search for food. On Thursday, three were seen behind a Center street restaurant among a flock of doves feeding on scraps discarded by workers.

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Bay Point wedding invites and local notes

Invitations were received for the wedding of Ann Laubner to Robert H. Miller of Roosevelt New York to be held at United Presbyterian Church Garden City New York on Saturday June 26 at 2 pm. The item also lists several visits and seasonal cottage news across Bath Winneganee Bay and Meadowbrook, with a note on a deer sighting and a coal stat from Illinois in 1953.

Ann Laubner Robert H. Miller Roosevelt N. Y United Presbyterian Church Garden City Cleveland Ashton Woolwich Cecil Mains Mina Cummings Sumner Mains Bath M. ‘Conley William Leeman Billy” Byron Sherman Campbell Sonny” Shantz Chicago Dwight Furbish Reid State Park George White Arlington Mass Mira Hinckley C. Keisling Dedham Leon Berry Harold White Roslindale Carl Ke , Jr G. Bennett Exeter First Beach Edgar Johns William Adams Louisa Howard Brunswick Georgetown Grammar School White Mountains Elizabeth Moffatt Hasenfus Winneganee Bay Brightwater Brigham’s Cove Meadowbrook Mooge

Also Mentioned on This Page

Satata Adele Spencer H. Macy Whitehead Center Dromore Extension Service Harold Seavey Thomas Totm Maurice Skillin Lucy Cutting Annie Harrington Sarah Wilbur Charles Minott William Mennealy University of Maine Albert F. Totman Bengal Paradise Lucy Carmichael Maine Dairy Council Maurice Pye Stanwood Gilman Lewis Alexander William Blaisdell Mark Harrington Diana Pye Armalee Gilman Frederick Morse Dinah Billy Gilman Tommy Totman Gilman Merle Gilliam Frederick Thomas Irma Gilman Phippsburg P. T. A Head Beach Fire Department Grange Soil Conservation H. S. White Upper Summer Street Auburn Charles Eastman Joseph Larrabee Dromore Extension Eveline Beals Thelma Skillin Anita Totman Arsona Boyd Harrington Benoit Poteh Tessioneh Elise Ellen Moody Enon Keder O He Tose Morse Farm Adele Hunt Sebasco Lodge Arthur Morse William Alexander Thas Atkita-Mawana Mary. Whitehead Po Atkita-Mawana Melvin Carr Roxbury John John Leach Coe ‘Oanbal Haggett Clifford Pye Harri McCourt Agnes Cutting Eugene P. Bowker Eugene, Jr Lucinda Kittery Jay K. Bowker Dresden Ve Tillinger Belfast Alden Knowlton M. John U. Navy Rose’s Dresden Mills Sherman Knowlton Miss Tillinger Crosby High School Fred Allen Pomona Grange Allen George Sanford River Road West Dresden Fort Richmond Richard Derby Perley Clark Ruie Curtis Stephen Powell Paul Roberts Leslie Roberts D. A. Magazine Carl Anderson Opportunity Farm Edwin Pratt American Red Cross Dorothea Scott Earland Rand Miss Curtis D. A. R. Good Citizens Jackson American Quinnam Warren Joy Fred Crow George Moore Lee Hall Knox Memorial Earl Cronk John Willard Ella Foey Benjamin Wentworth Gardiner George Wentworth Harriet Donna George Wenthworth Benjamin Leroy Reay Claremont Wentworth Robert Rittall New York State Olive Branch Chater Worthy Mateos Hazel Tenny Chrystal Chapter Damariscotta Lester Gross Lake View Jefferson Barbara Pinkham Wiwarna Woldoboro Albert Tenny Chrystal Laura Pierce Maria Osier Pemaquid Bristol Frances Johnston Margaret Duran Mt. Carmel Grace Martin Marion Marion Post Sue Laws Ada Priscilla Little Ruth Cynthia Winchenbach Esther Gene Chetley Martha Alice Foss Electa Muriel Pratt Warder Rita Whelpley Pagonia South Bristol Sentinel Laura Fristal Nina E. Trussell Bowman Johnson M. E. Church Wilmot Trussell Annie Crosby Vassalboro Mary Blaisdell Nina Gavett Wilmot, Jr Wallace Samuel Puneral Central Fire Station Clifford White, Jr Clifford White Hinckley Street The Memorial Hospital White Frederick G. Payne White House Penobscot River International Soundphoto BOY Scouts Camden Hills Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows Sonny Schouts Ill Illinois McClellan Senate Investigations Subcommittee Washington Stuart Symington John L. McClellan Charles E. Potter Karl FE. Mundt Henry M. Jackson Sen McCarthys
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