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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
2
Phippsburg groups held meetings at Grange Hall and libraries. Dinners and officer elections occurred with plans for library lighting, painting, and books donations. Scouts and youth councils gathered, Easter services scheduled, and local residents shared personal updates and visits.
Mrs. Walter Morse rests as a medical patient at Memorial hospital. Mrs. Belle Hunt and Mrs. Annie Williams also occupy Memorial hospital beds. Mrs. Edwin F. Small stays in Auburndale Mass and will return after Easter. Mrs. Herbert Leeman, daughter of the Mor eses, returns from Largo Fla with cousin Mrs. Waldo Weston Sr. Carol Oliver visits grandparents. Winfield W. Morse hosts auxiliary at her home for weekly meeting.
Bay Point residents meet at the Renaud home with members including Serena Shapes, Dwight Hides, Henry Corn, Walter Thurston and others. Refreshments of steamed ships quahog chowder and home made cake follow. Dickie Hagen earns Castine acceptance and pride at Hebron Academy. Leroy Pinkham inducted into the Army at Brunswick. Bay Point and Bath visits noted.
Judy Hamel daughter of Earl and Mrs Hamel marked her third birthday at the home of her great grandmother Mrs Angie Mank in Parker Head A large decorated cake was prepared by her grandmother Mrs Edith Mesenski and the party included Jimmy Hamel Diane Hamel Martha Ross Jimmy Ross Diane Ross Jane Gray Ruth Gray Mary Ann Wyman Dudley Barkalow Marshall Wyman and the Hamels present.
Parker Head Cemetery Association sponsors a baked bean supper at the vestry on March 22 with public invitation. Part of proceeds will fund painting the cemetery fence. Other local social notes and visits include neighbors, scouts, and church services.
Popham Circle met with Mrs. Nancy Welch to plan a supper at the schoolhouse on Friday March 23. A follow up meeting occurred at Mrs. Leon B. Fickett’s home. Numerous residents and visitors from Bath Winnegance Seguin and Portland appear in the week’s social items with church services, vacations and cottage moves noted. Sir Arlene Davis arrived in Paris to join General Eisenhower’s staff.
Mrs Earle B Perkins entertained the Interior Decorating class of Bailey Evening School at Cranberry Point in Bath on Sunday. Instructor Mrs Edward Butterfield and 14 members attended. Road conditions on the Bath dirt road were muddy with deep ruts. Road Commissioner Ralph Doughty scraped the road Monday to improve drainage. Oil tankers delivered supplies for Gardiner and other river ports as the Kennebec cleared of ice.
First Lt. Leroy W. Smith of Freeport receives the Silver Star for a 52 hour behind enemy lines sortie near Hungnam during the North Korea retreat. He is linked to Bath via the MacLuer family and married Norma MacLear of Freeport. He was wounded in February by shrapnel in the hip and faced a choice between returning home or going to Japan.
The Colonial Club annual meeting elected Ralph W. Brewer as president Dudley S. Leavitt as vice president Clinton D. Wilson as secretary Nathan W. Watson as treasurer William Curran as director for three years and Duncan H. Farrell to the finance committee The club reports 175 resident members three non resident and seven life members Frank Perkins former president attended Donations were voted to the Red Cross and the Hyde Home.
Our cups have been presented to the Morse High Girls Bowling League to be awarded as prizes. Committees named include Entertainment chaired by Robert Rice with Hilton Libby and Joseph Avery. Golf chaired by Benjamin Sabo with Archibald M. Main Jr and Lt. Frank Bel ew. Banquet chaired by Roger Oliver with Frank Talbot, Henry Mank, Dudley S. Leavitt, Donald Wilson and Fred Morton. Entertainment at the banquet will be provided by Eugene Des mond, Charles Dorsey and James Feeney. Movies and refreshments followed Monday night’s meeting.
Girl Scouts of Bath and Phippsburg held a Saturday rally at Morse High School marking the 39th birthday of Girl Scouts in the United States. The program featured a flag ceremony, color guard, Promise rituals, games, fund briefing on the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund, group singing, and films shown by Maurice Libby.
Sgt. Chester MacMahan of the 23rd Infantry in Korea told his parents he was again in a hospital recovering from wounds. He had been in a hospital six weeks after injuries in the Seoul battle, sent back to the front and was at Wonju when his unit was reported.
A correspondent recalls being trapped and surrounded for three days in Korea and breaking free. He describes injuries including a broken leg cast from the waist down and a hospital stay in Pusan. He expects transfer to Japan or possibly back to the United States. He has served in Korea for three years, including time before the war.
Glenn Smith, a Morse High School alumnus, married Miss Margaret Mends of San Diego on January 28 in Balboa Park's chapel. Smith, now teaching Latin and English, is the son of Mrs. Earl H. Coombs. Mrs. Smith works as a secretary and plans to continue.
General committee and sub-committee chairs report 297 paid enrollments with church assurances predicting over 450 total. John Parker and Andrew Butterfield led the meeting with progress from Program Publicity Buffet Supper Registrations Chapel Hour Music Literature. Present were Parker Butterfield Mrs May Ward Mrs Fred Hill Mr Lord and several reverends.
Lt. Val Ringer of the United States Navy Reserve has come back to the Philadelphia Navy Yard after a brief visit with his wife and children. The family accompanied him to the city and will remain for two weeks.
Mrs Edmund P Briggs of Center Street is spending several days in Springfield Massachusetts with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Julius Appleton.
Kenneth G Olsen a noted author journalist and consultant will guest preacher at Wesley Church during Holy Week speaking each evening at 7 30 Palm Sunday through Wednesday The public is invited to attend His talks cover government economics foreign views and practical Christianity in a village church setting.
Francis W. Stover was admitted to practice before the Maine bar in a ceremony before Justice Harry Manser in Auburn on March 6. He took the oath from Patrick F. Marin, with Attorney Frank Coffin sponsoring, after studies at Morse 1936 Bates 1940 Georgetown Law 1950 and service in Capitol Ice Company legal dept. He is married to Loretta Scott and has a daughter Christine.
Mrs Lizzie B Chaney supreme lady of the United Independent Odd Ladies and Mrs Lucelia Blake depart Wednesday for Massachusetts Government session near Maine. Chaney holds the highest honor in the order.
Meadowbrook Miss Betty Bowker, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Bowker, celebrated her birthday Thursday at home. A large iced cake was cut as she received many gifts. Mr and Mrs Raymond Perry of Wellesley Hills, visiting Boothbay Harbor to inspect storm damage to their cottage, visited Bath friends and Mr and Mrs T C Hughes in Meadowbrook.
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