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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1952
Page
3
Wiscasset residents read about organizational acts, social events, and local obituaries. Delegates and alternates from various lodges and districts discuss consolidation with Grand Lodge. Community notices include fund drives, school events, a talent show, and a blizzard storm impact. Perry B. Byrne of Damariscotta dies. family links to the Wis casset Water Co. noted.
The Fifty Fourth Annual Maine D A R State Convention convened in Portland at the Eastland Hotel on March 25 and 26 with Mrs. Sile Niles presiding. Events include luncheons, a 7 45 a m breakfast, talks by Prof Guilym Roberts and Col James E Tarrant, and a banquet with reception.
Mary Ellen McRae, daughter of 7 Bath street, is confined to her home by a virus infection. She is a fourth grade pupil at Weeks street school. Mrs. Edwin Berry has arrived at Key West, Florida, to join her husband, Edwin Berry, U S N, who is stationed there and they will reside there.
Nuts a cy ieee patient at the hospital in Bath following surgery has returned home on the Arrowsic road. Mrs Edward Blake is able to be out of doors after weeks of rheumatic fever. Chester Howe returned from Mercy hospital Portland where he was a surgical patient. Capt and Mrs Frank Walker Day's Ferry spent time in Boston at a flower show with relatives. Mrs Henry Swanton of Woolwich visits Beverly Massachusetts. Mrs Ella Reed recently returned from Bath Memorial hospital staying with her daughter. Woolwich town meeting saw unusually small attendance. Get-Together club served lunch. Aunt Jeanie Charles Hunnewell dies. longtime community member and Good Will club charter member remembered for cooking and charity. Wild geese seen en route to Merrymeeting Bay. Montsweag Woolwich Center and Five Islands churches hold morning services. baptism of several candidates planned for Sunday evening with delegates from nearby communities.
The Sagadahoc Mothers Club met at Sagadahoc Ferry to sponsor a March 28 public card party for Hyde Memorial Home children at Nequasset's new central school. A quilt project will finish March 19 at Mrs. Elva Edwards home, with March 26 set for the next meeting at Mrs. Edwards. Three guests attended.
A belated Valentine party is set for March 18 at the Star club with Mr. and Mrs. Horace Rick in charge. Mt Olive Branch Houdlette hosts the regular meeting with a list of attendees including Mrs. and Cobb and Mrs. George Allen. The drive’s chair is Mrs Frank Houdlette. Prologue for the 4th annual Fun and Frolic Minstrel May 1 and 2 features Don Torreador ish setting Clyde Barter and Ferdinand the Bull. Jamboree scores show Richmond 50 Bridge Academy 42 and B A Vs 42 East Pittston Methodist 36. Mrs Harold Rollins of Bowdoinham visited relatives in Gardiner. Frank Lemarr secured work at Bath. Smelt fishing ends for the year. Camp owners moved property last Sunday. Elmer C Berry died Saturday at Gardiner General Hospital. survived by widow, two sons Elmer and Alvin, two daughters, Mrs Richard Rackpoel and Shirley. He leaves six brothers Sumner, Harold, Raymond, Chester, Clifton, Leon. He was a Dresden Masonic member and attended the Canton Science church in Gardiner. Funeral Monday from Amesbury White Funeral Home. burial planned at Pine Grove cemetery, Dresden Mills.
Woolwich voters kept the same slate of town officials after the Friday session of the annual town meeting. Friday’s only contest was for road commissioner, where incumbent John Soule defeated Alvin Hathorne 87 to 23. Other officers include selectmen, assessors and overseers of the poor James R. Hay town clerk, William J. Phillips collector and treasurer, John Leonard Wilson Bailey school committee Forest Baker Hiram Bassett and Harold Tasker constables Dr Paul Pitman health officer and Ivory Strout truant officer.
Transfers show multiple deeds across Bath Bowdoin Georgetown North Bath Richmond Topsham and Tang areas. Parties include Mack McCann Zimmerman Stephen Johns PatricK N H O york James Sabatino Emma Spinney Ruth C McLaughlin Vincent A Henderson Earl Blake W K Poushental and others for land and buildings on streets such as Valley Farrin Pearl High Middle Russell Washington Spring and other locales.
Community notices list residents visiting relatives, minor injuries from accidents, births, and visitors. Pennington families, Burns and Robichaud relatives noted, with engagements and travels mentioned. Cpl. John E. Rose serves in the U S Marines in Portsmouth Virginia. Continued on Page Six.
West Bath 4 H Club met at Littlefield School Berry Mills led by Mrs Pauline Belanger with Miss Waneta Estes as assistant. Peter Francisco presided and reports by Ethel Estes secretary and Bonnie Belanger treasurer approved. Candy sale raised 5 25 for National 4 H Foundation building fund. Easter pageant planned as fund raiser. Committee includes Peter Francisco Waneta Estes Edward Estes Patty White Mabel Ash. Next meeting March 22 members to demonstrate.
Bath and Phippsburg Girl Scout troops gathered at Morse High School for a rally observing the 40th birthday of the Girl Scouts of the U S A. About 200 scouts attended with Brownies and Intermediates, leaders, and council board members. A color guard led a flag ceremony and the Brownie Promise was recited.
West Bath Grange held a March meeting with a St Patrick's theme. Hon Burton Cross was announced as guest speaker for the March 24 meeting in the Republican gubernatorial primary race. A varied program featured Miss Marguerite Mulcahy, Mrs Bernice McGlinchy and Mrs Alice Smith among performers.
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