Easter plans and community events listed in Bath area notices
Community notices describe university life program opening April 1 in Bath at Winter Street church through April 22, candlelight service at Small Point, Holy Week led by Rev Whitehead, and Easter choir rehearsals. Phipsburg PTA rummage sale at Riverside hall Saturday 11 am. Eighteen Boy Scouts enjoyed a Popham Beach cook-out. School committee meeting at Center schoolhouse. Transportation bids for Morse High April 1951 to June 1952. Easter parade at Bodwell grange. Dr Earle Perkins films shown in Bath and Rome funded by Easter seals. St Patrick recreation at Riverside hall social with square dancing and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnion Elster
Et Ot Urchaya
Specia
Macquehead
University of Life
Bath
Winter Street
Small Point
Macy Whitehead
Phippsburg P. T. A
Riverside Hall
Earl Ikins
Popham Beach
Frederick Hay
Earle B. Perkins
Hyde Memorial
Pine Tree Camp
Rome
Young Peoples
Oneeday
St. Patrick's
Marionette Mies Hosts Evening Gathering
Maurice Skillin entertained a group of friends at her home Tuesday evening. Attendees included Mrs. Louis Le May ts Harold Hart Mrs. Edwin Oliver Mrs. Leslie Dyer Mrs. Norman MacDonald Mrs. Walter Snipe Mrs. Richard Johnson and Mrs. Erna Locke. Personal items note hospital stays for several locals and visits by Rev. Macy Whitehead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hare
Macy Whiteh
Maurice Skillin
Louis le Mayts
Harold Hart
Edwin Oliver
Leslie Dyer
Norman MacDonald
Walter Snipe
Richard Johnson
Erna Locke
Langdon Thistle
Meadowbrook
Bath Memorial Hospital
Donald McKinnon
Chicago
MccKinnon
Mary Sylvester
Small Point
Horace Holton
Holton
Federated Church
New Smyrna
Fla
Leo Hamel
Hartford
Lael Kelley
Brightwater
Chester County Hospital
West Chester
Macy Whitehead
Portland
Windham
Dudley Leavitt
Valley Road
Bath
Meadowbrook Items Spark Spring Road Work Efforts
Meadowbrook area residents report mud and frost hindering travel as Jay Bowker walked two miles to Phippyburg Center to retrieve his car. A Monday crew began road repairs for spring travel, easing concerns. Heather McClure and Susan Rowers recover from flu and expect to return to school soon. Mrs. Doris Thistle remains hospitalized at Bath Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather McClure
Susan
Dean
Jordan
Bath
Meadow
Doris Thistle
Bath Memorial Hospital
Dresden Community Notes Highlight Meetings and Local News
The Woman's Society for Christian Service met March 7 with 14 members and two visitors. Activities included sewing aprons and holders, followed by a business meeting. Rev and Mrs Bennett and Mrs Fred Stilphen attended from Richmond. The pastor's sermon at local Methodist churches was A Meek King. John Weldon, a Farmington Teachers College freshman, co starred in All My Sons. Maurice Hall ill with flu. Edward Sterritt substituted on his Cedar Grove route. Edward James enlisted in the Army, training at Fort Devens. Bridge Academy cheerleaders hosted a candlelight banquet for the boys basketball team with guests including J Darling and Gorham State trustees. Coach Leslie Souviney and captains spoke. Louviney received a warm up jacket. Storm damage disrupted roads, including a washout at Costello's Corner and another near Cahi's Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society For Christian Service
Merton Emerson
Bennett
Fred Stilphen
Richmond
South Dresden
John Weldon
West Dresden
Farmington Teachers’ College
All My Sons
John
Lawrence Weldon
Bridge Academy
Maurice Hall
Cedar Grove
Edward Sterritt
Hall
Gardiner
Edward James
Ernest James
Fort Devens
Mass
Martha Carver
Judy Peters
J. Darling
Gorham State College
Leslie Souviney
Wendel Goodwin
Kenneth Miller
Louviney
Costello's Corner
Cahi
Captain Walter Farmer Remembered by Maine Friends
Captain Walter Farmer of Southport long a leading steamboat commander in Maine was warmly greeted by many friends in Bath. The obituary notes his career guiding vessels on Maine waters and his respected place in maritime history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Farmer
Southport
Maine
Public sale notice for Ronvevener Hi gehoal bid
Sealed bids are invited for a property identified as Ronvevener Hi gehoal with a sale by Bronsale. Bids must be received on or before March 26, 108. The notice appears from Stanwood C. Gilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronvevener
Higehoal
Itendent Bronsale
Parker Head Easter Services and Community Notices
Community events unfold at Parker Head with a Sunday Easter service at Small Point church at 11 am followed by a 2 pm pantomime rehearsal and 7 pm performance. Maundy Thursday service at 8 am, attendance by all. Numerous local residents attend parties, visits, and hospital notices. P T A meeting March 28 at 7:30 pm. birthdays, dinners, and neighborhood gatherings noted along with hospital X-ray visits and travelers from Bath, Brunswick, and Dix Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point
Parker Head
Riverside Hall
Earl Hamel
Herbert Doughty
Albert Gray
Lewis F. Lowell
Florence Rollins
Walter Cushing
Frances Morong
Popham Beach Easter Union Service at Small Point
Easter service will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. at Small Point church conducted by Rev. H Macy Whitehead with Mrs. Lester Oliver as organist. Easter music planned. Pop ham morning service to be canceled as parishioners join union service. Palm Sunday services held at the schoolhouse with Rev. Whitehead previously pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Easter
Small Point
H. Macy Whitehead
Lester Oliver
Popham
Ar Scouts
Phippsburg
Soutshore Beach
Frederick Haggett
Frederick Thomas
Burt S. Osgood, Jr
Bath
South Beach
Ralph Small
Marguerite McNulty
Nanty Welch
Lestoh Harrington, Jr
Bath Memorial
Sewall Prescott
Stephen
Winterport
Leon Fickett
Prescott
New York
Patricia
Jesse Chubburh
Woolwich
Nancy Welch
Norman Gagnon
Ernest Shepard
Sally
Fairfield
L. J. Prency
Arthur
Lawrence Taylor
Bruce Bickford
Guy E. Crowley
Bath Memorial Hospital
Peter A. Isaacson
Lewiston
Blanche Westall
Cox's Head Road Impassable Residents Walk As Moose Roam
The Cox's Head road remains nearly impassable with patches yet to dry, forcing residents to walk from the main road. Several cars were mired on Parker Head road this Sunday as reports of roaming moose increase in the area, including a cow moose and calf sighting Friday and a bull moose crossing near McCollet swamp. Dromore Farm Bureau met Monday at the grange hall with Mrs. ryl Hill in charge and a talk on Know the Foods You Buy. Dinner was served by local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox Head
Parker Head
McCollet
Dromore Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Ryl Hill
Mark Harrington
Stanwood Gilman
Bernard Henderson
Ill turn sends David Fields to Memorial Hospital
Friends of David Fields of Hardings say he suffered an ill turn Monday morning and was taken to Memorial hospital. He was reported resting more comfortably last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Fields
Hardings
Memorial Hospital
Red Cross Drive Seeks Generous Bath Area Support
March efforts in Bath and surrounding towns mobilize team captains and volunteers. The Bath business district led by Charles F. Cummings and West Bath under Mrs. Loring Small coordinate door to door drives with numerous volunteers. Woolwich area headed by Mrs. Brian M. Jewett fields many helpers. Officials urge residents to donate generously, stressing neighbor to neighbor aid and global relief needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Red Cross
Business
Charles F. Cummings
William D. Hill, Jr
Raymond D. Cummings
Perleston Pert
Harry Fitch
Wilmer I. Voor
Woolwich
Brian M. Jewett
Shirley Cain
Charles Haley
Harry Thomas
Lawrence Edwards
Dwight Hale
Clifton Gainsley
Howard Kirkpatrick
Carlton Day Reed
Sherwood Francis
William Thornton
Merle Weeks
Milton Hathorne
Fernald Bailey
Fragmentary note on generosity and aggregate impact
The fragment suggests giving generously and notes that collective effort matters more than individual actions. It expresses a plan to contribute broadly while emphasizing aggregate benefit over lone effort. The text carries a motivational tone and calls for sustained generosity.
Pre Easter Bridal Shower For Caroline Thompson
A prettily appointed pre Easter party was held Friday at the home of Mrs. John F. Leonard Union Street Court as a bridal shower for Miss Caroline Thompson who will wed Paul M. Lemont. Guests included Mrs. Richard Thompson and Mrs. James B. Lemont among many. the couple plan an early Spring wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Leonard
Union Street Court
Caroline Thompson
Paul M. Lemont
J. Bazin Lemont, Jr
Miss Thompson
Richard Thompson
James B. Lemont
Leon Moore
North Edgecomb
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Bath
Springfield
Mass
Westbrook Junior College
Allen Street
Mr. Lemont
West Bath
Morse High
St. John’s Preparatory School
Danvers
Portland Law School
Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
Regina Babine
Annie Arsenault
Charles Haggett
Edwin W. Haggett
Carroll Wakefield
Everett G. Lemont
Henry White
Olive White
Richard Renshaw
Theresa Burgess
George Booker
Patricia Booker
Marilyn Brown
Francis Burgess
Harold Haggett
Edward A. Footer
Russell Turcotte
Albert Desmond
Jane Smart
Courtney Stover
D. Wallace MacDonald
Joseph Cyr
Marine Pfc Joseph Nemi visits Bath on furlough
Pfc. Joseph Nemi, just finishing basic training with the Marine Corps, spent Wednesday in Bath visiting the Times office where he had worked in the composing room before entering service. He arrived Saturday at his Chisholm home on a 10 day furlough and will return to Camp LeJeune after completing basic at Parris Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Nemi
Marine Corps
Bath
Pfc
Nemi
Chisholm
Parris Island
S. C
Camp LeJeune
N.C
Bridal party honors Wal lace Dow wedding in Sagadahoc
The Wal lace Dow wedding was celebrated at Winter Street church with a Friday evening reception at the bride's parents home. Guests included out of town friends from Portland Saco Bath Woolwich and the University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace-Dow
Winter Street
Earl Dow
Sagadahoc Ferry
Dow
Florence Carlton
Virginia ‘Dow
Raymond H. Wallace
Edward Hall
Donald Urban
Joan Carson
Portland
Richard Sawtelle
Saco
Peter Tandy
University of Maine
Lawrence Davis
North Edgecomb
Elena Savage
Stetson
Little Flower Girl
Wendy Lee Verney
Wiscasset
Woolwich
Eunice M. Jewett
Junior Hospital League hosts country dance event
More than 30 couples enjoyed a traditional square dancing evening at the South End P T A hall. Instructor Miss Priscilla Darling of Boston taught various square dance steps, with Kit Totman and Ray Chubbuck providing music. Mrs. Cary led the hall arrangements and refreshments, while Mrs. Niss arranged Miss Darling and travel details. Miss Darling visited Bath at the Niss home on 950 Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital League
South End
P. T. A. Hall
Priscilla Darling
Boston
George F. Cary
William A. Niss
Miss Darling
Kit Totman
Ray Chubbuck
Bath
Mrs. Niss
Middle Street
Jackson Graduates From Burdett College Secretarial Course
Robert S. Jackson, son of Mr and Mrs Mark Jackson of 36 Hinckley Street, completed the Stenographic Secretarial Course at Burdett College Boston last week and accepted a job with Genoa Packing Co Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Jackson
Mark Jackson
Hinckley Street
Burdett College
Boston
Jackson
Genoa Packing Co
Signs of early spring noted on Bay Point
Feb 19 observations describe sap rising maple trees, blooming pussy willows and daffodils, birds like song sparrows and robins, and raccoons feeding nightly. Local residents report preparations for a new school bus, seed sales for fundraising, and several Bay Point visitors and residents noted on a weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Everthing
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Desmond
Mallory Hatters
Dresden
Parker
Reginald Gordon
Sarah
Brunswick
Bernhard Carlsson
Dix Island
Thomas
Arthur Brown
Howard Morong
Robert Cushing
Bernard Wyman, Jr
Marion Nadeau
Ronald
Irene Libby
Dorothy Cushing
Bob Moore
Popham Road
Laurence Thayer
Harriett Wyman
Carlsson
Sarah Gordon
Merle Condon
Halbert Condon, Jr
Leston Harrington
Halbert Condon
Frank Burnell
Earl Lowell
Leston Phenenes
Bodwell Grange
Lewis Lowell
Mertie Shepard
George Watson
Charles H. Blaisdell
J. Frank Mezewski
USN
Quonset Point
R. I
Mezenski
Sgt
Gene Hamel
Phippsburg Center
Donald Logan
Winneyance
H. D. Mank, Jr
H. D. Mank
Ashdale
Billy Kraft
Brunswick High
Cox
S. C. Moore
Arthur Moore
Winneganee
Edith Perkins
Cranberry Point
Bernard Carlson
George Stacey
Stanton C. Dozois
L. E. Simmons
Cook's Corner
William Blaisdell
Sewall C. Moore
Mr. Moore
Rogers
RED Cross Drive
Mrs. Earl Dow
Golwich
P.T.A. Hall
Jason A. Merrill
Washington Street
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Philip Wysor
Richard Taylor Hagan
Dickie
Castine
Auburn
Thomas Hagan
Maurice Burns
Pete
Alex Cunningham
Georgetown
Dwight Furbish
William Adams
Louisa Howard
Furbish
Chappy
Delano
Carl Delano
Gene Reid
Emory Mills
Bay ‘Point
Edward Ashton
Woodwich
L. M. Spinney
Lincoln’ Campbell
Islands
Frederick Moffatt
Mr. Tibbetts
Owners
Eer
Chevrolet
America
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