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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1956

Page

3

Phippsburg Winter School Certificates Bot

Phippsburg residents earned certificates at Bailey evening school in Bath during winter. Recipients included Rug making Mrs Harold Seavey Mrs Gertrude Blaisdell Mr and Mrs I W Rainey and Donald Morse. The adult choir meets Friday at 8 15 p m at Small Point church for Easter music. Maundy Thursday service set for March 29 at 7 30 p m. Road crews report drifting from high winds. A postponed box social by the Phippsburg Sportsmans Association will be held on a date to be announced.

Phippsburg Bailey Evening School Bath Harold Seavey Gertrude Blaisdell Clarence Skhofield I. W. Rainey Donald Morse Small Point Phippsburg Sportsman’s Association Clyde Chaney Assalboro Edith Perkins Boston Henry Senecal Gray Fred Howard South Portland Scribner Mockler Howard Bowker Raymond Campbell Foxboro Mass Agnes Cutting

Probate Court Estates and Executors in Bath and Nearby Towns

Probate notices list multiple estates from Bath Topsham and Whitefield appointing executors and guardians without bond. Included are inventories and first or final accounts filed for several estates with guardians and administrators named. Bonds and licenses to sell real estate granted for minors and guardians. Distribution petitions filed by Carlton S. Rines in Whitefield NH.

Andrew Tomko Topsham Elizabeth Tomko Frank W. Perkins Bath Edward W. Bridgham Annie L. Taylor Walter F. Taylor Joseph W. Lausier Lucien T. Lausier Clarence I. Lane Myrtle M. Lane Lucy Quint Leroy Neilson Gertrude L. Rines Whitefield New Hampshire Carlton S. Rines Christine C. Snipe John J. Keegan Allan Spear Abigal F Isabelle E. Carter Annie R. Hodgdon Nellie L. Hodgdon Mary M. O'Connor Cambridge Massachusetts Frank A. Lynch Vernon B. Hitchens Nathan F. Cogan Mabel E. Waters

Prisoners Escape Woes Hit Belmont County Jail Staff

In St. Clairsville Ohio jailers face lockout style delays as a jailer taps a window to open an outside door. A temporary street side door lock complicates access during a renovation at Belmont County Jail. William Moodispaw, a post office employee, notes the incident involving Jailer Justin alenar.

St. Clairsville Ohio Belmont County Post Office William Moodispaw Justin Alenar

Professor Crowell Teases Youth While Teaching War Stories

In Albuquerque a student joked that Norton Barr Crowell could not have fought in the last war. Crowell replied that he is still young and will be younger next year than the student will be when taking his course.

Albuquerque Norton Barr Crowell Crowell

Parker Head Birthday Party and Local Events

Parker Head marked a March 13 birthday with a family gathering including Mr and Mrs C Leo Hamel and families from Ashdale and others. Attendees hosted and visited friends, while Ronald Nadeau sustained minor injuries after a car collision while coasting near Roger Lewis and Bernard Wyman’s homes. Various local residents hosted, visited, or attended events, with several birthdays and community activities noted.

Wisit FY Mezenski C. Leo Hamel Ashdale Earl Hamel Ramon. Hamel Lewis Lowell Walter Cushing Bernard Wyman Roger Lewis Clayton Moore Lewis Moore Frances Morong Howard Ronald Nadeau Bath Memorial Hospital Nadeau W. H. Wyman Charles Pantelokas Forreston Wallace Brunswick Lowell J. A. Darling Boston Garden William Cushing George Bourget Bath Francis Gray State of Maine F. A. Libby Neil Page Frederick Watson Virginia Gail LeMont Frederick Libby Leston Harrington Frank Burnell Edward Gray Woolwich Bernard, Jr North Berwick James Randall Waldoboro

City Council approves salary increases and a merit raise

The City Council, citing variances in hours and duties, grants Welfare superintendent a 2 percent seniority raise to 3993, Recreation director to 3843.84, and City Solicitor to 1750. Manager Judkins gets 5 percent merit boost to 6634, with ward assessors in 1 and 7 gaining 100 each and others 75. Tonight's session at 7 30 p.m. will continue School Department talks excluding teachers. Mr and Mrs Donald Foster announce twin daughters born at Bath Memorial Hospital weighing 4 2 and 5 9 lbs. mother Barbara McBrine is from the city.

Director of Recreation Judkins Donald Foster Bowdeinham Bath Memorial Hospital

Easter Seal Envelopes Prepared For Maine Campaign

Bath groups and many volunteers contributed hours to the Easter Seal fund raising drive for Pine Tree Society For Crip Children and Adults. Morse High School typing class members prepared envelopes for statewide distribution as part of a large campaign effort in Maine.

Bath Pine Tree Society H. Augustus Huse Morse High School Maine Ride-A-Wee Club Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Girl Scout Troop No. 9 Good Will Club Humpty Dumpty Club Hebrew Ladies Society Inner Wheel Mizpah Class Corliss Street Baptist Church Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters State Military and Naval Children’s Home Woolwich P. T. A Bath Girl Scouts Central Church League Free Will Workers of Corliss Street Grace Church Auxiliary Winter Street Ladies Aid St. Mary’s State of S. Theodore Bertocci E. J. Cyr Guy Dunnebant Paula Dunnebant Maurice Haynes Theresa Hill Robert Manson W. Percy Marks Eleanor Marks Helen Moses M. Dean Shaw Roland Peterson Seth S. Mullin Jack Crowley Charles Doyle Raymond Farnham Frank Givin Eastham Guild, Jr George Musk Harry Musk Allan Spear Paul Tiemer R. Fred Brown David L. Wilson Barbara Brown Mary Jane Nugent Donna Petlock Nancy Ellen McInnes Toni Toothaker Gloria Pinkham

Plans Completed For Easter Sunrise Service

Radioman Charles Palmer of Brunswick Air Base was guest speaker for the sunrise service. The Greater Bath Council of Churches Youth Council met at Corliss Street church to finalize Easter morning plans including venue use, census distribution, a June youth rally, and a post Easter meeting.

Charles Palmer USN Brunswick Air Base Greater Bath Taber

Far and Near Missionary Society Meets Tuesday

Members of the Far and Near Missionary Society of Corliss Street Baptist church met Tuesday evening at Mrs. Grace Block's home on Clifton street to plan the Missionary Birthday party in April. Devotions were led by Mrs. Paul Strube on The Meaning of the Cross. A nominating committee named by president Mrs. Harold Allen will present a slate of officers at the next meeting. Members voted to buy an Easter plant for the church and heard Mrs. Margaret Vose speak on the Life of the Navajo Indian. The group worked on making paanees for the Cancer Society. Refreshments followed. The next meeting is set for April 17 at Mrs. Block's home.

Missionary Society of Alice Stilphen Margaret Vose Cancer Society Block

Definitions redefine farming terms in playful coinage

A lighthearted note presents quirky blends of agriculture terms. It profiles three coined phrases EGGriculture, AgriCULture, and AgriculCHORE, suggesting humorous takes on poultry raising, efficient farming, and livestock care. The piece riffs on language inside a rural journal.

Maundy Thursday Communion at Small Point church

Popham Maundy Thursday Communion service planned at Small Point church with sunrise Easter service and breakfast at the parsonage. Morning service set for 11 15. Popham Circle met with Mrs Myra Scott. attendees included several local ladies. Snowbound conditions closed roads Saturday prompting tractor relief. crews labored Friday night with high winds hindering plowing. Community notes list bake bean supper committee and town visitors from Bath and Sebasco with multiple attendances at church services.

Maundy Small Point Popham Circle Myra Scott Henry Leonard Walter Gilmore Guy Crowley Ellison Moody Popham Ernest Oliver Bodwell Grange Fred Spinney Bath Alexander Lyons Bruce McInnis Margaret Edith Deborah Alexander Sebasco Blanchard Crowley Stanley Wallace Grace Cushing Guy E. Crowley Coast

Snow delays plowing on Coxs Head road report

Heavy snowfall on Friday night hampered road crews with drifting. It was Saturday evening before plows cleared Coxs Head road. Dromore Extension Group marked its 25th anniversary at Dromore Grange Hall on Wednesday.

Cox’s Head

Junior Hospital League Plans Spring Coffee Benefit

Members of the Junior Hospital League met Tuesday night at Miss Eleanor L. Wilson's North Street home to finalize arrangements for the annual Spring Coffee in aid of Memorial Hospital. The event was set for Wednesday at York Hall with the next meeting slated for April 2 at Mrs. Carl R. Dearborn Jr.’s North Bath home. Attendees included Mrs. George E. Barker Jr., Mrs. Harold E. McElman, Mrs. Frederick W. Robie Jr., Mrs. William F. Mussenden, Mrs. Dean Shaw, Mrs. Harold L. Colbeth, Mrs. Donald N. Small, Mrs. S. Theodore Bertocci, Mrs. Lynn M. Bussey, Mrs. Edward Sewall Jr., Mrs. William D. Hill Jr., Mrs. C. Arthur Mayo Jr., and Mrs. Leslie C. Shumway.

Junior Hospital League Eleanor L. Wilson North Street Memorial Hospital York Hall Carl R. Dearborn, Jr North Bath George E. Barker, Jr Harold E. McElman Frederick W. Robie, Jr William F. Mussenden Dean Shaw Harold L. Colbeth Donald N. Small S. Theodore Bertocci Lynn M. Bussey Edward Sewall, Jr William D. Hill, Jr C. Arthur Mayo, Jr Leslie C. Shumway

Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers staged by Morse High junior class

Morse High School junior class presents the 1860 comedy Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers in the school auditorium on Thursday. Directed by Mrs. Margaret Flaherty the three act play features Jack Wallace James Cooper as a would be politician Priscilla Marble Martha Cooper Mable Ash Pippa Cooper Jean Fleming Ella the household cook Richard Darling the boss of the local political machine and Judy Ayer as prompter.

Morse High School Mable Ash Pippa Cooper Jean Fleming Ella Richard Darling

Morse High Student to Compete in Maine Apprentice Contest

Robert Mosier of Morse High School will represent his school among 80 Maine seniors at the seventh annual Future Apprentice Competition in Augusta. He enters the machine shop division, escorted by instructor Linwood A. Abbott, with judging by field experts and potential enrollment in Maine industry training programs.

Robert Mosier Morse High School Maine Augusta Armory Maine State Augusta Edmund S. Muskie Carl Broggs Maine Department of Development of Industry and Commerce Cyril M. Jolly Waterville Maine Industries

New Book Lists Added To Bath Library Patten Free

Librarian Mrs Florence Calderwood reports 47 new titles at Patten Free Library in Bath. The addition spans 20 fiction 8 general 9 teenage 10 juvenile titles with authors including Mann Masters O'Connor Kennedy Slaughter and Stowe among others.

Florence R. Calderwood Patten Free Library Felix Krull Confidence Man Thomas Mann George Bagby N. Martin Kramer This Island Susanne MacConnaughey Alistair MacLean Edwin O'Connor Hamish Cleave Richard Llwellyn Beverly Nichols Edwin Gilbert Bowling Green Alfred Leland Babb O. Henry Frieda K. Franklin Max Murray Margaret Shedd Frank G. Slaughter Taylor Caldwell Joy Parker Doris F. Bemays Wyoming Allan V. Elston A. Hamilton Gibbs Eugles Tiger John Masters Columbia Stewart H. Holbrook Kate Adele Comandini MacArthur Courtney Whitney Maine Ava Harriet Chadbourne Harry Truman John F. Kennedy Bridey Murphy Morey Bernstein Boomer Dennis Clark Joan Nielson Keith Robertson Jim Kjelgaard James Summers Nancy Faulkner Rosemary Mary Stolz D. V. S. Jackson Constance Bennett Une

Alvic Twiss aluminum leggings aid snake protection

Arcadia Florida residents wear shiny pipe like leg guards designed by Alvic Twiss to shield hunters and outdoorsmen from rattlesnake bites. The protective leggings cover above the knee in front and bendable at the back. Three users report snake strikes without harm while wearing them.

Arcadia Fla Alvic Twiss Twiss

New Referees Providence R 1

The American Hockey League adds two new referees Gordon Fevreau and Lou Maschio to its circuit this season both previously officiated in the Ontario Hockey Association.

Providence R. 1 American Hockey League Gordon Fevreau Lou Maschio Ontario Hockey Assn

Morse Leads Bath Past Weaver in 78-57 TOURNEY Finish

Harrell and Morse fueled a 25 point Bath surge as Morse totaled 20 for Morse while DeCapua 19 and Dick Bishop 16. Concord’s late burst and star guard Hurst absence marked Morse’s 24th win against 2 losses, clinching third place in the tourney.

Morse 78 Weaver 57 in New England tourney opener

Morse High defeated Weaver High 78 to 57 at Boston Garden in the opening round of the New England Basketball Tournament. Dick Bishop led the Shipbuilders with 24 points aided by strong showings from Ray Bishop and Marchetti as Morse pulled away in the final period. Weaver’s Johnny Egan and John Sullivan battled early, but Morse depth and steady shooting sealed the win.

Dick Bishop DeCapua Ed Marchetti Weaver Egan Nutmeggers Morse Bath Bishop Marchetti Morse Weaver DeCapua Billington R. Bishop D. Bishop Sullivan Anderson Newcomb Countryman Gan Conn Egan G EaGaabte R Bishop L Harrell Carter Sullivan Martin Carter McBride Rf Littman Shannon Sullivan Bell McBride Egan Gentile Terrill Weaver High Hartford Connecticut Maine Boston Garden Weaver High School Bath Crew Johnny Egan John Sullivan Ray Bishop Wes Deck Bob Countryman Bishops Bobby Billington Eddie Marchetti

Morse High Shipbuilders repeat heroics in Consolation win

Morse High defeated Concord New Hampshire 74 to 59 in the New England Interscholastic Tourney consolation game at Boston Garden. Morse used foul line supremacy led by Dick Bishop Wes DeCapua and Ed Marchetti to build a 39 24 halftime edge and maintain pressure through the second half.

Weaver High New England Concord Dick Bishop Big Wes DeCapua Morse High Wes DeCap Morse Shipbuilders Herb Anderson Ray Bishop DeCapua Marchetti Morse Club

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Probate Parker Bates Maud Russell New York Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Washington China Far East YWCA Tn Ching Miss Russel Far and Near Missionary Society Cox Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers Babe Didrickson Zaharias Houston U.S Galveston Harrell Bob Cannon Wes DeCapua Russ Carter Bob Billington de Capua Hunter Bob Hanson Granite Staters Bob Hurst Westerly Teak Durfee Caldeira Schwartz If Gibson Attar Urban Drewniak Darmody Anderson Russell Houghton C D. Bishop Thayer Lg Billington Tardif Lf Anderson Lf Marchetti Harrell Marchetti Egan Billington Sullivan D. Bishop Egan Billington Billington Egan D. Bishop Carter D. Bishop Billington Billington Shannon DeCapua Johnny
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