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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1949

Page

6

Bath society notes highlight visiting relatives and local events

Lieut. and Mrs. Armand J. Letendre visit Bath relatives after Pearl Harbor service and War era ties. Birth announced for Dianne Sedgwick in Birmingham. Various Bath residents travel, host guests, and attend events including flower shows, dinners, and a baptism.

Various Brunswick Area Residents Attend Social Events

Mrs Kenneth Tice hosted faculty wives at University of Maine Annex in Brunswick. Several guests and visitors are noted including Miss Beverly Dearing and Mrs Stephen Prentice. Captains Haley and Prior visit Bath. new baby born to Mr and Mrs Sutter of Wiscasset. University students, spring breaks, and hospital visits are listed among local social notices.

Kenneth Tice Bluff Road University of Maine Brunswick Stephen Prentice Stephen Prentice, Jr Leonard Prior Bristol Mills Bath

Various Local Residents on Travel and Duty in Bath

Mrs Sam Levine departed for Boston Sunday on business. Bladen R Smith Coburn Classical Institute Waterville spent weekend with parents in Washington. Mrs Milton S Kimball entertained the Monday Contact club in Falmouth. Louis M Silverman Mikelsky s Inc returned from Lynn Mass as guest at Metropolitan Home Furnishing Co Store of Tomorrow opening in New England. Mrs Clifton Estes Noble Avenue was an overnight visitor in Richmond. Robert Powers son of Mr and Mrs Powers 1540 Washington Street attends Coburn Classical Institute home for weekend with classmate Donald Huston of Boston. Chester C Varney East Boothbay Bath visitor Thursday. Albert Kootch Cullen Morse football and basketball star sold on Cherry Point NC where he is stationed with USMC address Pfe A H Cullen 6533-6 SMS-14 MAG-14 Cherry Point NC. John Howe 55 Union Street patient at Memorial Hospital. Friends of Dr and Mrs Donald Macomber Prince s Point expect them home from Georgie Bowden cruiser after Key West Havana trip due around June. Miss Bessie Sprague Bradford Sprague Small Point Bath shoppers Thursday. Mrs Florence Huston 1155 Goodwin Bath Street attended birthday party at Blaine Mansion by Gov Payne for Mrs Caroline Hodgdon and Mrs Emery Freeman 12 Charles Street hospital patient after surgery Friday morning.

Louis M. Silverman Mikelsky’s, Inc Lynn Mass Metropolitan Home Furnishing Co New England Albert “Kootch” Cullen Morse Bath Friends Cherry Point N. C U.S. M.C Pfe A. H. Cullen Maine House S. Waldo Burgess Limestone Louis Jalbert Lewiston Capitol John P. Carey Maurice A. Libby Bath Water District Claims Committee High Street G. Baer Connard Bath Iron Works Augusta Frederick G. Payne Iron Works Ralph F. Mittendorf Arthur R. Avery Highway and Sewer Department Neil S. Bishop State House Bishop Sagadahoc County State Senate William S. Newell Newell Maine Plumbers’ Convention Portland Washington Bath John M. Conley Harold L. Adams Ralph E. Crocker Department of Labor and Industry

Social notes from Bath area young and old gathering

Mrs Harry Donnell and Miss Barbara Younger co hosted a kitchen shower for Miss Ann Thompson at Mrs Donnell's Woolwich home. Guests included Marjorie Boucher Theo Hen singer Maybelle Nelson Marjorie Palmer Isabelle Bryant. Various visits and visits with local residents noted, including hospital stays and travel, with multiple households and families in Bath and surrounding towns. Several military and medical personnel mentioned along with bridge, flowers, and birthday events.

Harry Donnell Barbara Younger Ann Thompson Miss Thompson Oak Street Mrs. Donnell Woolwich Marjorie Boucher Theo Hensinger Maybelle Nelson Marjorie Palmer Isabelle Bryant

Framingham Guests Visit Drake Family This Weekend

Miss Adele Bianchi and Peter Bianchi of Framingham Mass were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Frederick E Drake Jr of Grove Street Mrs Robert D Hatch of Green Street is a patient at Mercy Hospital in Portland and her recovery from a surgical operation is said to be satisfactory.

Geraldine Estabrooks Bath Mercy Hospital Portland Mrs Lorriston Estabrooks Meadowway Adele Bianchi Peter Bianchi Framingham, Mass Frederick E. Drake, Jr Grove Street Robert D. Hatch Green Street

Saint Patrick's Day Birthdays List Honored

A local note lists Saint Patrick's Day birthday celebrants including Mrs. Caroline Hodgdon, Maine's first lady. Frank Freeman of A G Page Co and Colonial Club. Frank E. Barker now in Brunswick. Edward Henry Owen son of Colonel Henry W. Owen. Emma Ilene Jones Barrett. Francis Patrick Sirois. Ellen Ann Wing. Ellen Straw Thompson. Yvette Cyr. William O. Wagner. Lucy White Crouch descendant of Ruport H. Baxter family in Topsham.

Saint Patrick's Day Caroline Hodgdon Frederick G. Payne Maine

Youth Council Hosts Bridge Night at Community Center

The Youth Council of the Community Center sponsored its first public event, a Tuesday card party with eight tables of bridge. Prizes went to Mrs. Ethel Esmond high 5690 Oscar Adams second 5600 and Mrs. Charles Dutton low.

Youth Council of the Community Center Ethel Esmond Oscar Adams Charles Dutton

State prison warden speaker at meeting

An event lineup notes the state prison warden as speaker at a meeting and lists a schedule of upcoming activities. Highlights include a Sports Night for Woolwich Grammar School basketball team, a Patriot's Eve dance, safety talks with Francis W. Powers, and a PTO program for over 200 local children with refreshments provided by Mothers clubs.

Woolwich Grammar School Bath Richard McElman Harold Eugene Beck Donald Leavitt Ivory Strout Woolwich P. T. A Robert DeWick Beulah Crocker Ethel Blake Charlotte Thornton James Thorpe

Morse High Hoops Guests At Rotary Luncheon

Morse High hoop team was praised for this season as captain named for next year. Farrell presented team caps and noted coaching changes from lower grades. President Addison extended Rotary best wishes to Morse sports. visitors included George Goodall of Portland and Wallace Hilyard of Eastport, new Bath Rotary member.

Farrell Loring Addison Rotary Club Morse High George Goodall Portland Wallace Hilyard Eastport Raleigh Glynn

Tuberculosis Death Rate in Massachusetts Long Ago

The death rate from tuberculosis in Massachusetts nearly a century ago was about 450 per 100000 people, reflecting the severe health impact before modern medical advances and public health measures reduced the disease burden.

Massachusetts

State Capitol notes highlight tax and road issues

The column surveys Maine legislative moves on cigarette tax invoicing, county codes on plates, and funding for roadside picnic areas, Montpelier preservation, International Highway plans, and Longfellow House repairs. It also covers property tax repeal prospects, proposed sales and income tax bills, governor's budget concerns, an election timing bill failure, and ongoing Capitol hearings with Bath Iron Works officials and state agencies.

Teen Age 4 H Sewing Circle Meets for Luncheon

The Teen Age 4 H Sewing Circle gathered in Mrs Colbys room for a luncheon meeting where members judged button holes and holders and sewed. Attendees included Kateri Costain Elaine Pinkham Dorothy Thompson Harriet MacDougal Jeannine Pomerleau Marie Marchand Virginia Whitney Claire Wing Joan Batchelder Marjorie Bourget Judy Sumerton Martha Wood Jane Allen.

Mrs. Colby Kateri Costain Elaine Pinkham Dorothy Thompson Harriet MacDougal Jeannine Pomerleau Marie Marchand Virginia Whitney Claire Wing Joan Batchelder Marjorie Bourget Judy Sumerton Martha Wood Jane Allen

Sweetbreads Should Be Cooked Promptly After Purchase

Perishable sweetbreads should be cooked as soon as possible after buying to preserve quality and safety. Guidance emphasizes prompt handling to prevent spoilage and waste.

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CLUBS Armand J. Letendre Honolulu San Diego Calif Minnie McMann Claude Gilette Chester Rines Letendre Pearl Harbor Admiral Gillette Letendres Mary E. Gallant Lieut. Letendre Nashua N. H Arthur Sewall Fort Lauderdale Fla Dianne Brewster G Sedgwick Birmingham Sedgwick Ruth I. Dale Ralpa. O. Dale Dorothea Fulton Braintree, Mass Matthew Doak John Gowen Dresden Mills Ralph Burden Barbara Burden Bedford Street Christine Watts Hyde Park Terrace Boston Robert Collins Newberry Robert L. Gannon Bess Bishop Derry Mr Gannon Lewis F. Gannon M Lan Street William P. Drake Berwyn Mrs. Linwood Haynes Haynes Harry W. Tucker Contract Club Middle Street Laura Mulcahy John J. Mulcahy Memorial Hospital Dorothy Stone Senter’s Inc Morris S. Povich Washington, D.C Albert Georgetown University Ann Jewett Day's Ferry W. T. Grant Co George M. Lowdon Boothbay Harbor Pemaquid Beach Harold Libby Topsham Carleton Lowell Middle Street Marc King King Thomas Laura Edna Lockport Washington Street Robert Minott J. J. Newberry Rumford Milton D. Stephenson Carl C. Anderson Walter Hill Eugene Desmond Arthur Sewall II New Barbara Jean Densmore Boston University Arthur H. Mc- Mann Vallejo McMann Mary Etta Gallant Lawrence, Mass France Mr. McMann Chateau-Thierry England Waldo Brooks Denny Road Gilbert Hathorn Walter C. Rogers West Palm Beach Rogers Calvin W. Rogers Eleanor Wilson North Street Gordon MacKinnon School Street Betty Donovan J. Frank Hunt Lemont Street Jennie Middleton U.S. S Edward J. McMann Maine Elks Association Joseph W. Larrabee Biddeford-Saco Fred Jones Pamela Sue Lisbon Fred Hector Fred Fargo, N. D York Hall Hector William D. Sewall Hon Westminster School Simsbury Conn Patricia Worden Frederick Worden Ruth Cormier Alphone Cormier Front Street Della Smallwood Falmouth Dudley S. Leavitt Valley Road Little Fay Smith Hyde Memorial Home Burton L. Preston Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children State Capitol Little Fay Fred Brown Mabel Jack Woolwich Joan Burnham Beverly Dearing Drummond Street Franklin Melville Mercy General Hospital Waltham, Mass Ambrose F. Curran Old Brunswick Road Milton Carlton Lena D. Donnell Edward Parker Eastland Martin Haley Maspeth Long Island, N. Y Thomas Haley Robert Sutter Wiscasset Miles Hospital Damariscotta Sutter Cora May Pearson Emma Creamer Waldoboro Cynthia Sewall St. Mary’s School Peekskill-on-the-Hudson N. Y Joan Shaw University of Maines Brunswick Annex Roscoe H. Shaw Henry Powers Kenneth G. Lennox Lillian Goodwin John Gilmore Bath Street Edith Small Pearl Street Donnie Freeman Harpswell Avis Carter Chester MacKenzie Court Street Merton Dearing Dummer Street Sam Levine Bladen R. Smith Coburn Classical Institute Waterville Joseph S. Smith Milton S. Kimball Clifton Estes Noble Avenue Richmond Robert Powers Henry M. Powers Donald Huston Chester C. Varney East Boothbay John Howe Union Street Donald Macomber Prince’s Point Georgie C Bowden Key West Havana Bessie Sprague Bradford Sprague Small Point Florence Huston Goodwin Blaine Mansion Payne Emery Freeman Charles Street Ada Small Thomas C. White, Jr Philip Wallace Gloria Ronald Bigelow Bruce Wright Elbridge R. Wright Marshall Avenue Loyall F. Sewall Son Loyall, Jr New York 2Nd, Washington Street William Bronson USA Henry M. Barbeau Arthur J. Dunton Topsham Men's Club Henry S. Delaney Russell Street M. Dean Shaw Fred R. E. Dean Nimard Fifield Milan Street Robert Miller Clarence Frank Scott Popham Beach Walter Oliver Vivian Oliver Keith Bermuda Sergeant Oliver Findlay Air Base Mrs. Randall Somerset Place Dean Leavitt Manila APO Care San Francisco Charles Shepard Betty Pine Street Popham G. Thomas Murphy Linden Street West Middle West Bronxsville Murphy Neil Halkyards Edward Hogan Ethel Robinson Carroll Hashey South Portland Robert Pye Wesley Simpson Fisher's Court Castine Emily Whitten Chris Mussenden William F. Mussenden Garden Street Frank Freeman A. G. Page Co Ieie Colonial Club Harry C. Webber the Times and Independent Bath Enterprise Frank E. Barker Edward Henry Owen Henry W. Owen Emma Ilene Jones Barrett Addison F. Jones Francis Patrick Sirois Philip Sirois Ellen Ann Wing Mrs. Herbert Wing Ellen Straw Thompson Albert W. Thompson Yvette Cyr Simon J. Cyr William O. Wagner Robert E. Wagner, Sr Lucy White Crouch Rupert H. Baxter Bruce and Mary Baxter White Youth Council Morse High Hoop Team Guests OF Rotarians International Highway General Highway Fund Eustis Canada Megantic Vancouver Montpelier Knox Memorial Association Cyrus H. K. Curtis State Highway Commission Wrnter Midwest Longfellow Home Maine Historical Society Congress Street Maine Municipal Association Nevada Nebraska Rhole Island Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont 94Th Taxation Committee Harry M. Brown Unity Waldo County Organized Labor House of Representatives Earle W. Albee Congress Leonard F. Williams Auburn Education Health and Welfare
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