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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1954

Page

3

Local Club Notes and Community Events Update

Visitors from the West Bath Extension Service demonstrated fabric pattern alteration. Upcoming Extension meeting April 30 features "Fabric Facts" by the home demonstration agent. Boy Scouts meet tonight at the town hall with a "Lifeblood of the Land" conservation movie from the Forest Service. Bodwell Grange held Friday evening with Rev. H Macy Whitehead program on St Patrick and Irish songs. Members from Lincoln and Sagadahoc Pomonas attended a supper and school of instruction at Huntoon Hill Grange. Young people will present two one act plays Friday at Bodwell Grange hall with listed local participants. Personal notes cover multiple local residents' activities and illnesses. Weather signs point to spring with kids and kites a feature. A surprise visit from Franklin Sprague and family from Oregon honors Miss Bessie Sprague Small Point. Sprague a WWII veteran with Silver Star and Purple Heart. More neighbors, social visits, and post office updates noted.

West United States Forest Service Bodwell Grange H. Macy Whitehead St. Patrick Lincoln Sagadahoc Pomonas State Grange Huntoon Hill Grange Wiscasset Lillian Blair William Blaisdell Raymond ‘Campbell Thomas Totman Bodwell Grange Hall Sylvia Green Syvilla Wyman Irma Gilman Gerald Wyman Frederick Morse Sylvanus Moore Macy Whitehead Martha Morse George C. Beals Irving Harrington Bath Memorial Hospital Center Richard Thomas Ralph Thomas John Alden Leeds Gordon Alden Sebasto Gertrude Blaisdell Arthur Morse Willire Bleisdell Eleanor Ball Mapleton Stanwood Gilman Mark Harrington George Eversfield Portland William H. Gilman Stanley Spencer Dana Debby Spencer Laconia N. H Boyd Dudley Richard Granville Harrington Billy Priscilla Rainey Lawrence Libby Franklin Sprague Oregon Bessie L. Sprague Small Point Sprague 386Th Field Artillery 9Th Army Germany Herbert Morse Russell Merchant Dudley. Leavitt Bath Meadowbrook

Card of Thanks from Laura Libby

Mrs Laura Libby thanks Bath Memorial Hospital doctors nurses and aides for wonderful care during her stay She also thanks the Red Men friends and neighbors for kindnesses during her illness March 23, 1954.

Bath Memorial Hospital Laura Libby

Cousins Birth in South Portland Named Wayne Victor

Mr and Mrs Gerald Cousins of South Portland announce the birth of a son at Memorial hospital on March 19. The baby weighed eight pounds seven ounces and is named Wayne Victor. Mrs Cousins nee Beverly Black is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Black of Court Street. Mr and Mrs Edward G Morin of Chatham New Jersey are an...

Gerald Cousins South Portland Memorial Hospital Wayne Victor Cousins Beverly Black Andrew Black Court Street

Dromore Extension Meets at Grange Hall on Wednesday

Dromore Extension met at Grange Hall in the St. Patrick era style with green candles and tables. Mrs Eddie Seavey and Mr Anita Gkd field presented Vegetable Fashions and were appointed for the area meeting on March 24 with County Agent Charles Eastman speaking on Better Home Grounds. Public invited, with pies and coffee arranged by Mrs Eva Rogers and team. The afternoon featured Mrs Pauline Belanger and Mrs Moore demonstrating pattern alterations. Next meeting is April 30 with all day session and dinner at noon guided by Miss Haskell and committee members.

Addie Seavey Anita Gkdfield Grange Hall Charles Eastman Lewiston Eastman Eva Rogers Evelyn Beals Annette Sheffield Pauline Belanger Moore West Priscilla Thayer Mildred Rogers Sadie Hiton Haskell

Bath Sister Honored In Englewood Service

Sister M Consuelo Grainger, daughter of Mr and Mrs John G Grainger of 119 Lincoln, professed at St Michael's Novitiate NJ on March 19. She received the black veil and rosary, and will be missioned at St James High School Penns Grove NJ. Rev William F Furlong of Seton Hall University assisted by George A Boland, STD. No first procession. many relatives attended.

M. Consuelo Grainger John G. Grainger

Warning To Truck Owners In Maine Before Inspection

Levi Flint of the Maine Motor Vehicle Division warns Maine truck owners that trucks lacking signal lights will not receive inspection stickers. He notes specific yardstick measurements from the steering post to the body must not exceed limits of 24 inches to the left and 14 feet to the rear. A timely reminder aims to prevent delays and inconvenience from failed inspections.

Augusta Maine Levi Flint Maine Motor Vehicle Division Wee Flint

Parker Head hosts April town event for district spell

Parker Head residents readied for an April 9 district championship spelling test at Woolwich with a 1 30 p m start. The town winner advances to the district meet while families and Scouts gathered at home and nearby towns last weekend for visits and re checks on audiometer tests.

Anne . Hutchins Sharon Warren Doughty Woolwich

Farewell Party for Nancy Harvie Hosted by Susan Scammon

Nancy Harvie daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Harvie of Garden Street was guest of honor at a surprise farewell supper party hosted by Miss Susan Scammon of 1149 Washington Street. The event marked Nancy's move to Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania with her family joining her husband to be transferred. Assisted by Bette Aikenhead the party followed St Patrick's Day themes with shamrock favors and a charm bracelet gift. Attendees included Jean Clancy Joan Clancy Edna Sinclair Patricia Scammon Bette Aikenhead and the hostess.

Nancy Harvie Louis Harvie Garden Street Susan Scammon Edwin Scammon Washington Street Nancy Mechanicsburg Susan Bette Aikenhead North Grammar Harvie Pennsylvania St. Patrick’s Jean and Joan Clancy Edna Sinclair Patricia Scammon Bette Aikenheed

Active Citizen at 83 Keeping Busy Despite Age

Chester C. Aderton of 2 Bedford Street celebrated his eighty third birthday on March 20. Born March 20, 1871, he has labored as a sparmaker, joiner, deputy sheriff from 1913 to 1926, and served Bath police, with others noting his lifelong activity. He remains a constable of Ward 5, operates a workshop, reads local history, and plans to stay active into 100.

Bath Chester C. Aderton Bedford Street Dummer Street Cyrus Aderton Davn & Wiggin Yard Grove Street Kennebec Sagadahoc Carl Milliken Aderton Times People’s Baptist Church Mr. Aderton Minnie Aderton Miss Aderton Carrie Devis Valley Road

Sonny Munsey suffers hand cut sidelining Blues prospect

Warren E. Sonny Munsey, 18, a former Morse standout now with the Kansas City Blues, cut his left hand after slipping from a chair and falling through a hotel window at Lake Wales Fla. He will miss three to five weeks of spring training, with doctors noting a minor infection. Munsey was conditioning for an inter-squad game when the accident occurred and may be reassigned to Norfolk after healing.

Warren E Sonny Munsey Kansas City Blues American Association Morse Norfolk Tars Blues Lake Wales Fla Bath Times Norfolk

Popham Beach News and Coast Guard Notices

Popham Circle met with President Mrs Ellison Moody for an Easter breakfast plan after the Sunrise Service on April 18 at Fort Baldwin. A Coast Guard veteran Engineman 1/c Varnard Flemmings, 47, of Bath, retires after 26 years with medals from Kennebec Life Saving Station. Several locals visitings and cottage gatherings noted, including Harry Cressey at Seguin and Gerald Emery in Lewiston, Bath and Freeport residents at Kennebec Cottages, and various visits to cottages and residences in Woolwich, Bath, Kittery Point, and Augusta.

Popham Circle Ellison Moody Scchoolhouse Fort Baldwin Ernest Oliver H. Macy Whitehead Small Point Church Sys Whithead Lester Oliver Rockland Varnard Flemmings Bath Kennebec Harry Cressey Sally Rainey Phippsburg Center Richard Thomas Meadowbrook Marguerite McNulty Ralph F. Small Peter A. Isaacson Lewiston Stonehouse Blanche Westall Charles Shepard Jesse Munsey Harvey Chubbuck Woolwich Frank Florian Florian Mark Boston Fred H. Spinney Kittery Point Ernest Beals Coast Guardsman Brown Pond Island Pond Island Light, Went To Augusta Monday. ‘Miss Grace Cushing Guy E. Crowey

Coxs Head Dromore Extension Meetings On Fashions And Landscaping

Dromore Extension held a vegetable fashions program at Grange hall last week. This week Charles Eastman and Hilda Haskell presented Landscaping Your Home Grounds at Grange hall to the public with refreshments by the group. The April meeting is set for Friday April 30 with Haskell leading Fabric Facts. Dinner committee members include Priscilla Thayer Mildred Rogers and Sadie Hilton. Attendees included Olga Carlson of Dix Island and Gladys Dozois. Also noted are Richard B R McLanathan of Boston and Coxs Head giving an illustrated talk at Concord Antiqarian Society. Visitors Laurence Thayer and family of Bath spent Sunday at Wyman Farm. Mrs Stanton C Dozois visited Bath Memorial Hospital. Bernard Carlson of Dix Island called on friends in Parker Head.

Donald Wyman Peter Robin Hutchins Anne Jane Ruth Gray Mary Carolyn Charles Wyman Arthur Barkalow Albert Gray Brooklyn N. Y Boston David Snow Clarence Sheffield Thomas Harold Seavey Frank Burnell Bath Olive Deejay Harrington Eugene Ross Peter Bush, Jr Augusta J. A. Darling Judy Jay Lee Edith Clough Mount Vernon Lewis Lowell Carl Peaslee Dresden George Watson Brunswick Bob Perry West Bath Frances Morong Frances Hoar Walter Cushing John Howard L. Hutchins Gordon Alden Russell Turner Portland Eva Hoar Leslie Logan Parker Head William Hodgkins East Boston J. Frank Mezewski USN East Weymouth Mass W. H. Wyman Mellon Gardiner Earl Hamel Edmund Mississippi Jean Hamel USMC Parris Island S. C California Mabel Pushard Rederick Palmer Phippsburg Center Arthur Moore Dromore Extension Grange Hall Charles Eastman Hilda Haskell Dromore Extension Group Priscilla Thayer Mildred Rogers Sadie Hilton Olga Carlson Dix’s Island Gladys Dozois Richard B. R. McLanathan Department of Decorative Arts Boston Museum of Fine Arts Cox Concord, Mass Stephen Wyman Farm Stanton C. Dozois P. Edward DeBery Bath Memorial Hospital Bernard Carlson Dix's Island Friends Parker Head Village

Engagement Announced for Evalyn Moulton and Harry Friedman

Mrs. Dewey Daniels of Warm Springs Georgia announces the engagement of her daughter Mrs. Evalyn V. Moulton to Harry F. Friedman Jr of Palermo. Moulton trained as an Army nurse at Baptist Memorial hospital School of Nursing Memphis and works for the Veterans Administration at Togus. Friedman studied bacteriology at UMass Amherst and mechanical engineering at Northeastern, formerly a research engineer at MIT, now farming with hatching eggs interest. A summer wedding is planned.

Dewey Daniels Warm Springs Evalyn V. Moulton Harry F. Friedman, Jr Palermo Moulton Baptist Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Memphis Massachusetts Institute of Technology

York Yankee Contract and KC Spring Training Invite

York Yankee contract details noted while the player joined Kansas City for spring training workouts. Also mentioned is Mrs. Chester Smith of Frederickton New Brunswick visiting as a guest of her childhood friend and the White family at 1506 Washington Street.

Chester Smith Frederickton, N. B J. A. White Washington Street

Archive yearbook dedicates to Mrs Alden Bass at Bridge Academy

The Dresden yearbook Archive honors Mrs Alden Bass for guiding students toward a fuller life with a curatorship spanning teaching since 1943 and roles as assistant principal and girls activities director. It highlights Farmington State Teachers College reps, student leaders, and faculty contributors. A Dresden Millis Paint Day contest at the variety store, with Clifton Smith as demonstrator, awards prizes to local residents. The Cate family era at the post office ends with Mrs Horace Gilpatrick as postmaster.

Bridge Academy Alden Bass John Weldon Evelyn Budge Joel Weldon Jack Brown University of Maine Priscilla Allen U. of M Thomas B. Bourgois Willis MacComb Anna Tobey Pat Kelley Mary Brown Chester Dorr Harold Austin Carnival Queen Vici Allen Gardiner High School Lincoln County Thomas Bourgois Paris High School Carolyn Thayer Avis Bickford Keith Perkins Dresden Millis Clifton Smith Randolph Clarence Moody Richard Rackliff Samuel McDonald Stanley Meserve Bert Hasson Elmer _ Bailey Ernest Cate Cate Horace Gilpatrick

Corradetti Lowell Wedding Announced in North Carolina

Mr and Mrs Earl F Lowell of Phippsburg announce the marriage of their daughter Sara Pearl Lowell AKAN a WAVE stationed at Norfolk Virginia to Chief Petty Officer Trima John Corradetti USN of Chicago Illinois stationed at the Naval Air Base Norfolk. They wed March 19 at 730 PM in Elizabeth City County North Carolina. The bride wore a blue gown with white accessories. Bridesmaid Ruth Williams Elmira NY wore navy with white accessories. Chief Petty Officer James Gil USN AF was best man. The couple honeymooned at Virginia Beach and plan to remain in service.

Earl F. Lowell Phippsburg Sara Pearl Lowell Norfolk Trima John Corradetti U.S. N Chicago Naval Air Base Elizabeth County N. C Ruth Williams Elmira N. Y James Gil Corradetti Virginia Beach

DeMolay Mother Club to Meet at Masonic Temple

DeMolay Mother Club plans a Thursday evening gathering at the Masonic Temple at 7 30 with president Mrs Ruth Fuller. Agenda includes finalizing plans for the April rummage sale. Refreshments will be served.

DeMolay Mother Club Masonic Temple Ruth Fuller

Also Mentioned on This Page

Edward G. Morin Chatham, N. J Dromore Wednesda Englewood Parker Chester C. Aderton Long Popham Beach Patricia Kelley Barbara Potter Lowell Norfolk Base Your Merchant Marine Mati Latsy Anica Aerive Listitae Prasthiiy Fuison Dariy Museum of Natural History New York City Dean Schwable William €. Dean Washington Col Frank A Schwable Korea Marine Corps Haseen Pismo Pope Pius XI Vatican City
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