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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1951

Page

4

Wiscasset Hometown events and sports wrap

Local notes report plans for a July affair led by Harry L. Bradford as chair with Harold A. Campbell co chair Walter B. Pashard treasurer and Grace McFadden secretary. Wiscasset High baseball puts up two wins 9 2 over Boothbay Harbor and 16 1 over Bristol then hosts South Bristol.

Harry L. Bradford Harold A. Campbell Cochairman Walter B. Pashard Grace McFadden Lawrence B. Haggett Stanton Sherman Bertha Day Frank Adams Harriet Jackson Eunice Adkins Olive Dow Leland Brown Robert MacQueston Madeline Colby Mrs. MacQueston South Bristol Wiscasset Mary Grant Rafter Washington Arambec Lodge I.0.0 Madison Portland Herbert Lermond Edgar Rankin Forrest Lewis Alec Nadeau Forrest Johnson Charles Dunton Leonard Dunton Aaron Tucker, Jr Delmas Leighton Aaron Tucker Canaan Lodge Maine New Hampshire Madison High School Tucker, Jr Leighton Red Cross St. Philip's Church Fred Soule Wiscasset Fish and Game Association Legion Hall W. Philip Munsey I.G.A Marilyn Jackson Priscilla Petrie Madeline Fairfield Congregational Vestry Fifth Street Wiscasset Lumber Co Garrison Hill C.es Tableau Pine Cone Pone Rre Tableaux Rebekah Lodge R Stockford Bros Busi- SS

Local residents return from wintering to Maine homes

Families and guests traveling from Florida New Hampshire Massachusetts and Venice Italy wintered away and returned to their Maine homes in Wiscasset and surrounding towns. Notable moves include E H Woodworth at Pemaquid Point and Vincent C Reed returning to Federal Street. Barbara Petrie elected to Girls State. many visits from relatives and friends in Augusta Portsmouth Natick and Concord. Charles E Cowley recovered from two weeks of illness and joined gatherings.

E. H. Woodworth and Ter Stersburg Fla Pemaquid Point Ethel Bailey Portsmouth N. H Curtis Pearson Vincent C. Reed Fort Lauderdale Federal Street Barbara Petrie Donald M. Petrie Wiscasset High School Waterville Donald A. Cox Natick Mass Leslie Sullivan Donald Tozier Mattie Kidder Augusta Lara Coffin Roy R. Marston Marston Lawrence Marston North Reading Richmond L. White Venice Miss Bellas Charles E. Cowley

Rainbow Girls Attend Grand Assembly in Portland

Miss Hilda Bowers of Bath was installed Grand Sister of Hope at the Maine Grand Assembly held at Portland City Hall. About 300 to 400 delegates from across the state attended the afternoon ceremonial and evening program featuring officer elections and a Rainbow Talent show.

Hilda Bowers Bath Rainbow Assembly of Girls Manuel Bowers North Street Hope Maine Order of Rainbow Portland City Hall Jane Niles Merle C. Niles Middle Street Faith Grand Assembly Evelyn Morse Bath Assembly Eleanor Marks Natalie Hathorne Hathorne Elwood Hathorne Jerolyn Harris New Mexico Pauline Holmsen Freida Legard Sandra Daley Wanetta Estes Patricia Atwood Joan Brooks Jean McKay Martha Wood Florence Fullerton Marion Smith Beverly Coombs Herbert Morse John Gillespie Luther Thompson Sylvia Bowers Zylpha Ritchardson Martha Bertrand Percy Marks

Nazarene Church to Host Revival by Doll Family

Rev and Mrs Armand Doll renowned singers from First Church of the Nazarene Waltham Mass will conduct a service at the local Nazarene church 653 Washington Street Thursday at 730 pm They are prepared to sail as missionaries to Portuguese East Africa this summer The public is invited to attend.

Armand. Doll the Singing Dolls First Church of the Nazarene Waltham Mass Barbados Nazarene Washington Street Doll East Africa

Population milestones from Doomsday to mid-20th century

The text notes William the Conqueror's 1086 census in the Doomsday Book and mentions world population around 1949 estimated by the United Nations as 2.351 billion. It also states Bordeaux, France, as a city of more than 250,000.

William the Conqueror The United Nations Bordeaux

Woolwich Minstrel Show Draws Record Crowds at Day’s Ferry

The Breeze Inn Minstrel Show directed by Mrs. Doris Haley drew about 400 people at P. T. A. hall in Day’s Ferry, a record for a single event. Performances featured a large chorus, six colored waiters, and a diverse lineup of songs, jokes, and specialty acts, with proceeds aiding Woolwich Congregational church society.

Breeze Inn P. T. A. Hall Day’s Ferry Doris Haley Congregational Church Society Woolwich Wiscasset Bath Brunswick Portland Haley Kirk Roberts John C. Anderson Jessie Spaulding Melvin Pratt Keith Crockett Duane Bailey Darkies Horace Wale Merle Jameson William Fogg Ellsworth Colby Westport William Robson Dinah Darktown Strutters Spike Jones Horace Wade Forrest Baker Leon Hathorne Chattanooga Adam Galuza Robert Ramsay Vivian Presley William Stevens Vera Fogg Alice Baker

Nequasset Farm Bureau attends twin county home demonstration week

Attendees from Nequasset Farm Bureau at the East Auburn Grange Hall event on Monday included Mrs. Mary Hall Mrs. Glennell Brown Mrs. Hadassa Glidden Mrs. Georgie Walker Mrs. Gertrude Marston and Mrs. Annie.

Hall Marjoria Woerter Florence Thorne Sadie Bailey Nequasset Choral Group Ruth Dubar Génesta Carter Jerry Edgerley Ruth Cromwell Charlotte Leeman Hilda Wetherington Dorothy Rattleff Merleen Wright Maud Wright Gertrude Marston Pamelia Shaw Marjorie Woerter Nequasset Farm Bureau Good Will Club Twin County National Home Demonstration East Auburn Grange Hall Mary Hall Glennell Brown Hadassa Glidden Georgie Walker Annie

Ainsworths delayed summer reopening due to son’s illness

Mrs. Carol Ainsworth and her Washington DC children planned to reopen their Arrowsic summer home Tuesday but an emergency appendectomy for six year old Bion and subsequent measles hospital admission delayed the trip by about two weeks. Port land visitor Mrs. Allen Pettengill stayed with cousins in Arrowsic as others work on lobster boat housing and lumber projects.

Carol Ainsworth Washington, D. C aArrowsic Bion Ainsworth Allen Pettengill Preble Arrowsie

Man destroys large portion of Earth’s original forests

A report notes extensive deforestation as a man-made destruction of a significant portion of the planet’s remaining forests. The article highlights environmental impact and calls for conservation action.

Blithe Spirit Delights Thespians at Morse High

The Thespians presented Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit at Morse High School Tuesday, praised as the season’s biggest hit. Cast led by Charles Condomine was lauded for strong natural and supernatural performances with Frances Grainger as Madame Arcati, and proceeds benefit Hyde Memorial Home for Crippled Children.

Thespians Morse High School H. Augustus Huse Noel Coward Charles Condomine Mr. Condomine Madame Arcati Ruth Mrs. Bradman Elvira Condomines Benjamin Zimmerman Katherine Legard Mary Haskell Frances Grainger Nathan Watson Elizabeth Shumway Edith Carlene Susler Richard Haskell Albert Thompson Rodney Wright Clifford Russell Sargent Legard Ernest “Bunny” Stanwood Brunswick Bunny Amelise Bourque Edward Butterfield Margaret Butterfield Esther Drummond Roswell Haskell Adele Hoebel Gertrude Zimmerman Margaret Owen F. Waldo Marshall Kathleen Watson Mildred Trott Fannie Clement Charles Hoebel Hyde Memorial Home For

Vege Table Dish and Church Club Meeting Announced

A recipe describes mashing acorn squash and filling a center with hot peas or green lima beans. The Couples' club of Central Congregational church will meet Saturday at seven with a covered dish supper. Co chairmen are Mr and Mrs Harry S Larrabee Jr of West Bath.

Central Congregational Church Harry S. Larrabee, Jr West Bath

Masters Golf Meeting Honors Winners With Plaque Award

The annual Masters Golf event presents gold chevron plaque awards to the winner, while the silver plaque is issued for participation. The ceremony recognizes each participant with the commemorative memento.

Tobacco field may recover after hurricane damage quicker

A tobacco field can rebound within a year by growing a new crop, whereas a Coffee plantation requires five to seven years to recover.

Dresden Community News Delivers Military Enrolments and Local Notes

Local boys listed entering service include Albert Robbins Pearl Brouillette Donald Munsey L B Higgins Ernest James and Eric Brouilliette from Dresden area. Schools reopened April 30 after a one week vacation. Fire at Harrington woods visible for miles. Dowd house rented by Richmond parties. Residents return from Daytona Beach and Boston visits. 4 H clubs Farm Bureau host demonstrations at Methodist church vestry detailing cookies cream cheese sandwiches embroidery and nutrition education.

Albert Robbins 172Nd Int 43Rd Camp Picket Pearl Brouillette Co. C WAC New York Donald Munsey Battery B Camp Stewart L. B. Higgins R. A Fort Dix N. J Ernest James Camp Gordon Eric Brouilletté Dow. Field Bangor George Moody Treasure Island San Francisco Calif N. B. T. Barker Yarmouth Dresden Fire Department Harrington Woods Dowd Richmond Carrie Cornell Daytona Beach Fla Cedar Grove Harriette Carolyn Sheldon Boston Ray Perry H.j.’S Lewiston Charlotte Smith Oscar Bailey Betty Mount S. N USN Eastern River Club Nancy Frey Dolores Dorr Marilyn McCobb Althea Fitch Donna Souviney Pearl Carver Leslie Souviney Farm Bureau 4-H Club Lester Munsey

Wesley Church Women Meet for Monthly Session

The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Wesley Methodist met in the vestry for the regular monthly business meeting and social hour led by President Mrs. Willard McLean. Reports were approved and plans noted for district May events and the Bath Conference.

Woman's Society of Christian Service Wesley Methodist Church Willard McLean Jennie Walker Newport Bath William Hanson Wesley Society Bath Council of Church Women C. C. Sargent McLean Stanley Hunter Andrew Butterfield

Bath Soldier Joins 587th Engineer Maintenance in Germany

Pvt Timothy J Kelliher brother of John M Kelliher of 1204 Washington Street reports for duty with the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Europe. Born in Ireland he was among Maine’s early Selective Service inductees last September and is now assigned to the 587th Engineer Maintenance Company at Hanau Germany.

Timothy J. Kelliher John M. Kelliher Washington Street European Command United States Army Corps of Engineers Pvt Kelliher Ireland United States Army Maine Bath 587Th Engineer Hanau Germany

Staff Sgt Kenneth M Chute Promoted to Technical Sergeant

Staff Sgt Kenneth M Chute received a promotion to Technical Sergeant in the 61st Motor Vehicle Squadron at Rhein Main Air Base Germany. He is the son of Mrs Ralph Bertrand of 22 Floral Street and has served since January 1941 with Pacific theater action in World War II and Germany since May 1950, earning the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with one battle star and the American Defense Ribbon.

Kenneth M. Chute 61St Rhein-Main Air Base Germany Chute Ralph Bertrand Floral Street Air Force Pacific

Harvesters 4-H discuss sewing and village visits in West Bath

West Bath 4-H Harvesters met at leader Mrs. Pauline Belanger home to work on dresses with future meetings planned at Loretta Barter and Littlefield School for poultry films. Local residents attended gatherings at the grange hall including Mrs. Jeanne Fowden and others. Several families visited relatives, and service members returned from furlough, with notes of fishing trips and travel to Biloxi and Fort Dix.

Farm Bureau Bath West Bath Woolwich Phippsburg Auburn Plax Sai Hall East Auburn Monay Esther Tobey Marjorie Woerter Lillian Henderson Ruth Cromwell Pauline Belanger Erma Berry Frances Harrington Sadie Bailey George Oliver Louis Laun Bates Manufacturing Co Twin Counties Harvesters 4-H Club Loretta Barter Littlefield School Edward Robichaud F. W.han Grange Hall Jeanne Fowden Ida Stover Carolyn Rogers Ruth Rogers Lillie Donnell Hazel Wharff Warren Davis Thankful Harris Martinville Edith Burnham Alice Smith Percis Miller Marie Hamblett East Auburn Grange Frank Baird Frank, Jr Judy Diana Boothbay Henry Smith Larrabee’s Grove John Murphy Sebasco Herbert Murphy

Death Notice for Henry Boudreau in Round Pond

Henry Boudreau died at his Round Pond home. He leaves wife Mary and daughter Dorothy. Sons Nery soon to report to the Navy and Gerald serving in Korea with the U S Army. The Boudreaus formerly lived in West Bath.

Henry Boudreau Round Pond Mary Boudreau Dorothy Nery Navy Gerald U. S. Army Korea Boudreaus West Bath

Moody chosen to fill Vandenberg seat in Michigan

Governor C Mennen Williams selects Blair Moody a Washington newspaperman as the Democratic replacement for the late Senator Arthur H Vandenberg. The appointment shifts the Senate count to 50 Democrats and 46 Republicans.

Michigan C. Mennen Williams Washington Blair Moody Arthur H Vandenberg Moody

Bay Point Residents Affected by Storm Shake Cambridge

Bay Point suffered a severe storm that struck a tree near the Hinckley home, causing tremors to several cottages and rattling dishes and beds. The article notes after Spring vacation children returned to school on Wednesday and lists local residents visiting, staying, or attending a hearing in Augusta about Bay Point Village Corp charter repeal.

Arice Hinckley Thomas Hagan T. Steward Kennebec Point Norton Churchill Clayton Taylor Joan Auburn Bay Point Andrew Butterfield Merle Niles Bath Maurice Burns Kenneth Crafts Charles Jane Reed Carroll Deering Christine Williams Morse High Augusta Bay Point Village Corp H. Martin Powers Howard O. Nash Forrest Drake Jean Reed Larry Paul Linda Limington Dwight Furbish Eugene Foster

Informative Talk on Indians Draws Church Audience

Women of Grace Episcopal church heard a Friday afternoon talk by Mrs. Robert P. Frazier about 15 years of missionary work with Indians in the Dakotas and Arizona. She described languages, hospital shifts, education needs, and assimilation trends, noting the impact of intermarriage and government funding shortfalls. Tea and desserts followed as hosts and speakers answered questions.

Women of Grace Episcopal Church Robert P. Frazier St. Philip’s Church Wiscasset Dakotas Arizona

Telephone safety chief speaks to Bakelite Union workers

Charles H. Fairweather safety supervisor for New England Tel and Tel Maine district gave a workplace safety talk Wednesday morning at the Bakelite Division Union Carbide plant. He covered first aid accident correction avoidance and outlined Tel and Tel safety programs applicable to any plant.

Charles H. Fairweather New England

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Mademoiselle Front Street Rainbow Girls Hilda Bowers of Nazarene Church Twin County Farm Bureau WCOU Leeman University of Maine Sagadahoc Charles Leveroni, Jr Charles Leveroni Quincy Harvard College Edith Severoni Herbert Leeman Thomas Reed Freeport Reed Lunt Cumberland Lena Bailey Herbert Reed Berwick Eben Dana Sagadahoc Ferry Charles Severoni Boston Herald Cincinnati Newspaper Guild Severoni Dresden Wesley Church Women Monthly Meeting Elnora Oliver Teddy Mary Doucette Nova Scotia Reginald Farnham G. Niles F. W. Deehan Pfc Richard Renshaw Mrs Senate Grace Parish House Charles M. Tubbs Woman's Auxiliary Roger M. Luke Carroll Watson Harold W. DeLong Abbott H. Redlon Justus H. Miller Frederick E. Drake
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