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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
7
The Phippsburg scene includes a Red Bird Girl Scout picnic near Parker Head, Sebasco Estates post office expansion work led by N A Cushman, and updates on route riders and local residents. 4 H club activities, road oiling plans, tax rate guidance, and obituaries accompany reports on Meadowbrook and Small Point areas.
The piece lists residents moving between homes in Gloucester and Meadowbrook, with families such as Bowker, Koski, Cushman, and Ball changing residences. It notes Harold Koski and Joyce Koski moving from Averu pe to Stoneybrook, Nathan Cushman occupying the former Beals farm in Sebasco, and a April 23 marriage of Eleanor Cook and Fred Ball in Presque Isle with attendance by their daughter and son in law Oscar Kierstead.
Fred J. Baldwin of Wiscasset pleaded guilty in Municipal court to reckless driving and was fined $50 plus $9.10 costs or 30 days in Augusta jail. He received 30 days probation to pay the fine and costs after state trooper Herbert Mariner of Topsham alleged speeds up to 90 mph on Route One and a sequence of high speed maneuvers. Ralph Harford of Bath faced larceny by embezzlement charges for converting $5 entrusted to him by Bath Fuel Co. A Bath woman case of assault and battery was postponed to Wednesday. Four young men appeared for probation violations, all having paid remaining fines and costs.
Lester Reynolds spoke to North-Center P.T.A. at Grace church on innovations in the junior high. The plan includes parental letters, questionnaires, and a student comparison set to form a guidance program. A safety patrol system was started. playground games were dropped due to space. Delegates to the National PTA convention in Boston May 18–22 include Mrs Isadore Singer, Mrs Louis A. Dole, and Mrs Joseph I. Smith.
Mrs Walter H Bowker of High street entertained the Junior Mis ers on Tuesday evening, hosting a local social gathering with neighbors and friends.
Parker head leads Brownies meeting with a nature walk. Miss Robie plans Friday gathering due to travel. Girl Scouts raise funds by cookie sales. Church school, visitors, and a long list of locals attend events and visits across Bath and neighboring towns.
Miss Betty Cummings returned to school after illness. Mrs. Harry L Nye and daughter passed Wednesday in Camden with Mrs. Sherwood Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. Harry N Wright of Hollywood’s Laurel Canyon visited Bath friends. The Burnham and Fogg families spent the weekend with Erving L Burnham. Mrs. Lennox and infant Patricia Jean returned home after birth at Memorial hospital.
Westport Mrs Mart O Webber and Miss Maud Webber dined with Mr and Mrs Paul P Hilton in Alna on Sunday. Several families and visitors travel from Massachusetts and Connecticut to stay or visit in town. Notable moves include Laurence Highfill moving into Edward Cromwell's North End house and Mr Wardwell hosting summer guests on State road.
Rotary luncheon hearers learn of Sagadahoc and coastal five county cooperation in the Maine Legislature. Miss Elizabeth Deering cites Carlton Bridge toll removal, Bath Nautical Training School prospects, and Governor Sewall’s accessibility.
The annual District No. 14 Odd Fellows gathering will be hosted by Pejepscot Lodge in Brunswick on Thursday. Walter J. Norton of Bath leads the event with a committee including William C. Randall and Orrin Benson. The group meets at 6 p.m. to depart for Brunswick and supper at 6.30 p.m. served by Evening Star Rebekah Lodge. The main event is conferring the third degree on six Brunswick and Wiscasset candidates by Fraternity Lodge of Woodfords under Johnston Heskett.
Mrs Edgar W Oliver of 30 High Street will entertain the Squaw club Thursday night. Mr and Mrs Robert P Manson of Phippsburg road motored to Bangor Sunday with their daughter Susan who returned after two weeks with them. Mr Farrell, a member of Bangor’s Fifth Street junior high school physical education department, returned Sunday night from Atlantic City New Jersey where he attended a national convention.
Popham Beach sees an early season start with visitors arriving from Maine and New York. Residents and summer guests, including Ledgewood’s Bobby Hyde and Stone House hosts, gather at cottages along the south shore as families plan summers, repairs, and social visits while roads and services see spring maintenance.
Rev Harry Warren McIntire son of Mr and Mrs Clarence McIntire of Harris Rhode Island was ordained to the Baptist ministry at Fiskeville Tabernacle Baptist church last week Over 225 attended the ordination and a reception followed He has pastored the Fiskeville church for ten years and preached at Corliss Street church in Bath on Sunday The service included remarks by Rev Walter B Greene and presiding by Rev William T Green and a poem by Rev Elwyn P Taylor The occasion revived memories of the McIntire family and Corliss Street connections
The Bath Ministerial Association discussed forming a local council as part of the Maine Council of Churches. A committee was appointed, chaired by Rev. Raymond G. Putnam, to study practicability. Resignations of Rev. Jesse Kenderdine and Charles T. Brown were noted with thanks and best wishes.
Mrs Rose Hupper, tenants Har bor, and son George Hupper of Boston, have returned after a brief visit with Mrs Hupper's daughter Mrs Victor Pert and family on upper High street.
Donald Johnson of Poland has been hired to assist D H I Supervisor Norman Hamlin of Turner and to test dairy herds in Sagadahoc and nearby Androscoggin counties. Johnson, a 4 H member and Edward Little High School graduate, begins next week after training at the University of Maine under Ralph Corbett. He aims to recruit new members and may test additional herds with prompt applications to County Agent C L Eastman.
Okaiyoka Red Rose and Pine Tree Troops aided serving at the Blaine Mansion tea hosted by Mrs Sumner Sewall during a regional adults in Girl Scouting conference. Governor Sumner Sewall attended the Friday banquet. sessions continued Saturday with remarks by Mrs James L. Faden.
Joseph H. Madden discovered a pure white carrier pigeon perched on his car in the Andrews road garage. The bird bore a metal leg band with a serial number, suggesting long flight. Madden will return it to the owner if ownership is proven by the band. otherwise he plans to release it.
Horace P Morse of 10 West Street joins Bath Iron Works Corp after wartime service as first class machinist. He has spent 12 years as route manager for Cushman Baking Co and previously worked at Hyde Windlass Co. Rev W Rev and Mrs Tubbs are guests of Rev W E Patterson at St Saviours rectory Bar Harbor Wednesday and Thursday.
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