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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1952

Page

3

Community notices and events from Langdon Hill area

May 17 observation post to be manned 24 hours. May Day breakfast and a May Basket for the Home for the Aged discussed. High school dance Friday with Have Ner’s orchestra. Parent Teachers meet Monday at the high school and plan a July booth fundraiser. May 16 school event in third room with a committee led by Mrs Eunice Adams. Lincoln Little League division meeting with 40 candidates. two teams to form. Steak House Inn at Ox Corner opens under View hotel management. Philip’s Woman’s Auxiliary held rummage. Memorial Day address by Rensel H. Colby at South Paris. Lincoln County Fish and Game to hold semiannual meeting at Huntoon Hill range. chicken supper served. St Philip’s Woman’s Auxiliary installs coffee urn and range. United Thank Offering service at St Philip’s. St Andrew’s Auxiliary to visit Newcastle. Birthday party for Mrs Sewall at Mr and Mrs Boylston Hutchins’ home on Lee Street with 30 guests and two birthday cakes. One resident is able to be out after a month.

Nning Obserion Langdon Hill Southard Little League Havener Eunice Adams Bertha LeBourdais Cora Sutter Ava Bara Louise Soule Lincoln Little League Stanton Sherman Ox Corner View Rockland Philip’s Woman’s Auxiliary Rensel H. Colby South Paris Wiscasset

Frances Brookings Dies At Home After Illness

Frances Brookings wife of Everett G Brookings died at her home Saturday after more than a year of illness. Services were held at Cowley Funeral Parlors Wednesday afternoon with interment in Greenlawn family lot. Surviving are husband a son E Randall Brookings of Anna four daughters Frances G Orr Connecticut Dorothy Pendleton Massachusetts Kathleen R Reed Boothbay Harbor and Florence M Connors Wiscasset and nine grandchildren. Also noted is the death of Leota Marston Ward formerly Leota Munsey Wis casset and a graduate of Wiscasset Academy.

Frances Brookings Everett G. Brookings Cowley Greenlawn County Birch E. Randall Brookings Anna Frances G. Orr Connecticut Dorothy Pendleton Massachusetts Kathleen R. Reed Boothbay Harbor Florence M. Connors

Montsweag Extension Women Hold Silver Tea At Woolwich Good Will Club

The Montsweag Extension Association hosted a silver tea at the Woolwich Good Will club on Friday afternoon, drawing members and friends from Woolwich, Bath, and nearby communities. The event featured a fashion style show with garments made by members, an exhibit of men's shirts, and a Palm Beach tailored suit by Mrs. Zina Eaton, with proceeds supporting the society's needs.

Montsweag Extension Association Good Will Club Woolwich Bath Wiscasset Brian M. Jewett Wilbur Crocker Pern Pert Zina Eaton Nelson Rice Norman Drummond Earl Dow Earl Rosenwald Roy Loeschner Lemuel Preble Perleston Pert William P. Kelley Perley Ater Louis Kondos William Mennealy Duncan McInnes June Labbie Forest Baker Palm Beach

Inner Wheel Meets At Mrs Wade's On Front Street

ENNER WHEEL met Thursday at the home of Mrs. Earl Wade with co hosts Mrs. William Skelton Mrs. Milton Stephenson and Mrs. Ralph Warren. After business a Seotech auction was held and a May 15 meeting with former member Mrs. Dominic Tardif in Lewiston was announced. Absentees may call Mrs. Loring Additon for transportation.

Inner Wheel Earl Wade Front Street William Skelton Milton Stephenson Ralph Warren Seotech Dominic Tardif Lewiston Loring Additon

Woolwich and Day's Ferry Community Notices

Day's Community club meeting at the clubhouse approved a card party and table seating for eighteen. Improvements at the hall include a kitchenette with papering paint and shelves. Attendees included Capt. and Mrs. Frank J. Walker and many neighbors.

Teen Age Sewing Circle Holds Judging Contest

The Teen Age Sewing Circle met Tuesday with Mrs. Granville Colby on Quimby Street. They corrected their judging contest with Martha winning for a buttonhole and receiving lipstick as a prize, with all members present.

Granville Colby Quimby Street Martha

Dairying talk and 4 H cookies fund drive noted

The column lists several local happenings including a talk on dairying and 4 H club cookies passed to raise funds for the L F. Y. E. Fund to send a Twin County boy to Europe to study farming methods. It also records births, confirmations, visits, and family news across Bath and West Bath.

Twin County Europe Wilbur Fowden Fowden Bath Memorial Hospital Durward Bowie Largo Fla Ralph Baker Woolwich Leon Belanger West Bath Jeanette Boudreau St. Mary’s Church Bath Marshall Boudreau West Bath Grange Yarmouth Grange Saturda Grovers Trafton Swain Deborah Mar

Arrowsic Mothers Club Meeting Recap

Arrowsic Mothers Club met Thursday evening at the school to discuss upcoming activities and arrange volunteer help for the community. Members reviewed plans for fundraising, child safety events, and a book drive, with emphasis on parent involvement.

Arrowsic Mothers Club

Bath Y M C A Bike Rodeo Tops Week of Safety

About 150 boys participated in the Bath Y M C A Bicycle Rodeo the second year the agency conducted the event. Diana Loneley was judged best all around rider. Maurice Clark chaired the rodeo committee with judges Jerry Doyle Jack Bettis Richard Talbot Sonny Fuller Tommy Mc Donough Eddie Wilson and Dick Davis.

Bath Y Maurice Clark Cipal North Grammar L Jerry Doyle Jack Bettis Richard Talbot Sonny Fuller Tommy McDonough Eddie Wilson Dick Davis

West Bath Grange Refreshes with Skit and Songs

West Bath Grange presented a program including readings by Mabel Judy and Linda and performances of Peter Cotton Tail May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You Hey Good Looking April Showers by Bethel Estes and Deep Purple piano solo by Patricia Mulcahy. A skit The Old Maid and the Burglar featured Alice Smith and Pauline Belanger. The Penny March was won by Joyce Stover. John Howe read the closing thought.

Ters Mabel Judy Linda Peter Cotton Tail Bethel Estes Patricia Mulcahy Alice Smith Pauline Belanger Joyce Stover John Howe

Birthday Party for Nancy Allen in Bath

Miss Nancy Allen daughter of Sam Burgess celebrated a birthday with Mr and Mrs Burgess and their daughter from Green Street Bath in attendance.

Nancy Allen Sam Burgess Green Street Bath

Grass Fire Checked Near City Dump Road

A still alarm at 11.10 Tuesday morning sent Engines 2 and the ladder truck to a grass fire along the road leading off High Street to the city dump.

High Street

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