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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1951

Page

7

Community notices and events across Sebasco and environs

Thursday evening election of officers and State convention reports. Christian Service meets Monday at Parker Head vestry. Bodwell entertainment for Community Welfare with Lillian Henderson and others, followed by a Vic dance. Girl Scout and Small Point Patrol activities including Mother’s Day events. May baskets hung for Catherine Alexander. Stork shower for Mrs William Berry at Phippsburg Center. Various personal visits and gatherings noted from Wellesley Farms to New Meadows camps.

Heer Wil Christian Service Parker Head Vestry Bodwell Agé Lillian Henderson Anita Totman Maurice Pye Carl McIntyre Girl Scout Patrol Sebasco Ida Nordlund Small Point Scout Bodwell Grange Hall Robert Pye Parker Head Catherine Alexander West Point Clifford Pye Philip Chaney William Berry Woolwich Pye Phippsburg Center Raymond Pye Clyde Pye Donald Wallace Philip Wallace Phippsburg Wilson Fitzgerald West Bath Paul Berry Bath Raymond Perry Wellesley Farms Mass T. C. Hughes Gardiner Rogers

Local residents enjoy weekend visits and seasonal prep at coastal towns

Detete and Leapeil inspectors report boats built by Rice Bros near Boothbay Harbor. A parade of residents visit West Point, Sebasco, Meadowbrook, and Small Point for dinners, church services, and cottage stays. Lobster freezing begins at Sebasco Freezers, Inc. Families travel to Lewiston, Bath, and St Stephens while plans for summer homes unfold along New Meadows and Cape Sebasco.

Rice Bros Boothbay Harbor Simmonses D. C Ralph Pee Dudley Leavitt Lewis Alexander Marion Smith West Point P.T.A Richard Cushman Joseph McKane Sebasco Lodge Robert Lowell Alonzo Lowell Sebasco Ipswich Mass Nathan Cushman Sylvester Cushman Sebasco Freezers, Inc Willard Blair Annie Malcolm Clarence Blair Stockbridge Blair Dromore Duncan Farrel New Meadows Lawrence Davis Portland Hospital Meadowbrook Rupert Snowdon Lowell Bernard Plummer Lin Barter Dean Jordan Peter Gagnon Susan McDowell Baldwin Terry Small Point Manley Breck Susan Bree

Four Bath Women Attend Congregational Conference

Four Winter Street Congregational Church delegates Mrs Richard J Schaper Mrs Clifford B Wilband Mrs Lewis F Gannon and Mrs Carl B Swanton spent the week in Belfast for the Congregational Church Conference of Maine. They attended the Women's Fellowship meeting presided by Mrs Robert Lindquist and heard missionary Mrs Joseph L Moulton discuss conditions in India. They joined a conference banquet at First Church Belfast and attended a dedication service with Rev Frederick M Meek as principal speaker.

Richard J. Schaper Clifford B. Wilband Lewis F. Gannon Carl B. Swanton Winter Street India Belfast Lindquist Frederick M. Meek Old South Church Boston

Surprise Party Honors Mrs. McRae

A surprise birthday party was hosted Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Gay Taber in Middle Street for Mrs. Peggy McRae. Guests enjoyed canasta and bridge, cake and ice, with gifts presented and opened for display.

Gay Taber Middle Street Peggy McRae Edna McRae Janet Knight Shirley Swearingen Helen Parshley Theresa Jenkins Forrest Norton Alice Strube

Train Ride Through Brenner Pass Covers 174 Miles

A Brenner Pass journey in the Alps spans 174 miles by rail. The route offers scenic Alpine views and links regions across the pass.

Brenner Pass The Alps

Parker Head school spelling champs compete in town meet

Howard Morong represented Parker Head school as spelling champion with Harriet Wyman as runner up. Six town schools competed with Jeanette Alexander Sebasco crowned, Meverly Hughes Winnegance runner up, and others placing. Alexander and Hughes advance to district May 11 at Nequasset. community events and local visits follow, including a Sunday Mother’s Day service and Parker Head committee meeting May 14.

Howard Morong Parker Phippsburg Ter Harriet Wyman Jeanette Alexander Sebasco Meverly Hughes Winnegance Susan Wallace Westint Laura Libby Alexander Hughes Nequasset School Phippsburg Christian Service Committee Parker Head Vestry Parker Head School C. Gilman Len Hamel W. H. Wyman Russell Turner Dudley Barkalow James Ross H. D. Mank Earl Lowell Charles Blaisdell J. D. Libby Harold Barkalow Herbert Doughty Mary Dannenfelser Eugene Harrington Frances Morong Earl Hamel J. Frank Mezenski Arthur Maxfield Portland Linda Warren Doughty Carole Dale Menk Earl Hemel Judy Canasta Eugene Ross Marion Nadeau Ronald Bath Parker Head Stephen Hirster Lisbon Falls Irene Libby Lewis Lowell Bob Moore Emerson Glidden Lowell Woolwich Grange Leston Harrington Arthur Lear Sanford Joe McCole Jack Hartlett Bill Lowell Clarence Sheffield Jeremiah Bartlett Alston Oliver G. E. Daley New Hampshire Leo Hamel Ashdale W. T. Wyman Rochester N. H Lennie Wallace W. E. Hallett, Jr Elwood Hathorne Clarence Blaisdell Riverside Hall Raymond Brown West Point Arthur Brown Joseph I. Smith

Mrs McMann Family Guests Visit Relatives in York

Mrs Edward J McMann and daughters Marie and Jean of Pleasant street and Sunday at York were guests of Mrs McMann’s sister and husband Mr and Mrs Trafton Swain and children They were accompanied as far as Sanford by Mr McMann who attended a meeting there.

Edward J. McMann Marie Jean Pleasant Street York

Local church service and community notices from Popham area

Sunday church service held at the schoolhouse with next week omitted and Parker Head church hosting a ceremony for Phipps. Various residents discuss moves, visits, and social gatherings at Fort Popham, Kennebec life saving station, and local cottages. A $50,000 pier project for the U S Coast Guard at Fort Popham begins, with wharf construction details.

Parker Head Phipps Ernest Oliver Popham Circle John Wallace Sebasco South Beach Lawrence Taylor Rolalot Taylors Government House Fort Popham U. S. Coast Guard Warren White Nantasket Mass Charles Small Charles Jr Auburn Atkins Bay Nancy Welch George Mains Wiscasset Lincoln Bowie Lisbon J. Clarence Perkins Frank Florian Bath Spinney House Florian Kennebec Roger Oliver Grace Cushing Guy E. Crowley Gail Dixie Oliver Marguerite McNulty Margaret Edith Oliver Russell Sprague Topsham Herbert E. Sprague Fred Small Nanty Welch Fred Spinney Fred H. Waterhouse Lewiston Lester Morse Judy J. C. Perkins Albert Stolpe Douglas Winchester Delia Morey Bert Young Popham Road Stanley Perkins Albert Cook Small Point Portland Stanley W. Perkins Raymond Wyman Ernest Shepard Sally Fairfield Frank D. Scott Bath Memorial Hospital Scott

Cox's Head road works and ship movements reported

Cox's Head road crews scraped the surface Saturday with several bad spots graveled. A large tanker departed Kennebec Friday night and the coal carrier Berwindvale went out after unloading at Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co in Bath. Saturday she collided with the freighter Arizona Sword at the Cape Cod Canal entrance. Berwindvale remained undamaged. Local residents and community notices follow with visits and meetings in Bath and surrounding areas.

Cox's Head Kennebec Berwindvale

Coruss Street Church Holds 1951 52 Annual Meeting

Corliss Street Baptist church held its annual meeting after a Thursday supper with 50 members and friends present. Rev. Arvid L. Anderson moderated, reports were read and accepted, officers elected for 1951 52, and seven delegates named to Bowdoinham Association meeting May 8. A certificate was awarded to Wilfred Chaney for long service and a letter from Roy Lutz Jr. was read. Meeting adjourned at nine.

Corliss Street Baptist Church Arvid L. Anderson Jessie Norton Agatha Lennox Harold Walker Communion Fund Silas Plant Marie Berry Alice Stilphen Isabelle Small Sterling Bible Ruth Ames Far Lillian Plant Louise Taylor Ernest Brown Amanda King Mildred Walker William Paisley, Jr Theresa Hill Milfred Chaney Jessie - Oesee Mildred Stuart Vivian Plant Wilfred Chaney Roy Lutz, Jr Armed Service Camp Stewart

Morse High cash share from Western Maine tourney grows

Morse High School received 478.24 dollars plus 136.50 expense money from the 1951 Western Maine Basketball Tournament. Principal Raymond W. Farnham says income exceeded Lewiston’s tally and Maine Principals' Association reports 13,000 dollars profit from all tours this year. Teams travel far and may stay as guests for all three games, with expenses covered regardless of wins.

Morse High School Farnham Principals’ Association

Bath Garden Club Guest Event At Old Bristol Meeting

Bath Garden club members receive an invitation to visit the Old Bristol Garden club for a Thursday afternoon meeting at 2 30 hosted by Mrs Gordon Merriam at Old Blueberry Farm on Old Bristol road. Elroy Guss of the U S Department of Agriculture will speak on Soil Conservation. Mrs Vernon Miller, recently released from Memorial hospital, plans surgery at Maine General Hospital on May 16.

Bath Garden Club Old Elroy Guss U. S. Department of Agriculture Vernon Miller Memorial Hospital Center Street Maine General Hospital Portland

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