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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1950

Page

5

Bath residents active in PTA and social events

North Center PTA members attend sessions at the State Parent Teacher convention in Augusta with a tea at the Blaine House and a Worster House gathering in Hallowell. Local families and guests travel between Bath, Augusta, and other towns for memorials, dances, and community events through May.

Merton Bradway John Greene, Jr Ed Hooker William Vis Harry Allen Milliken Alfred Caton Joseph Arsenault H. Kenneth Smith Jove Singer North Center P. T. A State House Blaine House Worster House Hallowell Ada Cross Frances Jewett Ruth Leavitt Ethel Blake Woolwich P. T. A Augusta Friay Lloyd Hooker Kenneth Smith Ames Wooster House

Mrs. Everett Wallace Improves After Bath Bus Crash

Mrs. Everett Wallace of 478 Middle Street has shown improvement after being treated at Memorial hospital since April 21 following injuries from a Bath bus collision at Washington and Vine streets.

Everett Wallace Middle Street Memorial Hospital Washington and Vine Streets

Lander Family Member Returns After Albion Funeral

John W. Lander Sr of Harvard Street returned home Saturday after attending the funeral of his father Willis E. Lander of Albion.

John W. Lander Harvard Street Willis E. Lander Albion

Mrs Thistle of Boothbay and Phipsburg Hospitalized in Portland

Mrs. Robert Thistle of Boothbay and Phippsburg is a surgical patient at a hospital in Portland.

Robert Thistle Boothbay and Phippsburg Porthland

Out of town funeral guests reach from coast to coast

Among the attendees were Beauregard Jr of Newton Mass George A Pickle of Montreal Que Canada and Miss Charlotte Sawyer along with other relatives and friends from Boston Portland Fal mouth Skowhegan and South Windham. Local residents and church groups were noted at meetings in Biddeford Bath and Sanford with several weddings and visits to family in Maine and New England.

R. Addison Morse High School Raymond W. Farnham Mr. Addison Farmingdale Maine Superintendent’s Association Mr. Farnham Hallowell Maine High School Principals Association Beth J. Moore Albert Thayer Braintree Mass John Kelley Portland Alfred Hunt Falmouth Charles Kinney Skowhegan

Four Machias youths arraigned after Boston weekend crash

In Bath Municipal Court, Donald Donaghy and three companions were arraigned after a Route 201 crash near Cathance bridge. Donaghy found guilty of driving under the influence. the others guilty of intoxication. All claimed innocence in court.

Boston Machias Bath Municipal Court Topsham Cathance Bridge Donald R. Donaghy East Machias Gardiner R. Deering George F. Bowers Wilbert S. Wynot, Jr Andrew C. Geel George C Buzzell Buzzell Edward C. Belanger Belanger Sharp & Dohme Cathance Wilbert S. Wynot Wynot Donald Donaghy

Bath Thespians Score a Hit in Craig’s Wife Play

Betty Shumway as Mrs Harold and Janice Knight as Ethel Landreth lead a Bath Thespians performance of Craig’s Wife directed by H Augustus Huse. George Kelley’s script and a Hyde Memorial Home benefit provided the context for the three act reception scene.

Betty Shumway Mr. Haskell Mr. Brown Craig Birkmire H. Augustus Huse the_Hyde Memorial Samuel French Company George Kelley

Mrs Edmund Robinson Is Hospitalized At Memorial

Mrs Edmund Robinson of Cobbroad remains a surgical patient at Memorial hospital with her condition described as stable and progressing in recovery status.

Roland Robinson Summer Street Memorial Hospital Edmund Robinson Cobbroad The

Maine Motorists Pay 18 Million Dollars a Year

Donald Emero of Bath was re elected chairman of the Sagadahoc County Petroleum Industries Committee at a Sedgwick meeting. Leroy Snowdon of Augusta, executive secretary, urged repealing federal auto excise taxes and outlined Maine highway funding issues and proposed reforms to highway classification and cost apportionment. A slide film titled Its Your Business was shown and several officers and committees were elected.

Donald Emero Bath Sagadahoc County Petroleum Industries Committee Sedgwick Leroy T. Snowdon Maine Petroleum Industries Committee Augusta Maine State of Maine United States Highway Fund New England State Highway Commission Snowdon State of Maurice Wheeler Richmond Lawrence Small Edward Sewall Sidney Higgins Roland D. McIntosh Woolwich J. Walter Snipe Olin Pankhurst Herbert Fogg Edgar G. Hancox Edmond J. Ingalls P. L. Pert Howard Kirkpatrick

Wesley Church Pastor Gets Reappointment

Rev. Dr. C. Clifford Sargent will begin his third year at Wesley Methodist church after a reappointment by Bishop John Wesley Lord at the Maine Annual Conference in Biddeford. He was elected to multiple Conference boards and commissions and praised for church growth.

Wesley Methodist Church Maine Methodist Church Biddeford Willard McLean Merle Niles William Temple Lissa H. Dearborn Stanley R. Hunter Walter Upham Omsh Snipe Marjorie Knight William C. Hanson Jack Waterhouse Carl Backman Charles Hanson Patsy Morse C. Clifford Sargent Sargent Wesley Church John Wesley Lord L. L. Boobar Board of Evangelism H. F. Aldrich R. L. Hart Pittsburgh

West Bath Grange members attend Past Lecturers Night

Joseph W. Larrabee Mrs. Marietta Wilson and Mrs. Ethel Mac Donald were among West Bath grange members at Topsham grange for Past Lecturers Night on Saturday.

Joseph W. Larrabee Marietta Wilson Ethel MacDonald West Bath Grange

Bath Council of Church Women holds May Fellowship Day

The Bath Council of Church Women met Friday at the Salvation Army hall for May Fellowship Day. Mrs. Harold Walker opened with devotions, Mrs. Richard Klimoff led the Army history, and speakers outlined clothing drives, nutrition education, maternity wear, and financial drives. Tea concluded the event with broad church participation and a call to enroll in the "First Million" initiative.

Bath Council of Church Women Salvation Army Hall Harold Walker Corliss Street Church Arthur Packard Beacon Street Church Packard Jason A. Merrill Central Church Frank Lamb Louis A. Dole Flemming Proctor Salvation Army Richard Klimoff Bath Bath Council of Church Women Dole Klimoff Walter Upham Wesley Church Christ Merrill

Bath residents host visitors and plan new home at Indian Point

Georgetown residents hosted guests from Bath and Danvers while several Bath visitors spent time in town. A house is planned at Indian Point by James Higgins of West Roxbury with an artesian well already drilled, as relatives and locals note upcoming arrivals and repairs.

Cosmopolitan Club Program Highlights Poems and Talks

Mrs. William Dennison read selections from Maine Heritage by Elizabeth Hartsgrove and Ruth Forbes at a Cosmopolitan club meeting. Mrs. Forbes read Transplanting which won first prize in a contest judged by Rob ert P. Tristam Coffin. An evening talk by President Mrs. Moffat discussed why women engage in legislative procedure.

William Dennison Maine Elizabeth Hamilton Hartsgrove Ruth Alexandria Forbes Cosmopolitan Club Hartsgrove Forbes Kate the Stars Abby Frederick Moffatt The Progressive Union Fred Quimby Charles Small Abbott Redlon Ernest Bailey, Jr Arthur Burgess Redlon Rogers Hardware Store Emerton Gross Cosmopolitan Garden Club Granville Colby Frank Cutting Clarence Davis

Summer visitors and house notices in Shoreham region

Mrs. Perley Keith and others with summer homes visited Rob inhood and Westport plans. J A Bean of Lexington visits son Allan Bean while Vincent and Walter MacMahon were Bath visitors. Congressman Charles Nelson spent weekend at Little River camp. The Peter son household hosted dinner with the Le Moirs at Little Good Harbor as grounds are to be improved. Mrs Philo Calhoun arrives at Little River home awaiting husband at Mass General. George Cowers return with daughter Edith Laura from Maine General. Heald family and Clayton Heald travel to Vassalboro to see Miss Louise Peterson.

Perley Keith Marjorie Hockwell Robinhood Westport J. A. Bean Lexington Mass Allan Bean Vincent Walter MacMahon Bath Charles Nelson Augusta Little River Roland E. Peterson J. Willebeck le Moir Little Good Harbor Philo Calhoun Bridgeport George Cowers Portland Edith Laura Maine General Hospital Harry Heald Belle Heald Clayton Heald Vassalboro Louise Peterson

West Bath Social Scene Highlights at Bath Memorial Hospital

Mrs. Leon Pennell and Mrs. Albert Desmond visited Bath on Friday evening. Weekend guests included Laurance Burnham of Kittery staying with Irving Burnham and family. Gardiner visitors Keith Whitmore joined F. W. Deehan family on Sunday. Murphys visited Joseph Smiths in Wiscasset. Carl Graves Jr and David with Linda visited Sulelia Pray and John Frey in Dresden.

Bath Memorial Hospital Leon Pennell Albert Desmond Bath Henry J. White Laurance Burnham Kittery Irving Burnham B. F. Whitmore Keith Gardiner F. W. Deehan Herbert Murphy Joseph Smith Wiscasset Carl Graves Carl Jr David Linda Sulelia Pray John Frey Dresden

Public Safety Officials Meet Bowdoinham Fire Department

Sagadahoc county Civil Defense director Roy G. Stewart and actor W Turner met with Bowdoinham Fire Department Monday night to outline defense program parts for fire police wardens and observers. Similar programs have been held in Georgetown West Bath South Woolwich and Richmond.

Roy G. Stewart Sagadahoc County Civil Defense Ceeney Bowdoinhamn Bowdoinham

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