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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1951

Page

8

Parker Head Vestrymeeting and community notices

The Parker Head vestry held a Monday meeting with 14 members. Reports from officers and Rev. Macy Whitehead were accepted. May 25 starts the annual financial campaign. Girl Scout events included a Mothers party at Small Point and a fly up ceremony planning session. A movie at town hall and PTA project donations were announced along with several personal items and visits.

Wane Christian Service Parker Head Vestry Macy Whitehead Clifford Pye Orville Lozier Congregational Christian Conference Girl Scout Christian Service Committee Winslow Rock Garden Inn Parker Head Church Riverside Hall Boy Scouts of Phippsburg Bath Small Point Brownies Linda Gilliam West Point Girl Scouts of Sebasco P.T.A Phippsburg Center School Phippsburg Center Projector Farm Bureau Clarence Scholfield

Parker Head Community Activities Highlight Mothers Day

Parker Head P T A to show The Enchanted Forest at 1 30 p m at the Sao oh A collection will be taken. Parker Head church hosts Mothers Day service with solos and prayers. Dozens attend annual church cleaning then supper in the vestry. Upcoming events include May 23 meeting, May 18 and June 1 food sales to fund a bus trip to Old Orchard.

Phippsburg P. T. A Enchanted Forest Tay E Sao Oh Ree Small Point Cox Head Parker Head Parker Head Church Sandra McEann Joyce Gray Sally Lowell H. D. Mank Earl Lowell H. Macy Whitehead Parker Head P. T. A Herbert Doughty Phippsburg Christian Service Committee

Bath Water District Builds New Wharf at Old Grain Co Site

Along the Bath waterfront north of Bath Iron Works the Bath Water District is constructing a new wharf on the old Bath Grain Co building site. The building has been razed, the site filled to grade, and piling installed. Carlton D. Reed of Woolwich is the contractor.

Bath Iron Works Bath Water District Bath Grain Co Water District Carlton D. Reed Woolwich

Hart Family Guests for Mother's Day in Dixfield

Mr and Mrs Wallace Hart of Dixfield were Mother’s Day guests of Mrs Hart’s parents Mr and Mrs Leon Eaton of Oak Street. Mrs Hart was formerly Miss Phyllis Eaton of this area. Mr Hart is a manual training instructor at Dixfield High School.

Wallace Hart Dixfield Hart Leon Eaton Oak Street Phyllis Eaton This Oe Mr. Hart Dixfield High School

Mother's Day services and community notes in Parker Head area

Mother's Day church service at Parker Head drew a good crowd from Phippsburg. Numerous local residents and families were mentioned visiting, with events at the vestry, a pre-nuptial party for Gretchen Beebe, and social visits across Bath, Winnegance, and nearby towns.

Coxs Head Social Roundup Sees Local Visits

Mrs Aaron Batchelder and son Carlof Stratton called on her daughter and son in law Edwin Hill at the Moore home. Edward Thomas and son Frederick spent Thursday in Augusta. Goodwins return to their summer home after a Wolfeboro winter. Lewis Lowell visited Mrs Ethel Moore. Goodwins toured Rockport and Camden. Ernest Wood of Bath visited his cottage. Mrs Sarah Wilbur returned from Eastland Portland with her daughter and family Charles Robbins and Robert from Waltham Mass. The Tannafords of East Lynn spent the weekend at their summer home. Dr Earle Perkins of Cranberry Point spent Sunday with them.

J. K. Bowker Eugene, Jr K. Bowker Thistles Allen Little Bath Bernard Henderson Bertha Wyman Hampton Gardner Rogers Carrie Little Sebasco Robert Whitehead Brightwater Macy Whitehead Eugene Bowker Cindy Cecil Fullerton Bowker Portsmouth Tech George A. Sprague Topsham Sprague Homestead Constance Peters Newton Center Mass Small Point Herbert Lemont Wright Cottage Smal Point Charles Stevens Alfred Walter Cushing Florence Rollins John Perkins Dennis Rodney Brewer Rodney, Jr Rhode Island F. A. Libby Albert Gray Harvey Gray Roslindale Lizzie Gray Sedgewick Sam Sternberg Herbert Bassett Leston Harrington Frank Burnell J. Albert Young F. P. Young Mertie Sheperd George Watson L. F. Lowell Lowell Bob Moore Shepherd Brunswick Frances Morong Howard Frances Hoar Earl Hamel Judy James Diane Hamel West Point Popham Harold Barkalow Arthur and Dudley Arthur Lear New Jersey Mr. Barkalow Leo Hamel Ashdale J. F. Mezenski Laurence Hoyt West Baldwin H. D.mank Sandra Mank Joyce Gray Phippsburg Laura Wyman Wiscasset Bernard Wyman Melvin Wyman Kenneth Kent Irvin Ormsby North Berwick David Boucher Willie Doughty Albert Seth Doughty, Jr Portland Herbert Worrey Herbert Cumberland Arthur Brown Carl Bachelder Louisiana Edwin Hill Parker H. D. Mank Clarence Sheffield Nequasset Farm Bureau George Wilson W. A. Lowell Dorothy Cushing Earl Lowell Lewis Lowell Bill Lowell George Laurence Morong Bodwell Grange Hall Clyde Moore Rose Marie Eugene Ross Harold Rogers Parker Head Church Christian Service Groups Parker Head Vestry Frank D. Scott Ernest Oliverers Pophamohn Wallace South Beach U. S. Coast Guard Kennebec Fort Baldwin Gobel Isaacson Fred Spinney Sea Side Spinney House White Spot John H. Beebe Gretchen Beebe Wakefield Arthur Bowker Pine Street Leah Bowie Meadowbrook Lester Oliver Spruceville Parker Head Sunoco Woolwich Walter E. Sprague Stanley W. Hyde Cornish Herbert E. Sprague Lester Morse Winnegance William Gilman J. Clarence Perkins Nancy Welchland George Mains George Barnes Ledgewood Landing L. J. Preney Arthur Stephen Greve Stephen Frank Florison Boston George Msins Nancy Welch Jesse Munsey Bath Memorial Hospital Stanley Wallace Dunlap Hatch F. H. Waterhouse St. Petersburg Fla Marguerite McNulty Arthur Moore Stanley W. Perkins Mirs Raymond Wyman Aaron Batchelder Carlof Stratton Moore Home Edward Thomas Frederick Augusta Martin F. Goodwin Wolfeboro N. H Ethel Moore M. F. Goodwin Rockport Camden Ernest Wood Sarah Wilbur Eastland Charles ‘Robbins Robert Ofr Waltham C. Harry Tannaford East Lynn Earle B. Perkins Cranberry Point H. Martin Powers Katherine Powers Henry Powers Mina Hinckley Sumner Mains Madison Moore Madison, Jr William Adams Louisa Howard Bay Point Robert Graffam West Bath L. M. Spinney Dwight Furbish

Swett Danforth wedding at Grace Church Saturday

A candlelight ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church united Miss Barbara Isabel Danforth of Bath and Alton Perry Swett of West Boothbay Harbor in a single ring wedding. The event featured a white nailhead taffeta gown, bridal parties, and a reception at 1075 High Street with out of town guests from multiple states. The couple left for a White Mountains trip following the ceremony.

Grace Episcopal Church Barbara Isabel Danforth Bath Alton Perry Swett West Boothbay Harbor Charles M. Tubbs Maurice Hutchins Virginia Musk Parker Jane Reed Pittsfield Ruth F. Haskell Auburn Richard W. Haggett Boothbay Harbor Frank W. Danforth, Jr Orono Nathan Mitchell Eugene Stover Graydon Fowles Wiscasset Frank Wilton Danforth High Street Morse High Westbrook Junior College Farmington State Teachers College Rockland High School Chester Allen Swett University of Maine Tau Beta Pi Phi Kappa Phi U. of M

Bath board hires three Farmington graduates for teaching

The Bath Board of Education elected Elizabeth Murphy Gerald Briggs and Robert Carter as teachers for Bath schools. All will receive Farmington State Teachers College diplomas in June. Briggs and Carter are World War II veterans. They fill vacancies from resignations and leaves at North Grammar Weeks Street and add a fifth grade section next year.

Bath Board of Education Farmington State Teachers College Bath Elizabeth Murphy Rumford Gerald Briggs Waterville Robert Carter Augusta Farmington Briggs Carter Alena Fraser North Grammar Stairs Weeks Street

Wells Go Dry After Thunder Storm In Bay Point

A severe thunder storm dried wells in Bay Point for days, sparking worry about water flow. An expert warned lightning can alter water veins causing temporary or permanent stoppage until sand and rock fragments settle. After about a week the wells refilled, visitors and locals shared news of activity and gatherings in Bath, Portland and Brunswick.

Pottle family records three new grandmothers in a week

Mrs. Alice Pottle of 7 Huse street sees three relatives become grandmothers within seven days. On May 4 Richard Earl Holderness was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holderness. May 8 Mary Pottle’s daughter Mrs. Brown welcomed a girl, Sheryl Elaine Brown. May 9 a daughter Karen Fay Thompson was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thompson. Mrs. Thompson is Barbara Jean Holderness, daughter of Mrs. Pottle.

Alice Pottle Huse Street Edward Thompson Memorial Hospital Thompson Barbara Jean Holderness Pottle Joseph Brown Brown Mary Pottle Karen Fay

Morse High Alumni Plans Banquet Change of Date

The Morse High School Alumni Association executive committee met at president Edward R. Andrews home and decided the annual banquet will be held Thursday June 14 instead of Tuesday as first planned.

Ossipee Family Guests Visit Mrs Burns in Washington

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jordan and daughter Dorothy of Ossipee New Hampshire visit Mrs Bernice Burns on Washington Street along with C Mank of Portland and Mrs Maude Woodruff of Bar Harbor.

Arthur Jordan Dorothy Ossipee, N. H C. Mank Portland Maude Woodruff Bar Harbor Bernice Burns Washington Street

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