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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1945

Page

3

Phippsburg Town History and Local Notes Spur Reflections

Town narrative recalls Winnegance and Stoney Brook shipyards, mills, and tavern-era trades. Mentions residents like Sedgeberg, Bowker, Morse, and Wyman, with 200 year old Walter Mall house and several century houses. Road work, tax rates, and community updates mix with weather and personal items from Small Point Beach to Bath area.

Winnegance Egance Tom Bath Stoney Rock Abbie Bowkeruilt Ans Sedgberg Sedgeberg Cuse Maurice Oshard Tomas Sedgeberg Stoneyrook Etta Cloughnd John Frisbee Wilson Oward ‘Bowker Stoney Brook Mill Hill Long Hill Shdale Fort Agasta Small Point Harbor Popham Henry Wyman Lee Walter Mall Percy+Leach Morse-Minott Weeks- Whitmore Frank Cutting Pease- Heald Wyman Percy Malcolm-Thomas Thomas Parker Head Seven Hills William Wilson Nazarene Church Cushman Mercen Farm Chester B. Oliver Nathaniel Morse Bath Memorial Hospital Morse

Honor Roll and road projects shape town plans in Phippsburg

The Honor Roll committee will prepare a World War I and II veterans memorial site at Phippsburg Center. The town selectmen plan bi monthly meetings at Town hall to handle payrolls and business. Howard Bowker widens Stony Brook road ditches to prevent washouts. A stolen Warren Gilliam car from Sebasco was recovered in Bangor with all items intact. State Aid work starts at Sebasco to tar the road toward Cushman estate. Bowker and selectmen inspect the Popham Beach dike to restore it after flood damage.

Phippsburg Phippsburg Center Howard Bowker Birch House Stonybrook Road Warren Gilliam Sebasco Bangor

Dromore Farm Bureau Holds All Day Meeting on Landscaping

Dromore Farm Bureau hosted a full day session at the Grange Hall with morning business on plans for June 20 and a noon covered dish dinner. County Agent Charles L. Eastman led an afternoon program on landscape gardening with slides, including shrub and tree placement and wild cranberry varieties.

Dromore Farm Bureau Grange Hall Topsham Library Alice Lowell Doris Young Charles L. Eastman Saunders Ruth ‘MacGregory Auburn Twin Counties Margaret Rose Eastman West Bath Farm Burau Warren Davis Win W. Heggett Walter

Cyr Returns Home After Boston Visit

E. J. Cyr of High street, who had been in Boston since Sunday, returned home Tuesday afternoon.

E. J. Cyr High Street Boston

Village PTA Activities Highlight Community Efforts

Parkers Head reports a busy week with fingerprinting for children, a baked bean supper raising funds for the Boys Club, a rug prize won by Mrs George Morong, and multiple PTA events. Local residents attended Farm Bureau talks, district PTA meetings, and a hymn sing despite weather.

Local notes from Parker Head Bath and Dix Island

Mrs. Della Morey visits brother J. A. Young in Parker Head while recovering from surgery. Miss Phyllis Young resumes duties at Bath Memorial hospital after weekend with parents. Mrs. Julia Dozois and Mrs. Stanton Dozois attend Farm Bureau. Stanton also at Bath PTA district meeting. Laurence Thayer and son of Bath at their cottage Sunday. Dozois family spent weekend at cottage. Williams Mains of Bath visits Nathaniel Percy. Frances Parker and a friend from Massachusetts weekend at their cottage. Jane rs George Acey visits Mrs. Bernard Carlson, Dix Island. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Wilbur return from Waltham wintering there.

PTA Boy's Club Forest George Morong Stella Packard Earl Lowell McCarty Farm Bureau Eastman Extension Bureau Albert Gray Leston Harrington District Pta Bath Harrington Lowell Albert Freeman Freeman Ames Sally Lowell Grace Kraft Beverly Moore Lorraine Barbara Harrington Blair Small Point H. D. Mank Sr Charles Blaisdell Bert Nisbet Francis Luke John D. Libby John W. Libby Clarence Blaisdell Parker Head Robert Brunswick Topsham William Hallett Herman John Long Willis Ernest Doughty Jr Falmouth J. A. Young Arthur Lear Bath Iron Works Harold Rogers Bernhard Carlson Dix Island Marion Cushing Rumford Bob Amberg Burleigh Williams Thornton Leroy Perkins Allie Rollins Walter Cushing Lewis Sowell Harpswell Della Morey Phyllis Young Bath Memorial Hospital Julia Dozois Stanton Dozois Laurence Thayer Dozois Williams Mains Nathaniel Percy Frances Parker Massachusetts George Acey Bernard Carlson Monroe Wilbur Waltham Stephen Etnier Stephanie Victoria Gilbert Head New York Minot Percy Jamaica Plain Mass Roberta Estes George Parks Francis Parker Salem Popham Road Donald Small Silver Lake Portland Walter Oliver Rhode Island Betty Harper Stanley Perkins Lester Morse Judy Winnegance Clarence Perkins Peter A. Isaac

Mrs Wright and Mrs Brown Return From Visit

Mrs. E. B. Wright of Bath and Mrs. Harold Brown of Gardiner have returned home after visiting their brother Dr. Carter in South Portland.

E. B. Wright Bath Harold Brown Gardiner Dr. Carter South Portland

Juniors Stage Camp Calamity Play At Morse High

The junior class play Camp Calamity delighted a large Morse high school audience Tuesday night. William Barter led as Hammy Merryweather with Riva Diva Greenblatt as Mrs Merryweather. The cast included Charlehorse Edwards Edmund Hagan Hank Evans and many others. The Morse orchestra accompanied, and thanks were given to Miss Elizabeth Coombs director and Miss Muriel Pouliot assistant director.

Morse High School William Barter Hammy’ Merryweather Merryweather Riva Diva Greenblatt Richard Godfrey Rochelle Rhodes Rocky Vivian White Caroline Grey Carrie Valerie Nickerson Hamilton Merryweather Riva Muriel Pouliot Fitz Nathan Watson

Maine Lobster Catch Shows Big Increase in 1944

Boothbay Harbor Maine lobster industry reports a sharp rise in 1944 with 14 million pounds caught. A new monthly statistical report tracks production value, fisher counts, traps and boats, highlighted by October’s peak and February’s low. Commissioner Greenleaf notes rapid expansion and many new entrants joining the trade.

Boothbay Harbor Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Department Department Lewis Cates Arthur R Greenleaf The Greenleaf

No Western Maine Ball League Abandoned This Season

Portland officials confirm the Western Maine baseball league will not field a season due to insufficient skilled players. Bath Iron Works will field a team and seek outside opponents while the Stadiu m hosts opening game on Sunday against the Caseys of Boston. Hank Washburn is likely to be the Iron Works moundman. Mrs. John A. Greene Jr. returns from a brief visit to Waterville.

Western Maine Joe Conley Portland Loop Conley Bath Iron Works Massachusetts Caseys Boston Hank Washburn Iron Works Moundsman

Popham Beach Passion Play Screens at Library

Popham library will show pictures of the Passion Play on June 4 at 7 p.m. A church service will be followed by a business meeting. The issue also notes various local society items including meetings, visits, and a Bath baseball win over the Coast Guard 23 to 16 with home runs by C. Ryndak and H. Phenan.

Popham Popham School Bert Nisbet Harry Spencer Bertha Mary Ellen Walter Newdick Ernest Oliver Robert Richard Small Robert Morong Bath Coast Guard C. Ryndak H. Phenan Ernest Spinney Fred Spinney Germany

Bath Leading State in Visual Education

Bath leads the state in aids for visual education, a fact shared with Rotarians by a Stanley Dana Corporation representative. The program, begun last year by Superintendent Ladd with PTA support, features picture projection machines that show texts, notices, and constructed objects, aiming to teach through sight. The school department already operates seven machines of one type and six of another, funded partly by waste paper sales and a picture library.

Bath Stanley Dana Corporation Portland Ladd Addison Rotary Club Sedgwick Barta George B. Wolstenholme E. H. Kingsbury Boothbay Harbor Keith Crockett Huse School

Genesta Sewing Circle Reports Lobster Salad Supper Success

Genesta sewing circle met with Mrs. Carl B. Swanton to discuss a successful lobster salad supper and card party. Plans were set for Past Matron and Past Patron Night, Beano prizes were donated as white elephant items, and afghan proceeds were discussed for a Winter fundraiser.

Genesta Sewing Circle Carl B. Swanton Bedford Street Genesta Chapter Edward LeMoine David Alkazin Lawrence Lord Carol Drake Francis Bertrand Harold Cutting Verna Southern Eleanor Danforth George Rogers Harold Tobey Frank Danforth Fred Osgood Roy Francis Ralph O. Burden Clifford B. Smith

Pine Cone Troop Plans Hike To Dead Horse

Pine Cone Girl Scout Troop met at Morse High cafeteria after school led by Mrs R Clinton McFadden and Mrs Alex Burgess. Three patrols worked on projects then planned a hike to Dead Horse next Wednesday with a cook-out at the camping grounds. The session ended with the Good Night Circle.

Pine Cone Morse High School R. Clinton McFadden Alex Burgess Dead Horse Huse Memorial School

Rotary Anns Meet at Craft Home in Washington Street

The Rotary Anns gathered Thursday at Mrs. William Craft's Washington street home. President Mrs. Charles B. Doyle led a business session and welcomed new member Mrs. George B. Wolstenholme. A Boy Scout drive contribution was approved and Camp and Hospital Service needs were outlined. Donations of rugs lamps chairs tables bookends and playing cards are requested via Mrs. Hill. Next meeting May 31 at 1 15 p m at Witch Spring Cafe with luncheon.

Rotary Anns William Craft Washington Street Fred D. Hill Carl Kennedy Dominique Tardif Charles B. Doyle George B. Wolstenholme Hill

Twin Bees Club Holds All Day Session with Potter Leadership

The Twin Bees met Thursday with Sarah Potter of Oak Street. An election re chose Alta Storer president and Sarah Potter vice president. Bessie Stimpson Brunswick and Gertrude Stewart Bath named secretary and treasurer respectively. Ora Lombard Brunswick and Williams Bath were noted on floral committee. Installations planned for June banquet.

Twin Bees Sarah Potter Oak Street Sadie Garcelon Annie Williams Alta Storer Brunswick Bath Bessie Stimpson Gertrude Stewart Mary Curtis Ora Lombard Bath Club Rose Jean Viola Mejnard Louise Munroe Sophie Mikels Suzue Daley Addie Garcelon Nelie Dunning

Central Ladies Aid Ends Season With Luncheon

The Central church Ladies Aid met at the parish house on Thursday afternoon with a large gathering. They voted to recess for the summer after next week's meeting and will close with a noon luncheon. Mrs Rose Rogers was named chair of the kitchen committee and Mrs Edith Rich heads the dining room. Several members were reported ill. A successful service table, organized by Mrs Jennie Thompson, Mrs Ada Wallace and Miss Grace Lord, disposed of articles and cooked foods. The monthly event has been popular.

Ladies Aid of Central Church Rose Rogers Edith Rich Jennie Thompson Ada Wallace Grace Lord

Social hour served to freshmen by two hostesses

A social hour followed and freshmen were served by Mrs. Alice Tosex, hostess, assisted by Mrs. Ada Wallace.

Alice Tosex Ada Wallace

Alumnus of Bath Memorial Hospital Hosts Tea for New Administrator

The Alumnus of Bath Memorial Hospital held a Friday tea in the hospital solarium for Miss Yelena Seevers new administrator. Alumni and staff attended with Mrs Roberta Parris and Mrs Frederick E Drake pouring assisted by student nurses. Theta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi hosted a Sunday tea at Meadow Ledges West Bath honoring Mrs John Leeds serving with the American Red Cross in England. Proceeds from the drive have surpassed last year by nearly 100 percent with Bath area contributing 1778.01 to date.

Bath Memorial Hospital Yellena Seevers Roberta Parris R. N Frederick E. Drake Wood Cavanaugh Graham Bachelor Bowen Torrey Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Meadow Ledges West Bath John Leeds Mary Carroll American Red Cross England Edwin R. Andrews Leeds Russell S. Hitchcock Stephen Bruce Helstad Than Watson Richard Burke Jane Stevens Linwood Haynes Harry Ring, Jr Helen Hayes William Turpie Richard Haskell Eleanor Danforth Brewster Sedgwick Catharine Legard John Greene, Jr Harmon Eliason Roberta Hathorne Stanley Hatch Barbara Kenney Roland Trott Albert Coombs Burton Preston The Crippled Children’s Association Sewall Torrey Bath

Cosmopolitan Club Hosts Third Card Party Friday

The Cosmopolitan club invites members to a Friday card party at the club house. Committee members contact members and invite non contacted attendees with a small table charge for non members. Hostesses provide refreshments and prizes while the club serves coffee. A high score prize will be awarded.

Cosmopolitan Club

Also Mentioned on This Page

Colleen Wyman Janet Gaudett Yarmouth Head Beach Yarmouth Academy Academy Elisha Bridges McLanathans Small Point Beach William D. Sewall Col. Watson Frank McLanathan McLanathan Chase Mellon, Jr Sumner Sewall David Nicky Si Bathae M Dyer Leslie Dyer Timber Island Kathleen Wyman Rebecca Minott Walter Bow Ker Thatcher Pinkhams Margaret Shorey West Point Wyman Brothers Parker Francis Lander COX Western Maine Ball League John A. Greene, Jr North Street Waterville Popham Beach Central Ladies Aid Camp Hinds Hinds William Hinds Raymond Harmon Smith F. Arthur Berry, Jr Cecil J L. Fullerton, Jr Miss Seevers Seersucker America W. We Grant Center Street
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