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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1945
Page
8
Mrs. Edward Hawkes received a May 5 letter from a veteran in Okinawa describing green hills and farms, soil, and gardens as he compared the island to Maine. He recalls mail joy during invasion, notes Ernie Pyle's death, and men like him risk their lives. Local items mention gardens, funerals, road conditions, and residents' daily routines.
The sixth birthday of Anna Lonn, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert S Lonn of Rose street, was celebrated Saturday from 2 30 to five at the South End PTA rooms. Favors were given to each child and a menu of lemonade sandwiches ice cream cookies and birthday cake was served. Prizes for games organized by Miss Eleanor Dan forth went to Dennis Ring and John Pride pin the tail on the donkey to Herbert Morse and Christel Cornish peanut hunt to Herbert Morse and Nancy White and musical chairs to Herbert Morse and Nancy White. Other attendees included Victor Lonn Linda Ames Cynthia Os good Leland Hopkins Patricia and Sally Mullaney Lucy Lee Smith Sandra Moore Ann Tar diff Corliss Crowley David Newcomb Robert Upham Paul Towne Paul Tenan Mary Pratt Marshal Libby Diana Trask Betty and Deane Bertrand Earl Pride Nancy Norton and Earl Moore.
The guidance favors starting with a small plot and dedicating about 30 minutes daily for up to 1,000 square feet. For each additional 1,000 square feet, add another half hour. Emphasizes intensive, clean, well-fed cultivation over overreaching and neglectful care that yields poor results.
Skywriting is performed at roughly 15,000 feet with each letter raised at least 50 feet above the previous one, creating a multi-level signal in the sky.
Parker Head PTA met Thursday at 7 30 p m with 11 members. Officers elected for a second year were Mrs Earl Lowell president Mrs Berl Nisbet vice president Miss Packard secretary and Mrs John Rollins treasurer. A summer schedule includes a June supper a July picnic and an August sale. Community and school activities plus visits and personal items for Parker Head are listed.
Dromore grange met Tuesday of last week as the third and fourth degrees were conferred on 15 candidates in front of more than 100 grangers. State Deputy Cleveland Marriner led the work with a full slate of officers and presenters including Mrs Annie Lemont and James Lemont. A Silver Star was presented to Charles T Small for 25 years of membership. A memorial service is set for June 12, and Dromore will join West Bath grange on June 17 for services. Several members were ill, a large gathering of past masters attended, and a harvest supper preceded the meeting.
Mrs. Frank Wyman visited Bath Thursday to see her daughter Mrs. Lawrence Thayer. The Thayer family plus son Stephen spent Sunday at the Wyman farm. Al Johnson of West Bath stayed at his cottage several days. Eric and Bernhard Carlson work at Sumner Sewall estate at Small Point. Vernon Philbrook and family visited Mrs. Wilbur’s parents. Richard McLanathan of Boston and Small Port called on Mr and Mrs Dozois Thursday. Frank Wyman plows at Parker Head as gardens remain wet. Dozois PTA sewing circle met at Mrs Harrington’s. Nat Percy visited his uncle Bradford Sprague at Small Point. Lennie Wallace visited Wis-casset Sunday. Mrs George Woodward called on Mrs Erick Carlson Sunday.
Popham School welcomed Stanwood C. Gilman Miss Ma honey and Miss Zeta Brown from the State Department of Education for a visit. Memorial Day attendance was perfect for several named students. spelling honors went to Merrill Oliver Bertha Newdick and others. A Sunday school and church activities schedule is noted, with Passion Play images shown at the Popham library and a church meeting following. Various residents from Bath, Brunswick, Auburn, Winnegance and nearby towns were guests at cottages or visiting relatives over the weekend and into early June.
Agriculture researchers studied beef roasts graded choice good commercial and utility. They found a four pound standing rib roast yields about two pounds of separable lean for choice grade about two and a half pounds for commercial grade. Fat may improve tenderness and juiciness even if lean yield is lower.
Cobalt serves as an alloy ingredient for high speed cutting tools aiding war production and in civil life appears in permanent magnets for electric meters receivers and small motors. It also yields cobalt oxide for tiles and ceramics and its salts dry paints varnishes and linoleums. Found with other metals in nature it must be separated. Production in the United States is small.
Rockland High defeated Morse 3 to 2 at Kelley Field in a close season finale. Holden allowed six scattered hits for Rockland while Steen held Rockland to four. Morse committed seven errors contributing to the loss as Rockland scored two runs in the first inning and one in the eighth. The game remained nip and tuck through seven innings before Rockland drove in the decisive run in the eighth.
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