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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1951

Page

6

Woolwich P T A Final Session For This Season

The Woolwich P T A held its final regular meeting at Tuess ie hall Day's Ferry on May 21 with large attendance. Reports were approved and Florence Temple presided. The group plans a summer clambake at Wyman's Beach and a June 18 card party at Tuesie hall. A public square dance June 9 aims to start a series of dances. Members approved two cash awards for Morse High School graduates and praised the health clinic committee. A sixth annual fair is planned for late September with Brian M Jewett as chair.

Woolwich P. T. A Tuessie Hall Day’s Ferry Florence Temple Woolwich William Fogg Robert DeWick Charlotte Thornton Frances Jewett Betty Brown Marjorie Hale Evangeline Sparks Clarence Tanner Wyman’s Beach Ivory Strout Emily Strout Stella Leonard Muriel Preble Alice Baker Morse High School Paul Pitman Charlotte Francis Norma Chandler Wiscasset Dresden Phippsburg Westport Georgetown Arrowsic Chandler Sagadahoc Ferry Morse High Brian M. Jewett Roy Stewart Dwight Hale Ivory C. Strout Ruth Leavitt Edward Ingalls Woolwich System P. T. A. Hall Melvin Howe Ada Cross Marion Pitman

Memorial Service Highlights at Sagadahoc Pomona Grange

Sagadahoc Pomona grange met with Dirigo grange for an annual memorial service honoring deceased members and national master Albert Goss. The event featured white flower tributes, readings by Mrs. Blanchard and Mrs. Tarr, solos by Mazie Danforth and Miss Marjorie Atwood, an apple blossom drill, and a dairy queen selection process for Sagadahoc county with Ida Fowler of Bowdoin Center chosen to compete in Auburn and Lewiston events. A supper preceded the meeting, and the next Pomona gathering is June 27 at Harpswell with Merriconeag grange.

Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Dirigo Grange Albert Goss George Blanchard Chaplin Topsham Grange Marilla Tarr Mazie Danforth Eleanor Ripley Topsham Blanche Atwood Whispering Hope Marjorie Atwood Sagadahoc County Enterprise Sagadahoc Dirigo Joseph W. Larrabee E. Mason Wright West Bath Lawrence Merriman Merriconeag Granges Maine Grange Pomona Harpswell Merriconeag Grange West Bath Grange Richard Crown Alice Lewis John Howe D. Wallace MacDonald Joseph Oliver Gertrude Trott Frances Clark Mercie McFadden Bessie Snow Marion Farnsworth Alice Johnson Charles Soule William A. Coombs Alton Collins Estella Doughty Eunice Coombs Lawrence Palmer Edna Higgins Marshall Boudreau Rita LaFrance Charles Dauphin

Maine Three-Quarter Century Club Meeting Set at Colby

The 1951 Maine Three-Quarter Century club meeting will be held at Colby College on Mayflower Hill the Wednesday of August 22. Guy P. Butler of the Maine Publicity Bureau announced the tentative Colby invitation and noted WWII suspended meetings. Officers include John L. Parker as acting president Nelson Miles Heikes secretary Henry Burnell A R Clark and John H. Merrill on the executive committee.

Maine Maine Publicity Bureau Portland South Portland Bath Brewer John L. Parker Bangor Nelson Miles Heikes Albion Henry E. Burnell Yarmouth A. R. Clark Bolster’s Mills John H. Merrill Auburn

Rainbow Girls Install Officers in Fraternal Ceremony

Rainbow Assembly No. 6 installs Freida Legard as worthy advisor with Hilda Bowers as installing advisor. Misses Chappell and Holmson assist, officers wear white gowns, and Mabel Merrill presides as organist. Ceremony includes flag salute, star spangled banner, color stations, and numerous awards and honors for long-time members. Continuous narration notes gifts, pins, bars, and a social hour with Rainbow Girls and Genesta chapter.

Rainbow Assembly No. 6 Masons Eastern Star Frieda Legard Forrest C. Legard Hilda Bowers Bowers Jacqueline Chappell Pauline Holmson Mabel Merrill Genesta Marshal Jean McKay Anita Deering Evelyn Morse Freida Legard Eleanor Marks Joan Brooks Charity Jean McKay Hope Carol Quimby Faith Joan Mallett Jane Ledyard Jerolyn Harris Sandra Daley Love Betty Newell Katherine Libby Carolyn Freida Rainbow Jacqueline Chapell Miss Bowers Mothers of Rainbow Girls Genesta Chapter Morse Rena Legard Roberta Morse Waneta Estes Marion Smith Claire Wing Ethel Richardson Carolyn Stackpole Natalie Hathorne Carolyn McKay Hilda Bowkers

Oil Leak Traced to Oakhurst Dairy Tank in Bath

Oil appearing in the Kennebec river for days was traced to a leak in a fuel oil storage tank at Oakhurst Dairy on Center Street. Workmen found holes in the tank bottom, with oil seeping into sewers and the river, damaging Bath Iron Works vessels and boats. Temporary tanks will hold fuel as a new tank is obtained.

Kennebec Oakhurst Center Street City Middle Street Carlton Bridge Bath Bath Iron Works Carl Y. Kennedy Water Street Leeman Highway Cmdr C. P. Christianson U. S. Coast Guard McFadden Christianson US Army Engineers Thomas Reegan U. S. Army Engineers Boston Bridgeport

Class 1936 Banquet At Morse High June 14

A special table is set at the Morse High alumni banquet on June 14 for the 15 year class of 1936. Members are urged to attend and contact Mrs Martha Bertrand or Mrs Janet Bussey with attendance details.

Morse High School Martha (Cutting) Bertrand Janet Bridgham Bussey

Sightseeing Trip for C A R Proves Enjoyable

Elizabeth Lawrence Society members and friends enjoyed a chartered bus tour starting noon. They visited Woolwich with apple blossoms, Edgecomb with a blue sky and shell heaps, then Thomaston and Montpelier with Knox home and DAR restoration. In Rockland the Farnsworth Art Museum tour featured works by Bates Kuniyoshi and Canadian artists.

Elizabeth Lawrence Society Woolwich Edgecomb Waldoboro Perry Greene George's River H. Kenneth Smith Weymouth Thomaston Montpelier General Henry Knox DAR Gen Knox George Washington Washington West Point Boston Lucy Fluker Waldo Maine Lucy Dar’s Bath Rockland New Farnsworth Art Museum and Library Carol Bates Gardiner Wasuo Kuniyoshi Camden Marion Jaques Smith Natalie Sandra Hathorne Christel Carol Cornish Pamelis Litchfield Ellen Low Janice Laura Alice Hastings Nancy Temple Mary Donnell Gail Oliver Linda Ames Anna Lonn Cynthia Osgood Susan Bates Jean Shumway Lucy Lee Smith Sharon Wing Betsey Ann Douglas Patricia Parks Elwood Hathorne Dwinal Cornish Leonard Litchfield Percy Low George Hastings James Temple Florence Woodside Maria St. Angelo Smith

Roths Return to Boothbay Harbor for Season

Mr and Mrs Edmund Roth and Mrs Rothwell s sister Miss Irene Ingalls arrived at Boothbay Harbor from Florida where they spent the winter and spring. They reopened their harbor home for the season and Mr Rothwell was in Bath on Sunday.

Edmund Rothwell Rothwell Irene Ingalls Boothbay Harbor Florida Mr. Rothwell Bath

Mrs Adams Returns to Bath After Portland Visit

Mrs George Adams returns to her Bath home after visiting Portland where she attended the Grand Chapter of the O E S sessions at Eastland Hotel.

George Adams Bath Portland Grand Perce O. E. S Eastland Otel

Bath Teachers Club Elects Officers At Annual Meeting

The Bath Teachers club held its annual meeting at Morse High School and elected officers for 1951 1952 led by president Keith Crockett. Officers include Margaret Flaherty vice president Catharine Leonard secretary Alice Austin treasurer. Raymond Farnham joined the Executive committee.

Bath Teachers Club Morse High Nathan W. Watson Keith Crockett Margaret Flaherty Catharine Leonard Alice Austin Raymond Farnham Lydia Hutchins National Education Association Maine Teachers Association Orono Board of Education Watson

Water not polluted at frog pond probe

City Health Officer R. Clinton McFadden reported that tests by the State Department of Health on samples from the frog pond between Dumner and High streets and Beacon and Crescent streets show virtually no evidence of pollution and negative for typhoid. While not fit to drink, the water is not polluted enough to cause disease through body contact.

R. Clinton McFadden State Department of Health Dummer High Streets Beacon and Crescent Streets State Department of Health & Welfare Bureau of Health Division of Sanitary Engineering E. H. Campbell

Memorial hospital patient Mae Savage at Lemont Street

Mrs. Mae Savage of Lemont Street is listed as a patient at Memorial Hospital.

Mae Savage Lemont Street The Memorial Hospital

Girl Attacked on Oliver Street by Masked Man

Police investigate a Monday night assault on 16 year old Miss Norma E Sawyer of Morse High School student status. An unknown masked assailant struck her after grabbing her neck and clubbing her from behind before fleeing. Neighbors aided the victim and she was taken to a local facility with a head injury.

Norma E. Sawyer Meadowway Morse High School Oliver Street Woolwich Sagadahoc County Superior Court Franklin Street Hyde Memorial Home Middle Street Oak Miss Sawyer

Man appeals to Cumberland Superior Court over assault case

Cundy's Harbor man charged with assault and battery on Bath sea and shore warden Burns appealed to Cumberland County Superior Court after a 30 day jail sentence. Kenneth Gomes, 22, pleaded innocent in Brunswick Municipal Court but was found guilty and bonded for appeal forthcoming. Burns said Gomes struck him in the eye while he inspected quahogs.

Cundy Swansea Burns Bath Cumberland County Superior Court Brunswick Municipal Kenneth Gomes Burns Times Gomes Gomer

Highway Work Widens Academy Lincoln Streets

The highway department removes trees and widens Academy Street at Lincoln Street near Louis Petlock’s new home. While trees are cleared, a sewer line serving the Petlock property is broken, requiring repairs.

Highway Department Academy Street Lincoln Street Louis Petlock Petlock

Missionary Rev Pointer speaks on Africa life in Bath churches

Rev Dr James Pointer, a Portuguese East Africa veteran of 37 years, spoke at Beacon Street and Wesley churches in Bath on Sunday. He told vivid tales of jungle life, crocodile encounters, and efforts to train native preachers while aiming to finish his Africa mission quota.

James D Portugese East Africa United States Bath Beacon Street Wesley Church Pointer Jim Rev Africa Beverly White Henry Henrikson Pointers

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Pomona Grange Century Club Colby College Mayflower Hill Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple C.A.R British Overseas Airways Corporation Bath Teachers’ Club Cundy’s Jungles James D. Pointer
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