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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1949

Page

3

Phippsburg News Highlights Local School Activities

The community notes a two day Teachers' Convention vacation in Bangor with attendance from local teachers including Mrs Maud Lincoln and Miss Maude Thayer. Local events cover Grange hosting a social for 100 guests, a Halloween party at Phippsburg Center, and ongoing home construction at Small Point.

Bangor Maud Lincoln W Nee Marty Whittemore Elkanah Wyman Maude Thayer West Point Lillian Fuller Winthrop Blair Sebasco Sund Charles L. Stevens Parker Head Bodwell Grange Leo Hamel Brunsye John Whitin Lasell Worcester Mass Small Point Herbert R. Lemont Bath Truman Roberts Raymond Nordlund Truman Roberts, Jr Frederick Thomas George C. Beals Pete Libby Herbert Scott Warren Simmons Allston Alliston Phippsburg Center

Personal notes of local residents and visiting guests

Local society notes list Mr and Mrs Reginald Sherman visiting Mrs Shermans mother Mrs Nora Lawson of Arrowsic then returning to Washington DC. Miss Mae Nelson guest of her parents Louis and Mae Nelson on High Street attended Bowdoin Bates game. Betty Ann Barstow Barbara Robinson Ralph Pratt Frank Moore at the Boston Garden Rodeo. Iva Lee Cousins returned to duties at Old Folks Home after two week vacation in Stonington and Owell Massachusetts. Sgt William Barter from Valley Road sailed October 25 for a 60 day furlough from Germany with First Engineers U S Army.

Reginald Sherman Frank Moore North Bath John St. Martin Washington Street Boston Garden Iva Lee Cousins Old Folks Home Stonington Owell Mass Nashua N. H William Barter Valley Road U. S. Army Rose States Barter Germany Robert Lewis Moore Parker Head School Richard MacLanathan Boston M. Johnson Fuller Lawrence Thayer Frank Wyman Neil Sullivan Harry Thayer Dennis Bath Wyman Edward P. Thomas Monroe E. Wilbur Dozois Ralph Seekins Willis Nelson Massachusetts Newagen Boothbay Damariscotta William W MacCulloch Sudbury S. C Dozois Joyce Perkins Cranberry Point Lewis Mary Beverly Moore Judy Arthur Moore Parker Head Schoolhouse

Bay Point Community Notices Highlight Anniversary and Local Activity

Mr and Mrs Kenneth Crafts celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary with friends in Bay Point. A great blue heron wanders First Beach while rose bushes bloom and strawberries ripen at Navajo. Local residents and Navy personnel share meals, cottage visits, and social events in Bath and surrounding towns.

Kenneth Crafts Earl Coombs H. Martin Powers Edna M. Coolidge Capt Edgar Drake Tafts First Beach Couny E Renaud Navy Club of Bath Carl Kiessling Dedham Mass L. M. Spinney Arthur Maxwell Richmond Carl Delano Bath Memorial Hospital Harry Stone Lewiston Maurice Burns Portland Frank Powers Bay Point Nina Cummings Sumner Mains Alice Hinckley Lloyd Pinkham Rudolph Pinkham

Here In My Heart by Parke Grindell Published

Bathman Parke Grindell published Here In My Heart with music and lyrics by Grindell in 1932 never published before by Julianna Publishing Co Bath. The Morse High School class of 1933 used the music with a class ode. Grindell wrote about 25 pieces of music and many poems.

Parke Grindell Bath Julianna Publishing Co Grindell Morse High School

Resolutions of Grover Cemetery Association on Soule

The Grover Cemetery Association notes the death of Fred A. Soule and honors him as a loyal member. The committee extends condolences to the bereaved family, to be copied to records and published in the Independent. Signed by Mrs. J. G. Bailey Percy C. Bailey and Mrs. Samuel J. E. Soule.

Grover Cemetery Association Fred A. Soule Erect J. G. Bailey Percy C. Bailey Samuel J. E. Soule Anna M. Soule Bath

Soule Family Notice From Bath Independent

Anna M. Soule is noted as a member with resolutions read by committees on Mrs. Samuel J. E. Soule and family. The document lists numerous relatives and addresses including Dunton, Green, Legard, Gaudette, Wilson, Drake, Bowers and others. Also mentions the Hallett family moving from 1301 Washington Street to Office Drive in Boston.

Robert Hallett Washingtton Street Office Drive

Parker Head Community News Highlights School and Club Events

Parker Head includes church school plans led by Mrs Eugene Ross and secretary treasurer Mrs Leslie Darling with Rev Charles L Stevens present. PTA discussion covers song books. Halloween party at the village school features apples and group singing attended by many families from Bath and Phippsburg Center.

Eugene Ross Leslie Darling Herbert Doughty Sandra Mank Charlies L. Stevens Earl Lowell Bert Nisbet Leston Harrington Pomona Bodwell Grange Hall Parker Vestry S. C. Gilman Albert Edward Gray Sally William Lowell Laurence Morong Billy Kraft John Rollins John, Jr Mary Dannanfelser W. H. Wyman Mary Anne Florence Rollins Linda Frances Morong Frances Hoar Eva Marie Dale Mark Earl Hamel Ramon Hamel J. D. Libby Harold Barkalow Dudley Elizabeth Wyman Patty F. A. Libby Ricki Arthur Eugene Harrington Edwin Hill Albert Gray Eugene Foss James Martha Barbara George Woodward Charles Blaisdell Dorothy Cushing Ronald Nadeau Bath Lorette Babie Janet Kearney Beverly Moore Leslie Wilson Patty Paulin Millard Nadeau Charles L. Stevens Phippsburg Center Earl F. Lowell H. D. Mank, Jr Mary Dannenfel

Halloween party and village visits at Popham Beach

The Popham Circle held a Halloween party Friday at the schoolhouse with cider and doughnuts. Guests included numerous residents such as Mr. and Mrs. Guy Crowley and Miss Ilene Percy. Other items note recent dinners, Grange events, visits from Portland and Bath, and cottage moves around Popham Beach.

Popham Circle Guy Crowley Ellison Moody W. ¥. Sprague Herbert Sprague Mary Robinson Ilene Percy Nancy Welch

Dense fog marred Saturday night driving near Littlehill

A car struck a moose family crossing the road in foggy conditions near Littlehill. Vehicle damage noted as moose wandered the area. drivers were advised to wait for all animals to cross. Several local residents returned to Parker Head school after illness, while neighbors were noted visiting, traveling, or hosting gatherings across Bath and surrounding towns.

Littlehill

Weekend Cottage News Attracts Visitors To Area

Mr and Mrs Stanley W Hyde of Yarmouth spent the weekend at a local cottage described as one of the most attractive in the area. Vernon M Mattson and son Vernon Jr of Newtonville Mass were here for the weekend and closed their cottage for the season.

Stanley W. Hyde Yarmouth Vernon M. Mattson Vernon, Jr Newtonville Mass

Morse High Announces New Athletic Policy

Principal Raymond W. Farnham unveiled Morse High School's athletic policy outlining fall football from Sept 1 to Nov 11, basketball starting the last week of October through March 20, and football and basketball scheduling to avoid overlap. The plan emphasizes budget balance, stronger football and track, and clearer roles for staff.

Morse High School Raymond W. Farnham Farnham Times Robert Clunie Duncan Farrell Dennis Murphy Clunie Farrell Morse Bath Western Maine

Central Church League plans rummage sale and dances

The Central church league met at the parish house with hostesses Mrs. Clyde Ambrose and Mrs. Herbert Pierce. They organized a rummage sale for November 8 at 2 p.m. and a dance series starting November 12 with committee members Mrs. Leonard Litchfield Mrs. Donald Page and Mrs. Herbert Pierce.

Central Church League Clyde Ambrose Herbert Pierce Leonard Litchfield Donald Page Theodore Burns Lawrence Lord League

First Baptist Men Class Contests Attendance in November

The First Baptist Church hosts an attendance contest among the men's, pastor, and ladies classes for November. The largest attendance winner will be entertained by the other two classes. In the first period the men's class will discuss whether church members should engage in politics at city, state, and national levels.

First Baptist Men’s

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