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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1948

Page

2

Lions Club Notes Lodge, Beavers, and Club Activities

Local Lions club meeting notes include installation plans for Nov. 29 at the lodge, officers elected for the ensuing year, and a sewing club gathering on Nov. 18 at the grange hall. A beaver at Birch Point reservoir was trapped, relocated, and traps remain for additional animals. signs suggest more beavers nearby.

Lions Club Pene Lodge of Masons Huntoon Hill Rafenpel Bossi Teac Leonard Dunton Freda An Laura Een Agee Robert Fairfield Ela Dunton Pomona Doris Foye Flora Alice Dyer Helen + pianst Olive Dow Gremacret Robert MacLaren Walter Sibba Elinor Sproul Doris Aye Phyllis Lucille Shea Sewing Club Grange Hall Birch Point Byron Adams Feeny

Local clubs plan events and community notes in Damariscotta area

The report lists events such as Arts Crafts for Christmas Gifts on November 16 at 10:30 a.m. at the grange, a Western Star club supper November 17, and Rebekah lodge teachers' entertainment. Library portrait correction notes Mrs. Elizabeth Webb’s 20 years of service, with chair funding details. Residents include Joseph H. Hubbard, Joseph Van Sant joining Sunbeam cruise, Marilyn Bailey taking Bethlehem Steel position, and movers to jail keeper quarters for winter.

Grange Tne Olive Dow N, Barnes Grace McFadden Hpi Josephine John Eastern Star Club Masonic Hall Wiscasset Lumber Co Lower Water Street Elizabeth Webb Charles Sewall Webb Sewall Clarence A. Richards Damariscotta Clinton R. Harris Ethel Bailey Portsmouth N. H Serle Marilyn Bailey Oscar D. Bailey Bethlehem Steel Corp Bailey Wiscasset Academy Bryant & Stratton Busee College Boston Fred Webster Reading Mass Merle Day Gardiner Road Herbert Craig Marion S. Warland George M. Howe Howard Burr Kennebunk MacFarlane Burr Maine Womens Republican Club Lewiston James Sutter Damariscotta Mills

Funeral services for Addie B. Merry held in Maine

Mrs. Addie B. Merry 85 widow of Wilder Farley Merry died November 2 in a Gardiner convalescent home after illness. Born in Wiscasset she was the daughter of Edward and Julia Blair. Survived by son Fred R. Merry of Wiscasset stepsons Lincoln B. Merry of Whitefield and John A. Merry of Wiscasset and sister Mrs. Julia B. Lewis of Wiscasset. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery.

Addie B. Merry Wilder Farley Merry Robert Heigham Whitefield John A. Merry Wiscasset Julia B. Lewis Greenlawn Cemetery

Seven-Pound Daughter Cathy Lou Born at Memorial

A seven-pound daughter named Cathy Lou was born November 4 at Memorial hospital to Mr and Mrs Edward Jones of Russell Street. The note also mentions Mr and Mrs Joseph Marquis and children visiting a camp near Old Town for a week, while Mr Marquis hunts. Illness of Mr and Mrs Bowie of Drummond Street is noted along with other family movements and a weekend visit of Sally Kimball from Grove Street to Boston friends.

Memorial Hospital Edward Jones Russell Street Cathy Lou Joseph Marquis Dike Street Old Town Raymond Soule Lewis Soule Georgie Walker Russell Boston Eye and Ear Infirmary Portland Stinson Densmore Leach Rapid Ellen Savage Augusta Claude Preston Presley Bath

Seaside lodge installs officers as Dresden notes and locals gather

A Dresden Seaside lodge installation observed W M Edwin Meserve and other officers while wives attended. Nearby, Mrs Dorr with relatives, Chester Dorr Jr with mumps, and Mr Ryder moving back to his house on the Wiscasset road are noted. Green paint reaches Middle Bridge as autumn foliage yields to heavy rains easing wells for area farmers.

Dorr Heau Ryder Wiscasset Road Tmne Masone Lodge W.M Edwin Meserve S.W Frank Preble J. W Edward Good Milford

Good Will Club Hosts Mrs Harry Fitch in Sasanoa Bluffs

Mrs Harry Fitch of Sasanoa Bluffs entertained Good Will Club members with a Monday evening dessert before a meeting. They voted to contribute to the Woolwich England project and planned a pre holiday sale at the clubhouse with baked bean salad and homemade pie supper.

Harry Fitch Sasanoa Bluffs Good Will Club Woolwich England Day Florence Carlton Edward Orr Charles H. Hunnewell Arthur Orr Clarence Getchell Edward V. Reed Costello P. Hall Percy Marston William Sheldon Lowell Brown Harry

Central Church Auxiliary Hosts Dessert Meeting

The Auxiliary of Winter Street church entertained members at the parish house with homemade apple pies and coffee served by a committee. The dining room featured fall flower centerpieces and group seating. The next meeting is at 7 30 at the Pacific House with members to bring items for the Seacoast Mission box.

League of Central Church Winter Street Marius Page Horace P. Morse Donald Page Robert Milliken Leonard Thombs Blair Bailey George van Wynen Pacific House Seacoast Mission Laforest Hodgkins Carl Pierce

Bath social and visiting in Maine community notes

The Bath area hosts a flurry of visits and gatherings as residents welcome family from Massachusetts and Nova Scotia. Local clubs meet, relatives call on old friends, and residents like Robert Medcalf move to Boston for winter work while others enjoy weekend stays and cottage visits across Bath, Freeport, and nearby towns.

Day's Ferry Club Plans Charitable Packages to Woolwich

Day's Ferry Community club gathered Saturday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Whittam with nineteen members present. They discussed sending care packages to Woolwich England adopted by the club and set plans to ship at once and periodically. A social hour followed with refreshments served dark horse prize won by Mrs Fred Beaney next meeting set for December 4 details to be announced.

Day Fred McBeaney Harvey Oe Iz Sib Noes Na Flor Mabel Jac Fred Brown Lois

Reed Couple Return From Boston Visit

Mr and Mrs Edward Reed of Lincoln returned Saturday from a visit in Boston.

Edward Reed Lincoln Boston

Center Baptist church hosts Sunday events and charity drive

Rev H E Danielson leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. and service at 11:15 a.m. with special music and a children’s program. Provisions will be collected at Center and Montsweag churches for Christmas gifts to Woolwich England. Center Ladies’ Aid met, White Cross project worked on, hostesses served. Also notes local residents’ illnesses, travels, and a new baby born at Presley Memorial in Bath.

Center Ladies’ Aid Recreation Hall White Cross

Excellent program enjoyed Monday at West Bath Grange

A large group of grangers met at West Bath grange hall Monday evening. The program opened with a reading of a poem by Alice Deehan followed by group singing and member favorites. Carl P. Meister read Esau Buck and the Bucksaw, with other readings by Herbert Cavanaugh and Verlyn Desardins.

West Bath Grange Hall Alice Deehan Odies West Bath Grange Broarth Otis Card Daniel McCall William Coombs Herbert Cavanaugh Herbert Simpson Meister

Mrs Bowker Hosts Junior Misers Club at Street Event

Mrs. Walter H. Bowker entertained the Junior Misers club at street recently in a social gathering that featured neighbors and local families.

Walter H. Bowker Junior Misers Club Street

William H. Small Drawings Noted For Artistic Skill

The article profiles William H. Small, an aging draftsman known for sketches drawn from Times pictures. It notes his caricatures of figures like President Newell of Bath Iron Works and J. Horace McClure, describes his mood amid a dim storefront, and mentions his long career including early work in Bath and a forthcoming large project partially completed.

Times Newell Bath Iron Works J. Horace McClure Sagadahoc Mr. Small Bath Hovny Corliss Street Nasy

Hospital Auction Notice (unreadable)

Readable details unavailable. Parts show scattered tokens and names not forming a coherent notice.

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Two Firms Warn Against Pine Tree Survey Leader

An executive director linked to Tree Geolety warns against a Pine Tree survey effort amid claims of misuse of the child labor canvass. The message emphasizes integrity and cautions the public.

Marte I Tree Geolety Ehiloerate

Death Notice Fragment Reveals Sparse Details

A fragmented OCR text notes a death and references years and names in a vague early notice. The readable portion mentions a person named Small and hints at a possible death or related event with limited context and unclear timing.

Bowdoinham Baptist Conference Thursday Program

The Bowdoinham United Baptist Church hosts a Thursday conference with Rev. H F. and Rev. Arvid delivering devotions and testimony sessions. Afternoon registration at 2.00 followed by devotion at 2.30 and a welcome. Participants plan to place testimony on tables for Christ’s cause.

Bowdoinham United Baptist Three Corliss Direct Baptist Church Cyril EB. Bousfield H. F Arvid Conto

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