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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1955
Page
7
Whitehead era church growth notes forty four new members at the reorganized non-denominational church. Center Congregational votes to call a successor minister to Rev Macy Whitehead. Phippsburg groups schedule Christmas events, dinners and a tree exchange. Thanksgiving services and school closures announced.
Parker Head residents gathered for the monthly Phippsburg Christian Service meeting with Mrs Oliver in charge of the Thanksgiving service and other members directing Christmas observance and youth work. The week saw perfect spelling at the village school, several visitors, choir rehearsals, hunting trips, and PTA and church events as local families shared news and plans.
The Phippsburgh Christian Service committee met at Parker Head school house to plan Christmas programs and winter activities and to review minister nominees to fill vacancies from Rev. H Macy Whitehead's resignation. Attendees included Mrs. Lester Oliver of Spruceville.
Police Chief Edward L. Gaudreau warned Bath residents about a city ordinance on air rifles and BB guns. He stressed no one under 16 can possess or discharge such weapons and no sale or rental to under 16 is allowed. Violations carry fines up to 25 dollars or up to 30 days in jail.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton C Dozois hosted a Sunday luncheon for Julia B Dozois who turned 87 on November 12. Gifts included cards and flowers. plans for Christmas dinner and 1956 programs were discussed at Dromore grange hall with several relatives present.
William Lockwood of Topsham and Portland, a Pine Tree Council Boy Scouts representative, met Mrs Earl Low ell on Monday. The text notes that about 16 400 Americans yearly suffer disabling injuries on television set work.
Veterans Day was the theme of the West Bath grange program as Miss Bonnie Belanger arranged the event with guest speakers from the U S Navy Army and Air Force. The program included readings, flag quiz, memorial tableaux, flower tributes, a solo, and discussions on emphasizing Veterans Day. A dinner meeting date was announced for the Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council.
New method from Oregon State College in Medford suggests burning sawdust briquettes and waste wood from sawmills can heat the air with clean smoke. They report the cost is comparable to oil and the approach shows promise for reducing oily odors on cold nights.
Turfs cap lily Lilium superbum ranks 15 in a national poll of showy wildflowers. The plant grows from New Brunswick to North Carolina and west to Minnesota and Missouri. It blooms in early summer with stems up to eight feet, leaves in whorls, and clusters of 1 to 40 orange to yellow flowers. Monarch butterflies and bees likely pollinate the blooms. The National Wildlife Federation promotes its appreciation and conservation.
Officials declare orange and white as the university’s official colors for a span of 55 years, marking a long standing branding choice. The decision underscores tradition amid campus pride and athletic identity.
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club held a Monday afternoon Guest Day featuring a Thanksgiving program and floral displays. Readings by Eunice Ledyard and Mrs. Gillespie, a vocal solo by Mrs. W. H. McGlinchy, plus a Japan Thanksgiving account by Navy wife Mrs. Ralph R. Herms, highlighted the event. Tea followed in the directors room, with various club-arranged arrangements on display. Plans for the Christmas greens table, donations requests, and federation notes were announced.
Superintendent Lor ing R. Addison announced the resignation of Mrs Jane Redonnett from her post as Grade Three teacher at Mitchell School. Mrs Marie Berry will fill the vacancy on a temporary basis as a substitute.
Corliss Street Baptist church Philathea Class meets to plan a Thanksgiving basket for a local needy family. Members, led by Mrs. Amanda King, also arrange fruit baskets for shut-ins and candy for Christmas party boxes, with supper for Every-Member Canvass workers and a December 12 meeting featuring the annual Christmas tree.
The Boston Theatre resumes school age matinees with the new Cinerama Holiday film. The program has drawn about 100000 students from public and private schools along with scouts and youth groups over the past 22 months. Arkansas beat Texas 27 to 20 in a football game, a high scoring note following earlier 42 to 6 win seventeen years ago.
Thirty eight deer were tagged in the region over the holiday weekend led by Woolwich with 21. Eight deer were tagged at Bath station six at Phippsburg and three at Georgetown. Hunters listed include Paul A. Gover Everett Baker George M. Ames Sr Kenneth W. Gibb Alfred B. Wallace and others with tag books shipped to Augusta.
Muhlenberg sophomore Dick Cornish started at quarterback after an injury and delivered a 60 minute performance against Albright. He threw three touchdown passes of 30 77 and 72 yards, totaling 238 offensive yards and five tackles on defense in a 26 13 victory.
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