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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1948

Page

3

Social and club notes fill Wiscasset page plate

Community groups meet at the Woman's Club and St. John’s church events. Notables include Mrs Hazel and Rev Oliver Loring addressing regional Episcopal meeting. Local items mention Red Schoolhouse Mothers club, Garrison Hill OES supper, and Birch Point log cabin quilt project. Personal notes list residents visiting, hospital stays, and academy activity with exams and basketball prep.

Tee Harvey Robert H. m Ont Rebekah Emily Blake Madeline Cole Lucille Leighton Woman's Club Hazelee Ene Riveilleryee St Edith White Miss Bellas Holbrook Charles Raymon B. Sherman Dukes Togus Hospital Christ Spceen Cfs Leland Adams Earl Auburn Lewiston Falmouth Falls Oliver Loring Ple Ralph Kenniston Augusta Mothers Club Red Schoolhouse Cora Sutter Eva Rankin Jeannette Rines John L. Blagdon Garrison Hill QO. E. S Wiscasset Inn Haggett’s Garage Birch Point Boothbay Harbor Howard Trussell Portland Ira Redennett Attleboro Mass Harry D. Mosher Henry Demmons Demmons Frank Hutchin S. Jesse Metcalf Charles S. Sewall Richard E. Knibbe Wiscasset Boston Leighton Grange Everett F. Jackson

West Bath social events highlight community life

In West Bath a sewing circle dinner shower honored Mrs. Bunny Graves with gifts. An anniversary party celebrated Carl and Mrs. Robinson's 36th wedding anniversary with family guests. Bonnie Belanger celebrated her birthday with friends and refreshments. The column lists local visits, football fans at Morse-Brunswick game, Armistice Day callers, alumni gatherings, and neighbors visiting Bath Memorial Hospital births and various trips and activities around town.

West Bath Fat Bunny Graves Eva Kenney Hazel White Mary Lee Dunham Bernice Burbier Margaret Williams Dorothy Williams Ida Stover Gladys Deehan Kathryn Torrey Angie Renshaw Theresa Burgess Margaret Lemont Laura White Lillie Donnell Hazel Wharff Ruth Fuller Peter White C Fuller David King Carl Robinson George Quicksall Charles Robinson Robert Cressey Wilbur Higgins Robinson Thompson Gorham Teachers’ College E. K. Thompson Frank Magno Marietta David Mayland Booker Portland Edgar Finley Auburn George Booker Harry Elmer Williams Courtney Stover University of Maine Navy Brunswick Elaine Mitchell Blanch Locke Harriet Cotton Simone Barter Nellie White Mary McCrater Alberta Brooks Vi Chappell Louise Hamlin Gerry Barter Pauline Belanger Ith King Munsey Leeman Marshall Boudreau Charlestown Mass Edwards Field Ednar Owens Bath Memorial Hospital

Local Social Notes Include Family Visits and Guests

Mrs Fred Larrabee and Walter Larrabee are listed as relatives. Mr and Mrs Archibald McCoy hosted supper for Albert White and family. Mrs Bean of Merrimack New Hampshire visited relatives including cousin Ethel Burns.

Fred Larrabee Walter Larrabee Joseph Joseph Hw Batts Fred Augusta Albert White Archibald McCoy Bean Merrimack N. H Ethel Burns

Good Will Club Sale Aids Sagadahoc Ferry Lights Hope

Sagadahoc Ferry Good Will Club held a pre holiday sale with baked beans salad and homemade pies at the club house. Proceeds support the new Sagadahoc Ferry street lights project. Various volunteers assisted in dining crafts and sale tables.

Sagadahoc Ferry Good Will Club Edward Orr Costello P. Hall Lawrence Putnam Percy Bailey Earl Dow Arthur Orr Florence Carlton Fitch Virginia Dow Clarence Getchell Ethel Burns Clifton Gainsley Thomas Leask Percy Sanford Brown John Moffitt Edward V. Reed Craftsman Gladys Berry

Woolwich Junior Red Cross Week Opens Enrollment

Mrs. Clyde Ambrose announces Woolwich school enrollment for Junior Red Cross under direction of Mrs. Stuart Chapin and others. National goal is 19 million members with emphasis on community service. Students will prepare items for the needy, aid hospitalized veterans, and educational gift boxes for children abroad. Morse High postpones enrollment until December and a Junior Red Cross assembly is planned for December 3.

Clyde Ambrose Red Cross Woolwich Stuart Chapin Robert DeWick Chester Leeman Bath Togus Elementa Ambrose Charles Pye Small Point Morse High School

Winnegance Auxiliary to Meet Amid Telethon Bridge Event

Winnegance auxiliary schedules a Thursday 2 PM meeting at Mrs. Danford MacDonald as part of a telephone bridge fundraiser begun Nov 4 and running to Dec 12. Prizes or scores are to be telephoned to Mrs. Harold Haggett or Mrs. Danford MacDonald.

Winnegance Danford MacDonald Harold Haggett Frank Perow Dover-Foxson Walter Morse Edwin Small Morse Wicassanoe Auxiliary

Montsweag parish supper and community notices

A community fellowship supper is planned for Tuesday evening November 30 at the Montsweag parsonage with a covered dish menu. Willing Workers will sell aprons and dolls after the supper. Donations support postage for shipped boxes and additional monetary gifts are welcome. Also noted are social visits, birthdays, and hunting trips by local residents including Lemuel Preble and Woodrow Miller.

Seine Anna Soule Plelock Montsweag Nine Reef Woolwich Eng Day's Ferry Eee Club Montsweagist Church Woolwich Secior Nine of Clubs Moatsweag Fire Department Spinning Wheel Club Albert Temple Horace Allen Augustus ‘Perkins Mabel Carsons

Card of Thanks from the Bailey family

Mr and Mrs Albert Bailey of Wiscasset Maine thank friends neighbors the Rebekahs and Mothers Club for cards gifts and sun shine ers sent to their son who was ill with polio.

Rebekahs and Mothers Club Albert Bailey Wiscasset Maine

DUGOUT NEWS Notes of Taperent to Saat hers of Smith

Notes detail a hospital drive efforts with routes allocated in Ward Two. A public bean o party will be held at the hall Thursday evening to support the drive and calls to homes are planned.

Jary Tme Yale

New Traffic Lights Tested and Implemented Tuesday

New traffic signals with push buttons on both sides allow pedestrians to influence changes. The system prioritizes the main traffic stream while giving pedestrians on lighter arteries an equal opportunity to cross. The lights received official testing Tuesday afternoon and are now in full operation.

Cottage Visit Highlights Local Families This Weekend

Mrs. Madison Moore and son Madison Jr visited a cottage near Auburn for the weekend, joined by Mr and Mrs Fred P Taylor and grandson Dickie Hagan. Prof Nat Hasenfus is due to be at Bundy camp for a weekend cottage gathering, with Deputy Sheriff Loring Small and Arthur Maxwell also seen in the Bay Point area Friday and Saturday evenings.

Carolyn Rogers Hayden Rogers Rumford Alfred Gray Roxbury Mass Augusta Durgin Waterman William Ramsdell Roy Beverly Frank DeCoster William Hart Bath DeCosters Richard Renshaw Francis Burgess John Massachusetts Shirley Waterman Fred Waterman Chelmsford Percy Holbrook Joseph Arsenault Denise Revere Ralph King Walter Kingsbury Warren Davis Farm Bureau Dromore Milton Morse Clement Yates Danvers George Booker Alpha Booker Charles Dunham Richard Albert White Portland Chester Wright Madison Moore Madison, Jr Cota Nise Elan Wei White Auburn Fred P. Taylor Dickie Hagan Oe Cottage Nat Hasenfus Loring Small Bay Point Aight Arthur Maxwell Pearl Perry Rich- Prag

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