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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1949

Page

2

Phippsburg Notes on Local Meetings and Happenings

Phippsburg held its regular meeting Friday with 20 members present. Wir throp Blair pressed at the meeting. Renovation and enlargement of the kitchen were discussed. The work is by Truman Roberts and Truman Roberts Jr. Next meeting December 2 will elect officers. The West Point church got a coat of interior paint by Ames Alexander. Schools closed Wednesday afternoon for Thanksgiving recess, reopening Monday. Two bucks shot Monday by Howard Scott and Ralph Wallace brought deer tagged in town to 14 for the season. Announcement of Beth Anne Jordan born October 16 to Mr. and Mrs. David Jordan. Mrs. Jordan studied at Yale Divinity School. They live in New Haven Connecticut. Girl Scout Troop will sponsor a food sale Saturday morning December 3 at Rogers hardware store. Charles Gomes began work on another boat for West Point fishing fleet. The new 38 foot boat to be built for Oscar Gilliam of West Point. Keel laid, hull partly framed. launch planned for early spring. Over half a million pounds of whiting frozen at Sebasco Fishermen’s plant this year. Lobster orders of 5,000 pounds in special sizes completed. more to be frozen later. Decline in lobster prices due to Canadian lobsters entering market. Union Thanksgiving service at Small Point church attended by over 30 people from several communities. Reginald Gordon organist. Brunswick musicians contributed. Rev. Charles L. Stevens preached. Personal items follow with various visits, travels, and hospital stays among town residents.

Bodwell Orange Wirthrop Blair Truman Roberts Truman Roberts, Jr West Point Ames Alexander Sebasco Fishermen California Asell Middletlantic New England Small Point Church Reginald Gordon Parker Head Brunswick Charles L. Stevens

Parker Head Community News From Parker Head Maine

Parker Head reports include church services with 30 in attendance at vestry and 40 at church school, Thanksgiving observances across Parker Head and nearby Sebasco and Small Point, plus visitors from Brunswick and Bath. Local families donate to hospital drives, repair the vestry roof, and plan Christmas activities while noting birthdays and school attendance at Morse High.

Personal notes on Thanksgiving visits across families

Mr and Mrs Thompson Potter of 75 Court street were weekend guests of their son and his wife Mr and Mrs Melon Potter of Biddeford. Eastham Guild and children Peter and Olive plus Mrs Olive Boyd Guild joined Mr and Mrs W S Newell for a family dinner on Thanksgiving. Mark P Hanna and daughters Janice and Tae street spent the weekend in Elliot with Mr and Mrs Vernal Chaney. Robert Powers, UMaine freshman, and Catherine Powers, Auburn teacher, visited their parents at 1540 Washington street for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Thompson Potter 75 Court Street Melon Potter Biddeford

Thanksgiving recess and local notices in Popham area

Popham Circle skipped this week’s meeting due to Thanksgiving. Various local notices list Miss Nell Barton Hall returning to Rockford NL, Coast Guard Lt Archie MacLaughlin on leave with family, post office substitute duties, and extra high tides washing debris along town marshes. Names include Mrs. Carl Bickford, Rev Charles L Stevens, Mrs Frank Scott, Mrs Lester Oliver, Roger Oliver, Mr Toothaker, Mr and Mrs Herbert Sprague, Carson Lindley, Miss Nell Barton Hall, Ed ith and Margaret Oliver, and C B M Henry Leonard.

Popham Circle Carl Bickford Charles L. Stevens Phippsburg Damariscove Laurence Taylor Ernest Oliver Edith Margaret Small Point Henry Leonard Kennebec Dorchester Mass Julia Rideout Jane Theodore Brunswick

Coxs Head Church Services and Local Social Notes

Coxs Head services conducted at Parker Head at 10 a.m. and Small Point at 7 p.m. Rev. Charles L. Stevens preached at Thanksgiving. Saturday night the Young People Recreation committee met at Stevens home in Phippsburg Center with Frederick Thomas attending. Bath visitors include Lawrence Thayer Neil Sullivan and Harry Thayer. Mrs. Edward P. Thomas returned from a visit with Mrs. Arbuty. Dozois and Clayton Moore from Bath visited Cooper's Mills. Mrs. Eric Carlson improving with car rides. her sisters Mrs. Nancy Thomas and Mrs. Katharine Johnson, and Percy Johnson joined a Sunday ride. Morris Southard of Bath called on Frederick and Edward Thomas Jr. Mrs. Monroe Wilbur and Mrs. Charles Minott of Phippsburg attended the Elks Circus in Portland. Edith Perkins moved to Cranberry Point winter home. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Goodwin left for Wolseboro N H.

Parker Head Small Point Charles L. Stevens Young People’s Recreation Committee Phippsburg Center Frederick Thomas Lawrence Thayer Neil Sullivan Harry Thayer Bath Edward P. Thomas Arthur Richard Dozois Clayton Moore Cooper's Mills Eric Carlson Nancy Thomas Katharine Johnson Percy Johnson Morris Southard Frederick Edward Thomas, Jr Monroe E. Wilbur

Pupils Sponsor Thanksgiving Dance at Weeks Street School

Pupils of Weeks Street school hosted a Thanksgiving dance at South End PTA hall with teachers spouses and parents helping. The event featured round and square dances with music by Foster Pratt's orchestra. Mrs Evelyn Stairs and Paul Berger led the grand march, mothers assisted with refreshments, and a committee headed by Mrs Richard Young organized the program.

Weeks Street South End PTA Foster Pratt Evelyn Stairs Paul Bergeron Donnell Grant Richard Young Irving Purdy Mary Brown Heyward Newcomb Joseph Haab Harold Burns

Perry Promoted to Corporal and Stationed in Germany

Word is received that Dc. Richard Perry son of Mr and Mrs William A Perry of Sheridan road has been promoted to corporal. He is now stationed at Rhein Main Germany and played a small part in the Berlin airlift film Two Corridors East which will be released in the States next spring.

Richard Perry William A. Perry Sheridan Road Perry Rhein Main Germany Berlin

Deer tagging stations busy as hunters report totals

The Woolwich tag station led with 24 deer tagged in week one, plus 20 more by Nov. 7, as lists of tagged deer flow in from Bath, Phippsburg, Georgetown. The Bath Lewis service, Phippsburg, and Georgetown stations each logged multiple deer, including does and bucks, with detailed hunter names and timestamps.

Hinkley Held for January Term in Deer Hunting Death

Frank Hinkley, 39, of Webster, waived reading of a warrant accusing him of negligently killing Charles A. Smith, 44, during a deer hunt on Nov. 14 at Bowdoin. Judge Deering ordered him held to appear at Sagadahoc County Superior Court in January with $1,000 sureties. Hinkley said he and Smith were married to sisters and hunted with a brother. both fired at a deer from opposite directions, killing both the deer and Smith, who worked at Advance Auto Sales in Auburn and was a World War II veteran, survived by his wife.

Frank Hinkley Webster Charles W. Messenger Charles A. Smith Bowdoin John P. Carey Gardiner R. Deering Hinkley Sagadahoc County E. F. Pratt Richmond Smith Advance Auto Sales, Inc Auburn

Court of Honor Awards For Troop 52 At Corliss Church

Twenty five boys received merit badges and advancement awards at a Boy Scout Court of Honor by Troop 52 at Corliss Street church Friday evening. Earle Ler mond led the meeting with attendees from other city troops. Six boys earned Tenderfoot badges at the ceremony preceding the Court of Honor.

Troop 52 Corliss Street Earle Lermond

New England Bendix Dealers Meet In Portland

Mr and Mrs Roland McIn tosh of North Street attended a meeting of New England Bendix dealers in Portland on Tuesday.

Roland MclIntosh North Street New England Bendix Portland

Lobster and clam industry talk on pollution and shrimp

Speakers discussed Maine fishing concerns in Sagadahoc Bay and Robin Hood Cove. They noted variable clam growth, pollution tests, and potential winter purification, plus shrimp concentrations near New Harbor and the need to locate others. Ms McCullough briefed on X rays reducing deformities.

Weekend visits and hunts around Bay Point and Bath

Mrs R E Wright of Arrowsic spent the weekend with daughters Mrs Sherman Campbell and family and Mrs Roland Marquis and family. George Renaud visited Bay Point and entertained his nephew. Arthur Maxwell and family stayed Friday at their cottage. Madlyn Berry of Five Islands dined at the Navajo. L M Spinney visited Bath Wednesday. William Adams, Kenneth Crafts and Louisa Howard visited Lewiston Friday. Sherman Campbell visited Lewiston Saturday. Bath hunter Arthur Delano brought a deer in Georgetown Saturday. Roland Marquis and wife shopped early. Carl Delano and Louisa Howard shopped in Bath Monday.

R. E. Wright Arrowsic Sherman Campbell Roland Marquis George Renaud Bay Point Arthur Maxwell Madlyn Berry Five Islands L. M. Spinney Bath William Adams Kenneth Crafts Louisa Howard Lewiston Arthur Delano Georgetown Carl Delano

X rays aid bone setting and medical advances noted

Miss McCullough explained how X rays guide bone setting and reveal the need for correct alignment. They play a key role in examining internal organs and may lead to X ray therapy as a cancer treatment. Miss Armstrong spoke of Bath hospital lab work on blood diagnosis and the value of donor availability. Stanley C. Elwell was admitted to membership as Lion. Swansea Burns attended as guest.

Miss McCullough Miss Armstrong Bath

Joy to Join Army Induction Trip to Portland and Fort Dix

Larry Joy left Monday for Portland to be inducted in the Army for three years. From Portland he will go to Fort Dix New Jersey for basic training. Miss Audrey King senior at Colby College Waterville arrived Wednesday evening to spend the remainder of the week. Arthur W King of 1 Ed Street Mr and Mrs Robert Aiken and daughter Sharon Ann will be guests of Mr and Mrs King for Thanksgiving.

Larry Joy Portland Fort Dix N. J Audrey King Colby College Waterville Arthur W. King Ed Street Robert Aiken Sharon Ann

Also Mentioned on This Page

Patricia Seavey Bliss Business College Harold Seavey Maurice Pye Leo Hamel Bernard York Topsfield Martin Eaton Ing John G. Morse Bath Memorial Hospital Lena Larrabee Los Angeles Fred Oliver Larrabee Board of Education Winfield W. Morse Winnegance Ralph Dunton Dunton Arthur Totman Charles V. Minott Frederick Haggett John G. Morse, Jr Frances John William Gilman Stanwood Gilman Billy Stan Irma Lee Gilman James A. Gray Woldoboro William R. Lowans Dudley S. Leavitt Meadowbrook J. Walter Snipe Seth Snipe Wesley Henry Hotchkiss Lawrence Libby Snipe Parker Thomas Skelfield Charles Laisdell Audrey Pinkham Perley Alexander Pinkham Whispering Hope Sandra Deacon Fields Elizabeth Lawless Deacon Fields Sebasco Popham Bert Nisbet Florence Rollins Albert Gray Earl Lowell Walter Cushing Gener Barl Nisbet Earl Hamel Leslie Darling Eugene Harrington Leston Harrington Sally Lowell Laura Wyman Cranberry Point George Powers Robinhood Paul Burns Eddie Bourgette Paul MacDonald Jerry Clough Donald Robinson Irving Cummings Stan Preble Stanley Doughty Jean Adele Hunt Betty Jean Bowker Joyce Perkins Earl Perkins L D. Lowell Bangor Castine Massachusetts Maritime Academy David Harrington Barbara Walter Mann, Jr New York Mann Cottage Elwood Hathorne Mertie Shepherd George Watson Lewis Lowell Edwin Hill Stratton Mary Dannenfelser Haverstraw N. Y Frances Morong Frances Barkelow Lorraine Sheffield Herkimer Grove Waldoboro Leslie Wilosn Aroostook Leroy Perkins Topsham Grange Sally Bill Lowell Joyce Edward Gray Francis Gray Sandra Mank Raymond Nisbet Morse High Bob Moore Judy Hamel John Rollins Maine Old Town Penobscot Penobscot County The University of Maine Orono Queen City East Brewing United States Brewers Foundation Augusta Cox Woolwich Larry's Market Lawrence R. Edwards Times Buck William F Plummer Charles J. DeLong Wesley Pushard River Road Russell H. Stodder, Jr Boothbay Harbor Doe Joseph F. Lawrence Gladys B. MacIntosh Edward Pangburn Star Route 3 William Lowell Sebasco Estates Arthur Hutchins Cherry Street Melvin D. Ferris Bath Street George Ames, Jr Richard D Brown Robert Kingsbury, Jr Front Street Jerry Bartlett Ralph F. Rice High Street Ralph Wright Hartley Hawthorne Alfred E. Holbrook Goddard Street Robert Lindgren Bluff Road Leonard Wallace West Bath Philip Sweetser Acton Harold F. Thornton Denny Road Benjamin Norton Marrtown Alfred Wal Robert Gilliam Floyd May Deer Clyde Moore W. A. Todd James R. Oliver Arthur Tibbets Carl H. Delano Lester G. Munsey Court OF Honor Sagadahoc Bay Robinhood Cove Taylor Freeport Mr. Taylor New Harbor Chevrolet America Brooke Chevrolet, Inc
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