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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1953

Page

8

Lions Hear Prof Averill On These Queer Minds Of Ours

Thursday evening at the Brunswick Hotel the Lionesses hosted Prof Lawrence Averill as guest speaker. He discussed spiritism, fortune telling and palmistry, showing how beliefs affect emotions and youth crime, and noted fakery in mediums and spirit photography.

The Lionesses Eagle Club Lawrence Averill Averill Daisy Elwell Comitee Elwell America Averhill Gladys McIntosh McIntosh Morse High School Mrs. Averill

Miss Hawkesworth To Visit Schaper Thanksgiving Day

Miss Margaret Hawkesworth of Rowley Massachusetts will be a guest on Thanksgiving Day at the manse of her former pastor and wife Rev and Mrs Richard J Schaper and family.

Margaret Hawkesworth Rowley, Mass Richard J. Schaper

Upcoming Meeting Set For December At Local Club

A notice notes an upcoming meeting in December with Adelaide Bowker and Cynthia Moses assisting. Attendees listed include Helen Mallett Belle Levin Jennie Small Isabelle Small Kay MacDonald Maude Brownell Daisy Elwell Mildred Hagan Beatrice Leavitt Stella Callan Adelaide Bowker Cynthia Moses Bernice McCurdy Sylvia Wing Kay Preble Florence Fullerton Arline Morse Dora Petlock Gertrude Kramer Gladys McIntosh and guests.

Shabanig Adelaide Bowker Cynthia Moses Helen Mallett Belle Levin Jennie Small Isabelle Small Kay MacDonald Maude Brownell Daisy Elwell Mildred Hagan Beatrice Leavitt Stella Callan Bernice McCurdy Sylvia Wing

Local Christmas Seal Sale Chairmen Named for Four County

Stanwood C. Gilman and Mrs. Joseph I. Smith head the advisory board announcing chairmen for the Christmas Seal Sale in Sagadahoc and neighboring counties. Volunteers donate time from Nov 16 to Dec to fund tuberculosis prevention and control statewide as part of the 47th annual national campaign.

Stanwood C. Gilman Sebasco Estates Joseph I. Smith Bath Four County Tuberculosis Association Sagadahoe County Pearl E. Reed Woolwich John M. Conley, Jr Lewis Young Bowdoin Cecla McEwen Bowdoinham Reynolds Grove Five Islands Priscilla Rainey Phippsburg Philip H. Jacob Harry Douglass Richmond Robert Miller Topsham Loring Small West Bath National Tuberculosis Association

Bermingham Bowser Wedding Saturday

Miss Eva Mae Bowser daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F Bowser of 10 Pleasant Avenue and Patrick G Bermingham son of Mr and Mrs Harold G Bermingham of Champaign Illinois were married Saturday at 5 30 PM The ceremony was at Harold L Allens home 402 Middle Street with a single ring service The couple will reside at 17 Freemont Street The bride wore a navy suit with white accessories and a white corsage

Eva Mae Bowser Charles F. Bowser Pleasant Avenue Patrick G. Bermingham Harold G. Bermingham Champaign Harold L. Allen Corliss Street Church Middle Street Bermingham Ill U. S. Navy Brunswick Naval Air Base Morse High School Freemont Street

City Councillor Couture Back Home After Hospital Stay

City Councilor Louis O Couture returned to his home at 78 Bluff Road Wednesday after an overnight stay at Bath Memorial Hospital. He was admitted for treatment of a reaction to medication received Tuesday.

Louis O. Couture Bluff Road Bath Memorial Hospital Couture

Fifth Anniversary Hockomock Council Celebrated

Hockomock Council No. 81 D of P held its fifth anniversary at Red Men Hall. Supper and a program followed with readings by Great Chiefs from Maine and past Pocahontas. Attendees totaled 115 from multiple towns including Portland South Portland Yarmouth and South Bristol.

Mildred Avery Bath Sannap Great Council of Maine Harold Trask Alfred Stearns South Portland Roy Fitts Yarmouth Harry Charles North Fryeburg Benjamin Small Auburn Ernest Avery Pocahontas Ruth Trask Donna Kaler Ann Berry Jean Lester Bobby Diane Merrill Sharon Holbrook Jimmy Walter Tommy Cogswell The Bones Lillian Denaco New Gloucester Mechanic Falls Pownal Brunswick Kezar Falls Portland South Bristol

Gordon Gillies Hosts Birthday Party with Friends

Gordon Gillies celebrated his 10th birthday with a supper at his North Bath home. Guests enjoyed horseback riding and outdoor games. Jimmy Day won the peanut hunt and quiz. Eleanor Main earned identification fame. balloons were given as party favors.

Gordon Gilies James A. Gillies, Jr North Bath Jimmy Day Eleanor Main Nancy Dearborn Alison Turpie Sharon Haynes Sheryl Wetherbee Eleanor Zenn Nancy McInnes Beatrice Main Jimmy and Jonathan Day

Second Grade Pupils Tour Central Fire Station

Mrs Elizabeth Youngs class from Huse Memorial school visited Central Fire Station as part of social studies to learn community helpers. The tour led by Walter Longley and Fred Pecci showed bravery and firemen duties. Mr and Mrs Julius Appleton and sons Allen and Stephen of Springfield Mass arrived to spend the weekend with Mrs Briggs of Center street.

Elizabeth Young Huse Memorial School Central Fire Station Fred Pecci Pecci Walter Longley Central Station Julius Appleton Allen and Stephen Springfield Mass Appleton Edmund Briggs Center Street

P T A elects Barbara Hart to fill vacancy at Fisher School

The Lillian F Fisher P T A voted to replace a resigning president due to illness Barbara Hart was elected to the post and a later vote will fill the vice presidency. The group approved buying a daylight pee screen for visual education and praised student fund raising for a new duplicating machine.

Lillian F. Fisher Hart P. A A. Lincoln Anderson Harmon Eliason Fisher School Health Council Morse High School Adelyn Marsh Joan F. Leonard Doris White Macy Whitehead Whitehead Phippsburg Ireland United States

Cosmo Club Fair and Harvest Supper Headline Event

The Cosmo politan club hosts an all day fair and 5 to 7 pm bean supper at the club house on Saturday. Ada Greenblatt is general chair. Booths include Christmas greens, cooked foods, aprons, novelties, books, white elephant, jewelry and more under many club chairmen and co chairmen.

Cosmopolitan Club Ada Greenblatt Linwood Boardman Carville Douglas Albert Whitney The Garden Club Herbert Harris William Davis Charles Small Ernest Bailey Gerard Billington Fred Quimby John Hayes Abbott Redson Dallas Crabtree Emerton Gross John Leonard Alice Johnson Myron Heenie Frank Saunders

Bride‑to‑be at Hyde Memorial Home Gift Shower

Mrs Elizabeth Burden of Oliver street employed at the Hyde Memorial Home for Crippled Children received a morning surprise during coffee hour with gifts including a quilted silk lounging robe. She will marryene Hart of Granite Street soon as 45 staff and patients signed the card.

Elizabeth Burden Oliver Street Hyde Memorial

Mrs Eva Atwood Returns Home From Ellsworth Visit

Mrs. Eva Atwood has returned to her Washington street home after spending several weeks with her sister in Ellsworth.

Eva Atwood Washington Street Ellsworth Yona

Snow safety rules from Chief Moriarty warn of November storms

Chief Moriarty urges motorists to prepare for winter driving as November snowstorms loom. He stresses clearing windshields, using chains on ice, pumping brakes, and keeping safe following distances. Tire chains beat winterized tires, while anti skid devices offer no real help.

Frank L. Moriarty Moriarty National Safety Council

Hyde Home Committee Meets in Topsham

The Hyde Memorial Home Committee met Thursday morning at the Home with Mrs. Herbert White of Topsham presiding. Attendees included Mrs. William P. Wiles, Pine Tree Society a rt president, Rodney E. Ross Jr., treasurer, Mrs. Converse G. Fenn, Mrs. Dean Shaw, Mrs. Marie I. Preston, executive director, and Mrs. Doris W. Hardy, RN, director. An afternoon tea for Maine’s Women Legislative Council followed, after a Bowdoin visit, with Mrs. Albert Nutting pouring. The tea committee included Mrs. White, Mrs. Fenn, and Mrs. Shaw. The group toured the Home, currently at full capacity with a waiting list for patients.

Hyde Memorial Home Committee Herbert White Topsham William P. Wiles Augusta Pine Treeiety Rodney E. Ross, Jr Converse G. Fenn Dean Shaw Marie I. Preston Society Doris W. Hardy Hyde Home Women's Legislative Council of Maine Bowdoin Moing

Pre-nuptial Shower For Pauline Holmsen

Miss Madelyn Kronstrand and Mrs Dorothy McKennan hosted a pre nuptial shower for Pauline Holmsen at 89 Court Street. She will wed Benjamin Gallup of Springfield Vermont in December. Guests included Miss Joan Brooks Miss Beverly White and many Mrs Vivian Kronstrand. Dorothy Crooker of Boston visited Hermon Crooker relatives on High Street.

Madelyn Kronstrand Dorothy McKennan Miss Kronstrand Court Street Pauline Holmsen Benjamin Gallup Springfield Miss Holmsen Helen Poulos Marie Lebel Eva Kingsbury Joan Brooks Edwina Young Marion Oliver Alice Rowe Margaret Mitchell Beverly White Jean Trafton Phyllis Warner Phyllis Teasdale Eris White Ja Cullen Dorothy Young Barbara Poulos Vivian Oliver Gertrude Harvie Elizabeth Wallace Vivian Kronstrand Dorothy Crooker Boston Mrs Hermon Crooker High Street

Gaudette Legard wedding at St Marys Rectory

Miss Ma Legard and Robert J Gaudette were married Friday afternoon in St Marys Rectory with John E Bellefontaine officiating. The couple will reside at 630 Washington Street after a weeklong wedding trip. The bride, a Morse High School graduate, works in the Bath Iron Works groll department. The groom, a Bath native and veteran, works in the pipe fitters department at Bath Iron Works.

Ma Legard Morse High School Groll Bath Iron Works Mr. Gaudette Bath U. S. Army Navy

Stork Shower Honors Mrs Ardene Haines at Home

Mrs. Ardene Haines was guest of honor at a stork shower Friday evening at Mrs. Raymond Kelley’s North Street home. Guests enjoyed refreshments and a social evening of cards and games after gifts, arranged in a bassinet, were opened.

Ardenne Haines Raymond Kelley North Street Haines Floyd Goding Richard Frates Alice Frates Marianna Strange Astrid Daggett Barbara Caton Mertina McInnes Sadie Fogg Evelyn Henrikson Joan Henrikson Arnold Temple Ramona Pearson Connie Kneeland Sara Jean Affletto Margaret Rooke Mary Haines Bernice Haines Charlotte Haines Jennie Legard Adele Watt Delores Pearson Beatrice Plummer Velalea Haines Patricia Kelley Sara Cameron

Letter Carriers’ March for Muscular Dystrophy Kicks Off

Robert Perry of Bath will co chair the drive with U S Postmaster General Arthur E Summerfield as honorary national chairman The 100000 postal workers across the United States will visit every American home the day after Thanksgiving to collect funds for muscular dystrophy a fatal disease affecting hundreds of thousands including many children The effort follows a call from AFL National Association of Letter Carriers president William C Doherty and support from hundreds of branch units nationwide

Robert Perry Bath U. S Arthur E. Summerfield Mr. Perry United States U.S National Association of Letter Carriers AFL William C. Doherty

Cost Accountants Meet In Portland Maine

Allen H. Ottman vice president and controller of The American Hard Rubber Co. spoke at the Southern Maine Chapter National Association of Cost Accountants meeting in the Eastland Hotel Portland. Bath attendees included Edward Rowe Jr John Hayes William Mussenden George Finlay Foster Pratt Daniel Lord Jr and Oscar Marsh from Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Co.

Allen H. Ottman American Hard Rubber Co New York City Southern Maine National Association of Cost Accountants Eastland Portland Ottman Bath Edward A. Rowe, Jr Houston Construction Co John Hayes William Mussenden George Finlay Foster Pratt Bath Iron Works Daniel L. Lord, Jr Oscar R. Marsh Hyde Windlass Co

Elmer Allen Hospitalized From M C R R Gate Duties

Elmer Allen gate tender in the tower at Vine and Washington streets for the M C R R is a medical patient at the Memorial Hospital.

Elmer Allen Vine Washington Streets Memorial Hospital

Classified State Place: Advert for Property and Farm Sales

Incomplete OCR fragment shows classified ad style with price per word or insertion fee and notices about property, farms, and sales. Readable items reference city, property sale, and farm sales with regulatory phrasing.

Bowdoinham Lodge Install Officers and Community Week

Blue Lodge F and A M held installation at Masonic hall with about 60 attendees. Officers named by District Deputy Rolene Cornish included Worshipful Master Malcolm Jewell and others. A program featured Inland Fish and Game Department pictures, Harvest Minstrels music, and local performers from Bath. Local meetings and 4-H activities noted along with numerous personal items from Bowdoinham residents.

Blue Lodge Masonic Hall Eastern Star Rolene Cornish Bowdoin Folao Af Malcolm Jewell Earl Elwell Adt Benner Kariteh E. 8 White Leland Chapman Merle MacDonald Wendall Heenie Linwood Hackett Gerald Adams Marshall White Tyler Philip Carr Inland Fish and Game Department Bowdoinham Fire Department Carl Meister Lillian Denaco Bath E. Andrew Peterson Gary Meister Little Maine Ramblers Pat Paul Crocker Mr. Crocker Eddie Page Carver Coombs Pascins Committee Margery Curtis

Blaing Little Visits Vernon Household Over Weekend

Blaing Little R N of Portland spent the weekend with his ser Mr and Mrs Vernon.

Blaing Little, R. N Portland Vernon

Bull Moose Visits Old Folks Home In Maine

A large bull moose with antlers visited the Old Folks' Home near Washington Street around 8 a.m. A Legard taxi driver watched as the animal crossed the road and entered a field, then disappeared toward High Street woods. It is suspected the moose swam the Kennebec from Arrowsic and landed near Doubling Point Light.

Legard Parker Head Washington Street High Street Kennebec Arrowsic Doubling Point Light Bath Shore

Morse Sophomores Attend Luncheon at Winter Street Church

Morse High School sophomores gathered at Winter Street Congregational church for a Fireside luncheon hosted by Rev and Mrs Richard J Schaper. Sylvia Googins proposed attending the Loyalty Sunday service on December 6 with other high school classes.

Morse High School Winter Street Congregational Church Morse High Richard J. Schaper Sylvia Googins Schaper

Mrs Courtney Stover Hospitalized in West Bath

Mrs Courtney Stover of West Bath is a surgical patient at Memorial hospital.

Courtney Stover West Bath The Memorial Hospital

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Brunswick Hotel Sagadahoc County Bowser Corliss Street Efersoffer Dufus Hockomock Council Daughters of Pocahontas HUSE Wesley Marco William Turpie Arthur Sturtevant Melvin Comeau Coombs Orchestra Gordon Gillies Business Action Cosmo Club Hyde Home Committee Albert Nutting Orono Presen Council Bride Represen Forrest C. Legard Ardene Haines Clifford Gray Flora Dunham Winthrop Sam Livingstone Madrid N. Y Frederick Chaney East Bowdoinham McEwen Avery Fides McArthur Charleston N. H E. K. Allen Sanford Olive Mathieson Lucy Doughty Bailey Island Mary Fides U. of M Pee Lawrence Elizabeth Hibbard Hohokus, N. Jr University of Maine Fides A. S. MacDougal Kenneth MacDougal Greg Rockland Myrtie Cutler Brown Hunting Lodge Francis Moore Brookline Richard Warren Dedham Henry Shaltonstall Exeter Edward Abbott Westford Warren Morgan Edith Cousins Ransome Kelley Linwood Rideout Mark Earl Brown Wea Kam Widmark Malden Wane Stewart Qa Picton Sun Mon Joan Fontaine NE Palin Bull Moose Lend Ae MORSE Winter Street Marshal FBI Randolph Scott Kidd Moon van Heflin Julia Adams
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