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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1956

Page

3

Wiscasset Honors and Local Club Reports Lead Page Four

Wiscasset High School names first second and third honors with numerous students listed by class. Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge plans ongoing candy sales at meetings with Eva Rankin serving refreshments. Pine Cone club officers are elected Isabelle Young president and others. Lincoln County Cultural Association treasurer change. Audubon club announces fourth grade officers. Garrison Hill OES observes Obligation Night with picnic lunch planned. Organ Society holds winter sale and tea. Wiscasset High School Athletic Association elects officers to fund equipment. Tom Rankin named High School Hi t president. Continued on Page Four.

Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge Eva Rankin Pine Cone Club Isabelle Young Dorothy Fulton Alice Maybury Madeline Colby Margaret Colby Clarence A. Race Lincoln County Cultural and Historical Association Roy G. Fairfield Audubon Club Richard Steeves Ralph Hilton Sharon Lewis Basil Brown John Ambrose John Crocker Patrick Murphy Michael Grindell Margaret Main Susan Sutter Judy King Barbara Johnson Huntoon Hill Juvenile Grange Chuck Shea Billy Cost Carol Higgins Elinor Huber Tom Rankin

Woolwich P T A discusses Tuessic hall use and yearend plans

The Woolwich P T A at Central school tabled Tuessic hall use for town recreation. Members approved reports and invited families to see third and fourth grade work. Next meeting Dec 17 will feature Christmas stockings assemble and social hour.

Woolwich Central School Tuessic Hall James H. Dunton Phipps Point Margaret Gardiner Morgan Horse Farm Dunton Stanwood Gilman Hazel Hopkins Marjorie Niles Alice Pye Charlotte Thornton Florence Temple Maria Angelo Bath S Ferry Community Club Herbert Munsey Marthew Doak Douglas Shaw Fred Brown

Local Grange Events and Community Notices in Phippsburg

Bodwell grange meets Friday with third and fourth degrees to be worked and a supper beforehand. Dromore Extension Service plans Dec 5 meeting at the grange hall with a Christmas dinner and guest invitations. Youth Fellowship plans a minstrel show for early next year. Small Point Sunday school sent fruit baskets to fifteen shut-ins last Sunday. Combined School Committees of School Union 48 meet Dec 12 at 8 p.m. at Woolwich school. Numerous local residents visited or hosted over Thanksgiving weekend in nearby towns, with travel between Phippsburg and Portland Worcester and Los Angeles noted.

Bodwell Grange Dromore Extension Service Grange Hall Eva Rogers Small Point School Union Woolwich School John Leonard Woolwich Thomas Totman Phippsburg James Gray Paxton Mass Stanwood Gilman Winthrop Blair Ellen Maurice Blair Maureen Worcester Harry Spinney Sebasco John McCourt John McCourt Eustis Charles V. Minott Portland Center Jean Hunt New Britain, Conn Mark Harrington Boyd Dudley Richard Granville Mapleton Gladys Haggett Los Angeles Calif Norman Dubie Norman Robert Rebecca Ernest Oliver Popham Edward Breare West Peabody Sidney Fitzgerald William Blaisdell Ernest Gibby Sidney M Rapkin Melrose Highlands Harry Gilmore Thomas and Frederick Morse Chain of Ponds

Kitchen Tips for Odor Control and Loosening Loaf

Advice suggests boiling vinegar while cooking fish to lessen lingering fishy odor in the kitchen. It also recommends loosening a meat loaf from pan sides before turning it out to prevent sticking.

Shamrocks 4-H Meets At Dottie Snowdon Home

The Shamrocks 4-H club gathered at Dottie Snowdon’s home for a business meeting and hay ride plans. Attendees included Rita Hennessey Barbara Fuller Chris tine Fuller Marie Earle Dottie Snowdon and Joan Ring. Next meeting set for Marie Earle’s residence. Dec 1 hunting trip update mentions Harland Boynton and Ozzie Prince in Madrid.

Shamrocks Dottie Snowdon Rita Hennessey Barbara Christine Fuller Marie Earle Joan Ring Harland Boynton Ozzie Prince Madrid Edward Rowe Portland William Cowan Sydney Cecile Beane Annie Heald Eddie Lowe Eleanor Longwood Rockport Mass F. Deehan Eva Dunn Emmett Furlong Richmond B. F. Whitmore Gardiner L. D. Small Wilbert Leon Bates Charles H. Bates Scarsdale N. Y John H. McNary Charlton Ralph H. McNary Marblehead Little Silver N. J Harold M. Bates Franklin I. Newton Irving Burnham Bath Sufper Robert Burnham Brunswick Stanley Arthur Cormier Marjorie Willard Adams Boothbay Oliver Wass Patricia Colin Densmore Harrington Lizzie Wass Searsport Charlotte Cooke Kermit and Dennis Danvers Courtney Stover Joyce Stover Gorham State Teachers’ College Stover Miss Stover F. W. Deehan Frank Avery Edward Jenks Teddy Stanley Rose Annie Conley Massachusetts Wilson Fitzgerald Keith Brian Kevin Benjamin Fitzgerald Canaan Robert Earle Robert, Jr George Lisbon Edward Arse William Hodgkins Kittery George Boynton Everett Peaslee Louis Densmore Lisbon Falls George Stimpson

Thanksgiving guests listed across Arrowsic Bath and surroundings

Reid lists Thanksgiving visitors from Arrowsic Bath Westport and surrounding towns. Guests include Mr and Mrs Norman Drummond Mr and Mrs Reginald Cote Mr and Mrs Warren Hawley Jr and many others. Entertaining families span Bath Brunswick Falmouth and Hallowell with journeys to Worcester Fort Lauderdale and California stops noted.

Norman Drummond Reginald Cote Arrowsic Warren Hawley Day's Ferry Bath Albert Galloupe Hallowell Joseph Gagnon Stephen Peter Edgecomb Robert Galloupe Gardiner Frank Rittall Spinney Mills Road Colin Dunn Westport Edith Campbell Ralph Jewett Arrowsic Point Dunn Bath Iron Works Howard O. Frye Black House Point West Coast Panama Canal San Francisco Los Angeles Calif Cohasset Mass Fryes Lawrence R. Vail Jane Pride Frye Chester Whittaker Linda Michael Bristol Mr. Whittaker George Gates Ter

Thanksgiving Visitors Dot Bath Area Homes

Mrs H W Rogers visits her daughter in Boothbay while numerous Bath area families host relatives and friends for Thanksgiving weekend. Guests include Wing family of Westbrook and Bath, Haines and Pearson households, and many others from Bath York and surrounding towns.

H. W. Rogers Frank T. Chamberlain, Jr Boothbay Burton Wing Westbrook Conn J. Carroll Wing Arthur Wing Sharon Billy Chester Wright Pamela Roy Lutz Sandra John Bath Calvin Wing Jimmy North Bath Harold Wing Eleanor Norridgewock Royden Haines, Jr Royden Haines Royden, Jr Hartford Newell Swain Rose Lee Higgins John DeGroot Willard McCabe Gladyce Cothran Anna McCabe Harry Nelson, Jr Mark Joseph Marquis Brunswick George Lawrence University of Maine Harry Higgins Jerry Haile Edwin Hemingway William Lenfest Robert Donnell Irving Donnell Olive Campbell Lewiston Harold McDonald Claude Clark Topsham John D. Rockefeller Cindy Alfred D. Caton Cedric Sukeforth Eugene Sukeforth Florence Williams Union David Dodge Stanley Henderson Robert William Cromwell David Henderson Connecticut James Rockefeller Dale Philip Tardiff Walter Mosher Everett Pinkham Wayne and Leslie Worcester Mass Clyde Pinkham

Police Investigate Reported Home Invasion

Bath police continue probing an unusual incident in which an 18 year old housewife says two armed masked men entered her home Wednesday night. Dorothy Wright described one man as short and heavy set and the other tall and slim, both in black rain coats.

Bath Dorothy Wright Everett B. Wright Summer Street Herman N. Wright Robert E. Wagner, Jr Mrs. Wright Huse Street BIW

Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge Hosts Reception for Marjorie Niles

The Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge of Wiscasset held a Saturday evening reception for former Bath school teacher Mrs Marjorie Niles district deputy president of District No 10 and her marshal Mrs Madeline Colby. A large statewide gathering attended, including Maine Rebekah Assembly president Mrs Edna Hagar and delegates from Portland Lewiston Hallowell Madison Gardiner and Bath. Also present were Queen Esther Chapter officers from Bath and Brunswick local nobles and their spouses. The program featured an entertainment and refreshments.

Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge Wiscasset Bath Marjorie Niles Grand Lodge of Maine Kenneth Small Hallowell Edna Chandler Association L. A. P. M Madison Bessie Curry Association Gardiner Queen Esther Chapter Lois Knight Athana Gillespie Carolyn Thompson Brunswick Hermia Toothaker Louise Stevens Eunice Perry Sarah Potter Jessie Morrell Dorothy Wright Ellery Kidder

Surprise 25th wedding anniversary party for Dwinal and Cornish

Mr and Mrs Dwinal Cornish of 45 Rose street had a Sunday open house for their 25th anniversary hosted by their son Carl Cornish and wife and their two daughters Christel and Carol. About 60 guests attended as a money tree and gifts were given.

Dwinal E. Cornish Rose Street Carl Cornish Christel Carol Cornish Cornish Orris Ames H. Kenneth Smith Patricia Ames Mrs. Cornish West Bath Marguerite Williams Ernest E. Williams Williams Mr. Cornish Harry E. Cornish

Bath and Cornish Families Ties Noted In Community Roles

Mr. Cornish worked at Bath post office and belonged to Polar Star Lodge of Masons. Mrs. Cornish teaches fourth grade at Nequasset school in Woolwich. Both are members of Wesley Methodist church and Bodwell grange, reflecting active community involvement.

Bath Cornish Polar Star Lodge of Masons Nequasset School Woolwich Wesley Methodist Church Bodwell Grange

Mayflower Society Meeting Held in Portland

Bath represented at the annual Compact Day gathering of the Society of Mayflower Descendants at the Columbia hotel Portland. Mrs. William W. Dennison and her family attended with several relatives. Captain David Patten spoke on Plymouth Plantation at Plymouth Mass and described plans for Mayflower The Second a replica sailing from England to Plymouth using original conditions.

Bath Society of Mayflower Descendants Columbia Hotel Portland William W. Dennison John T. Conley, Jr Waldoboro Thomas L. Fairchild Gorham James MacKenize South Portland Richard W. Dennison Philadelphia David Patten Plymouth Plantation Organization Plymouth Mass Capt. Patten England

Winter Street Church to Offer Pre School Nursery

Winter Street Congregational plans a Sunday start for a nursery next to the church for children under three. Mrs John Rockefeller of West Bath leads December with Pilgrim Fellowship help to ease church school crowding and enable parents to attend services. Iraq oil reserves are estimated at ten million barrels.

Linwood Abbott Winter Street

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Wiscasset High School Linda Cowley John Nelder Leigh Campbell Dean Shea Charles Shea Sandra Taylor Carol Barker Jayne Dowling Robert Maybury June Paquet Gwen Wyman Priscilla Dorr Sandy Foster Judy McFadden Susan Croxford Rebecca Erskine Nellie Rose Merry Randy Wanser Joanne Fred Beaney Harvey Greenlaw Day’s Ferry Keith Jameson Henry Wright Ocean Point Jameson Harriet Blanch Mechanic Falls Kieth Jameson Golwich Omar Gerrish Scarborone Mrs. Jameson Bangor Just Wold Melanie Union Hospital Lynn Russell Boyd Boston Merle Jameson Rockland Hayden Temple Hinman Construction Co Portsmouth N. H Albert Temple The River Road Thomas Kostenbadder Dawna Leonard Allen Beane Boothbay Harbor Mr. Beane Arthur Beane Allen Sidney Beane Ballston Spa Fort Kent Baptist Raymond New York Barbara Thornton Maine Medical Center William Thornton North Woolwich Loring Edgerly Sylvia Dana Barley Neck Road Edgerly J. Donald Harvey Kenneth Baker Sylvania Company Calumet Club Augusta Harry Beane Elden Qarren Yukon Mountains G.V.W Alcan Alaska Chevrolet AUTAT AAA Alcan Highway Center Street Bath, Maine ri-Lee Whittaker Andrew Pray Norwood R. I Pray Ibrah Lawrence Old Stage Road Lawrence Ruth Whittum Overlook Nursing Home Franklin Wright Falmouth Roy Lawrence Deborah Elmer Lawrence Cote Lawrence Rothwell Ralph Steen Otty Steen Miss Mina Snipe Aubrey Steen Earle Rosenwald Perley Ater Joseph McLaughlin Kathryn Horatio L. Baker Washington, D. C Fort Lauderdale Fla Mr Baker Baker Scout Lila Place Franklyn Thorne Topssham North Dorothy W Rebekah Mayflower Society Iraq America Portland Cement Association High Street Portland 3
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