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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1952

Page

2

Banquet Plans and Parish Notes Highlight Phippsburg Meeting

The Phippsburg town report details a Mother Daughter banquet at Dromore Grange Hall on Thursday Oct 23 for daughters 10 and over and mothers. Committees list local residents as organizers and hosts. Repairs to parsonage and church heat discussed. church services at Popham discontinued. Several P.T.A. activities across Winnegance and Phippsburg noted with delegates to District 3 meeting and a roll call play for 30 Cents Worth of P.T.A. The Dromore and Bodwell granges report installations and youth projects, with Rev Moran from Japan as speaker. Wildlife sightings and upcoming teachers convention mentioned.

Inn Nice Dromore Grange Hall Charles Pye Leo Et Decbbatione Ada Hagett Margaret Gilman Grace Frye Edith Whiteheld Anderson Helen DeBerg Richard Schaper Alice Pye Donald Logan Winnegance Mark Harrington Center Alice Lowell Parker Head Grace Wyman West Point Celeste Wallace Sebasco Winthrop Blair Small Point Florence Oliver Popham John Morse, Jr Ege Parker Head School Winslow Phippsburg P. T. A Riverside Hall District 3 Christian Service Committee Linton Philip Jacob Strata Cruiser England France Holland Sweden Norway Ada Haggett Lillian Henderson Winneyance P. T. A Alma Holbrook Bath Eleanor Blaisdell Esther Alexander Anita Totman Earle Perkins Gordon Alden Phippsburg Dromore Grange Raymond Campbell Dromore Extension Association Bodwell Grange W Workers Town Hall le Association Sherwood F. Moran Japan H. Macy Whitehead I. W. Rainey Thomas Totman The Center Church Charles Stevens John G. Morse, Jr John Rogers Vine Gene Winslow Dromore Donald Morse Boston Columbus James L. Morse H. Gilmore

Popham Beach residents close cottages for season

The Popham Circle Wednesday meeting chaired by Mrs. Ernest Oliver noted out of state owners visiting for the last fall weekend and closing cottages for winter. Moose sightings were reported on South Beach as pleasant weather persisted through Monday. A Christian service group met at Roc Garden Inn and officers for the year were elected. Local residents and visitors from Bath, Bath, Newton Mass, Portland, Gray, Troy N Y, and Wakefield Mass appeared at various cottages for the holiday weekend and weekend visits.

Popham Circle Ernest Oliver Christian Rvice J. C. Perkins J. W. Gilman Lester Morse Judy White Mountains Vernon M. Mattson Vernon M. Mattson, Jr Newton Mass Lauriston Trott Portland Long Island Bert Young Phyllis Bath Delia Morey Gilbert Atwood I. W. Rainey Phippsburg Center Marguerite McNulty Irving Varney Ida Oliver Eveline Moody Harpswell Ellison Moody Donald Small John H. Curran Charlotte Curran Claude Bonesteel Troy N. Y Arthur Gediman Elmer Hathaway Lexington Johne Beebe Malcolm Durwood Wakefield Beebe Roland McIntosh Fred Carll Chelmsford Francis L. MacDonald Quinty Frances MacDonald Gray Popham Road Lester Oliver Spruceville Leah Bowie Meadowbrook

Parker Head hosts eight day Bible Conference services begin

Town attendees join Parker Head church service as Elder J Collins Smith guest ministers at First Baptist Ardmore Oklahoma. Evening services at 730 pm run through Oct 19. Dromore Extension Association October meeting moved to Oct 22 with Plain and Fancy Yeast Breads topic. Twin County meeting slated for Tops ham Oct 30. Dromore nominating committee listed Mildred Rogers Gladys Dozois Lucy Cutting with reports due in October.

Parker Head J. Collins Smith Ardmore Okla Dromore Extension Association Twin County Topsham Dromore Mildred Rogers Gladys Dozois Lucy Cutting

Weekend visits and travels in the Boston and coastal towns

Freshman H Jean Hunt from Boston University returns home for the holiday weekend. Earle Harveys report back after a week away in northern Maine. Mrs H Macy Whitehead spends a week in Pennsylvania while her mother Mrs Lamb sails to Ireland. John G Leach travels from Malden to visit family. Mrs Leach departs for Malden for the winter. Mrs Frank Faulkner comes from Steuben to stay with daughter Mrs Rainey. Sebasco hosts visitors including Philip Jacob and Gordon Alden. Linton showcases Swiss movies to locals and Sebasco school pupils. Meadowbrook cottage visits by Dudley Leavitt. Minnie Wallace visits Totman home. Rev Charles L Stevens preaches at Wiscasset. William Gilman returns from Maine Vocational school Fort Preble for the weekend.

H. Jean Hunt Sargent College of Physical Education Boston University Earle Harvey H. Macy Whitehead Pennsyyvania Lamb Ireland John G. Leach Malden Mass Georgia Leach Switzerland

Local Families Attend Socials and Weekend Visits

Mr and Mrs Martin F Goodwin attended a supper at Dromore Grange hall and the Lincoln Association of Churches meeting at Phippsburg Center church on Tuesday. Several couples and individuals from Bath, Winchester, East Lynn, Meadowbrook, Swampscott, Cherryfield, and Bath spent weekends at cottages or with relatives, with Malcolm Goodwin returning from Thule Air Force Base Greenland and heading to St Louis to work as a surveyor.

Martin F. Goodwin Dromore Grange Hall Lincoln Association of Churches Phippsburg Center Robert Thistle Meadowbrook Dozois P. J. Lewis Swampscott Mass Malcolm Goodwin Charlotte Winchester M. F. Goodwin C. Harry Hannaford East Lynn Laurence Thayer Bath Robert Moore Cherryfield Ralph Seekins Richard M. MacLanathan Boston Thule Air Force Base Greenland St. Louis Seismograph Service Corp Tulsa Oklo Goodwin Ernest Wood Sarah E. Wilbur White Plains N. S Donald Rankin Deborah and Donald, Jr

South Street School Property Transferred To Lucien Bisson

The city completed the transfer of the century-old South Street school to Lucien Bisson, a Bath trucking contractor. He plans extensive alterations, turning the first floor into a truck garage and the second into furniture storage with an added elevator. A six-foot fence will enclose the lot with 50 to 60 public parking spots. Bisson, a 33‑year Bath veteran born in Three Rivers, Quebec, operates eight trucks and three trailers and is local agent for Hunnewell Trucking Co. He will keep offices at the Central Railroad freight shed on Commercial Street.

South Street Lucien Bisson Bisson Mr. Bisson Joe Bath Three Rivers Quebec Brunswick John H. Brown Bath Street Hunnewell Trucking Co., Inc Portland

Economics discussed and school plans outlined

The article discusses building plans for a new school and a large home economics room to support the program. It proposes a Science of Living course for all eighth graders, adapted from the freshman level.

Ing Home Living

Pomeroy Was Active in Many Lines During Young Life

William Edward Pomeroy son of Mr and Mrs J Edward Pomeroy of Court Street died after a brief illness while a fifth year student at the University of Maine He was born in Brunswick and attended Bath schools graduating Morse High School in 1948 as a National Honor Society member and winner of the North-Center P T A prize He excelled in athletics and music at Morse and later joined the Maine band He held posts as second lieutenant in the U S Army past secretary of the Chemical Engineering Society and Scabbard and Blade past treasurer of the Maine band and belonged to multiple groups including Technicolor Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry the Order of the Temple the Maine Christian Association at UMaine and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

William Edward Pomeroy J. Edward Pomeroy Court Street University of Maine Brunswick Bath Morse High Morse Maine U. S. Army Chemical Engineering Society Scabbard & Blade Maine Band Technicolor Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Order of the Temple Maine Christian Association American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Pre-nuptial Shower for Nancy Stover Hosted in Riverside Home

Mrs. Robert Philbrick hosted a pre-nuptial shower Tuesday at 94 Court Street for Miss Nancy Stover as she prepares to wed William Wright of Rhode Island Saturday. The event featured fall flowers, a card-table gift opening, and refreshments poured by Mrs. Elford A. Stover. Guests included Mrs. Fred Boluce, Mrs. Douglas Champion, Mrs. William Oliver, and many friends and relatives.

Robert Philbrick Warren Munsey Court Street Nancy Stover William Wright Rhode Island Elford A. Stover Gladys Beers Rexford Stover Pete Lee Charles Lee Ethel Lee Warren Rogers James Callan Virginia Cameron Beverly Allegrin Jeannene Bisson Charlotte Mulcahy Sally Footer

Surprise Pantry Shower for Mrs Wallace

A surprise pantry shower for Mrs Loren Wallace nee Beverly Ring was hosted by her parents at 12 Goddard Street on October 8. Guests enjoyed pastries and coffee after gift unwrapping, with Mrs Mabel Houdlette and Mrs Ethel Tourtilotte as co hosts and a line of invited ladies in attendance.

Loren Walace Beverly Ring Fred Ring Goddard Street Mabel Houdlette Ethel Tourtilotte Ruth Hawkes Helen Thurston Arline Boyce Gilda Chaney Audrey Houdlette Priscilla Ryne Elizabeth Burden Clair Steen Mary Shepard Irene Lebun Thelma Thibodeau Thelma Potter Eunice Potter Eleanor DiCesare Elizabeth Cotteau Charlotte Stover Nelson Foss Esther King

Bath Board of Registration Opens for November Election

The Bath Board of Registration opens October 21 for the November presidential election. It will be open on weekdays from 1 am to 1 pm, 3 pm to 5 pm, and 7 pm to 9 pm through October 28. Voters are urged to check their names on the voting lists before election day to correct any errors or omissions.

Bath Board of Registration Cpen

Parish banquet planned at Dromore grange hall

Phippsburg Christian service meeting at Rock Gardens endorsed the annual Mother Daughter banquet to be held Oct 23 at Dromore grange hall around 6 p.m. Mrs Richard Schaper will speak and special music planned. Attendees include Mrs Earl Lowell and Mrs Russell Turner.

Earl Lowell Russell Turner Phippsburg Christian Service Rock Gardens Dromore Grange Hall Richard Schaper Phippsburg Lowell Parker Head Baptist Church F. Percy Young William Hodgkins Robert Hodgkins Leslie Logan Billy Hodgkins Bath Memorial Hospital Lloyd Lowell S. S. Pioneer Reef Adelaide Australia Port Pirie Bill Lowell Portland Bert Nisbet Waldoboro Parker Head Leston Harrington Leston Harrington Attended the District P. T. A Bath Mary Dennenfelser Dromore Grange W. H. Wyman Phippsburg P. T. A

Weekend Guests and Local Visits at Bay Point

Weekend guests included Owen Simms of Roslindale and Walter Moore of Hallowell who called at the Navajo. Also visiting were Felix Salomoni Gordon Clark of Lynn and Dr Nathaniel Hasenfus of West Roxbury. State trooper Powers responded to Bay Point Friday evening as locals and travelers visited Bath area over the weekend.

John Townsend Owen Simms Roslindale Mass Walter Moore Hallowell Felix Salomoni Gordon Clark Lynn Nathaniel Hasenfus West Roxbury Friends Francis Powers Bay Point Fred Orse Woolwich Carl Kiessling Dedham Goodwin Bath Sherman Campbell Chicago Ill William Leeman West Chicago Campbells Ralph Davis Brian Terry Vernon Conant Weld Kiessling Cape Cod Thomas Hagan Auburn Fred P. Taylor Earle Hagan Bath Memorial Hospital Leon Berry

Social Notes From Bath and Nearby Towns

Mrs. Herbert Bassett and Mrs. Alston Oliver joined Mrs. Walter Cushing for lunch at Mrs. Florence Rollins home. Rollins later visited Mrs. Leroy Perkins in Bath and Sandy Sannis headed to Montana replacing by Dick Teal of South Freeport.

Helen Gagnon Florence Rollins William Cushing Walter Cushing Millard Nadeau Cushing Herbert Bassett Alston_Oliver Rollins Leroy Perkins Bath Sandy Sannis Montana South Dakota Norway Sweden Dick Teal South Freeport Tommy Skeffield Bill Lowell Sally Lowell Vira Torden Lewiston Earl Lowell John Kreidler Kreidler Lorraine Ryan Los Angeles Calif Canada Frances Marks East Boston Eugene Harrington Parker Head New Hampshire Vermont Frances Morong

Weekend Cottage Guests and Local Travel Notes

East Auburn visitors Mr. and Mrs. Carl with sons Bunny and Bobby and guest Dennis Sullivan from Dedham Mass arrived for the weekend. Butterfield cottage hosts included Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Butterfield and Mrs. Merle Niles of Bath. Stone cottage welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stone and Miss Eleanor McCue of Lewiston. Kenneth Crafts cared for his ill father as Donald and Stanley Crafts joined him for the weekend. Alfred Perow of Bath hosted at the Perow cottage. Thomas Ha and companions toured New Hampshire Cra ford Notch Franconia Notch and Cranmore Mountain via the Skimobile Tramway. H Martin Powers and Sam of Bath visited, while Mr. and Mrs. Harold Drake and Deborah joined Drake’s parents, and J P Townsend was noted.

East Auburn Carl Bunny Bobby Dennis Sullivan Dedham Mass Kiessling Cottage Andrew Butterfield Merle Niles Bath Butterfield Cottage Harry Stone Eleanor McCue Lewiston Stone Cottage Donald Stanley Crafts Kenneth Crafts Alfred Perow Perow Thomas Ha New Hampshire Craford Notch Franconia Notch Cranmore Mountain H. Martin Powers Sam Os Harold Drake Deborah A Drake J. P. Townsend

William Wakefield Celebrates Four Score Birthday

William Wakefield of 209 Oak Street marked his eighty birthday with family and friends in an open house. Neighbors called to offer best wishes as he received gifts and a beautifully iced cake presented by his granddaughter Wakefield, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wakefield of 92 Bedford Street.

William Wakefield Oak Street Wakefield John Wakefield Bedford Street

Maine Elks Meet Plans Annual Christmas Party

Fourteen Maine lodges will take part in an outstanding program and Christmas party on Sunday December 21 at the Hyde Memorial home. Elks and their wives and guests from across Maine are expected to attend the event, described as the best party yet.

Maine Elks Hyde Memorial Home

Also Mentioned on This Page

Popham Beach Cox William Blaisdell William E. Pomeroy U. of M Mrs Mrs. Wallace Board OF Registration Parker Ruth Gray Hand Clarence Blaisdell Memorial Hospital W. T. Wyman Mary Dannenfelser Hockomock Council Arthur Winslow Windham Raymond Texas J. D. Libby Carole Dale Mank Angie Mank Herbert Doughty Warren Linda Doughty Martin Eaton Sebasco Estates Willard Lowell Everett Lowell Alonzo Lowell J. A. Darling Westbrook Edward Gray Bennington Royce Young Michael Brady Gloucester Alston Oliver Frank McEachern Sharon Bonnie Coulter Nedra Marilyn McEachern May Besaw Dorothy Cushing William Wakefiled Elks Meeting Fisher Arenea Brooke Chevrolet, Inc Iter Street Tim
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