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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1951

Page

3

Booster Night at Bodwell Grange features lecture and pageant

Bodwell Grange hosts Booster's Night with a varied program led by lecturer Mrs Anita Totman including a pageant music and comedy skits. Past Masters and Lecturers meet at Bodwell Grange Thursday evening with supper at 6 30. Local clubs hold meetings and safety talks as community groups update officers and plan events across Winnega nce Phippsburg and Bath areas.

Bodwell Grange Anita Totman Christian Service Committee Winnegance Shirley Pratt Bath Ray Campbell Fox Campbell Phippsburg P. T. A Haskell’s Lodge West Point Prof. Lampson Esther Alexander Marion Smith Phippsburg Boy Scouts Town Hall Arctic Small Point Sebasco Parker Head Walter McCourt Eustis Grant LaRose Alexandria Earle Harvey Dromore Alice Minot Portland Duncan H. Farrell Ivan A. Trueworthy Dudley S. Leavitt Meadowbrook Allen Little Bernard Henderson Charles Stevens Augusta Timothy Perry Fred Ainsmith Brighton Mass I. W. Rainey Sally Leonard Rainey Steuben Topsham Fair

Idromore Grangers Plan Halloween Party and Meetings

Dromore Grange held a well attended Tuesday meeting with plans for a mystery ride to be announced later and a Halloween party scheduled for Oct 23 with Mrs. Evelyn Beals in charge. The Past Masters and Lecturers Council meets Oct 18 with Bodwell Grange.

Dromore Grange Evelyn Beals Bodwell Grange Small Point Arthur Williams Dirigo Grange the Grange Ada King Lillian Blair Penny March Willard Blair Mabel Williams Rev Charles Stevens

Rotarians Hear Of Stonehenge Details From Meeting

Rotarians hear about Stonehenge as guests, with Dominique Tardiff of Lewiston visiting. Edna Higgins and Shirley Scott attend a stork shower for Mrs. David White of Brunswick Sunday evening.

Stonehenge Grade Grammar School Dominique Tardiff Lewiston Edna Higgins Shirley Scott David White Brunswick

Popham Beach hosts church service and a busy holiday weekend

The article notes Sunday services at the schoolhouse led by Rev. Macy Whitehead and a Winneganee meeting electing officers for the year. It describes a pleasant holiday weekend with many visitors to Popham Beach, autumn foliage, clear nights, and ongoing cottage stays for hunting season.

Macy Whitehead Winneganee John G. Morse, Jr Clifford Pye Eugene C. Winslow Gordon L. Alden Fred Haggett Popham Albert N. Towne Popham Beach Waltham Mass Margaret David Earle MacLeod Syracuse N. Y John W. MacLeod Towne Chamberlayne Junior College Boston Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carrier Corporation Newton West Newton Janice Atkins Bay Francis MacDonald Quincy Frances MacDonald Gray Popham Road A. V. Stolpe Richard Gustafson Bangor Lena Helms East Brunswick Eric Carlson Nancy Welch Fred Spinney Niagara Falls Willard Bonner Buffalo Richard Ewings Troy Warren Moore Malden Jesse Munsty Brookline Blanchard Crowley Plainville Douglas Bedford Hospital Leon Fickett Frank D. Scott John C. Minott John Walter E. Prosser Pejepscot John H. Beebe Malcolm Durward Heather Wakefield Donald Small I. W. Rainey Bath Ernest Shepard Sally Fairfield Karl Hentz Brunswick Royal Johnson Frank Shaw Charles Condon Needham Shaw Cottage George Buchanan Phippsburg Center

Holiday visit at Kennebec cottage noted

Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Lewis and friends of Swampscott Mass spent the holiday weekend at their cottage on the Kennebec. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mac Lanathan entertained Carl Weinburger of Boston over the weekend. Mrs. Raymond Trott of Swampscott was also mentioned in related activities.

P. J. Lewis Swampscott Mass Kennebec Richard MacLanathan Carl Weinburger Boston Raymond Trott

West Point P T A hears playground question

The West Pointers attended a Phippsburg P T A meeting where Gordon Alden led discussion on how West Point's playground and future community building could benefit the town. Bus safety was referred to a school board member, with reports from District 3 delegates.

West Pointers Phippsburg P. T. A Gordon Alden West Point Phippsburg Philip Jacob Waldoboro High School Anita Totman Gertrude Blaisdell Eleanor Blaisdell Esther Alexander Bath Daily Times Times Marion Smith Herbert Shorey Chester Talbot, Jr Shorey Morse High Philip Wyman Robert Gilliam Friendship Club Susan A. Wallace Vida Gilliam Oscar A. Gilliam Merle E Gilliam Mina B Haddock Irving Bon York York Brothers Wilfred Mulley James O. Gilliam Bath Memorial Hospital Clinton H. Richardson Bath Mary Adwina Richardson Frank Allegrin Doris Wallace Charles Edward Charles Thompsons Joe Getchell West Point Harbor Getchell Aileen Yeaton Yeaton Charlotte Carmalene Herbert

Local social calls span Maine towns in weekend notes

Small Point hosts Saturday caller Small Point and Sunday visits by Frederick Thomas to Ashdale home of Mr and Mrs James Chambers. Bath residents Mrs Stanton C Dozois and Ralph Seekins visit Bath cottages. Port Clyde, Spruceville, East Lynn and Bayview Farm appear in weekend guest logs with multiple family ties.

Frederick Thomas James Chambers Ashdale Stanton C. Dozois J. Francis Murphy Bath Street Bath Arthur L. Percy Port Clyde Ralph Seekins Ernest Wood Little Cox's Head Lester Oliver Spruceville E. P. Thomas C. Harry Hannaford East Lynn Mass P. Edward DeBery Bayview Farm Nathaniel Percy J. Bradford Sprague Bessie Sprague Small Point

Parker Head community notices and activities

Mrs Eugene Ross hosts Parker Head PTA on Oct 24 at her home with all welcome. Halloween party rehearsals planned for village school on Oct 30 at 7 p m. No school Oct 24–25 due to State Teachers Convention in Portland. Fire drill observed during Fire Prevention Week. 15 seconds to vacate.

Eugene Ross Parker Portland Herbert Bassett Phippsburg Center Earl Lowell W.H. Wyman Winneganee H. M. Whitehead Walter Cushing Coffee Shore George Wilson Bath and Sebasco W. A. Lowell Sally Lowell Bliss Business College Frances Morong Frances Hoar Ethel Moore Lewis Lowell Brunswick Lowell Levi Brann Cooper’s Mills G. Irwin Daley North Danville N. H Bath Leston Harrington Russell Turner St. George

Large deer population predicted in area this season

Inland Fish and Game Warden Supervisor Charles Head reports a large deer and moose population in the area and cautions hunters to use extra care. He notes many deer killed by motorists were donated to Hyde Home for crippled children and cites 57 hunting accidents in 1950, urging bright clothing and safe targets to reduce fatalities.

Charles Head Augusta Hyde Home Head Superior Court

New Game Warden Assigned to Fort Kent Area

John St Peter of Brunswick transfers to Fort Kent. Cecil Beane from Oakland takes the position. The new warden resides at 49 Bluff Road in Bath.

John St. Peter Brunswick Fort Kent Cecil Beane Oakland Bluff Road Bath

anniversary of Maritime Academy marked at Castine

The tenth anniversary of the opening of the Maritime Academy at Castine was celebrated last week. The Academy beat MCI 8 to 1 in a football game. Several residents and visitors attended PTA events and called on friends at Boothbay and Five Islands while others visited from Auburn Dedham Bath and Portland. Local residents reported illness improvements and weekend visits among Bay Point families.

Shirley Pye Jean Adele Hunt Jean Bowker Harold Seavey Frederick Haggett J. Hamilton McCourt Jimmy Carol Mank Courtney Bath Michael Andate I. W. Rainey Marguerite McNulty Popham Macy Whitehead Boston Rev Pilgrim Press Harvard University Andover Theological School Blaisdell Pat Clifford Pye Larry Mexico Vito DeFilipo Glennis Pye Maurice Pye Small Point Bertha Wyman Elizabeth Hampton Charles Stevens Alice Minot Ray Campbell George Cutting William Blaisdell Henry Gilmore Asset John G. Morse, Jr Frances Portland Donald Ernest Rogers Phyllis Bowie Harry Bowie Emma Wyman Rangeley Gordon Alden Jay K. Bowker Meadowbrook Orange Mass Maritime Academy Castine Thomas Hagan M.C.I Philip Dalrymple, Jr Kennebec Point Russell Pinkham PTA Waldoboro L. M. Spinney Nina Cummings Lincolnh Campbell Boothbay Wilmer Bowen Five Islands Brunswick Geneva Morang Theodore Stewart Friends Bay Point H. Martin Powers Maine Maritime Academy Lillian White Auburn Karl Kiessling, Jr Dedham Shirley Corey Paul Berry Harold White Clayton Taylor Harry Stone Eleanor McCue Lewiston Graham Wren Stewart Carlisle Howard Nash James Townsend Sharon J. Townsend Otis August Beberly Townsend Madge Campbell Frances Stahl Wiscasset

Careerometer at Bath Iron Works Hospital Fair

The Careerometer electri cal tachometer will be at the Bath Iron Works Recreation hall during the Hospital Fair Friday and Saturday nights. Participants turn the handle to register readings from Idle Rich to Eager Beaver with top praise for the highest rating. The fair opens with a Beano game and features a giant rummage sale led by local guilds and clubs. Saturday morning hosts the annual children’s party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J Townsend.

Westinghouse Hospital Fair Bath Iron Works Recreation Hall Idle Rich Eager Beaver Hospital Recreation Hall Eastham Guild, Jr William W. Dennison Howard Mayo Hospital Auxiliary

Attendees Named for Maine Rebekah Assembly in Lewiston

Mrs. Athena Gillespie District Deputy President of District No 10 and Mrs. Carolyn Thompson a credential committee member of the assembly are among the attendees. Both belong to Queen Esther Rebekah lodge of Maine.

Rebekah Assembly of Maine Lewiston Athena Gillespie

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Idromore Grangers Ake Sore Desmond van Heusen Cox Ensign L. D. Lowell Japan Korea Pearl Harbor San Diego Cleveland Clarence Sheffield Perkins Island John ‘Ridley Topsham Thomas Sheffield White Mountains Mrs. J. Townsend Chevrolet Brooke Chevrolet, Inc Center Street
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