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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1949

Page

4

Sunday Services and Community Notes From Small Point

Rev. Charles L. Stevens led Sunday services at 10 30 with Ada Haggett as organist and about 20 in attendance. Next Sunday worship moves to Parker Head. Stevens announced events for girls at the recreation building and boys crafting bird houses in his barn. The P T A naming contest for the recreation building draws student interest. local fishing, farming, and school activities populate the week.

Charles L. Stevens Ada Haggett Stevens Parker Head Trecreation Small Point P.T.A Winfield Blair Truman Roberts Bodwell Grange Hall Sebasco Fisherman Dromore Grange

Emma Perry’s ashes scattered at Rosebay waters

Last rites for Miss Emma Perry were carried out as she wished. Her body was cremated in Boston, ashes returned to Curtis funeral parlor, then urn taken to her cottage at sunset. Mr. Albee opened the urn and strewed the ashes on rose colored waters after surveying the rooms that meant much to her.

Emma Perry Boston Curtis Undertaking Parlor Albee Miss Perry Rosebay Cottage Mr. Albee

Week End Visits and Cottage Trips Highlight Local Gleanings

Mr and Mrs Elliott Ray of Woburn Mass spent several weekend days as guests of the J K Bowkers. Mrs Carrie Little visited her son James and wife in their Dromore home. J Bradford Sprague and Miss Bessie Sprague of Small Point called on sister Annie Clark Bowkes. Lester Beals is home on leave from coastguard duties. Prof and Mrs Jerome Davis enjoyed electric lights during their Brightwater cottage stay. William Grevers visited daughter Susan in Sandusky Ohio. Stanley Hutchins took a trip to his cottage Sunday.

Elliot -Ray Woburn Mass J. K. Bowkers Carrie Little James Dromore J. Bradford Sprague Bessie Sprague Small Point Annie Clark Bowkes Pleasant View Farm Lester Beals Jerome Davis Brightwater William Grevers Sandusky, C Susan Stanley Hutchins Leslie Darling Herbert Doughty Linda Portland Frances Morong Brunswick New London Groves Waldoboro Stevens Dexter William Temple Parker Head Linwood Temple James Temple Dorthy Cushing Millard Nadeau Bath Lester Oliver Alston Oliver L. D. Lowell Rock Donald N. Small John Beebe John, Jr Wakefield Ida Oliver Cundy's Harbor Donald Page Allan Rogers Hallowell W. E. Sprague Marguerite McNulty Roger Oliver Frank D. Scott Donald Fish Wollaston Julia Rideout Theodore Jane Marion Richards Dorchester Peter A. Isaacson Lewiston Stone House Farm Bureau Rogers’ Hardware Store Clyde Chaney Wasselboro Edith Perkins Richard B. McLanathan New York Mauretania Europe M. Johnson Fuller Riverside Martin F. Goodwin Wilder Parks Concord Helen Brown Cape Elizabeth South Portland Congregational Church Brown Bernard Carlson George Stacey William Sears Ethel Milbury Acton M. F. Goodwin Katharine Johnson Percy Blanche Wallace E. P. Thomas William Goodwin Wolfeboro N. H Arthur Goodwin Bethel Frank Wyman Neil Sullivan Lawrence Harry Thayer Wyman Eric Carlson Morse Corliss Street Bath Memorial Hospital

Sewall Moore Bride in New York City Ceremony

Mrs. Sarah Woodward Moore of New York City married Marshall C. Sewall son of Mrs. Frank L. Sewall and the late Frank Sewall of Redlands California and Bath on October 11 at the bride’s parents home. Rev Kenneth Alexander officiated. The bride wore sapphire blue silk crepe with a bead trimmed hat and white orchid bouquet. The groom, a UC and Harvard Business alum and vice president of Corrosite, is nephew of Mrs. Mark W. Sewall of Bath. The couple will reside in New York City.

Sarah Woodward Moore William Woodward New York City Marshall C. Sewall Frank L. Sewall Frank Sewall Redlands Calif Bath Kenneth Alexander Christchurch Sewall United States Jockey Club Foxcroft School Middleburg Mark W. Sewall University of California Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration Corrosite Corporation

Deer Inspection Stations in Sagadahoc County 1949

Maine law requires all persons transporting deer to identify and inspect at designated Game Inspection Stations. Those not inspected may be summoned to court and have the deer seized and forfeited. Stations listed: Bath Lewis Service Station Bowdoin Fred W. Jack Georgetown W A Todd Phippsburg Corner Store Richmond Main Street Turner's Garage Woolwich Lawrence Edwards.

Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game Maine Sagadahoc County Bath Lewis Bowdoin Fred W. Jack Georgetown W. A. Todd Phippsburg Richmond-Main Street Turner’s Woolwich Lawrence Edwards

First Baptist Church Rolls Call and Supper Program

Thursday at 6 pm the annual roll call and fellowship supper of First Baptist church will be in the vestry. Rev Cleaves Henderson of Georgetown will bring a message and Trafton Swain of York will be soloist. A covered dish supper with each family contributing a dish. Mizpah class in charge. For food questions call Mrs Leslie Dyer.

First Baptist Church Cleaves Henderson Georgetown Trafton Swain York Leslie Dyer

Beals Celebrate 38th Wedding Anniversary at Home

Mr and Mrs George Clinton Beals of Phippsburg marked their 38th anniversary at home Tuesday evening with relatives and friends. They received a three tier cake bouquets of Fall flowers and gifts. Attendants included Mr and Mrs George C Beals Jr Mr and Mrs Charles Hughes Mr and Mrs Thomas Morse Lester Beals Mr and Mrs Robert Beals Wesley Harrington Mrs Flora Gilliam and son Levi Foreston and Larry Wallace from Sebasco and Foreston.

George Clinton Beals Phippsburg George C. Beals Charles Hughes Thomas Morse Lester Beals Robert Beals Wesley Harrington Sebasco Flora Gilliam Levi, Foreston Larry Wallace

Lobster Picnic Hosted by Burleigh McKay at Owls Head Camp

Mr and Mrs Burleigh McKay entertained Sunday afternoon with a lobster picnic on the beach at their Owls Head camp. The prior weekend the group motored through the White Mountains and dined by moonlight in White Mountain National Forest camping grounds. Guests included Mrs Florence McKay Mrs Florence Jenkins the Misses Jean and Carolyn McKay Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hathorn and son Everett of Woolwich.

Burleigh McKay Owls Head White Mountains White Mountain National Forest Florence McKay Florence Jenkins Jean and Carolyn McKay Gilbert Hathorn Everett Woolwich

Cemetery Lot Regrading and Seeding on Oliver Street

The Cemetery department undertakes regrading and seeding of a circular plot on Oliver Street near Washington, about a quarter acre. The project aims to transform an unattractive area into a much improved appearance.

Ace Park Oliver Street Washington Street

Park er Head community notices and gatherings

Parker Head activities include a dinner honoring Mr and Mrs Soule with prize awards and a knitting club meeting. Morse High students planned a winter play and attended a football game in Bath. Community events feature church services, a P T A meeting, the hospital fundraising drive, and numerous visits among residents with several trips to Bath Lewiston Portland and Winthrop.

Mary Dannenfelser Soule John Rollins H. D. Mank J. D. Libby Mank Knitting Club Eugene Ross Joyce Albert Gray Beryla Bert Nisbet Herbert Doughty Leslie Darling Frederick Libby Sandra Mank Morse High Parker Head Bath S. C. Gilman School Improvement League Turner McCarthy McCarty Walter Perry Waban Mass Carolyn Wyman Charles Parker Leston Harrington Earl Lowell Bath Memorial Hospital City Hall Lowell Florence Rollins Phippsburg Center Parker Head Vestry Charles L. Stevens Herbert Bassett Boston Andrew Quindley Edith Halstead Sally Lowell Lucy Orne Topsham Ethel MacElroy Willard Percy Eliza Bradshaw George Jones Leroy Perkins Dennis Rollins Charles True Daisy Talbot Edwin Hart Isabel Fairbanks Winthrop Charles Murray Lewis Lowell Lewiston Bob Moore Mertie Sheperd George Watson Brunswick

Popham Circle Lobster Supper Nets About 40

About 40 dollars were realized at the lobster stew supper Friday sponsored by the Popham Circle. Co chairs were Mrs Nancy Welch and Mrs Blanchard Crowley. Attendees included many from surrounding towns and a quilt prize went to Mrs Mary Robinson of Popham.

Popham Circle Nancy Welch Blanchard Crowley Stanwood W. Gilman Ashdale Fred H. Waterhouse Auburn Mark Harrington Evebury Center Eugene Winslow Sebasco Mary Robinson Popham Barbara King Togus Leon Fickett Walter Gilmore New York City Pemaquid

Coxs Head Farm Bureau Meeting Shifts To Tuesday

Dromore hosted a Farm Bureau meeting on Tuesday with the topic Caring and Remodeling Furs. A separate note mentions a successful food sale at Rogers Hardware in Bath.

Bathman’s ambitious civic project reshapes the city

A forthcoming deal will create one of America’s largest and most beautiful cathedrals within a Civic Center plan. The project includes grand buildings, an auditorium for 15 000, parks, fine schools, art galleries, museums, and a broad sandy beach, signaling a major civic transformation.

America

City by the Golden Gate a fascinating center of interest

The article highlights San Francisco as a growing youth hub with rich historical sites. It celebrates the centennial of the gold rush, recalls the earthquake and fire, and notes attractions like John Muir Wood redwoods Yosemite bridges including the Golden Gate and a nine mile span to Berkeley and Oakland, plus a large Chinese quarter.

Phoenix John Muir Golden Gate

Teachers Training for Church Schools This Fall

The Bath Ministerial association will sponsor a Sunday school teachers training school at Wesley Methodist church beginning Wednesday October 26. Rev Arvid L Anderson and Rev Laforest E Hodgkins lead the committee. Four courses cover teaching beginners primaries juniors and intermediates with two 50 minute sessions each Wednesday for five weeks from seven to nine. The only cost is an inexpensive textbook.

Bath Ministerial Association Wesley Methodist Church Arvid L. Anderson Corliss Street Church Laforest E. Hodgkins Central Church Mr. Anderson Suc

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