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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1954

Page

4

Wiscasset Meeting Notes Highlight Community Notices

A Wiscasset gathering featured election of officers and honors for A M G Soule as an honorary member. Guests included Roger Dana Gibson and Boylston Hutchins. Attendance, local club events, school sports, and obituary notes follow with community updates from Lincoln County.

Mr. Schulze New Brunswick California Mrs. Schulze Charles S. Sewall Daniel R. Sortwell Roy R. Marston Earl D. Rines Charles E. Cowley Parker B. Stinson Ellsworth W. Holbrook

Woolwich PTA Fair and Show Opens Saturday Night

The Woolwich PTA Fair and Show directed by Brian M Jewett and with Esther Hawley as musical director opens Saturday at 7 p m. A queen contest is under Tarpy Schulten with a portable radio prize. Turkey awards go to participants on Nov 15 and proceeds support Woolwich Central school programs and children.

Brian M. Jewett Esther Hawley Central School Tarpy Schulten Harrison Dutton Carl Pinson Elizabeth Doak Joe Avery Maine Woolwich Association New Central School Brian M Jewett James Thorpe Paul Pitman William Thornton Clayton Stinson Mason Carter Lawrence Edwards Darrell Baker Dwight Hale Lemuel Preble Marthow Doak Frances Callan Florence Temple Forrest Baker William Fogg Howard Kirkpatrick Richard McElman Marthew Doak Ivory Strout Elsie Stinson Evangeline Parks Woolwich P. T. A Woolwich Central School Prin- Tarpy Schulten

Across the Kennebec notes from Woolwich area life

Readers learn the Across the Kennebec column will resume regularly after illness and vacations. The item lists visits from Orlando residents, Bath meetings, Day's Ferry gatherings, travel plans of local families, and community club events including a hospital fair, breakfast demonstrations, Halloween activities, and local civic notices.

The Independent Kennebec Frank J. Walker Day’s Ferry Woolwich John Browns Orlando Fla Good Will Club Mary Hall Sagadahoe Ferry Brown Lewis Orr Percy Bailey Washington Street Bath Dorothea Fulton Jean Young Braintree Mass Matthew O. Doak Fulton Chicopee Clifford Richey Longfellow Clearwater Kissimmee Leonard Dube Maine General Hospital Portland Solar Lodge of Masons Masonic Temple Carrie Houdlette Sagadahoc Ferry Portland Hospital Harold Hall Yonkers N. Y Harold, Jr Philadelphia General Electric Co Hall Adelbert W. Hall Costello P. Hall Edward V. Reed Bath Memorial Hospital Nequasset Extension Group Ruth Libby Rockland Montsweag Day's Ferry Community Club Connie and Dale Chester Howe Melvin Howe Edwin Wale New Britain, Conn Wade

City church votes to back drive against comic books

Stanley Hunter and Marc King announce city council committee support for a campaign against social comic crime books. Wesley church officials praise progress with Judge Deering and local distributors.

Stanley Hunter Marc King Wesley Church Judge Deering Elnora Oliver Commission On Missions Robert Thomas Pittman Center Tenn Walter E. Upham William Hanson Bell Hunter J. Franklin Howe Wesley Beacon Street Carl Taber Merle Niles Upham Women's Society For Christian Service Otis Ayer Altar Guild Howard Hull

BIW Camera Club Opens Season With Meeting

The BIW camera club holds its first meeting of the season at 7 30 Thursday evening in the recreation center downstairs hall. Members and interested persons are invited to bring recent slides or snapshots for showing and discussion.

BIW One

West Bath Sewing Group Aids Togus And Red Cross

West Bath residents met at Mrs. Mable Nelson’s home to sew surgical pads for Togus hospital and the Red Cross. The group included Mable Nelson, Ethel Burns, Carolyn Rogers, Hazel Wharff, Herbert White, Courtney Stover, Oliver Wass, Stanley Rose, Harold Perkins, Mannard Carleton, and George Stimpson. The next meeting is set for Oct 28.

West Bath Mable Nelson Rosedale Togus Hospital Red Cross Ethel Burns Carolyn ‘Rogers Hazel Wharff Herbert White Courtney ‘Stover Oliver Wass Stanley Rose Harold Perkins Maynard Carleton George Stimpson Burns Nelson Robert D. Farnham Reginald Farnham Korea Robert Farnham Males Willey Everett Willey H. C. Marden Alton Higins Waterville F. W. Deehan Laura Whitmore B. F. Whitmore Gardiner Joseph Larrabeen Topsham Fair Richard Mitchell Dana Harrington Everett Peaslee Damariscotta Mills George Boynton Quaker Point Shamrock Mable Ashe Reta Hennessey Bonnie Belanger Judy Ashe Beverly Pecci New Gloucester Fair Topsham Grange Hall Charles Campbell, Jr Richard Boothbay Donna Jordan Billy and Doneata Harpswell Edward Collins Brunswick

Junior High Grid Set to Open Season Against Brunswick

Bath Junior High will host Brunswick Junior High at McMann Field Thursday at 3 45 p m as the first junior high game here. Coach Maurice Clark lists Wayne Perry Boyd Harrington Dave Petit or Noah Caton John Collins Carl Stinson Harold Ames or Dan Griffith Ralph Warren Charles Pierce Bill Luke Roger Drinkwater and Al Proctor in the starting lineup with several others to see action. A small gate fee of 10 cents for students and 25 cents for adults will be charged.

Bath McMann Field Brunswick Junior High Maurice Clark Wayne Perry Boyd Harrington Dave Petit Noah Caton John Collins Carl Stinson Harold Ames Dan Griffith Ralph Warren Charles Pierce Bill Luke Roger Drinkwater al Proctor Brunswick Clark

Vargas Death Marks End Of An Era For Brazil

The article reviews Getulio Vargas's suicide at Catete Palace, outlining his rise from dictator to elected leader, his pro US stance, and the turbulent politics that followed. It recalls US troops in Brazil during World War II, mixed local sentiment, and Vargas's lasting impact on Brazil's path and international relations.

Vargas Robert M. Huse Getulio Vargas Brazil Catete Palace White House South America U. S United States Rio de Janeiro U. S. Army Air Force Hotel Central Recife Pernambuco Fifth Avenue New York Africa Castile Spain Shanghai China Amazon River Belem Pete San Luis Forteleza Rio

Bath Business and Professional Women's Club Meeting

The Sedgwick group gathered Tuesday evening with 22 members. President Mrs Rowena Marsh convened a brief business session. Mrs Etta M Thurlow, program chair, led a worship portion in which all members participated.

Bath

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