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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1953
Page
3
Phippsburg community notices list Troop 90 meeting at Town hall with John Rogers as Scoutmaster, Mother Daughter Banquet at Dromore Grange Hall, Rev Macy Whitehead Adult Sunday class, road work near Center Pond, and school notices. Includes PTA, grange events, and local personal items.
Parker Head residents are invited to a Halloween party on Oct 28 at 7 30 p m at the vestry. The note appears in a weekly community column alongside local visits school awards and church events. Attendance and grooming rules are outlined for school competitions and a new fluoride program is mentioned for second and fifth graders.
Mr and Mrs Laforest Savage of Woolwich announce the marriage of their daughter Esther Frances to Robert Elwood Vaughan son of Mr and Mrs Malcolm Vaughan of Belfast The ceremony was held at Center Baptist Church Woolwich with Rev Richard J Schaper officiating The bride a Morse High School graduate 1951 works as a cashier at New England Tel Tel Co Bath The groom a 1951 Crosby High School graduate serves in the U S Coast Guard aboard cutter Yakutat Portland They will reside at 3 Washburn Street Bath
The Cos mopolitan club Drama group held a card party in the club rooms Wednesday. Proceeds fund the group's share for the annual Christmas sale. Tables of contract and auction were played. prizes went to Mrs. Daniel Matter and Mrs. John Robbins in contract, Mrs. Walter D. Thurston and Mrs. Ralph W. White Jr. in auction, with Mrs. John Hayes winning the musical contest.
The Popham area enjoyed sunny weather and photo outings while the Popham Circle met with Mrs. Nancy Spinney. Christian Service held a 1954 officer vote and planned a Mother-Daughter banquet at Dro more hall. Numerous residents and visitors from Bath, Topsham, Bruns wick, Wakefield, Milford, and Cambridge spent weekends at cottages or hosted guests, with several trips to Boston, Provincetown, and China Lake noted.
Cox's Head Dromore Extension Group met at the grange hall where Mrs. Annette Sheffield led an Aluminum class. Members crafted trays dishes and coasters while dinner was served by Mrs. Theresa Wyman and Mrs. Emma Wyman. Mrs. Jane McLanathan hosted a dinner at her Summer home for her mother Mrs. M Johnson Fuller with Cox's Head neighbors in attendance. Drought persists as wells run low and ponds and streams dry. Participants include Mrs. Ethel Moore Forreston Wallace and Mrs. Robert Moore.
Lewiston area residents and visitors are noted in weekend social items. Francis L McDonald of Quincy and Sta Cal residents visit Stanton Dozois. Mrs. Richard McLanathan and Mrs M Johnson Fuller spend time at the McLanathan home. others from Bath Boston Matinicus and East Lynn enjoy visits and trips with family.
Miss Rita Mulcahy was guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower hosted by Mrs. Catherine Wonsor and Miss Madelyn Kronstrand at 54 Oliver Street. Guests included Mrs. Reta Mulcahy, Mrs. Louise Burgess, Miss Marguerite Mulcahy, and many others enjoying gifts, a social hour, and refreshments.
Richard E. Gilmore, a meat cutter at Sampson's Market, is reported in good condition at Memorial hospital after receiving a bad abdominal cut when a knife slipped during work Tuesday morning.
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