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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1952

Page

2

Community notes highlight 4-H wins and local events

Local town reports show Illing Workers 4-H club members winning ribbons at Topsham Fair with awards planned Saturday at the county 4-H day. Scouting, church groups, and Grange activities fill the week as plans unfold for a Mother Daughter banquet, Sunday school teaching slate, and inviting bee at Small Point Church.

Dromore Grangers Install Officers Tuesday Evening

Dromore grange held its officer installation last Tuesday with a turkey dinner hosted by the grange ladies. 15 guests came from West Bath and members from Bodwell Merrymeeting Tops ham Capital Readfield and Manchester attended. The event featured Fall flowers and a program by State Treasurer Charles M White and staff.

Dromore Grange The Grange West Bath Grange Bodwell Merrymeeting Topsham Capital Readfield Manchester Aletha Campbell Ada King Beverly Hughes Madelyn Holbrook Alma Holbrook Lucy Cutting Mae Dannenfelser Evelyn Beals Lillian Blair Ethel Bobshaw Florence Rollins Charles M. White Winthrop Viola White Marshal Ange Madelyn Norton Capis Grange Brother Trask Manchester Grange Trask Frost Readfield Grange Ray Campbell Henry DeGraff Thomas Tracey Elfreda Perkins Willard Blair Ceres Anna Hansen Pomona Flora Edward King White

Parker Head Community Notes and Listings

Parker Head church and Sunday school had good attendance. No school at the village schoolhouse Monday due to a county teachers convention in Richmond. Next week noon dismissal Wednesday for the State teachers convention in Bangor. Herbst Halloween party for children Wednesday morning with no guests this year. Christmas observance to invite public. Numerous prizes awarded including arithmetic to Carole Mank and spelling to Sharon Turner and others. PTA met at the vestry with Mother-Daughter banquet planned at Dromore grange hall. Many personal visits noted with Millard Nadeau, Frank Burnell, and others visiting Parker Head residents. Five-generation gathering at Mrs. J. D. Libby home. Wardrobe of local births and weddings mentioned. several residents noted for birthdays and anniversaries. Eugene Harrington entered Fairfield sanatorium for treatment. Community guests from Bath, Bedford, St George, and Hollis Center are listed among weekend visitors. Local obituaries recorded with Willard Percy of Bath passing last Tuesday.

Ana Pdhursdaye G. Ls" Hamel Vir Gilman Gail Illing Workers Topsham Fair Topsham Re Grange Hall State Grange Jes M. White White Dromore Grange Sagadahoc Pomona Bodwell Grange Dromore Extension Assocition Range Hall Small Point Dergarten Ida Nord Lasbelle Harvey Philip Arlene 1 Mil- Wilson Hacy Whitehead William Jaisdell Melvin Pratt Pratt Joseph W. Larrabee Rrabee Phippsburg Cenr Harles L. Stevens Richmond Bangor Carole Mank Sharon Turner Anne Gray Robert Gray Arthur Barkalow Donald Wyman Anne Carolyn Marilyn Frank McEachern Elizabeth Wyman Judy Moore Donald Mary Anne Wyman James Martha Ross Herbert Doughty C. Gilman Howard Claudia Peter Hutchins Eugene Ross Diane Parker Head Dromore Grange Hall Earl Lowell Millard Nadeau Portland Walter Cushing Florence Rollins Frank Burnell Olive Deojay Bath Leston Harrington Deojay Ethel MacElroy Everett Gottschalk Karen Bedford Mass Charles Blaisdell Leon Ross J. A. Young F. P. Young Howard Hutchins St. George Mars Hill Aroostook Russell Turner Laura Lawrence Paul Dale Lawrence Bath Memorial Hospital Willard Percy Alston Oliver Herbert Bassett Albert Gray Clarence Skelfield Mary Dannenfelser Lowell Center Charles Stevens Wilfred Libby Elsie Sargent Hollis Center J. D. Libby Irene Libby John S. Libby Lisbon Falls Donald Logan Bernard Wyman Arthur Learbasco W. A. Lowell Lincoln- Sagadahoc Bridge Academy Dixfield Larry Chadwick Lawrence Gahan South Portland Leonard Gahan George Bailey Randolph Leslie Bailey Dresden Mills Call’s Hill Olive Branch Dorothy Whitney Machias Lyndel Good Horace Gilpatrick Edward Good Lila Fitch Eulelia Pray Charles McDonald Ernest Cate Kennebec County Waterville Roland Jewell Edith Carney Needle Club Samuel McDonald Frank Houdlette Dorr Woodward Rockland Extension Association Charles Gray Pownalboro Society Baptist Church Damariscotta University of Maine Eastern Maine General Hospital Walter Rittall Walter, Jr N. E. T. Barker Yarmouth Abbie and Lois Barker Cedar Grove

Popham Beach Frost Quiets Fall Foliage Visitors

A frost dampened Popham Beach area foliage as camera fans still flocked to the town for landscape views. Small Point Church holds Sunday services at 11 am, and Pophpsburg schools canceled Monday sessions due to the Richmond Teachers Convention. Many locals and visitors are noted at cottages, weddings, church events, and community gatherings across Popham, Small Point, Sebasco, and surrounding towns.

Popham Small Point Small Point Church Phippsburg Richmond Norman E. Markham Kennebec South Shore Bodwell Grange Hall Nancy Welch Fred Olanty Williard Bower Buffalo N. Y S. Leslie Reid University Presbyterian Church of Montreal Quebec Jonesport Dromore Grange Hall Ernest Shepard Sally Fairfield Harry L. Day Bath Carl Bickford Bruce Bowdoin Town Fred Spinney Pre Richard Ewing Troy

Coxs Head road crews clear obstructing bushes

Richard B. K. MacLanathan was elected secretary of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston last week. He spent the weekend at the stone schoolhouse with Mrs MacLanathan and Mrs M Johnson Fuller. Several local residents and visitors traveled to cottages and seen homes in nearby towns as social visits continued. Edward P. Thomas is a patient at Bath Memorial hospital. Captain and Mrs George Dozois were among callers.

Cox's Head Richard B. K. MacLanathan The Museum of Fine Arts Boston MacLanathan MacLanfepee M. Johnson Fuler Ralph Sorensen Stoneham Mass Arthur L. Percy Richard MacLanathan M. Johnson Fuller John W. LaSalle Small Point Martin F. Goodwin Wolfeboro N. H J. H. Chamberlain Lakeland Fla Stanton C. Dozois Port Clyde Edward P. Thomas Bath Memorial Hospital George Stanton Dozois

Lincoln Sag Teachers Convention Keeps Schools Closed

Several local items note community events and sports outcomes. Bridge Academy defeated Dixfield 12 to 6 with Larry Chadwick scoring twice including a 75 yard TD after the third period kickoff. Social visits, church society plans, and Extension Association activities fill out a busy period in Dresden Mills and nearby towns.

Rummage Sale Draws Attention At Winter Street Church

Friends in Bath attended a rummage sale at Winter Street Church on a Tuesday, gathering items and socializing as part of the church event.

Bath Winter Street Church

Miss Priscilla Magoun Returns From Marblehead Visit

Miss Priscilla Magoun returns to 65 Green Street after visiting Marblehead Massachusetts where she stayed with Mrs. Robert Smyth, formerly Miss Virginia Paine of Bath.

Priscilla Magoun Green Street Marblehead Mass Robert Smyth Virginia Paine Bath

Five Fortier brothers form Elks bowling team

The Fortier siblings Clayton 43 Earl 37 Leland 34 Carl 32 and Robert to form the Guards bowling team in the Elks league. All five have bowled three seasons, now competing together for the first time. They sit in fourth place among six teams early in the season, with fathers Frank and Mrs Fortier listed at South Street. Clayton works as a cost estimator at Bath Iron Works while Earl serves in maintenance there Leland is in the pipe shop and Carl in electrical maintenance at the local shipyard and Robert runs Fortier's Gas Service on Front Street.

Guards Elks’ League Fiveman Clayton Earl Robert Leland Carl Fortier Frank_T._Fortier South Street Bath Iron Works B.I.W Carl Fortier's Gas Service Front Street This City Arthorman Leland Fortier Elks

Polio drive outlines grim stats and rising hope

The report highlights polio's rising cases with 45,233 total this year by Oct 11, up from 22,791 last year, and a weekly total of 2,864. It celebrates Foundation aid totaling $5,989,243, 1,776 iron lungs, 465 hot pack machines, and 1,224 nurses deployed, while praising early diagnosis and March of Dimes funded research as turning points toward scientific success. Leaders from multiple states attended as Mothers March On Polio plans expand to over 2,000,000 participants.

Good National Foundation Connecticut Maine

Murphys close Summer home and reside in Bath

Mr and Mrs G Thomas Murphy have closed their Summer home at Sebasco Estates and are at their home in Bath at 9 Linden street.

G. Thomas Murphy Sebasco Estates Bath Linden Street

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