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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1945

Page

3

Phippsburg Notes on Meetings and Local Happenings

Phippsburg community news reports the Monday Dromore range hall meeting of a pair committee with listed attendees and ongoing repairs. Farm Bureau notes cover a large turnout, a laundry demonstration by Mrs Shirley Hobbs, and births of two babies to former leaders on August 10. Other items mention the Sebasco Lodge pool progress, local cemetery work by Frank Wyman, a deteriorating grist mill near the dam, and genealogical inquiries about Elijah Drummond.

Monay Dromore Range Robert Metcalf Orrest Legard Clarence Spiney Jr Rogers Alfred Tearns Ralph Sk Carpenter Farm Bureau Sey Shirley Hobbs McGregory Windsor Beatrice Adams Topsiam Hobbs McCready Mary Wright Portland Winnegance Stoneybrook Meadowbrook Perry Hill Frank Wyman Cox's Head Pushard Percy Wyman James Drummond Umner Heald Capt. Drummond C. V. Minott Orn

Dromore Farm Bureau Holds All Day Session

Dromore Farm Bureau met at the Dromore grange hall for an all day session led by Mrs. Shirley Hobbs. Thirteen members attended with two visitors. They discussed laundry care and equipment, lunch was shared, and a business meeting followed. An annual meeting is planned for Nov 6 at East Auburn gran hall with a penny sale. The next meeting is Nov 21 on Christmas ideas with Winter bouquet containers requested.

Dromore Farm Bureau Dromore Grange Hall Shirley Hobbs Gordon Trott Gene Adams East Auburn Gran Hall Hobbs

Dromore Grange Boosters Night And History Read

Dromore Grange met Tuesday evening for Boosters Night with a greeting letter from the Master of the National Grange to Robert Metcalf. The secretary read the grange history and noted the 1889 organization, early meetings in Phippsburg chapel, and the dedication in the new hall with the first master James B. Morse. A Halloween party followed with games and refreshments. A white elephant sale was planned for November 13 and members were asked to contribute.

Dromore National Grange Robert Metcalf Grange Aletha Campbell Phippsburg New Hall James B. Morse Lester Morse Elmer Rogers Alfred Stearns Ada Norris Evelyn Beals

Popham Beach Faces Flood Risk From Unrepaired Dyke

October high tides flooding Popham streets prompt concern as dyke repair delays persist. Residents worry wells will flood while boats and cottages along the Kennebec see activity and improvements from grading and gravel laying to stabilize riverfront lots.

Plaintiffs Win Jury Decisions In Four Cases

Sagadahoc County Superior court jurors returned verdicts in four plaintiff suits against Arthur F. Leeman and Maine Central Transportation Co. Donn F. Pratt won 247 against Leeman and 267 against the company. Nelson B. Pratt won 492 against Leeman and 570 against the company. The trials stem from an April 16 assault in Brunswick.

Sagadahoc County Bath J. A. Aldred Brunswick Walter E. Reid Georgetown Charles F. Cummings Reid Alphonse Whitney North Yarmouthe George E. Whitney

Ancient Rome used pigeons to carry army messages

Military record notes that Roman commanders employed homing pigeons to transmit messages between units. The birds facilitated rapid communication across battlefield distances and supported coordination of operations.

Rome

Parker Head School marks end of first ranking period

The Parker Head village school closes its first ranking period with students bringing home ranks. Perfect attendance went to Sally and Bill Lowell, Raymond and Beryla Nisbet, Harriet and Carolyn Albert, and Francis Gray. PTA meeting set for Thursday at 7 30 with secretary Mrs Eugene Harrington. Over $2 raised for the Junior Red Cross as nurse visits and TB patch tests planned.

Parker Head Sally Bill Lowell Raymond Beryla Nisbet Harriet Carolyn Albert Francis Gray Red Cross Eugene Harrington P.T.A

Bay Point Garden Notes and Social Roundup

Gardens on Bay Point showcase Mrs. L. M. Spinney’s blooming rose bush and gladiolus amid varied weather exposure. Visitors include Mrs. Mary Thornborough, Professor Sturgis Leavitt, and local residents calling on friends and family. Separately, pathologists seek birds for examinations, noting a 1928 New Jersey cowbird tuberculosis case as the first in the United States.

Bay Point L. M. Spinney Mary Thornborough New York City Karl Hentz the Willows Sturgis Leavitt Walter I. Noyes Noyes Earl Hagan Mary Campbell Mae Hagan Georgetown Thomas Hagan Robert Fry George Gates Littleton N. H Harland Harford Five Islands Earl Payson Theodore Stewart Stewart Dalrymple USN C. B. Hudson New Jersey New Brunswick United States

Freeland King Weekend at Bath Cottage Report

Mr and Mrs Freeland King of Bath spent the weekend at their cottage here. Mrs Arthur Maxwell of Richmond and Bay Point is improving after an operation.

Freeland King Bath Arthur Maxwell Richmond and Bay Point

Trick Dog Delights Bath Rotary Club with Teddy Act

At a Bath Rotary luncheon, Lincoln S. Leavitt of West Bath and his nine year old cocker spaniel Teddy entertained with talking sounds, rope jumping, object retrieval, and obedient tricks. Horace Herrick led the program. visitors included C. W. Stevens and Harold Rubin. An official visit by Rotary District Governor Drammond O. Baptist is planned.

Rotary Club Sedgwick Lincoln S. Leavitt Foster's Point Road West Bath Teddy Harold Troop Mr. Leavitt Boston Maine Horace Herrick C. W. Stevens Lewiston Bath Harold Rubin Rotary Drammond O. Baptist Three Rivers Que

Social Visits Across Regions In Winter Months

Mrs. Edmund Hoggard is visiting her sister Mrs. Converse Fenn on High Street. Lt. Commander and Mrs. Hoggard have recently taken a house at Chestnut Hill Massachusetts for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Day of Green Street are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Shaw and son Robert Jr. in Pelham Manor New York.

J. F. Leach Lindens Boston Bates Quebec Canada Maine Robert Lemeux Gardiner Leslie Dyers Timber Island Lester Beals Okinawa W. T. Beals Eniwetok Marshall Island Barbara Dickinson New York California Vincent Dickinson Richard Chadbourn Richard Chadbourn, Jr Pleasant View Farm Sterling N. E. Tel Telman Wesley Harrington Irak Victor Caroline Isands Arthur Harrington Benjamin Rush Jr England France Much Ocean Turner McCarty Walter Percy Jordan Percy Searsport Walter Alden Hibbard Walter McCourt Bath Emma Berry Ther Carttage Dudley Leagut Roseau Walter Kingsbury Joan J. K. Bowker Pfc Fletcher Philips Coast Artillery Peaks Island Langdon Thistle Meadowbrook Bernard Plummers Gardiner Rogers Stanley Hutchins Gordon Trott Popham Kennebec Edmund Rothwell Boothbay Harbor Florida Charles Shepard Dominique Tardif Henry Hartleb Guy Eons Monay Shepard and Hartleb Ellison Moody Donald Small Allan Spear Lawrence Coughlin Richmond Jay Graham Los Judy Clarence Perkins Dunlap Hatch Stanley Hatch Edward H. P. Lowell Clinton Newdick Waltham Mass Albert M. Towne Lissa Dearborn Moses Chandler Augusta Scribner Lisbon Falls Thomas Daly Biddeford Jerry Terri Charles Small John H. Beebe, Jr Alexander G. Williams June Oliver Woolwich Gloria Oliver Helen Gagnon Clarence Spinney Edmund Hoggard Converse Fenn High Street Hoggard Chestnut Hill Harry L. Day Green Street Robert P. Shaw Robert Jr Pelham Manor N. Y

Old Orchard visit by Helen Caton and son Roba

Helen Caton and her son Roba of Old Orchard were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leask on Washington Street.

S. Helen Caton Roba Old Orchard Mrs. Leask Washington Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frank Jaques Almena Jaques Elijah Drummond Patrick Drummond Drummond Bridge Hill Elijah Cappa Ireland Parker Ezekiel Jane Drummond Arrowsic Island Arrowsic Adam. Minott Charles V. Min Coin Bath Solar Lodge, Masons Solar Lodge of Jord Dromore Grange Popham Beach Charles Blaisdell Seymour Hunter H. D. Mank Walter Cushing Harold Rogers Gertrude Allen Barbara Harrington Sandra Mank Sally Lowell Joyce Gray Grace Kraft Beverly Moore Bert Nisbet Aroostook Stephen P. Orman Rogers Earl Lowell Leston Harrington George Morong Howard Lawrence George, Jr Clayton Hoar East Machias Leslie Logan East Boston Bonnie Jane Roger Tibbetts Osgood Perkins Island Earl Pike James Chambers Maurice Pye Small Point Young Provincetown Cape Cod Allie Rollins Topsham Fair Marion Cushing Arthur Moore Bob Moore Burleigh Williams Rollins Jack Wade Owen Richardson West Point Edwin M. Wyman Bernard Wyman The Seabees Frederick A. Libby U.S. Army rEne CS Ptt LLC le Be Sears Leadership C. C Pennsylvania Sears Jor Maso Center Street Trick Dog Bath Rotary Club Manilla Smith Auburn Times and Independent Allstate
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