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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1951

Page

2

Community notices and club events from Dromore area

A page listing local gatherings and personal items. Phippsburg P T A films and a Halloween teen party at Riverside hall are planned. Girl Scouts hold a flyup ceremony at Bodwell grange. a booster night and scouting program proceed. Various residents visit, travel, and attend meetings across Dromore and Winnegance communities.

Priscilla MelIntire Esther R Hale Center Pond Phippsburg P. T. A Town Hall Riverside Hall Girl Scouts Bodwell Grange Hall Bodwell Grange Anita Totman Dromore Grangers Farm Bureau Dromore Grange Hall Phippsburg and Winnegance P. T. A.’s Kenneth Portland Ernest Rogers Campbell Farm Colleen Cooke Terry Small Point Rutland Cooke Veterans’ Hospital Alice Pye Frances Pye Margaret Pye Grace Wyman Bar Harbor Earle Perkins Thomaston Hyde Horatio L. Baker Arrowsie Pine Tree

Past Masters at Bodwell Grange Thursday Evening

Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council met at Bodwell Grange in Small Point for boosters night. The hall featured red alder berries and autumn leaves with centerpieces. meals included lobster stew and home baked pies. A movie on road construction opened the program followed by songs, a quiz, and har monica pieces.

Masters’ Association Bodwell Range Bodwell Daniel McCall Post Masters’ Association Eleanor Ripley Pescett James B. Leront West Bath Grange Bath Memorial Hospital Topsham Fair Association Woolwich Grange Thomas Totman Edwin W. Haggett David Henderson John Howe Alton Collins Bodwell Grange Alice Johnson Ethel MacDonald D. Wallace MacDonald Harry Peterson Bernice McGlinchy

Popham Beach Congregation Adapts Winter Plans

Rev Macy Whitehead led Sunday service at the schoolhouse as Popham plans a winter merger with Small Point for morning worship at the latter church. New Popham Circle officers were elected and winter meetings set for Spinney Guest House. The lobster stew supper drew attendees from Bath and beyond, boosting the Circle treasury amid fog hampering lobster hauls.

Farm Bureau meets in Dromore hall with talks on Pressing and Christmas Gifts

The Wednesday Farm Bureau gathering at Dromore hall lasted all day with members bringing lunch and coffee provided by the committee. Morning session covered Pressing led by Mrs. Addie Seavey and Mrs. Annette Sheffield. afternoon addressed Christmas Gifts. Cox's Head members attended the 34th annual Twin County Extension.

Farm Bureau Dromore Hall Addie Seavey Annette Sheffield Cox's Head Twin County

Franchise Available at Robie Rent-A-Car

Ro S Robie offers a Rent-A-Car franchise to automobile agencies garages or filling stations. For information or appointment write 120 Potter Street Cambridge 42 Massachusetts.

Robie Potter Street Cambridge Massachusetts

Arrowsic Highway To Be Rebuilt Near Reid State Park

Major rebuilding plans for the Arrowsic to Reid State Park road include eight tenths of a mile across Jones Marsh. Bids will be advertised soon for a federal aid project with blasting and marsh fill to create a solid foundation. The work follows aging curves and flood risks from Sassanoa River changes.

Arrowsic Reid State Park Jones Marsh Dauphin Farm Horatio Baker Dark Hill Georgetown Maine Russell Strumer Arrowsh Sassanoa River Wiscasset Westport Island Sassanoa Arrowsie

Association meeting set at Turner Center grange hall

Community notices report an association meeting planned for Thursday at the Turner Center grange hall. Local residents are listed with weekend travels and visits including the Goodwins, Jewell, Doughty, Philbrook, Rankin, and others in Bath, Phippsburg, Martinicus, and White Plains with family connections.

Turner Center Grange Hall M. F. Goodwin Portland Robert Jewell Bath Wyman Farm Ralph Doughty Phippsburg Center DeBery Farm Vernon Philbrook Patricia Verna Matinicus White Plains N. Y Donald Rankin Deborah Martin F. Goodwin J. William Goodwin Goodwin Wolfeboro N. H Lawrence Thayer Jane Stephen Ernest Wood Edward Thomas Frederick Sarah Wilbur Martha Sanborn

Woolwich Women Bowlers Hold First Covered Dish Dinner

Woolwich Women's Bowling League held its first covered dish dinner at Mrs. Doris Carter's home with 19 members present and one guest. Attendees included Ida Ames and Marjorie Soule among others. After dinner the group bowled at Arcade Alleys. Morton Holbrook has returned home from three weeks at Memorial Hospital and works at Bath Iron Works.

Woolwich Women's Bowling League Doris Carter Ida Ames Robert Ames Marjorie McNeil Louise Vigne Eleanor Armstrong Ruth Soule Betty Gordon Marjorie Soule Glenys Chaput Harriet Brown Edna Chaput Polly Johns Anna Grace Elva Edwards Mabel Jack Gladys Berry D. Hart Morton Holbrook Middle Street Memorial Hospital Bath Iron Works

Parker Head Community Notes and Upcoming Events

Parker Head church services remain at usual hours with plans for joint services with Popham. Sunday school continues. A Halloween party is slated for Tuesday at the schoolhouse with Carole Mank and others in a program of plays, recitations, games and refreshments. Local residents attend shows, visit, and host gatherings through the weekend, including church members, families, and visiting relatives from Bath, Brunswick, Bangor and Worcester.

Small Point Parker Head Popham Sandra Carole Mank Portland Elizabeth Wyman Anne Gray Carolyn Wyman James Ross Dale Mank Patricia Brown Patricia Wyman Arthur Ernest Brown Warren Doughty Charles Donald Wyman Mary Anne Wyman Eva Hoar Arthur Barkalow Robert Gray

Mrs Lotta Goodwins Cross Country Trip Details

Mrs Lotta Goodwin of Chestnut Street writes friends about traveling to Santa Ana California to live with her daughter and husband Henry and Mrs Nichols. She recalls her fourth trip to the West Coast, notes large cattle sheep and pigs in Texas and New Mexico, and describes Chicago taxi encounter revealing truth is stranger than fiction.

Lotta Goodwin Chestnut Street Santa Ana Calif Henry Nichols West Coast Texas New Mexico Goodwin Los Angeles Chicago Bath Woolwich

Bay Point Residents and Visitors Noted in Local Daybook

State Trooper Francis Powers made an early morning call on Bay Point. Kenneth Crafts entered Bath Memorial hospital as a medical patient. Swansea Burns of Sea and Shore Fisheries warden visited Mr and Mrs Frank Carleton at the Navajo. Theodore Stewart of Boston and Kennebec Point called on friends here Saturday. Mrs Sumner Mains returned to Hebron for treatment. Mr and Mrs Howard O Nash of Bath spent the weekend here. Leo Conley stayed several days at his cottage. Fog and heavy sea hinder lobster fishing. Sun briefly then thick fog. Mrs L M Spinney and sister in law were in Brunswick. Mrs Nina Cummings and Miss Alice Hinckley motored to Brunswick. Mr and Mrs Madison Moore of Cape Elizabeth called on Bay Point friends.

Macy Whitehead Popham Small Point Popham Circle Spinney Guest House Nancy Welch Myra Scott Maxine Perkins Olive Crowley Bath Popham Circle Treasury Bath Canning Co Leon Oliver Llewellyn Oliver Raymond Pye Stanley W. Perkins Wesley H. Hyde Vinnie Wilson Bertha Maddocks Harry Taft Boothbay Harbor William Wallace Lawrence Taylor Elizabeth Mosher Hartford Conn William Hutchins Bud” Newdick Hardings Hutchins Peter Philips Mark East Haven Riverside Europe Lester Hathaway Kennebunk Hathaway Cottage Horace Morse Harry Hollins Oldwick N. J Gilbert Head Gilbert Atwood Guy Crowley Ellison Moody Robbins Thomaston J. Clarence Perkins Lester Morse Judy Winnegance William Gilman Ashdale Stanley Perkins Maine Mountains Fred Spinney Oliver-Back Winter Street Congregational Church Hotel Sedgwick Norman Perkins West Bath Clarence Perkins George Mains Wiscasset Oldtown John H. Beebe John H. Beebe, Jr Malcolm Durwood Wakefield Mass Beebe Cottage Francis Powers Bay Point Kenneth Crafts Bath Memorial Hospital Swansea Burns Sea and Shore Fisheries Department Frank Carleton Theodore Stewart Boston Kennebec Point Sumner Mains Hebron Howard O. Nash Leo Conley L. M. Spinney Brunswick Nina Cummings Alice Hinckley Madison Moore Cape Elizabeth

Mystery Woman Revealed Through Summer Guest Clues

The narrator seeks the identity of a Mrs. Hunnewell companion, suggesting Blanche J. Bunker of Los Angeles as the visitor who stayed with Mrs. Hunnewell during the summer and left as Mrs. Goodwin began her trip. Also notes Mr. and Mrs. Nichols formerly Ernestine Eaton of Bath have a new home, with Mrs. Goodwin praising summer living there.

Charles Hunnewell Mrs. Hunnewell Blanche J. Bunker Los Angeles Hunnewell

Humane Method for Euthanizing Animals Adopted by City

Patrolman John M. Kelliher announced the purchase of a gas chamber for humane disposal of animals. The device, mounted on a car trailer, uses exhaust to kill in under three minutes, replacing older methods.

John Kelliher John M. Kelliher

Red Cross Home Nursing Classes Start at Memorial Hospital

The Red Cross Home II course at Memorial hospital in Bath runs October 29 and 31 from seven to nine pm for a 12 hour program led by Mrs. Clinton McFadden and Mrs. Wallace R. Ham RN. Enrollment welcomes surrounding towns. contact organizers by phone to register.

Red Cross Memorial Hospital Clinton McFadden R. N Wallace R. Ham R. N Bath Bath Phippsburg Georgetown Woolwich Duncan McInnes Red Cross Home Nursing

Public safety unveils humane pet elimination chamber

Kel liher touts a new merciful method to dispose of animals by chamber, claiming it is quick and humane with no chance of return. Bath patrolman thanks John De Groot for helping assemble the device and Kelliher covers the $65 cost with no service fee increase. Mary Bloxsom Clukey and family visit Crescent street relatives. Clukey formerly worked for Central Maine Power Co. in Bath.

Kelliher Bath John de Groot Highway Department Richard Clukey Mary Bloxsom Edward Mary Ellen Waterville

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Charles Stevens Warren Floyd Martin Brattleboro, Vt George Larrabee Juniper Ledge Farm Walter McCourt Ralph Huston Jim Pond Eustis J. Hamilton McCourt Dirigo Grange Grant LaRose Alexandria Earle Harvey Dromore Allen Little Bernard Henderson Gordon Alden Leigh and Glen Richard Goodrich Walter Pierce Ada Kittery William B. Perry Imperial Desmond Popham Beach Cox Woolwich Women’s Bowling League Parker Eugene Harrington Florence Rollins Albert Gray Earl Spencer Richard Heaney Five Islands Robert Thistle Reginald Gordon Elizabeth Pinkham Joyce Gray Sandra Mank Carole Leslie Logan Herbert Doughty Leslie Darling Frances Morong Kreidler George Barnes Frances Hoar Ethel Moore Francis Lander Augusta Ensign Lloyd Lowell Perkins Island Bangor Orono Sally Lowell Bliss Capt. Logan Russell Turner St. George Turner McCarty Slade Rest Home Worcester Stella Packard Lancaster Clarence Skeffield Harold Seavey Nequasset Farm Bureau Lewis Lowell Lewiston Frank Burnell Olive Deejay Leston Harrington City Hospital Chevrolet Brooke Chevrolet Center Street H.p. Loadmaster
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