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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1950

Page

4

Two hurt in Route 1 collision near court house

A head on crash on Route 1 near the courthouse last Wednesday evening sent two people to hospital. Mary H. Leavitt was admitted to Bath Memorial Hospital for eye cuts and Tommy Dowlin to Miles Memorial Hospital for eye and facial injuries. Five others had minor cuts and bruises. Stanely Dalton and Joe Hill were the drivers, Dalton from Wiscasset and Hill from Tolland Mass. State Police described how Hill stopped as Dalton’s car swung wide on the curve, causing the collision.

Court House Mary H. Leavitt Adto Bath Memorial Hosital Tommy Dowlin Miles Memori Hospital Stanley Dalton Wiscasset Joe Hill Tolland Mass Roger Whitmore Hill Dalton Pine Cone Rebekah Justus Miller Bath Lincoln Lodge of Masons

Community club events and social notices in Woolwich

Woolwich Canasta club met with Mrs. Mason Carter for a 6 30 supper and canasta. Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary planned a Christmas sale for Dec 1 with baked bean supper proceeds to the church. Sagadahoc Ferry Mother's club held a hobos party and planned a Nov 10 home cooked food sale in Bath. Multiple town residents attended weddings, anniversaries, and church events, with updates on club meetings, visitors, and upcoming gatherings across Day's Ferry, Woolwich, and neighboring communities.

Canasta Club Day's Ferry Mason Carter Fred Brown, Jr Walter Smith Merle Hathorne Samuel Guptill Perley Creamer Raymond Crocker John Goddard Walter Dingley Walter Ding Edith Vance R. N Maine General Hospital Portland Wilbur Presley Nequasset Ethel Seeger Francina Cromwell Hazel Presley Anna Seeger Amy Cromwell Margaret Maass John Anderson Norma Holbrook Evelyn Baker Sagadahoc Ferry Mother's Club Donald Leavitt Bath Sanford Brown Sadie Thomas Frances Moffitt Thomas

Halloween Party Plans At Nequasset Congregational Church

Donald Levisitora shows improvement after illness while Mrs Carle Longfellow visits relatives in Portland. Mrs Edwold Carter hosts Jolly Jingle 4 H club with Esther Leeman as president. Halloween games and fancy costumes planned. prizes for best outfits. Vestry decor to match the holiday. list of attendees included Esther and Marilyn Leeman and others. Charles Rier and Austina Rier to visit from Lubec. Leverett Welch hosting. Woolwich P T A to hold regular meeting Tuesday evening.

Donald Levisitora Percy Bailey Carle Longfellow Day’s Ferry Portland Dora Blanche Corliss Edwold Carter Nequasset Esther Leeman Nequasset Congregation Mary Leeman Shirley Beal Janice Lebel Marilyn Leeman Barbara Woerter Marjorie Dodge Charles Rier Lubec Austina Rier Leverett Welch Woolwich P. T. A

Arrowsic residents attend Knox-Lincoln Farm Bureau meeting

A batch of Arrowsic residents travel to Wiscasset for the Knox Lincoln Farm Bureau annual meeting. Others are listed visiting kin, returning from vacations, or hosting guests across Bath, Augusta, Day's Ferry, and Windham. Moose tracks are reported on a nearby island, suggesting animal movement. The old Arrowsic bridge is slated for removal, possibly isolating the area. highway closures may follow until spring. Winn Cressey, living aboard a houseboat in Arrowsic, is hospitalized in Bath after surgery.

Michael Mazeiko Emma Drummond Karl Rosenwald Wiscasset Knox-Lincoln Farm Bureau Reginald Cote Sears & Roebuck Arrowsic Lawrence R. Vail South Windham Vail Carroll Raynes Day’s Ferry Ibra K. Lawrence Charles Paradis Edith Campbell Winslow Everett Pollard

Montsweag Farm Bureau Meeting Recaps Plans and Dates

Montsweag Farm Bureau met at Good Will club house with 28 attendees. Mrs Nelson Rice led a program on curtains and drapes. a pajama project for Memorial Home was announced. Annual meeting set for Oct 26 at 10:30 in Wiscasset theatre. Nov 7 special pajama meeting at Arrowsie Town Hall at 10:30.

Montsweag Farm Bureau Good Will Club House Nelson Rice Dra Wilbur Crooker H Memorial Crocker Perleston Pert Wiscasset Theatre William Kelley Clyde Ambrose Brian M. Jewett del Preble Sherwood Reeds Frank Walker Forrest Baker Farm Bureau Lemuel Preble Good Will Clut House Constance Cooper Agen Extension Service

Navy PT boat suffers heavy shake during sea trial off Sheepscaa

The Navy's PT boat built at Bath Iron Works rode rough seas on a Friday trial off the Sheepscaa river mouth. Officials and crew endured a shaking, but the test overall satisfied. Technical assistant G rner Connard received leg bruises at Bath Memorial hospital, while Port Captain Willian S Blair and yard foreman Duncan McInnes were among others bruised.

P. T Bath Iron Works Sheepsca River Iron Works Grner Connard Bath Memorial Hospital Willian S. Blair Duncan McInnes

Clyde Page Sentenced in Sagadahoc County Court

Clyde Page of Wiscasset was sentenced to one year in Thomaston State Prison by Justice Albert Beliveat at the October term of Sagadahoc County Superior Court after pleading guilty to a forgery charge in a lower court on June 1. He had been on probation, and six weeks earlier he was arrested for larceny, convicted, and serving 90 days in Augusta jail before arraignment on the forgery charge.

Clyde Page Wiscasset Thomaston Albert Beliveat Sagadahoc County Page Augusta

Principals Meet As Dr Baumgarner Heads Lewiston Session

Dr Alice A D Baumgare director of Art Education at the State Department of Education in New Hampshire will speak at the Maine Elementary Principals association meeting during the Maine Teachers convention in Lewiston. The two o clock session focuses on Art in the Elementary Field. A noon dinner at the United Baptist church precedes. Keith Crockett presides the Maine Elementary Principals association.

Alice A. D. Baumgare State Department of Educatio New Hampshire Maine Elementary Principals Association Maine Teachers Convention Lewiston D Baumgarner United Baptichurch Keith Crockett Ore Memorial School Maine Elementary Princials Association

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