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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1953

Page

3

Phippsburg Notes Include Town Office Closure and Grange Meetings

Bernard Henderson announced the town tax collector and treasurer office will close this week. Thur Troop 1 Girl Scouts met with Mrs Bail Rob erts, planning a Halloween party this afternoon at Mrs. Rob erts home. Bodwell Grange held a supper and installation with about 60 attending. Officers were installed including Master Mrs. Thomas Totman and treasurer Mrs. Mark Harrington. Next Bodwell Grange meeting postponed to Nov 13 due to Past Masters show.

Bernard Henderson Mark Harrington Ralph Pye Syvilla Wyman Nancy, Young Alice Lowell Mona Gilliam Ruth Alexander Lucy Smith Peat Melvin Pratt Anna Pratt Earl Hamel Thomas Totman Kathryn Alexander Macy Whitehead Maurice Blair Winthrop Blair Ceres Truman Roberts Pomona Edward DeBerg Flora Lewis Alexander Edmund Furber Bodwell Grange Masters’ Association West Bath Grange Dromore Extension_Service Annette Schofield Theresa Wyman Emma Wyman Milly Rogers Pauline Hart Addie Seavey Ida Nordlund Anita Totman Helen Quimby Mildred Rogers Lucy Cutting Eva Rogers Olga Carlson Elizabeth Stevens Linscott Riverside Hall George Ames Maurice Blaisdell Fred Spinney Robert Lutz Charles Pye Clifford Pye Martin Eaton Charles Blaisdell Leslie Darling Dromore Grange Hall Ralph Hilyard Bath Hawaii John Rogers Fred Haggett Peggy Gilman Charles V. Minott Stanwood Gilman James Seavey Thomas Schofield Town Hall Irma Gilman Nund Furber Jimmy Helen Oliver Win Vicki Blaisdell Marlene Lagan Johnny McMann Arthur Doyle Sonny Gilliam Freddy Morse Sagadahoc Pomona Wilma Roberts Lottie York Eleanor Ripley Phippsburg Small Point

Bay Point Delegation and Adelphi College Notes

A Bay Point delegation including Commissioner Stanley Tupper and Chief Warden Roland Green met with state forestry representatives on tree and shrub conditions. Adelphi College in Garden City observed Founders Day with notable honors for Ruth Elizabeth Keen and Ruth Stratton Harley, and local Summer colony residents contributed to campus life.

Bay Point Stanley Tupper Roland Green Augusta Owen Richardson Charles Boesch Rice State Forestry Department Otis Peabody Swift American Committee For Liberation, Inc Germany Adelphi College Garden City N. Y Bay Pointers Ruth Elizabeth Keen Ruth Stratton Harley Robert Miller Roosevelt Brunswick Charles “Louie” Hinckley Byron Safford Bath Morris Hinckley Eugene Foster Nathaniel Hasenfus West Roxbury Mass Woolwich John Bailey Arrowsic

Parker Head Social Notes Chronicle Local Visits

Parker Head residents and visitors fill weeks with meetings at Dro more Extension Service, church events, a washington? weekend visits, and shifts in community life. Residents attend box ing and performances in nearby towns while relatives and friends share meals, showers, and worship.

Local Social Roundup From Sylvan Shore Area

Mrs. Totman hosts visitors as Miss Sylvia Green stays home ill. Truman Roberts returns from Maine General hospital. Clifton Clark family visits Alfred and Charles Stevens. Bertha Wyman and Stevens visit Elsie Faulkner. Sally Rainey attends Rainbow Girls in Bath. Blackie the Labrador found near Center marsh with a gunshot wound. Rev. Macy Whitehead and Rev. Charles Stevens attend Lincoln Association Examining Council in Bristol. Mrs. Harry Gilmore stays with the Blaisdells. Pauline Seavey visits her parents Harold and family.

Thomas Totman Sylvia Green Truman’ Roberts Maine General Hospital Portland Clifton Clark Alfred Charles L. Stevens Bertha Wyman Elsie Faulkner Sally Rainey Rainbow Girls Bath Blackie John Rogers Macy Whitehead Bristol Lincoln Association Harry Gilmore William Blaisdell Pauline Seavey Harold Seavey

Card of Thanks for Care and Sympathy

We express heartfelt thanks to the Bath Memorial staff for the kindness and care shown to the late Mrs. William T. Wyman. Gratitude goes to friends of Parker Head, Sebasco and West Point for their sympathy during our grief. William T. Wyman husband and orence Maass daughter.

Bath Memorial William T. Wyman Parker Head Sebasco West Point Orence Maass

Cosmopolitan Club Plans Nov 4 Session on Lecture Tickets

The Cosmopolitan club sets a Wednesday November 4 meeting to hear reports on ticket sales for the Carl de Suze lecture. A swap party will be held and refreshments served.

Cosmopolitan Club Carl de Suze

Families to Reunion in New York After Two-Year Split

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oliver of Middle Street travel to New York City to meet their daughter Mrs. Donald Weeks and her husband and infant son arriving from Germany. Weeks has been stationed there for two years. It will be the first family reunion in two years.

Clarence Oliver Middle Street New York City Donald Weeks Germany

Baby Joins Collins Family at Memorial Hospital

Pana Jane Collins born Oct 22 at Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Alton C. E. Collins of Deering Street. Weighs seven pounds six and a half ounces. Mrs. Collins nee Elea nor McRae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph McRae of Middle Street.

Pana Jane Emorial Hospital Alton C. E. Collins Deering Street Collins Eleanor McRae Rudolph McRae Middle Street

Dresden 4-H Club Awards and Local Society News

The Dresden Eastern River 4-H club earned a recognition at Camden for completing projects and demos, with Patricia Frey and Nancy Frey top winners in food and clothing. Members received prize money at Union fair, while Doris Souviney led the club and Dicky James and Evelyn Robbins won ribbons. Community notices report visits, fairs, a memorial for Willis McCoubrey, and a wedding at the Dresden Methodist parsonage for Efla Knowlton and Robert Hersom. The couple will wed with a brief reception before his Fort Lee assignment.

Eastern River Camden Patricia Frey Nancy Frey Union Marion Blenn Donna Carole Souviney Cynthia Nancy Dresden Center Dicky James Evelyn Robbins Alter Austin Doris Souviney Leonard Gahan Lawrence Gahan South Portland George Sproul Benjamin Wentworth Ramagin Archery Club James Milligan Ray Perry Eben Perry Hershel Lyons R. Graves Lewiston Cedric Hamlin Lesie Ames Bristol Alna LeMarr Willis McCoubrey Marion Leech Oakland Dresden Mills Frank M. Fellows Henry Thurston Washington, D. C Thurston Jack Brown Orono William Brown West Dresden Efla Marguerite Knowlton Sherman H. Knowlton Dresden Robert S. Hersom Allen Hersom Wiscasset Mr. Hersom Ronald Burgess Allen L. Hersom Bridge Academy Institute of Living Hartford

Cooties Plan Halloween Masquerade Dance for VFW Members

The Military Order of Cooties Bath Destroyer Pup Tent No 4 hosts an annual Halloween masquerade and costume dance at the VFW post home Friday night for VFW members and guests. Proceeds benefit the Cooties Keep Them Smiling In Beds Of ite. Free luncheon favors and noisemakers accompany music by a Bath orchestra. Veterans at Togus will receive attention from the event.

Military Order of Cooties Bath V. F. W. Post Togus Dyer-Flaherty Post Post

Mrs Chandler Travels With Party From East Ware

Mrs Harold Chandler of East Ware New Hampshire travels with Wesley Sweeney of York Street and Forrest C Legard while Mr Chandler is on a hunting trip in Northern Maine near the Canadian line. They expect to return about the first of November.

Harold Chandler East Ware N. H Wesley Sweeney York Street Mr. Chandler Maine Mr. Sweeney Forrest C. Legard

Popham Beach Community Notes and Visitors

Popham Circle met with Mrs. Olive Crowley for a pot luck supper planned at the schoolhouse on Wednesday. Next week the meeting will be held Thursday to prepare for the supper. The Mother-Daughter dinner occurred Monday with Mrs. Fred Spinney and Mrs. Ellison Moody on the food committee. Various locals visited, shopped, or stayed at cottages. A small oil tanker moved up the Kennebec and the Berwindvale collier departed after unloading at Bath. Extra tides brought logs and debris. rain and wind reduced foliage but eased water shortage and fire danger with no reported cottage damage.

Popham Olive Crowley Fred Spinney Ellison Moody Ernest Oliver Margaret Marguerite McNulty Kennebec Berwindvale Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co Bath Frank Shaw Curran Susan Chubbuck Woolwich Jesse Munsey Spinney Roger Willard Oliver Walter Gilmore Leon Fickett South Portland Caswell Strout Edith Allan Spear Edwin Lowell Spear Cottage Walter E. Sprague Boston Nell Barton Hall Laurence Taylor Rockford Joseph Schilk Carol Percy Marblehead Mass Michael Fischer Cheshire, Conn John H. Beebe John H. Beebe, Jr Edward Classen Wakefield Ebe Stanley W. Hyde John Jackson Punta Gorda Fla Fred Carll Chelmsford Lillian Drake Myra Scott

Ex tension Group Meets at Dromore on Aluminum Trays

A good turnout for the October Ex tension Group meeting at Dromore Grange Hall discussed Aluminum Trays. The November session moved to November 12 with handicrafts as the topic. A nominating committee comprising Mrs Olga Carlson Mrs Elizabeth Stevens and Mrs Eva Rogers was appointed.

Dromore Grange Hall Olga Carlson Elizabeth Stevens Eva Rogers Sarah E. Wilbur Clara Goodwin Gladys Dozois Eleanor Thomas Edith Perkins Cox's Head Dix

Bath Schools appoint new music director Carrie Day

Mrs. Carrie E. Day of 15 Green Street has been engaged as director of vocal music in Bath schools for the remainder of the year to fill the vacancy left by Mrs. Anna Reed who resigns to take a similar job outside the state. Day holds a Bachelor of Music from Eastman School of Music and specializes in piano and public school music.

Carrie E. Day Green Street Bath Schools Anna Reed Day Bath School Eastman School of Music Rochester N. Y

Former Bath recreation director honored at testimonial dinner

Edward J. Red McMann resigned as Bath recreation director and received a testimonial dinner at the Sea Grille in West Bath attended by over 30 officials and friends. He was presented a wrist watch and a purse, with others gifting a bath robe and messages from notable figures including former mayors and U S senators.

Edward J. “Red McMann Sea Grille West Bath Stanley R. Hunter Ronald L. Oulton Germaine Bon

Bath Shriners Attend Lewiston Kora Temple Meeting

Bath Shriners joined 2200 Nobles from New England and Canada in Lewiston for the annual visitation of Imperial Potentate Remmie L. Arnold. A parade preceded a roast beef dinner and evening session with 36 candidates receiving degrees. Bath attendees included Lawr ence R. Vail of Arrowsic and Chester Kelsea of Georgetown.

Bath Lewiston New England Canadian Remmie L. Arnold Mystic Shrine North America Auburn Hollis M. Garey Portland Richard Trott Bangor Ernest R. Hill Augusta H. Rodney Brooke Brooke Chevrolet Potentate Carman Imperial Potentate Shriners Shrine Hospital For George Goodwin John Gillespie Roy Bradford Roy Colby R. J. M. Steussy John Freeman Robert Brownell Abbott Redlon Justus H

Stork Shower for Mrs. Harry Barrett Attended by Local Guests

Mrs. Harry Barrett was guest of honor at a stork shower Wednesday night at 20 Spring Street hosted by Mrs. Harold Allen and Mrs. Paul Strube. Gifts were given and guests enjoyed crab meat rolls tea and coffee. Attending were Mrs. Ethel May Mrs. Lizzie Chaney Mrs. Jessie Norton Miss Sally Marstaller and others from Cundy's Harbor and Lisbon Falls.

Harry Barrett Harold Allen Paul Strube Spring Street Barrett Ethel May Lizzie Chaney Jessie Norton Marguerite Brackett Mildred Walker Sally Marstaller Estelle Morton Jean Edith Norton Lillian Plant Lillian Denaco Dorothy Pratt Ethel Darling Cundy's Harbor Margaret Henderson Lisbon Falls

Married couple returns from Caribbean trip to New York

Mr and Mrs Theodore C Janeway and Cynthia Sewall who wed recently visited the Caribbean then reached New York City and are now in New York.

Theodore C., Janeway Cynthia Sewall Caribbean New York City

YMCA Financial Campaign Makes Good Progress in Bath

The Bath Y M C A reports $4,085 raised toward a $6,000 goal in the annual campaign. The drive mirrors last year’s pace, with many contributions still pending and hopes for a final report soon. The group emphasizes long service to youth and life saving programs, arguing the effort is worthwhile even for saving a single boy.

Bath

Maine Teachers Association to host audio-visual education talk

Mrs. Granville Colby chairs an Audio-Visual Education program for the Maine Teachers Assocation meeting on Oct 30 at Lewiston High School. Elden Shute will discuss television in education and demonstrations of films and tape recordings used in science and American history classes. Public invited to attend the Friday session at 2 p.m. in room 319.

Granville Colby Maine Teachers’ Association Lewiston High School Elden Shute Lewiston Portland Elevision Colby

Marine Corps Recruiting Station Opens at Local Post Office

United States Marine Corps opens a recruiting station at the local post office building Room 21 with Staff Sgt R R Dool in charge. Dool, formerly at Portland station, plans to reside in Bath while directing the Bath office.

United States Marine Corps R. R. Dool Portland Bath

Pre nuptial Shower Held For Norma Hathorne

A pre nuptial shower for Norma Hathorne was hosted at 30 Highland street by Mrs John O Witham with co hosts Mrs Richard Thomas and Mrs James Temple. It celebrated her upcoming marriage to Wesley C Simson Jr of the city with fall flower decor, a shower cake, and buffet refreshments. Attendees included Elwood Hathorne Harold Walker Natalie Hathorne Linwood Temple William Temple Russell Merchant Walter Taylor Robert Witham Richard Jenkins Norma Hathorne James Temple John O Witham Richard Thomas Earl Lowell Charles Blaisdell Parker Head.

Parker Head Phippsburg Irene Libby Charles Blaisdell Earl Lowell Clarence Skolfield W. H. Wyman H. L. Hutchins Anne Gray Harriett Carolyn Betty Anne Wyman Judy Moore Claudia Hutchins Thomas Skolfield Darling Herbert Doughty Leslie Logan Herbert Dennison Helen Ayer Herbert Dennison, Jr Leon Ross, Sr Falmouth William Palmer Joseph Smart Donald Sloat Yarmouth Clarence Blaisdell Bath Eugene Ross Lowell Leston Harrington Oliver Morrisette Cambridge Mass Florence Rollins G. Clinton Beals Arthur Williams Lester Beals William Bradshaw Rollins Wiscasset The Grange Norma Hathorne John O. Witham Highland Street Richard Thomas James Temple Winter Street National Church Wesley C Simson, Jr Miss Hathorne Elwood Hathorne Harold Walker Richard Chadbourne Natalie Hathorne Linwood Temple William Temple Russell Merchant Walter Taylor Robert Witham Richard Jenkins This City

Stork Shower Honors Mrs Costedio At Home

Mrs. James Costedio of 16 Central avenue was guest of honor at a stork shower Monday evening hosted by Mrs. Richard McRae at 14 Denny road. Gifts were opened and a social evening with refreshments followed featuring many local residents.

James Costedio Central Avenue Richard McRae Denny Road Thomas Underwood Harriet McDougal Grace Plummer Rudolph McRae Lloyd Joy

Continuous Blaze Shrouds Chillicothe Fire Scene

A long burning fire in a large sawdust pile behind a former rake factory near Chillicothe continues to smoulder for years. Fire Chief Virgil Lindsey says the blaze causes no harm if surface debris remains cleared. Also noted is a separate estimate that about 1.8 billion pounds of detergents are produced annually in the United States.

Chillicothe, Mo Chillicothe Saabsars Virgil Lindsey United States

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Parker Albert Gray Bernhard Carlson Dix Island Clarence Skofield Dromore Bernard Wyman Arthur Lear Rudy Vallee J. A. Darling Harold Rogers Armory W. T. Wyman Russell Turner H. M. Whitehead Ralph Hasty Claudia Jackie Linda H. D. Mank, Jr Boy Scouts Gardiner Harold Barkalow New Jersey Wyman Leroy Wyman Eva Marie Hoar Frances Hoar Lorraine Sheffield Perkins Island Laurence Thayer Bernhard Wyman Bailey George Wilson W. A. Lowell Ashdale Frank Burnell Popham Beach Cox Nellie Lord Ethel Blake Edward P. Thomas Bernard Carlson Dix's Island R. E. Sanborn Martin F. Goodwin Mega W. Goodwin Wolfboro Ruth Gray Carlson Gray Finland New Mexico Oliver Walter C. Rogers Dominique Tardif Donald N. Small Ralph J. Mittendorf U. S Frederick G. Payne Robert Hale Burton M. Cross C. Dwight Stevens Maine Elks Association Recreation Commission John Parker Francis A. Winchenbach Frank Lehane A. M. Main Edward J McMann Germaine Bonney Arthur W. Gediman Philip H. Oliver Jesse W. Allen Imperial Y.M.C.A Wesley C. Simson, Jr
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