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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1954

Page

3

Phippsburg Happenings Include Health Clinic and Meetings

The town held a pre school health clinic at the town hall with twenty five children vaccinated. Volunteers assisted Dr Jacob Smith and Miss Chamberlain. later events included Bodwell grange meeting, church services at Center and Small Point churches, PTA activities, and a summer community social with singing and puppetry.

Town Hall Jacob Smith Miss Chamberlain H. Macy Whitehead Clarence Schofield Maurice Blair Barbara Wyman Lucy Smith Martin Eaton Bodwell Grange Horace Holton Center Church Phippsburg P. T. A Small Point Parsonage Adelees Cer Frederick Haggett Albert F. Totman Chaucer Lamb Tristam Whittier Riverside Hall Small Point Christian Service Committee Center Church Lawn Alice Lowell Albert Bailey West Town Adele Spencer Clifford Pye Miss Spencer Mark Harrington Edward DeBery John Rogers Boston Leonard Rainey Bainbridge Stanwood Gilman Maine General Hospital Portland Ann Stewart I. W. Rainey Mary Perkins Marguerite Mc

Parker Head Social Roundup At Phippsburg Lawn Party

Social listings show Parker Head residents and visitors attending a Phippsburg Christian Service lawn party with numerous locals and friends. Several families travel for visits to Norridgewock Belgrade and other towns while local stores close on Labor Day and church activities continue.

School calendar outlines opening week and bus routes

Loring R. Addison releases the start of the school year plan with a Sept 7 teacher meeting and Sept 8 regular sessions. Timetables cover school hours and bus schedules for Bath area plus hot lunch 26 cents per meal and no school signals via WCSH and fire alarm.

Loring R. Addison Harvard Street West Bath Bath Huse Fisher School Washington Primary Dike North Grammar North Primary Mitchell Portland WCSH

Social visits and local calls across Freeport Bath and Monhegan

Vacationing guests and local callers are noted across towns including Freeport Bath Yarmouth and Monhegan Island. Families mentioned include the Blaisdells Dennison Falan Rollins Nadeau Cushing Gagnon Morrell and others with gatherings at Flying Point and Rock Hill Inn West Bath.

McCarthy Charles Blaisdell Frank Percy Hollis Coffin Flying Point Freeport E. A. Hathorne Lillian Temple Bath

Torrent No. 1 of Bath Takes Second at Agawam Muster

The handtub Torrent 1 of Bath finished second in the second class at the Agawam muster in River side park Agawam Mass on Sunday. The crew earned $100 for second place and $25 for longest distance traveled. Chester H McCabe acted as foreman during the regular foreman’s absence and also led two other first class machines that won money. The Neptune won best parade appearance. The Torrent heads to Marblehead Friday for the big muster on Sept 4.

Agawam Riverside Park Neptune Newburyport Mass Protection Newbury Pocahontas Rhinebeck Amherst Ipswich Alabama Coon Niagara Upton Bath Holliston Gerry Marblehead Eagle Merrimac

Municipal Court Hears Two Driving Cases

Recorder Arthur Dolloff presided. Charles A. Dunham of Litchfield pleaded innocent but waived hearing on a drunken driving charge on Route 201 at Bowdoin. He was found guilty, fined 100 dollars, and must pay 6 dollars costs, appealing to the October term with 300 dollars surety. Donald A. Boudrot of Newton pleaded guilty to speeding 70 in a 45 zone on U S Route 1 at Woolwich, fined 10 dollars plus 6 dollars costs.

Arthur D. Dolloff Charles A. Dunham Litchfield Bowdoin Dunham Sagadahoe Superior Court Donald A. Boudrot Newton

Mrs Otis N E Card In Memorial Hospital Care

Mrs. Otis N. E. Card of North Street is listed as a medical patient at Memorial hospital.

Otis N. E. Card North Street The Memorial Hospital

Popham church hosts summer service and hymn sing

Miss Charlotte Ho-To of Oberlin Ohio was guest speaker at the last Sunday service in Popham. Adele Spencer led an inspiring hymn sing at the Phippsburg Center church. The Junior Sewing club funded a new colored window and raised funds for interior repairs.

Charlotte Ho-To Oberlin Anna Spencer Adele Spencer Phippsburg Center Ada Haggett Spencer Europe Asia Maine Junior Sewing Club of Popham Phippsburg Ocean View Park White Spot South Beach Route 209 Spirit Pond Christian Worker H. Macy Whitehead Small Point Parsonage Brotherhood of Corliss Street Baptist Church Bath Albert V. Volpe Douglas Olga Carlson Dix’s Island Portland Mary McDonald Leon Fickett Wiscasset Ira A. Witham Clinton William LaHart New Jersey Rev. Williams Manchester Spinney Cottage Harry Toppan Harry, Jr Thomas Richard Dover N. H Richard D. Keyes Chesterfield Mass Earl Hoagland Leonard Rahway N. J Edward Erskine Robert Ernest Oliver Erskine Roland MacIntosh Edward Lembo Edward Framingham Myra Scott Holmes Fickett Skowhegan B. S. Berry New York John Grindell Sherry Sally West Bath Mildred Sprague Carl Newcomb Allan Rogers Caswell Strout Margaret Edith L. W. Quarles George B. Marshall Columbus Spinney Guest House Robert Carson Summit Harry Adelson Adelson

Bath bound collier Berwindvale ships cargo last week

The collier Berwindvale traversed the Kennebec to Bath with coal for Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co, sailing out Thursday. Community notices recount social visits, trips, and dinners involving Goodwin, Dozois, Spencer, Wilbur, and McLanathan families from Bath to Swampscott and Islip with several weekend and Sunday outings.

Berwindvale Kennebec Bath Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co Dromore Extension Group Dromore Grange Hall Martin F. Goodwin P. Edward DeBerg Stanton C. Dozois Phippsburg Center Richard Dozois Mary Moon Pemaqui Oberlin Dozois Sarah E. Wilbur Eleanor Thomas Bailey Island Robert Thistle Marion Thistle Meadowbrook Richard McLanathan Museum of Fine Arts Boston Waltham Mass Matinicus Adele Spencer Charlotte Ho-Topp Vee P. Edward DeBery Thursay

Move of 18 foot digester load to Millinocket paper mill

The State Highway Commission routes an 18 foot wide load from Kittery to Great Northern Paper's Mill in Millinocket. The base digester will travel via Route 1 to Wis-casset and a path through Randolph, China, Unity, and Hampden to Bangor, then Routes 2 and 157 to Millinocket. Departure from Bethlehem on August 30, arrival in Maine August 31, with road stoppages 3 PM to daylight. Police accompany the move to manage traffic and deter passing at hazards.

State Highway Commission Kittery Great Northern Paper Company Millinocket Bethlehem Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine Wiscasset Randolph China Unity

State YMCA Camp Closes After Busy Maine Season

Camp Manitou on Lake Cobbosseecontee ended its 39th Maine State YMCA Camp season with 907 attendees. Eight weeks saw 500 boys participate for 1623 camp weeks from 98 Maine communities and 44 outside locations including 9 states plus District of Columbia France and Canada. Mrs Della Hodgkins of Bath served as dean of girls and assisted in the program alongside Rev Laforest E Hodgkins.

Camp Manitou Congregational Christian Conference of Maine Maine State Ymca Lake Cobbosseecontee Gordon W. Drew Augusta YMCA W. David Dellert Maine District of Columbia France Canada Congregational Church Della Hodgkins Bath Laforest E. Hodgkins Central Congregational Church

David Watts Hosts 13th Birthday Party

David Watts son of Mrs. Philip Boyd celebrated his 13th birthday Wednesday afternoon from two to four o clock. Friends played games and quizzes, with a decorated cake and ice cream served. Guests included Peter Upham John Marks Kenneth Delano Margo Lawrence Erroll Snipe Stephen White Ralph Oulton Richard Oulton Marie Foss and Rusty Watts. About 44 percent of British women workers are married.

David Watts Philip Boyd High Street David Peter Upham John Marks Kenneth Delano Margo Lawrence Erroll Snipe Stephen White Ralph Oulton Richard Oulton Marie Foss Rusty Watts

Coast Guard Seeks New Enlistments Across State

Chief G W Lowther announced open Coast Guard enlistments due to recent early releases creating shortages. Recruiters will tour Auburn Portland Rockland Bangor and Bangor Mall on alternating Wednesdays and Fridays with outreach to SPARS and reserves. Open to men 17 to 26 as well as former Navy and Coast Guard personnel seeking reentry.

G. W. Lowther Coast Guard Court House Auburn South Portland Portland Grant’s Brunswick Rockland Bangor Lowther Regular X-Navy X-Coast Guard Hallowell

Ducks Begin Arrival as Open Season Nears Bay Area

Waterfowl reports show thousands of ducks in Merrymeeting Bay signaling a busy opening day of the season about a month away. In contrast, North Woolwich logs reveal deer poaching by night hunters prompting immediate crackdown and calls for tips to game wardens.

Merrymeeting Bay Woolwich

Wyman Family Plans Motor Vacation Through New England

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Wyman and their son Terry of Bedford road depart Monday on a motor vacation trip through Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut. They will pass a few days at Sebago Lake before returning home and visit friends and relatives in several towns and cities.

Philip Wyman Terry Bedford Road Maine Massachusetts Connecticut Wymman Bath Sebagola

Also Mentioned on This Page

Nulty Popham Beach Jack Henderson Steuben Frank Faulkner Sally Rainey Walter Purington West Bowdoin Charles L. Stevens Fred Ainsmith Brighton Wilson Rainey Parker Parker Head Phippsburg Christian Service Earl Lowell Leston Harrington Albert Epstein Ronald Nadeau Allan Harrington Ricki Jackie Libby Harry Lewis Judy Hamel W. H. Wyman Mary Anne Jackie Wyman Ralph Hasty Patty Mary Ralph, Jr James Martha Nancy Diane Ross Dora Wyman Frances Barkalow Ralph Meets Earl Hamel J. Arling Eugene Ross Norridgewock Stella Hilda Packard Old Point Coburn Park Belgrade Smithfield Rome Father Rasle Lowell Frank Burnell Clarence Skelfield Perkins, Island L. D. Lowell E Lowell L. Lowell Sheffield Lucy Orne Mercy Hospital Florence Rollins Samuel Sternber Laurence Thayer Phippsburg Congregational Church Beals Dromore Grange Russell Turner Ken Weeks Ohio Sherman Smith Paul Dunning William Hodgkins Wilma Sonny Erickson Rhode Island Emma Erickson Herbert Bassett Sam _ Sternberg Walter Cushing Barbara Harrington Dexter Robinson Allen Harrington Harrington David and Allen J. A. Darling William Cushing Frances Marks Eugene Harrington Arthur Gediman Maurice Estella Allie Wallace W. A. Lowell Clara Darling Clyde Stilphen Galen Hinckley Elmer Allard Ethel McElroy Turner McCarthy Worcester Brooklyn N. Y Ballantine Kantine & Sona New York, N. 4 Bath Junior High Morse High School Bath Junior High School Mitchell School North Fisher and Huse Superintendent of Schools North Bath Old Brunswick Road Whiskeay Upper High Street Washington Street Lambert Park Winneganee Pine Street Leeman Highway Russell Union Upper Washington America Agawam Muster State OF Maine Hotel Association W. R. Davis Portland, Maine Cox Roger Skillings Donald Rankin Deborah White Plains Kojiro Tomita Richard B. McLanathan Julia B. Dozois Friendship Eugene Lowell South Waldoboro H. L. Carlisle Joseph A. Coss Dean Bonney Park Street Nova Scotia Coss Joseph W. Bowden Parrsboro Bonney Leslie Merriam Spencer’s Island State Y. M. C. A. Camp Lake Cobbossecontee Margaret Chase Smith Congress Appropriations Armed Services Burton M. Cross Senate Augusta City Robert Hale Maine House of Representatives Maine House U. S. House of Representatives House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce Korea Maine Republican Eerol Republican State Committee John F. Weston Fryeburg
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