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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1952
Page
1
The piece urges Maine voters to back the Republican slate next Monday noting elevated campaign tensions and mudslinging. It warns that Independent candidates could narrow the GOP margin and help Democrats, urging Republicans to mobilize family and neighbors to polling places.
The piece notes a drop in marriages due to the 1930s birth rate, predicting weaker demand for furniture, silverware, wedding rings, and home goods for the next decade. It cites a growing market for teenagers and seniors from the war baby cohort as births rise and longevity grows, urging firms to seek new product fields and scaled design.
Two cousins in separate cars collided Tuesday morning near the Reed filling station in Woolwich. Maynard Gilley Jr., 31, of Bath worked at Bath Iron Works and was treated for head cuts. Trude Gilley was held for observation and X rays. Both cars suffered extensive damage and the incident occurred about 7 a.m. on Maynard’s way to work.
A southwest gale disrupted the New Meadows Yacht Club races as masts snapped and gear failed forcing a shortened course. In class one Wood of Foster's Point aboard Californ won over Archie Main Jr on Birch Point Bucca neer. class two saw P Timmey aboard Feather beat D Albertson on Shrike. Linwood Haynes on Bath Salts was dismasted near start and towed back. Loon’s main sheet kept breaking and a boat lost a mast stay.
Miss F Abigail Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs S William Anderson of New Vineyard and New York City married Paul Roland Ouellette son of Mr and Mrs Roland P Ouellette of 58 Central Avenue Sunday at four in the Congregational church New Vineyard Rev G Arthur Woodcock officiated The bride wore a white lace gown with high neck long sleeves and net skirt her veil a crown with seed pearls She carried a cascade bouquet of gladioli and chrysanthemums Her maid of honor Miss Paulyne Ouellette of Bath wore a shrimp pink net gown with a colonial bouquet Best man was Eugene Bennett of Bath Ushers were Donald Huff of Bath and M Parlin of ?
Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Thompson visited Farmington Saturday evening for a reception honoring Brig. Gen. Ellsworth N. Barry Department Commander of Cantons of Maine Patriarch Militant. They were joined by past battalion department president Mrs. Louise Stevens of Brunswick and Mrs. Thompson is chaplain of the Maine Ladies Auxiliaries association.
Edward F Newell Jr son of Police Officer and Mrs Edward F Newell 955 High street left Sunday for Boston to join United Fruit Co and attend Bentley School of Accounting evenings He will live in Waltham with aunt Miss Agnes Newell and uncle Joseph Newell He previously worked this summer at the First National store in Bath.
Mr and Mrs George Groves of South Gardiner marked their 60th anniversary with a dinner at Hotel Eagle in Vrumatille Sunket garden. Married August 27 1892 they share eight children and 22 grandchildren with 17 great grandchildren.
Summer residents and visitors filled the Small Point Beach barn of ex Governor Walter E Edge to support Bath Memorial hospital and Phippsburg town funds. Ex Governor Edge supervised the food area in a chef outfit labeled A Wolf in Chef's Clothing. The event featured garments, novelties, foods, and scenic Atlantic views as funds totaled just under nine hundred dollars.
Lakewood Theatre presents Be Your Age by Mary Orr and Reginald Denham with Conrad Nagle Loring Smith Betty Lynn Don Murray and Jane Sutherland in leading roles. The comedy attracts capacity houses before its Broadway bow on October 30 with Velma Royton Martha Randall Dorothy Van Houten Robert Pryor and Stacey Hunter also in the cast. Evening shows and a Saturday matinee are scheduled.
The engagement of Dora Ann Lenfest to Joseph C. Larrabee is announced by her brother William Lenfest of North Bath. No wedding date is set. Both graduates of Morse High School, they attend Eastern Nazarene College in Wollaston Mass with Lenfest pursuing art and Larrabee chemical engineering.
Mrs Edward Bridgham hosted an Inner Wheel gathering at her Popham Beach cottage with lobster salad served in a sea view setting. Janet Bussey led the brief business session in Mrs Frances Desmonds absence. Plans were made for a Silver fundraiser on Oct 2 at Mrs Milton Stephenson s home to aid the hospital.
William F. Littlefield of Pripet paid 10 dollars and 4.70 dollars costs after pleading guilty to speeding on Route 1 in Woolwich. Frank W. Powers was the complainant. Glenwood C. Dodge was found guilty of drunken driving and fined 100 dollars plus 4.70 dollars costs, with an appeal bond set at 200 dollars for October term. Two Bath men paid 5 dollars and 4.70 dollars costs on intoxication charges, another had sentence suspended and probation, and a fourth had his case dismissed for lack of warrant sign-off.
Sagadahoc County farmers are asked to place orders for spread lime under the 1952 Agricultural Conservation Program. Ed ward L White chair warns spraying begins in Cumberland County September 2 then Sagadahoc and Androscoggin. Cost 5.10 dollars per ton. minimum six tons and multiples of six up to 30 tons. Application at least one ton per acre. Orders through local PMA committeeman.
Rev. Howard F. Cramer of Beacon Street church will lead West Bath Methodist through November. Rev. Dr. C. Clifford Sargent, former Wesley Church pastor now in Bangor with Grace Methodist, has been in charge of West Bath.
The Chatterabout club gathered with Mrs. Evelyn Sweeney on York Street Wednesday. A fudge sale is planned for the next session. Guests included Mrs. Harriet Cotton Mrs. Alberta Brooks and Mrs. Elaine Mitchell.
Bath residents attended the Windsor Fair on Labor Day including Mr and Mrs Frank Moore and family from Bath along with guests from Needham and Brookline Massachusetts. Estimated attendance ranged between eight and a few thousand on the fair grounds before rain interrupted the afternoon schedule and many left before the show.
Veteran National League umpire Al Barlick enters professional arbitration ranks with the Northeast Arkansas League in 1936, marking a transition into officiating duties beyond major league ball.
The annual Nathan Lord descendants reunion drew 30 plus members from Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut New York and New Jersey at Free Baptist Church South Berwick. Officers elected include President Woodbury Lord Dover NH Vice Presidents Patrick N H O York Bath Rufus Lord Waterboro Recording Secretary Ella Gaudreault South Berwick Corresponding Secretary Ethel Brown Amesbury Mass Treasurer Wallingford Goodwin South Berwick Auditor Walter Lord South Berwick. next reunion set for August 1953 in South Berwick. Nathan Lord Sr ancestor born 1630 in Pembrokeshire Wales settled in Kittery 1652 married Judith Conley 1654 and Martha Everett 1678.
The Maine Elks Association will participate in the American Day Program at Scarborough Downs from September 5 to 14 under Portland Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. The booth showcases Elks work with crippled children and youth, with events led by Maine Elks officers and Portland Lodge women. A pageant before the grandstand features a Miss Liberty role and a state-wide Elks delegation with an Old Glory backdrop.
Mrs. Etta Tibbetts was guest of honor at a birthday event marking her 77th birthday at the home of her daughter Mrs. James P. Sutherland. Attendees included Mrs. Harold Lyden Mrs. Albion Carr Mrs. Frederick Kingsbury Mrs. Martin Carter Mrs. Andrew Lemoin Mrs. Doris Bourgoin Miss Marion Bourgoin Miss Donna Sutherland and Mrs. James Sutherland.
Mr and Mrs Maurice Hathorne of Woolwich announce the engagement of their daughter Roberta Bailey Hathorne to Robert David Stevens son of Mr and Mrs Hiram Stevens of 871 Middle Street. Hathorne works in Bath Iron Works office and is a Morse High and Gorham Normal School graduate. Stevens is Morse High and New England Institute of Embalming graduate and works for Houston Company in Brunswick. A Fall wedding is planned.
Mrs Rosa Lunt of Fr and Chester Lunt of Brockton joined in a double ring wedding Friday afternoon at the bride's parents home. The bride wore a beige suit with white gladioli corsage. Best man was Lawrence Lunt of Freeport. They plan to teach in Somerville New Jersey and will reside there after a wedding trip to New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Dr Joseph I Smiths mahogany launch was struck and badly damaged while anchored off Rock Haven on the New Meadows River between Foster Point and Kings Point. A blue outboard boat, with three men, admitted hitting the launch and left after claiming two injured crew members. no police action reported by noon Thursday.
Torrey Roller Bushing Works workers in the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America elected officers led by Herbert Norton as president and Donald Ray as vice president. Other posts include Ralph Godfrey secretary treasurer Arnold Chadwick and negotiating committee members Louis LeMay Clarence Light and Raymond Berry trustees. Norton said negotiations for higher wages would begin with management in about three weeks as the plant, with 40 to 50 employees, continues marine hardware production.
A two man wrecking crew has torn down a former barber shop on Center Street to clear a one time right of way between Edna Mae Shop and the Kiddie Shop. The work began Thursday and the property is owned by First National Bank.
Mrs Murray Thompson and her mother Mrs K Ellicott formerly of Blind Crossing now of Suffield Cochin spent time in Bath on their way to Edgecomb visiting friends. They attended a party at Reid State Park on Thursday and enjoyed meeting Bath friends before returning to Hampton Beach New Hampshire for a week's vacation.
A detailed account of the Ouinn Johan wedding at Popham Church with Miss Gloria Pog and Ronald Quinn in Bath Maine. The double ring ceremony featured Rev. Macy Whitehead, with bridesmaids Isabel Johansen Barbara King and Jeanette MacDonald. Reception followed at the library by the beach with garden flowers, cake, and guest book, and plans for a home in Woolwich.
Maine will run a split duck hunting season in the Atlantic Flyway, with Oct 1-22 and Nov 19-Dec 10 as the two periods. Daily bag four, possession eight. brant bag three Oct 1-15. scoter elder and old squad open coastal waters Sept 28-31. woodchuck season Oct 1-31 with four daily.
In Bath municipal court Sherman Chapman of South Paris pleaded no contest to failing to stop at Leeman Highway and Washington Street and paid $5 fine plus $4.70 costs. Roland Desjardins of East Brunswick pleaded guilty to speeding on Colh Street, fined $10 with $4.70 costs, and placed on two weeks probation to pay.
In Bath Municipal Court Judge Gardiner R. Deering arraigned Malcolm H. MacMillan of Cambridge Massachusetts and B Arundel Rawston of North Bristol Connecticut who paid fines of ten dollars and costs of 4 70 each. Alton L. King of Bath pled not contendre to leaving the scene of an accident and was found guilty with same fines. State paper Frank W Powers was the complainant. A Bath man was found guilty of intoxication and paid five dollars and costs of 9 15.
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