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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1952
Page
4
The article notes a split duck hunting season with first open dates from October 1 to October 22 and December 10. Shooting starts at noon on the first open date.
Mrs Houdlette and Mrs Houdlette of Dresden Mills attended a silver tea at Town Landing Sheepscot to raise money for the Lincoln County AAUW scholarship and fellowship fund. A St ar club hosted a chicken pie supper at the Masonic building. Services resumed at Dresden Mills and South Dresden churches with Rev Frank Fellows on vacation.
Local social notes list residents visiting relatives and friends across Maine and nearby states. Names include Harvester 4-H members Bonnie Belanger Edna White and Reta Hennessey plus families like Graves Martin Bourque Cameron Bates Larrabee and Burnham. Travel greetings cover trips to Windsor Fair, Topsham, Portland and Washington with gatherings at cottages and summer homes.
Charles Lermond returns from Cambridge for a two week vacation joining Mrs. Lermond and their son Kent David, visiting relatives in Bath and Woolwich. The piece highlights a Cedar Grove native who serves as Bridge Academy trustee and Alumni officer, supporting town schools with magazines for years.
Frederick E. Drake Jr. has returned home from a two weeks cruise aboard a ships' USNR assignment following service at Bayonne New Jersey.
Local listings describe demonstrations led by Hilda Haskell in Lewiston and area services across Bath Woolwich Bowdoinham Dromore Richmond and Arrowsic. Schedule includes clothing exhibits plain and fancy breads, lunch at noon, Woolwich Grange meeting with refreshments, and multiple church services at Woolwich Center Montsweag and Georgetown.
Genesta Chapter OES members attended guest officers night at Mt Oliver Lewiston at the Masonic temple. Mrs Athanas Gillespie served as guest marshal and a chicken salad supper with ice cream and homemade cakes was served at six. Grand chapter officers were present and gifts were given to guest officers with corsages for the ladies. Names include Mr and Mrs John Gillespie Mr and Mrs Donald Page Mrs Elwood Hathorne Mrs Paul G Bagdikian Mrs Nellie Smith Mrs Ruth Florence Maass and Mrs Zylpha Richardson. Mrs Mary Newton of Rockland visited Mead ow Way hosts before returning home.
The Nightingale Club hosted summer picnics for members with waterfront cottages near ae. Fall meetings will begin in September with details to be announced. Miré Edward Footer entertained at her New Meadows cottage in King's Point with a lobster dinner and card games. Mrs Carroll Davis hosted at Bay Point cottage with her father Edw gn and sister Mrs Cyr at Center Street Home.
Sacred Heart Circle of the Daughters of Isabella met for the nine o clock mass eve ning. Mrs Kronathind and other members attended the session at the parish location.
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