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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1950

Page

7

Local candidates, church notices, and school reopenings announced

Daylight saving time state election will be Monday with polls 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Local schools reopen Monday for Fall term. Various congregations and granges hold meetings and guest speakers including Rev. Shirley Green of Indiana and officials from Maine churches. Community events include clambake, fair plans, and Pomona grange hosting. Multiple personal items list residents visiting, moving, or returning, with references to Bath, Phippsburg, Winneganee, Small Point, and West Bath communities.

Bath Shirley Green Indiana Congregational Churches Phippsburg Christian Service Committee Small Point Parsonage Bodwell Grange Pomona Grange Rock Hill Inn West Bath Owen Brewster Margaret Chase Smith Robert Hale Frederick Payne John G. Morse, Jr Dromore Grange Topsham Grange Arthur Williams William Robshaw Center Grace P. Dickinson Center Church Charles L. Stevens Robert C. Whitehead Macy Whitehead Thomas L. Totman I. Wilson Rainey Earl Lowell Maine Seacoast Mission Phippsburg Christian Service Congregational Christian Conference of Maine Christian Service Committee Mark Harrington Stanwood Gilman Thomas Totman Sarah Lowell Winneganee P. T. A Sagadahoc P Mona Grange Woolwich Raymond Campbell Clinton Beals Sagadahoc Grange Bowdoin

Taxation If Elected Will Not Support a New Major Tax

A political stance states that if elected, the candidate will oppose introducing a new major tax. The focus is on fiscal restraint and limiting additional levies.

Lakewood Season Closes With Two Comedy Runs

The Lakewood Players stage Separate Rooms at 8 p.m. nightly through Saturday with a Saturday matinee, featuring Wallis Clark in his only summer appearance and a cast including Lawrence Fletcher Paula Houston Henry Richards and Mary K Wells. I Like It Here opens Monday as the farewell production closing the Lakewood theater season on Saturday September 16.

Lakewood Players Wallis Clark Lawrence Fletcher Paula Houston Henry Richards Mary K. Wells Lakewood Theater

Popham Beach Offers Variety of Picnic Centers

The Gilbert Atwoods of Bath enjoy two weeks at a river side cottage at Popham Beach. Spinney's store, the White Spot and Lil's Place provide meal and picnic options for cottagers and day visitors near Fox Island. The Acton Hathaways will return Tuesday to Lexington Massachusetts.

Gilbert Acton Hathaways Lexington Mass

Tardiff Family Reunion After Montreal Wedding

Joseph Tardiff and his daughters Ann and Theresa returned to Nichols Street Monday after a weekend in Quebec and St. Anne de Beaupre. They stayed with Mr and Mrs Lucien Lambert in Quebec where a reception and family party honored Miss Germaine Tardiff, who wed Saturday in Montreal. It marked the first meeting in 15 years with Germaine’s brother.

Joseph Tardiff Ann Theresa Nichols Street Quebec St. Anne de Beaupre Mr Tardiff Lucien Lambert Lamberts Germaine Tardiff Montreal Mr. Tardiff Germaine Harry Hannaford Wilbur May Plainfield N. J Earle B. Perkins Cranberry Point Labor Day Edith Perkins Kenneth R. Goodwin New London South Francisco Kenneth Wallace West Point S. C. Moore Florence Thompson Garden Inn Thomas Home Ralph Seekins Bath St. Clair Brewer Carl S. Lewis Esther Higgins Josephine Baker Nellie Ricker Ethel Davis Brunswick Sarah Bailey Woolwich I. B. Neiley Florence Neiley Trafton Swain York Village Joseph Larrabee John Larrabee Bath Iron Works Walter Larrabee Topsham New Meadows Lake Richard Merrifield Lee Boothbay Ralph King Ralph King Jr Gardner Mass Warren Mank USN Sandra Bayonne Lannes Fuller Lannes Victor Fuller Elmer Mank Joseph Stetson G. C. Smith F. W. Deehan Boothbay Playhouse Richard Renshaw Richard Fort Dix C. R. Sims Fred Larrabee John Murphy Sebasco Herbert Larrabee Francis Deehan Irving Burnham Lawrence Burnham Kittery Russell Stover Carol Fred Bubier Howard Bubier Albert Suzuki Tokyo Japan West Bath Suzuki Maine Winthrop Jesus Bos

Parker Head notes and school openings fill town page

Sept 10 guest speaker at Parker Head church and Sept 11 village school opening. Walter Cushing praised for painting and repairs. Mrs. Earl Lowell continues as teacher. Morse High opens Sept 12. Local students listed: Beverly and Robert Moore Sara and William Lowell Joyce Albert Edward Gray Laura Wyman Sandra Mank Laurence Morong David Harrington. Numerous social visits and weekend guests reported among Parker Head families and residents, including military members George and Ensign Lowell. Holiday gatherings at Camp Three Fevers wrap summer programs.

Parker Head Walter Cushing Earl Lowell Morse High School Beverly Moore Robert Moore Sara William Lowell Joyce Albert Edward Gray Laura Wyman Sandra Mank Laurence Morong David Harrington J. D. Littley Lewis Lowell A. E. Lowell Sebasco Maurice Blaisdell Charles Blaisdell C. L. Stevens Turner McCarty McCarty Lee Sheldon Annie Williams Lemont Wakefield Bath Williams Earl Hamel Judy Phippsburg Center J. Frank Mezenski Hamel Laurence Thayer Jane Stephen Parker John W. Libby Boatswain USN Boston Florida Ensign L. D. Lowell California San Diego Daisy Talbot Rose Swanson Florence Rollins Ethel MacElroy Willard Percy Rollins William Cushing Marion Cushing Charles West Port Arthur Brown, Jr Portland Joe Dunton Peter Bush Augusta Labor Day Eugene Ross Herbert Hunt East Boston Walter Mann New Jersey Samuel Sternberg Medford Mass Marilyn Sternberg Herbert Bassett Seymour Hunter Bonnie East Francis Moran Watertown Judge Littlefield Effie Hodgkins Scarboro Leslie Logan Walter Hill Indiana Laura Gage Blanche Logan Malcolm O'Brien Mareena Greer School Poughkeepsie N. Y O’briens Wendell Hall Nobleboro Clifton Maryland Mable Sidelinger Charles Barnett Edward Vouloune Storrs William Hodgkins Arthur Bergeron Wilma Hodgkins Roy Fobert Archie Erickson, Jr Beatrice Denningham J. D. Libby Harold Barkaklow Libby Bert Nisbet Searsmont Clarence Sheffield Harold Seavey James Robert Whitehead H. M. Whitehead Small Point

Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Meets with Woolwich Grange

Sagadahoc Pomona grange held its August meeting with Woolwich grange on Wednesday evening. A harvest supper preceded business and program. Past Masters honored with boutonnieres. Guests included visiting masters from Huntoon Hill and Thomaston granges. Elizabeth Eastman reported on a Dirigo grange fair. West Bath grange contributed a poem. Over 110 attended and West Bath won the attendance cup. Sagadahoc Pomona will meet September 27 with Sagadahoc grange for a day session.

Sagadahoc County Pomona Grange Woolwich Grange John Sutter Ethel MacDonald Ment Harry Peterson Howard Carr Albert Henderson Alice Larrabee Elfreda Perkins Norman Curtis Maine Lucy Armstrong West Bath Grange Esther Andrews Sagadahoc Pomona Sagadahoc Grange

Beach Improvement Group Holds Meeting Amid Quiet Offshore

Officers and directors of the Pop ham Beach Improvement Association met Wednesday evening, last week, at the library and plan to reconvene on Sept 6. Holiday crowds faced cloudy skies and rain as the season wound down with many leaving for homes after a summer at cottages.

Popham Beach Rahway N. J South Shore Francis Hill Manchester N. H Mill Frederick Richard Betty John B. Curran Charlotte Curran Claude Bonesteel Troy N. Y Peter A. Isaacson Lewiston Isaacson Stone House Albert Towner Janice Margaret Waltham Mass Perley Quimby Phippsburg Center Frank D. Scott Robert C. White Barry Ross Norfolk Mr.White Warren White Harvey Chubbuck Woolwich Nancy Welch John Grover Sandra Norwood George Beverly Main Wiscasset John Marsh Marsh Cottage Willard Oliver Bath Oliver Vernon M. Mattson Newtonville N. H. Mattson Robert Fitzgerald Newton Center Mattson Albert Vachon Roland McIintosh Linda Gail McIntosh Bath Memorial Hospital Philip Wyman Albert Pence North Berwick J. Walter Snipe John Mitchell Spinney Guest Home E. V. Porth New York City T. R. Joslin Norway Milton ‘May Port Chester Carlisle Horne Portland Marguerite McNulty Arthur Kelley Newport R. I Spinney House Kelley Kennebec Robert Smith Buffalo John Clair Minot John Dover Harry Bagley Boston

Local Residents Vacation Notes From Boothbay and Nearby

Social notes recount visits and travels of Plainfield and nearby residents. Families such as the Hannafords, Lewises, Perkinses, Goodwins, Wallaces, Seekins, Lewis, Wasp, and Hills are listed with cottages, holiday weekends, dinners, and trips to Boothbay, Pemaquid Point, and Port Clyde. Individuals relocate for duty stations and retirement, with several attending gatherings and visiting relatives across Maine and Massachusetts.

Perry Green Waldoboro Pemaquid Point Charles Felch Hardings Johnson Cottage Wyman’s Shore Carl S. Lewis Swampscott Mass Percy Cottage Arthur L. Percy Richard Percy Port Clyde Lewis Donald Sawyer Barlow's Boothbay M. E. Wilbur Martha Sanborn Bath Damariscotta C. Harry Hannaford Lynn Walter Wasp Celia Wright Buffalo N. Y Hannafords Wasp Canadian Pacific Railroad Portland Edwin Hill Fred French Kingfield Nathaniel Percy Clara Scott Sebasco Estates

West Bath groups share sewing and community events

West Bath activity includes the sewing group making bandages for Togus hospital with Mrs. Hazel Whorfl and others present. Harvesters 4 H club earned a white ribbon at Bear Pond field day in Turner. Many locals visited, hosted guests, and attended church events including a talk by Albert Suzuki from Tokyo at the West Bath church.

West Bath Lowell Togus Hospital Hazel Whorfl Lillie Donnell Gladys Deehan Sadie Davis Harvesters Bear Pond Turner Wallace Ham Day's Ferry Bath The Red Cross Anne Mullin Veterans’ Hospital Togus Woolwich

Kittredge Family Reunion in Woolwich After 1948

A large Woolwich gathering at the Jordan Wright home on Barley Neck road marked a rare Kittredge family reunion, the first since 1948. Eldie Kittredge, later Mrs. Wright, led a lobster dinner and reminiscences among relatives from Maine and beyond.

Jordan Wright Barley Neck Road Kittredge Woolwich Wright Harold Stanton, Jr Brocl Eugene Bath Ronald Smith Pittsfield Mass Nancy French Charles Thompson Audrey Esther Bunny New Boston N. H Leon Kittredge Frank Kittredge Brockton Richard Dando Judy Richard New Hyde Park N. Y William Duplesia Doris Steele Mary Hallowell Richard Maxcey Yarmouth Clarence Allen Patricia Holbrooke, Mass Thompson

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