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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1952

Page

5

Stork Shower for Mrs. Vinal King Held at Meadow Way Home

The Stork shower honoring Mrs. Vinal King occurred at 16 Meadow Way. Guests decorated the room with pink and crepe paper. After opening gifts, the group served sandwiches cupcakes and coffee to attendees including Mrs. Guster Rene Mrs. Carley Mrs. Edith Parks Mrs. Im Honise Mrs. Harold Mrs. Evelyn Lothard Marion Taggert and the honoree Mrs. King.

Vir Eee Meadow Way Guster Rene Oy Carley Edith Parks Im Honise Harold Wilith Evelyn Lothard Marion Taggert King

Destroyed Car Plate Leads to Fine in Bath Court

Jerome D. C. Mundy of Brunswick Naval Air Station told Judge Gardiner R. Deering he did not know why he did it after pleading guilty to taking a license plate from a car owned by House of Greene on Water Street and throwing it onto a railroad track. He was fined $20 with $5.10 costs, and pleaded guilty to failing to return to the right side of the road within 100 feet. Trooper James Milligan was the complainant.

Jerome D. C. Mundy Brunswick Naval Air Station Gardiner R. Deering Bath Municipal Court de House of Greene Mundy House Water Street Vine Hey Oxford Mass James Milligan

Stork Shower for Mrs. Sidney Dudley at 30 Denny Road

Mrs. Sidney Dudley was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower hosted by Mrs. Albert Brown at 30 Denny road. Gifts were displayed in a bassinet and refreshments served to a wide group of guests including Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. James Clemon, Mrs. Paul Lemont, and others.

Sidney Dudley Albert Brown Denny Road Dudlence George Brown James Clemont Paul Lemont Bazin Lemont Herbert Tate Henry White Desmond Leon Wits Robert Mehlhorn James Duncan Alpha Booker Harland Booker Richard Renshaw Francis Deehan Frank Marietta Mayland Booker Robert Gilmore George Booker

Meadowbrook Social Visits and Travels Across Town

A string of weekend and holiday visits centers on Meadowbrook residents and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Ray of Wo burn Mass. visited Mrs. J. K. Bowker. guests included Mrs. Howard Smith of Berlin Conn. and others. The piece notes trips to Sabine, Kittery, Wynburg, and Boston plus a Labor Day picnic with Cecil Fullerton’s family. A separate survey by the Twentieth Century Fund reports about 40 percent of the land too dry for safe general agriculture without irrigation.

Elliot Ray Woburn Mass J. K. Bowker Howard Smith Berlin Lucinda Kittery Cecil Fullerton Florence Joe Harry Fullerton Eugene Bowker Meadowbrook Georgia Ewing Brightwater Ohio Carrie Little Stanley Hutchins Gordon Berry Worcester Wynburg Margaret Chicago Sam Oe Man Jers Connecticut Holton Cottage T. C. Hughes Saco Twentieth Century Fund

Cartoonist Eck Duyer From Loyola LA Noted Accomplished Artist

Eck Duyer of Loyola University in Los Angeles is recognized as an accomplished cartoonist. He has earned praise within academic and artistic circles for his work across humor and illustration.

Eck Duyer Washington Reddine’ Heltbeck Loyola U. of Los Angeles

Parker Head and Sebasco Estates Meeting Details

Parker Head Phippsburg Christian Service Committee will meet at the Parker Head schoolhouse with Sebasco Estates gathering tentatively set for Sept 11 at 8 p.m. All welcome. Numerous local residents attend school, club, and family events, with notes on birthdays, garden harvests, and neighborhood visits across Parker Head and surrounding towns.

Phippsburg Christian Service Commi Para 2 T. A Aes Sebasco Estates Parker Head Share Li Ack Herbert Doughty Eugene Ross Nancy Diane Robert Cushing Harriett Wyman Arthur Moore Bill Lowell Ool Improvement League Cers Robert Gray Sharon Turner Warren Donald Warren Doughty The Baptist Church

Parker Head area notes visitors and local activity

Bonnie and son Loren returned to Massachusetts after a week with Parker Head relatives. Irene Libby visits ill mother in Lisbon Falls. Elwood Hathorne and daughter with Mrs. William Temple visit Parker Head relatives. Walter Percy of Waban Mass. visits sister in Parker Head. Eugene Ross family visit Augusta. Peter Bush returns home with them. Mrs. Gray and three children celebrate her birthday in Portland. Morse High students from Parker Head attend class and wedding in Brunswick. Lorraine Sholfield returns to Bangor after Sarah McIntyre wedding. Rupert Hodgkins visits Parker Head. Walter Mann returns to Staten Island after summering there. Leston Harrington and others visit Lewis ton. Freda Perkins hosts guests with Arthur Williams of Winneganee. Maurice Blaisdell family guests of Charles Blaisdell. George Wilson of Bath visits Seabasco. Freman Oliver of Popham visits. Ralph Merry and families from Massachusetts and New London Conn. visit Libby home. Labor Day weekend hosts include Beatrice Denningham and Mrs. J. D. Libby.

P. T.A Sebasco Lodge Stanwood Ilman Bernard Anderson Bodwell Kennebec Doughty Totman Minot Pond Island Seguin Island Phippsburg Christian Service Committee Parker Head Small Point H. Macy Whitehead First Congregational Church Yarmouth E. Stanley Jones Charles L. Stevens West Bath Adele Hunt Betty Bowker Small Point Beach Club Fred Haggett Camp Drum Gapt Donald Logan Winnegrance Jean Hunt J. G. Butler Brightwater Bessie Cotton Dudley S. Leavitt Witch Spring Inn Hartford Cann Edward Sessa Arthur Thomas Lewis Clara Bronx N. Y James L. Morse William Blaisdell Granville, Colby Bath Meadowbrook Donald Morse Stone & Webster Boston Morse Lake Charles Grace Park John Blaisdell Ee Virginia Pemauld I. W. Rainey West End Steuben Leonard Sally Rainey Southwest Harbor Man Orono Ernest Rogers Dromore Angie Mank Eugene Ross Carole Mank Albert Gray Russell Turner Weiner Rock Ricki Libby J. Frank Mezenski Sally Lowell Bliss Business College Lewiston Vira Jordan Turner Richard Davis Warren Portland Wharton N. J Earl Lowell Laurence Morong Everett Libby Phippsburg P. T.A Sebasco Estates Levening Elmer Allard Eliza Bradsha Phippsburg Ethel MacElroy Willard Percy Florence Rollins Herbert Bassett Arthur Bassett Boothbay Southport Bassett Charles True Leslie ‘Darling Amos King Michigan Freelan King Bowdoinham Arthur Kreidler Francis Morong Archie Erickson Wilma Hodgkins Williamodgkins Allan Sternberg Ronald Erick Merrill Bassett Bert Nisbet Bearsmont Waldoboro Raymond Beryla W.S. Hunter Bonnie Son Loren Massachusetts Irene Libby Stephen Hirster Lisbon Falls Elwood Hathorne William Temple Walter Percy Waban Mass Ner Augusta Peter Bush Albert.Gray Bill Lowell Gray Leston Harrington Joyce Gray Sebasco Morse High School Francis Gray Mary Moore Barbara Wyman Elfreda Perkins Harold Mott Arthur Williams Winneganee Maurice Blaisdell Charles Blaisdell George Wilson Bath and Sebasco W. A. Lowell Freman Oliver Popham Ralph Merry Foster Marsters New London Conn J. D. Libby Libby Ralph Merry, Jr Sydney Chattley Merton Merry Beatrice . Denningham

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Saint Simeon Stylites Pillar Hermit First of His Kind

A historical note about Saint Simeon Stylites who reportedly lived atop a 30 foot pillar for 30 years, among the earliest famed Christian hermits noted for extreme ascetic life.

St. Simeon

Weekday services sparse as Yar mouth mass meeting planned

A small Sunday eve service at the church concluded with Rev Macy Whitehead presiding. A mass meeting in Yar mouth will feature Dr. E Stanley Jones on winning people to Christ and Christianizing rural communities, with attendees invited including Phippsburg Christian Service Committee members.

Macy Whitehead Yarmouth Dr. Jones Missionary Service India Phippsburg Christian Service Committee First Congregational Church E. Stanley Jones

S. S. City of Rockland shipwreck tale ends with saved passengers

In 1923 the S. S. City of Rockland ran onto Dix's Island ledge in the Kennebec, all 300 aboard were saved by Coast Guard boats from Pop ham Beach after foggy whistle calls. They spent the night around a bonfire on the island and were taken to Boston by train. the vessel later burned in Salem harbor in 1924.

S. S Rockland Dix’s Island Kennebec Popham Beach Coast Guard Coast Boston Salem Harbor

Local Families Share Summer Updates Across New England

Mrs Julia B Dozois and family visit Parker Head while Dr Albert Gray serves at Gates Reserve Corps Fort Williams. Ernest andwood and P J Lewis return from vacations to Swampscott. Paul Goodwin and son from Tulsa visit parents Martin F Goodwin in Bath after airport reunion with Boston arrival.

Julia B. Dozois Taunton Dozois Parker Head Albert Gray Gates Reserve Corps Fort Illiams Ernest “Ood Bath P. J. Lewis Swampscott Orton Oce Paul Goodwin Tulsa Oxia Martin F. Goodwin Boston

Hagan Wins Colby Four Year Tuition Scholarship

Joan Marjorie Hagan of Georgetown earns a four year full tuition scholarship to Colby College becoming one of two freshmen honored alongside Audrey Louise Tanner of Springfield. Hagan is Morse High valedictorian and active in school staff, with prior awards from the American Association of Teachers of French and a Northern Baptist Convention scholarship.

Joan Marjorie Hagan Georgetown Colby College Audrey Louise Tanner Springfield Mass Miss Hagan Morse High School Dent The Mentor American Association of Teachers of French Northern Baptist Convention

Cosmo Club Meeting Highlights Youth Leaders Ahead

A Cosmo Club gathering reflects on future nation builders among 29 million American students. Parents teachers and citizens discuss the influence adults have on youth as they shape tomorrow. A social hour with treats followed by refreshments rounded out the event.

Daisy variety spread across temperate America

The common daisy is a wild variety related to the mum and, though it grows over most of temperate America, is an import from southeast Europe.

Temperate America Europe

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