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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1950

Page

2

Jury Lists and School Details from Lincoln County News

Lincoln County Supreme Court term jurors listed with grand and traverse panels. Lincolnville area schools open with teachers and enrollments across high and grammar levels. Two buses operate in town routes, Birch Point oil tank foundation planned, Rev. Frazier to preach at St Philip's, Cushman house sale noted.

Mason Birch Point Robert H. Frazier St. Philip's Church Cushman High Street Henry Webb

Connecticut Parties and Local Civic News Sweep Wiscasset

Community items recount new resident moves and spring plans for Connecticut arrivals. The Woman's club program committee, with Mrs. MacFarlane, maps upcoming year. Lincoln Lodge will confer the Entered Apprentice degree on Sept. 21. Bradford Sortwell Wright Post American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hall. School Building committee opened bids for a new consolidated school from seven bidders, ranging 116400 to 130000, all above budget. bids were rejected and plans altered to reduce features. Parish house work begun adjoining the church, to include classrooms and rest rooms. Birch Point Mothers' club discussed hot lunches and planned a baked bean supper. Reed reunion held at South Waldoboro for the Reed family. State election results tally votes for governor and other local offices plus constitutional amendments. Pine Cone Rebekah lodge hosted guests from Vesper lodge at Round Pond with officer nominations and a quilt project. Lodge picnic held at Fort Edgecomb. Various personal notes update residents' travels, health and moves, and upcoming Booster Night at Huntoon Hill Grange.

Connecticut Woman's Club MacFarlane Lincoln Lodge Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post American Legion Auxiliary the Legion Hall Congregational Church Birch Point Reed South Waldoboro Eldred Soule Bertram Reed Billy and Beverley Bath Thaddeus Reed Fred W. Nerry Elliot Abbott Seneca Sestion Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge Vesper Lodge Round Pond Marjorie Niles Dorothy Fulton Noble Anna Reed Lucille Leighton Order of Business Ethel Reed Eva Rankin Bertha LeBourdais Manilla McKinnon Frances Karnes Verna Wyman Edna Waring Cora Sutter Arlene Nadeau Josephine Johnson Fort Edgecomb Charles J. DiPerri Nova Scotia Eva Gorham Nason Carla Lee Poquonock Bridge Conn Carlton Lewis Westport William A. Bradford Bradford Bath Road Harry Beals Stephen van Sant George Carleton Harry L. Bradford Daniel Weingarten Bradford Street New York Willis Martina Farmington Miss Willis State Teachers’ College Boston University Gordon Petrie Boston Bentley School of Accounting Harold Dowling W. V. Gorham Brooklyn N. Y Upper Federal Street Harry E. Bailey Federal Street Frank Wakefield Canada Huntoon Hill Grange

Applebee couple from Washington plan Maine settlement

Mr and Mrs Robert A Applebee of Washington DC called on friends in Bath Monday. They plan to settle in Maine after living in Washington where Applebee was a customs inspector and later in charge of customs at the Washington port of entry.

Robert A. Applebee Washington, D. C Bath Applebee Washington Maine Mr. Applebee Washington Port of Entry

Wade Family Returns From China Lake Camp

Dr and Mrs Earl Wade and their children have returned to Front Street home after spending the summer season at their China Lake camp.

Earl Wade Front Street China Lake

Harvesters 4-H Exhibits At State Fair In Lewiston

West Bath 4-H groups Harvesters Teen Agers and Junior Boosters exhibited at the State Fair in Lewiston with members and families attending. A Bath city hall exhibition set for Friday 2 to 4 pm and 7:30 to 9 pm invites all, while Sagadahoc Past Masters Association plans a Sept 21 meeting with supper at 6:30. The notice includes condolences on Mrs Archibald Mac Coy and a Stover family reunion at Thomas Point on Labor Day.

Harvesters Lewiston Forrest Barter Roland Albert Hubert Loretta Robert Richard Russell Estes Wanetta Edward Russell Bethel Timothy Leon Belanger Bonnie Patricia Albert White Harvesters of West Bath Bath Sagadahoc Past Masters’ Association Dromore Grange Archibald MacCoy Foster's Point Stover Thomas’ Point Labor Day Nella Stover Carleton Stover Carol Kelley Linda Edward McGuiggan Errol Jennifer Courtney Stover Joyce Jerrold Marjorie Stover Arlington W. Va Gloria Stover Boston Charlotte Cooke Danvers Mass

Woolwich committee builds school with long range plan

Brian M. Jewett writes to Bath Independent correcting misperceptions about Woolwich school costs. He details how a six inch water main and optional sprinkler system reduce insurance and tax outlays, enabling a planned four room school with future athletic field and potential gymnasium. The building committee and Woolwich PTA claim savings cover the project without overborrowing.

Bath Independent Woolwich School Woolwich Pta Selectmen Six Inch Woolwich Messrs. Dodge McElman and Strout Maine Bath Long Range Planning Brian M. Jewett

Consider Offer for Shipyard Replacement Engine 2

Consideration of replacing Engine 2 at the North End was noted as receiving no consideration by fire underwriters. Election returns were tabulated, checked against the city clerk totals, and accepted as presented.

North End

Mrs Hawkes Returns Home With Infant Twins

Mrs Edward G Hawkes of Bridge Street has returned to her home from Memorial Hospital with her infant twins Karen Harriet and Kevin Parker.

Edward G. Hawkes Bridge Street Memorial Hospital Karen Harriet Kevin Parker

Brunswick man Albert Tedford calls on Henry M Biggins

Albert Tedford of Brunswick was a caller Sunday on Henry M. Biggins at the Memorial hospital.

Albert Tedford Brunswick Henry M. Biggins The Memorial Hospital

Community notices from Woolwich area farm bureaus readers

Woolwich and Nequasset Farm Bureaus held area meetings at Lewiston Thorne's Corner and Day's Ferry with buses from Bath Bus Co. Gene ral reports include club activities, bridge party for Riverside Cemetery fund, meetings at Nequasset and Sagadahoc Ferry, school openings, new Consolidated School construction plans, officer elections, and fall term activities. Notable attendees include Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Leeman, Mrs. Bailey, Harold Sutter, and multiple Nequasset and Montsweag members.

Nequasset Farm Bureau Thorne’s Corner Lewiston Bath Bus Co Charles B. Doyle Farm Georgetown West Bath Smith Chester Leeman Edwold Cartier Geraldine Edgerly Nequasset Bureau Marjorie Woerter Mary Hall Miss Lawrence Percy Marston Merton Wright Nina Gavet Florence Hathorne Gwendolyn Reynolds Alta Robinson Elsie Stinson Ruby Dodge Molly Powers Worthington Sadie Bailey Carl Longfellow Day’s Ferry Riverside Cemetery Fund Woolwich G Range Harold Sutter Alberta Bailey Mother's Club of Sagadahoc Ferry Nequasset Alex St. Pierre Nelson Rice Beltran Crocker Sanford Brown James Mallard Sadie Thomas Marjorie Hale Cynthia Phillips Edward Hemmingway Elva Edwards Katherine Harris Charles Haley Patricia Crocker

Sergeants Story of Bataan and Fighting Yanks

War era poem recounts Buck Logan, a hard edged G I, as he joins a Luzon fight. It contrasts training with front line reality and ends with Logan charging into battle, epitomizing the stubborn, deadly resolve of the fighting Yanks.

Bataan

Buck in Battle Bloomed by Blood and Duty on Bataan Front

A gritty trench tale follows Buck and a narrator amid brutal jungle combat. Buck, eager for a gal and a red dress, fights fiercely as Japs press the charge. Wounded, he mutters for MacArthur and prays for those left behind, reflecting on veterans’ forgotten sacrifices.

Old Buck Bataan Nita

Contributions Coming For Y M C A Campaign Operations Fund

The Y M C A annual financial campaign has begun with contributions already arriving by mail. Many residents have received requests for support as more letters will be sent. The community’s civic minded support is urged to sustain the Y M C A’s long standing programs and youth activities, including summer camp assistance and twilight baseball.

Miss Patricia Ames Returns to Gorham College

Miss Patricia Ames daughter of Mr and Mrs Orris Ames of 12 Cherry Street returned to Gorham State Teachers College Sunday after visiting home over the weekend. She enrolled last week as a freshman.

Robert C. Cornish Syracuse N. Y Robert Cornish Dorothy Boudreau Round Pond Edward Robichaud Lynwood Miller Christine Lynnette Marie Murphy Rose Thibault Portland F. W. Deehan Dorothy Avery Boothbay Donald MacMillan Labrador Iceland Philip Booker Harland Booker George Booker L. D. Rogers Fred Larrabee Perry Thompson E. K. Thompson Gorham State Teachers’ College Frank Magno Wilson Fitzgerald Bath Memorial Hospital Richard Renshaw U.S. Army Fort Dix N. J Joanne Boudreau Marshall Boudreau Foster’s Point Road Northeastern Business College Boudreau Morse High School Giddon Brown Worcester Mass Courtney Stover Brown Otis Brown West Bath Harpswell Mayland Booker Sylvia Theresa Burgess Boston Merrill Fox Linda Calais Percy Holbrook Virgil Libby Oakland David Loring Dana Small Loring Small Owen Thompson Lindle Randall Waterville Stanley Williams Bonnie Neil Wilson Hayden Rogers Nancy Mary Allen Llewellyn Rogers Joyce Elliot Bruce Callwell Brunswick Laurence Burn Patricia Ames Orris Ames Cherry Street Gorham State Teachers College Miss Ames

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lincoln County Sur Court Douglas Benner Bristol Joseph Blanchette Boothbay Harbor Wiscasset Harold A. Campbell Raymond Dunton Calvin Elwell Waldoboro Walter Farmer Southport Robert Fossett Thomas N. Fox Whitefield Lynwood Goudy South Bristol Elden C. Hunt Newcastle Ralph W. Keene Damariscotta Guy P. Leavitt Virgil Morse Harvey Sprague Jefferson Wilmot E. Trussell Dresden Paul Walter Carroll B. Winchenbaugh Nobleboro Traverse Chester Blanchard Harold Castner Emma L. Chase Philip Creamer Paul Curtis Edgecomb Osgood Bagley Sadie Gilbert Berkeley D. Hatch Edwin C. Hill Wilder Kelsey George Linekin Elsie Mank Leon Murray Mary Payson Nancy Rawlings Jefferson Maybelle Sherman Vera W. Tukey Newgeotle John B. Woodward Brisol Sherman L. Stanley Cyreal Gees Arry Hildebrandt Winnifred Sherman Leland Brown Norman Powell Rosanna Cogley Turner Gregoire Helen Leadbetter Foss Doris York Donald Shea Russell Delano Birch Yp Shaly B Pal Garland Payne Grant Congress Nelson Maloney Palmer MccGray Pease Cheney Cowan Healey Glidden Edith Rines Pinkham Eastman Perkins Hanna Bushnell Ralph Gallagher Gay Vannah Harold Campbell Mademoiselle Woolwich Committee Anthony Dodge Richard McElman Ivy Strout Eliza Tanner Alice Baker Gladys Hathorne Mabel Jack Frances Jewett Beulah Crocker Montsweag Farm Bureau Karl Rosenwald Arrowsic Rosenwald Georgie Walker Edith Rice Nequasset Mother's Club George Carlton Haverstown Professor Carlton Florence Carlton Wayne Herbert Leeman Lizzie Potter Turner Court Potter Lawson Pinkham Marcia Stinson Lincoln Junior High Darrell Baker Bruce Jimmie Beck Billy Fogg Luzon Korea van Zandt Wheeler MacArthur Buck Logan G.i.’S Far East Munich Moscow Yalta Formosa North Korea Sarge Buck St. Peter Y. M. C. A. Campaign Operations Fund Association
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