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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1951

Page

3

Local civic and church notices plus community incidents

Community events include an Alston Studio Mili Hatch convocation with Frederick C. Loudenf orth inspection and a six o clock supper at Ezra B. French Royal Arch Chapter. St Philip's in memory of Solomon Holbrook receives altar books. A duck season opens Oct 5 for 14 days with four bird limit. A ten year old narrowly avoids injury when struck by a car on Route 1. The Red Brick School Mothers Club hosts a rummage sale. The Amoco station on Highway No. 1 reports a burglary. Personal items note Lieut. and Mrs Speed return to Cape Cod and others visiting or traveling.

Alston Studio Hatch New Jerusalem Royal Arch Frederick C. Loudenforth Maine Ezra B. French Royal Arch Damariscotta New Jerusalem Pemaquid D.A.R Estelle Davison Louise Abbott Boothbay Harbor Leland Wallace Charles E. Cowley Wiscasset Solomon Holbrook St. Philip's St. Philip’s Abraham Wanser Darling Residence Mother’s Club Red Brick Schol House Amoco Highway No. 1 F. W. Merry Lincoln J. Speed Cape Cod Mass Lincoln Speed, Jr Ervin Thompson William H. Burton Philadelphia Alvin W. Kierstead Lisbon Falls Florida Brooklyn N. Y Upper Federal Street John Daigle Gorham Harry L. Bradford George W. Boynton Portland Robert P. Frazier Richard Charles S. Sewall Eugene McGrath Bella Frazier Orono U. of M

Community Notes From Wiscasset and Nearby

Portland opens in Oct for a Federal Court session as Sherman A. Stanley rents the Wiscasset high school home. Alfred B. Gorham and Mrs. George W. Boynton stay as guests of Mrs. Cowley. The Gorham house party returns to Lake Worth Florida with Cameron and George Boynton III. Daisy Quinnam dies in California. cremation planned and ashes brought to Wiscasset for interment.

Federal Court Portland Sherman A. Stanley Wiscasset High School W. W. Gorham Alfred B. Gorham George W. Boynton Charles E. Cowley Cowley Ralph S. Boynton George Boynton Cameron Gorham Lake Worth Fla Edgar K. Sewall Marcia Boylston Hutchins Providence R. L Roy R. Marston Poland Springs Maine Pharmaceutical Association Daisy Quinnam California Wiscasset Samuel Quinnam Mae Groves Whiting

Bones Sent Away to a Pathologist in Maine

County Attorney Harold J. Rubin sent bones found in a Richmond gravel bed to pathologist Dr. Joseph E. Porter in Portland. Additional bones suggest an old family burying ground, with larger skeletal remains possibly male. A local resident recalled an old burial area near the gravel pit as crews continued digging.

Harold J. Rubin Richmond Joseph E. Porter Portland Sagadahoc Bath Rubin

Two Motorists Fined In Municipal Court

Robert Cutts of North Hampton New Hampshire pleaded guilty to speeding 75 mph in a 45 mph zone on Route 201 before Judge Gardiner R. Deering. He paid a 10 dollar fine plus 4.70 in costs. State Trooper George C Buzzell was the complainant. Dwight B Hale of Woolwich pleaded guilty to reckless driving on U S Highway 1 in Woolwich. He paid a 25 dollar fine plus 4.70 in costs. State Trooper Frank W Powers was the complainant.

Robert Cutts North Hampton N. H Route 201 Gardiner R. Deering Municipal Court George C. Buzzell Dwight B. Hale Woolwich U.S. High No. 1 Hale

Painting Work Continues At Sagadahock Block Front Street

Workmen started painting the north end of the Sagadahock Block on Front Street Wednesday morning. The east rear window casings are already painted. Roof covering for the Newberry store section is being laid and is expected to be finished within a few days.

Sagadahock Block Front Street Newberry Store

Woolwich Social Roundup Includes Travels And Local Notes

Woolwich reports guests and departures from Day’s Ferry and surrounding towns. Families including the Walkers and McKeands hosted visitors from Norwell and Malagash while others traveled to New Brunswick and Cape Breton. Separate meetings cover cemetery and extension group activities with community projects and local house maintenance underway.

Carter Engages Avis Adella to Cpl Gebert USAF

Mr and Mrs Mason C Carter of Days Ferry announce the engagement of their daughter Avis Adella to Cpl Gregory G Gebert USAF son of Mr and Mrs Albert A Gebert of Union NJ Miss Carter is a Morse high School graduate class of 1948 and a senior at the School of Education BU set to graduate in January.

Mason C. Carter Day’s Ferry Avis Adella Gregory G. Gebert USAF Albert A. Gebert Union N.J Miss Carter Morse High School of Education B.U

Spring wedding planned for Cpl Gebert at base

Cpl Gebert from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Phi Mu Delta member, is stationed at Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi. A spring wedding is planned and a benefit party for Riverside Cemetery Association in West Bath raised funds under John Howe supervision, welcomed by Woolwich residents.

Cpl. Gebert Mass. Inst Phi Mu Delta Fraternity Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi Riverside Cemetery Association West Bath Grange John Howe Woolwich Woolwich Center Baptist Church Daniel Staffeld Horseface Cliff Montsweag Daniel W. Steffeld

Bay Point Visitors Depart After Summer at Cottages

Bay Point residents and guests departed for homes in Dedham Massachusetts Auburn Bath Chapel Hill N C and Brunswick after two weeks or a week at various cottages. Families including Hartneys White Klackey Beasley Berry Butterfield Tem ple Sturgis Leavitt Crafts and Adams attended gatherings and hosted Philathea Class members at a Summer cottage.

Hartney Dedham Mass Harold White Klackey Beasley Bay Point Paul Berry Auburn Andrew Butterfield William Temple Bath Sturgis Leavitt Chapel Hill N. C J. Townsend William Adams Louise Howard Brunswick Thursay Crafts Kenneth Crafts Stanley Crafts William Davis Philathea Corliss Street Baptist Church

Woolwich Women Start on Long Trip

Mrs Edward V Reed longtime Bath National Bank employee begins a month long motor journey to the West Coast with her mother Mrs Costello P Hall and Mrs Percy Bailey of Woolwich They will pass through Norfolk Gastonia and Kansas City visiting relatives and friends before touring Southern California and the West Coast sites. They plan a stop in Washington DC to view the capitol prior to departure.

Edward V. Reed Bath National Bank Costello P. Hall Percy Bailey Woolwich West Coast Norfolk

Personal notes on visitors students and a hospital patient

Mrs William E Hewett of Wellesley Mass will arrive Thursday to spend days with her brother and wife Mr and Mrs Lawrence R Vail of Arrowsic Miss June Gill has returned to Gorham State Teachers College where she is a junior and house committee member She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Stopher 0 Bailey Street Bruce Milliken nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Milliken of Bedford Street is a patient at Memorial Hospital receiving eye injury treatment He is a Times carrier boy and a fourth grader at the Grammar school.

William E. Hewett Wellesley Mass Lawrence R. Vail Arrowsic June Gill Wells Beach Gorham State Teachers College Stopher Bailey Street Bruce Milliken Trafton Swain York Village Fred Larrabee Nella Stover Bath Courtney Stover Louis Veilleux Waterville George Dutil Larrabee’s Grove Boston Ernest Rose Betty Goodell Carlton Bailey Oxford Albert Desmond Herbert White Warren Davis Auburn Doris Joseph C. White Portsmouth N. H Clifford Kelley John Wharff Reginald Farnham Alfred Niles Francis Deehan Ethel Burns Topsham Grange Gwendolyn Jordan Inez Withee Portland Blanch Simpson Mary Proctor Henry Rose Lewiston Robert Burnham Stanley Brunswick Irving Burnham William Sanford Sanford’s Crossing Bath Memorial Hospital New Hampshire St. Johnsbury St. Carroll Wing Earle Wing Wayne Carl Graves Michael Burnham Inest Rose Doris White Elaine Renshaw George Booker Frank Magno Marshall Boudreau Joanne Florence Erskine Sidelinger Milwaukee Wis Frank French Howard W. Mayo Sidelinger Edward Robichaud Teddy Popham Arthur Deehan William Moore F. W. Deehan Laura Whitmore B. F. Whitmore Gardiner

Woolwich P T A Plans Annual Fall Fair

Woolwich PTA met at Tuess ie hall Day's Ferry for the first fall meeting with many members including all teachers. The sixth annual fair is set for October 19 and 20 with Brian Jewett as general chairman and a committee including Ivory Strout and Betty Brown.

Woolwich P.T.A Tuessie Hall Day’s Ferry P.T.A Woolwich Florence Temple Robert DeWick Frank Powers Powers Brian M. Jewett Ivory Strout Charlotte Thornton Betty Brown Lemuel Preble Roy Stewart William Fogg Ight Hale Y.M.C.A John R. Newell Bath Iron Works Woolwich P. T. A Waldoboro Dwight Elva Edwards

CENTRAL LEAGUE AUCTION SET FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON

The League of Central church will hold an auction sale in the parish house Saturday at one o clock. An acclaimed local auctioneer will lead with church members assisting in sorting and gathering varied articles. Doors open early to allow buyers to preview items. committee is led by Mrs Donald F Preble with several helpers and Mrs Edward J Mc Mann as president. Nathaniel Stover of Libby court is confined at home with a severe cold.

League of Central Church Donald F. Preble John Grindell Wilbur Fowden Herbert F. Pierce J. Haviland Torrey Donald Page Arthur Brown League Edward J. McMann

Many Bath residents visit relatives and attend events

West Bath residents and visitors are listed visiting and returning from trips. Families include the Traftons, Larrabees, Stovers, Veilleuxs, Robichauds, Desmonds, Whites, Burns, Davises, Kelleys and more. Read of hospital stays, fairs,Stock car races, and anniversaries among Bath Memorial and area towns.

Sagadahoc Ferry Mother's Club Opens New Year Meet

The Sagadahoc Ferry Mother's Club met at the schoolhouse Thursday evening for its first session of the year. Vice President Elva Edwards presided in place of President Cynthia Phillips. The group plans to elect officers on September 27 with Fran Moffitt Marjorie Hale and Mary St Pierre named to the committee to present a slate.

Sagadahoc Ferry Mother's Club Cynthia Phillips Elva Edwards Fran Moffitt Marjorie Hale Mary St. Pierre

Bath City latest annual report highlights finances and services

The 108th Bath annual report unveils council manager finances, surplus fund balances near 100000, and planned uses including a new pumper truck and street work. It notes police arrests 438 with 215 for intoxication, 260 auto accidents, and fire loss estimated at 16061.96 dollars.

Bath Times Moat City Hall Carlton Bridge Kennebec Uni Woolwich Donald D. Young Public Welfare Jason A. Merrill Chester H. McCabe Elna McCabe General Revenue Fund

City maintenance report highlights new construction and burials

The report notes a full range of city work including new construction, repairs, and maintenance across departments. It records two burials in Maple Grove cemetery and 148 in Oak Grove during the year and praises the report’s clear, readable arrangement.

Maple Grove Cemetery Oak Grove

Fall Fashion Show by Club Forty-Two to Open Sept 27

Mrs. David Clark hosts a planning meeting for Club Forty-Two Fall Fashion Show committee at her Denny Road home. The club's second annual show is set for Thursday evening Sept 27 at Huse Memorial school with committees named for refreshments publicity decorations ushers tickets hats and shoes and more. Members present at the meeting include Mrs Cardosi Mrs Jones Mrs Smith Miss Grainger and others.

David Clark Denny Road Huse Memorial School Paul Hart Domenic Cardosi Leon White Leonard Smith Frances Grainger Joseph Mack Edith Small Ernest Avery, Jr Howard Farr Robert Footer Edward Jones Pat O’reilly Kenneth Jaquith William Greene Cardosi Jones Smith Grainger Avery Hart Farr White Jaquith

Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Sagadahoc County

Recent transfers of real estate noted in the Sagadahoc County register of deeds include multiple land and buildings moves in Bath Bowdoin Ham and surrounding towns. Transactions list buyers and sellers such as Wold to Leeman Campbell to Wylie Spicer Sirois to Green Pecci to Winston Durgin to Joy St Pierre to Mosher and more with properties on Water Street Raymond Court and other sites.

Sagadahoc County Sarah S. Durgin Charles A. Joy Douglas St Gray Bowdoinham George Elmer St. Pierre eNellie E. Mosher Phippsburg Roscoe C., Winston Roderick Te Winston Annie M. Pease J. Walter Snipe Richmond George E. Bonneau Ethel M. Trask Currey H. Stiles Harry A. Alexander Harry Alexander William E. Whitney Clara P. Bishop Mina F. Clark Martha Rich Bowen Dexter L. Seigars Gladys L. Und

Local Social Notes From Phippsburg and Nearby

Phippsburg native now in Windsor Conn visits two weeks with son Bernard Henderson and family. Marilla Williams of Jersey City NJ spends two weeks with sister Thomas Totman’s family at the Center. Williams just returned from a week in Bermuda. Walter McCourt and wife back from a week’s vacation at Alderstream Eustis. Mrs Orman Hinds and family visited Charlotte Alden in Leeds. Raymond Leigh and wife of Portland were guests of Gordon Alden at Seamasco Estates, with daughter Patricia returning to Portland after lodge work for the summer.

Merly Bath Windsor, Conn Bernard Henderson Dromore Marilla Williams Jersey City N. J Thomas Totman Miss Williams Berman Walter McCourt Alderstream Eustis Orman Hinds Timothy Gordon Alden Leigh Charlotte Alden Leeds Mon Raymond Leigh Portland Sebasco Estates Patricia Lodge

Miss Cynthia Sewall Plans Return to Bradford College

Miss Cynthia Sewall returns to Bradford Junior College for its 149th year in Bradford Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall II of 963 Washington Street.

Cynthia Sewall Bradford Mass Miss Sewall Arthur Sewall, II Washington Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mademoiselle Bones Henry Swanson Dark Harbor Islesboro Amasa Williams George Langilee Cecil McIntosh Malagash N. S Frank J. Walker Arthur J. McKeand Norwell Nova Scotia Robert Hogan Washington, D. C New Brunswick Cape Breton Island Warren Raynes Bainbridge Roland Raynes Mazie Preble Fairfield Oxford Fair Russell Boyd Avis Carter Boston University Boyd Swampscott Mason Carter Eleanor Yonkers Harold Hall Adelbert Hall Carle Longfellow Ellen Merrill Marjorie Woerter Montsweag Extension Association Montsweag Farm Bureau Arrowsie Town Hall Lavell Farm Equipment Co South Pacific Coast Woolwich Pta Central League Nathaniel Stover Libbycourt West Bath Tel NEW City Club Forty-Two
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