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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1948

Page

7

Local Summer Cottage Activity and Visits

The page notes summer residents and visitors at area cottages from Port land to Bath and Small Point. Names include Rev Horace Holton and his wife, Nathaniel Percy, Bernard Plummer and family, Mrs Wil lam Davis, Grace Kinhey, F C Bowker, Elmerers family, and Maxine Wyman. Some have returned home or moved, others plan extended stays, with Elizabeth Hampton reported to have broken an arm after a kitchen fall.

Wellestde Wynburg Horace Holton Portland Nathaniel Percy Cox Ardiner Rogers Norwalk Ohio Sunetert Ma Gurs Boveri Wes Bernard Ummer Plummer Willam Davis Maxine Wyman Yarmouth Academy Elizabeth Hampton

Citizens urged to cooperate in keeping streets clean

An appeal calls on every resident to aid in keeping streets tidy and free of litter, urging cooperation and practical steps to improve public cleanliness.

Darian

Bobcat Trouble In Phippsburg Attracts Public Invite

Local reports describe a bobcat causing mischief near a barn and home in the Phippsburg area. Town Clerk Everett Harrington was bothered, and residents Bernard and friends pursued the animal. An invitation is issued for anyone who can help with bobcatting in the town’s style.

Rogers Bernard Everett Harrington Phippsburg Way

Dromore Farm Bureau Sees Twenty-Two Members At Session

Dromore Farm Bureau held a meeting with twenty two members present led by Mrs. Edward Thomas. A dinner committee was formed and plans discussed for an upcoming style show at the day’s end.

Dromore Farm Bureau Tee Edward Thomas Wilbur Will

Local Bath Notes On Residents and Happenings

The article lists local events and updates from Bath and nearby towns. People visit hospitals, roof shingles are being done, librarians move, workers change jobs, and families announce births and visits. Names include J B Wyman, Missuline Wyman, Marilla Williams, J K Nowman, Roger, Stan Hutchins, Ernest Rogers, and Calvin W Rogers. Several relocations and work projects are noted.

Bath Memorial Hospital Memi Eelg Pe Cong J. B. Wyman Walter Hamilton McCourt Missuline Wyman Boston J. K Allston Mass Marilla Williams Brooklyn Eve Jersey Brooks Public Library Fred Haggett Orono Arthur Pod Belgrade Aia Calvin W. Rogers Bath Ernest Gers Pree Ath Ee Ale Eoest

Canning Co Plans Erection of 60 by 100 Foot Barnes Deen Building

Canning Company pledges to construct a sturdy new Barnes Deen building measuring 60 by 100 feet at the Sheridan Corp plant in Au bur. The project aims to support forage operations and bolster the existing facility.

Sears

Bath area residents attend events and visits noted

The Bath community lists attending a softball game at West Bath and various visits and travel. Harriet Wymani won a grade four contest. local families, Farm Bureau training, and library classes are mentioned. Several residents visit relatives in Parker Head, Topsham, and Togus, with several moving plans and hospital stays noted.

Nga Bath Harriet Wymani Robert Cushing West Bath Sally Bill Lowell Leston Barbara Harington Sandra Mank Francis Joyce Gray Harmon Eurgene Harrin Hamel George ‘Ood Arthur Kreidler William Cuming William Hallett Oe Cushing

Daylight Saving Time Ends Next Saturday Night

The note explains clocks should be set back one hour at midnight to gain an extra hour of sleep. Mrs. C. B. Longfellow of Tru fant street visited Mr. and Mrs. William Grieg over the weekend at Rope Enges.

C. B. Longfellow Trufant Street Rope Enges William Grieg

Weekend Notes At Fort Popham And Local Happenings

Monday's rain filled wells and a Stefta tournament set for early summer with a turnout of Woolwich and Bath attendees. A large whale sighting near the river mouth drew fishermen, while a birthday for Mrs. D. T. Percy featured gifts for the visiting guest. Personal items note visits from Oliver and Spinney families, military enlistment for Richard Sprague, and several Bath and Lisbon Falls residents enjoying cottage summers. Dr. Anna C. M. Tillinghast retires from Republican activity in Massachusetts. a Boston dinner honors her. Anne Guthrie leaves for Paris and Geneva on UN and Y W C A duties, then journeys via Scotland and San Diego before returning for lectures.

Fort Popham E, 5Sey Woolwich George Darrah Bath Clifford Pye Fred Spinney D. T. Percy Minot Percy Marguerite McNulty Ernest W. Oliver Ellen Jackson Liewlyn J. Oliver Fred H. Spinney Pekemens Oliver Nancy Welch Alston Oliver Parker Head Lester Oliver Spruceville M. F. Goodwin E. P. Thomas Cox Head Lyman Oliver Ernest Oliver Morris Petlock Walter Prosser Pejepscot Leon Fickett Stanley Perkins Winnegance Lester Morse Carl Bickford Annie Stacey Allegra Bickford Lisbon Falls Richard Sprague Walter E. Sprague U. S. Air Force Portland John Mitchell Newtonville Mass Leslie Cook Saratoga Springs N. Y Buchanan Coge F. D. Scott Capt George Oliver Willard Roger Gail Dixie Oliver Harry Day Frank Scott Leah Bowie Arthur Perry Saco Bodwell Grange Hall Massachusetts Henry Leonard Kennebec Popham Republican Party of Business and Professional Women’s Republican Club Dr. Tillinghast Hotel Vendome Boston Anne San Diego Calif Manila South America Guthrie Donald N. Small

Coxs Head Farm Bureau Meeting Notes Event

Coxs Head Farm Bureau met at Dromore Wednesday with Mrs. Sarah Wilbur Mrs. Eleanor Thomas and Mrs. Ortha Wyman among attendees. The dinner discussed Making Christmas Cards and a future joint meeting on October 8 at Itswich with four Farm Bureaus and the Beverly County unit for a session on Moissanin mning Your Wardrobe.

Farm Bureau Dromore Sarah Wilbur Eleanor Thomas Ortha Wyman Lwich Farm

Power line construction connects Spruceville to core home area

Central Maine Power Co. crews push ahead with building a new electric line from Spruceville to the core home along Popham road. Trees and bushes along Coxs Head road will be cleared as the line extends to Atkins Bay. Sixteen subscribers have signed for service. Local residents Mrs. E M Wilbur and others hosted visits while families greet returning guests. A 1908 San Francisco fire is noted with vast losses.

Atkins Bay Peepee North Cox C. H. Hannaford East Lynn Mass L. M. Price Woolwich Bayview

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