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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1939

Page

5

Society and clubs of Springfield area Easter visits

Miss Annie King MHS 36 attends Baypath Institute in Springfield for secretarial studies and returns from Easter vacation with her parents. Numerous guests visit from Waldoboro Portland and Brunswick. gatherings include luncheons, church services, launches of the U.S. Sims, and extended family and out of town visits across Bath, Brunswick, and Cambridge.

Annie King M.hs Baypath Institute Springfield Mass Arthur King Edgett Street

Illness Keeps Fields Family in Bed at Home

Mr and Mrs William Fields of Hardings are confined to their beds with illness. Their daughters Mrs Donald Specht of Portland and Mrs Jack Pinel of Quincy Mass care for them. Tyleston C Oliver of 34 High street is recovering from pneumonia.

Sumner Sewall Senate Whitehall Washington and Edward Streets Lewis O. Barrows Donald W. Philbrick Cape Elizabeth Percy Savage Five Islands Bath William Fields Hardings Donald Specht Portland Jack Pinel Quincy Mass Tyleston C. Oliver High Street

Mrs Katherine Heller and Dorothy Light Visit Dorchester Family

Mrs Katherine Heller and Miss Dorothy Light of Dorchester Massachusetts arrived Friday to spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs Charles W Avery at 1111 Washington Street.

Katherine Heller Dorothy Light Dorchester Mass Charles W. Avery Washington Street

Social notes from Bath and surrounding towns

Mrs John H Hyde of Elmhurst travels to Wellesley Hills after a Bath layover. She just returned from an eight day New York Havana Nassau Bermuda cruise. Local hosts Mr and Mrs H McCallum entertained Ralph Holt of Nashua during a launching weekend.

John H. Hyde Elmhurst Wellesley Hills Mass Bath Hyde New York Havana Nassau Bermuda H. McCallum Washington Street Ralph D. Holt Nashua N. H McCallum Camden N. J

Weekend Visit From Cambridge Socialites in Water Town

Mrs Frederick MacFarland of Water town Mass and Miss May M Strong of Cambridge Mass arrived Friday to pass the weekend with their sister Mrs Charles E Kelley at 23 Russell street Cambridge residents visit Water town host family for a short stay

Frederick MacFarland Watertown Mass May M. Strong Cambridge Charles E. Kelley Russell Street

Social Eight Meeting at Thayer Home and Club Lunch

Members of the Social Eight gathered at Mrs. John Thayer’s home for a short meeting on Monday evening, then attended theater and luncheon at the Riverside. Those present included Mrs. Walter Stover, Mrs. Erving Burnham, Mrs. John Thayer, Mrs. Albert Pinkham, Mrs. Albert Darrah, Mrs. George Melzard, Mrs. George Darrah, and guest Mrs. Agnes Maguire. A Philathea class meeting followed at 32 Highland street, Corliss Street church, with a social hour and refreshments. Attendees were Mrs. Kenneth Hunt, Mrs. Chester Plant, Miss Velma Cornish, Mrs. Stephen Bracey, Mrs. F. Arthur Berry, Mrs. Frederick P. Moffatt, Mrs. Bernice Achorn, and Mrs Dwinal Cornish.

John Thayer Riverside Albert Pinkham Walter Stover Erving Burnham Albert Darrah George Melzard George Darrah Agnes Maguire Philathea Corliss Street Harold S. Walker Highland Street Kenneth Hunt Chester A. Plant Velma Cornish Stephen Bracey F. Arthur Berry Frederick P. Moffatt Bernice Achorn Dwinal Cornish

Portland guests attend launch of destroyer Sims

Mr and Mrs Lincoln Farrar and Mr and Mrs Page L West with son Page Lamb West Jr of Portland attended the launch of the destroyer Sims. They visited Mrs Ardelle Farrar in Sagadahoc Ferry. Mrs Rupert H Baxter hosted a Monday luncheon on Washington street for 16 Brunswick duplicate contract club members who then played the weekly tournament.

Angus Burden Alex Burden Ralph Burden Abbott Redlon Orono Earl MacKenzie Warren Bartlett Harry Bartlett Berlin N. H Ralph Blake Lincoln Farrar Page L. West Page Lamb West, Jr Portland Sims Farrar Ardelle Farrar Sagadahoc Ferry Rupert H. Baxter Washington Street Brunswick Duplicate Contract Club

Local residents receive licenses and notable society moves

John A. Gaudet at 7 Maxwell Street passed State House tree surgery exams and earned a state license to operate anywhere. Prof George Owen MIT designed yachts and attended the destroyer Sims launch. his son starred in hockey for the Boston Bruins. Bath social rounds note christening, weekend guests, and community updates including Bates College activities and a Bath Iron Works launch attendance.

John A. Gaudet Maxwell Street State House Augusta George Owen Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sims Defiance The Iron Works Boston New York Philadelphia Owen East Boothbay Yards Harvard Boston Bruins

Oberlin student on tour with A Capella choir

Miss Elizabeth Rice, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carleton Rice of 9 Turnercourt, a senior at Oberlin college, is on a choir tour with the A Capella group traveling through Michigan Indiana Illinois Missouri Kansas and Ohio before returning to Oberlin on April 10. Mrs Charles Fuller, wintering with her daughter and son-in-law at 23 Corliss street, remains bedbound after a recent diphtheria illness with rheumatic fever. she had been improving after two and a half years of heart ailment.

Edith Bowley Westbrook Junior College Mary W. Lowell Carlton W. Lowell Pine Street Nellie Miller Lewiston J. Leslie Coombs South Street Virginia Pease Wiscasset College of Arts and Sciences University of Maine Maine Miss Pease Harvey R. Pease Maine House of Representatives Janet Bridgham Bates College Edward W. Bridgham Washington Street Miss Bridgham Ivy Bates Bates Christian Association Christian Service Club House Council Elizabeth Rice Carleton Rice Turnercourt Oberlin College Michigan Indiana Illinois Missouri Kansas Ohio Oberlin, O Charles Fuller Roy Lutz Corliss Street Fuller

Bath Iron Works Notes and Gossip

The U S 8 Sims launched Saturday afternoon with the ship taking four tenths of a second to move from standstill. The chronograph in Hull’s drawing room marked 4 10 p m as the moment of motion with 409 painted on the bow. Odds against this coincidence are about 1 666 667 to 1, says BIW’s time office statistician noting the tiny crowd.

U. S Sims Hull

Possible coincidence hinted in destroyer incident remark

The writer notes a hint that the event may not be chance after Frank T. Fortier flagged it. The destroyer went over after four, with timing tied to tides and wind. President William S. Newell perhaps recalled the destroyer’s number when announcing the exact hour.

Frank T. Fortier William S. Newell

The Sims Floated on Kennebec Amid Praise from Workers

After the USS Sims was launched on the Kennebec the shipyard, officials, and public praised the destroyer as the prettiest the Iron Works ever launched. The writer notes the spontaneous tribute and doubts officials’ usual restraint in such comparisons.

Iron Works

Sims Destroyer Seen As Handsomest Yet At Sea

Naval observers note the Sims features a radical forecastle deck and a smooth stream-lined hull, billed as the handsomest destroyer in its class and expected to speed performance. A parallel Federal Shipbuilding Co. destroyer built at Kearney, New Jersey, has impressed the Navy Trial Board during trials off Rockland.

Sims Federal Shipbuilding Co Kearney N. J Rockland Navy Trial Board

Spectator’s Camera Blocked as Sims Destroyer Launched

A ship yard crew polices entry to prevent cameras during the Sims destroyer launch. Arthur Preney of the time office challenges a stranger who tries to bring a camera inside. The man leaves, and cheers erupt as the Sims slides free, with launching marks showing 7 16ths inch forward and 1 1/2 inches aft as bolts settle under weight.

Arthur Preney Time Office Mr. Preney Sims

Destruction of the Sims midship blocks freeing the ship

Crew freed all but three keel blocks under the center as the vessel was hoisted. A battering ram removed one block while two were split out. Cold weather froze grease, delaying movement as the Sims clung. On the destroyer Bill Daley twelve of seventeen plate perforations burned through. on the port side Don Avery’s torch cut through nine. The men used new cutting torches with brass handles.

Bill Daley Don Avery

Destroyer Launch Precautions During Damaged Shaft Test

Stationed at hydraulic jacks Ray Smith Dave Tabor Gerald Cramm and Dan Craney of the maintenance department sprang to action as the destroyer neared while plates burned. Propeller shafts were locked at one launch, and a rudder lock was added to guard against water tampering. A second destroyer keel, 1630 tons, will be laid Wednesday in the Spot vacated by the Sims as payroll hits 2,135 at the plant.

Ray Smith Dave Tabor Gerald Cramm Dan Craney Sims

Shipyard Staff Changes Highlight Brisk Production

mark of the Texas yard near 2200 crew regionals within a week. John M. Leonard becomes assistant to Thatcher B. Pinkham, head of Production, after Samuel Wakeman left for Bethlehem Steel Fore River shipbuilding. Ernie George from Bath Marine Band moves to clerical work in Arthur King’s office. Johnny Watson shifts to Stanley M. Brown’s outfitting office. Elwood Legard, ex Morse high athlete, enters the electrical shop after leaving Parry’s Filling Station.

John M. Leonard Thatcher B. Pinkham Samuel Wakeman Fore River Bethlehem Steel Corp Ernie George Bath Marine Band Roland F. Hill Arthur King Johnny Watson Mr. King Stanley M. Brown Elwood Tarzan” Legard Morse High Parry's

Parachute jumper Chick Taylor joins welding department

Local figure Chick Taylor, famed for parachute jumps at Powers field in East Brunswick, has entered the welding department this Monday, extending his public work in Bath.

Chick Taylor Bath Powers’ Field East Brunswick

Corsair I yacht in Italy tied to Morgan circle

James Little reports J Pierpont Morgan's Corsair I, launched by Iron Works in 1930, is now in Italy. Christian F Danielson of Bath Iron Works seeks federal recovery after last year’s espionage investigation witness status. Edward Bridgham represents him. Senator Hale has been contacted.

J. Pierpont Morgan The Iron Works Italy James Little Morgan Congress Christian F. Danielson Hull Bath Iron Works Corp Globe Shipbuilding Co Baltimore Danielson Edward W. Bridgham Frederick Hale

Danish-born Danielson demands redress over detention at federal house

A 62-year-old Danish born American citizen, living at 3 Linden Street, says his future was marred by an incident that led to two weeks at the Federal Detention House in New York City after he could not post heavy bonds. He notes Bath Iron Works officials and coworkers stayed loyal during the ordeal.

L. Eugene Thebeau Bath Iron Works Corp New York City South Mr. Thebeau Maine Newcomen Society Alabama Federal House of Detention Bath Iron Works Mr. Danielson Ignatz T. Griebl Germany Dr. Grieb Wernner G. Gudenberg

Draughtsman Reflects on 40 Years as American Citizen

A draughtsman describes thirty years of exile and his four decades as an American by choice, noting his sons’ responsible roles in the country and the personal suffering he endured.

Bath man recalls espionage scare and career path

Danielson, questioned about links to German espionage cases, says he refused work in Germany and was later released with no charges. He recalls early life drawings earning a Berlin scholarship, years at New York Shipbuilding and Globe Shipbuilding, and return to Bath to join Bath Iron Works in 1937.

Danielson University of Berlin Germany America New York Shipbuilding Co Camden N. J Globe Shipbuilding Co Baltimore Bath Bath Iron Works Corp

Mrs Danielson’s Ties to Espionage Probe Spark Family War

Mrs Danielson, in the United States 12 years as the draughtsman’s second wife, was educated abroad at Munich and other colleges. Fluent in five languages, she shares affection for the country with her husband yet believes he was deeply wronged in the espionage inquiry.

Danielson University of Munich

Launching of U S S Sims Stirs Nervous Costain

Carpenter John W Costain in charge recalls nerves before the launch as cool weather and skim ice challenged the launch. He explains crews scraped ice from the launching ways while greased below the high tide mark. A memory of Old Home Week in Bath sparks with a large crowd at a South End launch years ago.

Bath

City P T A appoints chair for May Round-up plan

Su Adams Crockett named chairwoman of the Summer Round-up, to be staged the week of May 8. Merritt, Chapman, Scott ships gear up for Bath water main project on the Kennebec river. scows towed in, pipe received, crews and reps in Bath area. work to begin by the 15th. The U S Navy destroyer Jouett on shakedown in Chatham England, then Copenhagen Oslo and Newport News en route to arrive May 19. earlier calls Cork and Le Havre.

P. T. A. Groupe Adams. Crockett U. S Merritt, Chapman, Scott Corp Bath Water District Kennebec New London Bath Maine Central Railroad

Bath's Armory Dedication Describes Two-Story Headhouse

The Bath armory project features a semi fireproof design with a 60 by 60 headhouse and a 60 by 100 drill shed. The layout includes a day room, storerooms, captain and orderly offices, basement range, kitchen, toilets, and a two flag pole roof. Floors use birch in the main areas and concrete in the basement.

Maine

Shipyard Jamming Sparks Saturday Standstill

A damaged report notes an attempted shipyard disruption with a vessel refusing to move, and authorities stress Sunday planning for a smoother Saturday. The terse remark implies ongoing tension and a call to prevent future blockages at the dockyard.

Vessel William C Tanner built at Deering ship yard

Mr Costain spoke of the William C Tanner a four mast 1034 ton vessel built at the Deering yard. The Pat stayed with her after launch day. about twenty years ago she sailed from Rockport Mass to Key West with stone and has not been heard from since. In bowling news Shipfitters beat Tin shop boys by 66 pins with Pop Golder posting an even 400. Black led the losers with 363.

Mr. Costain William C. Tanner Deering Ship Yard Pat Rockport Mass Key West Shipfitters Tin Shop Boys

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