Four Years in the Navy Prompts Legion Talk
Lieut. John A. Lord ret., spoke on his first four years in the Navy at a Roland Smith Post American Legion supper in Legion Hall. The event drew over 40 guests, featured a steak pie supper, a music program led by John Shaw and Cliff Leeman at the piano, and reported growing Post membership and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
John A. Lord
Roland Smith Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Post
Legion
Ladies Auxiliary
John Shaw
Cliff Leeman
Eugene Hart
Lieut
Lord
Uncle Sam
China
Auxiliary
John Hart
Edward J. Murphy
John Constain
Walter Hill
Perry L. Thompson
Ralphray
Edward A Rowe
Bernard Pratt
Carl Stinson
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meeting Set for May 5
Nequasset Farm Bureau plans a May 5 assembly at Monteween state hall with topic Crood Nutrition for the First. Miss Hortense Welch the home demonstration agent will attend. Lor ing K Soule will be hostess assisted by Mrs. Frank Bathe and Mrs. Henry T Dubar. The group held an April meeting in the Grange hall with 27 members and three guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neghaeet Faris Bureau
Wil
Monteweun Srate Hall
Crood Nutrition
Firis
Hortense Welch
Mars
Loring K. Soule
Frank Bathe
Henry T Dubar
Bureau
Cei
Air Das
Grange Hall
John
Calinore Food Project
Wits
Phare
Phi Tropic
Macedonia
Gilmore
Women's Field Army
Mrs Leverett C Welch Hosts Charity Fund Drive Day
Cancer and contributed to a fund for the needy. Mrs Leverett C Welch was hostess for the day, assisted by Mrs Percy Bailey and Mrs Alton Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leverett C. Welch
Percy Bailey
Alton Reed
Pine Tree Circle Installs Its Officers
Pine Tree circle No 826 C of F of A installed its officers for the year in Red Men hall Monday. Mrs Ethel Parshley was installing officer with Mrs Josie Cavanaugh as marshal. Officers include Mrs Mabel Ansert past chief, Mrs Alice Burgess chief, Mrs Anna Conley sub chief, Mrs Ella Dingley recording secretary, Mrs Mary Murphy financial secretary, Mrs Nellie Johnson treasurer, Mrs Mary E Gallant chaplain, Mrs Annie Wilson right guide, Mrs Annie Malia left guide, Mrs Alice Tracy inside guard, Mrs Mary Carey, Mrs Jennie Farrin trustees, Mrs Alice Rideout hostess, and Mrs Mildred D Avery pianist. A social and supper follow Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Circle
C. of F. of A
Red Men's Hall
Ethel Parshley
Josie Cavanaugh
Mabel Ansert
Alice Burgess
Anna Conley
Ella Dingley
Mary Murphy
Nellie Johnson
Mary E. Gallant
Annie Wilson
Annie Malia
Alice Tracey
Mary Carey
Jennie Farrin
Alice Rideout
Mildred D. Avery
Patriots Day Program at Dromore Grange
After the regular session of Dromore Grange a Patriot's day program featured a Salute to the Flag song Battle Cry of Freedom readings by Mrs Anna Derwent and Mrs Edna Carter a tableau The Guardians of Our Country with Miss Minnie Woodman as Columbia Liberty by Mrs Celina Desjardins Soldier Roscoe Woodman Sailor and singing O Columbia The Gem of the Ocean piano by Hubert McCarty reading Heredity by Mrs Grace Kenney stunts and closing with American and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Anna Derwent
Edna Carter
Guardians of Our Country
Minnie Woodman
Columbia
Celina Desjardins
Liberty
Edward Waters
Roscoe Woodman
Returns Filed For Three Weddings In Bath and Area
Returns of three weddings were filed Tuesday afternoon in the office of City Clerk John W. Gilmore. George F Goldie of 40 Front Street Bath and Mrs Irene M Long of Cros by Woolwich wed April 6 in Bath with Rev. George B Wolstenholme officiating at the parsonage. Allison M Sawyer of Kezar Falls and Ervin L Curtis of this city wed April 10 in Cornish with Rev. Frederick D Hayes officiating. Thomas L Totman and Anita Hunt Williams of Phippsburg wed April 11 in Bath with Rev. George B Wolstenholme presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gilmore
George F Goldie
Front Street
Bath
Irene M ‘Long
Crosby
Woolwich
George B Wolstenhome
People’s Baptist Church
Allison M Sawyer
Kezar Falls
Ervin L. Curtis
Cornish
Frederick D. Hayes
Thomas L. Totman
Anita Hunt Williams
Phippsburg
George B. Wolstenholme
Day's Ferry Club to Host Oyster Stew Supper
The Day's Ferry community club will host an oyster stew supper at the Day's Ferry schoolhouse on Saturday April 17 at eight. Dinner is organized by S A Buck Herbert A Munsey S W Reed and Albion L Corliss with Carl Longfellow in charge of entertainment. The committee is known for fine suppers and excellent service.
Lump Sum Old Age Benefits Hit About Forty Thousand In New England
About $40,000 in lump-sum old-age benefits awaiting claimants in New England for workers who reached 65 or died since 1936. Portland Social Security official Robert S Hull notes payments rise with earnings and that 7 claims have been filed out of 160 in New England. Office forms exist for wage earners widows relatives executors guardians and a separate employer form to aid quick claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Roberts. Hull
Portland
Social Security Board
Hull
Saine
Board
Washington
D.C
Maine
Bronze Palm Medal Awarded to Stanley Cressey
Stanley Cressey of Troop 52 received the Bronze Palm for five merit badges plus the Eagle, at a Court of Honor in Winter Street Congregational church. Lt. Com. Glenn H Easton chaired the ceremony with Lt. LeRoy V. Honsinger aiding. about 60 attendees observed investitures and several First and Second Class badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Cressey
Court of Honor
Chapel of
Winter Street Congregational Church
Glenn H. Easton
LeRoy V. Honsinger
Honsinger
Joseph O Purdue
Hensinger
Colonial Club
Cecil V. Fullerton
Philip Beaney
William Hill
Edward Sewall
David Teasdale
Frank Curran
Ernest King
Gordon Lake
Leon Robbins
James Voorhees
Robert Gilchrist
Tenderfoot
Guy Hynes
Edwin King
Robert Kingsbury
Warren Atkinson
Robert Dwyer
Walter Oliver
Stanley Teasdale
Harold Teasdale
William Bennett
W. Dayton Hill
Three Autos Taken In Bath Night Prank
Sheriff Messenger probes a Bath incident where three cars vanished overnight. A Ford coach owned by John H. Currier Jr. appeared abandoned in Bowdoinham with a damaged running board on Mrs. W S Adams’s Ford V eight found in Bowdoinham, and an Oldsmobile eight tied to Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co. found west of Brunswick. A gray plush button may aid identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snenil
Charles W. Messenger
John H. Currier, Jr
Washington Street
Pleasant Street
Bowdoinham
W. S. Adams
Gorham
N. H
Currier
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co
Portland Road
Brunswick
Adams
Sheriff Messenger
Bath
Sagadai.oc Fertilizer Co
Allain Corriveau Wedding in Rochester
Miss Marie Annette Corriveau of Rochester NH became the bride of Roy J Allan of Bath an Murals store employee at Holy Rosary church Rochester Rev Henri Blanchard officiated Bride wore white lace gown with Queen Anne collar veil and carried roses Attendant Miss Yvonne Corriveau sister wore aqua lace gown Eric Allain best man About 200 relatives attended at Grange Hall Bride and families named Memorial Hospital patient George Garnett Park Street suffered broken wrist Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Annette Corriveau
Rochester
N. H
Roy J. Allan
Bath
Holy Rosary Church
Henri A. Blanchard
Yvonne Corriveau
Eric Allain
Sanford
Roland Perrault
The
Holy Rosary School
Grange Hall
Allain
Elia, Allain
Joseph Corriveau
Bath area social notes and incidents from Friday to Sunday
Mrs. Margaret Gile hosted a dinner and bridge with twenty guests. Visitors include Florida travelers Mr. Browne and Loomis Dyer. Dr Browne due soon. A boy named Richard Albert born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brown, and Miss Courtney Nealey returns home from Bath Memorial hospital. Autos of Avery Fides and Walton Adams stolen but recovered unharmed. Charles Sylvester celebrated 78th birthday with gifts and a cake baked by Eva Fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Gile
Charles Browne
Loomis Dyer
Florida
Dr. Browne
John Kendrick
Samuel Rounds
Auburn
Georgie Berry
Charles Berry
Courtney Nealey
Bath Memorial Hospital
Richard Brown
Richard Albert
Avis Witham
Raymond Tibbetts
Lynn
Mass
Tibbetts
Fred Tibbetts
George Siegars
Boston
Frank Siegars
Bangor
Emma Sturtevant
George Hackett
Richmond
Elmer Jordan
Bath
Sunshine Society
Karl Hatch
Avery Fides
Walton Adams
Bishop School
Ella Purington
Foster Meserve
Topsham
Bath Rotarians Prepare for 38th District Conference
A large Bath Rotary group plans to attend the 38th District Conference in Portland next Sunday and Monday. Represen tatives from Bath and Brunswick will participate with club stunt plans and a 16 member cast rehearing Thursday. The meeting on the 27th will resume after the Portland conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Rotary Club
Sedgwick
Francis A. Winchenbach
Bath Club
E. Curtis Matthews
Portsmouth
N. H
Marius H. Page
Edward W. Bridgham
George B. Wolstenholme
Supreme Court of the United States
Fred D. Hill
Bath National Bank
Brunswick
Rotary International
Nice
France
Bath Rotary Club
Albert C. LeTarte
Brunswick Club
Norman Smith
George H. Thorburn, Jr
Rotary
F. B. Nichols
West Coast
San Diego
Los Angeles
Charles R. Andrews
New Meadows Gardens
Dance Pupils Perform At Cosmopolitan Club Exhibition
Miss Mary Cunningham's Modern School of Dancing showcased about 70 attendees at the Cosmopolitan club April meeting. Pupils danced in professional costumes made by mothers. Miss Cunningham received a bouquet, and many club officials and members participated in upcoming events including a Spring rummage sale and Mother’s Day tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cunningham
Modern School of Dancing
Cosmopolitan Club
Paul G. Bagdikian
Hattie Goodwin
Lottie E. Wilson
Mary L. Lord
Lillian C. Miller
Marjorie P. Troop
Blair C. Wilson
Melrose Highland
Mass
Mary E. Campbell
Troop
Maine Progressive Union of Clubs
Progressive Club of
Lisbon
Minnie A. White
Hiram T. Stevens
Williams Whitney
Eleanor Danforth
A. Barbara Allen
Frank R. Davis
Barbara E. Fisher
Amy A. Irish
Music-Drama Department
Joseph I. Smith
Samuel Korolick
William M. Adams
Miss Cunningham
Barbara Hart
Beatrice Avery
Mary Stilphen
Patricia Maass
Woolwich
Marion Wagner
Natalie Hagan
Barbara Danforth
Norma Drummond
Arrowsic
Glenda Howard
Theresa Tardif
Barbara Reardon
Margaret Rines
Ethel du Pont
Barbara Stodder
Freida McAllister
Kathleen Harkins
Esther H. Drummond
Morse High Students May Join Bath Country Club
Morse High pupils expected to join Bath Country Club this spring with a 5 dollar season membership and full privileges. Harold Brown will coach tennis. golf and tennis facilities to be prepared. First Bath opening day last season was April 25. weather permitting, play could start similarly this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Bath Country Club
Harold Brown
Morse
Jimmy Jones
Country Club
Panama Canal Zone
Bath
Grange Instruction School Held in West Bath Hall
A Thursday grange instruction session in West Bath Hall drew 63 attendees from Bodwell Dirigo Dromore Progressive Richmond Corner Sagadahoc Tops ham Woolwich West Bath Five Islands Merriconeag Harpswell Pine Tree Lisbon Falls Solid Rock and other groups. State officers including Arcine Richardson Hartley Stewart Sister Nellie Hascall Sister Christine Richardson and Mrs Fausta Howes spoke on duties while group meetings followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Arcine Richardson
Strong
Hartley Stewart
Houston
Nellie Hascall
Auburn
Christine Richardson
Flora
Fausta Howes
Palmyra
Home and Community Welfare
William B. Deering
John E. Abbott
Bodwell
Dirigo
Dromore
Progressive
Richmond Corner
Sagadahoc
Topsham
Woolwich
Five Islands
Merriconeag
Harpswell
Pine Tree
Lisbon Falls
Solid Rock
Durham
Pomona
Lorenzo Masse
Eleanor Ripley
Charles Thompson, Jr
Sadie Condon
Clarence Griffing
Ethel MacDonald
West Bath Grange
Ralph Eastman
Dirgie
Beatrice Leavitt
Ceres
Winifred Rackley
Daisy Bickford
Sagadahoc Grange
Minnie Griffing
Stewart
State of Maine
Roger Vinton Snow
Lewis O. Barrows
Deering
Abbott
Massee
Engagement announced for Elizabeth Donnell to Frank Hewins Jr
Mr and Mrs Roy A Donnell of 855 Eleventh Avenue San Diego formerly of this city announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Julia to Frank Hewins Jr son of Mr and Mrs Frank Hewins 10 Flagg Street Augusta Miss Donnell a Morse High School 1933 graduate is a third year student at Augusta General Hospital School of Nursing Hewins a Cony High School and Boston University 1927 graduate is now with his father in business No wedding date has been set Miss Leonie M Casavant hosted a supper in Miss Donnell s honor with guests Ruth Nickerson Roma G Rand and Barbara Jewell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Donnell
Eleventh Avenue
San Diego
Calif
Elizabeth Julia
Frank Hewins
Flagg Street
Augusta
Miss Donnell
Morse High School
Augusta General Hospital School of Nursing
Hewins
Cony High School
Boston University
Leonie M. Casavant
Augusta General Hospital
Vanderbilt Inspect's Yacht and Bath Tron Plans
Harold K. Vanderbilt visited Bath to view progress on his class J sloop Ranger set for a May 11 launch. He dined with W Starling Burgess, Ranger co designer, at the Hotel Sedgwick. A Hokey Pokey prep session at Hallowell High sparked a parent supported move to make it permanent via a school board vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Vanderbilt
New York
Bath Tron Works, Corp
Ranger
Bath
Sedgwick
W. Starling Burgess
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Senter’ S, Inc
Paul
Killarney
Golden Dawn
E. P. Thom
Mrs
Aaron Ward
Etoile de Hollande
Hoover
Mary Wallace
Jack
Bleriot
Just
American Legion Post
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Montsweag Grange Hall
Brewster G. Sedgwick
Optometrist
Arthur Allen Bath Trust
Circle
Patriots
Day's Ferry Club
Congress Street
Boy Scout
Winter Street Chapel
George Garnett
Park Street
Memorial Hospital
Pres. Winchenbach
Ralph D. Warren
Thomas H. Riley, Jr
Brunswick Rotary Club
Hubert T. McCarty
James E. Regis
William L. Jefferds
Jefferson Street
Illinois
Army Air Base
Chanute Field
Til
Bangor High School
Dean Jeffries
Margaret Lindsey
3 Stooges
George O'Brien
Daniel Boone
Hugh Herbert
Tom Brown
Joe Penner
Jack Oakie
Ned Sparks
ROSE
St. Bath Savings Institution
Grange Instruction School
West Bath Hall
Elizabeth Donnell
Vanderbilt
Hallowell High
Opera House
Seventh Heaven
Simone Simon
James Stewart
Virginia Bruce
Kent Taylor
Sylvia Sidney
Henry Fonda
Norma Shearer
Leslie Howard
Romeo and Juliet
Joel McCrea
Barbara Stanwyck
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