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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1943

Page

3

Phippsburg Town Affairs and Local Incidents Briefly

Selectmen Raymond Wyman Lendall Green and Elijah Bartlett meet daily at the town hall as assessments proceed. A special town meeting approved 500 for road work to Cat Cove. Funeral held for Annie Thorson-Percy in Bath with burial at Oak Grove. Langdon Thistle injured at Bath Iron Works needing six stitches. Meado booth fire on two Perecy lands under control before help arrived. Several residents attend shopping trips and family notices summarize local health and visits.

Raymond Wyman Lendall Green Elijah Bartlett Cat Cove Annie Thorson-Percy James Ellis Percy Cox Head Curtis Funeral Home David L. Wilson T. C_. Hughes Joseph C. Percy Meadowbrook Howard Bowker Emmy Wyman Bath Ernest Hoogers Robert Cressey Bald Head Langdon Thistle Jay K_ Bowker Carlton Brown

Winter Street Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Report

The Winter Street church Women’s Auxiliary met in the ladies parlor Tuesday at 7 30 with 33 members. Miss Lucy Rogers presided. A white elephant sale followed. Committees were named for April 27 meeting, Easter Sunday, Children’s Day, and nominations.

Womens Auxiliary Winter Street Church Lucy Rogers Clifford Smith Daniel Matter Alice Johnson Roscoe P. McFadden Manuel Bowers Henry Sheffield Justus Miller Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Barbara Whitney Frederick Cullen Richard Sherwood Alfred McCabe Joseph O. Purdue John Sylvester Ernest Freeman Russell Colby

Information on Phippsburg Men Reveals Local Lineages

An Independent letter provides genealogical notes on Flavel Bowker and Ralph Blaisdell. It records Bowker as son of James Bowker and Unice Batchelder, with Unice born in 1778 and died 1862, listing seven Bowker siblings and parental lines. Blaisdell notes include marriage to Elizabeth, children Henry Sarah and Mary, and that Henry’s line reached Ebenezer then Daniel, with ties to Georgetown.

the Independent Phippsburg Flavel Bowker Ralph Blaisdell Or Flavel James Bowker Unice Eunice) Batchelder Joseph Bowker Timothy Batchelder Mary Hinkley York Elizabeth Henry Sarah Mary Ralph Ebenezer Daniel Seciel Georgetown

Traftons Visit Melrose Guests of Hanson Family

Mr and Mrs Howard Trafton of Lincoln street returned from a trip to Melrose Massachusetts where they stayed with their daughter and son in law Mrs Gardiner Hanson Mrs Hanson formerly Doris Trafton of this city

Howard Trafton Lincoln Street Melrose Mass Gardiner Hanson Hanson Doris Trafton

Frequent fires keep firemen on move last week

Central station battled multiple blazes with two still alarms Thursday and one Friday morning. Edith Madden’s Washington street apartment smoke prompted a pony chemical response at 1.12 PM Thursday. A grass fire near Kelley Field and a Bonny Brook farm blaze also drew booster lines. An Arrowsic brush fire near Doubling Point lighthouse caused smoke visible from the South End.

Central Station Edith Madden Washington Street Kelley Field Center Street Bonny Brook Farm Old Brunswick Road Arrowsic Doubling Point Bath

Central Ladies Aid Sale This Thursday

The Ladies Aid of Central church met in the parish house for a weekly meeting and planned an Easter sale this Thursday in the parish house. Articles for sale include fancy items, usable goods, cooked foods and novelties. refreshments will be offered with welsh rarebit, coffee, tea, cakes and cookies. A quilt being made for sale at the event was worked on, tea was served at four, and Captain Richard Quick brought ice cream and crackers. Reverend Raymond G. Putnam and several members were present.

Ladies Aid of Central Church Richard Quick Raymond G. Putnam Alfred Rowe Richard Chick George Merrill Luther Thompson Dora L. Howard Louis Sanborn Frank Gokey Albion Corliss Putnam Charlotte Buck

Winnegance Club Hosts Auction Day at Mrs Lancaster’s

Mrs John G Morsey entertained her afternoon club and Mrs Charles T Small hosted the Winnegance Auxiliary on High Street. Two tables of auction were played with first prize won by Mrs Alice Lancaster and second by Mrs John G Morse. The club plans to meet again with Mrs Lancaster next Thursday.

John G. Morsey Charles T. Small High Street Alice Lancaster John G. Morse

Castine Maritime School Student Visited by Parents

Gerald Nelson, a student at the Maritime school in Castine, was weekend guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Nelson of 1323 High Street.

Gerald Nelson Maritime School Castine Mrs Louis P. Nelson High Street First Raymond Wyman Popham Beach Stanley Hyde Nancy Yarmouth Ledgewood Beverley Arline Small North Yarmouth Academy Charles Small Harry Pashard

Community Notes From Bath Area Gatherings And Visits

Park er head reflects absence of leader Miss Robie as Brownies did not meet last week. Girl Scouts met with Mrs Earl Lowell who raised fifty dollars for religious education in Phippsburg. P T A helps sell seats for Crippled Children home benefit in Milo. Smile club met with Miss Lorraine Harrington. Several families return home after funerals and visits. Harold Barkalow serves in Michigan. H D Mank Jr in Wilmington NC.

Robie Earl Lowell Phippsburg Milo Smile Club Lorraine Harrington Clayton Hoar Lewis Lowell Frank Burnell Low Mary MacDuffree Frances MacKay Boston Arthur Percy Richard Summersworth N. H George Woodward Harold Woodward New Jersey Anna Percy Lloyd Lowell Cleveland Ohio Hinckley Lake Arthur Kreidler Earl Ramon Hamel Bath Brunswick George Morong Lisbon Falls Harold Barkalow Michigan U.S. Army H. D. Mank Jr Wilmington N. C U. S. Maritime Commission Leslie Oliver Virginia Olive Deejay Frank Burnell Leston Harrington Ber Nisbet Raymond Beryla Jo Ann Rumford Sally Lowell L. Forrest Wyman Osgood Perkins Island Fred Allie Rollins H. D. Mank Sr Phoebe Harrington Rollins Bob Moore Elsie Lowell Miss Robie New Hampshire Bernard Wyman U. S. Navy Howard Arthur Bassett E. M. Wyman Merrill Bassett U. S

Mrs Bragg Returns Home From Winter Visit

Mrs. Fred Bragg has returned to 45 Richardson Street after spending the winter with her sister Mrs. Henry E. Pinkham in Waltham Massachusetts. Mrs Pinkham accompanied Mrs Bragg to Bath and is staying with Mrs. Everett Leonard at 4 Farrin Street. They are joined by Mrs. George Farrin of Mobile Alabama who has been visiting Waltham and will stay a few days in Bath before returning home.

Fred Bragg Richardson Street Henry E. Pinkham Waltham Mass Pinkham Bath Bragg Everett Leonard Farrin Street George Farrin Mobile Ala S. Clayton Reyner

Severe Bath Thunderstorm Disrupts Sleep Early Morning

A powerful storm struck Bath early Wednesday, bringing thunder, bright lightning, wind and hail. Residents awoke around 2:30 AM to destruction and fear as gutters overflowed and windows rattled, with reports of shaken households and imagined battlefield echoes. The piece notes the storm’s severity surpassing expectations and hints at continued coverage on Page Four.

Bath Tunisia

Popham Beach Notes Roll On With Local Activities

Sunday services resumed at Popham library as Frances Robie returns from New Hampshire vacation. Local students show perfect attendance including Leon and Merrill Oliver and several Newdicks and Smalls. two new pupils Ilene and Jackson Percy.

Popham Library Frances Robie New Hampshire Leon Oliver Merrill Oliver Ernest Oliver Bertha Newdick Mary Newdick Walter Newdick Ellen Newdick Augustus Wallace Virginia Perkins Charles Small, Jr Robert Small Richard Small Ilene Percy Jackson Percy Popham Circle Fort Myers Fla William Hill Naugatuck Florida Pvt Blanchard Crowley Tampa Riverside

Central Ladies Aid Easter Sale Set for Thursday

The Central Ladies Aid has planned its annual Easter sale in the parish house on Washington Street, Thursday at 2 PM. A wide array of items will be offered including cooked foods, candies, novelties, aprons, and a green table. Mrs Alfred Rowe is president and general chairperson with a large committee, and refreshments will be served from 3 PM. A chicken salad supper is not offered this year due to rationing. the public is invited.

Ladies Aid of Central Church Washington Street Alfred Rowe Aid

Birth of Alden Norton Perry in Memorial Hospital

Mr and Mrs Herbert Perry of Robinsons lane welcome a son born Sunday April 11 at Memorial hospital weighing five pounds named Alden Norton Perry.

Herbert Perry Robinson's Lane Memorial Hospital Alden Norton Perry

Mrs Wesley Marco and her family visit Jenkins home

Mrs Wesley Marco and her daughter Helena and son Wesley Jr arrive to spend several days with Marco's mother Mrs Angelina Jenkins at 533 High Street.

Wesley Marco Helena Wesley, Jr Marco Angelina Jenkins High Street

Bay Point Teens Serve. Local News and Family Notices

Bay Point reports 23 young men in military service who grew up here. Walter Delano receives promotion to seaman second class, with address at Newport Rhode Island Naval Training Station. Pvt John W Coombs notes warmer Florida weather and new Miami training center address. Local health updates include a hospitalized year old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Nolan recovering from pneumonia. Society notes mention visitors from Bath and Islesford, and Daniel Ham Jr son of Daniel Ham Sr now serving in the Army Air Field Mechanic School in Amarillo Texas.

Walter Delano Naval Training Station Newport R. I John W. Coombs Florida Pvt. Coombs Bath Bay Point A.A. F.T.T.C Miami H. A. Spinney Thomas Nolan Bath Memorial Hospital William Armstrong Washington Street P. F.C Daniel H. Ham, Jr U.S. A Islesford Army Air Field Airplane Mechanic School Amarillo Texas Daniel Ham Pvt Ham Bar Harbor Mrs. Armstrong

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Winter Street Ladies’ Auxiliary Meeting Charles Andre Central Ladies Parker Popham Arthur Delano Bowdoinham Ernest Ralph Spinney Stanley Perkins Lewiston Hospital Moses Chandler Norman Perkins West Bath Clarence Perkins Harry Grady Edward Brown Central Ladies Aid Sears IV IM Vinee Pennsylvania America Sears, Roebuck and CO
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