Greene Brothers Buy Shoe Store and Military Family Ties
John A. Greene Jr and Jeannette Shackford Greene live at 22 North Street with son Alden six and daughter Betsy Jane two. John, a former Navy Seabee veteran wounded on Saipan, will take active management of the family business aided by Everett Lord, with the couple’s son William Michael, 15 months, also in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Michael
Aes
U. S. Naval Seabees
Saipan
Naval Hospital
St. Albans
N. Y
John A. Greene, Jr
Jeannette Shackford
North Street
Alden
Betsy Jane
John
Everett Lord
Fall’s
Bath officer Pelletier appointed after exam
The Bath Police Department appoints Officer Charles A. Pelletier to a new offer following a recent exam. The decision comes from Mankeer Rel F and notes Pelletier was among the capable officers evaluated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Pelletier
Bath Police Department
Mankeer Rel
Local Health Report and Fires Roll Through Dresden Area
Whooping cough lessening and scarlet fever with a single report accompany news of Miss Elsie Anderson visiting Middle Bridge school and moving from Damariscotta to Bath. Firefighters battled a Pittston barn blaze and a nearby house threat as shingles and wind spread flames, while a second fire at Wallace’s Dresden Mills area burned embers despite earlier control. A Sunday union service occurred at South Dresden with Rev. C. D. Wentworth visiting. Dresden PTA met with plans for “The Lady Minstrel from Dixie” at Masonic hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Anderson
R.N
Middle Bridge
Damariscotta
Bath
John Bodge
Pittston
Wallace
Dresden Mills
Wiscasset Road
South Dresden
C. D. Wentworth
Augusta
Dresden
PTA
John Frey
Lady Minstrel
Dixie
Masonic Hall
Talk on Mathematics at Bath Rotary Luncheon
Bath Rotary Club held its weekly luncheon at Central church with President Charles B. Doyle presiding. Prof. Neil W. Halkyard of the University of Maine Annex discussed early mathematics origins from the Arabic numeral system to algebra geometry and calculus and traced global metric methods in accounting. Visiting Rotarians included William McGuire Jaspar Crouse George Goodall T N Abbott and Milton Crowder attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Central Church Parish House
Charles B. Doyle
Laforest Hodgkins
Neil W. Halkyard
University of Maine
Brunswick
Halkyard
Bath Club
William Francis McGuire
Jaspar F. Crouse
George W. Goodall
Portland
T. N. Abbott
Saco
Milton Crowder
Boston
Mrs Harold Darling and Richard Il to wed
Mrs Harold Darling and Richard Il announce an upcoming wedding. Details about the ceremony and venue are not yet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Darling
Richard Il
Georgetown Notes on Summer Visitors and Local Happenings
Georgetown and Robinhood residents welcome summer hawks and host events while local work progresses on garages and new cement projects. PTA meetings, school fundraisers, and community notices accompany reports of cold spells, snow, and a busy stretch of charitable and social activities involving Bath Arrowsic Five Islands and nearby towns.
Bath visitors tour local homes and shops last week
A group including Mrs. Melvin Cunningham Mrs. J F Higgins Miss Belle Heald and Mrs Walter George Laskey of Bath visited Robinhood last Friday to inspect a former home. Helen Walker of Providence stayed at the Walker cottage at MacMahon. W Clinton Allen and Harvey Lee, MacMahon visitors, returned to Rye New York. Roland Petersons party business in Topsham. Madlyn Berry of Bath visited town. Robert Gardner of Augusta took Summer trade orders at the Peterson store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Robinhood
Hawks
Pindle
William A. Todd
Working League
Roland Peterson
Lauretta M. Jones
First Baptist Church
Peterson
Earle Hagan
Harry Heald
Bisseth House
Lloyd Merton
Milton Pinkham
Will Fields
Islands
Horace Lee
Vincent MacMahan
Joe Higgins
Melvin Cunningham
Georgetown
PTA
Charles Cummings
Bath
Congress
Cummings
Corliss Street
Evangelist
Whitlock
Walter Parker
Providence
R. I
George Powers
Virginia Andre
Ernest Heal
Mr. Heal
Mary P. Thayer
Arthur Burnham
North Whitefield
Addie Moulton
Five Islands
Ralph Davis
Walter MacMahan
Berry
Woolwich
MacMahan
Sidney Dalrymple
Brookline
Mass
Mae Hagan
Iry Carlisle
Russell Pinkham
Everett Stevens
William
A. Todd
J F. Higgins
Belle Heald
Walter George Laskey
Helen Walker
R. L
Walker
W. Clinton Allen
Harvey Lee
Rye
N. Y
Roland E. Peterson
Topsham
Mss
Madlyn Berry
Robert Gardner
Augusta
Bay Point Weekend Arrivals Slow Bird Season
Summer birds are slow to arrive at Bay Point with flickers noted this week. Arbutus buds are present but bloom lags due to cold weather. Roose velt resident Robert Miller and his family spent the weekend at their cottage, joined by Ruth Keen and Charles Schlatter visiting from New York. Mr and Mrs James Nostall and family also spent the weekend at their Bay Point cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Robert Miller
Robert, Jr
Roosevelt
N. Y
Ruth E. Keen
Jamaica
Charles Schlatter
New York
James Nostall
Betty
John
H. Martin Powers
Bath
Cummings Speaks at Georgetown on Education Aid
Bath candidate Charles F. Cummings addressed Georgetown Parent-Teacher Association members at the new Georgetown schoolhouse. He discussed education issues with focus on the 1947 Federal Educational Aid Bill, noting Maine could gain over 1 million dollars while preserving state control. Association members thanked him for direct answers. Arthur Nelson presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Cummings
Bath
Sagadahoc
Georgetown
Parent-Teacher Association
New Georgetown
Cummings
Congress
Maine
Association
Arthur Nelson
Durgin Announces Bid for Maine House Seat
Byron W. Durgin of Bowdoinham publicly announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to the Maine House of Representatives in the June 21 primary. A Bowdoinham resident since 1941 and Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co. office manager, he has served on the Bowdoinham school board and Red Cross fund drive and is active in local Republican committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron W. Durgin
Bowdoinham
House of Representatives
Bowdoin
Georgetown
Richmond
Mr. Durgin
Portland
Deering High School
Portland Business College
Republican
Young Republicans Club
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co., Inc
Durgin
Red Cross Fund
Republican Town Committee
Reverend and Mrs Culbert McGay to relocate for summer
Rev and Mrs Culbert McGay, staying at the Red House on Lincoln Street this winter, will depart Thursday for South Casco to visit Joseph Noyes of Portland and then move to their Lake Sebago summer home on May first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culbert McGay
Red House
Lincoln Street
South Casco
Joseph Noyes
Portland
Lake Sebago
Five Islands Good Neighbor Club activities highlighted
The Five Islands Good Neighbor Club held a meeting at the new clubhouse with a brief business session and cleaning of walls and windows. Members will hang curtains soon and thank Fred Carr for painting and placing the entrance sign. The week also featured a Ladies Bible class, PTA talk at Georgetown, a youth rally, and spring library additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Neighbor Club
Fred Carr
Victor Pinkham
Willam Marr
Firanz Stevens
Brindley
Northern Baptist Convention
Georgetown Pta
Charles Cummings
Bath
PTA
Congress
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Tilton
Portland
Herbert R. Whitlock
Lloyd Pinkham
George Gray
Percy Savage
William Marr
Branwell Harford
Orville Rowe
Gladys Hasty Carroll
Eliza Knights
Waterbury
Conn
Bath officer Pratt dies on patrol suddenly
Howard Warren Pratt 55 a Bath police officer died suddenly while on patrol his body found near a Front Street store. Coroner attributed death to natural causes. He served Bath 1946 40 years with Bath Iron Works prior. Survived by wife Gertrude Stewart mother Mary Pratt brother Bernard and nephew Bernard Pratt Jr. Funeral held at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Joseph Purdue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Warren Pratt
Bath
Greenst
John Pelletier
Robert Wagner
Curtis Funeral Home
Mr. Pratt
Freeport
Charles W. Pratt
Mary (McPherson) Pratt
Bath Police Department
Bath Iron Works Corp
Gertrude Stewart
Mary Pratt
Bernard
Bernard Pratt
Lions Club of
Bath Lodge of Elks
Smith-Tobey Post
American Legion
the Legion
Joseph O. Purdue
Ernest T Savage 1862 196? Bath Iron Works veteran dies
Ernest T. Savage 86 died at Augusta State Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born October 26, 1862 in Woolwich, he worked as a pattern maker at Bath Iron Works for many years. Survived by son Keith Savage of Portland. He was an Odd Fellow and Mason and held a US patent for a hexagram grading tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest T. Savage
Augusta State Hospital
Mr. Savage
Woolwich
George Savage
Bath Iron Works
Savage
Keith Savage
Portland
George
Susan (Costello) Savage
U. S
Times Recenty
Death of Henry D. Bacon Former Bath Resident
Word has been received of the death of Henry D. Bacon in Pensacola Florida. He and his wife lived in Bath from 1904 to 1915 where Mr Bacon first became a resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Henry D. Bacon
Bath
Family News From Bath and Nearby Towns
Earland Moore and family. Mr and Mrs Herman Barter of Bath and Five Islands are parents of a daughter born recently. Mr and Mrs Percy MacGillivary attended Morse High Glee club event. their daughter Claire participated. Mrs Francis Pierce and daughter visit Gardiner. Captain William Plummer launched his boat Monday after winter haulout at Pierce's marine railway. Mr and Mrs A G Pierce of Randolph at their Summer Walter Moore of Hallowell worked on his cottage here. The Douglas cottage on Sedgemere road was open and occupied over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Gray
Bath
Gray
Charles W. Messenger
Stanley Lewis
Seguinland
William Marr
Loraine Copp
Percy Wilkins
Cunningham
Lewiston
Sedgemere Road
Zetta Higgins
Carl A. Rasmussen
Wakefield
Mass
Alice Cromwell
Paul Stevens
Lester Lewis
Richmond
Irving Moore
Davis
Augusta
Jeanette Pinkham
North Yarmouth Academy
Edward Carr
Rodney
Charles Davis
Vincent Strout
Gardiner
Freddie
Marlene Pinkham
Harold Pinkham
Claire MacGillivary
Mary Hanna
Natalie MacMahan
Morse High
Etta Moore
North Bath couple active in York to Bermuda races
In North Bath Mr and Mrs Rodney They enjoyed annual York to Bermuda races for years. After Bath the couple operated by the Sea at Pass Miss a popular Bath hostelry. Mr Bacon survived by two sons and a daughter. he had lived in Pensacola the past several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Rodney
York
Bermuda
Bacon
Howard Pratt Funeral Held With Legion Honor
Funeral services for Howard Pratt were held Wednesday at two o clock from the funeral home with Rev Joseph O Purdue officiating. Five bearers, all from the Deerees Legion where Pratt served as past commander, included Wilbur Crocker and Kenneth Weeks. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery Family Lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Joseph O. Purdue
Deerees Legion
Wilbur Crocker
Williams
Kenneth Weeks
Ward Kelley
Forrest
Bath ‘Police
Oak Grove Cemetery
Savage Rites Held For Ernest T. Savage
Funeral services for Ernest T. Savage were conducted Monday at noon at the Mayonence on High Street, with Rev L. Wilson officiating. He was a longtime member of the Odd Fellows lodge. Burial followed in the family plot at Rt Cemetery in Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest T. Savage
Mayone Dence
High Street
Revind L. Wilson
Bearhearsers
Lodge of
Odd Fellows of
Whicr
Savage
Ralph Mank
Munsey
George Thurston Irving Bates
Rt Cemetery
Woolwich
Municipal Court Hears Assault Case in Wi
A single assault case was heard in Wi municipal court with four justices. The defendants pleaded not guilty. Judge Deering found one guilty and ordered fines and costs totaling 5538. Rexford L. Pierce Jr. led as complainant. three respondents appealed to the June term of the ad hoc Superior Court and were released on 100 recognizance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tery
Gardiner R. Deering
E. Clough, Jr
Roland Plette
Dean K
W. Bridgham
Deering Ames
Rexford L. Pierce, Jr
Adahoc Superior Court
Two Small Fires Reported in Bath. Fire Crews Respond
Bath Fire Department battled two minor blazes Wednesday afternoon near Rose Street and Highland Street. Engines 1, 3, 4 and the ladder truck responded, the first fire extinguished by 12.05, with units returning to station shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Fire Department
Rose i
Highland Street
Holiday Observed in City on Patriot's Day
The city observes Patriot's Day as a holiday with business district stores closed. Bath Iron Works Hyde Windlass Co and industrial plants will also close. The Times will not publish and many workers enjoy a long weekend.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Greene Brothers Buy
William L. Greene
Cape Cod
Oo State Aeddcadee
Marius H. Page
Kennebec
Howard W. Pratt
Bath Police
Iron Works
Florida
Douglas
Howard Pratt
E. T. Savage Funeral
Mrs. Brown
Bedford Street
Fred S. Curtis & & Funeral Phone
Wehgen Sa
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