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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1940

Page

4

Society Notes Highlight Bath area clubs and weddings

Mrs Clarence Q Bailey hosted a surprise shower at her Bath residence with many Bath guests and former Wiscasset residents. The piece lists gatherings of Fiesta club members and other social rounds, theatre outings, travels, birthday parties, and engagements across Bath, North, and Rockland, noting seasonal trips, hospital visits, and a few marriages and news of local families.

Clarence Q. Bailey Bailey Raymond Palmer Middle Street Mr. Bailey Daisy Welch Henry Cooper Elmer Blake Harlan Brown Randall Daly Nellie Daly Fenton I. Moore LeRoy Stover Bath Marjorie Blake Falmouth Thalia Clayton Lincoln Wiscasset Mr Bailey Bath Tron Works

Miss Velma Cornish Hosts Letter Carriers Auxiliary

Velma Cornish entertained the Auxiliary to the National Letter Carriers Association on Weeks street Wednesday of last week. A quilt was tacked and a quiz proved profitable and enjoyable. Mrs. John W. Gillespie will entertain the Auxiliary on May 1.

Velma Cornish National Letter Carriers ‘Association Weeks Street John W. Gillespie

Bath Iron Works Engineers Debate Two Ocean Navy Future

At Bath Iron Works a group of engineers discussed naval needs amid Norway's war. They argued for a larger two ocean US navy, noted battleships can endure bomber attacks, and called for expanded naval funding and Bath as a key base. The talk touched on defense plans, future construction, and local impact on Bath.

Iron Works Norway Great Britain Germany United States Tron

Hazardous Hull 177 Welding Accident Prompt Safety Note

The Employer's Safety Committee met Thursday at noon to review accidents including David O. Cox a welder who slipped on pipes in the engine room of hull 177 while welding. Congested conditions prevented staging and the committee recommended workers in hazardous positions use utmost caution.

David O. Cox Hull 177

Tin shop incident injures Charles Walsh at plate bending machine

An accident in the tin shop left Charles Walsh hospitalized after he carried a metal sheet past a plate bending machine. An unidentified co worker was operating the machine at the time, and the event prompted further review.

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Safety concerns on hull 177 prompt precautions

The Safety Committee noted near misses with Walsh and urged broader rope off zones on the Gleaves hull 177 to prevent traffic in unsafe deck spaces. A missing deck plate and exposed hot pipes were discussed with steps to cover pipes and restrict non crew from operating valves, emphasizing caution to avoid injuries.

Safety Committee Hull 177 Mullin

Committee Suggests Glass Doors In Boiler Shop

A committee member proposed installing glass in the boiler shop door and two exterior doors at Me outside machinists quarters to allow visibility from both sides. The issue will be investigated. Mr Adams spoke about a new safety setup for the shops division and welcomed committee suggestions to aid his duties.

Adams Bath Marine Band Masonic Temple Morse High School Wattie Akin

Personal notes recount travels and visits across several towns

A digest of social happenings lists William S. Newell in Washington to the capital, Boston visits by Leonard Litchfield, Mary Gardenier and son George returning from Lewiston, and many relatives and friends visiting or traveling to Bath, Boston, New York, Portland, Wellesley, Gardiner, and Kittery with notes on births, engagements, and planned medical or family events.

Bath Kennebec Boston New York Maine America William S. Newell Washington, D. C Thomas A. Donaldson Middle Street Leonard P. Litchfield Eugene Ralph Memorial Hospital Ralph E. Milliken Front Street Mary Gardenier George Lewiston Clair Davis James Butterick Saugus Mass Davis Carroll Davis Bowery Street Mary Perry R.N Wellesley Edward Perry Center Street Walter M. Hill Herbert Morse High Street Ammon V. Soule Wiscasset Fred A. Soule Helen Harford Harold L. Safford Spring Street Howard Barter Dummer Street Brooklyn N. Y Auburndale Sprague David Sprague Margaret Hooper H. Grafton Hooper Gardiner Hobart F. Ames Raphael McAvoy Theresa Ann Kittery

Griffin hen to vie for blue ribbon at fair

Ralph Griffin of North Heac Grand Marneart owns a hen favored for quantity production. A second unusual egg was found inside the outer shell while collecting tapped.

Ralph Griffin North -Heac Grand Marneart

Police seek Fred Davis for April 6 bad check

City police are after Fred E. Davis for passing a worthless $7 check on April 6 at a Center street store. The line item total was $2.95, drawn on First National Bank of Rockland by Raymond Johnson. The merchant describes Davis as six feet tall in a dark overcoat, and the check is marked no account.

Fred E. Davis Center Street First National Bank of Rockland Raymond Johnson Davis

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Glidden Vir Bach Teast Jason A Merril Marie Merril S.p Somere Colby College Pody Merrill Huntington Memorial Hospital Supt John Parker Western Maine Superintendents Round Table Columbia Hotel E. E. Roderick George Hopkins Barbara Dedham, Mass Juliette Landry Raymond Court Erving O. Campbell Liberty Street The Anna Packard Ralph Baker Packard House Mr. Baker Mildred Baker George Baker Waterville Harold Carver Rosalie Carver Milo John Carver John Milton Auburn Dorothy Robbins Yarmouth John A. Morse Sedgwick Hotel Russell E. Witte Ralph E. White Topsham Myra L. Burns Shepard Street Edna Burns George A. Burns James A. Gillies, Jr William E. Hill Naugatuck, Conn South America Agnes Fahey Commercial Department Charles M. Tubbs Col Rummer Sewall Fimner D. Hodgkins Fred W Bush Daughters of the American Revolution Ernes A. Rogers R. N Ramona Council Thursaey Bridge Phoebe Hart Eunice Perry E.R. Avery, Jr Jane McPhee Nora McLaughlin Alice Burgess Carl Dutton John Moore Gilbert Arsenault Annie Wilson Knight Felix Gallant Amelia McLean Dorothy Babine Arthur Sewall Stonehouse Miami Beach Fla Comtesse Raoul d'Adhemar Florida Daugher Mary Sewall Smith College William Cheate School Wallingford, Conn Miss Sewall Miami-Biltmore Hotel William Sewall Henry Linne Delray Beach Dorothea Fulton Braintree Betty Howard Jane D. Cushing Tryon N. C Green Street George Dolloff Allen Oaklawn R. I Mr. Dolloff Cuvier Dolloff Upper Dolloff Lake Nequasset Aubrey Steen Park Street Ralph Steen Waltham, Mass William D. Sewall Frei M. Hector Wilton B. Fay Fay Derrick H. Kimball High Sore Porland Frank EH. Chesman Wollaston, Mass Sentt Golder Rogers Rdiner Ropers Snenandoah Road Dean Jordan Samuel Jordan Rockville Corner L. L William Grevers Gay Mason Pug Hs Mason Elm Street Guilford Leslie Hudson Frank G. Reed Howard P. Hill Saco Donald Hill Earle Portsmouth Navy Yard James W. Kaler David Robert Leask Addison Caton Vernon Day Yvonne Leask Albert Mullin Lewis E. Cooper Ralph Wright Frances Whitten Anthony Dodge Woolwich John Doucette Freeport Charles Genthner Henry Fisher Camden Frank Allen Lorraine Allen Arrowsic Elmer Dow New Jersey David Hill Joseph Higgins Mrs. H. Dorman Perkins Herbert Pierce Charles Herbert Pierce Pierce Rita Henderson Charles Henderson Upper High Street Addie Davis Moulton Bernard McCausland Oak Street Bath Memorial Hospital Marshall N. Allen Miss Alma Allen George Roundy Groton, Mass Roundy Eugene Brown Deering Street Barbara Brown Walter Brown Aline B. Coklin Mrs. Wilber Cahill John Huskins Winship Street Capt. Huskins Craigsmere M. Y Huskins William F. Plummer Plummer Five Islands Robert Bernard John Emerson North Street Albert Henderson Union Street Jane Henderson James Henderson Melrose Mr. Henderson Fannie Gass Connecticut Donald Henderson Robert C. Feere George R. Perry Maple Street Hercules Powder Co New Brunswick N. J Young Feero Use University of Maine Bath Low Works Corp Feero Red Crh Sedgwick Edwin Spaulding Harold Buzzell Louis M. Silverman Sarah Libby Esther M. Mikels Lucy A. Swanton Orange Sheldon de F. Clark Church of the New Jerusalem Albert Diepuis Walter I. Swanton Frederick Swanton Harry Swanton Westport Clark Flower Hospital the Financial Reporter Swanton Ernest A. Sherman Dudley S. Leavitt England Roosevelt Pacific Atlantic Canada Nova Scotia New England Admiral Stark Navy David P. Mullin Kearny New York City Federal Shipbuilding Company Pennsylvania George Stacy William S. Blair Antonio Puna, Jr Lance Cooper Rexford B. Stover Harold McLean Boston Navy Yard Earle H. Coombs Norfolk, Va Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co Leonard Brewer Hubert W. Eldred Miami Winchester Peter Winchester Rouss B. Pearson McCurdy Halifax U. S. Maritime Commission Winchell Carl H. Cooper Florence M. McDougall St. Mary’s Church Portsmouth John North Willys Mr. Willys Isabel China Washington, D.C Harold L. Adams Mr. Walsh Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association Neil S. Bishop Bowdeinham Sagadahoc County Bishop Dike Parent-Teacher Association North End Charles I. Madden, Jr Merton Dearing Fred Pinkham Irving Varney Arthur Gilmore Carl Langbehn Steen Adjutant General's Office Augusta National Guardsmen Joseph A. Butler Eleanor P. Danforth Ken MacKenzie Phil Boy Phil Libby Vivian Kronstrand Lena Fortier Mary Cummings Ada Nostall Gardiner R. Deering Kennebec County George F. Willis Willis Kora Temple Mystic Shrine Blue Lodge Turgeon Edward Littleigh Kora Charles Pulsifer Fred Cary East Brunswick Alice King River Road David Reed Bath Country Club Charles Burgess Roy’s Sanitary Market Georgetown
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