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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1943

Page

6

Local Society and Military News From Bath Area

Robert Lee Goodrich, 19, Morse High senior now an air cadet at Camp Kearns Utah, awaits orders for transfer. Bath residents Walter James and Arline James visit Port land. Owen Williams earns a distinctive award at Scott Field. Various family updates include training, travel, and post hospital recoveries amid World War II service.

Owen H. Williams Emer Williams West Bath Army Air Force Technical Training School Scott Field Ill

Local Social Notes and Engagement News

Mrs. Harry J. Teasdale has moved to her parents’ home at 48 Oliver Street. Miss Norma Steussy arrives from Boston to Easter visit her parents at 444 Middle Street. Mrs. Harriet Lewis hosted the Discord club on High Street with several members attending. The club meets next Tuesday with Mrs. Amanda King of Highland Street. Mrs. Horace P. Morse of West Street is convalescing after an appendectomy at Brunswick hospital. Mr. and Mrs. N Sherman Rand of Rye announce the engagement of their daughter Louise W Rand to Melville E Clark of Bath. Louise is a Portsmouth High School and Bryant & Stratton graduate and works at the OPA Rent office in Portsmouth. Clark attended Bath schools and is in the Panama Canal zone. No wedding date set.

Thimble Club Earl Coombs Arrowsie Coombs Back River Walter James Lloyd L. Hooker Fenton I. Moore Chester MacKenzie Elmer Blake Jennie Nolan Beatrice McIntosh Dorothy Kenney Dorothy Sonia Harry J. Teasdale Washington Street Floyd H. Preble Olver Street Norma Steussy Chamberlain School Boston R. J. M. Steussy Middle Street Harriet Lewis High Street Helen Palmer Hannah Miller Amanda King Louise King Virginia White Margaret Lonn Shirley Morong Highland Street Horace P. Morse West Street Brunswick Hospital N. Sherman Rand Rye Louise W.- Rand Melvilte E Clark Raymond M. Clark Bath Miss Rand Portsmouth Bryant & Stratton Business School OPA Clark Panama Canal Zone Stanleigh Junior College N. H Richard D. Currier Priscilla Barbara Trott Milton C Trott Grace Crowley William. Crowley Union Street James Goodwin First Baptist Church Chestnut Street Willis H. Slarrington Mabel Reed Mabel Lake Lee L. Hooker Roy Francis Samuel Wakefield Barbara Ross Rodney E. Ross St. Petersburg Fla Texas Sumner Sewall Miss Ross Roger Skillings Florida Camp Howze Rodney E Ross, Jr U.S.A Frank G. Reed Mechanic Street Saco Howard P. Hill David Hill Eleanor Wilson Jackson College Lewis Wilson North Street James H. Morse USN Norfolk Machinists Mates School Curtis Bay New York

Smiths vacationed with relatives on Georges Lake

Mr and Mrs George Smith of Sandy Point near Bangor returned from a visit with Mr and Mrs Raymond Smith of High Street Their son Burton joined them and the group spent a day and night at their summer home on Georges Lake in Liberty

George Smith Sandy Point Bangor Mr. Smith Raymond Smith High Street

Needham Youth Enlists in Navy Air Corps Cadet Program

Robert Parrish Thornton, son of Mr and Mrs Edward B Thornton Needham Mass formerly of Bath, has enlisted in the Navy Air Corps as a cadet and will likely begin training in June after his 19th birthday. He passed a medical exam in a class of 17 from 24. Thornton graduated Needham High School in 1942 and has worked in Boston. He is grandson of Oscar Thornton of Bath and recently visited for his grandfather Rutherford Parrish’s death. Mrs Willis Hall of 277 Middle Street has recovered from illness and is home again.

Daniel J. Perry 1070 High Street Harold Perry U. S. Air Forces Medical Corps Camp Kearns Utah O'Riley General Hospital Springfield Missouri Corp Robert Perry Air Force Smoky Hill Air Base Salina Kansas Pvt George P. Perry U.S. A Portland Harbor John J. Perry Naval Air Corps Reserves Frederick G. White, Jr Frederick G. White Washington Street U. S. Naval Training Station Newport R. I Navy Bath Iron Works Lewiston High School Boy Scouts of America Mr. White Richard Footman Marines Robert Parrish Thornton Edward B. Thornton Needham Mass Bath Navy Air Corps Robert Needham High School Boston Oscar Thornton Rutherford Parrish George Rogers, Jr Camp Devens George Rogers, Sr Trufant Street Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana Pvt. Rogers Morse High University of Maine

Dessert Bridge Results and Local Social Notes at Cosmopolitan Club

Seven tables contested contract bridge at the Cosmopolitan club with Mrs Wallace Ham and others serving on the committee. First prize went to Mrs Ethel Lee, second to Mrs Carl G Pierce and Mrs Mabel Harris took third. Also reports visits, college closure notices, and local social updates covering Bath and surrounding communities.

Cosmopolitan Club Wallace Ham Roscoe McFadden Julia Fields Harold Avery Bernard Knight Ethel Lee Carl G. Pierce Mabel Harris

Portland visitor attends funeral services for Mrs Emma Day

Miss Florence Wright of Portland stayed with her sister Mrs George Rogers on Trufant street for a few days. Miss Agnes Gray of Hallowell also visited Mr and Mrs Rogers. They came to attend the funeral services of Mrs Emma Day at the Old Ladies Home.

Florence Wright Portland George Rogers Trufant Street Agnest Gray Hallowell

Ensign Wysor Marries in Corpus Christi Honeymooning Abroad

Ensign Philip Wysor and Marie Merrill wed at Corpus Christi Texas last week and honeymoon in New York City and Easton Pennsylvania visiting his parents. He left for Miami for transitional training while Mrs Wysor plans a Bath Easter visit with her Merrill relatives.

Ensign Philip Wysor Marie C. Merrill Corpus Christi Texas New York City Easton Henry Wysor New York Wysor Ensign Wysor Miami Fla

Traveling family notes and local spring visits

Mrs Henry Minott plans eight weeks in Orlando with her daughter Miss Margaret Minott before joining Mrs Marion Higgins Keller in Georgia and returning to Richmond for a visit. Alice Minott will join at Temple University then head to Maine to open the Henry Minott homestead at Puippsburg.

Henry Minott Washington Richmond Orlando Fla Margaret Minott Holycross Marion Higgins Keller Minott Temple University A Alice Maine Puippsburg Alice Minott Robert Swan Bell Harbor L. 1 N. Y

Burke Family Moves for Easter Vacation

Marion Burke and her son Eugene Foster Burke left Bath to reside with Mrs. Burke's parents in Dixfield. Mrs. Elisha Bridges and daughter Miss Marion Bridges of Washington Street went to Popham Beach for the Easter vacation. Miss Bridges attends Morse High School.

Lewis Young Louis Young Upper Washington Street Boothbay Harbor Fred Abbott Wayne Marion Burke Eugene Foster Burke Bath Dixfield Mrs. Burke Elisha Bridges Miss Marion Bridge Washington Street Popham Beach Miss Bridges Morse High School

Ensign Hyde Phillips Survives Coast Guard Rescue

Ensign Arthur Hyde Phillips 22, son of Mrs. John C. Phillips of 61 Mount Vernon St Boston, survived after a friend was killed when their Wolverine went down near Glenview Naval Air Station. Phillips, a Harvard 1942 graduate, suffered shock and exposure and was rescued by a Coast Guard boat that recovered his comrade’s body.

Ensign Arthur Hyde Phillips John C. Phillips Mount Vernon Street Boston Massacusetts Coast Guard Bost Phillips Ensign Phillips Bath Eleanor Hyde Thomas W. Hyde William Phillips U. S Mary Harvard Glenview Naval Am Station

Bath area social notes highlight military and family visits

Mrs Olive Woodworth and sister Hilda Bond of Brain tree Mass formerly of Bath visited their father Benjamin Murray at the Old Folks Home. Second Lieutenant Roderic Thomas Winston US A graduated pilot transition at Hobbs Army Air Field and is now eligible for combat duty. Ensign James W Stanton USN returned to Boston. Miss Eleanor Wilson returned to Boston after visiting her parents in Bath. Mary Boynton of Boston and several Bath residents spent holidays with relatives. The Bath group also attended the Canberra launch reception with sponsor Lady Alice Dixon.

Olive Woodworth Hilda Bond Braintree Mass Bath Benjamin Murray Old Folks Woodworth Weeks Street School Roderic Thomas Winstorn US A Hoobs Army Air Field Hobbs New Mexico Joseph P. Bailey Hobbes Field West Point Hosace C. Winston Army Air Base Gonca Ratu Fila James W. Stanton Boston Stanton John Cummings Oak Street George W. Larrabee Phippsburg Loewe Corliss D. Keller Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp Fore River Quincy Alice Dixon

Missionary Society Discusses War Roles and Faith

Dr Luther Wesley Smith urged the church to adopt an offensive stance in wartime as a threefold defense of faith prayers and the Word of God. He argued military leaders in conflict abandoned offensive warfare and the Christian church must wage war with purpose rather than be merely ministered to.

Luther Wesley Smith Northern Baptist Convention United States Christian Church Church of Christ

Bettes Victory Gardens Plan for Local Food Production

Public officials urge more victory gardens to support the war effort. City residents should establish semi centralized plots near homes with reliable water and healthy soil. Gardens must be run by volunteers, with easy harvest access for families.

Mets Sees Furniture Restricting Steel Waste Save Metals

The effort saves about 22 000 tons of metals annually by reducing waste and reusing steel and furniture components for wartime needs.

Mets Furnitere Restictieg Weed

Club 42 Dines at the Phoenix Friday Evening

Ethel Kolorik and Pat O Reilley showcased remarkable operatic verse delivery while Miss Esther Wilson and Miss Alice Geneau offered refined diction and musical poise in a vivid program, praised for its poetic selection and vivid vocal execution.

Club 42 the Phoenix Ethel Kolorik Pat O Reilley Esther Wilson Manmer Alice Geneau South Pacific

Youth Confesses to Burglary and Is Given Second Chance

A 15 year old Saco youth admitted stealing $64 from a Ross Road home after entry through a cellar window. He turned back $52 to the owner, the city marshal received restitution, and the owner chose not to press charges. The youth was allowed to return home due to his age and offered another opportunity to reform.

Ernest Hall, Jr Saco Jonring Lowing

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robert Lee Goodrich Joseph Goodrich Drayton Road U. S. Army Air Forces Bob Miss Arline Mr. James Oliver James Priscilla Merrill Senter’s, Inc Tampa Arthur Brady Alice Frost Williams Street Memorial Hospital Hugh D. Grant Edgar W. Oliver Maine General Hospital Eleanor Lenox Harold Goodrich Richard Goodrich Bruce Fulton Eva Fulton Academy Street Gloria Linford the Times Co Willis Snowdeal Allen Whitney Jonesboro George Edwin Soule Susie Lewis Trevett Sumner Berry York Street Carlton B. Kelley Leon Kelley Sagadahoe Ferry Wortland Army Air Force Carlton Frank W. Carlton Carlton Bridge Woolwich Brunswick Daniel Harris Hyde Park Terrace Worcester Alberta Whitman Hotel Bancroft Miss Whitman U. S. Coast Guard Norfolk, Va Horace G. Morse James T. Bonney Union Streets Court Raymond Chubbuck Billy Pearl Street Medfield Daniel MacLauchlin MacLauchlin Berlin, Conn Henry W. Brown Marlboro P. T. School Mr. Brown Arthur Bogle USA Camp Shelby Miss Edward Lord Fitts Street Lord Pvt. Bogle Skowhegan Bogle The Independent Reporter Rosalyn Condos Gladys Richards Day's Ferry Estelle Comeau Millie Yates Helen Jones Amelda Douglas Elsie Comeau Pat Hayward Edith Nash Melvin D. Whitlam Oliver Street Eugene Rice 87Th Mountain Division Camp Hale Colorado Nelson Rice Sagadahoc Ferry Hyde Windlass Co Alice R. Pratt Vatley Road Manley Ellis Medical Corps United States Army Georgia Harry Higgins Fort Devens Rose Higgins North Bath Fort Lawton Seattle Higgins Wash Alfred IL. Tarbox Leonard Graham Maloney Washington, D. C Kenneth R. Weeks U. S. Maritime Service Congress Street Maritime Service Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn Willis Hall Donald Page Donald George Helms East Brunswick Bath Memorial Hospital Wanda J. McPhee Hartford, Conn Ruth Stimson Hartford Bar Harbor Lucy McPhee Union Street Court Frank H. Phillips Hotel Eastland Ethel Carlson Ethelyn Johnson Carl E. Carlson Los Angeles Calif Carlson U. S. Army Charles E. Hewitt Kittery Laura P. Higgins Robert Footer Edward Footer Upper High Street James B. Lemont Alice Johnson West Bath Grange Hall Grange William Coombs Mason Wright Howard Blake Helen Hartwell Clarence Brackley Lester Brackley Cincinnati Ohio Merrymeeting Camps Barbara McMann Marion Rose Beatrice Linford Concord the State Hospital Edward Brown Jr Brown Louis J. Preney Leon Bates Beachmont North Edgecomb Loring Small Berry Mills Mr. Bates Langdon Thistle Charles E. Crosby Freeman Crosby Johanson House Eugene A. Taylor Maine Central Railroad Greyware Hospital E. H. Crockett Elizabeth Mr. Crock- Smith Walter Radford Clara M. Adams Cambridge Curtis Goodwin Kendra Elaine Rockland Florence Foster Leonard Oliver Louis Youn Sandra Lee Marion Wakefield Bartholomew O'Donnell Colleen Margaret South Portland Harry A. Beals Gardiner Mrs. Beals Ellery C. Kidder, Jr U.S. A. Air Forces Army Air Forces Technical Training Command Keesler Field Ellery C. Kidder Bath Street John Rines John Jr Center Street Alfred LeClair Marco Welding School Henry Lawry Howard Rice Lester Oliver Harold Robinson Hyde Windlass Hospital Huse School Mr. Robinson Beth Henry O. Trowbridge Andrews Road New England Deaconess Hospital Brookline Edgar Williams South Orrington Gilbert Morrin Harold V. Fish John Holmquist Fish Albert Drouin Tumes Company Rumford Alphone Drown N_ Elwood Mrs Coffins Samuel Guptill Mrs. Guptill Days Ferry Edward Butterfield Yale School of Dramatics Butterfield Andrew Butterfield Granite Street New Haven Conn William Haley A W. Woodworth A T. Bond Frances Richard Quark Mary Boynton Carl Anderson Green Street Miss Boynton Fanny Farmer School Elva Stickney John Kenneth Smith Lucy Togus Stickney Veterans Hospital Bathire Works Issionary Society Corliss Street Bettes Victory Gardens Amy OF Bath Henry W. Owen, Jr Fall Reference Index Tel
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