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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1941

Page

8

Phippsburg notes amid hay prices and moose sightings

On the farm hay now costs 22 dollars a ton while fields grow sparse and some farmers, like Ju nker, sell cows rather than winter them. In town, Bates Stover’s Bath route is covered by Mrs. Helen Gagnon after his hospitalization, as she handles extra runs with a new Chevrolet town car.

Junker Bates Stover Popham Beach Bath Memorial Hospital Stover Helen Gagnon Small Point Tommy” Allegrin Gagnon Mr. Stover Winfield Morse J. J. Smith William D. Sewall Raymond W Raymond McIntire Augusta Raymond Wyman Elijah Bartlett Theresa Wyman Bessie Sprague Sprague Shore Simon Moore Bath WPA Popham Popham Road Sebasco Maurice Libby Meadowbrook Allan Little Edriel James Little Nellie Catherine Tracy Tracy New Meadows Gardiner Rogers Sally Charles Haggett Billy Bobby A. €. Nickerson Malden Mass Henry Minott Nickerson Stevens House Emma Perry Lottie Cobb Bowdoinham Ridge Langdon Thistle Harry Williams Nathan Cushman Sebasco Estates H. B. Wyman Harry Bowie Center Street Head Beach Guy Hosmer Bernice Hosmer Attleboro Ivory Fenderson Ashdale Gordon Davison South Portland T. C. Hughes Davison Davison Shipbuilding Firm Thatcher Pinkham

Mrs Pearl Dunbar Convalesces at Home on Middle Street

Mrs Pearl Dunbar is convalescing at her home on Middle Street after a recent operation at Memorial Hospital.

Pearl Dunbar Middle Street Memorial Hospital

Weekend Visit Ties Framingham Couple to Woolwich Pair

Mr and Mrs Raymond Thayer of Framingham Massachusetts spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Clifton S Gainsley in Woolwich Maine.

Raymond Thayer Framingham Mass Clifton S. Gainsley Woolwich

Dresden Notes on Local Residents and Seasonal Moves

Ernest Beckwith and family return from Randolph to Call's hill home after winter. Beckwith buys the Choate homestead. Miss Harriette Sheldon arrives from Everett Massachusetts for Easter vacation. Mrs. Lydel Good returns to Dresden Mills caring for cousin Mrs. Oscar Bailey. Mrs. Mabel Cate to Damariscotta for her son Clifton with pneumonia. Fred Chapman leaves for Lewiston. Miss Loucille Bailey RN employed at Richmond Corner. Mrs. Cora Gahan returns from Portland with her son Lawrence. George McDonald stays at Oscar Bailey's and attends Middle Bridge school.

Ernest Beckwith Randolph Call's Hill Beckwith Choate Homestead Harriette Sheldon Everett Mass Reaeng Force Lydel Good Oscar Bailey Dresden Mills Mabel Cate Gardiner Damariscotta Clifton Fred Chapman Lewiston Loucille Bailey R.N Richmond Corner Cora Gahan Portland Lawrence George McDonald Middle Bridge School

Railroad Schedules Change With Daylight Saving Time

Daylight saving time brings timetable changes for Sunday. Maine Central adds a Bangor to Boston afternoon train with aBath connection at 5.20 D S T. Weekday Bath 6.24 D S T train links Brunswick 6.55 to Portland arrival 7.50 and Pine Tree Limited to Bangor.

Maine Central Railroad Bangor Boston Bath Brunswick Portland New York Pine Tree Limited Worcester New Haven Philadelphia Baltimore Washington, D. C

Central Ladies' Aid Plans Several Suppers This Spring

Twenty eight members met at the Central church Ladies' Aid for a regular business session. Plans include June 17 supper for Baptist State convention delegates and an April 27 annual banquet at the parish house. The Rock Hill Inn will serve the supper and all attendees should call Mrs. Edward J. McMann. Committees for the choir and Rock Hill Inn events were named, with kitchen and setting tasks assigned.

Central Church Ladies’ Aid Baptist State Convention Rock Hill Inn Edward J. McMann A. George Moses John H. Harkins Horace P. Morse Arthur W. King Perry L. Thompson Martha Foote Edward Cummings Albert S. Noyes Alexander MacDonald Lawrence S. Lord Bowen Torrey

Three Generation Groups Attend Cosmopolitan Banquet

Miss Amy Irish will host the Mother and Daughter banquet at the Cosmopolitan club on May 14 at 6 30 p.m. The event features several three generation groups. Committees are listed with Mrs Hiram T Stevens chairing the program and Mrs Carroll A Deering coordinating kitchen duties.

Amy Irish Mother and Daughter Cosmopolitan Club Hiram T. Stevens Fred K. Sturtevant R. M. J. Steussey Carroll A. Deering Stanley W. Brown Carl S. Pierce Chester A. Roberts John M. Dowling Elmer Williams George Baer Connard Earles T. Small Rupert M. Irvine Julian Bennett Elizabeth Deering John H. Harkins

Parker Head A Busy Social and Church Schedule

Parker Head residents reflect a busy week with entertaining gatherings at Mrs. Charles Blaisdell home and Miss Virginia Rogers guesting from Winnegance. Church school, a station appearance, and a second season picnic on Wiener Rock feature the community’s social calendar along with local travel, visits, and family events across Perkins Island Lewiston Bath and Lisbon Falls.

Charles Blaisdell Walter Cushing Earl Lowell Allie Rollins William Hemmer George Morong John Libby Eugene Harrington Grace Craft Herbert Doughty H. D. Mank Virginia Rogers Frances Robie Osgood Portland Parker WGAN Elwood Hathorne

Peculiar Accident In Woolwich On Carlton Bridge

Albert W. Pinkham of Woolwich, 71, narrowly escaped serious injury on Carlton bridge Saturday morning. While attempting to place his cane on the curb it fell toward the roadway and struck the rear fender of a car driven by Mrs. Louella M. Fraser of Bath. Pinkham was taken to Memorial Hospital with multiple cuts and bruises. Mrs. Fraser was later absolved of responsibility.

Albert W. Pinkham Woolwich Carlton Bridge Pinkham Louella M. Fraser Bath Memorial Hospital

Marriage announced in Belmont Miss Gertrude Hanley and Ronald Johnson

Announced in Belmont ass April 12 the marriage of Miss Gertrude Louise Hanley to Ronald Grant Johnson. Johnson is son of Charles C. Hanley of Belmont and Westport. They will live in Cambridge Massachusetts. Other local notes mention residents visiting Bath, Belmont and Augusta, weekend cottage stays, and social calls by several families.

Belmont Gertrude Louise Hanley Ronald Grant Johnson Johnson Charles C. Hanley Westport Cambridge Mass Virginia Jewett University of Maine Bath Thomas Kilpatrick Jr Providence R. I Kilpatrick Camp James Dunton Lisbon Falls Arthur Pratt Auburn Lester Hodgdon Carl Hodgdon Freeman Colby Alyn Jewett Addie Tilton Bell B. Tilton South Portland the Cedars Fannie Ingalls Edmund A. Rothwell Irene Ingalls Taunton Brian Jewett Donald D. Young Augusta James Williams Washington, D. C Colin Dunn Dorothy Dunn Bessie Hasselman Braintree Eva Beaudet Boston Rousseau Fitchburg John Swanton H. A. Swanton Alvin Hodgdon Medford Lizzie Cromwell C. S. Little State Road Edwin Cromwell Eaton Farm Russell Stodder

May Make Toll House a First Aid Station

Bath chapter of the American Red Cross discussed converting the toll house at the Carlton bridge into a police first aid station. The chapter favors supplying the station and appointing officers, with six locals completing a home nursing course under Mrs. Rosanna McFadden. A May 12 meeting is planned.

Carlton Bridge Bath American Red Cross Louis A. Dole G. Thomas Murphy Joseph I. Smith Lillian Fadden Rosanna McFadden Elizabeth Butterfield Eleanor Ferguson Laura Mitchell Fannie Gass Eva Lemont Helen Nichols

Coombs Thornton Wedding in Sanford

Miss Edna Mat Thornton daughter of Mrs Hannah Thornton Wilkes-Barre Penn and Charles A Coombs Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Coombs 74 Washington street were married in Sanford April 15. The bride attended Wilkes-Barre High School and worked in Detroit. The groom a Morse High School graduate class of 1919 and Rogers Hardware employee for about 15 years has served as ward one councilman. They honeymoon in the White Mountains Northern Maine and Massachusetts and will reside with the groom’s parents at 74 Washington street.

Edna Mat Thornton Hannah Thornton Wilkes-Barre Penn Charles A. Coombs, Jr Charles A. Coombs Washington Street Sanford Coombs Wilkes-Barre High School Detroit Mich Morse High School Rogers Hardware Store Ward One White Mountains Maine Massachusetts

Miss Dorothea Fulton Holiday Visit in Boston

Miss Dorothea Fulton of Braintree Massachusetts is spending spring vacation with her aunt and Miss Betty Howard of Washington Street. Billy Haggett of York Street Boston accompanies his grandmother Mrs. Edwin W Haggett of West Bath to Boston for the holiday.

Dorothea Fulton Ernest Fulton Braintree, Mass Betty Howard Norman Howard Washington Street Billy Haggett Charles L. Haggett York Street Edwin W. Haggett West Bath Boston

Popham Beach Residents See Coast Guard Aid and Local News

Department of Interior Geologic Survey teams surveyed the road on Tuesday and Wednesday, with U S Coast Guard help on Saturday as the Mary Annie motor boat was tested Sunday morning by Cody, Capt. Andrews and Scott. Sunday school was omitted due to Miss Frances Robie on vacation. The community notes Bates Stover is ill and Mrs Gagnon of Bath substitutes. Several residents and visitors from Bath Milton Roxbury Newton Center and Seguin Island are referenced with weekend visits and liberty from the Coast Guard.

Charles Perry Anna Percy Cox Albie Oliver Ora Hallett William Hallett A. L. Nickerson Phippsburg Center John Libby Bernardman George Morong Lawrence Morong Lewiston George Terrill Lowell Mass Coast Guard Perkins Island Lewis Lowell Brunswick Fred Shepard Leston Harrington Allie Lawrence Thayer Frank Wyman Forest Wyman Marie Burleigh Williams Virginia Rogers Leroy Perkins Thornton Williams Winnegance John D. Libby Sanford Bernard Wyman Betty Anne Bernard, Jr Frances Libby Margaret Marsh East Boston John Logan Boston Virginia Logan Seymour Hunter Rosalie Richards Marie Wyman Bath Charles Sebasco Pauline Morong Arthur Kreidler Howard Lawrence Lisbon Falls Ralph Morong A. Bernard Webber Department of Interior Geological Survey U. S. Coast Guard Mary Annie Cody Andrews Scott Frances Robie Irving Dobbin Popham Bates Stover Gagnon Mr. Stover Lawrence Taylor Sarasota Fla Popham Road Seaman Drake Guy Crowley Ellison Moody Page Wyman Lawrence Elisha Bridges Robert Cody Anne Henry Andrews Milton Wendell Farrington Roxbury Graham Cottage Frank Scott Jonesport Dobbin Peter Isaacson Stone House Vernon Mattson Nils Mattson Newton Center William Wallace Raymond Larrabee Louis Gayton Auburn Walter Sprague Herbert Marguerite McNulty Clarence Sheffield Seguin Island Robert Moore

Blue Pomeranians Shown At Quimby Kennels In Springfield

Mrs. Fred W. Quimby keeps a renowned blue pomeranian line at 19 Quimby Street. The latest, Teddy, born December 6, weighs six pounds and may reach twelve as an adult. Also shown are Blue Belle, a five year old blue, and a brown pomeranian named Joe Louis. Parent dogs Cinnamon and Gloria give the litter its color and vigor.

Fred W. Quimby Quimby Street Teddy Joe Louis Cinnamon Gloria Quimby

Harvard Glee Club Gives Fine Concert

An appreciative Bath audience attended Saturday’s Harvard Glee Club concert under Bath High School Alumni association. Conductor G Wallace Woodworth led 45 voices with fine piano accompaniments by William W. Austin and John E. Reynolds. The elegy Come Shepherds, We’ll Follow the Hearse was a standout selection.

Harvard Glee Club Bath High School Alumni Association G. Wallace Woodworth Arthur M. Bowker William W. Austin John E. Reynolds Arne

Bath Iron Works staff keeps 10 hour shifts in doubt

At Bath Iron Works rumors of widespread 10 hour shifts and seven day weeks persist though most machines run standard hours. The plant has added a 48 inch shaft lathe for finishing destroyer and cargo carrier drives, while apprentice pay scales rise toward 94 cents by year four. New vessel moves include the yacht Aletes and trailer court plans for worker housing under study.

Eric O. Anderson Iron Works Bath Iron Works Corp William S. Newell Aletes Pres. Newell U. S. Navy Bath Uncle Sam Ships Ralph Millett East Brunswick Bath Water District Harold S. Vanderbilt Fred Lawton Vanderbilt

Times Bowling Team Holds Third Annual Banquet

About 20 Times staff members attended the Hotel Phoenix dinner in honor of the undefeated bowling team. Dudley S. Leavitt missed the event. Toastmaster Wilfrid F. Guerin praised the group while garnet neckties bearing a silver T were presented.

Times Hotel Phoenix Dudley S. Leavitt Wilfrid FE. Guerin Frank Pepper Mr. Guerin The

Beatrice Morrison to Wed Harry Ring Jr in Summer

Mr and Mrs Ralph S Morrison of Auburn announce the engagement of daughter Beatrice Morrison to Harry E Ring Jr son of Mr and Mrs Harry E Ring of Bath Miss Morrison a 1926 Edward Little High School graduate and secretary to Auburn schools superintendent is engaged to Ring a 1932 Morse High School and 1935 Bentley School of Accounting graduate now employed by Bath Iron Works Corp The wedding is planned for summer.

Ralph S. Morrison Lake Street Auburn Beatrice Morrison Harry E. Ring, Jr Harry E. Ring Washburn Street Bath Miss Morrison Edward Little High School Ring Morse High School Bentley School of Accounting and Finance Boston Bath Iron Works Corp

Wright Funeral Service Held At Arthur Mayo Home

The funeral for Irving B. Wright, longtime member of the Board of Highways and Sewers, was held Wednesday at two at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence on 819 High Street. Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiated. Bearers were Arthur Eseley Arthur Perkins Alfred Proctor and William Weaver. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Irving B. Wright Board of Highways and Sewers Arthur F. Mayo High Street Charles M. Tubbs Gracechurch Arthur Eseley Arthur Perkins Alfred Proctor William Weaver Oak Grove

Also Mentioned on This Page

Phippsburg Dresden Maine Central Entral Ladies’ Aid Donald Crosby Janice Farnham van Buren Mrs. Crosby Miss Farnham Mrs Egbert Farnham Toll House Red Cross Coombs-Thornton Ralph E. Milliken R. Eugene, Jr Topsham Leroy Neilson George A. Milliken Pearl Street Herbert Payson Waterville Baths Parke Grindell Harding Langdon Green Bath Police Bath Savings Institution Seth Stewart Stanley Curtis Tacoma Wash Mrs. Curtis Eugene Lewis Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Mr. Lewis Milan Street Dorothy Anliker Allyn Jewett Paul B. Wilson Mrs. Wilson Tobacco Road Harold L. Adams Seven Shipyard Exchange of Safety Engineers Pennsylvania New York State Charles Dutton, Jr Portsmouth Navy Yard Shirley M. Parshley Shepard Street Silas E. Plant Arthur K. Purington Purington Ivan A. Trueworthy Leslie Plant Ernest Avery, Jr Ralph Pratt Nathan Coffin William Owen Mary McCabe Ruth Clark Cora Buchanan Franklin Wright David Desmond Martin Losier
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