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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1944

Page

8

Dunlap Knights Host Banquet At Masonic Temple

Dunlap Commandery held a 6 30 pm banquet at Masonic Temple served by Genesta chapter O E S with chicken pie peas mashed potatoes cranberry sauce hot rolls apple pie coffee decor featured Maltese cross banners and white floral arrangement. Guests included Lieut Larsen Bangor naval airport Rev David L Wilson Roscoe W Brande and about 60 Sir Knights from surrounding commanderies.

Dunlap Commandery Masonic Temple Genesta Chapter Lieut Larsen Brunswick Naval Airport St. John’s Bangor David L. Wilson Belfast Maine United States Roscoe W. Brande Gardiner Commandery No. 1 Forrest C. Legard Dunlap Donald Young Order of Malta Dorwald Young Thomas Whiston

City to collect coins for USS Bath gift to city

Mayor Walter C. Rogers proposes school rooms place penny boxes Tuesday to raise funds from pupils for a suitable gift to the frigate USS Bath named for Lewiston. Mrs William H. Daley and son Bill of 997 Middle street were visiting Lewiston.

Walter C. Rogers Uss Bath William H. Daley and Son Bill Middle Street Lewiston

Cummings Gilmore Wedding Held at St Marys Church

A Bath ceremony united Miss Constance Yvonne Gilmore and John W. Cummings in a Monday morning wedding at St Marys Catholic Church. The bride wore egg shell and russet, with pink sweet peas, and the reception followed at the Gilmore home with about 100 guests.

St. Mary's Catholic Church Constance Yvonne Gilmore John W. Cummings John Cummings Amelise Bourque John J. Keegan Arthur G. Gilmore Mechanic Street Morse High Rent Area Lambert Park Project John W. Gilmore Gilmore Bath Oak Street Mr. Cummings Bath Iron Works Robert Footer Stephen Johns John Prency Anne Desmond Catherine Powers Audrey Hill Frances Flaherty John J. Keegan, Jr

Barthemy Yale wedding near Bath and Delta

Miss Marilynn Barthelemy daughter of Mrs. Albert Billings and Fred Barthelemy of Portland wed Sgt. James David Yale of Delta Pa at Grace Episcopal church rectory. Attendants included maid of honor Barbara Tasker and best man Eric Barthelemy. The couple will honeymoon in Delta then return to Bath.

Marilynn Barthelemy Albert Billings Bluff Road Bath Fred Barthelemy Portland James David Yale USA Signal Corps Delta Grace Episcopal Church Charles M. Tubbs Barthelemy Barbara Tasker Eric Barthelemy Miss Tasker Yale Freedom Academy Morse High School F. W. Woolworth Mr. Yale Tyra E. Yale Delta High School Army Post Sath

Norton-Norton Wed At Clergyman’s Residence

Allan Leroy Norton and Gladys Dencie Norton were married in a single ring ceremony at the home of Reverend David L. Wilson on Monday evening. The couple, both welders, are the son and daughter of Zebediah Norton and Laura Norton Addison Norton. Attendants were Laura Norton and Vivian Harriman. Marjorie Coleman of 20 Bath Street returned from Gloucester Massachusetts after visiting her father Captain W Ralph Wha ton and will stay with her father for several days.

Allan Leroy Norton Gladys Dencie Norton David L. Wilson Laura Norton Vivian Harriman Zebediah Norton This Marjorie Coleman Bath Street Gloucester Mass W. Ralph Whaton Bath

Lions Club Hears Need for Women in Army Air Force

Bath Lions Club heard Maj. Roger Carroll and Lt. Helen L. Pease discuss recruitment of women for the Army Air Force. They urged enlistment of women ages 20 to 50, noting postwar aviation growth and job opportunities. The meeting at Hyde Windlass cafeteria also covered club membership drives and future speaking plans.

Helen L. Pease Aaf-Wac Roger Carroll AAF Freemanfield Ind Bath Lions Club Hyde Windlass Maj Carroll Pease Maine Army Air Force Air Force Edward True, Jr Bath Cecil Brown

St Marys Guild Plans Rummage Sale

At a meeting of St Marys Guild plans were completed for a rummage sale to be held Tuesday afternoon at two at the parish house. A baked bean supper date will be determined at next weeks meeting. United Thank Offering is due and should be given to Miss Anna Trott by next Monday.

St. Mary’s Guild Carolyn Day Kenneth Brown Maud Phinney Florence Campbell Florence Hawley Charles M. Tubbs Edith Beverly Edward Parker Fred D. Hill Wilmer I. Voorhees Beatrice Perow Carl French Annie Manuel Walter S. Glidden Walter Hill Katrina Vamvakias H. Double Anna Trott Voorhees Florence Calderwood Edith Foster Arline Troop

Pushard Shaw Wedding in Bowdoin

Mrs. Mabel Seigars Shaw of South Dresden and Harold Pushard of Dresden Mills wed at Bowdoin Methodist parsonage with Rev. Alexander Cairns officiating. Attendants were the bride’s sister and her husband from this city. The couple honeymooned a week and will live in Bath.

Mabel Seigars Shaw South Dresden Joel Lilly Upper Washington Street Harold Pushard Dresden Mills Bowdoin Alexander Cairns Charles Whitehouse Pushard Bath Lewiston

Golfers Play 15 Holes at Bath Country Club Amid Rain

Players gathered at Bath Country Club on Sunday to complete 15 holes as rain paused play. With better weather expected, the course will be prepared, and more than 100 members have joined the club, the list increasing daily.

Bath Country Club

Bath Nurses Alumni Association elects officers at Memorial Hospital

Bath Nurses Alumni Association held its annual meeting at Memorial hospital with 22 members present. Mrs. Bernice A. Brawn was reelected president, Nellie M. McCabe vice president, and Jane Hillgrove secretary-treasurer. A June banquet was planned and committees formed to arrange it. The group noted a busy year and planned next meeting for June 15 at the Memorial hospital.

Bath Nurses’ Alumni Association Memorial Hospital Bernice A. Brawn Nellie M. McCabe Jane Hillgrove Ethel M. Blake Jennie M.trail Roberta I. Parris Josephine Moore Adelaide Flewelling Beulah Light Henrietta Sonia Grace Blair Kathleen Hart Nellie MceCabe M. Julia Footer Leona Spicer Ethel Blake Dorothy Huggard Estelle Coss Beatrice Crocker Bernice Brown Izetta Larrabee Jennie Trail Verna Bowie Margaret Yates Helen Bonney Jane McPhee

Windbreak Planned for Topsham-Brunswick Bridge

Residents gain seasonal wind protection on the An droscoggin river crossing after a hearing in Augusta. Maine Highway Commission approves a fall windbreak to shield pedestrians, to be removed in spring and rebuilt each fall, benefiting workers and shoppers in Topsham and Brunswick.

Androscoggin Brunswick Topsham Raymond M. MelIntire Maine Highway Commission Augusta McIntire Highway Commission Topsham-Brunswick Bath-Woolwich Bridge

Engagement Announced for Frances Robie and John Morse Jr

Mr and Mrs George Robert Robie of East Andover New Hampshire announce the engagement of their daughter Frances Robie to John G Morse Jr of Phippsburg. Frances is a University of New Hampshire and Andover Newton Theological School graduate who arrived in Phippsburg in 1940 as director of Phippsburg Christian Service. Morse graduated Morse High School in 1936 and is a member of the John G Morse Sons lumber firm. No wedding date set.

George Robert Robie East Andover N. H Frances Robie John G. Morse, Jr Phippsburg Robie University of New Hampshire Andover Newton Theological School Phippsburg Christian Service Morse Morse High School John G. Morse John G. Morse & Sons Earl D. Hatch Frances Louise Hatch Midshipman Forest Dana Fides Avery Fides Bowdoinham Miss Hatch Coombs High School Westbrook Junior College Brunswick Fides New York Maritime Academy of Castine Red Cross Delma Curtis Edward Baker Byron Durgin Karl Hatch Beatrice Mildred Small Crossman’s Lisbon Falls Helen Holman Kingfield Frederick Cheney Leonard Bishop Richmond Kenneth Titecomb Sangerville Bowdoinham Ridge Harold Cheney

Representative Hale Seeks Immediate Drainage Work at Lambert Park

Representative Robert Hale of Maine's First District inspected Lambert Park and was assured drainage improvements will start immediately. Officials also consider lowering rents for substandard semi permanent houses, following Hale's suggestion.

Robert Hale First Maine Lambert Park Offi Hale

Wade Shaughnessy Wedding in New York Church

Hon. and Mrs. Oliver Moses and daughter return from New York after the wedding of Miss Frances Anna Shaughnessy to Lieut. Philip Treadwell Wade at St Ignatius Catholic Church on April 15. The couple will reside at 94 Bank Street in New York City after a reception at the St. Regis Hotel.

Oliver Moses Helen Shaughnessy Washington Street New York City Barbara Ross George Weimeyer Lynn Mass St. Regis Hotel

Farewell party for Mrs. Paul Sherman held in Topsham

A farewell party in Topsham honored Mrs. Eleanor Mullaney Sherman nee Mullaney with Lt. A G Meyer hosting. Guests from Bath and Brunswick attended while Mrs. Sherman and her children planned to move to Bremerton to join Ensign Sherman at Puget Sound Navy Yard.

Paul Sherman Eleanor Mullaney Topsham A. G. Meyer Brunswick Naval Station Meyer Louis W. Cormier Wilbur Higgins Sherman Gail Paul, Jr Bremerton Wash Ensign Sherman Harry Gilchrist Carl Williams Mal Appleton John Callahan Louis Harvey Catherine Mullaney

Woodstock Bride Weds Harold Brown in Norway

Miss Ruth Etta Brooks of Woodstock married Harold Brown in Norway Saturday evening with Rev. Dalphon Brooks officiating. The bride is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Dalphon Brooks. the groom, a U S Navy veteran, is the son of Mrs. Hattie Brown and works at Bath Iron Works in the pipe shop. They reside in Norway at present.

Ruth Etta Brooks Woodstock Harold Brown Norway Dalphon Brooks U. S. Navy Hattie Brown Bath Iron Works

University of Maine Alumni Dance Guests Attend in Portland

Mr and Mrs Harold McElman Mr and Mrs William Turpie and Mr and Mrs John W Black of this city were among guests at the University of Maine Alumni dance held at the Portland Country Club Saturday evening.

Harold McElman William Turpie John W. Black City University of Maine Portland Country Club

Surprise stork shower held for Mrs Charlie Pratt

Mrs Lynde Heath and Mrs Adelbert Temple Jr hosted a surprise stork shower at Mrs Heaths home Friday evening. Gifts were arranged in a pink and blue crepe paper basket and guests enjoyed games and refreshments.

Lynde Heath Adelbert Temple Jr Charlie Pratt Heath

Farm and city property listings by Fred B Reed Co

Real estate ads invite buyers and sellers to contact Fred B Reed Co at 93 Front Street Bath. Manager Stanley E. Wallace offers property listings and exchanges by phone at TELephone 16 11.

Fred B. Reed Co Stanley E. Wallace Front Street Bath

Union Wage Request Denied by National War Labor Board

The Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers at Bath Iron Works sought a paid lunch period and higher rates for five classifications, but the National War Labor Board Shipbuilding Commission denied the requests. It did approve higher rates for heavy fire anglesmiths and blacksmiths, and kept other wage provisions. The order, effective April 24, arose after a February hearing in Washington, with Bath Iron Works' management and union representatives present.

Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers Bath Iron Works Corp National War Labor Board Shipbuilding Commission Shipbuilding Commission Washington WLB National Labor Relations Board Bath Management Labor Department William Simpkins Bath Iron Works John Newell John Conley, Jr John P. Carey G. W. Pach Chester Boudreau New York Frederick E. Dick Herman L. Coombs John W. Duddy

Mrs Newhall and granddaughter visit ends in Malden homecoming

Mrs. Jennie Newhall and her granddaughter Miss Joan Atkinson of Malden Massachusetts return home after a week long visit with Capt. and Mrs. Leonard Oliver at 1401 Washington Street and with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Foster at Sagadahoe Ferry.

Jennie Newhall Joan Atkinson Malden, Mass Leonard Oliver Washington Street Edward Foster Sagadahoe Ferry

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