Local society notes bid farewell to Bath Iron Works staffer
Charles Robinson of Bedford Street received a purse from Bath Iron Works upon completing duties at the Fabrication Plant in Hardings before leaving Thursday for Fort Devens Massachusetts to enter the armed forces. He has had several farewell parties and gifts including a Naval insignia gold ring.
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Charles Robinson
Carl L. Robinson
Bedford Street
Bath Iron Works
Hardings
Fort Devens
Mass
Robinson
Car W. Robinson
Car L. Robinson
Charles Holbrook Improves After Fall at Home
Charles Holbrook of 14 South Street, previously confined to bed after a fall, is much improved and able to be about again. He thanks friends for flowers and favors shown during his illness.
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Charles Holbrook
14 South Street
Mr. Holbrook
Service Members and Families Depart for War Posts
Local notices list Rodney Lewis leaving Bath for Newport to join Navy training. Several relatives are stationed in Tampa Iceland Camp Croft and MacDill Field. Families plan visits, furloughs, and upcoming travel as wartime duties continue.
Birthday Supper and Surprise for Mrs Hatch
Mrs John Hunt hosted a Saturday supper party for her club on Middle street. Easter lilies and tulips adorned the living and dining rooms as Mrs William P Hatch received a large birthday cake and many gifts. Attendees included Mrs Guy Sprague Mrs Wellington A Moore Mrs Lester Campbell Mrs Vivian Brown of Bath Mrs Philip Gildart of Bangor and Mrs Bartholomew ODonnell of South Portland. Annie Biggins of Boston arrived to visit cousin Henry Biggins on Chestnut Street.
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John Hunt
Middle Street
William P. Hatch
Hatch
Guy Sprague
Wellington A. Moore
Lester Campbell
Vivian Brown
Bath
Philip Gildart
Bangor
Bartholomew O'Donnell
South Portland
Annie Biggins
Boston
Henry Biggins
Chestnut Street
Local residents share Easter weekend travels and visits
Miss Alice Darrah from Bliss College Lewiston spent the weekend in Oakland and attended the Edith Sturtevant Theodore Graham wedding as bridesmaid. Notes also list visits and moves among Bath area families including Jean Dennison in Portland, Edmond E Coombs overseas in the South Pacific, and family updates from Bath to Woolwich and Cape Elizabeth.
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Alice Darrah
Bliss College
Lewiston
Oakland
Edith Sturtevant
Theodore Graham
Darrah
George Darrah
Pine Street
Local servicemen and family notes from Bath area
H Vernon Macintyre promoted to corporal at Fort Harrison Indiana attached to medical branch of air forces and studying physics electricity anatomy osteology and roentgenology. Mrs C E Woods of Kittery visits Bath then Gardiner before returning home. Nolan family guests at Sedgwick with interludes in New York City and Bath visits. Knick Knack Klub enjoys Portland outing with dinner and theatre. Norma Doris Burns completes four weeks basic training at Fort Oglethorpe and will train at Stephen F Austin State Teachers College for behind the lines army work. Mrs Bartholomew O Donnell and Colleen Margaret return to South Portland after visit to Mrs O Donnell's mother. Mrs Wellington A Moore of Weeks street and Mrs Donald Page with son Donald Merrill of Portland visit with Mr and Mrs Jason A Merrill in Washington.
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Arlington
Paul Cushman
Howe
Gate
Tron Works
Washington, D.C
Franklin
Upper Washington Street
H. Vernon Macintyre
Hugh B Macintyre
Richardson Street
Fort Harrison
Ind
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Air Forces
Cpl
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M.d.e.ts
Stephen F. Nolan
Joan Anne
Stephen Jr
Jackie
Jimmie
Sedgwick
Nolan
New York City
Bath
Frank Hinds
South Street
Frank Jones
Russell Street
Marguerite Footer
Norma Doris Burns
Middlestreet
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Fort Oglethorpe
Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College
Nacogdoches
Texas
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Colleen Margaret
South Portland
O'Donnell
Wellington A. Moore
Weeks Street
Social Roundup of Local Visits and Returns
Miss Marion Bowie returns home from the Osteopathic hospital in Portland. Mr and Mrs Guy Sprague host Easter dinner with guests including their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs David Sprague of Bath and Willard Sprague. John Harris and son John return from visit with Mrs Harris and Mr Christopher Boyle family. Ralph Houston, USN, returns to Brooklyn after weekend with parents Lawrence Houston of Andrews Road. Mrs Sherwood Francis and daughter Avolyn visit Auburn with Mr and Mrs Clarence Cronk. Judith Dennison leaves for Portland to join sister Jean Dennison. Mrs Galen M Low and daughter Jean return to Chestnut Hill Mass after visit with Mr Low's mother Mrs Charles C Low. Gustave Meister arrives from Boston to weekend with Carl T Meister. Mr and Mrs Cecil Abbott and Mr and Mrs Alton Donnell reside Bath and pass Sunday in Unionville. Mrs William Daley and son Billy visit Portland. Mrs Ed win Harjula of Brunswick also present. Mrs Philip Gildart Suzanne and Philip Jr return to Bangor after week with parents. Mr and Mrs John Hunt of...
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Middle Street
David Sprague
Bath
Willard Sprague
Ralph Houston
USN
Brooklyn
N. Y
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Andrews Road
Houston
Navy
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William Dennison
Green Street
Portland
Jean Dennison
Galen M. Low
Jean
Chestnut Hill
Mass
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Suzanne
Philip Jr
Bangor
Christopher Boyle
Upper Washington Street
Orono
John Harris
Miss Mary Anderson Resumes Studies in Boston
Miss Mary Anderson resumes studies at the Pierce Secretariat School in Boston after a weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson on Green Street. Mrs Anne Ferguson of Bangor was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Arthur Johnson of Dummer Street.
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Boston
Arthur Sewall
Stonehouse Farm
Mary Anderson
Pierce Secretariat School
Carl Anderson
Green Street
Anne Ferguson
Bangor
Arthur Johnson
Dummer Street
Lieutenant Hayward on Week-Long Leave From Fort Fisher
Lieut. Fred O. Hayward Jr. U S A recently moved from Camp Davis North Carolina to Fort Fisher and arrived Sunday evening for a week’s leave to stay with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred O Hayward of North Bath. He previously worked at Hyde Windlass Co after Morse High graduation and served in the National Guard at Portland Harbor for over a year. He was promoted from Second to First Lieutenant on March 4. Mrs Joseph Madden of Dike Road left for Boston to enter Pratt Diagnostic Hospital for observation and treatment.
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Camp Davis
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Fort Fisher
Fred O. Hayward
North Bath
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Portland Harbor
Joseph Madden
Dike Road
Boston
Pratt Diagnostic Hospital
Easter social rounds lead to Knights of Columbus ball
Miss June Howard hosted friends at Major and Mrs. William Howard’s Anchorage home before the Knights of Columbus Easter ball at the State Armory on Lincoln Street. Guests included the Kirkpatricks, McCormacks, Hoebels, McElmans, Harold McElman, Dorothy W. Dunn, and Mrs. Bessie Hasselman. Mrs. Hasselman and family traveled from Center Street after visiting in Braintree Massachusetts with William and wife. Violet Dyer, Central Grammar School teacher, returned from Mars Hall Easter vacation with her parents.
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North Grammar School
West Bath
Randolph
Boston
Thelma Dearing
Pratt Street
Memorial Hospital
Bernice Hosmer
Attleboro
Mass
William W. Hosmer
Middle Street
June Howard
Major
William Howard
Anchorage
Knights of Columbus
State Armory
Lincoln Street
Ivan Kirkpatrick
T. Edward McCormack
Charles Hoebel
Richard McElman
Harold McElman
Dorothy W. Dunn
Bessie Hasselman
Center Street
Braintree
William Stevenson
Violet Dyer
Central Grammar School
Mars Hall
Margaret Cargill
High Street
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Florence Hall
Ella Bates
Winthrop
Bath
Edmund Staples
Front Street
Family returns home from Boston Easter visit
Mrs. Edward Dale True and her children Sally and Edward Jr. came back to Front Street after spending Easter vacation week with relatives in Boston. They were joined by Mrs. True's father O. E. Eilertson who has visited Massachusetts with his other children since Christmas.
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Sally
Edward, Jr
Front Street
Boston
Community notices from Augusta and Bath reflect spring visits
Local residents report visits and travels over Easter and spring weekends. Miss Mary Ellen Quinlan returns from East Brunswick to Augusta. Mrs Esther Lunden visits West Rockport. families attend Eastern Star events in Portland. Bath and Brunswick connections include weddings in Bangor, coastal trips to Peaks Island, and Navy trainee Joseph Spear finishing Morse High and joining Gunner's Mate training.
Local Families Note October Weekend Visits In Maine
Mr and Mrs Donald Sewall of Boothbay Harbor visited son Mark at the University of Maine in Orono where Mark is to begin a 16 month midshipman training at the Maine Maritime Academy Castine. Also mentioned are visits by Mr and Mrs Christopher Boyle and by Pvt Lloyd E Moore home on furlough from Arkansas. Scott Holmes, Bernard Holmes, and Albert Drouin spent the weekend in Lewiston.
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Boothbay Harbor
Bath
Orono
Mark
University of Maine
Mar
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
U.S. Naval Reserves
Mark W. Sewall
Scott Holmes
Bernard Holmes
Albert Drouin
Lewiston
Bath area notes Easter collection and local visits
The report covers Rev Francis W O'Brien supplying a Bath Rockland church pulpit while the pastor is ill, and a Easter collection topping $500 for the pastor. It lists numerous Bath residents visiting relatives in Melrose Portland Wakefield Winthrop Needham and other towns, plus local teachers and workers on leave or returning home.
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Francis W. O'Brien
Bath
Rockland
Local Graduates Earn Army Technical Training Rating
PFC Vaughn J. Dean son of Mr and Mrs J Emerson Dean of Orono has graduated from the training station at Keesler Field Biloxi Mississippi with expert mechanic rating from the Army Forces Technical Training Command after a 17 week course. Mrs Thompson Potter of High Street left for Portland to visit for a week as guest of Mrs Emma C Packard. Mrs Ardella Farrar of Portland visiting Sagadahoc Ferry with niece Mrs J Russell Grant in Liberty Street.
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Vaughn J. Dean
J. Emerson Dean
Orono
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Miss
Army Forces Technical Training Command
Thompson Potter
High Street
Queen Esther
Rebekah Lodge
Portland
Emma C. Packard
Fessenden Street Street
Anchorage Lodge
Evangeline Lodge
Biddeford
Ardella B. Farrar
Sagadahoc Ferry
J. Russell Grant
Liberty Street
Son Born to Pvt Donald Parent and Wife
A son was born Monday morning at Memorial hospital to Pvt Donald Parent and Mrs Parent weighing just over eight pounds. The father, stationed at Camp Stoneham California, has transferred overseas and the family awaits further word. Mrs Parent resides with Virginia Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Moore at 470 Washington Street during the husband’s absence. Lincoln and Sagadahoc Farmington Alumni association will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Richard Sherwood 845 High street. All alumni are invited.
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Camp Stoneham
Calif
Virginia Moore
Frank Moore
Washington Street
Lincoln and Sagadahoc Farmington
Richard Sherwood
High Street
Hollis I. Kennedy
Louisiana
Pvt. Kennedy
Camp Polk
Easter Births and Visits Highlight Bath Area News
A daughter born Easter morning to Mr. and Mrs. Abram Houle of Hyde Park Terrace at Memorial Hospital weighed eight pounds four ounces. The Houles, former Waterville residents, moved to Bath for defense work at Bath Iron Works. Easter guests included Frank P. Duley Jr. and relatives from Kennebunkport visiting the Duley family in Beacon. Paula Isabel Madden born April 15 at Memorial Hospital. she and Mrs. Madden, formerly Gerald McGuiggan, moved to 195 High Street. Alfred Carpenter and daughter Caroline of High Street enjoyed time at a Southport cottage as landscape gardening begins ahead of summer occupancy.
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Charles W. Plummer
Hyde Park Terrace
Leland Plummer
Howard Parks
High Street
Boston
Quincy
Mass
Abram Houle
Memorial Hospital
Houle
Waterville
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Paula Isabel
Walter E. Madden
Alfred Carpenter
Caroline
Southport
Carpenter
Merry meeting of Odd Ladies at Pleasant Street hall
The Merry meeting lodge of Odd Ladies entertained at Odd Fellows hall Pleasant Street Brunswick for the visitation of Mrs Addie Murray of Waterville government instructor. Large attendance included state officers such as Mrs Lucelia Blake of Myrtle lodge with Mrs Jennie Oliver and Mrs Sadie Davis. Light refreshments followed.
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Waterville
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