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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1942
Page
7
Wiscasset echoes with visitors and engagements as residents attend visits in Portland Turner Center and Damariscotta. The American Legion post dedication at the plane observation site drew town turnout and praise. Local residents share travel, marriages, and family updates alongside community events and a death on Water Street.
Mrs. Clifton Hall and Mrs. Haggett return from visits in Denmark and Portland while Mrs. Weagle visits Nova Scotia. Births are noted for Diana Margaret Barter in Memorial Hospital and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ring. Helen Hayes returns home from Buffalo and Lieut Skelton heads to Fort Bragg.
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club met Monday in the clubhouse to discuss restoring Bath’s trees and potential Victory Gardens behind the clubhouse. They awarded W Linwood Haynes and Troop 50 for a moth nest destruction contest and thanked Justus H Miller for relocating a park bench. Plans for a May breakfast were set, and inquiries about using the land for gardens were invited.
Samuel Dayton Cushing died after a fall at 89 in Taunton Massachusetts. He was born March 30 1853 in Phippsburg Maine and studied music in Europe before serving as organist and choir director in Bath Springfield Ohio and Taunton. He is survived by siblings and numerous nephews and nieces. Funeral and interment are in Taunton.
The funeral for Mrs Louisa P Hamilton wife of Jay Gould Hamilton was held Wednesday afternoon at two at the Arthur F Mayo funeral residence in Georgetown. She died Monday morning at her Marrtown home after moving there six months ago from East Brunswick. Mrs Fred O Hay read the Christian Science service. Bearers included John Sproul Samuel Soule A Farley Mayo Jr and Howard W Mayo. Burial followed at Grover cemetery in Woolwich.
Mrs Eugene R Brown returns to Deering street from Wollaston Mass where she visited her son Walter Brown. Mr and Mrs Charles Haggett of 83 York street hosted a supper party Sunday evening. Mrs Annie Robbins of Boston returns after visiting sister Mrs Clifton Hall of 7 North street where their mother died. Roy Akeley from Bath Iron Works pipe shop is transferred to Todd Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corp in South Portland and will move his family.
West Bath and Campbell Pond residents report visits from Auburn Washington Street High Street Larrabee Grove and Bangor. Included are social calls at homes of Williams Cargill Swain Larrabee and Frost families, sewing for Red Cross by West Bath group, and a damp fire scare in Sabine Campbell pond district.
Mrs Mary Buckley of Ashland Mass arrives to open her cottage near Hell s gate. Brian M Jewett resigns as air raid warden. Herbert Cromwell recommended to replace him. Mr and Mrs Thomas Cromwell return to Quincy after funeral of M A Cromwell. Mr and Mrs Colin Dunn weekend at home. Dorothy Dunn visits Ann Louise Jewett. Frank and Mrs Greenleaf relocate from Brunswick to stay with Fred Greenleaf while building near Rumcove. Harriman family from New Haven staying at Harriman farm. Dr James Williams and Mrs Frank Blake from Mechanic Falls weekend at Williams Summer home. Mrs J Louis Doyle and family from Cambridge arrive for two weeks at Nineacres. Florence Gilmour and Hazel Percy return to Woburn after week here. Mrs Frances Carras and daughter Constance visit Ellsworth Colby. Frank Williams leaves for Quantico VA to join U S Marines officer training. Dr and Mrs B B Foster of Portland were in town Sunday. Mrs Arthur Fels and Dorothy Fels of Yarmouth Sunday callers of C P Jewett. Ellsworth Colley and Eugene Cromwell hosts at Nequasset. D M Blake of Hingham weekend visitor. Alan Austin and Brookline friends visit Cromwell. Virginia Cromwell visits Pauline Colby.
Bowdoinham United Baptist Association outlines Friday May 1 program at Montsweag Baptist Church. Morning devotions, reports, missionary literature, and annual sermon lead to afternoon sessions with officer elections and talks on liquor, evangelism, and revival. Supper at 5 30 and an evening worship service close the day.
We thank neighbors and friends for sympathy shown during our bereavement and for the beautiful floral offerings. Signed by Mrs. Mae Cromwell and Mr. George Cromwell, April 30, 1942.
Mrs. Everett G. Lemont of Bath has been a patient at the Osteopathic Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rose and son Frank of Winnegance were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rose of Rosedale.
Woolwich Superintendent Stanwood Gilman and Mrs. Gilman hosted the Woolwich Teachers club at their Birch Point Road home in Wiscasset. A business meeting covered eighth grade graduation plans and sugar rationing registration. Attendees included Woolwich residents and guests from Arrowsic Georgetown Dresden and Westport. Sugar rationing is set for May 4 5 and 6. Christine Hawthorne has returned to Lake View Woolwich Center with sister Lida months in Augusta.
Boyd Bailey, local attorney and former USO campaign head, is named Sagadahoc county chairman for the USO drive for funds. Royal A. Johnson is city chairman. other local chairs will follow. The Maine campaign, starting May 11, aims for a $222,000 quota across the state.
James A. McLellan of Bath spent the weekend in Portland visiting friends and attending St Luke's Episcopal cathedral services and a 12-choir festival. Lieut. Robert A. Hichborn, U S A, tours Bath after graduation at Fort Monroe, Va, before leaving for Officers Training at Monroe. The piece also covers Billy English’s fifth birthday party and Beverly Ann Hooker’s sixth birthday gathering with numerous young guests and family helpers.
Miss Estelle Bozeman of Hawkinsville Georgia guest speaker at Sagadahoc County WCTU 53rd annual convention in Bath at First Baptist church. She spoke on teaching alcohol effects to children and a busy program with prayers, readings, music, reports, and election of officers.
The first class in Messenger Courier service for Civilian Defense will meet Thursday evening at the high school in Agettien. Any boy or girl over 12 may register to learn delivering messages to posts and organizations during emergencies if telephone lines are disrupted.
Bay Point residents Mr. and Mrs. L W Dietrich along with Mrs. Malcohuson and granddaughter Mary Malcohuson completed an 8800 mile 19 day journey by car through California New Mexico Texas Iowa Minnesota and New Hampshire. They praised good roads and gas rationing while noting natural sights. Fire safety rules were stressed by Georgetown officials. Local residents hosted guests at cottages and homes across Bay Point with numerous calls and visits reported.
Ten volunteers donated blood at Memorial Hospital's Tuesday night clinic run by the Central Maine Blood and Plasma Bank. Physicians and staff thank contributors Don ald Wilson Amy Stevens Richard Dennison Minnie Goldstein Carl Dearborn George McMann Robert Clark Fred Mitchell Harold Dill and Ida Antworth. Next Tuesday Rotary clubs members will assist. Volunteers are urged to visit Memorial Hospital on Tuesday evenings from five for future drives.
Mrs. Marjorie Legard Christian, R. N., formerly with the State Welfare Department in Norway, has been transferred to Waterville. She was an overnight guest of her grandmother Mrs. George E. Legard on North Street.
Fire Chief Richard Frates attended Augusta sessions closing a three day fire school at Camp Keyes run by C. H. Archer for the Office of Civilian Defense. Thirty two men from Maine counties learned basic training to teach others locally before May 15 as gas rations take effect.
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