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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1945

Page

6

Social notes of Bath and surrounding area life in wartime

Mrs. Richard Haskell and son Richard arrive in San Francisco to meet Warrant Officer Richard Has11 on leave, with travel drama from Boston to New York due to storms. Pfc Maurice D. Puffer arrives at Hampton Roads from Bath. Local residents and visitors journey to Portland and Sebasco for summer, with multiple family reunions and furloughs noted.

Richard Haskell Richard Menely San Francisco Richard Has 11 Pacific Area Haskell Boston West New York Hampton Roads Aime-Exceler Pfc Maurice D. Puffer

Fawcett Return After Visit With Sister in Massachusetts

Mr and Mrs John Fawcett of Lawrence Massachusetts returned home Thursday following a two week visit with Mrs Margaret Shorey in West.

John Fawcett Lawrence, Mass

Miss Astrid Henrickson Heads to Rockport Visit

Miss Astrid Henrickson of Clark Circle left Monday to spend a week with her grandmother Mrs. Frank Hawes in Rockport.

Astrid Henrickson Clark Circle Frank Hawes Rockport

Local Families Visit From South Portland and North Bath

Mr and Mrs Vincent Hender bring their son and daughter Pamela and Peter to visit relatives in North Bath and Washington street with Mr and Mrs David Henderson and Mr and Mrs George M Clough.

Vincent Henderson Pamela Peter South Portland David Henderson North Bath George M. Clough Washington Street

Bath and Bangor Vacation Notes Highlight Local Families

Mr and Mrs Vaughn Smiley and son Bruce of Upper Darby PA spend two weeks visiting relatives in Bath and Bangor. They visit Mrs Smiley s parents Mr and Mrs Fred Kittridge in Bath and Mrs Louise Smiley in Dike Road before staying at Popham Beach and visiting Mrs Smiley s sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Richard Hastings in Bangor. Mr and Mrs Herbert Wood and children of Eliot vacation at Foster s Point and plan a stop with Ernest Wood in Washington Street before returning home. Mr and Mrs Whitman Mitchell former Bath residents were guests of Col George A Baker at 15 Milan Street and have moved back to Portland where Mitchell will work after two years in St Albans WV.

Vaughn Smiley Bruce Upper Darby Bath Bangor Mrs. Herbert Wood Eliot Foster's Point Mr. Wood Ernest Wood Washington Street Whitman Mitchell Ruth Alice Baker Ralph Baker St. Albans W. Va Portland Col George A. Baker Milan Street

Thomaston Woman Returns With Cousin From Washington

Miss Gertrude Hanley of Thomaston returned there Monday with her cousin Miss Phyllis Delano from Washington Street.

Gertrude Hanley Thomaston Phyllis Delano Washington Street

Resident Volunteers Take Summer Trips and Returns

A Portland area column lists numerous residents and visitors traveling for vacations and family visits. Nurses Mrs Fanny Gass and Mrs Harriet Otis swap posts at the Old Folks Home. Sewall Williams, a ski troops member recently in Italy, heads home. Families from Small Point, St Albans, Milan street, and Boston visit kin in Portland and nearby towns, with trips to East Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Birch Point, Jones Eddy, and Bath Iron Works noted.

Sewall Williams Small Point Italy

Community Notes Share Visits and Travels Across Maine

Mrs Thaxter Hill and her children visit and summer with her parents Mr and Mrs David Henderson in North Bath. Her sister Mrs Hershel Libby returns from Detroit and Texas as her husband serves overseas in Italy. Local passings include John J Crane and family, Miss Emily Reed, and Mrs F B Brewer in Portland. Edith Campbell visits Auburn relatives amid illness of Mrs Hector Creamer at Central Maine General Hospital. Wilbur Crocker enjoys a stay at Jones Eddy Arrowsic with James Steen family. Osbourne Oliver, longtime J P Hood Co. associate, vacationing with Capt and Mrs Leonard Oliver in Washburn.

Beverly Dearing Merton Dearing Washington Street Jones’ Eddy Arrowsic James Steen Oak Street Thaxter Hill Pamela Patricia David South Portland Portland John J. Crane Blass Jane Emily Reed F. B. Brewer Phyllis Clukey High Street Edith Campbell Donald Dean Auburn Hector Creamer Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston

Mrs Bartlett Visitation Near Berlin with Cousins in Bedford

Mrs Harry Bartlett of Berlin New Hampshire visits her cousins Mr and Mrs Carlton W Lowell of Bedford street for a fortnight. Mr Bartlett had been visiting Bath and Woolwich and returned home Monday.

Harry Bartlett Berlin N.H Carlton W. Lowell Bedford Street Bartlett Bath Woolwich

Local Society Notes on Vacations and Visits

Bedford residents Mr and Mrs Ralph Burden enjoy a cottage stay at South Harpswell while he takes a leave from the Fabrication Plant. Berlin New Hampshire resident Mrs Leon Bartlett returns after a Bath Maine visit with relatives in Portland. The Burns and Thebarge families spend several days in New York state. Mrs H A Pearce and Mrs J F Waggoner travel to Boston after a month with stationed husbands in Navy. Miss Pearl Holmes and Miss Rosiland Letherly visit Mrs Elizabeth Breuster in East Brunswick. Anita Celine Geiger and Baxter Rice Sharp Jr engage withdrawal notice from November 1944. Esther Drummond a Bucksport teacher spends summer with parents Norman and Mrs Drummond of Arcadia.

Ralph O. Burden Barbara Ralph Jr Bedford Street South Harpswell Mr. Burden Pipe Iron Works Hard Esther Drummond Bucksport Norman Drummond Arrowsic

Mrs Carvill Douglas Plans August Visit to Bailey Island

Mrs Carvill Douglas and her daughter Betsy of Washington street will spend August at Bailey Island with Mrs Douglas’s parents Mr and Mrs Charles F Lennox of Pine street.

Carvill Douglas Betsy Washington Street Bailey Island

Newtonville Visitors Discuss Week with Family Ties

James Lawless of Newtonville Massachusetts arrived Saturday to spend a week with Mrs Lawless and daughters Mary Anne and Jane who are visiting another daughter Mrs Warren F Cooper on Office Drive Mrs Sarah Wahl RT now at Memorial hospital left Saturday to spend the weekend at her home in Rockland

James Lawless Newtonville Mass Sarah Wahl R.T The Memorial Hospital Rockland

Local Social News Recaps Visits and Visits

Friends of Mrs. George A Le gard of North street report her improved after a ten day illness. Harold Fuller of Spring street is a patient at Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs Warren Mitten and daughter Doris of Dorchester Mass spent time with Mr and Mrs Fred B Kittredge of High street and returned home. John Lutz of Pine street returned home after two weeks at Camp Hinds. Miss Geraldine Churchey of York street spent the weekend in Gardiner with her mother. Earle Moffitt of Richardson street leaves for Calais for a two week vacation. Elizabeth Pierce of Medford Mass arrived to stay two weeks with her sister, Mrs Helen F Maybury.

Pearl Campbell 21 High Street Earl Hutchinson Augusta Ruth Hurlbert WAC Wiscasset Camp Edwards Mass John Soule Woolwich Portland Clayton Day Norma Drummond Norman Drummond Arrowsie Hilton Libby U.S. N Morse Robert Rice Drummond Evelyn L. Perkins Claire Martin Millicent Hecht This City Elaine Noyes Gardiner Reginald Stacy Earl Heath George Heath Robert Niles Fred Langdon Geraldine North Berwick Herbert Spinney Marion J. E. Haggett High Street George A. Legard North Street Warren Mitten Doris Dorchester Fred B. Kittridge John Lutz Pine Street Camp Hinds Geraldine Churchey York Street Bertha Churchey Elizabeth Pierce Medford Helen F. Maybury Day's Ferry

Portland Woman Visits Friend on Nequasset Cottage Visit

Miss Marjorie Winship of Portland returned there Saturday after visiting Miss Stella Dolloff on Washington Street at her Nequasset cottage.

Marjorie Winship Portland Stella Dolloff Washington Street Nequasset

Ayer Family Guests At Rock Gardens Plus Beach Cottage Visit

Mr. Hazen H. Ayer and his wife with three daughters stayed with his sister Mrs. W. Percy Marks on Front Street for two weeks. Ayer leads Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Co. of Boston and is part of Standish Ayer McKay. Dr William E Hill and Mrs Hill from Naugatuck Conn. are at Popham Beach for a month with many local friends relations.

Hazen H. Ayer W. Percy Marks Front Street Rock Gardens See Ayer Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance Co Boston Standish, Ayer & McKay William E. Hill Naugatuck, Conn Popham Beach

Local Residents Note Medical Stay and Travel Plans

Mrs H O Trowbridge of Andrews Road is a surgical patient at Memorial hospital. Mrs John Arsenault and son Stephen of Revere Mass recently returned after three weeks with Miss Viola Arsenault and Mrs Alex St Pierre in Union Street. Mr Arsenault promoted to Seaman 1/c in the Navy. David Logan Wilson of Campbell's Pond leaves for Y Camp at Lake Cobbesseecontee for two weeks. Two church workers from Beacon Street church take a month’s vacation with two weeks in Boston and Plainville Conn. plans tentative.

H. O. Trowbridge Andrews Road The Memorial Hospital John Arsenault Stephen Revere Mass Arsenault Viola Arsenault Alex St. Pierre Union Street Navy David Logan Wilson Campbell's Pond Lake Cobbesseecontee Charles L. Kinney Beacon Street Church Boston Plainville Conn

Local guests from Damariscotta and Somerville visit Mitchells

Mr and Mrs Wallace Jones and children Josephine and Wallace Jr of Damariscotta and Mrs Robert Thomas of Somerville Mass were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Sherman Mitchell on Dummer street.

Wallace Jones Josephine and Wallace, Jr Damariscotta Robert Thomas Somerville, Mass Sherman Mitchell Dummer Street

Kinney visit and Peru surveyor to establish Boston business

William Kinney, son of Rev and Mrs Charles L Kinney of Beacon street, arrived Friday for a weekend visit. He spent the last 20 months in Lima Peru as surveying engineer for the Pan American Grace Airways completing a new airport. He will not return to Peru but plans to start a business in Boston. Miss Helen Lesier of Russell street was a recent guest of her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Horatio White of Brunswick.

Charles L. Kinley Beacon Street Boston Connecticut Nellie Webber Washington Street Winchester Mass Kinney William T. Kinney Winthrop Pauline Potter Kittery Robert Potter William Kinney Charles L. Kinney Lima Peru Pan-American Grace Airways Helen Lesier Russell Street Horatio White Brunswick

Bath Iron Works worker recovering at home

Henry C. Parshley an employee at Bath Iron Works is at home after treatment at Maine General Hospital and hopes to resume work next month. Mr and Mrs William Evers and their family of Bluff road visit relatives Charles Evers and family at Three Mile Pond.

Henry C. Parshley Bath Iron Works Maine General Hospital William Evers Bluff Road Charles Evers Three Mile Pond

Cor mier family vacation to New Brunswick

Mr and Mrs Alphonse Cor mier and their daughter Roseline of Front Street have left for a two week vacation in New Brunswick.

Alphonse Cormier Roseline Front Street New Brunswick

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Harold R. Blair Brentwood N. H Alvah Ha Hyde Park Frank Grant Blanche Dorothy Hail Calais Mabel Dionne Wyoming James Nostall Middle Street Bay Point Horace E. Wade Day’s Ferry E. E. Smith Jackson, Mich Paul Legard Lewis Carter Jean Carter Natalie Coolbrith Joseph E. Hart Henry Albert Elm Street Elsie Stinson Paul Davis Milwaukee Wis M.M Davis USN Charles H. Cahill Charles III Thomas Dow J. O. McBean Harland Robinson Louis Robinson Hinckley Street Valorus Edgecomb Edgecomb Ralph Drinkwater Mr Drinkwater Camden Richard Rogers Gatetown N. H Faith Maud Kelsea Georgetown Harry Briggs Huish Street Sebasco Herbert Price Mr. Price Philadelphia Prizes Philip van Hook Peaks Island Wesley Fickett Center Street Herbert Babb John Burns Theresa Anne Skaling Wesley Street Camp Pesquasawasis Wilfred Skaling Leonard Litchfield Providence, R.I Harry E. Litchfield Bath Street William Blair J. Henry McLellan Harry Carroll Sally Ann Sanders Braintree Wellington Hamel C. Usn Comdr William Smith USNR Washington, D. C Virginia Barnard Nora Mayo Warren, C Bernard Philip Spear Spear Robert Ferrell Newcastle, N. H C. J. Donnell Ada Sweetser Park Street Halifax N. S Ormand Sweetser U.S. A George Cameron Lyle Nancy Jim Brooklyn N. Y Cameron Percy Marks Mr. Marks Louise Johnson Norwood Homer B. Johnson George Underwood Thomas Central Avenue Mr. Underwood Thomas Underwood Tenant's Harbor Albertha William Old Folks Home Harriet Oty Sumner Sewall John K. Jayne A. E. Wardwell Dummerstreet East Derry Arthur Sewall Mary Edmund Bouchelle Forest Hills Long Island Edmund Gardner New York City Stone House Farm WD. Sewall Rena Simonds Littleday Edgar Baker Fanny Gass Clifton Dodge James Henderson Harriet Otis John Sheldon Mr. Sheldon William Sheldon John M. Conley, Jr East Boothbay Ray Harmon Wellington A. Moore Weeks Street Colleen Michael O'Donnell Bartholomew O'Donnell O'Donnell Birch Point Albert Parker Holland, Mich GM 3-c Parker Sedgwick Malcolm MacKinnon Robert Jeanne Marylyn Watertown Arthur Lemont New Meadows Hope Ward Harding David Mann Randolph John Hamilton Mary Philpot Newton Joseph Philpot Worcester Boothbay Harbor Doris M. Perkins Philpot New England Tel. & Tel. Co Wilbur Crocker Jones’ Eddy, Arrowsie Osbourne Oliver J. P. Hood Co Malden, Mass Capt Leonard Oliver Leon Bartlett Theodore Burns Paul Phil Thebarge New York State H. A. Pearce J. F. Waggoner Comdr. Pearce Lt. Waggoner Miss Pearl Holmes Miss Rosiland Letherly Miss Holmes Mrs Elizabeth Brewster East Brunswick J. C. Geiger Calif Anita Celine Baxter Rice Sharp, Jr Harold Fuller Spring Street Earle Moffitt Richardson Street Betty Anderson Green Street Ann Raleigh Springfield Miss Raleigh Phyllis Nickerson Barbara Stodder Snow Park Stodder Westport Rose Amireault New Edenburgh Estella Comeau William Bourque Floral Street Miss Amireault New England Pittsburgh Washington Baltimore Newark New Haven New Haven Railroad
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