Local residents visit, move, and arrivals noted on Wallington Street
Mrs Elisa Bridges and daughter Marion of Wallington Street pass the Simmer at Popham Beating with Mrs Pie Wisman and Mrs Audrey Steer of Park Street. Relations include Mrs Karpn Gartner and Mrs Marista Clifford visiting relatives in Somerville and Boston. Mr Harmon Qo Barter and Mr Barter visit. Mr and Mrs Arnold Holmes and son Charlie move into Hyde Park Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisa Bridges
Marion
Wallington Street
Popham Beatin
A & Pas
Bridges
Pie Wisman
Mechanic Street
Mis
Marista Clifford
Somerville
Mass
Plotkens
Boston
Harmon QO
Barter
Dike Road
Arnold Holmes
Oy Chauries
Mechanic Shreet
Hyde Park Terrace
Life of Chinese Features Sunday Evening Concert
Ed ward FE Aiken Jr USO director gave a talk on The Great Land of China at a Sunday night community concert. He described life in China, customs, food and funerals, then led audience through Chinese phrases and music, joined by Paul Whiteman orchestra pieces and community songs. About 150 attendees enjoyed program with CIAT Leeman band selections and God Bless America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Great Land of China
Edward FE. Aiken, Jr
USO
E. H. Robinson
Witeh
Mr Ainen
Erik
Aiken
Paul Whiteman
Adeline
East Side
West Side
Ciat Leeman
City tax receipts show an increase over prior year
City Treasurer Donald D. Young reported that by August 1 total receipts reached 401 722, up 20 722 from last year’s 381 600. Poll taxes totaled 6 472 and real and personal taxes 395 250 while discounts were 7 958, versus last year’s 6 54 percent polls, 37 655 real and personal and 7 519 discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald D. Young
Trading Post Feature At Women's Meeting
A trading post in charge of Mrs Willard McLean was held at the Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting in the Westley Methodist vestry Tuesday evening. Mr Andrew Butterfield presided, with Mr Eugene Upham leading the worship service. Guests included Mrs Vauson Brevant and Alt Chester B Oliver. Refreshment committee members were named and a September committee was listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard McLean
Saih
Christian Service
Westley Methodist Mires
Andrew Butterfield
Mveting
Eugene Upham
Vauson Brevant
Alt Chester B. Oliver
Une Street
Hazel Hopkins
Curuisn Rogers
Sertha Purvi Ate
Bessie Dickinm
Mary Quink
Marjorie Whitney
Lucian Cook
Gladys Kidder
Fourth Teithday Celebration at Skillin Home
A party held Friday at the Skillin home in Papenbury celebrated a fourth birthday for a child named Vie. Guests included Raward’s brother Breece Fred Senecal Ernest Lebel Mil ton Norma Mardorald Arthur Totmian John Tarrabee Ellen Oliver Mathers with host family Mrs Norman MacDonald Mrs Lene Larraber Mrs Arthur Totman and Mrs Edward Oliver. A pink birthday cake, gifts of clothing and toys, candy baskets, and a cake inscription of Happy Birthday were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fey
Michce Skillin
Papenbury
Willy White
Raward
Breece
Fred Senecal
Ernest Lebel
Milton
Norma Mardorald
Arthur Totmian
John Tarrabee
Ellen Oliver Mathers
Norman MacDonald
Lene Larraber
Arthur Totman
Edward Oliver
Greeks in Bath Admire Greek Fight Against Nazis
A Bath Greek community member shares a letter from a Greek escapee in Palermo describing slave labor under the Germans and the will to join the underground in Greece. The group refused charity, mourned losses, and aimed to rejoin Allied efforts against Axis forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Norway
Helland
Greece
Bath
National Herald
New York
Times
America
Lieut
L. H. Bell
Italy
Will Name Committee For V Day Celebration
The Times reports Kansas City plans for a gigantic observation of V Day the day Germany surrenders. Bath mayor appoints a five member committee at tonight’s City Council meeting to begin preliminary ground work for an orderly celebration with a local volunteer organizer offering services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Associated Press
Kansas City
Kas
Germany
Bath
Walter C. Rogers
Pettengill Engages Doris Ellsworth to U S Army Officer
Mr and Mrs W George Pettengill of 72 Middle Street announce the engagement of their daughter Doris Ellsworth to Corp ONeil L Soucy US A F son of Mr and Mrs Fred Soucy of Bangor. Miss Pettengill works in Bath Iron Works tabulating dept and is a Morse High 1939 graduate. Soucy, Bangor High 1939 graduate, is convalescing at Cushing Hospital Framingham Mass after overseas service and injury. Wedding planned soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. George Pettengill
Middle Street
Doris Ellsworth
Corp
O'Neil L. Soucy
Fred Soucy
Bangor
Miss Pettengill
Bath Iron Works
Morse High
Soucy
Cushing Hospital
Framingham
Mass
Bangor High
Engagement Announced for Helen Gallant and Clayton Thibodeau
Mrs Florence Gallant of 4 Maple street Gardiner announces the engagement of her daughter Helen Gertrude to Clayton R Thibodeau Petty Officer 2c USNR son of Theodore S Thibodeau and Mrs G Edward Clough of this city. Helen is a Gardiner High School and Kennebec School of Commerce graduate and works as a stenographer at Brunswick Naval Air Station. Thibodeau attended Bath schools and before enlisting in September 1942 worked at South Portland Shipbuilding Corp. He is now overseas with the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Gallant
Maple
Gardiner
Helen Gertrude
Clayton R. Thibodeau
USNR
Theodore S. Thibodeau
G. Edward Clough
Miss Gallant
Gardiner High School
Kennebec School of Commerce
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Thibodeau
Bath
South Portland Shipbuilding Corp
U.S. Navy
Republican Meeting at Bath City Hall to Convene
A Republican meeting of State, County and Town Committees will be held at Bath City hall at 7.40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5. State chair man Lloyd B. Morton and vice chairman Mrs. FE. May Chapman will attend. Governor candidate Horace Hildreth is hoped to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Bath
Lloyd B. Morton
FE. May Chapman
Horace Hildreth
Whalen Coombs Wedding Held At First Baptist Church
Miss Carol A. Coombs daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert R Coombs of West Bath wed Bertram C Whalen son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Whalen of Brunswick Road Monday evening at eight in the First Baptist church Rev Charles R Sims officiated. The bride wore a pale blue gown with flowers and veil and white sweet peas in her bouquet. Maids Irma Groves wore pink lace and carried noseplay bridesmaids Eola and Nancy Coombs sisters of the bride and Mrs Mylone S Ellis of Woolwich wore dusty rose. best man was Mr Ellis. After the ceremony the couple left for a brief wedding trip and will reside in Woolwich for the summer. The bride is a Morse High School graduate of 1940. the groom is a Bath Iron Works welder from Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol A. Coombs
Robert R. Coombs
West Bath
Bertram C. Whalen
Cecil Whalen
Brunswick Road
First Baptist Church
Charles R. Sims
Irma D Groves
F. W. Woolworth Company
Bath
Eola
Nancy Coombs
Mylone S. Ellis
Woolwich
Ellis
Whalen
Morse High School
Sullivan
Bath Iron Works Corporation
West Bath Grange Hosts Fine Meeting Driven by Youth
West Bath Grange gathered a well attended Monday evening program led by Miss Dorothy Boudreau chairing. Guests attended and the youth presented a strong program with musical numbers by Mrs Esther Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Dorothy Boudreau
Harold Miller
Esther Andrews
Jimmie McDougall
Frances Young
Miss Boudreau
James B. Lemont
Herbert Simpson
Frank Donnell
Perry Thompson
Grange
Betty Weeks
Mark Gerrish
Ella Coombs
Barbara Stone
Annie Lemont
Thelma Sylvester
Personal notes from a neighborhood gathering
Mr and Mrs Robert Golson hosted guests including Chief Gunner's Mate N O Fitzgerald USN and Mrs Fitzgerald at 53 Lemont Street. Mrs Sadie McDade visited her daughter in Woolwich. Miss Ruth McMorrow of Rochester NY visited her sister Mrs Charles Miller at Foster's Pont. Miss Fern Pettengill of Newbury's left for Boston with Miss Phyllis Spinney and will travel to Hampton NB to visit relatives before a vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Golson
Lemont Street
N. O. Fitzgerald
USN
Fitzgerald
Sadie McDade
Middle Street
William Dow
Montsweag Road
Woolwich
Ruth McMorrow
Rochester
Mass
Charles Miller
Foster’s Pont
Fern Pettengill
Newwbury’s
Boston
Sthie
Phyllis Spinney
Miss Pettengill
Hampton, N. B
Elizabeth Bovaird
Clarence Bovaird
Cellars Transformed Into Modern Habitats From Kitchens To Theaters
An antiques enthusiast creates a replica early New England kitchen in a cellar with pumpkin yellow floors and knotty pine walls. Another large cellar houses a professional style theater behind sliding doors, while a city man builds a log cabin replica in his basement for an indoor summer camp retreat away from the phone and doorbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesteryear
North Woods
Christian Science Monitor
Local Social Notes Include Bridge Party and Military Callups
Mrs. Rodney E. Ross hosted a Tuesday afternoon bridge party with tea at 2. Joseph Swanton and Paul Tourtilotte, Morse High School graduates, depart for Camp Devens to join the Army Air Corps. Howard Mildram and Eleanor Leydon Mil Dram visit Squirrel Island and Bath relatives. Betty Anderson takes two week summer vacation split between Bridgham's Cove camp and Rockland relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney E. Ross
High Street
Joseph Swanton
Carl Swanton
Bedford Street
Paul Tourtillotte
Ethel Tourtillotte
Center Street
Camp Devens
Army Air Corps
Morse High School
Howard Mildram
Brookline
Mass
Squirrel Island
Rockland
Funeral Services for Wallace Hunter Jr Held in Bowdoinham
Funeral services for Wallace Hunter Jr were held Tuesday afternoon at the River Road home with Rev. Sheldon Christian presiding. Music by Jessie Ames and J Hall Denham accompanied by Mrs. Charles McEwen. Interment in Bay View cemetery. Out of town mourners included Mrs May Baxter and Perry and Ralph Baxter of Ashland. A Missionary Society meeting and Bowdoinham Red Cross branch meetings are announced for the week with plans for the year and August surgical dressings quota. Rev Paul West will serve as counselor at Ocean Park for two weeks, and Rev John L Lawyer of York Pa will preach at the Baptist church Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Hunter, Jr
River Road
Sheldon Christian
Brunswick
Jesus
Jessie Ames
J. Hall Denham
Charles McEwen
Delma Curtis
Nelson Fennimore
Earl Hobart
Arthur Curtis
Robert Hutchins
Malcolm Lamoreau
Bay View Cemetery
May Baxter
Perry
Ralph Baxter
Ashland
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
White Cross
Bowdeinhem
American Red Cross
William H. Gould
Defense Center
Main Street
Paul West
Ocean Park
John L. Lawyer
York
The
Baptist Church
Alice Lowell
Gardiner
Winfield Lowell
Marjorie Ingalls
Portland
Sgt
Linwood Hackett
Army Transport Command
George A. Hackett
Karl Hatch
William Morse
Ivan Lang
George Cutler
Charles Randall
Rae LaCroix
Dorothy Dickinson
Monson Pond
Raymond Rendall
John Villa
Gary
Emily Rideout
Barre
Hubert Lowell
South River
N. J
Lowell
Fred Leroy Temple
Wisconsin
Jane Browne
Pleasant Street
Clara Foxy
Margaret Purington
Bowdoinham
William Fessler
Baltimore
Ward
Mary Elizabeth Rossi
William Edgar O'Meara
Farmingdale
O'Meara
Flora Newton Rossi
Frank Rossi
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Rossi
School Street
W. H. Ferguson
Roxbury
Mass
James Pratt
Donelvin Irish
Cosmopolitan Club Fair Plans Weeks Ahead
Cosmos club fair committee discusses Aug 26 street fair with co chairs Mrs Hollis Carlisle and Mrs Raymond Chubbuck. Day events include bargain bazaar healthy baby contest doll carriage parade pet show. Evening features include block dancing fashion show bathing beauty contest Miss Cosmopolitan and music by Joe Avery orchestra. Entry blanks for the baby contest run in this paper Aug 14 15 and 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Hollis Carlisle
Raymond Chubbuck
Joe Avery
Weather in July Mirrors Last Year’s Conditions
A July weather review shows little change from the previous year. Fair days total 26 versus 25, rainy days two this year and four last year, cloudy days three this July and two in 1943, with a high noon of 92 and a cool morning of 76 on the ninth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Two Bath Police Examine for Sergeant Posts
Two Bath police department members completed examinations Tuesday evening before the Bath Personnel Service Commission for police sergeant positions. Results likely to be announced at the commission’s next meeting. New ordinances require two sergeants for day and night duty under the marshal, with sergeants in charge when the marshal or deputy is absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Personnel Service Commission
Card of Thanks Acknowledges Community Support
We thank neighbors friends Merrymeeting Orange Brunswick Naval Air Station and Brunswick hospital staff for sympathy floral tributes and car use in our bereavement. Mr and Mrs Wallace Hunter and family Ernest Hunter Miss Barbara Cooke Miss Gay Mason Miss Cynthia Sewall Mr and Mrs Harry Mitten and relations visited Camp Laughing Loon and St John NB.Entities: Merrymeeting Orange, Brunswick Naval Air Station, Brunswick hospital, Camp Laughing Loon, East Waterboro, St John NB, Washington Street, Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymeeting Orange
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Brunswick Hospital
Wallace Hunter
Ernest Hunter
Barbara Cooke
John Cooke
Middle Street
Gay Mason
Phyllis Mason
Edward Street
Cynthia Sewall
Arthur Sewall II
Washington Street
Camp Laughing Loon
East Waterboro
Harry Mitten
Brookline, Mass
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Senter’s, Inc
Maise
Copen
Audrey Steer
Park Stret
Seston
Westbrink
Karpn Gartiner
Eastern River Grange No
Pownalboro Hall
West Dresden, Maine
By Tiny Lemont
Yanks
Screen Guild Players
Maine
Voice of Friendly Service
Life OF Chinese
Edward E. Aiken, Jr
U.S.O
Trading Post
Lithday Party
Whalen-Coombs
West Bath Grangers
Wilson Drug
A. Hallet & Co
Lake Shore
Ocean
F P. Belley
Tel
Harpswell
Cote
Witthrop
Bay Point
C. F. Kiessling
Barrows St
Dedham
Horace McClure
Washington ,St
M. H
Fred B. Reed Co
Lenny E. Wallace
Front Street
Uptown
California
Joe
Judy Canova
Louisiana Hay Ride
Morgan’s Creek
Cosmo Club
Caro Rv
Skelton
de Uy Au. Jy
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