Bath Independent Newspaper Archives, Aug 16, 1945, p. 4

Whiton of Boston longtime Wiscasset resident dies

Mrs. Charlotte S. Whiton aged 90 of Boston formerly of Wiscasset died at her Beacon Street home on Friday August 3. She worked for 25 years with Wellesley College the last half as buyer and maintained close ties with faculty and house-mothers. Funeral services were held in Boston on August 7. The report also notes the Adams family reunion at Bailey Island with 63 descendants and 43 guests and lists several Adams relatives and service members.

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Charlotte S. Whiton Boston Wiscasset Beacon Street George Scott Charlotte Adams Neal Edward B. Neal Henry Scott Medford Mass Fannie Scott Hubbard Sarah Neal Keller Joseph L. Neal Elizabeth Tucker Ida Neal Creamer Whiton Waterman Chapel Charles S. Sewall Bath Road Hison Edgar K. Sewall Walter Reed Hospital Washington, D. C Sewall Organ Society First Congregational Church Alberta M. Larrabee Josephine Foye Harriet Jackson Mary Marston Helen Fisher Nina Groves Bryan Laura Carleton Maude Marsh Grace M. Sewall Edna M. Southard Nellie Munsey Portland Mary Grant Rafter Adams Bailey Island Frank B. Adams Benjamin H. Adams Byron Adams Walter Adams Edmund Wentworth Byron Sarah Adams Lewiston Auburn West Poland Charles Adams Benjamin Adams Grace Hatch

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Birthday party for Adams cousins at grandmother's house

A joint birthday party was held on Tuesday August 7 for Wayne Douglas Adams and Carol Ann Adams at their grandmother Mrs Frank Adams home on Federal street. Guests included Irene Hewi son Mrs Annie Smith Gerald Wagg and many others with games, refreshments, and dainty favors for children aged one to four and a half.

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Wayne Douglas Adams Carol Ann Adams Frank Adams Federal Street Wesley R. Day Bobby Debbie Bragg Bernard Bailey Jimmy Colby Priscilla Colby Leigh Terry Campbell Jean Jane Gross Neal Franklin Adams Reta Gross Virginia Adams Horace Day Duncan Bragg Benjamin Adams Elizabeth Webber Auburn Byron Walter Adams Robert H. Heigham Beverly Bernard W. McFadden Judy Manomet Mass David Faurer Philadelphia Frank B Benjamin F. Adams Katherine Klinger Portland Mary Hobson George H. Bemis Carleton Lowell Bath St. Philip’s Church Hall Lewis Bath Iron Works Chauncey D. Paul Betty Ann Bruce Quincy Paul Benjamin F. Blagdon Ama Road John South Antoinette Plumstead Margaret Hall Hall J.g Donna Doe Eleanor Marriner Medford Dow Mary Stinson Emma J. Stinson Wiscasset

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Dresden Church Dedication and Local Moves Report

The Dresden notes cover a Sunday sermon by Dr. Alexander Cairns titled Presented at Court and a junior sermon called Canned Goods. August 26 marks the dedication of a reconditioned church at Dresden Mills. Local residents announce moves and visits including Alton and Mrs Dunn relocating to Belmont Massachusetts, Mrs Dorr and Dolores with Warren Dorr visiting Cuba, Cora Gahan returning from South Portland with son Lawrence, and Ellis Nash of Damariscotta visiting the Sheldon sisters. Attending and traveling relatives include Clayton Mayers planning a New Hampshire visit and a White Mountains trip. Barn work and shingles on Oscar Bailey’s barn are reported along with plans for the Lemarrs and the Ashford family from New Hampshire to occupy the Foster bungalow for an indefinite time.

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Alexander Cairns Dresden Mills Alton Dunn West Dresden Belmont Mass Charles Dorr Dolores Warren Dorr Massachusetts White Mountains Oscar Bailey Frank Lemarr Doris Ashford Mazelle New Hampshire Foster Bangalow

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Sabino Improvement Association Baked Bean Supper Recap

The Sabino Improvement Association held a baked bean and salad supper at the hall on Saturday at 6 30 with about 50 attendees. Charles Bates led singing and Mrs Loring Small presided at the piano as new song sheets proved popular. Mrs Mary Bickford of Beachmont Massachusetts won the door prize. she and her father Silas Bates were guests of Charles Bates.

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Sabino Improvement Association Charles Bates Loring Small Beachmont, Mass Silas Bates

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Boothbay Playhouse to stage Claudia with Ruthe Thorley-Kieth

Boothbay Playhouse announces Claudia starring Ruthe Thorley-Kieth for this week. She shines as the wife in Thirty Days Hath September and has worked in New York with Conover Cover Girls. Known as Triple Threat Thorley, she is praised for diverse talents. Mrs. DeForrest S. Day of Wisconsin-Casset died Thursday in the city.

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Boothbay Playhouse Claudia Ruthe Thorley-Kieth Ruthe New York Conover Conover’s Thorley Lee Mortimer

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West Bath social notes of Navy families and visitors

The West Bath section logs a clambake at Rock Hill Inn with 200 attendees and a Brunswick visit. It records dozens of local residents and relatives traveling, visiting, and socializing from Bath, Trenton, Mantoloking, Lynn, Medford, Roslindale, and beyond, plus military figures and engagements.

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Naval Bath Rock Hill Inn Brunswick's Jeanne M. Bates Harold M. Bates Trenton N. J Ensign Franklin Newton, Jr Mantoloking

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Bay Point residents report cottage damage from ocean activity

Bay Point along the ocean reports damaged cottages with cracked windows and loosened bricks after strong waves. The Navajo dining room posts required reinforcement while gardens show modest harvests and fruit trees struggle in cool foggy spring. The Board of Overseers held a meeting to explain state road funding conditions and local tarvia preparations.

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Bay Point Board of Overseers Natt Howe Tarvia Paul Loughlin Kennebec Point Sherman Campbell Bath Memorial Hospital Maurice Burns Lewiston Hospital Eleanor Mains Bath Charles Kiessling Ham Bunny Kiessling Maurice Hinckley Cedar Grove Roobert Fry L. M. Spinney Carrie Oliver Charles Renaud Henry C. Leonard Popham Walter I. Noyes Albert Jee Newtonville Mass Fred Fales Waltham Florence E. Bains Natalie B. MacNeil Fales Katherine Graham Katherine Mary Daniel Louis Plummer West Bath First Beach

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Boxing Exhibition in College Town Canceled Bout Among Bouts

The Brunswick Town Hall boxing show sponsored by Frank Cunha and Eddie Paiement was canceled after Tony Toronto of Boston suffered auto accident injuries. Four other bouts took place with draws between Al Michaud and Bob Pooler, Eddie Hudson and Phil Callahan, and wins for Chuck Fozzio and Carl Edgecomb. Guests Mr. and Mrs. Guy Toothaker attended with their Navy-bound sons.

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Brunswick Town Hall Frank Cunha Eddie Paiement Tony Toronto Boston Toronto Jimmy Cannon Brunswick al Michaud Lewiston Bob Pooler Portland Eddie Hudson Bath Phil Callahan Callahan Hudson Eddie Gallant Chick Cloutier Bud Taylor Carl Edgecomb Chuck Fozzio George Vassell Lisbon Guy V. Toothaker U.S. Navy Howard Leavitt Front Street

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Miss Nellie Webber Returns Home From New Boston Visit

Miss Nellie Webber returns to her Washington street home after a ten day stay with friends in New Boston New Hampshire.

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Nellie Webber Washington Street New Boston N. H

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Woolwich Center Church Services and Local Notes

Woolwich First Baptist holds Sunday morning service at 10 o'clock with church school following. evening service at 7:30 featuring speaker Mrs. C. E. Rousefield on Thanksgiving for peace. Spinning Wheel club hosts an all day meeting Thursday. Good Will club serves baked beans supper Saturday night. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed with travels, visits, and gatherings across Woolwich and nearby towns.

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First Baptist Church Woolwich Center Church School C. E. Rousefield Spinning Wheel Club Albert Temple Good Will Club Woolwich Union For Christian Service Nequasset Congregational Church Rev Aldrich Roundy Forest Baker Phillip Bath Memorial Hospital John Leonard Jean Pepperell Mass Fred Willard Providence R. I Costello P. Hall Maxine Walker Boston Anne Prekop Miss Walker Miss Prekop Bethany Beach Maryland Sherman Frank Adams Wiscasset Frank J. Walker

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Walter Russell Returns From Portland Visit to Lincoln Birthday

Walter Russell of Portland returned Monday evening after a weekend with his sister Mrs. Benjamin Woodside on Center street. He came to attend the birthday celebration of his aunt Mrs. Augusta Rowe of Lincoln.

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Walter Russell Portland Benjamin Woodside Center Street Mr. Russell Augusta Rowe Lincoln Street

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World War II timeline June to August 1945 updates

Summaries of key World War II events include the Borneo invasion led by Australians under General McArthur with US naval aid, atomic bombings of Hiroshima, Soviet declaration of war and Manchuria invasion, Japan's conditional surrender terms under Potsdam, Allied acceptance with conditions, and Truman's August 14 announcement of unconditional Japanese surrender ending the war.

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Pearl Harbor Hawaii Army Navy Guam United States Congress Japan Luzon Philippines Wake Manila Solomons New Britain General MacArthur Australia Bataan Falls Tokyo Yokohama Kobe Nagoya Coral Sea United States Lexington Stilwell Burma Battle of Midway Yorktown Hamman Attu Kiska Aleutians Guadalcanal Tulagi Solomon Islands Santa Cruz Islands U. S Buna New Guinea Amchitka New Georgia Vella Lavelle Salamaua Lae Finschafen Bougainville Tarawa Makin Roosevelt Churchill Chiang Kai-shek Cairo Marshalls Admiralty Islands MacArthur India Imphal Hankow-Peiping R. R Wakde Biak Lameng Saipan Marianas Tojo Tinian Morotai Palau Tiddim Philippine Philippine Sea China United States 14Th Air Force Liuchow United States Pacific Fleet French-Indo China Ledo-Burma Road Mammoth Drydock Singapore Iwo Jima Okinawa Ryukyus Tarakan Borneo Rangoon Luichow McArthur Hiroshima Russia Manchuria Domei Agency EWT Truman

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Rotary club welcomes two new members after leader’s passing

Sanford Springfield Rotary Club shows support after president George B. Wolstenholme died in hospital. Leon P. Spinney of Brunswick schools speaks, recalling Rotary founder Paul Harris and the district’s wartime resilience. Spinney endorses Dominique Tardif for District Governor as Bath and Brunswick clubs anticipate strong district backing. Charles Madden attends as a guest. Reverend Frank W. Becan is slated to speak next week.

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Sanford- Springfield Leon P. Spinney Brunswick Rotary Club Rotary Portland Bath Chicago Paul Harris England France Maine Maritime Ovin Spinney Bath Club Dominique Tardif Wolstenholme

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Hartnett Family Guests While on Summer Vacation

Mrs. Mary Hartnett and daughter Alice Hartnett of Lynn Massachusetts, former Bath residents, visit sister Mrs. Joseph McCole and brother-in-law in Court street and son-in-law Postmaster Edward Hartnett of Bluff road. Miss Hartnett works in the Lynn School Department.

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Stanley W. Dodge Portland Boston H. E. Rines Bath Iron Works Willard Hall Billy Cambridge Mass Hall Hall Lewis and Union Street John M. Merriam Mary Davenport Framingham George H. Bemis Mary Hobson Federal Steel Mary Hartnett Alice Hartnett Lynn Bath

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Mrs Esmonds Return From Harpswell Center Visit

Mrs William Esmond and her daughter Barbara return to Willow Street home after a week with Mrs Herman Stover of Boston at the Stover farm in Harpswell Center.

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William Esmond Barbara Willow Street Harpswell Center Mr. Esmond Herman Stover Boston Stover

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Whiton of Boston longtime Wiscasset resident dies

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Birthday party for Adams cousins at grandmother's house

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Dresden Church Dedication and Local Moves Report

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Sabino Improvement Association Baked Bean Supper Recap

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Boothbay Playhouse to stage Claudia with Ruthe Thorley-Kieth

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West Bath social notes of Navy families and visitors

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Bay Point residents report cottage damage from ocean activity

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Boxing Exhibition in College Town Canceled Bout Among Bouts

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Miss Nellie Webber Returns Home From New Boston Visit

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Woolwich Center Church Services and Local Notes

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Walter Russell Returns From Portland Visit to Lincoln Birthday

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World War II timeline June to August 1945 updates

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Rotary club welcomes two new members after leader’s passing

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Hartnett Family Guests While on Summer Vacation

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