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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1951

Page

5

Society notes greet many visitors in Bath area

Mrs. Clara H. Oliver of Bryn Mawr Pa arrives for a two week visit at her son in law Stewart Day’s West Point cottage. Philadelphia and Bath social figures Mrs Harriet Pearson and Mrs Carrie Bancroft visit Bath and Brunswick friends. Jan Byhower sails Amsterdam to Quebec training cruise. Miss Gladys Armstrong among 14 Miss Maine hopefuls at Skowhegan Fair competition.

Clara H. Oliver Bryn Stewart Day West T Oliver Largo Mawr Sarah McIintire Pearson Philadelphia Harriette Small Point Gladys Armstrong Woolwich Morse High School University of Maine Maine Skowhegan State Fair Pine Tree State Atlantic City

Miss Carlotta Lavoie Visiting Family Hosts

Miss Carlotta Lavoie of Brunswick is spending part of the summer as a guest of Mr and Mrs Horatio L Baker in Arrow.

Carlotta Lavoie Brunswick Horatio L. Baker Arrow

Damarsicotta Banquet Hosted by Edna Mae Shop Owner

Mrs Ardenne A Stott proprietor of the Edna Mae Shop entertained store clerks and a book keeper with dinner on Thursday night at Cheechako Inn in Damarsicotta. Attendees included Mrs Margaret, Mrs Betty Daley, Miss Sadie Armstrong and Miss Flossie Beals.

Ardenne A. Stott Edna Mae Margaret Betty Daley Sadie Armstrong Flossie Beals Cheechako Inn Damariscotta

Miss Alzira Gross Takes Two Week Camden Vacation

Edna Mae Shop clerk Miss Alzira Gross leaves Thursday for Camden to spend the remainder of her two week vacation with relatives.

Alzira Gross Edna Mae Camden

Bath area notes on town visitors and personnel moves

Roger McAleer of 1325 Washington Street has joined the Bureau of Ships in Washington, DC, after leaving Bath Iron Works where he was in the drawing room. His wife and son plan to join once their house on Charles Robinson Property is sold. Various Bath residents and visitors including Councilman and Mrs. Couture, Dr. and Mrs. Allen, and state Rep. Farley were noted at cottages, camps, and events with remarks on local politics and social visits.

Josephine Reaser Battle Creek, Mich Roger McAleer Stephen Washington Street Bath Iron Works Bureau of Ships Washington, D. C McAleer Charles Robinson Peter Jeremiah Farley Biddeford Bath Farley Rep

Witt family arrives for cottage outing at South Witt

Dr and Mrs Daniel E Witt and their three sons Denny Bruce and Tommy Black of Bloomsburg Pennsylvania arrived last week for an outing at their cottage at South Witt nee Marion ck etath.

Daniel E. Witt Denny, Bruce Tommy Black Bloomsburg South*Witt, Nee Marion Ck, Éath

Hendersons Welcome Father Home After Visit

Harvey Henderson of Portland returns home after several days visiting his sons John Henderson and family on Wesley Street and Harvey Henderson Jr. and family at Foster's Point. He traveled to New Brunswick and Nova relatives during the trip.

Harvey Henderson Portland John Henderson Wesley Street Harvey Henderson, Jr Foster's Point Rne New Brunswick Nova

New York Couple Arrives for Week at Sagadahoc Ferry

Mr and Mrs Stanley Strout of New York City arrive Friday for a week long stay at the home of Mrs Costello P Hall at Sagadahoc Ferry. Strout is the son of Mrs Leah E Strout of Bath. Mrs Margaret Wilson returns home from York Beach after a week with her niece and nephew Mr and Mrs Harold Gilmore.

Stanley Strout New York City Costello P. Hall Sagadahoc Ferry Sedgwick Mr. Strout Leah E. Strout Bath Margaret Wilson Washington Street York Beach Harold Gilmore

StewartMcAllister family on Casco Bay visit

Mrs Stewart McAllister and her sons Stewart Jr and Donald travel from Washington Street to Long Island in Casco Bay for a week with Mrs McAllister’s sister and husband Mr and Mrs Harry Starbird and family. Mr McAllister joins them for the weekend.

Stewart McAllister Stewart, Jr Donald Washington Street Long Island Casco Bay

Walker announces birth of daughter Sally Anne

Mr and Mrs Robert Walker of Wollaston Massachusetts announce the birth of a daughter named Sally Anne Mrs Walker formerly Eunice Perkins of Bath and Mr Walker a Brunswick native

Robert Walker Wollaston, Mass Sally Anne Walker Eunice Perkins Bath Mr. Walker Brunswick

Rooney Reenlists and Returns Home on furlough

Sgt John Rooney currently stationed at Fort Hancock New Jersey with Battery B National Guard reenlists in the U S Army and is home on a 30 day furlough before reporting back to Fort Hancock. Mrs Rooney nee Betty Cushing stays with her mother Mrs Rena Cushing 131 Dummer Street during the furlough.

John Rooney Fort Hancock N. J Battery B National Guard U. S. Army Rooney Betty Cushing Rena Cushing Dummer Street Sgt

Ward Weller Returns After Week in Boston

Mr and Mrs Ward Weller of Wellesley Massachusetts returned after a week long visit with Mr and Mrs Robert Brownell of 1475 Washington Street The Browns welcomed them home and extended hospitality during the stay.

Ward Weller Wellesley, Mass Robert Brownell Washington Street

Shaw Family Visits in Reading Before Home Departure

Mr and Mrs Fred Shaw and daughters Carol Linda and Judy of Reading Mass left for home Thursday after visiting Mrs Shaw s aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Charles Whitehouse and Joel Lilly at their Upper Washington street home and Mr Shaw s sister and husband Mr and Mrs Thery Robbins and family of Milan street

Fred Shaw Carol Linda Judy Reading Mass

Family heads to Key West as Navy medical center attachment begins

Mr and Mrs Paul Mathieu and sons Timothy and Michael travel by car to Key West Florida where he will be stationed at the Navy medical center. Mrs Mathieu and the children had been living with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Durant of 254 Center Street. Mrs Fred C Scribner of Portland formerly of Bath spends August at Popham Beach as in years past.

Paul Mathieu Timothy Michael Key West Fla Navy Mathieu Frank Durant Center Street Fred C. Scribner Portland Bath Popham Beach

Bath Area Residents Daily Vacations And Local Movements

Mr and Mrs Stanley D Henderson and sons Robert and William of Cromwell Conn visit in North Bath with his parents Mr and Mrs David S Henderson Stanley worked eleven years in South America as an engineer for Ingersoll Rand and now belongs to Northern Supplies Corp North Hartford Conn and owns a hardware store in Rocky Hill Conn Mrs Page Wyman of Mechanic Street visits relatives at Popham Beach Mr and Mrs Charles E Gladdings and daughters Barbara and Jessica of Huntington LI NY visit Bath with sister Mrs Evelyn F Hobbs 726 Washington St accompanying them is Margaret Lee of Boston aunt of Mr Gladdings and Mrs Hobbs The Gladdings and Miss Lee are on an extended motor trip through New England and Canada Sgt Kenneth R Judkins of the Bath recruiting station at the post office was a business visitor at Rockland Charles G Mitchell home on 10 days visit with father Horace Mitchell and brother Robert Mitchell has gone to Camp Kilmer NJ for discharge after U S Army service in Austria plans to reenlist and will return to Bath for 30 days before assignment Woodbury E Brackett city manager of Concord NH passed Thursday night with his mother Mrs James A Brosa 1 Middle Street

Frank C. Coffin Worcester Mass Coffin Bath Bath Iron Works New England Light & Power Co Nathan E. Coffin The Times Co Stanley D. Henderson Robert and William Cromwell, Conn North Bath David S. Henderson Stanley South America Ingersoll Rand Company Northern Supplies Corp North Hartford Conn Rocky Hill Charles E. Gladdings Barbara Jessica Huntington Long Island N. Y Evelyn F. Hobbs Washington Street Margaret Lee Boston Mr. Gladdings Mrs. Hobbs Gladdings Miss Lee New England Canada Charles G. Mitchell Horace Mitchell Upper Washington Street Robert Mitchell Central Avenue Camp Kilmer N. J U. S. Army Austria

Miss Pelletier and Crooker Return After Visit

Miss Avis Pelletier of Lewiston and Vernon Crooker of Auburn returned Thursday after visiting Mr. Crooker’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitehouse of Upper Washington Street. Mrs. Waldo Weston of Bath, spending winters in St. Petersburg, Fla., works this summer at Dodge Inn in Edgecomb and has greeted Bath friends.

Avis Pelletier Lewiston Vernon Crooker Auburn Waldo Weston, Sr Bath St. Petersburg Fla Dodge Inn Edgecomb

Mittendorf Guests From Ironton Visit City Family

City Manager Ralph F Mitten dorf and Mrs Mittendorf hosted their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Robert Mittendorf of Ironton Ohio. Their son Bobby Lee joined them after spending the summer with grandparents at 602 Washington street. Mr and Mrs Walter Mosher Jr announce the birth of their second son Stephen Arthur at Memorial Hospital on Aug 3 weighing six pounds five ounces.

Ralph F. Mittendorf Walter Mosher, Jr Stephen Arthur Memorial Hospital

Ferdinand Coombs Returns as Legard taxi driver

Ferdinand W. Coombs of Corliss Street began duties as a Legard driver Friday morning after five years as a night taxi dispatcher. Friends welcomed him back to a position he held previously before moving to desk work.

Ferdinand W. Coombs Corliss Street Legard Company Ferdie Legard’'s

Local Notices Mention Mrs Tobey and Relatives Visit

In Worcester, Mrs. Doris was noted with Mrs. Tobey, Mrs. Eleanor Matter, and Mrs. Thelma Knight. A patient at Memorial has stayed seven months with similar condition. Mrs. John A. Greene Jr. and Betsy and Alden Greene visited North Street kin, Perry Savage of Five Islands.

Worcester Doris Ther Tobey Eleanor Matter Thelma Knight John A. Greene Betsy Alden North Street

Hamb Lett and Stewart Vacationing at Bath Area Summer Home

Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Hamblett of Pratt Street are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Gill of Bath at their Summer home Day's Ferry, while Mr. Hambiett and Donald A. Stewart of Pearl Street both take annual vacations from Bath Iron Works.

Edward B. Hamblett Pratt Street Christopher Gill Bath Mr. Hambiett Bath Iron Works

Local residents visit kin and schedule travels

Mrs Joseph F Desmond and children Sandra and Albert returned home after visiting Mrs Desmonds parents Mr and Mrs Clyde Morang in Eastport. Pfc and Mrs Wesley Morang from this city were visitors. Other notices list Fractured arm from a fall at work for Mrs Albert H McMann of 1492 Washington, visits to Kittery, Cape Elizabeth, Woolwich and Bath, arrivals from Boston and Philadelphia for two week stays, vacations in the White Mountains, and furloughs of National Guard members George Bourgoin and family in Center Street.

Joseph F. Desmond Sandra Albert Desmond Clyde Morang Eastport Pfc Wesley Morang Albert H. McMann Washington Street Ronald Smith Cape Elizabeth Harry Swift Woolwich Five Islands Vernal Chaney George Bourgoin National Guard Fort Hancock N. J Doris Bourgoin Center Street

Mrs Mussenden Confined To Home By Illness At 894 High St

Mrs William B Mussenden is confined to her apartment at 894 High street due to illness.

William B. Mussenden High Street

Bath Garden Club Members Visit Veterans Hospital

Horatio L. Novag and Earl B. Perkins of the Bath Garden Club traveled to Togus Veterans Hospital Friday to plant flowers for a philanthropic project.

Oes Eeeegee Horatio L. Novag Earl B. Perkins Bath Garden Togus

Paie ment Family Visits Relatives in Maine and Bath

Mr and Mrs Philip R Paiement and daughter Jane visited Mr and Mrs Ed Paiement of Brunswick and Mrs Rena Cushing of 131 Dummer Street Bath who is ill The Paiements plan to move to Philadelphia soon after their trip to Maine and Bath

Philip R. Paiement Jane Mr. Paiement Eddie Paiement Brunswick Paiement Rena Cushing Dummer Street Marjorie Cushing Bath Paiements Philadelphia

Priscilla Tupper Guests With Ellis Family

Miss Priscilla Tupper of Brunswick is a guest of her fiance Sergeant John Ellis and his grandparents Mr and Mrs Asa Wilson at 908 High Street.

Priscilla Tupper Brunswick Sgt John Ellis Asa Wilison High Street

Local Births and Vacations Reported Around Bath Area

Plan away from Bath about a month. Mr and Mrs Arthur Richards welcomed a new son. David P Mullin from Bath Iron Works is on vacation in Rangeley. Albert E Whitney Jr and family returned to Grand Rapids after a Maine visit. Lieut Kennon Jayne USN arrived for two weeks leave in Small Point after a Korea tour aboard Mount McKinley. Mr and Mrs R Clinton Meefe spent the weekend in Boston and surrounding suburbs.

Lieut Kennon Jayne John K. Jayne Jayne Korea U. S. S. Mount McKinley San Francisco

August A Slow Month For Tuna And Local Fair News

The report notes slow dinghy hake fishing in Florida with families like Wallace and York among others, while West Point plans a big fair with the community contributing items led by Myrtle Davis. Local events include birthday parties for Rose M and Norma Jean, a B I W field day in West Bath with lobster hauling by Granville Wallace, a tarred road project, and a clambake at Wood Island with multiple Wallace family members attending.

Richard P Carl H. McIntire Florida Wallace Brothers Everett Lafayette York Brothers Irving Don Donald Wallace Irvin Atwood Philmore Gilliam and Sons James O Robert West Point West Points Myrtle Davis Friendship Club Susa A. Wallace Brunhilda Scott Wallace Scott Rose M Susan A. Wallace Judy Jean Scott Sharon Wayne Arthur Doyle, Jr Barbara Norma Jean Caton Mary Brown Jimmy Gilliam Annie Caton

Georgetown Notes on Visits and Travels

Watson cottage returns from Memorial Hospital Bath with sketches of doctors at work. Clayton Stevens Seguin and Tommy Creamer Montsweag travel to Boston to attend a game, staying with friends in Natick Mass. Mr and Mrs Harry Horne hosted by Dr and Mrs Wallace Drake North Weymouth. Stewart Dalrymple family and two daughters return to Natick after two weeks at Kennebec. Daniel Donovan and Mrs Kennedy and family from Belmont are at Sagadahoc Bay for August. Mrs Montgomery M Smith.

Watson Memorial Hospital Bath Clayton Stevens Seguinland Tommy Creamer Montsweag Boston Natick Mass Harry Horne Wallace Drake North Weymouth Penneseewasee Norway Stewart Dalrymple Kennebec Point Daniel Donovan John Kennedy Belmont Sagadahoc Bay Montgomery M. Smith

Family notices and visitors across Georgetown Center

The piece lists visitors and residents including the Hill family in Georgetown Center and various summer guests at Sagadahoc Bay. It notes Mrs. Everett Stevens improving after cataract surgery and awaiting glasses in September, plus Elizabeth Harris attending her brother's wedding in Orange, Massachusetts.

Calendar of School Terms and Attendance Days

The document outlines school term divisions and counting rules for a year. It lists Fall Winter and Spring terms with days for grade and high schools and notes legal holidays and special observances affecting count. Total teaching days reach 178 for the year under state law.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Edward C. Clary Robinhood MacMahan Island Carrie Bancroft Bernard Hoyt Carl Harry Ford Stoneham Howard Rice Mechanic Street Bancroft Happy Nook New Meadows Rufus W. Lombard Ery Mills West Thomas S. Gibbons Mollie Palmer Marian Dain Eleanora Oliver Quebec Evelyn Oliver Holland Sally Davis Elton Trafton Thomas Hall Anne Mrs. Hall Carl Anderson Green Street Vinalhaven Major Hall Tokyo Frank Powers East J. Edward Lyden William Forbes Boothbay Harbor Hutchins Lyden Middle Street William Baker Nashville Tenn Sadie Garcelon Fairfield Oakland Harriet Pye Sarah Pearson Walter Morse Winneganee John Black Nashua N. H Walter Parker Newton, Mass Black Cottage Parker Walter O. Parker Court Street Bath Department Store Mrs Sherman L. Morse Mrs. Stewart Day Elmer Morse John Burgess LeRoy Perkins Louis O. Couture Bluff Road Bernard L. Allen Clarksburg West Virginia Allen Benjamin Woodside Sebago Lake Bertha Russell Georgetown Jean Anderson Robert Philbrick Pauline Holmson Lizzie Black Quincy Southport Walter H. Bowker William A. Hill Big Iron Works Mr. Hill Boston Braves Page Wyman Kenneth R. Judkins Rockland Woodbury E. Brackett Concord James A. Brosa Dominique i Tient Donald A. Stewart Pearl Street Armand Petit Billy David Susie Willow Street Kittery Bernard W. Pratt, Jr Fitzhugh Hardcastle Groton, Mass Mr. Hardcastle William P. Drake Birch Point Mr. Robinson Hattie Barker Melrose Ludie Oliver Milan Street Elbridge H. Reed Reed Robert Donnell Randall Daley Andrews Road Harold Boutin Foster Point Howard F. Cramer Beacon Street Methodist Chuch Vermont Sally Freeman Emery Freeman Lewis Prentiss White Mountains Franconia Notch Nathan Watson Kathy Meadowbrook Mr. and Arthur Rich David P. Mullin Mrs. Mullin Rangeley Albert E. Whitney, Jr Grand Rapids, Mich Albert E. Whitney Roy Whittemore Milo Jane Dolloff Aera Mrs. R. Clinton Meef Suburbs Sebasco Webb Institute Sebasco Lodge David W. Lerch John W. Sims Eraser Isle of Shoals New York Webb Institute of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Norma Jean Carol Anne Talbot Donna Marsha Wyman Barbara Caton Rose M. Wallace Mary, Brown Arthur Doyle Ellis Wallace Granville Wallace Brown's Field West Bath Ralph Keyes Auburndale Marjorie York Gene York Sarah Gilliam Linda Gilliam Wood Island Virginia Wallace David Wallace Juanita Brown Herman Brown Reed Wyman Bruce Wyman Kathryn Alexander Ruth Alexander Nancy Wallace Sand Dollar Beach Orange Everett Stevens P.T.A
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