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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1944

Page

8

Prof Brown Addresses 6450 at U S O Park Concert

Prof Herbert R Brown of Bowdoin College spoke on What Is An American at a Sunday park gathering sponsored by the U S O. He urged learning to live together and respecting others rights to preserve democracy and victory in war. The event included music, recordings, and a later movie program. a high school talent parade closes on Sept 3.

Herbert R. Brown Bowdoin College Brown Rena Ulmer Chiff Leemin

Lement Family Returns From Outing at Lemont Cottage

Mr and Mrs Frank Lement and their daughter and Mr Arthur Younus of Washington Street returned home after an outing at the Lemont cottage in Southport.

Frank Lement Arthur Younus Washington Street Nove Lemont Sauthport

Frank Beane Awarded Honorable Mention

Frank R. Beane of the 2ath Iron Works Corporation receives an Honorable Mention from the War Production Drive for an emergency feed pump drains assembly jig. The idea cuts shop time from seven days to two and streamlines valve and pipe assembly previously done by tacking and welding at the ship. Beane had earlier won a local prize from the plant Labor Management Production Committee, an equal union and management body.

Frank R. Beane 2Ath Iron Works Corporation War Production Drive Frederick Bowes, Jr Beane Plant Labor Management Production Committee Independent Union of Saipyerd Workers Manave- Wei

Engagement Off Wayne Furber’s Daughter Harriet Furber

Mr and Mrs Cnarkts Ry Furber of 24 Bedford Road announce the engagement of their daughter Harriet Alvina Furber to Clinton Carter of Mapleton Miss Furber a Morse High School class of 41 graduate excelled in athletics basketball and softball and is employed as a bookkeeper in California The wedding date has not been set.

Cnarkts Ry Furber Bedford Rosd Harriet Alvina Clinton Carter Mapleton Miss Furber Morse High California

Elmhurst Playschool to Open Fourth Season in September

The Elmhurst Playschool resumes its fourth season on September 5 at the Elmhurst estate off Western Avenue. Directors Miss Beatrice Bouton and Miss Elizabeth Harris cite outdoor play, indoor learning spaces, and an emphasis on individual attention as key features guiding the program's growth and schedule.

Elmhurst Western Avenue Beatrice Bouton Elizabeth Harris Cosmopolitan Mub John Hyde

Mrs Brown to Visit Daughters in New Jersey and Florida

Mrs John Brown of Hocko mock will leave at week’s end for Butler New Jersey to visit daughter Mrs Blek Reed before heading to Orlando Florida to spend the winter with another daughter Mrs Lewis Orr Her daughter Mrs Earl Gainsley of York Harbor will be her guest for a week

John Brown Hockomock Butler N. J Blek Reed Orlando Fla Lewis Orr Brown Earl Gainsley York Harbor

Melrose Nursing School Opens Septembers Class Applications

Melrose Hospital Training School for Nurses invites applications for the September class. The school is approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration the American College of Surgeons the American Hospital Association and the Regents of New York and also for the U S Cadet Nurse Corps. Address the Superintendent Melrose Mass.

Melrose Hospital Massachusetts Board of Registration American College of Surgeons American Hospital Association State of New York U. S Melrose Mass

Hampden Wedding Ties Tribou and Marks

Miss Louise Tribou and Warren Stewart Marks wed at the bride’s Hampden home in a Sunday ceremony officiated by Rev. Earl E. Stewart. Bridesmaid Gloria A. Young and Barbara Jane Tribou attended. best man was the groom’s father. The couple plans to reside at 190 High Street Bangor after a wedding trip.

Louise Tribou Guy W. Tribou Hampden Warren Stewart Marks John J. Marks High Street Anna B. Cowan Earl E. Stewart Hampden Congregational Church Lawrence Leighton Gertrude Low Louise Gloria A. Young Westhaven, Conn Harold Hews Dover-Foxcroft Ralph L. Brown Bangor Charles Tuck Minnie A. Brown Verona N. J Miss Low Marks

Birthday Honors Miss Martha Cutting At 90

Miss Martha Cutting observed her 90th birthday at the Old Ladies Home on High Street. A party with flowers gifts and 32 cards marked the milestone while she remains bedridden with a broken hip. Born August 16 1854 in Phippsburg she worked as a dressmaker in Bath and remains a long time church and community member.

Martha Cutting Old Ladies’ Home High Street Miss Cutting Sadie Harnden Rodney E. Ross Phippsburg William C Elizabeth A. Beal Cutting Arrowsic Bath Corliss Street Baptist Church Dromore

Maine canning centers boost production in week ending August 11

Production in Maine canning centers rose sharply with 41 007 cans of mixed produce processed in the week ending Aug 11. In four weeks about 100 000 cans have been canned for individuals and the school lunch program across 36 centers, with Bath contributing 1270 cans by 53 women last week, 875 to individuals and 281 kept for centers and school lunch use.

Maine Bath

Guests Of Freeman Family At Sunnyside Farm East Brunswick

Mrs Gordon McIntosh and Mrs McIntosh are guests of her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Harold E Freeman at Sunnyside farm in East Brunswick. They will be joined later by Mrs McIntosh's mother Mrs Jack Pinel of North Quincy Massachusetts and grandson Master David McIntosh who are visiting Mrs Pinel's mother Mrs William Fields at Harding's.

Gordon McIntosh McIintosh Harold E. Freeman Sunnyside Farm East Brunswick McIntosh Jack Pinel North Quincy Mass Master David McIntosh Mrs. Pinel William Fields Harding's

Handicraft Exhibit Showcases Bath Kiddies Work

Displays from City playgrounds featured coasters pins doll houses and mail boxes. Notable pieces included a four room two story doll house by Anna Milahos and Bobby Plummer and large mail boxes made by Charles Press with U S Mail.

City Hall Edward J. McMann Dike Anna Mihalos Bobby Plummer Albert Berry Reginald Fogg Goddard-Mitchell Charles Press U.S Central Playground Nickie Snowden William Hinds

Playground Kiddies Launch Pool Fund With $100 Gift

Children at the Bath play grounds donated 100 to the pool fund from proceeds of a waste paper salvage drive during their Friday picnic at Rock Hill Inn West Bath. Supervisor Edward J McMann presented the gift to treasurer Lance Lot Cooper who will manage the fund.

Bath Rock Hill Inn West Bath Edward J. McMann Lancelot Cooper

Trott announces engagement of Ann Elisabeth Trott to Ensign Samuel Hazard

Announcement from Providence Rhode Island Small Point notes engagement of Ann Elisabeth Trott daughter of Mr. and Mrs Raymond H Trott to Ensign Samuel Hazard USNR son of Mr. and Mrs Spencer Peabody Hazard of Germantown Pennsylvania Miss Trott a Lincoln School graduate now senior at Smith College Ensign Hazard a Williams College 1945 alumnus and Sigma Phi member also a Germantown native

Raymond H. Trott Providence R. I Small Point Ann Elisabeth Ensign Samuel Hazard U.S.N.R Germantown Miss Trott Amory M Houghton Joseph M. Trott Bath Lincoln School Smith College Ensign Hazard Spencer Peabody Hazard St. Andrew's School Middletown Del Williams College Sigma Phi Fraternity

Boston Women Return From Boothbay Harbor Outing

Miss Ruth Jordan of West Roxbury and Miss Annie Belle Cutting of Salem return home after a two weeks outing at Boothbay Harbor. They were weekend guests of Miss Jordan’s aunts Mrs. Alfie Jacobs Mrs. Walter Wiggin and Mrs. Charles Lockery on York Street.

Ruth Jordan West Roxbury Mass Annie Belle Cutting Salem Boothbay Harbor Miss Jordan Alfie Jacobs Walter Wiggin Charles Lockery York Street

Surprise Party Honors Cora Durant at Bath Home

Mrs. Myra Pennell hosted a surprise birthday and shower for Miss Cora Durant daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Durant of Center street. Durant and Cadet Leon Pennell both Morse High graduates, he trains at Pensacola Florida. Numerous Bath area guests attended and gifts were displayed with garden flowers forming the centerpiece.

Myra Pennell High Street Cora Durant Frank Durant Center Street Leon Pennell Mr. Pennell Miss Durant Gardiner Rogers Peter Gagnon Nellie Biggins Barbara Haley Evelyn White Edith Peggy Browning Bath Harold Williams Utica N. Y Harold Small Bayside L. I Joseph Pennell Biddeford Andrew Pennell Brunswick William Haskell Augusta Ralph Cheney Newcastle Arthur Sturtevant Boothbay Harbor

Bath England Mayor Sends Greetings to Bath Towns

A letter received by Mayor Walter C. Rogers’ office carries a message from Bath England via an American Red Cross club. It reproduces Bath mayor Joseph Plowman’s Christmas and New Year greetings to Bath Maine Bath New York and Bath Pennsylvania and invites local residents to visit the Guildhall when in Bath. The note expresses goodwill and safe return home to U S troops and towns bearing the name Bath.

Walter C. Rogers American Red Cross Club England Bath Maine New York Pennyslvania United States of America Joseph Plowman

HENDERSONS VISIT FAMILY IN NORTH BATH

Mr and Mrs Stanley Henderson of Rio de Janeiro Brazil arrive in the States to visit Mr and Mrs David Henderson in North Bath. They came from New York City where they stayed two weeks with friends. Mr Henderson works for Ingersoll Rand Co and this is his first visit home in four years since his marriage.

Stanley Henderson Rio de Janeiro Brazil States Henderson David S. Henderson North Bath New York City Ingersoll Rand Co

Mr and Mrs Samuel Jordan Return to Bath Home

Mr and Mrs Samuel Jordan, longtime residents of Kittery, have moved back to Bath and now occupy their residence on Dummer Street.

Samuel Jordan Kittery Bath Dummer Street

Funeral held for John Frank Grant in Bowdoinham

Funeral services for John Frank Grant who died Tuesday at Gardiner General Hospital were held at his home Friday afternoon. Born in Ipswich Massachusetts September 29 1863 he had lived in Bowdoinham twenty years. Survived by wife Lottie Grant two daughters Helen Grant Richmond Corner and Dorothy Wilson Texas two sons Roland Bath and Donald Richmond Corner and several grandchildren.

John Frank Grant Gardiner General Hospital Grant Ipswich Mass Lottie Grant Helen Grant Richmond Corner Dorothy Wilson Texas Roland Bath Donald

Mrs Wellington A Moore Injured In Weekend Fall

Mrs Wellington A Moore of Weeks nursing a broken wrist after a fall at home Saturday evening. X rays were taken Monday to assess the extent of the injury. Her sister Mrs Ray Harmon of Brunswick will stay with her for a few weeks.

Wellington A. Moore Weeks

Captain Huskins Enjoys Summer at Five Islands Home

Captain John Huskins of the SS Craigsmere and his wife Mrs. Huskins spent several days at their Summer residence at Five Islands.

John Huskins Craigsmere Tracey Mrs. Huskins Five Islands

Maine Fish Landings Rise in June 1944 Report

June 1944 fisheries report from Sea and Shore Fisheries Department shows total Maine port landings at 18,669,033 pounds, up 3.5 million from May. Herring landings rise by seven million pounds, about half in Cumberland County, while lobster and cod drops reduce totals. Mackerel leads with 265,532 pounds. overall June value reaches 753,218.60 dollars.

Sea and Shore Fisheries Department Maine Louis Cates Department Cumberland County Lincoln County

Missionary Fellowship Disbands After Six Years of Service

The Women's Worldwide Missionary Fellowship of Emmanuel Bible Assembly disbanded after a Monday evening gathering at 60 Chestnut Street. President Miss Sarah Coombs received a farewell gift for four years of service. Rev. Charles H. Berry plans to move to Portland with his family. The group supported missions in Alaska, South America, Indo China, Europe, and Asia, and engaged in radio gospel work and evangelization in Army camps.

Women's Worldwide Missionary Fellowship of Emmanuel Bible Assembly Alice Pratt Harriett Fraser Chestnut Street Sarah Coombs Charles H. Berry Corliss Street Berry Nellie Bonney Leland Street Portland Alaska South America Indo China Europe Asia Children Without Maine

Dorothy Reid Returns From Bay Point Visit

Miss Dorothy Reid of Boston returned there Wednesday after spending a week at Bay Point.

Dorothy Reid Boston Bay Point

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