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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1939

Page

8

Home Loan Banks Have Available Funds In Maine

H N Faulkner of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Boston reported ample funds for long term home financing in Maine. He noted increased savings deposits and more new loans at liberal terms, aided by government insured accounts. The Bath First Federal Savings & Loan Association hosted the visit as plans and problems of the bank system were reviewed with J Frank Hunt.

Maine H. N. Faulkner Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Federal Savings & Loan Association of Bath Federal Home Loan Bank Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation United States Faulkner Faulker J. Frank Hunt First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Boston

Bath Folks Attend Beneficiary Concert in Bath Church

Bath residents and guests gathered Friday evening at the Baptist church in Bath to support the Lincoln Home for the Aged in Newcastle. The program featured Raychel Emerson dramatic soprano and other artists from Boston and New York, with hopes of a similar Bath concert in autumn.

Frank Cuting Lincoln Home For Newcastle James A. McLellan John Shaw Merton Sprague Fernald Frank Case Raychel Emerson New York Warren Bay Point Bath Inez (Denny Roland Taply Boston Boston Symphony Orchestra Robert Gerson

Evans A token of love to memory of Walter Frederick

A memorial note from his father and family recalls Walter Frederick who died August 28 1932 and was laid to rest at Oak Grove Cemetery Bath Maine We remember him with loving thoughts in quiet times and every day as life goes on from 1631 Zerega Avenue Bronx NY with family and friends.

Evans Walter Frederick Oak Grove Bath Maine Zerega Avenue Bronx New York City

Bath seniors to attend Three Quarter Century club meeting

A large Bath delegation is expected to travel to Dover-Foxcroft for the annual Three Quarter Century club meeting. Bath committee chairman Chester A. Plant has arranged cars and drivers, with departures from Front street near the Times office and City hall starting at eight o'clock, continuing at short intervals as the caravan forms.

Bath

Greenblatt Family Celebrates 32nd Anniversary Dinner

Mr and Mrs Solomon K Greenblatt observed their 32nd wedding anniversary with a family dinner at 233 Washington Street Bath They were married in Boston on August 27 1997 and have resided in Bath 24 years He runs a tailoring business and operates a retail clothing store at 129 Front Street Attending were daughters Mrs Isadore Singer Mrs Albert Friedman and Misses Adam and Riva Civia Greenblatt sons Abraham E Iscar W and Owen Lee Granddaughters Ann Riva Singer Ashna Sydney Friedman sons in law Mr Singer and Mr Friedman guests Charles Levine Evelyn Bennet

Solomon K. Greenblatt Washington Street Boston Isadore Singer Albert Friedman Augusta Adam Riva Civia Greenblatt Abraham E Iscar W Owen Lee Greenblatt Ann Riva Singer Ashna Sydney Friedman Singer Mr. Friedman Charles Levine Evelyn Bennet Dorchester Mass

Successful Party At Minott Home In Phippsburg

About 175 people attended a Friday supper at Miss Abbie Minott’s home in Phippsburg to raise funds for town religious education, realizing over $59. Maryam Whitehead led a brief program with choir selections, Rev Philbrook, and Howard Brachly’s two violin solos, ending with community singing. The organizing committee included Mrs Horace F Holton and others.

Abbie Minott Phippsburg Miriam Whitehead Philbrook Howard Brachly Horace F. Holton Gordon C. Berry John F. Leach

Myrtle Lodge Meets Odd Ladies in First Season Start

Myrtle Lodge Odd Ladies held its first season after summer at K P hall with supper by Mrs. Hunt Mrs. Kingsbury and Mrs. Blake. Degree work and a business meeting followed. Announcement of Salvation Army donation and a government session on Sept 22 sale held in hall announced by Mrs. Helm Mrs. Kingsbury and Mrs. Chaney. Miss Mary Eggins of Philadelphia visiting cousins Edward and Henry Bigins on Chestnut Street.

Myrtle Loduye Odd Ladies P. Hall John H.hunt Walter P. Kingsbury Howard E. Blake Salvation Army Bath E.helmstood Kingsbury Wilfred W. Chaney Mary Eggins Philadelphia Edward and Henry Bigeins Chestnut Street

Garden Club Pilgrimage Set to Bar Harbor Events

The Mount Desert and Ellsworth Garden clubs host a September pilgrimage to Bar Harbor from Sept. 7 to 9 led by general chairman Miss Margaret H. Doherty. The program includes naturalist cruises, garden tours, picnics, a Bar Harbor club banquet with films and a lecture, museum visits, and scenic coastal excursions.

Bar Harbor Mount Desert Ellsworth Ironbound Island Pony Porcupine Island Federated Clubs Sieur de Monts Spring Abbe Museum Kenarden Lodge St. Sauveur

Missionary Return From Work In India

Mrs. Florence Hooper Moulton and Rev. Joseph L. Moulton return from Rahuri India where since 1918 they served with the American Board of Foreign Missions among Marathi people. They will base in Boston during furlough, oversee village health, school and maternity programs, and support Rahuri library and girls’ school while their daughter Marjorie studies at Bates College.

Florence Hooper Moulton Augusta Rahuri India American Board of Foreign Missions Joseph L. Moulton Moulton Winter Street Congregational Church Fred P. Hooper Oost Maple Street Boston Raymond Bates College Connecticut Bates Richmond Congregational Church Moultons Marjorie Moulton

Cosmo Garden Club memorial service for Jane Murphy

Cosmo Garden Club held a simple memorial service Monday afternoon for Jane Sewall Murphy, former club president. A white satin table displayed calla lilies and a lit silver candle, with tributes from officers and a solo by Mrs. Hersom. A short business meeting followed and Christine Dodge spoke on native orchids and local varieties.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Jane Sewall Murphy Fred R. E. Dean Miss Murphy Roscoe P. McFadden Richard T. Hersom

Lee Chase Wedding Saturday Morning in Bath Church

Charles W. Lee of Bath and Miss Chase united in a Saturday morning ceremony at St Marys church with Rev Timothy C Maney officiating at eight o clock. Attendants included Edward J Lee Jr and Mrs Eford A Stover, and Mr and Mrs Albert F Austin Jr of Bath. The bride wore teal blue with turban and carried pink rose bouquet. After a wedding breakfast at Hotel Sedgwick the couple planned a fortnight motor trip and a future home in Wisconsin. The groom is from 63 Pearl street Bath and works in Bath Iron Works production. The bride is daughter of Fessenden M Chase of Wiscasset and owns a beauty parlor in Wiscasset.

Charles ‘W. Lee Bath St. Mary's Church Timothy C. Maney Edward J. Lee, Jr Eford A. Stover Albert F. Austin, Jr Edward J. Lee Pearl Street Bath Iron Works Corp Mars Lee Fessenden M. Chase Wiscasset Chase Wiscasset Academy Pelletier’s School of Beauty Culture Lewiston William Kidd David Kidd Ruth Gertrude Baker E. W. Baker Stratford Conn Christ Episcopal Church Loyal Y. Graham Arline Percy Jean Baker Leonard P. Litchfield Harry Litchfield Priscilla Inn Kidd Bay Street Boston Federal Marketing Administration

Stinson and McNeill Wed at Bath Congregational Church

Paul E. Stinson and Miss Louise Margaret McNeill of Bath wed at 1 pm in Winter Street Congregational Church with Rev. Joseph O. Purdue officiating. The couple, attended by relatives, will honeymoon two weeks then live with the groom's parents at 13 Dice Road. Stinson, Morse High School 1934, welds at Bath Iron Works. McNeill, Morse High School 1933, stenographer at Oakhurst Dairy.

Paul E. Stinson Louise Margaret McNeill Bath Winter Street Congregational Church Joseph O. Purdue Robert Hall Pauline W. McNeill Carl E. Stinson Dice Road Stinson Morse High School

Welch Atchley Bride Roots in Westfield to Cambridge Union

Miss Barbara Welch daughter of Paul Welch of Westfield New York married Dana Winslow Atchley Jr grandson of Rev and Mrs W J A Atchley formerly of Bath at St Peters Church Westfield. Officiant Rev Elmore C Young. Best man John Adams Atchley and usher William Ames Atchley. After Nantucket they will reside in Cambridge Massachusetts. Mrs Atchley a Baldwin School Radcliffe College 1938 graduate. Mr Atchley Harvard June graduate son of a prominent Englewood physician.

Barbara Welch Paul Welch Westfield N. Y Dana Winslow Atchley W. JA. Atchley Bath Atchley First Baptist Church St. Peter's Church Elmore C. Young John Adams Atchley William Ames Atchley Nantucket Island Cambridge Mass Baldwin School Radcliffe College Welch Grapefruit Co Loomis School Harvard Englewood, N, J

Lang and Elie announce marriage in Elton Maryland

The engagement announces the marriage of John H. Lang Jr. of Lewiston and Bath to Marguerite Helen Elie daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Elie of Lewiston. They wed July 1 in Elton Maryland and are spending summer in Tacoma. Lang and Elie share Lewiston High School ties and hospital nursing training backgrounds. Marguerite trained at Central Maine General Hospital and works at the Veterans Administration hospital in Tozus, while John Lang works in the Bath Iron Works tin shop.

John H. Lang, Jr Lewiston Bath Marguerite Helen Elie Joseph Elie Elton Tacoma Lewiston High School Bath Iron Works Corp

Elks Ladies Night kicks off fall social calendar

Bath Lodge Elks hosts annual ladies night on Friday September 8 at the Home on Lombard street with dancing and a buffet lunch for wives and friends. Ralph W. MacDonald heads the committee with Jesse Allen John E. Mullaney Robert J. Footer Harry Gilchrist and Arthur H. Sprague. About 75 members of the 101st Trench Mortar Battery Yankee Division held their annual Lewiston reunion over Saturday and Sunday with honors from states nationwide. A memorial service honored Olin O. Hooper of North Anson and Wendell W. Ricker since last year’s reunion.

Bath Lodge of Elks Lombard Street Ralph W. MacDonald Jesse Allen John E. Mullaney Robert J. Footer Harry Gilchrist Arthur H. Sprague 101St Trench Mortar Battery Lewiston American Legion Hall Jacques Cartier Sabattus Olin O. Hooper North Anson Wendell W. Ricker

Minnick and Lowden Marry in New Bedford Ceremony

Roy C. Minnick and Miss Mildred Mary Lowden both of New Bedford Mass were married August 25. The license returns were filed in City Clerk John W Gilmore s office by Dr David L Wilson. Miss Eleanor Cornish returned home at 31 Getohell street after a week with cousin Miss Louise Clark in Lewiston.

Roy C. Minnick Mildred Mary Lowden New ‘Bedford Mass John W. Gilmore David L. Wilson Eleanor Cornish Getohell Street Louise Clark Lewiston

Community Gatherings and Visits in Bowdoinham

James Merrill of Bath spent the weekend with his sister Mrs. Fred given as Loomis Dyer won a peanut eating contest led by Linwood Hackett and Louisa Given. Prize to Mrs. Hobart. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bramer of Allston Massachusetts. Reunion at the Donnell farm on Bay road with J. Lister Scott and sons Orrin Donnell present. Roger Douglas heads to Mississippi State College after Coombs high school graduation. Various locals travel, visit, and attend events including cemetery association plans and summer relocations.

James Merrill Bath Fredgiven Linwood Hackett Louisa Given Loomis Dyer William Gould Chester Hobart Hobart Warren Bramer Allston Mass Boston Virginia Jones Catherine Chamberlain Gettysburg Bar Harbor Hattie Andes Edith Wood Courtney Nealy California Martha Lord of Sanford Jane Given Waterbury Colorado Samuel Putman Bay Road Fitchburg Eleanor Webber Libby Hebron Lauris Wilson Edward Philadelphia Wilson Girard College William Cairns East Orange N. J Alexander Cairns River Road Pioneer Cemetery Association Wilbur Small Small Cemetery Ida Purington R. D. Purington Frances Benner Alvin Lancaster Worccester John Gray Main Street Hardy Washington, D. C Caleb Mitchell Hermon Pond Kenneth Webber Chelsea Frank Webber Mary Browne Earl Brown Lilac Cottage Wiscasset William Raymond Paula Emma Raymond Berlin N. H Roy Munroe J. W. Bishop Providence R. I Elizabeth Virginia Andros Hattie Andros

Bowdoinham Post Road Church Visits and Local Visits

Mr and Mrs William H Gould attended church in Waterville Sunday. They called on Maynard Hinkley, a patient at Fairfield Institution. The Hinkley family regrets his illness. Bernice Dere hosted Connecticut relatives for a few days. Mrs George E Ackley, her son John, and Mrs Mary H Heah attended the Simpson Reunion at Topsham Grange Hall on Aug 23. Clayton and Marston Mitchell visited with the Goulds last week. The log Cabin has been sold to new owners who are remodeling it.

William H. Gould Waterville Maynard Hinkley Fairfield Institution Clayton Marston Mitchell W. H. Gould

Merrymeeting Grange Opens Post Vacation Meeting in Bowdoinham

Merrymeeting Grange at Bowdoinham held its opening meeting after summer vacation with 20 present. The program by lecturer Mrs Raymond Blodgett included song The Yankee Doodle a vacation trip description reading In the Fields of Flanders Lois Pratt peanut eating contest won by Loomis Dyer spelling bee captains Mrs W H Gould and Mrs Chester Hobart prize to Mrs Hobart closing song and thought refreshments served.

Merrymeeting Grange Bowdoinham Raymond Blodgett Fields of Flanders Lois Pratt Louisa Given Linwood Hackett Loomis Dyer W. H. Gould Chester Hobart

Rare antiques and gifts at Cary's Shop in East Brunswick Me

Classifieds note 25 words first insertion 35 each next 20 Rare: cents. Copy must reach this office by noon Wednesdays. Cary's Shop Alternate Route 1 East Brunswick Me three miles Bath six Brunswick. See Bart. Also listings for residential shore and farm property and an approved sales broker for H O L C Hag. Brisk sales of town history and Indian Tribes of Maine books 25 cents Shaw's Bath. Fred B Reed manager Bath listed with contact details.

Cary East Brunswick Bath Brunswick BART Maine Isabelle P. Congdon Shaw's

Lowell couple depart Bath for Boston and Cape Cod

Herbert S. Lowell assistant weigh clerk in the Naval inspection offices at Bath Iron Works Corp. and his wife Mrs. Lowell have been on a two week vacation. They left Wednesday for their Boston home and will spend the rest of the week at Cape Cod.

Herbert S. Lowell Naval Inspection Bath Iron ‘Works Corp Lowell Boston Cape Cod

Kidd Baker Wedding in Stratford at Christ Episcopal Church

William Kidd and Ruth Gertrude Baker were married in Stratford's Christ Episcopal Church with Rev. Loyal Y. Graham officiating. The couple, both of Stratford, plan a Boston residence after the ceremony, with the bride a Stratford High School graduate and secretary at General Electric.

Stratford High School Booth and Bayliss Commercial School General Electric Co Mr. Kidd Junior College of Commerce New Haven Northeastern University

Mrs. White Ferrell Returns Home From New Castle Visit

Mrs. Robert White Ferrell and daughters Mary Josephine and Margaret have returned to New Castle New Hampshire after visiting Mrs. Charles J. Donnell at Popham Beach and Mrs. John McInnes in Bath.

Robert White Ferrell Mary Josephine Margaret New Castle N. H Charles J. Donnell Popham Beach John McInnes Bath

Extradition for two brothers in Bath robbery case

Sheriff Charles W Messenger plans to extradite John and Joseph Crawford from New York and Elizabeth New Jersey for the August 1 West Bath robbery that left salesman Edward Kelley robbed of his car and about 75 dollars. John faces additional charges of defrauding an inn keeper and passing bad checks.

New York Elizabeth, N. J Crawford Brothers Charles W. Messenger John Crawford Salem Elizabeth N. J Crawford Joseph Messenger John Sagadahoc New York City Liberty Edward Kelley West Bath Bath

Memorial library in Wayne opens with ceremony

The Annie Louise Cary Memorial Library in Wayne opened in December and was dedicated Sunday afternoon with addresses by Jane Thorne Johnson, librarian, and State Librarian Oliver Hall. Mrs Johnson shared anecdotes about Annie Louise Cary, born near the library site.

Annie Louise Cary Wayne Jane Thorne Johnson Oliver Hall Johnson Annie Louise ‘Cary

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