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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1950

Page

5

Nancy Sewall Weds Chester S Brett Jr in Grace Episcopal Rite

Miss Nancy Warren Sewall, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall II of 963 Washington street, married Chester Snow Brett Jr of Boston at Grace Episcopal church in a 4 30 Saturday ceremony. The bride wore her great grandmother’s ivory taffeta dress with rose point lace veil. her sister Cynthia Sewall served as maid of honor. bridesmaids wore white organdy over blue. best man was Austin Baker III of Brookline. Continued on Page Two.

Nancy Warren Sewall Arthur Sewall, II Washington Street Chester Snow Brett, Jr Chester Snow Brett Boston Charles M. Tubbs Grace Episcopal Church David Glasgow Farragut Austria Cynthia Sewall

Commutation reduces murderer's life term to 25 years

Chief Moriarty receives New Mexico clipping stating James A. Murray's life sentence for Finley G. Drummond's murder was commuted to 25 years. Drummond, a Bath iron works worker and former Naval officer, was killed June 1946 in Tucumcari, with robbery cited as motive.

Frank L. Moriarty New Mexico James A. Murray Finley G. Drummond Bath Murray Drummond Bath Iron Works Corp Frank R. Bailey Woolwich la Jolla Calif Owen J. Ledyard High Street T. B. Hoover Tucumcari N. M Phoenix Ariz Moriarty Thomas Malory

Republicans Plan Final Sept 11 Vote Push at City Hall

The Republican City Committee led by E A Stover calls a Friday 7 pm meeting at City Hall auditorium to seal election plans for September 11. Congressman Robert Hale may speak. about 30 volunteers will transport voters on election day as the party forecasts a heavy Bath turnout and record absentee voting.

Republican City Committee E. A. Stover City Hall Auditorium Robert Hale Stover Bath Etta M. Thurlow Ward Camp Gordon Georgia

Mrs Walter Baker of Woolwich Patient at Memorial Hospital

Mrs Walter Baker of Woolwich is listed as a patient at Memorial hospital.

Walter Baker Woolwich the Memorial Hospital

Bell From Ship Present to City of Bath in Civic Ceremony

A crowded Bath City Hall celebrated the presentation of the bronze bell from His Majesty's Ship Bath. British Consul General Whittamore, Bath City Council Chairman Rodney E. Ross Jr., Captain Russell Hitchcock, and Admiral Jacobsen spoke on Allied efforts, UN unity, and the fighting spirit against aggression. The unveiling concluded with thanks to the United States for destroyer support and a note on Bath Iron Works contributing to naval strength.

City Bath Charles Eric Whitamore Rodney E. Ross, Jr Ross Russell S. Hitchcock U.S.N R. G. Mackay Royal Navy United Kingdom United Nations Hitchcock Mackay United States England League of Nations Italy Japan Germany Britain East Malaya Hong Kong H. M. S. Bath Jacobson Norway Admiral Jacobsen Whittamore Great Britain U. S Hyde Windlass Bath Iron Works Corp H.M.S. Bath Hyde

Departure of Bath Battery in World War I Era

Hundreds of Bath residents witnessed Battery B depart at 2 45 am from the railroad station for Georgia in full regalia amid fog and teary farewells. A last minute tribute effort raised funds and supplies including coffee cigarettes and candy for the over 100 soldiers and their entourage.

Battery B Bath Georgia Lincoln Street Little Torrent Veteran Firemen’s Association Bath Police Department North Street Washington Street Vine Street G. I Stephen L. Robbins Louis D. Annis J. Horace McClure Smith-Tobey Legionnaires Ralph Hilyard Robert Lee Charles O'Hara Donald Perry Fred Drake Veterans of Foreign Wars Lawrence Small Elmer Moore 240Th Coast Artillery Edward J. McMann Theodore Burns The Elks Phil O'Hara Jay Povich Percy Kingsbury Wilfred Guerin Lions McMann Robbins Congress Shirt Factory Front Street J. Haviland Torrey Bath Lodge of Elks Richard J. Frates Fire Department

List of Bath teaching staff for the 1950 51 term

A released Bath school list names 14 new teachers with an asterisk and lists staff across multiple schools. It covers offices including superintendent Lor ing R Addison secretary Miss Phillis Delano clerk Mrs Dorothy McKenna and faculty at Washington Primary Dike North Grammar Central Grammar South Street Weeks Street Mitchell Huse Keith Morse High and others with numerous principals and teachers across grades pre primary primary and secondary.

Bath Office of Superintendent of Schools Loring R. Addison Phillis Delano Dorothy McKenna Washington Rosalie Fogg Marion Clark Emma Cummings Dike Paul Scanlin Faith Sherwood Mary Brown Harriet Frye Edith Horne Ella Jaquith Gladys Lowell Mabel Fuller Almira Jones Bessie Boudreau North Grammar Maurice Clark Helen Hayes Alena Fraser Theo Honsinger North Carrie Smith Marjorie Bartlett Doris Babkirk Louise Richmond Central Grammar Moody Flint Albert Adams Doris Humphreys Almena Jaques Ella Bates Margaret Scott Bernice Olby Isabelle Bryant South Street Dorothy Plummer Maxine Furber Viola Osgood Doris Wing Weeks Street Manley Grant Evelyn Stairs Jean Jackins Mitchell Genevieve Breton Katherine Mitchell Germaine Bonney Evelyn Morse Susan Howe Nathalie Fowle Lillian Fisher Huse—Keith Crockett Ruth Trueworthy Eleanor Danforth Oliver Crabtree Laleah Snyder Catherine Powers Alice Austin Anne Thompson Marion Murphy Charlotte Hilyard Lydia Hutchins Helen Canales Elizabeth Young Bonnie McKenna Evelyne Percy Hope Hersom Morse High Raymond Farnham Doris Scott Omah Snipe Mary Conley Katherine Conley Amy Irish Phyllis Crowley Ruth Wilson Nathan Watson Miriam Harmon Louise Mayo David Wetherell Harold E. Brown Adena Smith Henry Small Robert Clunie Margaret Flaherty Austin Miller Commercial Dennis Murphy J. Edward Pomeroy David Alkazin Barbara Brooks Duncan Farrell Joyce Farrar Fannie Clements Linwood Abbott Maria St. An

Woolworth Yacht Espetal Anchors in Bath River

The Woolworth yacht Espetal, built in Germany, anchored in the Bath river Sunday afternoon. The craft previously spent over a year at Bath Iron Works for alterations and repairs completed recently. Members of the F. W. Woolworth family of New York were greeted by two private automobiles that accompanied the yacht as it cruised the eastern seaboard. The party traveled to Augusta, where the Woolworths maintain a summer home on Lake Cobbo seecontee.

Woolworth Germany Bath Bath Iron Works F. W. Woolworth New York Augusta Woolworth’s Lake Cobboseecontee

Lightning Strikes Bath Home As Severe Storm Rages

A major afternoon and evening thunderstorm drenched Bath with heavy rain and bright lightning. A bolt struck the Fortier home at 100 South Street starting a small attic fire extinguished by the residents. Storm wiring and blown fuses caused localized outages and 48 fire boxes were restored by Chief Frates.

Bath Frank T. Fortier South Street Central Maine Power Co Allegrin High Street Clappison Water Street Richard Frates Battery House Middle Street South End

Bath faces need for new school facilities says superintendent

Bath Superintendent Loring Addison urged Bath Rotary Club to form a School District to issue bonds for a new schoolhouse, citing rising lower grade enrollment and Maine legislation allowing debt beyond limits. The plan aims to raise up to 300,000 dollars, aided by state education department approval. higher tuition for out of town students underscores cost pressures.

Bath Supt Loring Addison Rotary Club Central Parish House William Skelton Bath Board of Education Maine State Department of Education Huse

Big Guns Come For Clambake Rally In West Bath

United States Senator Margaret Chase Smith Congressman Robert Hale Governor Frederick G Payne and former Governor Sumner Sewall of Bath plan to attend a Republican rally and clambake at Rock Hill Inn West Bath on Saturday September 9. The bake costs 75 cents per head and starts at noon with a speaking program following. Free bus transportation from city hall at 11 45 am.

United States Margaret Chase Smith Robert Hale Frederick G. Payne Sumner Sewall Bath Rock Hill Inn West Bath City Hall

Memorial hospital Auxiliary Tea and Card party success

The Sewall home York hall hosted the Memorial hospital Auxiliary Tea and Card party as part of a series leading to the Auxiliary fair. Hon. and Mrs. Sumner Sewall and others welcomed guests. decorations featured late summer florals and a white arrangement on a rose medallion stand. Prizes in contract went to Mrs. Gardiner Rogers and others. canasta top scorers were Mrs. Hobart Ames and Mrs. Samuel Jordan. Special awards included an angel cake to Mrs. Duncan Farrell and a Williamsburg linen cloth donated by Mrs. Sumner Sewall.

Sewall York Hall Sumner Sewall Arthur Sewall John K. Jayne New Canaan Wilmer I. Voorhees James A. Gillies Frederick E. Drake Isadore Singer Archibald M. Main Dean Shaw Duncan McInnes Gardiner Rogers Voorhees Canasta Hobart Ames Samuel Jordan Henry Biggins Bowen Torrey Anne Miller Duncan Farrell Williamsburg

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Nancy W. Sewall Chester S. Brett, JR Sallie Lane Sewall Randolph Sides, Jr Rochester N. Y Mary Esther Edge Princeton N. J Harold A. B. McInnes Daniel G. Wheeler Dover Mass Molly Chatfield Rockport Betty Jackson-White F. G. Drummond Bath Battery Woolworth Yacht Viking A. L. Berry Co Hyde Memorial George M. Lowden Lowden Kennebec Sasanoa River Woolwich-Arrowsic Senator Smith Rep. Hale Governor Payne Rock Hill Bath Auto Company
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