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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1940

Page

6

Bath society notes mix military moves and social calls

Capt Joseph A Butler of Bath's Battery D 240th Coast Artillery will move his family from Cape Elizabeth to Fort McKinley Portland harbor as their harbor forts undergo renovations. The column also records visits, engagements, club meetings and social events across Bath including Tea at Ardsley notes, a wedding engagement announcement, travels to Boston and New York, and local club activities.

Joseph A. Butler Bath D. 240Th Coast Artillery Fort McKinley Portland Harbor Cape Elizabeth 240Th

Family Returns From Boston Visit With Son

Mrs Langdon T Snipe and family returned to their home on Lower Middle Street after a two weeks stay in Boston with her son Jesse Ridley. Dr and Mrs Langdon T Snipe left Friday to spend a week in New York.

John C. Mercer Middle Street Boston Jacqueline Harkins Waldoboro Mrs Edward MacCormick Bedford Street Wellington A. Moore Weeks Street Portsmouth N. H Bart O'Donnell G. Thomas Murphy Linden Street Niagara Falls N. Y Alfred Britton Smith Alfred, Jr Brooklyn Emanuel Gallant Floral Street Smith Morse High School Margaret Adams Ernest Stanwood Brunswick Lower Middle Street Jesse Ridley Langdon T. Snipe New York

Edward Stacey Arrives for Nine Day Leave in Norfolk

Edward Stacey U S N on duty in Norfolk Va arrived Monday to spend nine days leave with his parents Capt and Mrs George C Stacey at 50 Washington Street The visit underscores a brief homecoming for the naval serviceman before resuming duties aboard his post.

Edward Stacey U.S.N Norfolk George C. Stacey Washington Street

Nash Remains Asteady Leader At Bath Iron Works

Foreman Nash began at the Texas yard then Iron Works in 1920s, worked at Cornerbrook Foundry and other mills, and joined Bath Iron Works in 1927. Married to Edith Purington, they reside at 38 Edward Street with daughter Dorothea nearing nursing training at Augusta General Hospital.

Nash Edith Purington West Bowdoin Edward Street Dorothea Augusta General Hospital

East Brunswick fabrication plant to reshape shipyard operations

The column notes the East Brunswick fabrication plant will bring wide changes to the shipyard and possibly alter the main plant in unprecedented ways, based on discussions by officials and engineers.

East Brunswick

East Brunswick plant to start rapid fabrication shift with 75 workers

The East Brunswick branchexpects quick growth as 75 workers arrive by week’s end. Mold lofts and major fabricating functions move from the main yard to the new facility, consolidating production and adding a 150 foot galvanizing annex to end outside galvanizing reliance.

Return to the Main Plant and Disposal Questions

The article addresses resuming operations at the main plant and examines possible disposal options. It notes ongoing discussions among management and local authorities about environmental and financial implications, aiming to reach a feasible plan for waste handling and site closure.

East Brunswick Expansion Tied to Bath Iron Works Growth

Space gains from transferring departments to East Brunswick prompt expansion of office facilities as Bath Iron Works handles growing business and new cargo carriers. Delisting move to NYSE on Dec 23 follows a stock run to new highs, while staff changes shift personnel to purchasing and general management offices.

East Brunswick Iron Works

Building owner opens workwear shop near Water and King

John B. Sarkis, formerly of Bath, owns a new building at Water and King streets and plans a workmen's clothing store in Damariscotta while likely renting half the structure. The Bath Iron Works Forum meets at Morse High School on Monday evening January 6 with Budget Engineer John W. Osborn stating no speaker is chosen yet.

Water and King Streets Water John B. Sarkis Bath Sarkis Bath Iron Works’ Forum Morse High School John W. Osborn

Lions Club hears plant supervisor address personnel issues

John R. Fortin plant personnel manager spoke at the Wednesday Lions Club meeting at Hotel Sedgwick. He delivered an engaging message outlining the many problems faced by plant personnel and potential solutions.

John R. Fortin Lions Club Sedgwick

Marine Supt Steininger on Vacation in New York City

Marine Superintendent Edward P. Steininger and Mrs Steininger are spending a vacation in New York City as reported.

Edward P. Steininger Mrs. Steininger New York City

Yacht to be built at shipyard berth expansion

Alden Anderson of New Jersey, MIT graduate, works at East Brunswick fabrication plant as assistant to John R. Newell. Clarence E. Turner Jr. of Portland is the maintenance foreman. The yacht for Harold S. Vanderbilt may be placed on a new building berth in the extreme South yard. If the new ways measure 450 to 500 feet the yacht and a destroyer could be accommodated simultaneously.

Cornerbrook Foundry & Machine Shop Pilgrim Chevrolet Co Iron Works Maine Central Railroad New England Structural Co Everett Mass Edison Weymouth Boston Chamber of Commerce Old Iron Works Pres. Newell Fore River Quincy East Brunswick Harding Mackinnon Alden Anderson New Jersey Massachusetts Institute of Technology John R. Newell Clarence E. Turner, Jr Portland Harold S. Vanderbilt

Whitmores Reside After Weekend in Saco and Augusta

Rich mond column notes Mr and Mrs Whitmore spent weekend in Saco and now live with Mr and Mrs Carl Roberts. Personal items list weekend visits by multiple locals including Mrs Leah Littlefield and Mrs Margaret Peabody plus attendance at the Augusta reception of Frank L Douglass Grand Patriarch of Maine and visits to Brunswick to see Sarah O Cook past president of the Rebekah Assembly.

Whitmore Saco Carl Roberts Leslie Gardner Leavill Proctor Weeks Mills Margaret Peabody Melissa Brackett Dixfield W. Marie Clarke Millinocket Frank L. Douglass Augusta Maine Katherine Soule Skowhegan and Leighton Gardner Leah Littlefield George Caswell Sarah O. Cook Rebekah Assembly of Maine Brunswick

Winter Street Church adds twenty eight members this year

The annual meeting announced Winter Street Church admitted twenty eight new members this year, increasing the membership by nineteen. Officers elected include Jane A Goodman church clerk and J Gertrude Silsby treasurer, with Rev Joseph O Purdue and others named for committees. The Fireside club united with Central Church Young People to form the Pilgrim Fellowship.

Winter Street Jane A. Goodman J. Gertrude Silsby Missionary Society Arthur K. Purington Pilgrim Fellowship Mr. Purdue Cent Society Fireside Club Central Church Young People’s Society Joseph O. Purdue Langdon T. Snipe Omar W. Folsom Frostina E. Marston Janette Smith Roswell Haskell Warren Higgins John Kimble Doris Henderson Barbara Matter Doris Stickney Mary Morse Eunice Melzard Alma Tait Norma Hathorne Leona Henderson Beatrice Avery Col- Teen Rowe

Identification Cards Sale Hits New High

The 1940 sale of Bath identification cards for free Carlton Bridge use reached 3997 issued by Monday noon, 68 more than all of 1939. City officials expect a toll-free bridge by 1941 and anticipate continued excise tax sharing with the State, with 50 cent card sales continuing for residents.

Bath Carlton Bridge John W. Gilmore

Funeral attendance for Dr William L Has kell in Lewiston

Dr and Mrs Hugh D Grant of Front Street attended the funeral of their friend Dr William L Has kell in Lewiston on Wednesday. Miss Carolyn M Moses of Washington Street returned home after ten days with Mrs William Campbell of Cape Elizabeth. Marriage intentions filed by Charles W Shaw of this city and Miss Mildred F Goodwin of Bath and Lynn, Mass. John Hyde Phillips, son of Mrs John C Phillips of Boston, painted the December 14 issue cover and visited his mother at Small Point Beach.

Hugh D. Grant Front Street William L. Haskell Lewiston Carolyn M. Moses Washington Street William Campbell Cape Elizabeth Charles W. Shaw This City Harry G. Shaw Philadelphia Mildred F. Goodwin Bath Joseph W. Rogers Lynn Mass Clara Rogers Portland Saturday Evening Post John Hyde Phillips John C. Phillips Boston Eleanor Hyde Phillips Small Point Beach

Community activity and local notices in Bath

Jehovahs Witnesses distribute tracts and offer to play phonographs door to door. Greek community hosts tea for Greek War Relief at Grace church parish house, forming a six member committee. Berwindglen coal cargo arrives at Kennebec Wharf from Newport News. Interior painting and new carpet at Winter Street church proceeding. Men’s club members help remove old carpet and clean auditorium. VFW plans midwinter conference attendance. Christmas play by Sister Crescentia at Daughters of Isabella hall December 22. Colonial club meeting canceled, Colby coach to speak in January. Beautician business sold. new owner to continue operations at Washington street site.

Bath Grace Church Parish Winter Street Men's Club Walter McNaughton Nathaniel T. Palmer, Jr Edgar D. Leavitt Arad E. Richmond Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Harry T. Passmore Edgar T. Hatch Carl H. Pinson Ernest R. Freeman Herbert L. Anderson Elmer M. Crescentia St. Mary's Daughters of Isabella Hall

Juniors to Present a Minstrel Show

Southern Stars Minstrel Show sponsored by Morse high school junior class will be in the auditorium December 19 at eight. Two acts feature end men Stewart McPherson Stanley Brimigion Clifton Leeman John Brown. second act highlights individual talents with Jeannette and Dorothy Williams marimba phone duo and new vocalist William Raynes.

Southern Stars Morse High School Stewart McPherson Stanley Brimigion Clifton Leeman John Brown Jeannette Dorothy Williams William Raynes David Y. Alkazin Elizabeth Williams Dwight Pierce Norma Steussy Ruth Cogan Edith Walker Geraldine Nickerson Gertrude Haskell Kathleen Harkins Marjorie Grace Gertrude Dole Barbara White Mary Anderson Marjorie Nichols Alice Dennison Marilyn Cummings Martha Morse Helen Cormier Frieda McAllister Helen Tabor Barbara Stanton

Also Mentioned on This Page

Maurice W. Avery Williamstown Joseph Avery Everett White Melville B. Clark High Street John Sylvester Chestnut Street Walter S. Glidden Edith K. Weeks Malden John W. Brown Woolwich Fernando Hutchins Norma Jean Joan Martha Jane Hutchins Bath Iron Works General Electric Co Arthur Sewall The Stonehouse David Graham Flying Point Hambro Trygve Carlson Norway Jennie M. Oliver 218 Oak Street Percy W. Oliver Everett, Mass Howard Clark Cliff Island Richmond Frank Sylvester, Jr Frank Lemont Lower Mr. Sylvester Erving Campbell George F. McMann Oakhurst Dairy Liberty Street Mr. McMann Edward B. Hamblett Pratt Street Natick, Mass Frank Donahue Stephen S. Marshall Pan-American Airways Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Mr. Marshall Mrs. Marshall Lancelot H. Cooper Bath Iron Works Corp John Hunt Percy Hodgkins Horace Morse Elizabeth Lawrence Society West Street Carolyn Carpenter Virginia Andre Germaine Bonney Elaine Noyes Joan Heal Janie Trott Dorothy Gilchrist Barbara Morse Sidney Webb Noyes Dobbs Ferry East Sebago Madelyn Noyes W. Peter Carey John Ray Ewers Pittsburgh J. W. Carey Chicago Ardsley Country Club Ardsley Westover School Ambler School of Landscape Architecture Smith Graduate School of Architecture Eva Kingsbury Boston Garden W. Emery Chase J. Franklin Farnham Farnham Navy Yard Robert Paisley Somerville, Mass William Paisley Carl J. Hambro St. Louis Buffalo N. J University of Maine Orono John H. Freeman Rutherford, N. J Katherine Campbell Althea Barstow Woodlawn Gorham Normal Miss Campbell Lester Campbell William W. Smith Stockton Springs Raymond Smith Daniel MacDougall Knick Knack Club Lauriston Cat Roy Lutz Corliss Street Robert Brownell Cobb Road Walter Austin Falmouth Lucius M. LeMont James Francesco Upper Camden, N. J William A. Grevers Rockville Center Long Island, N. Y Susan Cutting Grevers Dorothy Milliken R. N John Paul Szlekis Hyde Park Joseph Szlekis That Town Dorothy May Quist Alfred Quist John Louis Memorial Hospital Raymond V Nordlund Sebasco Estates Discord Bert Lonn Rose Street Corliss I Street Lauriston Caton John Burgess Edward Page Archibald M. Main Harold A. Burbank Rupert H. Baxter Harry W. Tucker Mark W. Sewall John Parker Ralph D. Warren Guy and Lois Maier Fryehall Rossini Club George Geiler Fall River Vinal Haskell Frederick E. Drake Culbert McGay New Milford Worthley McPhee Springfield Mr. McPhee Arthur S Crockett George C. Minard Catharine Hoover Arlington Florida Clare M. Coombs Rupert M. Irvine North Street New England Tel. and Tel. Co Durward T. Shorey Helen and Katherine Shorey Hartford Conn John Black Grove Street Amory Houghton, Jr Belfast Spencer Bay Amory Houghton Ernest Sherman Auburn Dudley S. Leavitt Center Street Sherman Shin Pond Roger Skillings Ledlie H. Berry Bowdoinham Donald Sewall Boothbay Harbor Wesson’'s Maternity Hospital Philip S. van Hook Thorndike, Mass Hettie Hodgdon Cedric Martin Willow Street Edward L. Larrabee Winship Street Edward Lowell, Jr Fred C. Scribner Maine General Hospital Scribner Emma Chestra Annie Gregory Elizabeth Gregory Wellesley, Mass Hotel Sedgwick Lucille K. Johnson Lennox Hill Hospital Park Avenue 76Th Street New Yorker B.L.W Texas Yard Plate Kelley, Spear Co North End Enterprise Company Steel Rolling Mills Iron Works Quaker City East New York Stock Exchange Hayden, Stone & Co I T Jeannette Roy Nic Nac W. Dayton Hill Rudolph Roy Alyn H. Jewett Westport Brian M. Jewett Man. Thomas R. Allen Georgia Kakos James K. Kakos Dummer Street Walter Anliker Margery Scott Vinal King Margaret Gordon Winter Street Church Jehovah's Witnesses Berwindglen Kennebec Asa A. Wilson Dyer-Flaherty Post V.F.W Colonial Club Alfred McCoy Colby College Haze M. McMann John J. Miniutti Steeves Water Street Morse High Auditorium the Bath Independent U.S.A the Times Company Bath — Telephone
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