Bath doctor abroad writes home from Japan about war life
Capt. Jacob Smith M D U S A of Bath reports from Shizuoka Japan with Company D 25th Medical Bureau on bomb damage and daily life. He describes destroyed cities, rice farming, terrace gardens, rice drying racks, and scarce goods while noting enemy propaganda and limited amenities. He plans to return home by year’s start and hopes to reunite with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Smith
U.S. A
Bath
Shizuoka
Japan
Co. D
Smith
Joseph I. Smith
Sam Prawer
Pacific
Wakayama
Orient
Nagoya
Tokyo
Virgin Territory
Mt. Fuijiama
Capt. Smith
Round Table Leads Sagadahoc District Scouts toward Eagle Court
Sagadahoc District Scout leaders met in Bath last Wednesday with Commissioner Edwin R. Andrews outlining the December 13 Eagle Scout Court of Honor at Morse High School auditorium. The meeting announced a destroyer delivery trip to Boston for First Class scouts, a January Round Table at Hyde Park Terrace, and plans for February Scout Anniversary Week activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Winter Street
Edwin R. Andrews
Morse High School
Andrews
Merle C. Niles
Bath Iron Works
Boston
Hyde Park Terrace
Alvah D. Hall
George C. Hastings
Leon P. Piascik
Roy Lutz
Ernest Purdy
Archie Wishart
Henry Fullerton
Hastings and Hall
Harmon W. Smith
Citywide parking ban to be strictly enforced on Washington Street
City Marshal Percy W. Kingsbury announced enforcement of a ban prohibiting parking on Washington Street from Bowery to 200 feet south. The curve has caused traffic jams in winter as cars block snowplows and bus passage, risking accidents on a busy bus route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy W. Kingsbury
Washington Street
Bowery
Washington Streets
Still life art origins in The Netherlands school painters
The text notes that still life art originated with the Netherlands school of painters and states that the monetary unit of Costa Rica is the colon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands School of Painters
Costaica
Dromore Farm Bureau Plans Christmas Event and Meeting
Dromore Farm Bureau held an all day session at Grange Hall last Wednesday with regular members and guests. A covered dish dinner followed by a penny sale was hosted by Mrs. Althea Campbell. Plans for a Christmas tree on December 19 were made, with a nominating committee named and a program for the new year to be planned. Mrs. Shirley Hobbs from Turner spoke on Christmas decorations and gift ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Althea Campbell
Alice Lowell
Katherine Preble
Priscilla Thayer
Myra Metcalf
Eva Rogers
Addie Seavey
Shirley Hobbs
Turner
Evelyn Beals
Gladys Dozois
George Buchanan
Gordon Trott
Emma Perry
Lillian Henderson
Esther McCourt
Dromore
Beatrice Adams
Topsham
Oscar Adams
Alice Small
West Bath
Farewell Party for Evelyn Perkins in Bath
A surprise farewell gathering was held at the Green street home of Mr. and Mrs. Dana W. York for Evelyn Perkins of Washington street. Hostesses Miss Jeanette York and Miss Martha Pratt led a group of school friends in games dancing and singing. Perkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Dorman Perkins, plans to move to Concord New Hampshire with her family. she received a black onyx ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana W. York
Green Street
Evelyn Perkins
Washington Street
Jeanette York
Charleen Rogers
Elaine Rogers
Carolyn St. Martin
Claire Martin
Kathleen Clark
Eleanor Granger
Thelma Kingsbury
Colleen Rowe
Patricia Booker
Betty Robson
Millicent Hecht
Dorothy Johnson
Peggy O'Reilly
Helen Plummer
Clara Wait
Louise Bronson
Pauline Milliken
Dorothy Johansen
Excellent Water Colors from Douglas Dearborn Exhibit
Washington street artist Douglas Dearborn presents water color studies in Rogers Hardware window. The works capture local wild birds in flight or landing with faithful marsh, water, and sky tones. Viewers are invited to visit and inspect the exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Dearborn
Washington Street
Rogers’ Hardware Store
Burned by Oil Stove Incident at 8 Pearl Street
Thomas W. Goodwin suffered burns to the fingers and singed hair after tossing an oil stove from his home at 8 Pearl Street onto the lawn to prevent a flare up. Firefighters arrived with no property damage beyond the stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Street
Thomas W. Goodwin
Girl Scout Council Meets With Mrs. Dole
The Girl Scout Council held a meeting with Mrs. Louis A. Dole reporting 114 stockings filled by Senior Scouts for Togus veterans. Leaders announced carol singing plans for the Old Folks Home and other sites, and a nominating committee was elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Council
Louis A. Dole
Middle Street
Edward Dale True
Civic Activities Group
Togus
James Nostall
John Parker
Russell Grant
Old Folks Home
True
Mrs Charles Frost Is Guest Of Honor At Surprise Birthday
Mrs Charles Frost of the Old Ladies Home was honored with a surprise birthday supper hosted by Mrs Edward Daley at the Lighthouse. Guests included Mrs Julia Worrey and Miss Sandra Daley with a corsage, cake, flowers, fruits, candies, birthday cards, and a humorous poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frost
Old Ladies Home
Edward Daley
Frost
Daley
Julia Worrey
Henry W. Owen
Harry Litchfield
Eunice Ledyard
Horace Herrick
Sandra
Surprise Shower Honors Prospective Bride Viola Arsenault
A surprise bridal shower for Miss Viola Arsenault of Union Street honored her upcoming marriage to Cpl. Dave Gagne of Brunswick. Held at Mrs. Jeannette Therriault’s home, the event featured gifts including luggage, a decorated cake, games, and a buffet supper. Attendees included Bath and Brunswick residents such as Mrs. Herbert Perry and Mrs. Arthur Gagne, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Arsenault
Union Street
Dave Gagne
Arthur Gagne
Cushing Street
Brunswick
Jeannette Therriault
Arsenault
Herbert Perry
Jane Feere
Donald McRae
Marguerite Brown
Almeda Genthner
Jeanette Oliver
Lena Larrabee
Margaret Gallant
Joseph Arsenault
Mary Wallace
Dorothy Cunningham
Mary St. Pierre
Wilfred Roy
Bath
F. D. LeBlanc
Grace
Jeannette
Bernadette
Theresa Gagne
Joan Allard
Rosario Levesque
Messiah Presented by Brunswick Choral Society at Memorial Hall
Frederick Tillotson conducts Handel's Messiah with the Brunswick Choral Society at Memorial Hall Brunswick on Tuesday evening December 18 at 8 15. Soloists Miss Constance Heyes soprano Mrs Catherine Daggett alto Edgar M Randle tenor and Lloyd Knight bass. New England Conservatory orchestra directed by Malcolm Holmes will participate. Accompanist for the cello Morin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Handel
Frederick Tillotson
Brunswick Choral Society
Memorial Hall
Brunswick
Constance Heyes
Catherine Daggett
Edgar M. Randle
Lloyd Knight
New England Conservatory Orchestra
Malcolm Holmes
Cille Morin
Honor campers in Eagle Court of Honor program
Five local Scouts from Camp William Hinds will participate in the Eagle Scout Court of Honor at Morsey High School auditorium. John Wishart and Edwin Berry carry the national flag with Sturtevant and Arthur Berry as color guards. Arthur Berry will sound To the Colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wishart
Frederick Sturtevant
Edwin
Arthur Berry
Camp William Hinds
The
Order of the Arrow
Eagle Scout
Morsey High School
Dean Leavitt
William Barter
Wishart
Sturtevant
Edwin Berry
Leavitt
Bath Country Club Opens Year Round Dining
Malcolm E Cushman has leased the Bath Country Club dining room and clubhouse for a year with a renewal option. He will serve steak chicken and other meals seven days a week and offer luncheons and party services with the clubhouse open to the public. Reservations by telephone available and the club aims to be a popular year round destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Malcolm E. Cushman
Cushman
Country Club
Bath Folks Return From Month In Camp
Mr and Mrs Henry T Leeman and their guests spent a month at a camp in Osborne ending December 5 They hosted relatives and friends including Chester Leeman Joseph Oliver Fernando Hutchins and Norman Magoon Norma Magoon Ray Rice and Elsie West The trip home from Osborne to Bath included a blizzard and took eight hours for 80 miles with several icy stretches and slippery roads
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Leeman
Somerset Place
Osborne
Bath
Mr. Leeman
Chester Leeman
Woolwich
Joseph Oliver
Upper Washington Street
Fernando Hutchins
Saugus
Mass
Leeman
Joe
Oliver
Norman Magoon
Ray Rice
Norridgewock
Norma Magoon
Maine
McKinley
Harry Greenlaw
Harry Gordius
Bangor
Elsie West
Bucksport
Ellsworth
Former Bath Woman USO Hostess in Balboa
Lavina Coombs Pierce and her son Franklin Pierce have moved from Balboa to Gamboa in the Canal Zone due to his promotion. She recalls assisting troops as a U S O hostess, a Colombia trip by plane, and witnessing Japan’s surrender news. She notes the sea views from her new porch and remains a Bath Independent subscriber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavina Coombs Pierce
Franklin Pierce
Franklin
Balboa
Pacific
Canal Zone
Bamboa
Culebra
U. S
Colombia
U.S. O
Mocklars celebrate fifteenth wedding anniversary at Bath Country Club
Mr and Mrs Edmund Mocklar of 1207 High street were honored at a surprise fifteenth wedding anniversary dinner at the Bath Country Club. The event featured chrysanthemum decorations, crystal gifts, and congratulatory cards from relatives and out of state friends. The couple, residents of Bath for eight years, have two daughters and were married in Cambridge Massachusetts fifteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Mocklar
High Street
Bath Country Club
John J. Manning
Jane
Central Grammar School
Patricia
Mocklar
Harvard
Massachusetts
James Sharkey
William Hogan
Kenneth Weeks
Bath
Charles Baker
Peabody
Mass
Navy Club Elects Admiral Hughes Officers
The Navy Club of the U S A elected officers on Thursday. Commandant William E Volz senior executive officer Sheridan Brewer junior executive officer Francis Fortier chaplain Alfred B Stearns pay master C E Dill. Past commandants on the executive board: Harry C Stone Floyd H Preble John M Dauphin. Installation set for January 10 with National Chaplain Dauphin presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Hughes
Navy Club
William E. Volz
Sheridan Brewer
Francis Fortier
Alfred B. Stearns
C. E. Dill
Harry C. Stone
Floyd H. Preble
John M. Dauphin
Community Groups Report Busy Week In Bowdoinham
Bowdoinham Farm Bureau Woman's Division elected Edith Douglas as chair and Prudence Lucy as secretary treasurer at the annual meeting held at Mrs. Margaret Prindall home. Various local groups named officers, noted Christmas gatherings, town library purchases, and a Richmond 42 Bowdoinham 24 basketball result with Esta brook and Lambert leading scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham Farm Bureau
Woman's Division
Margaret Prindall
Edith Douglas
Prudence Lucy
Prindall
Ruth B. Dodge
Bernice Dore
Mary Dodge
Lara White
Temple
Rita Miner
Margery Valentine
Mabel Heath
Frances Haley
Hannie Jordan
CES
Alice Palmer
Jessie Ames
Miss Ames
Bowdeinham Pta
Coombs High School
Beatrice Brown
Vera Heath
Merrymeeting Grange
Richmond
Bowdeinham
Richmond High School Court
Estabrook
Lambert
Bowdoinham School and Town Library
Carl Rote
Bates College
Lewiston
The
Baptist Church
Alice Moody
Freeport
Winfred Dodge
Linwood Hackett
Bangor
George Hackett
I. C. Irish
John Jewell
Wellesley
Mass
Priscilla Sherman
Rachel Partridge
Brunswick
Karl Hatch
Frank Greeley
Boston
Margaret Gile
Bath
Winfield Dodge
Nancy Louise
Dr. Wilson’s Hospital
Louise Allen
Portland
James E. Allen
Harry Purington
Bowdoinham Post Road Announces New Daughter Nancy Louise
Bowdoinham residents are proud parents of a daughter, Nancy Louise, born December 1. Mrs. Dodge and the newborn daughter returned from Dr Wilson hospital. Mrs. Earl Ladd of Rome visited her daughter Mrs Walter Zachau for several days. A birthday party was given to Mrs James Pratt by her child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Dodge
Nancy Louise
Earl Ladd
Rome
Walter Zachau
James Pratt
Miss Sarah Cutting Betrothed To Lieut Frank Scott
Miss Sara Annette Cutting of Bath street became the bride of Lieut. Frank Scott USNR on December 1 in Bath in a living room ceremony. The bride, attended by her sister Mildred Merrill, wore brown silk crepe with matching accessories. After a brief reception the couple left for a short honeymoon in San Francisco before resuming Scott's duties with IBM in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Annette
Haro E. Cutting
Bath Street
Frank Scott
USNR
Douglas G. Todd
Bekeley
Calif
Scott
Pacific
Anaj Transport
Charles E. Scott
Cambr Mass
Mildred Merrill
Comander Todd
Lie Frederick
J. Landbeck
Chalains' Corp
Todd
Evelyn I. Trott
Wilfred C. Trott
Marshall Avenue
Bath
David Wooter Todd
USN
Merrill
San Francisco
England
Lieut
Scott Wil
Machin Corporation
Surprise party honors Mrs Glennis Lamoreau hostess
The article notes a surprise party hosted by Mrs Glennis Lamoreau for Mrs James Pratt with a sewing cabinet and cake and ice cream served. It corrects that Henry Starbird died at a Portland hospital, not a Rockland hospital. Lt Linwood Rideout received an honorable discharge from the Navy and is at home. Other items mention Mrs Butterfield visiting and Farmington, all described as wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Starbird
Portland
Rockland
Glennis Lamoreau
James Pratt
Butterfield
Farmington
Linwood Rideout
Navy
Engagement announced for Nathalie Savoie and Alfred Simmons Jr
Mr and Mrs Lester Savoie of Middle Street announce the engagement of their daughter Nathalie Savoie to Alfred Simmons Jr of Cook's Corner Brunswick. Savoie is Morse High School class of 1946 alum and works at Newberry's. Simmons is Brunswick High School alumnus and employed by H P Hood of Brunswick. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Savoie
Middle Street
Nathalie Savoie
Alfred Simmons, Jr
Cook’s Corner
Brunswick
Miss Savoie
Morse High School
Newberry’s
Simmons
Brunswick High School
H. P. Hood
Mocklars celebrate anniversary at Bath Country Club
Mr and Mrs Edmund L Mocklar marked their wedding anniversary with a Saturday evening party at Bath Country Club. Attending were Mr and Mrs James Sharkey, Mr and Mrs K M Weeks, Mr and Mrs W Gray Hogan all of Bath and Mr and Mrs Charles Baker of Peabody Massachusetts.
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Edmund L. Mocklar
Bath Country Club
Mocklar
James Sharkey
K. M. Weeks
W. Gray Hogan
Bath
Charles Baker
Peabody
Mass
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