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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1940

Page

2

Community Christmas Events And Local Club Notices

The community Christmas on the Common will be lit at four on Christmas Eve with prelighting exercises. Marco club members held a Christmas party at the Graffam home with seventeen attendees. Santa distributed gifts to all. St Philip's Episcopal Church schedules Christmas season services with Rev. George G Chiera. offerings support the Henry Van Bergen Nash Fund. Local groups report meetings, student honors at Wiscasset Academy, and various civic, fraternal, and auxiliary activities including a Christmas tree, raffles, teas, and charitable planning through December.

Marco Club Robert Graffam Santa Claus Vincent Reed George Fisher Curtis Pearson Wylie Munsey Paul Hutchins Stanley W. Dodge Paul Miete Marion Millard St. Philip's Episcopal Church George G Chiera Henry van Bergen Nash Nash Bradford C. Redennett, Sr The Elks Club Elks Main Street Rockland Percy McPher Mary J. Milliken West Baldwin Bradford- Sortwell-Wright Eleanor Eiglebrecht Milliken Pitt Popps Carroll Berry Academy Wiscasset Athletic Club Wiscasset Library Wotans Club Red Men's Hall Galagang Club Berniee W. Blagdon Dorothy Lee Verna Southard Alberta Sherman Leeman Potter Gertrude DiPerri Wastinttown Street Charles S. Sewall Woscasset Brent Wy Fecter Kay Down Marilyn Petrie Treasuer Wilberta Nichols Frank A. Winslow Courier-Gazette Woman's Club Lois Frye Federation Pines of Maine Elizabeth Powers Merrill God Bless America Mary Hobson Sara Kierstead Wiscasset Club Helen Day Alberta Larrabee Harriet Jackson Kate Sewall Day Village Improvement Society Claude Debussy Brahm Frye Winslow Canada United States Grace Pease Zina Davis Mary Marston Huntoon Hill Grange Forest Morris Parker Fowles Bernard Merry Arthur Paquett Roland Hammond Beulah West Don Shea Vinnie Quinnam Harold Shea Ceres Pomona Lucille Shea Anna Doris Dorr Rose Hammond Gertrude Munsey Franklin Hammond Holbrook Blagdon John Jackson Huntoon Hill Grange Hall Grange Walter Gibbs Harold Main Donald Shea Harry Quinnam Olua Miete Myrtle Hildreth Stanley Morris Mildred Morris St. Philip's Church Juliette Chiera Beatrice Plumstead Emily Riley Anna Plumstead Marion Chiera John Downey Vera Quinnam Bath Road Downey George G. Chiera Juliette Leonora Chiera Boston Dexter Fowles Randolph Thomas Kennedy North Edgecomb Paul Bailey Brewster Doggett Prentice Herbert Cromwell Elliott Abbott Harvey R. Pease Water Street Lee Merry Donald Leavitt Portland Frances Sortwell Washington, D. C L. Frank Metcalf Stephen Wright Alfred Dowling American Legion Auxiliary Bath Mabel Parquet Victor Parquet

Weekend social notes and local movements in town

Residents travel to visit relatives in Massachusetts and New York while others return to duties or relocate. Frequent shifts include Harvey Bailey ill at home, Alfred Gorham resuming Waldoboro duties, Ira Redonnett transfer to Boston Providence district, and Rodney Lee moving to Hartford for an airplane company.

John Jackson Virginia Alan Stanton A. Sherman Burtas Fowler Augusta Wiscasset Bath Margie Monro Elaine Arthur Rines Maude Lincoln G. R. Hilton Ira Redonnett Bradford C. Redonnett Chevrolet Motor Co Portland Boston-Providence Boston Mrs. Redonnett Providence R. I Bernard McFadden Judith Bangor Curtis Pearson Chancellor C. Blagdon Federal Street Fred Cormier Newcastle Fred Cormier, Jr George S. Lincoln Albee Carroll McFadden Lewiston Fessenden Chase Main Street Leo Gallant Jones House Gardiner Road Charles E. Cowley Alfred E. Gorham Eva Gorham Wise Windsor Harvey R. Pease F. Burton Haggett Federal Grand Jury Joseph Kennedy Sheepscot Karen Lee Hugh S. MacDonald Bath Memorial Hospital Douglass Schmal Wellesley Mass Rodney Lee Bath Iron Works Hartford

Popham Beach Community News Gathers Winter Whispers

Coast Guard man Clarence Sheffield towed the boat of the late Royal Cheney ashore at Atkins Bay. Uncle George Oliver, age 88, enjoyed his last birthday but cannot visit the village often. Scout boys of Troop 71 BSA, led by Hartley Jordan, repair and paint toys for Old Town children for Christmas. Families and locals from Popham, Seguin, Bath, and Woolwich are seen in visits, shopping trips, and church events as winter approaches.

Royal Cheney Atkins Bay Coast Guard Clarence Sheffield Seguin George Oliver Popham George Bangor Hartley Jordan Old Town B.S. A Canoe Fish and Game Association of Winfred Jordan Lionel Malfant Walter Thomas Harold Osgood Keeper Eugene Osgood Fort Popham Osgood Harold, Sr U. S. Department of Labor Immigration and Naturalization Service Santa Claus Canoe City Harold, Jr Portland N. B. Fickett Pond Island Society Hall Robie Spencer Ellison Moody Gilbert Head Harry Spencer Woolwich Ethelyn Ernestine Delano Freeman Beal Coast Guard Station Rockland Clarence Skolfield Brunswick Seguin Island Mr. Skolfield Alvah Light Bath Page Wyman Lawrence Elisha Bridges Marion William Wallace Freeman Oliver Bath Hospital Annie Oliver Leah Bowie Lester Oliver Susie Oliver John Coughlin Malden Mass Henry Wallace Christopher Bates Stover Irving Isaacson Mr. Davis Auburn Stone House Milan Street Freeman Bath Memorial Hospital Allyn Cheney Marine Hospital Flanagan U. S. Coast Guard Fort Popham Light Moses Chandler Fred Small Point Ses

Mrs Myers Reed Harvests A Deer In Woolwich Woods

Mrs. Myers Reed of Sagadahoc County Maine a noted sportswoman with rifle and hunting gear near Woolwich startled a doe as it crossed a path in North Woolwich woods She fired with a 12 gauge Remington ball and cartridge wounding the doe which fell after a brief chase Her husband and son Myers Reed Jr joined the pursuit The deer weighed about 100 pounds and weather may delay butchering for weeks with open season nearing its end.

Myers Reed Sagadahoc Ferry Woolwich Sagadahoc County Woolwich Woods

West Bath Grange Programs Festive Holiday Night

Mrs Bird A Shellenbarger led a West Bath grange program featuring a quartet with Mrs William W Dennison and daughters Jean Alice Judith and Dennison’s son Richard at piano. Alice Darrah delivered a monologue, Mrs William Armstrong a humorous reading, and Leonard Boucher sang solos. The group offered a baton number, carols, and a Carry Me Back to Old Virginy encore. Judith Dennison won the penny match then ten couples staged a guessing game. Plans announced for a Christmas tree gift exchange and ten cent candy. Public notices for Sagadahoc Pomona and Past Masters Association events followed with local visits from Gretchen Thompson.

Bird A. Shellenbarger West Bath Grange William W. Dennison Jean Alice Judith Richard Alice Darrah William Armstrong Leonard Boucher Hills Leonard Snowdon Mrs. Dennison Richard and Jean Dennison Alice Dennison Old Virginy Judith Dennison Sagadahoc Pomona Merrymeeting Grange Bowdoinham Past Masters Association Enterprise Grange Richmond Village

Dunlap Installs Officers Tuesday

The Dunlap commandery K T concludes a public installation at Mason ic temple with Henry Allen of Orrs Island named eminent commander by Edwin H P Low ell. Officers named include Langdon Green generalissimo Forest Legard captain general and other posts as the ceremony ends with refreshments and dancing.

Dunlap Commandery K. T Masonic Temple Henry Allen Orr's Island Edwin H. P. Lowell Eugene McGrath John Wishart Carl E. Albee Langdon Green Forest C. Legard John W. Gillespie Charles S. Bartlett Harold E. Cutting Albert Henderson Oscar F. Williams Raymond Trott John H. Freeman

Bay Point News of Marion I Visit and Local Socials

The Marion I of Portland docked at our wharf Sunday with Captain visiting Herman A Spinney. Bay Point children join Georgetown youths for a Monday Friday after school pageant rehearsals ahead of Sunday evening show at First Baptist Church Georgetown. Local residents visit, illness, and activities noted including Spinney family, Bath guest L E Simmons, and Bay Point skating on the old ice pond.

Marion I Portland Our Wharf Herman A. Spinney Bay Point Georgetown First Baptist Church L. E. Simmons Brunswick H. A. Spinney Bath Ralph Spinney High Street Lewiston Hospital Howard Nash Spinney Ardene Pinkham George Smith Sagadahoc Karl Hentz Clyde Pinkham LeRoy Moore Sylvia Warren Five Islands Maurice Burns Bath Memorial Hospital Edward Coombs John Ruth Donald Avery Walter Perry E. Moody Gilbert

Newell Describes The New Plant

Newell outlines progress on a new galvanizing unit and surrounding structures in Bath. He notes delays in raw steel, plans for large storage and boiler buildings, and material purchases including 3000 tons of sand and 2450 tons of structural steel. By spring the site will employ over 300 workers.

Bath Mr. Newell Leeds Thomaston New England Merritt Mitchell Frank Vivin Earl Cahoon Edward McMann Gardiner R. Deering Alex MacDonald Edmund P. Briggs

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