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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1939

Page

3

Stantoon party and Christmas gatherings at Wiscasset grange

Wiscasset ill Grange hosted its annual Stantoon party at the grange hall with North District school pupils assisting. The program featured songs, tableaux, readings, and a Candle Light service. The article also lists many holiday visits, club events, and a 20 pound lobster catch in Chatham Massachusetts.

Westport Social Roundup At Buckley Cottage

Mrs Mary Buckley of Ashland and Miss Inez Cerutti of Framingham visited the Buckley cottage last week. Alyn H Jewett arrived from Belmont to spend a week at home. The Greenleaf and Colby families traveled to Foxboro for the weekend. Christmas Day guests included H M Jewett and Ross Beaton with Brian Jewett. Fred Greenleaf joined James Apt family in East Brunswick. Maud Webber is homebound with a severe cold. Gilbert Greenleaf Amos Greenleaf and families shared Christmas Day at their old home. Burnham Knight visited Amos Knight for the weekend. Thomas Allen of Bath spent Sunday at the cottage. Colin Dunn and daughter Dorothy called on friends.

Ill Grange Grange Hall North District Mildred Morris Edward Evans Pauline Barnes Theodore Sherman the Herald Angels Vinnie Quinnam Bethlehem Jennie Boyd Southport Dorothy Sproul Roy West Abner Alton Barnes Robert Barnes Carl Barnes Santa Claus Irene Fowles Kenneth Boudin Gertrude Fowles Oscar Earl Page Carlene D. F. S. Day Christine Hathorne Woolwich Wilmot W. Dodge James Ross Syracuse N. Y Daniel R. Sortwell Lester Hodgdon Thalia Bailey Valerie Beane Clara Dow Margery Grover Lorean Hodgdon Jean Watchins Marilyn Petrie Kay Dow Dorothy Thompson Wilberta Nichols Carlene Shea DeForest Munsey DeForest Munsey and Mrs. Hodgdon Bradford C. Redennett, Jr Maine Augusta Sortwell Lawrence B. Haggett Bath Road N. P Bath Leon G. Flood Brewer Harvey R. Pease Virginia Pease Alan Simon D. Crosby Rockland Roger Dow Castine Normal School Mary Susan Metcalf Boston Mary Sewall Metcalf Lawrence Marston Malden Mass Peter Clough Bradford C. Redonnett Hodge Street Ira Redonnett Redonnett Portland Kenneth Burnham Elmshurst Ruth Sewall Mary Grant Rafter Washington, D. C John Organ Society Dana Rines Barbara Anne Clarence Race East Boothbay Werdell Jones Edna Jones Fort Hill Street Henry W .Webb Jones Wiscasset Somerville Hartford Federal Street Clarence A. Richards Richards Granville Moulton South Portland New Jerusalem Royal Arch Chapter Masonic Hall First Congregational Church Alton Erskine William Gorham Charles Barnes Gerald Gott Famiy Brunswick Glentown Marshal Erskine Arthur Albert Hollis Marcia Pearl Erskine Mary Buckley Ashland Inez Cerutti Framingham Buckley Alyn H. Jewett Belmont Frank Greenleaf Charles Colby Foxboro Ross Beaton Brian Jewett Fred Greenleaf James Apt East Brunswick Maud Webber Gilbert Greenleaf Amos Greenleaf Arrowsie Burnham Knight Amos Knight Thomas Allen Colin Dunn Dorothy Florence Neily Charles Cotten Estelle King Richmond King Jennie Larrabee W. H. Larrabee Edward Jenks Chebeague Island Jenks Lincoln Williams Harry Williams Marion Herbert Wilson Marlboro Ellen Wilson Fred A. Bubier E. W. Haggett Charles L. Haggett Wendell Williams Muriel Needham Heights Ernest E. Williams Harry W. Moulton Robert Coombs Coombs James B. Lemont Dana Charles Small Winnegance Harold Ferguson Sharon Harry Bachelder Kennebunk Lewiston Blair C. Wilson Melrose David L. Wilson Philip Stackpole Campbell's Pond Kent's Hill Stackpole Scott Maxson Donna Glenys Fuller Mr. Mank Maxson Elmer Mank Maurice T. Hathorne Hathorne Asa Hathorne Raymond Plymouth N. H Albion Corliss Ise Riera Carter Nequasset Everett Rice South Windham Adelbert Hall Millicent Joseph Costello Hecht Costello P. Hall Minnie Rice George Green Sydney Elizabeth ‘Wright Newark N. J Wilson Wright James Ryan Bobby Ryan Bath Memorial Hospital Clarence Clark Llewellyn Charles Robert Newport Edwold Carter Isaac Howard Melvin Howe Charles Haley Hopstill Mary Louise Reed Betty Wright Evelyn Mackin Day’s Ferry Virginia Harriman Albert Jewett Mildred Morang Gardiner Walter Powers Thomas Haley Thomas K. Haley Haley Geraldine Rice Bay Path Institute Springfield Ne Rice Sagadahoc Ferry Samuel H. Kirkpatrick Fred L. Carlton Charles T. Henderson Melvin and Thornton Herbert Pierce Frederick Henderson Camilla Eugenie Huriiewell Mason Carter Avis Eleanor James Martin James Carter Marcia Stinson Grace Church Henry Swanton Bath Iron ‘Works Kennebec Maxine ‘Walker Swampscott Frank J. Walker Montsweag Ella Shaw Emma Head St. Petersburg Fla Montsweag Church George Stickney Cheerio Club Irene Chambers Nequasset School Alfred Lilly South Drseden Harold Sprague Waldoboro Alex T. St. Pierre Nelson R. Rice Annie Wilson Lester Knight Harry E. Fitch Edward V. Reed

Hi Y Club Social Season Opens At YMCA

The newly organized Hi Y club held its first social at the Y M C A with a joke Christmas tree and refreshments. Over 90 percent of members attended. Four committees were named to finish the cabin club room during Christmas vacation with schedules assigning members to various dates. A business session preceded the social and approved trial by jury on Thursday to discuss a war related topic.

Cabin Club Henry Rice Norman Alkazin Allan Atwood Earl Banks Robert Cummings James Chambers Robert Rice John Sturtevant Keith Fleming William Marshall John Murphy Robert Hamblett Daniel Hatch

Wis casset Deputy Captures Escapee During Christmas Shopping

Wis casset Deputy Sheriff Vivian R. Giles halted a Portland shopping trip to recapture Howard Murphy 27 Boothbay Harbor who escaped Augusta jail over a year ago. Murphy had earlier fled Rockland jail and faced breaking entering and larceny charges in 1937. Murphy was held at police headquarters before being returned to Augusta.

Vivian R. Giles Wiscasset Portland Howard Murphy Boothbay Harbor Augusta Giles Murphy Rockland Kennebec County

Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Sagadahoc Registry

Two week period shows transfers across Bath Bowdoinham Richmond Topsham West Bath Woolwich and Portland. Notable deeds include Bath properties on High Street North Bath parcels and Water Street. Transactions involve Ward Totman Whitney Don Higgins Doherty Miller Voorhees Howard Conners Central Maine railroad Bath Iron Works and multiple owner changes to Ethel Moore and others.

Sagadahoec Registry of Bath Harry J. Ward Chester H. Totman High Street Nellie L. Whitney Walter O. Donnell North Rose M. Higgins James S. Doherty North Street Charles M. Miller Wilmer I. Voorhees Norman W. Howard Frank Connors Maine Central Railroad Co Bath Iron Works Corp Water Street Ruth Pendleton Berry Bowdoinham Avery M. Fides Vester A. Fides

Numerous holiday visits weave through Bath and area homes

A lengthy roll of Christmas weekend and holiday guests fills Bath and nearby towns. Families such as Larrabees, Williams, Haggetts, Adams, and Coombs host relatives from Portland, Winthrop, Melrose, Needham Heights, and beyond for dinners, tree ceremonies, and gatherings.

Obituaries and social notices from Lisbon Falls and Bath

Eponeme Llgwellyn llyn D Rogers and Mrs J E L Mayo died Tuesday in Lisbon Falls while a guest of Mrs Andrew Green. Allen Whitmer of New York visited his aunt Mrs Pred J Rose. Mr and Mrs Courtney E Stover attended the funeral of G Emery Ogilbie in Jefferson. Mrs Ogilbie was a Stover friend. Mrs J E Mayo dined with Mrs E R Brown in Bath. Miss J Gertrude Silsby of Bath stayed with the Stovers Sunday.

Eponeme

Lowell School Christmas Program Shines in West Bath

Lowell school in West Bath presented a Christmas program led by teacher Miss Roberta B. Hathorne. Students including William Bailey Jr and Jacqueline Sawyer performed songs and scenes such as The Sky's Gift and Christmas Blessings. The pupils, George Higgins, Barbara King, Marilyn Booker and others, all had perfect attendance for the Fall term.

Lowell School West Bath Roberta B. Hathorne William Bailey, Jr Allen McAllister Philip Burns Demorise Reno Elvina Witham Joanne Boudreau Lorraine Sawyer Shirley Ethel Waterman Edward Babine Santa Claus Loretta Babine The Carrie Witham George Higgins Barbara King Marilyn Booker Shirley Wharff

West Bath Red Cross Christmas Tree Event Recalls Donations

The West Bath Red Cross held its annual Christmas tree in the Grange Hall last Wednesday, collecting 68 donated articles for those in need. Members Joyce Stover, David Lee, and Charles Doyle distributed gifts. luncheon was served by Mrs. Cavanaugh, Mrs. Burns, and Mrs. Rogers with a chicken pie menu.

West Bath David Henderson George R. Booker James B. Lemont Fred W. Larrabee J. E. Mayo Courtney E. Stover Joyce Lincoln Williams Edward Burns L. D. Rogers Bath David Lee Carleton W. Andrews Joseph B. Day Edward Coleman Brunswick Herbert S. Cavanaugh Fred Cary Aphia L. Pinson Hugo F. Sandelin Phyllis M. Sandeline Maurice Burns Evelyn Pinkham Neil Robishaw LeRoy Moore de Pinkham Clarence Knees All Santa Clausen Kenneth Dunlop, Jr Wellesley Hills Mass Stephen Etnier Gilbert Head Fred Malcolmson, Jr Evanston, Ill Robert Fray Edward Wren Georgetown William Adams Bay Point Carl Anderson Elizabeth Edward Butterfield Gusta Rowe Beth Deering Arthur,Maxwell Richmond

Shepard Shoe Salon Moves to Uptown Theatre Block

Charles A. Shepard, proprietor, relocates Shepard's Shoe Salon from the Sagadahock block to a newly modernized store in the Uptown Theatre block two doors above Carl's drug store. The shop will feature women and men shoes including Nunn Bush and Edgarton, Selby Air Posse, and children's lines. Also notes local residents Beatrice Doble and moves of Dr. and Mrs. David L. Wilson.

Charles A. Shepard Shepard’s Sagadahock Block Uptown Theatre Carl's Drug Store Nunn-Bush Edgarton Selby-Air-Posse Peter Pan Playflex Shepard Bath Oder

Christmas Guests and Local Festivities in Bath Area

Families and friends share holiday meals with relatives in Bath and Sagadahoc Ferry. Guests include the Hathorne and Corliss families, the Rices, Hall and Costello clans, and William Wright relatives. Community events feature antique show tea, church carols, a Montsweag tree program, and a dance at Woolwich Grange with residents from Gardiner and Bath.

Wallace and Sheldon Families Return Home for Holidays

Sunday services listed: 645 morning, 11.16 and 7 pm. The North meeting set for Friday at 7.30 p.m. Mr and Mrs Wallace Sheldon return to New London Conn and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Sheldon and Winslow Gray return to Palmouth Mass after Christmas with the Sheldon family at Sasanoa Bluffs.

Nequasset Wallace Sheldon New London

New England Highlights From A Tumultuous Year

A retrospective review lists major 1939 events with New England ties. Naval losses at Quincy, a deadly Boston trolley crash, a Maine dynamite blast, fires in Cranston and Worcester, and New England figures in national events including Supreme Court appointments and aviation milestones. The piece also notes economic bumps as war looms and political shifts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

New England Richard E. Byrd Antarctic Massachusetts Old Colony Boston Cape Cod Boston College Harvard Naval Reserve Wasp Quincy Mass Rockland Madeline Flora Maine Worcester Cranston R. I Eddie Healey New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Portsmouth N. H Chicopee Rhode Island Hayes Waterbury O'Brien Revere Supreme Court Vermont New Washington Felix Frankfurter William O. Douglas Connecticut Chicago Edward J. O’hare Dighton Atlantic New York Bermuda Rome William Cardinal O'Connell United States Pope Pius XII Charles Backman Sweden Thomas Smith Clifton Eshelman Ocean Miscou Island Bangor

Bay Point Christmas Celebrations and Visitors

Bay Point residents enjoyed a Christmas party at Aunt Lou's Gift Shop with entertainment led by Chickie Kneeland and Barbara Hanna. Gifts, stockings, and treats were distributed to children, funded by donors from Bay Point, Bath, and nearby towns. Regular visitors included Maurice Burns and Sylvia Warren, who worked with Central Maine Power Co to replace street light bulbs after a recent storm left the area dark.

Charlie Hanna Evelyn Pinkham Chickie” Kneeland Gylvia Maurice Burns Augusta Sumner Main Eleanor Five Islands Clyde Pinkham Bath Andrew Bremner Bay Point Beatrice Chandler H. A. Spinney Ernestine Little Clarence Kneeland Sylvia Warren Louise Howard Central Maine Power Co Ralph Spinney Evelyn W. ©. Clark Damariscotta Aunt Lou Manger Barbara Hanna Audray Pinkham Lois Burns Charles Hanna Edward Wren Georgetown Andrew Butterfield Elizabeth McClain Bay Point Staart Carroll Deering Elisabeth Adams

Jolly Luckies Host Christmas Joke Tree Night

The WINNEGANCE group gathered at the A. C. house Tuesday for a Christmas joke tree hosted by Mabel Williams with Margaret Reed of Woolwich as guest. Jokes and verses followed refreshments of ice cream and cake, and the club plans to meet next Tuesday at the AX house hosted by Mabel Talbot.

Jolly Luckies A. C. House Mabel Williams Margaret Reed Woolwich Mabel Talbot AX. House

Engagement Announced for Margaret Oswall’s Daughter in Philadelphia

Mrs. Margaret Oswall of Philadelphia announced the engagement of her daughter Margaret to Wilfrid J. Gaudet son of Mr and Mrs Jerry F Gaudet of 48 Lincoln Street Philadelphia. Gaudet employed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and a Morse High School alumnus prominent in athletics. The wedding is planned for spring in Philadelphia. William Harding of East Brunswick reports Florida business travel with rising winter visitors and a Miami Beach boom including over 30 new hotels built last summer to accommodate guests.

Margaret Oswall Philadelphia Margaret Wilfrid J. Gaudet Jerry F. Gaudet Lincoln Street Gaudet Philadelphia Navy Yard Morse High School Bath Iron Works Corp William Harding East Brunswick Florida Miami Beach

Also Mentioned on This Page

Chatham Westport Richmond Thurl D. Brown Lillian E. Haynes Land and Buildings Topsham Jula A. Powers Edwin W. Mallett Thomas F., Perkins Ethel G. Moore Clarence C. Seavey Et al Land David G. Reed Robert Reed Eben Dana Leonard O. Stilphen Edwin O. Chandler, Jr Percy C. Bailey Marcia M. Stinson Eastland Milton C. Trott Scott Ward Hardings Ernest Scott Scott Sylvia Allentown Lawrence Martin June Groton Mrs Hayden Rogers, Bingham West Bath Red Cross New Quarters Beatrice Doble St. Joseph's Academy Malcolm L. Doble Green Street Central Church Parsonage Middle Street Washington Street Associated Press E. McFadden and Son See Saugus
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