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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1943
Page
7
A Bath society page lists Christmas Day dinners and weekend visits among local families and relatives. Guests include the Hendersons from Cape Elizabeth and South Portland, the Jordans, Page family members from Machias and Portland, and Tallies of extended kin in Gardiner and Boston. Several readers travel from New York and Chicago, with notes on a 90th birthday and a hospital emergency.
Ralph E. McInnison of 103 South Street has left for Newport Rhode Island to enter the Naval Training Station for boat training in the U S Navy. Mr and Mrs E F Wilson and daughter from Medford Mass visited Washington Street couple William J Craft for the weekend.
Mrs Evelyn Hobbs of York street returned Sunday evening from Jay where she passed the weekend with her son Harrison Hobbs.
Eliot Bold of Portland spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. Charlotte Cahill at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson located at 944 Middle Street.
Miss Gloria Sinford, stenographer at the Times Co., left Thursday evening for Jonesboro to spend the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sinford.
Families gathered for Christmas at relatives homes across Bath and nearby towns. Wayne Roberts celebrated his first Christmas at grandparents home as Kirk and Mary Roberts and Thery Robbins joined Mrs MacDonald and Jackie in South Portland. Guests included Sen Sewall family, Alex MacDonald of Portsmouth, and Reginald Call family after the death of Carl Hayden.
Mr and Mrs Raleigh Glynn and daughter Claudia of 10 Plant street left Friday for Needham Massachusetts to be guests over the holidays of Mr Glynn’s parents Mr and Mrs Raleigh Glynn Sr Miss Alice Dennison returned to Boston Sunday after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs William W Dennison of Green street to resume duties at New England Baptist hospital Monday morning
Mrs Albert H. Thompson visits Mrs Wallace L Atwood while she spends the winter in Lewiston with a niece. Mrs Edward W Vaughn visits her sister Mrs Walter Rowe on North street during her daughter and son-in-law Dr Herbert T Caverly and family vacation in St Petersburg. Florida. Mrs Caverly and children stay the winter but Dr Caverly will return early in the new year. Miss Alma Swanton, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl B Swanton, left for Quonset Rhode Island to pass the winter with Mrs Harrison Hubbard and family.
Mrs Albert H Thompson returned from Auburn where she served on the Home Committee for the Odd Fellows Home for the Aged Christmas party. Dozens of relatives and friends attended as members near the century mark and a 94th birthday were noted among residents. Other locals hosted holiday visitors and relatives from Orono Boothbay Bowdoinham Falmouth and Philadelphia while hospital and naval assignations filled family itineraries.
Mr and Mrs Alfred J Rowe hosted Christmas dinner at 666 Middle Street with Mrs A E Rowe of Lincoln Street and Mr and Mrs John H Grindell plus daughters Sherry and Sally of West Bath. Mrs Virginia Moore Parent with husband in the U S Pacific serves in Bath Iron Works office. Miss Norma Steussy studying at Chamberlain School Boston visits her parents Mr and Mrs R J M Steussy of Middle Street.
Mrs Albert Coombs visiting Belmont and her husband serving with the U S Army in England. Corp William L Ayer stationed in Portland Harbor was a guest of his parents. Norman MacKinnon Jr former Bath resident now in the Navy completed training and is somewhere in the Pacific. Miss Mary Kimball vacationing with Elm street Augusta parents and spent Christmas at Pines Norton Mass. Robert P Shaw and family from Pelham Manor New York arrived in Bath for Christmas at 19 Dummer Street.
Miss Geraldine Nickerson and her guests share a 4 to 6 pm tea at Park Street home with attendants Marilyn Hart Valerie Nickerson and a line of attendees including Mrs. Harold Avery Mrs. James Steen Elizabeth Williams and Nornan Steussy among others. The event notes relatives in Bath Needham and Pensacola and wartime service details for A C Thornton and Marine Pamule. Nearby families and social ties across Bath and West Bath are listed. The second gathering features a large family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith on High Street with guests including Otis Cole Brenton Ayer Reginald Saucier and the Cole family.
Daniel Craney and Hall Craney returned from Bowdoinham after a few days with aunts Mrs. Corinda Blair and Miss Mary Denham. Several relatives and friends from Waltham, Waterville, Bristol, Damariscotta, and Augusta visited over Christmas, including Ada Greenblatt, Elizabeth Williams, and Marion Louise Littlefield, with gatherings at multiple Brunswick Road, Washington Street, and Academy Street addresses.
Samuel Morse of the Hyde Windlass Company office is confined to his Whiskeay home with one of the prevailing heavy colds.
Mr and Mrs Harry F Smith hosted Christmas dinner with guests from the city and Rockland including H Kenneth Smith and daughter Lucy Lee Mrs Richard F Johnson and sons Richard Jr and John Harry Miss Sadie Sansom Edwin Sansom and Mrs Thomas Anastasio Mrs Ralph Dunton of Portland returned Tuesday after a week with her daughter Mrs Edward St Martin of the city.
Richard Madden writes from San Francisco to his parents about reading the Independent and keeping up with former classmates in service. He serves with the Seabees 123rd Construction Battalion and hopes to reconnect with friends. Other town mentions include visits from Leland Hanson, John Coombs at Brown University, and various family gatherings and travel during Christmas week.
A Sunday Chanukah gathering in Beth Israel synagogue vestry hosted by the Hebrew Ladies Society distributed gifts to attending children and served refreshments. Miss Lucy E. Hill, holiday guest, returned to Long Island where she teaches after visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenneth Smith at 608 High Street.
Mr and Mrs Delmar Ramsey of Western Avenue welcomed a daughter named Linda Nathalie on December 25 at Memorial Hospital. The birth adds a new member to the Ramsey family and brings congratulations from the community.
Miss Barbara Ross secretary in Governor Sewall's Augusta office traveled to Petersburg Virginia to visit her brother Captain Rodney E. Ross who is stationed at Camp Lee.
Mrs Vaughn Dean of 93 High Street travels to Marianna Florida for an indefinite stay with her husband serving in the Army Air Corps. Mrs Julia Field of School Street returns from a weekend visit in Portland and Peaks Island where she stayed with her daughter and son-in-law Archie Michaud.
The Guadalcanal Bougainville and Tokyo Railroad reached a milestone with a gold spike ceremony as Captain William M. Quigley drove the spike. The Seabees completed a 1.22 mile line in three days and two more to the pier, using three second hand gasoline engines named The Admiral The Captain and a third unnamed. The first freight train ran at about 10 mph carrying oil drums and supplies for the Army Navy and Marine Corps.
Henry T. B. Leeman of Somerset Place and his daughter Mrs. Norman O. Magoon with her children returned to Bath after a few days at the Magoon home in Osborn. Mrs. Magoon and children will visit her parents for a few days. Magoon is employed with the New England Shipbuilding Corp. in South Portland.
Mr and Mrs Dominique J Tardif and daughters Patty and Fern of 73 Pine Street spent Christmas in Lewiston with Mr and Mrs Tardifs parents.
Miss Effie Wright and Miss Lucy F. E. Hill joined Miss Almena A. Jaques for Christmas dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Jaques at 832 Washington Street. A daughter was born December 17 at Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Steask of 226 Washington Street, named Ina Jean.
Miss Sadie Sansom of Rockland visiting her sister Mrs Harry F Smith and Mrs Smith at 39 Allen Street was a Tuesday dinner guest of her nephew and niece Mr and Mrs H Kenneth Smith.
Miss Louise Irish of Auburn celebrated Christmas weekend with her sister Miss Amy A Irish at their home 57 Chestnut street. Frederick E Irish of South Portland joined his mother and sisters on Sunday, accompanied by his son Frederick E Irish Jr.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles R. Sims of North Street are both confined to the home with heavy colds, prompting concern for their health.
Mrs Wellington A Moore of Weeks Street entertained with a Christmas day dinner. Guests included Bartholomew O'Donnell and daughter Colleen of Cape Elizabeth, Roy Harmon, Ernest Stanwood of Brunswick, and Margaret Adams of Bath. Geraldine Nickerson returned to Bates College as a sophomore after vacation at Park Street home.
William Crowley, employed at the Boston Navy Yard, has returned to his duties after spending Christmas with his wife Mrs. Crowley and their daughter Grace at their Union Street home.
Dr. Bertram A. Lenfest of Brooklyn arrived to spend Christmas with his wife Mrs. William Dennison of Green Street and will remain a few weeks. William Savage of South Portland returned home after Christmas visit with his mother Mrs. Susan Savage and sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Blakeney.
Miss Muriel McReynolds enjoys a week long vacation from her duties at the office of Dr. Charles Rush and travels to visit her father at his home in Millinocket.
Miss Celina Moore of the WAVES, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Moore of 470 Washington Street, completes boat training at Loeach California and will receive an assignment upon completion.
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