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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1942

Page

6

Bath Schools Open New Year For Busy Holiday Week

Bath schools will remain in session on New Year’s Day to help merchants during the Christmas rush by adding a day to the weeklong vacation. The Board of Education plans to keep the year on track for a June 11 closing, despite illness among staff and several substitutions at Morse High Mitchell and Lowell schools.

Schools of Bath Board of Education Hazel Lovell Morse High School Ruth B. Wilson Bath Memorial Hospital Joan Parker Morse Virginia Hill Mitchell School Anne Thompson Hazel Hopkins Miss Thompson Virginia Virginia Zusk Navy Arizona Lowell West Bath Myrtle Staples Zysk Bernice Sturtevant

Kennebunkport Kin Visit At Beacon Street Home

Frank P. Duley and family of Kennebunkport with aunt Mrs Henry A Heckman visited his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Duley at 52 Beacon Street. Miss Louise Duley of Kennebunkport was a Christmas guest with her parents at the same city home.

Frank P. Duley Kennebunkport Henry A. Heckman Frank Duley Beacon Street Louise Duley

Commander Grady Praises Pacific War Resolve at Bath Lions Meeting

Commander V. W. Grady U.S. Navy spoke at the Bath Lions Club about the Pacific war, praising American bluejackets, detailing enemy aircraft and tactics, and urging home front unity while noting marching progress from Pearl Harbor to Midway through the Solomons campaign. He cited a bomber encounter near Rabaul and praised Bath Iron Works while urging tolerance for mistakes in a vast war effort.

Sedgwick Bath Lions Club V. W. Grady U.S. N Maine Bath Iron Works Corp Navy Grady Pacific Front Rabaul United States Pearl Harbor Midway Japan Solomons Pacific Bath

Newlyweds Mayo Return From Brief Honeymoon

Lieutenant and Mrs. Howard Warren Mayo, married Sunday in Bath, returned Tuesday from a short honeymoon and plan to leave Saturday for Camp Livingston Louisiana. Mayo, commissioned as second lieutenant after Quartermasters' School at Camp Lee Virginia, served as a funeral director before joining the Army.

Howard Warren Mayo Camp Livingston Mayo Quartermasters’ School Camp Lee Henrietta Elizabeth French Frank A. French Berry’s Mill Road West Bath Fort Williams Sarkis Frances B. Ginty Morse High School Bath Iron Works Corp Lieut. Mayo New England Institute of Anatomy and Embalming Boston Bath Colonial Club

Grace Church School Christmas Service

Grace Church School held its Christmas service Tuesday afternoon at 4 30 in the church with Rev Charles M Tubbs officiating. The Girls choir led singing, Margaret J Melcher played the organ. Red carnat ions and poinsettias decorated the altar. After the service the parish house program featured recitations and songs. Presents were distributed and refreshments served by senior girls and teachers led by Mrs W Percy Marks assisted by Mrs Alexander Robertson and Miss Lorraine Holmes. Mrs Rena Cushing assisted on Christmas day Harold Illenbeck and Robert Sparrow U S N were present.

Grace Church School Charles M. Tubbs Margaret J. Melcher Church School W. Percy Marks Alexander Robertson Lorraine Holmes A. M. Craig God Marilyn Brawn Janice Conley Patty Brawn Eleanor Dore Ruby McEwen Bethlehem Boys Henry Libby Roland Robinson Shepherds Malcolm Lamoreaux Kenneth Hunter Charles Lamoreaux Grace McIntyre Thelma Maroon Wise Bertha Heath Mary Bertha Heath Joseph Margaret Curtis Charles M. White Bowdeinham Maine Agricultural Department Augusta State Grange Farline Richardson Elwin Addison Rodney Dunn Cherrine Myra Miami Fla Dunn Naval Air Base John Dunn Guy Wildes Allan Naugler Dixie Old Orchard Myron Heanie Barbara Richmond Wendell Heenie Stratford Philadelphia Women’s Missionary Society Baptist Vestry Charles Blodgett Milky Road Rideout House Mary Dodge Rumford Horace Dodge Carolyn Baker Everett Baker Woolwich Ernest Frye

Violinist Heads Program at West Bath Grange Meeting

John Simpson from Bath presented a recital at the weekly West Bath Grange meeting joined by Mrs. Francis Deehan in place of ill lecturer Mrs. William Armstrong. The program included Souvenir and La Cinquantaine with Mrs. Morse as pianist, readings by Mrs. Stover, and a Jerusalem rendition. Ten visitors attended, and business notes announced Sagadahoc Pomona meeting and upcoming installation of West Bath officers.

John Simpson West Bath Grange Francis Deehan William A. Armstrong Simpson Bangor Bath Hyde Windlass Co Grangers Drolla Cleveland Marriner Richmond Joseph N. Day David S. Henderson Alice F. Johnson John H. Sylvester Bertha Ward

Girls' Service Club Hosts Soldiers Visit at Army Post

Twenty Bath girls from the Girls Service Organization visited a nearby army post Tuesday evening. They danced, played games, and enjoyed entertainment sketches by soldiers in the new recreation hall built with Lions club help. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Danielson accompanied the group.

Girls Service Organization of Bath Lions Club Andrew J. Danielson Barbara Allard Helen Joy Caroline Oliver Dorothy Connant Stella Babine Marion Small Virginia Trott Barbara Page Elizabeth Gorham Betty Lou Hill Alma Swanton Stella Berce Priscilla Coombs Mary Tourtlotte Barbara Curran Betty E. Downing Pauline Nickerson Frances Grainger Frances Mehann Clair Grainger

Mrs Sprague Moves to Ricker Park with Daughter

Mrs Richard L Sprague of Portland formerly Bath relocates Thursday from Ashmont street to Ricker Park. She will be joined by daughter Margaret while husband is ill in a New York hospital. Their son Aviation Cadet Richard Sprague Jr recently transferred to the aviation base at Olathe.

Bath Memorial Hospital Bath Popham Lion Henry O. Trowbridge Arthur L. Pratt Richard L. Sprague Portland Ashmont Street Ricker Park Margaret Sprague New York Richard Sprague, Jr Olathe, An

Christmas services held after cold delay in Bowdoinham

Bowdoinham held Sunday services originally planned for December 22 after cold weather. The program included a Praise Service, a Christmas pageant, Bethlehem readings, and a gift distribution. Local residents and visitors were noted in accompanying society items and community updates.

Wanted Girls for Telephone Operator Work in Bath

Advertises for girls aged 17 to 35 to work as telephone operators in Bath. Promises good working conditions and steady wages with benefits. Applications at Jephone Office 72 Front St second floor or call Bath 9908 for more information.

Bath Jephone Front St

Christmas of gatherings on Bowdoinham Post Road

Mr and Mrs son Frederick and Herbert Heath and relatives hosted a Christmas supper and tree with many guests including Lynde Heath Mary Heath De Akeley and Messer infants. Several families from Brunswick Freeport and Old Orchard shared meals and holiday visits across the Bowdoinham Post Road.

Frederick Herbert Heath Marguerite de Akeley John Robert Lynde Heath Mary Heath Frank Heath Charles Messer Brunswick Hospital James Cornish Alden Small Herbert R. Heath William Small Priscilla Small Ernest Frye Fred D. Heath Charles Pratt James Pratt Hazel Turner Bean Freeport E. Ladd Washington, D. C W. H. Gould Allen Naugler Old Orchard Delbert Temple, Jr A. S Temple Margaret Hatch Paul Michigan Morang Brunswick

Perkins announces engagement of Eunice Perkins to Robert Walker

Mr and Mrs William C Perkins of Bath announce the engagement of their daughter Eunice M Perkins to Robert H Walker son of Mr and Mrs Howard H Walker of Brunswick. Eunice is a Morse high school 1941 graduate and a Duke University student. Robert is a Brunswick high school 1939 graduate and will graduate Bowdoin College in January. He belongs to Kappa Sigma and is enlisted in the United States Army Enlisted Reserve Corps.

William C. Perkins Bath Eunice M. Perkins Robert H. Walker Howard H. Walker Brunswick Miss Perkins Morse High School Duke University Walker Brunswick High School Bowdoin College Kappa Sigma United States Army

Local men cut wood and relatives update on enlistment

Mr. Bowles and Mr. Campbell gathered a supply of cord wood in the nearby woods. Elmer Campbell has enlisted in the Marine Corps and is training in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Pierce and their daughter visited the Olivers in Georgetown.

Bowles Mr. Campbell Elmer Campbell Marine Corps Florida Wallace Pierce Boothbay Harbor James Oliver

Local residents return from medical care and holidays

Mrs. George Carleton of Wis casset returned home from Bath Memorial Hospital. Mrs. George A. Moody and her infant son also returned from the Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Gordon of Pine Street came home from a visit in North Sullivan and Gordon resumed duties at Bath Iron Works. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Cooper and children Donna and Richard of Montpelier Vt formerly of Woolwich were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Cooper of Whitefield.

George A. Moody Memorial Hospital Maynard Gordon Pine Street North Sullivan Gordon Bath Iron Works Lindsay Cooper Donna Richard Montpelier Woolwich Leonard Cooper Whitefield

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