Society and Clubs News From Bath Area Society Page
Mrs. William W. Wakefield returns from a four day Boston visit to see her hospitalized daughter in Boston City Hospital after an earlier Bath Memorial Hospital injury. The Bath group stayed near the hospital, with Pamela Gean Wakefield visiting for the first time since departure. Numerous social events, arrivals, and health notes follow, including engagements, birthday parties, and community notices across Bath and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Wakefield
Oakstreet
Boston
John W. Wakefield
Boston City Hospital
Bath Memorial Hospital
Wakefield
Haze! Oliver
Bath
Franklin Square House
Hospital
Hospital patient from Morse high school after emergency surgery
Mrs. Frederick E. Drake Jr of San Francisco left Friday for Framingham Massachusetts en route to the West Coast. Gerald Lee Cogan son of Mr and Mrs David S Cogan 1037 High street and a Morse high school sophomore is a patient in Memorial hospital where he underwent an emergency appendectomy Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
San Francisco
Framingham, Mass
West Coast
Gerald Lee Cogan
David S. Cogan
High Street
Morse High School
Memorial Hospital
Gilmore Gil Cummings Engagement Announced In Bath
Mr and Mrs Arthur G Gilmore announce the engagement of their daughter Constance Yvonne to John W Cummings son of Mrs John W Cummings of Oak Street and the late Mr Cummings. Constance is Morse High class of 42 and has worked at Rent Area Office then Lambert Park line. John Cummings attended Morse High and now works in the Bath Iron Works blue print room. William Gove, formerly of Bath, now with Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co, spent the weekend here and was transferred to the Maine New Hampshire and Vermont territory. William Mussenden Jr and son Billy of Buffalo are visiting his parents on Garden Street. Miss Charlotte Merris of Winthrop Mass has been a guest of her father Herbert W Merrill of Front Street. William H Shea of Beacon Street has improved after illness. Memorial notices include Granville M Colby entertaining 16 guests after the President's Ball with several locals attending. Robert Bridgham Bussey was born to Lieut and Mrs Lynn B Bussey in Gadsden Alabama. Mrs Ayres Taylor and Peter Paul Smith visited Portland to see Peter Paul’s mother in hospital.
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Arthur J. Brady
Audrey Hil
Frances Fla
Jeanette Varney
Janet C
Mary Bloxsor
Mary Stone
Constance Gilmore
Payihs Darran Patricia Wing
Martha Torrey
Hilda Staples
Rena Utmer
Warren Higgins
Rity
Charlotte Throp Mass
A Merrill
Myr Brady
Wrwice
Anna Merg
Moorman‘Stellinon
Chicago
Wil
Bath
John McCarty
South Portland
Eugene Eberhard
Hingnem Mass
Paul Golumtus
Waltham Mess
David McKellar
High Street
McKinnon
MicKincon
New England Shipbuilding Corp
Arthur G. Gilmore
Mechanic Street
Constance Yvonne
John W. Cummings
Oak Street
Mr. Cummings
Miss Gilmore
Morse High
Rent
Lambert Park
Bath Iron Works
William Gove
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermmont
Bill
Frida
Charlotte Merris
Winthrop
Mass
Herbert W. Merrill
93 Front Street
Lynn B. Busses
Gadsden
Alabama
Robert Bridgham Bussey
Bussey
Janet Bridgham
Edward W. Bridgham
Washington, Street
Neil D. Haskell
England
Neil
Morse High School
Heer
New England Shipbuilding Co
Fort Devens
Engineering Corps
West Virginia
Neil D. Maskell
H & S Co
Care
New York
N. Y
Men in uniform share farewells and notes from Bath area
News of our men highlights farewells for Percy Hyde Jr formerly at Bath Iron Works before his Army service. Urbain Tondreau, aerial gunner, returns home on furlough after 14 months, with proud parents and a proud mother’s blessing. Paul Avery returns from a furlough in Bemerton after battles, while Walter Simonton remains stationed in Utah with wife Genice. A Navy captain praises William Nesbit for leading a top training platoon at Camp Peary as the region’s servicemen receive letters of support. Sagadahoc Council Knights of Columbus sends care cartons to servicemen including Bulger O Brien Fortier Sarkis Vigne Cummings Kingston Despre Gurney Mullaney Lee McLaughlin Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbain Tondreau
Army Air Force
New Orleans
Kingsman
Arizona
Bath Iron Works
Air Force
Nesbit
William Nesbit
Camp Peary
William
J. G. Ware
Sagadahoc Council of the Knights of Columbus
Jasper Bulger
Joseph L. O'Brien
Léland J. Fortier
George A. Sarkis
Martin Vigne
Richard Cummings
Paul A. Kingston
Louis Despre
Donald Gurney
John Mullaney
Robert Lee
John McLaughlin
John
Robert
George
Harold Perry
WAVES recruit Jean Danforth completes mattsc course in Norman
Miss Jean L Danforth daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Danforth of 1075 High street completed a course at the M A T T C school in Norman Oklahoma and will report to Memphis Tennessee Her basic training was at Hunter College New York Her present address is Miss Jean L Danforth A M N 2 c NAS Memphis Tennessee The Army Ordnance Department announced Keith Z Pierce of Bat completed a special course in anti aircraft artillery maintenance at Pontiac Ordnance School conducted by the Pontiac Motor Division The automotive industry supplies most anti aircraft artillery weapons for the Armed Forces and these organizations are a logical place to train
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Ordnance
Ordnance Military Training Division
Jean, L. Danforth
Bath
The
WAVES
M.A.T.T.C
Norman
Okla
Memphis
Tenn
Danforth
Frank Danforth
High Street
Hunter College
N. Y
Jean L. Danforth
N.A.S
Army Ordnance Department
Keith Z. Pierce
Bat
Pontiac Ordnance School
Pontigac Motor Division
Ordnance Department
P. R
Helen Ruth Joy
James Joy
Center Street
Miss Joy
New York
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Morse High School
Congress Shirt Factory
Pensacola, Fla
Military families update from Bath and area
Local sailors and relatives remain active during wartime. Keith Pierce leaves Virginia after a short home leave, while Paul Berry and Anna Berry join family at Montsweag road. Naval cadet Willis Hammond reports to Athens for three months of training. Other service members—George McKellar, Freeland King Jr., Hal Craney, Francis Curran, Jean Dennison—are stationed in Norfolk, Hawaii, Bennettsville, or San Diego, with transfers, leaves, and training noted.
Men from Morse High linked to military service and training
Local notes list Morse High School class of 1939 graduates entering wartime service or training. Neil D. Haskell Maskell reports safe return to Camp Carson after fur lough with relatives. Louis Titcomb joins ship follow ing a 15 day leave. Norman Titcomb training with Sea Bees. Warren Mank completes Anti Submarine Warfare training at Charleston. families in Sequin, Park Street, and Southport cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Titcomb
S. Sc
UAN
Alfred Reeks
Park Street
Ile
Naval Training Station
Newport R. J
Norman Titcomb
Seabees
Camp Perry
Warren Arthur Mank
USN
Wiscasset
Charleston
S. C
Mank
E. E. Mank
Wis Casset
Newport
R 1
Carol Strahan
Southport
N.C
Local service men and WAVES update from Bath and area
Pvt Nimard Field of Bath on a seven day furlough to visit his mother at 25 Milan Street after recovering from a foot ailment. His friend Pvt Joseph Kingsbury recently shifted to army cook. Also noted recruit Ralph McInnis to Sampson N Y for training and Petty Officer prospects. Pfc William Sewall travels to A & M College Texas for five months Army Air Forces instruction becoming eligible for pilot navigator or bombardier training. WAVES member Helen Ruth Joy visiting home before Pensacola assignment. C Bruce Wright leaves Camp Endicott after 25 days leave with parents in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimard M. Field
Camp Breckenridge
Ludie Fifield
Milan Street
Fifield
Bath Iron Works
Joseph Kingsbury
U.S. A
Army
Ralph Edward McInnis
Front Street
Bath
Naval Training Station
Sampson
N. Y
Seneca Lake
William D. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Stone House
College Station
Texas
A. & M. College
Army Air Force
Army Air Forces
Flying Training Command
Bath Fourth War Loan drives slowly to target
With 13 days left in the Fourth War Loan Drive Bath trails its $600,000 quota while Bath Iron Works reaches a stronger showing with 100 percent participation for its $840,000 goal. Tuesday figures from Carl F. Crane list 1738 sales totaling $181,441.50, about 30.2 percent of the city’s quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Carl F. Crane
Local family travelers plan Chicago visit
Ter in law Mrs John Kimball and son John Jr of 1174 High street will leave Thursday for Chicago to join John Kimball Sr U S N R and pass a month with him. Mrs Floyd Goding of 2386 North street has returned from a visit in Farmington as a guest of Mr Godings parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kimball
John, Jr
1174
High Street
Chicago
John Kimball, Sr
Floyd Goding
North Street
Farmington
Mr. Goding
Nequasset Auxiliary Enjoys Day’s Ferry Session
Nequasset Auxiliary visited Day's Ferry on Thursday hosted by Mrs Elizabeth Bowers at her Kennebec overlook home. A bountiful noon dinner followed by an afternoon program featured readings, music with auto harp, a hat reading, games, and a trivia quiz won by Mac Gilmore.
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Nequasset
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Day's Ferry
Mra
Elizabeth Bowers
Kennebec
Madam Holbrook
Tracey
Daisy
Wvrpgsent
Werd
Ruth Dubar
Ethel Bailey
Ruth Grant
Mae Gilmore
Bernice Bailey
Daisy Elwell
Karel Presley
Florence Hathorn
Norma Holbrook
Charlotte Leeman
Martha Hague
Ruth Leeman
Nellie Libby
Mabelle Tracey
Ina Leeman
Genesta Carter
Mabel Jack
Real Estate Transfers Recorded by Sagadahoc Register of Deeds
Transfers listed include James A. Miller to Virginia M. Rines on Western Avenue. Xavier G. Winchenbaugh to Lewis E. Prentiss et al. on Maple Street. Amber C. Burns to Thaddeus Hedrick on Granite Street. Robert D. Green et al. to Lawrence W. Holmes et al. on Dummer Street. Harold M. Coffin et al. to John J. Conway on Pratt Street. Annie J. Ware to Joshua M. Stineford et al. on Washington Street. People’s Church Trustees to Bath Iron Works Corp. on Washington Street. Lavina D. Pierce to Ferdinand W. Coombs on Corliss Street Bowdoinham. Ethel M. Temple to Roger L. Douglass et al. on Bowdoinham. Phyllis M. M. Woodbury to Charles E. Pushard et al.. Ethel M. Temple to Clowes Guiou et al.. Robeus A. Douglass to Arthur Nelke. Lillian E. Davis to Maynard A. Pinkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Register of Deeds
Hiram T. Stevens
Bath
James A. Miller
Virginia M. Rines
Western Avenue
Xavier G. Winchenbaugh
Lewis E. Prentiss
Maple Street
Amber C. Burns
Thaddeus Hedrick
Granite Street
Robert D. Green
Lawrence W. Holmes
Dummer Street
Harold
Bowdoinham
Richmond Phyllis M. M. Woodbury
Charles E. Pushard
Ethel M. Temple
Clowes Guiou
Robeus A. Douglass
Arthur Nelke
Lillian E. Davis
Maynard A. Pinkham
St Marys Guild meeting at rectory plans post Easter play
St Marys Guild of Grace Episcopal church met Monday evening at the rectory. Members sewed for Memorial Hospital and patches were made. Virginia French reported on dramatics and plans for a play after Easter. Hostesses Mrs Russell Phinney and Mrs Carl French served refreshments and a social hour followed. Next meeting will be at the parish house. Melvin Haggett, longtime Colonial club steward and Memorial Hospital patient, is recovering visiting his son and wife in South Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Guild of
Grace Episcopal Church
Memorial Hospital
Dramatics
Virginia French
Russell Phinney
Carl French
Melvin Hagget
Colonial Club
Fred Hag
Ctt
South Portland
Mrs Williams Clark Returns Home From Visit
Mrs William Clark has returned to her home in Levant after visiting her sister in law Mrs Elmer Eldridge of 24 Dummer Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clark
Levant
Elmer Eldridge
Dummer Street
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Quimby Street
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Montsweag Road
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