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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1944

Page

6

Society notes reflect local gatherings and 1940s life

Mrs Della Adams of 1364 Washington street remains confined after a hip fracture and hopes for mobil ity by warm weather. Grace Crowley of 52 Union street is named Larson Junior College Yearbook art editor. Various teas, parties and hospital visits mark civic social life with Bath Iron Works staff, Lions club events, and neighborhood greetings featuring families, veterans, and church groups.

Della Adams Washington Street Ies Crystal Chapter Damariscotta Memorial Hospital Grace Crowley William T. Crowley Union Street Larson Junior College Larsonian

Mrs Clarence Blagdon Returns Home From Hospital

Mrs Clarence Blagdon of Wisconsin has returned to her home from the Memorial Hospital where she was a patient and is convalescing satisfactorily.

Clarence Blagdon Wiscasset Memorial Hospital

Mrs Fiewelling Visits Daughter at Memorial Hospital

Mrs Mary Fiewelling of Bangor returns home after visiting her daughter Mrs Milford Y. Lewis of Brigham Cove who is a patient at Memorial Hospital.

Mary Fiewelling Bangor Milford Y. Lewis Brigham Cove The Memorial Hospital

Miss Gene Brackett Remains in Vassalboro for School Year

Miss Gene Brackett daughter of Mrs Evelyn Bradford of Dallas Texas formerly of Bath has moved to Vassalboro where she will remain for the rest of the school year She was seen attending Bath school Miss Brackett has spent the last three summers at Camp Tanglewood at Lincolnville Miss Mary Anderson of Boston was a weekend guest of her parents Mr and Mrs Carl C Anderson Green street

Robert C. Thompson Cynthia Freeman Thompson Alexandria Thompson Harold E. Freeman Sunnyside Farm East Brunswick Western Air Lines Scotland Barbara Freeman Albert Thompson Upper Washington Street Lilla Sproul Rebekah Assembly of Maine Assembly Odd Fellowship Odd Fellows Wnl Gene Brackett Evelyn Bradford Dallas Texas Bath Vassalboro Bath School Miss Brackett Camp Tanglewood Lincolnville Mary Anderson Boston Carl C .Anderson Green Street

Bath Launches Destroyer Lyman K. Swenson Ensign Emery Attends

Ensign J N Emery from Cleveland and his wife Mrs Emery of Boston traveled to Bath for the Swenson destroyer launch. Emery serves as a supply officer and the couple will occupy a Cambridge apartment during fitting out before sea duty. Mrs Emery, a Rutland native, joined the ceremony from the launching platform.

Ensign J. N. Emery Cleveland Ohio Boston Mass Bath Lyman K. Swenson Ensign Emery Cambridge Swenson Emery New England Rutland U.S. Naval Service Great Lakes

Hatch Visits Amherst Graduation and New York Tour

Mr. Robert B. Hatch left 601 Washington Street to attend his son Daniel's graduation from a basic pre meteorology program at Amherst College. He then traveled to New York for a visit with his brother Stanley Pierce and Mrs Pierce.

Robert B. Hatch Washington Street Daniel Amherst College New York Stanley Pierce Pierce

Mrs Anne Bradley to Exhibit Paintings at Lafayette

Artist Miss Anne Cary Bradley of Fryeburg returns to the Lafayette hotel in Portland for the Winter residency after visiting Mr and Mrs Louis Dole of Middle Street. Her pastels and oil paintings will be shown at an annual Lafayette exhibit early in the Spring.

Anne Cary Bradley Fryeburg Lafayette Hotel Portland Louis Dole Middle — Street Miss Bradley Lafayette

Homecoming week as King family hosts uniformed sons

Howard E. King of 3 Elsinore avenue enjoyed a family homecoming as three sons served in the armed forces visited during furloughs. Ernest King, USN quartermaster, in New York on leave. Howard E. King Jr., Maritime Commission seaman, returned from a globe spanning voyage. Edward A. King, Army Medical Corps private, came home for a brief respite. Ruth King, Army Nurses Corps, hoped to join them. Other relatives and service members mentioned include Clarence Eaton, Louis Cormier, Harry P. Gilchrist, and Sgt. Robert B. Giles on leave. Charles J. Genthner, Aviation Cadet, moved to Santa Ana, California.

Howard E. King Elsinore Avenue Ernest King C. Usn New York City Quartermaster King Howard E. King, Jr Maritime Commission Seaman King Liverpool Pvt Edward A. King Medical Corps U. S. Army Pvt. King Mr. King Ruth King Army Nurses Corps New Jersey Walter Thayer Western Avenue Pfc Stephen E. Crosby Edward King Howard King Merchant Marine Charles E. Crosby Stephen K. Crosby Freeman C. Crosby Pauline Crosby Edith King Ruth Clark Grace Thayer Flora Thayer Madelyn Thayer Carol Thayer Elsie Thayer Ida Farris Marjorie Cushing Robert King U. S. Navy Walter Thayer, Jr Leo Robichaud Susie Darrell Marie Lewis Orrin Crosby Pvt. Crosby

Nurses from Bath complete three week England training course

Firs Lt Ruth M Williams of 15 Belmont Portland is among 36 Army nurses who finished a three week training at the American School Center in England. The course covered 119 hours of field soldier skills and 33 hours of nursing studies. Williams, a Brunswick High graduate, is connected to Bath through friends and family in the service. Two brothers serve, one in North Africa, and sister Lt Irma Williams is in the Army Nurses Corps. A cousin Dr E T Williams is in England.

Firs Ruth M. Williams Belmont Street Portland United States Army England Brunswick High School Maine General Hospital Training School For Posse Nissen School of Boston Bath North Africa Irma Williams Maine

Brunswick farewell for Arsenault joining U S Navy

Hubert J. Arsenault of Brunswick and a local native recently entered the U S Navy. About 25 Bath Iron Works employees hosted a farewell dinner at Hotel Eagle Brunswick where Arsenault received a wrist watch from the guests led by Mr. Jewett along with numerous attendees including Ralph Crocker Paul Akeley Harold L. Adams and others.

Hubert J. Arsenault Brunswick U. S. Navy Bath Iron Works Hotel Eagle Arsenault Jewett Mr. Jewett Ralph Crocker Paul Akeley Harold L. Adams Harold Fielding Arthur M. Jones Alvah Alexander

Corporal Promotion for Donald Lakin Arrives in Atlanta

Corporal Donald Lakin of the U S Army stationed at Atlanta Georgia returns from a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Lakin at 17 Meadow Way. He is in the ordnance department and informed his parents by phone that he has been promoted to corporal.

Navy Recruit Completes Training and Leaves for Duty

Maurice F. McCrater of Palm er has finished recruit training at Naval Training Station Sampson N Y and will be granted leave. On return he may be assigned further and qualify for petty officer rating. Pvt Joseph Hammond U S A F stationed at Camp Edwards Mass recently visited home on furlough and has been transferred to Greensboro North Carolina.

Henry O. Trowbridge Andrews Road Bath Iron Works Corp Memorial Hospital Maurice F. McCrater Palmer Naval Training Station Sampson N. Y Joseph Hammond

Local Soldiers Home on Short Furlough Visits Family

Sgt Melvin E Clark of Camp Gruber Oklahoma returns for a tew days furlough to visit his mother Mrs Raymond Clark on Washington Street. His brother S S David Clark stationed Somewhere in England reports enjoying the experience and food. Charles H Anderson family hosts Pvt Rich ard W Anderson and Pvt Richard W Anderson U S A Camp Haan California plus Miss Glennis Young of Pownal.

Louise Rand Sherman Rand Rye N. H Melvin E. Clark Raymond Clark Upper Washington Street Edward MacMahon Los Angeles Calif Hulda MacMahon Middle Street U.S.A Camp Gruber Okla Upper Washington Street Ruel H. Anderson Freeport Richard W. Anderson U.S. A Camp Haan Riverside Gary Glennis Young Pownal H. L. Anderson Huse Street Ruel H. Anderson, Sr California

Young Bath Man Wins Air Forces Pilot Wings

Richard Knowlton Watson 18 son of Mr and Mrs Theodore F Watson of 28 York Street was appointed second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces and awarded silver wings at graduation exercises February 8 at Spence Field Moultrie Georgia. He attended Morse High School in Bath and was graduated last year.

Richard Knowlton Watson Theodore F. Watson York Street Army of the United States Air Corps Army Air Forces AAF Training Command Spence Field Moultrie Georgia Army Air Corps Morse High School Bath Loring E. Hart Joseph E. Hart High Street Armed Forces of United States Mr. Hart Morse Bowdoin College Sigma Nu Fraternity Pvt Hart

Pilot Lt George E Hill Receives Silver Wings

Lt. George E Hill son of Mrs Pearl E Berry Route 2 Woodsville New Hampshire earned silver wings at Army Air Forces Pilot School Advanced Two Engine Williams Field Chandler Arizona. He entered the Army September 15 1938 at Portland Maine became a first lieutenant October 22 1942. Before training he served at Fort Monroe Virginia and Fort Worden Wisconsin. Hill is a former Morse High School Bath athlete.

George E. Hill Pearl E. Berry Woodsville N. H Army Williams Field Chandler Arizona Hill Portland Maine Fort Monroe Virginia Fort Worden Wisconsin St. Hill Morse High School Bath

Local Man Enlists in Marine Corps Sets Sail for Parris Island

Norman V. Chase departs from South Portland to begin boat training at Parris Island South Carolina after a surprise farewell party at the Batchelder hotel Old Orchard. He was an assistant foreman at the South Portland shipyard and is a son of Mrs Lena Chase of South Portland formerly of Bath. His wife will live with her parents Mr and Mrs Albert Darrah.

Norman Chase South Portland Bath Mr. Chase U. S. Marines Parris Island S.C New England Shipbuilding Corp Norman V. Chase S. C United States Marine Corps Batchelder Old Orchard Lena Chase Albert Darrah

Army Air Forces pilots graduate from Randolph Field class

A record central unit class at Randolph Field Texas and eleven advanced schools in Texas and Oklahoma produced the largest wartime graduation. The ceremony included pilots from every state and the District of Columbia with wings awarded to graduates from Hawaii Puerto Rico Canada Brazil and Peru. Flight Officer Richard N Drake of 69 Bluff road Bath is among the new pilots who earned wings.

Army Air Forces Training Command Army Air Forces Randolph Field Texas Oklahoma District of Columbia Hawaii Puerto Rico Canada Brazil Peru Eagle Pass Aloe Foster Fields Victoria Mission Frederick and Altus Okla Pampa Waco Houston Lubbock and Brook Field Richard N. Drake 69 Bluff Road Bath Foster Field

Moffatt Leaves for Norfolk After Leave at Home

John A. Moffatt MM 3c departed Thursday to Norfolk Virginia following a ten day leave spent with his wife and his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Moffatt at 44 Richardson Street.

John A. Moffatt Norfolk Earl Moffatt Richardson Street

Woman Receives War Department Notice Of Son As Navigator

Mrs. Sadie E. Sarkis of 677 High Street reports her son George A. Sarkis has been selected for navigator training in the Army Air Forces. Col. W. A. Robertson notes the navigator’s crucial role in bombers, and Sarkis will attend a Western Flying Training Command navigation school for intensive instruction. The War Department’s Good News stamp has eased parental anxiety about letters from the front.

George L. Katz Sylvia K. Katz Cobb Road Keesler Field Biloxi Miss Katz Army Air Forces Training Command Sadie E. Sarkis High Street War Department George A. Sarkis Army Air Forces Col W. A. Robertson Santa Ana Army Base Santa Ana Calif Col Robertson Sarkis Army Air Forces Western Flying Training Command

Maine Private Engages Tex Garageman’s Family Romance

Pvt. Robert Edward Barton of Vinalhaven found hospitality and a future bride in Temple Texas when his name matched a local garage man’s sign. Barton met Irene Zarr of Dulles Texas after calling on the garageman, and learned their forebears once lived in Providence Rhode Island.

Robert Edward Barton Vinalhaven Temple Tex Barton Camp Providence Irene Zarr Dulles

Maine Residents Told to Surrender Tubes by March 1

The Maine Selvage Committee urges all residents to return tubes to their local drugstores before March 1. The "New tube for an old tube" exchange ends then after more than two years, and future tin tube purchases will not require turning in an old tube.

Maine Maine Selvage Committee

Bath boy reunion in South Pacific sight brings home smiles

Louis Couture, a US Navy sailor from Bath Maine, writes of meeting another Bath boy from Shaw Street Freeland King aboard a ship in the South Pacific. He recalls trading papers from Bath Daily Times and cherishing news from home, hoping to meet more Bath boys, perhaps in Tokyo.

Louis O. Couture USN South Pacific The Independent Sirs Maine Bath Freeland King Shaw Street U.S. Navy Tokyo

Delightful Day's Ferry Anniversary Party

A group of friends and relatives hosted Mr and Mrs Alton Munsey at their Day's Ferry home Sunday for their first wedding anniversary. Dinner featured a cake by Mrs Fred Beaney and gifts including a cedar chest imported from China. Attendees included Mrs James Russo Mrs Nelson Snell Miss Geraldine Hall Miss Millicent Hecht Mrs Alexander Munsey Harvey Greenlaw and the Munseys.

Alton Munsey Day's Ferry China Munsey James Russo Nelson Snell Brunswick Geraldine Hall Millicent Hecht Bath Alexander Munsey South Dresden Fred Beaney Harvey Greenlaw Herbert Munsey Woolwich

Ferald Announces Maine Gubernatorial Run Against Hildreth

Former State Senator Roy L Fernald of Winterport declares candidacy for Maine governor challenging Senate President Horace A Hildreth and House Speaker F Ardine Richardson in the June primary. Fernald previously sought the nomination in 1938 and 1940.

Maine Roy L. Fernald Senate Horace A. Hildreth Cumberland House F. Ardine Richardson Strong Fernald Winterport

Also Mentioned on This Page

Central Church Parish House Richard T Hersom Court Street Granville M. Colby Bernard A. Knight Everett L. Pinkham I. A. Trueworthy Melvin Howe Richard Trott Alexander MacDonald Lions Club Fourth War Loan Harold P. Small Edward D. True, Jr J. Leon MacCausland Arthur W. King Charles Bartlett Ida Joaquith R. N Lambert Park M. Y. Lewis Bartholomew O Donnell Colleen O Donnell Wellington A. Moore Week, Street Pearl E. Dunbar Donald Merrill Page Donald Page Jason A. Merrill Moody W. Flint Central Grammar Raymond W. Farley Blaine Trafton Lauriston Caton Pine Street Knick-Knack Kitt Myers Caton Harold Safford Gerald Holland Daniel McDougall Wilfred Thebeau Roy Lutz Norman Norton John Burgess Mrs Pearl Rittall Dresden Mills Sagadahoc Ferry Mr Rittall Ball Iron Works Osborn Oliver Edward Newhall Mr. Oliver Capt Leonard Oliver Oscar Wright North Bath Roy Bradford Arthur Berry Eagle Jeannette Varney Olin E. Pankhurst W. Dayton Hill Walter M. Hill Frank Mackinnon Chester A. Plant Beatrice Duprey Marguerite A. Brown Jeanette Roy Marion E. Palmer Laraine Holmes Irena Nichols Imogene Vigne Adolf Ventulett Robert Arthur West Street Ventulett Leona Watson Fred Langdon North Berwick Herbert Spinney J. E. Haggett Mr Haggett Wilfred W. Chaney Mindie Street Charles L. Kinney Beacon Street Bingor Gerald Kinney Arthur Sewall Bowen Torrey Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children Albert Coombs Linwood Haynes William Turpie Helen Hayes Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phils Elizabeth Lawrence Society William Greene John Freeman Nightingale Club Snow Park Hotel Sedgwick Herbert Cavanaugh Harold Freeman Carroll Davis James B. Lemont Edward Footer Danford McDonald J. Emery Footer Arthur L. Pratt Joseph Cyr Aarph O. Dale Arthur King Edward Ellis Universalist Church Martha Hail Chestnut Street Roland Sudds Auburn Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters Fred Osgood Bedford Street Clifford Harrington North Street Readfield Paul Legard Forrest Legard Maple Avenue Marion Rose Frank Jones Russell Street Edward F. Jones Edward L. Gaudreau Mr. Gaudreau L. Gaudreau James Goodwin John Grindell Brunswick Rad Sherry Alfred Rowe Augusta E. Rowe Clayton Rowe City Elaine Grace Frank S. Adams James MecLaughlin Wiligw Street Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Helen Haines Arthur Brown Elm Street Alice Johnson Cosmopolitan Garden Club Edward Miller Skowhe- Han Miller Federation of Garden Clubs of Johnson Sumner Sewall Percy Lowe Post Office Granite Street Edward L. Larrabee David D. Black Groton, Conn Osborne Oliver Malden John A. Lord, Jr Lakeview Drive Collingswood N. J Mary Frances Roman S. Kuznair Francis Kuznair Lincoln Avenue Utica Kuznair Philadelphia Air Base Raymond E. English Billy Lebanon Elizabeth Carey John Carey Frank Young Judith Holbrook Anne Day Gary Parker Barbara Stewart Patey Ruth Morse Leilani Cahill Harry Musk John Robert Champagne Kenneth Perry Joseph Robinson Robert Sutter, Jr Robert Sutter Montsweagh Lizzie French James F. Wiggins Elizabeth Mae T. David MacDonald Wilbur D. Burns Miss Wiggins Portland School Department Deering Hizh Northeastern Business College MacDonald Morse Hizh New England Shipbuilding Corporation James Rockefeller Jimmy Center Street Winter Street John Parker Juliet Low Edward T. Hamei Central Church League Arthur Colby Old Gass Harsid Avery Edward Cummings Clarence Eaton Louis Cormier Harry P. Gilchrist John M. Conley, Jr Robert B. Giles Roy Harris Sgt. Giles Edward Palmer Clayton Palmer Southwest Pacific O. K Seabees Hyde Windlass Co Charles J. Genthner Des Moines Iowa Santa Anna Orrin Genthner Blasland Lane Arthur F. Mayo Howard W. Mayo Portsmouth Italy Africa Louis Couture Bath Daily Times Henry W. Owen, Jr Full the Times Co Front St Tel
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