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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1947

Page

5

Bath Society Notes and Local Birth Announcements

A Bath newspaper society page lists a flurry of social events, guests, and births. Mrs. Huse and family, Ardith Sewall and other locals host gatherings as members celebrate marriages, anniversaries, and newborns with teas, contracts, and club meetings amid wartime routines.

Wedding at Day's Ferry Saturday

A candle lit wedding occurred Saturday at Day's Ferry home of Mr and Mrs Cornish. Elizabeth Anne Secante married John Gordon of Wamkeag with Rev Lowelliken officiating before about 100 guests. The couple plan to reside with the Gordons in Bath this winter.

Ponetaes Ity Elizabeth Anne Secante John Gordon Wamkeag Lowelliken Day George Engemann Bath Harry Gordon Stillwater Sin Pauline Sturgeon Paul England Charles Shaw Morse High Harry Gordon Sonatarnaene Bath Iron Works Ataerene Bangor Phyllis Smith Carroll Smith Topsham William Trufant Richard Marston Freeport

Portland Pair United In St Josephs Church Nuptials

Grace C Flaherty of Portland and Edward F Jones of Bath wed at St Josephs church Portland in a Friday morning ceremony. The bride a Deering High School graduate and Rines Bros decorator wore Winter white with pink rosebuds. Groom son of J Frank Jones Bath Morse High School graduate and WWII veteran attended aviation school in New York. After a brief honeymoon the couple will reside in Bath.

Riss Grace C. Flaherty Portland Edward F. Jones Bath St. Joseph’s Church Jane R. Jones Harry Williams Foster's Point Deering High School Rines Bros J. Frank Jones Russell Street John H. Hinds Morse High School New York City

School Buildings Sale Talks Move by FWA Officials

Federal Works Agency officials in New York report city school buildings may be sold to other parties while no disposal deadline is set. Long Island discussions note minimal East Coast sales, with field staff expected to contact local officials to negotiate sales as soon as possible.

William D Pease Federal Works Agency Office New York Jones FWA Mr. Jones M Diton

Thibodeau appeals board finding in police layoff case

Joseph I. Thibodeau an ex Bath patrolman appeals the Personnel Service Commission ruling that dismissed him. through his attorney Harold J. Rubin the appeal targets the Board of Review created by the city ordinance governing the commission.

Ngs Board of Review To To Mission Thibodeau Percy W. Kingsbury Thibodea Tuedena Bath John N. Taylor John Parker H. Martin Powers Board of Apepel Joseph I. Thibodeau Bath Police Department iPersonnel Service Commission Harold J. Rubin Personnel Service Commission Sus

Bath Community Center Plans Update and Regulation Review

The Bath Community Center operating committee met to discuss the center’s status and future plans. They will draft new regulations on hours and conduct and adopt a simplified system. Norman Adams will continue as acting director and programs will continue as is.

Bath Community Center Norman Adams

Mrs Annie Oliver Returns Home After Hospital Stay

Mrs Annie Oliver returns to her Mulan street home after several weeks as a patient at Memorial Hospital. Her daughter in law Mrs Lemuel Oliver of Portsmouth New Hampshire is staying with her during convalescence.

Harry H. Watson Front Street Memorial Hospital William E. Hill North Cambridge Mass Trayes Deaconess Hospital Janette Stephenson Milton C. Stephenson High Street Robert Gould Shaw School Boston Annie Oliver Mulan Street Lemuel Oliver Portsmouth N. H

Voters See One Ticket In March 3 Election

The article reports a low turnout with a single ticket offered for the March 3 election. Ward results show Ward 1 with 73 votes and Ward 2 with 53 votes, amid wartime rationing and high city population, yielding limited contest and interest.

Ees Vas c Rogers, Seas Seana Stein -Peint

Fragmentary political snippet from a Monday report

A partial OCR reads as a fragment about Republicans and unified service in a representative context, lacking clear names, dates, or locations. The line appears to be an incomplete note rather than a full event or statement.

McGlinchy and Sturtevant Wed in City Church

Bernice F. Sturtevant and William H. McGlinchy were married Friday at 5 30 PM at St Marys Rectory. Rev Timothy C Maney officiated with Mr and Mrs Nathan W Watson as attendants.

Bernice F. Sturtevant William H. McGlinchy St. Mary’s Timothy C. Maney Nathan W. Watson

Esther Ruth Levine Born at Beth Israel Service

Esther Ruth Levine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Saul Levine of 20 Bluff Road, weighed seven pounds and fourteen ounces at a Monday morning baptism at Beth Israel Synagogue on Washington Street. Mrs. Levine, former Sophie G. Greenblatt, is a former Times staffer. The Levenes plan to move soon to Brooklyn, New York.

Andrew Hart Strath Alton Richards Weeks Street Mary Joseph A. McDonough Memorial Hospital Nelson L. Horridge Academy Street Nelson Leroy Saul Levine Bluff Road Andrew J. Hart Office Drive Bette Ann Hart Barbara Strack Peter Strack Washington Street Esther Ruth Beth Israel Levine Sophie G. Greenblatt Solomon K. Greenblatt Times News Brooklyn N. Y Mr. Levine

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