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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1946

Page

3

Town votes for manager form of government at town meeting

At the Feb 3 town meeting 210 voters attended with 143 in favor of adopting a town manager system. Nominations for town offices occurred at a Friday caucus including Carl Anderson John Quar rington for first selectman Carroll Terrell Howard Knight for third selectman and J W Randlette for town clerk. School board and trust fund trustees were also named.

Otheir Meneer Richmond Hdiri Carl Anderson John Quarrington Carroll Terrell Howard Knight Arthur Oreart James Hollis Easler Seventh-day Adventist Church Miles Edwards Bureau of Animal Industry Washington, D. C Raymond Libby Walter Trott Central Maine General Hospital Lewis Audrey Prosser Clara Plouff Thomaston Kenneth Chetley Harry Chetley County Road Camp Pickett Frank G. Till Herbert Webber Till France Germany Czechoslovakia Carl Weeks Edith Trask Gordon Howe Mary Bunker Beech Street University of Maine Bataan Philippines Mukden P. C Manihim Weeks Massachusetts St Petersburg Fla Phyllis Jane Choate Archerll Maine Suez

Mrs have received by many of the towns are now located at Flaplanto

Local update notes that many residents have relocated to Flaplanto and that the individual in question is now residing at his Dresden Mills home.

Flaplanto Honorable Dresden Mills

Onions Elevate Cream Pea Sauce and Casseroles

A note on diced onions enhancing flavor in cream sauces for peas and in casseroles. No dates or people named.

Bath Chamber of Commerce Proposed For City

Supporters advocate a local chamber of commerce to provide information on Bath city facilities. They cite proven value in other communities and urge citizens and business people to back the idea. A meeting is set for City Hall Monday evening March 4 at 7 30 to discuss elections.

Bath Chamber Chamber of Commerce City Hall

Bath Hospital Eyes Major Expansion and Fund Drive

Mr Hill reports the Bath hospital board considering converting wards and expanding into the brick section, housing patients in the new addition while private rooms are created. A city wide fund drive and a Community Chest plan are discussed, with a committee appointed to study feasibility and report at the March 12 meeting.

Hill Bath James W. Temple Frank Brister Salvation Army Edwin F. Edgren Louis A. Dole G. Baer Connard W. Dayton Hill Archibald M. Main

Valentine party hosted by Red Rose Troop No 6

Red Rose Troop No 6 held a Valentine party Tuesday afternoon from four to six at the home of Mrs. Per rey Low on Granite street. Members played games exchanged Valentines and danced with refreshments served. Leaders Mrs. Low and Mrs. Linekin planned the occasion.

Red Rose Troop Perrey Low Granite ,Street

Local Scouts Rally and Community Notes from Bath

Boy Scouts attended a Bath rally. a misprint corrected from 86 to 88. Reports mention hospital patient Rittall with a Post cane, upcoming meeting with club president Mrs. Harlan Pinkham, and a well attended Bible conference led by Rev. Donald E. Wallace. Also notes on local residents returns, a wedding in Malden, and visits by Peggy Gray and Pauline Rassmussin.

Bath Rittall Harlan Pinkham Donald E. Wallace Mwell Harford Quincy Mass Harford Arletta Harford Boston Cecil Stevens USN Elbridge Southard, Jr Patricia Sutis Malden Southard Army Air Corps Richmond Vinceent Rowe Franz Stevens Fairfield George Gray Bath Osteopathic Hospital Peggy Gray Vernon E. Gray Pauline Rassmussin Wakefield Zetta Higgins

U.S. Army Recruiting Office Opens in Bath

A permanent recruiting outlet is now in Bath with a Lewiston office sub station at Room 25 in the post office building. Sgt Gordon Sedgly accepts enlistments daily from 8 am to 5 pm. WWII veterans may keep rank by enlisting within 90 days of discharge and three year enlistments grant branch and overseas theatre choice. Men aged 17 to 34 may enlist for three years with overseas theatre and branch options. State Recruiting Week aims for many new enlistments.

U. S. Army Bath Lewiston Gordon Sedgly U.S. A

Bradshaw and Brewer Tie in Boothbay Harbor Nuptials

Annie Alwilda Brewer daughter of Parker and Mrs. Brewer of Boothbay Harbor wed Harold Bradshaw son of Mrs. Genevieve Bradshaw of Sebasco in a four o clock Wesley Methodist parsonage ceremony. Rev Chester B. Oliver officiated with Genevieve Bradshaw and Wallace H. Brewer as attendants. The groom works at Bath Iron Works.

Annie Alwilda Brewer Parker Brewer Boothbay Harbor Harold Bradshaw Genevieve Bradshaw Sebasco Wesley Methodist Church Chester B. Oliver Wallace H. Brewer Bath Iron Works

Central Grammar Seventh Grade Valentine Party Recap

The seventh grade at Central Grammar held a Valentine party with red decorations, a refreshment table supervised by a committee, and a bright centerpiece. Students performed a program including vocal and piano pieces and a schoolwide game of Truth and Consequences, closing the event with laughter and prizes.

Central Grammar School Sally Johansen William Driscoll Edgar Black Mary Gallant Luella Fuller Bernard Pomerleau Daniel Hilliard

R. L. Carver Dies. Rites Held In Richmond

Funeral services for Roscoe L. Carver, Richmond formerly of Bath, were conducted Sunday by David Hickland of the Richmond Methodist church. Burial followed in Evergreen cemetery with the body entombed until spring in Oak Grove Bath. bearers were Andrew Friend Walter Knight Marshal Dunn and James Roberts. Out of town attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pierce and others from Bath and nearby towns.

Roscoe L. Carver Richmond Bath Os Ae David Hickland Richmond Methodist Church Carver Jessie Oliver) Carver Andrew Friend Walter Knight Marshal Dunn James Roberts Evergreen Cemetery Oak Grove Robert Oliver Roger Pierce Reginald Barter William Edwin Pinson Herbert Haggard Raymond Frost Norway

Odd Fellows Dinner Dance Plans in Lincoln Hall

The Lincoln lodge of Odd Fellows announces its first annual dinner dance at Odd Fellows hall on Saturday evening. A turkey supper with trimmings will be served at 6 30 p m. The girls from Charlotte's School of Dancing perform a half hour show. Mel Robbins Orchestra provides music for dancing. All members Rebekahs and friends invited.

Odd Fellows of Lincoln Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Charlotte's School of Dancing Odd Fellows Rebekah

Dunlap Commandery Visits Portland for Malta Conferral

Dunlap Commandery under Commander S Bartlett travels to Portland Thursday afternoon to confer the Order of the Malta in full form on Portland candidates. A special group will lead the ceremony with well equipped paraphernalia, promising an interesting evening and enjoyable social gathering.

Dunlap Commandery S. Bartlett Portland Portland Commandery Dunlap Order of the Malta Maine Knights of Dunlap

Eye catching dishes and historic dates in brief

The passage highlights decorative uses of cauliflower and notes a 1532 fall of the Inca nation to Francisco Pizarro. It mentions the first transcontinental phone line linking New York and San Francisco completed in 1915. It adds a wartime rise in South American oil by about 400 000 barrels daily.

New York San Franciso

William Mussenden Bank Pioneer of Bath Dies

William B Mussenden born August 30 1861 in Bath was a banker who helped found the Bath Trust Co later serving as its treasurer until retirement in 1941. He is survived by wife Margaret Metcalf Mussenden daughter Mary E Hawley of Boston son William F Mussenden and two sisters Mrs Rupert Baxter and Mrs J Houghton McLellan with two grandchildren.

Bath William Lydia McLellan Mussenden First National Bank Bath Trust Co Mussenden Margaret W. Metcalf Mussenden William F. Mussenden Mary E. Hawley Boston Rupert H. Baxter J. Houghton McLellan

Beth Leeman Dies in Bath at Memorial Hospital

Beth Leeman daughter of Clifton and Hazel Gaskill Leeman of Granite Street Bath died at Memorial Hospital Thursday evening. Born November 24 1934 in Bath she is survived by her parents two brothers Clfton and Paul and four sisters Esther Joan Norma and Linda. She was a 5th grade pupil at South Street School. Funeral held at Mayo Funeral Residence Monday at 2 PM conducted by Rev Charles M Tubbs.

Beth Leeman Clifton Hazel Gaskill Leeman Granite Street Memorial Hospital Bath Paul Leeman Pacific Merchant Marine Clifton Leeman Esther Joan Norma Linda South Street School Mayo Funeral Charles M. Tubbs

Mrs George O Hubbard 76 Dies in Brunswick Home

Mrs George O Hubbard, 76, widow of Col George O Hubbard US Army, died at her Brunswick home Monday evening. Born in Brunswick to John and Etta Rubens, she leaves sister Miss Mary Rubens of Brunswick a nephew William C Goodman of Manchester NH and two cousins Miss Lena Knight and Mrs Alice K Laidley of Brunswick.

George O. Hubbard Brunswick Philippines John and Etta Mountford Rubens Mary Rubens William C. Goodman Manchester N.H Lena Knight Alice K. Laidley

Mrs. Sarah G. Howard obituary published in Saco

Mrs Sarah G Howard of Saco is remembered in a Bath service notice. She was the widow of William King Poor and is survived by children including Staples of Bath East Brunswick and Old Orchard and Mrs Edna Rogers of York Pennsylvania. Funeral Friday afternoon at Arthur F Mayo & Sons Funeral Residence 819 High Street officiated by Rev David L Wilson.

Saco Bath William and Martenna King Cc Staples William Staples East Brunswick George Staples Old Orchard Edna Rogers York Arthur F. Mayo & Sons High Street David L. Wilson

Mrs Sabra Chandler Rites Held At Mayo Funeral Residence

Mrs Sabra Chandler widow of Edgar H. Chandler died at Memorial Hospital Thursday evening. Born August 16 1855 in South Montville daughter of Ephrias and Lois Skinner. Funeral held at Mayo Funeral Residence Saturday morning at ten with burial in Spring.

Sabra Chandler Edgar H. Chandler Memorial Hospital South Montville Ephrias Lois Ripley Skinner Mayo Funeral

Roscoe L. Carver Dies Suddenly in Richmond

Roscoe L. Carver died suddenly at his Richmond home on Thursday evening. He is survived by two sons Robert and Richard, a daughter Mrs. Harold Dunn, and two grandchildren, all of Richmond. Funeral services were held Sunday at Roberts Funeral Home in Richmond at two o clock.

Roscoe L. Carver Richmond Robert Richard Harold Dunn Roberts

Mrs Jennie Monty Dies. Rites Planned in Berlin

Mrs. Jennie Monty died at Memorial hospital Monday afternoon. Born in Gorham, New Hampshire, on March 9, 1879, she had lived in Bath for several years. The body was taken to Berlin, New Hampshire, for a Mass Friday morning at St. Anne's Catholic Church.

Jennie Monty Memorial Hospital Gorham N. H Berlin St. Anne's Catholic Church Monty Bath

Obituary notices long active in League and clubs

A longtime city resident and active member of the League and Ladies Aid died after illness following the death of Mr Stilphen. She belonged to the Cosmopolitan club and left no near cousins. A relative named Wellman L. anticipated the funeral. Services are at the Funeral Residence at 7 p.m. with interment in Oak Grove family lot in the spring.

League Stilphen Cosmopolitan Club Wellman L. of P.m Oak Grove

Clinton E. Hanna Dies After Illness in Belgrade

Clinton E. Hanna died on a Monday evening in Georg 22 1901. He was son of George F. Hanna and worked at Cran Iron Works. Survived by wife Frances and one son Paul Hanna of Belgrade, five brothers, five sisters, and a sister in law. Funeral services at Mayo Funeral Home on a day at time to be announced. Burial in Belgrade.

Clinton E. Hanna Georg George F Pinkham Hanna Cran Iron Works Spaulding Ie Frances Paul Hanna Bel- Asso Robert Poulin Bettsy Frances Hanna Belgrade James Watson Severa Mayo Sudhe

Beth Leeman's Funeral Arrangements Noted

Funeral services for Beth Leeman were conducted by Arthur FP Mayo & Son Funeral with Rev Barton Bridges. Interment will be in the family lot at Oak Grove, pending spring entombment.

Crnoon Arthur FP Mayo & Son Funeral Rev Barton Bridges Tel Oakrove

Mussenden Rites Held at Grace Chapel Church

Funeral services for William B. Mussenden were held Friday afternoon at 2 30 at Grace Chapel Church conducted by Rev. Charles M Tubbs. Honorary bearers included Baxter, Daniel Dougherty, A Jick, Daniel Williams, Frank B. Nels and J Houghton McLellan. Active bearers were Amory McLellan, Clinton Owen, Page and Bruce H M White. Interment planned in Maple Grove in the spring.

William B. Mussenden Grace Capal Church Charles M. Tubbs Eee A. Baxter Daniel Dougherty A. Jick Daniel Williams Frank B. Nels J. Houghton McLellan Amory McLellan Clinton Owen Page Bruce H. M. White Maple Grove

Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Holland

Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Holland were held Thursday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home. Rev. Charles R. Sims of the First Baptist Church officiated. The body will be interred in spring in the family lot at Oak Grove. a peptic ulcer fact note follows about rats fed without protein.

Jane Holland Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Charles R. Sims First Baptist Oak Grove

Chilean Population Descent Report Highlights Spanish Roots

The article estimates that seventy five percent of Chile’s population of 5,237,432 is of Spanish descent with a notable admixture of Indian ancestry.

Chile

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Richards Bennett St. Mary’s Church Commerce Chamber Pwoning Bath Hospital Recruiting Office Bradshaw—Brewer Marius H. Page North St Oppelle Blassshe Orewur Central Grammar Gaia R. L. Carver Peru Francisco Pizzaro Atahualpa Sarah G. Howard Mrs. Sabra Chandler Santa Moral Sovelen de Five Islands MR. Mussenden Mrs. Holland Fred S. Curtis & Co
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