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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1946
Page
2
A series of items note weekend trips and returns. Agnes Hennessey and a companion planned a weekend outing, Effie Gannon travels to Detroit to visit relatives, and Edward Reed returns to Libbbee Street after a Boston stay. Several residents recover from illness, travel for visits, or report family updates involving ships, schooling, and holidays.
Mr and Mrs William Grevers daughter Susan of Nor Ohio left Friday for Meadowbrook where Mrs Grey and Susan will pass the summer. Mr Grevers will visit for a week before returning to his business duties.
M Weinblatt of Middle street Providence prepares to attend the wedding of his daughter Sophie Weinblatt formerly Bath to Samuel Hunter of once.
Mrs J William Lehnze returned Saturday from a river trip near Sacramento. A Bere Bf the Memo May 21 to Mr and Mrs Balle, nee Bar Vickerson, marked a birthday for Mussenden, son of William Maassen. Refreshments and a birthday cake with four candles capped the event. Ralph Selter of Throne of Pea lanes is at Kimble for Lee College.
Mrs Frederick Percy and Miss Mabel Howard of North Manchester Massachusetts visited Bath as they traveled to their cottage at Small Point Beach, which they have opened for the Summer.
Pvt Joseph H Daigle U S A son of Mr and Mrs Callahan of 2 Weeks street arrived at Fort Dix Replacement Training Center for Army basic training He enlisted April 7 and came from Fort Banks Mass He attended Van Buren High School Also notes Ruth Jordan and Anne Cutting of Brookline Mass spent the weekend with Jordan’s aunts at 40 York Street A daughter Constance Hopkins born to Mr and Mrs Carl Dearborn of North Bath at Memorial Hospital May 20 weight eight and a quarter pounds Mrs Dearborn was formerly Ruth Robinson Before marriage Blair C Wilson and family visited their Summer place at Oseewatts Pond for the weekend
Miss Norma Cummings arrived to spend the summer with her parents on Maxwell street and will return to Syracuse University for her junior year. William S. Newell of Washington street was elected to the Webb Institute Board of Trustees at Glen Cove New York. Mr and Mrs Archie Seekins and daughter Judy of Bedford street spent Saturday in Portland. Miss Betty Small returned to Farmington Teachers College after a weekend visit with her father Ralph Small. Mr and Mrs Leonard Gowell and Mrs Alec MacDonald came home from Providence after attending a Zion Bible School convention there.
William Scott a former Bath resident now living on Union Street and Niles Rear of Gloucester Mass were visiting Bath over the weekend as relatives.
Mr and Mrs Richard Wakefield and daughter Carol of New York City were guests the week of. Mrs Albert O tch of 95 Denny Road visited during the same period.
Mrs Georgie MacDonald returned to South Hampton New Brunswick after two months as a guest of her daughter Mrs Harvey Flewelling in Bath. Several residents visited family and attended events with weekend trips to Boston New York Berlin Damariscotta Augusta and York Beach.
Mr and Mrs Fabian Clements and daughter Carol with Gertrude Dumas of Washington Street and Bronson of Chestnut Street left for Buffalo New York to attend a wedding. They expect to stay about a week.
Edward Parker, visiting his mother Mrs Edward B Parker on Washington street, leaves after completing his first year at Stow Gains and returns to Boston for a summer position.
Gerald, Ro ney Lea Hanscom Vitt and Peter Crocker au courant. Miss Betty Anderson and family visited Newport Beach. Mr and Mrs John Williams of Pannemee with Arthur Berry spent the weekend in Boston. A daughter was born to George E Dersham and wife at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. Barbara Preney returned home after Nassan College year and sang at the alumni banquet. Martha Ellen Shepard christened at Winter Street church with a misprinted name corrected to Martha Ellen.
Mrs. Sadie Sarkis of High Street has finished a Florida tour and is visiting her son and wife in Philadelphia, Henry and his wife. She plans to return home soon.
Two boys from Melrose Massachusetts David L. and Philip S. with Philip Rieckene of Siren Massachusetts are reported returning from a boating outing at Cons i' s Pond.
Bay Point club thanks local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Crofts for help. Bay Point Lobster Co opened at S 2 with Paul in charge, processing nearly 1200 pounds of fish lobsters and crabs weekly. Local families and visitors are listed along with summer cottage moves and harbor view meals at Five Islands offering steak dinners and takeout.
Local residents and visitors were seen at Popham Beach cottages over the holiday weekend. The report lists families from Bath Auburn Needham and Phippsburg spending time at various cottages, some painting ongoing and others traveling from Bath for Memorial Day events.
Miss Benedict will be in Yale this fall while a group of families from Naugatuck and Cambridge spend summer at their river cottages. The Hills of Naugatuck with sons William and Robert visit their cottage, others plan stays in Vermont and August with Misses Agnes Marguerite, while Miss Fischer of Lexington sails July 5 for a Finland summer.
Heavy rains slow county foliage as Farm Bureau members meet. Attendees include Mrs. Sarah Wilbur Mrs. Clare Goodwin and others. Committees are named for the August sale and Silver Tea with chairs on food fancy work miscellaneous flower and silver tea tables. Next meeting June 18 will feature Tooled Leather. Personal notices follow.
Soutoh Genoa bee n on Dix's feet, Everett Harrington and Pete Libby of Center were recent callers of Frank Wyman.
The article describes a recording wire device used to capture music or speech for repeated play. It notes high fidelity and potential for re recording from disc records and radio programs, with suggested uses including presentations and legal documentation.
The final Winnegance P T A meeting was held at Deane Hall with members present from Parker and Thistle Phippsburg. Officers of Dromore Grange were thanked for permitting use of the hall.
The readable fragments list several individuals with titles such as Mrs and Jr along with partial surnames. The text appears as a damaged social or society notice mentioning attendees or a household group led by a young host.
Paula Cuapir and family announce engagement of their daughter Sheila Schermerhorn Chapin to David Chato, with Jaya Institution noted.
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