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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1942

Page

3

Phippsburg Holiday School Program and Local Notices

The Phippsburg school closes for holidays with a Christmas program featuring songs and scenes led by students including Lucy Smith Esther Wallace and many Wallace family members. A special town meeting discussed snow removal funding, Miss Frances Robie led carol visits to shut ins, Dromore grange installed new officers, and local residents faced illnesses and illnesses of relatives with numerous Christmas visits and travels noted.

West Point Phippsburg God Bless America Lucy Smith Esther Wallace Earl Wallace Frederick York Paul Wallace Jeanetta Wallace Christ Child Minerva Wallace Sarah Gilliam Farmer Brown Margaret Wallace Ellen Wallace Florence Wyman Delcinia Wyman Calvin Smith Merle Gilliam Clinton Richardson Bath Frances Robie Dromore Grange Charles White A. L. Swan Bell Harbor L. I N. Y Swan Cushmans Sebasco Lodge Wiscasset J. Bradford Sprague Bessie Frank Sprague George Sprague Topsham Virginia Seattle Wash Langdon Thistle Stoneham Mass Jay K. Bowker Wynburg Brightwater

Dromore Grange Aid Holds Annual Christmas Tree Event

Ladies of Dromore Grange met at the Hardings home of Mrs Elfreda M Perkins for their annual Christmas tree exchange of presents. The program featured a tableau of the birth of Christ with named participants and musical items by Mrs Perkins. A covered dish supper followed and plans were announced for the next meeting January 20.

Ladies’ Aid Dromore Grange Hardings Elfreda M. Perkins Charlotte Owen Christ Frances Williams Mary Annie Malcolm Joseph Georgena Thorpe Rachel Waters Pearl Barter Perkins Evaline Beals Marion Rafnell Adrianna Pratt Evelyn Pratt Minnie Guptill Woolwich Celia Lancaster Pratt

Jackson Named Head of Rationing Board

Capt. Wilbur H. Towle names Hon. N. Gratz Jackson of Bath as chairman of the local rationing board to control sales in Bath and vicinity with minimal state costs. The same boards may oversee additional rationed articles, including tires, as plans expand.

Wilbur H. Towle N. Gratz Jackson Bath

Parker Head Gathers as Troop and Scouts Schedule

Parker Head notices show Brownie troop and Girl Scouts delaying meetings to January due to Miss Frances Robie’s Christmas trip. School resumes January 5. church service planned for January 7. A long list of Christmas visits and family events follows with regional residents traveling between Bath Popham Woolwich and Lisbon Falls.

Frances Robie New Hampshire Elkanah Wyman Miss Robie England London Lawrence Thayer Bath Frank Wyman Elisha Bridges Bath and Popham Forrest Wyman Currey Stiles Lawrence Stiles Osgood Perkins Island Fred Bill Lowell Marion Dorothy Cushing Lorraine Harrington Barbara Leslie Logan Ernest Doughty Elizabeth Wyman Amy Litchfield Newport R. I Henry Eugene Harrington Leston Harrington Fairfield David Olive Deolay Frank Deolay Anna Percy Cox's Head Turner McCarty Edwin M. Wyman Fred P. Young

Author Mead Book Noted for Guidance in Music Clubs

A review highlights Mrs. Mead's volume on music program planning with a foreword by Edgar Stillman Kelley. The book includes a bibliography, publisher key, index, and a portrait of composer Mrs. A. H. Beach. It notes Mrs. Mead as daughter of A. M. Cutler and details the Cutler family home at 813 Washington Street and Bath summer residence.

Edgar Stillman Kelley A. H. Beach Elizabeth Porter Gould Mead A. M. Cutler Cutler Oxford Bath Hotel Sedgwick Meads Washington Street

Popham Beach Community News and Christmas Remnants

Popham Beach readers receive New Year wishes after Lewiston Civilian Defense broadcast by Mrs. Peter Isaacson. Notices cover deaths, births, family gatherings, school reopenings, and holiday visits among local residents and relatives across Bath, Woolwich, Phippsburg, Seguin, West Bath, Hallowell, and North Jay.

Popham Beach Lewiston Peter Isaacson Civilian Defense Organization David D. Parsons Melrose Mass Lexington Judith Ann Arthur Moore Phippsburg Lester Morse Clarence Perkins Stanley Virginia Perkins Norman Perkins West Bath Frances Robie Alton Cheney Seguin Cape Elizabeth Dora Bridges Bath Blanchard Crowley Woolwich Guy Crowley Niles Cameron Ellen Pauline Cameron Brunswick Ernest Oliver Allan Rogers Sally Hallowell Walter Sprague Richard Sprague William Wallace Getchell Clarence Getchell David Loon Ollie Spinney Clarence Sheffield Lorraine William John Wollett Popham Friends Gilbert Head Ellison Moody Ralph French Boston Raymond French Portland Irving Dobbins Victor Sprague Ralph Spinney Howard Spinney Doris Spinney Aileen Wallace Gloria William Jack Wallace Henry Wallace West Point G. E. McNulty North Jay Cleaves

Grace Church School Attends Service and Christmas Party

Grace Church school attended a Tuesday 4 30 service in the church. The Boys' choir led Christmas carols under George D Field. Afterward the school gathered at the parish house for refreshments and gifts from the tree.

Grace Church School George D. Field Mr. Field Shirley James Barbara White Frederick A Lovell, Jr St. Mary's Guild Arthur Sewall II

California Takes the War Situation with Calmness

Laguna Beach diary writer J Henry McLellan notes calm seaside life as World War II unfolds after the December 7 attack. He describes sunlit shores, festive decors, blackout drills, and cautious sentiment while ships and war supplies move past Catalina and San Diego. He condemns Hitler and Mussolini, questions Japan’s loyalty, and plans to stay or relocate if danger grows.

Laguna Laguna Beach California the Independent Los Angeles San Diego Santa Catalina Island Maine New York Naval Station Broad Cove Japan Imperial Palace Tokyo United States Hitler Nero Russia Santa Catalina San Clemente Chicago J. Henry McLellan

Children’s Party for Queen Esther Lodge Members

Queen Esther Rebekah lodge held a special meeting in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening with a children’s party for members’ children. Eva Atwood led supper for the Flying Cloud crew, assisted by Harriet Huggard and Mary Hall. A committee of Inez F. Carter Jennie Farrin and Agnes Perry supervised the children’s supper. Carolyn Thompson organized the Christmas tree and entertainment. The sewing circle met earlier, needing one quilt, and the lodge will meet again next Tuesday evening.

Queen Esther Jennie Farrin Agnes Perry Carolyn Thompson

Junior Court League Elects Officers

The Y M C A junior basketball league re elected William Milliken president Edward Cummings vice president Malcolm Varney secretary and Bruce Wright treasurer Richard Footer named chairman of timers and scorers Albert Desmond heads the referees committee The league opens Thursday with Ingraham s team vs St Mary s and Varney s five vs the Destroyers.

William Milliken Edward Cummings Malcolm Varney Bruce Wright Richard Footer Albert Desmond Ingraham St. Mary's Varney Destroyers

Christmas Tree Plans Despite Hilo Blackout

Mary in Hilo writes of wartime air raids on December 7. She details blackout measures, rationing, store closures, and restricted travel while describing calm among residents and plans for a Christmas tree without lights as the island adapts to war conditions.

Hilo Hawaii

Hyde Family Guests For New Year At Elmhurst

Miss Nancy Hyde arrives from Wellesley Hills Mass to spend several weeks at Elmhurst with Mrs John H W Hyde. Miss Sally Hyde celebrates New Year in Stowe Vermont on a skiing party. Guests at Elmhurst include John Fitch of San Diego California and Pete Shaw of Providence Rhode Island.

Ralph W. Pinkham North Street John H. Pinkham Pinkham Muriel Miller Houston Mary Dayton Belmont Mass Camp Blanding Fla Camp Bullis Tex Junior Officers Training Center Providence R. L Inspector General's Office Nancy Hyde Wellesley Hills Elmhurst John HW. Hyde Sally Hyde Stowe Hyde Miss Hyde John Fitch San Diego Cal Pete Shaw

Deserving Boys Invited To Dine New Year's Noon

One hundred boys receive printed invitations to a noon turkey dinner on Thursday January first at the Y M C A gym. The event revives a Bath tradition started over twenty five years ago by Thompson Brothers to honor youth with a holiday meal. Rev. George B Wolstenholme will represent the unknown host, with support from William Perkins Ada R Crockett and others including Archibald Main and Bath Iron Works officials. A soldier and sailor will provide entertainment and the menu features roast turkey stuffing cranberry sauce mashed potatoes green peas apple pie milk or coffee and chocolates.

Thompson Brothers Frank N. Thompson Seneca H. Conley Bath George B. Wolstenholme William C. Perkins Ada R. Crockett American Red Cross A. J. Danielson U. QO Archibald M. Main Bath Iron Works, Corp Walter C. Rogers Richard Frates Joseph A. Butler John Parker Carl C. Anderson Req

Butler City Announces Strict Parking Limit Enforcement

City Marshal Joseph A. Butler warns motorists that next Monday the three hour parking limit will be strictly enforced. He cites snow removal needs and possible blackouts, urging compliance to prevent hazards and potential liability for owners if their cars are damaged during emergencies.

Joseph A. Butler Marshal Butler

Alumni Christmas Dance Highlighted Brunswick Notes

Personal notes record Stanley Peterson of Portsmouth New Hampshire visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Peterson in East Brunswick and his wife. Brunswick high school alumni dance Friday night at Brunswick High School drew several locals including Miss Sawanton and West Point cadet Harold Hendrickson. Out of town guests include Mr. and Mrs. Philip Christie Cumberland Mills and the Steen Crocker wedding party with Aubrey Steen visiting Beacon Street Church in Brunswick.

Frank Sweeney Jenney Sweeney Julia Wallace Bradford Sprague Frank Sprague Annie Sprague-Bowker Meadowbrook Arthur Cottle Scot Belgrade Rodney Wyman Charles Raymond Wyman Frank Bates Walter McCourt Walter Rines Raymond Jackson Brian Freeport Hamilton McCourt Ceres Carol McCourt William B. Perry Cora Campbell Kittery Walter Pierce Laura Cutting Sally Rogers Jay K. Bowker William Greevers Gardiner Rogers Sally Stanley Hutchins Martha Cutting Bath John Tracy Woolwich Howard Bowker T. C. Hughes Mr. Hughes Saco Edward Brere Revere Mass H. B. Wyman Raymond Campbell Dromore Bay Farm John Malcolm Wollaston John Malcolm O’brien Seattle Wash Helen Malcolm O'Brien Malcolm Phippsburg Robert O’brien College of Arts and Science Peter Gagnon Lower High Street Popham Stanley Peterson Portsmouth N. H Harry E. Peterson East Brunswick Harrison W., Hubbard Alma Swanton Brunswick High School Miss Sawanton West Point Harold Hendrickson Brunswick Brunswick High Bowdoin College Ralph Gardiner Gardiers Weethnook Philip Christie Cumberland Mills Steen= Crocker Beacon Street Ile Sumner Christie Aubrey Steen Meadow Way

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Santa Claus Mother Goose Land Geneva Wallace Georgia Wyman Norma Wallace Sherron Wallace Augustus Wallace Albert Wallace Carl Wallace Frank Gilliam Philip Wyman Richard Wallace Little Town of Bethlehem Winchester Letha Wath Edith Sprague Savage Perkin’s Institute Jack Wilson Bath Memorial Hospital Hugh Grant Bessie Sprague Henry Minott Alice Thomas Totman Gunhill Rines West End George Roche Roche Ernest Coombs Pew Charles Stevens Dromore Grange Aid Harding Jackson Jessie Spaulding Murphy Corner School Grace Baker Parker Marie Page Wyman Earl Lowell Grace Church Ethel Hill E. A. Garcelon Middle Street Queen Esther Lodge Junior Court League Andrew Flaherty Front Street William Goldsmith T. H Honolulu Bill Mr. Goldsmith Home Guard Army John Butler
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