Bath Society Notes Full of Christmas Visits and Guests
A Bath society column records Christmas greetings and holiday visits. Gloria Wilson hosts an eighth birthday party with games and treats at 24 Elsinore Avenue. Numerous families from Bath and nearby towns share celebrations, engagements, births, and travels across December and Christmas week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Wilson
Freeman C. Wilson
Elsinore Avenue
Sally Wilson
Mickey Mouse
Arthur Burns
June Tondreau
Marilyn Lonchey
Joan Longley
Sasha Hu
Bath and County Year in Review Highlights Local Events
A June summary lists Bath and nearby towns events from 1930s era Maine. Notable items include visits by Eddie Rickenbacker and Senator Sumner Sewall, town improvements, school activities, church dedications, and civic gatherings. It notes court sessions, graduations, firemen services, and community milestones across Bath, Brunswick, Topsham, and surrounding areas.
Tardif Elected Clerkship and Rotary Presidency in Bath
Dominique J. Tardif elected to clerkship at Bath Trust Co. and assumes Presidency of the Rotary Club. July notes mention a municipal bonfire at Gard's pond near High and Marshall, with discussions of safety. Prof. George C. Minard of New York University dies suddenly in New York after visiting Bath, as a large crowd attends a municipal bonfire at Sligh and Marshall.
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Young
Dominique J. Tardif
Bath Trust Co
Rotary Club
God- Gard’s
Marshall
George C. Minard
New York University
New York
Bath
Sligh and
Bath area diary of civic events and disasters
A long list of Bath Maine area notes covers naval ships and trials, local officials and weddings, fires, drownings, parades, club meetings, civic anniversaries, road work, and storm damage. Highlights include destroyer Livermore launch and christening, multiple obituaries, Bath Iron Works activities, public utility actions, and community events across dates in August.
September 1 Maine events and notable occurrences
This dated bulletin lists incidents and happenings across Maine. Charles Cragin of Revere fatally wounds himself when a gun discharges during a roof jump near Phippsburg Basin. Lodging and labor day events appear, including striped bass arrivals in the Kennebec river and Albert Babb’s personal crisis via a shooting in Sagadahoc Ferry, Woolwich. The Bath Iron Works yard notes keels for Exceller and Macom, while Samoset Steamboat Gor votes to liquidate due to repair costs on the steamer Virginia. Attendance at a Democratic rally delays Paul V. McNutt’s speech, and Sumner Sewall gains a governor’s victory amid tributes. Rev. Raymond Putnam begins at Central church, replacing Dr. Wilson. Schools reopen and a large parade celebrates Sewall’s election with a reception on the Park bandstand alongside ex-Gov Baxter.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
Maine
Sumner Sewall
Boothbay Harbor
Islands
Myrtle Lodge
Corliss Street
Fast Brunswick Chapel
Bath Iron Works Corp
Morse High School
Bath Lions Club
Hotel Sedgwick
Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses
Hotel Eagle
Brunswick
Timothy C. Maney
West Coast
St. Charles Church
L. Eugene Thebeau
Bath
Morse High
Winter Stree Church
Joseph O. Purdue
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Edward P. Murray
Bangor
Batt High School
Aluimai Association
Gleaves
Charlestown Navy Yard
Daniel H. Morrison
Solar and
Polar Star
Winter Street
Senate
Dunlap
Knight Templar
St. John'’s Day
Boothbay
Norris Lord
Dresden Mills
Maine Commandery
Gardiner
Bovine T
Virginia
J. Edward Hughes
Bath Trust Co
Washington Street
Employis
C. O
Maine Rural Letters Association
Shirley Stinson
Woolwich
David P. Surette
Father Maney
St. Mary's Church
John J. Desmond
Charles Cragin
Revere
Mass
Phippsburg Basin
Labor Day
Kennebec River
Albert Babb
Sagadahoc Ferry
Exceller
Macom
Samoset Steamboat
Gor
City Hall
Paul V. McNutt
Topsham Grange Hall
Raymond G. Putnam
Central Church
David L. Wilson
Fulton J. Redman
October 1 Bath area news highlights prominent citizens
Frank A. Winslow addresses notable people met. U.S. Senator Wiltord E. Edge arrives in Bath. Home Guard sponsorship proposed. George B. Connard elected Bath Water District trustee. Captain Samuel R. Percy, veteran mariner, remembered. Destroyer Livermore delivered to Navy. Selective Service Board for Sagadahoc County organized. Dr. David L. Wilson elected vice president of Maine Osteopaths. Bowen Torrey works with Torrey Roller. Library board reelects officers. Sagadahoc Superior Court convenes with Fellows. 21st birthday registrations tallied. 56th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Perkins. Trustees elect Allen M. Irish president. Yacht Aletes towed for scraping. Car crash injures Martha Hamblett and Edith Estabrooks.
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Frank A. Winslow
Rock and Courier-Gazette
Ratury ¢Lih
Tim
U.S
Wiltord E. Edge
New Jersey
Roland Smith
Cies
George O. Melzard
Sons of Union Veterans
JT. W. Hydecamp
Samuel R. Percy
Livermore
Bath Iron Works Corp
U.S. Navy
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Gov
Lewis
Barrows
David L. Wilson
Bath
Joseph C. Brannnigan
Topsham
Arthur K. Purington
Selective Service Board
Sagudahoce County
Blovd Bailey
Bath Appeals
Joseph J. Smith
Cosmopolitan Club
Sumner Bewill
Vicw
Maine Association of Osteopaths
St. Frederick
Harry B. Sawyer
Spear
Sagadshoe Superior Court
Raymond Fellows
John H. Freeman
J. Emery Footer
Sugadaboc County
Thomas
F. Perkins
Old Folks Home
Allen M
Rockland
Martha L. Hamblett
Catholic Cemetery
Bath Road
Brunswick
Edith &. Estabrooks
Nellie I. Burgen
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Burnington
George A. Hunt
Ina M. Williams
School Street
Folsom Norsworthy
Washington, D. C
United Shoe Machinery Co
Cambridge
Onar
Folsom
Elsie Folsom
Washinton Street
Raymond Palmer
Thimble Club
Middle Street
John Quinn
Kittery
Elmer P. Higgins
Mr. Higgins
West Street
Earl H. Coombs
Portsmouth
Fenton I. Moore
Cherry Street
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Edward L. Gaudreau
Edward L
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John T. Parris
Upper
William F. Mussenden
New York City
William B. Mussenden
Garden Street
Wellington A. Moore
Weeks Street
John Stanwood
Ernest Stanwood
Roy Harmon
Bartholomew O'Donnell
Miriam Adams
Woonsocket
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Margaret Adams
P. F. Butler
Loexington
Fred Butler
Norman H. Alkazin
Battery D
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Fort McKinley
South Portland
David Y. Alkazin
David, Jr
Bentley Institute
Boston
Hiram ‘Tobey
Wakefield
George Tobey
Western Avenue
Arthur Pepper
David D. Black
Frieda Tanner
Mr. Black
David L. Black
Grove Street
Percival S. Black
National Broadcasting Co
Radio City
N. O
Alan
Estella Bowden
Natick, Mass
J. W. Mayee
Margaret Hector
Fargo
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William D. Sewall
Mrs. Sewall
Mary Anderson
Marie Bennett
Marjorie Nichols
Betty Howard
Barbara White
Carolyn Clifford
Kennet Vennett
Sumner Hawley
Edward Sewall, Jr
John Osborne
William Rogers
Edward Atkinson
Robert Darling
William Hill
Lucy White
Marie Drapeau
John Thalheimer
Luertin Day
Chester Colby
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Colby
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Merton
Portland
Frank A Shepard
Marion Delano
Phyllis
Leslie Fowles
Vivian Brown
Marguerite Brown
James Givan
Worcester
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Thelma Brow
Tienry T. PB. Lee- Iman
Somerset Oace
Ray V. Rice
Solon
Norman O. Magoon
Osborne
Colltey
Ellsworth
Thomas Hawes
Robinson Lane
Mrs
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Bory Wentworth
Chicago
Frew Beanes
Tsity
Mr. Wentworth
WIBU
Charlies M. Tubbs
Minnie A. White
Carolyn M. Moses
Margaret Cargill
Charles €. Cushing
Arthur Sewalld
Noelle Desjardins
Somerville
Louis Condos
Upper High Street
Randall F. Cook
Bath National Bank
Mr. Cook
Marsa High School
Braintree National Bank
Braintree
C. Vaughn Overmoon
Rockport
Charles R. Staas
Mr. Sims
Rockport Baptist Church
Mr. Overman
Barbara MacDonald
Park Street
Martin Casey
David Simeon Pine
Fred P. Ping
That Town
Mary Louise Robinson
Bedford Street
Clirl L. Robinson
John W. Gilmore
Joseph Cyr
Augusta
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Herbert T. Calderwood
Mickle Street
Co Menuet Laaver
Union Court
First Biootist Church
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Allen Moris
Grate
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Russell Gray
Rice
Arthur Jd. Sreemiin
Mildred Palmer
New Bedford
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Miss Palmer
New Bedford School For the Deaf
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Williamstown
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Joseph B. Avery
Arthur F. Fioz
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United States Navy
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Mew Soong Chock
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High Street
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University of Hawaii
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John W. Sonia
Ray McDonough
West Roxbury
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Air Corps
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Rantoul
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Howard Peterson
Reed Street
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Mro
George Middleton
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van Hook
Harry J. Briggs, Jr
Stokes
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Massachusetts
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Judy
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Chester Lorentsen
Lorentsen
Mechanic Street
Muriel Blake
Falmouth Foreside
Marjorie Blake
South Street Grammar School
Moore
North Yarmouth
Frank H. Chesman
Janice
Mary Mazabeth
Quincy, Mass
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Scott M. Golder
Winship Street
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Watertown
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Mary Steele
Joron Steele
Arthur Lemont
Walter Smith
Upper Washington Street
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Avon
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Margaret Agnes
Albert Thiboutot
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Joan S. Palmer
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Red Cross
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Phippsburg
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Frank O. Dunton
Ralph O. Dale
Solar Lodge
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William King
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath Savings Institution
Sedgwick
Joseph O
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Niblack
3Ath Iron Works Corp
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State Committee
Lewiston
Fairview Cemetery Association
Winnegance
Bernard A. Bailey
Wiscasset
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Charles C. Skinner
South Carolina
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Chase
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Grove Streets
Anchorage
Sapradahoe Council
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Jack Verheus
Holland
Damaritotta
Navy
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Linden Street
Guy H. Sturgis
Supreme Court of Maine
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Harold H. Murchie
Sturgis
Inez Wing
Kingfield
Republican State Committee
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Newcastle
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Bath Tron Works
William S. Newell
Everard W. Upjohn
Ereat
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J. W. Hunnewell
Sagadahoe Ferry
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Raymond MacIntire
Hibiscus
Winnevance Bay
New Meadows
Dingley’s Island
Alfred H. McKay
Small Point
Murray
Secretary of State
Sagadahoc County
Oscar Gilliam
West Point
Bath Iron Works
Brown's
Reis
Cosmopolitan ‘Garden Club
Supreme Court
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Stonehouse
Memorial Hospital
Frederick G. Morse, Jr
Alfred McKay
Arrowsic
Dummer Street
Edward L. Risteen
Thomaston
Earle D. Risteen
N. Y
Haskell
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Miriam L. Doble
Malcolm L. Doble
Sabine
James C. Oliver
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J. Edward Drake, Jr
Birch Point
Boston Yacht Club
Clarence C. Little
Bar Harbor
University of Maine
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Della Gaudette
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Russell Street
Masonic Temple
Joseph A. Butler
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Rowe
Thorne’s
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Central Fire Station
Water Street
Committee On Fire Department
Gene Tunney
Robert H. Haskell
Holly Inn
Christmas Cove
Eberle
Ranard Walker Eberle
Mildred Eberle
Providence
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Wesley Church
U. S. Army
Rocco Zoppo
Roslindale
Bath Water District
City Council
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Gilbert’s
Pemaquid
Sagadahoc
Skeet Club
Oscar F. Williams
American Legion
United States
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N. J
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