Cohen Lebewohl Wedding at Beth Israel
The marriage of Flight Officer Edward B. Cohen USAAF and Miss Annette Lebewohl was solemnized at Beth Israel Synagogue on Washington Street with a large congregation. The ceremony featured Hebrew ritual rites led by Rabbi Greenbaum, a reception followed, and the couple planned a brief honeymoon after leaving for an undisclosed destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Cohen
USAAF
Morris Cohen
Old South Place
Annette Lebewohl
Morris Lebewohl
Framingham
Mass
Beth Israel Synagogue
Washington Street
Kenneth Weeks
Mendelssohn
Greenbaum
Portland
Ruth D. Cohen
David Cogan
Etta Malinsk
New York City
Abraham Lebewohl
Esther
Rose Malinak
Ida Cohen
H.A.1/c
Naval Hospital
Norfolk
Virginia
Samuel Lebewohl
Brookline
Irving Siegal
Providence
R. I
Cohen
Bowdoinham Hosts Past Masters Meeting on Dec 28
Past Masters Association and Lecturers Council of Sagadahoc counties met with Merry meeting grange in Bowdoinham for a Christmas program. West Bath grange participated and about 50 members attended a six o'clock chicken supper. The hall displayed Yuletide greens, a large Christmas tree, lights, bells and tinsel. An exchange of gifts occurred as host officers distributed them. Meetings will pause until March due to icy roads, with next assembly at West Bath on March 15. Notables included Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Pratt and daughter Beulah. Miss Pratt sang with family accompaniment. David Henderson played harmonica. Lizzie Haggett was pianist. choral songs led by Gather ing group. Attendees from Bath area listed, including Ralph Cornish’s wife Pris cilla, employed in San Francisco jewelers. Patricia Webster and June Sullivan spent holidays in Chelsea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
West Bath
West Bath Grange
Melvin Pratt
Beulah Pratt
David Henderson
Lizzie Haggett
Pratt
Bath
Everett G. Lemont
James B. Lemont
Elfreda Perkins
Harry Peterson
New Year Bride Elizabeth Farris Weds Sgt Charles Jewett
A Bath home wedding solemnized Monday afternoon at 50 Elm street joined Elizabeth Farris to Sgt. Charles R. Jewett. Rev. Sidney E. Dee officiated the double ring ceremony attended only by immediate family. The couple, after a reception, will reside at 36 Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Farris
Elm Street
Elizabeth
Charles R. Jewett
U. S. Marine Corps
Sidney E. Dee
Central Church
Union High School
University of Maine
Business College
Lewiston
Kent
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Elsbeth Heard
Revere
Mass
Guadalcanal
Jewett
Bath Iron Works
Court Street
Lois Heard
Hector Creamer
Donald Dean
Auburn
Arthur Farris, Jr
Newport
Edith Campbell
Westport
Miss Cunningham Hosts School Christmas Dance Week
Mary Cunningham entertained her dance classes with a Friday afternoon Christmas party for younger students featuring a tree gift prizes a grand march and candy hunt. Saturday saw formal and informal dances for grammar and high school groups with refreshments music and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cunningham
Grammar School
Miss Canning
Eliza Estabrook
Mary Burgess
Paul Burns
Elias George
Miss Cunningham
Grace Cunningham
Graves
McAvoy
Dyer
Deputy Collectors to Aid Taxpayers in Amended Declarations
Internal Revenue Service deputy collectors will visit Richmond Bowdoinham Lisbon Falls Freeport Brunswick to aid farmers and Federal taxpayers in filing amended estimated income tax declarations due January 15. Office hours 8 am to 5 pm. no charge. Taxpayers not needing to file by January 15 can seek later help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Richmond
Selectmen’s Office
Bowdoinham
Selectmen’s
Lisbon Falls
Freeport
Post
Brunswick
Eternal Revenue Office
First Baptist Choirs Hold Christmas Party with Gifts
The First Baptist church choirs hosted a Friday evening Christmas party in the vestry. Rev. Charles R. Sims substituted for St Nick to call the tree gifts. Music by Raymond Cummings and local violinists accompanied carols and the program. Gifts, books for juniors, games, and refreshments followed, with praise for the choir’s work and the music program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Charles R. Sims
Raymond Cummings
Melvin Pratt
Fred Dwyer
Gilbert Young
Margaret Morrison
Floyd Barnes
Mildred Oliver
Robert Brackley
Evelyn Sotheard
Harriet
Mary
Jane Furber
Maxine Williams
Burrill
Arline Philcrantz
Camilla
Geraldine Pratt
Beulah Miller
Eleanor Wright
Barbara Dunton
Madelyn Oliver
Barbara Parks
Betty Chadbourne
Lois Young
Freda Legard
Selma Cummings
Joyce McCurdy
Jane Grant
Sally Grant
Norma Cummings
Pianis
Mrs. Sims
Farewell Party for Mrs Clifton Collins at First Baptist
Mrs Clifton Collins and daughter Mary plan to move to Bremerton Washington to join her husband in the navy yard after a farewell party hosted by the Ladies Sewing Circle and Co- Workers class at Mrs Lotta Goodwin’s Chestnut street home. The event featured music games a jeweled necklace gift and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Collins
Ladies Sewing Circle
First Baptist Church
Lotta Goodwin
Chestnut Street
Collins
Mary
Bremerton
Washington
Mr. Collins
Navy Yard
Bath
Cora Blakeney
Co- Workers
Rose Wade
Lucy Brown
Lotta Eaton
Laura Harrington
Cleora Coombs
Harriet Wright
Lila Place
Jennie Cameron
Agnes Roberts
Gladys Francis
Jennie Oliver
Mae Armstrong
Helen Hall
Evelyn Sotheard
Mary Collins
Georgia Durgin
Julia Adams
Beulah Evelyn Pratt to Wed Navy Man Dunton
Engagement announced for Beulah Evelyn Pratt daughter of Mr and Mrs E Melvin Pratt to Albert W Dunton Petty Officer 2nd Class USNR Al Dunton son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Dunton of Bingham both graduates of the class of 1939 Pratt a Morse High School honors student and bank employee Dunton former Bath Iron Works machinist recently returned from service in the South Pacific Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Melvin Pratt
Beulah Evelyn
Albert W. Dunton
USNR
Miss Pratt
Cosmopolitan Club
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Morse High School
National Honor Society
First National Bank of Bath
Dunton
Clyde Dunton
Bingham
Bath Iron Works
United States Navy
South Pacific
North Center PTA to Sponsor Cabaret at Morse High
The 1945 Cabaret Review, sponsored by the North Center PTA, will be held in late January at the Morse High gym. Featured acts include Miss Rena Almer, Miss Stella Stebbins, and seven year old dancer Dawn Newcomb, with proceeds supporting a visual aid machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Morse High Gym
North Center
Rena Almer
Bath
Stella Stebbins
Miss Stebbins
Friendship
Little Dawn Newcomb
Carl French
Typical New England Christmas Party
A New England Christmas at the homes of Mrs. Howard Hatch and Mrs. Ernest Whitney on Robin son street featured children James Hatch and Sylvia Whitney opening gifts while adults exchanged presents. Guests enjoyed a noon dinner with turkey and fixing, hoping for a wartime peace next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Howard Hatch
Ernest Whitney
Robinson Street
James Hatch
Sylvia
Lewis Tarr
Bath
Hattie Tarr
New Harbor
Henry Hunter
Donald
Damariscotta
Mildred Reeves
Floyd
Philip
Chamberlain
Myrtle Browne
Camden
Sylvia Whitney
Boy Scout Troop 55 Christmas Party at Winter Street Church
Boy Scout Troop 55 held its Christmas tree and party at Winter Street church on Wednesday night with 30 Scouts attending. Cecil Rowland Jr led the program featuring a fake operation by Doctor Frank Torrey with Dick Torrey as patient, narrated by George Dole. The Moose patrol helped clean up after refreshments, and the next meeting is slated for Jan 3 at seven o'clock in the Men's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Church
Cecil Rowland, Jr
Frank Torrey
Dick Torrey
George Dole
Everett Parker
Richard Torrey
Moose Patrol
Bath Man Injured by Fall Into Pit
E. J. Bill Cyr proprietor of Cyr's Market Bath is confined to his home with four broken ribs after falling into a grease pit in a Bath area garage while returning from a trip to Water ville. He is expected to miss about eight weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J
Bill Cyr
Cyr
Front Street
High Street
Waterville
Mr. Cyr
Reginald
Bath
Break at Eagles Club on Front Street Reported
Police probe a break at the Eagles club rooms on Front Street. Entry was gained by breaking two upstairs doors. About $29.95 stolen from a cash room. The break was found at 9:40 Tuesday morning by Vernon Leavitt, day steward at the lodge. Grace Church choir was hosted Wednesday evening at 7:30 by Rev. and Mrs. Charles M. Tubbs at the rectory on High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles Club
Front Street
Vernon Leavitt
Grace Church
Charles M. Tubbs
High Street
Flight Officer Cohen speaks at Winter Street Men’s Club
Flight Officer Edward B. Cohen USAAF is guest speaker at the Winter Street Men’s Club supper meeting. He recounts training bases, Pearl Harbor experiences, African campaigns, and glider operations from Sicily to England, including a wreck and injuries. Next meeting set for Jan 11 with Allen M. Irish and Melvin A. Haggatt on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Men’s Club
Clinton D. Wilson
Edward B. Cohen
USAAF
Pearl Harbor
Oahu
Legionnaires Bring 53 Gifts to Naval Hospital Guests
A Bath group from the American Legion Post and Auxiliary along with Brunswick members visited the Naval Airbase hospital and delivered 53 care packages donated by Bath citizens to American and English and a colored youth. The delegation included Commander Edmund Arsenault and President Karcher Jackson with other officers, welcomed by Commander Goodwin. The event reflected the Legion and Auxiliary Christmas project. Additional packages were sent to soldiers at Togus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post
Brunswick Post
Naval Hospital
Naval Airbase
Bath
Edmund Arsenault
Roland Smith Post
American Legion
David A. McKellar
Rotarians Debate Individualism Versus Totalitarian Ideals
The Rotary Club met Tuesday noon at Odd Fellows hall with Queen Esther lodge serving lunch. President Royal Johnson led a brief meeting then a lively discussion on individual or free enterprise in the United States versus totalitarian regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, or Stalin. Participants included George B. Wolstenholme Dr Warren E Kershner and Rupe Irvine. Next week Kenneth Drake of Cobb road, a Bath boy in the Navy on leave, will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Odd Fellows Hall
Queen Esther Lodge
Royal Johnson
United States
George B. Wolstenholme
Warren E. Kershner
Rupe Irvine
Kenneth Drake
Cobb Road
State Police Lead Bath Safety Education Program
Maine State Police Trooper Frank Powers and Bath deputy marshal Frank Moriarty begin a safety education drive at Washington Street Primary School in Bath. They will discuss street and home safety and school conduct with plans for similar talks in other city schools on dates to be announced. The piece also recalls a decade-old visit by the Harold Pauly family to Bath and notes Harold Pauly’s later service as a Flying Fortress gunner in Italy and his father’s newspaper career in Troy Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State Police Department
Bath
Frank Powers
Frank L. Moriarty
Washington Street
Powers
Marshal Moriarty
Harold Pauly
Boothbay
Harold
Italy
Mr. Pauly
Times Office
F. B. Nichols
Troy
Ohio
Pauly
Troy, Ohio
Engagement Announced at East Boothbay Dinner Party
At a Christmas dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs William Hodgdon in East Boothbay, Barbara Gage Small and Vincent L Ferdinando were announced engaged. Both are musical, study piano in Boston, and belong to the Crescendo Club of Boston. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hodgdon
East Boothbay
Barbara Gage Small
Clifford Small
Mexico
Vincent L. Ferdinando
Wentworth Lodge
Derry Village
N. H
Louis Ferdinando
Miss Small
Mexico High School
Ferdinando
Pinkerton Academy
Derry
Boston
Mary Reed
Gripsholm
Manila
Barbara
Ruth
Dorothy
William Davis
Bernard Plummer
This City
Ethel Murray
New York City
Carolyn Kendrick
Anna Kendrick
Wallace Kendrick
Peter
Boothbay Harbor
Dromore Grangers Confer Degrees at Christmas Meeting
Dromore Grange conferred the third and fourth degrees on a class of candidates with State Deputy Cleveland Marriner as degree master. Guests from West Bath and Enterprise granges attended. A Jan. 9 installation is planned with Mr. Marriner as installing officer. A supper preceded the meeting at 6 30 served by Mrs Annie Wilson Mrs Frances Williams and Mrs Pearl Barter. Santa Claus stopped by with the tree master Robert Metcalf and gifts were exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Cleveland Marriner
West Bath Grange
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Marriner
Annie Wilson
Frances Williams
Pearl Barter
Grange
Robert Metcalf
Santa Claus
WAC Recruiting Honored with Meritorious Service Patch
Sgt. Stephanie Dobrowolski announces a bright yellow wreath patch for outstanding WAC service. Major General Sherman Miles presents the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque to WAC Recruiting personnel for leading United States WAC enlistments in September and October. The patch is worn on the right sleeve four inches from the end. All personnel attached to the recruiting unit may wear it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephanie Dobrowolski
WAC
Army
First Service Command
Sherman Miles
United States
Miss Alice Darrah Returns to Mexico as High School Teacher
Miss Alice Darrah returns to Mexico where she serves as a high school teacher after recess with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Darrah of 36 Pine Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Darrah
Mexico
George Darrah
Pine Street
Train Passengers Include Cleric and Mrs Alkazin
Among Tuesday morning's Portland train travelers were Rev. Louis A. Dole, Mrs. David Alkazin, and Dorothy M. Milliken, R. N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Louis A. Dole
David Alkazin
Dorothy M. Milliken
R. N
Merrymeeting Grange Holds All Day Meeting at Bowdoinham
Sagadahoc Pomona grange held an all day meeting at Merrymeeting grange hall. Nine candidates received the fifth degree and a noon dinner was served. Eleanor Ripley of Topsham grange led afternoon programs with addresses, music, and questions on farm machinery joint ownership and vocational agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Merrymeeting Grange Hall
Eleanor Ripley
Topsham Grange
Chester Hobart
Merrymeeting Grange
Lucy Tarr
Richmond Corner
Neil S. Bishop
William H. Gould
Eli Mirer
Guy Sedgley
Paul Bishop
Edward la Rochelle
William H Gould
Fire crews respond to chimney fire at Frye residence
Fire department called to Ernest Frye home Monday evening to extinguish a chimney fire. Investigation noted involvement of emergency personnel including M/Sgt. Calvin L. Meisner Jr, Flight Chief in the USAF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Frye
Calvin L. Meisner
A.alp
Local service members and families enjoying furloughs and visits
Salina Kansas resident on a 20 day furlough returns from Wal tham Massachusetts to spend time with family including Mrs Ray Douglass. Lt Marion Lamoreau and T/Sgt Hermain Lamoreau share furloughs with parents in Bowdoinham. Various relatives and guests from Andover Southboro Stockholm Bath and East Bowdoinham visit in the area. Cpl Rodney Brown arrives for 30 day leave. D-Day veteran Linwood Rideout returns home with wife Miriam. Harol Millay returns to Boston after vacation with parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Waltham
Mass
Francis E. Meisner
Wanna
Ray Douglass
Douglass
Irving Howe
Stockholm
Frank Millay
Marion Lamoreau
California
Hermain Lamoreau
Florida
Gordon Lamoreau
George Lewis
Marjorie Higgins
Andover
Chester Hobart
Bryce McEwen
Washburn High School
Ralph McEwen
Paul West
Roxbury
John MacDonald
Bowdoinham
Eva Palmer
Southboro
J. N. Palmer
Grace Boggsland
Mary Wright
University of Maine
Alexander Cairns
Karl Hatch
Ralph Purington
Forest Jackson
Lucille
Bruns Wick
A. R. Peckham
James A. Gillies
Bath
Sedley Berry
Arthur Romaine
Roberta
Linda
Illinois
Romaine
Cpl
Rodney Brown
U. S. Army Air Corps
Berle Brown
Linwood Rideout
France
East Bow
Sinham
Miriam Rideout
Harold Millay
Horace Millay
Boston
Justice Russell to Convene Sagadahoc Court
Clerk Esther L. Brown notes that Superior Court Justice Earle L. Russell is assigned to preside at the Sagadahoc County January term, succeeding the late Judge Robert A. Cony. Russell, a Portland lawyer, was appointed for seven years to fill the Emery vacancy and took oath December 27 after serving on the State Industrial Accident Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Esther L. Brown
Earle L. Russell
Sagadahoe County
State Industrial Accident Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. Air Force
Ralph Cornish
Priscilla Wood
Ernest Wood
San Francisco
Calif
Cornish
A. G. Page Co
Patricia Webster
M-Sullivan
Chelsea
Elwell
Ryan's Corner
Woolwich
Tel
Elizabeth Farris
Sgt
U.S. Marine
First Baptist
Louise Briger
Center Street
Brimmer School
G. Clifford Madden
South Portland
Charles Madden
Mechanic Street
North Center P.T.A
BOY Scout Troop 55
Eagles
Legionnaires
Dromore Grangers
City
Share Pty
Fred B. Reed
Eealey
Lace
Piet
Jane Hail Browne
George Hamilton
Ella Curtis
Ruth B. Dodge
Ruth G. Dodge
Mary Dodge
Mary White
Lora White
Rita Miner
Frances Benner
Frances Haley
Marjorie Valentne
Margaret Prindazll
Daisey Mealey
Ruby Blanchard
Loris Heath
Knights
Charles Berry
Edward Haley
Edward Graves
Elmer Jordan
Charles McEwen
George Ackiey
Mr. Messer
George Sedgely
Eli Miner
G. Franks
Walter Reed
Lynde Heath
Reginald Dore
P.C
Hannie Jordan
M.E.C
Hazel Denham
E. S
Bernice Dore
Mer
Ruthie Dodge
Margaret Prindall
M.R.C
Prudence Suey
Pauline
IN Technicolor
Kismet
SUN
Monty Woolley
Dick Haymes
Une Kaver
Ry Cma
Jel
Talia Bendix
Hayward
Justice Russell
Superior Court
Uptowns
schLey
Oy Rogers
Tri
Dorothy Lamour
Fred Macmurray
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