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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
3
Genealogical researchers question trader Shaw lineage traceable to John Shaw of Holderness New Hampshire who died at 103. Durhams 1766 incorporation noted as background while local Shaws include John Shaw of Lee admired for vigor and long life. Other items list pig loss, hay costs, lumber activity, and short personal notes from Bath area.
J. Ross Chase now works with the State Bureau of Aeronautics in Augusta supervising a large model of the proposed Augusta airport. The model sits in the State Capitol lobby and was designed by Bath-born Alonzo Harriman, an Auburn architect and engineer famed for Bath Iron Works offices and other shipyard projects.
Friends of Gertrude Dole daughter of Rev Louis A Dole announce a letter of congratulation from Marjorie H Ilsey Dean of Wellesley College praising her first semester scholastic record as a junior. Dole, a Morse High graduate class of 1942 with high honors, was elected to the National Honor Society.
The Central church men's club met Tuesday evening in the parish house for a supper and business session. Guest Ivan Chapman presented a series of beautiful pictures of White Mountains and Maine scenes, greatly enjoyed by members. Supper committee included Edward Cummings, Edward McMann and Linwood Haynes.
The South End PTA met at Weeks Street School to report 75 dollars cleared from a Christmas sale. Proceeds fund school expenses and a planned cook-out, with a January Rod and Gun Club supper and a February cooking-sale to buy a visual aid machine for Weeks Street School.
Knights of Columbus members braved bad weather as Louis Ayoob Fort Fairfield state deputy plans an official Sagadahoc Council visit in February. Larry Demers former council treasurer discharged from Merchant Marine may return. John Mulcahy former lecturer sent letter from European theatre of war. Rev. John Cummings thanks the council for a Christmas remembrance and plans a mass with holy communion for all members.
The Central Church League met Monday evening with a covered dish supper. Afterward a joke tree gift exchange was led by Mrs. Gardiner Deering with Mrs. Arthur Brown and Mrs. Howard McPhee coordinating. Plans were set for Thursday Feb 22 and hostesses for next week are Miss Eleanor Ferguson and Mrs. Dana McIntire. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Watson returned home from Kalamazoo Michigan after visiting Mrs. Watsons relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bassett announce the marriage of their daughter Arline to Staff Sgt. Edwin M. Hart USMC of Daytona Beach Florida. They wed Christmas Eve at Daytona Beach Baptist church and honeymooned in Miami. They plan a furlough in Maine with Edwin’s family and Hart has served in the South Pacific for 22 months.
Richard Dozo attended Morse High basketball games on Friday evening. The death of Carrie Perkins, 78, in Portland last week leaves only one of thirteen children from the Wilbur home at Coxs Head. Perkins was among many workers at Stone School Nine in Percy district. Older pupils left for sea then returned to school. The old schoolhouse remains standing though worn. Mr and Mrs Laurence Thayer and their son Stephen of Bath were Sunday visitors at the Frank Wyman home.
John Wallace Higgins of Dresden and Vivian D. Corkery of Woolwich were married Monday evening at seven in the parish church with Rev. Chester B Oliver officiating. Attending were Eva A. Dunn and Lloyd Lee Hooker. Both hail from Bath Iron Works where Higgins works as a machinist.
Mrs Ernest Howe of 57 Pine Street is confined to her home due to illness.
Capt. Francis A. Winchenbach, Medical Corps, USA, spoke to the Colonial Club on terminal leave about his front line experiences in Sicily Italy and the casualty chain. He praised infantry medics litter bearers and aid stations from front line caves to evacuation hospitals and highlighted civilian blood donations and the nation wide care system for wounded veterans.
Mrs. Wilmer J Voorhees announces cabaret revue committees for the Morse High gym show Saturday. Mrs. Louis A Dole heads overall. ticket and refreshment chiefs list multiple PTA members and volunteers. Proceeds benefit the Visual Aid Machine project used in training schools.
Gardner Roberts of Oak Street travels to Portland with Eugene and John Roberts for a hospital check up. Eugene will enter the Children’s Hospital for observation while John returns with grandmother this evening. East Indies trade history note mentions nutmeg and cloves from 300 B.C.
Heavy northeasterly winds and near zero temperatures lash Popham Beach as one of the winter’s worst storms. Snowdrifts cover the main highway delaying commutes while few workers reach Bath Mordcey mornin. Parent requests shift of work hours to 2 PM to ease tardiness. Local officials hope later start improves attendance and efficiency.
Jack W. Townsend, War Manpower Deputy Area Director, announced Tuesday that steps are being taken to coordinate the effort. He outlined plans to align agencies and streamline administration during the wartime manpower drive.
Townsend announced a conference with Bath area staffing officials to align the Bath United States Employment Service Office with the local Selective Service Board. He urged adherence to War Manpower rules, requiring referrals for employment in war industries, and warned against transferring workers without OSS approval.
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