Bath News Roundup of Local Social and Funeral Notices
Local columns report community life with church groups and Red Cross meetings, members visiting, and school events. Details include Mrs Lena Cutler returning to Pawtucket after visiting family, dancing parties at Morse High School, and Burns of community members in Bath with visitors and shoppers. Funeral notices for Ella Winslow and Edward A Shaw noted, with burial plans and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Cutler
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Charles Rich
Alfred Oliver
Merle Huff
H. M. Huse Company
Walter C. Perry
Zina Hunt
George Carlton
Portland
Joshua Tibbetts
Bernice Clifford
Brunswick
Winton ‘Pease
Bernhem
Brown Bible
People’s Baptist Church
Roy Trask
John Maria, Jr
Bowdoinham
Alton Oliver
Barker
Edgar Williams
Alice
Priscilla
Williams
Harry Williams
George Dennison
Madelyn
Freeport
Migneau
W. G. Bates
Beachmont
Mass
Thornton
Bridge Hall
Miss Harvey
Dorman Perkins
West Bath
Miss Ferguson
Harold Small
Lawrence
S. A. ‘Hayden
Joyce Butterfield
Margarite Butterfield
Bath
Ethel ‘Williams
JA. JH. Goodwin
Chapman
Winter Street Church
Oak St
Morse High School
Vera Bradford
Jennie Harvey
Edith Cochran
Bob Stetson
Grassy
Michael M. Clark
Houston
Albert Wiggin
Edward Wiggin
Wiggin
Ella M. Winslow
Edward Winslow
Middle St
S. A. Evans
Nathaniel Stover
George‘l
Farrin
Charles E. Parks
C. F. Curtis
Oak Grove Cemetery
Sarah J. Shaw
Reading
Edward A. Shaw
Curtis Undertaking Rooms
Arthur J. Shaw
East Weymouth
Mr. Shaw
Eastport
Timothy Wetherbee 89 Celebrates Birthday at Home
Timothy Wetherbee, a veteran blacksmith born in New Brunswick and resident for 63 years, marked his 89th birthday at his Drummond street home. He remains in good health and enjoys daily reading of the newspaper to keep up with world events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Wetherbee
New Brunswick
Wetherbee
Maine Central to close Benton as Waterville Clinton line opens
The Maine Central railroad announces that with regular train service starting Sunday January 13 between Waterville and Clinton via the new double track bridge over the Kennebec at Fairfield, Benton station will be closed and the line becomes a main route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central Railroad
Waterville
Clinton
Kennebe River
Fairfield
Benton
Street Sign Shortage Baffles Bath Residents
Newcomers in Bath complain about missing street signs hindering navigation. Residents note repeated neglect in replacing fallen signs, causing strangers to struggle locating streets in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
New Members Join Colonial Club In Busy Meeting
President Rodney Ross led a large gathering of the Colonial Club as Vice-President C P Wetherbee of Bath Iron Works spoke on destroyers. The tobacco committee reported shipment of packages to Bath men in service in France and at home, funded by 240 donors totaling 543 dollars with 481.11 spent and 61.91 on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Ross
Colonial Club
C. P. Wetherbee
Bath Iron Works, Limited
F.H. Thompson
W. A. Murtaugh
Bath
France
Bath Boys
Bath Naval Reserve Station
Madame Eames de Gogorza
Shaw
Em. M. Fuller
Clarence Morse
A. M. Irish
D. T. Percy & Sons
Fred H. Kimball
Hlyde Windlass Co
Propeller
Hf. H. McCarty
F. H. Thompson
J. E. Hughes
R. B. Hateh
Thebeau
Charles S. ‘Brown
Clarence FE
Reed
Fred Andrews
Joseph W. Cyr
Howard TD
Destroyers
Allan Spear
Donald Thompson
Arthur E. Bishop
Churchill Urges Large American Troop Reinforcement
London news says Winston Churchill urged the sending of many American soldiers to Europe at the Ameri can Luncheon Club. He argued that Allied aims must be pursued and that Britain and the United States share responsibility to act quickly to defeat the Central Powers. He warned that a bridge over the gulf between Allied aims and enemy actions is impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Winston Spencer Churchill
Europe
Lloyd George
Wilson
Great Britain
United States
America
Churchill
Bath Band Benefit Dance for Knights of Columbus Held
A Thursday night Armory Hall dance by the Bath band drew about 100 couples. Music by a 20 piece band led by Octave Breton, with committee chair Charles Dolphin and members James Royal, Andrew Gallant, Joseph Greaney, E Babine, and George Hart, ran from 8 to midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory Hall
Bath Band
Knights of Columbus Fund
Octave Breton
Charles Dolphin
James Royal
Andrew Gallant
Joseph Greaney
E. Babine
George Hart
Wilton High School Principal Henry Wing Leaves for City
Henry Wing of Peabody Massachusetts, principal of the Wilton High School, departed Thursday for Wilton after a stop in Bath at his brother J. P. King’s home on Middle Street. Mrs M Kenyon of Cape Cottage is visiting her mother Mrs Sarah Brooks on Marcia Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wing
Peabody
Mass
Wilton
N. H
Bath
J. P. King
Middle St
M. Kenyon
Cape Cottage
Sarah Brooks
Marcia St
Exemption Board Members Urged to Read New Plans
Augusta Maine January 11 Adjutant General George Mel Presson issued a bulletin to local draft boards outlining procedures for reassignment of men in closed corps and urging 75 percent of board members to work without compensation. He cites economy limits and notes aviation candidates face no out of state physical path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Commandery
K.T
Order of the Temple
Roy C. Percy
M.H
Army
el Paso
Texas
Quartermaster's Department
Dorothy Jewett
Augusta
GeorgeMel
Presson
Maine
Washington
Patriotism in Crisis Calls for Time and Money
A civic note urges generous patriotic effort during a crisis asking readers to donate time and money and to reflect on their level of patriotism. The message targets a broad audience and hints that only a few board members need to read closely.
Ferguson Know-How Stirred Senate Panel On Shipping Plan
Homer L. Ferguson president of Newport News Shipbuilding Co. told a Senate investigating committee this week that the shipping program will not meet expectations and housing conditions hinder progress. He previously served as naval constructor at Bath Iron Works. Bath firms say 2500 more workers could be hired if housing were available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer L. Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding Co
Senate Investigating Committee
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Shipping Board
Bath Driving Club Colts Compete Despite Snow
The Bath Driving Club held races Thursday with Brunswick absence except Harold Groves. Two classes finished as colt owners showed promising talent. a shoe loss halted Jonnie Lightfoot 2nd. Next Thursday aims for larger fields and larger purses of oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Driving Club
Brunswick
Harold Groves
Irene
Wallula Steamer Preparationsfor Boston Tow
Efforts underway to ready the steamer Wallula for tow to Boston for repairs and reuse. It is believed she can be pumped dry and made seaworthy for the voyage. Miss Mary Campbell to leave Washington Street Grammar School for a Lynn Massachusetts fourth grade post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mary Campbell
Washington Street Gramar School
Lynn
Mass
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Lew
Bergeron
Emile
Bronton
Charles
Burroughs National Bank
Collins
John T
Curtis
Irvin
Edgecomb
Fred C
Gordon
Alfred L
Hammond
Jos. R
Harden
Maurice
Harding
William P
Hargraves
Hobart L
Hawkes
William
Hibbert
H. M
Lewis
Wendell
McNeill
Butler
Lucille
Connors
James
Daley
Nellie
Doane
E. E
Farley
W. R
Gove
Hagan
Edith
Jackson
Dora
King
J. M
Knight
Grace
Parkes
Jane
Perry
William Mann
Fleur de Lys ‘Co
U.R. E.P
Boothbay Harbor
Lisbon Falls
Bath Co. No. 5
James J. Landers
St. Mary's Church
N. J. Horan
John Lundrigan
Richard and
Thomas Neagle
For Tobacco Fund
Citi
U. S
Lewiston
Broadway, N.Y
American
Union
Center Street
Bath, Me
Ferguson
U. S. Senate Committee
B. W. Staff
Bath Aerie
I. O. Eagles
Herbert Grover
George Wakefield
Miss Brown
Harry Adams
Perkins
Aenue
Ralph Pattee
Hiram Rh. Pattee
United States Navy
Lily Pond
Ass B
Frank Rogers
Ada Axtell
Varry V Plummer
Jonnie Lightfoot
Dawn
Dunton
Queen Trene
B. m
Pratt Jake Deloresi
Williams Tineesse
Asset
Colts
King Sidnut
B. G
Wright
Prince F
Freeman
Jim Todd
Lemont
Stewart
Norris
Hall
Thompson
Belanger
Bert’ Russell
W. A. Lowell
Bath City
Russell
Ralph A. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Tumbler Island
Durward Charles
Yonkers
N. Y
Harry ‘Ward
Front St
Worcester
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