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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1945

Page

6

Bath social notes recount weddings travel and community events

Bath residents host a miscellaneous shower for Mildred Cutting Sares in honor of her marriage. Major William R. Kimball shows signs of improvement at his High street home. Military families return from Boston and trips abroad with updates on ships and assignments. Various visits, returns from leave, and local engagements fill pages with names and places across Bath and nearby towns.

Reginald D. Call Oliver Street John W. Merrill Mildred Cutting Amerise Bourque Priscilla Trott June Varney Eleanor Bertrand Annette Cutting Francis Bertrand Roy Billings Merle Chaney Nelson Lowery Leo Cormier Michael Reardon Samuel Lancaster Carl Hayden Lindell Chadbourne Ellen Merrill George Merrill Morton Woolbrook Robert Stone Arthur Perrault Harold Cutting George Bertrand Arthur Young Blair Bailey Mary Leonard Edith Smail Ezra Gorman Catherine Leonard William R. Kimball High Street

Miller Returns North to Rejoin Family in Florida

Justus H. Miller of Granite Street recently traveled north on a brief business trip and begins his return to St. Petersburg, Florida, to rejoin his family for the remainder of the winter while Barbara, 12, a fifth grade pupil at Huse Memorial School, remains under observation.

Justus H. Miller Granite Street St. Petersburg Fla Barbara Huse Memorial School

Local Service Man Visits Palmer Home in Rhode Island

Louis F. Goodevon stationed at Quonset Point Rhode Island was a weekend guest at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Palmer on Middle Street.

Louis F. Goodevon Quonset Point, RI Raymond Palmer Middle Street

Annual Meeting of Bath Y M C A

A. M. Main was re elected president at the Bath Y M C A annual meeting held Monday evening. Officers re elected included Frank B Nichols Charles H Cahill Edward Sewall Roger D Skillings and Edward Sewall. Directors serving three year terms were Morin Newell Nichols Sewall Skillings Williams. Committees and reports shown a nearly full dormitory occupancy and all year bills paid with a small treasury balance. A memorial swimming pool campaign study group was formed with Williams Wright Small to report at the next meeting.

A. M. Main Frank B. Nichols Charles H. Cahill Edward Sewall Roger D. Skillings Harry F. Morin William S. Newell Arthur Sewall Daniel Willams Trust Fund Frank B Nichols Allan Spear Henry C. Wright Edwin R. Andrews Treasury Sidney L. Eaton Edward W. Bridgham Daniel Williams Donald N. Small Henry Wright Carrol Watson William C. Perkins

South End Victory Club Sets Monthly Meetings

South End Victory Club met Monday with Patty and Carol Ames daughters of Mr and Mrs Orris Ames on Cherry street. Members voted to hold meetings the first Thursday each month during winter and to donate 3 for the Infantile Paralysis drive. They collected paper for a school drive with proceeds split between Mitchell and Weeks Street schools. They omitted Saturday matinees this week and planned a fat collection the following Saturday. A Valentine social at Beverly and Donald Coombs home was planned for February. Those present included Beverly Coombs Sylvia Palmer Alice Deehan Mary Stewart Donald Coombs Victor Lonn Carl Cornish Ralph Palmer.

South End Beverly Donald Coombs LeForrest Coombs Cherry Street

Commendation for CPL Clayton Bailey and Bailey family

CPL Clayton Bailey earns commendation recalling travels through large cities and foreign customs. He notes warm days and cool nights, straw barracks, and a cow that chewed his shelter corner. Bailey enlisted 1942 and deployed 1944 aboard USS Criscoe in the Southwest Pacific. Clarence Bailey serves aboard the same theater ship after Bath Iron Works work. Seaman Bailey, married to Eleanor Sproul of Boothbay Harbor, has a daughter Linda.

Pvt Bailey San Pedro Calif Eleanor Sproul Boothbay Harbor Linda

Mrs. Elmer Dinsmore Hospitalized in Portland Maine

Mrs. Elmer Dinsmore of Cate street is a patient at Maine General hospital in Portland.

Robert A. McLellan Woolwich Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston Elmer Dinsmore Cate Street Maine General Hospital Portland

Price Panel to Aid Public and Merchants in War Ration Plan

Ralph E. Nowell announces the War Price and Rationing Board Price Panel is ready to function. The panel helps the public determine fair prices and assists dealers in setting lawful charges, with Broad Street office hours and ongoing expansion to handle rising inquiries. Members listed include Nowell, Stetson, Madden Jr, Small, Povich, and Hennessy.

Ralph E. Nowell War Price and Rationing Board Broad Street Nowell Mr. Nowell Ralph G. Stetson Charles I. Madden, Jr Harold P. Small Morris S. Povich Mark Hennessy

Cabaret Revue Adds Attractions For Moore High Benefit

The 1945 Cabaret Revue sponsored by North Center PTA at Morse High gym Saturday night adds Barter Hagan acrobats and Patterson McCloskey comedy duo. Hostesses are Mrs. Julia Main Halterman and Mrs. Loyall Sewall. Helen Hayes and Mrs. Granville Colby head the committee. Proceeds fund visual aid machines for schools.

North Center P. T. A Morse High Barter & Hagan Patterson, McCloskey Julia Main Halterman Loyall Sewall Helen Hayes Granville Colby Association Oak Street Parish House Loring Addison

Cabaret Revue Planned by North-Center PTA for Jan 20

Plans for the 1945 Cabaret Revue, sponsored by North-Center PTA, were approved at the association executive meeting. Proceeds will aid North Primary, North Grammar, Central Grammar, and Center Street schools to buy visual aid machines. Cliff Leeman’s orchestra will play at Morse High gym with a program directed by Mrs. Carl French. Guests include Bath’s top lance team member Doreen Willis and harmonizers Miss Helen Bryant and Miss Arline Webster. A refreshment committee and check room staff were announced. A PTA meeting on Jan 16 will feature Laurence Addison as guest speaker.

Association North Primary North Grammar Central Grammar Center Street Cliff Leeman Morse High Carl French Fernch Hazel White Joan Osborne Doreen Willis Bath Helen Bryant Arline Webster Bath Iron Works David Cogan Percy Marks Ralph O. Burden Virginia Murrell W. Scott Davis Norman Howard Gerald Murray Marius Page John A. Parker Daniel Matter Frank Sanders North Center P.T.A Laurence Addison

Eighty Eight Girls Sign Up for Morse High Basketball Teams

Morse High trends show eighty eight girls enrolled, forming eight teams with eleven players each. Team captains include Mary Sarkis for Bulldogs Muriel Pouliot for Foxes and Car penter and Pratt for Wildcats. Early games occurred January fifth and ninth with plans for regular Tuesday Friday matches and team banquets.

Morse High Bulldogs Mary Sarkis Foxes Muriel Pouliot Wildcats Carpenter Pratt Tigers Dorothy DeLong Terriers Libby Trott Bobcats Agne MacDonald Wolves J. McMann B. Preney Bears Hazel Estabrooks Hyde Windlass

Cubs and Scouts plan big rally at Morse High Gym

Bath Cubs and Boy Scouts schedule a rally in Morse High School gym on February 14 with Edwin R. Andrews as director. The Bath District will appoint committee chairmen at a Bath Round Table meeting. Scout leaders discussed Patrol System and potential Leaders' training, and poster distribution for the U.S. Maritime Service recruitment.

Edwin R. Andrews Cecil Fullerton Pine Tree Council Boy Scouts Cumberland Club Portland Mr. Andrews Mr. Fullerton Auccocisco Bath Harmon Smith Morse High School Gymnasium Archie Wishart Arthur Berry Harmon W. Smith Ernest Purdy Troop 53 U.S. Maritime Service Scout Berry Bugler William Hinds Panther Pond Boycon

Potatoes Bake Evenly for Light Fluffy Texture

Use potatoes of similar size and medium oven for even cooking. Test doneness by pressing skin without breaking it. Open to vent steam for light, mealy flesh. Crisscross serving side then pinch to release interior and season with butter or fat.

Place Names Reveal Salt Rich Ocna Mines Across Transylvania

The map highlights place names containing ocna meaning salt mine in Transylvania. These sites indicate abundant salt deposits, near pure sodium chloride, capable of meeting Europe’s needs and partially supplying Africa.

Transylvania Ocna Europe Africa

Bates College Five Beats Bath Iron Works Five in Lewiston

Bates College basketball team defeated a Bath Iron Works composite five 68 to 37 in Lewiston. Bates reserve players supported star Barnhart, who scored 28 against Dow Field last week, while BIW’s Gaudet limited him to four field goals and Earnhardt added 13 points from free throws.

Bates College Bath Iron Works Lewiston Bath Pied Pipers Bates Jayvees Bates Barnhart New England Iron Workers Collegians Phil Oliver John Gaudet Dow Field Gaudet Earnhardt Parks Phillips Paul Mitchell Waterville Panthers

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