Winter Street Men Hear Interesting Talk
Winter Street Men's club met with supper at 6 30. Lt Cmdr N L Broderick USN spoke on the Philippines, climate and life there, typhoons, heat and 120 day rainy season. He described Manila repairs, entertainment, and the largest dance hall, then took questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Cmdr
N. L. Broderick
USN
Naval Department of the Bath Iron Works
Clinton D. Wilson
Philippines
Islands
Manila
Broyderick
Winter Street Boy Scout Pack
U.S
George Hastings
Fathers and Scouts Have Jolly Party
A Father Night for Troop 53 at the Knights of Columbus hall featured the Scout oath and law, flag salute, bandaging and artificial respiration demos, a knot tying contest, marching review, and an inspiring talk by Rev. Father Cummings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouts
Troop 53
Knights of Columbus Hall
Water Street
Romeo Biette
Robert Sharkey
Edmund Parady
George Biette
William Allard
Father Cummings
Ivan Pentey
Henry Lerette
Jerry Geneau
Stamp and Bond Sales by Pupils in City Schools
War Stamps and Bonds sales totals as of January 9 across Morse High Huse Dike Central Grammar North Grammar North Primary Mitchell South Street Center Street Weeks Street Washington Street Primary schools. Total 35851.05. Last year 38952.00. Paul David Ring born Saturday evening at Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Harry E Ring Jr of 25 Park Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Huse
Dike
Central Grammar
North Grammar
North
Mitchell
South Street
Center Street
Weeks Street
Washington Street
Paul David Ring
Memorial Hospital
Harry E. Ring, Jr
Park Street
Twin Bee Club Meets At Home Of Mrs Curtis
The Twin Bees club gathered at Mrs. Mary Curtis home on Pleasant Street for an all day meeting with a chicken pie dinner. Eighteen members and two honorary guests attended including Ethel Gilman and Hattie Lord. Plans were made for February meeting to be held in Brunswick with details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Curtis
Twin Bees Club
Pleasant Street
Annie Williams
Emily Williams
Brunswick
Ethel Gilman
Lewiston
Hattie Lord
Auburn
Gilman
Florence Jackson
Bath
Gertrude Stewart
Rose Jean
Destroyer Myles C. Fox Launched From Bath Iron Works
The destroyer bearing the name Myles C. Fox, Marine officer killed at Tulagi on August 8, 1942, was launched from Bath Iron Works with his mother Mrs James C. Fox of Stamford, Connecticut as sponsor. Lt. Fox was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for valor. Present were James B. Fox, John B. Fox, President James Finney Baxter of Williams College, and other family and dignitaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myles C. Fox
Solomon Islands
Kennebec
Bath
Ron Works Corporation
James C. Fox
Stamford
Tulagi
Solomons
Fox
J. James B Fox
USNR
John B. Fox
Washington, D.C
James Finney Baxter
Williams College
Scrap Paper Drive Set For Jan 25 In Bath
Bath hosts a scrap paper drive Thursday January 25 conducted by school children. Householders should save all paper and await a collection call as the war increases demand for materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Aubrey Peterson and Edward F Clary Visit Bath on Business
Aubrey Peterson and Edward F Clary of Robinhood were seen Tuesday in Bath where they were called on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Peterson
Edward F. Clary
Robinhood
Bath
Rotary Anns Hear about Blood Bank Plan and Welcome Members
Rotary Anns met with Mrs. James A. Clappison at 128 North Street for dessert as Dr. Wade joined the group. Guests included Mrs. James E. Drake Jr. and new member Dr. Wade, with plans for a joint meeting at Mrs. Carl Kennedy’s home on Trufant Street and a discussion of reviving Blood Bank efforts. The next meeting is set for Sedgwick on January 25 at 1:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Anns
James A. Clappison
North Street
Ralph Pinkham
Hollis Garey
Rupert Irvine
Charles B. Doyle
Earl Wade
Wade
Herbert T. Caverly
Carl Y. Kennedy
Blood Bank
James E. Drake, Jr
Sedgwick
Garden Club Discusses Incinerator Plans and Signage
The Garden club met last week to review community projects including a new town sign, relocation of stone pillars, and pushing for an incinerator to reduce nuisance. Members heard talks by Mrs Kinney on sharing pleasures, received gifts, and planned spring activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comppsitan Garden Club
Garden Club
Clty
Batnet
Harry McGlinchy
Everett Rich
Charles Kinney
Kinney
Alice Johnson
Tanner and Prime families visit Grove Street hosts
Mr and Mrs Alfred Tanner of South Portland spent the weekend with their daughter Mrs John Black of Grove Street. Mr and Mrs Arthur Prime of Brooks were weekend guests of the Blacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Tanner
South Portland
John Black
Grove Street
Arthur Prime
Brooks
Mrs. Black
Plant Lennox Wedding in Grace Church Saturday
Miss Eleanor E Lennox daughter of Mr and Mrs George A Lennox and Curtis S Plant son of Henry S Plant of Melrose Mass were married at Grace Episcopal church with Rev Charles M Tubbs officiating The wedding party included Mrs Carville Douglas matron of honor and bridesmaids Miss Agatha Lennox and Miss Helen Hartwell Best man Harold Henchey After a reception at the Lennox home the couple left for a Quebec honeymoon and will reside in Wiscasset Both families from Maine with out of town guests from Melrose Wakefield Portland and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor E. Lennox
George A. Lennox
Middle Street
Curtis S. Plant
Henry S. Plant
Melrose
Mass
Lizzie Curtis Plant
Grace Episcopal Church
Charles M. Tubbs
Carville Douglas
Agatha Lennox
Helen Hartwell
Harold Henchey
Wakefield
Mr. Plant
Mrs. Douglas
Miss Lennox
Miss Hartwell
Frank Harvey
Kenneth Lennox
Mrs. Lennox
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Morse High School
Nic-Nac
Center Street
Telephone Company
Armed Forces
Maine Central Railroad Co
Wentworth Institute
Boston
Plant
Quebec
Canada
Wiscasset
Bath built boat lost in typhoon tolls heavy Navy losses
Three U S Navy destroyers Spence Hull and Monaghan were lost in a West Pacific typhoon with over five hundred dead and only 84 rescued. Spence built at Bath Iron Works launched October 27 1942 amid city celebrations and Navy E award. Commanding officer Lt Cmdr James P Andrea from Alexandria Virginia. No loss details for Spence at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Spence
Hull
Monaghan
West Pacific Ocean
Bath Iron Works
Eben
Sumner Sewall
Augusta
Pacific
James P. Andrea
Alexandria
Boston Navy Yard
Sabattus Woman Hospitalized After Appendectomy At Bath Work
Miss Carolyn Robbins 19 of Sabattus employed at Bath Iron Works for two years was rushed Monday night from the plant to Fisher's Memorial Hospital where she underwent emergency appendectomy. She lived with Mr and Mrs Wesley Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Robbins
Sabattus
Bath Iron Works
Wesley Simpson
Fisher
2Ourial Hospital
Portland Visit Noted By Mrs Footer And Sister
Mrs Edward Footer of upper High street and her sister Mrs James B Lemont of West Bath were recent visitors in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Footer
Upper High Street
James B. Lemont
West Bath
Portland
Dawn Patrol Meets Early At The Y M C A
The Y M C A hosts the Dawn Patrol, a morning group of boys whose fathers work in industry. They gather before 7 30 each day for supervised recreation, with ping pong waning as other games rise, keeping the Y active from dawn to closing for up to 16 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Dawn Patrol
Sally Grant Hosts 12th Birthday Party
Sally B. Grant daughter of Mr and Mrs J Russell Grant celebrated her 12th birthday Tuesday of last week with a seventh grade party at 26 Liberty Street. Green and white school colors decorated the dining room where guests dined and enjoyed games, a class skit, solos, and gifts for the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally B. Grant
J. Russell Grant
Liberty Street
Mrs. Grant
Selma Cummings
Barbara Dunton
Jeanette Bennett
Everett Pouilette
Mary Ellen French
Barbara Jean Dunton
Jean Leonard
Dorothy Wing
Jeannine Bisson
Gloria Wilson
Jane Grant
Hudene Grant
Lawrence Pomerleau
Chester Robeshaw
Philip Marston
Andrew Rines
Louise Bates
Richard Armes
Carl Sullivan
Blaine Pinkham
Sylvia Cohen
Eight Year Old Girl Struck By Automobile
Irene Gretta Labbe eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland Labbe of 39 Office Drive Lambert Park and a pupil at Washington Street primary school was struck and knocked down by an automobile between three and 3 30 Thursday afternoon The child had three teeth knocked out and another broken Police investigated and said the driver took her home then returned her to the hospital for X rays It is not believed the injuries are serious Local officers continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Gretta Labbe
Roland Labbe
Office Drive
Lambert Park
Washington Street
Engagement Announced of Miss Francena Urann and JoAn Elwell
The engagement of Miss Francena Thelma Urann daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Urann of this city and Joan R Elwell S 2/c USNR son of Mr and Mrs Erwin Elwell of Brunswick was announced by her parents Thursday She is a Brunswick high school graduate and works at the Western Union office in Bath Elwell joined the service last fall and is stationed at Newport Rhode Island No wedding date has been set
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francena Thelma Urann
Ralph Urann
Joan R. Elwell
S. 2/c
USNR
Erwin Elwell
Brunswick
Brunswick High School
Western Union Telegraph Co
Bath
Elwell
Newport
R. I
Leeman Hosts Noted Guests In Somerset Residence
Recent visitors at the Somerset home of Mr and Mrs Henry T B Leeman included their granddaughter Miss Norma Magoon of Ocean Park daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman O Magoon and their aunt Mrs Elsie B West of Bucksport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. B. Leeman
Somerset Place
Norma Magoon
Norman O. Magoon
Ocean Park
Elsie B. West
Bucksport
Leeman
Beulah Pratt Weds Albert Dunton at Corliss Street Baptist Church
The ceremony united Beulah E. Pratt daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Melvin Pratt and Albert W. Dunton petty officer 2/c USNR at a candlelight service. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs. Donald Page and bridesmaids Mrs. Foster M. Pratt and Mrs. Shirley E. Pratt. best men Foster M. Pratt and Shirley E. Pratt. Out of town guests from Washington D C, Topsham, Bath, Canton and elsewhere joined family for the reception in the church Deering room before the couple departed for a brief honeymoon. The bride, Morse High School ’39 graduate, is active in church and Cosmopolitan Club. groom is a former Bath Iron Works employee who recently returned from the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah E. Pratt
E. Melvin Pratt
Spring Street
Albert W. Dunton
C. Usnr
Clyde A. Dunton
Bingham
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Albert R. Freeman
Donald Page
Portland
Foster M. Pratt
Shirley E. Pratt
City
Mary Pratt
Donald T. Page
Robert Dow
Topsham
Deering
Janet E
R. H. Dunton
Washington, D. C
William Jordan, Jr
Seth Gardiner
Alton Banks
Canton
Stanley Linscott
Linscott
Corvish
Ralph Higgins, Jr
Betty Jane McPhee Hosts Ninth Birthday Party
Betty Jane McPhee daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard S McPhee 34 Dummer Street entertained on her ninth birthday with a party for friends from 330 to 530 Games peanut hunt pinning the tail on the donkey refreshments and two birthday cakes Pink and blue decor Mrs McPhee assisted by Mrs Arthur D Brown The guests included Jean and Joan Chaffee Lucy and Joyce Fullerton Dorothy and Betty Robinson Beverly White Ruth Harriman Jane Green Mary and Barbara Hudson Shirley Holmes Carol Loeschner Carol Leslie Janet Sharkey and Roger P Brown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jane McPhee
Howard S. McPhee
Dummer Street
McPhee
Arthur D. Brown
Jean
Joan Chaffee
Lucy
Joyce Fullerton
Dorothy
Betty Robinson
Beverly White
Ruth Harriman
Jane Green
Mary
Barbara Hudson
Shirley Holmes
Carol Loeschner
Carol Leslie
Janet Sharkey
Roger P. Brown
Councilman Green and family move to Bremerton Navy Yard
Councilman and Mrs. Arthur Green and their daughter Jane prepare to relocate from 59 Dummer Street to Bremerton Washington where Green will transfer from Bath Iron Works engineering to the Navy Yard. The family has put their home on the market and will be missed by many friends. Also noted is Miss Mary Renshaw, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Renshaw, a patient at Maine General Hospital Portland who will receive a Thursday visit from her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Green
Jane
Dummerstreet
Bremerton, Wash
Greene
Bath Iron Works
Navy Yard
Bremerton
Mary Renshaw
Richard Renshaw
West Bath
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Electa
Mary Dodge
Byron Durgin
Leland Chapman
Courtney Hinckley
Mt. Carmel
Richmond
Delma Curtis
Milton Given
Helen Mitchell
Edith Moody
Hazel Hunter
Evelyn Ackley
Neil Bishop
Gladys Raymond
Alice Palmer
Jessie Ames
Upper Main Street
Ames
Alvin Huntoon, Jr
Hunton
Jane Browne
Robley Morrison
Robley
Warren Morgan
John Roycen
Houston
Earle Browne
Ralph MacEwen
Bowdoin
Marshal Merryman
Myra Dunn
Bowdoinham Ridge School
Small
Edward LaRochelle
George Hamilton
Boston
Hamilton
Perley Strout
Alice Sedaley
Weeks Mills
Percy Blanchard
Bath
Admiral Robert sails to New York on Navy business
Admiral Robert departed Thursday evening for New York on official Navy business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
New York
Navy
Engaged Shirley Ann Douglas and Arthur Curtis Named
Bowdoinham announces the engagement of Shirley Ann Douglas daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton Douglas of East Bowdoin to Arthur Perry Curtis S 1/c son of Mr and Mrs Cleveland Curtis of Bowdoinham Curtis a Bowdoinham High School Morse College graduate and Bowdoin College attendee is in Chicago attending a radio school The couple has no wedding date set Also notes World Day of Prayer Bowdoinham PTA meeting Electa chapter O E S installation and upcoming events including a Jan 24 card party and Founders Day program plans Various local residents and schedules reported with several community notices and guest updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Douglas
East Bowdoin
Shirley Ann
Arthur Perry Curtis
S. 1/c
Cleveland Curtis
Bowdoinham
Miss Douglas
Coombs High School
Merrymeeting Grange
Mr. Curtis
Bowdinham Grammar School
Morse High School
Bath
Bowdin College
Knights of Pythias
Chicago
Baptist Church
Paul West
Bowdeinham Pta
Charles Hackett
Bert Merrill
George Ackley
Walter Zachau
William Batley
Charles Messier
William Bailey
Local social notes mention visitors and guests
Florence Sedgley of Brunsch is helping Mrs. Blanchard with her care. Mrs. W. P. McKenney of Gardiner visited daughter-in-law Mrs. Frank Niles. Ensign Forest Fires from New York spent a few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Avery Fides. Miss Annie Fides, Fryeburg Academy student, also visited the Fides home over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meg
Florence Sedgley
Brunsch
Club Elects Officers At January Meeting
See Club Elects Officers reports a Tuesday Community building gathering of 21 members where Mrs Christine Watts presided in Mrs Greene's absence. Officers elected: Watts president Morrill vice president Clouse secretary Colangelo treasurer Carlisle press correspondent. Two new members Eldridge and Jardine welcomed. buffet lunch, kitchen orchestra rehearsal, next meeting January 16 with Labert Park Women's Club as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Watts
Greene
Isoline Morrill
Gladys Clouse
Mildred Colangelo
Marguerite Carlisle
Eldridge
Jardine
President's Ball Aids Infan tile Paralysis Drive at Morse High
In 1944 the National Foundation launches its annual drive to fund victims of infantile paralysis. Locally the 12th annual President's Ball is set for Friday night February 2 at Morse High School gym with Lloyd Rafaeli and his 14 piece band. Proceeds aim to support care for afflicted youths and may fund a future summer camp. committee members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foundation
Morse High School
Lloyd Rafaeli
James A. Gillies
Alex Burden
Arthur Sewall
Archibaid M. Main
Alden Anderson
Cmdr
E. H. Whitehurst
Clara Kersch
Judy Haltermian
Russell Hitchcock
Loyall Sewall
Bowen Torrey
Loren Jaffe
Horace Herrick
Edwin R. Andrews
James Temple
Mrs Wyman and Mrs Stott Attend New York Style Shows
Mrs Charlotte Wyman of the Edna Mae Shoppe and Mrs Ar deane A Stott of Portsmouth New Hampshire are spending the week in New York City to attend fashion style shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Wyman
Edna Mae
Ardeane A. Stott
Portsmouth
N. 111
Park Street
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wright Field
Air Forces Photo
Lt. Com. Browderick
U.S.N
The
Twin Bee Club
Curtis
Iron Works
U.S.S
Clappison
Rotarians
Anns
Carl Kennedy
Miss Sally Grant
Ryan's Corner
Woolwich
Tel
Cu.s.n
Albert Dunton
Betty Jane M’phee
Fred B. Reed
E. Wallace
Front Street
Aed
Mee A
Lambert Park Women’s Club
Daul Henreid
Yuin
Charles Coburn
Chas
Laughton
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