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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1947

Page

8

Santa Claus Visit and Community Christmas Notes

Christmas items and personal notices mix in Fairfield area society news. Listing includes church services, gifts, weddings, military honors, and local residents from Adams Street to Union Street with updates on Raodside club events and school activities.

Winter church program and Holiday visits in Bath

The article lists Christmas Eve services led by Rev. C. B. Oliver at a Bath church with a candlelit setting and gift exchange. It documents numerous Bath area residents visiting family, hosting dinners, and traveling to Andover, Boston, Rockland, and Portland for Christmas. It notes Scott Maxson, USN, on 31 day leave and a new baby named Judith Susan born to M. P. Clough of Marblehead.

Bath C. B. Oliver William A. Coombs Bathah Warren Davis Frank A. French Dave E. W. Haggett Harry Larrabee Robert Metcalf G. C. Smith E. K. Thompson P. L. Thompson Bertha Ward Ernest Williams Williams Campbell’s Pond Elmer Mank Woolwich Trafton Swain York Village Joseph Larrabee Carlton Francis Stover Marjorie Stover Portsmouth Gloria Stover Washington, D.C Courtney Stover Edward MacGuiggan Stanley Rose Marion Rose Maynard Carleton Harvey Dobbins Fred Rose Andover Irving Burnham Scott Maxson Lannes Fuller Alpha Booker Fred Emmons John Whorff Shirley Albert Whorff Albert White Warren Marshall White White San Diego Pacific Arthur Reno Erwin Whorff Demorisé Laurence ‘Reno Lena Oliver

Parker Head Visits Mrs. Wyman Kin at Lewiston

Mrs. Parker Head called on sister Mrs. Wyman in Lewiston and visited a Bath Memorial hospital patient on Christmas Day. Leston Ha. was mentioned in the note.

W. T. Wyman Fanny Leston Ha Lewiston Bath Memorial Hospital

Ed Thomas Returns From Bath Memorial Hospital After Fall

Cox Head Ed Thomas came home Saturday from Bath Memorial Hospital and has recovered from injuries sustained in a fall last week. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thomas Jr. were Christmas dinner guests. Lawrence Thayer and Frank Wyman were busy cutting and hauling wood as telephone linemen transferred wires to poles. Bernhard Carlsson visited May Stacey in Wave during furloughs from Washington DC with his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Stacey.

Henry Vangen Nash Drake Tral Maine Power Co Bucksport Alvin Kierhouse Main Street Virginia Adams Yarmouth Academy Adams Federal Street Robert Day Robert H. E. Rines George S. Lincoln T. A. Dow Margaret Malcolm Bangor Charles Sessions Ruth Sewall Boston Sewall Charles S. Sewen Bath Road Verne F. Safford Janice Catherine Taylor Fayelor East Orange N. Wv Bingham Taylor Dead River Leon G. Flood Tme Bridgewater New Bed Mass James MacGrath Shirley R. Connolly New Meadows West Bath Stanley G. Thompson Ervin S. Thompson Union Street Army of the United States France Belgium Luxembourg Germany Austria Thompson Pfc. Thompson Ed Thomas Bath Memorial Hospital Edward Thomas, Jr F. K. Wyman Lawrence Thayer Bath Frank Wyman Bernhard Carlsson May Stacey Wave Washington, D. C George Stacey Leah Bowie Lester Oliver Spruceville Ernest Oliver Popham

Suttons Move Back to Former Home After Year and Half

Miss Mary Sutton and her mother Mrs. Sybil Sutton, longtime residents here, left Monday to return to their former home. The move follows a year and a half of local ties and many friends made in the community around Sutton and Mrs Cyr.

Mary Sutton Sybil Sutton Means Sutton Jane Cyr Miss Sutton Moffier Eves St. Lo France Walter Oxborne St. Clair Mich Roy Kaul Dads’ Service Club

Christmas Programs and Community Notes in Woolwich

Christmas plays and carol groups highlighted Woolwich activities. Florence Murphy and others staged a village pageant with a living room set and gifts, while Pleas ant View School featured Mr. Howe and a sequence of songs, recitations, and plays. Carollers visited local homes with refreshments, and residents gathered for SEW and social events before and after the holidays.

Woolwich Fire Department Seeks 110 Volt Wiring Update

Woolwich fire department formed Oct 23 1945 with ten members. They plan a Thursday meeting at 7:30. W S Newell of Bath Iron Works donated a large air raid siren via Col Hubert Eldred, aiding town safety. A turkey contest raised 72 dollars. They hope for more entertainments after holidays.

Fire Department U. A States W. S. Newell Bath Iron Works Hubert Eldred Woolwich fTe Peta Aidetiakod Tetanes

Birds Attract Attention At Navajo Christmas Day

A Bay Point scene describes many birds at the Navajo feeding on bread crumbs seeds and peanut butter on Christmas Day. Sparrows bluejays and chickadees among others are joined by an inquisitive gull and squirrels. Local residents Mr and Mrs Forrest Drake and others share holiday times. News notes include Coast Guard Station petition and local holiday visits.

Rour Aes Forrest Drake J. W. Dietrich William Adams Louisa Howard Bath Maurice Burns

Christmas Weekend Visits in Bowdoinham and Nearby Towns

The report notes Popham Beach marking his first Christmas in years with family including Mrs Skelfie and Lorraine, plus the Wal lace family visiting Florence Skelton in Bowdoinham. Herbert Yeaton of West Point greeted friends in the village, while Donald Beals, Bath native, recently received an honorable discharge after four years overseas in an Italian base and is visiting relatives in Brunswick and Bath.

Skelfie Lorraine Seguin William Wallace Linda Jack Florence Skelton Bowdoinham Herbert Yeaton West Point Donald Beals Bath Brunswick Bate

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