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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1940

Page

7

Parker Head wedding of John E. Rollins and Madelyn Soule

John E. Rollins and Miss Madelyn Lois Soule were married Saturday night at the bride's parents home in Portland. The ceremony drew a small guest list, the bride wore blue satin, refreshments were served, and the cake was baked by Battery D. 240th C. A. cook Arthur Poland at Fort McKinley. The couple will reside in Parker Head. Local notes include visits and illnesses, with several residents mentioned across Bath, Popham, and surrounding towns.

John E. Rollins Madelyn Lois Soule George E. Soule Portland Battery D C. A Arthur Poland Fort McKinley Rollins Parker Head John Young Popham Road Nat Percy Bucksport Clarence Blaisdell Charles Blaisdell Phyllis Young Bath Bert Young Eric Carlson Clifton Morong Popham Perkins Island Walter Powers Marine Hospital Lawrence Thayer Bath Frank Wyman John Rollins John, Jr Madelyn Soule James Heald Ashdale

Gone With The Wind stars Vivien Leigh for Portland run

Screen scouts interviewed 1400 candidates for Scarlett O Hara with Oscar Serlin among testers. Vivien Leigh won the role as the Strand Theatre shows the film in its first popular price run, following its huge initial box office and long previous engagement. The cast also includes Clark Gable Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland and Thomas Mitchell.

Scarlett O'Hara Strand Theatre Portland Oscar Serlin Scarlett Vivien Leigh Clark Gable Leslie Howard Olivia DeHavilland Thomas Mitchell

Heal Owen Elmer Earl Heal and Ruth T Owen wed in Camden

Elmer Earl Heal of Lincolnville and Ruth T Owen of Camden were married January 24 by Rev. Weston P. Holman, formerly of Beacon Street church. Mrs Edward B Hamblett and her son Donald have returned home to 23 Pratt Street after visiting Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Elmer Earl Heal Front Street Ernest P. Heal Lincolnville Ruth T. Owen Washington Street Fred W. Owen Camden Weston P. Holman Holman Beacon Street Edward B. Hamblett Donald Pratt Street Dorchester Mass

Rotary talks selective service and local draft process

At the Rotary luncheon in Hotel Sedgwick Dr. David L. Wilson chair of Sagadahoc County's Selective Service Board outlined draft operations. He described registration figures, class distinctions, and the labor, noting two clerks and extended hours. Also reported were Caribou High School's Zambo-Ango fair and a Dexter basement fire quickly stopped by the fire department.

Rotary Club Hotel Sedgwick David L. Wilson Selective Service Board Arthur K. Purington Joseph C. Brannigan Topsham Barrows Sagadahoc Dominique Tardif Caribou High School Eldred Crocker Spring Street Dexter W. B. Ayer

West Bath Sewing Group Postponed To Feb Fourth

In West Bath the regular sewing group meeting was postponed due to sickness to February 4 at the grange hall. Edwin W. Haggett received a birthday surprise, coinciding with the wedding anniversary of James B. and Mrs. Lemont, at Haggett’s West Bath home with a gift of a smoking stand and a decorated cake.

West Bath Sewing Group Edwin W. Haggett James B. Lemont West

West Bath Grange Holds Meetings Feb 10 and 17

West Bath Grange announced first and second degrees for February 10 and second and third for February 17 at a regular meeting. The program opened with singing and a reading by Mrs D Wallace MacDonald, followed by a tongue twister and Van Dyke poem America discussion led by Mrs Sturtevant, with a penny match and a staged ending. Mrs Clarence W Morse and Miss Clare M Coombs left for Los Angeles with Mrs Morse planning a February Honolulu visit.

West Bath Grange The Grange D. Wallace MacDonald Edward Jenks Leon Genthner Marion Rose Clare Grainger Fred K. Sturtevant van Dyke America MacDonald Lincoln Williams John Howe Grainger Charles Genthner Alice Darrah Howe William W. Dennison Jean Dennison Alice Dennison Richard Dennison Liebestraum Liszt Sylvia Speaks Mrs. Sturtevant Clarence W. Morse Clare M. Coombs Washington Street Los Angeles Cal Morse Honolulu T. H Claude S. Gillette Miss Coombs California

Band Boosters Club Nets 50 For Morse High Band

Band Boosters cleared about 50 toward new Morse high school band uniforms after serving over 200 at a Saturday supper. The Student Council funded part of the uniform cost from its Mohiba proceeds and advances the initial payment, with uniforms to be ordered before January 31 to take advantage of lower prices.

Morse High School Bath

Past Ladies Club Met In Myrtle Lodge Social Evening

The Past Ladies club at Myrtle lodge met Monday evening at 850 Washington street with Mrs Amos F Perry as host. After a brief meeting members enjoyed knitting and crocheting. Refreshments included sandwiches pickles coffee and Washington pie. Mrs Fred S Curtis and Mrs W W Chaney to entertain February 24 at 38 Pleasant street. Attending were Mrs Melville B Clark Mrs John H Hunt Mrs Howard O Nash Mrs Charles O Nelson Mrs Wallace L Atwood Mrs Howard E Blake Mrs Chaney and Mrs Curtis.

Myrtle Lodge Amos F. Perry Washington Street Fred Daley Fred S. Curtis W. W. Chaney Pleasant Street Melville B. Clark John H. Hunt Howard O. Nash Charles O Nelson Wallace L. Atwood Howard E. Blake Chaney Curtis

Engaged: Miss Josephine Loveland Haskell to Edward Stevens

Mrs. Ernest Haskell of Bath and New York City announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Josephine Loveland Haskell to Edward Seward Stevens son of Mr and Mrs Robert Cooke Stevens of Wallingford Conn Stevens Yale and Brooklyn Law School graduate and patent attorney with Brown Seward in New York City is an ensign in the naval reserve awaiting call to service The couple plans wedding next month with Mrs Haskell and Miss Haskell at Beekman Tower Hotel New York City

Ernest Haskell Bath New York City Josephine Loveland Edward Seward Stevens Robert Cooke Stevens Wallingford Conn Miss Haskell Metropolitan Museum Boston Museum of Fine Arts Morse High School Robert Brackman Art Students League New York Stevens Choate Yale Brooklyn Law School Brown Seward, Patent Attorneys Broadway Yale Club of Naval Reserve

Two Baptisms at Winter Street Church Draw Church Choir

Two boys, Douglas Owen Tuck and George Chester Horne, sons of Mrs. Chester B. Horne of 10 Pearl Street, were baptized at Sunday morning service. The Junior Girls choir sang Fairest Lord Jesus under director Mrs. Carleton W. Andrews, with flowers in memory of Chester B. Horne.

Douglas Owen Tuck George Chester Horne Chester B. Horne Pearl Street Winter Street Church Fairest Lord Jesus Carleton W. Andrews

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Parker Robert Jewell Robert Moore Lewis Lowell Morrison Cox Springfield Lloyd Perry Galen Daley Fred Shepard Francis Lander Brunswick Lewis F. Lowell Earl Perkins H. D. Mank Infantile Paralysis Fund Far] Hamel George Morong John D. Libby Ameri Can Legion Hall W. T. Wyman Florence Rollins Harold Rogers Stephen Rogers Dorothy Cushing Donald Logan Santa Elena Herman Hallett Bernard Wyman John Libby Sanford Laura Wyman Stanwood Gilman Mr. Simmons Erames Heal Owen Bath Rotary Club West Bath Sophia Gatehell William Diamond Island Casco Bay Gatehell Marion Gatehell Walter Fall Carrie Cucuccinello Fort Leavitt South Portland Warren Kinney J. B. Cooke Larrabee's Grove Edward Burns Foster's Point Raymond Crocker Scott Maxson Waldoboro William Mulhern Kezar Falls Lannes Fuller Charles Henderson Roger Pierce Harry S. Peterson David Henderson Carolyn Rogers First National Bank Melford N. Perham Janice Edmund Cleaves South End P. T. A Band Boosters Club Josephine Haskell Victor Fleming Ean Clark Gable Len Inc Hatch’ S Shoe Store Bath’snd Choice Clinton Men’s Storm King Goodyear Herman Bilodeau Sales Service BALL
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