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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1942

Page

4

Georgetown Social Notes and Local Arrivals

Miss Ruth Hicks substituted at the library Saturday afternoon and Deacon Heald was warmly greeted at church Sunday after illness. Local road work on Indian Point improves travel. Bath Five Islands bus route resumes summer trips. Firemen’s Ball planned for the night before the Fourth. Mrs. Albert Deermont and daughter Marequita travel to Denmark for a girls camp. Detroit sculptor Winslow Eaves attends Robin Hood Summer class with William Zorach. Louise Peterson attends camp season. Daughters Louise Peterson and Miss Dorothy Oliver among campers. many relatives visit Georgetown cottages for the season. Local residents from Brookline, Wellesley Hills, Newton, Kingston, and New York City arrive for summer stays at Robin Hood and Kennebec Point.

Ruth Hicks Deacon Heald Indian Point Alexander Cunningham Bath Five Islands Albert Deermont Marequita Denmark Wyonegonie Ralph Legard Winslow Eaves Detroit Mich William Zorach Robinhood Louise Peterson Richmond Louise Roland Peterson Himon Litchfield Georgia Randall Brookline Mass Thomas Bird Shirley Hicks Brooklyn N. Y Ruth Hicks Wilson Nar Traft Gilbert Gunnell John Waltham West Georgetown Thomas Williams Edwin Adams Annie Adams Auburn Edith Adams New Britain Conn Clarence Hill Cambridge The Library Association Marie Peters William McGrath Bath Memorial Hospital Good Neighbor Club Orville Rowe Eugene Baker Kittery Vincent Strout Cabot Strout Milburn Stevens Malden Parker Start Melrose Everett Herman G. E. Herman Nellie E. Coombs Smith Cottage Sedgemere Road Boothbay Dana Brackett Harold Rowe Carl P. B. Savage Marion Stevens Roy Shackford Vernon Gray Peggy Charlotte G. H. Smith Gertrude Smith Gertrude Smith, and Mrs. Smith's Sister, Mrs. A. W. Hunt Dorchester P. H. Collins N. L. Connors Long Island A. Rollins Larchmont O'Connor Cecil and Gene Stevens New York J. M. Stevens Clarence MacMahan Ruth Littorin Victor Pinkham Anna Worrell Ralph Worrell I. E. Booker Marilyn Sonny Connersville Ind Gote’s Cove Moulton Sever L. D. Moulton Bertha Newell New York City Mina Wilson Charles Hanna

Vacation Church school closes with awards at Five Islands

The Five Islands Vacation Church school ended a two week session with a Friday program. Pupils presented scripture songs and choruses amid awards and a total enrollment of 53, including 18 in Kindergarten and 15 in Primary. Miss Ruth Littorin of Waterville directed the school and Rev F S Koehlwetter led the closing service as attendance averaged 49 with 35 receiving awards.

Jesus F. S. Koehlwetter Sunshine Mountain Beulah Miller Maxine Davis Garden Song Ruth E. Littorin Waterville Vacation Church School

Pine Haven Girl Scout Camp Opens July 13

Pine Haven Camp for Girls Scout day camp opens July 13 for its second season with a strong staff. Miss Muriel White of Richmond Indiana will direct the camp with Mrs Linwood Carr as assistant director and arts and crafts head. Unit heads include Mrs Alfred E Carpenter and Mrs Kirk Roberts among others with specialists in dramatics dancing and music to enrich the program. The Camp sits in Sewall's woods offering shade and sunshine for an enjoyable summer.

Pine Haven Muriel White Richmond Ind Pine Tree Camp Cape Cod Carr Alfred E. Carpenter Kirk G. Roberts Wilmer I. Voorhees Frank S. Saunders Morton F. Young Byron Richardson Ellsworth Voorhees Clinton D. Wilson Bath Wilson Radcliffe Morse High Frederick Burditt Lyndon V. Plummer Francis B. Corrigan Carl Y. Kennedy Corrigan Kennedy Jacob Smith Sewall's Woods

Senator and wife initiated into Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters

Senator Neil S. Bishop of Bowdoinham and his wife were initiated into Lowell Temple No. 31 Pythian Sisters at a Knights of Pythias Temple meeting. The initiatory work was led by Lowell Temple officers with Alva Young temple staff. A war bond purchase and a playground fund contribution were announced.

Neil S Bowdoinham Lowell Temple Knights of Pythias Temple Washington Street Alva Young Temple Brunswick Merton Brackett Jane Shea William Mary Curtis Emily Williams Edith Miller Rose Jean Marion Darrah Sisters of Lowell Temple

Drive for U S O funds to start Monday morning drive

Royal A. Johnson announces a campaign to raise 7500 for the U S O. The drive begins July 6 with a steering committee meeting at 959 Middle Street to finalize plans. Contribs may be mailed to Randall Cook, Bath National Bank, treasurer.

Royal A. Johnson U.S. O Mr. Johnson Middle Street Boyd Bailey Randall Cook Harmon Eliason L. H. Jaffe Wilfrid Guerin Carl Anderson Ralph Stetson Edward Hartnett Edward Dale True William E. Kamber Leland Waldron Alexander Burgess, Jr William C. Perkins Edwin F. Ramsay Hyde Windlass Co K. B. Hodge Torrey Roller James Temple Bath Box Co John M. Conley, Jr Val Picinich Bath Iron Works Duncan War Department The Bath National Bank

Bay Point Notes Share Births Weddings and Visitors

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reid on a May 25 daughter named Sally. Walter E. Quance transferred from Auburn to Camp Chaffee Arkansas as a radio technologist after graduating Fort Knox Radio School. Bay Point residents report garden wildlife visits and weekend guests at cottages, with local families visiting from Bath Lewiston Jamaica Plain and New Bedford.

Joseph Reid Sally Reid Mollie Stewart Edward J. Stewart Kennebec Point Newton Center Mass Walter E. Quance Auburn Bay Point Fort Knox L. W. Dietrich, Sr Andrew Butterfield Edward Bath Harry Stone Lewiston M. Conley Thomas Joseph Eliza Graham Jamaica Plain Mary Ponte New Bedford Peter Elinifsky Peter Bobby Walter Quance Merline Thompson Charlotte Cahill S. Oliver Eliot Bold Woolwich Robert Fry Cedar Cove L. W. Dietrich Edward Coombs John Ruth

William Cummings 82 Dies After Illness at Bath Home

William Cummings, 82, died Friday morning at his Bath residence 897 Middle Street after three days in bed following years of declining health. A longtime iron ship builder and riveter, he worked in Bath and on yachts in Bristol and at yards in New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. Born August 18 1860 in Jarrow England he emigrated to the United States as iron ships emerged. Surviving are his widow Fannie Warren Dodge four sons William A Raymond D Edward A and Charles F all of Bath 13 grandchildren and several England relatives. Funeral was Monday at Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street.

William Cummings Middle Street Bath New York Philadelphia Baltimore Bristol R. L England Mr. Cummings Jarrow Newcastle Tyne High Felling Durham William and Elizabeth (Richardson) Cummings Cummings Grace Episcopal Church Marilyn Norma Selma Raymond D. Cummings Edward L. Cummings Edward A. Cummings Sally Julianne Carol Cummings Charles F. Cummings Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street

Mrs Eleanor Hodgkins 76 Dies in Massachusetts Visit

Mrs Eleanor G Hodgkins 76 of Auburn died suddenly Saturday at Woods Hole Fal mouth Mass She wife of Byron E Hodgkins and mother of Harold E Hodgkins Her funeral was in the Memorial chapel of Dillingham Son Auburn with interment at Mount Auburn cemetery She was born Feb 3 1866 in Broughton P Q and lived in Auburn since 1918 Also survived by daughter Mrs Waldo Ellsworth Ipswich Mass five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews

Eleanor G. Hodgkins Vine Street Auburn Harold E. Hodgkins Washington Street Woods Hole Falmouth Mass Hodgkins Byron E. Hodgkins Robert Bowen Bay State David Mary Rinehart Gillander Portsmouth N. H Upper Turner Street High Street Waldo Ellsworth Ipswich David W Byron A. Hodgkins Memorial Chapel Dillingham & Son Mount Auburn Cemetery

Martha E. Hooper, Bath teacher, dies at 67

Martha Etta Hooper, 67, longtime Bath schoolteacher, died Thursday at Memorial Hospital. She lived with her sister Emma F. Hooper at 24 Green Street. Born in Bath to Charles T. and Mercy Foote Hooper, she taught 42 years before retiring two years ago. Survived by sister and brother Fred E. Hooper of New York City. Funeral Saturday at 2 at the family home with Rev. Joseph O. Purdue officiating. Burial at Oak Grove.

Martha Etta Hooper Bath Memorial Hospital Miss Hooper Emma F. Hooper Green Street Charles T Mercy Foote Hooper Fred E. Hooper New York City Joseph O. Purdue Oak Grove

Mrs Frances Sawyer Rites Held In Georgetown Mass

Mrs Frances Bradford Sawyer widow of Edwin S Sawyer died Sunday at her Georgetown Massachusetts home. She was born in Bath and had resided there for years and was active in local affairs and church work. Burial plans were to be announced by the family.

Swampscott Mass Pythian Sisters Sawyer Donald L. Sawyer Esther Holder Georgetown William T. Bradford Portland Lynn Frances Bradford Sawyer Edwin S. Sawyer Bath

Panama Canal workman Flavel S. Pierce dies in Canal Zone

Flavel S. Pierce age 58 a lock operator at the Panama Canal died Wednesday in Pedro Miguel Canal Zone after illness post his removal to Gorgas hospital. He came to the Canal in 1910 from Bath Iron Works. Survived by widow Lavina Coombs a son Franklin Bath sister Charlotte Coombs Bath brother Barton Pierce and many nieces and nephews. Services held June 26 at Pedro Miguel church burial in Corozal cemetery.

Flavel S. Pierce Panama Canal Pedro Miguel Canal Zone Mr. Pierce Gorgas Hospital Ancon Bath Iron Works Lavina Coombs Bath Franklin Balboa C. Z Berton Pierce Isaac C Charlotte E.) Coombs Pedro Miguel Church Corozal Cemetery

West Point native Frank Green dies in Phippsburg fishing town

Frank Green died Sunday at his Sebasco home in Phippsburg after living there 13 years. A native of West Point he was a fisherman and son of Arthur and Frances Green. Surviving are six children. The funeral was Tuesday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home in this city with burial in Holland Cemetery in Phippsburg.

Frank Green West Point Sebasco Phippsburg Arthur Frances Wallace) Green Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Holland Cemetery

Funeral Services Held For William Cummings in Bath

The funeral for William Cummings was held Monday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home Bath at two. He died Friday morning at his home after three years of illness the last three days bedridden. Rev. Charles Myron Tubbs of Grace Episcopal Church officiated. Bearers were his four Bath sons William A Raymond D Edward A and Charles F Cummings. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.

William Cummings Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Mr. Cummings Middle Street Charles Myron Tubbs Grace Episcopal Church William A Raymond D Edward A Charles F. Cummings Bath Oak Grove Cemetery

Teared Parking Tag Case Ends With $4.70 Payment

Police tagged cars on Washington street south of Center. Stanley T Barr’s torn parking tag led to a court order. Barr pleaded guilty and paid 4.70 in costs. The incident underscores following tag instructions.

Stanley T. Barr Boothbay Harbor Washington Street Center Mr. Barr’s Joseph Thibodeau Mr. Barr Barr Gardiner R. Deering

Mrs Lee Riggs Linked To Wasp Movement Revealed

Mrs. Lee Riggs widow Marguerite Cornish wife of a warrant officer aboard the U S S Wasp travels with her parents Mr and Mrs Ralph M Cornish formerly of Getchell street now at Foster's Point The Riggs family ties trace back to Missouri and Bath during the Woolsey construction period

U.S.S Lee Riggs Marguerite Cornish Wasp

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Belle Heald Carroll P. Powers LePard Judson Cross Tougalore Laura Moore Peterson Dorothy Oliver Lillian Morse Edward Wren Waldoboro Roger Peterson Ernest Heald Eleanor Hamilton Aivah Reynolds John Williams Caroline Carpenter Brockton SEARS Meadowbrook Cuttyhunk Fish Line Sears Nu-Bilt Ae Cc. C Horn Sears, Roebuck and CO Center Street Bath, Maine Sagadahoc County U.S. C Eleanor Hodgkins Martha E. Hooper Mrs. Frances Sawyer Flavel Pierce Panama Canal Zone Wmummings Funeral Fred S. Curtis & CO Thomas R. Huston Washington St
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