Engagement of Miss Hilda Gertrude Scott Announced
Tea at Mrs. Walter J. Anliker home in South Portland marked the engagement of Miss Hilda Gertrude Scott to Lieut. (jg) Carl L. Thach USNR of Burton Kansas. Scott a teacher at Thornton Heights School and graduate of Morse High school Gorham Normal and the University of Maine. Thach a Naval officer and University of Kansas graduate with Notre Dame training and Miami Florida officers program.
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Walter J. Anliker
South Portland
Hilda Gertrude Scott
John W. Scott
Garden Street
Bath
Carl L. Thach
USNR
Burton
Kansas
Scott
Thornton Heights School
Morse High School
Gorham Normal School
University of Maine
Charles Thach
Burton, Kansas
Maude
Delia Belanger
Percy Scott
Everett Ellis
City
Farewell Party for Edmund Hagan Before Navy Service
A farewell party for Edmund A. Hagan, bound for the Naval Training Center at Sampson New York, was hosted by Mr and Mrs Norman O Morse at 54 Willow Street Sunday evening. Attendees included Louis Hagan Mary McNally Minnie McPherson Stanley Pettengill South Portland George McDonald Robert Cousins Milton Savage Albert Woodman Richard Talbot Norman Morse Jr and Misses Hope Mitchell Rita Mulcahy Kay Pert Barbara Robinson Betty Hagan. Mrs Bertha Hagan and Barbara Dunton were absent due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund A. Hagan
Naval Training Center
Sampson, N. Y
Norman O. Morse
Willow Street
Louis Hagan
Mary McNally
Minnie McPherson
Stanley Pettengill
South Portland
George McDonald
Robert Cousins
Milton Savage
Albert Woodman
Richard Talbot
Norman Morse
Hope Mitchell
Rita Mulcahy
Kay Pert
Barbara Robinson
Betty Hagan
Bertha Hagan
Barbara Dunton
Betts-Bettis Couple Wed at Family Home in Bath
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll D. Burnham announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Cora Mae Bettis to Cpl. George De Wolfe USA. The wedding was at the bride’s parents’ home in Bath where the couple are staying two weeks. Mrs. De Wolfe worked at Excel Cleaners. Cpl. De Wolfe is stationed at Camp Edwards Mass receiving treatment for wounds from five years in the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll D. Burnham
Middle Street
Cora Mae Bettis
George de Wolfe
USA
Frank de Wolfe
Bath
de Wolfe
Excel Cleaners
Cpl
Camp Edwards
Mass
South Pacific
Morse High Staff To Attend Harvard Summer Course
Nathan Watson a Morse High language teacher plans to leave Sunday for a six weeks course on Guidance at Harvard University Summer School. He and English instructor Clinton D. Wilson will dedicate part of next school year to developing a Morse guidance program.
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Nathan Watson
Morse High School
Harvard University
Watson
Clinton D. Wilson
Morse
Dunlap Commandery Hosts St Johns Day Outing for Commanderies
Dunlap Commandery Knights Templar celebrated St Johns Day with 100 Sir Knights from Maine Gardiner Trinity Augusta and Lewiston. They skipped the parade due to war conditions and enjoyed a shore dinner at the Square Deal Bailey Island followed by a Casco Bay boat sail.
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Casco Bay
Sir Knights of the Commanderies
Bath
Dunlap Commandery
Commandery
Band concert features marches at Cosmopolitan club fair
Escort band Dunlap Commandery performs a program of marches and Sousa works at the Cosmopolitan club street fair and bazaar from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Midway games, a food basket auction, lobster salad supper tickets, and a doll carriage parade display are also planned at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmo Club
Cosmopolitan Club
Dunlap Commandery
Stars and Stripes
Sousa
Yoder
Abbott Meacham
Keyes
Sagadahoc Fruit Company
Central Maine Power Company
Surprise Party for Corrinne Gerrish at 283 Center Street
A surprise birthday party was given for Corrinne Gerrish at her home 283 Center Street Sunday afternoon from two to four. The dining room featured pink blue and white decorations and two birthday cakes with seven candles graced the table. Guests played games and prizes were won by David Ketchum Marilyn Inman Georgette Albert Julie Cummings and Miss Gerrish. Refreshments were served by Mrs Florence Cooper Mrs Frances Johnson and Miss Mary Gerrish. The guest of honor received many gifts with Clarence Gerrish William Ketchum Joseph Robinson Albert Cooper Sandra Bourgoin Donald Bourgoin Claudette Albert Freddie Johnson and Carol Cummins among those present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrinne Gerrish
Center Street
David Ketchum
Marilyn Inman
Georgette Albert
Julie Cummings
Gerrish
Florence Cooper
Frances Johnson
Mary Gerrish
Clarence Gerrish
William Ketchum
Joseph Robinson
Albert Cooper
Sandra Bourgoin
Donald Bourgoin
Claudette Albert
Freddie Johnson
Carol Cummins
Engagement of Pfe Raymond Edward Cain and Barbara Curran
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Cain announce the engagement of their son Pfe Raymond Edward Cain USMC to Miss Barbara Frances Curran daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Curran of Bangor. No date set. Barbara Curran a Bangor High School graduate class of 1945. She now works for Rogers Stores. Cain attended Morse High School class of 1945 before serving two years ago. He is with the Fourth Maine Air Wing in the Pacific. Independent Brotherhood officials reported responses to letters sent to President Truman Navy Secretary Forrestal Governor Hildreth and Maine lawmakers about a shipyard material shortage. They all expressed concern and pledged cooperation to resolve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Cain
Bluff Road
Raymond Edward Cain
USMC
Barbara Frances Curran
Daniel T. Curran
Broadway
Bangor
Cain
Morse High School
Fourth Maine Air Wing
Pacific
Truman
Navy
Forrestal
Hildreth
Maine
McDonald Temple
Pythian Sisters
Hazel Denham
Prudence Lucy
Reta Miner
White
Ruth B. Dodge
Henrietta Lou Dingley
Edna Smith
Yarmouth
Dingley
White Road
Bowdeinham
Henry
Elizabeth Small Curtis
Richmond
Bowdoinham
Fred
Paul Dingley
James Ross
Earl McFee
Crusaders
Jessie Ames
Miss Ames
Alice Whittier
Merrymeeting Grange
Mac Gould
Evelyn Ackley
Ferne Cauesley
Dorothy Cook
Neil S. ‘Bishop
Carl Smith
Exeter
Bishop
Sagadahoc County
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
John L. Sawyer
Winnifred
Barbara
Forest Wall
Harbor
Earl Browne
Ransom Keiley
Fairnield
Paul West
Rox-bury
Mass
West
John McDonald
Harold Cheney
Gardiner
Phillip Nealey
Mary Purington
Sanford
Nealey
Harland Ferguson
Pythian Sisters Ladies Aid
George Sedgley
Emily Chase
Ellen
Woolwicek
Dorothy Dickinson
Augusta
Robert Rendall
Cony High School
Girl Scout Day Camp To Accommodate 100 Beginning July 9
The local Girl Scout council will run a day camp at Camp Pine Haven across from Stone House farm from July 9 to 20 for 100 attendees. Registrations to Mrs. Alfred Carpenter must be mailed by June 30 with a fee of one dollar per week for Scouts and 75 cents for Brownies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Haven
Girl Scout Council
Sewall's Woods
Stone House Farm
Alfred Carpenter
High Street
Park and High
Kenneth Brumm
Yarmouth
Carpenter
Arthur Bowker
Louis Dole
John Milton
George Musk
Arthur Sewall
Harmon Smith
Brumm
War Weary Bombers Land at Dow Field
After a dramatic Airborne Attack Show at Dow Field Ban gor crowds see 28 War Weary bombers of the 8th Air Force arrive from Narsarsuaq Greenland via Goose Bay Labrador and Meeks Field Iceland landing minutes apart. About 6 000 combat and ground crewmen have flown back to the United States through Dow Field to date en route to Bradley Field Connecticut for 30 day furloughs before rejoining their units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Field
Bangor
8Th Air Force
Narsarssuak
Greenfield
Bth Air Force
United States
Dowfield
Goose Bay
Labrador
Greenland
Meeks Field
Iceland
Bradley Field
Connecticut
Far and Near Missionary Society Meets at Corliss Street Church
The Far and Near Missionary society of Corliss Street church held a meeting at Mrs. Pearl Dunbar’s home. Rev. Albert R. Freeman led a discussion on Christianity Where You Live by Kenneth Underwood and members planned monthly meetings and appointed committees for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Underwood
Albert R. Freeman
Winte Cross
Merton Wright
Frank Preble
Harold Walker
William A. Hill
Lucian Aimes
Herbert Preble
O- 400d
Butler
IL i
Spiritual Life
Jacob Wheeler
Ames
Fred Bragg
Henry Block
Dunbar
Carey Peters Wedding Unites Eunice Peters and George Carey
A quiet wedding was held Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Vernon Miller Center Street Center street Bath. Miss Eunice M Peters and George M Carey both of Bath were married by Rev Charles R Sims. The couple are Bath Tron Works employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Miller
Center Street
Eunice M. Peters
George M. Carey
Bath
Charles R. Sims
Roland E. Peters
Peters
Bucksport
Mrs Gillette Named Sponsor for Submarine Cusk
Walter G Reed Sr of Mystic selected Mrs Lydia Baxter Gillette wife of Rear Adm Claude S Gillette to sponsor the submarine Cusk. The choice honors civilian workers and navy goodwill at Electric Boat Co New London Conn with the launch date yet to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric At Co
New London
Gillette
Tyler Avenue
Groton
Reed
William Payne
Peter Hammacher
Mystic
Walter G. Reed, Jr
Seabees
Electric Boat Co
Franklin L. Reed
U. S. S. Atlanta
Washington, D. C
Walter Reed, Jr
Franklin Reeds
Bathman Returns From Vacation Trip
Charles T. Jackson of South street returns home after a two week trip visiting family and landmarks. He saw his grandson Jackson D. Hill graduate valedictorian at the Billard Naval Academy in New London Conn, and toured Hartford Windsor Glastonbury New Haven Norwalk Washington and Portland with stops at Rockefeller Center and the Senate chamber. He later flew from Washington to Portland then train home, calling the journey very enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Jackson
South Street
Bath
Manchester
N. H
Francis B. Hill
Hill
New London
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Jackson
Hartford
Windsor
Glastonbury
Conn
New Haven
H. C. Knight
Norwalk
National
Senate Chamber
Gen. Eisenhower
Washington
Wallace H. White
Maine
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
Portland
Miss Muriel Williams to Wed Marvin Williams at Wesley Methodist
Miss Muriel Louise Williams of Middle Street will wed Marvin Lyle Williams of Walker Minnesota at Wesley Methodist Church Thursday at eight. Rev Chester B Oliver will conduct the double ring ceremony with both families in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Louise Williams
Dell Williams
Middle Street
Marvin Lyle Williams
USN
Harry D. Williams
Walker
Minn
Wesley Methodist Church
Chester B. Oliver
Ice supply in Bath deteriorates as dealer reports thin stock
Health Officer Chester H McCabe said the city’s ice situation is worse than estimated. The sole Bath ice dealer has six ice layers left capable of lasting to mid July and plans to run only one truck to serve the central area and government projects. High prices and delivery logistics hinder bringing ice in from outside the city. The Sanitation committee discussed actions to address the growing shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester H. McCabe
Bath
McCabe
Norma Jean Steussy Engaged to Cpl Dwight W Pierce Jr
Mr and Mrs R M Stetssy announce the engagement of their daughter Norma Jean to Cpl Dwight W Pierce Jr USAAF son of Mr and Mrs Dwight W Pierce The couple’s backgrounds include Morse High School graduates 1942 Bowdoin College 1946 and Bath Iron Works draftsman Pierce served overseas in 1943 1945 with the 8th Army Air Force Fighter Command and is a provost and personnel clerk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.M. Stetssy
Middle Street
Norma Jean
Dwight W. Pierce, Jr
USAAF
Dwight W. Pierce
North Street
Miss Steussy
Morse High School
Chamberlain School
Boston
Bath Iron Works
Cpl
Pierce
Morse
Bowdoin College
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Glee Club
England
Belgium
M. P
8Th Army Air Force Fighter Command
Lemont couple marks 60 years of marriage in Bath
Mr and Mrs Lucius M LeMont of Middle Street celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at home. He was born in Bath, married Helen M Turner of Everett in 1885, lived in Everett until 1892 then moved to Bath. They have three children and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucius M. LeMont
Middle Street
LeMont
Bath
Helen M. Turner
Everett
Mass
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Theta Chapter Sells Large War Bond Total in Drive
The Theta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi surpassed its quota by reaching a $40,000 sale of war bonds during the 7th War Loan Drive. Members sold bonds nightly in the Opera House lobby and at a June Infantry Show booth despite rain, with most funds raised through canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
City Government July Meeting Rescheduled to July 11
The city government has moved its July meeting to July 11, aligning with the first Wednesday. The change affects workshop and council sessions planned for the month.
West Bath Grange Admits 28 Members At Meeting
West Bath grange held a Monday meeting conferring the third and fourth degrees on 28 candidates including six from Dromore grange. Officers and Harvesters led tableaux and a harvest supper preceded the session with 148 present including 54 visitors from multiple granges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Dromore Grange
Edwin W. Haggett
John Howe
Persis Milles
Herbert Simpson
David Henderson
Nellie Booker
William Armstrong
Courtney Stover
Everett Lemont
Lucy Armstrong
Ceres
Mabel Tibbetts
Pomona
Melvina McGlinchy
Flora
Annie Henderson
Annie Lemont
Doris Wing
Ruth
Ella Coombs
Naomi
Francis Clark
Maude Haile
Nell Marie Kelsey
Harvesters
John Sylvester
Mel Comeau
Charles Doyle
Robert Farnham
Edward Thompson
Frank Donnell
Martha Crocker
Elizabeth Young
Marilyn Booker
Charles Berry
Bernice Sturtevant
Gladys Dechan
Harvest
Mary Dechan
Patricia Booker
West Bath
Arthur Crocker
Laura White
Ethel Burns
Gladys Deehan
Pomona Grange
Merriconneag Grange
Harpswell
Polio Association Holds Fifth Sagadahoc Chapter Meeting
The Sagadahoc County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis elected a new executive committee: Mrs. Gillies, Mrs. Noftall, Mrs. Sewall, Mrs. Torrey, Mrs. Welch, James Temple, Ralph Stetson, Alden Anderson and Alex Burden. The chapter has 1000 to send county children to Pine Tree Society camp in Belgrade this summer. Treasurer Stetson reported 1944 receipts of 2234.72 and a balance of 8445.59 with 4000 to be invested in War Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
James A. Gillies, Jr
I. Noftall
Arthur Sewall
Bowen Torrey
Leverett Welch
James W. Temple
Ralph G. Stetson
Alden H. Anderson
Alex A. Burden
Sagadahoc County
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children
Belgrade
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Plans July Meetings
Mrs. Granville Colby showed movies on Acadia National Park and conservation at the Cosmopolitan Garden Club meeting in clubrooms Monday at 2 30. The next meeting is July 9. Plans for a program to the mother club on July 5 were made with Mrs. Roscoe P McFadden Miss Alice Johnson and Mrs. Chester Roberts in charge. Members voted to continue creating plants for the Cozy Corner at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acadia National Park
New England
Granville Colpy
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Mother Club
Roscoe P. McFadden
Alice Johnson
Chester Roberts
Memorial Hospital
Sebasco Lodge Opens With Hundred Guests
Sebasco Lodge opened on June 15 and hosts about 100 guests. Rock Garden Inn is opening tomorrow and both establishments expect a strong season and soon expect all reservations to be booked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebasco Lodge
Rock Garden Inn
Miss Carmen Huse and Miss Betty Anderson Return Home
Miss Carmen Huse daughter of Mr and Mrs H Augustus Huse 21 Court street and Miss Betty Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson 33 Green street have returned home after a week at Sebasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Huse
H. Augustus Huse
Court Street
Betty Anderson
Carl Anderson
Green Street
Sebasco
Nineteen Inductees Leave for Portland
Nineteen young men departed Tuesday afternoon for Portland where they were inducted in the armed forces today. The group includes Bath residents Joseph Albert Robinson Caldwe Richard Parker Morse Warr Stewart Marks Arthur Dana King Sidney Allen Pendleton Jr Edward Blair Potter Adenne Scott Haines Otis Ald Smith Alphonse Franc Galuza Bowdoinham Glenn Alfred Orrs Topsham Leo Paul Bold Lawrence Curtis White Elm Herbert Small Richmond Charles Eastmal Guiou Warren Eden Joy West Bath John Waterbury Squiers Auburn Daniel Joseph Crowley Jr Caribou Albion Young Shavi
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portla
Bath
Joseph Albert Robison
Henry Joseph Caldwe
Richard Parker Morse
Warr Stewart Marks
Arthur Dana King
Sidney Allen Pendleto Jr
Edward Blair Potter
Adenne Scott Haines
Otis Ald Smith
Arrowsic
Alphonse Franc
Galuza
Bowdoinham
Glenn Alfre Orrs
Topsham
Leo Paul Bold
Lawrence Curtis White
Elm Herbert Small
Byrne Ring Wedding at St Marys Rector
Miss Barbara M Ring daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred P Ring Jr of 12 Goddard Street becomes bride of Walter L Byrne M 2 USN son of Mr and Mrs Walter T Byrne of Boston at St Marys rectory Saturday at 930 am. The double ring ceremony was performed by Fr Jon Cummings. The couple left for a Boston wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara M. Ring
Daugher
Fred P. Rin Jr
Goddard Street
Walter L. Byrne
Usn
Walter T. Byrne
Bosto
St. Mary’s
Saturda
Teh Kev
Jon Co
Cummings
Joan Piette
Comdr. Nog
Man Broyderick
U.S. N
Boston
Byrne
Morse High School
Carl's Dry Store
Boston Englis
Navy
Farewell Party for Ardenne Haines Before Military Service
A farewell party honored Ardenne Haines son of Mr and Mrs Royden Haines of Yar Street Sunday evening. He leaves Monday for Cam Devens to be inducted into the service after graduating Morse High School class of 1945. Haines served in the Maine State Guard as a sergeant and his brother Pvt Royden Haines US Army is at Fort Sill Oklahoma, also a Morse class of 1945 graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardenne Haines
Royden Slaines
Yar Street
Cam Devens
Havin
Morse High Schoo
Maine State Guard
Pvt
Royden Haines
U.S. Army
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Haines
Lara Greenleaf
Ed Haines
Donald Foxx
Floyd Goding
Lawrence Palmer
Lawrence Burnham Plummer, Jr
Lewis Palmer
Marpacet Rooke Bulalia
Arnold
Dolores
Ramona Haines
Helen Palmer
Sylvia Campbell
Laura Palmer
Blanche Haines
Evelyn Berry
Millicent Smith
Katherine Trich
Betty Berry
Frazi Haines
Mion Miller
Charle Ambrose
Lawrence Joy
Loui Palmer
Orrington Haines
John Hamilton
Dean Jorien
Leland Plummer
Robert Coombs
Seaman
E¢ Seebees
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