Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bath Independent in Bath, Maine

We have 914,015 pages in Maine

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1944

Page

4

Vacation Church School Opens in St Philip's July 17

Wiscasset news reports St Philip's parish house hosts a free Vacation Church School from July 17 to July 38 for children five and up under Miss Louisa Russell. Daily sessions run 9 am to 12 noon with a post noon picnic and evening entertainments. Registration with Mrs. Chiera or Mr. Heigham is urged for staffing.

St. Philip's Louisa Russell Bar Harbor William H. Burton Samuel J. Sewall Robert H. Heigham North Edgecomb

Bath area notes reflect wartime staffing and travel

Local notices recount residents joining Bath Iron Works as staff, relatives visiting in Portland and Old Orchard, and temporary relocations for summer vacations. Military son Tech Sgt Robert Bragg writes home from India, detailing heat and acclimation while his family stays with relatives in New Jersey and Bath.

West Bath Social Notes Highlight Local Activity

Navy Bath personnel enjoyed a clam bake at Rock Hill Inn. Numerous residents and relatives are listed with travels, service, and visits to Portland Bangor and Toronto. A band event, shipboard families, vacations to Sabine and the White Mountains mark community life in West Bath.

West Bath Couple Celebrates 63rd Anniversary

Estella Thompson Beane and Charles Beane of West Bath marked 63 years of marriage with a quiet dinner party. The pair wed July 3 1881 after Garfields assassination era. Family guests from Maine and Boston attended as gas rationing limited attendance. The couple have five nephews in overseas service and past work across several towns.

President Garfield Estella G. Thompson Salem Mass Seward D Laura Thompson McKenney Phillips, Maine Charles A. Beane Worcester Samuel Sarah Smith Beane Avon Maine Miss Thompson Dodge Peach Mr. Peach Mrs. Beane Berry's Mill Road RFD West Bath Charles Blunt Blunt Marlene Boston William Best Bath Beane Strong Phillips Livermore Fall Clark City Quebec Portland Berlin N. H Danville Livermore Falls International Paper Mis New England Order of Protection Danville Junction Grange

Social notices from Bath diversions and visitors

Miss Margaret Smith of New York City arrived Monday to spend two weeks with her aunt Mrs James E Little at 26 Turner Court. Mrs C A Thornburgh and daughter Virginia of Birmingham Ala. Mrs R O Maxwell of Santiago Calif. and Mrs E T Schneider of Washington DC will return home after their husbands are shipped from Boston. Miss Dorothy Johnson and Miss Edna Ranta of Thomaston were guests at 995 Middle Street for a surprise housewarming with a party and refreshments hosted by local residents.

Sheepscot Josephine N. Tucker Parker A. Boudin North Edgecomb John South Edwin Jonathan Rosemont Antoinette Plumstead Federal Street Joseph E. Plumstead Edward Wilmington Del Fred Moody Exeter N. H Josephine Plumstead Portland High Street Webb John Smith Lowe Rockland George H. Bemis Animal Welfare Society of Wiscasset James McCarty M. A. Plumstead Charles N. Barton Bath Memorial Hospital Barton Ava Dodge Ella Sherman Muscongus Harold Haggett Haggett Richard Haggett USN Rensselaer College Polytechnic Institute Troy N. Y New York Margaret F. Rees William Patten Brew Rees Wiscasset Inn Jennie McCollon Bingham Howard Morrison Warren Street Stanley Clifford Clifford Nellie Clifford Isaac Wall Evelyn Hodgdon Gardiner Sarah Winn Samuel Walters Patricia David Harold C. Blanchard Groveton Harold Perkins Niagara Falls Earl D. Rines Charles S. Sewall Henry W. Webb Bowdoin College Margaret Smith New York City James E. Little Turner Court Boston Bath C. A. Thornburgh Virginia Birmingham Ala Thornburgh R. O. Maxwell Santiago Calif J/c Maxewell E. T. Schneider Washington, D. C Dorothy Johnson Edna Ranta Thomaston Middle Street Ivan Kirkpatrick William H. Daley Fred Sterling Johnson Hyde Windlass Co Ranta Bath Iron Works Boyed William Johnson Margaret Daniels Ina Anderson Helen Douglas Esther Pattershall Linwood Groves This City H. Edwin Harjula Brunswick Herbert Merrill

Woolwich Notes from Day's Ferry and Surroundings

Woolwich residents share visits and leisure from Brookline to Boothbay Harbor. Notable items include Brewster guests, a hospital medical incident, Red Cross and war effort activities, and local property changes at the Thomson estate. Families from Bath to Quincy enjoy vacations and summer stays with locals.

Winter Street School Opens On Wednesday

Winter Street church summer school opened Wednesday at nine with Rev. Ralph Mohney as interim pastor and superintendent guiding teachers Miss Alice Lorraine Purdue kindergarten Miss Martha Pratt primary Mrs Henry O McCabe junior boys and Mrs Elizabeth Young and Mrs Frederick Cullen junior girls.

Winter Street Church Ralph Mohney Alice Lorraine Purdue Martha Pratt Henry O. McCabe Elizabeth Young Frederick Cullen John Sylvester Mohney

Woolwich Grangers Past Masters Night Proves Big Success

Woolwich grange held a lively meeting last week with 44 members and guests. Past Master William Bradford led the session as Chester Leeman assisted and J E Bailey oversaw. two guests attended, and a lobster stew supper followed.

Woolwich Grangers Woolwich Grange William Bradford Chester Leeman J. E. Bailey New Guinea Marilyn Temple Stanley Elwell Fred Soule Albert Bailey Asbury Bailey Merle Jameson Cleveland Marriner Marriner Enterprise Grange America The Grange Rose Hathorne Arline Leeman Evelyn Leeman

County Pomona Grange Meeting Recap

Helen Bishop read a poem and Mrs. Mary Pierce of Merriconeag Grange performed piano solos. A patriotic tableau by Mrs. Lucy Ricker, past Merriconeau lecturer, and Grace Knight as pianist highlighted the event. Ten granges attended with visitors from St. Albans and Lewiston.

Helen Bishop Mary Pierce Merriconeag Grange Lucy Ricker Merriconeau Grace Knight William Gould Bowdoinham Pomona St. Albans Pleasant River Riverview Lewiston

Bay Point Vacationers and Guests At Local Cottages

Bay Point residents list summer visitors and short vacations around Bath Auburn and Kennebec Point. Families and individuals including Mr Jewett Mrs Hart Mrs Graham Mr Conley Chester Whittaker and others spend weeks at cottages and houses such as The Limit Comfort Cottage Bonnie Brae White Heaven Roslindale and Kennebec Point with several relatives visiting relatives and social calls noted.

Jewett Whitefield Grant Yarmouth Academy George Gates John Hart Bath Hart Walter I. Noyes Noyes Graham Mary Arlington Mass M. Conley Thomas Joseph Chester Whittaker Gates Richard Young Lester Ross Sheridan Julia Perkins Sybil Crafts Auburn Walter Quance Comfort Cottage Arthur Maxwell Richmond Bonnie Brae John White Lillian John Bellavance Anita Joan Yevette White Heaven Louise Briggs Albert Coombs Roslindale Karl Hentz Jon Karl Bay Point E. J. Stewart Julie Darrympre Kennebec Point

Resolution on Buck death at Riverside Cemetery Association

In memory of Cleveland L. Buck the Riverside Cemetery Association extends heartfelt sympathy to his sister and family. The resolution notes his kindness and loyal citizenship, asks consolation from faith, and directs copies to the bereaved home The Bath Independent and records. Woolwich Maine July 6 1944.

Riverside Cemetery Association Cleveland L. Buck Christ Association Bath Independent Flora A. Hathorn David G. Reed Woolwich Maine

Mrs Hamblett Plans Three-Week Visit and Family Gatherings

Mrs Edward B Hamblett and her son Donald left Monday for visits with relatives in Manchester and Nashua New Hampshire and Portland Maine then plan to spend time with daughter Mrs J Francis Donahue and family in Westboro Massachusetts before returning July 22. Mr Hamblett will take a week off from his duties as a government inspector at Bath Iron Works. Miss Grace Lord and Everett Lord left Monday to spend the Fourth at Peaks Island.

Louise Gaudette West Southport Bath Iron Works Thomas Robson Hopkinton Mass Elsie Trott Washington D. C Wilfred Trott Marshall Avenue Miss Trott Waggerman & Brawner, Inc Charles Ginsburg High Street Ginsburg Old Orchard Philip Stackpole Campbell Pond Bath Sttckpole Swansea Scott Ward Harding's Pittston Ernest Scott H.C. Kearstead Scott Violet Ward Automobile Department State House Augusta Betty Clancy Joseph D. Clancy Lark Street Hyde Park Terrace Clancy Morse High School Gulden School of Beauty Culture Portland Ralph W. Bargg Farrin Street Tech Robert Bragg U. S India Set Bragg Jersey City N J Dixon Crucible Co Navy Rock Hill Inn Lincoln Williams Bath Memorial Hospital Courtney Stover Jerald Joyce Carlton Johnson Marines Parris Island S. C Marilyn Patricia Booker Senter's Charles Haggett Bobbie Billy James Jenkins J. B. Cooke Bangor Chipina New Brunswick Douglass Mitchell Skowhegan Reginald Flewelling Reginald O’donal Larrabee Grove J. W. Larrabee Billy Larrabee Topsham Edward McMann Amos Greenleaf Bailey Farm Woolwich Leon Felker Edward Burns Andrew Babkirk Philip Burns Dana Pendleton Gerald Boudreau Sidney Pendleton West Bath John H. McNary Maine General Hospital Fred Duren Richmond Samuel F. Bates T. G. Nelson Beachmont Sabine A. G. Harley Janet Sabino Hadley Tremaine Richard Paul Kenneth White Mountains Ralph H. McNary Jack Marblehead Wilbert B. Small Armed Forces L. D. Small Leon F. Bates Henry W. Henderson Boston Howard Stevens Malden Margaret Stevens G. C. Smith Chester Kelsea John Perkins Charlotte Chase Brookline Samuel P. Buck Day's Ferry Roy A. Donnell Donnells George Pierce Frank Walker Capitol Island Boothbay Harbor Edwin Moulton Ellis Camps Arthur Allen Louis Dunn S. P. Buck Willard Elliot North Woolwich Charles Pinkham Jennie Pinkham Pinkham Pine Island R. I Howard Miller Howard Jr Louise Miller River Road Ella Temple Shirley Kuta Mabel Lancaster Terry Dore Bowdoinham Cornwell Rogers New York Montsweag Road Rogers Columbia Stuart Chapin Paula Jack Hartford Moatsweag Road Chapin Red Cross Wilbur Howe Hyde Windlass Co Edward B. Hamblett Donald Pratt Street Hamblett James McKenna McKenna William Griffin Griffin Manchester N. H H. T. Flynn Flynn Nashua J. Francis Donahue Donahue James and Edward Westboro Popham Beach

Also Mentioned on This Page

Garrison Hill O.E.S Grace C. I'va May S. Sherman Jnace Adams Bean Sid G. Evans Wei ‘Odge Instra Helen Fisher Imiers Helen Garrii Birch Point William Tilison Burton Huntoon Hill Grange Hall Erge Anna P.waite Harriet Jackson Gertrude Munsey Jih, Reed Dorothy Ames Blanche Fowle Laura Seavey Olivon Bertha Day Chan Mabuy Bertha Pallett Lucile Shea Fora Mu Inor Pomeroy Retu Bryant & Stratton Buess College Ernest Marsh Arthur E. Hatch White Plains Marie Antoinette House Charles N. Sigison Edgecomb Allan Hunnewell Raymond Beane Saco Effie J. Poole Pleasant Avenue Miss Poole John Dow Verne Safford Dead River Janet Safford Faylene Hunnewell Milton Baker Harry Mosher Mosher Robert Temple Viola Adams White Elephant Club Alberta Larrabee Gardiner Road Grover C. Hoyt Chewonki Neck Sol Holbrook Mildred Bath Road Gardner Flood Chester Merry Donald Leavitt Winthrop Theodore Sherman Geneva Teddy Jesse F. White Leonard Munsey Teddy Faurer Philadelphia Lester Peters Alna Road Marion Reay Frank Rittal Georgetown Misses Weeks Davis Island Vinton Reed Alta M. Parker Frank M. Haggett Stanley W. Dodge Holidy Albert Galloup Hallowell Rover Mathis Joe Marsh Ephet Maine PLC Beene Industry Foundation Frank Holley Brewing Industry Foundation Frank H. Holley Main ST Waterville Archibald McCoy Cpl Paul McCoy Italy W. T. Withington Greenwood Francis Small Arthur Kochiakian Haverill, Mass Frank Dow Argyle William Nedeau Joseph Arsenault Carrol Wing Harold Wing Merton Wing Norridgewock Charlie Hardy Frank Brown Pittsfield Burton Wing Sampson, N. Y Naval Training Station Hospital Ruby McCellan Freedom Howard Elliot Arthur Wing Sharon Ann Winter Street Mary E. Carroll England American Red Cross Miss Carroll Gannett Publishing Co the Times Stephens High School Rumford Modern School of Applied Art Ruth Meister Frances Benson D. K. Mitchell, Jr C. E. Dunham Foster's Point Road Grace Lord Everett Lord North Street Peak’s Island Scott Super-Bilt Marguerite Hennessey’s Stre New England Marguerite Hennessey
Search Courier

Search the Bath Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bath Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication