Surprise party honors Miss Alyn Jewett
Miss Edith Hall hosted a surprise birthday party for Miss Alyn Jewett of Bath Iron Works. Guests included Dorothy Anliker and Nancy Barron among others, with games and refreshments. Additional society notices list neighbors visiting, engagements, travels, and summer plans across Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Hall
Washington Street
Alyn Jewett
Miss Jewett
Bath Iron Works
Dorothy Anliker
Nancy Barron
Beulah Lunt
Priscilla Parshley
Frances Callan
Grace Goodwin
Alice Geneau
Ann Louise Jewett
Virginia Jewett Louie Crowley
Barbara Pitman
Dolly Goodwin
Mary McClure
Frank Reinoehl
Warren McNeil
Martha Hall
Chestnut Street
Portland
Maine General Hospital
Alesander Keeps Family Home After Randolph Visit
Miss Dorothy Alesander returns to her Bath street home with her parents Mr and Mrs George Alesander after a Randolph visit as guests of relatives. William Lucero, Morse High School class of 1943 with honors, heads to Worcester Polytech for V-12 training. He, from San Diego, plans to join the Navy program and move to Bath in February with his parents. Bobby and Billy Allard, sons of Mr and Mrs William J. Allard, leave for Camp Kekakwitha in Leeds. their parents will visit Canada and Lake St John in Quebec Montreal and Mont Tremblant during their absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Alesander
Mr and Vers
George Alesander
Bath Street
Randolph
William Lucero
Morse High School
Worcester
Worcester Polytech
San Diego
Bath
Arthuur A. Lucero
Morse
Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Bobby
Billy
William J. Allard
Washington Street
Leeds
Camp Kekakwitha
Mrs. Allard
Canada
Quebec
Monetreal
Lake St. John
Nurse Mrs Vinnessa McKeon Leaves Memorial Hospital
Mrs Vinnessa McKeon R N of Memorial Hospital staff has completed duties there and gone to New York City where she has accepted a position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinnessa McKeon
R.N
Memorial Hospital
New York City
Mrs Brown plans summer visit to Woolwich and Orlando
Mrs John Brown of Hocko mock plans a summer tour visiting Butler New Jersey and Woolwich after winter in Orlando with her daughter Mrs Louis Orr and granddaughter Doris Orr. Dr Orr in U S Army Medical Corps is away. Mrs Brown notes Florida heat and hopes to breathe home air again. Mrs E Everett Pierce hosted a dessert luncheon for her card club at 44 Pearl Street. Miss Jane Roderick, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs Carl Meister, visits from Portland. Bernice Carr of Newton Mass, formerly Bath, vacations with aunt Mrs Page Wyman and cousin Mrs Elishy Bridges in Mechanic Street and Popham Beach. Miss Carr currently at Popham. Bridges and Carr stayed overnight with Wyman recently. Miss Betty Bowers, formerly at Stanleigh Junior College Rye NH, returns home for summer with Ralph and Mrs Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Hockomock
Orlando
Fla
Louis Orr
Orr
Medical Corps
U. S. Army
Butler
N. J
Bleike Reed
Woolwich
Doris Orr
Jane Roderick
Maurice Roderick
Portland
Carl T. Meister
Upper
Washington Street
Bernice Carr
Newton, Mass
Bath
Page Wyman
Mechanic Street
Elishy Bridges
Popham Beach
Miss Carr
Popham
Bridges
Wyman
Betty Bowers
Stanleigh Junior College
Rye, N. H
Ralph Bowers
Weekend Visit Highlights Bath and Danville People
Alex MacDonald of Ports mouth New Hampshire, formerly Bath, stayed with Mr and Mrs Roland Robinson of Dummerstreet. Mrs MacDonald has now returned home. Mrs Walter N Wilhelm and daughter Pamela of Danville Newfoundland arrived for a two week visit with Mr and Mrs Charles H Cahill of High street. Mrs Wilhelm notes travel was trying with hot crowded trains and few courtesies until a kind taxi driver in Boston. Mrs Wilhelm was formerly Miss Martha Cahill of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex MacDonald
Portsmouth
N. H
Bath
Roland Robinson
Dummerstreet
Mrs MacDonald
Robinson
Walter N. Wilhelm
Pamela
Danville
Wilhelm
Charles H. Cahill
High Street
Boston
Martha Cahill
Local residents host visitors and openings at Camp and Beach
Miss Evelyn Gordon visits Auburn kin then returns home. Lieut John A Peters and wife arrive from Trenton for a stay at Day's Ferry with Mr and Mrs Philip Wenz. Grovers Camps at Moosehead Lake opens after prior doubt. Old friends and new visitors, including Spicer and Howe families, enjoy summer at Boothbay Harbor and Popham Beach as WAVES student Virginia Howe heads to Smith College for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Peters
Trenton
N. J
Day’s Ferry
Philip Wenz
Kennebec River
John Maliar Heads to Boston Clinic for Observation
John Maliar of 159 Pettingill Street Lewiston left Thursday for Boston to enter the Lahey Clinic for observation and treatment. He was seriously injured in a bus accident near the Hardings plant last January while employed at Bath Transit Works Transportation Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maliar
Pettingill Street
Lewiston
Boston
Lahey Clinic
Maliar
Hardings
Bath Tron Works Transportation Office
Newlywed Gardenier Guests Share Portland Visit
Mr and Mrs George Gardenier guests of Mrs James Gardenier on High street plan to move to Florida near Drew Field where Sergt Gardenier serves in the signal corps. Mrs Gardenier has lived in Portland since marriage. Miss Betty Anderson sang at First Baptist Sunday service. Miss Katherine Leonard hosted sewing club with guest Bernice Carr of Newton Massachusetts and others present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gardenier
Mr. Gardenier
James T. Gardenier
High Street
Gardenier
Signal Corps
Florida
Drew Field
Sergt. Gardenier
Portland
Betty Anderson
First Baptist Church
Local residents travel and visiting friends in Bath area
Miss Dorothy Martin returns to Lewiston after visiting her parents in Willowstreet. Mrs Ruth Young visits Utah with son Pvt Maurice Puffer stationed in Kearns. Eleanor Thompson resumes Bath Iron Works duties after visiting her parents in Waterville. Several Bath residents accord updates on military and summer plans, including Navy and shipyard workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Martin
Lewiston
Cedric Martin
Willowstreet
Ruth Young
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pvt
Maurice Puffer
Kearns
Pvt. Puffer
Bath
Eleanor Thompson
Bath Iron Works
Mrs. Owen Thompson
Waterville
Mrs Maynard-Gordon goes to Bangor to visit son Cecil Gordon
Mrs Maynard-Gordon of Pine street left Thursday for Bangor where she has been called to the bedside of her son Cecil Gordon, a patient at the Central Maine General Hospital. He graduated from Bangor High in the class of 1943. Mrs Wellington A Moore returned to her home on Weeks Street Saturday after a two weeks visit in South Portland with her daughter and son in law. Mr and Mrs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman McQuaide
Herbert Erwin
Oakstreet
McQuaide
Florida
Ars Maurice Roderick
Portland
Mero
Carl T. Meister
Washington Street
Jane
Gustave Meister
Navy Yard
Boss
Ira Rice
Water Street
Memorial Hospital
Center Street
M. W. Sewall & Co
Rice
Arthur F. Mayo
Joseph Caton
Joseph, Jr
Brooklyn
N. Y
Caton
Melvin Ferris
Park Street
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Bath
Wellington A. Moore
Weeks Street
South Portland
Mr and Mrs Vaughan Smiley Return From Visit
Mr and Mrs Vaughan Smiley and son Bruce of Philadelphia returned home Tuesday after a weekend and holiday visit with Mrs Smiley's parents Mr and Mrs Fred Kittridge of High Street and with Mr Smiley's mother Mrs Louise Smiley of Dike Road. Mrs Smiley was formerly Miss Thelma Kittridge of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughan Smiley
Bruce
Philadelphia
Smiley
Fred Kittridge
High Street
Mr. Smiley
Louise Smiley
Dike Road
Thelma 1
Kittridge
Bath
News of Our Men in Uniform Highlights Libby and Others
Pfc Herschel I Libby USAAF 21 son of Mr and Mrs Harry Libby Bath now studying to be radio gunner stationed Laredo Texas inducted August 19 1942 learned at Scott Field Ill to become radio operator mechanic later sent to Laredo for training and Air Force duties. Private Russell Snell Morse 1940 graduate home on furlough from Las Vegas NM and training in Air Forces. Freeland H King Jr Bath Iron Works employee Navy training at Miami Fla to fight U boats with Submarine Chaser Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Herschel I. Libby
USAAF
Harry L. Libby
High Street
Laredo
Texas
Libby
Army
Camp Devens
Mass
Air Force
Atlantic City
Scott Field
Bath
Pre. Libby
Leona Henderson
David Henderson
North Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
Navy Metalsmiths graduate at Dearborn training center
Quick R. Fleming of 18 Drummond Street has graduated from the U S Navy Service for Metalsmiths at Dearborn Michigan and awaits assignment. The Bluejacket was assigned to the school on the basis of aptitude tests and completed 16 weeks of intensive instruction under a chief petty officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quick R. Fleming
Drummond Street
U. S. Navy
Dearborn
Mich
Bluejacket
Army Air Forces Officer Based at Geiger Field
Second Lieut Arthur Farris Jr on active duty with the Army Air Forces at Geiger Field Spokane Wash. His home address is 50 Elm street Bath. He entered the Army in March 1942 and was formerly a Welding Counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Farris, Jr
Army Air Forces
Geiger Field
Spokane
Farris
Elmtreet
Bath
Army
Farewell party for Irvine T Frost at Bath home
Irvine Theodore Frost, recent Bath resident living with Mrs. Minnie Eldridge at 24 Dummer Street while joining U S Army induction, was honored Saturday with a lawn supper and gifts. Guests included Arthur Joby, George Raymond, Herbert Worrey, Lorraine Tyler and others as he leaves for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvine Theodore Frost
Bath
Minnie Eldridge
Dummer Street
U. S. Army
Irvine Frost
Frost
Rumford
Eldridge
Jmenu
Arthur Joby
George Raymond
Herbert K. Worrey
Lorraine Tyler
Local Soldier Pvt George Fox Home On Short Leave
Pvt George H Fox of Fort McLellan Alabama is visiting his parents at 6 Meadow Way during a short furlough after completing 13 weeks of basic training. He will return to Fort McLellan for orders and reassignment to a new station. before enlisting he worked at the South Portland shipyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Fox
U.S.A
Fort McLellan
Alabama
Edgar E. Fox
Meadow Way
Pvt
Fox
Pvt. Fox
South Portland
Pvt Joseph Footer Seeks Friends in Bath News
Pvt Joseph C. Footer son of Harold Footer Sedgwick hotel manager has joined foreign service and invites friends in Bath to write. Address: Pvt Joseph C Footer 31220380 Co A 21st Replacement Battalion APO776 care Postmaster New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Footer
Harold Footer
Sedgwick
Bath
Co. A
21St Replacement Battalion
Danforth Jr. Enters MIT After Morse High V-1A Course
Frank W. Danforth Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Danforth of 1075 High Street, left July 1 for Cambridge Massachusetts to enter MIT for several months as the V-1A C P student of Morse High’s class of 41. He attended Higgins Institute in 1942 and spent the last year at the University of Maine in the class of 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Danforth, Jr
Frank W. Danforth
High Street
Cambridge
Mass
C. P
Morse High
Higgins Institute
University of Maine
Private Allan H Atwood Home on First Army Furlough
Pvt Allan H Atwood of the U S Army stationed at Texarkana Texas has arrived home for his first furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs John Atwood of Winsor Street since enlisting in February He had worked at Bath Iron Works before joining and is a Morse High School graduate of the class of 1942
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan H. Atwood
U.S. A
Texarkana
Texas
John Atwood
Winship Street
Allen
Bath Iron Works
Morse High
Pye Jr Advances to Private First Class in Army Air Forces
P. F. Pye Jr son of Mr and Mrs Ralph A Pye of Small Point has completed basic training at Technical Training School Squadron Miami Beach Fla and is promoted to private first class He will move to Sioux Falls SD June 21 after passing radio school exams One of eight to pass the tests the six month course leads to aerial punners training for 12 weeks prior to further schooling He notes the Sioux Falls base and facilities are excellent and that B 17 B 24 and Ryan trainer aircraft are common before his enlistment he worked as a machinist at Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F
Ralph A. Pye, Jr
Ralph A. Pye
Small Point
Technical Training School Squadron
Army Air Force
Miami Beach
Fla
Royal Palm Hotel
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Hike College
Army Air Forces
Pye
Bath [Iron Works
Corp Eugene Rice Transferred From Camp Hale to California
Corp Eugene Rice of the 87th Mountain Division has been moved from Camp Hale Colorado to a camp in California. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Nelson Rice of Sagadahoc Ferry and a Morse High graduate who joined Hyde Windlass Co at enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corp
Eugene Rice
87Th Mountain Division
Camp Hale
Colorado
California
Rice
Nelson Rice
Sagadahoc Ferry
Morse High
Hyde Windlass Co
PFC Avery Jr Receives New Assignment After School Graduation
PFC Ernest R. Avery Jr recently completed a Business Administration program at Arkansas State College in Jonesboro. He was sent briefly to Salt Lake City Utah and is now stationed at Gulfport Field Mississippi with the address 310 Airdrome Sydn Gulfport Field Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Ernest R. Avery, Jr
Arkansas State College
Jonesboro
Salt Lake City
Utah
Gulfport
Miss
Airdrome Sydn
Gulfport Field
Service Men Guests of Girls Organization at USO Party
The USO hosted a Holiday Formal Party Monday evening with service members from Bath and nearby posts, including dancing and novelties. Miss Claire Grainger led the Grand March, with entertainment by Anne Shellenbarger Corp T Angelo Quatro and others, plus a prize waltz and elimination dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Girls Servic Organization
Bath
Claire Grainger
Capt. Towle
Anne Shellenbarger
Corp T. Angelo Quatro
Betty Belanger
Frances Grainger
Stell Babine
Lois Estabrooks
Doroth Gilchrist
Shirley Mank
Jeannette Craige
Loi Estabrooks
Drouin
Bath Folks Meet at Columbus Ohio
Captain A A Stott U S N R stationed in Columbus visits with Governor Sumner Sewall during the governor's convention at the Deschler Wallick Hotel. He mentions a Bath friend at Lockbourne Army Air Base and notes PFC Waldo Weston Jr and his wife recently joined by Mrs Weston in Columbus. Stott sends regards to Bath friends and records brief seven day leaves. He also presented Army and Navy ETM award letters in Cambridge to the employer of the new Army Fletcher General Hospital construction company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Stott
Columbus
Ohio
Ward Weston
Snow Park
Weston
Gulfport
Miss
Stott
Bath
Thompson l otter visit includes New York and Maine honor
Mr and Mrs Thompson l otter of High street return from a week in New York City Portland and Biddeford while Mr Potter has taken his annual Bath Iron Works vacation In New York they attended the 46th annual Amaranth convention where Mrs Potter was appointed and installed Deputy Supreme Royal Matron of Maine A surprise but pleasing honor The ceremony was in the Pennsylvania Hotel ballroom with about 400 voting delegates The 47th annual session will be in Columbus Ohio in 1944 The Potters visited their son and daughter in law Mellon Potter of Havey avenue Biddeford over the weekend and with friends in Portland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson L’otter
High Street
New York City
Portland
Biddeford
Potter
Bath Iron Works
New York
the Amaranth, Inc
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Ohio
Mellon Potter
Havey Avenue
Mrs Daley of Middle Street Passes Away in Portland
Mrs William H. Daley of Middle Street died Wednesday in Portland. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Daley
Middle Street
Portland
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Trufant Crossing
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Bedford Street
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Seattle
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Phippsburg
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Farmingdale
Allen Clark
Mr. Pierce
Earl P. Cahoon
Richard Quick
Maime General Hospital
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E. F. Wilson
Hector Watson
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Manchester
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Goer ‘ Tz
N.Y
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Southport
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Randall
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Alice Hartnett
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Helen Moses
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Hightreet
Quaker Point
Weley Simpson
Fishers Court
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Brusiwick
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Wea Dy
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Mwicks
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Reagi
Charles Ho Cahill, Jr
Lendon
Irews Road
New Meadows
Theodore Watson
Edward Glover
Shottsville
Miss Watson
Bath National Bank
Wells
U. S. Naval Signal Corps
Maine Signal Corps
Timson Motors Co
Justin Wayne
Dover
Mrs. Wayne
North Street
Langdon T. Snipe
Snipe
Eastland Hotel
Green Street
Frank C. Moses
Corliss Street
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John Wilson
Roslindale
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Cocoanut Grove
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Arthur Attayva
S. A
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Carrie McKenney
Marion
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Reginald Atwood
Ellen
Robert
North Whitefield
Mr. Atwood
Norman S Chase
Imogene Newell
Beacon Street
Anita Baudikian
Paul Baudikian
Oakstret
Kennebunkport
Dorothy Parsons
Maury Parsons
Norman S. Chase
Stephen
David
Chase
Everett Wilsey
Reginald Farnham
Master Robert Farnham
Farnham
Brunswick Road
George Frederick Glidden
North Weymouth
Frederick G. Merchant
Meadowway
Panama
U. S
Evelyn Gordon
James Gordon
Hame
al Grover
Grovers Camps
Moosehead Lake
Mr. Grover
Moosehead
Lowell Spicer
Lews Spicer
Boothbay Harbor
Chester Howe
Cape Elizabeth
Mrs
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Day's Ferry
Virginia Howe
Union
Christopher Boyle
Upper Washington Street
Miss Howe
WAVES
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Smith College
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Sargeant
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Stevens
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Harriet Stewart
Winchester
Westport Junction
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Court Street
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Katherine Leonard
Lincoln Street
Newton
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Arthur J. Dunton
Barbara Jean
Rich’s Mountain
Ralph Dudley
Larrabee Grove
Dudley
Blair Wilson
David and
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Melrose, Mass
Campbell Pond
Mr. Wilson
David L. Wilson
George Allen Merrill
U.S. N
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Witch Spring Road
Seaman Merrill
Navy
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Village Pride
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Robert, Jr
Pelham Manor
Shaw
Mrs. Shaw
Fred R. E. Dean
Thaddeus Hedrick
Jennie Cameron
Amy Parsons, R.N
This City
Laura Eldridge
Orono
Russell Snell
Air Forces
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Winfield Snell
Oliver Street
Snell
Marrianna
Chanute Field
Ill
Freeland H. King, Jr
Submarine Chaser Training Center
Miami
King
Freelancd H. King
Shawstreet, Bath
Morse Hgh School
Pfc Herschel I. Libby
Columbus, Ohio
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