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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1940

Page

2

Wiscasset Club Notes Home Meetings and Events

Wiscasset community life is summarized with reports on the Bradford Sortwell Wright unit committee appointments led by Mrs Nellie Dowling, plans for a July food sale, and the Wiscasset Art Guild exhibit. Local sports mention Wiscasset A C defeating Camden Shells 2 1 at Railroad Park aided by Herman Grover and Charlie Rowe. Various personal items list gatherings, visits, and anniversaries across town.

Bradford-Sortwell- Wright A. L Nellie Dowling Nina Gavett Beatrice Bailey Lois Cowley Margie Monre Eva Gorham Wise Sara Bradford Mary Aines Vivian Dunn Grace Cowley Elizabeth Webb Clara Wright Inez Sherman Lou Reed Grace Haley Wiscasset Art Guild Sarah Kierstead Wiscasset A. C Camden Shells Railroad Park Herman Grover Wiscasset Academy Charlie Rowe Ralph Brewer Mark Caton Mary Hobson Mary Xe Bemis Lincoln Federal Street Frank Gray Charles J. DiPerri Freeman Southard Bradford C. Redennett Harry Mosner Thomas Bronson Berkeley Calif Edgecomb Joseph Hubbard Somerville Mass Kathryn Pinkham Charles Sigison Carolyn Varney Alfred Myer Samuel Sewall Elden Munsey Lawrence Haggett George Fisher Grace Knight Margaret Rees Brooklyn N. Y Hobson Bemis Mollie Seamon Helen Heath Boston George E. Millard Pleasant Street Effie Poole Julia Lewis Roland G. Abbott Hallie Simpson Old Orchard Richmond L. White, Jr New York Richmond L. White High Street Hallock Wayland Harold S. Sherman Ernest Stinson Frank and Parker Baldwinville Augusta Rangely Lakes Charles E. Cowley Alsoi Erskine Anna Williams Lineau Main Street Marl Dana Rines, Jr Dot John Verdone Jackie Medford Verdone Bioward Crossman Water Bist Bhamiptati Ethel Dowie D&f Main David Burrar Famly Philadelphia Sheepscat Joanna Evans Daighter Sidney G Evans Danforth U. of St. Louis Purina Mills St. Lows Shelby Mich George Cowley Reading

Local Wedding Report From Wisconsin Bay Town

Miss Ler Barron daughter of Mrs. Stuart Chapin married Elwyn Lee Barron son of Mr. and Mrs. Newton K Hartford of Bournedale on Wednesday July 3 at the Chapin home Montsweag Bay Wisconsin The couple’s nuptials were followed by a reception with Catone Keith Hartford and Paula Qhapii serving as best man and maid of honor.

Ler Barron Stuart Chapin Elwyn Lee Barron John Souther Hartford Newton K Hartford Bournedale Subire Chapin Montsweag Bay Wis Catone Keith Hartford Paula Qhapii

Grange Schedule Includes Degree, Festivals and Meetings

Grange notes announce a Fitch degree conferring sevens meeting at Woolwich grange on Wednesday. A strawberry festival and Ges will be held Friday evening at West Bath grange. Past Masters Association and Masters and Lecturers Council meet Tops ham grange July 18 at 8 p.m.

Wool- Wich Grange West Bath Grange Councilleet Topsham Grange

West Bath Summer at Sabine Sees Notable Cottage Visits

A sequence of summer activity follows in West Bath with many visitors to Sabine and Birch Point cottages. Notable arrivals include Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt at Sabine aboard a 27 foot Larrabee cruiser and numerous Bath and Boston guests vacationing with local families.

Real Estate Transfers Reported Across Sagadahoc County

Registry of deeds shows multiple transfers in Bath Georgetown Topsham and West Bath with parcels on Washington Cedar Park High Lincoln Academy Cummings Bou doin and other streets. Transactions include church sale and numerous land and building transfers among named individuals and firms.

Sagadahoc County Georgetown Topsham West Bath City of Bath Sagadahoc Universalist Church of William 8. Newell Washington Street Cedar Street Reginald L. Cote Archie L. Seekins Park Street Henrietta P. Drake Clarence N. Flood High Street Harriet E. Jaqua Edward C. Johnson Lincoln Academy Streets Laura D. Appleton Mary A. Duncan Cummings Street

Steamer Virginia resumes Boothbay Harbor route service

Steamer Virginia, after blowing a boiler tube Friday morning, resumed schedule on the Boothbay Harbor route Wednesday. Almy Water Tube Boiler Co. of Providence sent a section to repair the boiler, and the restart was a welcome sight to regular riders.

Virginia Boothbay Harbor Almy Water Tube Boiler Co Providence R. I

Woolwich Masons host mothers club and summer notices

Woolwich community notices describe the Mothers Club July meeting at Day's Ferry with ginger ale and cookies, a forthcoming baked bean supper, and a Day's Ferry Community club session at Capt. J. W. Reed's home. The bulletin lists numerous visits, guests, and local events including church, farm bureau, and vacation Bible school plans across Woolwich and Sagadahoc Ferry.

Mason Carter Mothers’ Club Day's Ferry Good Will Club Sagadahoc Ferry School House

Jolly Gypsies Stage Campfire Scene For Grange

West Bath grange was entertained by the Jolly Gypsies on Monday evening. The program featured a campfire scene with a gypsy queen and chorus performing Springtime in the Rockies. Performers and accompanists included Eileen Piper and Mrs Carleton W Andrews at the piano, directed by Mrs William Armstrong.

West Bath Grange Jolly Gypsies Rockies Eileen Piper Carleton W. Andrews William Armstrong Grace Waterman Marcella Lesier Doris Armstrong Claire Grainger Frances Grainger Barbara Freeman Hope Ward Glenda Wright Miss Smith Miss Ward Mrs. Bird A. Shellenbarger Leon Genthner Mr. Shellenbarger Graydon Smith Betty Hagan Ed Jenks Fred Morton Bazin Lemont Mr. Massie James Lemont John Howe Chester Leeman Carleton Andrews Gypsy Wanda Guitar Smith Annie Peter

Westport Summer Visitors Gather at Cottages

Long list of seasonal guests arriving at various cottages around Westport includ ing the Siewerts Graumann and Harriman Point guests from Milton Roslindale and Watertown Mass. Others travel groups come and go with weekend visits and summer stays. Local dances resume at Town hall with Snipe Brothers Bath providing music. Miss Virginia Jewett returns from Pi Beta Phi convention and passes through several states en route north to Westport.

W. H. Siewerts Milton Mass Ernest Graumann Dorothea Roslindale Hells Gate Edward Adams Dorchester Thomas Kilpatrick Tom Bath J. J. Roche Watertown Harriman Point John Roche Charles DiPerri Wiscasset Graumann- Siewerts Cottage Margaret Webber Maud Webber Eugene Lewis Portland T. R. Allen Robert Crean Allen Long Cove William Lane Billy Evalin Matilda Gove Everett Groves Morgan Blake Saugus Nickerson Stanley Gove Cottage Colin Dunn John McGuire Clifford Richards Quincy James Williams Annie Blake Frank Williams Mechanic Falls Albert Greenleaf Bath Box Co Edmund Hoffman Warren Gaspe Peninsula Hoffman East Shore Edmund Roche Town Hall Snipe Brothers Royden Colby Foxboro Charles Colby Frank Greenleaf Arthur Roche Newton Sonny” Roche New York Virginia Jewett Pasadena Calif San Francisco Arizona Texas New Orleans Miss Wewett Washington, D. C

Famine May Grip Europe by Autumn Says Red Cross Expert

Miss Melva Bakkie, an American Red Cross nutrition consultant, warns war continues will push Europe toward famine by fall. She notes malnutrition already endangers health, with refugee numbers surging in southern France and food distribution squeezed by damaged transport.

Washington Europe Melva Bakkie American Red Cross Miss Bakkie U. S. Department of Agriculture American Red Cross European France Department of Agriculture Red Cross

Police Act Ends Case Involving Bird A Shellenbarger

Police action concludes with Bird A Shellenbarger in connection to a local case. The report notes no further details but confirms official action completed.

Bird A. Shellenbarger All

Personal notes on Roundy family and Navy transfers

Mr and Mrs George Roundy and daughter Jean of Groton Mass return from a visit over the Fourth with Mrs Roundy s grandmother Mrs Eugene R Brown 8 Deering Street. Lieut Charles R Watts USN attached to Bath Iron Works has been ordered to the Bureau of Ships Navy Department Washington DC and will transfer August 1. Miss Isabelle Lewis s personal shower honors upcoming marriage August 2 to George D Field hosted by Mrs Arthur W Hall and Mrs Charles S Bartlett with numerous local and Medford attendees.

George Sproul William Bradford Ann Nelder Bradford Melden Munsey Amsterdam N. Y Addie Merry Fred Merry North Whitefield William P. Nute Esther John Melrose Mass Mary Nute Pleasant Street Jeanette Haggett Lawrence B. Haggett Bath Road Becker College Worcester William Cost Jackie Holden Cost John H. Southard Federal Street Rangeley Richard Erskine Alson Erskine Anna Warren Dyer Norwood Dyer Henry Dyer Hodge Street Ervin Stinson Stratford Walpole Marion Derrill Noble Cambridge Alvin W. Kierstead Norman Lundy Helen Hazel Vera Biddeford Mark St D. W. Groves Calvin Alfred L. Groves V. A. Duer New York Edgecomb Sophie Kline Grace Hutton Dorothy van Ball Jersey City Davis Camps Lester Peters Boston Sheepscot Road S. B. Doggett Taylor High Street A. F. Sortwell, Jr Westport Mary Hobson Mary Y. Bemis Carolyn Varney Margaret Rees Brooklyn William Mapiee Francena Marione Geneva Kett Elmshurst Long Island Leon O. Marshall Chester Judith Annie Wylie Stackpole Elizabeth Amherst Lawrence Martin June Groton Conn Scott Ward Hardings Roger Pariseau Salem Conrad Larrabee Ronald Merton Wright Bath Hubert Reading Redding Duncan McIntosh Albert Temple Albert Trott John Reed Nequasset Avis Eleanor Carter Mason Carter James Carter Richmond Harold Hall Son Junior Yonkers N.Y Roland McIntosh Donald Roy ‘Goss Rita and Rae Augusta Hazel Smith Forrest Day’s Ferry Lorena Prothero Polly Nettie Stevens Rockport Emma Head David G. Reed Alice King Southport Reed Cottage Raymond Fosgate Newton Fosgate James Taylor East Machias Sarah Bagley Wright Wilbur Howe Westboro Harriet Carolyn Sheldon Dresden Carl Longfellow Axford Buck Samuel Buck Mabel Paquet Lawrence Putnam Sagadahoc Ferry Kenneth Thayer Ashland Clifton Gainsley Maxine Walker Capital Island Nequasset Farm Bureau Pemaquid Woolwich David Farnham Alden Farnham Wellesley George Farnham Geraldine Rice Baypath Institute Springfield Nelson Rice George Roundy Jean Roundy Eugene R. Brown Deering Street Charles R. Watts Us.n Bath Iron Works Corp Bureau of Ships Navy Department Washington, D.C Watts Bath Iron Works Brunswick George D. Field S. Isabelle Lewis Arthur W. Hall Charles S. Bartlett Middle Street Wendall B. Heal Eleanor H. Hall Fred J. Higgins Bernard L. Phummer Alexander MacDonald Edwin H. P. Lowell Harold E. Armes Marjorie E. Palmer Ruth Field Anne M. Thompson Gardiner R. Deering Fred K. Sturtevant William F. Caddy Medford

Notice to Aliens Woolwich Maine Registration Proclaimed

By direction of the Governor aliens born outside the United States living in Woolwich Maine must register. Failing to register carries fines up to 1000 dollars or imprisonment up to 11 months. Registration slots set at the First Selectman’s office Friday July 12 1940 830 PM to 5 PM and Saturday July 13 1940 130 PM to 5 PM Daylight Saving Time. Frank R Bailey chairman Board of Selectmen Woolwich Me July 9 1940.

Maine Woolwich First Selectman Frank R. Bailey Board of Selectmen

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Frank Adams Albert Westelin Chicago Carroll T. Berry Alton Ames John Merry Mins Crete Kraehe Carolyn Vilies Alimetpslan Ravight WISC Grange F. W. Larrabee Charles E. Hewitt New Meadows Hewitt Sabine West Bath Methodist Church Harold Ferguson Memorial Hospital Karen Leonard W. Oliver Robert Cascadden Sherbrook Que Nellie Cascadden Auburn Oliver Lawrence Jack McNary McNary Marblehead Benjamin Coombs Sterling Bible Corliss Street Church King’s Point Robert Bogle Lyndhurst N. J William Rich Elizabeth Wright Bogle Island Jerome Murphy Lewiston Foster’s Point Oscar Knight Miss Warr Knight Sabino Conrad Welson Alice Thuro Nelson Herbert R. Wilson Wilson Larrabee's Grove Foster's Point Road George Bailey South Portland Chester Freeman Samuel Bates Bates Farm Elbridge Malcolm Winnegance Fred May Evergreen Cottage Quaker Point William Drake Benjamin Drake Ardmore Drake Birch Point Charles Onora John Cowin Malcolm Doble Beatrice R. T Bernard Pratt Carl Stinson Stimson Donald Horley Arlington Horley Julia Coombs Robert Metcalf Robert Coombs Coombs Harry Rich Len Stevens Pauline Potter H. A. Owen Silas Bates Marjorie Bickford Brigham’'s Cove Leslie Bates Winchester Robert Small Theresa Orington Lewis Charles Bates Charles Hatch Bowdeinham Wilder Perry Beachmont Mary Hurley William Mary Sharkey Mary Ernest Rose Bailey Island L. D. Rogers Cora Robinson Mary Tolman Portsmouth N. H Lincoln Williams Tolman Mary May James Brann Eugene Brann Cooper’s Mills B. W.haggett Mar Harold Haggett Lucy Ann Nellie Whitmer New York City Fred J. Rose Bowdoin Pierre Laberge Wilfred Miquelon Georgetown Georgetown Associates, Inc Doris W. Calhoun James S. Rogers Edwin F. Hussa Harry W.moulton Aubrey E. Steen Phippsburg Maude A. Holbrook Arthur W. Cromwell Hattie C. Terrell Carlena Darrel W. Gilberson Topsham Maggie Weiner James T. Welner Sophie B. Pierce Als Fred E.daggert Lland Ernest F. Couture John G. Auban William E. Webster Bridget Robichaud James B. Jones Harold A. Robbins Land J. Edward Drake Osgood M. Redlon Southard Public Utilities Commission Common Council Chamber City Hall Della Gaudette Miss Mary Vina Vachon Weeks Street Boothbay Playhouse Charles Goetz Twentieth Century Fox Films Mr. Goetz Hotel Sedgwick Charles Moore Wilson L. Moore Corliss Street The Institute East Brunswick Vacation Bible School First Baptist Church Berwindglen G.H. Rawding Newport News Kennebec Court House Liaura Morse
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