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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1951

Page

4

Bath society notes honor national life insurance award winner

Local resident Les W. Powers earns the National Association of Life Underwriters Na tions Award for ethics and service. The column lists numerous society notices, hospital remarks, travels, and summer plans of Bath residents and visitors, mentioning families on Washington Street and Dock Street, shipyard workers, teachers, and local club events.

Les W. Powers Naty National Associatf Agen Association Nations Life Uiters

Mrs Leo Dawe Leaves for Calais to Visit Sister

Mrs. Leo Dawe of 1483 Wash iewa departed Thursday afternoon for Calais to spend a month with her sister. Ronald Babb is noted in the text.

Leo Dawe Washiewa Calais Ronald Babb

Haggett returns home from Memorial hospital

E Haggett of Washing street has returned home from Memorial hospital where he was a surgical patient.

E. Haggett Washingstreet Memorial Hospital

Mrs Nellie Hunt and Chester Wil in Bangor Pase Summer

Mrs Nellie Hunt of Bangor and Mr Chester Wil are mentioned with summer passages and relations to Sebastian. The fragment references Mr and Mrs Chester Wil and other local names in a brief social item.

Nellie Hunt Bangor Og Street Sebaswith Chester Wiln

Family News From Woolwich and Bath

Mrs. Ellsworth Chandler of Woolwich hears from Norma who enjoyed a Florida trip and swam in the Gulf of Mexico. Norma stays with sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Robert L Reeder as Reeder serves at Fort Walton. Mrs Annah Chaney Crocker of Bath substitutes at Bath Iron Works hospital during summer vacations.

Annah McCabe R.N Bath Iron Works Hospital Ellsworth Chandler Woolwich Norma Florida Gulf of Mexico Robert L. Reeder Mr. Reeder Fort Walton Annah Chaney Crocker R. N High Street Bath Iron Works Hosse

Mrs Mercie MacFadden Visits Westport Family

Mrs Mercie MacFadden of Brunswick formerly of Bath returned from Westport where she spent the weekend at the Summer home of Mr & Mrs Russell Stodder. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Ardenne MacFadden and daughter Ellen of Farmington while Mr MacFadden enjoys one of his two weeks vacation from New England Tel Tel Co.

Mercie MacFadden Pleasant Street Brunswick Bath Westport Russell Stodder Ardenne MacFadden Ellen Farmington MacFadden New England Tel. & Tel. Co

Bath Visitor Miss Belle Aderton Plans Return

Miss Belle Aderton of North Berwick a Bath native and Bedford Street resident until three years ago visits Bath friends during a stay in the city.

Belle Aderton North Berwick Bath Bedford Street

Mrs Garcelon Visits North Cambridge for Ill son-in-law

Mrs. Sadie Garcelon of 488 Middle Street left Sunday for North Cambridge Massachusetts to be with her daughter after her son-in-law William Hill, a Pratt Memorial Boston patient, underwent surgery on July 5. She will stay a few weeks.

Leon Sonia High Street Thimble Club Walter James Altho Ward Stewart Pearl Street Persis Miller Elmer Blake Chester MacKenzie Earl Coombs Robert Jewell Earl Rosenwald Cambridge Mass Arrowsic Sadie Garcelon Middle Street North Cambridge William Hill Pratt Memorial Boston Hill

Mr and Mrs Arthur Stewart Return Home From Bath Vacation

Mr and Mrs Arthur Stewart arrive back in West Somerville Massachusetts after a two week vacation in Bath and Phippsurg.

Arthur Stewart West Somerville Mass Eee Bath Phippsurg

Thompson Family Notes Camp Visits and Return

Miss Dorothy Thompson of Washington street is spending the summer at Camp Pasquasawasis inville. Freddie Thompson returned Thursday after a two day stay at Camp Gregory in Dry Ss.

Dorothy Thompson Fred H. Thompson, Jr Washington Street Camp Pasquasawasis Inville Freddie Camp Gregory

Notable visitors to the Libby residence noted

Recent callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Libby included Mrs. Libby’s sisters and their husbands, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ellsworth and son Clarence Jr. of Portland Conn, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rice of Melrose Mass, and Mr. Libby’s brothers Carroll W. Libby of Canton and Dr. Herschel Scott Libby, superintendent of schools in Irvington N J.

Harry L. Libby

Smiths Reach Popham Beach For Month-Long Stay

Mr and Mrs Harold W Smith of Cumberland Maryland travel via Bath on Saturday en route to Popham Beach for a month long visit. They stayed Friday with their son Owen Smith in Portland formerly of TM m Bath.

Harold W. Smith Cumberland, Md Bath Popham Beach Owen Smith Portland M. Bath

Crawford Couple Arrive for Week-Long Somerville Visit

Mr and Mrs Thomas Crawford of Somerville Massachusetts arrive Friday for a brief visit with Mrs Crawford's mother and sister Mrs Carrie Little and Mrs Fred Bolduc of Turner Court before heading to Meadowbrook for a two weeks outing.

Thomas Crawford Somerville Mass

Rotarians View Scenic Reels At Central Church Luncheon

Bath group hosts a double feature of talking pictures. The first film promotes safe driving with a Maine focus on responsibility under a state plan backed by General Motors. The second showcases Maine scenery including coastal towns, lakes, and summer sights across 4500 miles of seacoast and 8000 miles inland highways.

Bath Central Church House Maine General Motors State Highway Commission America West Point Aroostook Rockland Old Orchard York Beach Bill Mennealy Lynn Bussey Everett Goodenough Sherbrooke Quebec J. Hobart Princeton N. J Stephen Merrill Brunswick Harry Robbins Detroit John Chandler Grosse Point Michigan

Captain W T Alexander Here for Training

Gent William T Alexander a Northeastern University dean of engineering and Naval Reserve officer reports for a two week annual training period at the office of Captain Russell S Hitchcock USN Supervisor of Shipbuilding. He has served since 1927 with duty at sea and in shipbuilding offices in Tacoma and Boston.

William T. Alexander Harpswell Northeastern University Boston Russell S. Hitchcock USN U. S. Navy Capt. Alexander Brunswick High School Betsey M. Randall West Harpswell Elizabeth Jane North Harpswell Melrose Mass Naval Reserve Alexander Navy Tacoma Wash

Personal notes from Bath residents and visitors

Mrs Allegra Bickford of Auburn visits her son Carroll Bickford and family at Po Beach and Aunt Annie Stacy in North Street. Ettore Sinibaldi and children Jean Gail Norman and Richard visit Berlin New Hampshire from Washington Street to see Sinibaldi's mother Antoinette. Sharon Milliken, Augusta, former Oak Street resident, spends a week in South Portland with Dr. and Mrs. Niles Perkins while her mother visits Newport Rhode Island. Irving Hutchins and Laura Craft, Salem Massachusetts, weekend guests of Mrs Hutchins' parents on Washington Street. recently moved from Greenfield Massachusetts and bought a home in Salem where Hutchins works. Mrs Merton Wright shows a newly remodeled Sasanoa Bluffs home with guests and a picnic gift. Guests include Bath residents Lizzie Chaney Mildred Walker Mabel Wheeler Lou Taylor Marie Berry Grace Block Della Bragg Theresa Hill Winsldred Stuart Annie Towle West Bath and Ruby Prebley.

Allegra Bickford Auburn Carroll Bickford Po Beach Annie Stacy North Street Ettore Sinibaldi Jean Gail Norman Richard Washington Street Berlin N. H Sinibaldi Antoinette Sinibaldi Sharon Milliken Robert Milliken Mass Salem Hutchins Merton Wright Sasanoa Bluffs Wright Lizzie Chaney Mildred Walker Mabel Wheeler Lou Taylor Marie Berry Grace Block Della Bragg Theresa Hill Winsldred Stuart Bath Annie Towle West Bath Ruby Prebley Woolwich

Tuna Run At West Point Marks Record Fishing Spree

The West Point fleet experiences a decade high tuna catch from Matinicus Island with Ernest M. Wallace and son Richard P. among leaders. Other anglers like Oscar A. Gilliam and Carl McIntire boost totals. dock manager Merton F. Wallace brings expertise to the operation as community notes cover prayers, PTA work, and fair preparations ahead of August 27.

West Point Ernest M. Wallace Oscar A. Gilliam Carl McIntire Merle E. Gilm Matinicus Island Mainicus Island Carl Pirate Merrill Wallace Foreston Wallace Richard P Herman Smith Carl H. McIntire Clyde Pye Merle E. Gilliam Calvin Smith Charles Pye Merton F. Wallace Paul McCole Mr. Wallace Walter Morse Bath Iron Works Lorana Gilliam PTA Virginia Wallace Ellsworth Delene Richardson Bangora James O. Gilliam Philmore Gilliam, Jr Norman Gilliam Yonk Myrtle Davis Betty Wallace Herman Brown Shorey Bros., Inc Susan A. Wallace

Engemann family visit ends with MeeKees departure

Mr and Mrs George Enge and son Eddie of MeeKees return home after visiting Mrs Engemann's parents Mr Ral Cornish Ma 8 Deering. Eddie stayed a month while Engemann accompanied them home last week.

George Engees Eddie MeeKees Engemann Ral Cornish Deering Mr. Engemann

Mrs Gens and Mrs Shaw Visit Florences Foss Pass Friday

Mrs William Gens of Brunswick and Mrs Shaw of Maryland visited Florence Foss on Floral Street and passed away Friday.

William Gens Brunswick Shaw Maryland Florence

English mill manager dies by suicide in Richmond

John Sykes, long time manager of the Richmond Worsted Mill and native of England, shot himself after being found with a pistol. Sheriff D Small and Medical Examiner Dr. Joseph J. Smith reported the death as suicide, with authorities noting he had been ill for some time and his son Harry was away on business.

John Ke. Pee Ebbey Puy Poring D. Small Sagadahoc Richmond Joseph J. Smith Sykes England Harry Iure

New England civic forum urges constitutional balance and restraint

A speaker urges private citizens to resist creeping statism through education dialogue and vote. He calls for a Supreme Court true to the Constitution, a shift by labor toward broad welfare, and government limited by defenders of all the people. He cites Jefferson and warns against wage and price controls overreach.

Bath Iron Works Corp New England Supreme Court Thomas Jefferson Congress

Monthly Meeting Notice At Hospital Directors Room

A monthly meeting was scheduled with the next executive bond session set for August 8. The gathering will be held in the directors' room at the hospital.

Jay

Arlington Heights couple returns home after visit

Mr and Mrs Frederick Gavin of Arlington Heights Massachusetts return home after a two week visit with Mrs me vins parents Mr and Mrs D Wallace MacDonald of 136 Washington street Mrs Seve MacDonald Bath cries to her marriage

Frederick Gavin Arlington Heights Mass Stinda

Service Members and Families across Coast Guard and Korea Roles

U S Marines from this section depart for Camp Lejeune after seven days with relatives. Names include Robert H. Lowes and Fred J. Wonsor serving aboard ships in Korea, with ships Pledge and Pirate sunk near Onsan. The New Jersey battleship, redeployed, supports naval bombardment along the Korean coast.

Korean Fred J. Wonsor U. 8S. N Catherine L. Wonsor Floral Street New Jersey Korea Fleet

Pvt Dow Assigned to Fort Belvoir for Training

Pvt. Robert E. Dow Jr is assigned to Fort Belvoir Virginia for technical training in the Air Force Water Supply and Purification career field. He will complete indoctrination training at Sampson on July 16 following selection based on needs, aptitude, and guidance expert review. Dow is the son of Mrs Doris F Borski of 31 Meadow Way.

Robert E. Dow, Jr Fort Belvoir Air Force Water Supply& Purification Te Air Force Base N.Y Sampson Air Dow Doris F. Borski Meadow Way

Richard A Barter Leaves Coast Guard Duty for Family Time

Richard A Barter of the US Coast Guard spent a 48 hour leave with his parents and his partner in a summer home near the Fourth of July. The note mentions Barter of their lands and a meeting with a man named Barter.

Richard A. Barter USCG

Airways unit officer joins 1914 AACS squadron duties

Sgt. Ralph H. Niles, son of Mrs. Harold A. Kindred, formerly of Bath, sets duties with the 1914 Airways and Air Communications Service squadron at Godman AFB Fort Knox Kentucky. Niles trained at Lackland Scott and Keesler AFBs after Maine University enrollment. AACS operates a global network of radio facilities and navigational aids to assist pilots in adverse weather.

Ralph H. Niles Harold A. Kindred Bath Airways and Air Communications Service AACS Godman Afb Ft. Knox GCA Niles Lackland Afb San Antonio Tex Scott Afb Belleville Ill Keesler Afb Biloxi Miss University of Maine The Globe

Navy Sailor McRae Returns Home For Leave

Donald F. McRae Jr a Navy man stationed on the U S S Hyades at Norfolk arrives by plane from Norfolk Va for a 17 day leave to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Donald F McRae of Bath Street He is a Morse High School 1948 graduate Also Phc Douglas Wirta stationed at Dix NJ is on a furlough visiting his mother Mrs Gertrude Hurter of Arrowsic.

J. J. Whitley Clyde Causey Richmond Donald F. McRae, Jr U. S. Navy Norfolk Donald F. McRae Bath Street McRae U. S. S. Hyades Navy Morse High School Douglas Wirta Dix N. J Gertrude Hunter Arrowsic

P F C Richard Moore Jr Visits Home From Fort Devens

P F C Richard Moore Jr returned home from Fort Devens over Sunday.

P.F.C Richard Moore, Jr Fort Devens

Two Local Recruits Enlist in U S Air Force

Pvt. Gene E Farrar 18 and Pvt William C Deehan 18 enlisted July 3 at the local recruiting station and left Lee Air Force Base N C for initial training. Farrar is the son of Mr and Mrs Elwin Farrar of 59 Denny road a 1951 Morse High School graduate and ex National Guard member. Deehan is the son of Mr and Mrs Deehan of West Bath and a Morse High School graduate.

Robert W. Adams Western Avenue William EB. Goldsmith Topsham Sampson Air Force Base N. Y U.S. A Morse High School Pvt Adams Harold L. Adams Robert Adams Air Force Pvt. Goldsmith William S. Goldsmith Alice M. Clark Roger National Guard Fort Hancock N. J Gene E. Farrar William C. Deehan U. S. Air Force Lee Air Force Base Baer Elwin Farrar Denny Road Morsey School and Deehan West Bath Morse High ‘School

Georgetown Social Notes Include Guests and Trips

Secretary of State and Mrs. Harold I. Goss spent the weekend at their Marrtown home. Numerous visitors and vacationers from Massachusetts and Maine occupied cottages at Sagadahoc Bay and Georgetown Center. A choir rehearsal is slated for a Harmon's Harbor entertainment with local residents and guests attending.

Harold I. Goss Marrtown Malcolm Hare Lewiston Belle Heald Hare Mable Pinkham Oliver Hooper Gaage Nancy Peter Lexington Mass Sagadahoc Bay Armstrong Winchester Charles MacMahan Maiden Bessie Thompson Jessie Addams Howard Fletcher Pemaquid George Alderman Long Island Elwyn Hunt Florida Gertrude Hunt Georgetown Center Hazel Gay Charley Fox Haverford Penn Misa Lillian Wheeler Mac. Mahan

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