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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1944

Page

7

Bath News Briefs 1904 May 24 25 26 27 29

Bath items of daily life include deaths and letters of travelers and local business changes. Mrs J S Pettingill dies in Portland. Gilbert Standish returns from Portland. John C Wakefield buys dining rooms at Center Street. Morse High School class 1904 forms baseball team. Memorial Day events loom. street conditions spark action calls. local trades move and ships’ movements animate the waterfront.

Morse High School H. S

Bath Colonel Is Honored in Bath

Mrs. Edelia Moore of 1121 Lynwood Avenue San Antonio Texas and children Virginia 13 Roberta 10 and Robert Jr two are making their home at Tampa Fla while Col Acheson is serving overseas F F Couture of Tampa Fla is in the city for a few days Couture is a Bath boy and former manager of the Bath office of the Metropolitan Insurance Co now proprietor of the Harding Tourist Cottages at Tampa occupied by army officers and their families He is on the Ration Board listening to tales of soldiers eager to return north with their cars.

Edelia Moore Lynwood Avenue San Antonio Texas Virginia Roberta Robert, Jr Tampa, Fla Col. Acheson F. F. Couture Tampa Fla Mr. Couture The Metropolitan Insurance Co Harding

Morse High awards numerals and letters to student athletes

Morse High held an awards assembly in the auditorium to honor boys and girls receiving numerals letters and medals for sport participation. Principal and officers announced new A A officers and past fundraiser results while recognizing senior and junior athletes and managers.

Morse High Nathan Watson Marguerite Rines Girls’ Athletic Association Judy Dennison Germain Bonney Betty Small Mae Nelson Betty Jane Ladd Ruth Small Geraldine Estabrooks Treasury Miss Rines Frances Callan Elizabeth Trott Muriel Pouliot Duncan Farrell Dawn Avery Anita Bagdikian Hazel Estabrooks Catherine Giroux Nancy Gregware Jane Jones Jackie McMann Gerry Somes Claire McKay Catherine Burgess Edith King Audrey King Nellie Page Barbara Preney Mary Sarkis Joyce Sinclair Dorothy Wilson Ann Desmond Blanche Gillies Eleanor Grainger Helen Kakos Thelma Kingsbury

Duck food planting at Merrymeeting Bay successful

About a score of Bath sportsmen planted 200 pounds smart weed seed and thousands of tubers and roots in Merrymeeting Bay. The event, organized by the Merrymeeting Bay Sportsmen's Association with Inland Fisheries and Game, featured supervising officials and guests from local and regional groups.

Merrymeeting Bay Bath State Department of Inland Fisheries and Game George Stobie Inland Fisheries and Game Joseph E. Stickney Wildlife Research Stickney Stobie Mr. Stickney Earl Doucette Maine Massachusetts Fish and Game Association Merrymeeting Bay Sportsmen's Association Pleasant Point John L. Jack Topsham

Committee Visits Housing Projects Overseen by FPHA

A Maine inspection tour by a committee examined housing units in Brunswick and Boothbay with a shore dinner at Boothbay's Fullerton hotel now used as FPHA dormitory and cafeteria for shipyard workers. The group then traveled to Portland and planned a Providence R I inspection next.

Bath Brunswick Boothbay State of

Parker Head Residents and Visitors Notes

Local notices recount guests and travels including Mr and Mrs Robert Arndt of Schenectady guests of Mr and Mrs Earl Lowell in June. John D Libby dies of a heart attack and is remembered as a valued neighbor. Arthur Sewall, Bath National Bank president, hospitalized after a fall while working on a farm. condition improving with hopes to return home soon.

Robert Arndt Schenectady N. Y Earl Lowell John D Libby W.E. Hallett William Schreiter Cathance Joan Leong Bath Parker George Morne Famly Suntday Lisbon Falls Ruth Blaisdell Clarence Blaisdell Charles Blaisdell George Amberg Alr H. D. Mank. J Arthur Sewall Bath Memorial Hospital Bath National Bank Stone House Farm

Recent Transfers of Real Estate in Sagadahoc County

Real estate transfers recorded at the Sagadahoc County Register of Deeds include numerous detailed deeds across Bath Bowdoin Phippsburg Richmond Topsham West Bath and Woolwich. Transactions involve land and buildings timberland and various private ownership changes among many individuals and trustees.

Sagadahoe County Register of Deeds Office Bath Arthur F. Wallace Rose Higgins North Bath Road Harry F. Haines Harry A. Higgins John M. Leonard Ralph W. Bragg Farrin Street John H. Rogers Truman J. King High Street Samuel McElroy Walter E. Madden Pine Street Dwight W. Pierce Jacob Goldstein North Street Alfred L. Tarbox Emma Spinney Bailey Street Olive J. Foster Middle Street Elizabeth L. Harrington Old Folks Home Mary F. Murphy Richmond Earle B. Preble Charles S. Kelley Dorothy E. Douglass Roland E. Lord Rotheus A. Douglass Herbert E. Smith Rotheus Douglass Topsham Phillip W. Sugg Charles H. Earle Bowdoin Wilfred J. Hart George L. Blanchard Jessie M. Morrill Woolwich Ethel May Mather Everett A. Baker Horace E. Allen Frank Allegrin John S. DeWitt Severin Syvertsen West Bath Ernest E. Poulos Chris C. Abatzis

Community Notices and Personal News From Local Star

Continued from Page Five several residents are listed with health updates and family happenings. Harold Stanley hosted a birthday party with seven guests including Richard Andrews Bennie Jones Carlton Rand Lee Smith Melvin Hink sey Donald and Delma Stanley. mother Mrs. Harold Stanley served refreshments. Mrs Ella Baker in Carney hospital improving post surgery, with son Edwin Baker and Mrs Giles Manwaring remaining in Boston. Frederick Thomas and wife visited Waterville over the weekend. Mrs Harry McKechnie underwent surgery at Sisters hospital Waterville. Mrs Richard Parent recently returned to Richmond from Charlestown Mass where husband served, Mrs Emily Chase of Bath visiting Richmond Corner. Raymond E Northy back from Florida wintering, David Ames ill at home, Emmett Furlong away at sea after five days with his marons Alfred Furlong on County road. Waldo Furlong hospitalized in Jacksonville Fla after furlough. wife and Steven to Maine. Clayton Pinkham had tonsil operation at Gardiner General. J W Rundrett attended a pro eran committee meeting in Portland for Matin Water Utilities June event.

Harold Stanley Richard Andrews Bennie Jones Carlton Rand Lee Smith Melvin Hinksey Donald Delma Stanley Harold Ella Baker Carney Hospital Boston Edwin Baker Giles Manwaring Frederick Thomas Waterville Harry McKechnie Sisters Hospital Richard Parent Charlestown Mass P. O Richmond Emily Chase Bath Helen Cobb Richmond Corner Raymond E. Northy Florida David Ames South Pleasant Street Emmett Furlong Alfred Furlong Waldo Furlong Jacksonville Fla Dain Alabama Soong Chicago Miami Steven Maine Clayton Pinkham Gardiner General Hospital J. W. Rundrett Portland Itera

Miver Held for June Term and Extended Family Notes

From Laws funeral parlors Brunwick report a Miver held for June term. Surviving are his widow two sons Angus in the United States Army in England and Kenneth of Bowdoin four sisters Mrs Marie Williams Mrs Ruth Jones Bowdoin and Mrs Timothy Small Lisbon Falls four brothers Alfred Bath James Waltham Edward Bowdoin four daughters Mrs Irene Springer Califormia Miss Jane Melver Bowdoin Miss Hope Mae Melver Essex Junction Vt Mrs Gloria Tessier Hoboken N J Mrs Eneacene Holt Kennebung has returned home after visiting Mrs Francis Bertrand 27 Oliver street Holt attended Westbrook Junior College with Mrs Bertrand.

Laws Brunwick Angus United States Army England Kenneth Bowdoin Marie Williams Ruth Jones Timothy Small Lisbon Falls Alfred Bath James Waltham Mass Edward Irene Springer California Jane Melver Hope Mae Melver Essex Junction

Women of Lambert Park Plan Get Acquainted Evening

The Women's Club meets to organize an evening of games to help members meet each other. A June 3 dance sponsored by the Volunteer Fire Department will raise funds for Boy Scouts and their jamboree.

The Alameda

Court of Probate Orders in Sagadahoc County

In Bath on the second Tuesday of May 1944 the Court of Probate orders notices for estates of Harold L Safford Beatrice Bophantis Daniel A Bishop and Fred C Hanson. A probate hearing is set for the first Tuesday of June at ten o'clock for will and probate matters and appointments without bond as indicated. The order notes publication in the Bath Independent for three weeks and lists the executor Harrld Safford Jr and administrator Beatrice Bophantis as petitioned.

Bath Sagadahoc Haro Safford Fred C. Hanson Woulwich Beatrice Bophantis Beatrice Bo Yphiants Dantel A. Bishop Harold Eo Tobex

Hundreds Needed For Canneries Work During The Season

A Rockland meeting at the request of Leo Thibodeau outlined a large labor push to fill hundreds of canning positions in Maine. With a manpower shortage relief, USES aims to recruit workers including women for sardine and other canning lines, offering wages from 20 to 50 dollars weekly after training.

Rockland Leo Thibodeau United States Employment Service Maine Citizens’ Service Corps Army Navy

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bath Daily Times J. S. Pettingill John Moody Gilbert Standish H. W. Howard Sherbrooke Dead River Daniel E. Murphy Bangor Francis J. Murphy Shaw Street John C. Wakefield Center Street Parks Bros. Dining Rooms Ter Federal Streets Federal Street Jack McDonald Roger Pierce New York Clair Merrill Pierce Mrs Fred Armes Child Gardiner J. N. Melony I. P. Quimby Malden Kennebec Kingsbury Kearsarge Hamilton William Boyd David Kidd Hull Drafting Department Bath Iron Works Nine Dead Horse Blue Stars Weeks Street Stars Elm Street William T. Cobb Harold M. Sewall Washington Street William C. Cain Edward C. McLellan Warren A. Colby Bertha Colby A. D. Smith A. J. Dunton M. O. Wright W. L. Ham H. W. Hanson R. C. Calderwood H. W. Lane E. C. Pike A. S. McFadden Emerson Wiscasset Echo H. A. Godfrey Isaac H. Rideout Roderick Bros Academy W. Scott Percy Arline Percy Percy Bay Point Alderman Crosby Livermore A. C. Johnson Ashdale Ferry Ladies’ Aid of Sons of Veterans G. A. R. Hall Eastern Steamship Co Bonness Dunton Ella.l. Davenport Iceboro Sans Souci Club New Meadows Inn J. H. Shepard Arthur Jones Nequasset Llewellyn Rogers, Jr Charles Stinson W. M. Adams O. J. Ledyard Sebec Lake Court Street Standish Fred Burgess Fred White People’s Church M. G. Shaw Lumber Co Blanche Harrington Sampson West Bath Grange Hall Samuel D. Thompson Lower High Street Arthur Hutchins Carl K. Crosby Frank S. Shaw E. S. Crosby Fred Bramhall C. W. Modell Floral Street Charles A. Adams Ernest L. Huse Fred Leonard Western Avenue Jennie Harvey Henry Post Caroline Richards Mrs. Nelson Rormuanda Judge Fogg Sedgwick Post Wesley M. E Popham Beach Popham New Meadows Shamrocks Lewiston Music Hall Evelyn Thompson Orrin Prva S. L. Hern James C. Mulligan Wakefield North End William D. Sewall Augustus Reed Mt Pisgah No. 57 John McKiever Beacon Street Ladies’ Sewing Society David E. Sprague William Whitten North Bath Whiskeay Bridge C. P. Wetherbee James Jones A. H. Waterman Fred C. Cox Annie Rose Belanger W. S. Chadbourne Roslindale William C. Chadbourne Front Street S. Levy Alfred W. Hodgkins Metropolitan Exchange Eliza Carey St. Mary's Church A. S. Merrill Maine Water Co Reynolds Upper Washington Street Upper Grammar School Genesta G. G. Deering B. W E. A H. F. Morse Charles W. Morse A. F. Dunton F. J. Matthews Shannon Matthews Fred Phelps Laconia N.hh Ladies’ Auxiliary Corliss Street F. Bo Church Chenille Caroline Carpenter Barbara Danforth Betty Hopkins Helen Avery Eleanor King Association Russell Hatch Donald Hinds Nick Poulos Raymond Bourget Kenneth Wilson Albert Brady John Canacaris Kenneth Hill Aubrey Steen John Sonia Germaine Bonney Marguerite Durgan Jonn Sonia Eugene Burgess Charles Burgess Raymond Bour Burton Smith Bladen Smith Russell Taylor Warren Rovers Donald Hutt Keneath Hill William Elliot Robert Niles Henry D. Small Edward Little-Morses Yeu Hari A. Ladd Arthur Veilleux Sylva Chaloux Phippsburg Mary E. Wilson Henry W Alexander Eneacene Holt Kennebunk Francis Bertrand Oliver Street Holt Westbrook Junior College Bertrand Lambert Park C. Simmons Moody Heath Lane Cyrus Ashe Denny Woad Harold Wood Dena London Fred Manzo Mabel Hatch Canning Center Grant Red Cross Silas Bates Valley Road Silke Bates Carroll Hunt Crawford Drive Saunders L. Patterson Howard van Vranken Augusta Roland Labbe Mathews Avenue Memorial Hospital Winston Kinney Matthews Avenue Donna Lee John Gallagher Gallagher Harold Coren Johhny Andrew Vigne Mickey Ralph Ploard Vigne Fred Finley Massachusetts Barbas Clara Davis Ann Fisher Hyde Park Harold Morgan Beverley Conant Mrs. Morgan Miss Conant Deaconess Hospital Maurice Hatch Adams Court Milo Florence Jenkins Witopitlock Sadie Jenkins Christina Shea William Hanneman Noble Avenue Manchester N. H Jack Fortin William Fortin Clark Circle George Shaw Terry Johnston Ralph and Daren Bertha Russell Charles Gallison Arlene Kamp Arline Barbara Junior Daigle Foss Friend Creamer Gallison Daigle R. J. Patten Fortin Alonzo Collins Clarence Friend Ralph Guilford Harriet Stevens Gordon Gilbert Dale Winslow Milford Smith Donna Donald Hatch Newton Road Arthur J. Dunton John Jack Henry W. Owen, Jr Ole America the Times Co Bath, Maine
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