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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1943

Page

6

Bath society notes and military family updates

Christopher Perry Lee becomes a namesake as a son born Thursday morning in Newton Massachusetts to Lieut William G. Lee U S A and Mrs Lee. The article lists numerous society events including card clubs hosting, bereavements, weddings, and visits of Bath residents and their relatives, with military service notes for John Cyr and Robert Ingraham among others.

Bath Police Officer Donald Crosby and Family Return From Boston Trip

Donald Crosby of the Bath Police force completed his annual visit to Vienna and returned home Saturday accompanied by Cass Crostyn and family. The party spent time in Boston during their trip.

Cass Crostyn Dike Boston Ami Suimieis Donald Crosby Bath

Elderly Mrs Hodgkins Recovers From Hip Break at Memorial Hospital

Mrs. George Hodgkins of 1224 Washington street aged 95 96 has been a patient at Memorial hospital after a bathroom fall caused a broken hip. She is known as Aunt Lina to North End residents and has lived alone since her husband’s death. Her sister-in-law and niece live nearby.

George Hodgkins Washington Street Memorial Hospital Hodgkins Lina North End Frederick C. Potter Rachel Potter Eugene Pierce West Southport Sherman McQuaide Florida Miami Beach Clearwater Atile John Melnnes St. Petersburg Sadie Burnham Bath McQuaide Herbert Erwin Oak Street

Local officers and families in wartime service updates

Raymond J. Lozier receives 2nd Lieutenant commission in Coast Artillery after completing officer candidate course at Camp Davis North Carolina. The report also notes Annie Biggins’s Boston visit, Sidney F. Shapiro’s Army Air Forces training honor, and moves of families including the Stantons and Thombs.

Raymond J. Lozier South Street Bath Coast Artillery Corps Camp Davis N. C A. A

Community Notes From Bath and Nearby Areas

Miss Eleanor Gediman returns to Boston after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur W Gediman at 6 Andrews Road. WAAC auxiliary member Margar ite L Tourtillotte arrives at Carlsbad Army Air Field New Mexico after joining the corps in Portland and completing training in Commerce Texas. Mrs Galen Hinckley of Stamford Conn returns home after a weekend with cousin Mrs Samuel McElroy in Bedford Street. James Goodwin of Bath Iron Works takes a two week vacation, Plan Portland visits with son Herbert Goodwin. Ernest Wade and family spend weekend at Kater Pond and Panther Pond in Raymond. William Lucero senior at Morse High School selected for officers training, sworn in at Portland last week and to enter service July or November.

Joseph Cyr Joseph Cyr Sr U. S University of Maine Cyr Adrian Agasta Pauline L. Morse Women's Auxiliary Corps WAAC Morse Washington Street Bath Iron Works Warold Oldis New York City Bath Sidney Eaton Bedford Street Sherman McQuaide Frank Harding Anna Warding Hardings Harding Miss Frances Warding Portland Charles F. Ginsberg High Street Sidney F. Shapiro Newport Bangor Shapiro Railroad Street Army Air Forces Technical Training Command Scott Field Illinois Walter R. Weaver Army Air Forces ‘Technical Training Command Pfc. Shapiro Arthur F. Mayo Howard W. Mayo North Africa Mayo APO Care Eleanor Gediman Boston Mrs Arthur W. Gediman Andrews Road Margarite L. Tourtillotte Ethel Tourtillotte 283 Center Carlsbad Army Air Field Carlsbad New Mexico Miss Tourtillotte Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Commerce Texas Galen Hinckley Stamford, Conn Bath and Phippsburg Samuel McElroy James Goodwin Mrs. Goodwin Mr. Goodwin Herbert Goodwin Ernest Wade Kater Pond Mrs. Wade Panther Pond Raymond William Lucero Morse High School Ushoo San Diego Calif

Deadly Mines Off Newfoundland Coast Turn Into Everyday Duty

Fishermen along the Newfoundland coast routinely encounter drifting mines. Naval authorities warn civilians not to handle them and coordinate with Aircraft Detection Corps to mark, report, and render mines safe by bringing them to shore for disposal.

Atlantic Newfoundland Royal Navy Atlantic Ocean R.C.A.F Newfoundland Constabulary Newfoundland Ranger Force Aircraft Detection Corps Royal Canadian Naval Jack Roberts Change Islands Sam Roberts Air Detector Corps R. M.S Air Detection Corps

State Aid and Debt Rise in 1942. Local Funds Shifted

State aid totaled seven million dollars with three million to locals for highways, two and a half million for schools, and about one million for relief, while debt service rose 29 percent due to more debt redemptions. Pvt. Wilson Fitzgerald returned to Camp Atterbury after a furlough with parents in West Bath. he had worked at Bath Iron Works before joining the Army.

Pvt Leonard Thombs Camp Croft S.C United States Army Bath Hyde Wirndla- Cu Wilson Fitzgerald Camp Atterbury Ind Benjamin Fitzgerald West Bath Fitzgerald

Leemans and Lees Return Home From Winter Stay

Mr and Mrs Herbert Leeman and Mr and Mrs Chester Lee returned to their home Barley Neck after spending the winter with Mrs Leeman s aunt Mrs Alfred R Ames on Middle Street.

Hibert Trafto Georgetown Center Elzira Trafton Gere Town Herbert Leeman Chester Leeman Barley Barley Neck

Amphibious Tanks Used in 1925 Marine Maneuvers

Amphibious tanks, forerunners to modern U. S. Marine Corps armor, were employed by Marines during maneuvers in 1925, illustrating early use of water landings in training.

U. S

Ferris Jr Enlists in United States Naval Reserves

Melvin Ferris Jr son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Ferris of 29 Park Street will enter the United States Naval Reserves He is a Morse High School graduate active in athletics and a former freshman year varsity football member He will leave for Newport Rhode Island Thursday

Melvin Ferris, Jr Melvin Ferris Park Street Iorks Corp United States Naval Reserves Young Ferris Morse High School Newport R. I

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