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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1942

Page

2

Wiscasset News In Brief Local Social Updates And Weddings

Mrs Beatrice Bailey thanks locals for Poppy Day success. Blood donors urged to contact Mrs George Chiera for transport to Damariscotta. Marco club of First Congregational held final meeting. 20 attended and Rev George Millard received a defense savings bond before departing as U S Army chaplain to Fort Dix New Jersey.

Beatrice Bailey Wiscasset George Chiera Marco Club First Congregational Church Robert Graffam George Millard Laura A Lewis Greenlawn Cemetery Leon G. Flood Ranger and Filsworth Virginia Peace Harvey Pease Helen Mathes Hartford

Sacred Heart Circle Plans June Events

Sacred Heart circle of Daughters of Isabella met Tuesday night at 8 30 in the hall with regent Miss Helen M. Moses presiding. They voted a Navy Relief Fund contribution and announced plans for a blanket club by the June standing social committee led by Mrs. Anna Perry and Mrs. Vivian Kronstrand. The May committee, canceling a sugar rationing food sale, will sponsor a social party to be announced. co chairmen are Mrs. Nora McLaughlin and Mrs. Lida Costain. June house committee members include Mrs. Anna Perry and Mrs. Mary Cummings. a June surprise social is set for June 16 under chairman Mrs. Esther Moses with assistants Mrs. Lida Costain, Mrs. Eva Henderson, Mrs. Josephine Tardiff, Mrs. Josephine Scott, Mrs. Emma Leonard, Mrs. Mary Arsenault, Mrs. Helen Perry, Mrs. Beatrice Foot er, and Mrs. Emily Lozier.

Sacred Heart Circle D. of L Daughters of Isabella Hall Helen M. Moses Navy Relief Fund Anna Perry Vivian Kronstrand Cochairmen Nora McLaughlin Lida Costain Mary Cummings Esther Moses Eva Henderson Josephine Tardiff Josephine Scott Emma _ Leonard Mary Arsenault Helen Perry Beatrice Footer Emily Lozier

Gerald Bruce Hosts Eighth Birthday Party at Opera House

Gerald Bruce son of Mr and Mrs Francis Bruce of Highland Street hosted friends Monday afternoon at the Opera House to celebrate his eighth birthday. Guests included Herbert T Caverly II John Lutz Ralph Palmer Jr Bobby King Donald White Billy Bruce Jr and Robert James Bruce.

Gerald Bruce Francis Bruce Highland Street Opera House Herbert T. Caverly John Lutz Ralph Palmer Jr Bobby King Donald White Billy Bruce Jr Robert James Bruce

Woolwich Club Meetings And Memorial Day Observances

Woolwich community notes describe the Spinning Wheel club meeting at Mrs. Jordan Wright’s Barley Neck home with sewing social time and June gathering at Mrs. Ella Temple in Bowdoinham. Obituaries, church services, farm bureau notices, and a Charlotte Dance Recital are also listed along with Memorial Day services and local social visits among Woolwich residents.

Spinning Wheel Club Jordan Wright Barley Neck Road Ella Temple Bowdoinham Gilbert Hathorne Frances Hathorne Ruth Leeman Merle Jameson Florence Temple Evelyn Leeman Nellie Maybury Mothers Club Day's Ferry Eliza Davis McDonald Isabelle Horton Dedham Mass McDonald Charles D. McDonald Bath Bath High School Washington, D. C Veterans Board Arlington Cemetery Charlotte Togus

Konen Hart Wedding in Boston Cathedral

Miss Mary Agnes Hart daughter of Mr and Mrs Hart of 10 Charles street Boston weds John J Konen Jr machinist in the United States Navy son of Mr and Mrs Konen of Oldbridge New Jersey in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Boston Rev Edward G Horan presided Attendants include Miss Rita McDonald and Mrs Henry Walker uniforms worn by groom and Mr Walker Bride to Bath after ceremony and groom to sea duty Tuesday Former Morse high school class member now works at First National Self Service Market

Mary Agnes Hart Joseph Hart Charles Street East Boston

Memorial Service at West Bath Grange Honors Deceased Members

West Bath Grange held its annual Memorial service during the weekly meeting in the grange hall. Flowers were placed on the altar for Edwin A. Copeland Edward Clancy and Owen E. Rogers as the names were read by secretary Mrs D Wallace MacDonald.

West Bath Grange Grange William A. Armstrong D. Wylie Lemont D. Wallace MacDonald Edwin A. Copeland Edward Clancy Owen E. Rogers Arthur C. Lemont Ceres Bertha Ward Pomona Edward B. Hamblett Flora Gloria Leavitt Fred K. Sturtevant Lewis D. Carter Carter Sturtevant Jerry L. Haile

Brotherhood Meeting Set for Tuesday Evening

At the Independ ent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers meeting on Tuesday night plans were announced for a June 8 gathering at the Hotel Ambassador to discuss the June 10 Washington conference with the War Labor Board. Paul R Porter will preside and Navy Department and Maritime Commission reps will attend.

Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers East Coast Alliance of Independent Shipyard Workers of America War Labor Board Shipbuilding Stabilization Committee Washington Hotel Ambassador Paul R. Porter Navy Department Maritime Commission B. I Brotherhood

Kiernan Host Club Event Honors Birthday Guest

Commander and Mrs Joseph M Kiernan hosted a Sunday afternoon reception at their Washington Street home in Bath. Naval officers and wives attended and a toast was raised to William S Newell on his birthday. Guests included many local spouses and dignitaries such as Governor Sumner Sewall and Rear Admiral William P Robert.

Joseph M. Kiernan Washington Street Bath William S. Newell William P. Robert Wiscasset Edward Wilkinson Lewis H. Corman Raymond Childs C. L. Dean Brunswick Fred Moore Otis Mador H. Warren Halterman A. J. Hill Sumner Sewall Augusta W. S. Warland

Boothbay Harbor Student Mark Sewall Graduates High School

Mark W. Sewall of Boothbay Harbor son of Mr and Mrs Donald S Sewall and grandson of Mrs Mark W Sewall completed his high school education Friday. He ranked highly in his class and will take a leading role in the graduation ceremony at the Opera House. He plans to enter the University of Maine in the fall.

Mark W. Sewall Boothbay Harbor Donald S. Sewall Uated Boothbay Harbor High School

Bay Point blooming with birds and gardens

Bay Point enjoys full apple tree blossoms with cedar waxwings and Baltimore orioles among other species. The Victory Garden by the Navajo, the largest on Bay Point, grows diverse crops including potatoes, corn, beets, carrots, onions, and more as neighbors visit and guests arrive from Bath Brunswick and beyond for weekends and holidays.

Maryland Baltimore Orioles Bay Point

Morse Latin Club Has Final Meeting

At the last Latin Club gathering of the year, a fashion parade by boys Robert Dolan James Bonney Hilton Libby and Charles Ler mond preceded the business meeting. Robert Dolan won best performance. Officers elected Consuls Evelyn White Elizabeth Hill censor Marguerite Rines quaestor Joseph Swanton praetors Shirley James Norma Drummond. Anna May Berry to chair fall social committee. Gift presented to adviser Miss R Hazel Feere on her upcoming marriage.

Robert Dolan James Bonney Hilton Libby Charles Lermond Evelyn White Elizabeth Hill Marguerite Rines Joseph Swanton Shirley James Norma Drummond Anna May Berry R. Hazel Feere

Chesman Family Returns After Wollaston Visit

Mr and Mrs Frank H Chesman and daughters Janice and Mary Elizabeth of Wollaston Mass return Monday from a trip to visit Mrs Chesmans mother Mrs Scott M Golder on Winship Street and her sister Mrs Everett Quimby on Farrin Street

Frank H. Chesman Janice Mary Elizabeth Wollaston Mass

Iron Works Man's Car Hits Bull Moose at Night

Donald O. Newton of Minot employed at Bath Iron Works drove his car into a young bull moose near the Lisbon Lewiston line at about 1 am Friday. The moose died. Newton and passengers Hodge and Hood were shaken. The bull was dressed and meat sent to Augusta State Hospital. Wardens note moose are roaming near Lewiston as cows separate from bulls before calves are born by May 1.

Donald O. Newton Minot Bath Iron Works Lisbon Lewiston Newton Warden Piper Augusta Piper Mr. Newton Arthur C. Hodge Mechanic Falls Hewitt Hood Auburn

Skilled mechanics to be interviewed for Pearl Harbor and Panama jobs

A Civil Service representative will interview applicants at the U S Employment Service in Bath on Thursday for skilled copper smith boilermaker shipriggers shipwrights and riveters. Pay ranges from 1.26 to 1.48 per hour with overtime and transportation paid. draft status not considered. Also notes Mrs Abraham Miller and Jeannette Miller traveling to Malden Mass for a granddaughter’s graduation. visiting Mrs Joseph Goldman.

Civil Service U. S Employment Service Office Front Street Bath John T. Walsh Pearl Harbor Panama Canal Panama Pear Harbor Walsh Abraham Miller Jeannette Miller Malden Mass Ad Goldman Miller Mrs Miller Joseph Goldman Eva Miller This City

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