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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1946

Page

2

Pine Cone Lodge Hosts Praise and Plans in Bath Wis.

District President Tucker of Wiscasset and D Marshal Cecelia Barber praised Pine Cone officers for their work since installation. A Gardiner trip on the 28th is planned. Wisecasset Red Cross meets June 6 at St. Philip's house. Book club wraps season at Mrs. H. W. Webb’s home. The 1946 Wiscasset academy yearbook omits Carl J. from the honor roll. The Effie J. Joole house is sold for conversion to a two apartment dwelling. John B. Downey moves to Vermont for a two year project. St Philip's Church announces June preachings by Rev. Angus Dun and Rev. Nelson Bryant with Holy union celebrations monthly. Marcia Angell engages Theodore B. Ross of Alna. Joe Wells cottage on Bath road sold to Abe Wanser. Commencement week features baccalaureate at Congregational church. Wiscasset Academy Alumni meet at Masonic hall. academy picnic June 19.

Pine Cone Rebekah Bessie A. Curace Esther Lodge Batheehe Wick Presiden Tucker Wiscasset Wisecasset American Red Cross St. Philip's House Book Club H. W. Webb Wiscasset Academy Carl J Main Wiscasset Inn Middle Street Lewis Spa Edgecomb Long Bridge Theodore Dow Arlene Kay Dow Edward S. Lawson Orrum N. C Effie J. Joole Federal Street John B. Downey Vermont St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Angus Dun Cambridge Mass Nelson Bryant Adams Frank C. Angell Marcia J. Angell St. Theodore B Joe Wells Bath Road H. Chester Dorr Abe Wanser Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge Eureka Rebekah Lodge Gardiner George Main Pine Cone Lodge Morse High School Lincoln County Bath Memorial Hospital Aurolyn Rines Eva Gorham Mary Taylor Academy Congregational Church Huntoon Hill Grange Samuel Myer New York

Emergency Food drive flags only partial cans in region

The message urges residents to donate canned food for famine relief in Europe and to place cans in cartons at local stores or leave checks at Marston's Drug Store or Flood's Hardware. Wiscasset contributions lag with several checks sent to New York, while carton filling remains incomplete as towns strive to meet the campaign goal.

Iscasset Emerety Europe A. M. Morton Drive For Wiscasset New York

Miss Martha Day Becomes Bride Of Ralph C Achorn

Miss Martha Elizabeth Day and Ralph Cecil Achorn wed in a home ceremony at a Wesley Methodist church officiated by Rev. Chester B. Oliver. The bride, daughter of Walter F. Day, wore white chiffon and faille with a Juliet cap veil and carried a white Bible. The groom is the son of Mrs. Bernice Achorn. A reception followed and the couple plans to live at 161 Intervale Street, Dorchester, Mass after June 10.

Martha Elizabeth Day Walter F. Day South Street Day Ralph Cecil Achorn Chester B. Oliver Wesley Methodist Church Perones Marjorie A. Stevens Albert R. Nelson Elizabeth Burgess Irene Deros Haverhill Mass Swansonia Harold Farmer Old Orchard Beach Walter Butler Ernestine Jeffray Springfield Eleanor Johnson Gardiner Castine Bath U. S. Navy Southwest Pacific Dorchester Dental Laboratory Dorchester Beryl Perry Everett Betty Moore Phyllis Gray Orleen Gray Shirley Hanson Gloucester Achorn White Mountains

West Bath residents gather for holiday weekend in Beachmont

The West Bath and Bath area community share news of visits and reunions. Mr. and Mrs. Trafton Swain of York Village joined relatives for a birthday supper at the Larrabee home. Many neighbors are noted as visiting, traveling to Boston, or staying at cottages on Merrymeeting Bay as Memorial Day activities unfold. A fishing derby at Moosehead Lake drew over 2,000 entrants, with Robert Ward winning first prize, an Old Town boat with an Evinrude outboard.

Edward McMann Bath Robert Ward Ernest Ward Augusta Scott Ward Moosehead Lake Sandbar Island Maine Charles Landerkin Oe Will Bail Pbaar Potamey Scott Ld Melford Perham Janice Florida Laurence Martin Groton Charles McEwen Larrabee’s Grove Andover Howard Yeaton Francis McCarthy Wilton Carroll Wing James Cooke Bath Memorial Hospital William Bailey Jr Seabees USN Solon John Larrabee Conrad Annie Towle South Portland

Thompson Couple Return From Lowell Visit

Mr and Mrs Albert W Thompson of North street returned home Monday after visiting A Thompsons parents in Lowell Massachusetts over the weekend.

Albert W. Thompson North Street A Thompson Lowell Mass

Miss Gertrude Dole Graduates From Wellesley College

Miss Gertrude Dole daughter of Rev and Mrs Louis A Dole of Middle Street is among the graduating class at Wellesley College. Commencement exercises will be held Monday June 17. She has been active in the Christian Association and the Classical club with Latin as her major.

Gertrude Dole Daghter Louis A. Dole Middle Street Wellesley College Miss Dole Christian Association

Memorial ceremony honors William H. White at West Bath Grange

West Bath Grange held a Memorial ceremony for William H. White a Silver Star member who died Monday morning. The service featured a cross on black, readings from scripture and poems, solos by Bernice Sturtevant, and a tableau The Recording Angel with participants including Thelma Sylvester and Ethel MacDonald. Officers plan future programs and a June 17 committee is named.

West Bath Bernice Sturtevant Esther Andrews the Grange Thelma Sylvester Angel Gene Sylvester Pecci Ethel MacDonald Mattie Collins Emma _ Coombs Charity Pendleton Ella Coombs Andrews The Grange Waters Alfred Neal Bertha Ward Pomona Alton Collins Emma Coombs Flora Ceres

Dunlap Commandery Prepares for St John’s Day Parade

Plans for St John’s Day at Rockland include 12 Knights Templar commanderies with Dunlap Commandery traveling by bus led by Martin Powers and Orson Delano. Tickets available from Charles Bartlett or Arthur Norton. over 50 bought. Dunlap band will play. parade, dinner, sports, and a buffet supper will conclude activities.

Rockland Commanderies Knights Templar Dunlap Commandery Martin Powers Orson Delano Charles Bartlett Arthur Norton Dunlap Commandery Band Templary Maine

Ladies Auxiliary Patriarch Militant Attends Portland Ball

Mrs Carolyn P Thompson and Mrs Ethel Potter of Bath Mrs Justin Hamilton and Mrs Louise Stevens of Brunswick attended a state meeting and military ball of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Patriarch Militant in Odd Fellows hall Portland Saturday evening Albert H Thompson and George Thurston attended a council meeting of the Can on.

Carolyn P. Thompson Ethel-Potter-of-Bath Justin Hamilton Louise Stevens Brunswick The Patriarch Militant Odd Fellows Hall Portland Albert H. Thompson George Thurston Canon

Memorial and Graduation News From Woolwich Center

Memorial service honors World War II service members and a 1947 planning committee is named. Baccalaureate and graduation events at First Baptist Woolwich Center, Wiscasset Academy, and Day’s Ferry Congregational Church are noted, with local families and troops involved. Community activities include Boy Scout camping, picnics, and visits across Bath, Portland, and New York.

Fellowship Christian Endeavor Nequasset Congregational Church Joseph O.purdue U. S. Army Memorial Society of Woolwich North Woolwich ci John Leonard Florence Temple William Thornton Howard Whitlam Frank J. Walker First Baptist Church Woolwich Center Albert R. Freeman Sarah Bagley Wright Dexter Robinson Royce Howe Boy Scout Alden Bailey Ferry Congregational Church Edwin L. Moulton Bath Road Neal D. Bousfield Bar Harbor Maine Seacoast Mission Cyril E. Bousfield Bousfield Portland Eastland Hotel Maine Federation of Music Club Marilyn Temple Burt Temple Harry Mosher Wiscasset Wiscasset Academy Lester Blair Frank Jones South Weymouth Mass Rolvin Trott George Willis Elwood Hathorne Bingham Ivan Shaw Montsweag Bath Memorial Hospital Harvey Chubbuck Kenneth Pittman Day’s Ferry William Sheldon New York Wallace Sheldon Brooklyn Harry Short Westbury L. I Sheldon Roosevelt Raceway Mary Lou Reed Carlton Day Reed Colby College Miss Hopestill Reed Holyoke College

Hague announces engagement of Anita Hague to Harold Young

Mr and Mrs Carl G Hague of Woolwich announce the engagement of their daughter Anita to Harold F Young son of Mrs Vera Young and the late Mr Young of Manchester NH Miss Hague served as a cadet nurse in the late war and is now a telephone operator in the Hallowell office of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co Mr Young has recently been discharged from the US Army Corps of Engineers after more than two and a half years overseas during the war No date has been set for the wedding.

Ann Brooklyn N. Y Short Dorothy Sheldon Fred W. Oliver Woolwich Sasanoa Bluff Auburn Ruth Oliver Pownal Daniel Oliver Louisa Reed Farmingdale Carl G. Hague Alton Reed State Road Grand Rapids Weet Hague Bath Iron Works John C. Gilmore Anita Hague Hallowell Five Islands Anita Harold F. Young Vera Young Mr. Young Manchester N. H Miss Hague New England Tel. & Tel. Co Young

Pleasant surprise visit from Rockford friends

Mr and Mrs Dora L Howard of Union street were surprised Tuesday by a visit from friends from Mrs Howard s hometown Rockford Illinois Mr and Mrs Otto Erkin and Mr and Mrs Robert Peterson have been motoring through the East from Washington D C through New York and Massachusetts and are now en route to Bar Harbor The travelers described a delightful trip

Dora L. Howard Union Street

Memorial Day Visitors Spur Warm Greetings in Town

Memorial Day brought a clear warm day as residents and visitors shared stories of hometowns and histories. Mr Stone, son of Mrs Harry Stinson, returned after 11 years away with friends and family, while Mr and Mrs Ernest and daughter Gretchen Reynolds plus Bow Dee and Roy Ralph of Jefferson stopped by. Among attendees at the Achorn Day wedding in Bath were Mrs William Adams and Miss Louisa Howard. Betty and John Noftall also visited the Navajo on Sunday.

Walch Ieee M Wellesley Mr. Ston Harry Stinson Ernest Gretchen Iichmond Reynolds Bow Dee Gusta Roy Ralph Jefferson Thoming Hagan Harry Stonene Eleanor ‘McCue Dfton Bath William Adams Louisa Howard Betty John Noftall

American Young Men Become Good Sailors

Brief continued note on a wartime campaign to train American youths into capable sailors. Describes skepticism about training quality, yet highlights Navy support and optimistic tone for the effort.

Navy

Doctor Stephenson Visits St Pauls Chapter Royal Arch Masons

Dr Milton C Stephenson of High Street attended an official visit to St Pauls Chapter Royal Arch Masons in Brunswick on Tuesday evening as District Deputy Grand High Priest. He was accompanied by Rand John.

Milton C. Stephenson High Street Brunswick St. Paul’s Royal Arch Masons Rand John

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