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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1941

Page

3

Surprise shower honors Mrs. Herbert Lee in Bath society circle

Mrs. Herbert Lee of Brentwood N H formerly Hazel Blair of Bath received a surprise shower at her parents home 1353 Washington Street last Monday. Friends listed include Mrs. Margaret Alley Mrs. Dorothy Lewis and many Bath residents along with Barbara Hopkins of the University of Maine visiting her parents on York Street.

Herbert Lee Brentwood N. H Hazel Blair Harold Blair Washington Street Margaret Alley Dorothy Lewis Genevieve Colby Dorothy Walker Nellie Hynes Louise Hamlin Abbie Morse Mabel Williams Lillian Kaler Eliza Wood Barbara Hopkins University of Maine Mrs George Hopkins York Street Eliza Estabrooks Meadow Way Judith Hibbs Beverly Robbins Beverly van Buren Dawn Avery Nancy Pratt Pauline Ouellette Mary Hatch Cynthia Dauphin Beverly Dauphin Marilyn Hogan Hazel Gerry Estabrooks Joe Fitzpatrick Eliza Niles L. Perkins Orono Mr. Perkins Snodgrass Firm Portland Bath Iron Works Reginald Cote High Street Esther Drummond Arrowsic

Nashs Plan Bay Point Cottage Opening Weekend

Mr and Mrs Howard O Nash of 37 Edward Street head to Bay Point on Sunday to open their cottage for the summer. Their daughter Dorothea Nash a student at Augusta General Hospital training school for nurses will join for a three week vacation starting July 10. Mrs J C Bearse of Malden Mass returns after a brief visit with Mrs Eugene R Brown. Grace Strout former Rubenstein club president and Miss Margaret Simmons of Rockland were guests of Les Camarades Musicaux at a recital hosted by Miss Alice N Magoun last Wednesday and praised the program. Mr and Mrs F H Upham of East Wassaboro returned after visiting Mr and Mrs Arah E Richmond at 648 Washington Street.

J. C. Bearse Malden Mass Georgetown E. R. Brown Deering Street Howard O. Nash Edward Street Bay Point Dorothea Nash Augusta General Hospital Training School For Grace Strout The Rubenstein, Club Margaret Simmons Rockland Les Camarades Musicaux Fred K. Sturtevant Alice N. Magoun F. H. Upham East Wassaboro Arah E. Richmond Washington Street William L. Skelton David Boston Bentley School of Accounting John K. Skelton Skelton Bates College Harvard Bentley

Holiday trip ends for Sawyer Weeks party in New England

Mr and Mrs Herbert Sawyer of Newton Massachusetts and Miss Edith K Weeks of Malden with Mrs Walter S Glidden of Bath return from a holiday motor trip to Rangeley and the White Mountains. Mr and Mrs Arthur Wise reopen their cottage at Foster's Point for the summer.

Herbert Sawyer Newton, Mass Edith K. Weeks Malden Walter S. Glidden Bath Rangeley White Mountains

School Music Supervisor’s Sister Chosen as Matron of Honor

Miss Margaret M. S. Mackinnon selects her sister Mrs. Paul V. Galambos of Waltham Massachusetts as matron of honor for her wedding to John McCarty. The ceremony is Saturday June 14 at Grace church with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiating. Best man is Vincent A. Henderson. Ushers are Louis Cormier and Edward E. Sonia.

Margaret M. S. Mackinnon Paul V. Galambos Waltham Mass John McCarty Grace Church Charles M. Tubbs Vincent A. Henderson Louis Cormier Edward E. Sonia

Notable Bath Area Residents Depart for Mount Katalidin Trip

Hon Rupert H Baxter of Bath and his brother ex Governor Percival Baxter of Portland left Thursday for a brief sojourn in the Mount Katalidin region. The community note details social visits, family ties, and local engagements among Bath and Portland residents.

Rupert H. Baxter Bath Percival P. Baxter Portland Mount Katalidin

Portland social notes and Maine University visits

Several Portland residents and families are documented with visits, relocations, and campus events. Dr. David L. Wilson recovers at Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary. Arch ie Rolfe returns from Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Honolulu. Various locals attend graduations, reunions, and club activities at University of Maine and Memorial Hospital.

Paul B. Wilson Elford A. Stover Portland David L. Wilson Maine Eye & Ear Infirmary Archie Rolfe Eva Rolfe Upper Washington Street Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Honolulu

Birthday party honors fifth birthday and prize winners

Jane Ledyard entertained on Lincoln Street for her fifth birthday with cake cutting and a pin the tail on the donkey game won by Bobby Haggett and Patricia Smith. Lucy Haggett collected the largest kiss hunt prize. Guests included Mrs. Hayes Haggett and other mothers. Additional items note graduation exercises at Nassan College for Carol and Barbara Wood, and social club gatherings with prize winners at Middle Street and planned luncheons hosted by Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Plant, and others.

Jane Ledyard James C. Ledyard Lincoln Street Jane Bobby Haggett Patricia Smith Lucy Ann Haggett John Hayes Charles Haggett Harold Haggett Kenneth Hunt Carol Oliver Priscilla Witham Patty Campbell Billy Haggett Lucy Corel Haggett Patty Hayes Edward Ant Pearl Dunbar South End Middle Street Howard Steen Perley Ater Guy Sprague John Hunt

Community Notes From Greenville and Nearby Towns

Social visits and weekend travels across Greenville Auburn Bath and Groton include the Watsons guests of the Millard Watsons. Miss Huggard called to Portland by a grandmother’s illness. Clark Seavey marriage intentions filed. Others: Carol and Chaney family moves. Kimball sisters visit Concord and Nashua. Vernal Chaney Jr redeployed as senior welding inspector. Small family return from Mystic. North Grammar seventh graders’ class day. Arthur Sewall II returns from New York. Mrs. Ernest King visits Presque Isle and University of Maine alumni events.

Ernest King Shepard Street Presque Isle Charlotte E. King University of Maine Miss King Aroostook County

Perkins Johnson wedding at Emmanuel chapel Portland

Rev and Mrs Charles M. Tubbs attended the marriage of Barbara Anne Perkins and Leonard Blackwell Johnson. The ceremony Saturday noon was in Emmanuel chapel of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Portland and was performed by the bride’s father Very Rev Howard D. Perkins dean of the cathedral.

Charles M. Tubbs Barbara Anne Perkins Leonard Blackwell Johnson Emmanuel Chapel Cathedral Church of St. Luke In Portland Howard D. Perkins

Fire destroys Kimball garage and shed at Red House in Bath

Fire of undetermined origin swept the two story garage and one story shed at 138 Lincoln Street, destroying the Kimball residence rear annexes while the main house escaped major damage. Firefighters laid six hose lines, saved the main dwelling, and the loss was estimated at about $2,000. Volunteers assisted in removing furniture as Fire Chief Richard Frates credited a closed first floor door for limiting the blaze.

Bath Red House Anne Miriam Kimball Lincoln Street Kimball Lincoln North Streets Oak Lincoln Streets Chestnut Chestnut Street Richard Frates Fire Department Chief Frates Misses Kimball McKay Field

City Fire Loss Adjustment At Kimball Property

Fred W. Humphreys of D M Humphreys & Co said Tuesday noon that the loss adjustment had been made on the Kimball property fire. A first fire of the busy day was a still alarm at 12:40 at the city dump where engine 4 responded and a booster line fought a blaze in the constant fire.

Fred W. Humphreys D. M. Humphreys & Co Kimball

Justice Fellows Opens June Term of Superior Court

Justice Raymond Fellows opens the Sagadahoc Superior Court June term with prayers and routine case assignments. The grand jury considers indictments including Clyde Schuman for armed robbery and larceny tied to an Aug 12, 1938 incident against taxi driver Ralph E. Legard. Naturalization hearings were scheduled for seven Bath residents and others from Newport and Calais.

Sagadahoc Clyde Schuman Ralph E. Legard Schuman Prescott A. Creelman Massachusetts Augusta Ronald Roy Bean Bath Newport O'Neill Houde Marie Luce Farnsworth Calais Andrew S. Erickson New York Mary Ann Geraldine Despres Vanceboro Nellie Long McCabe Francois Colex Boucher Beecher Falls

Fires Ragged the Town with Multiple Alarms in One Day

Fire department and volunteers battled a woods fire west of High street for hours after an 1.30 alarm. Additional blazes on Commercial street, Water street, Arrowsic, and the city dump prompted multiple still and booster responses, with all woods fires declared out by 5.55 pm.

Rose High Streets High Street Goddard's Field Commercial Street Bath Grain Co Maine Petroleum Products William Hill Donald Fogg Water Street Arrowsic Kimball

Trott Lang Wedding Unites Woolwich Man and Damariscotta Bride

Howard Trott of Woolwich, a Bath Iron Works construction worker, and Miss Esther Lang of Damariscotta were wed Sunday afternoon in the Baptist parsonage Show. Witnesses were the pastor's wife and Mrs. Morton. The couple will reside with Trott's parents in North Woolwich.

Howard Trott Woolwich Bath Iron Works Corp Esther Lang Damariscotta Morton Trott Gershon D. Trott Margaret Lang Bath George E. Lang Mr. Trott North Woolwich

Rules to Regulate Traffic Approved by City Fathers

City council OKs traffic rules on parking, bus stops and stop signs. Alderman Kingsbury leads printing of 1000 booklets. Various budget boosts approved, including clock fund, wage hikes, and memorial band concerts. multiple municipal actions and permits noted.

Kingsbury First Baptist Society Highway Department Fire Department Battery D Washington and Russell Streets FBI Hyde Windlass Co Lincoln Street Cobb Road Lions Club Dummer Street Sea Scouts Bath Water District Center Street Board of Assessors Jacob Smith George E. Whitney Footer Police Department Committee On Petepscot Co Rogers Ship Yard Lawrence New York City John J. Quinn West Street Cressey Avenue Roscoe G. Bailey North Street North Street Court Clarence Holmes Harvard Heights Beacon Street Board of Health Richard Frates Carter High Court Streets Washington Street Union Street Iron Works Morris Gordon Chelsea Mass Rowe & Dalrymple Committee On Public Safety George J. Goodwin Overseers of the Poor Raymond E. Fogg Recorder Rubin May

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Martha E. Curry Lowell Alma Reid Frank Oliver Quincy Sherman Morse Lower High Street Ernest Wade Panther Pond Raymond Joseph L. Dauphin Spring Street Benjamin F. Savage Lewiston Joseph Anderson Richard Curry John Curry Zita L. Wilbur Fred Wilbur Roland C. Bernier Leon L Bernier Cedar Street Brunswick Lena F. Gallant Francis Phillips Apron Club Lovell Staples Garret Bath Country Club Barbara Young Barbara Pittman Dorothy Anliker Phyllis Darrah Ernest Bailey Dover-Foxcroft Annie Aikenhead Santa Barbara Cal Thomas S. Aikenhead Mrs. Aikenhead Green Street Joseph Oliver West Lynn Fernando Hutchins Claude Beal Beatrice Muriel Shirley Richard Togus Pond Mr. Beal James F. Jones Russell Street Marshall Sewall New Canaan Conn William D. Sewall Sewall Small Point Peach Walter E. Edge Patrick Nugent George Nugent Memorial Hospital Constance Morin Russell Sage College Troy N. Y Harry F. Morin Henry C. Wright Indian Rock Rangeley Lakes Walter Brown Peggy Depa Ee Eugene R. Brown U.S.S Texas Eaeane R.I Brown Fred W. Howe Small Point Osteopathic Hospital Woodfords Lois J. Palmer Augusta Pitts Alma L. Reid Miss Reid Boothbay Southport Newagon Elizabeth Pattee Arthur Sewall Mrs. Sewall Harold Fuller Irvington, N. J Edward Tamul Percy Mann Beverly Niles Sergi Merle Niles Winship Street Elford Brad) Stover, Jr Beverly Fort Williams Jerneen Doyle Billy English Barbara Pinkham Jerry Doyle Barton Bridges Gail Fitzgerald Elford Stover, Jr Annette Harmon Betty Lothrop David Pye John Emery Alton Stinson Getchell Street New Church Stonehouse Charles Chapman Helen Chapman Dudley S. Leavitt Clarence A. Peaslee Clarence Savage Roxbury Solon Solon Savage Harold Pease Topsham Arthur Wise Foster's Point Samuel Hooper Country Club John Greene William Riley Riley Leland Mitchell Donald Hopkins Howard R. Ives Roosevelt Ives Hilda Ives Williston Fred A. Hamlin, Jr Joe Hamlin Paul Palmer Ruth Jordan West Roxbury George H. Jacobs Charles Lockery Walter F. Wiggin Jacobs Clifton Nickerson Mary J. Scales Elm Street John Lutz Roy Lutz Corliss Street Eva Corliss Jack Wilson Lynn Miss Corliss Fred B. Jack Percy Miller Everett G. White Fiesta Club Carlton Andrews Upper High Street Waterboro Andrews Charles Andrews Barbara Masterman Dixfield Gilbert Cony Masterman Henry D. Small Morse High C. Leroy Hutchins Adele Philadelphia Gloucester N. J Beverly Denham Alden P. Denham, Jr Ernest Wood Priscilla Springvale Nassan College Carol Barbara Carol Wood Alfred Orr Moncton N. B William S. Tait George Beley E. L. Mabey Carroll S. Watson Greenville Forrest Carlton Carlton Joyce and Carroll Carlton Auburn Millard E. Watson Dorothy Huggard R.N Hyannis Herbert Huggard Mechanic Street Benjamin Morris Charles E. Clark North Street Extension Bernard J. Clark Edith M. Seavey South Street Frank R. Seavey Milan Street Ernest Sherman Lake Street Anne Kimball Miriam W. Kimball Concord Walter Jenkins Mr. Jenkins Benson Animal Farm Nashua Vernal A. Chaney, Jr Portsmouth Navy Yard Groton Delwin Small Jay Wilton Small Mystic North Grammar J. Gertrude Sibsby Alice Lorraine Purdue Sarah Libby Silverman Beverly Curran Nellie Page Marlo Bennett Arthur Sewall 2d Frates Justice Fellows Superior Court Forrest C. Legard Victualer Helen M. Black Durward N. Bowie Maria Thibodeau Tito Pecci Lawrence E. Sullivan Aubrey E. Steen Front Street Harris Oil Co Bath Brunswick Motor Mart Randall M. Daley Washington and Vine Streets Joseph Seigal Franklin Street
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