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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
4
Thirty six Victory Farm Volunteers aged 14 to 18 completed a week of training at the University of Maine and will be placed on farms across Maine. A larger VFV group is planned for June 19 with 120 or more to be trained, and farmers have ordered about 220 VFWs with more than that enrolled.
Mrs Estelle Thompson R N of Portland attended a Nurses Alumni Association banquet at The Ledges in Wiscasset after passing Thursday here with friends. Mr and Mrs Harry P Briggs Jr of 993 High Street go to their Sebasco Estates cottage for the Summer. Miss Barbara Hopkins home from University of Maine Orono visits her parents on York Street. Mrs Carol Witham leaves to visit sister in Portland. Mrs Eunice Pert and sister Addie Vickery return from Brewer and South Orrington.
Included in a Bath group leaving Saturday for Boston were Mrs. A. A. Morse of 5 Deering Street Mrs. Ralph King of West Bath Mrs. John C. Hart of 897 Middle Street Mrs. Jessie Allen of 10 Franklin Street Mrs. Roxanne Merry of Liberty Street Mrs. Alma Merry of 5 Deering Street and Mrs. Hazel Atwood of 42 High.
Franklin Wright of the Port land Express state returned Friday evening to Portland after a two days visit with Mrs. Wright at their home on High Street. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lane, son Philip Henry and daughter Beverley Ann left Saturday to spend two weeks with Mrs. Lane's aunt Mrs. Minerva Frost of Gloucester Massachusetts.
Mrs. Rita Durant and Mrs. Alice Conley left to pass the weekend with Durant’s sister. Mrs. Louis Wilkins and Mrs. William Collins arrived to spend the summer in their native city, with Collins staying at Elvira Trafton’s home. Families including the Buteaus, Hynans, Elwell, and Carla Marie visit relatives in Boston, Washington, and Nequasset, while others return from medical stays and naval assignments as midshipman Robert Gilchrist visits family.
Parker Worrey on a Cas tine Maritime Academy leave visits his aunt in North Bath. Leslie M. Pratt and family arrive to spend days with Sgt. Pratt’s father in Phippsburg. Mrs. Pierce and son Charles return from a visit to Elliot and Henderson. A bridge party hosts prize winners and refreshments in Bath. Mrs. Barter heads to visit sisters in South Portland and Boston. Jennie Larrabee visits family in Trufants Crossing and High street. Plummer family visits Boothbay Harbor relatives.
Mrs. Lawrence Pillsbury of Portland returns home with aunt and uncle at 15 Spring Street. Redward Gauvin, shipfitting department worker at Portsmouth Navy Yard, visits Bath with father Martin Gauvin and brother Leo J. Gauvin. Rev Albert Freeman and Mrs Freeman reside at the parsonage of Carlisle Street Baptist Church after staying with Mr and Mrs Hitchl Walker on Highland Street. George H W Pinney of East Hartford returns Monday after a fishing trip with Chauncey Williams on Crawford Drive near Wilson Mills. Miss Julia Chystun of New York City visits sister-in-law Mrs Avexander Chrystun at 12 Liberty Streets. Nedrow M Butterfield of 69 Granite Street leaves Bath Sunday for a week in New York City.
Mrs Charles Hoebel, five months with her husband Rosign Hoebel, now at Cornell University Ithaca NY. Mrs Hoebel has worked for Hyde Windlass Co. Miss Lewis E Briggs from Brimmer and May School Boston arrives for the summer with her mother Mrs Edmund P Briggs at their Center Street home.
A simple but pretty wedding took place Sunday at Grace Episcopal Church as Miss Virginia Choate Jewett married Laurence Joseph Murrell of Rumford. Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiated, with ushers William Mussenden Jr. and Lieut. John G. Anderson USN. The bride, attended by her sister Miss Alyn Jewett, wore a dusty rose suit with white accessories. reception followed at the Sedgwick. The couple will honeymoon in New York City before settling at a summer home in Westport.
Carl W. Robinson of 15 Clifton Street leaves June 27 for armed forces service. A farewell party at Cypress Cottage near Damariscotta Lake featured an auction with prizes, a dance by Danny Shepard and his Bostonians, and gifts for Mr. Robinson. He works in the tin shop at Bath Iron Works.
Mrs William H Gove of Portland and Lieut John F Farrington U S A with Mrs Farrington of Fort Wayne Ind Captain Carlson L Dana U S A and Mrs Dana of Tulsa Okla Mr and Mrs Wentworth N Cushing of Washington D C Miss Susan Dana of Tulsa Okla Mr and Mrs William F Grindell Mr and Mrs Frederick Cormier and Myr and Mrs Robinson appear in regional society notices listing households and associations across Portland Indiana Oklahoma and Washington D C in a social column.
Cpl. Lionel C. Lajoie of Bowdoinham joins about 400 U S troops in London receiving the Army Good Conduct Award for a year of service with good conduct and efficiency in Hyde Park ceremonies led by Maj. Gen. Reckord and Maj. Gen. Hawley. The Headquarters Band of 56 pieces played as over 1,000 troops attended.
Merle F. Pottle U S A reports two letters dated May 24 from England stating he is well and happy. The letters reached Mr and Mrs J K Bowker of Phippsburg. Pvt Donald L Nichols Fort Dix N J spends a ten day furlough with his mother and sister at Woolwich. Kendall J Chapman Morse High School senior now at the Maritime Academy Castine obtained leave to attend Bac calaureate services and will graduate with his class. Pvt Charles Herbert White West Bath reports to Kesler Field Biloxi Miss as he begins pre aviation cadet processing with the Army Air Forces Training Command.
George C. Keene 25 of New Castle was sworn into the U S Marine Corps in Portland and heads to Paris Island S C for recruit training with Orville P Hanson Jr 17 of Kennebunk who enlisted a week ago Keene employed at Bath Iron Works is married with three children and the son of Mr and Mrs Fred K Keene Waldoboro High School baseball player Hanson a Kennebunk junior played football and basketball in high school.
Bruce Wright stationed at Davisville R I returned home to spend the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Elbridge R Wright at 11 Marshall Avenue. Staff Sgt Beeman F Howard USAAF from South Bend Ind visiting Mr and Mrs William J Craft 1185 Washington Street has earned a physical discharge after three years service with 1224 flying hours and 52 combat missions earning the European African and Pacific Asiatic ribbons the Soldier's Medal air medal with three oak leaf clusters good conduct winged aerial engineer badge and Purple Heart. Milo Bennett S 2c USN returned to Sampson NY Monday after five days with his mother Mrs Lawrence Babb 773 Washington Street.
Pfc Robert E Kingsbury on a 15 day furlough at home after training at Army Postal school Westchester Pa He was entered into service in October 1943 and is now in the V mail section of the Army Post Office San Francisco Cal Cadet Daniel E Hatch son of Mr and Mrs Robert B Hatch 601 Washington St visited his parents He is stationed at Yale University Unit PFC Richard Reil USAAF stationed in Alabama attending flight school on furlough with his mother Mrs Ethel Reil in Craftsbury Vt Mrs Reil and Pvt Reil have been visiting with Douglas and wife at their home
The Bath Board of Education votes to run a six week summer program at Huse Memorial School from July 10 to August 18. Pupils may attend for at least 50 of 60 hours to earn credits, focusing on up to two subjects with material provided by the district. Miss Laura Mitchell will supervise the program.
Wiscasset notes Bath residents dine at the Riverside in Damariscotta, which has opened for the summer. Mr and Mrs Ernest Wade of Washington street and Mr and Mrs James Goodwin of Chestnut street were among the Bath guests. She plans a summer training course at Maine General Hospital Lewiston.
Richmond residents report furloughs and overseas letters from husbands and sons in England and Panama. Civilians plan visits and summer trips, while local families move residences and welcome newborns. Barbara Bond earns Eagle status as University of Maine sophomores are honored.
Dresden reports a Sunday evening baccalaureate at the Methodist church with Dr. Alexander Cairns delivering the address. Commencement exercises are set for Thursday at the Masonic building as Middle Bridge school closes June 10.
Miss Bond, member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority and vice president of the Maine Masque, graduates from Kent's Hill Junior College in 1943. Nearby residents and visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bishop, Mrs. Walter W. Haskins, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer King, Mrs. Veronica Kimball, Mrs. Laura Strange, and the Rog ers, Mansir family visiting Maryland and Washington, D. C.
Mr and Mrs William Elliot have moved into the Erwin Ward place recently purchased. Lois McLean daughter of Mrs John Gowen works at Just Rite cleaning establishment for the summer. Mrs Stanley Williams is confined to her home with tonsillitis. James Manion recovering after operation at Bath Memorial hospital and expects to return home Sunday.
Walter C Morris 1c USCG, of Aulander North Carolina, now stationed in Boston, is spending a three day leave as a guest of Miss Marjorie Cushing at Mrs Rena P Cushing home at 131 Dummer Street.
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