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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1945

Page

3

Local Notes from Phippsburg and Nearby Areas

Phippsburg and nearby communities share graduation lists, family visits, and seasonal openings. among graduates are Maurice Blair Col Wyman Douglass Pyerge Wyman Edna York Jenee Scott Patricia Seavey ter Alexander and Delcina man Many graduates pursue further study. residents report farm work visits cottage openings and town projects including road work and summer plans.

Sebasco Notes On Road Work And Local Life

Henry Reynolds builds a new section of State road at Sebasco starting seven Hills extending toward Mr Tushman’s Lodge. Dal ton Baker expands trucking and fish lobster transport to Boston. Josephine Baker visits New York. Carle Wallace remains ill. the Gilliams vacation in Boston. A committee to create an honor roll seeks help. work starts at 10 a.m. at Gilmore gravel pit. Carol Hall and families plan Sebasco summer retreat.

Henry Reynolds Sebasco Seven Hills Boson Josephine Baker New York Elatives Carle Wallace Warren Gilliam Boston Bathron Gilmore

Bath built boat sunk by death by own action during war

The U S S Emmons, built at Bath Iron Works, was sunk off Okinawa after being attacked by five kamikazes. 139 casualties reported including 59 killed, 78 wounded, two missing. The ship had escorted Roosevelt to the Teheran conference and earlier served as a minesweeper. Command fell to Lt John J Griffin Jr after Lt Cmdr Eugene N Foss was wounded.

U.S.S Emmons Lowa Mr. Roosevelt Atlantic Marshal Stalin Pacific Okinawa Ie Shima Eugene N. Foss Chestnut Hill Mass Massachusetts John J. Griffin, Jr 1587Th Road Jamaica L. I N. Y

Navy updates on USS Lamson after perilous voyage and repair

The Navy reports the Bath built destroyer Lamson completed a dangerous third around the world trip with live torpedoes jammed in tubes. A freak maneuver could have destroyed ship and crew under Comdr William H. Watson Jr. The Lamson returned to Puget Sound, repaired at Bremerton and ready to sail again.

Navy Department Lamson Naval Ormoc Bay Philippines William H. Watson, Jr Pensacola Fla Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton Wash

Ro land Smith Post Names Officers At Annual Meeting

At the Ro land Smith Post American Legion annual meeting held June 12 officers were elected including Post Commander Howard Pratt and 1st Vice Commander Kenneth Weeks. The next meeting on June 26 features a special executive session at 7:30 followed by a regular session at 8 p.m. with 30 new members to be initiated by past commanders.

Roland Smith American Legion Howard Pratt Kenneth Weeks Wallace Ham David M. McKellar Warren Higgins Gardiner Rogers Kenneth Drake Arthur Paulin David McKellar Wilbur Crocker Ralph Gay John H. Williams Edmund Arsenault Miles Hagan George Crocker Eugene Hart Herbert Weinstein Carl Attaya J. B. Cutting Forest Legard Jay Povich Miss. Bernice Francis Ambrose Curran Edgar Leavitt Samuel McElroy H. P. Oliver Manuel Perry John St. Martin Earl Maxwell Edward Kelley Maurice Brown Edmund St

Helen Wilkie and Her Sons Headed to Rockland

Mrs Helen Wilkie and her sons Joseph Sue USN and Alan of Bowman street left Tuesday morning for Rockland.

Helen Wilkie Joseph Sue Usn Alan Bowman Street Rockland

Local Social Notes from Woolwich and Surroundings

Arthur Stinson has returned to Woolwich after weeks at his cottage. Mrs. Bernhard Carlsson of Dix Island spent Wednesday night with her sister Mrs. George Stacy. Bath residents Lawrence Thayer and family occupy their cottage. Monroe Wilbur visited daughter Mrs. Vernon Philbrook in Bath Friday. Stanton Dozois called on Parker Head friends Richard Dozois and Lloyd Lowell who will enter Morse High School in fall. Florence Foley of Dum mer Street left Saturday for Boston to spend the weekend.

Gordon Trott Canaries Maurice Blair Colt Wyman Douglass Pyerge Wyman Edna_ York Jenee Scott Patricia Seavey Ter Alexander Delcina Man Jordon Trott Wynburg Robert Whited Macy Brightwater Haverford Penn William Grevers Susan Saday Harry Jackson Hamilton Mass Jdiner Rogers Meadowek Jackson N., Patton Helen Murphy Province R. J Edward Hawkes Providence William Forbes Hamyn Coldring Farm Joseph Haviland Harper Droux Pitch Pine Hill Bodwell Grange Regis Clifford Robinson South ‘Berwick Stanley Gilman Cation School University Maine Stanley Hutchins Meadowbrook Gardiner Rogers Madowbrook Edward Gray George Larrabee Orlando Tibbetts East Boston Sally Lowell Laura Wyman Sandra Mank Joyce Gray Betty Bowker Jean Bowker George Daley New Hampshire Ralph Daley California Alston Oliver Eleanor Bertrand John Kriedler Arthur Harrington George Morong Earl Pike Owen Richardson West Point Allie Rollins Earl Lowell Walter Cushing Charles Blaisdell Elwood Hathorne Bath W. T. Wyman Togus Hospital W. H. Wyman West Bath Arthur Lear Harold Barkalow John Libby Portland Natalie Hathorne Blaisdell Harlan Booker Randolph Orlando Tibbetts, Jr Boston Amberg Leo Hamel Joyce Bartlett Ashdale Leslie Logan Robert Arndt Schenectady Fred Arndt Ray Hilton Bernhard Carlsen Dix Island Leston Harrington Olive Deejay Marie Wyman Rosalie Richards Della Copperthwaite Princeton Bert Nisbet Raymon Hamel USN H. H. Mank Haskell Arthur Stinson Woolwich Bernhard Carlsson George Stacey Lawrence Thayer Monroe Wilbur Vernon Philbrook Stanton Dozois Parker Richard Dozois Lloyd Lowell Morse High School Ard Sprague Hallowell Walter Sprague L. E. Gayton Auburn Miss Niney Rounds Sebiwco Estates Nelson Gordon Robert Williams Doris Ann Agnes Merrill Readfield Kate McCarty John McCarty Thomas Percy Arlington Norman McKinnon Frank Jones Jane Jones Jackie McMann William Briggs Barbara William Jr South Portland Jones’ Cottage H. C. Todd West Coast Flisha Bridges Marion Bridges Allan Spear Donald Dean Leavitt Eugene Eberhard Robert Hingham Warren W. White White Spot George& Oliver Howard Rice Lester Oliver Spruceville Frank Scott Ralph Overton Charles Leonard South Carolina M. J. McNulty Michael Keen Fort Baldwin Sgt. Keen Fort Jackson Helen Gagnon Bay Minette Ala Ruth Keen Jamaica N. Y George Gates Harry Stone Lewiston Walter Quance Raymond Brown George Hancox Edgar Pacific Edward Butterfield Albert Coombs Louise Briggs Eleanor McCue Merton Pinkham Merwin Delano C. G. Day Edward Kenneth Bay Point Roger Hovey Friends Mildred Perow Spinney Ernest Chase Earl Payson Eleanor Mains

Morse High Class Of 1945 Holds Senior Reception

Morse High School marked the largest graduating class with a Friday evening senior reception in the gym from eight to midnight. Wartime restrictions left the gym undecorated while Ernie Harding's orchestra and vocalist Miss Rena Ulmer provided music for the event attended by the senior class officers and faculty.

Morse High School Ernie Harding Rena Ulmer James Bonney Doreen Higgins Richard Andrews Jane Trott Frances Callan Warren Rogers Millicent Hecht Willard McCabe Walter C. Rogers Edwin R. Andrews Albert S. Noyes Justus H. Miller Board of Education Andrews Herbert Perrin Augusta Pomeroy Brown Small Watson Farrell Abbott Perrin Norma Drummond Hopestill Reed Edward Footer Mary Pierce Hilton Libby Horace Morse Sarah Silverman Betty Anderson Charles Godfrey Nathan W. Watson

Bath native to shift from Red Cross role in Utica

Miss Harriet C. Larrabee chief recreation worker at Rhoads General Hospital Utica will leave by the end of July to become a recreation consultant in the Red Cross North Atlantic Area Office New York City. She will travel New York state advising 16 Army and Navy hospitals on recreational programs and previously led the Red Cross Reduction Corps in Utica. She will visit Bath briefly before departing.

Harriet C. Larrabee American Red Cross Rhoads General Hospital Utica N. Y North Atlantic Red Cross New York City Margaret Wynne Miss Larrabee New York State Army Red Cros Reduction Corps Larrabee Boothbay Harbor High School Boston University Great Halloran England General Hospitals Sampson Naval Hospital Fort Jay Hospital Rhoads

Popham Beach Welcomes Safe Return of Local Hero

Pfe Philip Wyman, long a Bath resident and former post office worker, arrived safely from a German prison camp to cheers from Popham Beach community. The town also notes school closures, church committee changes, business reopenings, and summer camp activity as residents plan a busy season.

Bath Pfe Philip Wyman Popham G. Lillian Spencer Pine Grove Leona Harmon Parker Head Warren W. White Ernest Spinney Donald N. Small Allan Spear

Cosmopolitan club fair and bazaar set for Thursday

The Cosmopolitan club announces a street fair and bazaar on Thursday June 28 from 2 to 12 p.m. The Information Booth will relay fair details and Bath information using recordings. Mrs. Louis Silverman chairs the booth with aides Miss Sarah Libbey Miss Carol Ann Walker and Mrs Isadore Singer. The Jobster salad supper runs 5 to 6 30 p.m. in the club rooms with chairmen Mrs William Davis and others.

Bath Louis Silverman Isadore Singer Sarah Libbey Carol Ann Walker Jobster William Davis Warren Hawley Arthur J. Burgess Harold Avery Arthur Eseley Dana Williams Bernard Plummer Madelyn Small

Eastern goldfinch noted as wild canary and thistle bird

The piece describes the Eastern goldfinch with male bright yellow and black cap and the female gray. It explains the bird’s common names wild canary and thistle bird and mentions nest linings with thistledown. Also reports local social notes from Bay Point including moves, visits, and relatives.

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Phippsburg George Cutting Foxwo Raymond Campell Dromore Bay Farm Jay Duley Foxboro Duley Betty Harper Newport R. L Aospital Katherine Hilton Twoons Stoney Brook Vermont Laura Cutting Tracys Meadowbrook Shores Carol Hall of Rufus Hall John Parker Summer Street Roosevelt Bath Iron Works Frances Emmons Peacock Garden City, L. L George Foster Emmons Roland Smith Post COX Florence Foley Dummer Street Morse High Bath Young Lady Recreation Worker J. Wolace McClure Ole Bunny The Osteopathic Hospital Nelson Seavey Laura Patricia Mulcahy Pearl Street Harold Cutting Bath Street William Boutin High Street Lillian Ellsmore Denny Road Georgia Randall Brookline Georgetown Popham Beach Charles P. Bradford Maine State Park Commission Bradford Shirley Isaacson University of Wisconsin Stone House Peter A. Isaacson New Jersey Lena Larrabee Ledgewood Allan Rogers Sally Rich Cosmo Club Forrest Getchell Carrier Walter Oliver Wiscasset Karl Hentz Jon Karl Jr Long Island Brunswick Minot Percy Weston Jamaica Plain Hospital William Bowie Jouriar Wen Bose Ryu Center Street Rockford Feu &Ee Age Family Laundry Brooder Thermometer Fence
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