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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1943

Page

6

Honeymoon Visit For Lieut Baker And Family

Lieut Charles P. Baker Jr US Army and his Tennessee bride arrived to spend their honeymoon with his parents at their Harpswell home. He will report to an Arkansas base after leave, and the couple will be joined a month later. Local society notes record multiple card parties and visits among Bath residents, with neighbors visiting Bath Iron Works employees and military families.

Charles P. Baker, Jr Us.a Charles P. Baker Bedford Street Harpswell

Local Figures Attend Sumner Gathering at Southport

James Bonney of West Street and Mr and Mrs Hors PP Mors of Wesel attended a Sumner event at Southport. Segeta was present, with Mr Bonney and his uncle Mrs Frank H Philips of Portland noted among the attendees.

James Bonney Wet Hors PP Mors Wesel J.wt Segeta Southport Sumner Mr Bonney Myr Frank H Philips Portland

Unclear Names Return After Family Visit

Fragmentary OCR reads as a notation about individuals including Mr Demiti.quee Fossa of Dan- Ts and Mrs Har rit Burtiosin of Patterson with a return from a Sim Wilhther mother, Mrs Flivaletis Wakefield of Bedford.

Demiti Quee Fossa Dan- Ts Maos Saad Ter Harrit Burtiosin Patterson Nio Sim Wilhther Flivaletis Wakefield Bedford -Trect

Garden club federation elects Maine president

In Augusta Mrs E F Merrill of Skowhegan was elected president of the Maine Federation of Garden Clubs succeeding Mrs E Stewart Orbeton of West Rockport. Mrs Rothwell noted unusually good attendance as Bath members wished to attend but transport limited.

Edmund A. Rothwell Maine John Parker Medomak Augusta Maine Garden Club Federation E. F. Merrill Skowhegan Maine Federation of Garden Clubs E. Stewart Orbeton West Rockport Bath Garden Club Rothwell

Local notes from Park Street and Memorial Hospital

Mrs Harvey Henderson Jr returned home from Memorial Hospital two weeks after an appendectomy. Lieut Buck and wife Leon E Buck of Newport Training Station visit his mother. Marcia Greene of King Street entered Memorial Hospital for several weeks. Glenda Howard, daughter of Norman and Mrs. Howard, works at Snaws bookstore. Leah Strout returned home after visiting Richmond to see her son Charles S Strout in the USA service. Brenda Lilling Totten born Thursday to Mr and Mrs Leslie Totten of Washington Street at Memorial Hospital. Dolly Kurney Totten is her mother.

John Hyde Hovgarid Edmund Hoe Newton Mass Newton Hospital Hozard Nancy Yde John H. Hyde Brookline Hoggard M. C. Wett Dayton, Obie John Bauer Woolwich Wetz Denns John Lewis Ralph G. Lewis, Jr Memorial Hospital Pvt Lewis Fort Ethan Allen Burlington Vermont Emerson Glidden Tarbox Street Harvey Henderson, Jr Marjorie Fisher Park Street J.g Leon E. Buck Newport Training Station R. J Harry W. Smith Oak Street Williamsburg Marcia Greene King Street Ham Cigar Center Street Glenda Howard Norman W Howard Washington Street Snaws Book Ture Leah Strout Harry C. Webber Phippsburg Bee Richmond Caut Starles Strout USA Foreign Service Milton Mass Grace Ferry Blanche J. Bunser Los Angeles Cahf Ti Nir Lelie Totten Gives Washington Street Merrial Hospital Brenda Lilling Totten Dolly Kurney Charles Kadder Miia Street

Furniture and Home Furnishings Show Attendance

Louis M. Silverman of Mike Sky's Inc. left Friday for Ca caveo to attend the midsummer furniture and home furnishings show at the merchandise and furniture markets. Furber Davis, a former Bath police officer, returned to Fir lands from Bansor where he had been a patient at Bantour hospital. Mrs. Devis and son Walter have been stopping in Bangor during his illness.

Louis M. Silverman Mikesky's Inc Cacaveo Furber Davis Bath Firlands Bansor Bantour Devis Walter Bangor Wettrnim

Kathleen Harkins entertains roommate at college

Miss Kathleen Harkins of Corliss Street Jackson College student entertains her roommate Miss Margaret Waldo of Warren Mass for a week during the summer session. Mr. and Mrs. John Harkins are her parents.

Kathleen Harkins Jackson College John Harkins Corliss Street Margaret Waldo Warren Mass

News of Our Men and Women in Uniform

Chester Wright U S Air Forces from North Bath attends aerial gunners school after basic training at Parris Island. Jefferson Barracks hosts new arrivals including Carroll Morse and Douglas McAloney, with several others training as torpedomen and aviation mechanics. Cadets Williams Ballou Rogers and Beatrice DeCostas pursue naval aviation and Red Cross overseas duty, reflecting wartime service from Bath area.

Bath area aviation cadets advance and transfer

Aviation Cadet William D. Hill Jr has passed tests at Wesleyan and transfers to Naval Primary Flight Training School in Pittsfield Maine for further training. Young Hitt known as Bill leads 20 man platoon as 31 battalion members head to a new base. Charles T. Robinson visits on furlough from Newport Training Station. he is Seaman 2nd class after boat training and praises the station. Robert J. Perry promoted to sergeant in the United States Army Air Forces at Salina Kansas. Cadet Richard Watson of Bath hospitalised at Maxwell Field Alabama with pneumonia en route to pre flight training and further assignments. Camp Croft Pvt Richard G Chadbourne moved to Shenango replacement depot Pennsylvania.

Jefferson Barracks Carroll Edwin Morse Samuel A Morse Whiskeay Road Bath Parker G. Tenney Mississippi River St Louis Army Air Forces Technical Raining Command Army Air Forces Army University of Maine Athens Naval Air Station Memphis Tenn Rogers W. C. Rogers Washington Street University of Alabama Tuscaloosa CAA War Training School Troy N. Y William D. Hill, Jr Naval Wesleyan University Middletown Bill A . W. D. Hill, Jr USNR CAA WTS Maine Central Institute Pittsfield Maine Car L. Robinson Bedford Street Charles T. Robinson Newport Charles Bath Iron Works Hardings Robert J. Perry Daniel J. Perry High Street United States Army Air Force Salina Kan Robert Air Force Richard Watson U.S.A. Air Corps Maxwell Field Alabama Watson Theodore Watson Middle Street Morse High Nashville

Army Families Move as Women Enlist Across US

Pvt Frank E Bronson of Bath 67 Chestnut Street moves from Carlsbad Army Air Field New Mexico to Kearns Utah Auxiliary Pauline L Morse daughter of F A Fogg 610 Washington Bath arrives at Fort Devens for four weeks basic training Morse will be assigned to a specialists school officer candidate school or duty at an Army post as the U S mobilizes 60000 women and aims for 90000 more by July 1 Corp Daniel Ham nephew of Mr and Mrs William A Armored the Armored?

Pvt Frank E. Bronson F. W. Bronson Chestnut Street Bath Carlsbad Army Air Field Carlsbad New Mexico Kearns Utah Pauline L. Morse WAAC Fort Devens Aux Morse F. A. Fogg Washington Street arr-Army Women's Army

Local GIs Letter Home From Seattle Training Camp

Strong of 1218 Washington street son of the late Mr and Mrs Daniel Ham of Islesford formerly of trains at Amarillo Army Air Seattle Wash where he is receiving specialized training He writes letters about his experiences to his aunt and Mrs Armstrong read one to her Red Cross class Corp Ham has many relatives and friends here He is a frequent guest at the home of Mr and Mrs Armstrong His address is Corp Daniel Ham 38-521 T D A A F T T C Boeing Aircraft Factory school 6600 Ellis Avenue Seattle Washington

Daniel Ham William Armstrong Istesford Bath Amarillo Army Air Field Texas Boeing Factory Seattle Wash Ham Corp T.D.A T.d.a.a-F.t.t.c Boeing Aircraft Factory School Ellis Ave Washington Armstrong Ellis Avenue

Farewell Party For Keith Pierce Before Navy Enlistment

A surprise farewell for Keith Pierce of Center street precedes his Navy service after two years at Morse High. The Bath group included relatives from Bath and Brunswick, with gifts and refreshments. Also noted is Marie Blanche Pelletier’s acceptance for Army WAC training and Pvt Dwight W. Pierce Jr.’s transfer to Camp Ripley Minnesota.

Keith Pierce Center Street L. Pierce Court Street Newport R. I United States Navy Bath Brunswick Morse High Bath Iron Works Southport Pierce M. McInnis Isabelle Nesbit Paul Holmson Virginia Oliver Red Menealley John Shottler Douglas Pierce Rita Sullivan Muriel Mitchell Howard Fleming City T. Carlson R. Busque Olive Brown

Pye Returns to Fort Devens After Ten Day Furlough

Pvt. Raymond Pye of the amphibian engineer unit at Fort Devens Massachusetts resumes duties after a ten day furlough spent with his parents Mr and Mrs Maurice Pye of Phippsburg and aunt Mrs William W Hosmer of Middle Street. His brother Pvt Clifford Pye Medical Corps is stationed in Florida and plans to visit soon. He also visited his grandmother Mrs Carrie Pye at Mrs Hosmer's home.

Raymond Pye Fort Devens Mass Maurice Pye Phippsburg William W. Hosmer Middle Street Pye Clifford Pye U. S. A. Medical Corps Florida Pvt. Pye Carrie Pye Hosmer

Family announces Harold Ellsworth Southards birth in Maine

Mr and Mrs Charles Southard of Portland welcome son Harold Ellsworth June 11 at Maine General hospital. Mrs Southard formerly Miss Marjorie Brown resided in Bath with her uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs Harry L Knight at 46 High N Elwood Coffin Jr of Hyde Windlass Co takes annual vacation and will spend second week at Arrowsic with Kathy. James Steen and Howard Steen cottage nearby. Corp Eugene Rice of the 87th Mountain Division, once at Camp Hale Colorado, recovers from scarlet fever after weeks in hospital and visits Sagadahoc Ferry parents during furlough. Mrs Mildred Marden of Portland, Mr and Mrs Charles MacDonald Jr of South Portland, Mr and Mrs Harold Conley, Mr and Mrs Kenneth MacDonald of Bowdoinham, and Mr and Mrs James R Brown of Greene attend Albert Murphy funeral at Curtis Funeral Home.

Charles Southard Portland Harold Ellsworth Maine General Hospital Mildred Marden Charles MacDonald, Jr South Portland Charles MacDon Harold- Conley Kenneth MacDonald Bowdeinham James R. Brown Greene City Albert Murphy Curtis Funeral Home

Death of renowned musician Professor Frederic E. Chapman

Prof. Frederic E. Chapman 84 of Bath dies Tuesday night at Scammon Convalescent Home Topsham after two weeks illness. A Bath native and Harvard-Columbia trained musician, he led Portland festival music, conducted a 400 piece orchestra and 1000 voice chorus, taught in Cambridge schools, lived in Maine Europe and the West Coast, and leaves a daughter Mrs. Robert H. Haskell and son Roswell S. in New Orleans. Cremation will follow with private committal at Oak Grove. flowers omitted.

Frederck E. Chapman Bath Scammon Topsham Memorial Hospital Lynn Mass Robert H. Haskell High Street Prof Chapman Job Elizabeth Flint Chapmen First Baptist Church Boston Harvard Music Columbia University Horatio Alger Cambridge West California Portland Oregon Pasadena Harvard University New York United States Europe J. P. Morgan Damariscotta Maine Solar Lodge Episcopal Men's Club Grace Church Roswell S New Orleans William T. Chapman East Lynn Richard Roswell Philip Haskell Herbert Antworth Brunswick Edgar Palmer Jackson Miss Nance Lee Chapman Carl Hanlin Chicago Oak Grove Charles M. Tubbs

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