Social notes from Bath and surrounding towns
A lengthy society column details local guests from Brookline and Boston visiting Bath for summer at Squirrel Inn and various family events. It notes Bowdoin College activities including graduation for Theodore C. Leydon with Phi Beta Kappa, a reception, a commencement, and several weddings, births, and visits to churches and colleges. Families, birthdays, and travel to Portland, Newton Upper Falls, and Cambridge appear, with numerous local addresses and social engagements highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monard Mildram
Brookline
Mass
Fred B. Reed
High Street
Squirrel Island
Squirrel Inn
Bowdoin College
Thomas W. Leydon
Waban
Sills
Bath Country Club
Miss Hilda Scott Visits South Portland Friends
Miss Hilda G Scott arrives Friday with her mother Mrs Jos W Scott of 20 Garden Street Sebase to spend vacation in the city. Numerous locals and visitors are listed as hosts and attendees at gatherings, with several residents noted for illnesses and travel. Miss Eldridge of Dummer Street attends the American Library Association convention in Tos to with two delegates from the University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda G. Scott
South Portland
Jos W. Scott
Garden Street
Sebase
Taare Eldridge
Dummer Street
Lbrary Association
Tosto
Miss Eldridge
University of Maine
University
Miss Boyden Visits Parents in East Port
Miss Helen Boyden of East Port visits her parents Mr and Mrs Ira D Bowden at 418 Mid-Center Street during a return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Boyden
East Portjit
Visiti Ag
Ira D Bowden
Mid- Cie Trent
Summer arrivals and local social rounds noted in town
Mrs. Walter E Edge and family open their Small Point summer home after arriving from Washington DC. A linen shower honored Miss Barbara Freeman ahead of her marriage to John Preney at Morse High. guests included Priscilla Trott and Barbara Trott. Various locals visit relatives in Medford and Portland as church leaders travel to Minneapolis for the Eucharistic Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Trott
University of Maine
Wilfred C. Trott
Marshall Avenue
Oaklond
Camp Birch Crest
Trott
Maine
Morse High
Seth N. Snipe
Walter E. Edge
Mary Esther
Loyal Howard
Washington, D. C
Small Point
Barbara Freeman
Mildred Cutting
High Street
Morse High School
John J. Preney
Miss Freeman
Patline Nickerson
Priscilla Trott
Barbara Trott
Ruth Murphy
Eva Kingsbury
Amerise Bourque
Cahoon couple relocate to King's Point summer home
Mr and Mrs Earl Cahoon of Washington street moved Saturday to their summer home at King's Point on the New Meadows for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Avery
Meadow Way
Beatrice
Dawn
Bay Point
Earl Cahoon
Washington Street
King's Point
New Meadows
Juror Selection in Dr. Joss Case Proceeds
In Bowdoinham court prospective jurors discussed their impressions while doctors and witnesses described the case against Dr Joss. Judge Fellows and attorneys weighed potential biases as eight jurors were considered in a morning session.
Jury Freezes Henry Biggins After Testimony Defiant
Henry M. Biggins a store clerk was excused by Justice Fellows after testifying he held definite opinions hard to change. Earl Cronk of Richmond was mentioned in the proceeding with related context of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Biggins
Justice Fellows
Earl Cronk
Richmond
Jury completes panel in Bath murder trial
The complete jury was chosen late Monday with 13th man Frank Walker as the alternates and 12 jurors named from Bath area towns. Justice Fellows warned the panel to avoid discussions and press access while noting Dr Joss remains innocent until proven otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hildreth
Frank Walker
Woolwich
Justice Fellows
Chester F. Hobart
Bowdoinham
Farmer
Marshall C. Merriman
Bowdoin
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Bath
Paul F. Gilmore
William Gilman
Phippsburg
Forrest C. Legard
Curvier A. Doloff
Raymond MclIntire
Selectman
Robert Harris
Arrowsic
Carpenter
Joseph F. McCole
William B. Temple
Bath Box Co
Mary A. Atwood
Topsham
John McNary
West Bath
Theresa B. Wyman
Fred H. Lord
Owen J. Ledyard
Lester Nelson
Charles A. Shepard
Sadie Garcelon
H. F. Merriman
Ruby Harris
Alice P. Merriman
Roy F. Shackford
Harold R. Shaw
Bernice B. Bailey
Arthur H. Price
Congress Shirt Co
Jonathan Thibodeau
Georgetown
Philip Neally
Bowdeinham
Edward V. Reed
Fellows
Dr. Joss
Jury visits Richmond in Dr Merrill Joss murder trial
Sagadahoc Superior Court enters second day of trial for Dr Merrill E Joss charged with murdering his wife Dr Laverne H Joss. Attorney General Frank I Cowan presents opening, detailing events from March 27 including a call to police, discovery of Mrs Joss injured in the cellar, arrival of Dr Pratt, and the transfer to Gardiner hospital where she died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Merrill E. Joss
Laverne H. Joss
Frank I. Cowan
Cowan
Richmond
Merrill FE. Joss
Amberhind
Joss
Joss Trial Jury Tour Of Richmond Crime Scene
Defense counsel led jurors on a detailed visit to the Joss home vicinity in Richmond, pointing out the cellar, kitchen, shed, and local landmarks to illustrate the crime scene. The judge cautioned secrecy as prosecutors and defense pressed for proof beyond reasonable doubt while witnesses were sworn in for the afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Goodspeed
Richmond
Mr. Goodspeed
Bath
Richmond-Dresden
Joss House
Richmond Corner
Alexander Road
Joss
Nathaniel Gilpatrick
Dr. Joss
Mrs. Joss
Justice Fellows
Frank Carver
Goodspeed
Pleasant Street
Cowan
Joss Home
Merrill E. Joss
the Phoenix
Court House
William R. Pattangall
Sedgwick
Ralph O. Dale
Maine Central Railroad
Autopsy Details in Joss Case Reveal Severe Injuries
Dr. George W. Alexander, Gardiner physician and medical examiner, described Mrs. Laverne H. Joss’s fatal injuries, including seven head cuts and multiple skull fractures with brain punctures. He noted hemorrhage caused death and that Mrs. Joss opposed autopsy, while Dr. Joss claimed he sought ice cream and supported autopsy if required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fense
George W. Alexander
Gardiner
Kennebec County
Laverne H. Joss
Joss
Andrew S Merrill Dies at 77 in Bath Maine
Andrew S Merrill 77 a Bath Maine general contractor with a long New England career died Tuesday afternoon at his home 13 Grove Street after an eight year illness. Funeral Friday at 3 p m Curtis Funeral Home Bath. He leaves his wife and three daughters Mrs Edwin Lee Augusta Mrs Max Mathes and Miss Blanche Merrill both of Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew S. Merrill
New England
Grove Street
Sagadahoc Ferry
Harvey P. Hathorne
B. G. Potter
Bath
Brunswick
Maine Water Co
United States
Merrill
Rendolph
Kenneree
Chopps Point
Woolwich
Dreston
Pittston
Massachusetts
Maine
Portland
Boothbay Harbor
Gray
Maine Central Railroad
J. Edward Drake
Solar Lodge
Bath Lodge of Elks
Colonial Club
Edwin Lee
Augusta
Max Mathes
Blanche Merrill
Cleveland
Ohio
Mary Lewis Curran Dies In Bath After Illness
Mary Lewis Curran wife of Warren C Curran of 59 Academy street Bath died Wednesday morning in Memorial hospital after ten weeks as a patient She was born in St John New Brunswick daughter of John and Agnes Lewis and lived in Portland and South Portland before moving to Bath nine years ago She was active in Elm Street Methodist Church South Portland and attended Winter Street Church in Bath Surviving are her husband two daughters Barbara and Phyllis Curran Portland sister Margaret Foster and brother John Lewis Portland Funeral Saturday at two in ington street burial in Forest City Portland Bowen Torrey departed Tuesday for New York on a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lewis Curran
Warren C. Curran
Academy Street
Memorial Hospital
St. John
N. B
John
Agnes Lewis
Portland
South Portland
Bath
Elm Street
Winter Street Church
Barbara
Phyllis Curran
Margaret Foster
John Lewis
Ington Street
Forest City Cemetery
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R. B. Clark
Portfard, Cana
BB. Clerk
Louise Breknam
ID. S
Cottinue
Isla
Ruth Watson
Milhird BE. Watson
Rumney
Noob
Miss Watson
Boston
The
New England Fellowship
Eleanor Danforth
James R. Henderson
Lakewood
Edmund J. G. Arsenault
Amelia McLellan
Newton Upper Falls
Raymond Gillis
Mary Immaculate of Lourdes
Father Gillis
McLellan
Arsenault
Archie D. Gillis
South Brewer
Catholic University
George Wade, Jr
Oak Street
James Henderson
Jane
Carol Ann
Henderson
Fanny Gass
Reta Dodge
Clifton Dodge
Mr. Dodge
Deering High School
Miss Dodge
New England Business College
Karcher S. Jackson
Centerstreet
Country Club
Burleigh Thompson
Baltimore
Albert Thompson
Royal
Mes
Albert Noyes
Bangor
Charles K. Kinney
Beacon Street Parsonage
Bath Memorial Hospital
Virginia Mae
Thornton Percy
Brooklyn
N.Y
Percy
Bobby
Roy A. Donnell
Wall
Broma Hathaway
Cambridge
Popham Beach
Sanford Brown
Cony High School
Auscista
Mr. Brown
Madeline Brown
Henry Cooper
Middle Street
Portsmouth
N. H
Brockton
Dorchester
Mags
New England States Association of Power Engineers
Lewiston
Beacon
Barbara Hopkins
George Hopkins
York Street
Havel Conningham
North Grammar School
Woolwich Shores
Joan Shaw
Patsy Cowin
Ann Wilson
Frances Young
Barbara Esmond
Shirley Rideout
Barbara Dunton
Bertham Dean
Esi
Apelican Library Association
Vargas
United Shates
Brazil
JC Geter
San Francisco
Order of the Southern Cross
Bravil
Geirer
Anna Morse
Patricia
Fern
Foster's Point
Sumner
George HU Pratt
Frank Sylvester
Frank Lemont
Polvo
Carl Warren
Poy
Tor Mee
June PF
Memera Tli Onital
Mr and
Megs
Paul
Richard McEachern
Roscoe Robinson
Elmer Dow
Dexter Vigne
Donald Pike
Berlin
Patricia, Robinson
Genesta Vigne
Edwin Pert
Glendon Anania
Winston Stevens
James Robinson
Ada Sweetser
Park Street
Windham
Stewart Day
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Cascade Lodge
Saco
B. L. Bardsley
Harry F. Oliver
Oakstreet
Arthur F. Mayo
Ocean Park
Mary Morris
Weeks Street
Henry W. Cobb
Eleanor of
Jackson
Sabine
Eleanor
Millsaps College
South
Edwin R. Andrews
Frederick, Richard and
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Lester Campbell
Catherine Campbell
Gorham Normal School
Miss Campbell
William P. Hatch
Mildred
Edith Wallace
Fred Wallace
Phyllis Delano
Frederick P. Moffatt
Rupert Lewis
Pine Street
Fenton St. Moore
Cherry Street
Maurice Haynes
Newonen
Mr Haynes
Finny Cass
Vredterick
Perpetuter
Pati
Tron Works Corp
Teppei Garoett
Osten
Hee Tata
Corts
Stal Peart
Miers
Crewe
Miva
Fzy
Bam
Crenree Hills
Careike Robinson
Harriet Royall
Yarmouth
West Main Street
Edward Minphy
William Besaw
Besaw
Lena Besaw
Highland Street
Medford, Mass
H. A. Cartwill
Albert Jameson of
Friendship
Millard E. Watson
Timothy C. Maney
St. Mary's Church
McCarthy
Minneapolis
Cardinal Dougherty
St. Paul
Pather Maney
M. Helen Cameron
James E. Cameron
George D. Cabot
East Providence
R. 1
Cabot
New York University
L. Eugene Thebeau
Bath Iron Works Corp
John Besaw
Janice
Donald
Philadelphia
Low
Hobart
Marshall Merriman
Bowdoin Farmer
Donald N. Small
Goods
Small
Edwin P. Lowell
Lowell
George A. Lennox
Pattanyall
W. Percy Marks
Marius H. Page
Henry C. Wright
Bowen Torrey
New York