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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
7
Fortnightly club hosts old fashioned concert at Music Hall with Frank M. Harnden leading a singers chorus and Mrs Ramsay and Mrs Elizabeth Gibson as soloists. Various Bath events, travel notes and civic notices follow including shipyard schedules, local politics, and social gatherings across Bath Maine on February 23 1904.
Feb 24 1904 Scott R Frye enjoyed his first Sunday spin in months. Large crowd expected at Morse High School Friday for Bowdoin Glee Club benefit for BeHoS. Ava Washington Birthday observance by People's church Ladies Aid featured music and readings. net proceeds $25.
Miss Carolyn Sheldon led a pleasant program of recitations and songs by pupils before light refreshments. A large attendance marked the close of the term. Pupils and staff hope for her return next term.
Last Friday evening Mr and Mrs William Morris Jr of Middle Street Court hosted a happy party arranged by Miss Gussie Kahill. The event featured music games and refreshments with a surprise oak hot tree gift for the couple. Mrs Peter Armstrong celebrated her eightieth birthday and made four old fashioned quilts. Captain Thomas J Hawthorne ship master and longtime port official died this week after 39 years as shipping master. Wilbur C Oliver and Charles J Dain mark their tenth birthday anniversary born Feb 29 1860. Maine endured winters 1761 62 63 64 with snow several feet deep and snowshoes used. A Bath merchant proposed a goldfish fountain in his window. Skiing is excellent aided by wooden skates. Roland Hill and Robert G Gray enjoyed a trip through Whiskeeg district last week.
A damaged wartime dispatch details the US carrier USS 5 and supporting air squadrons, their deployments from Pearl Harbor to India and back via the USS Enterprise, noting officer transfers, awards, and duty detachments during 1942.
Puzzle like clippings show local notes from Lambert Park. Mentions of residents, personal items, social events, and neighborhood chatter surface amid fragmented lines and names such as Pratt and Nelson Pratt.
A garden club meeting featured discussion of converting a unused building into a center with plans for future recreation sites. Attendees heard reports, heard a program, and a social hour followed with remarks from several members.
Fragments describe park committee roles for 1944 1945 season and local residents events. Mentions Lambert Park Committee candidates Mrs M Denney Mrs Mucten and dates. includes greetings and birthday celebration for Mrs William Stewart at Crawford Drive with guests and social evening. Also notes visitors from Waterville Crawford and Norridgewock and extended family updates.
A Bath Maine probate notice announces hearings and administration actions for estates in Sagadahoc County. It lists named executors and heirs, directs publication in a local newspaper, and specifies date and time for the hearing before Judge Arthur J. Dunton.
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