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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1939

Page

4

Bath Society Notes From the Farmer's Ball and Nearby Events

The piece reports on the annual Farmer's Ball at Augusta city hall, noting it drew 700 attendees including Senator and Mrs. Sumner Sewall and others. It lists numerous social visits, club meetings, engagements, school honors, and residents' casual travels in Bath and surrounding towns with plenty of names and places.

Grandson Doane to Annapolis after Dean Academy graduation

Mrs Alpheus H Goodwin of Shepherd street has word that her grandson Paul Doane of Dedham Massachusetts is appointed to Annapolis. Doane, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Doane, recently graduated from Dean Academy last June and now attends Randles Prep School in Washington DC. Summers are spent at Sabino with his family.

Alpheus H. Goodwin Shepard Street Paul Doane Dedham Mass Annapolis Doane Dean Academy Randles Prep School Washington, D. C Ernest Doane Sabino

Bath Iron Works notes and gossip page on 1938 elections

The Bath Iron Works payroll and workforce influence the city’s election results with 28 BIW employees winning offices. Haskell’s mayoral bid faltered by 229 votes, while Ward Seven produced a close race with Bill Daley. Shipyard hiring and the destroyer hull 180 keel laying also feature, detailing BIW’s local economic impact.

Small William Daley Burner Wild Bill Brother Daley Bath Ward Seven Bill

Welding school resumes after year lapse at shop site

The welding school reopened Monday afternoon with 14 candidates. Located in a room at the east side of the blacksmith shop, the program features instructor Warren Munsey, a leading welder, and operates in two two hour shifts from 4.30 to 6.30 pm and 6.30 to 8.30 pm. The facility has 12 stalls.

Warren Munsey Wiier, Ag

Iron Works welding school to train apprentices anew

The Iron Works resume its welding program to supply skilled workers for Navy Yards. The overhaul includes two shifts, 24 courses, eight weeks to readiness, a year to craftsperson status after tacking, and a history of producing top welders. Several staff changes and events are noted, including transfers and a banquet for marine draughtsmen.

Iron Works B.I.W Navy Yards

Augusta crowd Packs City Hall for State Heavyweight Title Fight

Iron Works employee who drove to Augusta to watch Lou Cooper of the welding department defend his state heavyweight title with a second round knockout of Gus Caret of that city. The bout drew about 1500 spectators, prompting Augusta Fire Department officials to turn away several hundred fans at City Hall. Participants included Dick Frates Bill Kittredge Fred Kittredge and Anthony Dodge.

Iron Works Augusta Lou Cooper Welding Department Gus Caret Dick Frates Bill Kittredge Fred Kittredge Anthony Dodge Cooper

Bowler Showdown at Arcade Leagues Shapes Up Tight

Carpenter division team tops North End Community Club in a four-string match at Arcade Lays by 77 pins. Howard Atwood led with 403, Wally James 394. In a separate Arcade Monday game, Laying Out department beat outside machinists by 11 pins. A. Doherty topped with 298, Johnny Dauphin 263. Shipyard tour planned by key producers. USS Jouett to sail for Northern European waters around May 20 after commissioning January 25. USS Samson to sail to Norfolk shortly thereafter.

North End Arcade Howard Atwood Hammer Wally James A. Doherty Johnny Dauphin O.m.'s Navy Department USS

Veterans in Bath Hyde Windlass pattern shop shine

Frederick A. Bowie leads Bath Hyde Windlass pattern shop veterans born in Durham and started in 1891 at the Bath plant. He made about 1200 propellers 3 inches to 18 feet, including Leviathan paperweights. The piece notes other staff news and social happenings around the machine shop.

Hyde Windlass Frederick A. Bowie Bowie Durham Worumbo Lisbon Falls Bath

Bull Paisley Plays It Safe With New .22 Revolver

A cautious Bull Paisley is urged to handle his newly acquired .22 revolver with care. The note underscores firearm safety and responsible ownership as the community watches the comic figure navigate this purchase.

Bull Paisley

Quiet Times in Propeller Department Linked to Night Shifts

A writer notes the quiet in the propeller department and learns that night work by Fenton Moore is keeping the unit steady. The remark hints at reduced daytime activity while Moore handles overnight duties.

Fenton Moore

City notes and local events in Bath area society page

Mrs Aubrey Steen named treasurer of Dike PTA succeeding Mrs Hutchins who moved to Lynn Mass. State House hearing Thursday on road reserves for Bath area. Pine Cone Troop 4 Girl Scouts met Winter Street church ladies parlor with folk dancing. Junebugs won relay race. Betty Anderson and Mae Walsh named captains. Government class at Morse High heard Rep Dominique Tardif who hopes for legislature session soon with Governor Barrows visit. Bath Country Club stockholders set annual meeting for Monday 7 30 pm at Bath Trust Co. Flower show in Boston March 16 21 expected to top prior years. Spring signs: marbles, bicycles, geese, ice breaking up in docks and bays.

Pine Cone Winter Street Leonard F. Wetherbee Junebugs Betty Anderson Mae Walsh Ruth Lemoine

Genealogist Mrs Lilly Earns State National Notice

Mrs Georgiana H Lilly of Bath active in Maine D A R work for over a decade. She served as secretary counselor and chapter committee chair while contributing 800 pages of material and editorials to state projects. Her cemetery and genealogical records span Anna Dresden Litchfield Waldoboro Woolwich Yarmouth and other towns.

Georgiana H. Lilly Mary Kelton Dummer D'Ar Hallowell Fred Lilly Academy Street Department of Genealogical Research Maine D.A.R Lillian Stevens National Society Memorial Continental Hall Washington, D. C Lilly Anna Dresden Litchfield Waldoboro Woolwich Yarmouth Boothbay North Bath Rome China Vassalboro Edgecomb Webber Castner Hallowell Current Events Club

Edward Little Wins Maine Scholarship Cup Again

Edward Little High School of Auburn repeats as winner of the University of Maine scholarship cup for the second year. Dr Arthur A Hauck announces the award based on first semester ranks of graduates in the freshman class. Top runners include Marcel R Boucher John A Bower and Ruth H Grundy. Jordan High School placed second and Brewer High School third.

Edward Little High School Auburn University of Maine Arthur A. Hauck Sth Edward Little Marcel R. Boucher John A. Bower Ruth H. Grundy Jordan High School Lewis

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Augusta City Hall Sumner Bsewall Justus H. Miller Dominique J. Tardif Mark A. Jackson Alexander MacDonald Edward J. McMann Hubert McCarty Sewall Lewis O. Barrows Hans H. Seivers Washingeo Street Portand Alice E. Varney Leonard D. Norsworthy Edward E. Carter A. A. Stott Park Street Boston Vicinity 1.O.R.M Rose Lightbody Ida Breed Stella Wade Eva Sanford Weston M. Hilton Damariszotta Lincoln County Jessie Spaulding Washington Street Pleasant View Murphy's Corner Walter S. Glidden Portland Lillian Dunham South End Vivian Brown Weeks Street Arthur Lemont Edward Coombs William Crowley Horace Morse West Street Brooks Britt Front Street Norfolk J. Emery Footer Ralph Gay Carroll E. Davis C. Marguerite Hennessy Arline Footer Ernest Heywood Women's Home Missionary Society of the Rotary-Anns Sedgwick Nellie M. Rodinzon Bedford Street Portsmouth N. H Henry O. Trowbridge Andrews Road Clara Spear Roland F. Hill Carroll Watson Walter E. Reid Seguinland Augusta House Ruth Evelyn Sprague Bates College Lucinda T. Sprague Oak Street Sprague Morse High School Bates Harry E. Cornish Velma I Frank Defreit Shirley W. H. Rader Ray Donnell Joseph Stewart Rockland Marie Tirrell Winthrop Edith G. Small Dummer Street Jean MacDonald Arthur N. MacDonald Middle Street Millicent Hecht Natalie Savoie Betty Nostall Natalie Burdett Agnes MacDonald Madelyn Savoie Natalie Carol Burdett Catharine MacDonald Gloria Brown Stella Block Selma Cummings Joan Heal Betty Ann Footer Jean and Paul MacDonald Harry Cornish, Jr Robert Woodruff David Young Western Maine Lewiston Thimble Club Roland McIntosh Sagadahoc Ferry Louis Allain Chester MacKenzie Dorothy Allain Elmer Blake C. Lloyd Hooker Raymond Palmer Edward McMann LeForrest Coombs Fenton I. Moore Lucy G. Rogers Florence Wyman Walter James Robert Cressey Clifton Legard Bath Memorial Hospital Fred Gundel Legard Henry T. B. Leeman Somerset Place Clarence C. Seavey High Street Ethel G. Seavey Clarence A. Moore Lisbon Miss Seavey Mr. Moore Lisbon High Dorothy P. Reardon Lome Michael J. Reardon Pearl Street Lloyd G. Davies George W. Davies Maxwell Street University of Vermont Mr. Davies College of Arts and Sciences Charles B. Doyle Charles 2Nd Brunswick Road Florida Leonard M. Lord Edward V. Reed Noble Grands Club Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Dorothy Thebeau College of Our Lady of Good Council White Plains N. Y Rosedale Stables J. F. Hallowell Brooklyn Onak Street Edward Gaudreau, Jr Dover, N. H Richard D. Sampson Margaret K. Sampson Herbert Henderson Charlestown Navy Yard Roy Getchell Cocoanut Grove William Paisley Andrew Butterfield Lester Campbell Wellington A. Moore Lucian Ames Henry McCabe McCabe North Street Weston L. Bonney Orvis Bonney Henry C. Wright Charles H. Cahill Mary F. Gibbons Edward Sewall Helen M. Shaughnessy Carl C. Anderson Rupert H. Baxter Fred H. Thompson, Jr New York City Bellevue Hospital Katherine Campbell Gorham Normal School Leon B Pennell New England Tel. & Tel. Co William Swallow Rena George Russell Street Charles Morse Harold O. Crooker Northeast Harbor Mr. Crooker Gilman High School Nicholas Mithalos Harold Safford Spring Street Arthur Jordan Dorothy Harry Moultonville Harold Safford, Jr Margaret Joan Fletcher Harford Richard Robert Claude 8. Gillette Us.n Lydia Baxter Naval Boiler Laboratory Philadelphia Navy Yard Honolulu Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Gillette Baxter Capt. Gillette Washington Merrill R. Dickinson Wiscasset Stella Edith Saywood Gilmore Henry W. Wedd John H. Currier, Jr Melrose Pleasant Street Blaine Mansion Sagadahoc McMann Joseph W. Larrabee West Bath Louis A. Dole Memorial Hospital Samuel H. Mildram Brookline Eleanor Leydon Palm Beach Fla Charles W. Walsh Betty Colby Albert Pinkham Court Street Walter Stover George Darrah George Melzard Albert Darrah Erving Burnham Flora Thayer Nippy Guerrette Lawrence Young William Reagan Burnham Hugh D. Grant Edwin R. Andrews Orono Andrews Perley B. Palmer Marie Terrell Edith G. Small Cummer Louis Alden Louis Wilkin Huse Street Chester Getchell Marion Warren Woodbridge R. Clinton McFadden James A. Clappison Addison Pendleton Edward Daley John Conley John Atwood Clifford Wilband James McLaughlin John Gillespie Conley Beacon Street J Fred Tobey, Jr Donald N. Small Junior Hospital League North Streets J. Edward Drake, Jr Bertha Dunbar Edna Mae Kenneth Soule Kittery Harry Hill Otis A. Munro Turner Court Carolyn St. Martin Edward St. Martin Upper Washington Street Ralph Dunton George Lilly John M. Howe Union Street Peter Bruce Lester P. Reynolds Reynolds Bet Edward J .Lee Pearl Donald N. Avery Meadow Way Albion K. Parris Miami Bath Iron Works Alexander Burgess, Jr William Greene Alfred A. Parks, Jr Carl Stinson Harold W. Child South Harold Harrington H. Ring Powers Pipe Sh Cobmeinataeheaha A. Footer David Tabor Charles Haggett Bnshop Frank O. Dunton Haskell Ward Harold F. Dowling Lofteman Alden P. Denham, Jr James F. Jones John H Wilson Arthur Sarkis E. Raymond Parks Shipyard Department Norman A. Adams Shipfitter's Helper Herbert L. Anderson, Jr Daniel A. McDougall David P. Mullin James Gardenier William H. Daley Foreman Burner John M. Conley, Jr H. Everet Cooke, Jr B. I. W. Employes Robert H. Haskell Bob Charles C. Dutton Portsmouth Navy Yard Charlie Steward’s Department C. J. Davol The Charlie Lee Clarence Eaton Harry Farrell Hotel Phoenix National Council of Marine Draughtsmen Hyde Windlass Co E. E. Benzenberg National Council Marine Draughtsmen Union Gibbs & Cox Employes J. L. Bates, Jr Gibbs & Cox Virgil Lord Brunswick Danforth A. MacDonald Laftsman John Levyn Harold McElman Clarence Reed Louis Dallet Edward P. Steininger Mr. Dallet SS. Manhattan Howard M. Rice Mrs. Rice Brunswick Hospital Thomas R. Allen Norman J. Mackinnon Hull Thatcher B. Pinkham Harry W. Thebeau Atlantic B. I. W. Carpenters A. MacDougall G. Delano Teases W. James Seer H. Atwood L. Higgins North E mi Cc. C L. Hagan As A Berry Wieeenees C. Madden J. McLaughlin J. Atwood Dept Baths Hyde Windlass Company Arthur Russ Force Dixie Dexter Syd Knights Sammy Burgess Syd Sammy Edith Alexander Phippsburg Machine Shop Dick Jenkins Jimmie Thurston Bert Cousins Jimmie Bert Mel Comeau Johnny Williams Johnny Foster Pratt Foster George Wilson Harold Mel Pratt Murdock Murray Earl Cahoon Edward Thomas Fair Weather Smoke Swallowers' Organization Fee Jim Knights Red" ‘Williams Walter Thayer Aubrey E. Steen Dike P T.A Fernando T. Hutchins Lynn Legislative Committee On Ways and Bridges State House Arrowsic Topsham Dominique Tardif Morse High Mr. Tardif Barrows Bath Country Club Bath Trust Co George V. Jewett Reginald T. Lombard South Portland Lena Crocker Philip O’hara Bessie Mikels Orlando Arthur Gibbons Richard Seavey South Gardiner Olive John F. Larrabee Lilius Larrabee W. Howard Larrabee Walter Smith Marguerite Beardsley Hartford
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