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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
8
Bath items recount Charles E. Shaw’s renomination for treasurer and collector by Republicans and Democrats, local politics, naval claims over torpedo boats, John L Sullivan’s vaudeville tour ending, and several community updates. Includes shipping, theater, and social news with multiple local names.
O E Celfin of Portland who will manage the Fashion recently purchased the Scribner residence on Washington street. An evening lecture in Music hall features Dr. L S Metcalfe recounting experiences in caves across the United States with illustrative specimens. Abundant sea moss varieties from Rev A B Hervey’s collection also noted. Captain William Lewis of New Bedford, a leading whaling agent, dies at 70. he was born in Woolwich and moved to New Bedford as a boy.
March 3 1904 Bath Maine reports Charles Flint of Sanford broke a leg on ice similar to last fall. High tides flood Commercial street wharves. Dr Powers and Dr Brown toured Bowdoinham and crossed Merrymeeting Bay by ice. Street signs nearly all up Alderman Hodgdon praised. Eastern Steamship Co to build freight shed and waiting room on Commercial Street. Local notices include a yacht and bridge operations, social events, and a fire at Calderwood boarding house causing 3000 damage.
A well attended reception last evening at the YMCA parlors honored Secretary Jacquith. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Palmer and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Jackson greeted guests with Mr. Jacquith, as Mrs. Henry R. White presented the attendees.
G C Greenleaf is confined at home with an injured leg after a slip on the ice. The High school class play is canceled due to a small graduating class. Read Nichols Company’s wharf work rushes to beat river ice. Bath houses protest sewer pipe freezing and some cellars flood after rain. Ladies circle plans a Washington street social at Mrs Kate Hitchcock’s home Wednesday evening. Eastern Steamship Company sold two Bath built steamers to be operated in summer Boston to Bass Point Nahant route. Laura Barstow and Fannie Ward return from Boston. Capt Enoch Reed returns home sick from Eastern Shipbuilding Company.
Norah Carpenter, 23, English and unmarried, welcomes her quadruplets two sons and two daughters born in a Derbyshire village to an American father. Sergeant Thompson, long in England with a U S Army unit, is married and wife remains in Pittsburgh. One of the quads died Friday.
The Corliss Street church Ladies Aid and friends plan a sociable baked bean supper Wednesday afternoon and evening at Mrs Ephraim Frenchs on Pine street. Also notes include Alex Cochran leaving for New York, and the Shepherd Moving Picture company booking at Columbia Theatre with Baltimore fire pictures. Herman Deejay is first voter in Ward Four for five years. Georgie E Webster fracturing her left leg after a fall on Floral street while visiting her mother Mrs Robert Armstrong. She was en route to Millinecket to accept a hotel position. Weather described as a disagreeable winter day with snow rain and March chill.
Beacon Street church members and friends attended a covered dish parish supper despite a winter storm. The event featured toastmaster Sherman A. Cilia, remarks about the church’s World War II history, and a tribute to Superintendent Alten Douglas. Donations were taken for 1944 benevolence fund.
The association announces another entertaining program for its HeNt series featuring Bartlett and Robinson piano duo Mia Slavanski and her dance team, and a Metropolitan Opera tenor. Exit dates will be announced later in the season and membership remains the same as last year.
Twenty five percent of Bath's Red Cross drive quota was reached as volunteers move to the Central Maine Power Co office for the remainder of the month. Nurses aides and workers will staff the drive from Friday, with contact via telephone 1140 for contributions.
The Allied Military Government failed to end black markets in Naples and surrounding areas, says Frank Gervasi in Colliers Weekly. He notes 40 to 80 percent of liberated Italians’ food comes from the illicit market where prices are steep and wages are low, with bread and other staples fetching high lire sums despite A M G controls.
Mrs Preston L Farrar Jr of Portland announces the engagement of her sister Miss Anne McGuire formerly of Bath and Brunswick to Arthur M Placido of Fall River. Miss McGuire will wed after service. Placido is son of Mrs Marie Lo Placido in Fall River. Dorothy Georgine Maass to Kenneth L Ward USN. wedding planned in near future.
Wiscasset hosted a lively afternoon of four rubber bridge series with Carolyn Starnes among top players. Grace C Pease won high score. Edna M Southard took low. prize went to Latha Bones Withers. Attendees included Fthe Rodenwtt and many locals. a social hour followed at Gardiner Street with the Woman's Club hosting teachers and school board members.
Boudreau parents Mr and Mrs Philip Boudreau hosted visitors and relatives from Bath Portland and Foster's Point. William Bailey Jr worked for Sewall's Ice Co over the weekend. Amos Greenleaf dined with Bobey and David Boudreau and rode the Boudreau pony Lucky after a Sunday visit.
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