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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1941

Page

4

Bath society notes include showers and engagements

Mrs. Stanley R. Hunter and others hosted a pink themed personal shower for Mrs. W Eugene Upham at Bath on Brunswick road. The column lists attendees and mentions marriages, moves, hospital visits, a birth, and local social travel including Bath Iron Works and nearby towns.

Andrews family travels and greetings in Hartford Port land

The text notes a stay with relatives in Hartford Connecticut for a few weeks. It mentions Mrs Adelbert Hall of Bedford Street sister Mrs Costello P Hall and Edward V Reed of Saga dahoe Ferry passing Friday in Portland.

Adelbert Hall Bedford Street Costello P. Hall Edward V. Reed Sagadahoe Ferry Portland

Couple visits Monson with Partinen relatives

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Partinen of 997 Middle Street traveled Saturday to Monson to spend the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. William Partinen, the groom’s parents.

Eric Partinen Middle Street Monson Mr. Partinen William Partinen

Gardenier Couple Visit Portland Relative Amid Illness

Mr and Mrs James T Gardenier of upper High street spent the weekend in Portland with Mrs Mary Gardenier mother in law to the Gardenier couple who is bedbound by illness.

William L. Aver 240Th C. A Fort McKinley Portland Harbor William Ayer Upper High Street James T. Gardenier Portland Gardenier Mary Gardenier

Local social notes record visits and hosting across Augusta

Mrs W Vaughan McKaig returns from Weymouth Mass after a seven and a half hour drive from Boston. A party at Patricia Merrill's home on High and Oak streets featured Marjorie Nichols Jeanette Varney Olin Pankhurst Minot Percy Donald Belanger and William Hill. The Young Ladies Contract club met at Sedgwick with Mrs Harry Cooke and Mrs Albert Bonney hosting and prize winners named. Other attendees included Mrs Clara Hunt Mrs William Esmond and Miss Arline Footer. Notable weekends include Louise Irish Lewiston staying with her mother on Chestnut Street and Joseph W Cyr of Augusta visiting family in town. Elizabeth Fletcher returns to Aurora after a week with the Nelsons. Augusta legislators attended Farmers Hall events with Elizabeth B Deering Eva Gaudet Randall Nichols Hubert T McCarty S Annette Cutting and Neil Bishop hosted in Hallowell. James R Duncan and his mother visited Barre Vermont from East Brunswick. Helen Swanson stayed with Alden H Anderson on South Street. Ramon de la Sota of New York was a guest of the Sewalls on Washington Street. Major and Mrs Charles D Bartlett of Augusta hosted relatives after Bartlett's major Boston hospital operation.

Patricia Merrill High and Oak Streets Marjorie Nichols Jeanette Varney Olin Pankhurst Minot Percy Donald Belanger William Hill Sedgwick Harry Cooke Albert Bonney William Daley Danford MacDonald Clara Hunt William Esmond J. Emery Footer Arline Footer Farmers Hall Augusta City Hall Elizabeth B. Deering Eva Gaudet Randall Nichols Hubert T. McCarty S. Annette Cutting Neil Bishop Bowdoinham Worster Hallowell

Social Roundup Of Bath Residents And Guests

Housewarming at 8 Robinson Street hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank J Lehane with attendees from Bath including Mrs Albert Gallant and the McManns. News notes list visits, travel, and weekend stays of local residents and relatives with friends in New York and Massachusetts.

Frank J. Lehane Robinson Street Albert J. Gallant Albert H. McMann Edward J. McMann Barbara E. McMann Jacqueline McMann Lawrence Bates George Stacey Charles Snow Bath Clarence Christopherson Staten Island N. Y

Mr. and Mrs Hawley Guests at St. Mary's Guild Supper

Mr and Mrs Howard Hawley of Auburn were guests Monday night of Mr and Mrs William S Mussenden at St Marys Guild supper.

Howard Hawley Auburn William S. Mussenden St. Mary's Guild

Maine D A conference opens in Bangor with state officers honored

Mrs Charles M Tubbs along with Miss Ag nes Humphreys Miss Leonard M Lord and Miss Ethel Blake attended the forty third annual conference of the State of Maine society of the D A at Bangor Tuesday. A reception at the Bangor House honored state officers and the conference began at the Unitarian church Wednesday morning with Margaret McIlroy presiding and will close Thursday noon.

Charles M. Tubbs Agnes Humphreys Leonard M Lord Ethel Blake Bangor State of Maine Society of the D. A Bangor House Unitarian Church Margaret McIlroy Will Hursday

Local social notes and visits nationwide and at home

Joseph M Kiernan Jr at Phillips academy Andover during spring break with parents at 658 Washington St. Ensign Frederick E Drake USNR stationed at Boston Navy Yard recovering from pneumonia at Natick hospital. Eastham Guild Jr and guests from Clifton Mass. Mrs Guild hosted a tea for relatives. Mrs Norman MacKinnon and Miss Mary MacKinnon of Topsham were visitors. Sumner Sewall hosted guests for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Maine Day event. Bath residents attended and Anne Kimball and Charlotte Jones of Thomaston celebrated an engagement to George Harlow of Rockland with a shower hosted by Mrs Shields and Mrs Starr.

George Harlow Torrey Boller Bushing Works Charlotte Virginia Jones Thomaston Harlow Harold Harlow Rockland Perley Jones Rockland High School Miss Jones Thomaston High Joseph M. Kiernan, Jr Phillips Academy Andover Mass Joseph M. Kiernan Washington Street Frederick E. Drake Boston Navy Yard Natick Hospital Natick Eastham Guild, Jr Clifton William S. Newell Sumner Sewall Massachusetts Horticultural Society New England Maine Bath Arthur Sewall William W. Dennison Bowen Torrey G. Thomas Murphy Anne Kimball Charlotte Jones Torrey Roller Bushing Works William Shields Alfred Starr

Welder Abraham E. Greenblatt Visits Parents in Boston

Abraham E. Greenblatt a welder at the Boston Navy Yard spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Solomon K Greenblatt at 233 Washington Street. He was joined by two cousins Miss Ruth Arnovitz of Roxbury and Murray Cohen of Dorchester.

Abraham E. Greenblatt Boston Navy Yard Solomon K. Greenblatt Washington Street Ruth Arnovitz Roxbury Murray Cohen Dorchester

School District Organizes Local Vaccination Clinic

Permission slips are being distributed in local schools to gauge demand for a vaccination clinic. Dr. James W. Loughlin and Dr. Joseph I. Smith coordinate with health officers. vaccination will be conducted by each pupil's family physician for a small city funded fee.

James W. Loughlin State Department of Health and Welfare Joseph I. Smith

British War Relief Fund Food Sale Nets $65

Mrs. J. R. Andrews hosted a Saturday afternoon food sale on Washington Street to benefit Bath British War Relief. The event raised $65 for the treasury, joined by assistants including Mrs. E. Everett Pierce and Miss Martha Foote.

J. R. Andrews Washington Street Bath British War Relief Fund Treasury Andrews E. Everett Pierce Harold W. DeLong John A. Lord Martha Foote Margaret R. Foote Carl C. Anderson Boyd L. Bailey British War Relief Society City of England George Baer Connard Dummer Street

Weekend fire department called out three times

Fire units responded to three incidents over the weekend. A minor explosion at Bath Iron Works prompted a box alarm but caused only minor damage after the Iron Works crew contained the blaze. Engine 4 assisted at a shed fire on Blasland Lane using a booster pump. A chimney fire at Cobb Road prompted a force pump and swift flame control.

Bath Iron Works Iron Works Howard J. Brewer Blasland Lane Herbert L. Anderson, Jr Cobb Road

Archery Gains Popularity at YMCA Range

Archery grows in the YMCA boys department with Lauriat Pomerleau winning the Intermediate class and his brother taking Senior scores. Mike Walls and Donald Footer placed second among younger archers as the egg hatch target challenge excited participants.

Ym.c. A Pomerleau Brothers Lauriat Pomerleau Mike” Walls Donald Footer Hi-Y

Weekend visitors stop by Fairfield sanatorium

Mrs. Malon Genthner and Mr. and Mrs. George Moody and Mrs. John Hart traveled to Fairfield on Sunday to visit Mr. Genthner admitted to the local sanitorium.

Malon Genthner George Moody John Hart Fairfield Mr. Genthner

Seekins Earns Bonus for Early Completion of Y M C A Dormitory

Ralph E. Seekins received a six day bonus after finishing the Y M C A dormitory rooms six days before the contract deadline. Alonzo J. Harriman conducted final inspection and accepted the job, noting diligent supervision of 20 subcontractors. Dedication services are planned for the following Monday with public inspections of the rooms.

Ralph E. Seekins Alonzo J. Harriman Seekins Harriman Mr. Seekins

Pay Off Old Bills During Boom Times

Lincoln R. Young of Hartford urged incoming Hartford city council members to pay off old bills during booms. He warned against spending extravagantly just because times are good. The farewell banquet at Roland Smith post hall featured Mayor Robert H. Hasskel and Pres. Alex Burgess Jr. plus auxiliary hosts.

Lincoln R. Young Hartford Smith Post Pres Alex Burgess, Jr Board of Aldermen Robert H. Haskell

Wright Joins Times Staff as Sports Editor and Writer

Franklin Wright completed duties as clerk of the police department Saturday and joined the Times as sports editor and general news writer on Monday. He fills the vacancy created by Elford A. Stover's resignation, who now works in Bath Iron Works personnel. Wright is a Morse High School graduate from the class of 1934 and previously contributed feature articles to the Times. He also worked with the Observer, Bath Iron Works Corp. employee weekly, earlier in his career.

Franklin Wright The Times Elford A. Stover Bath Iron Works Corp John M. Conley Wright Morse High School Observer

Laura M Mitchell Dies in Memorial Hospital

Laura M Mitchell age 51 wife of Ross E Mitchell of 27 Goddard Street died Friday morning at Memorial Hospital after a two day admission. She was born in Hermon to Alfonse and Lizzie Carter and lived in Bath. Surviving: her husband, four sons Almond Alvin Allen Woodrow Mitchell, three daughters Marion Alice Marie Mitchell, two brothers Leon Carter and Edgar Carter, two sisters Emerson Ross and Chester Campbell.

Laura M. Mitchell Ross E. Mitchell Goddard Street Memorial Hospital Hermon Alfonse Lizzie Harding Carter Bath Emmanuel Bible Assembly Mrs. Mitchell Almond Alvin Mitchell Allen Woodrow Mitchell West Bath Marion Alice Marie Mitchell Leon Carter Bangor Edgar Carter Bowdoinham Emerson Ross Carmel Chester Campbell

Joel Cushman Funeral Held for Lifelong Local Lawyer

The funeral of Joel F. Cushman of 12 Weeks Street, a lifelong lawyer in sawmills in the vicinity, was held Thursday at 1 30 PM at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street. Dr David L Wilson officiated with bearers James Lord James Mitchell J A Winslow and Arthur MacDonald. Burial was in Oak Grove.

Joel F. Cushman Weeks Street Saw Mills Arthur F. Mayo High Street David L. Wilson James Lord James Mitchell J. A. Winslow Arthur MacDonald Oak Grove

Army contract awarded for cord edge braid on field caps

Mrs. Virginia Poulos wins the Portland harbor defense contract as low bidder at 14 cents per hat for 3,100 enlisted men. The news item also notes a Mayflower blossom at Brigham's Cove and reports on various community meetings, dances, and Girl Scout week activities, including a planned March 21 city committee meeting for a new school building and plans for a monthly Club Garret dance and spring fashion show.

Virginia Poulos Army Portland Harbor Defense Club Garret

Funeral for George E. Smith Held in Georgetown

The funeral of George E. Smith of Sagadahoc Bay Georgetown was Thursday at Curtis funeral home in Bath. Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt officiated and the body awaits burial in Chelsea Maine next spring. Mrs Gertrude Densmore of Portland, visiting Bath, will soon leave Memorial hospital for her daughter’s home.

George E. Smith Sagadahoc Bay Georgetown Curtis Funeral Home Washington, Street Frederick P. Moffatt Corliss Street Chelsea Maine Gertrude Densmore Portland Bath Richard Sherwood Pinestreet Memorial Hospital

Insurance company balance sheet figures 1930 totals

The document lists December 31 1930 figures for liabilities and surplus including net unpaid losses unearned premiums reserve for contingencies and all other liabilities. It shows cash capital 1 000 000 and surplus over liabilities 6 000 000 totaling 28 442 030 88. 13-2027 13-20-27

Also Mentioned on This Page

Stanley R. Hunter Vinal H. King J. Walter Snipe Archibald M. Main Harold A. Burbank Garden Street Groton, Conn Lloyd Gallup Burbank Tuckahoe John W. Gilmore Charles W. Hayes Center Street Fred L. Hayes Sangerville Florence E. Williams Roger Willams Topsnaim Stephen S. Marshall, Jr Howard Bates Ushington Todd- Bath Tron Shipbuilding Co George Jr George Catfill Water Street Arthur Packard, Jr Augusta Arthur Packard Gardiner John F. Stacy Pleasant Street Elmer Eldridge Laura University of Maine Arlene M. Bussell Alfred W. Bussell Bucksport Leland S. York Ward S. York Orland Charles F. Richmond David Y. Alkazin, Jr Alkaczin Montgomery Alkazin Morse High Norman H. al Kazin William Aver Karl Banks Stanley Coleman Raymer Lorie John Hluskins Winship Street Boston New York John Flaskins Cramsmere Tracey Line Capt Huskins Hebrook Lotte Eaton Chestnut Street Vincent Morck Quantico Marcella Miami Fla Mr Morck Cuba Air Corps Hugh D. Grant Front Street Tewiston St. Mary's Hospital Grant Bath Memorial Tosp Lewiston Hospital Robert B. Hatch Earle Twitchell Haddonfield N. J A. M. McMurray Ralph Steen Ralph Jr Newtonville Mr. Steen Perley Ater Mr. Ater Mrs. Steen Arrowsic James T. Bonney Union Street Court Frank H. Phillips Reading Eastland Hotel Phillips Southport Florida John Burgess Phippsburg Harold Loutin Burgess Edward Page Harold Safford, Jr Roy Lutz Harold Boutin Lauriston Caton Lotta Eaton Edward and Henry Biggins Edith Campbell Arrowsie Westport Arthur Ferris Lewiston Agnes Harris Orono Gertrude Small Burnell Union Ferris Batts Iron Works Betty Alfred R. Pratt Grace Adams, R.N Livermore Falls Bath Memorial Hospital Flavel S. Pierce S.S. Panama Sarah &. Coombs Cristobal Canal Zone Port Au Prince Haiti Cristobit Piotfete Sairdon Franklin Pierce Kenscoss Iniland William Johnson Barbara Webb Samuel Sewall Savannah Georgia Mr. Johnston New York National Guard Sea Island Johnston James B. Duncan Barre Duncan Brunswick Road Horace Cannon Greenland, N. H Earle C. Kimble Herbert Lermond Clifton Dodge Reta Woodfords Elizabeth Coombs Warren Kershner Green Street Florence Carlton Sagadahoc Ferry Barbara Ross Gov. Sewall Henry C. Wright Dora Collins North Street Les Camarades Musicaux Earl Twitchell Davis Hatch Nancy Stoneleigh College Rye N. H Eleanor Voorhees Wilmer I. Voorhees Miss Voorhees Nassau College Springvale Nathan E. Coffin Park Street South Portland G. Clifford Madden Charles E. Doten W. Vaughan McKaig Lincoln Street James A. Hutchins Weymouth Louise A. Irish Fred E. Irish Joseph W. Cyr Elizabeth Fletcher Aurora Harry E. Nelson Marshall Street James R. Duncan East Brunswick Barre, Vt James S. Duncan Helen Swanson Marblehead Alden H. Anderson South Street Ramon de la Sota Washington Major Charles D. Bartlett Clifford B. Wilband Wilband Deaconness Hospital Ada Y. Greenblatt Itland Louis M. Catlin Harold P. Small Vine Street Grace E. Cunningham Mary Orris Larrabee Fremont B. Rowe Everett Wallace Edward Bays Fort Williams Samuel McElroy Stephen Woodbury Fitchburg Janet Smith Edward B. Smith Clarence ChristopPherson Alice Williams Albertha M. Williams Ernest Wood Priscilla Wood Barbara Carol Wood Central Maine General Hospital Hazel McMann Marjorie E. Furber Central Maine Power Co William A. Furber Furber Lillian Hall Harold Hall Dresden Bathron Works Corp British War Fund Bath Association Y.M.C.A Legion Hall Nklin Wright Police Dept Joel Cushman Raymond C. Small Brigham’s Cove John Parker Walter C. Rogers Edwin R. Andrews Board of Education Pilgrim Fellowship Kenneth J. Smith Waterville State Virginia Andre Norma Cummings Brunswick Beacon Street British War Relief Society, Inc H. A. Burbank West Bath Grange Hall John Howe Harding Howe G. E. Smith Stanley EB. Wallace Front St NEW Amsterdam Casualty Company OF S. K Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company Concord Massachusetts
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