Evening Wedding at Winter Street Church
Norman S Stephen Chase son of Mr and Mrs Harry L Chase Fryeburg and Miss Lydia Isabel Atwood daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Atwood Washington street were married Friday evening at Winter Street Church Rev Joseph O Purdue performed the double ring ceremony. The couple's reception followed at the bride's parents home with more than 100 relatives and friends in attendance. The newlyweds plan to reside at 1328 Washington street after a short wedding trip, with Mr Chase employed at Bath Iron Works Corp and Mrs Chase a Morse high school graduate now working at Senter's Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman S Stephen Chase
Harry L. Chase
Fryeburg
Lydia Isabel Atwood
John E. Atwood
Washington Street
Winter Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Grace L. Allen
Brunswick
Grace E. Goodwin
Dorothy E. Anlcker
Barbara H. Tubbs
Miss Goodwin
Miss Anliker
Miss Tubbs
Mr. Chase
Carleton W. Andrews
Horace W. Ward
Charles A. D’arcy
Arthur Allen
Reginald Atwood
Kittery
Mary E. Goodwin
Augusta
Fred Pelletier
Dover
N. H
Betty Chase
Randolph
Helen Quinnam
Wiscasset
Barbara Chase
Pearl Chase
Verdon Chase
George Young
Joseph Grady
Love Ford
Virginia Drake
Henry G. Wheeler
Norman Crocker
William Hathaway
Grace Bailey
Minnie Fowles
Harriet Libby
William Eastman
Knute Anderson
Curtis Coombs
Margaret Tobin
Whitefield
Portland Firm Expands Footprint with Water Street Purchase
The Transport Company of 370 Forest Avenue Portland has acquired 250 feet of Water Street frontage by purchasing three 50‑foot lots at 230‑232‑234 and leasing the former Central Garage at 226‑228 Water Street from Harry E. Mason. The site includes the Mason blacksmith shop to be razed and a storage building. the firm plans a garage and showroom once permits are secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transport Company
Forest Avenue
Portland
Dodge
Plymouth Motor Cars
Water Street
Engine 4
Harry E. Mason
Chester A. Plant
Mason Blacksmith Shop
Portland Concern
Arthur J. Dunton
Central Garage
Charles H. Mason
Old Time Smith Worked In Yards Here Years Ago
A Maine blacksmith, Elisha Varney of Durham and Lisbon Falls, recalls 59 years at the forge with work across Bath, Waldoboro, Camden, and more. He details early training, big jobs at Bath Iron Works, family line of smiths, and fond hobby of horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Osier
Bremen
Elisha Varney
Durham
Bulfinch
Waldoboro
Job McLain
Maine
Lisbon
Pejepscot
Varney
Charles
Bath
Thomaston
Camden
Rockport
East Boothbay
Damariscotta
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Bridgeport
Conn
Portland
George W. Wells
Eliaha Cox
Cox, Curtis & Arnold
Texas U. S. Co
Lisbon Falls
Pejepscot Paper Co
Boston
Philadelphia
Maine Sturgis Commission
Sewalls Plan Spring Vacations in Florida and Miami
Mrs Arthur Sewall of the Stonehouse returns from New York. William Sewall son of Mayor and Mrs Sewall at Choate School left Friday for Spring vacation in Palm Beach. Mary Sewall daughter at Smith College departs this week for vacation in Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
the Stonehouse
New York
William Sewall
Sewall
Choate School
Palm Beach
Mary Sewall
Smith College
Miami
Bath Y M C A Gymnasium Remodel Highlighted
The Bath Y M C A showcases its rebuilt gym after a remodel costing thousands. Improvements include a squared balcony, longer court, new ceiling with 12 lights, glass backboards, and enhanced lighting. Spectator capacity reaches about 400 to 500 with updated seating.
Cosmopolitan Club elects Lemont as president at annual meeting
The Cosmopolitan Club held its annual meeting after a banquet. Mrs. Herbert R. Lemont was elected president, with a slate including Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden as first vice president and Mrs. William W. Dennison as second vice president. A new Home Arts department was announced and committees were named for April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R. Lemont
Cosmopolitan Club
Roscoe P. McFadden
William W. Dennison
Amy A. Irish
Earl P. Cahoon
Christine C. Curtis
Ernest R. Avery
Louis M. Silverman
Leon
Carl F. Pierce
Avery
George Baer Connard
Joseph I. Smith
Carroll A. Deering
N. Gratz Jackson
Paul G. Bagdikian
Robert H. Haskell Becomes Bath's 52nd Mayor
Robert H. Haskell was inaugurated Monday night as Bath's 52nd mayor, part of the 93rd city council. A Bath native born April 23, 1893, he studied in the Morse High School commercial department with classmates Aldermen Walter Rogers and Forrest Legard, and previously served three council terms. He won a straight Democratic win after defeating Mayor Sewall in 1940, and his parents attended the oath of office. (Continued on Page Six).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Haskell
Bath
Commercial Department
Old Morse High School
Walter C. Rogers
Forrest C. Legard
Mr. Haskell
John A. Lord
Rot
Asu
Arthur Sewall
Sewall
Haskell
Vinal W. Haskell
Prevention of crime discussed by Perry Hayden at Grace church
Perry Hayden, superintendent of the Men s Reformatory at South Windham, spoke at a North Center PTA meeting in Grace church parish house. He drew on experience with state police and prisons, urged understanding the meaning of crime, and proposed a social information center to coordinate welfare workers and police for Bath’s youth. He stressed prevention through stable homes, work, nutrition, and sleep, and suggested a Big Brother style program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Hayden
South Windham
Grace Church
Hayden
Maine
Thomason
Massachusett
Charlestown
Mass
Y.M.C.A
Boy Scouts
Windham
Mr. Hayden
New York City
Father Flannigan
Judge Baker
Auburn
Ste Ne
Bath's New Mayor and City Council Take Up Governing Reins
Mayor Robert H. Haskell outlines a five year plan to eliminate floating debt of 112,694.05 and reduce bonded debt of 329,633.96. He asks council to consider the plan at the April meeting ahead of the May appropriation bill. Several city officials are reelected or chosen, including Burgess as Board of Aldermen president and Newell as Common Council president, with votes detailing aldermanic contests and re-election of key officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Haskell
Municipal Auditorium
Haskell
Alexander Burgess, Jr
Board of Aldermen
Forrest C. Legard
John R. Newell
Common Council
William P. Marks
John W. Gilmore
City Treas
Donald D. Young
Joseph A. Butler
Langdon E. Greene
C. Leroy Hutchins
John A. Green, Jr
William A. Kittridge
E. M. Fuller, Jr
Eva L. Fulton
Robert E
P. M. Olm
Kennebec
Arthur Sewall
E. R. Wright
Sewall
Thiaskell
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Edward A. Footer
Mr. Burgess
William H. Daley
J. Frank Hunt
Forrest C Tesard
Walter C. Rogers
Burgess
Legard
Pres Burgess
Walter F. Day
Ward 2
Charles A Shepard
Ward
John Rosewell
Frank O. Clinton
David P Mullin
Marks
Newell
Floridge R. Wright
Parks
Mullin
Mayor Proposes Five Year Plan to Cut Bath Debt
Bath Maine mayor delivers inaugural address outlining a five year plan to reduce municipal debt. He compares historical debt levels from 1848 to the present and cites past mayors urging strict economy and debt control to keep city services within income.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winter Street Church
Norman S. Chase
Portland Company
Rockland
Stewart & Willliams
Stewart & Williams
Camden Street
Court House
Chester
Madelyn
George Fowler
Raymond
Ivy Borden
Flora Genthner
Mrs. Varney
Lewiston
William C. Perkins
Western Maine
Alonzo Harrington
Cosmo Club
Robert H. Haskele
Doupiss
Reformatory
North-Center
Alderman Daley
Langdon Green
Alder
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