Corpl Arthur Cormier Weds Winthrop Lady in Mass
A wedding took place at St John the Evangelist Church Winthrop Mass uniting Corp Arthur L Cormier Bath and Miss Mary A DeCoste Winthrop in a high mass ceremony The bride wore ivory satin with veil and carried a white prayer book Guests included bridesmaids and the groom's family The reception followed at 695 Bennington Street East Boston The couple will reside in Winthrop and pursue clerical and defense work careers
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St. John the Evangelist Church
Winthrop
Mass
Corp
Arthur L. Cormier
Bath
Mary A. DeCoste
Mas
Helen Cormier
Maurice Turcotte
Winship Street
Francis Carbon
Carbon
Bennington Street
East Boston
1R High
Alphonse Cormier
Front Street
Morse High
Ma Sachusetts
Cory Cormier
New York City
Trev
Kstburs Street
Winthrop Ma
Wi IS
Phonse Cormier Uwiil
Helen
Rosaline Cormier
Alfred Cormier
Portlanc
Doerst
Family welcomes CSN arrival home from hospital
SASIEN Lewtard B pitched CSN arrive Sunnat to pass two daye with Mrs leitenfeld and little daughter Paris, who re turned Saturday from the Me morial hospital to the home of Mr. Litchfield parent. Mr and Mrs. Harry Litchfield of 16 Bath street, with Whom they are stay ing for the duration
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sasien Lewtard
CSN
Leitenfeld
Paris
Memorial Hospital
Litchfield
Harry Litchfield
Bath Street
Blue Cross Enrollment Week At Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works announces Blue Cross enrollment for employees and families from May 3 to May 10 under J M Conley Jr director of personnel. The plan includes payroll deduction and is endorsed by the Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers with management approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Cross
Bath Iron Works Corp
J. M. Conley, Jr
Independent
Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers, Inc
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Maine
B. I. W. Corp
Bath and
Harding
Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Associated Hospital Service of Maine
Mr. Conley
Morse Freshmen Present A Vaudeville Program
Morse High School freshman class staged a vaudeville program for local students Friday. David Y Alkazin led. Arthur Cook hosted. Norma Cum-Mills accompanied. acts included Dont Get Around Any More and My Gal. Performers included Betty Anderson Barbara Burnham Nance Chloe Deraps Myrtle William Barter Edmund Hagan Jane Mitchell Peggy O Reilly and others. Mrs Joseph Klein and daughters Rosalyn Lorraine returned from Boston visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
David Yalkazin
Arthur Cook
Norma Cum- Mills
Betty Anderson
Barbara Burnham
Gal
Chloe Deraps
Myrtle
William Barter
Mae Walsh
Jane Mitchell
Edmund Hagan
William Dutton
Peggy O Reilly
Leonard Boucher
Wiliam Barter
Robert Rice
Kenneth Hill
Larry Wold
Fred Andrews
Richard Andrews
Barbara Bracey
Jean Small
Victory Gardens draw strong interest from zone leaders
Zone Leaders of the Neighborhood Plan report good demand for community gardens across the city with Hyde Park Terrace showing 39 applications and many more in other districts. Junior Commandos collect waste for War Savings Stamps, while Morse High hosts Food For Health talks. An expert from the University of Maine may speak on garden planning and fertilizing. The Independent will publish final volunteer results when ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Corded
Hyde Park Terrace
Morse High School
Victory Gardens
University of Maine
Independent
Colored slides shown at Lions Club meeting
Several hundred color slides were shown by Earle C Kimble at the Bath Lions Club of Maine last week. The images from Maine and other New England states delighted members with vivid color and artistic composition. A nominating committee was named Arthur Bowker chair Everett Pierce James McLaughlin Nathan Press. A National convention delegate election was postponed to this week. Charles Genthner chairs Augusta June convention attendance plans. Dr H M Carey, Unity, plans to move to Bath to help ease local doctor shortages. The club will staff Bath district warning center from 10 pm to 6 am weekly starting next Thursday. Wilfrid E Guerin and Loring Jaffee lead the effort. William M Adams and Harold McElman to begin next week. The club agreed to lead the Spring scrap drive under Hon Charles B Day of Richmond. Further details to come.
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Earle C Kimble
Lions Club
Sedgwick
Kimble
Maine
New England
New York
Arthur Bowker
Everett Pierce
James McLaughlin
Nathan Press
Cleveland
Augusta
Charles Genthner
HM. Carey
Unity
Carey
Bath
The
Lions
Wilfrid E. Guerin
Loring Jaffee
William M. Adams
Harold McElman
Charles B. Day
Richmond
County Salvage
Personal notes on Brighton and Bath residents
Mrs. Thomas Shannon of Brighton Massachusetts has returned after a two week visit with her sister. Mrs. Charles W. Shaughnessy of Cobb read with her daughter and husband in Bath. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur King of Edgett Street left Wednesday night for Boston where Thursday evening they will attend the air and exercise of the Wall class of which her mate Isabelle is a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Shannon
Brighton
Mass
Charles W. Shaughnessy
Cobb Read
Bath
Arthur King
Edgett Street
Boston
Isabelle
Streamlined plan adopted for issuing poll tax bills
City Treasurer and Tax Collector adopts a streamlined system for poll tax statements. The new method halves workload by pre folded statements with carbon interleaved, enabling typing through a sun porch front to print both bill and stub. The change saves about 59 percent of labor and frees staff for other tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assessors Office
Treasurers Office
Treasurer's Office
Oliver Reed Wedding Takes Place Monday
Miss Virginia L. Reed daughter of Mrs. George McLean of Kittery formerly of this city married PFC Albert Oliver U S A A F on Monday April 26 at the Episcopal church rectory Rev C Myron Tubbs officiating The bride wore a light blue ensemble with brown accessories and a red rosebud corsage The couple were attended by Mrs Gertrude Boardman and Mrs Belle Oliver The bride attended Morse High School class of 38 The groom son of Mr and Mrs Maurice M Oliver of 9 Robbins street was formerly in Bath Iron Works tabulating department He is attached to Headquarters B T D Army Air Technical Training Command No 7 Atlantic City He has been stationed there nine months on 15 day furlough and will report to his station at midnight Saturday Mrs Oliver will stay with PFC Olivers parents at 9 Robbins street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia L. Reed
George McLean
Kittery
PFC
Albert Oliver
Belle Oliver
Morse High
W. T. Grant
Maurice M. Oliver
Robbins Street
Army Air Corps
Bath Iron Works
B. T. D. Army Air Technical Training Command No
Atlantic City
Oliver
Pfc. Oliver
Maurice M.oliver
Ross Cunningham Wedding Note in Oklahoma
Captain Rodney E. Ross Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney E. Ross of Bath, now with the 84th Quartermasters, 84th Division, Camp Howze, Texas, wed Miss Mary Frances Cunningham of Gainesville, Texas, in Marietta, Oklahoma on April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Rodney E. Ross
Bath
84Th Quartermasters Company
Camp Howze
Texas
Marietta
Oklahoma
Mary Frances Cunningham
Gainesville
Mrs E Everett Pierce Hosts Card Club at Home
Mrs E Everett Pierce entertained her card club at her residence on 4 Pearl street. Tuesday First Lieut. Fred O Hayward United States Army stationed at Fort Fisher North Carolina has returned after a week’s leave spent with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred O Hayward of North Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Everett Pierce
Pearl Street
Fred O. Hayward
U.sa
Fort Fisher
N. C
North Bath
Former Morse star Ernest King becomes Navy quartermaster
Ernest P King former Morse High athlete and class president has returned to his minesweeper after a weekend with his father Howard E King of 3 Elsinore Avenue. King led Morse 1941 gridiron to a strong season before signing with the Navy December 10 1941. He serves as quartermaster after three weeks training aboard ship. His brother Eddie is in Army training in Texas.
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Ernest P. King
USN
Morse High
Morse
Armed Service
Quartermaster King
Howard E. King
Elsinore Avenue
King
Joe Pennell
Charlie Sullivan
Bob Huse
Hank Peassey
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Quartermaster
Eddie
Texas
Farewell Party For Bud Bailey Before Army Service
About 45 friends gathered at the Old Bailey Homestead in Wiscasset to bid farewell to Kenneth L Llewel lyn Bailey known as Budd before he trains for United States service. He received an Eagle ring and a money belt. Budd's relatives note his ancestry includes Samuel Tucker and other Revolutionary and Civil War era forebears. The Moatsweag Woolwich house is among the county’s oldest homes hosting generations of Baileys.
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Old Bailey
Wiscasset
Kenneth Llewellyn Bailey
Budd
Bernard B. Bailey
United States Service
Buddie
Samuel Tucker
Bristol
Kenneth L. Bailey
Pictorial Review
Bernard A. Bailey
Bernard Benjamin Bailey
Moatsweag
Woolwich
Bailey
Farris Family Returns From Blytheville Graduation
Mr and Mrs Arthur Farris of 50 Him Street return from a week in Blytheville Arkansas for their son Lieut Arthur Farris Jr graduation from the Blytheville Army Air Force Training School on April 29 when he received his wings. They are joined by Lieut and Mrs Farris who will visit during Lieut Farris ten day leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Farris
Him Street
Blytheville
Arkansas
Lieut
Arthur Farris Jr
Blytheville Army Air Force Training School
Farris
Edward Cannon and Edward E Wilson Obituaries in Bowdoinham
Obituary notes record Edward Cannon dying at a Gardiner nursing home after four years as a patient and Edward E Wilson dying at his Main Street residence after a long rural mail carrier career. Surviving family members, funeral details, and out‑of‑town visitors are listed alongside community notices. Local church and civic events, officer installations, meetings, and a speeding case are summarized with participants and places.
Memorial Sunday Firemen Planning Meeting in Bath
Bath Firemen Memorial Association held a June planning session at Central Fire Station to organize Memorial Sunday observances. A committee with power to handle details was named including Elmer Rogers Edward Thomas Earl Fortier Joseph Wilson and George E Parshley. Additional panels were formed to pursue a service flag honoring servicemen from the department and to oversee benevolences and benefits with members Allen Thayer Francis Fortier and Lawrence Sprague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Firemen’ Memorial Association
Monda
Elmer Rogers
Edward Thomas
Ladded
Earl Fortier
Joseph Wilson
George E. Parshley
Local Notes From Sagadahoc Area Social Roundup
Passing a two weeks vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Gordon Lamoreau Mr and Mrs Ernest Curtis have moved into the former John McCart rent on Main street Forest Fides left Monday for Castine where he entered the Naval Training Station of the merchant marine Mr and Mrs Maxwell Newells at son moved Monday to Blue hill Henry Lamoreau of Presque Isle is a guest of his sister Mrs William H Gould Mr and Mrs Thomas Cutler and daughter Mrs Cecil Good and baby of Topsham were Sunday guests of Mr Cutler's brother George Cutler Gertrude Dunbar of Rockland is a guest of Mr and Mrs George Robinson Miss Jessie Ames town clerk who has been ill for a month returned Thursday to her duties at the town offices Miss Abbie Graves who has been boarding at the home of Frank Siegars for the Winter has returned to her apartment on Center street John Blake of Needham Mass was calling on Mr and Mrs George Cutler Friday Miss Emily Rideout of Skowegan was the weekend guest of Mrs Margaret Gile The May meeting of Sagadahoc Pomona grange will be held at Dirigo grange Brunswick Mrs Alice Moody returned to Freeport Sunday after a few days visit at the home of her daughter Mrs Winifred Dodge Miss Louise Allen passed the weekend in Gardiner a guest of Mr and Mrs Maurice Libby Mrs R A Tibbetts of Portland passed the weekend at the home of her daughter Mrs Richard Denham Margaret and Lalaine Henderson of Freeport were Sunday supper guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Hackett George A Hackett was a business visitor in Sanford Monday
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Gordon Lamoreau
Ernest Curtis
John McCart
Main Street
Forest Fides
Castine
Naval Training Station
Merchant Marine
Maxwell Newells
Son
Bluehill
Henry Lamoreau
Presque Isle
William H. Gould
Thomas Cutler
Cecil Good
Topsham
George Cutler
Emily Rideout
Skowhegan
Margaret Gile
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Dirigo Grange
Brunswick
Alice Moody
Freeport
Winifred Dodge
Louise Allen
Gardiner
Maurice Libby
R. A. Tibbetts
Portland
Richard Denham
Margaret
Lalaine Henderson
Charles Hackett
George A. Hackett
Sanford
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Senter's, Inc
Nolsey, T
Corporal Cormier
Bay State
Corliss Street Church
Moffatt Reat Winthrop
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Frederick P. Moffatt
Wilfred W. Chaney
Jessie C. Norton
Moffatt
Eula Fielding
P. Moffatt
Fielding
John H. Hunt
Abby McCabe
Joan H Hunt
Flora Rebpins
Frederick P Meifatt
Jonuw Hoilunt
Mary Scewt
Welfred
Chater
Wiltrat
Francis
Norfork
Eula
Harada
Hite
Alan
Wotres
Charnes Cole
Gian
S. Walker
Wilfred
Chaise
Richard
Oats
Donald Walham
J Barre
Stewart McPhersue
Joer
Jur Hartiet
Stewart
Oeare
America
L. B. Haggett
Iron Works
Joseph Klein
Rosalyn
Lorraine
High Street
Oliver-Reed
Grace Church
Ross-Cunningham
Kenneth Woolwich
City Shore
B. Reed Co
Georgetown
Thomas
St. Bernard
Edward Cannon
Bowdoinham
Isaac
Mary Frances Hatch Cannon
Arthur J
Dover
N. H
Lawrence
Ernest
Harold Cumming
George Hamilton
Edward E. Wilson
Lynn
Minta Wilson
Lauris
Philadelphia
Girard College
Kenneth
Hartford
Women’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Archibald Craig
Phillip Nealey
Ella Nash
Caleb Mitchell
White Cross
William Gould
Lewis Lucy
Charles McEwen
Hattie Andros
J. Hall Denham
Neil Bishop
Dodge
Henry Cornish
Karl Hatch
Albert Wing
Belfast
James H. Ames
Children’s World Crusade
Lottie Cobb
Red Cross
Masonic Building
Bowdoinham Farm Bureau
K. of P. Hall
Doris McCready
Lewiston
Horace Dodge
Marion Lamoreau, R. N
Australia
Roy Rogers Country Store
Laurel Hardy
Wardens
Rita Hayworth
Victor Mature
Technicolor
James Cagney
Havana
Memorial Sunda Firemen
Oye
GanrieLp - Younc
Joan Bennett
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