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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1940

Page

2

Wiscasset Glee Club shines at Waterville festival

The Wiscasset grammar school Girls' Glee club under Katherine Lewis with pianist Frederick Pendleton performed at the State Music Festival in Waterville on May 11. A large group of students traveled by car led by Winona Leavitt and others, while Hunton Hill Grange showcased a full program including musical numbers and skits. Nearby events include Woolwich Grange degree work, Union meeting in Waldoboro, and Memorial services planned for May 26.

Grammar School Katherine Lewis Frederick Pendleton Waterville Winona Leavitt Helena Hodgdon Viola Grover James Knight, Jr Richmond White Dorothy Thompson Jean Hutchins Margery Grover Dorothea Morris Lorcan Hodgdon Elaine Monte Carlene Shea Clara Dow Marilyn Petrie Valeria Bean Thalia Bailey Kay Dow Helen Petrie Barbara Merry Aurolyn Rines Margery Holbrook Marilyn Bailey Wilberta Nichols Billie Ingram Geneva Sherman Frances Callahan Mary Lou Soule

West Bath pupils to receive health certificates and pins

Six Lowell school pupils Conrad Larrabee Marilyn Booker Mary Deehan Allen McAllister Dorothy Bubier and Billy Deehan will receive Seven Point Health certificates and pins from the State Department of Health and Welfare for qualifying in teeth sight hearing birth registration posture growth and threat Androscoggin Valley Breeding Association met Tuesday evening in West Bath grange hall West Bath Red Cross will meet next Tuesday in the grange hall Personal Items Mrs Harriet Johnson Ramsdell Lewiston was a Monday guest of Mrs J E Mayo etc.

Lowell School State Department of Health and Welfare Conrad Larrabee Marilyn Booker Mary Deehan Allen McAllister Dorothy Bubier Billy Deehan Androscoggin Valley Breeding Association West Bath Grange Hall West Bath Red Cross Grange Hall Harriet Johnson Ramsdell Lewiston J. E. Mayo James Brann Eugene Brann Cooper's Mills E. W. Haggett James Kaler David James G. Jenkins Bath Kaler Portland F. W. Larrabee Samuel Cole Percy Marriner Topsham Odie M. Rich Harry J. Rich Loring D. Small Harry Williams Marion Williams New Meadows James B. Lemont Memorial Hospital Sophia Gatchell Ambrose Curran Joseph A. Avery Myrna M. Avery Ceneral Maine General Hospital Gilbert Heath Ernest Rose Warren Kenney Warren, Jr Woolwich Larrabee’s Grove Kenney Bath Iron Works Estelle Strait Anne Boland Biddeford Northeastern University Lincoln Williams

Battle Royal wrestling match refereed by Jack Dempsey

Mr and Mrs Bernard McFadden and daughter of Bangor visited Sunday to see Mrs McFadden sister Mrs Merle Day and Mr Day Harold E Chase of Dover-Foxcroft came to town Saturday on the death of his father Eben Chase formerly of Edgecomb

Jack Dempsey Bernard McFadden Bangor

Lincoln County Superior Court Opens New Term With Docket

Lincoln County Superior Court opened with Justice Raymond Fellows presiding. Grand Jury reported while Traverse Jury to report Thursday. Fifty four new matters entered. new divorce libels list fourteen cases including Graffam, Stevens, Morton, Williams, Alley, Monaco, Burk, Stevenson, Tripp, McAbee, Steele, Cloutier. court officials present include C A Richards clerk J Blenn Perkins Jr county attorney Ralph W Miller sheriff Fred L Wilson stenographer and Rev Henry W Webb chaplain.

Lincoln County Raymond Fellows C. A. Richards Damariscotta J. Blenn Perkins, Jr Boothbay Harbor Ralph W. Miller Waldoboro Fred L. Wilson Portland Henry W. Webb Wiscasset Traverse George S. Graffam Ruth Eloise Graffam Marian R. Stevens Arthur M. Stevens Winifred L. Morton Howard S. Morton Jennie E. Williams Gardner T. Williams Evelyn

Cook Arrested At Point Of Gun In Bath

A man named Cook was arrested at a gas filling station in Bath after a gun was wrested from him during a confrontation. He claimed to have spent funds on taxi fares and clothes in Portland before retracing toward Bath in a bid to dodge pursuit. Police noted a .32 caliber revolver with three cartridges in the chamber. He faces hearing with local counsel and officials present.

Cook Portland Damariscotta Bath Higgins Boston Eastport Iron Works Crosby John P. Carey, Jr Sher

Bath Men Missing From Their Homes

Two Bath men are reported missing after last seen moments before incidents near the Bath Iron Works and Maine Central wharf. Emil J Anderson, 55, of 7 Franklin Street, believed drowned after hat and line were found near the wharf. John J Preney, 20, of 28 Dummer Street, last seen aboard the destroyer Gleaves en route to drydock in East Boston, with subsequent sightings at the plant. Anderson, Swedish-born, left with five children and a wife, Lillian, while Preney, a tracer, may have been aboard the ship when it cleared the wharf.

Bath John J. Preney Dummer Street Bath Tron Works Corp Emil J. Anderson Franklin Street Anderson Maine Central Preney USS Gleaves Iron Works Boston Mass Boston Police Bureau of Missing Persons Joseph A. Butler Prency Emil Thomas Bowser Oscarshamn Sweden Lillian Earl Blake Harold Dorothy Arthur Walter Kennebec

Bath Rotarians Attend Conference at Augusta

Four hundred Rotarians and their wives attended the 193rd district Rotary International Spring Conference in Augusta. Events included receptions at the Augusta House and Blaine Mansion, a buffet supper, a Bowdoin Choir musicale, and a talk by Fulton Lewis. Bath participants included President Elect Dominique J. Tardif and others. Mon. sessions in the House of Representatives room elected officers, with events at Cony High and a banquet and ball at a local high school.

193Rd Rotary International Augusta Augusta House Augusta Country Club Quebec Chateau Frontenac Montreal Bowdoin Fulton Lewis Washington

Bath Directory 1949 Shows Population Growth and Expanded Listings

The 1949 Bath Directory enlarges by 50 pages reflecting population growth with 11 extra pages for Bath alone. It offers a complete street and dwelling list plus city and county officers institutions associations and lodges. Includes directories for Arrowsic Georgetown Phippsburg West Bath and Woolwich. Crowley Lunt publish as in prior years. Pros W S Newell of the Iron Works traveled to Boston to monitor the destroyer Gleaves in drydock and MIT Trustees meeting. returns Wednesday. Mrs Thomas B Gibbons Mrs Harry G Deering and Mrs William M Adams went on a brief motor trip to Boston, returning Tuesday night.

Bath Arrowsie Georgetown Phippsburg West Bath Woolwich Crowley & Lunt W. S. Newell The Iron Works Boston Gleaves Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thomas 8. Gibbons Harry G. Deering William M. Adams

Community Notes From Woolwich Solidarity and Social Roundup

Woolwich Saturday evening the Day's Ferry Community club hosted a surprise party for Mr and Mrs Howard Whittum who moved into their new home on the State highway with about 40 guests enjoying cards games and gifts. Teachers club plans a Monday meeting at No 1 school with Mrs Florence Temple and Mrs Jennie Howe as hostesses. The Council for Religious Work held a semi annual meeting at Nequasset Congregational church with Rev Roundy speaker on welfare work. Baptist Ladies aid met in daylong session planning a baked bean and salad supper May 24. Good Will club's weekly party featured bridge and whist scores and plans a public supper May 18. Numerous locals and visitors are noted in social rounds including members of the Cromwell Hathorn Reed and Barker families with visits to Bath Dresden Sagadahoc Ferry Small Point and Portland. A birth is noted May 4 at Memorial Hospital.

Woolwich Grange John Sutter George Wilson Bath Josephine Johnson Lorenzo Masse Dirigo Grange Dromore Grange Huntoon Grange Legion Hall Charles E. Fortin Lewiston Unemployment Compensation Commission Augusta Marco Club First Congregational Church George E. Millard Jane E. Hutchins Edgecomb Henry W. Webb Union Cemetery Hutchins Madison Wis Chancellor C. Blagdon Sewall B. Strout Malden Mass Freeman Trott John L. Blagdon Wis- Cassel Virginia Elizabeth ‘Trott Jay Libby Blagdon St. Philip's William S. Warland Elsworth W. Halbrok Charles S Sewall Charls E. Cowley Whch Woman's Club Carolyn Varney Laura Evans Nellie Munsey Ruth Jones Zina Davis Wesley Hyde Boothbay Harbor Gertrude DiPerri Madeline Reed Emmelyn Weeks Mary Hobson Kate Sewall Alice Taylor Grace Pease Elsie Gardiner Helen Haggett Cora Groves Clara Wright Grace Cowley Joe Neal Lois Frye Edna Southard Hattie Mosher Joseph Kennedy Angie Rines Louise Adams Williston Church Club Galagang Charles J. DiPerri Washington Street Charles Lee Stanton Sherman Barbara Dow Earl Dana Rines, Jr Albert F. Austin, Jr DiPerri Wiscasset Academy Congregational Church W. F. Merrill Wilbur F. Merrill Juliette Chiera Burnita Pray Bertha Dutton Helen Keirstead Grant Franklin Pond Danny Boy Mary Stuart Emily Riley Edna Telephones Leota Merry Herman Grover Harold A. Campbell Parker Cushman Cushman Wiscasset-Edgecomb Bridge Kathryn Perkins Portland Robert Day East Boothbay Earl D. Rines Federal Street Race Boothbay Road Frances Somes Kate Perkins Katharine Ames R. N Caribou Jane Redonnett Bangor Bradford C. Redonnett Hodge Street George Rosie Louise Rosie Redennett Jane Page Johnson East Morris Conn Wiscasset Sewall Prank Gray Camden Clusrles Metcalf Eva Gorham Wise Nellie Dowling Togus Fred Cormier, Jr Aroostook County Charles Tibbetts Farle Whitmore Gime Charles Head Edmund Ingalls Fish and Game Association Alna Day's Ferry Teachers Club No. 1 Florence Temple Jennie Howe Council For Religious Work Nequasset Congregational Church Roundy Maine Baptist Ladies’ Aid Good Will Club Harry Walters Edward Murphy Loring T. Maybury Nelson Rice Lawrence Putnam John Moore Walter F. Abbott Edward Crocker Clayton B. Armstrong Armstrong Sadie Klippel Emma Day Sagadahoc Ferry Philip Wenz Lennie Stilphen Carrie Hathorn Sarah Hathorn Ralph Rice Flossie Beals Ida Beals Henry Carlton Eleanor Small Point Christine Hawthorne Wilmont Dodge Amy Cromwell Guy Priscilla Dresden Marcia Stinson Woodfords Charles T. Henderson Fred L. Carlton Marguerite Guy Cromwell Nequasset Clifton Gainsley Tuessic Hall Woodrow Miller Charlestown Navy Yard Louise Miller Albert Temple Irving Brunswick Frank J. Walker David G. Reed Maine General Hospital Portand Norman Nye High Street Sara Bagley Wright Albert Hathorne Glenwood Brown Memorial Hospital Grace Mae Clara Hawthorne Woolwich Center Harvey P. Hathorne George Farnham Wellesley Bradford Farnham Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary Alice King Capt David Reed Eye and Ear Infirmary Irene King Herbert Crocker Miss Alice King R. T. Beaton R. L. Fowle Eben Chase Chase Eva Beaudet Russell Phinney Trefethen Addie Tilton Belle Tilton South Portland Damariscotta John Reed Peter Alden Reed Frank W. Packard Auburn Stella Wade Alberta Richard Day’s Ferry Road Woolwich Alberta Rath Richard Packard Alex St. Pierre Don Rice John Burke Elizabeth Barter Gardiner Vinal Hunnewell Ida M. Beals Beals Nathan E. Coffin Park Street G. Clifford Madden Allen Pettengill Christine Hathorne Alice Dodge Hathorne Homestead Lida Hathorne State House Charles Brown George B. Farnham William Robson Isaac Howard Edward V. Reed John H. Carter Carolyn Wing North Woolwich Melvin Howe Costello P. Hall Albion L. Corliss James Ryan Union Pastor Brown Nequasset Church Ryan Brown Bangor Seminary Bowdoin College North Woolwich Methodist Church Day's Ferry Congregational Nequasset Congregational Nequasset Methodist Harold Robinson Andrew Butterfield Edward Bay Point Ralph Spinney Robert Fry Elizabeth Deering F. D. Wren Tufts College Kennebec Point Waldo Brown Reed Harry W. Man A. Peroy Percy Bailey Bobby Ollie Spinney Popham Beach Arthur Delano Lillian White Seward Emmons Georgetown Herman A. Spinney George Curry Betty Merline Thompson Charlotte Cahill Eliza Graham James Graham Boston Harry Stone Frank LeClair LeRoy Perkins McNeil Jack Honsinger George Worrey Harry McNeil, Jr Fales Donald Avery Beatrice Dawn First Beach Louise Howard Edward Wren

Westport Obituary and Local Social Notes Highlight Edgecomb Funeral

Westport residents attend the funeral of Hon. Eben Chase at his Edgecomb home. The column lists numerous locals visiting, nursing updates, and weekend movements across Bath, Sanford, Augusta, and Sagadahoc Ferry, including census sorting, cottages, Mother’s Day events, and Summer plans.

Woolwich Union Holds Annual Meeting and Call for Pastor Brown

The Woolwich Union for Christian Service met in Nequasset Congregational Church and voted unanimously to extend Charles Brown’s call for a fourth year as pastor. Rev. Rodney Roundy spoke, officers were elected, and delegates named. James Ryan thanked the union for aid after the Dec 24 explosion, while Brown advances toward a Bowdoin finish this June. Tea followed the session as Captain Goldthwait noted improved Saco River conditions due to reduced dye stuff pollution.

Clarence Goldthwait Fort Hill Saco River York County

Bay Point Gull Arrivals and Local Visits Highlight Week

Gulls return to May 8 each year on Sugar Loaf inland coast as National Geographic researchers study nesting sites. Bay Point hosts numerous visitors and residents, with numerous cottages and local families seen at cottages, hospitals, and beaches. The report notes a car accident near the Kennebec river, lobster traps set by locals, and a parade of Bath and Auburn residents visiting Bay Point and Kennebec Point during the week.

National Geographic Magazine Burton Cunningham Frank Morgan Kennebec Maurice Burns LeRoy Moore Clyde Pinkham Bay Point Popham Beach Arthur Delano Ernest Spinney Bath Memorial Hospital Spinney Sylvia Warren Five Islands Echo Valley Warden Owen Richardson West Point

Morse High Announces Annual Junior Prom Friday

The Morse high school junior class sponsors this year’s annual Junior Prom, to be held Friday evening in the gym. Art Lee, who played at last June’s Senior reception, will lead the orchestra for the semi formal dance. Committees are led by Miss Barbara Freeman and Mrs. Amelise Bourque with members handling dances, decoration, advertising, tickets, and social duties. The armory will not host its weekly dance that night.

Morse High School Art Lee Armory Barbara Freeman Barbara Trott John Gilmore Amelise Bourque Priscilla Trott Bill Hill Jeanette Varney Robert Fortier Margaret Sampson Sumner Hawley Pauline Nickerson Marie Bennett Louise Avery George Rogers John Coombs Edward Sewall Eunice Perkins Dorothy Durgin

Auditors' Wives Score Big On Maine Fishing Trip

Three members of the Maine auditing corps investigated state finances then fished Long Lake with wives who drew the results. Mrs. Lindberg of Boston landed a 6 pound salmon, first of the season at Belgrade. Mrs. Wilkinson of Boston caught a 4 14 pound squaretail trout, and Mrs. Noon of Portland netted squaretail. The men returned fishless. Also noted: Robert Packard of Rockland Highlands owns three foot scrapers and two boot jacks about 80 years old, one used recently to remove rubber boots.

Corps of Auditors Maine Long Lake Ernest E. Lindberg Boston Belgrade Alvin T. Wilkinson J. Arthur Noon Portland Robert M. Packard Rockland Highlands

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Huntoon Hill Grange Fred Allen Robert Commeau Alexanders Blanche Fowles Elaine Dow Olive Dow Vinnie Quinnam Beulah West Olive Phyllis Quinnam Game Rosie Grange Joe Harriet Jackson John Jackson Hope Anna White Ruth Naomi Harvester Florence Sproul Doris Foye Gertrude Munsey Diocese of St. Mark's George G. Chierna St. Philip's Parish Charles E. Cowley Chiera Milbile Tahlcen Pedae Galialier Harvey R. Pease Wiscwasset Leon Flood Gordon Kimball Rockland Hotel Rockland Harvey Bean Margaret Lincoln County Superior Court Clarence M. Minott North Street Frank L. Minott Annie B. H. Murray This City A. Lincoln Hagan Bristol John Kelly Jessie Kelly Eben Dana Harold Roberts Portsmouth N. H Westport Woolwich Union Morse
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