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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
2
Bath society items include visits from Dr Milton Stephenson and Mrs. Stephenson, the Gaudreau family weekend in Bath, Masonic meetings attended by local residents, and preparations for Small Point Beach club season. Local births, illness, real estate transfers, and plans for summer homes fill the column with names like Southard, Potter, Jayne, Mellen, and Perkins.
Mr and Mrs Albert H Ocean of upper Washington attended with Thompson Potter Breet at the Ridgeley Auxiliary Portland event last week. Mrs Thomas and Mrs Potter are members and Mr Thompson belongs to the Canton. Mrs Louise S Stevens Brunswick past president was reinstated and Justine C Hamilton Brunswick was initiated into the Auxiliary. A luncheon was served at the close.
The St War 2 hie Bown Si YE house in Whiskeag recently welcomed a visitor returning from a brief stay in Boston.
The St George Academy names Elmer Willis MacComb as counselor at Jefferson. Horace Gilpatrick and Mrs Alden Stilphen of Cedar keep residents informed about moves and returns from winter in Massachusetts and Florida. Carrie Cornell opens her home at the Grove after Daytona Beach stay. Abbie and Lois Barker return from Massachusetts for spring. Bridge Ocean contest set for May 17 at Masonic Hall. Clayton Mayers launches a motor boat into a dwelling. Sam Durgan and Robert James plan departure as Denham completes annual rounds. Mrs. Pinehouse sells vegetables and flowers.
The Secretary of the Navy commends Commander Robert Claude Wing for saving a crew member during a docking incident at Key West on May 18, 1943. Wing leaped overboard to rescue the injured man as his ship, USS PC 1253, maneuvered in darkness, and his actions inspired shipmates and earned the Commendation Ribbon. Wing, married to Virginia Stilphen of Richmond, is stationed at New London and commands Destroyer Escort Division Six.
Arthur W Weeks aged 64 died Monday afternoon at an Augusta hospital after a long illness. He leaves widow Annie H Weeks of Bowdoinham and three daughters Thelma Dickinson Barbara Weeks of Richmond and Eeeeae Saunders of Augusta. Leonard A Weeks survives. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Roberts Funeral Parlors.
A Wis casset community notes a 50th anniversary for Mrs. Talia Momesamen, World War II veterans honored by chancellor Fred W. B., and a pleasant afternoon at Mrs. Dora n’s home. The piece mentions visits, travels, and social gatherings, including farm demonstrations, band members, piano students, and local residents returning to summer homes in nearby areas.
Georgetown residents and visitors figure in a series of small town notes. Everett Haines and friend from Waltham MA were week visitors at the Morse cottage in Robinhood. Mrs Reece of Berk iston spent Sunday at a cottage here. The Rowe and Grindell families visited Oak Cemetery. Maud Thayer called on friends in town Saturday. Gibbons Coal Co. trucks delivered coal to the area, easing a shortage. Various shoppers, caregivers, and relatives were seen around town during the week.
The Navy reports three young men from Wiscasset George A Brown and Milford Lester and Wilford Sylvester Cronk have enlisted and begun basic training at Bainbridge. Radar men aged 17 to 30 are in urgent demand and those enlisting before October 5 receive GI Bill benefits on enlistment. Discharged men may reenlist with credit for prior service.
Donald D. Young city treasurer will address the Council of Community Business Thursday evening at the Community Center. He will discuss Technicalities of the City Budget and election of officers followed by oath taking at a Burney event.
The municipal court records indicate Rossiter Bellinger of Brunswick pleads guilty to a driving related charge. Officer Ke Ma presents the case in Bath's session. He is fined five dollars and court costs.
Mr and Mrs John Kelley of Braintree Massachusetts spent the week at the home of Mr and Mrs Jancis Murphy on Bath Street.
The 110 foot Coast Guard cutter Shrub based in Portland has the duty of relocating and resetting beacons in the Sasanoa and Kennebec rivers after ice breakup. A second cutter Cowslip brings new buoys while the crew, joined by the motor launch Sweet Pea, works to lift and anchor heavy cement blocks as ice drags markers away.
Frank R. Bailey of Woolwich, a representative of the State Milk Control Board, spoke at a conference of dairy industries. He warned that milk supplies may tighten next fall, with four percent fewer cows and nine percent fewer heifers. He noted Western shipments to New England reducing dealer profits and a continued butter shortage, plus rising milk demand in Canada and New York.
Merton, son of Mrs. Alexander Bireee of 37 Edwards Street, will arrive for a visit with his mother and appear as guest soloist at the Spring concert of Les Camarades musicaux.
Mr J Craft, head of the high school, announces Miss Laurie White will join the Economics department as a teacher at the end of the school year. Craft is a granite of the Junior class and will remain in charge this year. Miss Craft will begin teaching duties here in September.
Sagadahoc county Democrats plan a full slate for the June 1 primary. Mayor Robert H. Haskell is listed for State Senate, with Arthur J. Sarkis and Kenneth Richard Weeks as candidates for the two State representatives from Bath. Also shown are candidates for county offices and local areas, though Bowdoin, Georgetown, and Georgetown are not fielding a candidate for county attorney.
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