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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1945

Page

4

Prize Speaking Contest at Wiscasset Academy

The annual Junior class prize speaking contest was Friday at the Congregational church with high quality entries. Elliot Munsey won the Helen Kierstead Grant prize for best boy speaker, Others included Aurolyn Rines first Billie Ingram second Helen Knight third.

Wiscasset Academy Congregational Church Elliot Munsey Helen Kierstead Grant Aurolyn Rines Billie Ingraham Helen Knight Robert H. Heigham Keith Bachelder Donald Munsey William Townsend America Mary Hobson Wilbur F. Merrill Woman's Club of Wiscasset

Daughter dies in San Diego accident

Mr and Mrs Percival G Mann of Drayton report their daughter Shirley Edith Tamule wife of Pfc Edward J Tamule was killed in an accident in San Diego California No further details are available The body will be brought East for burial with funeral arrangements to be announced She is survived by two sisters Misses E Elizabeth and Gwendolyn Mann

Percival G. Mann Drayton Shirley Edith Tamule Pfc Edward J. Tamule San Diego Cal E. Elizabeth Gwendolyn Mann

Navy Club Meeting Plans Memorial Day Parade

The Navy Club of U.S.A. Admiral Charles F Hughes Ship No 29 meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at the G A R hall to conduct regular business and initiate new members and plan Memorial Day observances and the parade on Sunday May 27 at 2 p.m. Final arrangements will form the Ladies Auxiliary of the Navy Club inviting all eligible women to join.

Charles F. Hughes Navy Club of U.S.A G.A.R. Hall Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Navy Club

West Bath P T A discusses elections and local reports

The Lowell School P T A met May 9 with Mrs Lannes Fuller presiding. Officers to stay through next year. Reports included Mrs Fuller at a district meeting and tea in Bath. A $1 50 donation to send two members to the convention was approved. Guest speaker Mrs Hamblett complemented refreshments by Mrs John Wharff and Mrs Fred Bubi er. Notables attended including Mrs Ralph Kenney and others. four new members joined. Next meeting set for fall and a school picnic urged for the last day of school.

Helen Kiersted Grant Helen Keirstead Grant Henry W. Webb Roy R. Mattson Winona Leavitt Robert Adams Robert Barnés Evelyn Gorham Bertha Merry Truman Germany State Guard Armory First Congregational Church George G. Chiera Robert H. Heigham Mary Hobson American Legion Lincoln County Bar Association Ledges Inn Edward F. Merrill Superior Court Judge Merrill Lloyd Byers James B. Perkins Ralph A. Gallagher Harold W. Hurley Reginald H. Harris Herbert L. Pinkham Gordon Anderson Charles M. Giles Edward B. Denny Alfred B. Chaput John N. Glidden Carl M. P. Larrabee Bradford C. Redennett Harvey R. Pease Clarence A. Richards Boothbay Register Townsend Avenue Register Eddy Parents Club of North Edgecomb Annie Chase Audrey Chase Guy Payne Ednad Loring Raymond Corey Ernie ‘Pyle Maude Corey Charles di Perri Riverview Damariscotta Boothbay Playhouse Boothbay Wiscasset Isabel Young Bath Road Leon G. Flood Lowell Lannes Fuller Hamblett John Wharff Fred Bubier Ralph Kenney Edward Kenney Nathan Johnson Fletcher Waterman Earle Donnell Irving Burnham Carolyn Rogers Alice Lowell Hayden Rogers Herbert White George McLean Erwin Wharff Albert White Courtney Stover Allen McAllister U. S. Marines Okinawa United States Washington Maine West Bath Bowen Torrey Loring D. Small James Jenkins Roy Moore Richard Dunham H. F. Aldrich Francis Burgess U.S.N Richard Renshaw Theresa Burgess Mare Island Hospital California James Lemont Paul and Bazin David White U.S.A Oahu Tahiti Hawaiian Islands Stanley Rose A. M. Mi 2 Fred Rose Helen Frankie Marion Rose Maynard Carlton Leroy Harvey Dobbins Stanley Norfolk Virginia Marshall Boudreau Robert David Everett Waterman Lewiston Lena Larrabee Edwin Oliver Ellen Phippsburg John Eonard Smith The Airlines Sheet Metal School Oklahoma

Bath area remembering Mother's Day and local visits

A Bath community notes social calls and family gatherings from Mothers Day events. Families including Fuller, Weeks, Lemont, Mank, and Smith share visits in Bath and Woolwich. Sailor and service members such as William Bailey Jr and Donald Weeks receive training while others visit relatives and deliver gifts from Winter Street church.

California Russell Maine Lannes Fuller Bath William Bailey Jr William Bailey Sampson, N. Y Navy Donald Weeks Fred W. Weeks Texas Harvey Dobbins Winter Street Stanley Rose Maynard Carleton Albert Reno Erwin Whorff Paul Lemont James Lemont Eugene Renault USN The Seabees Larrabee Grove Rhode Island Clayton Armstrong Day's Ferry Marshall Boudreau Lannes Futter Elmer Mank Woolwich Mank E. A. Litch Watts G. C. Smith Joe Leonard Smith David Graydon Smith Smith Mary Green Theodore Burns Court Street

Dresdenchurch Sermon Marks Victory Day Observance

Dr. Alexander Cairns spoke at the Methodist church on Victory as proclaimed by the President. Mrs. Clayton Mayers sang The Strife Is Over. Eric Brouillette visits from Italy. Local confines note visitors, neighbors and school magazine drive. memorial service for Leonard Robbins held at Episcopal church with Rev. Thomas Ackley officiating.

Alexander Cairns L.L.D Clayton Mayers Eric Brouillette Italy Perley Siegars Augusta John Mayers James Milligan West Dresden Frank Lemarr Charles Dorr Arthur Babcock Germany Episcopal Church Thomas Ackley

Portland Firemen Demonstrate 65-Foot Aerial Truck

Portland officials including Mayor Walter C. Rogers and Chief Engineer Richard Frates observed a 65-foot junior aerial fire truck demonstration at Central Fire Station. The event, attended by Bath delegates and Bathport allies, showcased a similar model under consideration to replace an older unit.

Walter C. Rogers Richard Frates Fire Department Chester H. McCabe Charles A. Thayer John O. Witham Carleton Perry Edward Thomas, Jr Stanley Hunter Common Council City Committee On Fire Department Portland Portland Fire Department Central Fire Station Bath

Woolwich First Baptist Church Activities in Woolwich Center

Morning service at 10 with a message by Mrs J M Gowdey titled Joy. Church school after, B Y F meet at 6 45 with topic David The Boy. Evening service at 7 30 on the Sixth Chapter of Acts. Willing Workers meet with Mrs Maurice Hathorne Tuesday. Waste paper drive May 21 25. leave at schools or notify teacher for pickup. Graduation rehearsal Friday at 7 at the Methodist church Nequasset. Woolwich Boy Scout Troop forms at Sebenon hall with 13 boys April 23 and 16 on April 30. May 3 Senior Council met. charter approved. plans made. May 7 first official Scout hike around Lake Nequasset with 15 boys. Tenderfoot Investiture Night May 21. Charter presentation. all invited at Sebenon hall Monday 7 30.

First Baptist Church Woolwich Center J. M. Gowdey Church Nequasset Woolwich Sebenon Hall Woolwich Boy Scout Association Winship Reed Carlton Squiers Lake Nequasset Tenderfoot

Obituary and Local Notices From Bath and Vicinity

Mrs Harriet Savage Halpen 76 dies at home in Haverhill Mass born in Woolwich educated there married Charles Halpen later moved to Haverhill where he worked in a bank Halpen died about 27 years ago Great aunt of Mrs Albert Temple Many social visits reported including dinners in Bath and Day's Ferry Local residents visiting relatives and service member furloughs Card collection drive for Togus veterans and update on Miss Eleanor Carlton medical progress at Maine General Hospital Sagadahoc Ferry Marine Corps training for John DeLonge and Maine General Hospital freshman Alberta DeLonge extended family updates Day's Ferry summer home opening and local travel for examinations and visits to Portland Bath and surrounding towns noted

Harriet Savage Halpen Haverhill Mass Elwell Savage Woolwich Charles Halpen Halpen Albert Temple Harlan MacCobb Dresden Fred Brown Day’s Ferry Harry Mosher Wiscasset Arthur Bean John Leonard Richard Brawn USA Lovell General Hospital Fort Devens Fred Brawn George Willis Togus Eleanor Carlton Maine General Hospital Portland John DeLonge William DeLonge Sagadahoc Ferry New York U. S. Marine Corps Alberta DeLonge Samuel P. Buck Buck Herbert E. Cornish Bath Dr. Buck Day's Ferry Frank Corliss Cleveland Ohio A. L. Corliss Clarence Baker

Bath Iron Works Receives OPA Transportation Citation

The Bath Iron Works Corporation earned the first Maine OPA transportation citation for an organized, efficient transport system. Archibald M. Main accepted the award as Prescott H. Vose lauded the plant for gasoline saving and ride sharing, noting 4.5 riders per car at peak. The ceremony also honored Edward F. Edgren and a transportation committee for ongoing employee services and cooperation with labor and War Price and Rationing officials.

OPA Maine Bath Iron Works Corporation England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland Archibald M. Main Bath Iron Works Prescott H. Vose Maine Opa Plant Transportation Committee Transportation Department Vose Edward F. Edgren Bath Iron Works Corp Transportation Committee Woese E. F. Edgren J. M. Conley, Jr Thatcher B. Pinkham Earl Gaw Stanley B. Hatch Cyrus Longley Philip Oliver Daniel Casey Edmund A. Rothwell Frank Hunt Bartlett Smith B.I.W Julia Musk Boaard Main Edgren Raymond T. Adams Charles S. Buckley Howard Keyo Bath The

Stork Shower for Mrs. Stewart Day in Middle Street

A stork shower for Mrs. Stewart Day of Middle Street was hosted Tuesday evening by Mrs. Charles Murray and Mrs. Alden P. Denham Jr. Guests surprised Mrs. Day as she returned home to a bassinet full of gifts, with her daughter Tamara helping. Refreshments followed. Miss Mary Sewall, daughter of former mayor Arthur Sewall, flew to New York and then California to join Mrs. John K. Jayne aboard a transcontinental plane as Lt. Commander Jayne is stationed there.

Washington Street Carolyn S. Varney Lee Street High Street Main Street Marion Snalls Federal Street Vernerford Carleton Foye George W. Carleton Harvey R. Pease Lincoln County John W. Brackett Pease Niagara Falls N. Y K. Perkins Port Bremerton Wash Huntoon Hill Blanche Fowle Gertrude Munsey Wissinco Junior Audubon Club Wiscasset Academy Charles Sewall Sewall First Congregational Church Robert H. Heigham Lawrence B. Haggett Bath Road Haggett Susan Reed Boothbay Harbor Norman Lundy Vera Lundy Saco Lewis Oliver Lewis, Jr Portland Clarence A.race Governor's Executive Council U. S. Naval Reserve Sampson, N. Y Pauline Rines Race Earl D. Rines Mr. Race North Edgecomb Merle A. Hall Mace Hall South Pacific Camp Edwards Mass Australia New Guinea Admiralty Islands Philippines Leyte Hall Bradford C. Redonnett, Jr Sheppard Field Texas Kearns Field Salt Lake City Utah Redonnett Army Airways Carroll E. Gray Edgecomb Corsica Arthur F. Doe Sheepscott Patton Third Army United States Army United States Nancy France Armed Forces of Paul D. A. O'Brien Adj Armory Curtis Melrose Antoinette Plumstead Mary Kenniston John P. Chase Wilbur Cowley Brunswick Charles E. Mason Bradford Street Byron Adams Petrie Hagget Main Middle Streets Irene Metcalf Nina Gavit Helen Haggett Richard E. Kimball Bailey Christian Science Monitor Frank M. Haggett Edward H. Crosman Mason Personal Finance Co Front Street Bath Crosman Wiscasset Veterans’ Service Committee Richard Kimball Pleasant Street Lincoln Academy Fred W. Merry William B. Lewis Churchill Street Frances Jackman Elmer R. Campbell Campbell Miami Fla Virginia Blackman Castine Madge S. Campbell Frances S. Jackman Charles W. C. Sherman Dawn D. O. Stahl Rockland Campbell Home Water Street Stewart Day Middle Street Charles Murray Alden P. Denham, Jr Mary Sewall Arthur Sewall Whiskeay Road California New York John K. Jayne New Canaan

Bay Point Social Notes From Bath and Nearby

Bay Point residents report Sunday calls from Dudley Leavitt of Bath and Frank Williams of Bath. Visitors include Mr McCabe of Bath and Mr and Mrs Call of Richmond. The community notes recent home wiring projects by Arthur Maxwell and electric lights at the Maxwell cottage.

Dudley Leavitt Bath Navajo Dave Noyes George Town Ba Point Frank Williams Edgar Drake McCabe Bay Point Arthur Maxwe Walter I. Noy Ernest Drake Leo Partell Mewin Richmond Adeen Pinkha Call Richmon Maxwell C. G. Daya

Joint Birthday Party For Bath Youths

A joint birthday party was held Monday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs Harold Lyden 736 Middle Street for Sohen and Wayne Gu rney who share their third birthdays born May 15 1942 at the Me Hospital Waterville. Guests included Steph Thayer Advah Reynolds Peter Pomeroy Charles Jett Lawrence Thayer James Sutherland and others. Gifts were exchanged after refreshments and games led by older children.

Harold Lyden Middl Street Sohen Wayne Gu Pfc Donald Gurney Gurney Waterville Merly Chidren Me Hospital Steph Thayer David Jeett Jackie Cornish Peter Anolds Stephen James Sutherland USA Larence Thayer Steph Advah Reynolds Peter Ralph Pomeroy Charles Donald Jett David Jame Sutherland So Wayne Janice Carr Janeta Jackie Cornish Tommy Costai Dickie Hall

Storm damage totals announced by telephone firm

The plant forces tally northern New England storm repair losses with Maine hardest hit. Overall damages include thousands of poles and lines and hundreds of isolated offices. By Monday night about 10 000 telephones back in service and 635 circuits restored. Emergency radio links linked Waterville Skowhegan Old Town Lincoln.

New England Maine Southern New England Telephone Co Long Line Department New Hampshire Vermont Western Mass Offic Waterville Skowihegan Old Town Lincoln Abov Figuers

Also Mentioned on This Page

Navy Club Meeting Linwood Russell Lowell School Bath Iron Works Transportation Riverside Cemetery Association Marcia Stinson Woolwich Center Baptist Church Sarah B. Wright STORK Bath Memorial Hospital Telephone Company
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