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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1945
Page
6
A social note lists numerous attendees of the Shriners Spring Frolic in Lewiston, including Harold Cutting and many couples. Governor Horace Hildreth attended with his wife. Other items mention club meetings, local visits, and a Bath Iron Works accident without graphic detail.
Long list of local residents visiting relatives and traveling in and around Bath Gorham and Exeter with returns home to Bristol Washington Street Beacon Street and Arrowsic after trips to Rochester Fort Lauderdale Machias Exeter and Boston. Notable mentions include Senter's Inc employee Viola Coombs Plant leaving work after nearly two decades and Mrs Beatrice Black returning home from Rochester New Hampshire May include Oliver Moses family and Mrs Eva Marriner visiting Fryebury and Bath.
Joseph M. Cline, proprietor of Eastland Motors of Bath, has returned from Rochester New Hampshire where he established a large automobile sales agency.
Mrs Edward Larkin of Hyannis a hospital nurse and former floor superintendent is mentioned with family in Mechanic Street. The piece lists many locals serving in the military or awaiting postings, including Terry Quinn enlisting and Lt Carl Pierson born at Memorial Hospital. Capt Sturtevant’s furlough from War duties ties to Boothbay Harbor relatives.
Mrs W Newell of Washing ton street leaves Monday for New York to visit her daughter Mrs Paul Tiemer for a week after becoming alienated from Mrs Anne Mullin.
Sandra Johnson celebrated her 11th birthday with a home party attended by Patricia Reynolds Allison Davis from Brunswick and Bath guests Virginia Parker Sally True Sally Cummings Eleanor Marks Hilda Bowers Carol Johnson Loyall Sewall James Hart John Small Edward Torrey and Paul Johnson Floral decor, candy baskets, and a decorated cake highlighted the celebration Prizes were awarded for games and refreshments were served Mrs Elwood Toothaker of Page street is reported as a patient at Memorial Hospital Donald Hinds seaman 2/c U.S. Navy returned to Rhode Island after weekend with his parents having attended Radar School in Virginia Beach and now stationed at Newport R I
Mrs William Small wheels to Boston for a brief visit and Rudolph Meister heads to Oxford to visit relatives. Eleanor Wilson returns from Jackson College to pass the weekend with her parents and resumes study in Boston. N G McKinnon recovers from Bath Iron Works burns. Miss Barbara Stodder visits Snow Park family before returning to Miss Pierces School in Boston. Beatrice Harrington visits home after a Boston trip. Mrs Philip OHara returns from two months in Miami. Nellie C DArcy resumes duties after a Seabrook visit. Pvt Wilbert Small in Italy meets locals Leon Paullin and Lloyd Umbherhind, a former Sagadahoc deputy sheriff. Porter and Mrs Pierce vacation at Newagen. Sowalls to return Monday from Arizona for Small Point summer. Emma Hooper hosts Mrs J M Perry for the summer.
Wilfrid E Guerin of North street has returned home from Memorial hospital after injuries from last week’s Washington street accident and can resume work at his office.
Miss Martha F Torrey returns home for Mother's Day from Miss Pierces Secretarial School in Boston. Mr and Mrs Calvin W Rogers of West Palm Beach Fla will arrive Friday to spend the Summer as guests of Mayor and Mrs Walter C Rogers on Washington Street. William R Rogers of A S Campbell Co Boston visited the Rogers at their Washington Street home. Mrs Milton S Kimball returns to Au from High Street home as Mr Kimball enjoys Spring fishing at Moosehead Lake. Mr and Mrs John Bickford of Portland visited their daughter and son-in-law on Milan Street.
Sgt. C Eugene Dils USMC recently received an honorable medical discharge after four and a half years service. He and Mrs Dils plan to leave in a week for Toledo Ohio to rejoin Auto Lite Co. He was stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Station for a year and a half after nearly three years in the Pacific. They visited Mr and Mrs Floyd Preble of Milan Street before moving to Toledo where Mrs Dils, formerly Martha Preble, will reside.
Nurse Mrs. Fanny Gass at the Old Folks Home resumed duties Monday after visiting her brother and sister in law Mr. and Mrs. David Henderson in North Bath. Miss Geraldine Churchey of York Street returns from Gardiner where she spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. Bertha E. Churchey.
Pvt Guy Norton U S A on furlough from four years service heads to Port Devens Mass. He has enough points for discharge and hopes for release soon. Mr and Mrs Sherman Clark of Portland attend Benjamin Oliver funeral then return home. Frank Danforth of Bath Iron Works pipe shop visits his home on High Street for vacation.
Among the many favorites on the Charlotte program for May 23 are Thelma Black Beverly Curran Chloe Deraps Madelyn Oliver Marion Corliss Claire Martin and Barter and Hagan all of whom have appeared many times in entertainments here and elsewhere.
Russell Austin of Cobbroad, member of the electrical drafting room force at Bath Iron Works, left Monday for Boston to conduct business for the firm.
Owen Dkeman chief photographer returned Monday afternoon from New York to attend his father’s funeral. A long serving Navy veteran recalled to duty as hostilities resumed, he earned a lifesaver’s medal for rescuing an officer in Honolulu harbor after a plane fell, despite a broken leg from the fall. Friends here welcomed him home. Miss Helen Oulton of Portland, R N, arrived Saturday to stay with her parents on Bedford street.
Manley Tyler, who suffered a severe accident at Bath Iron Works and lost four fingers on his left hand, is recovering nicely. Seth Snipe, burned in a Washington street fire last week and admitted to Memorial hospital, has been discharged and returned home.
Mrs Barbara Allen, long time manager at the local Western Union office, has ended her service there and on Sunday returned to her home in Machiasport.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs John Philip Trainor of Crescent Street Sunday morning at Memorial Hospital. Bey has been named Ann Milred.
Miss Agnes Humphreys of High Street spent the weekend with her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Robert Toothaker at their Brunswick home.
Mrs Alma LeMoine Ham of Springfield Massachusetts formerly of Bath is visiting her relatives in the city after being called by the death of her father Napoleon LeMoine Captain Jesse Levin United States Army returns home from Camp Edwards Massachusetts on a 21 day furlough staying with his parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Levin on North street
Mrs Stephen Hilstad and daughter Linda arrive from the Pacific Northwest for a six week visit with Mrs Hilstadt's parents Capt and Mrs Russell S Hitchcock at 658 Washington Street. They are greeted in Boston by Mrs Hitchcock who introduces her daughter and granddaughter to Bath. Constance Hitchock, attending House In The Pines Norton, Mass, traveled with her mother to Boston to welcome her sister Linda.
Mrs Flora Dow of Murphy's Corner Woolwich returns home from Bath Osteopathic hospital accompanied by her infant daughter Sadie Olivia.
Mr and Mrs James B Jordan of Bath are at Boothbay staying with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs C A Boyd and Mrs Oliver Morisetti of Middle Street. Saturday evening at Memorial hospital they welcomed a daughter named Doreen Anne.
Mrs. Arthur Colby of Academy Street travels to Augusta to visit sister Mrs. Alton Littlefield then to Orono for the Delta Delta Delta Sorority initiation. Colby is a sorority charter member and both women are University graduates. Marion Littlefield, daughter of the Littlefields, is a University sophomore. Mrs. John Metnes returns home from Portland after wintering at Eastland Hotel.
Mrs. E. B. Clark of St Peters burg Florida has returned after about two years and stays with her sister Miss Louise Bucknan at 1490 Washington Street. Mrs. Julia Worrey of Washington Street, visiting her son Parker Worrey in Portland, returned home Tuesday morning.
Kendra Goodwin daughter of Lieut Curtis E Goodwin U S A and Mrs Goodwin marked her fifth birthday at Aunt Mrs Lawerence Small 391 Washington street on Friday afternoon Gifts were given games awarded winners and refreshments and birthday cake were served Attending were Nancy Davis Anita Brown Judy Goodwin Tamara Day Dr and Mrs Charles E Helah of 113 North street left Tuesday for the summer at their cottage in Chamberlain.
Capt. William R. Freeman is on a month’s leave from his ship now arriving at a Pacific Coast port. He travels with Mrs. Freeman and their daughter who have waited in California for his return, heading to their New Jersey home. Their son William R. Freeman Jr. is finishing his senior year at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida, and will graduate at month’s end.
Leon J. Fortin, a surgical patient at Maine General Hospital in Portland, has returned to his Walker Street home. He works as an outside machinist at the company in Portland.
Rev. Weston P. Holman, longtime minister of Cox Memorial church in Hallowell, has been transferred to the church at Southport and will assume duties this week after delivering his farewell sermon. He formerly preached at Beacon Street church for several years.
Honored guest Rupert H. Baxter spent the weekend at the Rangeley's for a fishing outing. A severe snowstorm hindered angling and made travel difficult with eight inches or more snow on the highway above Farmington.
Dr Paul A Gregware and his family formerly of Washington Street have been in Vermont and New York recently. They arrived Monday for a short stay before returning to Bridgton to spend the summer.
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