Near 200 New Members Join Club Drive Continues
The club reports nearly 200 new members and over 200 players at last Sunday’s outing, amid a large weekend crowd. Sam Rogers leads the committee for the season’s first handicap medal-play tournament this Sunday with three classes and entry fifty cents. Jimmy Jones oversees handicapping. prizes go to low gross and net per class. A May 27 open-house social welcomes newcomers. Donald J. Perry chairs a summer four-man league planning committee, with entry open and potential reshuffling to balance teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Rogers
Jimmy Jones
Donald J. Perry
Navy officer receives commission and assignment
Mrs. E Bradley Carleton nee Geraldine Stott reports her husband has won the rank of Lieut Comdr E Bradley Carleton DC USN. He is stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Brooklyn NY. Mrs Carleton adds they are pleasantly settled in Bree rwood Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Bradley Carleton
Geraldine Stott
Mrs Perry Visits Ellsworth Falls Guests and Local T E T Exchange
Mrs William J Perry of Crescent Street returns from a short visit to Ellsworth Falls where she stayed with Mr and Mrs Roland Bearce former Bath residents Mrs Bearce formerly Margaret Grant worked as an operator in the N E T T exchange office in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Perry
Crescent Street
Ellsworth Falls
Roland Bearce
Bath
Bearce
Margaret Grant
N. E. T. & T. Exchange
Cosmo Garden Club Reports May Breakfast Success
Cosmopolitan Garden club met Monday with Miss Alice Johnson presiding. Reports showed May Breakfast was financially satisfactory and members praised volunteers. A Maple tree tribute for Lt. Donald Marshall was highlighted, and books sent to the U S Marine Hospital were acknowledged. The club will host June 25 at the Bath Industrial U S O Club and provide flowers to the U S O in summer. Committees were named for nominating and programs, with Emma Gray presenting two vocal numbers and a paper on Tree Conservation. A recorded play from the U S Department of Agriculture was demonstrated. The meeting drew good attendance and a social hour followed, with best wishes to Mrs. Chester Roberts in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Alice Johnson
Mabel Harris
Nellie Goodrich
Fred Quimby
Huse Memorial School
Donald Marshall
U.S. Marine Hospital
Garden Club
Bath Industrial
U.S.O. Club
U.S.O
Ada Deering
Minnie Eldridge
Elizabeth Dunbar
Fred Irish
Lucius M. Lemont
Morris Povich
Johnson
Ivan Trueworthy
Emma Gray
Richard Hersom
Granville Colby
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service Department
Chester Roberts
Ernest Hamblett
Lieut Ruth Haskell Becomes Authoress From War Service
Bath friends recall Lieut Ruth G Haskell A N C U S A who wrote Helmets and Lipstick about her life with American nurses in Africa. She joined the first invasion forces and worked near front lines, witnessing Nazi sniper fire and hospital scenes. A Augusta native, she lived in Bath and Augusta before service, recovered from shipboard injuries, and hopes to return overseas. Her book was selected Book Of The Month by its club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Ruth G. Haskell
Lieut
Haskell
Africa
Augusta
Bath Memorial Hospital
Edgar Leavitt
Andrews Road
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Beckett and Dickenson Marriage Recorded in Portland
Becketts and Dickinsons records show Ernest Wilfred Beckett RAF and Victoria Dickenson wed May 13 at St John Cathedral with Rev Powell Mills Dawley officiating. Groom son of Joseph J Beckett and Elizabeth Armes Beckett of Suffolk. bride daughter of Everett W Jones and Margaret Jaques Jones of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ernest Wilfred Beckett
Victoria Dickenson
Washington Street
Bath
St. John's Cathedral
Powell Mills Dawley
Joseph J
Elizabeth Armes Beckett
Suffolk
Everett W
Margaret Jaques Jones
Pine Cone Troop Enjoys Real Picnic
Pine Cone Troop led by Mrs. R. Clinton McFadden hiked to Dead Horse last Wednesday after school, built an outdoor fire, cooked their own suppers, and played games during a two hour picnic. Seventeen members attended with plans for Court of Honor and Brownie Fly-up at a Knights of Columbus hall meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Cone
R. Clinton McFadden
Court House
Dead Horse
Knights of Columbus Hall
Court of Honor
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Maine Rebekahs
New Hampshire Assembly
Christian Science Home
Masonic
Bath school stamps and bonds purchases for week
Stamp and War bond purchases by Bath school children last week totaled 1323.50 dollars, while the year to date stood at 97628.65 dollars. Last year's week total was 55409.90 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Surprise Farewell Party for Mrs Wing in Brunswick
A social surprise hosted by The 1875 Bond Club of Brunswick at Mrs Daisy Russell’s Harpswell Street home honored Mrs Doris Armstrong Wing. Guests included Mrs Max Coombs and others. Mrs Wing and baby Sharon Ann plan to move to Bath on May 20 as husband Arthur L Wing serves in the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond Club
Brunswick
Daisy Russell
Mrs Russell
Harpswell Street
Doris Armstrong Wing
Wing
Max Coombs
Edwin Weeks
Maynard Munsey
David Remick
Daniel Alexander
Arthur Royal
Kay Johnson
Sharon Ann
Bath
William Armstrong
Washington Street
Arthur L. Wing
US. Navy
DOROTHY M DURGAN ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mr and Mrs Ira Durgan of Academy street announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy Mary to Norman Elwin Seekins CM1 USN son of Mr and Mrs Ralph E Seekins of 688 Washington street Dorothy Mary a Morse High School class of 1941 graduate and Bath Iron Works office employee Norman Seekins also Morse class of 1941 graduate on leave at his home both previously worked at Morse and New England Shipbuilding Corp The engagement was announced over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Durgan
Academy Street
Dorothy Mary
Norman Elwin Seekins
Ralph E. Seekins
Washington Street
Miss Durgan
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works
Seekins
Morse High
New England Shipbuilding Corp
South Portland
Diner Destroyed in Lewiston Fire Disaster
Hayes Diner in Lewiston was wrecked by a Monday night fire believed to start in the basement. Damages were estimated at 20,000 dollars. Fifty patrons were on the floor at two sections of the building. Edward A. Hayes, proprietor, has many Bath friends. Rebuilding will begin after insurance adjustments.
Pythian Sisters Host Mother's Day Program at Lowell Temple
Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters hosted a Mother's Day program with readings solos and community singing. A Navy versus Army membership contest ended with the Navy winning the forfeit entertainment. Supper followed and a tacking event with prizes capped the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Temple
Pythian Sisters
Army
Navy
Lois Knight
Jane Shea
Sarah Garcelon
Marion Darrah
Sarah Potter
Macree
David Henderson
America
Asenith Haggett
Annie Williams
First Baptist Society Holds Annual Meeting in Vestry
The First Baptist Society gathered in the vestry for its annual meeting with the largest attendance in years. Leon Eaton was elected moderator and 34 new members were admitted. Officers elected included Madelyn Dunton cler k Florence Martin treasurer Evelyn Sotheard collector Elsie Crosby and Bertha Furber assistants Clifton Collins auditor Arthur H. Price trustee three years and Leon Eaton on the prudential committee for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Society
Leon Eaton
Madelyn Dunton
Florence Martin
Evelyn Sotheard
Elsie Crosby
Bertha Furber
Clifton Collins
Arthur H. Price
Isie Crosby
Lloyd Hooker
Attie Grant
Prudential Committee
Charles R. Sims
New Hose Arrives for Bath Fire Department
The Bath Fire Department receives one and a half inch hose from Eureka Manufacturing Co after Chief Richard Frates had sought approval for over two years. Brass couplings from worn hose were refurnished and attached. Mrs Earl Twitchell of Haddonfield NJ returns home after a ten day visit with her mother Mrs Davis Hatch and brothers William Robert and Dunlap Hatch in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Fire Department
Eureka Manufacturing Co
Richard Frates
WPB
Frates
Earl Twitchell
Pauline Hatch
Haddonfield
N. J
Davis Hatch
William, Robert and
Dunlap Hatch
For Sale House with Five Rooms and Fireplace
House with five large rooms and a fireplace offers a grand view of day and good condition. Price one thousand dollars. ready for possible sale. Predrickson is listed as write in the document.
Lieutenant Marshall Heads to Walter Reed Hospital for limb adjustments
Lieut. Donald Marshall, U.S. Army, and his wife left for Washington D C last week for his admission to Walter Reed Hospital. He will stay until June 1 for adjustments to his artificial limb before joining Bell Aircraft Co in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Marshall
Washington, D. C
Marshall
Walter Reed Hospital
Buffalo
N. Y
Bell Aircraft Co
America
Washington
Randolph Taylor
Greenville
S.C
Taylor
Dorothea Marshall
Stephen Marshall
101
High Street
Africa
Bath
Janet Cutler Mead Wins Prize For Song
Janet Cutler Mead, native of Oxford Ohio, won first prize for the music division in the National League of American Pen Women contest for the lyric art song Sea Kiss. The Stella Westenberger Memorial Lyric Award carries a cash prize, and Mead wrote both words and music. She is a Cincinnati Pen Women member and will visit Bath at the start of June with her father, A. M. Cutler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Mead
National League of American Pen
Washington
Oxford Press
Oxford
Ohio
Bowdoinham Fraternal and civic notices featured
Bowdoinham O E S held a meeting with five names ballot ed and accepted. Memorial service planned for Lt William Gile at Baptist church May 28. Bowdoinham P T A discussed officers and continued the recreation center through summer. Memorial Day plans included entertainment and speakers. Public meeting on Coombs High School viability set for May 22 with state officials speaking. Labor and wedding news plus local obituaries and veteran updates follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electa
Helen Mitchell
Charles Hackett
Byron Durgin
William Valentine
Edna Bickford
Abbie Graves
George Cutler
Delma Curtis
Clifton Babb
William Gile
Baptist Church
David L. Wilson
Bath
Bowdoinham Parent Teachers’ Association
Coom
Lewis Lucy
Charles Messier
Karl Hatch
Bowdoinham
E. D. Baker
Baker
Jessie Ames
George Hamilton
Coombs High School
Grange Hall
Harry V. Gilson
Neil Bishop
Wilfred Jones
Donald Favor
Brunswick
Brunswick High School
Marion Woodbury
John Woodbury
Broadway
South Portland
Avery Fides
USNR
Ray Stevenson
People’s Methodist Church
Louise Woodbury
William E King 63 dies at Bowdoinham home
William E King 63 dies at his Bowdoinham Center street home after about two years of ill health. Born in Bath to Benjamin and Mary Call King, he moved to Bowdoinham 35 years ago and belonged to the Bowdoinham Baptist Church. Survived by widow Carrie M Nesbit King and son Charles E King of Bowdoinham, plus a Boston sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. King
Center Street
Bowdoinham
Mr. King
Bath
Benjamin
Mary Call King
Births and Deaths in Bowdoinham Post Road Community
Charles and Martha Pratt announce the birth of a son, Benjamin James, at Dr Wilson’s Hospital in Brunswick. Harry Purington and family reside on Dingley Road for several weeks. A farewell party for Mrs. Benjamin Craig was held at Ruth Hilton’s home with gifts and refreshments as the Craigs move to Aroostook. Ernest E. Sylvester, age 71, died Saturday in Gardiner after eight years of illness. survived by his wife Nellie and four siblings. He lived on the Bowdoinham Post Road until two years ago and belonged to Progressive Grange and the Farm Bureau. Funeral at Amesbury-White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pratt
Benjamin James
Dr. Wilson's Hospital
Brunswick
Harry Purington
Dingley Road
Benjamin Craig
Ruth Hilton
Craig
Bowdoinham
Seventh Annual Police Ball Date Set for June 3
The seventh annual Police Ball will be held Saturday evening June 3 from eight to twelve at the State Armory located at North and Lincoln streets. The date was moved from May 27 to avoid another dance. Proceeds will fund department members purchasing new uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Armory
North and
Lincoln Streets
Fire alarm at Box 721 reports flooded basement motor burn out
A Sunday morning alarm from Box 721 at Bert Park called the department to a housing project. A motor on a water pump in a basement burned out, filling the dwelling with smoke. No damage beyond the motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambert Park
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Forest City Sheets
Center St
Ballantine
Ed Sullivan
Blondie
Vox Pop
Lux Radio Theater
Maine
Voice of Friendly Service
Cosmo Garden Club
Beckett-Dickenson
Pine Cone Troop
South
Mitchell
Center
W. St. Pri
Mrs. Wing
Dorothy M. Durgan
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Nesdays
Louise Howard
Bay Point
Margaret Beck
R. N
Woolwich
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Janet Cutler Mead
National League of Pen
Eugene Tobin
Carolyn
Pierre
South Dakota
Seaside Grange
Bristol Mills
Fides
Newport
R. I
South Portland High School
Westbrook Junior College
The
Steel Products Corporation
South Windham
Bowdeinham
University of Maine
Mary Leola Morrison
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
Houston
Robley Jr
Elise Brown Morrison
Robley Morrison
Robley
Bay View Cemetery
Blanche Randall
Mertie Cutler
Fred Leroy Temple
Air Corps
Keesler Field
Miss
Margaret Purington
Lena Cornish
Hazel Cornish
Duxbury
Mass
Addie Logan
East Boston
Inez Gowell
Charles Starrett Cowboy
Lady and Monster
Maria Montez
Jon Hall
Una Merkel
Donald Novis
Sweethearts OF
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Bowdoinham Post Road
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Humphrey Bogart
Claude Rains
Michele Morgan
Pola Xo
Joel McCrea
Maureen O'Hara
Linda Darnell
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