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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1941

Page

5

Bath society notes show a busy weekend of visits and events

Mrs. Luella Brown returned home after two weeks with daughter Mrs. Margaret Lang in Bath. The group photographed a four generation Lang family including Percy Lang and John Lang. Other Bath residents hosted visitors, attended meetings, and celebrated birthdays amid a span of weekend social activity.

Luella Brown Hallowell Margaret B. Lang Middle Street Brown Lang Bath Boothbay Harbor

Social News Highlighting Visits and Travel in New England

Miss Lee B Fisch of New York travels with her niece and others as weekend guests and holiday plans surface. Constance Sawyer of Lewiston visits relatives in Gardiner while Dorothy Calderwood of Gardiner stays with Miss Langbein and others plan trips to Hartford and Bath over Christmas. Mary Sewall Merton Sprague and Miss York of Newtonville are noted among residents visiting friends and preparing for theater tours and winter schedules.

Lee B. Fisch New York Constance Sawyer Lewiston Gerda Langbein Carl Langbein High Street Dorothy Calderwood Gardiner Langbehn Merton Sprague Edward Street Court Chappaqua N. Y Virginia Christ Penrod Bath

Women Club hosts charity luncheon for Lincoln Home

Seventy guests gathered at Vacadia Edgecomb for a luncheon bridge hosted by the Women's Club of Wiscasset to raise funds for the Lincoln Home for the Aged in Damariscotta. Hostess Mrs. Harold Engelbrekt served the luncheon as part of the event.

James A Hg Oe Carleton W. Lowell M. Steussey Norman Howard Fred Hayward Edmund A. Rothwell George Ingalls Irene Ingalls R. C. Worster Nathan E. Coffin Sr Vacadia Edgecomb Lincoln Home For Damariscotta Womens Club of Wiscasset Harold Engelbrekt Lincoln County

Heated session as Judge Deering weighs DWI case

In Municipal Court Judge Gardiner R. Deering heard William A. MacDonald plea not guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Attorney John P. Carey sought dismissal, citing prior not guilty results, as officers Crocker and Thibodeau testified to MacDonald’s conduct and arrest at the Brown home. The judge delayed judgment to review records and assess all testimony.

William A. MacDonald Gardiner R. Deering John P. Carey Carey Crocker Joseph Thibodeau Edward Brown Lemont Street MacDonald Brown Ralph O. Dale

Funeral Services for A B Kingsbury

The funeral for Andrew Bert Kingsbury 72 a retired steward with trans Atlantic lines was held at St Marys church. Bearers included Alderman Ernest Kingsbury and Deputy City Marshal Percy W Kingsbury. Burial followed at Oak Grove cemetery with committal by Rev Timothy C Maney. Out of town attendees included Mrs Sullivan and Mrs Kowalker among others. Kingsbury died after an automobile crash while en route to Florida with his niece Mrs Guilmard. The other car occupants were arrested.

Andrew Bert Kingsbury trans-Atlantic East 4Th Street Boston St. Mary's Church Roland Martineau Ernest G. Kingsbury Percy W. Kingsbury William Sullivan Dorchester Mass George Walker James DeCapua Francis Lally Worcester Kingsbury Florida H. A. Guilmard Miami Fla Brooklyn N. Y Mabel Louise Kingsbury William Lynch

Naval Men Meet to Plan Recreation in Bath

Representatives from the S ummons Macomb and Nicholas destroyers met Tuesday with Bath officials to discuss organized recreation for naval personnel. A committee formed with members from all three ships met at the Y M C A to map plans and coordinate uses of Y M C A facilities with Commander Danielson directing. The panel includes C J Clark A W Rice D R Beukema East R A Morse Jr Ensign M Foss Emmons W E Dugas B W Ball R C Lewis Macomb crew E L Freeman W O Scott E L Dunn Nickolas crew.

U.S. Summons U. S. S. Macomb U. S Nicholas Bath A. J. Danielson U.S. C Danielson C. J. Clark A. W. Rice D. R. Beukema East R. A. Morse, Jr Ensign M. Foss Emmons W. E. Dugas B. W. Ball R. C. Lewis Macomb E. L. Freeman W. O. Scott E. L. Dunn Nickolas

Morse High Latin Club elects staff for school paper

At Morse High the Latin Club announced the school paper staff with editors, assistants, and department heads listed. The club also noted professors advisers, corsage gift, and an apple sale drive under student supervision. A committee was named to plan a gift for the school and report next month.

Morse Latin Club Morse High Robert Levin Anna_ Berry Robert Mosher Loring Hart Evelyn White Kenneth Hill Mahlon Niles Lorna Kramer Joseph Swanton Elizabeth Burgess Martha Day Judith Dennison Elizabeth Whittemore Marilyn Cummings Betty Lou Hill Margaret Gowdey Robert Dolan Paul Tourtillotte Verna Wallace Addison Burbank Jean Gowdey Carol Drake Linna Purdue Gertrude Dole Marilyn Turner Parker Worrey Alice Dennison Mary Durant Shirley James Ruth Cogan Albert Povich R. Hazel Feero Agnes Fahey Feero George Hersom Dorothy William

Halloween Barn Party Entertains Local Guests

Miss Janette York and Miss Martha Pratt hosted a Halloween barn party at the Mason barn 71 Green Street. Prizes went to Annabelle Cole as a cowgirl and Eleanor Thibodeau for humor. Jay James won pinning the tail on the cat. Mrs. York, Pratt, and McCabe served doughnuts cider apples and sweets to guests including Evelyn Perkins Clair Martin Eleanor Thibodeau Thelma Kingsbury Anne McCabe Annabelle Cole Betty Pratt Paul Bradford Rus Jr James Young Harmon York Miss York and Miss Pratt.

Janette York Dana York Green Street Martha Pratt Percy Pratt Oak Street Mason Barn Annabelle Cole Eleanor Thibodeau Henry O. McCabe Jay James York Pratt McCabe Evelyn L. Perkins Clair Martin Thelma Kingsbury Anne McCabe Betty Pratt Paul Bradford Rus Jr James Young Harmon York Miss York Miss Pratt

November Snow Stages Two Storms Hit Town

Two November snow events marked the month with 1 inch on the 24th and six inches on the 27th. Streets were powered once and plowed several times to clear the accumulation.

State nutrition consultant talks foods and budgeting

Augusta recital features Miss Elizabeth M. Waters promoting proper feeding by dividing the food dollar into five parts for vegetables fruits milk and cheese meats breads fats and sugars. Grade girls from Morse school joined by Jean Smart provide musical prelude.

Elizabeth M. Waters Augusta Morse High School America American Redross Nursing Service Women’s Division of Civilian Defense Donald N. Small Nursing Service Miss Waters Jean Smart Bath Leone Day Jean Anderson June Chase Theresa Trainor Menders Annette Godfrey Jean MacDonald Sélma Cummings Gloria Rogers Martha Stone Frances Marks Dorothy Derby Katherine Frates Hazel Estabrooks Joan Shaw Phyllis Trageny Nancy Gregware

Surprise Birthday for Mrs. Lester Munsey in Bath

Mrs. Lester Munsey of 13 Pine Street received a Halloween themed surprise party Friday night for her 57th birthday. Guests included family and friends. she cares for four grandchildren and maintains a busy Bath household and plumbing business.

Carlton Reed Harry E. Walker Bedford Street Reed Bath Iron Works Corp Franklin Kenney Camden Malcolm Miller Harry EF. Walker Lester Munsey Pine Street Munsey South End Richard Alfred Goodwin Patricia Harry Cool Mrs. Munsey Wiscasset Bath Deering Redlon’s Ath Tron John Rines Maurice Oliver Lester Knight Elizabeth King Albert Reno Warren Rines Joseph Albert Reno Hudson Fowles Russell Munsey Madelyn Oliver Robert King Eleanor Munsey

Bath Water Front Like Old Times

The Bath waterfront looked active Sunday afternoon as ships and barges returned upriver. An oil boat passed the bridge draw to the whistle of the Berwindglen, followed by a smaller tanker, with coal laden barges, destroyers, cargo ships, and a long line of autos along Water Street. The channel now favors the west side after blasting this summer, shifting from the eastern side near Arrowsic.

Bath Berwindglen Boston Iron Works Water Street Washington Arrowsic

Art Week Exhibit Opens In Androscoggin County

Mrs. Frederick Preble director of the Art Week observance in Androscoggin county announced Friday that the local observance will include an exhibit of oils and water colors at the B. Peck Co. on the third floor from Monday November 3 through Saturday November 8.

Frederick Preble Androscoggin County B. Peck Co

Wednesday Baby Day At The Red Cross Quarters

Wednesday is Baby Day at the Red Cross rooms with 931 babies counted at the children's conference. Mrs. Ruth W Henry and Mrs Marjorie Boucher reported on nursing service statistics and school health inspections, noting 726 defects among 790 examined with 499 defective children and 700 more to be examined. The next meeting will cover state laws on communicable diseases.

Red Cross Ruth W. Henry R. N American Red Cross Nursing Service Boucher Simmons College C. W. Ruhlin Bangor Maine Teachers’ Association Donald N. Small John Parker

Central League plans its usual Christmas sale

The Central church league set plans for its Christmas sale on December 9 at the Parish house. Committees will run the kitchen dining room candy table green table cooked foods aprons and novelties with hostesses named for this and next meetings and a covered dish supper to follow.

Central League Central Church League Kitchen Marius Page Ethel Blake Charles A. Soule Eugene Sprague Walter Olsen Henry C. Hartley Helen Crosby Harold Avery Harold E. Hodgkins Richard H. Haskell Walter Wassmund Lawrence Lord Harold E. Brown Percy Low Albert S. Noyes Linwood W. Haynes Stephen McPhee John Harkins Raymond G. Putnam Bernard Pratt Carl Stinson Russell Kenney Donald McRea Edward Cummings George A. Moses Howard M. Steen Leslie J. Wold Martha Foote Arthur Pratt Thombs Daley

Federal Fair Rent Housing office to open in City Hall

Chairman Edmund A. Roth announces a new office in City Hall with a secretary during regular hours. Citizens may obtain a rent card noting charges on Oct 1 1940 and current rent, plus any improvements made during the year. Bath to gain another physician locating here.

Edmund A. Rothwell Federal Fair Rent Housing Committee City Hall

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