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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1940

Page

6

Social notes from Bath feature teas and Halloween fun

Mrs. Walter Anliker hosted a Friday tea at her Bath home for former Bath Iron Works associates and friends. The piece lists numerous guests, social visits, Halloween parties, birthdays, and local gossip from Bath and nearby towns, noting moves, purchases, and entertainments through late October.

Walter Anliker Marjorie Scott Bath Iron Works Corp Western Avenue Gerald Cram Vinal King Leonard Wetherbee Doris Scott Dorothy Anliker Beatrice Duprey Margaret Brown Doris Henderson Eleanor Wright Barbara Nickerson Muriel Howe Charlotte Page Like Niles Isabelle Kennedy Agnes Sullivan Eva Gaudette Althea Nelligan Edna Footer David Mullin Casper Hartleb Roger Luke Rosanne Murray Scott Davis Ruth Savage Ellery Doyle Rosanne McDonough Portland Alice Lorraine Purdue Joseph O. Purdue Nellie Page Jean Small Ann McCabe Dorothy Wilson

Bath shipyard notes and a family career path

A Bath Iron Works story highlights Archibald M. Main Jr. joining the drawing room, tracing his MIT naval architecture training and Gibbs & Cox role, and linking to his father Vice President Archibald Main Sr. It also details a bank check alteration incident and a long running Bath bus service for workers, plus company payroll growth toward 3,500+.

Archibald M. Main, Jr Main Bath Iron Works Corp Massachusetts Institute of Technology Morse High School City M.I.T Hebron Academy Electric Boat Co Groton Kearny N. J Gibbs & Cox Naval Architects of New York City Sam Iron Works Archie Morse High Hebron John Pres William S Newell Archie, Jr Society of Naval Architects of America Main, Jr Beatrice Talcott Charles D. Talcott Eastern Point Conn

Iron Works Draft Increase Leads to Court Hold

Paul C. Savage, 27, of the ship fitters department, faced municipal court after a draft rise from 17.72 to 47.72 dollars. He was held in $200 sureties to Sagadahoc Superior Court's January term, according to court records.

Battery D Forges Ahead With Sub Caliber Training And Shipboard Drills

Battery D reports sub caliber firing using small bore weapons mounted on a 12 inch gun barrel for training while actual 12 inch firing is planned in a few days. Soldiers receive new clothing and a hair length restriction is enforced amid jokes about the haircut. The men remain in good shape, work hard, and welcome rest periods between drills and physical activity.

Pilgrim Fellowship Plans Visit From University of Maine

Miss Frances M. Robie spoke at Bath Pilgrim Fellowship describing her Phippsburg work and life philosophy. The year’s program was set during a business session. A deputation team from the University of Maine arrives Saturday to lead youth parlor programs and conduct Sunday services at Central and Winter Street churches.

Frances M. Robie Bath Pilgrim Fellowship Phippsburg University of Maine Young Street Central Church Winter Street

Bath lottery operation uncovered in Maine barn raid

Bath authorities seized a hidden workshop in a barn behind 743 Washington Street containing electrical equipment, a sewing machine, a clothes ad dressograph and a filing cabinet with over 50 000 names. Neil J. Smith, a retired Bath businessman, was to be arraigned for alleged lottery involvement.

Bath Maine Sagadahoc Washington Street City Hall Sherwood Aldrich Neil J. Smith Washington and Water Streets Charles W. Messenger Garrett J. Galvin George O. Breach Portland Pinkerton Detective Agency Aldrich Franz A. Burkett Breach Smith National Treasury Treasury Court House

Winter plans and club notices in Bath society pages

City society groups met Friday with Miss Ethel Blake and planned a December supper party at Miss Barbara Morse’s home. The Genesta chapter held its annual inspection with Mrs. Graves and 21 chapters represented. A Dental Clinic tea is set for Nov 12 at Hotel Sedgwick with named patronesses. A Bath cruiser theft was partially solved with the tender recovered. the motor remains missing. A new streamlined bus debuted on local routes, and federal alien registration numbers continue to rise and fall with penalties for noncompliance.

Sandra Daley Randall Daley Bedford Street Barbara Urquhart Judith Trott Roy Richter James Doyle Daniel Doyle Francis Gooch Leilani Cahill J. G. Percy Parker Head Bath Boston Capt W. Lt Percy Savannah Line New York Rutherford N. J Massachusetts Waban Wellesley Elizabeth Lawrence Society Ethel Blake R. N Fitts Street Barbara Morse West Street Alice L. Graves Brownville Junction Grand Chapter Maine Genesta Dental Clinic P.t.a.'s Sedgwick Sumner Sewall Robert H. Haskell Allan Spear John Parker Edmund M. Staples Selwyn H. Towne, Jr Janette W. Smith

Clubs to Contribute to YMCA Campaign This Week

Numerous clubs and organizations will discuss contributions to the YMCA campaign at meetings this week. Each year groups donate as appreciation for YMCA service and as civic support since the Y serves as a community center for boys and young men. Many have already contributed and more are to report, aiding the drive toward the annual financial goal.

Portland Obituary and Social Notes Mention Local Residents

Personal notes record the passing of Mrs. Humphrey A. Owen and others in Portland on Wednesday. Families noted include Mr. and Mrs. Whitman Mitchell with children at 17 Milan Street, and Mrs. Curtis E. Goodwin with daughter Kendra visiting Rockland. Additional visits list Albion Parris and Clifton Dodge guests with relatives on Washington and High streets.

Jane Henderson James Henderson High Street Sylvia Palmer Harry Moses Victor Lonn Oscar Rideout W. H. Elwell George Mitchell Marion Libby Portland Frederick H. Kimball Kimball Boston Humphrey A. Owen John H. Perkins Marion A. Rafnell Pearl Barter Annie L. Malcolm Whitman Mitchell Phyllis Eliot and Emery Milan Street Mitchell Charles E. Doten Curtis E. Goodwin Kendra Rockland William J. Paisley Weeks Street Goodwin Hunt Albion Parris Clifton Dodge Edwin B. Parris Upper Washington Street Fannie Gass

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Talcottville, Conn Archibald M Garden Street Fred H. Thompson Jr Charles Toothaker North Street Toothaker William Sylvester Sagadahoce Ferry Stanley Station Mrs. Sylvester Wiscasset Road Woolwich Kennebec Douglas Dearborn Susan Cony Small Point Beach Mrs. Dearborn Manley Breck Dolores M. Tilton Harold A. Tilton Elm Street James Vennett Kenneth Gibb Jean Henry Albert Janette MacDonald Mary FE. Fogg Laura Patsy Mulcahy Claire Martin MacDonald Tilton Richard J. Carver New London, Conn Richard J. Carver, Jr Middle Street Frank King Oliver Street Bath Iron Works Churchill Lake Louis Eseley Hight Street Paul Andrews Edwin R. Andrews Charles and Bruce Burden Bruce James Archibald Gillies, Jr Sandra and Carol Johnson Buddy Warren Virginia Parker Richard Andrews Richard Redion Martha Bailey Cambridge Mass Carl P. Meister Jane J. Russell Grant Union Street Court Harriet Furber Harriet Plant Sylvia Cohen Buddy Jimmie Gloria Christiansen Isabelle Fiefield George Christine Robashaw Sally Grant Anna May Cummings Woodruff Bartley Jane Leeman Lucille Glidden Grace Johnson Pauline Smith Hudene Grant Thomas S. Oliver Oak Street Memorial Hospital Leanne Ladies Aid of the New Church Anne Kimball Miriam W. Kimball Lincoln Street Ada Greenblatt Skillings & Co William E. Adams Richard Johnson Richard John Harry Mr. Johnson Fiesta Club Marie Boucher Willow Street Florence Stackpole Thelma King Minnie Wilder Percy Miller Dorothy Math Frank Sylvester, Jr Portsmouth N. H Frank Sylvester Frank Lemont Lower Freeda M Forrest C. Legard Maple Grove Avenue Lillian Saunders Alice Joan Canacaris Martha Stone Rose Proctor Charlene Libby Rose Eramo Eleanor Wallace Betty Footer Barbara Rena Lexard Gertrude J. Diggery Horace P. Herrick Jennie Harvey Percival Yarmouth Charles Frost George M. Emery, Jr Center Street Larry Wold Donald King Maurice Brown, Jr Bobby Brown Melvin Ferris, Jr Paul Tourtiliotte Forrest Drake Bertha Sutherland Barbara Oliver Janet Staples Betty Anderson Virginia Emery Irene Ferris Pauline V. Morong Popham Beach Frostina E. Marston Harold E. Brailey Montclair Mr. Brailey Hon N. Gratz Jackson Peggy O'Riley Evelyn Berry Lois McLellan Marion Corliss Noel Belanger Boyd L. Baley Brunswick Rotary Cita Bailey Arthur Sewall William J. Sewall Margaret Cargill Boyd L. Bailey Patricia Hamilton Medomak Blue Blinds Damariscottit Tes Wits Clarence E. Johnson Newcastle Converse G. Fenn Elmhurst Farm Olive B. Guild Babson Park Stephen S. Marshall Lower High Street Pan American Air Lines John Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Charles Henry Stewart Clarissa M. Stewart Roxbury, Mass Mrs . i . Court Mary Burgess Robert B. Good Mrs. Good Alice Colby Langdor N.fhistie Brunswick Clara Padget Fred R. E. Dean Dummer Street Pelham Manor N. Y Robert P. Shaw Harry F. Morse Archibald M. Main Alonzo G. Fisher Woods Hole Harvey Henderson, Jr Park Street Fisher Vassalboro Arthur Clowes Joseph A. Butler Cape Elizabeth William N. Harvie James E. C. Sawyer Woodfords Howard E. Elliott North Bath Amy Elliott Knox John A. Elliott Bertha M. Lenfest Roy C. Lenfest Flora Lenfest Mary Louise Pratt Foster Pratt Helen Jones Patricia Luther Taylor Luther Jr Andrew LeMoine Judith Walter Stover Edward Losier Thomas Milton Stewart Linwood Russell David Carroll Walter Snipe Walter G. Jr Henry Rogers Charles Randall Edward Malden John Burgon William Hudson, Jr Mr. Hudson Edward V. Reed Bath National Bank Joseph R. Melrose Harry A. Walters Walters Savage Maine Central Driver Hatch Cecil E. Wells Waldoboro Damariscotta Newcastle. Mr. Wells Maine Public Utilities Commission Hardings East Brunswick Pilgrim Fellowship Meeting Lottery System Bath Barn Mr. Smith Front Street Birch Point Sheriff's Department Decker Basin Ana Charles B. Doyle United States Boy Scouts of Bath A. D. Stetson & Son, Inc Memorial Hospital Nurses Ernest C. Rogers Rogers William S. Blair Alfred McCabe Dorothy Huggard Estella Bowden John F. Bowie John Hillgrove Dorothy Milliken Lincoln Lodge R. of P Acadia Lodge K. of P The Needlework Guild Decker's Cove Basin District
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