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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
6
Bath and area households report Halloween parties at Paul Andrews home and a surprise birthday for Mrs. Jennie M. Rice. Local residents travel to Boston for hospital care, visit relatives in Norfolk, Buffalo, Manchester, and Hebron, and military families coordinate furloughs and arrivals from Camp Fannin and Fort Williams.
Mrs Harold Ferguson moved from Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston to Bath Memorial Hospital for recent surgery and invites friends between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Mrs A Bernard Webber from East Milton Mass stays with her mother Mrs Margaret Knight at 465 Washington Street. Mrs Dallas Tracey of Nequasset visits daughter Mrs Frederick Richards in Greenville and stays in Lincoln with brother George Webster planning a trip to Franklin with Mr Tracey. They will vacation with Bath Iron Works mother Mrs Eunice Tracey. Mrs Horace Wade returns home Day's Ferry after Boston visit and a Dewey rally attendance.
Mrs Iona Kierstead of Lewiston and her sisters Mrs Alta Taylor and Mrs Irma Robinson of Augusta with brother Malcolm Willis of Bangor visit niece Mrs William Boyce on Center Street after the death of her sister Mrs Herbert W McCorrion Friday morning at Mrs Boyce's home. Leslie Wold and wife from Center Street with their son Wave Toulrned returned from a week's run in the North Woods and were fortunate to bring back one deer.
Priv 1 ve Robert S Moore of the USAAF comes back to his Fort Myers base after a lengthy leave. He is greeted by his parents Mr and Mrs Simon M Moore of 47 Bath street and his brother Paul Moore of Washington street. Rev Robert Freeman of Cor... hosts a United Baptist supper at Topsham with the address “Speak Words of Encouragement.” Frank Martin, USM M, formerly of the Naval department, is mentioned as having been with his parents during leave before returning to New York to rejoin his ship.
Rev Louis A. Dole of Middle Street returned home Friday morning after a week in Wilmington Delaware. Mrs Louis Allen of High Street Court recently entered Memorial Hospital for treatment. Stephen Crosby reports his son Pvt Stephen E Crosby is in overseas combat with the First Army. Pvt Crosby formerly lived with his grandfather Charles Crosby of Western Ave.
Mrs Mildred Albee of High street has traveled to Saugus Massachusetts as a guest of her brother and his wife Mr and Mrs Carroll Davis.
John McEachern of 109 Center Street was among the first to bring down an eight point buck weighing 200 pounds. He fired the shot in Alna at 9 30 Wednesday morning. Jean Harris and her brother John Harris, children of Mr and Mrs John Harris of Orono, are guests of their grandparents Mr and Mrs Christopher Boyle of 1361 Washington Street. The Harris parents are in Bath, accompanying the children, on business in Presque Isle.
Miss Barbara Hopkins of York street left Monday morning for a visit in New York. She is a patient at Memorial hospital where she was admitted for a major operation. She was previously a patient at Central Maine General hospital in Lewiston under observation. Jacok Carlton of Upper Darby Pennsylvania was a weekend guest of his aunt Miss Florence Carlton.
Pus Alans, Phi wwathe Shipping City's first SPAR, returned Saturday to her post at Port Angeles Washington after a 10 day leave with her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Adams of Oliver street.
Edward B Parker USN visited family at 918 Washington Street then departed Sunday for Melville Depot near New London Conn. Capt Francis A Wichenbach US Army Medical Corps and Mrs Wichenbach were at their Washington Street home over the weekend then left Sunday for Cushing Memorial Hospital Framingham Mass where he serves on the Army hospital staff. Mrs John Hyde and daughter Sally of Wellesley Hills Mass spent the weekend at their home.
Miss Kathleen Harkins daughter of Mr and Mrs John Harkins of Corliss street is home from Jackson College Boston to attend the funeral of her grandmother Mrs John Wishart.
Mrs David Griffin and daughter Barbara of Washington Street are spending a few weeks with relatives in Manchester ENS.
In Elm street family circles, Little Donalene Albert celebrated her second birthday with a Halloween themed party from two to four. Guests included Mrs. Herbert King and son Charles, Mrs. John Osborne and daughter Merlene, Mrs. Eric Schutts and son Donald, Mrs. Percy King and daughter Ellen. Donalene received many gifts as decorations brightened the dining room.
Rev. Sidney E. Dee of Middle Street left early Monday morning for Boston for an appointment and will be away several days. Miss Rebecca Seavey and Miss Barbara Campbell of Boothbay returned home Monday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Leonard of Bath Street.
A long Saturday recap notes Little Paul Legard Jr celebrated his second birthday at 33 Oliver Street with Judith Legard and other children while families joined the mothers for an afternoon gathering. Other items cover Roger Carpenter’s fourth birthday party with Halloween decor, guests listed, and travel notes about guests visiting from Bath and Darien Connecticut. The piece also mentions Horace Lovell’s Brunswick housewarming and a Red Cross training graduate Frances Wallace, plus Navy Waves Jean Danforth leaving for Memphis and Corporal Elmer S Wallace earning wings and heading to Fort Laredo Texas for six weeks instructors’ school, with Morse High School ties and broader service history.
Miss Barbara L Pitman yeoman 2/c daughter of Mrs Frank Reinoehl 1227 Washington street and Miss Betty Parker storekeeper 2/c of Cincinnati Ohio both WAVES members returned to Washing Reinoehl.
Mrs. Jacob Smith, once of Bath, now in Burlington Vermont with her father, arrived for a visit with Capt. Smith's brother and wife. Mr and Mrs Joseph I Smith reside at 940 Washington Street. Capt. Smith, U S A Medical Corps, is stationed in New Guinea.
Beacon Street Church Women's Society met despite bad weather with 23 present at the parsonage. Reports on the rummage sale were approved, plans for the December 6 Christmas supper and sale were laid out, and committees for table duties were announced. Mrs. Oliver Packard read on deaconess work. Grace Conant offered a humorous reading and Betty Moore played piano.
A large Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella gathering attended the Stella Maris Circlo installation at the Daughters of Isabella hall in Lewiston. Bath Circle figures, state treasurer Miss Helen Moses and Regent Mrs. Alice Burgess, were called upon for remarks.
Mrs Minnie Roderick is ill and confined to her home on Center street. The notice states her illness and residence, with no other details provided.
In Bath, Franklin D Roosevelt carried the city by 503 votes while Dewey won Ward Five by 75. The county tally shows a reduced Roosevelt plurality of 129 compared with 1090 in 1940, with 4537 votes in Bath and 7823 countywide. Arrowsic and West Bath flip patterns shaped the quiet shift in the presidential race.
Womans Society for Christian Service of Wesley Methodist Church met with President Mrs. Andrew Butterfield at her Granite street home for the November gathering. Hostesses were Mrs. Willard McLean Mrs. Wilfred Trott Miss Nan Brown and Mrs. Everett Rice. The Christmas sale and supper are set for Friday December 8 at the vestry. The supper includes chicken shortcake mashed potato squash pickles cabbage salad cakes and coffee.Tickets will be sold by Mrs. Lillian Temple Miss Bessie Dickinson Mrs. Mabel Paquet. Mrs. Lile Niles chairs the supper committee assisted by several members. Sale committees include Aprons Fancy Work Cooked Food and Candy Green Table. A Missionary Study Class will begin November 15 at Mrs Butterfield’s home. The next meeting is December 5 at an announced place. A social hour followed.
The Better Vision Institute notes that young grackles have brown eyes which lighten as they mature. In humans, infants are born with light eyes that darken as they grow, reflecting developmental color changes.
A YMCA meeting elected a Grammar School Basketball League governing committee with President Andrew Rines Central, Vice President Henry Lorette Weeks, and officials including Dennis Smith Dike Gene Albert North and John Lutz Weeks. Representatives signed up players and plan future meetings to empower student self governance.
A Sunday silver tea featured handmade woolen coverlets, embroidery designs, a Greek child’s dress, wooden canteen and wine bottle, a metal picnic box, and antique Greek coins. Guests included Mrs Anathasia Poulos and Mrs Charles Venus among others. Door receipts totaled 38.60 dollars.
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