Bath Hosts Military Officer and Social Set Echoes
Commander Guy W. Clark, U S N arrived to take command of the USS Jouett at Bath Iron Works. Aides and guests mingle through Bath with dinners, weddings anniversaries, and Bowdoin Maine game attendances marking a busy social season.
Bath fans travel for Bowdoin Maine game in Brunswick
A large crowd from Bath attended the Bowdoin Maine football game in Brunswick on Saturday afternoon. Among the attendees were many named local residents and family groups, while Rev. Charles R. Sims and his daughter left Monday for South Easton Massachusetts due to the illness of Mr. Sims' father, Robert A. Sims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Pratt
Ruth
Paul Buckley
Leo Pratt
Leo
Martha Morse
Brunswick
Bath
Bowdoin-Maine
Marguerite Brown
Mary McClure
Louise Briggs
Lida Lennox
Gladys Mayo
Louise Trainor
Pauline McNeil
Emily Jordan
Ellen Stevens
Marjorie Smiley
Henry D. Small
John Madden
Roberta Erwin
James Craige
Russell Stodder
Edward Owen
Leon Buck
Mary Bates
Esther Drummond
Laura Craft
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Helen Sims Overman
Waldoboro
South Easton
Mass
Mr. Sim
Robert A. Sims
Louis M. Silverman
Sarah Libby
Whittier Field
Long Island City visitors return from Maine seaside stay
Mrs Mary Dana and her daughter Barbara along with Mrs Dana's cousin Mrs George Conaty of Long Island City N Y returned to New York Friday after a week with Mr and Mrs Harold Walker of Highland Street They plan to spend Fall and Winter in New York and return for Christmas with Mr and Mrs Walker Mr and Mrs Frank B Kelly of Winchester Massachusetts formerly of Bath Massachusetts spent the weekend as guests of Mr and Mrs Donald S Sewall at Boothbay Harbor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dana
Barbara
Dana
George Conaty
Long Island City
N. Y
New York
Harold Walker
Highland Street
Walker
Frank B. Kelly
Winchester, Mass
Bath
Donald S. Sewall
Boothbay Harbor
Arthur Sewall
The
Stonehouse
Chicago
Alice Barler
Goshen, Ind
Richard Barler
Sewall
James Christy
Dr Herbert T Caverly Reopens Office After Study Leave
Dr. Herbert T. Caverly resumes practice after a three week absence spent in St. Louis pursuing further training in oral surgery. He returns with his wife Mrs. Caverly, daughter Lardina Ann, son Herbert T. Caverly III, and mother in law Mrs. Edward Vaughan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert T. Caverly
St. Louis
Social Notes From Mount Vernon and Surroundings
Mr and Mrs Dana Raymond of Mount Vernon New Hampshire left Friday after visiting Mr and Mrs Fred Merchant of 722 Washington street Several Bath residents attended the annual game supper in Whitefield on Thursday Barrett C Nichols of Barre Vermont visited his parents at 1 North street and attended the Bowdoin Maine football game Wetherbee couple moved from Sabine cottage to Bruce's Hill Ernest Everard house Greenfield Mass visited Ashenden family Miss Ferralyn Roberts returned to Augusta after two day visit Leonard and Mrs Wetherbee planned fall winter luncheon club met High prize won by Mrs Harry Crosman second by Mrs Guy Sprague Margaret Minott left for Portland College Club lecture and visits with friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Elmer Prey
Melrose
Mass
Mrs. Prey
W. Fred Wetherbee
Washington Street
Mr. Prey
Bowdoin, With
Joseph O. Purdue
Linna Marie
Alice Lorraine
Boston
Montgomery
Purdue
George Richardson
Winter Street Church
Rodney W. Roundy
Portland
Dana Raymond
Mount Vernon
N. H
Fred Merchant
Barrett C. Nichols
Barre
North Street
Leonard Wetherbee
Everett G. Lemont
Sabine
Ernest Everard
Bruce's Hill
Upper
Wetherbee
Greenfield
James Ashenden
Ferralyn Roberts
Augusta General Hospital
Augusta
Chester Roberts
High Street
South End
Lmcheons
Harry Crosman
Guy Sprague
John Hunt
Middle Street
Walter B. Warren
West Newton
Frederick Warren
Cambridge
Anne Kimball
Miriam W. Kimball
Lincoln Street
Walter Warren
Samuel D. Hooper
Hooper
Bath clergy and social notes from a summer Bath church service
Attendees at Rev Amory Cosman led Bath Nazarene services included Miss Lois Palmer Mrs Bates Stover and others. Distinct items note Day's Jewelry executives visiting Portland, marriage returns for Arthur Wagner and Naomi Morton, and visits among Bath residents including the Madden family and Mrs Soule. Also mention of the destroyer Sampson and Seaboard Navigation officials visiting Bath, with travel plans to Europe later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gardiner
Amory Cosman
Lois Palmer
Bates Stover
Alice M. Pratt
William Fraser
Donald Preble
Cosman
Nazarene
Arthur Wagner
Livemore Falls
Naomi Morton
Jay
Gilmore
Earl T. French
Russell Street
Social Roundup of Washington Street Guests and Weekend Trips
A large array of residents and visitors are listed at homes and inns across the city. Notables include Mr and Mrs John K Jayne of New Canaan Conn and Miss Elena Bianchi of Framingham Mass among many others visiting from Bangor Lubec Portland and Boston. Weekend trips saw drives along the east coast and visits to Bowdoin College and Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Jayne
New Canaan, Conn
William D. Sewall
Washington Street
Duncan McInnes
Bangor
The
Seaboard Navigation Co
Dana Wrightington
McInnes
John McInnes
Arthur Gewall 2d
New Canaan
Conn
William McGill
Winchester
Mass
Elena Bianchi
Framingham
Mas.s
Manley D. Breck
Sumner Pike
New York
Carlton Pike
Lubec
Charles W. Davis
Mary Metcalf
Frederick Brown
Wiscasset
Framingham, Mass
Frederick E. Drake
Debut at Vanderhoef silver wedding observance in New York
Miss Katharine Morse daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry F Morse of New London Conn debuted Monday night at the golden wedding anniversary of her grandparents Mr and Mrs N Wyckoff Vanderhoef held at their son N S Wyckoff Vanderhoef on Park avenue New York The Morse connection to Bath appears in her father’s past and the family gathered with cousins and relatives for the event Joseph T Small has returned to New York after visiting his brother Mayor Donald N Small and Mrs Small on North Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Morse
Harry F. Morse
New London
Conn
N. Wyckoff Vanderhoef
Wyckoff Vanderhoef
Park Avenue
New York
Miss Morse
Bath
Mrs. Vanderhoef
Joseph T. Small
Donald N. Small
Mrs. Small
North Street
Community Notes Highlight Local Social, Sporting, and Oddities
Betty Small hosts sewing club at 12 Dummer Street with Lydia Smith Ann Desmond and others attending. Boston Y M C A leaders MacCormick and wife visit Bath and attend Bowdoin Maine game. Several residents travel, entertain, and welcome visitors while local clubs meet and family news spreads through Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Small
Ralph F. Small
Dummer Street
Sewing Club
Lydia Smith
Ann Desmond
Audrey Hill
Barbara Stodder
Mary Morse
Frances Flaherty
Deer sighting and bird hunting near Murphy's Corner
Ridney Ross of High Street and Harvey P. Hathorne of Sagadahoc Ferry hunted near Murphy's Corner in Woolwich on Tuesday and spotted four deer during the day, but their focus remained on birds rather than the deer.
Bath Iron Works Notes and Gossip
Navy Day remarks by Charles Edison describe delays in the naval program blamed on departments and "bugs" in new designs. Engineering issues include reinforced deck plates and leaking steam pipes, with further delays possible as two navy schools debate the use of 600 psi high pressure steam systems in destroyers and battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edison
Navy
Navy Day
Washington
Navy Board clashes over high pressure warship design
High pressure systems save fuel but strain metal parts. Edison supports higher pressure as progressive engineering, while several officers call it experimental. A Navy Board inspector who criticized new ships was transferred, amid claims the board’s criticisms and improvement recommendations were overridden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Navy Department
Board of Inspection and Survey
Fire department association adds new members and crews
The B I W fire department led by Chief G Ed die Clough with 20 men across two companies includes Raymond Trott as hose captain and Harold Dowling as secretary. Foamite company is captained by Harold Corliss with Cecil L Fullerton as secretary. Members include Bennie Bourgett Pete Dubar Ernest George and others. John Newell joined at the October meeting. They are a hot bunch and sometimes retrieve apparatus after fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. I.W. Fire Department
G. Eddie Clough
Bill Edgett
Milton Savage
Raymond Trott
Harold Dowling
Bennie Bourgett
Pete Dubar
Ernest George
W. F. Grindell
Vincent Nichols
Alex Burgess
H. E. Cook
Lester Savoy
William Ryan
Ira Durgin
Foamite Company
Harold Corliss
Cecil L. Fullerton
Ralph Bertrand
Leon Genthner
John Mullaney
Edmund St. Peter
Charles Haggett
Arthur Preney
John Newell
Association
Mullaney Takes Ruth Hodgdon As New Helper In Yard
Joseph H. Mullaney Jr, electric welder, hires Ruth Sprague Hodgdon of Woolwich to run an electric stove at 35 Park Street after the whistle. The article lists 11 MIT graduates in the yard and notes other employees and hunting trips with local color and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Mullaney, Jr
Ruth Sprague Hodgdon
Woolwich
St. Mary’s Church
Joe
Park Street
New hires join city staff under wage law changes
Dave Tabor joins the maintenance crew and Alfred Young becomes the new fireman. Additional watchmen were added as necessary under the new wage and hour law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Tabor
Alfred Young
Veteran machinist Ed Ripley ill for two days last week
Machinist veteran Ed Ripley was absent two days last week due to illness. Actor John Howe appeared in Bob Oliver's show in Yarmouth last Thursday night as part of the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Ripley
John Howe
Bob Oliver
Yarmouth
Workmen Quit Early for Game Supper at Whitefield
Roger Pierce and Everett Lemont left work Thursday to attend a game supper at Whitefield. They stumbled into the dining room door, piled their plates with all reachable food, and only left after Mrs. Pierce intervened. Roger reportedly left two five dollar gold pieces as a tip. Gene Thebeau and Ernest George bid on bear skins to be turned into rugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Pierce
Everett Lemont
Whitefield
Mrs. Pierce
Roger
Gene Thebeau
Ernest George
Joe Melrose Returns to Office After Vacation
Joe Melrose rejoined the main office after a two week vacation without injuries to himself or any game. Buddy Henderson found all five tires flat on his car at 1 am after Halloween. Floyd Preble of the time office is on vacation with the staff unsure if he is fighting in Spain or China, but they believe he is fighting somewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dauphin
O.M
Mel Howe
Gene Whitten
Alfred “Misery” Miller
North Woods
Joe Melrose
Buddy” Henderson
Buddy
Floyd Preble
Time Office
Spain
China
Foremen and workers return. copper shop reopens
Frank King foreman of copper shop Henry Shaw foreman pattern maker Arthur King foreman fitter Howard Rice assistant in mold loft William Briggs assistant in welding Carroll Davis store indicate staff comeback after absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank King
Henry Shaw
Arthur King
Howard Rice
William Briggs
Carroll Davis
E. P. Steininger
Roger Pierce
Herbert Morse
Herbert Kennedy
Frank Farnham
Ray Hart
Howard Brewer
Louis Dallett
Ferdinand Hutchins
Gordon Lewis
Linwood Davis
Robert Roy
Sven Lonn
Ivan Nelson
Louis Cormier
Herbert King
Charles Lastamoine
Charles Blaisdell
Frank Angelo
Paul Sherman
James Smith
Edward Hodgdon
Martin Powers
James Murphy
Kenneth Lennox
John Hart
W. M. Mitchell
Harold Stanton
W. M. Childs
W. E. Voltz
Thatcher B. Pinkham
Samuel Wakeman
Carroll Watson
Charles Marr
Henry Parshley
William S. Newell
Archibald Main
Harry B. Briggs
L. Eugene Thebeau
George Baer Connard
Navyyard crane accident and destroyer transfer at Charlestown
Monthly awards of 5 3 and 2 dollars are announced as notices are posted. Albert Hollander is the latest officer to be called into the Charlestown navy yard. A wire cable on a crane operated by Arthur Main broke, causing a large boom to fall in the southwest yard. John Doucette and Harry Farnham escaped by quick steps. the boom hit while hoisting a small bulkhead. No destroyers were endangered. Destroyer Davis left BIW Wednesday morning and was turned over to the navy yard by noon under Capt. Blair with Keating navigating and Oliver piloting. The crew included Furbher Davis, Bar ter, McElman, and others. clerk Leon Genthner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Main
John Doucette
Harry Farnham
John
Harry
Frank Fortier
O. K
Davis
BIW
Navy Department
Charlestown Navy Yard
William S. Blair
Gordon R. Keating
Leonard Oliver
Furbher Davis
Howard Barter
Walter McElman
Abs
George Levyn
Elihu Pullerton
Alton Wright
Thad Roberts
Walter McElman II
Leon Genthner
Bowling Night Feats Close Armistice Week at Cape Camp
At the shipyard through the forward and after engine rooms and tool shops workers organized bowling teams. Frank Fortier posted a 99 average for three games as No 1. others followed with strong marks. Frank King the copper shop boss earned praise as best bowler. Frank Fortier also claimed a bear after a nighttime hunt near King field. Yard closes Friday Armistice day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fortier
John Hensinger
al Turcotte
Harry Cook
Tom Allen
Watson
Earle
Crean
Brown
Marchette
Pierce
Osborn
Farrell
Taylor
Briggs
Mrs Flaherty Returns from Norway Visit
Mrs. Margaret Flaherty of 344 Front Street returned from Norway after a three week visit with her daughter Mrs. William J. Gallagher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Flaherty
Front Street
Norway
William J. Gallagher
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Mechanic Street
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Nellie Brown
Quincy, Mass
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Deering Street
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Cummings Street
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Milan Street
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