Birthday party honors Martha Holmes on eighth birthday
Martha Frances Holmes daughter of Arthur and Mrs Holmes of 234 Center Street was feted Tuesday after school at home. Guests included Rosalind Minn Christine Wong Judy Boyce and several Bath residents. Refreshments followed games and Martha cut a cake with eight candles amid gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Frances Holmes
Arthur Holmes
Center Street
Martha
Rosalind Minn
Franklin Wong
Christine Wong
William Boyce
Judy Boyce
William
Mrs Gibbons and Deering Headed to Boston for Visit
Mrs. Thomas S. Gibbons, Mrs. Harry G. Deering, and her sister Miss Ethel Trask left Monday for Boston to pass several days. Miss Trask will continue to Worcester, Mass., where she resides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas S. Gibbons
Harry G. Deering
Ethel Trask
Boston
Miss Trask
Worcester
Mass
West Bath Grange Conferred Degrees On Class Of 19
West Bath Grange conferred the first and second degrees on a class of 19 candidates at a Monday night meeting. The work was done by the young peoples degree team and praised for its high quality. A tableau titled Faith impressed attendees, then a dinner was served to raise funds. Next meeting will confer the third degree, with a dance to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Edward Waters
Cleveland Marriner
Barbara Gallant
Franklin Howe
Frank Donnell
Paul Lemont
Elizabeth Young
Thelma Sylvester
Grace Waterman
J. Bazin Lemont
Marie MacDonald
Sophie Friedman
Marolyn Booker
Flora
Ethel Waterman
Ceres
Gloria Leavitt
Pomona
Ella Coombs
Alice Johnson
Laura White
Martha Crocker
Bertha Ward
Margaret Donnell
George Kelsey
Patrick Fitzgerald
Mabel Tibbetts
Eress
Montes
Central League Ladies Meet At Parish House
The League of Central Church gathered at the parish house Monday for a covered dish supper with guests. Mrs. Fred Anderson spoke on life in Finland and her 1939 visit, aided by Helen Merrill and Ina Anderson who sang Finnish songs. A rummage sale is planned for Wednesday at two, led by Mrs Andy Thombs and a committee, with the supper crew listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Central Church
Fred Anderson
Thomaston
William H. Daley
League
Finland
Anderson
Helen Merrill
Ina Anderson
Paris House
Andy Thombs
Adolph Ehlers
Arthur Pratt
Martha Foote
Margaret Lord
Nellie Lord
Hiram T. Stevens
Warrld Avery
Ethel Blake
Rudolph McKay
Leonard Lord
Lawrence Lord
Bankruptcy cases adjudicated in Bath and Augusta entities
Bankruptcy matters recently adjudicated and received by the referee include Corena E Keene owner of Keenes Riding School Bath with liabilities 5293.45 and assets. Kenneth A Boardman of Waldoboro with liabilities 1944.49 and assets 96. The records cite Walter M. Sanborn in Augusta and the entry lists Ricehreihers Corn as a creditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Sanborn
Augusta
Corena E Keene
Keenes Riding School
Upper
Washington Street
Bath
Kenneth A Boardman
Waldoboro
Vle Ricehreihers
Birth of David Delano Black Jr in New London
Mr and Mrs David D Black of Groton Connecticut announce the birth of a son, David Delano Black Jr, born October 30 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital New London. Mr Black is a former Bath resident and now principal inspector of Ship Construction Hull U S Navy at Electric Boat Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David D. Black
Groton
Conn
David Delano, Jr
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
New London
Black
Bath
Hull
The
Electric Boat Co
Winter Street Ladies Aid Plans Christmas Sale
Ladies Aid of Winter Street Church met Friday and named committees for a Christmas sale and supper on December 8. The event includes a lobster salad supper at six, with Kim dining room supervision, plus tables for supper, candy, green, utility, fancy, apron, and doll items coordinated by listed members. The group also donated funds to service kits and the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Winter Street
Wallace Atwood
Addison Pendleton
Allen Irish
Cecil Paine
Grace Dickinson
Sarah Lermond
Robert Colley
Charles Messenger
Fred Kitteridge
Milton Trott
Reginald Farnham
Morton Young
Archie Doyle
Ernest Freeman
Elmer Hodgkins
Harry E. Peterson
Fred Hill
Linna Marie Purdue
Lorraine Purdue
Clarence Morse
Langdon T. Snipe
Claire Coombs
Sarah Hitchcock
Alice Shorey
Charles Low
Annie Darby
Trygve Carlson
Fred Foote
Cochairmen
Arthur K. Purington
Charles Nelson
Harry M. Huse
Clifford B. Wilband
Raymond Powers
Wallace Ham
Hiram Annis
Liars Club
Allen M. Irish
Alice Varney
Joseph O. Purdue
J. Albert Redlon
John Sylvester
Arthur C. Lemont
YMCA
McAndrew Dunton Wedding Held November Fourth
Cpl Jerome J McAndrew of Buffalo New York son of Mrs Mary McAndrew and the late Joseph McAndrew wed Mary A Dunton daughter of Mrs Wellington F Dunton and the late Wellington F Dunton of Bath in a ceremony performed by Justice Harold J Rubin. The couple have ties to education and service with McAndrew a chemist turned radio operator stationed in Maine and Dunton a Morse High graduate and former Oxford High School mathematics and science head now employed at Bath Tron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Jerome J. McAndrew
Buffalo
N. Y
Mary McAndrew
Joseph McAndrew
Mary A. Dunton
Wellington F. Dunton
Bath
Harold J. Rubin
Cpl. McAndrew
Jesuit College
Saratoga
U.S. Army
Buffalo Company
Maine
Framingham
Mass
McAndrew
Bath School
Morse High
Simee
University of Maine
Oxford High School
Bath Tron Works
Woolwich Notes Highlight Local Residents and Visitors
Berry daughter of Mr and Mrs Berry a University of Maine student. Marcia Stinson of Portland spent weekend at home. Eben Dana and Dr and Mrs Burton Hodgkins hosted guests in Augusta. William S Newell president of Bath Iron Works and Mrs Newell to New York for the Architects and Marine Engineers event November 11 and 12 at the Waldorf Astoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
University of Maine
Marcia Stinson
Portland
Town
Eben Dana
Burton Hodgkins
Augusta
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Newell
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Architects and Marine Engineers
Harry McLaughlin Visiting Parents During Vacation
Harry McLaughlin of New London Connecticut, employed at Electric Boat Co. in Groton, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. William McLaughlin at 18 Robbins Street for a few days while on annual vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren MelIntire
Washington Street
Norwood
R. I
Harry McIntire
Connecticut
Massachusetts
McIntire
Bath Tron Works
Gustave Metter
Boston Navy Yard
Carl T. Meister
Miss Ruth Meister
Harry McLaughlin
New London
Girl Scout Council Names Leaders for Coming Year
The Girl Scout Council met last Wednesday with Mrs. Louis Dole to review troop progress. A list of leaders for 17 troops shows multiple mothers named as troop heads, with assistants across units from Harpswell to local towns. Troops 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 15 16 17 are intermediate or senior levels, with 7 8 12 13 14 16 Brownies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Council
Louis Dole
Middle Street
Alfred E. Carpenter
Linwood Carr
Harpswell
Harry Collins
Stanley Hunter
Dana Williams
Joseph I. Smith
R. Clinton McFadden
John Kimble
Harold Burgess
Guy Sturtevant
Arthur Bowker
James Noftall
Fred King
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Morris Libby
George Kolarik
Roy Bradford
Willis Hammond
Frederick Burditt
Morton Young
J. Russell Grant
John Labbie
Edmund Mocklar
Robert Pendleton
Frederick Lowell
Ellis Milton
Isabel Murray
Myron Dow
Albert Coombs
Miss Sadie Sarkis Hosts Sunday Dinner Party
Mrs. Sadie Sarkis of High street entertained a Sunday afternoon dinner for Syrian society members from Portland and Bath friends at her home. The menu featured Syrian dishes with roast chicken and beef. A birthday cake and gifts honored a Portland member, and it served as a farewell for John Sarkis and Mrs. Sarkis of Damariscotta as they head to Miami for winter. Guests included pianist Frank Katee, Portland High School instructor and church organist, plus Bath guests Mr and Mrs David Alkazin, Miss Sally Sarkis, Miss Mary Sarkis, Mrs Arthur Sarkis and Sgt Arthur Sarkis at Fort Williams Portland Harbor, and Damariscotta Sarkises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Sarkis
High Street
Sarkis
John Sarkis
Arthur Sarkis
U.S.A
Fort Williams
Portland Harbor
Damariscotta
Former Iron Works Employee Married in Alexandria
Miss Nellie Harris of Chelsea, once in the Bath Iron Works office, wed Staff Sgt. Robert Giles on October 6 at a Methodist church in Alexandria. Giles, Boothbay High alumnus and 1942 Army Air Corps entrant, is stationed at Boyce Army Air Base with his wife residing there. Mrs Louis Allen of High Street Court was admitted to Memorial Hospital Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Es Cherny
Giloxi
McSeeen
Army Air Base
Biloxi
McSeceehy
Mildred Estes
Bath
Natalie H. Perkins
Middle Street
Portsmouth
N. H
J. Franklin Farnham, Jr
Perkins
Sears Roebuck
Naval Air Base
Brunswick
Nellie Harris
Chelsea
Bath Iron Works
Alexandria
Robert Giles
Methodist Church
Giles
Gardiner High
Maine School of Commerce
Portland
Set
B. M. Giles
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay High School
Army Air Corps
Boyce, la
Louis Allen
High Street Court
Memorial Hospital
Genesta Chapter OES Meets Friday Night in Bath
Genesta chapter OES met Friday with 15 guests and festive decorations. A chicken pie supper preceded a planned November 19 inspection by Mrs Hortense B Stevens Grand Matron of Maine with other dignitaries present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta Chapter
Hortense B. Stevens
Grand Chapter
Maine
Genesta
Mount Olivet
Lewiston
Clifford W. Stevens
Grand Sentinel
Edna M. Gilpatrick
Grand Bath
Viola Osgood
Albion L. Corliss
Carl Longfellow
George Rogers
Harold Tobey
Sterling Bible Class Meeting Details and Planned Events
The Sterling Bible Class of Corliss Street Baptist met Thursday with Mrs. William P. Hatch. Members answered questions from October and prepared for December 2. They voted to donate to the Red Cross and the kit bag fund for servicemen. A trading post raised 11.25 and coat hangers added 8. The group planned a Thanksgiving program with Mrs. William Hill as chair. The December 2 entertainment committee includes several members, each wearing a calico gown, and a mystery supper October roll call praised as nice. Birthday fund contributors for November were Mrs. Moffatt, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Curtis, and Mrs. Gillesnie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hill
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Fred May
Leland Mitchell
Frank Bowker
Fred Curtis
Lester Campbell
William P. Hatch
Abby McCabe
Ruby Preble
Chester A Plant
Noveber
Frederick Moffatt
Robert Mitchell
Mary Curtis
John Gillesnie
Beacon Street Ladies Meet Monday Night
The Women's Society for Christian Service of Beacon Street church met at Mrs. Everett G. Lemont's home. They voted to donate to Red Cross for kit bag contents and set plans for a fellowship supper on Wednesday. Reports on the regional district conference at Auburn were shared. the Christmas sale will be Nov 17 with a public supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Beacon Street Church
Everett G. Lemont
Red Cross
William J. Craft
Fred Pinkham
Mattie Bachelder
Mary Hall
Good Fellowship
Leland Plummer
Auburn
Charles Eneson
Roger Pierce
Flaherty Engages Mary to Pvt Olan Womack Near City
Mr and Mrs Michael Flaherty of 83 Milan Street announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Mary Flaherty to Pvt Olan Womack United States Army now stationed nearby. The wedding is planned for later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Flaherty
Milan Street
Mary Flaherty
Olan Womack
USA
Army Emergency Relief Funds Benefit Premiere at Opera House
Tickets for the This Is the Army premiere at M and Opera House on November 18 raise proceeds for Army Emergency Relief. Tickets available at Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Co. from Legion members and local officials. The show, Irving Berlin's wartime hit, inspired White House visits and national excitement, with proceeds aiding soldiers and veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Iro Works Corp
Hyde Windlas Co
M & Opera House
Roland Smit Post
American Legion
Iron Works
Walter Hill
Edmund Arsenault
David McKellar
Kennet Weeks
Ralph Gay
Irving Berlin
Opera House
Broadway
United States
National Theatre
Army
Irving Berin
White House
America
Pilgrim Fellowship Prepares Social Activities and Talk
Pilgrim Fellowship met at Central church parish house with a large, enthusiastic gathering. David G. Dickson of Bath Iron Works spoke on hobbies and happiness using Edward Bok as an example. Plans include a hay ride on Nov 26 and a December Christmas dance, with committees led by Kenneth Hill and Joseph Swanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Fellowship
Central Church
Betty Small
Joseph Swanton
David G. Dickson
Bath Iron Works
Edward Bok
Fellowship
Kenneth Hill
Winter Street Club Hosts Naval Talk At Bath Iron Works
Lieutenant Commander H Nielsen of the U S Navy spoke to members of the Winter Street club after a supper by the Ladies Auxiliary. He shared experiences from his naval service which were well received by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Nielsen
U.S.N
Bath Iron Works Corp
Winter Street Club
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Comdr. Nielsen
Naval Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ralph Gardiner
Westbrook
Leon Bartlett
Bedfort Street
Bartlett
Berlin
George A. Baker
Charles E. Doten
Sherman Street
Whitman Mitchell
Brentwood Street
Ira Davis
Kennebunkport
Lambert Park
Davis
New Meadows Cafe
Boyd L. Bailey
American Red Cross
Henry W. Owen
State Health and Welfare Department
Charles M. Tubbs
Department of Christian Social Relations
Episcopal Church
Maine State Conference of Social Welfare
Colby College
Waterville
Robert Goodman
Merchant Marine
Goodman
New York City
Charles L. Kinney
Christian Mission On World Order
Chestnut Street Methodist Church
Raymond G. Putnam
Lewis Dole
Esther Jakesy
M Searle Bates
Mary E. Wooley
George A. Buttrick
Maine Council of Churches
Claude S. Gillette
USN
Gillette
Lieut Com. John Jayne
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Washington
Arthur Sewall 2Nd of
Margaret Smith
Jennie Kakos
Midle Street
Central
Maine General Hospital
Charles Linden
West Rockport
Hyde Wiiedlas Co
Jiss Ino Anderson
I Tizlass Merrill
Fitts Street
Allan Oulton
Gedford Street
Norman MacKinnon
Chicago
Ill
Norman
Illinois
MacKinnon
South Portland Shipbuilding Corp
Pullman Company
Albert Povich
Naval College
Bates College
Morris Povich
Orono
Corp
Bruce B. Fulton
Alliance
Nebraska
Marius Page
Academy Street
Donald Page
Frank Wilson
Royal Johnson
Junior Hospital League
Duncan MelInnes
Pearl Street
Eric Olsen
Mary Anderson
Cuest
Constance Scharton
Margaret Lang
Oclock
Percy Lang
Jon and Clark
West Boothbes Harbor
Esther Trott
Beatrice
Gershon
Woolwich
Allin Pettenzill
South Portland
Nathan E. Coffin
Park Street
George Wallace
Somerset
Prince Lef
Salen
Martha Garnett
Salem Hospital
Garnet
Harry Fo Mora
Albert Henderson
Charles Henderson
Harry Thebean
James Sharkey
Washington County
Andes Uf Ieee
Joyce
Janet
Inglewood
Calit
LeMoine
North Amittauch
Los Angeles
Millicent Coombs
Valley Read
California
Cara
Annie Stacey
Popham Beach
Oak Street
Roy Billings
Oliver Street
Bruce
Merle, Jr
John Belanger
Jon Dwight
Frances Bertrand
Betsy
Dean
Niles Perkins, Jr
Bunny
Walter Chambers
Jacqueline
Hyde Windlass Co
Jonesboro
Cora Chapman
William Lothrop
Winship Street
Randolph, Mass
William Randilett
Jennie Perkins
Cosmopolitan Club
Notre Dame Army
George Bartlett
Alfred D. Houdlette
Audrey
Marshall Avenue
Meriden
Natalie Houdlette
John C. Houdlette
Lawrence Joseph Ahern
Clemson College
So. Carolina
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Theodore A. Ear
Little
Helen Putnam
Manchester
Harry L. Knight, Jr
Edwin Scott
Sebasco
Scott
Evelyn Huff
Raight
Frank Freemin
Durward Bowie
Euscene Black
Jane Bartlett
James Gilman
Hep Hamel
James Forbes
Harold Freeman
Geevive Bradshaw
Harry Rowht
Isabelle Coffin
Norma Hogan
Joyce Bartlett
Langdon T Sripe
Green Street
Easthind
Clarence Flood
Bath Street
Eastland Hotel
Eastland
Eleanor Vorhees
Mrs
Wilmer I. Vorhees
Bedford Street
Eleanor Wilson
Medford
Lewis E. Wilson
North Street
John Osborn
Mr. Osborn
Boston City Hospital
Rose Teun
Ida Stover
Oscar Wright
Lizzie Haggett
Francis Deehan
Mary Deehan
Central League
Winter Street Ladies
M’andrew-Dunton
Bride
National Honor Society
B.I.W
Sterling Bible Class
Beacon Street
Bath Opera House
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