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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1938

Page

6

Surprise shower for Mrs. Moore in Bath society notes

Bath society columns detail a surprise shower for Mrs. Moore at 15 Cherry Street hosted by Mrs. Ethel Jenkins Mrs. Helen Palmer and Mrs. Earl Coombs. guests aged 19 to 77 enjoyed gifts sketches by Ada Dunbar and Margaret Lonn and a three way slogan contest.

Isabel Berry Muriel Lewis Arlene Lewis Emma Daley Anna Allen Fiora Robbins Lilla Lewis Doris Kilbride Ada Dunbar Ethel Hall Elizabeth Dow Etta Thurlow Margaret Lonn Sadie Harley

Mrs Hosmer and sister visit South Portland

Mrs William W. Hosmer of Middle street and her sister Mrs Carrie Pye of Small Point left Thursday for South Portland to visit their sister Mrs F B Wallace. Mrs Lester Owen of New York City is a patient at St Vincent's Hospital where she recently underwent a surgical operation. she was formerly Miss Grace Bishop of Mechanic street.

Leland Plummer Dummer Street Deaconess Hospital Boston W. Percy Marks York Street Marks Mass Harold Safford, Jr Pine Street Memorial Hospital Hugh D. Grant Front Street Lewiston St. Mary’s Hospital Dr. Grant Augusta Page William Newell Orville E. Page Middle Street Washington City William W. Hosmer Carrie Pye Small Point South Portland F. 8. Wallace Lester Owen New York City St. Vincent's Hospital Owen Grace Bishop Mechanic Street William Thistle Dorchester Bath Charles Blair Blair Bowdeinham Summer Street Richard Syring Portland Ore John A. Greene Leonard Court Syring Doris Greene Hallet's Clinton Owen

Marriage Returns for Jones and Anderson Noted

Returns of the marriage of Herbert J. Jones of Thomaston and May L. Anderson of Bath have been received by City Clerk Gilmore. They wed November 18 in Thomaston by Rev. Mildred P. McLean. Miss Vanona A. MacDonald has returned to her traffic department job at New England Tel and Tel after two weeks vacation.

Dudley S. Leavits The Times Co Patten Walter B. Warren West Newton Mass W. Burgess Warren, Jr Cambridge Anne Kimball Miriam W. Kimball Lincoln Street Samuel D. Hooper Washington Street Warren Herbert J. Jones Thomaston May L. Anderson Bath Gilmore Mildred P. McLean Vanona A. MacDonald Ergland Tel. & Tel. Co Minquas Bath Iron Works Corp Maine Central R. R Gardiner

Dinner Guests Honor Ruth Dean of Liverpool England

Hon. and Mrs. Ruper H Baxter hosted Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H M White and children Alden G Smith Lydia and Tommy Smith Mrs Grace Morse Miss Clare Coombs and Mrs Harry W Tucker Guests included Miss Ruth Dean of Liverpool England visiting Miss Jane S Murphy of High Street who attended a luncheon Monday hosted by Mrs Roger D Skillings of

Henry C. Wright Sumner Sewall William S. Newell Mary Newell Bath Topsham Bruce H. M. White Topsham Town Hall Philip Wilder Ruper H. Baxter Alden G. Smith Lydia Tommy Smith Grace Morse Clare Coombs M.s Harry W. Tucker Ruth Dean Liverpool England Jane S. Murphy High Street Roger D. Skillings Washington Street R. Clinton McFadden Georgiana Lewiston William Turgeon John A. Lord Miss Dean Sedley H. Berry Bowdoinham

Bath social notes list Thanksgiving plans and visitors

A long Bath social column details families and friends visiting or hosting events for Thanksgiving and the holiday weekend. Names and addresses appear for Adams, Stanwood, Heal, Leeman, McFadden, Moses, Blair, Fisher, Lermond, Daley, Small, Doyle, Cyr, Duley, Caverly, Dolloff, Bragg, Hill, White, and others, with travel to Lewiston, Portland, Boston, Lincoln and Rangeley, plus marital and residence changes.

Anniversary celebration for Allen Clark draws family

Portland residents visit on Washington street for the 83rd birthday of Allen Clark, a respected North End elder. Guests hail from Bangor and Boston area, with gifts and many cards, while others attend Thankgiving gatherings and travels, including trips to New York and Waterbury.

Sherman Clark Portland H. Dorman Perkins Washington Street Mr. Clark Allen Clark

Anniversary Celebrated At Former Home wedding

Friends gathered Tuesday to mark a couple’s anniversary at the home where they wed on November 22, 1808. The event featured floral garlands and remembered the bride, Miss Berthamatt, before marriage as the couple were married by Rev. William Atchley, then pastor of the First Baptist church.

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Local Thanksgiving Travel and Guests Across New England

Ruby Preble of 684 High Street left Wednesday to visit friends in Intervale New Hampshire for Thanksgiving. Miss Lydia Hathorne of Augusta and sister Mrs Christine Hawthorne of Woolwich Center plan to join brother Harvey Hathorne of Sagadahoc Ferry for the holiday. Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall of the Stone House and Mrs Donald Sewall of Boothbay Harbor returned from an automobile trip to Chicago and stayed with relatives Richard Barler Goshen Indiana and Miss Alice Barler Chicago. Mrs Frank Reed of 15 Mechanic Street left Wednesday for Saco to spend the Winter with her daughters Margaret Hill.

Freeman Oliver Edna June Roberta Robert Sagadahoc Ferry Bangor Arlo Moore Lucy Rogers Elmer Rogers High Street Augusta Ernest Ward Mr. Ward Tate Alonzo G. Fisher Park Street Barbara Washington Street Vassalboro Cuvier Dolloff Stella Dolloff R. N Portland Glen Buzzell Washington Avenue Miss Dolloff Massachusetts Rhode Island Patricia Sewall Bradford Junior College Bradford Mass Edward Sewall Sewall Barbara Montague Hamilton Bermuda Walter P. Warren Edith Warren Troy N. Y Arthur Sewall Ruby Preble Intervale N. H Lydia Hathorne Christine Hawthorne Woolwich Center Harvey P. Hathorne Stone House Donald Boothbay Harbor Chicago Richard Barler Goshen Ind Alice Barler Donald Sewall James Christy Frank Reed Mechanic Street Saco Margaret Hill Stanley Whitehouse Rennis Saunders New London Mark W. Sewall Donald S. Sewall Mark Joseph T. Sewall Joseph Tompson, Jr Boothb Harbor Patricia Edward Sewall, Jr Beth Ra Montague Iiten

Thanksgiving visitors fill Bath households across city

Numerous families in Bath plan Thanksgiving gatherings with relatives from Portland Topsham and New York. Guests include Harold Ward Doris Greene and others. Couples Bragg Morse Shorey and Sewall families host extended kin for holiday meals and weekend visits.

My Lady's Charm or Aunt Abigale's Pearls play

CITY CHAT notes rehearsals and ticket sales for Sally Shute play to be staged Nov 29 by Beacon Street Jesters in the church vestry with Robert L. Simpson as stage manager and Marion D Bowie directing. Also coverage of Bath fire drill unnecessary rescue. Community events include senior dance, Book Week library visits, and cosmopolitan club Christmas decor workshop.

Aunt Abigale Sally Shute Beacon Street Robert L. Simpson Howard Bates Roscoe Woodman John St. Martin Robert Morse Marion D. Bowie

Personal Notes From Bath Area For Thanksgiving

Local notes list numerous area residents visiting relatives in Boston Bangor Arlington and Augusta for the holiday. Names include J Horace McClure Horace Bond Fletcher Lawson Miss Mary Perry Allan Cavanaugh Hobart Ames Aline Colton Eben Dana and Burton Hodgkins Bernice Trainor Mary Goodwin Arthur Sewall and Jane Murphy with several guests and family gatherings planned around Thanksgiving.

J. Horace McClure Boston Horace Bond Bangor Fletcher Lawson Arlington Mass Mary Perry R. N Wellesley Edward Perry Center Street Allan Cavanaugh Washington Street Bath Memorial Hospital Hobart F. Ames Summer Street Brock Cleveland Winthrop Street Hallowell Aline Colton Wilber G. Cahill Cahill High Street Eben Dana North Woolwich Dana Burton Hodgkins Augusta Charles H. Colby Bathus Charles, Jr Clarence Bernice Betty Trainor Mary Goodwin State House George J. Goodwin Bath Street Arthur Sewall William D. Sewall Sumner Sewall Jane 8. Murphy

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Lowe Cumberland Club Carl Buchheister Massachusetts Conservation Council Maine Wildlife Federation National James A. Gillies, Jr Bath Box Co New Haven, Conn Secretary of State Pearl Dunbar Miss Hall Charles O. Beals John Howe Muriel Franklin Upper Union Street Frank H. Turner Mrs Earl Wing North Bath Lower Granville N. S Annapolis Valley Wing Elizabeth Snow Ruth Irene Elmer Higgins West Bath South End Carroll A. Deering Blanche Sprague Arthur Lemont Leland Mitchell Donald Hopkins Corliss Street Winfield Ham Frederick E. Drake, Jr Frederick E. Drake Merritt A. Mitchell Percy W. Scott Eustis Alfred J. Minor Newtonville Maass Duncan McInnes John McInnes North Conway Mount Washington Pinkham Notch Harry B Sawyer Savannah Lake Wales Florida Walter J. Brennan Carol Stevens Waldeboro High School Hiram T. Stevens Henry D. Small David Y. Alkazin Harold E. Brown Morse High School Duncan H. Farrell Mr. Small Beattie Township Moose River Arthur FE. Hutchins, Jr Sewall Cutler Edward O. 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Wilfred Thibeault Court Street Thibeault Court and Quimby Streets Barbara Freeman Ellen McCall Norman Pauline Nickerson Ernest Aver Patten Free Library Mary Brown Dike School Helen L. Hayes North Grammer J. Gertrude Silsby North Grammar W. Hazel Cunningham Theo M. McNeil Red Men's Hall Stanley Painter State Department of Agriculture Cosmopolitan Garden Club Cosmopolitan Club Samuel Fortin William A. Robshaw Arthur J. Dunton Robshaw Fortin Colonial Club Gees Herbert Lemont Paul Boudreau Washington
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