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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1943

Page

8

West Bath Social Notes Include Illnesses and Travel

West Bath notes list residents visiting relatives, illnesses, and travels. Alfred Rowe and Clayton Rowe receive hospital care in Portland while many families hosted dinners and visited friends over the weekend. Local trips include Orono and Bangor. a dog bite sent a child to a doctor. Overseas service is noted for Corp. Robert Waterman.

Joan Bath Marshall Boudreau Alfred Rowe John Grindell Maine General Hospital Portland William Harding Harding Massachusetts W. Haggett Arthur Charles Haggett Billy Bobby Maud Small Mary Lee Harold Haggett Lucy Ann Theo Burns Paul Laurance Lord Leonard Smith David G. C George Rose Ed Larrabee Doe Dresden Sally Weed Mildred Weed Ternery

Blakeny Transferred from Local Office

Herbert Blakeney of Waterville has been transferred from the Bath local office to the Portland office and will commence duties Monday. He has two sons in the U.S. Army and Air Forces, his wife works in Waterville, and their daughter Dorothy attends school. He will spend the weekend with his family in Waterville before moving.

Herbert Blakeney Waterville U. S. Employment Office Portland Bath Blakeney Ralph L. Blakeney High Street Herbert, Jr Jackson, Miss Chandler U.S A. Air Forces Jacksonville Fla Dorothy

Union Thanksgiving Service at Church of the New Jerusalem

A union service will be held this evening at 7:30 at the Church of the New Jerusalem located at Middle and Winter streets. Rev. Ralph W Monhney, interim pastor of Winter Street Church, will deliver the address.

Church of the New Jerusalem Middle Winter Streets Ralph W Monhney Winter Street Ehuren

Morse High School Girls Aim for Basketball Season

The Morse High School Girls Athletic Association selects representatives Miss Mae Nelson Miss Betty Ladd Miss Ruth Sal and Miss Le toabe Bee. Mrs Gipson leads a points merit system while cooperation with the girl student body aims to boost future physical instruction. Basketball practice runs Fridays and Thursdays with six to eight teams and a February schedule. thirty five freshmen join the first year squad and more may sign up.

Bettyr Gipson

Morse High Canning Project Concludes After Ten Weeks

The Morse High school canning project ends after ten weeks of work by Freshman and Sophomore girls who canned 2562 cans for city residents. One in five cans goes to the School Lunch Program at Huse Memorial School. Teachers Mrs. Elinor Perrin and Miss Virginia Jewett supervised. Participants include Elizabeth Anderson and many others. Mary Carroll of High Street recently visited in Boston and Braintree, Mass.

Morse High School Huse Memorial School Elinor Perrin Virginia Jewett Elizabeth Anderson Lois Atwood Adelle Bailey Everly Berry Marion Corliss Chloe Deraps Margaret Grant Dorothy Johnson Annie McCabe Mary McNeil Kay Somer Dorothy Wilson Roberta Armstrong Helen Blake Lorna Dingley Evelyn Katula Roberta Kait Jane Mitchell Beatrice Murray Margaret O'Reilly Joanne Pearson Frances Pinkham Betty Rob Bor Iva Hoper Natalie Savote Lectin Doxce Simelou Mary Carroll High Street Boston Braintree Mass Andres Sandquist James Stanton Rita Cummings Bath

Tear Gas Mobilization Test Highlights Bath Areas

Bath’s air raid mobilization drill Sunday showed mixed results with controls praised while business district coverage failed. Col. Hamlin and J A Carlos visited Bath and commended the Warning Center staff, noting Bath maps served as an example in New England. Major incidents occurred in Lambert Park as tear gas shells were fired for realism and the test lasted one hour five minutes with alarms at 2 11 and 2 15.

Bath Russell Hamlin USA J. A. Carlos Post Command Boston Eleanor Webster New England Lambert Park Ehibese Dana W. York

Friends Celebrate 45th Wedding Anniversary at Bath Home

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur I. Pepper of 841 Middle Street hosted an open house on Monday to mark their forty fifth wedding anniversary. Relatives from Melrose Malden Wakefield and Georgetown joined the couple, with a large tiered cake and flowers decorating the home where Mr. Pepper was born and raised. The Pepper Studio veteran, now with Bath Iron Works, and a former Colonial Club member, received many gifts and warm felicitations from friends old and new.

Arthur I. Pepper Middle Street Hiram Tobey Wakefield Mass Mr. Pepper Burton Fuller Flossie Pepper Melrose Mrs. Pepper Eva Pratt Malden Seth Watson Florence Watson Richmond Pepper Bath Bertha Pratt Front Street Bath Iron Works Colonial Club Inlet Potar Lode Ct Maen Aed-Ville Dt Servoing Barton Rik Melrrose Mins Roy Shackford Charles A. Corliss Amos Perry

Cosmo Club Bridge Party Pleases Attendees After Fall Event

Cosmopolitan bridge party at the club drew a large crowd last Wednesday with festive hunting and Thanksgiving decorations. Prizes for contract and auction were donated by local women. door prize went to Mrs. Oena Pingree. A soldier’s note later reflects on returning home and Maine golf history.

Melvin Howe Carl V. Kennedy A. M. Main Rupert H. Baxter Carl Anderson Richard Quick Harry G. Deering Mary F. Gibbons Oena Pingree Clara Coombs John Parker David L. Wilson Bertha Davis Helen Johnson W. W. Morse Hiram T. Stevens William H. Daley Mary Double Arthur J. Dunton Lorarine Price David Cogan F. Mason Wright Ronald Hall Amy Irish Edwin M. Fuller, Jr

Theta Chapter Supper for Hospital Benefit

Theta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a baked bean supper at Central church parish house to raise funds for Memorial hospital. Decorations featured harvest season favors and a cake plate donated by A. G. Page Co. won by Miss Virginia Jewett.

Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Central Church Parish House Memorial Hospital A. G. Page Co Virginia Jewett Leonard F. Wetherbee Eleanor Danforth Nathan Watson John Green, Jr Linwood Haynes Burt M. Osgood John M. Conley Harmon Elinson Mary Carroll Ruth Haskell Albert Coombs Madge Stacey Carol Stevens Roberta Hathorne Vanona MacDonald Harmon Eliason Helen Hayes Ruth Sedgwick Katherine Legard

Bowdoinham Community News and Family Gatherings

A Bowdoinham social rundown covers a large family party at Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gould’s home with relatives from Old Orchard Richmond and Connecticut. Also noted are church plans, a 86th birthday for Addie Trufant, Red Cross work sessions, local visits, and several residents traveling or hosting guests.

Temple couple welcome their newborn son

Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Temple Jr welcomed a baby boy on November 21, adding a new member to the Bowdoinham Post Road family.

Adelbert Temple, Jr Temple

Surprise Shower for Miss Mary Double

Mrs. George Van Wymen hosted a surprise party shower for Miss Mary Double at 7 Page street to honor her upcoming marriage. Bath Iron Works foremen and a group of guests attended. an umbrella centerpiece held gifts as Miss Double opened them. A buffet luncheon followed with chicken salad rolls olives small cakes and coffee.

George van Wymen Page Street Miss Mary Double Bath Iron Works Miss Double Ellery Doyle Herbert Wing John Harkins Urban McCorrison Esther Wilson Beatrice Tibbetts Elsie Skalling Betty Howard

Myrtle Lodge moves meetings to G A R hall

Myrtle lodge of Odd Ladies relocates from Knights of Pythias hall on Washington street to the G A R hall on Middle street. The first meeting in the new quarters is Friday with a 3 PM Christmas sale and 6 PM supper led by committee members Mrs Lucelia Blake Mrs Sadie Davis Mrs Sadie Savage and Mrs Nellie Hunt. The 7 30 PM meeting includes a candidate initiation and degree work.

Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies Knights of Pythias

Bath Fire Department Ball At Morse High Sees Fewer Attendees

Tuesday night's storm reduced attendance at the Bath Fire department annual ball held in Morse High school gymnasium. Those present enjoyed the evening with Cliff Leeman's orchestra providing music and Miss Rena Ulmer featured as soloist.

Bath Fire Department Morse High School Cliff Leeman Rena Ulmer

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