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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1940

Page

5

Hayes Stetson Wedding Monday in Brunswick

Mark Henry Hayes and Catherine Goding Stetson were married Monday morning at St. Charles church Brunswick in a single ring ceremony conducted by Rev. J L Dougherty. The couple planned a Washington D C honeymoon and will reside in Bath after November 4.

Mark Henry Hayes Bath Catherine Goding Stetson Brunswick John P. Hayes Washburn Street Elbridge E. R. Stetson St. Charles Church J. L. Dougherty Dorothy Stetson Portland Paul F. Hayes Boston Donald W. Ring John E. Hayes

Junior Cosmopolitan Club Plans Winter Card Parties

The Junior Cosmopolitan Club voted to hold several card parties this winter to raise funds for a larger entertainment later in the season. They also decided to send flowers to ill president Miss Doris Sticksley in a Portland hospital and discussed garage improvements at the clubhouse. Refreshments were served by Miss Kathleen Harkins Miss Geraldine Nickerson Miss Mary Anderson. Wilfrid E Guerin production manager at The Times Co spoke on a Nassau Bahamas trip describing the boat crossing and sites. He met the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Betty Howard chaired the program committee, assisted by Barbara White and Helen Tabor. Pauline Nickerson acted as vice president in the president’s absence.

Cosmopolitan Club Doris Sticksley Portland Kathleen Harkins Geraldine Nickerson Mary Anderson Wilfrid E. Guerin the Times Co Nassau Bahamas

Bertrand Couple Returns From Visit To Woodbury Trip

Mr and Mrs Francis O Bertrand return to 45 High Street after a week with relatives in Woodbury New Jersey They traveled to Atlantic City and Washington DC and attended the World's Fair including a longer stay in Woodbury

Francis O. Bertrand High Street Woodbury N. J Atlantic City Washington, D. C

Morse graduate praises Sewall from Colorado

Mal colm Loring of North Bath Colorado writes from Mancos praising Maine Senate President Sumner Sewall as future governor. He notes Sewall as a World War I ace with seven downed planes and a brave record. Loring, Bates College and Yale Forestry alum, is superintendent of a Colorado national park.

John M. Loring North Bath Malcolm Loring Mancos Colo Maine Senate Sumner Sewall Bath Loring Mr. Loring Sewall Bates College Yale Forestry School National Colorado

Murphy Farnham Wedding at Rumford Parsonage

Edward Murphy of the U S Treasury keeper of the lighthouse at Warwick Neck Rhode Island and Ruth Farnham of Providence formerly Bath were married Sept 26 in the Congregational parsonage at Rumford by Rev Edward Cook. They plan a brief visit to Boothbay Harbor then return to Warwick Neck. Mrs Murphy is a Bath native and former Civic leader and club official.

Edward Murphy U. 5S Treasury Department Warwick Neck Rhode Island Ruth Farnham Providence R. J Bath Rumford Edward Cook Walter Libby Barley Neck Road Woolwich Murphy Green Mountains Lake Champlain District White Mountains Boothbay Harbor M. C Higeins Murphys Robert F. Haskell Cosmopolitan Club Parent-Teacher Association Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs

Personal notes on local residents and activities

Mr and Mrs Hubert W Eldred of Garden Street plan a Woolwich house. Mrs John P Crosby returned home Sunday after visiting friends in Burlington Vermont. Mr and Mrs Eastham Guild Jr spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs William S Newell of Washington Street. Leonard Thombs resumes duties at Hyde Windlass Co after a vacation in Boston, Washington DC, and a visit with his mother Mrs Anna Thombs in Belfast.

Hubert W. Eldred Garden Streeet Woolwich John P Crosby Burlington, Vt Eastham Guild, Jr William S. Newell Washington Street Leonard Thombs Hyde Windlass Co Boston Washington D. C Anna Thombs Belfast Leon Dunklee Minnie Pert Ceilia Swain R. N Alfred Swain Betty Wilson Falmouth Charles Hopkins Minerva Pope Portland Clara Kendall Frances Augusta Carrie Kendall Earle Browne Erla Margaret Gile William Gile Houston Robly Morrison Robert Webber Freeport Webber Merton Webber Leon Batchelder Paul Helen Graves White Mountains Fred Bailey Marshall Merryman Wiscasset

Captain January Inspiration and Maine Shoreline Homes

The story behind Captain January arose from Eleanor TM Stone’s notes while at Bar Harbor. Mrs Richards recalls early film versions with Baby Peggy and Shirley Temple. She describes Indian Point near Five Islands, the Richards cottage, and views of Seguin Light.

Peggy Star Bright Shirley Temple Captain January L. C. Page Co Richards Seguin Sagadahoc Bay

Long Harbor Cabin Doubled as Richards Home History

The rugged Long Harbor cabin near Indian Point, once home to Captain Horatio Drake, is preserved by the Richards family who purchased the site. The article highlights Mrs Jaura E Richards, a noted New England author, and surveys her childhood memories and literary lineage including Julia Ward Howe and Samuel Gridley Howe, detailing her celebrated works and early life in Gardiner Maine.

Georgetown Island Sagadahoc Bay Indian Point Maine Laura E. Richards Gardiner Henry Richards John Rosalind Richards Long Harbor Horatio Drake Jaura E Richards New England Captain January Margaret Merryweathers Samuel Ward Benedict Nold Quebec Julia Ward Howe Samuel Gridley Howe Perkins Institute For the Blind Boston New Alcott Nathaniel Hawthorne Washington Irving Shakespeare Sir Walter Scott John Halifax Kennebec River Jack

Bowdoinham Guernsey Record Shatters Breed Class

A two year old Bowdoinham Guernsey cow owned by Millay Brothers set a new record for her age and class with 12481.3 pounds of milk and 669.8 pounds of butter fat under the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Britt were held with bearers and out of town attendees noted. Norris Cunningham of Bowdoinham married Henrietta Pushard of Bath in a Sept. 14 double ring ceremony. The Sunshine dinner raised $21 at the Grange hall. Local moves include the Libbys relocating to Mary Duran House. The Red Cross calls Bowdoinham to aid knitting and sewing through Jan 1, with the Townsend club and Grange misnrel rehearsals continuing.

Guernsey Millay Brothers Bowdoinham American Guernsey Cattle Club Helen Britt Karl Hatch Robeus Douglas Milton Given Leland Chapman Cunningham 240Th Coast Artillery American National Red Cross Brunswick Bowdeinham Phillip C. Nealey Lyle Temple

Classifieds Buy or Sell Farm City Shares Bath

If you want to buy or sell farm or city share property contact Fred B. Reed Co. Manager Stanley E. Wallace. 93 Pront street Bath. Tel. 514-W.

Fred B. Reed Co Stanley E. Wallace Pront Street Bath

Leavitt Presided at Talk with Local Guests

Archie Smith of Benton spoke on Keep Going On, with Ches ter Purington singing and guitar, plus remarks by Alice Howe and Ray Sedgley of Richmond. Refreshments followed. William Gould and Chester Hobart visited Dexter Tuesday. Personal items note numerous regional visits and travels, with many names and towns listed.

Leavitt Archie Smith Benton Chester Purington Alice Howe Ray Sedgley Richmond Shirley Lancaster Mabel Ernest Lancaster Paul Kuta Bath William H. Gould Chester Hobart Dexter

George J. Goodwin Returns Home From Hospital

George J. Goodwin returned Monday to his home at 52 Bath Street from Maine Osteopathic Hospital in Portland where he had been a patient.

George J. Goodwin Bath Street Maine Osteopathic Hospital Portland

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Senter's Inc S & Misses Hayes-Stetson Mrs. Hayes Hayes Morse Hugh School St. Anselm’s College Manchester N. H Bath Iron Works Corp Ron Works Corp Brunswick High School Greys Business College Junior Cosmo Club Morse National Park Eleanor The Grange Mabel Lancaster Ida Fowle Townsend Club Grange Hall Fred Old South A. D. Stetson & Son Mrs. Wallace Staples of Auburn Edward Baker Hamilton House William Hamilton David Andrews Alvin Huntoon Frances Williams Louise William Cole Bangor George Robinson Rockland George Stevens Annie Jewett East Bowdoinham Avery M. Fides Arthur Curtis Bowdoin College Barbara Lancaster Rhode Island Hospital Norman Rowe Helen Robinson Dorothy Adler Gladys Pearl Raymond Litchfield Fair Eric's Brown's Edward Abbott Westfield Mass C. C. Browne Louis Prouty Brookline Henry Merrill Henry Richardson Leominster Edward Orlandini Nahant Charles Devens Lithico Mary Jane Livingston Alden Anderson Marblehead, Mass Frederick E. Drake BANK MGM Presents Leo Carrillo Ann Rutherford Il Mickay Judy Rooney Garland Dube Kina Paul Whiteman Bobby Jordan Leo Gorcey Boys of the City William Boyd Russel Hayden Texas Country Disney F Ferdinand Cesar Romero
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