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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1946
Page
2
Local church activities begin the fall season with worship and Sunday school programs. The Woodfords area reports plans for a fall meeting of the organ society and various club gatherings including a Marco club opening and Troop 201 scouting events. Several marriages, engagements, and obituaries are noted along with town social items and member updates from Wiscasset and nearby towns.
A wartime discussion notes the expected challenges veterans face reintegrating into civilian society. It highlights concerns about how service changes will affect postwar adjustment and identity.
Gardiner High School pupils presented a drama at the Masonic building Friday evening followed by a dance. Miss Anderson the Lincoln county school nurse visited the local grammar school Thursday. Other local movements include residents traveling to Greenfield Mass and Florida winter plans while church services were held by Rev. David Hickland of Richmond.
Bath Canning Co. sardine plant, operating just over a month, has packed about 20 000 cases at 100 cans each. About 135 workers are employed, with regular fish arrivals boosting city payrolls. Alvin Brewer of West Point supplied thousands of herring. local fish size is smaller, slowing packing. Management plans to expand facilities next year.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard W. Pratt Jr. at Memorial Hospital on October 4. The child weighed five pounds eleven ounces. The mother, formerly Miss Hilda Staples, is the daughter of Mrs. Bina Staples of Willow Street.
Over 50 attended the Farmers' convention at Springfield where George Harahed Jr. of Bath was elected. West Bath sewing group met at the grange hall and the P T A planned a Halloween event. Social notices cover visits, parties, and library tributes to fallen service members.
Mrs Lena Larrabee of Bath called Sunday on Mrs Marshall Boudreau. Mr and Mrs Joseph Stetson of Brunswick were supper guests Wednesday of her parents Mr and Mrs G C Smith. Mrs Harvey Dobbins is visiting with Mrs Nell Whitmer of Bath. Mr and Mrs Leonard Smith and son went to the White Mountains Sunday.
West Bath Grange held 103 attendees as Maine Granges seek entrants for the Maine Apple Annie Contest. State finalists will be chosen at the Lewiston session in December. duties include visits to Augusta, radio appearances, and civic events.
A reported ruling from the Attorney General states the Bath Municipal Court recorder must be a member of Sagadahoe County bar. Governor's office was informed verbally of the finding though no written release exists. The resignation of Attorney Frank Dunton takes effect Oct 1 with no clear successor seen.
Mrs. Herman Stover of Boston spent the summer in Bath and at the Stover homestead in Harpswell Center. She is now in Norfolk Virginia where her son Robert Stover in government service has been temporarily transferred. She visited Bath to see her sisters Mrs John J Keegan of Grove Street and Mrs William Esmond of Willow Street.
Woolwich churches hold services at 10:30 with Rev. Milliken. Sunday school at 9:30. Various clubs meet this week including PTA at Goodwill House, Nequasset Ladies Auxil y, and a new Girl Scout investiture at Nequasset Church. Socials, travel, and visits populate a busy local scene.
The Nequasset Auxiliary filled the Grange Hall for a memorial fund event. Mrs. Eugene Back and others led the program with music by the Peters Orchestra, featuring Mrs. Earl Dorr on piano and Merle Jameson on violin. Home baked pies cakes and cookies were sold under supervision.
Montsweag Farm Bureau held an all day session at the Good Will club house in Woolwich on Thursday. Morning proceedings were led by Mrs. Norman Drummond of Arrowsie with plans for the Knox and Lincoln Farm Bureau meeting in Rockland on Oct. 31. A noon dinner accompanied the afternoon talks led by Miss Priscilla Moore on purchasing post war equipment. A leather tooling special meeting is set for Oct. 10 at Mrs Normah Druthmond’s home in Arrowsic.
The Real Estate Service Division of the Maine Publicity Bureau reports Spruce Point Inn at Boothbay Harbor sold to Leroy Race, longtime manager, who vows to keep conservative policies. Also sold were Packard's Pine Grove Camps at Cobbesseecontee Lake Winthrop to B M Jacobs and C A Harrington of New Hampshire, arranged with Stanley C. Spencer. The bureau notes ongoing promotions to attract out of state buyers to Maine.
The patrol faces exposure to impending bad weather while Centennial plans proceed. City business leaders report on Negene King’s Highway Commission project for the Carlton bridge approach, noting delays beyond local control. Chamber backs police efforts to curb overtime and congested parking as traffic concerns are discussed. The Old Folks Home in the South End receives a fresh white coat of paint.
Bay Point residents and visitors are mentioned in a string of social items. Mrs whites and daughter Miss Lillian visit, Au burn families called at Navajo Sun, Howard Lowe recovering, Robert Solosny and Mrs Nostall families moved to Bath, Harry Knight spent weekend at cottage, Harry Stone to Lewiston, Harold Lachenters and Bath trips, Walter De Ford and Stephen Etnier families in town, plans to New York for private schools, Nina Cummings and Sumner Maing visits, Allie Hinkley and Walter Cunningham call, Earl Payson and Dale Whittaker gatherings.
A group tours Colorado irrigation lands then views Grand Canyon and Painted Desert. They visit Salt Lake City and Temple Square, hearing about Mormon history and admiring the Tabernacle acoustics. A sandstorm in Arizona and a near tornado in Kansas disrupt the trip before resuming travel with the Anlikers.
Louise Dole daughter of Rev Louis A Dole and Mrs Dole of 887 Middle Street earned Freshman Honors for outstanding academic work during her freshman year at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Orse High School and is now a sophomore at the college.
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