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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
6
Frederick Robie Sr former Secretary of State now in Germany with his son Frederick Jr also in service. Army and naval families travel to Boston New York and Florida. Locals entertain guests and bid farewell while others recover from illness join holiday travels and await postings.
Miss Barbara Ross of Augusta, part of governor staff, vacationing with parents on High street and relatives in Kennebunkport. Edna Wardock of Watertown and Hiram Stevens hosts in Portland area. Dr. and Mrs. Stephenson prepare to move to Levi Stewart house at Winter and High. Mrs. E Everett Pierce hosts card club on Pearl street. Chester Kingsley, retired Bath health officer, visits from Boothbay Harbor after leading State Laboratory. Carolyn Clifford, daughter of Amory Houghton, discharged from Waves at Bethesda and at home in Belfast. Mrs. Samuel D. Hooper returns from Newton Center. Dr. and Mrs. Carey head to Boston to Dartmouth Notre Dame game. Mrs. A M Main and party, including Katherine Halterman, visit Boston. return home.
Friends of Daniel Craney of Union street celebrate his return to the streets after a long illness including time spent at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, from which he recently recovered.
Pvt Gordon Cowan of the U S Army stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina expects to complete basic training on November 4 and plans to visit home for ten days at his mother Mrs Harold E Brown’s home on Elm Street. Mrs Dorothy Fischer of Wisconsin visited Bath Thursday.
Mrs Joseph Avery left Thursday for Williamstown Massachusetts to stay at the home of her son Prof Maurice Avery of Williams College. Mr and Mrs Harry P Briggs of High Street depart Friday for a week in Philadelphia.
Arthur MacDonald a carpenter in the U S Navy stationed at the South Boston Navy Yard Annex arrived in Boston Thursday after a home visit. He will leave Friday for Fort Pierce Florida for a period of duty. He visited his mother Mrs Wilbur D Burns and his brother Harry MacDonald in Boston. Mr and Mrs Theodore Watson also returned to 28 York Street after several days in New York City.
Mrs. F W Hagan of High street returns from a two week stay in Skowhegan aiding in preparations for the annual 4 H Exhibition. Mr Hagan, former Somerset county agent and Morse High graduate, serves overseas with the Seabees. Mrs Chester Newell remains at Memorial Hospital under observation and visitors are welcome. Therese Jacques of Soldier Pond stayed with Horace and Mrs Barter in West Bath. Loretta Barter joined her on return. James and John Voorhees of 42 Bedford street head to Boston to resume service duties after a home visit.
Mrs Maurice Owen of Woolwich, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bartlett Smith, departed Monday for Colorado Springs to visit her husband. The trip notes a connection to the Statistical Center of the Army Airport located there.
Mrs Charles Butka of Augusta and the former Katherine Marr of Bath welcome a baby daughter named Mary Lou born Sunday morning at General Hospital Augusta. Mrs Luke Marr, Katherine Marrs mother, lives on Upper Washington Street. Mr Butka is a laboratory technician in the medical corps of the U S Army and is likely overseas.
Mrs Katherine Halterman of Kansas City was entertained by Mrs Duncan McInnes of Pearl Street with a Thursday dinner. Mr and Mrs Archibald Main hosted a Sunday supper in her honor. Mrs John McInnes on Washington Street hosted tea for Halterman with Mrs Carrol Watson pouring.
Reginald T. Lombard Jr. of South Portland, son of Col and Mrs Reginald T Lombard now in England, has been named on Bowdoin College's Dean's List.
Barbara Page daughter of Mr and Mrs Marius Page of Academy Street stayed home from Gorham Normal School for the weekend and returned to Gorham Sunday evening Miss Grace Bowley of Rockland who was a guest of Miss Page accompanied her back.
From Duke University comes the announcement that June Mc Call of the class of 1939 has died at Morse High School. The Duke chapter of Phi Beta Kappa notes her as a member in good standing and honors her memory.
Mrs Maude MacQuaide formerly of Bedford Street left Monday for Florida. In New York she will be met by a cousin and then travel to Miami for a brief visit before continuing to Clearwater to spend the winter.
Miss Nella F Bowden graduates from Fisher School in Boston with Dr Daniel L Marsh as speaker. Weekend events include a dinner at the Lenox Hotel and Florence Hall dedication. Others travel to Portland Lewiston and Worcester for visits, assemblies, and family occasions across Bath and surrounding towns.
Mr and Mrs James Mallard of 89 Bluff Road celebrate the birth of a daughter at Memorial Hospital on October 11. The baby weighs six pounds and a quarter and has been named Marilyn Jane.
Roger Pierce of Park Street, a patient at Memorial Hospital, is improving in health and would be glad to see his friends in his room at the hospital.
Friends of Richard A Leask at North Grammar school are informed he must stay in bed until his leg heals. He would be glad to hear from playmates and receive visitors at his Woolwich home. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Leask of Sagadahoc Ferry.
Mrs Justus H Miller of Garden street will leave Thursday with her three daughters Majella Carolyn and Nancy for St Petersburg Florida to spend the winter in an apartment owned by Mr Miller while he remains at their Garden street home
A daughter named Gail Elizabeth was born at Brunswick hospital to Warrant Officer and Mrs Harris on Hubbard of Bowdoin Apartments Brunswick. Mrs Hubbard is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl B Swanton of 102 Bedford Street, this city. Warrant Officer Hubbard is stationed somewhere in Hawaii.
Maine opens October woodcock season as migratory birds head southward. Governor Stobie notes woodcock flights signal good gunning prospects along timber ridges and inland waters. Deer hunting remains strong with 24,408 deer taken last year and many bears reported in Aroostook.
Moosehead Lake angler Al Grover finds a five dollar bill in a landlocked salmon's stomach while cleaning it. Rangeley Lake writer recalls a watch that slipped from a pocket into a trout's mouth and was later expelled. The column hints at a recurring extraordinary fishing encounter across years.
Washington reports on the debate over who writes Franklin D. Roosevelt's speeches. Robert E. Sherwood, a leading playwright, has polished many remarks while agency staff contribute research. The President ultimately signs or revises with his red pencil before delivery.
A tale recounts a trout swallowed by a watchman fish plunging a pocket watch. The narrator cuts open the trout and finds a pawn ticket in its stomach, humorously suggesting the fish pawned the timepiece during winter to raise money.
The Bath Industrial USO conducted a committee conference to clear up misunderstandings about its purpose and operations. It emphasized that the unit is industrial, funded mainly by war production workers, with 60 percent of activities serving service members and the rest supported by overhead.
Bath officials tested a Austin Western Patrol Sweeper on Washington and North streets with manufacturer reps and a Revere driver observing. The 311 hp motor driven unit cleans to the curb, dumps dirt into a rear hopper, and includes a leaf broom and dust-suppressing sprinkler.
Officials address Bath citizens to explain activities for Allied forces newcomers and for families of older Bath residents, hoping to improve comprehension of ongoing efforts and support.
Ready made bibs often too narrow. Make large square bibs at home from bath cloths. Cut a shallow neckline on one side and bind with bias binding. Let binding extend about eight inches on each side of the neckline to serve as ties when stitched.
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