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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1948

Page

7

Local Social Events Highlight Community Notices

A district shower at the home of Mrs James Nelson drew members of the Contetetas mee Association with pink and blue decorations and gifts. The Enterprise 8 Ladies Aid met at George Johnson’s home for an afternoon gathering, while the Merry Makers club earned recognition at the county contest. Local residents noted births, visits, and a veterinary conference in Boston.

Emerson Lane Myrtle Meen Lane Anderson Gamaso Ar Vance The Es Contetetas

Local Social Notes Reflect Regional Visits and Travel

A regional snippet lists residents and guests across towns. Ae Breat Of Gardibar, Mr and Mrs Frank Bee die, Darrah street, and Mr and Mrs William Jony travel to Sau. Coast Aero-Tech welcomes Bliss at Bedford, Mass. Perley Belyea visits Monesto then returns home. Daisy Mealey hosts Genes Conant from Portland. Bradley Smith of Bath and Leon Kendall of Parsonsfield host weekend guests. Contacts include Miss Lillian Johnson and Priscilla Chipman joining Rebekah Assembly sessions in Lewiston this week.

Ae Breat Gardibar Frank Beedie Darrah Street William Jony Bliss Bedford Mass William Sullivan Perley Belyea iMonesto Genes Conant Portland Daisy Mealey Bradley Smith Bath Leon Kendall Parsonsfield Sinda Sevan Fraicis Gertrude Lillian Johnson Jepensee Ethel Pinkin Edna Hodgkins Priscilla Chipman Rebekath Lewiston

Reed Miss Ora E funeral services held at Bowdoinham

Funeral services for Miss Ora E Reed who died Monday were held Wednesday afternoon at the home of her niece Mrs. Lawrence Bond on Front Street. Rev Tom G Akeley of Gardiner officiated with interment in the Maxwell cemetery lot in Bowdoinham. Relatives listed include Mr and Mrs Irving Maxwell of Portland and Mrs Grace Maxwell and Alice Maxwell of Bowdoinham among attendees.

Ora E. Reed Lawrence Bond Front Street Tom G. Akeley Gardiner Maxwell Ceme Bowdoinham Beavers Wan Ben Cate George Tibpert Earl Airey Eg Webohn Parker Lee Ring Tine Reed War Caren Dresden Andrew Jackson Pamela Maxwell Reed Irving Maxwell Portland Grace Maxwell Alice Maxwell Edward W. Wheeler Brunswick

Winter Street Men's Club Meets Thursday

The Winter Street Men's Club opens its season with a Thursday evening program. Dr. George Lowenstein of Great Chebeague Island, former Germany Public Health Director, will speak on Germany and the Berlin situation. Supper at 6 30 precedes the business meeting and address.

Winter Street George Lowenstein Great Chebeague Island Germany Prived Ad Rein Eel Cave Haven United States Lowenstein Berlin

Junior School Band to Meet Friday

The Junior School Pandem band group for eighth graders under the Band Booster club will meet Friday. Rehearsals begin with scale work and unison pieces, aiming to prepare a public concert by year end. About 20 to 25 students are expected to start, with instruction books published to aid band training.

Pandem School Ae Hore Ee Stee Retane Lee Bree Evtamel Ee Ihe O Frisey

Mrs Pierce Heads to Miami on Two Weeks Trip

Mrs George Pierce of 401khardelle street left early Sunday morning with her husband for a two weeks motor trip to Miami Florida.

George Pierce

Reminiscences and Local Notices From MacMahan Westport

The community reflects on past hardships with a ferry to the school and wages at five dollars weekly. Marriage news includes Miss Ruth Christine Carey and Albert Rasmussen in Pittsfield with ties to Hallowell and Copenhagen. Local social events feature a 100th birthday, a Halloween party, and visitors in Bath and Marrtown, Maine.

Robinhood Jane McMahan McMahan Edith Conley Westport Goose Rock Josephine Lewis Little Sheepscott Georgetown Ruth Christine Carey Philip and Elizabeth Carey Hallowell Albert Buch Rasmussen St. Agnes Pittsfield Léo R. Carey Lasalle Columbia Augusta New York City la Paz Bolivia Rasmussen Copenhagen Denmark Five Islands Victor Carey Stanley Kosalka Sagadahoc Bay C. L. Hi Bowdoin College Museum of Fine Arts Richards Charles Winn Waltham Mass Marrtown Harold J. Browner Bath Kennebec Point Eugene Reynolds Morse Bath Memorial Hospital Davis Yarmouth Maureen Davis Academy Aroostook C. Woodhull, Jr MacMahan Maine Dorothy Stuart Gaston la Chaise East Thureday Lexington William & of

Local social notes in Bath area and surrounding towns

Bath residents and visitors share weekend activities and July schedule details. Names include Rosalind Richards Gardiner and Mrs. Males. Stanley Lewis and children. Frank Boyd Hillsboro. Dorothy W. Stu. Florence and Rudolf Trafton. Herbert A. Cambe RAF. Mrs. Carroll Powers. Louise Peterson. Lt. Harold J. Brown Sr.. Bath Iron Works worker Harold Brown. Attendees visit, call, and attend mass and plays. anniversaries celebrated. travel to Five Islands, MacMahan, and Georgetown Center.

Nceon MacGillivary Bath Rosalind Richards Gardiner Indian Point Males Frank Boyd Roy M. Newman William Todd Vernon E. Gray Five Islands Carroll P. Powers Hobbhood Roscoe P. Todd Georgetown Center Emory Basford Mr. Brown Andover Mass MacMahan Kenneth Cromwell Roland E. Peterson Vassalboro Oak Grove School Louise Geer Peterson Agusta House Norway Paris Portland James Gillies Lawrence Kimballs Massachusetts Sagadahoc Bay Ernest Heal Edward Rowe Melrose Charles Andre Joseph F. Higgins Sagadahoc Superior Court

Elks Start Ladies Night Parties This Fall

The Elks announce a series of Friday beano parties and dances to benefit the charity fund. Activities committee led by Brian M. Jewett includes John Bourque and others, with Ernest Kingsbury in charge of beano. Parties begin at eight. refreshments, games, and a Halloween party on November 30 are planned.

The Elks Brian M. Jewett John Bourque Thornton Henderson Maurice Glidden Harold Perry Donald Burkhardt Ernest Kingsbury George Burgon John Voorhees Robert Bourget Donald Milliken

Daehn Family Welcomes Son Charles Henry in Kingsville TX

Charles Henry Daehn, seven pounds four ounces, was born September 11 to Mr and Mrs Robert J Daehn of Kingsville Texas. The newborn is joined by siblings William John II and Robert John Daehn Jr. The Daehns mother is Harriet Plant of Bath and Mrs Frank L White of Long Beach California.

Charles Henry Robert J. Daehn Kingsville Texas Daehn Harriett Bath Percy W. Plant Frank L. White Long Beach Calif Daehns William John II Robert John Daehn Texas Ive & I. Ee Apn

Community bids final salute to WWII casualty Herbert Campbell

Funeral services were held for Staff Sergeant Herbert A Campbell at St Ag Church Bath after a World War II service. A cortege paused for a military salute as it moved to a Bath funeral home. Campbell, son of Mr and Mrs Lincoln Campbell, served as a tail gunner with the Army Air Corps. Local veterans, friends, and family attended along with relatives from Massachusetts and New York. In town, clubs and committees held meetings and planned events, including a Halloween party at Library Hall and sewing for baby layettes.

Serant Herbert Pempeell St.ag Church Bath Sayy Campree Army Air Carpe Lincoln Campbell Stinson Davis Franz Stevens Vernal Chaney Maynard Thibodeau Lindse Campbell Jack Gib Addie Moulton William Stewart Library Hall Puaeiers Adolph Spear Robinhood Victor Pinkham Gray George Gray F. M. Wheeler MacMahan Island Gertrude Smith Topsham Fair N. R. Boynton Newton Mass Malden Island Clifford Landry Lila Thompson John Powers Massachusetts Lawrence Shae Flushing N. Y Herbert A.campbell Tina Wellings O’hara Arthur Medford Gus Wellings John Huskins Everett Hennan Sedgemere Road Ernest Quimby Malden Clayton Doyle St. Augustine Fila Lester Davis Georgetown Maine Orville Rowe L. H. Rowe Harlan Pinkham Gordon Fred Carr Portland William Marr Beulah Miller Nora Marr Arthur Marr Billa Tarr Richmond T. W. Blaisdell William Farr Traverse Jury Sagadahoc

Local residents visit and recoveries noted in brief

County scene records friendly visits as Elbridge Southard enters Bath Memorial hospital for care. Jeanette Pinkham returns from North Yarmouth academy weekend. Etta Moore hosts Cape Newagen visitors. Limestone’s Clarence Preble family stay. Carl Pearson enjoys weekend at cottage. Lillian Clark from Virginia visits Roy Clark at Seguinland.

County Queer Court E. E. Pinkham Ttem Portland Eustis Ona Elbridge Southard Bath Memorial Hospital Jeanette Pinkham North Yarmouth Academy Lemuel Ayers Cape Newagen Etta Moore Clarence Preble Limestone Carl Pearson Lillian Clark Virginia Roy Clark Seguinland

Booths Open at Kiddie Karnival at Huse School

At the Huse School Kiddie Karnival the October event will feature multiple booths led by organizers such as Barbara Abbott, Hazel Adams, Nina Freeman, Estelle Rines, and Christine Watts. Activities include fish pond, balloons, candy, home made foods, doll display, Chinese laundry, and a film in charge of Keith Crockett. The doll display showcases over 50 dolls from different countries with several doll houses on view.

Barbara Abbott Stanley Woods Hazel Adams Nina Freeman Herbert Anderson Arthur Holmes William Freeman Laura Brewer Charles Small Annie Milliken Carl Stinson Mc Nacs Christine Watts Reid Perkins Harvest Booth Leoda Mains R. Thompson James Ledyard Estelle Rines Try Daley R. Glynn John Hart Darling Bernard Knight Keith Crockett

Morse High Band Boosters Elect Officers and Plan Fundraisers

The Band Boosters Club met at Morse High School to elect officers with Mrs. Made Rowe as president and Cecil Rowland as vice president. They named Earl Lermond and Cecil Fullerton to the board of trustees and discussed fundraisers including a November dance, a January fair supper and concert. The elementary band, under Keith Crockett, will begin rehearsals when books arrive, and donors are urged to contact Mrs. Cecil Rowland for more information.

Morse High School Made Rowe Cecil Rowland Dwinal Cornish Earl Lermond Cecil Fullerton Orris Ames Keith Crockett Crockett Edward Newell

Mr and Mrs Henry T B Lee Return Home From Summer

Mr and Mrs Henry T B Lee return to their home on Somerset Place after spending the Summer at their cottage at North Edgecomb. They will leave later in the week for their hunting lodge in Osborn to spend several weeks and will entertain guests there.

Henry T. B. Leeman Somerset Place North Edgecomb Osborn

Body of War Hero Laid To Rest In Five Islands

The body of S/Sgt. Herbert A. Campbell 20 year old war hero arrived in Bath and was buried in Five Islands cemetery after a Mass at St Marys church. He earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf cluster and other honors for five bomber missions over Europe and was buried with military honors by American and local National Guard bearers. Survivors include four sisters and a brother, all of Five Islands. He enlisted December 7 1942 and served as waist gunner and radio man on a B 17.

Herbert A. Campbell Five Islands Bath St. Mary's Church Boetm National Guard Five Eer Lincoln E. Cambell United States Air Force France Campbell Europe United States Bath Iron Works Florida Utah North Carolina Texas Clifford Landry Somerville Mass John Powell Malden Laurence Shea Flushing N. Y Lila Thompson Danvers Lincoln E. Campbell, Jr

Cahill Enters Recruit Training At Great Lakes

Russell A Cahill seaman recruit in the U S Navy begins training at the world’s largest naval training center Great Lakes Illinois He is the son of Mr and Mrs Andrew R Cahill of 68 South Street naming his parents and hometown.

Russell A. Cahill Andrew R. Cahill South Street Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill

Mrs Annie Hammond Obituary Notices Brunswick Bath

Annie B Hammond longtime resident born Bath October 9 1868 died after a long illness. She left sister Clara Coleman East Boston Mass and brother Charles M King Bath plus many nieces and nephews and a step Edward Hammond Brunswick. Funeral from Laws Funeral Parlors Brunswick Sunday at 2 pm with burial in Varney Cemetery Brunswick.

Leonard Rin Street Bath Francis Harriet Odett

Committal for Mrs Lottie H Skofield Held in Cundy's Harbor

Mrs Lottie Holbrook Skofield of Hartford Conn died October 16. Committal services were held Tuesday afternoon at the family lot in the cemetery at Cundy's Harbor. Survived by Ellis P Skofield in the Philippine Islands Ed ward H Coburn and Vida M Skofield of Hartford and brother Cleveland P Holbrook of Bath. Funeral was Monday in Hartford from the Church of the Nazarene at two in the afternoon.Mrs Eldora E Leighton and Miss Alice Shaw of Portland visited Bath relatives Saturday.

Cundy’s Harbor Lottie Holbrook Skofield Hartford Cleveland P. Holbrook Bath Church of the Nazarene Eldora E. Leighton Alice Shaw Portland

Rev Edwin D Haris Dies After Long Illness

The Rev Edwin Dodge Haris, longtime clergyman, died at his home following a long illness. A Princeton graduate and Auburn Theological Seminary alum, he served in Bath and Cuba New York, led Winter Street Church in Bath, and held a pastorate in Messina. He lived in Bath for years and was active in Rotary, with nieces and friends among Miss Alice Varney’s circle. Funeral services were held in Cuba on Wednesday afternoon.

Edwin Dodge Haris Ness Princeton City Auburn Bertha W. Him Tora Ara Falls Winter Street Bath Messina Cuba Alice Varney Roe Street Rotary Lab

Palmer Family Burial Details at Ocean View Boothbay Harbor

Emma M Palmer wife of Edward F Palmer mother of Clayton E Palmer and two daughters Mrs Violet Mayo is buried in the Palmer family lot at Ocean View cemetery Boothbay Harbor. obituary notes her passing and family ties.

Tal Edward F. F Clayton E. E. Palmer Violet Arthur F. Mayo Ocean View Cemetery Boothbay Harbor

Sidney Watson Green obituary note

Sidney Watson Green a lifelong Sebasco resident passed away with burial in Holland cemetery alongside Rev. Bickmore in a family service held at the Holland cemetery.

Sidney Watson Green Sebasco Rev Bickmore Holland Cemetery

Funeral services for Mrs Home Curtis L. Stanley pastor

Funeral services for Mrs Home were conducted at Bath Nazarene Church with Curtis L. Stanley pastor officiating. Burial followed in Varney cemetery family lot, with a large gathering of Bath relatives and friends in attendance.

Fires Damaged House in Getchell Area at Merrymesting Shore

Two small fires occurred near an owned property in Getchell area by Merrymesting shore. A wagon delivered chemicals to Louis Palmer in North Bath. a lively fireplace blaze was extinguished, with damage to the house. Box 132 was dispatched Monday afternoon at 4 03.

Louis Palmer North Bath Old Rock Merrymesting

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