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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
4
Beverly White celebrated her ninth birthday with a patriotic party. Local veterans and residents receive updates from the American Legion and Coast Guard training news while families travel to Boston, Portland, and Cape Elizabeth for care, weddings, and visits. Several service members share leaves and training milestones.
Miss Lillian Whitney returns to Knox County hospital duties after a week with Mrs. Sadie Tait. Mrs. Leon Felker enters Bath Iron Works clerical staff. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Keegan visit family as he prepares for U S Air Corps service. Ramon Hammer hosts overnight with his mother. Mrs. Laura Horne improves after surgery and plans Bath home return. Mrs. Frank Kine visits Edgewood with her daughter. Vernon S Mitell and family return from Newark after vacation with relatives. Carrie Little returns from Meadowbrook cottage. Mrs. Charles Ronco visits Rockland and convalescing Mrs. Raymond Smith. Emma Ridley relocates Bath residence with Melville Wallace family. Janet Goodwin joins Central Maine Power Co. after Ration Board duties.
Two surprise showers were held for Miss Ethel L. Larson before her upcoming marriage. Hosted by Mrs. William Byer and Mrs. Edward Burns, many friends attended, and gifts were given. Refreshments were served.
Mrs Edward Mc Shedd of Ar Lineton Mass arrives to visit brother Frank Joses on Corliss street. Eva Marriner, living with her daughter, returns from a visit at Quoddy with Mrs Lester Higher. Mr and Mrs John M Conley Jr return from Camden Wek where he works as government instructor. Mrs Juet and Mitchell return to daughter’s home. Mrs Donald Hopkins and Doris Ses a fifty ro a Port visit.
Miss Laws Trainor of Crescent Street, recently employed by the Ration Board, has returned from a visit in Wareham Massachusetts where she stayed with Dr and Mrs Francis Winchenbach. She has been employed in the local post office.
Capt Richard Quick of 300 Washington Street and vice president of Castine Nautical School traveled to New York last Wednesday for the 16th annual convention of the Propeller Club of the United States. The Waldorf Astoria hosted the event with a Friday banquet in the grand room. Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, War Shipping Administration chair, was the principal speaker.
Son Harry from New London Conn arrived Friday to visit Mrs. Hugh D. Grant on Front Street. Mrs Zubin Holland returned home from Five Islands after visiting her brother William Berry and nieces Miss Madeline Berry RN and Mrs. Mabel Dickey.
Lawrence MacDonald of Philadelphia visiting Bath is recalled from Wilmington by illness of his mother Mrs Bernice MacDonald. He is a hull inspector at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and a leading man, reputedly among the youngest in his post and the only Bath boy to receive an Eagle award. He arrived with Mr and Mrs Arthur MacDonald of Portland and has stayed with his brother Harry MacDonald at 932 High Street while here to visit his mother who returned from Dr Richardson's hospital in Brunswick.
Mrs. William S. Blair and Mr and Mrs. Marshall N. Allen depart by car for Norfolk Virginia where Mrs. Blair will join Lt. Com Blair while stationed there. Her brother Mr. Allen and Mrs. Allen will return to Long Beach California after vacation here. Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Goodwin of Gloucester Massachusetts return after visiting Mrs. Andrus L. Coleman and family at 20 Bath Street. Rev and Mrs Charles T Brown longtime Woolwich ministers were guests of honor at a reception at Monmouth Grange Hall hosted by the Ladies Aid United Church of Monmouth in honor of their marriage in August.
Mrs. Charles Lunden visits in West Rockport with her mother in law Mrs. J L Lunden. Mrs. Edmund Arsenault returns home after two weeks in Maine General Hospital for an operation. William F Hagen of Boston, now a second lieutenant, leaves Fort Monmouth for Fort Myers after eight weeks of training. formerly at New England Tel. Lt. Hagen worked in equipment installation. Miss Sylvia R Petlock returns to Cambridge Miss where she attends Lessey school after a few days with her parents at 110 Raymond court. Mrs. Robert C Thompson of Bayside Long Island arrives to be with her parents in East Bruswick after a fire. Charles Marr from Panama Canal Zone, patter n maker with U S Government, reports enjoying his work. Mr. and Mrs. Edward V Meister and daughter Sandra, of Amesbury, visiting relatives in Amesbury then return home. Death reported of Rev. George Henry Dole father of Rev. Louis A Dole of this city. He died in Wilmington Delaware after serving as pastor of the Church of New Jerusalem.
Miss Shirley Mank visited Needham guests and hosted a Friday party at 15 Spring Street to honor Henry W. Brown who leaves Tuesday for Navy service. Brown, a former Bath Iron Works welder, visits Marlboro with his mother before returning to Bath. Numerous neighbors and relatives are named among attendees and visitors across Bath, Westport Junction, Portland, Portsmouth, and other towns as postwar social activity blends with wartime travel and households.
Donald L. Cromwell of the B I W office force, who recently enlisted in the U S Naval Reserve, returned to Newport Rhode Island after several days leave with wife and mother. Mrs Cromwell and daughter Beverly Ann accompanied him as far as Boston to relatives.
John McKay, son of Mr and Mrs Charles McKay of Fort Wayne Indiana, has entered employment at Bath Iron Works and resides with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Allan Spear on Pearl Street. Mrs McKay was previously known as Miss Margaret Torrey before her marriage.
Teachers from South End schools and Supt Ladd spoke at the Washington street P T A meeting. Duncan Farrell outlined war time changes in physical education and curriculum including science, math shop problems, and domestic subjects.
The Independent notes a completed direct route between Small Point road and Popham Beach road, praising the multi year effort by Bridgham Bath Willie Bowie and others. The piece highlights the time saving value and ongoing marsh section corrections delaying shore access.
Four autumnal weddings occurred in Bath during the last weekend with many out of town guests. The ceremony for Miss Adelaide F White and William O Flewelling was held at the bride's parents home on Washington Street with Rev George B Wolstenholme officiating beneath autumn leaf arches. The couple will reside in New Bedford after a weeklong honeymoon, with many relatives from Gardiner Lewiston Woolwich Portland Portsmouth and Bath in attendance.
Fred Anderson and Mildred F. Sher wood both of New Bedford Mass. wed Saturday at eight in the home of the bride's sister Mrs George J Reynolds 619 High street Rev Joseph O Purdue officiated in a single ring ceremony attended by immediate families. The couple planned a reception after. The groom a fisherman is son of Mr and Mrs Rasmus Anderson of Norway. The bride a Lewiston High School graduate works in a New Bedford beauty shop.
A reader from Boston suggests a stone barrier with gravel fill along both sides of a Popham marsh section to raise the grade by 2 to 3 feet. He asks engineers, especially Maine state engineers, to advise and urges this as a next emergency measure.
Elizabeth Lawrence Society C A R held its second annual silver tea Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Milton C Trott's home at 977 High Street. Mothers and friends attended along with Sewall chapter D A R members. The youngest members Susan Bates and Lucy Lee Smith were present. Out of town guests included four Brunswick members.
Frances Marguerite Stacey and Archie William McLaughlin married in a ceremony at Winter Street Congregational church parsonage. Stacey, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. George S. Stacey, wore wine with gardenia corsage. maid of honor Mae Emline Stacey and best man William George Stacey attended. McLaughlin, a Coast Guard boatswain's mate, is son of Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin of Tenant's Harbor. The couple will reside in Popham.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Young daughter of Mrs Morton F Young and the late Young married Herbert Bishop Wing son of Mr and Mrs Harold B Wing at South Congregational church Peabody mass The ceremony conducted by Rev Perry M Blankenship followed by a luncheon at the home of Mr and Mrs Herbert A Allen Morse High School graduates the couple reside on North street extension Bath Iron Works hull drawing room employed both spouses are Morse alumni
Miss Irma Farrar and Miss Mary Wadsworth attend a social tea with members of Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter. Delegates include Jane Lemont regent and officers serving and assisting. Part of the proceeds fund Kate Duncan Smith school in the South.
Miss Nancy Gregware entertained Saturday evening at the home of her parents Dr and Mrs Paul A Gregware 955 Washington Street in honor of her 13th birthday. Guests included Mae Nelson Betty Cummings Majella Miller Phyllis Trober Portland Herbert Brown William Barter Phillip Ames Alvin Gedregware.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Smith of West Newton Massachusetts and daughter Mrs. Starr Soderman of Canton Ohio are guests of Mrs. Smith's sister Mrs. Lena Shepard on High Street. Mrs. Smith Mrs. Soderman and Mrs. Shepard were treated to a luncheon by Mrs. Earl Kimble Monday afternoon.
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