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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
2
A social column lists residents and visitors from Bangor and nearby towns. It notes Mrs Harold Hol D Ruth Simmons and Barbara Jen ie Gagnon among attendees, mentions University of Maine faculty links, Rebekah and Grand Lodge sessions in Bangor, and decorations of chivalry honors. Details of travels to San Diego and West Coast motoring are included along with family visits on Washington street and surrounding towns.
Russell J. Hatch son of Delbert H. Hatch is home on leave after a decade in service, with past years spent in Germany. Mr and Mrs B A Bailey of Bath spent Saturday in Bath with friends.
Mrs Langdon T Thaxter and Mrs Milton S Kimball of Augusta visited Bath for Pride To meek Street events. Miss Iva Rogers of Bath stayed with Mr and Mrs Van Smith in Popham over the weekend. Mrs Rupert Irvine of Helvobe Mass former North srett resident and ex manager of New England Tel and Tel Co dined with Mr and Mrs Charles Powers of Woolwich. Irvine later hunted partridge and woodcock in Bath area.
Mrs. Elmer Campbell of High Street traveled to Augusta on Friday afternoon to spend the weekend with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Earl Hutchinson.
Mrs Ardenne A Stott arrived home on Park Street Friday evening after a brief business trip to Boston and Portsmouth New Hampshire. She was accompanied by their daughter Judy who will spend the weekend with her parents Captain and Mrs Carlton at their city home.
Mr and Mrs Willis Holbrook of Cumberland Mills stayed Friday with his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs William J Craft on Washington street.
Miss Molly Marwick of Paris Nova Scotia leaves after a two week visit with cousins Mr and Mrs Charles Nelson at their New Meadows cottage. She toured the White Mountains during her stay and joined Mr and Mrs during vacations, taking a motor trip before returning home.
A fragment reports the return home of Miss Hilda Staples from Memorial Hospital on Drayton Road. The note mentions a marriage to Serneid Pia Pratt and references a son named Serneid.
At the October meeting of the Old Folks Home Friday afternoon Dr John Forté was elected a member of the board. His father the late Daniel T Dougherty was a very active member for many years and also vice president.
Mrs Glennora Moore of Washington street former district deputy president of District No 10 served as assistant to the conductor at the 53rd session of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine in Bangor last week. The Taylors Mrs Thelma R Taylor and Mr. Taylor have been visiting in the city this week with the Williams and Potter families on Washington street. Nellie Burgon of Malden Mass is visiting her mother Myra Burgon on Middle street. J S Winslow and Mrs Winslow with Mrs Theresa Hodsdon attended the funeral of Mrs Emma Blake in Portland last week. Kenneth Noble and his wife of Topsham have moved to Bath and reside on Green Street.
Mrs Parker Moulton Jr and her son reside in Blytheville Arkansas for the winter and will visit Mr and Mrs Parker N Moulton at their Georgetown farm.
Pvt Harold M Sewall USMC son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall II of Washington Street has completed boat training at Parris Island South Carolina and is home on a ten day furlough.
Mrs James McQuarrie of 54 Richardson Street is hospitalized at Maine General Hospital in Portland, recovering from a tonsillectomy.
Mrs. Orris Ames along with Mrs. LeForrest Coombs and Mrs. Arthur Berry of the South End P T A returned Friday evening from Bangor where they attended the Maine State PTA convention last week.
Miss Florence Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs David Smith of Brunswick will resume duties at the Western Union office M C R R station Monday. She has been attending the Western Union school in Washington New Jersey.
Mrs Ralph O Dale has returned from a ten days visit with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Brewster G Sedgwick of Birmingham Michigan near Detroit
Mrs Pris cilla Wood Cornish now resides in Bremerton Washington where she joined her husband Harry Cornish U S N after a summer in Bath with her parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Wood of 29 Corliss street
Charles A. Soule of Corliss Street and Florence J. Merryman of Portland filed marriage intentions in Portland city clerk office recently.
Mr and Mrs Walter Savage of Kittery visited during a week with Percy B Savage at his Five Islands home. They were brief guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Shackford of Turner Court, the Savage aunt and uncle.
Mrs. Marie Baer of Flushing New York returned home after visiting her sister Mrs Chester Lorentsen on Mechanic Street and relatives near Bath. Mrs. Orris Ames and Mrs. LeForrest Coombs with Mrs. F Arthur Labi attended the State Convention in Bangor and have also returned.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Hender son Sr longtime Shepard street residents relocate to Foster's Point and will occupy the Lincoln Williams home for the winter season.
Mr and Mrs Irving Stilphen Miss Mary Stilphen and Mr and Mrs Raymond Vachon were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Walter Gilliam of Orrs Island. Mrs Stanly Ross and Mrs Sidney Ross returned to Alma New Brunswick after visiting Bath with their cousin Mrs Fred Irish Chestnut Street. Mr and Mrs Harold P Small of Vine Street left Sunday on a pattern trip to Philadelphia.
Edward B Parker, whose ship arrived in New York last week, remains at his Washington street home during the ongoing shipping strike. His son Edward, a student at Boston University, was home for the weekend.
Mrs George T McLellan is ill and confined to her Woolwich home on the Nequasset road.
Mrs Frank N Tubbs and daughter Miss Van geline Tubbs of Sanford visited Rev C M Tubbs on Sunday. Miss Tubbs teaches music at Nassan College. Gardiner R Deering left Bath for a week hunting near Alton. Mrs Louis McQuaide, son Louis, and Miss Jane McMamee of Philadelphia visited Bath cousins. Mrs John Hart returned home with her infant Frederick Paul. George W Larrabee Jr, son of Mr and Mrs Larrabee of Phippsburg, was named 4 H club member to attend the Eastern States Ex- change meeting in Springfield Mass.
Miss Elsie Innes of Portland spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. Edward H. Hartwell of Highstreet and returned to Portland today.
Reverend Francis W. O’Brien D. D. and his wife visited Portland as weekend guests of his sister Mrs. Luther S. Thompson on Andrews Road.
Residents recall Kennebecs steam fire engine and old park history while city crews clear leaves and discuss fire safety. The column notes street weariness from crowded High Street, Halloween fun for youths, and a fall fluency about local governance and infrastructure.
An assortment of local notes covers rising prices for canned shrimp and rumblings of state action, along with reports of lumber from demolished houses, new parking meters increasing curbside traffic, a Lions Club pane ding demonstration, and a postal rate discussion.
The federal government holds ownership of a street front segment but contends that the highway easement allows the City to establish a public access, signaling the government would answer a question by noting the easement grants openness to City actions.
Notes recount Navy Day events with ships open for inspection and awards while local commerce shifts focus to a flower garden center and a grocery store opening nearby. Biographical items include Francis W. Stover’s appointment as Veterans Administration contact representative in Maine and his World War II service.
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