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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1950

Page

5

Society and Clubs Notes From Bath Area

A long society column lists many Bath residents and friends, detailing visits, travel, hospital stays, job changes, and family movements. It notes Mrs. Iva Lee Cousins’s fall near Maxwell Street delaying her vacation, staff and guests at the Old Folks Home, militaryfamily updates, and several residents relocating or visiting relatives in Maine, New Hampshire, and abroad.

Iva Lee Cousins Old Folks Asenith Haggett Maxwell Street

Mrs Moses Swett Visiting Sister in Brunswick

Mrs Moses Swett of Brunswick is Staying a few days with her sister Mrs Gertrude Stewart on Green Street.

Moses Swett Brunswick Gertrude Stewart Green Street

Miss Troop and Miss Hodgdon Vacation in New Bristol Conn

Miss Margaret Troop supervisor of operators and Miss Lois Hodgdon wire chief clerk in the plant department of the N E T and T Co office are enjoying their vacations in New Bristol Connecticut. They reside at 962 Middle street.

Margaret Troop Lois Hodgdon New Bristol Conn Middle Street

Local Notes on Visits Births and Military Moves

Miss Adele Bianchi of Framingham Mass visits sister Mrs Frederick E Drake Jr and family. A daughter Kathy Marie born Oct 12 to Mr and Mrs Ernest Brown of 27 Shaw Street at Memorial Hospital. Irving Wright 22, son of Mrs Lara Wright, leaves for Camp Lejeune with U S Marines. brother Linwood Wright stationed at Camp Stewart. Mrs Wilfred Chaney attends Bowdoinham Baptist Association meeting at Five Islands.

Adele Bianchi Framingham, Mass Frederick E. Drake, Jr Front Street Ernest Brown Shaw Street Memorial Hospital Kathy Marie Irving Wright Lara Wright Tower Circle Camp Lejeune N. C U. S. Marines Linwood Wright Camp Stewart

Mrs. Coombs Rejoins Family After Hospital Stay

Mrs. Herman Coombs returns to her Meadow Way home from Memorial hospital where she was a surgical patient for several weeks. Her mother Mrs. Edward Rogers of Long Island New York has stayed with the family during illness and will remain for another week.

Herman Coombs Meadow Way Memorial Hospital Edward Rogers Long Island, N. Y

Weekend in Portland for Willis Coombs Family

Mr and Mrs Willis Coombs of Portland spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs George Coombs Shaw street.

Willis Coombs Portland Mr. Coombs Mrs George Coombs Shaw Street

Corporal Stanley R. Chappell Jr Arrives in Far Duty with Third Infantry

Cpl. Stanley R. Chappell Jr aged 21 has arrived in the Far East with the G-3 Section at the 3d Infantry Division headquarters as a draftsman. He is the son of retired Master Sergeant S. R. Chappell of 56 Central Avenue. Chappell joined the Army in 1948 and has served with the Third Infantry Division since August 1949.

Cpl Stanley R. Chappell, Jr 3D Infantry Division S. R. Chappell Central Avenue Cpl. Chappell Army Third Infantry Division

Local Notables and Daily Social Notes From Bath Area

Rev and Mrs Charles Sims died Friday in Five Islands after attending Bowdoinham Baptist Association session. Dr Cyril Bousfield spoke on China. Mrs Virginia Savage heads to Abelene Texas to marry John Spence, a crane operator with Texas Pine Line Co. Mrs Charles R Lowery of Brunswick admitted to Bath Memorial Hospital. Mrs Frank Turner of Union Street improving at home. Mrs Clyde Bailey finished as clerk at Halletts Drug Store after over a year. Wilmer I Voorhees died Oct 17 in Boston after attending Metropolitan Veterans Association meeting of Metropolitan Life Insurance. Ronald H Bowers AG3 US Navy left for Boston after eight days with parents. he sails on USS Salem in Mediterranean for five months. Mr and Mrs Douglas Dearborn moved to Washington Street home from Small Point. Mrs Alvah Davis of Saugus visiting Bath and Auburn. guest of Mrs Lawrence R Vail. Mr and Mrs Barrett C Nichols of Barre VT arrived to visit Nichols family. their son is a Bowdoin freshman. Mr and Mrs Henry T B Leeman of Somerset Place left for hunting lodge in Aurora until December. annual hunting vacation. cottage at Edgecomb used in summer and fall. Reginald Atwood resumes duties at Portsmouth Navy Yard after York Harbor hospital. weekend with John Atwood. City Health Officer Chester H McCabe of Washington Street visiting Newport Training Station. Rickey Haskell patient at Memorial Hospital.

Henry T. B. Leeman Somerset Place Aurora Edgecomb

Local residents and guests feature socially over weekend

Miss Leta Young visited Bath with sister and Mrs. Frank Grinnel at the Gries County Fair restaurant in Damariscotta. Guests include Mr and Mrs Ralph O Dale and families. Pfc Richard E Soule, son of Mr and Mrs Ammon Soule of Wiscasset, finished boot training and earned an expert rifle medal. Dr Francis A Winchenbach attends a Boston surgeons congress, etc.

Leta Young Wana R Frank Grinnel Damariscotta Ralph O. Dale Middle Street Miss Young Springfield Technical High School Springfield Mass Gulfport Miss Texas Mrs. Grinnel St. Petersburg Fla Albemarle Hotel Richard E. Soule Ammon V. Soule Wiscasset Marine Barracks Camp Lejeune N. C

Hills arrive for visit to Mrs Garcelon in Cambridge

Mr and Mrs William E Hill of North Cambridge Massachusetts arrive for a visit with Mrs Hill s mother Mrs E A Garcelon at 488 Middle Street in Cambridge.

William E. Hill North Cambridge Mass

Fall Trip to Florida Keeps Dunbars on the Road

Mr and Mrs Pearl Dunbar of Middle Street travel annually to Florida in their trailer. They left Bath earlier in the month and have paused often along the route. They plan to spend the winter in Florida as they usually do.

Pearl Dunbar Middle Street Florida Bath

Needlework Guild Exhibition and Tea Slated in Bath

Needle Work Guild announces its 38th annual exhibition and tea to be held Wednesday November 1 from 2 30 to 5 at Mrs Arthur Sewall 963 Washington Street Bath. Last year 963 articles were distributed to Public Health Nursing Association Department of Public Welfare Salvation Army Hyde Memorial Home and Memorial hospital. The call this year emphasizes heavy socks older boys womens nightgowns girls pajamas size 12 babies night gowns diapers dresses for small children corduroy overalls and jerseys. Officers include Mrs Arthur Sewall II president Mrs Frederick E Drake vice president Miss Mary F Gibbons secretary and Mrs Allen Spear treasurer. Directors listed include Mrs Walter F Glidden Miss Minnie White Mrs Arthur King Mrs Omar King and others representing Central Church Womens League St Marys Guild Grace Episcopal Beta Sigma Phi Inner Wheel Scouts and Brownies.

Needle Work Guild Arthur Sewall Washington Street Bath Public Health Nursing Association Department of Public Welfare Salvation Army Hyde Memorial Home The Memorial Hospital Guild Arthur Sewall, II Frederick E. Drake Mary F. Gibbons Allen Spear Walter F. Glidden Minnie White Arthur King Omar King Charles M. Tubbs Roger D. Skillings Anne Kimball Duncan McInnes Wilmer I. Voorhees Frank Given Edwin R. Andrews Robert Hatch Florence Calderwood W. Dayton Hill Roger M. Luke Eastham

Large registration at Community Center records peak member total

A week ending Friday noon saw 405 boys and girls register at the Community Center, the highest since opening. 174 plan noon lunches. 164 girls and 241 boys across alumni, seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, eighth and seventh graders, with dances and concerts drawing 100 to 200 attendees. Hostesses listed, and a queen contest planned for May using the master registration list.

William Milliken Vic Evelyns Barter Lawrence Perow Clara B. Wilkins Hazel Fernald Mary Kingsbury C. W. Hewitt G. S. Atkinson Mary E. Brown M. E. Bowers Alfred Caton Paul Kelley

Winter Street Church Names New Pastor and Ceremony

Leslie C Shumway Charles E Hewitt and others listed served on the ecclesiastical council for the traditional pastor examination at Winter Street Church. Mrs Carl E Albee played organ with Mrs W H McGlinchy directing as the Ladies Aid served supper after a flower filled service.

Leslie C. Shumway Charles E. Hewitt Leslie J. Wold Walter McNaughton Fred J. Higgins Albert White Harry E. Ring, Jr Warren Raynes E. Merritt Shea Donald Freeman Leland Patton Arthur Hutchins Alfred Caton Richard A. Sherwood Arah E. Richmond William Turpie Carl E. Albee W. H. McGlinchy

Wiscasset Mourns After Death of Georgette Lyon Family

Georgette Lyon of Wiscasset left four sons John L. of Lake Shore Michigan Parker S. of Bellevue Washington Frederick B. of South Carolina Albert S. of Gorham and a daughter Mrs Frances Lynch of Ya-ba City California. Twelve grandchildren survive. Interment followed in the Erskine lot of Evergreen Cemetery.

Georgette Lyon John L Lake Shore Mies Parker S Bellevue, Wash Frederick B South Carolina Albert S Gorham Frances L. Lynch Yaba City Col Erskine Lot Evergreen Cemetery

Grover Elected Union President By Tuesday's Vote

Walter A. Grover of Bath won the presidency of local Lodge No. 166 of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America. He defeated Herman F. Coombs in an election among Bath Iron Works and related plants with 539 to 210 votes. Rexford Stover was elected treasurer and Bradford Belanger financial secretary, while three directors were chosen. All officers are Bath Iron Works employees and will serve until May 1953.

Walter A. Grover Bath International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Gilbert Atwood Bradford Belanger John Gaudet Frank Dingley Raymond Crooker John Mullaney Dingley Crooker Mullaney Bernard McCausland Harry Knight Arland Smith Ralph Milliken Paul Strube Robert Newman Joseph Turcotte John Sonia Oscar King Russell Kenney Clarence Oliver Robert Ouellette Robert Donnell Bath Iron Works

Blueberry bushes bloom early near Day's Ferry

At Fuessie hall Day's Ferry with President Dr Paul Pitman presiding Wilson Bailey 71 found blueberry bushes in blossom in his pasture Wednesday afternoon he picked a bunch and brought them home first time ever seen blooms this early. Deer are often seen crossing the highway though dogs drive them back into the woods. Eleanor Carter Maine student spent weekend with her parents Mason and Mrs Carter and was driven back to Orono. Marcia Stinson ill from September and back in Portland plans to return to Day's Ferry to close her home for winter. Mrs Frank J Walker retired teacher with thirty nine and a half years in Maine and Massachusetts schools.

Ning Fuessie Hall Day's Ferry Paul Pitman Wilson Bailey Four Corners

Personal notes from Bath and Sebasco area

Personal notes record family news from Sebasco and Bath. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alexander welcomed a note of passage in Bath, while Chester Comeau is a surgical patient at Togus. A daughter named Brenda Elaine was born to Mr. and Mrs. Scanlon at Oliver Street. Scanlon is principal at Dike school.

Henry Alexander Sebasco Bath Chester Comeau Spring Street Togus Veterans’ Hospital Paul Scanlon Oliver Street Brenda Elaine Scanion Dike Readers Digest Devil's Island

Morse Subdues Waterville

Morse defeats Waterville 30 26 in a high scoring game with Munsey three touchdowns and Giguere adding two, Bechard and Jack also scoring while Esty nabbed a 30 yard pass for Morse. The tense contest features safeties for Morse and multiple lead changes with late Waterville attempts thwarted by Morse defense.

Exta Boine Morse Waterville Hurd Masse Haggett Grace Giguere Frees Teelae Tver Gamache Esty Panthers Jack Bechard Muhsey Beaton Preble Squire Denbow Phair Munsey Small Morse Waterville G. Jack R. Vigne J. Small Ith D. Morrisette S. Preble D. Roy D. Belanger C. White R. Atwood T. Cote R. Grace D. Thomas W. Haggett D. Esty E. Stover Bech Rush Vigue Jerry Cailler Holy Cross John Aliberti Columbia Vincent Connors Gorham

Local social notes and family travel updates

Mrs Mildred Young of Kennebunk visits guests Mr and Mrs Bernard Varnum on Bowman street. Mrs Robert Rice hosts a stork shower at Mrs Hilton Libby’s home. the event was miscaptioned. Charlotte's School of Dancing to perform with Sandra Sprankle and others at Southern Melody Minstrels on Thursday and Friday. Mr and Mrs Walter Norton of West Bath plan a winter Florida trip via Boston to visit kin. Rev Dr David L Wilson and Mrs Wilson to travel to Liebe. Dr Wilson to officiate at a wedding Friday with special gubernatorial dispensation.

Mildred Young Kennebunk Bernard Varnum Bowman Street Robert Rice Hilton Libby Denny Libby Sandra Sprankle Madelyn Oliver Chloe Deraps Joan and Merline Osborne Charlotte's School of Dancing

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ella Groves Old Folks Home Ralph F. Mittendorf Ohio George Castor Miami Burnham Pratt Wendall Snowdeal Denny Road Mrs. Snowdeal Lillian Burns Sue Margo Matthews Clark Matthews Herbert Leeman Ches Leeman Wayne Medomak Mary McElman Richard McElman Murphy's Corner Edward McCormick Dike Road Linwood Haynes Virginia Lee Hastings Bethel Public Assistance Department of State Health and Welfare Richard Hastings North Street Gladys Johnson Newcastle Pvt Douglas Wirta Fort Dix N. J Ae Gertrude Hunter Arrows C. V. Overman South Berwick Overman First Baptist Church Hampton, N. H Hampton Baptist Church Charles Colby Westport Arden F. Coulter Georgia Pfc Coulter Annie Ware Arvid Anderson Charles R. Sims Bowdeinham Stuart Cousins Ada Greenblatt Ethel Zaitlin Biddeford West Coast Miss Greenblatt Skilling & Co Capt Russell S. Hitchcock Small Point William Armstrong Jessie Spaulding Grange Stevens Mills Auburn Topsham Grange Sadie Harnden Old Ladies’ Home Monmouth Roy Mace Popham Eleanor Thomas Lotta Goodwin Chestnut Street Henry D., Nichols el Toro Calif Ernestine Eaton Honolulu Msgt. Nichols U. S. Air Corps Msgt Nichols Marine Base James Little Dromore Maine Public Service Caribou John K. Jayne New Canaan, Conn Fred Hector Robert Smith Fargo, North Dakota York Hall Nicholas Sewall Sumner Sewall Hebron Academy Hebron Elden Emerson Emerson Ada Milliken Norfolk Charles Milliken Margie Milliken Navy Carlton Andrews Elm Street Baptist Church Meadowway Richard A. Bourget Western Avenue French Riviera Golfe Juan U. S. S. Yellowstone Mediterranean Riviera Richard L. Conolly U.S. Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic Loyal F. Sewall New York Lizzie B. Chaney Supreme Board of Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Lucelia Blake Carroll Davis Arthur Bowery Street Saugus Davis Clare Davis Louis Annis Susan High Street Ernest Prest Annis Sgt Prest Carl Linekin Academy Street Maine Public Service Co Paul Cushman Tommy Lloyd Coombs Thimble Club Percy Miller Elmer Blake Earl Coombs Donald Stewart Earl Rosenwald Kenney Bath Street Alice Lilly Wilfred Chaney Five Islands Charles Sims Bowdeinham Baptist Association Cyril Bousfield China Virginia Savage Abelene John Spence Texas Pine Line Co Charles R. Lowery Bath Memorial Hospital Frank Turner Union Street Clyde Bailey Hallet’s Bedford Street Boston Metropolitan Veterans Association Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Ronald H. Bowers Ag3 U. S. Navy Manuel E. Bowers Ronald U. S. S. Salem Douglas Dearborn Alvah Davis Auburn Lawrence R. Vail Arrow Sic Barrett C. Nichols Barre F. B. Nichols Bowdoin Reginald Atwood Portsmouth Navy Yard York Harbor Hospital John Atwood Winship Street Chester H. McCabe Sur- Cabe U.S.N Newport, R. I Rickey Haskell Richard H. Haskell Charles H. Cahill Evanston, N Walter Wilhelm Carol Leah Holmes Arthur Holmes Center Street Huse Memorial School Francis A. Winchenbach American College of Surgeons College Statler Hotel Copley Plaza Winchenbach G. Thomas Murphy Frances Clark Portsmouth N. H Melville Clark Pemberton John Goodrich Moosehead Lake Bangor Farmington Jane R. Jones Sidney Higgins Russell N. Turcotte Bluff Road Morris L. Smart Clarence Fogg York Village Sonny Louis Pooler Robert and Bruce Polly Peters Brookline Stone House Farm Dwight Pierce William H. Hill Philadelphia Morsey High School University of Maine Gladys C. Armstrong Betty J. Ladd Alice L. Purdue Donald A. Spear Russell A. Taylor John G. Wishart John Parker Harpswell Donna Rae Swain Newell Swain Edward Sewall, Sr San Francisco Edward Sewall, Jr Samuel Sewall Joanna Sewall Redlands Needelwork Guild Winter Street Church Grover New A. F L. Union Woolwich Gerry Jack Theriault Munsey Woith Stover Danny Belanger Thersault Stan Preble Mosse Carl Black Blue and White Panther Jack Lon Here Vigne Jack Ian Orse Ack Stow Ber
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