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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1938

Page

6

Social notes from First Baptist church circle

A Friday meeting of Co-Workers class at First Baptist Church in Arrowsic featured a devotional, business, and social hour led by Miss Evelyn Sotheard and Mrs. Bertha Parker. Members and guests shared refreshments. several local residents and visitors are listed, including engagements, births, trips, and society events across Bath and nearby towns.

First Baptist Church Laura Gilmore Arrowsic Evelyn Sotheard Bertha Parker Louise Carter Jessie Erskine Aphia Legard Gilmore Laura Harrington North Street Helen Pratt Cora Sotheard Furber Harrington Harriet Wright Lotta Eaton

Local Social Notes Highlight Bath Area Visitors

Mrs Charles Mooers returns from visiting Mr and Mrs Wilbur Crocker of Park Street and worked at Bath Trust Co during vacations. Boston guests A Van Allen Thomason and Henry Davies stay with Mr and Mrs Rodney E Ross on High Street. Engagement announced for Alice Rosalie Sturtevant to Ellsworth Paul Strube USN aboard destroyer Jouette with wedding planned late November. Bath and area residents host and visit friends and relatives across multiple towns including Harpswell Topsham Portland and Woolwich.

Charles Mooers Old Orchard Wilbur Crocker Park Street Bath Trust Co A. van Allen Thomason Henry Davies Boston Rodney E. Ross High Street William S. Sturtevant Washington Street Alice Rosalie Sturtevant Ellsworth Paul

Haggett Led Iron Works to Fast Destroyers Era

William B. Haggett of 351 Front street served Bath Iron Works Corp. on the destroyer Davis and later contributed to engine and turbine development. His study trips to England and France helped the yard build faster destroyers, laying a foundation for its postwar success. The article also notes social visits and weekend travels of local residents.

William B. Haggett Front Street Newell Bath Iron Works Corp Davis Mr. Haggett Iron Works Machine Shop England France Hydes Charles P. Wetherbee Iron Works Haggett Fore River Quincy Mrs. Haggett West Palm Beach

Legion meeting in Waterville features John Taylor address

Eugene G. Hart and other Maine Legion leaders attended a Waterville meeting on Sunday where John Taylor of Washington DC spoke on Legion legislation. Social and club notices fill the day with multiple small gatherings and prize results from local events.

Eugene G. Hart American Legion of Maine Wilbur Crocker Roland Smith Post John Libby Gardiner D. Rogers Waterville American Legion John Taylor Washington, D. C

Dinner Guests at Tall Trees Bath and Nearby Hosts

Among Bath residents and guests at Tall Trees Freeport attendees included Mr and Mrs Paul M Oim Mr and Mrs William S Shorey Mr and Mrs Harry L Day and others plus single guests Miss Charlotte I Meeker Miss Lydia C Moses Miss Margaret Chaney Dr and Mrs Warren F E Kershner Capt and Mrs Richard Quick and more. The Misses Mary Kenney Ruth Robinson and Betty Clapипson were noted among a large list of attendees with several out of town guests.

Bath Tall Trees Freeport Paul M. Oim Williams. Shorey Harry L. Day Fred P. Shaw Harold Adams Betty James A. Clappison Mary Charlotte I. Meeker Lydia C. Moses Margaret Chaney Warren FE. Kershner Richard Quick Earl Cahoon George Baer Connard Joseph Robinson Ruth Robinson Russell Kenney Mary Kenney Mary Humphreys Francis Parry George M. Barker James Baxter Portland F. Webster Browne Brunswick C. H. Richards Springfield N. J Fred Beardsley Somerville Mass Walter Gilbert Calais W. Snell East Machias

Anniversary ends with fine supper at Beacon Street church

The Beacon Street Methodist church in Camden celebrated with greetings from former pastors and letters from church leaders. Rev. Ernest Heywood announced a birth certificate for the church, readings from Wesley church records, and a poem by Miss Alice May Douglas recalling early members. Acknowledgments from Rev. John G. Rogers and Rev. Harley F. Shattuck followed, with solos by Mrs. Ina Emery and remarks by Rev. Arthur A. Callaghan. The First Quarterly Conference reported nearly 400 dollars spent on weatherproofing and painting. a religious education census showed North End church attendance by all families north of York Street, with data prepared for city pastors after Nov 1.

Camden George D. Stanley Warehouse Point Conn Alice May Douglas John G. Rogers Boston Harley F. Shattuck Rumford Ernest Heywood Wesley Church Beacon Street Alberta Canada Maine Ina Emery Arthur A. Callaghan Augusta Callaghan York Street Amy Sherman Dorchester Center Mass Boston University William J. Craft

Maine real estate dealers meet at State House for talks

Maine real estate dealers will convene at 11 a.m. in the Senate and hold a luncheon in Augusta House. Ray J. Smart of Waterville will present recommendations on minimum rates and fees. Ralph B. Emery of Sanford, president, will preside. agents from across the state attend to discuss taxes and a statewide tax valuation survey.

Sion Senate State House Augusta House Ray J. Smart Waterville Maine Ralph B. Emery Sanford

Local Social Notes Highlight Wiscasset Family Moves and Visits

Wiscasset residents report visitors and relocations including Mrs A J Myer and Mrs R Cleveland Cox trip to Boston with Anne Miete guiding. Harold Light moves to Wellington Fowles house. Methodist parsonage sold for spring rental. St Philip's Auxiliary held rummage sale. Road, school and church activities noted with several travels and gatherings across Bath, Brunswick, Bath Iron Works and Berlin area.

A. J. Myer Federal Street R. Cleveland Cox Boston Anne Miete North School Josephine Merry Harold Light Wellington Fowles Gardiner Road George Lincoln, Jr Harry O. Peabody Brunswick Mr. Peabody Effie Poole Manley Glidden Bath Gordon DeWolfe Rockland DeWolfe Marguerite D. Hall North Edgecomb Linnie Young Portland Emery Pendleton John H. Southard William Cost Holden Mass Carroll T. Berry Jane Tucker Ernest Stinson Medford Emma Stinson High Street The Organ Society Carolyn S. Varney Minnie Bemis Jennie B. Lewis Martin Connelly Florida Stanton Sherman Oscar Bailey Philip Cohen Cape Cod Gordon Lewis, Jr Gordon Lewis Priscilla Smith East Boothbay Henry W. Webb Webb Wiscasset Lewis Bath Iron Works Frank Sherman Sebasco D. Sherman St. Philip's Auxiliary Royce Thaddeus Reed Quinnam Hill Evie Durgin Waterville B. F. Blagdon B. K. Hobbs Nellie Nutter Damariscotta Huntoon Hill Grange Lincoln Pomona Grange

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2197 to meet early for Navy Day

The Dyer Flaherty Post 2197 will hold a regular meeting at seven o clock Thursday evening, one hour earlier than usual, followed by its participation in the Navy Day parade and exercises at the high school. Members should wear uniforms as national and department officers attend. Major Leroy P. Smith of Togus and Department Commander Charles V. Lane of Bangor will be present.

Dyer-Flaherty National Council Leroy P. Smith Togus Charles V. Lane Bangor

Commander and Mrs Vroom Visit Phippsburg for Season

Commander and Mrs Guysbert B Vroom arrived in Philadelphia to spend a few days at their home in Phippsburg which is closing for the season. Commander Vroom is stationed at the Philadelphia Navy yard.

Guysbert B. Vroom Philadelphia Phippsburg Commander Vroom Philadelphia Navy Yard

City groups urged to improve street lighting and safety

City residents are urged to notify their regent Mrs Ann Perry about inadequate lighting on streets after dark. Commuters are asked to ensure cycles have lights and local officers will use the range at the present armory until the new facility opens. William Lemont reports picking raspberries at his Picked a cluster of raspberries Saturday. Brunswick hosts a stage show We're on the Air directed by Jay Gerard McAuley with guests Donald Rogers and Marion Getchell among others. The American Legion Auxiliary of Brunswick backs the production led by Ruth Koucoulos. Bath Bus Service owner Charles Doyle considers Front Street routing changes, awaiting Public Utilities Commission approval.

Ruth H. Farnham Washington Street New Rochelle N. Y Howard R. Ware St. Petersburg Fla Naples Ware Farnham Cosmopolitan Club House Seth S. Mullin Fred D. Hill William S. Newell Carl C. Anderson John A. Morse Minnie A. White Herbert S. Harris Jay Gerard McAuley Odd Fellows Hall Brunswick Walter Rogers Donald Rogers Bath American Legion Auxiliary of Ruth Koucoulos McAuley Marion Getchell Arlene Hunt Hubert McCarty Charles Lawry Henri Richards Hillaire St. Claire Charles B. Doyle Bath Bus Service Front Street City Hall Square Retail Merchants Association Francis J. Gooch Henry Albert Morris Povich Doyle Public Utilities Commission

Bath Daughters of Isabella Meet in Bath

Members and guests from Portland Old Town and Bath attended the Bath Daughters of Isabella gathering. The hall sported red and gold decor with cut flowers as crabmeat rolls cake and coffee were served by a committee chaired by Mrs. Alice Burgess.

Stephen McPhee Tobin Portland Edmund Arsenault Bath Louise Russell Louise Hart Helen Curran Mary Tobin Dora Perry Old Town Alice Burgess Mary McElman Eva McElfman Angelina Jenkins Arlene Lemoine Sadie Sarkis Maude Wilson Evelyn McDougal Beatrice Thebeau Annie Skaling Dora Collins Grace Cunningham

Beacon Street Anniversary Service Schedule

The Beacon Street service marks its anniversary with a 720 p m Prelude Larghetto from a C major sonata by Lynes followed by Offertory Brightest and Best by Dudley Buck and a Postlude Curus Animan from Staber by Rossini concluding the observance.

Lynes Dudley Buck Curus Animan Rossini

Notes on local residents and visitors update Auburn area

Personal notes list visitors and residents including Elemer G. Greenleaf of Auburn in the city for business. Ruth Huntoon of Kittery stays with Miss Emily Jordan in York. Frank Sparks Jr and Clayton Armstrong relocate to Day's Ferry for the winter. Several trips to Portland Boston Chicago and St. Louis are noted along with a bear hunting tale in Patten. Needlework Guild rummage sale preparations and next week meetings are mentioned.

Elemer G. Greenleaf Auburn Ruth Huntoon Kittery Emily Jordan York Street Frank Sparks Court Street Boston Clayton Armstrong Day's Ferry Ernest Haskell Archibald M. Main Mary F. Gibbons Portland Barbara Mank Bartlett Smith Andrews Road Ralph Darling Dorchester Mass Margaret Bill Washington Street Sumner Sewall Chicago Robert H. Charles St. Louis Henry Campbell Albany N. Y Guild Charles M. Tubbs Walter M. Hill

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Mrs Louise R. Staples Portsmouth, N. H Alma Allen Mt. Auburn Training School Cambridge William S. Blair Capt. Blair George Gray Five Islands Ralph E. Warren New Meadows Cynthia M. Rogers Ruth I. Dale Mary O'Brien Lincoln Street E. G. Ringbergh O'Brien Helen Tracey Weymouth Gorham Normal School Everett King Memorial Hospital Charles M. Tubbs Welfare Club Grace Church Parish House Ruth Skillings E. Sylvester Cushman John Demakis This City Andrew Demakis Nashua N. H Ida Papas Stratas Papas Robert Leon Irving L. LeChance Walter E. Edge Ventnor Frederick Hale New Brunswick Arthur Sewalld W. Franklin Morse Herbert Henderson Wesley Marco Edith G. Small Donald G. Vickerson Vickerson Dorothy Blanchard City Maude Longley H. L. Chase East Pepperill Frank M. Bull Gardiner Episcopal Diocese Woman's Auxiliary Keith Allen William J. Renaud Otis N. Card Edgar E. Fox, Jr James Edgar Fox Warren Parris Upper Washington Street St. Stephen N. B Eunice Pert Mrs. Winfield Pierce el Paso Texas Mr. Pierce Roger Pierce Allen B. Little Linwood W. Koehling Charles Koehling Helen Florence Green Earl T. French Church of the Nazarene Nellie Leavitt Randolph Pearl Dunbar Middle Street Dorothy Waterman Martha Hamblett St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Church Parent- Teacher Association Needlwork Guild Emma Lowell Flora Rifteen Warren F. Hawley Wilmer S. Voorhees Lee Curtis Harry C. Stone Dorothy White Farmington Normal School Harry B. White Summer Street Court North End Sewing Club Raymond Smith Archie Wishart Donald Green Perleston Pert Carl Langbehn Maurice Shea Doris Moore Janet Murphy Edward Sewall Harold M. Mayo Coral Gables Durham Samuel D. Hooper Allen George Donald Stewart Pearl Street Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Rebekah Assembly of Maine Fryehall Annette Pinkham Elizabeth V. McCabe Nellie B. Leeman Carolyn E. Thompson Harriett M. Huggard George C. Beals Richmond James A. Murphy Bailey Phillip P. Wallace Frances M. Urquhart Tom E. Akeley Christchurch Jason A. Merrill Genesta Golden Sheaf Gloucester Ernesto Fabbri New York California Charles E. Cushing Green Street Otto C. Nutting Donald Mc, Marshall Maine Reserve Officrs’ Training Corps University of Maine George Merrill Winthrop, Mass Arthur Small Dummer Street John Russell Charles L. Hybers Robert Dean Charles Haggett Winter Street Frederick E. Drake Arthur Sewall Episcopal Church S. W. Snell Warren E. Kershner Alfred Bucknam Louise Bucknam Upper Tecumseh, Okla Buckman Sewall South America Roland A. Scribner R. J. M. Steussy Hazel Atwood Frances MacDonald Marguerite Cornish Florence Ford Marguerite Holbrook Louise Burgess Herbert Sawyer Newton, Mass Walter S. Glidden Lawrence G. Coburn Malden, Mass Lewis Doughty Bailey’s Island Maine General Hospital Elmer Clark Elmer William Hynes Ruth Hynes Arlington Heights Hynes Guy Beddeos Arthur Cleveland Winthrop Street Hallowell Beryl Florence Cleveland Herbert Rae Fuller Herbert R. Fuller Hobart F. Ames Summer Street Cleveland Hallowell High School Fuller Gardiner High School Gardiner High University of Georgia United States Navy Hospital Corps School San Diego Cal Mr. Fuller Conrad Olsen Strat- Carr North End Chris Peters Mr. Campbell Carroll A. Deering Mrs.Campbell Mr. Peters Elizabeth Deering Patten Carroll Watson Washington Istreet Frederick Bradeen Essex Ruth Oliver Henry Rogers Emma Rogers Harry Curtis Ruth Dorothy Harry Addie Curtis C. B. Smith Topsham Thomas White Harpswell L. B. Shattuck Portsmouth Earl Kimble Elizabeth Rice Oberlin College Carleton Rice Turner Court Webster Dormitory Miss Rice Oberlin A Capella Talcott Hall Leon Buck Edward Owen Harvard Mr. Buck Harvard Dental School Orena A. L. Deering Harry G. Deering Earl L. Ryan Woolwich Parker N. Moulton Milton C. Trott Rodney Upham Discord Club Everett White Raymond Palmer Truman King Robert King Frances Norton Fenton S. Moore Albert Thompson Emma MacDonald Donald Perry Herbert Pierce Virginia Wright Carlton Perry Boston Garden Benny Goodman Rudy Vallee Pauline Webber Lynn Alyn Jewett Brian M. Jewett Westport Belmont Eleanor Durmer Ashland Clive Hastings Framingham Roy Durmer Kents Hill Jacqueline Bisson Lucien Bisson Miss Bisson the Elms Samuel Blackwood Bethel Robert C. van Arringe Rufus W. Lombard Charles O. Nelson Myrtle Lodge Odd Ladies Wilfred W. Chaney Walter P. Kingsbury Jennie Oliver Mary A. Lowell Enma M. Daley Wallace L. Atwood Howard E. Blake Lowell Carl N. Haskell Eugene Ingalls North Bath Mabel A. D. Ingalls Reid Nursing Home Deering Street Edwin H. P. Lowell Central Church League Alice Marr John Conley Fred J. Higgins Marius H. Page Paul G. Bagdikian Eva Lee Shepard's Shoe Salon Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Fred Nichols J. Leslie Coombs Harry King Lena Shepard Lillian Upham W. Eugene Upham Arthur Williams Waltham, Mass Jack Flaherty Medway William Esmond Willow Street John Esmond Ralph Dunton Mr. Dunton Robinhood Edward St. Martin John Wishart Oliver Street Wollaston Maynard O. Brown Norwood Robert Wishart Ruth St. Peter Edmund A. St. Peter Maple Street Arline Arsenault Albert Desmond Ralph Huston Edward Cummings John Brown Doris Babine Alice Avery Dot Huston Rose Belanger Barbara Page Ernest R. Avery, Jr Robert Fortier Robert Cummings Burton Newcomb Prout’s Neck Central Parish House John Atwood James McLaughlin James Clappison Addison Pendleton Clifford Wilband Edward Daley Michael Reardon Conley Stanley Peterson Audrey Peterson Harry Peterson Brunswick Road Carl T. Meister Addie Merry Minnie Porter Nellie Lowell West Anna Carl Boudin George Pashard Dresden Ann Perry Comdark William Lemont Isabella
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