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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1943

Page

8

Bath society notes mark marriages and visits in 1940s era

A Bath Maine society column details Leah Gallant’s upcoming marriage to Stanley Coleman with a supper at 96 Court Street, plus many attendees. It covers births, relocations, club activities, a rummage sale, academy honor roll, and various visits and residences of local residents and families.

Leah Gallant Leo Gallant Court Street Stanley Coleman St. Mary’s Catholic Church Miss Gallant George Babine Doris Babaine Madeline Babine William Grimard Tena MacInnis Warren Munsey Gerda Langbehn Mida Greene Milda Tondreau Evan Arsenault Sadie Sarkis Gloria Leavitt James Doucette Omer Tondreau Stanley Coleman Sr Alice Coleman Alice Galmin City Irving Layton Helen Knapp West Bath

Somerset couple returns from Simmer home stay

Mr and Mrs Henry T B Lee of Somerset have returned from a sojourn at their Summer home in North Edgeromb.

Henry T. B. Leeman Somerset Place Simmer North Edgeromb

Walter O Darby Enrolled at Carnegie Tech This Fall

Walter O Darby of Bath is enrolled at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh this fall per the student directory. He is a senior in aeronautical engineering and will graduate at the expedited December commencement. He serves as managing editor of the Tartan, the student weekly. Edith Campbell of Westport Junction visits children and will winter in Arrowsie. Herbert T Caverly 2nd, son of Dr. and Mrs. Caverly of Corliss street, is ill at home under physician care and a nurse from Lewiston arrived Friday.

Walter O. Darby Bath Carnegie Institute of Technology Pittsburgh Tech Darby Earl F. Darby Marshall Avenue Tartan Edith Campbell Westport Junction Arrowsie Herbert T. Caverly Corliss Street Jalbot Lewiston

Local residents note visits and returns across cities

Mrs Martha Bailey of Boston visits sister Mrs Carl Meister on Washington Street. Miss Grace E Cuiten closes her Nobleboro summer home to pass weeks with sister Mrs James Lockery before returning to Revere. Mrs Raymond Palmer reenters Memorial Hospital for further treatment. Mrs Jason Merrill returns from a ten day visit with Ensign and Mrs Philip Wysor. Mrs Carrie Swarten arrives from Portland to visit son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Carl Swanton on Bedford Street. Lieut Stephen Etnier reports aboard his ship after leave spent with Mrs Et nier at Gilbert Head. Mrs Dorothy B Levesque returns to Brunswick after time in Bath store. Mrs Vivian Lemont Cady resumes residence with her parents on Middle Street and has joined Bath Iron Works in the transportation office.

Frank Healing Stratford Conn Robert Edward Healing Memorial Hospital Healing Thelma Olsen Conrad Olsen Washington Street Ledge O Rock Grace E. Cuiten Nobleboro James E. Lockery Revere Mass Raymond Palmer Middle Street Jason A. Merrill Ensign Philip Wysor S.N Martha's Vineyard Wysor Marie Merrill Carrie Swarten Portland Carl B. Swanton Bedford Street Stephen Etnier U.S Etnier Et Nier Gilbert Head Kennebec Dorothy B. Levesque Brunswick Bath Endicott Johnson Dorothy Beals Vivian Lemont Cady Lucius M. Lemont Cady Bath Iron Works

Local People Add Travel Plans And Family News

Miss Doris M. Scott leaves for a Florida vacation visiting Orlando Miami and St. Petersburg from 20 Garden Street leaving A. D. Stetson & Son. Gustave Meiser of the Navy Yard Boston returns for a weekend with his parents in Washington Street. Mrs Otto Womaska travels to South Portland to visit relatives Hill twins Patricia and Pamela return from Mercy Hospital Portland. Clara Hammons plans to winter in Washington DC. Mrs Percy Robbins returns to Bath and stays with her parents. Joan Frances Curtis born to Mr and Mrs Richard Curtis at Field Mass. Mrs Walter J Bowker hosts a contract afternoon at High Street luncheon with several guests.

Doris M. Scott Garden Street Florida Orlando Miami l St. Petersburg A. D. Stetson & Son Center Street Gustave Meiser Navy Yard Boston Carl T. Meister Washington Street Otto Womaska South Street South Portland Thaxter G. Hill Hill Patricia Pamela Mercy Hospital Portland Walter J. Bowker High Street Frank Lemont John Taylor Arthur C. Lemont Bessie Potter Raymond Welch Sarah Lermond

Mrs Alonzo Parks Visits From Portsmouth

Mrs Alonzo Parks of Portsmouth New Hampshire arrived Friday for a weekend visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Kingsbury of West Bath and with her sister Mrs William Robson of Western Avenue.

Alonzo Parks Portsmouth N. H Walter Kingsbury West Bath William Robson Western Avenue

Surprise Baby Shower and Community News in Bath

A Bath column details a surprise party for Mrs. Walter MacNaughton on Washington street with pink and white decorations and gifts, plus a fortune telling segment. It lists attendees, local residents traveling to Pendleton Oregon, and various visits, births, and returns including Vivian Frances Coggeshall’s birth and seasonal relocations of families between Bath and nearby towns.

Walter MacNaughton Washington Street Herbert Pierce High Street Pierce John Sonia Henry Mank MacNaughton Joseph Mullaney Bertha Dunbar Scott Golder Lloyd Biers Paul Stinson Dorothy Lee Edna Lee Donald Perry Carlton Perry Everett Quimby Norman Adams Elford A. Stover Harry L. Deering Donald Lenox

Portland Visitors Include Judge Fisher and Baxter Family

Weekend guests in Portland included Mr and Mrs Walter Austin and daughter Ann visiting Mrs Austin’s parents Mr and Mrs Lucius M Lemont. Justice Fisher of the Supreme Judicial Court in Bath and former Governor Percival P Baxter dined with Hon and Mrs Rupert H Baxter at 1054 Washington last week. Edward W Reed of Sagadahoc Ferry employed at Bath Iron Works ill at home. Mr and Mrs Sanford L Fogg of Augusta and son Harvey and wife of Waterville visited recently. Mrs Charlotte Wyman of the Edna Mae Shoppe and Mrs Clara Hunt of Hall & Hunt spent the weekend in Boston for style shows.

Walter Austin Ann Portland Mrs. Austin Lucius M. Lemont Justice Fisher Supreme Judicial Court Bath Percival P. Baxter Rupert H. Baxter Washington Street Edward W. Reed Sagdahoe Ferry Bath Iron Works Rteral Sanford L. Fogg Augusta Harvey Waterville Charlotte Wyman Edna Mae Clara Hunt Hall & Hunt Boston

Three men sentenced by Judge Fisher in October term

Walter A. Miller of Bath was sentenced to one year probation with costs after pleading guilty to breaking and entering at the Rosa Povich home. Loring Clark also received probation for threatening his sister Irma Breed, with six months in jail suspended. George S. Fields of Freeport, aged 63, was to serve two years in Thomaston State Prison after pleading guilty to indecent liberties with a minor. The October term included a manslaughter trial for Lionel Carpentier, who pled no contest to manslaughter in the Paradis case and was sentenced to six months in the Kennebec county jail.

William H. Fisher Superior Court South Windham Miller Povich Fisher Ralph O. Dale Frank L. Moriarty Moriarty Loring Clark Irma Breed Clark Freeport Francis W. Powers Bath Fields Thomaston Carpentier Walter Hudson Summer Street Court Brunswick Beer Parlor Mill Street Bowdoin Pines Hudson the Pines Dale Mr. Bridgham Attory Bridgham Bridgham Paradis Justice Fisher Attorney Bridgham Carpenter Lionel A. J. Carpentier Washington Street Skowhegan Nolo Contendre Kennebec County Augusta Etienne E. Paradis Brunswick West Bath Arraigne Traverse

Trial reveals driver status as jury hears testimony

In a Bath Brunswick trial, Patrolman Crocker testified Everett Grant appeared able to drive after arrival but was asleep in the back seat. Carpentier, claiming no license in 14 years, recounted drinking in Brunswick and at Paradis’s home before the crash and identified Paradis as deceased. The jury recessed with a potential civil case to follow on Monday.

Edward W. Bridgham George R. Crocker Bath Police Bridgham Everett Grant Downer Brunswick Bath Sneritt Charles W. Messenger Crocker Grant City Hall Ralph O. Dale Carpentier Mill Street Paradis Dr. Wilson's Hospital Frank L. Moriarty Messenger Charles Staples Harry F. Morin Memorial Hospital Staples Pines Traverse

Red Cross Receives 30 From West Bath for Kit Bags

West Bath Orange Saturday morning presented $30 to Bath chapter of the Red Cross for equipping kit bags for boys going overseas. Each bag, with about $1 worth of contents, is supplied by the local unit and given to every boy before departure. West Bath Grange reports 30 members in service, making its donation equivalent to a bag for each man.

Honsing Visit Returns from New York City

Mr and Mrs Abram Honsing er return from a trip to New York City after visiting Mrs F F Hon singer mother.

Mrs Abram Honsinger New York City Mr. Honsinger F. F. Honsinger

First Civil Case for October Term Heard by Jury

The Sagadaho court opens its first civil case of the term with Howard D. Bull USN seeking $1000 for damages to his car from Lloyd Seekins. Trial evidence covers accident near the Harding plant on Route One last July 3, with police noting liquor on breath and disputed signals.

Sagadahoc Howard D. Bull USN Lloyd Seekins Winter Street Court Addamaon John P. Carey Edward W. Bridgham Harold J. Rubin Alden P. Denham William H. Fisher Chief Bull Brunswick Arthur L. Berry Bath Body Works Bridgham Bull John P. Crosby Seekins Crosby Justice Fisher Cook’s Corner Hardin Seckins Carey

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