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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
2
In Bath and suburbs and across the country skilled workers are hard to find due to war demands. Carpenters, painters, plumbers, printers, doctors, nurses, bookkeepers, and even high school and college laborers are being drawn to war industries. The piece urges keeping hired men from leaving entirely and notes Pvt. Randall Nichols of Selma Alabama is stationed in the U. S. Army.
Merrill E. Bagley, 19, of 696 Washington Street, pleaded guilty to larceny of gasoline ration books. He received a suspended six month sentence and one year probation in Augusta Municipal Court. Officers alleged he removed entire books from cars near the Iron Works, with coupons totaling about 160 gallons.
Miriam Whitehead and James Walter Loney wed in a candle light ceremony at Rev. Robert C. Whitehead’s church in Mount Vernon New York. The event featured chrysanthemum décor cream satin dress and a grandmother’s wedding gown. The couple planned Brightwater honeymoon but the groom soon left for military service.
Francis Chamberlain recently stayed at the Thistle home before entering the U S Army on November 4. D A Heath of Concord New Hampshire visited his cousin Mrs Jay K Bowker. Nathaniel Percy of Coxs Head called on his aunt Annie Clark Bowker Sunday. Herbert Shorey has been moved to a camp in Texas. Mrs Fred Oliver went shopping in Bath Saturday.
Invitations issued to mothers of Junior Cosmopolitan members for a Harvest Tea Thursday at 3 30 in the club house. Hostesses are advisory board members with Mrs Carroll A Deering pouring, aided by Mrs David L Wilson Mrs Edwin M Fuller Jr and Mrs Joseph I Smith board chair. Mrs Frederick W Humphreys will attend the Maine Teachers Association fall meeting in Clewiston.
Thomas F. Perkins of Bedford Street Bath formerly of West Bath where he ran greenhouses and market gardens for years is now employed in the greenhouse of Harold Troop.
Mrs. Walter H. Buhlig of Chicago spoke at the Third District Council School of Information in the Cosmopolitan clubhouse. She urged group decisions, democratic principles, and parental education to strengthen local PTA work and war efforts, noting Maine P T A membership and leadership gains while highlighting national publications and parliamentary procedures.
A State Highway Department crew began upgrading the Popham road marsh crossing after a $10,000 federal grant. The project raises the marsh section three feet, builds a solid base, and continues toward Popham village with plans to widen and improve adjacent sections as funds allow. If weather cooperates, work will continue through winter or resume in spring.
The Farm Bureau met in Dromore with seventeen members and three guests attending a program on Gift Gadgets led by Mrs. Rogers. Anna Percy taught rag rug making, and a penny sale followed. Brownies gathered for a story hour at the Village schoolhouse.
Surveyors near Popham Beach report funds allocated to raise the marsh road to withstand high tides. Local students at Popham Beach school have collected scrap for a school improvement fund, with the sale aiding both defense efforts and education.
The Popham Beach Coast Guard Station asks for a new radio as the current set is outdated. In a Bath area note dated October 27, the writers thank supporters for past favors and appeal for winter readiness.
About thirty neighbors gathered at Harold Freeman's East Brunswick home to remove debris from a large barn fire on October 14. Hay cleanup proved difficult as waterlogged bales resisted removal while a Brunswick fire department pump was called to suppress remaining hay fire. Four cows, a heifer, a bull, a horse and two dogs perished. Women prepared a noon meal donated by local residents. Freeman considers rebuilding. Oscar Wright has lent his North Bath barn and milking equipment.
Dean Paul Nixon of Bowdoin College will be speaker at the second in a series of eight Community Sunday Evening Forums at Central Congregation Church. The forum spotlights leaders from education politics and religion. Carrie French of Addison formerly Bath left Saturday after visiting.
Theta chapter entertained by Misses Eleanor Danforth and Jean Danforth at 1075 High Street. Program on landscaping featured pictures and poems. souvenir booklets given. Members discussed semi annual banquet at the Eagle Brunswick on Nov 3 and ritual of jewels degree.
Bay Point community brief notes Edward Thorne earned Second Class Seaman rating and starts 16 weeks at Newport training. Navy enlistments include Walter Delano of Georgetown Bowdoinham joining Navy Air Corps in Boston. Local weather recalls a light thunder shower and rough seas with high tides. Social visits include Capt Elinirski family, Louisa Howard, Mrs Dietrich, Carroll Deering party, Maxwell family. Several locals, including Andrew Butterfield and Robert Niles, were seen over the weekend.
The Nightingale club held a Tuesday fundraising event in Bath to support a new Nightingale room at Bath Memorial Hospital. Ten tables participated with prizes awarded to Mrs. Karcher S. Jackson, Mrs. Henry McCabe, and Mrs. Leonard Gregory. A gin rummy table yielded prizes to Mrs. Hayden S. Rovers and Miss Christine C. Curtis. The event netted 25 for furnishing the room and a cake by Mrs. Harold E. Freeman sold to Mrs. Charles Bo Doyle.
The Fireside club of the Win church held a Sunday evening session in the club rooms with strong attendance. Mrs Arthur Brown and Horace Morse Jr led the discussion on Children and Their Parents. Stanley Stutz of Morse high faculty is scheduled to speak next Sunday evening, with refreshments to follow.
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