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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1940

Page

7

Golden wedding observed by Mr and Mrs Hart

Mr and Mrs Joseph Hart celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner at their home on Charles Street. Ten children attended from New York and Newark. Guests included Rev Timothy Maney of St Marys and Pres William S Newell of Bath Iron Works Corp. The couple married Oct 26, 1890.

Joseph Hart Charles Street New York City Newark N. J Timothy C. Maney St Mary's Church William S Newell The Bath Ron Works Corp Rev. Maney St. Mary's Church Pres. Newell Hart Thoma W. Hyde Goss Marine Snip Snip Building Firm. So, Mr Hartation Pres Patter Missacsetts Institute of Teehuntogs Zain Sumner Fe Batt Middle Street Walker Street Celina Doucett Lower Westport Nova Scoti St Mars John O Brivis Calvary Cemetery Mr. Hart Tron Works Formany Lawrence J Hart Gloucester Ma Chamber of Commerce Alfred Macks Lone Island N. Y Wilfred Hart Topsham Raymond C. Hart Elbridge Webber Webber Frank Schriver Schriver Andrew B. Hart John C. Hart James F. Hart Mary Hart John James

First Aid Course Added To Evening School

The Bailey Evening School will offer the standard Red Cross First Aid course again this year taught by Mrs. Martha Grant. A large class is anticipated as home and business safety emphasis grows. The program covers sprains minor injuries proper bandaging and injury prevention until medical help arrives. The course welcomes men and women and will be held on the High School second floor.

Bailey Evening School Martha Grant Red Cross Parker Jon Winchell

Sixth Birthday of Lorraine Allen Celebrated at Home

Lorraine Allen fifth child of Mr and Mrs Ralph Allen celebrated her sixth birthday with games on donkey rides and peanuts. Family and friends attended at 1162 High Street with waffles cookies ice cream and cake. Elena Bianchi of Framingham Mass joined relatives for a several day visit with Mr and Mrs Frederick Drake on Washington Street.

Lorraine Allen Ralph Aven High Street Barbara Paulus Helin Poudas Joan Briges- Anastasia Mingios Clara Hanscom Lawrence Allen Genesta Vizae Ping Traine Elena Bianchi Framingham Mass Frederick E. Drake Washington Street

Iron Works to Sponsor Monthly Public Lectures

Bath Iron Works Corp will sponsor a lecture once monthly starting in November at Bailey Evening School due to shipyard workload. An expert from a materials supplier to destroyer construction will speak each month. Public speaking and shop mathematics courses may also be offered. interested individuals may register by contacting Supt. John Parker or Morse High School.

Bath Iron Works Corp Bailey Supt John Parkers Morse High School

Needlework Guild to Aid Needy in Bath This Winter

Bath branch of the Needlework Guild requests members donate to directors by November 4. Gifts fund Bath charities for the needy this winter. Officers include Mrs Arthur Sewall 2d president and Miss Martha Foote vice president with a large slate of directors and affiliated groups represented. Members must give two new garments annually. potential joiners may contact officers.

Bath Needlework Guild Arthur Sewall 2d Martha Foote Mary F. Gibbons Allan Spear Edwin R. Andrews Wilber G. Cahill Herbert C. Calderwood Frederick Cary Frederick E. Drake Walter S. Glidden Robert B. Hatch W. Dayton Hill John McInnes William S. Newell Lydia C. Moses Arthur Sewall William D. Sewall Roger D. Skillings Charles M. Tubbs Minnie A. White David L. Wilson Henry C

Past Ladies' Club Meets Monday Night at Myrtle Lodge

Milton Savage and Mrs. Elmer F Campbell hosted the Past Ladies club of Myrtle Lodge UT I L Monday evening at 45 Chestnut Street. A business meeting led by president Mrs W W Chaney voted to remember sick members with cards and to hold the annual supper December 30 at Hotel Eagle Brunswick followed by the annual meeting at Mr John H Hunt's home. Members worked on halos for the Junior Auxiliary. Halloween refreshments were served and the room decorated with chrysanthemums and maiden hair fern. Next meeting is November 25 at Mrs Howard O Nash's home.

Milton C Savage Elmer F Campbell Myrtle Lodge W.W Chaney Hotel Eagle Brunswick John H Hunt Middle Street Howard O. Nash Edward Street Howard E. Blake Jennie Oliver Fred Daley Charles O. Nelson Fred S. Curtis

Personal notes of Doyle and Moore families in Bath area

Mr and Mrs Archie Doyle of 141 North street passed Sunday in August with Mr and Mrs Merton Doyle from a serious illness at her brother Lester A Lewis of 440 High street. Mr and Mrs Paul D Moore and daughter Betty of 27 Beacon street spent weekend with relatives in Brookline Massachusetts. Mrs Carrie Pye of Small Point Phippsburg is spending a week in Bath with her sister Mrs William W Hosmer of 706 Middle street.

Archie Doyle North Street Augusta Merton Doyle Lester A. Lewis High Street Paul D. Moore Betty Beacon Street Brookline Mass Carrie Pye Small Point Phippsburg Bath William W. Hosmer Middle Street

Aerial Ladder Need Urged After Auburn Hotel Fire

Ex Chief Scott Morse and Bath officials urge Bath to acquire an aerial ladder after the Hotel Whitehall blaze in Auburn highlighted the Lewiston department's lifesaving use of such equipment. The 50-foot Bath ladder is deemed insufficient and time lost raising it hindered firefighting. The hotel owner, Mrs. Cahill, notes low insurance and that the hotel will be razed despite previous improvements.

Whitehall Auburn Lewiston Bath Scott Morse Morse Bath Iron Works Corp Auburn Fire Department Columbian Block Charles H. Cahill Cahill Woodbury

Sacred Heart Circle Installation Monday Evening

State Regent Mrs. Madelyn Mac Farland presided as installing officer for Sacred Heart Circle daughters of Isabella. Co chairs were Mrs. Lena Fortier and Mrs. Katherine Burgess. Officers installed included Miss Helen M. Moses regent, past regent Mrs. Anne Perry, vice regent Mrs. Flora McLaughlin, recording secretary Mrs. Louise Edgett, treasurer re elected Mrs. Aldine McPhee, financial secretary Mrs. Louise Arsenault, scribe Mrs. Alice Burgess, custodian re-elected Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, chancellor Mrs. Martha McAuliffe, first guide Mrs. Gertrude Nugent, second guide Mrs. Helen Perry, inner guard Mrs. Geraldine Madden, outer guard Mrs. Nellie McNeil, banner bearer Mrs. Mary Cummings, monitor Mrs. Theresa Dutton, organist Mrs. Grace Costain, trustee for three years Mrs. Vivian Kronstrand.

Madelyn MacFarland Waterville Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Lena Fortier Katherine Burgess Helen M. Moses Anne Perry Flora McLaughlin Louise Edgett Aldine McPhee Louise Arsenault

Talcottville Heiress Beatrice Talcott Engaged to Archibald Main Jr

Mr and Mrs Charles D Talcott announce the engagement of their daughter Beatrice Talcott to Archibald M Main Jr son of Archibald M Main vice president Bath Iron Works Corp The couple’s educations span Wheeler Semple Columbia MIT Gibbs Cox and Morse High School Hebron Academy and the wedding is scheduled for December 28.

Charles D. Talcott Talcottville Eastern Point Morse High School Hebron Academy Massachusetts Institute of Technology Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Kearney N. J Gibbs & Cox, Naval Architects New York

Bath Pilgrim Fellowship Discusses Fun From Christian View

Bath Pilgrim Fellowship held at Central church parish house with about 40 attendees. David McKellar led a discussion on Fun from a Christian point of view. Miss Jane W Stevens led a worship service. Plans were made for hosting the University of Maine deputation team arriving Bath on November 10. Several local residents and visitors were noted in the attendance and a brief update on travels at Allston, Mass., was included.

David McKellar Bath Pilgrim Fellowship Central Church Parish House Jane W. Stevens University of Maine Bath

Bowdoinham Socials and Community Meetings

Bowdoinham residents held a Wednesday luncheon at Mrs. Cutler's home with a list of attendees. The Methodist Ladies aid met Tuesday and a Christmas sale committee was named. The Parent Teacher Association met in the library advancing plans for recreation and a playground. Numerous local residents visited, hosted guests, or traveled, including marriages, births, and weekend visits, with community events such as a minstrel show sponsored by Merrymeeting grange scheduled for November 7.

Margaret Gile George Cutler Wallace Hunter Edith Wood John Palmer Lewis Lucy Hazel Turner Kenneth Dunn Frances Haley Karl Hatch William H. Gould Frank Siegars William Kocham Caleb Mitchell Parent Teacher Association Norman Rowe Ernest Millay Clifton Babb John Wayne J. E. Gibson Wakefield Mass Gibson Maine Central William Martineau Bowdoinham Brunswick Elwood Dillhard

Local notices from Bowdoinham Post Road

Friends of Charles Sylvester report illness while Mrs. George E Ackley enjoyed a surprise birthday party on October 28 with two cakes. The Humphrey child is ill. The Hilton family moved from the Frank Curtis farm to the village. Robert Turner found work in Freeport. Mrs. Harry Purington relocated to Portland for winter. Willis Sewell can take short rides again. Abbie Miller remains on the sick list.

Charles Sylvester George E. Ackley Shirley Humphrey Hilton Frank Curtis Robert Turner Freeport Harry Purington Dingley Road Portland Purington Willis Sewell Abbie Miller

Winter Street Auxiliary Delivers Household Demonstration

Ralph Getchell of a known household products firm spoke at a Winter Street Auxiliary meeting and demonstrated products. Hostesses included Mrs. Ernest R. Freeman and others. The group planned a church kitchen shower, a doll and food sale in December, and an annual calendar supper for January or February.

Ralph Getchell Winter Street Ernest R. Freeman Charles W. Walsh, Jr Peter V. Harta Herbert L. Anderson William A. Bruce

Dale family gathers as Ruth Dale visits Plymouth County

Miss Ruth I. Dale of Plymouth County Hospital in South Hanson Massachusetts spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Ralph O Dale at 938 Middle Street. Mrs Man ton Sedgwick of Springfield Massachusetts also joined the Dale residence for the weekend visit.

Ruth I. Dale Plymouth County Hospital South Hanson Mass Ralph O. Dale Middle Street Manton Sedgwick Springfield Dale

Master David Dyer Birthday Party Hosted in Phippsburg

Master David Dyer celebrated his second birthday with a party in Phippsburg Tuesday afternoon. Guests included the host's grandmother Mrs. Everson C. Stinson Woolwich Breese and Edward Skillings Arthur Totman Harold Mott Beverly Carlton Robert Reynolds Beverly Hughes Milton MacDonald Donna Lee White Richard Darling Sylvia Green Phillip Savage David Crosby Sally Ann Ruth Stinson Stewart Mitchelson Marie Wyman Peter Phillip Lorentsen Marilyn Spinney Delmar Stinson David Patricia Dodge Brian Jackson Joyce Worrey Gloria Eaton Lorraine Young Thornton Williams John Larrabee Albert Patricia White Carlton Stinson William Stinson Patricia Ann Jones Mary Pratt Jeannette Stinson Henry Seeger Jackie Henderson Aldon Scott Eugene Perkins.

Leslie E. Dyer Phippsburg David Everson C. Stinson Woolwich Breese Edward Skillings Arthur Totman Harold Mott Beverly Carlton Robert Reynolds Beverly Hughes Milton MacDonald Donna Lee White Richard Darling Sylvia Green Phillip Savage David Crosby Sally Ann Ruth Stinson Stewart Mitchelson Marie Wyman Peter Phillip Lorentsen Marilyn Spinney Delmar Stinson Patricia Dodge Brian Jackson Joyce Worrey Gloria Eaton Lorraine Young Thornton Williams John Larrabee Albert Patricia White Carlton Stinson William Stinson Patricia Ann Jones Mary Pratt Jeannette Stinson Henry Seeger Jackie Henderson Aldon Scott Eugene Perkins

Democrats Meet To Boost Voter Turnout In City

Twenty members of the Democratic city committee met Tuesday night to plan Get Out The Vote for Election Day November 5. They expressed optimism that President Roosevelt will win a third term and discussed using automobiles to transport voters to the polls. No further meetings before the election were deemed necessary.

Democratic City Committee Roosevelt

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Senter’s, Inc Just Senters, Inc Wool Blan Bath Memorial Hospital Guild — Telephone Mrs Bath Iron Works Rex Manes Nessere Iron Works City Archibald M. Main, Jr Beatrice Talcott Connecticut Pilgrim Fellowship Kercip B. Butcher Kerwin F. Butcher Allston Harvey Ames Dorothy Watertown Ames James H. Ames Erlon Ricker Litchfield Joseph Haley Neil Bishop Nova Scotia Robly Morrison Houston Robert William Damariscotta Hackett Carl Whitney Milton Given Melrose Kenneth MacDougal South Paris High School A. S. MacDougal Randall Andros Hattie Andros Springvale Merrymeeting Grange Grange Hall Rodney Brown Ricker Classical Institute Earle Brown Hollis Temple James Brown Clay Hill Irving Temple Chester Emmons Emmons Milton Douglas Virginia Frank Hobbs Harry Powers Gardiner Edward Baker William Gould John Jewel Elizabeth Wellesley Malcolm Allan Naugler Dixie May Kittery Mrs. Naugler Mrs. Alden Small Franklin, N. H Ernest Moss Front St Goodrich Fred B. Reed Co Een E. Wallace Pront Street RCA Victor A. D. Stetson & Son Bowdoinham Post Road Banks Jane Withers Joe Brown, Jr Frederic March Olvia DeHavilland Anthony Adverse David Dyer Teak Rey Rockneg Pat O'Brien Don Ameche Betty Grable Dorothy Robert PRESTON _ FOSTER Megane A Veray Paramount Picture
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