American Legion Auxiliary Meeting and Community Notes
The American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Grace Cowley’s home to plan future meetings. Obituaries note the death of Mrs. Grace Jackson Merry age 64 from Gardiner Road, with services held at her home and interment at Greenlawn. Benjamin L. Rines and local youths pursue military enlistment and Navy careers. various residents engage in moves, education, and plans for college and nurse training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Grace Cowley
Grace Jackson Merry
John Merry
Gardiner Road
Edna Currier
Cape Elizabeth
Herman Cheira
George Cheira
Greenlawn Cemetery
Benjamin L. Rines
Archie F. Rines
Wiscasset Academy
U.S. Marines
Parris Island
S. C
Walter White
Boston
U. S. Navy
Fred Blagdon, Jr
Blagdon
Camp Edwards
Anne Nelder
Marston
River Road
North Edgecomb
Maude Clark Gay
Waldoboro
Charles Comley
Burchard Taylor
Federal Street
Kierstead
Main Street
Central Maine Power Co
Elden P. Munsey
South Portland
Leland Bryant
Bryant
Barbara Sullivan
Jean Bailey
Elinor Po
Dresden Social Notes and Grange Installations
Mrs Thurl Hewes of Madawaska and Mr and Mrs Maynard Albee of Alna visited the Misses Harriette and Carolyn Sheldon on Sunday. Deputy Herbert A Clark installed Eastern River Grange officers and Juvenile Grange officers. Nellie Laws was installed by Worthy Deputy Gladys Burk. Visitors from Richmond included Cleveland Marriner. Dr Alexander Cairns spoke on Christ the Conscience. Mrs Clayton Mayers sang Swing Low Sweet Chariot. All town schools except Bridge Academy will open the day after Labor Day. The Dresden Mills observation post will consolidate with Richmond. Harold Houdlette will lead it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurl Hewes
Madawaska
Maynard Albee
Alna
Harriette
Carolyn Sheldon
Herbert A. Clark
Jefferson
Eastern River Grange
Nellie Laws
Gladys Burk
Richmond
Cleveland Marriner
Sagadahoc County
Alexander Cairns
Clayton Mayers
Bridge Academy
Dresden Mills
Harold Houdlette
North Center PTA Holds Fall Rummage Sale
North Center P T A staged a successful Monday rummage sale at Central Church parish house on Washington Street. Donations came from members and friends. proceeds benefit the association treasury and will support upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Center
Parent-Teacher Association
Central Church Parish House
Washington Street
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Nate Press
Warren Hawley
R. Clinton McFadden
Mariam Page
Joseph I. Smith
Norman Howard
Ralph O. Burden
Fred Higgins
Louis Dole
Voorhees
Treasury
Mrs. McInnes Hosts Stroud Visitor Family
Mrs. John McInnes of Stroud hosts her husband and three children John Jr Rodger Duncan and Susan Elizabeth visiting at 1008 Washington Street with family friend company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McInnes
Stroudwater
John, Jr
Rodger Duncan
Suan Elizabeth
Washington Street
West Bath to Open All Town Schools on Sept 8
West Bath schools will start on September 8 under Superintendent Harland A. Ladd. Lowell school grades 1–4 taught by Eugenia Swanton and grades 5–8 by Elizabeth Condon. Littlefield school with Jessie R. Anderson. Platoon system at Lowell. day schedules set with 8:00 to 4:15 later, age 6 rule noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Harland A. Ladd
Lowell School
Littlefield School
Eugenia Swanton
Dexter
Swanton
Farmington and
Gorham
Elizabeth Condon
South Brooksville
Machias
Castine
Jessie R. Anderson
Beacon Street
Anderson
Patten
Aroostook State Normal School
Lowell
Miss Swanton
Miss Condon
Ladd
Fortieth Wedding Anniversary of a Well Known Couple
Mr and Mrs Herbert Huggard quietly celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary at their Mechanic street home. The couple wed in a home ceremony hosted by the bride's mother Mrs Allen Clark in Beacon and High streets. The Rev Francis W O Brien officiated before about 75 relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Huggard
Mechanic Street
Allen Clark
Clark
Beacon
High Streets
Francis W. O'Brien
Nellie Grinnell
Frank Oliver
Blanche Freeman
Pines
West Bath community notices and military families
West Bath residents share church service plans and visitations while service members and relatives are noted for promotions overseas. Local gatherings include birthdays, parties, and hospital visits with frequent mentions of West Bath, Bath, Woolwich, Damariscotta Mills, and Bangor.
Indecent liberties case leads to grander court step
In Freeport municipal court George Fields 49 pleaded not guilty to taking indecent liberties with a minor. Judge Deering ordered probable cause and bound Fields over to the October Sagadahoc Superior Court with $500 sureties or be committed. Police report Hyde Park Terrace residents described repeated incidents and some complainants would not testify. Also in court Donald S Haley paid fines after pleading guilty to operating an unregistered trailer truck. John E Berry pleaded guilty to driving without a license after a weekend accident at Phippsburg and was fined plus costs. One man pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fields
Freeport
Gardiner R. Deering
Fields
Sagadahoc
Francis W. Powers
Powers
Hyde Park Terrace
Pleasant Avenue
Charles W. Messenger
Berry
Gower-Gibb Wedding Held at Bride’s Quincy Home
Miss Greta Gibb daughter of Mrs Annie Gibb and the late Andrew Gibb married Wallace L Gower at 4 pm Aug 15 in the bride’s Quincy home Rev Stephen C Lang officiated The couple will reside in Bath after a Nantucket wedding trip and the groom works at Bath Iron Works
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greta Gibb
Annie Gibb
Graham Terrace
Quincy
Mass
Andrew Gibb
Wallace L. Gower
Lewis C. Gower
High Street
Stephen C. Lang
Somerville
Fred S. Gibb
Braintree
Eileen Laverty
Wollaston
Roy T. Woodward
Topsham
John A. Newburn
Abington
May E. Hogan
Gibb
Quincey
Quincey Social Security Board
Bath Iron Works
Personal Notes on Local Families and Events
Mr and Mrs Alanson Brewer of 13 Charles street welcome daughter Loraine Mary born Aug 16 at Memorial hospital. Miss Vanona MacDonald departs for Newmarket NH for a brief outing as guest of Mr and Mrs John Kent. Mrs Wetherbee of Western avenue travels to Wakefield MA to join her parents and the Ashenden family for a Nantasket Beach vacation. Mrs Worrell Prescott and daughter Dorothy of Larchmont NY visit Winslow street grandparents Erastus Jewett. David Mullin of New England Shipbuilding Corp, South Portland, heads a committee meeting at Eastland Hotel Portland Sept 16 and 17 for the 16th annual State Safety Conference. Bath merchants and professionals invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alanson Brewer
Charles Street
Loraine Mary
Memorial Hospital
Vanona MacDonald
Newmarket
N. H
John Kent
Leonard Wetherbee
Western Avenue
Wakefield
Mass
James Ashenden
Eastland
Portland
Bath
Woolwich Roundup of Meetings Birthdays and Visits
Woolwich selectmen met with chairman Frank R Bailey and regional director Mr Griffith to discuss property work issues. Avis Carter celebrated her 13th birthday with friends including Merlene Jameson and Virginia Young. Various residents hosted gatherings, visits, and trips to Bath Cambridge and Portland with many names and hometowns listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Bailey
Griffith
Avis
Mason Carter
Merlene Jameson
Virginia Young
Marjorie Maybury
Mary Lou
Hopestill Reed
Roberta Armstrong
Albert Temple
Spinning Wheel Club
North Woolwich
Gilbert Hathorne
Everett
Merle Jameson
Keith and
Mertene
Frances Hathorne
Hollis Leeman
Margaret
Mary
Maralyn
Edward
Edithe Leveroni
Clarence Allen
Patricia
Elda Wright
Audrey Thompson
Harold Stanton
Eugene
Newall Hall
Arthur Orr
Blanche Littlefield
Portland
Day’s Ferry
Elizabeth Webber
Helen Stearns
Cambridge
Mass
Marcia Stinson
Fred S. Brown Sr
Gilbert Ames
Georgia
Corp. Ames
Pvt
Richard Brawn
Elwell Stinson
Skowhegan
Earl Stinson
Daisy Bailey
Wiscasset Road
Bath
William Hanson
Central Maine Power Co
Hall Inn
Lorraine Price
Castine
George Fisher
Bar Harbor
Edward V. Reed
Millicent
Costello Hecht
Edward Powers
Biscay Lake
Damariscotta
Lincoln Houdlette
Village Pride
A. W. Hall
Harold Jr
Cyrus Gilmore
Harold Hall
Yonkers
N. Y
Philip Beaney
New York
Wilbur Hagan
Elwood Howe
Florence Carlton
Ernest Roberts
Nashua
N. H
Alec Reed
Betty Adams
Jean Leonard
Bay Point
Duncan MclIntosh
Hubert Redding
Mr. Redding
Milo
Kenneth L. Bailey
Camp Lee
Bernard Bailey
Wiscaset Road
Paul Berry
U.S.N
Richmond
Alton Berry
Moatsweag
Frank Farnham
Boston
George B. Farnham
Woolwich
Barbara Madden Returns from Popham Beach Visit
Miss Barbara Madden daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles I Madden Jr of Mechanic Street has returned from an outing at Popham Beach where she stayed as a guest of Miss Joan Shaw at the cottage of her parents Mr and Mrs Roscoe P Shaw who are spending the summer there She was also a guest of Miss Shaw returning with Miss Madden
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Madden
Charles I. Madden, Jr
Mechanic Street
Popham Beach
Joan Shaw
Roscoe P. Shaw
Miss
Miss Shaw
Miss Madden
Miss Jean Dennison Returns to Portland Duties
Miss Jean Dennison resumes duties in Portland after a weekend visit to her parents Mr and Mrs William Dennison of Green Street in their hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Dennison
Portland
Mrs
William Dennison
Green Street
Cosmopolitan club names committees for wartime flower show
A Cosmopolitan club meeting set plans for the Victory Garden and Flower Show next Saturday with proceeds for Army and Navy Relief. The Bath club invites community exhibits of flowers fruits vegetables and home canned goods, with public voting by numbers and no judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Army and Navy
Bath Club
Granville Colby
Nellie Goodrich
Morris Povich
Arthur Colby
Ada Deering
William Yule
Charles Kinney
Elizabeth Dunbar
Leroy Lord
George Churchill
Chester Roberts
Albert Whitney
Fred Quimby
Roscoe P. McFadden
Mabel Harris
Harry McGlinchy
Florence Wiggin
Lucius Lemont
O. E. Page
Louis Silverman
Clyde Pinkham
Arthur Packard
J. Arthur Burgess
Ladies Auxiliary Meet at Nequasset on Aprons Project
The Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary met in the Congregational vestry with 11 members present. Members included Mrs. Amy Cromwell and Miss Sara Bailey, with plans for apron work and fall sales of Christmas cards and personalized stationery. A trade table yielded a good sum. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Daisy Elwell's home, hosted by Mrs. Ruth Leeman and Mrs. Mildred Ryan. Mr. George Webster and son Lawson of Lincoln visit at the parsonage with Mrs. Dallas Tracey’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Vestry
Amy Cromwell
Martha Thaxter
Sara Bailey
Ruth Leeman
Daisy Elwell
Mildred Ryan
Nellie Libby
Ethel Bailey
Bernice Bailey
Mae Gilmore
Thelma Squiers
George Webster
Lawson
Lincoln
Webster
Dallas Tracey
Nequasset
Bath man graduates from AAF technical school in Detroit area
Cpl. Philip L. Chaffee, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Chaffee of Bath, completes an intensive aircraft technician course at an Army Air Forces Technical Training Command school in the Detroit Civilian Schools Area. He will transfer to an AAF unit to service fighting aircraft. He has served seven and a half months and was formerly employed at Bath Iron Works Corp. The Detroit Civilian Schools Area is one of many TT C units producing expert Air Forces technicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Philip L. Chaffee
J. W. Chaffee
Bath
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Detroit
Army Air Forces
Armed Forces
Bath Iron Works Corp
Marshall family returns from Megunticook cottage outing
Mr and Mrs Ernest Marshall and son Willard of Laconia and Mrs Hiram Annis of Milan street return home Monday after a two weeks outing at the Marshall cottage on Lake Megunticook in Camden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Marshall
Willard
Laconia
War Bonds Gifts Presented to Local U S O Leaders
Community gathering at City park honored Andrew J. Danielson and Mrs. Danielson with United States War Bonds in appreciation of U S O work. Danielson will resign Aug 31 to join Y M C A in Norwich Connecticut. The program featured music, solos, and three short films concluding another season of Sunday evenings for service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Andrew J. Danielson
U.S. O
Danielson
United Service Organization
Philip Oliver
Norwich
Conn
Cliff Leeman
Stardust
Foster Pratt
Murray Melnick
U.S. A
Allan Whitney
Stanley Brimijohn
U. S. O. Office
Bay Point Residents Return From Visits And Moves
Bay Point residents recount summer visits and relocations. George Kahrl family returns to Elmira New York after a summer at their Bay Point home. Kingsbury family moves to a newly purchased home from the Masterman heirs.
Grange hosts patriotic program in West Bath
West Bath Grange held a Monday evening patriotic program with large attendance. Lieut. Alice Robinson and Ensign Clara Kirsch spoke on Army and Navy Auxiliary requirements and uniforms. The event featured songs, a children's choir, a piano accompaniment, a young performer Doris White, a patriotic tableau, and a pledge ceremony followed by refreshments. Labor Day halt pauses next meeting. resumption Sept 13 with lecturer Mrs. Julia Field. Packages for Russian Relief accepted at listed homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Navy Auxiliary
America
Jessie Spanding
Pearl Harbor
Army Air Corps
Young Peoples Choir
Beverly Curran
Vivian White
Mary Deehan
Marie White
Beverly Pendleton
Marilyn Booker
Patricia Booker
Spaulding
Bernice Sturtevant
Julia Field
Doris White
Alice Johnson
Thelma Sylvester
Eva Lemont
Martha Crooker
Hazel Crooker
Glenys Maxon
Mary Ellicott
Grange
J. Arthur Burgess
Floral Street
Center Street
Harry McGlinchy
Elm Street
Leon Felker
Francis Deehan
Ethel Burns
Recruiting Officers Here On Thursday For Navy Waves Seabees
Navy recruiting event set for Bath City Hall Thursday from 10 30 a m to 4 30 p m to interview men and women for enlistment or information on the Navy Waves and Seabees. The drive aims to fill thousands of new ship crews as service members release to active duty and women enlist. Miss Betty Clifford and Robert Randall of Wollaston are visiting relatives in Brigham's Cove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Waves
Bath
City Hall
United States Navy
Betty Clifford
Robert Randall
Wollaston, Mass
Miss Clifford
Mrs. Milford Y. Lewis
Brigham’s Cove
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dresden
P.T.A
Central Church Parish
Edwin Cornish
Highland Street
Gardiner
Warren Fmery
Cornish
William BP Perkins
Lewis Thackery
Bradford
Eleanor Beace
William Bruce
Charles S. Kinney
Robert Waterman
Fletcher Waterman
Florence Pendleton
Emery
S. M. Pendleton
Warren Babbige
Staten Island
Ernest Robichaud
Bert Bubier
Bridgeville
Del
F. W. Larrabee
Maine
Ralph Dudley
Larrabee Grove
Augusta
Dudley
Gardiner Hospital
Walter Marco
Pomona
William Mulhern
Stella Mulhern
Brunswick
Bowen Torrey
Clarence Moore Jr
Clarence Seavey
Pat Brown
William Brown Jr
Mrs. Brown Jr
Robert Reynolds
Reynolds
William Brown Sr
Bobby
Arlene
Charalees Quimby
Pauline
Leo Boucher
Edward Marr
Millicent Merry
Donald Weed
Leonard Smith
Lemont Street
Harriet Partington
Maxine Seavey
Mildred Cutting
Fred Rose
Marion Rose
Concord
Bath Memorial Hospital
Edward Burns
Pfc
Ernest H. Rose
U.S A
Ernest Rose
James W. Williams
American Legion
Bangor
J. W. Larrabee
Walter Larrabee
Doloff
Sagadahoc Pomona
Marjorie Henderson
Donald Henderson
Winthrop
Charles H. Bates
John Kelly
Litch’s Cottage
Lambert Park
Mack Michaud
Charles Small
Campbell's Pond
Lincoln Williams
F. W. Deehan
William Skalhg
Jimmy
Elsie
Theresa
Leah Gallant
Stanley Coleman
James Williams
Stanley E. Rose
U.S. N
Lake City
Fla
Rose
Frankie
R. T. Sewall
Roy Moore
Jack Griffin
Deering
Cosmo Gardeners
George Kahrl
Kennebec Point
Elmira
Capt
Edgar Drake
Edna Coolidge
Percy Lantz
Massachusetts
Audrey
Andrew Butterfield
Mary Temple
Exeter
Fred Kingsbury
Masterman
Chester Whittaker
S. 2dc
Armed Guard Center
Brooklyn
Chester
John Coombs
Providence
R. I
Edward Coombs
Ruth
Karl Hentz
Jon
the Willows
Long Island
Friends
Richard Poulos
U. S. A. Aviation Corps
School of Meteorology
Bowdoin College
Ernest Poulos
Witch Spring
Poulos
George Poulos
Seaman Poulos
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