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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1942

Page

4

Salvation Army drives aid as Maine officers tour region

Miss Frances A. Sortwell leads a fundraising push with Lamont Higgins and two Salvation Army public relations officers to boost the drive. A Friday evening screening by Miss Sophie Woodman supports parish repairs and a silver collection. Lincoln lodge plans its 150th anniversary on Oct 8.

Salvation Army Frances A. Sortwell Lamont Higgins Ima Sanborn Barbara Allen W. C. Day

Real estate transfers across Sagadahoe County listed

Transfers include 20 in Bath, 6 in Richmond, 4 in Topsham, 3 in West Bath, and 2 in Woolwich with parcels on Green Washinon High Washington Goddard and other streets. Several transfers involve state of Maine a.m. entities and multiple individuals including Bragdon Mullaney Dauphin Brown Lewis Ho Ketchum and York among others.

Sagadahoe County Register of Deeds Bath Bowdoin Richmond Topsham West Bath Woolwich Green Street Emma Alden Ida E. Bragdon Washinon Street John E. Mullaney High Street Edmund P. Briggs State of Maine Washington Street Jennie P. Brown Annie E. Dauphin Eugene O. Dauphin, Jr Goddard Land and Olatdines Washington Treet Atoabhar Real Estate Coote Deunie Morten Land Bridihs Ober Broopy Hive Stivert Assocraticin Fo Brarets Bortratat Sade EE Sarkis Manta Gered Bret

Visitors and Residents Share a Busy Summer Week

Frederika visits Miss Leslie Larned at the Joseph Smith house. Natalie and Laura Brown of New York arrive for a two week vacation. Dr. Ethel Groves of Philadelphia visits Elm Lodge. Mrs. Gustavus Hilton sustains a fractured wrist. Julie Chiera returns from St. Andrews Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Britton of Ann Arbor visit Mrs. Ida B. Creamer in Washington street. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Nute and family return from a week in Melrose. Mae Groves and daughters go back to Wellesley. Chauncey Paul and children stay with Mrs. Blagdon. Mrs. George Dorr returns from Rhode Island and nearby states and stays with her daughter Mrs. Blanche Fowle. Wednesday includes a day with relatives in Waldoboro. Mrs. George P. Hobson, summering at Fullerton hotel Boothbay Harbor, visits the home of Mrs. George Bemis and Miss Mary Hobson on Federal street.

Frederika Leslie Larned Joseph Smith House Natalie Laura Brown New York Ethel Groves Philadelphia Elm Lodge Gustavus Hilton Julie Chiera St. Andrews Hospital Boothbay Harbor Britton Ann Arbor Mich Fullerton Hotel George Bemis Mary Hobson Federal Street

Land transfers among named parties in 19th century records

Wesserdante de Laid and duaitdines from El mer J Estes to Robert C Mer rill list land and landdines from Justus L H Miller et al to Chiford POCoxs et al in a formal conveyance record. The fragment names multiple individuals and transfer relationships without full context or dates.

Mrs Alexander MacDonald Admitted At Memorial Hospital

Mrs Alexander MacDonald of 1177 High Street is listed as a patient at Memorial hospital.

Alexander MacDonald High Street The Memorial Hospital

Will Bath Return to Beer Parlors at the Election

Maine voters on September 14 face a statewide alcohol ballot item and Bath local decisions on liquor sales. The piece recalls prior campaigns, outlines current laws on on premise consumption, and foresees policing challenges if beer parlors reopen.

BATH Joey the Jerk’s Maine

Elmhurst Dairy to become Elmhurst Playschool in Bath

The Elmhurst dairy estate will be remodeled into Elmhurst Playschool run by Miss Beatrice Bouton and Miss Elizabeth Harris. The girls opened a preschool last year in Bath and will relocate to the Hyde estate across from the farmhouse on Western Avenue with living quarters in the building. The program will serve nursery and sub primary children, align with Bath public schools, and allow transfers to city schools. About 20 to 30 children are expected this season, with a Parents Board advisory group supporting the venture.

Bath Roosevelt Faw Naval Medical Center Bethesda Elmhurst Beatrice Bouton Elizabeth Harris Cosmopolitan Club Washington Street West Georgetown Elmhurst Dairy He Venture Diana Fenn Converse G. Fenn Hyde Estate Western Avenue Harland A. Ladd West Bath Roger D. Skillings William Kelley Harry L. Day Royal A. Johnson Maude P. Thayer Miss Bouton Miss Harris Baltimore Maryland Institute of Fine and Applied Arts Teachers’ College Columbia University Highland Manor Err Art Eventoiss Harris Orange Mass Antioch College The Park Nursery School Sunnyside L. 1

Six Respondents Guilty in Municipal Court Session

Judge Gardiner R. Deering presided over seven charges against six men in a Tuesday morning municipal court session. Five pleaded guilty to intoxication, one to a note, and the panhandling charge yielded a not guilty plea. All six were found guilty of all counts, with penalties including fines and jail time or suspended sentences. The arrests followed street fights by Patrolman Joseph Thibodeau shortly after midnight Monday.

Bath Iron Works Corp Polo Mats Tandy View Worten Ali Fatto Gardiner R. Deering Bangor Bath Augusta Joseph Thibodeau

Personal notes on local residents and travel

Dr. Walter K. Morse has left for Newport Rhode Island to be stationed at the Naval hospital. The Gilchrists return from a Bath Iron Works vacation at Biscay Pond while Mrs Phillips and nieces depart Woolwich. Carpenters Noddin and Leeman finish Hyde Windlass work and return to Maine. Conway family vacationing in Boston Providence and New York to see Jackie Cooper. Bath Memorial nurses Mary MacMillan Charlotte McRae and Jamie Mathieson travel to Concord New Hampshire for psychiatric training at the state hospital.

Walter K. Morse Washington Street Newport R. L Naval Hospital R. D. Gilchrist Bedford Street Toenday Gilchrist Bath Iron Works Corp Merrill Biscay Pond George Phillips Woolwich Barbara Marion Peterson Duxbury Mass Phillips Chester Noddin Henry Leeman Hyde Windlass Calais J. J. Conway Conway Boston Providence New York Jackie Cooper Mary MacMillan Charlotte McRae Jamie Mathieson Bath Memorial Hospital Concord N. H New Hampshire State Hospital

North Bath man bound over to October session

Parker Tarbox of North Bath was bound over to the Sagadahoc Superior Court October term on a charge of making an oral threat against Mrs. Joseph E. Arsenault. Testimony described threats at the home and a Sunday morning visit. The court set sureties at $1,000 after finding probable cause. Other municipal court cases involved intoxication and disobedience charges.

Parker Tarbox North Bath Sagadahoc Frank L. Moriarty Deering

Volunteer Nurses Aide Group Seeks New Members

Mrs. Ralph G. Stetson of 964 Washington street heads the Volunteer Nurses Aide group and seeks all willing to join the course. She succeeds Mrs. Arthur Sewall II, who moves to Portland and cannot continue as chairman. Stetson, a graduate of the first city Nurses Aide class, invites calls or notes at the Red Cross office in City Hall.

Ralph G. Stetson Washington Street Stetson Arthur Sewall II Portland Sewall Red Cross City Hall

Employment Office Recruits Near 500 Placements

United States Employment Service in Maine reports July placements reached 6 020 workers. Through July, 33 243 MAINE residents were placed, up 34 8 percent from 1941. Local office made 488 placements in July as harvest recruitment for Aroostook potatoes ramps up.

United States Employment Service Maine John T. Walsh U.s.es Aroostook

Tourtillotte Funeral Services Held Friday Afternoon

Funeral services for John C. Tourtillotte were conducted Friday at two o clock at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence 819 High street Rev Charles M Tubbs officiated bearers included John Toutillotte Lawrence Sprecht William B Haggett and Alonzo Thayer Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove cemetery

John C. Tourtillotte Arthur F. Mayo High Street Charles M. Tubbs John Toutillotte Lawrence Sprecht William B. Haggett Alonzo Thayer Oak Grove Cemetery

Woolwich Church Services and Local Socials Summary

Woolwich notes Sunday Center Baptist Church services at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with talks by Mrs. C. E. Bousfield and on Abigail, Sunday school at 11 a.m. A Friday prayer meeting is planned. Spinning Wheel Club hosted a linen shower for Mrs. Harold Stanton of Bath, with next meeting at Mrs. Nellie Leeman’s. Community notices include a Christmas talk by Miss Mary L. Wright and various local social gatherings and visits.

Center Baptist Church C. E. Bousfield Abigail C. E. Hathorne J. M. Gowdey Spinning Wheel Club Harold Stanton Bath Bedford Street Nellie Leeman Rose Cooper Samuel Hathorne Jordan Wright Florence Temple Leveroni Clarence Allen Patricia Bay Point Carlton Day Mary L. Wright Nequasset Farm Bureau Good Will

Local Social Notes From DolBEGIN Town

Mrs Allen's sister Mrs Jordan Wright visits. Mr and Mrs Miller and son Hon of Dorchester and Louise Miller's guests. Sunday calls at Fred L Carlton's home. Maxine Walker visiting friends in Connecticut. Geraldine Rice returns to Hartford work after two weeks with her parents. Millicent Hecht leaves Village Pride Bakery for vacation then studies at Morse High. Samuel Buck of Boston visits. Willard Oldrieve family from Malden stay at Day's Ferry. A R Webster closes Merrymeeting and Boothbay Camps and returns to Ohio after a successful season.

Allen Jordan Wright Rd Miller Dorchester Mass Louise Miller Frank L. Goddard Lisbon Falls Fred L. Carlton Maxine Walker Connecticut Geraldine Rice Hartford Millicent Hecht Village Pride Bakery Morsé High School John Brown Samuel Buck Boston Willard Oldrieve George Malden Day’s Ferry A. R. Webster Merrymeeting Boothbay Ohio

Boundaries Set for Huse Memorial School Attendance

The Board of Education defines the catchment for the new Huse Memorial building. The area extends south to Court Street but excludes Court Street residents, goes east to Lincoln Street including Lincoln Street residents, and north to North Street Extension excluding residents there. Hyde Park Terrace residents and nearby streets fall inside the boundary. Transfers may be made to balance class distribution in the central city.

Board of Education Huse

Bath Iron Works men weekend at home in Frankfurt

Donald Kingsbury and Guy McFarland, both employed at Bath Iron Works, spent the weekend at their Frankfurt home in their car. Miss Katherine Callanan of Braintree Mass returned home Tuesday after working the Summer at Rock Garden Inn Sebasco Estates. Master Louis Young Jr son of Mr and Mrs Louis Young 1303 Washington Street spent a few days with his aunt Mrs Fred Abboth of Boothbay Harbor. Mrs John Lasell and daughter Sonia Lasell of Whitinsville Mass returned home Tuesday after a weekend with Mrs John K Jayne at Small Point.

Donald Kingsbury Guy McFarland Bath Iron Works Frankfurt Katherine Callanan Braintree Mass Rock Garden Inn Sebasco Estates Louis Young, Jr Louis Young Washington Street Fred Abboth Boothbay Harbor John Lasell Sonia Lasell Whitinsville John K. Jayne Small Point

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