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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1942

Page

7

Bath Softball Teams Lose in Maine Tournament

Both Bath clubs were eliminated in Sunday quarter finals as Hyde Windlass fell to A H Benoit of Portland 8 to 1 and Miller Trailers were beaten by South Portland Time Keepers 10 to 3. Todd Bath Counters later won the state title defeating Fitzgerald Brewery 7 to 3 in the final.

Bath Maine Deering Oaks Portland Hyde Windlass A. H. Benoit Miller Trailers South Portland Todd-Bath Fitzgerald Brewery Windlass Boys Arlie Murray Milletten S.P Millett R. Agger Greenood H. Agger Keefe Mcuarrie Lewis Brownnoit Kavas Foote Markley Murray Clement

Memorial Hospital Names Dorothy Robinson As Appendix Patient

Dorothy Robinson four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bond Robinson of Dummer Street is a patient at Memorial hospital. On Saturday she was taken with emergency appendicitis and operated on immediately. She is being cared for by her aunt Miss Dorothy Haggard RN and Mrs Dean Bonney RN is caring for her.

Dorothy Robinson Bond Robinson Dummerstreet Memorial Hospital Dorothy Haggard R. N Dean Bonney

Personal mentions and social notes from Bath area

Miss Doris Perkins of Bath Trust Co. visits relatives in Sebasco. Mrs Gladys Mayo visits brother Harold Goodrich in Boston. Clarence Oliver of Bath Iron Works at Maine General Hospital Portland. Gustave Meister weekend at home from Charlestown Navy Yard. Irving Varney and wife return from Waldoboro visit with daughter Mrs Virgil Wallace. Dr Herbert T Caverly and family go to Asbury Park N J for a week. Alex McDonald returns to Portsmouth after weekend at home. City Treasurer Donald Young and wife visit sister in East Orange N J and South Harpswell. Daniel Williams family spend summer at Birch Point. Helen Greene travels to Birch Point to visit brother John A Greene Jr. Lorraine Tyler RN recuperating at home in Rumford after tonsillectomy.

Doris Perkins Bath Trust Co Sebasco Gladys Mayo High Street Harold Goodrich Boston Clarence Oliver Bath Iron Works Portland Maine General Hospital Gustave Meister Charlestown Navy Yard Irving Varney Trufant Street Waldoboro Herbert T. Caverly Herbert T Lardina Ann Corliss Street Asbury Park N. J Alex McDonald Portsmouth N. H Navy Yard McDonald Dummer Street Donald Young Young Benjamin Haggett East Orange South Harpswell Daniel Williams Elizabeth Ruth Birch Point Helen Greene John A. Greene Quimby Street Shackford Lorraine Tyler R. N Rumford Rumford Community Hospital

Naval Officers Wives Honor Tea at Cosmopolitan Club

The Cosmopolitan Club at 894 Washington Street hosted a tea for wives of Bath based naval officers. Over 100 members and guests attended as flowers and Hyde estate roses decorated the rooms. Maine’s First Lady Mrs Sumner Sewall and Augusta women joined out of town guests including Mrs Edmond A Hoggard and Mrs John A Lord. A program by the Dennison string ensemble and Kathleen Harkins featured classical and popular tunes, with Miss Amy Irish singing and a piano accompaniment by Mrs Danielson.

Washington Street Bath Hyde Sumner Sewall Maine Augusta Edmond A. Hoggard Nancy Hyde John A. Lord Washington, D. C Leonard F. Wetherbee Granville M. Colby Nelly K. Goodrich George Baer Connard Lewis Corman Commander Corman U.S.N William S. Newell Archibald M. Main Richard Quick J. R. Andrews Roscot P. McFadden N. Gratz Jackson Frank B. Nichols Martin Watrous Arthur H. Colby Edward B. Hamblett A. L. Kramer Guy Crosby Fred E. Irish Arthur Burgess Charles T. Small, Jr Charles W. Messenger Richard Sherwood Raymond Chubbuck Lawrence S. Lord Alice F. Johnson Herbert S. Harris Cochairman Hiram T. Stevens Charles A. Soule Warren F. Hawley Roscoe P. McFadden Philip Miller Andrew J. Danielson Dennison Richard Alice Jean William W. Dennison de Leone Teery Kohlmann Brahms Toselli Ol’ Virginny Stephen Foster Laddie Thayer Jerome Kern Kathleen Harkins Luxembourg Garden Paris Kathleen Lockhart Manning

Crocker Crocker wedding in Wiscasset at Beacon Street parsonage

Chester Ray mond Crocker of Wiscasset and Isabel Louise Louis of the same town were married Friday afternoon at two in the Beacon Street Methodist parsonage with Rev. Charles L. Kinney officiating. The couple was unattended. The groom, a railroad fireman, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Crocker of Damariscotta. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Harry Lewis of Wiscasset.

Chester Raymond Crocker Wiscasset Isabel Louise Louis Beacon Street Methodist Parsonage Charles L. Kinney Cerem ‘Mony John H. Crocker Damariscotta Irving Harry Lewis

Bath Teacher Elects to City Staff

Miss Beth Trott daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilfred C Trott of 17 Marshall Avenue is among three teachers recently elected to join the Bath teaching staff.

Beth Trott Wilfred C. Trott Marshall Avenue This City Bath

Morse High School Hires Three New Teachers

The Board of Education announced new Morse High School staff members Miss Beatrice Titcomb of Dexter Miss Mary Wadsworth of Burlington Mass and Miss Trott who will teach English civics history biology and mathematics Their diverse educational backgrounds include Bates College University of Maine Boston University and the University of California and a combined 11 years teaching experience in Maine Massachusetts Arizona and beyond.

Ing Board of Education Beatrice Titcomb Dexter Mary Wadsworth Burlington Mass Titcomb Dexter High School Bates College University of Maine Bates Columbia University University of California At Los Angeles Columbia Maine Massachusetts Arizona Morse High School Miss Wadsworth Lexington Burdett College Boston University Wadsworth Trott Lisbon Falls High School

Teasdale Preble Wedding Held At Home Ceremony

Miss Phyllis Preble and Harry James Teasdale wed in a double ring ceremony at 39 Willow Street home. Rev. Charles L. Kinney officiated with attendants Irene Daley and Carl Graves. A reception followed at 57 Academy Street and the couple will reside at 1161 Washington Street. Both graduates of Morse High School in the 1930s.

Phyllis Preble Floyd H. Preble Oliver Street Harry James Teasdale Stanley W. Teasdale Kittery Teasdale Charles L. Kinney Beacon Street Methodist Church Herbert L. Dennison Willow Street Irene Daley Carl Graves North Street Eva Fulton Academy Street Washington Street Washington Street. Mrs. Teasdale Graduated From Morse High School Hyde Windlass Co Morse High School Bath Iron Works Corp

Invention Demonstrated at Saco-Lowell Shops Biddeford

A diverse group including U S Senate delegates Army and Navy technicians and engineers watched Dr. Vasco da Gama of New York showcase his new invention at the Saco-Lowell Shops in Biddeford. The demonstration highlighted potential for future war efforts.

United States Senate Army and Navy Uncle Sam Vasco da Gama New York Saco-Lowell Biddeford

Farm and city property listings by Fred B Reed Co

Buy or sell farm and city share property advertise with Fred B Reed Co manager Stanley E Wail lace at 93 Front Street Bath. Call 332 W for details or to place an ad. Publication date 4 16 tf.

Fred B. Reed Co Stanley E. Waillace Front Street Bath

Linen Shower for Dorothy Waterman Abridged

Miss Dorothy Waterman of the local telephone exchange will wed Ednar Owens of Nor ridgewock on Saturday Sept 5. A surprise linen shower was held at the Waterman home Foster's Point with guests from West Bath Bath Freeport Brunswick and Boston. Gifts included linen bedding towels and other pieces. After their honeymoon the couple will live with Mrs Lincoln Williams at Foster's Point.

Dorothy Waterman Ednar Owens Norridgewock Fletcher Waterman Foster’s Point Grace Waterman Ernest Snow Freeport Donald Emero Maynard Carlton Albert White Stanley Rose Emily Larrabee Marguerite Donnell Lincoln Williams West Bath Martha Crocker Doris Edward McMann Leon Genthner Charles Genthner Edward Jenks Bath Alfred Gray Boston Jane Jamison Brunswick Earlon Farr Augusta C. Durgin Percy Waterman Ethel Waterman Robert Waterman Everett Waterman Richard Gray Miss Waterman Foster's Point

Burnses Honored at Surprise 14th Wedding Anniversary Party

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Burns of 78 Court Street were guests of honor at a surprise party Tuesday last week at their home in honor of their 14th anniversary. The couple, supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Brown in Brunswick, received a boudoir chair a chenille spread and many gifts. Attending were family friends and neighbors including Mrs. J Edward Burns Miss Isabel Burns Mrs. Maurice Brown and others from Groton Conn Everett Mass and local towns.

Theodore F. Burns Court Street J. Edward Burns Isabel Burns Maurice Brown Elmer Higgins Nellie O'Connor John Phillips Vernal Chaney William Phillips Grover Smith Lawrence Lord Mildred Weed Leonard Smith Fred White Lillian Tasker

Wing Leavitt Brunswick Couple Married on Beacon Street

Samuel W. Wing and Mrs. Pearl Charlotte Leavitt of Brunswick wed Thursday afternoon at the Beacon Street Methodist parsonage in a solo ceremony. Rev. Charles L. Kinney officiated with Mr. and Mrs. Leroy A. Hart as witnesses. The groom is the son of Milton Wing of Livermore Falls and the bride is the daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Denbow of Brunswick and the late Lincoln Denbow.

Samuel W. Wing Pearl Charlotte Leavitt Brunswick Beacon Street Methodist Parsonage Beacon Street Charles L. Kinney Leroy A. Hart Milton Wing Livermore Falls Gertrude Denbow Lincoln Denbow

Girl Scout Leader Accepts Oklahoma Post

Miss Gertrude Campbell former executive director of Bangor Brewer Girl Scouts for four years will join Girl Scouts in Oklahoma and begin duties on October 1.

Gertrude Campbell Bangor- Brewer

Doctor R H Johnson Opens Office at Osteopathic Hospital

Announcement that Dr. R. H. Johnson osteopathic physician and resident physician opens general practice at Osteopathic Hospital located at 955 Washington Street. Office hours by appointment and telephone contact 799 listed.

Osteopathic Mem Hospital The Osteopathic Hospital Washington St

Rotary Guests Martin Watrous for Summer Maine Visit

Bath Rotary heard Martin Watrous Esq of New Orleans speak at the Tuesday noon meeting in Sedgwick. He traced wartime Alaska threats, urged U S resolve, and urged not to fear but stay infuriated by Axis attacks. Ladies Night set for next meeting with Lewiston Rotarian E W Adams visiting.

Bath Rotary Club Sedgwick Martin Watrous New Orleans Watrous Rich’s Mountain New Meadows Maine Minnesota Seattle San Francisco Klondike Alaska South Rotary Club George B Wolstenholme Mr. Watrous United States Aleutian Islands United Nations Justus Miller E. W. Adams Lewiston

Death of Maynard Moore leaves Bath kin in sorrow

Mrs. Hiram Annis of 87 Milan street mourns the death of her brother-in-law Maynard Moore 78 of Everett Mass Aug 31 after a two year illness. Born Ellsworth Maine he worked for Martin L Hall Grocery Co in Everett and was a 32nd degree Mason. Survived by widow two daughters Hazel Hatch Melrose Highlands and Mrs Harold Swan Everett and three sons Maynard Jr Harold and Maynard 3rd all of Everett. Masonic funeral service held at the late home and burial in the family lot.

Hiram Annis Milan Street Maynard Moore Everett Mass Ellsworth Calvin Moore Moore Martin L. Hall Grocery Co

Intentions of marriage filed in Augusta city hall

The notice lists potential marriages including Harry M. Gidney 34 Augusta Bath Iron Works employee and Christine F. Cunliffe 26 Charlton Mass weaver. Also updates on visits and a birthday party with a $25 defense bond gift among attendees.

Augusta City Hall Harry M. Gidney Augusta Bath Iron Works Christine F. Cunliffe Charlton Mass Edward B. Hamblett Pratt Street Southern Pines N. C Hamblett Churchill James Donahue James Jr Westboro Ernest Hamblett Doris Walker David Walker Auburn J. Edward Jones High Street Jones J. Franklin Howe John Howe Upper Washington Street Washington, D. C Silver Springs Paul Cushman Earle Hamlin Moore Fenton I. Moore Cherry Street Earle Coombs Coombs Richard Jenkins Judy Vinal King Arlene Rupert Lewis Darrel Francis Bruce Robert Stewart Day Tamara Sandra Moore Lester Lewis Ralph Coombs Joseph Jenkins Lewis Sanborn

William F Ham Dies in Bath at Age 68

William Franklin Ham aged 68 died at Bath Memorial Hospital after a two year illness. Born September 15 1874 in Bath he lived there most of his life and worked thirty years at Hartleb and Cheltra Bottling Co now Liberty Bottling. He later served as shipping clerk at Rockwood Sprinkler Co Worcester and caretaker at the Masonic Temple. He and his wife celebrated their 49th anniversary. Survived by wife three sons, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters, ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral at Curtis Funeral Home Friday at two.

William Franklin Ham Bath Memorial Hospital Frank E Emma (Gahan) Ham Ham Bath Hartleb and Cheltra Bottling Co Liberty Bottling Co Rockwood Sprinkler Co Worcester Mass Masonic Temple Pearl] Street Polar Star Lodge of Masons Dunlap Dunlap Commandery of Knights Templar, and Montgomery and St. Bernard Royal Arch Bath Aerie of Eagles People’s Church Theodore R Francis W. Ham James Ham Quincy Winfield E. Skillings Scarboro Edith Ham Charlestown Rufus Arthur Islesford Edward J. Kerwin Edward J. Lee Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street

Black-Morgan Couple Wed in Brunswick Ceremony

Eugene Black of Brunswick and Miss Thema J. Morgan were married in Brunswick on Sunday August 23. Rev. Frank M. Lamb presided at the ceremony at his Washington Street home. A reception followed at the bride’s mother’s Sebasco Estates home. The groom enlisted in the Navy on August 24 and is at the Naval Training Station in Newport Rhode Island. he previously worked as a welder at Bath Iron Works Corp.

Eugene Black Brunswick Thema J. Morgan Frank M. Lamb Washington Street Evelyn Huff Sebasco Estates Navy Naval Training Station Newport R. I Bath Iron Works Corp

Rotary Anns Meet at Hotel Sedgwick Luncheon

The Rotary Anns held a regular luncheon meeting Thursday noon at the Hotel Sedgwick. Plans were discussed for the Fall work and the next meeting is set for Thursday September 10. Members present included Mrs Daniel Dougherty Mrs Fred Hill Mrs Harold Troop Mrs Charles Doyle Mrs Chester Plant Mrs Charles Small Jr Mrs Warren Kershner and guest Mrs Lorraine Markham of Lee Massachusetts and Mrs Rupert Irvine.

Rotary Anns Sedgwick Daniel Dougherty Fred Hill Harold Troop Charles Doyle Chester Plant Charles Small, Jr Warren Kershner Lorraine Markham Lee, Mass Rupert Irvine

Pioneer Cemetery Association Holds 20th Annual Reunion

The Pioneer Cemetery Association hosted its 20th annual reunion on August 22 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Small on Cushman Road. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Westlin of Paterson New Jersey visiting from far away. Westlin, a former chief engineer on a torpedoed ship, recounted the 382 survivors and 25 lost, noting the calm actions of the passengers and crew. The event featured a cemetery ceremony, a talk by Dr. Alexander Cairns, a solo by Mrs. Leon Dunkley, and a baked bean supper on the porch.

Pioneer Cemetery Association Wilbur Small Cushman Road Charles Westlin Paterson N. J Westlin Lilla F M. Abbie Tarbett Stoneham Mass Sara S. Temple East Orange Laura Whitmore Gardiner Merton Small South Gardiner G. E. Hackett Brunswick Alexander Cairns Bloomfield Richmond Rogge Leon Dunkley Marshall Dunn Kittery Marshall Small Bowdeinham Edna Dingley Smith Myrna S. Dunn Lilla Tibbets

New Teacher Named for Morse High Staff

Sherwin L. Stanley of Raymond is elected to fill Morse high school's vacancy after Les ter Reynolds resignation. Stanley, a 1933 University of Maine education graduate, has seven years of teaching at Old Town Clinton New Portland Cornish Mars Hill and Winthrop.

Bath Sherwin L. Stanley Raymond Lester Reynolds Morse High School Mr. Stanley Clinton High School University of Maine The University Old Town Clinton New Portland Cornish Mars Hill Winthrop

Local social notes from Bowdoinham and neighboring towns

Mrs. Mary H. Heath visited Bowdoinham guest hostesses Mrs. William Graves and Mrs. John Graves in Topsham. Presque Isle couple Mr. and Mrs. Linwood McPherson and Mapleton pair Mr. and Mrs. Charles McPherson with Arelen visited relatives. Mrs. Harry Purrington entertained Bowdoin W C T U ladies. Wallace Hutchins and Granville Frank families spent weekend in Lincolnville.

Mary H. Heath William Graves John Graves Topsham Linwood McPherson Presque Isle Charles McPherson Arelen Mapleton Harry Purrington Bowdoin

Also Mentioned on This Page

Senter'’s, Inc Fall’s Shoe Store Front St Cor W.A. Fall Naval Officers’ Wives Cosmo Club Club House Crocker-Lewis Beacon Street Parsonage Elizabeth M. Trott Popular Telephone Exchange Wing—Leavitt R. H. Johnson William F. Ham Black-Morgan Thelma J. Morgan Bangor Bangor State Hospital Don Barry Juby Canova E. Brown Madeleine Carroll Pioneer Cemetery Association Meets Morse High Bowdoinham Post Road J Pera Ouly Philip Dora Donna Reed
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