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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1945
Page
4
Miss Hopestill Downes Reed of Woolwich joins 284 incoming Mount Holyoke students for a three day orientation starting September 17. The class includes 266 freshmen and 18 advanced standing entrants from 27 states and six foreign countries, with two French girls among the new foreign students. The report also notes various local visits and personal updates from Bath area residents and family news.
Duncan Bragg and his family have left Wiscasset and moved back to Bath, living on Farrin Street. Charles E. Gale of Damari Scotta, a USNR athletics specialist, serves in the physical training department at the Atlantic Fleet Naval Training Station in Newport Rhode Island, and is the son of Mrs. B. E. Goudy of Oak Street. He was a golf professional before enlisting in 1943.
Virginia French of Washington street will be guest soloist at Winter Street church Sunday morning at 10 30 as the tine of the Ball services resumes after summer. The article lists numerous visitors and military connections including T/Sgt Robert Bragg in India and M Sgt James Preston in Manchester New Hampshire.
Mr and Mrs Edward C Stiness of 7 North Street return to their Providence home Thursday afternoon by autom obile. They spend Thursday night with Mrs Stiness nieces in Portsmouth.
Fred Tarbox, manager at Newberry's in Newberry, earned a merited promotion and moved to the large Newberry store in Albany, New York. Richard Atwood succeeds him at Newberry, having transferred here from Dover-Foxcroft with his wife and two children, residing at 22 Oliver.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Gerard Tetreault of Brunswick at Bath Memorial hospital on Thursday. Relatives of Frazier Haines and son James serving with the Merchant Marines are notified they are safe in the Dutch East Indies and hope to be back in the States. Mrs John Meliues of Washington Street visits her son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs John Metims of Stroudwater.
Miss Nancy Mooney of Bangor returns from a month with grandparents Mr and Mrs Herbert Huntchns at Cuemmings street and resumes Bangor High School studies. Several girls stay at Cogan cottage Pophans Beach. Families from Willian Allard to Worcester await move. Lewis and Tate Wilson return from Sebhawe Lake. Maine Press Association picks Niven for executive post. Tardif family Bath visits Charles James Hiichich Corner. Mrs Frederick Kimball visits at High Street home.
Mrs Bruce II Mo White of Topsham entertained a card party at her cottage on Mere Point. Guest included Mrs Theo Webb of Middle Street, this city, among others present.
Ensign and Mrs Archie Main with two daughters flew to Washington D C after visiting his parents in Bath. A radio broadcaster announced their arrival, heard by Bath listeners. Navy man Donald Mike Oliver seeks Bath friends at USS Y O 171 Fleet Post Office San Francisco California. Oliver, son of Gladys F Oliver and Alfred M Oliver of Bath, enlisted January 1944 and has been overseas since October 1944. Jean Starkey of Revere Massachusetts returned from visiting her sister and brother in law Ivan Kirkpatrick in Middle Street Bath.
Miss Bessie Bowie returns to Hartford Connecticut after a two week vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Fred A Bowie of Drummond street and with her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Nelson Rice of Sagadahoc Ferry Mrs Annie P Malcolm of Winnegance is under observation at Maine General Hospital in Portland James Cilley has completed service at Bath Iron Works and Sunday test for Great Works then resumes work with Tuttle Construction Co Mrs Cilley will join him in about ten days
Miss Frances Downing of this city has returned to her home after visiting Miss Joan Burton of Newagen.
Rev and Mrs Charles L Kinney of Beacon Street announce the birth of a daughter to their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs William T Kinney of Winthrop Massachusetts. The baby girl Karen Joy was born in a Cambridge hospital on September 3.
Alfred Roberts of Trevett formerly of Oak Street in this city has been discharged from the Navy in San Diego California and returned to his Trevett home.
Mrs J H Schnare of Middle Street plans a Boston trip to reunite with her son 1st Lieut Vernon Schnare USA Separation Classification Officer at Kennedy General Hospital Memphis. Lieut Schnare spends a few days in Boston as his mother visits Lahey Clinic for a check up. Other Bay region residents and families are noted visiting and resuming duties after travel or overseas service.
Mrs. Dona York along with daughter Jeanette and son Harmon have returned to their home on Green Strout after a summer spend at Cindy's Harbor.
Fra Ducott of Bucksport intends to visit his daughter Mrs. Jones Cilley of Washington and will travel with her to meet Mr Cilley in Great Works within about ten days.
Ruth Young, recently visiting Malden Massachusetts, learns her son Maurice D. Puffer is now at Drew Field Florida returning from Italy. He has completed a 30 day furlough with his mother before leaving his current location.
Mr and Mrs Vincent Morck of Jacksonville Florida are visiting Mrs Lotta Eaton in Bath with Mrs Faton joining them. Morck served 13 years in the U S Merchant Marine as warrant officer with active wartime service. Capt Jesse Levin of Camp Edwards is home on furlough. Engagment announced for Faye Amity Nichols to Morris Holbrook U S N Seaman on USS Hanson. Miss Nichols works at Bath Iron Works canteen. Family visitors Abraham Gershwin and relatives depart for Boston.
Knoxville visitors J. E. Brown and C. L. Long and Mrs An nette Bryant with son Pat terson joined Meadowway residents Mr and Mrs Fred Merchant for a weekend. New York City couple Peter Boyhen and two daughters returned home after a summer stay at the Carr homestead on Chestnut Street. R C Yates of Norfolk and his wife Emily Comeau Yates welcomed a daughter born September 2.
Dr. and Mrs. William Hill and their son Robert of Naugatuck Connecticut have returned home after spending August at their cottage at Popham Beach. Mrs Hill is Louise Robinson, daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Robinson of Old South Place.
Donald Kirkpatrick of Hartford returns home after visiting his father on Central Avenue Bath. Families from High Street Quimby Street travel through Canada and Maine ending at Fort Kent for the holiday weekend. Mrs Philips Parsons of Salem visits Miss Susan Reed. Glenda Wilson and Peggy Wallace visit grandparents on Middle Street. Robert Giles welcomes a son born at Memorial Hospital. Mrs Mabel Harris undergoes surgery at Maine General Hospital. Chester McCabe Jr and Mrs Edward Thomas attend Lewiston Fireman's Muster. An individual employed at Waterville ticket office of Maine Central Railroad is at home briefly.
Mr and Mrs James F Moriarty of Watertown Massachusetts spend a few days with Acting City Marshal Frank L Moriarty and Mrs Moriarty on Gerald Street. Mrs Norman Seekins returns home after a week with Miss Dolores Willicut te at Chemola lake. Philip Ward of Central Avenue leaves for Limestone to work. Mrs David Yale and son move to Delta Pennsylvania to live with Sgt Yale's parents while he is stationed in Germany. Mrs Yale formerly Marilyn Barthelemy.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Poland and their son Herbert along with Mr and Mrs David Guay attended the Boothbay Playhouse Friday evening.
Miss Jane Roderick daughter of Mr and Mrs Maurice Roderick of Portland visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs Carl Meister on Washington street.
Hon. and Mrs. Arthur Sewall and daughter Miss Mary Sewall of Stone House Whiskeay spend weekend at Mrs. William D. Sewall’s cottage at Small Point with guests Richard Hodgson and Morgan Gunst, recent European duty returnees. Numerous visits and travels across Bath, Belfast, Portland, and surrounding communities mark a busy social scene with births, returns, and weddings noted.
Mr and Mrs Harry L Horne and family will return to their home at week’s end from Georgetown where they passed the vacation. Donald Hinds USN re joined his ship at Newport Va after a short leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Hinds South street. Mrs Wilfred W Chaney and daughters Mrs Keith McLuer and son John and Mrs Ralph E Crocker and daughter Joan passed Monday in Portland. Mrs Myra Burgon has returned to her home on Middle street after summer with her daughter Miss Nellie Burgon and brother Charles C Randall of Malden Mass. Mrs Gerald A Cram returned home Storer road Brunswick Hospital where she was a patient four weeks after surgery.
Mr and Mrs George Wetherbee of Brain Tree Massachusetts visit his mother Mrs Charles I P Wetherbee at her home on High Street.
Community notes from Bath recount property improvements by James Gillies Bath Box Co and a former post office site near South End terminal. Residents anticipate road oiling in Phippsburg and a return of prewar motoring, with local price policing and parking enforcement underway. Reports cover fires, curbside boxes, fishing, sales, and local civic efforts amid postwar adjustments.
The column notes banana supplies will improve with planned market entries while addressing repair delays. It covers USO events, Teen Agers registrations at USC hall with hours for Morse High School, a Harding Fabrication plant trip to Pemaquid, and other local happenings. It mentions standard time return, 40 hour weeks, Armory lot improvements, Maine weather shifts, dogfish and tuna seasons, sugar canning deadlines, open evenings at stations, a large tanker, and the Dummer Sewall chapter planning the Bangor meeting with lunch.
Mr William Shaughnessy has retired after 18 years at Gamboa Panama. He and Mrs Shaughnessy moved from Tampa to Bath and reside with Mr and Mrs E C Rich in Eastlane. Shaughnessy was a local polo player in Alameda days.
Mrs. James Ashenden of Wakefield Massachusetts spent the weekend as a guest of her daughter Mrs. Leonard Wetherbee and Mr. Wetherbee on Washington street. She was accompanied by her daughters Mrs. Gilbert Langley and Miss Ellen Ashenden who returned to Wakefield after the visit.
Mrs Frank L. Sewall and her daughter Nancy of New York City arrived at Sedgwick after spending the summer at Prout's Neck. The pair traveled from New York to Maine, continuing a seaside sojourn.
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