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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1944

Page

3

Wiscasset School Opens with Teachers Listed

Wiscasset grade schools reopen Tuesday Sept 5 with principal Winona Leavitt directing seventh and eighth grades and Laura Harding supervising fifth and sixth. Frances Plumstead oversees primary, while Winona Leavitt handles first and second, and Martina Willis leads third and fourth. Other posts include Lowelltown taught by Maude Lincoln and North school by Elinor Mahan.

Wiscasset Winona Leavitt Laura Harding Bootbay Harbor Martina Willis Frances Plumstead Josephine Merry Miss Plumstead Maude Lincoln Lowelltown Elinor Mahan Elinor Mahan, the North School Sophia Preble Birch Point Pine Cone Council Henry van Deman Damariscotta Harvey Pease Leland Brown Gerald Sherman Roy Marston Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post American Legion Boy Scout Pine Tree Council Red Men's Hall Grace A. Cowley Lincoln Faurer David Faurer Philadelphia Lester W. Peters Sheepscot Road Lincoln Mt. Katahdin Maine Mt. Washington White Mountains New Hampshire Georgia Rangeley Lakes Presidential Range Pomona Grange Huntoon Hill Grange Hall Mary Jane Fullerton Grange Lincoln County Herbert A. Clark

Mrs Eva Bishop Returns From Camp In East Brunswick

Mrs Eva Bishop and her daughter Mrs Harry Gifford have returned to Mrs Bishop's Summer home in East Brunswick while Mr Gifford, formerly at Bath Iron Works, serves in Hawaii. Mrs Gifford will stay with her mother for the duration.

Eva Bishop Harry Gifford Mrs. Bishop Mrs. Gifford East Brunswick Gifford Bath Iron Works Hawaii Norman Marriner Topsham West Virginia The Seabees

Bath area social roundup notes clambakes and departures

Bath and surrounding towns report clambakes at Rock Hill Inn for Bath Iron Works crew and a farewell for Roland Carlton before his military service. Numerous visits, family gatherings, hospital stays, and weekend travels are noted, with residents like Marion Rose, Graydon Smith, and Carol Ann among those mentioned.

Bath Iron Works Rock Hill Inn Navy Department of the Iron Works J. W. Larrabee Waterboro Box Co Waterboro Roland Carlton Howard Carlton Robert Morse Arrowsie Chester Kelsoe Georgetown Eva Perry Mahlon Laurence Joe Dyer Joe Laban Madison Gertrude Greenleaf Gladys Frye Warren Gray John Perkins Carol Carlton Leonard Smith David Bath Patricia Wing Graydon Smith G. C. Smith Florence C. Hogan Charles Farnsworth Damariscotta Maynard Carleton Bertha Card Connecticut Fred Rose Harvey Dobbins Boston Philip Boudreau Marshal Boudreau Lois McLean Morse High School Sylvia Magno George Booker Bath Memorial Hospital Louise Hudson Central Maine General Hospital Lewis

Nurses Graduate at Grace Church Evening Service

Following the Baccalaureate Service at Grace church, Central church hosted nursing graduates from the 1944 and 1945 classes in an evening ceremony. Governor Sumner Sewall, Rev. Wolstenholme, Dr. Hamilton, and hospital officials attended as diplomas were awarded, candles lit, and the Nightingale Pledge recited amid floral decor and Mendelssohn music.

Grace Church Central Church Harriet Reed Shaw Mendelssohn Sumner Sewall Sidney Dee Arthur Sewall Board of Trustees T. C. Maney St. Mary's Church Virginia Hamilton George B. Wolstenholme Dee Galilee Florence Nightingale God Dr. Hamilton Snipe Sewall Elizabeth Williams Shaw Beryl D. Wheeler Marjorie V. MacDonald Barbara McMann Carlisle Joan Sarah Nicholson Altha Ellen Cavanaugh Alma Marie Wasson Lilly May Douglas Pauline Mari Frances Eileen Murphy Marian Rose Beatrice W. Linford Eleanor Faith Bennett

Grace Episcopal church fills for Baccalaureate service

Grace Episcopal Church was well filled Sunday morning for a baccalaureate service. Music and prayers highlighted the ceremony as graduates from area schools prepared to begin next life stages.

Grace Episcopal Church

What It Means to Be Like Christ series at Woolwich church

Woolwich First Baptist church holds 10 am service with Mrs J M Gowdey continuing the What It Means to Be Like Christ theme, courteous and long minded. Evening service at 7 30 pm covers To Be Bible-minded church-minded and royal. Woolwich Center and Montsweag Baptist churches also held services.

First Baptist Church Woolwich Center J. M. Gowdey Church School Woolwich and Wiscasset Baptist Church Montsweag Christ Ladies Aid of Woolwich Center Baptist Church Institute of Maine Baptist Women's Missionary Society Waterville Sarah Bagley Wright Lida Hawthorne

Baccalaureate Sermon Delivered for Bath Memorial Nurses

The rector Rev. Charles M. Tubbs preached the baccalaureate sermon to Bath Memorial hospital nurses graduating class. The church was decorated with Fall flowers arranged by the Cosmopolitan Garden club. Mrs. Seth S. Mullin attended the hospital retinue.

Charles M. Tubbs Bath Memorial Hospital Cosmopolitan Garden Club Seth S. Mullin

Assomption Holds Annual Meeting

A large gathering of Assomption members elected officers for the year. Gilbert Arsenault was reelected president. Yvonne Vaillancourt first vice president. Florida Hotte second vice president. Ada Despres secretary. Rose St Pierre treasurer. Chaplain Rev Father Timothy Maney and councilors Mary Rose Gallant Rose Babine and Margaret Gallant named. Next meeting September 26 at G A R hall.

the Assumption Gilbert Arsenault Yvonne Vaillancourt Florida Hotte Ada Despres Rose St. Pierre Timothy C. Maney Mary Rose Gallant Rose Babine Margaret Gallant Mar- Francis Boucher Melvina Grimard G. A. R. Hall

Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Plans 1944 45 Schedule

The Theta chapter program committee met at Mrs. Albert R. Coombs home to outline the 1944 1945 season. Schedule includes picnics meetings rushing party model meeting special meeting preferential tea pledge ritual founder day celebrations and installation of officers with dates through June plus cultural plans and schedule books for members.

Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Albert R. Coombs Granite Street John Greene Nathan Watson Roberta Hawthorne Brewster Sedgwick Linwood Haynes Burt Osgood Albert Coombs Eleanor Danforth

Nequasset Farm Bureau Meets at Good Will Hall

Nequasset Farm Bureau gathered for an all day session at Good Will hall on Wednesday of last week. Dinner was served by Mrs Jordan Wright and others. Special guest Mrs Ruth Farnham Murphy spoke on care and repair for longer wear guiding the meeting in place of ill chairwoman Mrs Oshen Dodge. She described Warwick Rhode Island and photographed the Light Station there. October 4 meeting planned at Good Will hall with topic Clinic on Sewing Machines and County Agent Rose McCready to attend.

Curtis Plant Cheerio Maurice Hathorne Alice Galvin Ethel Reed Nequasset School Edith Weston Mountain School Jessie Spaulding Pleasant View School Louise Reynolds Kelley Sagadahoc School Georgia Walker Bath Iron Works Everett Hathorne Hayden Temple Merle Jameson Stanwood Gilman Phippsburg George Ames Roberta Emma Copeland Waldoboro Ruth Duplissa Hallowell Jordan Wright Barley Friendship Ruth Soule Phillip Soule Evelyn White West Bath Anna May Berry Bettie Bowers Ralph Bowers Day's Ferry Loring Soule Maine General Hospital Portland George Carlton Upper Darby Fred Carlton Edward Mayo George Willis Fred Hathorne Ernest Getchell Moosehead Lake Beaver Creek Nequasset Farm Bureau Good Will Hall Walter Libby Ruth Farnham Murphy Warwick R. I Bath Rose McCready Auburn Frank Bailey Percy Bailey Herbert Leeman Percy Marston and Guest Costello P. Hall Edword Carter Ray Grant Garret Galvin Wilbur Hagan Adelbert Hall

Vacancies for Interviewers at U S Employment Service Offices

Vacancies exist for Interviewer positions at U S Employment Service Offices in Bath Caribou and Rumford. Pay is 2087 dollars yearly for a 48 hour week with Civil Service benefits including a month vacation with pay and sick leave. Applicants need two years full time experience in related fields and Maine residency is favored.

Maine U. S. Employment Service C. O. U. S. Employment Service Water Street Augusta

Nequasset Auxiliary Hosts Surprise Shower Meeting

Nequasset Auxiliary met at Mrs. Wilbur Presley's Nequasset road home Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Henry Dubar presiding due to the illness of the president. The treasurer reported 74.67 in the treasury. A surprise party and stork shower honored Mrs. Lester Holbrook, hosted by Mrs. Fritz Klippel.

Nequasset Wilbur Presley Nequasset Road Henry Dubar John C. Gilmore Treasury Fritz Klippel Stanley Elwell Carlton Squiers Lester Holbrook Holbrook Clara Tibbetts Hallowell Presley Carla Marie Elizabeth Bowers Florence Hathorne Stephen Sara Bailey Dallas Tracey Margaret Maass Ruth Grant Percy Bailey Amy Cromwell

Graduation Banquet for Memorial Hospital Nurses Held in Sedgwick

The Memorial hospital graduate nurses were feted Tuesday at 6 30 pm with a banquet in Sedgwick attended by Bath leaders and British naval officers. Garden club arrangements decorated tables, remarks by Mr Trowbridge praised the class, and gifts from Nightingale, Alumni, and Junior League were given. A reception and dance followed at U S C hall with Cliff Leeman's orchestra providing music.

Memorial Hospital Sedgwick Colempolitan Garden Club Bath John A. Lord Arthur King Henry O. Trowbridge John A. Morse Arthur Sewall Frederick E. Drake Mollie Gibbons Elizabeth Bates Bertha Bellrose Allan Spear George Baer Connard James A. Gillies, Jr William Dennison Ada Deering Dayton Hill Audrey Trowbridge Garden Club Cosmopolitan Club Harry F. Morin Jane Hillgrove Walter C. Rogers Brunswick Naval Base Cliff Leeman

Roland F Peero Funeral Held at Mayo Residence

The funeral for Roland F Peero took place Wednesday afternoon at two from the Arthur F Mayo Funeral Residence 819 High street with Rev George B Wolstenholme of People's Baptist church officiating. Bearers were Richard Frates David Walsh Joseph Couture Thomas McCabe Edward Lozier and Clifford Walsh. Burial followed at Oak Grove.

Roland F. Peero Arthur F. Mayo High Street George B. Wolstenholme People’s Baptist Church Richard Frates David Walsh Joseph Couture Thomas McCabe Edward Lozier Clifford Walsh Oak Grove

Miss Anna Alix to Bridgeport for weekend visit

Miss Anna M. Alix of High street left this morning for Bridgeport Connecticut to spend the weekend with Mrs. Helen. She will also visit Mrs. Annie Devine of New York City formerly of South Portland for a few days and will return home Sunday.

Anna M. Alix High Street Bridgeport

Paul Mason Takes Annual Vacation From Post Office Duties

Paul Mason of the staff at the post office is taking his annual vacation from duties for a planned break. He will be away for an extended period, returning to duties after the leave.

Paul Mason

Orioles Song and Summer Neighbors on Bay Point

The Bay Point note describes the oriole’s song as scarlet, strong and sweet, with a nest woven by a skilled weaver. It also highlights the red eyed vireo and lists local residents visiting or returning from travel, including the Cooke and Thornborough families and arrivals such as Miss Audrey Pinkham and Charles Kiessling.

John Burpoughs Vireo H. S. Henderson North Bath Herschel Libby Stanley D. Henderson Rio de Janeiro Brazil Francis Cooke Audrey Pinkham Clyde Pinkham Yarmouth Academy Bay Point Charles Kiessling Dedham Mass Rockledge Jack Flaraghty Bangor Harry Stone Mary Thornborough New York City Kart Hentz Hentz Maryland Karl Hentz

Florence H Dunning Dies in Waltham Massachusetts

Florence H Dunning 56 wife of George Roy Dunning of Medford died at Waltham Sanatorium after five months as patient. Born in Woolwich she lived with Harnden family as a child. Survived by husband son George Roy Jr and brothers William and Robert Harnden. Funeral held Somerville and Bath committal in Oak Grove with Rev David L Wilson officiating.

Florence Harnden Dunning George Roy Dunning Medford Mass Waltham Sanatorium Waltham Woolwich Frank M Elizabeth Fullerton) Harnden Harnden Oak Street John Cummings Dunning Morse High School Boston Florida William Harnden Patten Robert D. Harnden Raymond Harnden This City Eleanor Fullerton Thomas Fremont Street David Fudge & Sons Funeral Somerville Bath Oak Grove David L. Wilson Central Congregational Church

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Joanna Evans Sidney G. Evans Dunster Hall Harvard University Cambridge Winona Huth Leavitt Hetty Richardson York Beach Richard King Plumstead Birch Post Elizabeth Hulbrooks Maintreet M. A. Plumstead Federal Street Fred Moody Exeter Frank R. Burton William H. Burton Birch Street New London Conn Eudell Whitten Taylor Homestead Hodge Street Massachusetts Hubbard Worcester USC Robert H. Temple Paul Kuta Tempie Harry D. Mosher Mosher Warren Street Bowdoinham Raymond E. Quinnan Whidbey Island Air Station Base Washington Verdon R. Chase Whitefield F. Burton Haggett Middle Street Edith Hodgdon Cape Cottage William B. Lewis Gardiner Road Chester H. Pendleton Marianna Fla Maurice Pendleton Pendleton Minnie Y. Bemis Charles N. Sigison Pinkham North Edgecomb Josephine Plumstead Arthur H. Durgin Bertram Jackman Calais Houston van Buren Durgin Elsie Hunt Mr. Evans Edward Evans Belfast Frank Frey Edmund Ingalls Lee Street Edgar Rankin USN Texas John G. Blagdon New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Philip Cohen Lillian Bibber Frank French C. Stone Charlotte Cargill Kermit Courtney Stover Joseph Stetson, Jr Sally Donald Chamberlain Avenue Brunswick Francis Stover Aafptc Miami Beach Paul Lemont Sampson Naval Training Station Sampson, N Arvid Mango Alpha Booker Franklin Melville USA Camp Gordon Susanne Witherington Greenwood Archibald McCoy T. W. Witherington Sally Anne Mr. Witherington Albert Darrah Phyllis Richard Hodgkins Larrabee's Grove Paul McCoy Elmer Mank Jennie Larrabee Snnie Larrabee Fred Hayward Assomption Samuel Belanger Nic Nac U.S.O. Hall Florence H. Dunning Waltham, Mass
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