This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 48 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1946
Page
4
Bath and surrounding areas report social events, visits, and school news. Highlights include Mrs. Milton C. Trott hosting a gathering, Newmurepton School opening for its 126th year, travels of Miss Mary Fawcett, and familiares in Bath and Augusta sharing parties and birthdays.
Parker Morse Hooper travels from Camden to Fall River with a summer home stop in Bath. Hubert T. McCarty returns a day at Winchester after two weeks with Mrs. O. Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Drake Jr. and Elena arrive from Birch Point to Framingham. Samuel Hazard and family leave Small Point for Philadelphia then Princeton. Corporal William Wilson departs Scott Field after furlough with Oak Street parents.
Miss Beverly Curran daughter of Mr and Mrs Ambrose Curran of Blind Crossing begins her freshman year at Becker Junior College Worane Tuesday entering college life amid family support and local pride.
Mr and Mrs Edward P Curtis with daughter Diane and son Edward Jr have spent a month at Small Point Rochester New York Ruth another daughter has returned to Vassar College Poughkeepsie New York for studies.
Francis Gott of Pemaquid, a Bristol High School graduate and New York University alumnus, is featured in Collier's weekly issue pt 14. A World War I era Bath Iron Works rigging expert, he has published stories since college days in various magazines. He has lived in Pemaquid since childhood, coming from Swan's Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Curtis of Salem Massachusetts are spending their vacation with Mr Curtis's aunt Mrs Lizzie French on Washington street.
Mr and Mrs Charles Larrabee and Mrs Mary Baldi with daughter Delia of Westerly Rhode Island have completed a visit with Mrs Harry Larrabee on High street and returned to their homes.
James Gillespie returned to his home at 301 Washington street Saturday afternoon after being discharged as a patient from Dr Wilkens Hospital in Brunswick.
Lawrence Young of 11 Dumme Street signs with the U S Merchant Marine as quartermaster and sails from Philadelphia on September 25 to join the SS Pearl McPhee of the Tex Oil Co built during World War II. He has 12 years of sea experience and expects to sail from Philadelphia to Texas and then to Africa on his first trip.
Miss Elizabeth Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl C Anderson of Greenstreet has secured a position in a department store and left Thursday to begin work. She is a Chamberlain School Boston graduate.
Miss Gloria Brown visits Mr. and Mrs. Merton Snipe in Topsham. Mrs. Elbridge Hunnewell returns home after two weeks with the Daleys on Andrews road. Miss Eleanor Thebeau was in Augusta Thursday. Leavitt Lewis and spouse announce a seven pound three ounce daughter Jean Lorraine born at the Convalescent Prison Hospital in Washington. Mrs. George Perry rests comfortably at the Convalescent Maternity Hospital on Washington street.
Miss Audrey Hill of Washington street will travel to Boston to begin studies at the Boston School of Occupational Therapy after graduating this summer from La Salle Junior College. The Hill family, who vacationed at Boothbay Harbor, return home this weekend.
Mr and Mrs George Babine and son Philip return from South Portland after the death of Charles Daniel Lavallie son of Mrs Ernest Babine. Campbell Niven son of Mr and Mrs Paul K Niven of Brunswick entered Hebron Academy last week.
Mr and Mrs Irving Stilphen of Richardson street Mr and Mrs Raymond Vachon and son Stephen spend the week as guests of Mrs Stilphen s sister Mrs Walter Gilliam of Orr s Island
Miss Elsie Innes of Portland is visiting her sister Mrs. Edward H. Hartwell of High Street.
Mrs Richard Ricker formerly Miss Isabelle King lives with her parents Arthur and wife on Edgett street. She expects to travel to Japan soon to join her husband Lt Comdr Ricker CC USN who is stationed there.
Mrs W Emery Chase of Augusta spent Wednesday as a guest of her sister in law Mrs Karcher Jackson. The visit highlighted family moments in Augusta community circles.
Mr and Mrs Franklin M Crouch of Chicago announce the birth on the 12th inst of a son named Supertaxter Crouch at Griffing ternity hospital Topsham Mrs Crouch is the former Lucy Bailey White daughter of Mr and Mrs Bruce H M White of Topsham
Joseph Wilson returned to his New Jersey home Sunday after a week with Mrs Frank Moses at her High Street residence.
Mr and Mrs George Chadbourne and their children George Jr Betty and Miss Patty Cowen of this city joined Mr and Mrs George Dunnard and daughters Barbara Doris and Joan of Portland for an outdoor clam and lobster dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs J K Bowker in Meadowbrook Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Francis Cooke of Washington DC formerly of Bath are in Canada this week on a vacation trip and are expected to arrive in Bath about Sept 22. One friend will be glad to see them.
Mr and Mrs Albert Hender of Union Street spent the weekend at Rangeley Lake. On the way home they encountered three deer that stepped onto the road just ahead of their car.
Mrs William S Newell of Washington street planned a trip to New York and Washington visiting her daughter Mrs Paul Tiemer and son John Newell while her husband William S Newell of the Bath Iron Works travels to Paris to address an engineering society. Miss Frances Flaherty daughter of Mrs Andrew C Flaherty heads to Boston for Emerson College for her second year.
Captain Irwin Sprague, commanding a Merchant Marine ship tied up in Portland, visited Saturday. A former Winneganee district resident who left 38 years ago, he has served with the U.S. Maritime Commission since 1917 through two World Wars. His home is in Brooklyn, New York, and he is married.
Mrs Elwood Hathorne of Highland Street and Richard Chadbourne drove to Boston on Friday to spend the weekend with Mrs Richard Chadbourne formerly Pearl Hathorne.
Miss Marguerite Rines, student nurse at Mercy Hospital Portland, has completed affiliations with Concord State Hospital Concord NH and the Children's Hospital Portland. She returned to studies at Mercy after a two week vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Chester A Rines of Grante Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Hanson of Bangor and Mr. and Mrs. William Erickson of St. George were weekend guests of Mrs. Julia Field on School Street.
Friends of Miss Elmar C. Farfar of Brunswick note she has returned from Plymouth Massachusetts after attending the Mayflower Descendants gathering.
Ensign Kendall J Cha and family join Marine news from Bath Iron Works in Newport Rhode Island. Listings mention Rick Jenkins Judy Mrs Samuel and Dickie Moody visiting Rockland for supper with Mrs Jenkins and mother Mrs Hattie Brown. Lincoln Street residents head to Boston. Chamberlain School enrollment planned. Birth announced for Paul Renee to Mr and Mrs Geiger. Gardiner residents visit friends. Social bits include Maritime Commission visit by Capt E Sprague and a Sabine cottage outing by Mr and Mrs Aiken and daughter Bette Anne. Cadillac Mountain weekend trips noted for Blake Beatson party and Lewiston guests.
Mrs Elwood Hathorne and Richard Chadbourne drove to Boston to spend the weekend with Mrs Hathorne's uncle and aunt, the Irvings of Watertown. They were joined by Mrs Chadbourne, a Bath Memorial hospital student nurse affiliating with Boston City hospital. Mrs John McInnes of Washington street, long a guest of the McInnes and Randall households, returned home Monday.
Capt. and Mrs. Russell S. Hitchcock with daughter Constance depart Monday for Poultney Vermont where Miss Hitchcock will matriculate at Green Mountain College.
Mrs Fannie Cummings of Middle Street fell Sunday at the home of Mrs Chester King in Winneganee while visiting for several weeks. She fractured her hip and was taken to Memorial Hospital where she is reported as doing as well as can be expected. Despite aging and long blindness she has remained capable around her home.
Maurice Perry lies in Paine Memorial hospital Bangor after major surgery performed by Dr Ruhlin. Rev Albert R Freeman attends at the Die ter s Retreat meeting of the United Baptist Ministers Association of Maine. The Retreat runs Monday through Thursday at Ocean Park.
Miss Mary E. Lermond, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earle B Lermond of Weeks Street, enters the University of Maine this fall. She graduated this year from Morse High School class I.
Speaker Mr. Cole and partner F Layer addressed Rotary members about a new tax survey aimed at replacing the current tax bill with a standardized system. He described using 1940 basis values, showing sample assessment forms and noting the division of Fraverty into residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Attendees included Lewis Emyleecs and J Frank Hunt.
United Service to China USC coordinates American and Chinese groups to fund hospitals schools colleges child care centers and training centers in China. Leadership includes General George C Marshall honorary chairman and Charles Edison national chairman with goal to train Chinese leaders to mobilize 450 million people for a strong democratic Pacific nation. The program stresses nonpolitical nonsectarian work and private administration without red tape or delay.
Scout, an Eagle Scout, earned the rank this summer following achievement at Camp Hines. The article notes the milestone reached through camping and service work.
Fragmentary notes describe last year Alexandra and others attending schools in New York and Paris and express excitement about going abroad, with unclear references to a plot or plan involving plotting lanes and travel.
Algernon Eastman, Bath wood carver and Scouter, brought a totem pole collection and carving demonstrations to Camp Harmony near Kennebéc. He outlined steps for pole construction, planned a twenty foot totem at Camp Bomazeen, and left troops with pole sections and instructions for winter work. Eastman also discussed a future exhibit at Pine Tree Camp and the life of Chief Bomazeen.
Ed Haggett announces an Old Timers dance at Bath Community Center with Cliff Leeman's band. Otis Pashard leads the door duty and Richard Bull handles the checkroom on Saturday night, cider served.
The Sagadshoe Fi Mothers Club held a Monday evening gathering at a member’s house with 14 mothers and two teachers present. Officers were elected including vice president Mrs. Lewis Cooper and treasurer. Further plans for a future event were discussed.
Report notes Canada remains the top producer of asbestos, sustaining significant output amid ongoing global supply and health concerns. Government and industry sources discuss export levels, market demand, and regulatory debates shaping future production.
Hyde Auxiliary and Sons of Veterans plan a joint meeting in October with supper served. Mrs Mabel Ansert Edith Miller Mrs Ada Norris Louise Marks and Mrs Marks are named in the notice. Members voted to support the campaign.
Fragmented notes mention Walter E Edge Jr of Small Point Toonan and Cornwall Mill with references to Small at P Beach New York City. Also note Commander William L Daw son at Bruns wic Air Station and Capt Jos Daw or related service, plus Dr Stott’s captaincy and a Cree professional note.
The text describes a German air base with red peaked buildings and food in Bremen. It mentions a person named Tove on Maine and references service years, with garbled phrases about butter and German servers.
Captain Joe Taylor UGN, commanding Air Station Bath, expresses regret at leaving and gratitude for the citizens and community cooperation. He notes lasting memories of service and politeness, and asks to convey thanks to a real American community for making duty there pleasant.
Local Seventh Day Adventist church Saturday service highlighted vast wartime destruction of churches and announced a nationwide drive to raise a million dollars in a single day for rehabilitation. A year earlier the effort raised over a million toward a five million dollar rebuilding fund with work already starting in the Philippines, China, Burma, and Europe.
Reginald Fors a 16 year old from Mrs Louis H role suffered a head blow during a scrub game Monday night at Memorial hospital. He was reported unconscious and later regained consciousness briefly telling attendants about being knocked over while carrying the football. The incident led to a severe concussion diagnosis.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.