Birthday Party for Bonnie Parks in Topsham
A fifth birthday celebration for Bonnie Parks was held Friday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parks of Topsham, with games like pin the tail on the donkey and a peanut hunt. Guests from Bath and Topsham attended, and guests received candy-filled baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Parks
Topsham
Bath
Bonnie
Raymond Parks
Larry Parks
Patricia Parks
Lola Hayes
Katherine Cony
Portland Doctor Arrives as Guest of Sister
Dr. Francis W. O Brien of Portland arrives to stay with his sister Mrs. Luther S. Thompson of Andrews Road as a visitor and guest greetings noted in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. O Brien
Portland
Luther S. Thompson
Andrews Road
Misses From Braintree Visit Westport Pair Return Home
Misses Mickey Wasmouth and Barbara Stevenson of Braintree Massachusetts have been visiting Mr and Mrs Colin Dunn of Westport and returned home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Wasmouth
Barbara Stevenson
Braintree
Mass
Colin Dunn
Westport
Local Residents Return From Visits and Travels
Mrs Nellie Cobb of Richmond stays with brother Oscar Douglass in this city and returns after a few days at home. Miss Suzanne White daughter of Mr and Mrs Bruce White of Topsham returns to Oak Grove Seminary after summer with parents at Mere Point. Mr and Mrs Milton Rogers and daughter Mary return from Moosehead Lake trip. Leland Plummer Jr son of Leland Plummer of Dummer Street leaves for Bainbridge Md to begin Navy basic training. Mr and Mrs Donald N Koughan of Chicago visit Mrs Koughan's parents Mr and Mrs Colin Dunn of Westport. Prof George Carlton of Upper Darby Pa visits Sagadahoc Ferry with family. Miss Florence Carlton hosts a dinner for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Cobb
Richmond
Oscar Douglass
Suzanne White
Bruce H. M. White
Topsham
Oak Grove Seminary
Mere Point
Milton Rogers
Mary
Moosehead Lake
Leland Plummer, Jr
Leland Plummer
Dummer Street
U. S. Navy
Bainbridge, Md
George Carlton
Upper Darby
Fred Carlton
Florence Carlton
Sagadahoc Ferry
Charles Henderson
High Street
Carlton
Raymond Welch
Washington Street
Bar Harbor
Linwood Gammon
Alan Wayne Gammon
Bar Harbor Hospital
Gammon
Evelyn Welch
Local Family Moves Back From Bay Point Cottage
Mr and Mrs Stewart Day and two daughters return to Middle Street after a summer at Bay Point. Miss Jane Roderick goes home to Portland after a ten day visit with grandparents Mr and Mrs Carl Meister. Gustave Meister returns to Boston Navy Yard duties after a week with his parents. Mr and Mrs Raymund Harvie of West Newton Mass visit with Mr and Mrs Fred W Humphreys on High Street and then depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Day
Middle Street
Bay Point
Jane Roderick
Portland
Carl Meister
Washington Street
Gustave Meister
Boston Navy Yard
Raymund Harvie
West Newton
Mass
Fred W. Humphreys
High Street
Summer Visitors Welcome Delia Mitchell Rancoe on Squirrel Island
Summer visitors to Squirrel Island renewed acquaintance with Delia Mitchell Rancoe the Old Town Indian girl who spent summers there for years. Her father John Rancoe now 87 remains busy making baskets and canoes while his wife Phoebe also 87 tends the house and cares for 100 chickens. Delia began visiting Squirrel at age three and returned each summer until marriage. D I Shaw educational secretary of Seventh Day Adventist church schools in New England called at a local school. He will return to Bath Saturday to lead the Investiture service at the Seventh Day Adventist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squirrel Island
Delia Mitchell Rancoe
John Rancoe
Phoebe
Delia
Squirrel
D. I. Shaw
Seventh Day Advetist Church
New England
Shaw
Bath
Day's Ferry Couple Entertain Son From Connecticut
Dr and Mrs Cyril E Bous field entertain their son Professor Weston A Bouasfield of the University of Connecticut who holds the chair of psychology. Professor Bousfield returns home tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril E. Bousfield
Day’s Ferry
Weston A. Bouasfield
University of Connecticut
Bousfield
Residents Travel and Weather Notes From Bath Area
Mrs. William S. Newell heads to Clifton Massachusetts for the weekend to visit daughter Mrs Eastman Guild and plans a Tuesday Bath return. Mrs Scott M Golder travels to Weymouth Massachusetts to visit her daughter and son in law Frank Chesman. Norman Howard and wife receive a letter from daughter Mrs Robert Goodridge and Lt Goodridge in Mission Field Texas where he is stationed after a transfer from Avon Park Florida Moore Field. Mrs Goodridge notes extreme Texas heat reaching 120 degrees in the shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Newell
Washington Street
Clifton
Mass
Eastman Guild
Newell
Bath
Scott M. Golder
Weymouth
Frank Chesman
Norman Howard
Robert Goodridge
Glenda Howard
Goodridge
Mission Field
Texas
Lt. Goodridge
Avon Park
Fila
Moore Field
Russell Man Leaves for Los Angeles to Join Wife
Charles McIntire of Russell street has left for Los Angeles to join Mrs. McIntire after an honorable discharge from the Navy. He plans to enroll in a college course under government direction. Mr and Mrs Austin Miller and their son Steve visited Mr and Mrs Elmer Jameson in Waldoboro. Miller has been hired as a new Morse High School teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McIntire
Russell Street
Los Angeles
Austin Miller
Steve
Elmer Jameson
Waldoboro
Mr. Miller
Morse High School
Rotary convention travels draw regional attendees to Three Rivers
Mr and Mrs Charles B Doyle and Mr and Mrs Dominique J Tardif traveled Thursday to Three Rivers Quebec for the annual conven tion of the 193rd District Rotaryan. The event ran Friday and Saturday with members from Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and Southern Quebec taking part. Mrs Charles A Bruce of Belfast visits sisters Misses Bessie and Clara Lemont on High Street and will stay through the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Doyle
Dominique J. Tardif
Three Rivers
Quebec
193Rd District Rotarians
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Charles A. Bruce
Belfast
Bessie
Clara Lemont
High Street
Wetherbee Family Returns to Braintree Home
Mr and Mrs George Wetherbee and children Paul and Katharine have returned to their Braintree Massachusetts home after visiting Katharine Wetherbee mother of George at her High street residence Paul enrolls at Phillips Academy Andover on September 18 and Katharine will matriculate at Wellesley College that same day many friends take note of the milestones
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wetherbee
Paul
Katharine
Braintree
Mass
Katharine Wetherbee
High Street
Phillips Andover
Miss Katharine
Wellesley College
Local Nurse Reassumes Duties in Wellesley Post Summer Break
Miss Mary Perry R N school nurse returns to duties in Wellesley Massachusetts after summer in Bath with parents Edward Perry and Mary Perry of Center street extension. Mrs Doris Armstrong Wing former Dike school teacher confined at Washington street home. Substitution for her last week by Mrs Harry L Horne, now replaced by Mrs Dorothy Cormier. Dr William A Purington moves from 29 Corliss street to Sedgwick residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Perry
R. N
Wellesley
Mass
Bath
Edward Perry
Center Street
Arthur Wing
Doris Armstrong
Washington Street
Harry L. Horne
Dorothy Cormier
William A. Purington
Corliss Street
Sedgwick
Birthday party guest list omits John Rines Jr
John Rines Jr attended Bonnie Parks birthday gathering at the Parks home on Friday evening. He was not included on the guest list, prompting noticeable embarrassment for him. The event celebrated Bonnie Parks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parks, in their residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rines, Jr
Bonnie Parks
Charles Parks
John
Mrs Bertha Churchey Visits Aunt in York Street
Mrs Bertha Churchey of Gar diner spent a Sunday as a guest of her aunt Mrs Charles A Corliss on York street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Churchey of
Gardiner
Charles A. Corliss
York Street
Puringtons Trott and Page Visit Friends at Falmouth
Mr and Mrs Frank W Purington Fred Trott and Mrs Martha Page all of Falmouth were callers Sunday at the home Sr of Fremont Street Mrs Purinton the former Isabelle Trott and Mrs Thomas the former Eleanor Fullerton were school mates at Litchfield Academy Most of the guests from Massachusetts who came Saturday to attend the Cardosi Sargent wedding returned to Boston late Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Purington
Fred Trott
Martha Page
Falmouth
Fremont Street
Purinton
Isabelle Trott
Thomas
Eleanor Fullerton
Litchfield Academy
Massachusetts
Boston
Beals Beals Bet Becomes Engaged To Emmons Of Brunswick
Richmond announces the engagement of Bet ty Ann Beals daughter of Mr and Mrs Wesley A Beals to Roger Emmons of 20 Cumberland street Brunswick. Miss Beals works at Western Auto Supply Co and studies at Richmond High School after attending North Carolina and Texas schools. Emmons an electrician with Verney Corporation is a Brunswick High School graduate. No wedding date set. The Beals family notes World War I veteran father Wesley Beals distinguished service and early enlistment in Richmond. Several local residents are referenced in short social notes including visits, trips, and a hospital convalescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley A. Beals
Richmond
Betty Ann
Roger Emmons
Cumberland Street
Brunswick
Miss Beals
Western Auto Supply Co
North Carolina
Texas
Richmond High School
Emmons
Verney Corporation
Brunswick High School
George Beals
Wesley Beals
Bath
Ford
Detroit
Mich
Seabee Wilbur Hagan Stationed in the Philippines
Wilbur Hagan of High street serves in the Seabees United States Navy stationed in the Philippines. Before entering service he and his wife resided in Skowhegan where he worked for the agricultural department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Hagan
Seabees, U. S. N
High Street
Philippines
Hagan
Skowhegan
Agricultural Department
Augusta Family Visits Parents From Calderwood and Cyr
Mr and Mrs Joseph Cyr and daughters Adrienne and Bonnie Jean of Augusta recently visited their grandparents Mr and Mrs Herbert Calderwood of Middle street and Mrs Minnie Cyr of Center street extension, bringing a family gathering to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cyr
Adrienne
Bonnie Jean
Augusta
Herbert Calderwood
Middle Street
Minnie Cyr
Center Street Extension
Portland Woman Visits Hartwell Family in Boston Trip
Miss Elsie Innes of Portland visits sister Mrs. Edward Hartwell on High street while Mrs. Hartwell stays in Boston with daughter Mrs. Galen C. Low of Chestnut Hill. Mrs. Hartwell to return Saturday. Mrs. A. L. Carver of Marshfield, Mass., visits her niece Mrs. Fred K. Sturtevant on Center street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Merrill
Winthrop, Mass
Herbert W. Merrill
Arthur J. Brady
Judieth Anne Brady
Washington Street
Elsie Innes
Portland
Edward Hartwell
High Street
Boston
Galen C. Low
Chestnut Hill
Hartwell
A. L. Carver
Marshfield, Mass
Fred K. Sturtevant
Center Street
Cavanaughs Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary in East Brunswick
Mr and Mrs Herbert E Cavanaugh of Bay View Farm East Brunswick marked their 25th anniversary with a quiet celebration on Saturday. Neighbors and friends sent felicitations and bouquets. Gifts included silver from the Nightingale club and their husbands. Mrs Cavanaugh is a charter member. The couple dined at Hotel Eagle Brunswick. Also noted were Mr and Mrs Thomas S Arken Head and daughter Bette Anne of Greenstreet Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert E. Cavanaugh
Bay View Farm
East Brunswick
Portland Visitors Return After Weekend at Thompson Home
Rev Dr and Mrs Francis W OBrien of Portland were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Luther S Thompson of Andrews road and returned home Monday morning. Mrs George D Adams of the Ambassador Hotel Portland came over Monday morning and will return this evening. Mr and Mrs Leonard Thombs resumed duties at Bath Iron Works Monday after a week in the White Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. O’brien
Portland
Luther S. Thompson
Andrews Road
George D. Adams
Ambassador Hotel
Leonard Thombs
Bath Iron Works
White Mountains
Mrs Ambrose Grady Treated at Osteopathic Hospital
Mrs Ambrose Grady of Whitefield is receiving treatment at the Osteopathic hospital on Washington street, with local physicians overseeing her case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Grady
Whitefield
The
Osteopathic Hospital
Washington Street
Thompson Potters Visit Lake Cottage Guests
Mr and Mrs Thompson Potter of High street returned from a weekend at Anna bessacook Lake Winthrop where they stayed with Mr and Mrs Alber Godfrey at their cottage. Councilman and Mrs Stanley B Hunter and daughter Ruth Ellen left Saturday for Fairfield for two weeks while Mr Hunter takes his annual vacation from Oakhurst Dairy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Potter
Arthur Young
Roger
Washington Street
Southport
Lemont Cottage
Stanley B. Hunter
Ruth Ellen
Fairfield
Mr. Hunter
Oakhurst
Webb Family Plans Short NYC Visit Before Fall Term
Mrs Fheo Webb and her daughter Mary of Middle Street drive to New York City for several days before Miss Webb returns to Wheaton College for her final year. They spent the Summer at their Mere Point cottage and will reopen the Middle Street home upon Mrs Webb’s return from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fheo Webb
Mary
Middle Street
New York City
Maine coast cruise memories and local notices in Bath
Fragments describe Frances Callan Bessie Brown and Beatrice Duprey returning to Bath Iron Works duties after coastal cruising from Maine ports. The column notes accompanying visits by Sue Richardson and Ann Elizabeth Desmond, graduate news, family travel, and community events plus a baptism of small town ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Callan
Bessie R. Brown
Beatrice Duprey
Bath Ironorks Corp
Aine
Maine
White Mountains
Bath visit by Mrs Southard and Sewalls
Mrs. Frank E. Southard of Augusta visited Bath Monday afternoon to call on friends. Capt and Mrs Loyall F Sewall and daughter Camilla plan to leave Thursday for New York City for the Winter. Loyall F Sewall Jr will accompany them to Newtonville Mass where he will attend the Fessenden School for Boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Southard
Augusta
Bath
Loyall F. Sewall
Camilla
New York City
Loyall F. Sewall, Jr
Newtonville
Mass
Fessenden School For
Local residents headed to study and business trips
Mrs. Samuel Levin of Bath Department store departed Tuesday for Boston on a brief business trip. Miss Estelle Ziblatt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Ziblatt, returned to Boston to resume studies at Chamberlain School. Bruce Gillies, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gillies, leaves Thursday for Newtonville to enter Fessenden School for Boys. Lt. Albert Whitney Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Whitney, arrived by plane from Las Vegas to pass a 14 days leave with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Levin
Bath Department Store
Boston
Estelle Ziblatt
Morris Ziblatt
Washington Street
Chamberlain School
Bruce Gillies
James A. Gillies
Newtonville
Mass
Fessenden School For
Albert Whitney, Jr
Albert E. Whitney
Center Street
Las Vegas
Nevada
Bath visit ends for Fulton couple in Massachusetts
Mr and Mrs Ernest Fulton of Braintree Massachusetts returned home after visiting friends in Bath and vicinity They were guests at the Sedgwick during their stay H Dorman Perkins of Bath Iron Works is away on a two weeks vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Fulton
Braintree
Mass
Bath
The
Sedgwick
H. Dorman Perkins
Bath Iron Works
Community notes on heating, elections and signs about town
Local column covers Home front topics from furnace inspections as colder weather nears to Bath town adopting secret ballots for the upcoming Australian ballot election. It notes a resigned selectman vacancy to be filled by voters, rising street advertising on poles, and aging metal signs needing repainting along state highways. It also recalls Lions Rotary Kiwanis golf events, Sebasco Estates outings, and a Hartford circus fire memory. A Dallas wind stamp rush follows a 1945 Army stamp release with Arc de Triomphe imagery and US coat of arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Lendall E. Greene
Lions
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions Club of
Portland
Sebasco Estates
Sebasco Lodge
Sebasco
The
Post Office Department
Armed Forces
Washington, D. C
Arc de Triomphe
Paris
United States
Bath area notes seek fall gunning and street plans
Local items report Charlotte's Dance Studio opening September 29 with registrations September 25 and 26 at 28 Broad Street. War posters spark debate while markets see returning chickens and drought concerns linger about wells and cisterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Broad Street
Woodchuck bombs offered to farmers in Lewiston office
Farm Bureau agent for Twin Counties Sagadahoc and Androscoggin advertises woodchuck bombs available to farmers who visit his Lewiston office. Reports note ongoing war era concerns and potential government potato exports to Europe. Nearby topics include Navy Day plans, a possible Bath naval demonstration, production threats from strikes, and seasonal weather disappointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Twin Counties
Sagadahoc
Androscoggin
Lewiston
Bath
Portland
Club 42 Meeting Resumes Fall Activities
Club 42 resumed its fall winter program with the first meeting since summer recess. Mrs. Malcolm Lundberg presided as president pro tem. Plans include baked bean suppers and the annual banquet, a successful white elephant sale, and committees for sale setup September 24 events, cleanup, and a forthcoming two act play directed by Miss Edith Small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club 42
Malcolm Lundberg
Lundberg
Joseph Mullaney
Doris Scott
David Armstrong
Dorothy Olsen
James Stanton
Edith Small
Mary McCabe
Pat O'Reilly
Myrtle Lodge Meets in G A R Hall
Myrtle lodge of Odd Ladies met at G A R hall Friday evening with Mrs Hazel Schottler presiding. They planned a fall supper for Sept 28 at G A R hall and named a committee. Members will visit Mrs Pearl Campbell Thursday for a noon whee len roast. A donation to the Y M C A and Salvation Army was voted. Annual meeting with officer elections set for Sept 28 after the supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge of
Odd Ladies
G. A. R. Hall
Hazel Schottler
Sadie Savage
Pearl Campbell
Louise Rogers
Winneyance
North End
Salvation Army
Myrtle Lodge
Postmen's Auxiliary Plans Night For Men Attendees
The Bath Mail Carriers Auxiliary met with Mrs Dwinal Cornish on Rose Street Thursday evening. Miss Velma Cornish presided as routine business was conducted and plans for the coming season were made. A men s night is planned for October 4 with members and their husbands dining at a hotel or restaurant then visiting the home of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hooker for a social evening. Refreshments were served by the hostess with assistance from Miss Velma Cornish. Attendees included Mrs Oscar Tanguay, Mrs Cyril Varney, Mrs John Gillespie, Mrs Lloyd Hooker, Mrs Dwinal Cornish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Dwinal Cornish
Rose Street
Velma Cornish
Lloyd Hooker
Middle Street
Oscar Tanguay
Cyril Varney
John Gillespie
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Hallie Simpson
Wiscasset
Walter E. Edge
Small Point
Lieut
Brooke Lee
USNR
Lee
Atlantic City
N. J
Wilbur B. Skinner
Bride
Geraldine Churchey
Ardenne A. Stott
M.C
Abe Ostrosky
Stanley
Mattapan, Mass
Harold E. Brown
Pamela
Elm Street
Dudley S. Leavitt
Mary Louise Reed
Carlton Day Reed
Colby College
Waterville
Morse High
Mayflower Hill
Benjamin Woodside
Georgetown
Mae Hagan
John Pfeffer
Oak Street
Memorial Hospital
John Lorenz, Jr
Pfeffer
Pearl Harbor
Grace Crowley
Union Street
Helen Sayre
East Norwalk
Conn
Mme. van Zandt Wheeler
Sharon, Conn
West Point
Connecticut
Donald Watts
Robert J. Reardon
Rye
N. H
Michael J. Reardon
North Street
Charles L. Kinney
C. B Oliver
Bangor
Maine Methodist Conference
Commission On Evangelism
Kinneys
Raid
French Street
Carmen Jean Huse
Hiram A. Huse
Court Street
Radcliffe College
Huse
Radcliffe
Harvard
Cambridge
William B. Burns
Caribou
David L. Wilson
Burns
Martha Beals
Medical Department
Naval Department
Herbert S. Harris
Maine General Hospital
Poritland
John Chandler
Nathan Chandler
Sterling Junction
Small Point Beach
Nancy Russell
Honolulu
H. S
Chandler
Miss Russell
Small Point Colony
Francis Cooke
Silver Spring
Popham Beach
Buchanan
Cooke
James Noftall
Betty
John Joseph
Middlestreet
Mrs. Noftall
Rose Cooper
Mrs
Merton Rowe
Donald N. Koughan
Chicago, Ill
Mrs. Koughan
Charles T. Small
Ralph H. Dunton
Richard Bruce
Larkstreet
Paul E. Smith
Thomas S. Arkenhead
Bette Anne
Greenstreet
Sue Richardson
Warren M. Stilphen
Ann Elizabeth Desmond
Eugene M. Desmond
Beaver College
Philadelphia
Thomas J. Cummings
Robert B. Hatch
Elizabeth Davis
John Davis
Brockton, Mass
Andrew R. Cahill
South Street
Hal
Mr. Cahill
the Times Co
Hon
Rupert H. Baxter
Essex Junction
Vermont
Mark A. Jackson
Hinckley Street
Robert
Central Grammar
Archie Morrow
Evelyn Perkins
Samuel S. Sewall
Redlands
Calif
Anne Kimball
Lincoln Street
Frank B. Nichols
Dorothy N. Niven
Cherryfield
Fred Snow Nickels
Nichols
Arthur Nickels
Richard J. Madden
Bay St. Louis
Joseph Madden
Dike Road
Rogers
Hartford
Dallas
U. S. Army
U. S. Postage
Arrowsie
Phippsburg Gardiners
Sewall Mill
Mechanic Falls
Albert Hunt
Boothbay Harbor
Hunt
William Tudor Gardiner
Phipps Point
John A. Lord
Kennebec Marine Museum, Inc
Richard Quick
Frank A. Palmer
Lemont Street
E. C. Dunning
Kennebec
West
Auto
Washington
Europe
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