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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1942

Page

5

Bath Society Notes A Seasonal Round Of Visits And News

Bath society page reports residents and visitors in and out of town, with notes on illnesses and recoveries, engagements, and travel. Among those mentioned are families from Green Street, Washington Street, Middle Street, and North Bath, plus individuals connected to Bath Iron Works, local churches, and the military. Citizens travel to Kittery, Wakefield, Brunswick, and Boston for health, work, and leisure, while clan ties and social clubs remain active in reporting events and weddings.

Jackson Family Weekend Visit From Maine

Mr and Mrs Laton Jacksons daughter Barbara from South Paris visited with her sister and Mrs James Jackson of Portland. They spent the weekend with Hon and Mrs N Gratz Jackson at Shaw.

Laton Jackson Barbara South Paris James Jackson Portland N. Gratz Jackson Shaw Street

Byron Clark resuming duties after vacation at Bath Iron Works

Byron Clark has resumed his ties at the Bath Iron Works after a vacation during which he and Mrs. Clark and their son Byron Jr. visited Quaker Pot. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Germaine of Wollaston Mass were guests of Mrs. Germaine’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph K. Hall on High Street and of her sister Mrs. Albert Bonney on Union Street.

Chester T. Lomnm Mechanic Street Era Maine Lorent Ith Iron Works Little Corrine Margaret O'Donnell Roscoe P. Todd Melrose Highlands Mass Bath Georgetown N. Elwood Coffin, Jr Katherine Ann Washington Street Bangor N. J. Baker Norwood E. A. Garcelon Middle Street Frank Sylvester, Sr Kittery Frank Sylvester, Jr Elizabeth Butterfield Andrew Butterfield Granite Street Biddefrod John E. St. Martin The Times Composing Room Camp Devens Camp Niantic Niantic Conn Edward St. Martin Mildred Furbush Lynn Kentucky Mountains Frederick P. Moffatt Furbush Mr. Moffatt Providence Bible Institute Corliss Street Baptist Church Roxanne Merry Charles Liberty, Street Arthur Farris Elm Street Ralph Jewett Edith Campbell Westport Junction Viola Morrison Paul Morrison Lubec Charles Sheehan Dummer Street Lubec High School George Wallace Somerset Place Coleman, P. E. I Mr. Wallace Mary Wallace Bath Iron Works White Mountains Boston Byron-Clark Clark Byron, Jr Quaker Pot Jack Germaine Wollaston, Mass Germaine Ralph K. Hall

Hyde Windlass Company Receives Army Navy E Pennant

Hyde Windlass Co. in Bath receives the Army Navy Production Award and the Minute Man Flag for outstanding wartime output. Rear Admiral Watts and Brigadier General Troland present the E pennant to Rodney Ross as employees praised for production gains and 90 percent bond participation. Governor Sewall lauds Maine industry and craftsmanship shaping ships for global war needs.

Linton A. Clausen Maine War Savings Clausen Chandler Sumner Sewall Hyde Windlass Co Sewall Mr. Andrews Hyde Rodney Ross Ned Andrews Napoleon Lemoine Alonzo Thayer Jimmy Knight Army Navy Hyde Windlass Company America

Navy E Award Bestowed on Hyde Windlass Co for War Spare Parts

Hyde Windlass Co received the Navy E pennant in a wartime presentation by Rear Admiral Watts. The firm, long a major maker of naval machinery, has supplied processors of destroyers submarines and other ships, and now collaborates with multiple manufacturers from Maine to California to meet emergency war demands.

Y M C A Directors Resume Meetings Hear Report

Y M C A board met after summer recess with President M Main presiding. Campaign to begin Oct 1, Frank B Nichols chairman and Roger D Skillings treasurer. Executive secretary William C Perkins highlighted war work, noting 1400 service members aided at no cost, with Bath citizens supporting the effort.

Y.M.C.A. Board of Directors Y.M.C.A M. Main Frank B. Nichols Roger D. Skillings William C. Perkins Bath Perkins Navy

Brigadier General Troland Named Commandant at Great Lakes

Brigadier General Thomas E. Troland, long associated with Hyde Windlass in Bath, has been named Commanding General of Military Police at the Ninth Naval District headquarters in Great Lakes Illinois. Born January 22 1893 in New London Conn he attended Bulkeley School studied law and joined the Connecticut bar. He entered the Plattsburg Officers Training Camp in May 1917 became a second lieutenant and served in infantry then coast artillery. He rose to captain in the Connecticut National Guard in 1920 and major in 1928 later becoming Chief of Staff of the 43rd Infantry Division. Since February 10 1942 he has been at Headquarters First Service Command Boston as Commanding General of Military Police.

Cane Stenh Tria Draulic Promida Elmira Ela Hyde Windlass Co Navy and Maritime Commission Maine California Navy Uncle Sam United States Navy Europe Pearl Harbor Watts William C. Watts U. S. Navy Philadelphia Annapolis U.S.S Albany Siberia U.S.S. Raleigh London U.S.S. Colorado Fourth Naval District Navy Yard Portsmouth Mandant Ninth Naval District Great Lakes Illinois Troland Thomas E. Troland Army Bath New London Conn Bulkeley Connecticut Plattsburg N. Y Infantry Coast Artillery Connecticut National Guard 43Rd Infantry Division First Service Command Boston

Personal Notes From Bath Society News

Notes detail visits and movements of local residents and relatives. Mrs. Charles E Hewitt Jr and son Charles E passed away in Richmond while Capt. Hewitt stayed at Mrs Lilly Haynes's home. Several Bath residents traveled to Kennebunk and St. John NB visiting relatives. Isabelle B King, student nurse in Waltham Mass, returned after visiting parents for Thombs Pratt wedding. Exhibition notices include Frederick A Bosley memorial show in Concord and works by Robert N Hudspeth. Net movements include Carl Meister family visits and Meisters resuming duties at Bath Iron Works.

Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Charles E Richmond Charles E. Hewitt Lilly Haynes Roland Robinson Roland Jr Ocean Park Old Orchard Robinson William Sanders Mechanic Street John N. Conley Beacon Street Clifford B. Wilband High Street Kennebunk Harry FE Knight William J. Craft Laura Washington Street St. John N. B Craft Isabelle B. King Waltham, Mass. School of Nursing Arthur W. King Edgett Street Bath Maurice Roderick Springfield Mass Meister Noah E. Pooler Augatuck

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