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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1942
Page
7
Local notices detail knitting club activities with eight to ten members, member travels between Williamstown and Maine, cottages and summer homes at Meadowbrook and Small Point Beach changing hands, families visiting and hosting in Bath, and residents preparing for the new school term as Center School opens for the season.
Avon Temple of Bath appeared before Judge Willis E. Loberts in Brunswick Municipal Court on Tuesday facing an assault and attempt to kill charge linked to a fight with Edrd Moody of Brunswick. Pleading not guilty, Tem ec was bound over to the term of Superior Court with a $1,000 bond. The incident occurred on Hillon avenue amid a deep dispute. an arrest was recorded and Officer Higgins handled the case. An Augusta China Club meeting at Mrs. Alton Littlefield’s home discussed Reform efforts. charter member Jones plans relocation to Old Greenwich, Conn. Augusta attorneys Wilson and Campbell named to U S Army for Miami Beach training starting Oct. 1.
Miss Geraldine Cunningham and Urban Gowen of Arrowsie married in First Baptist parsonage Arrowsie with Rev. Charles R. Sims officiating. Attendants include Mrs. Richard Gowen and Curtis Cunningham. Reception followed, couple honeymooned in the White Mountains. Gowen to enter Army, induction at Camp Devens.
Miss Frances G Scoville and Kenneth F Call were wed at the Call home with a single ring ceremony officiated by Ralph O Dale. Attendants included Helen J Scoville and Joseph L Call. The couple will live at 18 Lemont Street.
Mrs Leland Mitchell of Corliss Street has been a guest of Mr and Mrs Carroll A Deering at Bay Point.
Inland reports from wardens in Maine say the season opening Saturday promises one of the best in over a decade. Waterfowl, deer, black bear, partridge, woodcock and pheasant populations are up with fewer hunters due to wartime service. Deer season spans multiple counties October 21 to November 30, ducks have a ten per day bag, geese two per day, and a woodcock limit of one per day.
Parker Head School Improvement League met Friday and Barbara Harrington was elected secretary. The group plans to purchase screens for the school house and a screen door. Miss Packard conducted the eye and ear test at school last week. Religious Education and Music work continues with Miss Robie in Parker Head for another year. Plans favor resuming Sunday school in the vestry and forming a Girl Scout troop and Brownies. Personal items note local visits and movements including furloughs and school attendances.
Word arrives of the death of Phil Gootenberg from Pierce Pond Maine. He was a notable outdoorsman on writer fishing trips admired for his fellowship and wide regard as a sportsman and citizen. His memory will endure among friends and colleagues.
Mrs Agnes Wright, seamstress at Memorial Hospital, resumes duties after vacation. Horace Morse family returns from Sebasco Estates. Teasdale Jr. of Portland hosts overnight with Miller family in 168 Middle Street. Eugene Pierce visits Sagadahoc Ferry family in West Southport. Dominique Tardif family returns from Foster's Point cottage. Virginia Parent visits relatives in Kittery while Pvt Parent trains in Oklahoma. Hurley Grant among Maine men assigned to Camp Grant for basic training. Charles Randall and son Edward visit Malden relatives before leaving Sept 28 for Camp Devens under the Selective Service act.
Sunday service speaker Miss Frances Robie at Popham library. Peter Isaacson’s peach orchard yields first harvest after years of doubt. The orchard, previously praised for blossoms, now ends with fine peaches. Local students at Popham school show strong attendance and spelling records. Various visits and guests pass through, including families from Bath, Auburn, Yarmouth, Los Angeles, and Washington DC, with fishing and garden news scattered through the week.
Thursday is the day for the children at the Terrace to have their second inoculation. Dr Hamilton will be at the administration building from 10 30 to 11 48 and if the children going to school will be there as near 10 30 as possible there will be plenty of time to get the bus for school. In case of rain the inoculations will be given the following day. Mrs Earl Snow of Bluff road visited relatives and friends in Bangor last week. Mrs Lucy Thomas and Mrs Fidel Page passed a day with Mrs Earl Snow of Bluff road. Miss Louise Bennett left Monday for Brookton as a cadet teacher for 18 weeks, after which she will resume her studies at Washington State Normal school in Machias. Mr and Mrs Bernard Knight of 38 Central avenue accompanied by Mr and Mrs Edward Jenks left Sunday noon for a week s vacation in New York and Long Island. Mr and Mrs Clifton S Morang of Central avenue were calling on friends in Boston last week. David Burleigh of 7 Central avenue who went away with the boys from Bath ten days ago is stationed at Camp Croft South Carolina.
Clifford A. Somerville of the Maine Salvage committee says usable parts from auto graveyards keep them from being cleaned up. He notes progress in removing junk parts, but a labor shortage now hinders clearing the yards along Maine highways and byways, remnants of pre war days.
William H. Ketchum and son William Jr of West Bath Kenneth Wilson of Bath and Thomas Martin of South Portland plan to attend the baseball games between the Boston Red Sox and All Maine teams Thursday in Portland.
A Bath city park demonstration under Civilian Defense supervision showed how to fight incendiary bombs with sand and water, emphasizing calm, correct methods. Officials included City Marshal Percy W. Kingsbury, Sector Warden Edmund A. Rothwell, and Chief Richard J. Frates. Rev. George B. Wolstenholme urged readiness amid fears of air raids.
The Maine election and its implications for war policy dominate headlines. The piece notes Republican gains and Democratic declines, calls for unified war direction, and cites Baruch and Truman Committee reports advancing coordination. Maine’s delegation returns to push inflation and taxation action with executive support but wary of Congress.
Edward C. Moran Jr state director of the OPA in Maine is authorized to set the maximum cord wood price for fuel for Maine and similar authority is given to state directors in the other New England states. A survey of production costs and labor shortages in Maine prompted the move with possible upward adjustments if hardship is shown.
Amid cheers and jeers a bystander’s quip echoed through the crowd as a model building burned, a young voice shouting from the edge of the park asking why they did not practice on a schoolhouse.
Mrs Louis Allain was to host the Thimble club meeting but it has been canceled. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Harry Byram of Freeport who returned after a visit with Mrs Byram's aunt Mrs Edgar C Murphy.
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