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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
4
Bath society page records Mrs Frances Aderton traveling to Washington for her daughter’s October wedding to Jacob Kunz and lists numerous social visits, engagements, and movements among local families and guests from Bath and surrounding towns. The column notes dinners, theatre outings, and hospital events, with mentions of travels to New York, Boston, and Augusta, plus engagements and civic roles.
Master Lintenton Fletcher son of Thomas Fletcher of High street returned from Portsmouth New Hampshire the evacuation with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Raymond Heley former Bath residents. Hon and Mrs Rupert H Baxter returned Sunday to their home on Washington street from Essex Junction Vermont where Mr Baxter superintendent the annual corn pack for H C Baxter and Bro.
Mr and Mrs Charles E Powell of Camden New Jersey return from a ten day visit in Bath and Old Orchard Beach while guests of Mrs Lilias C Larrabee. Fred D Hill longtime Bath National Bank cashier faces declining health after retirement. Weekend trips include Moosehead visits and social gatherings with the Page family. Weddings noted for Cecelia and Ida Liberty and other local ties including Williams of Baltimore attending St Georges School Newport.
Mrs Charles Barrows of Huntington Park California has been visiting in Bath and Woolwich with relatives. She left Saturday for the West Coast, accompanied by her sister Mrs William Avery of Quincy Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs Donald Crosby of Center Street and Mr and Mrs Howard Simmons of Boothbay Harbor returned from a weekend at Eustis Ridge where they camped at the Simmons hunting lodge. Weather noted as extremely warm with a 90 degree thermometer reading. Mr and Mrs Henry O Trowbridge of Andrews Road returned from Springfield Massachusetts where Mr Trowbridge chaired Bath Iron Works Corp Defense exhibit at the Eastern States Exposition from September 14 to 20.
Garry Harward Shute, three weeks old son of Mr and Mrs El den Shute of Lewiston, is among the rare babies serenaded by an orchestra hours after birth. He is grand-nephew of Miss Marion Rafael and his mother Jane Rafael has been a radio soloist with the Georgians led by Lloyd Rafael.
Mrs. Everett White entertained Fiesta club members Thursday evening at her home on lower High street with a menu of fruit salad hot rolls olives fancy cakes coffee and candies. The club will meet with Mrs. Miller on Middle street Thursday evening. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Colesworthy and Miss Eva Colesworthy of Portland visiting Mrs. Colesworthy's cousins Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rogers at 1051 High Street. Frances and June Skillings of Scarboro visited grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ham of Pear Street. J J Ham of Quincy and Edith Ham of Charlestown Mass visited and stayed a few days. Mrs. Florence Sidelinger of Milwaukee Wis was hosted to supper and a theatre outing by O T C club members. Mrs. Fred Sparks of Brunswick invited the club to meet at her home Wednesday evening. Regular meeting was held last week at Mrs. Roscoe Higgins on York Street.
The city council accepted a $134000 federal grant for Morse High School expansion in a special meeting. Funds come in installments with the final payment six months after completion. Plans show an L shaped addition attached to the west side at the north end, as enrollment grows with the nearby federal housing project.
Mrs Russell W Kenney, moving to South Portland to join her husband at Todd Kath Iron Shipbuilding, was honored with a surprise farewell at 2 Washburn Street. Hosts were Mrs Hobart Ames and Mrs Richard Young. gifts included a coffee table and a decorated cake by Mrs Ames.
Mrs. Harry W. Tucker will entertain with a supper party at Hotel Sedgwick tonight followed by cards. Miss Ruth E. Cohen returned to Brighton after Rosh Hashanah as guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Morris H. Cohen. Edward Marr and family returned from Wilmington Mass after attending the christening of Francis Joseph Marr. Mrs. Edward C. Stiness hosted a luncheon at the Hotel Sedgwick with five contract tables awarding first prize to Mrs. Frederick Bradeen, second to Mrs. John A. Morse, and third to Mrs. Seth S. Mullin. Local residents Mr. Eugene McGrath, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Craft and daughter Laura, and Mrs. Eugene Wilson of Medford planned a Canada trip visiting Quebec and St Johns before a Nova Scotia boat ride to seaside resorts.
Proposals to reconstruct the Bay Bridge linking Bath and Topsham rise anew amid calls for a Federal roads project. The bridge would ease Route 1 congestion, shorten travel to Augusta and Gardiner, and benefit defense workers and motorists along the Kennebec corridor. In Wiscasset the water supply tightens as Central Maine Power builds a new plant, with the town conserving uses while CMP taps river salt water for construction needs and a rain shower is hoped to restore normal levels.
Steven Fred Doty of North Waterford pleaded guilty in municipal court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge Gardiner R. Deering fined him 100 dollars plus 6.90 costs or 90 days in Augusta jail. Doty, arrested by State Trooper Herbert Mariner after a Lewiston road collision with a rear of a truck near Topsham, appealed and was ordered to post 200 dollars surety for October term of Superior Court.
Mr and Mrs Fred Shaw and Linda Shaw of Reading Mass return from weekend visit with Mrs Shaw s grandparents Mr and Mrs Joel Lilly Isleford hosts Eleanor Ham Emerson Ham Aunt Mrs Andrew MacDonald Willow Street Andrew Stanley Jr Isleford also a weekend guest Mrs Margaret Dingley of Seattle formerly of this city returns home after summer with Mrs Harry Witham and Mrs Ralph Bates Mrs Wyllys Terry of Bernardsville NJ guest of her sister Mrs Harrison Wright at Small Point Beach Terry plans to build a summer home nearby Mr and Mrs Morton G DeNyse of St Petersburg Fla live with Mrs DeNyse s sister and brother in law at 1302 High Street DeNyse has taken a ready to wear job at Senters Inc.
Mr and Mrs Harry Marcy of West Medford Mass returned Tuesday after a visit with Mrs Marcy s brother and wife Mr and Mrs Chester D Colby of 50 Elm Street Mrs Sally Hagerthy and children Neal and Carol Sue formerly of Ashland are guests of Mrs Hagerthy s sister Mrs Heyward A Newcomb and Mr Newcomb 226 Dr Willis loved at Camp Devens Jesse Levin a Tufts Dental student spent Jewish holidays with his parents at 10 North Street Gerald L Kinney son of Rev and Mrs Charles L Kinney of Beacon Street called at the parsonage today and his mother accompanied him to Bangor and Presque Isle She will return the last of the week
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