Forty Years Ago in Bath: Local Notes and Visitors
Bath news round up from September 17 1918 noting visits by Senator-elect Elton H Lewis of Boothbay Grand reception for his victory at polls Bath residents traveling to Boston and Essex Junction Vt for family and business trips naval promotion of Rear Admiral Harry B Wilson and Bath ties to it local social visits to Savannah Ga and Newport NH and many residents returning from vacations with mentions of ships yards and shipbuilders in Bath and surrounding towns
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Elton H. Lewis
Boothbay
Scott R. Frye
Jack Hughes
Essex Junction
Rupert H. Baxter
Harry B. Wilson
Wilson
Bath
Chester
Bath Iron Works
Bath area residents take trips and relocations noted
Sept 18 1918 reports travelers from Bath to New York and various New England trips. Local residents including Ham Perkins and Wrights return from automobile tours while Frank Hill relocates to Bath for a position with L A Soule and Son. The Portland Ship Ceiling Co proceeds with pile driving to expand the wharf for Emergency Fleet Corp ships. Maj Philip Chapman inspects Co L and business girls plan a Morse river cottage party at Popham Beach.
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F. W. Carlton
Portland Ship Ceiling Co
Emergency Fleet Corp
Morse’s River
Popham Beach
Local sewing club honors visiting member in city
Miss Edith Hartwell hosts a September gathering of a longtime sewing club honoring Mrs. Herbert Williams visiting from Detroit, Mich. In Bath, Herbert D. Maxwell becomes general utility man at the post office. Lieut. John C. Fitzgerald returns on leave from Camp Gordon after a sequence of postings. Lieut. Robert Dunton also stationed at Camp Gordon. May Miller shopped in Lewiston and George Dennis visited Portland on business.
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Edith Hartwell
Herbert Williams
Detroit
Mich
Herbert D. Maxwell
Bath
Bath visitors at Lewiston fair noted and guests meet
Mr and Mrs William Mann and Miss Frances Mann were among Bath visitors at the Lewiston fair on Thursday. Mrs C I O Smith hosted an afternoon tea to welcome her son William Smiths wife from New York City. A R Vanderberg, an electrical engineer, moved from Lewiston and will occupy 501 High street with his family. Houghton McLellan, U S N, son of Mr and Mrs J Houghton McLellan, returned to Bowdoin. Chester Talbot of South End ill with Spanish influenza at Camp Devens. Frank Trask of North Conway NH returned after visiting Bath. John Youngflesh, visiting Bath and vicinity, returns to Pottsville PA. Hon William E Hogan visited Portland Tuesday. W T Burgess of West Bath bought a Hereford bull and a Shropshire buck at the Central Maine fair cattle sale. A soldier boy arriving with his grip commented he was bound four miles into the country for a hike home.
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John Sampson
U. S
Bath
Atlantic
W H. Sampson
Pine Street
Sampson
Linotype Battery
The
Times Co
A. R. Vanderberg
Lewiston
Will
High Street
John Youngflesh
Pottsville
William E. Hogan
Portland
W. T. Burgess
West Bath
Maine
Waterville
Long Branch
Bowdoinham
Center Street
Sept 22 1918 social notes from Bath end with army moves
Sept 22 1918 Bath notes report Mrs A P Moore and Misses Hart and Footer leaving for Boston with Hart visiting Hartford later. Ham brothers on farm in Bar Harbor while others plan winter in Philadelphia. Officials from state health board visited. Royall Matthews and bride honeymoon in Massachusetts. Locals entertain guests, shipyard workers reassigned, and a lively Armory dance signals wartime social life. Numerous family and friend visits across Bath, Popham Beach, Winnegance, and surrounding towns.
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A. P. Moore
Gladys Hart
Marguerite Footer
Boston
Hart
Will
Hub
Hartford
Conn
Ada McCormick
Sherman Clarke Weekend Visit Notes in Augusta
September 23 1918 item notes Sherman Clarke spent the weekend with friends in Augusta. St Mary’s War Relief society meets Tuesday night at the Knights of Columbus hall. Sunday many visited High street reservation to view camp of Company A 26th Battalion. Khaki tents elevated on platforms to avoid contact with earth. A reception for Rev Edward Dodge Hardin and Mrs Hardin of Winter Street church is planned for Wednesday night in the chapel.
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St. Mary's War Relief Society
K. of C. Hall
High Street
Co. A
26Th Battalion
Edward Dodge Hardin
Winter Street Church
Local D.A.R. Fall Meeting At North Anson Maine
Col Dummer Sewall chapter D A R represented at Maine society fall meeting in North Anson led by state and local officers. National officers addressed sessions in Congregational church. Basil Lamb presided. 161 registered. luncheon by Ruth Heald Craig chapter. tea at Mrs Arthur Ela’s home.
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Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
Maine Society
North Anson
Charles M. Tubbs
Raymond Small
Norman Howard
Leonard Lord
Harry Ring
Basil Lamb
Harold E. Erb
Leroy Hussey
Maine
Chester Melendy
Ashmead White
C. A. R. Congress
John W. Finger
C.A.R
George A. Davis
S.A.R
Congregational
Ruth Heald Craig
Arthur Ela
West Bath Entries Note Out‑of‑Town Visits and Birth
West Bath residents report visits to Orich California and York City California. Commander Wilbur Fowden Jr and wife welcomed son Richard Scott born August 31. Other locals host family and attend services in Warren Bath and Gardiner with several calls on relatives.
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West Bath
Richard Scott
Fowden
California
Harry Snow
Edward
Nashua
N. H
Courtney Stover
Paul Tuttle
Cape Elizabeth
Dunker Point
Bath Teachers Club Fall Reception For New Teachers
The Bath Teachers Club hosted the annual Fall reception for new teachers at Bath Junior High School on a Tuesday evening. Club president Robert Carter welcomed the attendees from local schools including substitutes and retirees along with School Board members. Helen L Hayes led arrangements with many staff assisting on social and arrangements tasks. guests included School Board chair Ralph W Brewer and numerous local officials.
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Bath Teachers Club
Bath Junior High
Robert Carter
Helen L. Hayes
Loring R. Addison
James E. Collins
Carter
Manley H. Grant
Morse High School
Prin
Raymond W. Farnham
Lloyd Pond
Carl A. Burnham
Moody W. Flint
Genevieve Breton
Harry L. Day
Miss Hayes
Catharine Leonard
Anne Thompson
Lucille Lishness
Marie Berry
Doris Babkirk
Emma B. Cummings
Margaret Wentworth
Ruth Wilson
Eugene A. Hunter
Edwin C. Russell
Neil FE. LaRochelle
Pond
Ann Fraser
Mezine McCaslin
Faith Sherwood
Evelyne Percy
Theo Hensinger
Almena Thurston
Neta Flint
Gladys Carter
Ruth Ames
LaRochelle
Patricia Ames
Nancy Gibbs
Jacqueline Plummer
Eleanor Danforth
Elvira Birney
Betty Parker
Germaine Bonney
Gloria Witham
Russell
Ralph W. Brewer
Brewer
Merritt Mitchell
C. Lloyd Hooker
John Choate
Roland McIntosh
Edmund Gibson
Donald Jackson
Robert White
Alfred Richards
Harry L. Horne
Florence Tash
Eleanor Ferguson
Mabel Lake
Thomas Fraser
James Thurston
Charlotte Thornton
Frederick Boudreau
Clinton Wilson
Fred Higgins
John Cakourous
Bruce Campbell
Hilary Hurtabise
George Dunn
Stork Shower Honoring Mrs Charles Murray
Mrs Charles Murray of High Street was guest of honor at a stork shower on Wednesday evening hosted at Mrs Dorothy Stone's home 165 Middle Street. Gifts were given in a bassinet. her daughter Cheryl Anne helped open them. Numerous guests sent or attended with gifts.
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Charles Murray
High Street
Dorothy Stone
Crystal Cressey
Charles True
Lila Murray
Viola Melzard
Viola Fitzgerald
Gloria Horridge
Irene Chapman
Patricia Cressey
Beverly Hamilton
Elna McCabe
Anne McCabe
Julia Frase
Mabel Willaims
Margaret Jones
Margaret Colby
Rosalie Kelley
Annah McCabe
Mary Jennick
Edith Mingo
Bath Extension Group Hears Talk On Religion
James Smith spoke on the Jewish faith at the Bath Extension Service meeting held at Hyde Park Community Building. A nominating committee was chosen, next meeting set for Oct 2 with Mrs. Beryl Hill to lead, and an emergency feeding session announced. Refreshments served. gifts given to Mrs. Burgoin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Smith
Bath Extension Service
Hyde Park
Elihu Fullerton
Doris Burgoin
Lindsey Dauphinee
Beryl Hill
Auburn
Burgoin
Barbara Small
Carl Tobey
Lauriston Caton
Mrs Ruth Farnham Named To Teach Home Economics
Mrs Ruth Farnham wife of Morse High School principal Raymond W Farnham is appointed by Superintendent Loring R Addison to teach Home economics at the Junior High School She has four years of prior experience and is a University of Maine Home Economics graduate She replaces Mrs Ann Mason Fraser who resigned after a year at the school
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Farnham
Morse High School
Raymond W. Farnham
Loring R. Addison
Farnham
University of Maine
Ann Mason Fraser
Rotary Club Votes Pledge To Hospital
Bath Rotary Club board votes a 1500 dollar pledge to Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund to be paid at 500 dollars yearly in 1959 and 1960. A new special committee chaired by Erling Barsness will handle all fundraising. During the hospital fair a baseball throwing booth sponsored proceeds toward the pledge. Several members volunteered to assist in fundraising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club Board of Directors
Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund
T. Tarpy Schulten
G. Baer Connard
Hospital Drive
Daniel Scully
Schulten
Rotary Committee
Erling O Barsness
Rotary Club
Alraady
Sehulten
Wiscasset Bride Weds Robert McRae in Congregational Church
McRae Dorr wedding unites Priscilla Antoinette Dorr of Wiscasset and Robert Alden McRae of Bath in a Sept 13 ceremony at Wiscasset Congregational Church. Officiant Rev Stanley Johnson. Bride wore white lace and net gown with bouquet of white carnations. Wedding party included matron of honor Susan Grandonico and bridesmaids Delores Dorr Caroline Day Gertrude Dorr. After reception at the bride’s home, couple to reside at 215 Mantle Street Bath. Bride, a medical tech graduate, works at Bath Iron Works. groom a Morse High School graduate, employed at Bath Iron Works.
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Priscilla Antoinette Dorr
Warren W. Dorr
Wiscasset
Robert Alden McRi
Rudolph C McRae
Middle Street
Wiscasset Congregational Church
Stanley Johnson
Willian
Givem Im imarrrEe
Susan Grandonico
Hyannis
Mass
Delores Dorr
Dresden
Caroline Day
Waldoboro
Gertrude Dorr
Debra Dorr
Allen Colins
John McDonald
Bath
Mantle Street
McRae
Wiscasset Academy
Thayer School of Medical Technology
Waterville
Bath Iron Works
Morse High School
Sewall and Thomas Tie the Knot in Sudbury Church
Miss Sally Cather Thomas of Pitts ford New York and Lewall Farragut Sewall Jr of Bath were married in St Elizabeth church Sudbury Mass on Friday Sept 12. The ceremony was attended only by immediate families with Camilla Sewall as maid of honor and David Sewall as best man. The bride, a Mount Holyoke graduate, earned a BA in psychology. The groom, a Westminster School alumnus, served three years in Germany with the US Army and will return to Harvard. The couple plan to reside in Cam p. Separately Beulah Lodge hosted a Richmond birthday party honoring Nettie Leavitt and Jilian Haynes as they marked 80th birthdays.
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Sally Cather Thomas
Philip Duncan Thomas, Jr
Pittsford
N. Y
Lewall Farragut Sewall
Porter
Mount Holyoke College
Eat
Philip Cook Thomas
Cleveland
Thomas
Raymond French
New Cangon
Harold Sewall
Bath
Edward C Smith
Kansas City
Edward Perry
Lois Knight
Carolyn Thompson
Albert Bailey
Ethel Bailey
Woolwich
Beulah Lodge
Richmond
Nettie Leavitt
Jillian Haynes
Richmond Lodge
New Speeded Up Mathematics Program In Local Schools
A plan for a accelerated mathematics program in Bath junior high and high schools moves through meetings led by Supt. Lor ing R. Addison. The program aims to introduce Algebra earlier and allow a full year of advanced math in the senior year, helping students toward college prep and meeting math requirements sooner.
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Bath
Meries
Supt
Loring R. Addson
Elvira Birney
Germaine Bonney
Philip Mincons
Neil LaRochelle
Wilary
Weather Delays Bath Canning Co Packing
Weather slows operations at Bath Canning Co causing reduced packing. Reports indicate limited output as workers adjust schedules, with expectations that production will rebound later in the week. Nearby facilities note similar slowdowns as cold and damp conditions persist.
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Bath Canning Co
Names Nominating Committee September 16 at Sacred Heart Circle
Wires of JPethelina met at the height of Columbus, presided by Regent Ms Helen Mees. The group forms a nominating committee for installation of new officers. Members named include Mr Ann Perry, Mrs Laura Carrier, Mr Vivien Krometraid, Mrs Gertrude Nigeert, and others.
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Sacred Heart Circle
Jpethelina
Josephine
Elzitith
Tith Murlkees
Bisse Siepork
West Bath Civil Defense Group Meets Sept. 17
West Bath Civil Defense Group held a meeting on September 17 with members discussing safety plans, drills, and community preparedness. Officials outlined responsibilities, stressed coordination with local agencies, and announced refreshments after the session.
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West Bath Civil Defense Group
War surplus navy vehicle to serve Bath water rescue
The community will cover all expenses for the surplus Navy vehicle used for water rescue in Bath. The unit will be assigned to the fire department and shared with police and Civil Defense, with state funding covering transportation to Toledo and preliminary servicing by drivers. Miss Deere Helter of Warren arrived to spend a week with the Stanleys, while Mrs Stimley and Miss Hyler visited the Leaches at Thorne's Lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Fire Department
Police and Civil Defense Department
Mrs Rowena Marsh Birthday Party Held At County Fair
Mrs Rowena Marsh was honored on her birthday at a gathering hosted by colleagues from Bootrai Works in Damariscotta during the county fair week. Attendees included Miss Alma Olver, Mr Neil Whitmer, and several others from Bath, Brunswick, Topsham, Harpswell, and Wiscasset.
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Reeweng
Max
Rong
Bootrai
Tueseensen
Marsh
Das
Flstee Olver
Marygaret
Neil Whitmer
J. Kreecand
Lorraine Cuneotus
Delores de Crote
Bath
Lewiseies
Elizabeth
VT Annourn
Giraldine Poothoker Brunswick
Ty 5 Caunninghim
Topsham
Aen Palmer
Harpswell
Frances Grover
Wiscasset
Fulton Joins General Electric Missile Defense Sales team
Claren Fulton of Syracuse New York, son of Eva Mo Kingsbury of Bath, joins General Electric Co Heavy Mortuary Equipment Department’s Missile Defense Equipment Sales staff. Previously he led street flood and airport lighting sales in GE Outdoor Lighting in Lenn, Mase, becoming a lighting specialist in the Apparatus Sales Division in 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
General Electric Co
Claren Fulton
Syracuse
N.Y
Eva Mo Kingsbury
Bath
C. F E. Beard
Air Force
Hmed At
Lenn. Mase
Bath Emblem Club Pledges $390 to Hospital Fund
At a Thursday meeting the Bath Emblem Club pledged $390 to the Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund. Dan el Scully spoke as chair of the Hospital Development Committee. The club discussed future projects including a rummage sale and a food and candy sale. Plans called for a project each month in the winter season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund
Danel Scully
Probate Notices in Sagadahoc County Names Appointees and Bonds
The probate register lists executors administrators and guardians for Bath Sagadahoc County estates. Names include Farley, Packard, McKay, Evrard, Grant, Small, Fuller, Webber, Morse, and Brewer with appointment dates in 1958 and bond filings noted. The notice confirms court actions and bond qualifications for each estate.
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I Porbars
Sagadahoc
Ape Pete
C. Toater
Hervant Presper Eel
Svond W Farley
Farley
Bend Avucust
Winste FE Packard
Bath
Frrenoes
Oliver Redden
Ape Fur
Fxecutox
Fii Bend
Rrr
MT Carlton
Aven
Minster
Flizabeth McKay
Verusns
Ygargd
Donald Wo Specht
Margaret Evrard
Jann Po Carey
Fing Bond
Roland Oliver Grant
Flora O Grant
Cecile Small
Mobo
Lester Nelson
Carrier Fuller
Hetiorteserel Jeune J Blingden
Mode
Filine Bend
Irances
MM Webber
John G Morse
Nusiot
Bnd
Barbara
Brewer
Probate Notice for Grace Fay Trask Admin Matter
A probate court in Bath Sagadahoe County orders publication of notice for Grace Fay Trask late of Bath. The Probate Court to hear on the first Tuesday of October at ten oclock in the forenoon with objections due if any. First and final account presented for allowance by George Trask administrator. Judge Harold J. Rubin signs. Attest Barbara L. Brewer Register.
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Bath
Sagadahoe
Toth
Grace Fay Trask
George Trask
Harold J. Rubin
Barbara L. Brewer
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