Bath Society Notes Highlight Local Birthdays and Visits
A Bath society roundup covers Lardine Ann Caverly’s fourth birthday party at home with family and friends. numerous residents and visitors are listed, including Mrs. Caverly, Mr. and Mrs. Morse, and travelers from Boston, Portland, and New York. The column notes illnesses, travel plans, hospital progress, and community events.
Watrouses to Close Sedgemere Summer Home in Maine
Mr and Mrs Martin Watrous will close their Sedgemere summer estate in Richs Mountain Maine on Thursday They are among the first summer visitors to arrive and will motor to New York for a week or more while Mr Watrous travels to Ontario to inspect a mine project Upon return they will winter in New Orleans Mrs Fred Pratt of Beacon Street, long ill, is now able to be up and about the house again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Cameron
Patricia
Barbara
Shanghai
China
Henry T
Massachusetts
Cameron
San Diego
Calif
Mr. Cameron
San Francisco
Blair C. Wilson
Melrose Highlands
Mass
Philip
Melrose Hospital
David
David L. Wilson
Melrose High School
Joseph McLaughlin
Bedford Street
Watertown
McLaughlin
William Kuhn
Five Islands
Mr. McLaughlin
Martin Watrous
Sedgemere
Rich's Mountain
Maine
New York Os
Mr. Watrous
Ontario
Mrs. Watrous
New Orleans
Fred Pratt
Beacon Street
Federal Building
Miss Eleanor Erwin to Wed Lawrence in October
A surprise Panty and miscellaneous shower honored Miss Eleanor Erwin ahead of her October wedding to Lawrence. Guests from Bath and Worcester shared a supper with lobster salad and bridal cake. Other items note marriage intentions filed by Chaney and Parker families and residents visiting New Hampshire, Boothbay trips, and local civic news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lounsbury, Jr
Lewiston
Reginald Gordon
Brunswick
Frances Merchant
Augusta
Lawrence Palmer
West Bath
Margaret Reed
John Reed
Waldron Reed
Dennis McEachern
Virginia Reel
Woolwich
Margaret Staples
Sadie Fogg
Sybil Leonard
Lora Greenleaf
Ervin Joy, Jr
Beatrice Greenleaf
Charlotte Haines
Lewis Palmer
Bath
Eleanor Erwin
Lawrence
Sprague
Raymond Brown
Damariscotta
Rdw
Clayton Fortier
John Hayes
Helen Hayes
Roberta Erwin
Muriel Lane
Eleanor Danforth
Roland McIntosh
Roberta Hathorne
Richard McBinnan
Merle L. Chaney
Center Street
Marion Chaney
This City
Parker Chaney
Wiscasset
Ruth E. Parker
Francis M. Parker
John W. Gilmore
Social News Roundup From Grove Street And Beyond
Miss Ruth Hynes returns from Arlington Heights Massachusetts after two months with Uncle Guy Beddeos. Past Ladies club of Myrtle Lodge meets at 88 Pleasant Street with prizes won in bridge and flinch. Several residents visit relatives, travels include Bedford Massachusetts Lincoln Street Poland and Orono.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hynes
William Hynes
Grove Street
Arlington Heights
Mass
Guy Beddeos
Fred 8. Curtis
Myrtle Lodge
U. O
Pleasant Street
John H. Hunt
Howard E. Blake
Charles O. Nelson
Wilfred W. Chaney
Pearl Campbell
Emma M. Daley
Wallace L. Atwood
Fort Popham and Kennebec Battery Defense Measures Expanded
Government vessels and merchant ships increase activity as fortifications rise at Popham. A proposed mine field at the Kennebec mouth, batteries built between Fort Popham and the Ordnance Sergeant's house, and a plan to arm provisional naval reserves are outlined. The district engineer orders heavy emplacements and a breechloading rifle, with 40 men staffing by April and a 70 man manning party planned to operate five 1 inch Rodman guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Russell A. Alger
Fon
Popham
Fort Popham
Cos. B and D
Lewiston
2Nd Maine Infantry
Bath Center of Coastal Defense Reserve Unit
During World War I Bath became the center of the 4th Section Naval Coast Defense Reserve tasked with patrolling coastwaters against submarines. The Kennebec Yacht Club clubhouse was leased for headquarters, with Bath youth enlisting. The naval station operated June 3, 1917 to Jan 8, 1918 before moving to Boothbay Harbor under Ensign Arthur H. Stetson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Bath
Naval Coast Defense Reserve
Kennebec Yacht Club
Fort Baldwin Fortification at Sabine Hill Popham Beach
Fort Baldwin was established at Sabine Hill in 1008 as the defense for the river mouth. It features three concrete batteries with a Coast Artillery mine defense, commanded by Lieut. Charles A. Finley. The 4th Co from Bath mans two six inch batteries while regulars man the mine defense including a three inch battery for close mine field defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Sabine Hill
Popham Beach
Regular
Coast Artillery
Charles A. Finley
Bath
A Shipyard Boss Saves Worker From Plunge
John E. Hayes prevented Joe Hecht from a deadly fall aboard a destroyer after Hecht lost balance and tumbled 12 to 14 feet. Hecht suffered bruises while Hayes hurt his shoulder yet both escaped serious injuries. Hecht thanked Hayes, who quipped he would have moved away if he had seen the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
John E. Hayes
Boss Counter
Joseph Hecht
Joe
Boss Counter Hayes
Mr. Hecht
Hecht
Mr. Hayes
Plant staffing dips as 45 leave for various reasons
The plant reported 2585 employees on Monday, 13 fewer than the prior Monday. The drop was caused by 45 workers leaving for multiple reasons, chiefly slack work at the plant and some returning to college. New hires included Ralph Brewer Norman E Getchell William E Therbarge Charles H Parsons Robert W Clark Delbert H Hatch Jr Clarence H Dresser Alfred B Bacon Jr Joseph Lemieux Christian W R Black Lewis A Orrs Jerome L O'Keefe John O Vermette Clayton E Bansguin Elmer E Hart Alfonso A Allen Herschel T Libby G P Perry and William E Rich Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Brewer
Norman E. Getchell
Wiliam E. Therbarge
Charles H. Parsons
Robert W. Clark
Delbert H. Hatch, Jr
Clarence H. Dresser
Alfred 8. Bacon, Jr
Joseph Lemieux
Christian W. R. Black
Lewis A. Orrs
Jerome L. O'Keefe
John O. Vermette
Clayton E. Bansguin
Elmer E. Hart
Alfonso A. Allen
Herschel T. Libby
G. P. Perry
William E. Rich, Jr
Conley Wedding for John M. Conley Jr and Christine Norton
On Saturday October 28 a wedding took place for John M. Conley Jr of the time of office and Miss Christine E. Norton of Councilman eee cee nee, with one of the ushers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Conley, Jr
Time Office
Christine E. Norton
Councilman
Eee Cee
Bowdoin Tennis Ace Gains Noted Summer Privileges
A fragment notes a Bowdoin student nicknamed a top tennis player and enjoying summers at a place described as Portage. The text hints at Keene’s or Carpenter’s involvement with study and sport, marking him as a rising athletic figure.
Browning Returns to MIT After Week Away
Robert C. Browning a shipfitter’s helper completed a week away and returned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to resume duties and studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Browning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fresh Bowdoin Recruit Joins Eagles Football Squa d
Gordon W. Lake enrolled as a Bowdoin freshman and joins the Fresh football squad while working as a shipfitter's helper in summer. Merrymeeting Bay duck opening lacks guides. volunteers with a valid gunning float and guiding skill are urged to contact the sports department. Robert W. Daley unveils a five day average work system for the new watchmen, with alternating six and four day weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon W. Lake
Bowdoin
Merrymeeting Bay
Robert W. Daley
Watchmen
Boothbay Bowler Ted Rice Joins Park Alleys League
Ted Rice of Boothbay Harbor who pitched semi pro games in Maine last summer has joined the Park Alleys bowling circuit. Rice played for the Harbor and Brunswick and gave the Worumbo Indians state champions notable trouble during the season. The league, with foremen leading men and officials, is set to start next Friday and will run every Friday night as last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Rice
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
Ted
Harbor
Brunswick
Worumbo Indians
Genesta
O.E. G
Prescott
Good Will
Hinckley
Merrymeeting
Fairfield
Mt. Carmel
Richmond
Nellie W. Hinckley
Leon P. Shepard
Mt. Pisgah
Doris L. Aikenhead
Marshal
Elwood A. Hathorne
Adah
Bowling note on Allie Jewett at Park Alleys
Allie Jewett from the electric shop rolled a 165 string at Park Alleys and achieved a 470 total over four strings that week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Jewett
The
Electric Shop
Park Alleys
Bath veterans host banquet closing muster season
Frank T. Fortier, head of the maintenance department and foreman of the Bath Veteran Firemen's Association, with Frank H. Turner of the Hyde Windlass Co., attended a Brunswick banquet Sunday evening as guests of the Niagaras. About 125 persons attended the Odd Fellows Hall gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Fortier
Bath Veteran Firemen's Association
Frank H. Turner
Hyde Windlass Co
Brunswick
Niagaras
Odd Fellows Hall
Shipyard Werks Take Summer Breaks and Studious Sons
Arthur W. King and Mrs. King travel with son Omar R. King to Ann Arbor where Omar enrolls in a two year naval architecture course after graduating Morse High School and Bates College. Omar previously worked in shipfitting at the plant while others in the yard take vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. King
Local player Ralphie Brewer joins Wiscasset plant staff
Ralphie Brewer of Wiscasset, ex New England and International League infielder, entered the plant Monday in the counters department. His last basebat was with the Worumbo Indians of Falls three seasons ago, and he played second for the State semi pro champions at Wichita in the National Tournament quarter finals. He is noted as a leading official in basketball and baseball in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralphie Brewer
Wiscasset
New England
Ralphie
Worumbo Indians
Falls
Wichita
Kan
Rexford Stover Returns to Tin Shop After Eye Injury
Rexford Stover of the tin shop has resumed work after missing several days due to an eye injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexford Stover
Innovations At Bath Iron Works Safety Program
David P. Mullin outlines Bath Iron Works safety drive begun in 1934 with a plant wide contest and a safety committee that rotates members. He highlights a suggestion box system and notes a marked drop in accidents since the program started. Attendees include Harold Adams and others from the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
David P. Mullin
Eastland
Portland
Mullin
Cackabon
Iron Works Riveters Adopt Special Leather Aprons
Riveters at Iron Works will wear leather aprons during specific tasks. Officials explained the protective gear is chosen for durability and safety in those operations.
Bath area notes on merchants events and union activity
Roy W. Putney of Senter's Inc reports buying goods in Boston and New York before price hikes due to European war. Bath community events include firemen prize party, Elks clambake, fall dances, rally day at Central church, barn dances by West Bath Grange, and O E G announcements with invited grand officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy W. Putney
Senter’s, Inc
Boston
New York
Mr. Putney
West Bath Grange
Riveter Burn Leads Safety Committee Proposal
Thursday's safety committee meeting discusses a riveter Ross Ambrose who burned his heel when a hot rivet chip slipped into his shoe. The plan calls for adding a third safety committee from plant leaders. foremen will select members and the first meeting is set for Thursday Oct. 5 at noon.
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Safety Committee
Ross Ambrose
Com
Duct painted to improve ladder safety at shop
Mr Gackenbach proposed painting the air duct above the ladder from the outside machine shop to full 178 in a bright color to make it more visible and prevent collisions. Hull Supt Norman J Mackinnon was tasked to remedy the condition.
Fortier Warns on Door Cautions For Maintenance Crew
Maintenance foreman Frank Fortier tells workers to exercise caution with doors to prevent finger injuries as doors swing. He emphasizes safety procedures for the crew to avoid jamming fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fortier
Mr. Fortier
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Herbert T. Caverly
Corliss Street
Lardonna
Charles Page
Miami
Fla
Jean Safford
Peggy Safford
Betty Hopkins
Beverly Ellis
Sylvia Palmer
Roy Lutz
John Lutz
Sonny Fuller
Bobby Adams
Richard Harford
Victor Lonn
Harry Moses
Donald Hopkins
Ralph Palmer
Franklin W. Morse
High Street
Ernest G. Sarkis
Sadie E. Sarkis
Middle Street
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Stephen M. Etnier
Gilbert
Rita Snow
D. H
Ralph Hutchinson
Marilyn Hatch
Caverly
Ralph Hatch
Sagadahoc Ferry
St. Petersburg
Evelyn T. Healey
Belfast
Milton C. Trott
Edith Fulton
Loring, Shon, & Harmon
Lelang Mitchell
Ruth Farnham
Rhode Island
Meadowbrook
Philip Sanderson
Portsmouth
N. H
Boston Globe
Bath Iron Works
William S. Barry
Louise B. Hathaway
Melrose, Mass
City
Frederick H. Kimball
Squaw Mountain Inn
Arthur A. Crafts
Florence Barnes
Malden
James R. McNeil
Pine Street
Marguerite Brown
Vivian Brown
Weeks Street
Westbrook Junior College
Frances Gordon
Roxbury
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Washington Street
Virginia M. Cutting
Squirrel Island
Stanley R. Miller
Leonard Munsey
Cgunquit
Al‘hine M. Wyman
Mr. Munsey
First Baptist Church
Clifford Harrington
Lily Pray
John K. Jayne
New Canaan, Conn
Kennen
Pamela
Cuvier Dolloff
Stella Dolloff
R.N
Upper Washington Street
Nequasset
Emily Furber
Morse High
William A Parber
Augusta General Hospital
Harold R. Blair
Louis Hamlin
Marlon McCacklin
Ralph Burden
Ralph, Jr
Berlin
William H. Tyler
Isabel E. Ladd
Deering Street
Thelma Sylvester
Fiesta Club
Chestnut Street
Doris Allen
Mary Boucher
Virginia White
Florence Stackpole
Bessie Petit
Hannah Miler
Frank K. Jack of
Bowdeinham
Leah Merrill
Farmington Normal School
Jason A. Merrill
Roland Hall
Edward Stiness
Providence, R. I
Margaret A. Coombs
Central Maine Power Co
Cranston, R. I
James Partridge
Marie Merrill
Kennebunkport
Waterville
Colby College
Barbara Skehan
Mark W. Sewall
Ebeneecook Harbor
Southport
Albert Somes
Reading
Semes
Mrs
Ardenne A. Stott
Park Street
Adelia Taft
Florida
C. S. DePuy
Anna E. Butler
Forest Putnam
Bath Memorial Hospital
Eldora Leighton
Damariscotta Lake
Jefferson
Ernest H. Wade
Canada
Calais
Home
Beatrice Harrington
North Street
Henry J. Sherman
Moorestown
N. J
New York City
Ralph Dunton
Robinhood
Edward St. Martin
Albert Friedman
Ashana Sydney
Solomon K. Greenblatt
Friedman
Winfield Ham
Union Street
Somerset West 47Th Street
Walter James
Thimble Club
Upper
Florence Wyman Jewell
Doris Armstrong
Gorham Normal School
William A. Armstrong
Corrie
Clare
Alice Varney
Great Smokey Mountain Range
North Carolina
Tennessee
Clingman’s Dome
Skyland Drive
New Blue Ridge Parkway
New Market
Shenandoah Valley
Gardiner D. Rogers
Sally
Brunswick Road
Robert Albert Voeth
Lisbon Falls
Thomas E. Voeth
Elizabeth City
Elizabeth A. Greene
Lloyd F. Green
Front Street
Mae Sheffield
Wellesley College
Cox’s Head
Wellesley
Patrizia Bryant
Miss Farmer's School
Belmont
Miss Bryant
J. Merton Lemont
Willow Street
Memorial Hospital
Fred F. Butler
A. D. Taft
Bar Harbor
Cadillac Mountain
Taft
Catherine McFarland
Bear Island
New Meadows
Isadore Singer
Swampscott
Prudential Insurance Co
Albert T. Thompson
Lowell
Charlotte Cahill
Merline Thompson
Francis Reid
New Hampshire
Raymond Small
Brigham’'s Cove
George Dolloff
Oak Lawn
R. I
Dolloff
Lake Nequasset
Ida Greenleaf
Saugus
Westport
Mercie McFadden
Ralph G. Setson, Jr
Washington and
North Streets
Leonard M. Lord
Fitts Street
Albert H. Thompson
Benson Animal Farm
Hudson, N. H
Mss
Bernice Daigle
Senter's
Harold Bass
Florence Catania
Seagontgz Cottage
Small Point
G. B. Connard
Easton
Mr. Connard
Rollo Knapp
Orville E. Page
Boothbay
Edward B. Hamblett
Albert Haggett
North End
Dummer Street
Europe
Morris W. Potter
Clarence Lane
Lincoln Street
Poland
Mr. Lane
Millard Lane
Richard Card
Otis N. Card
John Parker
South Street
Johnson House
Earl R. Fortier
Maple Street
Washburn Street
Bedford
Laura Leeman
James
Kingfield
Roscoe BE. Robinson
Maude Porter
Clearwater
Minn
William W. Robinson
Old South Place
Orono
Charles Cooke
Edward Cooke
Cora Chapman
Randolph
Grace
Winship Street
Edward V. Reed
Bath National Bank
Minnie Brown
State House
Harry Brown
Pearl Street
Ogunquit
Leavitt Wyman
Ada Small
Brown's
Kezar Lake
Gilmore
Milan Street
Harry Cooke
Pascagoula, Miss
Mr. Cooke
Ingerls Shipbuilding Corp
Anna Packard
Brockton, Mass
Philip A. Iotte
F. H. Britt
Mrs. Britt
D. T. Britt
Harry Wallace
Anite Street
B.I.W
Iron Works
Carpenkees
Bey le Ae
Bowsoms
H. Joseph Madden
Charles Pearce
Henry Shaw
Herbert Morse
Rowland
Joe Vachon
Albert Henderson
Rangeley Lakes
Lance Cooper
Donald M. Marshall
University of Maine
Don
Steve
State University
Sam
Naval Forces
State Safety Conference
Mr. Mullin
Harold L. Adams
Ant
Robert Lambie
Water Street
Herbert Anderson
Edward Bourget
Roland Smith Post
A. L
Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Walter Pollard, Jr
Bath District
Quincy
Baxter Hall
Gar Hall
Edmund Ford
Winnegance
Lewis B. Swett
John J. Mulcahy
Jack
Mr. Mulcahy
Pear Street
Elks
Portland Lodge
Walter Spaulding
Walter L. Whitney
Arthur H. Sprague
Central Church