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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1944

Page

5

Local Sagadahoc County groups gather for meetings and social

Forty eight grangers attended Sagadahoc County Past Masters Association and Lecturers club at G Cleveland Marriner home with eight granges represented Topsham Progressive Dirigo West Bath Dromore Southport Seaside of Bristol and Enterprise. A Topsham Grange seven tieth anniversary event drew many members including State Master Carroll Bean. Personal items note births, furloughs and moves among Richmond residents with multiple family updates and military service details.

Sagadahoc G. Cleveland Marriner Topsham Progressive Dirigo West Bath Dromore Southport Bristol Enterprise Enterprise Grange Topsham Brange J. W. Randlette C. G. Marriner Paul Batchelder Leon Batchelder Flora Shepard Paul Roberts Freda Hopkins Alberta Haynes Alfred Niles William Sullivan Carence Dunbar Dana Hopkins Carroll Bean Enterprise Juvenile Grange Russell Ring General MacArthur Junior Citizens Club Eigth Emerson School Patricia Hurley Virginia Anderson Elizabeth Harrington Annette Harford Roland Hanson Cobb Maternity Hospital Donna May Raymond Curtis Curtis Harding Bath Nellie Cobb Fredercine Fellows County Road Paul Jack Framingham Floral Park N. Y Gerald Grondin Carroll Terrell General Harding San Juan Puerto Rico Pvt Wayne Whitmore Fort Devens Mass Marion Purinton Boothbay Harbor Solon Purinton South Pleasant Street Nellie Richardson Portsmouth N. H Jacob Barter Linda Darrah Street Ridge Road Bowdoinham Maxwell Marriner Raymond Libby Aroostook County Maynard Pinkham High Street Florida Charles Alexander Gardiner Street Auburn Richmond High School Gordon Howe

Genesta Sewing Circle Plans Annual Christmas Gate

Genesta Sewing Circle met with President Mrs. Herbert Morse and appointed chairmen for booths at the annual Christmas gate. A baked bean supper is planned for Oct. 21. An all day session at Masonic Temple is set for next Wednesday for kitchen cleaning. Members and guests attended.

Genesta Sewing Circle Herbert Morse High Street

Nightingale Club Dinner Honors Miss Davis Bowery Hostess

Mrs Carroll Davis hosted the Nightingale club on Bowery street with a dinner party attended by club members and two guests. Sweet heart roses from the Sunday Evening club served as the centerpiece as plans for fall and winter hospital work were discussed and prizes awarded to members James B Lemont and others.

Carroll Davis Nightingale Club Bowery Street James B. Lemont Edward Footer Ralph O. Dale John Freeman Herbert Cavanaugh Harold Freeman J. Emery Footer Arthur King M. Veronica Cyr Danforth MacDonald Katherine O'Hara Edith Lemont

SOLDIER’S BODY FOUND NEAR ARMY POST

The body of a soldier missing since Saturday from a nearby Army post was found Tuesday morning at 850 by a State Game and Fish warden. It is apparently a case of death by own action, according to one warden. Stephen Rogers, four year old son of Mr and Mrs Harold Rogers of Winnegance, has been ill for nearly two weeks with blood poisoning. In a fall from a tricycle he injured his knee and the infection developed. He is improving now.

Mary Johanna Woods Delia Grondin Boston Pvt Fredrick Douglas, Jr Georgia Nellie Cobb Lililian Nickerson John Parker Walter Miller Hosmer Gardiner Street White Road Henrietta Libby Pleasant Street Brooklyn N. Y Frances Libby Mary McCormick Cape Breton Island John McCormick North Pleasant Street Susan Meserve Pfc. Knight France Fort McClellan Ala Richmond High School Bath Everett Knight Stephen Rogers Harold Rogers Winnegance Harold H. Rowe Harold, Jr Usnr Carol Kittery Chester Pinkham Donna Westbrook Miss Pinkham Elsworth Pinkham Ralph Worrell Philadelphia Rockmere Dwight Kinsman Middleboro Mass Wilton McClaren Arlington Branwell Harford Franklin Keehwetter Bryant Ponds George Gray Beulah Miller Kelsey Freeman Kelsey South Bristol E. B. Woods West Harpswell Nellie Mae Black Lark Street Louisville Kentucky William Hendricks Frank Raffa Rockport Frank Giacoppi Bronx Raffa Clair Willette Clarence Augusta Harold Chapman Hyde Park Terrace Cpl Victor Jardine Bud Jardine Drayton Mary Cuvellier Ruth Stanchfield Central Avenue Tron

Georgetown Spelling Honors and Mooses Sighted

Local spelling honors include Doris Reynolds Christine Williams Jannette Pinkham and Arthur Tibbetts. Moose sightings reported around Robinhood Bath and Sagadahoc Bay with multiple witnesses and a pair seen together amid hunting season chatter.

Moose sighting and seaside notes refresh Bay Point page

Bay Point residents recall a bull moose sighting near the bridge to Kennebec Point after a startled reaction by Mrs. Clyde Pinkham. A bottle with a note about lost false teeth surfaced on First Beach. Local social news includes visits, departures for winter, and a first wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Walter I. Noyes.

Bay Point Kennebec Point Clyde Pinkham H. S. Keen Jamaica N. Y Wright Phippsburg Sherman Campbell Campbell John Holt Maryland Charles Kiessling Dedham Mass Harry Stone Lewiston Walter I. Noyes Walter I. Norton Bath Harry W. Crosman George Moses Camp Brokus Katherine Welling Weymouth Mrs. Keen

Federal Savings Conference Urges Economic Cooperation

Harvard professor Dr J Anton de Hass told Northeastern Federal Savings League members the peace must rest on economic cooperation and a non political treaty. The Sept 11 12 13 conference in Swampscott Massachusetts featured banking leaders noting higher postwar prices and cheaper modernization of homes. James Twohy reported 1943 assets of member associations rose 10 percent to 5 538 billion with stronger liquid assets and reserve accounts at about 7.5 percent. Attendees included Edward W Bridgham Henry G Hodgdon Gardiner A Deering J Frank Hunt and Ralph E Nowell of Bath First Federal Savings & Loan Association.

J. Anton de Hass Harvard College Northeastern Federal Savings League New Ocean House Swampscott Mass James Twohy Federal Home Loan Bank Savings and Loan Associations Edward W. Bridgham Henry G. Hodgdon Gardiner

Hank Washburn Tosses For All Stars In Portland defeat

Casey baseball club of Boston defeated the Western Maine League All Stars 7 to 2 at Portland Sunday. Hank Washburn of Bath Iron Works pitched well until the final inning as six Boston players crossed home. Herm Porth led the All Stars with two hits and Hal Spinney added a safety.

Casey Baseball Club Boston Portland Hank" Washburn Bath Iron Works Maine Boys Herm Porth All Stars Hal Spinney Bath Club

Early American flour mills used twin flat stones

A glimpse into colonial industry shows flour milling relying on two flat stones rubbed together to grind grain into meal, illustrating primitive yet effective technology used by early Americans.

Five Islands News Roundup and Community Happenings

Wayne Rich seeks last year records and plans for re organization of 4 H club in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties. Mrs Lermond Davis named district organizer. Community members gather at church for cleaning and plan rummage sale on Oct 10. Various residents attend services, renovations, and visits. several ship and rail era programs cited.

Wayne Rich Androscoggin Sagadahoc Lermond Davis Good Neighbor Club Vitall Five Islands Will Fields Everett Cromwell Arthur Nelson Lightbody Smith Capt. Plummer Sedgemere Road Branwell Harford Benjamin Stevens Milburn Stevens Blaine Raymond Hanna James Davis Allen Church Vincent David Stevens Ida MacGillivary Percy MacGillivary North Yarmouth Academy Howard Bacon Waltham William Marr Marr Carl Spencer Ward's Island Woodrow Gray Otis Baker Norwood Mass Baker James Hadden Mrs. Fisher Hastings Belfast Vincent Davis Boston Alton Reid Woolwich Walter Savage Kittery Everett Hennan Rockland Thomas Watson Georgia Ernest Marr Quincy Rebecca Grover Wiscasset Raymond Belanger Belanger Harlan Pinkham Herbert Moore Belmont Pvt Russell Harford, Jr Russell Harford Mina Wilson Bath Charles Hanna

Peace Feelers of 1918 vs Today

A column by Herman R. Allen contrasts German peace proposals in 1918 with modern calls to end the war. It recalls Wilson’s 14 points, Allied firmness on unconditional surrender, and the 1918 armistice negotiations in France led by Foch, highlighting how Germany sought concessions before capitulation.

Herman R. Allen Washington Germany Czechoslovakia Wilson Andre Tardieu League of Nations Austria-Hungary United States U. S Lansing Marshal Foch Compeigne Forest Foch

Local News Briefs From Camp Barkley And Lewiston Visit

Camp Barkley Texas grants an 18 day furlough. Mr and Mrs Eugene Long of Bar Harbor with Mrs Mabel Ansert Mrs Alec Burgess Miss May King and Sclly were visitors in Lewiston. Stanley Henderson of North Bath traveled to Portland for a brief visit with his sister and will return today. Priscilla Magoun of Green street went to Portland Wednesday morning and will return home this evening.

Eugene Long Bar Harbor Mabel Ansert Alec Burgess May King Sclly Lewiston Stanley Henderson North Bath Portland Priscilla Magoun Green Street

Hyde Park Terrace weekly items and notices

Hyde Park Terrace announces the Dot and Day Kindergarten opens Monday at 30 Broad Street with new equipment and teachers Miss Dorothy, Marshall, and Miss Dayden. Children aged three to five may attend. bus routes to and from Hyde Park explained. Rally Sunday planned at Sunshine Sunday School. Tenant's Council to meet Friday evening to discuss dances and fall activities. local residents and families feature travel, moves, and visits among Hyde Park Terrace residents and nearby towns.

Broad Street Dorothy, Marshall Miss Dayden Miss Marshall Hyde Park Sunshine Sunday School Liberty Street Blair Hodge Terrace

Bath Autumn colony grows at Kennebec jail

Ed war E. McNeil was arrested for intoxication and given a 90 day room at the Kennebec county jail by Judge Gardiner R. Deering. The session also placed James M. Farland on file after arrest for vagrancy. An extended stay at the up river bastille began for two other Lath residents as efforts to clear town street corners continue.

Bath Kennebec County Auusta Edwar E. McNeil Joseph Williams Gardiner R. Deering Lath Bastille James M.farland Set Williams Robert Guptil

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