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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1943
Page
7
The Bath paper notes coal at about $7 per ton hardwood sawn at $8 a cord softwood $6 a cord. It reports social events including the Merrymeeting parlor car trip to Lewiston Bath merchants install new officers and local changes such as new telephone call books. It also lists various local happenings from theatre to industry and public notices.
September 23 1903 notes report Mail Carrier Edward McAuliffe and wife returning from Bangor and Old Town with duties resuming next week Rose Murphy returns from a Boston vacation Read about a new telephone exchange feature giving a third party to look up numbers Bands are scarce in Bath though other cities host many concerts A crew of sailors arrived yesterday for the schooner William
September 24 1903 Bath residents report 30 members of the Shiloh colony pass through Bath to Barter's Island to join the yacht Wanderer for a cruise to Boston for the annual convention. Capt King recalls the Governor Ames damaged in Newport News. Community notes cover school briefings, sports, theater plans, fairs and local business changes.
Miss Eleanor Hyde leads a theater scene while orders for seats come from Brunswick. Newport tests of the Adder and Moccasin submarines for the U S Navy demonstrate their prowess, suggesting fleets could neutralize foreign battleships against American ports. A Bath coal haul sets a record of 5100 pounds by a Gas Company horse driven by Oliver Carter. The Odd Ladies meet tonight.
Sept 28 1903 reports at Foster's Point a Sunday gathering of Turner Magoun Greenleaf Turner Tur ner Pond Furber Jacobs Frye and others. Len Oliver ex cook of the tug Perry now fishes aboard Othni. stormy river trip from Gardiner in a gale. Thunderstorms and heavy rain dispersed church crowds. Richmond shoe factories to start up with a Lynn firm leasing them. Charles Mullen hurt in a ten foot fall on the battleship Georgia. Barber Sam and his dog reunited at Snow farm Brunswick road. Rollin A Stevens in Navy Yard foreman angle iron. sold Front Street home to Senator John S. Hyde. Stevens to relocate his family as a permanent position begins.
Norman N Tobey, gunner's mate third class USN, visiting his parents at 278 Middle Street after five weeks in a naval hospital recovering from a fractured spine. He may rejoin his ship soon and reportedly earned commendation for staying at his post on his knees during injury.
Pvt Nimard M Fifield and Pvt Joseph Kingsbury both at Fort Breckenridge Kentucky arrived for a 15 days furlough. Fifield will stay with his mother Mrs Ludie Fifield of Milan Street. Kingsbury, a son.
Tech. Sgt. Laurence L. Kiesman of Topsham in the Troop Carrier Command receives the air medal for bravery in the Sicily invasion. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kiesman of Fryeburg and worked as a carpenter before enlisting in August 1940. He trained at Westover Field and New England Aircraft School, became a flying mechanic in 1942, and served in Iceland, Greenland, England, North Africa, and Sicily. Lorena Reed Protheroe of Richmond has been advanced to officer candidate and transferred to Fort Oglethorpe for further WAC training after entering service at Fort Des Moines.
Blaine Little second son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Little was inducted into the U S Navy at Portland last Wednesday and departed for basic training in Newport. He previously worked at Bath Iron Works. His older brother Donald Little is in the merchant marine and completed his first training at Sheepshead Bay N Y. Charles Cook of Richmond who is entering the Army soon hosted a tacky party on Alexander Road with costumes, a scavenger hunt and piano songs by Marjorie Rice Phyllis Stover and Mildred Skinner. Refreshments were by Mrs Wesley Beals. Eugene O Dauphin, recently discharged honorably from the U S Army, returned to his Tarbox Street home. Lieut Lewis A Orr of the U S Maritime Service returned to Florida after ten days at home and is expected to be chief engineer on a Liberty ship.
PFC Carl A Fortier formerly of Butte Creek Michigan has been moved from Camp Sibert Alabama to Edgewood Arsenal Maryland. The note mentions V Mail from Cpl James MacFarlane Auburn Maine in North Africa and a Bath Maine contact. Doris Louise Colley a Morse High Gorham Normal School graduate who enlisted in WAVES completed Hunter College training and is now at Link Instrument Instructors School in Atlanta Georgia.
Sgt Paul J. Perry son of Mr and Mrs Edward J Perry Bowdoinham has completed an intensive airplane mechanics course at Sheppard Field Texas and will join the ground crews keeping planes aloft. He praises the course and hopes for assignment to a Marauder B 26 as a tail gunner. Joseph L O Brien USNR visits Maine street Brunswick relatives hold surprise party with Elks guests and gifts.
Myles I. Winder son of John O. Widber 56 Bath Street has been promoted to technician fifth grade at Camp Gruber Oklahoma where he serves in the Headquarters section. He formerly lived on Cook Street Auburn and is a graduate of the local school.
Court of Probate in Sagadahoc County Bath holds hearing on September 2 to appoint Elmer D Hodgkins or a suitable trustee for estate of George H Hodgkins and Annie Skaling as administratrix with bond remaining to be set. publication in Bath Independent for three weeks. ARTHUR J DUNTON Judge of Probate.
George MacKenzie who volunteered for Army service spent a few days of his furlough last week calling on friends in the shop at Bath Iron Works and then visited his home in Northern Maine.
Guy McFarland formerly a welder from Frankfort now stationed at Camp Pendleton writes he has enjoyed every minute of service and has seen much of the United States on both the west and east coasts since joining the Army.
Albert E. Desmond a fireman first class in the US Navy resumed duty after spending three days with his parents Mr and Mrs A E Desmond at 173 Oak Street. He had just returned from North Africa.
Clayton Palmer S. F. 1 c formerly a welder at Bath Iron Works and stationed with the Seabees in Virginia has been transferred to Camp Endicott Davisville Rhode Island. He asks Bath friends to mail letters to him at Platoon 2 131 Co. C 131 Company Camp Endicott.
Charles Baker of West Harpswell now serves as first lieutenant after promotion from second lieutenant. He joined the 16th Armor at Camp Chaffee Arkansas and received his commission at Fort Knox Kentucky. Baker previously worked at Bath Iron Works and studied at Hampden Academy.
Harry Gifford, S. S. 1-c. Sea bees, completed basic training at Camp Peary Virginia. He formerly worked in Bath Iron Works pipe shop and lived with Mrs. Gifford in the Adams home on Washington Street before enlisting. He is now with his wife, Mrs. Eva Bishop of Dorchester, Massachusetts, during the duration.
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