City Council Extends Dump Closing to May 6 at Special Meeting
The Bath city council extended the closing deadline for the North Street Extension dump by 30 days after a lengthy meeting. Residents near Thorne's Head opposed the site, while the mayor and officials evaluated road costs, fire risk, and rodent control before considering a purchase offer of 2000 for the Thorne's Head property with a 30 day option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Highways and Sewers
North Street
Sanitation Committee
Thorne's Head
Ollowing
Board of Aldermen
Walter C. Rogers
Frank Allegrin
Bath
Thorne’s Head
City of
Allegrin
High Street
Kennebec
Philip L. Eaton
John F. Cooke
Ward Five
Rogers
Arthur Avery
Highway and Sewer Department
Richard Frates
Chester H. McCabe
Alderman Cooke
Alfred Reeks
North End
Reeks
Mr. Reeks
Alderman Reeks
Washington
High Streets
Frates
Personnel Service Commission
McCabe
Randall Cook
Ward
Elbridge KR. Wright
Cedric A. Martin
William Sanford
Dunton Farm
Whiskeag Creek
Sanford
Blind Crossing
Brunswick Bath Highway
John F. Howe
Albert H. Thompson
Alderman Eaton
Aldenman Eaton
Edmund M. Socee
U.S. Department of the Interior
J. Elliott Hale
State of Maine
Division of Engineering
McFadden Elected to Board of Highways and Sewers
R. Clinton McFadden Ward 6 councilman wins a seat on the Board of Highways and Sewers after a three way race with Lewis E. Prentiss Ward 4. The contest concludes with McFadden securing membership in the board.
Used Clothing Drive for European Relief Urgent
An urgent appeal calls for used clothing for European relief with April collection days. Donors should wash garments and avoid attics like evening wear. infants to adults needed, including bedding and headwear. Grace Church Bath leads locally with a packing event at the parish house and a coordinating committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United National Clothing Collection
Oxford
New England
Bath
Grace Church
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Harry G. Deering
Walter C. Rogers
Philip Foster
Grace Church Parish House
Lions Club Gears Up for Clothing Drive in Bath
The United National Clothing Collection for Overseas War Relief pledges local Lions support in Bath. Storage will use the Dummer Street Schoolhouse with depots at Sears Roebuck on Center Street and possibly Front Street. A house to house canvass is planned for April 10, storm date April 11. 13 districts will have captains, with Woolwich and West Bath included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club Committee
United National Clothing Collection
National Committee
Bath
Lions
Dummer Street
Sears & Roebuck
Center Street
Front Street
Woolwich
West Bath
Tin Can Salvage Sets Advance Ship Dates in Maine
William C. Darroch of the Maine Salvage Committee WPB Bath announces advance shipment dates for prepared tin cans to deterring plants. Center dates include Bath May 2 and Brunswick May 4 as part of ongoing wartime collection efforts urging communities to deliver saved cans to local shipping centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Darroch
Maine Salvage Committee
WPB
Bath
Brunswick
Darroch
Pine Tree Society to Run Summer Camp for Crippled Children
The Pine Tree Society will operate a summer camp for crippled children at Belgrade on a lakeside site provided by Hunter-Rhoades Lumber Co. Health and recreation will guide the program with counselors from psychology and physiotherapy backgrounds. The camp aims for accessible travel from Oakland and is led by executive director Mrs. Burton L. Preston with local chairs Mrs. Arthur Sewall and Mrs. Bowen Torrey. Proceeds from fundraising drive and Easter Lily sale will finance the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Society For
Belgrade
Hunter-Rhoades Lumber Co
Oakland
Maine Central
Burton L. Preston
Arthur Sewall
Bowen Torrey
Beta Sigma Phi
Keith Crockett
Huse Memorial School
Civil Air Patrol Cadets Classes Start This Spring
The Civil Air Patrol Cadets begin a new term on April 5 inviting new cadets and allowing former cadets to reenlist. Classes meet Thursday evenings at Brunswick Armory from 7 to 10 with courses in Meteorology and Navigation Code Theory of Flight and aircraft structure. Instructors include J Edward Pomeroy Edward Vose Seymour White Murray Benjamin and Frank Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAPC
Brunswick
CAIP
J. Edward Pomeroy
Poular
Morse High School
Coures
Edward Vose
Seymour White
Murray Benjamin
Frank Campbell
Ice Free Nequasset Lake Sets Early Date
Ice left Nequasset Lake Sunday afternoon marking the earliest opening since 1925 when April 1 first freed the lake from winter cover. Previous years opened on April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Lake
Bowdoin Music Head Speaker at Lions Club
Prof. Frederick E. T. Tillotson of Bowdoin College spoke on American music at the Lions Club meeting in the Phoenix. He outlined folk and art music, discussed Negro spirituals, MacDowell and Foster, and traced blues and jazz origins with record demonstrations. Jack Mulcahy joined the club, clothing drive plans were updated, and Cahill awaited recovery in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick E. T. Tilotson
Bowdoin College
Lions Club
the Phoenix
Tillotson
America
Edward MacDowell
Stephen Foster
Jack Mulcahy
Henry O. Trowbridge
Alexander MacDonald
Charles H. Cahill
Clearwater
Fla
Percy W Marks
Andrew Butterfield
Lion Edwin R. Andrews
Polar Star Masons Install Officers at Lodge Ceremony
Installation of officers for Polar Star lodge, Masons, took place at the Masonic Temple on Wednesday. Installing officer P.M. Edwin H. P. Lowell led the rites with Grand Marshal P.M. Ernest R. Freeman and Grand Chaplain P.M. Sven B. Lonn assisting. Officers inducted included Herbert L. Anderson as Worthy Master and Charles W. Walsh as S W. A social hour followed with sandwiches, cake, and coffee. P.M. Donald S. Smith and Alex A. Burden were absent for induction into chaplain and treasurer roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polar Star Lodge
Masonic Temple
P.M. Edwin H. P. Lowell
P.M. Ernest R. Freeman
P.M. Sven B. Lonn
Herbert L. Anderson
Charles W. Walsh
S.W
Robert A. Gallagher
J.W
P. M
William A. Furber
Lloyd A. Beers
S.D
Edward M Butterfield
J.D
Lawrence V. Crocker
S.S
Wilgood
Marshal
Harry L. Cornish
Tyler
P.M. Donald S. Smith
Alex A. Burden
Bath memorial hospital grads sign for army
Four graduate nurses from Bath Memorial Hospital class of 1945 signed up for the Army Nurses Corps. They are Marion Rose West Bath Lilly Douglas Scarboro Eileen Murphy Calais and Pauline Gagnon Fort Fairfield after passing state boards. Lt Teressa Tarro Maine recruiting officer signed them up in Bath last week. The Army Nurses Corps faces a critical demand as casualties rise and nurses are urged to enlist promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Army Nurses Corps
Marion Rose
West Bath
Lilly Douglas
Scarboro
Eileen Murphy
Calais
Pauline Gagnon
Fort Fairfield
Teressa Tarro
Maine
Bath
Tarro
Vermont
Southwest Pacific
Australia
New Guinea
Third Destroyer Named in Honor of Capt Turner
The USS Turner third destroyer to bear the name will be launched at Bath Iron Works on Sunday at 9 45 a m. Sponsor Miss Louise Leahy, granddaughter of Fleet Admiral William D Leahy, will christen the vessel. Captain Daniel Turner USN born 1794 commanded the California in the Battle of Lake Erie and served with Commodore Perry in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Uss Turner
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Louise Leahy
Florida Avenue
N.W
Washington, D. C
William D. Leahy
U. S. Army and Navy
William
Mediterranean
U.S
Turner
Great Lakes
Tony and Juanita Show Sponsored by Maine Star Guard
Maine Star Guard of Bath sponsors a Friday night Tony and Juanita radio and stage show at Morse High School auditorium. The program features Joe LaFrip French comedian and Little Joey yodeling cowboy with an amateur contest and cash prize plus a full evening of entertainment. Lieut. Clara Kirsch WAVE at Bath Iron Works offices accompanied Mrs. James G. Sigman of Philadelphia home today as Kirsch heads to Washington, D. C. for new service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company B. Maine Star Guard
Bath
Tony
Juanita
Morse High School
Joe LaFrip
Little Joey
Clara Kirsch Wave
Bath Iron Works
Charles T. Jackson
South Street
James G. Sigman
Philadelphia
Penn
Sigman
Kirsch
Washington, D. C
Royal A Johnson takes over the Hotel Sedgwick
Royal A Johnson purchases the Sedgwick Hotel from Harod Board J Emery Footer and assumes operation. Harold Booter, longtime manager, stays through April to aid the transition as Augustus Thuse remains as night clerk and Dining Room plans shift to Johnson management. Johnson intends a modern dining room, keeps most staff, and relocates home to a nearby frame house. Johnson, a Bath cerk veteran of World War I, has run a screening business at 93 Front Street since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal A. Johnson
Sedgwick
Haro'd
Emery Footer
Harold Booter Wi
Johnson
Mans Deta
Dusinesso
Augustus Thuse
Moder
Ie Hotel
Hts
Ventua
Seen
Bath
Front Street
Mr. Johnson
Red Cross drive in Bath surpasses quota by over one thousand
Bath chapter War Fund chairman Mrs. Loyall F. Sewall reports the Bath Red Cross drive raised 23616 dollars deposited with treasurer Miss Alice Noyes, exceeding the 22500 dollar quota. Additional gifts expected this week. The committee thanks Scout troops, school, Navy Dept at Bath Iron Works, churches, hospitals, Bath Times, merchants, theater management, nurses aides and other groups for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyall F. Sewall
Bath
The
American Red Cross
Alice Noyes
Joseph Smith
Opera
Central Maine Power Co
Anne Kimball
Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Civil Air Patrol Cadets
Brunswick Armory
Bowdoin Music
Prof
Polar Star Masons
GRADS
ARMY
Army Nurse Corps
Capt
Commercial St
Front St
Bath Auto CO. Tel
C. F. Cummings
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