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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1944

Page

4

Wiscasset Girl Scout Troop Forms and Local News

Girl Scout troop met at leader Mrs Theodore Bertocci home. Marilyn Jackson became 22nd member after derfoot test. outdoor relay race observed. Reports of rank progress and merit badges. plans include May Mother and Daughter banquet. Academy trustees meet. 1944 class and school year length set. Red Men and Republican caucus news. Community events include Del Mar club supper and OES birthday gathering. Personal items list visits, military notes, and local society notices.

Theodore Bertocci Marilyn Jackson John Campbell Alberta Grover Maxine Dutton June Farmer Geneva Sherman Wilberta Nichols Harold Blanchard Iostess Earl Pulsifer Wiscasset Academy Herbert W. Hawes W. Philip Munsey Samuel J. Sewall Freeman D. Southard Congregational Church Mavooshen Bradford C. Redennett Sachem Fred F. Pendleton Sagamore Edwin S. Pooler John L. Blagdon Thaddeus Reed Fred W. Merry Gerald Sherman Herbert A. Munsey Alton Munsey Daisy Munsey Day's Ferry Georgia Lilly Hooper Street Ensign J. Alvin Fisher USN Camden Ensign Fisher Grace L. Knight Federal Street John Grover Walpole Mass Frank Bean Hodge Street Russell Lewis Earl Lewis Camp Edwards R. H. Brown Damariscotta Harvey R. Pease Boy Scouts of America Dorothy Holbrook Yarmouth Academy Ellsworth Holbrook Bath Road Charles Dj Perri Everett Harmon Eliason Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children Cancer Control Fund Woman’s Club Robert Adams Robert Temple Ernest Lancaster Paul Kuta Bowdoinham Hl. D Mosher Warren Street Paul S. Kuta Sampson, N. Y

West Bath Church Service and Community Notes

West Bath hosted a church service at the Thompson home led by Rev Fredrick Smith and Rev C B Oliver with a fine message. Red Cross war fund drive met its West Bath quota. others may subscribe. Local social notes cover visits, family news, illnesses, and travel of residents including Stanley Rose, Marion Rose, and families from Bath, Brunswick, and Portland.

Fredrick Smith Waterville C. B. Oliver Bath West Bath E. K. Thompson Red Cross War Fund New Meadows Stanley E. Rose U.S.N Frank Marion Rose Maynard Carlton Leroy Fred Rose Harvey Dobbins Orrin Varney Portland Walter White Carlene Gardiner Edward Burns Stanley Hk Rose Alfred Condon Rockland Roses Knox Hospital Alpha Bowker William Bailey Pvt le Harold Bailey Marines Francis Fuller Lannes Fuller Edward Mank Alpha Booker Stanley Williams William Harding Boston John Grindell Arlington Mass Arthur Rowe John Robbins Woolwich Roy Moore Charles Quimby Elsimore Avenue Clifford Dolloff East Brunswick William Brown Marshall Boudreau Fred Bubier William Brown, Jr Arlene Bobby Burns Pat Brown Edna Quimby Brunswick Edward Robichaud Medical Corps Overseas Joseph Robichaud Albert White

Local Social Notes From Waldoboro and Vicinity

Bernard Benner of Waldoboro hosts Betty Barton a Bethel senior and Miss Mary Campbell visits Portland. William Kierstead and family spend two weeks with his mother in Rockland Massachusetts. Lon Jewcatt stays at Eastland Portland before heading to Head Tide. Carl M. Larrabee returns from Boston and New York trip. Carlene Shea returns home after appendectomy. Richard Hunnewell returns from Medford Massachusetts. Dorothy Fischer at St. Harbor for observation.

Bernard Benner Waldoboro Betty Barton William H. Barton Gould Academy Bethel H. E. Rines Mary Campbell Portland William Kierstead Kierstead Rockland Mass Lon Jewcatt Eastland

Funeral Rites for Lydia C Moses Held at Home

Funeral services for Miss Lydia Clapp Moses were held at her home on Wash fednesday morning at eleven o'clock with Rev. George W. Scudder officiating. Honorary bearers included Daniel Williams, Dr. Harry F. Morin, Henry G. Hodgdon, and William S. Shorey. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.

Lydia Clapp Moses George W. Scudder First Universalist Church Daniel Williams Harry. F. Morin Henry.g. Hodgdon William S. Shorey Oak Grove

West Bath Grangers Enjoy Fine Program

About 75 people attended the West Bath Grange meeting Monday night. Worthy Master Arthur C. Lemont directed a varied program with orchestra, vocal solos by Ruth Furbish and Miss Fields, tap dancing, a Easter paper by Mrs. Ethel MacDonald, and a lively discussion on profitable victory gardens led by several members. Roger Robinson played a violin solo, duets and additional dances delighted the audience, and refreshments and dancing followed. Next week Alfred Neal will direct the program.

West Bath Grange Arthur C. Lemont Miss Fields Ruth Furbish Topsham Claire Martin Edwin A. Hemmingway Ethel MacDonald Courtney Stover Edward Waters Herbert Simpson Bertha Ward Fred Rose William Armstrong Forest Young Roger Robinson Marion Corliss Marilyn Booker Charlotte Lawrence Louis Palmer Wesley Lemont Dancin Alfred Neal

Easter Sale by Freewill Workers at Corliss Street Church

Free Will Workers of Corliss Street church held an Easter sale and baked bean supper in the South End PTA rooms. The event drew large crowds, nearly all sale items selling, with about 75 dollars cleared. Committees and workers led by Mrs. Benjamin Coombs and Mrs. Harold Walker staffed the sale and supper tables.

Corliss Street South End P.T P.T.A Benjamin Coombs Flora Robbins Frank Preble Ira Boyden William Hill Abby McCabe John Hunt Arthur Berry William P. Hatch Lester Campbell James Gillespie Clara Coombs Frederick P. Moffatt Hattie Leask Arthur Knowlton Warren McIntire Walter Taylor Chester Plant LeForrest Coombs Ruby Preble Harold Walker

Republican platform committee meets in Augusta

The pre convention platform committee convened in Augusta on Monday with Lloyd B Morton of Farmington as State Chairman and Mrs May Chapman of Belfast as vice chairman. They prepared suggestions for the Resolutions Committee to consider at the State convention in Bangor on April 13 and 14.

Augusta Lloyd B. Morton Farmington May Chapman Belfast Bangor

Republican caucus elects delegates to two conventions

The City hall auditorium hosted a Republican caucus last Wednesday electing delegates and alternates to the State Convention in Bangor on April 13 and 14. Fred W. Quimby was named chairman and Bessie E. Dickinson secretary. Delegates named include Roscoe G. Bailey as delegation chairman, plus Elford A. Stover, Carroll Deering, Dickinson, Quimby, French, Legard, Justus H. Miller, Elizabeth Deering, Arthur Price, Edmund A. Rothwell, Frank Turner, Chester McCabe, Walter Rogers, Granville Colby, John F. Cook, and John Parker, with many spouses.

City Hall Bangor Fred W. Quimby Bessie E. Dickinson Roscoe G. Bailey Elford A. Stover Carroll Deering Carroll W. French Forest Legard Justus H. Miller Elizabeth Deering Arthur Price Edmund A. Rothwell Frank Turner Chester McCabe Walter Rogers Granville Colby John F. Cook John Parker Sumner Sewall Stanley R. Hunter Etta Thurlow John Newell Alden Anderson Philip Oliver Franklin Wright Harold Carter Ann Lemont Roger Luke Earl Lermond Harold J. Sonia Philip Eaton Edward Thomas Myra Dean Grace Dickinson James Comeau Ernest Heald Mason Wright Ralph O. Dale George A. Baker Arletta Yates

Outdoor party for Pine Cone Troop No 4 Scouts

Girl Scouts Pine Cone Troop No 4 led by Mrs R Clinton McFadden and Mrs Alex Burgess enjoyed an outdoor season opener at Mr and Mrs Oscar Adams in West Bath. They met after school, built a fire with Mrs Perry Thompson, toasted frankfurters and marshmallows, and planned a spring play as they thanked hosts and looked forward to another outing.

R. Clinton McFadden Alex Burgess, Jr Oscar Adams West Bath Court House Perry Thompson Adams

Maine Newspaper Veteran Honored by Lewiston Auburn Figures

Ralph B. Skinner, new public relations director for the Maine Division of the Brewing Industry Foundation, was saluted by a spontaneous gathering of doctors, lawyers, labor leaders, officials, and war veterans in Lewiston Auburn. The tribute noted his 20 years as a beat man and writer who "wrote the truth, pulled no punches and played fair." Brigadier General Carter and Colonel Cobbe spoke, honoring seinor wartime service and steady journalism.

Ralph B. Skinner Maine The Brewing Industry Foundation Lewiston Auburn Supreme Autorney U. S Athles DeWitt Hotel Maine State Guard War Veterans’ Organization George M. Carter Augusta Skinner Ige_ Cobbe

Governor Sewall to Convene Thursday Public Hearings

Governor Sewall and his Executive Council will meet Thursday to conduct public hearings on several pardon petitions and dispose of business accumulated since their session about three weeks ago.

Sewall Executive Council

Woolwich Day's Ferry Club Meets At Home

Woolwich Day's Ferry Community club held its monthly meeting Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Mabel Jack. The bulletin lists local events and visits including Easter services at Woolwich Center First Baptist and Wiscasset Woolwich Baptist church, community notices, and residents visiting or traveling to Washington, Portland, and Sagadahoc Ferry.

Day's Ferry Community Club Mabel Jack Good Will Club Lincess Club of Bath Montsweag Fire Society Allie Doe George Gavett Florence Hathorne Herbert McIntyre Woolwich Center First Baptist Church J. M. Gowdey Baptist Youth Fellowship Beatrice Beal Jesus Wiscasset Woolwich Baptist Church Moatsweag

South Portland machinist earns WPB honorable mention

Eben L. Young of New England Shipbuilding Corp in South Portland received honorable mention in the War Production Board campaign to improve plant efficiency. He devised an apparatus that automatically turns the feed screw to cut a set amount while reaming rudder couplings. Young, an inside machinist at the shipyard for two years, previously ran an auto repair shop in Monroe.

Eben L. Young New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland War Production Board WPB Young Monroe

Maine health associations plan joint annual meeting

The Maine Public Health Association schedules its annual meeting for April 27 at Poland Spring by invitation of the Lewiston Auburn Tuberculosis Association. Both groups will meet at the same time, join for luncheon, and share an afternoon program of mutual interest.

Maine Public Health Association Poland Spring Lewiston-Auburn

Fire Chiefs to Meet at Lewiston Station April 11

Central Fire Station Lewiston will host the quarterly Fire Chiefs Association meeting on April 11. A two way radio demonstration will be held along with a special screening of a new film on fighting oil fires.

Central Fire Station Lewiston Fire Chiefs’ Association

Nequasset Auxiliary plans Easter service and meeting

Nequasset Ladies Auxiliary met for an all day session with Mrs Henry Dubar. They sewed and prepared a meal of American chop suey, salads, mashed potatoes and desserts. Treasurer reported $84.42. They voted to sponsor an Easter morning service at 10 30 with Mrs Dubar arranging music. The Sunday school will reopen Easter Sunday and church school will follow. A May meeting at Mrs Nellie Libbys was set for April 13 with committee members announced.

Nequasset Mms Henry Dubar Elizabeth Bowers Thelma Squiers Dubar Mae Gilmore Ethel Bailey Treasury Nellie Libby Florence Klippel

Maine Tops January Used Fat Output Record

Maine produced 107367 pounds of used household fats in January, eight thousand pounds above early estimates. The state reached 80 percent of its 134166 pound monthly quota, the highest Maine has achieved, and it matches the national January average. A War Production Board re check may lower quotas, as surveys show some states overstate potential fat yields. The OPA totals include fats not given ration points.

Maine Washington Maine Salvage Committee War Production Board OPA

Mrs Dean Visiting Pelham Manor With Shaw Family

Mrs Fred R E Dean of Dummer Street is spending several weeks in Pelham Manor New York with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Robert Shaw.

Georgia Lilly Jesse F White Upper Federal Street James Hilton Robert HL. Applin Bath Memorial Hospital Fred R. E. Dean Dummer Street Pelham Manor N. Y Robert Shaw

Bath Area Social Notes Include Visits and Hospital Stay

Day time visitors stop by Lila Spinney, as Howard Nash and Clayton Raynor line up a Bath area greeting. Chester Whitaker returns from furlough to his Newport base while dad Chester Whitaker Sr. visits with Gates family. Clyde joins him home then departs for Newport. Local residents enjoy northern lights and Portland guest Merwin Delano. Ross Chester USN lies in Brooklyn Naval Hospital. Mrs. Fred Kingsbury conducts Bath business trip.

Clarence Cunningham Bath Iron Works Martha Bowen Charles Alexander Savers Richmond Cyrus Gilmore Nequasset Stewart Chapin Montsweag Washington, D. C American Red Cross Samuel Antworth Houston Antworth Roy Stewart Stewart Sagadahoc Ferry Portland Millicent, Costello Paul Hecht Bath Costello P. Hall Ruth Powers Georgetown Memorial Hospital A.C Carlton Kelly Leon H. Kelly Emma Copeland Winthrop Judson Soule Paula Chapin Putney Stuart Chapin Moatsweag Henry Groves Saugus Mass Groves Mason Carter Carter Day's Ferry Maxine Walker Swampscott Frank J. Walker Charles Pinkham Jennie Pinkham Newport R. 1 J. Winship Reed Bath Memorial Hospital Manuel Locsin New York City Alfred E. Trott Cora Miller Frances Freeport Moosehead Clarence Baker Portland and Son Irving Baker Quoddy James Parker Howard O. Nash Lila M. Spinney Clayton Raynor Herman Spinney Edgar Drake Maple Lodge Chester Whittaker George Gates Chester Whitaker, Sr N. H Brooklyn Naval Hospital Fred Kingsbury

White Ribboners name directors for year

The Women’s Christian Temperance Union met Tuesday with Mrs Eugene R Brown presiding. Miss Besaw led devotions on The Cross and current events from the State WCTU paper were shared. Presidents and directors of various churches were named for the year, and the April meeting is set with Mrs Eugene R Brown.

Women's Christian Temperance Union Eugene R. Brown Deering Street Nella Stover May Besaw Miss Besaw Vera Green Mabel Paquet Bertha Robinson Eugene Brown Florence Howard W.C.T.U Differnt Star Augusta Christie Bath Society Nazarene Church Seventh Day Adventist Wesley Methodist Church Florence Hill Corliss Street Baptist Mary Sims First Baptist Anna Kinney Flower Missions Crystal Berry Theresa Hill Temperance Harriet Wright Motion Pictures Mary Pratt Ladies’ Temperance League Youth Temprance Club Stover Deering

Governor Sewall backs 1944 tuberculosis diagnosis drive

Governor Sewall urged Maine citizens to back the 1944 early diagnosis campaign sponsored by the State Public Health Association. He said the effort aims to educate and replace superstition with facts as the key to preventing and controlling the disease.

Sewall State Public Health Association

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wiscasset Garrison Hill Louise Blagdon Alberta Blagdon Henry Rines Nellis Munsey Edith Rines Beatrice Cowley Chester H. Bradford Harold Light Frank H. Gray Charles E. Cowley Chester H. Pendleton Martha Gale Roger Cowley Henry W. Owen, Jr Escel Ogen Full the Times Co Front St W. B Burnham’s Auto Supply Miss Moses U.S Bougainville Island Augusta Bay U.S. Marine Photo West Bath Grangers Freewill Pine Cone Gilman Genesta Carter Daisy Elwell Margaret Beck New York Ruth Cromwell Amy Cromwell Mabelle Tracey Martha Hague Norma Holbrook Hazel Presley Florence Klippell Berniece Bailey Scott Super-Bilt Marguerite Hennessey’s Stree New England Marguerite Hennessey Scott Lal
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