Three year old girl injured by truck in Portland
Marilyn Swiggum, three, daughter of Lieut. and Mrs. George T. Swiggum, was taken to Memorial hospital with a head concussion after being struck by a truck driven by Gordon Dempsey on High street. Dempsey said the child darted from behind a parked car. witnesses noted she had been playing outside earlier. Swiggum, recently moved to the High street home from Lincoys street, is with Navy shipbuilding officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Swiggum
George T. Swiggum
High Street
Memorial Hospital
Gordon Dempsey
Franklin Street
Portland
Alex A. Burden
Dempsey
Swiggum
Lincoys Street
Miss Swett Attends Watson Shorey Nuptials in City
Miss Lois C. Swett of the Wellesley College records office visited the city with her sister Miss Roberta F. Barker and attended the Watson Shorey wedding ceremony over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois C. Swett
Recorders Office
Wellesley College
City
Roberta FL Barker
Committee Named for Rummage Sale at Winter Street Church
A rummage sale committee was appointed at the Ladies’ Aid meeting of Winter Street church. Chairwoman Mrs. Fred E. Foote heads a group including Mrs. Clifford B. Wilband and many others with Miss Corrie H Varney as cashier. The group met in the ladies’ parlor and 45 attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Winter Street Church
Fred E. Foote
Clifford B. Wilband
Wallace L. Atwood
Charles Nelson
Walter H. Bowker
Addison F. Pendleton
Charles Baker
Roscoe P. McFadden
Charles W. Walsh
Joseph
Sunday Evening Club
Vacations for Workers at Bath Shipyard Plan
The 1940 policy from Tron Works Corp introduces paid vacations for Bath shipyard workers. General Manager Thomas KO Adlen announces each employee earns a paid vacation year by year up to five days, aligning with a normal workweek at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foathe Tron Works Corp
Bath Shipbuilding
Thomas KO Adlen
Burton Colby Nuptials Tie Ernest Burton and Bernice Colby
Ernest A. Burton son of Harry Burton Bath and Bernice E Colby of Westport daughter of Charles Colby wed April 2 by Raph O Dale notary public. Mr and Mrs George D Cabot Jr and George D Cabot III attended. George Dall mother in law hosted weekend in East Providence. 32 South Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Burton
Harry Burton
Bath
Bernice E. Colby
George D Cabot
George D. Cabot
East Providence
Cabot
George Dall
South Street
Farm and property listings under Reed Co management
For buying or selling farm and city properties contact Fred B. Reed Co. Manager Stanley BE. Wallace at 93 Front St Bath or call 519-W. Listing available through the Bath office with direct access to land and property services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley BE. Wallace
Front St. Bath
Private interests to build houses encouraged by federal housing coord
Local groups in Bath and Brunswick are urged to take full responsibility for housing defense workers. A telegram from defense housing coordinator Justin Hartzog says local groups should lead all housing projects, with no commitment on site location. Opponents warn government built rentals could strain municipal utilities and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Brunswick
Justin R. Hartzog
Defense Housing
Thomas H. Riley, Jr
Hartzog
Mr. Riley
Nazarene Church Holds Annual Meeting with Elections
The Church of the Nazarene held its annual business meeting in the vestry. Officers elected include Sunday school superintendent Alfred J. Back and trustees Charles L. Kenney Lois Palmer and Lillian Mayo. stewards and board members were named along with pianists ushers and YPS and WMS leaders. Several members attended a Messiah Shrine installation in Newtonville and guests plan to visit for Easter. Social Eight held a birthday party for Mrs George Darrah at Mrs Albert Pinkham’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Alfred J. Back
Charles L. Kenney
Lois Palmer
Lillian Mayo
Stanley Johnson
Nellie M. Brown
Eva McNeil
Eva Fraser
Stanley E. Fraser
Gwendolyn Dutton
Iva Keney
Eugene B. Dutton
Johnson
Miss Palmer
Church
Dutton
Fraser
William Daley
Earl T. French
W. F. M.S. Pers
Henry G
Oak Street
Genesta Chapter
O. E.S
Albert Pinkham
George Darrah
Erving Burnham
Farrin Street
Bath to Contribute Furniture to Army Barracks in Portland Harbor
Bath chapter of the Red Cross reports gifts of furniture for the four forts in Portland harbor and seeks more items to furnish recreation rooms. General Garrett requests assistance, and chairs tables lamps radios and games are needed. Bath will collect and transfer furniture to Portland once donations reach a sufficient level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tardif
Bath
Red Cross
Portland Harbor
Gen
Garrett
Louise M. Brandon
Portland
Prisoners George Perry and Alec Baka Relocated to Fort Bragg
Privates George Perry and Alec Baka left Bath in mid March and are now at Fort Bragg North Carolina from Camp Devens Massachusetts. They will work in the clerical department and are to be stationed there for 13 weeks before transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Perry
Alec Baka
U.S. A
Bath
Fort Bragg
N. C
Camp Devens
Mass
Bath merchants back airport plan for Bath Maine
Bath Retail Merchants Association endorsed the proposed airport at Hardings by 100 percent at a Thursday meeting. William S. Newell of Bath Iron Works called the project a golden opportunity for Bath and noted three 4000 foot runways at a cost of about 17 625 dollars to the city. Mayor Walter C. Rogers said Governor Sewall signed a bill making airport property non taxable, potentially ending tax discussions with Brunswick officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Retail Merchants Association
Hardings
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hotelwick
Bath
Walter C. Rogers
Raymond T. Adams
Maine Military Defense Commission
Sumner Sewall
Brunswick
First Baptist Women Meet Wednesday
Exceedingly good reports came from the Easter sale and supper by the Ladies sewing circle of First Baptist church. Mrs. Dauphin, president, thanked committees. letters of appreciation were voted for Olympia Cafe Lee Hooker and Mr. Dauphin. Thirteen members and one visitor attended. milk for a sick member aided by Mrs. Dauphin and Mrs. Crosby. Red Cross work progressed with new items. State Baptist convention in Bath in June discussed. Next meeting set for April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Joseph L. Dauphin
Olympia Cafe
Lee Hooker
Dauphin
Freeman C. Crosby
Red Cross
Sims
State Baptist Convention
Bath
Circle
Club Garret Elects Officers and Plans Events
Club Garret held an officers election at its Thursday meeting. New officers: Ruth Pratt president, Dorothy Anliker vice president, Betty Watson secretary, Jane Stevens recording secretary, Joseph H. Mullaney treasurer. An improvement shower yielded towels brackets and pictures. Barbara Pitman and Mary Grace will host gossip night. Marjorie Anliker resigned. Gay Nineties Night planned for April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Pratt
Dorothy Anliker
Betty Watson
Jane Stevens
Joseph H. Mullaney
Barbara Pitman
Mary Grace
Marjorie Anliker
Trott Engagement Announces Evelyn Trott to Todd
Mr and Mrs Wilfred C Trott of 17 Marshall avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Evelyn Irene of Washington D C formerly of Bath to Douglas Grainger Todd also of Washington D C He is son of Capt David Wooster Todd US Navy Retired and Mrs Todd of Sausalito Cal He attended Rogers High Newport RI Severn Preparatory for the Naval Academy and works in the Commercial department of Mackay Radio and Telegraph Co The couple plan to wed May 30 at St Thomas Episcopal Church Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred C. Trott
Marshall Avenue
Evelyn Irene
Washington, D. C
Bath
Douglas Grainger Todd
Washington
Miss Trott
Morse High School
Bath National Bank
Citizens’ Bank
Takoma Park
Maryland
Todd
David Wooster Todd
U. S. Navy
Sausalito
Calif
Rogers High School
Newport
R. 1
Severn Preparatory School
U.S. Naval Academy
Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co
Lions Club Meeting Highlights Maine Central Talk
A large Sedgwick Lions Club gathering heard W A Wheeler of the Maine Central discuss the railroad agricultural department and shown motion pictures of Maine's farming regions including Aroostook. New members Harold Avery Gerald Atkinson Howard Rice Frank Reinoehl joined and Edwin Powers attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Sedgwick
Maine Central Railroad
Haskell
Agricultural Department
Maine
Aroostick
Harold Avery
Gerald Atkinson Howard Rice
Frank Reinoehl
Edwin Powers
Bowdoinham Obituaries and Local Notices Chronicle
Silas A. Bickford dies at his Bowdoinham home on Richmond Road after a Bowdoin birth and farming transfers. The piece lists survivors, service details, and burial plans, plus local births, moves, and community events including 4-H, PTA, and small personal items from Bowdoinham residents.
Silas A. Bickford Dies at Bowdoinham Home
Silas A. Bickford died Wednesday at his Bowdoinham home after a long life as a farmer. Born August 4, 1858 in Bowdoin, he was the son of John and Ruth Ridley Bickford. Survived by widow Matilda four children two of Bowdoinham and two in Bowdoin a brother Frank of Lisbon Falls 17 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas A. Bickford
Richmond Road
Bowdoin
John
Ruth Ridley Bickford
Marshall Powers
Topsham
Charles Meserve
Bert Temple
Bowdoinham
Ernest
Harold Bickford
Frank
Lisbon Falls
Gladys Raymond
Telephone Company
Merryworkers
Ralph McEwen
Mabel Heath
Phyllis Brawn
Bertha Heath
Marilyn Brawn
Annie Belle Dunlap
James Dunlap
Nathaniel and
Lois Ann Williams
Bowdeinham
Old School Baptist Church
Albert
Texas
James A
Harvard
Mass
Vining
Honduras
Phillip Webb
Ocean Park
Minerva Dunlap
Burrill
Margaret Henderson
Sedley Berry
P.T.A
Gladys
Pearl Raymond
George Brown
George Hamilton
Albert Henderson
Houston
Gil Brown
George A. Gay
Portland
William Hardie
Charles Browne
Loomis Dyer
Mary Hardie
Mount Vernon
N. Y
William T. Hardie
Harold Butler
Seabrook
N. H
George Sedgley
Avery Fides
Business College
Lewiston
Lawton Rounds
Melrose
Matilda
Burt Temple
Maundy Thursday service at Central church receives ten new members
Central church will observe Maundy Thursday with the Lord's Supper and a sermon titled I Pledge Allegiance. Music includes Prelude Andante and Come While the Savior Calls. Organist Mrs John Shaw leads a quartet with Walter Olsen Luther Thompson and Frederick Edney. A Doroth Anlcker Adele Hutchins play and a barber shop quartet are also announced. refreshments include root beer and pretzels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Benoit
Crosby
Nevin Postlude
Chauvet
John Shaw
Walter Olsen
Luther Thompson
Frederick Edney
Mr. Shaw
Doroth Anlcker
Adele Hutchins
Patricia Hamilton
Ruth Pratt
Phyllis Darrah
Barbara Pletts
Jane Stevens
Henrietta French
Mrs. Sweeney Put West Point On The Map
To the Editor, Mrs. E. J. Sweeney of West Point is praised for putting West Point on the map on July 1, 1914. She owned a horse and fetched Ashdale mail for the village, delivering to her home where locals gathered. The Ashdale post office once belonged to Miss Moore and is now Wallace's filling station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spinney
The
Independent
Bay Point
E. J. Sweeney
West Point
Small Point
Casco Bay
Ashdale
Miss Moore
Wallace
Julia Wallace
Sweeney
Clara B. Wyman Steps Down to Alton Reed
Clara B. Wyman of West Point Me. resigns and turns this office over to Alton Reed on April 7 1941 signaling a leadership change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Reed
Clara B. Wyman
West Point
Foreign War Veterans Auxiliary Election Held
The V F W auxiliary met in Grand Army Hall last week and elected officers led by Ruth Galla gher as president Harriet Otis as senior vice president Ernest Pinkham as junior vice president Charles Snow as chaplain Norman Morse as treasurer Alan Wilson as secretary Ida Fancy as guard Frank York as conductress Louise Dorsey as pianist The next meeting will be April 16 at Mrs Wilsons 95 Lincoln Street A social hour and box lunch followed the meeting plans for April installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. F. W. Auxiliary
Grand Army Hell
Ruth R. Gallagher
Harriet P. Otis
Ernest Pinkham
Charles E. Snow
Norman QO. Morse
Alan A. Wilson
Ida Fancy
Frank O. York
Louise Dorsey
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Senter’s, Inc
Spring
Whitman
SL Drug Store
Winter Street Ladies’ Aid
Ladies’ Parlor
Burton
COLBY
Nazarene Church
First Baptist
CLUB
Garret
St. Thomas's Episcopal Church
Samson de Luxe
Samson Standard
A. D. Stetson & Son
BANKS
Werner Bros
Titlle
Albert Jean Leslie
Wallace Beery
March OF
Guadet
Frederick
Margaret Sullavan
Foreign War Veterans Auxiliary Election
Wwe
Rita Poste
Ellen Paul Jorew Lukas
Smiley Burnette
Mary Lee
Carol Adams
Ferris Taylor
Georgia Caine
Jaly
Claire Carleton Helen Mackellar
Ros Powell
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