Bath National Army Day parade and Sims launch hailed a grand success
Bath celebrated National Army Day with a large parade featuring Fort Williams Fifth Infantry and Harold T. Andrews Post Drum and Bugle Corps from Portland. Miss Maureen Maloney, drum major from South Portland High, drew cheers. the Sims launch drew 8,000 to 10,000 spectators. Governor Barrows attended. the city enjoyed a bustling business day with no accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
National Army
Fifth Infantry
Fort Williams
Harold T. Andrews Post
Portland
Maureen Maloney
South Portland
American Legion
New York
Miami
Los Angeles
Edwin L. Emmons
Kennebec
Barrows
Archibald M. Main
Hugh W. Eldred
Emergency clause bill signed to tax all radio sets
The governor signed the bill with an emergency clause allowing a tax on every radio set across the state this year. Assessors statewide will apply the levy promptly to fund current needs and services.
Launch of destroyer Sims attracts wide official party
The sponsor Mrs William Lowden Sims heads a large official gathering at Bath Iron Works for the USS Sims launch. Attending are Governor and Mrs Lewis O Barrows, Rear Admiral H G Bowen and many corporate leaders from Gibbs Cox Bethlehem Steel Westinghouse and others from Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland and Portland. The event includes Bath figures and out of town guests from Groton Boston Quincy Augusta and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lowden Sims
Newport
R. I
Lewis O. Barrows
Uss. Sims
Bath Iron Works Corp
Washington, D. C
H. G. Bowen
Bowen
Ross W. Judson
Detroit
Mich
Fred Boston
Gardiner
W. W. Anderson, Jr
C. H. Cotter
John I. Hale
Floyd A. Tusler
A. M. Zollars
Portsmouth
Richard Heckscher
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Co
Philadelphia
Albert F. Haas
New England Steamship Co
George Owen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Denys W. Knoll
Cambridge
Mass
F. B. Warder
J. A. Sweeton
N. H
Edwin B. Wheeler
Electric Boat Co
Hartford
Cahill
Christopher Avery
Eastern Point
Groton
C.A
Fort Preble
Bethlehem Steel Co
Boston
E. B. Williams
Penny Fund Drive Aims To Promote New England Tourism
Miss Grace E. Allyn announces a state wide Penny campaign by women’s clubs to raise funds for a year 1939 promotional drive. Boxes placed in public spots collect a penny per resident to support advertising and attract visitors to New England during the summer while coordinating with the New England Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace E. Allyn
Kennebunkport
New England
New England Council
Sims widow christens U S S Sims at Bath Iron Works
Mrs William Sowden Sims of Newport Rhode Island served as sponsor for the U S S Sims, the destroyer named for her late husband Admiral William Sowden Sims who led US naval forces in European waters during World War I. Born in St Louis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock and Margaret Hitchcock, she was educated at Mary Institute and The Masters School. The Sims family includes five children and years of residence in Washington Newport and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Bath Iron Works Corp
William Sowden Sims
Newport
R. I
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Margaret Dwight Collier Hitchcock
Russia
Interior
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Mary Institute
St. Louis
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Sims
Paris
St. Petersburg
Washington, D. C
Washington
Naval War College
Admiral Sims
Boston
Mass
Women in Bath join cancer control field army drive
This week the women of Bath join statewide efforts in the third annual enlistment campaign for the Women's Field Army for the Control of Cancer. The drive promotes early diagnosis and funds the Dr Joseph Scannell Memorial fund for needy patients. Captains lead house to house canvassing in Bath and surrounding towns, with a $1 membership and danger-signal enlistment certificates for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of
Bath
Women's Field Army
Joseph Scannell
Elizabeth Deering
R. Clinton McFadden
Edwin M. Fuller, Jr
Bowen Torrey
Roland F. Hill
Donald N. Small
Milton C. Trott
Stella Dolloff
Edward V. Reed
Woolwich
James B. Lemont
West Bath
Norman Drummond
Arrowsic
Scannell Fund
Field Army
Iron Works Payroll Exceeds All Records
Bath Iron Works Corp. reports a new high in its payroll with 2,103 employes, men and women, surpassing the previous record of 2,100 set during naval construction. When government workers and Navy personnel assigned to destroyers are counted, total employment reaches nearly 2,300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Naval
Navy
Engagement announced for Harriette Moody and Norwood Mansur
Mr and Mrs George P Moody of Bedford Road announce the engagement of their daughter Harriette Fl Jen Moody to Norwood W Mansur of Augusta The bride to be is a Morse High School 1933 graduate and works for the State Police Bureau of Identification The groom is a Cony High School 1926 graduate and a 1930 University of Maine alumnus and a member of Mansurs Inc in Augusta The wedding is planned for May 1 2 in Bath
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Moody
Bedford Road
Harriette Fl Jen
Norwood W. Mansur
Augusta
Miss Moody
Morse High School
State Police Bureau of Identification
Mansur
Cony High School
University of Maine
Navy Destroyer Sims Launch Describes Cradle, Salute, and Crew
The Bath Iron Works ceremony for destroyer Sims details the cradle and snubbing gear, Navy bands, and a salute to Governor Barrows. Sponsor Mrs. Sims arrives with family as engineering officer Lieut. Roberts accepts the vessel, which is 341 feet long with five inch guns and 1570 tons standard displacement.
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Sims
Bath Marine
Fifth Infantry
Seguin
Cumberland
Portland
Coast Guard
Travis
Lewis O. Barrows
Bath
Barrows
State of Maine
James M. Roberts
Roberts
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Idaho
Brunswick
Hotel Eagle
Robert H. Hopkins
Hopkins
Anne Sims Hopkins
Boston
Robert Francis Fiske
Brookline
Mass
Fiske
Ethan Allen Hitchcock Sims
New York City
Secretary of Navy
William Sowden Sims
Port Hope
Ontario
Canada
Naval Academy
Pennsylvania
Europe
Naval War College
Army Day Parade Passes Smoothly in Bath Amid Heavy Traffic
Bath officials report no automobile accidents during a crowded Army Day celebration with police rerouting traffic at key intersections. A 80 year old spectator suffered facial lacerations after a fall, while crowds on Water street near the Bath Iron Works gate were momentarily near to trampling a child seeking safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Butler
Police Department
Bath
Center
Washington
Washington and
Vine
Water
Frank A. Hall
Western Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Fifth Infantry
Harold T. Andrews Post
Carlton Bridge
Bath Iron Works Corp
Water Street
State
Coast Guard
John E. Marks
Thomaston Barracks
John P. Crosby
Walter Hill
Leroy Hutchins
Joseph McLaughlin
Ernest Kingsbury
Harry Lement
Joseph Pennell
James DeCapua
Dana York
Kingsbury
Clark
York
Bonney
Garden Club Luncheon Hosts District Horticulture Leaders
Mrs. Wentworth Shackleton entertained Thursday at Boothbay Center with luncheon for district horticulture chairmen of Cosmopolitan Garden clubs. Attending were Mrs. Herbert R. Lemont regional roadside chair, Mrs. Edmund A. Rothwell, Mrs. E. Stewart Orleton, Blodgett of Rockland, and others from Camden Damariscotta Thomaston Boothbay Harbor and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R. Lemont
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Edmund A. Rothwell
Medomak
Wentworth Shackleton
Boothbay Center
E. Stewart Orbeton
Blodgett
Rockland
Ernest A. Robbins
Appolonio
Thorndike
Camden
Dodge
Palmer
Damariscotta
Richard Elliot
Overlark
Carleton
Thomaston
A. C. Dummer
Walter H. Cleveland
Benjamin W. Rand
Boothbay Harbor
Daring Air Show Delights Bath During Army Day Parade
Four stunt fliers from Bath Aviation Reserve Squadron No 1 and Maine Aero Club performed an aerial display during the Army Day parade in Bath. Robert St Jock led with a Waco, Lendall Roberts piloted a Curtiss pursuit plane, Gilbert Pawn flew a news service plane, and Frank Simpson piloted a cabin Waco with Upham Footer Whitty and Minot as passengers. St Jock executed multiple stunts including a square roll and inverted flight along the Kennebec river. The pilots emphasized safety and flew at their own expense to entertain Bath residents, showcasing professional skill and daring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Aviation Reserve Squadron No
Maine Aero Club
Robert St. Jock
Waco
Lendall Roberts
Gilbert Pawn
News Service
Frank Simpson
Morris Upham
Henry Footer
Leon Whitty
Larry Minot
Kennebec
Bath
Launching day marks first Bath destroyer under Dyer
Lieut Walter L. Dyer U S N acting Inspector of Machinery at Bath Iron Works oversaw the launch of a destroyer the first since he assumed the post after Commander McCall left for Manila Dyer a Rumford native appointed to Annapolis in 1922 and graduate of 1926 is at Bath with his wife and two year old daughter Diane residing at 84 Lincoln Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Walter L. Dyer
Navy
Shipbuilding
Roger F. McCall
Manila
Dyer
Rumford
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Lexington
Asiatic
Bath
McCall
Philippines
Diane
Lincoln Street
Telephone pioneers memory of a life well spent
The passage recalls Calvin the youngest son at home and Bradford and Alden living in another state, while Mr. Farnham enjoys retirement. He attends twice yearly Telephone Pioneers of America meetings as a life member and relives actions and adventures that helped build America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin
Bradford
Alden
Mr. Farnham
Telephone Pioneers of America
America
Temple Pierson marriage returns filed in City Clerk office
Returns of the marriage of Raymond E. Temple son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Temple 79 12 Court Street and Miss Edith Pierson Portland were received in the office of City Clerk Gilmore Tuesday. They were married April 9 by Rev Richard M Fenton Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond E. Temple
Arthur Temple
Court Street
Edith Pierson
Portland
Gilmore
Richard M. Fenton
Personal notes from a Bath visitor and local updates
Roger Gowell of Dover Foxcroft was a Bath visitor Wednesday. Mrs. Milton H. Douglas at 23 York Street is recovering from an operation at Memorial Hospital. Miss Esther T. Mikels of 4 Elm Street Court is visiting her sister Mrs. David S. Smith in Brookline. Henry Jackson of South Hamilton Mass. visited Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner D. Rogers on Brunswick Road. William E. McLaughlin of 18 Robbins Street could go out Wednesday after three weeks at home due to a cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Gowell
Dover
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Plans May Break Breakfast
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club voted to hold a May break fast in memory of Mrs. Frank Hodgdon, past president, with plans for a jonquil tea in May and a June showing of flowers likely roses. They discussed funding for Maine garden clubs legislative work, the white lilac hedge for Blaine Mansion, and a study of the annual larkspur, plus Breck's charts to identify jonquils and daffodils. The Orono meeting May 5-6 was stressed, a seed bed tour was given, concerns about scarce Summer flowers due to rain were noted, and a business meeting is set for April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Frank Hodgdon
Sumner Sewall
Richard Elliott
Thomaston
State of
Maine
Blaine
Augusta
Edmund A. Rothwell
Herbert R. Lemont
Shackleton
Breck
Orono
Grand Commander Visits Dunlap for Knightly Ceremony
Grand Commander Frank E. Southard of Augusta and his 55-strong suite visited Bath to preside over the Temple degree at Dunlap commandery. St. Albans commandery officers led the ceremony while Chester H. McCabe and Meloon hosted. Southard spoke on Knighthood, delivering a scholarly, masterful address amid praise from Dunlap members. Miss Agnes B. Trowbridge and Mrs. Trowbridge departed Newton, Mass., after wintering with Henry O. Trowbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Commandery
E. T
Maine
Frank E. Southard
Augusta
Bath
Order of the Temple
St. Albans
Portland
George H. Meloon
Ladies of
Meloon
Southard
Dunlap
Weekly cross word puzzle
The King Features Syndicate presents a 1939 weekly crossword puzzle. This item notes copyright and syndication details for the weekly amusement feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Times Company
Front Street
Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Pres
Treas
Harry C. Webber
New State Armory
Hyde Windlass Company
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Husband
U. S
European
Cancer Control
Iron Works
Wickes
Philip
Woolsey
Evans
Buchanan
Aaron Ward
Hale
Crowninshield
Legion
Daring Air
Marks
Cosmo Club
Templars
Agnes B. Trowbridge
Henry O. Trowbridge
Trowbridge
Andrews Road
Newton
Arabia
Princi Rose Tale
Aimial
Inebhiail
Assiat- 21
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