Wheeler Honored by Rail Officials at Retirement Dinner
Edward W. Wheeler of Brunswick, longtime general counsel and vice president of the Boston and Maine Railroad, received a retirement tribute in Portland after a career spanning rail, law, and public service. Officials presented a gift and a birthday cake featuring a miniature train. Wheeler, Bowdoin graduate, also served in the Maine Senate and Governor’s Council, later as Maine Central general counsel.
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Edward W. Wheeler
Brunswick
Boston & Maine Railroad
Maine Counserminer C. Ag
Eastland
Portland
The
Maine
Wheeler
Rai
Bowdoin College
Maine Senate
Board of Prison Commissioners
Maine Central
Cenue Maine Railroad
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of
First National Bank of Brunswick
Bath Lions seek hut to serve playground project
The Bath Lions Club struggles to buy a surplus Ar my and Navy Quonset hut for the posers field playground due to a Federal Public Housing Administration order freezing hut sales. The committee led by William Turpie appeals to FPHA officials in Washington and seeks alternatives with help from Representative Robert Hale.
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Federal Public Housing Administration
Bath Lions Club
Posers Field
William Turpie
New York
FPHA
Washington
Robert Hale
Frederick P. Moffatt
Bath
Marine Growths Inc
Small Point
Sedgwick
Moffatt
Lions Clubs
Philadelphia
Poland Spring
Richmond
Bath Club
Charles Genthner
Lesley Shumway
Clint Owen
Jack Mulcahy
Wilfrid Guerin
William H. Watson
Hathorne and Giles wed at Wesley parsonage in Woolwich
Merle Linwood Hathorne of Woolwich and Natalie E. Giles of Boothbay Harbor were married Friday evening at Wesley parsonage with Rev. C B Oliver officiating. The couple used a single ring service and were attended by Benjamin M Giles Jr as best man and Verlie V Hathorne as bridesmaid.
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Merle Linwood Hathorne
Woolwich
Harley Hathorne
Natalie E. Giles
Benjamin Giles
Boothbay Harbor
Wesley Parsonage
C. B. Oliver
Benjamin M. Giles, Jr
Verlie V. Hathorne
Veterans of Foreign Wars install officers at Bath gathering
Dyer Flaherty Post VFW held a large meeting with officers installed by State Commander Edmund Morrissette and District Commander James Chase. Commander Elmer Moore was named post commander as 1st Commander Chase proposed a $200 WWII veteran bonus, with district encampment plans set for Bath on May 4 5 and a banquet on May 4.
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Dyer
Croswoe
Mildred Swanton
Bath Auxiliary
John Nichols
Bangor
State Department
Iva Fonda
South Portland
Howard V. Pratt
Roland Smith Post
American Legion
Frank Reinoehl
the Legion
Edmund Arsenault
Lawrence Talbot
John Mulcahy
Harry Boucher
Carl B. Swanton
Kenneth London
Leon Grover
John Moffitt
Roy Clark
Carl Fortier
Clayton Palmer
Robert M. Allen
George Burns
Elmer Moore
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Bath
Sunday Firemen Battle Large Bath Blaze And Stills
Bath firemen faced an unusually busy day with multiple grass fires across the city and a major dump fire near Thorne's Head. Box 71 responded to a fierce fire at the new city dump that spread to nearby woods before crews using Indian pumps contained it. An eight o clock call to the James Comeau residence on Charles street reported an oil burner explosion blowing stove covers off in the kitchen.
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Bath
New City
Thorne
James Comeau
Charles ' Street
Three Navy Officers Receive Citations for Outstanding Service
Three United States Navy officers stationed at Bath Maine received commendations from Vice Admiral E L Cochrane chief of the Bureau of Ships for outstanding duty from 1941 to 1945. Lieut Comdr Norman Leonard Broyderick was officer in charge of machinery inspection for Bath Iron Works destroyers. Lieut Comdr John Edward Malmberg led electrical installations at Bath Iron Works. Lieut Comdr Otis Marsden Mader served as Officer in Charge of Hull Inspection at Bath Iron Works.
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United States Navy
Bath
Supervisor of Shipbuilding
E. L. Cochrane
USN
Bureau of Ships
Secretary of the Navy
Norman Leonard Broyderick
USNR
John Edward Malmberg
Otis .Marsden Mader
Broyderick
Maine
United States Naval Reserve
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Malmberg
Bath Iron Works Corp
Comdr
Mader
Bath Iron Works
Peggy Moriarty Hosts Third Birthday Party
Miss Peggy Janice Moriarty was hostess to several of her little friends Thursday afternoon at the home of Special Officer and Mrs. Frank L. Moriarty 7 Gerald Street. The occasion celebrated her third birthday with pink and blue decorations, novelty hats, games and prizes, and many fine gifts. Present were Bobby Leslie Patty DePetro Carol Wilson Patty Lennox Judy Perry Jane Footer Carol Leslie Arline Fogg Penny Carter Linda Sarkis.
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Peggy Janice Moriarty
Frank L. Moriarty
Gerald Street
Miss Peggy
Bobby Leslie
Patty DePetro
Carol Wilson
Patty Lennox
Judy Perry
Jane Footer
Carol Leslie
Arline Fogg
Penny Carter
Linda Sarkis
Ross couple to return from Del Ray Florida
Mr and Mrs Rodney E Ross of High street have spent two months at Del Ray Florida and will return home Friday to their residence.
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Rodney E. Ross
High Street
del Ray, Fla
Merchants Debate Friday Holiday Closings in City
City merchants weigh whether to close Friday or Monday for the holiday as many plan to stay open Friday and Saturday to capture Easter shopping. Some chains will close Monday. others keep open all three days or pay clerks for an extra day. The Times will publish Friday but skip Saturday, issuing Monday next week as usual.
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The
Times
Knights of Columbus Easter Parade Plans in Columbus
The Fourth Annual Easter parade will assemble at the K of C hall at 8 15 a m with St Johns drum corps and police escort leading to St Marys church for a nine oclock High Mass. After Mass the Knights parade to the Phoenix for Easter breakfast with a Bucksport Oblate priest speaking. Louis Perrault chairs the breakfast and Leon Piscik serves as parade marshal.
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Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Hall
St. John’s Drum Corps
Brunswick
St. Mary’s Church
Knights
Timothy C. Maney
the Phoenix
Bucksport
Louis Perrault
Leon Piscik
Union Officials Head to Washington Over Pay Rise Rules
Paul F. Fitzpatrick and John W. Duddy of the Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers met Labor Department officials in Washington for two days to discuss pay raise regulations. The Shipbuilding Stabilization Board now falls under the Labor Department, with pay raise stabilization jurisdiction. They lunched with Representative Margaret C. Smith after visiting Albert Abrahamson, Brunswick, special assistant to Labor Chief Schwellenbach at the Capitol.
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Paul F. Fitzpatrick
John W. Duddy
Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers
Bath Iron Works Corp
Washington
Labor Department
Shipbuilding Stabilization Board
Bath
Margaret C. Smith
Albert Abrahamson
Brunswick
Cao
Labor
Schwellenach
Sunny Boy Hart Places Second in Beagle Trials
Bath owner Seth N. Snipe entered Sunny Boy in field trials at the New England Beagle club in Hadley Massachusetts April 13-14 and his hound finished second, beating both the first and third place dogs from the Plainville trials.
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Sunny Boy Hart
Bath
Seth N. Snipe
Plainville Beagle Club
Plainville
Mass
Mr. Snipe
Sunny Boy
New England Beagle Club
Hadley
Uriel Pouliot Crowned Mohiba Ball Queen at Morse High
The Morse High Mohiba Ball crowned senior Muriel Pouliot queen after she polled the most votes. Horace Morse, president of the student council, crowned her in a ceremony attended by well over 500 people with Carl Broggs and his orchestra providing the music.
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Oscce
Muriel Puliot
Miss Pouron
Ar Gy
Daugher
Antonio Pouliot
Robinson Eens
Gan
Ateliet
Pew
Ee Sage Eid Bri
Prin Ag
Virginia i
Missette Godfrey
Sophocre
Carolyn Miller Fe
Pouliot
Horace. Morse
Morse High School
Duncan Farrell
Mohiba
Carl Broggs
Bath
Polar Star Lodge installs officers at Wednesday meeting
Polar Star Masons installed officers led by Grand Master Edwin H P Lowell with Ernest R Freeman as Grand Marshal and Harold E Cutting as Grand Chaplain. Senior Deacon Edward M Butterfield absent. Charles W Walsh death forces Herbert L Anderson Jr to continue as master.
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Polar Star Masons
P.M. Edwin H.P. Lowell
P.M. Ernest R. Freeman
P.M. Harold E. Cutting
Mior
Robert A. Galer
Lloyd A. Rs
A. Burden
P.M
William A. Furber
Ernest R. Freeman
William L
Anderson
Leftovers become pop overs with spiced chicken mix
Sgt. J. Edward Drake Jr. arrives in Bath Sunday after two years overseas. The note suggests serving chicken leftovers in popovers piping hot, split before filling.
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J. Edward Drake, Jr
Bath
Sunny
Old Timers Cub Formed at Bath Iron Works
A Bath Iron Works Old Timers Club was formed with Everett Lemont and Wilfred Chaney elected to lead. Members must have 35 years at the yard, or similar long service, and the group will host annual gatherings and banquets under a temporary chairman and planning by the board of directors.
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Orremanî
Verish
Everett Lemont
Wilfred’ Chaney
Small Assetae Ffl
Clu
O. Dlu
Bath Iron Works
Henry O. Trowbridge
Newellon
Boyd Walker Wedding in Woolwich Sunday
Miss Rita Maxine Walker became bride of Russell James Boyd at her Woolwich home Sunday at two o'clock. Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson officiated. The bride, escorted by her father Capt Frank J Walker, wore light grey crepe with gardenia corsage. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs William J Boyd of Natick Massachusetts, served overseas in the hospital service and now works at Cushing GeneralHospital Framingham.
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Rita Maxine Walker
Russell James Boyd
Woolwich
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Frank J. Walker
Harvard University founded as first collegiate foundation
Harvard University, established in 1636, stands as the United States' oldest college and flagship institution in higher education, historically shaping American scholarship and leadership.
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Harvard University
United States
Sixth graders tour the Times building in Bath
Twenty nine pupils from the sixth grade at Huse Memorial School led by Miss Eleanor Danforth visited the Times on Tuesday morning. They toured the building from the press room in the basement to the city room and editorial offices on the second floor. J Houghton McLellan of Boston spent the weekend in Bath visiting relatives and friends.
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Huse Memorial School
Eleanor Danforth
the Times
J. Houghton McLellan
Boston
Bath
Milton Jr. Parentage Mention in Bowdoinham Post Road
A brief item notes the parents of a son named Milton Jr. details unclear in the fragment, indicating a family update or birth notice from Bowdoinham.
Travels of a Merchant Marine Member and Crew
A club member recounts wartime travels from the Mediterranean in May 1945 through to the Pacific theater. The voyage included Ancona Marseille Panama Manila Leyte Gulf and Yokohama with roles shifting from purser to pharmacist’s mate. Japs prisoners boarded at Manila and were transported to Yokohama before return to Oregon.
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Ee Club
eNorfalik
Ancona
Adriatic
Marseilles
France
Naters
Pacific
Fenn
Far East
Panama
Canal
Yokohama
Port Oregon
U. S
Merchant Marine
Marine
Harold Troop
George Goodall
Portland
Grange to Host Meeting Friday Evening April 26
Born April 12 at the home of Mrs. Shirley Humphreys. Grange meeting will be held Friday evening, April 26. After the business a program will be given. Mrs. Walter Zachau has charge of the program.
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Shirley Humphreys
Grange
Walter Zachau
French Glass Factories See Mixed Output in Recent Months
Production data from French factories shows 4 362 tons of window glass 3 782 tons of plate glass and 7 053 tons of bottles in recent months reflecting steady activity across sectors.
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Lass
France
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Hathorne—Giles
Telephone
North Street
Bath, Maine
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Peggy Moriarty
Columbus Knights
St. Et Church
Uriel Poul
Morse High
Polar Star Lodge
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Boyd-Walker
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Betty Gribbon
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Felix Leclair
Montreal
Betty Wallworth
Dancing Doll
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Harmony Girls
Joe
Montana
Ene
Electone
Radiosky
Bowdoinham
White Road
Milton Temple
Turday
Berlin
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William Raymond
Gertrude Henderson Ige
Avery Fides, Jr
Susan
Bailey Island
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Karl Hatch
Eva Palmer
Southboro
John Palmer
Sam Nealey
Aberdeen
Idaho
Phillip Cover
Eva Rideout
Camden
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John Jewel
Wellesley
Jewel
Josie Irish
Elaine Gilpatrick
Lewis Gilpatrick
Margaret Morgan W
Horace Millay
Raymond Rendall
Aufo
R.a.ickinson
Coombs High School
Princep
Leonard
Osier
Pening
New Harbor
Ivan Lang
Bradford
Harold Hackett
Westbrook
Eee
Erry Meeting Grange
Wesley Spear
Walter Spear
Lisbon Falls
BP Pottpadl
Sommers
Titcomb
Brewer
Bowdoinham Post Road
Milton, Jr
Sun
Charlies Savage
Gardiner
Mane
Ifrail
Kirby
Fuzzy Knight
King of the Forest Rangers
Hreba Ralston
Edna Ferber
Joel McRae
Edward Arnold
Andrea Leeds
Frances Farmer
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