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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1944

Page

1

Bath Sagadahoc County select team captains for cancer drive

Mrs. George Baer Connard announces captains for Bath and Sagadahoc county as the drive begins with house to house canvassing. Committees form in Parker Head and Five Islands, while Topsham exits the campaign via Community Chest. The Women's Field Army delivers patient aid, transportation, and clinic follow ups as tumor clinics expand statewide. Contributions of $1 or more fuel continued cancer support and research. Captains named for wards and districts include Winnegance, West Bath, Woolwich, Sebasco Estates, Phippsburg, Parker Head, Five Islands, Bowdoinham, and Richmond.

George Baer Connard Sagadahoc Cancer Control Bath Women's Field Army Maine Roscoe B. Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor Sagadahoc County Women’s Field Army Winnegance Arthur MacDonald LaForrest Coombs Percy Low William Hill Joseph Madden Joseph I. Smith William Turpie Dwight Pierce Carl French Harry E. Ring Small Point Carl McIntire Sebasco Estates Ida Nordlund Phippsburg Arlene Perkins Parker Head Leston Harrington Five Islands Orville Rowe Bowdoinham Ralph McEwen Richmond Bernice Terrell Topsham Community Chest

Bishop Named as Candidate in Sagadahoc Race

The Sagadahoc list of primary nominees omits Senator Neil S. Bishop of Bowdoinham who has served two terms and filed papers for another term. The item notes Esther Brown had filed Democratic Clerk of Courts papers and Republican papers as well. Mayflowers are late this year with many buds ready to bloom after a warm week.

Sagadahoc Neil S. Bishop Bowdeinham Bishop Esther Brown Clerk of Courts Sheu

Girl Scouts Host Play Day at State Armory

Patriot's Day brought 300 city Girl Scouts and leaders to the State Armory on Lincoln Street for Play Day. honored guest Mrs. Sumner Sewall Maine first lady urged community service and national duty as ceremonies, relays, games and stunts unfolded with singing and trophy contests among Wise Owl Pine Cone Red Rose and other troops.

State Armory Lincoln Street Sumner Sewall Maine Bath Arthur Bowker Frances Young Frederick Burditt Archie M. Main Louis A. Dole Parker Head Brunswick Wise Owl Victory Alfred E. Carpenter Wilmer I. Voorhees Milton C. Trott Arthur Sewall Girl Scout Promise and Harmon W. Smith Scout Delores Lerette Lambert Park Goodnight Circle Louis

Rent Compliance Drive Targets Bath Area Landlords

Judge Keegan reports progress in the Bath area rent compliance campaign for Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties. Many landlords have not registered, evading tenancy changes and unauthorized rent increases. violators face refunds, treble damages, and possible prosecution under the Emergency Price Control Act.

John J. Keegan Bath Lincoln Sagadahoc Keegan Sagadahoe

Genesta and Hawthorne Observe Guest Officers Night

Genesta chapter O E S hosted guest officers night at the Masonic Temple with over 200 attendees. A turkey banquet featured spring flowers centerpieces and pastel gowns for regular officers while visiting officers wore white. Numerous chapters were represented and two candidates received degrees before departures.

Genesta Chapter Masonic Temple Carl Pinson Horace Ward Thomas Aikenhead Catharine Leonard Arthur Berry Edgar Leavitt Paul G. Baddikian John Bowie David Alkazin Lewis Sanborn Carl French Evangeline Sparks George Rogers Frank Danforth Ida Brown Florence Maass David Rich Celina Small Leeman Drake Velda Harking Hawthorne Brunswick David H. Curtis Winnegance Yarmouth Lulu Riley Garrison Hill Wiscasset Harry T. Lund Casco Freeport Mary MacDonald Olive Branch Dresden Lois Wickstrom Crystal Damariscotta Mary Dodge Esther van Horn Lillian Holton Mt. Pisgah Boothbay Harbor Angie Dodge Eva Kenney Genesta Electa Hazel Libby Mt. Carmel Richmond Warder Lawrence Lord Sentinel Millward Patten Topsham Grand Henry G. Shaw Grand Chapter Maine Bath Charles E. Curtis Winneganee Viola Osgood

Restaurants Now Comply With Laws On Sanitation

City sanitation engineer Chester H. McCabe announced that most Bath restaurants and dining rooms now meet health standards after a city and State inspection. He commended several eateries and hotels for improvements while noting ongoing checks and continued focus on noncompliant establishments.

Chester H. McCabe Bath McCabe Colonial New Meadows Cafe Central Restaurant Olympia Hyde Health Department Front Street Mr. McCabe

Bath man dies after chase ends in crash in Peel square

John C. Lindgren 20 of Columbia hotel Bath Maine died at Somerville hospital from injuries after his car crashed into a pole and through a plate glass window while Arlington police pursued a stolen vehicle. Officer fired shots during the mile chase. Lindgren formerly worked at Bath Iron Works.

John C. Lindgren Columbia Hotel Bath Maine Somerville Hospital Peel Square Arlington Timothy Hourihan

Shippers Meet With Receivers Of Freight Thursday

More than 200 shippers and receivers of freight and transportation company representatives from Maine and New Hampshire will gather at the Falmouth hotel Thursday night for a war period conference. Henry F McCarthy of the Office of Defense Transportation will keynote on The D VT after 28 Months and What’s Ahead. Frank J. Gill will preside, with Col. Frank E. Southard and W H Day also participating. Tickets for dinner are nearly exhausted.

Maine New Hampshire Falmouth Hotel New England Shippers’ Advisory Board of Maine and Henry F McCarthy Office of Defense Transportation Washington Frank J. Gill Portland N. E. Shippers’ Advisory Board Col Frank E. Southard Maine Public Utilities Commission W H. Day Boston The New England Shippers

Tree Dedication Honors Lt Marhsall at Huse School

A storm shifted a Bath ceremony planting a tribute tree for Lt Donald M Marshall USAAF to the Huse Memorial School sub primary room. Cosmopolitan Garden club led by chairwoman Mrs Fred W Quimby organized the event with remarks by Miss Alice Johnson and others, singing, readings, and a closing prayer as Superintendent H A Ladd accepted the tree for Bath. The program honored Bath’s war hero and urged annual observances at the school.

Donald M. Marshall USAAF Bath Huse Memorial School Cosmopolitan Garden Club Fred W. Quimby Roscoe P. McFadden Alice Johnson Mabel Harris Elmer Eldridge Quimby Miss Johnson Garden Club Huse School H A Ladd Granville Colby Marshall Arthur Packard Henry van Dyke

Speedy Destroyer Mannert L Abele Launched at Bath

The destroyer USS Mannert L. Abele slid from Bath Iron Works Sunday with a large crowd viewing from the Carlton bridge. Named for a Navy lieutenant commander killed in the South Pacific, the launch honored his memory with family and officials aboard and on the platform.

Mannert L. Abele Bath Iron Works Corp Abele Carlton Bridge Maine Central Railroad United States Navy South Pacific Bruce Bradford John Carey Jones USN Atlantic Fleet Trudie Konahrens Poughkeepsie N. Y Cmdr. Abele Grunion Clarence A. Abele Boston Charles H. McIntire Bath Trescott T. Abele Pepperell Mass Ann

Holman Infant Returns From Maine General Hospital

Ronald Holman two months old left Maine General hospital in Portland Saturday. He will need additional x rays later. He is the son of Willard R and Elizabeth F E Holman of Woolwich.

Ronald Holman Maine General Hospital Portland Willard R Elizabeth FE. Holman Woolwich

Memorial Day Plans and Parade Date Set

Memorial Day activities were outlined at a Sunday G A R hall meeting. The parade is scheduled for Sunday May 28 at 2 30 PM and plans are in progress with committees formed. Bath Iron Works will remain open to avoid losing 88000 man hours while Orrison Lapist resumes duties after a family funeral in Brockton Massachusetts.

G. A. R. Hall Bath Iron Works B.lw Orgare Orrison Lapist Brockton Mass Morrison Iliram Anhis Milan Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Women’s Field Army For Cancer Control Scott Marca Wan Hyde Park Terrace Mrs Lewis Carter West Bath Bowen Torwear Forrest Bak West Point Elliot Gilli Grange Pomona Grange East Somerset Ludger Violette Leon Higgins George Crocker Wesley Springer Kenneth Hughes Fred J. Nutter State War Board Stanley Goodrich Elmer Chambers Bert Emery J. Mansfield Harris Melvin Martin Raynor Crosman Donald Violette E. Carroll Bean Maine State Grange Somerville A. F. Bullock Bullock Concord N. H Lindgren Washington Street U.S. Navy Navy Bath Aerie of Eagles Harold Fish Gardiner Falmowth Hotel James Stanton U.S. N. Roe Stanton James W. Stanton, Jr Bremerton, Wash Lieut. Stanton Reta Cummings John W. Cummings Oaksirvet Brem Speedy Mannert K. Abele
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