County Salvage Drive Praised At Presentation
Richard M. Hallet praised Sagadahoc county for surpassing its 100 pounds per capita scrap quota at a Bath Rotary Lions joint meeting. A victory pennant was presented to Charles B. Day for the Richmond committee, with others from Bath and Sagadahoc in attendance. Hallet urged continued efforts, noting the need for ships and planes, and the next six months’ Maine quota of 79 000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Richard M. Hallet
Bath Rotary and
Lions Clubs
Sedgwick
Hallet
Charles B. Day
Richmond
Louis A. Dole
Arthur Avery
Bath
John Parks
Edwin R. Andrews
Harland A. Ladd
Richard Frates
Walter Buzzell
Boothbay
Mr. Hallet
Richard Quick
Europe
Pacific
Citizens Service Corps
Day
Sewall
Mr. Day
Rotary Ofeorge Bolstenholme
Charles T. Small
Lewiston
Edward Bridgham
Edwin Fuller, Jr
Women’s Cancer Control drive names volunteer committees
Mrs. George Baer Connard reports strong progress in the Cancer Control drive for Sagadahoc County. A large volunteer corps canvasses homes countywide and expects higher yearly contributions. committees and captains span wards 1 through 7 and business districts with names listed for each group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baer Connard
Sagadahoc
Women's Field Army
Ward 1
J. Edward Drake, Jr
George McMann
Laura Mitchell
Earl P. Cahoon
Eleanor Ferguson
James Nostall
Marjory Palmer
A. George Moses
Norma Hawthorne
May Besaw
Dwinal Cornish
Frank Lemont
Edward Cummings
Howell Smith
Roger Luke
Laforrest Coombs
Harold Walker
Grace Whittemore
Melvin Pratt
Howard Steen
Arthur Young
Catherine Campbell
Stewart Day
Herman Shepard
Louise Mosley
Arthur Berry
James Knight
Beulah Pratt
J. Russell Grant
Andrus Coleman
Arthur Perkins
Arah E. Richmond
William E. Lundrigan
Elton FE. Pinkham
P. Leonard Richards
Teresa Hill
H. Chester MacKenzie
C. Kenneth Thayer
Arthur L. Freeman
Donald B. Smith
Walter C. Rogers
Arthur King
Arthur Burgess
George Ingraham
Scott Morse
Robert Milliken
John Freeman
Eugene Desmond
Charles Cahill, Jr
Joseph Madden
William Edgett
Audrey King
Ward
Joseph I. Smith
Samuel D. Hooper
Harold Brown
Evelyn Harrison
Daniel Matter
Nathan Press
Mary Morse
Betty Anderson
John Osborne
Clinton McFadden
Elver A. Stickney
John Madden
Joseph Long
Ralph Dale
Joseph A. Coss
Edward Hamblett
Donald Wilson
Charles Bartlett
Gardiner Rogers
Elford A. Stove
Duncan Mcel Innes
William P. Marks
Raymond Chubbuck
Leo Venus
A. Farley Mayo, Jr
Ernest Rogers
Edward St. Martin
Russell Phinney
Clarence Fullerton
Clifford Wilband
Earl Kimble
John Labbie
Robert Brownell
Frank Reinoehl
Harold P. Small
Seth Mullin
Norman Adams
Winnegance
Harold Haggett
Edwin Small
Woolwich
Forrest A. Baker
Robert Sutter
Percy Marston
Alex T. St. Pierre
Olive Wade
Ruby Dodge
George Wright
Muriel Raynes
Leverett C. Welch
Iaphine Dolloff
Alice Dow
William Fogg
Martha Leeman
William Thornton
Harold Roberts
Marsh
Hyde Park Terrace
Gerard T. Billington
Ronald W. Sturtevant
Kermit Dorr
Albert Veilleux
Leon Barnes
Robert Pendleton
Samuel Herrick
Wilbur R. Clark
Grace Purington
Mrs Caroline Kingston Returns After Visit to Rockland
Mrs. Caroline Kingston residing with her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Knapp of Somerset place has returned from Rockland where she stayed with Mr and Mrs J M Libby. Mrs Knapp spent a few days in Bangor with the Libbys and joined by Mr Knapp who came back to Bath. They were accompanied by the Libbys who returned after a short visit with the Knapps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Kingston
William Knapp
Somerset Place
Rockland
J. M. Libby
Winnegannee Auxiliary hosts afternoon auction games
Mrs. Seymour Hayden of High Street hosted the Winne ganee Auxiliary for an afternoon of three table auction play. Mrs. John G. Morse won first prize and Mrs. Herbert Spinney took second. The Auxiliary will meet again next Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Spinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Hayden
High Street
John G. Morse
Herbert Spinney
Four Sedans Carry Homeward Bound Workers In Pileup
A bumper to bumper crash on route one Woolwich near Lowell's Hill injured three of nineteen aboard four Bath Iron Works sedans. Passengers include Mrs Diana Pineault and Miss Mary Harenpa of Augusta and Joseph Harvey of Rockland. Norwood faces license charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Lowell's Hill
Woolwich
Memorial Hospital
Diana Pineault
Prospect Street
Augusta
Mary Harzenpa
State Street
Joseph P. Harvey
Spring Street
Rockland
Pineault
Harvey
John P. Crosby
James E. Trask
Crosby
Lester A. Mason
Sewall Street
Ford
Theberge
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
Irving Savoy
Philbrick Avenue
Stephen F. Norwood
Brewster Street
Mr. Harvey
Trask
Norwood
Bath
Bath and Wiscasset
Blood and Plasma Bank Reopens at Bath Memorial Hospital
The Blood and Plasma Bank reopened at Bath Memorial Hospital last Monday after a recess. Dr. Albert Owen and Dr. E. M. Fuller Jr. oversaw a staff of nurses aides with hospital nurses assisting. Twelve donors were reported, six from Oakhurst Dairy, including Clinton Owen and Richard Hersom among others, plus several women volunteers. Norma Jones visited Belfast during vacation week to stay with her grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Albert Owen
E. M. Fuller, Jr
Oakhurst Dairy
Clinton Owen
Richard Hersom
Julian D. Bennett
Russell Moneghan
James Callan
Richard Towle
Minnie Goldstein
Marion Colby
Helen Jenkins
Betty Watson
James Thurston
Theodore Watson
Independent
Bath Independent Announces Subscriptions and Copy Price Hike
On May 1 The Bath Independent will raise subscriptions to $2.00 per year and pro rata for shorter periods. The cost per copy will rise to five cents from three. The price increase reflects newsprint and production cost pressures. prepaid periods retain old rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath announces Cleanup Week starting May 10
The city launches Cleanup Week May 10 to remove Winter debris at no cost. Residents must place trash in a container on the curb for trucks and workers to haul away, with no pickup from unprepared yards. Alderman John R. Newell urges cooperation to improve city appearance and reduce fire hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
West Bath Town
Bath Line
Highway and Sewer Board
John R. Newell
John Doe
Mrs. Doe
Highway Department
Alderman Newell
Newell
Five Islands Youth Marr Joins Army Air Forces
Private First Class Francis M. Marr of Five Islands has been assigned to active duty with the Army Air Forces after graduating from the New England Aircraft School in Boston. He trained five months at the technical training detachment and is now stationed in Tucson, Arizona. Marr enlisted six months ago and is the grandson and nephew of local families in Five Islands, Bath, Richmond, Malden, Georgetown, and Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Marr
Albert Marr
Bina Harford
Five Islands
U. S. Army Air Force
New England Aircraft School
Boston
Army Air Forces Technical Training Detachment
Marr
Tucson
Arizona
U. S. Army
Pvt
Arletta Harford
Russell Harford
Charles Soule
Bath
Elson Harford
Lila Powers
Charles Davis
Richmond
Charles McMahan
Malden
Mass
Georgetown
Jake Heald
Bath man Albert M Thompson reported as POW in Germany
Mr and Mrs Frank C Thompson of 1035 Middle Street learn their son Pvt Albert M Thompson is a prisoner of war in a German camp after being missing in action since February 15. Inducted May last year, the 26 year old Bath resident previously worked at Bath Iron Works. His brother Lester, 24, also serves in the Army in England with a chemical warfare unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Thompson
Middle Street
Pvt
Albert M. Thompson
Pvt. Thompson
Young Thompson
United States Army
North Africa
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Thompson
Lester
England
Rotary 193rd District Conference Sets Ton Lewis ton
The annual conference for the 193rd District of Rotary International will convene in Lewise ton on Thursday and Friday with District Governor Arthur Lagueux of the Quebec Rotary Club presiding. The 193rd District covers Quebec Province and parts of Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary International
Lewiston
Arthur Lagueux
Quebec
Bath Iron Works Leads Nation in Ride Sharing Plan
Bath Iron Works employees lead the nation in car ride sharing to conserve gasoline. The Employes' Transportation department coordinates 25 staff, an extensive filing system, and a network of car sharing among workers to cut transportation strain and save rubber and fuel. Buses have been added locally with chassis upgrades to improve passenger comfort and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
OPA
New England
Colorado
North Carolina
Bath Iron Works
Transportation Department
Maine
International Harvester Co
Blue Bird Bus Co
Car thefts shuffle two vehicles in Albion Waterville
Police report a 1940 Pontiac coupe stolen from Earl Clark in Albion and a Plymouth sedan taken from the General Ice Cream Corp on Silver Street Waterville. The Clark garage door was damaged and the cars switched on Friday. Charles King of Keyes Fibre Co found the Pontiac abandoned in a Shawmut ditch with a flat front tire and saw two men leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Clark
Albion
General Ice Cream Corporation
Silver Street
Waterville
Clark
Charles King
Keyes Fibre Company
Shawmut
King
Mobile Salvation Army Canteen Visits Army Posts
The Davenport Memorial fund trustees funded a mobile canteen truck for the Salvation Army local corps. Captain Leland Waldron and Fred Newell oversaw alterations adding shelves and benches. The canteen makes weekly trips to nearby army posts, welcomed by soldiers for food coffee and reading material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Bath
Corps
The
Davenport Memorial Fund
Leland F. Waldron
Fred Newell
Salvation Army Corps
Memorial Day Parade Plans in Bath May 30
Enthusiastic meeting at Sons of Veterans hall outlines Memorial Day observances for Sunday May 30 at 2 pm. Parade aims to include civilian defense units naval reserves Coast Guard and Scouts with Governor Sewell invited to speak at Soldiers' Monument. committees to reconvene May 2 at GALR hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Veterans Hall
Bath
Sumner Sewuall
Soldiers’ Monument
Coast Guard
Naval
Bath Iron Works
Sons of Veterans
Clarence Warner
W. W. Miller
Harry Warner
Galr, Hall
Middle Street
Nurse Muriel Quinn Takes Ten Day Leave From Pacific Duty
Lieut Muriel Quinn ANC US Army now in the South Pacific area reports a ten day furlough spent on a shopping and sightseeing tour with fellow nurses. A Bath graduate, she has served over two years in the Army Nurses Corps and has been in the Pacific since May last year. Friends may write at APO 913 San Francisco. Her brother John Quinn, Bath resident, serves in the U S Naval Reserve with the Atlantic fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Quinn
ANC US. Army
South Pacific
Lacut
Quinn
Bath
Army Nurses Corps
Pacific Area
APO 913
San Francisco
John Quinn
U.S. Naval Reserve
Mrs Daley Returns Home After Surgery Stay
Mrs Edward Daley of Bedford Street returned from Portland Friday evening to her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Randall Daley 11 Andrews Road from the private hospital of Dr Leighton where she had been a patient following surgery for the last two weeks Mr Daley went to Portland to accompany her home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Daley
Bedford Street
Portland
Randall Daley
Andrews Road
Leighton
Mr. Daley
Sagadahoc Nears Quota in County Bond Sales
Sagadahoc county nears its 2,000,000 Second War Loan quota with 1,784,948 raised from 527 purchasers as Bath and other towns report stronger E series bonds. Officials expect continued buying to meet the target before the campaign ends amid wartime sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Albert S. Noyes
Sagadahoc
Bath
Destroyer Launched From Bath Iron Works
Thee Jee Sy SS Sigourney was christened Saturday afternoon at Bath Iron Works with Miss Aimy C Olney as sponsor. Officials of the Bath Tronsaoilts and naval officers attended. the event honored Midshipman James J. Sigourney. Fred A. DeBlois, a former Winthrop worker, served as a naval armed guard aboard a merchantman torpedoed by a Nazi U boat pack. he survived after life raft rescue by a British destroyer. DeBlois’s parents reside at 5 Highland Avenue, Winthrop. Mrs Charles E Hewitt Jr hosted her club the previous Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SS. Sigourney
Bath Iron Works
Aimy C Olney
Radecliffe College
Scarborough-on-Hudson
New York
Olney
Bath Tronsaoilts
Oof the
Nays
Nellie Bailey
Robert No Bailey
Robert No Daaley Jr
Bailey
Virgin
Midshipmai
James J. Sigourney
Fred A. DeBlois
Winthrop Omoll
Great Britain
DeBlois
Hailey DeBlois
Highland Avenue
Winthrop
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Norma Jones
Harry Jones
Center Street
Belfast
Martha Gower
Board of Aldermen
Francis W. Marr
AIR Force
Iron Works
Nation
Plant
Amy C. Olney
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
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