Salute the Coast Guard on 154th anniversary
The Nation honors the United States Coast Guard marking 154 years of service this Friday. From Normandy landings to Africa Sicily Italy Greenland Alaska Saipan and beyond Coast Guard men have served in major operations worldwide. Since 1790 Hamilton secured Washington's permission to form the Revenue Cutter Service the Coast Guard has endured in peace and war embodying Semper Paratus Always Ready.
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United States Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Normandy
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Greenland
Alaska
Saipan
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Revenue Cutter Service
Hamilton
America
Beginning of the End editorial on Hitler crisis
The Liberal Morgenbladet of Stockholm characterizes recent events as signaling Hitler’s loss of control and a growing Allied streak of victories. It argues oppressed nations will intensify resistance, and even a temporary suppression will see new forces rise against Nazism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svenska Morginbladet
Stockholm
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Germany
Morgenbladet
Sockholms - Tidningen
Dagens Nyheter
Paper End
Beat Black Market Gasoline Coupons Demand Rises
Black market gasoline operations are draining about 2.5 million gallons daily as warfront needs surge. Reports from seventeen Atlantic states and District of Columbia show lower dealer supplies and expect further cuts, prompting rationing officials to urge motorists to stamp out the black market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlant
Seaboard
Atlantic States
District of Columbia
District One
War effort urged to defeat the Black Market
The piece calls on Americans to ensure war workers have gas to reach the production line and to get their fair share, stressing the duty to support the program and “kill the Black Market” once and for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate
New Battle Wagon Weasel Skims Through Snow and Swamp
The Army unveils the Weasel, a light swift personnel and supply carrier. Its endless-band snowshoe track disperses weight, reducing ground pressure to about one fourth of a fully equipped infantryman, allowing swift, stealthy movement on mushy terrain.
Sun Breaks Through Fog as City Sees War Time Food Hope
After days of rain farmers welcome moisture for crops while city residents enjoy sun amid drought worries. Wells run low in rural districts as whiskey distilleries pause for war use and then resume production tomorrow.
Permit Rule Triggers Rush for Small Lumber Orders
Local lumber dealers report a spike in small orders as a permit requirement begins tomorrow for buying lumber. The Post Office designated “Christmas Mail Month” runs September 15 to October 15 for sending cards or gifts to servicemen abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Governor Sewall to keynote Michigan Republican Convention
Governor Sewall travels to Michigan to deliver the keynote address at the Republican State Convention scheduled for tomorrow. He arrives amid party preparations and expected endorsements from local officials and delegates.
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Sewall
Michigan
Social notes from South Portland and Bath area visits
The item lists visits and returns of local residents and relatives across South Portland Bath and nearby towns. Families including Mac Donnel Conley McGregor and Williams circles travel guests visit summer homes in Southwest Harbor Bar Harbor and Five Islands while others plan future visits to Rockland Bangor Saco and Ellsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mac Donnel
Jackie
South Portland
Mac- Donnes
Jotn
MM. Conley
Beacon Street
James McGregor
Famly
Wollaston
Mass
McGregors Oinefier
Jennie MM
Allettat
Johnfuskins
Five Islands Pass
Williams
Ia Ata
Carina Swift
Whit NM
Bath
Raissell Cahill
Andrew Cahill
South Strem
Moethaurial Hospital
Sadie “Mart
Winship Street
Vist
Linwood Jones
Bangor
Roland Tait
Old Town
Tait
Samuel McGinnchy
Mildred . Nichols
Page Street
Ellsworth
Katherine Conley
Nichols
Miss Conley
Horace P. Herrick
Theta Chapter Plans Recital Sponsorship for August
Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will sponsor a recital on August 28 featuring artist Elizabeth Williams and Detroit pianist flutist Sylvia Van Ripper. Williams studies voice at Juilliard. Van Ripper trains with Arthur Laura of the Metropolitan Opera. Proceeds aid a Red Cross overseas service member's holiday boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Opera Company
Miss Williams
Miss van Ripper
Bath
Mary Carroll
Harry Carroll
High Street
Red Cross
John A. Greene, Jr
Shackford Cottage
Birch Point
Greene
Nathan Watson
Richard P. Burke, Jr
Helen Hayes
Leonard Wetherbee
Catharine Legard
Madge Stacey
Linwood Haynes
Brewster Sedgwick
John A. Greene
Larceny case against M Namara led to October court
Probable cause found in Lewiston man James Mc Namara larceny case involving a Ford pickup from employer William Craft. He was bound over to Sagadahoc Superior Court in October, jailed in Kennebec after defaulting bail. Also: Florence Elms guilty of auto use, three months jail with probation. Maurice Guevin fined for passing on a grade. Three intoxication cases placed on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Rubin
James McNamara
Lewiston
William J. Craft
McNamara
Bath
Sagadahoc County
Kennebec County
Augusta
Roger Elms
Scarboro
Maurice Guevin
Auburn
Topsham
Guevin
Roger Whitemore
Gardiner R. Deering
New theater manager takes post in Bath
Clyde E Tilton of Skowhegan began duties as manager of the Uptown theater on Wednesday replacing Maurice Savoie reassigned to the Park theater in Rockland Tilton recently worked for the U S government in moving pictures in the Canal Zone and plans to bring his family to Bath once housing is found
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde E. Tilton
Skowheim
Uptown
Maurice Savoie
Park Theater
Rockland
Mr. Tilton
United States
Canal Zone
Bath
Newell Ancestry Presented to Patten Free Library
A copy of Newell Ancestry The Story of the Antecedents of William Stark Newell, a 214 page privately printed genealogy by William M. Emery, presented to the Patten Free Library by Bath Iron Works Corporation president. The volume traces the Newell line back to Abraham Newell who sailed from Ipswich, England in 1634, includes the Doane and Mayflower line, and features illustrations of Mr Newell, the BIW yard, and ancestral furniture and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell
William Stark Newell
William M. Emery
Mr. Newell
William Crabbe Newell
Ellen Augusta Doane
Doane
Bath Iron Works
Open House Day Great Success At Local Hospital Tour
Northwest section visitors toured the emergency room and expanded X ray department then moved through wards including obstetrical delivery rooms and two labor rooms. Auxiliary volunteers worked in kitchen linen sewing and staffed punch service as Cosmopolitan Garden Club arranged flowers and garnishes.
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Davenport
Stader
Frank Perry
Robert Manson
Horace Ward
Joseph Madden
H P. Morse
Bowen Torrey
Stanley Hatch
Arthur W. King
Frederick E. Drake
George Bb. Connard
Jaimes B. Lemont
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
George A. Churchill
New Food in Cooking and Eating Soybean Sprouts
Sprouted beans stay crunchy and chewy. overcooking toughens them. Boil in salted water 10 20 minutes for most dishes, five minutes for salads. Use in salads, stews, casseroles, or chop suey. Fun flavor ideas include soy sauce or a mix of molasses Worcestershire and ginger if needed.
China’s Oil Reserves Estimated Above Four Billion Barrels
The Chinese Geological Survey in 1934 estimated China proper had over 2 billion barrels of oil, with Manchuria contributing another 2 billion, totaling more than 4 billion barrels. The count excludes Kansu and Sinkiang reserves.
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Chinese Geological Survey
China
Manchuria
Kansu
Nequasset Auxiliary Holds Indoor All Day Session
Nequasset Auxiliary met for an all day session at Mrs Percy Bailey's home on the Wiscasset road with joint hostesses Mrs Ruth Grant and Mrs Margaret Beck. Miss Mae Gilmore presided, plans were made for the August 10 meeting at Nequasset with Mrs Dora Jailey and others, and the afternoon featured sewing, games, and visits from several guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset
Percy Bailey
Wiscasset Road
Ruth Grant
Margaret Beck
Bailey Gardens
Mae Gilmore
Dora Jailey
Auxiliary
Inlaw
Frank Bailey
Sarah Bailey
Charles Leveroni
Edith
Quincy Mass
Barley Neck
Harry Bartlett
Byron Ferris
Berlin
N. H
Henry Dubar
Miriam Holmes
Plymouth
Mass
Chester Leeman
Stephen Squiers
Mabel
Woolwich
Bath Municipal Court Hears Domestic Assault Guilty Plea
In Bath on Friday a local man pled guilty to assault and battery on his wife, with Judge Gardiner R. Deering sentencing three months in Kennebec County jail suspended and six months probation. A separate respondent faced a $5 fine plus $5.15 costs for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gardiner R. Deering
Kennebec County
Alfred Pinnette
Topsham
Edward R. Raymond
Brunswick
Patten Brook
Philip J. Mahany
Romeo Brilliant
John Crosby
Harold J. Ruebin
Rubin
Henry C. Tatro
Elaine Marion Nasi Weds Capt Vern Warren Reaugh
Announcements report the marriage of Elaine Marion Nasi daughter of Mr and Mrs George L Nasi of New Jersey to Captain Vern Warren Reaugh US Army. The ceremony occurred Thursday July 6 at South Chapel North Camp Polk Louisiana. Nasi attended Morse High School and Berkeley University and was active in Girl Scouts and Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Marion Nasi
George L. Nasi
New Jersey
Vern Warren Reaugh
South Chapel
North Camp Polk
Miss Nasi
Morse High School
Bath
Winter Street Congregational Church
Big Policies Highlight Large Life Insurance Claims in 1943
A National Underwriter survey shows six U S deaths last year left over 1 000 dollars in coverage. The largest life insurance claim paid in 1943 was just under two million dollars. Four claims ranged from 800 000 to 1 000 000, 21 from 500 000 to 800 000, 41 from 300 000 to 500 000, 68 from 200 000 to 300 000, 281 from 100 000 to 200 000, 732 from 50 000 to 100 000, and 1 057 from 30 000 to 50 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philathea Class Lawn Party Nets About $50
The Philathea class of Corliss Street Baptist church held an indoor lawn party in the vestry due to rain, raising around fifty dollars. Tables lined the walls with varied food and sale items, music by Edward Waters, and officers listed for each booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philathea
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Edward Waters
Harold Walker
LeForrest Coombs
Roy Lutz
Orris Ames
Alden Denham, Jr
Eula Fielding
Arthur Berry
Robert King
Truman King
Francis Norton
Beulah Pratt
Catherine Campbell
Elizabeth Glidden
Alice Bridges
Clara Bracey
Doris Bates
Virginia White
Bernice Achorn
Ruth Crowley
Doris Shaw
Elizabeth Knowlton
Morang
Osgoods Host Officers and Family at Brigham’s Cove
Mr and Mrs Fred Osgood of Bedford street hosted a Genesta chapter O E S gathering at the Cutting cottage Brigham's Cove Thursday night with officers and their spouses and the Finance committee and their spouses present A planned outdoor roast moved indoors due to rain Supper was served and the group enjoyed games music and a rising thanks to the hosts Attending were Harold Cutting Samuel Lancaster Luther Thompson Jason Merrill Herbert Morse Bert Lonn Earl Pride Edward Kenney John Gillespie Francis Bertrand Clifford Smith Ruth Field and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Osgood
Bedford Street
Genesta
O.E.S
Brigham's Cove
Chapter
Finance Committee
Harold Cutting
Samuel Lancaster
Luther Thompson
Jason A. Merrill
Herbert Morse
Bert Lonn
Earl Pride
Edward Kenney
John Gillespie
Francis Bertrand
Clifford B. Smith
Ruth Field
Osgood
Dromore Grangers Confer Degrees
Dromore Grange of Phippsburg met Tuesday of last week with first and second degrees conferred on a class of candidates. Assisting were Miss Belanger and Mr. Emerson of Topsham Grange. Mrs. Alfreda Perkins announced. Guests from West Bath and Topsham attended. Next meeting August 8 will confer first and second degrees. August 22 for third and fourth degrees. A $10 donation to the Phippsburg Honor Roll was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Phippsburg
Miss Belanger
Emerson
Topsham Grange
Alfreda Perkins
West Bath
Topsham Granges
Charles Morse
Belanger
Topsham
Marie Marco
Offshore Imports Reach 31 Million Long Tons in 1943
Offshore imports into the United States totaled 31 million long tons in 1943 despite U boat disruption and route closures. In 1942 imports stood at 6.8 million long tons higher than 1941, yet 1941 set a record that 1942 and 1943 lagged behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
WPB
Pacific
Farm Flocks Dominate US Poultry Farms Nationwide
The report notes that over 423 million hens are raised on 5.15 million American farms, with more than 80 percent housed in farm flocks of fewer than 400 hens each. The data highlights the prevalence of small flocks in the nation’s poultry industry.
Gifts to Hospital Appreciated at Bath Open House
Sincere appreciation is voiced for donations to Bath Memorial Hospital during the open house. Special mention goes to the refreshment committee led by Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. Noyes and Mrs. Avery for efficient service to many guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Arthur Burgess
Albert Noyes
Harold Avery
George Churchill
Edgar Leavitt
Carl Kronstrand
Marcia Moulton
Brewster Sedgwick
Catharine Legard
Gerald Atkinson
Morton Young
George Moses
Howard Steen
Elbridge R. Wright
Wilfred Trott
Louise Mosley
John Carey
William Edgett
Charles Andre
Christine Curtis
Robert P. Shaw
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Fred R. E. Dean
Loring Jaffe
Grangers Hold Annual Picnic at Rock Hill Inn
About 150 people attended an all day outing at Rock Hill Inn hosted by Topsham Grange with West Bath Grange invited. Joseph W. Larra Bee supplied boiled lobsters and steamed clams while guests enjoyed ball games swimming and hikes in good weather. Topsham and West Bath officers led the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicnic
Rock Hill Inn
Topsham Grange
West Bath Grange
Joseph W. Larrabee
Howard Carr
Elden Emmerson
George Blanchard
Edward Belanger
Arthur C. Lemont
Fire alarm answers to chimney blaze at 13 Franklin Street
Engine Four answered a still alarm for a chimney fire at John Cavanaugh's home on 13 Franklin street Saturday afternoon at 4 35. A pony extinguisher was used and no damage resulted. It was the first alarm for the local department in 11 days. Hahnel Bros Lewiston contractors began removing the airplane spotters observation post atop Bath Savings Institution today. They will repair the roof and demolish the small wooden structure used by Bath's loyal plane spotter volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cavanaugh
Franklin Street
Hahnel Bros
Lewiston
Bath Savings
Bath
Miss Rita Snow Travels to Inkerman on Vacation
Miss Rita Snow a hygienist for Dr Herbert Caverly travels to Inkerman Gloucester County New Brunswick to take a two week vacation and rest likely staying at a local residence or lodging.
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Rita Snow
Herbert Caverly
Inkerman
Gloucester Co
N. B
Rationing Reminders for Consumers Amid Wartime Limits
The notice lists current rationing validity for meats fats and processed foods under Book four stamps, sugar stamps 30 31 32, and home canning stamp 40 through Feb 28 1945. It also covers gasoline coupons 10 A 12 A and B 3 B 4 C 3 C 4, fuel oil periods four five through Sept 30, and shoes stamps 1 2 Book three airplane stamps indefinitely.
Elks Hold Clambake and Outing at Birch Point
Fifty Bath lodge Elks enjoyed a Sunday clambake and all day outing at Birch Point. Edward J. McMann prepared the meal and was praised for its perfect cooking. Boating swimming and outdoor sports filled the day as committee members led by John McCole oversaw arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
Birch Point
Edward J. McMann
McMann
John McCole
Harry Stone
Albert McMann
Service Men's Wives Meeting Postponed by Weather
The USC Service Men's Wives' club picnic to Damariscotta and bowling party planned for Thursday was postponed due to weather. Rev. Sidney Dee of Central Congregational church will speak at this Thursday's meeting at Mrs. Joseph O. Purdue's home 890 Washington street inviting other wives of service men to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Men's Wives’ Club
USC
Sidney Dee
Central Congregational Church
Joseph O. Purdue
Washington Street
Local air serviceman visits family in Richmond during leave
Lieut Richard K Watson U S A F stationed at Richmond Va arrives for a nine day leave to stay with his parents Mr and Mrs Theodore Watson of Pearl Street He will attend a combat tactics course to become a P 47 Thunderbolt pilot His sister s husband Wells Glover also arrives in Richmond with Mrs Glover nee Betty Watson They plan to visit relatives Mr and Mrs Watson later Benton L Hatch of Seaboard Paper Co Bucksport returns home after a week’s vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs Edgar T Hatch of the Kershner Apartments on North Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard K. Watson
Richmond
Theodore Watson
Pearl Street
Watson
Wells Glover
U.S A. A
Benton L. Hatch
Seaboard Paper Co
Bucksport
Edgar T. Hatch
Kershner
North Street
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Solve List
A filled crossword style item lists across and down clues from 1 to 49 with many theme cryptogram lines including a cryptoquote quote and a note on a hidden message. The cryptoquote reads WORTH CONCEALED DIFFERS A LITTLE FROM BURIED INDOLENCE HORACE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace
Navy uses 90000 pounds of chlorinated crude rubber annually
The navy estimates that 90,000 pounds of chlorinated crude rubber are used each year in bottom paint for combat ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
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THE
Theta Chapter
Elizabeth Williams
M’namara
NEW Theater
Newell Ancestry
Bath Iron Works Corp
Reaugh—Nasi
MR. and
Mrs. Osgood
Dromore Grangers
Desert
Sfrvyaor
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