Bath Ice Shortage Met by Local Dealers
Bath's ice crisis eases as 600 tons stored at Mechanic Falls are bought by Ralph DeWitt Lyndon Kinney of Bath and Kenneth Vincent of Yarmouth. They will begin deliveries tonight from their new Commercial street HQ and run a cash business to meet city needs with planned regular service and a public phone line forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester H. McCabe
Mechanic Falls
Bath
Ralph DeWitt
Lyndon Kinney
Kenneth Vincent
Yarmouth
McCabe
Edward Sewall
Commercial Street
Monthly Meeting of Corliss Street Baptist Research Class
The Corliss Street Baptist church research class met with Mrs Emma Duley on Rose Street last Wednesday. Members shared news and planned summer follow ups and fall sewing meetings. President Mrs George Allen led the business session and cards were voted for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Emma Duley
Rose Street
Ethel Morse
Angus Burden
George Allen
Rose Cooper
Mabel Shepard
Jennie Curtis
Minnie McPherson
Lizzie French
Seguin
Berlin
N. H
Service Men's Wives Enjoy Evening Out at Boothbay Playhouse
Members of the Service Mens Wives Club traveled by three cars to witness Thirty Days Hath September at Boothbay Playhouse. The event featured organizers Miss Emily Reed Mrs Vernon Stuber and Mrs Harry Boucher with attendees including Edmund Hanson Stanley Halery Joyce Reed Ada Greenblatt and several others. Portland visitors David MacDonald and Betty Wiggin joined Mr MacDonald’s family for the weekend as he nears solo flight hours after private lessons and license attainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Mens Wives Club
Boothbay Playhouse
Emily Reed
Vernon Stuber
Harry Boucher
Edmund Hanson
Stanley Halery
Joyce
Ada Greenblatt
Arthur Wing
Otto Womaska
Edwin MacDonald
Lewis Cioffi
Roland Hanscomb
Adam Galuza
David MacDonald
Betty Wiggin
Portland
Bath Boy Scouts Enjoy Camp Hinds
Bath and nearby communities run an active two week program at Camp Hinds Raymond led by Harmon W. Smith. Eighteen Scouts from Troops 52 53 55 57 and 93 attend with fires, boating, archery and swimming activities plus weekly Boards of Review and Camp Council Fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Bath
Woolwich
William Hinds
Raymond
Harmon W. Smith
Indian Council
Camp Hinds
William Donnell
Edmund Parady
Robert Sharkey
David Thebeault
Richard Dauphin
Dean Leavitt
William Pomeroy
Raymond Nadeau
John McPhee
Carl Langbehn
Earl Haines
Richard Barter
James Arsenault
Edmund Arsenault
Dennis Smith
Pelham Howe
William Moore
Warren Raynes
Raymond Bechard
Douglas Champion
Alan Elwell
Clinton Haines
John Lutz
Walter McNeil
Romeo Biette
Paul Bagdikian
Ronald Bowers
Billy McKellar
Seeking Arthur Dunning Information From Berlin to Bath
Mrs. Elmer Rogers of 1051 High street has received letters from friends of her cousin Arthur Dunning of Berlin Germany. A Miami correspondent says Arthur was visiting Bath with relatives after returning from Germany. Frank Dunning of FraminghamMass, connected with Hingham Ammunition Boat and the Boston Navy Yard, is in the area seeking direct word on his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Rogers
High Street
Arthur Dunning
Berlin
Germany
Miami
Fla
Mr. Dunning
Frank Dunning
Framingham
Mass
Hingham
Boston Navy Yard
Rogers
Arthur
Mrs. Dunning
United States
Bath
American Chamber of Commerce
Swing Shift Dance Registration At USO Hall
Civilians and Navy personnel planning to attend the Swing Shift dance at the USO hall Thursday must register at the USO office by nine Wednesday evening. Donald Leavitt chairs the Swing Shift promotion committee. During tonight's weekly dance, pupils from Charlotte's Dancing School perform with an Indian group led by Priscilla Witham and costume models Misses Witham, Evelyn Bold, Evelyn Gotte, and Lea Trice Payne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
USO
Donald Leavitt
Charlotte's Dancing School
Priscilla Witham
Misses Witham
Evelyn Bold
Evelyn Gotte
Leatrice Payne
Wallace Visits Bath Iron Works Shipyard
Secretary Henry S. Wallace United States Secretary of Commerce and former Vice President toured Bath Iron Works fabrication plant in Harding and was escorted by top executives. The party included Bernard Gladieux Rear Admiral Colbert Lt Commander Heaton and Captain Hitchcock during the Bath visit his first to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Wallace
United States Secretary of Commerce
United States
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Harding’s
Mr. Wallace
Washington
Rockland
Brunswick Naval Air Station
A. M. Main
J. W. Schulze
Secretary of Commerce
Bath
Wallace
Cosmo Club Plans Civic Donation From Street Fair Proceeds
The Cosmopolitan club discussed donating $250 half of Street Fair and Bazaar profits to a civic project at the recent meeting. A 6.30 picnic supper preceded the session with coffee served by the house committee. Prizes awarded included Morris Povich for auction and Loring Addison for Monte Carlo bridge with several others receiving prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
House
Morris Povich
Philanthropic
Carl French
David Cogan
Herbert Harris
Fred W. Quimby
Clyde Pinkham
Melvin Howe
Granville Colby
Harmon Smith
Loring Addison
Monte Carlo Bridge
Alice Johnson
Leland Mitchell
Fred Curtis
Mildred Nichols
Nellie Goodrich
Annual Doll Carriage Parade Set For August 15
The fourth annual doll carriage parade for city playground children will be at City Park on Wednesday afternoon August 15 at two o clock. A new wheel parade for boys includes carts tricycles scooters and more. Ages three to twelve who attended playgrounds and registered are eligible using their own carriages. Judges will be unfamiliar to contestants and each entrant receives a gift with special prizes for winners.
Men inducted into armed forces from Bath draft July 31
The Bath Selective Service Board lists inductees into the armed forces on July 31. William Charles Wilson Harold Riggs MacMahon Earle Wesley Brown Clarence Richard Colby Jr Robert James Kaler join the Army along with Joseph Clarence White Ivon Howes Prescott and John Owen Bunker in the Navy and Army assignments for Old Town Skowhegan names include Donald Byron Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Bath Selective Service Board
Bath
William Charles Wilson
Harold Riggs MacMahon
Earle Wesley Brown
Clarence Richard Colby, Jr
Robert James Kaler
Joseph Clarence White
Marine Corps
Ivon Howes Prescott
Navy
Old Town
John Owen Bunker
Army
Skowhegan
Donald Byron Jackson
Misses Gaudette and Babine Return From Boston Vacation
Misses Mary Gaudette and Regina Babine have returned from a week's vacation in Boston with friends and relatives. Miss Gaudette has resumed her duties as an instructor at the Central playground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gaudette
Regina Babine
Boston
Miss Gaudette
Central Playground
Pastime Horse Show set for Dunton Summer Home
Plans are underway for the annual Pastime Horse Show to be held at Judge Arthur J. Dunton’s West Bath Summer Home next Saturday afternoon at one o’clock. Founder Dunton notes 23 events, no entry fees, and riders from Maine including Bangor Portland Lewiston and Farmington. Entries due by Monday to Carl F. Albee, 942 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dunton
West Bath
Dunton
Maine
Bangor
Portland
Lewiston
Auburn
Rangeley
Augusta
Farmington
Carl F. Albee
Washington Street
New Meadows River
Bath
Two Alarms Fire Damages North Lincoln Street Building
Firefighters answered two alarms Friday morning. A 10:40 a.m. blaze at a North Street site owned by Mrs. Sarah Burnham Kelley started from a gas stove and caused minor woodwork damage while a quick containment avoided a larger loss. Earlier at 8:30 a.m. a fire at 847 Middle Street owned by Mrs. Ada F. MacGilvary caused extensive damage from an apparent short circuit and required wall removal to reach the flames. all clear was at 9:10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Streets
State Armory
Sarah Burnham Kelley
George Perry
Middle Street
Ada F. MacGilvary
Big leather couch moved from Colonial club to Crocker’s store
The 30 year old leather couch from the Colonial club was removed from the Front Street window. Truckman Bisson used a piano moving rig to lower it from the Central Maine Power Co building to the street. It was taken to George R. Crocker’s furniture for reupholstery and new springs, with two chairs included and more improvements planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Central Maine Power Co
Bisson
George R. Crocker
Washinton Street
Swain and Broad Wed at Wesley Methodist Church
Miss Thelma Rosalie Broad of 7 Kennebec Circle and Howard Paul Swain of Brunswick were married Sunday at 2 PM at Wesley Methodist Church parsonage 33 Union Street by Rev Chester B Oliver. Attendants were Newell W Swain and Geraldine E Swain. The bride is a Bath Iron Works employee in the layout department. the groom is on the BIW crane crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Rosalie Broad
Kennebec Circle
Howard Paul Swain
Brunswick
Wesley Methodist Church
Union Street
Chester B. Oliver
Newell W. Swain
Geraldine E. Swain
Swain
Frank E. Broad
Thornton, N. H
Bath Iron Works
Harold E. Swain
BIW
Bath family begins cross country trek in covered wagon
North End couple Mr and Mrs Newman Kennerson with four children trek to San Francisco in a converted truck made to look like a covered wagon. Kennerson will work at a large dry dock near San Francisco, expected to report the week of Aug 12. The family sold their home on upper Washington street and prepared for residence on the West Coast with fuel and fare provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
Newman Kennerson
San Francisco
Calif
Kennerson
Bath Iron Works
West Coast
Upper Washington Street
Dugan
Boothbay Players Entertain BIW Workers at Noon
Boothbay Playhouse representatives Mickey Maheu and Bunny Alexander entertained Bath Iron Works employees at the BIW Recreation Building Canteen during Friday noon hour. Alexander performed two monologues while Maheu welcomed attendees. This marked the Boothbay group's second appearance with plans for weekly noon offerings and potential additional local performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
BIW
Mickey Maheu
Bunny Alexander
Boothbay Playhouse
Playhouse
Iron Workers
Boothbay
Paris
Miss Alexander
Boothbay Group
Anne Wickham
Conover
Vogue
Maheu
Alexander
Child Health Conference to Offer Immunizations at Sebasco
A child health conference at Community House Sebasco on August 14 starting at 10 a.m. will offer diphtheria small pox and whooping cough vaccines. Miss Elsie Anderson district nurse and Dr Virginia Hamilton will supervise examinations. Transportation and info available through Mrs Stanwood Gilman or Mrs Albert Baily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebasco
Elsie Anderson
Virginia Hamilton
Stanwood Gilman
Albert Baily
Gilman
Nightingale Club Enjoys An Outing At Harpswell
The Nightingale club and their husbands held a Sunday outing at the Summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander MacDonald in Harpswell. A clam bake on the shore featured lobsters and clams with all fixings. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. James B. Lemont, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Footer, Mr. and Mrs. J. Emery Footer, and several other local residents, with Miss Mary Sutton and Miss Mary Perry among the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nightingale Club
Alexander MacDonald
Harpswell
Bath
MacDonald
James B. Lemont
Edward Footer
J. Emery Footer
Ralph O. Dale
John Freeman
Arthur Burgess
Harold Freeman
Herbert Cavanaugh
Arthur King
Carroll Davis
Joseph Cyr
Mary Sutton
This City
Mary Perry
R.N
Wellesley
Mass
Dean Leavitt Chosen for Boy Scout Honor
Dean Leavitt of Bath Troop 55 was named to the Order of the Arrow at Camp William Hinds for exemplifying Scout Oath and Law. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Leavitt and is active in Troop 55 led by Scoutmaster George C Hastings. Also named were Frederick Sturtevant, Edwin Berry, John Wishart, and Arthur Berry, with Berry elected earlier at camp. Carroll Cyr, transferred from Millinocket to Troop 53, was made a member at Camp Roosevelt in East Eddington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Leavitt
Bath
William Hinds
Order of the Arrow
Brotherhood of
Boy Scout
Scout Leavitt
Edgar Leavitt
Academy Street
Men’s Club
Winter Street Congregational Church
George C. Hastings
Summer Street
Frederick Sturtevant
Edwin Berry
John Wishart
Arthur Berry
Berry
Carroll Cyr
Order
Camp Roosevelt
East Eddington
John Sampson Loses Valuable Brass Telescope at Pemaquid
John Sampson of 1059 High Street reports a missing brass telescope treasured as a family heirloom from Capt. Daniel Sampson. He suspects it was left in the car after dinner at Gilbert's Lobster Pound and visit to the wharf Fort Pemaquid and New Harbor, along Route 1. A reward is offered for its return. the instrument extends to about three feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sampson
High Street
Pemaquid
Daniel Sampson
Route 1
Sampson
Mrs Meurice Ziblatt Returns to Markson Bros Work
Mrs Meurice Ziblatt of Washington street resumes duties at Markson Bros after two weeks at Old Orchard and two weeks at Montreal. Her son David joins after a month at Old Orchard and Camp Hiawatha near Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meurice Ziblatt
Washington Street
Markson Bros
Old Orchard
Montreal
Canada
David
Camp Hiawatha
Bowdoinham Obituary and Community Notes Blink Across Town
In Bowdoinham Mrs Annie Langren 78 died by suicide cutting her throat Saturday afternoon. She was widow of Judson Langren born East Machias and taught school. Other items note Stamas Carras funeral at Bowdoinham Baptist church with Boy Scout involvement, Red Cross knitting, Pythian Sisters events, clinic reports, 4-H outing, personal showers, and visits by residents to relatives in Maine and Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Langren
Charles W. Messenger
Henry Woods
Gideon
William Gooch
East Machias
Allen Colby
Virginia
Stamas Carras
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Paul West
Boy Scouts
Reginald Dore
Richard Babb
Robert Lamoreau
Bay View Cemetery
John Read
Louis Carras
Westbrook
Pfc
Theodore Carras
Coral Gables
Florida
Pythian Sisters Ladies Aid
Allen's Shore
Bowdoinham
Brunswick
American Red Cross
Naval Base Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Togus
McDonald Temple
Pythian
Brunswick Temple
Kenneth Almy
Carrie Alterton
School Street
Almy
Clay Hill
Bowdoinham P. T. A
Frank Millay
Terrance Curran
Ora Yeaton
Horace Millay
Forest Yeaton
Ernest Millay
Evelyn Seaman
Litchfield
Alvin Huntoon
Louise Williams
Portland
Jane Hall Browne
Cepheus Walker
Local social notes from Brunswick and Augusta gatherings
Little's sister and husband M and Mrs George Hackett visit. Mr and Mrs Horatio Hall Portland stay with Hall's aunt Mrs Jay. Mrs Hazel Turner returns home after weeks with daughter Mrs Lawrence in Brunswick. Hugo Cross and daughter Frances travel to Go ford for a few days. Mrs Mae Gould Mrs Hatch and Mrs Charles Hack attend a Red Cross meeting in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little
George Hackett
Horatio Hall Portland
Mr. Hall
Jay Browne
Hazel Turner
Lawrence
Brunswick
Hugo Cross
Frances
Goford
Mae Gould
Hatch
Charles Hack
Augusta
Red Cross
Prizes Awarded at K OC F Party on Mary's Church Grounds
Knights of Columbus Marys church grounds held an annu lawn party with prize announcements by Alexa der Burgess Jr. Proceeds benefit the Building Fund. Items included meat, lobster, a war bond, oil, potatoes, jackets and cakes. winners named Albert Turcotte Kingsbury Comeau Moriarty Middleton Glynn and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexader Burgess, Jr
Knights of Columbus
Mary's Church
Steeves
George Perry
Cyr
Alphonse Turcotte
Jud John J. Keegan
John Keegan, Jr
Ern Kingsbury
Franco Vaillancourt
Melv Comeau
Joseph Wilson
Jess Allen
Clifton Moody
Alexander McDougall
Jack
Footer’s
Emery Rideout
Desmond's
Fra Moriarty
Ral Gay
Geor Middleton
Isabella
William Edgett
Zelan Jacket
Morr Povich
Louis Perreault
Thom Glynn
Augusta
Ben
Carlton Perr
Alexander Burgess
Fred Lanlais
Fred Duboi
John J. Keegan, Jr
Aleander Burgess, Jr
Reginal Cyr
Army Captain and Family Return From Enfield Outing
Captain James Jackson of the U S A F and his wife Mrs Jackson with Ca Jackson and Mrs N G Jackson of Shaw Street wrap up a ten day retreat at Cold Stream Lake in Enfield while he was on leave. He is based in Washington DC and resides in Alexandria. He returned by plane to Boston on Tuesday. Mrs Joe travels to Bangor to visit her parents Mr and Mrs George Rosie and attend her sister's wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jackson
Jackson
Ca Jackson
N. Gra Jackson
Shawstreet
Enfield
Washington, D. C
Alexandria
Local couple returns home after visit with Traftons
Mr and Mrs Gardiner Hanso of Arlington Massachusetts return from a visit with Mrs Hansons parents Mr and Mrs Howard Trafton of Georgetown Center. They were guests for a day at Mrs Elvira Trafton of Lincolns street. Mrs Hanson was formerly Miss Doris Trafton of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner Hanso
Arlington
Mass
Hanson
Howard Trafton
Georgetow Center
Elvira Trafton
Lincol Street
Doris Trafton
Bath
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Murphy’s Corner School
Stanwood
C. Gilman
Sebasco Estates
City
Pose
Rees Ok Ikenaane
Fred Stanley E. Wal- Tao
Front Street
Eee
Bate el
Bath Boy Scouts
U.S.C
Sears, Roebuck & Co
H. W. Garey
Mgr
Elwell
Iron Works
Hardings
Cosmo Club
Ruth Mathias
P.O. Box
Broad
Jriente
Champlin
Sherwood Keith
City Hall
Norman Kennerson
Boothbay Players
The
B.I.W
Malcolm Witham
Mrs
Lakewood
Lakewood Players
Uptown
Jack Oakie
Peggy Ryan
Johnny Coy
Kruger
King Sisters
K.ofc
Sagadahoc Council
Oto
Oe Alvan
Anne Rovers
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