Two Driving Cases Before the Court
Municipal Court led by Judge Gardiner R. Deering reviewed two driving cases. Frank L. Dunn of Augusta admitted speeding on Route 201 in Bowdoinham Tuesday, paying a $14.70 fine. Carlton Brown of Phippsburg pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated on Route One in Bowdoinham, fined $100, with license suspended 10 days and four months probation. $4.70 costs due within probation. State Patrolman John DeWinter cited both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
Frank L. Dunn
Augusta
Bowdoinham
Carlton Brown
John DeWinter
Vernon G. Mank
Woolwich
Rubin
Court Street
Charles T. Small
Mr. Mank
Armed Service
Moriarty
West Bath
Loring D. Small
Baxter Named State Office Building Commissioner in Maine
Percival P. Baxter of Portland, former Maine Governor, was appointed to the State Office Building Commission by Governor Sumner Sewall. Baxter conferred privately with Sewall at the capitol before the appointment was posted. Sewall planned a conference soon with the commission on the postwar program. The commission was created by the Legislature in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percival P. Baxter
Portland
Maine
State Office Building Commission
Sumner Sewall
Baxter
Sewall
Capitol
Bath girl bride of petty officer in the U S Navy
Dor is Marie Young of Bath became the bride of Milton Rowe Land third class petty officer in the U S Naval Construction Battalion in a candlelight ceremony at Court Street United Baptist church Auburn. Partners, attendants and guests followed with a reception and plans for a honeymoon before he reports to Davisville Rhode Island.
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Court Street United Baptist Church
Auburn
Doris Marie Young
R.N
Bath
Milton Rowe Land
U. S. Naval Construction Battalion
Charles L. Sims
First Baptist Church
Harlan McKenney
Raymond Lane
Barbara Bishop
Betty Rowe
Carl Rowe
James Young
Willard Lane
Litchfield
Edwin Lane
Bowdoin
Gilbert Young
Percy E. Lane
Helen Tracey
Marjorie Simmons
Ruth Rolerson
Lane
North Street
Edward Little High School
Central Maine General School of Nursing
Lewiston
West Bath
Litchfield Academy
Utah
Brigham Young University
Bath Iron Works
Davisville
R. I
Grace Lydia Allen Weds Corp Virgil Ladd in Hallowell
Dr and Mrs Arthur Allen of Brunswick announce the marriage of their daughter Grace Lydia Allen to Corp Virgil Ladd U S A on July 29 at Hallowell. The ceremony was performed by Rev Chesley Tice. The bride, Morse high school and Kent’s Hill graduate, works in Brunswick. the groom, Williams College Oakland graduate, recently stationed at Camp Stewart Ga. Mrs Ladd will reside with her parents in Brunswick for now.
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Arthur Allen
Pleasant Street
Brunswick
Grace Lydia Allen
Corp
Virgil Ladd
U. S.A
Hallowell
Chesley Tice
the Baptist Church
Morse High School
Bath
Kents Hill
Selectmen’s Office
Earl Ladd
Rome
Williams’ Lian School
Oakland
Camp Stewart
Stiles announce marriage of Shirley Stiles to James Farnham
Mr and Mrs E L Stiles of 41 Flin Street announce the marriage of their daughter Shirley to James K Farnham of 6 Elsinore Avenue and the late Mr Farnham. After a week in New York City the couple returned to Bath. Mrs Farnham will live with her parents while Mr Farnham resumes training at Sheepshead Bay New York.
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E. L. Stiles
Flin Street
Shirley
James K. Farnham
James Farnham
Elsinore Avenue
Mr Farnham
New York City
Bath
Cantey Club Federation Plans Flower Show Exhibit
The Cantey Club Federation of Music Victory Garden shows are announced by Mrs Ridward Morrell to showcase flowers and vegetables grown by members to strengthen the organization and supplement food. Nearby towns include Harpswell Vue 20 Freeport with shows on August 26. Tops Garden Club will hold a show in September with date to be named. Margaret Bishop daughter of State Senator Neil S Bishop is a patient at St Mary's hospital in Lewiston after appendicitis surgery Wednesday morning.
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Cantey Club
Federation of Music
Ridward Morrell
Showhewd Federation
Harpswell
Vue
Freeport
Tops Garden Club
Margaret Bishop
Neil S. Bishop
Mes
Bowdeinham
St. Mary's Hospital
Lewiston
Sunday Magazine spotlight on Shirley Povich career rise
Parade features Shirley Povich former Bath boy now Washington Post sports columnist. The article traces his rise from Morse High graduate and Georgetown law student to renowned national writer. It notes challenges like writer’s block mobbed by fans and a close call with Joe Kuhel, highlighting Povich’s resilience and popular appeal.
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Shirley Povich
Bath
Llington
D. C
Supreme Court
Povich
Washington
Shirley
Senators
Boston
Nathan Povich
Front Street
Utopia
Joe Kuhel
Chicago White Sox
Kuhel
Bath Tin Can Drive Reaches Ten Thousand Pounds
Ten thousand pounds of tin cans were collected in Bath on Tuesday morning as part of the local salvage drive. The effort drew praise from Portland WPB officials and the committee. A second drive is planned for late November or early December to boost wartime materials for the armed forces.
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Bath
WPB
Portland
Army
Navy
Bath Water District
Gibbons Coal Co
John Parker
Granville Colby
Leonard Wetherbee
Arthur Avery
Louis A. Dole
Maine Central Yard
West Bath School Law Requires Six by February Admission
The 1943 legislature enacted that children not yet six before the last day of February after school opens in September cannot be admitted to public schools not maintaining a six year age policy. West Bath, lacking a sub primary grade, must enforce age six by February 1944 for fall entrants, a state act beyond local school board control.
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West Bath
Bath Patrolman Solves Break and Recovers Jewelry
Patrolman Frank L. Moriarty leads a long police pursuit that ends with Walter A. Miller's arrest for a July break in at Mrs. Rosa Povich home. Investigators recovered most of the jewelry and valuables totaling $785, and Miller pleaded guilty in Municipal Court with grand jury consideration ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Moriarty
Walter A. Miller
Washington Street
Rosa Povich
Front Street
Miller
Harold J. Rubin
Sagadahoc
Povich
Boston
Hartland
Moriarty
Summer Resident To Preach Sunday At Wesley Church
Rev. Frank W. Bevan of Glens Falls New York will preach at Wesley church next Sunday morning at 10 30. Bevan is District Superintendent of the Troy Conferences of Methodist churches and formerly led a Gloversville church with more than 1500 members. He spends summers at his Sebasco cottage Sea View and plans Maine vacation days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Bevan
Glens Falls
N. Y
Troy
Wesley
Maine
Wesley Church
Pelletier-Murray wedding greeted with church ceremony
Miss Mary Louise Murray of Bath wed Alfred Pelletier of Old Town at St Marys Catholic Church as Fr John Cummings officiated at 8 15 am. Attendants included Bernice Murray and Guy Pelletier. The couple, after a week in Old Town, will live at 674 High Street. Also noted is Jean Brackett, daughter of City Manager Brackett, visiting camp Tanglewood near Bangor after returning from Texas with a swimming contest win.
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Mary Louise Murray
Bath
Alfred Pelletier
Old Town
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
John Cummings
Bernice Murray
Guy Pelletier
Fred Murray
Bath and
Dexter
James B. Hughes
High Street
Pelletier
Maude Pelletier
Bath Iron Works
Jean Brackett
Woodbury Brackett
Brackett
Houston
Tanglewood
Bangor
Texas
Bowdoinham School Opens With New Staff and Reassignments
Bowdoinham will start school on August 30 with Charles Whynot of Lubec named principal at Coombs high school replacing Stanley M. Libby. Grade teachers include Mrs. Clifton Babb, Mrs. Charles Whynot, Miss Gladys Raymond and Miss Pearl Raymond. Rural schools will be taught by Bishop, Mrs. Roger Robinson, Jellison, Mrs. Edward Baker and Ridge, Miss Louise Burrill. Several local residents are en route to military or civilian posts, and families move houses as listed in community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Coombs High School
Charles Whynot
Lubec
Stanley M. Libby
Coombs Village
Clifton Babb
Gladys Raymond
Pearl Raymond
Coombs
Local Social Notes Highlight August Visits and Meetings
Lieut. Charles Blodgett Jr. visited town for a few days last week. Women’s Farm Bureau members met with Mrs. Harry Purington on August 4 to discuss rug making. Mrs. George Ackley and Mrs. Frank Heath acted as dinner committee for Mrs. Benjamin Craig’s visitors, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson. Mrs. Lester Archer visited her daughters Mrs. Harold McPherson and Mrs. Milo Bowley. Mrs. Ralph Chesley visited in Aroostook County. Miss Barbara Purington of Brunswick stayed with Mrs. William Bailey. East Bowdoin Ladies Aid met August 8 at Eva Purington’s home. Eight members and three children enjoyed a picnic lunch. Elizabeth McAfee presided pro tem. Program included Lord’s Prayer, readings by members, Why Not Think, Vina Freeman, Human Nature, Pauline Jenkins, Two Contented Doves, Eva Douglass, Hard Times, Mary Heath, The Letter, Elizabeth McAfee. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Arthur Nelson on Millay Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Edgecomb Meisner
Calvin L Meisner
Waltham
Mass
Evelyn Edgecomb Meisner
Eugene S. Edgecomb
Ray Douglas
Meisner
Merchant Marine
U.S.N.R
Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn
N. Y
Main Street
Portland
U.S. Coast Guard
Bowdoinham High School
Springfield College
Springfield
Manhattan Beach
Bath Iron Works
William Babb
Bowdoin
Savage Home
Frederick Cheney
Alden Frederick
Maine General Hospital
Gertrude Knowlton
Belfast
Harry Foster
Mildred Spaulding
Joan
Mary
Rye
Frank Siegars
James Brawn
Rochester
N. H
George Brawn
Marilyn
Patty
Phyllis
Roger Robinson
Roland
Hampton
Charles Blodgett, Jr
Charles Blodgett
Women's Farm Bureau
Harry Purington
George Ackley
Frank Heath
Benjamin Craig
Dickinson
Lester Archer
Harold McPherson
Milo Bowley
Ralph Chesley
Aroostook
Barbara Purington
Brunswick
William Bailey
East Bowdoin
Vina Freeman
Pauline Jenkins
Eva Douglass
Mary Heath
Elizabeth McAfee
Arthur Nelson
Millay Road
Lightning Strikes Transformer Freewheeling in Winneganee
Central Maine Power crews found a transformer at Bridge and High streets in Winneganee after a recent lightning strike. A split top cover allowed water to fill the tank while an 11 000 volt line end broke off. The unit continued to operate until repairs began, with water drained and oil replaced and service restored by five the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine
Winneganee
Miss Annie Walls on Week Vacation Visit
Miss Annie Walls of Portland, employed at Smiley's, is spending a week of vacation with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. David Rich of Bedford street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Walls
Portland
Smiley's
David Rich
Bedford Street
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