Mayor appoints Moriarty acting city marshal for Bath
Patrolman Frank L. Moriarty was named acting city marshal by Mayor Walter C. Rogers and confirmed by the Board of Aldermen. The board also granted taxi licenses with no stands for now and will revisit stands at the next regular meeting. The action follows Attorney John P. Carey’s legal opinion on deputy marshal legality.
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Frank L. Moriarty
Walter C. Rogers
Board of Aldermen
Moriarty
John P. Carey
Warren F. Cooper
Carey
Rogers
Alden Anderson
Charles Thayer
Thayer
Philip Eaton
John Cooke
Bath native receives Navy commendation from Admiral Nimitz
Lieut George B Hamilton Jr of Newton Center received a personal commendation from Admiral Chester W Nimitz for 135000 miles of combat propulsion on the destroyer Chevalier. The award cites his meritorious service as assistant engineer and chief engineer during Pacific operations from June 30 1943 to Aug 1 1944.
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Bath
Bath Iron Works
Nimitz
George B. Hamilton
U.S.S. Chevalier
The
Iron Works
Boston Navy Yard
Hamilton
Naval
South Pacific
George F. Cary
Helen Jewett
Cherryfield
Royce Road
Newton Center
Chester W. Nimitz
U.S. Pacific Fleet
George B. Hamilton, Jr
U.S.N
Pacific
Naval Service
Newton High School
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Randall's Preparatory School
Washington, D.C
Marine Corps, Women’s Reserve
Pfc
Janet
Cherry Point
N. C
Cpl
Frances
Quantico, Va
Penn- Dixie Cement Company
OLE BUNNY CAFE Woolwich Promotes Home Cooked Foods
The Carlton bridge special invites patrons to try its home cooked offerings with a promise to warrant satisfaction. R. J. Dick Boucher manages the establishment.
Two New Members Join Rotary Club
At a Sedgwick Bath Rotary weekly luncheon two new members were admitted. Martin W. Watrous, summering in Bath, and William Schultz, Bath Iron Works finance head, joined the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick
Rotary Club
Martin W. Watrous
Bath
William Schultz
Department of Finance
Bath Iron Works
Edward W. Bridgham
Bath Club
Watrous
Schultze
Dominique Tardif
Rotary
Harold Troop
Maine Governor urges resolve to build peace after victory
Augusta witnesses Capitol Park services as Governor Horace Hildreth recalls 1634 Maine dead and honors 100000 veterans. State Guards parade. taps marks memory of those who died, many from disease and injuries. He pledges Sacramento.
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Augusta
Maine
Horace A. _ Hildreth
Capitol Park
State Capitol
State House
Hildreth
Crowds Fill Bath Streets In Victory Celebration
A spontaneous Bath demonstration erupts after news of Japan's surrender. The crowd gathers near Legion hall with bells and horns as locals, led by Legion members and police, direct traffic and maintain order amid jubilant scenes.
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Douglas MacArthur
US Army
Japan
Philippines
South Pacific Islands
Bath
Legion Hall
Presii Stice
Trafffic
Bal.w
Legionnaires
Legion
Police Department
Windsor Fair opens with three day race meet and four day exhibits
The 58th Windsor Fair starts August 28 and runs through Labor Day. George S. Williams leads the South Kennebec Agricultural Society in promoting a strong agricultural program with $2700 in prizes including $200 for 4-H members across several counties. Swine and poultry shows are canceled due to wartime shortages, with 1946 plans anticipated. Thrifty housewives and industrious youths vie for awards in the exhibition hall with cash prizes for Grange and produce exhibits.
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Windsor Fair
George S. Williams
South
Windsor
Germany
Grange
Vacancies Fill in Bath School Teachers
Bath School department reports multiple resignations with most positions filled. New hires include Abbie Harvey music supervisor, Marion Clark physical education director for girls, Helena Jensen and Lucille White in home economics, Austin Miller in commercial studies, Martha Hutchins in social studies and English, Minnie Gray to lead Grade Six or Seven, Louise Brown in ungraded room, Mildred Weeks in upper grades, and Priscilla Ferguson as elementary supervisor.
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Elinor Perrin
Virginia Maxro
Eileen Barrett
Frances Young
Ann Gipson
Daniel Coyle
Marjorie Fitts
John Morrison
Ruby Butler
Weeks
Martha Nutting
Gladys Crocker
University of Southern California
Boston University
Lassel, Jr
Harvey
Maine
Marion Clark
Clark
Ohio Wesleyan University
The
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Oceanside
L. I
Ossining
N. Y
Helena Jensen
Scarboro
Lucille White
Auburn
Jensen
University of Maine
Caribou High School
White
Nassau College
Morse High School
Austin Miller
Waldoboro
Miller
Martha Hutchins
Brunswick
Hutchins
Bates College
Danforth
Hollis
Paris
Minnie Gray
Arrowsic
Gray
Georgetown
Edward Horton
Eugenia Swanton
Farmington Normal School
Solon
Cornville
Plans for Nurses Graduation Week at Bath Memorial Hospital
The Bath Memorial hospital Auxiliary directors discussed the nurses graduation week for Sept 16-23 at their regular meeting. The student body rep Miss Avis MacPhail outlined a committee led by Mrs Clinton McFadden with support from several volunteers to coordinate events with the recreation committee and hospital staff.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Arthur King
Avis MacPhail
Clinton McFadden
Seth Mullin
Roscoe McFadden
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Arthur Sewall
Ida Selden
Gertrude Bates
Joseph I. Smith
Leonard Wetherbee
Earl Wade
Robert Brownell
Converse Fenn
Ralph Warren
Elizabeth Anderson
King
Alice Johnson
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
North End
John McInnes
Fred W. Quimby
Yell
Charles Doyle
Charlotte Redson
Theodore Earle
Just Wold
Milton Trott
James B. Lemont
Herbert Cavanaugh
Duncan McInnes
James A. Gillies
Fred E. Drake
Navy cancels destroyer order at Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works announced via plant PA that the Navy cancelled hulls 273 to 276 DD809 to DD812 transferred to the yard. The remaining destroyer schedule will be adjusted accordingly though officials would not comment on possible effects on employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Connard
Bath Iron Works Corp
Navy
Connard
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Dick” Boucher, Mgr
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Bath School Department
Priscilla Ferguson
Portland
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Bath Auto CO
Front St
Tel
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