Red Cross Bath chapter reports strong wartime effort
The Bath American Red Cross monthly meeting details numerous wartime services. Sewing and knitting volunteers logged 889 hours producing 127 articles while surgical dressings totaled 712 hours from 94 workers. Nurses aides served 114 hours at Bath Memorial hospital with five reaching 150 hours. The Motor Corps promoted active involvement, aiding at mobilization tests and military maneuvers with driver support.
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Bath
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Front Street
Louis A. Dole
Carl Albee
Marcia Moulton
Louis Dole
Duncan McInnes
Masonic Temple
Elks’ Home
Nurses’ Aid
Loyall Sewall
Albee
Bath Memorial Hospital
Andreas Hartel
Newton, Mass
Motor Corps
Granville Colby
David Y. Alkazin
Co. D
Maine State Guard
Home Service Department
Arthur G. Burgess
Cochairman
Raymond Small
Home Nursing Group
Honor Roll Names to Be on Cardboard
The post office lawn will display cardboard name slips for both men and women in service. The city committee seeks cheaper methods after increased production costs. A local printer will produce the name slips once stock arrives.
Lieut Donald Marshall Declared POW in German Camp
Mrs. Stephen Marshall of 101 High Street received word from the War Department that her son 1st Lieut. Donald M. Marshall is a prisoner of war held by Germany. The notice came via the International Red Cross in Geneva, with no camp location yet disclosed.
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Stephen S. Marshall
High Street
United States War Department
Donald M. Marshall
International Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Lieut. Marshall
Marshall
Lieut
Stephen Marshall
Donald
State Guardsmen search for missing Long Island man
Seventy five men from Belfast and Searsport combed Frankfort and North Searsport woods Sunday for Jack Mulligan of 324 East Olive Street Long Island New York missing since August 5. They found no trace of the 42 year old electrician and painter.
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Belfast
Searsport
Frankfort
North Searsport
Jack Mulligan
East Olive Street
Long Island
N. Y
New Government Housing at Lambert Park Near North End
Lee Park at the North End shows the Lambert Park development with permanent type buildings. Several houses are occupied by tenants pleased with modern homes. More dwellings will be ready soon and officials continue accepting applications.
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Lee Park
Denny Road
High Street
Ex Chief Morse Says Firemen Underpaid Across Cities
Ex chief Scott Morse told the State Fire Instructors Association that many city firefighters are underpaid and underprivileged. He urged a two platoon system, per capita funding for fire departments, and full-time licensed electricians for fire alarm systems. He spoke at the first annual convention in the city, noting training benefits from the Damariscotta fire and predicting future equipment and budgeting changes.
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State Fire Instructors Association
Millard Clark
Damariscotta Department
City Hall Auditorium
Richard Frates
Bath Department
Arthur Emmons
Scott Morse
Clark
Morse
Portland
Mr. Morse
Bath pastor bids farewell as he heads to Harvard chaplaincy
About 500 Bath citizens gathered at Winter Street Congregational Church for a testimonial honoring Rev. Joseph O. Purdue now serving as a first lieutenant and chaplain in the U.S. Army. Governor Sumner Sewall spoke, praising Purdue for preaching action and democracy, as the community and Purdue family exchanged good wishes and tributes in a formal reception.
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Winter Street
John F. Cooke
Arthur C. Lemont
Carl Y. Kennedy
Lions Club
Purdue
Bath
Mr. Purdue
Sumner Sewall
Rupert Irvine
Congregation
Music Quartetto
Sumner Sewall Solo
Fred Sturtevant
Henry O. Trowbridge
Joseph O. Purdue
J. O. Purdue
J. O Purdue
U.S. Army
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Sets Yearly Program
The Cosmopolitan Garden club completes its yearly program arranged by Mrs. Arthur Colby with help from Mrs. Charles L. Kinney and Mrs. Chester Roberts. Highlights include Aug 23 luncheon with Mrs. Edward Merrill and Mrs. Robert Miller, and Sept 27 guest Mrs. Sumner Sewall, Maine’s first lady, with many events through June 12 for annual meeting and officer elections.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Arthur Colby
Charles L. Kinney
Chester Roberts
Garden Club
Edward Merrill
Skowhegan
Garden Clubs
Robert Miller
Army-Navy Relief Fund
William Skelton
George A. Churchill
Lucius Lemont
Elmer L. Eldridge
Maurice A. Libby
Clyde Pinkham
Fred E. Irish
N. Gratz Jackson
Florence Wiggin
Edward B. Hamblett
Cecil Fullerton
Elizabeth Dunbar
Albert E. Whitney
Nellie Goodrich
Morris Povich
Roscoe P. McFadden
Louis A. Silverman
One Session Plan For Bath Schools Not Adopted
The Bath office of superintendent reports no change in school hours. A one day session was discussed for Oct 27 to allow teachers to reach the State convention on Oct 28-29. No changes to high school or elementary hours are planned.
Thirty Years of Service by Bath Cosmopolitan Club
The Bath Cosmopolitan Club marks 30 years with a history from scrapbooks compiled by Mrs. Maurice Libby read at the July 23 anniversary. Founders led by Elizabeth Webber built a club focused on fellowship equality and service. The piece notes presidents, key members, department work from gardening to junior activities, and ongoing charity support to Bath Memorial Hospital, Red Cross, and local organizations.
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Cosmopolitan Club OF
Bath
Cosmopolitan Club
Maurice Libby
Sumner Sewall
LeRoy Folsom
Norridgewock
Augusta
Federation of Women's Clubs
Elizabeth Webber
Emma Walker
Alice Magoun
Miss Webber
Lina, Andrews
Elizabeth Dean
Geneva Carey
Mabel Thwing
Elizabeth E. Webber
Alice Varney
Florence L. Rand
Margaret Bakeman
Elsie Folsom
Alice Waters
L . Stinson
Marion Freeman
Florence Andrews
Margaret Foote
Lina Andrews
Opera House
Columbia Theatre
Garden Club
Roscoe P. McFadden
Frye
Bath Memorial Hospital
Red Cross
U.S. O
Salvation Army
Boy and Girl Scouts
Home For
Little Wanderers
Women’s Field Army
Rabinet
Cosmopolitan Club House
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Herbert Lemont
Marcia Moulton
Herbert Calderwood
Alice Johnson
Paul Bagdikian
Leslie Wold
William Dennison
Gardiner Deering
Warren Hawley
Carl Pierce
Granville Colby
The
Ernest Avery
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War Department
Ralph W. Webber
Office of Civilian Defense
Fire Department
S. A. Mercier
Rumford
Office of State As
Phoenix
Carlton W. Andrews
Raymond G. Putnam
Cosmo Gardeners
Organization For Women
Miss Andrews
Colby
Fae Athes Progressive Union
Truitt
Americas
Norway
Holy Land
India
Leannie Hiss
France
Hawaii
New Zealand
Mme
Emma Eames
Donald MacMillan
Helen Keller
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