Maine plans new seafood programs to aid postwar economy
The Maine Development Commission awaits a report on a $100,000 plan to expand lobster rearing and fund research into crustaceans and other seafood. A new western Maine lobster station and a Boothbay Harbor unit already operate, aiming to boost employment for about 50,000 fishery workers.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine Development Commission
Harry B. O'Brien
Sumner Sewall
Arthur R. Greenleaf
Lamoine
Boothbay Harbor
State of
Bath S young service man back on furlough
Pfc. Robert E. Hart, 19, Sagadahoc County’s likely youngest service member, returns home on furlough after 18 months in the South Pacific. He recounts Bora Bora duty, a Japanese sub sighting, and his unit’s role in building airstrips and docks amid wartime life.
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Bath
South Pacific
Pfc
Robert E. Hart
USA
Hart
Sagadahoc County
Robert
Andrew B. Hart
Floral Street
Fort Dev
Panama
Pearl Harbor
Asiatic- Pacific
Navy
Bora-Bora
Society Islands
New Hebrides Islands
New Caledonia
Fiji Islands
San Francisco
Letterman General Hospital
Assignments of 18 men to Army and Navy service
The Selective Service Board reports the remaining 15 of 18 men who left Bath Tuesday for active duty have been assigned. The group includes Edward D. McGuiggan and several Bath area residents along with Howard B. Holmes and others. Navy assignments for F Perry of Bath and Alton Drinkwater of Cumberland were announced earlier.
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Selective Service Board
Bath
Armed Forces
Army
Edward D. McGuiggan
Howard B. Holmes
Harland F. Brown
Sylvia W. Morin
Carl W. Starling
Fred W. French
William Chabot
Arthur L. Temple, Jr
Laurier Daigle
Raymond W. Hinkley
Lawrence McPhee
Harold C. Hart
Lewiston
Ervin M. Hill
Orr's Island
George A. Whitmore
Richmond
Edward J. Dobransky
Pejepscot
F. Perry
Alton Drinkwater
Cumberland
Navy
Mrs Leila Rosenwald to Return From Boston Visit
Mrs Leila Rosenwald of Arrowsic will return this week from a two week visit in Boston.
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Leila Rosenwald of
Arrowsic
Boston
Wiscasset Host Draws National Fame and Local Arts Scene
Mrs. Webb, longtime presiding figure at the Wiscasset Public Library, ushers visitors through a cosmopolitan yet intimate town hub. Her leadership in the Women’s Club and her sponsorship of a crafts revival connect Wiscasset to a rich tapestry of artists, authors, and international guests who have visited Open House Day. The town’s historic landmarks and the Governor Smith homestead nurture literary and artistic exchange with figures such as Edith Sawyer and John Dos Passos among others.
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Rosemary Clifford Trott Ting
Webb
Wiscasset Public Library
Wiscasset
Sheffield
Angela Howlett
Boothbay Players
Lady Ashburton
London
Owen Brewster
India
Sweden
Ireland
Pownalborough
Fannie Chase
Lincoln and Kennebec Bank
Wiscasset Library Association
Methodist Church
Red Cross
New England
Governor Smith
Silas Lee
Edith Sawyer
Japan
Patience Stapleton
John Marquand
Sidney Howard
Clare Ames
John Dos Pasos
Roger Burlingame
Charles McArthur
Helen Hayes
High Street
Mary Ellen Chase
Old Allen Church
George Washington
Sortwell
Maine
Fort Hill Streets
William
Parents seek changes in school assignments amid crowded districts
Superintendent Harland A. Ladd said the Board of Education wants to place children where convenient but city housing limits prevent transfers. He cited overflow from Lambert Park, crowded Huse and Dike schools, and potential moves to Center street or South street as needed. Volunteers for transfers are welcome.
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Superintendent of Schools
Harland A. Ladd
Board of Education
Schiol
Lambert Park
Dike School
Ladd
Huse
Western Avenue
St. Mary's School
Center Street
South Street
Mitchell School
Russell Street
Winter Street Bridge To Undergo Repairs This Year
Mayor Walter C. Rogers announced a Maine Central Railroad plan to repair the overhead Winter street bridge soon after materials arrive. Costs are shared: city 40 percent and railroad 60 percent per the Public Utilities Commission decree dated Aug 1 1944. Repairs include new flooring to quiet the roadway as planks are worn and noisy.
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Walter C. Rogers
Maine Central Railroad Co
Winter Street
Public Utilities Commission
Rogers
Miss Judith Dennison to Enter Dennison University Freshman Class
Judith Dennison youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Jamennison of Careenstree leaves Saturday for Granville Ohio to enter the freshman class at Dennison University on Tuesday. En route she will visit her brother Richard Dennison PhM 3c U S N R in Philadelphia at the Navy Yard. Miss Dennison graduated from Morse High in June.
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Judith Dennison
Jamennison
Careenstree
Granville
Ohio
Dennison University
Judith
Richard Dennison
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Miss Dennison
Morse High
West Bath to Observe Centenary With Evening Program
West Bath marks its 100th anniversary this year with a commemorative program at West Bath Grange Hall on Saturday at eight. The event features songs, solos, a history talk, tableaux, and a final Star Spangled Banner.
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West Bath
Grange Hall
Bath
West Bath Grange Hall
God Bless
Meeting on Bath wading pool plans discussed
Citizens gather after health officer closes Park pond and nearby waters to wading and swimming. A Friday 7 00 pm meeting in the City hall courthouse aims to review options for a wading pool or a swimming pool or both to benefit Bath children. The Scrap paper drive donations of 100 dollars by playground kids inspire broader funding discussions.
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Chester H McCabe
Park Pond
Sewall Mill Pond
WinneyZance Lake
Bath
City Hall
Mrs McGuiggan Returns From Boothbay Harbor Visit
Mrs James McGuiggan and her month old daughter Linda Eileen returned Sunday after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Harold Stover of Boothbay Harbor.
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James McGuiggan
Linda Eileen
Harold Stover
Boothbay Harbor
Republicans Rally in Topsham County Event Draws Notables
The Sagadahoc County GOP rally in Topsham featured Lloyd Morton and Justus Miller urging a strong September and November push. Governor Sewall praised Maine and Horace Hildreth spoke on peacetime employment, with Slip of local Grange members serving a lobster supper and attendees enjoying music by Bunny Stanwood.
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Sagadahoc
John L. Jack
Milward Patten
Topsham
Florence Dunklee
Grange
Justus H. Miller
Lloyd Morton
Hale, Brewster
White
Maine
Washington
Morton
Chapman
Bessie Dickinson
Sewall
Verdun
Horace Hildreth
Had
Lowell
Lawrence
State Committee
Bath Horse Show Proves Its Usual Great Success
The Bath Riding Club sponsored Pastime Horse Show held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Judge Arthur J. Dunton’s West Bath home. Proceeds go to the bridle path fund. Gov Sewall silver trophy went to W. E. Rogers of Gardiner. Judges included Charles Jones of Newburyport and Mrs. Charles Jones. Winners spanned horsemanship, model and saddle classes with multiple owners named among top placers.
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Bath Riding Club
West Bath
Arthur J. Dunton
Bridle Path Fund
Gov. Sewall
W. E. Rogers
Gardiner
Charles Jones
Robert Reynolds, Jr
Woolwich
Buddy
Bruce Gillies
Gradson
Bey Welding
Charles Doyle II
Shorty
Mr. Gilies
Gradsboy
Club
Arabelle Ace
Mr. Rogers
Sidney L. Eaton
Barbara Hutchins
Union
Flaxon Choice
Betty Adams
Portland
Flash
Alton Collins
Brunswick
Highlite
Mrs. Gillies
M. R. Hatch
Boston
Dominic
Stephen W. Burns
New Gloucester
Parker Recall
Adelaide Whitney
King Ace
Mr Rogers
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John M. Conley, Jr
Destroyer
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J.M. Conley, Jr
Maine Central
Doucelle
France
U.S. Army Signal Corps
International
Alice Smith
Bertha Ward
Dorothy and
Jeannette Williams
Ernest T
Bunny) Stanwood
Francis W. Deehan
E. C. Donnell
E. M. Haggett
L. D. Small
F. W. Larrabee
Fred Bubier
Charles Bates
Fred Rose
Ernest Rose
Albert White
Odie Rich
Harry Rich
E. W. Haggett
Fred W Larrabee
Hall—Loring Small
E. B. Williams
Hall Soring Small
Bath Horse Show
Gillies
Mr. Hatch
Carl Hughes
Bangor
Highlife
Mr. Small
Philip Eaton
Sox
Martha Stevens
Miss Adams
Charles Doyle
Drst Terry Dicke Uke
Mr. Gillies
Lillian Levesque
Sir Jerry
Mr. Albee
Philip Miller
Mary White
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