Mrs Yphantes recounts Axis invasion of Greece
Mrs K Paul Yphantes former Woolwich resident and Greece missionary described terrorizing experiences during the Italian and German invasions. She spoke to the Semper Fidelis club at the Church of the Nazarene home in North Woolwich, followed by a social tea and remarks on wartime Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Semper Fidelis Club
Church of the Nazarene
Howard McNeill
North
Woolwich
Stanley Fraser
K. Paul Yphantes
Greece
Thomas B. Greene
Thomas
Gerald and
Lawrence
Eugene Dutton
Patty Rose
Linda Jean
Isabell
Kendall Dutton
Edland Matthews
William Daley
Clifford Guptil
William Thornton
Raymond Holman
Lillian Groves
Bertha Tremain
Madeline Haley
Leonard Wright
Jean Caton
Yphantes
Beatrice Hanson
Fred Hanson
Lewiston
Morse High School
Beatrice Yphantes
Paul Yhantes
David Andre
Isabel
Phoebe
America
Rationing Board Resignations Effective Sept 1
Three Bath area rationing board members Roscoe Bailey Marius Page and George Quicksall resignations effective September 1 followed by explanations from Edward Moran Jr State OPA director. Reasons cited include lack of equipment removal of Bowdoin Bowdoinham and Topsham from Bath jurisdiction and frequent regulation changes with Moran noting equipment shortages are statewide and beyond the Maine office control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Board
Bath Rationing Board
Edward C. Moran, Jr
OPA
Roscoe G. Bailey
Marius H. Page
George C. Quicksall
Bailey
Moran
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Topsham
State Office
Bath
Maine
Brunswick Board
Brunswick
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hyde Windlass Co
Police Situation in Bath Grows Into Large Problem
In Bath the police department shrinks to six patrolmen as three resign in three weeks. Officers Morrill Heffernan and Crocker leave, leaving shortages that strain day and night shifts. Observers say pay and politics deter new hires, forcing double duties and reduced coverage at dances, U S O halls, and calls as Army MP and Navy patrols assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Charles Morrill
Neil Heffernan
George R. Crocker
Bath Department
Police Department
Bund
U.S.O
Army
Navy
Five Businesses Hit In City Break-In Raid
Five downtown establishments were entered Wednesday night in a sequence along Center Water and Washington streets. Thieves pried rear windows and climbed inside, stealing coins from a juke box at the Tip Top Diner and cash from Belanger Millinery, with Stetson, Nic Nac, and Pomerleau's affected. police suspect juveniles.
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Washington
Water
Center Streets
Center Street
Water Street
Washington Street
A. D. Stetson
Belanger Millinery
Nic Nac
Pomerleau
Frank L. Moriarty
Stetson
Pomerleau’s
Belanger
Nic Nae
Augusta man joins Volunteer Officers Corps for training
George Howard Farrar 31 of 31 North Belfast Avenue Augusta left Thursday for Camp Devens to begin six to nine months of officers' school training. If he qualifies he will be commissioned. His brother PFC Calvin Austin Farrar served in the Philippine campaign and is now believed captured by Japan.
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George Howard Farrar
Belfast Avenue
Augusta
Camp Devens
Farrar
First National
Pfc
Calvin Austin Farrar
Lowell Baptist Vestry Event Planned by Martha Circle
A Martha Circle sponsored gathering at the Lowell Baptist vestry is set for next Saturday afternoon. The Nature Club will host a wild flower section, an unusual salt water pool exhibit featuring sea weeds and marine life, and attractive miniature arrangements.
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Lowell Baptist Vestry
Martha Circle
Nature Club
Annual Bath playground picnic reaches Trueworthy Farm
More than 300 Bath children attended the annual picnic at Trueworthy Farm East Brunswick with a morning program of preliminary sports and finals after lunch. Oakhurst dairy supplied 350 bottles of milk and hot dogs with trimmings were provided by the playground committee. Awards went to winners in activities including potato races croquet and darts while the Mitchell Spitfires of Goddards claimed a brown felt shield marked M. Dike and Central softball players also earned letters.
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Bath
Trueworthy Farm
East Brunswick
Trueworthy
Ast BrunsWick
Hich
Lucien Bisn
Vine Grove
Oakhurst
Mitchell Spitfires
Goddards
Brown
Dike
Central
Dif
Victory Harvest Show at Cosmopolitan Club Thursday
The Victory Harvest Show will be held at the clubrooms next Thursday from 2 to 9 p.m. Admission is 25 cents at the door. proceeds go to Army Emergency and Navy Relief funds. Exhibits include flowers, vegetables, and various classes for adults and children, with judges brought in by Mrs. Raymond Brown. The First National Bank of Damariscotta is compiling a photo catalog of Lincoln county armed forces members for loan of pictures and last known addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Army
Navy
Maurice A. Libby
Granville Colby
Arthur Packard
Minnie Eldridge
Roscoe P. McFadden
Charles W. Messenger
Libby
Edmund A. Rothwell
Alice Johnson
Raymond Brown
Dr. Brown
Damariscotta
First National Bank of Damariscotta
Lincoln County
United States
First National Bank
Friends of the Boys
Wedding At Bowdoin Chapel Brightens Brunswick Day
Bruns wick Record reports a summer wedding on the Bowdoin College campus last Saturday. The service took place in the historic old chapel with guests arriving from near and far. The chimes from the college rings punctuated a beautiful backdrop as Bruns wick offered a memorable wedding setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin College
Maine
Brunswick
Twenty Three Young Men Leave Bath for Camp Devens
Twenty three Bath men departed Thursday morning for Camp Devens Massachusetts to begin active duty in the United States Army. Relatives local draft board members USO and American Red Cross attended. farewells were simple as the train ready to take the volunteers on a major wartime journey. Meanwhile Augusta doctors face staff shortages as several physicians join the military and efforts to maintain care rely on public cooperation and adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Camp Devens
Mass
Army of the United States
U.S.O
American Red Cross
Handicraft Display Showcases Bath Playground Kids Efforts
Parents and friends toured three playground displays at Bath City Hall Friday evening. Cork stopper dolls, paper plate holders, block prints, owl decor, book markers, shingle boats and other crafts highlighted the season. Instructors Miss Sue White, Miss Beverly Shorey, and Mrs. Linwood F. Carr led the program with praise for all participants and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City
City Hall
Bath Memorial Hospital
Sue White
Beverly Shorey
Miss Shorey
Miss White
Linwood F. Carr
Terms Schedule For Union 48 Schools Announced
Superintendent Stanwood C. Gilman lists the Union 48 terms for Arrowsie Dresden Georgetown Phippsburg Westport Wiscasset and Woolwich with holidays for county and state conventions. The schedule covers fall, winter and spring terms across each town for 1942 and 1943 including weeks counts and key dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanwood C. Gilman
Wiscasset
Union 48
Arrowsie
Dresden
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Westport
Woolwich
Dex US
San
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Whorwich
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LUX
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Dieppe
Rouen
Osnabruck
Central Press
Mrs. Yphantes
AXIS
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Skowhegan
Susan M. Bickford
Dorchester
Harry W. Tucker
Middle Street
Goddard Field
Cosmo Club
Fort Devens
Roland L. McKay
McKay
Anna Shellenbarger
Barbara Hopkins
Loraine Holmes
Lorna Fay Kramer
Dors Colley
Dorothy Wing
Amy A. Trish
Poppy Kakos
Catherine Campbell
Trene Jones
Priscilla Trott
Edward
Gilman
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