Bath Iron Works News and Gossip Flash
A Coast Guard patrol boat the Aurora went overboard at Bath and the Thetis first of its class was launched this month with five more to follow. Draftsmen will supervise plans for the new destroyer to be built by Bath Iron Works Corp. and a charity dance next Friday supports the basketball team. The Iron Works team opens the season at Boothbay Harbor then faces Rumford Fall River and Yorks. Fire drill on the yacht Aletes saved minutes during a blaze scare. Thetis crew moved aboard and entertained while the Aurora crew arrives to Bath. other staff and guests share Thanksgiving stories and local events.
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United States Coast Guard
Aurora
Iron Works
Thetis
Coast Guard
Philip B. Eaton
Kennebec
United States Naval
Bath Iron Works Corp
Jewett
Crack Iron Works
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Whirlwinds
Boothbay Bears
Fall River
Mass
Joel Butler
Mac McCabe
Percy Kingsbury
Harold Lyden
Blair Wilson
Jimmy Jenkins
City of Bath Fire Department
Tron Works
Roland F. Hill
Music Hall
Thomas Oglesby
Virginia
Philip B. Faton
Frank Feaster
New Brunswick
Aletes
Feaster
James Kennedy
Isabel Paisley
Works
New York
Fort Amador
Panama
Fort
Alexander Chopin
Henry J. Gielow, Inc
New York City
Chopin
Alexander ,Jr
Columbia University
Leo Thebeau
Boston
Treas
L. Eugene Thebeau
The
Notre Dame Army
James A. Main
Flint Cote Co
Archibald M. Main
Middle Street
Mr. Main
A. M. Haynes
Woolwich
Mr. Haynes
Staten Island
N. Y
Warmest November in Portland Weather Bureau History
The Portland Weather Bureau reports November was the warmest on record with average daily excess of 6.6 degrees above normal and an accumulated excess of 1,006 degrees for 1931. The record warmth peaked on November 10 at 74 degrees while November 28 fell to 22 degrees.
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Portland Weather Bureau
Portland
Mercury
Maine youths named officers of state club
Clarence W. Golder from Lewiston and Walter E. Bush from Lisbon Falls were honored at Bay Path Institute in Springfield Massachusetts. Golder was elected president and Bush treasurer of the Maine and New Hampshire State club.
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Maine
Bay Path Institute
Springfield
Mass
Clarence W. Golder
George C. Golder
Lewiston
Walter E. Bush
E. A. Bush
Lisbon Falls
New Hampshire
Past Masters Night at Solar Lodge Sees Large Attendance
The 22nd annual Past Masters night of Solar Lodge Masons drew an unusually large crowd on Monday as the Master Mason degree was exemplified on a candidate. Visitors came from Brunswick Bowdoinham and Portland while Genesta chapter OES members served supper.
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Solar Lodge
Brunswick
Bowdeinham
Portland
Ladies of Genesta
P. M. Walter S. Glidden
N. Gratz Jackson
P. M. Langdon T. Sni
Marshal
P. M. Jason A. Merrill
Tyler
Miss Helen Jones Returns Home From South Orange Visit
Miss Helen Jones is back at Corliss Street after several days in South Orange New Jersey where she was summoned by her aunt Mrs William E Purington whose serious illness required an operation at a New York hospital and is now convalescing.
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Helen Jones
Corliss Street
South Orange
N. J
William E. Purington
New York
Magoun Returns to Bath After Thanksgiving Trip
John W. Magoun of Greenstreet returned to Bath Monday after visiting Philadelphia and Haddonfield New Jersey. He attended the Cornell Pennsylvania game in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day.
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John W. Magoun
Greenstreet
Bath
Philadelphia
Haddonfield
N. J
Magoun
Bowdoinham Plans Great Birthday Celebration
Bowdoinham seeks a 170th anniversary celebration in 1932 using a plan by Hon. William B. Kendall. A permanent committee will gather Bowdoinham histories in sealed books to be opened September 12, 1962, with local leaders and educators urging residents to contribute reminiscences and details of early industries, services, and daily life.
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Bowdoinham
William B. Kendall
Charles H. McEwen
Charles Hackett
Mr. Kendall
Frank K. Jack
James H. Ames
Cleveland E. Curtis
Caleb W. Leg
Cathance
Kennebec
Merrymeeting Bay
Maine
West Indies
Cathance Landing
Bowdeinham
Stinson House
Postoffice Dispute Over Maine Town Bath
The Postoffice Department is corrected after misplacing Bath Maine as a non existent town. The Bridgeport Herald notes a Bath Maine mailing error and pressures the department to acknowledge Bath as a real place on maps and in mail routing.
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Postoffice Department
Bath
Maine
Bridgeport
Phineas Taylor Barnum
Post Office
James A. Murray
Page Street
Herald
The
P. O. Department
P. O
Mass
Miss
Girl Scout Talk Highlights World Scope of Service
Mrs. Charles C. Manning of Portland spoke to North Center P T A at Grace church parish house about the purpose of the Girl Scouts as a worldwide organization. She outlined the 10 laws, stressed sisterhood among scouts, and urged forming a troop committee to support females in various roles.
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Charles C. Manning
Portland
Cumberland County Girl Scout Council
Girl Scouts
Grace Church
North Center
Girl Guides
Juliette Low
England
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Manning
Harry IF. Morin
Linwood F. Carr
Pine Tree Troop
No.1
Ellen Hodgkins
Morse High
Miss Hodgkins
Margaret Dean
Massachusetts
Lavender
Jemina
Coast Guard Boat Aurora Launches From Bath Plant
The 165 foot Coast Guard patrol boat Aurora slid into the Kennebec river at Bath Iron Works, sister to Thetis, with Mrs. Philip B. Eaton as sponsor. The launch followed a luncheon and ceremony attended by Bath officials and Coast Guard officers, as 42 crew members braced for trials and duty ahead.
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United States Coast Guard
Aurora
Bath Iron Works Corp
Uncle Sam
Philip B. Eaton
Eaton
Coast Guard
Thetis
Kennebec
William S. Newell
H. T. Jewell
Pacific Ocean
Siberian Sea
Kennebec River
Jewell
Iron Works
Charles H. Cahill
Colonial Cafe
Coast Guard and
Rockland
Bath
City to settle or stand suit in Shaw estate case
The city of Bath faces a possible lawsuit from the executors of Albert H. Shaw over alleged damages to 33 Lincoln Street caused by grade raises. Executors seek about 700 to restore the property, after an earlier 50 assessment deemed insufficient. Mayor Small met with attorney Melville Blackwell to discuss a fair settlement, though both sides prefer settlement over litigation. Also, Bar Harbor Scout David Caswell earned the Eagle Scout Badge as the only east of Bangor recipient, with 21 merit badges after five years in the program.
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Small
Albert H. Shaw
City of
Bath
Lincoln Street
Butler & Butler
Skowhegan
Amos K. Butler
Melville H. Blackwell
Brunswick
Blackwell
David Caswell
Bar Harbor
Scout Caswell
Bangor
Boy Scouts
William Caswell
St Marys Church and Priests Residence In Bath
A vintage Bath photo recalls St Marys Roman Catholic church as it appeared years ago. It contrasts the old priests home with the later fine residence built by St Marys society, noting conspicuous fences and Bath's changing streetscape as progress continues.
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ST. Mary’s Church
Bath
St Mary's
St. Mary's Society
Grange Urges Stand for Prohibition and Reform
The Maine state grange opened its annual session in Portland with State Master Craw ford urging a united stand for the 18th amendment and stricter law enforcement. He championed quicker arrests and a stronger tax and highway policy, while Allison Howes highlighted rural concerns including gasoline taxes and fair farm product distribution. A separate Bath incident reports Arthur E Fletcher, 23, robbed of 150 dollars after an assault at his father's home, with the money missing from an envelope after he was treated for a head bruise.
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Maine
Harry B. Crawford
Houston
Organization of
Portland
Grange
Crawford
Allison P. Howes
Palmyra
Arthur E. Fletcher
Pratt Street
the Times
Josph I. Smith
Bath Iron Works Corp
Fletcher
Dr. Smith
George Wilson
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Baths
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Bureau
Haza&l
A I Stuart
Registered
Optometrist
Front St
Bathee Eee
A. M
Town Hall
P.T.A
North Center Association
Bath Plant
Fine New Craft
Grangers
State
Lorenzo Z. Fletcher
Ellsworth
Young Fletcher
Bovithbay Harbor
Johnson Brosco
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