Bath honors defenders at Ladies Night post program
A Bath gathering of the State of Maine Post of American Military Engineers with nearly 100 attendees heard Commander Paul J. Searles U S N and Governor elect Sumner Sewall speak on national defense. Adjutant General Hanson outlined a Maine State Guard plan pending War Department rules. Senator Gail Laughlin urged rugged American resolve and unity.
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United States Navy
Maine
Hotel Sedgwick
Bath
State of Maine
American Military Engineers
Sumner Sewall
Paul J. Searles
USN
Boston Navy Yard
James W. Hanson
Gail Laughlin
Portland
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works Corp
State of Maine Post of American Military Engineers
Pres
William S. Newell
Newell
Treas
L. Eugene Thebeau
Thebeau
Man
Thomas R. Allen
Iron Works
Allen
Henry O. Trowbridge
Trowbridge
E. Everett Pierce
Main
Sewall
Joseph O. Purdue
Searles
Hanson
Laughlin
Mr. Main
Society of American Military Engineers
Commander Searles
New England
Navy
United States Army
Adjt
Hyde Windlass Co
Secretary of War
State Guard
National Guard
Post
State of
America
Col
Hubert W. Eldred
The
Eldred
Frank A. Vennett
Pres. Newell
Vennett
Military Engineers
Floyd H. Preble
Charles F. Hughes
Navy Club of America
Melville Whitlam
United Spanish War Veterans
Asa Wilson
Dyer-Flaherty Post
Norwegian Leader Car J Hambro to Speak on Norway Invasion
Car J Hambro, former president of the Norwegian Parliament and diplomat, will address at Winter Street church on Thursday at 8 15 about What Happened in Norway. He will recount wartime leadership with King Haakon, Stockholm and U S relief efforts, and his roles in the League of Nations and Norwegian politics.
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J. Hambro
Winter Street
Norway
Haakon
Germany
Stockholm
United States
Bergen
Hambro
Student League
Morgenbladet
Norsk Telegram Bureau
Nordmannsforbundet
League of Nations
Assembly of the
All Nations
Finland
November Weather Report Notes Fluctuating Month
November brought mixed conditions with about eight inches of snow fall for the month, 16 fair days and eight rainy days. The warmest morning reached 53 on the 12th and the coldest 10 above zero on the 29th. Oscar Freeman bought the Charles Curtis home on Center Street and the Prescott family returned from Island Falls.
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Oscar Freeman
Charles Curtis
Center Street
Cobb Road
Bath Iron Works
Maine Grangers in Session This Week in Bangor
Bangor hosts the Maine State Grange session with elections for two executive committee members A P Thomas and Charles E Stetson and talks on taxation and rural needs. Social events include a Baptist church banquet and a Bangor city hall reception. The National Grange agenda stresses square dealing for farmers and road funding, while opposing federal education and socialized medicine.
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State Grange
Bangor
National Grange
A. P. Thomas
Palmyra
Charles E. Stetson
Houston
Lewiston
Baptist Church
States Grange
Chamber of Commerce
John E. Abbott
Syracuse
N. Y
Maine
America
National Orange
Department of Education
National Capital
Open Public Lecture by Norwegian Leader in Bath
The Winter Street church hosts an open public lecture at 8 15 Thursday evening featuring Norwegian statesman Carl J Hambro. There is no admission charge though a silver offering will be accepted for Norwegian relief. The church merely rents its building, aiding the city by providing a chance to hear a distinguished international political figure.
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Winter Street
Carl J. Hambro
Winter Street Church
Bath
Wiscasset Accepts Central Maine Power Plant Plan
Voters at a special town meeting approve a 15 year contract with Central Maine Power Co. for street lights and a Birch Point steam plant of 26 000 horsepower. The town will pay taxes on the plant exceeding 6 000 dollars yearly, with 110 000 volt connection to the grid. Walter S. Wyman and local officials spoke at Red Men’s hall before action.
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Wiscasset
Central Maine Power Co
Birch Point
Red Men's
Frank H. Gray
John L. Blagdon
Cumberland County Power & Light Co
Walter S. Wyman
Interview for Civil Service Jobs in National Defense Program
Myron M. Hilton announces J. J. Haverty of the U S Civil Service Commission will interview qualified applicants at 190 Front Street Bath on Monday December 9 from 10 am to 3 pm. Machines tools engineers draftsmen lens grinders and inspectors are among open positions, with nurses radio operators and clothing inspectors noted as well.
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Myron M. Hilton
Maine State Employment Service Office
J. J. Haverty
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Front Street
Bath
J. B. Dacey
Civil Service Commission
President William S. Newell Addresses Bath Iron Works Forum
Pres. William S. Newell of Bath Iron Works speaks to 1200 Bath residents at Morse High School in a 20 minute talk. He reviews the plant’s 13 year rehabilitation, current contracts totaling 27 vessels by mid 1944, and urges frugality to weather an approaching recession while praising the firm’s quality and history.
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William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works
Newell
Kennebec River
Popham
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Pres. Newell
Bath Iron Works Teuit
Navy
National Defense
Bath Iron Works’ Formn
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Arthur Bowker
Donald Hopkins
John R. Newell
Marcia Moulton
Archibald M. Main, Jr
H. A. Burbank
L. B. Greenslet
R. L. Thompson
Willis F. Hammond
Stanley E. Wallace
Henry L. Doten
Charles L. Haggett
Charles Pearce
Roland F. Hill
Jane Killian
Oscar Emmons
Gilbert E. Langley
John F. Howell
Rere
Portier
James I. Nostall
Elford A. Stover
J. P. Miller
U.S.A
Lewis Corman
U.S.N
Verna Prescott
Maine State Employment Service
Island Falls
Maine Grangers
Central
State Employment Service Office
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