Supplies Lacking But Many Vessels Swing At Anchor
Captain Jacob Smith writes from Shizuoka Japan in November 1945 describing delayed occupation duties, insufficient winter clothing and heating, and crowded harbors with idle ships. He notes widespread homelessness from bombing, friendly Japanese civilians curious about Americans, and a cautious hope of returning home. The letter reflects a medic’s view of postwar conditions and daily life for U S troops.
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the Independent
Japan
Nagoya
Tropics
Bath
Luzon
Wakayama
Shizuoka
Shimizu
Mitsubishi Aircraft Factory
Mt. Fuiji
Bath USO closes with final program ending era
The Bath joint YMCA YWCA and Industrial USO wrapped up its last event Friday night featuring dancing to Always and Good Night Sweetheart. Everett Johnson directed with Emily Reed assisting as Henry O. Trowbridge thanked volunteers, noting over 400000 participants since November 1941. A new USO committee will oversee funds at the Bath Community Center.
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YMCA
YWCA
Industrial Uso
City of
Bath
Everett Johnson
Emily Reed
Henry O. Trowbridge
USO
Girls Service Organization
Army-Navy Wives Club
Trowbridge
A. J. Danielson
E. H. Robinson
Hi Y Club Plans Social Gathering at Y Gym
The Hi Y club at the Y M C A meets to organize a big social evening next Thursday at the Y gym. Three committees lead by Ross Dodge Edward Mosher and John Wishart plan the program with Lt D S Paulsen to bring films of naval combat from Boston. Refreshments to follow and Learn a Game Day continues Tuesdays to foster interest and teach new games with a key meeting set for December 7 after school.
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Y Gym
Hall
Ross Dodge
Edward Mosher
John Wishart
D. S. Paulsen
Boston
Walter Longley
Richard Jackson
Stephen Hill
Roland Dumais
Mr and Mrs George Pierce Head to New York for Week
Mr and Mrs George Pierce of Middle Street depart for New York City for a week long visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pierce
Middle Street
New York
Cit
Barbara Pletts and Dennis Crooks wed in winter street church
Barbara Pletts and Dennis J Crooks married Friday evening at Winter Street Congregational church. Rev Ashton A Amand officiated. Attendants included Mr and Mrs John Preney. Bride wore brown gabardine with gardenia corsage. groom is navy veteran from Po ughkeepsie NY. Couple to reside in Los Angeles after brief visit with Crooks family.
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Barbara Pletts
Dennis J. Crooks
Winter Street Congregational Church
Ashton A. Almand
John Preney
Harold Titcomb
Crooks
Charles Walsh
Cobbroad
Morse High School
David J. Crooks
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Poughkeepsie High School
Navy
Bears Sold From Doorsteps In Maine Fall
A motor trip party from Lambert Park and upper Washington street returned from East Machias and Whiting noting snow and ice, railroad washouts, and bears hung up in home door yards for sale. They observed few deer or moose, but reported a bear sighting near Skowhegan.
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Robert W. Newman
Lambert Park
Albert Thompson
Upper Washington Street
East Machias
Whiting
Mr. Newman
Frederick Newman
Machias
Newman
Benjamin Mitchell
Woodland
Thelma Taylor
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Topsfield
Carroll Woods
Skowhegan
Christmas Sale by South End PTA At Washington Street
South End PTA schedules a Christmas sale and baked bean supper at Washington street rooms on December 8 with supper served from five to seven under a volunteer committee. The Weeks Street school meeting follows at 7 30 with a visual education machine demonstration by Mrs. Marjorie Niles. Members should bring items for sale or leave at the hall Saturday and return candy bags for tree decorations.
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South End
Marjorie Niles
Weeks Street
Pupil Operetta at Huse Memorial Promises Snowman Tale
Fourth to eighth graders at Huse Memorial school stage The Legend of the Snowman in the auditorium on December 11 matinee and December 12 evening show. Proceeds estimated at 20 dollars support new stage equipment. Tickets go on sale Monday as the Huse Parent-Teacher association helps craft costumes.
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Huse Memorial School
Huse Parent-Teacher Association
Miss Mary Hobson of Wisconsin Friends Visit
Miss Mary Hobson of Wisconsin set was calling on friends here last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hobson
Wiscasset
Commander Walzen Receives Gold Star at Receiving Station
Cmdr. Don Wesley Walzen of USS Warrington, nearing Bath Iron Works completion, was awarded the Gold Star in lieu of a second Bronze Star. Capt. Hitchcock presented the decoration for meritorious actions against enemies near Luzon and the Ryukyus during late 1944 to early 1945, noting leadership under adverse conditions and ship protection of fleet units.
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Cmdr
Don Wesley Walzen
Warrington
Bath Iron Works
Navy
Western Avenue
Hamilton
Ohio
R. S. Hitchcock
USN
Maine
United States
M. A. Mitscher
Pacific
Luzon
Formosa
Ryukyus
French Indo-China
China
Shaunesy Small Wedding Held At St Marys Church
Miss Beverly Ruth Small and Donald Glen Shaunesy wed at 7 am Saturday in St Marys Church with Rev Father Martineau officiating. Attendants included Mrs Gladys Small as matron of honor and Orville C Small as best man. The couple, both graduates with military service backgrounds, planned a reception in Auburn and a brief Boston honeymoon.
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Beverly Ruth Small
Donald Glen Shaunesy
St. Mary's Church
Father Martineau
Gladys Small
Orville C. Small
Charles Small
Auburn
North Yarmouth Academy
Charles Shaunesy
Edward Little High School
U. S. Army
Bath Iron Works
Boston
Wedding of Irene Lamb and Rolvin M. Jones at Lisbon Falls
Miss Irene Lamb and Rolvin M. Jones were married at the Lisbon Falls Methodist church on a Sunday. Attending were Miss Eunice Lamb and Bennett Jones. Irene, daughter of O H Lamb and Mrs Lamb of Durham, worked at a Lewiston salon. Rolvin, son of Ralph and Mrs Jones of Lisbon Falls, served 15 months overseas with U S Gypsum and has just been discharged.
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Bath
Lisbon Falls
Irene Lamb
Rolvin M. Jones
Eunice Lamb
Durham
Bennett Jones
O. H. Lamb
Roy Shackford
Turners Court
Pelletier
Lewiston
Ralph Jones
U. S. Gypsum Co
Scrap helmets and Haiti currency details in wartime note
A wartime brief states that 25 to 35 percent of GI helmets sent back for repair were too damaged for salvage and must be scrapped. It also notes Haiti's monetary unit is five to one against the U. S. dollar.
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Haiti
U. S
USC Cabaret Dance and Talent Show Draws Crowd
Scores of people were turned away at the USC Cabaret Dance and Talent show Thursday night due to limited seating. The program featured Ray Vachon and Orchestra with Miss Sandra Sprankle's acrobatic dancing and a Sugar Blues specialty by Buddy Madden. Special guests Beverly Small and Donald Shaughnessy were announced as they prepare to wed Saturday, with a cake presented to them. Ping pong tournament winners were Guy Hines, Edward Edgren Jr, David Dickson, and Carleton Stover.
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USC
Ray Vachon
Sandra Sprankle
Beverly Small
Donald Shaughnessy
Buddy’ Madden
Guy Hines
Edward Edgren, Jr
David Dickson
Carleton Stover
USO
John Lander
Raymond Vachon
Albert G Longley Celebrates Seventy Seventh Birthday
Albert G Longley of 121 Court Street marked his seventy seventh birthday on Sunday. Surprised by nine grandchildren and their parents in the afternoon, he enjoyed a decorated cake and ice cream. Guests included Joan Marilyn Diane Walter William Donald Harold Leonard Alice Chase. He began upholstering as a boy with Robert Dunning and worked at Whalen Upholstering Shop before retirement.
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Albert G. Longley
Court Street
Mr. Longley
Joan
Marilyn Diane
Walter
William
Cyrus W. Longley
Donald Harold
Leonard
Alice Chase
Harold L. Chase
Chase
Florence Longley
Longley
Robert Dunning
Told Music Hall
Washington and
Center Streets
Whalen
Many New Members Join Legion Post
The Roland Smith post of the American Legion elected nine new members Earl W Brennan Russell N Turcotte Joseph W Torrey Jr Joseph F Desmond Robert J Fortier Howard W Mayo Robert J Perry Frank S Staples and Otis A Smith on Tuesday night last week. Earlier admissions included Jay Povich Joseph Fournier Maurice Greenlaw Nick Vamvakias Ray Tuttle John Clark Jr Arthur E Brown Herbert Wing Percy Kingsbury Louis Cooper Edward J Cummings Clarence Brown and Reid Perkins. All were initiated that evening with Auburn post assisting.
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Roland Smith
American Legion
Earl W. Brennan
Russell N. Turcotte
Joseph W. Torrey, Jr
Joseph F. Desmond
Robert J. Fortier
Howard W. Mayo
Robert J. Perry
Frank S. Staples
Otis A. Smith
Jay Povich
Joseph Fournier
Maurice Greenlaw
Nick Vamvakias
Ray Tuttle
John Clark, Jr
Arthur E. Brown
Herbert Wing
Percy Kings
Sale and Supper Proves Great Success
A Christmas sale and lobster salad supper organized by the Ladies' Aid of Winter Street church drew more than 200 attendees. Mrs. Arthur C. Lemont, president, supervised both events with thanks to numerous committees and hostesses including Mrs. Ralph O. Burden and Mrs. Joseph Melrose. The dining room was run by Mrs. Clifford B. Wilbrand and Mrs. John Sylvester, with several young helpers. The next aid meeting is Friday afternoon, with a recess for Christmas and New Year.
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Winter Street Church
Arthur C. Lemont
Ralph O. Burden
Joseph Melrose
Earl Kimble
William Crowley
Ernest Freeman
Charles Walsh
Henry O. McCabe
David McKellar
Allen M. Irish
Cecil Paine
Milton C. Trott
Harry F. Morin
Alvin Coss
Daniel Matter
Fred Higgins
Carl Albee
John Atwood
Harry L. Horne
John Parker
Edward B. Smith
Roscoe P. McFadden
Arthur Bowker
Herbert Cavanaugh
Harold Freeman
Clifford B. Smith
Morton Young
Clifford B. Wilbrand
John Sylvester
Annie McCabe
Martha Pratt
Dorothy Wilson
Lorraine Ryan
Lila Mae Richmond
Betty Anderson
Peggy O'Riley
Chloe Deraps
Solar Lodge Masons Elect Officers
The annual Solar Lodge Masons meeting at Mason ic Temple reported a prosperous year with several raisings. Officers elected for the coming year include Wor Master Duncan H. Farrell and Sen Warden E Lauren Stiles, with installation scheduled Monday evening Dec 17.
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Solar Lodge
Masonic Temple
Duncan H. Farrell
E. Lauren Stiles
George C. Hastings
Karcher S. Jackson
Harold E. Tobey
Pomona Grange Annual Meeting Names Officers and Attendees
The Pomona Grange annual meeting met at Topsham Grange Hall on Wednesday afternoon with officers elected including Master Edward Belanger and Secretary Lucy Carr. Representing Granges such as Progressive Enterprise Dromore West Bath Merriconeag Bodwell Topsham and Merrymeeting, Deputy Cleveland Marriner presided, with Harold Jones as emblem bearer and Dorothy Jones as regalia bearer. Charles M White of Augusta addressed the group as speaker on markets in the Department of Agriculture. a musical program and dinner followed.
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Pomona Grange
Topsham Grange
Edward Belanger
Alfred Rackley
Erland Curtis
Ila Day
West Bath Grange
Edric Wheeler
Topsham
Elfreda M. Perkins
Dromore Grange
Millward Patten
Lucy Carr
Progressive
Alva Teckham
Merrymeeting Grange
Pomona
Madeline Belanger
Ceres
Alice Adams
Flora
Marjorie Curtis
Loretta Wilson
Joseph Randlette
Enterprise Grange
Enterprise
Dromore
West Bath
Merriconeag
Bodwell
Merrymeeting
Cleveland Marriner
Harold Jones
Dorothy Jones
Charles M. White
Augusta
Division of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Mr and Mrs Ivan Philbrook Guests Of Brunswick Hosts
Mr and Mrs Ivan Philbrook and family visited Mr and Mrs Ralph Warren of Brunswick on Sunday, sharing a social afternoon and meeting with the Warren household.
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Ivan Philbrook
Ralph Warren
Brunswick
Bowdoinham community notices honor birthdays and town actions
Bowdoinham residents hosted Delmar Curtis and Mrs. Marshall White birthday celebrations with 26 guests and refreshments. A recent town meeting authorized buying a tractor with snow plow and issuing bonds at three percent. Edward Baker was chosen moderator. The report covers obituaries, church events, school activities, and local social updates including Christmas planning, fundraisers, and residents’ movements.
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Erland Curtis
Delmar Curtis
Marshall White
Edward Baker
Sharon Linda Cook
Leon H. Cook
Brunswick
Jessie Ames
Gould Funeral Home
Dwight
Clifton
Pauline
Children’s World Crusade
Miss Jessie Ames
Pauline Cook
Miss Ames
Jackie Stilphen
Carl Rote
Bates College
The
Baptist Church
Women’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Irving Prindall
Hazel Denham
Frances Haley
Main Street
James Merrill
Portland
Butler
Colebrook
N. H
George Sedgeley
State Grange
Melville Hanson
Elizabeth Haynes
Emerson School
Richmond
Alexander Cairns
South Dresden
Dresden Mills
Bowdoinham
Linwood Rideout
France
Pacific
Sebasco Boy Arraigned For Petty Larceny In Juvenile Court
The Sebasco boy picked up Monday by police for petty larceny from cars was arraigned in juvenile court Tuesday morning. Judge Gardiner R. Deering ordered that he be turned over to the State School for Boys in South Portland during his minority. One man was sentenced to 90 days in Kennebec county jail and another was fined $5 and costs of $5.15 by Judge Deering Tuesday morning in Municipal court.
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Sebasco
Gardiner R. Deering
South Portland
Kennebec County
Deering
Aviation Gasoline Output From Pearl Harbor To Surrender
The United States produced 360 million barrels of 100 octane aviation gasoline from Pearl Harbor to the Japanese surrender, enough to power all cars and trucks in peacetime use for over seven months.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
D A R Christmas Party and Red Cross Hospital Drive
Delightful Tuesday evening gathering of Colonel Dummer Sewaldha D A R at the church parish house celebrated Christmas with a formal supper. Guests viewed color slides by Mrs Litchfield showing California and Maine locales as members pledged support for a Gray Lady corps aiding Togus Veterans Hospital. January meeting planned at Morse High with Ruth Wilson speaker and Stephen Foster program by Les Camarades. Holiday greetings from National DAR president May E Talmadge sent.
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Dummer Sewaldha
Harry Carroll
James T. Bonney
Leonard Lord
Horace P. Morse
Allen M. Irish
Carl Y. Kennedy
Percy Bailey
Bertram Davis
Len Shepard
Mildred Albee
Jo Shaw
Albee
Hospital and Recreation Corps
American Red Cross
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Joseph I. Smith
Bath
Lena Ring
Alice Litchfield
Jane Lemont
Ring
Leonard Litchfield
California
Grand Canyon
Maine
Coast Line
Ruth Wilson
Stephen Foster
Les Camarades Musicaux
Alice Varney
Alice Shorey
Janet Bussey
Edwina Durgin
May E. Talmadge
The
National Society, Daughters of American Revolution
Washington, D. C
Names Added to Hall of Fame Panels Since 1900 Dedication
Fifty great Americans were first inscribed on the Hall of Fame colonnade panels at dedication in 1900 and twenty three more have been added since then.
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Hall of Fame
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G.I
States
Jacob Smith
M. C
SUN Bowl
White Cross Electric Irons
Telephone
Center
Y.M.C.A. Gymnasium
Ruth Mathias
Third Street
Bangor
Dennis Crooks
Winter Street
South End P.T.A
South End Rooms
Walzen
Don Wesley Walzer
Shaunesy
St. Mary’s Church
Anderson’s Market
Richmond, Maine
Usc Hall
Legion Post
Oldar Pena
Winter Street Ladies’ Aid
Solar Lodge Masons
Helen L. Webber
Mill and Naval Children's Home
City
Shore
Bobby Blake
Alice Fleming
Gale Storm
Phil Regan
D. A.R. Enjo
Feather Jones
Joseph Cotten
Sun
Lana
Wanore
Edward Arnold
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
GN P Faye
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