Shipbuilding gains as 150 vessels under BES supervision
J Lewis Luckenbach, president of the American Bureau of Shipping, said the bureau is supervising construction or contracting of 150 merchant vessels over 550000 gross tons in American yards, up 30 ships and about 100000 gross tons since October. The latest figures include four C-3 cargo ships ordered by the United States Maritime Commission to Sun Shipbuilding in Chester PA. A separate note warns of the dangers of youths riding double on bicycles after a Lexington MA incident where a two rider bike was struck by a car, killing one rider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Committee On Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
American Bureau of Shipping
J. Lewis Luckenbach
Bureau
United States Maritime Commission
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Chester
Pennsylvania
Independent
Lexington
Massachusetts
Maine State Orange Tax Proposal Faces Big Session Debates
The Maine State Orange backed a graduated income tax bill to start next session, seeking a referendum if needed. It targets single filers with 1000 or more and married couples with 2000 or more, as budget forecasts show a two million dollar shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Orange
Strange Water Parade Passes City Front
The Kennebec river dredging fleet towing barges and scows travels toward Bath as winter ice fear ends operations. The Seguin leads a line including a dredger, scows, pipe laden scow, derrick barge, and the Tinker pushing to dock at Hyde Windlass and Gibbons coal wharves before gathering pontoons for tow back to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Richmond-Dresden Bridge
South Gardiner
Bath
Seguin
Coast Guard
Harriet Lane
Tinker
Hyde Windlass Co
Gibbons Coal Co
Boston
Texas Yard
Winter Street Church Holds Annual Meeting Honors 80th Year Member
Winter Street Church held its annual meeting noting Miss Sarah Augusta Hyde of 104 South Street will reach 80 years of membership on January 2. The record showed 22 new members, 2 removals, 7 deaths, net 13 gain. Officers reelected include Charles Low and Miss Silsby, with reports from the Dent Society and Woman's Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Augusta Hyde
South Street
Winter Street
Charles C. Low
J. Gertrude Silsby
Dent Society
David L. Black
Arthur K. Purington
Woman's Missionary Society
Allen M. Irish
Joseph O. Purdue
Langdon T. Snipe
Omar W. Folsom
Frostina E. Marston
Janette W. Smith
Sagadahoc Pomona Annual Meeting Elects Officers
Sagadahoc Pomona met with Merrymeeting grange in Bowdoinham for its annual election. Edwin C. Patten of Topsham was reelected treasurer for the 33rd year. Other officers include Otis Gray master, Charles Thompson Jr overseer, Eleanor Ripley lecturer, Hubert McCarty steward, John Carter chaplain, Mrs E O Tarr secretary, Richard Thompson gate keeper, and countywide appointees. Dinner followed, with installation by Lorenzo Masse and helpers. Attendance totaled 107 grangers including visitors from Androscoggin and York pomonas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Edwin C. Patten
Topsham
Otis Gray
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Charles Thompson, Jr
Progressive
Eleanor Ripley
Topsham Range
Hubert McCarty
Dromore Grange
Harvey Jordan
John Carter
Woolwich Grange
Dirigo Grange
Masse
Charles White
Alton Collins
Topsham Grange
Androscoggin
York Pomonas
Nutrition consultant addresses Woolwich PTA meeting
Miss Elizabeth Waters state nutrition consultant spoke at a Woolwich PTA meeting held in Savadahoc Ferry school house. State nurse Mrs Ada Mc Connell attended. After America song, Mrs Alice Dow played organ and a regular business session followed. Sandwiches cake and coffee were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Waters
Woolwich
Tow flotilla returns as Thor and John Cashman arrive in port
Tugs Thor and John Cashman reached the Kennebec River area to tow the dredging flotilla, moored near Gardiner since the cold snap, back to Boston. The John Cashman previously towed the 20 pontoons to the Kennebec last summer, and the vessels refueled at Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co. before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thor
John Cashman
Kennebec
Gardiner
Christmas Club Funds Move $12,500 From Bath Savings
Bath Savings Institution disburses about $12,500 among members of its annual Christmas Club. The Boston Herald notes Massachusetts hosts a massive Christmas club network with 325,825 members in the state and strong Boston participation. Across seventeen states this year, $54,429,205 will be distributed to 1,326,797 people, with New York leading totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Savings Institution
Boston Herald
Massachusetts
Boston
New York
Connecticut
Welfare Committee Card Party Draws Big Turnout
The Welfare committee of Daughters of Isabella held a successful card party with 20 tables. Whist and contract and bridge winners were named, and door prize winner Mrs. John Hart received thanks for donations from local merchants and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Isabella
Beatrice Theabau
Mary McElman
Clara Everard
Gertrude Nugent
Louise Edgett
Vivian Kronstrand
Arthur King
Arthur Burgess
Gerald Atkinson
Just B. Wold
Michael J. Reardon
Robinsoon
Bridge
Tille Blake
Roland Crooked
Hodgkins
Robert L. Linekin
Grace Cunningham
John Hart
Catherine Burgess
Lida Costain
Esther Moses
W. H. Smith & Son
Senter’s, Inc
Roy's Market
Bath
Edna Mae
A. D. Stetson & Son, Inc
Hilltop
Sam Prawer
O. C. Perry
Mikelsky’'s, Inc
Marie Hamblett
Cut Price Market
Joseph Charles Footer & Son
Kondos Fruit
Pecci Fruit
Crosman's Market
Mullaney Receives Surprise Shower At Club Garret
Mrs Joseph H Mullaney Jr former Ruth Hodgdon was presented a surprise shower after a Club Garret meeting. Gifts were given as co chairmen Edith Mackinnon and Betty Fuller organize the annual Christmas dance for December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Mullaney, Jr
Ruth Hodgdon
Club Garret
Mullaney
Edith Mackinnon
Betty Fuller
Morgan A. Stetson
Kathleen V. Leonard
Doris M. Scott
Joseph H. Mullaney
James Nelson
Muriel Grace
Mary K. Kenney
Elsie L. Trott
Dorothy A. Thompson
Paul Sherman
Grant to aid Maine airplane hangar at Riverside Armory
Public notice from H A Gray acting for Harold L Ickes states a 100 percent grant of 150000 for construction of an airplane hangar at the Maine Riverside Armory Bath. Also postponed parade due to icy streets and rain risk with plans for a banquet at Hotel Sedgwick and a Morse High School mass meeting featuring Col Frank E Lowe and Ralph O Brewster among others on preparedness and allied topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Ickes
H.A. Gray
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
Riverside Armory
Bath
Maine
Sedgwick
Morse High School
Frank E. Lowe
Ralph O. Brewster
Guy Clarke
USN
William 8. Newell
Bath Iron Works
Woodsum Guilty Of Larceny Of Check In Maine Court
Ernest L Woodsum 9 Water Street pleaded not guilty at arraignment but was found guilty in municipal court of larceny of a Maine State Unemployment Compensation check valued at 13 60. Recorder Gardiner R Deering sentenced him to four months in Kennebec County Jail Augusta. The theft involved a mailbox at 130 Front Street and the check cashed at a local bank shortly after Woodsum asked Moses Weinblatt to cash it. City Marshal Joseph A Butler led the investigation which linked Woodsum to the crime. An intoxication case at the beginning of the session paid court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Woodsum
Water Street
Maine
Gardiner R. Deering
Kennebec
Augusta
Woodsum
Roy Page
Front Street
Moses Weinblatt
Center Street
Woods
Redonnet Speaks to Grace Church Men's Club
Attorney Bradford C. Redonnett of Wiscasset lectured Grace Church Men's Club on how attorney and judge personal interest helps troubled youth. He cited U S jail populations with many under 25 and covered Maine state courts and justices including the Supreme Court. Vice president W Percy Marks chaired as Roger M Luke was absent. hospitality by Harold Adams and Eugene McGrath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford C. Redonnett
Wiscasset
Grace Church Men's Club
Redonnett
United States
Redennett
Birthday fete honors Mrs. E. B. Parris
Mrs. E. B. Parris of Upper Washington street celebrated her 79th birthday with a Saturday surprise party hosted by three great grandchildren Betty Cummings Edwin Powers Jr and Robert Powers. Four generations attended and she received many remembrances with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Parris
Upper
Washington Street
Betty Cummings
Edwin Powers, Jr
Robert Powers
Trucks move phosphate acid by barge to Read Nichols Wharf
Twelve trucks ferried phosphate acid base meal between Bath and Bowdoinham for Saga dahoc Fertilizer Co. Most trucks from Portland and Gardiner firms, forming a continuous stream at the Read Nichols Co. wharf. The acid, from Bradley Fertilizer Co. Weymouth Mass, was unloaded by Howard Coal Co. clam shell scoop. Discharge began Tuesday morning and completed Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bowdoinham
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co
Portland, Gardi
Ner
Read Nichols Co
Bradley Fertilizer Co
Weymouth
Mass
Howard Coal Co
Maine horses and riders win season awards at Auburn dinner
The Maine Horse Association honored top horses and riders for the 1938 season at the Fall dinner meeting in Auburn. Grand champions included Red Peavine, Conquest, and Valence, with multiple entries earning top honors in model and saddle classes. Awards covered five gaited, saddle ponies, jumping, driving, and polo, with riders including Deborah Lombard, Enid Dell, and Elmer Blackwell among the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Maine Horse Association
Auburn
Frank O. Stephens
Red Peavine
Charles Jordan
South Portland
Conquest
L. J. Sheaffer
Gardiner
Valence
H. Wentworth Files
Cape Elizabeth
Smoky Ben
Arthur J. Dunton
Bath
Kentucky
Kentucky Boro, Owner L. C. Andrew, Portland and Windham; Road Backs, Little John
Clarence D. Bartlett
Brunswick
Black Magic
Lloyd W. Batchelder
Sanford
Ray Ross
L. C. Andrew
Lady Lightfoot
Sylvia Viles
Augusta
Miss Marian Viles
Milan
Sam L. Pitts
Harrison
Abenaki Riding Club
Portland
Honey Lou
Reba Nutter
Saco
Deborah Lombard
A. Enid Dell
Elmer N. Blackwell
Benjamin F Savage Observes 91st Birthday in Bath Home
Benjamin F Savage quietly marked his 91st birthday Saturday at his 841 High Street home. He remains active with violin playing and enjoys life with wife Edith Anderson. Born in Woolwich to James and Emily Savage, he lived in Bath since the 1860s, worked as a carpenter, tried Boston carpentry, then ran a long fish business in Bath with Savage's Market for 40 years. He joined Solar Lodge, Masons for 61 years and earned a life membership gold medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Savage
High Street
Mr. Savage
Woolwich
James
Emily Savage
Bath
Boston
William H. Hartwell
Savage
Solar Lodge
Masons
Edith Anderson
Christmas Sale of Genesta Sewing Circle in Masonic Temple
The Genesta Sewing Circle at the Masonic temple held its annual Christmas sale on Friday afternoon. A surprise pillow from Mrs. Lizzie French, who turned 91, was unveiled as a special item. The event raised funds from assorted crafts and a roast pork supper at 6 30, with Genesta chapter members and guests attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta Sewing Circle
Masonic Temple
Lizzie French
David Rich
Morse High to stage Bird's Christmas Carol
Dramatics Club at Morse High School plans a Friday performance of Bird's Christmas Carol by Kate Douglass Wiggin under Miss Mary H. Conley. The play centers on Carol Bird, an invalid daughter of a wealthy man, who welcomes the seven Ruggles children to a Christmas dinner, illustrating true holiday spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dramatics Club
Morse High School
Bird
Kate Douglass Wiggin
Mary H. Conley
Carol Bird
Ruggleses
McGrill
Carol
Annual Sophomore Dance Well Attended
More than 200 couples danced from eight to twelve Friday night in Morse high school gymnasium as Bob Percival played for the annual Sophomore dance. The gym was decorated with fir boughs and trees at the band ends and the receiving line. Patrons included Kenneth Vennett and Mrs Vennett among others, with ice cream sold to raise a good sum for the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Bob Percival
Kenneth Vennett
Frank A. Vennett
Catharine E. Leonard
John Parker
Mary L. Lord
Amy A. Irish
E. Sheldon Wright
George M. Darrah
James B. Lemont
Mrs Sewall Chosen Chair Of Community Improvement
Mrs Sumner Sewall president of the Cosmopolitan Garden Club was named chairman of Community Betterment at a Garden Clubs of Maine presidents meeting in Rockland. Miss Janet S Murphy was vice president and Mrs Obitton presided. New York guest Mrs A R Benedict spoke on regional flower shows and lectures for the Portland Flower Show next week. Sewall also attended Augusta meeting of the Legislative committee women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Garden Clubs of
Maine
Rockland
Janet S. Murphy
Obitton
A. R. Benedict
New York
Benedict
Portland
Sewall
Women of the Legislative Committee
Augusta
Fisher Couple Return to Woods Hole for Forbes Estate Work
Mr and Mrs Alonzo G Fisher return to Woods Hole Massachusetts where Mr Fisher is employed on the Forbes Estate after spending November at their Park Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo G. Fisher
Woods Hole
Mass
Mr. Fisher
Forbes
Park Street
Genesta Observes Neighborhood Night with Several Chapters
Genesta chapter O E S hosted Neighborhood Night with Crystal Hawthorne and Winnegance chapters representing fourteens chapters. The program featured a kitchen band and humorous moments, with refreshments served. Dec 16 visitation by Worthy Grand Matron Mrs Sadie Grover is planned, with extra honors to be discussed Dec 8. Honorary life memberships were conferred on Benjamin F Savage and Lizzie French, both aged 91.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genester Chapter
Crystal Chapter
Damariscotta
Hawthorne
Brunswick
Winnegance
Yarmouth
Genesta
Sadie Grover
York
Alkazin
Thompson
Pioneer Chapter
Lisbon Falls
Benjamin F. Savage
Lizzie French
Old Ladies’ Home
Colonel Stoddard Talks to Legion on Togus Facility Overview
Col Malcolm L. Stoddard, manager of the Veterans Administration Facility at Togus, spoke before an open smoker of Roland Smith Post in the Legion Building. He described the facility’s workings, new laws, and the program and management details. Dr Joseph H Weisburger accompanied him with anecdotes and humor. Attendance rose with about 20 new ex service members joining. A fine lunch followed. Arrangement committee members included Perry L Thompson, Edgar D Leavitt and Allan Spear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm L. Stoddard
Veterans Administration
Togus
Roland Smith Post
Legion
Col. Stoddard
Bath
Joseph H. Weisburger
Perry’ L. Thompson
Edgar D. Leavitt
Allan Spear
Pontoons Drift From Moorings Off Yard During Scare
Pontoons from the dredging fleet near South Gardiner broke adrift Saturday morning after being moved to avoid winter ice. The diesel tug Tinker helped recover the pontoons, which drifted toward Winslow's ledges before being towed back. They will stay ashore until an ocean tug arrives to tow the fleet to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Gardiner
Texas Steamship Co
Winslow
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Odin and the Norse River
Crossword clues run through a mythic theme with Odin and the Norse river Vili. Answers include instigate neglects an idle in bed wanderer security morning a secluded poetic narrow negative valley reply location disfigure a Chinese exclamatory version of presently pleasure appearance used by Syndicate, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odin
Europe
Destroyer Sampson Behaves Splendidly On Atlantic Crossing
The destroyer Sampson built by Bath Iron Works arrived in Boston from Antwerp after a 12 day Atlantic crossing on the final leg of a shakedown cruise. Lieutenant Arthur E. Loeser stated the ship faced heavy seas but behaved excellently. She will join the fleet at Guantanamo Bay mid February for maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson
Bath Iron Works Corp
Boston
Antwerp
Atlantic
Arthur E. Loeser
Us.n
Bath
Guantanamo Bay
Elks Lodge Inspection as Bath Lodge Holds Dinner
Bath Lodge of Elks will conduct its annual inspection this Thursday evening preceded by a chicken dinner at 6 30 in the Dutch room. District Deputy of Maine west Mr Marco of Lewiston will inspect, joined by his staff. Committee on arrangements chaired by John Mullaney with Jesse W Allen and Edward N Hartnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
Maine “West
Marco
Lewiston
John Mullaney
Jesse W. Allen
Edward N. Hartnett
Portland social weekend visits Miss Austin with Miss Small
Miss Margaret Austin of Portland is visiting over the weekend with Miss Edithe Small of Dummer street, taking part in a social exchange noted by local society pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Austin
Portland
Edithe Small
Dummer Street
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the Times Company
Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Pree
Treas
Harry
Webber
Washington
Britain
Grand Trunk Railway
Ickes
Naval Reserve
Carlton Bridge
Winter Street Church
Sagadahoc
Pomona
Bath Savings Institution Club
Welfare Committee
J. H. Mullaney, JR
Current Events Club
Cosmopolitan Club
Garret
Langdon—Davies
Herbert R. Lemont
American Legion Committee
Kennebec County
Genesta Circle
Kate Kate Douglas Wiggin
Morse High Dramatic Club
Morse High
O.E.S
Colonel Stoddard
Roland Smith
Uses Syndicate, Inc
Robin
Pr BC Ihiois
AMON
INIA
Hor Dee
Fea
Elks’ Lodge
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