Andrews Elected to Bath Water District Board
Edwin R. Andrews was unanimously chosen by the Bath Board of Aldermen to fill the unexpired term of the late Fred H. Thompson. Andrews, vice president and superintendent of Hyde Windlass Co., also serves on the Board of Education and Maine Maritime Academy trustee, plus leads the Portland chapter of the American Society of Tool Engineers. The meeting covered routine expenditures, a property sale to Stanley A. Crystal, and brief debate over coal dust and smoke nuisances near the Kennebec Wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin R. Andrews
Bath
Fred H. Thompson
Walter C. Rogers
Dana York
Stanley A. Crystal
Middle Street
Crystal
Board of Aldermen
Ernest Kingsbury
Herbert R. Karther
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
Edmund A. Rothwell
Karcher
O'Brien Brothers Honored as New Destroyer Is Launched
Six O'Brien brothers from Machias Maine Capt Jeremiah Gideon William John Dennis and Joseph honored as the U S S O'Brien destroyer slid into the Kennebec at 11 43 a m The ship is the 20th launched this year from Bath Iron Works and is named for the Machias Bay heroes who captured the Margaretta in 1775.
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Maine
O’briens
Machias
Jeremiah
Gideon
William
John
Dennis
Joseph
U. S. S. O'Brien
Kennebec
Bath Iron Works Corp
Machias Bay
Margaretta
Sponsor Miss Josephine Campbell Launches USS OBrien
Miss Josephine O'Brien Campbell, descendant of Capt Gideon O'Brien, sponsored the USS O'Brien at Bath Iron Works. The event featured a traditional champagne bottle smash and drew notable attendees including Col. and Mrs. Colin J Campbell and local officials. Campbell, a Machias native and UMaine graduate, serves at Bradley Field and spoke of naval lineage as the ship marked its fourth U S Navy naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine O'Brien Campbell
Gideon O'Brien
United States Naval
O’brien
Boston Navy Yard
Solomons
Miss Campbell
William S. Newell
Archibald M. Main
Roland F. Hill
G. Baer Connard
John Newell
Sidney L. Eaton
William P. Robert
David C. Dickson
Newell
Maine
Russell P. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Colin J. Campbell
Machias
James A. Wakefield, Jr
Jimmie
James A. Wakefield
Cumberland Center
Isabelle Abbott
Bangor
E. Thines
Frank A. Allen
Dunlap Commandery Elects Its Officers
Annual conclave of Dunlap Commandery No. 5 Knights Templar elected Forrest C. Legard Eminent Commander for the coming year. Other officers named include John Gillespie generalissimo Charles Bartlett captain-general Herbert T. Caverly senior warden Harold Cutting junior warden George Goodwin prelate Arthur Norton recorder re elected L L Hooker treasurer. Installation set for December 21 at the Temple with Edwin H P Lowell past commander and Eugene McGrath and Harris Rodick organizing roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Commandery No
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Forrest C. Legard
John Gillespie
Charles Bartlett
Herbert T. Caverly
Harold Cutting
George Goodwin
Arthur Norton
L. L. Hooker
House
Temple
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Eugene McGrath
Harris T. Rodick
Restrictions placed on number eligible for school lunches
At a Bath elementary school principals meeting the hot lunch program limits were set due to capacity. Over 400 lunches were served Monday, and schools cannot serve children within a half mile without special permission. The goal remains hot meals for all in the city, with cooperation urged from parents. Also noted are local residents Pvt. and Mrs. J Edward Drake Jr of Hapeville and John J Rooney III of Bath visiting Searsport with his fiancée Elizabeth Cushing.
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Richardson
Court Streets
Board of Aldermen
Ellery Doyle
Rogers
C. L. Hutchins
John Newell
National Youth Administration
The
NYA
Bath
Huse
Harland A. Ladd
J. Edward Drake, Jr
Stewart Avenue
Hapeville, Ga
John J. Rooney
Bath Iron Works
Searsport
Elizabeth Cushing
E Carroll Beane elected State Grange Master in Maine
E Carroll Beane of Kenduskeag was elected State Master for two years, defeating Hartley M. Stewart of Houston. Louis T. Guptill and Charles M. White were elected overseer and treasurer respectively. Mrs. Lottie M. York became the first woman lecturer, with Mrs. Nellie Hascall reappointed secretary. Postwar road and education plans urged by State Agriculture Commissioner Carl R. Smith.
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Augusta
E. Carroll Beane
Kenduskeag
Maine State Grange
F. Ardine Richardson
Strong
Beane
Hartley M. Stewart
Houston
Louis T. Guptill
Berwick
Charles M. White
State Agriculture Department
Elwin E. Addition
Auburn
Royal Brown
Grange
Lottie M. York
Winthrop
Joseph J. Harwood, Jr
York
Stewart
Nellie Hascall
Roland L. Salsbury
Ellsworth Falls
Steward
William L. Hammond
Bangor
Irma Salsbury
Ceres
Celia Guptill
Pomona
E. Carrell Beane
Flora
Dike P T A Christmas Party and Sale Planned
The Dike Parent-Teacher Association announces its annual Christmas sale and party at Dike school Thursday at 7 30 PM. Hostesses include Mrs Arthur Bourque Mrs Maurice Shea Mrs Roy Loeschner Mrs John Labbie and Mrs William Alley. Bring a ten cent joke tree gift or drop gifts at the homes of Mrs Maurice Shea or Mrs Archie Wishart or bring to the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike Parent-Teacher Association
Dike
Arthur Bourque
Maurice Shea
Roy Loeschner
John Labbie
William Alley
Archie Wishart
Oliver Street
Bath Iron Works Surpasses All In 1943 Ship Output
G Baer Connare, Bath Iron Works general manager, announces the Bath yard leads national shipyards in 2160-ton destroyer deliveries for 1943. He notes BIW built the first keel and launched the 2100-ton class, delivering more ships than any other yard and aiming to exceed that record with the new class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Baer Connare
Bath Iron Works Corp
United States Navy
Bath Iron Works
Military Engineers Plan Major City Show at Morse High
A committee from the Society of Military Engineers and the Independent Brotherhood of Bath Iron Works Corp plans a big entertainment event at Morse High School Auditorium and Gym on February 10 11 and 12 featuring two tableaux American Womanhood in the War and America at War with Charlotte School of the Dance performers and four acts of professional vaudeville. Lloyd Raffael's 12 piece band will provide music for dancing. Col Hubert W Eldred leads the show and is seeking local vaudeville talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Military Engineers
Independent Brotherhood of the Bath Iron Works Corp
Morse High School
America
Charlotte
School of the Dance
Lloyd Raffael
Hubert W. Eldred
Bath Red Cross resumes dressings work at Masonic Temple
Bath Chapter of the American Red Cross has received a shipment of materials for surgical dressings and will resume work at the Masonic Temple and Elks Club Red Cross rooms. Volunteers are urged to report as there is a great need for dressings. The Bath chapter aims to meet a larger 1944 quota and needs more workers. several volunteers meeting U S Citizens Service Corps requirements will be awarded pins soon by Civilian Defense officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Chapter
American Red Cross
Masonic Temple
Elks Club Red Cross
Bath
United States Citizens Service Corps
Mrs Bertha Churchey Visits Aunt in York Street
Mrs Bertha Churchey of Gar diner was a Sunday guest of her aunt Mrs Charles A Corliss at 17 York Street.
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Bertha Churchey of
Gardiner
Charles A. Corliss
York Street
Hyde Windlass Company Welcomes New Cafeteria
The Hyde Windlass Co opens a modern cafeteria supervised by Pyne Armstrong of Boston. Photos show machine shop, training school and electrical shop employees lining up for their first meals, with women and men both enjoying the new dining space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Company
Hyde Windlass Co
Pyne Armstrong
Boston
Plante
Winter Street Congregational Church Annual Meeting Notes
The Winter Street Congregational church held its annual meeting led by interim minister Rev. Ralph W Mohney. Reports from treasurer Miss J Gertrude Silsby and various church groups showed continued enthusiasm and support for church programs.
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Winter Street Congregational Church
Ralph W. Mohney
Jane Goodman
J. Gertrude Silsby
Cent Society
The
Missionary Society
Arthur K. Purington
Allen Irish
Grace Morse
Flsie Folsom
Drive to Collect Waste Paper Drive to Start at Once
Bath elementary principals vote to sponsor a scrap paper drive through the schools to conserve national paper stock. A Portland dealer will call on school buildings Friday December 10 to collect at least six tons for sale and further collections are planned.
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Bath
Portland
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Andrews
O'Brien Brothers
U.S.S. O’brien
CRAFT
Miss Campbell Christens
Josephine O’brien Campbell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Colin J Campbell
Machias High School
University of Maine
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Station
Bradley Field
Windsor Locks
Conn
Campbell
U.S.A. Nurses’ Corps
Myers
Washington Post
Dunlap Commandery
STATE
Agriculture
Smith
Carl R. Smith
Maine Grangers Today
Dike P.T.A
Dike School
Military Engineers
Morse Auditorium
Winter Street
Tiest
Washington
Marshell School
Street
Schnell Kachen
Buldings
Ene Ee Eh Tei Dee Deter Seeger
Whitt
Den
Elmer F. Camp
Income Tax Service
Thomas G. Booth
Front Street
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