We Are at War Declared After Japanese Attack
The article proclaims that Japan has declared war on the United States after a surprise attack on Pacific bases. It urges Congress to authorize a formal declaration and calls for united national resolve to pursue victory against the Axis powers. It notes ally Hitler’s influence and the need to defeat fascism.
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United States
Pacific
Congress
Army
Tokyo
Japan
Hitler
Axis
Christmas Shopping Set for Record Holiday Volume
Merchants and Commerce Department experts forecast a peak Christmas shopping season with spending possibly reaching 5 billion dollars. Despite taxes inflation and slowdowns shelves are well stocked and shoppers maintain a festive mood as 1942 approaches.
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Commerce Department
Drought Strains New England Water Supplies Across States
Massachusetts and other New England states suffer a long drought with minimal rainfall over eight to ten months. Cities seek new water sources to supplement existing systems. Maine faces low lakes and rivers threatening electric power rationing and hardship for farmers.
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Massachusetts
New England
Bay State
Maine
Sagadahoc Farmer Faces Water Haul Strain For Livestock
A Sagadahoc County farmer reports weeks of daily water hauling for forty cows after wells and cisterns failed weeks ago. The distant supply burdens farm operations as drought pressures persist on local stock.
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Sagadahoc
Lowery Hamilton wedding held in Brunswick church
Miss Patricia Coleman Hamilton and Charles Rogers Lowery were married Saturday at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Brunswick in a double ring ceremony. The bride wore white velvet with seed pearl accessories and carried white carnations and sweet peas. The couple will reside at 12 Fifth Street in Bangor after a small reception with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Coleman Hamilton
Arch Logan Hamilton
Lexington
Charles Rogers Lowery
Thomas J. Lowery
Brunswick
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
George L. Cadigan
Boyd L. Bailey
Bath
Bailey
Hamilton
Hazel Lowery
Hilda Lowery
Doris Scott
Vanona MacDonald
Rita Cummings
Bangor
Grace Church parish canvass yields more pledges
Grace Episcopal church completed its annual parish canvass on Sunday evening after a buffet supper hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Drake of 1002 Washington Street. The event, led by Eliot A. Fuller with captains Edwin H P Lowell and others, reported a higher tally of pledges than last year, with several more expected in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
Frederick E. Drake
Washington Street
Harry L. Day
Eliot A. Fuller
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Walter M. Hill
George D. Field
Clinton V. Owen
A. Farley Mayo, Jr
Frederick A. Lowell, Jr
Russell E. Austin
Warren F. Hawley
John J. Preney
John H. Freeman
Daniel Williams
William W Owen
Robert Gilchrist
Alden Anderson Edward Sewall
Charles S. Bartlett
Donald H. Benson
Linwood J Russell
Club Garret Plans Card Party Thursday
Club Garret met Thursday to arrange a 7 30 pm card party after the regular business meeting. The committee will also run the semi formal Christmas dance at Sedgwick Christmas night with a dance ticket as the prize and refreshments. A brief entertainment program was given by Adele Hutchins Dorothy Anliker and Mrs Robert Pletts Jr.
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Club Garret
Sedgwick
Strel
Adele Hutchins
Dorothy Anliker
Robert Pletts, Jr
Air raid shelters urged as safest place guidance
Dear Editor article surveys War Department bomb ranges and shelter options. It endorses natural shelter like culverts and Maine ledges, criticizes heavy concrete protection, and urges pre raid planning and practical, low cost ideas for families.
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War Department
Europe
Maine
D A R Members Guests At Augusta Chapter Birthday
Miss Jane Lemont and Mrs Arthur Colby attended the 44th birthday celebration of the Koussinoc chapter D A R in Augusta at Mrs Philip D Stubbs home. Samuel Grant chapter officers from Gardiner were guests. A Christmas musical preceded the candle lighting ceremony with 44 candles lit on the chapter cake as regent Mrs Alton Littlefield spoke on the chapter ideals.
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Jane Lemont
Col
Contract club hosts two-table evening near Bedford street
Mrs Clifton Moody entertained her contract club on Friday evening with two tables in play. Attendees included Mrs Randall Daley, Mrs Wilbur Higgins, Mrs Harland Brown, Mrs Arthur Easley, Mrs Carl Starling substituting for Mrs Fred Thompson Jr. The club plans a December 19 Christmas party at Mrs Sherwood's home on Pine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Moody
Bedford Street
Randall Daley
Wilbur Higgins
Harland Brown
Arthur Easley
Carl Starling
Fred Thompson, Jr
Sherwood
Pine Street
Women of Wesley Sell Out Christmas Sale and Supper
The Women of Wesley M. E. church held their second annual Christmas sale and supper in the vestry, selling over 100 supper tickets and boosting tables with higher receipts. The event offered greens, aprons, crafts, preserves, candy, and specialty items, with a hot menu serving about 100 guests and many volunteers managing displays and dining duties.
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Christian Service
Wesley M. E. Church
Stanley R. Hunter
Walter Higgins
Walter E. Upham
William Davis
Lydia Cook
Fred W. Quimby
Parker E. Worrey
Robert S. Gordon
Willard McLean
Wendell Williams
J. Walter Snipe
Walter F. Day
George J. Hopkins
Gustave Frederickson
Ellery E. Whittemore
James Knight
A. M. Butterfield
Llewellyn D. Rogers
West Bath
Lawrence L. Houston
Donald N. Small
John Sampson
Edward V. Coombs
Vinal H. King
Edna Besaw
Martha Day
Bessie E. Dickinson
Gladys Kidder
Victor H. Paquet
James W. Temple
Grace Whittemore
Richmond Sportsmen Nominate Officers At Meeting
Harold Houdlette reelected president and Walter Anderson first vice president lead the Richmond Sportsmen's Association officers. Fred De Roche second vice president Clyde McFee treasurer and James Carr secretary were chosen. Plans announced to start building a new club house. Rifle shoots to run every Thursday at Alexanders indoor range through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Sportsmen's Association
Harold Houdlette
Walter Anderson
Fred de Roche
Clyde McFee
James Carr
Alexander’s
Morse High notes first aid class and dairy farmers' welfare committee
Mrs. Kirk Roberts leads biweekly ten week first aid courses in Morse High School with twenty three students across periods four five and six and certificates awarded on completion. Representative Oliver and Senator Brewster head a Maine dairy farmers welfare committee joined by Anderson of Minnesota as chair with dairy groups in 24 states to oppose federal policies. The panel will study farm labor shortages equipment priorities and related issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk Roberts
Morse High School
Red Cross
Ruth King
Zeta Sullivan
Millicent Coombs
William Raynes
Ruth St. Peter
Mary Cook
Pauline Thayer
Gabriel Vigne
Helen Cormier
Robert Besaw
Marion Small
Mary Anders
John Brown
George Stafford
George Yates
Pauline Prest
Robert Ericson
Allen Atwood
Betty Hill
Anna Berry
Albert Nelson
John Voorhees
Evelyn White
Carol Drake
Gertrude Dole
Martha Morse
Pauline Adams
Eleanor Gediman
Albert Povich
Rachel Matthews
Clifton Leeman
Raymond Corey
Connie Gilmore
Frances Seavey
Mary Bloxom
Bernadine Dall
Muriel Orum
Marion Wagner
James C. Oliver
Ralph O. Brewster
Maine
Anderson
Minnesota
Christmas Sale of Cosmopolitan Club a Big Success
The Cosmopolitan Club held its annual Christmas sale and supper at the club house, with various tables selling herbs aprons handkerchiefs and candies. Though some receipts were down from last year, the event was deemed a success thanks to extensive prior sales and strong committee efforts led by Mrs Maurice A Libby and Mrs Edmund A Rothwell.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Greens Table
Maurice A. Libby
Libby
Edmund A. Rothwell
N. Gratz Jackson
Carl F. Pierce
Mildred G. Nichols
Granville M. Colby
Fred W. Quimby
Arthur J
Christine C. Curtis
Herbert Lemont
S. H. Kirkpatrick
Woolwich
Lemont
Elizabeth A. Deering
William W. Dennison
Stanley M. Brown
Leland R. Mitchell
Edwin M. Fuller, Jr
Elmer B. Williams
Foster's Point
Edward B. Hamblett
Chester A. Roberts
George A. Churchill
Alice F. Johnson
Addie D. Palmer
Amy A. Irish
R. J. M. Steussy
John H. Harkins
Charles F. Rush
Lawrence Lord
Charles Morton
Carroll A. Deering
Free Will Workers' Christmas Sale Cleared About $60
The Free Will Workers of Corliss Street church held a Christmas sale at Robert Mitchell's store last Wednesday, clearing about $60. General chairwoman was Mrs Harold Walker with committees led by Mrs Warren McIntire and Mrs Benjamin Coombs. Items included aprons by Abby McCabe candy by Mrs Frederick P Moffatt handkerchiefs and fancy work by Mrs John Hunt and Mrs Bert Preble cooked food and neck ties by Mrs Wilfred W Chaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
Robert Mitchell
Harold Walker
Warren McIntire
Benjamin Coombs
Abby McCabe
Frederick P. Moffatt
John Hunt
Bert Preble
Wilfred W. Chaney
Farmers Aid For Adjusting Debts Encourages Payback Thou
Lamoreau said the program helps farmers and creditors work toward repayment in whole or part with voluntary acceptance of recommendations. Any farmer may seek committee aid. creditors or debtors need not follow its guidance. Leonard Broadhurst, stationed at Pearl Harbor, works in ship construction, son of Mr and Mrs John Broadhurst now living in Bath.
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Lamoreau
FSA
John Broadhurst
Bath
Leonard Broadhurst
Pearl Harbor
T. H. Leonard Broadhurst
The
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Woman injured in auto crash near New Meadows river fill
Mrs. Henry C. Ransky, 25, of Waterville, treated at Memorial Hospital for shock and minor injuries after a sedan carrying her and her husband collided with a coupe driven by Gerard Blanchet, as a truck driven by Abraham Kramer was also involved. Fog and traffic congestion slowed responders and clearing.
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Henry C. Ransky
College Avenue
Waterville
Memorial Hospital
Gerard Blanchet
Haley Street
Lewiston
New Meadows River
Ransky
Bath
High Street
Herbert Mariner
Topsham
Blanchet
Abraham Kramer
Court Street
Bath Iron Works
Families in Conflict Area update from Bath residents
The article lists Bath Iron Works families relocated due to military danger near Cavite and Pearl Harbor. It notes Mrs Avery returning to Atlantic Massachusetts, Lt. John Huse a Morse High graduate now at Clark Field, Edward Cohen at Hickam Field, Albert M. King at Pearl Harbor, and Armand LeTendre among Bath residents in Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Cavite Navy Yard
Manila
Cavite
Avery
Peter Figgenbaum
Atlantic
Mass
U. S
John Huse
U. S. Army Air Corps
Clarks Field
Philippines
Huse
Morse High
West Point
Harry Huse
Snow’ Park
Tuscalosa
Alabama
Edward Cohen
U.S. Army Air Corp
Morris Cohen
Old South Place
Hickam Field
Hawaiian Islands
Albert M. King
Howard King
Elsinore Avenue
Navy Yard
Pearl Harbor
Bath
T. H
Armand LeTendre
LeTendre
Minnie McMann
Albert J. Gallant
Pleasant Street
Deer pelt goes missing after dog drags skin to field
A North End hunter seeks the missing deer pelt used for a rug or trophy after a German police dog dragged the skin to a Park Street field. Onlookers saw hair scattered on the ground and the pelt vanished by the time the owner returned from a day out of the city.
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North End
Park Street
Service Roll Lists Grace Church Members on National Duty
Grace church posted a service roll in the vestibule naming members serving in national defense. The list includes Henry C. De Long Ellen Dolloff R N at the Naval hospital in Hawaii Frederick E. Drake Jr Rodney E. Ross Jr John Frederic Baker E Lawrence Coombs Edward DeLong Charles D. Milliken Frank J. Robshaw and Earl W. Banks.
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Grace Church
Henry C. DeLong
Ellen Dolloff
R. N
Naval Hospital
Hawaii
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
John Frederic Baker
E. Lawrence Coombs
Edward DeLong
Charles D. Milliken
Frank J. Robshaw
Earl W. Banks
Mrs Welch Returns Home From Bath Visit
Mrs. Raymond Welch returns to Woodfords after visiting Bath where they stayed with Mrs. Welch's sisters Miss Bessie Potter of Washington Street and Mrs. Frank Lemont of Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Welch
Woodfords
Bath
Welch
Bath Iron Works
Bessie Potter
Washington Street
Frank Lemont
Probate Court’s Regular Session Opens with Routine Matters
The first regular session of Probate Court was held Tuesday Dec. 2 by Judge Dunton. The docket includes numerous accounts filed and allowed, administrations granted, inventories filed, bonds approved, licenses to sell real estate, and guardians and trustees appointed for multiple estates across Bath Topsham Richmond Woolwich Arrowsic Georgetown Bowdoinham and Newton Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunton
Eva L. Bishop
Willard A. Oliver
Bath
Mary L. Dugas
George Dugas
Topsham
Carlton H. Curtis
Wilbur F. Browne
Susan T. Goodwin
Richmond
Bath National Bank
Nellie C. Marston
Rachel E. Dunning
Roscoe P. Higgins
Guardian
Frank Kenyon
Rebecca B. Minott
Ada C. Minott
Phippsburg
Edith I. Peary
Charles Dicker
Allan Spear
Clara E. Head
Woolwich
Fred H. Thompson
Leroy L. Burnham
Marcia M. Stinson
Elizabeth V. Hathorne
Ada M. Purington
Arthur K. Purington
Mary H. Lilly
J. Bowdoin Lilly
Josiah B. Lilly
Malden
Mass
Lloyd G. Daley
John P. Carey
Nathalie E. Daley
Carrie F. Armes
Fred Walter Armes
George J. Goodwin
John Royal
Susie A. Tarr
Executrix
George Langdon Tarr
Arrowsic
Edwold F. Carter
John H. Carter
Harry L. Day
Frank Green
Wesley M. Mewer
Charles E. Sandford
Bowdeinham
Mabel Curtis
Selma Lena Gibbs
James W. Gibbs
Alice W. Pratt
George H. Pratt
Boyd L. Bailey
William Collins
Fred L. Rice
Robert Louis Rice
M. Roberts
Agnes Roberts
Roger D. Skillings
Ruth
Cushman
Edith F. Skillings
Millward G. Patten
Edwin C. Patten
Joseph R. Dunton
Bertha E. Dunton
Alfreda P. Woodward
Walter D. Powers
Marshall T. Powers
George E. Wright
Nettie M. Stephens
Frances E. Sturmer
William H. Lemar
Isabel la Chaise
Edward P. Nagle
Georgetown
Admr
Twin B's Club Holds December Meeting in Brunswick
The Twin B's club of past chiefs of Lowell temple and Alvah Young temple Pythian Sisters met at 38 Pleasant street, Brunswick, with Mrs. Fred S. Curtis hosting. Attendees included Mrs. Emma Haley and many Brunswick members. The next gathering is Jan 8 at Mrs. Lombard's Pleasant Street home to observe New Year’s. a social hour and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin B’s Club
Lowell Temple
City
Alvah Young Temple
Pythian Sisters
Brunswick
Fred S. Curtis
Pleasant Street
Emma Haley
Belle Haskell
Alice Larock
Iola Lombard
Bessie Stimpson
Alice Bowie
Marion Darrah
Sadie Garcelon
Viola Melzard
Mrs O'Donnell Returns Home With Baby From Infirmary
Mrs. Bartholomew O'Donnell and her infant daughter Colleen Margaret will return to 27 Craigsmere Avenue South Portland Thursday from the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary. She was formerly Miss Shirley Moore of Bath, with her mother Mrs Wellington A. Moore of Weeks Street staying with her for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew O'Donnell
Colleen Margaret
Craigsmere Avenue
South Portland
Maine Eye & Ear Infirmary
O’donnell
Shirley Moore
Bath
Wellington A. Moore
Weeks Street
Weekly Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down
Cryptic and standard crossword clues span across and down entries. The puzzle lists across clues such as Chinese fabric and Vehicle with several numbered slots, plus a Down section including Coarse potter’s ware and Hair dye. Also included is a Cryptoquote quotation and a note about talent versus genius.
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