Postwar steel road program and highway outlook
The Steel magazine notes postwar road building will shape steel demand with billions in investment and millions of workers. Prefabricated steel highways and Darien Connecticut tests mark new methods as the US-wide reconstruction of 150 000 miles and 22 000 bridges looms with near 5 billion dollars needed.
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Steel
Cleveland
Darien
Conn
United States Public Roads Administration
Meat Supply Boost Announced by OO P A Staff
City residents receive word from OO P A staff members that meat supply in the city will rise. Officials say the increase aims to ease shortages and stabilize prices for consumers.
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The
OO. P. A
Cub Pack 54 Hosts Maj William R Kimball
Cub Pack 54 of Central church met at the parish house with strong turnout. They reviewed National Scout week plans, voted to donate toys to the Salvation Army, and tested Wolf scouts including Bagdikian Beaton Terry Smith Fulton Warren Sewall. Maj Kimball guest spoke sharing 1905 Scout images and Cuba war photos.
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Central Church
Donald Preble
Salvation Army
Paul G. Bagdikian, Jr
Donald Beaton
Paul Terry
Frank Smith
Walter Fulton
Edward Warren
Lloyd Sewall
Bath
Frank
Richard Torrey
William R. Kimball
Cuba
May Kimball
Dike School Tops Paper Drive In Bath Campaign
Bath schools collected a little over 11 tons of waste paper with Dike School at 5000 pounds leading, followed by Central Grammar 4200 and Huse 3200 pounds. A second drive is planned for Friday Jan 7 and proceeds totaling 123 dollars 67 cents will be apportioned to participating schools proportionally to their totals.
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Bath
Dike
Central Grammar
Huse School
Washington Primary
North
North Grammar
Central
Huse
Center
Weeks
Mitchell
South
Stamp and Bond Sales Rise Among City Pupils
Stamp and bond purchases by city pupils increased last week over the prior week but remain well below the pace set at the start of the year. The weekly total and cumulative sales stand at 1901.60 and 31759.60 respectively, with last year’s total at 11886.80.
Central Ladies Aid Quilt Tacking Meeting Report
Ladies Aid of Central church met in the parish house on Thursday afternoon. They planned winter work, voted to stage a service table with cooked foods at the upcoming meeting to benefit the Missionary fund, and completed a quilt during a tacking. Hostesses for next week are Mrs James T Bonney and Mrs Albion L Corliss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of Central Church
Missionary Fund
James T. Bonney
Albion L. Corliss
Ther Thompson
James T Bonney
Jason A. Merrill
George Merrill
Louis Sanborn
Frederick Edney
Dora L. Howard
Joseph Avery
James F. Dunton
Alfred Rowe
Charlotte Buck
Robinhood Brownies Enjoy Fair Meeting With Miss Jean Brown
Robinhood Brownies met Wednesday after school at 61 Western Avenue hosted by Mrs Maynard Brown. Jean Brown led the session with a briefing on what a Brownie should be and on flag salutes, then scrapbook work for 1943 and delivery plans to Memorial Hospital. The afternoon featured piano singalongs and thanks from each Brownie to their host and hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinhood Brownies
Maynard Brown
Western Avenue
Jean
Brown
J. Russell Grant
Grant
Memorial Hospital
Brownies
Mrs. Brown
Donna Sutherland
Elsie Thayer
Marie Gallagher
Beverly Higgins
Margaret Cahill
Flora Thayer
Madeline Thayer
Vivian McDougall
Annie MacLeod
Sandra Reynolds
Marion Ferris
Joan Ferris
Edna Sukeforth
Geraldine Sukeforth
Dorothy Landry
Jean Brown
Huse School PTA December Meeting Report
The Huse P T A met Thursday evening at Huse school with good attendance led by Principal Harmon W. Smith. Miss Jane Feere read the secretary’s report. Mrs. William F. Edgett presented the treasurer’s report.
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Huse P. T. A
Huse
Harmon W. Smith
Jane Feere
Eleanor Danforth
William F. Edgett
Robert E. Pendleton
Lions Club
Ruth C. Trueworthy
Lucille Lichness
Clayton Hutchins
Paul Watts
Lewis Carter
Keith Garside
Production Exhibit Impresses Bath Iron Works Display
The Bath Iron Works Labor Management committee wowed attendees at the War Production show in Boston. Frederick Bowes Jr. requests complete production detail for broader spread via War Production Board. BIW invited to send displays to the War Drive Production Exhibition in Washington DC starting December 15 for two weeks. BIW accepted and sent Boston exhibits to the capital with additional ideas included.
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Bath Iron Works
War Production Board
Bath Iron Works Corp
Boston
Frederick Bowes, Jr
Washington, D. C
Social Security Building
Washington
Annual Meeting of C A R Held at 599 High Street
Elizabeth Lawrence Society C A R met last Tuesday at 599 High Street with Miss Virginia Andre. Officers elected include Joanne Heal junior president Hopestill Reed vice president Mary Lou Reed recording secretary Elaine Noyes corresponding secretary Evelyn Perkins treasurer Barbara Lou Deering historian and Pearl Hathorne color bearer. Next meeting January 11 at 977 High Street hosted as a tea marking the society’s fifth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lawrence Society
Virginia Andre
Charles Andre
High Street
Andre
Joanne Heal
Hopestill Reed
Mary Lou Reed
Elaine Noyes
Evelyn Perkins
Barbara Lou Deering
Pearl Hathorne
Jane Trott
Milton C. Trott
Miss Trott
Dorothy Gilchrist
Germaine Bonney
Horace P. Morse
Wendall B. Heal
Caroline Carpenter
Betty Mae Hopkins
Ellen Oliver Celebrates Second Birthday at Grandparents’ Home
Ellen Oliver turned two with a party hosted by her grandparents Mr and Mrs Harold Dowling at Washington Street. Refreshments and a birthday cake were served with tea for the mothers. Guests included Nancy Temple Janice Card Jon Paisley Stephen Thayer Roberta Jewell Dwight Belanger Sharon Holbrook Johnny Larrabee and many adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Oliver
Harold Dowling
Washington Street
Mrs. Oliver
Dowling
Hudson Fowles
Ellen
Nancy Temple
Janice Card
Jon Paisley
Stephen Thayer
Roberta Jewell
Dwight Belanger
Sharon Holbrook
Johnny Larrabee
Linwood Temple
Ralph Card
William Paisley, Jr
Lawrence Thayer
Robert Jewell
John Belanger
Gordon Holbrook
Myrtle Lodge Meets On Friday Evening
Myrtle lodge of Odd Ladies gathered Friday evening as members returned from the Government of Maine session in Portland. A buffet lunch was served by Mrs Mary Gillespie, Mrs Louise Rogers, Mrs Alice Lewis, and Mrs Hazel Schottlier. Reports were read and approved and plans made for winter activities.
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Myrtle Lodge of
Odd Ladies
Government of Maine
Portland
Mary Gillespie
Louise Rogers
Alice Lewis
Hazel Schottlier
John Hunt
Arthur C. Lemont
Gertrude Stewart
Lucelia Blake
Edith Nash
Sadie Davis
Sadie Savage
Annie Oliver
Edith Miller
Bertha Ward
Lizzie Haggett
Rose Jean
Jennie Oliver
Fourth War Loan Drive Under Way In January
Albert S. Noyes, co chair of Region 8 which covers Sagadahoc and Cumberland counties, said Monday the drive will begin January 18 and run to February 15 with a $14.0 billion national goal. Past drives totaled over $50 billion and all surpassed targets as Secretary Morgenthau notes stronger state committees and millions of volunteer salesmen will push the effort to every home and plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Noyes
Region 8
Sagadahoc
Cumberland
Morgenthau
Engagement of Marie Eulalie MacDonald to Francis H Mayne Jr
Mr and Mrs D Wallace Mac Donald announce the engagement of their daughter Marie Eulalie to Francis H Mayne Jr U S N R son of Mr and Mass Mayne He is a Melrose High School graduate and formerly a Parker Danner Co Boston salesman and shipper He is in the U S Navy Miss McDonald attended Morse High School and now works for A G Page Co jewelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Wallace MacDonald
Marie Eulalie
Francis H. Mayne, Jr
Mass
Mayne
Melrose High School
Parker Danner Co
Boston
Miss McDonald
Morse High School
A. G. Page Co
Jewelers
Hyde Camp Auxiliary elects officers for the year
Hyde Camp and Auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War met at Grand Army hall and elected officers led by President Mrs. Mabel Ansert. Delegates were chosen for the Department Convention in Augusta and the National Convention in Des Moines. A joint installation with the Camp was planned, with a Christmas tree event on December 21 and a Dec 19 initiation special meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde
Alice Rideout
Eleanor Boyd
Lillian Warner
Jennie Miller
Annie Oliver
Lucelia Blake
Department
Augusta
Emma Hall
Des Moines
Iowa
Mabel Ansert
Hyde
Minnie Roderick
Hyde Auxiliary
Roderick
Governor Sewall Renominates Carl C. Anderson to State Board
Governor Sewall renominated Bath professional Carl C. Anderson to the State Board of Pharmacy on Wednesday of last week. The day also saw Raymond E. Rendall named to a second four year term as State Forest Commissioner and medical examiner Dr Wesley C. McNamara appointed for Penobscot County. Additional appointments included Knox County Public Administrator Frank H. Ingraham and Portland dentist Dr Fred Sods to the Board of Dental Examiners. Ralph M. Simmons named Franklin County trial justice to replace E L Strickland. Earlier nominations included Winthrop Municipal Judge Herbert E. Foster and John J. Riley to the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers with Philip W. Vigne named to replace Newport’s Arolin L. Greenway who terms expire December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall
Carl C. Anderson
Bath
State Board of Pharmacy
Raymond E. Rendall
Wesley C. McNamara
Lincoln
Penobscot County
Paul Millington
Newport
Frank H. Ingraham
Rockland
Knox County
Fred Sods
Portland
Board of Dental Examiners
Irving E. Pendleton
Lewiston
Ralph M. Simmons
Kingfield
Franklin County
E. L. Strickland
Herbert E. Foster
Winthrop
John J. Riley
Board of Barbers and
Solar Lodge Masons Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
Solar Lodge of Masons elects officers at a noon meeting in the Masonic Temple. Worshipful Master is Charles S. Bartlett with Herbert R. Morse as Senior Warden and Raymond Fogg as Junior Warden. Other posts include Harold E. Tobey treasurer and Karcher 8. Jackson secretary. Guardians are Henry G. Hodgdon Arthur H. Price and Edwin H. P. Lowell with Sanford B. Nickerson on the House committee.
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Solar Lodge of Masons
Masonic Temple
Charles S. Bartlett
Herbert R. Morse
Raymond Fogg
Harold E. Tobey
Karcher
Jackson
Henry G. Hodgdon
Arthur H. Price
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Sanford B. Nickerson
Bath Stamp Club Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Bath Stamp club held its annual meeting at the parish house on Wednesday. Otis N. E. Card was elected president, Miss Helen Hartwell vice president, and Mrs. Willard McLean secretary-treasurer. The next meeting will be the second Wednesday in January. all stamp enthusiasts over 18 are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Stamp Club
Otis N. E. Card
Helen Hartwell
Willard McLean
Sagadahoc Probate Court Handles December Session
At Sagadahoc County Probate Court, Judge Arthur J. Dunton presided over the December session. The docket included filings for Wits, Wills, Administrations, Bonds, Inventories, Accounts, and Licenses across numerous estates in Bath Topsham Phippsburg Woolwich Georgetown Bowdoinham Cambridge Cape Elizabeth Richmond and Portland.
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Sagadahoc County
Arthur J. Dunton
Wits
John A. Terrell
Phippsburg
Rosamond Hunt
Harry H. Nicall
Topsham
Ida F. Nicall
Myrtie A. Hicks
Robert E. Dow
Harry Foote
Bath
Edward W. Bridgham
Jane M. Blaisdell
Sarah W. Hilton
Fred H. Thompson
Ethel M. Thompson
Als
Sophie Morin
Jean L. Bangs
Department of Health and Welfare
Thomas J. Malin
Hannah M. Curran
John A. L. MacLellan
Admr
Marguerite L. Lemont
Edward A. Footer
Harney P. Hathorne
Woolwich
Waldo L. Hathorne
John W. McLane
Bowdeinham
Mabel L. McLane
Admx
Emma W. Hathaway
Cambridge
Mass
Ray G. Marston
Leslie G. Hathaway
Charles M. Bigelow
Georgetown
Fiduciary Trust Co
Ella C. Cahill
William B. Haggett
Rinaldo D. Purington
Bowdoinham
Margaret H. Purinton
Joanna M. Hodgkins
Charlotte C. Owen
Frank E. Pushard
Perkins Plantation
Cora B. Dawes
Lillian M. Graham
Milton
Mary Cody
Edwin Denham
Georgia N. Denham
Clelia H. Corson
Aura L. Corson
Charles Tremblay
Annebelle Tremblay
Thomas W. Scott
Waltham, Mass
Robert Jackson Cram
C.t.a
Alice A. McKenney
Edwin W. Warren
Henry A. Parker
Freemont B. Rowe
Almon R. Perry
Marie E. Footer
Wilbur C. Oliver
Esther G. Oliver
Katherine Gignoux
Cape Elizabeth
National Bank of Commerce of Portland
Allan M. Homes
Elmer E. MacFarland
Marion W. Moody
Fred AL. White
Guardian
Adelbert Williams
Marilla V. Williams
Emma P. Williams
Ida May Beals
Rebecca B. Minott
Fred L. White
Miss Helen Hayes Hosts Theta Chapter Meeting
Miss Helen Hayes entertained Theta chapter Beta Sigma Phi at her Washburn street home. Papers on music and composers were read, recordings enjoyed, and plans discussed for a Christmas party held December 14 at Eleanor Danforth’s High street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hayes
Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi
Washburn Street
Nathan W. Watson
Richard Haskell
Roberta Hathorne
Harmon Eliason
Eleanor Danforth
High Street
John A. Greene, Jr
Burt Osgood
Brewster Sedgwick
Vanona MacDonald
Bath Odd Ladies Attend Convention in Portland
Government of Maine United Order of Independent Odd Ladies met in Portland at the Sons of Veterans hall for an all day session. Reports from district lodges were read. Bath lodge members attended and Miss Annie Oliver and several others are listed among the Bath contingent. Next quarterly session set for March 10 in Waterville at Fort Halifax lodge rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of Maine
United Order of Independent Odd Ladies
Portland
Sons of Veterans Hall
Monument Square
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Mercorial
Nellie Hunt
Myrtle Lodge
Waterville
Fort Halifax
Bath Lodge
John Hunt
Sadie Davis
Arthur C. Lemont
Mary Curtis
Gertrude Stewart
Lucelia Blake
Annie Oliver
Edith Nash
Sadie Savage
Meat Allocation Crackdown Warned to Dealers
Continued notice from Page One warns that any dealer caught diverting meat to noncustomers will face fines or imprisonment.
WWII ration changes list fuel oil stamps and stove permits
The notice lists stamp validity for aviation and fuel oil coupons across books and periods, tire inspection deadlines, and new stove rationing. It specifies dates for Period I II and III fuel coupons, gallon ratings for Stamps 8 and classes 4 5, and urges applying to local ration boards for stove purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Ration Board
Fifty Years Ago in Bath Waterville Auburn Salt Ban on Streets
The Lewiston Journal recalls Bath voters banning salt on streetcar tracks and making the company pay 90 percent of snow removal costs. In Waterville and Auburn officials and the railway company cooperated or resolved prior issues, with Lewiston reporting an armistice in the past.
Son Born to Mr and Mrs C Albert Douglas in Bath
Thanksgiving eve birth named Gordon Allen is reported for the son born to Mr. and Mrs. C Albert Douglas at Bath Memorial Hospital. The mother and child have returned home to 24 Hinckley Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Allen
C. Albert Douglas
Bath Memorial Hospital
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Highlights
Crossword clues and grid entries including across and down prompts. The page lists many numbered entries with hints such as Nobleman Upright Harden Untidy and river It ally. it also includes a Cryptoquote and a quotation about politeness by Macaulay. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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Nobleman
Harden
Odyssey
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B. Nichols
Pres
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Barry C. Webber
National Editorial 3 Association
Brunswick
Sewallor Justus H. Miller
Red Cross Camp Council
Major Kimball
Dike School
Accumu- School
Lative M.hs
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C. Grammar
N. Primary
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Center St
Weeks St
Wash St. Pri
Central Ladies’ Aid
Hospital Children’s Ward
P.T.A
Hyde Camp
Solar Lodge
Masons
Stamp Club Elects
Richmond
Sadie M. McGinn
Annie M
Harlon M. Fossett
Mary C. Fossett
Verdie A. Grant, Jr
Bath National Bank
Beta Sigma Phi
Linwood Haynes
Richard P. Burke, Jr
Madge Stacy
Mary Carroll
John M. Conley, Jr
William Turpie
Albert Coombs
Leonard F. Wetherbee
Katherine Legard
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