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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
2
A festive Christmas message extols resilience in wartime. It pledges that American faith and freedoms will endure through speech, worship, education, and industry, while urging hope for a swift end to the global conflict and gratitude for being Americans.
The Bath Iron Works and Todd-Bath Iron Yard in South Portland launched three ships, including the Exiria for the British Government, part of a rapid wartime program. The vessels carry both the Stars and Stripes and Union Jack, signaling close Anglo American cooperation as wartime trade and repair efforts unite navies and commerce. The piece urges lasting postwar harmony to restore global economic conditions and peace.
A Portland City Marshal in civilian clothes stopped a truck driver backing into a store on South Street. The driver admitted to frequent improper parking and said tickets could be fixed. The marshal warned that future tickets would be processed at headquarters, leaving the driver startled by the encounter.
Personal notices detail Christmas visits across Portland, Reading and Boston. Families including Briggs Van Hook Shaw Lil ly Marr Wilson Pierce Seekins McFadden Robbins Freeman share travel and hosting plans. A Social Eight party at Court street and a Santa appearance highlight local holiday gatherings as Byron Henry awaits word on a shipbound captain.
Nathaniel T. Palmer Jr argues for a federally or state supervised legal lottery to raise funds for war materials, urging a nationwide referendum in Maine and across the United States. He outlines ticket pricing, distribution, and a 75 25 split favoring National Defense and treasury expenses, praising American control and non corruption.
The Maine State Guard Company D now staffs Bath Armory with armed guards during Thursday night drills. Four recruits passed examinations and were sworn in, boosting personnel as enlistments rise. Tech Sgt Betts and Pvt 1st Class Connolly aided in enlistment papers. Rifle range instruction and infantry drill followed, with refreshments served afterward. Next drills move to Tuesday nights for the next two weeks due to holidays.
Rev. Raymond G. Putnam led Boy Scout Cub Pack No. 52 in a Christmas party at the parish house. The program included a greeting, game period, business meeting about a December 27 hike and plans for the new year, carols, a campfire circle with a story, Santa gifts from Frank Sutherland, and gifts to the Salvation Army.
The Federal government is reported to consider purchasing Daniel A. Bishop’s Washington street lumber and builder supply site at 551 553. The adjacent Emery's Filling Station lot and Mrs Annie Libby’s residence at 557 Washington may also be involved. Rumors say the area could become part of Hyde Windlass Co. residents include Mrs Percy Savage of Portland visiting Port Fisher family in Kittery.
Experts from the State Police presented a lively lecture on chemical warfare at Morse High School. Officers George Wood and Robert Marx demonstrated incendiary device handling with magnesium and thermite, including sand smothering and water spray techniques. The display featured a gas balloon detonation and dramatic burns, impressing attendees and underscoring safety measures amid defense group efforts.
A club organized to promote the sale of U S Defense Bonds met in the vestry with Samuel Prawer, president of the Men’s Congregation of Beth Israel, directing the effort. Dr Clinton A Clangon, head of the state sales group, named Prawer to aid sales. Twenty one members joined Tuesday and Morris M Petlock received the first bond. two more bonds will be awarded at future meetings and each member will receive a bond with recipients withdrawn from further competition.
Fire crews responded to a false alarm from box 511 near North and Lincoln streets Friday afternoon. No one was found at the scene and no fire was detected in the neighborhood. The city dump flames were routine. three stations inspected. Weekend visitors from Freeport included Mrs. Raymond Boynton and her mother Mrs. Dorcas S. Winslow, plus Mrs. Carol Thompson, formerly of Bath, visiting Mrs. Howard Rice on Mechanic Street.
A Bath War Relief Society letter expresses gratitude for a consign ment of warm dresses bloomers snow suits and wool clothing sent by the Bath Maine committee. Robert Mortimer of Boston praises the goods as attractive practical for a cold English winter and thanks the local volunteers including chair Margaret Cargill and organizers Mrs William Scott and Mrs W Dayton Hill.
Jeremiah Walter Desmond son of Albert Edward and Mrs Desmond of Bath Maine received apprenticeship seaman status at the U S Training Station Newport R I He enlisted for six years at the Boston post office recruiting station He is a Morse High School graduate formerly a Bath Iron Works employee and aims to become an Aviation Metalsmith He may earn a 50 percent base pay bonus with flight training and after four months service be advanced to Second Class Seaman with a 75 percent pay raise
Cecil McLean twenty of Readfield pled guilty in Augusta Municipal Court to larceny of a quarter cord of wood taken from a stack in Readfield. He said he had a wife and family and expected a Bath job this week. Judge Farrington placed him on probation and postponed sentence until April, ordering regular reports to Kennebec County Probation Officer Arthur Robinson.
The Weeks Street school reports no absences or tardies for the first 15 weeks ending Friday. Grade VII list includes Philip Ames Selma Cummings Joseph Hecht Donald Hopkins Carl McCabe Fenton Moore Lillian Witham. Grade VI lists Freeman Annette Godfrey Paul Knight Gordon Murray Ethel Rogers William Seavey John Sullivan John Newell Edwin Pinson. Mrs Adelaide Hooper entertained her contract club for luncheon at Hotel Sedgwick Thursday.
Government officials announced the four streets for the Hyde Park Terrace Federal Housing Project Bluff Road forms the easternmost street circling the rear of the project Drayton Road runs south from the project toward Center street Lark Street lies along the northern boundary and Central Avenue curves from Lark Street to the south of the project names reflect local history and layout choices
Firefighters from central Maine Power Co. battled a small blaze in the stock room near Washington and Spring streets early Friday. The flames, likely from electric wires near wooden shelves, damaged shelving and a line truck, with one tire and hood harmed. All clear by 12 45 after water and foamite were used.
The Percy and Small shipyard at Bath will be active again as Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co of Bowdoinham plans to unload fertilizer from barges at the yard. A crane is installed and material will be discharged in bulk and bagged for truck transport to Bowdoinham plant.
City Marshal Butler warned residents Wednesday against buying Japanese packed crabmeat after a Phippsburg woman found glass particles in an AKO can purchased here. Further cans in Bath Woolwich and others showed similar concerns as officials tested contents, with some cans labeled Product of Kamchatka USSR.
At the regular Goodwill club card party held Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Reed in Woolwich, six weeks prizes went to Mrs. Mabel Jack and Nelson R. Rice for bridge and Mrs. Arthur Orr with Edward V. Reed for whist. Weekly prizes were awarded in bridge to Mrs. Mabel Jack and Alex St Jerre and in whist to Mrs. Arthur Orr and Mrs. Harry Walters of Bath.
Warren Bartlett, who lived with Mr and Mrs Henry Dubar in Nequasset while employed in Bath Iron Works electrical department, has gone back to his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Bartlett in Berlin New Hampshire after several weeks on the West Coast.
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