Camp and Auxiliary Service Recognized in Bath Red Cross Meet
The Bath Chapter of the American Red Cross re organized its Camp and Hospital Service at a Grace Church parish house meeting attended by many local clubs. Council field representative Mrs. Harold L. Bailey outlined Red Cross work at Togus Brunswick Naval Air Station and Fort Williams Portland, and Mrs. Kenneth C. M. Sills highlighted Brunswick efforts. Warren F. Hawley named council chair and Fred D. Hill vice chair as leaders urged wider organizational support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp and Hospital Service of Bath Chapter
The
American Red Cross
Grace Church
Louis A. Dole
Harold L. Bailey
Falmouth
Council
Warren F. Hawley
Fred D. Hill
Knights of Columbus Card Party Planned for Fed 12
Knights of Columbus announce a card party at their hall on February 12 featuring auction, contract, and whist. Prizes will be awarded in all three games. Committee includes Henry Biggins, James McLaughlin, Al Turcotte, John M. Conley, Joan J. Keegan Jr, Maln Genther, Ernest Kingsbury, Edward Googins. Table reservations with Mrs Ames Turcotte or Mrs John M Conley Sr. Refreshments to be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Henry Biggins
James McLaughlin
al Turcotte
John M. Conley
Joan J. Keegan
Mal.n Genther
Ernest Kingsbury
Edward Googins
Ames J . Turcotte
John M Conley Sr
Children Prepare Salads and Desserts Lesson in Nutrition
Children assemble salads and simple desserts under a kitchen activity. A mother leads a basic nutrition lesson during the fun session, explaining healthy choices and balanced portions as the dishes come together.
Liberation Brings Happiness to Luxembourg Heroes
Sgt. Chester E. Swain of East Brunswick served two years in the Army including a year overseas and D Day. A clipping from Stars and Stripes recalls a Luxembourg dinner and the nation’s grateful speech to allied soldiers. He is in Bat. I, 197th AAA-AWBH, Army number 31217993, APo 230 care of the New York Postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester E. Swain
Harold E
Mattie E. Swain
East Brunswick
Stars and Stripes
Luxembourg
Swain
Bat. I
Aaa-Awbh
A.P.O
New York
Ye Olde Tyme Faire Profits Totaled 2970.63
The Bath Memorial Hospital auxiliary finance committee reports a profit of 2970.63 from Ye Olde Tyme Faire held in December. Receipts were 4116.09 and expenses 1147.46, with late contributions of 1.50 totaling 2970.63. A budget for allotment will be presented at the February 14 directors’ meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bath Memorial Hospital Committee
Winter Street Church Welcomes Guest Preacher Rev McNabb
Winter Street Congregational church invites members and friends to hear Rev. Robert Hi McNabb as guest preacher at Sunday morning service. McNabb, a Boston University theology student and Waterloo Iowa native, serves as counsellor of the Methodist Club and sings with the Seminary Singers. Service at 10:30 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Robert Hi’ McNabb
Boston University School of Theology
McNabb
Waterloo
Iowa
Cornell College
Rowly
Spencer Grave
Methodist Club
Boston University
Seminary Singers
Rev
Pythian Sisters Meet in Lowell With Initiation Planned
Pythian Sisters met last week to finish a quilt project. A baked bean supper preceded the 8 o'clock meeting where a Knight was initiated. Susan Daley received a 25 year service pin and a birthday card was sent to Mrs. Ethel Gilman. Mrs. Emily Williams won the penny match. At this week’s meeting Gilman and staff will install officers and another initiation is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Temple
Susan Daley
Chiefs’ Association
Ethel Gilman
Emily Williams
Rituals Returned to Shaw Family by Honest Finds
The two missing Eastern Star rituals have been recovered and handed back to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shaw of Oak Street for Genesta chapter use. One was recovered on a local bus in the South End, the second by Stevie Wilson who found it under a roadside tree and gave it to his mother to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Eastern Star
Henry Shaw
Oak Street
Genesta Chapter
Little Stevie Wilson
High Street
Shaw
Bath Rifle and Pistol Club Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
Bath Rifle and Pistol Club elected H. E. Cooke president H. K. Smith vice president A. G. Goss secretary J. Homan treasurer P. Stacey executive officer P. Staley G. Van Wynen chief instructor H. Jacquith publicity officer at the Washington street clubhouse. Four two position matches were approved with the losing team to host a supper for winners. In the first match Lord Staley’s Tanks beat T. T. Cook’s Turret Tops 1086 to 1084.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rifle and Pistol Association
Washington Street
H. E. Cooke
H. K. Smith
A. G. Goss
J. Homan
P. Stacey
P. Staley
G. van Wynen
H. Jacquith
Lord Staley
T. T. Cook
L. Staley
G. Clough
W. Snipe
E. Oliver
Winter Street Ladies Aid Meeting Friday
Ladies AID of Winter Street church met Friday afternoon with 35 present. Hostesses were Mrs Elmer Hodgkins Miss Ed wins Durgin Mrs Fred C Hill Mrs Edward Hawley. A Red Cross supper report pleased. A white elephant sale netted a good sum with Mrs Arthur Pur ington auctioneer. Next week hostesses named. afternoon meeting planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Church
Elmer Hodgkins
Edwins Durgin
Fred C. Hill
Edward Hawley
J. Albert Redlon
Joseph O. Purdue
England
Red Cross
Arthur K. Purington
Harry E. Peterson
Elmer Williams
Charles Baker
Langdon T. Snipe
White Ribboners Meet With Mrs Brown
Mrs Nellie Brown of Deering Street entertained members of the W C T A for the monthly social meeting. Mrs Florence Howard led an excellent program and the secretary read a note from state treasurer Mrs Augusta Christie. Games, refreshments, and a planned Feb 13 meeting at Mrs Browns were announced with requests to bring a news item and a valentine. Mrs Doris Thistle led the devotionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Brown
Deering Street
W.C.T
Florence Howard
Augusta Christie
Howard
Stover
Brown
Doris Thistle
Women Needed in Army Medical Corps in 1945
In January 1945 a call to action urges women to join the Army Medical and Surgical Technician Schools. The message highlights returning servicemen and urgent medical care needs, inviting interested women with two years of high school to visit the Bath City Hall third floor office to learn how to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAC
G. I. Joe
The
Doughboy
Yank
Army Medical Corps
Army Medical and Surgical Technician
City Hall
Bath
Coolen Murray Rite in Brunswick Church Parsonage
The marriage of Guy E. Coolen and Shirley H. Murray of Brunswick was solemnized at the Winter Street church parsonage on Wednesday at 3:30 with Rev. Chester B. Oliver officiating. The double ring ceremony featured Mrs. Ethelyn Litchfield as bridesmaid and Walter Mason as best man. Present were Violet Alexander, Sarah Murray, Emma Palmer, Cora, and Joseph O. Purdue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy E. Coolen
Shirley H. Murray
Brunswick
Winter Street
Chester B. Oliver
Wesley Church
Ethelyn Litchfield
Walter Mason
Violet Alexander
Sarah Murray
Emma Palmer
Cora
Joseph O. Purdue
Rural teachers lag in higher education levels
A study shows sixty percent of teachers in rural elementary schools with only one or two teachers having less than two years beyond high school, compared with ten percent in cities with populations over 2,500.
Ladies Contribute to Sea Coast Mission
In May 1806 women of the Old North Church formed the Fifty two Cent Society to save one cent weekly for local charit ies. Each year the collection supports the Maine Sea Coast Mission with its Sunbeam boat aiding isolated coastal communities. This year the cents total 22.34 dollars and the listed members include Lucy G. Rogers, Leah E. Strout, Walter Bowker, Fred Irish, Alice Shorey, Sara Hitchcock, Alice Varney, Elsie Folsom, Gail Carter, Isabel Carter, Catherine Leonard, Beatrice Black, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old North Church
Winter Street
Fifty-two Cent Society
Alexander
Angus McDonald
Maine Sea Coast Mission
Missionary Society
Maine
Lucy G. Rogers
Leah E. Strout
Walter Bowker
Fred Irish
Arthur Bowker
Alice Shorey
Sara Hitchcock
Arthur C. Lemont
William Potter
Corrie Varney
Alice Varney
Allen M. Irish
Samuel R. Percy
Fred E. Hooper
Langdon T. Snipe
Gail Carter
Isabel Carter
Elsie Folsom
William S. Shorey
Edward Hawley
George Hastings
Lewis Gannon
Milton C. Trott
Arthur K. Purington
Harry E. Peterson
Ernest Freeman
Charles Frost
Edgar Hatch
Trygve Carlson
John A. Lord
Arthur Nichols
Mary Leonard
Catherine Leonard
Cecil E. Paine
Lions Club Screenings Highlight 1939 Newsreels
Lions Club meeting featured films from coast guard invasion coverage of Normandy, New York World's Fair views, hurricane scenes from New England 1939, and music and sports shorts by Richard Renshaw. secretary Elmer Williams noted a letter from former Mayor Cahill in Clearwater Florida. Jan 31 and Feb 7 program committees announced. Silas Warner, FPHA housing director, attended as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Normandy
New England
Richard Renshaw
Bath Iron Works
Lions Club
Sedgwick
Charles H. Cahill
Clearwater, Fla
Elmer Williams
Fred Tarbox
Nathan Press
Carroll Davis
E. L. McCurdy
Silas Warner
FPHA
Hyde Park Terrace
Huse PTA Votes to Buy Piano and Eding Machine
Huse Parent-Teacher Association met at Huse school and voted to purchase a grand piano for the auditorium and a visual education machine for picture projection. It approved revised by-laws and planned a chicken pie supper for USO Industrial Workers on Feb 6 at the USO hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Parent-Teacher Association
Huse
Edward B. Hamblett
Paul Watts
USO Industrial Workers Club
USO
Hamblett
Albert Whitney
William Edgett
Richard Hersom
Morton Young
Shrine Club Dines and Listens to Marine Corps Tales
The Bath Shrine club met at Sedgwick for a steak supper served by the hotel management. After the business meeting Cpl. Popeleki and Pfc. Droto of the U S Marine Corps, stationed at Brunswick, spoke of their South Pacific service. Their experiences and presentation were well received. the club will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Shrine
Sedgwick
Cpl. Popeleki
Pfc. Droto
U. S. Marine Corps
Brunswick
South Pacific Islands
Local Talent Show Dazzles 150 at Social Center
Over 150 attended the Local Talent show at B I W Social Center on Tuesday last. Uncle Ed Fawcett led a varied program with Harmonizers Helen Bryant and Arlene Webster praised by the audience. Martha Lure Isabelle Murray and others performed dances and songs, Ken Weeks showed wide talent with violin and requests, and a broom gag drew laughs. Hazel York won the door prize and Evelyn Lowden the ticket sales prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.I.W. Social Center
Ed Fawcett
B. I. W. Electric Shop
Helen Bryant
Arlene Webster
June Stover
B. I. W. Canteen
Martha Lure
Isabelle Murray
Lambert Park Dramatic Club
Marie
Kenneth Weeks
Ken
Jack Benny
Gloria Schumaker
Tex Logan
Lambert Park
Saunders Patterson
Bill Barter
Ed Hogan
Barter
Hogan
Patterson
Hazel York
Evelyn Lowden
Genesta Circle Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
Genesta sewing circle met with Mrs. David Rich on Bedford Street for its annual meeting and officer elections. Evelyn Morse presided as retiring president. Eleanor Danforth named president, Martha Bertran vice president, Evadna Drake secretary, Marguerite Cutting treasurer. A social hour followed with ice cream cookies and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
Stamp and Bond Sales by Children in City Schools
Stamp and bond sales totals through January 23 reach 37 347 80 across Morse High Huse Dike North Central North Mitchell South Weeks Washington and Center Street schools Ungraded. Compared with last year’s 43 982 50 the drop is evident. Marco Polo referenced by the editor notes his words on 15 000 boats seen in a Chinese anchorage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Huse School
Dike School
North Grammar
Central Grammar
North Primary
Mitchell School
South Street
Center Street
Weeks Street
Washington Primary
Public card party aids school playground in Bowdoinham
The Bowdoinham PTA card party at Mrs. Harold Conley’s home drew a large crowd. High scores went to Mrs. Delmar Curtis and Mrs. Lewis Lucy, with Mrs. Richard Denham in third place. Proceeds fund playground improvements. Senator Neil Bishop spoke at a Topsham Grange gathering. Electa chapter OES officers installation postponed to Tuesday due to a storm. Local notes mention hospital transfer for Bertha Heath, Sgt. E Rodney Browne’s return to Atlantic City for assignment, birth of a daughter to Avery Fides, and visits among area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Harold Conley
Delmar Curtis
Lewis Lucy
Richard Denham
William Valentine
George Sedgley
Charles Hackett
Neil Bishop
Topsham Grange
Electa Chapter
O.E.S
Bertha Heath
Frank Heath
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
E. Rodney Browne
Earl] Browne
Atlantic City
N. J
Avery Fides
Gardiner General Hospital
Wanda
Dianna Doody
Edmund Devoe
Brunswick
Sally Dorrance
Richmond
Karl Hatch
John Grant
Lady Kent
Medomak
C. F. Thompson
R. A. Dickinson
Wood Lot Demonstrations Highlight Chain Power Saw
County Agent C. L. Eastman announces two wood lot demonstrations on February 6 at 1 30 at Hubert Bowie’s Lisbon farm and February 7 at 1 30 at Libby Teague’s wood lot south of North Turner. Attendees will see chain saw use and compare pruned thinned and unchecked plots from Ex tension Service demonstrations, a topic long debated among mill men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Eastman
Lewiston
Hubert Bowie
Lisbon
Libby & Teague
North Turner
Extension Service
Heath family update from Bowdoinham post road
Mrs Frank Heath’s family on Post Road Bowdoinham reports hospitalization at Central Maine General in Lewiston. Mrs Hazel Turner and daughter Kay, along with Mrs Jane Beane and daughter, spend winter in Florida. Mr Frank, recently in an accident, shows improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Heath
Frank Heath
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Hazel Turner
Kay
Jane, Beane
Florida
Frank
Etiquette Guide for Proper Table Manners
Instruction on seating, chair handling, and posture at table. Steps include pulling chair with the right hand, stepping forward, seating oneself, sitting erect with feet flat or crossed, keeping arms off the table, and using a napkin in the lap to protect clothes and wipe hands.
Practice Sewing Beginners Guide to Paper Stitching
Beginners practice guiding a sewing machine by stitching on paper marked with guide lines to learn accuracy and control without thread, focusing on straight and curved lines and consistent speed.
Theta Chapter Meets Tuesday Evening
Theta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met last week at Miss Helen Hayes home on Washburn street. President Miss Madge Stacy presided. A plan to send another holiday box to the bomber base in England where Mrs. Mary Carroll Leeds works was approved. A war activities report was assigned to a committee led by Miss Stacy. The cultural program on happiness through religion was led by Mrs. William Turpie with speaker Mrs. Louis Dole. The next meeting is Feb 6 at Mrs Turpie home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Helen Hayes
Washburn Street
Madge Stacy
England
Mary Carroll Leeds
Red Cross
Leeds
Stacy
Roberta Hathorne
Leonard Wetherbee
Catherine Legard
International Office
War Office
Washington
William Turpie
Brewster Sedgwick
Richard Haskell
Barbara Kenney
Louis Dole
Dole
Turpie
Kenney
Sedgwick
Legard
Haskell
Hathorne
Stanley Hatch
Jane Stevens
Helen Racine
Roland Hall
Linwood Haynes
Earl Wade
Eleanor Danforth
Richard Burke
John Crane, Jr
Albert Coombs
Rug care tips for scatter rugs and big carpets
The text advises cleaning scatter rugs as if they are large rugs. When sweeping lay small rugs flat on a large rug or on clean grass. Shaking damages yarns and ripping hems. A carpet beater weakens yarns and loosens sizing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ward Bros
Lisbon Street
Camp and Auxiliary Service
Merritt Island
Temple
Dyal’s Groves
P.O
Rockledge, Florida
Pythian Sisters
Bath Rifle and Pistol Club
Winter Street Ladies’ Aid Meeting
Mrs. Brown
Coolen—Murray
SEA Coast Mission
Huse P.T.A
Shrine Club
DINES
Elwell
Ryan's Corner
Woolwich
Tel
Fine Entertainment
Genesta Circle
Rich
Evelyn Morse
Doris Tobey
Carolyn Thompson
Margaret Lonn
Ralph O. Burden
Kathryn Smith
Margaret Danforth
Viola Osgood
Marion Colby
Wanda Lemoine
Alice Lancaster
Martha Bertrand
Mildred Merrill
Marguerite Cutting
Eva Kenney
Consuello Alkain
Rose Rogers
Marco Polo
Arbox Street
Fred B. Reed
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Street
el Aera Te
Bowdoinham
Bowdoinham Post Road
Jane Frazee
the Hoosier Hotshots
Guvnn Williams Sum Summerville
Falkenburg
Dave O'Brien
Hile
Hattie the Vagabonds
Gloria, Pat Part
Gloria Vanderbilt
Pat di Cicco
Opera House
Impact
Chertes Laughton Tia
Startling
Lorn le
Spencep
Rte
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