Boy Scout Week Amid World War II Spirit
Boy Scouts Cubs and leaders nationwide mark Boy Scout Week from Thursday to Wednesday February 14. The movement cites global rebirth of Scouting as nations are liberated. Since 1910 over 12 million have been in Scouting, with 1.8 million current members and active wartime service including waste paper drives and War Information posters.
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Mussolini
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Hitler
Japan
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Vogelenzang
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Boy Scouts of America
Office of War Information
Selective Service Board
Comsts
War estSan Foreign Relief
War Loan
Local groups show high War Bond and Stamp buying rate
Groups with 90 percent member participation in War Bonds or Stamps, plus every member having a household member who also makes regular purchases, are highlighted as strong supporters of the drive. This pattern indicates broad community engagement and sustained wartime financial backing.
Model Airplane Meet At YMCA Promotes Exhibits
Douglas L. Skillin was named chairman of a YMCA committee to organize a model airplane meet and exhibition. Boys from the YMCA will display planes aiming to resemble real aircraft, with a future event to judge likeness and a gymnasium contest for flying models.
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Douglas L. Skillin
Wanill
Surprise Shower for Mrs McDonald in Stork Celebration
Mrs Frank MacDonald nee Doris Babine was honored with a surprise stork shower at her parents home 516 Middle Street. Guests included many relatives and friends with Stella Babine at the piano, music and refreshments following the gift display.
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Frank MacDonald
Doris Babine
George Babine
Middle Street
MacDonald
Stella Babine
Mary Dorsey
Madelyn Baulay
Alice Irish
Louise Babine
Grace Gallant
Marie Gaudet
Evie Babine
Stella
Dorothy Babine
Mary Rose Gallant
Mary Ames
Rita Shipley
Teresa Gallant
Emily Brown
Doris Lally
Marguerite Brown
Leah Coleman
Esther Hall
Elizabeth Gallant
Margaret Gallant
Helen Joy
Katherine Kingbury
Phyllis Dauphin
Cynthia Dauphin
Billy Dauphin
May Wagner
Doris Alexander
William Grimard
Dora Morrisetty
Gertrude Legarde
Florence Charpentier
Louise Grimmard
Cecile White
Ella Despres
Gerald Despres
Agnes Gaudet
Braun Wins Portland Bout To Defend Title
Bath wrestling champion Ivan Braun retained the New England Junior Heavyweight title Monday at Portland Exposition Building. He defeated Dropkick Murphy in two straight falls after taking the first fall in 2002, then losing the second before sealing victory with a hammerlock submission.
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Ivan Braun
Bath
New England
Exposition Building
Portland
Murphy
Braun
Jones Hayes wedding linked to Bath city social circle
Barbara Haley of Kittery married Victor Harvey Jones USN a Toledo Ohio native at St Raphael's rectory in Kittery Rev Henry A Sloan officiated Attendants included Mrs Arthur Rainer and Francis L Haley The bride daughter of Harold Haley of Bath groom stationed at Brunswick Air Base They plan to reside in Brunswick after a short honeymoon Also notes Bath area news including Yeoman Willam J Mullen USN recovering from injuries after a beach wagon collision and a Bath resident's Hartford New Haven and Bristol trip
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St. Raphael’s Citiren
Kittery
Barbara Haley
Pharmalete
Victor Harvey Jones
U.S. N
Toledo
Ohio
Henry A. Sloan
Arthur Rainer
Francis L Haley
Harold L. Haley
Bath
Trap Academy
Portsmouth Exchange
Navy
Brunswick
Willam J. Mullen
USN
Portland
Perley Colby
Wiscasset
Woolwich
Yeoman Mullen
Naval Hospital
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
A long column reports on service members and families from Bath and nearby areas. First Lieut. Blanch Moody WAC moves to Portland as liaison to Governor Hildreth, with prior posts in New England and Des Moines. Sgt Urbain Tondreau returns from nine months overseas, awarded DFC and Air Medal, and awaiting RAF reassignment. Several others from Bath, Woolwich, and Boothbay Harbor are noted with training, deployments, awards, and family updates.
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Blanch W. Moody
WAC
Portland
Beth McArthur Doyle
Manchester
N. H
Moody
George P. Moody
Highland Street
Morse High
Maine Unemployment Commission
U. S. Navy
Maine
Horace A. Hildreth
Lewiston
Burlington
New England
U. S. Army
Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Oglethorpe
Bath
George Moody
Maxwell Field
Ala
Col
Charles Bartlett
U.S. A
Bangor
Fort Sheridan
Norwood Mansur
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Cushing General Hospital
Framingham
Mass
Ralph Fitch
Woolwich
F. W. Kilgore
John J. Sullivan, Jr
Pvt
Fitch
Army
France
England
Pvt. Fitch
Smith Taxi Co
Wilton Fitch
Barley Neck Road
Cable From Manila Brings Good News
A cablegram to Mrs. Philip Eaton from her sister Mrs. Abraham Schwartz in Manila reports she and her family have been liberated and are well. They are too weak to travel home immediately and will be sent to a place to recuperate and regain strength. The Schwartz family, including daughter, had been in a prison camp since Manila fell to the Japanese.
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Philip Eaton
Abraham Schwartz
Manila
Philippines
Schwartz
Joseph Solovich
Solovich
Haggett family sails to rejoin ship in Boston port
Sgt. Erville K. Meserve of Dresden Mills serves as armorer for the 493rd Bombardment Group England, which completed its 100th mission. The 8th Air Force B 17 group dropped over 8000 tons of bombs on Nazi targets while supporting Normandy D Day and subsequent Allied offensives in Europe. Meserve, son of Mrs. Vesta Meserve and the late Stanley Meserve, is a former Bates College attendee and Bridge Academy graduate who later joined the RAF in 1942. His wife Leota Meserve resides in Wiscasset. Haggett and his father-in-law Samuel Jordan and Mrs. Haggett left for Boston to join his ship.
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England
Erville K. Meserve
Dresden Mills
Eighth Air Force
Elbert Helton
San Antonio
Texas
Meserve
Riviera
Rotterdam
Holland
Caen
St. Lo
France
Duren
Germany
Sgt. Meserve
Vesta E
Stanley Meserve
Leota E. Meserve
Wiscasset
Bridge Academy
Farm Bureau Membership in Maine Reaches New Peak
The Maine Farm Bureau Federation reports 16 729 members on January 1 with 8505 men and 8224 women. Dolloff notes a 2 200 rise from 1944 and men now outnumber women for the first time in years. Counties over 1 000 include Aroostook York Cumberland Oxford and Penobscot with Waldo also passing the threshold.
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Aroostook
York
Oxford
Cumberland
Twin Androscoggin
Sagadahoc
Penobscot
Waldo County
Nightingale Club Hosts Annual Benefit Tea for Hospital
Cecil E. Paine and Mrs. Williams presided as guests of honor at the Nightingale Club tea. Co chairs James B. Lemont and Harold Freeman led arrangements including serving by several members, prize cake won by Mrs. David L. Wilson, and wrap assistance by Mrs. John Preney. The event raised funds for the hospital and was praised as a highlight of the season.
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Cecil E. Paine
Daniel Williams
Morris W. Potter
Arthur Burgess
Robert Thompson
Allan Spear
Richard Renshaw
Helen Hartwell
Robert Milliken
Joseph Cyr
David L. Wilson
John Preney
Nellie Page
James B. Lemont
Harold Freeman
Carroll Davis
Herbert E. Cavanaugh
John Freeman
Edward Footer
J. Emery Footer
Alexander MacDonald
Iron care and storage guidance for safe use
The guidance emphasizes keeping an iron dry when not in use and storing it in a dry place. It cautions against improper handling and suggests care practices to ensure safe operation and longevity of the appliance.
Bluejays favor cold doughnuts over crumbs
Bird lovers report bluejays show a taste for stale doughnuts as a winter treat. They prefer to haul away whole doughnuts rather than take a crumb or two, while cooks are advised to heat meat moderately to keep it tender and juicy through to the bone.
Allotment of coal reduced and substitute fuels urged
George H. Musk of Bath, on the State Advisory committee for the Solid Fuels Administration for War, reports the original 87 percent allotment for this year has been cut to 82 percent. Mining difficulties and weather require the SWFA action, leaving 17 percent to be made up with substitutes such as coke or soft coal. Local dealers report usable soft coal on hand, but aging trucks and limited manpower complicate deliveries, so driveways must be shoveled when coal deliveries are due.
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George H. Musk
Bath
The
Solid Fuels Administration For War
SWFA
Mr. Musk
Bath hospital outlines annual nursing school program
In a 1945 address Gertrude Strong Bates describes Bath hospital's nursing school role, the care emphasis on patients, the student nurse’s central place, and the need for board support. It notes the Cadet Nursing Corps program, staffing figures, admissions, resignations, and upcoming instructional plans with doctors and staff pledging cooperation.
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Cadet Nursing Corps
Department of Health
Armed Services
Purinton
Cosmopolitan Club
Hospital Auxiliary
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Morin
Wahl
Weidman
Training School Committee
Miss Selden
Gertrude Strong Bates
B.S
R.N
Breeding Misunderstood in Farm Animals
Breeding or reproduction of farm animals is described as the least understood area of animal husbandry. The article notes horses cattle sheep and swine are among the species considered when discussing misunderstandings and practices in breeding.
Cedar Grove Man One of Famed Fabled Fifteen
Gordon G. Houdlette of Cedar Grove served as gunner in Avenger torpedo plane with Air Group Fifteen aboard the USS Essex. The unit, praised by Commander David S. McCampbell for teamwork, completed 40 combat missions and racked up major sinkings and battle damages during the Second Battle of the Philippines and other actions. Houdlette, uncle and son of local residents, is part of a famed crew credited with downing 314 planes and damaging many ships.
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Gordon G. Houdlette
Cedar Grove
David S. McCampbell
U.S.N
Navy
McCampbell
Roosevelt
White House
Houdlette
Philippines
Harold A. Houdlette
Air Group Fifteen
Gordon Houdlette
Alfred D. Houdlette
Marshall Avenue
Loyall Sewall Named Chairman of Bath Red Cross Campaign
Mrs Loyall Sewall has been named chairman of the American Red Cross War Fund Campaign for 1945 for the Bath chapter. A proclamation signed by Press- designates March for the campaign observance.
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Loyall Sewall
American Red Cross War Fund
Cam
Paign
Bath
Rotary Club Luncheon Discusses Infantile Paralysis
At Odd Fellows hall Rotary members hear Dr Kershner outline infantile paralysis history from Italy to Britain and learn of Jimmie Temple's recovery and leadership with the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Next noon meeting cancelled. guests welcomed at Kennedy home for supper and program duties assigned.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Rebekahs
George B. Wolstenholme
Kershner
Italy
France
England
James W. Temple
Hinckley Street
Wolstenholme
Jimmie
University of Maine
N. Gratz Jackson
Edward W. Bridgham
Jack Mulcahy
Temple
Warm Springs
Davenport
June Rideout
Bath Lumber Co
National Foundation For
Maine
Foundation
Royal Johnson
Tueday
Club
Rotary Anns
Carl V. Kennedy
Trufant Street
Loring Addison
Donald Young
Red Cross month drive urged by President in speech
The President urged a nationwide Red Cross fundraising effort during the month of February noting the public’s past generosity and readiness to aid the organization in its current hour of need. The term commando is explained as having Portuguese origins.
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Red Cross
Dent Roosevelt
Weekly crossword puzzle across and down clues with cryptoquote
Puzzle page presents across and down word clues, a cryptogram quotation, and attribution Shaw. Readers fill in grid with terms from American Indians to naval terms and other categories. Cryptoquote decodes to What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering. Shaw
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