Republican group proposes names for ward caucuses
A Republican group met at Alderman Donati N. Small's home to nominate candidates for ward caucuses on Feb 14. The list includes Aldermen and councilmen candidates for wards 1 through 7, with multiple names per ward.
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Republican Group
Donati N. Small
Ellery E. Whittemore
J. Frank Hunt
Foster Pratt
Charles A. Coombs, Jr
Charles A. Shepard
Charles F. Rush
Walter C. Rogers
Jesse W. Allen
Ernest Kingsbury
Walter F. Day
Arthur Sprague
John Leonard
Stanley E. Wallace
Chester Clements
George M. Emery
Gardiner D. Rogers
Harris T. Redick
Edgar D. Leavitt
Elbridge Webber
James Comeau
Gerald Atkinson
Harold W. Child
Arthur W. Gediman
Charles E. Parks, Jr
John E. Hart
Forrest C. Legard
Bernard McCausland
Harold J. Carter
E. Emma Leonard
Joseph R. Melrose
Philip Oliver
William W. Oliver
Harold H. Harrington
John Howe
Waldo Weston
David D. Tabor
William H. Daley
Charles L. Haggett
Lloyd L. Steeves
Frederick E. Drake
January Bridge Traffic Up From 1939
January 1940 bridge data show a rise in both cash cars and cash passengers versus January 1939. Receipts total 5 101 70 with a gain of 504 65. Cash cars 5 194 versus 5 23 and passengers 12 401 versus 11 728.
Central Church League Hosts Card Party Plans
Mrs Perry L Thompson and Mrs Arthur W King hosted Central Church League in the parish house with 16 members. They planned a Feb 12 card party for league members and friends and asked attendees to bring wool and warm clothing for Finnish Relief. Rockland Ice Co reports low water halting ice house filling, requiring truck haul, channel unloading and sluicing ice.
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Perry L. Thompson
Arthur W. King
Central Church League
League
Solar Lodge Masons Plan Ladies Night Entertainment
Solar lodge F and A M will host Ladies Night at the Masonic Temple on Saturday. Finnish 4 H Club Jolly Toilers from Thomaston will perform folk songs and dances in blue white red costumes, with Ernest Haskell and Miss Alice Jewett also featuring. The event includes a magician, xylophone and band entertainment, refreshments, and dancing beginning at 8:15. Tickets via Solar lodge members.
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Solar Lodge
A. M
Masonic Temple
Jolly Toilers
Thomaston
Portland City Hall
Capitol Room
Augusta House
Elaine Risteen
Eleanor Nelson
Dorothy Johnson
Helen Johnson
Ellen Stein
Sylvia Korpinen
Edna Tauta
Arline Nelson
Muriel Hennan
Albert Harjula
Lewis Tabbutt
William H. Daley
Ernest Haskell
Augusta
Maine
Haskell
Joseph Avery
Myr Avery
Sea Girt
N. J
Alice Howan
Bria” Jewett
RKO
Jewett
Reginald Stacy
Avery
Yesternyear
Ladies’ Might
Wiliam H. Daley
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Cecil L. Fullerton
Marriage Intentions Filed in Greenfield Center Area
Marriage intentions were filed on Monday by Otto Vomyaska of Greenfield Center New York son of Mr and Mrs William Vomyaska and Dorothy Wright of this city. Also filed by Earle H Bickmore of Washington Street and Miss Madeline E Maddocks of Portland daughter of Elden B Maddocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Vomyaska
Greenfield Center
N. Y
William Vomyaska
New York
Dorothy Wright
This City
William A. Hill
Middle Street
Earle H. Bickmore
Washington Street
Harry P. Bickmore
Rockland
Madeline E. Maddocks
Portland
Elden B. Maddocks
North Searsmont
Tourists Seek Fresh Milk From Rural Maine Family
A Boston Christian Science Monitor note recalls a Maine housewife explaining to visiting tourists that they live far from town and the milkman hasn’t arrived, so they cannot offer milk at that moment.
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Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Maine
Kently
Bath names sponsorship committee for new hospital service
Miss Helen V. Downing announces a Bath Memorial Hospital sponsorship panel for enrolling members in the Associated Hospital Service of Maine. Mayor Arthur Sewall and trustees plus business leaders, club officers, teachers, ministers, and hospital staff form the committee to promote enrollment and link service with employers and employees.
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Associated Hospital Service of
Maine
Helen V. Downing
Bath Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Arthur Sewall
Baer Connard
Miriam Kimball
Ralph G. Stetson
Henry C. Wright
Edwin R. Andrews
Nightingale Club
Albert S. Owen
American Legion Committee
John Parker
Lewis E. Prentiss
Grant's
Arthur H. Price
Congress Shirt Co
Roy Putney
Senter's
Charles T. Small, Jr
Rotary Club
David P. Surette
L. E. Thebeau
Bath Iron Works
Rowen Torrey
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
Francis A. Winchenbagh
Bath Hospital
Bath
Associated Hospital Service
Miss Downing
Downing
Associated Hospital
Times
Survey of Kennebec River to assess widening options
Eleven Army engineers continue a Kennebec river survey from Seguin Light to Merrymeeting Bay to evaluate channel widening and obstacle removal for safer navigation. The study should extend into summer with Capt. Fred L. Dunton recovering from a leg fracture after a Bald Head fall.
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Kennebec
Seguin Light
Merrymeeting Bay
Army
Fred L. Dunton
Bald Head
Arrowsic
Dunton
York Street
Albert Whitiker
Malcasion
U. S. Army Engineers’ Office
Boston
Robert Chapin
Bath Iron Works Corp
Kennebec River
Bath
Ocean
Morse High to be featured on Sunday radio broadcast
Morse High School will be highlighted on the Maine Schools on the Air program Sunday at 3 39 PM on the Yankee network via WCSH Portland. Harrison C Lyseth state education official leads the event with Health and Physical Education as the theme.
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Morse High School
Maine
Yankee
WCSH
Portland
Harrison C. Lyseth
State Department of Education
Glee Club
Judge Ames Honored on Birthday by Bowdoinham Citizens
Judge James H. Ames longtime Bowdoinham church official and local businessman was given an easy chair on his 75th birthday. Born February 26 1865 in Palermo he moved to Bowdoinham in 1900 and has served as Sunday school superintendent since age 18. He has led a busy life across 38 states and across the continent ten times, with political runs for governor and a family devoted to church and community life.
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James H. Ames
Bowdoinham
Methodist Church
Judge Ames
Main Street
Palermo
Unity
Bowdeinham
Prohibition Party
Pacific Grove
Calif
James-Ames
Ames
Nettie Dodge
China
James C. Ames
Mountain View
John Sawyer
York
Jessie Ames
Harvey Ames
Watertown
Mass
Forrest Wall
Harbor
J. Wallace Ames
Union
William T. Haines
Percival Baxter
Ralph O. Brewster
Louis J. Brann
Women Make Money Fishing for Smelts on Sasanoa River
Several women in Woolwich including Mrs. Myers Reed and daughters Beatrice Adams and Mrs. Thomas Murphy fish smelt through ice on Sasanoa River. Fluctuating catches show how unpredictable the season has been as it nears conclusion with a likely shift of camps this weekend.
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Sasanoa River
Myers Reed
Woolwich
Beatrice Adams
Thomas Murphy
Carrie Cleaves
Everett Rice
Reed
Boston
Hillgrove and Haggett Tie May 191X in Bath Church
William E. Hillgrove of Parrsboro marries Mrs. Jane Woods Haggett R N of Bath at St Marys Church with Rev. Timothy C Maney presiding. Attendants were Joseph A Wilson and Mrs Vivian Brown. The couple plan to reside at 409 Dummer Street Bath.
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William E. Hillgrove
Parrsboro
N. S
Jane Woods Haggett
R.N
Bath
St. Mary’s Church
Timothy C. Maney
Joseph A. Wilson
Vivian Brown
Robert
Annie McDonald Hillgrove
Capt
Charles Woods
Hillgrove
Bath City
Bath Memorial Hospital
Nurses Alumnae Association
St. Barnabas Guild For
Eric B. Haggett
Dummer Street
Local Kras Fire Side club hosts travel night by Earl Kimble
Earl C Kimble presented color slides of the New York World Fair Moosehead Lake the White Mountains Gettysburg Washington D C Illinois and other sites at Winter Street Fireside club Sunday evening. Donald McKellar appointed Miss Dorothy Patchell and Miss Betty Swanton to lead next week's meeting. Refreshments will be served by several members.
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Earl C. Kimble
Moosehead Lake
White Mountains
Gettysburg
Washington
D C
Illinois
Winter Street
Classified Rates Reminder for Advertisers
A rate notice states 25 words cost 35 cents for the first insertion and 20 cents for each subsequent insertion. Copy must reach the office by noon on Wednesdays.
Farm for Sale Near Bath in Richmond Maine
Farm for sale about 100 miles from Bath with barn, house, and land for all farm produce located at door to summer visitors. Abundant hard and soft wood. Ideal for a hands on owner. Box 22 Richmond Maine. 2 8 11. Also listing service available by Fred B Reed Co manager Stanley B Wallace 93 Front Street Bath Tel 514 W 12 30 tf.
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Bath
Richmond
Maine
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley BE. Wallace
Front Street
Willard McLean Hosts Wesley Sorority at Home
Mrs Willard McLean entertained Wesley Sorority Tuesday evening at 53 Granite Street with Mrs Lile M Niles assisting. The group planned a parish supper with the Ladies Aid on February 21 in the vestry. A social hour and refreshments followed the meeting.
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Willard McLean
Wesley Sorority
Granite Street
Lile M. Niles
Ladies’ Aid
Weekend visitors and local notices from Melrose and surrounding towns
Harold Adams and Walton Adams visited their mother Mrs. Ella Adams in Melrose. Callers Sunday included James Abrams and family of Hallowell, Clyde Starbird of Lisbon Falls, and Irving Clough of Hallowell. Other guests included John Curtis family of Bridgton with Norman Curtis. Town schools close for vacation. Oscar Douglass and daughter Phyllis of Lewiston spent the weekend at their Douglas road cottage. Russell Higgins is ill. Mrs. Clifford Starbird and son visited in Lisbon Falls with Mrs. Clifford Bickford. Ernest Carr and son Maynard hosted visits by Archie Ayer. Calvin Stewart and daughter stayed overnight with Ernest Carr family.
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Clara Fogg
Ethel Willes
Hulda Powers
Cathance
Lena Hackett
Lottie Purington
Jane Browne
Prudence Hamilton
Myrtie Cutler
Nellie Cornish
Elva Curtis
Cora Denham
Leland Benner
Lewis Lucy
C. B. Randall
St. Petersburg
Fla
Randall
Humphrey
Mabel Bickford
Topsham
James H. Ames
Parker Hennessey
Kennebec Lodge K. of P
Percy C. Pratt
Walter Colbath
Stanley Ayer
Freeport
Pythian
Harry Porter
Yarmouth
Maine
Harold Elder
Records and Seal
Elder
Pythian Sisters
George Hamilton
Clare Fogg
Charles Hackett
George Cutler
Elmer Powers
Emma Ferguson
Cleveland Curtis
R. D. Purington
William Willes
Coombs
Jessie Ames
Roger Robinson
Bowdoinham
Ridge Scholars
Roberta McCarthy
K. of P. Hall
Katherine Mulligan
James Ames
Hearts
Karl Hatch
Wilfred Jones
Irene Babb
Florence Jensen
Merryworkers
Ralph McEwen
Thelma Maloon
Merrymeeting Grange
Women's Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Sylvia Tardy
Irving Prindall
Georgie Fides
Avery Fides
University of Maine
Elmer Rogers
Sewall Rogers
Bath
William Hardie
B. R. Temple
Richmond Corner
Civil Service
Eva Libby
Harold Adams
Melrose
Mass
Walton Adams
Gorham
N. H
Ella Adams
L. C
Norman
Curtis
Oscar Douglass
Phyllis
Lewiston
Douglass Road
Russell Higgins
Herbert Higgins
Clifford Starbird
Lisbon Falls
Clifford Bickford
Ernest Carr
Maynard
Archie Ayer
Calvin Stewart
Stewart
Albert Desmond Leads High School League Scorers
Albert Desmond leads the YMCA high school basketball scorers with 176 points noted, followed by James Voorhees with 69 and Harry Fullerton with 65 as the season’s top point totals are listed. The full 20-point-or-more list includes A Desmond B Wright C Pulton K Fleming M McDonald B Perry and others. Mrs. Sumner Sewall died Tuesday in Boston.
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Albert Desmond
James Voorhees
Harry Fullerton
A. Desmond
Voorhees
H. Fullerton
B. Wright
C. Pulton
K. Fleming
Elimination Series Set toChoose Bath Team for State Tourney
At a Y M C A Church League meeting the Bath committee voted to stage an elimination series among five teams to pick Bath's second representative alongside St Mary's in the state tournament on Feb 24. Grace meets Central at seven, Beacon faces Phalanx at eight, Elm has a bye. St Mary's and Phalanx had placed high earlier.
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Y. M. C. A. Church Basketball League
Bath
St. Mary's
Champs
Grace
Central
Beacon
Phalanx
Elm
Bowdoinham Farmers Seek Electric Line Plan
At the request of Neil S. Bishop Bowdoinham farmers near River Road will meet at the Grange hall Thursday evening February 8 at 8 o'clock. Harry Bickford of Central Maine Power Co will discuss the situation and a plan to install a line. Lines may be possible with at least 20 dollars of service per mile and farmer groups can request similar assistance. Mrs Ralph W Bragg is visiting relatives in Portland.
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Neil S. Bishop
Bowdoinham
River Road
Harry Bickford
Central Maine Power Co
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