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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1945

Page

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Teachers' Club Presents Three One-Act Plays at Morse High

Despite a storm nearly full house at Morse High School witnessed the Teachers' club three one act plays. Rehearsal showcased director Mrs Flaherty and cast including Catherine Campbell and Ruby Butler. The Patterson Dinner featured Miss Sawyer and Mrs Littlefield with a chaotic dinner that ends in engagement news. He Ain't Done Right by Nebl closed the program with a melodrama where Little Nell and Jack Logan triumph over Hilton Hayes, aided by Granby Perkins and Carleton.

Morse High School Teachers’ Club Christopher Morley Patterson Robert St. Clair Charlotte Sawyer Miss Sawyer Hazel Littlefield Barbara Gerald Catherine Leonard Clara Weeks Helen Patterson Helen Hayes Evangeline Katherine Conley Nebl Wilbur Brown Nathan Watson Hilton Hayes Nell Catherine Huse Granny Perkins Laura (Lolly) Wilkins Gertrude Herrick Vera Carleton Virginia Muzzrell Hilton Little Nell Logan Carleton Eleanor Danforth Hilton Hays Jack Logan Hays Jack Elizabeth Coombs Marjorie Fitts Frances Young Richard Hmersom Violet Dyer Keith Crockett Bernice Colby Avis Knapp

Bankers Elect Furber Head Of Bath Institution

William A. Furber was elected president of the Bath Savings Institution to fill the vacancy from Dr Langdon T Snipe s death John G Morse was chosen to succeed him as vice president Furber a Bath native with a long civic record served in city government Board of Education and local committees Morse a Bath native and Bath Schools graduate was named vice president and is a son of the late Joan G and Elizabeth Weston Morse

Furber Bath Institution Bath Savings Institution William A. Furber Langdon T. Snipe John G. Morse Mr. Furber Bath Dirigo Business College Augusta Bath Iron Works E. S. Crosby Board of Common Council Board of Education Morse High School Cemetery and Park Board Colonial Club Polar Star Lodge Dunlap Commandery No. 5 The Elks Dorothy Epps Charleston W. Va Helen Unger Presque Isle Marjorie Bouchard Grenier Airfield Manchester N. H Esther Fletcher Emily Furber Army Nurses’ Corps Camp Fannin Texas Joan G. and Elizabeth Weston Morse Winneganee Phippsburg

Mayor urges comply with brown out order

Mayor Walter C. Rogers calls on citizens and businesses to follow the brown-out rules issued by the War Production Board to conserve fuels. The order bans outdoor advertising lighting and show window illumination and took effect January 31 with penalties including possible disconnection and Second War Powers penalties. WPB inspectors will conduct periodic state surveys to find violators.

Walter C. Rogers War Production Board Office of War Production Board Portland

Old Time Storm Adds 13 Inches To Snow Blanket

A heavy New England snowstorm dumped 13 inches amid gale winds, snarling traffic and delaying trains. In Bath, officials and workers shoveled sidewalks, bus lines ran late or on time, and schools closed as residents faced deep drifts and cold.

Mark Twain New England Times Nathan E. Coffin John St. Martin North End Bath Maine Central Rockland Winneyance Front Street

Annual Report of Bath Council of Girl Scouts 1944

The twelfth annual report shows 14 active troops with 226 registered scouts and 26 leaders. Training was limited by headquarters staff, but attendees joined conferences in Augusta Portland and Swampscott. The Summer Day Camp in Sewall's woods hosted 244 girls. Community service supported health seals Red Cross and local institutions. Respectfully submitted Laura B. Sewall.

Batth Council of Girl Scouts of America Arthur Sewall Leaders Association Council State ‘Armory Sewall’s Woods Bath Girl Scouts Maine Public Health Association Needle Work Guild of America Red Cross Junior Red Cross Togus Bath Memorial Hospital Augusta Swampscott Portland Lewiston Edward Sewall Boston A. E. Carpenter A. M. Main Davenport Grace Church Central Congregational Church Beacon Street Elm Street Baptist I. O. O. F. Hall Bath Daily Times Portland Press Herald Laura B. Sewall

Maine Lobster Dinner in Nation's Capital

A Maine lobster dinner will be served at a Wash­ington event on Thursday evening February 15 sponsored by the State of Maine Society. 325 covers will feature Maine lobster potatoes and blueberries with a roster of notable guests including Secretary Harold Ickes Under Secretary Abe Fortas Governor Horace Hildreth and several Maine officials and lawmakers.

Maine State of Maine Society Washington, D. C the Interior Harold Ickes Abe Fortas Horace A. Hildreth Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Maine Development Commission Ira Gabrielson Charles

PTA Telephone Bridge Seeks Scores for Feb 19 Prizes

The Dike PTA sponsors a telephone bridge this week with 500 and 125 games. Submit highest scores by February 19 for prize announcements. Committee members include Mrs. W Crocker Mrs. P Pert and Mrs. M Deering.

Dike Pta Ssfort W .Crocker P. Pert

Cosmo Club to Host Union of Clubs Feb Twenty Third

The Cosmopolitan club invites members of the Union of Clubs for a February 23 program with morning box lunch, a two o’clock entertainment, and a Red Cross Hospital Camp effort. Members asked to RSVP by February 21. guest speaker Capt. Francis Winchenbach discusses Sicily and veteran reintegration.

Cosmopolitan Club Anita Bagdikian Janie Irish Amelia Mitchell Progressive Union Cosmo Club Alice Johnson Herbert Harris Minnie White Eunice Ledyard Warren Hawley William M. Adams Elmer Eldridge Ivan Kirkpatrick William H. Daley Fred Hayes W. Scott Davis Arthur Eseley Bernard Knight Melvin Howe Helen Omar Isadore Singer Hospital Camp & Recreation Service of the Red Cross Charles L. Kinney D. Wylie Lemont Mildred Nichols Chester Roberts Hiram T. Stevens Rachel Nichols Herbert Lemont Lawrence Lord Winchenbach Albert Whitney Fred Quimby

Salary Dispute Delays Mayor's Pay Raise Repeal

An aldermanic move to repeal the mayor salary increase to 1000 per year was tabled after repeated council refusals to concur. The panel had earlier approved reverting to 400, while debate on a Personnel Commission amendment and other city affairs continued. A ward lighting plan, parking rules, and local warrants were also acted upon, with constable appointment and licenses granted. A public safety sign request and a hospital patient’s recovery update followed.

Roger Luke Ward Board of Aldermen Luke Walter C. Rogers Personnel Commission High Street Marshall Rose Streets Lewlyn Towne Committee On Committee On Finance Poor Department Committee On Public Lighting Bedford Road Central Maine Power Co Washington and Center Streets Washington Street Elm Street John M. Kelliher Frederick Kingsbury Sedgwick Fred O. Hayward Washington — Street Committee On Public Safety

Spragues Visit Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Brown

Mrs. E. H. Sprague of Richardson street with Mrs. Lawrence E. Sprague and her son from Oak street traveled to Damariscotta Wednesday morning to visit Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Brown.

E. H. Sprague Richardson Street Lawrence E. Sprague and Son Oak Street Damariscotta Raymond Brown

State Guardsmen Vital Force Says Commander

Ralph B. Skinner, commander of Maine First Region, says the Maine State Guard is a vital living force with 2,000 members. The Guard trains in guerrilla and disaster response, partners with the State Forestry Service, and fields ready units from ages 16 to 60, with modern equipment supplied by the federal government.

Maine State Guard National Guard Ralph B. Skinner Waterville State Guard Hitler Maine Canada Col. Skinner State Forestry Service Co. B Army

Mrs Hawley Visits Son in Harvard Training

Mrs. Warren F. Hawley of Western avenue traveled to Boston on Wednesday to see her son Sumner Hawley who is undergoing training at Harvard University.

Warren F. Hawley Western Avenue Boston Sumner Hawley Harvard University

Bath Rotarians and Rotary Anns Joint Meeting

Bath Rotarians and Rotary Anns held a joint gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Carl Y. Kennedy’s home on Trufant street. Fifty attended as committees organized a cafeteria dinner and entertainment, with valentines for all and a motion picture trip to Alaska featuring glaciers and pold deposits.

Rotary Club Rotary Anns Carl Y. Kennedy Trufant Street Kennedy John Parker Edward W. Bridgham Rotary Donald Young Alaska George Musk United States

Fire destroys one and half story house at Phippsburg

A one and a half story frame house on Small Point road at the junction with Basin road in Phippsburg burned mid day Wednesday. Bath department service truck responded but water shortages and headway prevented saving the structure. Center Pond supplied water after a hole was cut in the ice. most furniture was saved while the barn and hen house escaped. The home, owned by Mr and Mrs Louis Lemelin, had been recently remodeled.

Phippsburg Small Point Basin Road Bath Department Louis Lemelin

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