The Great Lakes Seaway Debate and Rail Interests
Editorial argues the Great Lakes form inland seas and support a cheaper Seaway project to connect lake systems with the Atlantic. It notes opposition from New York merchants and rail interests, cites past political hurdles, and mentions Governor Dewey urging state construction without awaiting Congress action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Canada
United States
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence River
Congress
Northwest
New York City
New York
Liverpool
Europe
Mississippi
St. Paul
New Orleans
Great Lakes Waterway
Washington
Roosevelt
Hoover
Coolidge
Middlewest
Dewey
New York State
Prisoners Find Escape in Silver Screen at Camp Hut
Report describes 16mm American films reaching German POW camps, offering morale boost to prisoners. Claudette Colbert stars in the glow of a projector as unseen guards and muddy huts fade from view. Films feature top actors and popular subjects, excluding war and politics, a gift from the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudette Colbert
Germany
U. S
War Prisoners' Aid YMCA Ships Films and Projectors
The New York and Geneva offices of War Prisoners' Aid of the YMCA coordinate the shipment and distribution of films and provide projectors for prisoner welfare programs. The arrangement supports morale and educational outreach for detainees through portable cinema and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Geneva
Y.M.C.A
Bath Stamp Club Meeting Sets Maine Philatelic Tie
Bath Stamp Club met at Oak Street parish house for the first meeting after officer elections. Otis N E Card presided with Helen Hartwell as vice president and Carol Drake as secretary treasurer. They voted to join the Maine Philatelic Society and planned refreshments, with Hartwell and Mrs Olney C Perry to host the March 14 gathering. New members are welcomed and members urged to stay up to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Stamp Club
Oak Street Parish House
Otis N. E. Card
Helen Hartwell
Carol Drake
Maine Philatelic Society
Harry L. Day
Charles M. Tubbs
Olney C. Perry
Three One Act Plays Presented by Local Cast
Public performance features Barbara Whitney Hensinger Rich mond Scott and 10 others with high school stage committee led by J Edward Pomeroy. Ushers include Omah Snipe Warrena Christie Jane Feere Hazel Cook and others. Special thanks to George Crocker and supporters for set and properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Whitney
Theo Hensinger
Louise Richmond
Margaret Scott
Hoper Hersom
Louise Mayo
Isabell Bryant
Laura Mitchell
Marjorie Niles
Evelyn Morse
Ruth Trueworthy
Ella Bates
Phyllis Delano
David Alkazin
Harold Brown
J. Edward Pomeroy
Richard Andrews
Gerald Cogan
Fred Sturtevant
Edward Cogan
Edward Hamblett
William Pomeroy
Omah Snipe
Warrena Christie
Jane Feere
Hazel Cook
Marjorie Boucher
Roberta Acute
Marjorie Itts
Amy Irish
Katherine Conley
Elizabeth Coombs
Edward Butterfield
Conley
Patterson
George Crocker
Edward B. Hamblett
Mary Leonard
Mildred Nichols
Enoch Cook
Anniversary of Rev Fr Timothy C Maney at St Marys Bath
Friday February 10 marks the 44th anniversary of Rev Fr Timothy C Maney’s priestly ordination in Washington 1901. He has served 16 years in Bath and built up church properties and led Bath church affairs. Friends extended warm congratulations and best wishes for many more years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy C. Maney
St. Mary's
Bath
Washington
F'r Maney
Warning to motorists on parking and stop signs
Deputy Marshal Frank L. Moriarty warns motorists that no parking and stop sign regulations will be strictly enforced. Complaints center on the west side of Washington street south from the railroad tracks. Parking on the west side from Center to Elm streets is restricted and the one hour limit on other streets must be observed or violators will be brought into court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Moriarty
Washington Street
Center
Elm Streets
Marshay
Personal Notes on Returned Servicemen and Local Work Moves
Kenneth Kittridge returns from a 30 day leave with Mrs Kittridge on Washington street after ten months overseas. He served aboard an LST when it was torpedoed and sunk. James Doherty of Bath Iron Works resumes work after two weeks with a dislocated shoulder from stepping into a grease pit. Brunswick resident will visit Mrs Paul Tiemer in Wilton Connecticut after a week in New York. G W Kirkpatrick of Maine Central R A Office is home ill. Mrs Hazel Schottler leaves Edna Mae Shoppe after two years of employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Kittridge
Norfolk
New York City
Paul Tiemer
Ellen Newell
Wilton
Conn
G. W. Kirkpatrick
Maine Central R. A
Ilness
Hazel Schottler
Edna Mae
News of Our Men and Women In Uniform In Bath Maine
A roundup of service members from Bath and nearby towns. Corporal Robert G. Hamblett serves as a radio operator with a tow target squadron in the Mediterranean, a unit famed for accuracy and zero casualties. Many others, including Privates Hale and Patterson, Sailors Holmes, Fullerton, and Leonard, plus Sergeant Ambrose and Private Sutherland, are noted for training, combat service, and recent home leaves or assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Service Command
Italy
Robert G. Hamblett
Pratt Street
Bath
Maine
Mediterranean
France
Luftwaffe
New England
U.S
Hamblett
Fire Controlman Graduate Named at Great Lakes Training
Jed F. Hallowell, 26, husband of Olave T. Hallowell of 11 Corliss Street, completed an intensive Fire Controlman training as part of Service Schools exercises at Great Lakes Training Station. He was selected for specialized training based on recruit performance amid a large national program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes Training Station
Jed F. Hallowell
Olave T. Hallowell
Corliss Street
Former Times Newlie Receives Air Medal
Bath readers learn that S Sgt. Donald W. Beals of the U S A F based in Italy has earned the Air Medal for meritorious aerial operations against the enemy. The report notes his group’s 100 plus bombing missions across Europe and lists many targets across Germany Austria Italy France Hungary and more. Beals, a Bath native with a varied career path including Morse High Farmington Normal and West Point training, served in Honolulu and later in the U S Army Air Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth S. Wright
Clara Mce- Eachern
Woolwich
Alene Wright
South Street
Rapid City
South Dakota
Army Air Forces Convalescent Hospital
Fort Thomas
Eighth Aaf
Europe
Bath
Army
Donald W. Beals
U.S. A
Italy
Frank Beals
Page Street
Brunswick
War Department
15Th Aaf
Sagt
Morse High
U. S. Coast Guard Service
Honolulu
West Point
Farmington Normal School
Boston
New York
Chicago
Middle West
Sgt
Beals
Florida
Benjamin A. Beals
Benjamin A. Beals of This City, Served As Aide To General Sperling
Mr. Beals
State of Maine
Augusta
Sgt. Beals
Lenten Services at Grace Church Outline Lent Schedule
Rev. Charles M. Tubbs announces Grace Episcopal church Lent events starting Ash Wednesday February 14 with 9 am Holy Communion and 7 30 pm penitential office. Weekly Fridays feature intercessions and evensong with visiting clergy through March 23. Holy Week includes 7 30 am Holy Communion and Good Friday three hour service with addresses, ending Easter Eve at 5 pm with Holy Baptism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Tom G. Akeley
Christchurch
Gardiner
Peter Sturtevant
St. Paul's Church
Brunswick
Charles A. Clough
St. Mark’s Church
Augusta
George G. Chiera
St. Philip's Church
Wiscasset
Norman L. Kellett
Trinity Church
Lewiston
Bath Community Concert Association eyes higher subscription
Executive committee discussed rising artist fees a 20 percent state tax and piano rental costs. To attract desired artists, subscriptions may rise with goal of 1000 seats at Morse High Auditorium. Campaign Week set for March 12 after Donald Dame concert on March 10. volunteers urged through Mrs. Arthur King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Community Concert Association
George Baer Connard
William Listere
New England
Columbia Artists
Sistere
Morse High
Arthur King
Mrs. King
Donald Dame
Boy Scout Service Marks 35th Anniversary at Winter Street
Boy Scout Troop 55 observed Boy Scout Week with a morning service at Winter Street Church honoring the 35th anniversary of the movement. George Hastings spoke, the troop recited the oath laws and flag pledge, and Rev. Ralph W. Mohney delivered a sermon titled On My Honor. The Nequasset Auxiliary met, 19 members attended, and plans and decorations were noted for the next meeting on February 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop No
Winter Street
George Hastings
Everett Parker
Frederick Sturtevant
Ralph W. Mohney
Probate Court Tuesday Session Updates Local Estates and Wills
Tuesday Probate Court handled numerous administrations and wills from Bath Topsham and Williamsport Pa with executors guardians and conservators named. Estates listed include Richardson Morse Smith Allen Huston Goodwin Manson Allain Noyes Carter Cahill and others with inventories and accounts filed and accounts allowed for multiple Bath area estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra L. Richardson
Bath
Harold E. Freeman
Betty Frost Morse
Florence E. Huston
Dora A. Smith
Topsham
Florence D. Smith
Waldo Allen
William A. Allen
Thomas R. Huston
Harry T. Madden
Edith M. Madden
Frederic E. Manson
Williamsport
Donald J. Lynn
Pennsylvania
Marian M. Allain
Louis E. Allain
Helen F. Noyes
Bedford
Mass
Flora A. M. Carter
Richmond
Mason C. Carter
Wilbur G. Cahill
Alice C. Whiteside
John Marcou
Grace E. Goowin
Lawrence Baker Greenwood
Edward W. Bridgham
Robert W. Perkins
Daniel Williams
Carrie E. Smith
Clarence O. Purin
Lester E. Umberhind
Edward P. Nagle
Georgetown
John Coolidge
Isabel Lachaise
Frederick E. Hooper
Annie E. Hooper
Sarah E. Whitten
Charles A. Knight
Estates Present Final and Interim Accounts in Maine Hearings
Multiple Maine estates are filing final and first accounts. Thomas J. Malin of Bath appears through administratrix Hannah M. Curran. George M. Wyman of Phippsburg submits 18th account by guardian Wilbur H. Wyman. Catherine Mulligan of Bowdoinham files second and final account by administrator William J. Hamilton. Richard G. Tanner of Woolwich presents first and final account by administratrix Eliza F. Tanner. Albert J. Brunnell submits account by administrator Leslie F. Roberts. Petition for Appointment of Estate Lawrence B. Green listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Malin
Bath
Hannah M. Curran
George M. Wyman
Phippsburg
Wilbur H. Wyman
Catherine Mulligan
Bowdeinham
William J. Hamilton
Richard G. Tanner
Woolwich
Eliza F. Tanner
Albert J. Brunnell
Richmond
Leslie F. Roberts
Lawrence B. Greenwood
Edward W. Bridgham
Ration Overdrawals Tightened by O P A
The Office of Price Administration announced a sterner stance on ration point bank overdrafts. Effective February 7 institutional and industrial users must repay first overdrafts within 15 days of the pending allotment period start. Accounts overdrawing twice will be closed or suspended with cash payments required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
O.P.A
Bankers Elect Furber Head
Furber chosen as head of local bankers with long service in Bath institutions. He has led John G. Morse & Sons lumber firm, served as Bath Savings Institution depositor for over 50 years, director of Bath National Bank, corporator of the Savings Institution for more than two decades, and trustee for 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Morse & Sons
Bath Savings Institution
Bath National Bank
The
Savings Institution
Old Time Storm Adds 13 Inches
The report notes an 13 inch snowfall recorded in a period with firefighting signals rung by hand from Central fire station on notification by superintendent Lor ing A. Addison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Fire Station
Loring A. Addison
Weekly crossword puzzle across and down clues
Puzzle text presents across and down clues with numerous letters and hints. The page also includes a cryptogram quote AYRES… and a known Aurelius maxim about revenge. The mix resembles a newspaper puzzle page segment with instructions and a credited cryptogram.
Postmen's Auxiliary Monthly Meeting Held at Willow Street
Letter Carrier Auxiliary met Tuesday of last week with Mrs James McLaughlin presiding in the absence of the incoming president Miss Velma Cornish. It approved a cooked food sale to boost the treasury and appointed Mrs McLaughlin as chairman with authority to name assistants. A social hour followed with refreshments. The next meeting will be March 7 at Mrs Oscar Tanguay’s Wesley Street home with Mrs Joseph McLaughlin assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McLaughlin
Willow Street
Velma Cornish
Dwinal Cornish
Treasury
Oscar Tanguay
Wesley Street
Joseph McLaughlin
Storm disrupts Bowdoin organ recital attendance
The Brinkler organ recital at Bowdoin College Chapel Thursday evening faced heavy storm disruption. It is unclear if Bath residents could attend, though several had planned to travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinkler
Bowdoin College Chapel
Bath
Heat Sculpts Meat Texture and Juiciness
Intense heat hardens and toughens meat proteins while driving out moisture, reducing tenderness and juiciness.
Telephone Bridge game hosted by Genera Sewing Circle
Genera Sewing Circle hosts a telephone bridge opening Monday and running through Saturday. President Eleanor Danforth asks all scores be telephoned by February 21. Reservations with Leeman Drake, Francis Bertrand, or Danforth. Contract rules set for 16 hands with specific scoring and vulnerability. Also notes visits by Mr and Mrs M Banes Stanley and son Ronnie, and Miss Anne Shellenbarger visiting Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genera Sewing Circle
Eleanor Danforth
Leeman Drake
Francis Bertrand
Danforth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Second Siase
L Editorial Ssociation Tie
George L. Hale
Bernard Holmes
Sampson
N. Y
Francis Holmes
Front Street
Bernard
the Times Co
Pvt
Howard Holmes
Philippines
Scott Holmes
Davisville
R. IL
Seabees
Kenneth C. Patterson
USAAF
George Field
Lawrenceville
Ill
Bath Iron Works
Fifth Air Force
Southwest Pacific
Harry E. Fullerton
Cecil L. Fullerton
Huse Street
Fullerton
Borneo
Southwest
Pacific
Sergeant Fullerton
Morse High School
Barbara
Hogan
Ardelie Hogan
Wiel Street
Third Training Center
Women’s Army Corps
Fort Ouxlethorpe Ga
Army Service Forces Training Center
Camn Crowder, Mo
Charles H. Ambrose
U.S. Army
Seventh Army
Harriet Ambrose
East Brunswick
Donald Ambrose
Charles Ambrose
Albion E. Flemings
USN
Naval Training Center
Donald M. Marshall
Northeast Harbor
Mainz General Hospital
Bangor
John H. Leonard
U. S. Army
Sybil Leonard
Donald Fogg
Pearl Street
Leonard
England
Africa
Sicily
Angio
John W. McAloon
Army Ground and Service Forces
Lake Placid Club
McAloon
Engineers
12Th Armored Division
James P. Sutherland, Jr
James Sutherland
Center Street
134Th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
Paul H. Wood
Lancaster
Ohio
134Th
Harvester
12Th Armored
Camp Campbell
May Ger. Rearick R. Allen
Marshall
Texas
Albert J. Reno
Camp Blanding
Fla
India
Newlie
Grace Church
Community Concert Association Meeting
BOY Scout Service
Nequasset
Fritz Klippel
Edwold Carter
Ralph Bowers
Valentinés
Fred Hayes
Carlton Squiers
Edgar J. Goodwin
George J. Goodwin
Frank A. Hall
Margaret F. Hall
Bankers
Furber
Java
Nation
Cubie
Arysdyj
Ayven
Aurelius
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Postmen’s Auxiliary Monthly Meeting
M. Banes Stanley
Ronnie
Western Avenue
Thomaston
Anne Shellenbarger
B. A. Shellenbarger
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