Bath Iron Works Party to Close Safety Contest at High School
Bath Iron Works employees and guests will enjoy three nights of vaudeville and dancing at Morse High School gym February 24 25 and 26 to celebrate the end of the Safety Contest. About 3600 attendees are expected with 1200 each night. The event features eight RKO vaudeville acts, a 14 piece Ernie George orchestra and a color wheel light show. Credentials will be checked at the south doors with no reserved seating and dancing until 1 a.m. or midnight on the final night.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Morse High School
Bath
Harold L. Adams
Boston
RKO
Adams
Ernie George
Alice Hogan
Mr. Adams
Howard Bates
Robert Haskell
Frank Fortier
Propertier
Hall
Breaks Found at Swan Island Homes in Summer Dwellings
Breaks discovered Sunday morning at two Swan Island Summer homes of Lena Polly of New York and Ida Hib bard of Boston. Entry gained by prying shutters and windows. tools lay beside a small safe. Alfred Houdlette’s Dresden farmhouse across the river also ransacked. Houdlette was away in Bath. Sheriff Messenger investigated as owners awaited verdict on damages. Nearby Lyford Bean shot a 45 pound wildcat near Moscow after neighbor reports of a huge cat sighting.
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Swan Island
Lena Polly
New York
Ida Hibbard
Boston
Alfred Houdlette
Dresden
Houdlette
Bath
Charles W. Messenger
Lyford Bean
Moscow
Bean
Mayfield
Rev T C Maney Celebrates 37 Years as St Marys Pastor
Rev Timothy C Maney of St Marys church marks 37 years since his ordination in Washington D C by Cardinal Martinelli. He recalls a long, happy career serving in Dexter Northern Maine and South Berwick and notes his fluency in French while receiving warm greetings from many friends.
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Timothy C. Maney
St. Mary's Church
Cardinal Martinelli
Washington, D. C
Father
Father Maney
South Berwick
Dexter
Maine
Popham Cottagers Seek WPA Aid for Shore Protection
Cottage owners at Popham Beach, consulting with State WPA administrator John C Fitzgerald, seek a shore protection plan within WPA jurisdiction after sand washing, hoping the engineer will push approval. The Small cottage bulkhead held, sands began to reform around its base, and no storm occurred despite high tides.
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Popham Beach
P. W
John C. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Chester H. McCabe
Family escapes Bowdoin house fire with nothing left
Mrs Cora Burton, widow, and her three young children fled a Bowdoin Center area home burning at nine Monday morning. Fire, likely from a defective chimney, destroyed belongings. two children went barefoot into the snow. Loss put at 1500 dollars. house owned by Alice Larrabee of Lisbon Falls with insurance. Rector Rev Edgar W Wilcock, newly arrived from Baltimore, works to settle St Philip's church rectory.
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Cora Burton
Bowdoin Center Village
Francis
Grac@e
Bowdoinham
Alice Larrabee
Lisbon Falls
Edgar W. Wilcock
Baltimore
Wiscasset
Wilcock
St. Philip's Church
Bath Iron Works chief Archibald Main to run for Bath mayor
Archibald M. Main, Bath Iron Works Corp. vice president and general manager, agreed to accept the Democratic nomination for mayor if tendered at a Wednesday caucus. His decision shifts Bath politics as Democrats cheer and Republicans weigh a potential contest with ex council president Donald N. Small.
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Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works Corp
John P. Carey, Jr
Democratic City Committee
Main
Harry W. Thebeau
Stanley M. Brown
Bath
Mr. Main
Arthur Sewall
Carey
Charles Cahill
Bath Iron Works
Sewall
Donald N. Small
Council
Small
Legion Banquet Hosts 75 at Major American Legion Event
At Roland Smith post 21 banquet in Bath Maine a large crowd filled extra tables as 75 members of the Post Auxiliary sustaining members and out of town guests enjoyed a turkey supper. Jack Shaw led an old fashioned song fest with Cliff Leeman at the piano. Comrade Maloney Portland founder of a drum corps spoke, Lt. Col. Edward J. Quinn Portland delivered a stirring brief on Americanism, and Frank Vennett sang tenor in a closing musical program.
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American Legion
Roland Smith
Post
Auxiliary
Perry L. Thompson
Edgar D. Leavitt
Allan Spear
Ralph Gay
Waldo Weston
Samuel McElroy
Hugh Eldred
Earl Maxwell
Gardiner Rogers
Edgar Leavitt
Horace Morse
Edward Rowe
Walter M. Hill
John Crosby
Bernard Pratt
Paul Stinson
Ambrose Curran
Perry Thompson
Jack Shaw
Cliff Leeman
Wilbur Crocker
Bath Memorial Hospital
John J. Maloney
Portland
Harold T. Andrews Post
Maloney
Edward J. Quinn
Legion
Quinn
Burt
Frank Vennett
Bath Opera House
F. R. E. Dean
Morse seniors seek D A R Good Citizenship trip
Morse high school seniors Miss Doris H Henderson Miss Ruth L Pratt and Miss Virginia E Kingsbury are the Morse picks for the Ruth Bryan Owen Good Citizenship Pilgrimage. Candidates from chapters statewide will be drawn at Waterville March 16 17 with the winner traveling to Washington in April for the Continental Congress.
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Doris H. Henderson
Nick
Maine
Washington, D. C
Miss Henderson
Col. Dummer Sewall
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth L. Pratt
Virginia E. Kingsbury
West Bath
Morse High
Waterville
Washington
Morse
Henderson
Commercial Club
Pratt
Arthur L. Pratt
North Street
National Honor Society
Miss Pratt
Morse Mentor
Dramatic Club
Glee Club
Miss Kingsbury
Warren K. Davis
West Bath Grange
Tides Endanger Popham Cottages
High tides at Popham Beach Monday threatened four riverfront cottages as the sand bank eroded and a newly built bulkhead was carried away in places. No storm struck, but officials warned of potential further erosion if seas remain high. Franklin W. Hall of Houston, born on the Santa Fe trail, recalls a colorful career as a journalist and showman, including covering the Sullivan-Corbett fight and an early Jesse James misidentification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Charles F. Hathaway
Cambridge
Mass
Frank A. Small
Bath
Fuller
Moses, Hennessey
Maine
Franklin W. Hall
Houston
Denver
St. Louis
Buffalo Bill Show
Barnum
Sullivan-Corbett
New Orleans
Bill Nye
Sullivan
Jesse James
Coast Guard Icebreaker Kickapoo Struggles With Ice Jams
The four blade propeller of the Kickapoo broke off amid 10 to 12 foot ice jams in the Kennebec River above Bath. The 125 foot Coast Guard patrol boat Travis arrived to convoy the damaged vessel to Portland or Rockland for repairs as crews work to clear a treacherous river passage.
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Kennebec
Bath
Coast Guard
Portland
Rockland
Travis
Richmond
A. VanDeVenter
Gardiner
Line
R. C. Jewell
Mr. van DeVenter
A. M. Haynes
Howard Watts
Boats’n Haynes
Thetis
Bath Iron Works Corp
Kickapoo
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
Coast Guard icebreaker Kickapoo towed for repairs after propeller blade loss
The Coast Guard icebreaker Kickapoo was disabled when a blade dropped from its propeller while avoiding Kennebec River ice jams. It departed Bath on Wednesday afternoon in tow of the patrol boat Travis of Company G, bound for Rockland for repairs.
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Coast Guard
Kickapoo
Kennebec River
Bath
Co. G
Travis
Rockland
Baby Leilani Cahill Leaves Bath for Boston for Pin Removal
Police escort Bath infant Leilani Cahill, seven and a half months old, to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for removal of a swallowed safety pin. The pin location was confirmed at Memorial Hospital Bath earlier, with Maine surgeons coordinating a Boston operation. The escort, arranged by Chief Towle with state and regional police aid, followed the route to Wells and onward to the hospital, with family and Dr. Fuller accompanying the child.
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Boston
Leilani Jane Cahill
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charles H. Cahill, Jr
Andrews Road
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Maine
EF. Motley Fuller
Massachusetts Hospital
Calbey
Chuef
Wilbur H. Towle
State Highway Police
John P Crosby
Bay
Wells
Towle
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Babs
Maxine Wallace Cahill
Charles H. Cahill
Puller
Rural mail carrier injured at home in Cottage Park Ave incident
Thomas F Allegrin, a rural mail carrier, is confined to his home after breaking two bones in his left ankle. The accident occurred Sunday while he was sawing wood at his residence and tripped over railroad tie side boards he had placed on the ground.
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Thomas F. Allegrin
Cottage Park Avenue
Mayor Sewall Declines Renomination for Bath Mayor
Mayor Arthur Sewall announces he will not seek re election and passes on responsibilities noting Bath honored him with three mayoral terms. He cites no room for elaboration and expresses intent to step aside. Donald N. Small pursues the Republican nomination while Ralph W. Bragg shows little interest in contesting.
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Arthur Sewall
Bath
Donald N. Small
Common Council
Pres
Ralph W. Bragg
Board of Aldermen
Annual Pound Party and Silver Tea at Old Ladies Home
The annual pound party and silver tea at the Old Ladies Home drew nearly 100 attendees. Trustess and residents welcomed guests as Mrs. Ledyard and her sister hosted tours. Donations reached about 700 dollars, with a $500 gift from the George P. Davenport estate.
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Old Ladies Home
Owen J. Ledyard
George P. Davenport
Annie Ware
Elizabeth Brown
Weeks Street
LydGit Moses
Mary Wilson
Allan Spear
Donald N. Smail
Bath School Board Meets Monday Night
The Bath School Board held a brief afternoon session in the superintendent’s office with chair William L. Skelton and members Alden G. Smith and Allan Spear present. Ill Judge Arthur J. Dunton did not attend. The high school activities report showed a credit balance of 851.04, which was read and accepted. The board authorized applying to the Bath Water District for renewal of water service at the high school. Roll of Accounts No. 12 for 2523.44 was read and ordered paid. Rockland high school third year Home Economics class displayed Crayvonex designs for wall hangings and pictures, block prints, and wooden boxes. they also crafted baskets from crepe paper clothesline, wand tin cans, and wooden salad bowls.
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Bath School Board
John Parker
William L. Skelton
Alden G. Smith
Allan Spear
Arthur J. Dunton
Bath Water District
Rockland High School
Ato
Bishop McCarthy Speaks at Sunday Night Banquet
The sixth annual Sacred Heart circle banquet in Hotel Phoenix Sunday drew 75 attendees. Most Rev Joseph Edward McCarthy of Portland delivered the principal address, with greetings from circle leaders and Knights of Columbus members. Musical selections, acknowledgments, and a full banquet menu followed amid community remarks and plans for a February Valentine social.
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Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Hotel Phoenix
Joseph Edward McCarthy
Portland
Tanble
Marion T. O'Hara
Margaret C. Flaherty
Muriel Tardif
Ann Perry
A. E. Eastman
Sagadahoe Council
Knights of Columbus
Rita Collins
Dora Collins
John E. Madden
Morse
Mary Alice Clappison
Alice C. Clappison
Collins
David P. Surette
St. Mary's Church
Daughters of Isabella Club
Little Town
Old County Down
Grace E. Cunningham
Father Burke
McCarthy
Vivian Kronstrand
Marie Hamblett
C. Marguerite Hennessy
Yvette Bisson
Mary O'Donnell
Emily Lesier
Martina MacInnis
Adeline McPhee
Annie Skaling
Nellie Tracey
Many acts booked for Iron Works charity party
A Bath Iron Works telethon at Morse High School auditorium February 24 25 and 26 features RKO chorus girls and vaudeville acts. Warold L Adams veneers chairman lists Hais Hath Howe Olyn Landick Sully Thomas Paul Matin TaSati Sisters Arthur LaVal and Kataras Japs among performers. Mrs Rupert H Baxter is in Boston this week.
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RKO Chorus
RKO
Bath Iron Works Corp
Telebrathon
Morse High School
Warold L Adams
Hais Hath & Howe
Olyn Landick
Sully& Thomas
Cross
Paul Matin
TaSati Sisters
Arthur LaVal
Headlinine
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Iron Works
Rev. T. C. Maney
ST. Mary’s
P.W.A
Bowdoin
Democrats
D.A.R
Popham Cottages
Boston Hospital
Little Miss Cahill
Board OF Education
M’carthy
Rupert H. Baxter
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