Auxiliary meets at hospital for monthly session
The Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary held its monthly directors and chairmen meeting with 19 attendees led by president Mrs. Duncan McInnes. Reports covered minutes, treasurer, library gifts, visiting ministers, hours donated, and plans for new member drives and a April meeting speaker Dr. Lawrence Dame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Duncan McInnes
William Kelley
Charles Doyle
Omar King
Mary Lewis
Joseph Purdue
Laurence Katz
Dean Shaw
Harold Avery
Joseph Mullaney
Cosy Corner
Edward St. Martin
Willard Sprague
Library
Sprague
George Musk
Roger Luke
Musk
W. Dayton Hill
Hill
William Dennison
Lawrence Dame
Greenfield
Mass
Dame
Arthur King
William Blair
Loring Addison
Edward Dale True
Dear Shaw
Duncan Mcel Innes
Lawrence Katz
Harry B. Carney
Herbert Cavanaugh
W. Day- Edward Dale True
Roger M. Luke
Nurse trainee Pauline Strout joins Maine General Hospital
Miss Pauline Strout daughter of Mr and Mrs Ivory Strout of Sagadahoc Ferry began training at Maine General Hospital after graduating Morse High School in June The record notes her entry into the Nurses Training School following high school completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Strout
Ivory Strout
Sagadahoc Ferry
Maine General Hospital
Morse High School
Doreen Willis Crowned DAR Candidate in High School Vote
Miss Doreen Eleanor Willis 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Willis of 248 Middle Street, is named the DAR candidate after seniors nominated Jane Niles, Jane Grant, and Willis. Regents Mrs. Charles Andre and committee chair Mrs. Adelbert Hall outlined four qualifications for selection: Dependability, Service, Leadership, and Patriotism. Willis, active in National Honor Society, Dramatics Club, and Girls' Athletic Association, has leadership roles and strong school involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doreen Eleanor Willis
DAR
Marshall Willis
Middle Street
Jane Niles
Jane Grant
Doreen Willis
National Dar Society
Charles Andre
Adelbert Hall
Miss Willis
National Honor Society
Dramatics’ Club
Girls’ Athletic Association
Rainbow Girls Install Officers At Masonic Temple
About 250 attended the Rainbow Girls public installation at the Masonic Temple. Installing officers included Jane Niles Norma Nickerson Barbara Burden and Virginia Adams. Numerous officers and choir members were named with titles from Worthy Advisor to Patriotism and Service. A floral ceremony followed with colonial bouquets and Rainbow bars presented by the Mother Advisor. Attendance pins and blue Friendliness bars were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Girls Assembly
Jane Niles
Norma Nickerson
Barbara Burden
Virginia Adams
Viola Osgood
Genesta Chapter
Sylvia Bowers
Genesta
Barbara Morse
Patricia Brann
Janice Knight
Charity
Pauline Holmson
Hope
Lila Mael Richmond
Jacqueline Chappell
Jean McKay
Beverly Allegrin
Ann McLeod
Virginia Whitney
Carolyn Stackpole
Martha Stone
Abbey Jan Greeber
Hilda Bowers
Fidelity
Eleanor McRae
Frieda Legard
Clair Wing
Confidential
Jean Brooks
Newell Beats Air Mail Speed On 15 Day Latin Trip
William S. Newell president of Bath Iron Works Corp led a 15 day American executive tour of Central and South America with 11 colleagues. They visited Todd yards at Charleston, Pitch Lake in Trinidad, and relied on Braniff and KLM for travel. The group traveled in a private subdivided DC-3 and enjoyed a comfortable, leisure filled voyage with ports and layovers planned for exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Newell
Central
South America
United Seamans Service Facilities
Mr. Newell
Todd Shipyards Corp
Todd- Atlantic
Charleston
S. C
Portland
Maine Port Authority
Maine
Hildreth
Braniff International Airlines
Dallas
Tex
Pete
Pitch Lake
Trinidad
Trinidad Corp
Barber Asphalt Co
Christopher Columbus
Walter Raleigh
Raleigh
England
KLM
Dutch International Airlines
Tenn Coronbia
Venezuela
Curaco
Hooker Wins Bath School Board Seat in City Election
C Lloyd Hooker a Bath post office employee won a four year term in a three candidate race for the Bath Board of Education. He led Merritt A Mitchell 729 to 553 with Herbert Morse third at 307 votes. The citywide total vote was about 1600 with two wards contesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lloyd Hooker
Bath Board of Education
Hooker
Merritt A. Mitchell
Mitchell Herbert R. Morse
Bath Iron Works Corp
Etta M Thurlow
C. Albert Douglas
Jesse W. Allen
George J Nugent
Thurlow
Mr Allen
Board of Education
Mitchell
Delmar E. Bates
Harold P. Small
Harold W. McElman
David C. Dickson
Harold J. Sonia
Bates
Sonia
Allen
Small
Alderman
Common Council
Alex Burden
Bath
Colby College
Colby
Kappa Phi Kappa
Maine Letter Carriers’ Association
Sabine Community Association
Gayton Rifle League of
Maine
The
Sons of Veterans
Trustees
Letter Carriers
Clam Industry Debate Focuses on Maine Residents
Bath figures including Rey E Stewart and John Chaney join George Laskey to press for a Maine residency requirement for clam dealers. They argue out of state competition harms local crews and longtime Maine markets as they push for a one year state residence rule to protect Maine merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Augusta
Rey E Stewart
Bath Chamber of Commerce
John Chaney
George Laskey
I A. Tracworthy
State Park Commission
Laskey
State House
Bath Nish
Cortain
Maine
City Manager Opposes Bill Exempting Property
City manager opposes LD 482 a tax exemption bill likely to face opposition at the Taxation Committee hearing. The measure would exempt all property owned by literary and scientific institutions and by benevolent and charitable groups incorporated by the State including the YMCA YWCA Salvation Army American Legion Veterans groups Red Cross and local chambers of commerce. Current law only exempts certain property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee On Taxation
Young Men’s Christian Association
The
Young Womens
Chris Po Ac Crees
Salvation Army
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Grand Army of the Republic
American National Red Cross
Chambers of Commerce
Morse Juniors Stage She Stoops to Conquer at Morse Auditorium
Morse High School juniors presented Oliver Goldsmiths She Stoops to Conquer to about 200 in the Morse Auditorium. Patricia Barrows led as Miss Hardcastle with Edwin Pert as Mrs Hardcastle while Linwood Miller played Sir Charles Marlow. The production featured period costumes and a five act plot set in the Hardcastle household alehouse and garden with Tony Lumpkin portrayed by the director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Olver Goldsmith
Patricia Barrows
Miss Hardcastle
Marlow
Edwin Pert
Robert Grainger
Sir Charles Marlow
Linwood Miller
Hastings
Frank Smith
Hardcastle
Miss Neville
Dorothy Wing
Eleanor Carter
Patricia Ames
Claire Hartsgrove
Jane Mocklar
Lila Richmond
Lasca
McClure Considers 1950 Maine Congress Run
State Representative J Horace McClure of Bath indicates he may seek the Republican nomination for Congress in Maine's First District in 1950. He notes he is focused on state duties but may decide after the legislative session adjourns. The article details his active legislative role this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Horace McClure
Bath
Congress
McClure
The
Times
Maine
SONS AND DAUGHTERS ENTERTAINED BY THE BATH ROTARY CLUB
The Bath Rotary Club held its annual Father Daughter Son banquet at Central church parish house on Tuesday. Attendees included Rotary members, members' children, and guests including the Junior Rotary basketball team coached by Charles B. Doyle. A roast ham dinner followed songs led by Earl Farnham with piano by William P. Menhealey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Central Church Parish
Rotary
Charles B. Doyle
Earl Farnham
William P. Men- Healey
Loring R. Addison
Jumer Rotars
Lions Observe Boy Scout Week at Bath Meeting
The Bath Lions club marked the 39th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America with Sea Scout Ship Barcuda members from Bath attending. Israel Bernstein of Portland spoke on the challenge of Scouting, praising its moral values and growth to over two million members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Bath Lions Club
Barcuda
Bath
Lions Club
William A. Niss
Israel Bernstein
Portland
Pine Tree Council
National Jewish Advisory Committee
Bernstein
Maine
Sea Scouts
Sedgwicks
Donald Cromwell
Pelham Howe
Henry Albert
Richard Dunham
Charles Dunham
Warren Raynes
Gilman Russell
Philip Savage
William Webber
Mr. Niss
Howe
Daniel Johnson
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Doreen E. Willis
Rainbow Girls
AIR Mail
Bath Man
Central and
Etta M. Thurlow
Ore
Lois M. Knight
Elizabeth Deering Moffatt
James S. Longhurst
Lillius Larrabee
Marian Clement
Frederica D. Dwyer
Ethel Tourtulette
Beatrice Leavitt
Albert Pinkham
Ethel L. Higgins
Edith Page
Donald Wilson
Eleanor T. Voorhees
Ruth L. Dennison
Chester C. Aderton
Lulu <A. Varney
Frances T Clark
Merton L. Deering
Alfie E. Jacobs
Ethel M. Robinson
Harry T. Passmore
L. H. Cooper
Andrew M. Butterfield
H. Joseph Madden
Arthur W Gediman
Stanley R. Hunter
Thomas J Cummings
Rodney E Ross, Jr
M't
Newell Hoopsters
Newell Hand Engine
W. S. Newell Hand Engine Association
Jimmy Jones
Raymond Harmon
John Morse
Lawrence Pecch
Paul MacDonald
William Bearrow
Chester H. McCabe, Sr
Carl McCabe
Richard Gross
Albert Cummings
David Pinkham
Neil Hatch
Phil Oliver
Mel Cornish
Kempton Kocha
M’clure
Bath Rotary Club
Junior Rotary Club
LIONS
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Bath Auto Company
C. F. Cummings
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