Maine tourism outlook urged despite war conditions
Surveys by the Maine Development Commission and the Maine Publicity Bureau predict a strong tourist season in Maine, with visitors likely staying in one resort. Towns must fund publicity through the Bureau, as state funds are not used, to attract travelers who boost hotels farms merchants and local tax bases. Paying for advertising is seen as money well spent and essential for a successful season.
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Maine Development Commission
Maine Publicity Bureau
Maine
War Strikes Bath As Local Hero Lieutenant Huse Is Killed
News from Snow Park confirms Lieutenant John Huse son of Mr and Mrs Harry M Huse has died in service. Though exact station remains secret, family believes he served in the East Indies and flew a four motor plane in October while on duty in the Pacific. The Bath community mourns this loss and pledges renewed support for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
John Huse
Harry M. Huse
Snow Park
Huse
East Indies
Pacific
Personal Finance Co. opens Bath office for loans and planning
Portland's Leon W. Kelber announces the Personal Finance Co. of Bath at 174 Front Street Bath offering loans from 24 to 300. L. T. Raymond, manager, emphasizes flexible terms, state supervision, and a Budget and Income Tax consultation service with no charge to the public. Hours 9 to 5 daily and 9 to 1 on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon W. Kelber
Portland
Front Street
Bath
The
Personal Finance Co
Brunswick
L. T. Raymond
Raymond
State Banking Department
Bath and Vicinity
Hunt Announces Candidacy for Education Board
Alderman J Frank Hunt Ward One filed nomination papers with the City Clerk for election to the Board of Education in the upcoming Municipal election. A longtime city official and financier he has chaired the finance committee and led debt refinancing while in office. He served in the Navy during World War I and is treasurer of a Bath savings and loan association. He is 44, married to Marion Redlon with a daughter Joan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Hunt
Board of Education
Hunt
Justus H. Miller
Board of Aldermen
Navy Department
Old Bath Iron Works Ltd
Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath
Federal Savings and Loan League
New England Savings and Loan Institutions
Marion C. Redlon
Joan
Central Grammar School
Club 42 Hosts Successful Thursday Card Party
Club 42 sponsored a card party at 48 Front Street drawing 12 tables of play. Mrs David M McRetar won first in contract with Mrs James A Clappison second. Mrs M Worthles McPhee won first in auction with Mrs John W Scutte second. Refreshments were served. Mrs Nathan W Watson chaired the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
David M. McRetar
James A. Clappison
M. Worthles McPhee
Aucton and
Mere
John WS
Robert CL Pleits
Sedgwick Dale Wedding Day
Wedding guests travel from Connecticut and Massachusetts to attend the event. Dr. Sedgwick plans to reside in Stamford after the ceremony, with Dr. W. A. McLellan associated in Stamford. Attendees include Manton Sedgwick, Mrs F. Edgar Hubbard, George R. Dale, Ruth Tuttle, Char Morgan, Judge and Mrs. Robert Cony, M E Owen Weeks, Grace Galland, Frank Douglas, Mrs. George W. Hyde, Joseph V. Grover, Jane Mayal, and Allen Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Wong
Algeport
Conn
Sedgwick
W. A. McLellan
Stamford
Willineke
Amon
Manton Sedgwick
Sroom
F. Edgar Hubbard
West Hartford
Perconil
Joseph V. Grover
Hanson, Mass
Jane Mayal
Allen Fuller
East Bridgewater
Mass
West Bath P T A Founders Day Tea Party
West Bath P T A held an early Founders Day observance with a tea at Mrs. Loring D. Small's home. The event featured Valentine decor, piano selections by Mrs. Grover C. Smith and Mrs. Small, and community singing. The group meets again at Lowell school on Wednesday evening March 4.
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West Bath P. T. A
Loring D. Small
West Bath School Board
Robert R. Coombs
Forrest M. Barter
Small
Grover C. Smith
Smith
Lowell School
Postal Clerks Ladies Organize Auxiliary in Bath
Wives and mothers of Bath post office clerks formed the first local Postal Clerks' Auxiliary at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Percy R Low on Granite street last week. Mrs. William W Oliver was named president, with Mrs. Low as vice president and Mrs. William J Curran as secretary and treasurer. A social hour followed the initial meeting. Also present were Mrs. Bert E Whitney and Mrs. Edward L Larrabee. The next gathering will be at Mrs. Oliver's home on North street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Post Office
Percy R. Low
Granite Street
National Association of Letter Carriers
William W. Oliver
William J. Curran
Soldier guard found dead at Topsham trestle
Charles Jackson, a soldier, was found dead at the foot of an embankment between Topsham and Bowdoinham Wednesday of last week. Five other soldiers were injured when a jeep overturned while bringing the body to Brunswick hospital. Lloyds of the area and police traced possible train involvement as blood was found on the trestle above the site.
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Charles Jackson
Topsham
Bowdoinham
Brunswick Hospital
Jackson
Lieut. Linton
Frank Carver
Cathance
Pine Tree Limited
Brunswick
Jesse Standback
Rep
Joseph Davis
James Gagnan
James Dobbs
Alexander Edwards
Irvin Simms
Jesse Stanchback
Davis
Fort Williams
Portland
Woolwich Schools Contribute To Infantile Paralysis Drive
The Woolwich Infantile Paralysis Drive completed under chair Mrs. Leverett Welch. District receipts include Sagadahoc Ferry 10.55, Nequasset 7.10, Union Bridge 7.20, Mountain School 2.10, Pleasant View 2.80, Day's Ferry 6.45, No. 1 and No.6 North Woolwich 5.00, totaling 41.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Leverett Welch
Sagadahoc Ferry
Nequasset
Union Bridge
Mountain School
Pleasant View
Day's Ferry
North Woolwich
Dormitories Approved for Temporary Housing by Admin
Government approval announced Friday for two dormitories by the Agricultural Securities Administration. Local details unclear with two potential North End sites under consideration. Plans indicate single men shared rooms, using thick insulating panels for warmth and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Securities Administration
New Trucks for Department and Federal Grant Support
The city receives its largest single contribution to fire protection with replacements and new equipment funded by a Federal grant. Chief Engineer Frates led the effort, earning praise for untiring work and maintaining the department’s noted efficiency under his direction.
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Engineer Frates
Frates
Bath's First War Casualty
The article details Bath's first World War casualty, noting the deeply affected community. It mentions the fallen serviceman's surviving wife, his parents, two sisters Mrs. Max Good of Monticello and Mrs. Howard Ulfelder of Belmont Mass, and brother Robert a Morse High School student.
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Max Good
Monticello
Howard Ulfelder
Belmont
Mass
Robert
Morse High School
Morse Latin Club Initiates New Members In Roman Rite
The Sodalitas Latina initiation occurred all day and into the night with two sections. Initiates dressed in togas and paints, paraded through streets, then sworn in by consuls Loring Hart and Albert Povich after a secret auditorium ceremony. Freshmen required Latin 85, others 80. Initiates listed include Mary Lou Reed, James Bonney, Alfonso Turcotte, Marguerite Rines, Barbara Tasker, and Carmen Huse among many. The group will serve at the annual banquet in Roman style next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sodalitas Latina
Caesar
Loring Hart
Albert Povich
Joseph Swanton
Robert Dolan
Verna Wallace
Paul Tourtillotte
Judith Dennison
Mary Lou Reed
James Bonney
Alphonse Turcotte
Marjorie Mayberry
Grace Whit
Arlene Gray
Barbara Danford
Carmen Huse
Marilyn Cummings
Kenneth Hill
Robert Gilchrist
Geraldine Nickerson
Shirley James
Elizabeth Williams
Willard Day Observed By White Ribboners Meeting
The February meeting of the W C T U at Nellie Brown's Deering street home heard reports from officers and the alcohol education director. Plans were made to observe Frances E Willard Day on February 24 with Miss Mary Besaw and a no refreshment policy at future programs. A card was sent to ill member Florence Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Brown
Deering Street
Elizabeth Trott
Brown
Alcohol Education
Mary Roberts
Augusta K. Christie
Margaret Sargent
Vena Johnson
Frances E. Willard
Mary Besaw
High Street
Minnie French
Nella S. Stover
Florence Howard
Meadow Way
Co-Workers class meets on Wednesday at First Baptist
Mrs Joseph L Dauphin hosted the Co-Workers class February meeting at her Spring Street home. After a business session members worked on the class defense project and refreshments were served by a planning committee. The next meeting will be March 11 at Mrs Willis B Hall 277 Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Dauphin
Spring Street
First Baptist Church
George F. Oliver
Vernon W. Miller
Mae Armstrong
Benjamin H. Woodside
Robert J. Cameron
Cleora Coombs
Irma D. Groves
Willis B. Hall
Clifford F. Harrington
Joseph H. Hynes
Simon M. Moore
Edwy A. Sotheard
Evelyn W. Sotheard
Ernest Wade
Everett B. Wright
Elizabeth Estabrook
Marjorie Chadbourne
Augusta Rowe
Middle Street
Hall
Charles R. Sims
Simon Moore
Twin B's Club Meets Thursday in Lowell Area
The Twin B's Club of Lowell temple past chiefs and Atvah Young Temple Brunswick held its February meeting Thursday at Mrs. Mary Curtis's home. Brunswick members were absent due to sickness. A Lincoln’s birthday program ran under Mrs. Emily Williams and Mrs. Viola Melzard. Refreshments followed. Attendees included Mrs. Marion Darrah Mrs. Sadie Garcelon Mrs. Lois Knight Mrs. Edith Miller Mrs. Gertrude Stewart and Mrs. Lucy Stover. Next meeting set for March 12 in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin B'S Club
Lowell Temple
City
Atvah Young Temple
Brunswick
Mary Curtis
Pleasant Street
Lincoln
Emily Williams
Viola Melzard
Marion Darrah
Sadie Garcelon
Lois Knight
Edith Miller
Gertrude Stewart
Lucy Stover
St Barnabas Guild Meeting At Grace Church Parlor
Guild of St Barnabas for Nurses met in Grace church par ish house Oak street Thursday evening with 21 members present. President Mrs Ernest Rogers presided. Games followed under direction of Mrs Rogers and Mrs Arthur Sewall. Prizes went to Ruth Wallace Charlotte MacRae Maxine White Audrey Berringer Dorothy Milliken William Hillgrove and Charles M Tubbs. Next meeting invited March 12 at York Hall by Mrs William D Sewall, with Mrs Stanley Brown and Mrs Albert H McMann listed.
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Guild of St. Barnabas
Grace Church
Oak Street
Ernest Rogers
Rogers
Arthur Sewall
Ruth Wallace
Charlotte MacRae
Maxine White
Audrey Berringer
Dorothy Milliken
William Hillgrove
Charles M. Tubbs
William D. Sewall
York Hall
Stanley Brown
Albert H. McMann
Lions Club hears talk on Jap attack Pearl Harbor
Mrs. Claude S. Gillette spoke to Lions Club on the Pearl Harbor raid of December 7 describing the horror and living hell endured by her family. The large attendance included three new members Ralph Gay Joseph Grace Edward Sampson and guests Leonard Thombs Ivan A Trueworthy and Philip Wenz.
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Lions Club
Claude S. Gillette
Pearl Harbor
Morse High Notes Honor Lincoln Birthday Assembly
Frances Callan and Beverly Packard read The Ballad of the Penny and Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight in Friday's program. The Dramatics Class performed The Thirteen Sisters under Mrs. Horace P. Herrick. A moment of silence honored Lieut. John Huse. Patriotic songs Remember Pearl Harbor Any Bonds Today and Angels of Mercy were heard. The program closed with the Star Spangled Banner, Kate Smith record, announced by Richard Dennison. Elmer Wallace and Richard Brown built a D A R ballot box using wood from a 170 year old Erudition school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Callan
Beverly Packard
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Thirteen Sisters
Horace P. Herrick
John Huse
Pearl Harbor
Strente Club Hosts Evening Refreshments Prizes Awarded
Mr and Mrs Harold Safford hosted a Strente club Friday evening with refreshments. First prize for ladies went to Mrs John Burgess, second to Mrs Harold Boutin. For men Harold Safford Jr won first, Harold Boutin second. The club will meet Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Roy Lutz on Corliss Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Safford
Strénte Club
John Burgess
Harold Boutin
Harold Safford, Jr
Roy Lutz
Corliss Street
Valentine Party at Miss Burditt’s Home Delights Young Guests
Miss Carolyn Burditt, ten, hosted a Valentine supper after school at 218 Washington Street. Guests included Miss Alice Deehan and others, with Miss Natalie Burditt aiding. Gamed and gifts were exchanged during the cheerful gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Burditt
Frederick Burditt
Washington Street
Valentine
Natalie Burditt
Alice Deehan
Katherine A. MacDonald
Barbara Morse
Marotyrr-Towne
Lady Wilson
Donald Coombs
Billy Jackson
Jacky Wilson
Jimmie Wilson
Mrs Lotta Eaton Returns From Quantico Visit
Mrs Lotta Eaton of Chestnut street returned Wednesday from Quantico Virginia where she joined her daughter Mrs Vincent Morck. She is a guest of her aunt Mrs Mary Temple on Edward street.
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Lotta Eaton
Chestnut Street
Quantico, Va
Vincent Morck
Mary Temple
Edward Street
Small World Reunion Ties Bath Soldiers in Honolulu
Pvt Robert D Stevens, stationed with a Coast Artillery anti aircraft battery in Honolulu, writes his parents of chance greetings at the Y M C A from Pvt Edward B Cohen of Bath. Cohen then met Marion Small Wilson and they planned a USO dance with hostess Mrs Wilson. In Hawaii Stevens also ran into Bath native Haviland Chaney, son of Mrs Fred Pratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Stevens
Hiram T. Stevens
Middle Street
Stevens
Coast Artillery
Honolulu
Pvt
Edward B. Cohen
Bath
Air Corps
Cohen
Morris H. Cohen
Old South Place
Young Stevens
Cuthbert Wilson
Marion Small
United States
Wilson
Hawaii
Hyde Camp Auxiliary Social Evening Opens Series
Mrs Edward F Miller president of the Auxiliary to T W Hyde camp 46 Sons of Union Veterans hosted a social evening at 822 Middle Street last Wednesday for the first in a series. Seven tables of ecards were in play with prizes awarded in two events and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Miller
T. W. Hyde
Sons of Union Veterans
Middle Street
Charles H. Ansert
John E. Hart
Wesley H. Lemont
D. Wylie Lemont
Maurice J. Warner
Jennie Garey
Chester Totman
George Wilson
Valentine Babies Delivered at Two Homes
Dr. Jacob Smith delivered three Valentine babies Saturday forenoon. Two occurred at the Cornish maternity home and a third, a daughter, at the Iluse street home of Mr and Mrs Albert Pottle. The maternity home births include a boy for Mr and Mrs Russell Ames of 14 Elm street court weighing eight pounds and a girl for Mr and Mrs Quentin S Barrett of West Bath weighing eight and a quarter pounds named Dorothy Marguerite Barrett.
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Jacob Smith
Valentine
Cornish
Iluse Street
Albert Pottle
Russell Ames
Elm Street Court
Quentin S. Barrett
West Bath
Dorothy Marguerite Barrett
Price couple tour Boston for shows and theater
Lorraine M. Price a Maine Central Railroad ticket agent and Mrs Price returned Friday from Boston after attending the Sportsman's Show the Ice Follies and a theater. They found hotels crowded due to large shows and several conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine M. Price
Maine Central Railroad
Iron Works Girls Entertain Soldiers at Social Night
The Bath Iron Works girls hosted a social for soldiers Thursday night in the U. S. O. hall. The program featured dancing and games with prizes for banana eating and several dances. Refreshments followed and cigarettes were provided. Co chairs were Polly Nickerson and Claire Grainger. other attendees included Peggy Brown, Doris Crocker, Irene Daley, Mary Double, Frances Grainger, Arlene Hesscock, Ernestine Hilton, Barbara Nicker son, Phyllis Preble, Rebecca Smith, Alma Swanton, Mary Tourtillotte, Jeannette Varney, Miriam White and Esther Wilson, with chaperones Mrs. William H. Daley etc.
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Bath Iron Works
U.S. O. Hall
Polly Nickerson
Claire Grainger
Peggy Brown
Doris Crocker
Irene Daley
Mary Double
Frances Grainger
Arlene Hesscock
Ernestine Hilton
Barbara Nickerson
Phyllis Preble
Rebecca Smith
Alma Swanton
Mary Tourtillotte
Jeannette Varney
Miriam White
Esther Wilson
William H. Daley
Arthur L. Pratt
Joseph I. Smith
Hiram T. Stevens
Edward Dale True
Ralph D. Warren
Roland Smith Unit to Purchase Poppies
The Roland Smith Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hall last Wednesday with good attendance. It plans to buy 1560 poppies from the Veterans at Togus for Poppy Day to aid disabled veterans, with orders due now to finish before Memorial Day. The secretary reported a citation from the Department of Maine for meeting the Jan 31 membership quota. The unit voted to buy kitchen dishes and utensils and a second $100 Defense Bond. Hostesses Mrs. David McKellar and Mrs. James Clappison served crab meat and shrimp rolls, pickles, tea, toll house cookies, and heart shaped Valentine cookies, one per plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Smith
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Togus
Department of Maine
Toll House
David McKellar
James Clappison
Corsages For Dexter Augusta Wedding Of Briggs And Davis
Miss Muriel Briggs of Dexter and Augusta married Pvt Kenneth Davis of St Albans and Fort Devens Mass Feb 5 at the bride parents home in Dexter Gifts were from Mrs Sumner Sewall Maine First Lady. The bride and maid of honor Miss Mary Russell of South Berwick work at Blaine Mansion in Augusta. Merle Laroe of Dexter was best man. Pvt Davis has served 14 months in the Army. his bride is a Nasson College graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Briggs
Dexter
Augusta
Kenneth Davis
St. Albans
Fort Devens
Mass
Sumner Sewall
Maine
Mary Russell
South Berwick
Blaine
Merle Laroe
Davis
Nasson College
Nightingale club hosts all day sewing session
Mrs Arthur King of Edgett street welcomed the Nightingale club for an all day session. Members spent the afternoon sewing for Memorial Hospital and were served dinner at six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur King
Edgett Street
Nightingale Club
Memorial Hospital
Weekly Crossword Puzzle 10 11 Ws 1K 19 20 29
A dense word game page with across and down clues. Each clue yields a solution linked to names, items, and places, including color, metals, plants, and animals. The cryptogram quotes philosopher Bacon, and a Cryptoquote offers the quotation about truth and advantage.
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Aluminum
Sym
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FP B
Nichols, Pres. and
Treas
Harry C. Webber
Personal Finance Company OF Bath
Education Board
Club 42
New Organization
Sedgwick-Dale
West Bath P.T.A
John E. Edgett
Fall River, Mass
Edgett
Topsham Trestle
Morse Latin Club
Willard
Twin B'S
ST. Barnabas Guild
Morse
Private Stevens
Hyde Camp
Iron Works
Alabama
Anewer
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Bacon
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