Police Prowl Car Pays For Itself In Bath
City council notes show the police department's patrol car has recouped its cost and outlines why Alderman Small sought an extra 1,525 to finish the fiscal year. The report lists expenses, arrests, convictions, and debates over staffing and curfew enforcement alongside budget transfers and planned public safety measures in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small
Special Committee On Police
City Treas
Young
Gurgiotis
J. Frank Hunt
Ward 1
Councilman
Hunt
Police Department
Alderman Small
Bath
Portland
Harold W. Child
Legard
E. Emma Leonard
League of Decency
Vine Street
Water
Lincoln Street
Andrews
Cobb Roads
Andrews Road
Cobb Road
Bath city actions grant licences and set infra work
Municipal officers grant a victualer licence to Tom Canacaris and approve two power poles for Central Maine Power Co. on Floral and High streets. A smoke and cinders note from Sagadahock Real Estate Co. is referred to Public Safety. Recorder Rubin files December report with 13.10 dollars. Bath Iron Works requests lead street appointments for Joseph Bennett, Clifton Snell, Harry Mullen, and Joseph Thibodeau, with Armory picks for Joseph Babine, Gerald Day, and Ellery Doyle. Absentees include Councilmen Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Canacaris
Front Street
Central Maine Power Co
Floral Street
Court Street
High Street
P. M
Bath Iron Works Corp
Sewall
Joseph H. Bennett
Gerald Street
Clifton W. Snell
Center Street
Harry L. Mullen
Pleasant Avenue
Joseph Thibodeau
Pine Street
Armory
Joseph Babine
Gerald Day
Ellery Doyle
Day
Bath Iron Works Chief Sees Busy Years Ahead
President William S. Newell forecasts continued and rising shipyard activity at Bath Iron Works through 1942 to 1944 if naval construction expands. He warns of a difficult 1941 labor year but expects rapid rehiring in 1942 with employment potentially reaching about 3,000 workers, and notes a likely boom receding after 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Newell
BATH
STEEL
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Pres
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath Iron Works
Maine Fair Association Meet Nears Pivotal Sessions
The Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs will meet in Rockland February 10 and 11 to debate light harness racing entrance fees tickets and passes and horse racing. Leaders from state departments and the U S Trotting Association will discuss premium schedules agriculture and fair obligations with a banquet and speaking program to follow the big Wednesday night session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs
Rockland
MHHPA
Organization of Horsemen
Georges. Williams
Maine Fairs Association
E. E. Russell
Charles M. White
Department of Agriculture
Maine
Ralph Wentworth
Earl Hayes
Windsor Fair
State Racing Commission
William E. Ellingwood
Edward R. Veazie
Fair Association
Roger Duncan
U. S. Trotting Association
Franz A. Burkett
R. N. Randall
Lewiston
Lish
Frederick G. Payne
Augusta
Harold Schurnle
Portland
Maine Development Commission
Sears Roebuck Leases Store In Bath
Sears Roebuck and Co of Chicago have leased the 174 Front Street store from Sagadahoc Real Estate Co in Bath for a new venture. The 1250 square foot space will be redesigned with a new floor laid by the owner and alterations by the lessee, with no opening date announced. The property sits just south of the Uptown theatre entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Sagadahoc Real Estate Co
Front Street
Newal
Predicts Break Near in Auburn Bureau Robbery
The Lewiston Sun reports an early break in the nearly two year old 1938 Auburn Automobile Registration Bureau robbery. Unofficial word says two or three suspects may be involved and a sensational reveal could come soon as detectives finish their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Sun
Auburn Automobile Registration Bureau
Sun
Towle
State Police
John W. Healy
Pleasing Voice Demonstrated At Rotary Luncheon
At the Rotary Club luncheon in Portland the Sanley Dana Corporation showcased a motion picture titled Your Company Voice to stress courteous telephone calls. It highlighted how first impressions over the phone affect customer relations and noted the club’s 25th anniversary observance last Friday night at Hotel Eastland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Hotel Sedgwick
Sanley Dana Corporation Co
Portland
Portland Club
Hotel Eastland
Nine Admitted to Citizenship by Judge Emery
The Bath area and Portland region residents were among nine individuals admitted to U S citizenship in a Segadahoc Superior Court session led by Judge Emery. The grand jury reported seven indictments including felonious assault and breaking and entering, while civil cases and divorce libels were heard or continued. Washington dispatches note Maine’s delegation in active duty with Senators Hale and White and Representatives Smith Oliver and Brewster tackling budget, labor, fisheries, and defense issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Carr
Topsham
Frank D. Thompson
Bath
Statutory
Elmer Geneau
Herbert Fraser
Harold Eaton
Howard Reynolds
Justice Emery
Pierre Couture
Liberty Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
St. Lambert
Canada
Island Pond
Sarah Elizabeth Sheridan
Center Street
Grand River
P.E.L
Alma Lillian Reid
Deering Street
Knoxford
N. B
Houston
Joseph L. P. Tardiff
Nichols Street
St. Henrie
Mertina McInnes
Court Street
Wellington
P. FE
Vanceboro
Ethel Kathleen Jones Hart
Park Street
Gordonsville
Margaret Louise Kean Rogers
Trufant Street
Belva Smith
Court Opens Twenty First Year With Emery Presiding
Tuesday morning session led by Justice George L. Emery with prayer by Rev. C Myron Tubbs. Deputy Sheriff Norman E. Curtis serves as court crier marking his 21st year in that role. Grand jury foreman Natt F Howe presided in Georgetown as County Attorney Sherwood Aldrich and clerk Fred H Soit read the civil docket detailing Armistice Day 1939 collisions on Commercial Street involving Wyde Fullerton and Carl Cooper and Harlan Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Emery
Biddeford
C. Myron Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Norman E. Curtis
Bowdoin
Natt F. Howe
Georgetown
Sherwood Aldrich
Fred H Soit
Marine Corps Speaker Recalls Nicaragua and Earthquake
William Allison of the Instruction Company U S Marines will address the Winter Street Men's Club on Thursday. He recounts his Nicaragua post during the Coolidge era when Marines pursued Saudi, plus a major earthquake. Fish chowder will be served at 6 30 with a committee headed by Melvin Haggett arranging the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Senate
House
Smith
Committee On Labor
New England
Oliver
Brewster
Coast Guard
Alaska
Congress
Congressman Bland
Virginia
Committee On Agriculture
Congressman Brewster
William ©. Allison
Instruction Company
United States Marine Corps
Nicabacua
Coolidge
Winter Street
Allison
L. V. Hensinger
USN
Bath
Nicaragua
Mr. Allison
Melvin A. Haggett
Herbert L. Anderson
Ernest R. Preeman
Alten M. Trish
G. Thomas Murphy
Joseph O. Pardue
Leslie Ross
Bath Masonic Building Association Elects Officers
At the annual meeting held Tuesday night the Bath Masonic Building Association elected John H. Freeman as president and C A Severin as vice president along with William A. Furber treasurer N Gratz Jackson clerk Edwin H P Lowell trustee of sinking fund Delmar E Bates auditor and J Maurice Haynes house committee member. Directors named include Charles B Cuitts Arthur B Stilphen J Edward Drake Ldwin H P Lowell and N Gratz Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Masonic Tulding Association
John H. Freeman c A Severin
William A. Furber
N. Gratz Jackson
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Delmar E. Bates
J. Maurice Haynes
House
Charles B. Cuitts
Arthur B. Stilphen
J. Edward Drakeldwin
H P. Lowell
Bath's Old Folks Home Renovated Beneath Plant Beneficence
The Bath Old Folks Home showcases a newly renovated main living room with a large fireplace, new Axminster rug, ample chairs and divans. Officers and trustees praise the improvements funded by Thomas G. Plant, whose inscription on a fireplace tablet honors residents and commits to caring for the aged poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Plant
Thomas G Plant
Justice Fisher Rules On Veterans Affairs And Tax Appeals
Maine Superior Court Justice Williamt Ho Fisher issues two major rulings. He upholds Bath city appeal over the Penobscot Bay Investment Association tax assessment of 1938 totaling $5 9290 and confirms a Dunton decree against the federal government in the Charles W More estate case claiming improper waste. The notices discuss hospital capacity and veteran emergency admissions with guidance from the Veterans Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Bath
Williamt Ho Fisher
Maine Superior Court
Aasadance Superior Court
Bath
Arthur J. Dunton
Charles W. More
Dunton
Community notes on Mrs Burnham and club guests
Mrs Erving L. Burnham hosted Social Eight members Monday evening at her home on Summer Street. Guests included Mrs Lawrence E. Young who received gifts and refreshments. birthday cake and ice cream were served. Mrs Albert Darrah will entertain the group next Monday at 127 Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erving L. Burnham
Lawrence E. Young
Summer Street Court
Burnham
Albert Darrah
Courtstreet
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Bathe Trust Cor Yooese Teees
Bath National Bank
First National Bank
Auburn
Emery
Washington
Hale
TermIs
Florida
Segadahoc Superior Court
Traverse Jury
Grand Jury
Mr. Haynes
Arrowsie
George_L. Tarr
Clara E. Corliss
Annie J
Lemont
Marius H. Page
Bowdeinham
Milton Given
Phippsburg
Ernest W. Oliver
Richmond
Alice Favor
Fred Dagget
Harold Ward
West Bath
Albert White
Woolwich
Horace E. Allen
Philip R. Blaisdell
John M. Loring
Leon
Wylie T. Fullerton
Carl Cooper
Harlan Brown
Committee On Appropriations
Senator White
U. S
William GO. Allison 3d
Winter Street Men’s Club
Masonic Building
Capel
James C. Love
Teft
Capt
Proctor Hagan
Catherine O'llata
Samuel R. Percy
Allen M. Irish
Frank B. Nichols
Bath Trust Company
William L. Skelton
Daniel T. Dougherty
Rupert H. Baxter
W. E
Justice Fisher
Tees
Bi Jr
Albert Eh. Comatiniler
Smid
Ae “Trond
Malcolin S. Stoddard
Maier
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