Lions Club Program Showcases War News and Grange Events
The Lions Club weekly meeting at Hotel Sedgwick featured a dramatic film set called Coal Bin of America and other reels on Africa wildlife and a naval battle. New member Daniel A. Beaton joined as Harrison Rust Jr and Louis J. Sanborn attended as guests. The group also announced plans for upcoming Ladies Night on January 24 at the Stagwick with a dinner and dance. West Bath Grange marked its 40th dedication anniversary with Past Masters Night as Senator Neil S. Bishop discussed state power limits and a petition against governors’ blanket power, while Pomona and State Lecturers Conference plans were laid for late January.
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Lions Club
Sedgwick
William M. Adams
Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co
H.R. Karcher
Frank Peaslee
America
New River
West Virginia
Africa
Henry O. Trowbridge
Sturday
Stagwick
Daniel Williams
Richard Hersom
Alexander MacDonald
Daniel A. Beaton
Harrison Rust, Jr
Louis J. Sanborn
West Bath Grange
No. 154
Grange
Harry E. Peterson
Neil S. Bishop
Bishop
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Sewall
State House
Sen
Bath
Edward G. Waters
Dromore Range
Earl
Blazing Star Grange
Danbury
N. H
Arthur C. Lemont
Everett G. Lemont
Edwin W. Haggett
Edward Burns
Sagadahoc County
Pomona
Grange Hall
State Grange
Lemont
Raymond M. Clark
William A. Coombs
Lester H. Crocker
William Davis
David S. Henderson
James B. Lemont
D. Wylie Lemont
Alice F. Johnson
Augusta
William A. Armstrong
West Bath Farm Bureau
State attorney pushes fair rent laws enforcement
John J. Pendergast of the Office of Price Administration told Bath officials that a federal rent control bill is near passage and that states lack rental laws. Maine and Attorney General Frank TI. Cowan stress using existing statutes to curb unreasonably high rents and evictions while local fair rent committees handle cases locally.
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John J. Pendergast
Office of Price Administration
Rent Control Section
Washington
Bath
Pendergast
White House
Maine
Frank TI
Cowan
Sagadahoc
Cumberland
Kennebec
Penobscot
Fair Rent Committees
Legal Aid
Fair Rent Committee
OPA
MaineLegislature Backs 25 New State Police Posts
A bill reported favorable by the Appropriations Committee would add 25 men to the Maine state police force with $18,750 for the current year and $75,000 for 1943, funded half from the general fund and half from the Highway fund. The draft also includes a rifle or shotgun carry provision for officers in automobiles.
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Augusta
Maine
Appropriations Committee
Henry P. Weaver
Judiciary Committee
Sagadahoc
Portland Municipal Court
Sagadahoc County
Diamond Jubilee Birthday Cards For The Kiddies
Diamond Jubilee birthday cards were given to Bath school children Friday to fill with dimes for the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis. Mrs. James I. Nostall led Sagada hoc County efforts, directing card distribution in schools and public places. The cards feature a large 60 and a pocket for gifts, with returns due in a week. March of Dimes funds are to be sent by Jan 23 via the envelope sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis, Inc
James I. Nostall
Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoe County
Capping Ceremony for Four Florence Nightingale Students
The Florence Nightingale candlelight capping ceremony occurred Friday at Grace Church parish house at eight. Mrs. Gladys Wolstenholme presented caps to four students, with Miss Barbara McMann receiving hers on stage. Bath Memorial Hospital nursing vows and pledges followed, and guests included Miss Jean Nicholson and Miss Marjorie MacDonald. Elmer Greenleaf of Auburn visited Bath Friday.
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Grace Church
Gladys A. Wolstenholme
R.N
Mary O'Brien
God of Light
Bath Memorial Hospital
Barbara McMann
Bath
Jean Nicholson
Cape Breton
N.S
Marjorie MacDonald
Beryl Wheeler
Calais
Florence Nightingale
Esther Murphy
Resurvey of Bath Rent Charges Under WPA Plan
Bath joins key defense cities in a renewed rental survey conducted by the WPA Division of Research with local offices. The study catalogs changes since September 1941, including increases, decreases, tenancy shifts, and structural changes, to provide current rent data for Office of Price Administration and emergency planning.
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Bath
WPA
Office of Price Administration
Office For Emergency Management
WPA Division of Research
Washington
Mrs Patten Candidate for County Treasurer
Friends of Mrs Millward G Patten urged her to seek Sagadahoc County treasurer. She filed for nomination for the June primaries and would succeed her late husband Edwin C Patten who held the office for over 25 years and who left an unexpired term to her appointment on Nov 22 1941. She has been praised by the State auditor for the books and is known for work in Grange Farm Bureau and Eastern Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millward G. Patten
Sagadahoc
Mrs. Spinney Recuperating at Home After Illness
Mrs. Lester Spinney is convalescing at her home from a week's illness following a stay at Memorial hospital Bath. Friends are invited to visit. Louise Briggs from Baldwin School Bryn Mawr Pa arrived Monday to spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs Edmund P Briggs of High Street.
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Lester Spinney
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Louise Briggs
Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr
Edmund P. Briggs
High Street
President's Ball At Armory Will Be Gala Affair
Bates Bobcats will swing into rhythm at nine Friday of next week in the State armory to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee Birthday Ball in honor of the President with Roosevelt's birthday address at 10 p.m. Decorations, tickets, and a full committee are listed as the event proceeds to raise funds for infantile paralysis research, with half of the proceeds staying in the county. Maine is classed as an epidemic state for the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Gillies, Jr
Sewall
Robert Lambie
John R. Newell
Leon Genthner
Archibald M. Main
L. Eugene Thebeau
A. J. Danielson
Bates Bobcats
Alex Burden
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
James Nostall
James W. Temple
John Carey
Arthur Sewall
Horace Herrick
Edward Sewall
J. M. Kierney
George B
Co-Workers Class Holds January Tree and Jolly Party
First Baptist Church co workers class met Wednesday for its January tree at the parsonage 138 North Street with Charles R Sims in charge. Refreshments were served by Mrs Clifford Harrington Mrs Bates Stover Mrs Joseph H Hynes and Mrs Robert Cameron. The next meeting will be February 11 at 1270 Washington Street. A defense work note okayed by the club. Attending were many members including Mrs Mae Armstrong Mrs Benjamin Woodside Mrs Cameron and Rev Charles R Sims among others. Also reported are the return of Roscoe Shaw and daughter from Boston and the birth of a 9 pound son to Mr and Mrs Archie McDonough at Cornish Maternity Home.
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First Baptist Church
Charles R. Sims
North Street
George F. Oliver
Clifford F. Harrington
Bates E. Stover
Joseph H. Hynes
Robert J. Cameron
Ernest Wade
Washington Street
Vernon W. Miller
Benjamin H. Woodside
Mae Armstrong
Benjamin H Woodside
Cleora Coombs
George F. Cressey
Irma D. Groves
Parker Resigns as Bath Superintendent to Join Hyde Windlass
John Parker resigns after six decades of service as superintendent of Bath and West Bath schools effective immediately to take a production manager post at Hyde Windlass Co. The 1937 appointee leaves a legacy of campus improvements, athletic support, and major federal funded building projects including Morse High’s eight room wing and a new 12 room elementary school. Parker, born in Hudson, NH, educated at Concord High and Dartmouth, led civic and Rotary clubs, chaired pre employment training and Bath welding courses aiding hundreds. His departure follows years of advocacy before Washington and local officials, shaping Bath’s postwar schooling landscape.
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Board of Education of
Bath and
West Bath School Union
John Parker
Parker
Hyde Windlass Co
Concord
N. H
Dartmouth College
Hudson, N. H
Hanover, N. H
Bath
Phi Beta Kappa
Dartmouth
Bath Rotary Club
Red Rolfe
New York Yankees
Morse High
West Bath
Morse High School
Washington
Harper's Magazine
Bath Welding Co
Soldiers Guests at a Party by Legion Auxiliary
Members of the Roland Smith post American Legion Auxiliary entertained 23 soldiers Wednesday evening of last week at Legion hall with a covered dish supper, entertainment and dance. About 85 attended, including soldiers, post members, and friends, followed by community singing and performances by local artists.
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Roland Smith Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Post
Victor R. E. Carey
The
Kenneth Weeks
Louise Rice
Boothbay Harbor
Jeannie Briggs
Jeanette
Dorothy Williams
James Sciola
Joseph D’elia
Gayety
Auxiliary
Friends
Phillip Eaton
Lewis Wilson
Edgar Leavitt
Eugene Bridges
Ralph Gay
Carl Stinson
Walter Hill
Helen Shaughnessy
Ambrose Curran
John Hart
George Costain
Bernard Pratt
Earle Risteen
Emery Rideout
Victor Carey
Miles Hagan
John Willette
Lucien Bisson
Plates and Licenses to Be Issued Here
City officials said State Department of Automobile Registration agents will be in City Hall on February 11 12 13 and 14 to issue plates and operator licenses to Bath residents and nearby areas. The annual schedule mirrors prior years with space arranged in the main auditorium near the main entrance on the first floor corridor.
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State Department of Automobile Registration
City Hall
Bath
New England Ensign Commissioned From Naval Reserve
Edward DeLong of 857 Washington Street is commissioned an ensign in the United States Naval Reserve after completing the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's course. He is one of nine New England boys commissioned with a Navy service background. His brother is Lieut. Henry C. DeLong, 2nd.
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Edward DeLong
Washington Street
United States Naval Reserve
Naval Reserve
Ensign DeLong
New England
United States Navy
Lieut
Henry C. DeLong
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Sue
Bill
Charles M. Genthner
Everett _G. Lemont
Avid Henderson
Herbert Simpson
John M. Howe
F Mason Wright
Ceres
Flora
D. Wallace MacDonald
Committee On Sea and Shore Fisheries
Elmer Greenleaf
Auburn
Edwin C. Patten
Armory
Roscoe Shaw
Joan
Boston
Mr. Shaw
Fred J. Boudin
Gilbert Lee
Archie McDonough
Getchell Street
Board of Education
Legion Auxiliary
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