Bath Shipyard Adds Preemployment Exams and Votes discuss
Bath shipyard introduces a new preemployment medical screening for eyes heart and possible hernia for all new hires. Selwyn Towne Jr seeks a Bath Board of Education seat. Local safety meeting covers equipment, icicles and bench space. political chatter centers on Henderson Gediman and Ward 3 4 7 council prospects as 1940 campaigns loom.
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Louis W. Hagan
Memorial Hospital
Hagan
Medical Corps
U. S. Navy
Parker Head School Welcomes Students After Rain Holiday
Parker Head news highlights the opening of Parker Head School on Tuesday January 15 following an extended storm break. Community notes report Girl Scout and Boy Scout activities at the church and school, a March of Dimes drive progress, local social gatherings, and assorted visits and moves among residents.
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Leston Harrington
Clarence Wallace
Walter Cushing
Girl Scout Organization
Phippsburg
Eugene Harrington
Sandra Mank
Barbara Mank
Doris Savage
Clayton Savage
Lawrence Morong
H D Mank
Lewis Lowell
Harry D. Mank
Charles Blaisdell
Earl Lowell
Alvin Rollins
Charles Perry
George Morong
Byron Hammond
Brunswick
Pedro
Morong
William Hemmer
Lowell
John Rollins
John Libby
H. D. Mank
William Cushing
Parker Head
Nat Percy
Bucksport
Maurice Pashard
Phippsburg Center
Sadie Savage
Robert
Howard
Burleigh Williams
Winneganee
John Terrill
Mass
James Chambers
MacLauren
Mank
S. S. Plymouth
Francis Lander
Olive Deejay
Bath
John D. Carter
Bath Body Works Offers Car Safety Check Service
Drive carefully and ensure your car is in top condition with a full check at the Bath Body Works rear of Vine Street. Under A L Berry management they use the Bear method for wheel and axle alignment and provide body and fender repairs, glass replacement, and dent removal.
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Bath
Vine Street
A. L. Berry
Three-Fingered Cartoon Characters Save Time Revealed
Collier's notes that many animated characters use three fingers and a thumb per hand to speed production. The omission is uncommon but practical, highlighting industry shortcuts in drawing and animation.
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Collier’s
City Laundry promises quick, careful washing service
Forget wash day worries and send your laundry to the City Laundry at 518 Washington Street. They offer daily calls, 24 hour return for all wash types, woolens handled to minimize shrinkage, and economical rates under manager Howard C. Kaler with 23 years in the business.
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City Laundry
Washington Street
Bath
Woolwich
City
Howard C. Kaler
Crosby Insurance Agency One of Bath's Oldest Firms
E. S. Crosby Co. in Bath has operated for 65 years, now led by William A. Furber since 1926. The agency offers life health accident auto fire bonding and other policies through dependable companies and invites inquiries at phone 372.
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E. 8. Crosby Co
William A. Furber
E. 8 S. Crosby Co
E. S. Crosby Co
Old Red Barn heritage tied to colonial color practice
The article explains that the red color of many barns stems from a thrifty colonial custom. Builders used a red earth undercoat called Spanish brown before applying a final light coat, but utilitarian barns often received only the undercoat and remained red.
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New England
Frederic
Soler
House of Outside
New York
Cuba’s Son Declared Cuba’s National Dance
The article states the native son dance is Cuba’s national dance while the rhumba, though popular, is an African import. It notes the son can be learned quickly, unlike the more complex rhumba, which is harder to master in a short cruise to Havana.
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Cuba
Havana
Loafers Glory Now Official Community Name
The western North Carolina community once called an epithet is now officially known as Loafers Glory. Local residents celebrate the renamed area recognizing its historical roots and modern acceptance.
Bowdoin Social News and Local Updates
Mrs. Harold Bickford hosted a kitchen shower for Cecil and Mrs. Thomas who wed in Presque Isle on December 24. Attendees included Velma Thomas Gordon Billings Lester Smith Virginia Me serve Grace Hanson and others. Pythian Sisters installed officers with Mrs. Elmer Jordan presiding. East Bowdoin Ladies Aid meeting postponed to February 8.
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Harold Bickford
Cecil Thomas
Presque Isle
Velma Thomas
Topsham
Gordon Billings
Brunswick
Lester Smith
Round Pond
Virginia Me
Grace Hanson
Marshall Merryman
Maynard Carr
Pythian Sisters
Elmer Jordan
East Bowdoin Ladies Aid
Hattie Babb
Pauline Jenkins
Harold Starbird
Waldobore
L. C
Robert McAfee
Paris
Orman Douglase
Wiscasset
Ernest Carr
Ella Adams
Otis Douglass
Bath
Mr Douglass
Carrie Douglass
Boy and Captain Try Sled Ride at Tenant's Harbor
At Tenant's Harbor Captain John Wall and Shirley Dwyer joined youngsters sliding down a hill. The captain took a single run but found the distance back too far to walk, ending his brief sledding outing.
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Tenant's Harbor
Capt
John Wall
Shirley Dwyer
Janitors Improve Lewiston City Building First Floor
Lewiston city building janitors enhanced the first floor with new lockers and built closets to store supplies. They also installed a dedicated stand for containers of liquids and added soap dispensers and related materials.
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Lewiston City Building
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Front Street
Owesnos. Co
Mello
Read Nichols Company
Commercial St
Columbia Hotel
Lucien Bisson
Daley
Lincoln
Bedford Streets
Tydol Veedol
Bath Body Works
United
Wm. A. Furber
Bath, Maine
Selwyn H. Towne, Jr
Henry O. Trowbridge
Board of Education
Towne
Boston
Susan Robbins
Mechanics Art High School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Harry J. MacDonald
High Street
William L. Beal
Mr. MacDonald
MacDonald
Fred Chaney
Clarence Cole
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Stephen Fiat
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Ray
McNeil
Carpenter
William Kingsbury
Donald McDevitt
Karl Lowery
David P. Mullin
Safety Engineers’ Group
John ‘Newell
Robert H. Haskell
Albert Henderson
Arthur W. Gediman
Merritt A. Mitchell
David D. Tabor
Harold W. Child
Child
Joseph R. Melrose
Charles L. Haggett
Tin Shop
Charlie
Joseph A. Robinson
Pipe Shop
Alfred A. Parks, Jr
William L. Greene
Curtis M. Marr
William Southern
Maine
Lake Maranacook
Winthrop
Augusta
Harris Woodman
Wadsworth and Woodman Co
Dick Stoddard
Auburn
Garry Lee
Mother Winifred
Stanstead
Ellen Theresa Anderson
Eastport
Winifred
Biddeford
Parker
Sagadahoc County
Walter P. McCarthy
E. Z. Wash Machine Co
Syracuse
N. Y
Apex Electrical Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Helen Cushing
Cahoots Club
Winnegandr
Madawaska Lake
Wright
Gamblin
Oram Michaud
Stockholm
Chester H. McCabe
Fairbanks-Morse
Kohler
Crosby Insurance Agency
Perry
Water St
Bath Fuel CO
Shell 'Eee ‘Oils
Commercial Street
Tel
Crosley
Zenith
Philco
Florence
Crosley, Leonard & Gibson
Gediman Bros
Center St
Liberal Credit
Washington St
Pert’s
Jenney
Portland Rockland
Call Doyle’s Express
Portland, Bath
Waldoboro
Rockland
Camden
Bonanna
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