Veteran Vaughn W. Jones Killed in Texas Plane Crash
Staff Sgt. Vaughn W. Jones USAAF formerly of Bath and Athens died in a Texas plane crash on Jan 8. The 27 year old bombadier and gunnery instructor served in Africa Sicily and Italy earning the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters. His funeral in Athens featured military honors from the Veterans of Foreign Wars State Guard and American Legion with six air force bearers and a Skowhegan chaplain. He is survived by his father and two brothers in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn W. Jones
USAAF
Bath
Texas
Athens
Sgt
Pacer
Chicago
Veterans of Foreigners
Joseph R. Sanford Post
Skowhegan
Lester E. Walker
State of
Maine
Walker
Sgt. Jones
U. S. Army Air Force
Dow Field
Bangor
Air Force
Charles Hubbard
American Legion
Simeon Peters
No. 16
State Guard
Victor Roberts
Harlinger
Wallace E. Jones
Somerset Academy
Marshall Willis
South Street
Oakhurst
Miami Beach
Fla
Columbia
S. C
Georgia
Louisiana
Sicily
United States
Rome
States
Tex
Malcolm
William Jones
Sagadahoc County Chairmen Named for 1945 March of Dimes
The 1945 Annual Fund-Raising Appeal for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in Sagadahoc County lists county chairs and town coordinators. Co-Chairmen for the President's Birthday Ball are Mrs. James A. Gillies Jr. and Mrs. James I. Nostall. industry chair A. M. Main. Town leads include Mrs. Norman H. Drummond Arrowsic Georgetown, Mrs. Ralph H. McEwen Bowdoin Bowdoinham, Miss Leona Harmon Phippsburg, Mrs. Edwin F. Pratt Richmond, Mrs. Robert B. Miller Topsham, Mrs. Loring D. Small West Bath, and campaign director James W. Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis, Inc
James A. Gillies, Jr
James I. Nostall
Industry
A. M. Main
Arrowsie
Georgetown
Testimonial Dinner Honoring Bruns wick Bridegroom Nominee
Deputy Marshal Frank L. Moriarty Patrolman John Kehliher Bath police Sgt. John Crosby and Trooper Frank Powers State Police plus Norman Vermette of Brunswick gathered Sunday night at central fire station in Brunswick for a testimonial dinner in honor of Vermette upcoming marriage A shore dinner was served and Vermette received a silver gift H C Laws Brunswick acted as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Moriarty
John Kehliher
Bath Police Department
John Crosby
Frank Powers
State Police
Norman Vermette
Brunswick
Central Fire Station
Vermette
H. C. Laws
Fire at Bath Laundry Causes Loss Over Ten Thousand
A Friday afternoon fire gutted the upper floor of Bath Laundry Inc. at 41 Vinestreet. Proprietors J Maurice Haynes and W Linwood Haynes reported losses near 10000 with thousands of supplies, bedding, and clothing damaged by water and flames. Firefighter Harold P Small injured a foot. no one else hurt. The Bath Fire Department stopped a major blaze, while other laundries offered help and the plant plans rapid reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Maurice Haynes
W. Linwood Haynes
Bath Laundry, Inc
Vinestreet
Haynes
Vine
Water Streets
Joseph Thibodeau
Bath
Vine and
Harold P. Small
Small
Garrage
Central Station
Maurice Haynes
Clarence A. Merrill
Engine 3
Fire Department
Engine Four
Water and
Center Streets
Merrill
Bath Memorial Hospital
Junior Hospital League hosts shower for Marcia Moulton
Mrs Royal Johnson entertained Junior Hospital League members at her Middle Street home. Miss Marcia Moulton, soon to wed Douglas Dearborn, received a surprise kitchen shower with many useful gifts and poems. The group planned funds and projects for Bath Memorial Hospital and a new x ray room, plus upcoming tea and reading events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Johnson
Junior Hospital League
Middle Street
Marcia Moulton
Douglas Dearborn
Earl
Johnson
Stephen Woodbury
League
Junior Hospital
Bath Memorial Hospital
Cosmopolitan Club
Normena MacKinnon
George Baer Connard
Linwood Haynes
Roger Luke
J. Edward Drake, Jr
Albert Coombs
Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Office Force Meets
The Bath Memorial Hospital Auxiliary office force met at Mrs. Bowen Torrey’s West Bath home. Guest Isabel Goldermann spoke on front desk volunteer work and its benefits. Plans for switchboard improvements and volunteer scheduling changes were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bowen Torrey
West Bath
Isabel Goldermann
Gerald Billington
Torrey
William Turpie
H. Stanley Peterson
Thomas Davenport
Goldermann
Billington
Turpie
Peterson
Davenport
Robert C. Thompson
Charles Barters 2
Albert Coombs
Lions Hear Need for Blood Bank for Servicemen
At a large Lions Club meeting in Bath Capt. Francis A. Winchenbach US Army Medical Corps described Mediterannean hospital operations during Sicily invasions. He urged a local blood bank branch as existing supplies favor industrial workers over fighting men. Lions showed interest, and event proceeds included notices for a Feb 9 Ladies Night at Sedgwick. Guests included Capt. Winchenbach and other service members from Bath and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
the Phoenix
Francis A. Winchenbach
U. S. Army
Bath
Winchenbach
Mediterranean
Sicily
National
Sedgwick
Lions and Lions’ Sons
Jesse Levine
USA
Leyte
Pacific
Howard Mayo
Annual meeting of Old Folks Home Trustees
Trustees reported the Old Folks Home in fine financial condition with 22 guests present, down from recent years. Mrs Catherine OHara and staff were praised for care and the kitchen and dining areas received new linoleum. Mr Wendall Stevens and residents have grown potatoes and vegetables, cutting costs. The same board and officers were reelected, including President Allen Irish and Treasurer Bath Trust Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Folks Home
Bath Trust Co
Catherine O'Hara
Wendall Stevens
Stevens
Edwin R. Andrews
Daniel T. Dougherty
John W. Gilmore
Allen Marish
Warren E. Kershner
James O. Lincoln
Frank B. Nichols
Albert S. Noyes
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Rodney E. Ross
Donald N. Small
Allan Spear
Henry C. Wright
Allen M. Irish
Bath Memorial hospital meeting adjourned to Feb 1
The Bath Memorial hospital corporators adjourned their annual meeting to Thursday evening February 1 at 8 30 p.m. to elect officers. A special committee report on operation and finances was accepted and by law changes prepared by Bath lawyers were approved for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital Corporators
City Hall
Bath Lawyers
Edward W. Bridgham
Arthur J. Dunton
John P. Carey
Henry O. Trowbridge
James A. Gillies
Charlote R. Redlon
Daniel Williams
Carey
Frederick E. Drake
Arthur Sewall
Henry M. Pollock
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bath
Bath Girl Bride at a Military Wedding Abroad
Miss Mary Elizabeth Carroll of Bath married Capt. John Corbett Leeds Jr in a military ceremony at Costessey England. The Red Cross worker bride and Capt Leeds, lead navigator with a Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal, were joined by uniformed principals and a reception at the Officers club. The couple plans a future reunion in Chicago if a replacement can be found for her overseas post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Mary Elizabeth Carroll
Harry J. Carroll
High Street
Red Cross
John Corbett Leeds, Jr
USAAF
Little Chapel
Costessey
England
St. Walston’s
John C. Collins
Air Force
Leeds
Theta Beta Psi
John C. Leeds
Chicago
Stephens High School
Rumford
Boston
the Times
American Red Cross
Portland Press Herald
Theta Chapter
Capt
St. Aloysius College
London
University of California
Capt. Leeds
President's Ball Set For February 2 At Morse High
In a wartime appeal the article urges community support for the March of Dimes and the National Foundation to fight poliomyelitis. The President's Ball at Morse High School on February 2 invites residents to contribute to infantile paralysis prevention, noting the Foundation’s readiness with equipment, materials, and trained personnel during epidemics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
National Foundation
Drake guest at Scotstown home in Glasgow Scotland
Corp. James E. Drake Jr. of this city, now in England, recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hutchinson at their Scotstown home in Glasgow Scotland. Mrs Hutchinson is a lister for Mrs. David M. McKellar of High Street, this city.
Maine legislators push bills on salaries and small claims courts
Augusta January 24. Lawmakers filed bills increasing salaries for Chief Justice and other judges while proposing a small claims docket for municipal courts with limited fees and witness summons. The Maine Bar Association opposed the plan, citing loss of attorney services. Other measures include raises for probate judges, county clerks, and registry staff, plus retirement rule tweaks and a blueberry farm land appropriation to study cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Leslie E. Jacobs
Auburn
Maine Bar Association
Jacobs
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
James B. Perkins
Boothbay Harbor
Perkins
Lincoln County
John P. Hayward, Jr
Machias
Washington County
Edgar F. Cousins
Old Town
Oscar H. Dunbar
Rmachias
Frank P. Washburn
Perry
Charles A. Pierce
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Malcolm Noyes
Franklin
Newell Addresses Rotary With Talk on Portland Piers
Bath Iron Works President William S. Newell spoke to the Rotary Club at Old Fellows hall. Introduced as Bath’s leading citizen, he recalled fond Rotary days and his honorary membership before outlining the Maine Port Authority project and its link to Portland harbor needs urged by former Gov. Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works
Rotary Club
Old Fellows Hall
Royal Johnson
Bath
Newell
Portland Port of Authority
Maine Port of Authority
Sewall
State Pier
Navy
Portland
State
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Hospital Office Force
Charles L. Kinney
Beacon Street
Gerald
Clinton D. Baldwin
Capt. Winchenbach
OLD Folks
Board of Trustees
Mary E. Carroll
Imperial Japanese Navy
Tokyo
Philippine
Mindoro
Philippines
Luzon
International
Rotary
OPA
CE Cummings
Academy
St. Bath
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