Battery H Leaves for 14-Day Encampment at Fort Williams
Battery H 240th CAC Bath departs at 10 am for a two-week encampment at Fort Williams. Sixty men and officers head to the fort by noon, with an advance party already moved out. The article profiles Capt Elver A. Stickney and Lieuts Butler Madden Carter and others, noting prior service, training hours, and civilian employment.
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C.A.C
Fort Williams
Bath
Elver A. Stickney
4Th Co
54Th C. A. C
Europe
60Th C.A.C
Stickney
War Department
National Guard
United States Coast Artillery
United States Coast Artillery Association
Hyde Windlass Co
Joseph A. Butler
Field Artillery Regiment
Fort Ethan Allen
Vermont
United States Coast Artillery School
Fort Munroe
U. S. Coast Artillery School
U. S. Chemical Warfare School
Lieut
Butler
U. S. Coast Artillery Association
Society of American Military
Addison P. Caton
Bath Iron Works Corp
Owen F. Burgess
Local WCTU Meeting At Mrs Chaney’s Home
Mrs Lizzie Chaney entertained the W C T U members on Russell Street with devotional readings by Mrs Mabel Paquet Miss Elva Libby and Miss Marjorie Stover and songs by Mrs Delma Bragg and Mrs Etta Moore. President Mrs Nella Stover led a brief business session and plans for the summer were made. A social hour followed before a summer picnic was announced for July. Maine highway fatalities in June totaled 13, down 13.3 percent from last year.
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Lizzie Chaney
W.C.T.U
Russell Street
Mabel Paquet
Elva Libby
Marjorie Stover
Delma Bragg
Etta Moore
Mary Pratt
Nella Stover
Maude Russell
Lois Palmer
Former Governor Baxter Expands Maine Wild Land Holdings
Former Maine governor Percival P Baxter announces with his office that he has acquired 4,500 more acres of forest land to add to Baxter State Park near Katahdin. The purchase covers Traveler Mountain township, boosting the park to about 29,000 acres, and Baxter plans to donate it in trust to the State for Maine people. The plan faces questions over a possible federal seizure and emphasizes Baxter's belief in state ownership and integrity of the trust.
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Percival P. Baxter
Baxter State Park
Katahdin
Traveler Mountain
Mt. Katahdin
Traveler Township
Maine
Baxter
State of
Official Naval Trial Planned Within Two Weeks for Sampson
The 1850-ton destroyer Sampson, built by Bath Iron Works and launched April 16, completed two builders trials with full speed ahead and precise steering. President Newell said official naval trials are set for Tuesday July 12, pending board approval. Capt. Blair commanded the vessel on a test run to Matinicus Rock and back to the Portland lightship, with excellent performance noted.
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Bath Iron Works Corporation
Uncle Sam
Sampson
Davis
Bath Iron Works Corp
William S. Newell
Naval
Williams. Blair
Shipbuilding Concern
Matinicus Rock
Portland
Pres. Newell
Bath
U. S. S. Davis
U. S. S. Jouett
Increase in Tolls on Carlton Bridge
Receipts from the Carlton bridge for June show a substantial year over year rise. The June 1938 totals include 1,176 cash passengers and 2,? cars, with overall revenue of $17,300.20, up from June 1937 by $362.30 due to higher car and passenger counts.
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Carlton Bridge
Bath Memorial Hospital Drive Sees Generous Public Support
The Bath Memorial Hospital fundraising drive reports strong community response with donors paying both cash and checks on doorstep visits. Prominent contributors include Dr. Arthur Allen, Edward W. Bridgham, Madame Billier, and many local businesses and residents, underscoring broad public interest in the hospital’s campaign.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Arthur Allen
Edward W. Bridgham
Madame Billier
Ralph H. Blakeney
Henry M. Biggins
F. W. Barnes
Howard Bates
Grace C. Baker
Roy Bradford
John P. Carey, Jr
John W. Conway
Crosby Co
City Pride Bakery
James A. Clappison
W. E. Cummings
Leslie Coombs
John Conley
Lester Crocker
Annie Cox
Cyr’s Market
Dalrymple & Rowe
John H. Freeman
Emery Freeman
W. A. Fall
C. L. Farnham Co
Carl Fuller
O. W. Folsom
Ed Footer
Gilbert Beauty Parlor
George J. Goodwin
Greenblatt
Robert Gordon
Mary F. Gibbons
Morris Povich
Francis Parry
A. G. Page Co
John Parker
Howard Parks
Harold J. Rubin
O. M. Redson
Ricé Shoe Store
Harry E. Ring
Florence Rowe
Alfred Rowe
Ernest Rogers
Charles T. Small, Jr
Roger D. Skillings
Shepard's Shoe Salon
J. Solovich
Maurice Shea
Harry B.sawyer
Fred H. Thompson
Perry L.thompson
Harold L. Troop
Wilson's
Washington Fruit Co
Jonenes M. Webber
Robert Wagner
John Wishart
C. C. Whidden
Donald N. Young
Mike Zoomie
Orris Ames
Harry Berry
Mary Besaw
George Babin
Jennie Cutis
Estelle Comeau
Eugene Desmond
Charles T. Henderson
George W. Hibbs
Arthur Higgins
Henry G. Hodgdon
Emma Hooper
Martha Hooper
Robert Linekin
Priscilla Magoun
May Morse
Fred Nichols
Wilbur C. Oliver
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Addie Palmer
William E. Palmer
Lois Palmer
W. G. Pettengill
Herbert Pierce
Howard Rice
Harry O. Richardson
John Shaw
Carrie Smith
Nellie Stickney
Alys Thompson
Clifton W. Tedford
David L. Wilson
Page Wyman
Carl E. Albee
Ralph Davis
H. W. Double
J. W. Haley
Fred Henderson
Theresa Hill
Frank Knight
Ernest P. King
Edgar D. Leavitt
Chester H. McCabe
Arthur McDonald
Sarah Oliver
Frank Reed
C. W. Rogers
O. F. Bullman
James C. Smith
Alice Winslow
Welcome Meeting Honors Capt Bowles in Bath
About sixty attendees gathered at the Salvation Army citadel for a welcome meeting for Capt. and Mrs. Clarence Bowles. The Bath advisory board was present with Lewis E. Prentiss. Capt Bowles pledged to work with the board and citizens. a reception followed with red white and blue decor led by Mrs. Clinton A. Fleming and Mrs. Dorothy Fleming.
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Clarence Bowles
Salvation Army Citadel
Lewis E. Prentiss
Captules
Bath
Clinton A. Fleming
Dorothy Fleming
Maine Police Report Shows 10 Percent Drop in Deaths
Sergeant Francis J. McCabe, Maine State Police Director of Safety, notes six months into 1938 saw 58 motor vehicle fatalities, down 10 percent from 65 in the same period last year. June deaths totaled 13, down 13 percent from June 1937, saving two lives. Four counties posted increases while Knox and Piscataquis remained perfect.
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Francis J. McCabe
Maine
Somerset
Kennebec
York
Cumberland
Knox
Piscataquis
Schmeling Knocked Out Two Minutes Into First Round
At Crawford Lake last Wednesday night Maurice F Lovejoy and friends watched the Louis Schmeling fight results. Maurice checked the progress and exclaimed the fight was decided quickly as Schmeling was knocked out two minutes after the first round began. He then lapsed into a coma.
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Crawford Lake
Maurice F Lovejoy
Louis Schmeling
Maurice
Schmeling
Recreation Hall at Sebasco gains nautical themed setup
Sebasco Lodge hosts Independence Day guests with boating, swimming, tennis, golf and a new nautical recreation hall. The hall features shipyard decor, a large stage, movie equipment, a dance floor, restrooms, a balcony, and a pier side ambiance overlooking Casco Bay. A gift shop and a bowling alley addition attract visitors as renovations continue.
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Sebasco Lodge
Rock Gardens Inn
Sebasco Estates
Casco Bay
Maine
Old Ocean
Miss Cunningham
Portland
Workers Vote Rights in Union Representation Debate
A Bath Iron Works dispute over who may vote on union representation cites National Labor Relations Act provisions. The NLRB notes workers in an appropriate unit may choose a representative by majority vote, with the option to vote for one union, another, or neither, preserving free choice.
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Bath Iron Works
Augusta
Department of Labor and Industry
National Labor Relations Act
National Labor Relations Board
Committee For Industrial Organization
Interlake Iron Corp
Chicago
TIL
National Labor Relations Board Today
Samuel Goldenberg
Paragon Slipper Company
New York
N. Y
Boot & Shoe Workers’ Union
United Shoe Workers of America
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Holds June Meeting in Topsham
Sagadahoc Pomona grange held its June meeting with Topsham as host. The program featured greetings by Harry Rackley, responses from Dromore grange, a reading of the month’s motto, musical solos, lectures on leadership and lawfulness, a tableau, and a census tally showing visitors from Dirigo to Tops ham.
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Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Topsham
Pomona
Topsham Grange
Harry Rackley
Elfreda Perkins
Dromore Grange
Grange
Lorenzo Masse
Bath Maintains 45 Mills Tax Rate Despite Valuation Drop
The Bath tax rate remains at 45 mills for the current year as real and personal estate values shrink by 81 000. Overlay totals are 338.46 this year versus 9 069.16 in 1937. Real estate 6 176 895 and personal 1 743 450 bring the total 7 920 345 with appropriation 365 749.06. Victor Pinkham and E Stanley Robinson hosted guests at the Robinsons Little Chebeague Island summer home, joined by Mrs Frank Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald D. Young
Victor Pinkham
Marcia Street
E. Stanley Robinson
Page Street
Mrs. Robinson
Frank Bailey
Little Chebeague Island
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Sebasco
Cushman Navy
Sagadahoc
Dirigo
Dromore
Enterprise
Merrymeeting
Progressive
West Bath
Woolwich
Visitors