Army Battery H boys sail to Fort Williams encampment
Battery H 240th Coast Artillery Harbor Defense from this city boards seven Army trucks outside Sagadahock Block for a 15 day war maneuvers encampment at Fort Williams. Capt. Stickney and Lieut. Butler supervise departure as families bid farewell. kitchen detail heads to camp early. The Bath Battery, a machine gun corps, previously posted strong marks in air target practice.
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H. 240Th C. A
H.D
Fort Williams
Battery H
Bath
East
New England Club Women to Convene at Poland Spring
The 28th annual meeting of the New England Conference of State Federations of Women's Clubs will be held at Poland Spring House September 15 to 17 with Maine Federation hosting. Emily Louise Plumley leads as general chairman, theme “Youth Today, Citizens Tomorrow,” plus officer elections and by law revisions.
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New England
Carl L. Schrader
Belmont
Mass
Harry H. Burnham
Biddeford
Maine Federation
Maude Clark Gay
Waldoboro
Federation
Poland Spring
A. E. Chittenden
Auburn
Carl R. Green
Waterville
Brown
Miss Plumley
Harry W. Smith
Durham
N. H
James C. Carmark
Providence
R. I
Philip H. Tirrell
Reading
Greta Kerr
Portland
Sarah FE. Coyne
Kingston
R. S
H. A. Mayforth
Barre
Hazel Hammond Albertson
West Newbury
Florence A. Paul
York Village
William Fellows
Tilton
N.H
Edgar Tregoning
Attleboro
Charles L. Fuller
Brockton
Mothercraft
J. H. Kimball
Boston
Surrey
Boomerang Play Showcases Peace Message at Bath
Cosmopolitan Club and Amateur Theatre Guild presented Boomerang at Masonic Temple with Florence Wilson directing. Cast included Alice Hepburn, Robert W. Anderson, and Francis Heald, portraying a munition maker amid wartime profits and political intrigue, balancing drama with humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Amateur Theatre Guild of Boston
Masonic Temple
Florence Wilson
The
Hub
Alice Hepburn
Robert W. Anderson
Boston
Francis Heald
Maine
Robert Sherwood
Out of state visitors set new Maine record
Maine's Development Commission reports more out of state visitors spent the Fourth of July in Maine than ever before. Reservations at summer resorts across the state for July and August were far above last year, the highest since the low mood. Hotels and overnight camps reported a virtual sell-out during the holiday period.
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Maine
Development Commission
Bath man will head the PWA in this state
John C. Fitzgerald has taken duties as acting WPA administrator of Maine succeeding Albert Abrahamson whose resignation became effective Wednesday. Fitzgerald, son of Mrs. John E. Fitzgerald of 900 Washington Street, is a University of Maine graduate and former associate of the Federal Housing Administration and Home Owners' Loan Corp. He and his wife and three daughters reside at 842 Washington Street. He was named assistant to Abrahamson on July 31, 1936, as Abrahamson left Bowdoin college where he taught.
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Senator Nye
Washington
Bath
John Powers
Anderson
Alice Hepburn
Jeannette Shackford
Mary Clark
Bill
Sue
America
Christine Pierce
Sadie Higginbottom
William K. Hall
Col. Adams
U. S. War Department
Brunswick
Mr. Hall
George B. Wolstenholme
Ralph L. Blakeney
Vernon B. Lake
John Burgon
Thomas Steen
Luther S. Thompson
Everson Stinson
Ralph Small
Perkins
Powers
English Butler
Harold E. Cutting
Hawkins
Herbert Steeves
George Pine
David Y. Alkazin
Tony Cero
Joseph I. Smith
Keronski
John Shaw
Andrus L. Coleman
Alice
Red Cross
Lloyd Stinson
Donald MacElman
Living Pictures
United States
Carl F. Pierce
Nancy Gregware
Kirk Roberts
Betty Swanton
Doris L
John C. Fitzgerald
WPA
Maine
Albert Abrahamson
Bowdoin College
Fitzgerald
Federal Works Progress Administration
John E. Fitzgerald
Washington Street
University of Maine
Federal Housing Administration
Home Owners’ Loan Corp
Abrahamson
Bath Firemen Egged While Extinguishing Bonfire Night
Bath firefighters faced taunts and mischief while battling multiple fires tied to bonfire night. Chief Morse cited incendiarism on one blaze and four false alarms blamed on youths in a car. A partially razed Middle Street dwelling owned by Arthur MacKay burned mainly lumber stored for rebuilding, with kerosene odor noted.
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Chief Morse
Morse
South End
Libby’s Court
Washington Street
Bishop's
Middle
Pleasant Streets
Arthur MacKay
Cedar Grove
Municipal Committee On Public Safety
Rose
Washington
Lemont Streets
North Street
Sedan Hit In Rear By Bakery Truck
A sedan owned by Jo P. Rellis of 39 Beanstreet Gardiner and driven by his wife Alvina was badly damaged Tuesday on lower High Street at McCutcheon hill after being struck in the rear by a Delorge Bakery truck from Biddeford driven by Lucien Bourque. The truck damaged the sedan’s rear and pushed it into a dump truck owned by Byron Clark, causing front-end damage. Traffic Officer Joseph D. Penne1 reported the bakery truck assumed responsibility for the accident.
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Jo P. Rellis
Beanstreet
Gardiner
Alvina Rellis
Lower Hish Street
McCutcheon Hill
Delorge
Biddeford
Lucien Bourque
Byron Clark
Joseph D. Penne
Sunday laws clash with judge Dunton in Maine letter
Edward W. Bridgham argues the public deserves the true facts on the Sundays laws case. He describes evidence gathering in 1937 against Tito Pecci, Tito stores, and Steeves Market workers, cites State v. Morin, and questions 1929 statute changes and enforcement.
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the Independent
Clarence Freeman
Tito Pecci
Carlton Perry
William J. Allard
Steeves
Kennebec
Hilltop
Perry
Allard
State
Morin
Maine
Sanford
Corliss Street Opens Its Vacation School
Corliss Street church opened its two week vacation school Tuesday morning with 53 attendees. Superintendent Sornthland and the teaching staff led courses on World Friendship and China as the focus country. Teachers include Miss Elizabeth B. Deering, Miss Ruth Watson, Miss Beulah Pratt, with helpers Miss Barbara Hunter of Auburn and Miss Rachel J. Scott.
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Corliss Street
Acheol
Sornth Land
China
Jordan
Elizabeth B. Deering
Ruth Watson
Beulah Pratt
Baurbara Hunter
Auborn
Rachel J. Scott
Bath Scouts Trip to Nation's Capital Delights Readers
Bath Scouts recount the journey from Camp Hinds to Washington for the National Jamboree. The Maine contingent grew to 649 Scouts in 16 cars near New Haven, amid rising heat and urban skylines. Highlights include the Penn Station transfer, a Jersey marsh pageant, and a three-part opening show celebrating Puritans, Pilgrims, and American heritage with regional banners from Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
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Stanley Cresley
Washington
Camp Hinds
Woodfords Street
Portland
Maine
Union Station
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Haven
New York
Hell Gate Bridge
East River
Pennsylvania Station
Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Fen Marti
Tess
Leon Seely
Hretna
Park
Geter
Cummings
Thi Titer
United State
Cu Pavone Roosevelt
Daniel Carter Beara
F West
Bess Walter Head
Thwe Sco
America
Iebul Hs
Wis
Svene
Cartier
Whalyveton
J. Harold
Pruidence R. I
Dresed
Ralph Dale
Harry Ay Nether
Massa Island
Vermont
Former Bathman Presented A Badge
Former Bathman presented a badge in Waltham Massachusetts for long service to the association. The ceremony honored retired president E. Tyler and highlighted a year of activity, including factory and school ties, with a focus on membership and a profit program.
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Wednesin
Waltham, Mass
Sucramin
Hi .Dent
E. Tyler
Tacelent Service
Collins
Vet Point
Imer Bathman
Washington Tle
Hughes
Con- Waltham High Iid
Spike Horn Buck Sighted In Old Texas Yard
A fragmented report describes a spike horn buck seen in a Texas yard during a Monday. It mentions Da i Waluim Mussenden strolling toward the river, a buck by the river, and boats near a shop with the animal leaping and then disappearing.
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Old Texas
Texas Yard
Dai Waluim Mussenden
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Summit
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Little's Cottage
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St. Cuthbert's Chapel
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Seal and Porpoise
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Charles EF. Griffith
Richard Gurney
H. S. Lovely
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J. K. Bodell
Henry C. Edgar
Jamess. Rogers
Talbot M. Rogers
George K. Rogers
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Jerome Monaghan
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Stames Cressey
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Ear
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Waltham Rotary Club
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