Bath Memorial Auxiliary Holds Accredited Monthly Meeting
Bath Memorial Auxiliary chaired by Mrs. Arthur King met in the hospital staff room to hear AMA updates on accreditation and volunteer hours. Treasurer Mrs. Doyle reported all bills paid, gifts acknowledged, and dues encouraged. next meeting set for August 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorialital Auxiliary
Hospital
Arthur King
Arthur W. Colby
American Medical Association
Bath Auxiliary
Charles B. Doyle
School of Nursing Service
Beth Israel Synagogue
Loren Jaffee
Ts. King
Oe Mana
Ae Irvine
Silendl
Trowbridge
Frank Reéinoehl
J. Arthur Burgess
Harry Carney
Ward Service
Harmon Smith
Ira Fossett
Norman Adams
King
Ralph Lewis
Theodore Watson
Eric Footer
James Ledyard
Alexander MacDonald
Carl Anderson
Ralph S
Mrs Kimball Returns From Summer Home Visit
Mrs F H Kimball of High Street returns home after visiting her daughter Mrs Langdon T Thaxter at her Summer residence on Cushing's Island Casco Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Kimball
High Street
Langdon T. Thaxter
Cushing
Rainier Wreck Recovered Echoes From Bath Shipyard Loss
War Correspondent Richard M. Hallet recounts the Rainier wreck off a South Pacific reef named Kerosene Reef after its cargo. Natives aided with wreckage finds including iron bits and possible blocks, while celebrations and Will Jackson Day marks followed. The Rainier, built in Bath in 1883, never reached Kobe, Japan after a collision delayed her voyage. a companion book by Omar J. Humphreys details the voyage, wreck, and rescue by the USS Essex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Hallet
Portland Press Herald
Rainier
Morrison
South Pacific Islands
Hallet
Maine
America
Will Jackson
Philadelphia
Kobe
Japan
Delaware River
South Pacific
The
Omar J. Humphreys
Fred D. Hill
Bath
Coral Reef
U. S. S. Essex
San Francisco
Richard Hallet
Richard Willis Jackson
Charles T. Jackson
South Street
Will’’ Jackson
Edwin L. Emmons
Frank Emmons
Edward Burnham
Woolwich Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fred Soule of Montsweag marked their fifty years of marriage with a July 4 celebration at Woolwich Grange Hall. The day featured a formal reception, a varied program from dance to poetry, a grand march, and a receiving line with about 250 guests. The couple's family and friends presented gifts and toast, with tea served later at Mrs Soule's home and many tributes from attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Soule
Montsweag
Woolwich Grange Hall
Robert Sutter
Merle Jameson
Woolwich Grange
Sarah Bradford
Leora Cramp
Winifred Stafford
William Robinson
Evelyn Leeman
Beverly Carleton
Gladys Hathorn
Jeanne Soule
Jeannette Shaw
Arleen Seegars
Merle Keefe
California
Bath-built destroyers in Halsey fleet named for Bath Iron Works ships
Admiral Halsey lists five Bath built destroyers joining the 1 000 plane Tokyo attack supporting force. The ships USS Frank Knox USS Southerland USS DeHaven USS Caperton and USS Cogswell were built at Bath Iron Works with launch and commissioning dates in 1943 and 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
William F. Halsey
U. S. Third Fleet
Japan
Halsey
Bath
Frank Knox
Secretary of the
Southerland
William Henry Hudson Suther
DeHaven
Caperton
Cogswell
Newell predicts Bath will stay busy after war
Bath Iron Works president William S. Newell told Bath Post-war Planning committee at City Hall that the plant can provide work for 2200 to 2300 employees after the war. Speakers praised Bath’s war record and urged proactive postwar planning to prevent unemployment and sustain economic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
City Hall
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Mr. Baxter
Baxter
Mills
Maine
Lewiston
Portland
Committee On Economic Development
Dana
Newell
Mr. Newell
Registrations Open for Pine Haven Girls Camp Dates
Bath Girl Scout Council invites girls to register for Pine Haven day camp at Sewalls Woods running through July 20. Camp runs five days weekly 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Scouts and three days a week for Brownies with Mrs Alfred Carpenter coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Haven
Bath
Yarmouth
Edith Macy
N. Y
Red Cross
Wayaka
Oxford
Nokomis
Jeannette Stepheson
Boston
Marie Boucher
U. S. O. Wives’ Club
Gloria Dawson
Merrymakers
Louis Dole
Morse High
Martha Pratt
Russell Grant
Randall Daley
Loyall Sewall
Joan Henderson
Harry Collins
Arthur Bowker
Leonard Wetherbee
Camp Pine Haven
Loren Jaffe
New York School of Fine and Applied Art
Lamson
Bath Iron Works
Ruth Coombs
Gloria Brown
Jean MacDonald
Bowker
L Louis Dole
John Milton
Arthur Sewall
George Musk
Harmon Smith
Governor to Nominate Bath County Commissioner
Interest grows over who will be appointed by Governor Hildreth to fill the unexpired Bath County Commissioner term after the death of Roscoe G. Bailey. Bath notables including Sanford B. Nickerson and other candidates from Bath are discussed as likely nominees. Mr and Mrs Frank Reinoehl have moved to the Palmer house on Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildreth
Roscoe G. Bailey
Bath
Sanford B. Nickerson
First National Bank
Neil S. Bishop
Bowdeinham
Frank L. Bailey
Woolwich
Charlies T. Small
Justus H. Miller
Karcher S. Jackson
Frank Reinoehl
Upper
Washington Street
Palmer House
Arthur Brisbane Remembered As One Of America’s Great Writers
Mrs. Chase Mellen of Chicago and her siblings recount Arthur Brisbane’s life from his Buffalo birth on December 12 1864 through his career at the New York Sun World and Hearst papers. They note his memory work ethic and aim to simplify books for broader readership. Brisbane’s early schooling in Europe and stint in journalism are highlighted along with anecdotes from Paris and London during the Victorian era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
Chase Mellen, Jr
Chicago
Small Point
Mellen
Seward
Haring Chandler
Emily
Eleanor
New York
New York Sun
Brisbane
New York Journal
King Feaures Syndicate
Buffalo
N. Y
Albert
Sarah White Brisbane
Harvard
The
Sun
Joseph Pulitzer
World
Pulitzer
Willliam Randolph Hearst
Bris
Evening Journal
Hearst
American owned plants in Germany stripped of machinery
Arthur E. Dunning of Bath Maine, secretary of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, cites raids on American firms in occupied German areas. He says firms including National Cash Register and Ford were stripped of equipment, with delicate instruments left in Berlin stations. He estimates losses at 200 million dollars and notes plants were used for Hitler's war machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Arthur E. Dunning
Bath
American Chamber of Commerce
Berlin
Louis P. Lochner
National Cash Register
Frigidaire
Ford
Opel
General Motors
Hollerith
International Business Machines
Singer, Mix and Genest
Woolworth
Dunning
Adolf Hitler
United States
Heinrich Richter
Chamber of Commerce
Reich
Dunnings
State Department
Children Enjoy Summer Camp at Belgrade Lakes
Mrs James A Gillies chair Bath chapter of the National Foundation for lyrian tic BPacHiV ssoath cL announces a week long summer camp opening Monday at Belgrade Lakes Norih Pond site. Seventy five handicapped Maine children enjoy sun healthful surroundings with five Sagada yor County attendees. Camp uses a large lodge with kitchen recreation, housing ten cots per camp unit and a skilled chef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Gillies
Bath
National Foundation For Lyrantic
Belerade
Gilles
Norih
fGe Ser
Oldest U S Navy Destroyer Gracie Still Fights On
At Pearl Harbor the USS Allen nicknamed Gracie remains the oldest destroyer in the fleet. Commissioned in Bath Maine in 1916 she served in World War I and sat in red lead row for 20 years before reactivation and action on December 7 1941. George Roland Huntley Sr of Patten Maine serves aboard marking 15 months with the command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
T. H
United States Navy
Allen
Gracie
George Roland Huntley
Patten Academy
Navy
Scovill’s Manufacturing Company
Waterbury
Conn
Detroit
Mich
Huntley
Roland Huntley
Patten
Bath
Maine
William Howard Allen
William Henry Allen
William Henryen
Argus
Exec
S<ae
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Ole Bunny
Horace McClure
Om Street
Pacific Isle
Mrs
WACS
France
Women's Army Corps
Elizabeth Nicholls
Brooklyn
Joan Sissons
Belleflower
Calif
Dorothy S. Farrand
Marbeth
Iris
Belgrade Lakes
U.S. Navy
Bath Auto CO. Jas Oh
Library
F. Cummings
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