Wallace Named Secretary of Agriculture and Running Mate
Henry A. Wallace is named as Roosevelt's Democratic running mate amid convention opposition. The crowd booed his nomination and critics argued for a dyed in the wool Democrat. Critics warn the party may lose enthusiasm for a third term and Farley may resign his posts. Dairy Month pushes milk consumption to aid farmers while Bath hosts a Pastime horse show and Rotary donates 40000 to Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Chicago
Wallace
Wellace
Bankhead
Paul V. McNutt
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Wendell L. Willkie
National Committee
Keep Cach
Sudsalnt
Willhte Ocates
Westport Visitors and Summer Residents Vacation in Area
Westport residents welcome guests and summer visitors from Massachusetts and Michigan. Harriet Burkheart of Roslyn keeps a cottage here for several weeks while Myra Kilpatrick and May Gilbert join the Kilpatrick group. Several Bath and Springfield families, plus others from Newton and Lynn, visit cottages and share trips to Monhegan and Boothbay Harbor aboard the Balmy Days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Burkheart
Roslyn
Long Island
N. Y
Myra Kilpatrick
May Gilbert
Kilpatrick Camp
Samuel Morse
Son Carrol
Bath
Brian M. Jewett
Louise Carter
Newton
Mass
W. H. Siewerts
William Adams
Dorchester
Granville Carr
Framingham
Wendall Stevens
Ann Knight
G. G. Jewett
Ralph Jewett
Prudence Mathews
Alyn Jewett
Herricks
South Brooksville
Ethel Fogg
Lynn
Harriman Point
Rockland
Arthur Rousseau
Fitchburg
Stetson
Jewetts Cove
Ethel Higgins
Wollaston
Eleanor Durmer
Clive Hastings
Roy Durmer
Ashland
George Cantrick
Boothbay Harbor
Robinson
Wayside Farm
Damariscotta Plans Open House Day
Damariscotta hosts an open house day on Wednesday July 31 to benefit Lincoln County Memorial Hospital Lincoln Home and Skidompha Library. Prominent locals led by Mrs M M Huntington organize the first annual event attracting visitors from Bar Harbor Camden Boothbay Harbor Kennebunkport and Maine resorts. Ten 18th century homes with antiques murals and art will open plus St Andrew s church St Patrick s church Walpole meeting house and Blue Blinds garden serving Yea maps will guide visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damariscotta
U. S. Route 1
Lincoln County Memorial Hospital
Lincoln Home
Skidompha
M. M. Huntington
New York
Bar Harbor
Camden
Boothbay Harbor
Kennebunkport
Maine
Woman's Club of
St. Andrew's Church
LaFarge
St. Patrick's Church
New England
Myrtle Lodge Members Attend Field Day Event
Myrtle lodge members from U O of I O L Maine attended a statewide field day at Tacoma Lake with about 100 attendees. Guests from Bath included Seth Stewart Lilitn Witham and Lydia Savage. Merrymeeting lodge Brunswick won best entertainment with Hyacinth lodge Lewiston. oldest attendee from Pine Cone Portland, youngest from Merrymeeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lodge
U O
Maine
Tacoma Lake
Lucelia Blake
Neilie Hunt
Stella Wade
Sadie Savage
Effie Parrish
Annie Lemont
Mabel Shepard
Eva Atwood
Mararet Nelson
Emma Daley
Lizgie Chan
City Considers Absorbing Fairview Cemetery Into Bath System
At the Winnegance vestry meeting last week, Fairview cemetery supporters urged Bath to accept the burial ground into the municipal system. A committee including Charles T. Small Charles E. Preble Harry Knight and Mrs. Edith L. Hagzett will discuss the proposal with the city council. Officers were re elected: Knight president Preble secretary and Pauline Potter treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Fairview Cemetery
Winnegaunee
Fairview Association
Winnegance
Charles T. Small
Charles E. Preble
Harry Knight
Edith L. Hagzett
Charles EB. Preble
Steamer Virginia Adds Two New Crew Members for Excursions
The steamer Virginia operating Bath to Boothbay Harbor with Sunday trips adds two new crewmen Charles W. Thorpe purser and Ernest Poor fireman both of Boothbay Harbor. The ship resumes its popular summer schedule under Captain Walter E. Farmer, with capacity crowds seen on Sundays as favorable weather continues. A 10 a.m. departure from City landing and 11:40 a.m. harbor arrival include a 2 hour 50 minute layover for picnics and visits, plus nearby Fish Hatchery tours. Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce plans Bath Marine Band concerts during August on the harbor wharf potentially on Sunday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
Charles W. Thorpe
Ernest Poor
Purser
Purser Thorpe
Enterprise
East Boothbay
Portland
Alfred Race
Boothbay
R. Lewis & Co
South America
Poor
Navy
Walter E. Farmer
Southport
Will Emerson
Trevett
Charles van Horne
Osman Roberts
City Landing
Broad Street
McKown Point
Real Estate Transfers Move Through Sagadahoc Registry
The Sagadahoc registry of deeds shows ongoing activity with many Bath area transfers. Listings include properties on Middle Street Court Street Pearl Street Pleasant Avenue High Street Marshall Avenue Water Street North Street extension and more across Bath Bowdoinham Topsham West Bath Phippsburg Woolwich Georgetown and Woolwich with buyers and sellers such as Madden King Lindsey Stone Towers Putney Babb Brown and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Walter F Madden
Truman J. King
Middle Street
Clarence H. Lindsey
Als
Robert H. Stone
Court Street
Susie A. Towers
Roy W. Putney
Pearl Street
Herbert E. Babb
Albin C. Brown
Pleasant Avenue
Herbert E. Babb, Et al, Land and Buildings In North Bath
Bath Motor Mart
Madelyn C. Dunton
Water Street
Earl H. Allen
Margaret E. Allen
North Street
Clinton D. Wilson
Leona E. Burns
High Street
Frances Barron
Lawrence B. Greenwood
Marshall Avenue
Bowdoin
Albert Maheux
Philip Denis
Bowdoinham
Edmund H. Gilpatrick
Benjamin B. Douglass
Joseph R. Hall
Georgetown
Mary E. Borett Friedman
Guy J. Forbush
Phippsburg
Walter E. Madden
Walter A. Keyes
Ralph E. Keyes
Topsham Wilbur L. Hunter
Warren Lumber Co, Inc
Reginald W. Naugler
Agnes L. Harris
West Bath
Joseph S. Gallant
Percy C. Bailey
William E. Webster
Joseph I. Smith
Annual Public Card Party Planned for July 30
The club announces its annual public card party for July 30 afternoon. Committee chair is Mrs. Robert P. Shaw with subchairman Mrs. Donald N. Small and a slate including Mrs. Rodney E. Ross Mrs. Milton Trott Mrs. Robert L. Brownell Mrs. Edwin M. Puller Jr Mrs. James Jenkins Mrs. Francis Winchelsbach Mrs. E Motley Fuller and Mrs. Converse Fenn. Members urged to cooperate. a committee meeting will be called by Mrs. Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Shaw
Donald N. Small
Rodney E. Ross
Milton ©. Trott
Robert L. Brownell
Edwin M. Puller, Jr
James Jenkins
Francis Winchelsbach
E. Motley Fuller
Converse Fenn
Shaw
Republican Finance Committee Names Bath Leaders
Justus H. Miller is appointed chairman and Mrs. Arthur Sewall vice chairman for Bath by the Maine Republican Finance committee with Clarence E. Stetson as State chairman. County plans for financing the coming campaign will be made at Mrs. Sewall’s home. Bath ward committees will be appointed later. J. Horace McClure is named chairman for Sagadahoc County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justus H. Miller
Arthur Sewall
Bath
Maine Republican Finance Committee
Clarence E. Stetson
Bangor
Biggest Pro-Amateur Field at Bath Country Club
The 1940 season's largest pro am field, 84 players, competed at Bath Country Club after six hours on the Shipping City layout. Joe Pino and Joe McBride won gross with 68, while Pino led overall. numerous teams chased second with scores in the 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Bath
Shipping City Country Club
Joe Pino
Bridgton Highlands
Joe McBride
North Jersey
D. C
N. J
Bridgton
Pino
McBride
Eddie Bush
Norway
Ray Lebel
Martindale
Wilfrid Girard
Bush
Girard
Lebel
Bill Burns
Webhannet
John Levinson
Jim Browning
Lucerne
al Clarke, Jr
Bowdoin
Maine Intercollegiate
Boothbay Harbor
Stillman Kelley
Megunticook
Camden
Weston
Mass
Jim Flanagan
Kelley
Ernest Newnham
Portland C. C
Don Harkins
Western View
Augusta
Browning
Clarke
North Jersey Country Club
Rodney Ross
Roy Moore
Waterville
al Clarke
Leon Buck
Jones
Rodney Ross, Jr
Wilfred Chaney
Ed Moran
al VanDerKar
Moran
F. C. Tyson
Charles Fitzgerald
Harry Ellis
Harkins
Bill Wiles
George Jones
Steve Koske
Northport
Arthur Burke
Henry Smith
Johnny Collins
Bill Lindvall
Collins
Bob Taylor
Charlie Gale
D. D. Sample
Wawenock
Gale
A. J. Fuller
Homer E. Robinson
Larry Rowe
Purpoodock
K M. Reed
Prouts Neck
Rowe
F. L. Gill
Roger Snow
Portland
Newnham
Waldo Worcester
E. L. Pemberton
Maurice Holborook
F. Kinsbury, Jr
Piscataquis Valley
Holbrook
Loriand Pelletier
Brunswick
P. A. Gregware
F. A. Gilman
Hayes Wheeler
Gilman
D. H. Littlefield
N. W. Mansur
Charlie Emery
Ken Harnum
Meadowbrook
Emery
Tom Kaskill
Carl Bradbury
Penobscot Valley
Harlan E. Gilmen
Dick Wiliamson
Carl
H. S. Chellis
Ryall
Frank Stack
Willowdale
Ernest Monigle
Phil Gerber
al Williamson
Riverside
Gerber
del Sweeney
Jere Hickey
James Parker
Old Orchard
Hickey
John Hickey
Matt Warren
Nunzi Casavola
Mrs Maude Longley Returns to Bath From Point Beach Visit
Mrs Maude Longley of Court Street has returned to Bath after a several weeks stay at Small Point Beach, concluding her seaside sojourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Longley
Court Street
Bath
Small Point Beach
Thompson Apartments Change Ownership
The Thompson Apartments at 24 Dummer Street, seven units and 24 rooms, are sold by State Highway Officer Harry L. Thompson to Elmer L. Eldridge of Rumford via broker Hiram T. Stevens. Eldridge and his wife plan to move in soon, continuing operation of the property once called the Capt John R Kelley home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Dummer Street
Harry L. Thompson
Elmer L. Eldridge
Rumford
Hiram T. Stevens
Eldridge
Oxford Paper Co
Capt. Kelley
Texas Steamship Co
Bath
Elected Delegates Named for V F W Convention
Mrs Edith Moody formerly of Bath now Bowdoinham and Miss Doris Kingsbury of this city won delegate and alternate seats to the 41st VFW national convention in Los Angeles August 25 to 30. They will join other delegates in New York City and travel west together after a Dyer Flaherty Auxiliary meeting in G A R hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Moody
Bowdoinham
Doris Kingsbury
Bath
Los Angeles
National Convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dyer-Flaherty Auxiliary
G.A.R. Hall
New York City
Myrtle Wilson
Lincoln Street
Miss Kingsbury
Ways and Means
Nora Morse
Rockland
Friendship
Brann May Not Run for U S Senate in Lewiston Report
Lewiston hears Brann may withdraw as a U S Senate candidate while Brann was in Chicago for the Democratic national convention. Report could be revived or new, Moran deny plans to run, Moran tied to Rockland postmaster appointment, Lewiston friends doubt the withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Brann
Lewiston
U.S. Senate
Brann
Chicago
Carl Moran
Rockland
Moran
Lewiston Sun
Mrs. Jane Hillgrove Honored With Silk Puff at Picnic
Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae presented Mrs. Jane Hillgrove a silk puff at the annual mid Summer picnic held at Bay Shores North Bath. Mrs. Blair spoke and Mrs. Hillgrove replied, the event at Mrs. Earl Wing’s home included personal lunches and strolls along the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Hillgrove
Bath Memorial Hospital
Bay Shores
Earl E. Wing
R. N
North Bath
William S. Blair
Association
Clock fixes restore Hallet clock to public
The big clock at City Hall square, belonging to A. Hallet & Co., ran down when its weight cord broke during winding on June 24. A new cord from Meriden, Connecticut arrived Friday morning and the clock was immediately restarted, easing the workers who had been fielding questions.
Miss Ferralyn Roberts Undergoes Appendectomy
Miss Ferralyn Roberts, student nurse at Augusta General Hospital and daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Roberts of High Street, underwent an appendectomy on July 15. She has been visiting her parents during vacation at Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferralyn Roberts
Augusta General Hospital
Chester Roberts
High Street
Augusta General
Miss Roberts
Maine Front Line Recognition Lifts Brewster Sees Air Hub Growth
Congressman Ralph O. Brewster told a Fort Fairfield Chamber of Commerce lunch that Maine is on the military front line and will see prompt aeronautical development. He cited Bangor as a key New England air center and outlined Army Air Corps plans for civilian aviation support, airport coordination, and multiple development areas across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Washington
Conan Ralph O. Brewster
Fort Fairfield
America
Army Air Corps
Army
Bangor
New England
Chicopee
New Defense Commission
Defense Commission
Europe
United States
Police confront knotty problem over stolen car case
Bath police faced a legal oddity when a wife reported her husband had taken her car in Southend. Separated and awaiting divorce, the couple’s status raised questions of larceny, but the car was returned to the woman by the accused husband later that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Southend
Bath Plans Award For Pedestrian Safety Victory
Bath will receive a safety award after winning the nation-wide 1939 pedestrian safety contest for cities with 10000 or fewer people. The city had no pedestrian fatalities last year and set a 472 day record. ceremonies are planned. Mayor Donald N. Small and City Marshal Joseph A. Butler led the entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Haskell
American Automobile Association
Bath
Donald N. Small
Joseph A. Butler
Vacation Bible School Program at Nazarene Church
Friday closing program details from the Church of the Nazarene Vacation Bible School. The event features flag salutes, worship, prayers by Rev. E. T. Preach, and multiple student groups performing choruses and lessons on biblical figures Danial Paul and Paul, with armor drill and doctrinal questions. Rev. F. T. French gives remarks and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
America
Jesus
E. T
Sunshine Mountain
Daniel
Reese Cameron
Paul
F. T. French
Corliss Street School Exhibits Handwork Work
Corliss Street daily Vacation Bible school held an exhibition of handwork Friday evening in the large vestry. The affair was largely attended by parents and friends of pupils. During the two weeks of sessions there was an average attendance of 72 with 78 enrolled and 42 pupils achieving perfect attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
Frederick P. Moffatt
Grace L. Block
L. Estelle McCabe
Abby L. McCabe
Catherine H. Campbell
Mildred Wallace
Frederick P. Molffatt
Loring Hart
Harry Barrett
Lillian M. Clark
Recount Set For Sagadahoc County Attorney Race
Frank O. Dunton of Bath will have a recount of the Republican Sagadahoc county attorney race on July 24 at 10 30 AM in the State House. Official returns show Ralph O. Dale 1541 votes and Dunton 1532 after both candidates contested the results. A recent inspection prompted Dunton to seek the recount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Dunton
Bath
Ralph O. Dale
Sagadahoc
Harold I. Goss
State House
Dale
Dunton
Weekly Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A compact grid of crossword clues including Across items like Escape and Perform and Down items such as Large cat and Native of Arabia, designed for a weekly puzzle challenge with 6 to 24 entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
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Pront Street
Bath, Maine
P. B. Nichols
Pres
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Harry
Webhyr
Arthur J. Dunton
Judge Dunton
Sagadahoe County
Rotary International
Red Cross
International Red Cross
Westport
CITY
Pauline Potter
Old Folks Home
Clarence Merrill
Edward Street
Stonington
Deer Isle
Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds
Woolwich Tena
M. Bilis
George C. Puller
J. Gould Bailey
Thompson Apartments
V.F.W
Brewster
Nazarene Church
Margaret Morse
Dorothy
Union
Morse
Capt
William Perry
Dromore
Walter J. Pierce
Kittery
Arabia
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