Bath appoints Captain Quick to head Kennebec Marine Museum
Lieut John A Lord transfers from Bath to Washington for war duty and Kelnebeck Marine Museum appoints Captain Richard Quick as his successor. The article notes Quick is a Bath master mariner, a Sagadahoc Selective Service Board member, and discusses museum plans, potential permanent home at Davenport Memorial City Hall, and hope for broader naval regulations affecting local duck hunting and gun laws. It also covers Bath police workload, youth pedestrians, and a push to modify gunning timing and fuel supply optimism with Maritime Commission contracts.
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Bath
Washington
John A. Lord
U.S.N
Kennebeck Marine Museum
Lord
Richard Quick
Quick
Mariner
Sagadahoc
Selective Service Board
Captain Quick
Marine Museum
Davenport Memorial City Hall
Bath B
Our Republic
Merrymeeting Bay
Senators White and
Brewster
Gunners
Governor Sumner Sewall Inspects Unfinished Cross Road
Seaboard states during the coming winter it may be possible to arrange to bring more oil into the section before cold weather. Governor Sumner Sewall inspected the new cross road between Small Point and Popham roads and found it still incomplete. He plans to push efforts to complete the road in first class condition before the next vacation season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
Sumner Sewall
New Cross
Small Point
Popham
Howard Mayo Praises U.S.O. Service Letter
A Bath Maine letter from Pvt Howard W Mayo at Camp Lee Virginia praises the U S O noting its clubs near Petersburgh provide activities and entertainment for soldiers. He states every dime donated yields more than a dime in value and expresses gratitude to Bath and surrounding towns.
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Bath
U.S.O
Petersburgh
Pvt
Howard W. Mayo
Camp Lee
Vir
Two New Teachers for Bath Schools
Two teachers formerly employed in West Bath schools have been promoted within the city system. Catherine Campbell, a native of Bath, will assist Mrs. Florence Hawley in the Center Street graded school, while Grace Wessenger of Gardiner, with several years of teaching, gains promotion though specific duties are not yet assigned.
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West Bath
Catherine Campbell
Littlefield
Grace Wessenger
Lowell
Miss Campbell
Bath
Morse High School
Gorham Normal School
Florence Hawley
Center Street
Miss Wessenger
Gardiner
Miss Madeline Jones Named Guest of Honor at Linen Shower
Mrs. Maurice Brown and Mrs. Elmer Higgins hosted a linen shower Thursday for Miss Madeline H. Jones, bride-to-be of Arthur E. Brown due August 8 at Winter Street church. Attendees included Mrs. Edward J. Burns and Mrs. Carrie Dearing among others. Ruth Dean, harp soloist from the Summer harp colony, is slated to perform at the Baptist Choral Society concert July 29 at Thomaston Church, arranged by Mrs. Grace M. Strout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Brown
Elmer Higgins
Madeline H. Jones
Arthur E. Brown
Winter Street
Edward J. Burns
Carrie Dearing
Almira Jones
Nellie O Connor
Thelma W. Dearn
Isabel Burns
Theodore Burns
Ruth Dean
Saco Names Arthur B. Cook to Lead Car Sharing Plan
Saco launches campaign to organize car sharing clubs tied to the new OPA gasoline rationing plan for the east coast effective July 22. Arthur B. Cook is designated by the local Defense Council to head the program and mobilize local participation.
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Saco
OPA
East Coast
Arthur B. Cook
Local Defense Council
Paine elected head of Lions Clubs at Toronto meet
Edward H. Paine of Michigan City Indiana was elected president of Lions International at the 26th annual convention in Toronto which closed July 24 Paine succeeds George R Jordan of Dallas Texas. He praised past officers and noted Lions membership rose to 147 909 with 4200 clubs and 64995 activities many aiding the war effort He is a Mason Legionnaire Scouter and United Charities director residing in Long Beach Michigan City with his sister and son.
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Edward H. Paine
Michigan City
Ind
International Association of Lions Clubs
Toronto
Canada
Paine
George R. Jordan
Dallas
Texas
Melvin Jones
Lions International
Indiana
Lions Club
United Charities
Albert Lea
Minnesota
University of Michigan
Americas
Europe
Association
Havana
Cuba
New Orleans
Louisiana
Lions Clubs
Long Beach
Water Concentration Drives Atlantic Storms
Dr. C. G. Abbot of the Smithsonian outlines how storms form inland by atmospheric water concentration rather than carrying Gulf water northward. After storms, air over large areas shows increased water vapor, limiting advance warning and making rainfall forecast difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
Gulf of Mexico
C. G. Abbot
Smithsonian Institution
Abbot
Bath City Grays Parade of 1856 Described
A Bath City newspaper clipping recalls the Bath City Grays, Maine long famed as top drilled unit, marching May 16 1856 with 42 muskets. They paraded from the armory to rail landings, sailed the Bellingham, drilled at river interval, then returned to awards for target prizes won by Sampson Wiggin and Emerson amid a ceremonial spread. The band wore white coats with red details, the Greys in contrast, and the day ended with prize ceremonies and a pleasant river voyage.
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Army
Bath
Bath City Grays
Maine
Bath City Greys
Richardson
Bath Brass Band
Railroad Wharf
Bellingham
Bayley
Lee’s Ferry
C. A. L. Sampson
John S. Wiggin
Joseph Emerson
David Owen, Jr
Montgomery
Alabama
Gas coupon values issued by board in wartime ration plan
The Office of Price Administration lists gasoline coupon values A through S for different uses, including four gallons for A to C books, one and a half for D motor cycles, and five gallons for S series serving trucks and taxis. The local War Price and Rationing Board urges dealers to post the chart publicly to answer inquiries. Also noted are Maine School Band camp registrations and Farm Bureau Field Day details with dates and speakers.
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Office of Price Administration
Missing Florence Armstrong Found Safe at Home
Florence Armstrong 12 returned to her foster parents Mr and Mrs John Wade of upper Washington street after wandering with a stranger between Bath and Brunswick. She rode to Union Station waited, then rode a Maine Central train back to Brunswick. Florence, a student at Dike School, said she would not accept strangers’ invitations in the future.
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John Wade
Upper Washington Street
Florence Armstrong
Union Station
Brunswick
Maine Central
Florence
Dike School
Scrap drive appeals Bath residents for war materials
A Bath notice urges residents to collect steel scrap rubber and other vital materials for wartime needs. Gather what you can from barns attics garages and basements and bring to Bath City stables. Call 1249-WK to arrange pickup or have someone call at your home.
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Bath
City Stables
North Street
Donna E Sutherland Celebrates Birthday At Lawn Party
Donna Ellen Sutherland daughter of Mr and Mrs James Sutherland of 298 Center Street celebrated her eighth birthday with a lawn party Thursday afternoon. Games prize winners included John Rines Jr in the peanut hunt and Barbara Pottle in the Victory games. The hostess cut a birthday cake with Happy Birthday Donna and served ice cream cookies candies and punch. Residents and mothers attended and gifts were given. Clarence DeMar the 54 year old international marathoner visited the boys camp at Ocean Park Biddeford Tuesday and ran in the camp’s annual track meet entering the five mile relay. his son Robert DeMar age 9 led off but the elder failed to keep pace with other runners.
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Donna Ellen
James Sutherland
Center Street
John Rines, Jr
Barbara Pottle
Donna
Harold Lyden
Stephen
Alice Thayer
Donald
Donald Gurney
Wayne
William McFarland
Winifred
John Rines
John, Jr
Carol Ann Quimby
Beverly Fish
Carol Ann Gowell
Andrey Durant
Dorothy Hart
Charles Comeau
Jimmy King
Roy House
Francis Sutherland
Clarence DeMar
Reading
Mass
Ocean Park
Biddeford
Robert Demar
DeMar
Rotary Club hears Dr Merle Odgers guest speaker
Dr Merle Odgers, president of Girard College Philadelphia and former Penn State dean, spoke at the Kennebunk Rotary club Thursday noon meeting held at the Inn. Odgers also formerly summered at Kennebunk Beach.
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Merle Odgers
Girard College
Philadelphia
Penn State
Kennebunk
Eight In Court For Intoxication As One Respondent Vanishes
A busy municipal court session saw eight of ten intoxication defendants appear, one case continued, and another absent without leave. A missing respondent left jail quietly after requesting water, prompting questions of possible jail breaking. Several defendants faced fines or jail terms, with one case not pressed by agreement. The pageant group plans a July 30 patriotic event on the Bishop lawn in Caribou with prior similar performances in Houston.
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Francis W. Powers
Powers
Brunswick
Augusta
Charles T. Small, Jr
Charles Morrill
Morrill
Dowling
Front Street
Broad Street
Shepard Shoe
Popham
Sagadahoc
Charles W. Messenger
Bath
Gardiner R. Deering
Riverside Hotel
Messenger
Deering
Charles T. Bishop
Caribou
Houston
Eva W. Scates
Children's Camp Having Good Season
Miss Beatrice Boutin and Miss Elizabeth Harris head a camp at Miss Maud Thayer's cottage in West Georgetown opening before July 1 and running to Aug 16. Outdoor activities include swimming hikes hay rides and woodwork with rest hours. Bath children enrolled include Sally and Julia Cummings Diana Fenn Ann Day David and Stephanie Rush Paul Sandra and Carol Johnson Dillon and Archie Gillies and Peter Kelley.
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Beatrice Boutin
Elizabeth Harris
Maud Thayer
Georgetown
Rotunda Hill
Tom Williams
Bath
Sally
Julia Cummings
Charles F. Cummings
High Street
Diana Fenn
Converse
Fenn
Western Avenue
Ann Day
July Promises Busy Month for City Police
City Marshal Percy W. Kingsbury reports July will be the busiest month in over a year for the police. With three days left, about 70 arrests have occurred, mainly intoxication, plus several vagrancy cases in Municipal Court. Population growth from war industry workers and service members strains limited manpower.
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Percy W. Kingsbury
Douglas McArthur Arrives in Bath Births Reported
Births recorded at Bath Memorial Hospital list Douglas McArthur born July 6 to Charles Benjamin Havey and Hilda Lenora Petrie of West Bath. Other Bath births include George Arthur Wardwell June 1, Lorraine Ann Soucie July 14, Barbara Blair Hodge July 15, Ralph D Millett II July 16, Frederick B Engert III July 15, John Clark Ring Jr July 18, and Roland Lewis Whitcomb July 18, with parents and addresses noted.
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Douglas McArthur
Bath
Chesley L. Hutchins
Charles Benjamin Havey
West Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Havey
Hilda Lenora Petrie
George Arthur Wardwell
Houston F. Wardwell
Phyllis
Lewis Nathaniel Whitcomb
Marjorie Louise Smith
West Point
Gas ration coupons good for two months
The OPA states eight coupons per sheet in the A books are valid for two months and all eight may be used at once. The first eight coupons numbered 1 expire September 21. A shipyard worker, denied gas after using most coupons, had to ride a bus to reach work.
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Edward C. Moran, Jr
OPA
Moran
Bailey wins Carr Scholarship in voice at NE Conservatory
Miss Katherine Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Bailey Jr 648 Washington Street has been awarded a Carr Scholarship in Voice at the New England Conservatory of Music where she will be a junior next fall. Bailey is a 1940 Bingham high school graduate and a member of Sigma Alpha Iota national music fraternity.
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Katherine Bailey
Ernest Bailey
Washington Street
Carr
New England Conservatory of Music
Bailey
Bingham High School
Sigma Alpha _ Iota
WEEKLY CROSS WORD PUZZLE AND CRYPTOQUOTE
A mixed puzzle page presents a crossword with across and down clues covering food fish valley cavern and many others, plus a cryptoquote attributed to Shakespeare. The filled grid includes strings of letters and a list of numbers, with a message about thinking making good or bad.
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Penman
Rip
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Gediate Hour
Tomither
New England
Maritime Commission
Howard Mayo
Boyd L. Bailey
U.S. O
Sagadahoe County
Bath Boys
Arthur F. Mayo
Boyd Bailey
Madeline Jones
Bath City
GRAYS
Hebron Academy
Clarence H. Rowe
Eastern State Normal School
Castine
Fred Wallace
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Farm Bureau
Aroostook Farm
Earl Craig
Stranger
Portland
Uncle Sam
Donna E. Sutherland
West Georgetown
Police Department
Douglas M’arthur
Charles B. Havey
Istet
Goddess of Mischief
Flow
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Anger
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King Features Syndicate
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