Defense program drives municipal appropriation rise
The city council approved a 394263.59 dollar municipal appropriation bill for the current year, up 31529.60 from last year and the highest since 1931. Defense activities and a proposed East Brunswick airport account for much of the increase, with the school department gaining 10000 more and support of the poor reduced by 7000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Brunswick
Board of Highways and Sewers
Sons of Veterans
Board of Health
Insurance City
McGee
Park & Soldiers Monument
Twins Observe Birthday in Bath and Portland
The Layton twins Miss June and Miss Jeanette Layton of Thornton Heights South Portland celebrated their twenty first birthday with a party in Bath. Guests from Portland included Mrs Fred M Layton Miss Stella Layton Klinton Hosmer and John Mitchell. The party weekended at Sebago Lake at the Laytons cottage. Miss June Layton returned to Bath to resume work at Bath Iron Works. Also reported is the birth of Stephen Durant Lee son of Mr and Mrs Edward J Lee Jr born Sunday morning at Memorial hospital weighing six and a half pounds.
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June
Jeanette Layton
Thornton Heights
South Portland
Fred Layton
Jeanette
Bath
Portland
Fred M. Layton
Stella Layton
Klinton Hosmer
John Mitchell
Sebago Lake
Laytons
June Layton
Bath Iron Works
Stephen Durant Lee
Memorial Hospital
Edward J. Lee, Jr
Edna Durant
War is a cowardly solution of the peace problem
Governor Sumner Sewall told about 200 people in Masonic hall that war is a cowardly solution to peace. The event included burning the Roland Smith post mortgage, remarks by Eugene M. Desmond, a turkey supper by Genesta chapter of O ES, and a program ending with dancing led by the governor. The post honored past commanders and noted the mortgage payoff as a step toward greater community service by the American Legion.
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Sumner Sewall
Masonic Hall
Roland Smith Post
A. L
America
Eugene M. Desmond
Works Progress
John C. Fitzgerald
Portland
Old Town
Ladies of Genesta
Maine
Smith Post
Walter C. Rogers
Mary Milliken
George M. Carter
Edwin R. Andrews
James L. Boyle
Waterville
Edward J. Quinn
National Executive Council
George B. Wolstenholme
American Legion
Desmond
Legion
John Murphy
J. Lester Morse
Roscoe E. Perkins
Roscoe H. Shaw
Gardiner D. Rogers
Ralph Gay
Freeman M. Trott
Ralph Wright
Samuel Povich
Charles B. Syde
Ralph G. Stetson
Col. H. W. Owen
Harry Hall
Eugene G. Hart
Wilbur Crocker
Albert S. Owen
Edgar D. Leavitt
Paul Julien
Malcolm Stoddard
Togus
Hector G. Staples
Rockland
John G. Towne
Sewall
Lance Cooper
Committees Named for U S Drive Raise City Quota
The U S O drive sets a city quota of 1700 dollars with General Chairman Boyd Bailey leading a wide set of subcommittees. The article lists the full committee rosters including Mrs. Wilmer Voorhees as vice chair and several department heads across Woman's Division Business and Professional Men Bath Iron Works and Publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Bailey
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Daniel Williams
William C. Perkins
John J. Mulcahy
Walter Lambie
Louis Silverman
Timothy C. Maney
Archibald M. Main
Joseph O. Purdue
Donald N. Small
John Parker
John Osborn
Allan Spear
Edgar D. Leavitt
Rupert M. Irine
J. R. Andrews
Fred R. E. Dean
John H. Hyde
N. Gratz Jackson
Arthur M. Bowker
Arthur Sewalld
Hiram T. Stevens
Ralph Gay
Frank B. Nichols
William S. Newell
Edwin R. Andrews
Rodney E. Ross
Sumner Sewall
William D. Sewall
Bowen Torrey
James A. Gillies, Jr
L. Eugene Thebeau
Ralph W. Bragg
Sam Prawer
Woman's
Edward B. Hamblett
Gardiner R. Deering
Frank Saunders
Morris Povich
Bower ‘Torrey
Mark A. Jackson
Stella Dolloff
Harvie Rowe
John P. Carey
Nathan Press
Harry C. Webber
Arthur K. Purington
Elford A. Stover
Mark W. Hennessy
Franklin Wright
County Chairmen Named for Drive in Sagadahoc
County chairs led by Eugene Thebeau of Bath Iron Works Corp and John M. Conley Jr announce completion of the county organization. Town quotas list Crosby 30 Doughty 80 Bishop 160 Howe 70 Sprague 180 Peabody 360 Aldrich 410 Warrebee 60 Reed 200 total 1550.
New General Manager Visits Plant in Bath
Elliott K. Hale succeeds H. M. Noyes as general manager of Commercial Trading Co. He visited the Bath factory on School street. Hale previously oversaw Bower Mill in Lewis ton and worked with Worumbo Mfg. Co. and M. T. Stevens & Sons Co. Louis Steitz becomes treasurer, Herbert F. Erwin named factory superintendent. Noyes founded the Bath plant 18 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott K. Hale
H. M. Noyes
Commercial Trading Co
School Street
Mr. Hale
Bower Mill
Lewiston
Worumbo Mfg. Co
Lisbon Falls
M. T. Stevens & Sons Co
Franklin
N. H Louis Steitz
Nashua
Mr. Noyes
Herbert F. Erwin
Bath
Noyes
Boston
Government agent outlines 200 unit housing plan in Bath
William M. Miller described federal plans to build 200 dwellings on the E. A. Perry property for defense workers. Bath officials backed the project, with Mayor Rogers and Treasurer Young authorized to approve a resolution, while the city would provide police, fire protection, sewer, water, and a new school if needed. Construction could start by July after topographic work and council approval, with about 125 to 135 days to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Miller
Public Buildings Administration
E. A. Perry
West Center Street
Walter C. Rogers
City Treas
Donald D. Young
John R. Newell
Common Council
Mr. Newell
Miller
Bath
New England
Red House
Kimball
Lincoln Street
John Parker
School Department
The
Water District
Seven Men Called for Induction Near Bath
The thirteenth Selective Service call went to seven Sagadahoc county youths. They will report in Bath on June 26 and depart at 10 10 a.m. for induction. Names include Harold Dunton of North Bath, Willis E Roberts, Leslie E Larrabee, Charles J Abut of Bath, Raymond J Demers now of Auburn formerly of Bath, Warren F Wentworth, and Willis Linwood Lane of Richmond.
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Selective Service
Sagadahoc County
Bath
Harold Dunton
North Bath
Willis E. Roberts
Leslie E. Larrabee
Charles J. Abut
Raymond J. Demers
Auburn
Warren F. Wentworth
Willis Linwood Lane
Richmond
City approves airport plans for Bath Maine project
The Bath city council backs an airport near Bath Iron Works declaring national defense need. Maine Military Defense Commission confirms state will share up to 17 625 dollars for land, with 10 500 in the budget and 8 500 for emergency funds.
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East Brunswick
Raymond T. Adams
Maine Military Defense Commission
Works Progress Administration
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Walter C. Rogers
City Treas
Donald D. Young
J. Frank Hunt
Finance Committee
John R. Newell
Common Council
Allan Spear
John P. Carey
Bath
Maine
State Military Defense Commission
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Bangor
Portland
Waterville
Army
Civil Aeronautics Administrations
Nantics Administration
Joss Tries to Take Own Life in Augusta Jail Before Grand Jury Scene
Dr Merrill E Joss 34 accused of fatally bludgeoning his wife in Richmond is said to have cut his arm artery with a nail clip in his Augusta jail cell just before a Sagadahoc grand jury session. He was treated at Augusta General Hospital and condition listed as fair after a transfusion. The case involves 25 witnesses including Mrs Elizabeth Mayo described as the other woman.
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Augusta
Merrill E. Joss
Leonard Gillis
Paul Giddings
Joss
Augusta General Hospital
Kennebec County
Giddings
Sagadahoc
Bath
Charles Watts
Watts
Henry P. Weaver
Weaver
Laverne Harris Joss
Richmond
Robert Dyer
Dr. Joss
Josses
Riverside
Alabama
Reno
Ralph O. Dale
Elizabeth C. Mayo
Mayo
Sagadahoe Superior Court
Leon P. Shepard
State Bureau of Investigation
Elizabeth Chapman Mayo
E. F. Pratt
Lloyd Umberhind
George W. Alexander
Gardiner
Dale
Slain Doctor's Husband Slashes Wrist After Notes Found
Augusta reports Dr Merrill E Joss 34, accused of killing his physician wife Dr Laverne Harris Joss 38 of Jackson Alabama, attempted suicide after leaving notes. Sheriff Leonard Gillis noted the day’s events. Continued on Page Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Merrill E Joss
Laverne Harris Joss
Jackson
Alabama
Leonard Gillis
Grand Jury Hears Evidence in Joss Case
Sagadahoc County grand jury indicts Dr Merrill E Joss for murder as notes from a box are viewed as potential new evidence. Joss attempted suicide in prison and is to face trial June 23. Witnesses including Lt Leon Shepard and Elizabeth Mayo testified while Mayo reacted emotionally to the news.
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Joss
Sagadahoc County
Merrill E. Joss
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George S. Brown
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Republic of Ecuador
Alice Calhoun
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Central Press
Case
Augusta Hospital
Raymond Fellows
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