City Council approves 80 body receiving tomb and recreation funding
The Bath City Council, in a long June session, passed the annual appropriation bill and approved an 80 body receiving tomb with a not to exceed cost of 13000. The session focused on a recreation program, its legality, and funding, with several department cuts and new allocations including for a ladder truck and road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Finance Committee
Police
John F. Cooke
Ward
James A. Gillies, Jr
Board of Aldermen
Walter C. Rogers
Bath's Oldest Used Car Dealer Seeks More Cars
J Horace McClure, dealer at 740 Washington, advertises need for additional used cars. Message notes Bath's oldest established shop continues operating in city center, inviting owners to trade in or sell vehicles for inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Horace McClure
Bath
Morse High Class Day Exercises Noted Despite War Cast
Morse High School held its fourth wartime Class Day in the auditorium Tuesday evening. James Hall Bonney led the program as class president, with Miss Marjorie Fitts guiding the Bath Schools Orchestra. The ceremony honored two members killed in action Cyril Leeman and Wallace Mayo and named several in service, with 117 of 137 diplomas to be awarded.
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Bath
War Production Board
John T. Kiley
Boston
New England
Loring R. Addison
Keith Crockett
Morse High School
John Parker
Parker
Maine
William Darroch
Portland
Salvate
Darroch
Bath Iron Works Corp
Willam S. Newell
Bath Iron Works
Dar
Addison
North Grammar School
Grammar
High Schhol
James Hall Bonney
Alvert L. Bonney
Union Street
Marjorie Fitts
Bath Schools Orchestra
Virginia Olive Andre
Charles A. Andre
High Street
Cyril Leeman
Wallace Mayo
Robert Chandler
Merchant Marine
Kenneth Drake
USN
William Bailey
Fred Bolduc
Paul Bradford
Albert Brady
George Burgon
Raymond Cain
Edward Cowan
Robert Coombs
Philip Day
Lloyd Doyle
Forrest Drake
William Elliott
Mevin Ferris
Alvin Fitzpatrick
Lloyd Flewelling
Douglas Forbes
Elmer Fox
Royden Haines
Earl Heath
Walter Hill
Donald Hinds
Nicholas Kakos
Paul Lemont
Charles Lermond
Hilton Libby
Robert Lowell
Merton McKenna
Frank Nadeau
Chester Newell
Robert Pearce
Joseph Perow
Arthur Pierce
Donald Povich
Lloyd Small
Maurice Smart
Graydon Smith
Ralph Stetson, Jr
Perry Thompson
Joseph Torrey
Donald Williams
Robert Young
Andre
Betty Mae Hopkins
Miss Andre
Lois Anita Bankus
George P. Bankus
Marysville
Cal
T. Edward Lemoine
North Street
Norma Jean Cummings
Raymond D. Cummings
Maxwell Street
Ann Elizabeth Desmond
Eugene M. Desmond
Lincoln Street
Emma Jane Trott
Milton C. Trott
Ruth Marie Small
Admiral Halsey Lauds The Bath Built O Bannon
Admiral Halsey praises the Bath built USS O Bannon in a foreword for Action Tonight. The book profiles the destroyer’s blaze of battles in the Pacific, detailing how the O Bannon and two sisters repelled nine Japanese warships and rescued survivors.
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Admiral Halsey
BATH
O’bannon
Shipbuilders Day observing Flag Day in Maine
The launch of the destroyer Ernest G Small from Bath Iron Works will crown Flag Day and Maine Shipbuilders Day observances. First on the program are high ranking naval officials including Vice Admiral E L Cochrane and Maine shipyard leaders, with Governor Hildreth among speakers. The public launch follows after 4 15 pm on Waters Street with viewing best from the depot platform or Carlton bridge.
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Ernest G. Small
Bath Iron Works Corp
Maine Shipbuilders
Uss Small
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Maine
Waters Street
Naval
E L Cochrane
Bureau of Ships
U.S. S
Maine Central Railroad
Kennebec
Depot
Carlton Bridge
Horace A. Hildreth
War Chest Drive Set to Start September 15
Sagadahoc County War Chest committee met in City hall to organize the campaign running September 15 through October 30 with a $36000 county goal. County President Archibald M. Main led a large group including State Chairman Malcolm Morrell and local officials.
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Sagadahoc
Ramsay
M- Edgren
Harry Briggs
Eugene Desmond
Edgren
Main
Edzeen
Jast Sear
Morrell
Brazz
Miss Stacey
Sagadahoe County
Wate Chestbitte
Philippines
China
USO
Brotherhood
Bath Iron Works
Speedy Destroyer Will Be Launched From Iron Works
The USS Ernest G. Small a 200 ton destroyer named for Navy Rear Admiral Ernest Gregor Small of Waltham Massachusetts will be launched at Bath Iron Works on June 14. The vessel bears his name and will be christened by his widow Mrs E G Small of Washington DC. Maine Shipbuilding Day events precede the launch. Admiral Small earned the Navy Cross for heroism during action off Savo Island in October 1942 while commanding the Salt Lake City, aiding Guadalcanal defense and repelling a Japanese force. He later served on the Pacific Fleet staff and commanded a cruiser division earning additional decorations. He died December 27 1944 in Brooklyn New York. Born in Waltham he attended Mechanic Arts High School Dartmouth College and the US Naval Academy.
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Ernest G. Small
Waltham
Mass
Salt Lake City
Bath Iron Works Corp
Guadalcanal
Boise
Small
Pacific Fleet
Brooklyn
N. Y
Admiral Small
Mechanic Arts High School
Boston
Dartmouth College
U .S. Naval Academy
Massachusetts
Justice Edward Merrill Guest At Sedgwick Rotary Meeting
Justice Edward F. Merrill spoke at Sedgwick Rotary luncheon, recounting his Bowdoin 1908 background and current role on the Superior Court bench. A Skowhegan Rotary member, he joined Edward W. Bridgham as guest and shared reflections on Rotary service and community value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Merrill
Rotary Club
Sedgwick
Bowdoin
Superior Court
Edward W. Bridgham
Skowhegan Rotary Club
Bath Iron Works praised for top efficiency by visiting panel
United States Representative James W. Mott and lawmakers from several states toured Bath Iron Works Corp and the Naval Air Station at Brunswick. Mott lauded BIW for efficiency, and the group saw American and British navigation units collaborating. A farewell dinner honored foreman Bert Dickinson after 50 years of service, with William S. Newell hosting. The delegation then flew to Augusta and Washington.
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United States
James W. Mott
R.-Ore
Special House
Naval Affairs
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
Mott
Bath Iron Works
Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Joseph Marchetti
William S. Newell
Iron Works
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Augusta
Gov
Hildreth
Blaine Mansion
Washingtons de
Chatman Mott
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Dan Harkins
Jean Tardiff
Richard Torrey
William Smith
William Allard
Charles Burden
Harold Staples
William Haggett
Ralph Burden, Jr
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Gillies
Rogers
Alden Anderson
Ward 2
Carey
Corliss Street
Board of Highways and Sewers
Bath Water District
Beacon
Oliver Streets
White House
Kelley-Spear Yard
Cosmopolitan Club
Washington Street
Linden Streets
Bath Housing Authority
Hyde Park Terrace
Tambert Park
Ralph Nowell
Alderman Anderson
Derson
Edward J. McMann
Mayor Rovers
McMann
Ole Bunny
Morse High
Richard Robinson Andrews
Edwin R. Andrews
Frances Elizabeth Callan
James P. Callan
Millicent Shirley Hecht
Joseph Hecht
Louis A. Dole
Louise Dole
Nickerson
America, the Beautiful
Dorothy Melba
Johansen
Charles F. Johansen
Western Avenue
Dear Morse High
America
Solomons
U.S.S. O'Bannon
G. P. Putnam's Sons
William F. Halsey
O'Bannon
Gillant
Helena
North Grammar
John Hart
James DeWitt
Richard Babine
Charles Doyle
Marilyn King
Richard Kingsbury
Gilbert Howard
Ronald Trask
Wallace Kittridge
Hilda Bower
June Belanger
Caroline Merrill
Nancy Lee Stover
Marion Sanford
Vera Wallace
Ceres Ia Harkins
Red Cross
Justice Merrill Rotary Club
Rotary
Says Iron Works
OPA
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Bath Auto CO. Co
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