Movement to draft Garner as 1940 Democratic presidential candidate
A strong campaign trace shows about thirty senators pledging support for Vice President John N Garner if he allows his name on the 1940 Democratic ballot. The effort argues Garner would unite old line Democrats opposed to current policies and appeal to some Republicans. Garner opposes court packing and the drive could gain steam as convention nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Garner
Garner
Congress
Graduations Fill Busy Season For Nation’s Youth
In a busy period for young people nationwide, many students reach commencements and ceremonies marking transitions from school to future paths. Schools celebrate achievements as families gather to honor graduates and look ahead to new opportunities.
Locomotive Hits Car and Snaps Water Tower
A 1931 Maine roadster owned by Joseph L. Robinson of North Bath was struck by a Maine Central shifter backing down a spur into Bath Iron Works. The impact hurled the car into a water tower, which toppled onto a parked truck, causing water supply disruption to the Bath railroad station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Robinson
North Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
Maine Central Railroad
Bath Water District
Maine Central
Bates College 72nd commencement graduates from Bath
Two Bath students and one from North Waldoboro earned Bates College diplomas in the 72nd commencement. Omar Ray King and Joan Burnheimer of Bath received Bachelor of Arts degrees while John Kimball Skelton of Bath earned a Bachelor of Science. twins John and Samuel Leard of West Roxbury Mass were honored as Bates College Club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
North Waldoboro
Bates College
Maine
Omar Ray King
Arthur W. King
John Kimball Skelton
High Street
William L. Skelton
Joan Burnheimer
Victor Burnheimer
Skelton
John
Samuel Leard
West Roxbury
Mass
Bates
King
Buffoon
Lawrence Chemical Society
George Rogers Wins Poetry Prize For War Poem
George Rogers, Morse high school student, won first prize in the national poetry week contest. Miss Alice M. Douglas sponsored the event and awarded a silk flag to Rogers for his poem War. The event, held at Central Grammar, featured typed booklets and publication in The Racket. All contestants received Charles Higgins prints and first prize winners received large water colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice M. Douglas
Miss Douglas
Central Grammar
George Rogers
Morse High School
Douglas
Charles Higgins
Sterling Bible Class Guest of Miss Lemont
Miss Carrie Lemont entertained the Sterling Bible class from Corliss Street church at her High street home Thursday afternoon from two to five. The house is one of the city’s oldest and holds valuable antiques. Guests toured the home and were photographed in the garden. Mrs. Frederick May assisted in serving. The class will be hosted by Mrs. William H. Sheldon in Woolwich on June 21 for an all day picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Lemont
Sterling Bible
Corliss Street
High Street
Miss Lemont
Frederick May
William H. Sheldon
Woolwich
Four charged in municipal court case in Augusta
Judge Arthur J. Dunton presided over four men and a woman from local areas on Friday night charges. John Thomas received 60 days in Kennebec County jail for intoxication and panhandling. The woman paid 5.30 dollars costs for intoxication and disturbing the peace. A man cited for intoxication and disturbing the peace paid 3 dollars fine and 5.65 costs. Two others on intoxication counts were fined 10 and 3 dollars with 5.30 costs and alternative 60 day jail terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dunton
John Thomas
Kennebec County
Augusta
Work on New Theatre Nears Opening at YMCA Site
Rapid progress on the new theatre behind the YMCA suggests a opening within five weeks. The self stoking boiler arrived Thursday, and electrical engineer Terry Hurbult measured for the booth and machinery. Boston agents John Loftus and Julius Conviser of M and P theatres were in town to arrange additional equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Terry Hurbult
Booth
John Loftus
Julius Conviser
Boston
Woolwich Farmer Asa C Hathorne Reaches 84th Birthday
Asa C Hathorne a Woolwich farmer in the Murphy's Corner district marked 84 on Tuesday by working on his property. Long active in local affairs he served 28 years on the board of selectmen including 18 as chairman and 31 years as secretary treasurer of the Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance Co. He travels to Bath visits relatives and keeps himself in good health through farm work and wood cutting. He married Elizabeth E Corliss in 1882 and they have one son Maurice T Hathorne. He has two brothers and three sisters listed with Bath and Woolwich addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa C. Hathorne
Woolwich
Murphy's Corner
Bath
Hathorne
Board of Selectmen
Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Woolwich Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona
Elizabeth E. Corliss
John Corliss
Maurice T. Hathorne
George
Bedford Street
Samuel Hathorne
Silas Adams
Washington Street
Ernest Hathorne
Ambrose MacFadden
Deering Street
Girl Scout Leaders Elect New Officers
At a recent Girl Scout Leaders Association meeting, officers were elected: Mrs. Linwood F. Carr president, Mrs. Arthur W. Bowker vice president, Mrs. Frank S. Saunders secretary and treasurer. The nominating committee included Mrs. Bowker, chairman, and others. This was the last meeting until fall with a year of activities reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Leaders Association
Linwood F. Carr
Arthur W. Bowker
Frank S. Saunders
Bowker
Harry F. Collins
Stanley R. Hunter
Pine
Carr
Portland Council
Collins
Saunders
Council For Scout's Own
Portland
Easton
Voorhees
Miller
Hunt
Lozier Residence Fire Damages One Room Morning Blaze
Fire at Andrew J. Lozier’s home at 25 South Street destroyed a bed and damaged a room. Marcella Lozier spotted the smoke, and Engine Four extinguished the blaze quickly with a booster-tank line. The family occupies the building’s third floor at Washington and South streets. Box 23 received the alarm at 10 40 a.m. and all out at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Lozier
South Street
Hyde Windlass Co
Scott Morse
Engine Four
Robert Burns Society Officers at Meeting
The newly formed Robert Burns society held a Wednesday gathering at Brigham's Cove with President Alex MacDonald at his summer home. Attendees included John Swan James Harkins Joseph Craig John Burgon Matt Harrison William Gray and Stewart Anderson. William Gray played bagpipe selections after swimming and boating and Mrs MacDonald provided refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burns Society
Alex MacDonald
Brigham's Cove
William Gray
MacDonald
John Swan
James Harkins
Joseph Craig
John Burgon
Matt Harrison
Stewart Anderson
Co workers class meets at First Baptist church home
The co workers class of the First Baptist church met at Mrs. Lauran Harrington’s North street home Friday evening. Devotional and business sessions preceded entertainment directed by Mrs. Harrington and Mrs. Alberta Brooks. Refreshments were served by several hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Lauran Harrington
North Street
Harrington
Alberta Brooks
Helen Hall
Bertha Furber
Alice Groves
Rebecca Burnham
Jennie Cameron
Granite Street
Lila Place
Edith Miller
Helen Pratt
Lucy Rogers
Dennison Family Moves Into Ernest Everard House
Mr and Mrs Herbert Dennison and G0n have moved into the Ernest Everard house on Bruce s Hill upper Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Dennison
Ernest Everard
Bruce's Hill
Upper
Washington Street
Nine year old Lad Drowns In Kennebec River
Raymond Leroy Cressey nine son of Scott P and Clara Miller Cressey of 330 Washington Street drowned in the Kennebec near Ceramic Feldspar Co wharf Friday evening. Coast guards recovered his body at 4 28 a m Saturday about 60 feet south of the wharf. The search began after he was reported missing at 9 55 p m Friday as local police grappling crews and the Bath Fire Department aided by floodlights sought the boy. He is survived by five brothers Scott Jr David Howard Thomas and Clarence and a sister Arline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Leroy Cressey
Scott P. Cressey
Washington Street
Kennebec
Ceramic Feldspar Co
Popham Beach
Llewellyn Bettison
Feldspar
Bath Box Co
Joseph A. Butler
Joseph Pennell
Percy Kingsbury
James DeCapua
Dana York
Coast Guard Station
Guy Crowley
Henry Leonard
Bernard Flemmings
Bath Fire Department
Bath Water District
Bath
Scott P
Clara Miller Cressey
Scott P., Jr
David
Howard
Thomas
Clarence
Arline
Real estate transfers mostly in Bath in two weeks
Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds records 25 realty transfers over two weeks, 12 in Bath. Names include Ruth L. Russell Field to Charles H. Ansert and Lara A. Greenleaf to Harriet Barter, with parcels on Center Water Dike Middle and High streets plus other streets and areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Bath
Ruth Leitta Russell Field
Charles H. Ansert
Center Street
Lara A. Greenleaf
Harriet Barter
Water Street
Irene H. Ingalls
Merritt A. Mitchell
Dike Road
Elizabeth B. Coombs
Blanche E. Sprague
Middle Street
Bath Real Estate
John W. Costain
Harry A. Starbird
William B. Blanchard
York Street
Emily N. Ingalls
Gladys E. Gregware
Pearl Street
Falmouth Loan and Building Association
Frank E. Galloupe
High Street
Hubert J. Arsenault
Archie D. Gillis
Maple Street
Bowdeinham
Bert A. Chandler
Lillian E. Davis
Harvey J. Given
Irvin
Aluminum alloy tender built for private yacht shipped from Bath
An all aluminum alloy tender, likely the first of its kind for a private yacht owner, was shipped from Bath Iron Works to City Island New York for Dr S N Milliken's yacht Thistle. Designed by W Starling Burgess it weighs 15 feet long with a 4.6 foot beam and a 25 hp engine. The boat tested on the Kennebec river reached just under 20 knots and seats six at normal speed or four at high speed. Rivets replace welds as aluminum alloy cannot be welded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
City Island
N. Y
S. N. Milliken
Thistle
W. Starling Burgess
Ranger
American Aluminum Company of America
Kennebec River
Williams
Blair
Kennebec Bridge
Winslow's
Arthur L. Footer Wed Maxine Butterfield in New York
News of the June 10 marriage in New York City between Arthur L. Footer, son of Mrs. Georgie B. Footer of South Street, and Miss Maxine Butterfield, a registered nurse at Doctor's Hospital. Footer works as a machinist at Bath Iron Works Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Arthur L. Footer
Georgie B. Footer
South Street
This City
Maxine Butterfield
Doctor's Hospital
Footer
Bath Iron Works Corp
Parking plan eyed by Bath municipal committee and merchants
A Bath meeting of the municipal committee and local merchants discussed curb restrictions and the need for two or three parking areas near the Columbia block and Water street. They plan to investigate terms with property owners and light and grade potential lots while awaiting a formal report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Donald N. Small
Robson
Committee On Police
Butler
Morse
Fire Engineers
New Columbia
Shipping District
Water Street
Center Street
Front Street
New England Fire Chiefs Converge in Burlington
Chief Joseph W. Randlette of Richmond will preside at the 16th annual New England Association of Fire Chiefs convention in Burlington Vermont June 21 23. Chief Morse of Bath will speak on Garage Explosion Lessons while Randlette discusses casualties and fireworks losses in New England. The Hotel Vermont serves as headquarters with a parade on opening day and a full program of memorials and talks from Boston Arlington Somerville Brookline and other leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Randlette
Richmond
New England Association of Fire Chiefs
Burlington
Scott Morse
Bath Department
Randlette
State of Maine
New England
Morse
Vermont
Patrick C. Brennan
George D. Aiken
Louis F. Dow
William Arthur Reilly
Boston
Harry Gallup
Ethan Allen
Michael F. Collins
Marblehead
Mass
The
New England Association
Daniel B. Tierney
Arlington
International Association
Samuel J. Pope
Seldon R. Allen
Brookline
Robert Henry Aldrich
Carney Hospital
Boston City Hospital
Harvard Medical School
John J. McNally
Somerville
Percy C. Charnock
New England Fire Insurance Rating Association
New Automatic Traffic Light Installed at Center and Washington
A traffic light at Center and Washington streets began operation Friday at noon with a green 20 second, red 25 second, and yellow 3 second cycle. Weekday afternoons 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. the light will be manually operated to ease Bath Iron Works traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center
Washington Streets
Bath Iron Works Corp
Iron Works
Haynes Buys Fritz Klippel House in Bath Investment
Harry L. Haynes bought the Fritz Klippel residence at 29 Green Street through the Shillings agency. Haynes, president of Bath Laundry, Inc., said the two and one half story wooden dwelling was acquired as an investment on Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Haynes
Fritz Klippel
Green Street
Shillings
Haynes
The
Bath Laundry, Inc
Weekly Cross Word Puzzle Iva 724 Across
Crossword clue list reads like a dense puzzle fill with several numbered across entries and various partial words. The segment shows mixed garbled letters and stray fragments suggesting a newspaper puzzle page with intersecting hints and a previous answer key.
Shipyard Unite Drive Aims At National Wage Scale
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers organizer Charles Purkis tells about 800 at Arcade hall that Bath Iron Works leads a bid to unify major yards under the CIO. He predicts a national wage scale and vows to organize the local yard with a majority vote and bonded officers. Initiation is $1, dues $1 a month, with funds split between local aid and national organizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Charles Purkis
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
C.i,.o
Arcade Hall
National Shipyard Council
Broadway
New York City
Bath
Baltimore Drydocks
Baltimore
Purkis
John L. Lewis
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Newell
Parkis
Washington
Boothbay Playhouse Set to Open Season with Four-Night Schedule
The Boothbay Playhouse announces its second season opening June 28 with Spring Dance by Philip Barry and two Cor nellia Otis Skinner appearances plus Yale Puppeteers. New policy adds evening performances four nights weekly Wednesday through Saturday and features resident company members such as Sara Wallace and Sherwood Keith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay Playhouse
Philip Barry
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Yale
J. J. Dell
Sherwood Keith
George V. Brown
Lee Stevens
Sara Wallace
Rose Dresser
Roberta Morrill
Betty Griffin
Christine Adams
Dorothy Rich
Michael Mayhew
John Allyn
Vaughn Taylor
Roderick Winchell
Charles Smith
Michael and
Mary
Pupils to Appear in Wiscasset Hall
The Bath Opera House recital by Mrs. Olive Plummer’s pupils earns praise. Due to demand, a repeat performance is planned at Red Men’s hall in Wiscasset in conjunction with moving pictures Thursday night. Principal remarks hail the young performers as among the finest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Opera House
Olive Plummer
Opera
Vennett
Wiscasset
Danforth Reappointed Deputy Grand Chancellor in District 10
Frank W Danforth of 1075 High Street is notified of his re appointment as deputy Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias for District No 10. The district covers Bath Brunswick Bowdoinham Freeport and Yarmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W Danforth
High Street
Knights of Pythias
Bath
Brunswick
Bowdeinham
Freeport
Yarmouth
Auburn woman catalogs Maine landmarks and collectibles
Ada Garcelon of Auburn stores a varied scrapbook collection including Maine lighthouse pictures and data on covered bridges historic trees and old churches. Her hobby extends to herb scraps old china coins quilt patterns and a wall of hobby horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Garcelon
Auburn
Maine
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the Times Company
Draat Bere
Sash
Hichrola
Bren
Free Barry
Waregr
Biter
Chase's Corner
Court House
Bath-Brunswick Road
Court Street
Small Point
W.P.A
University of Maine
Lewis O. Barrows
Fernald
Louis J. Brann
Arthur P. Rugg
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Bay State
Townsend
Sidney
Townsend Organization
Francis J. McCabe
Norway
News Post
Lewiston Institution
Sterling Bible Class
NEW Theatre
Girl Scout
Brigham’s Cove
Richmond Edgar B. Fowles
Clara I. Fowles
William J. Osgood
Ethel M. Temple
Topsham Roger E. Williams
Chesley King
West Bath
Sarah E. Carlton
Charles E. Leeman
Ernest E. Williams
Alton Y. Mitchell
Clarence G. Young
Percy C. Bailey
C. Forest Carlton
Elsie Baker Stinson
Minnie FE. Rice
Clarence I. Carlton
Dr. S. N. Milliken
Burgess
Butterfield
Italy
Orther
Miti
C.I.O
Bath Iron Works
Paul Davis
Belfast
Wiscasset Hall
Danforth
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