Morse High School Class of 1940 Graduates Ninety-Eight
Ninety eight seniors at Morse High School march in cap and gown led by President Clare Fulton. The ceremony features salutatory Youth Looks at Industry, co-valedictories Chemistry The Modern Miracle and Youth Speaks, and multiple prize awards, with National Honor Society inductees and two new scholarship prizes announced.
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Morse High School
Clare Fulton
Elgar
Bath Schools
Margaret M. Mackinnon
David P. Surette
Norman Titcomb
Harold Avery, Jr
Clare K. Fulton
John Sturtevant
Stanley Cressey
Joseph O. Purdue
National Honor Society
Harold Avery
John Osborn
Mary Double
Alice Eaton
Madeline Jones
Edward Atkinson
Edna Besaw
John Bturtevant
Geraldine Andrews
Winifred Brown
Barbara Matter
Frances Lemont
John Coombs
Sumner Hawley
Frances Grainger
Marie Bennett
Barbara Curran
Dike P.T.A
Ruth Bryan Owen
D.A.R
Washington
Eleanor Bertrand
Francis Sullivan
Henry Fkames Wood
Morse High School Class of 1940 Graduation Program
A large audience witnessed Morse High School 1940 graduation exercises in the auditorium last week. The program showcased impressive student speaking parts, reflecting excellent training under the school’s faculty and their dedicated efforts.
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Morse High School
Morse High
Representation Contests Result in County Primary
Elizabeth Deering led the Republican field for State Representative with Col. George A. Baker second as the only past legislator in a six candidate race. Republicans Lemont, Wallace, Rodick and Donnell trailed, with Deering and Baker winning nominations. Democratic nominees in Bath were Andrew Cahill and Mrs. Clara Corliss. McIntire narrowly beat Aldrich for a classed towns contest, while Samuel Dorrance and Raymond McIntire were renominated in other districts.
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Elizabeth Deering
Col
George A. Baker
Miss Deering
Col. Baker
Herbert R. Lemont
Stanley E. Wallace
Harris T. Rodick
William T. Donnell
Bath
Andrew R. Cahill
Clara E. Corliss
Arrowsic
Phippsburg
Topsham
West Bath
Woolwich
Raymond M. McIntire
Sherwood Aldrich
McIntire
Samuel Dorrance
Richmond
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Georgetown
Raymond McIntire
Charles T. W. Blake
Bath Celebrates Sewall Victory with Enthusiasm
Bath residents celebrated Sumner Sewall's gubernatorial win with a large turnout and a four mile victory parade sponsored by the Sewall for Governor Club. The procession featured the Bath Marine Band, Roland Smith Post A.L., Battery D, 240th C.A., Boy Scouts of St. John the Baptist, Brunswick drum corps, fire apparatus and crowds along Washington Street. Sewall, praised as a World War II hero, led the celebration to his home and his mother’s residence, with an estimated 5,000 attending Tuesday evening.
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Bath
Sumner Sewall
Sewall
Washington Street
Park
Senator Sewall
Washington and
Edward Streets
William D. Sewall
York Hall
Bath Marine Band
Ernest George, Sr
Roland Smith Post
A.L
Edwin L. Emmons
Battery D
C.A
Joseph A. Butler
Boy Scouts
St. John the Baptist Church of
Brunswick
Richard Frates
Boy Scout
The Miracles of Chemistry and Its World Impact
A compact feature extols chemistry as essential to welfare and progress. It describes how chemistry touches health, agriculture, industry, and warfare, notes sulfanilimide’s impact on deaths, and celebrates the ongoing power and future potential of chemists.
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Aladdin
Youth Speaks on Leaving Morse High and Owning Future
Stanley Cressey reflects as Morse High graduates sever ties and face a war torn world. He urges youths to cherish rights and act as responsible individuals, preserving Americanism while shaping their own paths and duties as tomorrow's citizens.
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Morse High
Germany
America
Bath High Alumni Banquet Marks 49th Year Of Honor
Following the 49th Bath High School Alumni banquet a business meeting re elected last year's officers. The 25 year class spoke on its history and pledged a gift to the school. Nearly 600 attendees included notable alumni from 1865 to 1940 with remarks by Supt. Parker and 92 year old alumna Carrie Kendall. The program featured Miss Lydia Smith and Francis McPhe rson, with dance numbers from Miss Cunningham's classes and Ernie George's orchestra.
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Bath High School Alumni Association
George E. Barker, Jr
Mark W. Hennessy
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Herbert Calderwood
James W. Skerling
Marius H. Page
Arthur M. Bowker
Arthur L. Pratt
Gordon A. Lake
Martha Page
Frank A. Curran
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Bertha Bellrose
Winifred Quinn
Dorothy Niven
Winifred Hall
Lincoln Farrar
Herbert Cavanaugh
Gerald Atkinson
Ralph Gay
Roland Cony
Isabelle Pierce
Ruth Jordan
Hope Hersom
Louise Payne
Louise Hill
Eva Fulton
Cavanaugh
John Parker
Board of Education
Carrie Kendall
Bowdeinham
Thomas H. Eaton
Alice N. Magoun
Bath
Annie E. Cox
Ashton E. Wardwell
Walter L. Puller
Malden
Mass
Nellie Eames Wood
Fred Woodfords
Boston
Harland Small
Springfield
L. D. Rogers
West Bath
Costello P. Hall
Woolwich
John Chase
Edgecomb
Woodfords
F. D. Hill
Warren F. Hawley
Ernie George
Frances Ginty
Francis S. McPherson
Lydia Smith
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Joseph Avery
Mary H. Cunningham
Eleanor Fullerton
Natalie Hagan
Germaine Bonney
Marion Getchell
Beverly Curran
Frances Callan
Allison Davis
Claire Martin
Youth Looks at Industry Progress
A summary of the progress and advancement of the world today with focus on the men who made it possible. It discusses fields where men excelled, how they achieved success, and how opportunities have improved for others to follow. Continued on Page Seven.
Etniers Seaplane Damaged by Coastal Storm
Stephen Etnier, painter at Gilbert Head Long Island Georgetown, owned a two passenger sport seaplane that capsized at Atkin s Bay mooring during Saturday’s storm. The craft was righted Sunday and towed ashore by Coast Guard and Airways Inc. workers. One wing and two ribs were damaged. It was disassembled and shipped to Waterville for repairs. The seaplane valued about $2000.
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Stephen Ethier
Gilbert Head
Long Island
Georgetown
Atkins Bay
Popham Fort
Coast Guard and
Airways, Inc
Waterville
Etnier
Inspiring Elks program features flag day address
Rev Joseph O Purdue of Winter Street Church delivered a powerful talk at Bath lodge Elks flag day exercises in City Hall. He urged Americans to be worthy through realistic thinking, courage, faith, and vision, attended by Mayor Haskell and ex servicemen in uniform with an open house to follow.
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City Hall Auditorium
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Bath Lodge of Elks
America
Jesse W. Allen
Lodge of Elks
Robert H. Haskell
Edgar D. Leavitt
Roland Smith Post
Ala
Floyd H. Preble
Dyer-Flaherty Post
F.W
Navy Club
Corp
George Soule
C. A
Battery D
Elks
Lombard Street
Graduation Week Ends With Class Reception at Morse High
Climax of graduation festivities for the class of 1940 at Morse High School capped with a Friday gymnasium reception. A capacity crowd danced to Earl Locke and his band as blue and white decorations lit the canopy covered floor. 98 graduates led by president Clare K Fulton processed through the receiving line with Supt. and Mrs. Parker and faculty members.
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Morse High School
Bath High School
Earl Locke
Clare K. Fulton
John Parker
Robert Dowling
Richard Cummings
June Sullivan
Barbara Walsh
Barbara Mank
William Pennell
Madeline Jones
Mary Double
Jennie Middleton
Glenda Wright
Geraldine Andrews
Janet Beardsley
Barbara McMann
Edward Atkinson
Harold Avery
Russell Snell
Clare Fulton
Harry Fullerton
Robert Mitchell
Edward Butterfield
Frances Lemont
Stanley Cressey
Georgia Kakos
Patricia Webster
Morton Holbrook
Ardenne MacFadden
Alice Eaton
Jerry Desmond
Edgar Williams
Eleanor Bertrand
Barbara Pitman
Frank Gallagher
Abby McCabe
Settlement Reached in Four Civil Suits in Maine
A settlement reported at 1000 dollars was reached Friday morning in Sagadahoc Superior Court in Bath in four civil actions brought by Mrs Paul A Gregware and Mrs Bartlett O Smith against Clifford Smith and Carroll B Tratton of York Village. After a full hearing and a verdict directed for the defendants in four other actions, eight cases related to injuries from a crash with a snowplow were resolved.
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Sagadahoe Superior Court
Paul A. Gregware
Bartlett O. Smith
Bath
Clifford Smith
Carroll B. Tratton
York Village
Edward P. Murray
Dr. Gregware
Bartlett O South
York Vo
Sumner Sewall Thanks Maine Voters After Primary
Hon. Sumner Sewall of Bath, president of the Maine Senate, thanks Republicans for strong statewide support in the Monday primary. He accepts the governor nomination on his 43rd birthday, pledging low cost government and business ethics with humanitarian balance.
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Maine
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Republican Party
Brewster Sewall and Oliver Triumph in Maine Primary Contests
Maine voters narrow down party nominees as U S Representative Ralph O Brewster wins a large margin over Barrows in the Republican primary and Louis J Brann secures the Democratic nomination. Major candidates in congressional districts and state races are listed with vote tallies and leading figures including Sewall of Bath and Portland’s Redman.
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Brewster
Barrows
U. S
Sewall
Payne
Maine
U.S
Ralph O Brewster
Louis J. Brann
Crowernor Barrows
Brann
Senate
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Filton
Jo Redman
Portland
Frederick G. Pastuoot
Phuard
Tiomis
Cirran
Nickepeon
Vewer Republi
James Co Giver
Mareater Smith
Paik
Bunion
Peter MicDonald
Dennmitarad
Euward Bevvehoaigs
Lewiston
The Vote in Bath
The Bath city primary results show voters in both Republican and Democratic parties casting ballots on Monday. The report notes continued updates as tallies and percentages come in from multiple precincts.
Surprises in Sagadahoc Voters Decide Local Races
In Sagadahoc County, results show unexpected shifts with Neal S Bonop leading Republicans in Bowdoinham and Bath towns. Major figures include Judge Arthur J Dunton, Sheriff Charli Metasenger, and County Attorney candidates amid a Republican wave across towns and districts. The Bath and Bowdoinham towns backed different nominees as countywide votes tallied toward state senator and congressional contests.
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Arthur J) Dunton
Bath
Charli W Metasenger
Pale
Batt Vraak
Suto
Bathy
Biiate
Bailey
Bers J Smell
Topsham
Sumner Sewall
Bath Carcedonys Dome
Robert Hale
Portland
Sewalls
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Horace P. Herrick
Edith Berg
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Alma Swanton
Joan Young
Barbara Vigne
Eva Kingsbury
Barbara Trott
Betty Howard
Barbara Freeman
Margo White
Thatcher Pinkham
David Teasdale
George Rogers
Bazin Lemont
Indus- Ley
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Cahill Corliss
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Youth Speaks
By Stanley Cressey
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Congress
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Gisrdimer
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