Confirmation at St Marys Church in Bath by Bishop McCarthy
The Most Reverend Joseph E. McCarthy administered the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Marys Church Bath Sunday afternoon at three. A class of 42 boys 45 girls and 25 adults were confirmed. The procession included Daughters of Isabella Assumption Sodality Knights of Columbus and all Confirmation Class members proceeding to the Oldies Home then back to the church where a Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Guard met the Bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. McCarthy
D.D
Diocese of
Portland
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Parish
Daughters of Isabella
the Assumption Sodality
Knights of Columbus
Army
Navy
Harry Corbett
USN
Jesus Christ
Father Maney
Dunlap Knights Plan Observance of St Johns Day
Dunlap Commandery Knights Templar outline a St Johns Day observance featuring a parade, indoor clambake, and a major stage show under commander Carl E. Albee. Bath Iron Works band, police detail, and Flo Nickerson will lead a full evening program after a 5:30 parade from the Masonic Temple through Washington Street to return to the Temple.
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Dunlap Commandery
Knights Templar
Dunlap ix
Maine
Gardiner
Masonic Temple
Carl E. Albee
Bath Iron Works
Washington Street
Temple
Oak
Washington
Linden
Joseph W. Larrabee
Flo Nickerson
Carl B. Aiber
Herbert T. Caverly
Charlies Bastiett
Doctor Snipe Receives Medal at Maine Medical Meeting
Dr. Oscar F. Larson of Machias named president of the Maine Medical Association at Augusta. Fifty year medals were given to Dr. Royal G. Higgins of Bar Harbor, De Langdon, Snipe of Bath, and Dr. Oliver W. Turner of Augusta. The Everette B. Currier medal will be awarded posthumously to his widow of Franklin County. Mr. and Mrs. Colin Dunn and daughter Dorothy reopen their summer home at Westport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar F. Larson
Machias
Maine Medical Association
Augusta
Association
Officers
County Medical Society
Royal G. Higgins
Bar Harbor
de Langdon
Snipe
Bath
Oliver W. Turner
Everett B. Currier
Franklin County
Colin Dunn
Dorothy
Westport
Demountable Lambert Park housing opened for inspection
About 75 demountable homes at Lambert Park North end have been opened for inspection. Certificates are issued to applicants and those receiving them may select homes. Group expected ready for rental by July 1. Permanent houses with basements soon ready for occupancy. road work progressing. more houses to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Park
New Vacation Plan Approved by New England War Labor Board
The Berst-Forster- Dixfield Co. in Dixfield received approval for a new vacation plan from the New England War Labor Board. The agreement between Berst Co and the International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Workers Local 464 calls for 820 employees to get one week of vacation after 1600 hours of continuous employment. Vacation pay will be based on a 40 hour week at straight time wages, with approval based on prevailing practices and areas concerned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berst-Forster- Dixfield Co
Dixfield
New England War Labor Board
OWL
Berst Co
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Papermill
A. Lf. of
Blackout drill tests Bath as first surprise attack sighted
Friday evening Bath conducted a surprise blackout with civilian defense workers repelling faux incendiary bombs. The test, the first since May 24, ran smoother than the May rehearsal though residents struggled with lighting rules. An incendiary burned at Broad and Front, magnesium glow visible for miles, but the control center did not report the incident promptly. The drill involved police, stations, and buses rerouting to City Hall as alarms sounded from 9 24 to 10 08 with the all clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Broad
Front Streets
Sagadahoc Square
Ralph W. Bragg
Soldier Declines Tea With Queen in Courteous Twist
Lance Corporal John Monard Spencer of the Mayall Engineer reportedly became the first soldier invited to tea by royalty yet declined to keep a prior promise to his sweetheart. A Welsh Cardiff man paused sheltering a shower when Queen Mary offered a lift. He apologized, saying he must keep his appointment, and she praised his fidelity, giving him a Good Luck medallion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Monard Spencer
Mayall
Cardiff
Spencer
Queen Mary
London Sunday Express
Farnham and Doyles Host Overnight Guests
Mr and Mrs Dean H Farnham of Waterville were recent overnight guests of their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Charles Doyle of Brunswick road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean H. Farnham
Waterville
Charles Doyle
Brunswick Road
Bath Red Cross at June Meeting Receives Gifts
The Bath Chapter American Red Cross executive committee met at Front Street rooms. Reports showed 40,000 2x4 and 9,000 4x4 dressings plus 8,100 8x10 pads made. Next quarter calls for 84,000 dressings. more weekday workers needed at Elks and Masonic Temple. Gifts totaling 55 dollars from Bath Salvage and Les Camarades Musicaux were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
American Red Cross
Front Street
Louis Dole
Elks Room
Masonic Temple
Duncan McInnes
Henry C. Wright
Myrtie Billings
Elks Home
Bath Salvage Committee
Les Camarades Musicaux
Loyall Sewall
Nurses Aid Committee
Ralph G. Stetson
Arthur Colby
Bath Lions Club
Walter C. Rogers
Judge Sewall Praises Sagadahoc Jurors
Justice Arthur F. Sewall excused Sagadahoc Superior Court traverse jury after a near end to the June term. He praised the jurors as wonderful and noted they worked together well, extending the county's gratitude. Forrest Cunningham of Topsham was tried for illegal hunting and found not guilty. the sole criminal case to reach a jury this term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Arthur FE. Sewall
Kittery
Traverse
Sewall
Forrest Cunningham
Topsham
Ralph O Dale
Edward W. Bridgham
Witning
Farmington High appoints new principal Melville Johnson
Melville H Johnson of Scarboro was elected principal of Farmington High School, effective September. Johnson is a University of Maine graduate and has served as principal of Windham High School for four years.
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Ent
Farmington
Melville H Johnson
Scarboro
Farmington High School
Johnson
University of Maine
Windham — High School
Genesta Chapter Holds Final Stated Meeting of Year
Genesta chapter O E S held the last state meeting before July August recess with many attending. Worthy Matron Evelyn Morse thanked officers and members and wished all a pleasant summer. A special meeting Friday will confer degrees on a large candidate class. The evening featured a banquet, dances by Plummer class pupils, a piano solo, humorous reading, and community singing during a blackout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta
Derees
Rge
Evelyn Morse
Schools of Instruction
Portland
Auburn
Viola Osgood
Katherine Smith
Adah
Eva Kenney
Sarah Shaw
Grand Chapter
Maine
David L. Alkazin
Philip Roberts
Edward Kenney
Paul Bagdikian
Pine Cone
Marguerite M. Duplisen
Iowa
Dolly Dyer
Luther Thompson
David Rich
Bath
Idlsie Hodgkins
Ruth Fields
Plummer
Margaret Sampson
Virginia French
Lucile Steussey
Lardina Caverly
Herbert TT Caverly
Rosalyyn Francis
Patricia Brown
Virginia Parker
Lorraine Fortier
Sandra Daley
Bird
Sandra Newcomb
Nealle x
Patti Hayes
Court Adjourns After Granting 32 Divorces At Sagadahoc
The June term of Sagadahoc Superior Court ended with 32 divorces granted by Justice Arthur E. Sewall. Matches cases include desertion and abuse, habitual intoxication, and other grounds, with numerous couples from Bath, West Bath, Woolwich, Richmond, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Arthur E. Sewall
Kittery
Lena E. Larrabee
West Bath
Edward J. Larrabee
Manchester
Bath
Howard B. Barter
Lucie E. Miller
Bowdoinham
William H. Miller, Jr
Richmond
Madelene E. Stinson
Richard A. Stinson
Charles E. Harlow
Allemay H. Harlow
Beatrice L. Grace
Charles B. Grace
Ruth L. Hybers
Charles L. Hybers
Portland
Fred D. Ricker
Phyllis J. Ricker
Alice M. C. Watson
Raymond E. Watson
Lenora Card
Arthur Card
Bowdoin
Margaret A. Buckley
Phippsburg
Daniel E. Buckley
Freda J. Hopkins
Harold F. Hopkins
Ruth Louise Murray
Fred J. Murray
Dexter
Dorothy A. Olsen
Karl W. Olsen
Edythe E. Blake
Richard E. Blake
Newry
Irene E. Miller
Woolwich
George F. Miller
Irene E. Pike
Ernestena H. Smith
Clarence M. Smith
Ernestena Harding
Alice V. Cotter
Thomas Cotter
Philadelphia
Lorraine M. Putnam
Carl E. Putnam
Boston
Vivian M. Moulton
Edwin L. Moulton
Harold M. Bickford
Topsham
Mabel P. Bickford
Florence M. Hogan
Donald W. Hogan
Buzzards Bay
William E. Banks
Florence A. Banks
Eastport
John M. Warner
Clara L Warner
Schoolfield
Rex S. Prescott
Grace M. Prescott
Liberty
Elva VV
Osgood
Ashton W
MacMahan Islanders Begin to Arrive for Summer
The MacMahan Island season opens with families already settling into cottages. Theodore Lazell and Louise Searle begin summer stays at The Lalacs and other cottages. Miss Sarah Allen returns to the Lodge after a New Jersey winter. Emory S Basford from Phillips Academy opens SipSacoutta Cottage and hosts others including Guy J Forbush. George Gray and Edward Clarey oversee work for the MacMahan services. The post office experiences a flood of arrivals. Mrs. Owen Swanton visits from Portland, while Swanton works at Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacMahan Island
Theodore Lazell Wa
Louise Searle
Sipsacoutta Cottage
Mr. Basford
MacMahan
Guy J. Forbush
Phillips Academy
Little Low House
Low Point
George Gray
Edward Clarey
United States Post Office
I T
Missing Army flier Donald Marshall reported
Mr and Mrs Stephen Mirshall of Tot dich street receive a telegram from the War Department Friday evening stating their son Lieutenant Donald M Marshall is missing in action. He has been a U S Air Force pilot in Maeland and taken part in bombing missions over Germany and France. It is feared he did not return from a sortie and may have bailed out or been captured. He recently rode in the royal review of the King and Queen of England and wrote of the event to his parents. He joined the air force in September after training at a military school and the University of Mattie. He previously worked at the Pratt Whitney plant in Connecticut and had flown from several air fields before shipping to Asia earlier this year. A brother Stephen is employed by the Pray American Airways via New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Mirshall
Tot Dich Street
War Department
Evenong
Donald M. Marshall
Detion
Donald
United States Air Force
Maeland
Germany
France
Tekken
Lieut
Marshall
England
Frome Morse tHlish
Universit of
Mattie
Pratt Whitney
Connecticut
Pishond
Stephen
Pray American Airways
New York
Coast Guard seeks four Bath girls for patrol duty
Coast Guard seeks four Bath girls to volunteer for river patrol work. The notice asks for applicants with office experience and knowledge of inland navigation. Post at Coast post office building. vacancies to be filled as soon as four suitable volunteers join. Robert Cummings returns from Boston to Oak Street after visiting relatives Kerisigna and Mrs James W Stanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custis
Iit
Diberestine
Condiderduiat Partie Nooopeermientar
Glarksiter
Ensign Jameson Addresses Wave Club on Front Street
Ensign Anne Jameson spoke at Club 42 in Front street rooms about the duties of Wave members and how their service frees fighting men. She described training at the Northampton Naval Reserve school and noted Bath Iron Works as her first assignment. She cited questions from attendees and mentioned two brothers in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
Charles Hoebel
Ensign Anne Jameson
Bath
Ensign Jameson
Northampton Naval Reserve Midshipman School
Northampton
Mass
Bath Iron Works
Jameson
Bath Rotarians Bond Winners Highlight Weekly Meeting
The Bath Rotary met Tuesday noon for its weekly luncheon. President Pape Devine presided while Vice President Chearse Musk managed the program. Carl Anderson and Charlie Shepard won $25 war bonds in the club drawing as the group pushes forward with over 1000 dollars in Uncle Sam securities investments. Irving Filis of Portland attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Pape Devine
Brut Soweto
Saeete- Wied
Pith
Rotary Club
Chinatios
Gastriet
Carl Anderson
Irving Filis
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
M'Carthy
Dunlap
DR. Snipe
Bath Red Cross
Sagadahoc
Sheepscot Bay
Owen Swanton
Mr. Swanton
New England
Columbus
Olu
William H. Wills
Vermont
Sumer Sewall
Leverett Saltonstall
Meschusetts
Raymond E. Baldwin
Donald Marshall
Coast Guard
Robert Cummings
John Cummings
Oak Street
Kerisigna
James W. Stanton
Club 42
Bath Rotarians
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