Young Men Leave Bath For Army Training
A fresh batch of young men departed Bath on Wednesday morning to join the armed forces. The group includes Ralph H. Card Winship S Reed Jr Theodore K Gerow Robert M Howe Carl H Delano Lloyd A Lozier Maurice H Owen Wilbert B Small Gordon D Cowan Eugene R Bowker Maynard L Carleton West William Molson Hartley E Lounsbury Woolwich Kenneth B Almy Jr William E Prindle James L Roberts Bowdenham William C Cushing Phippsburg Donald H DiRenzo Topsham Dana M Ford Richmond Frederick H Morton Augusta Cleveland T Shirley Brunswick Edgar E Fox Jr Portland Roy F Davis Cundy's Harbor Hugh S MacDonald Brookville Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd A. Lozier
Maurice H. Owen
Wilbert B. Small
Gordon D. Cowan
Eugene R. Bowker
Bath
Maynard L. Carleton
West Bath
William Molson
Hartley E. Lounsbury
Woolwich
Kenneth B. Almy, Jr
William E. Prindecll
James L. Roberts
Bowdeinham
William C. Cushing
Phippsburg
Donald H. DiRenzo Topsham
Dana M. Ford
Richmond
Frederick H. Morton
Augusta
Cleveland T. Shirley
Brunswick
Edgar E. Fox, Jr
Portland
Roy F. Davis
Cundy’s Harbor
Hugh S. MacDonald
Brookville
Mass
Ten Year Old Letter Reaches Bath From Portsmouth
A Bath resident finds a long delayed mail item dated December 18, 1933 from Portsmouth New Hampshire stamped Dec 1944. The envelope bears two one cent stamps with no postage due and reveals a delivery lapse of ten years six months five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Cressey
Shepard Street
Education drive funds church leadership training in China
A Seventh day Adventist Sabbath school program led by Gordon Arnott raised 60.17 for training hundreds of Chinese youth as ministers teachers and leaders. Funds plus 138 from early quarter missions supported the re established China Training School near Chungking amid war time hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Seventh-day Adventist
Gordon Arnott
Chungking
Langdon N. Thistle
Nanking
Hongkong
Pacific
China Training School
Free China
Adventist
Alice Farley
Eleanor Brooks
Janice Pecet
Little Sisters and Brothers
Grant Tuttle
Viola Prooks
Atlantic Union College
Motor vehicle stamps go on sale at post office
Motor vehicle stamps for the coming year are now on sale at the post office. All motor vehicles in use must display this stamp on July 1. Postmaster Adaward N Hartnett reports that up to date less than 10 percent of the estimated number of stamps to be used have been purchased to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adaward N Hartnett
Government Inspector Sets Bath Iron Works Float Scenes
William Voltz, a government inspector at Bath Iron Works, prepared all special settings for the float used in Miss Mary Cunningham's dance recital Thursday evening at Morse High Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Voltz
Bath Iron Works
Mary Cunninghaum
Morse High Auditorium
Sunday Clambake in Bath Home Delayed by Rain
Mrs. Justus H. Miller hosted a Sunday luncheon at her Bath residence for Mr. Miller’s niece and nephew Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Fleming Jr. of Detroit and Greenville on vacation before overseas duty with the Seabees. Guests included local families and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justus H. Miller
Garden Street
Dean
Lorna
Kay
Heyward Newcomb
Sandra Dawn
Carl G. French
William and Gardner
Majella
Carolyn
Nancy Miller
City
Frank W. Sparks, Jr
Nequasset
Fleming
Mrs Dorothy Erskine Roberts Attends Republican Convention
Mrs Dorothy Erskine Roberts editor and publisher of the Lincoln County News travels to Chicago to attend the Republican convention as Lincoln county's first woman delegate. Her trip, funded by local merchants and friends, follows a devastating fire that destroyed her plant and left her printing via the Times office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Erskine Roberts
Lincoln County
Chicago
Damariscotta
Roberts
Barbara Baldwin Weds Robert Enders in Brunswick Ceremony
Miss Barbara Jean Baldwin daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Baldwin of Brunswick became the bride of Robert Lee Enders U S N stationed in Brunswick at a single ring service held at the home of Rev Dr David L Wilson 918 Washington street The bride wore a blue traveling suit with white flowers bouquet attended by Mrs William L Greene of Topsham Best man was William M Duck U S N also stationed in Brunswick The couple will reside on Robinson street after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jean Baldwin
Fred Baldwin
Brunswick
Robert Lee Enders
U.S.N
Claire W. Enders
Harrisburg
Penn
David L. Wilson
Washington Street
Wilson
William L. Greene
Topsham
William M. Duck
U. S.N
Will Robinson
Jewett Family Heads to Westport for Summer
Mr and Mrs Brian M Jewett and daughter Ann of Farrin Street will spend the summer at their Westport home with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Lawrence Murrell nee Virginia Jewett joining them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian M. Jewett
Ann
Farrin Street
Westport
Mat
Lawrence Murrell
Virginia Jewett
Veterans Auxiliary Closes Season After Positive Report
The Ernest Edgar Kateon Post United Spanish War Veterans auxiliary held its final meeting at G A R hall. Harriet Otis led the session while reports were read and a summer recess declared. Charlotte Barker delivered a strong report to the Department Convention in Portland. A fall supper for children who sold carnations for relief was announced with Lillian Adams chairing the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Edgar Kateon
United Spanish War Veterans
G. A. R. Hall
Harriet Otis
Charlotte Barker
Department
Portland
Lillian Adams
Anna Swain
Beatrice Burns
John Otis
Bertha Whitlam
Albert Drouin Returns to Bath as U.S.O. Musical Director
Albert B. Drouin has come back to Bath to resume duties with the U S O and oversee the musical end of the branch. He returns after a year and a half away in Portland with the YMCA and leading his orchestra at Old Orchard Beach and Portland hotels. Drouin brings 17 years of experience with R K O and Gray circuits and prior Bath work at the Times composing room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Drouin
Bath
U.S.O
Portland
Y.M.C.A
Old Orchard Beach
Drouin
R.K.O
Gray
William P. Gray
The
Times
Mrs Leon Belanger Jr Hurt in Fall at Home
Mrs Leon Belanger Jr of Berry Mills road is confined to her home with injuries from a fall on her lawn a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Belanger, Jr
Berry Mills Road
Golden wedding reenacted at Bath Beth Israel Synagogue
The 50th anniversary of Abraham and Mrs. Miller was celebrated with a reenacted wedding in Beth Israel Synagogue Bath. Attendants included daughters Eva Goldman Sadie Miller and sons Arthur Alex, with Rabbi Henry Bernstein officiating and a 80 guest reception in gold and white decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Miller
Lincoln Street
Beth Israel
Ida Povich
Simon
Eva Povich
Boston
Alice
Arthur Miller
Miss Povich
America
Vilna
Lithuania
Mr. Miller
Ada
Lawrence Goldman
Malden
Joan Miller
Brooklyn
Louis Miller
Arthur Godman
Henry Bernstein
Fore Williams
Lawrence Oldman
Doris Miller
Charles Mikelsky
Loren Jaffe
Bernstein
Jacob Goldstein
Congregation of Beth Israel Synagogue
D. Bloom
Sara
Yetta
Portland
Jack Sheehan
Dorothy Brennan
Max Singer
Brunswick
Mrs Griffin Visits Sister in Manchester
Mrs. William Griffin of Manchester New Hampshire arrived for a week long visit with her sister Mrs Edward B Hamblett at 23 Pratt Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Griffin
Manchester
N. H
Kdward B. Hamblett
Pratt Street
Bowdoinham Personal Items Highlight Summer Moves and Visits
Local residents announce summer plans and travels including Malcolm Hatch to Ocean Point for work, Ralph Purington returning from Memphis as an airplane instructor, and Lt. Dwight Adams serving in Europe after overseas training in England. Nearby families host guests at farms and homes, with club meetings and a lectures at Merry Meeting Grange discussing education and food conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Hatch
Ocean Point
William Morse
Clarence Blackman
Waterville
Ralph Purington
Memphis
Tenn
Army
William Gould
Peleg Hughey
Phillip Rideout
Portland
Dwight Adams
Air Service Command
England
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co
Midshipman Forest
Fides
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
Avery Fides
John Jewel
Elizabeth Jewel
Wellesley
Mass
Malcolm Jewel
Springfield
Fisher Road
Bowdoinham Farm Bureau
Knights of Pythias
Melrose
Leroy Adams
USN
Crawfordsville
Ind
Rounds
George Hamilton
Jane Browne
Merry Meeting Grange
Delmar Curtis
William Bailey
State Department of Education
Millays Host Wedding of George Millay to Helen Clifford
George Millay wed Helen Louise Clifford with the Millay and Hutchins families in attendance. The couple, both University of Maine alumni, were joined by friends Olive Bradbury and Charles Norton. Other notes mention Alice Rich visiting, Temple family guests, and Bowdoinham Coombs High School graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Millay
Frank Millay
Clayton Hutchins
Irene Curran
Kathryn
Jean
George
George Millay
Helen Louise Clifford
Olive Bradbury
Hollis Center
Charles Norton
Eastport
University of Maine
Alice Rich
Ohio
Margaret Hatch
George Artemas
Lynn
Mary H. Heath
Adelbert Temple, Jr
Roberta Burrel
Bertha Heath
Josephine Lancaster
Thelma Maloon
Hazel Browne
Forest Skelton
Clayton Mitchell
Camp Pinehaven Opens July 10 In Sewall Woods
Girl Scouts and Brownies will enjoy day camp in Sewall Woods from July 10 through August (?) with training instructors. Camp Pinehaven offers three Scout units and one Brownie unit, tent housing, daily activities from nine to four, and programs including wood and axe craft, weaving, block printing, dramatics, music, dancing, and crafts supervised by a full staff led by Camp Director Mrs. Wilmer I Voorhees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehaven
Girl Scout Council
Sew- 7 Woods
Stonehouse Farm
Edward Sewall
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Clinton McFadden
Harry Collins
Harmon Smith
Alex Curgess
Harry Carney
Barbara Hopkins
Roy Bradford
Arthur Bowker
Olive Plummer
Walter Winchell
Freeport
City Hall to Close Friday Through Tuesday for Fourth of July
All city offices except the police department will close Saturday noon and stay shut until Wednesday morning. Mayor Walter C. Rogers said the Fourth of July, falling on a Tuesday, prompted extra closure Monday. Finances and fire department committees will meet Thursday and Friday evenings, with Accounts at 7 30. City playgrounds close Monday and Tuesday. Supervisor Edward J. McMann announced the move due to holiday travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Police Department
Walter C. Rogers
City Committee On Finance
Committee On Fire Department
Committee On Accounts
Edward J. McMann
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Senter’ S, Inc
Senter
Gabardine
Rayon
Shantung
Fort Devens
Armed Forces
Navy
Ralph H. Card
Winship S Reed, Jr
Theodore K. Gerow
Robert M. Howe
Carl H. Delano
Pownalboro Hall
Dresden, Maine
Richmond - Dresden Road
Tiny
Lemont
Portsmouth
Betty Mitchell
WGAN
Portia
the World Today
Maine
Voice of Friendly Service
Kennebec
Harold P. Small
Richard Frates
Edward Eaton
Quincy
Salmon Cove
Winneganee
Stewart
Enders—Baldwin
Veterans’ Auxiliary
Albert Drouin
Singing Cove
L. F. Dow
Mrs. Abraham Miller
Gopy
M. H
Fred B. Reed Co
Eer Sen . Wallace
Front Stree el. A
Bowdoinham
Bowdoinham Post Road
Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
Scarlet
Sewall Woods
Girl Scouts
Brownies
Tenee
Mt Relly
Tokyo
Sun
June Allyson
Gloria Dehaven
Xavier
van Johnson
William Powell
Edgy Lamarr
Wunn
James Craig
Gtk Plegare
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