City Treasurer Reports Bonded Debt Cut in 1944
City Treasurer Donald D. Young reported a $32,385.79 reduction in bonded debt for 1944, leaving total bonded debt at $199,394.28 and the floating debt nonexistent for the second straight year under Mayor Walter C. Rogers. The report cites a $22,385 reduction linked to retirement of high school bonds due in 1949, with $310,000 in bonds and a sinking fund of $110,605.72. Tax collections averaged 96.90 percent, surpassing net appropriations by about $27,530, and nearly $1,000 above the commitment when past due taxes are included. Overdrafts occurred in several departments but were limited in amount. The School department faced a $23,234 overdraft due to increased enrollment and extra staff, with a likely fix from a Lanham Act grant of $19,600. A $1,730 deficit at Huse School cafeteria was noted. The Highway and Poor departments exceeded allocations, while the Police department finished with a $2,000 balance from a $32,000 appropriation. Fire Chief Richard Frates cited fire losses of $24,957.78, and urged a 65-foot aerial ladder truck. Upgrades included wiring improvements and a new Mack pumper. Deputy Marshal Frank Moriarty recommended securing garage space for mobile equipment, highlighted the two-way radio system, and noted 3,534 noncriminal complaints, 69 automobile accidents, eight deaths, recovery of all 10 stolen cars, 14 breaks cleared, and 516 arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald D. Young
Walter C. Rogers
Young
Fire Department
Civil Defense
Huse
Highway Department
Police Department
Richard Frates
Bath
Frank L. Moriarty
Bath Boy Awarded the Purple Heart
Private First Class Frederick P. Andrews of Bath Maine, a member of the 102nd Infantry Division, was wounded in Germany on December 18 and awarded the Purple Heart. The 102nd, known as the Ozark Division, traces to the organized reserve in 1921 and draws from many states. Brigadier General Frank A. Keating commends Andrews, son of Mr and Mrs Edwin R Andrews of 981 High Street, Bath. Pvt. John J Rooney arrives from Camp Croft S C for a 14 day leave with his mother Mrs Rena Cushing of Dummersteret, then to Camp Meade Maryland. Mrs Elmer Williams of Foster's Point visits Mrs Alonzo G Fisher of Park Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
102Nd
Germany
Frederick P. Andrews
Bath
Maine
Organized Reserve
Arkansas
Missouri
Ozark
Frank A. Keating
Pfc. Andrews
Edwin R. Andrews
High Street
John J. Rooney
Camp Croft
S. C
Rena Cushing
Dummersteret
Camp Meade
Maryland
President Sills Addresses Four National Topics
Bowdoin College president Dr. Kenneth C M Sills spoke to the Lions Club on Some Unsolved National Problems urging watchful waiting on universal military training and questioning large federal education aid. He advocated state control of schools, praised the War Labor Board, and discussed postwar world organization with reference to Dumbarton Oaks and UN plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Bowdoin College
Lions Club
Phoenix
Dr. Sills
War Department
World Organization
Sills
Congress
Maine
Bath
Augusta
Regional War Labor Board
War Labor Board
New England
Dumbarton Oaks
United Nations
San Francisco
Red Cross Drive in Bath Opens March 5
The Red Cross War Fund plans for Bath begin Monday March 5 with a rally at Winter Street Parish House on March 2. City commander is Mrs Alfred E Carpenter and ward captains from Winnegance to Robinhood are listed. Rev Sidney E Dee will speak and movies will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross War Fund
Bath
Loyall Sewall
Winnegance
Thatcher Pinkham
James T. Nostall
Robert Hatch
Alden Anderson
Eugene Desmond
Theodore Earl
Milton Trott
Frederick E. Drake
Clifford Widlband
Hyde Park
Lewis Car
Lambert Park
John Milton
Woolwich
Edward L. Reed
West Bath
Loring Small
Loring Addison
Alfred P. McCabe
Sam Canacaris
Phippsburg
Five Islands
Arrowsic
Bay Point
Georgetown
Robinhood
Red Cross
Winter Street Parish House
Sidney E. Dee
South End PTA Observes Founder s Day Pageant
The South End PTA held Founder s Day gathering in Corliss Street church vestry with Mrs. Charlotte Redlon as honored member. A pageant titled The Shining Road and community songs highlighted the program, followed by solos and a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
PTA
Charlotte Redson
James Nostall
Kenneth Crockett
Laura Mitchell
South Street
Effie Wright
Mitchell
Marjorie Niles
Weeks Street
Leland Mitchell
Orris Ames
Arthur Bowker
Raymond Palmer
Doris Young
Helen Knowlton
Jean Caton
Phyllis Gray
Fred Sturtevant
Bowker
Millicent Hecht Chosen to Represent DAR in Pilgrimage Contest
Morse High senior Millicent Hecht was selected to represent Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter DAR as winner of the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage contest. Miss Hecht, daughter of Joseph Hecht, is active in Latin club orchestra drama and intramural basketball and will attend the March 6 meeting at Central church where she will receive a medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millicent Hecht
Morsehigh
Dummer
Costello P. Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
Woolwich
Col. Dummer Sewall
Adelbert Hall
Bedford Street
Miss Hecht
Morse High
Washington, D. C
D.A.R
Hecht
Dummer Sewall
Central Church
Elizabeth Rice
Jeanette Bridgham
Arline Jones
Doris Henderson
Claire Grainger
Bertrand
Ruth Murphy
Phyllis Bisson
Evelyn White
Marguerite Rines
Jane Lemont
Bath Iron Works Lands Eight More Navy Destroyers
Archibald M. Main of Bath Iron Works announced the plant won contracts for eight additional 2 200 ton destroyers for the United States Navy. The orders are part of a plan for 12 destroyers and one Essex class aircraft carrier to be built in New England yards. The Boston yard will construct four destroyers, Bethlehem Quincy shipyard the carrier, and Bath the remaining eight destroyers, ensuring work through this year and next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works Corp
United States Navy
New England
First Naval District
Boston Navy Yard
Bethlehem
Quincy
Bath Yard
Main
Republican Meeting Call to Plan Election Get Out Vote
Fred W. Quimby chairs the Republican City Committee meeting set for Thursday at 8 p.m. in City Hall Common Council room to plan for the upcoming Monday election and address any other business before the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Quimby
Republican City Committee
City Hall
Phippsburg Mother Proud as Four Sons Serve Nation
Edith E Hemmer of Parker Head Phippsburg receives a commendation from ex Gov Sumner Sewall for support of the war effort while four of her sons serve in the armed forces. Ramon E Hamel Navy seaman first class and crew of an LST in the Pacific. Earl E Hamel Navy cook third class serving in the States. Jean H Hamel Marine corporal former instructor at Parris Island and overseas since 1943. Leo C Hamel army private first class married with two children in Sebasco expected to ship overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith E. Hemmer
Parker Head
Phippsburg
Goyv
Sumner Sewall
Ramon E. Hamel
USN
State Guard Be
Pacific
First National
Torrey Roller
Earl E. Hamel
Cook
Navy
First National Store
Torrey’s
States
Cpl
Jean H. Hamel
USMC
Leathernecks
Parris Island
S. C
Marine Corps
Bath Iron Works
Gene Autrey
Pvt
Leo C. Hamel
USA
Sebasco
B.I.W
D A R State Regent cancels Bangor conference and wartime projects
The State Conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution planned for Bangor on March 20 21 is cancelled ahead of a Defense Transportation request. The 54th Continental Congress in Chicago April 16 19 is also cancelled. Nationally three war projects include mobile X ray units for six hospital ships costing 15058 each and portable X ray units for seven ships at 900 each. A Mayo General Hospital wired distribution system costing about 65000 will provide bed side headphones. A postwar employment project will aid 81 LCI ships crews with job preference questionnaires to determine settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Dummer Sewall
Harry E. Litchfield
Hussey
Augusta
Daughters of the American Revolution
The
Bangor
Leroy F
Office of Defense Transportation
Continental Congress
National Society
Chicago
Surgeons General of the Navy
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
U. S. Navy
Mr and Mrs Savage Return From Honeymoon in Boston and New York
Mr and Mrs Donald Savage have returned from a two week honeymoon spent in Boston and New York and are now residing on Edgett Street. Mr Savage is employed with the Maine States as part of his duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Savage
Boston
New York
Edgett Street
Mr. Savage
Maine
Leeman to Join Merchant Marine Vessel in New York
Paul Leeman son of Mr and Mrs Clifton W Leeman of Granite Street left Tuesday afternoon for New York where he expects to join a vessel of the Merchant Marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Leeman
Clifton W. Leeman
Granite Street
New York
Merchant Marine
Maine towns urged to support publicity bureau work
A Maine newspaper item explains town appropriations to aid the State of Maine Publicity Bureau in boosting resources and business. The bureau, privately supported and 23 years old, relies on town funds and private contributions to promote tourism and economic activity across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
State of Maine Publicity Bureau
Bureau
Publicity Bureau
State of Maine
Union Club Meeting Hosted by the Cosmopolitan Club
The Cosmopolitan club hosted the Progressive Union for an all day session with Freeport and Winnegance clubs present. Mrs Roscoe P. McFadden presided, greetings were given by Mrs Everett Pinkham, and reports covered club activities, education bills, and price ceilings. The afternoon included a program of songs, papers, and readings, with new officers elected for the next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Progressive Union
Freeport
Winneganee
Roscoe P. McFadden
Everett Pinkham
Leslie Kaiser
Winfield W. Morse
Winnegance
Baithe Hymn of the Republic
Ola Black Joe
Charles L. Kinney
Julia Field
Riva Civia Civia Greenblatt
Francis Hopkinson
Louis A. Dole
Carrie Gilber
Me and
Marie
Gerald Murray
Leon Lure
Frank Butcher
Francis Deehan
West Bath
Arthur M. Packard
Portland ladies attend opening of basketball tournament
Mrs Floyd Barnes, Mrs J Russell Grant, Mrs C Kenneth Thayer, Mrs Gilbert Young, and Mrs Harold Carter will pass Thursday in Portland for the opening of the basketball tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Barnes
J. Russell Grant
C. Kenneth Thayer
Gilbert Young
Harold Carter
Portland
Bath Red Cross Drives Largest Quota Ever
Bath chapter of the American Red Cross seeks 22500 for the 1945 drive. It marks the largest city quota yet, with War Fund chairwoman Mrs. Loyall F. Sewall aided by Mrs. J A Gillies and others. About 150 volunteers will canvass houses starting March 5 to aid sick and wounded at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Loyall F. Sewall
War Fund
J. A. Gillies
Julia Halterman
Howard C. Bates
Alden H. Anderson
Duncan Melvines
Destroyer Goodrich Launches Sunday
The USS Goodrich was launched Sunday afternoon at Bath Iron Works. Named for Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich U.S.N. and his son Lt Caspar Goodrich, the vessel was christened by the Admiral’s widow. Master Donald Thayer will spend the weekend in Wiscasset with his mother, Mrs. Ralph Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Caspar F. Goodrich
U.S.N
Caspar Goodrich
Bath Iron Works Corp
Kittery
New York Navy Yards
Georgia
Donald Thayer
C. Kenneth Thayer
Union Street Court
Wiscasset
Ralph Pomeroy
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Bath Boy
Purple Heart
Elmer Williams
Foster’s Point
Alonzo G. Fisher
Park Street
B.lw
Armed Forces
Fore
Sampson
N. Y
Shumaker
Calif
U.S.M.C
U.S.A
Union OF Clubs
Cosmo Club
Bath Red Cross
OPA
C. F. Cummings
Academy St. Bath, Me
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