Wartime Police Training in Portland Meets demand
The fourth School of Instruction by Sheriff Pinkham drew a large crowd with Captain Harold K. Maguire of Portland Police as guest speaker. He outlined manpower shortages due to World War II and how Navy specialists filled gaps, keeping Portland safe amid shipyard-driven growth and housing pressure. The session also hosted state officials and will be followed by a March meeting featuring Leon P. Shepard of the Identification Bureau.
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Herbert L. Pinkham
Harold K. Maguire
Portland Police Department
Captain Maguire
Portland
Maguire
Tme
Portland Harbor
Naval Inlux
U.S Navy Department
Navy
Police Department
Sperts
West Department
Ashove
Fort Worth
Texas
Naval
Porland
MaBute
Eiher
Anc
Leon P. Shepard
Siete Identification Bureau
Fo.l.wing
Raymond Boston
Dora Brewer
Boothbay Harbor
Clara C. Coombs
Nobleboro
Henry K. Crower
Waldoboro
S. Dodge
Boothbay
E Fowle
Wiscasset
Greenleaf
Westport
Griffin
Dresden
Viola
No Action Taken On Bath Memorial Hospital Trustees
At Bath Memorial Hospital trustees meeting in City Hall adjournment room no action was taken on amending by laws to reduce trustees to seven or elect them. The delay followed discussions while awaiting final report from Dr. Henry M. Pollock of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital.
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Bath Memorial Hospital
Adormens
City Hall
Henry M. Pollock
Massachusetts Memorial Hospital
Pollock
Washingtons Birthday Dance With Navy Club Event
Washingtons birthday dance sponsored by the Admiral Charles F Hughes Ship No 29 Navy club US A drew good attendance despite bad weather and competing attractions. Music was provided by Joe Averys orchestra.
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Washington
Charles F. Hughes
Navy Club
Us.a
Joe Avery
West Bath community plans Red Cross drive and local notices
West Bath church holds monthly service at the Thomp sons home, while P T A meets at Littlefield school Tuesday. Red Cross war fund drive starts Monday with strong town support. Sewing groups meet at the grange hall and at home for the drive. Local residents assist hospitals and legislators visit Augusta for teacher pay act. Birthdays, family updates, and travels fill the community notices with names and places across Bath area.
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West Bath
E. K. Thompson
Italy
Leon Paulin
Wilbert Small
U.S.A
Littlefield School
Grange Hall
Red Cross
Elmer Williams
Earle Donnell
Henry Boudreau
Richard Renshaw
Bobby Footer
Bobby Miller
Kennard Johnson
Mary Eline
Jackie Renshaw
Portland Weekend Visitors and Local Notices
Over the weekend Portland residents hosted and visited family and friends. Mrs. Charles Treat and son Charles Jr. from Orono visited her parents in Portland. several locals including Mrs. Harvey Henderson and Mrs. John Wharff were in Portland Wednesday. Others vacationing with relatives in Bath Perry's Cove and Portsmouth Navy Yard. some moved in with relatives in Portland. Medical news notes mention Mary Renshaw returning home after treatments at Maine General Hospital in Portland.
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Hayden Rogers
Maine General Hospital
Portland
John Gowen
Greyware Hospital
Loring Small
Charles H. Bates
Beachmont
Mass
Philip Boudreau
Carl Crane
Bath
Frederick Boudreau
Mary Alice
Portsmouth
N. H
Marshall Boudreau
Portsmouth Hospital
Boudreau
Cecile Veilleaux
Morse High School
Drovers Trust Co
Bank
Chicago
Department of Education
Augusta
Donald Boyce
Donald Jr
Gertrude
William Bailey
Mary
David Magno
Harland Booker
Pittston
Alpha Booker
Avid
George Booker
Patty
Marilyn
Henry White
Frank Magno
Marietta
Pfc
Carlton Bailey
USA
Belgium
Harold Bailey
The
Marines
Marianas
Mary Alice Boudreau
Della Gaudette
Sally Weed
Brunswick
G. C. Smith
Charles McEwen
Andover
Arthur Deehan
Alice
Francis Deehan
Louis St. Onge
Solange
George
Billy Deehan
Lois McLean
Joan Osborn
Annie Towle
Conrad Larrabee
Merton Weight
J. B. Cooke
Charles Darrah
Charles Treat
Charles Jr
Orono
Llyellyn Rogers
Harvey Henderson
Alonzo Fisher
John Wharff
Lucy Ann Haggett
E. W. Haggett
Erwin Wharff
Chester King
Phippsburg
Florence Neiley
William Sampson
Philip Reno
Albert Reno
John Whorff
Shirley
Erwin Whorff
Raymond Small
Billy Small
Harold Cutting
Perry's Cove
Percy Holbrook
J. W. Larrabee
Frank Manion Jr
Courtney Stover
Bates Stover
Marjory Stover
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Ernest Robichaud
Massachusetts
Joseph Robichaud
Theresa Burgess
Richard Renshaw
Florida
Joyce Stover
Mary Renshaw
West Bath Grange Meeting Highlights and Plans
West Bath grange met Monday evening with Mrs. Thelma Sylvester in charge of the program. The meeting featured a song by the grange, a poem, a discussion on education and earning power led by Senator Neil Bishop and Courtney Stover, and a coat contest won by Frank Donnell. Deliberations included a penny march won by Gerald Weeks and a closing thought by Mary Wing. Pomona Orange plans an all day session with Dromore grange. An upcoming skit and musical numbers were teased for next week. Adjournment followed with refreshments. A barge drifting incident caused $500–$700 damage to the barge and bridge. an investigation is underway. Boy Scouts were invited to attend the Court of Honor at 8 PM in the City Auditorium.
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West Bath Grange
Thelma Sylvester
America the Beautiful
the Grange
Reginald Farnham
Stover
Frank Donnell
Perry Thompson
Robert Farnham
Gerald Weeks
Donald Weeks
William H. Small
Penny March
Arthur C. Lemont
William H. Small, Jr
Mrs John Hunt Hosts Contract Club at Home
Mrs John Hunt will entertain her contract club at her Middle street residence this evening, inviting members to gather for a paperless card game session.
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John Hunt
Contract Club
Middle Street
Woolwich church services and community notes
Woolwich First Baptist holds 10 am service with message Jesus the Friend by Mrs. J M Gowdey followed by church school and a 6 45 pm B Y F gathering. Evening service at 7 30 features Epistle to the Hebrews. Montsweag and Wiscasset churches also report 11 30 am service with Mrs Gowdey. Socials, clubs, anniversaries, and family updates fill the Woolwich page including missing dogs, student nurses, Army and Navy families, and local gatherings.
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First Baptist Church
Woolwich Center
Jesus
J. M. Gowdey
Montsweag and Wiscasset Baptist Church
Nequasset
Jesus the Friend
Cheerio Club
Hilton Soule
Spinning Wheel Club
Jordan Wright
Wrights
Wright
Clayton Stinson
Gilbert Hathorne
Everett
Roy Lilly
Arline Grover
Albert Temple
Eleanor Jameson
Harold Stanton
Eugene
George Ames
North Woolwich
Gerald Ames
Army Air Corps
Muriel Raynes
Roland Raynes
River Road
Muriel
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Myers Reed
Woolwich
Melissa Main
Wilbur Howe
Bath
Alice Galvin
Wilbur Hagan
High Street
Edwin L. Moulton
Philadelphia
Phildelphia Advertising Women's Club
Merleen
Keith Jameson
Edgar Blanch
Mechanic Falls
University of Maine
Paul
LST
Som
William Berry
Bill
West Coast
Advanced Sound School
San Diego
Phillip Soule
Melvin Soule
Soule
Italy
Horace E. Wade
Cpl
Margaret Harrington
WAIC
Philippine Islands
New Guinea
WAC
Cpl. Harrington
Irvine C. Mank
USA
Bartlett Smith
Day's Ferry
Sgt. Mank
South Pacific
Woolwich Citizen Observes Birthday
Jesse Munsey celebrated his 96th birthday with a dinner at his daughter Mrs Leverett Welch’s Woolwich home. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Main, Mr and Mrs Harvey Chubbuck, Mr and Mrs Leverett Welch, Mr and Mrs Raymond Barter, Mr and Mrs Sherman Mitchell and infant Roby Awan, Mrs Jesse Munsey, Mrs Vena Noble, Miss Jeanetta Wallace, Ernest Spinney, and Hazel Munsey of Coopers Mills was unable to attend.
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Jesse Munsey
Leverett Welch
Harvey Chubbuck
Hazel Munsey
Coopers Mills
George Main
Wiscasset
Mountain School Valentine Party Highlighted by Program
The Mountain School in Wool hosted a Valentine and patriotic program led by students and staff. Readings and songs included Gettyburg Address by Clyde Bailey and Battle Hymn of the Republic by the school, with several student performances. After the program, Valentines were exchanged and refreshments provided by the Mountain School Mothers Club. Burton D. Bailey departed for Navy service at Sampson, N Y, with brother Earl J. Bailey enlisting in Portland. Their parents are J G Bailey of Montsweag.
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Woolwich
Clyde Bailey
Douglas LeBlois
Lincoln
Phillip Trask
Uncle Sam
Harvey Chubbuck
Kenneth Chubbuck
Medora Knowles
Daddy
Pat Chubbuck
School
Jacqueline Chubbuck
Mountain School Mothers Club
Burton D. Bailey
Navy
Sampson
N. Y
Earl J. Bailey
Portland
Burton
Earl
J. G. Bailey
Montsweag
Dromore Farm Bureau Plans Birthday Celebration
Dromore Farm Bureau met at Dromore grange hall with eleven members present for a covered dish lunch. Mrs. Doris Young led a talk on bread and cake mixes with samples and tips for quick meals after guests arrive. They voted to donate to the Red Cross and to support lighting for Winnegance and Center schools with funds set aside for a new grange hall sink. March 13 marks the bureau's 15th birthday with a committee named to plan the celebration.
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Dromore Farm Bureau
Dromore Grange Hall
Doris Young
Red Cross
Winnegance
Phippsburg
Grange Hall
Bureau
Alice Lowell
Abbie Seavey
Gladys Dozois
Katherine Preble
Dresden News Notes Multiple Local Updates
In Dresden O E S installation corrected to show Mary Mc Donald as secretary with Frank Preble as sentinel. Pvt Malcolm Bailey has furlough with parents and returned to Camp Blanding Florida. Harry Hunter and friends visited and returned to Arlington Massachusetts. Honor roll unveiling at Bridge Academy drew a large crowd Friday. Spring term opens March 12. Icy roads common except on blacktop streets.
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Olive Branch
O.E.S
Frank Preble
Mary McDonald
Preble
Malcolm Bailey
U.S.A
Oscar Bailey
Camp Blanding
Bridge Academy
Notable obituaries and local society notices from Woolwich
Miss Maxine Walker died in San Francisco and returned to Boston after passing last week at her parents home in Woolwich. The Day's Ferry Mothers club plans a meeting with Mrs Roland Raynes at River Road Woolwich. The Day's Ferry Community club schedules a gathering with Mrs Mabel Jack on Saturday evening. Mrs S Levin of Bath Department Store is on a business trip to Boston.
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Amms
Pas
G D Stevens
Burrhard Tasis
Raymond Farnham
Cagarello
James E. Wane
Gerald E Sherman
Fred W Bingsom
Desree Ifam
Bouiibas Suege
Pau BR
Huber
Hooper van Wets
Hubers
Ard
Camp
Mose
L Ltd
Wuscei
Caheon
Brarmone
Booinbay Harbor
Vivza Gile
St Andrew’s
Nospia
Bootaber Harbor
Naty Dus
Wiscassez
Eagecom
Giles
Harold Rimes
Lower
St. Andrew's
Charles E Cowley
Almaz Suncay
Mr Cowley
Gaugnier
Aison Erzskine
Walter Serle
Main Street
Josephine Plumstead
Portland
Antoiette
Plumstead
Federal Street
Herber
Upper
Taylor
Aion
Bing
Young
Sid Reaives
New York
Washington
Virginia Pete
Harifors
Conn
Hamamex R Pease
Pease
Davetter
Augusta
Seuinara
Norinam
Anc
M.jonn
Anne Hae
Tardox Plansis
Monin
Ware
H Shermar
Hardd S
Fezeral Street
We. Pic
Jorn Adnot
Pfe Abbott
Texas
Ment
San Francisco
Calif
Maxine Walker
Boston
Frank Walker
River Road
Woolwich
Clu
Nex Wes
Roland Raynes
Mrs. S. Levin
Bath Department Store
Rev H I Peterson speaks at Corliss Street Baptist
Rev H I Peterson, superintendent of the Bible Society of Maine, was the special speaker at Sunday services in the Corliss Street Baptist church. The minister is Rev Albert R Freeman. Peterson is known as a preacher, evangelist, Bible teacher, radio speaker and singer with over 27 years in ministry.
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H. I. Peterson
Bible Society of Maine
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Albert R. Freeman
Peterson
St. Lawrence Congregational Church
Portland
Nequasset Auxiliary Holds All Day Session at Day's Ferry
Ladies Auxiliary of Nequasset met at Day's Ferry home of Mrs. Ralph Bowers with 12 members and two guests, Mrs. Mabel Jack and Mrs. Ralph Burden. Vice president Ruth Dubar opened, prayers by Mrs. Mabelle Tracey, readings of poems and songs, birthday cake presented to Genesta Carter and Thelma Squiers, next meeting planned for March 8 at Mrs. Ruth Dubai home with committee named.
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Nequasset
Ralph Bowers
Day's Ferry
Henry Dubar
Mabel Jack
Genesta Carter
Thelma Squiers
Ralph Burden
Bath
Ruth Dubar
Mabelle Tracey
Maggie
Tracey
Mount Vernon
Sarah Bailey
Ruth Grant
Stephen
Woolwich Town Meeting Time Changed to Evening
The Woolwich town meeting scheduled for Monday March 5 has been moved from 10 a m to 7 p m at the request of Bath Iron Works and other industrial workers who could not attend daytime sessions.
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Woolwich
Bath
Arthur Brown Passenger On Westbound Train
Arthur Brown of Pearl Street was a passenger on the west bound train Tuesday morning.
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Arthur Brown
Pearl Street
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