Community Notes Highlight Local Meetings and Military Updates
The combined Girl Scout troops plan a Mother and Daughter Meeting at 3 30 Friday at the Episcopal parish house with a candlelight pin ceremony. A First Congregational Sunday school gathering at Supt Mrs Robert Applin’s home had nine attendees. next meets at Harold Blanchard’s house. Billy Wanser celebrated his ninth birthday with friends at his home. guests included Esther and Sam Cohen and others. Card party hosted by Mrs Robert Applin with guests. Walter Pushard returns to Chicago after a home visit. Harold Delano heads to Camp Devens for Army service. Several locals visit relatives, attend hospital or military inductions, and a daughter-in-law plans a Florida visit. Brownie Metcalf undergoes appendicitis surgery and recovers. Melville W Dickinson recuperates from pneumonia. multiple residents join the U S Army or are stationed at Devens. a Wiscasset couple celebrates their first anniversary with friends. A new baby girl born February 15 to Mr and Mrs Douglas Dow of Champion Alberta Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Parish
First Congregational
Robert Applin
Harold Blanchard
Billy Wanser
Robert and
Waterson
Esther
Sam Cohen
Marie
Deanie Colby
Albert Rossiter
Tommy Rankin
Roselie Libby
Ronney Lewis
Rose Marie
Jimmy Wasner
Richard Gowen
Edward Clark
Phyllis Reid
Beatrice
Mildred Morris
Muriel Cunningham
Barbara Dow
Verna Southard
Walter Pushard
Harold Delano
Walter Miete
Gerald Sherman
Chicago
Ill
Herbert Pushard
Camp Devens
U. S. Army
Robert Heigham
Charles Cowles
Federal Street
Ashdon Kierstead
William Kierstead
Brownie” Metcalf
Philips House
Mass
General Hospital
Melville W. Dickinson
Harry Haggett
Lawrence Haggett
Carroll Pendleton
Providence
R. I
Chester Pendleton
Orlando
Fla
John French
Ruth Kelliher
Academy
Bangor
William McPhee
McPhee
Wiscasset
Lawrence Bennett
Billy Carolyn
Boothbay Harbor
John Ames
Harry Smith
William Smith
Alna
Ernest Colby
William Grant
Newport
Douglas Dow
Champion
Alberta
Canada
Guy Dow
Sharley Whoff
Albert Whoff
Dorothy Bubner
Lincoln Williams
Edward Burns
Edith Larson
Bath
Brigham 'S Cove
Washington
Rosedale Farm
Glen Holden
Hayden Rogers
Skowhegan
Maynard Carton
Leroy Maynard
Fred Rose
Daniel MacDonald
South Portland
Warren Davis
West Bath
MacDonald
Walter Kingsbury
Andrew Robichaud
Staten Island
N. Y
Joseph Robichaud
Fletcher Waterman
Everett
Dorothy Owens
Lee Owens
Norridgewock
Ednar Owers
Fort Eustis
Camp Davis
N.C
J. B. Cook
Charles Darrah
Portland
Howard MacDonald
Byron Safford
Larrabee Grove
Lee
Joseph W. Larrabee
Edward McMann
Odie Rich
Berry Mills Road
Nelson Perham
Woodstock
Melford Perham
Janice
Harry Cornish
Perry Thomps
Jay
Betty McFee
Perry Thompson
Evelyn McFee
Patricia Cowan
A. A. MacCoy
New York
Boston
New Hampshire
Marshall Boudresu
Philip Boudreau
Floral Street
William Ketchum
Large Attendance at Men’s Meeting Draws Crowd and Supper
A Winter Street Men’s Club supper preceding a meeting drew a large crowd with many turned away. The Morse high school staff member Henry D. Small led a film program showcasing war service, hunting, fishing, and court basketball in Madison Square Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Mens Club
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Henry D. Small
Morse High School
Earl Kimble
Chester A. Roberts
George Hastings
John Parker
Elmer Rogers
Mr Small
Madison Square Gardens
Rhode Island State
St. Francis College
Stan Stutz
Rhode Island
Referendum votes in Bath approve city employes measure
Bath voters approve a referendum allowing the City Council to set rules for city employees and create a commissions body, while a similar bill for subordinate officers fails by a small margin after Ward 3 is corrected. Initial tallies misreported. final counts show passage of the employes measure by 12 votes and rejection of the subordinate officers measure by 16 ballots.
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Bath
City Hall
Ward 3
West Bath War Fund Drive Opens Monday
The American Red Cross war fund drive starts Monday in Saga dahoc county as in all areas. West Bath reports a busy sewing group at the grange hall with members and guests sharing news, registrations, and social visits amid wartime relief efforts.
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American Red Cross War Fund
Sagadahoc
West Bath Sewing Group
Grange Hall
Harry Peterson
Llewellyn Rogers
Fred Larrabee
E. W. Haggett
Rose Baker
Forest Baker
Melvin Comeau
Florence Wallace
Courtney Stover
John Whorf
A. Howard MacDonald
Emma Hodgkins
Francis Deehan
Littlefield School
Leon Belanger. Jr
Robert Coombs
Chester L. Churchill Elected President of Shipbuilding Corp
Chester L. Churchill named president of the South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation. A Newburyport native and Harvard Class of 1914 graduate, he lived in Bath in youth and attended local grade schools. He is a close friend of William S. Newell of Bath Iron Works, who merged the South Portland plants under one corporate management.
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Chester L. Churchill
South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation
Newburyport
Harvard University
Bath
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corporation
South Portland
Malcolm Varney Enlists in Navy After Pearl Harbor
Malcolm Varney 17, Morse high senior, son of Cyril and Mrs Varney of 25 Getchell street, left Feb 23 for Bainbridge Navy Recruiting Station to join the service. After seven Portland trips and overcoming age limits he passed exams on Feb 16 and reported for duty this week. Born in Freeport he played Morse baseball and football and worked at the local post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Malcolm Varney
Cyril B. Varney
Getchell Street
Varney
Navy
Bainbridge
Pearl Harbor
Portland
Freeport
Bath
Morse
Hatch Carr Wedding Unites Arline Carr and Donald Hatch
Miss Arline Jennie Carr and Donald Allan Hatch of this city wed Saturday at seven at the Beacon Street Methodist church with Rev. Charles L. Kinney performing the single ring ceremony. They are given in marriage by family and plan a weekend state honeymoon. The bride is the daughter of Earl Carr of Dover-Foxcroft and has worked in Bath. the groom is the son of Delbert H. Hatch of 79 Milan street and will soon enter the U S Army Air Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arline Jennie Carr
Donald Allan Hatch
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Charles L. Kinney
D. Howard Hatch
Earl Carr
Dover-Foxcroft
Bath
Milan Street
Delbert H. Hatch
Morse High
Bath Iron Works
U.S. Army Air Corps
Hatch
Portland Visit Ends for Roderick Family
Mrs. Maurie Roderick and daughters Maurine and Jane have returned to Portland after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Meister on upper Washington Street and her sister Mrs Alton King of Brunswick Road.
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Maurie Roderick
Maurine
Jane
Portland
Pleasant View School celebrates joint birthday party
Mrs. Jessie Spaulding and pupils Dolly Grover Kathleen Grover and Paul Weston enjoyed a birthday party with games a peanut hunt and valentine lollipops. Schools in Woolwich closed for a week vacation as wardens urge residents to pull shades at night amid occasional forgetfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Spaulding
Pleasant View
Dolly
Kathleen Grover
Paul Weston
Valentine
Mothers Club
Frank Allen
Greyware Hospital
Bath
Harlan ‘Trott
South Carolina
Frank J. Walker
Day’s Ferry
Mabel Jack
Carlton Day Reed
Garrett Galvin
Maxine Walker
Swampscott
Mass
Betty Bowers
Stoneleigh College
Rye
N. H
Ralph Bowers
Eben Dana
Florence Foster
Alvin Berry
Augusta
March Blizzard Slams Through Wednesday
A heavy March snow storm with high winds hit late Tuesday night and continued Wednesday. Forecasters warned four to ten inches of snow. highway crews worked early while travel remained tough for pedestrians and some roads drifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robins
Miss Gay Mason Returns From Watertown Vacation
Miss Gay Mason daughter of Mrs. Phyllis Mason of Green Green street has returned from Watertown Massachusetts where she spent a vacation week with her aunt Mrs A F Koerner Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Mason
Phyllis Mason
Green Green Street
Watertown
Mass
A. F. Koerner, Jr
Bay Point Community Notes and Local Happenings
Bay Point reports a War book rationing session at the Gift Shop led by Miss Minnie Gray with assistant Miss Louisa Howard. Local residents note the loss of a dog named Dusky, the visible Whipple comet and Northern lights displays. Individuals mentioned include H. A. Spinney, Mrs. George Gates, Edward Thorne, S. Clayton Raynor and Maurice Spinney with family visits and travel between Bath, Portland, Bangor, and Quonset Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Point
Minnie Gray
Louisa Howard
Lila Spinney
Dusky
H. A. Spinney
Bangor
George Gates
Portland
Edward Thorne
R. I
Bath
S. Clayton Raynor
Bath Iron Works
Maurice Spinney
Patriotic Baby Is Guest of Honor at G A R Shower
Marie Dermon six weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dermon 69 Russell Street was named Patriotic Baby at a G A R Auxiliary shower. The event sponsored by Ernest Edgar Kaedon Auxiliary featured gifts and refreshments and noted her family’s long Auxiliary ties. The next Auxiliary meeting is March 14 with a St Patrick program, plus a public baked bean supper Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Clancy Dermon
Kenneth Dermon
Russell Street
G. A.R. Hall
Ernest Edgar Kaedon
Lodge
Marie
South Portland
George Adams
Auxiliary
Adams
Emma M. King
Lewis E. King
Charlotte Barker
Anna Swain
Myrtle Wilson
Beatrice Burns
State Officials Salaries Debate in 1942 Legislature
In Augusta the 91st Maine State Legislature debates state employee salaries. A plan to raise all pay 10 percent to a $30 weekly cap faced criticism for inequities and cost. Proposals urge targeted raises based on job value, with bids for a systematic salary overhaul.
Navy father Kenneth Dermon in foreign service
Kenneth Dermon, the baby’s father, is a first class petty officer in the U S Navy serving in foreign service.
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Kenneth Dermon
U. S. Navy
West Bath Grange Presents Fine Monday Program
A strong attendance heard Marie MacDonald host a varied West Bath Grange program in which community singing led by Mrs. Bernice Sturtevant featured songs like Stay On the Farm Smilin Through and It s a Good Thing to Be a Granger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Marie MacDonald
Bernice Sturtevant
John Sylvester
Franklin Howe
Natalie York
Winthrop Grange
Wesley Lemont
Gal
Ethel MacDonald
Red Cross
William Coombs
No Man’s Land
David Henderson
Courtney Stover
Otis Schroder
Topsham Grange
William Small, Jr
Men of the Grange
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Winter Street Club
Harry Collins
Cecil Fullerton, Jr
Huse Street
Abner Wilson
Court Street
Chester Plant
Marguerite Rines
Granite Street
Germaine Bonney
Union Street
Archie L. Seekins
Judith
Seekins
Carleton W. Lowell
Pinetreet
Ralph Seekins
Washington Street
Malcolm Ae
Beacon Street Parsonage
John E. Burkhardt
Quincy
Fore River Shipbuilding Corp
Burkhardt
William Kelley
Edward Street
Woolwich
Ralph Rice
Christine Hathorne
Wilmot Doodge
Dodge
Walter F. Baker
Walter
Amel F. Kisonak
Kisonak
Baker
Paul Allan Berry
Alton Berry
Montsweag
United States Naval Station
Hyde Windlass Co
Everett Snow
Sagadahoc Ferry
Snow
Kate
Mainé
State House
Bureau of Personnel
McIntire
Phippsburg
Grange
Sue
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