Baltimore Warship Once A Manila Bay Hero Goes To Scrap
In Bath the USS Baltimore once a flagship and Manila Bay veteran faces scrapping in Honolulu. Built 1888 it helped raise the U S flag at Cavite in 1898 before serving as a mine layer. Scrap metal may be recycled into munitions for the war effort against the Axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sam
U.S. S. Baltimore
Gherardi
Baltimore
Foster's Point
Brunswick
Manila Bay
U.S.S. Baltimore
Honolulu
Pacific
U. S
Philippines
Cavite
United Nations
Monday's Election in Bath Reelects Mayor Rogers
Bath held its annual municipal election on Monday with little public interest. Mayor Rogers and the Republican ticket were reelected in a quiet vote, reflecting broad satisfaction with the past year's administration and expectations of continued orderly city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Rogers
Enteane
Independent
Four C's Guide to Business and Industry
The piece outlines a new alphabetical framework for the economy labeled the Four C's Conserve Curtail Convert and Co op er. It stresses conserving resources reducing waste converting assets and fostering cooperative efforts to stabilize the business and industrial landscape.
War drive reshapes industry with guns ahead for firms
J S Knowlson of WPB forecasts heavy industry conversion to war work by fall led by autos. He notes over seventy office equipment firms told to switch from adding machines and typewriters to small guns and related items. The shift marks a drastic wartime retooling of manufacturing.
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Ate
J. S. Knowlson
WPB
Sans Origine puzzles relatives of soldiers
The Western Union manager explains that Sans Origine is French for without origin and is used as a date line on cablegrams from American troops. It does not indicate location and is a standard international communications phrase to protect troop movements.
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Western Union
Edward W. Whelton
Whelton
Large Attendance at Vesper Service at Central Church
About 100 attended the community vesper at Central church Sunday evening with Dr. Wallace W. Anderson of State Street church Portland delivering a message on Almost. Ruth Shields Putnam played three violin solos and Rev. Raymond G. Putnam led a gospel song service. Organist Harriet Reed Shaw and pianist Frances Dunning Young contributed. The League of Central church sponsored the event and served supper beforehand. Bowdoin chapel choir plans a sacred music concert next Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Wallace W. Anderson
State Street
Portland
Ruth Shields Putnam
Raymond G. Putnam
Harriet Reed Shaw
Frances Dunning Young
League of Central Church
Alfred J. Rowe
Hiram T. Stevens
Leonard M. Lord
N. Gratz Jackson
Martha Foote
Anderson
League
Bowdoin Chapel
Boston skipper defies wartime ship signaling rules
Coast Guard reports Capt Michael OHearn of the Boston fishing schooner Adventure II refused outbound vessel code signal flags and was compelled to heave to. He lost command, barred from service, and any employment aboard risks prosecution under Espionage Act of 1917.
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Boston
Fshing
Michael O'Hearn
Adventure II
Dike PTA Meeting Postponed By Storm
The Dike PTA failed to meet Tuesday due to a storm that postponed the gathering. A new date will be announced later.
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Dike P.T.A
Break-ins on Front Street. youths confess to larger spree
Police reveal two Front street stores were broken into and a third entry attempted on Thursday. Parry's Filling Station lost 4.50 cash, two Remington razors, and a cigarette case. Commercial Market appeared to have no thefts. Three Waterville youths admitted the Waterville Thursday breaks and a 39-site spree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
Parry's
Pilgrim Chevrolet Co
Waterville
Arthur Jacobs
Edwin Campbell
Wilfred Fortier
Brunswick
February Weather: Colder Than Last Year Yet Mild Overall
February 1942 shows more snow and lower early temperatures than February 1941, with 19 fair days versus 24, three snow days totaling about 11 inches, and three rainy days against two. Temperatures ranged from two below to 38 above, wind was strong at night, roads were scraped, and snow depth averaged three to four inches.
First Aid Courses by Red Cross See Strong Attendance
Bath chapter of the American Red Cross reports about 300 people have earned certificates in standard First Aid courses. Additional groups advanced to higher courses and instructor training, with 28 classes operating and ten hour Air Raid Warden courses. Classes are conducted in Bath and nearby towns by a long list of instructors, with new sessions forming as interest continues.
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Bath
American Red Cross
Arthur M. Bowker
Phippsburg
Small Point
West Point
Five Islands
Georgetown
Woolwich
Lets Bridges
Paul L. Boudreau
Beatrice Bouton
Adelaide Bowker
Ralph Bragg
Clara Darling
Bereniece Colby
City Hall
Ada R. Crockett
Novel program proves a hit with Club 42
A Thursday evening meeting at Front Street club rooms featured a truth or consequences program led by Miss Lillian Goodwin and others. Plans were made for a soldiers entertainment in March with Miss Mary Elizabeth Carroll as chair. A silver tea is set for March 21. The club also named a March committee and held a glee club meeting with Mrs. Nathan W. Watson directing.
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Club 42
Front Street
Lillian Goodwin
Shirley Higgins
Vanona MacDonald
Norma Small
Mary Elizabeth Carroll
Donald Lennox
Betty Watson
Maurice Owen
Barbara Pitman
Harry L. Deering
Maury Lee
Barbara Young
Arthur Sarkis
Shirley Tobey
Dorothy Anliker
Glee Club
Nathan W. Watson
Garden Conference Set For Thursday At Lewiston
Garden interests statewide are urged to attend a Thursday afternoon gathering at 1 30 in the Farm Bureau Office Lewiston Post Office Building second floor. Organized groups include Twin County Farm Bureau executive committee county AAA chairs FSA farm and home supervisors and Pomona Grange among others with school superintendents seed dealers and welfare workers also invited to participate. County Agent Charles L Eastman has notified many officials and asks others to attend if possible.
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Farm Bureau
Lewiston
Twin County Farm Bureau Executive Committee
County Aaa
FSA
Pomona Grange
Woman
Nutrition Committee
Tmple
Charles L. Eastman
Appears in Court on Driving Charge
Robert Fields of Woolwich was arraigned in Municipal court on charges of operating an improperly registered car and failing to stop on signal. Through his attorney he pleaded not guilty to both counts and was found not guilty by Judge Gardiner R. Deering. Patrolman Moriarty testified the car did not stop at Vine Street and crossed Carlton bridge. Miss Pauline Adams is confined to her home with whooping cough.
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Robert Fields
Woolwich
Edward W. Bridgham
Fields
Gardiner R. Deering
Vine Street
Frank Moriarty
Carlton Bridge
Moriarty
Pomona Grange Meets Wednesday at Dromore Hall
Dromore grange hosted 86 Pomona members from Bodwell Small Point Dromore Enterprise Merrymeeting Bowdoinham Progressive Topsham West Bath for February meeting. Speakers included Vincent Canham Lewiston Journal and Senator Neil S Bishop. Discussed defense, service to sick and needy, and boosting inter grange benefits.
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Dromore Grange
Savadahoc
Pomona
Sagadahoc County
National Grange
Worcester
Mass
Androscoggin Pomona
Canham
Gowell
Bishop
Senator Bishop
Pearl Barter
Pearl Harbor
Mary Pratt
Bodwell Grange
Eva Lemont
West Bath Grange
Wesley H. Lemont
Anna Pratt
Grange
God Bless America
Perkins
Ethel MacDonald
West Bath
Helen Bishop
Enterprise Grange
Grace Thompson
Progressive Grange
Lizzie Haggett
Eva Sanford
Annie Wilson
Mabel Ansert
Charlotte Owen
Marion Rafnell
Alice Rideout
Minnie Guptill
Woolwich
Hubert T. McCarty
West Bath Grange Dramatic Club Meets
West Bath grange dramatic club met Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Fred K Sturtevant. Miss Alice F Johnson presided in absence of Mrs Edward B Hamblett. Days to Come operetta discussed and committee named: Wesley H Lemont chairman, Mrs D Wylie Lemont vice chair, Miss Johnson, Mrs Hamblett, J Franklin Howe, Mrs Arthur C Lemont, Mrs Lewis D Carter. Next meeting March 15 at the home of Mrs D Wylie Lemont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange Dramatic Club
Fred K. Sturtevant
Center Street
Alice F. Johnson
Edward B. Hamblett
Wesley H. Lemont
Lemont
D. Wylie Lemont
Miss Johnson
Hamblett
J. Franklin Howe
Arthur C. Lemont
Lewis D. Carter
Emma G. Brown
Carter
Gloria Leavitt
John H. Sylvester
Educator Miss Berry, founder of Berry School, dies at 75
Nationally known educator and founder of the Berry School for teaching underprivileged mountain children in North Georgia died in an Atlanta hospital early Friday. She was 75. Miss Berry received an honorary degree of LL.D. from Bates College in 1933.
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Berry School
North
Georgia
Atlanta, Ga
Miss Berry
Bates College
Change in Office of Head of City Schools System
Mrs. Frederick H. Cullen of 538 High street completed nine years as city superintendent. Miss Phyllis K. Delano, Morse '38, assumes the post, with Miss Phyllis Bisson temporarily filling in. Harland A. Ladd will supervise Delano’s work as Parker moves to Hyde Windlass Co. Noted honors include a Fostoria cake plate from teachers and a defense bond gift from Morse High project workers. Delano resides at 2 Weeks street with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Cullen
High Street
Priscilla E. Colby
Morse
Phyllis K. Delano
Morse High School
Phyllis Bisson
Morse High
Miss Delano
Cullen
Oakhurst
Daniel Cunningham Construction Co
Alonzo W. Harriman
Little Miss Eseley Celebrates Birthday Party
Nancy Eseley daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Eseley North street celebrated her third birthday with a Valentine themed party. She helped cut a birthday cake as friends and mothers enjoyed tea at four. Guests included Kathleen Preney Patsy Mullaney Sally Mullaney Gail Sherman Ann Miller Patsy Morse Betsy Bertrand George Cabot Jr. David Brown Wilbur Higgins Jr. Joe Sonia David Pye and many of Mrs Eseley’s guests Mrs Paul Sherman Mrs Joseph Mullaney Mrs Wilbur Higgins Mrs George Cabot Mrs Alvah Morse Mrs Cecil Rowland.
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Nancy Eseley
Arthur Eseley
North Street
Nancy
Eseley
Cecil Rowland
Kathleen Preney
Patsy
Sally Mullaney
Gail Sherman
Ann Miller
Patsy Morse
Betsy Bertrand
George Cabot Jr
David Brown
Wilbur Higgins, Jr
Joe Sonia
David Pye
Roland Smith unit meeting discussed events and plans
The Roland Smith unit No. 21 A. L. A. met in Legion hall with Mrs. Ralph Gay presiding. A dance sponsored by the post Friday night and a chicken pie supper at the sustaining membership supper on March 10 were on the agenda. Mrs. Guy Crosby was reported ill. Next meeting is March 11 with hostesses Abr ose M. Curran and Miles Hagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Smith
No. 21
Legion Hall
Ralph Gay
Guy Crosby
Frank Reinoeh
Gardiner D. Rogers
Ambrose M. Curran
Miles Hagan
Real estate transfers listed by Sagadahoc Register of Deeds
Recent transfers across Bath Bowdoinham Georgetown Richmond Topsham and Woolwich include Nellie Daley to Fred Nichols Mabel Legro to Madelyn Dunton and Harold Webber to others. Transactions cover land and buildings with multiple owners and estates named.
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Office of Register of Deeds
Sagadahoc County
Bath
Nellie L. Daley
Fred P. Nichols
Als
People’s Investment Association
Clarence Burge
Land and Buildings
Emma A. Carlton
Clement D. Whittall
Land
Home Builders, Inc
Harold V. Webber
Mabel F. Legro
Madelyn C. Dunton
Bowdoinham
Benjamin__ BB. Douglass
Robeus A. Douglass
John Holden
Hazel R. H. Seckins
John N. Palmer
Eva M. Palmer
Georgetown
Erlon L. Newdick
John F. Thompson
Grace M. Campbell
Sherman W. Campbell
Myrna G
Polar Star Lodge Past Masters Night Draws Masons
About 150 Masons attended the seventeenth annual Past Masters Night at the Masonic temple last Wednesday with guests from 23 lodges including Sherbrooke Quebec. Gene sta chapter served a chicken supper. music by a quartet and piano by Leland R. Patton. Master Mason degree conferred on two candidates. Laura E. Richards observed her 92nd birthday Friday at the Yellow House in Gardiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Sherbrook
Que
Genesta Chapter
O. E.S
Chester A. Plant
Luther S. Thompson
Ralph L. Blakeney
Daniel Williams
Leland R. Patton
St. Albans
Laura E. Richards
Gardiner
Yellow House
Richards
Nurses Clear $50 At Bath Memorial Hospital Sale
Bath Memorial hospital nurses raised fifty dollars at a Friday food sale held at A. D. Stetson & Son furniture store. Funds came from home cooked foods and donations with thanks to Roy W. Putney Senter's Inc. and to Harry E. Stetson Ralph G. Stetson and staff for cooperation. Governor Sewall will dedicate two flags and address parishioners March 15 at Sixth Street Congregational church Auburn. event expected to draw a large crowd with other prominent participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
A. D. Stetson & Son
Roy W. Putney
Senter’s Inc
Harry E. Stetson
Ralph G. Stetson
Sewall
Sixth Street Congregational Church
Auburn
Easter Sale Planned by Central Ladies Aid
The Central church Ladies' Aid set April 9 for their annual Easter sale at an all day meeting in the parish house. President Mrs Alfred J Rowe led the session. Members prepared puffs and other items for sale, with husbands as luncheon guests and a vegetable soup feast.
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Ladies’ Aid of
Central Church
Alfred J. Rowe
David E. Rich
Albion L. Corliss
Orville E. Page
Levi W. Steward
Luther S. Thompson
Charles T. Jackson
Perry L. Thompson
Lewis J. Sanborn
Phippsburg Residents to Receive Bequests
Douglas Dearborn of Phippsburg and Small Point Beach is left a $500 bequest a specific devisee of all realty at Small Point Beach all personal effects and the entire residuary estate in trust when his mother Bessie D. Dearborns will is probated in Surrogates court. Mrs Dearborn died February 13 and left an estate valued at more than $10 000. Susan Cony Dearborn and grandchildren George Douglas and David B Dearborn 2nd receive equal shares in the residuary estate after the life estate ends. The will dated February 19 1940 and codicil January 29 1942. The Bankers Trust Co of New York is trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Dearborn
Phippsburg
Small Point Beach
Bessie D. Dearborn
Susan Cony Dearborn
George Douglas
David B. Dearborn
Bankers Trust Co
New York
Ketchum Elected Secretary-Treasurer of Tri County Group
William H. Ketchum of this city was elected secretary-treasurer for his ninth year at the annual meeting of the Tri County Rural Letter Carriers association Tuesday in Wiscasset. Charles Plumstead and Karl Hatch were reelected to top posts, with Plumstead chosen delegate-at-large to the state convention and Ketchum among the delegates. Dr. W B Castle of Boston arrived in Lewiston to lead a liver disease clinic at Harvard Medical School on vitamin deficiencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Ketchum
Tri-County Rural Letter Carriers Association
Wiscasset
Charles Plumstead
North Edgecomb
Karl Hatch
Bowdeinham
Plumstead
Ketchum
W. B. Castle
Boston
Harvard College Medical School
Lewiston
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Central Congregational Church
RED Cross
CLUB
Pauline Adams
Dromore Hall
Vincent Canham
Mrs. Cullen
Weeks Street
Marion Delano Farnsworth
Little Miss Easley
Polar Star Lodge
Entral Ladies’ Aid
Surrogate’s Court
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