Former Bathman Wins Fine Promotion at Fore River Yard
Roy Miller, longtime Fore River employee and son of Rupert Miller, has been promoted to assistant foreman of the mold loft at the shipyard. James Greenhalgh made the appointment to meet rising business. Miller, of Quincy Point, served 16 years at Fore River after time at Bath Iron Works and Texas Steamship Co. He previously rose from quarterman to assistant foreman, directing plate layout for welded ship sections. In Bath, Excel Cleaners and Dyers moved its Bath branch to the former Swett drug store location at Washington and Center streets with new fittings and extended hours. Kathleen Williams now heads the Bath branch, serving 8 am to 6 pm weekdays and 9 pm Saturdays. Excel operates 18 Maine branches with 48 hour service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Miller
Rupert Miller
Washington Street
Fore River
James Greenhalgh
Mr Miller
Quincy Point
Bath Iron Works
Texas Steamship Co
A. E
Miller
Music Hall
Bath
Excel Cleaners & Dyers
Washington and
Center Streets
Swett Drug Store
Kathleen Williams
Damarisecotta
Excel Cleaners and Dyers
Maine
Auburn
Unclear OCR Narrative of Events and Names
Fragmentary report recounts a Monday event at Nome with Lawrence Lalbout Wits Lenndertel and many attendees. The text lists numerous personal names and places with disjointed phrases, mentioning births, marriages, and a figure connected to Five Islands and Cornish Mission, but details are garbled and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Lawrence
Lalbout Wits Lenndertel
Tie Nome
Lawrenew
del Mb
Durth
Atyti
Wiolbiatt
Carl
Balwartel
Cassi- Vani
Morelandert
Wiltur Athrae Briantwick
Occidental Insurance Company Ledger Fragment
A damaged OCR shows financial figures for Occidental Insurance Company of San Francisco California. It lists assets cash on hand and bank, agents, admitted assets, net unpaid losses, unearned premium, other liabilities, cash capital at 1,000,000, surplus over liabilities, and total liabilities and surplus totaling 4,741,276.77. Agent is Stanles & Wallace at Front St with phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occidental Insuieance
T Francisco
Stanles & Wallace
Front St
Personal Shower Honors Mrs Edward J Lee Jr
Mrs Donald F Perry hosted a personal shower for Mrs Edward J Lee Jr with refreshments and gifts. Attending were a list of many friends including Mrs Francis Bertrand and Mrs Donald Emero among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald F. Perry
Edward J. Lee, Jr
Francis O. Bertrand
Donald J. Emero
Charles H. Cahill, Jr
Frank W. Sparks
Quilting Club Meeting Held At Mrs Arsenault Home
The quilting club gathered Monday at the home of Mrs Annie Arsenault on Celite Street with members including Mrs Joseph Lebel Miss Reta Carr Mrs Rose Talbot and others. Members voted to send cards to patient Mrs Louis Hagan at Memorial Hospital following her recent surgical operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Norton
Rose St. Pierre
Louis Hagan
Memorial Hospital
Rogers Congratulated in Absence of Mayor-Elect Wife
Mrs. Robert H. Haskell wife of the mayor sent congratulations to Walter C. Rogers after his municipal election victory over her husband. Rogers thanked her, noting their Morse High school connection. Haskell phoned the winner soon after results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
Robert H. Haskell
Walter C. Rogers
Haskell
Rogers
Morse High
Red Cross Nursing Committee Meets Monday Afternoon
Dr. James W. Loughlin and Mrs. Lucy Hawkins spoke at a Red Cross Nursing committee meeting in Front street rooms. They outlined March free small pox vaccinations and the role of nurses in state health work. Mrs. Marjorie J. Boucher reported on local school health programs and Mrs. Ruth W. Henry summarized a recent conference. Mrs. Donald N. Small discussed Army nurse needs with an expected 4,000 nurses by July 1, 1941 and a starting salary of 70 dollars monthly. Guests included Mrs. J. Arthur Burgess Supt. John Parker Dr. Langdon T. Snipe and Rev. Joseph O. Purdue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Loughlin
Newcastle
Lucy Hawkins
Augusta
American Red Cross Nursing Committee
Front Street
Loughlin
Hawkins
State Department of Health and Welfare
Marjorie J. Boucher
Ruth W. Henry
American Red Cross
Evelyn Davis
National Organization For Public Health Nursing
American Red Cross Conference On National Defense
Donald N. Small
United States Army
Small
Maine
J. Arthur Burgess
John Parker
Langdon T. Snipe
Joseph O. Purdue
Bath
Garden clubs plan to curb brown tail and gypsy moths
Mrs. Bowen Torrey and Mrs. G. Thomas Murphy traveled to Augusta to meet State Department of Agriculture officials on moth control for Bath. They plan to educate Boy and Girl Scouts using exhibits of gypsy moth life stages and arrange a State spraying machine, urging property owners to clean up to improve effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen Torrey
Community Betterment Committee
G. Thomas Murphy
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Augusta
State Department of Agriculture
Bath
Garden Club
T. W. Hyde Auxiliary Plans Its Anniversary
The T. W. Hyde Auxiliary named Florence Robinson Etta Gallant Edward F. Miller Howard E. Blake Maurice J. Warner to a committee to plan the 34th anniversary observance in April. They will work with Camp members observing their 45th anniversary. Three living charter members from the Auxiliary and three from the Camp will take part as exercises expected to draw over 500 allied members from across the state. Chartered members listed for both groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde
S. of
U. V
Florence Robinson
Etta Gallant
Edward F. Miller
Howard E. Blake
Maurice J. Warner
D. Wylie Lemont
Martha Wilson
John Shawloyd L. Hooker
D Snipe
Social Eight Meets at Mrs Darrah’s Home
Mrs. George M. Darrah hosted the Social Eight on Monday evening at her Pine street residence. After sewing, refreshments were served. Mrs. Irving L. Burnham of Center street will host the group next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Darrah
Pine Street
Irving L. Burnham
Center Street
Bath British War Relief Society Committee Meets
A large Bath meeting of the British War Relief Society general committee was held at the home of vice chairman Arthur Sewall 2d and Mrs Sewall. Reports highlighted active work including a reading of White Cliffs by Mrs Sidney St Felix Thaxter with proceeds aiding relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
British War Relief Society
Arthur Sewall 2d
Sewall
White Cliffs
Sidney St. Felix Thaxter
Portland
George Baer Connard
High Street
Anne Kimball
Thaxter
Magnolia
Booth Tarkington
New York
Phyllis Thaxter
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontaine
Boyd L. Bailey
Central Maine
Leonard Wetherbee
Central Maine Power Co
Alexander MacDonald
Duncan McInnes
W. C. Scott
Beacon Street Church
Dummer Street School
Retail blocks expand as city grows with moves across Front Street
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Super Market will enlarge by leasing the YMCA block from Madden Bros. Madden Bros. relocate one block north to the former Maytag site. Maytag-Stewart-Warker opens at 168 Front Street, previously Andrews’ florist, intensifying uptown activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Y.M.C.A
Madden Bros
Maytag Company
Maytag—Stewart-Warker
Front Street
Andrews
Parking expansion planned by Fast Coast Oil boss
Ralph E. Nowell head of Fast Coast Oil & Transport Co leases Cities Service station and adjacent lot between Front and Commercial streets opposite Elm street. The area will be resurfaced with fill from Maine Central yard raising grade about two feet to create parking for at least 150 cars with a traversable top surface. Anne M. Thompson, a Mitchell school teacher, vacationed in Cumberland Center with Mrs. Lindwood Crandall and attended the Western Maine basketball tournament in Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Nowell
Fast Coast Oil & Transport Co
Cities Service
Elm Street
Maaine Central
Nowell
Anne M. Thompson
Oak Street
Mitchell School
Cumberland Center
Lindwood Crandall
Leona Huestis
Bath
Thompson
Lewiston
Classified rates and contact deadlines for ads
Classified notice states rate 25 words first insertion 35 cents and deadline noon Wednesdays. Offers farm and city property listings through Fred B. Reed Co and Stanley E. Wallace at 93 Front Street Bath telephone 514 W. Includes veterinary Dr. H N Eames address 45 Harpswell St Brunswick and hospital 12-26-2mp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Eames
Harpswell St
Brunswick
T.J. Brunswick
Fred B. Reed Co
Stanley E. Wallace
Pront St
Bath
Bowdoinham Youth Enlists in U S Coast Artillery
Donal W Almy age 18 of Bowdoinham becomes the first local youth to enlist in the Regular Army for Coast Artillery in the 1st Corps Area for three years. He is at Camp Devens Massachusetts and previously served in a CCC camp. He writes home praising army life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donal W. Almy
Bowdoinham
United States
Coast Artillery
Rose A. Almy
Camp Devens
Mass
CCC
Bessie
Albert Cote
Sisters Hospital
Lewiston
Neil Bishop
Readfield Men's Club
Methodist Church
Richmond
Ann Spofford
Bowdeinham
Massachusetts
Lester Norton
Alfred Ives
William Rogge
Charles Hackett
Frank Siegars
Margaret Gile
Clara Fogg
Merrymeeting
Sagadahoc
Progressive
Enterprise Granges
Enterprise Grange Hall
Progressive Grange
Emerson Lane Post American Legion
Ernest Frye
Guy Sedgley
Nelson’ Feni- Mote
Milton Baker
Brunswick Hospital
Bay View
John Palmer
Lillian Thompson
Zina Maxwell
Doris Galpin
Charles Baxter
Betty Thompson
John Ruby
Jessie Ames
Women’s Society For Christian Service of the Methodist Church
Louis Carras
South Portland
New South Portland Iron Works
Merrymeeting Grange Program and Guest Speaker
Merrymeeting Grange met Friday evening under the direction of Mrs. William H. Gould. Officers listed include Master Mrs. Reginald Dore and treasurer Arthur Curtis. The program featured stories songs biographies guessing game and readings led by various members. Mme Harriet Laurent of Bates College spoke Saturday urging international interest and praise for French and Belgian youth and American duty to support their ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymeeting Grange
William H. Gould
Reginald Dore
Fred Leavittt
John Palmer
Milton Given
W. H Gould
Chester Hobart
Ralph McEwen
Arthur Curtis
Flora
Ceres
Marline Maloon
Fred Leavitt
Mr. Leavitt
Chester Purington
George Rowe
Judge Ames
William Gould
Senator Bishop
R. W. Chesley
Lincoln
D. L. Moody
Margaret Curtis
McEwen
Sarah Frye
Given
Gould
Mme
Harriet Laurent
Bates College
France
Belgium
Mrs Florence E Sidelinger Plans Bath Summer Visit
Mrs Florence E Sidelinger formerly of Bath now living in Milwaukee with her son James Erskine will travel to Bath in the summer to visit her brother Frank French in West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence E. Sidelinger
Bath
Milwaukee
James Erskine
Frank French
West Bath
Bowdoin Social Notes Include Visits and Meetings
Mrs Briggs Downer has returned to Worcester after two weeks with her father N E Curtis. She came to attend her aunt Miss Angie Purinton s illness. Miss Frances Adams spent several days in Gorham with Mr and Mrs Walton Adams. Mr and Mrs Arthur Nelson were visitors in Auburn. Mr and Mrs Wendall Nason of Bath visited Hattie Babb. East Bowdoin ladies aid will meet March 13 with Mrs Herbert Adams. Ida Nelson remains ill but stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs Downer
Worcester
Mass
N. E. Curtis
Downer
Angie Purinton
Frances Adams
Gorham
N. H
Walton Adams
Arthur Nelson
Auburn
Wendall Nason
Bath
Hattie Babb
East Bowdoin
Bath Firemen's Memorial Meets Set for 7:30 PM
Bath Firemen's Memorial association approved records and voted to hold future meetings at 7.30 p.m. Elmer W. Rogers presided. Refreshments were provided by Charles L. Burgess Herbert L. Anderson Edward P. Thomas Jr William Dwyer and Chief Richard Frates. the same committee to serve April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Firemen’s Memorial Association
Elmer W. Rogers
Charles L. Burgess
Herbert L. Anderson
Edward P. Thomas, Jr
William Dwyer
Richard Frates
Bath visitor, Edward C. Craig, U.S. Navy liaison
Lieut. Com. Edward C. Craig of Washington D C visited Tuesday on business. Craig had lived in Bath for several years during his service at Bath Iron Works Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Craig
Washington, D. C
Craig
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
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Senter's, Inc
Hickory—Gossard
Warner
Bathman
Excel Dyers
Fore Hall
Making River
Survrise Party
Wokitysca Perc Cela
Federated Strait
Hanul Mires
Addeliy
Tus
Coad
Tsee
Quilting
RED Cross Nursing Committee
J. W. Loughlin
Mrs
Lucy
Brown Tail
Gypsy
T. W. Hyde Auxiliary
British War Relief Society Committee
Lawrence Hackett
Mr. Hackett
George Hackett
Hampton
Barbara Siegars
Billings
Kenneth Dunn
Mars Hill
Mr. Billings
Alfred Johnson
Portland Wes
Body Metal
Ceuta
Rollsiixe
A. D. Stetson & Son
VT Ba
Bowdoin
Firemen's Memorial
BANKS
Zane Grey
Wea
YOUNG
Robert
Amary
Pepsodent
Shadot
Isteel
William Satia
Musene Maydin
Cesar Romero
Virginia Gilmore
Milton Berle
Rebecca
Laurence Olivier
Joan Fontaine
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