Showdown Near in Scandinavia Says Admiral Pratt
Admiral William W. Pratt argues in Newsweek that Scandinavia is nearing a showdown and will join the Allies. He reviews Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Britain’s sea power role, warning a Soviet and German influence could push Scandinavia toward war and aid to Finland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandinavia
Newsweek
William W. Pratt
Maine
War Week
Pratt
United States Fleet
London
Washington
William V. Pratt
USN
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Germany
Britain
Altmark
Murmansk
Norwegian
Hitler
Stalin
North Sea
France
Soviet Union
British Isles
Belgium
Holland
Chamberlain
Germatiy Ait Russie
Phippsburg Fishermen Ready as Haddock Strike In
In Phippsburg the fishing season opens with Ernest Wallace first to sail out, netting 1500 pounds worth $99 including cod and hake. Henry Alexander and Alva Wallace also fished but caught nothing. The piece notes local homes, Sebasco Estates recreation hall, and views of Candy's Harbor and Harbor Island. Social news covers a successful Small Point Center Sunday school sale, local family mentions, and river navigation cues from Squirrel Point Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Wallace
Henry Alexander
Alva Wallace
Carol McIntire
Raymond McIntire
Asa
Wilbur Wyman
Sebasco Estates
Candy's Harbor
Harbor Island
Bear
Malaga Islands
Small Point Center
Rogers Hardware
Bath
Lynette Caverly
Lyman Barbour
Billy” Blaisdell
James Wallace
Wallace
Sebasco
Florida
Harris-Morrison
Harris Farm
New England
Donald Preble
Cranberry Point
Barbour
Young
Joan
Morton
Myrtle
Patricia Seavey
Cape Newagon
Juanita Seavey
Gorham Normal
Harold Seavey
Squirrel Point Light
Perkins
Warner
Ellis Percy
Seavey
Squirrel Point
Perkins Island
Dromore Grangers Set Card Party March 25
At a Dromore grange meeting a card party was planned for March 25 in the hall. A program featured readings about St Patrick and Ireland by several members, musical selections, a grange quiz, and community singing led by the master Elfreda Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Ansert
Pearl Barter
Eva Sanford
Dromore Grange
Annie Malcolm
Grange Reading
St. Patrick
Ireland
Marion Rafnell
Elfreda Perkins
St. Patrick's Day
Lynette Caverly
Grange
The
Reading
Evelyn Beals
James Madison
Edna Sanford
Gone With the Wind Opens at Uptown Bath
The Uptown Theatre in Bath announces Gone With the Wind opens Sunday March 24 with reserved seats at 1 dollar plus tax. Mail orders require money orders and self addressed stamped envelopes. matinees start at 3 p.m. and weekday shows at 7.30 p.m. continuous 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with 7 cent seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Irencis J. Gooch
Uptown Theate
Uptown Theatre
Bat
Atlanta
New York
Hewitts of Winnegance Pass Away in Havrehill Mass
Mr and Mrs Charles E Hewitt Jr of Winnegance died Sunday in Haverhill Massachusetts The Hewitt family note Mrs Hewitts aunt Mrs Alpheus Purington of Parker Head and Haverhill visiting Bath with the couple for a week Long item also states that more than 11000 tons of peat briquettes were produced in Denmark this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Winnegance
Haverhill
Mass
Samuel H. Stokes
Hewitt
Alpheus Purington
Parker Head
Bath
Mrs. Hewitt
Denmark
Signs of Spring Lift Bay Point Spirits at Meeting
Bay Point residents report early spring signs with pussy willows swelling and boats being prepared for repaint. A Georgetown town meeting on March 4 drew locals Herman Spinney Arthur Delano and several couples. Personal notes recount vacations visits and daily chores among residents including Burns Howard Pinkham and Fry, with moves to a houseboat planned by Earl Payson and H A Spinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Herman A. Spinney
Arthur Delano
Ernestine Little
Clarence Kneeland
Clyde Pinkham
Maurice Burns
Robert Fry
Louisa Howard
Ardeen
Pinkham's
Bay Point
Second Beach
First Beach
Merline Thompson
Charlotte Cahill
Edward Wren
Bobby Mains
Roland Harford
Sylvia Warren
Harold Brown
Roy Campbell
Bath
Sumner
Harmon's Harbor
Five Islands
Carrie Oliver
Earl Payson
Echo Valley
Harland Harford
Mr. Brown
The
Brown Lumber Co
H. A. Spinney
Rotarians Hear About Boy Scouts Talk in Sedgwick
Herbert Patrick of Portland, district executive of Pine Tree Council, spoke to the Rotary club Tuesday at the Sedgwick, contrasting American Boy Scouts with youth movements in Germany and Italy. The meeting was led by Charles Small Jr with Rupert Irvine introducing Patrick, and Don Packard of Brunswick attended as a visitor. A News of the Air movie is planned for next week's luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Patrick
Portland
Pine Tree Council
Boy Scouts
Rotary Club
Sedgwick
Patrick
Europe
Germany
Italy
America
Rupert M. Irvine
Charles T Small, Jr
Don Packard
Brunswick
News of the Air
Mrs Nancy Russell Observes Birthday Quietly at Bath
Mrs Nancy I Russell widow of Frank E Russell observed her seventh birthday at her daughter’s home 154 Center Street Bath. She enjoyed greetings from friends and relatives and received calls from daughters and her sister in law. Her youngest daughter Bertha Russell plans to pass Easter in Havana and her son Walter J Russell of Portland was expected to return to Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy I. Russell
Frank E. Russell
Benjamin H. Woodside
Center Street
Augusta E. Rowe
Frank E. Hollis
Portland
Ethel R. Beane
Rangeley
Bertha Russell
Havana
Walter J. Russell
Bath
Auxiliary and Squaw clubs hold meetings and birthday party
The Auxiliary of the Community club met with Mrs. Frank Perry and sewed spun rayon garments for the Finnish people. The Squaw club met with Mrs. Walter Morse, awarding first to Mrs. Herbert Morse and second to Mrs. Robert Manson. A surprise 76th birthday party honored J Parker Morse at his son Milton T. Morse’s home with gifts and cake. Attendees included Morse family members, Rogers, MacDonald, Tioketts, Pennells, and Mrs. George Dennison visiting from Freeport. A note urges two rinses for heavily soiled clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Perry
Charles BE. Hewitt
Walter Morse
Herbert Morse
Robert Manson
J. Parker Morse
Mrs Mank Hosts Second Benefit Card Party for Boy Scouts
Mrs Harry D Mank Sr hosted a second benefit card party at her home with four tables and prizes won by Mrs Mank and John Libby Jr for high and by Mrs Leston Harrington and Fred Libby for second. many neighbors attended including Mrs Charles Rollins and Leo Hamel. The Boy Scouts met with Miss Lynette Caverly teaching first aid. Barbara Harrington, ill with an infected finger, is improving under Dr Joseph I Smith care. Health contest at school runs three weeks between boys and girls. losers must host a party for winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Mank
Boy Scouts
Mank
John Libby, Jr
Leston Harrington
Fred Libby
Charles Perry
Charles Rollins
George Morong
Charles Blaisdell
Lewis Lowell
Francis Lander
Jean Hamel
Alvin Rollins
Leo Hamel
Clarence Wallace
Barbara Harrington
Joseph I. Smith
Bath
Lynette Caverly
Harry Mank
Doris Savage
Beverly
Lewis Moore
Clayton Savage
Paintings by Bath Artist Frank W Cutting on display
Admirers visit an exhibit of seven paintings by Frank W. Cutting of 780 High street. Works include The Kickapoo at a Kennebec river pier, Ships Graveyard at Mill Cove Boothbay Harbor, a Lee farm scene in Phippsburg, a New England brick homestead in Phippsburg, Sebasco panorama, The Gut at Sebasco, and a Maine woods winter scene. Shown last week at the Portland Society of Art, praised by water color enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Cutting
High Street
Times
Coast Guard
Kickapoo
Kennebec River
Mill Cove
Boothbay Harbor
Lee Farm
Phippsburg
New England
Sebasco
Cushman
Bath
Maine Woods
Portland Society of Art
Philathea class to host mystery supper and meeting
Corliss Street church Philathea class held its monthly business meeting at Mrs Harold Walker's home. Committees reported progress and a mystery supper was planned for March 25 at Mrs Bernice Achorn's house. Members will attend church services March 21 and social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philathea
Corliss Street
Harold 8. Walker
Highland Street
Bernice F. Achorn
Deering Street
Walker
Eula M. Fielding
Frank A. Bates
Washington — Street
Melford N. Perham
Murray F. Bridges
Frank A Bates
Alden P. Denham, Jr
Robert King
Helen Keene
Velma I. Cornish
F. Arthur Berry
Steven H
Easter Seals Drive Aids Crippled Children In Maine
The Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children opens the fourth annual Easter seals sale in Bangor, Maine, running through March 23. Local chairs Mrs Bumner Sewall and Mrs Leroy F Colby lead efforts with broad support from community groups and state officials, including Senator Frederick Hale. Seals fund local programs. ninety percent stays in Maine for crippled children while donations come from individuals businesses and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children
Exchange Street
Bangor
Bumner Sewall
Leroy F. Colby
Haven Sawyer
Frederick Hale
Sumner C. Pattee
Belfast
Business and
Professional Women’s Clubs
Francis W Jameson
American Legion Auxiliary
Maine State Grange
Pine Tree Society
Corsage talk delights Cosmo Garden Club members
Cosmopolitan Garden Club held a regular meeting Monday afternoon with a brief business session. Clarence M. Minott of Kennebec Greenhouses spoke on corsage use and construction, noting today's small flowers favor gardenias and orchids. He described sealed corsages, home arrangements, and color coordination with outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Clarence M. Minott
Kennebec Greenhouses
Mr. Minott
Minott
Camden Masons to Fill Chairs in Camden Fire Dept Degree
Camden Masons headed by Worshipful Master Charles FE King will fill the chairs of Solar lodge Masons next Monday night. The Master Mason degree will be conferred on two candidates with supper at 6 30 by Genesta chapter OFS. The list of officers includes Charles E King as worshipful master Earl Thompson senior warden Percy Luce junior warden Earl Murriner senior deacon Clarence Mitchell junior deacon Oscar Grinnell senior steward Charles Coombs junior steward Winfield Richards secretary Arthur Davis treasurer Warren Conant chaplain Lovell Thompson tyler Blanchard Greenlaw marshal Percy Luce SFC Edwin Dodge Alden Knight assistants Allan Payson Charles Burrill and Charles King craftsmen. Other members will assist the degree team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles FE. King
Solar Lodge
Masons
Camden Fire Department
Genesta Chapter
OFS
Charles E. King
Earl Thompson
Percy Luce
Earl Murriner
Clarence Mitchell
Oscar Grinnell
Charles Coombs
Winfield Richards
Arthur Davis
Warren Conant
Lovell Thompson
Tyler
Blanchard Greenlaw
SFC
Edwin Dodge
Alden Knight
Allan Payson
Charles Burrill
Charles King
Westport Delegates and Bath Visitors Reported
Westport noted Mrs Brian Jewett visiting friends in Bath on Wednesday and Thursday while Mrs Charles Colby stays with son Lawrence Colby in Wiscasset. Ann Louise Jewett and Mary Jane Greenleaf were seen in Bath, and James Harper from Framingham Center called. The local school closed for a three week vacation and Miss Reisel Mulls, the teacher, is visiting Woolwich. Mr and Mrs Colin Dunn with Dorothy and Janet Staples spent Saturday at their home in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Jewett
Bath
Charles Colby
Lawrence Colby
Wiscasset
Reisel Mulls
Woolwich
James Harper
Framingham Center
Ann Louise Jewett
Mary Jane Greenleaf
Colin Dunn
Dorothy
Janet Staples
Popham Beach Ice and Community Happenings
Winter returns to Popham with Atkins Bay ice extending from shore as workers fill marsh road holes with sand. Local notes include Longfellow cachet sales details, school enrollment at 16, Easter lily plans, Coast Guard visits, Kennebec river work, and multiple visits between Popham, Bath, Portland, and Milton with townspeople arranging operetta rehearsals and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins Bay
Joe Young
Guy Crowley
Ernest Oliver
Moses Chandler
Harry Spencer
Harry Pashard
Fred Spinney
Charles Huff
Howard Bowker
Jerry Bartlett
William Bartlett
Raymond MccIntire
Kenneth Wallace
Truman Wallace
Maine Historical Society
Portland
Mual
Mae Gilman
John Carter
Popham
Neatville
Seaman Drake
Coast Guard Station
Perkins’ Insland
United States Engineers
Kennebec River
Coast Guard
Damariscove
Berwindglen
Boston
Seaboard
Hallowell
Providence
Mexican Petroleum Corp
Chelsea
United States
Kennebec
Ernest Spinney
Robert Cody
Milton
Mass
Anne
Cody's
Clinton Newdick
Marguerite McNulty
Stephen Etnier
New York
Gilbert Head
Elizabeth Pinkham
Lynette Caverly
Hansel
Gretel
Phippshore Center
Inauguration Plans For Monday Evening
Mayor Elect Robert H Haskell plans Monday night inauguration and city council organization as in past administrations with a 10 a.m. group meeting for the charter, adjournment to 7 39 p m for lack of a quorum, oath by City Clerk John W Gilmore, and prayers by Rev Joseph O Purdue. He defers appointments until after the council president is elected and a broader review of the administration, with likely actions on April 3. Haskell has been ill with a cold but rose Wednesday to dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Haskell
Haskell
John W. Gilmore
Two One Act Plays at Winter Street Church Meeting
Musical numbers, readings, and two one act plays highlight the Friday 2 30 pm program by the Ladies aid of Winter Street church. Casts include Mrs John Sylvester and Mrs James Farnham in A Bird in the Hand. Ladies Aid Church Supper features Mrs Fred Sturtevant with Mrs Edgar Leavitt Mrs Charles Walsh Mrs Henry McCabe and others. Sturtevant sings two solos, Carleton Andrews plays piano, and Richard Sherwood reads. a silver tea follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
Winter Street Church
Roscoe P. McFadden
John Sylvester
James Farnham
William Potter
Ladies Aid Church
Fred K. Sturtevant
Sturtevant
Edgar D. Leavitt
Charles W. Walsh
Henry O. McCabe
Wilbra Billings
Clifford Wilband
Fred Sturtevant
Carleton Andrews
Richard Sherwood
Chinese Auction Tuesday Evening at Winter Street Auxiliary
Rev. Joseph O. Purdue acted as auctioneer Tuesday evening as Winter Street Auxiliary held a Chinese auction after the regular meeting. Thirty three attended and a committee for Palm and Easter decorations was named. The auxiliary plans to sponsor the march 29 showing of Golgotha the Passion play. Hostesses for the March 26 meeting are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Alice F. Johnson
Gertrude J. Diggery
Janette W. Smith
Frederick H. Cullen
Archie E. Doyle
Charles Baker
Addison F. Pendleton
George J. Goodwin
Sarah Potter
Personal Notes From Bath and Brunswick Socials
Local society items report Mr. and Mrs. Whitman R. Mitchell hosting relatives in Portland. Bath attendees at a Zimballist concert in Brunswick. Raymond Hart’s return from Fairfield sanitorium now healthy. Mrs. Albert Pinkham hosting Social Fight and a sunshine basket sent to Mary Ingham. Marriage intentions filed for Napoleon LeRoy St Pierre and Rita Belanger. Capt. Charles Cole plans visits to Camden before returning to Bath. Silver Moon club met on Corliss Street with Elizabth Cornish invited April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitman R. Mitchell
Phyllis
Emery
Eliot
Milan Stret
Mitchell
Charles Mitchell
Portland
Granville M. Colby
Quimby Street
Enid Sawyer
Lincoln Street
Bath
Brunswick
Raymond Hart
Park Street
Fairfield
Hart
Albert Pinkham
Court Street
Mary Ingham
Albert Darrah
Napoleon LeRoy St. Pierre
Delma St. Pierre
Adolph St. Pierre
Rita
Belanger
Leon N. Belanger
West Bath
Charles Cole
High Street
Charles Ronco
Ronco
Camden
Harry Joy
June Stover
Silver Moon Club
Corliss Street
Elizabth Cornish
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S. Fleet
Dromore Grangers
Nancy Russell
Parker
Lewiton
Fred Shepard
Frank Wyman
Priscilla
Lawrence Thayer
George Hoyt
Richmond
Hoyt
Edward Hemingway
Joe Epstein
Clifton Morong
Popham Beach
Rumford
Leblanc
Coos Avenue
Cosmo Garden Club
Camden Masons
Westport
E. McNulty
Walter Sprague
Biddeford
Ralph French
Irving Dobbin
Christopher Marr
Joseph Smith
Henry Leonard
Kenneth
Charles
Elizabeth
Albert Renaud
Barbara Sprague
Yarmouth Academy
Frank Scott
Elisha Bridges
Marion
Paul Holbrook
Leslie Greenlaw
G. BE. McNulty
Stanford Bowie
Milton and
Raymond
Lewiston
Clarence Perkins
G. E. McNulty
Ellison Moody
Stanley Perkins
Raymond Larrabee
Eugene W. Osgood
Winter Street Ladies’ Aid
Winter Street Auxiliary
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