YMCA Boys Council Forms To Guide Department
A 50 member YMCA boys department council will meet Thursday at 7 p m in the assembly hall to elect temporary officers and form committees. Richard Andrews and Harold Armes lead a list of participants. Pat Murphy acts as adult advisor to the new student council style body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
YMICA
Pat Murphy
Doys
Richard R. Andrews
Harold A. Armes
James H. Bonney
Eugene C. Burgess
J. Reese Cameron
Edward C Carleton
Edward P. Cogan
John F. Cooke, Jr
Kenneth I. Coombs
Robert C. Cousins
Albert H. Cullen
Easter Seal Sale Opens Under Beta Sigma Phi in Bath
The annual Easter Seal Sale, run by the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children, Inc., starts soon in Bath. Iota chapter of Beta Sigma Phi directs local efforts with co chairs Mrs. Sewall and Mrs. Torrey for Sagadahoc County. city chairs include Mrs. Haynes and Mrs. Coombs, with Miss Hayes treasurer and Mrs. Wetherbee secretary. Seals and appeal letters totaling 125000 sheets go to chairmen before Easter, supporting handicapped children in Maine. Lily sale supplies for handiapped workers are also being mailed from headquarters for the pre Easter week sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children, Inc
Iota
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Bath
Arthur Sewall
Bowen Torrey
Sagadahoc County
W. Linwood Haynes
Albert Coombs
Quiet wedding unites Witham and Ames in Bangor ceremony
Berdena Arlene Witham of Bangor and Dwight Vinton Ames Jr of Bradford wed at Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson home on Washington street. The ceremony at eight used a double ring service with Joyce M. Inman as bridesmaid and Alan L. Lapham as best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Wilson
Washington Street
Berdena Arlene Witham
Bangor
Dwight Vinton Ames, Jr
Bradford
Joyce M. Inman
Alan L. Lapham
Mrs Hector Creamer Visits Arrowste Kin
Mrs Hector Creamer of Auburn is spending a week with her mother Mrs Edith Campbell and cousin Ralph Jewett at their home in Arrowste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Creamer
Auburn
Edith Campbell
Ralph Jewett
Tme
Arrowste
Cressey POW Praises Red Cross From Germany
Lt. Stanley B. Cressey USAAF held as prisoner of war in Germany writes home from captivity praising the American Red Cross for supplying comfort and keeping spirits up. He recounts being shot down July 13 and parachuting to safety, sharing hope for an early return and a firm conviction that freedom has new meaning after war. He signs with love to his mother Mrs. Bernice G. Cressey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice G. Cressey
Stanley B. Cressey
USAAF
Germany
Cressey
American Red Cross
The
Red Cross
States
America
Foremen's Club Elects Officers at Bath Iron Works
The Foremen's Club of Bath Iron Works Corp met at the Phoenix last Wednesday. Officers elected: Joseph Marchetti president, Arthur MacDonald vice president, Edward Footer secretary, Delmar Bates treasurer, H. M. Powers Henry Shaw Arthur Hall directors. The club voted a $50 Red Cross fund donation and to support monthly hospital presents for Togus veterans. Howard A. Mayo spoke on wartime service in North Africa Sicily and Italy. Red Cross moving pictures were shown by Donald Small and William Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togus
Howard A. Mayo
United States Army
Quartermaster Corps
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Red Cross
Donald Small
William Brown
South End Victory Club Gathers Fat
South End Victory club composed of boys and girls met at the Coombs home. Nearly 100 pounds of fat was collected in February. They voted to donate 5 to the Red Cross and 2 to the Crippled Children fund. Plans include a silver tea sale in April in South End PTA rooms on Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Victory Club
Beverly
Donald Coombs
LeForrest Coombs
Cherry Street
Red Cross
Crippled Children Fund
South End
PTA
Washington, Street
Carl Cornizsa
Rose Street
Bath Iron Works contracts rumor corrected
Reports on the street claimed Bath Iron Works won three more destroyer contracts but the report was incorrect as no additional awards beyond those publicly announced have been received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Bath Woman Liberated In Philippines Release
The War Department lists Goldie Schwartz among civilian personnel liberated in the Philippines. Her sister Mrs. Philip Eaton resides at 81 Lincoln Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Goldie Schwartz
Philippines
Philip Eaton
Lincoln Street
Social gathering at Stone House Farm hosts notable guests
Informal Saturday afternoon entertainment at Stone House Farm included out of town visitors Rear Admiral Claude Gillette and Mrs. Gillette of New London Connecticut Mrs John K Jayne of New Canaan Connecticut and M T Sygt Alfred Pillsbury U S Marine Corps among the attendees
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonehouse Farm
Claude Gillette
U.S. N
Gillette
New London
Theta Chapter Plans Spring Activities in Meeting
Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Mrs. John Conley Jr to outline spring drives and Founders Day plans. Miss Madge Stacy, president, presided as groups prepared mailing lists and a Hawaii transfer was announced for Miss Helen Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
John Conley, Jr
Madge Stacy
Linwood Haynes
Albert Coombs
Brewster Sedgwick
Honolulu
Hawaii
Helen Racine
Theta
The
Torch
Mary Carroll Leeds
Leeds
Red Cross
Haynes
Richard Burke
Zeta Chapter
Augusta
Coombs
Harmon Eliason
Jane Stevens
Leonard Wetherbee
John Greene
Conley
Stevens
Sedgwick
Greene
Stacy
Watson
Wetherbee
Eliason
Catherine Legard
William Turpie
Roland Trott
Eleanor Danforth
Barbara Kenney
Helen Hayes
Earl Wade
Harry Ring, Jr
Roberta Hathorne
Richard Haskell
Elks Grand Lodge Convention Is Off
The B P O Elks Grand Lodge Convention planned for July in New York City has been cancelled following War Mobilization Director James Byrnes request that gatherings of more than fifty people be suspended. Grand Exalted Ruler Dr Robert South Barrett and the Board of Grand Trustees ordered the suspension. this marks the first such cancellation in 77 years of the Grand Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. O. Elks Grand Lodge
New York City
H. C. Stone
Bath Lodge
Stone
Robert South Barrett
Alexandria
Board of Grand Trustees
James F. Byrnes
B. P. O. Elks
Bible printed in 1648 owned in Bath
The oldest exhibit at the Col. Dummer Sewall Chapter D.A.R. session at Central church parish house is the Family Bible of Robert and Martha Wylie. Now owned by relative Mrs. Nellie Reed Lord of Fitts street, it was printed in London in 1648 and has passed through generations. The Wylies, born in Scotland and longtime Presbyterians, helped found the Easertown church at Boothay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
Central Church Parish House
Robert
Martha Wylie
Nellie Reed Lord
Fitts Street
London
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Boothay
Bath Red Cross Chapter Reports Activities
Bath Chapter of the American Red Cross held its monthly meeting with reports from Rev. Louis Dole and treasurer Miss Alice Norriss absent. Nurses reported February visits and clinic activity, plus canteen and sewing work. Myrtle lodge members hosted meals, presented gifts, and voted to double the Red Cross gift to ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
American Red Cross
Louis Dole
Carl Albee
Alice Norriss
Ruth Henry
Marjorie Boucher
War Fund Workers
Harey J. Carroll
Winter Street Church
Milton C. Trott
Armed — Service
Maud Pray
Portland
Pray
Ways and
Louise Rogers
Myrtle Lodge
Auburn Lodge
Hazel Schottler
Merrow
Miller
Lewiston
Addie Murray
Blanche Simpson
Waterville
Ethel Abbott
Alice Berry
Auburn
Letter Carriers Auxiliary installs new officers at meeting
The Letter Carriers Auxiliary met Wednesday with Mrs. Oscar Tanguay. Miss Velma Cornish was installed as president with Mrs. Joseph McLaughlin as vice president and Mrs. John Gillespie as treasurer. Secretary position to be filled in April. The group plans birthday gifts for soldiers and to send cards to service members. A social hour followed with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Tanguay
Wesley Street
Joseph McLaughlin
Dwinal Cornish
Velma Cornish
John Gillespie
Lloyd Hooker
Cornish
Cyrus Varney
Sarah Wakefield
Camp and Hospital Council
Auxiliary
Getchell Street
Electa Chapter
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Pythian Sisters
Hattie Reid
Frances Benner
Margaret Prindall
George Sedgeley
Sedgley
Alice Palmer
Merrymeeting Grange
Paul Batchelder
Enterprise Grange
Litchfield Grange
Hazel Dunham
Elva Curtis
Crusaders
Bluebirds
Jessie Ames
Linwood Hackett
George Hackett
Delaware
Milton Temple
Stella Curtis Place
Fred Leroy Temple
U. S. Army
Boca Raton
Florida
Ray Temple
Leon Dunklee
Phillip Densmore
Edward Mansir
River Road
Gallagher
Bath
Elmer Dodge
Fred L. Temple
Robert
Durham
Leroy Temple
Lynde Heath
Lynde Allison Heath Jr
Thorner Family Visited Swampscott Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Ralph L Thorner and their children Mary Lou Ronald stayed with Mrs Thorner s daughters Janice Patricia and Beverly Webber at their Swampscott Massachusetts home over the weekend guests of the Webbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph L. Thorner
Mary Lou
Ronald
High Street
Swampscott
Mass
Mary Lou Thorner
Carol
Fitzgerald Mary Lou
Jane Mary Hall
Nancy Spear
Diane Spear
Katherine Barter
Carol Fitzgerald
Ronald Thorner
Belgians Welcome Yankees and Treat Them Well
Sgt. Chester E. Swain of East Brunswick reports from Germany on February 11 that after 18 months overseas service he anticipates a 30 day furlough. He notes good food and generous Belgian hospitality, contrasts German conduct, praises Russian efforts, and recalls his riveting work at Bath Iron Works before the war. His 23-year-old brother Pvt. Harold P. Swain recently received a medical discharge and returned to defense work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester E. Swain
Harold E. Swain
East Brunswick
Germany
Belgium
Sgt. Swain
Bath Iron Works
Virginia
Texas
Pvt
Harold P. Swain
Engineers
Hospital Auxiliary Chairmen Meet for February Reports
Bath Memorial hospital auxiliary chairmen gathered March 2 with Mrs. Arthur W. King presiding. Diet Assistance logged 131 hours in February. 10 of 36 volunteers on the honor roll list. Night Nourishment reported 151 hours. four volunteers exceeded 50 hours. Ward Service totaled 62 hours with nine members over 50 and one at 164 hours. Visiting committee logged 33 hours and praised the library on wheels, circulating 116 books. Switchboard volunteers clocked 140 hours with 10 names for the honor roll. The Cozy Corner Gift Shop remains popular. the financial report was favorable. The first 30 names appear on the new honor roll, with further additions hoped each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Arthur W. King
Frank Reinoeh
Diet Assistance
J. Arthur Burgess
Arthur Colby
Rupert Irvine
Bowen Torrey
Edward True, Jr
Alden Anderson
Robert Thompson
Charles Bartlett
Robert Milliken
Stanley Hatch
James Leyard
John Hayes
Helen Hartwell
Audrey Hill
Thompson
Edgar Leavitt
Brewster Sedgwick
Catherine Sedyard
Frank Reinoehl
David Alkazin
Paul Moore
Horace P. Morse
Fred D. Hill
Edward St. Martin
Sadie Sarkis
West Bath Grange Parade Steeped in Irish St Patrick’s Day Cheer
West Bath Grange hosted 70 members and 12 guests for a St Patrick’s program led by Worthy Master Arthur C. Lemont. Rev Ralph W Mohney spoke on The Blue grass Country as Mrs Thelma Sylvester organized acts including Irish songs dances and jokes. A newborn Pamela Ann Raynes was welcomed at Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Arthur C. Lemont
Ralph W. Mohney
Winter Street Church
Thelma Sylvester
Reginald Farnham
Francis Deehan
Smarty
Faye Pye
Grange
Edwin W. Haggett
Herbert Simpson
the Grange
Ireland
Hope Ward
St. Patrick's Day
Paine
Edgecomb Grange
Norma Pye
Marie White
Frances Young
Esther Andrews
David Fields
Mildred Bowie
Frank Donnell
Perry Thompson
Ella Coombs
Cosmo Club to Aid Seventh War Bond Drive in Maine
March meeting of the Cosmo Club votes to support the Seventh War Bond Drive with a $500 Maine Federation contribution for hospital equipment. The program includes a Red Cross talk on China, a poetry reading, a minuet display, and a Red Cross film, followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Everett Pinkham
William Dennison
State Federation
Blanche Folsom
Maine Federation
Drama Club
George Hartsgrove
William Lundrigar
Bernard Knight
Thelma Toothaker
Brunswick
Jeannie
Herbert Harris
Beatrice DeCostas
Red Cross
China
Wartern
DeCostas
Charles Kinney
Arthur Packard
Melvin Howe
Herber Harris
March
Lemuel Preble
John Robbins
Melvin Rowe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Witham—Ames
Elwell
Ryan's Corner
Woolwich
Tel
Foremen’s Club
Phoenix
Lieut
Howard Mayo
FATS
Elks Grand Lodge
Bath Red Cross
Letter Carriers Auxiliary Meeting
Club
Yankees
Pamela Ann
Corp
William E. Raynes
Lincoln
Knox Counties
Rawleigh's Dept
Albany
Dei
Fred B
Stanley E. Wallace
Front Street
W. Ll
Bowdoinham
Ecco Ae
Bea
Gabby” Hayes
Bob Mitchum
James Stewart
Paulette Goddard
Jimmy Steps
Aig . Kmakd
Becca Vant
Livingston
Frotfe
Cosmo Club
Dingley Road
Edgar Rogge
Paterson
N. J
Orono
University of Maine
Harold Rollins
SUN
Moss Hart
Twentieth Century-fox
Edmond Obrien
Willem Bendix
Helen Walker
Dennis O'Heefe
SEARS
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!