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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1941

Page

3

Lincoln county men chosen for induction Wiscasset March 20

Harry L Bradford announces a group of Lincoln county men selected for U S Army induction reporting in Wiscasset at 8 30 a m on March 20 to be sent to Portland. Replacements for two deserters join the contingent from Wiscasset and Whitefield. A county school of instruction and a Red Cross meeting are planned with a 6 p m supper for the organ society.

Harry L. Bradford Lincoln County Wiscasset U.S. Army Portland Kelso Morris Eastman Whitefield Norris Arthur Preble, Jr Boothbay Harbor Donnell Newman Getchell Stephen Frederick Pinkham Charles Clinton Wiscasset Athletic Club Walter Duke Pushard Middle Street Pushard Herbert Pushard United States Army Wiscasset Academy Alumni Association First Congregational Church Dorothy Thompson Howard Smith Earl Bailey George G. Chiera Barbara Sullivan Margery Norman Holbrook Margery Grover Virginia Geroux Lorean Hodgder Raymond Farmer Dorothea Morris Abraham Lincoln Beatrice Morris Ivan Shaw The American Red Cross McQuaide Red Cross Maine Organ Society

Sunday In Belfast And Nearby Towns Notices

Sunday in Belfast with Mr Evans rents and visits from families including the Cormiers Blags Hutchins and Angell. Mrs Fessenden Chase fell on stairs injuring herself. Travel notes list Mrs Sewall visiting New York and Providence, Ellis moving to Cincinnati, and a career conference at Morse High School Bath. North Yarmouth academy honor roll includes Dorothy Holbrook and Alison Cummings.

Belfast Evans Edward Ans Fred J. Cormier Chase Freeman Trott Elizabeth Bath C. C. Blagdon Federal Street Frank Angell Marcia John Hutchins Brunswick Fessenden Chasé Arthur Tiffin Augusta Mary Sewall New York Providence Hardy Ellis Brookline Mass Cincinnati Ellis Gertrude Marean Parker E. Marean Cambridge Wiscasset Pray State Department Morse High School Lincoln Sagadahoc North Yarmouth Academy Dorothy Holbrook Alison Cummings Edgecomb

Girl Scout summer camp plans discussed with Bath council

The Girl Scout Council and leaders met Miss Demna Kennedy from National Headquarters Boston in Bath to map a four to five day summer camping program at Sewall’s Woods. The plan includes crafts, nature study, folk dancing, dramatics and outdoor badges under a director and staff, with budget details for equipment, food, first aid and salaries.

Girl Scout Council Girl Scout Demna Kennedy Boston Sedgwick Bath Sewall’s Woods Stonehouse Miss Kennedy Edward Sewall Kennedy Alfred E. Carpenter Arthur M. Bowker James A. Gillies, Jr Archibald M. Main Louise R. Staples R. Clinton McFadden Stanley Hunter Saunders W. Voorhees Joseph I. Smith Kramer Linwood F Carr Leonard F. Wetherbee

West Bath Sewing Group Advances Red Cross Work

The West Bath Sewing group held an all day Grange Hall session producing progress on children s dresses and tacking a comforter for the Red Cross. A noon meal was provided by local volunteers and the group listed many attendees and two guests from Everett and Fryeburg. The next meeting is planned for April with a dinner committee headed by Baker Howland and Rogers.

Red Cross West

Central Church Lenten Service Speaker and Choir

At Central church parish house tonight at 7 30 Rev Raymond G Putnam will speak on What My Church Means to Me. A male quartet led by John Shaw will sing two selections The Wayside Cross and Softly Now the Light of Day with incidental music by Luther Thompson and Walter Olsen. The choir will sing a re prayer.

Central Church Raymond G Putnam Walter ©. Olsen Luther 5S Thompson John Shaw Frederick Edney Ashford Mr. Thompson Nevin Mr. Olsen Holden

Mrs Mullin Leaves Tampa Visitor Status for New York

Mrs Seti S Mullin of Washington street has been visiting Majors and Mrs George Acheson in Tampa Florida for a few weeks and left Monday for New York.

Seti S. Mullin Washington Street Majors George Acheson Tampa, Fla New York

Maine Teachers Secretary Speaks At PTA Meeting

North Center PTA met Tuesday evening with a supper serving scalloped potatoes and other dishes. Dr. Richard B. Kennan, secretary of the Maine Teachers association, spoke on Maine education noting the retirement fund, local book buying, and school board politics. He warned of pressures from groups promoting censorship and Nazi indoctrination while urging stronger teacher training, tenure laws, and a state education board.

North-Center P.T.A Edward B. Hamblett Paul G. Badgikian Ralph D. Warren William W. Dennison Louis M. Silverman Joseph I. Smith Daniel Matter R. Clinton McFadden Richard B. Kennan Maine Teacher's Association Lewis Dole Maine State Department Delaware Germany Augusta State Board of Education Kennan United States Dr. Kenna

Dr. Gregware Buys Fine Bath Residence

Dr. Paul A. Gregware osteopath of 53 Pearl street purchased the Bath Trust Co. owned 955 Washington street for his own occupancy. The two and a half story home, one of Bath’s fine old houses, has housed many notable residents including John Hayden Emma Eames Col J Frank Hayden and John S Hyde.

Washington Street Bath Trust Co Paul A. Gregware Pearl Street John Hayden Thomas W. Hyde Bath Iron Works Emma Eames Madame Eames Col. J. Frank Hayden Mrs. Hyde Mrs. Eames John S. Hyde The Charles W. Clifford Snow Park

Bath Lions Journey to Brunswick Town

About five Bath Lions joined the Brunswick Lions at Hotel Eagle for a Supper meeting where Charles D. Bartlett was admitted to Bath membership. Emmet W. Rankin spoke on Russia Greece Turkey and Italy from his travels. The Bath club was invited by the Portland Lions to a formal Ladies Night dinner at the Lafayette with reservations coordinated by Albert Noyes.

Bath Lions Club Brunswick Lions Hotel Eagle Charles D. Bartlett Bath Club Emmet W. Rankin South Brigton Sumner Sewall Russia Turkey Greece Italy Portland Lions Club Lafayette Bath Albert Noyes

Taxi Recovered After Ford Sedans Theft

A 1941 Ford sedan stolen from Ralph E. Legard’s garage at 245 North Street was found Wednesday in the yard around Weeks Street Grammar School after traveling about 20 miles. the vehicle remained undamaged. Captain Butler, city marshal, serves at Fort McKinley Portland Harbor as commanding officer of Bath’s Battery D 240th CA.

Ralph E. Legard North Street Weeks Street Grammar School Butler Frank E. Harvie Center Street Fort McKinley Portland Harbor Bath C. A

Goats Drive Milk Demand at Foster Point Farm

Marshall Boudreau reports rising demand for goat milk from his Foster Point road herd now totaling 11 full grown goats and 13 kids. The goats, ages three to four years on average, include twins born Tuesday.

Marshall Boudreau Foster's Point Road Mr. Boudreau Fred Rose Springfield Mass Eastern States Farmers Exchange Rose Lawrence Palmer Larrabee's Grove Lewis Palmer Carl Graves Scott Ward Samuel Ward Day's Ferry Ransom Sawyer Lorraine Five Islands Sawyer William Mulhern James Brann Peggy Eugene Brann Cooper's Mills Herbert White Central Maine Fairfield Stanley Rose Sabine District Doris Crocker Telephone Exchange Bath Marion Rose Harry Snow Brunswick Courtney Stover Snow Western Union

Rod and Gun Club dinner at Sedgwick April 1 meeting

Sagadahoc Rod, Gun & Skeet club plans a Tuesday evening supper and meeting at Hotel Sedgwick on April 1 with guest speaker George Stickney from the Fish and Game Department. Moving pictures from the Department of the Interior will be shown and new measures for club members are announced. Tickets available from committee members.

Sagadahoc Rod, Gun & Skeet Club Sedgwick George Stickney Fish and Game Department Department of the Interior Nicholas Michalos Orris Ames Capt Walter Elliott Walter McElman Elmer Blake Clarence Pye William Donnell Leslie B. Ferris

Local social notes from Hagerstown and surrounding areas

James B. Drake of Hagerstown leaves for a Texas business trip. Doris Kingsbury hosts Navy club auxiliary at her niece’s home. Edward Sewall and wife travel to Boston for the Texas Oil dealers meeting. The Pletts and family attend Tommy Dorsey concert in Portland. Donnell party to Victoria for wedding of Miss Jane Donnell and Lieut. Lloyd Jermain. Junior Hospital League records 12 attendees as Marcia Moulton hosts, next meeting April 1 at Mrs. Royal A. Johnson’s home.

James B. Drake Hagerstown Frederick E. Drake Texas Admiral Hughes Navy Club Doris Kingsbury Robert A. Gallagher Edward Sewall High Street Boston Texas Oil Dealers New England Robert C. Pletts Gilbert Brunswick Portland Tommy Dorsey Ricker Gardens Charles J. Donnell Jane S. Donnell Kalamazoo Mich Bath Victoria British Columbia Donnell Lloyd V. Jermain Royal Canadian Navy Junior Hospital League Marcia Moulton Middle Street Royal A. Johnson Middle] Street

County Career Conference Held At High School

About 600 students from Sagadahoc and Lincoln county high schools attended a county career conference at Morse high school in Bath. The program featured sessions on aviation nursing shipbuilding stenography and more with representatives from Bath Iron Works University of Maine and state departments. Similar meetings are planned for York Penobscot Waldo Knox and Androscoggin counties.

Sagadahoc Lincoln Morse High School John Parker Bath Dana Cotton Augusta Horace P. Herrick Morse High Cotton York Penobscot Waldo Knox Androscoggin Farmington Franklin County Boothbay Harbor Waldoboro Bridge Academy Dresden Lincoln Academy Newcastle Bristol South Bristol Wiscasset Academy Bowdeinham Richmond Morse Jeannette Duncan Lincoln County Stephen Merrill Merrill Brunswick J. Edward Pomeroy Carl C. Anderson Carl’s John Mulcahy Archibald M. Main Bath Iron Works Alice Frost Lord Lewiston Evening Journal Lewiston H. Daniel Williams First National Bank David Y. Alkazin Edward E. Roderick State Department of Education Ber Bureau of Social Welfare Department of Health and Welfare Lance Cooper

School Department Names and Staff Listings

Reads like a roster of Augusta and Boothbay Harbor education and local services. Includes Florence L Jenkins and Leon Brown from Augusta home economics and auto mechanics at Madison high school. Also lists Albert S Noyes at Bath Trust Co and Reginald Harris attorney at law Boothbay Harbor. WGAN staff member noted in Portland.

Division of Nursing Augusta Home Economics Florence L. Jenkins State Department of Education Augusta Auto Mechanics Leon Brown Madison High School Madison Albert S. Noyes

Carlton Bridge Toll Bill Advances to Engrossment

The Maine House moved a bill to lift Carlton Bridge tolls between Bath and Woolwich, with May 1 as the target date if funds suffice. Proponents argued available funds retire bonds now, while opponents noted regional taxpayers would bear taxes if delays continue.

Carlton Bath Woolwich Maine House of Representatives House Leo G. Shesong Portland Shesong Elizabeth Deering Edward B. Denny, Jr Damariscotta Cleveland Sleeper, Jr Rockland Raymond M. McIntire Phippsburg Charles E. Dwinal Camden

Maine's Crabmeat Industry to Grow

Boothbay Harbor March 19 Maine's infant crabmeat canning industry started at Stonington last summer and is expected to expand quickly with packers planned at Stonington East Machias Friendship and Rockland. The industry now reaches eastern retail markets aided by advertising and Maine Development Commission efforts. Greenleaf predicts strong supply along the coast and notes a possible foreign crabmeat duty to help Maine interests with promotional plans ahead.

Boothbay Harbor Maine Stonington Arthur R. Greenleaf East Machias Friendship Rockland Greenleaf Maine Development Commission Development Commission

Sherman Lewis Charged With Copper Wire Larceny

Sherman R. Lewis was arrested Wednesday after noon by local police and charged with larceny of about 200 pounds of copper wire from beside the Bath Water District building on Washington Street. Police say he signed a confession admitting theft from Central Maine Power Co. Monday night and that the wire, cut into short lengths, was sold to Portland parties at eight cents per pound.

Sherman R. Lewis Bath Water District Washington Street Lewis Central Maine Power Co Portland

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Winona Leavitt Leiva Weeks Bailey H. L. Bradford Traverse Superior Court Annie Adams Fred L. Burns Richard Castner Edwin P. Collins Joseph E. Crocker Addie Dolloff Leonard P. Fitch Charles E. Foss Emery N. Greenleaf Boothbay George W. Greenleaf F. Burton Haggett Esther Hallowell Jefferson Edgar Huskins Southport Louise Jackson Freeman Littlefield Elliott Oliver Nobleboro George D. Oliver Roger Trainer Bertha Merry Ross Nichols Gladys Light Ralph Gross Caroline Farner Frances Petrie Heles Gorham Clarence Dailey Gladys Sherman Willian Bo Dickinson Merrill Dickinson Memorial Hospital Clarence A. Richards South Portland Mildred Moulton Richards John E. Watchins Bath Tron Works Ormond Pitcher Water Street Charles Lee Paul Bailey Linwood Luce Readfield Luce National West Bath Maine Teachers Rumford N.Y Vermont DR. Gregware Fine Bath Brunswick Town ROD and Gun Club Aviation Auditorium W. H. Marden Waterville Helen L. Varney Alfred M. Senter W. F. Senter Co Electrician Harry B. Briggs, Jr Helen F. Dunn Howard C. Bates William S. Newell Henry C. Wright Thomas S. Gibbons Mary Bates Bates Cape Elizabeth Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Co
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