Waste paper needed to win the war, Pine Bluff plant planned
A wartime subsidiary of American Can Co announces a new factory at Pine Bluff Arkansas to produce over 6,000,000 artillery ammunition containers a month. The project highlights the critical role of scrap paper in logistics while detailing waterproof V-Box boards and packaging that survive salt water, dents, and wave impact for beachhead supply drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Can Company
Pine Bluff
Ark
Harvey
Ilc
Can Company
Easter Seals sale kicks off with Morgenthau at helm
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau opens the twelfth Easter Seal sale of the National Society for Crippled Children. Tom Tedore, 10, sells the first seals to Morgenthau. last year he sold the first to Henry Wallace. The nationwide drive funds programs for the physically handicapped across 2000 local units and aims to surpass two million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
National Society For Crippled Children
Tommy Tedore
Henry Wallace
EF W Palmer
Rese Studies
U. S. Department of Labor
Federal Security Agency
Col. Palmer
Postwar hosiery supplies feared tight as nylon returns
Retailers pledge fair shares while plans focus on postwar supply recovery. Nylon is expected to enable cheaper hose under one dollar a pair, with silk regaining some market share. Some manufacturers think synthetic yarns could surpass silk in the future due to wartime improvements.
Probate Court Tuesday's session yields multiple wills and admin
Tuesday's probate court transacted numerous matters including wills approved for the estates of Fred eric E. Manson of Williamsport and presentations for Bes sie M Madden George A Churchill and George W Rooke of Bath. Administrations proposed for Jane Fraser and Alice P Trott with petitions by Burton Fraser and Donald C Preble. Inventories filed for Charles M Miller and Cornelia M Flagg. Accounts filed for James H Scribner and John D Flagg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic E. Manson
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
Sagadahoc
Bessie M. Madden
Bath
Charles I. Madden, Sr
George A. Churchill
Alice Cobb Churchill
George W. Rooke
Edward W. Bridgham
Jane Fraser
Burton Fraser
Alice P. Trott
Woolwich
Donald C. Preble
Charles M. Miller
Charles E. Miller
Guardian
Cornelia M. Flagg
Topsham
Herbert E. Melhorn
James H. Scribner
Janice B. Scribner
John D. Flagg
Llewellyn Flagg
Captains and workers named for Red Cross drive
The Red Cross announced captains and workers for the drive. Names include Mrs. Karcher Jackson, several captains such as Mrs. Milton Trott and Mrs. Arthur King, plus many volunteers from multiple towns. The list records numerous women and a few men connected to the effort.
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RED Cross
Karcher Jackson
Percy Marks
David Cogan
Harold Avery
Elizabeth Young
James Gillies
Milton Trott
Ralph Dale
Harmon Smith
Joseph O. Purdue
Joseph Coss
Nathan Watson
Donald Young
Christine Curtiss
Arthur King
F. Sturtevant
H. Steen
Amy Irish
Stella Babine
Frances Grainger
Claire Grainger
Geraldine Churchey
Dorothy Conant
G. B. Connard
Harry Day
Susan Cahoon
Beatrice Duprey
Raymond Brown
Damariscotta
Blanche Graves
Topsham
Archie Wishart
Shirley Labbe
L. Venus
Joseph I. Smith
Loring
West Bath
Hugh Grant
Saunders Patterson
Helen Wilkie
Fred Hays
Willard Sprague
Joan Welch
Gerard Billington
Bernard Knight
Byron Coulters
Thomas Davenport
George Kelsey
Birthday party for 13th birthday at Academy Street
Robert Rowland son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Rowland entertained friends on his 13th birthday at home on Academy Street Thursday evening. Guests included Betty Footer Trenewall Joan Burgess Janice Knight Madeline Kronstrand Harvey Hartley Hugh Madden Billy Boyan and Billy French. Games scavenger hunt refreshments and a cake centerpiece marked the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rowland
Cecil Rowland
Academy Street
Betty Footer
Trenewall
Joan Burgess
Janice Knight
Madeline Kronstrand
Harvey Hartley
Hugh Madden
Billy Boyan
Billy French
Bath Police Recover Stolen 1937 Ford Tudor Coach
Officers Tribodeau and Guptil recovered a 1937 Ford Tudor coach Sunday about 3 30 on Center Street. The car belonged to Albert E Woodis of Auburn and had been stolen in Lewiston on March 15. Woodis claimed the auto Monday in Bath and drove it home to Auburn. Only a dent in the right front fender indicated any damage.
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Joseph Tribodeau
Robert Guptil
Bath
Albert E Woodis
Auburn
Lewiston
Wooodis
War era notices of Bath area service members and families
Local column details Lieut Ruth G Haskell ARMC back in France with the 237th General Hospital and other Bath veterans. Cpl Harold E Dunton returns to England after aiding glider salvage in the Netherlands. Corp Gordon Harrington and Corp Robert D Stevens return and join duties. Pvt Roland H Carlton assigned to 399th Infantry in France with the Century Division. Includes promotions, Navy training at Philadelphia Yard, and community ties of families in Bath Maine.
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100Th Division
Seventh Army
France
Roland H. Carlton
Foster Point Road
West Bath
399Th
Withers A. Burress
Richmond
100Th
Vosges Mountains
Baon l'Etape
U.S. VI Corps
Meurthe River
Saales Pass
Strasbourg
Moyenmoutier
St. Blaise
Schirmeck
Urmatt
Maginot Line
Bitche
Fort Schiesseck
Century Division
Jacob L. Devens
Sixth Army Group
Rimling
Navy
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Harold Earl Strout
Woolwich
Strout
Bath Iron Works
J. E. Jackson
USN
Navy Yard
Sergeant Fulton Earns Fourth Bronze Battle Star
Sergeant Bruce B Fulton of Bath earns his fourth Bronze Battle Star for the fourth major campaign his unit has supported. As Group Mail Clerk in the 440th Troop Carrier Group, awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for D Day and related airborne operations, his unit flew vast supplies to front lines and evacuated casualties. Fulton, a Morse High School graduate in 1942, serves under Major General Paul L Williams U S Troop Carrier Forces.
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U.S
Bruce B. Fulton
E. L. Kingsbury
Bath
Fulton
Frank Krebs
440Th
Normandy
France
Holland
U .S
Bastogne
Paul L. Williams
Sgt
Morse High School
Card from Mediterranean port by Army nursing officer
Lieut Ruth King of the Army Nursing Corps sent a card from a Mediterranean port after sightseeing in a large city. She notes the next day she would return to the large hospital ship where she has served on many missions.
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Ruth King
U. S. Army Nursing Corps
Overseas War Notes With Wounded Return List Mentioned
A dispatch describes plans to return wounded soldiers to U S hospitals. It highlights Lieut King’s wartime ports experience and includes updates on service members such as Sgt John Hederman of Bath Maine and Lt Mary Downing of Wiscasset. Other families mentioned include the Hussey brothers and the Wasp loss.
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Lieut
King
Mediterranean
Flaming gasoline burns Woolwich boy in yard accident
Three year old Robert Leonard Chandler of Woolwich suffered severe burns on his left leg when gasoline spilled in a yard incident about 1 30 last Wednesday. His mother Mrs Ellsworth Chandler and other children were present as matches were lit, and he was rushed to Bath Memorial hospital for treatment. Mr Chandler works as a foreman at Gibbons Coal Co Woolwich Yard.
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Corp
Robert D. Stevens
U. S. Army
Hiram T. Stevens
Middle Street
Fort Devens
Hawaii
Honolulu
Stevens
Hiram C. Stevens
Guermany
Robert Leonard Chandler
Ellsworth Chandler
Bluff Road
Woolwich
Bath Memorial Hospital
Chandler
Gibbons Coal Co
Woolwich Baptist Services and Local Notices
Woolwich First Baptist church holds morning service at 10 with a sermon by Mrs. J M Gowdey They Went Out followed by church school A B Y F meets at 6 45 with an evening service at 7 30 on Three Epistles of John Montsweag and Wiscasset Baptist churches join at 11 30 with Mrs Gowdey delivering They Went Out Woolwich Teachers Club meets Thursday at Union Bridge school hostess Mrs Eleanor Jameson first postHoliday gathering Ice on Burnt Jacket and Merrymeeting Bay breaking up Robins and bluebirds are seen Maples sap pails hang in town roads are breaking up
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First Baptist Church
Woolwich Center
J. M. Gowdéey
Church School
B. Y
John
Montsweag
Wiscasset Baptist Church
Moatsweagh
J. M. Gowdey
Woolwich Teachers’ Club
Union Bridge School
Eleanor Jameson
Merrymeeting Bay
Maine
Local News Roundup from Sagadahoc Ferry and Woolwich
Muted notices recount military furloughs and service, with Private Robert Westfall tied to Fort Meade Maryland. Flight Officer Gilbert Ames returns home on leave from the B 17 unit before headed to an Arizona airfield. Cadet Randall Orr departs for Air Cadet service amid Easter travel plans for Margaret Anne and Jean Gowdey. Community happenings include birthdays, visits, letters, and a Spinning Wheel club meeting scheduled for March 31 in Woolwich.
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Fred Braun
Percy Martson
Sagadahoc
Auburn
Fred S. Richardson
Robert Westfall
Willard Bernier
Bath
Bob
Alabama
Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
Robert C. Westfall
1St Regiment
Gilbert Ames
George Ames
North Woolwich
Ames
Arizona
Randall Orr
Arthur Orr
Sagadahoc Ferry
Margaret Anne
Jean Gowdey
Woolwich
University of
Marilyn Temple
Albert
Rolvin Trott
Merle Jameson
Keith
Mertene
Samuel Hathorne
Mechanic Falls
Edgar Blanche
Spinning Wheel Club
Albert Temple
Patricia Robinson Birthday Party At Beacon Street Home
A birthday party was held for Patricia Robinson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Linton Robinson, at their 47 Beacon Street home Saturday afternoon from 3 to 5. The seventh birthday was celebrated with green and white decor, shamrock centerpieces, and party games. Attendees included Patricia’s friends and several mothers, with prizes awarded for games and seven candles on a green and white cake.
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Patricia Robinson
Linton Robinson
Beacon Street
Eva Wilkins
Joseph Robinson
June Hall
Carolyn Fraser
Marjorie Fraser
Margaret Mitchell
Patricia Carpentier
Richard McEachren
Nancy Knight
Henrietta Wilkins
Carol Ann Fleming
Linda Knight
Ernest B Heald veteran Bath barber dies after illness
Ernest B Heald longtime Bath barber died Saturday at his home 6 Mechanic street after a week with pneumonia. Born April 4 1880 in Bath he served on the Overseers of the Poor and participated in elections. He held Masonry and Knights of Pythias memberships and sang in church choirs. Surviving wife Charlotte and nephew Emmerson Heald of Newport. Funeral Tuesday at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev David L Wilson officiating. Burial in Oak Grove.
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Ernest Ffadtora Heald
North End
Mechanic Street
Trufant
Washington Streets
Mr. Heald
Bath
Alden
Josephine (Rackliff) Heald
Gardener Robert Heggie Dies After Brief Illness
Robert Heggie, longtime Elmhurst gardener, died Friday at Memorial hospital after a short illness. He lived with the Boutin family on High Street in recent years and had served Elmhurst since its grounds were laid out. Born in Scotland, he was 67 years old and is survived by two sisters in England and Scotland and three nephews.
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Robert Heggie
Elmhurst
Memorial Hospital
William Boutin
High Street
Mr. Heggie
John S. Hyde
Scotland
Agnes Banks
Hereford
Eng
Jessie M. Heggie
Mey Thurso
Caithness
Funeral service for Banks brothers in England held
John George and Gilbert Banks of England were commemorated at Mayo Funeral Residence on High Street. The service Sunday afternoon was led by Rev Dr David L Wilson, with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John, George
Gilbert Banks
Englan
Mayo
High Street
David L. Wilson
Oak Grove
Edwin L Holbrook dies after illness in Wiscasset
Edwin L Holbrook died at Memorial Hospital Tuesday evening after a weeks illness. Born November 5 1857 in Wiscasset he was the son of Bradford Y and Anne Reed Holbrook. A seaman for years he later farmed and ran a poultry and dairy business in town. He leaves one son Lester Richard Holbrook one grandson Lester R Holbrook Jr two nieces and a nephew. The funeral will be at Mayo Funeral Residence Friday at 1 PM Rev. Dr. David L Wilson officiating. Burial in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich.
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Edwin L. Holbrook
Th Memorial Hospital
Wiscasset
Bradford Y
Anne Reed Holbrook
Lester Munsey
Lester Richard Holbrook
Lester R. Holbrook Jr
Mayo Funeral
David L. Wilson
Riverside Cemetery
Woolwich
Mrs Anni Evans Rites Held in New Jersey
Mrs Anni MacMallan Evans 40 wife of John Evans died Friday in Montclair New Jersey. The Bat couple lived at 29 High street about a year and previously in Phippsburg at Perry farm on the Reach. Born in Scotland she is survived by parents a sister and two brothers in Ireland. Funeral was Sunday in Montclair with burial in Bronxville New York.
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Bat
Montclair
N. J
Anni MacMallan Evans
O John Evans
High Street
Phippsburg
Perry
Evans
Scotland
Ireland
Bronxville
N.Y
E. B. Heald Funeral Held at Curtis Home
Ernest B. Heald's funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson conducting. Bearers were Dunlap Commandery Knights Templar members John Freeman Harry Cornish Past Commander Edwin H. P. Lowell and William A. Furber and John W. Gillespie. Burial was in Oak Grove family lot. Mrs. Laurence F. Higgins of Rio de Janeiro returned to Sanford parents' home after visiting her sister in Cobb road. Higgins, a Pan Air lead engineer, leaves April for a two month flight training in Miami before resuming duties in Rio in June.
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Ernest B. Heald
Curtis Funeral Home
David L. Wilson
Dunlap Commandery
Knights Templar
John Freeman
Harry Cornish
Edwin H. P. Lowell
William A. Furber
John W. Gillespie
Oak Grove
Laurence F. Higgins
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Charles
Sanford
Horace Herrick
Cobbroad
Higgins
States
Garc
Pan Air
Miami
Fla
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Dancing girls Egypt cryptogram and quotator theme present in a crossword puzzle listing with across and down word clues, including entries for Halting place stylish silkworm wealthy core regions thing of value personal pronoun negative reply turn to right type measure coin prickly shrubs rascal passageway reforming obtain music note unhappy any power ful deity father treachery leaf calyx foe weary rant observes prosecutes judicially web-footed birds rule out title sovereign ragged stuff employ frozen water part of a church drench mother elevated trains roll directors huge raves egg dishes obtain whether lifting utensil dancing girls Egypt tun s ruler skin malt beverages answer two-toed sloth jumbled type.
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Egypt
Tun’s Ruler
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F. B. Nichols
Pres
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Harry 0. Webber
NATIO
AL Editorial Ssociation Vt
Ruth G. Haskell
A.M.C
Edgar Leavitt
Andrews Road
Haskell
237Th General Hospital
Augusta
Home
United States
Jackson
Miss
Africa
Carl
Harold E. Dunton
Edith M. Dunton
P. O. Box
England
Netherlands
Cpl
Dunton
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Gordon Harrington
U.S.A
Boothbay Harbor
Simmons & Harrington
Harrington
Indian Town Gap
Clifford Harrington
North Street
Army Air Forces
Robert Westfal
Charles Pierce
Washington, D. C
Portland
Selective Service Board
Edward L. Owens
Foster's Point Road
Army Quartermaster Corps
San Francisco Port of Embarkation
Camp
John T. Knight
Oakland
San Francisco
Norridgewock High School
Gates College
St. Owens
Ward
Charles McIntire
Dana L. McIintire
Russell Street
Iwo Jima
China
John N. Hederman
Wesley Lane
Hederman
Randall Raiders
Fourteenth Air Force
Russell E. Randall
Arlington High School
Arlington
Mass
Palm Beach
John A. Brown
Raymond Court
Merchant Marine
Wilshire House
United Seamen's Service
New York City
Brown
Merchant Marine Upgrading School
Pfe
Harry A. Higgins
Missouri
Harry
Rose Lee Higgins
North Bath
Fred W. Thomas
Edward P. Thomas
Fremont Street
Germany
Patton
Bangor Daily News
Fifth General Hospital
Mary Downing
John Downing
Children’s Hospital
Boston
Dean Hussey
Monroe Hussey
U.S. Navy
Wasp
Woolwich Boy
Mrs. Ellsworth Chandler
Washington Street
Central Church
John Evans
E. B. Heald
Napoleon
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Washington St
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