Engagement of Berkeley couple announced at party
The engagement of Arda Mae Miller of Berkeley California to Lewis Wesley Berry Jr also of Berkeley formerly of 1185 Washington Bath is announced by friends at a party hosted by Katharine Wilson. The event followed a graduation celebration for Katharine Wilson from UC Berkeley last December.
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Arda Mae Miller
Berkeley
Calif
Lewis Wesley Berry, Jr
Washington Street
Bath
M. Berry
Lewis Wesley Berry
Brentwood
Willard Berry
East Bay
University of Maine student visits parents for vacation
Miss Mary Bates, a University of Maine junior, arrived Saturday to spend about ten days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Bates of Show Park. Miss Constance Morin, a Russell Sage College student in Troy, NY, is visiting her father Dr. Harry F. Morin at 1043 Wash Street for spring break.
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Harry G. Deering
Washington Street
Ethel M. Trask
Sterling, Maess
St. Petersburg
Fla
William J. Craft
Orono
Laura Craft
University of Maine
Virginia Jewett
Donald D. Young
Front Street
Westport
Brian Jewett
Frank Martin
Uni
Massachusetts
Bath
Furter
Cedric Martin
Willow Street
Sylvia Kutz
Ryde College
Trenton
N. J
Max Kutz
Cobb Road
Ardenne A. Siot
Park Street
Boston
Brunswick
Geraldine Stott
Simmons College
Gordon Lake
Gordnn Lake
Bowdoin
Alpoa Tau Omega Fratermiuiy
William Freeman
Center Street
Austin Wentworth
San Pedro
Calif
Paul Luckenback
New York
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Wentworth
Marie C. Merrill
Colby College
Miss Merrill
Jason A. Merrill
Washington Peer
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East Orange
Marcia Pratt
Alfred R. Pratt
Bedford Street
Henry McCabe
North Street
Beth Trott
Wifred C Trott
Marshal Avenue
Marguerite Brown
Westbrook Junior College
Vivian Brown
Weeks Street
Jennie Larrabee
Portland
Merton Wright
Lower High Street
Walter Larrabee
West Bath
Patricia Sewall
Bradford Junior College
Euchard Sewe
High Street
Wilbur Crocker
Illnes
Esther Drummond
Norman Drummond
Arrowsic
William D. Levin
Tufts Dental College
Jesse H. Levin
Sam Levin
Ralph O. Dale, Jr
Dale
Middle Street
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Delmar Bates
Show Park
Constance Morin
Russell Sage College
Troy
Harry F. Morin
Bath Iron Works bank loan retired amid plant strain
Bath Iron Works confirms its $800000 Bank of Manhattan loan was paid off on March 21 1940 leaving the firm with no bank debt. The piece notes the 1938 $1000000 loan and discusses implications for employment and future stability at the Bath shipyard, including a 2680 payroll figure and a noted worker transfer to Boston Navy Yard.
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Bath Iron Works Corporation
Bank of Manhattan
Treas
L. Eugene Thebeau
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
Pres. William S. Newell
Line Iron Works
Pres. Newell
Treas Thoreau
New York
Pres
William
Newell
Harold H. Pride
Milan Street
Gardiner R. Deering
John P. Crosby
Pride
West Bath
Bath Iron Works Faces Financial Crisis and Desperate Bids
The Bath Iron Works relies on ongoing destroyer contracts to pay debts after a large loan default. Executives pledged life insurance and the plant is mortgaged to cover production costs while awaiting final government payments, risking bids and credit in a crucial late stage.
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Treas
Tnebeau
Bath
Iron Works
Pres
Newell
Main
Beau
Britt and
Stubbs
Navy
Mediterranean
Personnel Moves At Local Plant In Production and Store
John Greene Jr formerly of Haskell's layout department returned to the plant Monday in the store department. Robert Lambie assistant leading man in the South Yard has been transferred to Thatcher Pinkham's Production department.
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John Greene, Jr
Robert H. Haskell
Robert Lambie
South Yard
Thatcher B. Pinkham
Freeman Trott Transferred to Production Department
Freeman Trott of the outside machinists crew, formerly in the garage business and once with Trott. Bros. Grain Co, has been transferred to the Production department.
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Freeman Trott
Trott. Bros. Grain Co
Shipyard personnel changes on Hulls 182 183 and 180
Robert Crean, leading man shipfitter on Hull 182, moves to Works Manager Roland F. Hill's office. Clarence Baker of North Woolwich takes over Hull 182 duties, having led Hull 180. Theodore Snowdon, leading man on forward end of Hull 183, replaces Baker.
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Robert Crean
Hull 182
Roland F. Hill
Clarence Baker
North Woolwich
Hull 180
Theodore Snowdon
Hull 183
Mr. Baker
Freeman Returns to Front Street Market After Plant Duty
Clarence Freeman, shipfitter's helper, completed duties at the plant Monday to return to the Commercial Market on Front Street, where he was formerly employed.
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Clarence Freeman
Shipfitter
Front Street
Canadian shipyard employers lure Maine workers with pay then press for British citizenship
A Bath contingent earned $1.89 per hour at Three Rivers shipyard in Canada but were told they must renounce American citizenship within 30 days to become British subjects. They faced the choice, returned to Iron Works, relieved to be back on American soil.
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Tron Works
Three Rivers
Canada
Bath
Great Britain
Iron Works
Ex-Councilman Greene Passes Night with Time Office Family
Ex councilman William Greene escorted by Surveyor Gerald Atkinson traveled to Gardiner Friday. A storm forced Greene to spend the night with John M. Conley Jr of the Time Office, whom he was visiting.
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William Greene
Gerald Atkinson
Gardiner
John M. Conley, Jr
Time Office
Howard Small
Augusta- Gardiner
Mr. Small
Pipe Shop League Banquet At Hotel Phoenix
Pipe Shop six-team league held its banquet at Hotel Phoenix with 32 attendees including Foreman Scott Morse and H. Martin Powers. Trophy presentations to Captains Mitchnelson and Gilpatrick capped the evening after a program of songs, magic, and bowling at Park Alleys.
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Pipe Shop
Hotel Phoenix
Paul J. Gurney
Elmer L Norton
Ernest G. Kingsbury
Edward G. Billings
Mr. Kingsbury
John C. Hart
Scott Morse
H. Martin Powers
Frank Pepper
James S. Doherty
Jim
Bath Iron Works
Mr. Doherty
Thomas A. “Duke” Mitchelson
Earl Gilpatrick
Eddie Thing
Memorial Hospital
Duke” Mitchelson
Annie Laurie
Tom Murphy
Mahree
Arthur Gediman
Solomon Levi
Arthur Norton
Justin Wayne
Pepper
Banquet Attendees List Prominent Local Figures
Attending the banquet were Arthur D. Taylor, Arthur Gediman, Edward Marr, Frank , ks, Elmer Norton, John C. Hart, Ernest G. Kingsbury, Harold L. Corliss, Roy 8. Randel, Paul J. Gurney, Russell Young, Ted Buffkin, Kenneth Lord, Charles A. Hunter, Arthur C. Norton, Bernard L. Plummer, William J. Demille, Carroll E. Andrews, P. 8. Farrar, Jr., Tom Murphy, Martin Powers, Charles 8. O'Reilly, Raymond E. Watson, Kenneth G. Lennox, G. Billings, Thomas A. Mitchelson, James 8. Doherty, Earl Gipatrick, Scott Morse and Alfred Hunt.
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Arthur D. Taylor
Arthur Gediman
Edward Marr
Frank
Elmer Norton
John C. Hart
Ernest G. Kingsbury
Harold L. Corliss
Roy
Randel
Paul J. Gurney
Russell Young
Ted Buffkin
Kenneth Lord
Charles A. Hunter
Arthur C. Norton
Bernard L. Plummer
William J. Demille
Carroll E. Andrews
Phoenix banquet hosts Iron Works farewell for Herbert Lowell
A Phoenix event tonight honors Herbert Lowell of the naval inspectors as about 60 guests attend a farewell for him before his April 1 duty at the Boston Navy Yard. Dwight Hale chairs the arrangement committee and the Pipe Shop Bowling League also met at the Phoenix lounge after their Monday banquet.
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the Phoenix
Herbert
Lowell
Naval
Boston Navy Yard
Dwight B. Hale
Bath Shipyard Fire and Local Naval Ties Highlight Week
Stanley W Teasdale Jr leaves for Philadelphia to enter the Navy Yard as a fire breaks out at Bath shipyard where Engines 3 and 4 from the Bath department handle the blaze in the south gate house. Harold W Child elected Bath's Knox Lincoln Railroad rep and seeks life passes. Admiral William P Robert writes fondly of Bath. illness confines Mrs Lawrence A Lowell and Miss Beatrice E Duprey at home.
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Ralin
French
Boston
Bath
Popham Beach
Irving Dobbin
Stanley W. Teasdale, Jr
North Street
Shipfitters’ Department
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Bath Department
Harold W. Child
Knox & Lincoln
John W. Gilmore
William P. Robert
U.S.N
Pres. Newell
Charles F. Hughes
Navy Club
Robert
Lawrence A. Lowell
Beatrice E. Duprey
Knox & Lincoln Railroad
William T. Donnell
Shipyard Safety Talks Focus On Hats And Stagings
Thursday meeting of the Leading Men's Safety Committee discussed safety hats for overhead work after Antonio Puila suffered a concussion from a head strike. Dave Mullin proposed keeping sample hats in the shipyard tool room and noted a painter’s fall due to staging collapse. Hull Supt Mackinnon announced recall of machine chisels to prevent flying chips and the return of properly treated tools.
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Dave Mullin
Safety Division
Antonio Puila
Shipyard Department
Mullin
Hull
Norman J. Mackinnon
Mayo destroyer launch prominent visitors in Quincy
Vice President Archibald M. Main and General Manager Thomas R. Allen visited the Bethlehem Steel River plant in Quincy for the Mayo destroyer launch. A family reunion on Central street, Hallowell, drew 12 relatives and many spouses and children, with attendees from Charleston South Carolina to Waterville and Bath.
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Archibald M. Main
Man
Thomas R. Allen
Quincy
Mayo
Re River
Bethlehem Steel Corp., Shipbuilding Division
Lewis McNaughton
Central Street
Hallowell
Earl McNaughton
Charleston
S. C
Homer Johnson
Harmony
Andrs
Harry McNaughton
Aren
Monmouth
Fred McNaughton
Dana McNaughton
Concord
N. H
Peter Calzolari
Audrey McNaughton
Waterville
William McNaughton
Lawrence McNaughton
Linwood McNaughton
Owen McNaughton
Walter McNaughton
Bath
Salvation Army leaders bow out after long service
CITY CHAT Captain and Mrs. Clarence F Bowles have led Salvation Army operations in the area since June 1938 and bid farewell to local comrades at a Sunday service in the renovated Corps Auditorium at 213 Water.
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Clarence F. Bowles
Salvation Army
Corps
Water Street
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