National Boys Week Honors Roosevelt Message to Clubs
President Roosevelt congratulates the Boys' Clubs of America as National Boys Week runs April 2 to 7 marking the 39th anniversary. The nonprofit covers 250 clubs nationwide and highlights youth service, salvage drives, war-bond sales, and Pre-Service Training for future soldiers amid wartime effort. Ex-President Hoover chairs the national board and David W. Armstrong is executive director.
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Roosevelt
Boys’ Clubs of America
William Edwin Hall
Pearl Harbor
Herbert Hoover
National Board of Boys’ Clubs of America
David W. Armstrong
Easter Seals Drive Supports Handicapped Children
The article urges purchase of Easter Seals to fund care and education for crippled children locally and nationally. It frames giving as enlightened self interest benefiting society and ending with a note on the upcoming fishing season opening April 1.
Maine warms as ice breaks on rivers and bays
The river has been filled with floating ice and Merrymeeting Bay is breaking up. Ice will move downriver soon and the Kennebec will reopen to navigation, signaling a major fishing season ahead.
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Maine
Merrymeeting Bay
Kennebec
Iron Works Guard Injured After Midnight Vehicle Collision
Elmer Lindie a Bath Iron Works guard is hospitalized with cuts bruises and possible fractures after an auto driven by Ernest G Sarkis of Boston struck him at King and Washington streets during shift change. Lindie a World War I veteran holds the Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star and Croix de Guerre and has worked at the Iron Works since 1943 as a guard.
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Elmer Lindie
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath Iron Works
Ernest G. Sarkis
Boston
Bath
Lindie
King and
Washington Streets
Iron Works
Sarkis
Bath Police
Maurice W. Greenlaw
Bath Iron Works Guards
Dennys Road
Sv ¥Bit Lindie
Mohiba Ball to Choose Queen at Morse High
Morse High School hosts the Mohiba Ball in the school gym Friday night April 13. A Mohiba Queen will be chosen by votes attached to tickets and the Talent Parade. Each class lists three candidates led by Senior Hope Reed and others across four classes.
Former Bath Boy Leads Fleet of 36 Vessels
Commodore Carter organizes a fleet lineup featuring 36 vessel types and cites a former Bath boy as leading the effort.
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BATH
Carter
Early Strawberries and Blossoms Found in Pecci Garden
Fred Pecci on High Street reports a surprise harvesting scene as his sheltered south facing strawberry bed reveals large blossoms and small green berries. Straw bedding with sprouted oats has taken root, marking an unusually early fruiting season for the longtime gardener.
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Fred Pecci
High Street
Pecci
Tin Can Drive Scheduled as City Salvage Push
The city will hold its next tin can collection on May 2 with city trucks picking up cans from homes. The Salvage Committee also voted to donate $100 to the Red Cross War Fund, funded by prior tin can sales.
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John Parker
Red Cross War Fund
Ormer
Edgett Street Resident Builds Cottage at Popham Beach
Omar King from South Portland visited Edgett Street with his parents and spent time at Popham Beach where he is constructing a new cottage on Rockledge Hill and demolishing his camp on the shore.
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Omar King
Arthur King
Edgett Street
South Portland
Popham Beach
Rockledge Hill
Promotions and homecomings of Bath area service members
The Bath Maine area reports multiple updates on soldiers and sailors. Edward Brown Jr. earns promotion to sergeant after enlisting May 10 and serving as a welder at Bath Iron Works. Robert McLellan sails for overseas duty after two years in service. Pvt Francis W. Stover and Pvt Stephen Crosby return to U S soil after injuries in Europe. Leo Couture arrives on leave from the Navy in the South Pacific. Henry Harvey and Courtland Court land officers advance in the Army Air Forces and pilot training programs. Military families share news of promotions, injuries, training, and homeward movements amid World War II.
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Robert McLellan
U.S.N
Newport
R. IL
Great Lakes
Calif
Robert
Bath Iron Works
Albert McLellan
Front Street
Leo Couture
USN
Navy
Southern Pacific
Peter Couture
Liberty Street
Leo
M.hs
Eighth Air Force
England
Henry L. Harvey
North Monmouth
Sophie L. Harvey
Edward Paul
John Harvey
Waterstreet
Hallowell
Army Air Forces
Bath
Cpl
Harvey
55Th
Elwyn G. Righetti
San Luis Obispo
Hitler
Monmouth
Augusta
RAF
Courtland
Ala
David E. Cressey
Scott P. Cressey
Washington Street
AAF
Coleen DeLong
Decatur
Army Air Forces Pilot School
Army Air Forces Training Command
Gilbert J. Ames Receives Silver Wings at Stockton Graduation
After completing months of training Gilbert J. Ames receives the silver wings of an Army Air Forces Pilot at Stockton Field California during recent graduation exercises. He is placed on active duty immediately joining alumni who served heroically across global war fronts from the Army Air Forces Training Command Pilot School.
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Army Air Forces
George M. Ames
Woolwich
Gilbert J. Ames
Stockton Field
Stockton
California
Army Air Forces Training Command
Henderson Joins 488th Port Battalion Overseas
Technician Fifth Grade Nor quant H Henderson of Bath Maine serves with the 488th Port Battalion a stevedoring unit for the Mediterranean Theater of Operations The battalion has 18 months overseas loading and unloading thousands of ships with war material for the Armies
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Norquant H. Henderson
Charles H. Henderson
High Street
Bath
Maine
488Th
Peninsular
Record of 188th Company battalion overseas service
The unit endured bomb raids and shellfire at Anzio with 26 killed and 60 wounded. Eighteen men died when ships they were unloading were hit. Over 42 days they unloaded 1 160 long tons daily and earned six commendations. In December 1944 at Leghorn harbor they moved 37 275 long tons. January 1945 saw 40 914 long tons plus eight hospital ships. Cpl Henderson earned the Mediterranean Theater Ribbon with two Battle Stars and Good Conduct Medal.
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Anzio
Leghorn Harbor
Cpl
Henderson
Makes Urgent Plea For More Unity On Nation's Home Front
A letter from Sgt. Harry Farrington Jr., of Bath Iron Works background, to his parents urges unity at home as strikes continue. He describes seven months on front lines in Germany, harsh conditions, and the need for support for troops, stressing that Union and continued production are essential for victory.
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Melvin B. Henderson
Washington, D.C
Charles T. Henderson
High Street
Henderson
Bath Iron Works
Capital
Silver Springs
Francis Cook
Sgt. Henderson
Harry Farrington, Jr
USA
Germany
Harry Farrington
Hallowell
Sgt
Farrington
Union
Sgt. Harry Farrington, Jr
Five Harkins Sons Serve in Armed Forces
Five sons of Thomas Harkins Sr of Water Street serve in the armed forces. First Sgt. Clarence A. Harkins is in France, Cpl. John H. Harkins is with USAAF in England, Pvt. James E. Harkins with the Seventh Army in France, Tillson W. Harkins in the Navy at Newport after boat training at Sampson, and Andrew J. Harkins enlisted in the Navy on his 17th birthday February 8.
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Thomas Harkins
Waterstreet
Bath Iron Works
Iron Works
Clarence A. Harkins
USA
France
John H. Harkins
USAAF
England
James E. Harkins
Seventh Army
Tillson W. Harkins
Navy
Sampson
N. Y
Newport, R. I
Andrew J. Harkins
Randall Theriault Bride Weds Ralph Randall in Simple City Ceremony
Miss Reta Theriault daughter of Mrs. Mary Theriault and the late Raymond Theriault became the bride of Ralph I. Randall of Houlton in a Saturday ceremony performed by Justice of the Peace Ralph O. Dale at two o'clock. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor of Houlton. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Randall of Houlton. The couple left for a honeymoon in Portland.
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Reta Theriault
Mary Theriault
Houlton
Raymond Theriault
Ralph I. Randall
Ralph O. Dale
Two O'Cock
Henry Taylor
Elmer Randall
Randall
Portland
Bath School Collection Date Announced
Superintendent Loring R. Addison announced Bath will hold a school paper collection on Wednesday, April 11. It was moved from April 5 due to the Huse Memorial school fair. The paper will again be collected by school children.
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Bath
Loring R. Addison
Dr Kamber Leaves Bath to Enter Army Service
Dr William E Kamber who ran a foot specialty in Bath for four and a half years left for Camp Devens Massachusetts to enter army service. He expected a later call but received orders Friday to report Wednesday. He canceled appointments and closed his Bath office Saturday while selling furnishings and storing equipment. He hopes to return after service. Mrs Kamber will stay in Portland then travel to Petoskey Michigan.
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William E. Kamber
Front Street
Camp Devens
Mass
Kamber
Bath
Portland
Petoskey
Mich
Richard L Bates Birthday Party Celebrates Third
Richard L Bates, son of Mr and Mrs Silas L Bates of 10 Valley Road, was given a birthday party for his third anniversary. The room featured red white and blue decor and patriotic place cards. He opened gifts, helped cut an elaborately decorated cake made by his grandmother and was served ice cream, cookies, and crackers. Guests included Mrs Thomas J Silke and many relatives and friends.
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Richard L. Bates
Silas L. Bates
Valley Road
Thomas J. Silke
Joanne Fogg
Katherine Barter
Franklyn Morse
Loretta
Stanley
Donald Lennox
Patty
Frank Ozzella
Carl
Roy Losechner
Carol
Mohiba Fun Revue Opens Morse High Sale of Tickets
Tickets go on sale late this week for Morse High School Mohiba Fun Revue opening Tuesday night April 10 at 8 30. Candidates for Mohiba Queen span four classes with Hope Still Ree Grace Whittemore Elizabeth Trott Dora Bridges Marylyn Booker Muriel Puliot Frances Downing Ruth Williams Mae Nelson Ann Wilson Frances Young Annette Godfrey. Ticket vote values vary by age and class with student tickets 5 votes and adult 10 votes. ball tickets grant 10 votes for students and 15 for adults. Proceeds benefit the Athletic Field Equipment Fund.
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Morse High School
Catherine Leonard
Hopestill Reed
Grace Whittemore
Elizabeth Trott
Muriel Pouliot
Dora Bridges
Marilyn Booker
Frances Downing
Ruth Williams
Mae Nelson
Annette Godfrey
Ann Wilson
Frances Young
Hopestill Ree
Marylyn Booker
Muriel Puliot
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Haley Mourned in Portsmouth Area
Me and Mrs. Raymond Haley of Portsmouth New Hampshire formerly of Bath died Tuesday with Mrs. Haley's mother Mrs. Annie Fletcher of High Street and with Mr. and Mrs. Nat Howe in Ar rowsie. Mr. Haley worked at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
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Raymond Haley
Portsmouth
N. H
Bath
Haley
Annie Fletcher
High Street
Nat Howe
Arrowsie
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Bath Names 1945 Constables For Year By Aldermen
The City of Bath appoints constables for 1945 by Mayor Walter C. Rogers and Aldermen approval. The list includes Chester C. Aderton Henry Albert David Y. Alkazin El mer L. Allard George F. Allen Jesse W. Allen Alden H. Anderson Charles H. Ansert Harold E. Armes and many others, with Dona H. Crosby Ellery M. Doy William E. McLaughlin Ward R. Weston Donald D. Young named as constables.
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City of
Bath
Walter C. Rogers
Board of Aldermen
Chester C. Aderton
Henry Albert
David Y. Alkazin
Elmer L. Allard
George F. Allen
Jesse W. Allen
Alden H. Anderson
Charles H. Ansert
Harold E. Armes
George H. Avery
Carl Banks
Harry G. Barrett
Forrest J. Barry
Harmon O. Barter
Elmer F. Blake
Howard E. Blake
Ralph J. Boardman
Dean R. Bonney
Weston L. Bonney
Philip A. Boyd
Frank Bradbury
Laurence J. Briggs
Edward Brown
Frank UH. Brown
George C. Brown
Maurice Brown
Alexander Burgess, Jr
Walter H. Butler
Irald S. Barter
Harold J. Carter
Ezio J. Cromer
Byron E. Clark
Hershon B. Oliver
Philip If Oliver
William B. Palmer
Ludger
Pariseau
George D. Parshie
Arthur Paulin
Lynwood Peabody
Charles A. Pellett
Clarence A. Pendleton
Robe Pendleton
William C. Perkin
Louis A. Perreault
Paul Pierce
Elton L. Pinkham
Erne Pinkham
Horace W. Potts
Francis W. Powers
Howard Pratt
Floyd Preble
Lewis Prentiss
Nathan Press
George C. Quicksall
Fred W
Charles A. Shepard
Arbrhai
Shocker
Hans Sievers
Donald N. Small
Harold P. Smal
George F. Soule
Reinhold J. M Steussy
Currey H. Stiles
Edwi R. Stiles
Frank W. Stone
Edmund St. Peter
Alton L. Stimpson
William B. Temple
Allen Thayer
Charles A. Thay
Joseph Thibodeau
Edward Thomas
Edward P. Thomas
Harry Thompson
Cyril Thorne
Chester H. Totman
Arthur G. Wallace
Claren A. Warner
Harry Warner
Kenneth R. Weeks
Waldo R. Weton
Melvin D. Whittan
Josep Williams
Wendal William Bertram E. Willis
Asa A. Wison
Leslie J. Wold
Frankie Wright
Dana W. York
Donald Young
Dona H. Crosby
Ellery M. Doy
William E. McLaughlin
Ward R. Weston
Donald D. Young
Fire crews respond to two small blazes in Bath area
Firefighters from Engine Four and Central Station rushed to a refuse fire at Bath Iron Works garage on Front Street with Foamite suppression causing no damage. Earlier Frank Turner and Edwin R Andrews helped contain a basement blaze at Bernice Cressey residence using chemicals and booster tanks before Engine Four returned to duty.
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Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works Fir Department
Central Fire
Frank Turner
Hyde Windlas Co
Bernice C Cressey
Cressey Court
Edwin R. Andrews
Central Fire Station
Engine Four
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Camp Crest
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