Bath Woman Speaker At School In Turner
Mrs. Granville M. Colby of Quimby street spoke in Turner Center on visual and audio aids for schools. The event in the grange hall included supper by local teachers to fund a visual aid program. Proceeds support the districts Turner Turner Center Greene and Leeds. Colby, introduced by Superintendent Mr Hodges, urged forming a P T A unit and outlined member benefits. She serves as State chairman of Visual Education for the Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville M. Colby
Quimby Street
Turner Center
Colby
Grange Hall
Turner
Greene
Leeds
Hodges
Department of Visual Education
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
Bob Feller Tops Active Junior League Win Leaderboard
Bob Feller holds 177 American League victories the highest total among active junior league hurlers, marking him as the top pitcher in that group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Feller
South End PTA Hosts Dinner for Basketball Teams and Champs
The South End PTA held a banquet for 116 players from South Street Weeks Street and Mitchell schools, plus Weeks Street volley ball team. Coaches, cheerleaders, and Rev. Sargent attended. Awards, trophies, and themed table decor praised. group singing closed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Street
Weeks” Street
Mitchell
Weeks Street
Grace
Rev
Sargent
Wesley Methodist Church
William Hennessy
Lloyd Perry
Heyward Newcomb
Paul Stinson
Manley Grant
Stinson
Jack Purdy
America
Choral Society to perform Crucifixion at Central Church
Central church hosts a joint program with Brunswick singers directed by J. Gerald Russell to present Stainer's Crucifixion on Friday April 15. The Bath Choral Society plans a separate program at Central church on June 28, 1898 with Mendelssohn Elijah conducted by William R. Chapman and featuring multiple soloists and instrumentalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Brunswick
J. Gerald Russell
Stainer
Methodist Church
Bath
Times
Bath Choral Society
Mendelssohn’s
Elijah
William R. Chapman
Ethel Hyde
Mary Faxon Duncan
E. M. Waterhouse
William P. Thompson
Myra Rice
Miss Higgins
Arthur Stearns
John Shaw
George Dillaway
Arthur Hyde
Jessie Owen
Mr. Dillaway
Biographical note on Fay B. Prickett for Bath event
Omar Bradley invites General Fay B. Prickett to speak in Bath Maine and includes a brief biography. Prickett, born April 29 1893 in Hutchinson Kansas, rose from West Point to brigadier general and major general through World War II, with multiple rank promotions and service in Cavalry Field Artillery and staff roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Prickett
Pentagon
Washington
D. C
Omar N. Bradley
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corporation Baths
Maine
Fay Brink Prickett
Fay B. Prickett
Sophomore Class Presents Musical Revue and Military Career
A long career profile follows detailing a brigadier general’s path from Punitive Expedition service in Mexico to World War II command roles. Beginning with the 10th Cavalry in 1917, he advances through the 13th Field Artillery, Meuse Argonne and St Mihiel campaigns, staff and teaching roles, West Point duties, and finally commands in the 75th Infantry Division and 4th Armored Division. The record covers promotions, key postings, overseas service, and postwar commands up to 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
10Th Cavalry
Mexico
Fort Huachuca
Arizona
13Th Field Artillery
el Paso
Texas
School of Fire
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Camp Greene
North Carolina
France
Camp de Souge
16Th Field Artillery
Chateau- Thierry
Ourcq
Vesle
St Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Germany
U. S
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Fort Sill Okla
Field Artillery School
Princeton University
Princeton
N. J
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Army War College
Washington
D. C
War Department General Staff
Washington, D.C
West Point
N. Y
U.S. Military Academy
Field Artillery Board
Fort Bragg
First Army
Governors Island
4Th Motorized
4Th Infantry Division
Camp Gordon
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Prickett Relinquishes Command Returns to US as PGD Leader
Prickett leaves command of the 1st Constabulary Brigade and returns to the United States to become Commanding General of the Pennsylvania Military District. From there, he is assigned on 5 July 1948 as the Deputy Inspector General for the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prickett
1St Constabulary Brigade
United States
Pennsylvania Military District
Army
Rotarians Observe Boys Week At Luncheon
Rotary club marks Boys Week at Tuesday noon meeting led by past president Charles Shepard guest speaker William Milliken discusses city youth sports and recreation programs At Morse High School Y M C A and recreation center efforts are praised and plans for expanding activities this summer are outlined Local police and civic members attend and a new Bath Iron Works member is welcomed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Charles Shepard
William Milliken
Morse High
Bath
Portland
Bill
Milliken
George Musk
Addison
Boothbay Harbor
John R Newell
Bath Iron Works
Kershner
William E. Foster
Lewiston
Parker Head Man Works On Invention To Purify Clams
Albert Gray a Parker Head clam digger who faces Bath municipal court Monday on illegal digging charges is developing a clam purification method. He proposes concrete tanks with wire baskets, purified sea water in, bacteria purged in 24 hours, costing under 1000 dollars to build and about 18 dollars daily. State fisheries studies show stations would be costly at 25000 dollars each, though other states have had success. Trials show treated clams meet federal health standards without chlorination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Gray
Parker
Gardiner R. Deering
Bath
Gray
State Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Telephone bridge at St Marys church choir game week
St Marys church choir hosts a telephone bridge this week and next featuring contract auction and whist. Prospective players may form a table by contacting Mrs Paul Boudreau. scores due by April 10. Play 20 hands with no doubling or redoubling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
Paul Boudreau
Local Church Receives Caleb W Bequest Trustees to Accept
Berry farm residents Janice Brown and Rob Seae left unspecified plans to reside in Tops ham. The late Caleb W’s house and contents were turned over to Bowdoinham Baptist church trustees per the executor Jessie Frye. A church meeting Monday discussed accepting the bequest. The Firemen’s Auxiliary will stage two one act plays Friday at Town Hall followed by dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice
Mics Brown
Rob Seae
Berry Chicken Farm
Topsham
Caleb W
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
Jessie Frye
Firemen's Association
Sanford
Donald Miner
Eli Miner
Maine General Hospital
Paar
Portland pair to hear Churchill at MIT this Friday
Nr and Mrs George B Wetherbee of Portland will travel to Boston this week to hear Winston Churchill at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday. Mr Wetherbee is the son of Mrs Charles P Wetherbee and graduated from MIT in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Wetherbee
Portland
Boston
Winston Churchill
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wetherbee
Charles P. Wetherbee
ML I. T
Hudene D Grant Teen Party Held At Russell Home
Hudene D Grant daughter of Mr and Mrs J Russell Grant entertained one afternoon at the home of her parents. Games were played and prizes won by Prudence Bell and Denise Brown. Hudene was there with Bell Denise Brown Donald Thayer Lillian Russell and Elaine Pinkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Russell Grant
Prudence Bell
Denise Brown
Hudene
Bell
Ise Brown
Donald Thayer
Lillian Russell
Elaine Pinkham
Eleanor Bertrand to Wed John Arden Williams
Mr and Mrs George Bertrand announce the marriage of their daughter Eleanor Margaret to John Arden Williams son of Mr and Mrs Dwight L Williams Fort Worth Texas. The couple were married February 26 in San Francisco where both were employed and then left for Fort Worth to reside. Mrs Williams formerly resided here and graduated Morse High School in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bertrand
Washington Street
Eleanor Margaret
John Arden Williams
Dwight L. Williams
Fort Worth
Texas
San Francisco
Williams
Morse High School
Wright Beggs Wedding at Winter Street Church
The wedding of Wright Beggs and Lawrence Paul Wright took place Wednesday at six in Winter Street Church with Rev. Joseph O. Purdue officiating. Mrs Beggs supported the bride, Herman N Wright Jr. served as best man, and both families attended the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beggs
Beggs
Bruns
Briggs
Brunswick
Lawrence Paul Wright
Herman N. Wright
Summer Street
Winter Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Herman WN. Wright, Jr
Savage-Brawn Wedding at Beacon Street Parsonage
Mrs. Mildred Brown daughter of Mrs Beatrice Thompson of Augusta and the late Mr Thompson married Basil E Savage son of Mr and Mrs William Savage 133 Summer Street at the Beacon Street parsonage Monday of last week Rev Alfred H Ives officiated Donald W Savage and Robert Gauvin were ushers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Brown
Beatrice Thompson
Augusta
Mr. Thompson
Basil E. Savage
William Savage
Summer Street
Beacon Street
Alfred H. Ives
Donald W. Savage
Robert Gauvin
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Vores
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URS Oren Savings
ADU
South End P. T. A
PTA
Choral Society
75Th Infantry
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
XXI Corps
7Th Army
10Th Armored
4Th Armored
XII Corps
XV Uniil
4Th Armored Division
1St Constabulary
Walter Fullerton
Harland Robinson
Robert Marshall
Henry Hendrickson
Donald Beaton
Shirley Clark
Capetown
Rotarians
Donald Belanger
Cynthia Sewall
St. Mary's School
Eila Temple
Richmond
John Mealey
Mrs. Mealey
Bowdoinham
Rich
Dudes Are
Sing Sabu Coi Russell
Ashaway
Bailey’s “Arney
North St., Bath, Maine
Eleanor Bertrand
Wright
Bay Malland
Phi
Bath Ree
Richmond Pacing Co
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