District Three PTA Meets in Bath For Annual Session
The District Three Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers met at Winter Street Church with 13 units represented. Mrs. Newton Leonard of Providence spoke on today s challenge to parents and teachers, stressing health citizenship and home life. A panel discussion on All Children Are Our Children followed with educators and parents taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc
Winter Street Church
Edward B. Hamblett
Louis A. Dole
Joseph Smith
Louis Dole
Dole
Winter Street
Newton Leonard
Providence
R. I
PTA
Legion Auxiliary Names Committees at May Meeting
American Legion Auxiliary installed new officers led by Katherine Risteen as president. committees were set for welfare child welfare hospitalization publicity community service war activities rehabilitation legislative poppy day and more. A luncheon at Hyde Windlass Cafeteria will be held next week with Arline Gay arranging. Next meeting May 10 at Legion hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Risteen
Beatrice Leavitt
Grace Costain
Helen Shaughnessy
Marion Stinson
Lida Costain
Mary Carey
Margaret McKellar
Katherine Pratt
Phoebe Hart
Arline Gay
Madelyn Rowe
Charlotte Anderson
Madelyn Curran
Helen Hill
Hyde Windlass
Wellman
Wood
Waldoboroness
Betty Anderson
Mairzy Coats
Emma Crosby
Doris Reinoehl
Legion Hall
Lieutenant Woodruff marks four years in Army service
Lieut. Robert Woodruff U S A F returns home to Bath with parents Mr and Mrs Horace N Woodruff after four and a half years in the Army. A Morse High graduate class of '39 he served in Hawaii Port Moresby New Guinea and Australia guiding intelligence duties and earning a lieutenant rank before his upcoming Atlantic City rest and new assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Woodruff
U.S.A. A.F
Horace N. Woodruff
Washington Street
Morse High
U. S. Army
Maine
Baltimore
Bath
Morse
Lieut
Woodruff
Hickam Field
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
New Guinea
Port Morsby
Australia
Atlantic City
N. J
Thrilling war tales told to Bath Rotary group
Rotary members at Ma sonic Temple heard Lieut Donald M Marshall recount his 1943 combat experiences over France Holland and Germany with the U S Army Air Corps He described life since leaving Bath to join the armed forces and noted he lost a leg in combat Extra tables were set up to accommodate the large turnout with Rupe Irvine presiding and several guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Masonic Temple
U. S. Army Air Corps
France
Holland
Germany
Donald M. Marshall
Times
South End
Bath
Rupe Irvine
James Tucker
Brunswick
Harold J. Rubin
W. W. Sewall
Maurice Savoie
Edward W. Whelton
Iron Works Employee Seriously Injured in Bath
Joseph Marshall about 16 years old of Wiscasset was seriously hurt when struck by a car on Bath main street late Monday. He was thrown over the hood and taken to Miles Memorial hospital in Damariscotta with facial lacerations possible concussion and possible facial fractures. The car was driven by Alice Whitney of Windham and she was ordered to appear in court Tuesday to answer speeding charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Marshall
Wiscasset
Bath Iron Works Corp
Marshall
Miles Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Alice Itney
Windham
Alton Erskine
Mr and Mrs Alton Stimpson Visit Portland
Mr and Mrs Alton Stimpson of 1024 Washington street visited Portland recently, marking a brief trip that highlighted their travel through the city and time spent with local acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Stimpson
Washington Street
Portland
Wings Awarded to Bath Ground Observer Corps Members
More than 80 Bath area air guards have earned golden wings for three months of consecutive Aircraft Warning Service duty. Names on the eligible list include Allan Spear and others. wings to be distributed at Shepard's shoe store. Old Ladies Home Association held its annual meeting on High Street with reelected officers and reports detailing board activity, resignations, bequests, and donations to support the Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps
Bath
Shepard's
Allan Spear
Emery Wilson
Duncan H. Farrell
Donald Preble
Francis Norton
Natalie York
Walter Hill, Jr
George Hastings
George Perry
Samuel Povich
Herbert Craige
Fred Gowell
Harold Logan
Rita Snow
Willard Philbrick
Dorothy Lewis
E. E. Leonard
Eleanor Presley
George Kolarik
M. M. Sadick
Earle Temple
Wallace Mayo
Gerald Gamble
Charles Shepard, Jr
Edward Staples
Donald Emero
Gerald Thornton
C. S. Brown
Wendall Heal
Ronald Bean
Marshall Willis
F. S. Martin
George Graffam
Bert Jewett
H. G. Allen
Virginia Thayer
Bernice Christiansen
Wesley
John Preney
Norman Adams
George Howard
O. H. Warren
Elliott Hanson
Priscilla Cullen
Alice Avery
Phyllis Bisson
Eula Morang
Hattie Emmons
I. A. Trueworthy
Harold Brown
Edward True, Jr
Lulu Lemont
Gladys Francis
Marie Young
Joseph McLaughlin
Roy S. Lawrence
Elver Stickney
The
Old Ladies Home Association
High Street
Arthur Sewall
Board of Managers
Anna Trott
Agnes Humphreys
Charles C. Low
Thomas S. Gibbons
Frederick H. Kimball
William S. Newell
Robert B. Hatch
Allen Spear
Wilber G. Cahill
Henry C. Wright
Anna M. Trott
Cecil Paine
Mary Watson
Wilson
Lydia Moses
Charlotte I. Meeker
Davenport Fund
Louis A. Dole
Cmdr William Blair and Force Commended by British Admiral
Cmdr William Blair USNR and his task force received a commendation letter from Admiral Sir James Somerville, commander in chief of the British Eastern Fleet, for successful operations in the Southeast Asia Command theatre. Blair, once BIW Bath Iron Works port captain, left for active service in 1942 and now serves in an amphibious force in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmdr
William SS. Blair
USNR
James Somerville
Blair
United States Naval Reserve
Bath Iron Works
South Eastern Asia Command
Omar Blair
BIW
England
Only 425 of 1 000 dogs are licensed in Bath
About 425 dog licenses for 1944 have been issued to date at the City clerk's office. With a canine population over 1,000, a May 9 deadline looms. Unlicensed dogs will be disposed of per Maine law, and offenders may be summoned to court to answer fines. Household fat should be stored in a cool place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Aldermen Grant Licenses To Many Monday Evening
The Board of Aldermen postponed several restaurant licenses and taxi permits after sanitation concerns raised by Chester H. McCabe. Licenses for Rari S. Freeman and Roger Lewis, Arthur's Lunch, and Praxitelis M. Vamvakias were set aside, with others granted and a curb on roof overhangs referred to the Board of Highways and Sewers. The session included discussion of Mary A Picken's victualers license and extended adjournment to 4:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester H. McCabe
Rari S. Freeman
Roger Lewis
Washington Street
Arthur
McCabe
Board of Health
Mary A. Picken
Water Street
Victualers
Theodore Vamvakias
Vince
New Meadows
Durward Bowie
Samuel Pevich
Middle
Colonial Cafe
Tito Pecei
Center
Eugene Bridges
Chestnut
Bath Lodge of Elks
Spilios Kakos
Washington
Wallace Reed
A. Hallet
A. Hallet Co
Tom Canacaris
Laura C. Sullivan
Mike Zoome
J. J. Newberry Co
Beulah M. Stodder
Eunice M. Poulos
Emily R. Savage
Hilltop Market
Charles Condos
Owen J. Richards
Columbia
Herbert Luce
James Kakos
Dummer
Julia C. Field
Edward F. Kelly
Helen Black
Mary Picken
D A R Meeting Elects Officers At Central Church
Officers elected at Colonel Rummer Sewall Chapter D A R annual meeting held Tuesday at Central church parish house. Regent Mrs Alice Percy Litchfield led proceedings. other officers re elected or newly chosen. A hospital fund card party planned for May 16 and U S O open house set for May 14. Guest speakers discussed air maps and changing geography postwar era with maps illustrating routes and oil pipelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rummer Sewall Chepter
Central Church Parish House
Harry E Litchfield
Mics Dane Lemont
America
Alice Varner
Phen
Alice Percy Litchfield
Ada Trask Deering
Lena Wear Shepard
Lena Calderwood Ring
Nellie Reed Lord
Ethel Albee May
Alice Snowman Soule
Florence Bruere Wright
Jane Lemont
Marie Rowe Andre
Grace Mitts Carroll
Continental Congress
New York City
Waldorf Astoria
Lena Ring
Memorial Hospital
U.S.O
Charles Andre
Litchfield
Kenneth Smith
Japan
Asia
Truk
Lena Shepard
John Shepard
U.S. U.S. Army
Bath Rotarians Set Out for Quebec Trip
A group of Bath Rotarians depart for Quebec to attend the International Wed District conference at Chateau Frontenac. Past trips included 200 miles over mountains and a special wartime train from Portland with spouses. They will return via Montreal and stay one night at the Royal Hotel before arriving home Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wed
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec
Portland
Old City
Americas
Bath
Bath Will Play Prominent Part in War Recreation Conference
Bath will be notably represented at the Governor’s Conference on War Recreation in Augusta on May 9. Governor Sewall will lend official recognition to recreation during wartime and speak at the banquet while attending discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Augusta
Lewill
William
Newell
Bath Tron Works
Harlan P. Ladd
Duncan Farrell
Marguerite Rines
Morse High
Sewall
State Department of Education
Ladd
Dimnean Farrell
Avsp- Chatlon
Oh Recreation
Fue Ab
Boeritie Ries Weil
Daevar Gay
Bela Weils
Miss Hines
Pieran
Dover
Viatise of Representatives
War Recreation Committee
Perth guests attend Metropolitan Opera tenor James Melton concert
Mr and Mrs Fred W Quimby and daughter and Mr Granville Colby attended the Community Concert Association presentation featuring James Melton, leading tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, in Lewiston Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Commenity Concert Association
James Melton
Metropolitan Opera Assocition
Lewiston
Fred W Quimby
Granville Colby
Open House Planned at USO Hall of 3.5.0 in Bath
The USO quarters invite the public to an eight to midnight open house Monday with a short program, refreshments, and dancing. Renovations include repainting, refinished floors, new draperies, new furniture, and added kitchenette and game and music rooms. Governor Sumner Sewall may speak, with Lieut. Joseph O. Purdue, William S. Newell, Henry O. Trowbridge, and KE. H. Robinson expected to talk. Ruth Williams to sing. Girls Service Organization hosts assist. attendees may inspect the improved facility and learn about USO efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
New England
Sumner Sewall
Joseph O. Purdue
USA
Winter Street
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Henry O. Trowbridge
KE. H H. Robinson
Ruth Williams
Girls Service Organization
USC
Lambert Park firemen to receive hose transfer
Lambert Park Fire Department voted at weekly meeting to receive 2000 feet of half inch hose from the State Office of Civilian Defense. The equipment, loaned to Bath, will be installed at various locations and boxes built for storage. The group also agreed to sponsor a local USO league event starting in May with practice on Wednesdays at Kimball field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Park
Janeth Barnim
Bath
Tipemen
Furst
Kimball Field
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P.T.A
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Mary Wellman
Third District
Amercan Legion
Evelyn Snow
Lieut. Woodruff
Pearl Harbor
Iron Works
Main Street
OLD Ladies’ Home
Charles E. Gale
Gale
Newtew
Comdr
William Blair
O. Howard
Randall Daly
Harland Brown
Lincoln
M. W. Sewall & Co
Bath Water District
H. P. Small Co
Forest Legard
Water and Vine
Lewiston Buick Co
O. M. Redson
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
Howard Coal Co
George Romero
Vine
Albert Pelletier
Portland Rowe & Dalrymple
Henry B. Schmidt
Nathan Petlock
Franklin
Elias A. Joseph
Max Katz
Clarence N Flood
Solomon K Greenblatt
Henry B Schmidt
Washington, Rowe & Dalrymple
George Crocker
Bath Opera House
Arthur Woodward
61 Center
Earl Freeman
Beacon
CS Milliken
Oak
Henry C. Hodgdon
Paul G. Bagdikian
D.A.R
Hero
Charles E
Kelly
Pittsburgh
Anzio
Dan
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