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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1943

Page

5

Easter Ball Plans By Nightingale Club In Bath

Society notes detail Easter ball planning by the Nightingale club of Bath with Mrs Carroll E Davis and co chairmen Mrs L Pratt and Mrs John Freeman. The event follows the annual tea in modest fashion amid illness and guest attendance.

Nightingale Club Carroll E. Davis Bowery Street L. Pratt John . Freeman Edward A. Footer Jo W. Cyr Davis Freeman Horace Lowell Brunswick

Mrs Staffield Returns From Bath Trip In Bath, Maine

Mrs D. W. Staffield of Boston has returned home after a two week stay in Bath and Five Islands.

D. W. Staffield Boston Bath Five Islands

Nurse Ellen Dolloff Arrives on Leave from Pearl Harbor

Miss Ellen Dolloff, a United States Navy nurse, arrives in the city on a ten days furlough from Pearl Harbor to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Cuvier R. Dolloff at 1313 Washington Street.

Pvt Melvin Henderson Washington, D. C Mrs Charles T. Henderson High Street Sara Barter Boothbay Harbor Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Ruth E. Cogan School of Journalism Boston University David S. Cogan Ellen Dolloff United States Navy Pearl Harbor Mrs. Cuvier R. Dolloff Washington Street

Virginia Andre Named State Junior C A R President

Miss Virginia Andre of the Elizabeth Lawrence Society C A R was announced as state junior president at a birthday tea in Winter Street church. The event noted Miss Barbara Morse as a former junior president, listed officers for 1943, and announced the next meeting on February 8 with a quiz on presidents born in February.

Virginia Andre Elizabeth Lawrence Society Winter Street Carmela Appleby Lisbon Falls Miss Andre Bath Society Barbara Morse Morse Society Horace P. Morse West Street New State Charles A. Andre High Street Ethel Blake E. Jane Trott Joanne Heal Caroline Carpenter Betty Mae Hopkins Dorothy Gilchrist Audrey King Dorothy Stanton Susan Bates Howard C. Bates Jane Lemont Col. Dummer Sewall Blake Andre Corliss Street

Philippines Should be Held After War Ends Says Moore

Lieut Com. Fredrik E. Moore urged keeping the Philippines after the war to prevent future conflict and to fortify Corregidor. He noted diverse tribes, limited Filipino readiness for self government, reliance on outsiders for trade, and education challenges. The talk supported U S control to maintain peace in Asia and aid progress toward self rule.

United States Philippines Fredrik E. Moore Asia Comdr Moore Comdr. Moore Roland Smith

Two Men Die In Midnight North End Fire

Bath residents Evins A. Jewett age 62 of Bath and Andrew Leslie from Back Bay New Brunswick died in a Sunday morning blaze that destroyed a Harvard street frame house. Clarence Holmes 41 a Bath Iron Works ship fitter is burned and hospitalized. Fire started from an overheated stove. Holmes and Mrs Holmes escaped, Holmes aided others but two men remained in their rooms above the kitchen. The building, uninsured, lost contents and Holmes faced about 30 dollars in losses. Fire department arrived after an alarm at 12 15. Jewett formerly worked at Bath Box Co. and on local farms. Leslie from Back Bay New Brunswick remains with relatives sought by Bath police.

Evins A. Jewett Bath Andrew Leslie Back Bay New Brunswick Clarence Holmes Shipfitter Bath Iron Works Bath Memorial Hospital Harvard Street Holmes Jewett Bath Box Co Eben Jay Jewett The Box Company Hagan Jack Clark George Jewett West Bath Leslie N. B

Victory Book Drive Underway In 1943 Campaign

The 1943 Victory Book Campaign sponsored by the American Library Association the American Red Cross and the USO runs through March 5. It seeks good books for soldiers sailors and marines aboard armed merchant ships with distribution via USO centers and libraries. Contributions may be left at the USO center Front Street near Uptown Theatre Patten Free Library Staples Drug Store and other announced points. Mr and Mrs Wendall Stevens of Washington Street recently visited Mrs Stevens brother Grant Jewett in A rrowsic.

American Library Association American Red Cross United States Service Organizations U. S. O. Center Frontistreet Uptown Theatre Patten Free Library Staples Drug Store

Auxiliary and Guild Meet at Grace Church Luncheon

Members of the Woman's Auxiliary and St. Mary's Guild of Grace church were entertained at a luncheon by Mrs. Frederick E. Drake at 1002 Washington street. Diocesan rural education secretary Mrs. Genie Daly spoke, reading a New Caledonia chaplain's letter on mission groundwork aiding the Army. Summers in Maine boost the department's vacation schools and weekly prayer leaflets.

Woman's Auxiliary St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church Frederick E. Drake Washington Street Genie Daly Portland Maine Charles M. Tubbs Minnie A. White Mary F. Gibbons Hawaiian Islands Treasury John Shaw Edward Sewall Ralph K. Hall Charles Magoun Charles Anderson Grace Church Ralph G. Stetson Harold W. DeLong

Theatres To Observe United Nations Week Event

The War Activities Committee sponsors United Nations Week with 16 000 US theatres joining in a national observance. The aim is to foster unity and inform the public about allied nations, their contributions, and to aid war relief through theater programs in Bath’s Opera House and Uptown theatres.

United States United Nations War Activities Committee Motion Picture Industry, Theatres Division Motion Picture Theatres of America America Bath Theatres Opera House Uptown Theatres Republican Conference Senator White Brewster Commerce Barkley McNary Committee On Claims

Maine Delegation and Congress Meet in Wartime Session

The Maine delegation reports a busy week organizing for a significant wartime session aimed at finishing the war and laying the foundation for lasting peace. Congress opened, with the President’s address praising allies, Chinese support, and American production.

Maine Congress Pees Senator White America

Worthy Cause Funded Through Theatre Box Passes

A charitable effort seeks substantial contributions via collection boxes passed in both theatres, aiming to raise funds for a worthy cause through audience generosity and collective support.

Historic vessel pictures captured by early photographers

Old snapshots reveal Kennebec river traffic including the William H. Davenport grounding at Sugarloaf and images of the four masted schooner Ida S. Dow. Built in Thomaston in 1918, Dow later passed to owners in Newport News and Washington, D. C., and was abandoned around Boothbay Harbor in 1940. Capt. James B. Perkins, longtime river steamer Virginia captain, was famed for his camera work.

E. M. Fuller Popham Cottage E. Motley Fuller William H. Davenrtt Phippsburg F. S. Bowker & Son Boothbay Ida S. Dow Kennebec Dow Thomaston Boston George W. Rhine Newport News New England Maritime Co Washington, D. C Atlantic Coast Co State Street Boothbay Harbor Courtney C. Houch Herbert L. Rawding Mabel A. Frye Harry G. Deering the Freeman Edna A. Knight James B. Perkins Virginia

Public safety inspection announced for Bath next Thursday

The City Council ordered a public safety inspection to be conducted by the Committee on Public Safety. Owners of hotels restaurants theatres halls and rooming houses must conform to city ordinances on entrances exits fire escapes and hazards endangering life and property. Mayor Rogers Chief Engineer Frates and Chairman Gediman sign the notice urging compliance.

Boston Bath Committee of Public Safety Committee On Public Safety Walter C. Rogers Richard J. Frates Fire Department Arthur W. Gediman

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C. D. Wilson Lark Street Memorial Hospital William D. Hill, Jr William D. Hill Foreslevan University Middletown Naval Air Corps Donald Larrabee Gilbert Beauty Waldo Weston, Jr Army Air Corps Gulfport Field Miss Joseph Allen Keesler Field Gulfport Sergt Allen Ivan Kirkpatrick Swampscott, Mass Donald MacKenzie H. Chester MacKenzie Court Street South Street Huse Clifford D. Kelly Walker Street Newport Naval Training Station Kelly Morse High School Navy Francis O'Brien Mr. O'Brien Luther Thompson Andrews Road Okaiyoka Wilmer I. Voorhees Andonis Cokinas Rockland Willam M. Adams Kennebec Coal and Wharf Co Stanley Wallace Frank R. Bailey Nequasset Alex St. Pierre Woolwich Bath Iron Works Corp Robert Brownell Upper Elizabeth V. Gavagan Western Avenue James U. S. Naval Training School Cornell University Ithaca New York United Press Office Albany John H. Hyde Miss Sally Edmund Hoggard Hotel Biltmore Sumner Sewall Blaine House Augusta Ambrose S. MacFadden Deering Street Robert E. Burgon John Burgon Middle Street Newport R. I Quartermaster’s Burgon Edgar Leroy Black Elinor Marie Black Henry Gallant Felix Gallant Richard Felker A. C Army Air Force Classification Center San Antonio Tex Leon Felker Cony High Archie L. Doyle North Street Benjamin Sawyer Skowhegan Russell W. Gasser Lorimer Lewis Wiscasset Naval Training Station Great Lakes Ill Bath Cooperative Concert Association Witold Makuzynski Garret Galvin Day's Ferry Dresden F. Wilbur Hagan James T. Bonney Union Street Court Frank H. Phillips Eastland F. C A_S.N Kenneth E. Dermon Marie Clancy Dermon Dermon Foreign Service Marie Clancy George Adams Edward K. Clancy Russell Street James H. Morse A.S U. S. Coast Guard Curtis Bay Morse High Machinists Mates School Ladies Sewing Circle First Baptist Church Joseph L. Dauphin Laura Harrington Mabel Lake Lotta Goodwin Cedric Martin Freeman Crosby Ernest Wade Harriet Wright Simon Moore Edwin W. Haggett Grace Crowley Union Street H. Laton Jackson H. John Bourque U.S.A Aberdeen Maryland William Bourque Floral Street John McKay Charles McKay Indiana Allan Spear Pearl Street Montana United States Army Mary Elizabeth Allen Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Mass Margaret True Allen Auburn S. Theodore Bertocci Lewiston Baptist Church Angelo P. Bertocci Bates College Miss Allen Charles E. Allen Charles Street Gerald L. Kinney Bangor Charles L. Kinney Beacon Street John Evans Lloyd Hooker Huse Memorial School Ernest Pinkham Huse School Jane Wiggin Green Street Carl's Drug Store Waltham, Mass Dick Poulos Poulos Fort Devens Bowdoin College George Nick Ernest P. Poulos Harrison W. Hubbard Betty Swanton Peter Quonset Point, R. I George Hodgkins Lina Hodgkins Elmer Hodgkins Harry Gifford Dorchester East Brunswick Della Adams Gifford C.A.R Duncan McIinnes North End Clarence Holmes Burns Mrs. Wendall Stevens Mrs. Stevens Grant Jewett Arrowsic Auxiliary and Guild F. E. Drake Washington Ralph O. Brewster Chiang Kaishek Senate White Foreign Relations Appropriations Interstate Commerce Patents and Rules Senate Republican Conference John L. Lewis Truman Committee New England Lewis
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