Bath Iron Works Launches Niblack Amid Parking Woes
The Bath Iron Works prepares to launch the U S Niblack a 1630 ton destroyer at 10 45 a m on Saturday May 18 private ceremony invited guests only Mrs Albert Parker Niblack widow of Admiral Niblack sponsors the ship while the yard faces a parking shortage with 600 to 700 workers driving in and a limited Maine Central lot. discussion of city bought parking at the Houghton site and use of Hyde Windlass Co facilities to ease the crunch.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
U. S
Iron Works
City Hall
Washington Street
Maine Central Railroad
Houghton Yard
Hyde Windlass Co
Maine Central
Houghton
Hyde Propellers
Uncle Sam
Deer crosses bay to Lee's Island shelter in calm bay day
Dromore residents spotted a buck deer swimming from the mainland to Lee's Island in Phippsburg. The animal landed safely and paused to reveal its antlers in sunlight as pursuing dogs gave chase. Lee's Island is noted as a habitat refuge for harassed wildlife, often sheltering animals from the mainland.
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Dromore
Lee's Island
Popham Beach Activities and Community Notes
Selectman Raymond Wyman arranged for Guy Crowley to manage drainage work while a road scraper began spring trips. The coast guard towed a stuck car from McIntyre’s Corner. The Sunbeam boat visited for the first time and lighthouses inspected. Mary Dunton and other locals joined census and church activities. Charles Leonard injured by a rusty spike. treatment followed by Bath hospital. Various residents plan summer relocations, repairs, and garden work as spring proceeds.
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Raymond Wyman
Guy Crowley
McIntyre
Popham
Fort Popham
Coast Guard
Pond Island
Sunbeam
Maine Seacoast Mission
Mary
Walter Newdick
Marion Bridges
Betty Leonard
Bertha Newdick
Gloria Merrill
Ernest Oliver
Richard Sprague
Virginia Perkins
Lynette Caverly
Mary Newdick
Miss Caverly
Irving Dobbin
Jonesport
Phippsburg Center
Alvah Light
R. N
Bath
Joseph Smith
Charles Morse
Bain
Albert Renaud
William Hill
Charles F. Hathaway
Cambridge
Mass
Moses Chandler
South Shore
John Beebe
Wakefield
John Carter
Peter Isaacson and Son
Irving
Lewiston
Philip Wyman
Lawrence Wyman
Walter Rogers
Clarence Perkins
Scholand
Spencerport
N.Y. Popham Gardens
Henry Leonard
Forest Wynman
Marie
Richards
Blanche Renaud Freeman Beal
Pines
Alonzo Moronng
Clifton Morong
Lisbon Falls
Ralph Morong
North Haven
Harold Thayer
William Wallace
Ernest Spinney
Bath Memorial Hospital
Dr. Grant
Louis Gayton
Auburn
Former Bathman Witnesses Colon Fire Blaze in Panama Zone
Stan Willis, a former Bathman and nephew of Mrs. Angus E. Burden, reports from Colon Panama Canal Zone on a week of April 14 fire that leveled nearly the entire city. He recalls fighting flames amid wind, water shortages, and chaotic rescue efforts as residents saved belongings and authorities battled the blaze.
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Stan Willis
Angus E. Burden
Highland Street
Colon
Panama Canal Zone
Willis
Miguel
Panama City
Wally
Winnegance Auxiliary Entertained and Auction Prizes Listed
Winnegance community club auxiliary was entertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs Parker O Rogers. Plans for entertaining the Maine Progressive Union May 21 were discussed. First prize in the auction was won by Mrs Walter Morse, second by Mrs George Eaton. Mrs Sherman J L Morse entertained the Squaw club Thursday evening at her home 70 High Street. Prize winners in the auction were Mrs Edwin Small, Mrs Frank Perow. Mrs Edgar Oliver Mrs Lester Ferry Randolph is visiting Mr and Mrs Robert Manson. Mrs Edwin Small has returned from a five weeks absence visiting her mother Mrs William Lanagan in Auburndale Massachusetts and her brother Edward E Lanagan in Milton Massachusetts. She was accompanied by Mrs Eugene Hannon of Ashmont Massachusetts who returned home Thursday after a few days with her.
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Community Club
Parker O. Rogers
Bridge Street
Maine Progressive Union
Walter Morse
George Eaton
Sherman JL. Morse
Squaw Club
High Street
Edwin Small
Frank Perow
Edgar Oliver
Lester Ferry
Randolph
Robert Manson
William Lanagan
Auburndale
Mass
Edward E. Lanagan
Milton
Eugene Hannon
Ashmont
Boy Scouts of America
John D. Libby
Lynette Caverly
Ceres McCourt
Phippshburg Center
Dorethy Davis
Charles Savage
Atl Perkins Institute
Watertown
Church School
Doris Savage
Marion Cushing
Dorothy Cushing
Carolyn Wallace
Stokes
Haverhill
Lown
Bath
Our Shore
Helen Cushing
Cahoots Club
Burleigh Williams
Winnegance
Herman Hallett
Prestlery
John Libby
George Morong
Lewiston
Leston Harrington
Eugene Hart
Kathleen
Barbara
John
D. Libby
Leston Harrington, Jr
Parker Head
Torrey Roller, Bushing Co
Edwin M. Wyman
Boston
Hubert Bassett
Samuel Sternberg
Marilyn
Samuel
Harold Rogers
Eugene Harrington
Thornton
H. D. Mank
William Wyman, Jr
Helen Bain
Herbert Doughty
Doughty
Miss Bain
Brunswick
Mary Dunton
Fred Libby
Walter Cushing
Charles Blaisdell
Bath Memorial Hospital
Maizie Wallace
Maurice Blaisdell
Ora Hallett
Woolwich
Parker Head Neighborhood Patrol Scouts Meet and Picnic
Parker Head reports a Wednesday Scout gathering at John D. Libby home with Lynette Caverly teaching First Aid. A Thursday Girl Scout event in the vestry honored a song writing contest winner. Numerous local residents attended picnics, visits, and church school plans for May 12 Mother's Day program with a picnic weather permitting.
Sacred Heart Circle Sets Mary Day Observance and Thanks
Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella voted Monday to observe Mary Day on Saturday May 11 with communions and rosaries. The D of I communion date was moved to May 26 at 7 30 mass. The group plans a spiritual bouquet for Rev. Henry J. Coleman for his 25th anniversary as national chaplain. They thank Mrs Catherine Burgess and Mrs John Costain for donating a Sacred Heart statue for the hall.
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Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Henry J. Coleman
Catherine Burgess
John Costain
Margaret Long
Nora McLaughlin
Vivian Kronstrand
van Buren
Mary Cummings
Lena Fortier
Yvette Bisson
Annie Skaling
Mary Linekin
Maude Wilson
Muriel Tardif
Delia Moody
Grace Cunningh, Davis
Angelina Jenkins
Arlene Lemoine
Licenses Granted by the Aldermen Monday Evening
The aldermen approved bonds for City Treasurer Donald D. Young and accepted a $20,000 bond running from March 29, 1940 to March 29, 1941 with a $120 premium. They issued 84 licenses across categories including gasoline and petroleum products, victualers, hotels, and various trades with specific names and street addresses listed.
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City Treas
Donald D. Young
National Surety Co
New York
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William 8. Newell
The
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George Renaud
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August R. Schwerdtfeger
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
James Duncan
Court Street
Jim
Walter
Mrs. Duncan
Damariscotta Lake
Harold L. Adams
William M. Adams
Hubert W. Eldred
U. S. Navy
Dallas
Texas
Col. Hidred
Treas. L. Eugene Ee Philip Miller
Alfred A. Parks
Time Office
Raymond E. Parks
Executive Safety Committee
William Belanger
Ralph MacDonald
Richard Young
David Cox
Memorial Hospital
Seth Snipe
David P. Mullin
Mac Lonald
Hull 178
Mr. Mullin
Snipe
Tin Shop
Brightman
American Mutual Liability Insurance Co
Walter E. Chase, Jr
State Safety Department
Scott Morse
Frank Fortier
William Daley
Boss Burner
Opaietas
Egnae
Highway Department
Kelley Field
Crocker
Goddard
Daley
Sewall's
Dummer Street
Phippsburg
Wyman
William Wymans
William
William N
Wiliam Wyman
Frederick D
George R
Mary Hutchins
George Wyman
Phipsburg
William Wyman
Thomas Percy
Frances Percey
David Wyman
John H. Thompson
Pearson Morrison
Nathaniel C. Reed
Dix Island
Carlson
City of
Rockland
Small Point
Thomas Allegrin
Jay K. Bowker
Howard Bowker
Seaman's Bank For Savings
Pier 16
East River
Benjamin Tay
J. Lane
Liverpool
Bessie Dickinson
Aryan
Dickinson
Sutton & Beebes Dispatch Line
Gardiner Rogers
Sally
Perry
Rogers Camp
Meadowbrook
Harry Williams
Nathaniel Percy
Cox's Head
Annie Bowker
George C. Pease
Isabel Smart
Lawrence Scott
Kedrick Palmer
Stoneybrook
Ralph Hart
West Point
Arthur Tracy
Grace Dickinson
Portland
Winter Street
George J. Goodwin
Lilian
Arthur Crockett
Henry Minott
George Roche
Abbie Minott
Lake Auburn
P. A. Nelder
Turner
Leonard Thombs
Belfast
Popham Beach
Christopher Marr
Naugatuck
Conn
Page Wyman
Charles Talbot
Charles Wyman
John Rogers
Bion Bowie
Harold DeLong
N. B. Fickett
Barbara Sprague
North Yarmouth Academy
Celia Hatch
Dunlap Hatch
Waldo Weston
Ferris
John Boyd
John, Jr
Weston Cottage
Philip and
Lawrence
Plisha Bridges
Herbert Lerman
Virginia
Harold Wallace
John Perkins
Great Colon
Parker
George D. Emero
Lewiston Buick Co
Broad Street
Wesley FE. Shaw
Pine
S. R. Higgins
M. B. Stanley
Gulf Refining Co
Lincoln Streets
Maurice B. Shea
Lincoln Street
Socony Vacuum Oil Co
Vine Street
Louis Poseley
Bath Fuel Co
James A. Clappison
Water Street
Henry T. B. Leeman
Commercial Street
Forest R. Lewis
Francis A. Parry
Front Street
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
W. M. Adams
Harland Brown
Randall M. Daley
Washington and
Vine Streets
B. T. Wagner
Tom Canacaris
Ernest Poulos
Nicholas Krikalas
Center Street
Estelle E. Stiles
S. W. Barnes
Irving Barter
Dorothy M. Hart
Center Or
Front Streets
Jay Povich
Sadie A. Fogg
Middle Street
W.H. Smith & Son
Variety Shops, Inc
Ralph E. Legard
North Street
Bartlett O. Smith
Andrews Road
Alston FE
Oliver
Co. S. Milliken
Upper Washington Street
Octave Breton
Sam Juaico
Mike LaseKatos
Henry G. Hodedon
John J Mulcahy
Pearl Street
Frank Pepper
Danel Poulos
Francis J. Gooch
Uptown Theatre
Frank A. Vennett
Bath Opera House
Nathan Petlock, Inc
Franklin Street
Catherine D. Hawley
Read Nichols Co
Frank H. Kennedy
West Farmington