Destroyers Every Other Friday tells Newell and Bath Iron Works tale
The Down East article by Richard Hallet chronicles William S. Newell reviving Bath Iron Works after 1929, rebuilding the shipyard, securing destroyer contracts including the Dewey, Drayton, and Samson, and shaping wartime production with naval work and skilled labor, highlighting Newell’s humor and leadership.
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Newell
B.I.W
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Empire of Japan
Bath Ward
Japan
Elate
Pete” Newell
China
Iron Works
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works
Archibald M Main
Washington
Navy
Dewey
Drayton
Samson
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Ranger
Vanderbilt
Pete’ Newell
Gothia
Beind
Miss Erma Lundstrom Sets Date With Lt John F McPhee
Everett couple announce engagement of Miss Erma Lundstrom of Seattle to Lieut. (j g) John F McPhee U S N R son of Mr and Mrs Howard S McPhee of 43 Dummer Street. Miss Lundstrom attended Everett High School and works as a secretary in Seattle. McPhee graduated Morse High School 1949 and Maine Maritime Academy 1952. He worked for American Export Lines two years and serves in the Naval Reserve stationed in San Francisco. Summer wedding planned.
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H. O. Lundstrom
Everett
Wash
Erma Lundstrom
Seattle
J.g
John F. McPhee
U.S.N.R
Howard S McPhee
Dummer Street
Miss Lundstrom
Everett (Wash) High School
Morse High School
Lieut. McPhee
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
American Export Lines
United States Naval Reserves
San Francisco
Calif
First Baptists Consider Sunday School Program
The American Baptist program titled The Year of Baptist Achievement was presented at First Baptist Church by Mrs. James Webner of Topsham and Floyd M Carter of Bath. A follow up presentation and discussion is planned for Sunday at 7 15 p.m with all Sunday School supporters urged to attend.
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First Baptist Church
James Webner
Topsham
Floyd M Carter
Bath
Welner
Bradley Cahill Celebrates Fourth Birthday Party
Bradley W Cahill was guest of honor at a birthday party Saturday at the home of his parents on Andrews Road. Attending were Ellen Howe Dorothy Fleming Sally Bailey Ricky Minott Jay and David Lemont Lynn and Lee McCabe and several adults including his grandmother Mrs Charles H Cahill and Mrs Clinton Fleming.
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Bradley W. Cahill
Charles H. Cahill, Jr
Andrews Road
Ellen Howe
Dorothy Fleming
Sally Bailey
Ricky Minott
Jay
David Lemont
Lynn
Lee McCabe
Charles H. Cahill
Clinton Fleming
Paul Stinson
Franklyn Howe
Mitchell Pupils Stage Play For South End P T A
Pupils from Mitchell School fifth to seventh grades presented a program at the South End P T A meeting directed by John Darling Miss Anna Heine and Mrs Marion Bailey The program featured a play The Cap My Mother Made For Me vocal and piano solos and a puppet show
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Mitchell School
South End
P. T A
John Darling
Anna Heine
Marion Bailey
Times Newspaper Carriers Seek Four-leaf Clover Prizes
Bath Times carriers join Lever Brothers Good Luck Clover contest aiming for ten $1,000 college scholarships, bicycles, and more. Children collect four leaf clovers from Good Luck margarine front panels and foil wraps during an eight week drive, competing against peers nationwide.
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Lever Brothers Co
Bath Times
Times
United States College
United States
R. G. Spears
Lever
Good Luck Products Division
Eisenhower
Cardinal Spellman
Eddie Rickenbacker
Bing Crosby
Walt Disney
Rehearsals Begin for Local Variety Show Holiday Ahoy
Rehearsals for Holiday Ahoy, a locally cast stage show, are underway at Morse High auditorium for May 12 and 13. Sponsored by Battery B and the Maine National Guard, the production supports the unit’s improvement fund with ten big scenes including dockside present time scenes, futures, and flashbacks led by Emcee Dave Garroway as Captain.
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Morse High Auditorium
Battery B, Maine National Guard
Chris Carver
Dave Garroway
Paul Crocker
Singapore
Sam
Kelley
CBS Journalist Paul Niven To Cover London Elections
Paul Kendall Niven, CBS Washington bureau member, left by air Friday for London England to report upcoming British elections. He expects to stay about a week and recently returned from England where he served as CBS commentator for several years. He spoke on The Cold War at a Torch Club meeting in Portland last Wednesday. He is the son of Paul K Niven and Mrs. Niven of Brunswick and the grandson of publisher Frank B Nichols and the late Mrs Nichols of Bath.
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Paul Kendall Niven
Columbia Broadcasting System
Washington
Brunswick
Prandon
the Times
Frank B Nichols
Nichols
Bath
Hockomock Council D of P Plans District Meeting
Hockomock Council D of P met at Red Men Hall Thursday evening to discuss the May 12 district meeting at Ramona Council Bath. Memorial service planned. 2 p.m. afternoon session and 8 p.m. program. State meeting set for 2 p.m. May 14 in South Portland. Marjorie Steele presided and announced no May 12 meeting.
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Hockomock Council
D of P
Red Men's Hall
Ramona Council
Bath
South Portland
Marjorie Steele
Pocahontas
High School Marriage Rate Revealed in New Study
A recent study shows that about one in 33 U S high school students marries while still enrolled. The finding highlights early marriage as a notable trend among teen populations and prompts discussion among educators and policymakers.
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U. S
Edward R Marchetti Named to Boys State By Bath Elks Lodge
Morse High School junior Edward R. Marchetti has been chosen as an owner Boys State Representative announced by Frederick E. Drake Jr. exalted ruler Bath Lodge of Elks sponsor. Marchetti son of Joseph and Mrs Marchetti 1356 Washington street, noted for athletics and Morse High basketball champion team member. He will attend the Boys State week session in Orono this June.
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Edward R. Marchetti
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
Bath Lodge of Elks
Morse High School
Joseph Marchetti
Washington Street
Marchetti
Morse
Morse High Western Maine
Orono
Inner Wheel Guest Night at Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Inner Wheel held a guest night at the Harriet Beecher Stowe house in Brunswick with a Smorgasbord dinner for members husbands and guests. Card games provided entertainment with committee members including Mrs. Kenneth Humphries Mrs. Carl Albee and Mrs. E O Barsness and many couples in attendance.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Brunswick
Kenneth Humphries
Carl Albee
E. O. Barsness
John Hayes
Loring Addison
Lynn Massey
Herbert Lemont
Heyward Newcomb
John Parker
Hildreth Fisher
Reginald Parker
William Skelton
Milton Stephenson
George Sargent
Edward W. Bridgham
Edward W. Bridgham, Jr
Floyd Bussey
Kenneth Francisco
Charles Doyle
Raymond Farnham
G. Thomas Murphy
Pre nuptial Shower For Bride To Be Emily Hudson
Miss Emily Ann Hudson was guest of honor at a shower hosted by Mrs. Ray Thomas in Woolwich ahead of her marriage to Charles L. Hinckley of Georgetown. Gifts included a patchwork quilt by her great grandmother Mrs. Bina Staples. A buffet lunch and social evening followed with many invited guests.
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Emily Ann Hudson
Ray Thomas
Woolwich
Dickson Speaks at Bath Lioness Club Meeting
David C. Dickson Bath Health and Welfare superintendent and Sagadahoc Civil Defense deputy director addressed Bath Lioness Club on CD program aims. He outlined mass feeding clothing evacuation Red Cross liaison and division work. May 19 election slated. final season meeting to follow at Wiscasset Inn. Hard luck jockey Hedley Woodhouse noted for second-place finishes in Hialeah Widener Stakes.
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David C. Dickson
Bath Department of Health and Welfare
Sagadahoc
Wiscasset Inn
Hialeah
Hedley Woodhouse
Commercial Fisheries 4 H Project Outlined for May 18
Robert Dow of Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Department will address 4 H club members and parents at the Five Islands grange hall on May 18 at 8 p m. He will present a new Commercial Fisheries 4 H project covering lobster fishing clam digging quahog digging marine worm project and an Irish moss project. Materials prepared by the department are ready for distribution to 4 H members and enrollment opportunities will be discussed.
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Robert Dow
Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Department
Five Islands Grange Hall
Dow
Free Will Workers Meet With Mrs Walker at Corliss Street
Free Will Workers of Corliss Street Baptist church met at Mrs. Harold Walker’s Highland street home to review past month activities. A white elephant sale is planned for the next meeting with date to be announced. Carnations for Mother's Day will be purchased. Mrs. Theresa Hill reported on Council of Church Women meetings and urged full participation. Attendees included Mina Snipe Madelyn Labbe Lillian Plant Marie Berry Wilfred Chaney Hill Mildred Allen Isabelle Small and Deborah.
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Corliss Street Baptist Church
Harold Walker
Highland Street
Theresa Hill
Council of Church Women
Mina Snipe
Madelyn Labbe
Lillian Plant
Marie Berry
Wilfred Chaney
Hill
Mildred Allen
Isabelle Small
Deborah
Stork Shower Honors Mrs Harold Colbeth in Bath
Mrs Harold Colbeth was guest of honor at a Stork Shower hosted by Mrs Richard H Johnson and Mrs William F Mussenden at Mrs Johnsons Washington street home. Attending were Mrs Albert W Thompson Mrs William A Niss Mrs Frederick W Robie Mrs B H Kitchen Mrs Clinton W Owen and Mrs Raphael Colbeth. The Colbeths, new to Bath, reside at 20 Garden street where Mr Colbeth manages the Central Maine Power Co office.
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Harold Colbeth
Richard H. Johnson
William F. Mussenden
Bath
Garden Street
Mr. Colbeth
Central Maine Power Co
Miss Anita Bagdikian to Marry Charles Metcalf
Dr and Mrs Paul Bagdikian announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Anita Bagdikian to Charles E Metcalf son of Mr and Mrs Leonard F Metcalf of Wiscasset. Miss Bagdikian is a University of Vermont graduate and Metcalf is a Wiscasset Academy alumnus employed as locomotive fireman for the Maine Central Railroad. No wedding date has been set.
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Paul G. Bagdikian
Oak Street
Anita Bagdigian
Charles E. Metcalf
Leonard F. Metcalf
Wiscasset
Bagdikian
University of Vermont
Metcalf
Wiscasset Academy
Maine Central Railroad
Print Selection Topic At B I W Camera Club
The Farnsworth Museum entry prints will be chosen at the B I W Camera Club meeting at 7:30 in the recreation hall. Fred Pinkham will show color slides of Quebec City. All B I W employees and photography enthusiasts are invited.
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Farnsworth Museum
Tofhight
B. I. W. Camera Club
Recreation Hall
Quebec City
Fred Pinkham
Health report: Sagadahoc county communicable diseases
State health report for week ending April 30 lists measles cases in Phippsburg Richmond and West Bath, with chicken pox in two towns and hepatitis in others. Six chicken pox cases and six measles cases statewide, plus two hepatitis cases.
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Sagadahoc County
State of Maine Department of Health and Welfare
Phippsburg
Richmond
West Bath
Bowdoinham lodge notes memorial service and calls
Electa Chapter OES held a memorial for members lost this year. Vivian Dodge was reelected grand marshal. Gretchen Hatch installed as treasurer. Comfort Branch Sunshine Society hosted a large day meeting with gifts and sick cards. Boy Scouts and Explorers planned a June camping trip pending a paper drive. Many local residents listed travel, relocations, and visits across Maine and New England amid community events and upcoming VFW officer installations.
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Electa
Masonic Hall
Lelia Blodgett
Stella Randall
Wendall Heenie
Ernest Hunter
Gladys Raymond
Evelyn Astley
Leona Hackett
Louise Curtis
Vivian Dodge
Grand Lodge
Gretchen Hatch
Ruth G. Dodge
Comfort Branch
Sunshine Society
Mildred
Richmond
Lisbon Falls
Gardiner
Mary Webber
George Millay
Helen Millay
Nancy MacDonald
Josephine Valentine
Lucille Jewell
Barbara
June Uhle
Sandra Benner
Carol Leonard
Irma Douglas
Nina Lee Jewell
Elaine Merrill
Louise
Aidonna Valentine
Nancy Dodge
Susan Fides
Linda Hackett
Sheila Brown
Malcolm Jewell
Bishop
Ridge
Bowdoinham Baptist Church
William Dingley
California
Raymond Stein
Brunswick
Ruth Bacon
Medford
Mass
Herschel McEwen
Ralph McEwen
Limestone Air Base
Texas
Petroff
el Paso
Germany
Millay Road
George Sedgley
Seabrook
Smithtown
N. H
Arthur Frizzle
Earl Brown
Florida
Harpswell
Ella Temple
Shirley Kuta
Dana
Temple
Harry Mosher
Wiscasset
Bert Temple
Woolwich
William Valentine
Frank Eaton
Barbara Butler
Beacon Street Men Plan for Ladies' Night
The Beacon Street Methodist church Men's club outlined its annual Ladies' Night for May 20 at the Worster house in Hallowell. A members and guests dinner will precede an entertainment segment announced by President J. Franklin Howe, with flowers to be bought for Mother's Day.
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Beacon Street Methodist Church
Worster House
Hallowell
J. Franklin Howe
Waldo Weston
Clifton Tedford
U. S. Air Corps
Alaska
Los Angeles
Alcan
Weston
Air Force
Fairbanks
Carleton Pye
Dwight F. Packard
First Baptist Sewing Circle Plans Maine Baptist Convention
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the First Baptist church met for an all day session to discuss the Maine State convention of Baptist churches to be held here June 6 to 9. Committees for the convention dinner will be named at the May 18 meeting, with another all-day session and a covered dish noon dinner.
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Ladies Sewing Circle
The
First Baptist Church
Maine State Convention of Baptist Churches
Bath Boy Named Public Management Student
Richard H. Cahill son of Mr and Mrs Andrew R Cahill of 68 South Street has been named Public Management student for the city of Rockland this Summer. The University of Maine junior will work with various city departments for twelve weeks of the summer vacation period.
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Richard H. Cahill
Andrew R. Cahill
South Street
City of
Rockland
University of Maine
Cahill
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