Civil Defense Allocates Substantial Equipment For City
Civil defense officials report a tentative allotment from the Office of Civilian Defense in Washington, including medical and casualty station gear, eight stretchers, 24 cots, 32 first aid pouches, 818 armbands, 154 steel helmets, 25 firemen helmets, 25 coats and pants, two trailer pumps, one skid mounted pump, two front mount pumps, 576 pump tank extinguishers, and 25 firemen boots. A new 500 gallon pumper for the fire department is expected soon, to be placed at Central Station on Water Street replacing Engine Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of
Civilian Defense
Washington
Office of Civilian Defense
New England
Portsmouth
N. H
East Hartford
Conn
Central Station
Water Street
Local notices and events from Wiscasset area
Births include Berneice Evelyn Wil son at Bath Memorial Hospital on May 7 to Mr and Mrs George H Wilson. The Marco club met at Curtis Pearson’s Bath road home. A motor trip to Calais involved Fred Merry Wilder Merry Bernard Merry Harold Shea and Charles Plumstead. Dugass family moved to Manchester New Hampshire for work at a construction power plant. Gorhan and daughter visited Cowley on Federal street. Bradfords visited relatives in South Bristol. Margaret Lane returned from Miles Memorial hospital operation. William McPhee and family visited Winterport. Gove family hosted return visit. Geraldine Farnham and Bertam Reed married May 1 in Bath with attendants Fernald Batley. Reed couple reside on Brunswick road, Bath. Wallace Stoddard moved into half of Grace Knight’s Federal street house. The Comical Cousins play drew strong attendance and Red Cross fundraising reached about $106.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Wilson
Bath Memorial Hospital
Berneice Evelyn
Marco Club
Curtis Pearson
Bath Road
Fred R. Merry
Wilder Merry
Bernard Merry
Harold Shea
Charles Plumstead
Calais
Charles Dugass
Manchester
N. H
Dugass
Interesting Feature Of Coming Concert By Les Camarades Musicaux
The Spring concert will feature four hand accompaniments to all chorus numbers and include vocal solos duets trios and quartets. It takes place Thursday night May 14 at Grace church parish house starting at eight. Proceeds support Bath music work with Merton E Sprague on violin and various piano selections. Tickets are available from Mr Ramsay or any club member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Camarades Musicaux
Grace Church Parish House
Merton E. Sprague
Bath
Allen H. Ramsay
Mr. Ramsay
Westport Social Roundup Travels and Visits
Mrs. George D. Richardson returned from Boston after her sister's death. Watertown couple J J Roche stayed at Nineacres with Betty and Ruth Doyle. Portland, Winchester, Medford, Bath, Cambridge and Dover visitors visited or vacationed in Westport, with multiple weekend stays and cottage openings noted.
Patriotic Program at West Bath Grange Meeting
More than 100 attended a stirring patriotic program led by Mrs. William A. Armstrong at the West Bath Grange hall. The Majorettes of Brunswick High School performed, followed by choir items, a flag reading, a rifle salute tableau, a quiz, and a community sing. Refreshments and dancing closed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Armstrong
West Bath Grange
Grange Hall
Brunswick High School
Imelda Lapointe
Betty Martin
Betty Comee
Alice Fortin
Alice Koucoulas
America
Lewis D. Carter
Girard Hodgkins
Wesley H. Lemont
Orrin Crosby
Omar Mercier
Gloria Leavitt
Frederick Morton
Cecelia Moore
Grange
Edward W. Haggett
Irving Berlin
Carter
Mercie MacFadden
Edgar Guest
Bernice Sturtevant
United States of America
Bath
Engagement announced for Bernadine Dall and Edgar Hancox
Mrs Minnie Dall of 82 South Street announces the engagement of her daughter Bernadine Marguerite to Edgar George Hancox son of Mr and Mrs George Hancox of Concord The couple plan a July wedding Bernadine is to graduate Morse High School class of 1942 in June Edgar Hancox graduated 1938 from Hopkinton Academy Hopkinton NH and works at Bath Iron Works Corp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Dall
South Street
Bernadine Marguerite
Edgar George Hancox
George Hancox
Concord
N.o
Mrs Mullen Patient at Bath Memorial Hospital
Mrs Roland Mullen of West Bath formerly Helen McIntire is a patient at Bath Memorial Hospital after an acute attack of appendicitis led to admission on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Mullen
West Bath
Helen McIntire
Bath Memorial Hospital
West Bath Social Notes and Local Visits
West Bath residents and visitors are listed with trips to North Quincy Boston Portland Freeport and Danvers. Social calls include sewing group sessions at the grange hall and hosting by Mrs Leon Felker and others. Family visits span Campbell Pond Birch Point Road and Larrabee Grove with many weekend gatherings and a batch of housekeeping and defense sewing for ten year old dresses.
Bath area confirms cottage openings and visits for weekend
SABINO Mr and Mrs Humphrey A Owen of Bath opened their cottage for the season. Several couples and families including Mr and Mrs Chester Freeman of Portland with son Donald, and Mrs George Bailey of South Portland, spent Sunday at the Bailey cottage. Dr Ralph H McNary and family visited the McNary farm in Marblehead with his mother and Bath Memorial patient John H McNary. Pooler cottage opened by Mr John Pooier and niece Eugenie Chamberlain of Waterville. Oscar Knight of Malden paused at their cottage. Mrs Joseph Cyr and daughter joined by Mr Cyr who weekended with her parents on Middle Street. Ns Frank W Richardson of Jefferson visiting Bath friends Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey A. Owen
Bath
Chester Freeman
Portland
Donald
George Bailey
South Portland
Bailey Cottage
Walter M. Hill
Aiken Cottage
Ralph H. McNary
Betty
Jack
Marblehead
Mass
McNary Farm
Dr. McNary
John H. McNary
Bath Memorial Hospital
John Pooier
Waterville
Eugenie Chamberlain
Oscar Knight
Malden
Joseph Cyr
Cyr
Herbert T. Calderwood
Middle Street
Mr. Cyr
Three Car Crash On Woolwich Hill Serious
A three car collision on Route 1 Woolwich near the overpass left one person hospitalized at Memorial Hospital with back injuries. Alfred N. Foyle's Ford struck Charles Reed’s Pontiac, rebounded 60 feet to hit Ralph Jones’s Chevrolet. Paul Alexander, Reed’s passenger, was injured and treated at Memorial. Investigating officer Thibodeau said cause unavailable and the case will be handed to State Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Memorial Hospital
Alfred N. Foyle
North Avenue
Skowhegan
Charles E. Reed
Thibodeau
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meeting on Vitamin B Foods
Seventeen members gathered at Goodwill Clubhouse Woolwich to discuss Vitamin B rich foods. Mrs Edwold Carter led the session with recipes and a chart on vitamin inclusion, followed by a brief business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Goodwill Club
Woolwich
Edwold Carter
Foods Project
Percy D. Marston
Walter Libby
Hobart F. Ames
Bath
Bureau
Norman H. Drummond
Arrowsie
Mary Wright
Fairview Cemetery Association Elects Officers
The Fairview Cemetery Association reelected officers at its annual meeting in Winneganee church vestry. Harry L. Knight was chosen president, Mrs. Harold J. Haggett secretary, and Charles Preble treasurer. Reports were read and accepted. The Bath Cemetery Board was asked to take over the cemetery last summer but declined. Dues will be collected for spring cleanup by Mrs Haggett and Mrs John Burgess. A fall meeting was discussed but not acted on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Cemetery Association
Winneganee
Harry L. Knight
Harold J. Haggett
Charles Preble
Charles T. Small
Bath Cemetery Board
Haggett
John Burgess
Junior Hospital League meeting reports funds turned in
At a well attended meeting in Miss Barbara Ross's home Mrs J Edward Drake Jr secretary treasurer said all money raised by league members for Bath Memorial hospital children's ward has been turned in During the evening members sewed blankets for the hospital Refreshments were served by the hostess Mrs Howard C Bates was reelected to membership The League will meet May 26 with Mrs Drake at her Summer home in Birch Point Mr and Mrs Donald Avery and Walter Perry of Meadow were passed Sunday at the Avery cottage at Bay Point
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
Barbara Ross
High Street
J. Edward Drake, Jr
League
Bath Memoral Hospital
Howard C. Bates
Drake
Birch Point
J. M. Gowdey
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
Montsweag Baptist Church
Woolwich
Montsweag
Woolwich Center
John the Baptist
E. A. Dolloff
Isaphene J. Dolloff
Harold R. Shaw
George W. Shaw
J. Albert Redlon
Harry O. Richardson
George Shaw
J. Frank Hunt
Woolwich School
Ada McConnell
Maurice Colby
Waverley
Mass
David Cox
Moatsweag
Eva
Chester Bunker
Alice McKenney
Ivan C. Shaw
Skowhegan
Bridgton
Leon Eaton
Lloyd Stinson
Jeannette
Bath
Riverside Cemetery Association
Edwold Carter
Norman Drummond
Arrowsic
Percy Marston
Florence Hathorne
Bernice Bailey
John C. Gilmore
Oscian Dodge
Sagadahoc Ferry
Carlton Day Reed
Mothers Club
Day’s Ferry
Good Will Club
Nelson Rice
Harry Fitch
Edward V. Reed
Herbert S. Milligan
Vassalboro
James Oliver
Frances Sharon Oliver
H. A. Spinney
Popham Beach
Mr. Spinney
Chester
Clyde
Dale Whittaker
Charlie Hanna
Miss Howard
Bay Point
Kennebec
Spinney
All
Albert Coombs
Melrose
Army Air Corps
Connecticut
Colorado
Evelyn Pinkham
Clyde Pinkham
Eye and Ear Infirmary of
Portland
Pinkham
Robert Fry
Andrew Butterfield
Jane
Robert Niles
Roslindale
Harold Robinson
Auburn
Maple Lodge
Eliza Graham
Jamacia Plains
Grey Rocks
Corp
Francis Oliver
Camp Edwards
Georgetown Road
Ellison Moody
Gilbert Head
M. Conley
John and
Joseph
Somerville
Anchorage
Marie Hogan
Bronx
N. Y
Florence Achard
Woolwich Church Services and Local News Brief
Rev J M Gowdey preaches Sunday at Woolwich Center and Montsweag on Reconciliation with Sunday school times and an evening sermon on John the Baptist. Community notices include cemetery association elections, memorial plans, Civilian Defense, and local club meetings. Personal items report visitors, travel, and family updates across Woolwich and Day's Ferry.
Weekend Guests and Local Trips Across Bath and Day's Ferry
Doinham Miss Marcia Stinson vacationed at Day's Ferry as relatives from Bath visited the region. A busy list of callers and weekend guests included the Shaw, Redlon, Richardson, Walker, Buck, and Longfellow families. Notable events feature Maxwell Welch preaching in Day's Ferry and Nequasset churches, with several trips to Brookline, Medford, Boston, and Rumford noted.
Bike collision injures Hartland officials and civilian
Cecil J. Cutts, Hartland special defense officer, and Ivar Pearson Jr., a civilian defense messenger, were badly cut and bruised when Pearson's bicycle collided with Cutts on upper Commercial street during Hartland's first blackout test. Pearson was treated at Mrs. Lloyd Cookson's home. Cutts returned to work the next day. Chief Air Raid Warden Ervin W. Martin called the blackout a success as all lights went out within 90 seconds. The Times misspelt a christening guest name for Dolores Marie MacMahan. the godmother is Mrs. Ernest Prest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil J. Cutts
Hartland
Bath
Ivar Pearson, Jr
Pearson
Cutts
Upper Commercial Street
Lloyd Cookson
Upper Commercial
Mrs Ray Greene Visiting In Rockland Illness
Mrs Ray Greene of 204 Wat erstreet visits Rockland with Mrs Margaret Greeley Star Route who is ill and under the care of Dr James Kent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Greene
Waterstreet
Rockland
Margaret Greeley
Star Route
James Kent
Gail Laughlin Dines with Portland Host at High Street Residence
Former State Senator Gail Laughlin of Portland visited Tuesday as a dinner guest of Mrs. Henry W. Butler at 624 High Street. The social engagement highlighted Laughlin's local connections and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Laughlin
Portland
Henry W. Butler
High Street
Bay Point Community News and Blackout Report
Bay Point residents carried out a 20 minute blackout with church bells signaling start and end. Lights off by 8 15 pm and only intermittent glow from Popham Beach. Several local residents and visitors are noted in a wrap of weekend visits and personal news from Bay Point and nearby towns.
Maine Youths Farm Army urged to enlist soon
Maine Commissioner of Education Harry V. Gilson urged several thousand boys and girls to enroll in a Youths Farm Army in high schools and academies to prevent a next winter food shortage. He warned urban areas lag in response, citing a 40% farm labor shortfall and a 25 percent cannery output cut without more rural enlistment. He noted Oregon recruited 240,000 women for farm work and appealed for similar Maine participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Harry V. Gilson
Gilson
Oregon
O'Donnell Family Guests In South Portland
Mr and Mrs Bartholomew O Donnell and daughter Colleen Margaret of South Portland were guests Sunday of Mrs O Donnell s mother Mrs Ruth Moore Weeks Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew O'Donnell
Colleen Margaret
South Portland
Alumni of Maine annual session held in Bath
The Merry Meeting group of University of Maine Alumni met in Bath with 30 members, electing Harold E. Pratt as president and Arthur M. Bowker as vice president. Speakers included Charles F. Crossland and Dean Arthur L. Deering. The group invited all Maine alumni from Sagadahoc county and Brunswick to join. no dues or admission charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine
Bath
Central Congregational Church
Donald D. Young
W. Scott Davis
Alberts. Noyes
Worthen E. Brown
Harold E. Pratt
Brunswick
Arthur M. Bowker
Ellen Hodgkins
College of Agriculture
Crossland
Savadaho County
Blackout Test Fails to Trigger Town Fire Alarm
A blackout test Friday evening left the town in darkness as the central siren at Richman could not be heard in the village or town center. A messenger was sent to alert residents due to the alarm’s inaudibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richman
Notable Dinner Guests At Worster House Hallowell
Sunday visitors at the Worster House in Hallowell included Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Eaton and Mr. and Mrs. Raymon M. Clark with daughters Winon and Kathleen, also Mr. and Mrs. William Arrstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Larrabee, Miss Emily M. Larrabee, Mrs. Bertha Ward of West Bath, Mr. Justus Riley and Mrs. Ripley's mother, Mr. Coombs, and Mr. and Mrs. William Ingalls of Topsham, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowel
Bath
Sidney Eaton
Raymon M. Clark
Winon and
Kathleen
Harry Bennet
Mercie MacFadden
William A. Arrstrong
Joseph Larrabee
Emily M. Larabee
Bertha Ward
Wes Bath
Justus Riley
Ripley
Ripley's Mother, Mr. Coombs
Wiliam Ingalls
Topsham
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Wiscasset
Westport
George D. Richardson
Boston
John J. Roche
Watertown
Ruth Doyle
Alice Colby
George Pierce
Winchester
Dow Cottage
George Knight
Medford
J. Louis Doyle
Louis, Jr
Cambridge
Ann Louise Jewett
Alyn Jewett
Ellsworth Colby
Eugene Cromwell
Nequasset
Colin Dunn
Dorothy
Bessie Hassleman
Willis Colby
Carl Hodgdon
Pratt Cottage
Arthur Pratt
Howard Pinkham
Dover
Edith Campbell
Rose Jean
Dorothy Kenney
Mercere MacFadden
William Fields
Hardings
North Quincy
Jack Pinel
Harold Furgerson
Campbell Pond
Bath Iron Works
Joseph I. Smith
Dwinal Cornish
Christel
Earl
Rose Street
Ernest E. Williams
Birch Point Road
Wendell Williams
Williams
Julia Coombs
Robert D. Metcalf
W. H. Charlesworth
Worcester
Charlesworth
Leon Felker
Edward Burns
Melford Perham
Harry Peterson
David Henderson
Harry Wallace
Elmer Hodgkins
Morton Baker
Fred W. Larrabee
Owen Rogers
Llewellyn D. Rogers
Hayden Rogers
A. B. Snow
Freeport
Albert Merryman
Gilbert Wilson
Congregational Church
Berry Mills
Emily Larrabee
Trufant's
N. J. Simard
Larrabee Grove
Salem
Miss Nuttall
Lynnfield
Fred Cary
East Brunswick
James McPhail
J. B. Cooke
New Brunswick
Cooke
Bath Tron
Isaac Trufant
Sabino
Frank W. Richardson
Jefferson
Woolwich Hill
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meeting
Donald Avery
Walter Perry
Meadow
Avery
Alec Robertson
Sea
Dinsmore Leach
Augusta
Ellen
Ralph Savage
Woodrow Miller
Dorchester
Louise Miller
Edgar Blanche
Mechanic Falls
Milton Baker
Walter Baker
Bow
Ogunquit
Charlotte Buck
Day's Ferry
Maxine Walker
Swampscott
Frank J. Walker
Carle Longfellow
Fred S. Brawn
Brookline
Samuel P. Buck
Brawn
Longfellow
Clifford Richey
Chicopee Falls
Gertrude Trott
Joseph Oliver
Eben Dana
Clara Corliss
Richmond
James Carter
Forrest Smith
Kokadjo
Forrest
Hinckley
Mason Carter
Warren Trott
Warren, Jr
Nequasset Lake
Costello P. Hall
Millicent Hecht
Rumford
Tom French
J. C. Poulterer
Island Heights
N. J
James Thorpe
Elmwood Place
Janet Gainsley
Maxwell M. Welch
Bristol
Day's Ferry Congregational Church
Nequasset Church
Goodwill Club House
Welch
Herbert F. Milligan
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Bowdoin College
Earl Stimson
Erlon Stimosa
Charles Chase
Dolores Marie MacMahan
Harold R. MacMahan
Granite Street
Ernest Prest
Anders B. Sandquist
Braintree, Mass
Alumni OF Maine
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Henry W. Owen, Jr
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