New Fisheries Boat Explorer Enters Service Along Maine Coast
Augusta May 18 Sea and Shore Fisheries Commissioner Reed announced the Explorer has completed trials and is in commission. The 42 by 12 foot craft built at Stonington Deer Isle Yacht Basin will probe experimental fishing research and wardens work with a 165 horsepower diesel engine and ship to shore radio. Skipper Capt Ronald Green of Rockland engineer Thurlow Farmer of Boothbay Harbor aboard for gul and cormorant control duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Richard E. Reed
Department
Explorer
Bertram Snow
Rockland
Stoning On Deer Isle
Reed
Ronald Green
Thurlow Farmer
Boothbay Harbor
County Chairmen for Opportunity Drive Named in Sagadahoc
Sagadahoc county town chairmen for the U S Treasury Departments Opportunity Bond drive were announced by Daniel Williams of Bath as county chairman. State Chairman Arthur F Maxwell announced a covered wagon visit to Bath on May 26. The Maine wagon tour includes Portland Lewiston Augusta Waterville Bangor Belfast Camden Rockland Damariscotta Bath Brunswick Westbrook and Portland again. Birds can see most of the colors humans can see.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
U.S. Treasury Departments
Daniel Williams
Bath
Arthur F. Maxwell
Biddeford
Norman H. Drummond
Arrowsic
Herbert Adams
Bowdein
Cleveland P. Curtis
Bowdeinham
William A. Todd
Georgetown
Eugene Winslow
Phippsburg
Neal R. Powers
Richmond
John L. Jack
Topsham
Ida C. Stover
Cedar City
Utah
Maine
New England
Portland
Lewiston
Augusta
Waterville
Bangor
Belfast
Camden and Rockand
Damariscotta
Bath and Brunswick
Westbrook
Biddeford and
Sanford
Dike School Pupils Stage Two Plays And Acts
Six and seventh grade pupils at Dike school presented two one act plays and eight specialty acts at Lambert's Park community hall to raise funds for a new movie projector. The sixth grade piece Deaf Woman's Courtship featured Irving Davis and George Langbean among performers. the seventh grade play Getting Gracie Graduated was directed by Principal Leon Beal with a cast including Nancy Pratt and John Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike School
Lambert’ Park
Faith Sherwood
George Langbehn
Pauline Kelley
Janice Hanna
George Coombs
Robert Haggett
Judy Mank
Arthur Sonia
Phyllis Tardiff
Carole Fitzgerald
Gay Bonney
Margaret Hanscom
Nancy Pratt
Carolyn Herrin
Connie Davis
Maureen Kelli
Irving
George
Barber Shop
George Langbean
Joe
Michael Finnegan
Gracie
Leon Beal
Grant Public School
Duncan Robertson
Ellen James
Joseph Marchetti
Stewart McAllister
Carol Loeschner
Janet Sharkey
John Reynolds
George McElman
Christopher Ives
Betty McPhee
Arthur Mayo
Irving Davis
Annual Hospital Day Tea Attracts Wide Attendance
The B M H auxiliary sponsors Hospital Day tea with Mrs Arthur W King as general chairman. Assistants include Mrs Loring R Addison and Mrs Horace P Herrick. Refreshments led by several members. hostesses were Miss Helen V Downing and Mrs Duncan McInnes. Nurses Alumni guides visitors. Bath Garden club arranged flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. H. Auxiliary
Arthur W. King
Loring R. Addison
Horace P. Herrick
William S. Blair
James A. Gillies, Jr
William Kelley
Archibald M. Main
Frederick E. Drake
W. S. Voorhees
Auxiliary
Sumner Sewall
G. Baer Connard
Junior Hospital League
J. Emery Footer
Nightingale Club
Harry F. Morin
Frances Gibbon
Helen V. Downing
Duncan McInnes
Nurses Alumni Association
Bath Garden Club
G. Thomas Murphy
Successful Bridge Party Draws Six Tables at Pratt Street
The Wel fare committee of the Daughters of Isabella hosted a bridge party at 23 Pratt Street for Nellie O Connor. Six tables played with Mrs Edward Leelow high in contract and Mrs Alex Burgess Jr top in auction.
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Daughters of Isabella
Nellie O'Connor
Edward Mamblett
Pratt Street
Edward Leelow
Alex Burgess
Walter White
Raymond Trott
Frank Moses
Cottage Street
Armor suit linked by rivets and straps at museum
A Metropolitan Museum of Art armor suit is constructed from 219 steel plates held by 1 409 rivets and 85 straps. In a separate note, 25 years ago carbon dioxide began commercial use in fire extinguishers.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bath Iron Works Invited to Bid on Two Prototype Ships
Bath Iron Works Corp joins 14 other U S yards as bidders for the first two prototype ships planned by the Maritime Commission for future emergencies. The 477 foot vessel will feature a 12500 horsepower geared steam turbine and 18.5 knot speed with five holds and 10500 ton deadweight. Other invited yards include New York Shipbuilding Camden Newport News Dry Dock Bethlehem Quincy San Francisco Sparrows Point Todd Shipyards Seattle Sun Shipbuilding Consolidated Western Steel Ingalls Gulf Alabama Moore Avondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
United States
Maritime Commission
New York Journal of Commerce
Commission
Bath
New York Shipbuilding Corp
Camden
Newport News Shipbuilding Dry Dock Co
Bethlehem Steel Co
Quincy
John Foley marks 31 years on Bath police force
At age 80 John J. Foley began another shift at Bath City Hall remaining a constant presence for Bath police. He has rarely missed a day, working through heat rain and snow, with retirement plans uncommon for his long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
John J. Foley
Guardians of Law
City Hall
John
Bath Police Department
Two Women Vacationing With Cousins Mother in Stonington
Mrs. Helen McIntire a nurse at the Old Folks Home and Mrs. Iva Cousins an employee there are spending a week of vacation with Mrs. Cousins mother in Stonington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen McIntire
Iva Cousins
Lions Hear Dynamic New England Film Talk
Lloyd Bemis Bay State Film Productions director spoke at the Lions club on Dynamic New England. The film highlighted New England industries maple furniture mining granite tobacco and regional recreation venues. A 26 member committee led by Charles L. Burgess will raise funds for the club project Aid to the Underprivileged Children of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Bemis
Bay State Film Productions
Lions Club
New England
Bemis
Vermont
Connecticut
Mr. Bemis
Rodney Brooke
Bath
Lion Don Petri
Wiscasset
King Lion
Charles L. Burgess
Arthur Hutchins
Alex Burgess
Bath School Annex Plans Move Forward With Bids
Bath's School Building committee met with architect Alonzo Harriman in Auburn to review plans for a Huse Memorial school annex. Details and specifications are due in about a week to 10 days, after which bid advertisements will be issued. Bids may be accepted for two weeks as construction aims to start soon, with the winning bid forwarded to the City council for approval of the construction appropriation. Estimated cost ranges from 90000 to 120900 dollars. Committee members include Councilmen Butterfield and Dickson, Edwin R Andrews, H Martin Powers, and John N Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Auburn
Alonzo F. Harriman
Huse
Andrew M. Butterfield
David C. Dickson
Edwin R. Andrews
Board of Education
H. Martin Powers
John N. Taylor
Bath School Teacher Completes A Course
Linwood A. Abbott, Morse High School machine shop instructor, completed a 15 week course on Organization and Development of Instructional Aids. Abbott, an authority on the subject, led a class of 13 instructors and administrators at the Maine Vocational and Technical Institute in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linwood A. Abbott
Morse High School
Maine
Vocational and Technical Institute
Augusta
Vickery-Hill
Abbott
Annual Meeting of Old Ladies Home Association
The annual meeting was held at the Home with reports of the Board of Managers and treasurer read and approved. Officers re-elected: Mrs. Arthur Sewall president Rev Louis A Dole vice president and Mrs Warren Higgins treasurer. Managers re-elected for three years: Mrs James P Ledyard Mrs Edwin M Fuller Mrs Fred H Lord Mrs Frank Givin Mrs Rodney E Ross Oliver Moses and Allan Spear. The Bath National Bank named a trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Ladies Home Association
Arthur Sewall
Louis A. Dole
Warren Higgins
James P. Ledyard
Edwin M. Fuller
Fred H. Lord
Frank Givin
Rodney E. Ross
Oliver Moses
Allan Spear
Bath National Bank
Longtime Bath employee honored at banquet
Miss Ella McAllister of New England Tel & Tel Co marked 35 years of service with a Bath Country Club banquet last Wednesday. Roses centered the table as manager William Menneally opened with accordion selections and gifts including a $50 war bond a 35 year pin and a company gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Ella McAllister
New England Tel, & Tel. Co
William Mennealy
McAllister
The
Times
Miss McAllister
Bath
Howard Larrabee
Clarence Lane
Marguerite Eastman
Bessie McKay
Grace Joy
Patricia Whitehouse
Fern Griffin
Margaret Troop
Lois Hodgdon
Elizabeth Lee
Diana Hart
Madeleine—_Bernier
Ruth—__Collins
Marilyn Oliver
Lillian Goodwin
Joanne Pearson
Roberta Lait
Mary Anne Snowden Hosts Birthday Party
Miss Mary Anne daughter of Mr and Mrs W S Snowden entertained Wednesday last week for her seventh birthday at 4 Meadows Street. Guests included Barbara Adams Deborah Bragg Betty Dickinson Sandra Elliott Nan Fuller Leanna Guerette Marlene Hinckley Nancy McRae Jill Olson Jane Pearson Louise Pearson Cathy Phillips Elaine Rouillard Jane Semones Dorothy Snowdon Donna Swain Jeran Stilphen James Stilphen David Snowden Stephen Vachon Phyllis White Carol Young. Prizes were won by Jane Lemones Sandra Elliott Deborah Bragg and Louise Pearson. Two birthday cakes with ice cream were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anne
W. S. Snowden
Meadows Street
Jane Lemones
Sandra Elliott
Deborah Bragg
Louise Pearson
Madelyn Guerelte
Barbara Adams
Betty Dickinson
Nan Fuller
Leanna Guerette
Marlene Hinckley
Nancy McRae
Jill Olson
Jane Pearson
Cathy Phillips
Elaine Rouillard
Jane Semones
Dorothy Snowdon
Donna Swain
Jeran Stilphen
James Stilphen
David Snowdon
Stephen Vachon
Phyllis White
Carol Young
Wood Smart engagement announced in Danforth area
Mr and Mrs Lester E Wood of Danforth announce the engagement of their daughter Norma Mae Wood to Ralph Dennis Smart son of Mr and Mrs George Smart of Bath Norma Mae is a Danforth High School and Maine General Hospital School of Nursing graduate and nurses at Gardiner General Hospital Ralph Smart is a Danforth High School graduate and World War II Army Air Corps veteran employed in Bath No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester E. Wood
Danforth
Norma Mae Wood
Ralph Dennis Smart
George Smart
Bath
Wood
Danforth High School
Maine General Hospital School of Nursing
Gardiner General Hospital
Smart
Army Air Corps
Harpswell Road
Karl Hatch
Boston
Ephraim Bonin
Harry Puringfort
Westbrook
Lewis Lucy
Stephen Lucas
John Berazsky
Hazardville
Conn
Berazsky
Reginald Dore
Dore
Maine General Hospital
Portland
George Brown
Brunswick
Hawthorne’ Society
Brunswick High School
Patricia Brown
Briggs Stadium Backstop Designed for Snow Load in Detroit
A 2,200 pound stainless steel backstop at Briggs Stadium in Detroit is engineered to bear up to 7,500 pounds of snow and ice, ensuring safety for spectators during winter conditions.
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Briggs Stadium
Detroit
Philadelphia Mint Output Tops 14.5 Million Coins in 1932
The Philadelphia Mint produced about 14,500,000 coins during 1932. This output reflects the era's high minting activity and the demand for coinage in a recovering economy.
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Philadelphia Mint
Memorial Day services planned in Bowdoinham group
Bowdoinham organizes Memorial Day events with a 1 30 p m service at Merry Meeting Grange hall led by Rev W T Bennett of Richmond Methodist Church. Parade forms at 2 p m with Emerson Lane Post American Legion and a band. Veterans, Boy Scouts, students and others urged to march. Edward Baker chairs. Jessie Frye directs program. Processions proceed to two cemeteries and the river for veterans’ memorial exercises. Also notes rummage sale proceeds, PTA officers, personal items, and local social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Meeting Grange Hall
W. T. Bennett
Methodist Church
Richmond
Emerson Lane Post
American Legion
Boy Scouts
Edward Baker
Jessie Frye
Grange Hall
Bowdoin
Richmond- Dresden
Payne
House
Senate
Vincent Jones
Bowdoinham
Jones
Bowdoin Pta
Evelyn Ware
Elizabeth Phinney
Eva Woods
Herbert Adams
Ware
Bangor
Granville Colby
Bath
Warren T. Berry
Winter Park
Fla
Ledley Berry
Lewis Young
Topsham
Yarmouth
Portland
Young
Charles Hackett
Jeanette Burrill
Minerva Dunlap
Brunswick
Memorial Hall
Bowdoin College
Robert Turner
Brunswick Hospital
Linwood Hackett
Linda
Pleasant Street
John Dunn
Rodney Dunn
San Francisco
Calif
Assistant Director Named for Pine Tree Society
Stanton R. Curtis named assistant director of the Pine Tree Society for Cripped Children and Adults Inc. He will oversee Hyde Memorial Home in Bath and Pine Tree Camp in North Poland Rome. The appointment takes effect June 6 with duties to support state wide supervision and the annual July 12 meeting set at Pine Tree Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton R. Curtis
University of Maine
Brunswick
Pine Tree Society
Cripped Children
Sumner Sewall
Pine Tree Camp
Dana Douglas, Jr
Portland
James Acheron
Augusta
A. J. Cole
Bangor
Curtis
Hyde Memorial Home
Bath
Pine Tree
North Poland
Rome
Marie I. Preston
Sewall
Preston
Gorham State Teachers’ College
Springfield College
United States Navy
Portland Ymca
Rotary Club Speaker Dr Francis Sleeper
Dr Francis Sleeper spoke at the Rotary Club meeting while a cast of new curtains for the Rotary room at Memorial Hospital was shown. Mrs Joseph I Smith former State PTA president will be guest speaker at next Tuesday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Memorial Hospital
Joseph I. Smith
State
Parent- Teacher Association
New Men's Fashions Feature Phosphorescent Ties
A trend adds phosphorescent ties to men’s wardrobes enabling glow in the dark styling. designers showcase luminous fabrics and subtle panels for evening wear and club looks.
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Senter’s, Inc
Opportunity Drive
Rct
MIS Yind Savings2“Loan Association
Front ST. Bath.me
Youngs Thespians
Bath Iron Works
Atlantic Coast
South End
PTA
Weeks Street
P.T.A
Walter Snipe
Alvah Morse
Richard Young
Harvey Ricker
Masters
Donnell
Stairs
Grant
Grazziani Brazzario
Wilhemina Workhoven
OLD Ladies Home
Telephone Company
Mary Anne Snowden
William Bailey
Post Road
Rogers
A Freston
Foster - Barbara Ee J
Loyd Bridges
North St
Bath, Maine
Hyde Home
DR. Francis Sleeper
Opera House
Clifton Webb
Shirley \ TEMPLE
Gite
Pro Taylor PO
Charles Laughton
BRIGE
Pat O'Oriem
Robert Ryan
Barbara Male
Dean Stockwell
the Bay
Ford Tudor
Hodgkins
Superior Heating Co
Morning St
Byus
Frenager
Stanley E. Wallace
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