Building Wing Under Construction At Memorial Hospital
Foundation work progresses rapidly for Memorial hospital expansion to add 100 beds. Ground excavation and poured concrete set the stage as defense population growth drives the project. Government grant of 265000 accepted in 1942, revised plans approved in 1942, bids opened in 1943, contractor H P Cummings chosen for 208690, expected nine months to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Alonzo J. Harriman
H. P. Cummings Construction Co
Winthrop
Memorial Service for Bath Nurses at Grace Church
The Florence Nightingale commemoration at Grace Episcopal in Bath featured Very Rev. Powel M. Dawley preaching on Christian victory over suffering. The service honored a nurse whose Crimea relief work sparked lasting reverence. Despite rain, many nurses and aides attended, with a girls choir and Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiating. Afterward, refreshments were served in the parish house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powel M. Dawley
St. Luke's Cathedral
Portland
Florence Nightingale
Grace Episcopal Church
Peter
Dean Dawley
Christ
Crimea
George D. Field
Bath
Guild of
St. Barnabas For
Charles M. Tubbs
Arish House
F. E. Jake Pouring
St. Barnabas’ Guild
Arthur Sewall
Clinton McFadden
A. M. Main
Mary F. Gibbons
Alden G. Anderson
C. M. Tubbs
Surprise Civilian Defense Drill Planned for Maine
The Office of Civilian Defense in Maine announces a statewide surprise drill for all Civilian Defense groups from May 17 to June 1 with time and format undisclosed. All branches will join, and several problems will be worked out during the exercise. Mrs. Ethel Potter and others attended a district meeting at Eureka lodge in Gardiner last week and later joined in degree work and the fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Civilian Defense For
Maine
Ethel Potter
Eva Atwood
Annette Pinkham
Harriet Huggard
Nellie Leeman
Eureka Lodge
Gardiner
Glennora Moore
Lou Lemont
Agnes Perry
City Starts Campaign to Halt Rubbish Dumping
Bath officials pledge strict enforcement of health regulations to curb highway dumping and night violations at the city dump. Deputy Marshal Dana W. York warns truck drivers and promises court action for offenders under Chapter 24 Health Regulations with fines and removal costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Dana W. York
York
Sagadahoc County Men To Devens For Army Service
Sagadahoc County men depart by train at 10 am for Fort Devens to begin active U S Army duty. Arthur Lowery will serve as corporal. Navy enlistments include Cromwell, Rice, Knight, Martin, Groves, with postings to various stations. Mrs. Marilyn Carr of Sagadahoc Ferry returns to York Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Fort Devens
United States Army
Arthur Edward Lowery
Edward Joseph Peters
Charles Loring Porter
Kenneth Charles Crocker
Richard Eugene Footer
Bath
Carl Freeman Roberts
Richmond
William Nathaniel Field, Jr
Topsham
Arthur Lowery
Navy
Willard Franklin Cromwell, Jr
George Leavitt Rice
Ywene
Frank Carver Knight
Brunswick
Wesley Morris Martin
Freeman George Groves
Portland
Marilyn Carr
Ralph Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
York Beach
Auxiliary Coast Guard patrol jobs open in Bath
Local Coast Guard Auxiliary seeks volunteers for river patrol and port security across shifts from noon to midnight. Acting Commander William H. Osgood says volunteers aged 17 to 50 may join, sworn in as temporary Coast Guard Reserve with uniforms provided. Meetings at City Hall Auditorium invite interested men to learn details and sign up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Coast Guard
R. P. Collins
Coast Guard
First Naval District
William H. Osgood
Bath
City Hall
H. M. Payson
Portland
Osgood
Coast Guard Reserve
Coast
Former Bathman’s Pencil Sketch Shown by Dixon Co
The Pencil News from the Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. displays a clever pencil sketch of Ethan Allen by Robert W. Bragg. Bragg, son of Ralph W Bragg, is living at 510 Valley Road Upper Montclair New Jersey and worked as assistant art director at Dixon after Pratt Institute training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dixon Crucible Co
Jersey City
N. J
Ethan Allen
Robert W. Bragg
Ralph W Bragg
North Street
Dixon Company
Bragg
Pratt Institute Art School
Brooklyn
N. Y
Morse High School
Hebron Academy
Pratt Institute
510 Valley Road
Upper Montclair
Bath to erect honor roll for service members
An order for Bath and West Bath honor roll costing 1500 was sent to manufacturers by City Clerk Chesley L. Hutchins. The three section board will display up to 1520 names in white on black with glass enclosure and may be placed near the post office subject to government permission. The Lions club, Henry O. Trowbridge, and Councilman Earle Lermond led the effort with West Bath contributing its share. corrections will be made if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Bath
Chesley L. Hutchins
Names
Hutchins
Bath and
West Bath
United States
Bath
Center Street
Carlton Bridge
Vine Street
Lions Club of
Henry O. Trowbridge
Earle Lermond
Lions
Bath Folks Attend District Meeting in Gardiner
Grand lodge officers of the I O F and Rebekah Assembly attended the district meeting in Gardiner Friday afternoon and evening. Names include Mrs V Marie Clarke president and Mrs Lilla Sproul vice president with several district members and guests from Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Gardiner
V. Marie Clarke
Lilla R. Sproul
Frederica P. Hilton
Dorothy Austin
Caroline Thompson
Guardian of the Assembly
John Howes
Kenneth Small
Elizabeth Ricker
Margaret D. Peabody
Donald Burrell
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Burrell
Do Bath Women Want A Canning Center This Year
Bath women weigh a state funded plan to establish 50 community canning centers in Maine. If enough volunteers sign up by May 26 and mid July start, Morse High School could host a center with state supplied director equipment and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Brunswick
Sewail
Maine
Morse High School
Mixx Florence Jenkins
State Department of Education
Ralph Blakeney
Chester Plant
Elbridge K Wright
Howard Steen
Mark Jackson
Robert Linekin
Leonard Wetherbee
Arthur Burgess
Leroy Colby
John Cook
Eugene Desmond
Joseph J. Smith
Mathew Harrison
Roxcoe Shaw
Anna Trott
William Perkins
Elmer Eldridge
John Greene
Margaret Mulligan
Herbert Pierce
Warren Parris
Robert Pendleton
Howard Bates
John Parler
Maine First Lady to Address Sedgwick Lionesses
Mrs Sumner Sewall the Maine governor's wife will speak at the Sedgwick Lionesses meeting Thursday evening. The program also includes a home flower arrangement demonstration by Mrs Koscor Po Mec Fadden and group singing directed by Mrs Wetherbee with accompanist Mrs Arthur Bowker. This is the last meeting under the current officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Maine
Sedgwick
Edward Hamblett
Harry Thebeau
Leonard Wetherbee
Koscor Po Mec Fadden
Wetherbee
Arthur Bowker
Community Garden Meeting Set for Thursday at City Hall
A Thursday evening gathering at City Hall invites residents to discuss establishing a Community Victory Garden. The meeting seeks sufficient interest to justify a project and will decide next steps. The Kim site is unavailable, with alternative locations to be considered. Miss Celia Alexander of Camden visited Mr and Mrs Fred Merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Community Victory Garden
City de Saring
Kim
Celia Alexander
Camden
Andrs
Fred Merchant
Meadow Way
School Exhibits Prove A Credit To Bath Pupils
Morse High School hosted a large school exhibit with 1200 to 1500 visitors viewing grade displays from all city schools in the gym. The evening program featured performances by North Grammar, Dike, Morse High, North Primary, and Central Grammar and showcased work from writing to radio code and art, with a concluding Victory Song and a Swedish Folk Dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Morse
Chool
North Grammar
Dike
Morse High
North Primary
Central Grammar
Arthur Burns
Dike School
Phillip Haskell
Ruth Williams
Grace Episcopal Church Dedicates War Shrine During Service
Grace Episcopal Church dedicated a war shrine at the 10 30 a m service on Sunday near the choir entrance. The exhibit holds a roll of names of service members, flags, and flowers, with a sermon on Christian civilization. The honor roll lists 70 names, including two gold stars, and the service included anthem by the girls’ choir and many communions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
America
Episcopal Church
Charles M. Tubbs
Allbinen
Lanman Ty
Roll Hood
George D
St. Mary's Guild
Unclear regional notice near Pensacola and nearby towns
Fragmented OCR reads of a local notice describing movements near Pensacola and nearby areas. Mentions a person named Mrs Selowarz Wall visiting with family and a Likely farm or property sale. Phrases about a guardian or official oversight appear.
Births at Memorial Hospital Named and Unnamed Infant
A son was born Friday at Memorial hospital Woolwich weighing seven pounds four ounces to Mr and Mrs Ivory Strout of Sagadahoc Perry Von Jolay Fretown Preney with no name yet. A second infant born Saturday evening at Memorial hospital to Mr and Mrs John de Preney of 71 Academy street weighs seven pounds. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs John H Freeman and Mrs Louis J Preney of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mors Briadward
Hayward
Woolwich
Memorial Hospital
Nes Patricia Strout
Ivory Strout
Sagadahoc Perry
von Jolay Fretown Preney
John de Preney
Barbara M. Freeman
Academy Street
John H. Freeman
Louis J. Preney
Bath
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Grace Church
Able
Sagadahoc
Devens
Bathman
Apps
Rebekahs
William Wilson
Orta
Mr. Wilson
Asa Wilson
Oak Street
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
George Wilson
Wiscarset
Judith Holbrook
Roland Therrien
Theron Thibodeau
Burnham Henderson
John Warren
Barbara King
Kenneth Perry
Peter Owen
Annie Blaisdell
Claudia Carter
Billy Towers
Billy English
Jacqueline Staples
Patty Butterfield
Royce Grant
James Newsheller
Ann Freeman
Carl Morton
Richard Oliver
Eliziabeth Carey
Janice Gilmore
Carol Wilson
Sylvia Kingsbury
Harry Musk
Ruth Pink
Gal Dane
Sandra Jolson
Wilda Shorettle
Marion Cangeuris
Jeannine Pomerleau
Caroline Merrill
Blanche Blaisdell
Sally True
Eleanor Marks
Earle Warren
James Hart
Richard Smith
Jackie Oliver
Loyvall Sewall Lewis Kingsbury
Ralph King
Jackie Small
Dike A
Nancy Barter
William Haggett
Marityn
Darrel Hatch
Josephine Jones
Henry Powers Cook
Gerald Clough
Eliza Esterbrook
Donald Robinson
Phyllis Tregney
Gaynell Bonney
Patricia Carver
Carole Fitzgerald
Patricia Gaudet
Owas Roth
Neil Wlytierty
Caesar
Christ the King
Lawson B. Armstrong
Edward G. Atkinson
Warren S. Atkinson
William L. Ayer
John F. Baker
William R. Ballou, Jr
Earl W. Banks
Stanley E. Brown
Leon E. Buck
Alfred P. Condon, Jr
E. Lawrence Coombs
Robert A. Corey
Donald L. Cromwell
E. Douglas Crosby
John C. Cushing
Frank W. Danforth, Jr
Jean L. Danforth
Paul Ib. Davis
Edward DeLong
Ad KO Leeman
Frederick A. Lov- Glier
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Midleton
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Willian FO Milliken
Waltey LL. Mosher
Gerard J. Nelson Albert da
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Wat Path Weich
Eosvard
Puarivet Kulp J
Pathe
Atgueta- Pero
Joseph B. Perias Batarrtley
Core
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Suttle
Jerrye Gheith
Dimes Oh
Darien I
Pee
Pete
Selowarz Wall
Visi
Jaye
Sheepeeat
Wvarden
Nevattos
Resaels
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