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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1940

Page

8

Garden Club Guests Tour Bath As Aiken Speech Draws Local Leaders

Cosmopolitan Garden club members and guests attended Gov George D Aiken speech at Cony High School Augusta and tea at Blaine House gardens. Guides from Kennebec Valley Garden and Augusta Nature clubs toured grounds including the white friendship Mac hedge presented to Mrs Barrows wife of Maine governor.

Roscoe P. McPadden Edmund A. Rothwell Carl Y. Kennedy Herbert S. Harris Carroll A. Deering Elizabeth Deering Charles Frost Warren M. Stilphen Walter Wiggin George A. Churchill Chester A. Roberts Orville E. Page R. J. M. Steussy Harry G. Deering Richard Quick Nellie Goodrich Rose Hunter N. Gratz Jackson Fred W. Quimby Charles Soule Cosmopolitan Garden Club George D. Aiken Vermont Cony High School Augusta Blaine House Garden Bath Kennebec Valley Elizabeth Dunbar Lena D. Donnell Gov. Aiken Blaine House Gardens

Juvenile Delinquency Forum at Bath North Center PTA

North Center P T A held an open forum on juvenile delinquency at Grace Parish House Bath detailing views from John Parker City Marshal Butler Alderman Legard Patrolman Kingsbury and others. The group urged a trained social worker and broader city collaboration and agreed to form a joint committee to survey the issue city wide.

North-Center P.T.A Grace c Parish House Louis A. Dole Bird A. Shellenbarger Norman W. Howard Shellenbarger Walter M. Hill Central Church Parish House Bath John Parker Maine Parker Joseph A. Butler Police Department Forest C. Legard Percy W. Kingsbury L. L. Hooker The Baptist Brotherhood Donald N. Small Joseph O. Purdue Mr. Kingsbury Boy Scouts Girls of North Center

Moses Residence to Open as The Anchor in Bath

The 22 room Moses residence at Washington and Grove streets will open in mid June as The Anchor under new owner Major W H Howard of New York City. Hervie Gouin will supervise a complete renovation and manage catering. the house will feature a metropolitan club plan with dining and room facilities and afternoon teas on a redecorated lawn. The interior will adopt a marine theme reflecting Bath’s shipping city heritage.

Washington and Grove Streets Galen C. Moses Bath Major W. H. Howard New York City Hervie Gouin Cateriing Gouin

Bath Iron Works consolidates shipbuilding offices and bids for destroyers

Navy reorganizes Bath offices into the Office of Supervisor of Shipbuilding U S N to streamline actions. Commander F B Britt becomes Supervisor and Commander H K Stubbs Assistant. bids open for four 1630 ton destroyers for FY 1941 with William S Newell of Bath Iron Works traveling to Washington.

F. B. Britt Naval Inspectors H. K. Stubbs U. 8S. N

Naval financing eyed to speed destroyer program

Washington signals government financing for completing construction on schedule as Navy bids target destroyers of similar tonnage to Gleaves and Niblack. Iron Works crews work amid prep for six day trials with Gleaves, newest ship in its class, under Navy scrutiny.

Gleaves Niblack Iron Works Navy Department Naval Construction Program William S. Newell The Washington, D.C Washington Iion Washington Cnt Navy Navy Trial Board Elihu Fullerton Walter McElman A.b.’S Frank Deojay Howard Barter, Jr Frank Eric Schutt Alton Wright Thad Roberts William Ball Charles Renaud Crow’s Nest Walter Dingley Robert Burgon

Adams Family Angling Streak Returns With Large Lake Catches

Two weeks after Harold L Adams a plant safety supervisor landed a salmon near three pounds at Damariscotta Lake the Adams family caught a larger four pound fish last weekend Mrs Adams was the angler this time continuing the family’s fishing run announced by local observers.

Harold L. Adams Damariscotta Lake Mrs. Adams

Bath Softball League to Organize at City Hall

An important meeting of the Bath Softball league is set for eight o'clock this evening in the common council chamber at City Hall. Iron Works teams belong to the league and a schedule will be drawn up. Weather permitting, Iron Works office softballers were to play Wiscasset Tuesday evening.

Bath Iron Works City Hall Wiscasset

Baths First Carnival Opens At McKay Field

Bath opens the 1940 season with Columbia Greater Shows sponsored by the US Boosters Club at McKay Field. The carnival sits on the north half of the lot with a fine surface as opening night attendance is strong and features the Human Paradox act.

Bath Columbia Greater Us Boosters Club McKay Field

Woman's Republican Club Meeting In Sagadahoc County

The Woman's Republican Club of Sagadahoc county will hold a meeting Thursday evening May 29 in the municipal auditorium at eight o'clock. Prominent speakers will be featured and the public is invited to attend. The program will be announced later.

Woman's Republican Club Sagadahoc County

Brunswick items include dance awards and memorial notes

Theresa Tardiff won a dancing contest prize in Brunswick with Elks ball proceeds aiding crippled children. A card party for a hospitalized group is being organized by the North End Community club for May 28. Nurse ushers will assist nursing graduation at Grace church parish house. A Bath Legion note warns against unauthorized fund solicitations. Charles Hughes Ship No. 29 adopted bylaws.

Theresa Tardiff North End Brunswick Athletic Club Town Hall Brunswick Georgiantra Middleton Erma Benentt Bath Charlotte's School of Dancing Charles F. Hughes Navy Club of Bath Odd Fellows Hall Bath Memorial Hospital Grace Church Parish House

Reading and meeting raise funds for paint at Cosmopolitan club

Mrs. David Graham of Flying Point read Life With Father by Clarence Day to the Cosmopolitan club. Afterward the Music Drama department held a brief meeting and voted to donate the proceeds to the mother club for the paint fund.

David Graham Flying Point Father Clarence Day Cosmopolitan Club Music Drama Department Mother Club

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Lloyd Lawrence Crocker Fred Pinkham Donald Smith William Voltz N. Brewer Kenneth Snowdon Alvin Jewett William Mitchell William Childs Arthur Cook Herbert Dennison Maurice Blaisdell Chester Wilson Frank Arthur Orr Howard Elliott Clyde Dorr Edward Lane Edward Footer Harold S. Avery Arthur Preney Hubert Arsenault Alfred Parks Ship Yard Boston Navy Yard Joseph C. Arsenault Charles C. Cotton Clarence Pecci Daniel A. McDonald Herbert Allen Earl H. Allen North Street Livermore Falls Barbara Bartlett Mr. Allen George C. Stacey Edward C. Stacey Us.n Wichita Norfolk Edward George P. Perry George E. Millett Mr. Perry New Meadows Mr. Millett Irving L. Stilphen Maine Central Dock Roger M. Luke Naval Office Hyde Windlass Co Andrew M. Butterfield Mrs Kennebec Iron Works’ Dock Charles T. Snow Ray Parker Leonard Oliver Furber Davis Maurice Perry Lester Oliver Ralph Crocker Helen Sims Overman Rockport First Baptist Church Newcomen Society William 8. Newell Bath Iron ‘Works Corp Treas L. Eugene Thebeau Engineering Popham Beach Bangor Albert S. Owen Roland Smith Post American Legion Legion Lawrence A. Jump Nantucket Herbert Jump First Parish Congregational Church Union Congregational Church Newton Lawrence Jump Juniper Point Boothbay Harbor Paul Farley Emil J. Anderson Franklin Street Maine Central Maurice A. Libby Bath Water District Water District Anderson David P. Surette St. Mary's Church Father Surette Dyer-Flaherty Post Adjutant General's Office State Armory Elver A. Stickney 240Th C.A Stickney National Guard
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