Bath Country Club unveils busy 1940 seasonal calendar
The Bath Country club releases its 1940 season calendar highlighting increased member activity. Highlights include Memorial Day Flag Tournament, Men's Night socials, Ladies Day events, and the John H. Hyde Memorial Tournament on Aug 24-25 open to amateurs and professionals statewide. The schedule runs through September with interclub tournaments and ongoing club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Colonial Club
Country Club
John H. Hyde
Mr.Hyde
Bath Club
Mr. Hyde
R. Rodger McInnes
Bath Iron Works
Hayseed
McInnes
Bath
Wavenock
Wawenock
Augusta
Robert L. Brownell
Harry C. Webber
Alex Burden
Jimmy Jones
Bath Memorial Nurses Graduate Class of 1940
Mayor Haskell addressed Bath Memorial hospital graduates in Grace church parish house praising the nurses as they begin professional service. The ceremony featured remarks by Arthur Sewall, music by local students, and the Florence Nightingale pledge recited by the graduates Eva Dawe Mila Gaddis Eva Rice Ethel Saunders Ruth Simonton Helen Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Haskell
Bath Memorial Hospital
Grace Church Parish House
Haskell
Florence Nightingale
Bath
Arthur Sewall
David L. Wilson
Margaret Mackinnon
Edith Mackinnon
Jane Stevens
Wiscasset
Helen Wood
Danforth
E. Motley Fuller
A. A. Stott
Doctor Langdon Snipe Addresses Nursing Group on Professional Duties
Dr. Langdon T. Snipe, dean of the hospital medical staff, urged nurses to uphold their professional responsibilities. He divided duties into five groups and outlined what graduates owe to government, detailing city, county, state, and national protections. The address stressed civic duties within the American two party system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langdon T. Snipe
Snipe
Utilities Board Grants Hearing on Bath Water Rates
The Public Utilities Commission held a Bath City hall hearing on Bath Water District charges deemed excessive by 39 property owners led by Miss Della M Gaudette. Petitioners cite high meters and minimum charges across eight apartment buildings while attorneys note data needs and non profit status. The session adjourned to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday July 16 for further presentation and data compilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Public Utilities Commission
Della M. Gaudette
Bath
Bath Water District
Frank E. Southard
Commission
John P. Carey
Southard
C. Carroll Blaisdell
Wilbur C. Oliver
Gaudet
Walter I. Norton
Alice J. Colby
Sarah D. Cameron
Jennie B. Thompson
Annabelle McDougall
Ethel C. Morse
Stanley E. Wallace
Owen J. Ledyard
Oliver
Washington Street
Miss Gaudette
Carey
Norton
Cameron
Thompson
Russell
McDougall
Morse
Wallace
Water District
Municipal Service Corporation
Ledyard
Gaudette
Colby
Famous World War I Aviators Visit Maine for Reunion
The 14 famed WWI aviators led by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker will fly to Maine on June 1 for a reunion with Senator Sumner Sewall. They will visit Bangor and Portland with public receptions, and the group will attend a private reunion dinner in Portland. Talks on national defense will be given at both airports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward V. Rickenbacker
America
Maine
Sumner Sewall
Pine Tree
Bangor
Portland
Edward P. Curtis
New York
Hollywood Film
Curtis
Aroostook
Rickenbacker
United States
Wickenbacker
Sewall
Harold E. Hartney
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Commission
Wilford V. Casgrain
Detroit
Reed M. Chambers
U. S. Board of Aviation
South America
Senator Sewall
Alexander H. McLanahan
New Jersey
Arthur L. Richmond
Boston
Charles H. Wooley
Heyliger Church
Albert J. Weatherhead
Cleveland
Alden B. Sherry
Syracuse
N. Y
Walter L. Avery
Eastern Airlines
Capt
Avery
Bath Chapter Urged to Oversubscribe Quota
Norman H. Davis chairman of the American Red Cross urges Bath chapter to oversubscribe its $1,600 share toward a ten million dollar war relief fund. He cites millions of refugees in France and Belgium and warns delays cost lives as officials report thousands dying from wounds hunger and bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Harry I. Day
Bath
Davis
France
Quota Surpassed in Bath District Fund Drive
In the Bath District the fundraising quota for cancer control was 630 dollars, with the local Women’s Field Army raising 693.71 dollars, surpassing the target by 63.71. Sagadahoc County exceeded its 725 dollar quota by 95, as the drive distributed through Bath, Topsham, Richmond, Bowdoinham and other wards with many named volunteers and ward captains. The campaign supports Maine clinics with 70 percent locally retained for patient care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Waterville
Central Maine General Hospital
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lewiston
Portland Maine General Hospital
Wylet
Wesc
Atria Abytas
Topsham
Richmond
Bowdoinham
Sagadahoc Co
George Baer Connard
Elizabeth Deering
Deering
James A. Gillies, Jr
Marion E. Palmer
A. George Moses
Ward One
Stanley M. Brown
Grace Whittemore
James T. Nostall
Kenneth D. Hunt
Howard M. Steen
Farr P. Cahoon
Ruth L. Hybers
R.N
Mark A. Jackson
Memorial Day Observance Planned With Expanded Parade
Plans for the Memorial Day observance in Bath are larger this year with a parade from Morse High School at 10 AM. Mayor Haskell will give the address at Oak Grove Cemetery, followed by a service by the Kennebec Naval Veterans Auxiliary and Navy club. The procession includes Boy Scouts, bicycle riders, pupils, and the Bath Marine Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Warner
T. W. Hydecamp
Sons of Union Veterans of
Grand Army Lot
Oak Grove Cemetery
Robert H. Haskell
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Fire Department
Boy Scouts
Bath Marine Band
Ernie George
Morse High School
Center
Front
Lombard
Commercial
Read Nichols Co
Kennebec Naval Veterans
Sons of Union Veterans
Navy Club
Ferry
Oak
Middle
North Streets
Centennial Avenue
Center Street
Clarence A Warner
John J. Marks, Sr
T W. Hydecamp
A. V
Floyd Preble
Edwin L. Emimons
C. A
Joseph A. Butler
Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War
Morris J. Warner
Jesse Saunders
Son
American Legion
Albert S. Owen
Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
MacMahan Readies for Summer Cottagers Arrival
MacMahan Island opens for summer as cottagers arrive. The Lazells and Nealley lead a list of guests from Cambridge Providence Summit Brunswick Andover and New York joining preparations by George Gray and team. The Seal and Porpoise opens June 29. post office June 15. boat service begins June 1 with Sally Jane on daily trips and Robinhood ferry upgrades underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jmacmahan
MacMahan
Theodore S. Lazell
H. A. Nealley
Cambridge
Mass
Bowdon N. Gregson
Portland
Donald Walker
Providence
R. I
E. F. Hussa
Sue
Summit
N. J
Louise Searle
Brunswick
Arthur N. Taft
Andover
E. S. Basford
Stephen Whitney
Phlips Andover Academy
W. Clinton Allen
S. W. Masters
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Herbert J. Painter
Wynnwood
Frederick DePyster
Winnetka, Ill
Searle
George S. Pine
Katurah Pine
James 8. Rogers
Haverford
Guy J. Forbush
Joseph H. Beattie
H. H. Lee
Charles Y. Fox
Paul Jones
Yellow Springs
Ohio
E. C. Cromwell
W. P. Nealley
Bangor
Ffty
Bowdoin
Judge Peters
Ells
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Armes
High Street
General Motors
Harold E. Armes
Mr. Armes
Edwin R. Andrews
William M. Adams
Marcia Moulton
Donald Small
Greens
Thomas Allen
Roland F. Hill
David Henderson
Archiball
James Jenkins
E. M. Fuller, Jr
Milton Trott
Rupert Irvine
Francis Winchenbach
W. D. Hill
John Grindell
William S. Newell
Lloyd Steeves
Wilmer Voorhees
L. E. Thebeau
Dr. Snipe
Utilities Board
Bath District
Women’s Field Army
Riviateie Aavauie OE
Linwood F. Carr
Sarah Munsey
Robert L. Brownett
Edward T. Whitehouse
Cecil V. Rowland
Mark W.hennessy
Phyllis W. Mason
Dorothy M. Milliken
John C
Theodore A. Earl
Fred D. Hill
Donald N. Small
John F. Freete
Verna Bowie
W. S.avis
Pata G.a
Ward
Clifford B. Wilband
Helen K. Bonney
Fred D. Pinkham
Frederick B. Kittridge
David S. Henderson
J. H. Labbie
Jack H. Quirk
Harold P. Small
Jacob Smith
Warner
M Mahan
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